Let us Stand on the Ground of the Cross and let us – daily, hourly, consciously and unconsciously – Reckon our old man as Dead.
This is the secret of Overcoming sin and the devil.
If sin does not reign in us, the devil will have no ground in us.
On my part, Abiding is nothing but the Acceptance of my Position, the Consent to be Kept There, the Surrender of Faith to the Strong Vine Still to Hold the feeble branch.
Yes, I will, I do Abide in Thee, Blessed Lord Jesus.
We must learn to distrust ourselves, for we are prone to err; and the more self-assured we are, the more we are liable to go astray.
Abide in Me, and I in you.
In other words, Accept, Consent, to Receive that Divine Life of Union with Him.
As you Abide in Him, He Also Will Abide in you even as He Abides in the Father.
Today we may Indeed Rule Ove All things by Exercising the Authority which our Lord Has Given to us.
We should be Kings Today who Rule Over All the evil spirits by Stopping their works
ACTS 2.4
and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit,
EPHESIANS 5.18
but be filled in the Spirit,
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JOHN 15.5
I AM the vine, you the branches;
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MATTHEW 20.26
but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your servant;
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JOHN 15.7
if you may remain in Me, and My sayings may remain in you, whatever you may wish you will ask, and it will be done to you.
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for if by the offense of the one death reigned through the one, much more those who are receiving the abundance of grace and of the free gift of righteousness, in life will reign through the one—Jesus Christ.
God has This Message to Every Christian,
My child, I want you to be Filled with the Spirit.
Let your answer be, Father, I want It too.
I am Ready; I Yield myself to Obey my God.
Let me be Filled with Thy Spirit.
The entire question revolves around the matter of your Heart Motivation: Why do you do these things?
