He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the paradise of God.
Revelation 3:22
20 Behold, I (Jesus) stand at the door (of our heart, mind and emotions), and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me (This is the greatest opportunity in the universe).
Revelation 3:20
It is nothing short of supernatural to do God’s Word with the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit. Doing God’s Word brings such amazing blessings in our spirits and lives. We have to experience it to believe how magnificent His deliverance is. He’s just waiting for us to come to Him, for us to realize how much He can bless our lives with His rich spiritual blessings.
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Annie and I had an incredible time with the Lord the other morning (9-19-20) – lots of cleansing tears that blessed us so deeply. Ever so gently, God showed us how we were leaning on our own understanding in a matter instead of really turning the whole thing over to Him and trusting He that knew exactly how to handle it without any intervention on our part. He delivered us and we never saw it coming. He is so faithful. Truly, His Truth and His ways set us free deep in our spirits.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness (didn’t want to leave their ways and turn to God) rather than light, because their deeds were evil (apart from God’s ways). 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God [accomplished in God, divinely prompted, done with God’s help, in dependence on Him].
John 3:19-21
19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out (it’s so wonderful/refreshing to have your sins, your ways, replaced by God’s ways), that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
Acts 3:19
28 Come unto me (repent), all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest (rest by exchanging our ways of living for God’s ways of living). 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me (be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind); for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke (God’s ways) is easy, and my burden is light.
Matthew 11:28-30
Sin is missing God’s mark. It’s living life our way instead of living life the way God intends for us to live – free indeed.
Repenting, turning away from our way of living to live God’s way, is often associated with guilt, condemnation, and even anger. These days, it’s often viewed as judgmental, legalistic and completely unnecessary. Nothing could be further from The Truth. Repentance gives us the opportunity to line up with God and His ways that bring times of refreshing to our lives. The changes (refreshment) God can make in our lives when we repent are often deep and spiritually cleansing. I know in my own life that I often experience a lifting of a load off my spirit, a load I had no idea I was carrying that was making life so much harder for me and, often, for those around me.
God is so freeing and loving. What a matchless, wonderful thing it is to actually feel Him work deep in your spirit as He sets you free indeed.
Thanking and praising God in all things,
Mark