WHY IS IT STONEY? GET TO THE ROOT!


MATTHEW 13:5-
A SOWER WENT TO SOW...
SOME FELL UPON STONEY PLACES, WHERE THEY HAD NOT MUCH EARTH: AND FORTHWITH THEY SPRUNG UP, BECAUSE THEY HAD NO DEEPNESS OF EARTH:
AND WHEN THE SUN WAS UP, THEY WERE SCORCHED; BECAUSE THEY HAD NO ROOT, THEY WITHERED AWAY.
WHO HATH EARS LET HIM HEAR...


EZEKIEL 36:26
THEN WILL I SPRINKLE CLEAN WATER UPON YOU, AND YE SHALL BE CLEAN; FROM ALL YOUR FILTHINESS, AND FROM ALL YOUR IDOLS, WILL I CLEANSE YOU.
A NEW HEART ALSO WILL I GIVE YOU, AND A NEW SPIRIT WIL I PUT WITHIN YOU: AND I WILL TAKE AWAY THE STONEY HEART OUT OF YOUR FLESH, AND I WILL GIVE YOU AN HEART OF FLESH.

Sometimes the seeds we plant, or things that we say to others aren't always received on good fertile ground...the ground being their heart. As much as we try to give people the word of the Lord, because of past circumstances and issues of life that they have encountered, they have stones blocking the word's entry way to their heart. It's not that they won't receive the seed, but tilling is required...meaning you can't just plant! Sometimes the heart required a little tilling before you can start sowing meaning you have to start digging and lift blockage and that required something simple...love and patience. Funny thing about stones...they don't get anywhere on their own! Oftentimes they are found in certain places because people have placed them there. Life circumstance is often the reason people have closed themselves off and have gaurded their heart to avoid being hurt anymore when in fact the guard has been shown toward the wrong person...the sower. The Word has stated that the whole need not a physician, but those that are sick are need of a physician. We must show ourselves to the one who is able to touch and heal every sickness and infirmity. We go to the natural physicians and we take all of our clothes off and let them examine every ounce of our body. Why do we shy down when we know that Jesus Christ, the son of the living God, sees and knows all? He has been touched with all of our infirmities. So we must lay aside every stone that has been thrown in our lives. People have talked about us, they have lied, they have made their conspiracies, they have attempted to take our children. They have passed us up for jobs and promotions, they have cast us out and rejected us when all we had was love to give. However, the Lord says he will be found of them that sought him not. He will take you from among the heathen. I will clean you and heal your transgressions. I will put my spirit upon you and you will keep my judgments and I will save you from your uncleanness. We must surrender to the Lord with our whole heart. He is a mender of broken hearts. He sets captives free. Check yourself in to the Lord's place and He will remove every stone and restore righteousness unto those who repent and rend their heart unto him. He will make you new. He promised he would...that settles it.

HAVE YOU GONE DEEP ENOUGH? TO THE ROOT?
LUKE 5:4
NOW WHEN HE HAD LEFT SPEAKING, HE SAID UNTO SIMON, LAUNCH OUT INTO THE DEEP, AND LET DOWN YOUR NETS FOR A DRAUGHT.
AND SIMON ANSWERING SAID UNTO HIM, MASTER, WE HAVE TOILED ALL THE NIGHT, AND HAVE TAKEN NOTHING: NEVERTHELESS AT THY WORD I WILL LET DOWN THE NET.
AND WHEN THEY HAD THIS DONE, THEY ENCLOSED A GREAT MULTITUDE OF FISHES: AND THEIR NET BRAKE. AND THEY BECKONED UNTO THEIR PARTNERS, WHICH WERE IN THE OTHER SHIP, THAT THEY SHOULD COME HELP THEM. AND THEY CAME, AND FILLED BOTH SHIPS, SO THAT THEY BEGAN TO SINK.
AND WHEN THEY HAD BROUGHT THEIR SHIPS TO LAND, THEY FORSOOK ALL, AND FOLLOWED HIM.

There were people who had been desiring to hear a word form the Lord, and Jesus stood by the Lake of Gennesaret meaning they wanted a fresh word.
There were two vessels and Jesus entered Peter's. Remember, nothing is natural, but this is a spiritual journey. Peter had been working all night and had caught nothing, but when Jesus entered in with instructions Peter obeyed his instructions to launch into deeper water and the Lord said, fear not for you shall henceforth catch men.
Their job was to catch fish and they had amazing work ethic. They were doing their job in the spirit of excellence. They were tapping into the spirit but not going deep enough. The source is there, but you're too shallow.
When compelling men and women to come unto Christ you are giving them a love connection. You are bidding them to a marriage that is not temporary. He is not a sugar daddy. He is everlasting. The son abideth forever. In any relationship you get to the heart of the matter. You're after his heart and he's after your heart. He gets tot he very root of things that concern us and that interfere with is receiving him in His fullness. The good Sheppard is know of his and he penetrates hearts to repent. The spirit searches the very deep things of God. What you find when you go deep is hidden treasures. He spoke these things to his leaders first, the head. Once they were obedient to the Lord's instructions then was there a great multitude of catch. So much so that the other ship that was present in the beginning belonging to the partner he also had to compel. Know them that labor among you. The harvest is plenteous, but the laborers are few. I'm not asking you to trust your partner. Put not your confidence in man. There was such a harvest that both vessels began to sink. There are so many cares and issues. There are circumstances and situations that require sound counsel. They require a Sheppard. Here Simon Peter gets on his knees in humility and calls unto Jesus and His spirit is who gives the increase.
When they launched into the depths of the love of God, then did the Lord enlarge their territory, but these things weren't done without love. Then the Lord begins to talk of healing. It all goes back to love. Love is the key. The love of God is the root, the vine. From these two precepts hang all the law of God. Love the Lord with all your heart, mind, soul and love your neighbor as yourself. All goes back to love which means all things go back to God for God is love.
John 15:16-17
YE HAVE NOT CHOSEN ME, BUT I HAVE CHOSEN YOU, AND ORDAINED YOU, THAT YOU SHOULD GO AND BRING FORTH FRUIT, AND THAT YOUR FRUIT SHOULD REMAIN, THAT WHATSOEVER YOU SHALL ASK OF THE FATHER IN MY NAME, HE WILL GIVE IT YOU.
THESE THINGS I COMMAND YOU, THAT YOU LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
When it's by my Spiriti said the Lord the the timing is right. When it's by my Spirit the loving is right. When it's by my spirit, there is no fear. There is nothing missing. When it's by my spirit it is pure. It is Holy. There is no confusion there's no almost half-way half-hearted my love is real. My love leaves no lack. My love heals. My love mends broken heart. My love sets captives free. My love changes things and you don't have to go back to when you are rooted and grounded in my love. You just want to hold on a little while longer. You want to serve a little while longer. You want to pray just a little while longer. You want to praise just a little while longer...worship just a little while longer...hold upt heir hands just a little while long. The kingdom suffereth violence and the violent take it by force, but when you love by my Spirit, there is a shifting in the atmosphere and mountains start to move, miracles tart to happen and breakthroughs start to occur. Love covers a multitude of sins. They wanted to win the warfare in the days of Moses so they strengthened each other and help up Moses' hands...because as long as their hands were up they were winning. Your hands up means you surrender completely and the Lord is doing the work. He's leading. He's guiding he's fighting.

IS THE LOVE PERFECTLY PURE AND WITHOUT FEAR?

EPHESIANS 3:16
THAT HE WOULD GRANT YOU ACCORDING TO THE RICHES OF HIS GLORY TO BE STRENGTHENED WITH MIGHT BY HIS SPIRIT IN THE INNER MAN;

THERE IS FEAR AND INTIMIDATION ON EVERY SIDE. STRESSES AND PERSECUTIONS, BUT NOT INA WAY THAT WE COULD COMPREHEND OR THINK. THESE HURTS, PAINS, SPIRITUAL WOUNDS, BROKEN HEARTED ARE NOT SEEN WITH A NATURAL EYE. THESE THINGS ARE SPIRITUALLY DISCERNED. IF THERE BE ANY BOWELS OF MERCY...IF THERE BE ANY RENEWING TO THE SPIRIT MAN, THEN I BESEECH YOU TO RECEIVE MY ENCOURAGEMENT AND LOVE EACH OTHER WITH A PURIFIED LOVE AND WITH FORGIVENESS FERVENTLY. DO NOT LOOK AT PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES AND BE TOO INTIMIDATED TO PRAY. GIVE GLORY BACK TO THE MOST HIGH. RETURN TO HIM THE GLORY AND HONOR DUE TO HIS NAME. THE SOLUTION TO ALL OF THESE CIRCUMSTANCES IS TO PRAY AND PRAISE THE LORD. DO NOT LEAN TO YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. ASK THE LORD FOR LEAADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE.
PUT ON STRENGTH AND TRUST AS A GARMENT AND KNOW THAT THE LORD LIVETH WHO HAS CREATED ALL THINGS FOR HIS GOOD PLEASURE. THERE WREE TIMES IN MY SPIRITUAL WALK THAT I WAS AFRAID TO PRAY. I WASN'T AFRAID OF GOD. I HAD NOT RECEIVED THE REVELATION OF THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE THINGS WHICH I WAS NEEDING TO PRAY ABOUT. MEANING, I ENCOUNTERED PEOPLE THAT NEEDED DELIVERANCE BUT HADN'T RECEIVED THE REVELATION THAT THE LORD WAS WILLING TO DO THE WORK IF WE JUST HUMBLED OURSELVES AND PRAYED. DO NOT BE AFRAID TO HEAR A NO FROM THE LORD. DO NOT BE AFRAID TO ASK. HE WANTS A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS CHILDREN.  

  An Excellent Spirit Was Found…

Daniel 6:3-5

Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found I him. Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

Daniel, the servant of God, had found favor with God and with man because there was an excellent spirit within him. Therefore, the king wanted to enlarge his territory. Because the Lord was elevating his faithful servant the people, who were subject to his authority, sought to find fault with him concerning the kingdom and couldn’t because Daniel walked by faith and made the Word of God his righteousness. Therefore, because Daniel saturated himself with the Word and law of the Most High his adversaries conspired to find fault concerning his God. Because he had no fault the enemies then conspired to create a snare or trap where he had to make a choice to obey the law of man or choose the obedience to the law of the Most High. Everything was fine when both sets of laws were parallel, but because they were without the law of God and the Lord wanted to judge them the Lord allowed them to create a law where one would have to choose to stand on the foundation of faith, so that the glory of God could make manifestation in the situation for His name sake.

Sometimes the saints and holy ones of the Most High God are faced with similar circumstances. There is nothing they have done wrong, but the adversary doesn’t find rest until he has done mischief and that includes making war and wearying the saints of God. The spirit in them wants to find fault even where there is none. So if they can look at your life and cannot find fault concerning worldly rudiments then they seek to find it concerning your faith. This is the daily warfare and the patience of the saints of God as they overcome and endure. The adversary will bring up things you love and your weaknesses to find fault. Bringing up past sins and shortcomings and playing on your desire to please the Lord and overcome the lusts of the flesh. However, the just shall live by faith though a holy life is no longer what’s popular.

1 John 3:12
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

So we can see that folks intend to find fault or make traps for the faithful saints because their own works are evil and cannot please the Lord.

Acts 4:19-21

But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

We must remain faithful and contend for the faith. Love the Lord thy God with all thine heart and lean not to our own understanding. Surely though the heaven and earth shall fade away the Word of the Most High shall remain. He is the author and finisher of our faith and will perform His will. Do not give the adversary reason to find fault, but trust in the Lord and do good. Let your light shine that they will see your good works and your Father will be glorified in heaven. Remember, they don’t want you to pray. They don’t want you to operate by the Holy Spirit. They don’t want you to walk in the fruits of the spirit of love. They don’t want to see you praising the name of Jesus. They don’t want the Lord to enlarge your territory. They don’t want you to walk in the spirit of excellence.

So they attempted to create a law in the form of a trap in the form of a decree. This law wasn’t according to the Chaldeans, but according to the laws of the adversaries of the children of Israel. The laws of the Medes and Persians which altered not.

There is no proclamation or decree that can be established or come forth without the Lord allowing such a thing. Yet, the heavenly laws and the law of God is above every law and every decree.

Daniel 6: 26-27

I make a decree, that in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for He is the living God, and steadfast for ever, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. He delivereth and rescueth, and He worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivereth Daniel from the power of the lions.