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I’m all for praying for the full outpouring of God’s glory that’s been promised to us, as the Church, in these last days. But unlike a lot of people, I don’t think we’re just waiting on God to give it to us. I believe He’s waiting on us to position ourselves to receive it. He’s waiting on us to set aside carnal weights and sins so that there’s room in our lives for more of Him. He’s waiting on us to separate ourselves more from the ungodly ways of this fallen world and walk in the high and holy places of the spirit with Him. The Lord said to me years ago, Holiness is the final frontier. Our separating ourselves completely unto God is the next step and the only step between where we are now and the greatest manifestation of glory this earth has ever seen. God isn’t holding it back from us. He is as ready to take us into it as He was to take the Israelites into the Promised Land, and He’s saying to us much the same thing He said to them, “Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you” (Joshua 3:5). The difference is God isn’t promising us He’ll do wonders tomorrow. Under the New Covenant, His wonders and His call for us to sanctify ourselves unto Him are always for today. As the Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians: "Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation…. Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?... Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God" (2 Corinthians 6:2, 14, 17-18, 7:1). Some Christians seem to think it doesn’t matter whether we walk in holiness or not. But according to these verses, it does! Separating ourselves from worldliness and living in obedience to God positions us to receive the fulfillment of His promises to us. It opens the door for Him to be the Father to us that He desires to be. God is a good, good Father! One of His names in Hebrew is El Shaddai, which means “the All-Sufficient One.” That’s what God wants to be for us. He wants to be everything we need and take care of us completely. To treat us as His sons and daughters. To move in our lives and change things. To reveal to us and through us how wonderful and powerful and loving a Father He really is. * * * * article continues on p. 28 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Points to Get You There: 1. Separating yourself from worldliness unto God opens the door for Him to be the Father to you He desires to be. 2 Cor. 6:17-18 2. God created you to be a vessel of His glory and walk in the light. 1 Thes. 4:1 3. The more we walk in obedience to God, the less room we give the devil to operate in our lives. Prov. 16:7 4. Walking in holiness is part of your divine calling. 1 Thes. 4:7 5. Holiness doesn’t come from striving legalistically to keep rules and regulations. Gal. 5:16 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BVOV : 27