Last week we saw that we can live
without fear. We don't need to walk through this life afraid that
something might happen to us. That is not what God wants for us; He
wants us to live without fear and to walk with Him in His ways. In
His ways is protection for us from all fronts. He wants us to walk
with joy through this life. His plan is not that we hide away
afraid of what might come our way. No, He wants us out there,
sharing His Word and sharing His Gospel.
His Spirit lives in His fullness
within us. And He operates through us in this world. 1 Corinthians
6:17 tells us that we are one Spirit with Him. Jesus in His
fullness lives within us and therefore we can understand 1 John
4:17 better:
"Love has been perfected among
us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment;
because as He is, so are we in this
world."
We are like Jesus in this world. As
He is so are we. He is full of wisdom, love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness and self-control and so are we. We
are as He is. And notice the wording, 'in this world'. Not one day,
but now already. We are His body here on earth:
"And He put all things under
His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,
which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all."
Ephesians 1:22, 23
He is the head of His body. And
that is us. We are the body of Christ that has the fullness of Him
who fills all in all. Do you realise what this one sentence means?
The fullness of Christ, the King of kings and the Lord of lords, is
within you. Other synonyms for 'fullness' is richness, completeness
and inclusiveness. In other words the richness of all that Jesus
is, is within us. He is within us completely, no part of Him is
withheld. And all His power, might, love and wisdom is all
inclusive within us. He fills everything, all in all, and He lives
within us. Isn't that amazing? Isn't that just the Good News? We
can walk as Jesus did on this earth. Not because we are wonderful
or did something great, no, because He lives within us and
permeates through our beings into this world. It is still Him doing
the miracles, it is still Him loving others, it is still Him caring
for the broken-hearted, it is still Him, but He wants to flow
through you. You simply need to be willing. You need to walk as He
walked:
"He who says he abides in Him
ought himself also to walk just as He walked." 1 John 2:6
The Bible is quite clear about
this. John is actually giving us a command here, we should walk as
Jesus walked. And how did Jesus walk? He walked with compassion and
love. He walked with dearness, but also with authority. He walked
with power and the ability to change people's circumstances. He
walked as a King. No one could touch Him without Him giving the
permission for them to do so. He offered Himself willingly, not
because He couldn't protect Himself. He offered Himself to save
us.
And today we can also walk in a
similar way. We are sons of the Most High God and the King of kings
lives within us. We are the kings that He is King over. Start
acting like one. Reach out and help where you can, drive out
darkness with the authority given to you and love those around you,
all the while knowing who you are in Christ. You don't have any
excuses. You have the ability to help and the power of God residing
within you. Be the body of Christ that this world so desperately
need. Reach out and make a difference right there where you
are.
Father we love and adore You. You
are the Most High God. Thank you for all the privileges that You
have given us. Thank you for the gift of Your Spirit. We rejoice
and honour You. You are our God and King. Amen