Intimacy With God: Our Excellent Union
By Margaret D. Mitchell
As His beloved daughters and sons we’re betrothed to, in covenant with, and enthroned with our King (Eph 1:14, 2:6).
Ephesians 1:14 TPT says, “He’s given to us like an engagement ring is given to a bride, as the primary installment of what’s coming! He’s our hope-promise of a future inheritance which seals us till now we have all of redemption’s guarantees and expertise full freedom—all for the supreme glory and honor of God!”
Ephesians 2:5-6 AMPC say, “…He made us alive collectively in fellowship and in union with Christ…and He raised us up along with Him, and made us sit down collectively, [giving us joint seating with Him] within the heavenly sphere [by virtue of our being] in Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed One).”
John 15:4 TPT provides, “So it’s essential to stay in life-union with me, for I stay in life-union with you. For as a department severed from the vine is not going to bear fruit, so your life will likely be fruitless except you reside your life intimately joined to mine.”
Buddies, The Lord’s sure hope within us provides us confidence to expertise extraordinary ranges of intimacy with Him on earth and in Heaven (Heb 7:19)!
1 John 4:16 TPT tells us, “We now have come into an intimate expertise with God’s love, and we belief within the love he has for us. God is love! Those that reside in love reside in God, and God lives by way of them.”
In order His lovers, we’re imbued with God’s loyal love, His ardour of life and victory (Pr three:three, Is 11:2).
As we abide with God, which suggests to be enthroned with Him (in covenant), we’re capable of fulfill His supreme commandment to “Love the Lord your God with each ardour of your coronary heart, with all of the power of your being, and with each thought that’s inside you” (Matt 22:37).
God affords us a full spectrum of covenant (His fully-affirmed, set settlement) advantages, as He makes us dwell in security and assured belief, even after we stroll by way of the valley with Him (Ps 4:8, 23:four).
Right here’s a listing of what we are able to expertise whereas in shut fellowship with Him:
Loyal love (Is 11:2)
Tender love (Ps 138:2)
Astonishing, extravagant and inclusive love (Eph 3:18)
Countless love (Ro 5:5, Jn 17:26)
Wealthy mercy (Eph 2:4)
Forgiveness (Col 2:13)
Salvation (Ro 10:1, 9; Acts 4:12)
Full salvation (Eph 4:30)
Rebirth (Jn 3:3)
Regeneration (Titus 3:5)
Redemption (Eph 1:7)
Christ in us (Col 1:26-27)
The One who’s true (1 Jn 5:20).
The one true God and despatched Son (Jn 17:3)
True holiness (Ro 6:22, Eph 4:30)
Compassion (Eph 2:4)
Gentleness of coronary heart (Gal 5:22)
Goodness and kindness (1 Pe 2:three)
Fixed companionship (De 31:eight)
Perceiving the Lord (Acts 9:27)
Understanding Lord Jesus (Phil 3:1)
Intimate information of God (1 Jn 4:7)
Intimacy with God (Heb 7:19)
Understanding God in His fullness (Col 1:10)
Full oneness (Phil 3:11)
Excellent unity (Jn 17:23)
Co-glorification (Ro 8:17)
Glory and unity (Jn 17:22)
God’s plans for our lives (Ps 25:4)
Partnership with His divine nature (2 Pe 1:four)
Full revelation of the hope of his calling (Eph 1:18)
Full inheritance of the Kingdom (Matt 25:34)
Achievement of the promise (Heb 4:6)
Actuality of God’s grace (Col 1:6)
All that grace has lavished upon us (1 Cor 2:12)
Marvelous mild (1 Pe 2:9)
Life-giving mild (Jn 8:12)
New life (Ro 6:4)
True life (Mk eight:35, Heb 10:39)
Dwelling fact (Ps 138:2)
Flowing fountain of life (Ps 36:9)
Overcoming life (2 Tim 2:10)
Life and deliverance (Matt 10:22, 24:13)
Deliverance from oppression (1 Sam 10:18)
Dying to sin (Ro 6:11)
Resurrection life (Eph 2:5, Ro 6:5)
Overflowing energy of His resurrection working in us (Phil 3:10)
Exaltation (Matt 23:12)
Therapeutic and wholeness (Is 53:5)
Life, freedom and satisfaction (Jn 10:9)
Full freedom (Eph 1:14)
Full satisfaction (Pr 19:23)
Considerable life (Pr 11:19)
Overwhelming abundance (Phil 4:2)
Harvest (Gal 6:8)
Eternal life (2 Tim 3:15)
Everlasting life (Jn 6:40, Acts 13:48)
Blessings (Ps 144:15, Ja 1:12, 25)
Favor (Ps 112:2)
Delight of our Grasp (Matt 25:21)
Prevailing religion (Gal 5:22)
Religion-rest (Heb 4:10-11)
Assured relaxation (Heb 4:3)
Full and full relaxation (Heb 4:9)
Pleasure (Jn 15:11)
Joyous mercies (Ps 34:8)
Joyous delight (Jn 17:13)
Happiness (Jn 13:17)
Bliss (Matt 5:8)
Maturity of God’s Phrase (1 Pe 2:2)
Excellent understanding (perception, discernment) (Is 11:2)
Revelation (information from God) (Is 11:2)
Revelation of God’s nice thriller—Christ (Col 2:2)
Knowledge and revelation (Eph 1:17)
Perception into hidden truths and mysteries of Heaven’s Kingdom (Matt 11:13)
Sensible technique (steering) (Ps 31:3, Is 11:2)
Extraordinary knowledge (ability) (Is 11:2)
Prophecy (Is 11:2)
Desires from God (Acts 2:17)
Non secular presents (1 Cor 12:8-10)
His protection (Ex 14:14)
His Safety (Ps 91:2)
His wrap-around Presence (Ps 16:8)
Fixed intercession (Ro 8:26-27, 34)
Peace for decision (Phil 4:7, Gal 5:22)
Energy by way of God (1 Cor 1:6)
Self-control and energy of spirit (2 Pe 1:6, Gal 5:22)
Immeasurable greatness of God’s energy (Eph 1:19)
Mighty energy (warrior) (Is 11:2)
Confidence by no means shaken (Ps 16:8)
Fearless confidence (Pr 10:9)
Endurance that endures (Gal 5:22)
Victory (1 Jn 5:4, Rev 2:28, three:5)
Reward (Pr 28:10)
Justice (Is 42:three)
We will additionally expertise:
The cross of Jesus (Lk 14:27, Matt 16:24, Ro 6:6)
Bother and sorrows (Jn 16:33)
Consolation for struggling (2 Cor 1:5)
Struggling with blessing (1 Peter 3:14)
Struggling victoriously (2 Cor 1:6)
Glory after struggling (Lk 24:26)
Each type of stress (2 Cor 4:8)
Bearable testing (1 Cor 10:13)
Persecution (2 Tim 3:12)
Heaven’s Kingdom for persecution (Matt 5:10)
Extravagant generosity on account of extreme tribulation (2 Cor 8:2)
Pray with me if you’ll…
Expensive Lord, As your loved one, thank You for Your love for me. Thank You for Your present of intimacy. Please develop me in intimacy and fact. Assist me stay (abide) in You (1 Jn 2:4). Please assist me to stroll intently with You each second and obtain Your full inheritance.
“Let my ardour for all times be restored” on new ranges, “tasting pleasure in each breakthrough You convey to me. Maintain me near You with a prepared spirit that obeys no matter You say” (Ps 51:12 TPT).
Thank You for prospering and excelling me “in each season by serving” You, as a result of I’m assured that my union with You “makes our labor productive with fruit that endures” (1 Cor 15:58).
Thank You for bringing life and victory in my coronary heart and life by way of Your Phrase and Spirit to ascertain Your Kingdom!
“…For simply at some point of intimacy with you is sort of a thousand days of pleasure rolled into one” (Ps 84:10)!
Might all of it be for Your glory.
In Jesus’ Title.
Amen.
Now, “…to all of the holy believers who’ve been united to Jesus as beloved followers of the Messiah. Might God, our true Father, launch upon your lives the riches of his form favor and heavenly peace by way of the Lord Jesus, the Anointed One” (Col 1:1 TPT).
“I pray that the Father of glory, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would impart to you the riches of the Spirit of knowledge and the Spirit of revelation to know him by way of your deepening intimacy with him” (Eph 1:17 TPT).
I pray that you’ll crave and search above all else “the privilege of dwelling with him each second in his home, discovering the candy loveliness of his face, full of awe, delighting in his glory and beauty.” I pray that you’ll “stay” your “life so near him that he takes pleasure in” your “each prayer” (Ps 27:4 TPT ).
To God be the glory.
In Jesus’ Title.
Amen.
Margaret D. Mitchell is the Founding father of God’s Love at Work, a market outreach purposed to share God’s best energy supply – the love of Christ.