What is wondrous is that God has chosen to reveal His nature in a manner that elicits our response. We are continually called to Him by His very nature and the promise held out to us that that which we see in Him might become the substance of our life. The revelation of His nature brings us into a relationship with God who is a person. The revelation of Jesus Christ stirs in us the desire to take off the old man and put on Christ. Seeing Him by the Spirit causes us to mix faith with the life that has been revealed -and we give His life expression. The just shall live by faith because that faith gives substance and manifestation to the promises of God.

As we express Him by the Spirit our lives reveal the intent of God that brought into being every created thing. We show that the world does not exist for itself, but to become part of God's dwelling. It is His world, coming into existence from the truth of His Being with the intent that it reflect that Truth. There are no limits to God's power and He can manifest Himself in a material as well as a spiritual existence. He is the Lord of Heaven and earth. God has given us His Spirit. We are able to give Him expression. In some ways it is like living in a state of continual repentance because we are always turning to God - yet it a turning which exists for itself even without sin. Our bond and union with the Lord remains our primary concern.

God has the power of choice; this quality reflects His nature. He invested this quality in the creation by imparting choice to man, allowing us to know Him and manifest His nature in the world through choice.

In the beginning God said: Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion. (Genesis 1:26)

God intended for us to have authority over the things that He had created, consistent with His Will. We are living in the day that we believe God is setting up His kingdom to be seen on earth. The kingdom that God has promised is an eternal kingdom, with Christ as King. God has dealt to each of us the measure of faith so that we might participate in manifesting the world to come. The world was created for the Lord Jesus Christ, to create a habitation where God's desire for a dwelling in the world will be realized. There is not any question that this purpose and this desire will be consummated. God has entrusted the fulfillment of His desire to His work in man, enabling us to become partners in creation.

There is nothing more liberating and empowering than the awareness of your potential based on the promises of God. When a person appreciates that they have received the Spirit of God for God's purpose and knows that, at all times, that they have in Christ, the potential to express this truth, confidence arises and increases. As we more fully appreciate the purpose of our existence, we actively seek our role in this endeavor and seek to influence others to join us. Deuteronomy 6:4, "The LORD our God is one LORD." What is unique in the description of God as One is that this world that appears to exist in its own right, as a separate and distinct entity, is one with Him. He alone exists independent of time. The world does not exist on its own. Were God not to bring it into being, its existence would utterly cease. God has granted us salvation in Jesus Christ and has joined us to Christ by the Spirit so that we are able to express His Godly intent. Even though His will maintains all existence, He is concealed and the world exists in its present form. He is revealing Himself to us by the Spirit.

"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:10)

Mark 4:22, "But there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad." "Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." (Proverbs 3:5-6)

We enjoy the opportunity to reveal God in this world. Our Divine service, expressing the Spirit of Jesus Christ that is within us requires diligent labor. Do not remove your hand from the plow. Our endeavors will come to fruition in an era of which we see the dawning. A time of redemption when,

"He will be one and His name one." (Zechariah 14:9) "The world will be filled with the knowledge of God as the waters cover the ocean bed." (Isaiah 11:9)

As we lead our lives in this manner, expressing the Lordship of God in our conduct, we prepare the world for the era when this awareness will spread throughout all creation. We are counted with those that love the appearing of Christ and the manifestation of the Sons of God.

*For more information on this topic simply E-mail Michael Brod at: michaelbrod@hotmail.com

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