As believers, we are called to walk in the same way we received Christ—by faith. This journey of faith starts with an invitation to Jesus to reside in our hearts and become our Lord and Savior. This profound experience, though initiated with our physical mouths, transcends physical senses. We engage with Christ without seeing, hearing, or touching Him physically, yet we experience His presence in a real and tangible way.

Scripture teaches us to "call things that be not as though they were," just as Abraham did (Romans 4:17). Our relationship with God involves believing in Him and experiencing His goodness in ways that surpass our physical senses. Psalm 34:8 encourages us to "taste and see that the Lord is good," comparing His goodness to honey from the rock.

The Lord's Supper is a physical representation of this spiritual reality. Jesus said, "I am the bread of life" (John 6:35) and "whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst" (John 4:14). As we partake in the bread and wine, representing His body and blood, we are reminded of His sacrifice and the sustenance He provides, much like the manna and water from the rock for the Israelites in the wilderness.

This understanding deepens as we realize that we can engage with God 24/7 on this physical earth. Though we do not see God the Father, He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, who was crucified and resurrected by the Holy Spirit. Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit, who now resides in us (John 14:26). Through the Holy Spirit, we receive the gift of speaking in tongues, which brings wisdom, healing, miracles, and deeper understanding of God's will for our lives (Acts 2:4).

The Bible assures us that God will never leave us nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5). Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). He is closer than a brother (Proverbs 18:24), and as we read the Word of God, we engage with Jesus, who is the Word made flesh (John 1:14). His words are spirit and life (John 6:63), giving us the confidence to declare, "by His stripes we are healed" (Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24).

The still small voice within us is the Holy Spirit guiding us (1 Kings 19:12). We hear Him not with our physical ears but in our souls—our minds, wills, and emotions. As we delve into the Word of God, faith rises from within us, like a wellspring of living water (John 7:38). This faith empowers us to pray for healing, cast out demons, and overcome any challenge because of our relationship with God.

We are reminded that we are the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19) and that we are seated in heavenly places with Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:6). As He is, so are we in this world (1 John 4:17). This truth means that we can overcome any adversity and destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8), just as Jesus did during His time on earth.

Even in the darkest moments, God is with us. King David wrote, "If I make my bed in hell, You are there" (Psalm 139:8). The Lord's Prayer teaches us to pray for God's will to be done on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10). We exist in two realms simultaneously—the physical and the spiritual. The spiritual realm, sustained by the Word of God, is the source of all creation and existence.

This morning, I had a profound realization of my relationship with the Creator. As I continue to study the Word, faith wells up within me, affirming my place as a child of God and empowering me to live out His purposes on earth.

Scriptures Used:

1. Romans 4:17 - "(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were."
2. Psalm 34:8 - "O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him."
3. John 6:35 - "And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst."
4. John 4:14 - "But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."
5. John 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."
6. Acts 2:4 - "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."
7. Hebrews 13:5 - "Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."
8. Hebrews 13:8 - "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever."
9. Proverbs 18:24 - "A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother."
10. John 1:14 - "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
11. John 6:63 - "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."
12. Isaiah 53:5 - "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."
13. 1 Peter 2:24 - "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed."
14. 1 Kings 19:12 - "And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice."
15. John 7:38 - "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water."
16. 1 Corinthians 6:19 - "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?"
17. Ephesians 2:6 - "And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus."
18. 1 John 4:17 - "Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world."
19. 1 John 3:8 - "He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil."
20. Psalm 139:8 - "If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there."
21. Matthew 6:10 - "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven."

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