How you doin? I'm smitten by God. My desire to love Him has reach an all time high. My desire to know Him is unmeasurable. Just saying the name Jesus brings me joy. The Scriptures are illuminated more then usual. It feels like everything makes sense. I love the fact that we're told what the mystery of God is in Colossians 1:26-27. I can't get the words revelation, transformation, and Christ likeness out of my mind. I don't feel the need to rationalize my lack of Christ likeness with say that Jesus was 100% man and 100% God. Jesus was 100% man and the perfect reflection of God. That's my hearts desire. Not to be God, but to be a perfect reflection of Him. COME ON!!!!!!! Hebrews 6 today.
Verses 1-8, "Therefore leaving the [a]elementary teaching about the [b]Christ, let us press on to [c]maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 of instruction about washings and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment. 3 And this we will do, if God permits. 4 For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance,[d]since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. 7 For ground that drinks the rain which often [e]falls on it and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God; 8 but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close [f]to being cursed, and [g]it ends up being burned." WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!! It breaks my heart to think I have the capacity to put Jesus to "open shame". I just can't do that. I've tasted heavenly gifts and I've partook in the Holy Spirit and I've tasted the good word of God and His power. I can't go back to the wrong Gospel of repentance, forgiveness, and sin consciousness. I don't want to and I can't shame Jesus. I can believe the right Gospel that I'm free from sin and being made in to His likeness with ever increasing glory. COME ON!!!!!!! By continuing to be a unbelieving believer, by continuing to be fixed on sin and self, I pull Jesus right off the cross. I just can't do that.
Verses 11-12, "And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence [j]so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises." HOLY MAC A LOLY!!!!!!! I love this. I think this idea is why I like going to conferences. I like being around people who are well practiced and trained in the gifts of the Spirit. I like imitating people who have inherited the promises. SO GOOD!!!!!!! I feel a bit extreme and I'm not sorry for it. I love God and He's transforming me into His likeness. He did promise me to do so (2 Corinthians 3:18). Leave the elementary teaching about the Christ and press on to maturity today.
PS Verses 17-20, "Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. 18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, 20 where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek." This is sick. Sick = beyond great.
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