There is only one way to walk consistently in the power of God, and that is focus. What a man beholds, he sees that thing, and it is magnified in his imagination.
If a man set gaze upon it, he can possess it, though it is costly.
Consider the following:
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Matthew 7:7
Don’t miss God’s plan… It doesn’t’ include you, per say, although it does… You’ll be there, when you’re in His love, but it’ll be His power.
But, a whole nation missed it, because the physician was sent to the sick, and not to the well. Those who said they saw, their sin remained, but to those who cried out in poverty, desperation, and misery, the Son came.
Only the eyes of a child can see it, and only the pure can remain. Only by the blood, and only as a child. Nothing else matters in Eternity, nothing.
Give yourself to the Master. Unreservedly. Whole-heartedly. He is a treasure worth buying. He is a pearl worth selling all for.
Absolute bondage to the Spirit is absolute freedom from sin. Self seeking, self promotion, and selfish ambition are slavery, and provide for nothing.
Until you are willing to die, you will never live. Until your life ends, you life, not Him. Unless you hate your life, you are NOT His disciple. Luke 14:26.
Matthew 16:18
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
Colossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ
John 8:31-32
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
In Exodus 33:15, Moses told God “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.” This is the heart of the church. If God does not show up, us meeting is little more than a social club.
Colossians 2:8 points out a key distinction between the Christian church and everything else. Does what we do depend on human tradition and the basic principles of this world, or does it depend on Christ? Focus on the word “Depends”. Think about that word. Everything must be built upon on something. If that ‘something’ fails or changes, or if it shifts or even disappears, your structure comes breaks or even crashing down in. That is how it should be with our churches.
The church is not a building, it is His people coming together. Read more…
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