How Is Your House?
"And when the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, walks through arid places, seeking rest, and does not find it, then says: I went back to my house, where I came from, and, coming back, finds it unoccupied, swept and adorned" Then it goes , and it carries with it seven other spirits worse than him and, entering, they inhabit there, and it is the last acts of that man worse than the first, so will this evil generation also happen. (Matthew 12: 43-45)
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THIS HOUSE IS OUR LIFE
After the cleansing, free of sin, the Word of God, is to do nothing, without occupants and adorned, it will be an invitation so that, beyond that spirit comes again, bring a little worse.
THE HOUSE HAS TO BE OCCUPIED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD!
He lacked, repent, become, be born again, leave the old man, his old mundane sin nature, and have a birth of God.
"Then he goes and takes the other seven spirits worse than himself, and when they enter, they dwell there, and the final state of that man is worse than the first" (Luke 11:26).
Let's examine what Jesus says before referring in empty houses:
In Luke chapter 11 verses 14 to 20, Jesus had expelled a dumb spirit from a man and he went on to speak. Some expressed the belief that Jesus did by the power of Beelzebub, the chief of demons. And Jesus explains: "If it were true, the kingdom of Satan is divided against itself and therefore would fall." He went to say: "But if I (Jesus) expel the demons by the finger of God the kingdom of God has come to you."
Jesus was talking to a group of people from his village (Jews) who had a negativist religion. They were unbelievers, and to see Jesus doing miracles just on the Sabbath day they said they were not true.
In Matthew 12, it was even clearer, because Jesus was condemned by them, for harvesting ears of corn; and heal a man with dry hands on Saturday.
They had seen enough to believe, and to change their lives, without changes they would become even worse.
After the flesh is crucified and the demons are expelled, we must fill with Christ, or better: LET JESUS REIGN IN US.
With what do we fill the house? With JESUS!
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Be filled with the Spirit of Christ (Character of God)
The result in being filled with the Spirit of Christ's purity and power is the fruit of the Spirit of God within us.
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance, against these things there is no law" (Galatians 5: 22-23).
"And those who are Christ's crucified the flesh with their passions and lusts." (Galatians 5:24)
The baptism by the waters is done for the repentance of the sins committed in the flesh, this is done by the men of God.
"And I, indeed, baptize you with water, for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose hedges I am not worthy to carry, he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire. Matthew 3:11)
It comes through the baptism with the Holy Spirit of God, who gives us these virtues, this power to face our enemy and overcome him. All power was given to us, in using the Name over all the Names "Jesus."
THE HOLY SPIRIT TURNS US AMBASSADORS OF CHRIST ON EARTH
All that Jesus received from the Father, He gives to everyone who believes in Him, to learn, to do, to trust, to do the same works on the earth that He did. And greater than these will do, He affirms! This is your Promise.
"So we are ambassadors from Christ, as if God pleaded with us, we pray you on behalf of Christ, to be reconciled to God." (2 Corinthians 5:20)
How do the fruits of the Holy Spirit look?
His character will be like Christ: "And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord, and to the delight of the fear of the Lord; he shall not judge according to the sight of his eyes, nor rebuke according to the hearing of his ears, but judge righteously the poor, and with equity reprove the meek of the earth, and smite the earth with the rod his mouth, and with him the breath of his lips will kill the wicked, and righteousness will be the belt of his loins, and faithfulness the belt of his kidneys. (Isaiah: 11: 2-5)
His house is filled with the Holy Spirit of God: His eyes are not carnal, spiritual will. We will not see according to the flesh, but according to the eyes of God. With mercy
FLIGHTS ARE ALREADY CLEANED, BY THE WORD I HAVE SPOKEN
"I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman, all the rod in me, that does not bear fruit, pulls it, and cleanses all that bears fruit, that it may bear more fruit, you are already clean, spoken, it is in me, and I in you, as the staff of itself can not bear fruit, if it is not in the vine, so also you, if it is not in me, I am the vine, you are the varas, it is in me, and I in him, that bears much fruit, because without me you can not do anything. (John 15: 1-5)
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"If you are in me, and my words are in you, you will ask whatever you want, and it will be done to you, in this my Father is glorified, that you will bear much fruit, and thus you will be my disciples, as the Father loved me, too I loved you, remain in my love, if you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept the commandments of my Father, and remain in his love, I have told you, my joy will remain in you and may your joy be complete (John 15: 7-11)
THE RESULT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: LOVE AND PEACE
You will love God above all things (you will put first) and your neighbor as yourself.
He is obedient in the statutes of God: he is faithful to the Father, and has dominion over the sin of the flesh.
PURIFICATION, THE CLEANING OF THE TEMPLE (Tabernacle, House, its body, direction of the Holy Spirit)
"In which you also together are edified for the dwelling place of God in Spirit." (Ephesians 2:22)
The sins of the flesh will have to be dominated by man himself, he will have to sacrifice the flesh that leads man to sin against God.
"I say, however: Walk in the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh, because the flesh covets against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh, and these oppose each other, so that you do not do what you want. if the works of the flesh are manifest, which are: adultery, prostitution, impurity, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, enmities, quarrels, emulations, anger, fights, dissensions, heresies, heresies, heresies, envies, homicides, bebedices, gluttonies, and things like these, about which I declare to you, as I have already told you, that those who commit such things will not inherit the kingdom of God (Galatians 5: 16-21).
But, IF I AM GUIDED BY THE SPIRIT, IT IS NOT UNDER THE LAW
The Spirit will give strength so that man can have dominion over his own flesh.
Man will do it with the help of the Holy Spirit, those who do not have it, will not dominate the flesh, will be overcome by sin. The Spirit says (he speaks) to those who overcome:
"He who has ears, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches: When I overcome, I will give him to eat from the tree of life, which is in the middle of God's paradise" (Revelation 2: 7).
Eat the best of the earth, the fruit of the tree of life, which is kept for the victors.
THE CHURCH, TEMPLE, HOUSE OF GOD
"He who has ears, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches: He who overcomes will not receive the harm of the second death." (Revelation 2:11)
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"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches: To him who overcomes I will give to eat of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new written name, which no one knows except that which hear receiving. " (Revelation 2:17)
"And to him who overcomes, and to keep my works to the end, I will give him power over the nations." (Revelation 2:26)
"He who overcomes will be clothed in white robes, and by no means will I tear his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels." (Revelation 3: 5)
"Whom to overcome, I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and it will never come out of it, and I will write on it the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which descends from heaven , God, and also my new name (Revelation 3:12)
"To him who overcomes I will grant him to settle with me on my throne, even as I overcome, and I sat down with my Father on his throne." (Revelation 3:21)
To end:
"He who overcomes, will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be my son." (Revelation 21: 7)
The doctrine of predestination falls - "CONDITIONAL"
Because if you are predestined, chosen, you would not have to overcome sin. And neither to overcome the desire of the flesh, and there would be no need for Jesus to die to free us from the power of the enemy - DEATH.
Predestined, with one condition: That the grace of the Lord Jesus is that the "FAITH" if you believe in Him and repent of your sins and be born again, a new creation, obedient to His Word, on foot while walking, making the same things he did, fight against evil.
OVERCOMING SIN
Jesus died in my place and paid my sin for the condemnation of death, and gave them eternal life and grace.
Jesus with his blood returned the freedom to choose my path, reconciled me with God, to be able to return to the Father, to receive back the Way to eternal life. (The path of the tree of life, which was kept until Jesus arrives.)
It's for everyone! ... THE SINNERS!
"And when he cast out the man, he put cherubs on the east side of the garden of Eden, and an inflamed sword that went about, to keep the way of the tree of life." (Genesis 3:24)
THE GRACE, THE INERTER OF GOD
It is because of the faith that we believe, when we heard his instructions, Jesus said: "He who hears my words and makes them"
If we were chosen, because of the predestination to Salvation, God had already chosen us, he would have no need of Baptism with his Holy Spirit, nor faith, nor perseverance, nor hope, nor believe in his Son. Neither of sanctification, nor of fighting against sin, nor against evil.
GOD predestinated us the liberation of the death penalty, promised us a Savior, liberator of death. Free! For his mercy and love.
He freed us from the death penalty, with his sacrifice.
The blood of the LAMB, delivered us from eternal death, gave us back eternal life. The resurrection of the dead. We are free from the hand of the meirinho, from the condemnation of death. He reconciled us to God again.
He predestined us eternal life.
Anyway the right to choose our own destiny, Free will, there are two ways, for each of us to choose:
Life with Christ, or Life without Him, with destiny together with the devil and his angels (the demons).
THE GRACE OF GOD, IS, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REPENTANCE
We have a life after death, which we must fight to enter the kingdom of heaven, and reign eternally with Christ.
Be worthy and deserving, holy (obedient), we observe as Christ here on earth, and we are called, as children of God, the Almighty Almighty in Christ Jesus, and the power of his Spirit.
That is why it is written there at the end of his Word, the sanctified ones, continue sanctifying themselves, until their return, This is an invitation! And not an order. And, of free will! Everyone, individually!
"Whoever is unjust, do injustice still, and whoever is unclean, is still subject, and whoever is just, do justice still, and whoever is holy, is still sanctified, and behold, we come early, and my reward is with me. reward each one according to his work "(Revelation 22: 11-12)
Peace be with you @lorennys!
Certainly, the body is the house where God wants to live, a clean house represents those who live at home. Let us keep a clean heart and God will say: Home, sweet home!
Amen beloved church that our house be full only of its glory
Good message, Sister L, I always studied that part of the writing and the title of the message caught my attention. I look forward to having a clean heart every day.
Amen sure God will help you as long as your desire and a lot of disposition, you are a humble man and great commitment to help others I think is a good sign fondness
Our guest of honor is always our beloved Jesus Christ
so is sister our smell be pleasing to God