The Inward Journey to Upward Life
By Ron McGatlin
The major shift and transformation taking place in our world is first an inward spiritual change of focus � a turnaround from our previous mindsets. The journey into the spiritual kingdom of God involves moving from life that was guided by natural reality into a life in spiritual existence unseen and nonexistent to the natural man � a life that can only be perceived as it is revealed by the Spirit of the Creator of all life. It is life in the source of all life: spiritual and natural, living as created spirit beings in the Spirit God � a life reinstituted in that from which it was created.
The shift is from living and walking in the natural to living and walking in the Spirit. The transformed life is first lived in the spiritual unseen realm of God within us and in heaven as we abide with Him in heaven and He abides within us on earth. Our spirit having become one with His Spirit transforms our spirit being into sons of Spirit God living in spiritual heaven and walking in the Spirit of God on natural earth (1 Cor 6:17).
All life changes for us as we no longer live as a natural person dependent upon our natural minds, wills, and emotions to guide us through our lifetime of natural life on earth. Our spirits become one Spirit with God in Christ Jesus by the Holy Spirit filling our spirit with the heavenly life of Christ. His far more dominant Spirit becomes our living Spirit within as we become one Spirit and one flesh with Christ (Eph 5:31-32)
Our spirits feed basic foundational life guidance into our souls that works out into and through our bodies. Our minds, wills, and emotions become His mind, His will, and His emotions. Thus our bodies become His body. His life is our life. His limitless life becomes our limitless life. His supernatural love and power become ours. We become as Christ is in this world (1 John 4:17). Our allegiance and sincere worship and praise of abandoned love are focused entirely upon God (Col 3:2).
Our spirits feed basic foundational life guidance into our souls that works out into and through our bodies. Our minds, wills, and emotions become His mind, His will, and His emotions. Thus our bodies become His body. His life is our life. His limitless life becomes our limitless life. His supernatural love and power become ours. We become as Christ is in this world (1 John 4:17). Our allegiance and sincere worship and praise of abandoned love are focused entirely upon God (Col 3:2).
Our natural life purpose and function is changed, transformed.
For the most part our natural minds have been focused on accomplishing varied goals or objectives in this life. These motivational targets were considered worthy or unworthy of our effort according to our mindset. Our life energy and time, our very lives were invested according to our personal goals and objectives, our reasons for living.
Goals and objectives always exist in every life whether they are perceived as such or not.
The lower levels of goals may be derived from natural needs and desires without specific thoughts in the mind. The base animal-like nature guides and motivates the simple natural person to take some action to supply base needs and desires of life. The moral compass of the person serves as a balance to check the actions to be taken. These actions can range from criminal acts of taking by force or devious fraud to working hard and long to meet needs and desires. The laborer's appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on - Prov 16:26.
In this fallen natural life guided by the �tree of the knowledge of good and evil,� human good leads to a more compassionate and benevolent life of natural affections and moral ethics derived from an inner base of human understanding in comparing one thing or person with another and justifying some and condemning others. The natural human life guided by knowledge without God has no solid foundation or standard and will sink into the darkness of the guidance of other spirits of darkness, other gods.
In my lifetime of 79 years we have personally observed a major downward swing of the moral compass of the western world. Strong nations that once based their fiber of moral ethics, to a significant degree, upon the Bible have abandoned that guide and become severely weakened in the corruption of fallen world lust and greed eroding rapidly toward severe weakness, need, and lack which eventually leads to captivity to other nations and bondage.
The Now Kingdom of God
While nations erode into chaos and captivity, the inner workings of the kingdom of God is growing rapidly and steadily into place. The upward life of the inner kingdom is moving God�s people from natural life into realms of heavenly spiritual life to eventually bring forth the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. The kingdom of God is come to earth in Christ Jesus within His body.
The inner and upward move into kingdom of heaven living is in great contrast to the outer natural life of chaos and bondage. A massive process of purification to holiness will eventually move from within God�s people outward to re-establish a new natural life in the world. No longer a natural life apart from God in a fallen world, but a natural life of the reality of life in the Spirit ruling and reigning as kings and priests in a redeemed world that is being restored to God�s original creation plan and purpose.
"Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.� ~ Jesus
Keep on pursuing Love. Love never fails
and His kingdom never ends.
Ron McGatlin
www.openheaven.com basileia@earthlink.net
and His kingdom never ends.
Ron McGatlin
www.openheaven.com basileia@earthlink.net
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