Friday, April 1, 2011

Jeremiah chapter 51 verses 45 & 46

"My people, go ye out of the midst of her and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of the Lord". It is "My people", it is us, his saints he is crying out to today, GO YE OUT OF THE MIDST OF AND DELIVER YOUR SOUL. Oh how my heart aches to see brothers and sisters in Christ (my people) refusing to "turn from their wicked ways". We must have nothing to do with Satan but to crush his head under our feet (2 Cor:6:14-7:1). This passage from Jeremiah is not an option, it is not a suggestion, it isn't just a good idea,no IT IS A COMMAND from our commander-in-chief that must be obeyed. If you are a follower of Christ then know that he has led you to read this at this moment and he will lead you out of Babylon, if you'll go. Will you be one of the 70 to abandon him when his doctrine got in the way of their theology? Or will you be one of the twelve who recognized, no matter what he taught them, no matter where he led them, he is the only source of life and truth anywhere on earth or off of it? Anyway, always write your theology down in pencil, because too often it is man or devils teaching you and not the Holy Spirit.
"And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard in the land; a rumour shall both come one year,and after that in another year shall come a rumour, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler". Again, this passage reminds me of Mathew 24 where Jesus warns us to "be not troubled" when "nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom" and indeed "brother against brother". He also speaks there of "wars and rumours of wars". Again, I would point out that it is a very real possibility that Jesus was referring to the final judgment of Babylon in Mathew 24. One of the reasons Jesus goes into such detail in Mathew is so that the elect, those who truly belong to him, will not fear when these things come to pass but rather respond with increased faith. "Behold I have told you before" (Mt:24:25) is his way of saying "Don't be surprised when these things come to pass, though your false teachers have been telling you peace, peace, when there is no peace". "Lest your heart faint" sounds a lot like "let not your heart be troubled" (Jn:14:1&27). And remember John 16:1&2 - "These things have I spoken to you (in this blog!) that you should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues (churches), yea, the time cometh that whosoever killeth you (hates you in their heart), will think that they doeth God service". Sounds like Jeremiah 50:7! This has happened to us and if it hasn't happened to you then most likely you aren't walking with Jesus.
One of the greatest challenges we will face as Babylon crumbles around us is keeping our hearts free from offence. When your own brothers and sisters in Christ become your foes, when they "put you out of their churches", when they seek to destroy your ministry and anointing through gossip and lies, not becoming offended with them is your greatest challenge. Forgiving them becomes a daily exercise of your faith, this is partly what "dieing daily" is all about. One of the signs of a true disciple is their ability to forgive quickly while at the same time being very hard to offend. We must have the same heart Jesus has, who even as they were crucifying him, he forgave them. This too, is another stamp on the ticket out of Babylon. As their hate in creases so does our love.

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