"Now sitteth the Son, Very God and Man, in His City in rest and peace: which [City] His Father hath adight (prepared) to Him of His endless purpose; and the Father in the Son; and the Holy Ghost in the Father and in the Son."
Julian of Norwich (ch. 51)
Adam was weak and limited as a human being. He wasn't meant to live out life alone. Trying to live on his own, he fell into confusion and trouble. But God became human to help and save Adam (humanity). The Son, truly God and Man, lifted up and saved humanity. Christ made Himself one with human flesh. He is permanently in a human body, permanently God and Man, permanently joining human flesh to God. We are lifted up into the circle of the Godhead, into Their life, into Their experience, into Their loving fellowship. Now we can live as we were always meant to live, one with God, with Christ living in and through us as our very life. Christ now sits at rest and peace in His beautiful City or Kingdom, humanity itself. This is what the Father always prepared for His beloved Son, this beautiful kingdom to be His lovely dwelling place.
In this kingdom, Christ takes care of everything. It is a kingdom of love and grace and kindness. It is a kingdom of acceptance and joy and union. We do not have to try to live life on our own. We do not have to rely on our own limited understanding or feeble strength. Christ is in us, one with us, living in and through us. He is living His life of perfect understanding and strength. We are off the hook. The pressure is off of us to live a perfect Christian life or do everything right. Christ is doing the work. Christ is doing the heavy lifting. We are His responsibility, and He won't fail to take care of everything in our lives. He takes care of it all so we don't have to. We don't have to hold everything up, make sure everything turns out right, or hold onto perfect faith or works. We are free. Free from law. Free from burdens we were never meant to bear, burdens too heavy for us to bear. We are even free to fail and get confused and doubt, because Christ is continually holding us up in His success, His wisdom, His faith. We may be weak but it doesn't matter, because He is strong. We can never really fall like Adam once did, because Christ upholds us in His life and in union with Him. He has permanently joined with our humanity to make sure of that! He is the ruling factor here, not fear or sin or doubt or even death.
We were never meant to live life alone. We were always meant to rest as Christ lived in us. He was always meant to carry the burden of living for us, in us, through us. He is the head of this kingdom of human life that we live, and He is reigning in this kingdom, radiating His love and life through us, manifesting His victorious power through us, making sure everything is working out for the very best.
"The kingdom of God is within you."
Luke 17:21 (NKJV)
"Christ lives in me."
Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
A Prayer: Thank You for taking care of everything that concerns my life today and every day! Thank You for living Your perfect and beautiful life in me and taking me along for the ride!