Empty yourselves and fill yourselves with His Oil. You must let go of your personal judgments, goals, desires, will, and estimation so the Holy Spirit can fill Himself onto you. Once you empty yourselves, you will be able to hear God's small voice more clearly from all the distractions of the world and even from yourself.
HE is the small voice. He comes in a direction in which most are not looking. HE does things in which most are not expecting. Would you have looked in a barn full of farm animals if you knew the King of Kings were to be born? Or would you have looked where the majority may have looked? The majority probably would have looked in the castles and the rich men's homes. Would you have looked away from the barn because you did not want to get animal dung on your nice shoes and because it smelled? But children who have faith like a child would have looked not caring of the dung on the ground. In fact, children may have thought it would be fun and exciting to play in a barn. Therefore, scripture says, you must have a faith like a child to enter the Kingdom of God.
Acts 1:6-8 (AMP) So when they were assembled, they asked Him, Lord, is this the time when You will reestablish the kingdom and restore it to Israel?7He said to them, It is not for you to become acquainted with and know [a]what time brings [the things and events of time and their definite periods] or fixed [b]years and seasons (their critical niche in time), which the Father has appointed (fixed and reserved) by His own choice and authority and personal power.8But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth.
Emotions are good but seeking the Lord is not an emotional thing. It is not about how loud you can tell everyone that you love the Lord. It is not about your bragging rights about loving the Lord. Many who do this are really "surface Christians." Where is the depth of their walk and fruit evident in their deeds to define they are truly believing? Let deep call onto deep. May you seek the deeper things of God.
Seeking and knowing the Lord is to know His Peace. It is to have His Peace in you. In the midst of your storms, His Peace will keep you steadfast and grounded. It will help you not waver to the left or right. His Peace will keep you from shipwrecking your faith. Even in the midst of ten thousand against you, His Peace will give you the strength to hold your ground. His Peace in you is your secret place of the Most High.
Psalm 91:1-9 Psalm 91 HE WHO [a]dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand].2 I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I [confidently] trust!
3 For [then] He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.4 [Then] He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust and find refuge; His truth and His faithfulness are a shield and a buckler.5 You shall not be afraid of the terror of the night, nor of the arrow (the evil plots and slanders of the wicked) that flies by day,6 Nor of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor of the destruction and sudden death that surprise and lay waste at noonday.7 A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not come near you.8 Only a spectator shall you be [yourself inaccessible in the secret place of the Most High] as you witness the reward of the wicked.9 Because you have made the Lord your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place, 10 There shall no evil befall you, nor any plague or calamity come near your tent.
Psalm 46:10(AMP) Let be and be still, and know (recognize and understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth!
Isaiah 40:31(AMP) But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired.
It is the same Peace that can give you the strength to say such words as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego said in the face of adversity. It is a Peace that will not make you fail.
Daniel 3:17-18 (AMP)If our God Whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, He will deliver us out of your hand, O king.18But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up!
Be still, it is the Lord who fights your battles. Much of our walk as a Christian is just to wait upon the Lord as we pray, read, and worship drawing closer and learning to Trust HIM. When we wait and we are still, He is exalted! He is your vindicator!
Fire of God!
Steve Yong Kim
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