As the slats on the blinds were opened, and the morning sun began to filter into the room -- I began to rejoice in the Greater Light: "Hey...I love you!" Came out of me almost reflexively and then the discussion began; "There is no remaining curse where You are, correct? You loved me first, and I love you. There is nothing in Heaven or in the Earth that can separate me from Your Love. Why do I have to ache so much ... because the battle of the "Land of the Leb" is still facing me today?
Please let the battle diminish under the Royal power of Your mighty presence. Amen.
Psalm 10:16-18 "The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land. LORD,"
(O that my "heathen reflexes" would perish out of my inner land)
"Thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt prepare their heart,"
(I am leaning heavily and humbly on You to prepare the Land of my heart)
"Thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of earth may no more oppress."
(My children are depending on my Heavenly connection to banish the oppression of the "man of the earth" - that old nature, in the preparation of my land. - MY Sin has a way of making my children fatherless and oppressed long into their future ... But there is victory as the LORD is royally welcomed into my Throne room.)
What noble thoughts can challenge our "land of the heart" to submit the rule of this unseen kingdom to the Unseen King of Glory? Does posterity really matter to the self-absorbed and self-inflicted childless ones? Do "others" matter when we constantly grapple with our own self exaltation?
Contrary to popular belief... Loving others is not a token of the goodness of humanity; but the ability to give and to leave "lasting love" is totally dependent on the relationship we have with the God, who so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. "God is Love!" (Read 1 John 4:8,16) - So what is love without God? Not Love from Above, sorry.
Due to it still being the age of time, every gate to the inner Kingdom has it's flaw.
- The guards of the eye gates have a tendency to catch every flicker of fantasy that shines in their direction.
- Even the eyelids have a tendency to close upward or droop earthward at the sound of eternity. - The ear gate is too closely connected to the mouth gate, especially when it comes to leaking gossip or spouting slander.
- The nose gate has a tendency to flirt with the familiar the aroma of the forbidden; and with every strange breeze that would blow its direction it would capture the essence with gusto.
- The keepers of the memory habitually detain the guilt and the shame that separates the land of the heart from God; while at the same time allowing the thief to come in a steal the gold and gems of promise from the treasure chest of eternity.
BUT fear not, the King is not caught unaware of the Battle we face. He is more than ready and powerfully able to step in for the rescue. His arm doesn't grow weary in delivering and His ears do not grow tired of our cries for help. But here is the reality: Without Christ we are condemned already; In Christ there is now no condemnation. BUT - Sin separates and makes us believe that God has turned a deaf ear in our direction and pulled back the rescue that could have been ours.
SIN creates the dissonance, discord, and disconnect in the inner Kingdom of believers.It is amazing that the choices we make in secret rebellion of His word, create the words that we use to slander ourselves --Nothing breaks the heart of the Father more than to know the self inflicted anguish in the lives of His children.
There are no ""black Sheep" in the family of God -- that is Sin's subliminal trash talk because of choices that led to feelings of judgment.. that lead inevitably lead to being "out of favor" ... Sorry but every man has the Black Sheep Syndrome, "For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God." (Romans 3:23) It is "the bend" of the man of the earth. "But God commended His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."(Romans 5:8).
Now as His Children, He has stated in 1 John 1:9 - "If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Here is a potential chain breaker --
- Daily, start hearing His Word
- Daily start listening to his Word
- Daily start living the Word
- Daily start sharing the Word in love and in the Power of His Spirit
- Daily rush to forgiveness and not self degradation.
Remember - in the inner Kingdom - "The Lord is King for ever and ever!"
Let's Bow our hearts before Him.
HLFA,
Jeff