THE LIFE OF FAITH AND THE GLORIOUS CHURCH - 2009
                                                   january 17th

                                         THE LOVE OF GOD - THE "DEFINING" CHARACTERISTIC OF ALL TRUE DELEGATED AUTHORITY


          ...."Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who is His, and who is holy, and will bring him near to Himself; even the one whom He will choose, He will bring near to Himself"....  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Numbers 16:5 NASB

          ...."They will make you outcasts from the synagogue, but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering service to God. And these things they will do, because they have not known the Father, or me"....
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            John 16:2-3 NASB


Moses told Korah and his company to wait until the next morning when the Lord would show who was His and who was holy. One revelation that the delegated authority of God must have burning deeply in their heart is the fact that God, and God alone, is their vindication. For it is certain that ANY failure to walk in love towards one's enemies [and pray for those who persecute them] shall only betray the same pride and rebellion in their own hearts. Truly the bondservants and handmaidens of the Lord in this last hour shall be known by their love for "all" who cross their path. The questioning of Moses' authority was not with Moses now, but with the Lord. The people thought they were merely opposing Moses and Aaron, and did not think for even one moment that they were rebelling against God Himself. But, as we saw in previous teachings, God and His true delegated authority are inseparable. The same spirit that held Korah and his company captive in their quest to overthrow Moses and Aaron was the one spoken of by the Lord Jesus in John 16:2-3.

IT IS NEVER POSSIBLE TO "MAINTAIN" ONE ATTITUDE TOWARDS GOD AND ANOTHER ATTITUDE TOWARDS ALL THOSE WHO ARE WALKING IN OBEDIENCE BEFORE HIM

          As it is only close and intimate fellowship with the Father and the Son that will guard and protect us against "self-exaltation" in the ministry, let us understand that a failure to partake of this "required" fellowship in obedience to God shall surely cause one to revile IN SOME WAY those whom God has sent. And, unless, a deep and thorough repentance is forthcoming, then God's righteous judgement shall abide with that one until such a time as they humble themselves before Him. It is never possible to "maintain" one attitude towards God and another attitude towards all those who are walking in obedience before Him. If we truly love God with our "whole heart", and are therefore willing to do ALL of His will at ALL times, then we shall love those whom He has sent. If, through "holding part back" from God we walk in disobedience, our discernment shall become darkened to a degree [blind spots] and, thus we shall be "incapable" of understanding that which God seeks to accomplish - in any given situation - and we will "surely" be found reviling those whom He has delegated His authority to. Let it be clearly understood by every child of God that this is a most serious thing in the eyes of the Father!

Related Scriptures: Luke 10:27; John 7:17;


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