THE LIFE OF FAITH AND THE GLORIOUS CHURCH - 2009
                                                    MARCH 30th

WITHOUT A "SEVERE AND ABSOLUTE WRENCHING" OF OURSELVES AWAY FROM THE "WORLD" AND ITS WAYS AND SEPARATING OURSELVES UNTO THE WORD OF GOD, WE BECOME CANDIDATES FOR DECEPTION IN THIS HOUR


...."For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart"....
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Hebrews 4:12 NASB


          Each of us, as children of God, must learn to live before the Father without any regard for the "approval" of "flesh and blood". In coming to a clear understanding [revelation] of the fact that it is ONLY the deep and constant abiding in God's presence [and Word] that will keep us from the "ravages" of sin, deception and rebellion in this last hour, we must NEVER be a people who measure our "sinlessness" [righteousness] by the approval of men. For it is only through giving the Father and His Word preeminence in our lives that we shall ever come to that place wherein God's abundant life flows freely to us - and through us. It is only the "entrance" of His Word that can produce the needed light [revelation] to constantly make us aware of sin - in us or around us [Psalm 119:11]. Many - through a fear of what others think - set themselves on a course that brings a snare, yet until the trap is sprung they shall have no knowledge of the danger that they are in, unless - through repentance - they begin to "fix" their eyes on the Word of God which is then able to enlighten them. Without a "severe and absolute wrenching" of ourselves away from the "world" and its ways, and separating ourselves unto the Word of God, we become candidates for deception in this hour - that is, both being deceived and being "vessels of deception" to others. Perhaps the greatest aspect of the apostolic vision going forth in this final hour is that the Father is revealing Himself in His absoluteness - an absoluteness that cuts like a knife, separating immediately all that is of Christ and all that is not of Christ in the innermost parts of our being. Let us be those who lay down the fear of man [in any of its forms' that we might be found giving the Father and His word preeminence in ALL things in this most glorious hour.

"ravages" - the effects of violent, destructive action; ruin;

Related Scriptures: John 10:10; Romans 12:1-2; Proverbs 14:12; Psalm 119:130;


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