Dear Ones:
“And greater works than these shall he do, because I go unto My Father.” (Jn. 14:12) How can the Lord Jesus declare such a thing, “greater works,” to be accomplished by us? It is because He is still the same one doing them, but he is doing them THROUGH us, and this, in all probability for a longer period of time than during his short ministry of three years. The key to understanding what He can do through us is found in the small phrase: “…because I go unto My Father.” Something happened, in a most extraordinary and monumental way, when Christ ascended on high, and received of the Father the Spirit, to be poured out on all flesh. There was, in that moment of Pentecost, when the Spirit came, the realization of God’s plan to not only dwell in Jerusalem, and to be met in the Holy of Holies, in the temple, but to come and reside, to dwell, and to fill the heart. The mystery, the hidden reality, of all the ages and generations preceding Pentecost, did not see such a “New Beginning,” as the birth of the church, the body of Christ, Christ dwelling in hearts and souls, and this, in an inseparable yet transforming manner.
In Paul’s letter to the Colossians, he declares that he is a minister of this message, this “mystery” of the union of Christ with the believer. And it is in light of the great truth, the reality of this union, both in the work and person of Christ, that Paul is preaching, teaching, and praying that the Lord will open the eyes of the believers, not only in Colosse, but in the whole world, to what this union means…and the ramifications in the life. What makes this concept so thrilling is the revelation of who Christ is in His glory, and in His victory. This One who lives in the heart by the Spirit, that very Spirit of Pentecost, is, “…the image of the invisible God…before all things, and by Him all things consist.” “All fulness (of God) dwells in Him, …and in (Him) are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” (1:15,17,2:3). He is this, and so much more, and He is IN our hearts…to be acknowledged, grasped by faith. And, marvel of marvels, “…and ye are complete in Him.” (2:10) Here is the realization of the words of David: “…The Lord is my Shepherd, I SHALL NOT WANT.” (Ps. 23:1)
So, today, let us live by this “hidden spring,” drinking deeply of the living waters of His life, deriving all from Him by that inner act and attitude of faith. He, through us, is able to do the wonderful thing, and this to His glory.
Love, Dad