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hebrewroots98:
Excellent post! 

Just a little tidbit that sparked a memory here: 

My DH had a dream several years ago that he was actually standing in front of Yeshua where Yeshua was actually washing DH's old clothing that was all blood soaked and then Yeshua had washed and turned DH's bloody clothing into a robe that HE washed in this round basin and it came out the brightest white robe DH had ever seen; then Yeshua put it on him!!  This dream took place when DH was actually rekindling the fire in his heart for God after it had been put out and was barely a burning ember left in his heart!  AMEN that God has now put a huge flame in his heart...a great love for the truth and for his Maker!  It was a great sign for us. :D

Deborah-Leigh:

Hello Joe

Thanks for sharing your moving insights of Spirit. You say : When Satan zeroes in on us accusing and confusing us we must rebuke him in the name of the Lord and refocus our attention from ourselves back to Him.

I think perhaps you will have experienced that this is also easier said than done!..... :D ;D..For me I can start to see why it is valuable to have council from trusted brothers and sisters who have the mind of Christ....and when or if they are not available and we find ourselves in the prison of the Lord....then that is when our Lord lets us experience OUR SELVES....accusing, confusing, rebuking self destruction and self pity! ;D :D

AFTER that experience enough times, THEN we/I got to see how useless self is and the endless examples that the Lord can exhibit for edification is gobsmaking!.... :o I think life is an encounter of those gobsmaking run ins with SELF as triggered by buttons pushed by circumstances through people and places and situations! :D ;D

Our weakness is beyond our comprehension and made visible to a few who are sustained by His Spirit to survive the fact and disclosure of our rags and impotent foolishness. HIS is the raiment shared to cover and heal through transformation into HIS mind and HIS Spirit that is a gift from HIS Majesty who suffered died and was raised again for us foolish hard hearted arrogant self reliant fools who start there and end up burnt out or transformed! Two destinations. LOF or transformation! ;D

You astutely observe : If we despise the evil within ourselves we are heading in the right direction.

I believe that Self IS the evil and CHRIST is the mind to put on and the Spirit to become transformed with, by and in. ALL HIM! We know that the Scriptures say that without HIM we can do nothing but few have ever EXPERIENCED this. Paul prayed that we receive EXPERIENCE!

Eph 3 : 19 That you may really come to know practically, through EXPERIENCE FOR YOURSELVES the love of Christ which far surpasses mere knowledge without experience.....

There are no short cuts!...

I think this says that the love of Christ is as HIS CROSS not some sentimental, soft cushy wordy nonsense but real EXPERIENCE by CONTRAST with our selves and the SELF of Christ.

It is truly wonderful to share the conviction that shows through your post that Christ is the answer to EVERYTHING and EVERYONE...although we realise that this will not be today for everyone but it WILL BE.  ;D

There but for the GRACE....as Ray teaches....Divine influence on our hearts...go we!

Peace to you

Arcturus :)

DuluthGA:
Dear brother Joe,

James 5: 16 reminds us to confess our faults to each other.

Despite however good I am, I am still self-righteous and a hypocrite unto this day.

Humbly, Caregiver

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