2Corinthians 5:17-18 (Amplified) tells us, "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. But all things are from God, Who through Jesus Christ reconciled us to Himself (received us into favor, brought us into harmony with Himself) and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation (that by word and deed we might aim to bring others unto Him)."
In these last days before Jesus' return, the Church is returning to the revelation knowledge of our only being flesh and blood, but actually being a spirit. For many years, our knowledge of being spirit has somehow been overlooked or postponed "until we die and get to Heaven." Our outreach to others has been mostly from a human standpoint. As I witness and pray for those struggling in Texas right now, I see how thousands of people are turning out to help them. The compassion for and towards these flood victims, is amazing.
The Church has never lacked in their giving and helping others in need, however, in these last days, our pushing people in wheelchairs to help, will become raising them up out of those wheelchairs. God's doing something in the hearts of His people, that's giving us the determination to do more to help those of this world and bring them into His Kingdom and His Love.
We've known about the spirit for years, but never really pressed into the realm of our own new creation spirit, as being the very thing that changes the hearts of the lost. The knowledge of what happened to us when we were born-again, has mostly been limited to the things we can do (like changing old habits) the natural man. We've had very little revelation about what we can now do,in the new creation spirit man.
Our Christian walk has mainly been limited to doing good to and for others, in the natural realm. This is a good and noble Christian move of God in our lives, but we've limited Him from going further into the miraculous things of the Spirit of God. "The god of this world has blinded the eyes of the Church to the full Light of the Glorious Gospel," according to 2Corinthians 4:3-4 (Amplified) which says, "But even if our Gospel (the glad tidings) also be hidden (obscured and covered up with a veil that hinders the knowledge of God) it is hidden (only) to those who are perishing and obscured (only) to those who are spiritually dying and veiled (only) to those who are lost. For the god of this world has blinded the unbelievers minds (that they should not discern the Truth), preventing them from seeing the illuminating Light of the Gospel of the Glory of Christ (the Messiah), Who is the Image and Likeness of God."
In many ways, the god of this world has been blinding the eyes of the Church, as well as the eyes of the world, to the Glory of Jesus We often think of the above scripture in terms of the lost and unsaved world. Even though we've been made alive once again to the Father, through our receiving Jesus, we still have been blinded to all that has now been made available to us and through us, in this world.
As new creation family and joint heirs with Jesus, we've been partially blinded to what this means to us now. Most of our knowledge about salvation, has been put off until another time. There are people (even in the Church) who are perishing, are discouraged, and are spiritually weak, but we have no answer for them, other than "It must be God's will for your." This isn't the "illuminating Light of the Gospel of Glory of Christ." Even the people who didn't know about God, were illuminated by God's Glory in the early days of the Church.
The Holy Spirit is revealing who our new creation spirit being really is, so we can not only give people what they need in the natural realm, but we can restore the body, soul and spirit, into unity of the Word. We've been like the old covenant people, who were under the Law and dealt from the outside-in, but the Holy Spirit is teaching us to deal from the inside-out. Jesus didn't only fee the multitudes who came to Him, but He healed all their sick and cast out many devils.
The ministry of the Church is about to step into an entirely different realm, than what it has been operating in for many years. We're once again, going to see (and be) in a place where the Holy Spirit will flow in our Church services, in a way that's going to startle even the ministers who're conducting them. God's beginning to once again move by His Spirit, instead of our own spiritual understanding.
The Church has always believed that God can do anything, but we've only seen Him do this through certain persons. Throughout the years, we've seen and heard about those who walked in the Super-natural power of the Holy Spirit, but we dismissed it as being "only for a few chosen people." These are the day of restoration and the "few" will become the "many." The Glory of the Lord is going to shine so brightly, that the world will see Him as He truly is, through His Body, the Church.
I love the way Paul writes about this time of restoration, in Ephesians 3:9-13,14 (Amplified) saying, "Also to enlighten all men and make known to them what is the plan (regarding the Gentiles and providing for the salvation of all men) of the mystery kept hidden through the ages and concealed until now in (the mind of) God Who created all things by Christ Jesus (The purpose is) that through the Church the complicated, many-sided Wisdom of God in all its infinite variety and innumerable aspects might NOW be made known to the angelic rulers and authorities (principalities and powers( in the Heavenly sphere) This is in accordance with the terms of the eternal and timeless purpose which He has realized and carried into effect in (the Person of) Christ Jesus our Lord In Whom, because of our faith in Him, we dare to have the boldness (courage and confidence) of free access (and unreserved approach to God with freedom and without fear So I ask you not to lose heart (not to faint or become despondent through fear) at what I am suffering in your behalf (rather glory in it) for it is an honor to you."
We have misunderstood the things that many have suffered at the hands of the devil and the world. Paul goes on in Verse 14 saying, "For this reason (seeing the greatness of this plan by which you are built together in Christ), I bow my knees before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."
By revelation given him by Jesus Himself, Paul wasn't only allowed to see what was happening to the Church at that time, but to see the end of this revelation that is called "the Church." It is to be through the Church, that God is going to reveal Himself in this time to all the demonic rulers, principalities, authorities and angelic powers that have been operating until this time. God will make Himself known to everyone on this earth and to those who have opposed Him, through and in the new creation Body of Christ.
Paul said that the Truth he reveals to you, will be an honor to you. Paul withstood all the enemy brought against him, by faith in Christ. He tells us to rejoice in this Truth that he's bringing about the Church. This is the generation God will flow through in a way that will awaken all who care to see (and even those who don't). Paul encouraged us, in Ephesians 3:13 (Amplified), "Don't lose heart, become despondent through fear and don't faint."
The Father is about to shine in this new creation, even greater than He did in the first creation. Christ in us, our hope of Glory, will shine for everyone to witness.
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