Unity - Praying or Preying?
We Marvel at the lack of UNITY in the Body of Yeshua ha Messiach, Jesus THE Christ. We see the great falling away from The Faith. We see the deception and corruption in the churches. Where do we go, what do we do? After the following introduction regarding UNITY, is the best understanding which I have today, on how this UNITY which we MUST have, WILL happen. Understanding Positional Authority is a key. The foundation is the FEAR of The Lord. The understanding which will bring the UNITY is the understanding of the deceitfulness of sin, and POSITIONAL AUTHORITY.
Does anyone else ever hear Yeshua saying - AND KNOWEST NOT. (Rev 3:15-19)
What serious words. Especially so, IF you can believe that your spirit is hearing what the Spirit is saying to the faithful remnant Body of Messiah. And KNOWEST NOT.
Here is what I do know. The whole bible teaches me that I am ONE BIG SINNER, and THE TRUE GOD FORGIVES SIN.
We mourn over the fragmentation and lack of unity in the Body of Messiah. The doctrine of Messiah is a straight gate and a narrow way leading to eternal life. JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR SINNERS. He was resurrected by the power of His Holy Spirit of Life. That same Spirit of Life IN Christ Jesus, gives us the power to believe God, the power to stop sinning, the power to walk in the Spirit in abundant eternal life. That Spirit of Life IN Messiah Yeshua is the difference between belief and FAITH. Faith is belief plus the Holy Ghost.
There can be NO COMPROMISE on THE doctrine of Messiah. NO COMPROMISE that Jesus Christ died for sinners, and was resurrected for our justification. NO COMPROMISE. Any other gospel is to be, and will be, ACCURSED, damned to hell by God. For there is NO OTHER NAME. Acts 4:12 "for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we MUST be saved." NO COMPROMISE. Salvation (Yeshua in Hebrew) CAN BE FOUND IN NO OTHER NAME. NO COMPROMISE. Yeshua, (SALVATION), Whose name is called The Word of God.
Doctrines have divided and fragmented the Body of Messiah. Both true doctrines and the many doctrines of devils, like 501c3, OSAS, pre-trib, and sun god day sabbath, faith that makes void the law of God, etc.. We must forebear for the sake of unity. NO COMPROMISE on the basic doctrine of Messiah; but, we must forbear for the sake of UNITY. Otherwise we should hear AND KNOWEST NOT.
Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? Eph 4:3-6 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
THAT IS NARROW MINDED AND INTOLERANT. YET YOU CAN AFFORD TO BE NARROW MINDED AND INTOLERANT WHEN YOU AGREE WITH THE WORD OF GOD.
The heart of the Body of Messiah MOURNS. Our heart cries out for Christian love and unity among us. "United, we stand; divided, we fall." Now is the time to put forth every holy effort to obtain and retain this Christian Unity. "Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace."
We MUST seek "The unity of the Spirit." The Spirit never divides, UNLESS we are being called to COMPROMISE that Jesus Christ died for Sinners and that salvation, (Yeshua) may be found in NO OTHER, and ONLY He can save us from the wrath to come. Only He Who said go and sin no more, can save us from the wrath to come.
The Holy Spirit UNITES us. This is not forced unity but heart unity; love unity. The unity of the spirit produces "peace," bonds of peace. We are tied together in Jesus. Love produces unity, and unity produces peace. When we love and trust each other, we have confidence in each other.
We NEED each other very much in the midst of this great falling away from THE Faith. Real, true, on fire, faithful, brethren are becoming very rare. It is no wonder that Yeshua said of these last days of Laodacea Chruchdumb, that He would that we were cold or hot rather than lukewarm. If you know a hot one, lit up for the Lord, encourage him. It is only the brother walking in the Spirit who can tell any of us when we are walking in the flesh. Part of walking in the flesh is THINKING YOU ARE RIGHT. How very much we do need each other in these days of STRONG DELUSION.
God cannot do much for or through us unless we are united in love. If we do not have confidence in each other, how can others love and trust us?
Paul, in prison, with chains on his hands and feet, cried out to the Ephesian Church:
Eph 4:1-6 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
NO COMPROMISE regarding ONE way of Salvation, ONE body, ONE Spirit, ONE hope, ONE Lord, ONE Faith, ONE baptism, ONE God and Father of all who is above all, and through all, and IN you all.
IF THAT BE SO - then why can we NOT walk WORTHY of such a High calling. The walk is in lowliness, in meekness (the ability to endure insult without retaliation), with longsuffering and forbearing one another in love?
Here is a big part of the Answer:
John 20:23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
When you see someone sin, ESPECIALLY IF THEY SIN AGAINST YOU, you have a choice. You can remit or retain. You can forgive, and ask God to forgive them, or you can retain.
JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR SINNERS.
What will YOU do? Will you be like Jesus Christ or will you be like the Accuser of the Brethren?
I am telling you that the True God, and Only the True God, can forgive sin. Yet, Jesus tells those with ears to hear, that He gives us the power to overcome ALL the power of the enemy. That means ALL the power to overcome the Accuser of the Brethren.
You CAN REMIT - To reduce the tension, reduce the pressure, or reduce the rigidity. You can cut some slack, you can let go, you can ease up, you can let up, you can loosen, you can mitigate, you can moderate, you can relax, you can go limp, you can soften, you can ease off.
OR
You CAN RETAIN - To tighten, or hold and just put off until a later time. You can just postpone, just defer, just stonewall, just adjourn, just delay, just hold off, just hold over, just hold up on, just lay over, just put off, just put on hold, just put on ice, just put it on the shelf for later. You can stew about it and be ready to hold it against them. THAT IS RETAINING.
What does God want us to do? JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR SINNERS.
HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO WALK? With all lowliness, with all longsuffering, with great patience, forbearing one another in love.
Forbearing one another in love," means to allow for one another, put up with the faults and failures of one another WITHOUT CRITICISM. We MUST pray FIRST. We must pray UNTIL we know that God has chosen us as His instrument of correction. We must stop running ahead of Him on this.
Paul then says ENDEAVORING TO KEEP THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT IN THE BOND OF PEACE.
That means putting forth a special effort to keep this loving unity after we have obtained it. Then he makes that word "one" stand out: "There is one body (the true Church), and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling." ONE BODY, ONE SPIRIT, ONE HOPE, ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTISM, ONE GOD AND FATHER OF ALL WHO IS ABOVE ALL AND IN YOU ALL.
If there is only ONE GOD, and He is the Father of us all, and above or over us all, and IN all of us, where is there any reason or room for strife and divisions?
We may differ in gifts, but we are to be united in grace and love, coming down from above. God gives us grace to balance our gifts which are to be used for OTHERS, not for ourselves. Our difference in gifts and callings, should all be ADDED together and used together, and be the means of multiplied power for one purpose; not for SELF, but for OTHERS.
Eph 4:7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Eph 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Why all this? For united action developing and progressing in every part of the world.
Eph 4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Eph 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
But what He saves us TO is not enough. What does this Christian love-unity save us FROM? Here it is:
Eph 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
What a true picture of they typical church. They are confused and divided like children because they refused to lose sight of SELF. Their shepherds lead them in SELF glorification, rather than in SERVING, and demonstrating the way of REPENTANCE. Their 501c3 contract with the State has removed their SALT and LIGHT. They can not see the great purpose of the ministry of the Church, and that we are all members one of another. The diagnosis is found in I Corinthians 3:1-9:
"And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?"
The true servants of Christ can do NOTHING (John 15:5) without Him
Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
Do you think you are a big strong, mature, mighty man of God? The proof will come out when some brother tells you how your pampers are showing.
We may error and give offense. However if we TAKE OFFENSE then we are not IN Christ. It is hard to hurt a dead man. Have we REALLY been crucified with Christ? Have we really died to SELF? If we REALLY have died to SELF we CANNOT TAKE OFFENSE.
If the devil can get us to use up our strength and ammunition on each other, he will save his men and ammunition and destroy us by ourselves and among ourselves, while he destroys the world all about us.
We are labourers TOGETHER with God. Do we really KNOW the One Who DIED FOR SINNERS? Do we know who is the Accuser of the Brethren? There is a BIG DIFFERENCE between light and darkness. Between good and evil. Am I the only one who hears, AND KNOWEST NOT?
It does not take discernment to see the confused state of the "so called" body of Christ. It does not take discernment to see the "so-called" body of Messiah divided like children because they refused to lose sight of SELF. SELF will blind anyone to the great purpose of the ministry of the Church, and that we are all members one of another. It does not take discernment to see all this carnal maneuvering and bickering. It does not take discernment to see carnal babes, living on mild diet, weak, confused with envyings, strife, divisions, preacher-worship, looking for earthly glory and rewards. All we really need to do is look in a mirrior. That is the sad but real truth.
Finally the apostle Paul cries out:
Eph 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Eph 4:16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
Child of God, my brothers and sisters IN Christ, how are we going to stand up and be victorious against a cunning, crafty world on the outside, and against the compromise forces on the inside? How? There is NO WAY if we do not stand together? If we do not love and defend each other and pray for one another? "The world loves its own." Yes, they stand together. That is why they win out while we lose out in the great conflict.
God and the devil have nothing in common but everything in opposition. We cannot get God and the devil, sin and holiness, the true Church and the world together. Jesus said you CANNOT serve God and mammon.
2 Cor 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
2 Cor 6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
IF we are to convince the lost world on the outside that we have God's love and power among us, we must have the unity of the Spirit.
John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
John 15:17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.
1 Th 5:13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
Jesus Christ, in His great high priestly prayer, after praying that we might " be sanctified through the truth" also prayed "That they may be one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us."
WHY? "That the world may believe that thou hast sent me."
If the world is to know God in us, we must have that same love and unity that the Father and the Son have, WITH OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST.
Then Jesus prays on, "And the glory which thou hast given me, I have given them:"
WHY? "that they may be one as we are one."
Then how is this unity to be perfect in us? Listen, CAN WE, BY THE MERCY OF GOD, HAVE EARS TO HEAR - "I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one: that the world may know that thou has sent me, and has loved them as thou has loved me."
We will cast down the accuser of the brethren when we learn to pray for one another instead of preying on one another.
POSITIONAL AUTHORITY
Only TWO Things that caused the Lord to MARVEL. In all of the Holy Bible the Lord only MARVELED at 2 things, FAITH Matthew 8:10, and UNBELIEF Mark 6:6.
Yeshua Marveled at the FAITH of the Roman Centurion and at the UNBELIEF of family and friends.
Jesus said there was a Roman Centurion who had greater FAITH than any of the Apostles, greater than anyone He had seen in ALL Israel. That Roman Centurion had such great FAITH because he UNDERSTOOD AUTHORITY.
God is God. That little three word, sentence can tell us much about Faith and the relation of Faith to authority. It tells us much about how the faithful remnant body of Messiah will be brought together in UNITY of the Spirit of Truth, by the Word of God. Alleluia!
This is not going to be an easy subject. Very few, if any, subjects are more IMPORTANT NOW! Pray and ask the Father for His Wisdom in the Name of Yeshua according to James 1:5. Give extra effort to understand the relation of FAITH and AUTHORITY.
The FIRST thing the Roman Centurion said, regarding authority, was that he was a man UNDER authority. THIS IS THE KEY. UNDER Authority.
IF ONE HAS ANY UNDERSTANDING OF AUTHORITY YOU MUST KNOW THAT BEING UNDER AUTHORITY COMES FIRST.
Do you understand how much better and more important it is to be UNDER authority than it is to be IN authority? No one should be IN authority if they have not proven themselves FIRST to be UNDER authority. In FACT, you cannot be IN authority if you are not UNDER authority. God is God.
To strive to be IN authority rather than to be UNDER authority is to be walking in REBELLION and not faith. That is why rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft.
It is very much more IMPORTANT to be UNDER AUTHORITY than to be IN AUTHORITY. In fact, it is a MUST. One must be UNDER Authority to be IN Authority. To be IN Authority may be necessary at times. People who understand authority ALWAYS prefer to be UNDER authority. But they also know, that they have been given authority to overcome ALL the power of the enemy. The people of God, walk in FAITH, not rebellion. They walk ALWAYS UNDER authority and are ready to exercise the positional authority they have been given IN Messiah. People of faith KNOW that they must, at times, exercise authority, yet they remain under authority, because, "God is God."
The true God sets free from bondage. Every false god is a control freak.
Priestcraft, that Nicolaitine spirit, that Jesus hates, is so captivating to people of FAITH. Because people of FAITH know God is God, and they MUST be UNDER authority. If God has placed them under one whom the Lord has called and chosen to be in authority over them they are much more content with that situation than to be under the direct authority of the Lord. They also know that to get out from under God ordained authority is rebellion. That would also take from them the authority that they have been given over ALL the power of the enemy, and Satan could then easily destroy them.
Many people of FAITH, including me, have fallen for the tricks of priestcraft. The reason is because the regenerated and renewed mind is quickened to switch quickly from questioning, testing, or proving, to FAITH regarding the supernatural works which glorify God. When we KNOW our Heavenly Father will be glorified or pleased with any act we make, in the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, REASON QUCIKLY GIVES WAY TO FAITH.
The questioning attitude of people with renewed and regenerated minds towards the supernatural is that of testing & proving. However, the renewed and regenerated mind of Christ, is quickened to switch quickly from questioning to FAITH. That can make people of FAITH among the most easily taken by the works of priestcraft. People of Faith are people UNDER authority. They WANT to be under authority, because they KNOW, God is God.
The catchwords and tricks of priestcraft – "the voice of the Church," or "the voice of the last day prophet of God," can sometimes cause anyone to submit, or stop using the renewed mind that Christians are supposed to have and keep sharp. The self-control fruit of the Spirit is most important as it relates to the mind. The Christian will never willingly empty his mind or surrender self control of his mind.
This gullibility can overtake anyone, especially, people of FAITH. I have fallen for it, and hopefully have gained wisdom from His grace to repent. But, if and when GOD speaks, then questioning MUST GIVE PLACE to FAITH. But the Christian is careful not to submit the control of his rational mind to anyone other than Yeshua Messiah, the Word of God. Though the renewed mind of Christ, tests and proves all things, yet, it is quick to grab hold by FAITH, to that which is good, and discerned to be in the perfect will of God, or for the glory of God.
People of FAITH know that the Fear of the Lord is His treasure, for God is God.
There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. ONLY YESHUA, Jesus, is the capital "P" Prophet of Deuteronomy 18. The true God sets free from bondage. Every false god is a control freak.
We submit ourselves to one another in the Fear of God. We obey those who have the rule over us for they must give an account. We follow those who are called of God to lead AS THEY FOLLOW MESSIAH. Greatness in His Kingdom is found by SERVING and washing feet, binding up the broken hearted, and setting captives free with His Truth, and not our limited perspectives of the truth.
The focus must be OUTWARD as well as upward to Him. We see the entire world choked in the thorns of the cares of this life. None of them are important. They are all going to pass away. The Word of God will not pass away. When the stuff of this world does pass away, the only thing that will have mattered is whether or not you had a personal relationship with God the Father, through His Son Yeshua, and whether or not you were a light to others and helped bring others into the knowledge of the truth. Bringing glory to God, and pleasing God, is not self seeking.
I tremble with fear at times. Not fear of man. Not fear of the fearful things coming upon this earth. I tremble in fear of walking in rebellion and walking out of His perfect will. I fear walking away from the safety and security of being UNDER the authority to which He has called or positioned me. Jesus teaches us NOT to fear anything or anyone but God. He told us not to fear the one who can take your life, BUT fear Him who after taking your life can cast your soul into everlasting torment.
If fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, then the love of the Lord must be the completion of it. WE BETTER NOT GET THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE ON THIS ONE. God is God. Yeshua defined that for us by saying if you love Me, keep My commandments.
The reconciliation and uniting of the body of Messiah will come through the understanding of our POSITIONAL AUTHORITY in the body of Christ. We need better understanding of the intercession of our Savior that allows us to be counted as children of the living God and joint heirs with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Understanding the greatness of the privilege to come BOLDLY unto the throne of grace to find grace and help in time of need.
We must LEARN and firm up the foundation of the Fear of GOD. We THEN seek the understanding of who we are IN Him. The POSITIONAL AUTHORITY we have IN Him. Alleluia !
The best illustration of this POSITIONAL AUTHORITY that I can relate is about Sgt. Preston of the Northwest Mounted Police. Long ago, (before color TV) you may have seen a TV program about Sgt. Preston of the Northwest Mounted Police of Canada. He had a wonderful lead sled dog named Yukon King. Well, Sgt. Preston and King always cuffed the bad guys. He would always say when putting the handcuffs on, "I arrest you In The Name of the Crown." In The Name of, means POSITIONAL AUTHORITY.
That is what "in the Name of" really is all about POSITIONAL AUTHORITY.
To me that "In The Name of" Jesus, "In The Name of" Yahweh, "In The Name of" Yeshua, is the key to it all, and so few understand it.
The antichrist governments, the antichrist church, and the antichrist economic system does not have AUTHORITY. The antichrist laws give power of force with these UNlawful laws. Yet they do not have AUTHORITY. They only have force of UNgodly and UNlawful laws. They do not have REAL AUTHORITY.
We can have POSITIONAL AUTHORITY. That is a big part of the deceitfulness of sin. We have POSITIONAL AUTHORITY as kings and priests. Those working for Lucifer by design, default, ignorance, or willing ignorance, may have power of FORCE of UNgodly and UNlawful laws, but they do NOT have AUTHORITY. This will become evident when we are brought before their judges, governors, and kings for Jesus sake, for a testimony against them. We will speak with AUTHORITY.
If we look at how Jesus taught us to pray it really is very simple. God only has ONE answer to prayer. Yes, and AMEN, IN Christ Jesus.
The question, very simply is, will God our Father hear our prayer? Did you catch that, FATHER? That is the most HIGHLY PRIVILEGED NAME IN POWERFUL PRAYER. Alleluia, what a privilege. If He will hear our prayer, it is a done deal.
We know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING is impossible for Him except for to lie. So the whole key to prayer is IN Christ Jesus. Are we IN Him? Are we looking at this situation the way Jesus would look at it? Can we, like Jesus, see how the Father will be glorified in doing that for which we pray?
Now we do know that, if we regard iniquity in our heart, the Lord will not hear us. (There is that deceitfulness of sin again.) We also know that if we are asking for something to gratify our lust, He will not hear us. We know that if we are asking for something that is not in His will, the Lord will not hear our prayer. Otherwise, WE DO KNOW, THAT IF HE HEARS US, THEN IT IS DONE.
The key then is to develop that mind of Christ to see clearly how that the Father would be glorified. That is where the effectualness of our fervent prayers becomes very effective. As we have our mind transformed and renewed by the Word to be conformed and take every thought captive to the mind of Christ. Then we pray like Jesus did, and we see results like Jesus did, that glorify the Father, in Yeshua's Name.
Elijah can teach us. Jim might even be able to teach us. But Jim or Elijah is NOT your teacher. Understanding James 3:1 should cause anyone who preaches or teaches to tremble. We will be held accountable before God Almighty for any of His people who we mislead or cause to fall. We all have only ONE and the same Teacher that we can trust, the Holy Spirit of Truth.
The POWER of the early apostolic church was their UNITY. In one accord, praying and fasting. Spiritual power works exponentially in God's kingdom. When you see that one man with the Lord was able to set 1000 enemies to flight, and TWO were able to set 10,000 to flight, WE SHOULD REALIZE THE POWER OF UNITY AND BEING UNDER AUTHORITY. We should realize the power of unity in the body, and also why demons work so hard to PREVENT UNITY. The power is not going to be found in the big numbers of the mega churches or the big PK rallies. God's power being manifest GREATER than in the early apostolic church will come to His little faithful remnants who are in genuine UNITY under authority by the Spirit of Truth and Holiness. We have been given authority OVER ALL the power of the enemy. We will SOON see that manifest.
That is the important thing about the scripture that says if two or more of you are in agreement about anything, it shall be done. Yeshua wanted us to understand the power of unity. It is UNITY of the Spirit of Truth. Unity IN Messiah and His doctrine, by His Spirit of Truth. Alleluia!
It is NOT unity for the sake of unity. As certainly as there is One True God and many false gods, there is One Spirit of Truth and Only ONE True Spirit among a world full of spirits that will bring the essential UNITY. That unity we MUST find, and WILL find, in these days. He will be glorified in His body which is His saints, in UNITY by the Spirit of Truth. Alleluia!
Who is my God given ordained authority? That is an important question. For children it is easy - mom and dad. For wives it is easy, your husband. For husbands, it can be difficult these days. Beware of the spirit of control, Nicolaetine spirit, or priestcraft. Find your God given, ordained authority and be careful to stay under it. ALL HUSBANDS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE THE ELDER OF THE CHURCH OF YESHUA MESSIAH IN YOUR HOUSE. When visiting your home, another elder, who understands AUTHORITY, will acknowledge and salute the positional authority that you have in your home.
Soon the inkhorn angel will be sent forth to seal His people to walk in a maintained fullness of His Holy Spirit. How the Father may be glorified in the Name of Yeshua, and walking in His PERFECT will, for His glory, will be our ONLY concern. We will witness the exceeding greatness of His mighty power. We will not have any self will resistance to the power of the Holy Spirit to accomplish the Perfect will of God. Alleluia! How we should long for that. Again we also need to UNDERSTAND the deceitfulness of sin.
We can already see glimpses of the light of His glory that shall arise over His people. Already in the midst of the darkness descending upon the whole earth, we see glimpses of His glory manifest in and through His people who are UNDER authority.
THE LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS AND THE DARKNESS CANNOT OVERCOME IT AND THE BRIGHTNESS IS SEEN TO BE BRIGHTER AS THE DARKNESS THICKENS. THE DARKNESS CANNOT OVERCOME THE LIGHT. THE LIGHT ALWAYS OVERCOMES THE DARKNESS AND SHINES IN THE DARKNESS. ALLELUIA !
It is not numbers, it is God Who is the LIGHT. Alleluia! If it be only one there is that UNITY with The Light which will empower that one to STAND and even shine to manifest His Light in the midst of the darkness. Yet we do know that soon, His angel will be sent forth to seal His people. It is soon. It is time for the 4 carpenters of Zech 1:18-21. It is time for the inkhorn sealing angel of Eze 9 and Rev 7. Alleluia!
Brethren, as you look and see this evil system quickly rising, do not feel hopeless! Do not feel that you have no power; for God is pouring out mighty anointings upon His Faithful! The first shall be last and the last shall be first. I am seeing God do such a mighty and QUICK work in those people who make that absolute commitment to trust and obey His Word. He is in them now restoring the years that the locust and canker have taken away. (Joel 2:25) Draw near to God and He will draw near to you! Keep Him at the forefront of your mind all the time and pray always. Above all, read His Holy Bible. Rom 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. FAITH, FAITH, FAITH, is what we need. Luke 18:8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
Brethren, you will make it if you put God first. You will make it if you cling to our Savior King Jesus with all your strength. You will make it if you love God with your all and put Him first. You will make it if you reach out and love others. Look around you and put the main thing the main thing and keep it the main thing. All that you see around you will soon be gone. All the money that people think is security will one day soon be worthless. Brethren what can we do today that will make a difference 100 years from now. WHAT CAN I DO TO PLEASE YOU LORD JESUS THIS DAY? HOW MAY I BE A BLESSING TO SOMEONE IN YOUR NAME, LORD JESUS. Keep your heart set on being a blessing to others, in the name of Jesus. Keep your heart set on the things above and DON'T LET YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED. HEAVEN IS NOT THAT BAD !
LEARN THE FEAR OF GOD FOR THAT IS HIS TREASURE. (Isa. 33:6) KEEP THAT FOUNDATION OF THE FEAR OF GOD STRONG. KNOW THAT GOD SEES EVERY DEED, HEARS EVERY WORD, AND KNOWS EVERY THOUGHT. THE ANGEL OF THE LORD ENCAMPS ROUND ABOUT THOSE THAT FEAR HIM.
If you have learned and strengthened your foundation of the Fear of God, then concentrate on who you are IN Christ Jesus. We are seated with Him at the Father's right hand through His Holy Spirit of Truth. He is not ashamed to call us His Brethren. He, by the price of His blood, has given us the Spirit of Adoption, whereby we can call His Father, Our FATHER. We can and DO have POSITIONAL AUTHORITY.
Who REALLY has AUTHORITY in the midst of a demon possessed world?
Summary:
1) LEARN THE FEAR OF GOD.
2) BE SURE YOU ARE UNDER YOUR GOD-ORDAINED AUTHORITY.
3) UNDERSTAND THE DECEITFULNESS OF SIN.
4) UNDERSTAND THE POSITIONAL AUTHORITY WE HAVE IN MESSIAH.
We submit ourselves to one another in the Fear of God. We obey those who have the rule over us for they must give an account. We follow those who are called of God to lead AS THEY FOLLOW MESSIAH. Greatness in His Kingdom is found by SERVING. God's great ones wash feet, bind up the broken hearted, and set captives free with His Truth, and not our limited perspectives of the truth. God is God.