2Corinthians 5:17-18 (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! All things are made new. 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 into harmony with Him)."
One of the greatest deceptions satan has ever perpetuated in the Church, is preventing us from understanding that we're righteous in Christ Jesus' righteousness. 2Corinthians 5:21 (Amplified) says, "For our sake He made Christ virtually to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of, the righteousness of God, what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His Goodness."
Romans 1:17 (Amplified) tells us, "For in the Gospel, a righteousness which God ascribes is revealed, both springing from faith, disclosed through the way of faith, that arouses to more faith. As it is written,the man who through faith is just and upright shall live and shall live by faith." We were dead in trespass and sin, but are now made alive and are now living by faith in Christ Jesus. Whether or not we know it, we are now living by faith. This isn't another "faith teaching," as some would say, but it is the Truth of the Gospel.
We were made righteous in Christ Jesus, made alive in Christ Jesus and our faith in Him is both Life and right standing with the Father. This isn't a new revelation, but is the Truth of our salvation. Jesus has restored to us, the right to come before our God and Father by our faith in Him, as though sin never existed in our lives. We've been taught by carnal minded men, which produced religious teachings and doctrines that prevented us from enjoying the privileges that came to us by faith in the Risen Christ. Many in the Church, have never received the revelation that through Jesus, fellowship and entry into the very Face of God Himself, has been restored to what the Father intended before the foundations of the world. This was the Father's heart and He predestined these things for His family, from the very beginning.
We are the very reason for the Heavens and the earth existing. If God's Own family didn't live here on earth, then it would be another uninhabited planet. God made every living thing that we see and enjoy here on earth, solely for our pleasure. He fashioned the beauty of millions of flowers, along with the host of differing and beautiful birds, in order to please and bless His children.
Most expectant parents purposefully create a nursery, making it an environment of tranquility, comfort and beauty for their child. God too, created such a place for His children, before they were ever made. God's family had unlimited access and an open door, to walk with, talk with and enjoy fellowship with Him. God's children had the right to come to Him, any and all the time There was no sacrifice or ritual needed to enter into His Presence. Through our union with Jesus, we've been given the right to do exactly the same thing.
I don't believe that the family of God has ever truly understood this. We establish certain times and days where we can "come into His Presence," while establishing acceptable ways to do so, so "He will hear us." As the new creation, we've been restored open fellowship and entry into the very heart of God, for any and all times. Do you know that you're always welcome in God's House? If we really understood that we can talk with Him, walk with Him and fellowship with Him at any time, then it would change our relationship with the Father from religion to reality.
My Father speaks to me all the time and I'm in constant fellowship with Him. Paul speaks about this in 2Corinthians 10:3 (Amplified) saying, "For though we walk, live in the flesh, we are not carrying our warfare according to the flesh and using mere human weapons." Paul was saying that, "My new creation man is living in this earthly house at this time, but my flesh and blood house where I'm living, doesn't dictate what my new creation does." I've noticed that I can simultaneously drive my truck, pay attention to the road and still pray in my spirit. We can walk here in our house of flesh and have our lives both be led and conducted, by our new creation man who lives in this house. We are fashioned and created to simultaneously function in two realms. We don't live one life in the flesh and one in the spirit. We live one life in the spirit, that lead the life here on earth, in this earthly house.
During His earthly walk, Jesus had a Flesh and Blood Body, but it didn't control Him; He controlled it. Jesus ate, slept, bathed, talked and walked with (and like) other men, but He was led by His Spirit and this is exactly how we're to do as new creation people. Some would say, "Yes, but He was without sin." Don't you know that through Him, your sin has been eradicated and God doesn't remember your sins any longer? Don't you know that the Father has made us one with Him and Jesus, in the new creation? God sees us, as "sinless," because the Lord bore our sins for us and has made us righteous in His righteousness. We've been redeemed and restored to a place, where we have total access to our Father, at all times.
How much time do we spend talking and fellowshiping with the Father? How much time do we actually spend, listening to and for His Voice and leading? Do we even understand that we've been restored to the very place that Jesus (the Last Adam) and the first Adam, had with Him? We don't need to make sacrifices or perform rituals any longer. We don't have to "hope He will hear us" or wonder if we will be accepted before Him. We've been granted the privilege of being with Him, all the time.
If God's people could grasp hold of the Truth of our new creation, then we'd stay in fellowship with Him, at all times. I can walk in this flesh, while I'm here on earth, just like Adam and Jesus did and be in His Presence and guidance. The walls of sin or unrighteousness, don't block our fellowship with Him, any longer. This is more than the carnal mind can grasp, but is nonetheless, the Truth of this new creation family.
There is no Christian who can become bored or discouraged, when we know that we cam come into God's Presence and be counseled and led by God's Spirit, while we're still living on this earth? I'm not talking about praying when we're in trouble or asking for things we need. I'm talking about being in constant fellowship with the One Who leads us, at all times. We've been taught that, "Not everyone does these things" and it's probably true, but it's because we don't and not because we can't. God doesn't have any special children. He only has children.
In John 17:23 (Amplified) Jesus prayed, "I in them and You in Me, in order that they may become one and perfectly united; that the world may know and definitely recognize that You sent Me and that You have Loved them even as You have Loved Me." Do you dare believed that God Loves you, like He Loves Jesus? Do you dare believe that He has bestowed to us, the same fellowship and guidance He gave to Jesus? Do you truly believe that God will hear you, just like He heard and hears Jesus?
For the most part, we don't believe this, because we don't understand our redemption into the right to come before Him, even as Jesus did. The only thing Jesus did that isn't for God's new creation family, is being the Sacrifice that brought us back to Him. Jesus was the only sinless Man on the planet and He was the only Righteous Man Who had the right to come into God's Presence before His death and resurrection. Through Jesus, we are now sinless and righteous with His Own righteousness and we have unlimited access to the Father. Jesus said, "I Am the Door." We enter through Him, in Him, by Him and for Him. Even though we're living in the flesh, we don't war after the flesh, but by our new creation being that He has made us to be.
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