The Pauper's Treasure

Romans 4 is the pauper's treasure he/she's been looking for all their lives.

Through Christ Jesus, we've been given a Heavenly Bank Account.  But this account is not a "what's in it," but "Who is in it?"

When we believed the Gospel, received God's Son, God poured His Son, Christ Jesus into our account.  The Son of God is the Only Righteous One,  the Beloved Son, the Perfect Man, the ALL in ALL for us to have eternal life:  for Christ is Life.

There are only two bank accounts man can draw from in this life.  Flesh or spirit.

In Christ Jesus, we have been placed now into the Living Spirit of God - made alive from DEAD flesh in trespasses and sins.

We are to draw from the NEW ACCOUNT.  Christ Himself is Life, Righteousness, Fruit, Goodness, Mercy, Peace, Grace, and Heir of God.  We are joint-heirs.

How do we make withdrawals?

Faith.   Daily trusting in the Living God, in the Living Son - daily looking into this Glorious Word of Life to be reminded of our great salvation.   I dare say we need daily reminders of withdrawing from God's Account.  We can stimulate each other to make those withdrawals of Christ's Life on a daily basis.

"I am crucified with Christ - it is no longer I who live.  But the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in/of the Son of God who loved me (still does) and gave Himself for me."  Galatians 2:20

"The just shall LIVE by faith."

"Therefore, having been justified by faith  (believing God), we have PEACE with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (our heavenly account), through WHOM also we have ACCESS (password) by faith into this grace in which we stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God."  Romans 5:1,2

If we, as children of God, are making ourselves as the account we draw from for life, living, fruit, works - what are we going to get?   

   

"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God."  II Corinthians 3:5

BUT, if we as children of God, live solely from the truth of God's great salvation found in His Word, by the Spirit's power and enablement to comprehend, seize, possess, receive the all in all found in Christ Jesus our Lord, what shall we find? 

 

Joshua and Caleb are types in the Old Testament of believing God and going in to possess that which God Himself initiated, promised, swore by oath to give to the children of Israel.  They were the ONLY two whole went on to fully possess with courage, ALL that God had promised.

In short - they believed God. They were NOT operating from their own merit - only by God's promise.

There are so many WONDERFUL truths to place our trust in as found in God's New Covenant of Life in Christ.  And it is our faith - our daily faith, leaning entirely on the Lord for our all in all, that causes us to realize in greater measure, the reality of God's great promise in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

God truly wants us to make daily withdrawals through dependency, faith, believing in His Son.  He has promised that through Him we shall bear MUCH fruit for His glory.  The Holy Spirit of God dwells in us to empower us to COMPREHEND and APPREHEND God's Son in our hearts.

As we individually discover the wonders of God's Treasure in Jesus, we definitely will "ditch" the other account and no longer compare ourselves among ourselves, being followers of men, BUT glory and boast together in Christ Jesus who has given us all the same account!

"All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Christ Jesus."

Sue Gaither