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'Establishing our Heart in Righteousness' |
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Andrew Shreeve Ministries
Partner Letter – June 2008
‘Bringing good tidings, publishing peace and salvation’
(Isaiah 52:7, Romans 10:15)
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Seed Amount $... | Contents
- Welcome
- Teaching: ”Establishing our Heart in Righteousness”
- Itinerary
- Financial Information
- Contact Details
| Welcome
| Dear Partners and friends,
Praise the Lord Jesus for the wonderful victory He has purchased for us, through His faith and obedience to our loving heavenly Father. I continue to hold you in prayer believing that the power of Jesus’ blood reaches to every corner of your life. God’s blessing in the New Covenant is yours though faith in Jesus. This blessing touches your spirit, soul, health, finances, possessions, and family. I believe for your victory in Jesus’ almighty name!
I am feeling strong and revived, and am looking forward to the challenge of ministering internationally again in the coming months. I will be conducting much ministry in many locations, strengthening the saints and destroying the works of the enemy. I know you are standing with me in the battle, and I value and appreciate you deeply.
I have completed a lot of study these past few months and gained valuable new insights and revelation. In addition, the work of writing “God’s Covenant of Healing” has been finished. Also, my three other books have all been reformatted and edited. One of the benefits of self-publishing is that you can constantly improve your work as you mature and grow in the Lord.
This month’s teaching is very significant. Make the time to read it carefully and prayerfully. Take out your bible and look up all the references and study them until you gain understanding. Give time for the Lord - it is good seed, and will pay you rich dividend year after year after year. Be blessed! Love, Andrew |
| | | | Teaching
Copyright © Andrew J. Shreeve 2008
‘Establishing our Heart in Righteousness’
| Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Proverbs 4:23
As Christians our heart is where our newly created, holy, righteous, spirit and our soul meet (our soul comprises our mind, will, and emotions). Our heart is the centre of our being. The Hebrew word translated ‘heart’ in the above verse is ‘leb’, which means: the heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, the centre (Strong’s Dictionary). The Greek word translated ‘heart’ in Mark 4:15 is ‘kardia’ and means: the heart, the thoughts or feelings, the middle (ibid). So the heart is the middle or centre of our spirit and soul being.
According to the above verse in Proverbs, our heart is the source of our life. Our life flows from our heart. The Holy Spirit resides in the spirit of the born again Christian. So there is a strong influence of the Holy Spirit in the heart of the newborn Christian. But our heart is also comprised of our soul. As Christians we can choose to focus our soul on the Lord, or on evil things. If we focus on corrupt, immoral, and evil things our heart will be affected detrimentally. It will cause our heart to be crooked or wicked, instead of straight or righteous. So the Scripture says to keep, or guard, our heart. It is wise to protect our heart as what we allow to dominate our heart will inevitably become the fruit, or influence the outcome, of our lives
One way to approach life is to continually ask the question, “How will this decision or action affect my heart?” Everything we do, every thought we entertain, everything we watch, read, or listen to, shapes our heart. Therefore, the future prosperity of our life will flow from how well we care for our heart.
Think of everything you do, every moment of time, as a seed. We have been given responsibility for choosing which seeds to plant in our heart. What will you grow in the garden of your heart? What seeds will you choose? Our heart is our garden, and our life is the fruit of our garden. So next time you are tempted to dwell on a bad thought, think, “Do I want this seed to grow and manifest in my life?” Next time you are tempted to indulge in a sinful action ask yourself, “Do I want the extension, or fruit, of this sinful action to be what I am known for?”
God gives us the freedom to plant whatever we like in our garden. God loves us regardless of the good or bad choices we may make in our lives. You may be reaping the fruit of some poor choices right now. And God is still saying, “I love you.” But He has wise advice for us; He desires we have a good life. He says, “Guard you heart with all diligence.” This Hebrew word translated ‘diligence’ conveys the meanings of: prison and guard (ibid). A superintendant of a prison is very particular as to what goes in and out of his prison. A prison has very tight security. Just as a superintendant watches over his prison, so we should also supervise our heart (our lives). We should exercise meticulous security with regards to what enters into our heart. Actually, even what comes out of it, as the Scripture says, “let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak” (James 1:19), as “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” (Matthew 12:34).
If what goes into, and what comes out of, our heart determines the success of our lives, what is the first important principle to establish in our heart?
In righteousness shalt thou be established. Isaiah 54:14
Righteousness is the key foundational truth we need to first establish in our heart. Jesus said, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you” (Matthew 6:33). Notice Jesus said, “His righteousness”, not our own righteousness. We have to seek and understand God’s righteousness. Isaiah 54:17 says, “Their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.” God’s righteousness comes from God, not from within us. Humans cannot make themselves God’s righteousness, as all humans have sinned and are therefore inferior to God. God’s righteousness is a gift from God:
For He (God) hath made Him (Jesus) to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. 2 Corinthians 5:21
Righteousness, or right standing with God, has been attained for us through the exchange Jesus made on our behalf. Jesus took our sin and gave us His righteousness. God’s righteousness is imparted to us when we are made a new creature in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). This righteousness is a gift from God and undeserved by us:
They which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. Romans 5:17
Through our faith in Jesus’ blood, shed to remit our sins (Romans 3:25), God imparts righteousness to us by His grace. We actually become a new righteous creation, fully identifying in Jesus’ death, burial, resurrection, and ascension. This is the foundational miracle we need to understand and have established in our heart. All the other miraculous promises of God come the same way, by God’s grace through faith. Righteousness must be established in our heart for us to truly have faith to receive our rich inheritance in Christ. Jesus has been made unto us righteousness (1 Corinthians 1:30). We are now “In him” and all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen (2 Corinthians 1:20).
Meditate the Scriptures on righteousness and allow your heart to be established in this wonderful foundation. Give attention to the things that will really make a difference in your life, the things that God esteems as important, like Jesus coming from heaven to become our righteousness. Then you will have a true, straight and righteous heart, which will flow forth the living power of the Lord. I love you, Andrew. |
Itinerary
| 25 June Home group teaching, Taree, NSW, Australia
1 July 6.45 p.m. Inter-denominational “Healing Meeting” at “Kairos Wellness Centre”, 97-99 Macintosh Street, Forster, NSW
15 July Depart Australia
July – August Undisclosed countries
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