There but by the Grace of God.

Once I look at myself with out blinders, at my true self, I see the scripture revealed that within me there is no good thing. All my righteousness is but filthy rags. In my nature there is no righteousness. I am by nature a selfish, angry, jealous person. My thoughts are self serving and unrestrained. I am by nature sinful. I was not taught sin, I was conceived in sin. On my own I would only reflect moral platitudes, if I believed it would serve me in the end.

It is when I have that glimpse of holiness conferred upon me by Christ that I can in anyway understand what Holiness is. I can therefore taste peace and taste truthfulness in my inward being. Justification was given to me when it was not present within me. Because of this grace I can know what Holiness feels like, tastes like- what it truly is. I can only know real Holiness when I understand that it is not mine, it is a gift.

When we experience this holiness, how can we judge anyone who has not partaken in the heavenly gift? How can we judge someone whose life is what by their own nature evolved into? For left to our own nature, would we not also have created an equal life of self destruction? There but the Grace of God go we. Once our eyes are open to God’s true Holiness how can we ever believe it is in anyway any part of our own. It is a nature foreign to us and yet given to us without measure insomuch as we will receive it. There then is the timeless truth.

The just shall live by Faith.

Let us Pray!

He went away and sent us the Comforter to be with us forever. There is the ever abiding presence of the Holy Spirit and there is the time of out pouring and refreshing by corporate outpouring of the Holy Spirit. A time of revival when God’s people called by His name humble themselves, turn from their wicked ways and seek His face. Then the healing comes the power of the presence of the Almighty is felt. It is a “know that you know” experience that comes when His people are in one mind pressing to be obedient to Him. We need that, we need it more then anything in this world. We need it for our children, we need it for ourselves, the Church needs it to be the Light to this lost world. There is a price for Revival. Jesus paid the price so that we may have a relationship with Him through the indwelling of His Spirit. But this comes from people who want to shed the relationship with the sinful nature and be in contact with our Holy God.
I want revival! My prayer right now is Lord help me to want it even more. Bring a fresh out pouring of your Spirit Lord on this generation! Let us bind together in prayer for that purpose.