A Secret Life Entrusted With The Secrets of God.

Matthew 6:1-4 (New International Version)

Christformation in you is your secret walk with God through Christ, as you are entrusted with the secrets of God through Christ by the revelations of the Holy Spirit in you.

Matthew 13:11-12 (New International Version)

He replied, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

With these secrets of God you are required to have a secret walk with God in spirit and in truth.

"Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
"So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Matthew 6:5-6 (New International Version)

"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Matthew 6:16-18 (New International Version)

"When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Christformation is Not for Showmanship

Christformation is not for showmanship because it is all hidden, as much as God is hidden from our naked eyes.Can 'pregnancy' be for a show? No!

Galatians 4:19 (New International Version)

My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,

You may see the shape of it being formed on the outside, feel the pains inside,know that there is something in you thats growing and taking shape but you would not be able to see it until the end of that formation through delivery.Therefore, you cannot make a show of what you cannot see.You can only walk by faith.Christformation in you is not for a show of your piety.It's far from it.

Luke 11:39-41 (New International Version)

Then the Lord said to him, "Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? But give what is inside the dish to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.

However, Christformation in you is the Light of Christ and it cannot help but shine through.You cannot put that light of Christ in you under a bowl. Christ is already lifted high up on a hill and He will shine through Christformation in you. The more the Christformation in you through your personal obedience to Him, the brighter will be the Light of Christ shining in you first and then through you.

What can you give to the poor with Christformation in you?

Isaiah 61:1-11 (New International Version

1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners,

2 to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,

3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD

Fishes from the Shallow Waters Are No Good

Luke 5:4-11 (New International Version)

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch."

Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets."

When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!" For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon's partners.

Then Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will catch men." So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.

When we catch fishes from shallow waters they are most of the time not good fishes.Likewise, when we catch men, they must be 'fishes' who are used to being in deep waters and not from shallow waters. Judas Iscariot was one such fish from shallow waters that could't survive in deep water.The Lord Jesus Christ allowed Judas Iscariot to be one of his twelve disciples to show us this example.Judas Iscariot settled for the shallow things of life and he didn't survive.

Today, we see many 'fishes' that are from shallow waters that cannot swim into deep waters. They would only settle for the shallow things of life and cannot grasp or understand the deep things of God.They wouldn't come into deep waters for fear that they won't make it, for they know that they can't swim in there.They are more comfortable and satisfied with their shallow surroundings.They would prefer to just settle for the temporal things of this earth.That makes them feel safe for the moment.

Their thoughts, minds and hearts will only be on the shallow things of life and they don't mind the easy path that leads to destruction.

James 1:25 (New International Version)

But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.

On the contrary, the eleven other disciples found the 'deep waters' of the Word of God suitable for themselves and they "looked intently" into what was told to them by the Lord and most importantly, they obeyed His words. When you seek the shallow things of life, you will not obey the Lord or His words.

Proverbs 20:5 (New International Version)

The purposes of a man's heart are deep waters,
but a man of understanding draws them out.

The man of understanding with a born again spirit in Christ will allow the Holy Spirit to convict himself of the guilt of sin, righteousness and the coming judgment of God and His Christ.

Proverbs 20:27 (New International Version)

The lamp of the LORD searches the spirit of a man;
it searches out his inmost being.

Do we yield ourselves to the Holy Spirit to convict us of these above?
The Holy Spirit helps us with Christformation in us and these are the streams of Living Water(Christ)in us.

John 7:37-39 (New International Version)

On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.

It's All About Our Eyes....

Hebrews 12:2 (New International Version)

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

The Lord Jesus Christ is the Author and the Perfecter of Christformation in us. We must walk by faith and not by sight. This pair of eyes is the eyes of faith in Christ. Christformation does not happen the moment your eyes of faith are not on Him, for He is the author and the perfecter of Christformation in us.He sits down at God the Father's right hand to intercede for us that Christformation He started in our born again spirit be perfected in our mind(soul)and our new eternal Christ-conformed body so that it will be raised to eternal life. Our eyes of faith in Him to complete Christformation in us must be obediently be on Him, as the Holy Spirit leads and guides us to Him for the Heavenly Father's glory. His Son is His greatest Glory!More so when He is formed in us fully.

Matthew 13:16-17 (New International Version)

But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

Abel and Cain were both born to Adam and Eve but what made the difference? God had opened the eyes of Abel to be able to see what God requires of him on earth but Cain's eyes was not opened to see the same requirement. God has to open our eyes for us to be able to see the Author and the Perfecter of our faith. For this is what God had warned Cain before he committed a great sin.

Genesis 4:6-7 (New International Version)

Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."

God opened Abel's eyes to see this but not Cain's. Cain went on to sin but Abel went to God.

Three Convictions Are Needed For Full-Christformation In You.

John 16:8-11 (New International Version)

When He comes, He will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.

Firstly,The Holy Spirit will convict us about the need for the salvation of our soul (mind)-the transformation of our mind from a mind of death to a mind of life and peace in Christ which is the mind of Christ in us.

Romans 8:6-11 (New International Version)

The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.

You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.

Romans 12:1-3 (New International Version)

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Secondly,The Holy Spirit will convict us about the need for the righteousness of Christ in us.Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for the righteousness of Christ to fill them.Filling yourself with the righteousness of Christ in your born again spirit is Christformation in you.This does not come easily but we need to carry our cross and follow Christ by obeying the Holy Spirit to put to death the misdeeds of the sinful nature so that the divine nature of Christ will be formed in us eternally.

2 Peter 1:3-4 (New International Version)

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

Galatians 4:19 (New International Version)

My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,

Thirdly, the Holy Spirit will convict you about the need for escaping eternal condemnation through Christ. He will remind us about the consequences of following Satan while we are on earth.We must be raised to life and be clothed with eternal life in Christ, and how do we go about preparing ourselves for that incorruptible Christ-conformed body as His.

1 Corinthians 15:48-49 (New International Version)

As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the man from heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven.

2 Corinthians 3:18 (New International Version)

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.