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8 september 2008 august 2008 july 2008 june 2008 may 2008 april 2008 march 2008 february 2008 january 2008 december 2007 november 2007 october 2007 september 2007 august 2007 july 2007 june 2007 may 2007 april 2007 march 2007 february 2007 january 2007 december 2006 november 2006 october 2006 september 2006 august 2006 july 2006 june 2006 may 2006 april 2006 january 2006 meta create account log in entries feed comments feed wordpress com about me my name is mike ratliff i am a δοῦλος slave of the κύριον ιησοῦν χριστόν lord jesus christ i have been a bible teacher since the late 1980 s i am currently learning koine greek which i began in 1992 and will continue to do so until the lord takes me home i am reformed in my theology because i recognize that god is sovereign over all things i write these posts as god directs i am also part of the discernment team at christian research network others may you cannot by g d watson if anyone wishes to come after me he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me for whoever wishes to save his life will lose it but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it matthew 16 24 25 if god has called you to be truly like jesus in all your spirit he will draw you into a life of crucifixion and humility he will put on you such demands of obedience that you will not be allowed to follow other christians in many ways he seems to let other good people do things which he will not let you do others who seem to be very religious and useful may push themselves pull wires and scheme to carry out their plans but you cannot if you attempt it you will meet with such failure and rebuke from the lord as to make you sorely penitent others can brag about themselves their work their successes their writings but the holy spirit will not allow you to do any such thing if you begin to do so he will lead you into some deep mortification that will make you despise yourself and all your good works others will be allowed to succeed in making great sums of money or having a legacy left to them or in having luxuries but god may supply you only on a day to day basis because he wants you to have something far better than gold a helpless dependence on him and his unseen treasury the lord may let others be honored and put forward while keeping you hidden in obscurity because he wants to produce some choice fragrant fruit for his coming glory which can only be produced in the shade god may let others be great but keep you small he will let others do a work for him and get the credit but he will make you work and toil without knowing how much you are doing then to make your work still more precious he will let others get the credit for the work which you have done this to teach you the message of the cross humility and something of the value of being cloaked with his nature the holy spirit will put a strict watch on you and with a jealous love rebuke you for careless words and feelings or for wasting your time which other christians never seem distressed over so make up your mind that god is an infinite sovereign and has a right to do as he pleases with his own and that he may not explain to you a thousand things which may puzzle your reason in his dealings with you god will take you at your word if you absolutely sell yourself to be his slave he will wrap you up in a jealous love and let other people say and do many things that you cannot settle it forever you are to deal directly with the holy spirit he is to have the privilege of tying your tongue or chaining your hand or closing your eyes in ways which others are not dealt with however know this great secret of the kingdom when you are so completely possessed with the living god that you are in your secret heart pleased and delighted over this peculiar personal private jealous guardianship and management of the holy spirit over your life you will have found the vestibule of heaven the high calling of god na27 greek new testament copyright information novum 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