They are
not of the world, even as I am not of the world (John 17:16).
There’re
those who say that having received the life of Christ, you still have your old
nature. That's not true, according to the Scriptures. You don’t have two
natures; you have only one, and it's the nature of God. The question however
is, “Where do you live? With what consciousness do you function?” As
Christians, we live simultaneously in two worlds. Once you're born again,
you’re alive to God; you’re awakened to the fatherhood of God and to the
reality of the Kingdom
of God . Continue...
You must
realize that you’re a new creation, born of the Word and Spirit of the Lord.
Therefore, even though you’re in this world, you're not of the world. When the
Lord Jesus said, “I’m from above”; the Jews sneered at Him. They knew He was
born physically in Nazareth ;
yet He said to them, “I’m from above.” They were offended at Him because they
didn’t understand spiritual realities.
Jesus told
the truth about His origin and identity. Like Him, you're from above. You have
the same life and nature with Him. This is who you are now; not who you’re
“trying” or “growing” to be. When a woman gives birth, the baby doesn't become
more human as he grows. No matter how small the baby is at birth or the fact
that he doesn’t walk immediately, can't sit, eat, and talk; he's still
completely human. It’s the same with you; you’re hundred percent divine. You're
of God; you hail from Him. Your origin is in Him. You're not of this world!
This is the reality.
PRAYER
Dear
Father, I thank you for my origin and identity in Christ. I refuse to operate
by the failing principles that govern the world’s systems. I operate by a
higher and different set of rules, for I'm from above; separated from the world
unto the glory-life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further
Study:
John 15:19 -
If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not
of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world
hateth you.
1 Peter 2:9
- But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a
peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called
you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Extract
From: Rhapsody of Realities, 28/12/2014.
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