The Lord led the people swiftly to the edge of the promised land, but most of their hearts were not prepared, and they murmured against God, and he drove them to the wilderness. Painting from Gustave Doré
What is this life-in-Christ, and how do we sow and reap marvelously unto the Lord, according to his Word and Spirit, as we read and hear it in the authorized King James Holy Bible? And what is this of being dead unto the world, yet alive in Christ, and what promises can we readily enjoy today, and how is it that our Spirit does not weary, and we have physical strength, and what of this sacrifice of joy, and be continually thankful? What life is transformed, and what are the rewards from the beginning, and what rewards do we receive along the way, and how shall we do if we are separate in spirit from the those whom know not God, and follow not his Sun of Righteousness, Jesus? How shall we do marvelously, and what measure of grace shall be about us that we may do excellently, that our day may be pleasing and acceptable unto the Lord?
The great divide of perception does happen in the increase of holy zeal, and that being when the Lord sets his Holy Spirit in a person, or, if the holy brother or holy sister already has the Spirit; it is when the Holy Spirit causes fervency in that son or daughter of his, reawakening them; whereas they were vessels of wrath, now they are vessels of mercy. And whereas they lived unto themselves before and lived in distraction, now they have a life with divine purpose, being translated from the kingdom of darkness to the eternal kingdom of God, and the Light of the understanding of that divine mercy being intellectually realized through the knowledge of the Word and Spirit of God; and that possibility, of intellectual understanding happening only because the son or daughter of God now is soul and Holy Spirit, and has their intellectual capacity augmented with the mind of Christ, who has given us the example of how to be and unto what to live for, and to be diligent in our profession, according to the pattern of the Holy Word and Spirit. For the sanctified individual has divinity, though it be nascent at first, and they be as the Lord sais, babes and children in Christ, yet being spiritually set at odds with the way of the world, does enter the spiritual wilderness, wherefore the Lord can bring them swiftly unto the enjoying of his promises and blessings, if they hearken diligently and do his commandments, which do call for sacrifices of joy and peace through a heart that is prepared to receive divine wisdom and understanding. For now the Lord has broken that yoke of perception and spiritual deadness, and has quickened the person’s Spirit, raising them to life, yea, on their feet, that they, being free from the system of covetousness and vanity of this world, which is spiritually Egypt, and Sodom and Gomorrah, and Babylon; depart from a life of gain and advantage, and realize that God has made peace with them. However that be, such a brother or sister in Christ, whom is in the spiritual wilderness, having no knowledge of God, that they may move with ‘God speed;’ must be led about; for remember that most of the Hebrews heart murmured and complained when they were in the wilderness, having left Egypt, and the Lord did bring them to the promise land, but they, having had not their hearts prepared, could not have faith in God, and so, the Lord drove them back to the wilderness, and all of that generation died except a minute remnant of the greater whole, Joshua and Caleb and the sons of Aaron, with their families, for they wholeheartedly prepared their hearts, quieted their soul, and lived at peace with God, for they were meek unto him, doing all that he commanded in Word and Spirit.
Those whom do read the Word of God will get knowledge and understanding of whom they are, and at length, they will understand that they have always been in the presence of God, and he who has had mercy on us, has waited graciously for us; that he may do marvelously with our life, and that we know the peace, and love, and joy of the Lord in our own life, having found peace through him as his sons and daughters.
The new life-in-God does begin with the Holy Spirit which is the beginning of our received righteousness, but the Lord does set before us a great truth early on and it does try the strength of our heart, showing the degree of meekness and divine preparation; yea, has not the Lord set his Holy Spirit in you, and so what does that mean? Knowing you have been translated into eternal life, will you return again in weakness of faith to a life that is faithless in God? Will you continue to live according to the fashion of this world? Is that not a spitefulness of murmuring against God? If that be so, then you are in the wilderness and have not self-realized and made peace with God, and your countenance does show your rebellion, and you do walk with a schism, for you grieve the Holy Spirit in you, which has enjoined unto your soul. So you do those things which are against the holiness of God, even curse, and living vainly, and living for pleasant things, and being about meats and drinks for the belly, and of gaining advantage, whereas the Lord has freed you from those things, and not unto a life of material poverty, but to a powerful revitalization of soul and spirit. Your response then should not be indifference, but thoughtfulness and critical thinking about understanding the purpose of God in you. Therefore, read the Words of God, and your Soul-Spirit will begin to rejoice, and this will be the beginning of your heart preparation to meet the Lord and to be a professional for the Lord, according to his way, which is his Word and the Spirit of His Word.
God hardened the heart of Pharaoh against Moses, that God’s purpose be accomplished. Painting from Gustave Dore
It is in that heart preparation; that softening of your heart, and the divine sharpening of your mind, that does happen with those who are of God: they increase hope in his reassurance that he will save, and they become clever and of quick understanding of all matters, even human behavior, the system of this world and its craftiness, and how to perform and be in all occasions as ambassadors of God, even a royal priesthood that is devout in its ministry. Bur they who turn back to the dead ways of a dead spirit, in which their is no salvation, shall contort their soul and will increase in desolation, and shall be driven to darkness of mind, and their minds will be soft, and their hearts sharp and fierce, and their love cold.
But unto you whom has a Holy Spirit; you shall not worry, for you will quiet your heart, and you will engage your mind, and learn of the holy intelligence of God, and so, you shall spiritually move in knowledge from the entrance of the wilderness, moving speedily to the promise land, without bogging down to lack of knowledge of God’s gospel, which instructs you with profitable commandments through the doing of, and refreshes you with divine peace, joy, love, faith, meekness, temperance, goodness, and gentleness, in the keeping of your respect unto God, whom has loved you, and is set on being gracious with you, that you may joy as his inheritance and treasure — that you may understand that the Lord has set in you the spirit of a champion, — that you may be a champion for God, and there is none other that can do or save marvelously as Him, whom is God the Father, and that champion, by whom are all things, God The Son, Jesus.
The life of the Christian then, is thoughtful and peaceful of mind, and calm of heart, and their countenance does show the Spirit, to the degree of their faith; they abounding with the light of that Godly knowledge, proven through their work unto the Lord, and not after their understandings or imagination, but as it is, in meekness unto God. Our hearts being prepared to receive the things of God, we are ready to listen and consider, and we do value our time reading the Bible, and we do study it, and think about all that He says, and we see that there are many words, and that we must quiet our hearts, that we may do a perfect and patient work as students of God, that we might be marvelous professionals-in-Christ unto God.
King Saul no longer had the favor of God; for he forsook the Word of God, and so the Lord sent evil spirits to torment him. Saul had David play music, that the spirits would be dispersed. Even so, Saul, knowing the Spirit of God was with David and not him, persecuted him, though David was good and faithful in his work to him.
The whole process, from start to finish being the formation of Christ Jesus in us, and not the doing away of us, but the amplifying of God in us, with us. Yea, Jesus’s name is ‘God With Us,’ and we are one with God, and the God is in us, and we are in God, and we are his inheritance and he ours, and so rejoice and be happy; God has done a great thing in you. Hence, go and be a light and love and a source of joy and great peace with all in this life, and strengthen your ‘new song’ that your faith may startle even you, and then you shall understand that you are of a great, great family, and the Lord has glorified you, and he is close to you and you know him, and he knows you, and he has written all these words in his Holy Bible, that you may graciously understand that you are precious to God, and he will not forsake you.
Only, prepare your heart; prepare your heart, for today is the day of the Lord, listen unto him and all that the Holy Spirit says in scripture, and be at peace at all times, with sacrifices of joy.
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