#STAYING-POWERFUL!
A "believer's reality" can be so fragile, when their NOT fully "grounded in Christ", and especially since so many "so-called Christians" - "mentally-assent" to the ideals of Christianity", without a CLUE on the necessity and importance of cultivating and nurturing an intimate and vital relationship with Jesus Christ; who will do much more than bring us into the "sphere of profession" (I.e. "Church attendance" and "social gatherings"); while we truly NEVER become a "citizen of the Kingdom of God"!
Why isn't the "heartfelt sincerity", "serious attitudes" and "focused dispositions" of most believers - NOT "enough", to bring us into the fullness of God's plans and purposes?
Because, none of those things - though very important, have anything to do with the simplicity of - OBEDIENCE!
INTERESTING SCIENCE...
Current "brain research" has proven that "assenting to a belief" registers in our minds, "just like" we've actually "completed the activity"! WOW!
This powerfully communicates why "RELIGION without RELATIONSHIP" - as the focus and priority, too often creates "spiritual dwarfs", full of information and "revelation" - supposedly; but with NO REAL UNDERSTANDING of how to "see God" manifest and move in our individual lives, with GREAT POWER!?!
JESUS CHRIST is our "Ultimate Power Source", and through Holy Spirit's guidance, which "leads us into all truth" and "reveals things which are too come", we can "stay powerful" and purpose-driven,; by simply living a "fasted-life" and "abiding in The Vine" - at all times!
"SO, PASTOR: WHY AREN'T WE RECEIVING FROM THE LORD?"
There could be numerous reasons "why people aren't receiving", but one reason in particular, which was "loudly pronounced" in my heart this morning, is found in the "Book of wisdom"...Proverbs!
Proverbs 3:1-4 says, "My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments; For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you. Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute In the sight of God and man." (Proverbs 3:1-4 NASB)
"IS THAT, THE ANSWER?" = KINDNESS (Mercy) & TRUTH (Faithfulness)...?
YES, it is!
WHY? Because, GOD KNOWS, if you don't "know" HIS Word - in the Person of Jesus Christ, and consistently partake of the Holy Writ (The Bible), you will NOT be full of "mercy" (able to show endless kindness) - and you won't ever be found "faithful" (full of truth, even if it makes you unpopular); so, "Why would HE pour "living water" into a - "BROKEN CISTERN"?!?
THE FINISHED WORK has:
- Leveled the "playing field" for ALL BELIEVERS, so "ONLY" our availability, dependence and willingness to follow The Lord, are required...
- Eliminated the excuses we would make, around needing certain qualifications; like an Ivy-League education, certain experience or some special endowment, before we'll choose to OBEY...
- Dethroned the "illegitimate laws" and "irreverent lies" of Satan, against the Remnant of God's Children, from receiving the full manifestation of God's promises to us, as long as we continue "to believe upon HIS Perfect Substitutionary Sacrifice", through HIS Darling Son - Jesus Christ..
A FINAL WORD...
"By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked. Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard. On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true Light is already shining. The one who says he is in the Light and yet hates his brother is in the darkness until now. The one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him. But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes." (1 John 2:3-11 NASB).
If YOU don't love ME, you CAN'T love God..
WHY? Because, as long as we are "in Christ" and HE is "in us", "there is NO CAUSE for stumbling"!
GOD owns our hearts, when WE both respect and honor - ONE ANOTHER!
#Stay-Powerful-By-Loving-Others! WS-3
Sent from WS-3's iPhone
Why isn't the "heartfelt sincerity", "serious attitudes" and "focused dispositions" of most believers - NOT "enough", to bring us into the fullness of God's plans and purposes?
Because, none of those things - though very important, have anything to do with the simplicity of - OBEDIENCE!
INTERESTING SCIENCE...
Current "brain research" has proven that "assenting to a belief" registers in our minds, "just like" we've actually "completed the activity"! WOW!
This powerfully communicates why "RELIGION without RELATIONSHIP" - as the focus and priority, too often creates "spiritual dwarfs", full of information and "revelation" - supposedly; but with NO REAL UNDERSTANDING of how to "see God" manifest and move in our individual lives, with GREAT POWER!?!
JESUS CHRIST is our "Ultimate Power Source", and through Holy Spirit's guidance, which "leads us into all truth" and "reveals things which are too come", we can "stay powerful" and purpose-driven,; by simply living a "fasted-life" and "abiding in The Vine" - at all times!
"SO, PASTOR: WHY AREN'T WE RECEIVING FROM THE LORD?"
There could be numerous reasons "why people aren't receiving", but one reason in particular, which was "loudly pronounced" in my heart this morning, is found in the "Book of wisdom"...Proverbs!
Proverbs 3:1-4 says, "My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments; For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you. Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute In the sight of God and man." (Proverbs 3:1-4 NASB)
"IS THAT, THE ANSWER?" = KINDNESS (Mercy) & TRUTH (Faithfulness)...?
YES, it is!
WHY? Because, GOD KNOWS, if you don't "know" HIS Word - in the Person of Jesus Christ, and consistently partake of the Holy Writ (The Bible), you will NOT be full of "mercy" (able to show endless kindness) - and you won't ever be found "faithful" (full of truth, even if it makes you unpopular); so, "Why would HE pour "living water" into a - "BROKEN CISTERN"?!?
THE FINISHED WORK has:
- Leveled the "playing field" for ALL BELIEVERS, so "ONLY" our availability, dependence and willingness to follow The Lord, are required...
- Eliminated the excuses we would make, around needing certain qualifications; like an Ivy-League education, certain experience or some special endowment, before we'll choose to OBEY...
- Dethroned the "illegitimate laws" and "irreverent lies" of Satan, against the Remnant of God's Children, from receiving the full manifestation of God's promises to us, as long as we continue "to believe upon HIS Perfect Substitutionary Sacrifice", through HIS Darling Son - Jesus Christ..
A FINAL WORD...
"By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked. Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard. On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true Light is already shining. The one who says he is in the Light and yet hates his brother is in the darkness until now. The one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him. But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes." (1 John 2:3-11 NASB).
If YOU don't love ME, you CAN'T love God..
WHY? Because, as long as we are "in Christ" and HE is "in us", "there is NO CAUSE for stumbling"!
GOD owns our hearts, when WE both respect and honor - ONE ANOTHER!
#Stay-Powerful-By-Loving-Others! WS-3
Sent from WS-3's iPhone
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