"...we are pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair; pursued, yet not forsaken; smitten down, yet not destroyed; always bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our body. For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
1Cor.4:8-11
I received a particular word today from a dear and seasoned brother. This word addressed a great pressing down that the body of Christ is experiencing. His word coincided and confirmed a vision that the Lord flashed into my spirit a week ago. In this vision, we, the body of Christ, was collectively being pressed into an ancient olive press, a device that puts tremendous weight and pressure on the objects in the press, for the purpose of slow extraction of the precious essence contained therein. The extraction trough began to drip with pure and fragrant oil, which the Lord showed me was the oil of gladness.
We will go through seasons of pressing, and being pressed down, (always bearing in the body the dying of Jesus, 1Cor. 4:9) we need to press into prayer, opening our soft and tenderized hearts and spirits, in the secret places, our own alters, which God gives us as we seek after Him. It's the pressing in, entering into our Abba's presence, that enables us to manifest the life of Jesus in our mortal flesh.
The pressing down is necessary, as uncomfortable as it is. Pressing down and pressing in go hand in hand, so if you are feeling it- pressed down on every side and smitten but not destroyed- thank the Master! We are being shaped and molded to His likeness and character.
1Cor.4:8-11
I received a particular word today from a dear and seasoned brother. This word addressed a great pressing down that the body of Christ is experiencing. His word coincided and confirmed a vision that the Lord flashed into my spirit a week ago. In this vision, we, the body of Christ, was collectively being pressed into an ancient olive press, a device that puts tremendous weight and pressure on the objects in the press, for the purpose of slow extraction of the precious essence contained therein. The extraction trough began to drip with pure and fragrant oil, which the Lord showed me was the oil of gladness.
We will go through seasons of pressing, and being pressed down, (always bearing in the body the dying of Jesus, 1Cor. 4:9) we need to press into prayer, opening our soft and tenderized hearts and spirits, in the secret places, our own alters, which God gives us as we seek after Him. It's the pressing in, entering into our Abba's presence, that enables us to manifest the life of Jesus in our mortal flesh.
The pressing down is necessary, as uncomfortable as it is. Pressing down and pressing in go hand in hand, so if you are feeling it- pressed down on every side and smitten but not destroyed- thank the Master! We are being shaped and molded to His likeness and character.
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