Wednesday, 21 August 2013

Christ Now!

Hebrews 1:3
Who, being the effulgence of His glory and the impress of His substance and upholding and bearing all things by the word of His power, having made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Recovery Version Note on "sat down on the right hand": 
....In this book (Hebrews) is the present Christ, who is now in the heavens as our Minister (8:2) and our High Priest (4:14-15; 7:26), ministering to us the heavenly life, grace, authority, and power and sustaining us to live a heavenly life on earth. He is the Christ now, the Christ today, and the Christ on the throne in the heavens, who is our daily salvation and moment-by-moment supply.

In my morning revival time, I was so enlightened by the Christ who is today sitting down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, ministering heavenly life, grace, etc., to us in His heavenly ministry. Though He no longer is physically present among us, He very much is present in spirit in our spirit as the present Christ, the Christ now, for our daily salvation from sin, self, the world and Satan. Eternally, we have been saved by grace through faith (Romans 2:8.) But how about the day to day salvation? One can easily boast of past experiences and future glory to be, but what about now? What about the present experience of  Christ? Lord, I need to experience You now as my daily salvation. 

Philippians 2:12 
So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only but now much rather in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;
Recovery Version Note:
I.e., carry out, bring to the ultimate conclusion. We have received God's salvation, which has as its climax our being exalted by God in glory as the Lord Jesus was (v. 9). We need to carry out this salvation, to bring it to its ultimate conclusion, by our constant and absolute obedience with fear and trembling. We have received this salvation by faith; now we must carry it out by obedience, which includes our being genuinely one in our soul (v. 2). To receive this salvation by faith is once for all; to carry it out is lifelong.

The Lord touched me deeply about my need for constant and absolute obedience with fear and trembling to experience Christ, working out my daily salvation, to be saved moment by moment. I don't want to boast of the past experiences any longer, unless it is needed as a testimony, nor do I want to boast of future glory to be, but live out Christ day by day, moment by moment, as my Christ now!

O the present  Christ, the Christ now, to live Christ!

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