"They Shall Prophesy"
Act 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth
Act 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
Act 2:18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
When the Holy Spirit comes upon us, He imbues us with power to preach the Truth residing within the Word of God. Like Peter on the day of Pentecost, God’s power fuels our tongue to proclaim the oracles of heaven -- to the Church and to a lost and dying world. The manifold wisdom of God is released and He uses our tongue for His glory! The Holy Spirit brings the Word to our MEMORY with a directive to SPEAK so that the Word may go into the EARS (faith cometh by hearing) of the hearer, and so, the seed (WORD) is planted.
It is written, that life and death are in the tongue:
Pro 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Therefore, the words we speak can either heal a person or destroy them. When the Word of God is implanted within us, the Spirit will cause us to speak the words of eternal life to those who will hear us. If we are not, if we are speaking death and destruction (condemnation, envy, bitterness, hatred) we are not in the Spirit of God, and we are working for the accuser.
In prior writings, we spoke about the new name we receive when we are born again. We also receive a new language, one that is pure, and holy, the language of the City on a Hill. That language can only be understood in the Spirit, because the word IS Spirit.
Joh 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Zep 3:9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
We become new creations in Christ, living and moving and having our being in Him. Some will accept our testimonies and God will add to His Church. Sadly, many will not. Therefore, it should come as no surprise to us that many will not understand our speech. Jesus told the scribes and Pharisees:
Joh 8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
These scribes and Pharisees were unbelievers and didn’t recognize that the Son of God had come to them. We further read why they did not understand:
Joh 8:42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
Jesus Christ reveals through this scripture that these men who thought they were the chosen children of God, were NOT of God. So, too, if an individual has not repented and opened His heart to the Lord, they will not be able to discern the truth contained in the Word of God. We therefore can expect unbelievers to reject us also.
We certainly see divisions within our faith, because not all are receiving their teaching from the true teacher, the Holy Spirit, but rather, from men. However, when we are yielded and fully submitted to the Master, learning is imparted and power proceeds out of our mouths. We become witnesses, lights in the world, calling fire down out of heaven, speaking life and judgment for a purpose -- SALVATION! We become the anointed of God, the two olive trees and candle sticks that stand in the earth proclaiming the testimony of Jesus Christ:
Rev 11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
Rev 11:4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
Rev 11:5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
Rev 11:6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
Rev 11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
Rev 11:8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
In Revelation Chapter 11, we read about the two witnesses who are filled with God’s power in the earth. Their mission is to testify the truth (thy Word is truth) and proclaim the judgments that will fall upon mankind for rejection of the Son of God. We read further that the beast overcomes them and kills them. Truth lies in the street, as spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
Isa 59:14 And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
Marvel not the world will hate you, the Lord tells us because:
Joh 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Joh 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
Joh 3:21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Jeremiah was sent to a rebellious house and his words of judgment were rejected by the majority.
Jer 5:14 Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
The Word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than any two edged sword, it is, as we also read in Jeremiah:
Jer 23:29 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
God’s Word is designed to transform us. It is quickened by the Spirit and becomes a part of us. As we grow in the knowledge of the Lord, we learn to be:
2Co 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; This is how we put on the mind of Christ, by taking every thought captive and --
Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
2Co 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
Accordingly, when we come out from among then, we can be used by the Spirit, to feed the flock of God, in Christ, by HIS WORD. If we have not separated ourselves (ecclesia) from the world, we should not believe that we are truly serving God. We cannot serve God and mammon. It is impossible. How can a prophet speak effectively if he is not abiding in the vine?
Elijah did not compromise in the command he was given, He went forth in the Spirit and demonstrated the power of God and he performed the judgment that fell upon the prophets of Baal. Does God change? Will He judge those who are preaching another gospel with no less a judgment? The Word WILL judge us in the last day, and we do well to heed the warnings not to add to or take away from it.
We should pray that God will use our tongues, but we cannot think that He will, unless we submit to His Will/His Word. We are to preach the gospel to every living creature, without compromise and without leaven, in love. It will root out, pull down, destroy, throw down, build, plant, and heal ourselves and others.
Ti 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Morning Manna
8/30/07
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
THE REVIVAL OF REPENTENCE
TRUE REVIVAL
Psa 85:1 LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
Psa 85:2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
Psa 85:3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
Psa 85:4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
Psa 85:5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
Psa 85:6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
Psa 85:7 Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
Psa 85:8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
Psa 85:9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
Psa 85:10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Psa 85:11 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
Psa 85:12 Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
Psa 85:13 Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
God’s mercy to His children is revealed in this Psalm, as He extends His righteousness and forgiveness to those who seek His face. In Jesus Christ, that righteousness and peace have “kissed” each other and we can receive the revival we seek, and which is available only in Him alone.
The first Adam was made a living soul, but the last Adam was made a quickening Spirit. (1 Cor. 15:45) In Adam, all die, but in Christ Jesus shall all be made alive. (1 Cor. 15:22) Jesus said in Joh 6:63: It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. Here we learn that the way to true revival is through the Word of God, in Christ. Fallen man is the first Adam, the revived, new creation is life in Christ.
According to Strong’s Concordance H2421, “revive” is defined as: “to live, keep, alive, preserve, quicken.”
A repetitive theme throughout all of scripture is the condition of repentance. This must occur if a person wants relationship with God.
“Repent, the Kingdom of God is at Hand”
The apostles and prophets of God all expressed the same Word from Heaven -- repent! In Acts 2:38, Peter tells us to, “Repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” If we repent, and are baptized, we will receive the Spirit. God gives the Holy Spirit to those that obey Him. Acts 5:32 God now makes his dwelling place within the life of the believer. We are forgiven of past sins, sanctified and cleansed, by the washing of water by the Word and then we are revived, and are made alive, quickened by the power and Word who is Christ Jesus. John 20:22, Jesus breathed on His disciples and said, “Receive ye the Holy Spirit.”
So many in the Church are crying to God for revival, praying to see more power in their lives and to witness His grace to unbelievers. We read the scriptures and see the authority and imbuement of God’s force and strength displayed, and wonder why so many of us do not see these events occurring today. Does God change? Or, does man? Do we worship the same Jesus as the scriptures teach us? Are we walking in the Light, as He is in the Light? Are we accepting the conviction the Holy Spirit brings to our minds, or are we resisting Him? Are we serious about our faith? Have we left our first love? Is God first and foremost, above all in our lives? Are we living our faith? Are we studying God’s Word and allowing the Spirit to teach us? Do we test our ministers and are the books we read held up to the standard of scripture? Are we broken before Him, crying out in a humble and contrite spirit? Have we: 2Co 6:17 “…come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 2Co 6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. These are hard questions to ask, but, we must examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith. 2 Cor. 13:5. This is the Way of the Word. This is what Jesus Christ taught us. This is deeper life.
If we are, then HE will give us rest. That rest is the spiritual condition of the overcomer, living his life glorifying the Father. Just as there can be no forgiveness without the shedding of blood, which was accomplished by our beloved Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ, there can be no revival without repentance. When we follow the Lamb wherever He goes, we can ask anything in His name and God will do it. This is His promise. This is His Word.
Psa 80:3 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Psa 80:4 O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
Psa 80:5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
Psa 80:6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
Psa 80:7 Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Psa 80:8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
Psa 80:9 Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
Psa 80:10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
Psa 80:11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
Psa 80:12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
Psa 80:13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
Psa 80:14 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
Psa 80:15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
Psa 80:16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
Psa 80:17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
Psa 80:18 So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
Psa 80:19 Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Psa 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
Isa 57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Hos 6:2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
Hos 14:7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
Morning Manna
August 29, 2007
Patti White
Psa 85:1
Psa 85:2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
Psa 85:3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
Psa 85:4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
Psa 85:5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
Psa 85:6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
Psa 85:7 Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
Psa 85:8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
Psa 85:9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
Psa 85:10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Psa 85:11 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
Psa 85:12 Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
Psa 85:13 Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
God’s mercy to His children is revealed in this Psalm, as He extends His righteousness and forgiveness to those who seek His face. In Jesus Christ, that righteousness and peace have “kissed” each other and we can receive the revival we seek, and which is available only in Him alone.
The first Adam was made a living soul, but the last Adam was made a quickening Spirit. (1 Cor. 15:45) In Adam, all die, but in Christ Jesus shall all be made alive. (1 Cor. 15:22) Jesus said in Joh 6:63: It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. Here we learn that the way to true revival is through the Word of God, in Christ. Fallen man is the first Adam, the revived, new creation is life in Christ.
According to Strong’s Concordance H2421, “revive” is defined as: “to live, keep, alive, preserve, quicken.”
A repetitive theme throughout all of scripture is the condition of repentance. This must occur if a person wants relationship with God.
“Repent, the Kingdom of God is at Hand”
The apostles and prophets of God all expressed the same Word from Heaven -- repent! In Acts 2:38, Peter tells us to, “Repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” If we repent, and are baptized, we will receive the Spirit. God gives the Holy Spirit to those that obey Him. Acts 5:32 God now makes his dwelling place within the life of the believer. We are forgiven of past sins, sanctified and cleansed, by the washing of water by the Word and then we are revived, and are made alive, quickened by the power and Word who is Christ Jesus. John 20:22, Jesus breathed on His disciples and said, “Receive ye the Holy Spirit.”
So many in the Church are crying to God for revival, praying to see more power in their lives and to witness His grace to unbelievers. We read the scriptures and see the authority and imbuement of God’s force and strength displayed, and wonder why so many of us do not see these events occurring today. Does God change? Or, does man? Do we worship the same Jesus as the scriptures teach us? Are we walking in the Light, as He is in the Light? Are we accepting the conviction the Holy Spirit brings to our minds, or are we resisting Him? Are we serious about our faith? Have we left our first love? Is God first and foremost, above all in our lives? Are we living our faith? Are we studying God’s Word and allowing the Spirit to teach us? Do we test our ministers and are the books we read held up to the standard of scripture? Are we broken before Him, crying out in a humble and contrite spirit? Have we: 2Co 6:17 “…come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 2Co 6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. These are hard questions to ask, but, we must examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith. 2 Cor. 13:5. This is the Way of the Word. This is what Jesus Christ taught us. This is deeper life.
If we are, then HE will give us rest. That rest is the spiritual condition of the overcomer, living his life glorifying the Father. Just as there can be no forgiveness without the shedding of blood, which was accomplished by our beloved Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ, there can be no revival without repentance. When we follow the Lamb wherever He goes, we can ask anything in His name and God will do it. This is His promise. This is His Word.
Psa 80:3 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Psa 80:4 O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
Psa 80:5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
Psa 80:6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
Psa 80:7 Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Psa 80:8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
Psa 80:9 Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
Psa 80:10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
Psa 80:11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
Psa 80:12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
Psa 80:13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
Psa 80:14 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
Psa 80:15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
Psa 80:16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
Psa 80:17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
Psa 80:18 So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
Psa 80:19 Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Psa 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
Isa 57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Hos 6:2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
Hos 14:7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
Morning Manna
August 29, 2007
Patti White
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Our Protector
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Deu 3:22 Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.
Deu 3:22 Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.
Friday, August 10, 2007
The Transgression of the Proud
My Will Be Done; My Kingdom Come,
In Earth and In Heaven.
An Examination of Pride in the Church
Jer 13:15 Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.
Jer 13:16 Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
Jer 13:17 But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD'S flock is carried away captive.
Jer 13:18 Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
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Psa 10:4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
The King of Babylon
Dan 3:15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands? (Rom 3:18 There is no fear of God before their eyes. )
Dan 4:30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
Jesus told us that if we are not for Him, we are against Him, therefore, if we are not serving Christ in the Kingdom of God, we have made our habitation in spiritual Babylon. The choice of who to serve and how, is always before us. We must examine our walk, in the Spirit of God, so that He may reveal to us our spiritual state. Could it be that we have not truly died to self and are revealing King Babylon within our own lives, and call ourselves Christians? Are we serving self? Do we hold up doctrines above the truths the Spirit of Christ reveals in His Word? Do we hear Christ knocking at the door, but are kicking against the pricks? Are we exhibiting the carnal nature that is death? (Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.)
When a soul is operating in this spirit, one of its chief manifestations is pride, which leads to destruction. (Pro 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.) For purposes of this study, we will focus on the sin of pride.
Great harm lies ahead to an individual who refuses repentance and remains unteachable.
2Co 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
How can anyone teach a carnal king of self, whose mind is permeated with the images they have created? Such a mindset will demand that all fall down and worship them, that is, the creations of their own minds. The destiny of man’s image (666) is destroyed by the Messiah. It must be. There can only be one King of Glory, and His name is JESUS, and HE will not share it with another.
Dan 2:34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
Dan 2:35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
Therefore, in submitting ourselves to the teachings of the Holy Spirit, He can destroy the images (idolatry) we have created and cast them to the winds. The Lord has given us the Words of eternal life, let us heed them and drink of the living waters that issue out of the Temple, so that healing may come to the barren places.
In examination of King Nebuchadnezzar’s decree, we learn that the residents of his kingdom are commanded to worship an image that he has created, OR be put to death. How often do we see the same thing today, wherein someone may cause another, by force, to commit idolatry, by accepting their lies and hypocrisy? The king of Babylon did not encourage an individual to seek the Higher Guidance of the Almighty God and neither do the false prophets of today. They are prideful men and women who discourage a soul’s personal growth in Christ, and create reliance on themselves. This is demonic. It is satanic at the core and is in complete rebellion to every precept of Christianity
Any individual who is demanding that one accept another’s truth, rather to encourage that person to seek out the truth of the Word of God for himself, is seeking to increase his OWN kingdom, which again is idolatry.
Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
The Word of God is pure and true, and will reveal the TRUTH to all who submit to Him. Only then can the Church come together in one mind, in the Spirit of Christ and the attain unity that it seeks. The faithful steward of the truth, ministers in love and not violence. The fruit of the spirit within will clearly be demonstrated. It will also be demonstrated in power. (1Th 1:5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.)
1Co 12:8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
Babylon’s ever increasing kingdom is prominently displayed within some circles of Christianity today, and self worship has become an ACCEPTABLE standard of behavior. Unless one has the single eye of Christ, we can become a part of this rebellion, which encourages dependence upon these false ministers. UNHOLY SPIRITS teach lazy, carnal believers (is there such a thing?) to continue on in self-seeking, never to deny self, but to continue to feed it. (The Name it and Claim It doctrine, for example.) It is pride feeding pride, creating twofold the children of hell the scriptures speak of.
The convicting, teaching nature of the HOLY SPIRIT, is ALL powerful, yet not forceful. God’s Spirit draws us to the truth, with loving kindness, and in the spirit of reconciliation. It is His desire that all should come to repentance. The still small voice does not condemn, for the Son of God came not to condemn, but to save. If we are ministering in His Spirit, we will exhibit that anointing. We will speak the words that give life, with the earnest desire to see one healed. We will also submit to the knowledge that only God can open the eyes of the blind. To belief otherwise, is again, pride. We are to preach HIS word, (and demonstrate His power) in season, out of season - reproving, rebuking, exhorting with all longsuffering and doctrine. When individuals are Holy Spirit led, these characteristics WILL be present, as we see in the book of Acts, AND we will see the fruit:
Act 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Ministers of satan are alive and at work in the Body of Christ, being fueled by the image of self, building their own kingdoms, wherein they seek a body that will continue to support, feed and give birth to an increasing kingdom of satanists. Their god is Leviathan and they lure with sweet, flesh pleasing words, debasing the fiery words of judgment in the scriptures. They cry “My Will Be Done -- My Kingdom Come,” and change the Word of God to man’s image. 666.
Job 41:33 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear. 34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.
Rev 9:1-5 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
We can also see the spirit of pride in the minister who consistently condemns others who do not support or agree with their image (belief/teaching.) They will establish churches teaching their OWN word, and force believers to either accept THEIR view or be cast out. (Job 41:15 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal). These kings of Babylon hate judgment, (because it exposes their lies) and they can even make shipwreck of a person’s faith. (Psa 94:4 How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?) Are we supporting this in our lives on any level? Do we condemn others who are not equal in our understanding? Are we part of a fellowship where this behavior is presented? vAre we silent in the face of wickedness? Have we struck pride with the rod of the Word of God and killed it, or are we so bound in this sin, that our hearts have turned to stone? There comes a time when a soul will not be granted repentance, as was Esau, so let us be walking in the fear of the Lord and not ever negate the Truth on ANY level.
Let us resolve to never grieve the Holy Spirit OR the spirit in another, but rather, to be a vessel of honor, reconciling a person to God, by leading them to the cross -- and not to ourselves! Woe to the one who causes a soul to flee from Christ. (Luk 17:2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.)
Fire and brimstone preaching is essential, for our Lord was one such a preacher! Seeing His example though, and knowing He is the Living God, and was never led by the flesh, but only by the Spirit of His Father who dwelled within Him, He knew WHAT to say, and WHEN to say it. His words at times were frightening, and at other times, soothing and comforting. If do not allow the Holy Spirit to rule in our gatherings and teachings, we must remain silent. If we are adding self to the saving Words of God, is it not the same as adding to i-- or taking away from the Word of God? When we voice OPINIONS, rather than SCRIPTURE, we are teaching the oracles of men and not the oracles of God. Try the spirits to see if they are of God -- and if they are not, then what spirit is it? One must be alert to God’s voice in order to know whether a minister is indeed, Christ’s, or serving the king of Babylon. We can know God, by knowing His Word.
The fate of Babylon is revealed in the scriptures. There is no healing her, she is fallen, fallen. All who partake in her sins will receive of the same plagues. Adulterers and idolators will not inherit the Kingdom of God. The worship of self or man is clearly condemned in the First Commandment - You will have no other gods before Me.
Dan 5:20 But when his heart was lifted up,
and his mind hardened in pride,
he was deposed from his kingly throne,
and they took his glory from him:
Dan 5:21 And he was driven from the sons of men;
and his heart was made like the beasts,
and his dwelling was with the wild asses:
they fed him with grass like oxen,
and his body was wet with the dew of heaven;
till he knew that the most high God
ruled in the kingdom of men,
and that he appointeth over it
whomsoever he will.
Morning Manna
August 10, 2007
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED
In Christ
You are adopted by God as a son.
Rom 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Eph 1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
You overcome the world.
1Jo 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
1Jo 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
You are seated in heavenly places in Christ.
Eph 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
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.
You are greatly loved.
1Jo 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
1Jo 4:9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
You are given spiritual power.
Joh 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Act 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
He makes you a king.
Rev 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Rev 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
You are a Priest of God.
Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
Rev 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
You receive spiritual gifts.
Mat 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
1Co 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
Your sins are forgiven.
1Jo 2:12 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
Eph 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
You are in fellowship with the Father and the Son.
1Jo 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
1Co 1:9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
You become a minister of God.
1Pe 4:10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
Heb 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
You have the protection of God's angels.
Heb 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Psa 91:11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Your prayers are answered.
Joh 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
Pro 15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
You can hear God's voice.
Joh 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
Joh 8:47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
You are a joint heir in Christ.
Gal 4:7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Rom 8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
You receive eternal life.
Joh 6:54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
1Jo 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
You receive a new family.
Mat 23:8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. Eph 3:15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
You become a solider for Christ.
Rev 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Eph 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
You receive knowledge of mysteries.
Mat 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
1Co 4:1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Morning Manna
You are adopted by God as a son.
Rom 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Eph 1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
You overcome the world.
1Jo 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
1Jo 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
You are seated in heavenly places in Christ.
Eph 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
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.
You are greatly loved.
1Jo 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
1Jo 4:9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
You are given spiritual power.
Joh 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Act 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
He makes you a king.
Rev 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Rev 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
You are a Priest of God.
Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
Rev 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
You receive spiritual gifts.
Mat 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
1Co 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
Your sins are forgiven.
1Jo 2:12 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
Eph 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
You are in fellowship with the Father and the Son.
1Jo 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
1Co 1:9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
You become a minister of God.
1Pe 4:10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
Heb 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
You have the protection of God's angels.
Heb 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Psa 91:11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Your prayers are answered.
Joh 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
Pro 15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
You can hear God's voice.
Joh 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
Joh 8:47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
You are a joint heir in Christ.
Gal 4:7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Rom 8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
You receive eternal life.
Joh 6:54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
1Jo 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
You receive a new family.
Mat 23:8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. Eph 3:15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
You become a solider for Christ.
Rev 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Eph 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
You receive knowledge of mysteries.
Mat 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
1Co 4:1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Morning Manna
They Shall See His Face
Mat 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
The coming of the Messiah was the single, most significant event promised to the children of Israel. He who would bring the peace, and rule the world with a rod of iron, was the One all had waited for. The Old Testament foretold His coming in many ways, and even predicted the exact time He would be manifested to Israel.
Dan 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
When He appeared, many were expecting another King David or Solomon. They did not understand the spiritual messages imparted by Jesus Christ, and the means to achieve the healing that all were seeking. They did not recognize their King and missed His appearing, even though He displayed mighty signs and miracles among them. Even some of their religious leaders knew that no one could perform these miracles, "except God be with him. (John 3:2)" that is, Emmanuel (God with us) had come.
Luk 19:41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Luk 19:42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Luk 19:43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
Luk 19:44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
There were, however, a remnant of the children of Israel and even some among the Samaritans who perceived that this humble man from Galilee was indeed the Christ, the Son of the Living God. As He spoke the Words of Life in the streets of Israel and in the Temple at Jerusalem, lives were transformed and souls converted. The Baptist had indeed prepared the way, by turning the hearts of the children to their fathers as prophesied in Mal. 4:6, and, through the revival of repentance, their hearts were opened and receptive to the Lord who had come suddenly to His Temple.
Mal 3:1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
Jesus Christ told his disciples that many prophets and righteous men had longed to see the things that they did, and to behold the glory of the Father, the beloved Son of God.
Mat 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
Those who heard and believed Jesus Christ, were the pure in heart. They understood the parables He taught, which revealed deep hidden mysteries, and they followed Him by faith, until He was taken and crucified. While some did, fall away, and walk no more with Jesus (John 6:66) the remnant remained faithful and the Church of Jesus Christ was birthed.
Therefore, it is even so today -- a heart must be purified by the act of repentance, by the working of the Holy Spirit, being washed by the pure water of the Word of God and when this occurs, the Lord comes "...suddenly to His Temple," that is, "born again."
The Pharisees were not pure in heart, therefore, they rejected and condemned the words of our Lord to them because:
Joh 8:47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
He who was Life, was showing them the way TO life (Eternal):
Mat 23:26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
The Pharisee today is no different -- the flesh will rule over the Spirit of God, unless there is repentance. Paul's conversion was dramatic, and not all see the Light from heaven and fall to the ground as he did, however, the grace of God that brings salvation appears to all (Titus 2:11) and there is no respect of persons wih God. (Romans 2:11)
Only In Christ, can we know God and be pure in heart. The gospel is the power of God unto salvation to every man and woman that believes. (Romans 1:16)
In Christ, we are healed;
In Christ, we overcome the world;
In Christ, we understand the Scriptures which can only be spiritually discerned; and
In Christ, we receive eternal life.
Only In Him, where we live and move and have our being, are we able to walk as He walked and see Him as He is, God revealed in the face of Christ Jesus.
Morning Manna
The coming of the Messiah was the single, most significant event promised to the children of Israel. He who would bring the peace, and rule the world with a rod of iron, was the One all had waited for. The Old Testament foretold His coming in many ways, and even predicted the exact time He would be manifested to Israel.
Dan 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
When He appeared, many were expecting another King David or Solomon. They did not understand the spiritual messages imparted by Jesus Christ, and the means to achieve the healing that all were seeking. They did not recognize their King and missed His appearing, even though He displayed mighty signs and miracles among them. Even some of their religious leaders knew that no one could perform these miracles, "except God be with him. (John 3:2)" that is, Emmanuel (God with us) had come.
Luk 19:41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Luk 19:42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Luk 19:43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
Luk 19:44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
There were, however, a remnant of the children of Israel and even some among the Samaritans who perceived that this humble man from Galilee was indeed the Christ, the Son of the Living God. As He spoke the Words of Life in the streets of Israel and in the Temple at Jerusalem, lives were transformed and souls converted. The Baptist had indeed prepared the way, by turning the hearts of the children to their fathers as prophesied in Mal. 4:6, and, through the revival of repentance, their hearts were opened and receptive to the Lord who had come suddenly to His Temple.
Mal 3:1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
Jesus Christ told his disciples that many prophets and righteous men had longed to see the things that they did, and to behold the glory of the Father, the beloved Son of God.
Mat 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
Those who heard and believed Jesus Christ, were the pure in heart. They understood the parables He taught, which revealed deep hidden mysteries, and they followed Him by faith, until He was taken and crucified. While some did, fall away, and walk no more with Jesus (John 6:66) the remnant remained faithful and the Church of Jesus Christ was birthed.
Therefore, it is even so today -- a heart must be purified by the act of repentance, by the working of the Holy Spirit, being washed by the pure water of the Word of God and when this occurs, the Lord comes "...suddenly to His Temple," that is, "born again."
The Pharisees were not pure in heart, therefore, they rejected and condemned the words of our Lord to them because:
Joh 8:47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
He who was Life, was showing them the way TO life (Eternal):
Mat 23:26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
The Pharisee today is no different -- the flesh will rule over the Spirit of God, unless there is repentance. Paul's conversion was dramatic, and not all see the Light from heaven and fall to the ground as he did, however, the grace of God that brings salvation appears to all (Titus 2:11) and there is no respect of persons wih God. (Romans 2:11)
Only In Christ, can we know God and be pure in heart. The gospel is the power of God unto salvation to every man and woman that believes. (Romans 1:16)
In Christ, we are healed;
In Christ, we overcome the world;
In Christ, we understand the Scriptures which can only be spiritually discerned; and
In Christ, we receive eternal life.
Only In Him, where we live and move and have our being, are we able to walk as He walked and see Him as He is, God revealed in the face of Christ Jesus.
Morning Manna
A CITY NOT FORSAKEN
Isa 62:12 And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.
In the book of Matthew, Jesus Christ teaches us that we are the light of the world, a city set on a hill, shining for all to see. He then instructs us to:
Mat 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
At conversion, the Christian moves his dwelling place from the kingdom of darkness to the City on a Hill. He becomes a new creature, in a new life, and is given a new name, as was our spiritual father, Abraham.
Gen 17:5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
Rev 3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
God’s people, the spiritual torch carriers of the world, lead the way to the City on the Hill. Just as John the Baptist pointed to Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God, we too, point to Him for all to receive salvation. This is what the Lord meant when he told us to let our light shine, in the midst of a crooked and perverse world.
In this new City our lives change. By the working of God within us, the old man, which was sinful, is put to death. We begin to live our lives with a new desire -- to please God, to shun sinful behavior, participate in God-honoring activities, and fellowshipping with “…the holy people.” (Isaiah 62:12) We reach out to the unsaved with a compassion and love, displaying signs and miracles. Those without the City can look upon the Christian with wonder and be provoked to jealousy by wanting what we have been given. It is written that we can do all these things in Christ Jesus (Phi. 4:13).
Phi 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Joh 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
How merciful is the Lord! How generous and how great is His love! He has restored the desolate places, and rebuilt the walls of the City:
Jer 1:18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
Jer 1:19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
We are no longer termed “forsaken,” but become a “crown of glory in the hand of the Lord.” God “rejoices” over his people and calls us “Hephzibah” (my delight). (Isaiah 62) We are come to Mt. Sion, the City of the Living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus Christ, the mediator of the New Covenant. We are servants of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, serving in His Temple, day and night.
Sin no longer has dominion over us. We are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus who loved us and washed us from our sins, in His own blood.
We are now the City on a Hill, a City Not Forsaken, whose builder and maker is God.
Morning Manna
In the book of Matthew, Jesus Christ teaches us that we are the light of the world, a city set on a hill, shining for all to see. He then instructs us to:
Mat 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
At conversion, the Christian moves his dwelling place from the kingdom of darkness to the City on a Hill. He becomes a new creature, in a new life, and is given a new name, as was our spiritual father, Abraham.
Gen 17:5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
Rev 3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
God’s people, the spiritual torch carriers of the world, lead the way to the City on the Hill. Just as John the Baptist pointed to Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God, we too, point to Him for all to receive salvation. This is what the Lord meant when he told us to let our light shine, in the midst of a crooked and perverse world.
In this new City our lives change. By the working of God within us, the old man, which was sinful, is put to death. We begin to live our lives with a new desire -- to please God, to shun sinful behavior, participate in God-honoring activities, and fellowshipping with “…the holy people.” (Isaiah 62:12) We reach out to the unsaved with a compassion and love, displaying signs and miracles. Those without the City can look upon the Christian with wonder and be provoked to jealousy by wanting what we have been given. It is written that we can do all these things in Christ Jesus (Phi. 4:13).
Phi 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Joh 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
How merciful is the Lord! How generous and how great is His love! He has restored the desolate places, and rebuilt the walls of the City:
Jer 1:18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
Jer 1:19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
We are no longer termed “forsaken,” but become a “crown of glory in the hand of the Lord.” God “rejoices” over his people and calls us “Hephzibah” (my delight). (Isaiah 62) We are come to Mt. Sion, the City of the Living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus Christ, the mediator of the New Covenant. We are servants of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, serving in His Temple, day and night.
Sin no longer has dominion over us. We are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus who loved us and washed us from our sins, in His own blood.
We are now the City on a Hill, a City Not Forsaken, whose builder and maker is God.
Morning Manna
Monday, August 6, 2007
Behold, I shew you a mystery…”
The Parable Revealed
Jesus Christ Opens the Seals
Rev 5:5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Mar 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Mat 13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
Mat 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Mat 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
Mat 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Mat 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
Jesus Christ, who is the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, is the only one found worthy to open the seals and reveal mysteries hidden from the foundation of the world. One way He reveals these Truths are through the Parables.
At the time of conversion, Jesus Christ makes his abode within us, and then a wondrous thing occurs --our eyes can now SEE and our ears can now HEAR the spiritual truths that reside only in God, and revealed only by His Spirit. Hallelujah! Our hearts are no longer waxed gross (calloused), hardened and resisting the Spirit of Life that is Christ.
The unregenerate soul cannot perceive the things of God, for they are foolishness to him:
1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Why is it that the natural man cannot know God? How or who reveals the Father?
Luk 10:22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ and we MUST go to Him, and Him alone to know that Truth. It is written, and we do well to heed, that all who came before Christ were thieves. While some may say there are many ways to know God, we learn within our faith, and know of a certain, that the only way to know the Father is through the Son of God, who is His Word.
If, therefore, a soul is unwilling to open to the working of the Holy Spirit who draws us, that soul will not know God. We must eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, who is, the Tree of Life. If we reject the Lord’s table, that is, the Word of God, then it’s rich mysteries and truths will be heard as stammering lips and another tongue.
In recalling Stephen’s bold proclamation to the members of various synagogues, we learn that they were stubborn men, and stiff-necked, with “uncircumcised hearts and ears,” who resisted the Holy Spirit. One of my teachers recently shared a revelation, that Jesus Christ came with a Sword to circumcise our hearts. (I stand at the door and knock…) If we open that door, we will be healed. There is our conversion. There is our healing. There the Lamb of God will lead us to living fountains of waters.
Behold I shew you a mystery…
We can know God! We can have fellowship with Him! We can hear His voice and know His Spirit! We see the power of grace working within our being, perfecting us, and teaching us the truths that were once hidden to our knowledge by the god of this world. Precious truths, more precious than gold, that are revealed by our Master, Teacher and Rabbi. What was indeed a mystery before life in Christ, is now clear as crystal, as the water that proceeds from the Throne of God and the Lamb. Not only will the Christian understand the hidden things of God, they will receive spiritual power and gifts.
Morning Manna
The Parable Revealed
Jesus Christ Opens the Seals
Rev 5:5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Mar 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Mat 13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
Mat 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Mat 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
Mat 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Mat 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
Jesus Christ, who is the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, is the only one found worthy to open the seals and reveal mysteries hidden from the foundation of the world. One way He reveals these Truths are through the Parables.
At the time of conversion, Jesus Christ makes his abode within us, and then a wondrous thing occurs --our eyes can now SEE and our ears can now HEAR the spiritual truths that reside only in God, and revealed only by His Spirit. Hallelujah! Our hearts are no longer waxed gross (calloused), hardened and resisting the Spirit of Life that is Christ.
The unregenerate soul cannot perceive the things of God, for they are foolishness to him:
1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Why is it that the natural man cannot know God? How or who reveals the Father?
Luk 10:22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ and we MUST go to Him, and Him alone to know that Truth. It is written, and we do well to heed, that all who came before Christ were thieves. While some may say there are many ways to know God, we learn within our faith, and know of a certain, that the only way to know the Father is through the Son of God, who is His Word.
If, therefore, a soul is unwilling to open to the working of the Holy Spirit who draws us, that soul will not know God. We must eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, who is, the Tree of Life. If we reject the Lord’s table, that is, the Word of God, then it’s rich mysteries and truths will be heard as stammering lips and another tongue.
In recalling Stephen’s bold proclamation to the members of various synagogues, we learn that they were stubborn men, and stiff-necked, with “uncircumcised hearts and ears,” who resisted the Holy Spirit. One of my teachers recently shared a revelation, that Jesus Christ came with a Sword to circumcise our hearts. (I stand at the door and knock…) If we open that door, we will be healed. There is our conversion. There is our healing. There the Lamb of God will lead us to living fountains of waters.
Behold I shew you a mystery…
We can know God! We can have fellowship with Him! We can hear His voice and know His Spirit! We see the power of grace working within our being, perfecting us, and teaching us the truths that were once hidden to our knowledge by the god of this world. Precious truths, more precious than gold, that are revealed by our Master, Teacher and Rabbi. What was indeed a mystery before life in Christ, is now clear as crystal, as the water that proceeds from the Throne of God and the Lamb. Not only will the Christian understand the hidden things of God, they will receive spiritual power and gifts.
Morning Manna
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