Book 4 of Musings Reserving Part of Ourselves

The highest calling and goal any human being can have is to be filled with the fullness of God for eternity.

But this means we have to let go of our right to be ourselves in every area of existence. When this realization sets in, we have to decide whether we wish to reserve part of ourselves for our own use, or whether we want to turn over our entire personality to the Lord.

Man was created male and female. I don't think any of the other creatures of God, such as the angels, were created male and female.

While there is a natural, physical aspect of gender, the idea of male and female may run far deeper than this.

I believe man was created to be the dwelling place of God, in this sense God being the Male and man being the female. We were created to be one with another Personality.

It may be true that most of us have a strong inner defense that guards the center of our self. We don't want even our closest friend to invade that center. The center is who we are, the source of our motivations.

There have been and yet are people who will permit spirits to possess them, to take over their lives. Witch doctors fall under this category. But most of us would not knowingly allow another personality to control who we are.

It is fashionable for new converts to Christianity to exclaim they have "given their heart to Jesus." And this is a worthy expression and desire. But it may be many years before the believer is willing to actually permit the Lord Jesus into the throne room of his or her heart.

Jesus said, "If any person will open the door I will enter and dine with him." I think this promise is being emphasized by the Spirit today, and we need to have ears to hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.

Who among us is willing to permit the Lord to actually enter his personality and feed him with His body and blood that he may live by His Life?

My own prayer is that I might be filled with the Fullness of God for eternity. I am desirous of letting go of my right to be myself that I might be part of the Person of God through Christ.

This is a truly awesome decision! Robert Thompson is no more. All we have now is the Lord Jesus Christ. (Believe me, I am not bragging. I know my own foolishness. I am telling you what I desire.)

The humorous part of this is, while I am deciding to let go entirely of my own personality that I might be part of Christ, you would marvel at me. You would say, "Of course we would rather that you be a revelation of Christ. We are not interested in you. We are interested in Christ. We would see Jesus."

Do you understand what I am saying? This puts it into perspective, doesn't it. You know of myself I have nothing of eternal worth to offer you. If I am to give you something of Kingdom worth, then I must choose to turn over my own personality to God so He might have another room in His house.

It is kind of like Adam and Eve, isn't it? Eve really was Adam in another form. She was an enlargement of Adam's person. "He named them "Adam" when they were created. When we have been formed from the body and blood of Christ, the new name of Christ will be written on us because we have become an enlargement of Christ.

He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them "man" lit., Adam (Genesis 5:2)