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Friday, July 25,
2008
A Peaceable Witness
1 Corinthians 2:11-12 For what man
knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even
so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. (12) Now we
have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God;
that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. (KJV)
Why do so many keep going to man to find
peace when it is not found in the realm of the flesh? God has poured out
His spirit upon all flesh and provided mankind with a peaceable witness to
truth so that we could rely more on His spiritual inward counsel and less
on the outward limited one of mankind and his limited thinking. The things
of God are given to us freely, yes freely, without charge, so put away your
visa card and grab your Bible and let His spirit bear witness with your
spirit and give you an accurate account of salvation. If you desire to find
peace, a true eternal one, then you need to go above and beyond this fallen
realm to find it; then grab hold of it and never let go or allow the enemy
to talk you out of it. I have heard so many versions and perversions of the
Gospel growing up, doctrines that raised more questions and confusion than
answers. It was only spending time in the word of God on a daily basis and
praying to God through Jesus Christ that I was able to find peace and
comfort, letting the truth set me free from fear and doubt. Which spirit is
bearing witness with your spirit today; is it the Holy Spirit which is able
to give an accurate account of heavenly things, or are you limiting
yourself to mankind and his fallen carnal understanding which can never
give an accurate account to the truth? Wonder why you don’t have total
peace in your life? Simple, because you haven’t heard the total answer that
will replace confusion with peace.
John 14:23-27 Jesus answered and said
unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love
him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. (24) He that
loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not
mine, but the Father's which sent me. (25) These things have I spoken unto
you, being yet present with you. (26) But the Comforter, which is the Holy
Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things,
and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
(27) Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world
giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be
afraid. (KJV)
Despite much opposition to what was being
spoken by our Lord, He only spoke the words of His Father, words that are
spirit and they are life to the hearer. The Comforter is there to bring you
comfort, despite what is taking place in the outward realm all around you and
those that hold man to be true and consider God the liar. You may attend a
fellowship and hear messages on a daily basis, but in the end it is only
the Holy Spirit that can truly teach you the things of God and bring to remembrance
what God’s true intention of His word is, while anything less will leave
you in doubt. The Holy Spirit gives us an eyewitness accurate account to
what is taking place in the realm of the Spirit, one that will hold up in
God’s court as evidence based on fact. Mankind and his carnal thinking are
only able to give an obscured, partial, inaccurate account of what they
think took place and how God’s plan of salvation truly operates. If you
desire to know all things then you will need to go to the source that knows
all things, not just carnal but spiritual as well if you truly desire to
have peace in your life and maintain it also.
Hebrews 10:14-17 For by one offering he
hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. (15) Whereof the Holy
Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, (16) This
is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the
Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write
them; (17) And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. (KJV)
Court is now in session, your faith is on
trial, God has sent a witness on your behalf so that you can be freed and
walk in the liberty of Christ. While the enemy is accusing and pointing the
finger at God’s people, slinging mud to see if it sticks, God has provided
the Comforter so that you can stand up and say, I object to this line of
questioning which is based on a lie and not truth. When the enemy
approaches you, are you prepared to cross examine and resist in the faith,
or are you guilty as charged because you have rejected God’s counsel? When
looking for truth, are you more apt to believe someone who was actually
there and able to give an accurate eyewitness account; when your life is
truly at stake are you going to give credence to someone who thinks they
know but can’t actually say for sure? Better yet, the verdict is already in
and God’s people have already been proven innocent, now the question is
will you stay in His court or will you jump bail?
Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are
compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every
weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with
patience the race that is set before us, (KJV)
Williams New Testament translation
Hebrews 12:1
1. Therefore, as we have so vast a crowd
of spectators in the grandstands, let us throw off every impediment and the
sin that easily entangles our feet, and run with endurance the race for
which we are entered,
What’s the first thing lawyers do when
preparing for a case? They go out and look for credible eyewitnesses that
can give an accurate account of what took place. What’s the first thing you
should be doing on a daily basis in order to maintain innocence with God? Seek out His truth in His word by those
that were inspired by His spirit to give us an accurate account of
salvation. This book called the Bible is full of those that allowed the Comforter
to speak through them and deliver a message of truth that sets us free and
keeps us free from sin (which simply put is a result of unbelief). Are you
able to parade a group of spiritual witnesses if needed so that you can
maintain peace despite what the enemy is accusing you of, or will you be
handcuffed and brought back into the bondage of sin again? Only those that
know the truth can be set free, and only a truthful witness will provide
that liberty, while anything less will have one stuck in a dark cell
located in the fallen realm of mankind.
I John 5:9-10 If we receive the witness
of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which
he hath testified of his Son. (10) He that believeth on the Son of God hath
the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar;
because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. (KJV)
All of my life growing up I received the
witness of man, which was based on what was pleasing to mankind and his
carnal nature, a witness that never brought peace. Once I allowed the Lord
into my life and chose to serve Him I found the only peace that satisfies, and
eliminated all the doubt and fear I had in the unstable realm of man. Those
that reject the witness of God are calling Him a liar, and choose to look
for peace in a realm our Lord said it didn’t exist in. The peace of God is
rock solid because it is founded on the foundation of God, Jesus Christ
being the cornerstone of your salvation. The peace of this world and the
cheap imitation of man is based on an unstable foundation, one that changes
and fluctuates on a daily basis.
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my
peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not
your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (KJV)
God bless and go in peace.
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