Beloved of God,
A
wise man once described love as ‘The
Mystery We Are And Serve”, so how blessed are we to have Love (God)
gradually bring love home! Amidst an ever busy day, I pray we make
out time to read the following transcribed msgs.
Graceful
reading!
LOVE, The Commandment of The
Beginning - Part 10
Scriptural reading: 1 Jn.
4:12-16
Vs 12: "No man hath seen
God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and His love is
perfected in us.
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Immediately God’s love is made perfect
in us, we arrive where God is. When God is dwelling in a man, the love of God
has been perfected in such a person. In other words, God can only come into
a man after love is complete (Jn. 17:21/23), after it has been made
perfect.
Eph. 1:12: "That we should be to
the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ."
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To
the praise of His glory means the glory that brings praise to Him. You can't
know glory without knowing praise. The glory of the Lord can be interpreted
through His praise.
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Jesus
is the brightness (light) of God's glory. The bible says we should be to the
praise of His glory. Thus, they can know the glory of God thru us- there's a
state we will arrive in that they can know His glory is in us - that state is
praise.
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"Beloved"
is someone who has come to love. The love of God is the background for praise.
And the key to praise being finally seen in us is that we come into that glory
of the beloved- to be holy and blameless before Him in love (Ephesians 1:4).
This is purity that comes from Love - when it's not from the Father, it's not
love.
Eph. 1:13 "In whom ye also trusted,
after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom
also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of
promise."
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The
Holy Spirit is the down payment of our inheritance and must not be joked with.
He is the Spirit of promise, the Spirit of Truth. This Truth, which is our
inheritance, must not be joked with. The reason the Lord is guiding me into all
Truth is not just to get knowledge. Knowledge is only a doorway to receiving
the rest of the inheritance.
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Because I believed, I got sealed with
the Holy Spirit of promise (Eph. 1:14). The baptism of the Spirit of God in a
believer is evidenced with speaking in unknown tongues (Acts 19:1-6).
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You need the Holy Spirit for the next
level of knowing Christ. Without the Holy Ghost, you won't know Jesus and can’t
be guided into all Truth (Jn. 16:13). God can guide you to people who have
already been taught of the Holy Ghost, so that they can stir more hunger and
thirst in us.
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Hence, being born again and growing as
a believer isn’t just about ‘knowing the bible’ but about being led by the
Spirit (Rom. 8.14). When I wanted to KNOW THE LORD, He didn't lead me to the
bible first, He led me to some people. One of people the Spirit led me to,
later introduced me to some of late Kenneth E. Hagin’s tapes and I was so
blessed. The Holy Ghost will lead you to the place of meekness where you would
learn from others who have gone ahead of you. People who have not been guided
through others enter into error.
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God
told me that he would teach the knowledge/faith of the Son but firstly, I had
to go through the teachings of Kenneth Hagin. We must be guided, humbled and
made meek in this path to being made perfect.
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It takes some time to understand the
bible. There are initiations in the Spirit that will lead you into eating the
Word. The Lord will bring you under authority, those who are ‘professionals’ in
the profession of rightly handling the word of righteousness. It takes time
to go into the bible and rightly divide the word of Truth; first, you'll
need to eat from men (be taught of men) before you can take and eat directly
from the Bible.
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The first thing the Holy Spirit
instructed Apostle Paul after he was saved was to go to a particular disciple
named Ananias, who would tell him what he would do (Acts 9:6). Jesus didn't
need to go to Paul and say enter the water let me baptize you. His baptism
or initiation was to listen to what Ananias had to say. In my own case, the
water I needed to be baptized in was Hagin's teachings - waters of faith which
I dwelt in for 4 years.
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These
times of watching and waiting (with spiritual oversight) are times we spend
serving and being under authority. They bring instructions to you to that would
serve as a covering over you.
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When
you're under them, heaven is watching you. It is called over-sight (1Pet. 5:2)
and this comes over time.
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Pastors over you are there to raise you
up in the school of Truth. Under them, the Holy Ghost will certify you with
authority. You should desire to be authorized by God through these
spiritual overseers. If not, the Holy Ghost will not find you fit for authority.
When I first got initiated into Kenneth Hagin teachings, my dream was to go to
Rhema Bible College, but heaven only just allowed me go there just recently after
I had eaten the word of righteousness in a good measure.
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There's a mode in which the Holy Ghost
moves us to graduate in the Spirit. It's OK to bless others with what you're
hearing (@ campus fellowships, etc) BUT don't go into weighty books and share
their mysteries/revelations. It can lead you into error. If you watch the
pastors in this ministry for example, you'll notice that they times teach
alongside a previous inspired revelations that come to us, playing safe and simplifying
such teachings. They don't try to crack new revelations of theirs but share and
build on that which has already been delivered to us. In this way, the Holy
Ghost will move them up in the Spirit with authority. Also, only teach
according to the proportion of faith that has come to you. (Rom. 12:3)
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It
is in the meat of the word that they know our hearts. At times, I can encourage
some people to teach, but some will go to heavy mysteries. People would be
safer under your care if you start from the tail rather than going to share
deep thoughts in the book of revelations for example.
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We
should be grateful with the level of revelation we have. We don't gather for
tomorrow but for today. Some study extensively just so they will shine more
than others. But you, when you're gathering revelation, don't study to be
better than your brother. Study for you to CHANGE within
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Beyond
the excitement of sharing revelation/God’s mysteries, we should go to the level
of doing/changing. This is how the process goes: Hearing-Saying-Doing. It is
good that you come together and exhort one another. We must prefer our brethren
to ourselves. So, you can move from sharing to meditation to be doers
of the word.
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As
much as it's wonderful that you come together to share revelations of truth
with one another, focus on the doing - on coming to a point where you'll
pray for the other brother to be better. This is walking in love. It is what
apostle Paul did when he prayed the prayer in Ephesians 1:16-19.
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It's because of the inheritance made
reference to in Eph. 1:14 that Apostle Paul began to pray the prayers in Eph. 1
vs. 17
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Anyone who refuses the baptism of the
Holy Ghost (Acts 16:1-6) refuses the inheritance (1Pet. 1:4/Acts
20:32/26:18d/Eph. 1:14/18). You'll not be able to take major steps
in the Spirit if you refuse the person of the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost will
make you supernatural and ready to take risks.
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The
Holy Ghost will help you locate the platform of grace, where you'll be
less dependent on the natural platform. Many Christians can't risk
things and can’t be led by God out of their conveniences and comfort zones.
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THE BAPTISMS OF THE SPIRIT IS
TO HELP YOU CEASE FROM RELIANCE ON YOUR NATURAL MIND. When you're too careful you'll
be fearful (Phil. 4:6). You need wisdom to balance these things so that you
don't go overboard. You need to pay the more earnest heed to the things you're
being taught (Heb. 2:1), and watch these elders/spiritual overseers as they
guide you
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The
sealing in the Spirit opens you up to the realms of the Spirit and equips you. Without the Holy Ghost, you
will be completely natural. God can use anything to raise us up, including your
job and the most difficult brethren to deal with. The realm of the Spirit is
from faith to faith.
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YOU NEED THE HOLY GHOST TO BRING YOU
INTO THE WORLD OF THE FATHER AND THE SON. Nobody comes into this inheritance
and remains natural. The eyes of our understanding must be
enlightened for us to know this Hope of our inheritance (Eph. 1:18), which is
Christ. Faith and Love walk hand in hand. Without strength (i.e. grace), we
can't come into this inheritance.
Interjection by Tongues And
Interpretation:
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“I'm
your father. I'm here tonight. I love you and I can talk to you so naturally. I
care much about you. I'll lead you bit by bit. I'll bring you into
deliverances. Allow me to lead you. As you listen, take heed. These are
instructions. Take heed to them! It may look different than the past
instructions I've given you, but take heed to them. By my instructions, I am
keeping you save. I have sworn to save you to the uttermost" (Heb.
7:25)
Continuation of message:
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When you come into the Faith of the
Son, you move from Your Love (Eph. 1:15/Col. 1:4) into being
rooted and grounded in God’s Love (Eph. 3:17/19/Col. 2:2). The faith of
the Son is to practice the life of the Son, the very righteousness of the Son.
It empowers us to truly trust the Son of God and carry out that which the Son
says. It enables you submit totally to the allegiance of the Faith course. The
Son lived out a Hope and birthed a new Hope for man, which we should live by.
You need the Holy Spirit to bring you into the help of that hope.
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When
you live by faith of the Son, you are living by His love because you are
responding by that faith to their demands. OUR REAL PROFESSION IS A LIFE OF
FAITH IN THE SON. His love is deeper than His Faith. His love is the
ultimate demand of the Father. Every true lover does not love His life (Rev.
12:11). When you come to love, you come to God (the Father).
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When they say God dwells in you, that’s
a mystery. It’s the mystery of the Son, Father and the Holy Ghost. THE
INHERITANCE IS THE BEING OF THE TRINITY. Though they are one, they can't
come to us at once, so we have to receive them bit by bit. The city of
Jerusalem (the bridal company of overcomer’s) mentioned in the book of
Revelation 21&22 illustrates believers who have the Father and the Son in
them
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The
Holy Ghost is the water issuing out of the throne (Rev. 22:1). The Holy Ghost
is the glory of the Father and the Son (Rev. 21:23). We need to receive God
fully and it would take commandments from the Holy Ghost and our submission to
the commandments.
Eph. 3:17 "That Christ may dwell in
your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love."
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Being "rooted and grounded in
love" is the point where your faith turns into love. The
Faith of the Son is to enable the saints practice the life of God as
exemplified by his Son. It enables you carry out the obedience of the Son in
your heart so you easily submit to the allegiance of the Son.
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The faith of the Son trains us in God’s
Love and teaches us to TRUST IN HIS LIFE. Anyone who lives that life is
exploring a NEW and LIVING HOPE. Through this faith, you'll let go of some
things. So no man will ask much questions like “what are you actually living
for”. God uses your earthly profession as a mask on your true I.D in Christ.
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There is a demand that brings
the Father fully and that demand is LOVE. If the Father hasn't dwelt, God
hasn't dwelt fully.
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The bible never talks about the mystery
of the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is not shrouded to us in mysteries and was
given at new birth, but because the Father and the Son are mysteries (Col.
2:2), and the holy ghost reveals them to us. To know Jesus, you need to
understand mysteries (Rom. 16:25/Eph. 3:9)
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Rev.
Kayode Oyegoke
Day 10 of Preparatory Prayer
Meeting for Anamnesis 2013 (Nov. 19th)
