PIERCING OUR HEARTS WITH LOVE
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Topic: PIERCING OUR HEARTS WITH LOVE
Posted By: Ron McGatlin
Subject: PIERCING OUR HEARTS WITH LOVE
Date Posted: 12/16/2009 at 3:37pm
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Piercing Our Hearts with Love By Ron McGatlin
God is love. The primary characteristic of the Spirit of God is love. The sharp two-edged sword of the word of God in the hand of the Spirit of love is piercing the hardened shell around the hearts of people. Hearts have been hardened by religion and painful life experiences.
Souls hardened by religion may strongly resist the Holy Spirit and not readily receive the fullness of the flow of love, power, and wisdom from God.
Life, without God’s kind of love, can be filled with stress.
Planet Earth with all its forms of life and natural systems of existence are under stress awaiting redemption by the power of the Spirit of God - the same God who created the heavens and the earth – the same Spirit who hovered over the face of the formless and void earth in darkness – the same Spirit God who spoke, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Creation groans awaiting the fulfillment of the redemptive work of Spirit God through Christ Jesus abiding in adult sons of God.
Power to overcome the issues of life and make a difference in the world flows from the Spirit into and through our love-soaked and softened hearts. The Spirit connects us to heaven’s supply through Christ Jesus.
The first-fruits of the Holy Spirit came to abide within and flowed through the first century disciples beginning at Pentecost.
Rom 8:22-23: For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of the body.
Christ Jesus came from heaven to earth as the Son of God and Son of man to restore mankind as sons of God that adult sons might become fit vessels to carry the Spirit of God to restore the love, power, and wisdom of God on Planet Earth.
Rom 8:14-19: For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father." The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs; heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.
The Promise of the Father
Jesus, after His resurrection and just before ascending back to heaven, instructed His disciples.
Acts 1:4-9: And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, which, He said, "you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" And He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
Breaking Through to Receive Love, Power, and Wisdom to Redeem and Restore
It is extremely unfortunate for the church and the whole world that much religious teaching and practice has discredited the baptism with the Spirit of God in the minds of people. The ultimate power of God to bring forth the new redeemed earth and restore the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven has been restrained for many centuries. Only in the past century has there been significant progress in seeking to restore the attributes of God flowing in and through God’s people by the Holy Spirit of God. The powerful gifts of the Holy Spirit have been denied by many and merchandised by others.
The struggle continues today to tear down the erroneous teachings of the past and restore the truth of the indwelling Christ in His people by the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God. Even many who have broken away from religious church systems to gather in house churches and other venues have failed to overcome the false teachings of the religious systems that downplay the Spirit of God and the reality of God indwelling His people releasing love, power, and wisdom from heaven to redeem the world and restore the kingdom of God.
Religion has hardened many hearts against the gifts and work of the Holy Spirit. Religious teachings have created blind spots and hardened hearts to the Biblical teaching and direct words of Jesus regarding baptism with the Holy Spirit and receiving power to become carriers of Christ Jesus to redeem the world.
Supernatural power, love, and wisdom by the Spirit are for all God’s people. However, the powerful provisions of God are only appropriated in those who will believe and receive the full saturation (baptism) with the Spirit of God.
The promise or sealing of the Spirit as a planted seed or earnest is received when we receive Christ Jesus as Savior (Eph 1:13). This promise of the Spirit is to be fulfilled in the baptism with the Holy Spirit usually after a season of sanctification and maturation. Total filling or saturation by submersion in the Spirit fills our being with the spiritual substance of God’s love. Like warm oil the liquid fire of love flows in transforming every part of our spirit, soul, and body with His love. Our perspective on all of life changes as we begin to see things with the mind of Christ.
We are moved through the veil of the natural mind into the reality of the spiritual realm. We hear and see in the spiritual realm and commune with Spirit God - spirit to Spirit - comparing spiritual things to spiritual things (1 Cor 2:6). In the natural world we see in spiritual depth to the source or what is behind the natural reality. As we hear and obey God, spiritual gifts begin to flow effortlessly. Spiritual discernment is without effort; it just happens. Knowledge of things we do not know in the natural can flow to us in the spiritual. With practice walking in the Spirit, the wisdom from heaven becomes clear to us, and the power of belief or faith becomes boldness in the Spirit to know what we see, and belief in the Spirit is possible in the natural beyond any human ability to perform. (1 Cor 2:6-16)
Unbelief, doubts, and fears of the natural mind are a non-issue as we walk in the fullness of the Spirit. The fallacious beliefs we previously held that were derived from intellectually interpreting the Bible become transparent to us, and the error is clearly seen in the Spirit. However, if we begin again to look to our natural mind, we will begin to experience doubts, fears, and confusion regarding the things of the Spirit. Our natural mind’s intellectualism can be inflamed of the enemy to do battle with the Spirit (Gal 5:17). If we are under attack through our natural thinking, our spiritual life may begin to wane.
God has provided a very powerful tool for us to use to subdue our natural mind and release the Spirit. This gift serves as a trigger to activate the Spirit and quiet the natural mind. Also, other spiritual gifts begin to flow as this tool is employed. The gift of praying in the Spirit with unknown language is primary for releasing other spiritual gifts that flow in parallel with the gift of praying in the Spirit in an unknown tongue (language). Religion has hardened many to fear and greatly stand against this key tool and other spiritual gifts provided through Christ Jesus. Even those who do not firmly stand against gifts of the Spirit may be totally passive about reaching out to receive the baptism or saturation of Holy Spirit.
The work of the Holy Spirit is appropriated by faith. One must believe and receive. God will not force salvation of Jesus upon anyone. Likewise, He will not force the Holy Spirit upon anyone. He will not chase anyone down to fill him or her with His Spirit. He rewards those who diligently seek Him. Entering the kingdom of God lifestyle involves a strong pressing in against natural-man thinking affected by religious spirits from the enemy (Mat 11:12).
Please do not allow debate from previous religious teachings to rise up within you with arguments against spiritual gifts and praying in tongues. Ask God to guide you and saturate you with His Spirit. At the spiritual altar of God, lay down your religious past teachings regarding baptism with the Spirit and spiritual gifts. Go back to the Bible asking the Spirit to guide you and reconsider all the passages that speak of the work of the Holy Spirit including praying in the Spirit or praying in tongues.
It is not possible to share in this article all the biblical teachings and understanding of the variety of works of the Spirit and the valuable gift of praying in a spiritual prayer language. To help with specific questions and gain true biblical understanding of the work of the Spirit, I heartily recommend the plain-spoken simple but profoundly spiritual Bible teachings of Andrew Wommack on this subject. Here is a link to a series of video online teaching that are very good and well worth the time. http://www.awmi.net/tv/2006/week19" target=_blank _fcksavedurl="http://www.awmi.net/tv/2006/week19 - http://www.awmi.net/tv/2006/week19 Keep on pursuing love. It never fails |
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Posted By: John Lawler
Date Posted: 12/16/2009 at 4:11pm
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Ron, Amen to your message. Another good teaching on praying in tongues is done by Dave Roberson Ministries in Tulsa, OK. He has a book on his web site you can read by going to daveroberson.org. His book is called TheWalk of the Spirit The Walk of Power. It can be downloaded free of charge. I highly recommend it to anyone who really wants to know what praying in the spirit will do for them. ------------- John S. Lawler Sr. |
Posted By: Kathy Bippus
Date Posted: 12/17/2009 at 5:17am
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Quote Ron, "Planet Earth with all its forms of life and natural systems of existence are under stress awaiting redemption by the power of the Spirit of God - the same God that created the heavens and the earth – the same Spirit that hovered over the face of the formless and void earth in darkness – the same Spirit God that spoke, “Let there be light” and there was light. Creation groans awaiting the fulfillment of the redemptive work of Spirit God through Christ Jesus abiding in adult sons of God.
Power to overcome the issues of life and make a difference in the world flows from the Spirit into and through our love soaked and softened hearts. The Spirit connects us to heaven’s supply through Christ Jesus.
The first-fruits of the Holy Spirit came to abide within and flowed through the first century disciples beginning at Pentecost. "
yes! and they were the first fruit remnant company.
"The struggle continues today to tear down the erroneous teachings of the past and restore the truth of the indwelling Christ in His people by the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God. Even many who have broken away from religious church systems to gather in house churches and other venues have failed to overcome the false teachings of the religious systems that downplay the Spirit of God and the reality of God indwelling His people releasing love, power and wisdom from heaven to redeem the world and restore the kingdom of God."
yes! and I understand this more today than ever before! All these false teachings which have hindered the Kingdom of God from comingforth in and through His people.
Ron, if when Jesus spoke and said `This generation( and He called them a generation of vipers) will not pass until all these things be fufilled' and they were already fufilled, just as in the destruction of Jerusalem and the days were shortened for the elects sake and then in the history of, Babylon and the Roman Empire (which Jersusalem had joined with)..i'm not a historian but both had fallen(destroyed)...and John saw all this, then where does that leave us?
I can come to only one conclusion. To fufill His commissioning of proclaiming the Kingdom of God in demonstration of Spirit and power. If we truly realize we are kings of the King and lords of the Lord of heaven and earth, we walk as such in whatever sphere of life. I think, My God! You've been waiting on us all this time! We've had hundreds of years of passed down religious thinking, that must be removed so we can truly be about our Father's business.
The governments, the media, business..etc. are not the worlds, they are His! nor are they to operate or function as`of the world.' "When the righteous are in authority( increase) the people( a people, a nation) rejoice: but when the wicked bear rule, the people( a people, a nation) mourns."
I understand more now as well, when Laurence Lilley says, 'if 100 people would come into union with Spirit God, we would have this world turned upside down.' paraphrasing
If one can put a thousand to flight and two ten thousand..then?? what in the world are we waiting on? and what in the world have we been doing all this time?
I understand that we have to allow the fire of Holy Spirit to consume away all the false, erroneous teachings received..there has to be a death. The Father has one focus and that is His Son being glorified in and through the `church' demonstrating His Victory, releasing creation from sin and death, in His name, His Authority. We have not been walking in His Authority. We have had revivals throughout the years..but we had missed the purpose. I thank God for those such as Heidi and Rolland Baker, where whole villages are coming to Christ and beginning to live in the Reality of His Kingdom.
The gospel of His Kingdom should be being proclaimed( in word and in deed, by our life lived) in such way that kings come to the brightness of its rising, of its increase! Those who choose not to, those who choose to adhere to there darkness rather than the Light..be removed! Say unto this mountain, be thou removed and cast into the sea and it will be done!
I seen in dream/vision, three weeks ago, the Mountain of God arising, and it was the Glory of God ( we can't separate Him from His Kingdom because they are one and the same of course ) : ) out of Daniel and WOW...I've been ruined ever since. I'll stop for now but, i'm seeing so much more, so much more..it's time to quit playing church or whatever it is we've been doing..get connected, come into union with God Almighty in Spirit and hear and obey. The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof!
much Love Ron, thank you for hearing and obeying Him!
------------- In His Love |
Posted By: Kathy Bippus
Date Posted: 12/17/2009 at 6:20am
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thought i'd better add this as some may misunderstand the use of ` say unto this mountain be thou removed and cast into the sea.' i am not speaking of from a spirit of ` calling down fire from heaven to consume 'em all!' : ) i'm talking about Love, when walking in union with Spirit God, Who knows the beginning and the end and all the inbetween of every heart, situation and soforth and hearing obeying His voice in the whatsoever matters of. ------------- In His Love |
Posted By: Lyn McSweeney
Date Posted: 12/17/2009 at 2:07pm
 ------------- Love and Blessings! |
Posted By: Ron McGatlin
Date Posted: 12/18/2009 at 3:27pm
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Wow Kathy, I think you are excited about the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. Christmas is a beautiful time to reflect on the coming of the Lord of GLORY who humbled himself and took upon himself the form of a man - a child born in a stable yet King of all. The all powerful God through Whom all things were created humbled Himself to endure death by crucifixion to redeem mankind and all that was lost to bring all things back unto the Father. Praise Him! The Lord of Glory coming forth in a people to show forth His marvelous glory to all the earth as all creation looks on with pure holy worship to our God. |
Posted By: Lyn McSweeney
Date Posted: 12/19/2009 at 4:55pm
 ------------- Love and Blessings! |
Posted By: Kathy Bippus
Date Posted: 12/20/2009 at 12:14am
amen! Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty! He is worthy! The rising of Christ and His Kingdom within our hearts, the Fruit of Tree of the Life and leaves(that's us, generating and utilizing the Source of Life) are for the healing of the nations! How will the nations know except we proclaim it?..His harvesting the fields of the earth and all within it..some unto Life, some unto death..with all purity of heart, just hear and obey Him and with Him all things are possible. how far below we have walked in our inheritance..until this time..at least i have. But i'm coming into my inheritance..we can change the course of a nation/s, yet not we, but Christ Who lives within, demonstrating in Spirit and power His Sovereign Rule. we have to be willing to let go and die to all we think we know..the erroneous false teachings that have been passed down, crown Him King and Lord of all within our beings. the Mountain/Kingdom of God arising in the Beauty of His Holiness..will more than knock our socks off : ) ..we are made one with! much Love and Merry Christ-mas! ------------- In His Love |
Posted By: Lyn McSweeney
Date Posted: 01/27/2010 at 1:03pm
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------------- Love and Blessings! |