"Watch and Pray". 1.15.2017

Many are called but few can endure

“Many are called, but few can endure”

As a good soldier of Jesus Christ, one must war a good warfare and fight a good fight wherever that battle ground may be. Jesus is the Captain of our salvation and we are his workmanship, a peculiar people purged from all iniquity. The word of God is the sword of the Spirit. To wield it skillfully one must be taught by the Anointing given by the grace of God that brings salvation that appeared to every man to deny ungodliness, be sober and holy in this adulterous and perverse generation. Many are called but few can endure temptation because they make provision for their flesh to fulfill the lust thereof. They cannot keep their own bodies under subjection hence the upright perish and the faithful faint among the children of men.

Spring forth!

The Holy Spirit convicts the world because of sin. And of judgement because they believe not in Jesus Christ. Discouragement comes from a weak heart. Jesus said, "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten". No chastening from the Lord is pleasant and sometimes may be harsh.  What ever pressure is necessary, even to be delivered to Satan for the destruction of the flesh that some may learn not to blaspheme. To this end: that Christ may be formed in us who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. So that the peaceable fruit of righteousness may spring forth. 

Called to be saints. Not retreaded sinners.

"And you hath he quickened who were dead in trespasses and sins."
"Witnesses of the resurrection." Born again in "newness of life."
"Saved by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit".
It is written. "Let God be true and every man a liar". 

The called out. Called to be saints. Not retreaded sinners. But new creatures in Christ. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so. We are not of those who have drawn back into perdition. If so be the Spirit of God dwells in us, we should be taught by the Holy Spirit the deep things of God not revealed to the natural man. Because God is a Spirit, and they who worship Him, must worship God in Spirit and in Truth. Abiding in the Vine, bringing forth fruit unto holiness.