To relate fifty years of walking with the Lord would necessitate the writing of a book. Simply put, my wife and I have been and still are in, what is called, the school of the Spirit. The school of the Spirit is what comes after the cross.
Each of you, as a believer, are enrolled in the school of the Spirit. Many Christians may not be familiar with those words but they describe how the Lord has worked in your life since you believed in Him.
The Lord ‘schools’ us with His Word, the Holy Spirit and the cross. Our schooling is so that we can receive the fulfillment of Jesus’ prayer to His Father in John 17. I believe the focal point of that prayer is John 17:3. Jesus prayed, “And this is the age-abiding life, that they might get to know thee the only real God, and him whom thou didst send, Jesus Christ.” (Rotherham Emphasized Bible)
Here is the truth that has unfolded over the past 50 years: The Lord wants us to begin knowing about Himself and the Father NOW.
We do not have to wait until we get to heaven. In this schooling process, we are being conformed to the image of Jesus Christ here on earth. Why? It is that likeness that the Lord uses to witness to a lost and dying world around us. It is not our life but as the Apostle Paul understood, “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life that I now life in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved and gave Himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20 ESV)
We are a living epistle now. Like Paul, we have not yet arrived, but we ‘press on’.
I encourage you to reflect upon Paul’s testimony regarding his ‘schooling’ shared with the Philippian church. Here Is your assignment: please spend some time reading and reflecting upon Paul’s words in Philippians 3.
To be continued…
Living Words of Encouragement 