What obstacles are placed before us? What enemies seek to prevent our living in daily communion with Christ? What foes conspire to keep us from overcoming, from sitting with the Father and Christ on the throne of our heart?

In speaking to the church of Laodicea Christ mentions lukewarmness. The casual Christian will not live in daily communion with Christ nor will he ever sit on the throne of his personality with the Father and the Son. He is too interested in other things to pay close attention to the desires of the Lord. He will be governed by others who have been more consecrated to God's will.

The casual Christian is wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

Satan has enabled him to acquire plenty of money. His money has taken the place of faith purified by tribulation. His money has taken the place of the heavenly robe of righteous deeds. His money has blinded him to the point he cannot see the Lord or hear His voice.

So it is that the love of the world, of the things of Antichrist, seek to prevent the believer from attaining the invaluable daily communion with Christ and authority and power over the works of God's hands.

We have set perfect union with Christ as our goal.

Also, the authority and power to rule in Christ over our circumstances.

We seek deliverance from all behaviors that keep us in dread of being tormented by the Divine judgment.

We keep on fighting the good fight of faith and thus are kept supplied with the hidden manna.

We are becoming a new creation and will be given a new name as we move from the ranks of the called to those of the chosen.

We are set on receiving the nations and the farthest reaches of the earth as our inheritance.

We desire to be a member of the royal priesthood and thus participate in the first resurrection.

We want the eternal assurance of life and to be recognized in the Court of Heaven.

We envision being a pillar in the Temple of God.

We want to belong to God.

We are hoping to be a part of the new Jerusalem.

We esteem marriage to the Lamb as more desirable than preserving our own individuality.

We want to be in daily communion with the Lord.

We desire to sit with Christ in His throne governing all the works of God's hands.

What additional areas of Canaan remain to be conquered?

To Inherit Everything God Has Made New

He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. (Revelation 21:7—NIV)

God is not making all new things. God is making all things new.

The greatest surprise we will have when we enter the next age is that there are few surprises. Everything remains the same, pretty much. The difference is that God has taken all we have known that has true value and has made it new in Christ.

All that does not have true value, that is wood, hay, and straw, has been burned in the Divine fire.

To be continued.