In three places, the Bible states, “Ye are gods”
(Psalm 82:6; John 10:34; Isaiah 41:23). Some people take this to an extreme and
declare that they are a god and equal to God. Some declare that God dwells
universally in everything; therefore, we are all God.
The union between God and mankind is relational, we
do not become a god or equal with God (Genesis 3:5). The verses following those
statements prove that God is not referring to people as equal to Himself (Psalm
82:7; John 10:35-36).
These verses actually refer to people being God’s representatives
as His Saints; or to us as children of God and co-heirs with Christ, living
worthy of our calling in Christ (Romans 8:16-17).
We are not God or a god, but we achieve an intimate
union with God through Jesus Christ within us. We totally depend upon His
divine power filling every part of our body, soul and spirit (1 Corinthians
6:17).
The key element of living in union with Christ is
to submit the absolute control of our life to God. Unconditional surrender to
Christ offers us eternal life now in this life, which brings us total peace and
fulfillment.
Jesus takes our sins and gives us His righteousness
in exchange (2 Corinthians 5:21). He lives in us and He loves humanity through
us. At the moment of salvation, we become a new creation in Christ (2
Corinthians 5:17).
Jesus gives us His knowledge of eternity. We readily
believe God, not with our human faith, but with the divine faith of Christ who
lives in us (Galatians 2:20).
Prayer:
Father God, we are often so busy with our own little
world, that we fail You time and again. Moses requested Your presence as Israel
obeyed Your directive to conquer the Promised Land. He knew that Your presence
would distinguish Israel from all the other nations of the world (Exodus
33:15-17).
We have You within us by Your Spirit. Use our relationship
in You to help us to win the unsaved for You. You desire a people filled with
Your presence and reflecting Your glory, a living testimony of Your love and
power in the earth. Teach us to be a city on a hill and to shine Your light in
us for all the world to see (Matthew 5:14).
Thought for the Day:
May we be a people who
demonstrate the ‘shekinah’ glory of God – the
manifest radiance of His glory - to a lost and dying world all around us.
