2 Corinthians 6:6 in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love, 7 in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left, NASB
The Divine Intent of Love is as pure as it gets. This is the standard by which all actions are compared. The Apostle Paul was speaking to the church at Corinth about the temporal versus the eternal. Their lack of maturity was evident in that Paul spent much time dealing with issues of the flesh. The ministry of the Holy Spirit had been misused and this church had some members who aligned themselves with unbelievers. You become like the company you keep. If you hang out with drunkards, backbiters, and haters, you will ultimately take on the same characteristics. Light has no fellowship with darkness. What partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness?
We must walk in purity- “Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.” Knowledge is critical as well- “By knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches.” We must produce fruit of patience and kindness and be led by the Holy Spirit in genuine Love.
We must be true and faithful to our calling and be the expressed image of Jesus Christ according to our individual calling. We must not let distractions move us away from that expressed image. Are you constantly seeing delays in your life? Maybe there is something subtle you are missing that must be acquired or understood before you are allowed to move forward.
There has been a dearth in the land. There have been years of silence in the corporate sense. The major historical moves of the Spirit have subsided. This has been a time of preparation for those who have been hidden away. There have been many who have been in some form of isolation as they have been involved in trials and testing. This was the design of Our Heavenly Father to move us to rely on HIM rather than man. The noise and interference needed to be removed so that we could improve our hearing in a purity that would have otherwise been missing. The focus on the external has been removed so the focus could be turned inward.
We must walk in truth but only by Love. Truth without Love easily fades away. Why? Men’s traditions get inserted and the intent behind the truth is lost. Only the letter remains.
The weapons of righteousness speak of the right hand wielding the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; and in the left hand take the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
The evil one is mentioned in Matthew 6:13 in the Lord’s Prayer. In that passage, the issue was temptation. The fiery darts include the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. Anything that moves us from our reliance on Our Heavenly Father must be shielded against. HIS grace or Divine enablement is sufficient when we are weak from battle. We must draw on HIS power, not ours.
In the natural, the world is moving toward greater chaos and calamity. We must embrace the fact that as the righteous grow in wisdom, understanding, knowledge and power, there will also be a greater maturity of the unrighteous. Without the unrighteous, there would be no need for a standard of Truth in Love. Now is the time the Standard is being raised.
John 16:33 “These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”