1 John 4:17 The Passion Translation (TPT)
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By living in God, love has been brought to its full expression in us so
that we may fearlessly face the day of judgment, because all that Jesus
now is, so are we in this world.
Think
about these words. “All that Jesus is now, so are we in this world.”
Why? So that we may fearlessly face the day of judgment.
This
is not to say that even I am at this stage or state. Yes, we are in
this state within the spiritual realm and God does see you spotless
through the blood of Jesus.
But
regardless, what is declared and known in heaven, is it correlating
with you within the physical realm? Or are we hiding in sin, guilt,
chaos, anxiety, and fear of judgment? The two realms must walk side by
side. How you walk in the spiritual realm must match how you walk in the
physical realm.
In
the physical realm, do we walk as children of God or the children of
the devil based on our action and what is hidden in our hearts? This is
possible as Jesus called the Pharisees the children of the devil due to
their behavior and action.
When
we first get saved, why doesn’t God just take us to heaven? After all,
we are then covered by the blood and cleansed? It would be so much
easier.
It
is to test us to see if our faith, commitment, and words are true and
not false. It will be a life tested to see if your faith is genuine by
living in God and not by this world. True faith must endure to the end.
True faith will not crash on the last lap. True faith will not wither
away.
If your Faith is genuine, as verse 17 states, “By living in God, love has been brought to its full expression in us.”
God’s
love must be fully expressed in you and I. But only by the power of the
Holy Spirit through real experiences with Him will you be cleansed and
brought to this state. Otherwise, many will continue to wait in agony
expecting their prayers to be answered. Their prayers are not answered
because they are unwilling to make full commitments to God. Their lives
must be a life sold out to God in complete surrender.
Many
people have come to my church for prayer. God answers some and God
doesn’t answer to many. God has healed some and HE has not healed many.
Who will HE healed?
In
Mark chapter 10, the rich man did not get what he wanted because Jesus
told him to sell everything, give to the poor (means God), and most
importantly, Jesus said then follow ME. But later in that chapter, Jesus
healed the blind man because the blind man after being healed followed
Him. God will heal and answer your prayers if you decide to truly follow
Him. Will you go where He ask you to go? Or will you do what you desire
staying in a safe comfortable place or position? Jesus came to
challenge people. HE had come to bring division. HE had come to make you
choose. Either you are with Him or against Him. There is no middle
ground. The middle is the lukewarm who will be spit out.
Many
Christians think they are following Jesus but do you have the courage
to really ask God if you really are following Him as HE desires? Do you
have the courage to receive an answer that you were not expecting? You
must fully follow and not partially.
When
Jesus walked the earth, those who really followed Him witnessed and
experienced miracles with signs and wonders consistently. They
experienced conviction. They experienced authority and anointing from
glory to glory. They experienced who the Father was through Jesus. They
experienced life. They experienced true joy and peace. They experienced
resurrected life. This is what you will experience when you truly follow
Jesus. People become stuck with lack of true experiences with Jesus
because they have stop following Him.
Jesus
said drink My Blood and eat My Flesh. Do you have the courage to go
further and see what the Lord means? When HE said this words, scripture
says they walked with Him NO more. Most of His people had abandoned Him.
If you abandon Him, there will be no more miracles, power, signs, deliverance, or supernatural activities. You will only wander in agony
from church to church asking for prayer. Such people want prayers
answered without wanting to follow Him.
Ask
the Lord to put salve on your eyes, turn to Him so He May remove your
veil so that you may repent. Bear fruit of repentance is the command.
Show that you have been saved!!
God bless you for the new coming year, 2019.
Pastor Steve Kim
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