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WORD FOR THE WEEK

"... the condition that releases the formation of Christ within is surrender — the surrender of our will and our way. And even this is a work of the Spirit. It was only through relying in humility on the 'eternal Spirit' that Christ could offer himself to the Father (Heb 9:14). This is the same Holy Spirit who, in a moment of time, overshadowed an obscure Hebrew girl, implanting a divine seed and bringing forth a miracle named Emmanuel – God with us – the incarnate Son of God.

God the Holy Spirit, in our time, is again looking for a womb. For hearts that can, in humility, surrender to the seed of a prophetic destiny, that like Mary can say, 'Be it unto me according to your word'. Hearts that through surrender resist the seduction of human works — of instant results and worldly success. That can say to the Lord, 'No matter what it takes – the loss of reputation, of prestige or position – whatever it is, use me to bring forth your Son, to display your glory in the earth'. ...

Just as Mary surrendered to the divine seed within her, bringing forth the incarnate word, again in this hour, the sound of travail is being heard as the Spirit of God calls forth the 'corporate Christ' — a church attaining to the fullness of the stature of Christ (see Eph 4:11-13). The failures and disgraces of two millennia of Christian history will pale into insignificance compared to the unsurpassed glory of what is imminent. As Christ is formed within each one of us, we are rapidly approaching a turning point in history when the earth will see an unprecedented display of God's glory."

Excerpt from "Travailing in Birth – Christ in You"

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