GOD SEES SOMETHING IN YOU.
Paul said, “Christ in you” is “the hope of glory” (Colossians 2:2).
This truth means more than “Christ in you is the hope of going to heaven.” It means that the Christ who died FOR you is the Christ who died AS you so that when He died – you died.
There is a “glory” in you that you may be missing. Your old man is dead and buried but you have a “new” man inside. In your spirit.
Your born-again spirit has the nature of Christ – the very glory of God is woven into your new nature. Believers are “partakers of the divine nature.”
As a born again Christian, the “inside you” is different than you think you are. David saw it when he said – “The king's daughter is all glorious within” (Psalms 45:13).
When we judge ourselves rightly, we are agreeing with what God says.
He says that the OLD you is dead and buried. He says that in Christ you ARE a “new” creature. Not in some abstract way, but in a literal way – your spirit man is remade by the breath of God into a divine substance.
You are “born from above” in your spirit. Your mind, memory, thinking, feelings, habits may still be in the PROCESS of renewal BUT God sees who you really are.
You recognize the “term” Christian. But think of it this way: a “Christ”- ian. Dare I say what the first century understood by the term Christian: “a little Christ.” You may be mature or adolescent but He sees you as His own seed. Partakers of Christ. His nature.
Morpheus told Neo in the Matrix movie: “I'm trying to FREE YOUR MIND” as he trained him to discover his actual identity as “the one” who would challenge the “matrix”, the “agents”, and the programmers, changing everything for his generation.
Morpheus, like the Holy Spirit in this example, represents the one who knows your real identity. See yourself with Heaven's eyes and you will see that Christ in YOU wants to become Christ manifesting THROUGH you. But YOU MUST SAY YES TO HIM to manifest this identity into reality.
There will be an End Time company that does this very thing. Nature itself awaits the manifestation of the sons of God. A company of those who grow up into Him. The potential is in us now. The latter rain will cause the seed to mature quickly.
Who do you see when you look in the mirror? What do you see about your identity in His Words? How can we get our souls and bodies to line up with this new reality?
Assignment: SHARE this message with your Facebook community, print out for co-workers, share with family over dinner. Thousands of Christians need this truth. Imagine the Killer Sheep that will arise once they recognize their TRUE identity!
AS ONE WITH CHRIST!
– Lance
www.lancewallnau.com
Thank you for this word. God asked Jeremiah “what do you see” and then evaluated him. I have been praying for eyes to see through our God’s perspective, which has given me ample opportunity to change! Much is shared about the mouth and words and our ability to create. Time to align our sight!
Great Stuff. It is important to know who we are in Christ to be able to reach out to others.
Though the starting point is being born again but much more than this is the desire to have an intimate relationship with God. The more we seek Him, the more we know who we are and the more we can have impact in the world. For we are the salt of the world.
God bless
‘Let it rain!’ – thanks Lance. Praise be to God
I concur. The last few weeks I have an hourly reminder set that says “Jesus is alive in me.”
The revelation on this topic, that I have received & taught, really brought home to me the fact that all the things of our past carnal life are shadows. Shadows have no substance to them. They cannot be handled, picked up, or have any influence over us in any way, in & of themselves. The only way they can seemingly influence us is if we give them power to do so, & even then the shadows of the past are not what is holding us captive. It is the thought process in our perspective that is causing us to believe that the shadow has any substance or power over us to hold us captive, & cause us to believe that part of our past has not been made new. We have been made completely new in every way & every area of our lives in Christ. It is for us to DECIDE to let go, & then TO let go of the shadow attitude & mind set with the help of the Spirit of God, & embrace fully the newness that we are in Christ. To own it. In this way we work out our own Savation & come into the truth of who we are in Christ. Thanks for your post Lance. You are a great inspiration & blessing to the body of Christ.
The remnant Bride knows who She is! Her identity is fixed by Her Lover (Christ The King) and He says of Her, Song of Songs 4:1-12, “How beautiful you are, My darling, How very beautiful!…You are absolutely beautiful My darling, with no imperfection in you…My sister My bride, you are a locked garden–a locked garden and a sealed spring.” Apostle Paul firms up this ancient poem of Love saying, Ephesians 5:26,27,
” Husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave HimSelf for Her, to make her holy, cleansing Her in the washing of water by the word. He did this to present the church to HimSelf in splendor, without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, but holy and blameless.”
It is a finished work accomplished by God alone, supernaturally a mystery, where the TWO (Christ Jesus and His Bride like people) have become ONE flesh. When post modern Christians finally discern and perceive THAT reality within their soul, their identity becomes clear and resolute. That is Christ in You the hope of glory.
By God’s Grace…may we truly and quickly become ONE in the knowledge of The SON, for the wedding supper of Lamb comes. Maranatha
I.Love.This.
Lance,
This is just the message that needs to come forth in this hour. It is imperative that we know who we are in Christ Jesus. We have been purchased with a great, great price–the blood of Jesus. There are those who teach that God restored us to the first Adam, with his authority. But, NO, we are a new creation, something that never existed before. Created to be like the Second Adam!
Thank you for sharing Lance! Always a timely word. Great feed back on this post!!
This is a definite word of encouragement for many in the Body of Christ who need it for these times. Thank You, Lance. 🙂
Dear Lance,
I received this email from you this morning. As I read through each line, I had to stop and hold my heart still as waves of over flowing spiritual joy flooded my spirit! Before I could read the next line, I had to stop and give praise to our Father. Then, more joy came in. He speaks, whispers a word of direction. Sends a messenger and speaks again. Confirms it and speaks again. Then, confirms and speaks his message via email from lance learning. Confirming the word. again! I call this, spoon feeding from the Lord. He nourishes and builds our spirit with EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED at the right time for the right moment. Truly reveals himself as the good shepherds with his exact timing as leads and feeds us. God’s calling to the end time army of kingdom daughters and sons rings loudly in my spirit! It is truly an awakening call as his bride assembles to meet him fully prepared and ready. We are his oil vessels and his Holy Spirit the fire power of revelation. Now, a couple of things are going on here. 1) It is important and urgent! 2) God is showing his strong arm and faithfulness to the church and 3) God is ready to show miracles to those who will believe. Now is the time to arise and shine!
I wouldn’t normally respond but I thought you should know when the Holy Spirit moved through your email message
and truly reached someone. Thank you Lance…God bless you and your ministry. I pray with you and for you all the time:)