DADDY'S HEARTBEAT (3) - HIS PLEASURES - THE SEASONS OF GOD

THREE DIFFERENT SEASONS OF GOD - (In the lives of believers) CONT...........

Rom 8:29 says, ‘For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.’

The Outer Court - (Modern Day Church of Christ)

In the Spirit Realm, after the death and resurrection of Christ, the Tabernacle and Temple of God of the Old Testament on earth became embodied in the body of Christ; in the fulfillment of the Scriptures; where Christ became the head of the Church (Eph.5:23) (Col.1:18) and His body and the faculties of His body; the hands, legs and organs etc. became the churches and ministries of the modern day Church of Christ.

1Cor.6:19, ‘Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?’

The Sheep or the people of God became the cells that form the body. God begins to dwell in the hearts of His people. The cells or the 'little temples' must be rejuvenated first before health comes to the body and organs; regeneration of the body needs to start from the cells first.

After the salvations of the souls, bought by the Blood of Jesus, it is the season of God to bring refreshing and rejuvenation to the cells of the church. The Children of God that came into the outer court of the Old Testament Temple which was open-aired, were subjected to the sun and the rain; the elements of nature.

Matt.5:45, ‘He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.’ Even in the presence of God, they are flesh and spirit; uncommitted and worldly, so to say.

The modern day Christians will be filled with the Holy Spirit of liberty and joy but on the other hand, they are still subjected to the influence of the world and its systems. They are also flesh. Just like the Israelites in the wilderness, they reminisced about the garlic, the onions and melons of the place they have left. Egypt was not out of them yet.

God provides purification and forgiveness of sins through the blood of Jesus (Heb.9:12) and sanctification through of the cleansing of the Holy Spirit in the present day Church which has taken over the work at the Brazen Altar, where the blood of bulls and calves were bled (Heb.9:22) for the forgiveness of sins and the cleansing bowls (Bronze Basin) where the Israelites washed their hands and feet before they entered the Old Testament Temple’s Outer Court.

Titus 3:5-6, ‘…He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior.’

The Children of God are redeemed by blood and water. 1Peter 3:21, ‘…and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also – not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of good conscience towards God…’

When the children of God are born-again, their spirits are instantly healed, when the active Holy Spirit of God dwells in their dormant human spirit and begins to influence every function of the soul and body.

The souls being abused by the fallen world with their scars and deeply rooted negative attitudes; need time for God to heal. God will slowly layer by layer, like peeling an onion, get to the core and bring healing to the entire soul. It is a long process of regeneration, sanctification by the Spirit of God. We can only received full healing when Jesus comes.

Our bodies can only receive total physical healing and overcome physical death when Jesus returns.

1Thess.4:16-17, ‘For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

When Christ returns, those who have died and are with Jesus will be given new bodies – resurrected and glorified bodies just like Jesus. So it is with Christ, there is healing in the spirit, soul and body in His time.

There would be great celebration at the outer courts as people brought their sacrifices and thanksgiving as worship unto the Lord. As they burned their bulls and calves at the Brazen Altar, there would be great fellowship and feasting in the presence of the Lord. Great joy and liberty filled the atmosphere as the presence of God filled their hearts in unity. People brought their tithes and offerings and gifts into the Temple in their worship unto God.

The modern day churches today have celebration service as they continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving – the fruit of their lips that confess His name.(Heb.13:15) Imagine you have to bring bulls and calves to the church every week for our sacrifice.

Some churches have ‘Pot Bless’ where they fellowship after the service. Due to the presence of the Holy Spirit and the mild sanctifying fire of the Refiner’s Fire, there will be great rejoicing in liberty, peace, joy and love as the body of Christ dwells in harmony.

They will bring their offerings and tithes to the church in obedience to the Lord for provisions in the House of God. And the light of the Lord will shine upon them and bless them.

In both the Old Testament Temple and the New Testament Church the musical worship is corporate worship; worshipping from afar, master and servant, father and son relationship.

Eph. 4:8, ‘…when He ascended on high, He led captivity captive; and gave gifts to men.’ (v11) It was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelist, and some to be pastors and teachers to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.’

1Cor.12:8-11, ‘To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues and to still another the interpretation of tongues. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and He gives them to each one, just as He determines.'

In the New Testament Church, as God dwells among men, He raises up people called ‘The Five Folds Ministers’ (Eph.4:11) to help in the service of teaching of the body of Christ in the discipleship of His Saints. He also presents them with Spiritual gifts to function in the prophetic, where in the Old Testament; the ministry of a Prophet took the whole package deal.

The people of God will have to submit to the leaders and authorities God has place above them. And because of the unction of the Holy Spirit in the hearts of men to go and witness to people, there will be a great avalanche of souls into the kingdom through their effort of evangelism and missions; although the children of God are still not perfect yet. God will rejoice and will gather His angels and tell them, ‘Look at my children, although they are not perfect, they are still pressing in for Me, Oh!!! I am delighted.’

This has been the condition of the present day churches around the world today. Most of the church people of God are complacent and satisfied that they have already been saved, THEY ARE CONTENTED AND SATISFIED AS THEY CONTINUE TO LIVE THEIR LIVES BETWEEN FLESH AND SPIRIT.

But many have individually responded to the challenge of God to be Kings and Priests (King David) and be drawn by the love of God to enter into the Holy Place. It is a challenge to the people of God as a spiritual step of promotion and advancement and maturity in the Spirit; a greater reward is waiting in heaven. The veil in the Most Holy Place has been torn into two but there is an invisible curtain that separates the outer court and the inner court and that is the curtain of His love that draws men into the Holy Place for those who are hungry and thirsty for more of His righteousness. I will show you how in the next season. Amen.!!!

The second part of this message will be continued in my next chapter under 'The Perfect Will' of God, 'The Seasons of God' the second season. More revelations to come, keep your fingers crossed.

Please listen to song 'My Delight'
One night I woke up surrounded by the presence of the Lord. I was filled with the Holy Spirit
and I did not know why He had visited me. When I asked, I could hear clearly these words in my heart 'Sing to me'. I had no song book beside me but I remembered a song by Elvis Presley called 'Young and beautiful' I liked the melody so I sang unto the Lord that night. This song came out of the encounter with God that night. Glory to God.

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