From church (7/27/08):
I chasten those who I love. I lead those who are willing to die to themselves and be led into all truth by My Spirit. I correct those who are My own that they may know the path of righteousness and they would not depart from the way. But in the midst of this wicked and perverse generation, who has allowed Me to call them My own, letting the wisdom of this world become foolishness to them and accepting My yoke? I am not a hard task-master for those who know the liberty of My Spirit know that My yoke is easy and that My burden is light. I tell you this day, those who do not live by the words of My mouth will not stand in the days to come. For they will love the words of men, the approval of men, more than deliverance.
Hosea 5:6-7
6They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them. 7They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
To those who do not heed My words, to the shepherds that do teach their flocks to err, I say shall I have anything to do with them? Because of their pride, they would not hear Me and they walk not according to the leading of My Spirit. I hate a proud look and a haughty spirit. I say for all of their wrong-doings, for loving to hear themselves speak and to take My people captive, I will judge them. They will call after Me but I will not hear them in the times to come for they have chosen the wisdom of man over the truth of My word, over the liberty of My Spirit.
The Lord also showed me a brief vision:
I saw a tree planted by the river and it was growing stronger, eventually branching out that others may rest in the shade of its branches for a season. I understood that this is what the Lord has called many of us to be in these immediate times (that the weak may become strong even as the Lord is making us strong by His Spirit).
Love in Jesus,
Ryan
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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Amen Ryan.
Sometimes I wonder what "Christians" that cannot hear the Holy Spirit, for lack of faith in truth, would expect to hear from God. They want to hear "Happy Thoughts". Like: Oh, I love you, you can do anything you want, I'll rapture you away from all those bad things. Bingo, no problem. Abortion, no problem. Sex out of marriage, no problem. Foul mouth anger, no problem. Loving the worldly, no problem. Just say you’re sorry and keep on doing what you want, I'll accept anything you give Me.
God says, I DON"T THINK SO!!
They have a form of Godliness but deny Jesus by denying truth. They don't believe who Jesus really is. They think that a "Good God" would never send them to hell because they say; Jesus is Lord, even though they do not do what He said to do.
Then we have the pious pseudo holy who think because they memorized the bible and they are not like the above mentioned sinners, they must be the chosen ones. After all they are in control. We study to show ourselves approved constantly (even though they don't accept instruction from the Holy Spirit in truth, never learning what the scriptures mean). We read every "Christian" book that comes down the pipe, especially the best sellers (They think that popularity in "Christian" circles must be Godly). We don't get all emotional like those Holy Rollers. We don't drink, smoke (maybe) do drugs, commit adultery like those weak Christians (unless it’s with the choir leader). We always give to missions, we have even made mission trips ourselves. We can debate with the best.
God says: Pharisees, clean on the outside, full of dead mans bones.
Dead to truth and the Holy Spirit, they would not listen to a man who would tell them the Lord is saying to repent. They are proud in "their" faith, after all they are the best of the best that man has to offer. Their faith is in works, not in truth. They have elevated themselves to a point that they actually deny Jesus. They deny Jesus because they, by their actions, truthfully, deny what Jesus said, and the full intent of His coming. (Of course they will deny this as well.)
God desires that all would be saved. God desires that all would come the knowledge of truth, all truth. God desires that all men would be full of His Holy Spirit. God desires that all men could hear every word He speaks, especially today. But, if most men have anything to do with God's will it is to bend it to fit their own. Those who point to truth are rejected as quickly as Jesus was by those in "Authority".
The Spirit and the bride say, Come!
L,J,P&HG
Dave
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