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RADICAL LOVE

Remember, striving is not a part of our spiritual progress. Our spiritual

sanctification flows from our intimate relationship with the Lord and is
the work of the Holy Spirit in us and through us. We need only trust

and obey by yielding to what He asks. The more we yield and desire to
walk in obedience to God, the more revelation truth we are given

regarding our true identity and standing in Christ.

We have been crucified with Christ—we no longer live, but Christ lives
within us. It is a finished work, and we are sons and daughters,

unconditionally loved and accepted by our Heavenly Father. Knowing
we are loved to this degree will most certainly cast out all fear to follow

Him. Therefore, we can be joyful and hopeful as we journey with Jesus.

Continuing with verse 8, the Bridegroom-King tells her that she is
ready, and for the first time since the start of this book, He addresses

her as His Bride. Until now, He has called the Shulamite “my fair one,”
“my beloved,” and “my dove,” but never “my bride.” And now that

she is ready, He invites her to walk through the archway of trust as His
precious Bride and join Him in the task of pushing back the powers of

darkness which plague humanity.

One of the greatest weapons of warfare we have in our possession is
the weapon of praise!

Several months ago, I read some booklets on Praise by a woman called
Francis Metcalfe, who ministered in the fifties in California. Hers was

an end-time, extremely powerful, bridal ministry. They are available

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