As God's children, we are joint-heirs with Christ and have been placed in a very unique position. We simultaneously have the inheritance of the earth and the provision of heaven. Romans 8:16-17 (Amplified) says, "The Spirit Himself (thus) testifies together with our own spirit, (assuring us) that we are children of God. And if we are (His) children, then we are (His) heirs also; heirs of God, and fellow heirs with Christ (sharing His inheritance with Him) only we must share Hi suffering if we are to share His glory."
We've been more inclined with sharing in His suffering, than His glory. The suffering Jesus went through wasn't like we think about. This was to set us free from sin and the curse. We were never able to share that, it was only Messiah Who could do such a thing. That suffering was to set us free from the powers of the enemy.
The suffering we will have to share is being misunderstood in our mission here on earth and our being rejected by the ones who don't know Jesus. This includes the religious people of our time, just like they did in Jesus' time. The persecution facing those who will dare step into the arena of the supernatural place of God, comes from the world and even the Church who don't recognize or understand who we really are.
Anything different comes under scrutiny and the suspicion of the the "normal," according to John 9:21-22 (Amplified) we find the account of the man who was born blind. Jesus gave him his sight back and the crowd tried desperately to find a way of disputing the miracle. Verse 21 says, "But as to how he can now see, we do not know; or who has opened his eyes, we do not know. He is of age, ask him; let him speak for himself and give his own account. Verse 22 goes on, "His parents said this because they feared (the leaders of) the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should acknowledge Jesus to be the Christ, he should be expelled and excluded from the synagogue."
There are venues today where if you should acknowledge speaking in tongues or walking by faith, then you aren't welcome in their company. It would seem we all believe in a super-natural God, not not the supernatural. We've been called as a people of destiny. There was, and is, an appointed time of His unveiling into the world. We're like Joshua and Caleb who went into the Promised Land, who had been reserved and appointed for that time. We are a people who see our God as bigger than giants. We've been intimidated by the government and forced to accept unjust laws that keep us under the "Pharaoh" of our time. We've been relegated to accepting a way of life that isn't God's best, but what the devil would only allow us to have. He is an ungodly taskmaster who wanted to keep our inheritance, and "dole it" out, at his leisure.
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