Small is the gate...that leads to life

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."

MATTHEW 7:13-14

Truth is nobility. Truth is always acting in accordance - regardless of how difficult the situation may feel. Truth is Jesus Christ. To understand the faith walk of Christ - is to be tested with great difficulty by the enemy - but never wavering in your resolve to always stand fast and trust your Lord Jesus Christ. He will carry you through - He will.

To carry the cross of Jesus is difficult in this world. It is hard for you because it was hard for him. The world did not recognize the Lord Jesus and therefore does not recognize him in you either. The difficulty is not in the act of not sinning with the Lord - For choosing Jesus frees you from sin. The difficulty is that you are a faithful foreigner in a sinful world and to do the Lord's will - you must remain clean in the face of temptation and the evil one is always lurking.

Nobility is always difficult and truth is always worth fighting for. The Holy Spirit is the power within that always gives you what is needed for the situation at hand. The Holy Spirit comes only through Jesus - seek him and his love in you and the narrow road will become easy to walk and the small gate will be open.

The burning sand will become a pool

"The burning sand will become a pool,

    the thirsty ground bubbling springs.

In the haunts where jackals once lay,

    grass and reeds and papyrus will grow."

ISAIAH 35:7

The Lord places in you a dream - a big dream. It is yours to be had. Jesus spent 40 days in the desert as shall all of God's children. Only we are not in a desert but we exist in this world of daily sin. Do not be tempted - the Lord will hold fast to you. Do not quit - it will be unbearable. The walls will shake and the ground will move but the Lord Jesus holds fast to me. I shall not fail - my Lord will not allow it.

At once the vision is received - the valley of dispair awaits. It is in the valley that the Lord must mold you into his such that his vision can be realized in you. The vision is not for you in your present state but in the state of perfection in the eyes of God through the fire of the Holy Spirit. It is he who decides when you are ready for the task he has planned. This is the valley where patience is pressed in and frustration is worked out. It is in the valley in complete weakness of your mind and body where the Spirit will build you strong. You cannot be molded in a state of resisitance or individual thought. You can only be molded by concentrating on the Lord and his will for you. Choose today for whom you will serve.

He will make your righteous reward shine

"Commit your way to the Lord;

    trust in him and he will do this:

He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,

    your vindication like the noonday sun."

PSALM 37:5-6

God is good. Know this first. When you are bleak, weak, tired and hungry - thank your Lord. He is there. While it is easy to rejoice in times of joy, so it should be easy to find the Lord when things are not so good. Trust in the Lord for he died to allow you to live. So Live. Not for you but for Jesus.

In good or bad situations of this world, the Lord sees his children. You will not be forsaken. Stand fast and wait with an open heart for the Lords most perfect plan awaits for those who do.

It is the Lord in you that is life through the Holy Spirit. For this life to be realized it is he that you must seek. It is he that will hold you by the hand and take you where you are supposed to be. It is he that will give you rest when you are tired and he that will provide a rich reward - at the time that he has already chosen. It is you that must seek him - in all things - in all situations.

Refrain from anger and give up your rage

"Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for Him;

do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,

by the man who carries out evil plans.

Refrain from anger and give up your rage;

do not be agitated—it can only bring harm."

PSALM 37:7-8

Fretting, fussing and worrying are the works of the enemy. God can and will do all things for those that uphold his commands - those chosen to be made whole in Jesus. Baptized new. In this "new," we must give it all to God. No matter how tough, no matter the situation. God knows - Jesus is your redeemer - give in to his will in all things.

To not fret in any situation is to know that God is in you completely. It is not human nature to easily let go of agitation. This is why he calls you to him - to focus your unsettled mind on the one that will calm you. He is the one that brings peace. It is a faithful act to not fret in the Lord - in this faith, be patiently persistent in prayer and meditation of the Lord. The Holy Spirit provides the ability to release the agitation in communion with the Lord. Focus on him - not the agitation and the Spirit will work in you to release and change your disposition. This change from on high will be a permanent mold as you faithfully walk with Jesus.

I am a man of unclean lips

“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”

Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.”

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”

And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

Isaiah 6:5-8

Sin is not acceptable to the Lord. The acceptance of Jesus Christ is the admission of your wrong ways of life and your acceptance of a new life given by the spirit through the acceptance of Christ. To be baptized in Christ and call yourself a sinner is disobedient.

The Lord demands your efforts to be focused on his will - not your past sinning ways.

The human mind becomes astutely aware of a particular area of sin when you bring your thoughts up to the Lord of Heaven. It is in this personal awareness of sin in a specific area that often prevents a person from speaking to God within the Spirit and improperly focus on the sinful life as a statement of fact. The sinful life is NOT a fact. This is false teaching. 

With Jesus - you are specifically able and expected to not sin. It is the power of Jesus that sets you free from sin - not a mental decision based on a set of human principals. It is the Holy Spirit that is born in you during baptism and the acceptance of Jesus Christ as Lord that provides this power. The choice to be obediently faithful to Jesus and access this power is yours. Be certain to know that this is a decision for your eternal resting place. For I assure you, the flesh will pass away but the spirit inside of you will live forever and there is but one way to the kingdom of heaven and that is through the acceptance of Jesus Christ as Lord.

At once the Lord makes you aware of a particular area of sin, seek the Lord's grace and remove the thing that is being brought to your mind that causes a hindrance in your spirit. This act of faith from you to the Lord will be rewarded and you will be made clean before the Lord.

Whoever does not carry their cross...cannot be my disciple

"Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple."

LUKE 14:25-27

To be with Christ in pure love and devotion is divine. All things must be given to the Lord for complete discipleship. My Lord has stripped me of all worldly items and desires. I am a bond servant to Christ. Your spirit my Lord holds me fast to your love. For you are in me.

Any personal relationship that is in conflict with the way of Christ, Jesus calls you to be immediately obedient to him. He is the way. People of human inclination devote themselves to all kinds of busy activities and they give themselves moral codes to live by. The calling for all those that say Jesus is Lord is to seek him always and to love your neighbor. The Lord Jesus calls you to his way. His way is to reconcile your life in all ways to him such that you too will be a river of living water such that he will be seen in you. This is the truth of the Holy Spirit.  

The cost of eternity

 "Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny."

MATTHEW 5:26

The Lord will make you realize your calling through the Holy Spirit. The Lord is first. All things are his - your time, money, heart and soul. Be not careless to think you have achieved a great height for without God you will not succeed. The Lord will have what is his through love. All will see the Lord's grace.

God desires all of your being and requires all of your faith and obedience. He does not want part of you - but rather must make you Holy because he is Holy. For you to be a dwelling place for the spirit of the most high, he must make you as pure as he is.  The messages of Jesus are meant for the conscious such that you will accept him as Lord and then believe what he says to do for eternal life. His messages are not meant for the human mind to try and understand. You will never come to the Lord Jesus by human understanding or effort. You can only receive the Lord through acceptance and faith.

It is the very nature of God to make you perfect through his Holy Spirit. At the moment you decide to allow God to alter your disposition by choosing him by faith - he will work all of his power in making you perfectly whole in the name of King Jesus. The only thing you must do is choose Jesus and be willing to be made new from the inside out - to be a light - a beacon of hope - to love your neighbor.