Dying To The Flesh

AC 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

AC 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

AC 2:39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

This is a word the Lord spoke to me on Sunday:

I am not mocked. Who is the man in whom my Spirit dwells? I say many are called, few are chosen. They say they know me, they do not. Unless they be born of my Spirit they cannot know me. Open your eyes. See as I see, hear my words of wisdom. I shall hide nothing from you who fear my name. The way is strait, the path narrow. There are no blocks to stumble upon for I have prepared it for those who desire a safe path. They shall walk with me in peace, all those who choose my way, the way of the Spirit. The flesh wars against my Spirit, it struggles to keep its strength. It hates subjection, it longs to rebel. Put down the flesh, walk in my Spirit. Dead to the world and the desires, alive in me through the power of my Spirit. Walk with me my son. The carnal mind is not subject unto me, neither can it be. Walk in my Spirit. Fullness of joy in my presence, far from the noise of the archers. I come quickly and I shall reward those who endured, those who had faith believing my promises.. But the double minded, the faithless, and the perverse shall have their portion without the door. Draw near unto me my people. I am the way, I am your only peace. Where else shall you go? I will cover you in the shadow of my wings. I will sustain you, for my grace is sufficient for you. I know the trails, I know the pain. I suffered, I died that you might have a way, free from fear, free from death and sin. Come

The Lord showed me a vision and I saw a heart. Suddenly it cracked and I seen a plant start to grow. It continued until it became a tree and its roots seemed to completely encompass the heart. The understanding the Lord gave me was the heart represented our heart, the fleshly desires. The Lord reminded me of a scripture about the seed that had to die before it could grow. The tree was that which was seeded in our hearts,received by faith, caused to grow by his Spirit. We must die to ourselves so that the seed which was planted grows on fertile ground. Our hearts are deceivers and abundantly wicked. We must walk in the spirit so we do not fulfil the lusts of the flesh. Dying daily, bearing about in our body the marks of Jesus, crucifying the carnal man, dead to this world, alive in Him through the power of his resurrection, the power of his Holy Spirit. How often does it need to be said, how much longer will the Spirit dwell with man. Now is the time. Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands you sinners and walk in the freedom and liberty that God has provided. Turn this day for when the door is shut it will be too late. Let us come with all our hearts and all our minds and all we have within us, turning not again to the former man but renewed day by day, glory unto glory.

JOH 12:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

JOH 12:25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

JOH 3:1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

JOH 3:2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

JOH 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

JOH 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

JOH 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

JOH 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

JOH 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

JOH 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

JOH 3:9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

JOH 3:10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

JOH 3:11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

JOH 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

JOH 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

JOH 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

JOH 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

JOH 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

JOH 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

JOH 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

JOH 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

JOH 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

JOH 3:21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

Grace and Peace to them who seek His face,

Austin