Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. There is liberty to laugh, love and walk in perpetual joy. The world didn't give you this kind of joy and the world can't take it away. The joy of the Lord comes only from Him. For He has called you to an everlasting covenant with Him; to move according to His principles that will only bring life to you and not death. For He has called you to love as He loves, for God is love.
Don't despise the chastening of the Lord, for it is designed to bring you to repentance and to give you life, because whom the Lord loves; He chastens. Don't despise the difficulties that come your way for the hard place is to toughen you for the road ahead. If you can't walk with the footmen, how will you be able to run with the horses?
Don't be afraid to open your heart and display His nature to your fellow brother or sister. Love deeply and sincerely. Jesus told us to have a special love for those in the household of faith and to show kindness, compassion and mercy on those who may hurt you. Some will hurt you unaware, but others may do it deliberately; nevertheless, forgive them. Forgive, pray for, do good to and bless those who dispitefully use you. Don't allow anyone to cause you to walk in anger, hatred or bitterness. Hating others is like drinking a glass poison and expecting them die. It is destructive and useless. Walk in the Spirit of love and show others how to love.
Listen to the voice of God...He is speaking, calling, directing and giving instructions. God is shifting us into another realm to be transformed. We are to walk in the Spirit and not be led by our flesh. The desires of the flesh leaves us empty and running after material things...fame, money, power and sex, leaves us feeling drained and in a state of depression, for it only satisfies for a while. But, if we are led by the Spirit, we will live the rich, abundant life that God has designed for us. He is molding us, transforming us into a new man/woman. Just as the children play with transformer toys, you are to be able to transform from the natural to the supernatural. Shift with the Holy Spirit, grow up in Christ; move by the Spirit of God and display His awesome nature and power in your life. There are people who need to hear a word from the Lord. Let the prophets speak the very heart of God to a people who are desperate and seeking Him. Be strong apostles and prophets; be courageous and speak the truth to the people of the earth. Your reward is being written in the Book.
One day, we will find ourselves before the Throne of God so overwhelmed with immense joy, that we won't be able to stand. With bowed heads and through tears of joy, we will worship God. We won't be able to say a thing because of the glory that will be before us, over us, around us and in us. If we can just get a glimspe of His feet; if we can see through all the weeping and tears of joy, we will see God, who will be before us, for this is the time we have been waiting for all our lives. We will be able to see His joy, for this is the time He has been waiting on as well. With the light of God all around us, we will be so overcome with immeasurable joy and by the sheer fact, that God Himself has caught us up to Heaven to be with Him for all eternity. We will want to shout, "we made it," but won't be able to say a word as the angels put crowns on our heads before the Lord and minister to us; redeemed man, changed and glorified to the express image of God. We will think for only a moment, of all the heartaches, sicknesses, trials, sufferings, tribulations and tests we had in this life...just for a moment, never to be thought of again for eternity, as our minds quickly come back to the scene before us...lightnings, thunders, rainbows, angels, 24 elders, the 4 beasts, the candlesticks and Yeshua, as we get caught up in the glorious praise with the angels; "holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who always was, who now is and who forever will be." We find ourselves falling on our knees or laying prostrate before the Lord as we take our crowns and lay them down at His feet with the elders, singing a song we have never learned, but now know in our spirits and find so easy to sing; a song of complete adoration for the Lord. We sing on one accord with the elders and angels, "O Lord, our God, you are worthy to receive all glory, honor and power because you are the One who created all things.
We soon forget the former life (this life) and all the things that seem so important to us now, as all our senses are centered on our Beloved Lord and Redeemer, as we are saturated and drenched in His glory and love!
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