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Thursday, June 5,
2008
Not
The Answer
1 Corinthians 15:48-50 As is
the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly,
such are they also that are heavenly. (49) And as we have borne the image
of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. (50) Now this
I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God;
neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. (KJV)
Someday a total
transformation will take place with all the believers that choose to hold
God to be true and man the liar, including their own carnal thinking. By
the way, you don’t have to wait until the day of judgment to bear the image
of the heavenly which is Christ in you now, the one and only hope of glory.
What we clearly see in the above verse is quite simple, two realms that
differ as much as night and day. While mankind still holds to the flesh and
blood realm which keeps them in darkness, those in Christ have found His
enlightenment to be their source of a new life without fear or a shadow of
doubt. Flesh and blood and its way of thinking cannot enter nor be an
inheritor of the kingdom of God; neither is God going to allow something
corruptible into His incorruptible realm as well. How you access God and
His kingdom today will determine how well you know the Lord and how well
known you are of Him.
Galatians 1:15-17 But when it
pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his
grace, (16) To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the
heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: (17) Neither
went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went
into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus. (KJV)
Paul not only makes the
distinction that his relationship with the Lord was not based on any man
but also the fact that he went straight to the source. He is very emphatic
to point out that he didn’t run to the apostles that were before him and
actually walked with the Lord while He was here on earth, but rather he was
able to hear first hand for himself who the Lord is and how to access His
kingdom. Today many people claim to have the answer which they base more on
a large following or the approval of mankind rather than on a personal
revelation of who Christ is and how important it is to teach His name. Are
you one of those who are more apt to chase after mankind or something or
someone you can see, or are you going to be still and hear the Lord for
yourself and know that He is Lord of your life?
Galatians 1:18-20 Then after
three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen
days. (19) But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's
brother. (20) Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I
lie not. (KJV)
I am certain that Paul was
told by many that he should go find the apostles of the Lord so that he
could learn from them, thus the reason why he was so emphatic to write that
the things he was speaking were not a lie. In fact if you go read the
account of what happens when Paul does meet up with Peter some 14 years
later you see that there was a confrontation between the two of them, and
the point Paul was making was in line with God. The point is that it took
boldness and confidence to confront one of the Lord’s apostles and tell him
he was out of line and then to deliver the correction as well; a confidence
and boldness that did not come from any flesh and blood man but rather first
hand from a Spiritual source.
Matthew 16:15-17 He saith
unto them, But whom say ye that I am? (16) And Simon Peter answered and
said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. (17) And Jesus
answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and
blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. (KJV)
Are you still looking in the
flesh and blood realm to find the answer our Lord is asking all mankind,
and has that answer been revealed to you personally? If you think someday
you are going to gain access to a heavenly realm with a carnal answer you
will find yourself on the outside looking in, eternally, knowing what was
available and why you sold out. A spiritual kingdom has a spiritual access
code or name, and only one name will get you into His realm today so that
you can enter the eternal joy of the Lord so that He can say well done good
and faithful servant. While I hear so many preach and teach in the name of
Jesus, which by the way is a common name among mankind, I hear a very few
that know the name of Christ and the power of it. Could it be that there
are just so few that have given heed to this revelation and have allowed
the spiritual to have more of an influence than the physical? Could this be
the reason why there is so much opposition to this name, even to the point
of why the enemy is referred to as a spirit of antichrist and not anti
Jesus? You say the name of Jesus and you are referring to a man that walked
this earth and to many a man that still go by this name, but you add the
name of Christ to it and you have now accessed a totally new and different
realm, one the enemy doesn’t desire to see you get into.
Philippians 2:8-11 And being
found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto
death, even the death of the cross. (9) Wherefore God also hath highly
exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: (10) That at
the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in
earth, and things under the earth; (11) And that every tongue should
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (KJV)
By the way that name which is
above every name and the one every tongue should be confessing and needs too
in order to access the kingdom of God is Jesus Christ. While many claim it
is just Jesus, the only reason He was able to live a life without sin and
present himself a living acceptable sacrifice was by the leading and
guiding of the spirit of Christ within Him, which made it a complete
package. Without Jesus of Nazareth having the Spirit of Christ within Him
to allow Him to be the first born or born again into this realm, He would
not have been able to make reconciliation for a fallen dead world. If you
personally do not have the Spirit of Christ working in you as well as a working
knowledge of who the Son of God is for yourself you are none of His, but
rather walking blindly in a dark carnal realm with which it is impossible
to please God in.
Colossians 2:8-10 Beware lest
any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition
of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. (9) For in
him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. (10) And ye are
complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: (KJV)
The most important factor,
the most important piece of a spiritual puzzle is Christ. Because once one
is able to see who they are in Him then they are able to see the plan of
salvation for themselves. A carnal flesh and blood man cannot relate to a
spiritual being without the Spirit of Christ to bear witness and allow His
spiritual light to shine in our hearts. Many people go to God through
different names and paths that they think will enlighten them, but the word
of God is quite clear to point out which name will get them into His
kingdom and allow them to continue in it bringing forth the fruit of the
Spirit to perfection, full maturity. Has God revealed Himself to you
personally through His Son so that you can in turn access His kingdom and
find out who you are in Christ? This is the one and only name that is above
all others, and the only name that will make you complete in Him, while
anything else will leave you stuck in the fallen realm of mankind and dead
end rudiments and traditions.
Acts 4:10-12 Be it known unto
you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ
of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him
doth this man stand here before you whole. (11) This is the stone which was
set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. (12)
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under
heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. (KJV)
Mankind advertises many
packages and things that they try to back up with guarantees hoping this
will entice others to buy into it. The word of God is quite clear on what
name will get you access into His kingdom and allow you to continue in His
spiritual realm rooted and grounded and not moved away. Jesus Christ is the
complete package, the complete name that will make you whole, while anything
less is based on a flesh and blood interpretation that is not exactly and
not what our Father acknowledges. Don’t be half right, let the truth and
the whole truth set you free and keep you free indeed. God bless and His
best to all this day.
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