Lonely Desperation

Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him. (Gen 40:23)

There are times the Lord will bring us through to teach and present to us the revelation that only He is the Lord. These times are one of the darkest and loneliest, at the lowest points where the emphatic desperate cries for help seem to fall on deaf ears. Even if our cries are heard, nobody understands and any reaction from the hearers is inappropriate. There is a sense of death inside (Psa 105:18).

….. thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Psa 23:4)

The gracious God will not abandon His children, but take us through the valley of the shadow of death that we may experience firsthand His discipline and comfort. We avoid discipline because it hurts… don’t, if we do there will be life transforming divine intervention that will be missed. Keep our eyes on the Author and Finisher of our faith not on the insurmountable mountain of despair. Many man and woman of God had to go through times where nobody understands; but He does because there is a glorification He is working into us.

Walking in the Spirit

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. (Rom 8:2)

'The cross has been given to procure salvation for us; the Spirit has been given to produce salvation in us. Christ risen and ascended is the basis of our salvation; Christ in our hearts by the Spirit is its power'

Watchman Nee

The Right Spirit

 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; (Isa 11:2)

David asked not only for forgiveness, cleansing and restoration of relationship with his God, but also for a renewed spirit. The differentiator between man and creatures is that the LORD has given man a spirit. A right spirit is one the masters over a man. The right spirit is one that connects and communicates with the soul; for example humility is a character drawn out of humble spirit (Prov 29:23). In other words, a right spirit from the LORD will guide a man into his destiny.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. (Rom 8:14)

We cannot forget that we are spiritual beings, and this advantage man has over all the creatures in the earth. A spirit of lust will drive man to desire things that destroys the body (1 Cor 6:17-19), but a right spirit from the LORD brings life (Rom 8:10). The negative spirit drives, but the right spirit is led by the Holy Spirit. The former leads to destruction and the latter to eternal life. Let us not be deceived, man will yield to one spirit only, either to the one of the world where it’s ruler is the devil and the other is of God which carries the mark of son-ship; the former will imprison and the latter will set free.