FIRE BY NIGHT
"Reflections Upon Reflections" [of The Father's Heart]
...."You,
in Your great compassion, did not forsake them in the wilderness; The pillar of
cloud did not leave them by day, to guide them on their way, nor the pillar of
fire by night, to light for them the way in which they were to go"....
Nehemiah 9:19 NASB
JANUARY 4TH
AS ONE DILIGENTLY MAINTAINS INTIMATE FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD A NUMBER OF
THINGS BEGIN TO SPONTANEOUSLY MANIFEST IN THEIR LIFE - NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH
IS A SPIRITUAL SENSITIVITY [A "KNOWING"] THAT RISES UP DEEP WITHIN
THEIR HEART AND ALERTS THEM ANY TIME THE ENEMY ATTEMPTS TO MISLEAD [DECEIVE]
THEM
Words of prophecy:
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Maintaining close and intimate contact and fellowship with Me is the
"safeguard" against self-exaltation in the ministry - and to the
maintenance of being a pure channel and vessel of My love and power.
...."all
of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for GOD IS OPPOSED
TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE. Therefore humble yourselves under
the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time"....
1 Peter 5:5-6 NASB
"Blessed
are the pure in heart, for they shall see [know, gain a revelation of]
God"....
Matthew 5:8 NASB
The ONLY way for
one to properly guard against slipping into [or - even worse - dwelling in] the
area of leaning upon one's own understanding [strength] [Proverbs 3:5-6] is for them to "maintain" close and
intimate fellowship with the Father and His Word, on a daily basis. Satan's
first and foremost scheme against the child of God is to lure them from the
place of fellowship in the "inner chamber" [secret place of God's
Presence] through "busyness" for he is well aware that if he is
successful in moving one away from the Word of God [and, thus, the diligent
study and meditation of it] then he will have continual inroads into their
thought processes. From this place, he and his forces are then able to control
[through fear and pride] the heart and mind that has allowed itself to wander
away from the "narrow path" of perfect obedience. On the other hand,
as one diligently maintains intimate fellowship with God [Proverbs 4:23] a number of things begin to spontaneously
manifest in their life - not the least of which is a spiritual sensitivity [a
"knowing"] that rises up deep within their heart and alerts them ANY
time the Enemy attempts to mislead [deceive] them. The entire foundation of the
true Christian life [and the true {righteous} ministry that is its fruit] is
based on one making a "quality decision" [a decision from which there
is NO turning back] [Luke 9:61-62] to love God
with ALL of their being [Luke 10:27]. If one's
life and ministry departs from that true foundation then it is certain that it
will lead to all manner of unrighteous activity on their part, and their words
and actions will be found bearing the fruit of unrighteousness in the midst of
God's people - a fruit of unrighteousness that continually allows Satan open
doors in their midst to afflict them and keep them bound. This is the hour
wherein the Father is raising up a holy people - a remnant Church that refuses
to remain bound to ANYTHING that they have been redeemed from, in Christ [Romans 8:1-2; Galatians 3:13]. There is an
"explosion" of revelation knowledge taking place in the hearts that
are truly reverencing the Father and His Word [Jesus] in these days - and, true
to His Word - the Father is making them to "know" [gain a revelation
of] the "fullness" of their precious Covenant with Him, in Christ [Psalm 25:14] and, also, gain a deep revelation of
the power of the precious Blood of Jesus [which is so great that it is almost
incomprehensible!].
THERE ARE NO WORDS TO ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE THE DAYS
THAT ARE NOW BEGINNING TO OVERTAKE ALL THOSE WHO TRULY LOVE GOD
Because
of these things, we are seeing a people who are truly entering into the perfect
liberty [and "righteousness-consciousness"] [1
Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21] that was purchased for them at
Calvary - a perfect liberty that is necessary for one to experience if they are
going to be found effective in setting the captives free [Acts 10:38] in this final hour. It is written,
"where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty" [2 Corinthians 3:17] and, now, in this most critical
hour, we are beginning to see the first fruits of a people who are continually
filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit. Because these holy ones have
remained in constant fellowship with God they have become partakers of His
nature [2 Peter 1:2-4] and, as well as abiding
in the Mind of Christ [1 Corinthians 2:16],
they have come to know intimately the deepest thoughts and intentions of the
Father's heart. There are NO words to adequately describe the days that are now
beginning to overtake all those who truly love God - those who have laid down
their lives completely to do and say only that which they are commanded
[instructed] to do or say. As individuals move forth from the place of intimate
fellowship - in the obedience that is its spontaneous fruit - the Father is now
going to supernaturally establish true corporate unity and one accord in the
midst of His people. This true unity and one accord will immediately begin to
produce an exponential increase in the presence and power of God in our midst -
the spontaneous result being that there will be a divine overflow [holy fire]
that will be poured forth through a holy people upon all that crosses their path
[Joel 2:1-11]. This will produce great healing
and restoration in the lives of those whose hearts are towards God and bring
great devastation [judgement] upon ALL that has been established apart from
Christ [Malachi 3:16-4:3; 1 Corinthians 3:10-15].
Let us keep our hearts pure in this hour [through constant fellowship with the
Father and His Word in the "inner chamber"] for, as He spoke, it is
the ONLY way for us to safe-guard against slipping into the self-exaltive
[unrighteous] words and practices that are about to be exposed in our midst [Matthew 12:36-37] - and, also, the only way for us
to be "fit" vessels of His unlimited love and power to a generation
that is perishing to a greater degree with each passing day.