But just as it is written [in Scripture],
“Things which the eye has not seen and the ear has not heard,
And which have not entered the heart of man,
All that God has prepared for those who love Him [who hold Him in affectionate reverence, who obey Him, and who gratefully recognize the benefits that He has bestowed].”
For God has unveiled them and revealed them to us through the [Holy] Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things [diligently], even [sounding and measuring] the [profound] depths of God [the divine counsels and things far beyond human understanding].
For what person knows the thoughts and motives of a man except the man’s spirit within him? So also no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the [Holy] Spirit who is from God, so that we may know and understand the [wonderful] things freely given to us by God.
We also speak of these things, not in words taught or supplied by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining and interpreting spiritual thoughts with spiritual words [for those being guided by the Holy Spirit].
But the natural [unbelieving] man does not accept the things [the teachings and revelations] of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness [absurd and illogical] to him; and he is incapable of understanding them, because they are spiritually discerned and appreciated, [and he is unqualified to judge spiritual matters].
But the spiritual man [the spiritually mature Christian] judges all things [questions, examines and applies what the Holy Spirit reveals], yet is himself judged by no one [the unbeliever cannot judge and understand the believer’s spiritual nature].
For who has known the mind and purposes of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?
But we have the mind of Christ [to be guided by His thoughts and purposes],
(1 Corinthians 9-16).
Little Person started to explain, Jesus instructed in a certain parable saying He gave men ten talents and another lesser amount and another some more….. Well, let us just read it, okay?
These parables are in Matthew chapter 25:
Let’s read it, let me know when you are all there…..
Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
Five of them were foolish [thoughtless, silly, and careless], and five were wise [far-sighted, practical, and sensible].
For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take any [extra] oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil along with their lamps.
Now while the bridegroom was delayed, they all began to nod off, and they fell asleep.
But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look! The bridegroom [is coming]! Go out to meet him.’
Then all those virgins got up and put their own lamps in order [trimmed the wicks and added oil and lit them].
But the foolish virgins said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’
But the wise replied, ‘No, otherwise there will not be enough for us and for you, too; go instead to the dealers and buy oil for yourselves.’
But while they were going away to buy oil, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut and locked.
Later the others also came, and said, ‘Lord, Lord, open [the door] for us.’
But He replied, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, I do not know you [we have no relationship].’
Therefore, be on the alert [be prepared and ready], for you do not know the day nor the hour [when the Son of Man will come].
Parable of the Talents
“For it is just like a man who was about to take a journey, and he called his servants together and entrusted them with his possessions.
To one he gave five, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and then he went on his journey.
The one who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he [made a profit and] gained five more.
Likewise the one who had two [made a profit and] gained two more.
But the one who had received the one went and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
“Now after a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.
And the one who had received the five talents came and brought him five more, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted to me five talents. See, I have [made a profit and] gained five more talents.’
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little, I will put you in charge of many things; share in the joy of your master.’
“Also the one who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have [made a profit and] gained two more talents.’
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little, I will put you in charge of many things; share in the joy of your master.’
“The one who had received one talent also came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a harsh and demanding man, reaping [the harvest] where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter seed.
So I was afraid [to lose the talent], and I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is your own.’
“But his master answered him, ‘You wicked, lazy servant, you knew that I reap [the harvest] where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter seed.
Then you ought to have put my money with the bankers, and at my return I would have received my money back with interest.
So take the talent away from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’
“For to everyone who has [and values his blessings and gifts from God, and has used them wisely], more will be given, and [he will be richly supplied so that] he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have [because he has ignored or disregarded his blessings and gifts from God], even what he does have will be taken away.
And throw out the worthless servant into the outer darkness; in that place [of grief and torment] there will be weeping [over sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [over distress and anger].
The Judgment
“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory and majesty and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
All the nations will be gathered before Him [for judgment]; and He will separate them from one another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right [the place of honor], and the goats on His left [the place of rejection].
“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father [you favored of God, appointed to eternal salvation], inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;
I was naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me [with help and ministering care]; I was in prison, and you came to Me [ignoring personal danger].’
Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?
And when did we see You as a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?
And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
The King will answer and say to them, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, to the extent that you did it for one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it for Me.’
“Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Leave Me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels (demons);
for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;
I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me [with help and ministering care].’
Then they also [in their turn] will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or as a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
Then He will reply to them, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these [my followers], you did not do it for Me.’
Then these [unbelieving people] will go away into eternal (unending) punishment, but those who are righteous and in right standing with God [will go, by His remarkable grace] into eternal (unending) life.”
One of the crew replied, Wow….. This is some heavy reading here, man…..
Little Person replied, I know…. He is a just God and will require an account for every action from every single person born on this earth….. Unless your name has been written in the Lamb’s Book of Life…… He wants to see we are from His house…….We know now what He means.
Remember Jesus Christ will be all and in all….. at the end of this age.
He is a consuming fire….. We must heed this great salvation as the true treasure it is…. We have been given a gift to know God and spend our days with Him. He walks with us as we walk with Him……. His Spirit is now on this earth within us.
He has done everything possible through His Son to bring us up to Him… He has given us every single blessing in Him through His Spirit to live for and by Him. So now we have been given Holy Spirit to bring His heaven into the hearts of mankind.
We heed to continue to bring our ear into His frequency to hear and obey His Word while there is day before us.
We read all the virgins had oil. Holy Spirit has always been represented as a symbol of oil in scriptures. Eyes and fire are also other symbols used in scripture to represent Holy Spirit.
He searches out with His omnipresent eyes the heart of mankind as well as a consuming burning fire to all works of wickedness. Remember, Christ will be in all and all.
The first five virgins kept close contact with and in relationship with Holy Spirit, which leads us to the Anointed One, Jesus Christ and what He spoke……for He is the Word of God. They understood the necessity of walking in the newness of life in Christ….They walked in His Spirit so not to fulfill the lusts of the flesh…….as written…… They kept their lamps burning with His oil/ Holy Spirit. The eyes of the Lord search as a lamp into the hearts of men.
Jesus Christ will know who house these five virgins are of…… Himself….. As written in 2 Corinthians chapter 13….. Do not be disqualified, do you not know that Jesus Christ is in you? He will know those of His own household…….
The other five did not. They obviously did not see the importance of their walk in His Spirit.
Holy Spirit is always helping us and guiding us in His perfect will. We will be the light for others to come home to our Father….. through Jesus Christ….
Mostly, this parable is pointing us to spend our time with God by the power and presence of Holy Spirit. Keeping our spirits illuminated by Holy Spirit.
Sort of think of this as keeping the lighthouse lit for the others to navigate home to safety as well as our own boat of our eyes not to get grounded on the sand of the world.
The next is the talents…. I think, the talents represent the gifts of the Spirit…. Some may get prideful on the gifts of Holy Spirit which operates through them….Every good and perfect gift is to the glory of God. Holy Spirit is there to teach us to live by Him and Holy Spirit is here to protect the gathering others into the kingdom….He is the power of God.
As we obey Holy Spirit to operate Himself through us, He will operate more through us…..
Why?..
We feed and clothe and care for others in His kingdom and to attract others into the Door of Jesus Christ….. to become His.
The food we feed through Holy Spirirt is the Lamb of God…… People need natural food, and clothing and shelter, of course…. But, the spiritual truth of the knowledge of the Son of God who died and rose for them is Manna from heaven.
This is the most important of all, giving the Lamb of God to people……Only His Truth breaks the chains of evil. His Food, the blood and body of Jesus Christ, cleanses all from unrighteousness.
His Food, the True Manna from Heaven sets all free to be His for all eternity.
The reason of His talents given to us is to minister to others…… We love God with all we have, but what they need is not what we have in ourselves. The needful thing for all is Jesus Christ presented by His Spirit to mankind……This is how we love others as we love ourselves.
We got Jesus and now we know we give Jesus Christ to a hungry, captive world and point to the garments of salvation and praise…. So they will not be found naked.
Holy Spirit through us presents all the truth of salvation needed through Jesus Christ….. He gives His grace as salve for the eyes so they may see all that has been presented to them….. They are set free and receive the garments of righteousness, garments as white as snow….
We cannot minister to others ourselves….. Holy Spirit within us ministers Himself to others and points all to the Son of God…… The power and grace of God illumine others and draw them to the redemption of God…..Only God can give us the reborned spirit in Him. We in ourselves cannot….
If that was the case, then Jesus Christ baptized in Holy Spirit would not have come to earth to die for us. He died so we could die in Him and then live by the presence of Holy Spirit within us….unto Him.
We cannot do His work ourselves…. Salvation and redemption is His work, He needs us as an open vessel. He only knows what is needed to be said to a person’s heart to unlock the chains…. That is why, we listen and allow His Words to flow from our mouths…into the hearts of others.
They see Jesus Christ and receive Him and the knowledge of His great love and mercy.
We speak to the mountains of unbelief be removed and speak by His power, grace, grace and grace be healed…… Not by might, nor by power but by My Spirit says the Lord of Hosts as written in Zechariah chapter 4….
This move of God bringing redemption to mankind was given by our Heavenly Father, and activated in His Beloved Son in whom His Spirit dwelt without measure…
Have eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to perceive so we may receive all He has spoken to us so we may live as He desires. I see us as a cracked vessel which pours His healing oil of His Spirit, our King on all we are near. Holy Spirit chooses His way of using His talents for the glory of God and the praise to the Son of God, Jesus Christ…… by showing His nearness to all of men.
Any questions?
Yes, said one, raising their hand.
How do we know when He operates through us with these talents or gifts….. ?
We just had three examples tonight….. We have had others draw excellent drawings of our King. He has come to give you dreams and visions to tell of His love and goodness…..
Who was the Source of all these activities….?
Can they be explained? Asked Little Person.
No, said the one crew member.
Little Person spoke, I will be blunt here….. It does not matter…. Just follow His lead and Holy Spirit is in charge….. You are His temple and He can do whatever He wants whenever.
I did not go over into detail the gifts because I want you to believe He is working through you for His glory….. I do not want you to get caught up in mechanics as rejoice He is working His works through you.
All we need to do is be listening and knowing His check to obey.
As far as knowing what gifts He operates through you……..If you get caught up in that instead of our King….. They may be stilled for a while until you get your focus back…. on Him.
These are not rewards for good behavior. These gifts or talents are a means to His end. His glory and grace drawing mankind to His Son for their salvation or bringing someone back into His fold.
It’s not like driving a corvette where it says look at me…..No way for that is not His highway of holiness….. It is being a vessel so all say look at Jesus…. Look at our Heavenly Father…. He has the platform…..
May we all be astounded by His glory and love for us…… and shout….. Glory to God in the highest….. He has brought peace to mankind….. Thank You Holy Spirit for opening the eyes for them to see His grace found in Jesus Christ.
Amen? AMEN!!!! The room shouted……
It is as if you were given a boat to go fishing….. Then the fish come in…. and you start thinking this was of you and not the Giver of the boat….. as a means to catch the fish He has been drawing to Himself.
Peter knew in the scriptures when all the fish showed up in the morning because Jesus sent him out even after they had been fishing all night….He saw the works of God and Peter knew this was Son of Man, the Messiah standing infront of Peter.
So it shall be through us, it is not of us, but God….. showing through us His love for them.
Now let’s read the scripture from 2 Corinanthians 4:6-7:
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
Come to Me as you think you are rich but you are poor and naked……
Come to Me those in their heart are full of their own righteousness……
Come to Me and buy salve for your eyes and garments to clothe yourself in fine linen so you shall not be ashamed by your nakedness….. This is my paraphrase of Jesus’s Word to Laodicean church in Revelation chapter three.
Jesus Christ is the One who clothes the naked, feed the hungry of spirit and set the captives free and His Spirit should operate through all that call on His name as their Redeemer and King.
The pride of life and the lust of the eyes and the lust of the flesh are the enemies of Holy Spirit. He is preparing our spirit and soul and mind for the King of all to reign in and through us. He will use His ways and gifts as He discerns to for the goodness of God to be displayed.
Holy Spirit is nearer than our breath and wants the world to know the Son of the Living God.
Holy Spirit is working through you all now…. Just be open to Him and grateful God has called and redeemed you and justified you and glorified you…..Thank Him for conforming us into His image……
So on His Day, He will know us and we will be found in Him….. Glory belongs to Him…. All the glory belongs to Him.
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test? And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test, Little Person spoke from 2 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 5……
Leave Holy Spirit work His work in us and through us to the glory of God and our Savior. We are the temple of the living God…… He will work His work through His temple….. I promise…. Do not be concerned with the how and why…… Those questions lead to trouble of unbelief and reason, which is against the flow of His Spirit….. Just trust Jesus as you have with everything else. Okay?
We must be willing with a hearing ear and an open heart to believe what He says and obey.
Allow His talents to plant the Seed of the Word of God into the hearts of mankind.
Amen?
Amen, they all responded.
Now I want you to turn to Galatians 5:13-26. Let me know when you get there…..
For you, my brothers, were called to freedom; only do not let your freedom become an opportunity for the sinful nature (worldliness, selfishness), but through love serve and seek the best for one another.
For the whole Law [concerning human relationships] is fulfilled in one precept, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself [that is, you shall have an unselfish concern for others and do things for their benefit].” But if you bite and devour one another [in bickering and strife], watch out that you [along with your entire fellowship] are not consumed by one another.
But I say, walk habitually in the [Holy] Spirit [seek Him and be responsive to His guidance], and then you will certainly not carry out the desire of the sinful nature [which responds impulsively without regard for God and His precepts].
For the sinful nature has its desire which is opposed to the Spirit, and the [desire of the] Spirit opposes the sinful nature; for these [two, the sinful nature and the Spirit] are in direct opposition to each other [continually in conflict], so that you [as believers] do not [always] do whatever [good things] you want to do.
But if you are guided and led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the Law. Now the practices of the sinful nature are clearly evident: they are sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality (total irresponsibility, lack of self-control), idolatry, sorcery, hostility, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions [that promote heresies], envy, drunkenness, riotous behavior, and other things like these.
I warn you beforehand, just as I did previously, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature together with its passions and appetites.
If we [claim to] live by the [Holy] Spirit, we must also walk by the Spirit [with personal integrity, godly character, and moral courage—our conduct empowered by the Holy Spirit]. We must not become conceited, challenging or provoking one another, envying one another.
Okay, let’s take a break. When you head back in get some coffee….. We will dig into this next, okay?
Heavenly Father,
Thank You for Your greatness in bringing Your kingdom to earth through Your Son. Now it is in within us, because He reigns there. How great and awesome You are…… You have done everything for us to draw near to You because of Your great desire to have us with You….. where You are. May we heed so great a salvation……. May we honor You by asking for You for more grace to walk in the fullness You have planned before the beginning of time.
We are so grateful for us to know You and hear with our ears what glory You have given within us. We hold this revelation as our One and Only Treasure….. The hope of our glory is Christ in us…… May Christ in us work Your works in greater measure so all may be drawn to You through Your Son. May they see the face of Jesus Christ by Your presence….. Your Kingdom has come and Your will be done in and through us.
May the wheat be collected quickly, I ask this in Jesus’s name. We love You and help us to only bring honor to Your name.
Amen…..
AMEN and AMEN was shouted out in the room.
SELAH!!!!
More to come- God is willing
