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Greetings,
We are a dwelling place of God. We are a temple of Holy Spirit. This is the source of our life as members of the body of Christ. This is the source of our testimony in life. This is the source of our purpose in all things. God’s presence in our lives is more important than knowing what we are doing. Him in us is the source of our transformation and our maturation in Christ. As leaders we live in, with, and from the presence of God in our lives. We lead others in knowing this same reality. Being aware of God’s presence in our lives is something we must cultivate each and every day.
God doesn’t desire to simply visit us in life. He desires for us to abide in Him and He to abide in us. It is through an intimate relationship with Him that we can bear the fruit of life to our world. Fruit is not for our sake, but for the sake of all in our world.
John 15:5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”
John 15: 7 “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. 8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.”
To abide in the words of God is not merely to depend on what He has said in our past or in His written word. The word we abide in is His rhema word. It is His spoke words to us each day. Those words are the evidence of His love for us and our love for Him. His words to us are not the words of a master to his servants. They are the words of a Father to His children. Our relationship with God is a matter of love. Leaders live to know this and to lead others in knowing this truth.
Every relationship in life requires a decision to seek an experience with another. That experience is not stuck in some moment of the past but is the fruit of eagerly seeking the presence of another to know them. God wants us to know Him and He wants us to experience an understanding that He knows us in every way. Love is the testimony that overcomes all fear. The fruit of knowing God is love. It is a love for Him and a love for one another. Leaders demonstrate God’s love in their authority. Their authority is an ability to give God’s life to their world.
John 15:9 “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.”
We must seek to know God’s manifest presence in our lives. To do this, we need to practice expecting to see Him in our lives in every aspect of our lives. Holy Spirit is our connection to knowing God our Father and Jesus the Son. Holy Spirit is in us and with us and we should seek to be clothed in His presence every day. This is the armor of life. It is an armor of God’s love. It is an armor of being loved by God. This is the truth, our righteousness, our testimony in life, our ability to move forward in giving life to others, our victory of life, our expression of life, and our daily partnership with life. We must live to know God’s presence and knowing God’s presence will enable us to live. The fruit will be life and love to our world.
Food For Thought,
Ted J. Hanson
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