True Brokeness!

True Brokenness by the Hand of the Lord Leads to Releases of the Supernatural!

Out of prayer this day the following came to me regarding this theme on "Brokenness" in the life of the believer.

Brokenness in the life of the true disciple of Christ is a necessity if true Kingdom of God ministry is to come forth in His word and power. The greater the brokenness the greater the release of the Holy Spirit to do the work He desires to accomplish through those who yield to His directives.

The Holy Spirit desires to speak and lead more than many want to hear and be led. Jesus said to each of the seven churches in the Book of Revelation,

"He who is able to hear,

let him listen to and give heed

to what the Spirit says to the assemblies (churches)."

But let us understand that His release out of brokenness comes from standing and kneeling at the foot of the Cross of Christ for the Holy Spirit works within the perimeter of the Cross and what Christ accomplished on the Cross.

Therefore, the faith of the disciple is in the Cross and Christ and nothing else — not the church, not the pastor, not friends, not job, not wealth, no religious works, not self, not counselors, etc.

When one clings to His Cross in desperation to be used mightily by Him, the more Christ brings brokenness into the life of His disciple resulting in mission, vision, and power to manifest the Kingdom of God in a world filled with wickedness and utter darkness where souls are perishing daily by the thousands if not millions.

With faith centered in Cross and Christ exclusively, the Holy Spirit leads and supplies the disciple with confidence and boldness to go and speak the Word of the Lord with the Spirit attesting with the supernatural. I know this to be true for I walk in it for over 50 years.

The release of the Spirit always says to "go." Jesus said and let us take to heart

You have not chosen Me, but

I have chosen vou 

and

   I have appointed vou

[l have planted vou,

that vou miqht qo and

bear fruit

 and

      keep on bearinq,

and

that your fruit

  mav be lastinq

[that it may remain, abide], so that whatever vou ask the

Father in My Name

[as presenting all that I AM],

He mav give it to you.

 John 15:16 (AMP)

Out of clinging to the Christ and Cross and desperation to know Christ intimately arises brokenness of soul or self which flows the divine directive of Christ to "go" and bear the Fruit of the Holy Spirit — not our fruit but His revelation Fruit and His Works.

It could be that many prayers prayed receive no answers because of a lack of "going" and a lack of bearing the Fruit of the Holy Spirit all caused by insufficient brokenness by the Hand of the Lord.

  Jesus also said:

I assure you, most   

 solemnly I tell you,

if anyone   

steadfastly believes in Me,

        (My comment: "believes in me" =

      have faith and confidence

   in Christ

 and

 the

  Cross)

he will himself be able to do the   

 things that I do

 and

he will do even greater thinqs than these,

because I go to the Father.

John 14:12 (AMP)

What a promise! But let me ask you, "Where do you see this taking place today?" Where do you see the Book of Acts being lived out in the reality and power of the Holy Spirit? Jesus is not just "blowing smoke" in the verse above. Jesus says, and I quote from the Amplified Bible which reflects the Greek more accurately:

"I assure you, most solemnly I tell you" which I interpret as meaning Jesus saying....."strongly and whole-heartily with no reservation or unbelief - have the faith and confidence in Me and I will give you the means to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit speaking and doing as He would guide you and anoint you to bring forth His gifts to minister to the broken, sick, diseased, oppressed, blind, lame, etc.

Therefore, with that said, I pray each day.

Lord Jesus,

continue to break me

 and

use me as I come to your Cross today

 and

 every day to be sent to do Your Will

 in the anointing

and

power of the Holy Spirit.

Let me share your Word of the Cross

and

 the Gifts and Fruit of the Holy Spirit

 with your confirming that Word

 by the manifestation of your power.

Jesus,

 I will not settle for the mundane,

the "lukewarmness,

the half-heartedness,

the divided heart,

the unbelief,

 the powerlessness,

the unfaithfulness,

 and

 the questioning, which characterize

 most of Christianity

 in our modern society.

Whatever you require of me, 

You have my permission

to continue to bring "brokenness"

 into my life so that I can

 be a true servant of yours.

It was not long after I penned the above the Lord spoke the following to me.

Brokenness

in the heart

 of the

 disciple of Christ

is not a reality

until the disciple

has a

 divine revelation

of the brokenness

 of

Christ on the Cross.

Then and only then

 will the disciple truly know

the brokenness of Christ

and

His suffering

 and

how it comes

to the soul and spirit

 of the disciple shattering

the pride

 and

self-independence

which lurks in the secret

and

hidden chambers

of the heart.

Brokenness

 is not only a

 divine revelation

 but a walk of life

or

a life-walk of constantly

 releasing the

 Spirit and Light Christ.

Brokenness

releases

the

fragrance and aroma

of the

 love and compassion

 of Christ

 and

 attracts the

healing balm

 to those

who are afflicted

with

 sickness and disease.

It will shatter the

 bondages and prisons

 of those captured

by the

 powers of darkness

and

 the grip of the world.

Brokenness releases the

liberty

and

 life of Christ found

 in the

 sufferings and sacrifices

of the

Master on the Cross.

When

 the inner life

of the disciple

is broken

by

the revelation

 of the Cross

 the outer life

will also be broken

and

a renewal of the mind

 and

 words of the disciple

 will be forthcoming

generating the

presence of Christ.

I say to you my son,

the Cross lies before you,

 it calls you,

it invites you

 to come

and

daily cling

 to the Cross

 for out of your

 holding on

to My Cross

will you come

 to a

 greater understanding

and

revelation

of

the work it

will do in you

 and

the work I have called

you to do for Me.

Rich Arnold

Servant of the Lord

311 Adelaide Ave SW

Hartville, Ohio 44632

330-704-9306

richarnold3@gmail.com