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Satan doesn’t want us to know the mystery doctrine about
Christ living inside of us, about the
Shekinah Glory. It was only
to be a mystery to the dispensations or ages before the
Church-age. Satan knows that this doctrine will make us secure in
God’s love for us. We will know that God loves us just as He loves
Jesus Christ! Incredible!!! Just as Jesus Christ indwelt the
sacred buildings as a sign of blessing and security in Israel, He
indwells our bodies as a sign of blessing and security. We are
temples of the living God! God wants
everyone to know this secret! It isn’t to be a secret any
longer! God has no other way of showing Himself to men except in
lives redeemed and freed, walking about in this dark world with
Christ living in us! Let the
Shekinah Glory shine!
Matthew 28:20 I am with you always, even to the end of the age.
In the Old Testament, the Jews
could not see the Shekinah Glory,
but they could see a manifestation of His presence. In the New
Testament, we can’t see the Lord Jesus Christ, but God shows
Himself through believers. We show the
Shekinah Glory, or the
indwelling of Christ, to the world and to each other through our
bodies, the temples of the living God! We show this indwelling by
having the fruit of the Spirit: love,
joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness,
self-control, and goodness. Those who are in the darkness but are
looking for the light, or knowledge of God, will see this
manifestation of God.
Hebrews
13:5 For He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I
ever forsake you.”
The night before he died, why
did Jesus Christ emphasize or put so much importance on the
indwelling? Because He wanted us to see how His indwelling of our
bodies is related or connected to the predesigned plan of God. He
wanted us to see how it is connected to our escrow blessings in
time and in eternity. So, let’s see how they are connected! When
we are living in the predesigned plan of God, through our actions
we show others the indwelling of the Lord Jesus Christ. The more
we grow spiritually in the plan of God, the more capacity we have
to receive blessings! Life just keeps on getting better and better
in the plan of God!
Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove
what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and
perfect.
John 13:35 “By this all men will
know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Love is the most important manifestation of the Shekinah Glory
because God is love! Jesus Christ was the best example. He showed
us God’s love by the way he handled unfair and unjust treatment,
and how He forgave and loved those who needed it. Jesus, in his
humanity, had the Diety of God, the Shekinah Glory, living inside
of him. This was so Jesus could remain without sin and go to the
cross and die for our sins. He could fulfill the Father’s plan for
the human race. We learn to see this glory through the way Jesus
lived! We learn how to live the spiritual life. We are being
transformed. We learn to live like Jesus Christ. Whenever you see
someone showing compassion instead of gossiping, or being bitter
or jealous, they are showing God’s love.
2
Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a
mirror [the word of God] the glory of the Lord [ the showing of
God’s glory, how He thinks], are being transformed into the same
image from glory [Jesus Christ] to glory [His glory in us], just
as from the Lord, the Spirit.
God had a special job for Paul
the apostle, Colossians 1:25-29. Paul understood dispensations
being special periods of time with special rules for the people
living in each dispensation. He also knew the mystery doctrine; it
was called a mystery because the dispensations before the
Church-age didn’t know anything about it. So, for our benefit, God
gave him the job to communicate this to the Church-age. God gave
him the information he needed to tell us about the mystery of
Christ in us so we could look forward to sharing in God’s glory.
Just as God had a special job for Paul, He has a special job for
each one of us. We are to show God’s glory to others. We are to
let the light inside of us shine!
Colossians 1:27 To whom God willed to make known what is the
riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is
Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Matthew 5:16 Let your light shine before men in such a way that
they may see your good works [which take place because of the
thinking of Christ in your soul], and glorify your Father Who is
in heaven.
Colossians 1:26 That is, the mystery which has been hidden from
the past ages and generation, but has now been manifested to His
saints….
In the Church-age, believers are called saints.
This means they have been set apart for God for a special purpose.
The special purpose is to bring glory to God. We do this by living
in the glory that is in us; not having a lifestyle of being angry,
bitter, fearful, living in our emotions, etc…. We are to have a
lifestyle of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness,
faithfulness, goodness, and self-control. We can’t do it in our
own power. Since God set us apart to do this, He gives us the
power; we have the power of the Holy Spirit, Bible doctrine, and
the ten problem-solving devices. We also have the security of
knowing that the Shekinah Glory
is in us!!! We can rest in Him! How cool is that???
Pre-designed plan of God: the filling of the Holy Spirit;
learning, believing, and using Bible doctrine; and using the
problem solving devices.
Gal2:20 I
have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live,
but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh
I live by faith in the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself
up for me.
Jesus
Christ in His humanity is right now seated at the right hand of
God. Since we are in union with Him from the time of our
salvation, we are seated with Him positionally. We abide above in
Him. We don’t experience it now, but we have that place waiting
for us. It’s a little bit like always having a special seat at the
dinner table. When you are away from home, that seat is still
yours. When you go home, you sit on that seat. In heaven, there is
a seat with Jesus waiting for us. When we go to heaven, we will be
seated with the Lord Jesus Christ. Now, He abides in us here
below, on earth. We are in Him, and He is in us, the ultimate
oneness! We can rest and trust in Him with all of our soul!
1 John
2:6 The one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the
same manner as He walked.
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Manifestations of the Indwelling of the Lord Jesus Christ in Us
Loving our enemies, Matthew 5:44
Forgiving as Jesus forgave, Colossians 3:13
Being kind towards those who hate us, Matthew 5:44
Being overcomers, Romans 8:37
Giving thanks in all things, believing that all things, even those
which shatter our hopes and dreams, are working together for our
good, Romans 8:28; Ephesians 5:20
Being anxious for nothing, Philippians 4:6
Rejoicing in the Lord always, Philippians 4:4
Matthew
11:28-30 Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will
give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am
gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your
souls. For My yoke is easy, and My load is light.
Philippians 4:8 From now on, [members of the Royal Family of God],
whatever is true [doctrinal], whatever is honorable [noble or
worthy of respect], whatever is just [fair or right], whatever is
pure [of proper motivation], whatever personal loves exist,
whatever is commendable, if there is any virtue [and there is for
the mature believer] and if anything worthy of praise [and there
is for the mature believer], be concentrating on these things.
Points To Remember for The Shekinah Glory, Part 2
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Satan doesn’t want us to know the mystery doctrine about
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2.
We show the
Shekinah
Glory,
or the indwelling of Christ, to the world and to each other
through our bodies, the temples of the living God!
List the fruit of the Holy Spirit.
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2.
The night before He died, Jesus Christ put a lot of importance
on His indwelling of believers.
Why did He want us to see the importance
of the indwelling of the
Shekinah
Glory?
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Love is the most important manifestation of the
Shekinah
Glory
because God is love! Jesus Christ was the best example. How
did Jesus treat others?
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God had a special job for Paul the apostle. What was his job?
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5. In the Church-age, believers are called saints. This means
they have been set apart for God for a special purpose. What
is this
purpose?
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6. We
live in Jesus Christ, and He lives in us. We can rest and trust
in Him with all of our soul!
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