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. Behold, the fresh and new has come."
I've been looking into my family tree, to see where I came from and who I am. My lineage has everything to do with who I really am. Some people wish to discover relatives they never met and that's what I wanted too. To do this, I began my search with my older Brother Jesus, because from Him, I could found out about my Father and what He's all about. Imagine my astonishment, when I found out that He is a King and has a vast Kingdom. I also found out about my Royal Bloodline and that I am a "King and priest" in this new family. My brother Peter writes about this in 1Peter 2:9 (Amplified) saying, "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation. (God's) Own special purchased people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His Marvelous Light."
Paul (another brother of mine) writes in 2Corinthians 5:21 about my being an "ambassador sent from my Father's Kingdom into this other land, in order to bring others into my Father's House." He shed more light into my heritage in a letter to part of our family in Rome. Thus, he writes in Romans 8:17 (Amplified), "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)."
My Father's will and custom establishes that the "firstborn son will inherit the blessing." Jesus is the First Born Head of my Father's family and He has agreed to share this blessing with me and the entire family, according to Galatians 3:28-29 (Amplified) saying, "There is (now no distinction) neither Hew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is not male or female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ (are in Him Who is Abraham's Seed) then you are Abraham's offspring and (spiritual) heirs according to the Promise."
We have been made the recipients of the Father's will through Jesus, because of the Promise and blessing placed upon Him. Ephesians 2:19 (Amplified) tells us, "Therefore you are no longer outsiders (exiles, migrants and aliens) excluded from the rights of citizens, but you now share citizenship with the saints (God's Own people, consecrated and set apart for Himself) and you belong to God's (Own) household."
My Father explained many things to me, in some letters He wrote to me and the rest of our family. As His children (and being royalty), we are to conduct our lives in accordance to that birthright. Everything we say and do, reflects on Him as not only our Father, but as King over His Kingdom. We bear His Name and we are expected to live our lives accordingly. We are to watch our Brother Jesus' Example and pattern our lives after Him. Like most other older brothers, Jesus is the Protector Who watches over us.
The Father instructs us to listen very closely to Jesus, whenever He speaks. As the older brother, Jesus has already gone through many things and we need to learn from Him. Romans 8:14 (Amplified) says, "For all that are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God." Jesus taught us what conduct the Father expects from our lives. As part of the royal family, we are not to do anything that brings reproach on His Name.
The Kingdom business of salvation, was given over to God's new creation family, telling others about His Love for them. We must learn the family business, by listening and trusting in what our older Brother Jesus said and did. As God's sons and daughters, we are to take and expand the Father's business globally. 1Corinthians 3:9 (Amplified) says, "For we are fellow workers (joint promoters, laborers together) with and for God' you are God's garden and vineyard and field under cultivation (you are God's building)."
The family business we inherited from our Father, is to be run by our older Brother Jesus (He is the Head of the business). We cannot know how to run the business without Him, because He is the First Born and built it up from the beginning. We are not to change or make decisions in this business, without first checking with Jesus. We are new to the company and we need Jesus to teach us how to operate properly within the family business. In John 14:26 (Amplified) Jesus says, "But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Stand-by) The Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My Name (in My Place, to represent Me and act on My behalf) He will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you."
The Father appointed a Supervisor, to the family and His business. He is the One Who will always be with us, while we are learning how to operate to the fullness of our Father's business. This Supervisor will take what Jesus has received from our Father and will teach us how to walk in them. We are a global family and are to be representatives of our Father, as His ambassadors in the Kingdom. Our older Brother Jesus, as Head of the family business, sent us a Supervisor to teach us the family business of bringing salvation to the world.
If we run into things we don't understand, don't know or cannot handle, then our Supervisor (the Holy Spirit) will fill in for us, to get the job done despite our weaknesses. In 2Corinthians 12:9 (Amplified) Paul writes, "Therefore I will all the more gladly glory in my weaknesses and infirmities, that the strength and power of Christ (the Messiah) may rest (yes, may pitch a tent over and dwell) upon me." Jesus takes charge and gets the job done, that I couldn't complete on my own. He will get the job done right, so I am watching and learning from Him.
My family tree (the Tree of Life), is filled with heroes and such marvelous things, that make me so glad of my heritage in Him. While I am always learning about my Father and my family, I strive to show the world His Goodness and His Glory. Because I bear His Name and I am a reflection of Him, the world makes judgements about Him, because of the things I do. 2Corinthians 6:3 (Amplified) says, "We put no obstructions in anyone's way (we give no offense in anything) so that no fault may be found and our ministry blamed and discredited."
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