We stand together, Christ and I, in peace
And certainty of purpose. And in Him
is His Creator, as He is in me.
I feel this lesson more profoundly than probably any other lesson lately. I stand together with Christ in peace and certainty of purpose. Nothing upsets me. It’s an amazing thing. I’m happy all the time. Things still seem to come at me or chaos seems to swirl around me (close by, but never touching me – like a tornado that you can see off in the distance which you know is going the opposite direction so you need not worry) … and I am unaffected by everyone and everything because my total focus is on the Kingdom of Heaven. I stand with Christ, in peace and certainty of purpose.
I really love Deepak Chopra’s book The Third Jesus.
The very first sentences suck you right in:
“Jesus Christ left behind a riddle that two thousand years of worship haven’t solved. The riddle can be stated in one sentence: Why are Jesus’s teachings impossible to live by?”
I’m laughing like crazy. This is the whole riddle! Why are Jesus’s teachings impossible to live by?
What is so difficult about loving your neighbor and your enemy as yourself, about giving all to all, about practicing non-judgment, and having love be your ONLY emotion. What is so difficult?
I admit, these teachings are RADICAL.
Who does this? Who lives by Jesus’s teachings in all circumstances, no exceptions?
More from Deepak Chopra:
“Jesus didn’t want to keep the mystery of God-consciousness to himself. He constantly held out his vision to others, and he had a sense of urgency that was unmistakable. Life was going to be completely overturned, not in the distant future but very soon.”
From 2 Corinthians 5:17:
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things become new.”
From Deepak:
“No more radical blueprint has ever been offered, and the first miracle in Jesus’s story is that anyone believed him … It is easy to see why the new world Christ envisioned was so quickly abandoned after he died. It had to be modified by the realists. No one could carry out the divine plan as articulated by Jesus, because everyone else was too deeply enmeshed in the old world.”
Amazing. Here we are 2000 years after the crucifixion and resurrection of a man whose sole function was to bring the awareness and truth of God to as many as would accept it … and the question now is: WILL YOU CARRY OUT THE DIVING PLAN AS ARTICULATED BY JESUS?
This means, obviously, you will have to leave the old world behind. I love that Deepak uses the word “deeply enmeshed in the old world.” That’s a great way to put it. You will have to be uprooted. It’s probably going to seem a bit disruptive as your roots are yanked out.
But you must be taken out of the world you live in to have any idea what Jesus is talking about. You can only understand his message when you are standing with him in the new world.
This is today’s lesson:
We stand together, Christ and I, in peace
And certainty of purpose. And in Him
is His Creator, as He is in me.
I have no self except the Christ in me. I have no purpose but His Own.
Amazing. You are what Christ is but you can only know this if you are standing with him, an if you share His function. There you will find the peace and certainty that is promised to you. You cannot find it alone, and you cannot find it while you are fulfilling other functions or other goals. You cannot find it while you are upset about things in time and space. If you want what is being offered – love, joy, peace undisturbed, and miracles every moment of the day – you must leave your familiar surroundings (your habits, your routines, your usual ways of thinking and reacting) and follow a very radical path.
It’s not for the faint of heart.
But it IS the adventure of a lifetime, if you choose to take the journey.
Merry Christmas.
Facebook comments:
hi Lisa,
Merry Christmas. Today i want the peace and joy that is promised to me and for that i am willing and promise to extend love to people around me which does not come very natural to me sometimes. I will remember who walks with me and his will for me.
Thank you Lisa! I am reminded to give others Love, as Jesus loves all of us! With
no exceptions:-)
Extending My Love is truly my gift to myself, as He is in Me!!!!
Love to All~
Debi
Standing with Christ is not for the faint of heart…you are right. I think my old identity is trying too hard and I am not ‘letting go and letting God’. I have been experiencing great turmoil and lots of anger, sadness, guilt and fear. Perhaps I am changing and starting to let go and stand with Christ. Thanks for the message, I feel relieved. Once again I thought I was doing it wrong. I need to take the “I” out of the equation!