BELONGING
The Father dropped strong prophetic insight with overwhelming presence this morning on me. I couldn't sleep so I got up at 5am to seek The Lover of my soul.
You might ask, well, what are you hearing? One word, BELONGING. Listen, the number one human need is to BELONG, to matter, to be accepted... to KNOW you are loved. The devil understands this, so he offers imposters with well packed lies, and ungodly systems/groups/body politics to snare people's carnality with "benefits," all to gain CONSENT for their EXPLOITATION. He is the "father of lies!" Resist! Answer his deception by the truth of God's Word, "SUBMIT, therefore to God, RESIST the devil and he must flee!"
Back to point, my hope is that, this heart-felt prophetic encounter impacts you as much as it did me. Amen. The TRUTH is, if we are born again, we BELONG to the King of the universe... and DESIRED of Him, wow! Such value! Such significance! He longs for us more than we long for Him. He is more committed to our maturity than we are. His grip on us is greater than our grip on Him. You are the redeemed to BELONG. By revelation, this needs to establish deep security IN US, that no devil from hell, the world or our own "stinkin' thinkin'" can move us from being at home in His heart. BELONGING. Hallelujah!
In our divine partnership, we are well aware He does the "heavy lifting," correct? No doubt, He can easily accomplish His will by Himself, YET He still chose us to be yoked up with him. BELONGING.
The Master says, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Matt. 11:28-30.
He invites us to follow Him... into kingdom LIFESTYLE of "righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit." The GREAT INVITATION TO BELONG!
It does COST a price that we CANNOT afford to deny, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.” Mark 8:34-38.
In light of what's being said, ask yourself, WHERE DO I BELONG, to Whom do I BELONG?
We BELONG to something, yea, Someone Who is greater than anything man can contrive. The revelation that hit me this morning, that I'm compelled to impart to you, is the nature of this double edged sword of BELONGING. Firstly, the power, the truth, of BELONGING to Christ, being so near that we are "hidden in Him." This is the most solid, secure, and immovable condition, position, status, identity we could ever posses... IT TRULY IS OURS! Secondly, let this sink in, we are not our own. We are LITERALLY bond servants, sons, a collective bride yoked to our Lover King. He possess every nuance and desire of our lives... we are CALLED to radically live as AMBASSADOR of this Message. We are MESSENGERS of the gospel of the Kingdom, a government, a family of eternal BELONGING! Knowing this truth is important to endure the troubles ahead and to thrive in the face of the enemy!
As a warning, a reality check, the world we live in IS increasing with wickedness... it is NOT getting better folks! Then how do we live victoriously? It's simple but not easy,
"They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death." Rev. 12:11.
SO our victory is "loving not our lives to the death." We are not obligated or snared by the arguments, intimidation, or manipulation of this world, nor the blood-baths being waged in religion, nor the seductive hooks to other systems, clubs, or body politics that demand our loyalty above Christ! We BELONG to Another, Who desires to TOTALLY possess us. Our full surrender to Him is our LIBERTY! Empowered to say NO! To be emboldened as spiritual insurrectionists against ba'als, man-kings, medical-tyrants, murderers, monopoly-men, propagandists, technological manipulation, globalists, idols, ego, or fork-tongued preachers! We do NOT consent, boldly RESIST, empowered with confidence no matter the threats. OUR TESTIMONY REMAINS SOLID, JESUS CHRIST IS LORD AND WE BELONG TO HIM!
When we know, that we know, that we know, we already BELONG to Christ the searching stops for false lovers and the approval of man. Again, we already BELONG! In simple terms, Because we BELONG, we HEAR and OBEY Christ from the foundation of LOVE and TRUTH. Stay your course. I will say it one more time, YOU BELONG!
