THE LIFE OF FAITH AND THE GLORIOUS CHURCH - 2009
FEBRUARY 9th
IT IS OBEDIENCE
[LOVE] THAT RELEASES THE ANOINTING
...."for though we
walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our
warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of
fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up
against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the
obedience of Christ"....
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NASB
As one
continually brings every thought captive to the obedience of Christ [Who is the
Word of God] they will become "open and pure" vessels of God's life
[love] and blessing to all those who cross their path - breathing life to a
dying world and a "weakened" church in ALL that they say and do. It
is obedience to the Word [Will] of God that releases the Anointing that abides
within to meet the needs of the people. As the Christian gains a revelation of
the "fact" that they have been freed from fear and that they are
"called" to destroy the strongholds of Satan they, THEN, become pure
vessels of the wisdom [revelation knowledge] that will bring down Satan's
strongholds in the minds and hearts of the people - the very things that
"allow" the Evil One to keep them in bondage to fear, and therefore
control them. To the degree that the child of God is controlled by fear, it is
to that degree that they are controlled by Satan; to the degree that they are
controlled by faith in God's Word, it is to that degree that they are
controlled by the Holy Spirit [Who is the Spirit of Love]. This is an
"absolute" standard, and there is no middle ground!
NONE OF OUR WORDS
OR ACTIONS SHOULD EVER BE MOTIVATED BY FEAR
None of our words or actions should EVER be motivated by fear but, rather, only
by the love of God through faith in His Word. This is God's absolute standard
for each one of us as we walk in this earth. We know that 2 Timothy 1:7 states
that our Father did not give us a spirit of fear, but a Spirit of power and of
love and of a sound mind. In light of these things, EVERY Christian must come
to a deep realization that ANY continued reliance upon themselves only serves
to put them into an ever-deepening bondage to a spirit of fear - while a
continued reliance upon the Father and His Word puts them under the control of
[in an ever-deepening fusion with] the Holy Spirit. Let us be those who
continually put ourselves in the proper position to allow the Holy Spirit to
"eradicate" any ground of fear that may still be found deep in the
recesses of our heart. For it is time for a Glorious Church to arise - a Church
that is free from fear and, thus, filled to overflowing with the love and life
of God.
Related
Scriptures:
2 Timothy 1:7;
Acts 10:38; 1 John 4:18; John 10:10;
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