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We pretty much all know about the wise and foolish virgins. What did they have in common right before the end? They all slept. Funny thing about sleeping virgins. When they are sleeping, you cannot really tell the wise ones from the foolish ones. What else do they have in common? They all were awakened.
The difference between them manifested itself in what they did once they were awakened, amen? What did the wise virgins do? With the oil they possessed, which was not yet lit, they lit their lamps!
Do we not see concerning these wise virgins, destined for Heaven? They were indeed virgins. They indeed did have the Holy Spirit within them. BUT..... one thing remained. They were producing no light. They had their lamp. They had their oil. But they never realized that they must light their lamp.
Look, guys. We have tried to walk as new creatures but without our new creature ever being activated. We believe with our heads that we are new creatures, that the old us is done and gone. But then we spend our entire walk unsuccessfully trying to walk like nee creatures, with sin under our feet. We try as hard as we can to kill our old nature, when the truth is, it is already dead!
The Bible tells us to awake to righteousness and sin not. Oh, I pray we see, the way to do that is to LIGHT OUR LAMP! And how is that done? We combine the blood of the Lamb with the word of OUR testimony.
By faith, we finally stand up against the accusations and temptations of the enemy and boldly say "No more." We do as we have been instructed to do and reckon..... add it to our spiritual bank account.... that the old us does not need to die. It DIED! We stand on truth that no matter what we may look like at this present moment, inside, at our core? We ARE new. We ARE pure. Please understand here. That does not mean that we are all of a sudden clothed with all sorts of spiritual fruits. That comes as we abide...remain.... in Him by faith. Being free from sin is NOT perfection. It is simply that we, as lumps of clay, have finally, by our confession as to who we are, centered ourselves on God' potter wheel. Ready to see how amazing your potter is? Me to, brothers and sisters, me too.
It is God's job to take the lumps of clay we are and fashion us into beautiful servants OUTWARDLY, but inwardly? Brand new. Sin free. But this part is critical. It is only as we believe this to be true that the change occurs. Why? Because it is "according to our faith be it unto us". As long as we believe the lie we have been fed that we are NOT new, we are not fully centered on the potters wheel.
Awaking to righteousness and sinning not is not a task we try our best to do. We will fail!! We awake to righteousness by BELIEVING we really are righteous, right now, this very minute. And do you know what comes with that? The sinning not part is ours too. The power of God is found in our walking in our new creature, but until we put it on by faith alone, our only choice is to a) remain asleep or. b) try to act righteous and sin not by our effort. Good luck with that! LOL
We are the people destined to be called "the restorer of the paths to dwell in". All the promises of God are ours and they are MIND BLOWING..... but.... BUT.... until we put off our old nature by faith, reckon that that guy is not longer us, and by faith put on our new nature, like a soft clean robe draping over us, we will remain stuck in the mud.
It is time to put our God to the test and to simply believe Him and what He has declared over us, His children. I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live. YOU are crucified, with Christ, never the less you live. And this part is key. And the life we now live, we live by the faith of tge Son of God, who loved us and gave Himself for us. Glory!
We are about to fully understand what being born again actually means. Prepare to have your mind blown.
blessings.
Gids
The difference between them manifested itself in what they did once they were awakened, amen? What did the wise virgins do? With the oil they possessed, which was not yet lit, they lit their lamps!
Do we not see concerning these wise virgins, destined for Heaven? They were indeed virgins. They indeed did have the Holy Spirit within them. BUT..... one thing remained. They were producing no light. They had their lamp. They had their oil. But they never realized that they must light their lamp.
Look, guys. We have tried to walk as new creatures but without our new creature ever being activated. We believe with our heads that we are new creatures, that the old us is done and gone. But then we spend our entire walk unsuccessfully trying to walk like nee creatures, with sin under our feet. We try as hard as we can to kill our old nature, when the truth is, it is already dead!
The Bible tells us to awake to righteousness and sin not. Oh, I pray we see, the way to do that is to LIGHT OUR LAMP! And how is that done? We combine the blood of the Lamb with the word of OUR testimony.
By faith, we finally stand up against the accusations and temptations of the enemy and boldly say "No more." We do as we have been instructed to do and reckon..... add it to our spiritual bank account.... that the old us does not need to die. It DIED! We stand on truth that no matter what we may look like at this present moment, inside, at our core? We ARE new. We ARE pure. Please understand here. That does not mean that we are all of a sudden clothed with all sorts of spiritual fruits. That comes as we abide...remain.... in Him by faith. Being free from sin is NOT perfection. It is simply that we, as lumps of clay, have finally, by our confession as to who we are, centered ourselves on God' potter wheel. Ready to see how amazing your potter is? Me to, brothers and sisters, me too.
It is God's job to take the lumps of clay we are and fashion us into beautiful servants OUTWARDLY, but inwardly? Brand new. Sin free. But this part is critical. It is only as we believe this to be true that the change occurs. Why? Because it is "according to our faith be it unto us". As long as we believe the lie we have been fed that we are NOT new, we are not fully centered on the potters wheel.
Awaking to righteousness and sinning not is not a task we try our best to do. We will fail!! We awake to righteousness by BELIEVING we really are righteous, right now, this very minute. And do you know what comes with that? The sinning not part is ours too. The power of God is found in our walking in our new creature, but until we put it on by faith alone, our only choice is to a) remain asleep or. b) try to act righteous and sin not by our effort. Good luck with that! LOL
We are the people destined to be called "the restorer of the paths to dwell in". All the promises of God are ours and they are MIND BLOWING..... but.... BUT.... until we put off our old nature by faith, reckon that that guy is not longer us, and by faith put on our new nature, like a soft clean robe draping over us, we will remain stuck in the mud.
It is time to put our God to the test and to simply believe Him and what He has declared over us, His children. I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live. YOU are crucified, with Christ, never the less you live. And this part is key. And the life we now live, we live by the faith of tge Son of God, who loved us and gave Himself for us. Glory!
We are about to fully understand what being born again actually means. Prepare to have your mind blown.
blessings.
Gids