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Ezekiel 3:3, “And He said to me, ‘Son of man, feed your
stomach, and fill your body with this scroll which I am giving
you.’ Then I ate it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth.’”
When he ate it, it became as sweet as honey.
“What shall I say, ‘Deliver me from this hour?’ For this
cause I came to this hour. Father, glorify Thy name.” There is
only one list; northwind or southwind. It doesn’t matter, as long
as He is pleased. Redemptive living is me pleasing Him and
Him reaching the world.
2 Corinthians 4:7, “But we have this treasure in earthen
vessels, that the surpassing greatness of the power may be of
God and not from ourselves…” The treasure is in this vessel
and sometimes He breaks the vessel so that the treasure can be
seen. Look carefully, please, at 2 Corinthians 4:10, “…always
carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life of
Jesus also may be manifested in our body.” Carrying in the
body the dying of Jesus; it’s not the dying of self. Many
Christians are so busy trying to die to themselves. That
happened two thousand years ago. Believe it. It’s over. You
don’t need to die to self. You need to reckon yourself dead.
But now you carry the dying of Jesus in order that the Life of
Jesus may be manifest.
2 Corinthians 4:11&12, “For we who live are constantly
being delivered over to death for Jesus ‘sake, that the life of
Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death
works in us, but life in you.” Redemptive living is letting Jesus
live in our lives. We are the bride and we are His garden.
Whatever pleases Him to reach others, let it come. In
everything we can thank God because He is reaching the world.
The indispensable condition is childlikeness; helpless
dependence. The indispensable disposition is total surrender.
The indispensable goal is, “Father, glorify thy name.”
Our Father, we thank You so much for Your word, not
what we think it means but everything that You have inspired it
to mean. Work in our hearts what You know this means. We
thank You that You are doing it right now. In Jesus’ name.
Amen
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