When our relationships here on earth find redemption and
reconciliation, there is a glorious unity established between earth and heaven
and heaven and earth, which is the essence of revival. Revival is not through singing. It may come out of revival, but it is not a product
of it. Good singing is the result of the
unity of the saints coming together in harmony of the Holy Ghost. When those relationships are reconciled we
have the foundation of growth and revival in God.
Matthew 18:3 - 7
So, He’s introduced these individuals called little children
and they are very close to the heart of God.
He goes on to speak about these little children again.
Matthew 18:10
That beholding the face of the Father means that they have
access to the throne. It’s not that they
are standing before the throne forever and ever ignoring their guardianship,
their stewardship of these little children. It means whenever one of these
little children are offended they immediately go and carry the message and
register it with God in heaven. They
have full access. So, we have this
contrast between what is going on in heaven related to what’s going on in
earth.
Where is heaven? It
is right here. All we have to do is have
our eye and ears touched by the Holy Spirit and the immediacy, the relationship
and the interrelatedness that goes on between heaven and earth becomes apparent. Now to contrast, in verse 7. This world, bad things happen in this
world. There is an idealise picture of
the world that is in direct contrast with reality and what the bible speaks
about the world. Now I’m not the person
to preach gloom and doom. I have a
carpet beside my bed that has eagles on it.
In the morning, I hop on it and spread my wings to glide throughout my
day. I’m what Pauline calls the world
worst optimist. But I have no delusions
about this world.
There are three pulls marked by God. There is the internal pull, the flesh, the
external pull, the world, and there’s the infernal pull, from hell.
Offenses are the combination of violations and rip offs
happen while we are on this earth. In
this world you will have tribulation and woe to the world because of
offenses. This present life is not for
the squeamish. This present life is not
for the over sensitive. As you read the
word of God you become renewed and prepared for whatever can happen in a
deranged, disordered fallen system, that is in contradiction with heaven
itself. That is why in the world, if you
are a Christian, you will have persecution and trial.
The best thing that ever happened to this world we will
celebrate, the coming of Jesus Christ.
The gift of God and we sent him back to heaven full of holes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjiNW3Ch4fs&t=3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjiNW3Ch4fs&t=3s
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