One of the greatest blessings from the Holy Spirit is when He illuminates our darkened mind with the truth of our state in relation to the Lord. When we are awakened to the emptiness we have with in living without God in our lives, then we learn He is the Answer, wow! The first Light dawns of the Son in us as when the light starts to arise in the east for the start of the new day. When we have the our Great Awakening of the Lord Jesus Christ, the whole earth becomes brand new to us again….. The sky is bluer and the grass greener….. We have been born all over again! We have found our Great Lover of us, even us ……. If you have not fallen in love before, this is very similar, isn’t it?
When we awake to the need of any thing- we usually go and seek it…… If we are out of milk, we get out and obtain the milk. When we need gas for our car, we get some…… Thank God we can get the fuel we need now. Today His salvation is offered, we have need if we are honest…… He owns tomorrow, we do not.
When we realize our need because something is not okay within us…… Praise God! He has touched us with the Truth, the Light of God has come to awaken us to Him…… What an awesome adventure that has opened to us from that little touch of His Spirit. In our nature, we only will seek something, when we come to the realization we need it. The key to success in advertising, is presenting their item as a necessity not a luxury. Therefore we will purchase the item because we “need ” it. In truth, we do not need the item at all, but their selling pitch or manipulation of our concocted need worked.
We do not realize our need of cleansing until we see our state from the eyes of heaven. We then thank God for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and His blood. As we go on and learn that we cannot walk this holiness and righteousness walk at all…… It is a given!!!! So then we seek the Lord for how do we do it? We seek Him again…… because we come to a need…… Then we get endued with power from on High to live and walk and speak the Word that comes from within….. The Word of God becomes alive to us and within us by the Spirit quickening us…….We are then awakened to a greater measure of God, Christ in us our hope of glory.
My son, if your receive my words, and treasure My commands within you, so that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; yes, if you cry out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding, if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures; then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and find knowledge of God.
For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth comes knowledge and understanding; He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly; He guards the paths of justice, and preserves the way of His saints. Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path, ( Proverb 2:1-9).
When we realize that we are in need, then we may conclude that where we are at is not complete, so we may make room for the new and leave the old….. This is what Abraham did when the Lord touched Abraham’s awareness….. God spoke to Him, to leave all behind and his country…… But obviously Abraham knew he was in need because He obeyed…… He was not complete living in Chaldea worshipping false gods.
When God awakened Abraham to His voice….. He heard. He had to follow the Lord’s instructions and walk out to get in to the promises the Lord spoke to him. We always have to leave one place to obtain the blessings of the Lord……Walk out and get in God’s plan….Then we leave the lesser for the greater measure of Christ ………
We go strength to strength as written in Psalm 84:5-7, Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, whose heart is on pilgrimage. As they pass through the valley of Baca, they make it a spring; the rain also covers it with pools. They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion.
In the Old Testament there was a literal move with the promise of the land. In the New Testament we may not have to leave any where physically but the changes first arise in our hearts….. There might be changes in our natural life that have to take place for the blessing of our walk to increase in God. We must be open to leave all behind for Christ…… As we leave all behind in the strongholds of our thinking and ways to obey the Word of God, all of the “not so good” attachments to us, fall away, the hook which they attached themselves to us is removed by our obedience. Our fastened focus to the Lord destroys all the weeds and thorns that were growing around us. Now our roots maybe grounded in the Lord Jesus, the Word of God. Let go of some of the false “needs” that take time and roll that time into the hands of the Spirit of God, and see the transformation work of God appear !!!!!!!!
Wrong attachments are seen like ropes acting as anchors to the earth running up to our person, holding us in place and keeping us from our faith soaring with the Spirit of God into the great vast place He has provided for us in His Son, Jesus Christ, our King.
Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding; for her proceeds are better than the profits of silver and her gain than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies, and all the things you may desire cannot compare with her, ( Proverbs 3:13-15).
The Lord spoke often of the increase of pressure as the end of time gets closer…… The pressure is allowing the refinement of the saints….. This is the good plan of God before us, which we rejoice because of the increase of Him within us, all the saints, will grow to measure He has planned from the foundation of the world-
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound to us in all wisdom and prudence, having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth- in Him. In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory, ( Ephesians 1:7-12).
The time is now for this generation to learn to reign in Christ Jesus as written: To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ; to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him, ( Ephesians 3:8-12).
The only way to reign in this life given to us in Christ is when we come to the realization of needing to…..
Jesus spoke to us the parable of the ten virgins who took their lamps to meet the bridegroom. Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom, Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took no oil with them, but the wise tool oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.
And at midnight a cry was heard: Behold, the bridegroom is coming, go out to meet Him! Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out. But the wise answered saying, no lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding and the door was shut.
Afterward the other virgins came also saying, Lord, Lord, open to us! But He answered and said, assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.
Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming, ( Matthew 25:1-13).
The foolish virgins did not realize their need until it was too late…….. Let that not be found for us…… This day, let us listen to the Spirit of God awakening us to our need of our dependence on the One True Living God. Bow in humble obedience to leave all to gain Christ Jesus….. This, beloved, is the high calling of Christ Jesus in God granted before us with a great open door…… Let’s go running in……. in great faith and anticipation of His great love to bring us into greater measure of Him……..to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height- to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge, that we may be filled with the fullness of God.( Ephesians paraphrased).
We are the temple of the God today….. We need His Spirit in us, representing the vessels that the virgins carried the oil in the above parable. The Lord knows the house He lives in and whose He does not……We know where we live, don’t we? Where we call home. The Lord often went to Bethany for His friends lived there as He walked on the earth in the flesh……Mary and Martha and Lazarus loved Him and the motley crew He brought with Him….. Our Lord took comfort there. Our God inhabits the praise of His people….. and still does today.
This also brings to mind another warning from the Spirit of God to the Laodicean church written in Revelation 3: 13-22): He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold or hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.
Because you say, I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing- and do not know you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked- I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore, be zealous and repent.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him and He with Me. To who Him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. Even
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
The two parables are liken to the end of the age or at least maybe our age! The perspective on how we live and spend our time is due to what we think is important…… We live in the heavenly view or an earthly view and we will gather according to our respective view: the riches of heaven in Christ Jesus or we will gather the riches of the world……The true riches will follow us into eternity and the other won’t pass the grave.
We should often meditate on the letters written to the churches in the first chapters of Revelation. Yes, the warnings are hard but the blessings are worth leaving all the old to make room for the promises of the overcomers. If the Spirit of God is speaking to us in regards to any of the letters to us in Revelation 1-3, we should take heed and realize our need…… Humility always triumphs in the overcomers in Christ Jesus. We aren’t. He is, so we allow HIM. We should not let go of the Spirit of God until we have the wisdom and knowledge to obtain and live in the promises of the overcomers.
As parents our goal for our children is finish their schooling years to be prepared for the purpose God has called them to be…… Their vision may be different…… They may be happy to get through the math class that day or year! They may be just be content to graduate 8th grade and stay out of schooling forever!
Is some of our thinking the same but in regards to the salvation of our God given to us? We may be content not going to hell or math class!!!! Salavation of God is not the end but the Beginning of our purpose and inheritance found in Christ Jesus to bring God glory.
We have such great unsearchable riches in Christ Jesus…… We have all the land in Christ Jesus before us and we know God is for us to be overcomers for His glory – if we see our need to do this…….. We will obtain the faith and vision to overcome and be triumphant in the eyes of our Lord now and later and forevermore. When we realize the need to reign in Christ Jesus, we will seek and find the knowledge and wisdom in the Spirit to accomplish this promise also.
When the warm wind blows there is not much need to get a fire started, but remember, when the cold winds blow, the need for flaming the fire of God is highly needed to keep our hearts warm for the love of God. Even so, send the cold winds Lord, send the cold winds, oh Spirit of God.
In the mercy of God, we are given the time to go and buy for us the gold refined in the fire and white garments and salve for our eyes…… to fill our vessels with the glory of God, Christ in us……… our only hope of glory. Let us be wise and seek the Spirit of God for His instruction and leading to the heights of the hill of the Lord….. Let us be found filled with His Spirit, the oil, shining bright for the King is watching in our midst and is coming! Let Him see our preparation of our faith. Let Him view our branches laden over heavy with grapes for His pleasure.
Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with unveiled face, beholding , as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord, ( 2 Corinthians 3:17-18).
For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not us. We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken, struck down, but not destroyed- always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our body. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh, ( 2 Corinthians 4:6-11).
For I consider the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God, ( Romans 8:18-19).
We must trust our heavenly Father to His big picture, His plan to His good pleasure. We must cooperate by faith to His complete plan and purpose to be worked out in each of our lives to build God’s mosaic temple……… We must continue to plow our faith in new ground so our garden is abundant and full of grace and the knowledge of the Lord God……. Let us keep plowing even if it seems like the math class of this year will never end! It will, as parents we know it will, but as His children, sometimes we need to work our patience muscles so we may see His purpose through our Father’s eyes of grace. So we keep going because we know He is for us and His love continues to carry us.
For you have need of endurance, so that after you do the will of God, you may receive the promise: For yet a little while, and He who is coming will come and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back My soul has no pleasure in him, ( Hebrew 11:36-38).
In Your Great Riches, You have provided all I will ever need.
In the Great Word of Your power, You have raised me.
In Your Holy Spirit, You have filled me.
In Your Wisdom, You have given me understanding.
In Your City, Your Name You have bestowed upon me.
In Your Life, You have given me freedom from death.
In Your Knowledge, You have given me Life Eternal.
Oh, there is no greater Treasure then to know You, My God, My King !
Oh there is no greater delight than to gaze upon My King and My God all my days!
I gladly lay down all to gain the Greatest Love, my God, my all!
My heart will gladly follow the One who makes my feet dance upon the heights of His Love.
My God and My King, there is no God but You who deserve all my honor and love!
Selah!
My Children,
Hear My Voice, beloved, hear Me speak Life to you. How will you know to live My ways but I AM guiding you. Yea, My ways are higher, but alas, they are made known to you today, even today. Can two walk together and not be in agreement? Yea, a threefold cord cannot be easily broken.
I AM always with you even to the end of the age. Do not fear. Allow My Love to perfect you. My Love surrounds you as a shield. My Love lifts you beyond the cliffs of the limits of your vision. My Love fills you with the delight and Light of the Kingdom of God. My love is always and forever. My Love covers your nights with Light and the heat of the day with soft breezes of My Words. Rejoice in I AM’s ever watchful eye upon My beloved.
If I AM is hidden will you search for I AM or is your sight perfected to know I AM with you. Will you in the nights as well as the days, in the cold and in the warmth, know I AM is here and is to come? For I AM has spoken, the kingdom of heaven is within you……. Where you are so I AM. Do you delight in My great love for you today? In I AM is found your peace. Do not wander in doubt and fear and allow the Truth to be robbed within. Remain in My Spirit where the Word of Truth will keep you. There is no where in this heaven or in this earth that My love for you will be not be. Trust and rest in a so great a love as found in I AM, where you are . Pursue the knowledge of I AM and you will rest in My love and peace as they cover your paths and lift you on high.
Alas, I AM has bestowed upon you the name that is above all names, I AM, Jesus Christ, every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess that I AM Lord. Why do you fear, My children…… Be strong and courageous for I AM goes before you and have given all where your footsteps walk…….I AM has heard your prayer and your view of heaven in faith by My Spirit. Your life is in heaven. Heaven is in your life. So speak what is bound in heaven is bound on this earth and what is loosed in heaven is loosed in this earth……. Command thus be and be it shall. Do not look to see. Expect and walk in the answered Word of My promise…… The Word of My power goes forth to perform all My good counsel.
Yea, My anger arose as My servant and friend Moses questioned the use of his tongue in speaking My Word. I AM made his tongue and have I AM not equipped you with all you need to be Mine? My blood has cleansed all who have received I AM, My Love. Woe to the one who calls unclean the clean and the clean the unclean. Do not blaspheme against the work of My Spirit. I AM holy. I AM.
What you believe is what will be. I AM is here watching over My Word. I AM is watching for those who are watching for I AM. My hand is not shortened nor is I AM far away…….. I AM here……Where are you? I AM has bestowed upon you all things that pertain to godliness so at the end of your days, I AM sees you spotless and blameless before My sight. It is wise to adhere to the Word of Truth that is made known to you today, yea even today, by My Spirit says the I AM, the Lord of all.
To all who are heavy burdened and lost, come to I AM. Come to the cross, where I AM and My blood will cleanse you. Your life will be new as the freshly fallen snow as by God. Your sins will be cast as far as the east is to the west. Come to Me today. Come to Me and be at peace and find yourself in My love today, for you do not know what tomorrow holds. Come to Me now, My child. Be wise and receive the Love that you can only find in the Great I AM. I AM waiting with outstretched arms even today for you, My child. Come and see the tears of rejoicing on My face as I AM holds you with an everlasting love because you have come to Me.
Come and see, then you will know what will be.
SELAH!
