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What are you expecting once you have been fully transformed in Christ?

The final and ultimate purpose of Christ is that the Christian will be reproduced in His own Likeness, within and without!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Galatians chapter 4:

1  Let me illustrate: As long as an heir is a minor, he’s not really much different than a servant, although he’s the master over all of them.

2 For until the time appointed by the father, the child is under the domestic supervision of the guardians of the estate.

3 So it is with us. When we were juveniles we were enslaved under the hostile spirits of the world.

4 But when the time of fulfillment had come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law.

5 Yet all of this was so that He would redeem and set free those held hostage to the law so that we would receive our freedom and a full legal adoption as His Children.

6 And so that we would know that we are His True Children, God released the Spirit of Sonship into our hearts—moving us to cry out intimately, “My Father! My true Father!”

7 Now we’re no longer living like slaves under the law, but we enjoy being God’s very own Sons and Daughters! And because we’re His, we can access everything our Father has—for we are heirs because of what God has done!  TPT

By revelation, we are to embrace our inheritance in Christ.  We are true Sons and Daughters of THE MOST HIGH!  Paul pleads with us to move on to full maturity so that we can be totally effective in bringing forth the Plan of GOD on earth.

19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

Paul is emphasizing “until a mind and life in complete harmony with the mind and Life of Christ shall have been formed in you.”  He is writing to believers who have yet to see the fullness of what Christ has for them.  Salvation is just the beginning.  Sanctification is next.  Once one has been fully sanctified and made Holy and blameless, glorification is next.

Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 5:

20  Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ;

21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the Fear of GOD.

It is imperative that we walk in the “Fear of GOD”.

22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the Head of the Church: and He is the Savior of the Body.

24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

25 Husbands, Love your wives, even as Christ also Loved the church, and gave Himself for it;

26 That He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by The Word,

27 That He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be Holy and without blemish.

As we pray in Tongues which is one aspect of being washed of water by The Word, let us also study The Word daily.  This is one reason I present so many passages for you to consider.  I desire for you to gain revelation from Above, not an opinion from the world.

Once again, Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Colossians chapter 1:

18  And Jesus is the Head of the body, the church: Who is the beginning, the Firstborn from the dead; that in all things He might have the preeminence.

19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

20 And, having made peace through the Blood of His cross, by Him to reconcile all things unto Himself; by Him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in Heaven.

In other Words, by the Blood of His cross, everything in Heaven and earth is brought back to Himself—back to its original intent, restored to innocence again!

21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath He reconciled

22 In the Body of His flesh through death, to present you Holy and unblameable and unreproveable in His sight

If we will embrace the revelation Paul has presented in multiple letters, our mindsets will be transformed until Christ is fully formed in us!

Will FATHER be well pleased with us as HE shakes the world kingdoms?

Will you be found occupying or be preoccupied with the harpazo?

Jesus speaks in Luke chapter 19:

11  Now as they heard these things, Jesus spoke another parable, because He was near Jerusalem and because they thought the Kingdom of God would appear immediately.

12 Therefore He said: “A certain Nobleman went into a far country to receive for Himself a Kingdom and to return.

13 So He called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business till I come.’

Or as the KJV version says, “Occupy till I come.”

14 But his citizens hated Him, and sent a delegation after Him, saying, ‘We will not have this man to reign over us.’

15 “And so it was that when He returned, having received the Kingdom, He then commanded these servants, to whom He had given the money, to be called to Him, that He might know how much every man had gained by trading.

16 Then came the first, saying, ‘Master, Your mina has earned ten minas.’

17 And He said to him, ‘Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’

18 And the second came, saying, ‘Master, Your mina has earned five minas.’

19 Likewise He said to him, ‘You also be over five cities.’

20 “Then another came, saying, ‘Master, here is Your mina, which I have kept put away in a handkerchief.

21 For I feared You, because you are an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’

22 And he said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.

23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, that at my coming I might have collected it with interest?’

24 “And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to him who has ten minas.’

25 (But they said to Him, ‘Master, he has ten minas.’)

26 ‘For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

27 But bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me.'”

By all accounts, the shaking has begun around the globe.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews 12:

25  See that you do not refuse Him Who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him Who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from Heaven,

26  Whose Voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.”

27 Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.

28 Therefore, since we are receiving a Kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and Godly fear.

29 For our God is a Consuming Fire.

A promise is by nature positive whereas a judgment is negative.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Colossians chapter 1:

15  He is the Image of the invisible God, the Firstborn over all creation.

16 For by Him all things were created that are in Heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.

17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

18 And He is the Head of the Body, the church, Who is the beginning, the Firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

19 For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell,

20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the Blood of His cross.

His Kingdom is above all present kingdoms of the world.  Therefore, those kingdoms will ultimately submit to His Kingdom one way or another.  Kingdoms which are not His, will fall since they were built on wood, hay, and stubble.

Jesus further spoke in Luke chapter 21:

25  “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;

26 men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

27 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

28 Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”

Don’t be scared, be prepared!  This shaking is a promise and those of us who built our foundations on The Rock will weather such shaking.

Will FATHER be well pleased with us in all areas?

Jesus is our Perfect Example of satisfying FATHER’S expectations in all areas.

Matthew recorded by The Holy Spirit in the Gospel of Matthew chapter 3:

13  Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.

14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”

15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.

16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the Heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him.

17 And suddenly a Voice came from Heaven, saying, “This is My Beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased.”

Jesus physically submitted His Body to fulfill all righteousness and FATHER immediately affirmed this physical act of submission.  His Body was not excluded from the righteous requirements needed to fulfill His earthly ministry.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians 9:

6  But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

9 As it is written: “He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”

This passage is often used to focus on the law of financial distribution to the poor.  Yes, it is appropriate.  However, it goes beyond the financial area.  If we give over our body sparingly, our physical impact will be affected by this restriction.  Jesus fully submitted to walk in righteousness: spirit, soul, AND body.

Christians haven’t been taught to commit their bodies to GOD, and the result is that they feel justified in committing them to someone else or something else, rather than to FATHER.

To whom do you want to submit your body?  We are meant to separate ourselves for FATHER’S purpose in all areas.  This can be a great challenge due to the lack of past teaching and understanding in this area.  It may seem nearly impossible for the young believer to embrace.  Isn’t it all about personal priorities?

FATHER will Love us no matter what state of maturity we walk in.  As well, our fruitfulness is an expression of our Love for HIM.  HIS Love is without conditions of our performance.  After all, FATHER did not wait for the world to become righteous before HE sent His Beloved Son.

A father loves his infant as much as his grown son.  His love for his children is independent of their current state of maturity.  However, will the grown son please his father by his acts?

Our maturity extends to our bodies as well as our spirit and soul.  Let us not omit the physical aspect of our being.  We should ask FATHER to show us how to fulfill all righteousness in our bodies as we walk out our callings.  Our fruitfulness will be a testimony to others- good or bad.

What does FATHER expect of HIS mature sons and daughters?

People wonder why, after giving their hearts to GOD and having the witness of The Holy Spirit, that they are still troubled with evil desires and tempted in evil ways.  The nature and the body have three departments, so the surrender of the spirit to GOD is not all that HE demands.

The mind is the soul life, and it continues being natural.  It keeps doing earthy things until GOD does something to that mind… until we seek GOD for a new mind.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 4:

17  This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind,

18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the Life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart;

19 who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 But you have not so learned Christ,

21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the Truth is in Jesus:

22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,

23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and Holiness.

We are to actively put off our former conduct AND put on the new man, renewing our minds to the Truth, and walking in true righteousness and Holiness!

Jesus spoke in John chapter 17:

16  They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

17 Sanctify them by Your Truth. Your Word is Truth.

The word sanctify means:

to render or acknowledge, or to be venerable or hallow

to separate from profane things and dedicate to God

consecrate things to God

dedicate people to God

to purify

to cleanse externally

to purify by expiation: free from the guilt of sin

to purify internally by renewing of the soul

Immersing ourselves in FATHER’S Word will cleanse and purify our minds.  We will become Heavenly-minded rather than earthly-oriented.  Mature Sons and Daughters will have no independent opinions apart from the Truth.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 5:

30  I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the Will of the Father Who sent Me.

And in John chapter 6:

38 For I have come down from Heaven, not to do My own will, but the Will of Him Who sent Me.

Our Elder Brother fully submitted to the Will of FATHER, so should we.

Just as we have realized that our spirit and mind needed salvation, what about our bodies?  Is Christ the Savior of the whole man?  Shouldn’t we commit our bodies to GOD as well?

We are a three-part being and FATHER should have access to all three, not just one or two.  However, it is our decision once our ignorance is addressed concerning these three parts.  Will we choose blindness over the Truth found in The Word?

Stephen spoke by The Holy Spirit to the high priest in Acts chapter 7:

51 “You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.”

Resistance to Truth promotes blindness whereas embracing Truth brings forth blessing and Life.

Don’t our bodies need to be transformed as well?