Well now, this is quite the fanciful and rather fruitful fellowship. The Lagenda fellowship; a fellowship with a group of Africans from different regions such as Nigeria and Zimbabwe gathering together every Monday for prayer, worship, and the sharing of the Word. Emeka; Josiah's elder brother who received the miraculous healing touch of Yeshua in the complete removal of his severe dizziness, houses the fellowship in his apartment. Swinfield, Julius and "God is good"; yes, there is a Nigerian brother by the name of "God is good"! The fellowship began at 8pm and the time it ends varies from time to time. One can easily go from one end of the extreme to the other: from 11pm until 1am the next day even. Today has been rather refreshing to say the least. The Word of Elohim was greatly distributed for the edification of the body of Messiah and the presence of Elohim, the Spirit of revelation was most certainly present.
One such topic that was greatly debated amongst one another: the importance; but not presiding over the faith in Yeshua Messiah, of works in the Christian walk. Now naturally all of us agreed that the overemphasis of works with the negligence of actually knowing Yeshua Messiah will lead to the casting away of the lawless ones in the last days. What can be said of works however is this: that faith in the Son of Elohim is the guarantor of entryway into the kingdom of Elohim but not the treasures awaiting inside it, whereas works build up the invisible treasures in the kingdom of heaven but we won't gain access into said kingdom. In my personal opinion, the works are not meant to stand on equal terms with the saving faith which we have in Yeshua rather faith precedes works. Faith is truly activated by works and how that happens is actually quite simple so long as the Spirit reveals the deep things.
From the inside out. As we believe in Yeshua Messiah He has promised that rivers of living waters will flow out of our hearts. To where? To the outside and the word that came to me that changed my perception: natural. The waters that flow out of the belly is all natural, in fact supernatural! Wherever the water flows it brings life and who can control water? It flows naturally out so long as the Fount remains unblocked and connected to the Source from above. Such is the doing of works, it will come to us naturally like breathing is to a man to those who continue in this race towards Yeshua. We tend to walk the deceptively fine line between Elohim doing His will and His works in and through us and we asserting ourselves to know the will of Elohim and striving to do His works our way. If Yeshua was incapable without the Father, how much more we who if we are apart can do absolutely nothing? It is after all Elohim who works in us both to will and to do according to His good pleasure. He will do it because He knows we can't. We just have to surrender and cease willing, exerting ourselves to strain for what is always right. Like Paul in Romans 7, everyone has the desire to do good because of the good Spirit of life given to us; only the performance of said will is not present within this fallen body. Whatsoever Paul willed himself to do, it backfired on him. Only when he saw Yeshua as the Way out then was the Christian walk suddenly not so burdensome anymore. For the Spirit of life in Messiah Yeshua made him and we as well free from the condemnation of sin and death. As we continue walking with the Lord He will do the work. As for me, one work has been given by the Messiah and that I should accomplish. In order to work the works Elohim has prepared beforehand, we should believe in Him (Yeshua) whom He (Yahweh) has sent. Amen.
-Tuesday, 24th November 2015, 2 months 17 days, 0245
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