1/17/18  SELF CONTROL WHEN ABIDING WITH HIM

TEMPERANCE:  FULLNESS OF FRUITS OF SPIRIT

I saw a Grapefruit.  I knew it meant the fruit of the spirit called Temperance, where He is bringing His finest crop into maturity.

QUOTE BOB JONES – TEMPERANCE BY ABIDING IN HIM

SELF CONTROL 
This was the grapefruit. It is again the grape, being loyalty and bearing fruit. It was big, both sweet and sour. Sweet staying focused on the Lord and sour, putting to death the old man every day. And self control means having control over one’s emotions. It’s when you are in charge and staying focused on Him. Having control over your own emotions. 

This is the only thing you can give Him. But when you can, this character in your nature, you are in the Vine. You become John 15:15. The divine nature has worked in you and you have become the friend. You are not longer a slave, you are a friend. For you and the Vine are connected. And this friend, He tells everything to.

I learned a long time ago that my relationship with the Lord is not based on my performance. It’s based on my abiding, my relationship with Him. My partaking of His divine nature, which are these 9 fruits. All of us have a little room to grow in this. But we should strive for it. For when we bear this, we can come into His Presence any time we want to and bring Him our gifts. And He will give those to whoever has a need. 

So when the thoughts come and you say no to them. You say, I am bearing fruit, I am abiding. I may not be doing the works that many want to do, but I am taking on the divine nature of Christ. And I am becoming a friend.

ABIDING MEANS TO LIVE WITH

Matthew 3:16

Joh 1:32 And John bore record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

Even though I have read the Strongs many times, I never connected the idea that abiding means to LIVE WITH.

NT

Mark 6:10 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.

ABODE - ABIDING WITH JESUS/ REMAINED

Strong's Greek Dictionary
3306. μένω meno (ménō)
Search for G3306 in KJVSL; in KJV.

μένω ménō, men'-o

a primary verb; to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy):—abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), × thine own.

verb

OT

Psalm 15:1 A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary
1481. גּוּר guwr (gûwr)
Search for H1481 in KJVSL; in KJV.

גּוּר gûwr, goor

a primitive root; properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid):—abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, × surely.

Verb

ANNIE’S VISIONS – ABIDING UNDER HIS COVERING

 In prayer I saw a glorious covering under which some of His own ones were dwelling, which was from God and was most desirable. Through that covering He brought forth many, many gifts and blessings to them - things that they greatly needed. Thus, as they remained under this covering He nourished, sustained and blessed them, bringing life and health, growth and protection.

However, none of His blessings came to those of His who did not abide under that covering, for He only gave them to those who were dwelling under this canopy. No matter how dire their need or how pressing their circumstances, still they could not receive these provisions because they were not under the covering He had given them. 

TEMPERANCE IS NOT THE LAW  7/09/06

What are you digesting, what are you reading, what are you watching?  Communion with Me does not mix with the fellowship of devils, nor with fellowship with the world and its carnal pleasures.  Your conscience is cognizant of all that.

I understand that you have fought to find your freedom between grace and law.  And you know that all things outside of biblical sin are lawful, but not all things are loving or edifying.  Remember, there is no law against Temperance.  When you have matured into adulthood, the fruit of Temperance will finally have matured in your life.  It is in that place that you will find a great release of authority and power.  To a people without mixture, I will give My power without measure.

Ga 5:22-25  KJV

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance against such there is no law . And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.  If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.