Our finding a city whose builder is God is a spiritual experience. It is I founded upon Jesus Christ's indwelling presence and our manifestation as sons of God. It relates to the establishment of the kingdom of God on earth. Abraham believed that he could see such a city on earth. We believe that we can see such a city because we see the relationship between our life and God's will. We understand that the Kingdom is established in His people. "By faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise." We are in a ministry where we are linked with others with whom we share the vision of the promise.

Galatians 3:29 "Because we are Christ's, we are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."

We are able along with Abraham to see God's intention to form a people who would inherit and possess the earth. The meek shall inherit the earth. We have become meek because we have humbled ourselves in the light of God's awesome purpose to manifest His life in a living people.

Hebrews 11:13,14 "Abraham was persuaded of the promises of God, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country."

What Abraham was searching for exists - but it only exists in Christ. I'm not a stranger or a pilgrim on earth because I dwell in Christ. The power of His life within me has enabled me to be a partaker of His divine nature. I expect to see it fully manifested heart, soul, mind, body and strength. The Lord is appearing and His reward is with Him

Geness 15:1 'The word of the LORD came unto Abram (the father of our faith) in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward."

His exceeding great reward is working in the midst of us now. His reward is experienced as the power of transformation. It is experienced as faith expressed - as Christ revealed. We desire to see the kingdom of God established on Earth. The creation awaits the manifestation of the Sons of God and we feel both the call and the anointing to respond. We see the need - we have the vision - we have set our hand to the plow. We believe in divine appointment and in transformation.

Hebrews 11:16 "For we desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called our God: for He has prepared for us a city."

God will not be ashamed because we will properly represent His character and nature. We are dwelling in Jesus Christ. Our dwelling has descended out of Heaven from God. We walk in this world with a confidence that we have become joint-heirs with Christ and enjoy the promises given to Abraham and sealed for us in Jesus Christ. We are committed to this world and its manifest salvation. It is evident that this is the proper response.

Romans 8:21 -22 We believe that) "The creation itself shall also be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now."

We are part of the process of change. "For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

" Romans 4:13,16 'Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; for this purpose that the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all."

We believe that we will put on incorruption. As ve have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bar the image of the heavenly.

(1 Corinthians 15:49) We are committed to seang the kingdom of God established on earth - because we have been planted in Christ - in the earth for this puoose. We are living in the day that we believe God is setting up His kingdom to be seen on earth. The kingdom that Bod has promised is an eternal kingdom, with Christ as Kng. God has dealt to each of us the measure of fath so that we might participate in manifesting the world t> come. The world was created for the purpose of Jesis Christ, to create a habitation where God's desire for £ dwelling in the world will be realized. There is not any cuestion that this purpose and this desire will be consummated.

God has engaged us in the fulfillment of this purpose, enabling us to become partners in creation ard co-laborers with Christ.

Romans 8:18-19 "Therefore we reckon that the challenges of this present :ime are not worthy to be compared with the glory thatshall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature awaits the manifestation of the sons of God."

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