ALL OBSTACLES REMOVED FOR US

All the Obstacles Being Removed for Us to Be in God

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses (RcV) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

John 14:2 In My Father's house are many abodes; if it were
not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place
for you. (3) And if I go and prepare a place for you, I am coming again and will receive you to Myself, so that where I
am you also may be. (20) In that day you will know that I am
in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"I go to prepare a place for you," means that the Lord will
prepare a place, accomplish redemption, open up the way, and
make a standing for man to get into God. It means that the
Lord will pave the way for us to be in God.
But how can sinful people like us get into God? How can we
get into the righteous and holy God? We are far, far away
from God. How can we be brought into Him? All of the
separating elements, the obstacles of sin, sins, the world,
the Devil, death, flesh, and self, must be abolished. Then we
shall be brought near to God, and not only to God but into
God.
For this, some work, some preparation, was needed. The Lord
had to do a work of preparation. He had to go, not to the
heavens, but to the cross to remove all of the obstacles. All
of the obstacles have been removed by the Lord's all-
inclusive death. On the cross the Lord abolished all the
barriers between us and God. He dealt with sin, sins, the
world, the prince of this world, the flesh, the self, the old
man, and even death. By death and resurrection the Lord paved
the way and prepared the place that we might be brought into
God.

Words of Ministry taken from Witness Lee, Life-study of John
(Anaheim, CA: Living Stream Ministry, 1985), pp. 360-361
(Repeat 1/27/97)