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Tuesday, December
1, 2009
All In
Luke 14:33 So likewise, whosoever he be
of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. (KJV)
Forsake it all, laying down our lives for
the brethren, just how much does our Lord really require of us? Well, some
people think that showing up at some building or religious organization
once in a while puts them in good standing with God. However, for those
that truly desire to establish a deeper relationship with God, they know
that the more they draw closer to Him, by their obedience to His Word, the
more He reveals Himself to them in return.
Proverbs 3:5-7 Trust in the LORD with all
thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. (6) In all thy ways
acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. (7) Be not wise in thine
own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. (KJV)
Think of it this way, when you decided to
let the Lord into your life and made a commitment to Him, you were
basically doing a 180 as far as the thought process goes. What used to be a
life of outward vision is now replaced by the inward one, now having the
eyes of your understanding enlightened to the realm of the Spirit. The only
way you can be pleasing to God is by walking by faith and no longer relying
on what looks good or appeals to the outward man.
2 Corinthians 5:16-18 Wherefore
henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ
after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. (17) Therefore if
any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away;
behold, all things are become new. (18) And all things are of God, who hath
reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry
of reconciliation; (KJV)
Do you really desire to go all the way
with our Lord, knowing that He and only He, is the author as well as the
finisher of our faith. When you made your commitment to the Lord, you now
entered a totally new realm, a realm which the impossible is now possible,
and should be expected. If you really desire to walk with the Lord, and I
am not just talking about the beginning but enduring to the end, then you
will need to keep your mind renewed daily so that you can think like our
Lord, being likeminded. Double minded or carnally minded is enmity with God
and will leave you forsaken, lost at sea being driven back and forth with
winds of doctrines.
1 John 2:15-17 Love not the world,
neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the
love of the Father is not in him. (16) For all that is in the world, the
lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not
of the Father, but is of the world. (17) And the world passeth away, and
the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. (KJV)
Oh there are so many things out there
that the enemy will throw your way to get you distracted and if possible
pursuing after; you know, like a dog chasing his tail? It’s up to you
personally to hear the Lord and what He approves of, and what He says is a
hindrance to your walk and needs to be discarded. So let’s get exercising
people; get those Spiritual senses exercised so that you don’t get knocked
senseless by the cheap imitations of this world.
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