Oh, the things that seek to distract!
But then,
oh, the firm sweet voice of the Holy spirit, calling, beckoning and instructing:
"ignore the winds!"
"ignore the waves!"
"ignore the contrary voices"
"and...
Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full, in his wonderful face
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of his glory and grace!"
[Song by Helen Howarth Lemmel (1863-1961)]
I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
Nor do people put new wine in old wineskins; if they do, the skins burst, the wine spills and the wineskins are ruined. No, they pour new wine into freshly prepared wineskins, and in this way both are preserved.”
[1 Corinthians 15:50 NIV, Matthew 9:17 CJB]
The old cannot cohabit with the new. And His spirit will no longer struggle with man forever. I pray; may you not hold on so tenaciously to how you have always done it, so much so, that you get left behind in what Jesus wants to do today. For, “Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not struggle with you (humans) forever, for you are only mortal...” applies to you.
Jesus is not a puppet. No words (of prophecy) are mere accessories for our own goals. Nor is the spirit of YHWH the sideshow we tolerate for as long as it furthers our goals.
He is doing a new thing in our day such that the ears of those that hear it will tingle!
.. this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
' And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit, and they shall prophesy:'
Can you not see it? Can you not perceive that it is his will to prepare us?
Be willing and obedient and you will partake of the fruit of this Land.
To receive Jesus' new wine of these last days, many old wineskins (containers) must be shed and new receptacles received in many areas. Old wineskins are not strong enough for the new wine, they will haemorrhage. Open up to Jesus the head of the Church and as we cooperate with him, he will transform our old receptacles into new and lasting ones - the fleshly and mortal, will put on the spirit and immortal- and you will live again. Jesus is kind and gentle, we need not fear his changes. Take his yoke upon you, and learn of him; for he is meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest unto your souls. [Matthew 11:29]
Can you not see it?
“Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.
The wild animals honor me,
the jackals and the owls,
because I provide water in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people, my chosen,"[Isaiah 43:18-20]
Hallelujah! Amen!
Even so, come Lord Jesus!
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