The other night I had a dream and in
the dream there was a corn field with high stalks, and then people appeared in
midst of the field and began walking out of the field to enter an open
door. More was done in the dream, but
when I woke I asked the Lord if this was just one of those “funky” dreams or
was there a meaning to it from Him. Then the understanding began to come:
Understanding is that the high stalks
of corn were mature…. the people were those people of the Lord, His saints that
had come to some maturity. And God wants
them to put on the Armor of God.
So in further obedience to the Lord,
here is the description of the armor of God that you may know or not know:
Ephesians 6:10-20 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord,
and in the power of his might.
Put on the whole armour of God, that
ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
For we wrestle not against flesh and
blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be
able to withstand in the evil day, and having
done all, to stand.
Stand therefore, having your loins
girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
And your feet shod with the
preparation of the gospel of peace;
Above all, taking the shield of faith,
wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
And take the helmet of salvation,
and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Praying always with all
prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto
with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
And for me, that utterance may be
given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of
the gospel, For which I am an ambassador
in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Armor
of God
Stand In Truth, having done all Stand
Have Your Mind Established in Truth of
your Salvation
Anchored in The Righteousness of Jesus
Christ
Your Walk bathed in Peace of Jesus
Christ towards all as much as possible (Forgiveness)
“Preparation” means “to wash and make ready” – Jesus
washed their feet (See notes below)
Shield yourself in and by FAITH
Knowing that GOD’s LOVE towards you
never fails
Knowing that God’s Love towards them
will overcome all evil
Faith is the substance of things hoped
for, the evidence of things not seen: God is with you, In you, and
surrounds you… for your protection in
every situation He sends you.
“Have Faith in God” Mark 11:22-26
Helmet of Salvation: All Grace Abounds
in Righteousness unto Eternal Life… Remember You Have the Victory and have
overcome the enemy, for greater is Christ IN you than he that is in the world….
We Overcome by the Blood of the Lamb and the Word of His Testament which is now
our testimony.
(1 John 4:4; Rev 12:10-11)
Taking the Sword of the Spirit – God’s
Word (God’s word, not man’s or religion)
Praying always in the Spirit with all
manner of prayer and with all supplication
Watching with “perseverance and
supplication” for all saints
I am directed by the Lord to express
the third point the most here: having
your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace
First, the Lord says that the word
preparation means to wash. So I looked
it up in Strongs and it says there “to make ready”.
TO MAKE READY to walk in Holy Ground….to
enter the Kingdom of God. Make Ready to walk in the Mind of Christ. So have your feet, the thoughts you think on
that cause you to walk in a certain manner and behavior, made ready – prepared
- to go… This is the birthing that has
come forth by the “preparation and washing” by Jesus Christ – God’s Truth –
God’s Word. (John 3:3-5; Ephesians
5:25-27; 1 Peter 1:22-23; and more) Renewing of your mind in the Spirit of
Christ. Your feet walk according to your
mind.
Shod – covering. 5265 in Strong’s meaning to “bind under one’s
feet”. Sounds like a foundation.
To wrap your feet securely in the
Foundation of the Gospel of Peace. Okay.
So…. having your feet or rather having every step you take be Ready to go,
having been anchored and secured in the Foundation of the Gospel which is Jesus
Christ. (Hebrews 5:12-14, Hebrews 6:1-3)
But it says to have your feet shod
WITH THE PREPARATION OF…. So how can
your feet be secured in the Preparation?
What is the Preparation? Awwww….
now we come to the fun part…
The Preparation is all in the BIRTHING
or BEING BORN AGAIN process. PREPARATION
OF is the WASHING OF THE WATER BY THE WORD.
Once you have been “prepared”… made
ready by the washing of the water by the word… just like He washed their feet
to make them ready to step into the next walk…. the walk of faith in grace by
the Holy Spirit, having been freed from the law of sin and death…you then being
born again and also having grown up in Christ Jesus can go forth…. covered and
secured and grounded in steps of God’s love….
Your feet are clothed in the
“preparation”… The Prophet Elijah was to
be the one to come and PREPARE the way for Jesus to be manifested to Israel as
the Lamb and King and Priest….
Once that was done, Jesus took over
that role of Prophet, who WASHES us… and PREPARES us to RECEIVE the SON,
KINGDOM, and FATHER…. AND…. THAT…IS…HIM…. RECEIVING…. US. ENTERED IN TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD BY BEING
WASHED AND CLEANSED IN HIS BLOOD AND WORD, SPIRIT, AND WATER…. OHHH HAPPY
DAY! WHEN JESUS WASHED OUR SINS
AWAY!!!
So, Now, allow the Lord to WASH You in
His Word which is the Gospel of Peace.
In this He is washing your feet as He did to the disciples and commanded
them to wash one another’s feet… forgiving one another. Look at this….
John 13:3-11 3 Jesus knowing that the
Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and
went to God;
4
He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and
girded himself.
5
After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples'
feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
6 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and
Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
7 Jesus answered and said unto him,
What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt
never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If
I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord,
not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
10 Jesus saith to him, He that is
washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are
clean, but not all.
11 For he knew who should betray him;
therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.
Look at what Jesus did…. it is all symbolic
of what He was about to do then and how it would affect them … and now us.
He took off his garments: laying down
His life for all
Stood up as the New Life being the
Resurrection and Life for all that would receive Him
Towel (linen) was symbolic of
Righteousness – Truth and Life
As a Priest, he poured the new water
in a clean bason – Washing of the Water by the Word. John 15:3 Jesus declares that they are clean
through the word He has spoken to them.
Also in John 17… word of truth….sanctified.
And WASHED their feet symbolic as the
Priest would wash before going in to administer the things of the temple unto
God. The Way was about to be made for
them to go in also to the Holy place.
Jesus as the Lamb of God was about to go before them, and then they
would follow Him into the Holy of Holies in the heavenly temple, and as a
living sacrifice with Him in the earth too.
Yet even more to see here is that heaven and earth is come together IN
Christ Jesus. We are Redeemed and Reconciled by the Lamb of God and His Word.
The earth is the Lord’s footstool, and
blessed are the feet of those that carry the gospel… and Jesus is that Water of
Life to WASH THE WORLD…. but only to those that HEAR THIS GOOD NEWS and RECEIVE
HIM can they benefit of it….
Romans 10:13-15 And how shall they
preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and
bring glad tidings of good things!
SOOOO… He is SENDING YOU AS A PREPARED
PEOPLE… to STAND in the full Armor of God. Let God Be Glorified In His Saints….
God’s Habitation and Family.
Revelation 12:10-11 And I heard a loud
voice saying in heaven, Now is come
salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his
Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before
our God day and night. And they overcame
him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they
loved not their lives unto the death.
"Shod our feet in the
preparation..." Eph 6:15. As Priest
and as God's ark... Stand in the Water and allow the people to pass over and
thru and In to the Kingdom! Hallelujah!
Amen.
RPJ
