When God led Israel out of Egypt, He took them to see, from a distance, the Promised Land. Then He led them around the desert until all of those that were involved in the Exodus had died due to their grumbling and complaining.
Bitterness defiles those around them, and back then, no messiah had come yet, so God let them die out so no bitter root would enter the promised land. People grumble and complain when they are bitter about something.
Back then, people were in right standing with God by doing what He commanded. And a blood sacrifice. They had mercy from God, but we have grace.
Jesus came to atone for our sins, though He also came so He could know intimately what it was to walk through this life as a man, only without sin.
He did experience this first-hand when He died for us. He rose from the dead, and He offers this resurrected life to us. but first, we must learn the way of the cross to get rid of this carcass that we all carry around.
To enter the promised land, we must first have our hearts sanctified. Practicing this is what led the Lord to say to me a year ago that He had finished circumcising my heart. Just like the Israelite men did before God led them into their promised land. I still, however, take up my cross daily.
It has become a walk of repentance that whenever God shows me something I need to repent of and crucify, I do it right then and there. Even in public.
The most anyone would see is a guy sitting there, speaking to himself and moving his hands around in front of himself for a few seconds.
Maybe they won't like you. Maybe the whole world won't like you. Jesus said, "Remember, if they hate you, they hated me first."
Death to self is not a theory, it is the painful death process of one's self.
I feel to say here that when God showed me His glory, I tried to explain it, but I realized that words were inadequate to do this. I believe this is why Jesus used parables.
There is another side, but I'm trying to shorten my posts. LOL!!! But seriously, I am. Progress, not perfection.
1-We are in Christ. He may have caused cracks in one's heart that He does flow through.
2-After He prepares us, not only are we in Christ but now He is also in us.
When God told me that He was going to give me more, this is the process through which He used to give it to me.
If He hadn't earlier told me that He'd never leave or stop loving me, I may have thought that He had left and stopped loving me. But of course, He didn't.
I'm not trying to tell anyone what to think, say or do, except in regards to what He has so graciously given me. And as I try to remember to say, Look it up, buttercup. Shalom.
P.S. My motive for what I do is to help others, but also because whenever we give away what God has given us, He gives us more. Bye.
Bitterness defiles those around them, and back then, no messiah had come yet, so God let them die out so no bitter root would enter the promised land. People grumble and complain when they are bitter about something.
Back then, people were in right standing with God by doing what He commanded. And a blood sacrifice. They had mercy from God, but we have grace.
Jesus came to atone for our sins, though He also came so He could know intimately what it was to walk through this life as a man, only without sin.
He did experience this first-hand when He died for us. He rose from the dead, and He offers this resurrected life to us. but first, we must learn the way of the cross to get rid of this carcass that we all carry around.
To enter the promised land, we must first have our hearts sanctified. Practicing this is what led the Lord to say to me a year ago that He had finished circumcising my heart. Just like the Israelite men did before God led them into their promised land. I still, however, take up my cross daily.
It has become a walk of repentance that whenever God shows me something I need to repent of and crucify, I do it right then and there. Even in public.
The most anyone would see is a guy sitting there, speaking to himself and moving his hands around in front of himself for a few seconds.
Maybe they won't like you. Maybe the whole world won't like you. Jesus said, "Remember, if they hate you, they hated me first."
Death to self is not a theory, it is the painful death process of one's self.
I feel to say here that when God showed me His glory, I tried to explain it, but I realized that words were inadequate to do this. I believe this is why Jesus used parables.
There is another side, but I'm trying to shorten my posts. LOL!!! But seriously, I am. Progress, not perfection.
1-We are in Christ. He may have caused cracks in one's heart that He does flow through.
2-After He prepares us, not only are we in Christ but now He is also in us.
When God told me that He was going to give me more, this is the process through which He used to give it to me.
If He hadn't earlier told me that He'd never leave or stop loving me, I may have thought that He had left and stopped loving me. But of course, He didn't.
I'm not trying to tell anyone what to think, say or do, except in regards to what He has so graciously given me. And as I try to remember to say, Look it up, buttercup. Shalom.
P.S. My motive for what I do is to help others, but also because whenever we give away what God has given us, He gives us more. Bye.
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