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Thursday, June 5,
2008
Not The Answer
1 Corinthians 15:48-50 As is the earthy,
such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they
also that are heavenly. (49) And as we have borne the image of the earthy,
we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. (50) Now this I say,
brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither
doth corruption inherit incorruption. (KJV)
Someday a total transformation will take
place with all the believers that choose to hold God to be true and man the
liar, including their own carnal thinking. By the way, you don’t have to
wait until the day of judgment to bear the image of the heavenly which is
Christ in you now, the one and only hope of glory. What we clearly see in
the above verse is quite simple, two realms that differ as much as night
and day. While mankind still holds to the flesh and blood realm which keeps
them in darkness, those in Christ have found His enlightenment to be their
source of a new life without fear or a shadow of doubt. Flesh and blood and
its way of thinking cannot enter nor be an inheritor of the kingdom of God;
neither is God going to allow something corruptible into His incorruptible
realm as well. How you access God and His kingdom today will determine how
well you know the Lord and how well known you are of Him.
Galatians 1:15-17 But when it pleased
God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
(16) To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen;
immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: (17) Neither went I up to
Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia,
and returned again unto Damascus. (KJV)
Paul not only makes the distinction that
his relationship with the Lord was not based on any man but also the fact
that he went straight to the source. He is very emphatic to point out that
he didn’t run to the apostles that were before him and actually walked with
the Lord while He was here on earth, but rather he was able to hear first
hand for himself who the Lord is and how to access His kingdom. Today many
people claim to have the answer which they base more on a large following
or the approval of mankind rather than on a personal revelation of who
Christ is and how important it is to teach His name. Are you one of those
who are more apt to chase after mankind or something or someone you can
see, or are you going to be still and hear the Lord for yourself and know
that He is Lord of your life?
Galatians 1:18-20 Then after three years
I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. (19)
But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother. (20)
Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not. (KJV)
I am certain that Paul was told by many
that he should go find the apostles of the Lord so that he could learn from
them, thus the reason why he was so emphatic to write that the things he
was speaking were not a lie. In fact if you go read the account of what
happens when Paul does meet up with Peter some 14 years later you see that
there was a confrontation between the two of them, and the point Paul was
making was in line with God. The point is that it took boldness and
confidence to confront one of the Lord’s apostles and tell him he was out
of line and then to deliver the correction as well; a confidence and
boldness that did not come from any flesh and blood man but rather first
hand from a Spiritual source.
Matthew 16:15-17 He saith unto them, But
whom say ye that I am? (16) And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the
Christ, the Son of the living God. (17) And Jesus answered and said unto
him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed
it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. (KJV)
Are you still looking in the flesh and
blood realm to find the answer our Lord is asking all mankind, and has that
answer been revealed to you personally? If you think someday you are going
to gain access to a heavenly realm with a carnal answer you will find
yourself on the outside looking in, eternally, knowing what was available
and why you sold out. A spiritual kingdom has a spiritual access code or
name, and only one name will get you into His realm today so that you can
enter the eternal joy of the Lord so that He can say well done good and
faithful servant. While I hear so many preach and teach in the name of
Jesus, which by the way is a common name among mankind, I hear a very few
that know the name of Christ and the power of it. Could it be that there
are just so few that have given heed to this revelation and have allowed
the spiritual to have more of an influence than the physical? Could this be
the reason why there is so much opposition to this name, even to the point
of why the enemy is referred to as a spirit of antichrist and not anti
Jesus? You say the name of Jesus and you are referring to a man that walked
this earth and to many a man that still go by this name, but you add the
name of Christ to it and you have now accessed a totally new and different
realm, one the enemy doesn’t desire to see you get into.
Philippians 2:8-11 And being found in
fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even
the death of the cross. (9) Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and
given him a name which is above every name: (10) That at the name of Jesus
every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things
under the earth; (11) And that every tongue should confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (KJV)
By the way that name which is above every
name and the one every tongue should be confessing and needs too in order
to access the kingdom of God is Jesus Christ. While many claim it is just
Jesus, the only reason He was able to live a life without sin and present
himself a living acceptable sacrifice was by the leading and guiding of the
spirit of Christ within Him, which made it a complete package. Without
Jesus of Nazareth having the Spirit of Christ within Him to allow Him to be
the first born or born again into this realm, He would not have been able
to make reconciliation for a fallen dead world. If you personally do not
have the Spirit of Christ working in you as well as a working knowledge of
who the Son of God is for yourself you are none of His, but rather walking
blindly in a dark carnal realm with which it is impossible to please God
in.
Colossians 2:8-10 Beware lest any man
spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men,
after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. (9) For in him
dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. (10) And ye are complete in
him, which is the head of all principality and power: (KJV)
The most important factor, the most
important piece of a spiritual puzzle is Christ. Because once one is able
to see who they are in Him then they are able to see the plan of salvation
for themselves. A carnal flesh and blood man cannot relate to a spiritual
being without the Spirit of Christ to bear witness and allow His spiritual
light to shine in our hearts. Many people go to God through different names
and paths that they think will enlighten them, but the word of God is quite
clear to point out which name will get them into His kingdom and allow them
to continue in it bringing forth the fruit of the Spirit to perfection,
full maturity. Has God revealed Himself to you personally through His Son
so that you can in turn access His kingdom and find out who you are in
Christ? This is the one and only name that is above all others, and the
only name that will make you complete in Him, while anything else will
leave you stuck in the fallen realm of mankind and dead end rudiments and
traditions.
Acts 4:10-12 Be it known unto you all,
and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of
Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him
doth this man stand here before you whole. (11) This is the stone which was
set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. (12)
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under
heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. (KJV)
Mankind advertises many packages and
things that they try to back up with guarantees hoping this will entice
others to buy into it. The word of God is quite clear on what name will get
you access into His kingdom and allow you to continue in His spiritual
realm rooted and grounded and not moved away. Jesus Christ is the complete
package, the complete name that will make you whole, while anything less is
based on a flesh and blood interpretation that is not exactly and not what
our Father acknowledges. Don’t be half right, let the truth and the whole
truth set you free and keep you free indeed. God bless and His best to all
this day.
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