The Holy Spirit won’t force this maturity on you

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Warning! You can understand this as a theory and still fail to overcome.

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. ~ James 2:17

You must yield to the point of obedience. The Holy Spirit won’t force this maturity on you, but He matures you as you yield to the Holy Spirit in obedience.

You may say, “I’ll just yield to the Holy Spirit. I don’t need to yield to any other authority.” However, the Holy Spirit doesn’t lead that way. If you truly obey God, then you’ll recognize and obey the authority He sets. How can you obey God Whom you haven’t seen if you won’t obey the visible authority set by God? You must yield your spirit, mind, and body since His love expresses itself in obedience and respect. God sets authority. Just be certain God has shown you that the authority is authentic and set by God. Satan will bring many false authorities for every genuine authority. God will show you the difference between false authority and true authority.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you. ~ Hebrews 13:17

That’s one of many verses on this subject, and God also makes it clear that civil authorities are also His.

Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.~ Romans 13:1

You must yield to the Holy Spirit the point of obedience.

Warning! You can understand this as a theory and still fail to overcome.

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. ~ James 2:17

You must yield to the point of obedience. The Holy Spirit won’t force this maturity on you, but He matures you as you yield to the Holy Spirit in obedience.

You may say, “I’ll just yield to the Holy Spirit. I don’t need to yield to any other authority.” However, the Holy Spirit doesn’t lead that way. If you truly obey God, then you’ll recognize and obey the authority He sets. How can you obey God Whom you haven’t seen if you won’t obey the visible authority set by God? You must yield your spirit, mind, and body since His love expresses itself in obedience and respect. God sets authority. Just be certain God has shown you that the authority is authentic and set by God. Satan will bring many false authorities for every genuine authority. God will show you the difference between false authority and true authority.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you. ~ Hebrews 13:17

That’s one of many verses on this subject, and God also makes it clear that civil authorities are also His.

Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.~ Romans 13:1

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I DID NOT COME TO YOU BY DEPENDING ON THE ARM OF THE FLESH

I did not come to You by depending on the arm of the flesh.
I dared not come to You by depending on my own righteousness.
You anointed my soul with a measure of Your faith,
And You have gifted me with a measure of Your grace.

The baptism is not by depending on the arm of the flesh,
Nor does the Spirit flow by depending on our own righteousness.
You anointed my soul with a measure of Your grace,
And You have gifted me with a seed of your fullness.

I could not turn from sin by depending on the arm of the flesh,
I could not leave my sin by depending on my own righteousness.
You anointed my soul with a measure of Your grace,
And You have gifted me with a seed of holiness.

I simply submitted to Your righteousness.
I simply surrendered to Your grace.
That seed that You planted will grow into fullness,
As I yield to Your loving embrace.

There’s no weapon for this war by depending on the arm of the flesh,
From Your Spirit there’s no power by depending on my own righteousness.
You anointed my soul with a measure of Your grace,
And You have gifted me with and gave me of Yourself.

Your temple can’t be built by depending on the arm of the flesh,
No stone is set in place by depending on its own righteousness.
You anointed my soul with a measure of Your grace,
And Your foundation stands, and You set me in my place.

Your body can’t be formed by depending on the arm of the flesh,
No member set in place by depending on its own righteousness.
You anointed my soul with a measure of Your grace,
And Your foundation stands, and You set me in my place.

I simply submitted to Your righteousness.
I simply surrendered to Your grace.
That seed that You planted will grow into fullness,
As I yield to Your loving embrace.

I cannot serve you, Lord, by depending on the arm of the flesh,
Nor edify Your church by depending on my own righteousness.
You anointed my soul with a measure of your grace,
And You caused me to stand and labor in my place.

I could not see your plan by depending on the eye of the flesh,
Could not see government by depending on my own righteousness.
You anointed my soul with a measure of Your grace,
And You have gifted me with Your own orderliness.

I can’t see ministries by depending on the eye of the flesh,
I can’t discern You, Lord, by leaning on my own righteousness.
You anointed my soul with a measure of your grace,
And You opened up my eyes so I might glimpse Your face.

I simply submitted to Your righteousness.
I simply surrendered to Your grace.
That seed that You planted will grow into fullness,
As I yield to Your loving embrace.

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

I Did Not Come to You by Depending on the Arm of the Flesh

Jesus said you would do greater works than He did.

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You and I are walking far below our calling. Jesus said you would do greater works than He did. You may have had trouble believing Him. He’s still speaking to you about these greater works. They will come with your maturity in Christ. You begin with simple obedience and walk from glory to glory and from faith to faith. You will fulfill the fullness of your calling as you come to know Jesus Christ more fully and yield to His Spirit.

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You and I are walking far below our calling.

You and I are walking far below our calling. Jesus said you would do greater works than He did. You may have had trouble believing Him. He’s still speaking to you about these greater works. They will come with your maturity in Christ. You begin with simple obedience and walk from glory to glory and from faith to faith. You will fulfill the fullness of your calling as you come to know Jesus Christ more fully and yield to His Spirit.

I Descend With A Shout

I descend with a shout – and the voice of the archangel,
To proclaim this place, where the living dwell in joy.
Caught up, forevermore now to conquer,
There I’ll bless and multiply My Seed much more!

Bob and Charlotte Torango

How does walking in the Spirit work out in your life?

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How does walking in the Spirit work out in your life? Here are a few examples.

You’re working on a typical day on a typical job. You continue with a sense of thankfulness toward God, glorifying Him, and praying for wisdom in your work. As you work, each part of what you’re doing surges in Light, glory, and wisdom flowing from the Throne of God, and you acknowledge and thank Him with joy in everything you’re doing.

On Sunday, in the church meeting, you keep thinking about something that happened to you during the week. The Holy Spirit is telling you to enter into the song, but your mind is too busy to listen to the Holy Spirit. Minutes pass before you focus on that still small voice. You stop paying attention to your out-of-control mind. You yield to the Holy Spirit and sing the song with the anointing of God on you.

You’re driving when someone starts driving aggressively and shows obvious signs of anger. Your flesh reacts instinctively. You reflect the anger. Then, the Holy Spirit calms your mind and spirit. You listen to the Holy Spirit and yield yourself to the flow of love, joy, and peace He gives you.

You have to make a major decision about your business. You pray about it. You discuss it with your spouse. You finally meet with your church leadership and talk it over. No one person has the answer, but you sense that the Holy Spirit is working in the meeting and wisdom comes forward. You get your answer.

A presbytery, which is a group of elders who are called to a specific purpose of imparting gifts and ministries, comes to your area. The Holy Spirit leads the elders to lay hands on you according to the pattern of Scripture. And they prophesy your gifts and your ministry to you. From that day on, you see God fulfilling those prophecies in your life.

It’s a busy day. You decide not to take time to read the Bible with your family. You can’t get peace with your decision. It bothers you. You explain your situation to God. He tells you to pick up your Bible call everyone together now. You listen and obey.

You might have the gift of a word of knowledge. You’re in a small group chatting in normal conversation when you say something that comes from the mouth of God. You didn’t know one member of this group had been arguing with the other members. Even though you didn’t know about the disagreement, you answered the matter and refuted the contentious person. It was a word of wisdom from God. God just used you to settle the matter and bring unity.

You have a terrible argument with someone. You feel the anger still surging through your body. Then, you recognize the soft, peaceful inner voice of the Holy Spirit. “Ask for forgiveness.” You fight that idea. You feel justified for every word you said. The Holy Spirit persists. Finally, you yield yourself to the Holy Spirit. You ask for forgiveness. To your surprise, the person you were fighting apologizes to you, and you are on good terms again. The peace of God flows through you and lets you know you’re in God’s will.

You might have the gift of discernment of spirits. You’re at a large event when you smell a foul odor. Then a woman comes in the door about 100 yards away, and you know the odor is coming from her. This is a woman you’ve never seen before. She doesn’t look evil, but you sense an evil spirit. The woman walks straight up to you and hands you a card. She then turns and walks out through the door she entered. Her card says she’s a fortune-teller.

You might have the gifts of healing, and you find your quiet prayers bring healing results to others. God directs you. He tells you what to pray and who to pray for. You obey, and people are healed.

These are a few examples I’ve seen, but the Spirit has endless ways of moving through His people in righteousness. However, your walk in the Spirit doesn’t happen automatically. You must yield to the Spirit in willing submission and obedience. You must cooperate with the Holy Spirit. You’re required to stir up the gift of the Spirit through seeking God, prayer, and Scripture-reading.

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How does walking in the Spirit work out in your life?

Here are a few examples.

You’re working on a typical day on a typical job. You continue with a sense of thankfulness toward God, glorifying Him, and praying for wisdom in your work. As you work, each part of what you’re doing surges in Light, glory, and wisdom flowing from the Throne of God, and you acknowledge and thank Him with joy in everything you’re doing.

On Sunday, in the church meeting, you keep thinking about something that happened to you during the week. The Holy Spirit is telling you to enter into the song, but your mind is too busy to listen to the Holy Spirit. Minutes pass before you focus on that still small voice. You stop paying attention to your out-of-control mind. You yield to the Holy Spirit and sing the song with the anointing of God on you.

You’re driving when someone starts driving aggressively and shows obvious signs of anger. Your flesh reacts instinctively. You reflect the anger. Then, the Holy Spirit calms your mind and spirit. You listen to the Holy Spirit and yield yourself to the flow of love, joy, and peace He gives you.

You have to make a major decision about your business. You pray about it. You discuss it with your spouse. You finally meet with your church leadership and talk it over. No one person has the answer, but you sense that the Holy Spirit is working in the meeting and wisdom comes forward. You get your answer.

A presbytery, which is a group of elders who are called to a specific purpose of imparting gifts and ministries, comes to your area. The Holy Spirit leads the elders to lay hands on you according to the pattern of Scripture. And they prophesy your gifts and your ministry to you. From that day on, you see God fulfilling those prophecies in your life.

It’s a busy day. You decide not to take time to read the Bible with your family. You can’t get peace with your decision. It bothers you. You explain your situation to God. He tells you to pick up your Bible call everyone together now. You listen and obey.

You might have the gift of a word of knowledge. You’re in a small group chatting in normal conversation when you say something that comes from the mouth of God. You didn’t know one member of this group had been arguing with the other members. Even though you didn’t know about the disagreement, you answered the matter and refuted the contentious person. It was a word of wisdom from God. God just used you to settle the matter and bring unity.

You have a terrible argument with someone. You feel the anger still surging through your body. Then, you recognize the soft, peaceful inner voice of the Holy Spirit. “Ask for forgiveness.” You fight that idea. You feel justified for every word you said. The Holy Spirit persists. Finally, you yield yourself to the Holy Spirit. You ask for forgiveness. To your surprise, the person you were fighting apologizes to you, and you are on good terms again. The peace of God flows through you and lets you know you’re in God’s will.

You might have the gift of discernment of spirits. You’re at a large event when you smell a foul odor. Then a woman comes in the door about 100 yards away, and you know the odor is coming from her. This is a woman you’ve never seen before. She doesn’t look evil, but you sense an evil spirit. The woman walks straight up to you and hands you a card. She then turns and walks out through the door she entered. Her card says she’s a fortune-teller.

You might have the gifts of healing, and you find your quiet prayers bring healing results to others. God directs you. He tells you what to pray and who to pray for. You obey, and people are healed.

These are a few examples I’ve seen, but the Spirit has endless ways of moving through His people in righteousness. However, your walk in the Spirit doesn’t happen automatically. You must yield to the Spirit in willing submission and obedience. You must cooperate with the Holy Spirit. You’re required to stir up the gift of the Spirit through seeking God, prayer, and Scripture-reading.

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I Create In Thee a New Life

I create in thee a new life – darkness has all passed away,
Your life has new beginning – Christ Supreme does reign today.
I form in thee a new world without ending. Now you see,
It brings forth a new creation – in the earth a praise to be.

Bob and Charlotte Torango

God leads, and you yield to His leading.

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You read 1 Corinthians 1:30 and found that Jesus Christ is your wisdom. You found out wisdom consists of righteousness, holiness, and redemption. Now, you know how righteousness works. You see how it leads to holiness, and how you’re set free, or redeemed, from sin, death, and the power of the devil.

God leads, and you yield to His leading. As He leads and you yield, He transfigures you and produces holiness in you. Each time you yield to God it’s like one step on your journey. Each moment, God has a leading for your life, and you either listen and obey, or you resist Him.

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You either listen and obey God, or you resist Him

You read 1 Corinthians 1:30 and found that Jesus Christ is your wisdom. You found out wisdom consists of righteousness, holiness, and redemption. Now, you know how righteousness works. You see how it leads to holiness, and how you’re set free, or redeemed, from sin, death, and the power of the devil.

God leads, and you yield to His leading. As He leads and you yield, He transfigures you and produces holiness in you. Each time you yield to God it’s like one step on your journey. Each moment, God has a leading for your life, and you either listen and obey, or you resist Him.

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I Commit To You, Lord

I commit to You, Lord; I commit to You.
Lord, help me, please help me commit it all to You.
I’ll have all Your fullness when You have all of mine.
Oh how I long to let Your fullness shine.
Flesh will cease to hinder when conformed to the Divine.
I’ll have all Your fullness when You have all of mine.

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

I Commit To You, Lord

Christ Will Return

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Christ Will Return

Some have gotten their eyes on the return of Christ, but forgot that He must first appear in His saints. God called you to shine like the Son.

Most Christians don’t realize the word “coming” in the Bible is “parousia” in the original Greek. Parousia is a compound word. It’s made out of two words. The first part means “alongside.” The other means “goods or property.” Christ is coming alongside His property. The word “parousia” doesn’t mean “return.” It means “abiding presence.”

When Christ returns, He will return for a bride without any spot or wrinkle.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water [water is a type of the Holy Spirit] through the word [utterance], and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. ~ Ephesians 5:25-27

He will return for a completely pure and unified body of Christ that walks in His orders by His leading and power.

Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began. For Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me [like Moses] from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. ~ Acts 3:19-22

Moses was referring to Christ when he said, “Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you.” And “heaven must receive Jesus until the restoration of all things.”

Christ Will Return, but . . .

Some have gotten their eyes on the return of Christ, but forgot that He must first appear in His saints. God called you to shine like the Son.

Most Christians don’t realize the word “coming” in the Bible is “parousia” in the original Greek. Parousia is a compound word. It’s made out of two words. The first part means “alongside.” The other means “goods or property.” Christ is coming alongside His property. The word “parousia” doesn’t mean “return.” It means “abiding presence.”

When Christ returns, He will return for a bride without any spot or wrinkle.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water [water is a type of the Holy Spirit] through the word [utterance], and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. ~ Ephesians 5:25-27

He will return for a completely pure and unified body of Christ that walks in His orders by His leading and power.

Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began. For Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me [like Moses] from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. ~ Acts 3:19-22

Moses was referring to Christ when he said, “Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you.” And “heaven must receive Jesus until the restoration of all things.”

I Came Here For a Reason

I came here for a reason,
This is my time and season,
And on you I’m believing,
So let Christ move through you.

Remove all that does hinder,
Unto Christ now surrender,
Let no thought be deceiving,
I know I’ll be made new.

Bob and Charlotte Torango

Let the Holy Spirit flow through you continually.

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If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. ~ 1 Peter 4:11

Assumptions and worldviews can never move in the power of the Holy Spirit to do the works of God. You may say the right words, but they have no transforming power without the flow of the living Christ in them. You may do all the right things, but they will be dead works unless Christ does them through you. Remain under the Anointing. Let the Holy Spirit flow through you continually. When you speak as the oracles of God, you speak the living Christ. When you speak by the Holy Spirit and someone listens to you, they receive the Logos and Rhema of God. That’s how faith comes to them. The same is true of the work you do. Walk in the power and authority of God. It’s yours. Christ paid for it. You have no way to do anything of spiritual value in your own power.

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You may say the right words, but they have no transforming power without the flow of the living Christ in them.

If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. ~ 1 Peter 4:11

Assumptions and worldviews can never move in the power of the Holy Spirit to do the works of God. You may say the right words, but they have no transforming power without the flow of the living Christ in them. You may do all the right things, but they will be dead works unless Christ does them through you. Remain under the Anointing. Let the Holy Spirit flow through you continually. When you speak as the oracles of God, you speak the living Christ. When you speak by the Holy Spirit and someone listens to you, they receive the Logos and Rhema of God. That’s how faith comes to them. The same is true of the work you do. Walk in the power and authority of God. It’s yours. Christ paid for it. You have no way to do anything of spiritual value in your own power.

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I BEAR MY CROSS AND I KEEP PRESSING IN

The plans that Jesus has for us are good,
And He controls all things.
Whatever happens, I can see His Hand,
His work, accomplishing.

I bear my cross and I keep pressing in,
And long to be set free from sin,
With Jesus as my constant, faithful friend,
Right from the start and to the end.

Let patience have her total, perfect work.
Complete Your work in me.
The trumpet sounds and I can hear the call.
I long for liberty.

I bear my cross and I keep pressing in,
And long to be set free from sin,
With Jesus as my constant, faithful friend,
Right from the start and to the end.

The things we suffer as we live each day,
Aren’t worthy to compare.
To glory that the Lord creates in us,
The splendor He prepares.

I bear my cross and I keep pressing in,
And long to be set free from sin,
With Jesus as my constant, faithful friend,
Right from the start and to the end.

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

I Bear My Cross and I Keep Pressing In

Christ doesn’t want you to base your thinking on assumptions, presuppositions, or your worldview.

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You stand in His presence. You enter into His presence with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise. The fear, or deep respect, of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. There, in His presence, you listen to His voice. You become sensitive to His leading. When His faith comes, you yield yourself to His faith and allow Him to say His words and do His works through you as you yield the members of your bodies to His righteousness.

Christ doesn’t want you to base your thinking on assumptions, presuppositions, or your worldview. He wants you to know Him. He wants to speak to you through His creation, the ministries in each member, the Bible, spiritual gifts, and any other means of divine revelation He chooses to use. He wants you to acknowledge Him in all your ways. He tells you the Bible is His word, His utterance, without error. He explains the meaning of the Bible and His creation to you. He confirms the reality of His being. You don’t need assumptions.

If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. ~ 1 Peter 4:11

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