Day 339 - What The Deeper Life Is Not

Thoughts on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength (Vol. 1) - # 330

         

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In the text of today’s writing by Michael, the expression “fullness” speaks volumes which for some reason many Believers never grasp. I have had many who cannot seem to accept that when we are Born Again that we get the “fullness” of Christ come into our earthsuit. That leads to an incomplete and inadequate start of living Life as a Christian.

And perhaps this is why so many seek “the deeper life.” Who knows?

DAY 339

What The Deeper Life Is Not

From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another. --John 1:16

I was talking with a very caring, loving, and spiritual brother in the Lord when he made the comment that he could not understand much of Christian counseling and theology, so he concluded that it was unintelligible because he was a simple man and the information in the books he was reading was just too deep for him. It so vexes me to hear such things, for the books he mentioned were not unintelligible to him because they were too deep, but rather because they were too unbelieving. It is unbelieving man who makes the Christian life deep, difficult, and hard to understand, because he has no intention of following the simple commands of Christ. The unbelieving believer has a vested interest in saying such things as, "It cannot be that simple; we need to know more," and, "We must find the balance." The statements of Jesus to love God and your neighbor would not be classified as profound by the elitist “deep” thinkers, but for the believing they represent the river of life that never goes dry. One who has Christ is deep, among the wisest of the wise! His mind is being renewed and he leads the world! One who has Christ possesses the Way of life, and so his world is coming together! 

Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point      Green – IT, Incredible Truth        

Red – GP, Greatest Promises

Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches           Pink – PV, Priceless Victory

I like the wording of the KJV for v.16: “And of His fullness have we all received, and grace for grace.”

There is something about “His fullness” that sends great expectations through me just wondering how much of Christ I can experience! And to know that His grace is that river that never goes dry but is waiting to run through my earthsuit out into a waiting world.

That word “received” is key…it is believing that leads to receiving. How sad to be an Unbelieving Believer, when the biggest hurdle has been crossed: that initial believing on Christ for salvation.

It has been a lot of Michael’s sharing what God has put into him that has led me to see and experience being deep in Christ. Well, amen!

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