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The Greater One Within
by
Mark Baker
1 John 4:4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them,
because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
Greater simply means more. The One who is more than enough is in the
inside of you. If you are in Christ Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the One who
is more is on the inside of you. Because of this we have overcome. To
hear many Christians talk, you would think the one who is less is on the
inside of them. NO, the One who is more, the greater One is on the
inside of us.
This should be the heart cry of every believer. The greater One lives
within me. It is because of the greater One that lives within me that I
am victorious. It is because of the greater One that lives within me
that that I am successful. It is because of the greater One that dwells
within me that causes me to triumph in every circumstance of life. Some
people would say this is bragging. This certainly isn't bragging on
yourself, it is bragging on God and His ability. You're not saying what
you can do but what God in you can and is doing.
We should make it a habit to continually declare that the greater One
makes us victorious. When we declare this, we are lining our words up
with God's words. We are giving God a place to work in our lives when we
speak what He has told us to speak. This is not presumption it is
obedience to His Word. Presumption is to assume something, and I am not
talking about that at all. I am talking about acting on knowledge. We are
acting on what we know to be true and declaring it to be so. Start to
declare in obedience the greater One will cause me to succeed. I will not
fail but will put my faith in Him. His Word tells us to do this in 2
Corinthians 4:13.
2 Corinthians 4:13 But since we have the same spirit of faith,
according to what is written, "I believed and therefore I spoke,'' we also
believe and therefore speak,
This will open the way for the greater One to rise up inside of you.
When we do this we magnify Him and open the door for Him to give us
enlightenment, direction, and revelation to our spirit, healing to our
bodies, and help and comfort in every situation of life.
Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that
we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
He’s telling us in His Word to come boldly and ask for this help, it's
there when we need it.
Some people would say I don’t know if I can do that or not, yet we are
told to come boldly and ask. This is telling us to do it, God wants us
to have His help. We should receive it and begin to walk in it.
One aspect of this is that we must come to realize that that He is
always with us.
Hebrews 13:5 Let your conduct be without covetousness, and be content
with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never
leave you nor forsake you.''
We all face life's trials, let we can take great comfort in the fact
the Holy Spirit of God has taken up residence within us. He's always
present to help, not just when we feel like it but always, whether we feel
like it or not. Our faith can not be based on our feelings. It must
be based on what we know to be the truth of God's Word. I would
encourage you not to look to the circumstances but to look to the greater one
within. The Holy Spirit will quicken God's Word to your spirit and make
it real. It is all too easy to take our eyes off of the one who has set
us free and to dwell on the negative circumstances that come at us in
life. Look to the inside where the greater one dwells, not to the
circumstances.
We can know that regardless of the circumstances we have victory on the
inside of us, if we will just give Him the opportunity to work on our
behalf.
As our opening Scripture declares. You are of God, little children,
and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who
is in the world.
We are of God. Begin to meditate on this until it is so real that
nothing can take it from you, and know that as God's child you have been
called to succeed. God doesn't want His children beat up and run down.
Just the opposite is true. However we will just begin to realize it and
walk in the light of it. Let Him speak this quiet assurance into your
spiritual being and allow the One who is more to rise up in you, and
begin to see yourself as the Holy Father see us in Christ.
We can then say with confidence, greater is He that is in me than he
that is in the world.
God's Word tells us that the same spirit that raised Christ from the
dead dwells in us.
Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead
dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to
your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
This is not some different spirit but the very same Spirit dwells in us
and will give life to our mortal bodies. You might say I don’t know
about that. It is absolutely so. This is talking about the here and now,
our mortal bodies not our resurrected bodies that we will have in
Heaven. We won't need our bodies quickened when we are in Heaven. We need it
now. This is part of the Covenant that has been purchased for us. Along
with the forgiveness of sin we also have the healing of our bodies.
Acknowledging this fact is what brings the manifestation. We will not
receive it if we won't believe it and acknowledge it to be so. This is the
same way we get born again. We have to believe it and acknowledge the
fact. This is the way God allows our faith to manifest the promises of
His Word in our lives.
Start to declare it out of your mouth and believe it in your heart. How
can we expect to walk in God's best if we won't acknowledge God's best?
God's best is here for us. It has been freely given. Let us acknowledge
it to be true and begin to walk in this new creation reality. The
Apostle Paul said…
1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I
understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put
away childish things.
12. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I
know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
We don’t have all revelation now, but we can begin to get God's
revelation and start to walk in it. We must start somewhere, and now is as a
good a place as any to begin. The Apostle Paul had great revelation of
the mystery of the Gospel, yet this mystery was not just for him. It was
given to him for us all, so that we can know who we are and walk in the
reality of what God has called us to be.
-- Simple English
John 14:16 I will ask my Father and He will give you another
Comforter--the Spirit of truth. He will be with you forever. The people of the
world cannot accept him, because they don't see him or know him, but you
know him because he stays with you--he is in you.
The Amplified translation says it like this… And I will ask the
Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper,
Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby) that He may remain with
you forever.
I truly believe that most Christians ignore the supernatural in search
of the spectacular. Right on the inside of them is the Supernatural
Helper. The One who has all the answers. The One who can lead and guide us
into all truth. The Holy Spirit always leads us, He never pressures or
pushes us. This is contrary to what many Christians believe. The truth
is that the Holy Spirit is a Gentleman. He is our guide. If we will not
follow Him He will never force us. The Word say He will lead us and
guide us into all truth. Our part to play in this is to be obedient and
teachable, to have a willing heart to follow after God wherever He leads
us. He will prompt us and even urge us, but He will never force us.
Isaiah 1:19 If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of
the land;
We see that a willing attitude and obedience will bring the kind of
results that God wants for us.
We have no right to complain and say why hasn't God done this for me. I
certainly don't have all the answers but I know that there are reasons
for everything. We have a part to play in this just as the Lord has His
part to play. He always honors His end of the deal. If we want to get
the kind of results that declares to all that we are more than a
conqueror in Christ Jesus then we must begin to walk in the light of the
revealed Word of God, to acknowledge His truth above all other
circumstances, to be lead by the Holy Spirit and walk in line with His Word.
I would like to encourage you to begin to look to the greater One
within. He’s always there to help. He’s our helper, our comforter, and our
guide. He is a great gift to us. If you are in Christ Jesus than the
Holy Spirit is within you, however if you have never accepted Christ then
you need to take the first step and ask Him to be the Lord of your
life. He will be happy to oblige, and He will never leave you or forsake
you.
About the Author:
Article by Mark Baker. Mark is the webmaster of The Olive
Branch, http://www.olivebranchministries.us, a site dedicated to
helping others come into a deeper understanding of who they are in Christ.
Please visit his site for more free studies and resources to help you on
your journey.
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