They did not love their lives to the death, ( Revelation 12:11).
The prophet Ezekiel had a large incentive to speak to the people all the counsel of God as the Lord spoke to him. Again, we cannot have a buffet attitude with the Lord or the Word of God……
He is a King and there is no democracy with our King. We cannot pick and chose what we believe nor what we speak and live. We obey Him at all costs…. even death….. but, in our death- there is life and life abundant. Only our God could give us victory in life and death.
Ezekiel’s incentive to obey is written in Ezekiel 3:18-21, When I say to the wicked, You shall surely die, and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand.
Yet, if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.
Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die; because you did not give him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand.
Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man that the righteous should not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; also you will have delivered your soul.
For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account, (Hebrews 4:12-13).
When the Truth, the Word of God is spoken, there are reactions from the ears which are listening……. The Holy Spirit is here to remind us of the Words of I AM. He has been sent to convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment as written in John 16. So as we speak the Word of God, the Holy Spirit is busy doing His job in the hearts of the ones whose ears are listening.
The reactions written in Bible of all types of people are just two: either they with softened heart repent and turn to the Lord or they have extreme anger. Both type hearers have heard the Word of God and have been affected by the Holy Spirit. If they were not affected then there would be no repented hearts or angered hearts……Even if some hearts walk on hearing the Word. The work of the Holy Spirit is upon that one for the Word has been planted, it will bring forth conviction and fruit unto our God.
Nonetheless, we are to speak, write, text, email the Word of God, the whole counsel of God. The Word of God is the Medicine we need and the Holy Spirit is the Needle that ministers the Medicine to into our system. The Grace of God is His majesty revealed unto us.
The Spirit of Grace is powerful reflecting again the strength of God’s love to mankind. But the Holy Spirit is not to be despised nor the Words that are given from Him, especially revealing the counsel of God, the revelation of Jesus Christ, the God Man who has been appointed as Judge of all.
And when they had come to him, he said to them: You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you, serving the Lord will all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews; how I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house, testifying to Jew, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
And see, now I go bound in the Spirit to Jerusalem not knowing the things that will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me.
But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus , to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
And indeed, now I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more. Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.
Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He has purchased with His own blood.
For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. Therefore, watch, and remember for three years I did not cease to warn everyone day and night with tears.
So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me. I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, it is more blessed to give than to receive. And when he said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.
Even so the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel. But I have used none of these things that it should be done so to me; for it would be better for me to die then that anyone should make my boasting void. For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel! For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a stewardship. What is my reward then? That when I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel of Christ without charge, that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel.
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; and to the Jews I became a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law; to those who without law, as without law ( not being without the law toward God, but under the law in Christ), that I might win those who are without the law; to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might be all means save some. Now this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be a partaker of it with you, ( 1 Corinthians 9:14-23).
Paul lived in the reality of whom He was commissioned by….not men, but the Lord called him. He also was aware of the great responsibility to preach the Gospel that was upon his life. We have no excuse but to take Paul’s audacious example of living for Jesus Christ.
When we have seen the King and all His beauty, we cannot but breath, eat and walk with the awareness of His name and fame to be known to all. There will always be those who receive and not receive the Word of God spoken but that is between the Lord and the individuals….
As written in 2 Corinthians 2:14-17, Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us, diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
To the one we are the aroma of death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things? For we are not, as so many peddling the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God, in Christ.
The fragrance of Christ is not unlike the bathing of myrrh and oil that Esther ( the Book of Esther) experienced before she could be presented to the king. Myrrh is symbolic of the Word of God and of course, the oil is of the Holy Spirit. We are living the Word of God by the power of the Holy Spirit. We are manifesting Christ today.
There are others also manifesting the antichrist today……. But the plan of the antichrist as in the days of Esther and Daniel…… seem to fall void…… The pit or scheme of the enemies against God’s people always fall into their own traps…..God will not be mocked as written in Galatians, we will reap what we sow….. if we sow into the Spirit, we will reap life. However, if we sow into the flesh, we will reap death.
So we present ourselves before the King of kings and Lord of lords and petition for those not to perish. Then we go forth with His scepter, representing His government and His Lordship and present the peoples with His Food, His provision. Our life is not our own…..
When men and women join the military, they have signed away their rights to choose to go here and there, they are now under their commander…… so are we, if we are truly of the King. Do we hear and see the Spirit of God not unlike the picture of Uncle Sam saying—— I WANT YOU!, calling us today!
The breath of the Spirit is blowing on His people awaking the dry bones and putting the strength and armor of the Spirit of God upon them to be fitly prepared for the days ahead. We do not fight in the flesh but our warfare is by the Spirit—– against principalities and powers who are bound by the name of Jesus Christ. The battle is the Lord’s but we are being gathered in His name for such a time as this……..Can He count on you?
A large difference between the days of Esther and ours regarding the days ahead, we have the King’s hand or scepter upon us, the Holy Spirit. We have His seal and approval already to advance. We bring the Testimony of Jesus Christ, the Word of God to all for His fame and His name, even unto death….. Remember if we die, we live, only our God. Let us live boldly as Paul, our example, of one whose eyes saw the King.
We know the promise, if we, His people, turn from our evil and wicked ways and seek the Lord, He will come and heal our land. The dry bones will rise and put on the strength of the Lord Jesus Christ and turn the world upside down.
Our Lord’s blood is shed upon us and let us not tarry in our devotion to His cause and allow others blood be on our hands. We are all ministers and ambassadors of the gospel of Jesus Christ…… We are not here to get a name or fame or fortune……Remember we have died and we live in Him now. It is by His name, Jesus Christ, that every knee will bow, not our name, only His……
Why does man want glory from men when we have the greatest glory, Christ in us, given to us…… We have been given the love and blessing of the Holy Spirit from our Heavenly Father because we have answered His call to believe in His Son. Why does man still seek his own glory from men?
We are all brothers and sisters and our head is Jesus Christ. We have the Holy Spirit, beloved, Think and meditate on this, we have been given the Holy Spirit within us twenty four seven. Only our God did in the inconceivable and the impossible making His scripture in us manifest today! All things are possible with God! All things are possible! Praise Him forever!
Even dry bones will arise as an army and will conceive a heart of desire towards pleasing our King!— in the mighty name of Jesus Christ!
All praise and honor be to our God!
Praise be to the Father!
Praise to be to the Son!
Praise be to the Spirit!
Our Godhead, Three in One!
All the earth praise Him!
All the earth praise Him!
Let’s remind the earth that all His attributes are not hidden and are manifest to all today! Pray they may have the veil of unbelief torn from their eyes today. We speak and our God will do the rest……. as He has done with us. We are His workmanship created for His glory. We are covered by the blood of the Lamb. We are filled with His Word, His testimony and we do not hold our life more precious than death in the Lord.
For all must appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences…….
For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then we all died; and He died for all that those who live shall no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again, (2 Corinthians 5:14-15.) ( Next two verses are so awesome, but that is not what the text is about- but go ahead and read them….. The life we live now in the Spirit of God is beyond this world!).
Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors and their works follow them, ( Revelation 14:13).
Come, beloved of the Lord, let all behold the beauty of His bride, Christ in us, our hope of glory! Even so, come Lord Jesus! Come!
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come ! And let him who hears say, Come! Let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely!, ( Revelation 22:17).
Let us be not tickling but speaking the Word of God from the Spirit as a double edged sword. Let us live clean by His blood and be clean in the Spirit before the eyes of the Lord.
Preach the Word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching, ( 2 Timothy 4:2).
God said if we do our part He will do His- and heal our land! Keep on praying and believing and watching!
Selah!
Children,
You have come! You sit before I AM. You are cherished in My sight. You do well. Know Me. Know I AM’s voice. Know I AM’s whispers. Know I AM’s way. Stay in the Light for I AM. I AM is the Light for the path of your feet to trod. You do well to behold I AM. There is a refuge in your beholding.
My beloved David allowed deception to enter in his heart, for his sight was on the earth. He was caught to count the multitudes in his kingdom. He allowed the root of pride to bud and blossom. The loss of 70,000 people was his harvest of evil blossomed. Destruction is awaiting at your footstep if you do not hear and obey My voice.
Your gaze and study beholding I AM is your refuge. I AM Refuge and your Stronghold. He who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. Be prepared to receive heavenly things and then you will perceive the Truth. All else will be as chaff to you. You will allow the wind to blow the chaff away. Be rooted in I AM, the Truth. Allow your ground to be full in harvest of I AM. Be about the My business. The increase of My Spirit, I AM within you. The same Spirit that arose I AM is within you to quicken you in I AM. Then your walk and ways are protected by the hearing of My voice. I AM’s way is narrow but I AM enjoys the fruit to My glory.
I AM has spoken through My servant in the past and I AM speaks now regarding My vine. I AM watches and tends My vine. This vine is only for bearing fruit. This vine is not workable in building or keeping. If it does not produce, the vine is cut down and thrown into the fire.
I AM judged in past days the fruit that came from My vine was wild. Behold today, even today, I AM the true vine and you are the branches. I AM the vine, the fruit that bears is of I AM. All fruit of I AM is eternal and is of I AM……. You are the branches filled with I AM to bear fruit for My glory……..which is eternal.
Hear and learn: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on….Yes, says My Spirit, that they may rest from their labors and their works follow them…… You behold I AM. In this you do well. I AM is the same always for you……. Strive to enter the kingdom of God, then remain. Do not let deception poison your heel.
I AM longs to protect My harvest, alas, you pull yourself out of My hold to go your own way……. Do you doubt My love? Do you believe My arm is shortened today, even today? Ahhh, keep I AM, the Word of God, in your heart with all diligence for out of your heart springs your life, life eternal. Many are the roads that lead to death and destruction….. My Spirit is here to adhere your feet to keep in I AM…..
In your younger days, you clung to I AM, for this- you did well. Then My Spirit took up dwelling within you for you sought for help, you desired more of I AM. Then your bud began to spring forth in I AM, as you ate and increased in I AM’s love. The delicate flower blossomed as you absorbed the Son’s rays and rain upon you.
I AM rejoices in the fruit which bears from trust in I AM. You abide from My tending you through the storms and drought and danger. I AM delights in the rich cluster of My love found in My city, My bride.
I AM the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
I AM has given you ears to hear My voice. Hear and live My life abundantly. I AM is here for all….. Come to Me, My arms are still stretching out for you! Hear My call of your name. Yes, you. I AM has died and has risen so you may be with Me always. I AM loves you. Come to Me!
SELAH!
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