Ears to Hear

 Good Morning,

 Today we will continue to discuss, 'holiness'.  We will discover in order to  pursue the holiness that God's Word requires there has to be adapting, adjustments and alignments.  Adapt which means to make suitable or to fit for a particular use, purpose or situation, by means of changes or modifications; to adjust oneself to to particular conditions or ways; to acclimate or bring oneself into harmony with the new environment.  God has always commanded us through His word to adapt our thoughts and thereby acclimate our lives to the way that the Kingdom of God operates.  "Do not be conformed to this world (age), fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs, but be transformed (changed) by the entire renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you]."(Romans 12:2) 

    We should continually yield to the Word, allowing it to work in us that perfect will of God.  As we yield daily to the Word of God in our day to day lives, the process of adapting is taking place.  This year 2010, God is intensifying the levels of our adapting.  Every bit of testing, trial, or tribulation that you encountered last year is the springboard that has sped up your adapting.  Because you did not quit, or give up on your God or His promises, you will experience a faster pace of being able to adapt to the Word of God.

 

    Adjustment brings us to a more satisfactory state; to bring to a true or effective position; to reposition for improving performance; to come into conformity or adapt to achieve an harmonious and behavioral balance; to change the position for a better fit or appearance.  The Father's plan and purpose is for each one of His children to be the best you, that you, were meant to be.  Some of us have been in the wrong positions, whether in ministry, family, occupations, even some in our gifts, talents and personality.  As we adapt to His Word we will begin to see things in our lives reposition so that we can give or be in the highest performance of our lives.  We will begin to see a brand new person on the scene.  It will be the one that we were made and born to be.  All adjustments will make us more effective in every area of living in the Kingdom of God.  The Master Potter is making adjustments to achieve the perfect balance.  "Then I went to the potter's house, and behold He was working at the wheel.  And the vessel He was making from the clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so He made it over, reworking it into another vessel as it seemed good to the potter to make it." (Jeremiah 18:3-4)  "But now, O Lord You are our Father and we are the clay, and You are the Potter and we are all the work of Your hand." (Isaiah 64:8)

    Finally, alignment means to make proper adjustments in order to obtain optimum performance; to bring into line those things that are crooked or out of line; having all parts in proper relative position.  In this year the Body of Christ will mature us to the place that we come into alignment with one another in order to do the great work of the ministry of God.  This will be the year that the world will look with eyes of jealousy to the Church, as she become the prepared and mature Bride of Christ.  "Therefore, my dear ones, as you have always obeyed [my suggestions], so now, not only [with the enthusiasm you would show] in my presence but much more because I Am absent, work out (cultivate, carry out to the goal, and fully complete) your own salvation with reverence and awe and trembling (self-distrust, with serious caution, tenderness of conscience, watchfulness against temptation, timidly shrinking from whatever might offend God and discredit the name of Christ). [Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight." (Phil.2:12-13) In our holiness we will reflect the image of our God in every facet of His character.  We will be consecrated for God's purpose as we shrink away from any and all that would offend God, and this year you will be more adapted, more adjusted and more aligned than all of the years before.  It is our time to arise and shine!

Isaiah 64:8 

Love,

Pastor D.