Ye Shall Go Out With Joy And Be Led Forth With Peace

We have all too often memorized scripture without scripture ever becoming more than something we quote in a time of need. One illustration of what I mean is when we quote what the prophet Isaiah spoke in chapter 55 verses ten and eleven:

For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

We memorize, quote, and hear these verses preached, yet never fully realize the meaning as we could if our faith were exclusively in the cross of Christ so the Holy Spirit could teach us and cause us to truly grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.Verse 12 should be added to your memory verse selection, because it gives the result of the prosperity that God’s Word brings.

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

For those who have ears to hear we know the joy of the Lord is our strength and that Jesus endured the cross for the joy (our strength) that was set before Him (Heb. 12:2). We also know that He made our peace through the blood of His cross (Coloss. 1:20). Therefore for God’s people to go out with joy (strength) and to be led forth with peace, it will not come about by quoting the written Word, but by keeping your faith exclusively in the Living Word that became flesh and died for the sins of the world, so the written Word can have its true flourishing purpose in you. Hallelujah!! You can continue to pretend if you’d like, but the Lord doesn’t grant peace & strength just because you ask for it. The Holy Spirit will strengthen and bring the peace you need when you fight the good fight of faith, which is to keep your faith exclusively in what Jesus did for you at Calvary.

The apostate church is prevalent in every community in America today. They are easily identified. They do not preach what the Apostle Paul preached, therefore though they remain in the congregation, it’s the congregation of the dead, and the Lord calls them accursed (Prov. 21:16 – Gal. 1:8-9). We’ve been desensitized through the traditions and philosophies of men in whom Satan is behind, to beguile, deceive, and to steal our crown. We’re praying for you that you will exalt Truth (Jesus) once again over your husbands, wives, children, self, and return to your first love which is faith in Christ and His cross.

None Effect

There is no light outside faith in the cross of Christ for salvation, deliverance, blessing, or anything else the Lord has for us. The Lord is found ONLY in the light of the cross. This is why Paul preached Christ and Him crucified and wrote that adding anything else for victory causes Christ to become of NONE EFFECT.

1 Corinthians 1:17

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach The Gospel; not with the wisdoms of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

Our every Need was taken care of at Calvary. 1 John 1:7 proclaims, if we're walking in the light as the Lord is in the Light we're in fellowship with Him AND THE BLOOD (which speaks of the cross) cleanses us from all sin.

If we can do anything other than believe, to obtain victory, Christ did not need to come and die. All principalities and powers were defeated as Christ triumphed over them making an open show of them in His cross (Colossians 2-14-15). By the way, this is still the only way you can triumph over anything hindering you from being conformed into the image of Jesus Christ, which should be your focus (Colossians 2:14-15). The devil himself transforms his angels to be as ministers of light and they are the one's leading everyone to a place they call "beyond the cross" which in all reality is nothing but darkness.
We're told to GO BACK to our first love, (the cross) not beyond it. The Lord is waiting on you to take a stand and come out of the fear of man which has you trapped (Proverbs 29:25). He is Speaking to many of you today. Don't continue to push Him aside worried about what anyone else will think. There will come a Day of realization that all the thoughts of man, OUTSIDE OF THE LIGHT OF THE CROSS, were vanity and pride.
I pray the Lord will Bless you with eyes to see, and ears to hear.
Pastor Curtis Hutchinson

Foolishness Of Preaching

Have you ever been a part of a group of believers who believe they need to set the atmosphere right for the Spirit of the Lord to show up?

Some dim the lights, some light candles, some paint light colors and hang certain decorations on the wall, as do psychologists, to altar the mind. The list goes on and on in today's church to "try" to get the Lord to show up. Some youth groups have black lights, posters, games, and all sorts of attractions to try and get TODAY's teens in the right "mind set". This is unfortunate because THE ONLY WAY THE LORD DRAWS anyone whether it be a teen or the elderly, IS BY HIS TRUTH.

I know the excuse is that we need to do whatever it takes to get folks in church, but that again is not bible my friends. We are called to take THE GOSPEL to the ends of the earth, not try and get everyone in "our" church (building). When they do show up, if the TRUTH won't keep them, they must return from where they came. The Lord chose the foolishness of preaching to Save those that are Lost AND IT IS the preaching of the cross that is the power of God (1 Cor. 1:18) not anything else we may think.

Note in Luke 24:44-47 how that Jesus opened the eyes (understanding) of His followers. He revealed the scriptures that they are about His coming to suffer, die, and be raised from the dead. Wow!! You see, this is the full counsel of God. Only for those who have ears to hear, don't you know that you were baptized into His death (Romans 6:3). You as a believer were baptized into His Victory. Through His death you were justified and through His death He crushed the head (authority) of Satan. Satan only had a grip on man because of sin, BUT WHEN THE BLOOD POURED OUT!!! He (Satan) was defeated and sin was atoned for. HALLELUJAH!!! PRAISE THE LORD!
We are praying for you and your house. Don't let another day go by that you value what everyone else thinks. Find TRUTH and FOLLOW IT.
Pastor Curtis