Jesus explained that for a little while the world will not see Him but the disciples would see Him. Because He lived, the disciples would live also and in that day they shall know that The father is in Christ and Christ is in the Father and Christ was in the disciples.
This is a wonderful privilege. To see Jesus is only for the disciples not for the world. The world and discipleship is seen primarily in the mind. Rom 12:2.
What is your way of thinking? Are you following the world and it's fashions or have you set your mind to love Jesus more than everyone and everything else and to say no to your self-will everyday?
It's only a disciples who see Jesus.
Jesus repeated that one who has His commandments and obeys them that love Christ. All others hate Him.
If you don't Have Christ commands; if you don't study the bible to see what Christ commanded, it is not because you don't have time, it is because you don't love Christ. You always find time for what you love, and thus the reason you don't read the bible to see what Christ commands is because you hate Him. If you study His commands and don't obey them yourself, you don't love Christ. You can study to teach or preach to others, but unless in your private life you obey, you don't love Christ.
For those who keep Christ commands, they will be love by the Father and Christ and they will reveal themselves to such. We know that God loves the world but the disciples are loved by Him in a special way. Just like a parents can love their neighbours children but their own children they love them in a special way.
Do you want God to reveal Himself to you? Do you want to know Christ no more and more? Do this only. Obey the commandments Christ gave His disciples. You will get a revelation of the Father and of Christ which no bible school can teach you.
Those who love Christ keep His commandments and the Father and Christ will come and make His home with them.
You can become a dwelling place of God and of Christ.
Imagine the creator of the world making a dwelling place in you.
You can be a dwelling place of God if you obey the commandments of Christ.
Is there a greater honour that You can receive from God more that making you His dwelling place?
If God dwelt with you, all fear would disappear. No problem would shake you. You would be immovable, and unshakable. Your life would always be full of joy and peace and rest.
You would never get discouraged even once.
You would never be afraid of witchcraft or the devil. You would overcome sin, as one hymn says, a place where sin cannot molest is near to the heart of God.
You would be a blessing wherever you go. You will never have a problem with pride.
Your Christian life would be satisfying.
It's rare to meet a believer who would honestly say that their Christian life is satisfying. One paraphrase says that a godly mans life is exciting.
Prov 14:14(TLB)
Your Christian life can be satisfying. Don't think what you have experienced is all there is in Christ. There are much more riches in Christ which we have not even come into.
Long for that
You are blessed to be a blessing
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@Blessed Mshindi Mambo
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