KHANDIE'S KORNER - June 20, 2004 | |
Timely Insights into God's Word from Khandielese Reyes | |
This Weeks Message- (scripture taken from King James Version) -PART 4 OF 7- And
unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who
hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire and his feet are like fine brass; I know thy works, and charity, and service, and
faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee,
because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach
and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication;
and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her
into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they
repent of their deeds. And I will kill her
children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the
reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira,
as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depth of Satan, as they
speak; I will put upon you none other burden. But
that which ye have already hold fast till I come. And
he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the
nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they
be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
And I will give him the morning star. He
that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. (Rev 2:18-29) The
church at Thyatira was very similar to the church at Pergamos in that they
also subjected themselves to false doctrine and followed after evil and corrupt teachings. Despite KNOWING the truth, many of the believers
there welcomed the false teachings of one who PROFESSED to be a prophetess,
but who was actually a servant of the devil, sent for the sole purpose of seducing the
servants of the Lord away from the truth. The
doctrine this woman taught led many into the depth of sin, and although she was given by
the Lord opportunity to repent, she refused and chose to not only continue LIVING the lie
but to continue spreading the evils of this falsity throughout the church. One may questioned how is it so that this woman
could so easily enter in and through the power of persuasion and
seduction lure many away from following the truth into acts of fornication and
the worshiping of idols. If these were indeed
men of God, how were they so easily persuaded into submission of false doctrine. The answer to this question is very simple. When we walk according to the Spirit, we do those
things OF the spirit. In like manner, when we
walk according to the flesh, we work the deeds of the flesh.
Although KNOWING the truth, these believers allowed their flesh to do the
leading and once that door was open, they then opened themselves to receive the deception
of the enemy. Whenever we walk according to
the LUST of our flesh, we reject those things of the Spirit for the flesh is at constant
war against the spirit. As we follow the flesh
it will lead to spiritual decay and death as it is written: For they that are AFTER the flesh do MIND the
things of the flesh; but they that are AFTER the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded IS death; but to be
spiritually minded IS life and peace. (Rom 8:5-6) and also For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the
Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot
do the things that ye would. But if ye be led
of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now
the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication,
uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry,
witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife,
seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness,
reveling, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in
time past, that they which do such things shall NOT inherit the kingdom of God.
(Gal 5:17-21) The believers in Thyatira
who followed after the teachings of the false prophetess Jezebel, no doubt rejected the
divine order of God the Father in allowing their flesh to lead, and subjected the spirit
to its authority. For just as it is
given by God a DIVINE ORDER within the church, within our households, within our lives,
there is also given divine order within each individual.
SPIRIT FIRST, then soul
(emotions) and following these things, the body (flesh).
Whenever we step out of Gods PERFECT order, we only bring havoc and
calamity to ourselves and there is a heavy price to pay when we are led by the flesh, just
as there are blessings that await those who are led by the Spirit. The
spirit of Jezebel hovers greatly in and around the church today. It enters the heart of one whos set against
the PROPER ORDER of the things of God and is allowed by those who are bent on following
after the weakness of their flesh. It is
a very manipulative, sneaky, unruly, seductive, prideful, and boastful spirit whose sole
intent is to lead man away from Gods natural order that leads to life, to the sins
of the flesh that leads to death. It enters
the church not in secret, but makes itself known and those who are walking according to
the Spirit can instantly identify its presence.
It hates the things of God thus, it speaks opposite of the truth and sadly
many have fallen prey to it. It often
disguises itself in the form of persuasive and alluring speech, and/or through a seductive physical presence and because
many are so focus on the outward, they take the bait and are immediately drawn to such. Having the foolish notion that if it looks
and sounds good, then it must be good, however
because a piece of fruit may APPEAR ripen and ready to eat outwardly, INWARDLY
it may be rotten to the core. You will not
know until you peel away its layers. This
spirit has been sent to corrupt the church, the heart of the believer, and so many have
eaten of its bitter and tasteless fruit and have digested it well without concern
that it shall lead to spiritual decay. Desiring
an excuse to continue in sinful behavior, they open themselves up to a doctrine that does
not condemn sin, but rather condones it. And
willfully submits to such that they may work the works of the flesh without conviction. But, the word of God condemns all sin, especially
the sin of fornication. Why? Because when one commits sexually sin, he does so
against his own body which is the A
word to those who are married, KEEP THE SPIRIT OF JEZEBEL FAR FROM YOU! For again, this spirit is sent to destroy the
natural plans and DIVINE ORDER of God. The
blessed union between husband and wife is identical to the union between Christ and The
Church. There IS DIVINE ORDER. Just as the Church (who is the BRIDE OF CHRIST) is
to submit herself to Christ, so the wife must submit herself to her husband. And, just as the body of Christ cannot usurp
authority over the head, (Jesus Christ our Lord), neither shall a wife usurp authority
over her husband but must surrender to the leadership and follow after the ways of the
Lord for a successful and blessed union. If
your husband has not completely surrendered to The Lord, pray for him my sisters, seeking
the Holy Spirits help in all things that he may become the husband God has called him to
be. And husbands, you must LOVE your wives as
Christ LOVES his bride THE CHURCH. Be kind,
patient, and tenderhearted, just as Christ Jesus is to us.
See HIM as your example and FOLLOW HIM!
You are not a dictator, but are called to be your wifes SPIRITUAL
covering just as Christ is the covering for His bride, The church. Therefore, be gentle and loving to your wives in
speech and in deed. To attempt to do it any
other way, will only lead to corruption. For the spirit of Jezebel seeks to enter in and
destroy the power of this union called marriage, IN the church, and IN the
households of husbands and wives. PLEASE
be
aware, be SPIRITUALLY aware. This
4th letter in the book of Revelation is sent to the church at Thyatira. There is warning to those who would teach false
doctrine and ALL who would submit themselves to these false teachings, giving themselves over to sin: Behold,
I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation,
EXCEPT THEY REPENT OF THEIR DEEDS. Surrender
ALWAYS to the TRUTH. Allow NO other doctrine
to enter into your spiritual ears and heart. Keep
yourselves pure and holy, by the Power of the Holy Spirit until that great and coming day
of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. BEHOLD
HE COMES QUICKLY! INDEED
HE COMES QUICKLY!!!! I Love you all so very much. Have a blessed week in the Lord and remember: Whatever we do, do ALL for the GLORY of GOD,
who ALONE is worthy of the GLORY and the PRAISE! The Lord be
with you this day and always! Shalom Uvracha
(Peace and Blessings)
.. Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh,
May the peace of the Lord be with you today and always KhandieleseDaughter & Servant of the Lord God |
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