The ultimate destination of a Son is to ascend in the Spirit to the highest realm of existence, HIS Presence. In order to do this, we must first “come out”:
Revelation 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.
“Come out” means to depart. We must leave “Egypt” behind, we must depart from the sin nature. Egypt is where the children of Israel were in judgment and bondage. This is where the captives must be set free.
2 Corinthians 6:17 Therefore
“Come out from among them
And be separate, says the Lord.
Do not touch what is unclean,
And I will receive you.”
18 “I will be a Father to you,
And you shall be My sons and daughters,
Says the LORD Almighty.”
The first step to sonship is to come out and away from the old man. We must leave behind the old nature and “self”. We must get away from the worldliness and forsake the former path we were on.
Next, we are called to “come up”:
Revelation 4:1 After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.”
Our focus and priority must move toward HIS higher ways. We are to meet HIM in the air in order to be shown greater mysteries, not below in the muck and mire. Jesus Christ ascended and so shall we. We must not look at the external but focus on the internal. If you think that FATHER will do an external work first and then somehow you will absorb HIS Glory internally, you have it backwards. Inside of us is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. We are called to a higher revelation and understanding within us. As we change internally, the external fruit will be produced for others to see. Jesus had a corrective interview with the Pharisees concerning their focus:
Matthew 23:25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.
27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
We must have a change of heart, then we must proceed and focus on the the higher aspects of Spiritual maturity. The fruit we produce should be easily seen and inspected. Are we promoting life or death, Love or hate, peace or division?
Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.”
How would you like to have Jesus Christ as your dinner companion? As you ascend in the Spirit, you are transformed into the express image of Christ. You become One with Him! You are fed Word wrapped in the revelation and intent of it. This is what will nourish your spirit, soul, and body. The toxic substances of your carnal nature will be removed as you sup with Him. When you come in to HIS Presence you have ascended beyond the Outer Court and the Holy Place. The veil is no longer a hindrance to you since He initiated the ingress into the Holy of Holies, the highest realm.
Do you feel unworthy? Don’t let the old man keep you from coming out. Jesus always focused on restoration no matter what state the person was in. After all, the whole world was ungodly when He arrived on the scene in the physical. He is not moved by your imperfections just as a refiner knows how to remove imperfections in precious metals… just turn up the heat!
Come out, come up, and come in. Don’t delay.