THE LIFE OF FAITH AND THE GLORIOUS CHURCH - 2009
                                                               january 5th


THE TRUE [GLORIOUS] CHURCH WILL CONSIST OF ALL THOSE WHO REFUSE TO DEVIATE FROM THE PATHS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS - THOSE WHO HOLD FAST TO THE HEAD, WHO SUPPLIES ALL
 

Matthew 5:13 states:
      ...."You are the light of the world"....
 
Isaiah 60:1 states:  
...."Now I will arise, now I will be exalted"....
 
Jeremiah 33: states: 
...."It shall be to Me a name of joy, praise and glory"....


          These are all expressions of God's will for His people - both individually and corporately, in the Church. In this passage in Jeremiah, God is speaking of the "resurrected" Church, the Body of Christ. As we look out upon many areas of the church today it is not a name of joy and praise and glory to God. We see misrepresentation, we see error and we see death in the place where light [revelation] and life alone should stand. We can praise God that that day has come to an end! In these days, as the people of God individually consecrate themselves unto Him [and, thus, begin to seek only to walk in the fullness of their calling and destiny] they will continually fill and saturate their heart with the Word of God, and seek His face in the "inner chamber". This will allow the Anointing that abides within them to work in His fullness [without measure] in their lives - empowering these faithful ones to become that one True Body in the unity of the Holy Spirit that the Father so desires. The True [Glorious] Church will consist of all those who steadfastly refuse to deviate from the paths of righteousness - those who hold fast to the Head, who supplies all.
 
IN THIS STATE OF INEXPRESSIBLE GLORY THAT SHALL SOON MANIFEST IN THE EARTH EVERY WORD WE SPEAK SHALL COME TO PASS ACCORDING TO THE HIGHEST PURPOSE OF THE FATHER BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WITHIN US
 
          It is only as we come to "abide" in Christ that we shall be considered a "spotless and unblemished" Church - and, thus, the most "distinguishable" people in this earth. In this state of inexpressible Glory that shall soon manifest in the earth every word we speak shall come to pass according to the highest purpose of the Father by the power of the Holy Spirit within us - regardless of what it takes for Him to bring it to pass in the physical realm
[Jeremiah 1:12]. In other words, in this last of the last hour, God will back every word His faithful ones speak because they will be found in "perfect accordance" with His Will! We are talking of the very highest level of faith [an absolute faith working through a perfect love], and the need for every believer to come to the place wherein they are, at ALL times, in absolute dependence upon God and His power. As one fills their heart to overflowing with the Word of God, EVERY word that springs forth out of their heart shall be found in "perfect" accordance with the will of God. Because of their faithfulness in allowing the deepest work of the Cross to be done continually by the Holy Spirit any desire within them to serve themselves will have been removed.
 
                                                
THEN - AND ONLY THEN - CAN THE POWER OF GOD BE FREELY ENTRUSTED TO THEM
 
          As one truly desires to do ALL of God's will ALL of the time, and as they seek only to wait upon God for revelation of that will [and, thus, come to "fear" presumption - counting it as an abomination] THEN - AND ONLY THEN - can the power of God be freely entrusted to them. As one "ministers" from this position of an absolute faith in the unhindered power of the Holy Spirit, the captives shall indeed be gloriously set free! These are the "works of Jesus", and also the "greater works" that He spoke of
[John 14:12]. There is nothing "complicated" about how Jesus came to this earth and walked in the power of God - and did many, many great things. But let us take our eyes off of the "things", and let us diligently be found seeking to have a revelation of how those works came to pass. For, as we do, we shall surely come to a deep revelation of the fact that the very same Provision [the Holy Spirit] that empowered Jesus is there to empower us also!    

Related Scriptures: Joshua 1:8; 1 John 2:27; Ephesians 5:27; John 7:17; 1 John 2:5-6;


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