Tuesday 27 October 2020

By My Spirit

 


Scripture:  Zechariah 4 v 6:  "Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts."


Over the past few decades I have learned the truth of this verse, that every thing originates in the Spirit and manifests in the flesh.  There is no doubt in my mind that God knew us in Heaven as individuals before we came to Earth as new born babies.

"Mummy, where did I come from?" is not a reference to the birds and bees, but because the child still retains some faint memory of God and Heaven.  They may have dreams or visions and know that place as home.

In Jeremiah 1 v 5: "Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee: and before thou come forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations."

This tells us that God knew Jeremiah before he was born on Earth.  In Romans 8 we read about the people whom God foreknew.  He knew us before we were in our mother's womb, and He still knows us as those people.    Just as God spoke to Jeremiah.....I knew you....I sanctified you, made you a holy, chosen person, .......I ordained you or appointed you as a prophet, to take My Word to different nations.

God is a spirit, and so are we!   In this Earth realm we are clothed with a soul and a body of flesh.  We manifest what type of spirit we are through our bodies.  We call it body language, but the Lord interprets it differently.  He identifies our relationship with Himself by how we behave towards others.  When God knew us before we were conceived, He knew us as spirit beings.  

He needs us to be "in the Spirit" or in a state of being that more easily communicates with the Spirit of God.  The fastest way to achieve being in the Spirit is by speaking, praying or singing in tongues.  This gift of the Father is powerful and brings us closer to Him to receive the Word we need for ourselves or others.

If we love one another as He loves us, then we are spiritually healthy and filled with the Holy Spirit.  We need to understand what that love is. In Greek it is called Agape.  The overflowing, sacrificial love of Jesus, full of mercy, compassion and forgiveness, without compromise or doubt.  It is pure, holy love.

In extreme cases, some humans exhibit or manifest utter hatred and loathing for their fellow man resulting in rape, murder, torture, perversions and other horrors.  These are the souls He needs to save.  He knows what happened to them and He sent His Son, Jesus, to rescue them and others who may have less horrific manifestations but still need healing.

He knows that Satan held all souls hostage and brainwashed them in a fugue state to become monsters.  The souls were tormented for long periods to remove all remembrance of God from their spirits.  This was part of a spiritual war between God and Satan, in which we became pawns.  This war was started by Satan and still rages today.  It manifests on Earth as conflicts, rivalry, court battles, war, terrorism, divorce, governments, communism, capitalism, big business.

God says it's not by might or power but by His Spirit that the solution to the world's problems will be achieved.  The pride in man battles with that concept.  They seldom or never see His hand guiding the affairs of men.  A reminder comes from Exodus and the defeat of Pharoah after God sent Moses to confront him.  There followed ten terrible plagues upon Egypt, which did not affect the Hebrew slaves, but only the Egyptians, before Pharoah finally let the slaves go.

This whole drama began in the spirit in Satan's realm, and God proved His ability to defeat him.  Pharoah is a type of Satan, as was Hitler.  Both wanted to enslave or kill Jews, both were defeated.  Any who fight against God's chosen nation of Israel will be defeated.  The war and terrorism in Syria, Gaza, Lebanon, are examples of the anger of God against  nations that has plagued Israel for a long time.  They defy God and reap destruction.  When will they ever learn!

Everything that happens to you in your life is something that first started in the Spirit realm before you were born.  Your only  control is to be filled with the Holy Spirit through the salvation of Jesus.  Then you are on the same page with God and learning His ways, walking in the Spirit with Him.  Anything else you try leaves you at the mercy of your mortal enemy.

So open your mind and heart to understand what God wants you to know.  This world is actually a slow motion action replay of spiritual significance that happened before Adam and Eve were created.  The speed ratio is 1 day equals 1000 years.  6 days have gone by and we are into the 7th.  We are already in "extra time" and the whistle can be blown at any moment.  Be ready for the Day of the Lord is close.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, neither Satan nor humans can withstand the power of Your Spirit.  There is no earthly might or power that can defeat You.  Satan was defeated by the death and resurrection of Jesus, and we were saved by His Blood.  We know You don't want to lose any souls and You have given us the task of telling them the truth. Please let them believe it.  In Jesus' name. Amen.