Divided Relationships
Welcome Daughters of Zion!
Luke 12:56, “Ye hypocrites, ye can
discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not
discern this time?”
Today I am going to talk about
division amongst your loved ones as regards to discerning the times. There are
some you who are fairly new to the Bible; there are some of you have recently
detached yourself from “church” or have been detached for years. There are some
of you who read, study, pray and worship regularly either in solitude or with a
small group of like minds.
Much praise and blessings to
either category you fall into! Have you noticed that there has been somewhat a
strain within your house, friends or loved ones when it comes to the Word? If
so, these are the times that we are currently living in exactly as Christ told
us.
Luke 12:52-53, “For from henceforth
there shall be five in one house divided, three against two and two against
three. The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the
father: the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother;
the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against
her mother in law.”
Matthew 10:34-35, “Think not that I am come
to send peace on earth: I am not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to
set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother,
and the daughter in law against her mother in law.”
As we re-read the above
scriptures we can pretty much gather that Christ is not talking about mother
and daughter arguing over makeup, attire or borrowed shoes. What Christ is
referring to is division when it comes to those who are in the Word and those
who are not in the Word.
If the first thought that you
have in the morning is on Christ and the Most High; or the first actions that
you partake in are songs of praise, prayer, or meditation on the Word then
Christ is separating you from this wicked world one day at time.
There are some who may wake up
thanking the Most High for this day knowing that each day that passes is a day
closer to His return! Rejoice and welcome the Spirit of the Most High. Allow
the Spirit to dwell in your heart throughout the day.
The Most High is coming back for
a remnant. He is not coming back for
the entire population. The Most High created the world for many people but He
only created heaven for a few.
Therefore, if a friend or loved one has an issue with you being in the Word and
studying—let them have their issue.
Never give in and change how you
think and feel about Christ and the Most High. If they are rejecting you, they
are rejecting Christ as well. John
15:18-19, “If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated
you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are
not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world
hateth you.”
Remember, Satan is very subtle,
wise and cunning and will use people to get the Most High’s children off track.
Each person that you encounter enters your presence with a spirit. It may be a spirit of jealousy, envy, strife, love, joy,
etc. It is up to you to discern the spirit. Not make judgments about the person
but use proper discernment while testing the spirit.
I John 4:1, “Beloved, believe not every
spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God:..”
Nobody wants to believe that they
are being used by Satan to get to you. However, we can find plenty of
scriptures on the subject that say otherwise. Again, test the spirit. Accepting
the Bible as is means speaking in authority as Christ did. Rebuke the spirit
that is in your friend or loved one as soon as you have properly discerned it.
This doesn’t mean that you go
around rebuking everybody or everything as you see some in Christ do. You may
have to separate yourself from the presence of certain people, cut the meeting
short or cut the conversation short. Always use discernment. The last thing you
want to do is argue with the enemy on their territory; use discernment always
backing it up with the Word.
Christ is getting us ready for
His place of safety during the tribulation and the kingdom to follow. He is
also getting some of us ready to go through tribulation and to overcome by the
blood of the Lamb. I know the majority of us do not want to go through the
tribulation; however, there are some individuals who honestly believe that is
their destiny and they are in the Word daily, preparing for that time.
Daughters of Zion, we are awake and are not asleep as
others are asleep; therefore, we can discern the times. Once the Holy Spirit
has pressed upon your heart the importance of your mission in any manner, you
will know exactly what to do and with the help of the Holy Spirit he will guide
you into when and how.
Don’t let anyone take your crown.
If they make statements such as, “You’re living in a box,” or “You are hiding
behind the Bible,” or “You are using the Bible as a clutch.” Let them have
their say and rejoice that Christ has chosen you so that no man can deliver you
out of his hand!
We’re striving to be the church of Philadelphia, striving to overcome this
world and the things of this world. For we know that there is a new and better
that awaits us!
Revelation 3:7, 8, 11, “And to the angel
of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he
that is true, he that hath no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; I
know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can
shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied
my name. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man
take thy crown.”
May the Lord bless you and keep
you!
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