TURNING THE PAGE WITH GOD

Blessed be the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I thank God for you and your steadfastness in anticipating a manifestation of the power of the gospel in your life. The hand of the Lord is indeed with us and we will triumph over all the wiles of the enemy.

At the Caribbean Conference 2022, God brought a word that challenged all unbelief and doubt concerning His sons. The message came with such a resounding urgency, that it lets us know that we are at the threshold of manifesting the presence of the true Christ in the earth. But in reality, it is the entire Body of Christ who stands in that threshold. However, reality insists that we have become a part of those chosen to lead the way.

That which God has done, and will do in and with us, is not to make us unique in the Church. We are even as the early disciples, merely prototypes or the first begotten of many. Therefore, our election must be sure and our perfection must be total. To do so is not a hard ball and chain struggle. Perfection is simply choosing to obey God all the times and in all things. There are no born again believers who can truly say they do not have that choice.

The Holy Ghost says, “This is the sum of all things. The Sons must choose to obey the Father.” There are no other levels, dimensions, depths or heights to achieve in God, just simple obedience to the Faith. He is not a respecter of persons. Neither is there any communication, communion or fellowship without obedience. It is choice that dictates the coming forth of good fruit in your relationship with the Father.” Consequently, it is choice that allows us to ‘turn the page with God.’ It is also evident that God has indeed turned the page for the Body of Christ. No, not just in BTI, this is a universal movement.

The Holy Ghost has made it known that time is short and that there is but a small window remaining for the work of the ministry. Soon night will fall. Therefore, the revelations He has poured into the Body have matured some in understanding and commitment. There are those who have made a conscious decision to obey the unction of the Spirit within, without resistance or controversy. With those He will usher in the last of the last days for the Body of Christ on earth. What are the implications here, some may ask? Well, the facts of the matter are that God has gathered to Himself a people who are walking in the Spirit.

They are without malice, guile or any perverseness. They have purged themselves of all unrighteousness and choose to love their God and mankind more than themselves. They do not look at anyone with a slanted eye, nor do they seek to hurt another. They do not sit in judgment of anyone as they themselves have been forgiven much. They have adorned themselves in the armor of God and are ready for the battle. They will confront the devil for the souls of the lost and will spoil tradition with truth, setting at liberty those who are bound to it through ignorance.

This is the destiny of the true Sons in this generation. But who are they? How will they be identified? Simple, they are those who walk not after the course of this world, but who walk after the dictates of the Spirit. They are those whose walk is a daily manifestation of Christ in every situation, circumstance or relationship. They are not practicing, they are very Christ. They are not entangled with the beggarly elements of this world, nor are they snared by human emotion or desire. These are they who walk in the Spirit of the Living God.

THE SLEEPING GIANT HAS AWAKENED

Up to now, the Body of Christ has been in a deep hypnotic sleep where it entertained illusions of fortune and fame. In spite of the commandments to love God and man with all our heart, the Body was systematically fed false doctrines and perverse teachings that have produced a wanton, greedy, gainsaying, peace and covenant breaking Sons, with little or no regard for the will of God in their personal lives. The focus is on themselves and their desires, opinions, ways and dispositions.

But there is a loud sound coming out of heaven today. It is the sound of the voice of the Chief-Shepherd. He is calling His own out of the darkness of want and discontentment, pride and unforgiveness. It is those who refuse to awake out of their slumber that cannot see that the Master has indeed accomplished some spiritual things in the ministry that have made some of us better for it. We have examined our ministerial failures of the past and gleaned spiritual growth to walk into our futures.

We have allowed God to tweak and refine, and in some cases, redefine our methodologies. We have moved from the things that profit nothing and have focused our sites on the will of God for this day and time.

Romans 13:8-11

8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. Let us not be even as scoffers in the Body.

Let us not mock God with the same unbelieving attitude as the world. We can discern the signs of the times and know that the end is near. We are rapidly approaching the beginning of sorrows.

Romans 13:12-14

12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering (to lay outstretched on a couch or bed in co-habitation; by implication a releasing of the male sperm); and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.

This is where many miss the mark; making provisions for the flesh. Sometimes, it is not the things we do. Often it is what we say, think and feel about situations. WRONG THINKING IS THE ROOT OF ALL SIN. It is void of love and does not consider the effect our actions, words or deeds have on others. It is selfish and only seeks self- gratification.

The day must come in your life where you realize that it is not alright to think, feel, speak, or act outside of the boundaries of the faith. You need to decide to obey God in all things. This obedience should be without a counseling session or a rebuke of some kind. It should be a decision that is forged out of your holy nature.

rged out of your holy nature. I Love You All, Apostle Mary Banks