In the few scriptures of 1Corinthians 1:1-9 (Amplified) we get a look into the body of Christ the way the Father sees it. Verse 5(Amplified) says "(So) that in Him in every respect you were enriched, in full power and readiness of speech (to speak of your faith) and complete knowledge and illumination (to give you full insight into it's meaning)." Verse 6 (Amplified) says "In this way (our) witnessing concerning Christ (the Messiah) was so confirmed and established and made sure in you." Verse 7 (Amplified) continues "That you are not (consciously) falling behind or lacking in any special spiritual endowment or Christian grace (the reception of which is due to the power of divine grace operating in your souls by the Holy Spirit) while you wait and watch (constantly living in hope) for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and (His) being made visible to all."
We shouldn't be lacking in any of the gifts or part of our inheritance in being joint-heirs with Jesus. We have allowed the enemy to steal the truth of our inheritance from us and make us almost impotent in our ability to function in supernatural gifts.
1 Corinthians 11:29-30 (Amplified) concerns our understanding of the bread and wine at the communion table. We have allowed the status quo to take the power out of the blood and body to the point that it's just tradition. It was the power and the blood at the first Passover in Exodus 12:23 (Amplified) that protected all the Hebrew children from the destroyer. There must have been a miracle service that went on in the homes that night, because Psalms 105:37 (Amplified) says "He brought (Israel) forth also with silver and gold, and there was not one feeble person among their tribes." If there was enough power and life in the blood of a lamb in Egypt, then how much power and life must there be in the blood of our Lamb Jesus.
Paul said in 1Corinthians 11:29-30 (Amplified) that "anyone who eats and drinks without discriminating and recognizing with due appreciation that (it is Christ's) body , eats and drinks a sentence (a verdict of judgement) upon himself." verse 30 (Amplified) that (careless and unworthy participation) is the reason many of you are weak and sickly, and quite enough of you have fallen into the sleep of death."
Can it be that we have lost sight of who we really are in Jesus, to the point that we've just become what Paul called "mere men?" When we partake of the bread and wine, we are to realize what it is and what it paid for. Putting everything in faith of our Lamb (sickness,fear,short comings, whatever) by faith in His sacrifice, we put it under the Blood and stand clean before our God. It's not just grape juice and crackers. There is still healing and deliverance in communion. As ambassadors, this is our connection with our Kingdom and our King.
Even in 1Corinthians 12 (Amplified) Paul talks to the church, these people (in spite of) the sin in the camp (1Corinthians 5) and the lack of understanding about communion. They still were walking in the gifts of the Spirit and power. They at least had the knowledge that they were a supernatural people with a supernatural Father.
In 1Corinthians 12:28 (Amplified) the Word tells us that God appoints some for His own use. Does this disqualify all of us? or is there a way to put yourself in position to be one of those appointed? The Word tells us in II Timothy 2:20-21 (Amplified) that " if we take the Word and allow it to cleanse us, then we can make ourselves vessels to be used of the Master."
I think that even in this world we must pursue higher goals and set our sights on the "prize of the high calling of God" in the Spirit.
We must always try to be ready to move forward with God. There must always be Joshuas and Moses and Abrahams. There must always be those who aren't afraid to push the envelope for the glory of God. Even in this world, not everyone is in positions of authority even though we could be. Some pursue more education to become better persons. We all as citizens of America, can have a better standing. It takes work to be a doctor or professional person, but that education is available to us all.
In the body of Christ, we all have been given everything that is needed to be what Jesus died to make us to be. If we're faithful in little things, then He will make us faithful over much.
We (as ambassadors) should show forth the Kingdom in everything to set at liberty those who are bound. You will see how in 1Corinthians 12 (Amplified) that "these gifts are spiritual weapons of the church against the enemy, to set the captives (of the world) free from the enemy." Jesus said "It's not the well who need a doctor, but the sick." These gifts that God has given us are for us, as ambassadors, to take to the world for their liberation. We have thought that these were gifts for the Church and not the world. These are gifts for the Church to take to the world.
As ambassadors, we are to reveal Jesus in all His glory to a dead and dark world
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