Radical Disciples – A Remnant Revolution

“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways”. (James 1:8)

As I was pondering this scripture this morning I heard the Spirit saying – “A double minded man is like he who is married and has a mistress, he torn between the two and faithful to neither”!

It really speaks to me (this verse) about not being tied to the world and attempting to serve the Lord as well – for you will be torn between the two and faithful to neither. Over the years as I look back I can see areas in my own life where this was the situation. I wanted to serve the Lord with my whole life, yet the things of this world would catch my eye and I would wonder between the two, often times with such an empty feeling in my heart.

This scripture also speaks to me about how we live our lives as Christians amongst each other. A double minded person will speak nice in the comfort of your company, then in the dark place will rip you to shreds with accusations while wadding stepping in the spiritually dark streams of gossip. Most often it is because they feel justified in doing so for they believe they have been shorted in some form or another. I find this often when people are jealous of others blessings or they see others being promoted in the church or work place before them and they feel that they should have been chosen.

I believe one of the reasons that I am able to discern this with people is because I once was a prisoner to double mindedness having been imprisoned in the same prideful spiritual darkened prison that they are standing in. It a punishing prison because you start to build up a false spiritual perception of how great you are to the point that you begin to become bitter, resentful and totally opposite of what the Lord has desired and purposed you to become. It will cost you friends,family, peace and joy. One must be like David and cry out to the Lord “Examine me, O God, and know my mind. Test me, and know my thoughts. See whether I am on an evil path. Then lead me on the everlasting path”. (Ps 139:23-24)

I remember when the Lord was dealing with me about this, Holy Ghost would softly speak to me the word “self-righteous judge” and then would show me where I had allowed the enemy to enter in through the door of rejection, which was held open with a spiritually door jam of pride. I would see the person or person who I had felt justified in believing that I had in some way been wronged by them and now I was passing false judgment upon them. Let me tell you what, when Holy Ghost brought that into a full revelation in my heart it was a battle in which my fleshly heart was torn to bits for the Light of truth shall always prevail over the lies of Hell. To this day I still ask Holy Ghost to search my heart and remove any wrongful thinking that has set itself up against the Word of God!

We need to be very cautious in regard to double mindedness friends – We must submit ourselves Holy Ghost and take action against every thought that enters our mind, by weighing them up against the Word of God in truth. Because if we do not we will battle with ungodly sinful, prideful, selfish and judgmental thoughts in our mind as the struggle between knowing what the Word says and what the flesh is saying will be tormenting. If we are not careful, our hearts can become hardened to the point where we no longer listen to what the Word and Holy Ghost is saying and begin to live having only the guidance of our own hearts, which we Know are deceptive and filled with darkness.

In this text I believe James is speaking of one who has his foot in two kingdoms, that of God’s and that of Satan’s –stuck between the promises of the Lord and the false promises of the world – one moment he appears to be following the Lord and in the next he appears to be following the ways of world – he at one moment believes the promises of God and the next moment being enticed by the desires of his heart chases after the false promises of the world – unstable is he for at any moment he might well place both feet in the wrong kingdom – he is as one teetering on the fence of his life’s path and we must be walking with Holy Ghost discernment being aware and on guard for such a person for in his indecision he might well reach out and grab hold of one who is yet matured and drag them along with him in his fall.

Friend, if this message is speaking to you today and you find that you two have been living a double life, with one foot in the Kingdom and one in the world – The Lord is standing at the door of your heart, desiring to come into your life with His fullness , bringing spiritual healing that you shall not be found as one being double minded in all your ways. That you not be found as one who is unjust in your judgments against your brothers and sisters in the Body. Jesus is indeed the Great Physician who will come in to do spiritual surgery in your life, you might well feel a little pain here and there, yet once it is completed you will see no scars and you will be spiritually restored!

Let us pay this prayer:

Lord let us not think so highly or ourselves. Let our spirit be humble and let us be critical of our own lives and of our own relationship with you. I ask that you help us to remove the beams from our eyes, not that we would cast bitter judgment, so we help one another remain faithful to your calling. Lord, let us not be as those who are double minded, tossed to and fro between Your righteous and Holy ways and that of the ways of this world. Father we thank you for Your Son, Holy Ghost and the cross which liberates us, destroying the very power of sin in our lives – Sent Holy Ghost today in to our hearts with the holy fire of truth that we may set free form all spiritual prisons in our lives. Refine us, mold us, break us, reform us into the image of Christ. Let our lives be lived so that others may call you faithful. Open our eyes to the pain in this world so that we can be used by you as instruments of change. In the Mighty and Powerful Name of Jesus, Amen

Friends, today the Father desires for you to walk in the purpose of your life – that you may experience everything that He has planned for you since before the world was formed. He loves you and desires only the best for you. He has never promised that we would all spend our time here on the earth resting on the mountain tops of comfort, being pain free – Yet He has promised to be a Father to us, a true King and such a King that has not left us unprotected or with out a guide – For He has sent Holy Ghost to be with us every step of the way – He has promised that He will never leave the side of His children or leave them orphaned– that He has encamped warriors about us, having sent forth His Angel’s to minister unto us.

If you have been walking in the valley of defeat, today is the day to start walking in the valley of victory – Allowing Holy Ghost to lead you through the valley of decision, where you surrender every right, action, word and thought to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, committing you whole life, every area into His hands.

Today we must be totally severed from the ways of this world, though we live in this world, our allegiance must be to the Kingdom of God – We must no longer be a bride who has a lover on the side for we can not serve two masters – being divided between to allegiances- we must allow Holy Ghost to remove all double mindedness in our lives- We must start living as true citizens of His Lordship and begin living in the Kingdom culture as Jesus taught us to live – not tossed about by the doctrines of this world and the doctrines of men – rather being fully engaged in and motivated, being led of Holy Ghost according the doctrines of our Christ, Yeshua!

For indeed we serve an Awesome God,

IHS,

Russ Welch