The spirit of deception stays hidden until Holy fire is applied. The Holy Fire will burn up anything contrary to the Character of Jesus in us and those around us. We must be prepared and willing to have anything burned away which is hindering our walk as the expressed Image of Our Heavenly Father on this earth.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Colossians chapter 2:
1 I wish you could know how much I have struggled for you and for the church in Laodicea, and for the many other friends I’ve yet to meet. 2I am contending for you that your hearts will be wrapped in the comfort of Heaven and woven together into Love’s fabric. This will give you access to all the riches of God as you experience the revelation of God’s great mystery—Christ.
If you and I want full access to ALL the riches of God, we must be woven into Love’s fabric! This is my deepest desire. There are days where I am reminded that I am not there yet but FATHER Lovingly corrects me and shows me what is being exposed for removal.
3For our Spiritual wealth is in Him, like hidden treasure waiting to be discovered—Heaven’s Wisdom and endless riches of revelation knowledge.
As a young man, I sought physical riches but through Heaven’s Wisdom I now seek out the hidden treasures and endless riches associated with walking in HIS Image rather than the image of the soulish man I was projecting to others.
4I want you to know this so that no one will come and lead you into error through their persuasive arguments and clever words.
It is easy to blame others for our past actions. This is due to spiritual immaturity and misdirected priorities. As we increase our reliance on The Holy Spirit, our priorities are shifted to the appropriate focus which leads to the fullness of walking in HIS Image. Had I been more mature, I would not have been swayed by clever, persuasive arguments which appealed to my intellect and soulish desires.
5Even though I’m separated from you geographically, my spirit is present there with you. And I’m overjoyed to see how disciplined and deeply committed you are because you have such a solid faith in Christ, the Anointed One.
6In the same way you received Jesus our Lord and Messiah by faith, continue your journey of faith, progressing further into your union with Him! 7Your spiritual roots go deeply into His life as you are continually infused with strength, encouraged in every way. For you are established in the faith you have absorbed and enriched by your devotion to Him!
How am I continuing my journey of faith? I am immersing myself daily in The Word and praying in The Holy Spirit. Spiritual roots take time to grow deeply and so I must not forget the time factor even though the world promotes instant gratification.
8Beware that no one distracts you or intimidates you in their attempt to lead you away from Christ’s fullness by pretending to be full of wisdom when they’re filled with endless arguments of human logic. For they operate with humanistic and clouded judgments based on the mindset of this world system, and not the anointed Truths of the Anointed One.
As we move toward and embrace the mindset of Christ, there is a battle which takes place between the soul and the spirit within. It centers around self-control and our outward response toward others. We must purpose to walk in Love’s fabric during this transition. Why? We live in a broken world and will deal directly with its exposure before our very eyes. The spirit of deception will no longer be able to hide as the Holy fire is turned up. All will be exposed.
9For He is the complete fullness of Deity living in human form. 10And our own completeness is now found in Him. We are completely filled with God as Christ’s fullness overflows within us. He is the Head of every kingdom and authority in the universe!
Let HIS fullness overflow in you and me in all areas!
11Through our union with Him we have experienced circumcision of heart. All of the guilt and power of sin has been cut away and is now extinct because of what Christ, the Anointed One, has accomplished for us.
We must fully trust in the circumcision process. The power of sin and the guilt of our past are no longer to be found in our hearts. The adversary wants to use both to keep us from our callings but the circumcision of Love is permanent in our spirits. Once we come to that realization, we simply need to respond to the adversary by The Word just as Jesus did.
12For we’ve been buried with Him into His death. Our “baptism into death” also means we were raised with Him when we believed in God’s resurrection power, the power that raised Him from death’s realm. 13This “realm of death” describes our former state, for we were held in sin’s grasp. But now, we’ve been resurrected out of that “realm of death” never to return, for we are forever alive and forgiven of all our sins!
This baptism reflects our born again acceptance of Christ as we become new and old things have passed away. I will admit that I had no appreciation for this baptism when I accepted Christ at a young age. As I mature, my gratitude has come into line with HIS Sacrifice! This is all about removing the blindness so that we can see clearly.
14He canceled out every legal violation we had on our record and the old arrest warrant that stood to indict us. He erased it all—our sins, our stained soul—He deleted it all and they cannot be retrieved! Everything we once were in Adam has been placed onto His cross and nailed permanently there as a public display of cancellation.
Let this statement never lose its impact or relegated to being commonplace in our hearts!
15Then Jesus made a public spectacle of all the powers and principalities of darkness, stripping away from them every weapon and all their spiritual authority and power to accuse us. And by the power of the cross, Jesus led them around as prisoners in a procession of triumph. He was not their prisoner; they were His!
Let us embrace the impact of this verse on our lives. The spirit of deception does not want us to embrace this Truth for when we do, power and authority from On High will operate at a much higher level! The Kingdom will expand at an exponential rate all around us. Now is the time!