OUR JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY

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The moment we believe in Jesus as our Lord and Savior and confess Him as such, we are saved, that is, we are Born Again, our spirit is made alive unto God. The Holy Spirit is the one who recreates our spirits and indwells us, essentially making us one in spirit with Himself. No wonder the Apostle Paul writing to the Corinthian believers and to us today, said anyone who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with Him (1 Corinthians 6:17)

¹⁷ Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. – 2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV

The moment we are in Christ, our spirits are made New Creations but our souls and bodies remain the same, they don’t change. Our newly recreated spirits, indwelt by the Holy Spirit are perfect in every way, our souls and bodies on the other hand aren't.  That’s the reason why we need to get our minds renewed by the Word of God.  As our minds are renewed, we get to know our true identities in Christ and what God has made available to us through Him. The Holy Spirit is the one who guides us into all truth as He progressively reveals Christ to us and what He has already done for us.

¹² What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. – 1 Corinthians 2:12 NIV

Life now becomes one incredible journey of discovering who we are in Christ and what we have in Him and through Him. Life can now be likened to unwrapping the wonderful gifts and treasures that God has placed within us and enjoying each one of them as we do. As we spend time in the Word of God, in prayer, in fellowship with our Loving Heavenly Father and with other like minded believers, we are both unwrapping and enjoying God’s gifts to us and our minds are being renewed in the process.  As our minds are being renewed, we will be able to discern the will of God for our lives and the situations we face clearly, for the Word of God urges us to do so.

² And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. – Romans 12:2 NKJV

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As we continue to grow and mature in our knowledge of Him, grace and peace will be multiplied to us and we will be walking in His divine provision, having everything we need to live a godly life, 2 Peter 1:2 -4 comes to mind. As we continue in His Word, we will not only be Jesus’ disciples but we will also know the truth (He is the truth) and that truth will set us free from all the lies the enemy, the world, the flesh and religion has been whispering to us.

Beloved, let us continue to discover what God has both made and provided for us in Christ, and by His grace live up to our full potential in Christ today. Blessings!