Dear Ones:
When Paul wrote that “We walk by faith, and not by sight,” he was speaking of a commitment to the objective truth rather than the “perception” of the eye. The very term,”walk,” means engagement, action in motion. We ACT upon that which we believe to be true, and fiercely refuse any notion to the contrary. One of the hardest truths to get our minds around is that of our union with Christ by the Spirit. And yet, this truth is the very basis for all “walking, ” worshipping, and warring in this spiritual conflict.
I once heard a preacher say in regard to this truth of being IN CHRIST, “Stay in your tank.” The context was that of spiritual warfare, and the successful application of this truth in that conflict. Our enemy is always seeking to “divide and conquer.” There are personal divisions which may be targeted, one person divided from another. But here the attempt is made by the enemy to create a division FROM Christ, a separation from Him, a “dissolution” of this union, in our minds. The believer has received the Holy Spirit as the very seal of his belonging to Christ. With that seal comes the declaration that he IS justified, sanctified, redeemed, “complete in Christ.” He has been sealed until the day of redemption…that day when the full expression of being redeemed shall be revealed for time and eternity. So, what does our enemy do in order to hinder us from following Christ, and this, from victory to victory? He seeks to separate us in our mind from Christ, believing that we are left alone, have been forsaken, or that God has for some reason taken leave of us, and will not intervene. Nothing can be further from the truth. Scripture declares that we have been put INTO Christ (1 Cor. 1:30), inseparably one with Him…to live from, by, and for Him. Christ IS our life, and hope of glory “…NOTHING can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus…” (Rom. 8:38)
If we have “clean hands and a pure heart,” there being no cloud between the Lord and us, then all that this union with Christ means to God is available to us. We can live by HIS victory, His strength, His love, His devotion, His faithfulness…the list goes on and on. I am convinced that David’s great secret, beyond that of being a true worshipper of God, was that he learned early how to appropriate the Lord Jesus for every need. Examine the Psalms and you will see this. He TAKES the Lord Jesus to BE what he needs. We have all in Christ, and as one hymn writer put it: “Complete in Thee! each need supplied, And no good thing to me denied; since Thou my portion, Lord, wilt be, I ask no more, complete in Thee.”
So, today, let us lay hold afresh upon the wonderful reality of our union with Christ, and that we have ALL in Him. “There is NO difficulty inward or outward which He is not willing and able to meet in us today…” All for His glory and honor.
Love, Dad