By THE SPIRIT it is written in 1 John chapter 5:
14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.
If is FATHER’S Divine Intent of Love to redeem us as well as restore us and make us whole. We must seek out HIS Promises in HIS Word and stand on HIS Word. Most who read these blogs have been redeemed by the Blood of The Lamb and are certain of their salvation. The wicked one does not typically attack us in the area of redemption unless we are newly established believers. Instead, he will attack us in the areas where we are not as strong even though at one time we were.
I must confess that in looking back over the course of my life, I have been taken off course by teachings that appeared to be appropriate at the time. I have always been cautious in departing from those circles hoping to ultimately find some good fruit. I tend to give people the benefit of the doubt. In my case, my wife has been the best barometer in determining the purity of the teaching. Her spirit is highly sensitive, much more than mine it seems, and I have found if she doesn’t embrace the path of teaching then I probably shouldn’t either.
What do we do when we come to the realization that we have missed it in some manner? Get back into the simplicity of The Word, especially the Words of Jesus. After all He is the earthly manifestation and example of FATHER to give us perspective.
Step 1 is to repent.
Step 2 is to be cleansed by The Word and wash away any teachings that have been embraced but are not fully aligned with the teachings of Jesus. The sooner the better.
Step 3 is to pray in accordance with the above passage. We must know FATHER’S Will in an area in order to pray accordingly.
Men will use cunning devices and words to entice us to their way of thinking. We must be ever vigilant in protecting ourselves from such attempts to steer us away from the narrow path. As we trust in the Holy Spirit in us to provide either peace or that “check” about such teaching and direction, we will be back on course with FATHER.
In the last days there will be much deception and gross darkness in the world. In Mark 13 Jesus spoke:
22 “For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
23 But take heed; see, I have told you all things beforehand.”
We have been warned by Jesus of the times we are now in. We must protect our hearts and our minds from much deception and gross darkness. Be assured we will be attacked in the area of our weakness thus we must place our trust in FATHER, Jesus Christ, and The Holy Spirit. We must resist the devil and he will flee. As I have been rereading the New Testament without any preconceived notion, FATHER is showing me how those past teachings I have been exposed to were off the mark. They seemed right at the time but I missed it. What was I thinking? I was probably caught up in pride and those who were teaching did a fine job of stroking it. FATHER, I repent!
Now, back to the simplicity of Jesus Christ’s message.