Heaven
on Earth
Grace is the divine influence upon the heart. The
Lord longs and loves to blow upon our hearts filling
us afresh with His Spirit. It is the breath of God
that enables us to live the life of love that He
has called us to. He is the Spirit of grace. We
are exhorted to stand strong in that grace that
is in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:1
You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that
is in Christ Jesus.
Deep Revelation of Grace
Paul had a very deep revelation of the grace of
God and how important it was to every believer.
Our hearts left to themselves easily drift wayward
in the direction of “doing” rather than
“being” who God has already made us
to be. The heart is deceitful above all things.
So it can be prone to this drifting away. But the
Lord continually draws us deeper into Him by His
Spirit. His Spirit is within us and will be released
through us as we yield ourselves to Him. In the
well of our hearts is where the river flows forth
from within. There is already a deposit that has
been placed within us that we can continually tap
for “more”. We don’t need to wait
for an exciting meeting, big event or “revival”,
because revival is within us. God is revival. He
lives inside of us. Revival is a person, the Holy
Spirit within us. He is the rushing river. He is
the fire. He is the wind. He is much more that all
of this. He is always there for us to access. It
is a matter of desire within us.
John 7:38
He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said,
out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
The Water Source
It is His desire to come rushing out of us in His
never-ending love to touch all that is in His path.
Deep calls unto deep. The waterfalls of the Lord
are flowing. It is as simple as positioning yourself
under that spout where the glory comes out. Paul
exhorted Timothy to stir up the gift of God that
is within. Why? For an event? To preach a sermon?
No. He was pointing Him to the well source within.
The Lord has already placed within us the divine
deposits that are needed to see atmospheres and
people touched and transformed. It is the river
within that makes the difference. You have an anointing
from the Holy One. That anointing teaches and ministers
life.
1 John 2:27
But the anointing which you have received from Him
abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach
you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning
all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just
as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.
The Atmosphere of Heaven
Heaven is a beautiful and powerful place. The Lord
desires heaven to be on earth. As heaven abides
in us, heaven will transform everything else. All
of our circumstances, hard places, difficulties
and trials are transformed by His life within us.
This is how He makes all things work together for
the good. If He is for us, then who is against us?
He has freely given us all things that we may be
conduits of the glories of heaven on earth. We have
this treasure inside of us. As we access this treasure
we will see all kinds of heavenly surprises! It
is like opening up gifts from heaven. It is an endless
storehouse of the gifts of heaven and they are all
locked up within us. In divine connection with Him
we find greater grace for the journey. These grace
gifts enable us to move into the divine destiny
that the Lord has appointed us to. The Spirit is
intimately connected with the release of these gifts
and manifestations of heaven.
Hebrews 2:4
God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders,
with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit,
according to His own will . . .
Simplicity, Abiding & Identity
The things of heaven are simple and are spiritually
understood and received. They are only complex to
the natural mind. They are mind-blowing! The natural
mind cannot comprehend the things of the Spirit.
It just can't figure the things of the kingdom out.
Just as the simplicity of salvation confounds the
wisdom of man, it is the wisdom of God revealed
in simplicity that overcomes all things. The simplicity
of devotion that is found in Christ is the key to
abiding in Him.
Childlike Dependency
What we do is determined by who we are. The things
we do come from our dwelling and abiding in Him. I
pray because I’m His child. I don’t pray
to qualify to be His child. Good things can turn into
our own works of righteousness if they don’t
bring us into deep intimacy with Him. We must know
our identity is not wrapped up in what we do, even
the spiritual things, but in who we are as the children
of God. It is as simple as relationship. It is Father
to child. As we walk in the revelation that "apart
from Him we can do nothing" we will find that
all things are possible through Him. Unless we become
as a little child that is completely dependent on
the Father we cannot “enter” the Kingdom
of Heaven.
Luke 18:17
Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive
the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means
enter it."
It is the childlike dependency that keeps us in the
safe-place. It is all about relationship and dependency
on His grace. We are weak and His grace is perfect
in that weakness. It is not about knowledge and being
right about things. It is about yielding in simple
abandonment to Him, becoming one with Him. His love
is perfection. It
is the kind of love that gives without hidden motives.
Unconditional love is real love. It is the love of
God.
In His Love,
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