Luke 4:18-19 ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.’

DAILY READING – John 5:19-47; 1 Chronicles 20:1-22:1; Zechariah8

The Eskimos live among the coldest regions of the earth. And due to living in earth’s  harshest regions, they are today among the world’s greatest experts in dealing with deep cold environment . One way the Eskimos survive and thrive in the earth’s most challenging environment is by wearing traditional native clothing which are often warm and waterproof in extreme winter conditions.  Long before the arrival of Euro-Americans, Eskimos had already perfected some of the world’s warmest clothing.

Most Eskimo clothing are made from animal furs, the same materials that keep animals warm in the far northern climate. Caribou fur, for example, consists of densely packed hollow hairs that trap the air and super-insulate the animal. A person who wears clothing made from caribou fur, borrows this same advantage from the animal.

Ancestral native Eskimo people invented the parka—a jacket with an attached hood that gives unexcelled protection from cold and wind. Today, parkas are manufactured all over the world using all sorts of modern materials.

Once warmly dressed, Eskimos can be out for days, unharmed,  in temperatures far below zero. Indeed living in the world’s coldest regions, has made it crucially important for Eskimos to constantly remain warmly dressed, this way they maintain body warmth, and are able to survive.

Today, the world is a spiritually cold environment. And for believers, the key to surviving the spiritual polar climate of the world is by staying warmly covered. Just like the Eskimos wear warm clothing, spiritually we need the warm covering of The Spirit to survive. Indeed the world lies in evil and wickedness, and  we need the Presence of The Spirit constantly surrounding us to keep the spiritual coldness from gripping our hearts.

To walk around without spiritual covering is dangerous,  it can result in injury or even death.  Therefore we constantly need the fire of The Spirit around us, surrounding us as a spiritual shield all the time.

Romans 12:11 tells us to be “fervent in spirit..’

The Greek word for fervent,  is ‘zeo’, which means “to boil with heat.”

When we are constantly generating heat in the spirit, through prayer and  study of the Word, we become  too hot for any devil to handle. We truly need to stay on fire for God, especially in these endtimes.

Originally from creation, it is God’s intention that we be covered continually by His Spirit, which is the covering of glory. In the garden of Eden, Adam and Eve were covered by God’s glory, this was why they could be naked and not be ashamed. It was when this covering departed, after they had sinned, that their suffering began.

Today as believers, it is God’s plan that we be covered by His Spirit. It is through the covering of The Spirit, that we are protected from the evil in the world.

Matthew 24:12 tells us that in the end-times, because iniquity shall abound, many people’s love for God will wax cold.

We therefore need to constantly guard our hearts from growing cold towards the things of God. And this we do through fasting, fervent prayers, study of God’s Word and intimate worship and fellowship with The Holy Spirit. As we do these things, we will constantly dwell in the secret place of The most high and abide under the shadow of The Almighty. Indeed when The Lord becomes our refuge, we become completely inaccessible to every evil.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to remain always spiritually fervent and on fire for You. I thank You Lord, for keeping me in Your secret place; surely under Your shadow I am completely protected from all harm in Jesus Name.

QUOTE

It is only when you can see God in the light of who He truly is that you can begin to walk in the overflow of His blessings. – WORDBITE 222.