How
beautiful is the freedom found in Christ alone
So
pure and clean like a mountain stream
My
life has been atoned
Jesus,
You're my freedom, You're the Spirit inside of me
Jesus,
You're my freedom, You set my heart to be free
The
beauty and grace found in Your face
Is
more than I can take in
Jesus,
You're my freedom, You're the Spirit inside of me
Jesus,
You're my freedom, You set my heart to be free
We
live in a world in bondage to sin; every person being born into
sin,
Condemned
[John 3:18] and headed for Hell:
For
ALL that is in the world, the lust of the flesh
[Craving
for sensual gratification], and the lust of the eyes
[Greedy
longings of the mind] and the pride of life
[Assurance
in one's own resources or in the stability of earthly things]--
These
do not come from the Father but are from the world [itself].
And
the world passes away and disappears,
And
with it the forbidden cravings
(The
passionate desires, the lust) of it;
But
he who does the will of God and carries out His purposes in his life,
Abides
(remains) FOREVER. (1 John 2:16-17 AMP)
The bondage of the world is seen all around us
Especially in advertisements and commercial publications.
Virtually every advertisement appeals to the forbidden cravings of man;
The craving for sensual gratification, the greedy longings of the mind
And the pride of life; the assurance of one's own resources
And the stability of earthly things. These are Satan's tools.
Christ
Jesus came to set us FREE
From
the heart set, mind-set and bondage of this fallen world.
That
FREEDOM is found in only one place, the Kingdom of God.
That
Kingdom resides in those who believe
And
receive Christ Jesus as Savior and Lord.
The
Kingdom of God is the only place of FREEDOM that exists.
FREEDOM
brings REST.
He
who dwells in the shelter [the
Secret Place, the Kingdom]
Of
the Most High God
Will
REST in the shadow of the Almighty.
I
will say of the Lord, 'He is my REFUGE [my
place of FREEDOM]
And
my FORTRESS, my God, in Whom I trust.' (Psalm 91:1-2)
Seek
first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness.
This
is the highest priority of those who belong to Christ
Because
this is where Christ is found, in His Kingdom.
Unless
we abide in Christ, in His Kingdom, we can do NOTHING of value.
(John
15:1-17)
Unless
we abide in Christ we are not FREE
Because
outside of His Kingdom there is no FREEDOM.
It
is for FREEDOM that Christ has set us FREE.
Stand
firm [in the Kingdom of God],
then,
And
do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery [to
sin].
(Galatians
5:1)
I
tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
Now
a slave has no permanent place in the family,
But
a son belongs to it forever.
So
if the Son set you FREE, you will be FREE indeed. (John 8:34-36)
Christ
has set you FREE if you are no longer a slave to sin.
Christ
alone, the Spirit of God alone, can set anyone FREE.
Only
Christ living in and through you can keep you FREE.
Only
the FREE belong to Christ and live in the Kingdom of God.
To
live in the Kingdom of God is to die to this world and it's lusts.
To
live in the Kingdom of God is to realize
That
what God has given to us who belong to Him
Is
infinitely more wonderful than anything the world has to offer
And
it is permanent and FOREVER.
Nothing
in this world compares to what God offers in His Kingdom
In
the here and now as well as the by and by.
You
cannot appreciate what God has given us outside of His Kingdom.
Only
by living in His Kingdom can we appreciate what He has given us.
Only
living in His Kingdom does the fullness of His Glory reveal itself.
Only
by living His Way, in His Truth and in His LIFE
Do
we appreciate His magnificent and infinite provision.
Everything
in the natural is exceedingly better, living in the Kingdom of God.
You
cannot appreciate what God has given us in the natural
Except
that you are living in the Kingdom of God.
God's
Secret Wisdom [The message of FREEDOM]
My
message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive worlds,
But
with a demonstration of the Spirit's Power,
So
that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's Power.
We
do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the MATURE,
But
not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age,
Who
are coming to NOTHING.
No,
we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden
And
that God destined for our glory before time began.
None
of the rulers of this age understood it,
For
if they had they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory.
However,
as it is written:
'No
eye has seen, and no ear has heard, no mind conceived
What
God has prepared for those who love Him'
But
God has revealed it to us by His Spirit.
And
the Spirit searches ALL things even the deep things of God.
(1
Corinthians 2:4-10)
Your
FREEDOM rests on God's Secret Wisdom and Power.
It rests on Christ living in and
through you, your hope of Glory.
(Colossians 1:27)
Only Christ living in and through
you will enable you to OVERCOME this world And the Evil One who rules
it.
To OVERCOME this world by the Power
of Christ is the ULTIMATE FREEDOM.
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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