Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 180
Michael’s book is
available through:
Abiding Life Ministries
International
Littleton, Colorado
Notice: this email is part of a
BLOG, called Living Life With a Capital “C”. Why a
blog? So that many can receive these thoughts
in an easy manner.
It
is astounding that “abiding” is so important and imperative for every Christian. Michael points out the direct relationship
between the Vine (Jesus) and the branches (us).
It is my prayer that if you have never had the revelation of just how
wonderful this is for everyday life…may God give it to you today!
DAY 81
Equality!
I am the vine, you are
the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing. --John 15:5
Within the heart of man is the inherent desire for the
recognition that there is equality between all men.
It should be admitted that
class struggle exists only in attitude. Refusal to accept others’
definitions of superior and subordinate classifications means that the
distinctions dissolve as I view my fellow man. Class struggle is defined as one
group’s having less material gain than the next, and many have been persuaded
to work to get out of their economic situation and rise to that of the
so-called upper class. If we were to redefine “upper class” as those who were
the happiest, most moral, and largest contributors to society, it would be
discovered that many who are materially categorized as upper class are actually
lower-class people. Laying all
worldly designations aside, there are actually only two noteworthy groups to
represent, the carnal animalistic group and the spiritual, who have Christ
within and expressed outwardly.
Abiding is the great equalizer between believers.
Abide in Christ and all that He is and has is received,
just as the branch receives the full life of the vine. Do not abide and immediately
experience being in the flesh. It matters not if the flesh is educated,
rich, respected, admired, or refined; it is still flesh, falling so short of
the spirit. The world has so many criteria by which it appraises man, so many
levels of divisions. Yet
we Christians have but one: Is a person abiding in Christ or not? Is a person expressing life in the
spirit or carnality? To
make sub-classes out of the carnal or the spiritual is ignorance rooted in
pride and self-glory. No
one is better than an abiding believer, who at that moment is an earthen vessel
with a perfect life, the life of Christ, flowing through him. Does it
get any better than that?
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
With words so simple, and a spirit so eloquent,
Michael gives us the beauty of our connection to Christ when we are “in Christ
and abiding.” Listen with your Christian
heart to the foundational truths Michael lays out for all of us:
·
the spiritual, who have Christ within and expressed
outwardly
·
abiding is the great equalizer between believers
·
abide in Christ and all that He is and has IS
RECEIVED (my caps for emphasis)
·
no one is better than an abiding believer, who at
that moment is an earthen vessel with a perfect life, the life of Christ,
flowing through him.
I, for one, don’t believe it could possibly get any
better than that!
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