Paul McKenzie

Memory Verse, Monday, October 13, 1 John 5:20b

"even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life." (KJV)

"And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life." (NIV)

Quoting 1 John 4:11-15 puts this whole book together in a nutshell: "Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God."

In His prayer before the Passion, Jesus prayed these words: "Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word, that they all may be one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them and thou in me, that they may be perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me." (John 17:20-23)

We have entered "the Dance". The Divine relationship in the Presence of the Godhead. Through Christ we are now in the Family of God. What interests me especially this morning from this passage is that this is a completed action, for He is praying "that the world may believe that thou hast sent me" by our "oneness" with the Godhead.

I don't know if you get the impact of this, at least from the way I read it. Our life in Him, our setting our affections on Him will reflect Him to the world. We ARE in Him that is true, and this is what we testify! We can have all the apologetics in the world, but it is the Presence of Him reflecting from us that will make the world take notice.

Not our words, not even our actions, but the Presence. And this Presence is only revealed to others by our personal relationship with our Heavenly Father. Do you see? We can't fake it! We either live in that relationship or we don't. When we abide in Him, the Spirit changes us. He molds us into children of God. We are His workmanship.

Ah, I can't explain it! I can only sense it by abiding in Him. When I mature as a McKenzie, there are "McKenzie" mannerisms I cannot change because its "in the genes". When we are born again, we develop Godly mannerisms because we are "born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God" (John 1:12b)

The world will sense it. They will either hate you, or "see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 5:16b) Not manufactured works, but "This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." (John 6:29)

I believe. O Holy Father, let me shine Your light to all the world, the Light of Christ, so those who are near me see You, and enter Your Holy Light, as You graciously allowed me, and "that they may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life."

Today if you hear His voice, harden not your heart.

Memory Helps:

"even in his Son Jesus Christ.

This is the true God, and eternal life." (KJV)

Simply finish the hand motions you started Saturday to finish the verse.