To the One Who Overcomes by Steve Porter
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By Steve Porter
As long as we live, we will have opportunities every day to "choose" to overcome the obstacles set in our path or to become apathetic, bored and disinterested in spiritual things. We can choose to draw near and soak in His presence, basking intimately in the manifest presence of God, sharing our deepest heart needs, or we can choose to give up, walking away, to become lukewarm and fainthearted, having lost our first love. If we fall in love with Him again, we will be able to endure and choose obedience, so that we can be His overcoming bride in the kingdom. Even as Adam and Eve had the power to choose so do we in this life.
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If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us. 2 Timothy 2:12
As long as we live, we will have opportunities every day to "choose" to overcome the obstacles set in our path or to become apathetic, bored and disinterested in spiritual things. We can choose to draw near and soak in His presence, basking intimately in the manifest presence of God, sharing our deepest heart needs, or we can choose to give up, walking away, to become lukewarm and fainthearted, having lost our first love. If we fall in love with Him again, we will be able to endure and choose obedience, so that we can be His overcoming bride in the kingdom. Even as Adam and Eve had the power to choose so do we in this life.
To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in His throne. Revelation 3:21
The Overcoming Remnant
We as believers want to be part of the "overcoming" remnant - those who will rise above life's heartaches, struggles and temporary distractions to yield all they are and have, to live passionately for the Lord Jesus, falling in love with Him all over again. These "Overcomers" will be on fire, so others can watch them burn brightly with the love of God, clearly seen in an ever-darkening world. In the process they will allow the joy of the Lord to rise up and be their strength. And in the end they will rule and reign with Christ and be given spiritual authority because they chose to truly become one with Jesus, consumed by Him, body, soul and spirit, and to easily submit to His authority. It is important to note that only when we come under His authority can we be given kingdom authority.
To the one who overcomes and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations. Revelation 2:26
May we all hear those cherished words from the Father as we stand before Him, "Well done thou good and faithful servant," because we passionately served the Lord with all that is in us, and willingly became the Father's hands extended, reflecting the love and great salvation of our wonderful Lord.
Lord, help me get back to my first love, daily asking You to fill me anew with your Spirit, so that when people look at me, they see You. Help me to live and move and have my being in You, so that in the end You are glorified and souls are saved, fulfilling your deepest heart's desires. That in the end, I may be counted with the joyful Overcomers.
Amen.
Steve Porter
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When John's grandfather passed away, he left him with a heavy burden and a great gift: A bag of valuable gold coins and a sealed envelope with strict instructions not to open it until he was an old man himself. He carefully counted out the seventy gold coins, one meant to spend each year of his life. Vowing to spend them wisely as his grandfather had instructed, he felt confident in his financial strategy. Some years were easier than others, but John was determined to follow his grandfather's wishes.
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"Yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant." Job 14:9 One morning my sweet wife brought a pot of flowers to my attention, a pot we had forgotten for a few days. Not on purpose, just overlooked because it was in an out-of-the-way place. When we discovered the dead flowers, we almost gave up and threw them away. For some reason, I just could not give up on them. Though they were dead and ugly with no life left in them, I saw them as they could be - beautiful. I moved the container into the sun for better warmth and watered them daily, speaking uplifting words of life over them. These flowers belonged to me; I would not quit on them or give up - not yet.
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The Revelation of Ezekiel's wheel within a wheel is a divine mystery to the body of Christ. There have been a number of commentators over the years that have given their best interpretations of this divine revelation, but the wheel has remained a mystery in the minds and hearts of most Christians. This is much like lifting a diamond into your line of sight, where you will see the glistening rays of light flash from many different angles. Each angle is unique, bringing new and more beautiful flashes of light, yet it is still one single entity just like the revelation of the wheel. Each ray of greater revelation makes up the wheel within the wheel. I humbly shine my bit of light on this powerful revelation.