It is necessary for us as saints in the church – ‘ekklēsịa’ to move forward in the power of the revelatory truth of the Word of God, which encompasses the truth revealed by the Holy Spirit at this time.

 

This truth is equivalent to the statement of the letter to the Hebrews, which speaks of the sharpness of the Word of God in terms of a living, powerful, and sharp two-edged sword dealing with the inner man (cf. Hebrews 4:12-13).

 

12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

 

Here it is essential to abide in the love of God – ‘agąpē’ moving coupled with His truth, which includes obeying the Word of God. This is how the true discipleship of Christ is recognized (cf. John 14:23-24).

 

John 14:23-24:

23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.

 

 

=> Like the scribes and John the Baptist, Jesus too had ‘scholars’ who submitted to His authority and followed Him everywhere.

 

57 As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”

58 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

59 He said to another man, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

61 Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.”

62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plough and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”

 

25 Large crowds were travelling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters – yes, even their own life – such a person cannot be my disciple.

27 And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

 

In the New Testament the term ‘disciples of Jesus’ not only describes the twelve apostles, but in a sense all Christians who submit under the authority of Jesus Christ and continue under spiritually competent i.e. mature leadership (see Matthew 28:19-20).

 

19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

 

In the book of Acts the church is often described as ‘disciples’, where nowadays we would say ‘Christians’; this labeling given to the disciples of Jesus by their environment initially carried a rather deprecatory tone, ‘Christians’ (see Acts 11:26).

 

… 26 and when he (note: Barnabas) found him (note: Saul), he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.

 

True disciples of Jesus are scholars/students who continue to learn, grow and search for knowledge of their callings and goals (citation from Rick Joyner). <= (note: The text in ‘italics’ is based on a part excerpt from the Luther Bible Edition CD-ROM and a statement by Rick Joyner.)

 

By truly following Jesus, the power of God’s Word is revealed, which is seen in the love – ‘agąpē’ of the saints in question for Christ and the plans of the Heavenly Father, as well as His will for His church – the ‘ekklēsịa’ in the present day (cf. Matthew 10:35-39).

 

35 For I have come to turn “ ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law – 36 a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’ 37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. …”

 

 

When the Word of God is preached in love – ‘agąpē’ and truth, as well as lived out among the saints in the midst of the church – the ‘ekklēsịa’, confrontations occur with the lifestyle of believers who behave like Hymenaeus, Alexander and Philetus (cf. 1 Timothy 1:18-20; 2 Timothy 2:15-18).

 

18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.

20 Among them are Hymenaeus (note: means ‘the God of weddings’) and Alexander (note: means “man-defender’), whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.

 

15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

16 Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.

17 Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus (note: means ‘the God of weddings’) and Philetus (note: means ‘amiable’), 18 who have departed from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some.

 

The three persons in the mentioned scriptures can also be considered a threefold cord of darkness, which builds on false covenants, despises the anointing or power of the prophetic word and the promise contained therein, as well as opposes spiritual authority.

 

The concept of false covenant is an agreement, arrangement, or contract between at least two sides of persons or groups of persons (note: parties) in which the larger party enters into an alignment with the smaller party to achieve the common goal of darkness. Related to this is that the iniquity of the smaller party gains influence. This demonic agreement results in the smaller party moving to a higher level of wickedness, with the goal of spreading darkness.

 

It is about the attitudes in the heart of people who submit to the enemy in humanism, which means practicing love for man than living in the revelatory truth of God’s Word and His love. They are people who are earthly minded and misinterpret the realm of the spirit and its events, looking from the temporary understanding of time and mainly acting in impatience.

 

This leads to a wrong spiritual view, which is set by the adversary to cause spiritual deformities in the form of ‘false cell division’ fueled by pride, in order to bring division among disciples and in communities.

 

It is of utmost demand that we as saints be in the right structure with the right hollow measure in order to bring forth good fruits from the true fellowship of saints that enriches our relationships and society.

 

Such a fellowship is similar to a fig basket that holds only healthy figs or fruit without tolerating anything rotten due to false love (note: humanism, false understanding of sexuality/intimacy, authority; cf. Jeremiah 24:1b.2).

 

… 1b the Lord showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the Lord.

2 One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early; the other basket had very bad figs, so bad they could not be eaten.

 

The Hebrew word ‘dûd’ used for ‘basket’ is connected with the Hebrew word ‘dôd’, which is used for ‘beloved’. (note: word explanation taken from the Elberfelder Study Bible with the word key number: 1765, 1766)

 

It is our mandate to be in a healthy spiritual relationship with one another and to turn away from those who deliberately allow themselves to be used by the enemy to walk in any kind of false understanding of covenant (note: made determinations that don’t correspond to the truth of God’s Word), humanism (note: love of and honor for people), and an oppositional behavior toward true spiritual authority, as well as a life of perverted sexuality and intimacy.

 

As a result, the separation between the sheep and the goats is carried out as well as revealed (cf. Ezekiel 34:17 i.c.w. Matthew 25:32b-33).

 

17 “ ‘As for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will judge between one sheep and another, and between rams and goats. …”

 

Matthew 25:32b-33: … and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the

goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

 

We live in a time when people in the world will be sensitive to discern whether we are hypocritical ‘Christians’ (note: someone who feels some connection to the Christian faith but lives by their own standards) or disciples in love with Jesus Christ.

 

These disciples follow the truth, being obedient in everything to the One who reveals Himself as the only truth, which enables them to position themselves in the true love of God and to be able to transmit it to others. This pure and true love is what many people in our society are looking for after being hurt by the effects of humanism, corruption as well as perverted sexuality.

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel Glimm

In times like this, we as the church – ‘ekklēsia’ should be in tune with God’s vision and not allow ourselves to lose that perspective in times of distress and challenge.

 

However, if we get caught up in the circumstances of the present moment and don’t focus on the established plan of the future revealed by God, we get to the moment where we miss out on the dynamic of faith released by God for this time, which is usually designed to assist us in seeing the situation from a heavenly perspective.

 

 

We are in a time that is tantamount to the ‘arbitration of God’. This arbitration goes hand in hand with His right and the related revelatory truth that carries His heartbeat. Moreover, His arbitration is like the lot that has fallen on pleasant land (cf. Psalm 16:5-6).

 

5 Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.

 

This pleasant land includes the knowledge of being aware that the LORD alone is our inheritance at this time. And this inheritance is an inheritance of the spiritual dimension, since God is Spirit (cf. John 4:24a).

 

24a God is spirit, …

 

In order to walk in the realm of the pleasant land, it is necessary that we be in right alignment with saints who have set their focus in the first place on the Kingdom of God, rather than on the value of interpersonal fellowship or humanistic preferences.

 

However, if we prioritize the fellowship within the church over the Kingdom, the result is that the fellowship structure is prioritized instead of the presence of the Lord, which results in not being spirited by His presence in the first place, but rather program related to meet the needs of people.

 

In all this, it is a matter of carrying out the will of the Father, as Jesus did by doing the works of the Father and speaking the words of the Father to the people. He didn’t come in His own name, but in the Father’s name (cf. John 5:19.43a; John 14:24b).

 

19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. …

43a I have come in my Father’s name, …

 

… 24b These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.

 

This means that it is not about the name or recognition of ministries or people, but only about the presence of the Father.

 

 

We are at a crossroads as God’s people, where it is necessary to move forward with the revelatory light of the ‘arbitration of God’ for this time in order to be enveloped in this way by the essence of the Father, as Jesus said when He spoke of the unity He has in the Father (cf. John 17:21).

 

… 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.

 

This crossroad is accompanied by the hand of God and the presence of His powerful and revelatory teaching, which proceeds from His Word alone. It is similar to what the prophet Elijah experienced when he heard the powerful sound of the great rain on the mountain (cf. 1 Kings 18:41.44a.45-46 i.c.w. Deuteronomy 32:2).

 

41 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” …

44a The seventh time the servant reported, “A cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea.” …

45 Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain started falling and Ahab rode off to Jezreel.
46 The power of the Lord came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

 

2 Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.

 

This ‘rain’ is accompanied by the Spirit of the fear of the LORD and brings the prophets who have made themselves one with the truth of God’s Word into quickening to become ‘the moment’ of God’s revelation in the future to those who have set out by the Spirit of the Father (note: Holy Spirit) in order to enter into expansion (cf. Ezra 10:9).

 

9 Within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin had gathered in Jerusalem. And on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people were sitting in the square before the house of God, greatly distressed by the occasion and because of the rain.

 

The Spirit of the fear of the LORD is linked to the face of God in the facet of the Lion, who opens the way of wisdom with apostolic quality, so that the kingship of God on earth increases in substance (cf. Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 9:10).

 

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.

 

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

 

The kingship of God is related, among other things, to His inheritance, which carries within it His mysteries, His revelatory power, His sovereign action, and His eternal government.

 

The face of God in the form of the lion moves with the full potential of His spirit, which illuminates the ‘north’ with its light from the ‘south’. This illumination carries in itself the ‘distance of light’, which as a cone of light points to the revelatory guidance of God.

 

Here, the Lord puts His emphasis on the proper apostolic alignment of believers in the sonship of Christ, who have truly given themselves to Him in the intimate relationship with a humble heart. The purpose of this is that together in the right apostolic alignment of saints in the identity given by the Heavenly Father, we carry the presence of His face and at the same time go forward in His revelation given by Him for this time and the time to come, that results in blessings for the environment in which we find ourselves (cf. Exodus 26:35 i.c.w. Exodus 25:37; Leviticus 24:5-7).

 

35 Place the table outside the curtain on the north side of the tabernacle and put the lampstand opposite it on the south side.

 

37 “Then make its seven lamps and set them up on it so that they light the space in front of it.

 

5 “Take the finest flour and bake twelve loaves of bread, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf.
6 Arrange them in two stacks, six in each stack, on the table of pure gold before the Lord.

7 By each stack put some pure incense as a memorial portion to represent the bread and to be a food offering presented to the Lord.

 

For this reason, as disciples led by the Holy Spirit, we can see that new connections (note: alignments) in the Body of Christ must come in the right focus and it is connected with personal and community changes.

Accordingly, in order to be blessings, we may become so by repenting and returning to the fear of the LORD where we have valued other things and humanistic values more highly than the presence of God Himself. If we do this, the LORD will intervene and provide for us in everything (cf. Matthew 6:33).

Matthew 6:33:
33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel Glimm