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



                                                                                                            FEBRUARY 9TH


ALL THOSE WHO HAVE ALIGNED THEMSELVES WITH THOMAS IN SPIRIT [DOUBT AND UNBELIEF] HAVE SHUT THEMSELVES OFF FROM THE REVELATION OF THE KINGDOM AND ITS PRINCIPLES
                                 

Words of prophecy: 

*       The "ground" of "sin-consciousness" must be "removed" from every one of My children who truly desire to walk in the fullness of the ministry I have called them to!

*       One must not allow themselves to "think naturally" for if they do then they remain bound by a "sin-consciousness", and this will preclude them from receiving My "best" into their lives - spirit, soul, body and financially!

*       Now is the time, My beloved ones, to cast aside all which has its root in "sin-consciousness". Let all pre- conceived notions and thoughts as to what I have called you to be, pass away; and take as your only reality the "revealed" knowledge of My Will. For in this last hour I am raising up many who will walk in the fullness of all that I have for them, and they shall surely walk in a degree of power that has never before been seen in the earth - both individually and corporately - as My Body. Stretch out your faith upon My ability to make you what I have called you to be and do not hinder, through unbelief, the wondrous blessings that I have prepared for you - and all those who are with you. It is indeed time for the world to see the unlimited power of Almighty God. It is time for My sons and daughters to go forth in the power of My anointing to devastate the works of Satan!


        ...."NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]"....
                                                                                                                                                                                             Hebrews 11:1 The Amplified Translation


        ...."For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal"....
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       2 Corinthians 4:17-18 NASB
 

          There are yet many children of God who refuse to believe anything until they "see" it in the physical realm and/or discern it with their "own" understanding but we, as children of God, are called to believe even before we "see" [the physical manifestation of the revelation we are standing upon]. All those who have aligned themselves with Thomas in spirit [doubt and unbelief] have shut themselves off from the revelation of the Kingdom and its principles and, thus, because of this, they have placed themselves in a position wherein Satan needs only to throw up a few adverse "circumstances" around them to lead them out of the Father's will for their lives. And, in continually "believing" only that which they see and understand through their five physical senses, they continue to base their every word and action on the "circumstances" rather than on the "revealed" knowledge of God's Word - and this, of course, is contrary to the life of faith - and the true Kingdom-service that is its spontaneous fruit.
 
EVERY ELEMENT OF "SIN-CONSCIOUSNESS" WILL BE "ERADICATED" FROM THE MIDST OF ALL THOSE WHO TRULY LOVE GOD IN THIS FINAL HOUR
 
          There are those in the church at large that continue to steadfastly maintain [in their thinking] that we "MUST" make mistakes and most assuredly fall into sin at times - as if it was somehow God-ordained! These same ones will "praise" God [with an empty praise - a praise devoid of faith in or love for God] for His tremendous grace and mercy [and, indeed, His mercy is GREAT] that continually "picks them up and dusts them off" in their sinfulness - even though they have no intention of forsaking their sin or seeking a true repentance [one born of a "godly" sorrow through the convicting presence of the Holy Spirit]. This "seemingly" humble praise is a direct product of their desire to still maintain a grip upon their own life and, thus, shut God out, in order that their selfish "desires" [which, in reality, are apart from God] might be gratified. If this "unbelief" is "maintained" in any way then it will never "allow" them to rise above that latent deception - and, thus, come to that place of abiding in the fullness of the victory of Calvary and walking in the heights of the authority of the ascension life and the power of resurrection life. Let us understand clearly once and for all that every "mistake" [through ignorance or pride] or "error" [through a maintained rebellion] in ministry is a direct result of an "improper or partial consecration" unto the Father and His Word [in the "inner chamber"] - thus leaving the blame not on God or Satan, or anybody else, but on one's own selfishness and rebellion. To declare that we "MUST" make mistakes and "MUST" sin from time to time is a blatant and outright denial, in unbelief, of God's Word and the power of the Blood of Jesus to "cleanse us from all unrighteousness" [1 John 1:9], and keep us in the place of an "abiding" holiness. For what God commands He empowers - without exception!
 
                                                                                   THE "INCORRUPTIBLE SEED" OF GOD'S WORD
 
          Satan's main aim in his attack against the children of God is to keep them in sin [guilt] and fear - and, thus, under its power. It is not needful for him to develop all sorts of "elaborate schemes" - unless he runs across a child of God who has obtained some "revelation" of the deeper things of the Kingdom. It is then that he must desperately fight with all that he has at his disposal to try and remove [or bury] [Mark 4:15-19] the "incorruptible seed" of the Word that has been implanted in that child of God. It is through the strategy of "wearing-down tactics" that he - if "allowed" to by the believer - is enabled to accomplish his task. This is precisely why God has commanded us to continually guard our heart with ALL diligence - forsaking sin at every turn. This is not because he is a "mean" God [not letting us do what we want to do], but rather because He knows that the way to victory and the fullness of our destiny is through a constant diligence in "maintaining" [cultivating] the revelation in our heart of  ALL that He has blessed us with, in Christ [2 Peter 1:2-4]. It is also the "implanted" seed of God's Word in our hearts that causes our faith to rise up and become "developed" to such a degree that we shall readily take the Word of God and control [devastate] Satan and his activities with it. So then, to summarize, it is to the degree that one guards their heart with all diligence that they will experience the "victory" of God in their lives, and it is to the degree that one fails to maintain their heart before God [through a diligent "hearing" - a diligent hearing that is the spontaneous by-product of intimate fellowship with Him in His Presence], that will allow Satan to keep them in sin and defeat, bound in a "sin-consciousness" [unworthiness-consciousness - unrighteousness-consciousness] and, eventually - if he is allowed to control them [direct their paths] long enough - he will be enabled to destroy them and their ministry to the Body of Christ, through their OWN foolishness. Let us come to a clear revelation in this most critical hour of the danger of holding onto a "sin-consciousness" in any of its deadly forms! For we are called to be a holy people, a people who abide in the spiritual reality of who we TRULY are in Christ: those who BY HIS DOING have been made the righteousness of God, in Him [1 Corinthians 1:30].
 
        ...."My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge [revelation]"....

                                                                                                        Hosea 4:6a NASB

        ...."Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY"....
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1 Peter 1:13-16 NASB