"Men of Faith" -2

Did you like that little powder puff post yesterday? I thought you might need a break; but did you try at all to envision yourself in the shoes of Joseph? "O that my ways were directed to keep Thy statutes!" (Psalm 119:5) Whether or not you envisioned yourself walking in the shoes of Joseph, you must realize something that is spoken in the Psalm I just wrote, God's statutes are not dead; they were not dead to Joseph, even though he was taken from his land and treated as dead himself. As a matter of fact, Joseph had only one thing left of his people to hold unto, his God. Let me ask you something: Have you seen Jesus on the cross? If not, why not? Have you seen Jesus resurrected from the tomb? If not, why not? Have you seen Jesus glorified? If you have, were you standing with Him? Men of faith are men of vision; they place themselves in the place where they belong, and then they set out to get there. Joseph was a man of vision who was taken from the place which he belonged, yet his heart was still governed by his God, and the promises of that God. We that are in Jesus Christ are new creatures that have been created by the washing of the blood of Christ, and outside the law, does not mean that we are above the law; nor does it mean that the law no longer matters. Even as Joseph was no longer under the roof of his father or under his command, he choose to remain under his influence, and the commands of the God that he served. Likewise, even though we have been placed in a glorified position, at the side of Jesus in heaven, we are still subject to obey the commands of the Father, just as Jesus obeyed the Father's commands. Herein is the difference between those that are in Christ and those that are not: in us, the law has been made complete; in those that are not washed by the blood us Jesus Christ, the law will be completed by judgement. Now then; let me ask you again, Have you seen yourself standing beside Jesus in glory? If not, why not???