View Article Word of the Lord Jan 13, 2019

They want the fullness without being filled

They want the anointing without the weight of the heaviness

They want the giftings without the relationship

They want the rapture without the endurance

They want the popularity without the humility

They want the thousands without having the 1

They want the eternal victory without drinking the cup that was given to them

They want the relationship without the submission

They want to be heard without having to speak

They want my love without receiving the rod of my rebuke

They want the fullness without being filled, there are no shortcuts to living in the spirit.

• To be filled entails stretching and molding, vessel must conform to the contents


• We must understand that we are nothing, wretched miserable reprobate and vile, it is a miracle that we are even able to live a day or take a breath without receiving the wrath of God upon us. He is Holy without blemish – we are filthy rags


• The spirit led Jesus into the desert after He received the Holy Spirit (would our flesh have wanted this?)
  
  
  
  • stones into bread, temple cast yourself down-do not test the Lord/no faith, Kingdoms of the world-if you give yourself over to the flesh, ministered to by angels-always a reward for doing the service of the King
  
  
  • 3 Hebrew boys, Daniel in the Lions den, David and Saul, Saul and Paul,
  
  
  • Job was perfect-lost everything and his flesh was attacked
  
  
  
  

Must give up everything in order to follow Jesus, must be broken of our dependencies of this life in order to fulfill the eternal life mandate

• He is a jealous God and has every right to be
  
  
  • Story of Vikings
  
  
  
  


• If you desire His life you must give up yours, He calls us-everyone who comes through the Father.

We are called out of darkness into His marvelous life!

• Prayer before the King, come empty handed? Pray for yourself or for Him?

They want the anointing without the weight of the heaviness

• Jesus is the Anointed One

Empowers a man or woman to function supernaturally, the dew from being in His presence for a prolonged period of time, from becoming one mind and spirit

Can’t buy the mantle or anointing

They want the giftings without the relationship

1 Corinthians 12:7-11 9 Gifts of the spirit

• Should be seeking to exhibit the fruits

They want the rapture without the endurance

• Revival before the reformation and divine order, cleansing

Burned in the furnace,

They want the popularity without the humility

Was Jesus popular?

They want the thousands without having the 1

He had 12 fed 5000 etc.

They want the eternal victory without drinking the cup that was given to them

Are you willing to drink the cup

They want the relationship without the submission

They want to be heard without having to speak

Willing to take the steps God requires

Willing to give up all your pleasure in this life, will you pray for this?

Do you want Christ to take possession of you? Given fully over to what He wants for you in this life?

They want my love without receiving the rod of my rebuke

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Instantaneous gratification of the flesh, fleshly prayers -Say they are Christian but are not. Because they dont know Him.

God is a god of perfection not imperfection, the Lord is perfect...