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the image of man and the stone began to grow and it continued
to grow until it filled the whole world.
What do you call a stone that grows? You call it a “living
stone”. As it grows, it’s alive. It’s a picture of the Lord Jesus
and the Lord Jesus is the only One that can deal with that image.
He comes down and He hits the very foundation and as that
thing falls down, He begins to grow. He’s the living stone.
That will be true when Jesus comes back again someday.
That was true when Jesus died on the cross. That was true when
Jesus came into your heart. He struck at the image of man and
brought it down and now He’s filling your life; growing and
growing and growing. Did you notice that there was a lot of
dust? The Bible says that the wind came and blew it away. Do
you know what the wind is a picture of in the Bible? It’s the
Holy Spirit of God. Do you see what God is saying for your
life and mine? He’s saying, “Don’t deal with that big image.
I’ll deal with it and what I mow down, the Holy Spirit will blow
away.” You don’t have to try to clean up your life. You don’t
have to struggle to get into the will of God. He has overcome
everything between you and the will of God.
When God comes into your life and strikes at the
foundation and a lot of dust comes from that crash, don’t
think that is the dust from the devil. That’s not dust
from the devil. That’s the dust from the Lord. When
He cleanses the temple, He makes a mess. We call it “a
cleansing” but the tables are upside down, the animals
are running all over the place, and money is all over the
floor. That’s how my children used to clean their
rooms. They said that they cleaned it but it didn’t look
clean.
When the Lord Jesus deals with some sin, some flesh in
your life, He’s replacing that kingdom with His and as that
comes down, His grows and the Lord Jesus will fill the whole
landscape of your life. What is victory? Victory is Jesus. You
have Jesus. He has authority and you have Him. You don’t
have authority. He has all authority and you have none. You
have Him. You don’t have victory. You have Him. He is your
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