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Thursday, April 15, 2010

"What in the world has gotten into you!" by Dr. Jon Jenkins

I can still hear my Mom, with her stern, concerning voice, asking that question of me: “What in the world has gotten into you!”

It is a question that, no doubt, deserves an “honest to God” answer.

In II Corinthians 1:9 Paul declares that we each have the “sentence of death” in us, not just on us.

In Mark 7:15, 20-23 Jesus declares that the true defilement in a person’s life is not that which enters into the body from the outside, but it is that which comes out from the inward part of our being.

Remember this scripture? “Be sure your sins will find you out.” In other words, be sure that any sins on the inside of you will soon work their way out of you —through attitudes and actions that will be seen by others.

For some of you TV watchers, you have heard of the “who done it” shows. In many cases you will hear the investigator say, “This was an inside job.”

Have you ever wondered why there is such a drug problem in prisons? It is because the “drug lords” on the outside of the walls have an inside man working within the prison.

I have heard comments from people who were concerned about a possible arrest by police and they would say, “At least they have nothing on me.”

In John 14:30 Jesus declares that even though the prince of this world was coming after me, he has nothing in me.”

Now we understand how powerful I Thessalonians 5:23 effects our living. “Now may the very God of peace Himself sanctify you wholly and may your whole spirit, soul and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

The outside “world” can never have any power of influence on us when our inward heart is cleansed from “worldliness.”

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins and to cleanse us (inside) from all unrighteousness.”

In the world but not of the world,
Brother Jon Jenkins

Dr. Jon Jenkins is a regular speaker at Life Center of Brandon. He and his beautiful wife and Helen are ordained with the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel and presently reside in Troutman, North Carolina. They were pastors for 25 years and resigned from their church in Tampa, Florida, in 1996 to pursue God’s calling to the church at large. Jon’s pastoral heart with his prophetic anointing have been instrumental in bringing great encouragement to leaders and renewed vision for many churches throughout the country.

You can visit their website at:
http://www.inhouseministry.com/