FIRE
BY NIGHT
"Reflections Upon Reflections" [of The Father's Heart]
FEBRUARY 12TH
THE "FEAR OF MAN"
[IDOLATRY] AND REBELLION PRECLUDES "REVELATION KNOWLEDGE" AND TRUE
DISCERNMENT
Words of prophecy:
* If one
"maintains" a fear of what others think then they shall surely
"block" their own entrance into the "fullness" of the
ministry [true Kingdom-position] I have called them to!"....
* One who is more concerned with what
people think "unconsciously" places themselves in a position wherein
they continually mistake [fail to discern] the difference between the
conviction of My Spirit and a spirit of condemnation or accusation. And thus,
because they have lost the power of understanding, they discern any anointed
word spoken into their "sinful state" as the product of a critical or
self-exaltive spirit - and, thus, they ignore both My words and the
"messenger" I have sent to them. They have "allowed"
themselves to become so bound by a "spirit of self-justification"
[self-righteousness] that - in their "own" thinking - they must
always set themselves apart from anyone or anything that does not conform
perfectly to the "goals" and "motivations" of their own
self-desire and, thus, they surround themselves with those they are
"comfortable" with. Because of these things, they "allow"
Satan - little by little, through his "wearing down" tactics - to
harden their hearts to a continually greater degree against Me [My Will]. It is
in this way that he is "enabled" - unless a deep and thorough
repentance is forthcoming to, ultimately, "destroy" My people! [Hosea 4:6a]
*
John 14:21-26 The Amplified Translation
These are
very dangerous days for those who do not have a close and intimate relationship
with the Father and His Word - for, in not knowing [having a revelation of]
"Who" Love IS they will have a "distorted and warped"
picture and mind-set concerning how He moves and operates. The direct result of
this will be that they will not be able to discern the highest purposes of the
Father in this most critical hour and, thus, in the process of living out their
lives and ministries in their "own" strength and understanding they
will be used [unknowingly] as vessels of persecution and reviling against those
who are truly serving God - those who are truly in "right
relationship" with Him. In understanding that rebellion [a wilful and
prideful departure from the Will of God] is the underlying principle of Satan [Isaiah 14:12-16], we can certainly see clearly why
the Father can in NO way align Himself with rebelliousness - or with ANYONE who
aligns themselves with it. We know that the first time that rebellion came on
the scene was when Lucifer [the light-bearer] rebelled against God, was
defeated and cast out of Heaven, as Satan [lit. eternal adversary; prince of
darkness]. From this, we can say that ALL rebellion [self-will] has its
beginning in that ultimate foolishness which Lucifer displayed when he rebelled
against Almighty God and, thus, we see that anyone who in any way aligns themselves
with the old nature [the mind of Satan - the "flesh"] through the
believing of Satan's lies commits an act of rebellion against God and His most
holy purposes. It must be clearly understood by every child of God that we are
not an entity unto ourselves - although Satan most certainly delights in
promoting that lie. We will, in any given moment, be found partaking of the
Mind of Christ [through revelation] or the "mind of the flesh" [that
has its origin in the "nature" Adam inherited when he was "born
again" from life unto DEATH - and the darkness that is its spontaneous
by-product]. Hence, the GREAT importance of bringing EVERY thought captive to a
revelation of the Father's Will and the Mind of Christ [2
Corinthians 10:5].
THE ONLY THING THAT SHALL STAND IN THIS
DAY OF INTENSE JUDGEMENT OF ALL THINGS THAT ARE APART FROM CHRIST IS THAT WHICH
HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED THROUGH A REVELATION OF THE FATHER'S WILL [WORD]
We need to explode the
myth that children of God cannot be "held captive" by the Evil One to
carry out his will [which, again, is rebellion against God and all of His
purposes - lawlessness] [2 Timothy 2:26]! If
one is not being obedient to [alignment with - in both word and deed] the
"revealed" Word [Will] of God and to the still, small voice of the
Holy Spirit THEN they are aligning themselves, in some way, with the lies and
schemes of the "Evil One - and this is precisely the way that the Father
looks at it! This is in no way undermining the great love and mercy and
patience that He pours out on all of His precious children - it is to drive
home the point that, ultimately, ALL things that are apart from Christ through
a "maintained" rebellion and idolatry MUST be judged by a holy God in
the "fullness of time" - a time that ONLY He knows in each individual
case. One can look at anything any way that they desire to, but unless they
begin to seek to see "all" things through the eyes of the Father then
their "opinions" [mind-sets and mental ascensions] are useless in
this most critical hour concerning the establishment of both the Church and the
Kingdom. One can most assuredly think that they are right in their dealings
with God and their "idea" of how to carry out His Will [and even how
to please Him] but the only thing that shall stand in this day of
"intense" judgement of ALL things that are apart from Christ [1 Peter 4:17] is that which has been established
through a "revelation" of the Father's Will [Word] - as administered
by the Holy Spirit to the deepest fibre of one's being [Matthew
7:21-27]. It is ONLY from this place of faith in the "abiding"
revelation of the Father's Will [Word] in their heart that one shall
continually be found carrying out the "corresponding actions" and
speaking the "corresponding words" [in faith, love and obedience]
that are absolutely necessary for the fulfillment of the Father's highest
purpose.
OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY - INTIMATE FELLOWSHIP
WITH THE FATHER AND HIS WORD
And so, once
again, our number one priority must ALWAYS be to spend time with the Father and
His Word in the "inner chamber" [as He directs by His Spirit] for
from this position of closeness and intimacy on a daily basis He will SURELY
reveal the deepest thoughts and intentions of His heart [Psalm 25:12-14] where we are concerned - both individually and
corporately. It is only as the child of God [through their continued diligence
to the call to "seek first the Kingdom" and be righteously motivated
in all things] takes a firm hold of the call to perfect obedience for their
lives that they will forsake ENTIRELY the sin and rebellion that leads only to
an ever increasing darkness, corruption and death for the true wages of
righteousness - which are superabundant life and light [revelation]. To the
degree that one remains in bondage to a "spirit of disobedience"
[which is rooted in pride and rebellion], it is to that degree that they will
see and experience only the barrenness and the darkness [desolation and
torment] of the "wilderness" [the world] in this hour. But, on the
other hand - as the child of God walks in faith [love] - keeping their eyes
"fixed" on the Word [Will of God] - THEN, regardless of what
circumstances they may find themselves in, they will ALWAYS be able to
"see" clearly through the power of the Spirit of wisdom and
revelation [in their inner man] every divinely inspired vision that He has
blessed them with, and the greater promises of God [true Kingdom-position and
service] that lay ahead of them in their remaining time in this dispensation.
John 16:13-14 The Amplified Translation