PART #29
THE STAFF AND SWORD MINISTRY
DECEMBER 2009
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by Nancy-TONI Youngbrandt In this series of articles, we have been exploring the subject of Manifesting Christ. This has come from belief out of the Holy Spirit insight that our relationship with God as a Christian here on earth should be like that which Jesus had with God the Father when He walked the earth, at the least, and possibly be filled with even more possibilities since Jesus Himself said, "...He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do because Igo unto my Father. "(Jesus in John 14 . 1 ?) And yet, many of God's children fail to see the wonderful working of Christ Jesus in their lives to even a fraction of the potential. So why is that? Well, in reading Andrew Murray's book, The Deeper Christian Life* , he explained the answer this way:
"So, if there is a discrepancy between our life and the fulfillment and enjoyment of all God's promises, then the fault is ours. If our experience is not what God wants it to be, it is because of our unbelief in the love of God, in the power of God, and in the reality of God's promises." Just think of this, we as Christians, believers of Jesus Christ, have the most wonderful gift imaginable —the gift of Grace through Jesus Christ. Through that gift of Grace we have access to the Heavenly Father God which means Jesus paid the price that we might receive God's Love, God's Power and God's Promises to us. Through God's gift of salvation we have the key to enter through the door into all that God has for us So why aren't there more manifestations in the lives of God's people of that wonderful gift ?? ... Or more impo rt antly, how can we go about obtaining it and walking in it in our own lives??? In this article I plan to take a look at what might be preventing God's people from having a deeper Christian life with the core of that being a closer walk with Jesus.
(* Published by Whitaker House, 30 Hunt Valley Circle, New Kensington, PA 15068.)