Christmas thought

[DividedThigh]

good thoughts mr blume, amen

[mfblume]

Thanks, DT. Imagine if we would face illnesses or hard situations in life, as though we were Jesus, with all His power and glory. How would He deal with such things? How great would be His success over them?

Well, that is exactly the same degree of power we have over those things. And this is why it is so important to come to this understanding in real revelatory experience. Until we see ourselves in this light, we have unbelief in our hearts as to what Christ did for us, and that can merely be due to lack of even having heard this truth.

But the more we study this issue and read the scriptures about it, the more it becomes real to us and we gain confidence. This is truly having faith from hearing the word.

And I think it is what Paul meant in 2 Cor 3:18 when he said we must gaze at His glory as in a mirror, and from degree to degree be changed into His image.

We already are in the state, as far as God is concerned, of this place of victory. But unless we have confidence in that as fact, we will hesitate due to unbelief and not tackle situations as Jesus would.

I see it as Jesus seeing us all fully fit and qualified as much as Himself to deal with these things, but our lack of revelation of it and full awareness of it causes us to hold back. When we fully become aware of our mirror image state with Christ, and really reckon ourselves to indeed be dead, not DYING, to sin, and alive unto God, then we will present ourselves to Hm as those alive from the dead, and God will finally be able to use us and have us "get with it" to do his work of the Kingdom in this world.

[ForeverBlessed]

Originally Posted by mfblume

Sounds like we're in the same church. The Spirit is like that. I do not know how many times some brethren whom I knew across the miles were hearing the same thing from God that he was speaking to us.

One brother and I seem to have been connected in the Spirit, and he would call on several occasions all excited about what he saw to preach about. And it turned out I was on the very same biblical account and concept. One time it was about something to do with Noah, and I had the exact same thought on the same weekend. Real Spirit leading!

One sister in our church studied Saturday mornings and after I preached the next Sunday morning, she came to me and showed me her notebook she wrote in the day before. She had the SAME GENERAL TITLE I used in my message, and the same passages. She said, "I don't know why I shouldn't expect this now, it happens so much." That day took the cake, though!

I know exactly what you mean. It does sound like we are in the same church... and I can relate to that sister.

I had been studying and seeing things in the scripture for a long while but I wasn’t hearing it in the church I was attending. I would think to myself, “how can I trust I am hearing from God”. When I changed churches, it was a scary thing for me. However, I knew that my new church was exactly where God wanted me when almost every week, something would be said, done or taught that confirmed to me what I have been studying. It was amazing. I found a church or at least a pastor who believed like I did.. and I am not referring to outward standards either.

It still continues. I am just amazed week after week at church. I thank God for the open format bible studies and that my Pastor welcomes the viewpoint of others. I can’t believe how often our studies through the week are the very same scriptures and thoughts…and Pastor and I rarely have any contact other than church. It just amazes me.

One Wed night I was struggling to get to bible study… I almost gave up, but went on anyway and was late… On the way to church (30 min drive) I told my daughter all about what I was studying that week… gave her a bible study on the way… LOL When we got there, I sat down and when I realized what he was teaching… I started laughing.. the joy of the Holy Ghost was overwhelming… I don’t believe I had ever had that happen to me, the Spirit witnessed the Word and I didn’t think I could contain the joy… (actually it is the thought of my original post here…only lots more detail. ) I opened my bible to the same scriptures pastor was teaching from… the bookmark in there. I couldn’t believe it, my daughter looked at me really odd and I knew why it had been a struggle to get there… I was meant to be there. Pastor claimed he was studying it throughout the week too. He told me it meant so much to him that God is showing me the very same things and confirming to him that he is on the right track. We are both multi generational Apostolics raised in ministry who have left the traditional mindset.

Even this past Sunday.. he started his message and I was amazed.. again, I could have preached that message with him. It is happening so much, and I am finding that one of us will have a little bit to add, and makes things clearer.

That is what I have felt like reading your posts lately. I was in Romans for a long time.. and I kept being led there…but not everything clicking exactly right. I am so glad for your sharing your thoughts here too.

It is the same with others too…and Jeffrey posts some things that click and make me think too… actually others. I always come to the fellowship hall, but I need to venture out to the bible parts of the forum. I am so thankful for the body of Christ… thankful for AFF and the opportunity to share the word of God.