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Resurrection Life vs. Resurrection Power … Reaching the Promised Land

16 Thursday Jan 2020

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Abiding IN Christ, Abundant Life, Being Born Again, Building up the Body of Christ, Dependence on God, Encouragement, Endurance, Entering His Rest, Holy Spirit, Life in the Kingdom of God, Longing for God, Mind of Christ, Overcoming, Power of His Resurrection, Resurrection Life, The Dawning of A New Day, Throne

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In my latest article I quoted some statements from T. Austin Sparks regarding a life here on earth without being touched by the death all around us, something he called ‘a deathless life’. If that might be an amazing experience for us already, there is more God has had in mind He wants to share with us. It is even His own resurrection power! Again, here are some quotes from TAS.

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A True Revival or… Living A Deathless Life

12 Sunday Jan 2020

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Abiding IN Christ, Abundant Life, Being Born Again, Building up the Body of Christ, comfort, Death, Encouragement, Entering His Rest, Eternal Life, Faith, Fear of Death, Life and Death, Power of His Resurrection, Revival, The Dawning of A New Day

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T. Austin Sparks wrote,

What is the supreme evidence of the living God being amongst us? It is that we know Jesus Christ as triumphant over the power of death in our experience: for, having met death in its full power, its full force, its flood-tide, He triumphed. It was the flood-tide of death that was encountered at Calvary; death, in all that death means, something far beyond mere physical death, even all the terrible, wicked power of spiritual death. The Lord Jesus went into the flood of iniquitous death, and death’s power was taken from it, and it could not overflow. He broke the power of death and its curse, and made death stand back. “He tasted death in the behalf of every man“.

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Self under Arrest

12 Sunday May 2019

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Abundant Life, Being Born Again, Being Set Free, Building up the Body of Christ, Crucified Self, Dependence on God, Discerning the Spirits, Dying to Self, Encouragement, Entering His Rest, Eternal Life, Faith, Following Jesus, Knowing God, Mind of Christ, New Self, Old Self, Relax and Chill Out, Submission to God, The Anointing, Walking in the Spirit

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Imagine you keep meeting your loved ones not only today but also… yesterday… and tomorrow. This is both grammatically wrong and seems to be a ridiculous statement, right? Yet how often our thoughts keep strolling about situations that happened in the past (and cannot be repeated!) and about what might take place in the days ahead (although solely God knows the future). Of course, we know that we should live in the moment right now, but can we? If you ever tried earnestly, you know that it is hard work to simply experience a few seconds without your mind trying to run away through space and time, so to say. The apostle Paul said, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” (cf. Gal 2:20 ESV) What does that mean?

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“The Rest of Faith” by T. Austin Sparks

26 Friday Apr 2019

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Abundant Life, Being Set Free, Building up the Body of Christ, Christianity, Entering His Rest, Faith, rest, Unbelief

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The following text has been made up of some excerpts from a longer article by T. Austin Sparks which is called The Rest And The Courage Of Faith.

“Many of us have not really entered into Christianity yet. What do I mean? Well, for one thing, the very door into true Christianity is the door of rest, the rest of faith. The very simple way in which the Lord put it in His appeal was – “Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt. 11:28).” [Emphasis added]

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Christianity does not equal the Kingdom of God

03 Saturday Mar 2018

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Abiding IN Christ, Abundant Life, blogging, Building up the Body of Christ, Christianity, comfort, Encouragement, Eternal Life, Faith, family, Fear of Death, God our Father, Hope, Knowing God, Life and Death, My Spiritual Diary, pain, peace, Power of His Resurrection, Reading and Writing, Spirit vs. Flesh

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Not that I was hell-bent on publishing another blog post. However, since I was housebound until craftsmen had done their work in our flat, I decided to read a bit on the internet which I had not done often lately. Still, it seems to me a pretty boring matter to get back on the internet after having experienced LIFE, real LIFE that is a gift from God, divine LIFE that cannot be conferred on anybody, esp. not in such an artificial place as the internet is. Presenting truths to people whom we most probably will never ever come to know personally in this life time has become a frustrating experience over the last months (years?) to me. Having said this, you might wonder why I keep writing, though.

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When time stands still

26 Sunday Nov 2017

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Abiding IN Christ, Abundant Life, Building up the Body of Christ, comfort, Dependence on God, Encouragement, Endurance, Fellowship of His Sufferings, Growing in Christ, Mind of Christ, My Spiritual Diary, pain, peace, Prayer, Seeking God, silence, Suffering and Joy

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The other day I found a German saying on my Catholic kitchen calendar I did not throw away immediately because it prompted me several times to stop and read it again. Indeed, whenever I reread these words, I feel the confirmation of its truth at once.

“Sit back and do nothing. There is a time when silence heals.” (Gerhard Engelsberger)

Since I do not want to write another entry about the importance of (accepted) suffering for our transformation into the image of Christ, I want to simply tell you something about the prerequisites and the effects of withdrawing from this world’s hectic fussing and ramblings. Actually, it is not only necessary to find a quiet place (which is more difficult in a big city), we need to also nun ourselves from being occupied with everything that does NOT point us to God. Easier said than done, dear brothers and sisters! Whoever tried that before might know how difficult it is.  🙄

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“Self, Stop Striving and Enter His Rest!”

31 Tuesday Oct 2017

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Abiding IN Christ, Abundant Life, Building up the Body of Christ, Discerning the Spirits, Dying to Self, Encouragement, Entering His Rest, Friendship with God, God's guidance, God's Provision, Inspiration, Life and Death, peace, Prayer, Reading and Writing, Submission to God, The Holy Spirit

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Star Trails August 2017 (Photo by Paul Schuberth)

This title seems to be a short formula which somehow sprang out on me as I had just re-read part of the excerpt of James A. Fowler’s writing “Spirit-union Allows for Soul-rest” (see link below). Thanks to Kenneth Dawson who would point to this website which was new to me until yesterday. I found a helpful description there of how we as modern Christian people today more and more fail to enter His rest due to our busy, hurried, and burdened lives.

The world of fallen humanity runs to and fro at a hectic pace, seeking “rest” on the weekends, in church services, and on vacations and holidays. The humanistic work ethic that drives men to succeed and be significant leaves little time for “rest” and quietude. When identity is determined by performance – who we are based on what we do – then contemporary society thinks those who take time to “rest” will be left on the side of the road as excess baggage or “nobodies.” “Rest” is regarded as but a utopian goal at the end of the rainbow of success. Thinking they can generate their own future of “rest” by their self-sufficient performance, fallen man runs on the treadmill that goes nowhere.

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What Selflessness Is Like

12 Tuesday Sep 2017

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Abiding IN Christ, Abundant Life, Building up the Body of Christ, Discerning the Spirits, Encouragement, Eternal Life, Faith, Fellowship with God, God our Father, God's Love, Happiness, Knowing God, Salvation, Satan, Self-Forgetfulness, Sickness, Spirit vs. Flesh, The Holy Spirit

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I just bumped into a blog where someone was praised to the skies for being able to do gymnastics at an advanced age. There is nothing wrong about such a laudation in itself since this and similar things are that which our fallen world can exclusively look at. Whatever is visible, audible, tangible, countable, measurable, yes, everything that is perceptible by our senses will be praised if it promises pleasure to people. As I skimmed through the comments section of this blog post, the longest response there caught my eye. The commenter, of course, was still older than the aforementioned person who would receive rave reviews, and he, outrageously, won this and that competition at an even higher age. Dear reader, it was almost impossible for me to finish reading their self-praise by which I felt greatly repelled. :-/ What about those people who cannot behave as they would want? What about those who are sick and cannot move their bodies any longer as they would love to? I doubt you will find any writing on the internet where these people are praised… BUT…

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Worth the Fight… Extending Inner Quietness

08 Tuesday Aug 2017

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Abiding IN Christ, Abundant Life, Being Born Again, Building up the Body of Christ, confusion, Dependence on God, Discerning the Spirits, Encouragement, Entering His Rest, Faith, Family and Friends, God's guidance, Growing in Christ, Humor, joy, My Spiritual Diary, Prayer, Sickness, Spirit vs. Flesh, Submission to God, Suffering and Joy

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Last week I felt a strong nudge to get closer to God and to let go of more and more, partly self-imposed, duties. As a woman, you might know how difficult it is to get rid of old habits and of letting go to care for others (more than they really need it) in order to meet EVERY expectation perfectly. I have also been used to care for my body daily and I sensed that my exhausting workouts tend to make my life more and more burdened. However, I could not get rid of swimming ‘the English Channel’, so to speak. 😉 I do know that I am no longer twenty or thirty and therefore I had begun to take at least one break during the day some years ago. Mostly after dinner I spend time in bed praying. Admittedly, sometimes I fall asleep because of exhaustion. 😉

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“Close your eyes and see!”

22 Wednesday Feb 2017

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Abiding IN Christ, Abundant Life, Building up the Body of Christ, Childlikeness, Christ in us, Entering the Promised Land, Eternal Life, Faith, God's Love, God's Voice, illumination, My Spiritual Diary, Power of His Resurrection, Relax and Chill Out, Spiritual Sight

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My companion on a prayer walk yesterday...  (Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

My companion on a prayer walk yesterday…
(Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

You might think I am crazy and, perhaps, you are right. 😊 Just now as I was randomly browsing my older blog posts on here, rereading what I could see up to the ‘read-more-tag’ (aka “Continue reading…”), I was hit by a Scripture I had copied and pasted beneath one of my pictures. What struck me was the following (highlighted) part of 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 which reads,

“For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.” (2 Cor 4:17-18 ESV)

We know that God’s truth is most often so simple that it can easily be ignored, or even laughed about by someone who does not know God and wants to have it a bit more sophisticated to please their intellectual mind. But not so with our humorous God who turns into ridicule what people say who think they got Him all figured out. We read,

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