REMAINING FOCUSED:

When one has accepted The LORD Jesus Christ as their LORD, Master and Saviour, and has thus consequently become Born-again and received Salvation through The LORD Jesus Christ, they subsequently begin a Journey in the Presence of The LORD.

They thus begin a journey on the Narrow Road; the road that leads to the Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty in Heaven. Such that in the past, they were entangled in the Worldly lifestyle of sin, but then they have now received their Deliverance through the Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ. In other words, they have now been delivered (set free) from Egypt, and are now found on the route that leads to the Promised Land (The Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty in Heaven).

This thus calls for Remaining Focused on the Narrow Road, as the Sons and the Daughters of The LORD journeys on the path that leads to the Promised Land (The Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty in Heaven).

The word “Focused” in this context means: being Steady and ensuring that the Eye is on the Target. So “Remaining Focused”, in this context refers to being Steady (Firm) and ensuring that your Eye (both Physical and Spiritual eye) is always on the Target (of Entry into Heaven) through the Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ.

This is to ensure that the Faithful Sons and Daughters of The LORD, who having received their Deliverance from Egypt, do not turn back again and start thinking or longing for or going back to the Worldly sinful lifestyle of Egypt, which includes (included) sexual immorality (prostitution, fornication, committing of adultery, masturbation, homosexuality, gayism, lesbianism, watching of pornography), idolatry (the worship of idols and golden calf), murder, envy, jealousy, hatred, violence, busts of anger, theft (stealing), witchcraft, gossip, drunkenness (alcoholism), smoking of (marijuana, cigarettes, cocaine, heroin) E.T.C.

Having received the Deliverance of The LORD, you and me should not then turn against God and start complaining against Him, and even wishing that He could have left us in Egypt (which encompasses the Worldly Lifestyle of sin). For if that is (will be) the case, then we shall not have really comprehended (grasped) the Magnitude and the Significance of our Salvation (our Deliverance) from a lifestyle of sins of the world (Egypt).

For, how can we look back to what Egypt (the sinful lifestyle of the World) had/has to offer? How can we keep focusing on the sinful past? How can we keep focusing on the perishable Pots of meat (the sinful lifestyle) which surrounded us in Egypt? Haven’t we now been Delivered through The Blood and The Cross of Calvary by our LORD Jesus Christ? Haven’t we known that the wages of sin is Death, and that by receiving Salvation through The LORD Jesus Christ, we now have Eternal Life; having been Saved from the Jaws of Death?

The above whole conversation/message is very powerfully summarized in the Book of Exodus 16: 1-3 which states as follows: ‘“And they journeyed from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the Wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they departed from the land of Egypt. Then the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. And the children of Israel said to them, “Oh, that we had died by the hand of The LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full! For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”’

It is also very important to note that when The LORD God Almighty Blesses us with Food, Shelter, Water, Jobs, Finances, Family and all other provisions, it normally is always a Test by The LORD to see whether we will still Worship Him in Spirit and in Truth, OR whether we will go astray and start worshiping the provisions, by returning back to Egypt (the Worldly lifestyle of Sin).

In so doing, The LORD does institute this Test to separate the Fake (Foolish) Bride of Christ from the Real (True) Bride of Christ. It is the Baptism by Fire, to Test the Worship and the Service we offer to God, whether it is a Worship in Spirit and in Truth OR whether it is just a shallow worship rooted in the flesh, and whether we are Serving Him in Purity, Faithfulness and Humility. 

So when The LORD institutes Open Heavens over our life (As He promised through His Servant Joel in Joel 2: 28-29: ‘“And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.”’), in terms of the outpour of The Holy Spirit OR even through The Rain of Bread (Provisions), we must be very careful because therein is also the Test of The LORD, to see whether we are for Real or we are Fake. Whether we are the Wise Virgins or the Foolish Virgins, in Serving Him and in Worshiping Him.

This is very powerfully captured in the book of Exodus 16:4 which states as follows: ‘“Then The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not.”’

The same is also very powerfully captured in the book of 1st Corinthians 3: 11-17 which states as follows: ‘“For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.”’

So, whether we are partaking of (“enjoying”) Open Heavens of Bread (material Provisions) or Open Heavens of the Outpour of The Holy Spirit, let us always endevour to Remain Focused on The LORD Jesus Christ, and how to enter into The Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty in Heaven.

Remember, He is the same God, who says in the Book of Mathew 6: 33 which states as follows: “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Meaning that, it is always about His Kingdom in Heaven and His Righteousness, Holiness, Wisdom, Truth and Complete Surrender to Him. In other words, Repenting of our sins before The LORD Jesus Christ, and asking Him to have mercy on us and to forgive us our sins, and to wash them all away through His Precious Blood that He shed at the cross of Calvary, and to thus Write our names in The Book of Life in Heaven. We thereby thus then walk (Journey) faithfully on the Narrow Road of The LORD, through the Help, Guidance, Counsel, Direction, Control and Comfort of The Holy Spirit.

So, to Guard ourselves against complacency (“getting used” to The LORD), as a result of partaking of Open Heavens or Otherwise, we should always rejoice in the Presence of The LORD and thank Him for everything, including the Air (Oxygen) we breath. As we do this, we should always put on the Full (Whole) Armour of God, which include Praying without ceasing; so that we be able to Stand and not fall to temptation. We should endevour to Read the Word of God (The Holy Bible) and to Worship The LORD in Spirit and in Truth. This is very powerfully captured in the Book of 1st Thessalonians 5: 16-18 which states as follows: ‘“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”’

Therefore, it is very important to always Remain Focused on The LORD, regardless of our situation, circumstance, condition or status. This is because The LORD is the Alpha and The Omega, the Beginning and the End. We essentially cannot “outsmart” Him; because everything is literally in His Mighty Hand.

We thus need to ensure, by/through the help of The Holy Spirit, that we always Press on towards the Goal of entering into Heaven; by Remaining Focused on The LORD. This is very powerfully captured in the Book of Philippians 3: 12-14 which states as follows: ‘“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”’

As Born-again Christians (who have Partaken of the Deliverance and the Salvation of The LORD Jesus Christ from the Worldly lifestyle of sins/Egypt), and are now journeying on the Wilderness of the Narrow Road that leads to the Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty in Heaven, we should now focus on the Promised Land (Heaven) ahead. We should be focusing on how to eventually cross the River Jordan (the earth’s watery atmosphere/clouds; on the day of the rapture or on the day that we individually physically die and our soul departs upwards/vertically), as we enter into the Promised Land (Heaven: The Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty).

We should be focusing on the Land ahead; The Land that drinks Rain Directly from Heaven (Meaning, a place where we shall fellowship in the Presence of The LORD; for He now will dwell amongst mankind), we cannot be still thinking about the Perishable Pots of Meat (the Perishable Man-made schemes, doctrines and plans; which are full of sins/evil/wickedness/immorality) that surrounded us in Egypt.

We cannot still be focusing on the Egyptian lifestyle of sin, or worrying about the Egyptian army catching up with us, or worrying about how to cross the Red Sea: For the Egyptian Army we “see today, we will not see again”, for they/it will be long-perished in the Red Sea.

We (will) have already crossed the Red sea, by the Mighty Hand of The LORD, our focus now should be on how to journey on the Wilderness, and eventually to Cross the River Jordan, which by The Mighty Hand of God we shall cross too. Therefore, we must be Truthful and walk in Spirit (the Guidance of The Holy Spirit), so that we don’t become Hypocrites (Fake and Foolish "Bride of Christ”).

Let us thus endevour to be The Real and The Wise Bride of Christ, that is for sure Preparing to enter into The Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty in Heaven. To do this, you and I Must Remain Focused on The LORD God Almighty, The LORD Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit; in our Soul, Spirit, Mind, Heart and Body. Lest the curse of Foolish (Fake) Bride befall us. This is very powerfully captured in the Book of Mathew 23: 25-28 which states as follows: ‘“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.”’

SHALOM!!!

REPENTANCE PRAYER:

Precious Jesus,

I acknowledge today that you are LORD and Savior of all mankind,

and today I have recognized my shortfall,

I Repent and turn away from all Sin.

Please cover me with your Precious Blood,

and establish your Word in my life,

that I may be found in Righteousness and Holiness

and write my name in your Book of Life

and baptize me with the power of the Holy Spirit

in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.

AMEN.

 

Your Brother in Christ Jesus and a Shepherd of The LORD,

 

 

Kevin Mirasi

First posted the message on 23rd June 2016.