2Corinthians 5:17 (Amplified) says, "Therefore, if any person is (ingrafted) in Christ Jesus (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old (previous moral and spiritual condition) has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come."
Many have never looked, with any depth, to see what the Word tells us about the new creation we've become in Jesus. There were those even under the old covenant, who understood their relationship with God, among the greater number of those who simply followed traditions. 1Samuel 17:26 (Amplified) says, "And David said to the men standing by him. What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?"
Even though they were all under the same covenant with God, only one man stood on this covenant, like he should in relationship with God. This relationship with God was available and in place with all of Israel, but most of them didn't put faith in the blood that bound this covenant. This covenant was blood and sealed from Abraham until all who would receive it, but they became traditional, instead of understanding it. They still offered up all of the sacrifices like they were supposed to, but they lost faith in the sacrifices for protection and relationship.
Goliath looked like the giant he was to David, like he did to the rest of Israel, but David saw his God BIGGER and knew his covenant rights with God. In 1Samuel 17:45 (Amplified) David says to Goliath, "You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the Name of the Lord of Hosts, the God of the ranks of Israel, Whom you have defied."
Many new creation people in the new covenant, have lost sight of the relationship we have with our Heavenly Father. David had a covenant that was bought with the blood of animal sacrifice and he stood strong in it. We have a covenant that was bought with the Blood of Jesus and we have a Father/family relationship with God. David knew his God and the covenant rights of protection. We should know our Father and our rights or our righteousness with God through Jesus. God says in Isaiah 54:14-15 (Amplified), "You shall establish yourself in righteousness (rightness, in conformity with God's will and order) You shall be far from even the thought of oppression or destruction, for you shall not fear, and from terror, for it shall not come near you. Behold, they may gather together and stir up strife, but it is not from Me. Whoever stirs up strife against you shall fall and surrender to you."
This is the covenant or relationship of the new creation family of God. Our covenant hasn't only made us in right standing with God, but has made us family with Him. We are "heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ", according to Romans 8:17 (Amplified). We have misunderstood and misinterpreted this relationship, which have resulted our failing to put faith in the power of family.
The "giants" might still be out there, but we have a relationship with the Father, that David didn't have. If his faith in the covenant with God, made him strong enough in God to stand against a massive giant, then our family relationship with our Heavenly Father should equip us with the boldness to stand in the face of the enemy? Would God do less for His children, than He would for His servant David?
Romans 10:17 (Amplified) says, "So faith comes by hearing (what is told) and what is heard comes by the preaching (of the Message that came from the lips) of Christ (the Messiah Himself)." Jesus never preached fear of the enemy to His people. Jesus never did say that it was God Who brought things down on them. Jesus' Message was about deliverance, power, authority and victory over all the power of the enemy and how "Nothing shall by any means harm you," in Luke 10:9
(Amplified).
The men who went forth as disciples of Jesus, weren't yet part of the new creation family, but they were under the Authority of the One Who would usher in the new creation. These men understood that Jesus walked under and operated in His relationship with God. Now, through the new covenant creation family, we have the same relationship operating in our lives. Jesus told His followers in John 17: 18 (Amplified), "Just as You sent Me into the world, I also sent them into the world."
We've placed little faith in this part of of our new creation covenant, because we've heard precious little preached about it. And, because faith in God comes by hearing the Words of God, this had resulted in our not developing much faith in this family relationship. Even today, many continue having difficulty believing that we are truly righteous or in right standing with God. We have put more faith in who we were, instead of in who Christ has made us to be.
Of course, all of us "had sinned and none were righteous," but that was before we received Jesus and became part of the new creation family. Jesus has now removed our sins and made us righteous with His righteousness. I don't see how anyone can be more righteous than that. If you believe that good deeds and traditions, can improve on Jesus' right standing with the Father, then you are walking in deepest deception. We are righteous because it's His righteousness that we have obtained by faith in Him and not ourselves.
The most awesome part of the new creation, is that we were created in right standing with the Father. We didn't obtain this through our good works, but we inherited it by covenant relationship with Jesus. When we became fellow heirs with Him, we received everything that He is and has; we are family. The world and the Church have been taught fear, which has prevented them from entering into and bringing forth family for God, in the boldness that even men of the old covenant saw in their relationship with God. We've never dared to see ourselves in relationship with the Father, the way Jesus revealed to us.
Religion and tradition have said that seeing ourselves as being God's children, is walking in pride and arrogance. The Truth is, though, that this is why Jesus came. He came to bring back all that was lost in the Garden of Eden. He came to bring back the Tree of Life and family relationship with our Heavenly Father. Jesus came to bring back and unbroken fellowship and bond with our Father, that He had then and still now has. Through the new creation, we are now created in holiness, righteousness and family fellowship with God, like Jesus Himself was when He was raised from the dead on our behalf. This wasn't something God "hoped would work," but this was the faith of our God Who created all things and Who brought forth a new creation, which is held in place by His Word.
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