In This Issue
1. Confronted by Love
2.Can You Hear It? It’s Time to Listen Carefully for the Sound Within a Sound
3. News Headlines
1. Confronted By Love
By Ron McGatlin
The age of the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of God, is now within us and must come forth out of us into this world. (Luke 17:21) We are the seeds of the kingdom sown into the world. (Mat 13:38). This world and all of its governance must be returned to its true owner, creator, and the only true God and King. (1 Cor 15:24). Holy love from heaven has invaded Planet Earth to confront all evil, all that is not from God, and restore the earth to the kingdom of God through Christ Jesus our King and Lord. As we abide in Him and He abides in us by the Holy Spirit of God, the kingdom of God is coming forth on Planet Earth. (John 15:4).
The Love of God is confronting the once godly America and the western world.
America and the western world have come to an unpassable road block. The once God fearing nations have gone the wrong way in their journey of life and ruling in this world.
The magnitude of this condition cannot be overstated. Everything on Planet Earth is in jeopardy by the wrong turn made by the people of God. (Romans 8:22).
The political and sociological upheaval and unrest of this season is only a surface symptom of the deeper spiritual diversionary error that led to the corruption of the hearts and minds of the people of the nations. The nations that were destined to be the leaders of heaven’s recolonization of Planet Earth producing the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven, have turned away from the plans and purposes of God.
The Great Diversion by Religion
Man-made demonically inspired alternate systems and programs of philosophies, religions, such as secular humanism and others, have replaced the relationship with the Word of God, Christ Jesus, by the Spirit of God. This has diverted the nations from producing the pure holy love and life of God in Christ Jesus in God’s people on earth. (1Tim 4:1) (Mat 15:6-9).
In the “church systems,” the truth of the Word of God by the Spirit of God was mixed with the diversionary tactics of the enemy, producing a weak and powerless “Christian” religious church. This deadly error has led the world away from the path to the fullness of the kingdom of God on earth. (2 Tim 3:1-7). This is the road or the way that God is now blocking in order to turn us back to the way, the life, and the truth of God in Christ Jesus by the Holy Spirit that leads to the fullness of the kingdom of God ruling and reigning on earth. (John 14:6) (Rev 11:15).
The Confrontation of Love
God is love, and love is always good, even when it forcefully confronts us – even when love stands before us blocking the way causing us to come to a dead stop. (1 John 4:8). God loves us too much to allow us to continue on in our journey on the wrong road. (Rev 3:19) (1 Cor 11:32).
As it is with a person, so it is with a tribe or nation. Though the person or nation may have started on the trail of the plan of God, along the way there has been a deviation from the way of God that leads to life to another way that leads to destruction.
God would not be a loving God if He did not do whatever is necessary to stop and turn His people back to the road of life.
Confrontation from another person is not fun or desirable for most, if not all of God’s people. Yet direct confrontation from God is certainly more severe than confrontation from anything or anyone else.
Dear friends, we have no reasonable alternative choice but to now surrender all to God and to endure the loving but abrupt change from the lives we have been trained to live by the corrupt systems of this world to the way of the kingdom of God.
The Key to Living Abundantly Through the Transition
A biblical word for this confrontation for transition is chastening. A dictionary definition of chastening includes, to: correct, reproof, restrain, subdue, rid of excess, refine or purify. God’s loving purpose is not to punish but to elevate us into a blessed life of love, righteousness, peace, and joy unspeakable and full of glory. (Heb 12:5-8).
Understanding the purpose helps, but here is the key. No chastening is pleasurable to the flesh. In the flesh or carnal natural life, chastening is devastatingly painful. (Heb 12:11).
However, there is no pain to those who are NOT in the flesh but are IN THE SPIRIT. (Gal 5:25). Only those who live by the SPIRIT and WALK in the SPIRIT will live fully in true peace and joy through the season of transition. Those with their minds and affections set firmly on things of the Spirit, things that are above, will not be touched by the season of chastening. (Col 3:1-3) (Psalm 91).
No matter what goes on around us, it will not come near us if we truly live in the Spirit reality of God. On the contrary, we may become a safe haven for believers and a rescuer of the perishing bringing many to repentance and into the walk of love, righteousness, peace, and joy IN THE HOLY SPIRIT, which is the kingdom of God. (2 Cor 2:15) (2 Peter 3:9) (Rom 14:17).
Beyond the removal of the tares and all that lifts itself against God is the brightness of the glorious kingdom of God on earth. (Mat 13:36-43) (Isa 2). God will be with His kingdom people. The continuous manifest presence of Father God in King Jesus by the Holy Spirit will be within and among the kingdom age people of God.
The end result is well worth the journey. However, even the journey is abundant life in the Spirit because THE END IS NOW FULLY WITHIN US. The kingdom of God is within you. (Luke 17:21).
As we move on into more of this season, we do well to keep in mind that if the things going on around us are devastating to us, we are not living and walking in the Spirit.
Much love and blessings to you for this transition season of the world; rejoice and be glad in it for the kingdom of God has come to this world.
Ron McGatlin
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2. Can You Hear It? It’s Time to Listen Carefully for the Sound Within a Sound
There is a sound within a sound, or above a sound or behind a sound. Listen carefully with the ears of the Spirit. Sounds can easily mask a reality that lies underneath or around them. I need spiritual ears to discern from what direction the sound comes. What is its source? What is it really sounding out? What should I really be hearing in all of it?
Moses heard a sound within a sound.
When Joshua heard the sound of the people shouting noisily, he said to Moses, “That’s the sound of war in the camp!” But Moses said, Those aren’t songs of victory, and those aren’t songs of defeat, I hear songs of people throwing a party. Exodus 32:17-18 (MSG)
Do you see this? He discerned a true sound.
Jesus often said, “Hear what the Spirit is saying.”
Now is the time to listen carefully.
There is a sound above all this noise that permeates social media, the airwaves, TV, radio……….It is a sound that tries to dictate what I believe. It is a sound that distorts or completely annihilates truth in order to conform me to the image of the world.
I need to rise above all the noise to not only see from a Kingdom perspective but to hear what the Spirit of God is saying. Noise attempts to drive me off course. What course? My Kingdom path of righteousness, peace, joy, wisdom, discernment.
There are peculiar sounds out there that try to lead me astray, taking me into caves of fear or anxiety, trying to drive me onto paths of hesitation, procrastination or confusion. Don’t go there.
There is a so-called king of sound (little k) who sits on a throne, trying (and I say trying because he is defeated) to throw us off course into the path of bondage and imprisonment. He throws out fear into the wind, hoping it catches a wave to cover the earth in chaos. Oh, did I say……there is a devil. The media mocks this idea as quaint and archaic. The politically correct crowd sits with arrogance and condescension at any mention of his reality. Yet there is darkness and light. Let me say right now, light overcomes all darkness. In Christ there is light, life, hope and love.
It’s a good time to realize that spiritual warfare is real. Yet, it is essential to KNOW that we are seated in heavenly places and live IN CHRIST, victorious in every way. We fight this battle from a victorious position in Christ. But, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t keep trying to capture us in his grip. Be very careful what you believe, what you listen to, what you watch. Our spiritual senses are under attack.
Listen carefully to a heavenly sound, a higher reality that flows with revelation from a greater throne. A King of Love who speaks and all of creation responds, listens and even claps their hands.
Shout your praises to God, everybody! Let loose and sing! Strike up the band! Round up an orchestra to play for God, add on a hundred-voice choir. Feature trumpets and big trombones; fill the air with praises to King God. Let the sea and its fish give a round of applause, with everything living on earth joining in. Let ocean breakers call out, “Encore!” and mountains harmonize the finale— A tribute to God when he comes, when he comes to set the earth right. He’ll straighten out the whole world; He’ll put the world right, and everyone in it. Psalms 98:4-9 (MSG)
Listen! Learn to listen carefully! How do I fine-tune my hearing? In His presence.
Worship the Lord in the beauty of His holiness. Be still and know that He is God. Spend time alone – you and Jesus.
Why are you worried? Why do you fear? What sound are you listening to?
Jesus says, “My sheep hear my voice.”
God shouts and He whispers. His voice is carried on high from the heights of creation while at the same time, whispering within my life, Christ in me, the hope of glory. What a paradox. A God who shouts and whispers at the same time. His sound covers the earth in glory.
Today. This day. Learn to listen. Chaos will increase in the earth. Where is your path of clarity? How do you even find it? How do you know which way to turn?
Again I say, be still and spend time in the presence of the Lord. In this place, He calibrates and aligns your hearing to the beat of His heart. His sound will direct your steps onto a clear path. You will be led forth in wisdom and peace despite chaos all around. People around you will wonder, “Why are you joyful? What is that peace in your life?”
Learn to listen. Be slow to speak and quick to listen. Selah.
Living with Passion and Purpose In Christ,
Debra
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