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June 22, 2013 · 1:54 pm

Unity Produces Kingdom Evidence

I have been fascinated with the concept of perfect human. Most of the Superhero’s on the big screen today have had their DNA altered to provide them with an edge over their fellow humans. However the perfection that I have been meditating on is that demonstrated by Jesus the human.

The unity with God displayed in the human vessel of Jesus is a model of human perfection. All of biblical history prior to Jesus is about the development of a divine consciousness. Likewise the historical testimony after Jesus provides us with examples of what this union looks like as it works itself out in humankind. Today many religious people have been trained well enough to be sensitive of God’s Divine Presence in certain situations. However to be able to see, respect, communicate and host God’s divine Presence will require a lifelong journey.

John 17:20-21 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; ²¹that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.

Our unity with God and our process of becoming perfect like Jesus is the evidence that the people of the world need in order to believe that God sent Jesus. We are 2000+ years removed from Jesus being here in the flesh on earth, so if the world doubts the truth of His being here it has a lot to do with the evidence we have been presenting.

So what does being human in union with God look like? It looks like citizenship in the Kingdom of God. But first we must let go of the images in our conscious of man-made replicas on earth and acquire a more spiritual interpretation from God directly and scripture. Religious organizations have done their best to usher in what they believe is the kingdom of God. Even some nation states have tried to model their structures after what they think the Kingdom of God will be like. But they all miss the crucial point, and that is that Jesus came to reveal that the Kingdom of God is found inside each human.

Romans 4:17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Luke 17:20-22 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; ²¹nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.”

Jesus opened a doorway in the human conscience for us to understand and envision a divine-human relationship. Recognition of divine presence is a huge step and is described as an awakening or born-again experience. It is the conscience acknowledgement of spiritual reality. However many fall short of the real prize after this experience. From then on they spend their lives looking here and there trying to relive that experience.

But the thing which all humans are now able to seek and find is a true intimate relationship with the very Presence of God. As the human being learns to still him or herself and quiet their mind, the voice of the personage within becomes clear and discernible. Communication with God on an intimate level becomes a lifestyle and the transformation into a relationship of unity like Jesus has become a reality.

It has always been our Father’s desire to maintain an intimate relationship with each of His human children. Jesus simply made a way for us to change the way we think so we can drop the fear and feel safe in the Presence of God. Now we can believe that God will not kill us as soon as we enter His Presence. We put our faith in the forgiveness and salvation found in the finished work of Christ. As our minds become more like Christ we begin to believe we can become one with God. I encourage us all to pursue the depths of this intimate union with God our heavenly Father.

As we walk in and carry this consciousness of God living within and through our lives throughout the earth realm, not only are we transformed, but the world is transformed. Not only are we able to see and experience the Kingdom of God within ourselves we are also able to see it in others. When we see it in others they sense and become aware of the God coming to life on the inside of them. In Jesus we have the perfect example of the unity between God and mankind, so let us all become transformed.

Luke 6:40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.

John 17:22-23 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: ²³I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.

Is Your Evidence a Call to All?

If there is an example of the perfect human I would say it was Jesus. Buddha Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Mother Theresa, Father Joe are all great examples of humans that have made a difference, but for me Jesus stands above them all. So much so I have chosen to be His disciple. Therefore from that moment of decision until now or at any time in the future if you were to conduct a forensic examination of my life it should indicate that I am a disciple of Jesus.

1John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.

Jesus speaking to God our Father:

John 17:23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.

Luke 6:40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.

It is my belief that every human has a call and it is to attain human perfection. So what is perfection and is it possible? If we understand the components of the human through scripture we see that we are three-part-beings. First and at our core is a spiritual being (the little “I” of our existence). Secondly is our soul which have capacities of intellect, will and emotions that take a lifetime to develop and understand. Thirdly our spirit and soul are contained in a physical body that allows us to operate and relate to others and the objects of this material realm.

Together and more importantly, human perfection is about the capacity of our being to carry or host the Spiritual Presence of God (the big “I” of our existence). As we become aware of that aspect of our human make-up, it starts to happen that we develop a soulish-understanding that our spirit is in God and God’s spirit is in us forming human perfection. This is the good news that the divine and the common are once again in unity. Bringing and demonstrating that truth is the ministry of Jesus. His prayer was simply “I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one”.

To me Jesus was perfect because He had this understanding (the mind of Christ). His mission, the reason He was sent, was to make clear to humanity that this state of being is available to all. In my opinion a lot of our religious activity is distracting because it is not reinforcing this main point. Do this in remembrance of me were Jesus words. So what about Jesus should we be remembering?

Matthew 28:19 Go thereforeand make disciples of all the nations…

Matthew 20:21-23 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” ²²And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

When we awake to the fact of our call as humans we become activated to the purpose of our mission. We have been given citizenship into our Father’s Kingdom, and authority to accomplish the mission in this earth realm. The call on our lives and our mission are simple; become perfect and awake others. As disciples we enter a student-master relationship to become like Master Jesus pledging to follow only His example. The Lord is our Shepard and He alone leads us. When we make other disciples we point them to Jesus as well.

The big problem I see with Christian religion of which I take responsibility because I remain a part of organizational leadership is that we got distracted. We started to follow and train ourselves to the traditions of men and lost sight of perfection. I lost sight of Jesus and more importantly I and our institutions have pointed others in a direction that was not developing their student-master relationship. So now I pray, hope and work with the grace of God to restore vision and I repent often for those that I misled, that they find their way toward Jesus again.

I believe our call is worth the effort. More importantly the object of our call, He is worth our attention. Jesus actions was for all of humanity and the reason I say we have been distracted is sometimes the evidence of our call is not aimed at all humans. Sometimes we interpret scripture and feel justified to pre-judge who will answer the call. Our call is to become perfect and become like Jesus and part of fulfilling that call is to go and make disciples of all the nations.

Isaiah 11:3 …And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Our call is to all humans and not political systems, geographical regions, national borders, or cultural groups. Jesus executed His ministry with none of these distinctions in mind. He saw the possibility for all of mankind to be one with our Father. I encourage us to remember that we are sent by our Father to reconcile all humans to God and His Kingdom. We fail our call if we fail to call all. Whatever door we stand at we have the privilege to activate the awareness of God’s Presence that dwells within them. However if we fail to see God with our spiritual eyes on the inside of other people then the evidence of our call is far short of human perfection. The evidence of our call must be to all.

Luke 10:4-6 But whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ ⁶And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you.

Whose DNA Do We Carry?

I would like to explore the subject of DNA so we can have a better understanding of the evidence that we gather. Since the days of J. Edgar Hoover there has been a move by the justice community in America to use more scientific testimony. Since it has been proven that eyewitness testimony ca be unreliable and subjective to the political influence our judicial system continues work to prevent a miscarriage of justice.

DNA analysis is a tool used to accurately identify an individual but even this process can cause a miscarriage of Justice. If a person receives a bone marrow transplant he or she will produce blood with DNA for the donor. Yet if you check the DNA from a mouth swab of the person receiving the transplant the analysis would indicate their original DNA.

In Christendom the testimony or confession is given as credentials of citizenship in the Kingdom. But now that we know that testimony can be corrupted we in this day also look for a more accurate ways to identify followers of Christ.

2 Tim 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

One of the unique things about Jesus was His conception as a human. Jesus the second Adam like the first Adam also did not have an earthly Father. One of the reasons I believe Jesus in scripture (Mat 23:9) asks us not to call any man on earth our Father is because He wants us to be aware that God alone is our Father. However due too temporal effects on our conscience the purpose and calling of our lives becomes diffused and the memory of original intent for being can actually become lost.

Because we carry the DNA of Jesus we can reproduce the DNA of God. This is one way to we can see God our Father and the effect of His original intent. God has always desired man to freely want to be in intimate fellowship with Him and to help us He recorded His law of fellowship on our heart. The exercise of human free will has rarely worked in concert with the will of God. So time and time again we see recorded in biblical history where God manifested His Presence to impact our conscience for the benefit of mankind.

Today there is an emergence in religious theology and practice trying to better express an understanding of what was revealed by Christ as it relates to God our Father and His fellowship with humans. As humans become aware that they carry inside themselves the Spiritual life force of God they will begin to express that which supernaturally feeds them. Jesus during an encounter with a woman who was considered an outcast of the religious complex of that day, was ask by His disciples if He was hungry and Jesus replied that he eats a spiritual meat which was is invivible in this temporal realm.

My encouragement is for us to continue to seek this spiritual realm known as God’s Kingdom. It is my hope that we learn to cut off our earthly Fathers and connect with our true spiritual Father. I hope that even while we still exist in this material realm we learn to do more than simply acknowledge the existence of the spiritual realm. To live in the Kingdom of God implies that we have the understanding and skill to be sustained from a place that is not seen or understood in this material reality.

Jesus not only demonstrated that it was possible but He made available to us after He cleansed our temples so the very Presence of our Father’s Holy Spirit could live in us. Peter a disciple of Jesus experienced this. While in a trance he saw a vision of religiously unclean animals and he heard a voice say to him kill and eat. However Peter resisted the spiritual instruction and argued defending the status quo of his religious training. Scripture (Acts 10:15) also records that this vision happened three times during the trance and each time a voice in the vision also said “What God has cleansed you must not call common.” This is the second time the bible records Peter denial of spiritual truth for religious tradition.

John 20:21-23 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” ²²And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

Likewise today we face the same challenge. Do we remain living in the material world resisting revelation of true spiritual reality and continuew to call sinners unclean, or do we forgive. We have been given the authority to forgive sin and in the name of Christ, declare clean what the material world says is unclean. If we become aware of our true spiritual condition we can become strong sanctifying agents for God’s Kingdom.

God continues to make aware His intention to cultivate deep fellowship with humankind. His eyes roam the earth looking for partners to aid in the knowledge of Himself and our relationship with Him. So the question remains, whose DNA do we carry? When we execute our free will we answer this question. Our actions speak volumes as to which world we are aware of and whose will we desire to see manifest.

…His Kingdom shall have no end.

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