The Mystical Union of Inclusion and Infusion between Christ and You, the Believer!

The absolute importance of the vital union of Christ and the believer can be clearly seen from the prominent place it occupies in the High Priestly Prayer of Jesus Christ!

“I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.” John 17:20, 21

He was praying that we should have no uncertain knowledge of this union, and all the benefits and blessings of our Divine indwelling.
“And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one” John 17:22

The very central theme of Christ’s prayer, expressing the uttermost longing of His heart and the supreme desire of His mind that is that of our inclusion in the highest form of union conceivable; Humanity’s inclusion in and infusion by Divinity!

“I in them and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.” John 17:23

This Divine Union and is the paramount and greatest of all blessings and the very foundation from which our life now proceeds
This inclusion and infusion into God is not our ultimate spiritual destiny, but in fact our point of departure and the only source of our life and living.

“I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one…….” John 17:23
The very origin of this practical life-sustaining spiritual and experiential union we have in the Beloved in our present space and time existence was conceived and established by God in eternity past, even before the foundation of the world.

This occurred within an Eternal Covenant when the Father gave Christ to us and us to Christ in the mystical union and everlasting marriage between the Mediator Son and His elect.
This Divine joining together is even more intimate than between husband and wife who in human terms are indeed ‘one flesh’. We are indeed ‘one body’ and ‘one spirit’ with the Lord, He is ‘in us’ and we are ‘in Him’
“But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him” 1Cor 6:17
Your indissoluble oneness and absolute identification with Christ is so intimate and real that God will never ever view or regard you apart from Christ.
In consequence of our union He says to you His beloved:
“I will betroth you to Me forever; 
Yes, I will betroth you to Me 
In righteousness and justice, 
In loving-kindness and mercy;
I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness, 
And you shall know the LORD.” Hosea 2:19, 20
“For your Maker is your husband…” Isa 54
And we in deep appreciation exclaim:
“My beloved is mine, and I am his.” Song of Solomon 2:16