Manifestation part 3
There's something below the surface. Deep down inside. The inner man. The hidden man of the heart. The Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of Love. But so many times we're afraid to scratch the surface. We accept what's right in front of us even as we lament that it's no good. A little while ago I was Ranting about the idea that the grass is greener. And while it always SEEMS greener, it also seems like--as much as we might want to--we're afraid to jump the fence. We get stuck where we are. Stuck in a rut. Which, as we all know, is just a grave with the ends kicked out. We just take what the world gives us and we try to make the best of it. I say, don't take what the world gives you! I say tap into the Kingdom! Let what's inside come out. That's what manifestation is. It's an unveiling of what's hidden. Look at Proverbs 25:2, "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter." God concealed the very best thing inside of us. When He gave us His only begotten Son. When He gave us His Spirit. When He gave us... Himself. And for a long time that truth was covered up. Kept secret. Now look at Colossians 1:27 in the NLT, "...And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory." Christ in you, the hope of glory. That's the secret. And when we know it and believe it... that's when the secret is out! Song of Solomon describes a secret garden. And it isn't until the wind blows--which is a picture of the Holy Spirit--that all of the good things in the garden come out. That's what manifestation is all about. Not about MAKING the truth true... but about LETTING what's already true BE true. By letting what's inside come out. Not forcing it out, but (again) knowing and believing it's in there. Not trying to get something, but knowing and believing that you have something. Which is what the Holy Spirit--the Spirit of Truth--is all about. He leads and guides us into all truth. remember, it's the honor of kings to search out a matter. We are kings and priests reigning on this earth. We search out the matter by letting Jesus reveal it to us. He's the secret, right? So instead of trying to "figure Him out" and get head knowledge ABOUT Him, what we ought to do is let Him reveal Himself to us, and in us, and through us, and as us. That way we have a knowledge that passes knowledge. That way we don't just know ABOUT Him... we KNOW Him. Heart knowledge. When the truth gets INTO your heart, that's when it becomes true for you. Because the truth is God's love. Jesus said He IS the Way, the Truth, and the Life. So when the Holy Spirit leads and guides us into all truth, it leads and guides us into Him. Into our true identity in Christ. His true identity in us. I'm telling you... love is too big to contain. So instead of trying to get it, or instead of trying to force it out... all we need to do is let God love us to the point where what's inside overflows. Naturally. Until it manifests. We don't have to build the Kingdom. It is ever expanding. All we need to do is share it. And in that way we experience it. We "get" it by giving it away. By letting it manifest!