{"id":13131,"date":"2015-08-07T09:34:33","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T13:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=13131"},"modified":"2015-08-07T12:20:03","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T16:20:03","slug":"13131","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=13131","title":{"rendered":"Prayer in the Father\u2019s House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>they found Him in the temple\u2026.And He said to them, &#8220;\u2026Did you not know that I must be about My Father\u2019s business?&#8221; \u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?version=31&amp;search=Luke+2%3A46%2C+49\" target=\"_blank\">Luke 2:46, 49<\/a><\/strong><!-- .entry-meta --><\/p>\n<div class=\"top-rule\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"post-content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Su5DG8pQMB8\" width=\"560\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nOur Lord\u2019s childhood was not immaturity waiting to grow into manhood\u2014 His childhood is an eternal fact. Am I a holy, innocent child of God as a result of my identification with my Lord and Savior? Do I look at my life as being in my Father\u2019s house? Is the Son of God living in His Father\u2019s house within me?The only abiding reality is God Himself, and His order comes to me moment by moment. Am I continually in touch with the reality of God, or do I pray only when things have gone wrong\u2014 when there is some disturbance in my life? I must learn to identify myself closely with my Lord in ways of holy fellowship and oneness that some of us have not yet even begun to learn. \u201c\u2026I must be about My Father\u2019s business\u201d\u2014 and I must learn to live every moment of my life in my Father\u2019s house.<\/p>\n<p>Think about your own circumstances. Are you so closely identified with the Lord\u2019s life that you are simply a child of God, continually talking to Him and realizing that everything comes from His hands? Is the eternal Child in you living in His Father\u2019s house? Is the grace of His ministering life being worked out through you in your home, your business, and in your circle of friends? Have you been wondering why you are going through certain circumstances? In fact, it is not that <em>you<\/em> have to go through them. It is because of your relationship with the Son of God who comes, through the providential will of His Father, into your life. You must allow <em>Him<\/em> to have His way with you, staying in perfect oneness with Him.<\/p>\n<p>The life of your Lord is to become your vital, simple life, and the way He worked and lived among people while here on earth must be the way He works and lives in you.<\/p>\n<p>_______________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>August 7 2015<\/p>\n<p>Journal Entry for Today-JDV<\/p>\n<p>Lord, once again the Chambers\u2019 devotional seems to load up on platitudes and disciplines that don\u2019t seem to work for me. He writes \u201c<em>Are you so closely identified with the Lord\u2019s life that you are simply a child of God, continually talking to Him and realizing that everything comes from His hands? Is the eternal Child in you living in His Father\u2019s house? Is the grace of His ministering life being worked out through you in your home, your business, and in your circle of friends? <\/em> Clearly what he writes is a goal, but I would be hard pressed to say that this is the way that I live every day, 100% of the time. When I read teachings like this I wonder if there are believers that really can live like that 100% of the time, or are platitudes like this simply ways of reminding me that I am once again \u201dless than\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>And God says\u2026\u201d<em>There is the other part of Chambers\u2019 devotional that might bring some clarity\u2026. \u201c<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The only abiding reality is God Himself, and His order comes to me moment by moment. Am I continually in touch with the reality of God, or do I pray only when things have gone wrong\u2014 when there is some disturbance in my life? I must learn to identify myself closely with my Lord in ways of holy fellowship and oneness that some of us have not yet even begun to learn.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou have been learning to identify closely with Me in difficult times and because of the shaping and discipline of difficult times, you are learning to find the oneness in connection with Me during times of well being and prosperity. Of course you are not able to be connected all the time, however, you are learning to\u00a0live every day in pursuit of surrender, connection (oneness), curiosity (about how I will meet your needs and respond to your prayers) and obedience. Your focus on surrender, connection and curiosity began and automatically restarts when you face the difficulties of life. And then they become a pattern. Let your trials have their perfect result. And when you revert to your old ways of control, fear and\u00a0 occasional self-righteousness, trust that my love and grace holds you up and fills the gaps until you once again seek our oneness and find yourself in your Father&#8217;s house.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; they found Him in the temple\u2026.And He said to them, &#8220;\u2026Did you not know that I must be about My Father\u2019s business?&#8221; \u2014Luke 2:46, 49 Our Lord\u2019s childhood was not immaturity waiting to grow into manhood\u2014 His childhood is an eternal fact. 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