Jesus isn’t removing us from the world, He is having us operate through Him in the world to establish His Kingdom on earth. THE SPIRIT is life-giving and anything or anyone who diverts our attention from THE Life-giving SPIRIT is pursuing another path away from the Highway of Holiness.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 8:
1 So now the case is closed. There remains no accusing voice of condemnation against those who are joined in life-union with Jesus, the Anointed One. 2 For the “law” of the Spirit of life flowing through the anointing of Jesus has liberated us from the “law” of sin and death. 3 For God achieved what the law was unable to accomplish, because the law was limited by the weakness of human nature.
If you spend the majority of your time studying Old Testament Law, you are subjecting yourself to weakness and limitation. Jesus came that we might have life and abundance associated with it. If the Law had been sufficient, Jesus would have not confronted the Pharisees multiple times in the Gospels. Additionally, Paul would have no need for conversion from “Saul”.
Peter wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2nd Peter chapter 1:
3 Everything we could ever need for life and Godliness has already been deposited in us by His Divine power. For all this was lavished upon us through the rich experience of knowing Him Who has called us by name and invited us to come to Him through a glorious manifestation of His goodness. 4 As a result of this, He has given you magnificent promises that are beyond all price, so that through the power of these tremendous promises we can experience partnership with the Divine nature, by which you have escaped the corrupt desires that are of the world.
Jesus is the One Who has revealed the Divine mysteries for us to attain maturity as Sons and Daughters. The Law could never do that because of its inherent limitations. Yes, it exposed the sinfulness of mankind but Jesus alone brought forth the solution to the fallen world.
We are meant to walk in Divine nature now, not later. The deposit has already been made thus we are meant to access this deposit just like we would withdraw funds from a bank account. It is there awaiting our use… now!
This is why it is stated that this deposit is beyond all price. We are to access FATHER’S Eternal and unlimited power and authority as we image Him on earth just as Jesus imaged Him. How long will it take us to embrace the “greater works” Jesus prophesied to us in John chapter 14:
12 “I tell you this timeless Truth: The person who follows Me in faith, believing in Me, will do the same mighty miracles that I do—even greater miracles than these because I go to be with My Father! 13 For I will do whatever you ask Me to do when you ask Me in My Name. And that is how the Son will show what the Father is really like and bring glory to Him. 14 Ask me anything in My name, and I will do it for you!”
Do we really want to bring glory to Jesus? Let us embrace and pursue the manifestation of these promises today. Now is the time!