WHEN WE FALL....and when we return... there are many principles at work with which GOD chooses to let HIS Grace and Mercy flow. For the Purposes of this entry let us focus on two of them.
Isa 57:15
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabited eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.Psa 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.Psa 34:18
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
2. The second principle that is often overlooked when a member of the Body of Christ repents and returns to the Father is that not everyone will join the party , rejoice , and partake of the "Fatted Calf". Let us call this principle " The principle of prodigal Jealousy". This is clearly demonstrated in Gods word and perhaps in our own faith walk.
Luk 15:25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
Luk 15:26
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.Luk 15:27
And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.Luk 15:28
And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.Luk 15:29
And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:Luk 15:30
But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.Luk 15:31
And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.Luk 15:32
It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.When a brother or sister returns to the fold and again abides in the shadow of His wing let us rejoice and not reject, let us celebrate and not criticize, let us .... be glad: for this thy brother (or Sister) was dead,and is alive again ; and was lost, and is found...The Prodigal One
Ecc 11:1
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.Ecc 11:2
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.Ecc 11:3
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.Ecc 11:4
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.Ecc 11:5
As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.Ecc 11:6
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.We must loose the attitude of "as soon as I stop this ...or that... I will come to Jesus, or as soon as I work this out or that out I will come to Jesus. This attitude of waiting for circumstances or situations to change before we come to the cross is a lie and a powerful tool of the devil that can keep a man in everlasting ignorance and eternal damnation . God is ready the moment we move..in other words he is always ready....
Mat 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Pro15:23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
Joh 4:14
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.Jas 3:10
Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things OUGHT NOT TO BE!Pro 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.Each of us must make a choice to use our tongue in a manner that it creates LIFE and not DEATH. Gods word leads us to believe that our words have creative power. Let's all choose life and share what Jesus has done for us rather than using our tongue for criticism ,lying, and cutting down our brother or sister and spreading death. Let us all ask God to to soften our hearts , for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. At the end of the day ask yourselves did you pass the mouth test...was your mouth BITTER OR BETTER...YOUR CHOICE
1Co 13:11
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.Amen...so be it...let it be...!
Isa 58:6
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?Is your church operating in the grace of Jesus Christ and the power made possible by the finished work on the CROSS?
Isa 58:7
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?Is your church feeding the hungry? Is your church clothing the naked?
Isa 58:8
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.Is your church built of vessels of honor? And does your church shine with the RIGHTEOUSNESS and GLORY of the finished work of the CROSS?
Isa 58:9
Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;Isa 58:10
And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:Does your Church shine with the Glory of GOD?
Isa 58:11
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.Isa 58:12
And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.IF YOU ANSWERED YES THAN YOUR CHURCH IS FULLFILLING THE MANDATES OF GODS WORD AS SET FORTH IN ISAIAH 58:6-12...
IT IS GOOD TO BE IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD!!!
Jas 2:14
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?Jas 2:15
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,Jas 2:16
And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?Jas 2:17
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.Jas 2:18
Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.Ocala Foursquare Church is a James Church , that is we are a church in action in which our action is a byproduct of our faith.
And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
We must do what we say we are going to do.
We must accept the good-Join the party or more accurately realize that the heavenly host are rejoicing when we repent
Rom 6:1
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? Rom 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Rom 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Rom 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. Rom 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: ...YES WE ARE...but with a promise....
Rom 6:11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Joh 15:16
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.Joh 15:17
These things I command you, that ye love one another.God does not want us to waste time...ultimately He will have His way...He is sovereign
