In the Seven Letters To
The Seven Churches
Christ Jesus said to
all but two of them:
He
who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
To
him who OVERCOMES,
I
will give the right to eat from the Tree of LIFE,
Which is in the Paradise of God. (Revelation 2:7)
Only
two of the seven churches were in right standing with Him.
He was speaking to
Churches who were saved and baptized in the Holy Spirit.
Yet, He never uses the
term “saved.”
This is because being
“saved” was not the issue.
Making a confession of
faith in Christ Jesus
Is the first, critical
step, in belonging to Him.
Being baptized in the
Holy Spirit is also critical;
But
these two critical steps do not by themselves
Determine
our Eternal Destiny.
As critical as these
first steps are in our belonging to Christ Jesus,
They do not by
themselves determine our Eternal Destiny.
What
then does determine our Eternal Destiny?
The answer is
OBEDIENCE!
Obedience that includes
maintaining our First Love;
Loving Christ Jesus
with all our heart, soul, mind and strength.
The Church at Ephesus
was obedient in many things
But had lost their
First Love.
In doing so they had
disqualified themselves from belonging to Christ Jesus.
Christ Jesus exhorted
them to repent of this loss
And return whole
heartedly to Him.
We
are “saved” out of this world by faith in Christ Jesus;
Forgiven by the blood
He shed in our behalf.
We are Baptized in the
Holy Spirit, immersed in the Spirit,
To give us the enabling Power of the Holy Spirit who comes to live within us;
Christ in us our hope of glory;
Who gives us the Power to OVERCOME
the Evil One and the world he rules.
We are “saved” to
Walk in the Light of Christ;
In the OVERCOMING Power of Christ!
This is what it
means to Walk in the Light; The apostle John declares:
God
is Light; in Him there is no darkness at all.
If
we claim to have fellowship with Him yet Walk in the darkness,
We
LIE and do not live by the TRUTH.
But
if we Walk in the Light as He is in the Light,
We
have fellow ship with one another,
And
the blood of Jesus His Son, purifies us from all sin. (1 John 1:5-7)
Whoever
claims to live IN Him must walk as Jesus did. (1 John 2:6)
It is important to note
that by Walking in the Light we are purified of all sin.
The implication is
clear that if we do not Walk in the Light
We are not purified
of our sin.
If we do not continue
to Walk in the Light; If we Walk in darkness;
Our confession of faith
in Christ Jesus is of no effect!
To OVERCOME we must
Walk as Jesus did!
OVERCOMING
is our goal, which leads to Eternal LIFE.
It is a NARROW path set
out by Christ Jesus Himself; ABIDING IN Him!
If we have made our
confession of faith in Christ Jesus;
If we confess with our
mouth that Jesus is Lord
And believe in our
heart that God raised Him from the dead, we are saved.
If we have been
baptized in the Holy Spirit
We have received the Power of God's Holy Spirit
Who enables us to
OVERCOME the Evil One and the world he rules.
God
has given us EVERYTHING we need to OVERCOME.
ALL our provision is
from God so that no one can boast.
Now, the rest is up to
us, to choose to use what He has given us.
Five of the Seven
Churches Christ Jesus sent letters to were DISOBEDIENT.
Only two were not.
What would Christ Jesus
write to your Church?
What would He write to
you? What is your testimony?
They
OVERCAME him [the Evil One] by the blood of the Lamb
And
the word of their testimony;
They
did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
(Revelation
12:11)
OVERCOMING
can cost you your life! Yet,
there is no other alternative.
I pray that all who
read this message
Are on the path to
OVERCOMING the Evil One and the world he rules.
Today,
the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)
America
is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father, Your Kingdom
come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!
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