Tag: Jesus

“When was the last time you stood in the gap for someone who could not stand for himself? How often have you been an advocate friend for another? My heart never sways from a total commitment to you. I ask you to do the same for each other. Commit to each other with unbridled love. Be immovable in your love for each other. Stand strong alongside weaker hearts. Love as Jesus does. Love as I do.”

Romans 15:1-7 NIV 

1) We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.

2) Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

3) For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”

4) For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

5) May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus,

6) so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

7) Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.

 

It is so easy to forget that real, passionate, immovable love is at the center of all that the Lord does. Dead religion practices rituals, builds programs, does good stuff; and tolerates those who are less than perfect. It judges, condemns, and separates from others at the drop of a hat.

The kind of love that inspired the violence of the cross, the passion of the resurrection, and the promise of the return of Jesus is a love that each of us is called to practice. It is a selfless love devoted to living for the best interests of others. That is not a suggestion for each of us to consider. It is a command to us if we say that we belong to God.

Teach me Your ways, Lord,

Jim Corbett

“Become determined to follow My calling for you. Let nothing, I mean nothing, interfere with what you have been told to do for Me. You must understand the season in which you are living. It is the closing hours of what must come. My plans are unfolding at an increased rate. I need people whom I can trust to walk with My heart and My goals in mind, looking only to Jesus.

"If you are swayed by the invasions of the enemy, or even by immature believers, you will be unable to fulfill the reason you have been born. Shake loose from all the dictates of mankind. Stop following their rules, regulations, and timetables. You are Mine. You have been bought with a price. Become Mine from your heart now, not your head. We have much to do. Jesus made a way - now walk in it.”

Exodus 33:13-16 NIV

13) “If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.”

14) The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

15) Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.

16) How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”

Luke 9:23-25 AMP

23) And He said to all, If any person wills to come after Me, let him deny himself [disown himself, forget, lose sight of himself and his own interests, refuse and give up himself] and take up his cross daily and follow Me [cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also].

24) For whoever would preserve his life and save it will lose and destroy it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he will preserve and save it [from the penalty of eternal death].

25) For what does it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and ruins or forfeits (loses) himself?

 

God is calling His people to holiness. He is requiring the crucified life exhibited by Jesus as part of our devotion to Him. Praise without devotion is empty words set to a pretty melody. Worship without a proper, holy heart assignment is nothing more than religious games.

There is a groundswell of believers who are hearing the call of the heart of the Lord on their lives. It is deafening to those who hear it and as silent as a dog’s whistle to those who desire “business as usual” in their relationship with the Lord.

In the near future, what is required to prosper will have little to do with the ways of the world, even for those who are of the world. True prosperity will be governed by the Holy Spirit. It will be heavenly wealth given to those who have containers prepared to receive it, honor it, and share it as directed by the Father.

The price to flow in this life of Christ is high. It is the same price that was demonstrated from the manger to the cross. Abiding in absolute obedience, prospering in unselfish love, waiting as a prepared bride, and bathed in the exquisite fragrance of continual communion with our heavenly Father, the remnant believer will be the true representation of Jesus to a dying world. Are you part of it?

Prepare my heart, Lord,

Jim Corbett

“When you get a focused vision for doing My will, many intrusions will attempt to distract you. When you function in My will, new, rich fruit will become evident. When rich fruit from your functioning in Me becomes evident, attacks of the enemy will increase to distract you from keeping on course. They will be an attempt to sidetrack you from what you were doing to produce the rich fruit and force you to become an “enemy fighter.” It is a tactic often used to nullify your productivity for My kingdom. Keep your eyes on the course that you have been given and turn the warfare over to Me. I will be your defender. I will use My power on your behalf. You keep your attentions on your task at hand and continue to allow fruit from your efforts to ripen. I am your strong tower.”

Acts 4:29-35 NIV

29) “Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your Word with great boldness.

30) Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

31) After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

32) All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had.

33)  With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all.

34) There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales

35) and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he had need.

 

During this time of great pressure, the apostles prayed for boldness, not deliverance, and they did not refocus their attentions. The Lord responded with the provision of boldness, power, and unity. The work continued without the typical sidetracking.

If you are under pressure because of the inroads you are making for the Lord, turn the warfare over to Him and keep doing what is bearing fruit. Do not be enticed into the “alligator fight” that will quiet your work and garner your attention.

Keep me looking only to You,

 Jim Corbett

“Those of you, who have determined in your heart to hear My heart, know that something has recently happened in the spiritual realm. You are aware of the move into a darker time as promised in My Word. Corresponding to what has happened in the heavenlies, I have escalated your training. I need you to mature so that you will be able to minister to those who have not heeded My warnings for the past years.

"So many are fighting to make their world a better place. They have become so involved in coming against the progressing darkness that they have missed what is really happening. They have missed My call to wrap up with Me. Now they have no power to be light. They have never allowed Me to show them who Jesus really is. When the time comes, they will not be able to represent Him because they do not really know Him.

"You must be ready to show them Jesus. Embrace the trials that will change and strengthen you. Embrace Jesus. He is your only hope to overcome what is about to be brought forth in your world.”

Exodus 33:13-16 NIV

13) “If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.”

14) The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

15) Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.

16) How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”

Psalm 127:1 AMP

Except the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; except the Lord keeps the city, the watchman wakes but in vain.

Isaiah 48:3  NIV

I foretold the former things long ago, my mouth announced them and I made them known; then suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.

 

Many richer portions of the character of God are revealed to us as we go deeper into His Word and as we spend time with Him. One of the most evident and outstanding revelations of God is that He really means what He says. He always follows through on what He has promised. That is quite sobering as we see prophecy being fulfilled before our eyes. How can we be so nonchalant about our relationship with Him, knowing what follows these seemingly everyday events?

Stir up my nest, Lord,

Jim Corbett

“Delight yourself in the things that delight My heart. Become deeply involved in the situations to which I lead you. Invest yourself. No longer remain passive about the world around you. I want you to become passionate about your life and the people to whom I send you. Become passionate about My Word.

“You have lost your first love. Your heart has become hardened in a time when I need people to see the heart of Jesus in you. Shake off your complacency. I need your heart of fire about My ways, not your cold, complacent compliance. Wake up or you will miss My purpose for you. The enemy of My ways is not at rest. You sleep while he makes inroads into the hearts of those who have not heard because you have not told them. How can you not care?”

Esther 4:13-14 AMP 

13) Then Mordecai told them to return this answer to Esther. Do not flatter yourself that you shall escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews.

14) For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance shall arise for the Jews from elsewhere, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows but that you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this and for this very occasion?

Psalm 106:12-15 AMP

12) Then [Israel] believed His words [trusting in, relying on them]; they sang His praise.

13) But they hastily forgot His works; they did not [earnestly] wait for His plans [to develop] regarding them,

14) But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness and tempted and tried to restrain God [with their insistent desires] in the desert.

15) And He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their souls and [thinned their numbers by] disease and death.

Proverbs 29:1 AMP

He who, being often reproved, hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed—and that without remedy.

Proverbs 29:21 AMP

He who pampers his servant from childhood will have him expecting the rights of a son afterward.

 

Most of us become so mesmerized by the cares of our lives that we cease to place our greatest importance on the cares of our Lord. We may appear to be following our Father’s will by fellowshipping or throwing money at some cause; but our hearts are most of the time far from the heart of our Father. Eventually, our first heart zeal becomes atrophied. We spiritually zone out and cannot be moved by anything other than those things that directly concern us.

Sensitivity toward the heart of God is the inward desire of the compassionate heart. This heart cannot be satisfied until God’s heart is satisfied upon the completion of all things. It drives a person to whatever end will satisfy Father God’s heart and allow others to see Him. Those with a compassionate spirit unconditionally surrender all control of their lives to the Lordship of Jesus and joyfully embrace a life of self-denial.

Wake me up to Your ways, Lord,

Jim Corbett