We Must Keep Serving Jesus to Find That Sweetness (Updated)
Update
I just felt someone might benefit by this article today.
If it is for you, be blessed! You will find that Sweetness as you keep looking to Jesus.
May I encourage you to press on and not throw in the towel!
What about it? Are we going to keep serving Him or just lie down and quit?
Love the anointing on this song and this particular singer. Hope you might enjoy it, also.
Original Word
First Published August 28, 2022.
What about it? Are we going to keep serving Him or just lie down and quit?
Love the anointing on this song and this particular singer. Hope you might enjoy it, also.
Good morning.
This is to The Body of Christ today, to encourage you to keep going on.
Yes, Jesus does grow sweeter the longer we serve Him!
Many battles we all go through but does that change anything? Absolutely not, for He remains faithful.
We may stumble and fall even but we need to confess, repent and get quickly up again if so.
The devil, our arch enemy often lies to us. He tries to beat us down with our own unworthiness.
Still we must realize that all our righteousness and worthiness is all in Christ, not ourselves anyway. It is as filthy rags for sure!
As I often tell people, anything you see good about me is absolutely from The LORD. It is His imputed righteousness.
When everything falls apart and we have been misunderstood, lied on and misquoted you still can’t quit.
Are you hitting persecution? You and I are suppose to. The Bible tells us that the Godly shall suffer persecution.
Never has there been a time in history like today, with so much wrong but yet Jesus remains the same.
JESUS will never fail us!
We all will fail one another. Sometimes even with just too high an expectation, that no one could possibly live up to.
We tend to put others on ‘pedestals’ but that is not good. People will fall off many times.
We need keep our eyes only on The LORD! Yes follow man but ‘only’ as they follow The LORD. There is scripture for that.
Moving forward, this is what came to my spirit just now, about the old saying, “Get your head out of the clouds!”
We all know what that means, but can I just emphatically say: “Get your head above the clouds!”
Let the mind of Christ be formed in us.
We must climb higher (come up higher to sit in heavenly places) but also be in this earthly realm to deal with earthly situations as they arise.
The Word I like so often to use is ‘flow’. We must learn how to flow in The Spirit with The LORD and with one another.
One thing that really helped me, was what a dear friend and brother told me one time.
It was we need to learn how to ‘ascend’ and ‘descend’.
He was talking about in The Kingdom. It reminded me of ‘Jacobs ladder’. (That is sure a whole message in itself. I’m sure many could bring it much better than me.)
Getting back, we can stay above the noise of the world, in that quiet Secret Place.
Then we must flow out of that reservoir to others.
We must lift one another up but still stay out of debates and strives.
The one thing needed is always flow out of a heart of love.
Their is a storehouse of scriptures here as our divine roadmap. Read before and behind to get more meaning, always.
God bless you every one.
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” Romans 3:23.
“Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 11:1.
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9.
“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.” Isaiah 64:6.
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:” Philippians 2:5-7.
“Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.” Romans 16:17.
“And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:” Philippians 3:9.
“But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.” Titus 3:9.
“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.” 2 Timothy 3:12.
~ Joyce D. McGuire
My name is Joyce D. McGuire, called to work in and for the Kingdom of God! To lead we must try to follow Jesus Christ closely. That is my heart. I am a Chaplain to the prisons; prophetic intercessor by His grace; author; and a Mother in the Kingdom of God. To many I am simply Mama Joyce. Some favorite verses of mine are Matthew 11:28-30. I also post YouTube videos.
One of my prayers is oh Lord, give me the Grace to be humble & know you more. Only Jesus takes the Glory & not us! Lack of humility brings prides, strife, envy & divisions. We must learn to consider others before ourselves to destroy satanic ego. As true Christians, we must always remember that persecutions come to TEST our FAITH & if we rely on Jesus who went through it all & suffered most, we will overcome; grow spiritually & be able to help each other. Division is a satanic tool that does not hit the church first but is released to destroy us individuals who make up the church first & so we must ask the Holy spirit to help us individually. Without Jesus, we are Nothing & can do Nothing
Amen, Adams. Absolutely on target & I thank you. I pull this out you commented.
“We must learn to consider others before ourselves to destroy satanic ego.” That is hitting it on the mark. As when we put ourselves before others, that is self-will and me, me & me then operating! Satan then has a legal right to step in. We open that door. It should of course be God first, others next and ourselves last. Good to see you on here. Blessings
Jay, I loved where you said it was not multiple choice. The scriptures and referrals are all duly noted.
The Lord is bringing us all who will let Him into a deeper walk. He wants maturity and growth in the body of Christ. Yes the Word of God will produce power! God bless you.
The more that I love Him and more that I serve Him, the more I see the deep need for that love to heal the division in the church. Thank you sweet Joyce for your truth and love that flows so freely out of your heart Hugs, love you, Sandi
Thank you my beloved friend and sister, Sandi. Wow, I didn’t even catch all you spoke at first here.
I started writung a new article yesterday and only finished this morning and released. It’s not even published yet, but on divisions. Confirmation. I hate divisions and long for healings in the body of Christ. Love you sis
Great word my precious friend, loaded with encouragement and truth!!
Love you
Thank you Diane. I so love your pure heart for the Lord. I’m blessed to know you personally and be a part of your lives there! Besties till the end… I love you much!
there are many markers given in the word of God so we can rightly judge our spiritual growth when the signs of mark chapter 16 begin manifesting to others you have been led to pray for. When the possessed are showing up to confront you there is no doubting you know that God is with you. Christianity at its best is dependent on what you are willing to lay down, most of the struggles that Christians run into are yes they want the power of God, but there are patterns of living, thought patterns, doctrinal patterns, and church groups and friends interfere with the work of the Spirit bringing them to the place of maturity when you have determined that Jesus successful life came and was only possible because He believed and adhered to the word of God and your successful Christian life is no different you must believe and adhere to the word of God this is not multiple choice that means there is only the one path set and seeing the signs and markers show up in your life is maturity, no condemnation just rightly discerning and applying the word of God Paul gives an excellent talk about this subject in 1 Corinth 4 the word of God will produce power
Oh so true – the word of God continually cutting away our flesh and incorrect beliefs and through people in our lives and circumstances life
And I like the phrase Joyce used “flow with the spirit”
Lord I pray grace of myself and all the friends on HKP to flow with the Your spirit !
Amen, Maureen you touched my heart. Would all God;s children get along and flow in His spirit. Bg hug and blessings