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“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”  Genesis 2:7

Adam was created from dust.  Because God used dust, man was created to be dependent upon his Creator, as dust is incapable of holding its form.  Had Adam been formed of clay, the image into which he was made would have been able to maintain itself.

God breathed into Adam “the breath of life” (plural).  In the Lord’s original intention, man was formed to live and function on two different levels of relationship and experience – the “earthly” realm and also, the “heavenly” realm.  The “breath” that God breathed into Adam was the sustaining power to maintain him on each of these levels of life.

Due to the high calling of man to commune and fellowship with his Creator, and to exercise dominion over the earth, man was required to be tested in order to maintain this state of dependent submission.

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I counsel you to buy of Me gold tried in the fire, that you may be rich; and white raiment, that you may be clothed, and that the shame of your nakedness do not appear; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.”  Revelation 3:18

This advice is the final word of correction that is spoken by Jesus to the Church.  The “gold” that is to be purchased is not monetary provision, but our partaking of the “divine nature.”

“By which He has granted to us His precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.”  II Peter 1:4 ESV

“For we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones.”  Ephesians 5:30

We are called to live and function in the realm of the Spirit.  To those who are coming short of this, there is a corrective word – “I counsel you to buy of Me gold… that you may be rich….”

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Heaven, most certainly, is a place.  In a larger sense, Heaven is more than a place; it is an “atmosphere.”  We may be asked, “Where is heaven?”  A specific location cannot be given, but we can say with confidence, “Heaven is where the Lord is.”

Or, we may be asked, “Where is the Lord?”  Again, we can say with confidence, “He is here, present in our midst.”

“For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.”  Matthew 18:20

When the Lord brought forth His highest creation, Adam and Eve, He placed them in a special “environment” which He called, “The Garden of Eden.”  We have an idealistic image of the beauty that was within this garden, yet it was more than just a beautiful place.  It was a God created “atmosphere” that was intended to bring forth the very best from the potential for communion and fellowship that the Lord had created within Adam and Eve.

“And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden, in the cool of the day….”  Genesis 3:8

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In the Song of Solomon, the Lord compliments His Bride, for He sees within her a quality that He intensely desires to cultivate and use.

“Behold, you are fair, my love! behold, you are fair! You have dove’s eyes.”  Song of Solomon 1:15

When a dove fixes its gaze upon its mate, it is not distracted by any activities around it.  Therefore, a dove is often referred to as being a “love bird,” as it has what appears to be a “single eye” toward another dove.

Our Lord complimenting us for having this “dove’s eye” indicates that we have cultivated a spiritual sensitivity that will lift us above the pulls and distractions of the earthly, so we can respond to the Lord’s presence, in obedience to His desire and purpose.

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A “word” that is being quickened at this present time is, “Rise Up,” or, “Come Higher.”  Wherever we are in our spiritual life experience, the Lord is challenging us to come higher.

“After these things I saw a door standing open in heaven. The first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.”  Revelation 4:1 International Standard Version

There are several terms that relate to a deeper walk in the Lord.  One of these words is “overcomer.”  An “overcomer” is one who “rises above” a situation, or a difficult circumstance, by dealing with it.

Our being an overcomer is not the result of something that we do; rather, it is what we have become through the experience of what we do.  It is the unconditional commitment of our life to the Lord – the “heart attitude,” or motive of our spirit and soul.

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True worship is born of and directed by the Holy Spirit.  When a group of committed Christians, who have never been together in a Gospel gathering, worship the Lord in a flow of  beautiful harmony that lifts those who are worshipping into the presence of the heavenly worshippers, a casual observer might think they had been meeting together for years.

This flow of worship is not the result of any learned ability, but rather, it is due to their response to the presence of the Lord, and the resultant lifting power of the Holy Spirit as they lift their voices in an expression of pure adoration for the Lord.

Pure worship produces the unity that releases the Holy Spirit to impart the enabling power to lift corporate worship into a flow of harmonious expression – the heavens open and the presence of the Lord is released upon the gathering.  Also, worship hinders the functioning of demons and principalities and aids deliverance, where and when needed.

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“Deep calls to deep. At the noise of Your waterspouts, all Your waves and Your billows are gone over me.”  Psalm 42:7

“Deep calls.”  Our Lord is a seeking God who desires a satisfaction that can be found only in us – our worship and our times of fellowship with Him.  We were created for this purpose, which became marred by the transgression of Adam.

“At the noise of Your waterspouts.”  Our initial response may seem to us as being “noise,” but as we continue to worship and spend time in fellowship with the Lord, it will become as a “song.”

“The Lord is my strength and song, and He is become my salvation: He is my God, and I will prepare Him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.”  Exodus 15:2

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 “Draw me, we will run after You: the king has brought me into His chambers….”  Song of Solomon 1:4

This prayer has only two words, “Draw me.”  Yet this is the most powerful prayer that we could ever pray – “Lord, if you will draw me (body, soul, and spirit), in the totality of my being (will, intellect, and emotions), I will run after you.”

The Lord creates spiritual hunger.  Ministry can only feed the hunger that the Lord imparts within us.  Therefore, when we come to the Lord, we must first acknowledge our need:

“Lord, I desire You to work within me, to draw me to Yourself, to cause me to become that which You would have me to be.  Lord, wherever it may lead or whatever it may cost, draw me, and in every aspect of my being, I will run after you.”

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We must come to the place where we recognize the importance of the manifested presence of the Lord, and that it is His desire and intent that we stand before Him in His revealed glory.

“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”  II Corinthians 3:18

This especially applies to all those who desire to be available to the Lord for His present day purposes.  This “open face” speaks of an open heaven in which the Son will begin to shine forth as never before.

“When He shall come to be glorified in His saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.”  II Thessalonians 1:10

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“For we are His workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has prepared that we should walk in them.”  Ephesians 2:10 Darby translation

The Lord seeks those who are sensitive and responsive to His presence, that they might be prepared and available to Him for whatever purpose that He might have.  Therefore, He “works” within us to accomplish His higher purposes through us.  These “good works” are the circumstances that He uses to accomplish this.

These “good works” may not appear as being “good,” but rather, may be seemingly terrible things that are being used to produce a good result.  Therefore, our part is to recognize the Lords presence and cooperate with Him in whatever He may desire to do.

We may faithfully attend Church and feel spiritually satisfied; but the Lord desires something beyond this.  Whenever He stirs us to bring about changes within us, we should respond by “focusing” our attention toward His presence, and that which He seeks to accomplish.

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“And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.”  Genesis 3:8

It was not “while they were walking” that Adam and Eve heard the voice of the Lord.  Rather, they heard “the voice walking.”  This profound statement reveals two things:

First, the fact that they “heard” the voice tells us that the Lord desires to communicate with us.

“Who has ears to hear, let him hear.”  Matthew 13:9

Secondly, the fact that He is “walking” tells us that there is a progression in what the Lord desires to say, beyond all that He said yesterday, and is saying today.

“I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.  However when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He will not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear that will He speak: and He will show you things to come.”  John 16:12-13

Tomorrow, the Lord will speak beyond that which He has already spoken.

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“And the disciples came, and said to Him, Why speak You to them in parables? He answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.”  Matthew 13:10-11

As we grow spiritually, we become aware that we are beginning to see and understand things that others neither see nor understand.  As a result, we may become critical of those who do not see as we see, and we may even become proud when we discover that we have spiritual understanding that others do not have.  If we are making genuine spiritual progress, we will experience in some measure or form, these reactions.

Although this is not good, it should encourage us, as it is an indication that we are making spiritual progress and entering into a higher realm of spiritual life and understanding.  However, if we are to continue to develop spiritually, our pride and critical spirit must be dealt with and overcome.  If not, we will go no further in our spiritual development, and worse, we may begin to lose ground, spiritually.

“If any man will (choose to) come after Me (continue to grow spiritually), let him deny himself and take up his (own) cross, and follow Me.”  Matthew 16:24 (comments added)

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“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.  Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuge, that I may win Christ, and be found in Him….”  Philippians 3:7-9

Paul has not only given all temporal things to the Lord, but also, he has experienced the actual loss of them.  This is followed by the expression of his intense desire that now, eternal things will replace these temporal things that have been removed.

“…But this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth to those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”  Philippians 3:13 -14

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If we are feeling “spiritually empty,” it may be the Lord’s intention for us to feel this way.  The Lord often removes the old to make room for the new, as we are about to enter into a new season.  Thus:

“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”  Matthew 5:3

Rather than being discouraged or complaining about our present struggles, we should hold this sense of being “dissatisfied” (spiritually empty) before the Lord in anticipation of a new and deeper spiritual experience, which is beyond our present level of spirituality.

“For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.”  Song of Solomon 2:11-12