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(to the church) which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all (Ephesians 1:23).God fulness was found in Christ here in the earth. In him dwelt the fulness of the Godhead bodily (Col 2:9). Every thing must find its body here in the earth. and without a body, nothing can be visible, complete or manifested as salvation.
God needed a body
God needed friends, you and I the church
You need friends, flesh! Friends who can put whats in you into the earth! Ideas, dreams, blog posts, videos. God sought to connect whats in heaven to those who are on earth. It legitimises a thing. God seeks to connect heaven to earth through flesh, where that which is in him gets into you. That’s how the fulness of thing is manifested.
Today look for one who can place whats you in fulness out there on the earth, into your community, into cyberspace. Your message needs “body,” somebody, everybody to give it expression in the earth. Folks who will claim ownership of your idea and manifest it as “fulness.” Folks who say, “I’m God’s idea in a body!”
Paul.
Dear Minister Thomas, I see this in my life in an ever increasing fashion. Maybe not on the scale and in the exact same way that you describe in your commentary but in a similar way nonetheless. Pastors and preachers whom I talk to and share with have often duplicated my speech, wordings, terms and teachings. Some have quoted me verbatim without giving me credit for the inspiration or idea. My friends and familly members have asked me why I don’t say anything to them about it or why I don’t get upset about. My responses are “Imitation is one of the most sincere forms of flattery.” or “Freely I received and freely I give. Praise be unto God!” or I quote 1 Corinthians 3:7 that says, “…neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.”Every vehicle and/or person that may borrow from the revelation of God in me to share His message with other I cannot reach is viewed as a success. To God be the glory in the name of Jesus Christ. It is interesting how we as evangelical bloggers, Practice this principle unaware. I needed this today. Thank you!