4/15/2023 4-5pm. We have prayed in detail for all w/lecture notes. We notated
some very familiar things some of you are experiencing again. But that means there is a breakthrough of power available. His interventions of mercy, and administration means: 'God's redemptive
promises are defining you--not the ruin, collapse or definition of the battle!'
Structure in New Covenant fulfillment and how He qualifies a move of God--means, "Real spiritual management says 'we are free'; yet we are not stuck in underdevelopment in stagnation, or over
producing where you burn out! It means you thrive in His stabilizing, empowering promise no matter what storm, or hinderance! We are not defined by our own standards of progress, goodness or
ability. We are living in the ones inspired of Christ, which delivers us from the power of which holds us back from receiving directly of Himself. When we least feel we are approved to do
so.
Its the keys of power of Himself inspiring us to draw close to Him. Stop focusing on the pain--or the conflict--or the burden.
He gives us the power in His promise to yield these things to God in His presence without fault, or fear! He says He will help us apart from the evidences in ourselves directly challenging
who we are in Christ! He receives us separate from the experiences we assume are defeating us, or in light of what is disqualifying us from knowing Him!
You are in Him- lacking nothing even as pressures are mounting for you to perform in your own strength to be accepted by Him by what you lack!
4/16/2023 10:30pm - 2:01am Proofread, edited.
Sunday Insights. 'The fallacy of personal holiness, or standards Vs. The Power of His Completeness"
I wanted to really revisit, clarify, and expound on a fresh perspective of new covenant fulfillment again.
I meticulously handwrote every step, perspective and process from recall of our most essential themes again. There are some real gems brought to bear, and I hope our latest two part weekend
series helps you get back on track!
I am burdened by the pains of our esteemed guests and members. I have represented your cries for God's interventions faithfully over the weekend.
Tonight, we are reminded of the themes of the New Covenant, which speak of God's perfect design and fulfillment of His promise through Christ's completeness. Though we may face
crises, struggles, and battles that seek to hinder our faith and virtues, it is better to endure through these challenges with the knowledge that we are weak and in need of God's covering through
His promise. Our effectiveness as Christians is a result of His promise, not of our own human constructs. It is greater for us to be invited daily into encountering every process of pain that
releases us from its control altogether, rather than going through it without His hand of power and not receiving His favor at all. Through this dynamic, God offers us the opportunity to produce
something vastly overpowering to what we could achieve on our own, yet still genuinely real and moving through His ability to impress Himself onto our storm.
God's promise of sufficiency enables Him to represent us wholly in places beyond our own reasoning and perspectives, which often lead us astray from clear reasoning in our
responses. Our call to be "set apart" and live a life of Biblical promise is not achieved through human striving but through reliance on His completeness. We must accept His Promise
because of our flawed design, and it is in view of our defeats before God that we often doubt and respond in dismay towards His heart. However, we must be faithful to remember that in our
constant struggle, God is showing us a greater witness of His presence, which goes beyond our doubts and human ability. He proves Himself to us, and it is through His power that we can overcome
our weaknesses and find the strength to live according to His perfect design.
| "It is only through this genuine response to God's mercy that we can truly be transformed and find our completeness in Christ." |
The point is not to dismiss the impact of our own internal standards but rather to recognize and let go of the self-imposed standards that cannot and should not define our worthiness.
Instead, we must acknowledge that our worthiness comes only from receiving Him, through Him, and by Him, despite our inherent unworthiness.
God longs for us to receive His grace and mercy, especially when we feel most unworthy and helpless. When we struggle with disobedience or fear punishment from God, we tend to
hide and try to reform ourselves through our own efforts. However, this only proves our failure to understand the true nature of the New Covenant, which is based on the complete and finished work
of Christ. God's consistent message to us is to let Christ demonstrate His grace and mercy through His acts of redemption, even when we don't deserve it or can't earn it. Let us trust in His
provision and surrender our self-righteousness to Him.
The theme of the New Covenant is evident in our contradictions and fears, which often lead to conflicts beyond our control. Instead, with every care and intervention of His
Spirit, faith and agreement with His promises show us that a promise-based faith makes us the focus of God's mercy entirely. Through this, we are made complete in Him – a genuine response to
divine planning and redemption. We cannot act before Christ in our own works, striving, or performance. We cannot, therefore, blame our circumstances for our own sense of incompleteness.
Rather, we are being called upon to relinquish our impulsive control in the presence of God, recognizing that it is precisely this sense of helplessness that inspires our incomplete perspectives
of God's involvement in our lives.
| "Standards and experiences do not define us. When failure dominates our focus, God can use our struggles to inspire and build us up. Through
everything we go through, God opens us up to His support, even in the midst of circumstances that would otherwise remove us from it." |
It is only through this genuine response to God's mercy that we can truly be transformed and find our completeness in Christ. God's intervention is the only thing that can keep
us from falling into definitions that don't reflect Him or His redemptive power. Pain is not a tool of separation, but rather a means for us to see God's complete power and sufficiency in Christ.
By relying on His promise and drawing closer to His identity, we can find fullness and be set apart from the pain that would otherwise define us.
Let me define it this way:
The broken voice which drives us away from God is the meeting point in which God drives our pain away from what breaks us. Being right with God is not being painless, or stoic, or driven
toward something in which no pain exists, its fully witnessing what it can't keep us from Christ--and we won't let anything separate us from our definition of redemption He holds over us! And how
much more Christ is unwilling to let us go from what He speaks of Himself once you believe it as personal voice of virtue in your faith which now completes you.
I can clearly state for you, reader--every inspiration which you grasp this promise becomes more defined with each breakthrough. In each new struggle, your voice becomes more assured of the voice
you are leaving behind, or more firmly-- into the hands of Christ! Growing in the power of God in your voices' faith expression in His completeness is built on these 'aha' moments of desperation
that turn into revere for the name of Christ--and fashioning upon these breakthroughs a deeper desire for nothing but Christ!
| "God's
intervention is the only way to keep us from falling into definitions that do not reflect Him or His redemptive power over our crises" |
The New Covenant represents God's perfect image in this regard, as it gives us a promise that sets us apart from pain and draws us closer to His sufficiency and fullness in how we live in His
identity. This promise is the standard that reveals His complete power and identity in the purpose of Christ, which pulls us away from ourselves and back into His embrace. In this way, the New
Covenant represents a thriving structure that fulfills God's promise, with Christ's completeness being the key to its power.
You may have heard the phrase "be holy, or God will turn from you" repeated in various denominations. However, this message can sometimes become burdensome and stressful, leading to an
overemphasis on personal effort and adherence. Anyone currently pushing these instructions on you, push you into oblivion and separation from the voice of God- because God only moves upon sincere
where Christ's sufficiency is fully accepted as the terms of our personal worthiness! In reality, God's covenant with us is based on the gift of holiness that He freely gives to us through
Christ's fulfillment of the law on our behalf. By demanding perfect adherence to standards outside of this provision, we risk neglecting the true context of Calvary and the passionate, unreserved
love that God has for us. Do they realize they are telling you to "be like Christ outside His promise of fulfillment to phrase it so convolutely, and outside of provisional context of
Calvary?
Please abstain from such gatherings. You didn't come out of spiritual darkness to be broken by a presentation, or delusion of 'light' which demands you behave so sternly to a set of
values without a saving knowledge in God's power, did you? Do you embrace a measure of Christ's image, or a complete image of God? Do you have Christ entirely, or are you holding onto only
fragments of 'self' with a false hope?
~CDCS RESEARCH, Kevin Simon.
I must tell you, "no one single person has personal holiness or personal standards in New Covenant fulfillment. Its our acceptance of His covering of what God calls right (what He speaks of
Himself)- what He completes, (what He has accomplished in proof of Himself) and values inspiring supernatural life in the foundations of His perfect work (what you receive by faith apart from
striving). I always remark when people understand New Covenant freedom, they will find the power to be grass-roots inspired to have weighty impressions of the touch of God so strong, you don't
have to convince them to move, act or see things from God's perspective. They get it! You kill their spirit when you force it! Holiness denominations are driving people away from New Covenant
freedom, folks!
To reiterate: Let me make it clear that personal holiness or standards have no place in the New Covenant fulfillment. Telling you do to it as a requirement, while avoiding the scripture telling you its virtue in context with New Covenant as a promise of entering the presence of God are two separate things. If Christ is not sufficient to be in realm of divine acceptance, you are certainly outside of this protection yourself! It is not about our own efforts or achievements, but about accepting God's covering of what is right and complete according to His own nature and perfect work. Our faith in His promises is what sets us apart and brings us closer to His grace. He cannot deny Himself!
In other words, we do not create our own standards of holiness. Rather, we rely on God's standards and accept His completed work in Christ. This is the foundation of our faith and the source of
our salvation. By putting our trust in God's promises, we receive the gift of grace that overcomes our imperfections and gives us new life in Christ.
God fulfills and produces in you this life apart from yourself. The standards by which you measure yourself as a follower of Christ must be those revealed by the Spirit of God, as they
exceed what you could ever hope to achieve on your own. "Hello, friend. God is more than enough, more powerful, more able to breakthrough these issues which are dominant, impossible, and beyond
belief. But He is still there for you." Your pursuit of holiness should not be driven by demands or preferences, nor should it be a matter of self-imposed expectations. Rather, our commitment to
the promises of God in the gospel is such that we answer only to Christ Himself, and not to any human authority. To embark on this journey, you must fully embrace the grace of God, which
overcomes your deepest fears, instills in you a sense of humble confidence grounded in the sacrifice of the cross, and dispels any blindness that might prevent you from seeing the triumph of
Christ's victory. You better be in for the journey with His promise.
'Grace' means testifying of the act of grace itself: it has a specific calling and context. Therefore, New Covenant displays it as an expression-- overthrowing your worst fears; personal
confidence laid down at the cross; and personal blindless committed to the light of His victory. The greatest warning of New Covenant promise of mercy which should inspire a fear of God in you
quickly--I say in all of these things, If you don't see Christ-- and seek to esteem yourselves worthy apart from His sheltering love and fullness--your holiness is but blindness, projection of
fear, and under the weight of your own protest against God invoking upon you the pressures which defeat you! God promises your impotence to address everything lacking in your self-worth will be
just cause to overthrow you. Self-justification of human goodness has stood as the 'master' over endless generations as the tormenter over man's righteousness! We can't pass through this gate
except by complete virtue of Christ's merit over your faith! In light of these truths-- agreement with Christ makes you a justified friend of God!
Clearly stated:
The New Covenant promise of mercy should inspire a deep reverence for God. Let me make it clear: if you don't recognize Christ and try to prove your worthiness without His sheltering love and
fullness, your pursuit of holiness is nothing but blindness, a projection of fear, and a protest against God's sovereignty, which ultimately leads to defeat. God promises to expose your
powerlessness in addressing everything that undermines your sense of self-worth, as this has been the source of torment for generations and the very reason for your lack of righteousness. Only by
fully embracing Christ's merit can we enter through the narrow gate of salvation.
~CDCS RESEARCH, Kevin Simon
KEY THEMES:
- The themes of the New Covenant include enduring through challenges, relying on God's promise, and depending on His completeness rather than human constructs.
- Our worthiness comes only from receiving God through Christ, despite our inherent unworthiness.
- God longs for us to receive His grace and mercy, especially when we feel most unworthy and helpless.
- By placing our faith and trust in God's promises and allowing His Spirit to intervene, we become the focus of His mercy and are made complete in Him.
- Pain is not a tool of separation, but rather a means for us to see God's complete power and sufficiency in Christ.
- New Covenant represents God's perfect image in setting us apart from pain and drawing us closer to His sufficiency and fullness.
- God can use our struggles to inspire and build us up, and through everything we go through, God opens us up to His support.
- In our constant struggle, God is showing us a greater witness of His presence, which goes beyond our doubts and human ability.
QUOTES:
"The point is not to learn how to dismiss the impact of our own internal standards, but rather to recognize and let go of the self-imposed standards that cannot and should not define our worthiness. Instead, we must acknowledge that our worthiness comes only from receiving Him, through Him, and by Him, despite our inherent unworthiness."
"God's intervention is the only thing that can keep us from falling into definitions that don't reflect Him or His redemptive power."
"God defines our spiritual goals based on our dependence on Him as our definitive answer, meeting a need in His heart for us to witness His perfect design."
"Instead, by placing our faith and trust in God's promises and allowing His Spirit to intervene, we become the focus of His mercy and are made complete in Him. This is not the result of our own efforts or works, but a true act of divine planning and redemption."
"However, we must be faithful to remember that in our constant struggle, God is showing us a greater witness of His presence, which goes beyond our doubts and human ability. He proves Himself to us, and it is through His power that we can overcome our weaknesses and find the strength to live according to His perfect design."
"God's promise of sufficiency enables Him to represent us wholly in places beyond our own reasoning and perspectives, which often lead us astray from clear reasoning in our responses."
"God longs for us to receive His grace and mercy, especially when we feel most unworthy and helpless. When we struggle with disobedience or fear punishment from God, we tend to hide and try to reform ourselves through our own efforts. However, this only proves our failure to understand the true nature of the New Covenant, which is based on the complete and finished work of Christ."
"The New Covenant promise of mercy comes with a warning that should inspire a healthy fear of God. It is essential to understand that we cannot deem ourselves worthy apart from the sheltering love and fullness of Christ. If we do not acknowledge and seek Him, our pursuit of holiness will be blinded by fear and unable to withstand the pressures that defeat us. The promise of God's mercy does not nullify the need for us to surrender our impulsive control to Him fully. It is only by the virtue of Christ's merit over our faith that we can pass through the gate to God's perfect image. Failure to recognize our impotence and depend on Him alone will lead to our overthrow, as it has done for endless generations."
"The standards by which you live and testify for Christ can only be birthed by the Spirit of God, as they transcend what you could ever hope to achieve on your own. Our pursuit of holiness should not be about imposing our demands, tastes, or self-centered desires on others, but about surrendering to God's will. The gospel's promises hold us accountable to Christ alone, and not to anyone else. To embark on this journey, we must embrace the grace of God, which overcomes our deepest fears, shatters our confidence in self-reliance, and enlightens our path with the victory of Christ. Let us lay down our burdens at the foot of the cross and commit our lives to the light of His truth."
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