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DISCERNING THE SIGNS - Keeping Our Focus On The Goal And Understanding The Season

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Topic: DISCERNING THE SIGNS - Keeping Our Focus On The Goal And Understanding The Season

Posted By: Ron McGatlin
Subject: DISCERNING THE SIGNS - Keeping Our Focus On The Goal And Understanding The Season
Date Posted: 05/07/2008 at 5:03pm

Discerning The Signs
 
Keeping Our Focus On The Goal And Understanding The Season
 
God is sending a fresh wind of His Spirit across the world in this season of change. A vast vacuum exists in many of the people of the world, including most Christians. There has been a lack of the presence of God that has created a spiritual vacuum pulling upon God’s Holy Spirit to fill the void with the love and power of the presence of God to make new, heal, deliver, and transport God’s people into the next place of restoration of all things unto our God - the practical reality of the kingdom of God on earth.
 
God is Spirit who relates first to the spirit of man by His Spirit in the supernatural realm of the Spirit and then, flowing through the soul and body of man, manifests into the natural world to do His will from heaven on earth. Throughout much of the church and the world, there has been an extreme void of supernatural relationship to God in the Holy Spirit which has led to a lack of the manifested  presence and life of God in the world.
 
In this season the hunger for the supernatural life of God has become acute. In recent Holy Spirit outpourings, tastes of the presence of God have been experienced and  have stirred passion for the reality of the supernatural life of Jesus. The passion of the people for more of God has led to dramatic increase in supernatural occurrences and miraculous healings. Angels are appearing. Heavenly visions are occurring. Physical manifestations of trembling, shaking, and falling in the presence of God are occurring. Alcoholics and drug addicts are being set free and coming to Jesus. People are being born again and filled with fresh life of the Spirit of God. Visions of Jesus are seen by people in the Spirit. Signs and wonders are now being experienced much like in the time of Jesus and the first century apostles. Traveling revivalists, evangelists, churches, house churches, and schools are reporting dramatic increase in supernatural manifestations and miraculous healings.
 
What does all this mean? Why is it happening now? Where is this going?
 
Father, in the name of Jesus, we come to your throne of mercy and grace. We receive your mercy and grace. Father, we ask of You wisdom and understanding to discern the signs of this time, that we may not miss the glory you have prepared for those who love You. We open our hearts and minds to receive Your Holy Spirit and fire to enlighten and empower us to live in the fullness of Your presence and carry out Your will on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.
 
Many Christians have been trained to discern natural things but may have had little or no experience in discerning real supernatural spiritual things of God. Like many of the religious leaders in Jesus’ day, we may have skilled natural-mind understanding and discernment but may not be well prepared to discern spiritual things by the Spirit. Probably most of us have yet to even begin to grasp the vast reality of the Spirit of God and the great significance of the work of the Holy Spirit.  And certainly, we may be clueless regarding the vast army of spirit beings called Holy Angels. These powerful ministering spirits sent from God to minister to the heirs of salvation may be a fearful mystery to many who lack mature discernment of spiritual things by the Spirit.
 
Mat 16:3: ....Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.
 
Heb 1:14:  Are they (angels) not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?
 
The Greek word translated "signs" in the above verse is “semeion” and is also often translated miracles in the KJV. The Lord is speaking here about discerning supernatural miraculous happenings. We need to spiritually discern the “signs” of this time.
 
A lack of spiritual perception and full appreciation of the work of the Holy Spirit may cause us to improperly discern. The past focus and experience of the church of highly esteeming natural understanding of the Bible with a lack of full respect and grasp of the awesome place of the Holy Spirit has led to a weakness of spiritual perception and understanding. For this reason many cannot discern real signs and wonders from false. Sadly this often causes a rejection of the true by ascribing the work of the Holy Spirit to the devil.
 
Mark 16:17-18:  And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
 
Discerning the True, the False, and the MIXTURE
 
Lack of mature holiness in a gifted person causes a mixture.
 
Mature holiness looks a lot like humility filled with love and spiritual power in a person with a pure heart and clean hands.
 
Unholy looks like pride with needful desire and natural strength in a person with an unclean heart and dirty hands.
 
A believer in process of becoming holy often will be a mixture of holy and unholy practices. This mixture is not uncommon in the leadership of churches and ministries of the church age systems.
 
Most believers in the church age have sought after leaders to follow that we could esteem highly. Unknowingly, we have often looked to a respected leader instead of looking to the Christ in the leader and have become followers of a man instead of Christ Jesus. We may have not prospered in our spirits and have been disappointed and mistreated because of the lack of mature holiness in the leader. Often, we then choose to blame the leader without understanding that we were part of the problem by our not following Christ. We can be led by the Christ in any person sent to minister to a current need and situation. However, we must not follow or receive from the bad part of a mixture. Follow Christ within by the Holy Spirit and follow Christ in man but do not follow another (John 10:4-5).

 
John 10:27  "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
 
The false does exist and can be discerned by their fruits (Mat 7:16-18). However, what many have called false teachers, false prophets, false apostles, and false signs are not really false but mixtures. The false relates to the unholy (the harlot). The mixture relates to immature are partly holy (the adulteress). The true relates to mature holiness (the pure Bride).
 
The spiritual adulteress has a husband (Jesus) but is unfaithful to Him by seeking other loves. The fruit of the adulterated mixture is good fruit from God on one side of the tree, and bad fruit from the god of self and other gods on the other side of the tree. If we are NOT following the man, we can discern and partake of the good fruit of Christ and not partake of the bad fruit. However, if we reject the good fruit of Christ, we are rejecting God and His provision for us. Think about this, if it is a mixture there is some God in it. Instead of killing the wounded or immature adulterated believer and destroying the good fruit of God along with the bad, receive the good fruit and minister the work of Christ by the Holy Spirit from your pure heart to heal and edify (grow to maturity) the believer.
 
God is pouring out signs and wonders in this season for a reason. 
 
The primary destination or objective of all God does on earth is the fullness of the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. All things must be redeemed and fully restored unto our God. Fallen man and the fallen kingdoms of this world must become the kingdoms of our God.
 
Over two thousand years ago, an angel appeared to a virgin, and soon after the Holy Spirit overshadowed her and implanted the seed of God in her womb. A heavenly host of holy angels announced the birth of the Son of God and the process of the redemption and restoration of all things begun.
 
About thirty years later the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus and the supernatural work of redemption and restoration of the kingdom of God on earth began. Jesus demonstrated the kingdom through numerous supernatural miracles including healings, deliverance, and raising the dead. He demonstrated kingdom authority over nature as he calmed a storm or walked upon the sea. Miracles, signs, and wonders made known the presence of God come to reclaim the kingdoms of earth.
 
The cruel work of enduring death on the cross provided for redemption of all who believe. His resurrection, ascension, and return in the Holy Spirit at Pentecost to indwell believers began the work of restoration. Jesus returned to earth in the Holy Spirit to indwell mankind and do the supernatural work through His people of restoring all things to our God. And again at Pentecost supernatural signs and wonders were poured out only this time through 120 waiting disciples. The mark and the tools of the work of re-establishment of the kingdom of God on earth are manifestations of supernatural miracles of healing, deliverance, raising the dead, angelic appearances, and many other signs and wonders.
 
I think you have figured it out by now. The reason for signs and wonders pouring out in this season is the return of the work of Jesus by the Holy Spirit to take us to the greater fullness of the kingdom. The movement toward the kingdom has been derailed for centuries by the age of man-centered religion and the lack of the real gospel of the kingdom. The return to the recognition of the massive work of the Holy Spirit began just over a hundred years ago and is now exploding into the earth. In this season we are only beginning to awaken to the reality of the Spirit of God empowering the pure, holy people of God.
 
Soon there will be little or no more of the adulterated mixture as holy men and women of God clothed in humility and burning with God’s glory will set the world on fire with the vast love and power of the God of heaven present on earth.
 
Rev 11:15:  Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!"
 
 
Psa 72:19:  And blessed be His glorious name forever! And let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen and Amen

Keep on pursuing love.
It never fails.

Ron McGatlin

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Posted By: Kathy Bippus
Date Posted: 05/07/2008 at 7:12pm

"Soon there will be little or no more of the adulterated mixture as holy men and women of God clothed in humility and burning with God�s glory will set the world on fire with the vast love and power of the God of heaven present on earth."

Consume us Lord!



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In His Love








Posted By: mariateresatee
Date Posted: 05/08/2008 at 8:23am

"The reason for signs and wonders pouring out in this season is the return of the work of Jesus by the Holy Spirit to take us to the greater fullness of the kingdom... In this season we are only beginning to awaken to the reality of the Spirit of God empowering the pure holy people of God."

Lord, we are sooo hungry. Empower us and send us to do Your works. Take us to the greater fulness of the kingdom, indeed.



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In Father's love,
Tere



Posted By: Kathy Bippus
Date Posted: 05/08/2008 at 10:27am

mariateresatee wrote:
Lord, we are sooo hungry. Empower us and send us to do Your works. Take us to the greater fulness of the kingdom, indeed.

Yes Lord! You and Your Kingdom is the relief of the groaning, suffering of hunger pangs. You and Your Kingdom is the Filling which all of creation suffers in hunger pangs for...righteousness manifesting peace and joy. The earnest expectation of creation is not in vain awaiting the revealing of the sons of God who will co-labor with You, filling the earth with the discernable appearing of Your Glory...Holy Spirit in You is given us our Father's Governing and we humbly submit to Your workings that Christ be glorified in every sphere of life...Thank You Jesus for the awe-filled price which You paid to redeem earth and man, You are worthy of all glory and honour, praise and thanksgiving. Jesus You cried out `it is finished'..take us Holy Spirit into the depths of His finished work, that it be outwardly displayed..destroying unrighteousness, destroying the works of the devil, the kingdom of darkness...The LIGHT OF YOUR GLORY LORD! COVER THE EARTH! The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof...all of earth and man was made by You and for Your pleasure....oh Father, forgives us where we have esteemed anything of ourselves and of earth, as though `we' were the creator, `we' are gods, `we' are self-sufficient, `we' know all things, `we' having lifted `ourselves' up in pride and vainity. ohhh Father, the Brightness of the rising of Your Kingdom, Come, appear, be made manifest...destroying the spirit of anti-christ! To You Lord be glory and dominion be made known by the church according to the eternal purpose which You have purposed in Christ Jesus!

"Blessed are they which hunger and thirst after righteousness for they will be filled."

 



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In His Love








Posted By: mariateresatee
Date Posted: 05/08/2008 at 8:08pm

"The LIGHT OF YOUR GLORY LORD! COVER THE EARTH!"

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In Father's love,
Tere



Posted By: Kathy Bippus
Date Posted: 05/10/2008 at 10:45am

The LIGHT OF YOUR GLORY LORD! COVER THE EARTH!"



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In His Love








Posted By: Prema Laban
Date Posted: 05/11/2008 at 10:35pm

 

We are only beginning to awaken to the reality of the Spirit of God empowering the pure, holy people of God.

Father, sanctify us, purify, consecrate, separate us for Yourself, make us holy] by the Truth; Your Word is Truth (John 17:17)

Holy Spirit,  take the things that are of Jesus and reveal, declare, disclose, transmit it to us (John 15:15)

Holy Spirit come to our aid and bear us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, so meet our supplication and plead on our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance and intercede and plead before God on behalf of His holy people, according to and in harmony with His will (Rom 8:26-27)

Love always

Prema



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God has us in mind...
No eye has seen, no ear heard, no mind conceived...



Posted By: Ron McGatlin
Date Posted: 05/13/2008 at 8:24pm

Prema Wrote:
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Holy Spirit come to our aid and bear us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, so meet our supplication and plead on our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance and intercede and plead before God on behalf of His holy people, according to and in harmony with His will (Rom 8:26-27),

Amen Prema! Help us Holy Spirit to pray the will and power of God.

Ron




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