Here is another invaluable article worth reading, taken from one of the writings of Bro. Arthur Burt. It is an amazing follow-up to the series taught recently on intimacy with God. What does it mean? Here’s the view dealing with total dependence on the Holy Spirit or self-dependence; our willingness to submit to the scrutiny of the One who alone knows us and can help our infirmities.
“Ponder the following: “A man of words and not of deeds, is like a garden full of weeds!” Am I prepared to welcome the Divine Gardener to weed my garden?
Hebrews 2:1 “Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.”
In the margin of the KJV, the following expounds on the phrase “let them slip,” – “run out as leaking vessels.” Paul describes us, 2 Corinthians 4:7: “We have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.” We are earthen vessels with the treasure of the Indwelling Christ within.
Do I give “the more earnest heed” to the revealed word of God to me?…to the teachings of Jesus?…to the light/revelation I have received from the Holy Spirit of God? (Psalm 36:9 (TPT). Where do I leak, as the scripture suggests? I need to heed the challenge of the word of God. It is vital for a healthy spiritual life. When I refuse to walk in the truths God has revealed to me, the light in my life becomes darkness (John 12:35-36).
To glorify God is the greatest call to a man’s life (Revelation 4:11b).
My calling is to glorify God with my life. Am I just a shallow version of what I am meant to be? The world has a saying: We are what we eat. This is also true in the spiritual. What am I feeding my spirit man on?
Ponder on this, are you leaking? Seek to Him who can help you. Selah.
Pastor Afolabi Oladele
Mary+Okon
Help me Oh God to totally rely on You