In Mont We Trust?
Beth Mattocks was our teacher this week. She used her husband Mont to do an illustration of full trust in God. Unrehearsed it was so much fun!! Beth`s point was that often we put trust in God but always have a fall back plan. She then showed that by fully leaning on Mont( who for this purpose played the roll of Our Diety!!) how much trust we needed to have. Mont`s lack of sureness as to what Beth wanted him to do added to the fun but I think also illustrated the risk we entail if we do indeed substitute anything or anyone for God!!
Colossians 2:9-10 provided the main base for the message presented by Beth. This verse expresses the rather remarkable fact that if we are "in" Christ that we are filled with God, Christ and the Holy Spirit and that we reach full spiritual awareness as a result. And HE(Christ) is the head of all rule and authority of every angelic principality and power!! Thus, WE(with Christ within us) also assume this power. Egads!!! Can make one a bit heady eh?
Is this serious? Do we possess this power? Well, yes. If we accept the total fullness of Christ than who or what can stand against us? Its a no lose proposition. We are promised eternal life so even if our lives are taken from us-what of it? We still win but too cool is also the promise that our current lives are going to be great also!! We must seek God`s purpose in life, which will always be some form of service to Christ, and fullfillment will follow. Fullfillment leads to happiness and once we accept this happiness than who can come against us? Love and joy in Christ and its resulting emotions lead us to ultimate happiness. Not only will we know that what we are doing in our own lives is right but we can clearly see others and appreciate their gifts but also not take umbrage at their failures. Accepting ourselves and others- well doesn`t this eliminate a whole buncha problems?? This gives us the mentioned power to conquer all.Amen!
Galatians 5:1 says that Christ has set us free. Once we discern our true purpose in life as it relates to Christ then we can focus on it. We are relieved of the burden of indecision. Then the piece de la resistance is found in Ephesians 3:17 -19. Using the Amplified Bible I must quote
"May Christ through your faith dwell in your hearts! May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love. That you may have the power and be strong to apprehend and grasp with all the saints of God the experience of that love. That you may really come to know through experience the love of Christ which far surpasses mere knowledge;that you may be filled unto all the fullness of God and may have the richest measure of the devine prescence and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself!" Amen!!
Its this "love" that is the true power and as soon as we fully understand that love we inherit the Kingdom of God.
Special prayers this week for Gary Stembal and his family as they take the long walk with Gary`s father towards God`s Glory. While we know God has the power to cure anything He also has prepared a room. If this room is now to be occupied by Carl then let us rejoice in it ,even while we console those left behind.Please dear Jesus be with Gary as he sorts through his feelings and give him the joy he has earned by doing your bidding. Amen.
Y`all have a great week as you bask in the fullness of God. What He offers is incredible and its ours for the taking.
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Believing in Jesus and walking 'in Christ' are different. Yes if we believe, we are saved but if we are in Christ, we are able to walk in victory here and now, on earth. II Corinthians 5:17 tells us "Therefore, if anyone is IN CHRIST, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" We need to seek His fullness. We need to find our place IN HIM where we are satisfied and whole. Our investments (what we pursue) should be eternal (have eternal value), not things that are here today and gone tomorrow. Go deeper, find your identity in Christ alone... you are a new creation!
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