For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth
eternity, Whose name is Holy; I dwell in
the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to
revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
When our hearts are crushed, broken, and oppressed, the LORD has
promised to move in and inhabit them. When our spirits are depressed and abased,
this is when the LORD abides to make us alive again. This is the revival that
speaks of the Lord’s peace: nourishment, restoration, wholeness, and
energizing. There is the power of God behind His promise and His Word, He dwells
in eternity, and here He is describing His second home. This is what draws the
Creator of the universe to draw us; a humble spirit and a broken heart,
submitted to Him.Saturday, July 21, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012
Inherit the Holy Mountain
Isaiah 57:13
When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but
the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in Me shall
possess the land, and shall inherit My holy mountain;
The inheritance God promised to Abraham now also belongs to the church
by faith, and we will possess the land and inherit the holy mountain of the
LORD. For this to happen, the LORD clearly states one of His conditions here,
“Trust Me!” This is a daily process of placing our trust in Him and continuing
to trust Him every step of the way. To do otherwise amounts to leaning on our
own understanding, trusting in ourselves, and getting in His way. He makes the
results of this course of action clear-cut too: let your own devices deliver
you, but the wind will blow them all away and leave behind emptiness and
foolishness. Thursday, July 19, 2012
Out Of the Midst Of the Fire
Ezekiel 1:4
And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the
north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the
colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
The vision Ezekiel described is a manifestation of the glory of God.
When we truly submit our hearts to God, He comes in like a whirlwind: a
rushing, mighty wind. This wind will tear down everything in our hearts that
does not belong. Then the fire comes to purge what remains, refining our hearts
to a purer state. If He meets with any resistance in our hearts, any areas that
we try to hold back from Him, the process is only prolonged. What He sets out
to do He finishes. Afterward, in a time of rest, we hear the still, small voice
of the Holy Spirit offering comfort and guidance to the next level. Then the
process starts again.Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Firstborn From the Dead
Colossians 1:18
And He is the head of the body, the church: who is the
beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things
He might have the preeminence.
The Word is the beginning; Alpha and Omega. When He was raised from
the dead, God saw it done: the church, which is His body; was also raised from
the dead. Remember the patience of the Ancient of Days. Remember that His
single most important purpose is the unveiling of His Son, Jesus Christ, in His
fullness. Remember that He purposed to make man in His image. For all the
promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen,
unto the glory of God by us.Tuesday, July 17, 2012
All Things Consist By Him
Colossians 1:16-17
For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven,
and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities,
or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him: And He is before all
things, and by Him all things consist.
All things great and small were created by Him: thrones, dominions,
principalities, and powers. Everything visible in the earth and everything in
the spirit realm. When we put on the armor, the Word warns us that we are
wrestling with principalities, and powers, and rulers of darkness. When we stand on His Word and cry out to be more like Him, we are
opposed by fallen spiritual hosts, opposition which He allows, in order to
develop us in our transformation into His image and likeness. Whenever we are
tested, whatever the reason, His goal is to make us in His image. When Christ shall
appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.Monday, July 16, 2012
The Image of the Invisible God
Colossians 1:14-15
In Whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of
the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
If we want to know what God looks like, all we have to do is look at
Jesus. However, I am not talking about all the standard images of Christ that
are so often set forth. The most accurate picture we can have of Jesus is first
by walking with God, letting Him change our hearts, and then looking into our
own hearts to see what He has removed, and what He left behind in its place. He
has promised that what remains will glorify Him, and it will no longer be a
stony landscape of human vanity. It will be flesh, and it will have written
there the glory and majesty of His Son, in Whom He is well pleased.Sunday, July 15, 2012
Qualified For Inheritance
Colossians 1:12-13
Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet
to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered
us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us
into the kingdom of His dear Son:
By the blood of Jesus Christ we are made suitable to receive our
inheritance from our heavenly Father. We are delivered from the power of
darkness, and by the baptism of the Holy Spirit we are made able to understand
God’s language. Yet it is the hunger and thirst for more that makes us truly
fluent in the ways of God. It is in becoming in His image that we can truly
inherit anything, and this is the power of His resurrection.
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