Open our eyes to see Christ

Bonhoeffer -  'The Word of God seeks a Church to take unto itself. It has its being in the Church. It enters the Church by its own self-initiated movement. It is wrong to suppose that there is so to speak a Word on the one hand and a Church on the other, and that it is the task of the preacher to take that Word into his hands and move it so as to bring it into the Church and apply it to the Church's needs. On the contrary, the Word moves of its own accord, and all the preacher has to do is to assist that movement and try to put no obstacles in its path. The Word comes forth to take men to itself; the apostles knew that and it was the burden of their message. They had see the Word of God for themselves, they had seen how it came and took flesh, and had come to take sinners to itself, to forgive and to sanctify. It is this same Word which now makes its entry into the Church. This Word makes flesh, this Word which already bears the whole of human race, can no longer exist without the humanity it has assumed. Furthermore, when this Word comes, the Holy Spirit comes, showing to Christians, both individually and corporately, the gifts of the incarnate Christ to man. He produces faith in his hearers, that they may discern in the preaching the entry of Jesus Christ. He opens their eyes to see Christ coming into their midst in the power of his Body to tell us that he has received us and will receive us again today.'

My thoughts-

First and foremost I have to say once again that the Church are GOD'S PEOPLE, NOT an organization of any kind, but those who are Christ followers, true Christ followers.  I'm not sure if Bonhoeffer would agree with this or not, but it is truth.

The Word God truly does seek a PEOPLE for itself. The Word of God does have its being in PEOPLE who are God's. The Word of God does seek the PEOPLE-

Rev_3:20  Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

The Word of God STANDS at the door and knocks!  If any of US, if any PERSON hears the Word of God speaking and opens the door, the Word of God will come into him.  This is truth! The Word of God is not seeking an organization but PEOPLE.

The Word does move of His own accord- and we- Christ's followers simply must NOT put any obstacles in the way of Christ's moving!

I love when Bonhoeffer writes- 'This Word makes flesh, this Word which already bears the whole of human race can no longer exist without the humanity it has assumed.'

Our Savior can NEVER divest Himself of His humanity. Once He took on flesh it was forever! He didn't shrug off the human form after He was raised from the dead. He was changed, His flesh became immortal as the flesh of all human beings must become when they are resurrected or translated to heaven.  Christ did not become a spirit, He retained His body, a body that could be touched. The Word truly can no longer exist without flesh.

The Holy Spirit- the alter ego of Christ comes to us and brings us TRUTH.

Joh 14:26  But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

The other day we studied a bit on the Holy Spirit calling us to remember, this is TRUTH.

We are TAUGHT of the Holy Spirit, we are given REMBRANCE of ALL things concerning CHRIST.

We are not left alone!

The HOLY SPIRIT teaches us, reminds us!

The Word of God is something that is very visible in His People, they are LIVING His word in their lives.  We must live HIS WORD, He must be living in us, in our lives always, at all moments. We must be surrendered to Him to the WORD of GOD.

Please LORD let us believe in the WORD MADE FLESH, let us believe that we do not force the WORD into molds of our own making, but rather we ACCEPT the WORD as it is, into our lives letting IT change us, not us change the Word.

All by YOUR grace LORD, all by YOUR grace!