What a Shaking Indeed!

As one of my colleagues has stated. This is a portion of what Holy Spirit spoke to me last Friday. 'There is still going to be shaking in the earth, look at what is happening in the Muslim world, look at what is happening with China and India (the expansion of their economies). This shaking is My doing, I am shaking the foundations upon which men build their lives. Even My church is being shaken and purified. I will drive religion out of My church and those who stay with tradition and false teaching will pay the price. Only the childlike can view the simplicity of the cross, only the single eyed can gaze upon the rapture of the cross.....'
Then the serious earthquake in Christchurch, where the cathedral was severely damaged. I'm not equating death and destruction as being God's judgement but rather as an indication of how much He loves us.
I need to view all world events in the panorama of God working out His will in the earth. '[He planned] for the maturity of the times and the climax of the ages to unify all things and head them up, and consummate them in Christ, [both] things in heaven and things on the earth.' Eph. 1:10

Bridal Paradigm

It is my opinion that Abba desires to release more revelation of the Bridal Paradigm to any who are interested. Looking at Paul's inference in the Ephesian epistle to the relationship between Christ and the church and his admonishen to husbands regarding their wives, it is clear that there is a bridal relationship between Christ and believers. We are familiar with the reference to the marriage supper of the Lamb hinted at in the book of Revelation, with a promise of a future knees up?
Looking at marriage generally Jewish tradition had a two part ceremony. The betrothal, where a formal contract was instituted, and a subsequent ceremony, any time later, that we would call the marriage itself. Interestingly under Jewish law when the betrothal was initiated the couple were legally married and adultery would have been an issue, and a legal divorce would have been needed to annul the betrothal. We can see why Joseph had such a problem when Mary told him of her conception.
It is pure speculation on my part but I believe the marriage idea, and contract, between us and Christ was drawn up in the Godhead before the foundation of the world. This betrothal contract was subsequently ratified on the cross at Calvary with two witnesses, Abba and the Spirit of Truth. Technically every believer is betrothed to Jesus the Bridegroom at conversion, even if we know nothing about it. As Holy Spirit reveals the Bridal paradigm to us we get to share in the betrothal relationship with the Bridegroom even before we get to the supper, and a further consummation.
Paul tells us that the mystery of the church is being revealed to the powers and principalities, and that all the  plans and purposes of God will be finalised in Christ. Is the marriage supper of the Lamb the icing on the cake? Are we all travelling to this final destination? God is doing so much in the church at the moment it is hard to keep up with Him. De-structuring formats, and church as we knew it. A real typhoon of gospel power is reverberating around the body of Christ. And what of the world?  God is shaking the world structures, we have only got to watch the world news to see what is happening in the nations. I can taste the wine and hear the music as we dance the night away in the arms of Jesus.
An understanding of the relationship between believers and God is profoundly adapting. Out go the old religious, fear filled, law based workers, and drones. In come sons and daughters of Abba secure in their relationship with Him, and free to worship in spirit and truth. When you think of the body of Christ what image comes to mind? A body of people through whom Jesus can live and move and have His being? What image comes to mind when you think of the bride of Christ? Lovers with hearts burning for Jesus. Nothing else matters but adoration, worship, thanksgiving, and awe. In Him and with Him, continuously.
The Bridal paradigm is expanding. As believers we live in the rest of God within the Godhead and drink from the glorious river of Calvary. Our wedding garments have been made and fitted by Holy Spirit. Dad has ordered the refreshments, paid for the room, organised the band and the choir. Not only that but He is revealing our inheritance. Jesus said that everything that was the Father's was His.We can say with boldness that all that belongs to Jesus is now ours. But that is secondary to the outstanding privilege of having our hearts bursting with Love and adoration for our Bridegroom. Nothing will overcome the Bride because Love never fails. Christ has done it all for us and nothing will stop His plan for a marriage supper. We feast now on His work at Calvary, soon we will feast on the greatest wedding ever.
Isn't it interesting that the devil is trying so hard to get the institution of marriage redefined in Britain?

Stressed, Tired, Hassled? No one listening, no one cares?

STOP. In the name of love. (Isn't that a lyric from a long forgotten song?) I digress. STOP. Just for a minute, get alone, sit down make yourself a cup of your favourite brew and contemplate on this.
He who began a good work in you will continue it right up until Christ's return, developing that good work and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you. Phil. 1:6.
Who is at work in you? Holy Spirit Himself. Is it a good work? Oh yes. Will He continue right up until Jesus comes? Yes. So why not let Him get on with it? The companion verse is a blast.
Not in your own strength (doing anything that is), for it is God who is all the while at work in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure, and satisfaction, and delight.  Phil. 2:13 (I added bits).
I used to see those verses academically, but now I believe them. It makes a lot of difference not trying to help God out. I used to be so insecure I thought that If I didn't do anything nothing would get done and I would displease God. Oh what change has come. The gospel truth is breaking in, and it's glorious.
When you enter Daddy's rest at new birth, you are supposed to cease from your own labours. Religion doesn't like that so it prompts us to add stuff to the truth. But I would encourage you to RETIRE. Retire from your own works and let the Spirit of Christ get on with it. Do I understand it? No way it's mystical. I've given up, ceased,stopped, retired.
Now I am anticipating basket loads of fruit to manifest without me even thinking about it. Yipeeeeeeeee.

Surfs Up.................

When I was first apprehended by Jesus I came from a very law orientated background, my Dad was a professional soldier, so was I. As I read the Bible I could see plenty of 'commands' to obey, and injunctions to do. I was quite surprised when God started to talk to me about mercy, and grace. As I have travelled with Holy Spirit I am amazed at the grandeur of the grace of Father, and have often wondered how far His grace boundary would stretch.  He always told me He wanted grace, acceptance, and mercy to be given to people more than any rules or conditions.  As I got more familiar with Agape I saw all the old missionary books I read, and most evangelical teaching I imbibed was totally wrong.
Love is the bottom line and progressively through Church history Holy Spirit has re awakened believers to truth, often or not though they have fallen back into religion. The outpouring at Toronto in 1994 saw unprecedented joy and the Father's heart being manifest to the church. I saw this as a continued blessing on the revelation of mercy given to John Wimber by Pappa all those years before. We are experiencing in the New Mystics move increased joy, and grace. For all those who can remember the prophesies that foretold the Spirit and the Word being manifest over the globe, well now we are standing right in it. 
But this maybe the last 'period' before Jesus returns and Holy Spirit is ensuring that the pure milk of the Gospel of Christ will be preached with outstanding signs and wonders following. The tide of grace will increase to such a degree that it will be as a tsunami, first on the church and on the world. Surfs up. Grab your boards dear ones as Daddy is going to reveal grace and mercy to us and the world in a way we have never seen before.
It's always been ours, but religion and false teaching has obscured the brilliance of His grace and mercy. We are coming into revelation like never before. Christ will be manifested through His bride in such a way that it really will be a case of join in, or stand back. As this ocean of mercy and grace crashes over the world a band of joyful lovers will emerge to shepherd this river to where ever it wants to go. Unknown invisible ones will join together and get blasted on the fountain of His love.