“To a Remnant of Romans 8:14 Christians”
Are you a Romans 8:14 Christian? "For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God" (Romans 8:13-14).
Joshua and Caleb are described in scripture as men who had a different spirit. They were two of the twelve spies sent into the Promise Land to determine if it could be taken, as God had promised it to them. The other ten men gave a bad report that instilled fear in the people, which ultimately caused a rebellion. This resulted in an entire generation dying in the desert. Joshua and Caleb were the only two who were led by the Spirit of God, versus the spirit of fear. They were the only ones to enter the Promise Land from their generation.
Are you a person led by the Spirit? The verse above tells us that those who are led by the Spirit are sons of God. "But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it" (Numbers 14:24). Caleb was a Romans 8:14 man! The Spirit led him. He was not led by fear.
Many of us have failed to enter into our own Promise Land because we have failed to be led by the Spirit rather than by fear. Fear prevents us from entering into what God has promised for each of us. God has reserved an inheritance for us that is exceedingly good. God described the Promise Land as a land of milk and honey. Our own Promise Land is the same. But you must be led by the Spirit to enter in. You cannot be led by fear, reason and analysis, or even skill. The Spirit must lead you.
The darkness of the COVID-19 pandemic has led many Christians onto a path of fear and doubt. A path so full of darkness it seems no light is available. We too, like Joshua and Caleb, must stand with faith believing we can find the light in this new land of harvest. It will require some battles.
We need to stop running from the fight. It’s in the fight that we will embrace the land (harvest). If the people would have embraced the battle in God's timing, then and there they would have experienced the true light or favor of God…a complete victory for their God-given Promise Land. But fear blocked them in their darkness.
Amazingly, somehow some of the people found the strength to take on the battle for this same Promise Land like Joshua and Caleb suggested. The problem with this choice is that they missed the season or the timing of God's light on their dark pathway concerning a victory for the land.
If Joshua and Caleb were here today, they would tell the Romans 8:14 Christians, "Battle through this 'Giant evil darkness' of COVID-19, and don't miss the timing of God's endtime harvest for all His People. If America misses her endtime harvest, so goes the harvest around the world!"
The second approach by this same group of Hebrew people for the Promise Land…well it was being led through the carnal choices of 'man and flesh,' missing God's timing completely. And for many carnal Hebrew people, this choice cost them their lives.
To all Romans 8:14 Christians, "When God shows you a light at the end of this dark pathway of COVID-19, run to it without hesitation. It's this same light which orchestrates your endtime harvest. If you will focus on the light, as a Christian you will miss these direct attacks from the mouth of the dragon! Fake news is telling Christian America today, you have lost your harvest land and your freedom. It was the fake news of the ten spies, which cost the Hebrew people their Promise Land."
Whose report are you going to believe in today's Christian America? If you will lift up your heads and look, a light has appeared in this very dark season over this nation. Run to it! Commit yourself to being a Romans 8:14 man or woman. Then you will enter into the land God has promised for you. Be blessed.
Rev. Donald Dobson
UPCI Minister
