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that to Christ I might present you as a pure virgin.” Romans 7:4,
“Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law
through the body of Christ, that you might be joined to another, to
Him who was raised from the dead, that we might bear fruit for
God.” We are married to Him who rose from the dead, that we
might bring forth fruit unto God.

I didn’t want to leave you with something technical; that union is
obedience and that union is receiving. Union is relationship with
Jesus. He not only loves you but He’s in love with you. It’s a
romance. He just can’t get enough of you. Genesis 4:1, “Now the
man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave
birth to Cain, and she said, ‘I have gotten a man-child with the help
of the Lord.’” Hosea 6:3, “So let us know, let us press on to know
the Lord. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; and He will come
to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.”

The way the Bible uses the word “know”, Adam “knew” his wife
and she conceived; it’s a relationship. I have six children. Everyone
was born out of a private, secret, wonderful union with my Lillian.
What is union with Christ? Union with Christ is submitting to His
Lordship. Union with Christ is receiving His Life. Union with
Christ is an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.

Our heavenly Father, thank You for the wonderful truth of union
with Christ. Set us free, we pray, from expecting you to follow us.
Teach us what it means to follow you. As members of your body,
teach us to hold fast the head. We ask that we might enjoy the
intimacies of the marriage bond in our union with you. We ask in
Jesus’ name. Amen