The Word, the Name, the Blood by Joyce Meyer

Author:Joyce Meyer [Meyer, Joyce]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: REL012000
ISBN: 9780446549202
Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 2008-10-22T17:00:00+00:00

EXPERIENCE THE FREEDOM JESUS PURCHASED FOR YOU

So, since Christ suffered in the flesh for us, for you, arm yourselves with the same thought and purpose [patiently to suffer than fail to please God]. For whoever has suffered in the flesh [having the mind of Christ] is done with [intentional] sin [has stopped pleasing himself and the world, and pleases God],

So that he can no longer spend the rest of his natural life living by [his] human appetites and desires, but [he lives] for what God wills.

1 Peter 4:1,2

I am not suggesting that the power in Jesus’ name won’t work without perfect obedience. I am making a point that the power in the name of Jesus will not be released to anyone who is not seriously pressing toward the mark of the high calling in Christ (Phil. 3:14 KJV), which is maturity — and maturity requires extreme obedience. Extreme obedience requires a willingness to suffer in the flesh, in a godly way, for example, by denying yourself something you want that you know isn’t good for you, if need be, in order to know and do the will of God.

Often we have to suffer in order to be delivered from suffering. There is a godly suffering and an ungodly suffering. There were years in my life that I suffered ungodly things: depression, hatred, emotional turmoil of every kind, mental torment caused from extreme worry and anxiety and many other such miseries.

In order for me to experience the freedom Jesus purchased for me, I needed to be obedient to His Word. His Word instructed me in a new way of living. For example it told me to forgive those who had hurt me and even to bless them. I didn’t want to; my flesh screamed, “It’s not fair.” The Holy Spirit wrestled with me. He continued to teach me, continued to bring me closer and closer to Jesus. Finally, my love for Jesus grew to the place that I was willing to obey Him even though I had to suffer in the flesh, by forgiving and even blessing, to do so.

The longer you are in relationship with the Lord, the more you should grow in your love for Him. The more you love Him, the more you will obey Him.

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