The Leading of the Spirit of God Brings us to the Mastery of the Truth By Joel Joseph Researched by Pastor Gary Boyd Conclusion by Pastor Boyd
Psalm 25:9-10 “The humble He teaches, His way...All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth to those that keep His ways."
The true Christian is and must always be a master of applied truth, led by the Spirit of God. Incorrect application of truth is like a wrong medical diagnosis, and can lead to many other problems down the line.
As our knowledge of God increases and we draw near to Him, we experience deeper and greater understanding of what true value is.
The following “paths” are compiled directly from numerous verses.
The overall path of life: You were conceived before the foundation of the world, born into this fallen world, born-again
into the kingdom of God. At death or rapture you will be judged and made fully glorious, exalted, enthroned and set to rule and reign with our Lord forever.
The pathway involves critical work in the areas of: Self, the world and the demonic. We need to deal with the entities of spirit, soul, body, lifestyle, thoughts, and overall character, all with the right application of scripture.
The pathway involves rightly dividing doctrine on justification, sanctification and glorification.
To Grow in the Spirit
We must grow in Spirit-led knowledge (intake), understanding (arrangement) and wisdom (application) of the word of God.
The pathway is revealed in the grouping of the feasts of the Lord, from Passover, (the cross) to Pentecost (Spirit filling) to Tabernacles (dwelling with God). We see it in Israel’s journey from Egypt (world), to the wilderness (sanctification), to the Promised Land, (kingdom).
The pathway is often a paradox: We have died, but are more alive than ever before. We live on earth, but are seated in heavenly places. We are most wise when our own reason is defeated. We are strong when weak. We are broken yet filled with exceeding joy. We are great pessimists yet tremendous optimists.
The pathway to overcoming the world involves: ●Getting above its covetousness. ●Getting free from enslavement to the affairs of the world. ●Being free from the need to find the approval of the world and freedom from its peer pressures. ●Being free from its forms in fashion, entertainment, sport and the like. ●Being free from the anxiety and stress of the world.
The devil’s pathway: The ways of the devil’s world are numerous and wide, mixed and ultimately all doomed. But the devil also has a pathway into the church, which we should be aware of. We need to know and be cautious of the deceptive methods the devil uses to infiltrate the church with his ‘disciples’: ●They come in sheep’s clothing. (Matthew 7:15) ●They are false brethren brought in secretly. (Galatians 2:4) ●They crept in unnoticed. (Jude 1:4) ●They come as angels of light. (2 Corinthians 11:14) ●They went out from us but were not of us. (1 John 2:19)
The pathway to the final “eternity of eternities” is seen in biblical dispensations. They are: (1) Innocence. (2) Conscience. (3) Human government. (4) Promise. (5) The law. (6) Grace. (7) The tribulation. (8) The millennium. (9) The eternity of eternities.
The Christian life is a pathway of change from the glory of the new-birth to glory eternal.
The Christian life doesn’t work for many because they think it’s a good philosophy! It is new life out of death, and is more radical than imaginable. For many it doesn’t work because they’re not truly saved.
A surrendered heart has no more controversy with God. Once we blend our will in with that of our Lord a wonderful life ensues. In many instances the change involved is painful, but it is pain to produce ultimate eternal pleasure.
We are all required to change dramatically as believers. God did not use Peter the fisherman as a fisherman for Him. He took him out of his world, broke him, and used him as a fisher of men. Yes, God can use your talents, but they must all go through the cross.
1 Corinthians 2:2 “For I determined to know nothing among you, except Yeshua the Messiah and Him crucified.”
Philippians 3:10 (Amp) “My determined purpose is that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection...”
True love always has eternity in the heart, and eyes on the kingdom of God. It’s like a godly sculptor, making a lion out of a piece of marble. He chips away at everything that does not look like a lion.
It’s like an uncut, rough diamond which has extreme value and beauty locked up in it. But to reveal it, hard, precise instruments are needed. Not a toothpick! The instrument is the cross.
Don’t make the cross attractive. It is an instrument of death. Make the resurrection attractive! It is and will be the most glorious thing ever!
The only pathway to resurrection and eternity is through the cross and your cross.
The pathway to Satan’s kingdom is any way you want, except God’s way. It’s the way of the modern scribes – the mass-media. It’s the way of the voice of the multitude. It’s the way of that which is dazzling to the eyes and pleasing to the flesh.
Beware of your own ‘antichrist’! The word itself means to “come against,” and then “replace.” This is what the final antichrist will do. But when we are born-again, Satan tries exactly that with believers.
God makes you wise. Satan makes you stupid with a reprobate mind.
The Prince of peace is coming soon and so is the prince of perdition. Many will fall for the latter thinking he is the former!
We will only find true peace and rest when we fulfil the purpose for which we were created, called and prepared. It’s your choice how deep you want to go into the things of God, but you will pay for being shallow, and be rewarded for depth.
In these days of superficiality, great error, and evil spirits at work, you need to be radical for the Lord.
People sense it when you are a radical. They also sense it when you are insincere, or full of pride. They often see through the masks of artificiality. People sense it when you have a real genuine, deep love for them. The heart of the radical believer is always identifiable. Many just think you’re crazy!
The one who is not changing is on a dangerous pathway in the dark.
The greatest tragedy is a life wasted on living for self, sin and the world.
Side-note on the rapture:
So, when will the rapture take place? When will the tribulation begin and when will the Millennium begin? The answer may not be that elusive!
One thing you can forget about is any signs in the sky. There may be signs in the sky when it’s all due, but they will not be correct until the required events on the ground occur and they all line up. That is not the case just yet.
However these events may and probably will occur suddenly.
I believe the Lord will give us the correct signs as the time approaches, perhaps within months, weeks or even days. There are already a flood of more general signs all around right now, so we do know the season.
This does not mean we don’t watch and be ready right now! It does not mean we become discouraged in the wait. Personally, I feel a welling up, a growing inner excitement. It’s soon!
You can be sure that right here on this website you will find timely signs and never be in the dark about your own requirements and preparation. Conclusion It all leads back to the cross, obeying God’s Ten Commandments, following God’s Holy Spirit lead, knowing the signs of the times, and becoming a watcher of what is to be. As judgement slowly continues on the nations, these will all speed up as we get closer to the start of the Great Tribulation.
As it stands now all the end time players are in place in the Middle East, the first phase of World War Three the Psalm 83 War is ready to commence with the right spark, the rapture will occur in God’s time, with the four horsemen of the Apocalypse to soon follow. What we are in at this moment is a prophetic limbo, with end time events to happen quickly when right happenings line up. The Lord wishes us to be on our toes, watching world events as we near his chosen time. Our God wishes none to be lost, but all to be saved from the coming holocaust. May God be with you. Maranantha……………….