“He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.”
Jesus at the last knows that He is about to step into His purpose and He models doing so silently.
Not defending His reputation in any way. There is no self promotion as He walks on into His victory.
No sense of clinging on. He lets go and allows Himself to be swept along through His pain to the Resurrection victory that was God’s intention and will.
In this way He role models His implicit trust in the Father and a willingness to submit and relinquish self control.
We sense this to be our position now too.
That we are the generation who will fully partner and step into God’s plan to walk into the effective governmental authority of His kingdom on earth.
To be those who having the capacity to know His heart and mind can be trusted to be His eyes, ears, hands, feet and mouth here on earth.
Be part of His will for restoration and redemption.
His will to chisel us into the new shape, clothe us in the colour of His Spirit will enable us to change the atmosphere to one He commands with solutions to bless the world.
It is a place where we feel to be going so deep that we have to be washed along on trust and out of our own control. No longer knee deep in the river or even touching the bottom.
The church body has the opportunity, it has the kingdom solutions for earth and a world that is ever being exposed to the reality that it has no other solutions to rely upon.
Our temptation, in the river, is to try to put out our toes to try to reach the familiarity of the bottom but our prayer must instead be for God to teach us to swim instead.
Equally to put faith and trust into the river being the safe place to be.
It is reminiscent of the vision Ezekiel was shown of the river flowing with fresh life.
“Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen. It was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.”
The season in the natural is so obviously one where God is exposing the counterfeit in everything in the world’s systems.
Offering the opportunity for the church body to step in with legitimate solutions that the world does not have.
The two strands are observing systems failing and God’s allowing their discrediting, shame and therefore lack of hope. Versus the alternative of that of a kingdom with Christ as king and hope.
Disillusioned with the world the unveiling of Christ becomes the solution.
Our sense of separation from God becoming less our experience and instead we are awakening to the reality of union and that we are carrying Christ within us.
We can enjoy a relationship with Him, the source and game changer. The connection to wisdom and the Creators mind and original intentions.
“My old identity has been co-crucified with Christ and no longer lives. And now the essence of this new life is no longer mine, for the Anointed One lives his life through me—we live in union as one! My new life is empowered by the faith of the Son of God who loves me so much that he gave himself for me, dispensing his life into mine!”
Darkness becomes shut off when the light emanating from His image within and upon us changes the atmosphere. His credibility can be seen and sensed.
Where the world has been framed by darkness and the cracked mirrors of the delusion the enemy has been creating and defining; we can now step back into the truth and authentic beauty of God.
Our motivation rooted in the source of Christ and not in our selves and our own agenda, becomes a source to resolve the mess.
It requires us risking stepping into what God is doing.
Leaving the familiarity and comfort of our own strength and trusting the opportunity of the new life encompassing our healing and that of the nations.
We will always be moving and changing and therefore will not get solidated. Change is the new normal, new shaped doorways to fit through as we move from glory to glory.
Keeping our old solid shape inside us we will not fit through we have to become more fluid or vapour like to transform. Our spiritual rather than our flesh.
We have to allow God to go ahead and make the changes. To some we will have the aroma of death to others life. Those needing Christ will be attracted to our aroma and desiring of it. To others we will become increasingly an aroma that is obnoxious and undesirable.
He enables us to let go of our reputation, in silence, without defending ourselves.
As He, the lamb led to slaughter.
The illustration shows us deep in the river, overwhelmed in the blue presence of God’s Spirit. Taking on the liquidity and vapour of the Spiritual and emanating light that pushes back the darkness in the world.
Four Scriptures that come to mind :
“He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.” Isaiah 53:7 ESV
“Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen. It was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.” Ezekiel 47:5 ESV
“My old identity has been co-crucified with Christ and no longer lives. And now the essence of this new life is no longer mine, for the Anointed One lives his life through me—we live in union as one! My new life is empowered by the faith of the Son of God who loves me so much that he gave himself for me, dispensing his life into mine!” Galatians 2:20 TPT
“Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, flowing with water clear as crystal, continuously pouring out from the throne of God and of the Lamb. The river was flowing in the middle of the street of the city, and on either side of the river was the Tree of Life, with its twelve kinds of ripe fruit according to each month of the year. The leaves of the Tree of Life are for the healing of the nations.” Revelation 22:1-2 TPT
The song Hallelujah On My Knees. Katie and Bryan Torwalt
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