Awakening Audio

Most people go about their life and don’t ask where we are heading and why we are here. What is the inner core of our lives? What is the real purpose? We need the light of the revelation of God. Every person who does not know God is alone. Without God there is no light, only darkness. Sin is the cause of darkness and humanity is wrapped up in darkness. Before being born again one is darkness. Every time one refuses to obey the truth and submit to Christ we are walking in darkness. Jesus is the Light the world! We must not walk in darkness. Unbelief is darkness faith is light. Jesus shows us truth in all things! Christ shows us the purpose, meaning, and significance of all things. Christ now only shows us light but also makes us light. His Spirit lives in us and through the Spirit we become light. This is the light of Christ that is in us as long as we continue to walk by faith. Christians are to be light in the world of darkness. Christians have changed from darkness to light. Are you light? Would you describe your light as light? Have you been changed from darkness to light by the Holy Spirit? [Light]

Wherever there is someone who wants to find truth and righteousness they must be directed toward Christ. Those who desire to attain eternal life must guard and keep watch over themselves to observe the commandments. Not by claiming it but not living it. One must be willing to sell their most treasured possession and follow Christ. Without this we are not identified with Christ, but only parts of Him. Jesus said it is not enough to practice exterior religion truth must be lived out. Hypocrites pretend but do not live out what they profess. One must be willing to sacrifice their own thoughts, feelings, and judgments and be willing to lose their life. One must be willing to let go of all we used to believe and identify with the commands of God on a daily basis. When one sees Christ as the truth they not only believe in His words but practice the truth! One must be willing to live as Christ commands them. Live out His commands and live in obedience. One cannot hold to their own opinions and come to Christ! Jesus did not teach us about religion but to live His religion so we become holy like He is holy! Everyone who is of the truth hears His voice and receives what He is saying in obedience. They conform their lives to what they have heard. Through the challenges of life they go on living, obeying, and acting out what they have been taught. [Everyone Who Is of the Truth]

If anyone desires to follow Christ they must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Christ. We must disregard ourselves and our sinful disposition that wants to rule us! We must act with diligence and abandon the old ways and disown ourselves. No matter how religious a person may be it is not until a person truly denies themselves and puts their faith in Jesus Christ that they can be a Christian. If we want to follow Christ we must deny ourselves. [Denying Yourself]

In Christ God has predestined that the world should be saved. In order for the life of Christ to be seen in us we must be brought into a personal relationship with God through faith. The natural person is opposed to God and without spiritual life they will do evil because they place self before God. The sinful corruption that has infested mankind does not go away by ignoring it or giving it more ingredients that led to the corruption. Christians have responded to the Lord’s invitation and repented of their corruption and are determined to everything so Christ’s image will be formed in them. We do not lose heart but renounce the hidden things of shame! Holiness is produced when Christians willfully cooperate with God and renounce the corrupting behavior that once ruled their conscious. Death to the self-centered life is what produces freedom of faith, which God is looking for. Only as a Christian remains dead to self-sovereignty can the spirit of faith remain in their hearts. This is the hope of God through all generations, all those remaining consecrated to God as He sanctifies them. Only by faith in His blood can just men be made perfect. When Christ is the truth to someone they will live in victory in each area of their life. Does your life show the corruption of sin because of self-sovereignty? Or has your life changed by the Spirit of God so that what is shown through your life is the image of Christ? A life led and directed by the spirit of faith. [Christ or Corruption]

We will not make it by trusting in our own reason, intellect, and abilities. We are commanded by God to continue applying, doing, and believing what He has taught us as truth. God will not do for us, nor overlook what we refused to be diligent about. Eternal salvation is keeping our minds fixed on what leads to life; our borders are enlarged by looking straight ahead, but they will not be enlarged if as far we can see is ourselves. We must go beyond ourselves! We must go beyond our level of comfort. Only steady, unhindered progress keeps our way secure. Paul knew that God was able to keep what he had committed until that day! Hold fast! Keep the good things committed to you by the Holy Spirit that dwells within us. This is how each believer expands their borders; by trusting and moving through life trusting in God. We must do our best and trust in God for what we are unable to do ourselves. We must depart from iniquity and be diligent to present ourselves approved to God. [Enlarge Your Borders]

Paul wanted Christians to be convinced of the Lord’s oath to fulfill all of His promises and be sure of the truth of the Christian religion that all faithful believers speak and testify of. Our deliverance is from God and He does not fail in the lives of those who trust in Him! He saves to the uttermost those that come to Him through faith in Jesus Christ! Faith must be received gladly in the hearts of those who sorrow over their sin in repentance. Paul experienced what it meant to carry about the dying of the Lord Jesus so the life of Christ would be manifested. Even though our outward man is perishing the inward man is being renewed day by day. We must have faith! We cannot look to the light affliction of the moment but the eternal by faith. We must see the excellency of His power! Unwavering faith in Christ produces manifestation of the truth. We must renounce the hidden things of shame and faithless living. We must not walk in craftiness or handle the word of God deceitfully. Our fallen state does not need to keep us alienated from God. The seed of Christ is the cure for the disease! Through faith in Christ our human nature can be changed! The Spirit of Faith keeps our hearts from fainting when we face the tests of life. We do not lose heart even though our outward man is perishing, but our inward man is being renewed day by day. Our actions either affirm or deny our faith. We must demonstrate our faith! Do you show the spirit of faith or the spirit of the world? [The Spirit of Faith]

The Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, and when a man finds it he sells all that he has to buy that field. To find divine Truth is the mission placed in front of every person who has ever been born. Every person since Adam and Eve who have been born have an inner void, and this void drives them to search for meaning and replace emptiness. An endless pursuit for this lost treasure ensues. People hunger and thirst for meaning, this is a result of sin and lost intimacy with God! But when one reaches crisis to become a true seeker and responds to the prevenient grace of God, the Lord is ready to give them the faith they need to sell all they own to buy the Truth of Jesus. When we believe in Christ as the Truth we become rich and full of light. Faith, hope, and love all return and abide within! As we decrease and God increases we being to be filled. God sends the Holy Spirit to fill our emptiness. When we receive Christ as the Truth and we are made free! The believer renounces the world and finds the Truth in Jesus. In order for a person to continue in the faith they must be convinced that Christ is the Truth. All the satisfaction we long for can only be found by being reunited with God, our Heavenly Father. [The Search For Truth]

What is your life? It is a vapor that appears and vanishes. Consider how unpredictable, changeable, and insecure are our lives! Our lives are a vapor! God asks us to consider this question. What is your life? It is a vapor that appears for a little time and vanishes away. We do not know if we even have tomorrow! Our plans for the future may be frustrated! Why do we depend on ourselves and not fear and obey God? What about the reality of death? Do not ignore it and focus only on corruption! We are all just a vapor. Do not get caught up in pastimes, activities, and entertainment. Sports Stadiums are filled but Churches are empty! Examine the reality of life and death all around us. May we experience His reality in us! We must experience His Truth and not just hear about it. God wills to redeem us by Christ. God’s message of redemption is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God wills to remove sin completely from us in Christ Jesus our Lord. We must see that this is the Truth, if we do not we cannot experience redemption. The wages of sin is death, but faith in Jesus Christ leads to eternal life. He is the living reality, and His Spirit living in me gives me the life of God. What is your life? [What Is Your Life?]

We must move in this day of grace. God is ready to receive us. He delights in mercy and gives to all a gracious warning. Many times the earth has been dry and deserving destruction. But God waits and postpones deviation on the wickedness of mankind. God often sends His Spirit to reprove us and bring our hearts back to fellowship with Him. If this takes place confidence is restored. Repentance and unity toward God is made possible through Christ. Those who walk in unity with God’s commands show themselves as truly born of God. But one day the day of Grace will end. God is calling to a hardened sin sick world to seek the Lord while He may be found and call upon Him while He is near! But we must step away from the culture and get alone with Him. We wont find God on the wide road that the carnally minded inhabitants of this world walk. We must step away from sin and the apostate Church of our day! Let the wicked forsake his way and return to the Lord. God will abundantly pardon. A Christianity that lacks the character of Christ is not true Christianity! The Church of today does not seek for God, but seeks a religion to appease the conscience and the thoughts. We must cast down arguments and all things that exalts itself against eh knowledge of God! Even if it is uncomfortable we must bring every thought into captivity to Christ. We must not ignore Truth but act on it! God is seeking action. Let the wicked forsake his ways and return to the Lord, for God will abundantly pardon. [Seek the Lord]

Humanity continues to attempt to find replacements for what we lost when we were separated from God. But none of this satisfies us for very long. Religion, human relationships, inventions, hobbies, systems, education, worldly pleasures, the accumulating of possessions have all come up short. Power, fame, and fortune all fail. Humanity tries to not grow old, not grow hungry, to not get sick and to not thirst. But all to no avail. The precious gift of God, His Living Water, has been seeping out because the crucible is cracked. Adam fell and since repentance was not his desire he was lost. Human hearts remained fractured to this day. When humans do not abide in the vine they will wither. Humans search and wander looking for the source of Life Giving water. But we dry up; age, and our leaves begin to fall off. Humans look for any kind of moisture! Like the woman Jesus met at the well in Samaria. Jesus says if anyone thirsts let them come to Me and drink! If anyone believes out of his heart will flow Living Water! The woman of Samaria abandoned her past and became a fountain. God fills those who are His with the water that flows from Him. We are filled with life when we are filled with God. God gives this life to all who are born anew of His Spirit and remain in Him by faith. God revives their soul eternally! Those who go on drinking will be satisfied. The blood of Christ purifies us from all spiritual defilement. Christ becomes a fountain springing up in them everlasting life. Are you drinking in and absorbing the Words of Christ? [Living Water]