In the substance of your being do I exist. In the evidence of who you are, invisible, Eternal, do I find my place.
In the intimate places of my heart, in the secret places of your chambers, you abide, and make me real.
There is no reality found within this life, and there is no truth within its shadows. The reality, the real, is only you.
Indeed, the fountain of life is with you. In your light we see light.
Psalm 36:9
The fullness of the Spiritual life is a heart inspired by love that walks in responsibility.
Jesus, our Pattern and Teacher, was a man under authority. Much was given to Him, and much was required of Him from the Father.
When the Life of the Spirit and the love of our Savior grows to such a point, it encompasses and takes the place of every other thing. It is our all in all. While for some, this may come quickly, for others, it has grown over time.
But, the place of the Spiritual man is life in Christ.
There is no life in another. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
For Paul said that when our obedience is made perfect, our every disobedience would be punished.
Is this at odds with the Cross and the Grace of God? No more than continuing to sin that Grace would abound.
He who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought.
1 Corinthians 8:2 (paraphrase)
The most interesting thing about the gospel is that, you could have all the words right, you could say all the right things, have all the right demeanor and mannerism, you could know when to shout and how to dance, but you could be just as much of a devil as Judas was. That’s right. It’s what’s on the inside that counts.
You don’t have what it takes. You never have, and you never will. If you can do it, it isn’t God, and it needs to die.
