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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 being 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 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

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