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well, 2011 is here. in a couple of days Jessica and I will be sending out our January issue of the newsletter which will begin to talk about the year 2011.
when the Lord showed me this, I was able to see in my heart what He wanted me to talk to you about. He also showed me to tell Jessica to write you on the same subject. so the letter coming will be from both of us.
for 2011, the biggest word I had in me was DILIGENCE. to succeed in 2011 you will have to make a decision to be diligent about God's Word; reading it, studying it, hearing it... but most importantly; DOING it.
diligently obeying and heeding the voice of God has always been the key issue to life. in the garden of Eden, both Eve and Adam chose not to be diligent in heeding what He said, and so it all began: sin entered into the world and death by sin.
God's Word is the basis of all creation and all life. His Word is Life. Sin separated us from truly knowing God anymore. then came a promise that we would once again walk in the blessing one day. the law came (a way of knowing His Word but only from the outside, not on the inside) that we could know what God says but ultimately it would only condemn us. Christ came that we could be redeemed from death and once again have God on the inside of us. He came that we could once again know God. Christ in us, the hope of Glory. Christ, the Word of God in flesh, in us; the hope of glory.
today, we can know God. but we will never know Him apart from His Word. for God and His Word are One. you cannot separate them. therefore diligently obeying His Word will always be the root of truly knowing Him.
when the Lord showed me DILIGENCE for 2011, He was giving me a sneak preview of what He had in store in 2011 for those who would obey.
the Bible says
for those who will fight to keep God's Word in the forefront of their thinking this year and be diligent to do it, God has increase in mind.
'poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
but the hand of the diligent makes rich' Prov 10:4
'the hand of the diligent will rule,
but the slack hand will be put to forced labor' Prov 12:24
'the soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
but the soul of the diligent is made fat' Prov 13:4
but know this saints and take serious note: there is a war on in the spirit. you have an enemy who has not changed since the days of the garden of Eden. he is still very subtle. his tactics are still the same and so are his goals. his goal is very simple: get you to ignore what God has said to you and do something else. you must make a quality decision that you are going to be diligent to listen for God's voice, take note of exactly what He is saying, guard your heart against all other voices and then do what He has said at all costs.
we love you all and pray all of God's best in your life this year of 2011. please begin to heed this word of warning and encouragement. to ignore it would be disastrous; to heed it will mean glory. time is short; life is even shorter. what will you do with this one life God has given you? will you make a difference? will you live for God like He is worthy? or will you neglect such great salvation. let us live soberly as we ought, for the days are evil and the rewards to wonderful to miss.
-vincent
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