Scripture: Ephesians 3 v 14 - 19: "For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God."
Many people consider holiness to be observed in people who go about with a constant serious expression, carrying their Bible visibly, and being a holy saint. However, the true meaning is of a person who has been selected by God for whatever task or purpose He has for them, and for that person to do it to his or her best. To the glory of God, and no credit to themselves.
The scripture verses from Ephesians above are the necessary elements we would have, or achieve through our obedience and submission to the will of our Father.
Out of His glorious riches, all spiritual as He is a Spirit, He will strengthen our spirits, which are seated in Christ in Heaven already, with His power. This will cause our souls to be filled with love, light and understanding to comprehend to utter depths of the love of Jesus for all humanity so that we may have the fullness of God, meaning that we inherit all things from Him.
When we are filled with His love we will begin to seek His face for where He wants the love He has given you to be poured out. Those who are happy and blessed are not His target. He is aiming for those whom nobody loves because most people shun them because they don't fit our social norms.
They look, dress, smell, speak differently to us. When Satan had us in His clutches before the world was formed he put the maximum effort into tormenting our Father by making every identical soul offend all other identical souls. Yes he did. He set up the idols that became enemy religions to Christianity. He made the Apple of His Eye reject Him from Eden to today.
John 1 v 10 - 12: "He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"
Jesus came into the world to save sinners by destroying the work of Satan from the foundation of the world. In Romans 8 Paul says we are the people whom God foreknew. He told Jeremiah before you were born I knew you and ordained you a prophet. God knew us before we were sent to this planet for the purpose of removing the ugly things done to us by Satan - think of recent hostages in Gaza - but we have no memory of it.
We are horrified by the atrocities done to the hostages not realising that deeply buried in our subconscious are similar memories. Some people have nightmares, or psychotic episodes, or epilepsy or behave weirdly like drunkenness and drugs. We say they are "acting out". They are off their meds and off their heads!
Yes but why? On the Cross Jesus said Father forgive them, they know not what they do. He came to implement the only plan that would change our destination. We could not be taught, reasoned with or threatened. We were already in a fugue state like puppets on strings manipulated by Satan.
What I absolutely know is everything weird is orchestrated to push us away from Jesus. Christians are hated, persecuted, martyred every day without media attention or any outcry except Donald Trump concerning Nigeria. Why are we hated? Because we know the truth and are spreading it around.
What truth? The only way of salvation is through the death of Jesus. He drew every living and dead soul onto Himself on the Cross to die in our place. Give us His life, nature, freedom, forgiveness, peace and love. We have to be born again and His resurrection made that a reality. It wrecked Satan's hold over us. It gave us the scissors to cut the puppet strings and let Jesus renew us in every way. He restored us back to Adam and Eve before the Fall.
God's desire is for souls to be saved. He sent His Son to die for souls to be saved. Our Father filled us with love for the unlovely, for sinners, for lost causes like addicts, for unbelievers and even really evil people.
Isaiah 55 v 6 - 9: "Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."
So Heaven's doors are open to every unholy person on the planet, who will enter through repentance and the cleansing of sin through the Blood of Jesus. Their names will be written in the Lamb's Book of Life, and they will be made holy.
The window of opportunity is coming to a close with the soon return of Jesus to meet His Body, the church, in the Rapture. Let us realise that God is depending on us to tell people about salvation, and Jesus will respond and begin the process. If we do or say nothing then many will die never knowing Jesus.
Today's blog is to exhort each reader to holiness, to extend the Kingdom of God in whatever way possible. If we can make Jesus real to someone every day or once a week, that is a seed sown that can grow into another disciple whose name is written on the roll up yonder.
We must be a message of hope in these days of political havoc, despair, loss of jobs, hunger, mismanagement of disaster funds, and much fear. Use what you have to be holy for Jesus. The more you give of yourself without seeking acclaim or reward, the more that holiness will be seen upon you. If you declare yourself to be a follower of Jesus yet carry on in carnal ways very few sinners will be drawn to the Cross.
Remember we are here to do God's perfect will. Romans 12 v 1 - 2: "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
Prayer: Heavenly Father, we need to pull together in unity of purpose and pour out Your love on whatever souls are put within our reach. Let it be poured out upon everyone reading this and ignite their hearts with holiness to keep it flowing until the whole world knows that Jesus is alive. We love You Father. In Jesus' name. Amen.