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Numbers 14:22-24 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; 23 Surely they shall not see the land which I swore unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: 24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land where into he went; and his seed shall possess it. (KJV)
Church, in conclusion for this week, don’t be like many who settle for inferior doctrines and things of this world that will not get you home. It is going to take another Spirit for you to get to the promised land and only those that are led by the Spirit of Christ are going to make it there. John 14:16-18 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it sees him not, neither knows him: but ye know him; for he dwells with you, and shall be in you. 18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. (KJV) If you spend much of your time looking to others for comfort, why not start looking within to find the real comfort that will last forever? The whole reason why God sent His Son for us is so that His Spirit could be poured out on all mankind; so they would have Him to rely on, instead of the spirit filled with fear that you settled for in the past. John 15:26-27 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceeds from the Father, he shall testify of me: 27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. (KJV) The question I have for the Church today is simple, are you going to allow someone other than the God Himself through the Holy Spirit dictate His plan of salvation to you? I have tried everything else under the sun and had not found any real comfort until I allowed the Holy Spirit to lead and guide me into all truth. Romans 8:9-10 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man has not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. (KJV) If it is not the doctrine of Christ then it will not get you home. That body or old man is now dead to outward things because you are able to see within the kingdom of God and know for yourself who you are in Christ, and this eliminates all fear and doubt. I John 4:3-5 And every spirit that confesses not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world hears them. (KJV) I hear so many who only see the outward man, Jesus of Nazareth after the flesh, without realizing who Christ was within this man which was able to have a greater influence in His walk. If you desire to enter into the promised land of the Spirit then you will have to allow Christ to have a greater influence on you as well. Quit settling for less than greatness Church. God bless and have a prosperous day in Christ Jesus our Lord dearly loved. Numbers 14:22-24 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; 23 Surely they shall not see the land which I swore unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: 24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land where into he went; and his seed shall possess it. (KJV)
So while God has given us access to His Spirit today, the enemy would like to get you to sign for another one. The question now becomes have you exercised your spiritual senses to know the difference between what is of God and what is a cheap imitation of the enemy? 2 Timothy 1:7-9 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; 9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, (KJV) Fear is another four letter word that should not be a part of a believer’s vocabulary. The enemy will drop his F bombs on you to see if you will bite; remember Church anything less than operating with the power of God by understanding His love is a rip off and will not have you operating with a sound mind. The Lord has mapped a path for you personally before the foundation of this world. So today if you are not experiencing the peace of God and assurance of who you are in Christ then you need to go back to your prayer closet and find out where you veered off the path. I John 4:17-18 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear hath torment. He that fears is not made perfect in love. (KJV) A perfect love is referring to maturity, spiritual maturity, where you no longer spend so much time analyzing things; instead you are quick to cast down imaginations and any other nonsense that would come against the knowledge of God. You are the one that doesn’t allow these seeds of doubt and fear to take root, but keep them out of your garden by letting the peace of God do the guarding instead of the outward man. Romans 8:14-17 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16 The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. (KJV) The whole reason you accepted salvation is so that you could make it to the end and be glorified with Christ. Jesus Christ was the first born into the kingdom so that He could show you how to make it there. If you are not receiving your instructions first hand from our Lord then you are settling for second hand junk that will not get you home and is likely the reason you are so tormented with fear. Dearly loved, let the peace of God rule and reign in your heart today; God bless and have a prosperous day in Christ Jesus our Lord. Numbers 14:22-24 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; 23 Surely they shall not see the land which I swore unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: 24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land where into he went; and his seed shall possess it. (KJV)
Caleb was one of the few that followed our Lord fully, not just once in a while or just during the feast days that were celebrated; he made it a way of life. You will not advance very deep into the kingdom of God unless you make our Lord a full time commitment which has to become a way of life to be effective. Numbers 13:30-33 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. 31 But the men that went up with him said, we are not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. 32 And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, the land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eats up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. 33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight. (KJV) Now you have to ask yourself this question, why would God bring them to a place only to see them end up defeated by the enemy who appeared bigger than they were? The answer is He wouldn’t do that to them anymore than He would do it to you. What you see above is what takes place in each of us daily, the two natures we have within. Back then they would only have the Spirit come upon them for a while and then depart, but today you have that Spirit dwelling within. So when you encounter a situation that you know the Lord has led you into, which nature or spirit will you allow to have the most influence? Keep in mind that if you learn to be faithful in small things, then you will be ready when something that appears to be larger than life comes along. Numbers 14:2-4 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would God we had died in this wilderness! 3 And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? Was it not better for us to return into Egypt? 4 And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt. (KJV) Remember what the Lord said about those that put their hand to His plow; looking back is not an option. How much time do you waste looking at things from the past thinking it was better than what you are dealing with today? If your old life was so rosy, why were you looking for something better? Philippians 3:13-14 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. (KJV) The Bible says that we are the head and not the tail, so quit looking behind and keep focused on the head which is Christ. God bless dearly loved and have a prosperous day in Christ Jesus our Lord. Numbers 14:22-24 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; 23 Surely they shall not see the land which I swore unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: 24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land where into he went; and his seed shall possess it. (KJV)
You know for those that are in the flesh and choose to stay there, history has a way of repeating itself, over and over again. If you desire to break the cycle and enter into the Promised Land then you will need to see with a spiritual set of eyes. Ephesians 1:18-20 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, (KJV) We as Christians should know what we are talking about, having experienced salvation first hand. We are the ones that have broken through the carnal barriers that kept us in bondage in the past and have been taken to a new realm of belief. You are considered to be the light of the world because you have plugged into a different source of power, one that is not of this realm. There is so much going on in our Lord’s realm and so much He desires to show His people, if only they would seek Him first and make His kingdom a priority. Matthew 7:26-29 And every one that hears these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. 28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: 29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. (KJV) The doctrine of Christ is the only one that will get you home because it is the only one that will enlighten your spiritual eyes so that you can understand and see clearly who you are in Christ. Jesus was a man who was tempted in every manner like as we are, yet sinned not because He chose to believe more in the inward man and less in the outward appearance. When you encounter a breakthrough in your life and are standing in front of your destination, will you move forward or allow the enemy to paint you the worst case scenario? Hebrews 4:9-11 There remains therefore a rest to the people of God. 10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. 11 Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. (KJV) Today your spiritual promised land can be summed up in the term “rest”. You enter into this rest when you cease from what you think works and allow Christ to take over instead. Will you enter into your promised land today or will you keep doing things your own way? God bless dearly loved, and have a prosperous day in Christ Jesus our Lord. Numbers 14:22-24 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; 23 Surely they shall not see the land which I swore unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: 24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land where into he went; and his seed shall possess it. (KJV)
Many are called by God, but so few are chosen to be used by Him. Many settle for an inferior gospel or just call it quits when persecution or affliction arises for the Gospel’s sake. Many go back to a feel good doctrine that doesn’t enhance their walk with the Lord, but only gives them a warm fuzzy feeling. In order for you to make it to your destination it will take the influence of “another spirit” to get you home; otherwise you will end up like the many, wandering around aimlessly in the wilderness until they perished. 1 Corinthians 15:45-47 And so it is written, the first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. 46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. (KJV) The first Adam stepped up to the plate and struck out; however, our God sent a pinch hitter for us in the form of His Son Jesus Christ so that we would no longer strike out, but could swing for the fences and make it home. You will find that in order for you to get home you need to learn to rely more on the Spirit to get you there; that being the Spirit of Christ which is within you. Romans 1:18-20 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: (KJV) Mankind and especially His church are without excuse, because the Spirit now dwells within us and we have the promise that He will never leave us nor forsake us. You have the choice daily to renew your mind so that the Spirit of Christ can have more of an influence in your life than that old fearful fallen one you used to rely on. God sent us His Spirit so that we could operate in the realm of the Spirit where all things are now possible to those that believe. Old things should be passed away and your life in Christ should be one of new life. Romans 1:21-23 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things. (KJV) It seems foolish to see God’s people so close to their destination, only to see them spend another 40 years getting back to where they started. If that sounds like your walk with the Lord lately then why not stop the insanity and let His Spirit have a greater influence on you than the old man that you have been giving heed to. God bless dearly loved, and have a prosperous day in Christ Jesus our Lord. |
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