Friday, January 15, 2010

Do You Walk In White?

Romans 6:4 (Amplified Bible)
We were buried therefore with Him by the baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious [power] of the Father, so we too might [habitually] live and behave in newness of life.


Have you been through a "white funeral"? This is the critical moment when one goes from death into life, a resurrection into the life of Jesus Christ. It is a time when one becomes one with God, with the only intention to be a living witness for Him. It is not a moment to be taken flippantly, you must sincerely ask yourself.."have I had my white funeral"? It is a moment when we simply "stop being", dying, and becoming "baptized into His death." (Romans 6:3--Are you ignorant of the fact that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?) Do not deceive yourself into thinking you have had your "white funeral", if you have not. Ask yourself, "Is there a specific day when you can mark as your last day?" There needs to be a moment when you can look back upon with humbleness and complete gratitude, and know that it was at that time that you had your "white funeral". You know for certain that it was at that time, that moment that you made an agreement with God.
(1 Thessalonians 4:3a (Amplified Bible)
For this is the will of God, that you should be consecrated (separated and set apart for pure and holy living)...Once you understand that being sanctified is God's will for your life you can enter into the process very easily. It will become natural for you to do so. " Are you willing to experience that "white funeral" now? Will you agree with Him that this is your last day on earth? The moment of agreement depends on you. "


(My Utmost for His Highest-Oswald Chambers)

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