DINING AT THE TABLE OF MERCY
Last week on Independence Day, I had a very vivid dream. In the sequence of this dream, I found myself sitting in a hallway of a very familiar church, surrounded by a group of people of whom I recognized. The corridors of the hallway were engulfed in complete darkness, but our circle of personnel was surrounded by a bright white light. As I stood in the center of the circle, I looked each member of the circle in the eyes and asked them to share their personal thoughts about my life. No matter how critical or condescending the commentary may have been, I demanded that everyone be brutally honest in the hope of revealing true intentions. During the course of this event, I discovered that my words and actions had badly wounded some emotionally and there was a festering spirit of unforgiveness. As I learned to surrender my heart and yield to the way of the Lord, there was a greater spiritual wave of reconciliation that flooded the entire room and lives were mended to complete wholeness. Saints of God, we have been battered and broken by the trials of life. Many have learned to cope in spite of having their spirit severely punctured by accusations and condemnation. These wounded soldiers have come to receive restoration at the wrong filling stations of what they perceived to be hope. Jesus in all of His truth has created a special invitation for all of us who are weary from the cares of this world. At the table of mercy, Jesus is preparing a special pavilion to cover us with the shroud of the Holy Spirit. Lord Jesus, please speak to our hearts in this hour: give us a heart to listen to your voice and make preparation to dine at the table of Your mercy.
FOCUS:
There is a spiritual 911 Emergency in the Body of Christ. Behind the veil of work-related obligations and religious activity lies a mass of wounded people that are suffering in silence. Many have become masterminds at concealing the pain from years of abuse, false accusation, and destructive words of condemnation. There are people experiencing a slow death process and without a surgical infusion of the Holy Spirit, they will not inherit eternal life.
** James 1:21: “Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the IMPLANTED WORD, which is able to save your souls.” **
1 st Timothy 4:1-2: “Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons 2)speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron.”
Jeremiah 14:10-12: “Thus says the Lord to this people: ‘Thus they have loved to wander; they have not restrained their feet. Therefore the Lord does not accept them; He will remember their iniquity now, and punish their sins 11)Then the Lord said to me, ‘Do not pray for this people, for their good 12)When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.”
Lamentations 4:16: “The face of the Lord scattered them; He no longer regards them. The people do not respect the priests nor show favor to the elders.”
Lamentations 5:7-8: “Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their iniquities 8) Servants rule over us; there is none to deliver us from their hand.”
Proverbs 21:16: “A man who wanders from the way of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.”
Psalm 31:20: “You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence, from the plots of man; You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.”
Psalm 18:1-2: “I will love You, O Lord, my strength 2) The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”
1 st John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Isaiah 1:18: “Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord, though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”
Revelation 3:20: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.”
** SOME HAVE BECOME SUCH ENEMIES OF THE CROSS THAT THEY WILL ACTUALLY REJECT THE COMING PROMISE OF JESUS CHRIST. **
BIBLICAL APPLICATION: (READ EZEKIEL 14:1-11)
The leaders of the Israel came to meet with Ezekiel for counsel
We have set up idols in our hearts and have annexed ourselves from God
There is an opportunity to repent from our wickedness
Do not reject the ministry of God’s ordained office of the prophet
Your iniquity will disqualify you from the Presence of God
BIBLICAL APPLICATION: (READ ACTS 4:1-37)
Peter and John begin to preach the Gospel and perform miracles
Peter and John were confronted by the religious sects
Peter and John were unashamed of the Gospel of Christ and risked their lives for the sake of the Cross
The testimony of God’s power created a fire of conviction and anointing within the people
As we see the manifestation of God’s truth, people will be compelled to lay aside their differences and gather under one accord
When we are walking in a spirit of true unity, no one should leave the premise the same way they came in
THERE WILL BE A PERSONAL SUMMIT WITH JESUS CHRIST TODAY. I’M
SURRENDERING ALL OF MY FAULTS AND DOUBTS IN THAT HE WOULD HAVE
COMPLETE DOMINION.
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