Pride and Presumption

 

The LORD will destroy the house of the proud, But He will establish the boundary of the widow. Proverbs 15:25

Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; Though they join forces, none will go unpunished. Proverbs 16:5

God doesn’t exist for the sake of His people or His house but they exist to serve, obey and worship Him. Those who love the truth will discern what is true and those who are pure in heart will discern that which is pure. Those who are proud and arrogant don’t want to hear or know that truth because their mind is made up and they have their own agenda. In Numbers 14 the bible tells us the disobedient Children of Israel presumed to go up to the mountaintop to fight their enemies; nevertheless, neither the ark of the covenant of the LORD nor Moses departed from the camp. As a result the Amalekites and the Canaanites who dwelt in that mountain came down and attacked them, and drove them back as far as Hormah. In other words they were soundly defeated as many of God’s people are when they presume things to be true but have not heard it from the voice of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus didn’t do anything unless His Father spoke to Him, told Him what to do and what words to say! Hence He had no problem to move on to another town and leave a great revival meeting. The bible records:

At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed. And the whole city was gathered together at the door.  Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him.

 Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.  And Simon and those who were with Him searched for Him. When they found Him, they said to Him, "Everyone is looking for You." But He said to them, "Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because for this purpose I have come forth." Mark 1:32-38

"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.  "But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. "The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. John 10:11-13

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.  And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Philippians 2:5-8

All true shepherds are like David and Jesus they are not hirelings who seek their own place or position but they lay down their lives for the sheep. And they are fearless against the enemy and pure in their worship before the Lord for they serve only the Lord !Jesus wasn’t concerned about making himself a reputation but took the form of a bondservant and coming in the likeness of men did the will of the Father, just like every true disciple of Jesus is supposed to do. Obedience to God is the hallmark of a Christian and not the size of his ministry or house or the abundance of the things he possesses. God’s word is unchanging:

 And He said to them, "Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses."   Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: "The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully.  "And he thought within himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?'  "So he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods.  'And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry." '  "But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?'  "So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." Luke 12:15-21

"how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. Acts 10:38

Yes, we are to lay up our treasures in heaven and seek the best good of others and not be concerned solely about me, myself and I! Yes, we are to seek the anointing and power that Jesus had so that we can go about doing good and healing all who are oppressed by the devil, for God is with us. We are to search the bible and check with the Holy Spirit to see that everything that was taught to us or have learned from others is truly from God! We are not to presume anything or it might be our downfall! We are not to be ignorant concerning spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12:1). We are to pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, especially that we may prophesy (1 Corinthians 14:1) and we are not to let our pride stand in the way of receiving and doing all that God has for us!

We must not only believe in the Holy Spirit but make room for Him in our lives. He must the president of our lives and not just resident. We must know Him better than we know anyone else for He is our Helper, Counselor, Guide, Friend and Teacher! We must allow the presence and power of God overshadow us and be with us in everything that we do! As the angel said to Mary, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you.” God’s word is unchanging:

So Moses went out and told the people the words of the LORD, and he gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people and placed them around the tabernacle.  Then the LORD came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and placed the same upon the seventy elders; and it happened, when the Spirit rested upon them, that they prophesied, although they never did so again.

 But two men had remained in the camp: the name of one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad. And the Spirit rested upon them. Now they were among those listed, but who had not gone out to the tabernacle; yet they prophesied in the camp.  And a young man ran and told Moses, and said, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp." So Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, one of his choice men, answered and said, "Moses my lord, forbid them!"  Then Moses said to him, "Are you zealous for my sake? Oh, that all the LORD'S people were prophets and that the LORD would put His Spirit upon them!" Numbers 11:24-29

If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord.  But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.  Therefore, brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues.  Let all things be done decently and in order. 1 Corinthians 14:37-40

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UNDERSTANDING AND LOVING

 

Yes, the so called Church of Jesus Christ should be more understanding and loving of gays by offering them healing so they can become normal heterosexual people.  However, that would require salvation and the Baptism  of the Holy Spirit.  But, that is not a popular ministry today because, like Jesus, many people would disagree and have hurt feelings. 

MARK 16:14    Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
15    And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
16    He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
17    And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
18    they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
19    So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
20    And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.

ACTS 1:4    And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, "which," He said, "you have heard from Me;
5    for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
6    Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"
7    And He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.
8    But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

 Acts 2: 1    When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2    And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3    Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.
4    And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 

1 Corinthians 12:28 And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.

SO MIRACLES SIGNS AND WONDERS ARE PART OF THE TRUE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST AND NOT PART OF THE COUNTERFEIT CHURCH AND CHRIST?

GOD DOESN'T HAVE PEOPLE PREACH TWO GOSPELS: ONE WITH MIRACLES SIGNS AND WONDERS AND THE OTHER WITHOUT!

Galatians 1:8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.
9 As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.

1 Corinthians 12:28 And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.

TRUE CHRISTIANS DON'T JUST MOUTH SCRIPTURES THEY DEMONSTRATE POWER

ACTS 8:4 Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.
5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them.
6 And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7 For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
8 And there was great joy in that city.

FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD. FAITH IS NOT COMPOSED OF ONLY QUOTING SCRIPTURES BUT OF DEMONSTRATING POWER
 AND MORE PEOPLE WOULD BE CONVERTED TO JESUS BY DOING WHAT PETER DID RATHER THAN LISTENING TO EMPTY WORDS OF DECEIVED  FOOLS  AND HERECTICS WHO DON'T OPERATE IN THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT?

Acts 3:1 Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple;
3 who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms.
4 And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, "Look at us."
5 So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
6 Then Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk."
7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
8 So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them --- walking, leaping, and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God.
10 Then they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

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COMPASSION

 

Compassion in Action

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. - Matthew 9:36

TO BE COMPASSIONATE IS TO DO WHAT JESUS DID

Matthew 4:24 Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.

Compassion. That's the one thing people need more than anything else in this world. They need someone to reach out to them with the compassion of God.

Compassion is a deep yearning that responds to the needs of people. It's much deeper than sympathy. Sympathy can just sit around feeling sorry for people. Compassion has to do something for them.

Compassion is what motivates God, and Jesus' life on earth was a picture of that compassion in action. His whole ministry was driven by it. It was compassion that caused Him to multiply the loaves and fishes, heal the sick, cast out demons and raise the dead. It was compassion that compelled Him to go to the Cross. And it's that same compassion that He now longs to pour out through you.

That's a staggering thought, isn't it?

It's staggering to realize that we believers are the only body Jesus has on this earth now. His healing must flow through our hands and our faith. His compassion must move us to provide for the hungry. It must compel us to cast out demons and set the captives free.

"But, I don't have that kind of compassion!"

Yes, you do. If you have the Spirit of God dwelling inside you, you do-- because He is that kind of love! You simply need to activate it.

How? Just like Jesus did when He walked the earth. Through prayer and fellowship with the Father. Look through the Gospels and notice how much time Jesus spent alone with the Father. That time activated the compassion of God within Him. It caused Him to feel what God feels about the suffering of mankind. It stirred Him so much that whenever He encountered a need, He met it by the power of God.

Follow His example. Spend time in fellowship with your Father. Meditate on His compassion until it rises up strong on the inside of you. Stir it up until the desire to see others set free becomes paramount in your thinking.

Jesus has sent you to reach out and touch a love-starved world with His compassion. 

The Greek Word for Compassion means “to be moved to pity in one’s inward parts” “specifically from the heart”.  This means that it is caused or developed in us by the Holy Spirit when after we have received forgiveness for our sin and we have a new heart which, like a new wine skin, receives the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.  This means that as the Holy Spirit removes the “works of the flesh” (Gal. 5: 19 – 21) and replaces them with the “fruit of the Spirit” (Gal. 5: 22 – 23). 

Compassion is then developed as we cooperate with the Holy Spirit and seek His guidance which is motivated be the “fruit” (singular) like an orange has sections, all of which working together develops compassion for the needs of other people.  However, even Spirit-filled people can resist the feeling of compassion when they decide that others do not deserve or earned compassion.  The result, of course, is that they place themselves under condemnation. 

For instance, in Matthew 18: 27, the king has pity (same Greek word for compassion) upon the servant who could not pay back his debt.  When that now forgiven servant confronts a fellow servant who owed him a very small debt compared to the $Billions that he had just been forgiven, he would not have patience with him and had him arrested and thrown into jail.  When the king hears this, he calls back the servant that he had forgiven his debt.  He said to him, “You wicked servant!  I forgave you all that debt  because you besought me; and should not you  have had mercy (pity, compassion) on your fellow servant as I had mercy (pity, compassion) on you?” 

So, here was a man who had spent time with his king (Heavenly Father; Jesus) and he had no compassion because he  did not have a “new heart and a new Spirit”.  To have compassion: pity , we need the Holy Spirit to develop it in us.  And, like Paul said to Timothy because he had fear when he did not cooperate with the Holy Spirit, he told Timothy, “Hence I remind you, to stir up the Gift (charisma) of God which you received with the laying on of my hands” (2 Tim. 1: 6 – 7).  It is as we follow the direction of our Counsellor everyday, praying in tongues, about everything (Eph. 6; 18), the Holy Spirit develops the fruit of the Spirit which develops the character of Jesus in us so that we can show compassion as  Jesus did to the man and to us.  Jesus had compassion because He was led by the Holy Spirit to do the ministry for which He had been born.  “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil” (Matt. 4: 1; Mk. 1: 12 – 13; Lk. 4: 1).  Every time we are led by the Holy Spirit and do the works of Jesus (Jn. 14: 12) and His Father (Matt. 12: 50).  So, it is our cooperation with the Holy Spirit that He develops “compassion” for the lost sheep.   

Through Our Weaknesses

One of the greatest examples in the Bible of God's grace in action is in Paul's life and the thorn in his flesh

To keep me from being puffed up and too much elated by the exceeding greatness (preeminence) of these revelations, there was given me a thorn (a splinter) in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to rack and buffet and harass me, to keep me from being excessively exalted (2 Cor. 12:7 AMP).

The Word is very clear that Paul's thorn was from Satan. It says "...there was given me a thorn (a splinter) in the flesh, a messenger of Satan..." (vs. 7). It was Satan who was trying to keep Paul from being too highly exalted by the awesomeness of what had been revealed to him - not God!

At this point, I think we need to clarify a misconception that has been taught in the church for centuries. Satan knew because of Paul's dramatic conversion, healing, revelation knowledge, and the anointing that was so powerful on his life, that Paul was a major threat to the kingdom of darkness. Satan knew that he must use all of his resources to destroy this man and his ministry. According to 2 Corinthians 12:7, Satan sent and assigned a messenger (fallen angel, demonic spirit) to torment Paul continually. Satan did not want Paul to be exalted in the ministry that laid the foundation for the Church.

"Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me" (2 Corinthians 2:8). Three different times Paul pleaded and begged God to make the thorn go away. God didn't ignore Paul. He just answered him and said: "My grace is enough for you; for My strength and power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and show themselves most effective in your weakness"(2 Corinthians 12:9 AMP).

God knew that if He just took away the thorn (the messenger from Satan), then Paul would not understand and experience the concept of the power of grace working through him to strengthen him to do the supernatural. God also knew that when Paul overcame the thorn through God's grace and by God's strength, that the thorn would no longer have any effect on Paul.

If God took the messenger from Satan away, then Paul would have had to petition God every time he was attacked. If God empowered Paul to resist the devil by grace, then Paul would be continuously empowered and protected. Through this, Paul was strengthened in grace and authority.

When you are facing a situation you don't want to face and the only solution you can see is for God to just take it away, then realize that God's grace is there to enable you to overcome the situation, so that it no longer can affect you negatively. It will have no power over you.

God's grace and strength empowers you to overcome the evil one and his attacks: "So you, my son, be strong (strengthened inwardly) in the grace (spiritual blessing) that is [to be found only] in Christ Jesus" (2 Timothy 2:1 AMP).
 

Time To Use Your Authority

    15 And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward.
    16 But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it…
    Exodus 14:15-16

The problem with the body of Christ today is not that we are not praying. We are praying. But many of us are praying desperate prayers. We are praying, “God, help… God, please… God, do something about my problem!”

If you are smiling a little by now, most likely, you know about such prayers and might have prayed a couple yourself. My friend, God does not want you to pray pleading prayers all the time. He wants you to use the authority He has given you to pray powerful prayers, to boldly command and to “stretch out your hand” and see miracles happen.

When Moses stood before the Red Sea with Pharaoh’s army in hot pursuit, the Bible tells us that he cried out to God. But God told him, “Why do you cry to Me?”

There is a time for you to cry out to God and there is a time for you to use your authority. God told Moses, “Tell the children of Israel to go forward. But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it.”

The “rod” you have today is the name of Jesus. As you command in Jesus’ name, your “sea” will open and you will go on dry ground through the midst of your problem.

Do you realize that Jesus did not say, “Go and pray for the sick”? He said, “Go and heal the sick.” (Matthew 10:8) So stop pleading and asking all the time, and start using the authority you have in Christ.

Jesus told the church, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore…” (Matthew 28:18–19) My friend, God wants you to go and use the authority that He has given you. And as you go, miracles will flow!

Thought For The Day
When you start using the authority you have in Christ, miracles will flow.

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