HIDDEN IN CHRIST  2/09/10

I asked the QW Class about being hidden in Christ and here are some of their quickened comments:

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Two weeks ago I prayed through Ps 91 at C-HOP on a 2 hour set. A few days after that I stopped next to a disaster response vehicle and then witnessed an accident(nobody got hurt) and stopped at an intersection where there were 6 emergency vehicles. I was a bit concerned when I saw the third scene, wondering if God was telling me to pray more for protection, but then He reminded me of praying through Psa 91

Psalms 91:1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalms 91:5-8 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, [Nor] of the arrow [that] flies by day, [Nor] of the pestilence [that] walks in darkness, [Nor] of the destruction [that] lays waste at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; [But] it shall not come near you. Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked.

Psa 17:8 "Protect me as You would the pupil of Your eye, hide me in the shadow of Your wings as You hover over me

What He was showing me was a picture of "But it shall not come near you. Only with your eyes shall you look..."

I have also been asking Him about the revelation John G Lake had about Christ in Him. That the resurrection power of Christ in him, caused germs on his hand to die, when doctors looked at in through a microscope. He could help those dying of the Bubonic plague in South Africa and he never got sick. We need that kind of revelation. Col 1:27 "And this is the secret: that Christ in your hearts is your only hope of glory."

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I just came home and on the way was listening to a tape with Bob Jones at a Transformation Summit and he said the body of Christ needs to memorize Psalm 91. I thought okay Lord I'll do it.  For sure after reading this I will.

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The thought came to me that being hidden was like being "hidden in Christ" so that the world doesn't see us but only Christ, that He flows from us and not us.

One time the Lord was allowing me to be pressed hard from ALL sides in my life. I said "God you have to STOP!! You are killing me". He said: "That's right. I want the only life that flows out of you to be ME!!." We don't bring Life, but He does. His words bring life, our words bring death. Oh! that we could be so dead to our selves that no matter where He took us we would carry so much of His life with us that we would just pour it everywhere; grocery store, cleaners, bank, gas station; the common everyday places. Nothing is by accident. He leads us out on assignment, even to the end of the block on our walks. He told me once:

"...I invite you to walk steadily along with Me in this place of peace and light. As you do, you will bring light to the paths of many around you...Shine for Me, so that others can see My face in yours."

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Col 3:3 "For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God."

A.W. Tozer said something interesting, but I can't find where I read it. He said that if we are dead in Christ, it doesn't mean we lose our personality. I think at times I have tried to be so 'dead' that I lose my personality. To learn how to allow Jesus to live and love through us, though we each have an unique personality, sense of humor etc. A dream that I once had, made me realize God has a sense of humor. I was sitting in a sofa chair, the chair moved like a car, it had wheels, but I had no control over where this chair was going, it was heading to main street in our town, but there was no steering wheel, and it was moving, but totally out of my control. It was just such a funny picture, can't remember exactly when I had this dream.

When I spend time with Jesus at times I experience being so filled with His love, that I can feel His love for those around me. I love it when that happens. I need so much more of Him.

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Gal 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Ten years ago I went through an ordeal where I was not certain if I had actually died or had a near death experience. I had an experience where i was at the foot of the cross of Jesus on Calvary and at one point i was inside of Him as He hung on the cross. I could feel the perfection of His love toward me, at the same time knowing that He was the only reason that i was alive and that He was carrying my sin away. . .(small portion of that experience)

Jesus gave me the above Gal 2:20 as a life scripture along with another one in Ephesians.

That is being hidden in Christ, we ARE there whether we perceive it or not!