Here at the PathSeeker we are excited to say we are getting more and more visits to our site. The one most exciting aspect to this is the facts we are bringing the Good News Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world. Jesus had told all to go out into the world teaching the gospel and this is only our small effort to do so. It is our hopes and prayers that who ever comes here can find Jesus for the first time or be encouraged by the washing of His word.
Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
I just can't express enough the message found within this one verse of God's holy word. Through the processes we have already covered though this makes finding Gods will a little easier. I know there is so much more than what I have already covered in the past. I hoping that with what is yet to come there may be more understanding in finding Gods will within our lives. As an overview avoiding conformation to the world and taking up citizenship in the Kingdom of Heaven instead. By the transforming or renewal of the mind towards the mind of Christ. These two steps are very valuable to prove Gods acceptable and perfect will for our lives. Not just your personal life but the life of the body of Christ, His holy church
As Jesus taught while He was here You must be born again to see the Kingdom of God .
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
This is one of the things I can not stress enough and is the beginning of finding Gods will. Jesus said u must be born again. By accepting Christ as Lord and Savior is not merely enough. Many people today are deceived into believing they can accept Christ and that is enough. Even from many pulpits here in the Us today this deceptive message is being taught. I am somewhat liberal within the teaching I bring forth but the message I teach is about Gods grace and the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Gospel of Jesus is not a lawful message but is a gospel of grace. Even though it is not difficult to become a part of the Kingdom of God there are still something's that need to be meet. The action of becoming born again is the beginning of these actions. And becoming born again is a part of the cleansing Christ has offered through His blood He shed as the sacrifice for our sins. Becoming born again is not difficult. That is one of the wonderful things Jesus has enabled as part of His redemption. Becoming born again is a process like Jesus described to Nicodemus.
John 3:5 Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Becoming born again begins in the spirit. The spirit is driving force which believe it or not has a lot of pull the way the outer flesh part of someone to react. One of the things also not preached from many pulpits concerns the spirit which drives us. In the world today many do not perceive the Holy Spirit of God as a living Spirit. The word spirit and many automatically think Casper the friendly ghost or haunting and so forth, but do not understand the Holy Spirit of God as the a gift Jesus has promised. Many do not understand the spiritual battles fought in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
It seems any more you mention the word demon and people are ready to hand you a straight Jacket. Spirits are as real as real can be. The spirits of demonic prescience are all still active just as they were when Jesus walked upon the earth. Our enemy, the evil one, has crept inside the church's of today and within the culture we live. The desensitization of evil is one of the arrows within his arsenal and because of this in today's western culture the majority of people do not even believe in evil forces.
Titus 3:3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Our old spirit was a spirit of the world. A wonderful thing happened, Jesus sent the Holy Spirit just as He had promised.
John 14:16-21 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever-- 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. 19 "A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. 20 At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. 21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him."
The spirit inside us accepts the Holy Spirit from the time we accept Jesus into our lives. The Holy comes gives the washing of our sprit and and the renewing of transformation to become citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven . A cleansing takes place that begins to transform and renew the spirit within us. Coupled with the Holy spirit we become transformed into holiness with God.
Why does Jesus tell us we can not see the Kingdom of Heaven unless we are born again?
1 Corinthians 3:11-17 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one's work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone's work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone's work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. 16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.
1 Corinthians 4:5 5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will come from God.
Moses had worn a veil to hide the radiance of the glimpse of Gods glory. Because his face had such a shine from the bright radiance. The text goes to say that not only was the radiance of Moses' face block by the covering of the veil but also the personal meeting with God even through the reading of the Law of Moses. The law of Moses Is legalistic and does not show all of Gods glory. There was a veil in the tabernacle that prevented everyone from entering within the Holy of Holies which housed the earthly presence of God. As the text says even as the law of Moses was read their minds were still blinded to the fullness of Gods glory which is found In Jesus Christ.
Just as after Jesus drew His last breath upon the cross the veil within the temple was torn and taken away. Through the resurrection of Jesus a new covenant with Jesus as high priest has been established. Still however to this day their is still a veil which covers the heart of those as the Law of Moses is read. Only the saving grace of Christ can remove the veil from the heart, as when one turns to the Lord the veil will taken away.
John 4:24 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."
Now we know the Lord the is spirit and Jesus in a conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well. With the incoming of the Holy Spirit within your life and the renewing of the sprit inside you, the togetherness with the Lord has become possible. When the Holy Spirit removes the veil all of Gods mercy and grace is shown instead of
The joining of the spirit inside and the Holy Spirit brings forth the ability to worship in spirit and in truth. The joining of the sprits enable us to see the Kingdom of God through unveiled eyes enabling the opportunity to walk with the Spirit of God
In closing I would like to say, that it is my hopes and prayers that all who read this to please take this into account and test these words to the words of God. Allow the Holy Spirit to be your guide in all of your studies of Gods word. And please ask of and always remember, to have Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior
Thank you and God Bless,
Tommy Harmon
*All scripture quotes are from the New King James Version (NKJV) of the Bible unless otherwise noted
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