I had a great deal of difficulty writing this article. I can see it, but putting it into words is another matter altogether. So I apologize in advance if this is a little choppy...
By now, if you've been reading the articles on this blog, you know that you are One Spirit with the Lord [1 Corinthians 6:17]...all three persons of the Trinity dwell within you. [John 14, 2 Corinthians 4;7]
You also know that you were chosen in Him before the foundation of the world [Ephesians 1:4], that His works were finished before the foundation of the world [Hebrews 4:3] and He was the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world [Revelations 13:8]
Finally, you know, from Do Not Let Your Heart Be Troubled 2 that you are not your mind. Since we have already proved this in detail, suffice it to say that you are not your mind. You are a spirit, you live in a body and you have a mind.
We have also proved from the Word, in several articles on this blog, that your spirit was crucified with Christ, buried with Him in baptism, raised up together with Him in heavenly places [Ephesians 2, Colossians 2]
The Indwelling God
Our understanding of the indwelling Trinity is severely crippled by the tiny box we keep our mainstream denominational God in. We see Him as a type of holy hitchhiker...in there, but not really doing too much. We're speak to the Father, or Jesus, somewhere up there, in some vague place we call Heaven, not realizing that They dwell within us!
Our understanding of the indwelling Trinity is severely crippled by the tiny box we keep our mainstream denominational God in. We see Him as a type of holy hitchhiker...in there, but not really doing too much. We're speak to the Father, or Jesus, somewhere up there, in some vague place we call Heaven, not realizing that They dwell within us!
And the Holy Spirit...we view Him with a wary eye, as though He is somehow separate. We're not really sure what His role is, but we definitely don't want Him breaking out in tongues or prophecies in the supermarket. We're afraid He'll do something weird...
What we fail to realize is that this is GOD inside—God and no other, and He IS Father, Son and Holy Spirit in all three expressions. In John 14, Jesus explains that He, The Father and The Helper would all come and make Their abode, or dwelling, with us.
Mighty God, Yahweh, Eternal Father, Wonderful Counselor, Son of God, Lamb of God, Prince of Peace, Helper, Comforter, Spirit of Truth...God in all Three Persons, the Holy Trinity, dwelling in unity within flesh and blood bodies. WE HAVE THIS TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSELS!! [2 Corinthians 4:7]
The One Who created the universe, Who split the Red Sea...the very One Who died as a sacrifice for all.
And I've got more news for you...He is the only Spirit in you! If you have confessed with your mouth Jesus as Lord and believed in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, the Bible clearly teaches that the old you died and that you have been reborn. And that reborn spirit is One with the Lord!
What's really mind-blowing is that we are also in Him. 'But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, Who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption...' [1 Corinthians 1:30] Ephesians 2:5, 6 says we have been made alive with Him, raised up with Him, and seated with Him in heavenly places, IN Christ Jesus!
So not only is the God Who created all things living within us, we're living in Him! Paul said it like this: '...for in Him we live and move and exist...' [Acts 17:28]
Are We There Yet?
Psalm 84:5 says 'How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.' Hebrews 12 tells us that we have already come to Mt. Zion, to the Heavenly Jerusalem...and Ephesians 2:6 says we're seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 84:5 says 'How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.' Hebrews 12 tells us that we have already come to Mt. Zion, to the Heavenly Jerusalem...and Ephesians 2:6 says we're seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
So we can see that, in the Spirit, we are in two places at the same time...here, in earthen vessels, and seated in Christ Jesus, in Heaven! When we die, we just leave here. We're already there...with all our Christian brothers and sisters, dead or alive, right now! [That should be a great comfort to those whose loved ones have gone on.] We're in Christ, and Christ is in us now.
Here's where Quantum Physics [QP] comes in. If you've read anything on this blog, you know that QP theorizes about different states, or levels of existence, often referred to as the multiverse. QP is essentially discovering what the Bible has stated all along! There is more than one plane of existence, more than meets the eye.
The Old One
Albert Einstein referred to God as The Old One. He seemed to understand the eternal perspective...of course, he was one of the fathers of modern Physics. Eternity was on his mind.
Albert Einstein referred to God as The Old One. He seemed to understand the eternal perspective...of course, he was one of the fathers of modern Physics. Eternity was on his mind.
Where am I going with all of this? The Old One—the Ancient of Days—lives, in all 3 persons, in you, and you live in Him! In John 14:10, Jesus tells us plainly that He and the Father are One...and we've already seen that we've been made One Spirit with the Lord!
Do the math. Remember the transitive property? If a = b and b = c, then a = c. If Jesus is one with the Father and we are one with Jesus, then we must be one with the Father!
In John 14:20,21 Jesus said "I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word [that's us]; that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that you sent Me."
That's pretty clear. We are One with the Trinity! He has given us all things richly to enjoy...why? Because all things belong to Him, and we're part of Him. We belong to Him, we are one with Him! With The Old One Who is the Alpha and the Omega!
But What Does This Really Mean To Us Now?
Well, for one thing, when Jesus instructs us to speak to things and they will obey, He means it. Why? Because things must obey Him, and we're one with Him! All things were created for and by Him [Colossians 1:16]...the same all things that belong to us now! Why? Because we're one with Him, His joint or fellow heirs! [Romans 8:17]
Well, for one thing, when Jesus instructs us to speak to things and they will obey, He means it. Why? Because things must obey Him, and we're one with Him! All things were created for and by Him [Colossians 1:16]...the same all things that belong to us now! Why? Because we're one with Him, His joint or fellow heirs! [Romans 8:17]
And when He says we have authority over all the power of the enemy [Luke 10:19], He means it. Why? Because He has authority over all the power of the enemy, and we're one with Him.
ONE WITH HIM!!
Let me say that again, for the hard-of-believing...ONE WITH HIM!!
The Name of Jesus
A small digression here...the Name of Jesus is not some rabbit's foot or lucky incantation we stick on the end of prayers to increase the odds that they might come true! The Name of Jesus is the Name above all names [Ephesians 1:21, Philippians 2:9] and it belongs to us because we are One with Him! When we pray in His Name, we're praying in the Name He has given us because we're one with Him.
A small digression here...the Name of Jesus is not some rabbit's foot or lucky incantation we stick on the end of prayers to increase the odds that they might come true! The Name of Jesus is the Name above all names [Ephesians 1:21, Philippians 2:9] and it belongs to us because we are One with Him! When we pray in His Name, we're praying in the Name He has given us because we're one with Him.
Some have likened the Name of Jesus to power of attorney...using His name and His authority with His permission. Others have likened it to the taking of a covenant name, much like a wife takes her husband's name [or used to...] and uses it with full authority in the affairs of life.
I believe these analogies are true but incomplete. I think it's much more than that. We are told to use the most powerful Name in the Universe because it's our Name, too! He's the Head and we're the Body...same Name, same authority.
In Blessed With Abraham The Believer, we see that Jesus is the monogenes, or only begotten Son, of the Father. But how can this be if we are also reborn as sons and daughters of God?
Technically, He's still monogenes, just spread out a lot, poured into a lot of temples. [1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19] We are One with Him!!
The God POV [Point of View]
So, if you're full of God, and you are, what is it that could frighten you? Or defeat you?
So, if you're full of God, and you are, what is it that could frighten you? Or defeat you?
What stronghold is it that you cannot pull down? What enemy dares to come against you? When God, speaking through Isaiah, said "No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; and every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn" [Isaiah 54:17] He meant it.
Why don't we walk in greater victory then? Because we don't know who we are in Christ, we don't understand that it is our calling to administer the kingdom, to reign in life. [Ephesians 1:10, Romans 5:17] It almost seems as though religion's goal has been to cripple us rather than build us up.
Think about it this way. Even if we are able to grasp the reality that all three Persons of the Trinity live within us, we still interpret that from a human point of view.
We think "Great, God is living in me, I'm One Spirit with Him" but still regard Him as somehow separate, even though the Word teaches that we are not. He's kinda in there, somewhere, between the heart and lungs, doing something, we're not really sure what.
We make faith confessions because we see from the Word that they should work...and we fervently hope that they do. We know that all things belong to us in the Spirit, but are desperately trying to get it to work 'down here.'
It's Time...
It's time to start thinking from His Point of View [POV]...through His eyes, from within us! Instead of thinking of the God within, think from the God within! Here is the limitless God of Gods, the Mighty God, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, peering out from behind my eyes!
It's time to start thinking from His Point of View [POV]...through His eyes, from within us! Instead of thinking of the God within, think from the God within! Here is the limitless God of Gods, the Mighty God, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, peering out from behind my eyes!
In this flesh body, there is only One Spirit, and that's the Spirit of God! Jesus said that He and The Father and The Spirit would come and make Our abode with us. [John 14...read the whole chapter, in fact, read from 14 straight through to the end of chapter 17!]
What is His POV from inside us? Probably, and I'm just speculating here, "Why am I being limited? Why can I not be WHO I AM, The Blesser? Why am I kept from manifesting every blessing to Myself—this child of Mine in particular in whom I AM dwelling, as well as to others?"
His point of view is LOVE!
When we make faith confessions, from our POV, it's sort of 'gee-I-really-hope-this-works' coupled with the fear that it might not. Or at least that's how it's been for me—I can't speak for you.
But from His POV, when His limitless Spirit speaks—the Spirit that creates and upholds all things by the Word of His Power [Hebrews 1]—it is finished!
Remember...God cannot lie. [Numbers 23:19] It's not that He's just really, really good and doesn't lie...He cannot lie! Why not? Because whatever He says comes to pass! Even if it started out as a lie, by the time He finished saying it, it would be true. If there was no dog standing there, and He said "DOG" by the time word came out of His mouth, there would be a dog there!
That's why nothing is impossible for us...because there's nothing impossible for Him! That's why He can do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the POWER that works within us! If we will just stop limiting Him to little pre-determined boxes! All means all!
What Limits The Indwelling Trinity?
What limits the Godhead? Our un-renewed minds, full of doubt and unbelief. Hebrews 3:19 tells us that Israel could not enter the Promised Land because of unbelief.
What limits the Godhead? Our un-renewed minds, full of doubt and unbelief. Hebrews 3:19 tells us that Israel could not enter the Promised Land because of unbelief.
There's also the issue of residual sin in the flesh. Paul describes in perfectly at the end of Romans 7. He describes the war that wages between his reborn spirit, One with the Lord, and his mind and flesh. In v. 24 he cries 'Wretched man that I am!'
But, praise God, he follows it with Romans 8:1,2! 'Therefore there is NOW no condemnation for those who are IN Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you FREE from the law of sin and death.'
And on down to v. 11...'But if the Spirit of Him Who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He Who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you.' In other words, the Indwelling God will give life to that mortal body...no condemnation, not now, not ever. Hallelujah!
The Works of Jesus
If we truly understood these truths, we would understand why Jesus told us that we would do the same works He did, and greater works, because He was going to the Father! [John 14:12] When He spoke to sickness, or the dead, or demons, they responded mighty quick...because they knew Who He was!
If we truly understood these truths, we would understand why Jesus told us that we would do the same works He did, and greater works, because He was going to the Father! [John 14:12] When He spoke to sickness, or the dead, or demons, they responded mighty quick...because they knew Who He was!
I've got news for you, my friend...they know who you are, too! That's the reason for all of the deception, pressure and persecution. They all know the Word has multiplied...and multiplied, and multiplied, and multiplied! As He is, so also are we in this world! [1 John 4:17]
What sickness, or failure, or tragedy, or death, or financial hardship, can stand before you? Give it some thought...meditate on these spiritual realities.
And reign in life!
Hallelujah!
