There
is a delicate balance in pursuing God into His revelation and
pursuing our own inspiration. The determining factor is the anointing
of the Holy Ghost. God will anoint His revelation and Holy Ghost
inspiration but He will not anoint inspiration that is born out of
our human intellect. His anointing signifies recognition and
approval. We must secure the anointing of God upon our message. If
not, our message is not God's message. The goal for all should be to
be one with Christ in desire, purpose and message.
There
is much to be said about the influence of our religious heritage.
However, I don't want to be stuck (consumed) in religious tradition
but neither do I want to lose the spiritual virtue of past
generations. It is important to understand that all of us are
continuing to evolve into the people that God desires that we become.
And just as important that we understand that the Bride of Christ
continues to evolve. Eph. 5:25, “Husbands, love your wives, even as
Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he
might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having
spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and
without blemish.” Paul says that Christ loves the Church and gave
Himself for it that the process of making herself ready might be
accomplished by the washing of the Word. God's plan for the Body is
set in stone IE., in the Word. It will not change but we, the frail
human characters that we are, must find His perfect plan for us.
In
our search for God's perfect plan, we must remain flexible (fluid,
pliable). A healthy tree can remain strong in the storm but if there
are disease and rot the storm will expose that weakness. The storms
are coming and only the spiritual virtue of our heritage in Christ
can sustain us. Any other foundation will crumble and fall under the
pressure of the storm. If we walk in obedience to God, we have an
appointed end as described by Jeremiah. “For I know the thoughts
that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not
of evil, to give you an expected end,” Jer. 29:11. We can know our
outcome if we will put our faith in Jesus. (To be continued). The
Message: A Critical Review Of End Time Events, p 17-19, available at
Amazon.com.
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