Shake off the dust! and walk off!

Had a super inspiring chat with ann this morning.. all started when i am going to wash room (ann: God give us revelations at odd times) -_-

Matthew 10:14
And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.

The dust, does it ring a bell? Dust according God (yeah.. in Genesis) is devil's food.

Pastor Prince taught that when we put ourselves constantly in His word is constantly washing our self in water, using the example of Jesus washing Peter's feet. He asked them to always wash each others' feet. But when Peter ask Jesus to wash his head and hand, Jesus said no need.

Cleansing by the Blood is once for all, cleansing by water is to keep us from daily challenges. Both are using the word of God, one is 'logos', one is 'rhema'. One is spoken word of God, the other is written word of God.

Why did Jesus asked His guys to shake of the dust off their feet? what is the point of constant washing of feet?

Our feet is our walk with God, imagine when the disciples went to preach to strangers, what kind of word will come out from the mouth of those unbelieving people. The most they let the dust stay, it will get thicker and thicker and hinder their walk! So is our daily walk with God, if we let the dust of the world, worries, cares, envies, heaviness, anger..stuck with us, and not let the word wash them off..can you imagine that?

That's why Jesus ordered His guys to shake off the dust and walk on! don't 'ta bao' the dust! Don't let it pull you back!

Ann had very interesting illustration, inspired by her young brother:
Our redemption is like silver (according to bible symbol), once it get dusty, the silver lost it's shine, even turn black! devil use the dust to oxidize our redemption, but we constantly polish it with the word of God to keep it shine. (This might sound like our work but no! we are using God's word to guarantee God's promises and gift for us. Silver is given, cleansing chemical is given, all we do is put 2 together.)

Some Christians doesn't seems to enjoy their christian life, their life seems no different from non-believer, and slowly they believe there is no different! because the dust layer get so thick! (ann: even a believer can downgrade the greatest salvation). They turn deaf ear to Holy Spirit and listen to sound of the world, subject themselves under the control of the ruler of this world, and ruler of the world hates them because they belong not to him!

When God ask us to lay down our life for His sake, it's actually to save us! when we receive Christ, we are dead in Him (we lay down our life), we rise with Jesus as a New Creation; a new man. We cannot continue our old life because we supposed to be 'dead' to it! and if we still continue like we are before 'dead in Christ' we are telling mr no-air-time we are still under his control! we cannot appear like the 'old man'! cause stupid devil can recognise our 'old man'! So we must not give him clue! and how does Christians give him clue? speak with their own mouth lor.. complain lah.. curse and swear lah... that's how devil can recognise them : oh this is that fello, i know he use to worry about this or that, let's try some old tricks.. he is using Christians' own tongue against themselves!

WE MUST NOT LET HIM.

Proverbs 15:4
The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 18:21
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Everytime dust stuck at our feet, shake it off, using the word of God, pray in the Spirit, let it flow...that's Christian life! keep on receiving until it overflow! Psm 23: My cup run over! and the verse before it: He anoint my head wil oil!

Not any oil, It's hi-grade Olive oil, the only Oil in this world without bad cholesterol!

Let the Holy Spirit anoint you with revelations, and let the word of God overflowing in your life, shake off the dust!

Amen and amen!