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The Disciple of My Soul
(Mt28:18-20)
God is the Leader, the Master.
For He is the God above all gods, there is no one who can instruct Him (Is40:12-14).
For the sake of His name, He summons the earth (Ps50:1) and leads and guides (Ps31:3).
Faith is welcoming Yeshua Christ as my Leader, my Teacher and
Faith life is living according to the teaching of Christ the Teacher of my soul, as
A seed = same substance
A follower = same actions.
While humans are taught since birth and their characters are formed as a result,
The Bible says that they are taught either by God or by the prince of this world for
Adam was deceived by the devil and ate the forbidden fruit (Ge3:4-6) and
All men since follow the father of lies, the false teacher (Jn8:44).
God called Adam who was hiding in the bushes and at the end of His questioning,
God forewarned of the appearance of the offspring of the woman and
The destruction of the devil (Ge3:8-15).
Abraham was called by God when he was childless and received the blessing of prosperity (Is51:2).
So he was able to give his only son as a burnt offering for he believed that
God calls into beings things that were not (Rm4:17).
Moses was called by God in the wildness (Ex3:4-10) and
The Israelites followed him and were delivered from their slavery in Egypt for 430 years.
They followed the pillars of fire and clouds,
Walked through the Red Sea like dry ground and arrived in the wilderness.
But eventually most of them died there because they did not have faith (1Co10:5).
Samuel heard the voice of God calling him in the sanctuary and
Became the first prophet of Israel (1Sa3:10-11), and
Elisha was called by the prophet Elijah and became his follower (1Ki19:19-21).
Despite the fact that God called Israel to reveal the glory of Jehovah (Is49:3) and
Directed them the way they should go by giving them the statutes and ordinances (Is48:17),
They did not pay attention to His commands and thus they were destroyed (Is48:18).
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21):
End the calling in the name of Jehovah — a specific lineage — as servants of Jehovah;
Begin the calling in the name of Yeshua — souls of all nations — as disciples of Christ (Mt28:19).
He called His disciples to be with Him, to send them out to preach, and give authority (Mk3:13-15).
He warned them to not be like the Scribes, the Pharisees who liked to be called, “Rabbi,” because
There is only one Teacher, one Instructor, Christ (Mt23:8-10).
He promised those who follow Him to be seated on the thrones in the world to come (Mt19:28).
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Obeyed to death the Father’s command (Jn10:8; Php2:6-11) and testified that the Father is His Instructor;
2) Judged the father of lies, the prince of the world, the devil (Ge3:4-6; Jn16:11); and
3) His death — redeemed all men — delivered them from the price of sin
His blood — for the souls of believers — to become His disciples (Jn14:12).
He resurrected and ascended to heaven, and He is the Lamb seated on the throne (Rev5:9) for
His body has the eternal scars of being subjected to the Father (1Co15:28) and
Now from the throne He commands all things as their Master.
The Holy Spirit teaches the Church and the believers that
The only One who guides in the truth and teaches is Yeshua Christ (Ps25:5).
He warns of the teachings of false teachers (2Pe2:1, 15; 2Co11:4; Col2:8; Rev2:14) — different salvation, different Jesus, different gospel — “the teaching of Balaam” etc.
The Christian is a disciple of Yeshua Christ:
1) The goal of his life is set — to receive the reward of being called up to the air, the rapture when the Lord comes (Php3:14, 21);
2) Self-determination — eliminating the possibility of returning to the world — laying down his possessions, passions etc;
3) Self-submission — acknowledging that he is a disciple of Christ by his action (1Co9:27; Php2:12; Tit1:16; He13:7, 17); and
4) Making disciples — by clearly expressing his sense of belonging (Jn15:1-18) — holding on to the weak souls, with the member-consciousness (Eph1:22-23; Rm12:4-5).
O Lord,
The branches that bear no fruit will be burned up!
Those who bear much fruit will become disciples of Christ!
Before this sobering fact, let us wake up.
Lord, I want to bear fruit this year, so help me! Amen.
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The Firstfruits of the Spirit
(Rm8:18-25)
God is the Redeemer (Ps78:35; Is63:16).
With His blood He redeems souls (1Pe1:18) and
He directs those whom He redeemed in the way they should go (Is48:17).
Faith is knowing that my soul has been redeemed by the blood of Yeshua and
The life of this faith is until the redemption of our bodies,
Enduring patiently to become the firstfruits of the Spirit (Rm8:17-25).
To redeem means “to buy back,” “to rescue,”
As God redeemed Israel from Egypt by His great strength and His mighty hand (Neh1:10),
There will be a day when God will redeem from Hades
The souls who are His heirs, the firstfruits of the Spirit.
Israel is the firstfruits of God’s harvest (Jer2:23; Hos9:10), that is, the firstborn (Ex4:22; Ps89:27).
From the firstborn sons of Pharaoh of Egypt, who refused to let them go,
To the firstborn of their livestock, all were punished with death (Ex4:22-23, 11:5).
As the Law showed that all firstborns belonged to the LORD (Ex13:12-13),
They were to redeemed every firstborn livestock and human with a lamb and
The sanctuary reminded them for generations that
Jehovah was the Redeemer and Israel was His redeemed people.
But Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
He would redeem from not Egypt but Hades that will become hell,
Not with animals but with His own life (Mt20:28),
Not a people but the souls who will become heirs of God, that is,
He will harvest a crop for eternal life (Jn4:36) and
Take them to the Father’s house when He returns (Jn14:1-3).
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Submitted to death and pleased the Father who showed the way He should go (Is48:7; Jn10:17-18; He5:7);
2) Judged Satan who, in spite of being an angel, challenged the throne prepared for the Son (Is14:12-15; He1:5-6); and
3) Sprinkled His redeeming blood on souls (Eph1:7), becoming the Redeemer of souls of all men (Is63:16).
As the firstfruits of resurrection, the firstborn from the dead (Col1:18; Rev1:5),
He entered the heavenly storage (Ex23:16; 1Co15:20).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Lets the souls redeemed by the blood of Yeshua (1Pe1:18-19)
Live for the redemption of their bodies, that is, the first resurrection (Rev20:4-6),
To be liberated from its bondage to decay and
Be brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God (Rm8:18-21),
By rooting their actions and their lives in the Holy Spirit and the word of God (2Ti3:16, 4:2).
Therefore, the man of the Spirit is he who strives
To be sealed on his forehead with the name of Yeshua (Rev7:3, 9:4, 22:4),
So when the Lord returns
By his fruit to holiness (Rm6:22) and
The fruit of his lips that openly profess His name (He13:15),
He would be redeemed from the earth as firstfruits (Rev14:3-4) and
Be harvested (Mk4:29; 1Co15:23),
Lest he receives the mark of the antichrist who will appear immediately afterward (Rev13:13-18) and
Suffer torment with fire and sulfur forever and ever (Rev14:9-12).
O Lord,
The year 2025…yet another year has rushed by and
Today we held our year-end service.
Our lives, too, will pass by just as quickly…
Then, how many of us will truly be sealed with the name of Yeshua?
Lord, help us overcome our laziness and give us the wisdom to number our days!
If You give us another year, we will do better! We will bear fruit!
Amen!
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Rejoice In the Spirit
(Lk2:1-14, 10:21)
God is the source of joy.
From Him flows true joy and
He gives the greatest joy to
Those who rejoice with His joy (1Pe4:13; Rev19:7) and proclaim good news of great joy (Jn15:11).
The more man pursues physical pleasure,
The more he realizes its futility (Ecc2:1-11) but
Faith is rejoicing in God (Ps9:2; Job22:26), over the coming of the Lord Yeshua in the flesh.
The life of this faith is always rejoicing, even in hardship, trouble, isolation etc, and
Proclaiming the good news (Is52:7; Php1:17-18).
While deceived by the devil, the ancestor Adam sinned (Ge3:4-6) and
All mankind became destined to fall into hell (Ge3:16-19; Mt25:41),
Abraham rejoiced seeing God return to his flesh and blood, and
Received a son at his age of 100 and laughed (Ge18:1-4, 21:6; Jn8:56).
On account of their ancestors in whom God delighted,
Abraham’s descendants Israel became God’s chosen people (Dt10:15).
They were delivered from 430 years of slavery in Egypt, and
God turned the sea into dry land and they passed through the waters on foot
So they rejoiced in Him (Ps66:6).
Before long, however, they began to resent God because
Their joy came from their conditions and circumstances.
For the source of their joy be in the name of God (Ps89:16)
God commanded them to build the sanctuary.
But they rather rejoiced in idols (Is44:9) and so
God no longer delighted in them (Hos9:1) or in their sacrifices (Is1:11).
Nevertheless, according to the prophecy, the one in whom God delights appeared (Is42:1; Ze9:9), The good news of great joy came (Lk2:10), that is, the Son of God came in the flesh.
Yeshua was conceived in a virgin (Is7:14, 9:6; Lk1:31-38),
Born in Bethlehem, near Jerusalem, and laid in a manger (Mi5:2; Lk2:4-7).
He said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
He would give His joy to the souls in whom He delights so their joy may be complete (Jn15:11),
For when He was in the Father’s bosom, He was rejoicing always (Pr8:29-30) and
When He came as man, He pleased the Father (M12:18).
Though while in the flesh He had no condition to be joyful,
He was always full of joy through the Holy Spirit (Lk10:21; Jn8:29).
Yet before His death, He became sorrowful and troubled, a man of sorrow (Is53:3; Mt26:37-39).
But as He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Died according to the command and pleased the Father (Jn10:17-18);
2) Judged the devil, the narcissistic one (Is14:12-15; Eze28:12-17); and
3) Died bearing sorrows and affliction of all mankind (Is53:4-5), and shed His redeeming blood for all souls.
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne and
He became God’s eternal joy, and
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Lets those who have been shown His favor (Lk2:14)
Rejoice solely over the fact that they have the blood of Yeshua (Jn16:20).
Therefore, the man of the Spirit
Goes to the ends of the earth (Ac1:8) and proclaims good news of great joy (Is52:7), and
He always rejoices
Even if he does not receive healing or answer to prayers, and
Even if he suffers disgrace (Ac5:20-42; 2Co6:10)
For he longs to go to heaven as the greatest joy is found there — Yeshua (1Pe4:13; Rev19:7).
O Lord,
Forgive me, if I had lost joy or gotten sad
Over petty things like Jonah’s leafy plant (Jnh4:6-10)…
Whether it is a leafy plant or not, it is fine with me!
Let the source of my joy not be my senses or deeds.
Rather, let it always be the blood of Yeshua in my soul!
Lord, I rejoice and rejoice over Your coming in the flesh! Amen.
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The Holy Spirit Tells What Is Yet to Come
(Jn16:13; Rev1:8)
God is the Almighty.
He is who was and is and is to come (Rev1:8) and
Knows the things which were, the things that are and the things which will take place later (Rev1:19).
Faith is believing Him and
The life of this faith is preparing for the things to come (Mt24:42-51).
Since people instinctively desire to know the future,
Regardless of their knowledge or social standing,
Many seek out fortune tellers and foreseers and are
Even seduced by outrageous apocalyptic theories.
The Bible, written by those who were inspired by the Spirit of God (2Pe1:19-20),
Emphases that only the Almighty knows the future of mankind and the universe (Ecc3:11-15).
As such, Adam’s disobedience to the commandment regarding the fruit (Ge2:17, 3:6) was
Not a failure of God’s plan but rather according to His purpose from the beginning
For the death of His Son (Ge3:15).
The deluge in Noah’s Time (Ge6:13; He11:7),
Abraham at the age of 100 receiving a son (Ge18:10; He11:11),
Joseph who predicted seven years of abundance and seven years of famine (Ge41:1-41),
Israel who left Egypt after 430 years (Ge15:13; Ex12:41) etc
All demonstrated that according to what God foretold long ago,
Suddenly He did them and they came to pass (Is48:3).
In spite of this, however, Israel committed the folly of asking about the future
To idols that cannot speak (Is41:21-23) and
Israel, having lost its sovereignty and collapsed, longed for the day
When a king would come and rule with righteousness (Is7:14, 9:16, 32:1).
Thus they only looked to the temple where the name of the Mighty God was.
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19),
He would make known the things to come to the souls of all mankind for
He is the Word who spoke from everlasting in the Father’s bosom (Jn1:1-3, 18, 8:58; He1:1),
Became flesh to fulfill them all (Jn1:14) and
Also fulfill what He spoke as the Son (He1:2), that is,
To appear again in the future (He9:28) and
Take those who believe Him to the Farther’s house (Jn14:2-3).
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Fulfilled all prophecies (Ge3:15; Is53:5; Jn10:18);
2) Condemned the origin of sin, the devil (Is14:12-15; Eze28:12-17); and
3) Shed His everlasting blood for all mankind (1Pe1:19-20).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne and
The Holy Spirit whom He sent makes known what is yet to come (Jn16:13):
1) The second coming of Yeshua—will see Him the same way He went (Ac1:11; 1Jn3:2; Rev1:7);
2) The resurrection of saints, the first resurrection (1Co15:23; Rev20:5)—transformed into glorious bodies like that of Yeshua (Php3:21; 1Jn3:2);
3) To the Father’s house—subjects the world to come (He2:5);
4) The great tribulation—the appearance of the antichrist (1Jn2:18)—the great tribulation of the universe (Mt24:21; Rev3:10, 5:6);
5) The resurrection of the living and the dead (Jn5:29; 2Ti4:1; Rev20:12-13); and
6) Hades—>the lake of fire (Rev20:14)—the end of the universe (2Pe3:7-13).
The man of the Spirit therefore
Preaches the word in season or out of season (2Ti4:1-8),
Keeps his head in all situations, and endures hardship willingly,
For he knows that here he does not have an enduring city
But he is looking for the city that is to come (He13:13-14).
O Lord,
He who was and is and is to come!
In that day, let not even one of us remain on earth.
May be all be among those who see Your face in the air!
Soon and very soon… Amen.
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By the Spirit of God
(Mt12:22-28)
God is Spirit (Jn4:24).
He is from everlasting to everlasting and (Neh9:5) and
He surpasses all principles (Ps150:2).
Faith is trusting Him and
The life of this faith is living and moving and having our being in Him (Ac17:28).
Through advancements in cutting-edge information and technology and AI
The world dreams of improving qualify of life, extending the human lifespan, and
Expanding territories as humans strive to challenge the impossible and reach the realm of the divine.
The Bible states that God is the only surpassing being:
Temporally – eternal – without beginning or end (He7:3);
Spatially – omnipresent – fills heaven and earth (Jer23:24);
Perceptually – omniscient – knows all things (Jer23:24);
Powerful – omnipotent – nothing is impossible for Him (Gen18:14).
At creation, He brought all things from nothing by His word (Rm4:17) and
At the end of ages, He will turn them into nothing by the same word (2Pe3:7-10).
Although the living being Adam could enjoy all things in the Garden (Ge2:7),
He was deceived by the devil to want to be like God (Ge3:4-6) and
He disobeyed the commandment regarding the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Ge2:17).
As a result, he was driven out of the Garden and could never return there,
Because it was guarded by a flaming sword (Ge3:24),
Demonstrating the limitations of the human domain.
The sanctuary reminded Israel that in the name of Jehovah, supernatural things were done (Is25:1).
Abraham who at the age of 100 received a son (Rm4:19);
Moses who with his staff delivered Israel from Egypt (Ex4:2, 16-17),
Samson whose strength came from his hair (Jdg14:6-19),
Elijah and Elisha who performed signs with their cloak (1Ki17:9-16; 2Ki2:9-10) etc
All did supernatural things by the Spirit of the LORD.
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,”
Because through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
He would show that He is the all-surpassing God (Jn14:9).
For that, the infinite God came in the finite flesh (Jn1:1-3, 14).
As such, He did countless supernatural things such as
His conception, healing the sick, driving out demons, calming the storm,
Multiplying two fish and five loaves of bread, walking on water etc.
As His body tore and He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Surpassed the limitations of the Son of Man who must be born and die, and entered the Father’s eternity
(Lk23:46);
2) Judged the devil who forgot the limits of the created (Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
3) By His death redeemed and set free those who fear death, and with His blood delivered all mankind so
whoever believes can also become surpassing (Eph1:7; He2:14-15).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne.
He is the Lamb who eternally keeps His scars of overcoming death (Rev5:9).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent is the surpassing God from heaven.
The man of the Spirit is he who by the Spirit of God
Challenges the infinite, that is, challenges eternal life,
Challenges the faith by which nothing is impossible.
Therefore, he testifies Yeshua with boldness (Ac4:31),
Drives out demons in the name of Yeshua (Mt12:28) and
Lays his hand on the sick in the name of Yeshua and heals (Mk16:17),
Until he can finally enter the infinite place called the Father’s house in heaven.
O Lord,
Though I am still limited in this flesh
Inside my spirit is the all-surpassing power of God (2Co4:7).
Though I am nothing but a piece of trash, lowly and weak
Because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Yeshua (Php3:8), I can challenge the infinite.
Please give me the power to pray so
By the power of the Spirit I can break through whatever obstacle before me! Amen.
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The Manifestation of the Spirit
(1Co12:1-11)
God is the God of revelation.
He reveals Himself of His own accord (1Pe1:20) and
He reveals Himself to those to whom He chooses to reveal (Lk10:22).
Faith is believing according to the way God reveals Himself and
The life of this faith is experiencing Him and testifying Him.
While religion is humans seeking the supernatural on their own,
Christianity is obeying God’s revelation, the faith by revelation and experience (Lk1:34-38).
In God’s revelation:
1) The general revelation—the natural revelation (Rm1:19-20)—the indirect revelation; and
2) The special revelation—the only begotten Son (Jn1:18)—the direct revelation.
Jehovah in the Old Testament is the God who appeared as an angel:
At times as man (Ge18:2, 16, 22, 19:1), as flames of fire (Ex3:2; Ac7:35, 53), as signs (Ps78:43),
As “His hands” (Ps19:1), as “the glory of the LORD” (Nu14:10), as signs and wonders (Dt4:34-35),
In dreams (1Ki4:5) etc.
By saying, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” Yeshua upset
The Jews who were attached to the temple where the glory of the LORD appeared (Nu14:10),
But through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
He would fully reveal God for
The Word who was hidden in eternity (Jn1:1, 14, 18)
Appeared in flesh (Rm16:25-26; 1Pe1:20).
When He said, “It is finished,” as He died (Jn19:30),
The temple veil tore (Mt27:51) and the veil was His body (He10:20), and He declared that:
1) The hidden veil opened (Ge3:24) so God is now fully revealed;
2) He judged the origin of sin, the devil (1Jn3:8); and
3) With His redeeming blood He will raise the spirit of mankind to life (Eph1:7).
The resurrection of Yeshua is the complete revelation of God.
Through much evidence He revealed that He is alive (Jn21:1-14; Lk24:36-43) and
To those who believe Him
He promised the signs in the name of Yeshua (Mk16:17-20).
After He ascended to heaven and sat on the throne,
He sent the Holy Spirit who enters the souls who have the blood of Yeshua
To reveal the Son in them (Gal1:16).
The gifts of the Spirit, that is, the manifestations of the Spirit (1Co12:7-11), are
Intended to benefit the saints
So that they can be experienced in the body (Ac2:4, 10:44-46, 19:6).
The man of the Spirit is he who,
Even if called out of his mind (Ac2:1-13; 2Co5:13),
Even if opposed by theology or doctrine,
Cannot deny Yeshua whom he has experienced with his own body (1Co14:2, 18, 39-40).
Therefore, he risks his life to become a witness of Yeshua
As he longs to have the complete experience of seeing the Lord face to face
When He appears a second time (He9:29).
O Lord,
Because of their misunderstanding of the Bible (1Co13:1-13)
While they call themselves believers today
There are those who commit follies and those who demote many souls to religious men…
Please pour out the Spirit’s various gifts on us and
Let us fully reveal Yeshua to those souls who are still veiled.
Let us testify Yeshua is alive until the day we can know You fully, face to face! Amen.
Give Thanks By the Spirit
Dr. Jo Kim
(Eph5:18-21)
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Do Not Quench the Spirit
(1Th5:19; Rev2:1-7)
God is holy.
He dwells in the holy place (Dt26:15) and does holy work and
He lets those who are holy enter the holy place and serve Him (He12:14; Rev21:3).
Faith is longing to be inspired by Him and
The life of this life is being filled with the Holy Spirit, that is, to not quench the Spirit, and doing holy work.
Quench means to extinguish or cool the fire and
If believers are not sustained by the fullness of the Holy Spirit, His works and gifts are quenched.
Since Adam, the ancestor of mankind, was deceived by the serpent in the Garden and sinned
All men became unclean and separated from the holy God (Ge3:4-6; Rm5:12)
Hellhound with the devil (Mt25:41).
God sent Moses to Egypt to deliver Israel out of their slavery,
To make them a kingdom of priests and a holy nation (Ex19:6).
While they were commanded to be holy (Ex22:31)
Without the shedding of blood nothing was clean (He9:22).
The Holy Place of the sanctuary and all its vessels that God commanded Moses to make had
To be sprinkled with the blood of animals to be cleansed (He9:21, 10:1-4, 10)
But it was only a shadow until the true form comes, the perfect cleansing by eternal blood.
The lampstand and its cups on seven-branches were made of pure gold (Ex25:31-40) and
Clear oil of pressed olives was to be poured into them to give light before Jehovah (Lev24:1-4).
The priests were to keep the lamps burning from evening until morning,
Tending the oil and sparks with the wick trimmers and trays (Ex30:7-8)
For if the lamps went out, they would die (Lev10:1-2).
This lamp represents the gift Holy Spirit of the Old Testament,
The activities of angels who worked outside the human body for God’s work, such as with
Samson, David, John the Baptist, Elizabeth, Zechariah etc (Jdg15:14; Ps51:11; Lk1:15, 41, 67).
In spite of this, the fall of Israel came because of the corruption of the priests and the people
But the prophecy of God giving a new heart and a new spirit kept them in hope (Eze36:26).
Yeshua appeared and said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days” (Jn2:19),
Because through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would reveal that His body is the temple where the Holy Spirit dwells for
He is the holy One of God set apart and sent by the holy Father (Mk1:24; Jn10:36).
After receiving the Holy Spirit, He began His public life (Mt3:15; He9:8).
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), and the veil in the Temple of Jerusalem tore (Mt27:51):
1) He offered up His life serving the Father on earthly sanctuary, and with His blood sanctified the heavenly
tabernacle, finishing His holy work (Jn10:17-18; He9:11-14, 24);
2) Destroyed the work of the unclean devil (Eze28:16; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Opened the way for the souls sanctified by His blood to serve God (He10:19-20).
His resurrection testified that He is holy (Ac2:27) and
He entered the true sanctuary, sat on the throne and eternally serves the Father (He8:1-2 9:24).
From there He sent the Counselor Holy Spirit (Ac2:1-4) who came
To the souls sanctified by His blood, God’s temple (1Co3:16).
The Counselor Holy Spirit is the person of God who does not leave and dwells inside (Jn14:16, 18).
Just as the wind cannot be seen but is controlled by it, so it is with being filled with the Spirit (Jn3:8):
1) One’s thoughts, heart, speech, and actions become holy (Gal5:22-24);
2) Doing the holy work of testifying Yeshua (Ac1:8, 4:29-31); and
3) The continuous pouring of various kinds of gifts and service (Ac2:4; 1Co12:4).
For the desire of the flesh contrary to the Spirit (Gal5:17),
When the work of the Spirit is quenched
By laziness, stinginess, drunkenness, disobedience, arrogance (Gal5:17-22; Eph5:18),
The lamp stand is removed, His inspiration and gifts cease and one’s zeal cools (Rev2:4-7), and
Ultimately, some even return to the world with their faith shipwrecked (1Ti19:-20).
But those who still have a spark of the Spirit, through prayer and mournful repentance (Ps51:7-11),
Discover their own problems and trim away the snuff,
Doing everything to keep their spirit and spiritual inspiration alive.
O Lord,
My soul! Make it as sensitive as a tender shoot so the anointing of the Spirit will never be quenched.
Please remove this heart of stone and give me a heart of flesh!
Help me trim away my laziness and carnal desires and
Let this small spark grow back to burning brightly once again. Amen.
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The Kingdom Where the Spirit of Truth Reigns
(Mk9:1; Jn18:33-38)
God reigns (Rev19:6).
He establishes His kingdom with truth, reigns with the Spirit of truth, and
Inherits the kingdom to those who live for it (Mt25:34).
Faith is having pride in being a people of that kingdom and
The life of this faith is edifying and expanding that kingdom, ready to suffer for it, in order to enter The eternal kingdom when Christ appears (2Th1:5; 2Ti4:1; 2Pe1:11).
A nation is a political entity with territory, sovereignty and a people, and
Its political system can be categorized anywhere between
Republic/ democracy) and autocracy, including monarchy.
While endless attempts to establish and sustain the ideal state have been made in history
The repeated rise and fall of nations show that man-made systems cannot be perfect.
Nevertheless, the Bible shows how while all kingdoms in the world fall (Rev11:15),
Only the kingdom of God cannot be shaken (He12:28) for
His throne and scepter will last for ever and ever (He1:8).
According to His covenant with Abraham (Ge17:6),
God sent Moses to Egypt to deliver Abraham’s descendants from their slavery and
Made them a kingdom of priesthood and a holy people (Ex19:6).
As such, the LORD was near them and they were ruled by the Law from God (Dt4:7-8)
As a kingdom where God went ahead, fought and won so no nation could defeat them (Dt9:1-3).
However, eventually Israel’s fall came as the result of their rejection of God as their king (1Sa8:5-7):
The kingdom divided into Israel the northern kingdom and Judah the southern kingdom,
Both of which collapsed by 722 BC and 587 BC.
The only hope for those who longed for the restoration of their kingdom was
The coming of the Messiah (Jn4:25).
Yeshua appeared and said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
He would establish a kingdom not of flesh and blood, ruled by the Law of Moses,
But of the souls of all nations, ruled by the Spirit of truth, the truth as
His kingdom is not of this world (Jn18:33-37).
Although He came as the kingdom of heaven (Mt3:2) and performed many signs,
The people did not recognize or believe Him for
No one can see or enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit (Jn3:5).
Furthermore, since He rejected their wish to make Him their king (Jn6:15) and was
Accused of being an opponent of Caesar (Jn19:12)
He was passed over to death by those who longed for the restoration of Israel (Lk19:11; Ac1:6),
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Died according to the Father’s command and offered up the kingdom to Him (Jn10:18; Ac20:28; 1Co15:24);
2) Condemned the devil the prince of this world (Jn12:31; 1Jn3:8); and
3) With His body paid the price of sin for all mankind, and with His blood gave life to souls and made them His own people (Rev5:9).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne, that is,
The eternal kingdom where Yeshua reigns as Christ (2Pe1:11).
The Spirit of truth whom He sent
Came to the souls and the Church bought by the blood of Yeshua (Ac20:28), that is,
The kingdom of God had come (Mt12:28; Mk9:1):
The Church is the kingdom where Yeshua reigns as Christ,
The kingdom founded on the truth and where
The truth rules as the law and accepted as command sense.
The man of the Spirit is he who loves the kingdom where the Spirit of truth reigns.
Thus, he does not worry about life or tomorrow (Mt6:25-33; 1Co9:7-10) but
Keeps the law of this kingdom, the truth, the words of the King Yeshua (Jn12:48, 14:26, 17:17),
Lives a sanctified life (Jn3:5; 1Co15:50, Eph5:5) and
Makes the work of this kingdom his top priority, even above his family (Lk9:59-62),
Not sparing his breath or youth and enduring suffering,
To be counted worthy of His kingdom and be seated on the thrones in that day (Lk22:29-30; 2Th1:5).
O Lord,
The kingdom where the word of Yeshua rules as the law!
The kingdom where using the name of Yeshua is common sense!
Let this be done in Church of Jesus.
To be welcomed into Your kingdom in that day
Let us live, fight and die for this kingdom! Amen.
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The Fruit of the Spirit
(Gal5:22-26)
God is a living person.
He reveals through His person that He lives (Is57:19), and
He rewards each person according to the fruit of his doings (Jer32:19).
Faith is longing and loving His person and
The life of this faith is revealing His person through me, that is, through the fruit of the Spirit.
Fruit is the farmer’s wish, the tree’s mission, the branch’s survival value (Jn15:1-8), and
The tree’s harvest, glory and character
As a tree is known by its fruit (Mt7:16-20).
Deceived by the devil’s lie, Adam sinned (Ge3:4-6) and
All mankind became hellhound with the devil (Mt25:41).
While God rejoiced over Israel, whom He had delivered from Egypt,
As the firstfruits of His harvest (Jer2:3),
Because they consecrated themselves to the shameful idol and became vile (Hos9:10),
Their priest and prophet were killed in the sanctuary (La2:20),
They were punished because they turned away from God in their hearts (Jer12:2) which was
According to the fruit of their doings (Jer32:19).
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
He Himself would become the fruit that pleases the Father and
Bear fruit that pleases Him.
For he who sees Him sees the Father who sent Him (Jn12:45) and
He who sees the One who sent Him sees Him (Jn15:19), that is,
His fruit, His disciples (Jn15:8).
As He fell like a kernel of wheat and died (Jn12:24),
He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Did the Father’s will looking ahead to the fruit of resurrection (Jn10:18);
2) Judged the liar the devil (Jn8:44; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Sprinkled His redeeming blood to reap much fruit of eternal life (Jn4:36-38).
As the firstfruit of resurrection, He ascended to heaven (1Co15:20), and
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Enters the souls born again in the blood of Yeshua and
Lets them grow into the person of God, that is, into the divine nature (2Pe1:4)
For the kingdom of God is for a people who will produce its fruit (Mt21:43).
The man of the Spirit is he who is
Ashamed of his previous vain deeds (Rm6:15-23) and
No matter what, puts effort to bear good fruit (Lk6:43-44), the fruit of the Spirit (Gal5:22-23):
Love that spares no sacrifice (Jn13:34-35);
Joy that transcends any circumstance (Php4:4);
Peace that mediates between people (Mt5:9);
Patience like a father waiting for his child to become a man (2Pe3:9);
Kindness like a king who pities the ignorant (Lk23:34);
Goodness that shares the best (Gal6:10; 1Ti6:18; He13:16);
Faithfulness to one master, one king until death (Rev2:10, 17:14);
Gentleness that wins hearts by intentional compromise (Mt5:5); and
Self-control that governs passions, temper, tongue, and knowledge (Php3:7-9; 2Pe1:6).
This is because even now, the Lord delays time (Lk13:6-9),
Praying from the right hand of the throne (Rm8:34).
O Lord,
Instead of taking us away earlier
You have kept us alive to this day…
Therefore, help us become Your fruit, Your disciples whom You left behind on this earth.
Let those who see me see Yeshua.
Lord, I want to be like Yeshua! Amen.