The Glory
The Glory IS the Faith IS the Blood IS the Life IS the (Living) Water IS the Holy Spirit IS Love IS God IS given in measure
THE GLORY OF GOD? How is it released/granted/given?
"...from glory to glory..." - FROM GLORY TO GLORY ...MEASURE TO MEASURE ...FAITH TO FAITH!! God has promised through the Rainbow Covenant NOT to flood the world again [all at one time] but this same [spiritual] water [of the Flood] will spiritually cover ALL of man, nonetheless! The Living Water will consume US ALL!
"to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently IN THE DAYS OF NOAH while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, and THIS WATER SYMBOLIZES BAPTISM THAT NOW SAVES YOU also..." (1 Peter 3:20-21, NIV)
THIS IS THE LIVING WATER... THE SPIRIT OF GOD!
"WHOEVER BELIEVES IN ME, as Scripture has said, RIVERS OF LIVING WATER WILL FLOW FROM WITHIN THEM."(John 7:38)
"...and the water that I will give him shall become in him A WELL OF WATER, SPRINGING UP TO LIFE age-during..."(John 4:14, YLT)
"Jesus, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, returned from the Jordan and WAS LED AROUND BY THE SPIRIT in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil." (Luke 4:1-2)
"And Jesus returned to Galilee IN THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT..." (Luke 4:14)
"THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised..." (Luke 4:18)
Christ was FILLED with the SPIRIT ...ALL of the SPIRIT!
"For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for GOD GIVETH NOT THE SPIRIT BY MEASURE UNTO HIM. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand." (John 3:34-35)
WE [the rest of us] are filled MEASURE to MEASURE
"For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as GOD HATH DEALT TO EVERY MAN THE MEASURE OF FAITH."(Romans 12:3)
FAITH to FAITH
"...THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IS REVEALED FROM FAITH TO FAITH; as it is written, 'The just shall live by faith.'"(Romans 1:17)
"...the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but WE OURSELVES, WHO HAVE THE FIRSTFRUITS OF THE SPIRIT, GROAN INWARDLY AS WE WAIT EAGERLY FOR OUR ADOPTION to sonship, the redemption of our bodies."(Romans 8:21-23)
"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but THE SPIRIT HIMSELF INTERCEDES FOR US THROUGH WORDLESS GROANS. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because THE SPIRIT INTERCEDES FOR GOD'S PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WILL OF GOD."(Romans 8:26-27, NIV)
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but OF POWER, and OF LOVE, and OF A SOUND MIND." (2 Timothy 1:7)
It is HIS FAITH ..HIS SPIRIT that is given by measure ...It is NOTHING WE DO! God has promised never to FLOOD the earth again! It is faith to faith, glory to glory, and measure to measure!
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that ["that faith"] NOT OF YOURSELVES [NOT of your own faith or will] IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD. Not of works, lest any man should boast. For WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which GOD HAS BEFORE ORDAINED that we should walk in them." (Eph. 2:8-10)
Faith IS the [Spiritual] BLOOD of CHRIST! It feeds the whole BODY! LIFE is in the BLOOD! LIFE is in the WHEELS! It is the LIVING WATER!
"Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; NEVER AGAIN SHALL THERE BE A FLOOD to destroy the earth." (Genesis 9:11)
"to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently IN THE DAYS OF NOAH while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, and THIS WATER SYMBOLIZES BAPTISM THAT NOW SAVES YOU also..." (1 Peter 3:20-21, NIV)
"For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as GOD HATH DEALT TO EVERY MAN THE MEASURE OF FAITH."(Romans 12:3)
This is NOT a "flood" that will judge and destroy the flesh [as the Holy Spirit surely will do] ...it is a fountain, taking course in due time… Not ALL at ONE TIME... It is a river... Rivers of Living Water
"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'FROM HIS INNERMOST BEING WILL FLOW RIVERS OF LIVING WATER.'" (John 7:38)
"And he shewed me A PURE RIVER OF WATER OF LIFE, CLEAR AS CRYSTAL, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb." (Rev 22:1)
This is the LIVING WATER described in Ezekiel
"Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, WATERS ISSUED OUT FROM UNDER THE THRESHOLD of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar." (Ezekiel 47:1)
"And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, HE MEASURED A THOUSAND CUBITS, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles. AGAIN HE MEASURED A THOUSAND, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. AGAIN HE MEASURED A THOUSAND, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins. AFTERWARD HE MEASURED A THOUSAND; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over." (Ezekiel 47:3-5)
¼ - LIVING WATER to the ankles
¼ - LIVING WATER to the knees
¼ - LIVING WATER to the loins
¼ - LIVING WATER a river that could NOT BE PASSED OVER!!
Again, this is NOT a "flood" ...it is a fountain, taking course in due time... It is a river... Rivers of Living Water
It is FAITH! It is the BLOOD of CHRIST!!
"But flesh with THE LIFE thereof, which IS THE BLOOD thereof, shall ye not eat." (Gen 9:4)
"For THE LIFE OF THE FLESH IS IN THE BLOOD: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul."(Leviticus 11:11)
"For IT IS THE LIFE OF ALL FLESH; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for THE LIFE OF ALL FLESH IS THE BLOOD thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off." (Lev 11:14)
"Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh."(Deuteronomy 12:23)
"Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, AND DRINK HIS BLOOD, YE HAVE NO LIFE IN YOU." (John 6:53)
It is the WINGS of the CHERUBIM!
"When the creatures moved, I HEARD THE SOUND OF THEIR WINGS, LIKE THE ROAR OF RUSHING WATERS, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings." (Ezekiel 1:24)
It is in the WHEELS of the CHERUBIM!!
"Each one went straight ahead. WHEREVER THE SPIRIT WOULD GO, THEY WOULD GO, without turning as they went." (Ezekiel 1:12)
"WHEREVER THE SPIRIT WOULD GO, THEY WOULD GO, and the wheels would rise along with them, because THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING CREATURES WAS IN THE WHEELS." (Ezekiel 1:20)
It is the FATHER's FAITH that HE gives to the SON... is given to us... It is NOTHING WE DO!!
"But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, WHOM THE FATHER WILL SEND IN MY NAME, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you." (John 14:26)
"All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that HE WILL TAKE OF MINE AND DECLARE IT TO YOU."(John 16:15)
The Water AND the Blood
The Water mixed with the Blood and became LIVING WATER!! The life is in the BLOOD! Now the life is in the WATER ...the LIVING WATER!!
"This is the one who came BY WATER AND BLOOD... JESUS CHRIST. HE DID NOT COME BY WATER ONLY, BUT BY WATER AND BLOOD. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth." (1 John 5:6)
This is how we know...
"Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. In fact, THIS IS LOVE FOR GOD: TO KEEP HIS COMMANDS. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. THIS IS THE VICTORY THAT HAS OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God." (1 John 5:1-5)
Did you get that?
"For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world ...our faith." (1 John 5:4)
"Faith" is evidence...
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1)
Each is dealt a measure:
"...as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith..." (Romans 12:3)
But "faith" will grow:
"...because your faith grows exceedingly." (2 Thessalonians 1:3)
"So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." (Romans 10:17)
"But WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE HIM, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." (Hebrews 11:6)
Wow! Without "faith" it is "impossible" to please God?! Thank GOD HE gives us faith! We are DOERS because HE gives us FAITH TO DO!
"But BE YE DOERS OF THE WORD, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves." (James 1:22)
The race of faith will be won through Christ:
"...let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, LOOKING UNTO JESUS, THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH..." (Hebrews 12:2)
If God judges with equity, no respecter of persons, no favoritism
"Say among the nations, 'The lord reigns.' The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; HE WILL JUDGE THE PEOPLES WITH EQUITY." (Psalm 96:10)
"For GOD DOES NOT SHOW FAVORITISM."(Romans 2:11, NIV)
And yet some are born, filled with the Spirit from the womb
"For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. HE WILL ALSO BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT, EVEN FROM HIS MOTHER'S WOMB." (Luke 1:15)
And some are wicked from the womb
"EVEN FROM BIRTH THE WICKED GO ASTRAY; FROM THE WOMB THEY ARE WAYWARD, SPREADING LIES." (Psalm 58:3)
The Spirit is given in measure, faith to faith, glory to glory
"For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as GOD HATH DEALT TO EVERY MAN THE MEASURE OF FAITH." (Romans 12:3)
"But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being TRANSFORMED INTO THE SAME IMAGE FROM GLORY TO GLORY, just as by the Spirit of the Lord." (2 Cor 3:18)
UNTIL
"For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for GOD GIVETH NOT THE SPIRIT BY MEASURE UNTO HIM. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand."
(John 3:34-35)
Those born filled with the Spirit have already experienced the furnace of affliction.
"But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being TRANSFORMED INTO THE SAME IMAGE FROM GLORY TO GLORY, just as by the Spirit of the Lord." (2 Cor 3:18)
"But someone will say, 'HOW ARE THE DEAD RAISED UP? AND WITH WHAT BODY DO THEY COME?' Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies. And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain... perhaps wheat or some other grain. But GOD GIVES IT A BODY AS HE PLEASES, and to each seed its own body." (1 Cor 15:35-38)
With each "BODY" comes its own "GLORY" ...All "flesh" is NOT the same ...each has its own GLORY
"ALL FLESH IS NOT THE SAME flesh, but there is one kind of FLESH OF MEN, another FLESH OF ANIMALS, ANOTHER OF FISH, AND ANOTHER OF BIRDS." (1 Cor 15:39)
Living Water
"Let no man think lightly of goodness, saying in his heart, it will not come nigh unto me. Even by the falling of water-drops a water-pot is filled; the wise man becomes full of good, even if he gather it little by little." (Buddhism, Dham. 121)
"...THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IS REVEALED FROM FAITH TO FAITH; as it is written, 'The just shall live by faith.'" (Romans 1:17)
