"I do not withhold from Myself, and you are One with Me."
I was praying and heard this very clearly. I know, from multiple scriptures discussed in this blog over the last months that this is true, from a biblical point of view.
However, hearing it from the Father Himself opened up a new layer of reality. I can see now that any hint of lack or failure of any kind, any implication that He might be holding back blessings for any reason at all, is a lie. It might be subtle or shouting in my face, but it's still a lie.
This is a tough belief to accept, because we've been so thoroughly brainwashed by religion and culture alike to believe otherwise. Even though we know that all things already belong to us [see All Things]...and that's hard enough to really wrap our minds around...this is another level altogether. This is why all things belong to us!
Outside or Inside?
As the race of man, we all tend to believe that God, or gods, as the case may be, are 'out there' or 'up there' or in a temple or on a shelf somewhere. New Agers claim that they are gods and are vilified for it.
Why is that?
I believe, and this is just my opinion, that it is because after Adam and Eve severed their relationship with Him, God was only out there. For millennia, God was indeed separate from man, and could be found only through specific visitations or in the Holy of Holies in Jerusalem. For those who worshipped idols or other kinds of gods, they were always in a specific place—a temple, a tree, a household idol, Mt. Olympus, etc.
But the whole point of sending Jesus was to create a new race of beings—He was the Last Adam [1 Corinthians 15:45] and the Firstborn of Many Brethren [Romans 8;29]. He was to bring many sons (offspring of man) to glory [Hebrews 2 :10]. We suffered and died with Him, were buried with Him and raised up together with Him—we are One Spirit with the Lord! We dwell in two quantum universes...on the earth and in heavenly places. We've already come to Mt. Zion—to the city of the Living God, the Heavenly Jerusalem! [Hebrews 12:22]
God's will was to rectify the separation created by the Fall. When He first breathed Himself into Adam, His plan was to be One with His child. When that fell apart, He sent Another to create sons and daughters that were One with Him—full of His Spirit, filled up to all the fullness of God. [Ephesians 3:19]
I Peter 2:9 says 'But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR GOD'S OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light...' We are the Word multiplied in the earth!
So remember, next time you start to fall for the party line that God is withholding [fill in the blank] for [whatever reason], IT'S A LIE!! He doesn't not withhold from Himself...or His Word.
"But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one Spirit with Him." [1 Corinthians 6:17]"For all things belong to you; whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or dath or things present or things to come; all things belong to you, and you belong to Christ; and Christ belongs to God." [1 Corinthians 3:20-23]"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." [John 1:1]"The Word of the Lord continued to grow and to be multiplied." [Acts 12:24]"So the Word of the Lord was growing mightily and prevailing." [Acts 19:20]
