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“Union And Communion!”
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“But he [or she] who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with Him.”
1 Corinthians 6:17 (ESV)
Union and communion are the exciting call of the Christian life. God is an eternal relationship of three: God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. We are told that believers are called to share or participate in this divine relationship: ‘God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.’ (1 Corinthians 1:9). The ‘fellowship of His Son’ is the holy, loving relationship of the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit, a relationship which has existed from eternity, and will continue forever! What a blessing, privilege and honor to be called to participate in this wonderful relationship: communion with our triune God.
Also, as believers, we belong to Jesus Christ (Romans 1:6); in Him we live and move and have our being (Acts 17:28). So, we are now in union with the very Son of God. He is our life, and we have no other life apart from the life that we have been blessed with, which is in Christ: ‘When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.’ (Colossians 3:4).
This divine calling to union and communion with Jesus Christ cannot be revoked (Romans 11:29). For us life can only get better because we are in union and communion with the very Son of God, our Creator and Redeemer. As we all know and experience, life is full of trials and challenges. But the Apostle Paul tells us that these are all working together for our good: ‘And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.’ (Romans 8:28). As brothers and sisters in Christ we share in a holy, heavenly calling (Hebrews 3:1). God is not playing games with us; He is forming the image or likeness of Jesus Christ in us (Galatians 4:19) and building a relationship with us that will last forever. Union and communion – what an amazing calling!
Prayer
Abba Father, thank you for calling me into your holy, loving relationship, and by the Spirit uniting me to Jesus Christ. In His name, I pray, Amen.
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“Abraham, a Friend of God!”
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And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6 (ESV)
Abraham was called the friend of God and father of us all: ‘…and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a friend of God.’ (James 2:23).
What was so special about Abraham that he is known as a friend of God?
He was blessed with the gift of faith. He was fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. That is why his faith was counted to him as righteousness. Abraham’s faith being counted to him as righteousness was not written just for Abraham alone, it applies to all who believe in God’s promises: ‘…the words “it was counted to him” were not written for his sake alone, but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord…’ (Romans 4:23-24).
We can fully believe that the ‘good work’ that the Father began in every believer will be completed. And what exactly is that good work? ‘…my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you!’ (Galatians 4:19). Through the Holy Spirit, the Father is forming the very image of His beloved Son in every believer.
With the very same gift of faith that God gave to Abraham and that he gives to us today, we can completely trust him to fulfill all his promises. ‘For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.’ (2 Corinthians 1:20). As we believe God’s promise to complete the ‘good work’ that he began in each of us, that faith will also be credited to us as righteousness, the same as Abraham.
So, like Abraham, we too can be friends of God credited with righteousness.
Prayer
Father in heaven, thank you for the gift of faith which enables me to believe your precious promises and to be credited with righteousness. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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