A More Excellent Way

The Apostle Paul told the Corinthians about our choicest and highest grace in Messiah, that is ours now.

1 Corinthians 12:31 (Amp Bible) 31 But earnestly desire and strive for the greater gifts [if acquiring them is going to be your goal].  And yet I will show you a still more excellent way [one of the choicest graces and the highest of them all: unselfish love].

1 John 2:5 (Amp Bible) tells us:  But, he who keeps (treasures) His [Jesus’] Word [who bears in mind His precepts, who obeys, who observes His message in its entirety], truly in him has the love of and for God been perfected (completed, reached maturity).  By this we may perceive (know, recognize, and be sure) that we are in Him:

Hebrews 5:14 (Amp Bible)
… solid food is for full-grown men, for those whose senses and mental faculties are trained by practice to discriminate and distinguish between what is morally good and noble and what is evil and contrary either to divine or human law.

When you are through with yourself and you are desperate for His presence, then you know you are ready to step up to a maturity that will allow God’s presence and power to dwell “in” you (John 14:23 – CJB).  Is that what you want?  Then you will be the witness that He has called you to be.

What do His witnesses do?  He will prove His existence in and through you.  You will prove His Love; you will prove that YHWH sent His Son Yeshua HaMashiach to the world and for the world.  You will bear the right fruit.  Messiah Yeshua will manifest Himself in and through you in the works of His presence and power to the Glory of God the Father. 

Hebrews 6:1 (CJB) - Therefore, leaving behind the initial lessons about the Messiah, let us go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of turning from works that lead to death, trusting God,

Are you ready?

Philippians 3:14 (CJB) - I keep pursuing the goal in order to win the prize offered by God’s upward calling in the Messiah Yeshua. 

By KC Cole – Author of “The Truth of Christ’s Body” - KCColeBooks.com