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whom Christ has sent forth as a guide for all those who have become partakers of His life.

Romans 8:14
For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

Galatians 5:25
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Galatians 5:18
But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Immediately after Yahshua was baptized in the Jordan River, the Spirit of God
descended upon Him and remained. At once, the Spirit began to lead and direct every action
of the Son of God.

Mark 1:10-12
Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, and the Spirit
like a dove descending upon Him; and a voice came out of the heavens: "You are My
beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased." Immediately the Spirit impelled Him to go
out into the wilderness.

This immediacy of being led of the Spirit is brought forth in Yahweh’s command for
the children of Israel to eat the Passover meal fully girded and ready to travel. Tragically,
this aspect of life in Christ is absent from the proclamation of the gospel today. If we were
to re-write the history of Israel according to the experience of a large segment of the church
today, we would have them lounging at ease in their homes, eating the Passover Lamb
without the inclusion of bitter herbs. They would then remain in Goshen, continuing to eat
from the fleshpots of Egypt and pursuing intercourse in the ways of a fallen world system.
The tragic result is that Christians remain in bondage to sin and selfish living, rather than
attaining conformity to the image of Christ.
The desire of God for all who are in Christ Jesus/Yahshua the Messiah is that, when
they become partakers of His life, they at once yield all their remaining days to be lived at
His direction and pleasure. We must depart from life in Egypt, which stands as a symbol of
the world, and embrace a new paradigm where we accept suffering and reproaches that we
might be transformed into the same image as the Savior of mankind.

Hebrews 13:12-13
Therefore Yahshua also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood,
suffered outside the gate. So, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His
reproach.

Understand then, that the invitation of Christ has never been anything less than
discipleship. His invitation is “Come. Take up your cross, and follow Me.”