“Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.”
The Holy Spirit leads us into encounter and to spontaneously breaking out in anointed songs prayer and worship.
He unlocks the self and releases the sound of heaven on our lips and in our ears.
He ignites the light of Christ within us to see our true identity.
Make room is the call and to act upon what we hear in obedience. What has been prophesied requires action and to be contended for.
What is potential needs to be fulfilled. God puts a responsibility upon us to ensure that .
Jesus is giving us so much and on the last day He may say ‘what did you do with what I gave you?’, just as in the parable of the good master.
We require His wisdom to multiply and invest in, what He has invested in us, winning souls
“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.”
Jesus is real whether we say we believe it or not. What is real will not change.
“I admit that I haven’t yet acquired the absolute fullness that I’m pursuing, but I run with passion into his abundance so that I may reach the purpose for which Christ Jesus laid hold of me to make me his own.”
Jesus said to His disciples and to us “who do you say I am? “
“But you—who do you say that I am?” Jesus asked.”
It is only by encountering Him that we can grow into knowing Him and for the revelation of who He is really to enlighten us as it did Peter. God alone, through the Holy Spirit, can unlock that wisdom.
“Simon Peter spoke up and said, “You are the Anointed One, the Son of the living God!” Jesus replied, “You are favoured and privileged Simeon, son of Jonah! For you didn’t discover this on your own, but my Father in heaven has supernaturally revealed it to you.”
Each encounter we have should become a new address for us. A place for us to linger and dwell in for a while while He dwells in us.
We have to especially forget and lay down loss and regrets they are all within a tapestry of our life in this world.
God is good and He has a good plan for us.
Jesus touches our present and He heals our past. Jesus is the key.
He has access and authority in the kingdom and just as Peter was given the keys to the kingdom so are we.
“I will give you the keys of heaven’s kingdom realm to forbid on earth that which is forbidden in heaven, and to release on earth that which is released in heaven.”
Our identity is as saints we are not defeated and burdened thinking of ourselves as sinners. In believing and asking Christ to dwell in us we have rejected that former identity because we know what Christ did for us at the cross. Those chains and burdens of our former journey are cast aside.
God’s work of atonement in changing sinners to saints is His greatest accomplishment on earth. The inner change, justification, is immediate at salvation but we have to come to realise that we are no longer sinners to be transformed.
Someone still identifying themselves as a sinner is prophesying sin is still at their core and is denying that Christ is now dwelling in their being.
Paul claimed himself to be the greatest sinner before his encounter with Jesus, that struck him blind for three days, but now he too embodied Jesus and not sin.
“and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life”
We live denying sin and repenting for any temptation that may distract us knowing that we host love who is sinless. That is the light we walk by and emanate to the world.
The illustration shows the weight and drag of our burdens of insecurity, undervalue, unworthiness broken off to be discarded and left behind. The freedom and lightness from an encounter with the Lord that causes us to stand tall as a beacon of light in His identity. Emanating Light that pushes back the darkness.
Seven Scriptures that come to mind:
“Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.”Philippians 3:12 ESV
“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.” Proverbs 11:30 ESV
“I admit that I haven’t yet acquired the absolute fullness that I’m pursuing, but I run with passion into his abundance so that I may reach the purpose for which Christ Jesus laid hold of me to make me his own.” Philippians 3:12 TPT
““But you—who do you say that I am?” Jesus asked.” Matthew 16:15 TPT
“Simon Peter spoke up and said, “You are the Anointed One, the Son of the living God!” Jesus replied, “You are favored and privileged Simeon, son of Jonah! For you didn’t discover this on your own, but my Father in heaven has supernaturally revealed it to you.” Matthew 16:16-17 TPT
“I will give you the keys of heaven’s kingdom realm to forbid on earth that which is forbidden in heaven, and to release on earth that which is released in heaven.”” Matthew 16:19 TPT
“and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.” 1 Timothy 1:14-16 ESV
The song. Goodness Of God. Bethel
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