Post by Les Brewer on Jun 27, 2019 21:06:43 GMT
The Many & The Few!
Today I ponder the God breathed writ of the Holy Spirit; my thoughts are of the contemporary element and significance of their application for today. I read New Testament and Old Testament scriptures slowly and meditatively with the goal of gleaning wisdom and knowledge. As I read them they spoke loudly and profoundly of the mindset of mankind; in correlation to the carnality that is always present and prevailing. I thought as I read how one chapter spoke directly to the condition of man’s constant default to degradation. I thought how that even the godly are influenced to the degree of falling into the fallacy of descent and rebel against the Creator in the process.
There was one phrase in particular which struck me profoundly concerning how God brings redemption sometimes; that phrase “Zion shall be redeemed with judgement”. It pierced my soul when I read it; and now the scripture speaks to the chastening of the Lord of his children when they are rebellious. Chastisement is the love of a Holy Father putting his hand to the task of rehabilitation and restoring the righteousness that resides in us through Christ. The book of Hebrews explicitly speaks to the children the Lord loves that receive chastening then return to the path of holiness. It also declares that those whom do not receive the chastening of the Lord have shown that they are not his children.
Brethren there is a remnant of believers that have been redeemed with judgement and are restored to righteousness; yet we see a multitude of believers which have gone their own way living any way according to their own flawed understanding. Surely there is a need to preach the first message Jesus the Messiah preached “Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand”. Surely there is an eminent possibility that many will perish in rebellion and sin! We must surely stir up the consciousness of the Spirit in these wayward children. I as many long for the promises and privileges of the New Testament; yet we are living in the time of the great falling away of prophetic writ. I believe that God will bless the people whom adhere to divine doctrine and make them fruitful; but that fruitfulness will first be spiritual and then physical and material.
I would be so bold to say that God is now demanding integrity in the personal and public lives of his called out ones. Does his word command us to be holy for he is holy; to be holy is to be pure! The word commissions us to think on certain things; whatsoever things are true, honest, just, pure, and lovely, of good report; things which are praise worthy and full of virtue. The question is; how many Christians actually do this? The reality is that peace that passes our ability to comprehend is guaranteed when we focus on these attributes. The fruit of the Spirit is developed from the seeds of the word of God applied to our lives. We must cultivate those words in the spirit of our mind. Spiritual attributes will never grow in the mindset of mankind. In other words they will not develop the intended results because flesh begets fleshly attributes and becomes a counterfeit religiosity. What am I saying? Redemption is in Christ and we must be born of the Spirit and walk in the Spirit to obtain genuine fruits which will result in true integrity not the pseudo integrity that is on display in many assemblies today.
I read today about the rebellion of a nation which was a Theocracy/Monarchy called Israel. God constantly dealt with the consciousness of that nation through anointed prophets who spoke without fear or favor of kings or countrymen. The prophets of God spoke the mind of God; and those prophets spoke of coming calamities which would occur if the warnings were not heeded. I think many in the body of Christ are being warned and if they do not heed they shall suffer the consequences of their neglect.
Brethren I beseech you to examine yourselves to see if you are in fact living according to the word of God. If you’re missing the mark; it would encumber you to make sure you’re in alignment with the word of God. Don’t be apostates by any means; seek the Lord while he may be found. There is coming a day when the Holy Spirit who is holding back the prophesied unbridled darkness will step aside to allow the Anti-Christ to overwhelm the world with his mesmerizing ability to deceive the world and cause many to be consumed with his wickedness.
Brethren are you building on the rock solid foundation of faith in Christ? Be filled with the Spirit and you shall be an overcomer who walks in the word, will, and wisdom of God. You shall be a leader by example rather than exemption. Selah!
Shalom, Agape, & Amen!
The Bish! D. Ray Ritchie
Today I ponder the God breathed writ of the Holy Spirit; my thoughts are of the contemporary element and significance of their application for today. I read New Testament and Old Testament scriptures slowly and meditatively with the goal of gleaning wisdom and knowledge. As I read them they spoke loudly and profoundly of the mindset of mankind; in correlation to the carnality that is always present and prevailing. I thought as I read how one chapter spoke directly to the condition of man’s constant default to degradation. I thought how that even the godly are influenced to the degree of falling into the fallacy of descent and rebel against the Creator in the process.
There was one phrase in particular which struck me profoundly concerning how God brings redemption sometimes; that phrase “Zion shall be redeemed with judgement”. It pierced my soul when I read it; and now the scripture speaks to the chastening of the Lord of his children when they are rebellious. Chastisement is the love of a Holy Father putting his hand to the task of rehabilitation and restoring the righteousness that resides in us through Christ. The book of Hebrews explicitly speaks to the children the Lord loves that receive chastening then return to the path of holiness. It also declares that those whom do not receive the chastening of the Lord have shown that they are not his children.
Brethren there is a remnant of believers that have been redeemed with judgement and are restored to righteousness; yet we see a multitude of believers which have gone their own way living any way according to their own flawed understanding. Surely there is a need to preach the first message Jesus the Messiah preached “Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand”. Surely there is an eminent possibility that many will perish in rebellion and sin! We must surely stir up the consciousness of the Spirit in these wayward children. I as many long for the promises and privileges of the New Testament; yet we are living in the time of the great falling away of prophetic writ. I believe that God will bless the people whom adhere to divine doctrine and make them fruitful; but that fruitfulness will first be spiritual and then physical and material.
I would be so bold to say that God is now demanding integrity in the personal and public lives of his called out ones. Does his word command us to be holy for he is holy; to be holy is to be pure! The word commissions us to think on certain things; whatsoever things are true, honest, just, pure, and lovely, of good report; things which are praise worthy and full of virtue. The question is; how many Christians actually do this? The reality is that peace that passes our ability to comprehend is guaranteed when we focus on these attributes. The fruit of the Spirit is developed from the seeds of the word of God applied to our lives. We must cultivate those words in the spirit of our mind. Spiritual attributes will never grow in the mindset of mankind. In other words they will not develop the intended results because flesh begets fleshly attributes and becomes a counterfeit religiosity. What am I saying? Redemption is in Christ and we must be born of the Spirit and walk in the Spirit to obtain genuine fruits which will result in true integrity not the pseudo integrity that is on display in many assemblies today.
I read today about the rebellion of a nation which was a Theocracy/Monarchy called Israel. God constantly dealt with the consciousness of that nation through anointed prophets who spoke without fear or favor of kings or countrymen. The prophets of God spoke the mind of God; and those prophets spoke of coming calamities which would occur if the warnings were not heeded. I think many in the body of Christ are being warned and if they do not heed they shall suffer the consequences of their neglect.
Brethren I beseech you to examine yourselves to see if you are in fact living according to the word of God. If you’re missing the mark; it would encumber you to make sure you’re in alignment with the word of God. Don’t be apostates by any means; seek the Lord while he may be found. There is coming a day when the Holy Spirit who is holding back the prophesied unbridled darkness will step aside to allow the Anti-Christ to overwhelm the world with his mesmerizing ability to deceive the world and cause many to be consumed with his wickedness.
Brethren are you building on the rock solid foundation of faith in Christ? Be filled with the Spirit and you shall be an overcomer who walks in the word, will, and wisdom of God. You shall be a leader by example rather than exemption. Selah!
Shalom, Agape, & Amen!
The Bish! D. Ray Ritchie
