Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength (Vol. 1) - #
292
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available through:
ABIDING LIFE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL
Littleton, Colorado
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Barbara and I have just returned from a wonderful
trip to Colorado that included spending time with Betty Wells. I was also able to be with Noah Wells and Tim
Lester in the ALMI office. We were
talking about the very thing Michael wrote about in Day 266.
And we even diagrammed HOW & WHY a Christian
can think, feel, and act as Michael speaks of.
Knowing this can help lead many who are Sidetracked In The Wilderness
to freedom. (Michael’s book, SIW, is
available from the ALMI office – see info in heading)
There is nothing like the victory in Jesus of
getting out of the Wilderness and into the Promised Land of being FREE in
CHRIST!
DAY 266
The Flesh
Of Man, Nothing To Boast About!
Immediately
the word concerning Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled; and he was driven away from
mankind and began eating grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the
dew of heaven until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers and his nails like
birds’ claws. --Daniel 4:33
Man is flesh, flesh is animal, so what
do you expect from yourself when you are in the flesh? What do you
believe that God expects out of you? Do you really think that the depths
to which you have sunk have surprised Him? He knows you! The problem is that you do not know
yourself, and until you do know yourself, you will trust in, cling to, and rely
on yourself. Let
God lift His hand even for a moment, let Him subdue the Holy Spirit within, and
you will see what, without Him, you really are.
It is
amazing the things in which we boast. In an attempt to be like God we are
constantly looking for that one thing that makes us a standout. Intellect is
one of the most comical. There really is not much of a spread between the IQ of
the learning disabled and a “genius,” but so much is made of it. Then there is
wealth; around the world the man with money is about as close to being
considered a god as one can come. We are fed the positives about mankind by manipulators to make us
believe we are something other than flesh. Then there is great shock at what man can inhumanely do to
others.
“The flesh is hostile to God.” This is an absolute. In the grace of God He may, as I mentioned, lift His hand and allow you
this revelation. Being
shocked at what you become is a revelation of just how blind you were to your
true condition without Him. So many say to me, “I cannot believe I did
that!” I can believe that they did whatever, and I know they are capable of doing far worse. Once we see what we are, we can see what
He is and then come to our senses as we turn to, trust in, cling to, and rely
on Him.
But at the end of that period, I,
Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven and my reason returned to me, and
I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever;
For His dominion is an everlasting
dominion,
And
His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,
But He does according to His will in the host
of heaven
And
among the inhabitants of earth;
And
no one can ward off His hand
Or say to Him,
“What have You done?”
At that time my reason returned to
me. And my
majesty and splendor were restored to me for the glory of my kingdom, and my
counselors and my nobles began seeking me out; so I was reestablished in my
sovereignty, and surpassing greatness was added to me. Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt and honor the
King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just, and He is able to
humble those who walk in pride.” –Daniel 4:34-37
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
There is no limit to which the Natural man with his natural soul (mind,
emotions, and will) can think or act in
an evil way. Oh, how Natural man loves to brag about his
“natural soul.” Trouble is, a Christian
still possesses that same soul (little “s”) and we can think, feel, or act in
an evil way just like the Natural man.
Freedom comes knowing that as a Christian we also possess Christ’s Soul
(capital “S”). And His Mind, His
Emotions, & His Will MAKE us FREE when
we Live (His Life) there, instead of in the little “s” soul.
Michael spells it out: see what we are (in the flesh), see what Christ
is, trust in-cling to-rely on Him.
Will we do that? Victory and
Freedom are one move away…
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