How you doin? So I've been feeling like a prophecy and impartation junky. My desire to be crucified in Christ robs me of my patience. I find myself very lured to receiving impartation to accelerate my process. A few weeks ago, or more, I was convicted that I had reached a point of addiction to impartation and prophecy that was no longer healthy. So I decided to take some time off from receiving prophecy or impartation. There was an alter call Sunday morning with Dan Mohler and I fought off my desire to go up. I sat in my chair praying and begging that my next impartation came from the Holy Ghost. So last night we're at the worship/prayer meeting at Abundant Life and I find myself in a fire tunnel line. I started thinking to myself, "man, you gave up impartation from Dan Mohler and now here you are with a bunch of amateurs". For some reason it was okay. I was there to contribute and not receive. I was there to love people. As the Holy Ghost was revealing this to me, I felt tremendous gratitude. So people are walking through the tunnel and when they got to me I was doing and saying things I had never done or said before. SO GOOD!!!!!!! When it was my turn to walk through the tunnel I took Paulie with me, in front of me. Oh my, did the Holy Ghost have something to say. I found myself shaking and crying from the double edged sword that God's Word is. I was free from dependence on impartation and prophecy. I was able to hear words from God without being dependent on them to accelerate me into my destiny or process. I love being free. Hebrews 8 today.
Verses 1-2, "Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, 2 a minister [a]in the sanctuary and [b]in the true [c]tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man." This section of Hebrews is a life line to me. It's the solid food or truth about my relationship or covenant with God through Jesus. Jonathan Welton had taught on 5 different types of covenant found in the Bible during the conference. Without getting into hours worth of teaching I heard in this email, Jonathan pointed out that in the old covenant God was a partner and the punish-er. In the new covenant God, through Jesus, controlled/supplied all the components of the covenant. He did this to offer us a "grant covenant". Which is the best covenant. One that we can't mess up if we believe the truth and not religion. If we believe truth and not life's circumstances and experiences. Jesus serves from the true tabernacle. WOW!!!!!!!
Verse 6, "But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises." I just can't let the ministry of sin and self consciousness continue in my life. It has no place. Jesus offers me better promises.
Verse 7, "For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another." That is some plain language. It makes sense. Verses 8-12 comes from Jeremiah 31:31-34. Verses 11-12 get me the most, "No longer will they teach their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest.
12 For I will forgive their wickedness
and will remember their sins no more.”
or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest.
12 For I will forgive their wickedness
and will remember their sins no more.”
WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!! It's great to be free from sin and not just banking on forgiveness of sin.
Here's is one of my most quoted verses as of late, along with 2 Corinthians 3:18, Genesis 1:26, and Colossians 1:26-27. Hebrews 8:13, "By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear." (NIV)
"[i]When He said, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. But whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is [j]ready to disappear." (NASB) I'm so ready for the old covenant to disappear. Out with the old, in with the new. COME ON!!!!!!! Jesus' blood speaks a better word then Abel's. Believe the better promises today.
"[i]When He said, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. But whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is [j]ready to disappear." (NASB) I'm so ready for the old covenant to disappear. Out with the old, in with the new. COME ON!!!!!!! Jesus' blood speaks a better word then Abel's. Believe the better promises today.
PS In verse 11 it talks about knowing God. I so want to know God in my heart and not just in my mind. I want to, in good conscience, know Him.
PPS I hope this email makes sense to you. It feels like it's on the edge of "out there".
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