Nothing is clearer than ever to me, than that, this life involves a stark result, between God and not God.
I hesitate to relate the latest "vision"--what I've personally called here before a "flash vision". . . .
And I call it that, because I don't want to come off too grandiose re getting "visions". BUT at the same time, I must be honest, and simply relate my spiritual experiences over the years; and I DO very seriously consider not proffering "hunches" or, simply, personal, emotional realizations, "experiences". . . .
Nope. There have only been a few, what I would dare call "encounters" with God, Holy Spirit, Jesus.
Opinions, suspicions, intuitions, spiritual influences, realizations et al, yes many feel, as we all do, whether we track them, record them well or not. . . . Yes, plenty of those. All of us are bombarded continuously with impressions, spiritual influences, inspirations, intuitions etc. and etc. For we are spiritually imbued, being made in the image of God. AND we are in the midst of a world where spiritual entities and forces and constantly vying for our allegiance. . . .
That being said. Yes, I hesitate to relate this one, a most recent one . . . because I always want to check the "experience" against scripture. Make sure it is sound.
The "wine press."
That term, Biblically, refers in general to the greater judgment and chastisement of the world, his wrath working out.
HOWEVER, I got a "flash vision" of something like a personal "wine press" effect. It is, I believe, related to what I've called "the great dressing down" . . . and receiving the rod. The rod represents guidance and authority, as a Shepard may use for those sheep He loves and corrects. His LOVING wrath is involved with this one, where He sternly corrects His beloved Children, on an personal basis. . . .
Well, and so, I will toss in this angle of the metaphor, as I was shown.
Individually, if YOU are one who will lose your life, give up your life, dedicate WHOLLY your life for God, AND He has you and will not leave you, and recall, HE SAID, "I will not lose a single one that the Father has given Me, and will raise them to eternal life at the last day", then you may find your self in a personal wine press, where He is squeezing out (process of sanctification) ALL that is fallen, rotten, simply of YOU--every last drop must go! NO UNCLEAN THING CAN ENTER HEAVEN! Oh, YOU will remain, as a unique, created special being, yes, but everything other than HIS WILL and Glory must be the dross that is taken out.
You will find yourself conforming evermore to the glory and perfection of Christ, as you are continuously ever-surrendered to Him!
And this is not petty stuff. This is not about you doing some good works here and there, saying a few half-baked prayers, wishes. This is not you doing some obligations and worldly ("good") duties. This is not "trying you best" . . . "hoping for the best" . . . counting on a sort of general, relative pardon. THAT is the garbage that when you show up with your "good works", He looks at it and says, "Garbage. I never knew you."
Nope. Don't count on that.
THIS IS HARD CORE BLACK AND WHITE, GOD OR DEVIL, GOOD OR EVIL. NO MIDDLE GROUND!!! HE HATES THE FENCE RIDERS! THE LUKEWARM! THOSE WHO CLAIM "oh Lord, but I did this and that, and blah, blah, blah." LIES! You did nothing but live for your self! And He MUST spit you out! HE IS HOLY!
The ONLY way we can be with GOD, FOREVER is by recognizing, accepting, BELIEVING in what The Son Of God did on our behalf, such that when The Father looks at our miserable, self-seeking, wicked, fallen selves He doesn't see that BUT, HE SEES THE PERFECTION AND SACRIFICE of JESUS, the Only Begotten Son WHO deigned to come down here and suffer and take the penalty on our behalf BECAUSE OF HIS INFITITE LOVE and STAND IN OUR PLACE!
Oh, and if you are HIS, IF YOU LOVE HIM desperately, above all of this rotten, perverted, twisted devil-run world and it's self-aggrandizing lures--WHICH IS THE SIMPLE but difficult cost!--THEN YOU WIN THE BATTLE! GOD BE PRAISED! It is ONLY because of Jesus!
HE will not let you loose, until you are utterly broken. You must bow head and acquiesce!
What else is there to do? Fight and scrap around for filthy, decaying worldly trinkets and laurels that are dust to dust? DON'T BE A FOOL! HEED THE CALL! And PRONTO!
Thank you for listening :)!
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