26/11/06 Discern the spirit behind the problem
Many are the voices that you hear each day but you must discern between My voice and human voices. My voice will always bring peace even in correction. My voice never condemns but leads in love. Discern the spirit behind the voice. Pray for a spirit of discernment at all times. To discern is to get at the root of the problem. Discernment is a great gift to enable you to discern the spirit behind the words. Words can be deceptive in that the words maybe right but the spirit behind the words evil. Words can be a camouflage for many things. Discernment enables you to go beyond the words and identify the spirit. In this way you can save a lot of time by going directly to the spirit of the problem then beat around the bush. Many problems serve to distract from the spirit behind the problem. Stealing maybe a problem but the spirit causing the problem maybe a spirit of greed. When the spirit of greed is confronted then the stealing will stop. So also a weight problem maybe hiding a spirit of self loathing. Discern the spirit behind the problem. There are psychological explanations for problems but you need to move beyond the psychological to the spiritual. The bases of a lot of problems are spiritual in that an evil spirit is behind it and controls the individual. It could be a familial spirit. Genes and other physical conditions mask the real spirit behind these ailments. Once the spirit is discerned and expelled out, the problem ceases to be a problem. Therefore begin to discern the spirit and pray for wisdom to know how to deal with that spirit causing the problem. You can do it in the spirit and see how situations that appear impossible become possible.
26/11/06 Discern the spirit behind the problem
Many are the voices that you hear each day but you must discern between My voice and human voices. My voice will always bring peace even in correction. My voice never condemns but leads in love. Discern the spirit behind the voice. Pray for a spirit of discernment at all times. To discern is to get at the root of the problem. Discernment is a great gift to enable you to discern the spirit behind the words. Words can be deceptive in that the words maybe right but the spirit behind the words evil. Words can be a camouflage for many things. Discernment enables you to go beyond the words and identify the spirit. In this way you can save a lot of time by going directly to the spirit of the problem then beat around the bush. Many problems serve to distract from the spirit behind the problem. Stealing maybe a problem but the spirit causing the problem maybe a spirit of greed. When the spirit of greed is confronted then the stealing will stop. So also a weight problem maybe hiding a spirit of self loathing. Discern the spirit behind the problem. There are psychological explanations for problems but you need to move beyond the psychological to the spiritual. The bases of a lot of problems are spiritual in that an evil spirit is behind it and controls the individual. It could be a familial spirit. Genes and other physical conditions mask the real spirit behind these ailments. Once the spirit is discerned and expelled out, the problem ceases to be a problem. Therefore begin to discern the spirit and pray for wisdom to know how to deal with that spirit causing the problem. You can do it in the spirit and see how situations that appear impossible become possible.
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Monday, November 13, 2006
Rules versus a new heart
13/11/06 Rules versus a new heart
Jesus always majored on heart issues. Man always majors on rules. Man is guided by external rules and regulations while Jesus came to give us a new heart and put a new spirit within it. This is the transformation that takes place. Yet despite this Christians continue to live by the law and not by grace. They continue the Pharisaic tradition despite having had the renewed experience of the Spirit. Why is this so? The heart that is not surrendered will always regress to rules. Rules are external and can be seen while the heart is internal and cannot be seen. This is why Jesus took the heart approach. Rules are there to keep evil at bay. Without rules the heart which is so deceitful will go haywire. However a heart that is pure and rests in the finished work of Christ will fulfil every law of God. God knows that the human heart is sinful and only desires to do evil. This is why he brought in a new way. Man can tame the heart by rule bound conformity but this will not suffice on the day of reckoning. Just as heart worship is what pleases the Lord so also it is heart obedience that is true worship. It is from the heart the issues of life are determined. Therefore whenever you are in disarray examine your heart and see if there is any wicked way. The heart can only be cleansed through the blood of Jesus. Many miss this and therefore live by the law and fail. Condemnation then keeps them a prisoner of guilt and a slave to sin. Jesus came to set man free from this cycle of guilt and condemnation through His eternal sacrifice. Man has access to this freedom through faith. Thank you Lord for this new way of redemption in you.
Jesus always majored on heart issues. Man always majors on rules. Man is guided by external rules and regulations while Jesus came to give us a new heart and put a new spirit within it. This is the transformation that takes place. Yet despite this Christians continue to live by the law and not by grace. They continue the Pharisaic tradition despite having had the renewed experience of the Spirit. Why is this so? The heart that is not surrendered will always regress to rules. Rules are external and can be seen while the heart is internal and cannot be seen. This is why Jesus took the heart approach. Rules are there to keep evil at bay. Without rules the heart which is so deceitful will go haywire. However a heart that is pure and rests in the finished work of Christ will fulfil every law of God. God knows that the human heart is sinful and only desires to do evil. This is why he brought in a new way. Man can tame the heart by rule bound conformity but this will not suffice on the day of reckoning. Just as heart worship is what pleases the Lord so also it is heart obedience that is true worship. It is from the heart the issues of life are determined. Therefore whenever you are in disarray examine your heart and see if there is any wicked way. The heart can only be cleansed through the blood of Jesus. Many miss this and therefore live by the law and fail. Condemnation then keeps them a prisoner of guilt and a slave to sin. Jesus came to set man free from this cycle of guilt and condemnation through His eternal sacrifice. Man has access to this freedom through faith. Thank you Lord for this new way of redemption in you.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Live rightly
7/11/06 LIVE RIGHTLY
GOD IS AT WORK IN YOU TO ENABLE YOU TO ACHIEVE THE BEST IN YOUR LIFE. GOD BELIEVES IN YOU. YOU ARE HIS CREATION AND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT FOR YOU TO DO THEN TO TRUST HIM. SURRENDER ALL THAT HAS HAPPENED TO HIM AND SEE HOW HE WILL USE IT FOR HIS GLORY AND TO ACHIEVE HIS PURPOSES. REMEMBER THOSE WHO PLAN EVIL AGAINST YOU ARE THE LOSERS. YOU NEVER LOSE BY PLANNING GOOD. YOU ALWAYS LOSE WHEN YOU PLAN EVIL BECAUSE GOD IS NOT ON YOUR SIDE. GOD IS NO RESPECTOR OF PERSONS AND WILL ALWAYS SIDE THOSE WHO PLAN GOOD. THIS IS A LAW THAT THOSE WHO SOW GOOD WILL REAP GOOD. GOD IS ON THE SIDE OF THE EVIL MAN WHO PLANS GOOD. THEREFORE BE SURE TO PLAN GOOD FOR THEN YOU WILL SUCCEED. THOSE WHO PLAN EVIL WILL LIVE IN FEAR BECAUSE THE EVIL THEY HAVE PLANNED WILL HAUNT THEM TILL THEY DIE OF GUILT. THIS IS WHY MORALITY DEVOID OF GOD WILL PERISH FOR THERE IS NOTHING TO SUSTAIN IT. GOD AND MORAILTY IS A VERY STRONG TOWER AND THOSE WHO LIVE IN IT WILL PROSPER AND BE SAFE.
GOD IS AT WORK IN YOU TO ENABLE YOU TO ACHIEVE THE BEST IN YOUR LIFE. GOD BELIEVES IN YOU. YOU ARE HIS CREATION AND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT FOR YOU TO DO THEN TO TRUST HIM. SURRENDER ALL THAT HAS HAPPENED TO HIM AND SEE HOW HE WILL USE IT FOR HIS GLORY AND TO ACHIEVE HIS PURPOSES. REMEMBER THOSE WHO PLAN EVIL AGAINST YOU ARE THE LOSERS. YOU NEVER LOSE BY PLANNING GOOD. YOU ALWAYS LOSE WHEN YOU PLAN EVIL BECAUSE GOD IS NOT ON YOUR SIDE. GOD IS NO RESPECTOR OF PERSONS AND WILL ALWAYS SIDE THOSE WHO PLAN GOOD. THIS IS A LAW THAT THOSE WHO SOW GOOD WILL REAP GOOD. GOD IS ON THE SIDE OF THE EVIL MAN WHO PLANS GOOD. THEREFORE BE SURE TO PLAN GOOD FOR THEN YOU WILL SUCCEED. THOSE WHO PLAN EVIL WILL LIVE IN FEAR BECAUSE THE EVIL THEY HAVE PLANNED WILL HAUNT THEM TILL THEY DIE OF GUILT. THIS IS WHY MORALITY DEVOID OF GOD WILL PERISH FOR THERE IS NOTHING TO SUSTAIN IT. GOD AND MORAILTY IS A VERY STRONG TOWER AND THOSE WHO LIVE IN IT WILL PROSPER AND BE SAFE.
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