The missing piece in the puzzle

Here are some things that I've noted about the Father recently:

Where I know that it was God's mercy, through Christ that I was forgiven of sin. I wondered, is that the end of it? The Father shows me that the mercy that was displayed, was to empower me to love Him.

Where the Father corrects me, and I'm struck and unable to say something, The Son is right there to show me that He is chastising me for my benefit, so I can rejoice!

When I am honoring my parents, and taking upon me the responsibility in making my own choices, it is the Father that gently speaks to me "I want you to know before you go, you are my Son and I love you"

Without the honoring of my parents, I have no ability to come to God as a child or as a Son, that is why He gave us parents. (but if this is perplexing for you, read on)

That when I am broken and needy, that is the time when God powerfully speaks His love to me

When I ask "why is it so hard to pray?" He replies, "you need to know that without motivation to come to me, it is just dead religion" to which he adds, "if you are sincere in your heart, then your love you show me motivates you in the hard times to come to me"

The Father does nothing out of compulsion, He is the creator of everything, he needs not to give a reason for the things that He does. If he is unequaled to anything in creation, then me being His Son, and created for His glory, Idols present the biggest problem to Him. In reply to his mockery of Idols in Isaiah 41, I can say "I will do good or do evil, I will show what the Father is like"

The reason I am chosen as a Son, is because my heart's desire is to see His face, his presence, he does not get that from the outside world. To be able to say "your face, your presence is what makes me who I am" that gives Him delight. This desire is in all of us, but God, awaken us to what you have done through your own Son, that we may fully grasp your glory.

I think this agrees with the testimony, "For yet a little while, [And] He who is coming will come and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith; But if [anyone] draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him." But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul. (Hebrews 10:37-39)

Let us be those who press in and see His face.

Returning to family

When I woke up this morning, I heard "The Spirit is my family"

or "You are my family in the Spirit"

There is a scripture in Malachi (which is repeated by an Angel in the book of Luke)

And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.

I have to let you know about the great thing that has happened today as a Son. Which shows where my heart truly lies. God provided an opportunity for me to honor my parents and fulfill the desire of my heart which was to be able to accept them into my heart.

The feelings that arose afterwards may help to show what has taken place in my heart. The first thought was this: Why have I not included my parents in everything before now? To which I realised, "I am your Son, and You are my parents" - I now have the responsibility to choose what decisions I make.

It leads onto the thing that is really on my heart, which is to honor my parents. I am now in the hands of God my Father.

But I suppose what God is really looking at is the heart. Here are some of the feelings that I've experienced into which I pray God would release all that He is into. 

Why ought not God to make all things good because He loves me?

My heart constantly wrestles, with that ultimate reality.

Being united to the Bridegroom!

Did he not pay for me so that I would no longer sin?

Is not His joy in forgiving me of my sin because He wants to demonstrate His love for me? and be with me?

I cannot simply be content with the thing that He has done in me, my heart churns and spurles, the ravished heart of God! This is the fire of His love.

Wait for the Bridegroom! Do not restrain yourself, do not shrink back! press forward!

The love of the law

I had the privilege while I was at home last night, to have a coming of age ceremony for my friend Steve. This was confirmed this morning with the scripture Hebrews 11:24-26

"By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward."

After he left I was talking with God about what had happened. You see, you could have mistook this for a time when I spoke alot and even that I have gained alot from last night (even though it was for Steve) It made me realize "I had been thinking of Steve the whole time"
There in is something that I want to expand upon. It says that "greater love has no man than this than that He has laid down his life for His friend" it also says in another place "if you love your brother, you fulfill all the law, because he who loves His brother will not harm him"
That means, when I am loving another brother, I am doing the greatest thing for Him.

There are somethings I had not connected together, but this is the best, keep your eye on the prize. The law of the LORD is my highest attainment, and gives me the highest JOY. It is in fulfilling the law that I am not only rooted, but also released into full revelation of God's purposes for me. For anyone who speaks like this, it has found it's connection in the heart, and it is in the heart that the LORD is looking at.

And if you are thinking "spiritual riches and the things of the heart are seperate" read what I'm saying, they are inseperable, he looks in my heart, that's exactly what I'm saying! my greatest JOY is Him! my bridegroom!

I have been broken beyond repair, my life has ended in the natural. This happened on the 2nd of June 2012. This is because I am the one that is taking up what he is saying. I am the one that has said "I live not for myself anymore" - I may not fully know, but I am known fully. My friends, give God all your heart! 

I want to finish with this. There was a missionary by the name of Hudson Taylor in which he was speaking to his congregation when away from the mission field. He put this metronome on the stage and set it ticking. At the end of his sermon he recounted the story of one man who had fallen overboard a moving ship. At this Mr. Taylor Shouted to the boat driver "Stop!" but he would not, after a while the boat driver said yes, and went back. By this time the man had drowned. By this time everyone was asking "What is the metronome for?" Then he finished His sermon with this. "Every tick of this metronome another man is drowning in the rivers of China and going to eternal hell!"

A young lady by the name of Amy Carmichael was at this meeting - when she heard this, it cut her heart. She went forward and said "I'm going!"

In her diary later she was recorded as saying. “The night I sailed for China, March 3, 1893, my life, on the human side, was broken, and it never was mended again. But He has been enough.”

If we will go, regardless of the things that would crop up in our minds, then we would be part of the greatest missionary movement in History.  (by the way, I am totally free to be who I am because I've given my heart to Him. What freedom!)

Love

The Lord said "I want you to make this the post" So here it is, a song.
the purpose is two-fold:
To show that this is the highest fulfillment of everything I desire
To show to You that He really can be everything that you want Him to be.
The interesting thing is, this is the overflow, which I would be sharing, because I do not work on my day of rest. So it is a fulfillment in that sense too.

Here are the lyrics!

If I have not love

My speaking my tongues and

In the form of angels and of men

Are like a clanging cymbal

If I do not have love

I can give my body to be burned

And it will not suffice me anything

Pre-chorus:

You have pierced my ear

You have given me the Spirit without measure (So)

Asctibe to the Lord from my heart

Ascribe to the Lord the glory and the emotional strength

Glory due His name

(pre-chorus)

So I will say to you

Come fill me up, yes, come fill me up

Yes I will say to you

I am no longer my own, I am no longer my own

I could give up everything

And in the giving it would be utterly despised rejected tossed aside, forgotten, trash and rubbish, it would be less than filth

To be remembered no more!

This is my vow to you! (my vow to you)

This is my vow:

I will give everything for You

And forget it all

For your love it is the highest goal highest treasure, highest attainment, I have you

 

The former things have gone

And the new has come

You won’t remember

They will no longer

Be remembered

They will be forgotten

Forever you’ll be My husband, and I will be your wife

I will be your bride

 

You are the promise of redemption

You are the promise of a husband

You are the promise of joy and delight

Trusting in the Father’s love

Hoping in the Father’s love

Hoping in the love, the love you have given

The love that you will mention on that day

On the day of your wedding

On the day of the gladness of your heart

You will mention my praise

You will mention my love

You will mention my gladness

My heart

And you will bind them like an ornament on my neck

That they will never be forgotten

The Best Plan of All: Meeting with Him

I am convinced that unless you experience where the Lord is at, and hear his words, you will not find your identity. This seems to be the opposite of the way the world is going, they seek to find their identity in what they do (which is kind of a paradox) - but in the Lord the only way to find your identity is the opposite. Sitting down, communing and having fellowship with Him.

You see, he does not have IFs. the only IFs I have experienced with Him have been these ones: "If you do not relinquish your right to understand, you will not gain the benefit of me" Equally, there are very few questions. What he said to me last time is "I want you to be filled with JOY!" - this coming from Him, who is pursuing me. I think we have it all the wrong way round. We assume that he is like us, that he is like a man who changes His mind - literally "repent" that he is not on his throne. That we are doing Him favours by going out and doing His will for Him - as if he needed our help. In a way I cannot believe I am talking like this but it needs to be said! It will startle you, he didn't say "if you want to, keep my commandments" he said "If you love me, keep my commandments" - a prophetic picture of seeing His disciples willing to do anything for Him because of His love.

The Spirit of God is very real. What scares me the most is taking these to their conclusions. This means a lot of change for those around me, If I am His witness, there is only one thing to broadcast, the truth. Be at peace, because it is not upto you. He will more often than not, tell you what to do, this is not in a domineering way, this is in His excitement and JOY. He is the Lover, we are the Loved, He is the source of all life.

The Spirit of God is what makes it real. He takes of what is from the Messiah and reveals it to us. This is done to glorify the Son, who has all things that the Father has. He even went onto clarify what He meant, "I am the Son" Listen to Jesus : "You are my Beloved, and my desire is for You" (Song 7:10) people have told you "you are loved by God!" surely that's not enough! Surely you need to know it!