The hierarchy of God consists of three persons. They are God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
It is impossible to worship God directly. He wants nothing to do with you because you are contaminated with sin. You cannot draw near to God.
The presence of God creates a terrifying fear and a power unlike anything in the world. This is why God told the Israelites to stay away from His presence on Mount Sinai. The Israelites were so frightened by God they would only deal with Moses.
God refers all people to Jesus who is the Son of God. This is the only way you can come into the presence of God. The sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross offers forgiveness of all sin through the blood of Jesus. You become born again into a new person filled with the character of Jesus.
Think about the hierarchy of God this way. Jesus and God have lived in oneness from the beginning of creation. God has assigned Jesus power and dominion over the heavens and earth. There is no power greater than Jesus in the world we inhabit.
The journey with God begins with your decision to live for Jesus. There is no other way.
Now we come to the sticky part of dealing with God. As a new believer, you have to choose to either seek the Living Christ or enter through the religious channel. If you choose religion you will be bound by laws and works. Religion wants to control you and God wants to set you free.
Jesus is not a religious sect or a denomination built on laws. He spent most of His ministry confronting the falsehoods of religion.
In reality, Jesus hates religion and was executed by religious leaders.
So how do you find the Living Christ without being tarnished by religion?
Make a decision to live for Jesus above all else. This means you let go of your independence and goals. The priority of your life must be to vigilantly seek the will of God.
This will open the door to meet the Living Christ.
You will discover in dealing with the personality of Jesus that He is a very jealous God. His jealousy is like a consuming fire. Jesus wants all of you and does not want to share you with other gods or idols.
Jesus wants to have a personal and vibrant relationship with you. He wants to speak with you, fill you with His life, and teach you His values. He wants to be your best friend and live together in a symbiotic relationship.
Unfortunately, you can't sit down and have coffee with the physical being of Jesus or interact directly with Him. This is because Jesus lives in Heaven.
The question is how do you come in contact with the reality of the Living Christ?
God has provided an excellent solution to this dilemma. If you are a believer, God has sealed you with the Holy Spirit who is the life of Christ. He is a living person embodied in the form of a Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is how you experience the reality of Jesus. The secret is to give Him authority over your life. Jesus will become alive in every moment of your life. The Spirit will fill you with the thoughts of God, give you supernatural wisdom and guide your decision making.
Jesus is omniscient and His wisdom will protect you from evil and wrong doing.
Jesus will literally become a lamp unto your feet and a light unto your pathway. He will bring the order of God into your life.
Jesus does not think or act like you. As a Christ follower you have to let go of human logic and walk by faith not by sight.
Jesus tests believers. He is looking for your obedience to His instructions regardless of the cost or the lack of any common sense.
Jesus can do for you what you can never do for yourself!
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