Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Do you believe God raised Jesus from the dead? If so, you are a long way along in faith. This is a fundamental need ... the belief that God raised Jesus from the dead. For if you believe that, you have the grounds to have a faith that God can and will raise you from the dead.
Dead with Christ:
Col. 2:12 ... Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
I was baptized before I was born again and then again after I was born again. The second time I was baptized, when the minister lowered me into the water, the Holy Spirit said to me: "This is like being buried with Christ." When I was raised out of the water, the Holy Spirit said to me: "This is like being raised with Christ."
All of this is so we no longer have to serve our flesh as we once did. Now we are freed to serve God.
Col. 1 ... Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet (able) to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Col. 2 ... And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: 11In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
I Thess 1:9-10 ... how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; 10And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
Waiting is such a peaceful, comforting thought for me. We are just waiting for the return of Jesus. And as we wait we know we are dead with Christ. The circumcision made without hands has cut away the flesh so we can serve the spirit. And as we wait, we serve God as HE sees fit, as HE shows us by the Spirit that dwells in us.