When suddenly there came a
sound from heaven like the rushing of a violent tempest blast,
and it filled the whole house in which they were
sitting.
Luke records the sights and sounds which occurred on
the Day of Pentecost, of a sound which likened to that of a
Mighty Rushing Wind from Heaven, sweeping violently through
the house where the Disciples of Jesus were
assembled, resting upon each of them in what appeared as
'Tongues of Fire'. As fulfillment to what Christ had told them
earlier before HIS ascension, that they would receive God's
Promised Holy Spirit, engulfing them with Power and would
bring both remembrance of HIS WORDs and understanding of
things which were yet to be fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.
When Nicodemus had come to Jesus
with questions about the Kingdom of God, he had a difficult
time understanding what Christ meant. John 3:5-8Jesus answered, "I
tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless
he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to
flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be
surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.' The wind
blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot
tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with
everyone born of the Spirit." I believe that Jesus
was speaking PROPHETically to Nicodemus, revealing the 'Storm'
which was coming, begining with the 'Wind', which brings the
sweet fragrance of 'Reign', the very Holy and Glorious
Presence of God, to dwell within us as Believers.
Just as God had spoken from the
mountain, to the children of Israel in a 'Voice' which
'Thundered', sounding extremely similiar to what was heard by
those Disciples at Pentecost. Where streaks of 'LIGHTning'
blaze across the sky as the approaching 'Clouds' gather to
'POUR' out the Refreshing Water from heaven, I see the
contrast of the fear which overtook the Israelites, and the
BOLDNESS that came and upon HIS Disciples then as
does TODAY, as a 'FIRE' that WILL NEVER be quenched!!!
Christ Jesus intends for HIS
followers to deeply and fully know
HIM. HIS ascension prompted the fulfillment of
God's Promise, for Holy Spirit would come, and as our
Teacher, brings Understanding of Spiritual things which
are necessary for Believers to abide and prosper in Kingdom
Living. Years later, the Elder Apostle John would receive
deeper revelation in the form of a vision, clearly
'CONFIRMATION' of both Jesus' WORDs and those which God had
spoken through HIS Prophet Joel. 'So
it is with everyone born of the Spirit.'
Joel 2:28-29"And afterward, I will pour out
my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will
prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will
see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will
pour out my Spirit in those days."
These WORDs are a 'Promise' from
God, HIS desire that Believers not only know the
'Beginning' of what Christ refers to as TRUTH regarding the
'Kingdom of God' as it is established upon the earth, but also
the 'Ending' which brings fulfillment to HIS Eternal Plan
for those who become HIS followers.
Revelation 19:6Then I heard what sounded like a great
multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals
of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty
Reigns.
God's WORD is consistent, the SAME
yesterday, today and forevermore,,, ETERNAL! Many today are
seeking for TRUTH, and the WORDs of Christ bear tangible and
undeniable Testimony of God's Love for all mankind. Enveloped
by the 'WIND' of Holy Spirit, which as God says will 'REIGN'
in the lives of Believers, bringing 'SPIRITual' change to the
atmospshere of our hearts, and by listening to HIS 'VOICE'
which 'THUNDERS' from Heaven, HE Sovereingly directs every
'MOVE' made which will advance the knowledge of HIS Kingdom
throughout the whole earth. In these 'Days of
Elijah', God's GLORY will once again Blaze across
the sky, as Christ Jesus Triumphantly Returns as KING
'Riding upon a White Horse'. HIS NAME written upon the
'CLOUDS' of witnesses with HIS Precious Blood, and from the
lips of those who call HIM LORD, a SHOUT will be heard that
will make the 'Mountains tremble and Seas roar', "Hallelujah!
For our Lord God Almighty Reigns."
O'Lord, I yearn deeply to understand
fully YOUR Wisdom, which will steer my life through each day I
live. YOUR Mighty WIND, a rushing sound blowing from heaven,
bringing YOUR refreshing REIGN which my soul needs. I must
listen to YOUR Thundering Voice in my ears, YOUR LIGHTning
gives me clear vision to walk by Faith. Burn from within my
heart those things not of YOU, O'Lord, that I may be flooded
head to toe, with YOUR Living Water and Spirit of Truth,
raised up as a BOLD witness by YOUR Powerful FIRE. Burn in me,
Yes Lord, Burn in me,Let the Fire of YOUR Holy ONE burn in
me, Amen
'A Warrior's Daily
Journal'
Tuesday
September 29, 2009 (11
Tishri 5770)
"Weapon of
Warfare!"
Hebrews 4:12
(Amplified
Bible)
For the Word that God speaks
is alive and full of power [making it active, operative,
energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged
sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life
(soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of
the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and
analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the
heart.
These inspired
WORDs given by Holy Spirit to the writer of Hebrews, reaffirms
what the majority of the 1st century Apostles and Disciples
were proclaiming as Truth. There was the debate over whether
God's Power was an active, continual and ongoing WORK through
Believers, opposing every lifeless god and vain idol that
carnal man crafts intending to worship.
This same debate continues in the
21st century, and Believers must refrain from 'dulling' what
God has spoken of as 'sharper' than any two-edged sword. There
are even some who have compromised their Faith, by their
limiting of Holy Spirt as God's assigned and designated
'Weapon of Warfare'. Even to the point of doubting the
manifestation of HIS Power to perform signs and wonders and
Authority over a spiritual realm which Christ declared as
conquered territory.
Territory which Believers have
gained by inheritance through the death and triumphant
resurrection of Christ Jesus. We are to NOT be 'simple-minded'
in our understanding of this, NO, WE MUST be 'Christ-minded'
concerning God's Spirit, speaking with Power and Authority as
appointed and designated 'Kings and Priests'. Acknowledging
and Declaring HIS Spirit as True and Living, both Alive and
Effective as an Eternal Testimony to God's Unchanging and
Uncompromising WORD.
The Apostle Paul writes, there is
nothing 'dead'lier, than a dispatched 'Warrior', a Believer
that is 'DEAD' to their 'flesh', being now made 'Alive' in
Christ. Prepared spiritually for every battle, fitted with the
'Armor of God' and courageously shouting Praises to our Lord
and King.
In these troublesome days, there
is a common perception that there is NO spiritual warfare
currently taking place in the earth. Many whose walk as
Believers, teters back and forth across the 'dividing line'
between 'slave and servant', often bypassing or even ignoring
the 'dispensation' of God's WORD concerning Holy Spirit. We
must 'Advance the Kingdom of God' upon the earth, subjecting
our hearts to being 'exposed and sifted' by HIS Spiritual
Counsel. For the purposes of our hearts will be judged, those
being to bring Glory and Honor to Christ Jesus.
O'Lord, YOU are a Fire and a Rock, and YOU burn
and crush YOUR every enemy. I stand each morning in awe of
YOUR Power, to breathe Life into souls once dead. The world
sees only dry bones, but I SEE an ARMY, filled with YOUR
Spirit, I willingly die to myself, that I may LIVE for YOU
forever. Rise up, O' Army of God, listen to the sound, the
earth and all of it's fullness, belongs to the Lord, our
Savior and
King, Amen
'A Warrior's Daily
Journal'
Friday
September 25, 2009 (7
Tishri 5770)
"Deepened
Faith!"
Hebrews 10:23
(Amplified
Bible)
So let us seize and hold fast and retain
without wavering the hope we cherish and confess and our
acknowledgement of it, for He Who promised is reliable (sure)
and faithful to His word.
The writer of
Hebrews tells me of the Faith of so many who have
previously and are presently relying upon God for everything.
Moving to that level in our own Faith, comes not from our own
strength, although it is being strengthened daily by Holy
Spirit, but our Faith grows from acknowledging that God never
wavers from HIS Promise.
Depending entirely
upon the boundless Grace and Mercies of God, there is
assurance that whatever HE says, HE WILL DO! Learning more of
walking completely by Faith in Christ and not by sight, there
is nothing that is impossible for God to do through us, only
if we allow HIM to.
Similiar in every
way to those 1st century Apostles and disciples, each
day our lives must be a reminder of the mission and purpose
that we as Believers have been assigned and called to as
Faithful servants.
Remaining Faithful to the
Gospel of Christ brings Glory and Honor to God, and
by seizing and taking firm hold of every Promise of God, HE is
able to manifest an increase of HIS Power and continue HIS
WORK, whereby we gain the strength necessary to Obediently
advance against the kingdom of darkness.
O'Lord, the
depth of YOUR Love is unmeasureable, and YOUR Glory which
surrounds me is immense. My Faith in YOU is far more than
Provision, and far more than Prosperity, it is YOUR Power
which delivers and strengthens me. When I am weak, YOU are
strong, mighty to save. I will arise as a mighty Warrior, a
fomidable witness of YOUR Power, TRUTH and Life. By YOUR Grace
and Mercy, every Testimony abounds as Declaration of YOUR
HOPE, pressing me onward in Deeper
Faith, Amen
'A Warrior's Daily
Journal'
Wednesday September 23, 2009
(5 Tishri 5770)
"A Yearning
Bride!"
Philippians 1:8-10
(Amplified
Bible)
For
God is my witness how I long for and pursue you all with love,
in the tender mercy of Christ Jesus [Himself]! And this I
pray: that your love may abound yet more and more and extend
to its fullest development in knowledge and all keen insight
[that your love may display itself in greater depth of
acquaintance and more comprehensive discernment], So that you
may surely learn to sense what is vital, and approve and prize
what is excellent and of real value [recognizing the highest
and the best, and distinguishing the moral differences], and
that you may be untainted and pure and unerring and blameless
[so that with hearts sincere and certain and unsullied, you
may approach] the day of Christ [not stumbling nor causing
others to stumble]
To fully understand what
Paul means by 'discerning what is best', we must look deeply
into God's WORD for 'increased knowledge and insight', hungry
to experience the affection Christ Jesus has for all who
believe in HIM. Love is a necessary and vital part of
everyone's life, awash with a myriad of emotions, some shallow
and superficial while others are deep and many times heart
wrenching.
What Paul desires
to express as he writes, is that my knowing the 'affection of
Christ Jesus be made complete', urges us to follow an example
portrayed through the life and subsequent death and
resurrection of our Lord and Savior. While Life is so often
characterized merely by the quality of living, Paul portrays
with WORDs the very depths of Christ' LOVE, as were publicly
expressed over 2000 years ago at Calvary.
As the
'foundation' was being laid in the hearts of those
1st century disciples, it is upon this LOVE, which HIS church
would be built and stand strong upon throughout the
forthcoming ages, despite the hurts and broken committments
that in diverse ways, often test even the most dedicated
Believer.
Being much more
than just a casual acquaintance, but as an ageless Testimony
and Witness to the world of such self-less sacrifice, it is
through Holy Spirit that Believers are romanced into a binding
and everlasting Covenant relationship with Christ, remaining
pure and blameless towards that day of HIS soon
return.
O'Lord, YOUR Love for me
is such a comforting bliss, sweet fellowship with kisses that
I dare not miss. YOUR hands extended towards me both in
Passion and pain, a sight that lifts my heart with such
comforting gain. By YOUR Spirit is my life made new and whole,
a Promise and a seal that strenghens my weary soul. YOU walk
with me each day as a Lover and dear friend, I dare not miss
one moment as my life will one day end. My Faith rests upon
YOU and YOUR unchanging WORD, the most Precious Love song I
have ever heard. YOU sing and dance over me as I watch for
YOUR Glorious return. I will magnify and exalt YOUR Precious
Name in all the
earth, Amen
'A Warrior's Daily
Journal'
Tuesday
September 22, 2009 (4
Tishri 5770)
"Presented as
Blameless!"
Jude 1:24
(Amplified
Bible)
Now to Him Who
is able to keep you without stumbling or slipping or falling,
and to present [you] unblemished (blameless and faultless)
before the presence of His glory in triumphant joy and
exultation [with unspeakable, ecstatic delight]
At the very core of God's heart, is
the desire to receive many Sons and Daughters as blameless and
spotless, brought into HIS Glorious Presence by Christ Jesus.
With an unspeakable Joy and with shouts of Exultation and
Praise, should our Testimony of HIS Grace, be flowing
continuously from our lips.
As Believers we are
made Righteous in God's sight through Christ Jesus,
born anew by Holy Spirit as new 'creations'. Our old sinful
nature has been transformed by that same POWER of God, having
raised Christ from the grave, to walk upright as servants of
Mercy. No longer are Believers restrained from entering into
the Holy Presence of God, because the veil that once separated
us, was Eternally abolished by Jesus' death on Calvary's
cross.
Mere human
understanding of this is impossible, as the 'eyes' of
men's hearts are blinded to this revelation of Christ. It is
only possible to receive this understanding, because God's
Spirit has been appointed to reveal Truth, spiritual
understanding by the renewing of our minds. To know and think
like Christ, becoming heirs and joint-heirs of both Salvation
and Inheritance of Eternal Life.
Because Christ Jesus
lives in the heart of a Believer, the Hope of Glory
is realized and fulfilled in the spiritual realm of both
heaven and earth. It is in the physical realm of earth that
the Kingdom of God is to advance and flourish, because heaven,
as Jesus stated is the everlasting realm of God's Majestic
Glory and Holy Presence.
Aligning the desires of
our heart, to that of God's heart, means that as
Believers, we are to Proclaim the Good News with such fervor
and zeal, that those we encounter each day, realize their
'nakedness' in HIS sight, desiring intently to become as a Son
or Daughter, adopted into the family of God through the
POWERful WORK of HIS Spirit. Naturally born of water to die
once, it is the dying to our flesh and Spiritually reborn by
Holy Spirit that we have received the Promise of LIFE.
O'Lord, YOUR WORD has unlocked the
chains of bondage and slavery of my heart, that I will Declare
with Praise and Thanksgiving. Send me forth as a minister of
Truth, Proclaiming YOUR Grace and Mercy to those who stumble
about in darkness. Drawn by YOUR Light, the 'eyes' of their
heart will be opened to the realm of heaven, where YOU receive
them with Love. Prepare me as a 'voice' crying out in the
wilderness, 'The KING has come, and all that will bow their
knee to HIM and confess that HE alone is Lord, will STAND
forever in YOUR Holy
Presence, Amen
'A Warrior's Daily
Journal'
Monday
September 21, 2009 (3
Tishri 5770)
"The Wealth of
Wisdom!"
Colossians
2:10
(Amplified
Bible)
And you are in Him, made full
and having come to fullness of life [in Christ you too are
filled with the Godhead--Father, Son and Holy Spirit--and
reach full spiritual stature]. And He is the Head of all rule
and authority [of every angelic principality and power].
Paul's
WORDs are a confirmation of the POWER and Authority
that God gives to Believers, filling each with the Fullness of
LIFE in Christ Jesus. The Triune GodHead of Father, Son and
Holy Spirit exist as ONE spiritually in the life of a
Believer, uniting every member of the Body under Christ Jesus,
as HE is the HEAD, the ONE TRUE KING of the Kingdom of God.
Believers grow in their spiritual understanding at different
levels, each receiving the filling and baptism of God's Spirit
for quidance into spiritual knowledge of the Gospel of Christ
Jesus.
Even these WORDs of the
Apostle John tell us that John the Baptist was sent
forth to announce the LORD's arrival, proclaiming this TRUTH
about God's Holy Spirit,
John 1:33-34
(Amplified Bible) And I did not
know Him nor recognize Him, but He Who sent me to baptize in
(with) water said to me, 'Upon Him
Whom you shall see the Spirit descend and remain, that One is
He Who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' And I have seen [that happen-- I actually did
see it] and my testimony is that this is the Son of God!
God's WORD says that none
are able to confess Christ Jesus as God's Son, LORD
of both heaven and earth, but that Holy Spirit reveals this
TRUTH to them. Receiving this revelation through Holy Spirit,
then becomes a Believer's TESTIMONY which will shake the
world's carnal understanding of Riches and Wealth. TRUTH
overturns the 'money tables' established by man, as God
manifests POWER and Authority through Believers, where only
the 'Silver and Gold' of HIS WORD stored deep within the vault
of our hearts will endure HIS all consuming FIRE, blazing
throughout the earth as it did on the Day of
Pentecost.
O'Lord, burn in me with the FIRE of YOUR Holy ONE,
purifying my heart with YOUR WORDs of Wisdom. Lavish upon YOUR
Bride, the adornments of YOUR Silver and Gold, from heaven's
storehouse, Praises for our Lord upon our lips for all to
hear. All Majesty and Honor belongs to YOU, that YOUR Covenant
of Love be made known and manifested in fullness throughout
the whole earth. YOUR endless Mercies are made new each and
every day, and YOUR bountiful and matchless Grace restores
LIFE to my heart. All I have need of is YOU, where in my life
YOUR Spirit overflows my heart with Everlasting
LOVE, Amen
'A Warrior's Daily
Journal'
Friday
September 18, 2009 (29
Elul 5769)
Erev Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year's
Eve)
"Consumed by Holy FIRE!"
Luke 12:49
(Amplified
Bible)
(Jesus speaking) I
have come to cast fire upon the earth, and how I wish that it
were already kindled!
When awakened
by the alarming sound of sirens wailing in the
distance and billows of smoke spiraling skyward, we know this
is a sure sign that something is 'on Fire'. Our minds
instantly visualize the very fact that property could
ultimately be destroyed or that a human life could be lost,
FOREVER.
As recorded by
Luke, Christ Jesus DECLARES HIS mission of PASSION.
God's Promised Holy Spirit is given to Believers, coming to
inhabit tabernacles of flesh instead of stone temples, which
God so deeply and lovingly desires to intimately dwell, the
very heart of man.
Whenever a FIRE
breaks out, there is a source of FUEL from which the blaze
began, generated by a spark which in turn IGNITES the available
kindling.
As a Believer in
Christ, I must not only Confess
Jesus as my Lord, but also be willing in my
heart to be set 'On FIRE' by HIS Spirit. I too must
be OBEDIENT in bringing others to HIM so they may also be
totally consumed by God's Holy Fire, Holy Spirit burns
unquenchably within my heart a passion for the lost. Refining
me in every way, to be presented as a purified vessel, used
effectively in HIS service.
O'Lord, release from heaven YOUR purifying Fire, to burn within
my heart, YOUR PASSION for souls. Engulf this generation of
Believers, with Flames, an unquenched and raging furnace. No
man's flesh can stand in YOUR Holy Presence, only those souls
that have endured YOUR refining FIRE. I shout Praises to YOU
my LORD, for YOUR Spirit is the Living Oil Refining
Disciples, Amen
'A Warrior's Daily
Journal'
Thursday
September 17, 2009 (28
Elul 5769)
"Valiant Servants of
Virtue!"
Colossians 3:16-17
(Amplified
Bible)
Let
the word [spoken by] Christ (the Messiah) have its home [in
your hearts and minds] and dwell in you in [all its] richness,
as you teach and admonish and train one another in all insight
and intelligence and wisdom [in spiritual things, and as you
sing] psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, making melody to
God with [His] grace in your hearts. And whatever you do [no
matter what it is] in word or deed, do everything in the name
of the Lord Jesus and in [dependence upon] His Person, giving
praise to God the Father through Him.
Of all the WORDs written,
these capture the essence and identity of what Believers in
Christ long for. To be purified vessels of Praise, living in
both Unity with and Love for one another. A foreign reality to
those who search for their individual significance in the
things of this world. Unable to enjoy the True 'riches' that
are found in Christ Jesus.
As Paul sets forth to
describe what the heart of a Believer should
resemble, he is guided by God's Spirit to write in detail, how
our actions are inheritantly derived from our attitude towards
being Righteous and Holy in the eyes of our Lord. Whether in
word or deed, we long to be effective witnesses of HIS Grace,
lifting our voices in Adoration and Praise.
Unlimited by our knowledge
of God's election, our Spiritual maturity as Kingdom
Warriors is likened to that of skilled and trained troops,
advancing and overtaking the enemy at every juncture. Having
our hearts and minds enriched with the Life giving transfusion
of HIS Precious Blood, innoculated with God's Spirit, and
Perfectly positioned to defeat the adversary of our soul.
The spiritual realm
of a Believer's heart, is the landscape of a
sanctified territory Ruled and Reigned by the KING of kings,
Christ Jesus our Savior and Redeemer. Holy Spirit reveals
every detail of God's Plan and Pupose for our lives through
the Person of HIS Son. In HIM, does every Believer have the
Boldness and Confidence to approach HIS throne of Grace,
seeking HIS Mercy, offering Praise and Thanksgiving for each
and every
Victory.
O'Lord, teach me
the depths of YOUR heart, those desires for my life that are
pleasing and honoring to YOU. Direct me daily to reflect YOUR
goodness, YOUR Glory that drives away the darkness,
manifesting YOUR Power through me. My heart is so burdened for
those who lack knowledge of YOUR Son, speak through my lips
YOUR WORDs of Salvation and Life. Refine my heart with YOUR
burning FIRE, for in my Praises to YOU, will my testimony be
pleasing in YOUR sight, Amen
'A Warrior's Daily
Journal'
Wednesday September 16, 2009 (27 Elul 5769)
"Victory
Preparation!"
2 Corinthians
4:16-18 (Amplified
Bible)
Therefore we do
not become discouraged (utterly spiritless, exhausted, and
wearied out through fear). Though our outer man is
[progressively] decaying and wasting away, yet our inner self
is being [progressively] renewed day after day. For our light,
momentary affliction (this slight distress of the passing
hour) is ever more and more abundantly preparing and producing
and achieving for us an everlasting weight of glory [beyond
all measure, excessively surpassing all comparisons and all
calculations, a vast and transcendent glory and blessedness
never to cease!], Since we consider and look not to the things
that are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the
things that are visible are temporal (brief and fleeting), but
the things that are invisible are deathless and
everlasting.
Throughout most of Paul's letters we
read of his sufferings for the Gospel of Christ. Facing
monumental opposition and oppression, yet he courageously
pressed on in Faith, considering that Eternity in God's
Presence far outweighed his earthly and temporal
circumstances. I am personally
humbled at the depth of Paul's understanding of perseverance,
enduring much as he did for the sake of Proclaiming
Christ.
God's WORD directs and
guides me through those troublesome times of
disappointment and discouragement, where my own Faith is
deeply strengthened. Through each Victory I resolve to Honor
the Lord with my Praise and Worship, for it is by HIS Spirit
that I am being progressively prepared to experience the
fullness of HIS Glorious Presence.
Encouraged by Paul's
reference to God's Preparation of my soul, it is to
HIM alone that I am called to bear witness of, testifying of
the Peace, Comfort and Joy which I possess as a Believer in
Christ Jesus. A Provision that exceeds in abundance every need
I have, many times God's Gracious hand has supplied more than
what I have been able to fully comprehend.
Remaining Faithful to
God and HIS WORD, despite discouraging circumstances,
is visible testimony that God's Spirit is POWERful and
Progressively at WORK, guiding me into living Life
Victoriously, both Eternal and Everlasting. Far from what my
natural eyes may currently see, but in the spiritual realm
which defies both carnal logic and reasoning, a boundary which
does not exist in the Kingdom of God.
O'Lord, YOUR Blessings to me
are abundant indeed, and my heart desires to press forward
with JOY. From my lips Honor and Praises to YOU must flow, for
my soul is held captive by YOUR WORD. Visions of YOUR Majestic
Glory overtake me. I must tell others of YOUR Everlasting
Grace, of YOUR Mercy that triumphs Judgment and endures
forever and ever. YOU, are my Deliverer and Redeemer, to YOU
alone do all Praises belong, Amen
'A Warrior's Daily
Journal'
Tuesday
September 15, 2009 (26
Elul 5769)
"Resemblance of LIFE!"
1 John
3:2 (Amplified Bible)
Beloved, we are [even here
and] now God's children; it is not yet disclosed (made clear)
what we shall be [hereafter], but we know that when He comes
and is manifested, we shall [ as God's children] resemble and
be like Him, for we shall see Him just as He [really]
is.
As a mother lovingly cradles her young
child, the exhuberent father gazes at the miracle of Life,
squirming and restless to the delight and joyous welcome of
family and friends. Those who look upon the infant with
compassion, love and wonder, openly comment on who the child
looks most like. God's WORD says that every Believer must come
to HIM as a little child. Being born as the new creature in
Christ, we are of HIS likeness and image. Do those around us
recognize a resemblance?
Flesh of my
flesh, and bone of my bone, was Adam's response to
HIS heavenly Father for the provision of a help-mate, Eve. As
evidenced by Creation, it is God's desire that mankind be
fruitful. Producing offspring that will inhabit the earth and
have dominion, serving as a reminder of HIS Plan and
Purpose.
Physical birth is no
longer a mystery to man, a Creative WORK of God, yet
it is spiritual birth which continues to be a mystery,
unquestionable as a Divine WORK of God's Spirit. Evidenced by
the Transformation of one's life, from the natural tendencies
of self abasement to a Life molded and shaped by and through
God's WORD, breathed into our hearts.
As John writes to
us of who we as Sons and Daughters of God are, he
points out that we are to look with expectation to that which
the Lord so lovingly Promises to those who have been born of
HIS Spirit. No Believer's Hope should be diminished because of
the 'unseen' things of God's Kingdom, but each must in Faith
cling tightly to HIS Promise of unwavering Devotion to raising
HIS children up to 'see' those things which the Apostle Peter
says, even the angels of heaven long to look upon.
This Gospel of
Salvation, God's Provision of HIS Son born 2000 years
ago as a man, anointed by HIS Spirit and Resurrected by that
same Power, to be the FirstFruit of Righteousness and
Everlasting Life. Every Believer born of God's Spirit portays
a resemblance to Christ Jesus. Having Compassion and Love for
family and friends, who but for a season must look upon us as
dead to our flesh, living only to Honor and Glorify our Father
in heaven who gave us LIFE by HIS Spirit.
O'Lord, as YOU Manifest YOUR Glory in the
lives of YOUR children, may YOUR Sons and Daughters radiate
Love and Compassion for others. Our hearts yearn to be
Complete and Powerful Witnesses of Truth, living in Obedience
to YOUR WORD. Pour out of YOUR Storehouse an increased measure
of Anointing and Favor upon us, that we Proclaim YOUR Vision
of Hope and Life with such Devotion to them. Release an
Abundant and Overflowing impartation of YOUR Presence within
us as we minister each day to those around us. Grant us Wisdom
as we Faithfully Declare YOU as Savior and Lord over heaven
and earth. To YOU be all Praise and Honor, for YOU alone are
our Father and King of Everlasting Glory,
Amen
'A Warrior's Daily
Journal'
Monday
September 14, 2009 (25
Elul 5769)
"Fullness of
Spirit!"
Romans
8:4 (Amplified Bible)
So that the righteous and just requirement
of the Law might be fully met in us who live and move not in
the ways of the flesh but in the ways of the Spirit [our lives
governed not by the standards and according to the dictates of
the flesh, but controlled by the Holy Spirit].
Here Paul
writes of meeting the requirements of God's Law, yet
it is only by complete submission to God's Spirit are we able
to fulfill God's intent of that same Law. The early Believers
were genuinely concerned that God's Law be strictly kept in
every way, especially with regards to the 'ways of the flesh'
that are at enmity with the Spirit of God.
Christ came
fulfilling God's Law, saying that not one 'jot or
tittle' would fade away, revealing to us of God's desire for
our stern 'Obedience' to each and every WORD. As Believers in
Christ, we are 'hidden' in HIM, where our faults and failures,
as were those of Paul, Peter and John, are covered by HIS
Precious Blood.
My own deepest
desire is to be 'Full of HIS Spirit', where HIS
LOVE manifests through me that 'Power' by which I 'live, move
and breathe'. Having God's LOVE, is what Christ Jesus said
those of the world would recognize that we belong to HIM, by
knowing HIM, the actions of our flesh reflect the condition of
our heart, bringing Glory and Honor to HIM.
God did in my
'flesh' by HIS Spirit, what I could not do,
'OverPOWER' my sinful nature and infuse my heart with HIS
'Life', both Eternal and Everlasting.
O'Lord, YOU brought me from the brink of death,
that in YOU my life would have meaning and purpose. Through
YOUR Spirit of 'Power and Love', every move I make, I make in
YOU. My soul has been given 'New Life' in YOUR Son, and my
heart given a 'New Song' to sing of YOUR Love. 'River of Life'
that flows as blood through my veins, quenching my thirst and
filling my days with Joy and Peace. YOU, alive in me, Power to
LIVE for YOU, my Lord, and my
God, Amen
'A Warrior's Daily
Journal'
Friday
September 11, 2009 (22
Elul 5769)
"Paradigm of
Unity!"
1
Corinthians 1:10 (Amplified Bible)
But
I urge and entreat you, brethren, by the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ, that all of you be in perfect harmony and full
agreement in what you say, and that there be no dissensions or
factions or divisions among you, but that you be perfectly
united in your common understanding and in your opinions and
judgments.
Jesus spoke many
times warning of it, Peter and the 120 who were
assembled together at Pentecost were a visible contrast to it
and Paul wrote decisively against it to those 1st century
churches who were involved in it. Of those who participate in
division, according to God's WORD, will be held accountable for the
damage to the Unity it causes.
Are we as members
of the Body of Christ more interested in standing our
'ground', especially when it comes to promoting an image of
correctness, even when it divides us as opposed to drawing us
closer and deeper in fellowship? One opposes this, another
promotes that, equally deepening the chasm which Christ Jesus
died and rose again to bridge.
For those who
submit to God's Spirit in the Unity and Bond of Love,
each are being steered in their hearts towards reflecting the
same image of community, as did those 1st Disciples and
Apostles. Soon to experience a dimension that parallels what
Christ Jesus prayed for to the Father.
John 17:11 (Amplified
Bible) And [now] I am no more
in the world, but these are [still] in the world, and I am
coming to You. Holy Father, keep in Your Name [ in the
knowledge of Yourself] those whom You have given Me, that they
may be one as We [are one].
This Unity which
Christ speaks of, is impossible from the standpoint
of carnal attainment, yet by HIS Spirit, are Believers drawn
into the spectrum of One-ness, that Jesus prophesied would
integrate those who walk each day completely by
Faith in the Light of God's WORD.
O'Lord, draw me deeper into the depths of YOUR
Love, that I might be a reflection of YOUR Grace and Mercy.
YOU have reserved Judgement in the hands of YOUR Son, and I am
driven to Proclaim that Redemption is found only in HIM.
Broaden my vision in the realm of YOUR Spirit, to see the vast
expanse of YOUR Kingdom, and to reflect the brightness of YOUR
Glory. May YOUR Majesty and Splendor be fully revealed in my
life, as one who has been transformed by YOUR Spirit of
Power, Amen
'A Warrior's Daily
Journal'
Thursday
September 10, 2009 (21
Elul 5769)
"Servants of Holy
Fire!"
Hebrews
1:7-9 (Amplified Bible)
Referring to the
angels He says, [God] Who makes His angels
winds and His ministering servants flames of fire; But
as to the Son, He says to Him, Your
throne, O God, is forever and ever (to the ages of the ages),
and the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of absolute
righteousness (of justice and straightforwardness).