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Walking in the spirit requires not only understanding the word of God but also leaning how to apply the scriptures according to your current situation. This is the application of wisdom and knowledge with guidance from the Holy Spirit.  As you begin this process you will make many mistakes but be encouraged, we have been given much mercy and grace for this type of development.  Continue to learn from your mistakes as you begin walking according to the spiritual things of God and not according to how the world and world systems operate. Remember you were once a full citizen of this world and world system and have mastery of how to navigate and conduct yourself in it.  Now you must learn and master a new way of thinking and living. 

As we mature in Christ, we must become more conscious of those around us and understand we have become a spectacle of observation.  We are having this understanding should become more aware of our behaviours and how by some our liberty is viewed. So often we need to reframe from exercising some of our liberty in order to draw a distinction between what is right and acceptable for the learning of others.  We do this not as a hypocrite but so that those looking on can with ease understand the difference between acceptable and unacceptable behaviors and conduct.  We do this for the Glory of God to be revealed in and through us. Exercising wisdom in all that we say and do. 

When we take up our cross, we become willing to follow in the pattern of Christ and do and perform his will as he performed the will of God.  This requires us to lose our life as we know it to live the life, he has planned for us. Be aware each person’s cross is tailored made for them as was the Cross of Christ. Only he could live a totally sinless life, fulfill all prophecies spoken of him during his lifetime. Only he was considered by God an acceptable replacement and sacrifice for mankind. Now he is asking us with his help to live a life free from sinfulness and continue in his ministry for mankind covered in his righteousness. 

It is critical for every believer to study to show themselves first that they are approved of God through the reading of the scriptures.  It is our spiritual food and nourishment. It is our guide to discovery of the Holy and acceptable things of God.  It is your personal responsibility to learn about the God that you have chosen to serve, as part of your journey and building of your relationship with him.  You can not afford to believe anyone concerning your salvation but the Lord and the Holy scriptures.  These things establish your foundation. How can you say “AMEN” AKA “it is so” if you have never determined for yourself if what has been spoken or taught is true and aligns to the scriptures and the will of God concerning you? We are in the time of great technology and deceptions all your physical senses can be deceived.  You need the word of God and the Holy Spirit more than ever to detect the deceptions of this present world.  You need the Holy Spirit and word of God even more to stay on the path of Holiness. 

We are ordained in your lives to overcome evil with good. Often the way of the Lord seems to us to be weak and contradictory to the standards of the world. Be not deceived the fruit of the Holy Ghost equips us for the battle.  It allows us to engage our enemies and those who despitefully use and abuse to see the glorious light of the Lord in us as he gets the victory in our lives and in our situations. Remember everything has a season and purpose in our lives and those around us and yes we with persistence will be given the victory.  

The beatitudes are one of the messages that all followers must measure their walk and standards of holiness with.  As it was told to me if you are doing these things, you are keeping yourself in the faith and have found favor with God and Man.  These standards are also reflections of your maturity in the faith. A few of these will be more challenging than others but with the Lords help and your continued willingness to please him you will see how your character will begin to change and become more like the character of Christ.  This is the Goal and the perfect will of God that we in character become like Jesus.  By the way its also the will of Christ. 

There is a time and a season for every purpose under heaven.  Whatsoever is going on in your life or the life of others in your life you can be sure that everything has a time period and completion.  Know that for those who are in Christ even the evil things of your life will be used to help your development into holiness and used to move you closer to him.  Know that where your treasures are so is your affections. this life is a proving ground and a place of decision for your eternal abode "choose Life" for it is the will of God. 

Vengeance is the lords and his mercy and grace have a long but defined time limit concerning us individually. He gives grace and mercy to whom he gives grace and mercy.  He knows the heart of every one of us and with him no falsehood can be established or stand before him. All is open and revealed in the presence of our Lord, Savior, King, Christ, and God.  We were bought with a price from out of the bondage of our sins by his blood, body, and Death on the cross.  He became our replacement for the punishment we deserved to receive.  Do not think that his love for you and his jealousy is not that of a Groom because it is.  “Yes” we are a work in progress but nevertheless we are his and that’s so much to be thankful and to cherish. Understand all things work together for the good of those who are redeemed and called into the salvation of his marvelous light. 

Their comes at time in our lives where our individual and collective deeds re judged and the Lord of Judgement righteous Judgement is executed for the evils which require attention must be addressed.  Make sure you will not be among these one who refuse to follow in the ways of the Lord God because there is execution of judgement. Don’t take the mercy and grace given for granted of believe that is has not time limit. 

Its is written that judgement will begin at the house of the Lord.  The place and people that he has called out of the world to be his followers and his people.  We serve a Holy and Just God and he will not punish those outside of the house of faith before he deals with those within the house of faith.  We have to become what he has ordained us to be a consecrated and set apart group of people in which he can continually cleanse and use for his Glory and show in us and other his marvelous salvation.