Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7—NIV)

To overcome resentment we have to judge this behavior to be unacceptable to God, fit only for the Lake of Fire. Then we must confess our sin to God and after that vigorously—with all the strength we possess—denounce, renounce, and resist this invasion of our personality. We keep praying, confessing, denouncing, renouncing, and resisting until all resentment is totally gone. In order to attack the enemy in this manner we have to have faith. This is how faith becomes the victory that overcomes the world. It is the good fight of faith that conquers the enemy.

As we have stated, each of the items listed below is an area of being and doing that is necessary for us to attain if we are to enter the rest of God and fulfill our responsibilities in the Kingdom of God.

To attain union with Christ and gain immortality in the body.

To gain authority and power to rule our circumstances in the Person and Presence of Christ.

To obtain total deliverance from all behaviors that bring the torment of Divine judgment upon us.

To learn to live by every word that comes from the mouth of God.

To become a new person in the Kingdom of God, the old Adam having passed away.

To share with Jesus Christ the inheritance of the nations of the earth.

To have Christ formed in us and dwelling in us.

To be a member of the royal priesthood.

To have the eternal assurance of life, and recognition in the Court of Heaven.

To be an integral part of God's dwelling place forever.

To belong eternally to God.

To be for eternity a part of the new Jerusalem.

To be an eternal part of the newness of Christ.

To share intimately with Christ at all times.

To govern all the works of God's hands.

To inherit everything that God has made new.

To Attain Union With Christ and Gain Immortality in the Body

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. (Revelation 2:7—NIV)

Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. (John 6:54—NIV)

Notice that the tree of life is still in the Paradise of God. Notice also that the "right" to eat from the tree of life is not granted because of our faith but because we overcome the enemy.

It is our point of view that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Tree of Life. In order to gain eternal life and finally attain the immortality of our body we must continually eat the flesh and drink the blood of Christ.

Eating the flesh of Christ and drinking His blood is something we are to do at all times. We learn to live in this manner.

To be continued.