Roger
Living in the realm of now. Then we're beholding Him, and He's real to us, and we are aware of Him in us. And that is a perpetual fulfillment going on. I believe He's teaching us what it means to move out of the time realm of anticipation, and experience Him right now. Because there is a fulfillment going on, it's happening; if we can see, it is real, it's not a doctrine or a teaching it's real. It's happening in that realm outside of time, we're always beholding the face of God; our spirits are, each moment we're living in, and we're receiving from Him that just continues on.
Ron
As you're talking, I'm thinking about; what came to me is the promises of God. In that same line of thinking that you're talking about, I know what I've done in the past is, I go, here's a promise from God, I'm believing to attain it for a better word. What you're saying I think is true. I think there's an awareness or an abiding in the Lord today. Still believing the promises of God. But realizing that, first off their manifestation may be different than what I have conceived them to be. If I'm aware of His presence today, part of that promise could be unfolding right before me, I don't want to miss it. Putting off or projecting into the future a meeting with God is something that I don't think that we're supposed to be doing anymore. I think it's believing and knowing that He's meeting us today. But I still believe that, you know, God will give you visions God will give you He gives you hope, resurrection life for one or whatever promise you want to put your tag on. If you're projecting those out, you're missing the unfolding of the promise right before you. That's a whole new way of coming before the Lord daily. This is the day. Today's the day, not tomorrow, today is the day. I don't know what that means. I do know Your promises towards me. And so maybe those are just kind of like Him going; “well, here's what I'm going to do for you now, and tomorrow, and the next day.” It's like He gives you a snapshot. Here's a snapshot; now don't wait for it, it's already happening.
Roger
I think to Ron, when we talk about the promises, that realm of His promises, and looking to see them fulfilled, where we divorced, His promises from His very presence Himself. But the thing is, He's bringing us in to a relationship and the now of Jesus Christ. He is the promises as we obtain Him as we possess Him as He possesses us. Oh, by the way, look at this, look at this promise that's happening. Christ Jesus, is the promise. And I think that's where, in days past, that's why things didn't work real well. We've got to get this, we've got to get that we've got to get resurrection or this that or the other as if there are things that are separate from God Himself, He is those things. Jesus said, I am the resurrection. And the life. As we just open up and are aware how He has come forth in us. And we abide in that and live in that. That is the fulfillment, that is the promises. And granted, as we live in this place, we'll see things expand. Because it all has to be in the now. It all has to be this moment. We're abiding in Him. In the Spirit in the realm of eternity, there is a revelation of the Lord, that's being revealed to us now. And it will increase and it will keep increasing. And it remains for us to speak words that have never been spoken, to create and to speak. Because this is the day God's brought us into and God is saying okay, we're going to take another step into another day and it will grow. And for that I feel an excitement, because I know that He is continually speaking now and I'm learning a fresh what it means to walk with God and to know Him in a new way.
Ken
I really believe you're right, Roger. It's exciting. And yet, it's a mystery. It's a place we've never been to before. But at the same time, it's a moment by moment, experience, and experiences to reach into, on a moment by moment basis, that leads us into this new day. How can you go into something you've never been to before? You simply allow the Lord to speak that into your spirit, and you move step by step. And you trust what God's doing. We're developing in this new day, a sense of reaching and to the new day, without any, any idea what's going on. Except knowing that God's in control. He's the one directing it. He's the one that's leading it. He's the one that's creating it. And we're just vessels that He's moving through to see it happen.
Ron
We're reaching in each of our spirits and the unfolding of Christ within us, the Word of God within us is happening every day, before our eyes.
Dale
Were His body. He's the head and we're being built up in every gift that He has, because it's ours to. He's the firstborn of many brethren.
