LOVE HAD A PLAN, LOVE HAS A PLAN, LOVE IS THE PLAN
If you are not convinced that I love you more than anything by now, you are spiritually blind. No one ever loved you more, because no one ever paid the price that I did to redeem you. Without Me there would be no earth and no you.
In the beginning, you were created in My image, with a God nature, but when sin entered the human race, you destroyed your God nature and there was no possible way you would ever look like any of the Godhead. Love had a plan from before the beginning. The plan was, when you fail to maintain your God nature, we would start over again and recreate you spiritually.
This meant that I would have to come to earth and take back what you gave away, and offer it to you again. We created you with freedom of choice and will never take it away. Now love has a plan to restore you to your original state if you so desire. The plan includes one of the Godhead, staying on earth with you and actually dwelling inside your body, to firmly re-establish your God nature. This will only be done with by a passionate longing on your part, to return to your original state.
Love's plan is to fully restore all things to you, by offering back to the human race what they threw away in their first generation. To be fully restored you do not get to pick and choose the parts of My nature you want and don't want.
My nature is a giving nature, My nature is a faithful nature, My nature is sinless, kind, gentle, easy to be entreated, peaceable, without partiality, a nature that is always laying down His life for others to live. The only way you will be fully restored is to seek all of me, with your whole heart. Everything and I mean everything, on earth, must be second to this.
Because of the intensity of devotion it takes to be fully restored, Love became the plan. Your original love was also destroyed by sin. Everything pure was destroyed including love. What earth calls love is lust and perversion in every way. Your love has self written all over it. Every act of human love has the hidden question, "what's in this for Me".
Even if it's a thank-you, you are expecting, it's not a hundred percent pure. When My love consumes you and becomes the single motivation for everything you think, say, and do, you will know that your God nature has been fully restored. From that point on, there is nothing impossible to you. In order to maintain your God nature you will have to abide in Me and I in you.
You must eat, drink and sleep, My word. You will carry My presence everywhere you go. People will be transformed when you enter the room. Some will despise you and others will love you at first sight. No matter what their position you will love them equally. I wish I could say that everyone I call, will pay the price to have their God nature restored, I have called many but only a few will be chosen.
You have nothing to do with My calling, but you have everything to do with My choosing. I have called you, now will you say, "I will pay the price, I want you more than anything on earth", and begin your passionate pursuit of Me? Because love is the plan.
1 John 4:7-21 (AMP)
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is (springs) from God; and he who loves his fellowmen is begotten (born) of God and is coming progressively to know and understand God to perceive and recognize and get a better and clearer knowledge of Him. [8] He who does not love has not become acquainted with God does not and never did know Him, for God is love. [9] In this the love of God was made manifest (displayed) where we are concerned: in that God sent His Son, the only begotten or unique Son, into the world so that we might live through Him. [10] In this is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation (the atoning sacrifice) for our sins. [11] Beloved, if God loved us so very much, we also ought to love one another. [12] No man has at any time yet seen God. But if we love one another, God abides (lives and remains) in us and His love (that love which is essentially His) is brought to completion (to its full maturity, runs its full course, is perfected) in us! [13] By this we come to know (perceive, recognize, and understand) that we abide (live and remain) in Him and He in us: because He has given (imparted) to us of His Holy Spirit. [14] And besides we ourselves have seen (have deliberately and steadfastly contemplated) and bear witness that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world. [15] Anyone who confesses (acknowledges, owns) that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides (lives, makes His home) in him and he abides, lives, makes his home in God. [16] And we know (understand, recognize, are conscious of, by observation and by experience) and believe (adhere to and put faith in and rely on) the love God cherishes for us. God is love, and he who dwells and continues in love dwells and continues in God, and God dwells and continues in him. [17] In this union and communion with Him love is brought to completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment with assurance and boldness to face Him, because as He is, so are we in this world. [18] There is no fear in love dread does not exist, but full-grown (complete, perfect) love turns fear out of doors and expels every trace of terror! For fear brings with it the thought of punishment, and so he who is afraid has not reached the full maturity of love is not yet grown into love''s complete perfection. [19] We love Him, because He first loved us. [20] If anyone says, I love God, and hates (detests, abominates) his brother in Christ, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, Whom he has not seen. [21] And this command (charge, order, injunction) we have from Him: that he who loves God shall love his brother believer also.
John 8:31 (AMP)
So Jesus said to those Jews who had believed in Him, If you abide in My word hold fast to My teachings and live in accordance with them, you are truly My disciples.
John 6:63-69 (AMP)
It is the Spirit Who gives life He is the Life-giver; the flesh conveys no benefit whatever there is no profit in it. The words (truths) that I have been speaking to you are spirit and life. [64] But still some of you fail to believe and trust and have faith. For Jesus knew from the first who did not believe and had no faith and who would betray Him and be false to Him. [65] And He said, This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless it is granted him unless he is enabled to do so by the Father. [66] After this, many of His disciples drew back (returned to their old associations) and no longer accompanied Him. [67] Jesus said to the Twelve, Will you also go away? And do you too desire to leave Me? [68] Simon Peter answered, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words (the message) of eternal life. [69] And we have learned to believe and trust, and more we have come to know surely that You are the Holy One of God, the Christ (the Anointed One), the Son of the living God.
Matthew 10:36-39 (AMP)
And a man''s foes will be they of his own household. [37] He who loves and takes more pleasure in father or mother more than in Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves and takes more pleasure in son or daughter more than in Me is not worthy of Me; [38] And he who does not take up his cross and follow Me cleave steadfastly to Me, conforming wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also is not worthy of Me. [39] Whoever finds his lower life will lose it the higher life, and whoever loses his lower life on My account will find it the higher life.
Mark 12:30-31 (AMP)
And you shall love the Lord your God out of and with your whole heart and out of and with all your soul (your life) and out of and with all your mind (with your faculty of thought and your moral understanding) and out of and with all your strength. This is the first and principal commandment. [31] The second is like it and is this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (AMP)
IF I can speak in the tongues of men and even of angels, but have not love (that reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion such as is inspired by God''s love for and in us), I am only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. [2] And if I have prophetic powers (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), and understand all the secret truths and mysteries and possess all knowledge, and if I have sufficient faith so that I can remove mountains, but have not love (God''s love in me) I am nothing (a useless nobody). [3] Even if I dole out all that I have to the poor in providing food, and if I surrender my body to be burned or in order that I may glory, but have not love (God''s love in me), I gain nothing. [4] Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily. [5] It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God''s love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it it pays no attention to a suffered wrong. [6] It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail. [7] Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything without weakening. [8] Love never fails never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end. As for prophecy (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), it will be fulfilled and pass away; as for tongues, they will be destroyed and cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away it will lose its value and be superseded by truth. [9] For our knowledge is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect), and our prophecy (our teaching) is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect). [10] But when the complete and perfect (total) comes, the incomplete and imperfect will vanish away (become antiquated, void, and superseded). [11] When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; now that I have become a man, I am done with childish ways and have put them aside. [12] For now we are looking in a mirror that gives only a dim (blurred) reflection of reality as in a riddle or enigma, but then when perfection comes we shall see in reality and face to face! Now I know in part (imperfectly), but then I shall know and understand fully and clearly, even in the same manner as I have been fully and clearly known and understood by God. [13] And so faith, hope, love abide faith--conviction and belief respecting man''s relation to God and divine things; hope--joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation; love--true affection for God and man, growing out of God''s love for and in us, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
SOME TIMES I LET SATAN LEAD YOU TO ME
SOME TIMES I LET SATAN LEAD YOU TO ME
Peter walked with me over three years and was still filled with pride, always moving out in front, with a bully type personality. With all My teaching about the kingdom, his pride prevented the understanding, and conversion did not occur.
When a person will not repent because of My goodness, I let badness do it, by letting Satan sift them as wheat. Satan is always more than anxious to even a score with you. He has not changed a bit, he is always asking for another shot at you.
It is never My intent to have Satan used as a teaching tool, however sometimes when you insist on doing things his way, I will expose you to him and he will break you in minutes. I simply stand back and pray for you. Satan comes after you many times a day, so I have equipped you and given you the tools, to stop him. When you repent because of my goodness, Satan has no place to enter.
Pride and rebellion are sisters and they go hand in hand. When you insist on doing things your way, you are full of pride and rebellion. Pride says that you know more than Me. Rebellion says I refuse to do it your way. Now you have chose to do things satan's way. You have adopted his prideful rebellious personality giving him access to your domain.
If you have been called by Me, then it is hard for you to kick against the pricks of My goad. If you insist on rebelling I simply lift My hand of protection and let the prince of the air show you what rebellion does, as he sifts you as wheat. As soon as the sifting has begun, most are ready to do things My way.
I show mercy every moment of your life, simply by protecting you from an enemy that has sworn to kill you. I lift My hand and set his limits which he cannot break. He has no mercy and the more he can hurt you the happier he is. This goes for men, women, young people, children, infants, and the unborn. Rob, kill, and destroy is the only goal he has.
Pride is a very subtle trait in each human being that must be dealt with by the cross. When I send you on a mission and you do not pray for wisdom, strength, guidance, and protection you are proud. It indicates you think you can handle it by yourself. If you think you can breath without Me you are prideful. Those who acknowledge Me in ALL THEIR WAYS, will have their all their ways directed by Me.
This is radical living at it's finest. Yes, I gave you natural wisdom, but sin perverted it. Natural wisdom in the west says, stay on the right side of the highway, but My wisdom says, do not take that road. My foreknowledge sees the enemy has placed a tractor trailer in your lane 5 miles up the road. He has no mercy.
What about the cup of coffee you spilled, did you every think it was Me guiding your day. You could not possibly know that I was delaying you, so you could make a divine appointment, one that would alter your direction forever. When you live radical then you move into My rest. When you truly give Me your entire day, I take it and arrange it so that all things work together for your good.
Real faith and trust shows up in the small everyday things that you give Me charge of. When you talk to Me about everything, I will guide you in everything. Even if you succeed on you own for a whole day, by guessing right every time, you lack My touch, which gives the day eternal value and meaning.
What you do on your own through out your live, is wood, hay and stubble, because pride says, you deserve a reward and this attitude leads down a road that allows you to take the credit, and robs Me of the My glory. Don't go there. Give Me your seconds, minutes, hours, and day to Me and you will enter into My rest, with My protection, for the rest or your journey.
When you insist on having it your way, I let Satan chase you back to My way of doing things.
1 Corinthians 5:5 (AMP)
You are to deliver this man over to Satan for physical discipline to destroy carnal lusts which prompted him to incest, that his spirit may yet be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Luke 22:31-34 (AMP)
Simon, Simon (Peter), listen! Satan has asked excessively that all of you be given up to him out of the power and keeping of God, that he might sift all of you like grain, [32] But I have prayed especially for you Peter, that your own faith may not fail; and when you yourself have turned again, strengthen and establish your brethren. [33] And Simon Peter said to Him, Lord, I am ready to go with You both to prison and to death. [34] But Jesus said, I tell you, Peter, before a single cock shall crow this day, you will three times utterly deny that you know Me.
Job 1:8-12 (AMP)
And the Lord said to Satan, Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who reverently fears God and abstains from and shuns evil because it is wrong? [9] Then Satan answered the Lord, Does Job reverently fear God for nothing? [10] Have You not put a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have conferred prosperity and happiness upon him in the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. [11] But put forth Your hand now and touch all that he has, and he will curse You to Your face. [12] And the Lord said to Satan (the adversary and the accuser), Behold, all that he has is in your power, only upon the man himself put not forth your hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.
John 10:10 (AMP)
The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).
Romans 2:4 (AMP)
Or are you so blind as to trifle with and presume upon and despise and underestimate the wealth of His kindness and forbearance and long-suffering patience? Are you unmindful or actually ignorant of the fact that God''s kindness is intended to lead you to repent (to change your mind and inner man to accept God''s will)?
1 Corinthians 5:5 (AMP)
You are to deliver this man over to Satan for physical discipline to destroy carnal lusts which prompted him to incest, that his spirit may yet be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Proverbs 3:2-8 (AMP)
For length of days and years of a life worth living and tranquility inward and outward and continuing through old age till death, these shall they add to you. [3] Let not mercy and kindness shutting out all hatred and selfishness and truth shutting out all deliberate hypocrisy or falsehood forsake you; bind them about your neck, write them upon the tablet of your heart. [4] So shall you find favor, good understanding, and high esteem in the sight or judgment of God and man. [5] Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. [6] In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths. [7] Be not wise in your own eyes; reverently fear and worship the Lord and turn entirely away from evil. [8] It shall be health to your nerves and sinews, and marrow and moistening to your bones.
Peter walked with me over three years and was still filled with pride, always moving out in front, with a bully type personality. With all My teaching about the kingdom, his pride prevented the understanding, and conversion did not occur.
When a person will not repent because of My goodness, I let badness do it, by letting Satan sift them as wheat. Satan is always more than anxious to even a score with you. He has not changed a bit, he is always asking for another shot at you.
It is never My intent to have Satan used as a teaching tool, however sometimes when you insist on doing things his way, I will expose you to him and he will break you in minutes. I simply stand back and pray for you. Satan comes after you many times a day, so I have equipped you and given you the tools, to stop him. When you repent because of my goodness, Satan has no place to enter.
Pride and rebellion are sisters and they go hand in hand. When you insist on doing things your way, you are full of pride and rebellion. Pride says that you know more than Me. Rebellion says I refuse to do it your way. Now you have chose to do things satan's way. You have adopted his prideful rebellious personality giving him access to your domain.
If you have been called by Me, then it is hard for you to kick against the pricks of My goad. If you insist on rebelling I simply lift My hand of protection and let the prince of the air show you what rebellion does, as he sifts you as wheat. As soon as the sifting has begun, most are ready to do things My way.
I show mercy every moment of your life, simply by protecting you from an enemy that has sworn to kill you. I lift My hand and set his limits which he cannot break. He has no mercy and the more he can hurt you the happier he is. This goes for men, women, young people, children, infants, and the unborn. Rob, kill, and destroy is the only goal he has.
Pride is a very subtle trait in each human being that must be dealt with by the cross. When I send you on a mission and you do not pray for wisdom, strength, guidance, and protection you are proud. It indicates you think you can handle it by yourself. If you think you can breath without Me you are prideful. Those who acknowledge Me in ALL THEIR WAYS, will have their all their ways directed by Me.
This is radical living at it's finest. Yes, I gave you natural wisdom, but sin perverted it. Natural wisdom in the west says, stay on the right side of the highway, but My wisdom says, do not take that road. My foreknowledge sees the enemy has placed a tractor trailer in your lane 5 miles up the road. He has no mercy.
What about the cup of coffee you spilled, did you every think it was Me guiding your day. You could not possibly know that I was delaying you, so you could make a divine appointment, one that would alter your direction forever. When you live radical then you move into My rest. When you truly give Me your entire day, I take it and arrange it so that all things work together for your good.
Real faith and trust shows up in the small everyday things that you give Me charge of. When you talk to Me about everything, I will guide you in everything. Even if you succeed on you own for a whole day, by guessing right every time, you lack My touch, which gives the day eternal value and meaning.
What you do on your own through out your live, is wood, hay and stubble, because pride says, you deserve a reward and this attitude leads down a road that allows you to take the credit, and robs Me of the My glory. Don't go there. Give Me your seconds, minutes, hours, and day to Me and you will enter into My rest, with My protection, for the rest or your journey.
When you insist on having it your way, I let Satan chase you back to My way of doing things.
1 Corinthians 5:5 (AMP)
You are to deliver this man over to Satan for physical discipline to destroy carnal lusts which prompted him to incest, that his spirit may yet be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Luke 22:31-34 (AMP)
Simon, Simon (Peter), listen! Satan has asked excessively that all of you be given up to him out of the power and keeping of God, that he might sift all of you like grain, [32] But I have prayed especially for you Peter, that your own faith may not fail; and when you yourself have turned again, strengthen and establish your brethren. [33] And Simon Peter said to Him, Lord, I am ready to go with You both to prison and to death. [34] But Jesus said, I tell you, Peter, before a single cock shall crow this day, you will three times utterly deny that you know Me.
Job 1:8-12 (AMP)
And the Lord said to Satan, Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who reverently fears God and abstains from and shuns evil because it is wrong? [9] Then Satan answered the Lord, Does Job reverently fear God for nothing? [10] Have You not put a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have conferred prosperity and happiness upon him in the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. [11] But put forth Your hand now and touch all that he has, and he will curse You to Your face. [12] And the Lord said to Satan (the adversary and the accuser), Behold, all that he has is in your power, only upon the man himself put not forth your hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.
John 10:10 (AMP)
The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).
Romans 2:4 (AMP)
Or are you so blind as to trifle with and presume upon and despise and underestimate the wealth of His kindness and forbearance and long-suffering patience? Are you unmindful or actually ignorant of the fact that God''s kindness is intended to lead you to repent (to change your mind and inner man to accept God''s will)?
1 Corinthians 5:5 (AMP)
You are to deliver this man over to Satan for physical discipline to destroy carnal lusts which prompted him to incest, that his spirit may yet be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Proverbs 3:2-8 (AMP)
For length of days and years of a life worth living and tranquility inward and outward and continuing through old age till death, these shall they add to you. [3] Let not mercy and kindness shutting out all hatred and selfishness and truth shutting out all deliberate hypocrisy or falsehood forsake you; bind them about your neck, write them upon the tablet of your heart. [4] So shall you find favor, good understanding, and high esteem in the sight or judgment of God and man. [5] Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. [6] In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths. [7] Be not wise in your own eyes; reverently fear and worship the Lord and turn entirely away from evil. [8] It shall be health to your nerves and sinews, and marrow and moistening to your bones.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
DON'T LOOK BACK, YOU CAN NEVER RETURN
DON'T LOOK BACK, YOU CAN NEVER RETURN
From this point on in your kingdom journey, you are not allowed to look back. Looking back disqualifies you from going forward. As you move forward do not keep track of your past accomplishments or failures. Nothing will seem more innocent yet be more damaging to your success than looking back.
I am the one who looks behind you, keeping track of all you have done. Nothing good comes from looking back. You can do nothing about the past. Remembering the, "good ole days", causes you to complain about the present. The only time you are allowed to peer into your past, is to remind yourself of the great work I have done in your life. However it is only for the purpose of encouragement to move you and others forward to even greater works.
Looking back is a seed of lukewarmness because your heart is in the past, not wanting leave your comfort zone. You long to stay with past blessings rather than walk with Me into future blessing. Anyone who wants to keep pace with Me cannot be focusing on the past and stay in step. I must have your full attention to every detail. Looking back in time of battle will, get you shot.
Looking back will feed your logic and the logical never enters the miraculous. The only way to maintain a level in the kingdom is to leave it for a higher level. Your constant pursuit of Me will always keep you moving forward. Even when I tell you to stand still, your spirit is moving forward in obedience.
Some people spend their whole life in a holding pattern, moaning about their present with Me, because they never emotionally left their past. The focus on what used to be, brings them to a stand still. If you do this I will leave you in the wilderness going in circles until you die. You have left your first love and now you love your past, more than Me.
Going back you will find it was a mirage, it does not exist any longer. The sadist moment in you life will be, when you return to a mirage and realize you have been left behind. All of your supplies are in the present, to keep you moving to the next level. When you move toward the past the miraculous stops because I am no longer there.
If you do not cut the apron strings of the past you will die in the lap of memories. The enemy will send well meaning people to tie the strings tight, giving you every reason why you should stay, while you are hearing My still small voice calling, "follow Me". If you entertain their voices, Mine will soon be drowned out and I will call another, to take your place.
Every tiny detail of your past is in your future. You will have opportunity to relive it again as you stand before Me. Some of it you will regret deeply, as I put the torch to it, finding it to be wood. hay, and stubble. The gold, silver and precious stones come from your willingness to leave the past and stay with Me no matter what.
Some times I will move you from a shack to a mansion and other times I will move you from a mansion to a shack. Never consider where I take you in the natural as a sign of your progress in Me, this is a big mistake. If you say, "look how much He loves", Me when I have you living in a mansion, what will you say when I move you to a shack, "Look how much He hates me"? I lead from palaces to dungeons, and back palaces again, many times in a single lifetime.
Remember you are on a journey, do not spiritually unpack. I am constantly moving and each one who looks back receives a mark, stamped " UNFIT". Remember the places I lead are only stepping stones to another level. The stuff I give you are tools not shrines to be worshiped. If you make it too beautiful you will not invite the ugly; if you make it expensive, you will not welcome the poor. If you make it too sterile, you will not welcome the sick, the halt, and the blind.
How it appears is not the issue, but how you appear is. Your rest is not to be in the place I have you, but in Me as we travel this eternal journey. The fact that you are at rest in Me, while being occupied at what I have given you, is My stamp of approval. You will never have My rest looking back, because you have been stamped, "UNFIT".
There is a false rest that comes from a comfort zone but it is only outward and will never last. Each time you are quiet and alone you will hear My still small voice calling, "follow Me". If you are quick to say, yes, when I ask you to move into a palace with Me, will you be just as quick to move to the garbage dump with Me. If not you don't love Me, you love mammon. The choice is yours, "UNFIT" or "WELL DONE" which will it be.
Luke 9:62 (AMP)
Jesus said to him, No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back to the things behind is fit for the kingdom of God.
Philippians 3:13-14 (AMP)
I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own yet; but one thing I do it is my one aspiration: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, [14] I press on toward the goal to win the supreme and heavenly prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward.
Genesis 39:20-23 (AMP)
And Joseph''s master took him and put him in the prison, a place where the state prisoners were confined; so he was there in the prison. [21] But the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him mercy and loving-kindness and gave him favor in the sight of the warden of the prison. [22] And the warden of the prison committed to Joseph''s care all the prisoners who were in the prison; and whatsoever was done there, he was in charge of it. [23] The prison warden paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph''s charge, for the Lord was with him and made whatever he did to prosper.
Genesis 41:1,38-46 (AMP)
AFTER TWO full years, Pharaoh dreamed that he stood by the river Nile. [38] And Pharaoh said to his servants, Can we find this man''s equal, a man in whom is the spirit of God? [39] And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Forasmuch as your God has shown you all this, there is nobody as intelligent and discreet and understanding and wise as you are. [40] You shall have charge over my house, and all my people shall be governed according to your word with reverence, submission, and obedience. Only in matters of the throne will I be greater than you are. [41] Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt. [42] And Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph''s hand, and arrayed him in official vestments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck; [43] He made him to ride in the second chariot which he had, and officials cried before him, Bow the knee! And he set him over all the land of Egypt. [44] And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without you shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. [45] And Pharaoh called Joseph''s name Zaphenath-paneah and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph made an inspection tour of all the land of Egypt. [46] Joseph who had been in Egypt thirteen years was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went about his duties through all the land of Egypt..
Matthew 7:22-23 (AMP)
Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name and driven out demons in Your name and done many mighty works in Your name? [23] And then I will say to them openly (publicly), I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly disregarding My commands.
Matthew 25:21 (AMP)
His master said to him, Well done, you upright (honorable, admirable) and faithful servant! You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy (the delight, the blessedness) which your master enjoys
From this point on in your kingdom journey, you are not allowed to look back. Looking back disqualifies you from going forward. As you move forward do not keep track of your past accomplishments or failures. Nothing will seem more innocent yet be more damaging to your success than looking back.
I am the one who looks behind you, keeping track of all you have done. Nothing good comes from looking back. You can do nothing about the past. Remembering the, "good ole days", causes you to complain about the present. The only time you are allowed to peer into your past, is to remind yourself of the great work I have done in your life. However it is only for the purpose of encouragement to move you and others forward to even greater works.
Looking back is a seed of lukewarmness because your heart is in the past, not wanting leave your comfort zone. You long to stay with past blessings rather than walk with Me into future blessing. Anyone who wants to keep pace with Me cannot be focusing on the past and stay in step. I must have your full attention to every detail. Looking back in time of battle will, get you shot.
Looking back will feed your logic and the logical never enters the miraculous. The only way to maintain a level in the kingdom is to leave it for a higher level. Your constant pursuit of Me will always keep you moving forward. Even when I tell you to stand still, your spirit is moving forward in obedience.
Some people spend their whole life in a holding pattern, moaning about their present with Me, because they never emotionally left their past. The focus on what used to be, brings them to a stand still. If you do this I will leave you in the wilderness going in circles until you die. You have left your first love and now you love your past, more than Me.
Going back you will find it was a mirage, it does not exist any longer. The sadist moment in you life will be, when you return to a mirage and realize you have been left behind. All of your supplies are in the present, to keep you moving to the next level. When you move toward the past the miraculous stops because I am no longer there.
If you do not cut the apron strings of the past you will die in the lap of memories. The enemy will send well meaning people to tie the strings tight, giving you every reason why you should stay, while you are hearing My still small voice calling, "follow Me". If you entertain their voices, Mine will soon be drowned out and I will call another, to take your place.
Every tiny detail of your past is in your future. You will have opportunity to relive it again as you stand before Me. Some of it you will regret deeply, as I put the torch to it, finding it to be wood. hay, and stubble. The gold, silver and precious stones come from your willingness to leave the past and stay with Me no matter what.
Some times I will move you from a shack to a mansion and other times I will move you from a mansion to a shack. Never consider where I take you in the natural as a sign of your progress in Me, this is a big mistake. If you say, "look how much He loves", Me when I have you living in a mansion, what will you say when I move you to a shack, "Look how much He hates me"? I lead from palaces to dungeons, and back palaces again, many times in a single lifetime.
Remember you are on a journey, do not spiritually unpack. I am constantly moving and each one who looks back receives a mark, stamped " UNFIT". Remember the places I lead are only stepping stones to another level. The stuff I give you are tools not shrines to be worshiped. If you make it too beautiful you will not invite the ugly; if you make it expensive, you will not welcome the poor. If you make it too sterile, you will not welcome the sick, the halt, and the blind.
How it appears is not the issue, but how you appear is. Your rest is not to be in the place I have you, but in Me as we travel this eternal journey. The fact that you are at rest in Me, while being occupied at what I have given you, is My stamp of approval. You will never have My rest looking back, because you have been stamped, "UNFIT".
There is a false rest that comes from a comfort zone but it is only outward and will never last. Each time you are quiet and alone you will hear My still small voice calling, "follow Me". If you are quick to say, yes, when I ask you to move into a palace with Me, will you be just as quick to move to the garbage dump with Me. If not you don't love Me, you love mammon. The choice is yours, "UNFIT" or "WELL DONE" which will it be.
Luke 9:62 (AMP)
Jesus said to him, No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back to the things behind is fit for the kingdom of God.
Philippians 3:13-14 (AMP)
I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own yet; but one thing I do it is my one aspiration: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, [14] I press on toward the goal to win the supreme and heavenly prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward.
Genesis 39:20-23 (AMP)
And Joseph''s master took him and put him in the prison, a place where the state prisoners were confined; so he was there in the prison. [21] But the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him mercy and loving-kindness and gave him favor in the sight of the warden of the prison. [22] And the warden of the prison committed to Joseph''s care all the prisoners who were in the prison; and whatsoever was done there, he was in charge of it. [23] The prison warden paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph''s charge, for the Lord was with him and made whatever he did to prosper.
Genesis 41:1,38-46 (AMP)
AFTER TWO full years, Pharaoh dreamed that he stood by the river Nile. [38] And Pharaoh said to his servants, Can we find this man''s equal, a man in whom is the spirit of God? [39] And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Forasmuch as your God has shown you all this, there is nobody as intelligent and discreet and understanding and wise as you are. [40] You shall have charge over my house, and all my people shall be governed according to your word with reverence, submission, and obedience. Only in matters of the throne will I be greater than you are. [41] Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt. [42] And Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph''s hand, and arrayed him in official vestments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck; [43] He made him to ride in the second chariot which he had, and officials cried before him, Bow the knee! And he set him over all the land of Egypt. [44] And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without you shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. [45] And Pharaoh called Joseph''s name Zaphenath-paneah and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph made an inspection tour of all the land of Egypt. [46] Joseph who had been in Egypt thirteen years was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went about his duties through all the land of Egypt..
Matthew 7:22-23 (AMP)
Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name and driven out demons in Your name and done many mighty works in Your name? [23] And then I will say to them openly (publicly), I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly disregarding My commands.
Matthew 25:21 (AMP)
His master said to him, Well done, you upright (honorable, admirable) and faithful servant! You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy (the delight, the blessedness) which your master enjoys
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
ARE YOU WILLING TO SWEAT BLOOD
ARE YOU WILLING TO SWEAT BLOOD
Between glories is the valley of the shadow of death. A place of darkness, designed to test your willingness to move forward. It's a place where the enemy comes in like a flood. Each glory, builds it's own comfort zone. The longer you are in the zone the more comfortable you become with the routine of that glory.
When you are in the moving process, to the next glory, you are out in the open and everything that you leaned on is removed. You have no idea how much you depended on your surroundings, built up by a routine, until change comes.
Fear is your greatest enemy, during change. This is the reason most determined Christians stop moving up.
Stress from the pressure of change reach maximum just on the edge of the new glory. There is a garden experience before the joy of the cross. Are you willing to sweat blood to reach the next glory. No one understands the inner pain of My darkness until they have experienced it. It is a place where every negative accusation is fired at you, over and over, with the intent of turning you back. When despair begins to move in, I show up to let you know, you are not really alone, I am there in your darkness.
When you step out of one glory, you will experience the great discomfort, of lack of control. The smallest thing that you handled with ease before, is a major task in darkness. Your inner man is stretched beyond belief. Everything in life becomes a big deal, because the routine you have depended on is gone. You want to cry for help, but those close to you say, what's the big deal?
Because its your valley, I am your only source, in the middle of the darkness. This is the price that few are willing to pay. This is the narrow gate, there is no joy in it, the joy is on the other side. The cross only leads to joy, the cross is death to self. How badly do you want to remain in the center of what I am doing.
If you choose to stay at your present Glory, the routine will loose purpose and direction. Everything will start to become mechanical. This is the birthplace of tradition. Doing something the same way, year in and year out, because that's the routine. Millions have chosen to stay, just as there were only two out of three million who went into the promised land.
The giants are in the garden, there are giants in every valley between two glories. If you will commit to moving to the next glory I with be with you all the way and you will not die in the valley. Push back fear with praise and bring every thought into captivity. The price is worth it, you will see as joy comes in the morning.
Luke 22:42-44 (AMP)
Saying, Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but always Yours be done. [43] And there appeared to Him an angel from heaven, strengthening Him in spirit. [44] And being in an agony of mind, He prayed all the more earnestly and intently, and His sweat became like great clots of blood dropping down upon the ground.
Hebrews 12:2-6 (AMP)
Looking away from all that will distract to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith giving the first incentive for our belief and is also its Finisher bringing it to maturity and perfection. He, for the joy of obtaining the prize that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God. [3] Just think of Him Who endured from sinners such grievous opposition and bitter hostility against Himself reckon up and consider it all in comparison with your trials, so that you may not grow weary or exhausted, losing heart and relaxing and fainting in your minds. [4] You have not yet struggled and fought agonizingly against sin, nor have you yet resisted and withstood to the point of pouring out your own blood. [5] And have you completely forgotten the divine word of appeal and encouragement in which you are reasoned with and addressed as sons? My son, do not think lightly or scorn to submit to the correction and discipline of the Lord, nor lose courage and give up and faint when you are reproved or corrected by Him; [6] For the Lord corrects and disciplines everyone whom He loves, and He punishes, even scourges, every son whom He accepts and welcomes to His heart and cherishes.
Hebrews 4:1-3 (AMP)
THEREFORE, WHILE the promise of entering His rest still holds and is offered today, let us be afraid to distrust it, lest any of you should think he has come too late and has come short of reaching it. [2] For indeed we have had the glad tidings Gospel of God proclaimed to us just as truly as they the Israelites of old did when the good news of deliverance from bondage came to them; but the message they heard did not benefit them, because it was not mixed with faith (with the leaning of the entire personality on God in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) by those who heard it; neither were they united in faith with the ones Joshua and Caleb who heard (did believe). [3] For we who have believed (adhered to and trusted in and relied on God) do enter that rest, in accordance with His declaration that those who did not believe should not enter when He said, As I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter My rest; and this He said although His works had been completed and prepared and waiting for all who would believe from the foundation of the world.
2 Corinthians 3:18 (KJV)
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 3:18 (AMP)
And all of us, as with unveiled face, because we continued to behold in the Word of God as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord Who is the Spirit.
Psalm 23:4 (AMP)
Yes, though I walk through the deep, sunless valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod to protect and Your staff to guide, they comfort me.
Between glories is the valley of the shadow of death. A place of darkness, designed to test your willingness to move forward. It's a place where the enemy comes in like a flood. Each glory, builds it's own comfort zone. The longer you are in the zone the more comfortable you become with the routine of that glory.
When you are in the moving process, to the next glory, you are out in the open and everything that you leaned on is removed. You have no idea how much you depended on your surroundings, built up by a routine, until change comes.
Fear is your greatest enemy, during change. This is the reason most determined Christians stop moving up.
Stress from the pressure of change reach maximum just on the edge of the new glory. There is a garden experience before the joy of the cross. Are you willing to sweat blood to reach the next glory. No one understands the inner pain of My darkness until they have experienced it. It is a place where every negative accusation is fired at you, over and over, with the intent of turning you back. When despair begins to move in, I show up to let you know, you are not really alone, I am there in your darkness.
When you step out of one glory, you will experience the great discomfort, of lack of control. The smallest thing that you handled with ease before, is a major task in darkness. Your inner man is stretched beyond belief. Everything in life becomes a big deal, because the routine you have depended on is gone. You want to cry for help, but those close to you say, what's the big deal?
Because its your valley, I am your only source, in the middle of the darkness. This is the price that few are willing to pay. This is the narrow gate, there is no joy in it, the joy is on the other side. The cross only leads to joy, the cross is death to self. How badly do you want to remain in the center of what I am doing.
If you choose to stay at your present Glory, the routine will loose purpose and direction. Everything will start to become mechanical. This is the birthplace of tradition. Doing something the same way, year in and year out, because that's the routine. Millions have chosen to stay, just as there were only two out of three million who went into the promised land.
The giants are in the garden, there are giants in every valley between two glories. If you will commit to moving to the next glory I with be with you all the way and you will not die in the valley. Push back fear with praise and bring every thought into captivity. The price is worth it, you will see as joy comes in the morning.
Luke 22:42-44 (AMP)
Saying, Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but always Yours be done. [43] And there appeared to Him an angel from heaven, strengthening Him in spirit. [44] And being in an agony of mind, He prayed all the more earnestly and intently, and His sweat became like great clots of blood dropping down upon the ground.
Hebrews 12:2-6 (AMP)
Looking away from all that will distract to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith giving the first incentive for our belief and is also its Finisher bringing it to maturity and perfection. He, for the joy of obtaining the prize that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God. [3] Just think of Him Who endured from sinners such grievous opposition and bitter hostility against Himself reckon up and consider it all in comparison with your trials, so that you may not grow weary or exhausted, losing heart and relaxing and fainting in your minds. [4] You have not yet struggled and fought agonizingly against sin, nor have you yet resisted and withstood to the point of pouring out your own blood. [5] And have you completely forgotten the divine word of appeal and encouragement in which you are reasoned with and addressed as sons? My son, do not think lightly or scorn to submit to the correction and discipline of the Lord, nor lose courage and give up and faint when you are reproved or corrected by Him; [6] For the Lord corrects and disciplines everyone whom He loves, and He punishes, even scourges, every son whom He accepts and welcomes to His heart and cherishes.
Hebrews 4:1-3 (AMP)
THEREFORE, WHILE the promise of entering His rest still holds and is offered today, let us be afraid to distrust it, lest any of you should think he has come too late and has come short of reaching it. [2] For indeed we have had the glad tidings Gospel of God proclaimed to us just as truly as they the Israelites of old did when the good news of deliverance from bondage came to them; but the message they heard did not benefit them, because it was not mixed with faith (with the leaning of the entire personality on God in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) by those who heard it; neither were they united in faith with the ones Joshua and Caleb who heard (did believe). [3] For we who have believed (adhered to and trusted in and relied on God) do enter that rest, in accordance with His declaration that those who did not believe should not enter when He said, As I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter My rest; and this He said although His works had been completed and prepared and waiting for all who would believe from the foundation of the world.
2 Corinthians 3:18 (KJV)
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 3:18 (AMP)
And all of us, as with unveiled face, because we continued to behold in the Word of God as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord Who is the Spirit.
Psalm 23:4 (AMP)
Yes, though I walk through the deep, sunless valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod to protect and Your staff to guide, they comfort me.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
ENTERING THE GLORY ZONE DEMANDS CONSTANT CONTACT
ENTERING THE GLORY ZONE DEMANDS CONSTANT CONTACT
The glory zone is an area that is past the point of return. It is a place where My manifest presence is a constant. It is a place where kingdom reality make the facts lie. Where there is never enough money, yet there is always some left over. Its where Moses rod was manufactured, it's where I took the five loaves and two fish, which resulted in twelve left over baskets after feeding 5000 people.
The glory zone, is where the widow gave her last meal to Elijah, it's where oil filled every empty vessel, and the place where Elisha's mantle came from. It's a place where lions get lockjaw, giant fish transport people in their belly unharmed and fire looses it's power to consume human beings, in a furnace.
The glory zone is where praise causes earthquakes and jail doors swing open. A place where the sun stands still for one man. It's where a little boy stood and killed a giant with a slingshot. It's where a single man killed a thousand armed soldiers with the jawbone of an ass.
The glory zone is a place where you empty it all out, waiting for Me to refill it every day. It's a place where you take on twice as much as you can handle, trusting Me to enable you. A place where I write your daily schedule, because you haven't a clue what should be done next or the power to control the time table of others.
There is no disobedience in the glory zone, nor lust, nor pride, nor bitterness or greed, because to reside in the glory zone you must be in constant contact with Me. You are entering a place where every thought must be brought into captivity. I must be your focus at all times. When I walked the earth I moved about doing miracles, not because I was the Son of God but as the Son of Man, focused on My Father which kept Me in the glory zone.
The end time has arrived, it is a must to live in the glory zone to survive and be an overcomer. You can no longer talk about living the impossible life, it is now a must. Welcome to the scariest, most wonderful place on earth. Seeing death on both sides, but it isn't touching you; watching the sky fall, but not over your head; having bread enough and to spare during famine; walking in peace in the middle of battle, welcome to the glory zone.
To this point, My word has been a story book, to most western christians, but now you will live in storybook reality. In midst of all this, you will learn to enter My rest. I want you to reside here with Me until My glory fills the whole earth. If you abide in Me and My word abides in you, you are in the glory zone.
John 15:1-11 (AMP)
I AM the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser. [2] Any branch in Me that does not bear fruit that stops bearing He cuts away (trims off, takes away); and He cleanses and repeatedly prunes every branch that continues to bear fruit, to make it bear more and richer and more excellent fruit. [3] You are cleansed and pruned already, because of the word which I have given you the teachings I have discussed with you. [4] Dwell in Me, and I will dwell in you. Live in Me, and I will live in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit of itself without abiding in (being vitally united to) the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in Me. [5] I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me cut off from vital union with Me you can do nothing. [6] If a person does not dwell in Me, he is thrown out like a broken-off branch, and withers; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, and they are burned. [7] If you live in Me abide vitally united to Me and My words remain in you and continue to live in your hearts, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you. [8] When you bear (produce) much fruit, My Father is honored and glorified, and you show and prove yourselves to be true followers of Mine. [9] I have loved you, just as the Father has loved Me; abide in My love continue in His love with Me. [10] If you keep My commandments if you continue to obey My instructions, you will abide in My love and live on in it, just as I have obeyed My Father''s commandments and live on in His love. [11] I have told you these things, that My joy and delight may be in you, and that your joy and gladness may be of full measure and complete and overflowing.
Mark 6:42-44 (AMP)
And they all ate and were satisfied. [43] And they took up twelve small hand baskets full of broken pieces from the loaves and of the fish. [44] And those who ate the loaves were 5,000 men.
2 Kings 4:1-7 (AMP)
NOW THE wife of a son of the prophets cried to Elisha, Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. But the creditor has come to take my two sons to be his slaves. [2] Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? Tell me, what have you of sale value in the house? She said, Your handmaid has nothing in the house except a jar of oil. [3] Then he said, Go around and borrow vessels from all your neighbors, empty vessels--and not a few. [4] And when you come in, shut the door upon you and your sons. Then pour out the oil you have into all those vessels, setting aside each one when it is full. [5] So she went from him and shut the door upon herself and her sons, who brought to her the vessels as she poured the oil. [6] When the vessels were all full, she said to her son, Bring me another vessel. And he said to her, There is not a one left. Then the oil stopped multiplying. [7] Then she came and told the man of God. He said, Go, sell the oil and pay your debt, and you and your sons live on the rest.
1 Kings 17:12-16 (AMP)
And she said, As the Lord your God lives, I have not a loaf baked but only a handful of meal in the jar and a little oil in the bottle. See, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it--and die. [13] Elijah said to her, Fear not; go and do as you have said. But make me a little cake of it first and bring it to me, and afterward prepare some for yourself and your son. [14] For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: The jar of meal shall not waste away or the bottle of oil fail until the day that the Lord sends rain on the earth. [15] She did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days. [16] The jar of meal was not spent nor did the bottle of oil fail, according to the word which the Lord spoke through Elijah.
Joshua 10:12-14 (AMP)
Then Joshua spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, be silent and stand still at Gibeon, and you, moon, in the Valley of Ajalon! [13] And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation took vengeance upon their enemies. Is not this written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of the heavens and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. [14] There was no day like it before or since, when the Lord heeded the voice of a man. For the Lord fought for Israel.
The glory zone is an area that is past the point of return. It is a place where My manifest presence is a constant. It is a place where kingdom reality make the facts lie. Where there is never enough money, yet there is always some left over. Its where Moses rod was manufactured, it's where I took the five loaves and two fish, which resulted in twelve left over baskets after feeding 5000 people.
The glory zone, is where the widow gave her last meal to Elijah, it's where oil filled every empty vessel, and the place where Elisha's mantle came from. It's a place where lions get lockjaw, giant fish transport people in their belly unharmed and fire looses it's power to consume human beings, in a furnace.
The glory zone is where praise causes earthquakes and jail doors swing open. A place where the sun stands still for one man. It's where a little boy stood and killed a giant with a slingshot. It's where a single man killed a thousand armed soldiers with the jawbone of an ass.
The glory zone is a place where you empty it all out, waiting for Me to refill it every day. It's a place where you take on twice as much as you can handle, trusting Me to enable you. A place where I write your daily schedule, because you haven't a clue what should be done next or the power to control the time table of others.
There is no disobedience in the glory zone, nor lust, nor pride, nor bitterness or greed, because to reside in the glory zone you must be in constant contact with Me. You are entering a place where every thought must be brought into captivity. I must be your focus at all times. When I walked the earth I moved about doing miracles, not because I was the Son of God but as the Son of Man, focused on My Father which kept Me in the glory zone.
The end time has arrived, it is a must to live in the glory zone to survive and be an overcomer. You can no longer talk about living the impossible life, it is now a must. Welcome to the scariest, most wonderful place on earth. Seeing death on both sides, but it isn't touching you; watching the sky fall, but not over your head; having bread enough and to spare during famine; walking in peace in the middle of battle, welcome to the glory zone.
To this point, My word has been a story book, to most western christians, but now you will live in storybook reality. In midst of all this, you will learn to enter My rest. I want you to reside here with Me until My glory fills the whole earth. If you abide in Me and My word abides in you, you are in the glory zone.
John 15:1-11 (AMP)
I AM the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser. [2] Any branch in Me that does not bear fruit that stops bearing He cuts away (trims off, takes away); and He cleanses and repeatedly prunes every branch that continues to bear fruit, to make it bear more and richer and more excellent fruit. [3] You are cleansed and pruned already, because of the word which I have given you the teachings I have discussed with you. [4] Dwell in Me, and I will dwell in you. Live in Me, and I will live in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit of itself without abiding in (being vitally united to) the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in Me. [5] I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me cut off from vital union with Me you can do nothing. [6] If a person does not dwell in Me, he is thrown out like a broken-off branch, and withers; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, and they are burned. [7] If you live in Me abide vitally united to Me and My words remain in you and continue to live in your hearts, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you. [8] When you bear (produce) much fruit, My Father is honored and glorified, and you show and prove yourselves to be true followers of Mine. [9] I have loved you, just as the Father has loved Me; abide in My love continue in His love with Me. [10] If you keep My commandments if you continue to obey My instructions, you will abide in My love and live on in it, just as I have obeyed My Father''s commandments and live on in His love. [11] I have told you these things, that My joy and delight may be in you, and that your joy and gladness may be of full measure and complete and overflowing.
Mark 6:42-44 (AMP)
And they all ate and were satisfied. [43] And they took up twelve small hand baskets full of broken pieces from the loaves and of the fish. [44] And those who ate the loaves were 5,000 men.
2 Kings 4:1-7 (AMP)
NOW THE wife of a son of the prophets cried to Elisha, Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. But the creditor has come to take my two sons to be his slaves. [2] Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? Tell me, what have you of sale value in the house? She said, Your handmaid has nothing in the house except a jar of oil. [3] Then he said, Go around and borrow vessels from all your neighbors, empty vessels--and not a few. [4] And when you come in, shut the door upon you and your sons. Then pour out the oil you have into all those vessels, setting aside each one when it is full. [5] So she went from him and shut the door upon herself and her sons, who brought to her the vessels as she poured the oil. [6] When the vessels were all full, she said to her son, Bring me another vessel. And he said to her, There is not a one left. Then the oil stopped multiplying. [7] Then she came and told the man of God. He said, Go, sell the oil and pay your debt, and you and your sons live on the rest.
1 Kings 17:12-16 (AMP)
And she said, As the Lord your God lives, I have not a loaf baked but only a handful of meal in the jar and a little oil in the bottle. See, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it--and die. [13] Elijah said to her, Fear not; go and do as you have said. But make me a little cake of it first and bring it to me, and afterward prepare some for yourself and your son. [14] For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: The jar of meal shall not waste away or the bottle of oil fail until the day that the Lord sends rain on the earth. [15] She did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days. [16] The jar of meal was not spent nor did the bottle of oil fail, according to the word which the Lord spoke through Elijah.
Joshua 10:12-14 (AMP)
Then Joshua spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, be silent and stand still at Gibeon, and you, moon, in the Valley of Ajalon! [13] And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation took vengeance upon their enemies. Is not this written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of the heavens and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. [14] There was no day like it before or since, when the Lord heeded the voice of a man. For the Lord fought for Israel.
Monday, August 22, 2011
WATER WALKING
WATER WALKING
There is nothing about My kingdom that is natural. A kingdom person is always out of the boat, walking on the water. The longer you walk in the kingdom the farther away from the boat you get. It is a life many desire but few will experience because their desire never reaches the level on passion.
Passion is the necessary ingredient to take you beyond the fear factor. Fear is the single factor that will keep you in the boat. No one can talk you into passion. You are either passionate about Me our your not. Desire is the first step to passion, but desire must be coupled with faith. When desire and faith and love are mingled it births passion.
You cannot be passionate about a goal or an object, these can only bring you to a desire level. Passion requires a person as the object. Many say they are passionate about a goal, but what they really have is a strong desire that may or may not allow them to reach their goal.
When I am the am the object of your desire and you learn to love Me and you obey My commands, your faith will grow to a point of passion. When you are passionate about Me, nothing can stop you from getting out of the boat. However, always remember why you are out of the boat, because you see Me and are passionate about Me.
Age, gender, race, or status have no baring on passion. When you are passionate about Me nothing can keep you in the boat. However when you leave the safety of the boat you can never let your passion wain, because passion keeps you eyes fixed on Me. Eyes off Me means, eyes on water, which equates to sinking. Looking down at where you are, once you are on the water, will paralyze you, and fear will sink you to the bottom.
Remember this, you cannot walk on water without a passionate love for Me. Passion, means you do not want to continue living, if you can't have Me. This is the leaving all stage. It the obedience at all cost stage. It is the radical stage. It is the kingdom stage.
You must be in constant contact with Me to remain passionate about Me. At times you will be nervous and even a little afraid, but it will never reach the fear level as long as your eyes are fixed on Me. Those in the boat can only watch but never will enjoy the depth of relationship I have with water walkers. Stepping out of the boat tells all. Don't worry you won't be able to do it unless you are first passionate about Me.
Matthew 14:24-33 (AMP)
But the boat was by this time out on the sea, many furlongs a furlong is one-eighth of a mile distant from the land, beaten and tossed by the waves, for the wind was against them. [25] And in the fourth watch between 3:00--6:00 a.m. of the night, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea. [26] And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified and said, It is a ghost! And they screamed out with fright. [27] But instantly He spoke to them, saying, Take courage! I AM! Stop being afraid! [28] And Peter answered Him, Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water. [29] He said, Come! So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water, and he came toward Jesus. [30] But when he perceived and felt the strong wind, he was frightened, and as he began to sink, he cried out, Lord, save me from death! [31] Instantly Jesus reached out His hand and caught and held him, saying to him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt? [32] And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. [33] And those in the boat knelt and worshiped Him, saying, Truly You are the Son of God!
Matthew 22:37 (KJV)
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Matthew 7:13-14 (AMP)
Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and spacious and broad is the way that leads away to destruction, and many are those who are entering through it. [14] But the gate is narrow (contracted by pressure) and the way is straitened and compressed that leads away to life, and few are those who find it.
There is nothing about My kingdom that is natural. A kingdom person is always out of the boat, walking on the water. The longer you walk in the kingdom the farther away from the boat you get. It is a life many desire but few will experience because their desire never reaches the level on passion.
Passion is the necessary ingredient to take you beyond the fear factor. Fear is the single factor that will keep you in the boat. No one can talk you into passion. You are either passionate about Me our your not. Desire is the first step to passion, but desire must be coupled with faith. When desire and faith and love are mingled it births passion.
You cannot be passionate about a goal or an object, these can only bring you to a desire level. Passion requires a person as the object. Many say they are passionate about a goal, but what they really have is a strong desire that may or may not allow them to reach their goal.
When I am the am the object of your desire and you learn to love Me and you obey My commands, your faith will grow to a point of passion. When you are passionate about Me, nothing can stop you from getting out of the boat. However, always remember why you are out of the boat, because you see Me and are passionate about Me.
Age, gender, race, or status have no baring on passion. When you are passionate about Me nothing can keep you in the boat. However when you leave the safety of the boat you can never let your passion wain, because passion keeps you eyes fixed on Me. Eyes off Me means, eyes on water, which equates to sinking. Looking down at where you are, once you are on the water, will paralyze you, and fear will sink you to the bottom.
Remember this, you cannot walk on water without a passionate love for Me. Passion, means you do not want to continue living, if you can't have Me. This is the leaving all stage. It the obedience at all cost stage. It is the radical stage. It is the kingdom stage.
You must be in constant contact with Me to remain passionate about Me. At times you will be nervous and even a little afraid, but it will never reach the fear level as long as your eyes are fixed on Me. Those in the boat can only watch but never will enjoy the depth of relationship I have with water walkers. Stepping out of the boat tells all. Don't worry you won't be able to do it unless you are first passionate about Me.
Matthew 14:24-33 (AMP)
But the boat was by this time out on the sea, many furlongs a furlong is one-eighth of a mile distant from the land, beaten and tossed by the waves, for the wind was against them. [25] And in the fourth watch between 3:00--6:00 a.m. of the night, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea. [26] And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified and said, It is a ghost! And they screamed out with fright. [27] But instantly He spoke to them, saying, Take courage! I AM! Stop being afraid! [28] And Peter answered Him, Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water. [29] He said, Come! So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water, and he came toward Jesus. [30] But when he perceived and felt the strong wind, he was frightened, and as he began to sink, he cried out, Lord, save me from death! [31] Instantly Jesus reached out His hand and caught and held him, saying to him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt? [32] And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. [33] And those in the boat knelt and worshiped Him, saying, Truly You are the Son of God!
Matthew 22:37 (KJV)
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Matthew 7:13-14 (AMP)
Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and spacious and broad is the way that leads away to destruction, and many are those who are entering through it. [14] But the gate is narrow (contracted by pressure) and the way is straitened and compressed that leads away to life, and few are those who find it.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
REAL FAITH HAS NO BACK UP PLAN
REAL FAITH HAS NO BACK UP PLAN
Every backup plan has three unspoken words preceding it, JUST IN CASE. This is the triple worded phrase, that reveals to Me, you have assumption, but not faith. True faith, when exercised, means if I don't make good on My promises, you die.
Faith is reaching way beyond yourself at My prompting, and leaving yourself completely in the open. Take a close look in My word, at all those who are considered full of faith. Their lives were always on the line. Observe the eastern christians, their lives are also are on the line with every step of obedience.
Western christianity has replaced faith with assumption. Assumption is based in head knowledge, it has no connection with faith except in appearance. Sinner and saint alike practice it. Words like, give it a shot, give it a try, long-shot, shot in the dark, take a chance, hope for the best, and I got nothing to loose, are all descriptive of assumption.
These statements are all connected to backup plans or cushions to fall on, in case things don't work out. This is a natural human action for anyone wanting to advance, but it is not faith.
Faith has a direct connection between you and Me. It is a clear unbroken line from My throne to your heart. The directions come from My throne carried by My holy Spirit to your spirit. Your spirit speaks and you either obey or disobey. Obeying is faith, disobedience or waiting until you have a backup plan is sin.
Faith moves at My word without question, then I move to complete the work. After I speak it's always your move. The faster you move the higher your faith level. Even if you make a mistake I honor your faith and will be there for you. It's your faith that will save you every time.
Hebrews 11:1-40 (AMP)
NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things we hope for, being the proof of things we do not see and the conviction of their reality faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses. [2] For by faith--trust and holy fervor born of faith the men of old had divine testimony borne to them and obtained a good report. [3] By faith we understand that the worlds during the successive ages were framed (fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose) by the word of God, so that what we see was not made out of things which are visible. [4] Prompted, actuated by faith Abel brought God a better and more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, because of which it was testified of him that he was righteous that he was upright and in right standing with God, and God bore witness by accepting and acknowledging his gifts. And though he died, yet through the incident he is still speaking. [5] Because of faith Enoch was caught up and transferred to heaven, so that he did not have a glimpse of death; and he was not found, because God had translated him. For even before he was taken to heaven, he received testimony still on record that he had pleased and been satisfactory to God. [6] But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to God must necessarily believe that God exists and that He is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek Him out. [7] Prompted by faith Noah, being forewarned by God concerning events of which as yet there was no visible sign, took heed and diligently and reverently constructed and prepared an ark for the deliverance of his own family. By this his faith which relied on God he passed judgment and sentence on the world''s unbelief and became an heir and possessor of righteousness (that relation of being right into which God puts the person who has faith). [8] Urged on by faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went forth to a place which he was destined to receive as an inheritance; and he went, although he did not know or trouble his mind about where he was to go. [9] Prompted by faith he dwelt as a temporary resident in the land which was designated in the promise of God, though he was like a stranger in a strange country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs with him of the same promise. [10] For he was waiting expectantly and confidently looking forward to the city which has fixed and firm foundations, whose Architect and Builder is God. [11] Because of faith also Sarah herself received physical power to conceive a child, even when she was long past the age for it, because she considered God Who had given her the promise to be reliable and trustworthy and true to His word. [12] So from one man, though he was physically as good as dead, there have sprung descendants whose number is as the stars of heaven and as countless as the innumerable sands on the seashore. [13] These people all died controlled and sustained by their faith, but not having received the tangible fulfillment of God''s promises, only having seen it and greeted it from a great distance by faith, and all the while acknowledging and confessing that they were strangers and temporary residents and exiles upon the earth. [14] Now those people who talk as they did show plainly that they are in search of a fatherland (their own country). [15] If they had been thinking with homesick remembrance of that country from which they were emigrants, they would have found constant opportunity to return to it. [16] But the truth is that they were yearning for and aspiring to a better and more desirable country, that is, a heavenly one. For that reason God is not ashamed to be called their God even to be surnamed their God--the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, for He has prepared a city for them. [17] By faith Abraham, when he was put to the test while the testing of his faith was still in progress, had already brought Isaac for an offering; he who had gladly received and welcomed God''s promises was ready to sacrifice his only son, [18] Of whom it was said, Through Isaac shall your descendants be reckoned. [19] For he reasoned that God was able to raise him up even from among the dead. Indeed in the sense that Isaac was figuratively dead potentially sacrificed, he did actually receive him back from the dead. [20] With eyes of faith Isaac, looking far into the future, invoked blessings upon Jacob and Esau. [21] Prompted by faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph''s sons and bowed in prayer over the top of his staff. [22] Actuated by faith Joseph, when nearing the end of his life, referred to the promise of God for the departure of the Israelites out of Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his own bones. [23] Prompted by faith Moses, after his birth, was kept concealed for three months by his parents, because they saw how comely the child was; and they were not overawed and terrified by the king''s decree. [24] Aroused by faith Moses, when he had grown to maturity and become great, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh''s daughter, [25] Because he preferred to share the oppression suffer the hardships and bear the shame of the people of God rather than to have the fleeting enjoyment of a sinful life. [26] He considered the contempt and abuse and shame borne for the Christ (the Messiah Who was to come) to be greater wealth than all the treasures of Egypt, for he looked forward and away to the reward (recompense). [27] Motivated by faith he left Egypt behind him, being unawed and undismayed by the wrath of the king; for he never flinched but held staunchly to his purpose and endured steadfastly as one who gazed on Him Who is invisible. [28] By faith (simple trust and confidence in God) he instituted and carried out the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood on the doorposts, so that the destroyer of the firstborn (the angel) might not touch those of the children of Israel. [29] Urged on by faith the people crossed the Red Sea as though on dry land, but when the Egyptians tried to do the same thing they were swallowed up by the sea. [30] Because of faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encompassed for seven days by the Israelites. [31] Prompted by faith Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed along with those who refused to believe and obey, because she had received the spies in peace without enmity. [32] And what shall I say further? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets, [33] Who by the help of faith subdued kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promised blessings, closed the mouths of lions, [34] Extinguished the power of raging fire, escaped the devourings of the sword, out of frailty and weakness won strength and became stalwart, even mighty and resistless in battle, routing alien hosts. [35] Some women received again their dead by a resurrection. Others were tortured to death with clubs, refusing to accept release offered on the terms of denying their faith, so that they might be resurrected to a better life. I Kings 17:17-24; II Kings 4:25-37. [36] Others had to suffer the trial of mocking and scourging and even chains and imprisonment. [37] They were stoned to death; they were lured with tempting offers to renounce their faith; they were sawn asunder; they were slaughtered by the sword; while they were alive they had to go about wrapped in the skins of sheep and goats, utterly destitute, oppressed, cruelly treated-- [38] Men of whom the world was not worthy--roaming over the desolate places and the mountains, and living in caves and caverns and holes of the earth. [39] And all of these, though they won divine approval by means of their faith, did not receive the fulfillment of what was promised, [40] Because God had us in mind and had something better and greater in view for us, so that they these heroes and heroines of faith should not come to perfection apart from us before we could join them.
Matthew 9:29 (AMP)
Then He touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith and trust and reliance on the power invested in Me be it done to you;
Romans 1:8 (KJV)
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
Every backup plan has three unspoken words preceding it, JUST IN CASE. This is the triple worded phrase, that reveals to Me, you have assumption, but not faith. True faith, when exercised, means if I don't make good on My promises, you die.
Faith is reaching way beyond yourself at My prompting, and leaving yourself completely in the open. Take a close look in My word, at all those who are considered full of faith. Their lives were always on the line. Observe the eastern christians, their lives are also are on the line with every step of obedience.
Western christianity has replaced faith with assumption. Assumption is based in head knowledge, it has no connection with faith except in appearance. Sinner and saint alike practice it. Words like, give it a shot, give it a try, long-shot, shot in the dark, take a chance, hope for the best, and I got nothing to loose, are all descriptive of assumption.
These statements are all connected to backup plans or cushions to fall on, in case things don't work out. This is a natural human action for anyone wanting to advance, but it is not faith.
Faith has a direct connection between you and Me. It is a clear unbroken line from My throne to your heart. The directions come from My throne carried by My holy Spirit to your spirit. Your spirit speaks and you either obey or disobey. Obeying is faith, disobedience or waiting until you have a backup plan is sin.
Faith moves at My word without question, then I move to complete the work. After I speak it's always your move. The faster you move the higher your faith level. Even if you make a mistake I honor your faith and will be there for you. It's your faith that will save you every time.
Hebrews 11:1-40 (AMP)
NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things we hope for, being the proof of things we do not see and the conviction of their reality faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses. [2] For by faith--trust and holy fervor born of faith the men of old had divine testimony borne to them and obtained a good report. [3] By faith we understand that the worlds during the successive ages were framed (fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose) by the word of God, so that what we see was not made out of things which are visible. [4] Prompted, actuated by faith Abel brought God a better and more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, because of which it was testified of him that he was righteous that he was upright and in right standing with God, and God bore witness by accepting and acknowledging his gifts. And though he died, yet through the incident he is still speaking. [5] Because of faith Enoch was caught up and transferred to heaven, so that he did not have a glimpse of death; and he was not found, because God had translated him. For even before he was taken to heaven, he received testimony still on record that he had pleased and been satisfactory to God. [6] But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to God must necessarily believe that God exists and that He is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek Him out. [7] Prompted by faith Noah, being forewarned by God concerning events of which as yet there was no visible sign, took heed and diligently and reverently constructed and prepared an ark for the deliverance of his own family. By this his faith which relied on God he passed judgment and sentence on the world''s unbelief and became an heir and possessor of righteousness (that relation of being right into which God puts the person who has faith). [8] Urged on by faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went forth to a place which he was destined to receive as an inheritance; and he went, although he did not know or trouble his mind about where he was to go. [9] Prompted by faith he dwelt as a temporary resident in the land which was designated in the promise of God, though he was like a stranger in a strange country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs with him of the same promise. [10] For he was waiting expectantly and confidently looking forward to the city which has fixed and firm foundations, whose Architect and Builder is God. [11] Because of faith also Sarah herself received physical power to conceive a child, even when she was long past the age for it, because she considered God Who had given her the promise to be reliable and trustworthy and true to His word. [12] So from one man, though he was physically as good as dead, there have sprung descendants whose number is as the stars of heaven and as countless as the innumerable sands on the seashore. [13] These people all died controlled and sustained by their faith, but not having received the tangible fulfillment of God''s promises, only having seen it and greeted it from a great distance by faith, and all the while acknowledging and confessing that they were strangers and temporary residents and exiles upon the earth. [14] Now those people who talk as they did show plainly that they are in search of a fatherland (their own country). [15] If they had been thinking with homesick remembrance of that country from which they were emigrants, they would have found constant opportunity to return to it. [16] But the truth is that they were yearning for and aspiring to a better and more desirable country, that is, a heavenly one. For that reason God is not ashamed to be called their God even to be surnamed their God--the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, for He has prepared a city for them. [17] By faith Abraham, when he was put to the test while the testing of his faith was still in progress, had already brought Isaac for an offering; he who had gladly received and welcomed God''s promises was ready to sacrifice his only son, [18] Of whom it was said, Through Isaac shall your descendants be reckoned. [19] For he reasoned that God was able to raise him up even from among the dead. Indeed in the sense that Isaac was figuratively dead potentially sacrificed, he did actually receive him back from the dead. [20] With eyes of faith Isaac, looking far into the future, invoked blessings upon Jacob and Esau. [21] Prompted by faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph''s sons and bowed in prayer over the top of his staff. [22] Actuated by faith Joseph, when nearing the end of his life, referred to the promise of God for the departure of the Israelites out of Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his own bones. [23] Prompted by faith Moses, after his birth, was kept concealed for three months by his parents, because they saw how comely the child was; and they were not overawed and terrified by the king''s decree. [24] Aroused by faith Moses, when he had grown to maturity and become great, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh''s daughter, [25] Because he preferred to share the oppression suffer the hardships and bear the shame of the people of God rather than to have the fleeting enjoyment of a sinful life. [26] He considered the contempt and abuse and shame borne for the Christ (the Messiah Who was to come) to be greater wealth than all the treasures of Egypt, for he looked forward and away to the reward (recompense). [27] Motivated by faith he left Egypt behind him, being unawed and undismayed by the wrath of the king; for he never flinched but held staunchly to his purpose and endured steadfastly as one who gazed on Him Who is invisible. [28] By faith (simple trust and confidence in God) he instituted and carried out the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood on the doorposts, so that the destroyer of the firstborn (the angel) might not touch those of the children of Israel. [29] Urged on by faith the people crossed the Red Sea as though on dry land, but when the Egyptians tried to do the same thing they were swallowed up by the sea. [30] Because of faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encompassed for seven days by the Israelites. [31] Prompted by faith Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed along with those who refused to believe and obey, because she had received the spies in peace without enmity. [32] And what shall I say further? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets, [33] Who by the help of faith subdued kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promised blessings, closed the mouths of lions, [34] Extinguished the power of raging fire, escaped the devourings of the sword, out of frailty and weakness won strength and became stalwart, even mighty and resistless in battle, routing alien hosts. [35] Some women received again their dead by a resurrection. Others were tortured to death with clubs, refusing to accept release offered on the terms of denying their faith, so that they might be resurrected to a better life. I Kings 17:17-24; II Kings 4:25-37. [36] Others had to suffer the trial of mocking and scourging and even chains and imprisonment. [37] They were stoned to death; they were lured with tempting offers to renounce their faith; they were sawn asunder; they were slaughtered by the sword; while they were alive they had to go about wrapped in the skins of sheep and goats, utterly destitute, oppressed, cruelly treated-- [38] Men of whom the world was not worthy--roaming over the desolate places and the mountains, and living in caves and caverns and holes of the earth. [39] And all of these, though they won divine approval by means of their faith, did not receive the fulfillment of what was promised, [40] Because God had us in mind and had something better and greater in view for us, so that they these heroes and heroines of faith should not come to perfection apart from us before we could join them.
Matthew 9:29 (AMP)
Then He touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith and trust and reliance on the power invested in Me be it done to you;
Romans 1:8 (KJV)
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
BURNING ALL YOUR BRIDGES --- YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO BACKSLIDE
BURNING ALL YOUR BRIDGES --- YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO BACKSLIDE
Some people have signed up for a one way trip to Mars, because there isn't time to return. This is a foolish earthling decision, because it leads to uninhabitable territory. However it is the exact attitude that is required to make the journey into My kingdom. All or nothing, throw it all in, selling out, leaving all, and leap of faith are all phrases that describe what is required to enter the kingdom.
The difference between those who do it and those who don't are life and death. This is not a light thing, it is the most important decision of your whole life. It is the decision your were born for, asking Me to be your savior is the first step and the easy one, because I did the work for you. Now I ask the hard question , "will you follow Me"?
Without making the choice to burn all bridges, you cannot follow Me, because you are constantly looking back in your heart, and you are not fit. Counting the cost, means are you willing to give all you have, to buy the field that hides the treasure.
If you have not noticed the world is attempting to totally enslave you. You are no more than an expendable number to them, and your value is determined by what you can produce. When you no longer meet quota, you are thrown out with the trash. This is the spirit of antichrist, that has moved to the front of the ruling parties. Read My word it's all there.
Your faith and love level will determine if you can make this lifesaving decision or not. If you do not know My voice, then you won't. If you don't love Me with all your heart, then you won't. This is a heart decision that only you and you alone can make. I already know that only a few with make it, not because the most lack the ability, but because they lack faith in Me and love for Me.
Having bridges means you are lukewarm and you know My reaction to that. It's Me or the slave camp, you must choose. Do you have the faith and love is the question? Can you trust Me enough to step out on nothing at My command? Time is forcing your decision because the enemy is on schedule in his attempt to rule the earth, but will he rule you? Only in My kingdom will you be safe and free from his rule.
Luke 14:16-35 (AMP)
But Jesus said to him, A man was once giving a great supper and invited many; [17] And at the hour for the supper he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, Come, for all is now ready. [18] But they all alike began to make excuses and to beg off. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of land, and I have to go out and see it; I beg you, have me excused. [19] And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine and put my approval on them; I beg you, have me excused. [20] And another said, I have married a wife, and because of this I am unable to come. [21] So the servant came and reported these answers to his master. Then the master of the house said in wrath to his servant, Go quickly into the great streets and the small streets of the city and bring in here the poor and the disabled and the blind and the lame. [22] And the servant returning said, Sir, what you have commanded me to do has been done, and yet there is room. [23] Then the master said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges and urge and constrain them to yield and come in, so that my house may be filled. [24] For I tell you, not one of those who were invited shall taste my supper. [25] Now huge crowds were going along with Jesus, and He turned and said to them, [26] If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother in the sense of indifference to or relative disregard for them in comparison with his attitude toward God and likewise his wife and children and brothers and sisters--yes and even his own life also--he cannot be My disciple. [27] Whoever does not persevere and carry his own cross and come after (follow) Me cannot be My disciple. [28] For which of you, wishing to build a farm building, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see whether he has sufficient means to finish it? [29] Otherwise, when he has laid the foundation and is unable to complete the building, all who see it will begin to mock and jeer at him, [30] Saying, This man began to build and was not able (worth enough) to finish. [31] Or what king, going out to engage in conflict with another king, will not first sit down and consider and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? [32] And if he cannot do so, when the other king is still a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks the terms of peace. [33] So then, any of you who does not forsake (renounce, surrender claim to, give up, say good-bye to) all that he has cannot be My disciple. [34] Salt is good an excellent thing, but if salt has lost its strength and has become saltless (insipid, flat), how shall its saltness be restored? [35] It is fit neither for the land nor for the manure heap; men throw it away. He who has ears to hear, let him listen and consider and comprehend by hearing!
Matthew 13:44-50 (AMP)
The kingdom of heaven is like something precious buried in a field, which a man found and hid again; then in his joy he goes and sells all he has and buys that field. [45] Again the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a dealer in search of fine and precious pearls, [46] Who, on finding a single pearl of great price, went and sold all he had and bought it. [47] Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet which was cast into the sea and gathered in fish of every sort. [48] When it was full, men dragged it up on the beach, and sat down and sorted out the good fish into baskets, but the worthless ones they threw away. [49] So it will be at the close and consummation of the age. The angels will go forth and separate the wicked from the righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with God) [50] And cast them the wicked into the furnace of fire; there will be weeping and wailing and grinding of teeth.
Some people have signed up for a one way trip to Mars, because there isn't time to return. This is a foolish earthling decision, because it leads to uninhabitable territory. However it is the exact attitude that is required to make the journey into My kingdom. All or nothing, throw it all in, selling out, leaving all, and leap of faith are all phrases that describe what is required to enter the kingdom.
The difference between those who do it and those who don't are life and death. This is not a light thing, it is the most important decision of your whole life. It is the decision your were born for, asking Me to be your savior is the first step and the easy one, because I did the work for you. Now I ask the hard question , "will you follow Me"?
Without making the choice to burn all bridges, you cannot follow Me, because you are constantly looking back in your heart, and you are not fit. Counting the cost, means are you willing to give all you have, to buy the field that hides the treasure.
If you have not noticed the world is attempting to totally enslave you. You are no more than an expendable number to them, and your value is determined by what you can produce. When you no longer meet quota, you are thrown out with the trash. This is the spirit of antichrist, that has moved to the front of the ruling parties. Read My word it's all there.
Your faith and love level will determine if you can make this lifesaving decision or not. If you do not know My voice, then you won't. If you don't love Me with all your heart, then you won't. This is a heart decision that only you and you alone can make. I already know that only a few with make it, not because the most lack the ability, but because they lack faith in Me and love for Me.
Having bridges means you are lukewarm and you know My reaction to that. It's Me or the slave camp, you must choose. Do you have the faith and love is the question? Can you trust Me enough to step out on nothing at My command? Time is forcing your decision because the enemy is on schedule in his attempt to rule the earth, but will he rule you? Only in My kingdom will you be safe and free from his rule.
Luke 14:16-35 (AMP)
But Jesus said to him, A man was once giving a great supper and invited many; [17] And at the hour for the supper he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, Come, for all is now ready. [18] But they all alike began to make excuses and to beg off. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of land, and I have to go out and see it; I beg you, have me excused. [19] And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine and put my approval on them; I beg you, have me excused. [20] And another said, I have married a wife, and because of this I am unable to come. [21] So the servant came and reported these answers to his master. Then the master of the house said in wrath to his servant, Go quickly into the great streets and the small streets of the city and bring in here the poor and the disabled and the blind and the lame. [22] And the servant returning said, Sir, what you have commanded me to do has been done, and yet there is room. [23] Then the master said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges and urge and constrain them to yield and come in, so that my house may be filled. [24] For I tell you, not one of those who were invited shall taste my supper. [25] Now huge crowds were going along with Jesus, and He turned and said to them, [26] If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother in the sense of indifference to or relative disregard for them in comparison with his attitude toward God and likewise his wife and children and brothers and sisters--yes and even his own life also--he cannot be My disciple. [27] Whoever does not persevere and carry his own cross and come after (follow) Me cannot be My disciple. [28] For which of you, wishing to build a farm building, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see whether he has sufficient means to finish it? [29] Otherwise, when he has laid the foundation and is unable to complete the building, all who see it will begin to mock and jeer at him, [30] Saying, This man began to build and was not able (worth enough) to finish. [31] Or what king, going out to engage in conflict with another king, will not first sit down and consider and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? [32] And if he cannot do so, when the other king is still a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks the terms of peace. [33] So then, any of you who does not forsake (renounce, surrender claim to, give up, say good-bye to) all that he has cannot be My disciple. [34] Salt is good an excellent thing, but if salt has lost its strength and has become saltless (insipid, flat), how shall its saltness be restored? [35] It is fit neither for the land nor for the manure heap; men throw it away. He who has ears to hear, let him listen and consider and comprehend by hearing!
Matthew 13:44-50 (AMP)
The kingdom of heaven is like something precious buried in a field, which a man found and hid again; then in his joy he goes and sells all he has and buys that field. [45] Again the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a dealer in search of fine and precious pearls, [46] Who, on finding a single pearl of great price, went and sold all he had and bought it. [47] Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet which was cast into the sea and gathered in fish of every sort. [48] When it was full, men dragged it up on the beach, and sat down and sorted out the good fish into baskets, but the worthless ones they threw away. [49] So it will be at the close and consummation of the age. The angels will go forth and separate the wicked from the righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with God) [50] And cast them the wicked into the furnace of fire; there will be weeping and wailing and grinding of teeth.
Friday, August 19, 2011
KINGDOM OBEDIENCE
KINGDOM OBEDIENCE
I originally created you with unlimited abilities for you were created in the image of perfection, My image. Natural was all supernatural, life on earth was effortless and work was like a constant vacation. You have never lived until you experienced the absence of sin. If you could comprehend what it would be like to use 100% of your brain power, instead of the less than 10% that sin reduced it to. If you could understand what it was like to not know the word, pain, because their was no such thing. What is sickness? what is death?
You lost it all with disobedience and obedience will bring it back. My word is a roadmap back to your original state. Back to health, peace, joy, wisdom, and prosperity. Each command is a guidepost that leads to the supernatural lifestyle of the Kingdom. Love and obedience are twins and will keep you moving in the direction of the kingdom. You cannot love Me and disobey Me.
Kingdom love is not a feeling it is action. If you love Me show Me. If you lie, cheat, steal, commit adultery, hate, or serve mammon do not be deceived, you do not love Me. You may have a feeling while worship music is playing, but it is not love. Stay on the path of obedience by obeying every prompting of My Holy Spirit and you will know Kingdom life.
The word continually works to restore you back to your original state by freeing you from the curse of sin and death. Disobedience will keep you under the curse no matter how many church services you attend. If you love Me keep My commandments and live supernaturally.
John 15:10 (AMP)
If you keep My commandments if you continue to obey My instructions, you will abide in My love and live on in it, just as I have obeyed My Father''s commandments and live on in His love.
John 14:15 (AMP)
If you really love Me, you will keep (obey) My commands.
John 14:21 (AMP)
The person who has My commands and keeps them is the one who really loves Me; and whoever really loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I too will love him and will show (reveal, manifest) Myself to him. I will let Myself be clearly seen by him and make Myself real to him.
Deuteronomy 11:7-22,25-28 (AMP)
For your eyes have seen all the great work of the Lord which He did. [8] Therefore you shall keep all the commandments which I command you today, that you may be strong and go in and possess the land which you go across the Jordan to possess, [9] And that you may live long in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give to them and to their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. [10] For the land which you go in to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you came out, where you sowed your seed and watered it with your foot laboriously as in a garden of vegetables. [11] But the land which you enter to possess is a land of hills and valleys which drinks water of the rain of the heavens, [12] A land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always upon it from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. [13] And if you will diligently heed My commandments which I command you this day--to love the Lord your God and to serve Him with all your mind and heart and with your entire being-- [14] I will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil. [15] And I will give grass in your fields for your cattle, that you may eat and be full. [16] Take heed to yourselves, lest your minds and hearts be deceived and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them, [17] And the Lord''s anger be kindled against you, and He shut up the heavens so that there will be no rain and the land will not yield its fruit, and you perish quickly off the good land which the Lord gives you. [18] Therefore you shall lay up these My words in your minds and hearts and in your entire being, and bind them for a sign upon your hands and as forehead bands between your eyes. [19] And you shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you rise up. [20] And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and on your gates, [21] That your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens are above the earth. [22] For if you diligently keep all this commandment which I command you to do, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and to cleave to Him-- [25] There shall no man be able to stand before you; the Lord your God shall lay the fear and the dread of you upon all the land that you shall tread, as He has said to you. [26] Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse-- [27] The blessing if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you this day; [28] And the curse if you will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you this day to go after other gods, which you have not known.
I originally created you with unlimited abilities for you were created in the image of perfection, My image. Natural was all supernatural, life on earth was effortless and work was like a constant vacation. You have never lived until you experienced the absence of sin. If you could comprehend what it would be like to use 100% of your brain power, instead of the less than 10% that sin reduced it to. If you could understand what it was like to not know the word, pain, because their was no such thing. What is sickness? what is death?
You lost it all with disobedience and obedience will bring it back. My word is a roadmap back to your original state. Back to health, peace, joy, wisdom, and prosperity. Each command is a guidepost that leads to the supernatural lifestyle of the Kingdom. Love and obedience are twins and will keep you moving in the direction of the kingdom. You cannot love Me and disobey Me.
Kingdom love is not a feeling it is action. If you love Me show Me. If you lie, cheat, steal, commit adultery, hate, or serve mammon do not be deceived, you do not love Me. You may have a feeling while worship music is playing, but it is not love. Stay on the path of obedience by obeying every prompting of My Holy Spirit and you will know Kingdom life.
The word continually works to restore you back to your original state by freeing you from the curse of sin and death. Disobedience will keep you under the curse no matter how many church services you attend. If you love Me keep My commandments and live supernaturally.
John 15:10 (AMP)
If you keep My commandments if you continue to obey My instructions, you will abide in My love and live on in it, just as I have obeyed My Father''s commandments and live on in His love.
John 14:15 (AMP)
If you really love Me, you will keep (obey) My commands.
John 14:21 (AMP)
The person who has My commands and keeps them is the one who really loves Me; and whoever really loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I too will love him and will show (reveal, manifest) Myself to him. I will let Myself be clearly seen by him and make Myself real to him.
Deuteronomy 11:7-22,25-28 (AMP)
For your eyes have seen all the great work of the Lord which He did. [8] Therefore you shall keep all the commandments which I command you today, that you may be strong and go in and possess the land which you go across the Jordan to possess, [9] And that you may live long in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give to them and to their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. [10] For the land which you go in to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you came out, where you sowed your seed and watered it with your foot laboriously as in a garden of vegetables. [11] But the land which you enter to possess is a land of hills and valleys which drinks water of the rain of the heavens, [12] A land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always upon it from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. [13] And if you will diligently heed My commandments which I command you this day--to love the Lord your God and to serve Him with all your mind and heart and with your entire being-- [14] I will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil. [15] And I will give grass in your fields for your cattle, that you may eat and be full. [16] Take heed to yourselves, lest your minds and hearts be deceived and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them, [17] And the Lord''s anger be kindled against you, and He shut up the heavens so that there will be no rain and the land will not yield its fruit, and you perish quickly off the good land which the Lord gives you. [18] Therefore you shall lay up these My words in your minds and hearts and in your entire being, and bind them for a sign upon your hands and as forehead bands between your eyes. [19] And you shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you rise up. [20] And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and on your gates, [21] That your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens are above the earth. [22] For if you diligently keep all this commandment which I command you to do, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and to cleave to Him-- [25] There shall no man be able to stand before you; the Lord your God shall lay the fear and the dread of you upon all the land that you shall tread, as He has said to you. [26] Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse-- [27] The blessing if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you this day; [28] And the curse if you will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you this day to go after other gods, which you have not known.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
INTEGRITY
INTEGRITY
The inner quality to do right in all situations. Integrity is a work on My spirit that come through without fanfare. It is a quiet giant pillar in the center of a kingdom person. I am the source of integrity and without it you cannot trust. Integrity is the center core of trust.
Real integrity does not show up until negative pressure is implied. From the moment you are born again My Spirit works to establish integrity in your soul man. The temptations that are allowed to come in your life are not Me playing a game with you, it's My Spirit proving your integrity level as My word changes your heart.
It is My integrity that you trust in your worst situations, when it looks like I have forgotten you and everything is about to fall, it's My integrity that you are counting on. When a person has integrity no matter what is said against them, your knowledge of their integrity causes you to stand with them.
I will never leave you or forsake you is a statement of unconditional love but it must be based in integrity. The lack of integrity results in shock and disbelief that all of love words had no foundation. All the wonderful things said to you were meaningless, because they were based in emotion not integrity. Righteousness is integrity and yours is being tested everyday of your life.
Stand firm in what I have established and know that I will bring to pass all that I have promised because I am a righteous God and the God of integrity. Let me continue to build My integrity in you that you may be established to do every good work, unmovable and a pillar in My kingdom.
Proverbs 19:1 (AMP)
BETTER IS a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is perverse in his speech and is a self-confident fool.
Psalm 26:8-12 (KJV)
Lord , I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. [9] Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: [10] In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. [11] But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me. [12] My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord .
Psalm 25:20-21 (AMP)
O keep me, Lord, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed or disappointed, for my trust and my refuge are in You. [21] Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for and expect You.
Psalm 7:8 (AMP)
The Lord judges the people; judge me, O Lord, and do me justice according to my righteousness my rightness, justice, and right standing with You and according to the integrity that is in me.
Genesis 18:25 (AMP)
Far be it from You to do such a thing--to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as do the wicked! Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth execute judgment and do righteously?
Psalm 67:4 (KJV)
O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
Ephesians 6:14 (AMP)
Stand therefore hold your ground, having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God,
The inner quality to do right in all situations. Integrity is a work on My spirit that come through without fanfare. It is a quiet giant pillar in the center of a kingdom person. I am the source of integrity and without it you cannot trust. Integrity is the center core of trust.
Real integrity does not show up until negative pressure is implied. From the moment you are born again My Spirit works to establish integrity in your soul man. The temptations that are allowed to come in your life are not Me playing a game with you, it's My Spirit proving your integrity level as My word changes your heart.
It is My integrity that you trust in your worst situations, when it looks like I have forgotten you and everything is about to fall, it's My integrity that you are counting on. When a person has integrity no matter what is said against them, your knowledge of their integrity causes you to stand with them.
I will never leave you or forsake you is a statement of unconditional love but it must be based in integrity. The lack of integrity results in shock and disbelief that all of love words had no foundation. All the wonderful things said to you were meaningless, because they were based in emotion not integrity. Righteousness is integrity and yours is being tested everyday of your life.
Stand firm in what I have established and know that I will bring to pass all that I have promised because I am a righteous God and the God of integrity. Let me continue to build My integrity in you that you may be established to do every good work, unmovable and a pillar in My kingdom.
Proverbs 19:1 (AMP)
BETTER IS a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is perverse in his speech and is a self-confident fool.
Psalm 26:8-12 (KJV)
Lord , I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. [9] Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: [10] In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. [11] But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me. [12] My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord .
Psalm 25:20-21 (AMP)
O keep me, Lord, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed or disappointed, for my trust and my refuge are in You. [21] Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for and expect You.
Psalm 7:8 (AMP)
The Lord judges the people; judge me, O Lord, and do me justice according to my righteousness my rightness, justice, and right standing with You and according to the integrity that is in me.
Genesis 18:25 (AMP)
Far be it from You to do such a thing--to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as do the wicked! Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth execute judgment and do righteously?
Psalm 67:4 (KJV)
O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
Ephesians 6:14 (AMP)
Stand therefore hold your ground, having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God,
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH LOVE?
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH LOVE?
After a thousand, "I love you's", followed a thousand disappointments, the words have no more meaning. The human heart becomes numb to hopeful words followed by meaningless actions, which are based on a conditional response. The heart becomes self protecting as it goes into a hard shell cocoon, to survive.
I am the source of unconditional love, but I need people who are comfortable with love, to put a face on it. Many are not able to receive love, because the shell prevents it. The only thing they have known is hurtful disillusion. They even refrain from using the word love, because it has become a completely nondescript word.
Everything from poor parental examples of love to phony religious people, have established a seeming lifetime of cocoon living, but I am touched with the feelings of your hidden heart. I still see that tiny sliver of hope you have struggled to keep alive. My ears have heard it's cry for something real. I have come with examples of My unconditional love, to break you out of that cocoon. I am touching you over and over with My love, and you are starting touch back.
You are questioning, "is this really true ?" Does somebody really love Me? Without conditions!!! yes, I do, and I am putting a face on love, and I will use them to turn your life around. As soon as you are comfortable with love, you will be able to receive enough to give away.
The amazing thing about My love is that you will fall in love with love itself, because of the comfort that surrounds it. I am love and those who possess My love become more and more lovable as you become comfortable with love. Love changes everything, because it never fails. For the first time you will be able to really trust, as this love continues to be poured out. You will clearly recognize the black and white difference between man's phony love and My true love.
In the center of My love there is no fear. The problem has been, a short supply of those who are willing to stand in the gap, and give their lives for you. As My church rises from obscurity, those that have been through the fire will be sent out, their 40 years on the back side of the desert is over and I am beginning to introduce them as the manifest sons of God. Years of time and experience with Me have conformed them to My image. As you embrace them you embrace Me and you are now able to receive unconditional love, which you begin to give away.
As you give out, your giftings will be exercised and multiplied. You will leave all that was important to you before, just to be a channel of this love. My love is all consuming and will carry you into eternity if you continue to abide in it, and give it away.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (AMP)
IF I can speak in the tongues of men and even of angels, but have not love (that reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion such as is inspired by God''s love for and in us), I am only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. [2] And if I have prophetic powers (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), and understand all the secret truths and mysteries and possess all knowledge, and if I have sufficient faith so that I can remove mountains, but have not love (God''s love in me) I am nothing (a useless nobody). [3] Even if I dole out all that I have to the poor in providing food, and if I surrender my body to be burned or in order that I may glory, but have not love (God''s love in me), I gain nothing. [4] Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily. [5] It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God''s love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it it pays no attention to a suffered wrong. [6] It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail. [7] Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything without weakening. [8] Love never fails never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end. As for prophecy (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), it will be fulfilled and pass away; as for tongues, they will be destroyed and cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away it will lose its value and be superseded by truth. [9] For our knowledge is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect), and our prophecy (our teaching) is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect). [10] But when the complete and perfect (total) comes, the incomplete and imperfect will vanish away (become antiquated, void, and superseded). [11] When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; now that I have become a man, I am done with childish ways and have put them aside. [12] For now we are looking in a mirror that gives only a dim (blurred) reflection of reality as in a riddle or enigma, but then when perfection comes we shall see in reality and face to face! Now I know in part (imperfectly), but then I shall know and understand fully and clearly, even in the same manner as I have been fully and clearly known and understood by God. [13] And so faith, hope, love abide faith--conviction and belief respecting man''s relation to God and divine things; hope--joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation; love--true affection for God and man, growing out of God''s love for and in us, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
John 15:12-14 (AMP)
This is My commandment: that you love one another just as I have loved you. [13] No one has greater love no one has shown stronger affection than to lay down (give up) his own life for his friends. [14] You are My friends if you keep on doing the things which I command you to do.
Luke 10:5-6,10-12 (AMP)
Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this household! Freedom from all the distresses that result from sin be with this family. [6] And if anyone worthy of peace and blessedness is there, the peace and blessedness you wish shall come upon him; but if not, it shall come back to you. [10] But whenever you go into a town and they do not receive and accept and welcome you, go out into its streets and say, [11] Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we are wiping off against you; yet know and understand this: the kingdom of God has come near you. [12] I tell you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that town.
After a thousand, "I love you's", followed a thousand disappointments, the words have no more meaning. The human heart becomes numb to hopeful words followed by meaningless actions, which are based on a conditional response. The heart becomes self protecting as it goes into a hard shell cocoon, to survive.
I am the source of unconditional love, but I need people who are comfortable with love, to put a face on it. Many are not able to receive love, because the shell prevents it. The only thing they have known is hurtful disillusion. They even refrain from using the word love, because it has become a completely nondescript word.
Everything from poor parental examples of love to phony religious people, have established a seeming lifetime of cocoon living, but I am touched with the feelings of your hidden heart. I still see that tiny sliver of hope you have struggled to keep alive. My ears have heard it's cry for something real. I have come with examples of My unconditional love, to break you out of that cocoon. I am touching you over and over with My love, and you are starting touch back.
You are questioning, "is this really true ?" Does somebody really love Me? Without conditions!!! yes, I do, and I am putting a face on love, and I will use them to turn your life around. As soon as you are comfortable with love, you will be able to receive enough to give away.
The amazing thing about My love is that you will fall in love with love itself, because of the comfort that surrounds it. I am love and those who possess My love become more and more lovable as you become comfortable with love. Love changes everything, because it never fails. For the first time you will be able to really trust, as this love continues to be poured out. You will clearly recognize the black and white difference between man's phony love and My true love.
In the center of My love there is no fear. The problem has been, a short supply of those who are willing to stand in the gap, and give their lives for you. As My church rises from obscurity, those that have been through the fire will be sent out, their 40 years on the back side of the desert is over and I am beginning to introduce them as the manifest sons of God. Years of time and experience with Me have conformed them to My image. As you embrace them you embrace Me and you are now able to receive unconditional love, which you begin to give away.
As you give out, your giftings will be exercised and multiplied. You will leave all that was important to you before, just to be a channel of this love. My love is all consuming and will carry you into eternity if you continue to abide in it, and give it away.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (AMP)
IF I can speak in the tongues of men and even of angels, but have not love (that reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion such as is inspired by God''s love for and in us), I am only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. [2] And if I have prophetic powers (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), and understand all the secret truths and mysteries and possess all knowledge, and if I have sufficient faith so that I can remove mountains, but have not love (God''s love in me) I am nothing (a useless nobody). [3] Even if I dole out all that I have to the poor in providing food, and if I surrender my body to be burned or in order that I may glory, but have not love (God''s love in me), I gain nothing. [4] Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily. [5] It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God''s love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it it pays no attention to a suffered wrong. [6] It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail. [7] Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything without weakening. [8] Love never fails never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end. As for prophecy (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), it will be fulfilled and pass away; as for tongues, they will be destroyed and cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away it will lose its value and be superseded by truth. [9] For our knowledge is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect), and our prophecy (our teaching) is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect). [10] But when the complete and perfect (total) comes, the incomplete and imperfect will vanish away (become antiquated, void, and superseded). [11] When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; now that I have become a man, I am done with childish ways and have put them aside. [12] For now we are looking in a mirror that gives only a dim (blurred) reflection of reality as in a riddle or enigma, but then when perfection comes we shall see in reality and face to face! Now I know in part (imperfectly), but then I shall know and understand fully and clearly, even in the same manner as I have been fully and clearly known and understood by God. [13] And so faith, hope, love abide faith--conviction and belief respecting man''s relation to God and divine things; hope--joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation; love--true affection for God and man, growing out of God''s love for and in us, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
John 15:12-14 (AMP)
This is My commandment: that you love one another just as I have loved you. [13] No one has greater love no one has shown stronger affection than to lay down (give up) his own life for his friends. [14] You are My friends if you keep on doing the things which I command you to do.
Luke 10:5-6,10-12 (AMP)
Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this household! Freedom from all the distresses that result from sin be with this family. [6] And if anyone worthy of peace and blessedness is there, the peace and blessedness you wish shall come upon him; but if not, it shall come back to you. [10] But whenever you go into a town and they do not receive and accept and welcome you, go out into its streets and say, [11] Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we are wiping off against you; yet know and understand this: the kingdom of God has come near you. [12] I tell you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that town.
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH LOVE?
After a thousand, "I love you's", followed a thousand disappointments, the words have no more meaning. The human heart becomes numb to hopeful words followed by meaningless actions, which are based on a conditional response. The heart becomes self protecting as it goes into a hard shell cocoon, to survive.
I am the source of unconditional love, but I need people who are comfortable with love, to put a face on it. Many are not able to receive love, because the shell prevents it. The only thing they have known is hurtful disillusion. They even refrain from using the word love, because it has become a completely nondescript word.
Everything from poor parental examples of love to phony religious people, have established a seeming lifetime of cocoon living, but I am touched with the feelings of your hidden heart. I still see that tiny sliver of hope you have struggled to keep alive. My ears have heard it's cry for something real. I have come with examples of My unconditional love, to break you out of that cocoon. I am touching you over and over with My love, and you are starting touch back.
You are questioning, "is this really true ?" Does somebody really love Me? Without conditions!!! yes, I do, and I am putting a face on love, and I will use them to turn your life around. As soon as you are comfortable with love, you will be able to receive enough to give away.
The amazing thing about My love is that you will fall in love with love itself, because of the comfort that surrounds it. I am love and those who possess My love become more and more lovable as you become comfortable with love. Love changes everything, because it never fails. For the first time you will be able to really trust, as this love continues to be poured out. You will clearly recognize the black and white difference between man's phony love and My true love.
In the center of My love there is no fear. The problem has been, a short supply of those who are willing to stand in the gap, and give their lives for you. As My church rises from obscurity, those that have been through the fire will be sent out, their 40 years on the back side of the desert is over and I am beginning to introduce them as the manifest sons of God. Years of time and experience with Me have conformed them to My image. As you embrace them you embrace Me and you are now able to receive unconditional love, which you begin to give away.
As you give out, your giftings will be exercised and multiplied. You will leave all that was important to you before, just to be a channel of this love. My love is all consuming and will carry you into eternity if you continue to abide in it, and give it away.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (AMP)
IF I can speak in the tongues of men and even of angels, but have not love (that reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion such as is inspired by God''s love for and in us), I am only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. [2] And if I have prophetic powers (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), and understand all the secret truths and mysteries and possess all knowledge, and if I have sufficient faith so that I can remove mountains, but have not love (God''s love in me) I am nothing (a useless nobody). [3] Even if I dole out all that I have to the poor in providing food, and if I surrender my body to be burned or in order that I may glory, but have not love (God''s love in me), I gain nothing. [4] Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily. [5] It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God''s love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it it pays no attention to a suffered wrong. [6] It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail. [7] Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything without weakening. [8] Love never fails never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end. As for prophecy (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), it will be fulfilled and pass away; as for tongues, they will be destroyed and cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away it will lose its value and be superseded by truth. [9] For our knowledge is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect), and our prophecy (our teaching) is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect). [10] But when the complete and perfect (total) comes, the incomplete and imperfect will vanish away (become antiquated, void, and superseded). [11] When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; now that I have become a man, I am done with childish ways and have put them aside. [12] For now we are looking in a mirror that gives only a dim (blurred) reflection of reality as in a riddle or enigma, but then when perfection comes we shall see in reality and face to face! Now I know in part (imperfectly), but then I shall know and understand fully and clearly, even in the same manner as I have been fully and clearly known and understood by God. [13] And so faith, hope, love abide faith--conviction and belief respecting man''s relation to God and divine things; hope--joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation; love--true affection for God and man, growing out of God''s love for and in us, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
John 15:12-14 (AMP)
This is My commandment: that you love one another just as I have loved you. [13] No one has greater love no one has shown stronger affection than to lay down (give up) his own life for his friends. [14] You are My friends if you keep on doing the things which I command you to do.
Luke 10:5-6,10-12 (AMP)
Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this household! Freedom from all the distresses that result from sin be with this family. [6] And if anyone worthy of peace and blessedness is there, the peace and blessedness you wish shall come upon him; but if not, it shall come back to you. [10] But whenever you go into a town and they do not receive and accept and welcome you, go out into its streets and say, [11] Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we are wiping off against you; yet know and understand this: the kingdom of God has come near you. [12] I tell you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that town.
After a thousand, "I love you's", followed a thousand disappointments, the words have no more meaning. The human heart becomes numb to hopeful words followed by meaningless actions, which are based on a conditional response. The heart becomes self protecting as it goes into a hard shell cocoon, to survive.
I am the source of unconditional love, but I need people who are comfortable with love, to put a face on it. Many are not able to receive love, because the shell prevents it. The only thing they have known is hurtful disillusion. They even refrain from using the word love, because it has become a completely nondescript word.
Everything from poor parental examples of love to phony religious people, have established a seeming lifetime of cocoon living, but I am touched with the feelings of your hidden heart. I still see that tiny sliver of hope you have struggled to keep alive. My ears have heard it's cry for something real. I have come with examples of My unconditional love, to break you out of that cocoon. I am touching you over and over with My love, and you are starting touch back.
You are questioning, "is this really true ?" Does somebody really love Me? Without conditions!!! yes, I do, and I am putting a face on love, and I will use them to turn your life around. As soon as you are comfortable with love, you will be able to receive enough to give away.
The amazing thing about My love is that you will fall in love with love itself, because of the comfort that surrounds it. I am love and those who possess My love become more and more lovable as you become comfortable with love. Love changes everything, because it never fails. For the first time you will be able to really trust, as this love continues to be poured out. You will clearly recognize the black and white difference between man's phony love and My true love.
In the center of My love there is no fear. The problem has been, a short supply of those who are willing to stand in the gap, and give their lives for you. As My church rises from obscurity, those that have been through the fire will be sent out, their 40 years on the back side of the desert is over and I am beginning to introduce them as the manifest sons of God. Years of time and experience with Me have conformed them to My image. As you embrace them you embrace Me and you are now able to receive unconditional love, which you begin to give away.
As you give out, your giftings will be exercised and multiplied. You will leave all that was important to you before, just to be a channel of this love. My love is all consuming and will carry you into eternity if you continue to abide in it, and give it away.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (AMP)
IF I can speak in the tongues of men and even of angels, but have not love (that reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion such as is inspired by God''s love for and in us), I am only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. [2] And if I have prophetic powers (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), and understand all the secret truths and mysteries and possess all knowledge, and if I have sufficient faith so that I can remove mountains, but have not love (God''s love in me) I am nothing (a useless nobody). [3] Even if I dole out all that I have to the poor in providing food, and if I surrender my body to be burned or in order that I may glory, but have not love (God''s love in me), I gain nothing. [4] Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily. [5] It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God''s love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it it pays no attention to a suffered wrong. [6] It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail. [7] Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything without weakening. [8] Love never fails never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end. As for prophecy (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), it will be fulfilled and pass away; as for tongues, they will be destroyed and cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away it will lose its value and be superseded by truth. [9] For our knowledge is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect), and our prophecy (our teaching) is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect). [10] But when the complete and perfect (total) comes, the incomplete and imperfect will vanish away (become antiquated, void, and superseded). [11] When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; now that I have become a man, I am done with childish ways and have put them aside. [12] For now we are looking in a mirror that gives only a dim (blurred) reflection of reality as in a riddle or enigma, but then when perfection comes we shall see in reality and face to face! Now I know in part (imperfectly), but then I shall know and understand fully and clearly, even in the same manner as I have been fully and clearly known and understood by God. [13] And so faith, hope, love abide faith--conviction and belief respecting man''s relation to God and divine things; hope--joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation; love--true affection for God and man, growing out of God''s love for and in us, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
John 15:12-14 (AMP)
This is My commandment: that you love one another just as I have loved you. [13] No one has greater love no one has shown stronger affection than to lay down (give up) his own life for his friends. [14] You are My friends if you keep on doing the things which I command you to do.
Luke 10:5-6,10-12 (AMP)
Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this household! Freedom from all the distresses that result from sin be with this family. [6] And if anyone worthy of peace and blessedness is there, the peace and blessedness you wish shall come upon him; but if not, it shall come back to you. [10] But whenever you go into a town and they do not receive and accept and welcome you, go out into its streets and say, [11] Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we are wiping off against you; yet know and understand this: the kingdom of God has come near you. [12] I tell you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that town.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
DEEPER IN ENEMY TERRITORY
DEEPER IN ENEMY TERRITORY
The more of My power you carry the farther into enemy territory I will take you. You are being trained to use spiritual weapons with an accuracy that no one will deny. Discerning the intents of mens hearts will help you set many prisoners free. Your path is becoming extremely narrow now and still narrower as you get closer to Me.
This path makes you different, what you used to read, you can no longer read. Your friends are going to change along with your thought patterns. The reason is wrapped up in the word, accuracy. You are entering a level of kingdom power that requires high discipline and a pure heart. To maintain a pure heart you must abide in Me and I in you. The words I speak to you must not be misunderstood, because many lives including yours will depend on it.
From now on everything from friends, music, reading material and even entertainment must feed your spirit man. You must starve the flesh man at every juncture. As you walk this narrow road you will be vulnerable to enemy attack, but with you spiritual weapons training you will easily defeat the enemy. You will quickly see the need for spirit power when you enter a battle zone. With out my power fear will paralyze you during enemy attack.
At times you will be so far out on a limb that your focus will be completely on Me. to guarantee your victory. Do not play with sin it will be your end. Stay in unity with those I have trained to do battle and you will put armies to flight. I am about to shake nations, so get ready to stand in calm firmness as those around you begin to panic.
There are great and terrible things about to happen, great for those who walk in My power, but terrible for those who don't. The wealth of the wicked is being released to those who possess My power. It will be spent as fast as it comes in. You will not desire any of it for yourself, for money cannot buy what you have. An abundance of Love, joy and peace in the Holy Ghost.
You will be amazed at the places My love will take you. In a flash, like the wind, you will be shifted from place to place. When you arrive, you will know what your mission is. I am arranging favor in high places, that closed doors open up to you, doors that were impossible before. Wait on Me, wait on Me and wait on Me again. I am the source of your power, and you will be totally dependent on Me. I have saved you for this time, now give Me all you have, that My kingdom may come and My will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Luke 10:2-12 (AMP)
And He said to them, The harvest indeed is abundant there is much ripe grain, but the farmhands are few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. [3] Go your way; behold, I send you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. [4] Carry no purse, no provisions bag, no change of sandals; refrain from retarding your journey by saluting and wishing anyone well along the way. [5] Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this household! Freedom from all the distresses that result from sin be with this family. [6] And if anyone worthy of peace and blessedness is there, the peace and blessedness you wish shall come upon him; but if not, it shall come back to you. [7] And stay on in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house. [8] Whenever you go into a town and they receive and accept and welcome you, eat what is set before you; [9] And heal the sick in it and say to them, The kingdom of God has come close to you. [10] But whenever you go into a town and they do not receive and accept and welcome you, go out into its streets and say, [11] Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we are wiping off against you; yet know and understand this: the kingdom of God has come near you. [12] I tell you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that town.
2 Corinthians 6:1-18 (AMP)
LABORING TOGETHER as God''s fellow workers with Him then, we beg of you not to receive the grace of God in vain that merciful kindness by which God exerts His holy influence on souls and turns them to Christ, keeping and strengthening them--do not receive it to no purpose. [2] For He says, In the time of favor (of an assured welcome) I have listened to and heeded your call, and I have helped you on the day of deliverance (the day of salvation). Behold, now is truly the time for a gracious welcome and acceptance of you from God; behold, now is the day of salvation! [3] We put no obstruction in anybody''s way we give no offense in anything, so that no fault may be found and our ministry blamed and discredited. [4] But we commend ourselves in every way as true servants of God: through great endurance, in tribulation and suffering, in hardships and privations, in sore straits and calamities, [5] In beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless watching, hunger; [6] By innocence and purity, knowledge and spiritual insight, longsuffering and patience, kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in unfeigned love; [7] By speaking the word of truth, in the power of God, with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand to attack and for the left hand to defend; [8] Amid honor and dishonor; in defaming and evil report and in praise and good report. We are branded as deceivers (impostors), and yet vindicated as truthful and honest. [9] We are treated as unknown and ignored by the world, and yet we are well-known and recognized by God and His people; as dying, and yet here we are alive; as chastened by suffering and yet not killed; [10] As grieved and mourning, yet we are always rejoicing; as poor ourselves, yet bestowing riches on many; as having nothing, and yet in reality possessing all things. [11] Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians we are hiding nothing, keeping nothing back, and our heart is expanded wide for you! [12] There is no lack of room for you in our hearts, but you lack room in your own affections for us. [13] By way of return then, do this for me--I speak as to children--open wide your hearts also to us. [14] Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers do not make mismated alliances with them or come under a different yoke with them, inconsistent with your faith. For what partnership have right living and right standing with God with iniquity and lawlessness? Or how can light have fellowship with darkness? [15] What harmony can there be between Christ and Belial the devil? Or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? [16] What agreement can there be between a temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in and with and among them and will walk in and with and among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. [17] So, come out from among unbelievers, and separate (sever) yourselves from them, says the Lord, and touch not any unclean thing; then I will receive you kindly and treat you with favor, [18] And I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.
Mark 16:17-18 (AMP)
And these attesting signs will accompany those who believe: in My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages; [18] They will pick up serpents; and even if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well.
Revelation 3:7-8 (KJV)
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; [8] I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
Matthew 7:13-14 (AMP)
Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and spacious and broad is the way that leads away to destruction, and many are those who are entering through it. [14] But the gate is narrow (contracted by pressure) and the way is straitened and compressed that leads away to life, and few are those who find it.
Proverbs 13:22 (AMP)
A good man leaves an inheritance of moral stability and goodness to his children''s children, and the wealth of the sinner finds its way eventually into the hands of the righteous, for whom it was laid up.
Luke 1:37 (AMP)
For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment.
The more of My power you carry the farther into enemy territory I will take you. You are being trained to use spiritual weapons with an accuracy that no one will deny. Discerning the intents of mens hearts will help you set many prisoners free. Your path is becoming extremely narrow now and still narrower as you get closer to Me.
This path makes you different, what you used to read, you can no longer read. Your friends are going to change along with your thought patterns. The reason is wrapped up in the word, accuracy. You are entering a level of kingdom power that requires high discipline and a pure heart. To maintain a pure heart you must abide in Me and I in you. The words I speak to you must not be misunderstood, because many lives including yours will depend on it.
From now on everything from friends, music, reading material and even entertainment must feed your spirit man. You must starve the flesh man at every juncture. As you walk this narrow road you will be vulnerable to enemy attack, but with you spiritual weapons training you will easily defeat the enemy. You will quickly see the need for spirit power when you enter a battle zone. With out my power fear will paralyze you during enemy attack.
At times you will be so far out on a limb that your focus will be completely on Me. to guarantee your victory. Do not play with sin it will be your end. Stay in unity with those I have trained to do battle and you will put armies to flight. I am about to shake nations, so get ready to stand in calm firmness as those around you begin to panic.
There are great and terrible things about to happen, great for those who walk in My power, but terrible for those who don't. The wealth of the wicked is being released to those who possess My power. It will be spent as fast as it comes in. You will not desire any of it for yourself, for money cannot buy what you have. An abundance of Love, joy and peace in the Holy Ghost.
You will be amazed at the places My love will take you. In a flash, like the wind, you will be shifted from place to place. When you arrive, you will know what your mission is. I am arranging favor in high places, that closed doors open up to you, doors that were impossible before. Wait on Me, wait on Me and wait on Me again. I am the source of your power, and you will be totally dependent on Me. I have saved you for this time, now give Me all you have, that My kingdom may come and My will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Luke 10:2-12 (AMP)
And He said to them, The harvest indeed is abundant there is much ripe grain, but the farmhands are few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. [3] Go your way; behold, I send you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. [4] Carry no purse, no provisions bag, no change of sandals; refrain from retarding your journey by saluting and wishing anyone well along the way. [5] Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this household! Freedom from all the distresses that result from sin be with this family. [6] And if anyone worthy of peace and blessedness is there, the peace and blessedness you wish shall come upon him; but if not, it shall come back to you. [7] And stay on in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house. [8] Whenever you go into a town and they receive and accept and welcome you, eat what is set before you; [9] And heal the sick in it and say to them, The kingdom of God has come close to you. [10] But whenever you go into a town and they do not receive and accept and welcome you, go out into its streets and say, [11] Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we are wiping off against you; yet know and understand this: the kingdom of God has come near you. [12] I tell you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that town.
2 Corinthians 6:1-18 (AMP)
LABORING TOGETHER as God''s fellow workers with Him then, we beg of you not to receive the grace of God in vain that merciful kindness by which God exerts His holy influence on souls and turns them to Christ, keeping and strengthening them--do not receive it to no purpose. [2] For He says, In the time of favor (of an assured welcome) I have listened to and heeded your call, and I have helped you on the day of deliverance (the day of salvation). Behold, now is truly the time for a gracious welcome and acceptance of you from God; behold, now is the day of salvation! [3] We put no obstruction in anybody''s way we give no offense in anything, so that no fault may be found and our ministry blamed and discredited. [4] But we commend ourselves in every way as true servants of God: through great endurance, in tribulation and suffering, in hardships and privations, in sore straits and calamities, [5] In beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless watching, hunger; [6] By innocence and purity, knowledge and spiritual insight, longsuffering and patience, kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in unfeigned love; [7] By speaking the word of truth, in the power of God, with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand to attack and for the left hand to defend; [8] Amid honor and dishonor; in defaming and evil report and in praise and good report. We are branded as deceivers (impostors), and yet vindicated as truthful and honest. [9] We are treated as unknown and ignored by the world, and yet we are well-known and recognized by God and His people; as dying, and yet here we are alive; as chastened by suffering and yet not killed; [10] As grieved and mourning, yet we are always rejoicing; as poor ourselves, yet bestowing riches on many; as having nothing, and yet in reality possessing all things. [11] Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians we are hiding nothing, keeping nothing back, and our heart is expanded wide for you! [12] There is no lack of room for you in our hearts, but you lack room in your own affections for us. [13] By way of return then, do this for me--I speak as to children--open wide your hearts also to us. [14] Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers do not make mismated alliances with them or come under a different yoke with them, inconsistent with your faith. For what partnership have right living and right standing with God with iniquity and lawlessness? Or how can light have fellowship with darkness? [15] What harmony can there be between Christ and Belial the devil? Or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? [16] What agreement can there be between a temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in and with and among them and will walk in and with and among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. [17] So, come out from among unbelievers, and separate (sever) yourselves from them, says the Lord, and touch not any unclean thing; then I will receive you kindly and treat you with favor, [18] And I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.
Mark 16:17-18 (AMP)
And these attesting signs will accompany those who believe: in My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages; [18] They will pick up serpents; and even if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well.
Revelation 3:7-8 (KJV)
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; [8] I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
Matthew 7:13-14 (AMP)
Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and spacious and broad is the way that leads away to destruction, and many are those who are entering through it. [14] But the gate is narrow (contracted by pressure) and the way is straitened and compressed that leads away to life, and few are those who find it.
Proverbs 13:22 (AMP)
A good man leaves an inheritance of moral stability and goodness to his children''s children, and the wealth of the sinner finds its way eventually into the hands of the righteous, for whom it was laid up.
Luke 1:37 (AMP)
For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment.
THE ENEMY WITHIN AND WITHOUT
THE ENEMY WITHIN AND WITHOUT
I have given My church the gifts of the Spirit to detect the activities of the enemy from with out. As long as these gifts are exercised regularly and not misused or neglected they will keep My church strong and growing. The western church for the most part has neglected or misused the gifts. They many time act foolishly, prophesying nice little complements of how I feel about someone, when I have not spoken a word.
Not knowing demons from flesh, they attempt to cast out flesh, when it only has to be mortified by a disciplined lifestyle. They pray for healing, when a spirit of infirmity has to be cast out. They pretend to give words of knowledge after they have previously investigated the situation, and already know naturally. They say they have a word of wisdom, when it's just common sense.
As a result of this foolishness many others have chosen to neglect the gifts all together. These have the knowledge of salvation, but deny the power behind it. Thus they are powerless to stop the deadly blows of the enemy. As a result the enemy has infiltrated the church to the point that a reprobate shepherd can marry two reprobates of the same sex, and call it Holy. What I destroyed by fire once, I will destroy again. I am the same God that destroyed Sodom and Gamorah, I have not changed. All those who tolerate this activity will suffer the same fate.
In My last day church, there can not be this gross misuse and disregard of My Spiritual gifts. I have also set godly women among you as helpmates, with a keen sense of approaching trouble. This sense is not based in fear, but in that of a Godly motherly protection. She need not know why or how, but she is able to pick out the enemy, before he is in striking distance. She is a mans radar, do not neglect her warnings or mis-use this gift, it will save your life and avoid pitfalls that delay My plan.
There are those that have infiltrated the worldly church and have been in strong position for years, in which case they may have damaged the local body beyond repair. Refusing to deny reprobates, openly condoning sin and every evil work, I have written Ichabod over their door posts. This is not My church, Antichrist heads this church and you are to leave, if you desire not to be burned, figuratively or literally, get out now.
My church is a glorious church without spot or wrinkle, a triumphant church that remains the head and not the tail until the end of time. Become that church and I will welcome you into the My kingdom.
1 Corinthians 12:1-31 (AMP)
NOW ABOUT the spiritual gifts (the special endowments of supernatural energy), brethren, I do not want you to be misinformed. [2] You know that when you were heathen, you were led off after idols that could not speak habitually as impulse directed and whenever the occasion might arise. [3] Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking under the power and influence of the Holy Spirit of God can ever say, Jesus be cursed! And no one can really say, Jesus is my Lord, except by and under the power and influence of the Holy Spirit. [4] Now there are distinctive varieties and distributions of endowments (gifts, extraordinary powers distinguishing certain Christians, due to the power of divine grace operating in their souls by the Holy Spirit) and they vary, but the Holy Spirit remains the same. [5] And there are distinctive varieties of service and ministration, but it is the same Lord Who is served. [6] And there are distinctive varieties of operation of working to accomplish things, but it is the same God Who inspires and energizes them all in all. [7] But to each one is given the manifestation of the Holy Spirit the evidence, the spiritual illumination of the Spirit for good and profit. [8] To one is given in and through the Holy Spirit the power to speak a message of wisdom, and to another the power to express a word of knowledge and understanding according to the same Holy Spirit; [9] To another wonder-working faith by the same Holy Spirit, to another the extraordinary powers of healing by the one Spirit; [10] To another the working of miracles, to another prophetic insight (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose); to another the ability to discern and distinguish between the utterances of true spirits and false ones, to another various kinds of unknown tongues, to another the ability to interpret such tongues. [11] All these gifts, achievements, abilities are inspired and brought to pass by one and the same Holy Spirit, Who apportions to each person individually exactly as He chooses. [12] For just as the body is a unity and yet has many parts, and all the parts, though many, form only one body, so it is with Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). [13] For by means of the personal agency of one Holy Spirit we were all, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free, baptized and by baptism united together into one body, and all made to drink of one Holy Spirit. [14] For the body does not consist of one limb or organ but of many. [15] If the foot should say, Because I am not the hand, I do not belong to the body, would it be therefore not a part of the body? [16] If the ear should say, Because I am not the eye, I do not belong to the body, would it be therefore not a part of the body? [17] If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? [18] But as it is, God has placed and arranged the limbs and organs in the body, each particular one of them, just as He wished and saw fit and with the best adaptation. [19] But if the whole were all a single organ, where would the body be? [20] And now there are certainly many limbs and organs, but a single body. [21] And the eye is not able to say to the hand, I have no need of you, nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. [22] But instead, there is absolute necessity for the parts of the body that are considered the more weak. [23] And those parts of the body which we consider rather ignoble are the very parts which we invest with additional honor, and our unseemly parts and those unsuitable for exposure are treated with seemliness (modesty and decorum), [24] Which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so adjusted (mingled, harmonized, and subtly proportioned the parts of) the whole body, giving the greater honor and richer endowment to the inferior parts which lack apparent importance, [25] So that there should be no division or discord or lack of adaptation of the parts of the body to each other, but the members all alike should have a mutual interest in and care for one another. [26] And if one member suffers, all the parts share the suffering; if one member is honored, all the members share in the enjoyment of it. [27] Now you collectively are Christ''s body and individually you are members of it, each part severally and distinct each with his own place and function. [28] So God has appointed some in the church for His own use: first apostles (special messengers); second prophets (inspired preachers and expounders); third teachers; then wonder-workers; then those with ability to heal the sick; helpers; administrators; speakers in different (unknown) tongues. [29] Are all apostles (special messengers)? Are all prophets (inspired interpreters of the will and purposes of God)? Are all teachers? Do all have the power of performing miracles? [30] Do all possess extraordinary powers of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? [31] But earnestly desire and zealously cultivate the greatest and best gifts and graces (the higher gifts and the choicest graces). And yet I will show you a still more excellent way one that is better by far and the highest of them all--love.
Romans 1:18-32 (AMP)
For God''s holy wrath and indignation are revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who in their wickedness repress and hinder the truth and make it inoperative. [19] For that which is known about God is evident to them and made plain in their inner consciousness, because God Himself has shown it to them. [20] For ever since the creation of the world His invisible nature and attributes, that is, His eternal power and divinity, have been made intelligible and clearly discernible in and through the things that have been made (His handiworks). So men are without excuse altogether without any defense or justification, [21] Because when they knew and recognized Him as God, they did not honor and glorify Him as God or give Him thanks. But instead they became futile and godless in their thinking with vain imaginings, foolish reasoning, and stupid speculations and their senseless minds were darkened. [22] Claiming to be wise, they became fools professing to be smart, they made simpletons of themselves. [23] And by them the glory and majesty and excellence of the immortal God were exchanged for and represented by images, resembling mortal man and birds and beasts and reptiles. [24] Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their own hearts to sexual impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves abandoning them to the degrading power of sin, [25] Because they exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, Who is blessed forever! Amen (so be it). [26] For this reason God gave them over and abandoned them to vile affections and degrading passions. For their women exchanged their natural function for an unnatural and abnormal one, [27] And the men also turned from natural relations with women and were set ablaze (burning out, consumed) with lust for one another--men committing shameful acts with men and suffering in their own bodies and personalities the inevitable consequences and penalty of their wrong-doing and going astray, which was their fitting retribution. [28] And so, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or approve of Him or consider Him worth the knowing, God gave them over to a base and condemned mind to do things not proper or decent but loathsome, [29] Until they were filled (permeated and saturated) with every kind of unrighteousness, iniquity, grasping and covetous greed, and malice. They were full of envy and jealousy, murder, strife, deceit and treachery, ill will and cruel ways. They were secret backbiters and gossipers, [30] Slanderers, hateful to and hating God, full of insolence, arrogance, and boasting; inventors of new forms of evil, disobedient and undutiful to parents. [31] They were without understanding, conscienceless and faithless, heartless and loveless and merciless. [32] Though they are fully aware of God''s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve to die, they not only do them themselves but approve and applaud others who practice them.
Matthew 11:20-24 (AMP)
Then He began to censure and reproach the cities in which most of His mighty works had been performed, because they did not repent and their hearts were not changed. [21] Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes and their hearts would have been changed. [22] I tell you further, it shall be more endurable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. [23] And you, Capernaum, are you to be lifted up to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades the region of the dead! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued until today. [24] But I tell you, it shall be more endurable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.
Ephesians 5:27 (AMP)
That He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such things that she might be holy and faultless.
Proverbs 31:10-12,25-31 (AMP)
A capable, intelligent, and virtuous woman--who is he who can find her? She is far more precious than jewels and her value is far above rubies or pearls. [11] The heart of her husband trusts in her confidently and relies on and believes in her securely, so that he has no lack of honest gain or need of dishonest spoil. [12] She comforts, encourages, and does him only good as long as there is life within her. [25] Strength and dignity are her clothing and her position is strong and secure; she rejoices over the future the latter day or time to come, knowing that she and her family are in readiness for it! [26] She opens her mouth in skillful and godly Wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness giving counsel and instruction. [27] She looks well to how things go in her household, and the bread of idleness (gossip, discontent, and self-pity) she will not eat. [28] Her children rise up and call her blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied); and her husband boasts of and praises her, saying, [29] Many daughters have done virtuously, nobly, and well with the strength of character that is steadfast in goodness, but you excel them all. [30] Charm and grace are deceptive, and beauty is vain because it is not lasting, but a woman who reverently and worshipfully fears the Lord, she shall be praised! [31] Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates of the city!
I have given My church the gifts of the Spirit to detect the activities of the enemy from with out. As long as these gifts are exercised regularly and not misused or neglected they will keep My church strong and growing. The western church for the most part has neglected or misused the gifts. They many time act foolishly, prophesying nice little complements of how I feel about someone, when I have not spoken a word.
Not knowing demons from flesh, they attempt to cast out flesh, when it only has to be mortified by a disciplined lifestyle. They pray for healing, when a spirit of infirmity has to be cast out. They pretend to give words of knowledge after they have previously investigated the situation, and already know naturally. They say they have a word of wisdom, when it's just common sense.
As a result of this foolishness many others have chosen to neglect the gifts all together. These have the knowledge of salvation, but deny the power behind it. Thus they are powerless to stop the deadly blows of the enemy. As a result the enemy has infiltrated the church to the point that a reprobate shepherd can marry two reprobates of the same sex, and call it Holy. What I destroyed by fire once, I will destroy again. I am the same God that destroyed Sodom and Gamorah, I have not changed. All those who tolerate this activity will suffer the same fate.
In My last day church, there can not be this gross misuse and disregard of My Spiritual gifts. I have also set godly women among you as helpmates, with a keen sense of approaching trouble. This sense is not based in fear, but in that of a Godly motherly protection. She need not know why or how, but she is able to pick out the enemy, before he is in striking distance. She is a mans radar, do not neglect her warnings or mis-use this gift, it will save your life and avoid pitfalls that delay My plan.
There are those that have infiltrated the worldly church and have been in strong position for years, in which case they may have damaged the local body beyond repair. Refusing to deny reprobates, openly condoning sin and every evil work, I have written Ichabod over their door posts. This is not My church, Antichrist heads this church and you are to leave, if you desire not to be burned, figuratively or literally, get out now.
My church is a glorious church without spot or wrinkle, a triumphant church that remains the head and not the tail until the end of time. Become that church and I will welcome you into the My kingdom.
1 Corinthians 12:1-31 (AMP)
NOW ABOUT the spiritual gifts (the special endowments of supernatural energy), brethren, I do not want you to be misinformed. [2] You know that when you were heathen, you were led off after idols that could not speak habitually as impulse directed and whenever the occasion might arise. [3] Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking under the power and influence of the Holy Spirit of God can ever say, Jesus be cursed! And no one can really say, Jesus is my Lord, except by and under the power and influence of the Holy Spirit. [4] Now there are distinctive varieties and distributions of endowments (gifts, extraordinary powers distinguishing certain Christians, due to the power of divine grace operating in their souls by the Holy Spirit) and they vary, but the Holy Spirit remains the same. [5] And there are distinctive varieties of service and ministration, but it is the same Lord Who is served. [6] And there are distinctive varieties of operation of working to accomplish things, but it is the same God Who inspires and energizes them all in all. [7] But to each one is given the manifestation of the Holy Spirit the evidence, the spiritual illumination of the Spirit for good and profit. [8] To one is given in and through the Holy Spirit the power to speak a message of wisdom, and to another the power to express a word of knowledge and understanding according to the same Holy Spirit; [9] To another wonder-working faith by the same Holy Spirit, to another the extraordinary powers of healing by the one Spirit; [10] To another the working of miracles, to another prophetic insight (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose); to another the ability to discern and distinguish between the utterances of true spirits and false ones, to another various kinds of unknown tongues, to another the ability to interpret such tongues. [11] All these gifts, achievements, abilities are inspired and brought to pass by one and the same Holy Spirit, Who apportions to each person individually exactly as He chooses. [12] For just as the body is a unity and yet has many parts, and all the parts, though many, form only one body, so it is with Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). [13] For by means of the personal agency of one Holy Spirit we were all, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free, baptized and by baptism united together into one body, and all made to drink of one Holy Spirit. [14] For the body does not consist of one limb or organ but of many. [15] If the foot should say, Because I am not the hand, I do not belong to the body, would it be therefore not a part of the body? [16] If the ear should say, Because I am not the eye, I do not belong to the body, would it be therefore not a part of the body? [17] If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? [18] But as it is, God has placed and arranged the limbs and organs in the body, each particular one of them, just as He wished and saw fit and with the best adaptation. [19] But if the whole were all a single organ, where would the body be? [20] And now there are certainly many limbs and organs, but a single body. [21] And the eye is not able to say to the hand, I have no need of you, nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. [22] But instead, there is absolute necessity for the parts of the body that are considered the more weak. [23] And those parts of the body which we consider rather ignoble are the very parts which we invest with additional honor, and our unseemly parts and those unsuitable for exposure are treated with seemliness (modesty and decorum), [24] Which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so adjusted (mingled, harmonized, and subtly proportioned the parts of) the whole body, giving the greater honor and richer endowment to the inferior parts which lack apparent importance, [25] So that there should be no division or discord or lack of adaptation of the parts of the body to each other, but the members all alike should have a mutual interest in and care for one another. [26] And if one member suffers, all the parts share the suffering; if one member is honored, all the members share in the enjoyment of it. [27] Now you collectively are Christ''s body and individually you are members of it, each part severally and distinct each with his own place and function. [28] So God has appointed some in the church for His own use: first apostles (special messengers); second prophets (inspired preachers and expounders); third teachers; then wonder-workers; then those with ability to heal the sick; helpers; administrators; speakers in different (unknown) tongues. [29] Are all apostles (special messengers)? Are all prophets (inspired interpreters of the will and purposes of God)? Are all teachers? Do all have the power of performing miracles? [30] Do all possess extraordinary powers of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? [31] But earnestly desire and zealously cultivate the greatest and best gifts and graces (the higher gifts and the choicest graces). And yet I will show you a still more excellent way one that is better by far and the highest of them all--love.
Romans 1:18-32 (AMP)
For God''s holy wrath and indignation are revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who in their wickedness repress and hinder the truth and make it inoperative. [19] For that which is known about God is evident to them and made plain in their inner consciousness, because God Himself has shown it to them. [20] For ever since the creation of the world His invisible nature and attributes, that is, His eternal power and divinity, have been made intelligible and clearly discernible in and through the things that have been made (His handiworks). So men are without excuse altogether without any defense or justification, [21] Because when they knew and recognized Him as God, they did not honor and glorify Him as God or give Him thanks. But instead they became futile and godless in their thinking with vain imaginings, foolish reasoning, and stupid speculations and their senseless minds were darkened. [22] Claiming to be wise, they became fools professing to be smart, they made simpletons of themselves. [23] And by them the glory and majesty and excellence of the immortal God were exchanged for and represented by images, resembling mortal man and birds and beasts and reptiles. [24] Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their own hearts to sexual impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves abandoning them to the degrading power of sin, [25] Because they exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, Who is blessed forever! Amen (so be it). [26] For this reason God gave them over and abandoned them to vile affections and degrading passions. For their women exchanged their natural function for an unnatural and abnormal one, [27] And the men also turned from natural relations with women and were set ablaze (burning out, consumed) with lust for one another--men committing shameful acts with men and suffering in their own bodies and personalities the inevitable consequences and penalty of their wrong-doing and going astray, which was their fitting retribution. [28] And so, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or approve of Him or consider Him worth the knowing, God gave them over to a base and condemned mind to do things not proper or decent but loathsome, [29] Until they were filled (permeated and saturated) with every kind of unrighteousness, iniquity, grasping and covetous greed, and malice. They were full of envy and jealousy, murder, strife, deceit and treachery, ill will and cruel ways. They were secret backbiters and gossipers, [30] Slanderers, hateful to and hating God, full of insolence, arrogance, and boasting; inventors of new forms of evil, disobedient and undutiful to parents. [31] They were without understanding, conscienceless and faithless, heartless and loveless and merciless. [32] Though they are fully aware of God''s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve to die, they not only do them themselves but approve and applaud others who practice them.
Matthew 11:20-24 (AMP)
Then He began to censure and reproach the cities in which most of His mighty works had been performed, because they did not repent and their hearts were not changed. [21] Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes and their hearts would have been changed. [22] I tell you further, it shall be more endurable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. [23] And you, Capernaum, are you to be lifted up to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades the region of the dead! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued until today. [24] But I tell you, it shall be more endurable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.
Ephesians 5:27 (AMP)
That He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such things that she might be holy and faultless.
Proverbs 31:10-12,25-31 (AMP)
A capable, intelligent, and virtuous woman--who is he who can find her? She is far more precious than jewels and her value is far above rubies or pearls. [11] The heart of her husband trusts in her confidently and relies on and believes in her securely, so that he has no lack of honest gain or need of dishonest spoil. [12] She comforts, encourages, and does him only good as long as there is life within her. [25] Strength and dignity are her clothing and her position is strong and secure; she rejoices over the future the latter day or time to come, knowing that she and her family are in readiness for it! [26] She opens her mouth in skillful and godly Wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness giving counsel and instruction. [27] She looks well to how things go in her household, and the bread of idleness (gossip, discontent, and self-pity) she will not eat. [28] Her children rise up and call her blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied); and her husband boasts of and praises her, saying, [29] Many daughters have done virtuously, nobly, and well with the strength of character that is steadfast in goodness, but you excel them all. [30] Charm and grace are deceptive, and beauty is vain because it is not lasting, but a woman who reverently and worshipfully fears the Lord, she shall be praised! [31] Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates of the city!
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