THE LIFE OF FAITH AND THE GLORIOUS CHURCH - 2009
JUly 31st


           IF ONE HAS NOT POSITIONED THEMSELVES IN OBEDIENCE TO GOD...THEY WILL NOT REMAIN STANDING IN THIS HOUR


...."Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the LORD and who esteem His name. "They will be Mine," says the LORD of hosts, "on the day that I prepare My own possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him." So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him. "For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze," says the LORD of hosts, "so that it will leave them neither root nor branch." "But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall. "You will tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day which I am preparing," says the LORD of hosts"....
                                                                                                                                                                                               Malachi 3:16-4:3 NASB


          In this last hour, those who do not stand by faith [love and obedience] will not stand at all! Faith works by love and, thus, if one has not positioned themselves in obedience to God - allowing the Holy Spirit to shed the love of God abroad in their heart "continually" they will not remain standing - regardless of how secure the "fruit" or results of their continued efforts in the flesh look. For even though they may appear or feel secure it is certain that ALL that is apart from Christ shall be exposed for exactly what it is in this hour. When the spiritual reality of the Father's plan begins to overtake and consume [through "holy fire"] ALL that is apart from Christ in the midst of His children two things are certain:

1.  His holy fire shall expose and consume all that was formed and established through an unrighteous motivation.

2.  There shall be a great and far-reaching separation between all those who truly love God and all those who do not!

IN THESE DAYS MANY WILL BE AWAKENED TO THE FACT THAT WHAT THEY "THOUGHT" WAS OBEDIENCE TO GOD WAS, IN REALITY, A BLATANT SEEKING AFTER SELF-GLORY ON THEIR PART!

          As mentioned previously, the failure of one to continually seek the fullness of the Father's will always allows an element [ground] of self-desire to remain and, thus, that one continues to strive in the power of the flesh [soul] to carry out their own goals [self-agenda]. An absolute faith [trust] simply reflects an absolute love for God, whereas, EVERY element of self-effort declares one thing and that is a hatred for Him - and for His holy and righteous ways [will]. Quite simply, this is why there will be many shock waves reverberating throughout the Body of Christ in these days as many will be awakened to the fact that what they "thought" was obedience to God was, in reality, a blatant seeking after self-glory on their part - "in His Name".

THE MORE THAT SATAN MOVES FORTH THROUGH "UNHOLY VESSELS" TO STOP THE TRUE WORKS OF GOD IN THIS LAST HOUR THE MORE HE WILL EXPOSE HIMSELF

          As absolute truth continues to flow forth from the Throne Room through the "vessels" that are pure [holy] many will be found contending - through a strong spirit of self-justification [rebellion] - for the maintaining of their own self-desire and self-agenda [programs] and, thus, there will be many lies spoken against the true works of God. But it is certain that the more that Satan moves forth through "unholy vessels" in an effort to stop the true works of God in this last hour the more he will expose himself, and this will lead to a "radical" [extreme] devastation of his evil schemes against those who are truly serving God. The Father has raised up a people who are ready and, it is certain that because of thiw, ty6 the Devil and his forces will soon be crushed under their feet!

Related Scriptures:  1 Peter 4:17; Hebrews 12:29; 1 Corinthians 3:10-15; John 15:5; John 5:30-44;