God is taking us into the fullness of the Truth. God wants us to see the world accurately, and to know how He thinks of things. What is the truth? The truth is that Jesus died to save us. The truth is that forgiveness always follows repentance. The truth is that God is good, and that He is faithful to love us.
"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 8:32
This is spiritual milk, but we need to crave it nonetheless (1 Peter 2:2). If we really know the truth, God will take us unto spiritual maturity. If we retain Him in our knowledge, He will be faithful to take us from strength to strength.
But some things aren't so clear cut. Sometimes discerning the perfect will of God can be hard. We need to be given more faith before we can see more of what He sees. More faith is needed! So if we need to be given revelation, God first gives us greater faith.
Faith allows us to see more of what He sees. If I have great faith, I can see clearly, I can discern clearly, and I can prophecy clearly. Not all things are spiritual milk, but we still need to know how these things appear to God. Sometimes in struggling on spiritual meat, we will lose focus and forget the basics. And sometimes we fall out of faith.
Discernment can be a hard thing. Knowing His will can be very confusing, and can weaken our faith to the extent that we believe the truth to be a lie.
"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter." Isaiah 5:20
This is what satan does, and this is what his followers do. This is what anyone, even a believer, can fall into when they lose faith. This is a result of spiritual warfare, and we need to combat it with the armor of God. We need to retain the shield of faith, and we need to look to God. With His protection, we WILL withstand the schemes of the enemy. We need a revelation from God to stay in the truth. We need Him to make the word real to us.
A few days ago I was being taken through all these things. Testing, testing testing...refinement, refinement, refinement.
"Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them." Isaiah 30:20
So God is faithful to take us out of that pit, that doubt and confusion that the enemy brings in. He is faithful to rescue. He is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things. Even if we are faithless, He is faithful (2 Timothy 2:13). That's a beautiful thing. God brought me to this passage of scripture, which I thought was so interesting. He really is greater than our thoughts. And our salvation truly is greater than our feelings.
Wherefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scoffers, that rule this people that is in Jerusalem:
Because ye have said, "We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement;
when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our
refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves": therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah,
"Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner -stone of sure
foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste. And I will make justice the line, and righteousness
the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand;
when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it."
Isaiah 28:14-18
Even when we align our thoughts with the enemies', even when we mistake light for darkness, God will break through. He is our strength, and He will be faithful to take us out of death. Even if we claim to be fallen, He will prove to us the truth. With the waters of His Spirit and with His truth, He will overcome the enemy. He will sweep away our negative strongholds and give us a firm foundation. He will annul our sin, our "covenant with death", and make our foundation stand firm in Jesus. Glory to God!
"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 8:32
This is spiritual milk, but we need to crave it nonetheless (1 Peter 2:2). If we really know the truth, God will take us unto spiritual maturity. If we retain Him in our knowledge, He will be faithful to take us from strength to strength.
But some things aren't so clear cut. Sometimes discerning the perfect will of God can be hard. We need to be given more faith before we can see more of what He sees. More faith is needed! So if we need to be given revelation, God first gives us greater faith.
Faith allows us to see more of what He sees. If I have great faith, I can see clearly, I can discern clearly, and I can prophecy clearly. Not all things are spiritual milk, but we still need to know how these things appear to God. Sometimes in struggling on spiritual meat, we will lose focus and forget the basics. And sometimes we fall out of faith.
Discernment can be a hard thing. Knowing His will can be very confusing, and can weaken our faith to the extent that we believe the truth to be a lie.
"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter." Isaiah 5:20
This is what satan does, and this is what his followers do. This is what anyone, even a believer, can fall into when they lose faith. This is a result of spiritual warfare, and we need to combat it with the armor of God. We need to retain the shield of faith, and we need to look to God. With His protection, we WILL withstand the schemes of the enemy. We need a revelation from God to stay in the truth. We need Him to make the word real to us.
A few days ago I was being taken through all these things. Testing, testing testing...refinement, refinement, refinement.
"Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them." Isaiah 30:20
So God is faithful to take us out of that pit, that doubt and confusion that the enemy brings in. He is faithful to rescue. He is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things. Even if we are faithless, He is faithful (2 Timothy 2:13). That's a beautiful thing. God brought me to this passage of scripture, which I thought was so interesting. He really is greater than our thoughts. And our salvation truly is greater than our feelings.
Wherefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scoffers, that rule this people that is in Jerusalem:
Because ye have said, "We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement;
when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our
refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves": therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah,
"Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner -stone of sure
foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste. And I will make justice the line, and righteousness
the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand;
when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it."
Isaiah 28:14-18
Even when we align our thoughts with the enemies', even when we mistake light for darkness, God will break through. He is our strength, and He will be faithful to take us out of death. Even if we claim to be fallen, He will prove to us the truth. With the waters of His Spirit and with His truth, He will overcome the enemy. He will sweep away our negative strongholds and give us a firm foundation. He will annul our sin, our "covenant with death", and make our foundation stand firm in Jesus. Glory to God!
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