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THE LIFE OF FAITH AND THE GLORIOUS CHURCH febrUARY 24th
THE FIRST PREREQUISITE TO RECEIVING REVELATION=20 KNOWLEDGE IS THE DESIRE IN ONE’S HEART IS TO=20 "KNOW" THE FATHER AND HIS WORD IN THEIR "ABSOLUTENESS" - ABOVE ALL ELSE
=85."If you live in Me =96 abide vitally=20 united to Me =96 and My words remain in you and=20 continue to live in your hearts, ask whatever you=20 will and it shall be done for you"=85. = = John=20 15:7 Amplified Translation
The first prerequisite to receiving=20 revelation knowledge is the desire in one’s heart=20 to "know" the Father and His Word in their=20 "absoluteness" - above all else. If our first=20 and foremost desire is to seek a revelation of=20 the Lord Jesus Christ, then the Father, by the=20 power of the Holy Spirit, shall be "enabled" to=20 separate us from any desire which we might have=20 within us to "mentally ascend" to His Holy Word.=20 Many Christians believe that the Bible is true.=20 Some "believe" that in Christ there is=20 deliverance from every form of temporal evil;=20 some "believe" in the ministry of angels and the=20 divine protection we have under the Covenant, but=20 there are few who have a revelation of the fact=20 that ALL of these things [and more] belong to us=20 and, thus, they fail to walk free of the bondage=20 that "dependence" upon the ways of this world=20 brings, and when the storms of this life begin to=20 encompass them they shall surely begin to perish=20 to some degree in the area of their lives that is=20 "governed" by fear and unbelief. If one does not=20 "seek" to stay in a position of "abiding" in the=20 Word of God, moment by moment, day by day,=20 somewhere along the line they will find=20 themselves in a position of utter helplessness=20 before the enemy’s assault. Indeed, it is a very=20 subtle form of mental ascension in the child of=20 God that says, "I believe the whole Bible is=20 true", and yet through their lack of diligence in=20 their handling of God’s Word they have "allowed"=20 themselves to come to a place wherein Satan is=20 able to openly attack them. Because they have, in=20 some way, "maintained" [held to] a "carnal" life,=20 and because they have not "allowed" the Holy=20 Spirit to reveal those things that they need to=20 separate themselves from in order to CONTINUALLY=20 be cleansed from ALL defilement of flesh and=20 spirit, they leave themselves in a position of=20 great danger - particularly now that we have entered into the "final= stretch".
OUR=20 "CHRISTIAN WALK" IN THIS EARTH WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE HANDLED OR TREATED= LIGHTLY
The Father’s requirement is for His=20 children to live moment by moment, day by day, in=20 an absolute dependence upon His Word and His=20 Spirit, and if we "choose" to take a path that=20 does not conform with the Divine Requirement=20 [Luke 10:27] [self-desire as opposed to godly=20 desire] then, indeed, we have chosen - in some=20 form - death over life, darkness over light=20 [revelation] and hatred over love. Our strict=20 adherence to the "revealed" knowledge of God’s=20 Word [Will] is the sole standard of measure by=20 which we shall fail or succeed in this earth -=20 and there is no other! Therefore, as we love the=20 Lord our God with our whole heart and, thus, seek=20 to obey Him in ALL that we do, our every action=20 and word shall be found to be conformed perfectly=20 to His Will for His Church — and for all=20 mankind. These things I have just spoken of are=20 both "weighty" and eternal, but it is necessary=20 to speak of them as the finality and lateness of=20 the hour becomes more apparent with each passing=20 moment, and it is certain that our "Christian=20 walk" in this earth was never meant to be handled or treated lightly.
= THE=20 "BRIDLING" OF THE TONGUE
We, as children of God, should never=20 allow any word which is not in accordance with=20 the "revealed" knowledge of God’s Word to come=20 out of our mouths. As we allow the Holy Spirit to=20 "bridle" our tongues, and as we CONTINUALLY fill=20 our hearts with the Word of God until we can=20 truly say that His Word is in our hearts in=20 "abundance", we must refrain from speaking=20 anything that we are not "assured" of being in=20 accordance with the will of God. Every word that=20 the Christian speaks that is not in accordance=20 with the will of God serves only to=20 "misrepresent" both the Father and His Word - and=20 although I will not be expounding on this matter=20 to any great degree at this time it is of the=20 utmost importance! One of the greatest areas of=20 weakness in the "past" history of the church, is=20 the failure of God’s children to bridle their=20 tongues - disclosing both the fact that they=20 have little or no desire to accomplish the=20 fullness of God’s will, and that they have little=20 or no revelation of the "absolute" importance of=20 words and their effect in this earth. The Father=20 desires each of us to be conformed to Him in ALL=20 our ways, in ALL our thoughts, in ALL our words,=20 and in ALL of our actions, and to those who think=20 that this is not possible [unattainable] in their=20 own lives, they may rest assured that ALL that=20 God commands, and ALL that He requires of us, He=20 also empowers us perfectly, through the Anointing=20 that "abides" within us - that is, the Holy=20 Spirit - to fulfil ALL that He has called us to.
"CHRISTIANS"=20 SHOULD NOT BE FOUND SIMPLY VOICING THEIR "OPINIONS"
If one truly desires to speak the=20 Truth above ALL else then God is faithful to=20 enlarge our heart, and bless us with a=20 continually deeper revelation of the importance=20 of our obedience in this area of speaking=20 "wholesome words". Christians should not be=20 voicing "their opinions", but rather only the=20 revealed knowledge, that is, the absolute truth=20 of God, in all that proceeds forth out of their=20 mouth. For us, as children of God, there is only=20 one truth and, as mentioned previously, EVERY=20 word we speak MUST be in accordance with that=20 Truth [both in word and spirit]. For if any word=20 we speak is found to be outside of and apart from=20 that Truth then it is only possible for us to=20 "misrepresent" the One we serve and, thus,=20 "error" is born. Although there are many who=20 would choose to disregard the importance of these=20 things, if one’s words are not "representing"=20 Jesus Christ and the highest purposes of the=20 Father THEN they are representing Satan and his=20 purposes - which are to both hinder and divide=20 [destroy] the true Church of God. How absolute is=20 our God! Let us not be found fighting against Him=20 [and all those who truly serve Him] in any way,=20 through arrogance and pride, but let us draw near=20 to Him, and humble ourselves before Him that we=20 might truly represent Him in ALL that we do.
"opinion" - a conclusion or judgement held with=20 [self] confidence, but falling short of exact or true [revealed] knowledge;
"error" - something done, said or believed=20 incorrectly; the condition of deviating from what=20 is correct or true in judgement, belief or action;
Related Scriptures: Luke 10:27; 2 Corinthians=20 6:14-7:1; Ephesians 4:29; James 3:1-2; Matthew=20 12:34b-37; Proverbs 18:21; Ephesians 3:20; 1=20 Thessalonians 5:23-24; James 4:8-11;
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