God works everything to transfigure you into the image and likeness of Christ.

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If you love God and yield to Him, God orchestrates the entire universe to fulfill His good purpose to conform you into the image of Christ. God works all things together for that good purpose.

And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. ~ Romans 8:28-29

Sometimes, people quote Romans 8:28 as “all things work together for good.” Some people give you more context. They say God works all things together for good for those who love Him. Others give you even more context. They say it’s for those who are called according to God’s purpose. However, you must get the whole context. You can’t leave anything out. His purpose is that you will be conformed to the image of His Son. God works everything to transfigure you into the image and likeness of Christ. The fleshly nature must go. You must have Christ fully formed within. Each of you must become the ministry God ordained you to be. Christ in you is your ministry. Your ministry is Christ in you. God will form us into one body in unity. Each member must be in complete submission to the Head of the body. All the members must unite and submit to each other. And God has a plan for that.

God has a plan, and He has a pattern and process for executing His plan. Jesus prayed that we would all be one. That’s part of God’s plan for the church. Because the church has become divided, many have given up all hope of unity, but God has not given up hope. You see Satan’s plan in ecumenism, but that false unity doesn’t make God’s real unity any less real. God knows exactly how He’s going to bring His church to maturity and unity. Human efforts at unification are fruitless, but God has a way.

God’s purpose is to conform you to the image of His Son.

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The Unity and Fulfillment

God will restore the entire creation. He’ll do that at the end of the ages of the ages. That’s His final endgame. However, He also has an intermediate endgame for this present age. God’s purpose is to conform you to the image of His Son. Conforming to the image of Christ is closely related to two other events. Those events are His appearing and abiding presence in fullness. The eighth chapter of Romans gives you wonderful insight into God’s plan.

The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time. Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. ~ Romans 8:19-23

“Revelation” is “apokalypsin” in Greek. It’s the removal of the veil. What is this veil? We’ve already defined it through Scripture. The veil is the flesh. The “revelation of the sons of God” is removing the flesh. It’s removing the fleshly nature. The “adoption as sons” is the “redemption of our bodies.” God is going to redeem your body. You’ll get a new spiritual body.

Now we know that if the earthly tent [physical body] we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. So while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life. And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come. ~ 2 Corinthians 5:1-5

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Don’t blame God or condemn yourself

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Discernment and Maturity

You could become discouraged. You may think God is leading a certain way, but it doesn’t work out. You may think you have a promise from God, but you don’t receive it. Then, you blame God or you condemn yourself. You may give up and think God isn’t leading you at all. Think about the term “leading of the Holy Spirit.” When you become discouraged you may think that term is just a euphemism. You may think it has no real meaning. Consider the songs you sing. Are they filled with meaningless poetic phrases?

He walks with me and He talks with me.

He leadeth me. He leadeth me.

Speak, O Lord, as you come to You

Open up your ears to hear Lead us in Your truth

Word of God speak

No, those phrases are loaded with deep and clear meaning.

Don’t give up. If you fail, get up and keep walking. You know God is faithful to complete the good work He started in you. God is leading you to maturity. Maturity isn’t instant. You need humility.

If you listen to Christ and walk according to the vision He gives you, you take a step in the right direction. You stay on the way, directed by Christ. The Holy Spirit builds the spiritual man (Christ) and demolishes the carnal man. You’re more mature in Christ, better able to tell the difference between good (God) and evil (the fallen human mind).

But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil. ~ Hebrews 5:14

The prophet has spoken presumptuously.

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I may wish the church was more mature than it is. I would like to see the gifts of the Spirit operating at a higher level. I hear people who call themselves prophets foretelling the future. How do they react if they say something is going to happen and it doesn’t happen? Is there humility? Is there repentance? Do they confess their faults?

You may ask in your heart, “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?” When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not come to pass or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him. ~ Deuteronomy 18:21 & 22

You could play it safe, but that’s not right. God doesn’t lead you to play it safe. If you play it safe when God gives you a word about the future or about some hidden knowledge, you are acting in disobedience. You may say, no one will know. God knows. You will not grow.

True prophets make mistakes. If a false prophecy deceives you, don’t be discouraged. The Holy Spirit must train your senses. If you heard a false prophecy or misheard God, let the Holy Spirit teach you. In this Scripture from Deuteronomy, the Holy Spirit is speaking to you. Listen. If a prophet makes a false prediction, what does the prophet do? Do they rationalize it away? Do they ignore it? Do the followers of the prophet forget it?

Learn. Repent. Seek God. Look for that deeper relationship where no deception lives.

Remember who you are and how you fit into the body of Christ.

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Your walk with God is incremental. It’s step by step. Each step is a step backward if you fail to listen to God’s direction. You can go backward. If so, you see a vision out of your own heart. Then, you deceive yourself to think your vision is true. That opens the door for you to do works of the flesh. These works might even look good, but they’re just self-righteousness. Like the false prophets, you run when God has not sent you. You then become like a man who looked at his natural face in a mirror and immediately forgot what he saw. He forgot who he was in Christ and how he fits into the body of Christ. He didn’t discern the body of Christ, and he didn’t allow God to do His righteousness through him.

But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do. ~ James 1:23

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God will show you the difference between false authority and true authority.

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Warning! You can understand this as a theory and still fail to overcome.

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. ~ James 2:17

You must yield to the point of obedience. The Holy Spirit won’t force this maturity on you, but He matures you as you yield to the Holy Spirit in obedience.

You may say, “I’ll just yield to the Holy Spirit. I don’t need to yield to any other authority.” However, the Holy Spirit doesn’t lead that way. If you truly obey God, then you’ll recognize and obey the authority He sets. How can you obey God Whom you haven’t seen if you won’t obey the visible authority set by God? You must yield your spirit, mind, and body since His love expresses itself in obedience and respect. God sets authority. Just be certain God has shown you that the authority is authentic and set by God. Satan will bring many false authorities for every genuine authority. God will show you the difference between false authority and true authority.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you. ~ Hebrews 13:17

That’s one of many verses on this subject, and God also makes it clear that civil authorities are also His.

Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.~ Romans 13:1

You will fulfill the fullness of your calling as you come to know Jesus Christ more fully and yield to His Spirit.

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You and I are walking far below our calling. Jesus said you would do greater works than He did. You may have had trouble believing Him. He’s still speaking to you about these greater works. They will come with your maturity in Christ. You begin with simple obedience and walk from glory to glory and from faith to faith. You will fulfill the fullness of your calling as you come to know Jesus Christ more fully and yield to His Spirit.

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Walking in the Spirit–what’s it like?

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How does walking in the Spirit work out in your life? Here are a few examples.

You’re working on a typical day on a typical job. You continue with a sense of thankfulness toward God, glorifying Him, and praying for wisdom in your work. As you work, each part of what you’re doing surges in Light, glory, and wisdom flowing from the Throne of God, and you acknowledge and thank Him with joy in everything you’re doing.

On Sunday, in the church meeting, you keep thinking about something that happened to you during the week. The Holy Spirit is telling you to enter into the song, but your mind is too busy to listen to the Holy Spirit. Minutes pass before you focus on that still small voice. You stop paying attention to your out-of-control mind. You yield to the Holy Spirit and sing the song with the anointing of God on you.

You’re driving when someone starts driving aggressively and shows obvious signs of anger. Your flesh reacts instinctively. You reflect the anger. Then, the Holy Spirit calms your mind and spirit. You listen to the Holy Spirit and yield yourself to the flow of love, joy, and peace He gives you.

You have to make a major decision about your business. You pray about it. You discuss it with your spouse. You finally meet with your church leadership and talk it over. No one person has the answer, but you sense that the Holy Spirit is working in the meeting and wisdom comes forward. You get your answer.

A presbytery, which is a group of elders who are called to a specific purpose of imparting gifts and ministries, comes to your area. The Holy Spirit leads the elders to lay hands on you according to the pattern of Scripture. And they prophesy your gifts and your ministry to you. From that day on, you see God fulfilling those prophecies in your life.

It’s a busy day. You decide not to take time to read the Bible with your family. You can’t get peace with your decision. It bothers you. You explain your situation to God. He tells you to pick up your Bible call everyone together now. You listen and obey.

You might have the gift of a word of knowledge. You’re in a small group chatting in normal conversation when you say something that comes from the mouth of God. You didn’t know one member of this group had been arguing with the other members. Even though you didn’t know about the disagreement, you answered the matter and refuted the contentious person. It was a word of wisdom from God. God just used you to settle the matter and bring unity.

You have a terrible argument with someone. You feel the anger still surging through your body. Then, you recognize the soft, peaceful inner voice of the Holy Spirit. “Ask for forgiveness.” You fight that idea. You feel justified for every word you said. The Holy Spirit persists. Finally, you yield yourself to the Holy Spirit. You ask for forgiveness. To your surprise, the person you were fighting apologizes to you, and you are on good terms again. The peace of God flows through you and lets you know you’re in God’s will.

You might have the gift of discernment of spirits. You’re at a large event when you smell a foul odor. Then a woman comes in the door about 100 yards away, and you know the odor is coming from her. This is a woman you’ve never seen before. She doesn’t look evil, but you sense an evil spirit. The woman walks straight up to you and hands you a card. She then turns and walks out through the door she entered. Her card says she’s a fortune-teller.

You might have the gifts of healing, and you find your quiet prayers bring healing results to others. God directs you. He tells you what to pray and who to pray for. You obey, and people are healed.

These are a few examples I’ve seen, but the Spirit has endless ways of moving through His people in righteousness. However, your walk in the Spirit doesn’t happen automatically. You must yield to the Spirit in willing submission and obedience. You must cooperate with the Holy Spirit. You’re required to stir up the gift of the Spirit through seeking God, prayer, and Scripture-reading.

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God’s righteousness leads to holiness, and how you’re set free

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You read 1 Corinthians 1:30 and found that Jesus Christ is your wisdom. You found out wisdom consists of righteousness, holiness, and redemption. Now, you know how righteousness works. You see how it leads to holiness, and how you’re set free, or redeemed, from sin, death, and the power of the devil.

God leads, and you yield to His leading. As He leads and you yield, He transfigures you and produces holiness in you. Each time you yield to God it’s like one step on your journey. Each moment, God has a leading for your life, and you either listen and obey, or you resist Him.

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Christ Will Return

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Christ Will Return

Some have gotten their eyes on the return of Christ, but forgot that He must first appear in His saints. God called you to shine like the Son.

Most Christians don’t realize the word “coming” in the Bible is “parousia” in the original Greek. Parousia is a compound word. It’s made out of two words. The first part means “alongside.” The other means “goods or property.” Christ is coming alongside His property. The word “parousia” doesn’t mean “return.” It means “abiding presence.”

When Christ returns, He will return for a bride without any spot or wrinkle.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water [water is a type of the Holy Spirit] through the word [utterance], and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. ~ Ephesians 5:25-27

He will return for a completely pure and unified body of Christ that walks in His orders by His leading and power.

Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began. For Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me [like Moses] from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. ~ Acts 3:19-22

Moses was referring to Christ when he said, “Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you.” And “heaven must receive Jesus until the restoration of all things.”