He that dwelleth in the Secret Place of The MOST HIGH [ Elyon ]
shall abide under the Shadow of
THE ALMIGHTY [ Shaddai ].
Psalm 91:1
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I+ AM Alpha and Omega,
the Beginning and the Ending, saith the LORD,
WHO+ is, and WHO+ was, and WHO+ is to come,
THE ALMIGHTY.
Revelation 1:8
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This
wonderful, marvelous LORD JESUS CHRIST is identified as the the ONE+ WHO+ is
COMING. . . THE ALMIGHTY . . . in Revelation 1:8.
Now
regard this: Psalm 91 tells us that we are to DWELL or ABIDE under the Shadow
of THE ALMIGHTY .
Obviously,
the ONE+ WHO+ is Coming is The LORD JESUS CHRIST. Right now in earth time, HE+ is
seated at the Right Hand of The FATHER.
HE+ will remain there until the moment of His+ Coming Again.
So NOW, in earth time, how do we
DWELL under the Shadow of THE ALMIGHTY ?
We make an ACTIVE
EFFORT
to please Him+.
We all know to daily read
Scriptures and pray. We know we must sit quietly with HIM+ and learn to “hear”
His+ Voice which speaks into our spirit.
In our QUIET times with HIM+, we simply need to be STILL. After a goodly time of stillness and we enter into His+ Peace, we may lay these four simple questions before HIM+ :
- Is there anyone I need to forgive today ?
- Have I pleased You+ with my words and behavior today?
- Is there anything more I need to put on Your+ altar today ?
- Is there something more You+ would have me to do ?
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Many erroneously think that GRACE
means we do not have to “do” anything to please The LORD JESUS CHRIST.
NOTHING could be
further from the Truth.
Now
do not confuse this
with the FREE GIFT of Salvation.
We
indeed are Saved without us earning one iota of the BLOOD of JESUS Which+
cleanses us. We deserve punishment, but we receive GRACE when we repent
and convert to follow CHRIST.
Yet,
when all is said and done, it DOES please The LORD that we humble ourselves,
repent of our sins, forsake Self to follow CHRIST JESUS, and be immersed
(baptized) .
It
pleases Our FATHER that we honor HIS SON+ by following HIS perfect SON+.
It
pleases The HOLY SPIRIT to come and dwell in us and to baptize us further in
SPIRIT and in Power.
Thus,
through Salvation The ELOHIM: FATHER, SON+, and HOLY SPIRIT place us into the
family of GOD, the Commonwealth of Israel, the Covenant of Salvation.
The PROBLEM is that our Adamic nature
keeps luring us AWAY from Our SAVIOR+ GOD.
Think not ? We become dull of spirit. Scriptures are read
by rote.
We are no longer excited about
our marvelous Salvation, a Salvation which we did not earn and COULD not earn
if we laid down our life to obtain it.
Our prayer times are done as
“duties” , if they are done at all.
Our Quiet Time with The LORD
takes the last place on our schedule. Yet many a time we are too tired from
daily responsibilities to give The LORD any quality time. If we have enough energy left to sit before
Him+ at all, we fall asleep !
Unfortunately, we ALL do these
things.
Equally unfortunately, if we habitually do these things, we find ourselves drifting away from the family of GOD. We discover other interests and are distracted AWAY from the Commonwealth of Israel.
We think the Covenant of Salvation as something
COMPLETED in the past instead of a LIVING and ACTIVE and on-going
interaction with GOD our FATHER, our SAVIOR+ JESUS CHRIST, and the Blessed HOLY
SPIRIT . . . the LIVING ELOHIM.
We end up grieving
The HOLY SPIRIT of promise.
Ephesians 1:13 and 4:30.
Thus, we MUST make an ACTIVE EFFORT to stay with JESUS. It is quite certain that HE+ will NOT do that for us. We must labor to do that ourselves.
Now then, the LABORING is not in
trying to persuade The LORD JESUS to like us nor to love us.
This ACTIVE EFFORT is required
from us in order to fight our “old” man, our Adamic nature.
The “Self” in us all fights
against SUBMITTING our life unto The WORD of GOD, unto The HOLY SPIRIT’S
conviction, unto The LORD JESUS CHRIST.
We do not like to submit our
words, our thoughts, and our actions unto GOD.
We will submit SOME of our
words, SOME of our thoughts, SOME of our values to HIM . . . but not all.
However, if we want to DWELL
under the safe Shadow of THE ALMIGHTY, that submission to HIM is the key. The Key to coming under the safety and
security of The ALMIGHTY rests in one word:
submission.
If we wish to control our own
lives, HE will certainly let us . But then, we are responsible for our own
safety and security . . . and none of us are able to make ourselves “safe and
secure.” The devil can and does capture
anyone OUTSIDE of the shelter of His+ Wings.
Yes, it takes a determined, disciplined, and ACTIVE EFFORT to pull one’s mind , heart, and activities AWAY from the world, even after receiving the marvelous Gift of Salvation.
The LORD will not stop us from
either coming close to HIM+ or becoming disinterested in HIM+. Either way, it is our ACTIVE EFFORT which
propels us to go either towards HIM+ or alas, away from HIM+.
It is always our free choice. But as we choose
. . .
Let us be mindful
of the Judgments
Coming from the Hand
of The RISEN LORD JESUS
CHRIST.
Nevertheless I+ have somewhat against
thee,
because thou
hast left thy first love.
Remember therefore from whence thou art
fallen,
and repent, and do the first works;
or else I+ will come unto thee quickly,
and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
Revelation 2:4-5
~ Words of our Risen LORD JESUS CHRIST to the Church
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Yes,
it is our own choice. Day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute, life by life.
Choose wisely.
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