Old Testament Scripture Reading: Ezekiel 11:2 – 5 (KJV)
Eze 11:2 Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
Eze 11:3 Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
Eze 11:4 Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.
Eze 11:5 And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.
New Testament Scripture Reading: 2Corinthians 10:3 – 5 (KJV)
2Co 10:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
2Co 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
2Co 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Transforming Power Statements:
1) Whenever the culture takes a turn against God’s Word, there will always be people,( even among the people of God) who go with the flow of the fallen culture, rather than returning to God’s Holy and inerrant Word and His teachers who stick to the book, who continue to make plain God’s counsel on the situation at hand.
2) What we need in order to have power over personal sinfulness, and every stronghold of the flesh and the world and the devil is to have our state of consciousness to be in alignment with God’s Word, which will produce in us the means of escape so that we can be victorious in our pursuit of righteousness, rather than being in the course of the world which is against the will of God.
3) In order for the Church to become the pure virgin of Christ Jesus, she must through the practice of diligent study of the Truth (i.e. God’s Word the Bible) and steadfast prayer and meditation therein, gain confidence which shall be caused by coinciding consciousness with God through understanding His way of thinking and being in agreement with it.