“Look at how a runner is required to race at the worldly pinnacle of all races, the Olympic Games. Each runner is allocated a lane, once the start is made; he has one small lane, not much wider than himself, in which to run. He must stay within these lines, if he strays outside of the lines for even a second, he may be disqualified and must stop and wait for another chance on another day. The lane restriction is so tight, that even placing 1 foot on one of the lines for one second can cause disqualification.
Why would attaining rewards in My Kingdom be expected to be any easier says God? It is the greatest prize ever offered to man in the history of the universe. Can people really expect it to be easy? My people perish through lack of knowledge. Indeed! Says God.
To know My Word is to know that these rewards present the greatest challenge that a man can pursue and their attainment is for those that endure to the end. Even Paul was unsure. Only by suffering through the uncertainty can the necessary perfection of your soul take place. You have to remove self. To become self-less is essential because self will always seek to serve self and if self is being served, I am being neglected says God.
Serve Me by serving others and the focus on self is eliminated. When you put your focus on others, I come quickly into view. Self-centeredness makes it impossible to see My grace and hear My wisdom. Walk according to My ways and you will know My ways. Walk according to the ways of this world and you will know the ways of this world and enjoy your rewards in this world. You can have your treasures now, or you can defer your enjoyment for a more perfect eternal treasure.
Staying within those lines, on that straight and narrow path, requires extreme focus. Only by keeping your eyes on My Son can you hope to keep on track. His atoning blood saves you from death and allows you to start over each time you fail. There is of course a reward for those that run with hope and especially those who cross the finish line.
There are so many who although the blood has saved them, they have not even started to run. They do not even realize that there is a race to participate in, let alone the significance. The veil of religion is blurring their vision of the truth and their ignorance will not add to their foundation says God.
A believer filled with the hope of attaining to the prize of the higher calling, hastily preparing their wedding garment to attend the banquet as part of the bride, is a delight to Me. The sense of purpose that is ignited by these truths is uplifting and inspiring. People are hungry for it. They have grown weary of the empty promises of man’s plans and schemes.
To whom will you look for approval when you are walking in My ways? Prepare yourself, be set apart and under My anointing at all times, ready to impart at all times. Stand up in your righteousness, I am calling upon those that have ears to hear. Those that will refuse to hear have their own agenda.
I will pull on the hearts of the right ones. Push on the doors to see where they are. I will draw them. You have to be visible in the spiritual realm as well as the worldly realm. Your level of spiritual tuning must be elevated to the highest level ever. This is a deeper blessing of the Word, it brings the physical discipline which is required to release the spiritual flow. The subjugation of the flesh must be complete for the flow of the Spirit to be at its peak, this is only possible through consumption of the life-giving Word.
The more you release the more flow will come to you. I will send you a raging torrent of spiritual sustenance says God. Continue to remove the debris with which you have blocked the river of your anointing. You have released a trickle but the strong current that will thrust your vessel into full sail still has not broken through. Keep pressing forward with urgency as you do not want to be forced to wait for another tide. Your appointed time is for this hour so be committed to the voyage and obtain direction and provision for yourselves from the stores in My word.
Avoid the temptation to jump into someone else’s boat. You have done that many times and it has been to no avail as that is not what I have called you to be. Make your tents, let down your nets as required but once you set sail, do not leave your vessel, this is a lifelong voyage which will take you into the millennium and beyond. So be sure that your commitment is one hundred percent because many vessels have come to grief on the rocks of iniquity.
They have many names but all lead to loss. Your voyage will be joyous and filled with wonders and delights and the exhilaration of feeling the closeness of My direction at all times. It is the greatest and most vibrant blessing available in the earthly realm, to be navigated and blessed by My Spirit. Beware to never let others steer the course of your vessel lest they sink you on the rocks leaving you to have to dry dock and carry out repairs. Fly your flag of hope and set your course for Me” says God.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Philippians 3:10-14, 2:16-17
Hebrews 3:1, 11:26
Matthew 5:12-20, 16:27
2 Timothy 4:8
