He is alreadywithin you

Thursday, December 01, 2016

Spiritual writers frequently refer to the three comings of Christ.

The first coming is at his birth in a stable Bethlehem, which we anticipate during the season of Advent, but which has already happened in linear time (as opposed to Liturgical Time).

The third coming is at the end of the world when Christ comes to judge and to save. This coming is usually referred to as the Second Coming.

However, before the “Second Coming” there is another coming of Christ which we often tend to overlook, and that is the coming of Christ into the human heart and soul. This is not a one-time event, like a “born-again experience,” but is something that happens repeatedly at key moments in our spiritual evolution. But like the “first coming,” this coming has already happened even though we don’t realize it, can’t accept it, overlook it, or live as if it has not happened. And yet you can find numerous references to this coming in the New Testament. I’ll give you just one example, from Romans 5:5

“hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, that has been given to us.” (See also Romans 8:14).

And that is my message to you this day. Realize that you already possess the fullness of the Holy Trinity. Live as if it is within you. Act as if it is within you. In private prayer, open your heart to experience the love of the Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Ask for what you will. Allow this presence to bring forgiveness and healing to your wounded spirit, to the cracks and crevices of your life and let it flow like water down through them to bring new life and freshness to what has lain barren and forgotten.

Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus!

God bless you.