Dating Jesus?

Greetings to all you lovely people! Something the Lord has been impressing on my heart, is intimacy with Him. He once whispered to me” Marry Me, don’t just date Me”. What on earth does that mean? Well when you are married you co-habit with that person; when you date you visit! Most of us date Jesus on Sundays.  We give Him the occasional call and quick sms during the week. Yup some hang with Him at home-cell as well. Although that’s all good, all good…….butttttt it’s not really what Jesus is after! He is after all of you, all the time. James 4:5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously"? (NKJV) How wonderful is that! He YEARNS after me! His hearts longs after me, His stomach turns when He thinks of me! God is a lover dear friend; in fact He is Dr Love. So where do we go from here? Down condemnation ally? NOPE!! Just prepare for the “move in”. Have a chat and tell Him this dating stuff is just no good, you want to “move in” permanently. (Actually you are already married, at baptism you became one) Yes I know there is a “corporate marriage” that is coming. 1 Cor 6:17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him. (NKJV) The union is complete, He in us and we in Him! Not one day but now! One of our biggest mistakes is to assign to the future what we already have. Example: One day I’ll be healed, One day I’ll be freed from sin, One day I’ll be living in the heavenly realms etc      (“one day” isn’t faith but hope at best) Nope, we have all of that already! In the same way we have this bizarre believe that one day Jesus will come back and THEN we will be with Him 24/7. All we need to do now is hang-in-there till He comes. We can live in His presence right now dear friend, 24/7! “Practicing the Presence” by Brother Lawrence might be a good start.

Remember even if you were the only human in the universe He would have died just for you!

Have a great day!

Dian

Reforming Easter!

Firstly Easter was the name of an idol! Why should it be connected to our Lord's death? Call it "Resurrection Festival" like the Chinese do.

Secondly, God never died and will NEVER die! Jesus died as a man on that cross. Sin died on that cross. You died on that cross. Sickness died on that cross. Shame died on that cross. The law died on that cross. Almighty God watched the whole afair from His throne, and His demand for justice was satisfied! All of the old creation was put to death that a new creation may be born, bone of His bone and flesh of His flesh! If God died , who raised Jesus from the dead? God dear friends CANNOT die!

Thirdly. You are a new creation in Christ, no longer a slave of sin but a child of God. You now have access to heavenly places and the very throne room of God. Enter boldly dear saint and release Heaven on earth through your prayers. No longer to be called sinners but saints of the Most High! A citizen and ambassador of Heaven on earth, about your Father's business.

Fourthly. The emphasis should be the REASON for His death. He died so we can be like Him! Doing even greater works than Him, as He promised(John 14:12). As Rom 8 says "to be conformed to the image of His Son". His resurrection means nothing if we dont walk in that power. Arise, arise O' church of God! Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war, with the cross of Jesus going on before.

More love and power to you!
Dian