Beloved of God,
I recall once
sharing with a community of saints and saying “Man wants to REST in an earth that has been colonized by a worldly system
which was designed not to entertain God's rest. - God wants to REST in those who would live
according to a different spiritual economy which the heavens want
to introduce/import to the earth and thereby colonize it. God has not found rest (as it was of old), so man also
hasn’t also found rest. Isa. 66:1-3
It further amazes
me to realize that the imprint of THE WORLD upon the SOULS OF MEN,
which surfaces in all aspect of our daily conversations, from print to digital
media and from tangible to intangible interactions, would either have to
be purged while HERE ON EARTH or IN THE WORLD TO COME and not
primarily when we get to the PRESENT HEAVEN as assumed by many.
Many have erroneously branded man’s exit from the earth
as A Call To Glory while biblically speaking, GLORY ONLY AWAITS THOSE
WHO HAVE ACQUIRED OR INHERITED A GLORIOUS NATURE WHILE ON EARTH BY PROMPT
OBEDIENCE TO THE VOICE OF THE SON/THE LEADING OF THE SPIRIT! Making it to
heaven is not in anyway synonymous attaining rest. In fact the contrary is the
case! ANY BELIEVER IN HEAVEN WHO HADN’T UNDERSTOOD AND SUBMITTED TO THE
DEMANDS OF THE PROMISE OF REST, HASN’T RESTED. Believers are therefore at
the mercy of understanding the book of Revelation chapters 2, 3, 21 & 22,
lest they arrive heaven (which would soon be folded like vesture) with a soul
state not too different from that of the thief on the cross, i.e. without
glory, Naked and Ashamed (Pls read 2Cor. 5:3/Rev. 3:17/Rev.
16:15 and Mk. 8:38/Rom. 5:5/Heb. 11:16).
Heb. 3:15 While it is said,
To day IF ye will HEAR HIS VOICE, harden not your hearts…
Acts 22:14 And he said, The
God of our fathers hath chosen thee (Paul), that thou shouldest Know His
Will, and See That Just One, and shouldest Hear The Voice of
his mouth.
(This should be
the desire/prayer of every true disciple of Christ)
Heb. 4:1 Let us therefore
fear, lest, A PROMISE being left us of ENTERING INTO HIS REST (i.e.
not just making it to heaven but rather inheriting the divine nature), any of
you should seem to come short of it (i.e. like a whole generation did in the
wilderness, save Caleb and Joshua, this is scary!)
Like Ester had to
be prepared and Purified with oil of myrrh and sweet odours for twelve
months before she could appear before King Ahasuerus, those who would Sit At
His Right Hand/Rest would have been Purified by the sweet
savor the KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAITH OF CHRIST (Est. 2:12/Jn. 17:17/2Cor.
2:14). Believers or even ministers who didn’t have such experience while on
earth would have to wait to be exposed to the Ministry of His Face and
be Healed By Feeding On The Tree of Life in the twelve calendar month of
the world to come, an alternative we definitely don’t want to settle for! (Rev.
22:2-4)
The present church
or average believer/minister is a seeker of THE WORKS OF HIS HANDS,
which is God’s provision to enable us BELIEVE HIM, but because the JOB
DESCRIPTION OF SONS is to bruise/deal with Satan (Rom. 16:20/Ps.
110:2), a totally different syllabus is required! Only the MINISTRY OF HIS
FACE can get this job done and earn us a warm embrace from the
Father and Son. This is
where TRUE FELLOWSHIP (1Jn. 1:3) begins which would result in our KNOWING HIM like the Apostles did and
ultimately cause the Father to declare once again, these are my beloved sons in
whom I AM WELL PLEASED! MAY WE NOT BE ONE OF THOSE WHO WOULD DENY THE
FATHER OF THIS TESTIMONY, AMEN.
1Jn. 1:3 That which we
have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with
us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with
his Son Jesus Christ.
(i.e. This is John
The Divine’s definition of REST which takes place after journeying from
the souls state of Little Children -1Jn. 2:12- through that of Young
Men -1Jn. 2:13- into the stature of Fatherhood -1Jn. 2:14-. THIS IS
A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FROM WHAT WE CURRENTLY KNOW OR CALL ‘FELLOWSHIP’
Sheep
constantly need fresh water/pasture and their best water source is early
morning dew! They are defenseless, don't hear well or see well, easily stray
and are therefore TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON THEIR SHEPHERD FOR EVERY NEED.
Does This Describe Us? If not, We Are Simply Strangers To The Lamb’s Voice and
are not yet in sync with heaven’s concept of rest.
Jn. 10:3 … and the Sheep
Hear His Voice: and he calleth His Own Sheep By Name, and leadeth
them out.
Bless You!
Tayo Fasan
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