Saturday, July 17, 2010

A Night of Sin. A Night of Capture

What a interesting night. I was busy sinning smoking cigarettes drinking booze and lustfully sinning than all of a sudden I saw 2 males outside stealing things from vehicles. I first spooted them whilst I was outside smoking a cigarette. They were behind my house looking trough vehicles on an attempt to steal items. They went house from house and finally found entrance into a camper/RV. I called the police. We talked over the phone for quite some time and we discussed what was happening as the events progressed. As I am typing this the offenders are in the vehicles right outside my door.

After the camper they went to my next door neighbors house and tried to gain access to the cars/trucks and then they went to my other neighbors house as well. I was outside when an officer saw me. I pointed him in the right direction. After this the officer wanted to speak with me.

I went outside and I talked with the officer. Within a second the two criminals came running around the corner right in front of the officer. I pointed them out and said that is them right there. Then they were handcuffed. A lady officer came to me and asked me my information. Asked me to show her around the neighboorhood to show her what cars were broken into as well. I did this and saw what each of them tried to steal and procure. I asked the officers what this meant to me because I recently was let off probation not a week ago...

What was this encounter all about? Was it to show me what will come of me when I continue to drink? If I continue to sin? There definetly was a messege behind this story. God will reveal it to me tonight and tomarrow.

The officers are still outside. I saw my nextdoor negihbor behind me come and talk to the officers. This was the same neighbor that I slashed tires towards. Is this an example of paying it forward? This is amazing. I was once the criminal now I am the one calling in to the police officers to deter criminals.

I wonder what is next? This is amazing.

Thank you Lord for this teaching. Thank you Lord for this understanding. This is amazing.

Praise to the Father, son and the Holy Ghost.

Thanks be to God

Amen

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Free from the Bondage of Law and Probation: The Allure of Rules

Today was reality. I am free from bondage I am free from the Law and free from Probation. The past two years I have been on probation because of a action against my neighbors. I was lost in sin and lost in the law that lead me to believe that I had to be a perfectionist. But to some of us we NEED rules to govern our lives... to feel as if we are working in Christ.

I was totally wrong. I was using human effort to achieve something that is unobtainable (100 Percent purity). But Christ Jesus has already done it for us. We need to be reminded when we received the Holy Spirit that...

"Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ"
Philipians 1:6 KJV


That by His Holy Spirit and by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross of calvary all we have to do is enter in His rest.
That whatever work our Creator has made us for he is faithful to complete it.
That if we try to complete our own works by the flesh (that is by the law) and not of the Spirit we will utterly fail and be deemed foolish.
The Apostle Paul wrote to many doubters that thought they needed rules to guide them...



You foolish Galatians! Who has hypnotized you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed as crucified? I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now going to be made complete by the flesh?Did you suffer so much for nothing- if in fact it was for nothing? So then, does God supply you with the Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law or be hearing with faith? - Galatians 3:1-5

This is to convict believers that have received the Spirit but are returning to the law as a means of self-improvement. That we received His Spirit through FAITH and not to finish with human efforts (the law) or else we are doomed to fail.

Conviction: "Isn't the presence of the resurrected Christ inside of you enough?"

Thanks be to God.