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Are We Mocking Him?
J. Conrad Lampan
Matthew 27:31 "After they had mocked Him they took the robe off from
Him ... and led Him away to be crucified"
The soldiers had put a red robe on Him, and a crown, and a reed in His
hand -all symbols of kingship- and they bowed before Him, and shouted
"Hail, King of the Jews! "
Then they took the robe off from Him and led Him away to be crucified.
They had mocked Him.
Sunday after Sunday the story is repeated all around the world.
We bring Him and put Him in the midst. We put a robe on Him. And a
crown, and a scepter. And we sing "Crown Him with many Crowns"
and "All hail the Lamb".
And then we take the robe off from Him and we take Him away. We
rather have Him on the cross.
Jesus on the cross means salvation. Forgiveness of sins. God's
justice satisfied. Jesus on the cross means we have the way open to
heaven. Jesus on the cross means we can escape hell.
We rather have Him on the cross.
If He is not on the cross where is He?
On the Throne.
We want Him on the cross because that opened the door for God's
blessings of salvation. But on the throne?
Jesus on the throne means we are not in control. Jesus on the throne
means "Father, Thy will be done" After all it was the Father's will to
exalt Him to the throne and to give Him a Name above all other names.
God has been tolerant. Not any more. God has been patient. Not any
more. His plan for the ages is entering a time of complete fulfillment.
Like we it or not He is on the throne.
"That at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow" Phil 2:13
"And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the
Glory of God the Father" Phil 2:14
Why do we not have the revival we expect? Why do we pray and pray
for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and it seems so hard to receive it?
Why do we pray for the Holy Spirit to come and move in power, and
heavens seem to be hard as bronze?
John 7:39 "FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS NOT YET COME BECAUSE
JESUS WAS NOT YET GLORIFIED"
Pastor J. Conrad Lampan
Planting the Presence of Jesus
The Second Call Ministries
God's Mouthpiece
Jana Alcorn
Leader, you are to be a Mouthpiece for God! Recently this became so clear
in my spirit. I searched countless scriptures to gain a more thorough
understanding. I prayed. I made new commitments to God.
I found, just as Aaron became a spokesman for Moses, we must speak as the
oracles of God, and believe me, it isn't because our God is a stutterer.
He speaks and entire nations must respond!
PROPHETIC WORD
I know that you still stand in amazement that I would use you, yet I
choose to empower you and to put My words in your mouth. You are being
propelled by My prophetic Word into a quickening of the Spirit within.
You have known that this would be and now I tell you again that I have
prepared you and brought you to this place of advancement. You must
follow My Spirit and be willing to abandon all for My sake. This is a
time of gathering in and a time of reaching out. Both will happen, says
the Lord, for I am bringing together my forces from every tribe and
tongue. I am calling and shortly you will see a coming together. My
Voice will be carried across the waters and the sound shall go forth into
every spirit that is ready to be penetrated with the next Word of My
assignment. I shall loose things and people that have been bound, even
new strategy shall flow, for this is the Moment of My purposes and nothing
shall stop their fulfillment, says the Lord!
JAlcorn@aol.com
Wilderness About To Bloom
Ras Robinson
Your wilderness and dry place is about to bloom! I am
the master gardener and the spring push is here. You have already seen
some blooming but I am now making room for the more than abundant
blooming. You are living in the Third Day revelation of the Lord and
you will see the display of my majesty, especially during this season.
My resurrection power is being tilted towards you. Get ready to receive
of my plenty. There has been some ingathering already of those who have
bloomed profusely for me in their day. But now there is room made for
the new to come forth. All the days you have spent in the wilderness
and dry places have been preparation. Things will soon begin to turn so
that you will have beauty for ashes and joy for mourning. Remember that
it is Me who will cause this glorious blooming. Get ready. New days
are coming for you. Release the old. Be thankful for the old because
it was also given by My hand and had it’s own glory. Now the new glory
will be on display through your life. I delight in you and have chosen
that this is the season for resplendent glory to come through you and
from you. Your wilderness and dry place is about to bloom!
Isaiah 35:1-2 “The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for
them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. [2] It
shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing…”
Fullness in Christ Church, Pastor
Listen To God
A.W. Tozer
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world.
He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of
life."
If while hearing a sermon we can fix on but one real jewel of truth
we may consider ourselves well rewarded for the time we have spent.
One such gem was uncovered during a sermon which I heard some time
ago. From the sermon I got one worthy sentence and no more, but it
was so good that I regret that I cannot remember who the preacher
was, that I might give him credit. Here is what he said, "Listen to
no man who fails to listen to God."...
No man has any right to offer advice who has not first heard God
speak. No man has any right to counsel others who is not ready to
hear and follow the counsel of the Lord. True moral wisdom must
always be an echo of God's voice. The only safe light for our path
is the light which is reflected from Christ, the Light of the
World....
God has His chosen men still, and they are without exception good
listeners. They can hear when the Lord speaks. We may safely listen
to such men. But to no others. The Root of the Righteous, 15-17.
"Don't ever let me preach my own empty, worthless stuff, Lord.
Whenever I enter the pulpit I pray that I might have a fresh word
from heaven. Amen."
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Get Real
Dee
I appeal to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in view of (all) the
mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies (presenting all
your members and faculties) as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted,
consecrated) and well pleasing to God, which is your reasonable (rational,
intelligent) service and spiritual worship.
Authentic. We've gotten so use to imitation, we've forgotten what it means to
have the authentic. Take cubic zirconia for example. It has become so popular
and so "real" in appearance that many people cannot tell the difference.
It's well liked for it's attractive counterfeit of real diamonds, set in gold
and styled in such a way that only the trained can easily identify the real
from the fake. Because of it's immense popularity, it has increased in value
and can be quite costly to own--not as costly as quality, real diamonds, but
quite a little chunk of change. In our Christian lives we've often settled
for the cubic zirconia instead of waiting for the diamond to be purified. You
see, we as Christians are like diamonds in the rough--pieces of coal that
need to be submitted to intense pressure to create the diamonds we can be in
Christ. But that pressure, that need to walk as living sacrifices, becomes
difficult--so it's much easier to settle for the cubic zirconia. It looks as
good as the diamonds, shines and sparkles like real diamonds, comes in
settings of real gold that are as beautiful as diamond settings receive. But
when it comes to valuing them, an expert clearly discerns that beautiful as
they are, they aren't the real thing. Their value is substantially less,
worth very little. Like the cubic zirconia, sometimes we trade in our walk
with God for the appearance of a walk with God. The Word and what it says our
lives will be like, should be like seems difficult, costly. We really don't
want to spend the time, do the study, live the life that seems to go with the
grace of salvation. We want the salvation, but we exchange the real life for
the imitation one. Since it looks just as good and no one really can tell, we
satisfy ourselves that we are doing good--without all that pesky living
sacrifice stuff. We can show devotion to God without actually living devoted
lives. We can feign consecration without actually have to consecrate
ourselves. We can appear to be dedicated wholly to God without actually
having to be wholly dedicated to God. We can do it so well that it passes the
inspection of most people. We can count on the fact that most people will not
look too closely at our lives, inspect our fruit because they don't want
their own inspected. So we settle in to comfortable lives that have all the
look and feel of authentic Christianity but lack that little living sacrifice
thing. The problem is that we forget there is the great diamond Expert who
can tell in an instant the real from the authentic. It is His eyeglass that
we need concern ourselves with, not that of other believers. It is in His
eyes that we will be judged and held accountable for what we've done with the
life He gave us. It is in His jewelry shop that we will be weighed in the
balances. To be sure, He will notice the gold and it's purity or lack thereof
but He will also be inspecting the diamond--and He is not interested in cubic
zirconia. You see He purchased diamond material with the most expensive
purchase price ever known to man. He realized that it was rough diamonds,
needing to be pressurized into fine diamonds but He knew that the coal was
especially created and infused with all the right elements to produce
wonderful diamonds. Yet will He hold in His hands cubic zirconia? Will He
see the dust blown away from the lumps of coal and placed over that coal a
cheap, imitation of the real thing?
Authentic Christian lives don't just
happen. They are born out of an intimate walk with the Master Jeweler. They
are labors of love, fashioned out of dedicated and consecrated lives. They
are the product of those that are unwilling to settle for less than the best
that is well pleasing to God. They realize that, given all He's done for us,
it is our reasonable service--the rational and intelligent choice. They
realize that this dedication of ourselves is our spiritual act of worship. We
can worship Him with our lips, our heads, even engage in our hearts on
occasion but worshipping Him in Spirit and in Truth involves a living
sacrifice. Separating the authentic from the imitation in our lives takes
some soul searching. We must go before our God with willing hearts and ask to
be purged of the imitation. We must surrender our lives totally and
completely to Him. We may have all around us convinced but there is only One
who really matters--and He does not look at the outward appearance, He looks
at the heart. He knows the truth about us that no one else can see and know.
Today, as you go, take off the imitation cubic zirconia's that you've
arranged in your life. Today, settle for nothing less than the authentic in
your life. Today, present your body a living sacrifice. Today, be reasonable,
rational and intelligent in your service and spiritual worship. Today, get
real with God.
Grace and peace,
Flying By the Instruments
Michelle Perry
I saw 2 different scenarios: first a plane flying well in the clear but
when it hit a bank of clouds and vision was taken away it began to falter
and become disoriented and finally it crashed. Again I saw a plane flying
and it hit a bank of clouds and a storm but flew through unwavering in its
course.
And I heard the Lord explain:
"The first plane flew by sight, the second by instruments. Beloved this is
the hour I am calling My people to fly by the instruments. A time is coming
and is at hand when the enemy is about to unleash his darkness and I am
about to release My judgements.
It is no longer enough to learn how to fly- know the art of flying by the
instruments so that when the storms come you can stay the course unwavering
and not become confused or disoriented. It may feel like the plane is
tipping or spinning, but as long as your instruments remain steady you must
trust them over your feelings. If you fly by your feelings in this day, you
will crash.
I have given you instruments by which to fly: My Word, My voice and My
Spirit. Judge everything according to My Word. Listen to MY voice as I
speak this is the way walk in it. Follow the leadings and promptings of My
Spirit and I tell you your course will remain steady through the storm.
Remember even the darkness is not dark to Me. I will guide you but you MUST
know how to operate and read your instruments. So today I am releasing a
new discernment and a new hunger for My Word, a new passion for My Presence
and a new clarity in hearing My voice."
MICHELE PERRY
May 2, 2001
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