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Wilderness shoutout

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This blog is dedicated to those believers who feel like they are in the wilderness. What is that?

The Hebrew meaning of wilderness is “the arrangement of things to create order.1“

1 Cor. 14:33, “For God is not [the author] of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.”

I am reminded of when someone breaks a bone in their body, but it is not setting correctly so the doctor must break the bone again in order to set it the right way. This must be agony for the patient, but it is for the patient’s well-being. The initial pain is almost unbearable, but is necessary for the results.

Heb. 12:7, “Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?”

Heb. 12:11, “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”

So, how do we endure? Is God going to browbeat us into obedience? I say no. Chapter and verse brother please?

Rom. 1:17, Gal. 2:20, Gal. 3:11, Heb. 10:38

“The just shall live by faith.” This faith is His faith in us that we partake of by revelation. This is how we can be more than conquerors in the wilderness. Jesus went into the wilderness and came out in the power of the Holy Spirit as the Last Adam bringing obedience unto righteousness and holiness sanctifying those who would believe on Him. The fullness of the Godhead dwells in Him.

The wilderness can be an awesome place to be and how we respond in this environment will take us to where we are going. Whether it be in circles to insanity or onward with vision and purpose in His will, Phil. 3:13-14.

In the wilderness, we are not led by our souls, understanding, intellect, sight, feelings, emotions, other’s opinions, hunches, but by revelation of Him in us.

Deu. 8:2, “And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, [and] to prove thee, to know what [was] in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.”

Our righteousness is no longer based on law-keeping. Christ is our righteousness, 1 Cor. 1:30, Phil. 3:9.

I believe the order that is created from the wilderness is created by His grace through faith. Romans 5:1-5.

The bible says Jesus died for our salvation and that we might know God and His overflowing love for us. I believe Jesus also died for our motive. Our motive prior to salvation was contrary to us and against our best interest. Our motive was used to betray us and spiritually kill us, Rom. 7:11. We were spiritual dead in our trespasses and sins without knowledge of Him.

In the wilderness, there is potential and opportunity to grow in His motive and will in us by the renewing of our minds, Rom. 12:2. This imparts his nature and grace into us making us (mature) sons of God, Rom. 8:14. Order almost seems to be a manifestation of His will in this creation. Reminds me of redemption, Eph. 1:10.

Unto perfection..

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Hebrews 6:1, “Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection..”

“Go on”

The phrase “go on” is present tense, passive voice, subjunctive mood. Present tense meaning continuing action or lifestyle. Passive voice meaning Christ enables us to go on by grace and not of ourselves. Subjunctive mood is the mood of probability (possibility, potentiality) = expresses an action which may or should happen but which is not necessarily true at present. Suggests that the action is dependent upon some condition being met.

“Perfection”

  • end
    • termination, the limit at which a thing ceases to be (always of the end of some act or state, but not of the end of a period of time)
    • lit., “unto (the) end,” signifies “continual,”

Paraphrase: “Therefore leaving the principles or primer of the word or Logos of the risen Christ, let the revelation of Him in us continue to grow in us unto His fullness by grace from glory to glory..”

The Hebrew word eternity reminds me of ‘perfection’ used in the Heb. 6:1 context.

The word olam is also used for time for the distant past or the distant future as a time that is difficult to know or perceive. This word is frequently translated as eternity or forever but in the English language it is misunderstood to mean a continual span of time that never ends. In the Hebrew mind it is simply what is at or beyond the horizon, a very distant time.1

In a nutshell, I believe the writer of Hebrews is saying there is more. There has to be. How big is God?

Hebrews 6:3, “And this will we do, if God permit.”

“Grace” IN your hearts

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This morning as I was waking up, 02/17/10, saw a shadow over the heart, but in Christ the heart (His motive by the faith of Him) is the substance of His will (Heb. 10 Aramaic NT). He is the tupos, pattern or mold of mankind. Adam was created in HIS image. Colossians or Romans says, “We have the true circumcision of the heart made by the Spirit of the Living God!” The law is a shadow of the substance of His will or good things to come  and not the realities themselves.

Col. 3:16, “16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”

Grace in your hearts by revelation of Him. Revelation of Him by hearing and hearing the unveiled Word changes motive.

Shekinah

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When the glory of the Lord came down and filled the tabernacle for the first time it must have been an awesome spectacle to behold. God was truly pleased with His people, not because of their goodness but because their sins were covered. The etymology of the dwelling or presence of God is the Hebrew word Sh’cheenah or as we pronounce it Shekinah. The term Shekinah was many times used interchangeably with the word God. In the Jewish mind it always spoke of the fact that He “dwelt in” or “rested upon” those who merited His favor, whether an individual, a community, or the entire Jewish people.

Scholars have always seen a striking connection between the concept of the Shekinah and the idea of Logos “The Word” which Philo introduced into Jewish philosophical thinking. Of course a much greater emphasis was placed upon the word Logos when the apostle John introduced his gospel account of the life of Jesus with these suggestive words:1

Christ being the Priest, Tabernacle and Sacrifice enables us by His blood to enter the Holy of Holies which i the presence of God the Father. Our body and the Body of Christ is the Tabernacle by which His Logos and Shekinah glory dwells by revelation. The Way, His flesh, has been made to the Father in us by revelation of Him according to His grace and faith. Also, to the Hebrew mind, a word can be a thing or become a thing, substance or creation. We are becoming Logos substance through Him in the Spirit.

Arbitrator - How is our motive changed?

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I believe our conscience is the arbitrator of motive.

ar⋅bi⋅trate

–verb (used with object)
1. to decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine.
2. to submit to arbitration; settle by arbitration: to arbitrate a dispute.

–verb (used without object)
3. to act as arbitrator or arbiter; decide between opposing or contending parties or sides.
4. to submit a matter to arbitration.

The blood of Christ has purged our conscience from dead works based on law and self-imposed law. Now, in Christ, we have been predestined unto the adoption of children to do good works. Good works come from a pure motive.

Where does motive come from? What arbitrates motive? Our conscience.

In Christ, our conscience is no longer aware of the judgment or penalty of the law. It has no value of right and wrong. The caveat is our mind does. Our mind remembers. Reference blog, No wonder I keep remembering. Even though our mind remembers and knows, there is no condemnation in Christ in the Spirit. This does not give license to sin. Even though in Christ the conscience does not know what sin is. Motive has changed. If missing the mark or manifestations of the flesh do occur then it could be due to a number of reasons: willful ignorance, ignorance, unregenerate thinking, lack of foundation, no discipleship, unhealthy doctrine, law has been put on the individual, witchcraft, stubbornness, rebellion, fear, self-willed opinion, vain imaginations.

Blogs about the conscience being purged:

Paul says, “To put into oblivion those things which are behind” in Phil. 3. How? Those things which are behind are those things that are attached to the old man and nature. The old nature predicates on the law or self-imposed law. Anything based on self-imposed law is behind and irrelevant. It truly is dead.

The “how” is receiving revelation of a purged conscience and the complete work of Christ. This is why the function and office of the apostle and prophet are important in the Church. They testify and witness the resurrection of Christ. They share the logos or word. They minister sound doctrine. They diffuse and impart power, grace and peace to whosoever. All of this is unto the full stature of Christ.

If I do not have revelatory knowledge of a purged conscience then how will I partake in good works? This revelation gives faith, knowledge, confidence and assurance to whosoever that their conscience is pure. The knowledge has a profound life-changing affect on the recipient. That is what was prophesied in the prophets and restated in Hebrews 10:16, “This [is] the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them.”

Different time zones

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I realized today, 12/25/09, that if I try to keep my self or keep score in my spiritual walk that I am kind of in a way looking into the future and trying to predict what is going to happen when I don’t necessarily know. This is putting law on myself based on self-imposed law’s core. Faith and God’s nature is always now or present pluperfect tense. Also, if I am supposedly looking into the unknown future with a presumption or guess based on self-imposed law this could be related to fortune-telling1 which is not godly, but is witchcraft. Uh oh, there I go again. Well, isn’t that what it is? Samuel said, “Rebellion is as witchcraft…”

How is this witchcraft? What would I be rebelling against? Grace perhaps? Didn’t Paul say, “Who has bewitched you? Who has put a curse on you?” I would say even, “Who has put a spell on you?”

Faith is always Now, but it seems law and self-imposed law is time based which is limiting. The New Covenant is not time based. The Old Covenant is based on sacrificing animals in this fallen creation that is time based and uner the curse. The Mediator of the New Covenant came from outside of time into time and went back outside into eternity to be the our High Priest in the order of Melchizedek (King of Righteousness) forever. True righteousness is grace based through faith and revelation and not self-imposed law.

This reminds me of what I read today. Romans 8:2, ” 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.”

Liberty from envelopes

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2 Cor. 3:17, “16 Nevertheless when one turns (converts or turns around due to ‘afterthought’) to the Lord, the veil (self-imposed law) is taken away (περιαιρέω periaireō). 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (freedom from the bondage of all self-imposed law).”

περιαιρέω periaireō: “to take away that which surrounds or envelopes a thing”.

The Spirit is there by grace and revelation. Not self-imposed law. The Spirit gives great assurance and hope. Self-imposed law does not.

Do we still have to prove or test God?

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Do we still have to prove or test God?

No.

Old Testament quote: Mal. 3:10, “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it].”

If we do then we are not ministers of the New Covenant. The letter (Old Covenant) kills, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Cor. 3:6, “Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.”

We have the Father’s Son now. He has us. He is revealed and His faith dwells in us now. Hebrews 1:1-2, Eph. 3:17.

His faith and willingness makes us righteous. Therefore, there is NO condemnation and we do not have to prove anything. The experience is not the proof, but because of the proof in us the experiences are manifested and created. Truth does not prove itself because it is truth. Light does not prove itself because it is light.

So, what about giving? Give because you want to. Read Supporting the Levitcal Priesthood.

If I am compelled by a need for approval then I am putting myself back under self-imposed law. The word says, “No flesh shall be justified before God by the law.” Romans 3:20

Christ has fulfilled all the law in me according to the revelation of Him in me. The just shall live by His faith in them by grace.

Do you really want to?

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Today I heard the Lord tell me, “You don’t have to love people.” I said, “Excuse me, huh?” “You don’t have to love people.” This is true. I don’t. If I have to then is that real and bona fide motive from my heart?

Romans 6:17, “But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.” I am, I do and I be because He is in me. His grace and will alter my will and motivation to do and be. Nothing else can genuinely make this claim and keep it because they are at best shadows.

This blog builds a little more on a previous blog, The substance of His will.

Hebrews 10:1, “1 For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things (or substance of will or His will), can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect.”

I believe “substance of will” is sincere, real and true motive. It is substance. It is immortal, eternal, ever-motivating substance because of fullness and no lack whatsoever. In Him, is all fullness of the Godhead bodily. This substance deposits by diffusion into my spirit by the Holy Spirit by grace through faith of hearing the word of truth in its fullness. This revelation changes my life. Thank you Lord.

“You are a priest”

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Or He is the Priest in you.

Today, 08/20/09, talking to a co-worker. He has a lot on his plate these days. He pretty much just needed someone to hear him. He apologized for whining. I did not seem him as whining, but overwhelmed. I responded, “It seems like you have a lot on your plate.” He then said thanks.

Afterwords, the Lord told me, “You are a priest.” I realized I was a priest ministering grace and peace to my collegue.

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