PASSIONATE PURSUIT...STUDY GUIDE NOTES MEEKNESS

I suppose I have addressed the issues of humbling yourself under leadership in so much detail because it is often one of the first things that come into question when a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ accepts their calling. It is an exciting moment to acknowledge the purpose that you have on your life and it is something that one would want to share with others, especially their fellow laborers in ministry and leadership, if they have been planted within their local community. There is a natural need for acceptance especially from loved ones who brought you into the fold and by those whom the Lord used to sow and pour into your spirit man in the first place. However, what the Lord has most often allowed us to see in operation is a form of godliness denying the power of God. The traditional church has been operating according to the rudiments of the world and by the spirit of the age. Most of what is being taught is by the precepts of men. Therefore, the Lord is calling a new generation, a new people with a vision that will do His will and purpose completely. He is moving this people by his spirit to a perfected unity where he gets the glory completely. Therefore, the humility the Lord Jesus  desires is a surrender to His Holy Spirit as the leadership and not a surrender to man. The ultimate frustration comes from a pressing in the spirit realm for people and the chosen vessels of God to surrender themselves to a set of natural ordinances where there is no power and the spiritual works that the Lord has ordained do not get accomplished. There are heavenly ordinances where the Lord reigns by His Holy Spirit and the signs, miracles, and wonders are accomplished when He reigns completely.
COLOSSIANS 2:8-10
BEWARE LEST ANY MAN SPOIL YOU THROUGH PHILOSOPHY AND VAIN DECEIT, AFTER THE TRADITIONS OF MEN, AFTER THE RUDIMENTS FO THE WORLD, AND NOT AFTER CHRIST.
FOR IN HIM DWELLETH ALL THE FULLNESS OF THE GODHEAD BODILY.
AND YE ARE COMPLETE IN HIM, WHICH IS THE HEAD OF ALL PRINCIPALITY AND POWER.
The Lord uses the Apostle Paul to confirm these works in his epistle to the Colossians. Many people ere being converted daily as such as needed to be saved. However, the Lord wanted to encourage them to stay rooted and grounded in the faith and to have assurance in the work they were called to do. He ministered these reminders in detail because the truth and the steadfastness of the faith was not popular at the time and it was easy to be enticed to do in another direction that was not the narrow path of righteousness. We must take us our cross and die daily so that through our humility the gospel can be preached in purity without hindrance. Therefore, it is needful that we let our own will die so that we can take a heavenly seat and reign as joint-heirs with Christ.
Philippians 2:5
LET THIS MIND BE IN YOU; WHICH WAS ALSO IN CHRIST JESUS:
WHO BEING IN THE FORM OF GOD, THOUGH IT NOT ROBBERY TO BE EQUAL WITH GOD: BUT MADE HIMSELF OF NO REPUTATION, AND TOOK UPON HIM THE FORM OF A SERVANT, AND WAS MADE IN THE LIKENESS OF MEN:
AND BEING FOUND IN FASHION AS  A MAN, HE HUMBLED HIMSELF, AND BECAME OBEDIENT UNTO DEATH, EVEN UNTO DEATH OF THE CROSS, WHEREFORE GOD ALSSO HAVE HIGHLY EXALTED HIM, AND GIVEN HIM A NAME WHICH IS ABOVE EVERY NAME:
So then we recognize that when we humble ourselves completely as Joint-Heirs with Christ Jesus it si then that we are able to see the “greater works” done through our lives. The Lord said, “miracles, signs, and wonders will follow the believer.” These miracles are faith builders that keep us on a firm foundation in Him because He stated that He goes to prepare a place for us. He also stated that He would sit on the right hand of God until his enemies were made his foot stool. We have been told that the adversary doesn't want those works to be done. Therefore, He tries to create snares and traps to block and hinder the operations of the Spirit of God. Knowing these things, we put on garments of righteousness that puts us in unity by His Holy Spirit and do our jobs as servants of the Most High.
It is needful to highlight the fact that Jesus Christ was obedient to death, even death of the cross. He was not speaking of natural things, but the spiritual that we place flesh under subjection and carry our cross. So then we are trusting the Lord as our redeemer. We do not have control of our destiny. However, we have been purchased by the blood of Jesus and by faith we reign with Him. Daily dying to the flesh we can see the works of faith done while seeking ye first the kingdom of God, we can witness the building and adding daily as such as need to be saved.
COLOSSIANS 2:18
LET NO MAN BEGUILE YOU OF YOUR REWARD IN A VOLUNTARY HUMILITY AND WORSHIPPING OF ANGELS, INTRUDING INTO THOSE THINGS WHICH HE HATH NOT SEEN, VAINLY PUFFED UP BY THE FLESHLY MIND.
It wasn't until I wanted to go forth in my calling as a pastor that I understood the meaning of this particular scripture. When you surrender your heart to God, the Holy Spirit moves you in the ways of righteousness. There is desire to honor the head and submit to proper authority. The Lord has an order and chain of command. Saying these things, there were people in authority that happened to take advantage of their God-given authority. They would use words like “humble yourself.” Playing on your hearts desire to please the Lord. They may even mention, “let the pride die.” However, their desire was for me to relinquish  authority which was not the will of the Living God. This is what the Lord  considers a false humility and there are spiritual principalities behind it.
 This is why the Lord states that by doing so we intrude into unseen places and what happens is there are vain imaginations which exalt themselves above the knowledge of God ( II Cor 10:4-5). The Lord states that men attempt to beguile his chosen with these rudiments and precepts taught of men and by taking heed and giving in many are forfeiting their reward through this form of deception. The Lord states that where the spirit of the Lord is there is liberty. The Lord doesn't put boundaries on His Holy Spirit in such a way.

JUDE 4

FOR THERE ARE CERTAIN MEN CREPT IN UNAWARES, WHO WERE BEFORE OF OLD ORDAINED TO THIS CONDEMNATION, UNGODLY MEN, TURNING THE GRACE OF GOD INTO LASCIVIOUSNESS, AND FENYING THE ONLY LORD GOD, AND OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
I will therefore put you in remembrance, tough ye once knew this, how the Lord, having saved the people out of the Land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. And the angels which kept not their first, but left their habitation, He hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

There is no condemnation in Christ. The Lord tells us these things in His Holy word. These are principalities that war with the saints of God in the last days. They have crept in unawares because outwardly they appear to be sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. The Lord warns that we shall know them by their fruits and that some will give in to those having seducing spirits and doctrines of demons. Therefore, we must recognize the times that we are in and watch and pray that we are not deceived.

JUDE 
HOW THAT THEY TOLD YOU THERE should BE MOCKERS IN THE LAST TIME, WHO SHOULD WALK AFTER THEIR OWN UNGODLY LUSTS.
THESE BE THEY WHO SEPARATE THEMSELVES, SENSUAL, HAVING NOT THE SPIRIT.
BUT YE, BELOVED, BUILDING UP YOURSELVES ON YOUR MOST HOLY FAITH, PRAYING IN THE HOLY GHOST.
KEEP YOURSELVES IN THE LOVE OF GOD, LOOKING FO R THE MERCY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST UNTO ETERNAL LIFE.
There are many who have fallen away and shall continue to fall away in the last days because of seducing spirits and doctrines of demons. They, as well as others are mockers and walk in the flesh and not after the spirit of the living God. They even separate themselves, call themselves sanctified and consecrated, but the Lord says to recognize the operations of the Spirit and keep yourselves in His love. 
Even though the Lord Jesus Christ says to watch and that you shall know them by their fruits, He also shares that in the last days he shall cut short time in righteousness for his elect sake. He states that it will be very difficult to discern because of false brethren among us working signs and false wonders. He encourages his chosen to be saturated in His Holy Spirit which will lead us and guide us in all truths.
Therefore, the Lord says trust him completely as a refuge in these last and evil days. The true surrender says that no flesh can glory in his presence. However, where the spirit of the Lord is there is liberty. The humility says that all things are possible in Christ when we allow the flesh to die and allow God to do the work by His Spirit and that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ when we are about our father's business and trust him all the way...not half-way; regardless of the circumstances or situations.