THE LIFE OF FAITH AND THE GLORIOUS CHURCH - 2009
                                                       FEBRUARY 10th

IF ONE'S FIRST AND FOREMOST HEART-DESIRE IS NOT TO ACCOMPLISH THE FULLNESS OF GOD'S WILL, THEN THEY SHALL IN NO WAY BE ABLE TO DISCERN WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE IN LIGHT OF THE TRUE KINGDOM-SERVICE THEY ARE CALLED TO


          ...."For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a Spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, Abba! Father! The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him in order that we may also be glorified with Him"....
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Romans 8:14-17 NASB


          I am firmly convinced that until the child of God has a revelation of the fact that they are exactly that: "a child of God" - and, thus, they begin to allow the Holy Spirit to develop a picture in their heart of the Heavenly Father as a trustworthy parent [a parent who continually meets their every need perfectly according to the fullness of His purpose for their life] then they are still going to attempt to sustain themselves in some way [through fear and self-effort]. It is the Father's deepest heart-desire for each and every one of His children to enter into the place of an absolute dependence upon Him - trusting Him as a little child would. As one "allows" the Holy Spirit to work in their heart, what then happens is that they come to the clear realization that they are under the "Spirit of adoption" - and from that place they begin to gain a continually deeper revelation of the reality that they are indeed a child of God. With that revelation - and an ever-growing intimacy with the Father and His Word - comes the "true" knowledge that He is both willing and able to meet every one of their needs in the earth. But if one's first and foremost heart-desire is not to accomplish the "fullness" of God's will, THEN they shall, in no way, be able to discern what their "needs" are in light of the true Kingdom-service they are called to and, thus, they shall continue to live a life which seeks only to fulfil its own "lusts" [self-desire and self-agenda] apart from the will of God.

Related Scriptures:  Proverbs 3:5-6;


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