Before the Fall, Jesus and the Father lived in a state of perfection, in which they were perfect in every way. The Father's dearest possession was Jesus.
When man sinned, Father God had no choice but to send His son from a flawless/perfect world to a damaged, lifeless earth.
Father sends Jesus as a baby. The baby Jesus was stripped of His attributes as God and born as a human with the Holy Spirit's guidance.
The first 30 years of Jesus' life...
The men God uses in revival know that sin will quench the Holy Spirit, and their passion for God is equalled only by their fear of offending Him. These are not men who take God lightly. Men used in revival have a great opinion of God and are touch-sensitive to sin, long before the revival comes. Not only are the leaders in revival men with a deep experience of God and a passion for holiness, but, as we should expect, they are men who are...
The very figure which Christ uses illustrates this idea; ‘as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in me.’ Now how does a branch bear fruit? Not by incessant effort for sunshine and air; not by vain struggles for those vivifying influences which give beauty to the blossom, and verdure to the leaf;—it simply abides in the vine, in silent and undisturbed union; and the fruit and...
In this season, God is preparing His wise men by giving them the wisdom to interpret the signs of His second coming. The three wise men in the first coming followed the nativity star to identify Jesus' birthplace. God's plan or mysteries are always foretold, but it takes men with God's insight/wisdom to decipher God's plan's clues accurately. Humanity is involved in God's plan through prophets foretelling it and wise men deciphering the signs....
When God stepped down from heaven in 1949 the things of earth took second place. “An awareness of God was felt everywhere. You felt His presence and His power on meadow and moorland. You met Him in the homes of people. Indeed God was everywhere, you could not escape Him.” Conviction was so intense that people could not sleep, normal activities were halted and lost men and women cried out to God, terrified to face Him in their sins. Strong...
The praying people of the Bible are intercessors. Abraham pleaded for Sodom and Gomorrah. Moses made intercession for apostate Israel. Samuel prayed all night for Saul and continually for the nation. David entreated God for his people. Daniel prayed for the deliverance of the Lord’s people from Babylon. Christ prayed for His disciples, and made special intercession for Peter. Paul was an example of his own exhortation “that supplications,...
God created a beautiful outside world for Adam and Eve to live in, but their interior world was not created completely. The missing piece for completion of inside world is Jesus. The creation of the inside world will be wholly complete only when Jesus is revealed and His very own image is formed in it. Even if Adam and Eve had not sinned, Jesus had to be revealed and formed in order for the interior world to be completed. Sin has destroyed both...
End-of-the-world preachers are like a sudden spark in the environment, with a validity of one day, six months, one prayer, or ten lectures, depending on God's desire. They appear out of nowhere and vanish just as quickly after God's purpose has been fulfilled. End-of-the-age preachers spend most of their time in the wilderness, but they appear just before Jesus' arrival and then vanish. The names of the preachers will be forgotten swiftly, and...
Broken vessels have the privilege of resting, lying down, washing, and falling near Jesus' feet. Mary got access to Jesus' feet and had the privilege of washing and kissing them. There's a chance Jesus will spread the corner of His garment over us when we're at Jesus' feet(Ruth 3:9). He becomes our Kinsmen redeemer and later our husband as he spreads His garment.
When we sit at Jesus' feet, the Father gradually prepares us to be the Bride of...
In their brokenness, broken vessels recognize the need for a Saviour. On a daily basis, their eyes are expecting in the mercy of the Saviour.
The route of brokenness is a definite one, guided by God's all-powerful hand. This hand breaks, but it always shields you from the sun.
Brokenness leads to God's glory on the outside, but it leads to God Himself on the inside.
1) The Blessings of Brokenness
2) When provided, all provisions come directly...