The Holy Spirit recorded in Psalm 37:
5 Give GOD the right to direct your life,
and as you trust him along the way
you’ll find he pulled it off perfectly!
6 HE will appear as your righteousness,
as sure as the dawning of a new day.
He will manifest as your justice,
as sure and strong as the noonday sun. TPT
In order for The Word to be alive in us, we are not only to “hear” The Word but we must understand it. This is the key to The Word being alive in us. To understand means that we know the Divine Intent of what is spoken. In order to fully know Divine Intent, we must embrace Agape Love, the primary source of Divine Intent.
Deception is when your perception is wrong. Isn’t this what caused Eve to eat the fruit in the Garden? Her perception of FATHER’S Word was wrong even though she had no previous history of anything but absolute Truth from HIM. Deception in its purest form is when a person doesn’t realize he or she is being deceived. This is why you and I should go before FATHER daily lest we be deceived in some area beyond our perception.
FATHER is righteous and HIS righteousness is the cornerstone by which the entire universe is measured against. There has to be a point of absolute Truth and purity by which all existence is referenced and compared. Who else could establish this point of reference other than THE CREATOR? Is there anyone better to align ourselves with than THE CREATOR by which all of creation depends? Who better to pattern my life around than FATHER’S Son? In order to pattern our lives around Jesus, we must understand Agape Love. Jesus expressed the benefits of Loving Him and FATHER for THEY will make their dwelling place in us.
In John chapter 14, Jesus spoke:
23 Jesus replied, “Loving me empowers you to obey my word. And my Father will love you so deeply that we will come to you and make you our dwelling place. 24 But those who don’t love me will not obey my words. The Father did not send me to speak my own revelation, but the words of my Father. 25 I am telling you this while I am still with you. 26 But when the Father sends the Spirit of Holiness, the One like me who sets you free, He will teach you all things in my name. And he will inspire you to remember every word that I’ve told you.
In comparison, Jesus further stated in John chapter 15:
5 “I am the sprouting vine and you’re my branches. As you live in union with me as your source, fruitfulness will stream from within you—but when you live separated from me you are powerless. 6 If a person is separated from me, he is discarded; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire to be burned. 7 But if you live in life-union with me and if my words live powerfully within you—then you can ask whatever you desire and it will be done. 8 When your lives bear abundant fruit, you demonstrate that you are my mature disciples who glorify my Father!
What a comparison! There should be no question of the importance of being in union with Our Lord Jesus Christ. He told us in chapter 14 that The Holy Spirit would inspire us to remember every Word He has spoken to us thus Jesus intends for His Words to live powerfully within us.
With Jesus, I can do all things whereas without Him, I can do nothing of consequence because I am powerless. When I have matured IN HIM, I will produce abundant fruit that confirms my maturity to all. To demonstrate means to clearly show the existence or truth of (something) by giving proof or evidence. Let us show the world our proof of being Sons and Daughters of Our Heavenly Father by demonstrating HIS Agape Love in all areas of our life.