“Dig Deeper”
September, 2013
Early
in September, 2013, I sat in the presence of the Lord and He spoke these words
to me, “Dig Deeper”. The Holy Spirit is
the One who unveils to us the will of Jesus and the Father in our lives. I received these words and did not take any
offence at the Lover of my soul admonishing me to have yet a closer intimacy
with Him. I began to pray and confess, “Lord
I am digging deeper” knowing that He would unfold to me His perfection for my
walk with Him now and continually.
In
our study of God’s word, my husband and I were in the book of Ezekiel which depicts
a vision-journey of Ezekiel to Jerusalem.
In chapter 47, there is the symbolic viewing of a life-giving
stream (“river of water of life”). In these passages (47:3-5), Ezekiel is taken
to ankle deep waters, knee deep waters, waist deep waters, and finally waters
that could only be navigated by swimming. When I came upon these scripture
passages, they began to unfold within me an understanding of the command to “Dig
Deeper”. I’m sure that the understanding
of “digging deeper” will continue to unfold throughout my life.
The
life giving flow that God desires for each of us does not reside in measures
where we are assured of our spiritual standing with things we have learned and
practiced. There is a depth that God is
calling us to where we cannot depend on our past or present knowledge of Him. We must get to the place where we begin “swimming
under the power of the guidance of the Holy Spirit” totally and
completely. In this state, we will
realize that it is God and God alone who is bringing forth His will in our
lives. We are not leaning to our own
understanding because it does not work in this arena where Jesus is Lord of “All”. Self interest, self-absorption, self-will,
pride, subtle pride, and all that the Holy Spirit reveals and illumines must be
abandoned by us to “swim” in the waters of His presence. It is when we “swim” that His perfect will is
unfolding for our lives.
I
am challenged by my Savior to “Dig Deeper”.
I invite you as Believer to ask the Holy Spirit how this challenge can
unfold in your life.
“Dig Deeper”
Marsha Deveaux Johnson,
http://hepzibah40.blogspot.com
“Contraception”
9(/29/13)
Contraception:
A
device or chemical used to prevent pregnancy.
Spiritual
Contraception:
Any
device or practice allowed in the life of the Believer to prevent the
conception, growth, development, and production of God’s will.
As
I sat in the presence of the Lord, He spoke the word “contraception” to
me. I immediately knew what the word
meant and awaited His explanation of this release. He began to elaborate in my spirit that His
people are allowing hindrances (i.e., contraception) to abide in their lives
that shut down the natural spiritual pregnancies that are supposed to happen,
come to term and bring forth the fruit
of His will in their lives.
When
pregnancy is prevented, it disorders the flow of nature and reroutes hormones
in the physical body. This is also true
in the body of Christ. When the will of
God is shut down in our individual lives, we do not prosper spiritually. We become stagnant, self-absorbed,
self-directed, self-willed, and generally running our own show. This brings us to the point where we cannot get
pregnant and produce the fruit that is to bless the body of Christ. Christ blesses us to be a blessing. When we shut down the blessing of proper
fruit production, we cannot bless others.
I
prayed a prayer that God would first reveal to me the contraceptive measures I
am allowing in my life that would hinder the spiritual pregnancies that should
come forth in me. I want to produce all
that God has ordained from before the foundation of the world for my life.
Are you allowing the
Holy Spirit to impregnate you with God’s will and purpose?
Are you taking/allowing
contraceptives (spiritual hindrances) to shut down the God ordained spiritual
pregnancies?
What are you allowing
that is preventing the spiritual pregnancy ordained by God?
Name the contraceptives
and begin to ask the Holy Spirit to help you obey God.
Marsha Deveaux Johnson,
http://hepzibah40.blogspot.com
