Our spiritual maturity doesn’t make God love us more,
But our spiritual maturity allows us
to understand and receive the depth of God’s love.
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Moving With the Lamb:
One of my favorite contemporary songs was written by Sibusiso Ntsala and is sung by Rita Springer.
I have met Rita several times, and one of the reasons I love her music is because she is a very down-to-earth person. She is quick to set aside her considerable popularity and quick to exalt the provision of the Lord in her own life. Her music expression comes from her personal intimate fellowship with the Lord and is an honest articulation of her own walk with Jesus. Rita’s rendering of worship songs combines a wonderful combination of her powerful, passionate voice and a tender leading style that is sweet and fragrant. This particular song I am captured by is named “Moving With the Lamb.”
If you have never heard the song you can listen to it at:
http://www.imeem.com/people/SiZOTS/music/Bstq8iUW/rita-springer-moving-with-the-lamb/
Here are the words to the song:
For I’m moving with the Lamb,
Moving with the Lamb, I’m surrounded
Moving with the Lamb,
Moving with the Lamb, I’m surrounded
I’m strolling with the Lamb,
Strolling with the King of kings
I’m stepping with the Lamb
Stepping over my sins
For I am dressed in a holy robe of God, I am surrounded
By the host of heaven’s court, and by the King of Kings
And I drink from the Holy Ghost of God, I’m surrounded
For I’m moving with the Lamb,
Moving with the Lamb, I’m surrounded
Moving with the Lamb,
Moving with the Lamb, I’m surrounded
I’m strolling with the Lamb,
Strolling with the King of kings
I’m stepping with the Lamb
Stepping over my sins
The heart of this song captures the nature of our Christian walk. Abiding in Christ, moving with Christ, and seeing the kingdom of heaven established upon the earth.
Of course this walk is one of progression in Christ. The steps to maturity in Christ, the secret of becoming more and more like Christ, of becoming more mature is outlined several times in the Word of God.
One of our goals should be to understand and implement these steps to maturity to Christ-likeness, while overcoming ourselves and the work of the enemy which is designed to steal, destroy and kill the life of Christ in us.
10"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;
I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
John 10:10 NASB
When we set off on a trip to a destination to which we have never been to, most of us utilize some kind of map to determine where we are going. We must understand where we are starting from on the map and where we desire to end up. Growing mature in the things of God likewise requires knowledge of where we are headed. What exactly is our destination (destiny) in Christ. Simply stated our journey must begin by having our intimate relationship with the Lord restored, so that we can over time, become more like Him and become more and more like Him. Jesus said that we would do the works he did and even more; I don’t know about you but I haven’t fully arrived (but I’m working on it by His grace alone.) Of course we must have an honest evaluation of where we are starting from, for a map with a destination clearly marked is of little use without the point of origin.
The fall of mankind was the result of our first parents becoming rebellious resulting in their abandonment of God’s commands. From that point on the color of disobedience was dyed into the fabric of our lives. If you take the time to examine the first two chapters of Genesis and the last two chapters of Revelation, you find the complete encapsulation of the story of mankind. All that is written between these chapters has the common theme of mankind’s redemption in the finished work of Jesus Christ. The outcome of this redemptive process is to restore in original condition of man when God breathed the breath of life into Adam. Walking with God, walking in obedience to Him and carrying out His mandate for us to walk in His authority upon this earth was his mandate and is still His goal for mankind. His desire is that we would move with the Lamb.
In His unfathomable wisdom God’s desire is not only to see mankind restored, but to exceed that of the original creation. His desire is that we would be more than the first Adam but that we would become a glorious expression of Christ Jesus – the Last Adam. The first Adam walked with God in the cool of the morning and evening in the Garden of Eden. We in Christ have the honor and glory of having the very person of God living within our spirits!
God created mankind that He might have fellowship with us – we are his great pleasure and His intimate fellowship is the ultimate expression of our greatest pleasure. The ultimate purpose in our redemption in Christ is the restoration of our intimacy and fellowship with God. There is no higher call and no greater pleasure to be obtained than His presence
Thou art worthy, O Lord,
to receive glory and honor and power:
for thou hast created all things,
and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Revelation 4:11 KJV
. “ I will be their God…
But our spiritual maturity allows us
to understand and receive the depth of God’s love.
fkj
Moving With the Lamb:
One of my favorite contemporary songs was written by Sibusiso Ntsala and is sung by Rita Springer.
I have met Rita several times, and one of the reasons I love her music is because she is a very down-to-earth person. She is quick to set aside her considerable popularity and quick to exalt the provision of the Lord in her own life. Her music expression comes from her personal intimate fellowship with the Lord and is an honest articulation of her own walk with Jesus. Rita’s rendering of worship songs combines a wonderful combination of her powerful, passionate voice and a tender leading style that is sweet and fragrant. This particular song I am captured by is named “Moving With the Lamb.”
If you have never heard the song you can listen to it at:
http://www.imeem.com/people/SiZOTS/music/Bstq8iUW/rita-springer-moving-with-the-lamb/
Here are the words to the song:
For I’m moving with the Lamb,
Moving with the Lamb, I’m surrounded
Moving with the Lamb,
Moving with the Lamb, I’m surrounded
I’m strolling with the Lamb,
Strolling with the King of kings
I’m stepping with the Lamb
Stepping over my sins
For I am dressed in a holy robe of God, I am surrounded
By the host of heaven’s court, and by the King of Kings
And I drink from the Holy Ghost of God, I’m surrounded
For I’m moving with the Lamb,
Moving with the Lamb, I’m surrounded
Moving with the Lamb,
Moving with the Lamb, I’m surrounded
I’m strolling with the Lamb,
Strolling with the King of kings
I’m stepping with the Lamb
Stepping over my sins
The heart of this song captures the nature of our Christian walk. Abiding in Christ, moving with Christ, and seeing the kingdom of heaven established upon the earth.
Of course this walk is one of progression in Christ. The steps to maturity in Christ, the secret of becoming more and more like Christ, of becoming more mature is outlined several times in the Word of God.
One of our goals should be to understand and implement these steps to maturity to Christ-likeness, while overcoming ourselves and the work of the enemy which is designed to steal, destroy and kill the life of Christ in us.
10"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;
I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
John 10:10 NASB
When we set off on a trip to a destination to which we have never been to, most of us utilize some kind of map to determine where we are going. We must understand where we are starting from on the map and where we desire to end up. Growing mature in the things of God likewise requires knowledge of where we are headed. What exactly is our destination (destiny) in Christ. Simply stated our journey must begin by having our intimate relationship with the Lord restored, so that we can over time, become more like Him and become more and more like Him. Jesus said that we would do the works he did and even more; I don’t know about you but I haven’t fully arrived (but I’m working on it by His grace alone.) Of course we must have an honest evaluation of where we are starting from, for a map with a destination clearly marked is of little use without the point of origin.
The fall of mankind was the result of our first parents becoming rebellious resulting in their abandonment of God’s commands. From that point on the color of disobedience was dyed into the fabric of our lives. If you take the time to examine the first two chapters of Genesis and the last two chapters of Revelation, you find the complete encapsulation of the story of mankind. All that is written between these chapters has the common theme of mankind’s redemption in the finished work of Jesus Christ. The outcome of this redemptive process is to restore in original condition of man when God breathed the breath of life into Adam. Walking with God, walking in obedience to Him and carrying out His mandate for us to walk in His authority upon this earth was his mandate and is still His goal for mankind. His desire is that we would move with the Lamb.
In His unfathomable wisdom God’s desire is not only to see mankind restored, but to exceed that of the original creation. His desire is that we would be more than the first Adam but that we would become a glorious expression of Christ Jesus – the Last Adam. The first Adam walked with God in the cool of the morning and evening in the Garden of Eden. We in Christ have the honor and glory of having the very person of God living within our spirits!
God created mankind that He might have fellowship with us – we are his great pleasure and His intimate fellowship is the ultimate expression of our greatest pleasure. The ultimate purpose in our redemption in Christ is the restoration of our intimacy and fellowship with God. There is no higher call and no greater pleasure to be obtained than His presence
Thou art worthy, O Lord,
to receive glory and honor and power:
for thou hast created all things,
and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Revelation 4:11 KJV
. “ I will be their God…
they will be My people…
and I will dwell among them,”
is echoed across the pages of the Scriptures.
(Exodus 29:46; 2 Corinthians 6:16)
Moses had one of the most intimate relationships with God
Moses had one of the most intimate relationships with God
that any man has had.
9Whenever Moses entered the tent,
the pillar of cloud would descend
and stand at the entrance of the tent;
and the LORD would speak with Moses.
10When all the people saw
the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent,
all the people would arise and worship,
each at the entrance of his tent.
11Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face,
just as a man speaks to his friend
Exodus 33:9-11 NASB
As glorious as this face-to-face meeting was with God the Word says that under the New Covenant we have the opportunity to have an even greater intimacy with God.
7But if the ministry of death, in letters engraved on stones,
came with glory, so that the sons of Israel
could not look intently at the face of Moses
because of the glory of his face, fading as it was,
8how will the ministry of the Spirit
fail to be even more with glory?
9For if the ministry of condemnation has glory,
much more does the ministry of righteousness abound in glory.
10For indeed what had glory, in this case has no glory
because of the glory that surpasses it.
2 Corinthians 3:7-10 NASB
We do not just meet face to face with God on occasion,
9Whenever Moses entered the tent,
the pillar of cloud would descend
and stand at the entrance of the tent;
and the LORD would speak with Moses.
10When all the people saw
the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent,
all the people would arise and worship,
each at the entrance of his tent.
11Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face,
just as a man speaks to his friend
Exodus 33:9-11 NASB
As glorious as this face-to-face meeting was with God the Word says that under the New Covenant we have the opportunity to have an even greater intimacy with God.
7But if the ministry of death, in letters engraved on stones,
came with glory, so that the sons of Israel
could not look intently at the face of Moses
because of the glory of his face, fading as it was,
8how will the ministry of the Spirit
fail to be even more with glory?
9For if the ministry of condemnation has glory,
much more does the ministry of righteousness abound in glory.
10For indeed what had glory, in this case has no glory
because of the glory that surpasses it.
2 Corinthians 3:7-10 NASB
We do not just meet face to face with God on occasion,
but we have Him residing in us as the temple of His Holy Spirit.
He has no need to come to us, because He is within us!
We are earthen vessels in which His glory resides!
The more intimate we allow that relationship to grow,
The more intimate we allow that relationship to grow,
the greater His glory will be manifested in our lives.
Our goal must always be to walk with the Lamb
Our goal must always be to walk with the Lamb
in the maturity of our calling in Christ Jesus.
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