4o Days of Teshuvah🙏

 The sin we sin against YHWH when we allow our flesh to control us

Galatians 5

Do you want a share in the kingdom of God?

I do

We were reminded today, through Michele and the scripture, that in order to fight our flesh, we must put our old nature on the stake.  To do this, requires that we spend daily time in the Word of God and prayer .. and take time to really listen to Spirit of Truth speak to us.

We must fight the urge of the flesh to become prideful, haughty, disconnected with the issues that destroy human life (such as abortion, sex trafficking, and euthanasia), putting satan's agenda over YHWH God's agenda, hanging on to hate, bitterness, unforgiveness and offense.  We must not bring strife and division into the personal family unit as well as the body of  Christ.  Certainly these are but a few of the ways we can take control of our flesh, and live in the abundant grace that our LORD has poured out upon us, as He poured out His blood and water.

If we continue to feed our flesh with the poison of the satan's plate of filth and lies, then we are ignoring the blatant warning from the Word of God that states we will, in no way, inherit our share in the kingdom of God.

Are you thirsty?

Drink from the fountain of LIFE, which Jesus Christ (Yeshua) offers.  It may take time to untether ourselves from our decaying flesh, but one thing is certain,

we will never thirst again!

His water is LIVING water!

He is enough!

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Armour up, Beloved of the Father

This is WAR!

Repenting for our sin against YHWH with the sin of vulgar speech

Isaiah 6 (Emphasis 6-7)

Isaiah's vision of the LORD

In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple.  Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.  And one called to another and said:

 And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.  And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!

Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.  And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.ESV

Isn't this one of the most amazing few verses in the Word of God?  Oh my goodness, every time I read it my soul seems to transcend to another realm.  The great mystery behind these bits of Truth send the cogs of my brain whirling like Ezekiel's "wheel within a wheel" chariot!

I don't think I want my lips parched, but I certainly desire my heart to be purified.  However, if it takes the fires of red-hot coals to burn out the dross of perverse speech that arises from my heart, past the gates of my mouth and teeth,  and flapping from my unharnessed tongue, then so be it.  I would rather have the smoke of purification rising out of my mouth and nostrils, than have a sick heart of  corruption and rebellion simmering in the slow-cooker of my heart.

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I just want to stand clean before You, my LORD.

Thank You for showing me my wicked heart.

Thank You for taking MY place on the altar of sacrifice, and cleansing my soul in YOUR blood.

Amazing!!!

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If you think Isaiah's vision is captivating, take a look at Ezekiel's!

(and to think some of us read these scriptures as if "oh well, just another day in paradise")

 No human words to describe this phenomenon.

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Armour up, Beloved of the Father

This is WAR!

This day we repent for the sin against YHWH, the sin of foolish speech.

We have all done it, spoken words we regret.  Whether in coarse jesting or a smear campaign against another, we have all participated in foolish speech.  Sometimes we knew instantly that we were wrong to participate in a group verbal "tar and feathering", with or without the knowledge of the victim being perpetrated against; at other times, we unfortunately found out that we had become the target of unharnessed tongues.  

How very sad that this is even a subject of conversation, especially for those of us who claim to be followers of the Christ.  

I reckon that this tongue disease is more than petty gossip and unbridled speech.  It is a metastatic disease that has metastasized deep into the heart of our souls.

It is the absence of love.

Oooo...that hurts, doesn't it?  And it should hurt.

We should all be deeply ashamed for using the gift of speech to darken the spiritual as well as physical atmosphere around us.  

Masking up does not cure the issue of a corroding heart.  It only suffocates us more, giving our next gasp of air even more power to release an exploding mix of damaging decay.   Only by understanding that we are in need of a savior, can we be cured from this deadly disease.  Only through spending time in the living Word of God can we rehabilitate our dying souls.  

We must practice praise, with an earnest heart.  Praising our mighty Father does not always come easily.   Circumstances often circumvent our honoring of God with our tongues, but we must praise him regardless.  As we continue practicing praise on our darkest days, the darkness and heaviness seem to lighten.  We begin to experience the hope, with bits of joy, as we lift our own voices to the heavens, and offer a sacrifice of praise to our King!

Let's practice praise until it becomes a natural response to every situation we encounter.  

And let's offer our hearts to the One who created them, allowing Him to recreate us into His perfect vessels of worship and praise.

Then we will find healing in our diseased bodies and souls, and the words from our mouths will bring life to ourselves and others, rather than death.

This is the sacrifice that our God desires.

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Tar belongs on the roadways.

Feathers belong on birds and fowl of the air.

A song of praise belongs in the heart of our Father!

 Thank you, Michele, for reminding us of this most precious Truth today.  You stir us to find joy .. in our mourning.

And in our mornings of praise!

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Armour up, Beloved of the Father

This is WAR!