The holiness of Truth

Thursday, December 27th, 2018

The holiness of the Truth

In every circumstance Jesus is shown to do a miraculous act or miracle, he did so with authority. Even his reading of holy scripture and his teaching methods were seen as one of authority by those witness to it. How does this apply to us?

Well we know the great commission is over, so we do not expect healings to occur. And we know deminic possession is not longer a thing because the enemy was defeated and is bound under the authority of the living Word of God. And we also know that the testimonials and witness accounts found in the new testament form a confirmation, not a replacement for holy scripture. So how do we acknowledge the authority of the Holy One in our walk?

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Hebrews 11:1
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Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

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That is not worded very well, but the understanding is easy enough to comprehend. When we believe that something sincerely will bloom from our hope in the unseen quality of God and Spirit. This, and having what is hope for based in love, and the foundation of holy manifestation in our moments. What can manifest? Holy fruits and the products of holy gifts. All through those whom believe in the gospel of Christ Jesus as the Son of God arisen. For the living Word of God is the Eternal Authority, and what can manifest, does manifest through his authority by the kingdom and of the Holy Spirit. Faith, in this context is not the holy fruit but is belief, a 'confidence in what we hope for'.

So how does confidence in what we hope for, mimic the authority Jesus showed in his acts? Well as we know, Jesus did his Father's will. And when we believe in Jesus and his eternal authority, we too have confidence that truth is going to work through us. This is why we have to set ourselves aside, so that truth can live within us.

Moments create reality, and moments bloom fruit, either of us or of holiness. Like Christ Jesus, holiness comes from doing the Father's will. And we are called to be holy, as he is holy. We are called to allow holiness to act through us. And our confidence this can happen is the same authority Christ Jesus showed doing the Father's will. The form of holiness that comes through those whom walk in their transgressions is not in miracles nor in miraculous acts. It is more in the form of holiness, like perfection acting through imperfection. Being loving, showing kindness, showing faithfulness, being gentle, bringing joy, creating peacefulness, showing patience, having goodness, and maintaining self control.

These are not human traits, although science and psychology would suggest otherwise. These traits are holy and are not self serving, they only come through the truth being within us, and that only occurs when we deny ourselves. Holiness is godly.

The righteous who walked with perfect knowledge of good and evil, did not recognize the truth that righteousness is of the Father alone. They assumed perfection could be achieved through knowledge of sin. This is why when Jesus, whom carried the Spirit of Truth within him, spoke, he spoke with an authority, a confidence they could not deny nor in some cases; comprehend. Among generations of Hebrews, it was only those whom were born of faith, 'assurance about what we do not see', that were considered the true children of Abraham.

Confidence in the unseen qualities of God is the lesson of Christ Jesus' authority here. So what can we say? Pray is strongest in secret and silence. That holiness is perfection working through those whom believe, and in denying themselves; can be confident of the fruit they bear. We can say that faith is holy, a part of God, and therefore faith acts through us to serve others and not ourselves.

Christ did his Father's will because he loved him. And that foundation of love itself was also a fruit of the Holy Spirit, holy. So Christ's love for the Father was the foundation of the faithfulness that came through him, that provided us a sense of authority, which remains for us to believe in, and be confident of. Which is another way of saying, when I deny myself in a moment to lovingly serve another with a kindness that is greater than me, I can be confident it is holiness working through the kingdom; doing the Father's will.

No creature is holy. We are simply emmanations of this world. But, purpose is found in surpassing ourselves to allowing holiness, spiritual truth, to manifest. And for us whom walk in our trangressions, this holiness comes through us in moments, and honors the Father, showing Him to be alone righteous.

Amen.