Keep your eyes on Jesus. He’ll complete His work in you.

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“And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13 KJV).

Keep your eyes on Jesus, and He’ll complete His work in you. He identifies and tears down the deceptive strongholds in our minds. If we try to accomplish this work or help Him, our fleshly minds are trying to deceive us by saying they can help us get rid of themselves. We must turn to Jesus, listen to His voice, and see His vision of reality. Even then, our flesh will promise to improve and obey God, but it can’t. We need to yield to the Holy Spirit and allow Him to work through us. Then we’re doing everything in Jesus’ name.

“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus” (Colossians 3:17 KJV).

Keep your eyes on Jesus, and He’ll complete His work in you.

“And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13 KJV).

“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus” (Colossians 3:17 KJV).

Keeping one foot on the shore will accomplish nothing.

A Lesson From Christopher Columbus
(Keeping one foot on the shore will accomplish nothing.)
Down at the shore line, some are now experiencing the Water. Some are jumping in. Some are dangling a toe while claiming that they have it all. Some are trying unsuccessfully to cross the vast Ocean of the Spirit with vessels of their own designs or with no vessels at all. Others have begun to cross this Ocean in the vessel that is built according to the pattern that is so plainly shown in Scripture.

Our human weakness fails to see the vision of the higher, deeper, and broader expanses of God’s truth.

When Columbus set sail, he was in the ocean the first day he left the port, but before he reached America, many were telling him to turn back. In the same way, many who are seeking the Truth today are refusing to even touch the Water of the Spirit. Some go far inland, away from the shore, so they don’t have to see, hear, smell, taste, or feel this Water of the Spirit. Some of these may even go so far as to claim that there is no Water of the Spirit. From their remote position, they cannot observe the Spirit’s existence. Others carefully protect some form of Water container where someone in generations past did enter the Water and brought a filled container back as proof. Of course, the Water in this container has long since dried up, leaving only the container, whether the container be a creed, a doctrine, a form, a ritual, an organization, or something else.

Of course, keeping one foot on the shore will accomplish nothing. Going half way will accomplish nothing. Any who would succeed must be willing to commit totally and continue on until they reach the mark of the high calling which is in Christ Jesus.

Based in part on “The Feast of Tabernacles” by George Warnock

In recent prophecies, God spoke about staying in the flow of the river and off the banks. The flow of the River is the authority and power of the Holy Spirit. The banks are the shoreline. They are the ways we’re used to. The banks are the theologies, checklists, religious ideas, orders, rules, regulations, and doctrines we have depended on instead of flowing in the Spirit. If we flow in the Spirit, the Spirit will lead us according to true righteousness. He will correct our theologies, ideas, orders, rules, regulations, and doctrines. If we keep a foot on the banks, we will never get where God want’s to lead us since where God wants to lead us is so far beyond what our feeble minds can comprehend.

half-hearted, fearful, or lazy

half-hearted, fearful, or lazy.

half-hearted, fearful, or lazy

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“For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways” (James 1:7-8 KJV).

We can’t afford to be half-hearted, fearful, or lazy.

“And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart”
(Jeremiah 29:13 KJV).

We can’t afford to be half-hearted, fearful, or lazy

“For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways” (James 1:7-8).

We can’t afford to be half-hearted, fearful, or lazy.

“And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13).

There is no infirmity with power over me

There is no infirmity with power over me,

There is no infirmity with power over me

There is no infirmity with power over me,
For the blood of Jesus has already set me free,
Now I thank you Lord for giving total victory.
There is no infirmity with power over me.

There is no doubt, fear, or dread with power over me,
For the blood of Jesus has already set me free,
Now I thank you Lord for giving total victory.
There is no doubt, fear, or dread with power over me.

There is no dark enemy with power over me,
For the blood of Jesus has already set me free,
Now I thank you Lord for giving total victory.
There is no dark enemy with power over me.

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

Every time you listen to God’s voice instead of your own carnal mind

Every time you listen to God's voice instead of your own carnal mind

Every time you listen to God’s voice instead of your own carnal mind

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Every time you listen to God’s voice instead of your own carnal mind and yield to His Spirit to do His work His way by His power, you are dying to self and living to Him. The old man dies away, and the New Man comes alive more completely. Think of it as an even exchange: God’s wisdom for your foolishness.

Every Time You Listen to God’s Voice

Every time you listen to God's voice
instead of your own carnal mind
and yield to His Spirit to do His work
His way by His power,
you are dying to self and living to Him.

The old man dies away
and the New Man comes alive
more completely.
Think of it as an even exchange:
God's wisdom
for your foolishness.

Every time you listen to God’s voice
instead of your own carnal mind
and yield to His Spirit to do His work
His way by His power,
you are dying to self and living to Him.

The old man dies away
and the New Man comes alive
more completely.
Think of it as an even exchange:
God’s wisdom
for your foolishness.

Cleverly packaged news, advertising, public service messages, social media, books, magazines, education systems, movies, and TV shows

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“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him” (1 John 2:15-16 KJV).

Our enemy uses cleverly packaged news, advertising, public service messages, social media, books, magazines, education systems, movies, and TV shows to subvert us. He uses wicked laws and proclamations. And he especially uses people we know and love who are connected to the world systems. That old serpent has been using all these means to subtly influence us throughout our lives, building strong lying convictions in our minds that seem more real to us than reality. When truth conflicts with our inner fake-realities, we think the truth is insanity. Only the Holy Spirit can dismantle these deceptive inner strongholds of the enemy. In this critical hour, we can’t afford to be double-minded. We can’t afford to doubt God.

Our Enemy Works Hard to Subvert Us

“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him” (1 John 2:15-16 KJV).

A hymn of praise

A hymn of praise I sing unto Thee,
My gracious Redeemer, my wonderful Lord.
Thy perfect salvation, thy wonderful Love,
Let all the creation sing praise unto Thee.
In the beginning Thy word spoke as life
Unto creation, the work of Thy hands.
Heaven rejoiceth, the morning stars sang
A hymn of creation and praise unto Thee.

Frank T. Patterson

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You Need to Listen to and Yield to Christ. It’s that Simple.

You Need to Listen to and Yield to Christ. It's that Simple.

You Need to Listen to and Yield to Christ. It’s that Simple.

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“You put so much effort into fighting your flesh. And all you need to do is yield to Me.” (A recent prophecy)

Christ already defeated our flesh and every demonic power on the cross. Listen to Him as He leads you, and receive His faith. Then, walk in victory in Jesus. Christ has already set you free. Sin, sickness, death, and hell have no power over you. Christ already bought this for you when He died on the cross. He’s waiting for you to allow Him to complete the work in you. The world (or culture), which consists of the collective fleshly natures of humanity, uses every means to stop the holy Seed from reaching good ground. Good ground is the heart of someone who hears God speaking and understands His words.

And all you need to do is yield to Christ

“You put so much effort into fighting your flesh. And all you need to do is yield to Me.” (A recent prophecy)

CHRIST IN YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY

Christ in you, the hope of glory.
He is your identity.
Human flesh is not your focus.
Christ within is all you see.

Christ in you, the hope of glory.
The Spiritual Man Who cannot sin.
Christ in you, the hope of glory.
That’s Who you are, the ministry within.

Christ in you, the hope of glory.
No more sickness. No more strife.
Christ in you, the hope of glory.
In His presence you find life.

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

Christ in You, the Hope of Glory

Our flesh shouts: “WITHOUT ME, YOU CAN’T FUNCTION.”

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“For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other” (Galatians 5:17a KJV)

Our flesh shouts: “I CAN HELP YOU OVERCOME MY SHORTCOMINGS.” “WITHOUT ME, YOU CAN’T FUNCTION.” “GOD GAVE YOU A RATIONAL MIND.” “I CAN FIGURE THINGS OUT.” The flesh wants us to keep the fleshly nature as a necessary part of our lives, but it must go. God hates a mixture of the fleshly with the spiritual. Christ defeats independence, comparisons to others, self-importance, egotism, cowardice, the desire for acceptance, attention, or control, and much more. The fleshly nature wants to preserve itself, so our fallen natures try to short-circuit the work of grace because we destroy the flesh when we yield to the Spirit. Our flesh will attempt to convert God’s grace and righteousness into a set of rules, principles, or concepts. The flesh tries to divert the work of the Spirit into self-glorification and pride. You can’t reform the flesh or improve it. You can’t sweep the darkness out of a room, but you can turn on the Light by turning to Jesus and yielding to His Spirit.

Our flesh shouts: “I CAN HELP YOU OVERCOME MY SHORTCOMINGS.”

“For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh (body): and these are contrary the one to the other” (Galatians 5:17a)

CHRISTMAS IN THE HERE AND NOW

The holidays are frantic in our rush to get things done.
It’s a wonder we survive them with our fervor to have fun.
And we make so many plans that keep us busy all day long.
So there is no time for Jesus, and it seems there’s something wrong.

For the Baby in the manger, long ago and far away
Doesn’t seem to be important as we live from day to day.
There’s a Baby in the manger, far away and long ago,
But we’ve things that we must do, and we’ve places we must go.

And yet, Jesus is the focus if we only understand.
He’s the most important Factor–for the Kingdom is at hand.
Jesus makes the difference for us as our Savior only can.
He agreed to be a servant, to become a lowly man.

He, the Son, obeyed the Father on that day that He was born.
Not as man who chose the evil, so the human race was torn,
Torn away from God the Father and were made as slaves to sin,
But the Christ obeyed the Father to reverse the mess we’re in.

He obeyed Him in each act and word and thought throughout His life.
He obeyed Him in His death and then removed all earthly strife.
He arose the overcomer–over sin, death and the grave,
And ascended into heaven–and then many gifts He gave.

Now He opens up the door for any who will enter there
To be joined with God the Father–for He freed us from the snare.
So there’s much more to the story than a Baby long ago,
For He’s born within the heart, and this is by the Spirit’s flow.

When He’s born within our hearts, He gives us power then to be
Full-grown, manifested sons of God to live eternally,
We look back unto the manger and the cross of long ago,
And now we have Christ within us; God has planned that seed will grow

To the measure of the stature of the fullness. It’s God’s plan
To conform us to His image. It’s the work that God began.
He has set us in His Body to be coworkers today
To be coworkers with God, just as the Master forms the clay.

And the gifts He puts within us are the gifts from up above,
As they tear down mighty strongholds, and they build the Church in love.
And from glory unto glory they are building it today
In the here and in the now, not long ago and far away.

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

https://freegospelmusic.org/poems/christmas-in-the-here-and-now/

OUR FLESH OFFERS TO HELP US OVERCOME OUR FLESH

Christians have thought up many ways to overcome the flesh or improve the flesh. Self-improvement is a huge Christian enterprise. And yet, every time someone comes up with a new method, the flesh is at war with the flesh.

It’s a scam from our deceptive enemy, and he uses the fleshly human nature to execute his scam. When we’re led by the Spirit, the Holy Spirit opposes our fleshly natures. Then the battle starts between our flesh and the Holy Spirit.

“For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other” (Galatians 5:17a KJV).

God hates a mixture of the fleshly with the spiritual. Christ defeats independence, comparisons to others, self-importance, egotism, cowardice, the desire for acceptance, attention, or control, and much more.

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“You put so much effort into fighting your flesh. And all you need to do is yield to Me.” (A recent prophecy)

COME LORD JESUS

God so loved the world
That He gave His Son, the Babe of Bethlehem,
That anyone who trusts Him
Is forgiven and no longer is condemned,
And any who believes in Him,
As a babe in Christ, is born again,
With pow’r to grow to fullness, Yes!
To die to self and fully live in Him.

CHORUS:
Come Lord Jesus.
Abide within my lonely heart, I pray.
Come Lord Jesus.
Fulfill and satisfy. Lord, come and stay.
Come Lord Jesus.
Make me complete in You in every way.
Come Lord Jesus.
Bring love and hope and joy and peace today.

All the world is grasping after
Pleasures that could never satisfy.
They grope in the darkness,
Not knowing what is happening or why.
They don’t know they’re groaning
For sons of God to manifest the Christ.
They don’t know they need Him; Yes!
They need the Son of God to give them life.

The clatter of this earthly realm,
Rushing here and there to meet it’s goals,
There is no rest or comfort
For those who let the world take control,
But there is just one Person,
One Lord and Savior Who can make them whole.
And all who choose to seek Him know
That He gives peace and rest to weary souls.

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

https://freegospelmusic.org/songs/come-lord-jesus/

Go, Tell It On The Mountain

Words: John W. Work, Jr., 1907
Music: African-American spiritual (in the public domain)

CHORUS

Go, tell it on the mountain,
Over the hills and everywhere
Go, tell it on the mountain,
That Jesus Christ is born.

While shepherds kept their watching
Over silent flocks by night
Behold throughout the heavens
There shone a holy light.

The shepherds feared and trembled,
When lo! above the earth,
Rang out the angels chorus
That hailed the Savior’s birth.

Down in a lowly manger
The humble Christ was born
And God sent us salvation
That blessed Christmas morn.

Many have added verses over the years. Here are three more new verses:

Oh Once I was a sinner,
In bondage day and night.
I asked the Lord to save me,
And He showed me the light.

The mind is a deceiver,
And many are deceived,
But Jesus came to lead us,
And all who have believed.

More holiness and power
than anyone has dreamed,
This holiness and power
belongs to the redeemed.

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

Go, Tell it on the Mountain