For the natural man,
with no spiritual eyes to see, the physical world can be quite distressing. With no solid foundation, to plant his feet, he is overwhelmed, with impending fear and anxiety. He hops around dodging defeat, praying for luck to answer life's uncertainties. But for the man pure in heart, with spiritual eyes to see, his hope is in the Lord despite what may be seen. Like the martyr Stephen, who kept his eyes on Christ, he bore the stoning and the lies, and the glory of the Lord sufficed. Crucified and condemned by the sin of other men, he laid down his life and he would do it again. The reason is mysterious to those who do not know that the gift of his Son, is what God bestowed. Jesus is the ROCK who absorbs the stones, thrown from the trials, and great unknowns. Jesus is the ROCK where his people plant their feet, cemented in faith, with a willingness to bleed. Jesus is their ROCK, the perfecter of their faith, and through his blood they are saved. Many people who have proclaimed his name, have not given their soul, but instead have stayed the same. They respond in the flesh, and refuse to commit their thoughts, feelings and behaviors to his Holy Spirit. They do not understand “It’s by the blood of the lamb AND the word of their testimony”, that prevents the accuser from pointing at a man and calling him a phony. "Jesus is my savior" is more than just words, faith without deeds means man has not heard. It is the Spirit of God who gifts faith to a man who dies to self and makes no demands. Faith does not grow on its own accord, it grows in the man who picks up His sword. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word, it's the conditions set by God in which His Spirit is stirred. What most do not know is that the soil is in the ROCK. When your eyes have seen the King of Kings There is no other response than to fall on your face, in awe of His glory, and of His grace! When his glowing coal has touched your lips, you will know you're fully equipped to stand firm on His foundation. Mortal life loses it's flavor when you have tasted His goodness and favor. When Jesus is King of man's Kingdom, He will send forth the Comforter to give us wisdom. When Holy Spirit comes, he helps us weather the storms. He commands the winds to stop, and peace is born. And when the angel of death comes to take us home, Holy Spirit spreads out his wings and makes us his own. The earth could be shaking, and the sun could disappear but the spiritual seer knows God is near. For God does not give us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of love, power and sound mind. That is not to say that feelings do not come, it only means that we have set our eyes on ONE, the ONE who has come, to take our sin away, the ONE who has the power, to turn our night into day.
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Nicole Waite
4/2/2020 09:52:33 pm
I love this part...the spiritual seer knows God is near.
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