Inner Gold/Child perspectives 6
NOW I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
but is under tutors & governors until the time appointed of the father.
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
but when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his son, made of a woman, made under the law,
To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
& Because ye are sons, God sent forth the spirit of his son into your hearts, crying, Ab’ba, Father. -Galatians 4:1-6
In this we find the promise of this season, which we know as the adoption through scripture. The crown in which is held, being the supplications of both peace and reconciliation of our journey.
The calling of this season, is the service we find worthy of the journey in Divine sight.
Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
but now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak & beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage?
Ye observe days, & months, & times, & years.
I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: Ye have not injured me at all.
Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the Gospel unto you at the first. -Galatians 4:8-13
Again, taking on this season with purpose upholds the path toward promise, & none can take that away. However there are many who may avoid or neglect those that strive toward these things.
Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, & have given them to me.
Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?
They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you that ye might affect them.
but it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, & not only when I am present with you. -Galatians 4:15-18
In this, I hear that to be sober and vigilant in this season is discernment. That as it is written, the adversary as a lion, seeks to devour who may be found. Any walking into this season should likewise be bold as lions in the sight of adversity, because there is much to be met therewith.
THE CHURCH OF PHILADELPHIA
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
-Rev 3:7-13
CHILDREN IN THE MARKET
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
-Matthew 11:16-19
FACE THINE ENEMIES
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
-Matthew 5:41-45
SHEEP AMONG WOLVES (PROTECT YOUR PEACE)
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
-Matthew 10:16
12 And when ye come into an house, salute it.
13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. -Matthew 10:12-13
THE FIERY TRIALS
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
-1 Peter 4:12
But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.
Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
-1 Peter 4:15-19
USE ALITTLE WINE (LEARN SOMTHING NEW)
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.
Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.
-1 Timothy 5:23-25
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. -Proverbs 23:20-24
CONSIDER WHAT IS BEFORE YOU (THE BEATITUDES)
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. -Proverbs 23:1-3
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. -Matthew 5:1-13