The Word of God offers us a story line, a history lesson, a standard of righteousness, a way of conduct, a form of admonishment, a view of authority, an example of service, and a description of our King and His Kingdom; all of which explains why we intellectually embrace doctrine in the way that we do. However all these aspects of the Word appeal to our natural human drive to succeed and we can find ourselves void of a relationship with the Godhead. Surprisingly there are only two examples; “ONLY TWO” within the entire Bible that tell us how to enter into the supernatural life of the Savior.
The first leads to redemption in Christ. By the shed blood of Jesus we were freed from sin and brought into the life of the Savior. That transition was based on our participation in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. That’s right; Jesus/Yeshua’s death, burial and resurrection was the place of our own death, burial and resurrection. It freed us of the confines of a sinful past and changed how we live, move and have our being.
Romans 6:5-7 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.
Within that moment we also gained a renewed mind and heart and became a new creation in Christ, one able to now be guided by the gentle leading of the Holy Spirit within (Walking by the Spirit).
The second supernatural discovery is a means of gaining transformation when our lives have yet to reflect the life of our Savior. If pressed by a fallen world it means that we don’t always make right choices. Those decisions hang upon us like a weight and once again make us a slave to the world. Yet based on a continued embrace of what Jesus did on the Cross we call upon the Holy Spirit to free us of these many physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual chains. Hence in a similar manner that we once asked for salvation we also ask the Holy Spirit for greater victory. This is the biblical basis for what we call “deliverance”. Paul the Apostle says it best;
Romans 8:13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
If you had an off switch how many ways would to want to use it; what attitudes and actions would you want to leave behind? Our trust in what Jesus did on the Cross offers us an incredible journey of discovery. Since the deeds of the flesh interrupt new life in so many ways; we are offered a chance to lay down every hindrance that still lingers. That includes any number of poor choices hampering what we do in body, soul, spirit, mind, will, emotions, conscience and subconscious, sexuality, authority, identity, Christianity, family, marriage, communication, business, finances, and gender. The result is an opportunity to become more like Jesus and gain a clearer view of the will of our God and King.
