There is a better way to walk with God.
Mt.
11:28-30
“Come unto Me, all you who labor and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon
you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you
will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and My burden is
light.”
Most
interpret these verses to refer to the good way of salvation and the
rest in Him that is found from acts of sin and the ensuing guilt.
Actually, as well as this it refers to a little-known better way to
walk with God.
This way is better because it has been
made free from all the just mentioned "carnal labor and heavy worldly
weight". You do not find this better way by getting
something more than the New Man, but by getting rid of something that
is old:
“…if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in righteousness and true holiness.” Ephesians 4:21-24
“And He said, “What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All of these things come from within and defile a man” Mark 7:20-23
Even though you are saved and all your
previous acts of
sin are forgiven, the foundational defiling sinfulness of the
fallen heart
remains covertly intact. All your acts of sin, both
past and
future have their root in a basic corruption that is still quietly
hidden within
your heart
of
hearts. Any new acts of sin are manifestations of what was already
hidden in
seed-form within the heart. All acts of sin are conceived and empowered
by
dark seed-forces such as:
- delicious deep-down cast-iron prejudices
- a hunger to be accepted by
others -making little "white" face-saving lies a necessity
- juicy envies that know the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
- lurid demonic lusts that ache to spill over from the safety of the marriage bed
- overweening pride that arrogantly puffs up at every opportunity
- demanding
our own way -and so ignoring the interests of others and God
- cruel hard-hearted stubbornness that turns from the right way
- sneaky selfishness that denies that it's desires are not lawful.....
- cunning ambition that
lusts to be heaped with honour, wealth and power
- excessive self-awareness that heaps cruel blame on itself for every percieved fault
- lofty judgment of others
assumes inward knowledge to inwardly assassinate
These inward things are not acts of sin
themselves. They are instead parts of the whole pre-existing world of
sin, sinfulness and iniquity in concentrated potential secretly hiding in your
heart just waiting for the opportunity to burst forth some day and
quickly
plunge you
back into
the deadly trouble which comprises this lost God-averse world you were
born into.
In case you don't get it, Walt Disney
illustrates this profound perversity that rules us with an old fable
from Aesop. Whenever we are told to do something, the desire to
do
the opposite is with us. This is true for all men, regardless of
race, religion, age or gender. Most overtly seen in the young and
unconverted, it nevertheless remains a well-hidden fact of life even
within
devout leaders of the church..... Despite what the mouth says, the
heart just cannot help but contain a portion of lawlessness.
So
Brer Fox fixed that pesky rabbit and did just what he was not supposed
to do. He then moved on quite satisfied with himself.
“I was bred and born in the briar patch, Brer Fox,” he called. “Born and bred in the briar patch.”
And Brer Rabbit skipped away as merry as a cricket while Brer Fox ground his teeth in rage and went home.
Pardon is the
remedy for new acts of sin, but there can be no covering or excuse
for the heart that is just continuing to be its own perverse
natural-born
self. It is not
an act of sin
for your heart to
be the way it was born to be, so the only remedy for it is to willingly
crucify it on the
cross with Christ. Such an unworthy heart is both unavoidable and
unlawful since by nature
it is not enabled to obey the ten commandments (with will-power you
manfully resist, but the unlawful urge remains), and therefore the only
cure is to be cleansed from it.
Now once that unworthy hidden world of
sinfulness is gone, what is left? You are. The Holy Spirit
is. But your heart
is now unhindered from the fall and set free to be as Godly as you wish
it
to be. No pollution means no distance from Him. In my own case,
the changes were subtle at first but
opened out over time to become totally revolutionary as I gradually
learned what I could do with this gloriously completed spiritual
freedom. For glorious testimonies of
devout Christian lives that became elevated onto an entirely better
plane -see the
"Testimonies" page.
This
is an online library
of the best works of tested, proven and practical results-oriented
authours of the genre. It is designed
to be used as an online
school for
those exceptional souls who are willing to pay the considerable
heart-investment required to translate an earnest hope to walk in
His best favour
into the supernaturally stable radiance of the actual reality.
| This website is designed to be an
intensly serious endeavour to serve those hungry souls who ache for
more
of Him and are willing to take up the challenge posed by the
timeless words of outstanding
heritage authours -so that (at last) you may sink to your knees and
cast
your ALL unto Him in full trust that He will respond to your desperate
faith
and make Himself LORD of your ALL........... Only
then
does true Christianity begin. Then, His Rest will come to be understood
as
both
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There two main tracks you may take to the same goal: Principles or People. On the "Entry Directions" page the principles and Scriptures are exhaustively expounded by numerous articles. On the "Testimonies" page you will find a great number of stories about how various people made it through into the ultimate victory over sin that is His Rest.
“And they overcame him (Satan) by
the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and
they loved not their life to the death.” Rev. 12:11
Let your study be guided by the left hand menu options:
Website Key This is a short and very punchy resource for those who want to quickly get the gist of our theme.
Entry Directions This page is the beef of the website. Most of these exceptional resources were carefully sifted from the Wesleyan Heritage Library CD to provide excerpts and brief resources that speak directly to those who earnestly seek to know how they too may make their hearts pure and white as did many in the past. Diligent reading of several selections are necessary in order to get a proper overview of what is required to enter His Rest. Let the attitude of the Bereans be your guide.
Wisdom for Ministers On this page seasoned sanctified figures of the past give guidance to those who have more recently come to enter His Rest. These articles provide good insight into the inward workings of this state of grace for anybody, although it was specifically written for those who have just entered His Rest.
Historical Background Assorted articles to provide historical context.
Dancing with Ichabod Assorted articles to help us all answer the question, "So, if the Great Awakening was so great, just where did it go?" There are many fundamental reasons for this: just one was that many ministers embraced convenient deceptions, and then the blind led the blind, and so naturally over time they all gradually wandered into the ditch. There a great variety of routes to the same unhappy and perilous outcome of living outside of His Rest to be saved but not completely saved within the perrenial dead hand of denominationalism.
Charismata Articles and resources of special impact for charismatic/pentecostals that dig into the relationship between "His Spirit" and "His Rest". Also included is a section of heavy-duty prophecies on the topic.
FAQs Seekers of His Rest in every century have been full of urgent questions about this topic. Here you have access to both those heritage questions, and their fascinating authoritative answers that have been tested by time.
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Come..... Enter His RestOn this website devout men and women who have already entered His Rest share their testimonies and guidance to beckon you onward that you may also share with them, the Beulah of His Rest: actual Sonship, Sainthood, Entire Sanctification, Blamelessness, the "white stone" of a completed Holiness, and His own supernatural lowliness of heart.
Come. O come dwell within the anointed supernatural hush of His Rest just as He promised...
"Again, the Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for the joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the Kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it." Matthew 13:44-46
The soul who gives his all in pure unwavering trust, is taken to enter His glorious All...
Count Not the Cost
Gain a mind as clear as crystal
Gain a lowly heart clean and pure
Gain His unshakable radiant hush within
Gain Him close and constant
Gain a present Heaven closer than earth
Gain joyous burdens made easy
Come dwell in His Holy Presence
Ever filled to the uttermost....
