September 9, 2020 Wed
John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
You can attach yourself to anything you want. There are all kinds of different vines. The vine is the source. But Jesus is the true vine. The vine of life. If we want to produce fruit, He tells us how. You have to stay connected to the vine.
2 Timothy 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life, which is in Christ Jesus,
The promise of life is IN Jesus. There has to be a living contact. We must have a daily appointment with God! What’s the most important thing in your life? The thing you should place the highest value on is your relationship with God. He is the source of life. Apart from Him you won’t have any power. When you start to run after God, He will meet you. If the only time you pray, is when you have to pray, you’re in trouble. Until you settle in your mind that you can do nothing without Him, you won’t spend that daily time as you should. Three different times Jesus said, “I can of my own self do nothing.” If Jesus needed the Father, so do we. You will not be able to trust and have faith in God if you do not know Him for yourself. You can’t base trust and faith off of someone else’s experience, knowledge, or revelation. It has to be you! It has to be personal! Everything that you’ll receive from God comes through prayer. Apart from Him, you can’t be healed and walk in divine health. You can’t have life and have it in abundance. You can’t walk in divine love and forgiveness. You can’t be without offense without prayer. There is a difference between forgiving out of obedience and forgiving people out of your heart because you want to. The latter is far better! You can’t walk in supernatural peace and joy apart from Him. You can’t have the council and wisdom that surpasses natural man’s intellect apart from Him. You can’t walk in power and authority over demons and deception apart from Him. You have to know this and settle it every single day. Do not miss your appointment with God! Why? Without Him you will be powerless! You won’t have what you need to face your day. Revelation isn’t anything without action!
Proverbs 7:1-5 My son, keep my words,
And treasure my commands within you.
2 Keep my commands and live,
And my law as the apple of your eye.
3 Bind them on your fingers;
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your nearest kin,
5 That they may keep you from the immoral woman,
From the seductress who flatters with her words.
Every morning when you wake up, you have to face two kingdoms. The kingdom of darkness and the kingdom of light. You will face the world system and God’s system. You have the “immoral woman” and the “woman of wisdom.” The woman of wisdom who is the Holy Spirit. It’s all the same but worded different. This is why you have to intentionally turn towards the kingdom of light every day! Otherwise darkness will rule your day. It’s not a game! You are dealing with spiritual forces that are stronger than you! They have such an effect on you every day. We are here because God has a purpose for us! We’re not here to earn material things and die! God has something so much better for us! The immoral woman knows what appeals to you! And she will use it to control you! There’s no neutral ground. You are either fellowshipping with the Woman of Wisdom, or the immoral woman. The Woman of Wisdom will give you the tools and smarts to defeat the other woman. You must respect the Woman of Wisdom, or you will not have Her favor.
Proverbs 1:24-27 Because I have called and you refused,
I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded,
25 Because you disdained all my counsel,
And would have none of my rebuke,
26 I also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your terror comes,
27 When your terror comes like a storm,
And your destruction comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.
If you want the things that She offers, you have to do things Her way! She is not going to compromise who She is for you and who you want Her to be. She is as solid as they come. She is the virtuous woman in proverbs 31. She sees and know everything! She knows all the answers! The immoral woman is striving to keep you out of union with God. She knows that if she can keep you out of union with Him, your future is hers. God’s purpose is bigger than anything the world could ever give you! Put your total dependency on God! Every day exchange your human sufficiency for His. How do you do that? Admit that you cannot get through your day without Him. Admit you’re not able! Pride says you can do it yourself and you don’t need to pray! That’s pride in the eyes of God!