May 2005

“ONE VOICE”

Part Four

God gives this warning in Ob 34:

“All you dwellers in the clefts of The Rock, whose habitation is so lofty
you say in your heart, ‘Who will ever bring me down to the ground?’
I say to you that the pride of your own heart has deceived you! But
though you elevate yourself as the eagle, and make your nest among
the stars, I will all the same pull you down from that great height!”

“Therefore, Let no man deceive himself-- if any of you seem wise in
this world, he is better off acknowledging he is but a fool, and so be
truly wise.” (1 Co 3:18)

          Ps 22:3 says, “God *inhabits the praises of His people!” He cannot inhabit a heart that is “deceitful, mortally sick, and desperately wicked above all things” (Jer 17:9) so He transforms us by giving us a new heart filled with His Holy Spirit! As we are inspired to stand in awe, and praise His glorious, all-sufficient works- instead of grasping to perform our own vainglorious works, our hearts are His holy habitation. We need only seek the Knowledge of God and Christ, to enter into Eternal Life! (Jn 17:3) He has promised us Wisdom, if we ask in true faith; but that petition can be only the result of deep, abiding trust! The more we feed on the faith of our fathers and our brethren in Christ as we read their tried and true testimonies, the more we fan the flames of our faith for the times when fiery trials beset us. What has the world given us that is not of unbelief and dead faith? What hope has the world beyond the grave? Beloveds, we receive only that which we believe! So,

Why would GODLY MEN seek counsel from UNGODLY MEN!

          Have we not heard, do we not know the promises in Ps 1:1-2?, “Blessed--happy, fortunate, prosperous and enviable--is the man who does not walk or live according to the counsel of the ungodly (following their advice, their plans and their purposes); who does not stand--submissive and willingly compliant-- in the path where sinners walk; or who does not sit down (to relax and rest) where the scornful and mockers gather! But his delight and desire are in the Law of the Lord where he studies and meditates (on all its wisdom and instruction) day and night.”
           God knows that His people cannot read Scripture day and night, and still attend to our work and families; but we can think on Christ’s triumph over sin and death wherever we are! And we can contemplate the victories of saintly overcomers as we go about our daily tasks! And when He does give us time to draw apart with Him, we can forego worldly pleasures and spend time in His Word to be strengthened by revelations of Christ. This does not mean we cannot engage in any liesure activities, but we must remain alert to this present, critical hour and not be taken unawares by those fires God sends to try our faith. We need to hear the Voice of Truth more than ever before!

THERE IS A NEW ORDER IN THIS DAY!

THE MANIFESTATION OF THE
SONS OF GOD HAS BEGUN!!!

JESUS CHRIST IS NOW EMERGING
FROM HIS BODY OF OVERCOMERS!

HE IS NOW MAKING INTERCESSION THROUGH US

FOR THOSE PEOPLE HE IS NOW BRINGING TO US!

SELAH! (Pause and think of this!)

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