Monday, January 7, 2019

Simeon, Anna and The Body of Christ



Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein. KJV





It's time for the Body of Christ to work with God to bring about Ephesians 1:10  in this day and hour:
That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him (KJV) 
And how do we do such a thing? By yielding to Him and allowing the desire of His heart to work in and through us as His grownup children, ready to live and do things His way. He will help anyone who's willing. The first calling of his disciples remains true for us today when He simply said, "Follow Me." We don't have to make it anymore difficult than that: as we choose to follow Him, His Spirit will lead us in prayer just as He said He would in Romans 8:26-27 and John 16:13 (to name a few) by His Living Spirit and His eternally Living Word. 

Simeon and Anna were those prophetic intercessors who spent their lives interceding that the way be prepared for the first coming of Christ,  now the responsibility for His second coming rests on the  church-believers In Him.  We must as individuals and Bodies of Believers come together as One with Him and call on Him to bring it to pass as He leads His followers into true and powerful intercession and expression of His Presence in our lives.  And how wonderfully gracious of Him to make it easier for us today in that it's lighter in weight for us as we rest In Him giving Him place and the power to add our share with perhaps millions  of  others of His followers who will join Him.  How lovely is He to help us  rest from our own works as God did from His and to enable us to join those who've gone before us to help prepare the way in prayer for such a time as this when we all can come together as One to hasten the day of His return. 

There's much to be done for His heart can only be satisfied by those whom He paid the price for, to be restored to His great heart of Love for them.  Let us be willing to be fishers of men in the unique way that only He can bring to pass with our own individual gifting--however He has created us to be empowered by His own strength to walk out the ministry of reconciliation:

2 Corinthians 5:17-19  (KJV)

17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
In closing I'm leaving a link with a prophetic Word through Kenneth Copeland for 2019 (prophesy spoken and written at this link). And another from two gifted Bible teachers, Co-Pastor Terri Pearsons and Greg Stephens who are part of the ministry team at Eagle Mountain International Church. Perhaps more light will be added to what I've shared here by hearing these three prophetic words/teachings concerning the Body of Christ in this day and hour.

My hope and greatest desire is that all who choose to stop to read this blog will be inspired to go deeper and higher with Him who paid it all for us in spite of our success's and our failures .  We all have to go the same way, no matter our age or anything else.  If we're alive and breathing and call on Him, He will with great joy of heart receive us without hesitation no matter where we are physically, spiritually and emotionally. We all can totally trust Him with our battered and bruised hearts for He will in no wise leave or forsake us if we'll only call on Him.

After all He came specifically for you...He  created you in your mother's womb and He knows you by name!  You are indeed fearfully and wonderfully made!

So I'll end this post without my usual scripture but with this one from Revelation 22:17 KGV:

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.


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