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If Jesus isn’t everyones first love then they are lukewarm and we all know what happens to those , however there is his amazing grace for his children to fall into the River of life !

Here’s a word from Glenn Jackson that says it all . . .

FIRE BY NIGHT

“Reflections Upon Reflections” [of The Father’s Heart]

....”You, in Your great compassion, did not forsake them in the wilderness; The pillar of cloud did not leave them by day, to guide them on their way, nor the pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they were to go”.... Nehemiah 9:19 NASB

APRIL 19TH

KORAH’S REBELLION REVISITED: THE DANGER OF IDOLATRY

Words of prophecy:

* “Idols” are anyone or anything that one exalts above Me.

* It has always been My first and foremost desire to fellowship with each one of My children. Did I not create Adam for that very purpose? So you can see that even before the fall of Adam, in his rebellion, I first desired fellowship with My creation above ALL else. It is for this reason that judgement falls swiftly and hard upon those “delegated authorities” who rebel against Me in their heart [through their continual pursuit of self-glory and self-sufficiency] - for, in doing so, they SURELY misrepresent My Character and the deepest thoughts and intentions of My heart towards My precious children. In this most critical hour, all those who are in a position of delegated authority must heed the example of Korah, and those who rebelled with him [Numbers 15:37-16:50]. For truly I say to you, in this last hour, those who “choose” to align themselves with Satan and his lies shall reap the burning fire of My righteous indignation! For indeed I am the same yesterday, today and forever, and in Me there is no variation or shifting shadow, and I shall not deal lightly with those who lead My children astray - away from the intimate fellowship with Me that I so desire to have with each one of them [Jeremiah 23:1-32].

* For one to “succumb” to “peer pressure” is for one to be held captive by a “spirit of idolatry”.

* If any one of My children truly desire to receive all that I have for them then they will have to “systematically” lay down every “idol” in their lives.

“systematic” - organized; a series of orderly actions [actions ordered by the Holy Spirit];

* It is an inherent tendency of the flesh to choose leaders which “they” then set their eyes upon in “worship”, rather than fix their eyes upon Me. It is most important for every member of My Body to abide in “intimate fellowship” with Me [the Word], and thus keep their hearts in tune with all that I desire to accomplish through them - free from the various spirits of idolatry whose main goal is to cause wrong “focus” [allegiance or dependence] in the course of one’s spiritual walk.

* If one fills their lives with “things” and people that are not of Me - and therefore are not “profitable” towards the carrying out of My Will - then, until they “empty themselves” and separate themselves from these idols [which are the clear product of self-desire] I am not able to bless them fully with either the divine connections or the things that are “profitable” for the carrying out of My Will for their life and ministry!

* For My children - My “called out ones” - to develop a close relationship with Me, there needs to be an “initial” separation from all “carnal” [emotional] attachments; for unless My children have put aside “all” of their “idols”, they will never come into the spiritual “positioning” [ascension - abiding] that will empower and enable them to minister the truth in love to all who have crossed - and who will cross - their path.

* One must have a “propensity” for change [yieldedness to My Spirit] if they are to succeed in this final hour. Many of My precious children have “plateaued” in their places of comfort, and unless they forsake the idols that they have affixed themselves to then they will begin to slip further into the darkness that they have opened the door to. Truly I say to you, have I not issued the command, “Little children guard yourselves from idols” [1 John 5:21]? And did not My beloved Son state that if one places anything or anyone above Me that they are not fit to serve in the Kingdom [Matthew 10:34-39]? This is the time wherein I am calling those who truly love Me to forsake every element of procrastination in their lives - for many have buried the revelation that once burned brightly in their heart. But if they will set themselves before Me in the “inner chamber” in this hour I will surely bring all things to their remembrance by My Spirit and, in acting in obedience to His still, small voice, they shall surely gain a swift and superabundant entrance into the fullness of their precious Kingdom-position, in Christ.

“propensity” - a [super]natural disposition; or tendency; inclination towards;

* The only thing that will counteract “idolatry” [the placing of people or things above their relationship with Me] in the lives of My children in this final hour is a heart “wholly” given [Luke 10:27] to My Will. For it is only a heart wholly given that will cause [empower] one to be positioned properly [both spiritually and locationally] so as to not be ignorant of Satan’s schemes - “rising above” them, and victoriously overcoming him at every turn.

....”The LORD also spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the sons of Israel, and tell them that they shall make for themselves tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and that they shall put on the tassel of each corner a cord of blue. It shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the LORD, so as to do them and not follow after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you played the harlot, so that you may remember to do all My commandments and be holy to your God”.... Numbers 15:37-40 NASB

....”Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took action, and they rose up before Moses, together with some of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, chosen in the assembly, men of renown. They assembled together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You have gone far enough, for all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is in their midst; so why do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”.... Numbers 16:1-3 NASB

....”Then He said to me, ‘Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them. For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel, nor to many peoples of unintelligible speech or difficult language, whose words you cannot understand. But I have sent you to them who should listen to you; yet the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, since they are not willing to listen to Me. Surely the whole house of Israel is stubborn and obstinate. “Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. “Like emery harder than flint I have made your forehead. Do not be afraid of them or be dismayed before them, though they are a rebellious house”.... Ezekiel 3:4-9 NASB

....”I have been hurt by their adulterous hearts which turned away from Me, and by their eyes, which played the harlot after their idols”.... Ezekiel 6:9 NASB

....”Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city”.... Matthew 23:34 NASB

The “spirit of idolatry” will always be “allowed” entrance on the ground of one’s desire to serve [worship] “anything” or “anyone” [including themselves] before the Father and His Word [His Will - as revealed by the Holy Spirit]. In other words, if we are not prepared to give our hearts “wholly” to God THEN it is certain that we will allow “ground” [the ground of self-desire] for this spirit to deceive us and, in deceiving us, influence us to worship [serve, give pre-eminence to] “idols” that will, in turn, take us further and further apart from the Father - and His perfect plan for our lives and ministries. The deepest motivation of those who participated in Korah’s rebellion was not only the fact that they, themselves, desired to have a more prominent role in the leadership [and, thus, were jealous of Moses] but also that they reserved the right [in their own thinking] to worship [serve] God as they chose - with no regard to God’s “divine requirement” [Luke 10:27; 1 Peter 1:15-16]. In other words, when God spoke His message through Moses [commanding the people of Israel to remember all His commandments, to do them and not to follow after their own heart and their own eyes, after which they had played the harlot], Korah and the leaders became offended. Why? Because the Word of God spoken through His prophet had cut them to the quick and exposed the deepest thoughts and intentions of their heart - and so, to “justify” their own actions, they were “compelled” to denigrate both the servant of God and the words that were spoken through him.

“denigrate” - to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; belittle; to treat or represent as lacking in value or importance;

TAKING OFFENSE - THE SURE SIGN OF A REBELLIOUS HEART-ATTITUDE

It is only a rebellious [”religious”] people who become offended at the absolute truth of God’s Word and, yet the Father continues to send “His delegated authorities” forth in this hour to minister the deepest thoughts and intentions of His heart - and to expose the wickedness and the sinfulness that have kept the multitudes from the “pure” worship and fellowship that He so desires. In this most critical hour He is calling “all” those of His children who have fallen into idolatry to forsake their idols [and the deceitfulness of sin that can so easily beset them if they allow it to] and humble themselves before Him. For it is only as the children of God truly submit themselves to the authority of God [the absolute truth of God’s Word] that they will come into the place where they are able to fully receive the words spoken by the true delegated authorities - who have been raised up to help them enter into the wondrous inheritance that the Father has provided for them, in Christ. Many, through their foolishness and hard-heartedness, have continued to pursue self-glory and the praises [approval] of men and, thus, they leave the Holy Spirit on the “outside looking in” - having forsaken true [intimate] fellowship with the Father and His Word in the “inner chamber” in order to carry out their own agendas in the midst of God’s people. This has led to much strife [through pride and jealousy] and division in many areas of the church at large - a strife and division that has, for the most part, left them powerless to set the captives free or to defend against the schemes of the Enemy in their midst that are aimed at keeping them under “his” control. Again, in the church [up until this time] many have rejected God’s true “delegated authorities” for exactly the same reasons that the leaders of Israel did, as they continue to “maintain” their desire to worship [serve] God as THEY choose instead of how God has ordained it in this final hour. Thus, they have come to view “anything” or “anyone” outside of their own preconceived notions and mental ascensions to the Word [Will] of God as NOT being from God! In this hour, as the holy fire of God is poured forth through a holy people, it is certain that we will “once again” be able to distinguish those who truly love God and those who do not - those who truly serve God and those who do not [Malachi 3:18]. Therefore, let each and every one of us “allow” the Word of God to do His perfect work in our hearts so that we might ALWAYS be found humbly considering the Will of the Father for our lives - in ALL that we do and say!

....”For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart”.... Hebrews 4:12 The Amplified Translation

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