Falling Short

As we enter the Judgment Season of the Holy Days, my concern for many of the saints is that we are not properly positioned for the Move that God is ready to release in the earth and particularly in this nation (America). A prophetic word has already gone forth that between the middle of October and the very beginning of November, God is going to move in a Miraculous Way. But it may very well be a Move that, in order to participate and not simply observe, you have to be properly  prepared and properly positioned. If proper preparation and positioning have not taken place at the Appointed Time of the Father, you will witness many believers be victims of Falling Short of the Grace of God.

The scripture says in Hebrews chapter 12, "looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God" (New King James Version). One might ask, how do you fall short of God's Grace? One of the shortcomings of the faith of the church is our lack of understanding of the full depth and breadth of the Grace of God. The conventional definition of Grace is God's Unmerited Favor. This is correct, but God's Grace is not limited to this very narrow and succinct definition. God's Grace can also be described as God's Unconditional Acceptance of us, In Spite of us (Ephesians 1). This is accurate as well, but not totally sufficient. To get an even better grasp of the Grace of God, we need to go to the first chapter of the Gospel of Saint John. In that chapter the word says, "and of His fulness have all we received, and grace for grace". There is a Grace that God gives the believer for right judicial standing with Him (Romans 5), and then there's a Grace that God gives the believer in order that we may become all that God has ordained us to be. The objective of salvation is to be conformed to the Image of Christ (Romans 8). In order for this Divine Objective to be fulfilled in our lives it takes Grace. This is the Grace that many believers are Falling Short of, and it will be exposed as we progress through this Season if some serious adjustments and changes are not made.

If you look at the rest of the text (Hebrews 12), you'll find some of the reasons why we as children of God Fall Short of the Grace that God has made available to us in order be in Him where He's ordained us to be. One of those is Bitterness. Saints, I strongly urge you, if you have an offense against anyone, any unresolved grudge or grievance against a brother or sister, work it out now! Don't continue to continue to proceed through this Season with bitterness and malice and unforgiveness in your heart. This is not the Will of God, and it will make you Fall Short. The other reason noted is Self-Indulgence. The specific reference in the text is that of Esau. The scripture says that "when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected". My concern is that there will be more than a few believers who were set up to inherit the Blessing that the Father had prepared for them, but will forfeit it because they could not deny their fleshly appetites and desires. Remember the theme of this Season saints, Repentance. Let us remain attentive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit so that we will not be guilty of Falling Short.