In our first two meetings together, in the form of the first two books, we discussed essentials from God’s words that are required for our understanding of the root of our blessing, God’s love within us, His grace, righteousness, truth, and supernatural life.
Our first meeting, the book What?! released in 2009, focused on several subjects relative to us individually as members of the Body of Christ.
The second meeting, The “Truth” of Christ’s Body, published in 2011, reveals truths regarding the Body of Christ’s relationship with one another, members in particular in Jesus Christ, as He sees it.
All that we uncovered in our first two meetings is preparation for what is now time for us to discover.
This is our third meeting together for all in Christ Jesus, Messiah Yeshua, who love God, and are called to His Kingdom and glory in accord with His purpose, by Christ Jesus (1 Th. 2:11-13).
Before we make a start, I am going to ask you to kick back, get comfortable, and relax – get away from distractions. Position yourself to hear, question, perceive, and spiritually discern, in order to receive in your inner man, that living your life in the Kingdom of God is infinitely better than living in the world’s system.
Throughout our meeting today, I will endeavor to keep everything as direct and as discernable to you as I am able to by writing, always asking the Holy Spirit to fill in the gaps as they exist in my imperfections to communicate. I am going to be a bit repetitive in places for your benefit.
Is the best yet to come? Somewhere out there?
No.
The best for you is not “yet to come.” God’s best for you and me is right now! And we are going to connect and hook up to it. All that stands in our way of what God has for us now must step aside of what has been won, purchased, paid for, and established for us by Jesus Christ.
We are not going to allow what is ours now to be pushed out into the future and away from us any longer. No more waiting – just choosing.
All things that our Father has are given to the Son, Jesus, Yeshua. Everything the Son has (“in” Christ Jesus), shall be revealed to us by the Holy Spirit (John 16:15). Everything we have is based in Jesus’ “life and experience” as the Christ of God, and Jesus said He would show us plainly of His Father (John 16:25).
Your life together “in Him” is not off out there somewhere in the future where you can not get to it. We have LIFE in the spirit, in Christ Jesus now.
Much of the time we are presented with, witness, or experience from our leaders, thought designed to propel us forward in our Christian life in the world, only to see it not transcend a need for the inner elongations within our family, the Body of Christ. Huh? Well, that will keep our mind active but it is not what we need for our spirit.
When life with God does not work well, as we understand that it should, we are faithful. We reorganize and go after what we are told again and again. We collide with the hard opposition of the world. Many lose direction. Some fall by the wayside from confusion, frustration or exhaustion.
How many times in our Christian life have we slammed our fist and said, “Why is this not working?”
“The best is yet to come” does not hold up next to Jesus, who is the truth. For us, that lie IS OVER!
Your love for Jesus is the preeminent apex of your supernatural, spiritual life. Not a campaign, a seven-step program, a formula, or a new twist on a used-up idea. Experiencing continuously in your inner man that God loves you allows you to open the doors of your life with Him in the supernatural flow of that love which enables His LIFE to work in you and through you by His power, inside His Kingdom of glory. Did you get that? “In Him” – His LIFE, within God’s Kingdom, life works. Life works always. Life works for you now!
When your love for Jesus exceeds your love for living your life in the world and its systems, you will give your life for Jesus’ sake, find your life, and begin a supernatural life of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost in your Messiah with His Father in the Kingdom of God.
In Eph. 5:27, the Bible tells us that Jesus’ desire is that He might present the Church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle, holy and faultless. Look around you. Do we look like the Church of His desire? How are we going to go from what we see and experience presently, to what Jesus desires, a Glorious Church?
We are going to take a trip into God’s Kingdom, rather like driving around the block. You are going to be able to see your life there. If you are in this life for yourself, living from the world, you will not be able to see much (2 Pet. 1:9). If you have “found your LIFE” in your Savior, Jesus Christ, Messiah Yeshua, you will attract His truth to you like a magnet. You shall soak up His grace, peace, and power like a sponge, and experience rivers of living water flowing out of your inner man.
Having no way to know where you are in your relationship with Jesus, Yeshua, this is coming to you personally, as if way down deep you want this with Him.
As before, consider the content of our conversations slowly, thoughtfully, and prayerfully. Listen very personally, and question everything. Prove to yourself aligned with what God says and with the witness of the Holy Spirit, rather than with what you might think to the contrary, or how you feel.
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