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Topic: Discerning Truth From Counterfeit
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Yolanda Ballard
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Posted: 07/01/2008 at 2:01pm
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Word submitted for your discernment
By Yolanda Ballard (roarnworship@cfl.rr.com)
DISCERNING TRUTH FROM COUNTERFEIT
How do we get to where we need to be going? How do we know when we have arrived to the place that we are going? Where are we going? These are questions many are asking because they are not truly following God, but they are following a move and they think it is God. You can tell it by the fruit produced in it.
These are serious times, and at the same time most glorious times. The enemy is coming on as a flood sweeping many away into major deception which many will not recover from. Many are following every wind of doctrine just because who is promoting them. But we must be sure that what we are following is truly of God.
What are the signs of a true revival? What happens when we are truly in one? The first sign we must discern is if it is truly led by the faith of the Lord Jesus Christ. We aren't just being moved by the anointing flowing off of one being healed. Testimonies will stir you on, but will not promote faith, for faith comes only by hearing and believing the words that flow from the heart of Jesus and His faith alone.
Another sign of a true revival is repentance which is a gift from God. You can't stir it up from your own strength only by crying out for it sincerely wanting to turn from your wicked ways. Dying out to your will and following after the will of the Father shows true repentance.
Another sign is humility and a heart that is teachable. When you are confronted about a wrong, you are open and ready to change after first checking it out with the Lord that what is being said is truly of Him. We must realize that we have not arrived, and in order to be conformed into the image of the Lord Jesus Christ, there must be change.
Another sign is love that flows from the heart of the Father and compassion that moves His heart to heal, to deliver, to even raise the dead. Yes, love is flowing like a river and not being hindered.
But most of all, you will see holiness that will change hearts, lives, communities, cities and nations. This is the fruit of a true revival, and until we see that happening, we must desperately press in and cry out for the breaking forth of glory that will be so intense that those who Christ has died for cannot help but to fall down on their knees crying out for a full deliverance from the kingdom of darkness.
No, the whole world will not be saved, but the ones the Lord died for need our help in finding their way to Him. They need us crying out day and night. As we live a life of worshiping Him, He will release His heart cry through us as a mighty roar, and this will repel the powers of darkness away from the lost so they can receive His saving grace.
This is the purpose of a true revival. This is what we are called to do. To prepare we must be broken, have true faith, a heart of repentance, and are teachable. Yes, God is preparing our hearts for a major move of God. What you see now is the preparation, for the best is yet to come.
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Karen Holland
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Posted: 07/01/2008 at 4:12pm
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Don't forget the plumb line!
http://openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=22607&P N=2
Hebrews 5
Warning Against Falling Away
11We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn. 12In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! 13Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. 14But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.
Edited by Karen Holland on 07/01/2008 at 4:13pm
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