The Holy Spirit record through Paul in Ephesians chapter 4:
4 As a prisoner of the Lord, I plead with you to walk Holy, in a way that is suitable to your high rank, given to you in your Divine calling.
You don’t have to plead with someone unless they have a choice to go another way. The Holy Spirit implores us to walk Holy and if we couldn’t walk in this manner, He would not plead with us to do so. It is achievable.
2 With tender humility and quiet patience, always demonstrate gentleness and generous Love toward one another, especially toward those who may try your patience.
Believers are in various states of maturity thus those of us who are in a greater state of maturity are reminded to be patient. Love is patient and kind and if we are truly walking in Agape Love, we will have these attributes. If we aren’t, we need to change and this is what these writings are all about… maturing each of us individually.
3 Be faithful to guard the sweet harmony of the Holy Spirit among you in the bonds of peace, 4 being one body and one spirit, as you were all called into the same glorious hope of Divine destiny.
Destiny is a state or condition appointed or predetermined. The Trinity determined the destiny or Divine Intent for every one of us before we were formed in the womb. This was done out of the motivation of Love so our “books” contain FATHER’S Divine Intent. However, HE also gave us choice to either walk in our destiny or choose another path. We are not robots. A robot cannot fellowship and enjoy a relationship. We can!
5 For the Lord God is one, and so are we, for we share in one faith, one baptism, and one Father. 6 And He is the perfect Father who leads us all, works through us all, and lives in us all!
We are meant to be in unity with Our Heavenly Father, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and The Holy Spirit. Sin places a wall of separation between us and Holiness. By necessity, FATHER protects our lives from allowing our sins to bring forth death when attempting to move closely to HIM. Just as the high priest had to be covered by the blood of an innocent lamb to enter into the Holy of Holies once each year, we have to be covered by The Blood of Christ.
Now that Jesus provided the perfect Sacrifice of Blood on our behalf, we have the ability to enter into the Presence of THE LORD at any time once we have matured as true Sons and Daughters. We are no longer looking to simply meet minimum requirements. Instead we are passionately pursuing HIS Presence… without physically dying!
As we move toward HIS Presence, revelation comes forth which will allow us to take the next step toward HIM.
7 And He has generously given each one of us supernatural grace, according to the size of the gift of Christ. 8 This is why He says:
“He ascends into the heavenly heights
taking his many captured ones with him,
and gifts were given to men.”
9 He “ascended” means that He returned to Heaven, after He had first descended from the heights of heaven, even descending as far as the lowest parts of the earth. 10 The same One who descended is also the One who ascended above the heights of Heaven, in order to begin the restoration and fulfillment of all things.
Jesus is in the restoration business and so should we. In order for us to restore creation and bring forth The Kingdom to earth, we must actively take steps to expand the Kingdom. Those who remain passive will become lukewarm and will be “spewed” out of His Mouth. (Revelation 3:16)
In Psalm 68, it is written by The Holy Spirit:
18 He ascends into the heavenly heights,
taking his many captured ones with him,
leading them in triumphal procession.
And gifts were given to men, even the once rebellious,
so that they may dwell with Yah.
19 What a glorious God!
He gives us salvation over and over,
then daily He carries our burdens!
Was I once a rebellious one? Absolutely! I was guilty of sin but when the Truth arrived on the scene, I recognized my sins and was saved by HIS Grace. Did I walk perfectly? I was as immature as one can be thus I now have a better perspective of FATHER’S great Grace and Mercy. There were many times when the path toward maturity seemed to be invisible. Why? I relied less on The Holy Spirit and more on my own intellect and reasoning. What a mistake!
My path to maturity has been slow but fortunately The Holy Spirit has continued to reveal my shortcomings allowing me to focus on changing. I accept responsibility for my shortcomings and seek FATHER to help me change for I cannot do it without HIS direction. The Holy Spirit is happy to oblige me with needed correction.
The only way we can truly walk in unity with FATHER and each other is to evoke change in ourselves. The Word is our cleansing agent and we must constantly stay cleansed in this fallen world. Renewing the mind is an ongoing process, not a one- time event. We must let patience have its perfect work and embrace those who are less mature. We have all been there. Patience!