Message 30:  How Bride of Christ Must Go Through God's Refining Fire, And Be Emptied Of SELF, In Order That We Can Be Ready To Receive The Full Infusion Of The Holy Spirit During The 3 Days of Darkness. 

– Mark Chen 9-12-2014

This is an important message from the Lord regarding how we (Bride of Christ) must go through God's refining fire, and be emptied of SELF, in order that we can be ready to receive the full infusion of the Holy Spirit during the 3 Days of Darkness. The old wine skin (self) must be put away and replaced with a new wine skin (putting on Christ ~ Romans 13:14) in order to receive the full measure of the new wine (Holy Spirit). ~ Mark 2:22

September 12, 2014

“My son, I love you with an everlasting Love. Do you not see Me working in you? I AM causing all things to work together for the good of those who love Me, for they have been predestined to be conformed to My Image and Likeness. My child, do not be discouraged by what you are going through right now, for these things have come to test you and build you up in your most precious faith in Me. All of My chosen ones have to go through My Refining Fire, in order that they will be made ready to receive the full infusion of My Holy Spirit at the appointed time. For without suffering and trials, no one can be made ready for what is to come. I AM the Suffering King, and I endured much on the road to Calvary for the sake of My beloved children, and in obedience to My Father’s Will. I have overcome the world and it’s rulers by taking the written code of the Law and nailing it to the Cross. The Law of God has been fulfilled through the payment of My Blood. The Debt has been paid completely, My son, so that those who come to Me in faith may be set free from the bondage of sin and death. The only debt which remains is the debt of love, which those who are called and chosen by Me will discharge for eternity by abiding in Me and My Love for ever. Insomuch as I AM the Suffering King, so will My children have to endure suffering and trials in their journey of faith in Me, for no servant is above his master. But take heart! I have overcome the world for you, My loves. I AM coming to rescue My Bride. Do not doubt Me, for the righteous will live by faith!”

~ Love, Jesus Christ

Isaiah 53:1-9
1 
Who has believed our message?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 
For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot,
And like a root out of parched ground;
He has no stately form or majesty
That we should look upon Him,
Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him.
3 
He was despised and forsaken of men,
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;
And like one from whom men hide their face
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
4 
Surely our griefs He Himself bore,
And our sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 
But He was pierced through for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,
And by His scourging we are healed.
6 
All of us like sheep have gone astray,
Each of us has turned to his own way;
But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all
To fall on Him.
7 
He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He did not open His mouth;
Like a lamb that is led to slaughter,
And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers,
So He did not open His mouth.
8 
By oppression and judgment He was taken away;
And as for His generation, who considered
That He was cut off out of the land of the living
For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due?
9 
His grave was assigned with wicked men,
Yet He was with a rich man in His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

Matthew 26:42
He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, "My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done."

John 8:36
"So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.

John 13:6 (NIV)
Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

John 15:20
"Remember the word that I said to you, 'A slave is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also."

John 16:33
"These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”

John 19:30
Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.

Romans 1:16-17
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH."

Romans 8:2, 28-30
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. 29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; 30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.

Romans 13:8 (NIV)
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.

Colossians 2:13-15
13 When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, 14 having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 15 When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.

1 Peter 1:6-7
6 In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, 7 so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

1 John 4:11-16
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has seen God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us. 13 By this we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. 14 We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.16 We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love 
abides in God, and God abides in him.

Shalom!

Mark Chen