THE LIFE OF FAITH AND THE GLORIOUS CHURCH - 2009
MARCH 21st
AN "ABIDING CONSECRATION"
1 Corinthians 2:16 NASB
This is the time wherein
every child of God MUST come into the perfect consecration that the Holy Spirit
sets before them in the "inner chamber". It is an "abiding
consecration" that is called for [it always has been that way] in this
most critical and glorious hour. Failure on the part of God's children to obey
the command to love the Lord God with ALL of their being [spirit, soul, and body] [Luke 10:27] will MOST SURELY
result in their defeat at the hands of certain vile spirits [division,
discouragement, disheartenment, etc.] that have even now begun to be released
in their "assignment" to an even greater degree against those who
have tasted Kingdom-revelation. If one TRULY desires to accomplish the work of
the Kingdom and, thus, fulfil their part in the establishing of the Glorious
Church in this hour then they MUST lay down those last vestiges of self-desire
that leads to the self-agenda and self-effort that consumes them [the principle
of leaven - unrighteousness], and prevents them from entering boldly into the
Throne Room [Hebrews 4:16] for the "necessary' empowerment [grace] that shall
sustain them perfectly and victoriously - from now until the end of the age.
WE HAVE A "MIND" - THE MIND OF CHRIST
There are many children of God who still maintain the attitude - consciously or
unconsciously - "God gave us a mind and we must use it". From the
"flesh and blood" side it is just a "convenient" excuse to
maintain one's own agenda and gratify their soul through the exercising of
their "own" mind. From Satan's point of view he simply wants to
maintain "control" over the child of God - through a root of pride
and self-servedness. Yes, God did give us a "brain" [mind] to use,
and we are to use it to bring "every" thought captive to that mind -
the MIND OF CHRIST! It is a mind-set that steadfastly refuses to do ANYTHING
apart from the deepest thoughts and intentions of the Father's heart! Every
child of God MUST come to the full realization that it is their OWN agenda that
is holding them back, and hindering certain blessings that the Father has for
them - blessings that far transcend and supercede the preconceived notions and
mental ascensions that are a product of their "limited vision" [the
flesh]. If one continues to maintain ANY fear of "losing control"
over their own life and destiny [instead of trusting the Father's judgement
[discernment] in ALL things and, thus, continually believing for His best] they
will SURELY be controlled by the spirits of darkness and, thus, they will
continue to "mentally" ascend to the Will of God for their life and
ministry. In the same way, the very faith one exercises in the Word [Will] of
God comes to pass in that one's life, so too, the very fear or selfish
desire that one holds [maintains] shall come to pass in their life. In this
most critical hour, every last thing that one holds to in fear and compromise
shall be lost - for whatever one attempts to gain [hold on to] through fear and
compromise will not remain. I once heard a man of God state that, "what
one compromises in order to keep shall surely be lost" - and that very
principle shall now begin to accelerate in the midst of God's children. For
these are the days when the "spirit of idolatry" shall be put to
flight - first in the lives of all those who truly love God and, then, through
a holy remnant [holy fire] the church at large will enter into a judgement that
is even now beginning to intensify in the "household of God" [1 Peter 4:17]. Let us be those
who put God first in ALL things - for it is only in this way that we will gain
superabundant entrance into the Kingdom in this most glorious hour [2 Peter 1:11].
Related
Scriptures: Proverbs 3:5-6; 2 Corinthians 10:5;
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