II Peter chapter 1 is one of the most amazing chapters in the bible. It makes one of the most bold statements. II Peter 1:3,4 "As His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine natur." The fact that God would share His nature with His body, the true church, is amazing! Jesus puts it another way in I John. "As He is in heaven, so are we in this present world". That fact that we live out the very presence and person of Christ on earth by the power of the Holy Spirit should move us. Paul says in Colossians 1:27 "Christ in me, my hope of glory." I will never says the phrase again, "God is with me". Christ is not a visitation but a habitation in us by the power of the Spirit. We don't have to worship to invite Him to come, He is already inside of us and we are "sealed" with the Holy Spirit of promise. One reason the church is so powerless and has to depend on good business practice and organization and so much human effort, is because we have not had the revelation of who Christ is "IN US". Paul asked the Father in Eph. 1:17 that He would give us a Spirit fo wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. Than if Christ is "IN US" everything we need for life and godliness has been downloaded in us. We ARE healing! We are His presence in the city!
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