"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched-- this we proclaim concerning the Word of life." (1 John 1:1, NIV)
Can we not say that we too, "have heard,..have seen.., have looked at and our hands have touched...?"
I know most of us are shackled by the, "Well, that's the physical," or, "That's the supernatural." If I know my Biblical Theology correctly, that all disappeared in the resurrection of Jesus. The Bible says, "Therefore from now on we recognize no one according to the flesh (by what he is in the flesh); even though we have known Christ according to the flesh (by what he is in the flesh), yet now we know Him in this way no longer."
So let's forget all that "What would Jesus do?" or, "What would it have been like to walk the shores of the Galilee with Him," etc. We now have a "knowledge" of Jesus which far surpasses it all, "have heard (His Words),..seen,..looked at (as in, 'Looking unto Jesus') and our hands have touched." Because of Jesus' Blood, Jesus' Death, Jesus' Resurrection, we now have Jesus within us. We must never hear or say this casually. This is reality; the rest has passed. Now in Jesus Christ, you and I no longer have to long for anything else. Jesus is here with/in me; Jesus is there with/in you. Accept this/Him; walk in this/Him; rejoice in this/Him.
Yes, there is Heaven. Yes there is His Second Appearing. But in light of the reality of Eternity, in a very real sense we can say that we are now in Heaven. As the song writer said, "Where Jesus is, 'tis Heaven there." Yes, we can still sing, "What a day that will be". But if we believe the reality of Eternity, the reality of The Eternal One, then it will not be better; it is better. All of this is because Jesus broke Satan's power over humanity. Jesus set us free from time-space limitation to the Eternal Life in Him. It is now. I am in Jesus now. How does it get any better? Be careful how you answer that. It just may reveal that you are looking for something better than Jesus in us, "the hope of Glory"----- and there is not.
Father, in Jesus' Name, how I long to live more and more in the reality of ETERNAL Life. Amen.
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Please pray for us here in Grand Rapids. They are talking hours now. I am trying to be whatever I can be to all. May Jesus help us all. Also, just about one week after we arrive home, I will be headed for the intense time of "David's Tent." Appreciate any prayers.
Can we not say that we too, "have heard,..have seen.., have looked at and our hands have touched...?"
I know most of us are shackled by the, "Well, that's the physical," or, "That's the supernatural." If I know my Biblical Theology correctly, that all disappeared in the resurrection of Jesus. The Bible says, "Therefore from now on we recognize no one according to the flesh (by what he is in the flesh); even though we have known Christ according to the flesh (by what he is in the flesh), yet now we know Him in this way no longer."
So let's forget all that "What would Jesus do?" or, "What would it have been like to walk the shores of the Galilee with Him," etc. We now have a "knowledge" of Jesus which far surpasses it all, "have heard (His Words),..seen,..looked at (as in, 'Looking unto Jesus') and our hands have touched." Because of Jesus' Blood, Jesus' Death, Jesus' Resurrection, we now have Jesus within us. We must never hear or say this casually. This is reality; the rest has passed. Now in Jesus Christ, you and I no longer have to long for anything else. Jesus is here with/in me; Jesus is there with/in you. Accept this/Him; walk in this/Him; rejoice in this/Him.
Yes, there is Heaven. Yes there is His Second Appearing. But in light of the reality of Eternity, in a very real sense we can say that we are now in Heaven. As the song writer said, "Where Jesus is, 'tis Heaven there." Yes, we can still sing, "What a day that will be". But if we believe the reality of Eternity, the reality of The Eternal One, then it will not be better; it is better. All of this is because Jesus broke Satan's power over humanity. Jesus set us free from time-space limitation to the Eternal Life in Him. It is now. I am in Jesus now. How does it get any better? Be careful how you answer that. It just may reveal that you are looking for something better than Jesus in us, "the hope of Glory"----- and there is not.
Father, in Jesus' Name, how I long to live more and more in the reality of ETERNAL Life. Amen.
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Please pray for us here in Grand Rapids. They are talking hours now. I am trying to be whatever I can be to all. May Jesus help us all. Also, just about one week after we arrive home, I will be headed for the intense time of "David's Tent." Appreciate any prayers.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
