“that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.”
Connected , regrouped, back in formation, unity and oneness is powerful after the time the enemy has revelled in scattering us.
There is strength in corporate authority where God’s glory strengthens us from the rear as we advance looking forward and not back.
“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!”
The unity and oneness of spirit is unto that within marriage of husband to wife
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”
The manifestation of this love perfection will be an outpouring that the world can recognise as glory if we have love for one another equal to that we have for ourselves.
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Just as Jesus meekly humbled Himself with God’s grace and heart we too, with humility unite not for ourselves but the kingdom.
“But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.”
When instead of asking for ourselves we do so for others it is natural that we reap the fruit from that seed too.
That which we see in the spirit and intercede for is for greater than just us it is for all and this is what establishes the kingdom.
The enemies main tactic is to ware us down with chaos and crisis.
We can together battle against, believing that Christ has overcome the world
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.””
In our closeness and oneness with God we are blessed as the Goshens who prospered in their knowledge of and preparation for what was to come.
“There I will provide for you,” We defy having a poverty mindset if we believe in our promised provision. We too become the storehouses for others.
That which we receive overflows as we steward it well.
We get to equally receive that which we are prepared to pour out. There is no limitation. We are in the days of pooling and sharing resources and becoming benefactors. Freely we receive and freely we give
The mindset of Christ. We can break the fear of scarcity, being shut down, loosing, death. The kingdom is abundance, overflow and life.
The illustration shows us being the storehouses overflowing in God’s abundance of provision freely receiving and giving through Christ within us being the light that emanates to push back the darkness.
Seven Scriptures that come to mind:
“that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.” John 17:21-23 ESV
“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!”Psalm 133:1 ESV
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24 ESV
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35 ESV
““Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 ESV
“But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.” Psalm 37:11 ESV
“You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children’s children, and your flocks, your herds, and all that you have. There I will provide for you, for there are yet five years of famine to come, so that you and your household, and all that you have, do not come to poverty.’” Genesis 45:10-11 ESV
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 ESV
The song Me On Your Mind. Matthew West + Ann Wilson
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