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When God becomes real to us, we experience a relationship that’s no longer conceptual. He’s not just an idea in our mind anymore. We move past theology and intellectuality, into something more tangible. When God becomes real to us, Bible knowledge just isn’t enough. We are now fed with experiential knowledge – a knowledge that’s personal. We come into oneness with Jesus… the knowledge we receive is now a living conversation. We become one with His thoughts and His being. That’s how He communicates. He’s not a second person anymore. He’s one with our heart and mind. We share His experience of the Father.

Jesus died, was buried, He rose to life, ascended to Heaven and is now seated at the right hand of the Father! Even when we were dead in sins, He raised us back to life together with Christ, (by grace you are saved;) And has raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus – Ephesians 2:5,6. Everything Jesus went through… we went through! He became us in all that He suffered, and also in His resurrection and ascension. We were IN Him when He went to the cross. He in us and we in Him. This is our reality today. We are seated with Him at the Father’s right hand.

What’s it like when you ‘spend time with God?’ Do you read the bible or play some music? Or both? Maybe read up on some good books? Listen to messages? Praise and Worship? Or do you ‘spend time with God’? When you’re spending time with your fiancé or spouse, would you read a book or biography of him/her? You’d probably do that when they’re not around (if at all) or just think about them. There’s a time for reading and listening to messages and the Bible… and it’s very beneficial. This is the time we catch up on knowing about God and what He’s about. We learn from the experiences of people, and their lives.

proskyneō – to fawn or crouch to, i.e. (literally or figuratively) prostrate oneself in homage (do reverence to, adore): — worship.

The human brain receives information from the physical senses. It processes this information to create a reality – this is called our ‘mindset.’ This reality plays out in daily life. The decisions we make everyday are based on our mindset. From the time we were born, our minds have been trained to think, based on the information our brain has received. This information has come from the world around us. By default, we live according to the ways of the world.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. – Galatians 2:20. When we heard the gospel of our salvation we were imparted faith that came from hearing that Word. Our human faith wasn’t sufficient to receive such a magnanimous gift of salvation, especially when we were still in sin.