ALL THINGS NEW OR A HEART HARDER THAN STONE
Repentance is necessary to have My salvation and have everything new in your life, but you must maintain the newness by sticking with your repentance. Repentance means to change your mind about your old life, turn 180 degrees and walk away from it. Your new life is then filled with Me, where you brag about Me to all your friends and fill your conversation with giving glory to Me for what I have done.
Some friends will leave you because they are not comfortable with the light in you. If all your old associates are comfortable with My light in you, and they continue to curse Me, you better check your light. It is impossible for light and darkness to coexist. Your light should shine into their hiding places and either draw them out or send them running.
Some believers are repenting too much. They have sinful habits, that they do not change their mind about, yet they say they repented. They have a worldly sorrow that leads to repetition, rather than a Godly sorrow that leads to repentance. If you are continuing to do something, then you have not changed your mind about it. You feel worldly sorrow when the pleasure is over but never really change your mind.
Here is the problem with this scenario; I forgive you over and over, but you slowly become convinced that I do not have a problem with your sin. Soon even worldly sorrow vanishes and in your eyes, there is nothing wrong with it. You make excuse for it and soon encourage others that it's ok. Now you are calling good evil and evil good. You are promoting something I hate. Your heart begins to harden and My conviction has no effect on you.
Without knowing it you are sealing your doom, by continuing to sin while I am blessing you. You have misinterpreted My blessing as a condoning of your sin. Nothing could be further from the truth. My blessing is showing My goodness, which is meant to lead you to repentance. However if you receive My blessing and do not change your mind and direction, you will enter into deception and everything will reverse and you will be seven times worse than you ever were. Given over to a reprobate mind.
Many people learn to bend the rules, but not in My kingdom. Be absolutely sure of these kingdom facts.
Be absolutely sure, your sin will find you out.
Be absolutely sure, if you sow to the wind you will reap a whirlwind.
Be absolutely sure, all that you hide will be revealed for all to see.
Be absolutely sure, I am never mocked.
No human being can ever bend these rules of the kingdom. Millions have tried and millions have failed. Not one ever even came close. If you still have any desire left to repent do it now, for when the desire is gone, you will love your sin too much and darkness will be your home forever. Return to Me, your first love, and sin no more, or a worse thing will come on you.
John 12:35-36 (AMP)
So Jesus said to them, You will have the Light only a little while longer. Walk while you have the Light keep on living by it, so that darkness may not overtake and overcome you. He who walks about in the dark does not know where he goes he is drifting. [36] While you have the Light, believe in the Light have faith in it, hold to it, rely on it, that you may become sons of the Light and be filled with Light. Jesus said these things, and then He went away and hid Himself from them was lost to their view.
1 John 1:6-7 (KJV)
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: [7] But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Romans 8:5-6 (KJV)
For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. [6] For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Romans 8:7-8 (AMP)
That is because the mind of the flesh with its carnal thoughts and purposes is hostile to God, for it does not submit itself to God''s Law; indeed it cannot. [8] So then those who are living the life of the flesh catering to the appetites and impulses of their carnal nature cannot please or satisfy God, or be acceptable to Him.
Romans 1:20-32 (AMP)
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.
Galatians 6:7-8 (AMP)
Do not be deceived and deluded and misled; God will not allow Himself to be sneered at (scorned, disdained, or mocked by mere pretensions or professions, or by His precepts being set aside.) He inevitably deludes himself who attempts to delude God. For whatever a man sows, that and that only is what he will reap. [8] For he who sows to his own flesh (lower nature, sensuality) will from the flesh reap decay and ruin and destruction, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Numbers 32:22-23 (AMP)
And the land is subdued before the Lord, then afterward you shall return and be guiltless in this matter before the Lord and before Israel, and this land shall be your possession before the Lord. [23] But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out.
Hosea 8:5-7 (AMP)
Your calf idol, O Samaria, is loathsome and I have spurned it. My wrath burns against them. How long will it be before they attain purity? [6] For this calf too is from Israel; a craftsman made it; therefore it is not God. The calf of Samaria shall be broken to shivers and go up in flames. [7] For they sow the wind and they shall reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads; it shall yield no meal; if it were to yield, strangers and aliens would eat it up.
Luke 8:16-18 (AMP)
No one after he has lighted a lamp covers it with a vessel or puts it under a dining table couch; but he puts it on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light. [17] For there is nothing hidden that shall not be disclosed, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come out into the open. [18] Be careful therefore how you listen. For to him who has spiritual knowledge will more be given; and from him who does not have spiritual knowledge, even what he thinks and guesses and supposes that he has will be taken away.
Hebrews 3:7-11 (AMP)
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: Today, if you will hear His voice, [8] Do not harden your hearts, as happened in the rebellion of Israel and their provocation and embitterment of Me in the day of testing in the wilderness, [9] Where your fathers tried My patience and tested My forbearance and found I stood their test, and they saw My works for forty years. [10] And so I was provoked (displeased and sorely grieved) with that generation, and said, They always err and are led astray in their hearts, and they have not perceived or recognized My ways and become progressively better and more experimentally and intimately acquainted with them. [11] Accordingly, I swore in My wrath and indignation, They shall not enter into My rest.
Hebrews 4:7 (AMP)
Again He sets a definite day, a new Today, and gives another opportunity of securing that rest saying through David after so long a time in the words already quoted, Today, if you would hear His voice and when you hear it, do not harden your hearts.
Proverbs 29:1 (AMP)
HE WHO, being often reproved, hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed--and that without remedy.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
WHERE ARE ALL MY CHALLENGERS
WHERE ARE ALL MY CHALLENGERS,
I am the supreme one, the one that created everything, the one that will end everything and the one that will create everything new again. A new heaven, a new earth, but not a new you. I am in the process of recreating you now, but only to the extent you will allow Me too. If you decide to retain your old habits and belief system, you will remain the same as you are now, yet without sin. If fear binds you to a faith level of two here, then with fear abolished in the new world your eternity will be established forever at a level two.
1 Corinthians 13:12 (AMP)
...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.
I have so much of everything, your mind cannot comprehend the abundance. You are living way below my best, because you are so conformed to this world. You are scared of everything, because, you filter everything I say, through human reason, you do not take My word at face value.
Where are My Samsons, that will push Me to the limit and take on a thousand Men all by himself? Where are My
Elijahs with altar consuming faith. Where are My Daniels, I want to shut some lions mouths. I need faith to demonstrate My power, I need those why will risk everything and do what I say.
There are so many spiritual babes, not willing to step out and do the ridiculous. Cautious, about everything, what they eat, what they touch, what they spend, what they might come down with. Spiritual wimps that remain earth bound because they love their flesh, more than Me.
I have money galore but only for the few who will give it all away. I have perfect health for the few that will refuse all sickness, abide in Me and confess only My word. I have peace that passes all understanding, for the few who will totally trust Me with everything. I have more love than you can possibly stand, for those who will receive it and give it away.
You are broke, because you will not move into My riches. All I hear is, "what if", these two words hold more people prisoner than any other words. I say, "what if", you listened to Me, and started living the good life. Your not risking anything, because you are going to loose it all anyway. Remember everybody loses their grip at graveside.
I will show My power through the few, because the many will not become radical. I will not move without faith, first being exercised by you. The day you become radical is the day you will see My power. I will turn kings hearts to favor you. Money will flow like water, as it flows through you, to bless the needy. I will take you places you have never dreamed of. You must abandon all fear. If there are a thousand armed men coming at you, don't run and hide, pick up a jaw bone.
Why are you so fearful of dying, no one can kill you, if you are close to Me, unless I say so. But when I say so, there is no one that can give you another second of life. Don't you realize you are in My hand anyway, you only think you have something to loose. I am really looking for believers in the middle of Babylon. No more excuses, the world is coming apart, and only the radical, sold out ones, will survive. Is there anyone that challenge Me and see My power.
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.
Judges 15:14-17 (AMP)
And when he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him. And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon Samson, and the ropes on his arms became as flax that had caught fire, and his bonds melted off his hands. [15] And he found a still moist jawbone of a donkey and reached out and took it and slew 1,000 men with it. [16] And Samson said, With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps upon heaps, with the jawbone of a donkey I have slain 1,000 men! [17] And when he stopped speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and that place was called Ramath-lehi the hill of the jawbone.
1 Kings 18:36-40 (AMP)
At the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet came near and said, O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and that I have done all these things at Your word. [37] Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that You, the Lord, are God, and have turned their hearts back to You. [38] Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice and the wood and the stones and the dust, and also licked up the water that was in the trench. [39] When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and they said, The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God! [40] And Elijah said, Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one escape. They seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and as God''s law required slew them there.
Daniel 6:22-24 (AMP)
My God has sent His angel and has shut the lions'' mouths so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent and blameless before Him; and also before you, O king, as you very well know I have done no harm or wrong. [23] Then the king was exceedingly glad and commanded that Daniel should be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no hurt of any kind was found on him because he believed in (relied on, adhered to, and trusted in) his God. [24] And the king commanded, and those men who had accused Daniel were brought and cast into the den of lions, they, their children, and their wives; and before they ever reached the bottom of the den, the lions had overpowered them and had broken their bones in pieces.
Job 1:20-22 (AMP)
Then Job arose and rent his robe and shaved his head and fell down upon the ground and worshiped [21] And said, Naked (without possessions) came I into this world from my mother''s womb, and naked (without possessions) shall I depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed (praised and magnified in worship) be the name of the Lord! [22] In all this Job sinned not nor charged God foolishly.
Matthew 17:20 (KJV)
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
John 16:23-24,26-28 (KJV)
And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. [24] Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. [26] At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: [27] For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God. [28] I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
I am the supreme one, the one that created everything, the one that will end everything and the one that will create everything new again. A new heaven, a new earth, but not a new you. I am in the process of recreating you now, but only to the extent you will allow Me too. If you decide to retain your old habits and belief system, you will remain the same as you are now, yet without sin. If fear binds you to a faith level of two here, then with fear abolished in the new world your eternity will be established forever at a level two.
1 Corinthians 13:12 (AMP)
...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.
I have so much of everything, your mind cannot comprehend the abundance. You are living way below my best, because you are so conformed to this world. You are scared of everything, because, you filter everything I say, through human reason, you do not take My word at face value.
Where are My Samsons, that will push Me to the limit and take on a thousand Men all by himself? Where are My
Elijahs with altar consuming faith. Where are My Daniels, I want to shut some lions mouths. I need faith to demonstrate My power, I need those why will risk everything and do what I say.
There are so many spiritual babes, not willing to step out and do the ridiculous. Cautious, about everything, what they eat, what they touch, what they spend, what they might come down with. Spiritual wimps that remain earth bound because they love their flesh, more than Me.
I have money galore but only for the few who will give it all away. I have perfect health for the few that will refuse all sickness, abide in Me and confess only My word. I have peace that passes all understanding, for the few who will totally trust Me with everything. I have more love than you can possibly stand, for those who will receive it and give it away.
You are broke, because you will not move into My riches. All I hear is, "what if", these two words hold more people prisoner than any other words. I say, "what if", you listened to Me, and started living the good life. Your not risking anything, because you are going to loose it all anyway. Remember everybody loses their grip at graveside.
I will show My power through the few, because the many will not become radical. I will not move without faith, first being exercised by you. The day you become radical is the day you will see My power. I will turn kings hearts to favor you. Money will flow like water, as it flows through you, to bless the needy. I will take you places you have never dreamed of. You must abandon all fear. If there are a thousand armed men coming at you, don't run and hide, pick up a jaw bone.
Why are you so fearful of dying, no one can kill you, if you are close to Me, unless I say so. But when I say so, there is no one that can give you another second of life. Don't you realize you are in My hand anyway, you only think you have something to loose. I am really looking for believers in the middle of Babylon. No more excuses, the world is coming apart, and only the radical, sold out ones, will survive. Is there anyone that challenge Me and see My power.
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.
Judges 15:14-17 (AMP)
And when he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him. And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon Samson, and the ropes on his arms became as flax that had caught fire, and his bonds melted off his hands. [15] And he found a still moist jawbone of a donkey and reached out and took it and slew 1,000 men with it. [16] And Samson said, With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps upon heaps, with the jawbone of a donkey I have slain 1,000 men! [17] And when he stopped speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and that place was called Ramath-lehi the hill of the jawbone.
1 Kings 18:36-40 (AMP)
At the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet came near and said, O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and that I have done all these things at Your word. [37] Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that You, the Lord, are God, and have turned their hearts back to You. [38] Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice and the wood and the stones and the dust, and also licked up the water that was in the trench. [39] When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and they said, The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God! [40] And Elijah said, Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one escape. They seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and as God''s law required slew them there.
Daniel 6:22-24 (AMP)
My God has sent His angel and has shut the lions'' mouths so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent and blameless before Him; and also before you, O king, as you very well know I have done no harm or wrong. [23] Then the king was exceedingly glad and commanded that Daniel should be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no hurt of any kind was found on him because he believed in (relied on, adhered to, and trusted in) his God. [24] And the king commanded, and those men who had accused Daniel were brought and cast into the den of lions, they, their children, and their wives; and before they ever reached the bottom of the den, the lions had overpowered them and had broken their bones in pieces.
Job 1:20-22 (AMP)
Then Job arose and rent his robe and shaved his head and fell down upon the ground and worshiped [21] And said, Naked (without possessions) came I into this world from my mother''s womb, and naked (without possessions) shall I depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed (praised and magnified in worship) be the name of the Lord! [22] In all this Job sinned not nor charged God foolishly.
Matthew 17:20 (KJV)
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
John 16:23-24,26-28 (KJV)
And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. [24] Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. [26] At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: [27] For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God. [28] I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
ERASING SCAR TISSUE
ERASING SCAR TISSUE
There have been many devastating things spoken into your life, many of which left scars on your soul, scars that reappear whenever a nightmare or a flashback occurs. Many scars do not hurt any longer, but some are still a little tender to the touch. Meditating on a scar will invite the accuser to reenact the lie that was spoken, causing the scar to become infected.
No matter how strong you think you are, I am the only remover of the scar tissue that you have. As a fact of war, darts from hell will continuously be hurled at you. Darts containing more lies and more false accusations, in hopes that one will stick. Meditating on them, means that they are sticking and soon the enemy will pounce on you with reinforcements, to finally force you into downward spin.
Reinforcements are mean spirited people that repeat his words to drive the darts into the heart of child and adult alike. These darts form life time scars that can only be removed by Me your Creator who has the power to make all things new. The new birth experience removes many scars, but not all. The deeper scars have a connection to familiar spirits, who are assigned by the prince of darkness, to remind you of your past. This is the war for your soul that rages until you come home to Me.
However the battle becomes easier each time you chase these little demons away, with My truth and My name. They have no power over you, only when you meditate on what they say, can they effect you. If you resist by using My truth about you, they simply flee away. Satan never likes to loose a soul and especially one that I train to tear down his kingdom. Be very alert when you are over tired or just waking up, these are the times you are most vulnerable to attack.
When negative things happen to you, he will try to convince you that your past is returning. This is the father of lies at work. Quickly bring the lie to Me and quench it with faith in what I have spoken. Now you are fighting the good fight of faith. I said, "all things would work together for good if you remain in My calling and keep loving Me above all else".
You can never afford to believe a lie even for a moment, not even in a dream, so commit your sleep to Me each night. You are My beloved and I will not allow you to be taken out of My hand for anything. I am your God and have you covered on all sides. I join you to those who love you and will overcome with you. They will show you My tenderness and care. Open your heart to them, so I can knit you together with them, and an unbreakable bond will form, to do great damage to the kingdom of darkness.
Also remember the father of lies will tell you lies about those I have sent to you. You will know the sent ones, by their fruits, because they will have the fruits of the spirit. Reject these lies as fast as you do the ones about yourself, because when you reject these you are rejecting My help. Be anxious for nothing, just keep thanking Me for all things knowing the future is glorious for all those who stay in My purpose and keep on loving Me.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (AMP)
Therefore if any person is ingrafted in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old previous moral and spiritual condition has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come!
Romans 8:27-31 (AMP)
And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the Holy Spirit what His intent is, because the Spirit intercedes and pleads before God in behalf of the saints according to and in harmony with God''s will. [28] We are assured and know that God being a partner in their labor all things work together and are fitting into a plan for good to and for those who love God and are called according to His design and purpose. [29] For those whom He foreknew of whom He was aware and loved beforehand, He also destined from the beginning foreordaining them to be molded into the image of His Son and share inwardly His likeness, that He might become the firstborn among many brethren. [30] And those whom He thus foreordained, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified (acquitted, made righteous, putting them into right standing with Himself). And those whom He justified, He also glorified raising them to a heavenly dignity and condition or state of being. [31] What then shall we say to all this? If God is for us, who can be against us? Who can be our foe, if God is on our side?
Proverbs 26:22 (KJV)
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
John 1:12 (AMP)
But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name--
John 10:27-29 (AMP)
The sheep that are My own hear and are listening to My voice; and I know them, and they follow Me. [28] And I give them eternal life, and they shall never lose it or perish throughout the ages. To all eternity they shall never by any means be destroyed. And no one is able to snatch them out of My hand. [29] My Father, Who has given them to Me, is greater and mightier than all else; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father''s hand.
2 Corinthians 10:5 (AMP)
Inasmuch as we refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the true knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One),
2 Corinthians 10:3-6 (KJV)
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: [4] (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) [5] Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; [6] And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
John 8:44 B (AMP)
...He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a falsehood, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar himself and the father of lies and of all that is false.
1 Timothy 5:19 (AMP)
Listen to no accusation presented before a judge against an elder unless it is confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Isaiah 54:17 (KJV)
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord , and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord .
Revelation 12:10 (AMP)
Then I heard a strong (loud) voice in heaven, saying, Now it has come--the salvation and the power and the kingdom (the dominion, the reign) of our God, and the power (the sovereignty, the authority) of His Christ (the Messiah); for the accuser of our brethren, he who keeps bringing before our God charges against them day and night, has been cast out!
There have been many devastating things spoken into your life, many of which left scars on your soul, scars that reappear whenever a nightmare or a flashback occurs. Many scars do not hurt any longer, but some are still a little tender to the touch. Meditating on a scar will invite the accuser to reenact the lie that was spoken, causing the scar to become infected.
No matter how strong you think you are, I am the only remover of the scar tissue that you have. As a fact of war, darts from hell will continuously be hurled at you. Darts containing more lies and more false accusations, in hopes that one will stick. Meditating on them, means that they are sticking and soon the enemy will pounce on you with reinforcements, to finally force you into downward spin.
Reinforcements are mean spirited people that repeat his words to drive the darts into the heart of child and adult alike. These darts form life time scars that can only be removed by Me your Creator who has the power to make all things new. The new birth experience removes many scars, but not all. The deeper scars have a connection to familiar spirits, who are assigned by the prince of darkness, to remind you of your past. This is the war for your soul that rages until you come home to Me.
However the battle becomes easier each time you chase these little demons away, with My truth and My name. They have no power over you, only when you meditate on what they say, can they effect you. If you resist by using My truth about you, they simply flee away. Satan never likes to loose a soul and especially one that I train to tear down his kingdom. Be very alert when you are over tired or just waking up, these are the times you are most vulnerable to attack.
When negative things happen to you, he will try to convince you that your past is returning. This is the father of lies at work. Quickly bring the lie to Me and quench it with faith in what I have spoken. Now you are fighting the good fight of faith. I said, "all things would work together for good if you remain in My calling and keep loving Me above all else".
You can never afford to believe a lie even for a moment, not even in a dream, so commit your sleep to Me each night. You are My beloved and I will not allow you to be taken out of My hand for anything. I am your God and have you covered on all sides. I join you to those who love you and will overcome with you. They will show you My tenderness and care. Open your heart to them, so I can knit you together with them, and an unbreakable bond will form, to do great damage to the kingdom of darkness.
Also remember the father of lies will tell you lies about those I have sent to you. You will know the sent ones, by their fruits, because they will have the fruits of the spirit. Reject these lies as fast as you do the ones about yourself, because when you reject these you are rejecting My help. Be anxious for nothing, just keep thanking Me for all things knowing the future is glorious for all those who stay in My purpose and keep on loving Me.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (AMP)
Therefore if any person is ingrafted in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old previous moral and spiritual condition has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come!
Romans 8:27-31 (AMP)
And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the Holy Spirit what His intent is, because the Spirit intercedes and pleads before God in behalf of the saints according to and in harmony with God''s will. [28] We are assured and know that God being a partner in their labor all things work together and are fitting into a plan for good to and for those who love God and are called according to His design and purpose. [29] For those whom He foreknew of whom He was aware and loved beforehand, He also destined from the beginning foreordaining them to be molded into the image of His Son and share inwardly His likeness, that He might become the firstborn among many brethren. [30] And those whom He thus foreordained, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified (acquitted, made righteous, putting them into right standing with Himself). And those whom He justified, He also glorified raising them to a heavenly dignity and condition or state of being. [31] What then shall we say to all this? If God is for us, who can be against us? Who can be our foe, if God is on our side?
Proverbs 26:22 (KJV)
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
John 1:12 (AMP)
But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name--
John 10:27-29 (AMP)
The sheep that are My own hear and are listening to My voice; and I know them, and they follow Me. [28] And I give them eternal life, and they shall never lose it or perish throughout the ages. To all eternity they shall never by any means be destroyed. And no one is able to snatch them out of My hand. [29] My Father, Who has given them to Me, is greater and mightier than all else; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father''s hand.
2 Corinthians 10:5 (AMP)
Inasmuch as we refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the true knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One),
2 Corinthians 10:3-6 (KJV)
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: [4] (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) [5] Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; [6] And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
John 8:44 B (AMP)
...He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a falsehood, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar himself and the father of lies and of all that is false.
1 Timothy 5:19 (AMP)
Listen to no accusation presented before a judge against an elder unless it is confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Isaiah 54:17 (KJV)
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord , and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord .
Revelation 12:10 (AMP)
Then I heard a strong (loud) voice in heaven, saying, Now it has come--the salvation and the power and the kingdom (the dominion, the reign) of our God, and the power (the sovereignty, the authority) of His Christ (the Messiah); for the accuser of our brethren, he who keeps bringing before our God charges against them day and night, has been cast out!
I AM AT YOUR DOOR
I AM AT YOUR DOOR
I am at the door every morning knocking. Your day cannot start right without Me if you are a kingdom person. Your direction must be set by Me in order for you to accomplish My purpose today. Many people wait on Me at night, but the day is over when work is accomplished. My mercies are new every morning, and so are My directions, and anointing.
Do not assume that you can know My plan, without our morning meeting, your soul can speak direction based on logic, that will lead you to a fruitless day. Your steps are ordered by Me, but only if you ask Me. I do not take control unless you ask. Putting Me first is especially true when it comes to order. Many of you put your boss or your job before Me. You simply say, "well I got to go to work," and this is true, but not if your heart stops beating. Your boss cannot anoint you. He cannot give you joy, or strength.
I am your King and as King of Kings I will set your day for you and, empower you to accomplish only what is necessary. The rest is all waste that will wear you out. Put Me first, all day every day, and move to a super human position, that amazes others. I am your King and I love you, so meet with Me first, I am outside your door knocking.
Revelation 3:20 (AMP)
Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears and listens to and heeds My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will eat with him, and he will eat with Me.
Proverbs 20:24 (AMP)
Man''s steps are ordered by the Lord. How then can a man understand his way?
Proverbs 3:5-7 (AMP)
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.
I am at the door every morning knocking. Your day cannot start right without Me if you are a kingdom person. Your direction must be set by Me in order for you to accomplish My purpose today. Many people wait on Me at night, but the day is over when work is accomplished. My mercies are new every morning, and so are My directions, and anointing.
Do not assume that you can know My plan, without our morning meeting, your soul can speak direction based on logic, that will lead you to a fruitless day. Your steps are ordered by Me, but only if you ask Me. I do not take control unless you ask. Putting Me first is especially true when it comes to order. Many of you put your boss or your job before Me. You simply say, "well I got to go to work," and this is true, but not if your heart stops beating. Your boss cannot anoint you. He cannot give you joy, or strength.
I am your King and as King of Kings I will set your day for you and, empower you to accomplish only what is necessary. The rest is all waste that will wear you out. Put Me first, all day every day, and move to a super human position, that amazes others. I am your King and I love you, so meet with Me first, I am outside your door knocking.
Revelation 3:20 (AMP)
Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears and listens to and heeds My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will eat with him, and he will eat with Me.
Proverbs 20:24 (AMP)
Man''s steps are ordered by the Lord. How then can a man understand his way?
Proverbs 3:5-7 (AMP)
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.
Monday, August 8, 2011
A PRISONER OF BEAUTY
A PRISONER OF BEAUTY
Beauty is the prey of lust. It is also the object of lust. I have created many humans that are fare to look upon, however it is not a life without heartache. People of uncontrolled passion, filled with lust, see only the outward appearance, seek a way to satisfy their evil desire. Many unaware beautiful women, enter well bated traps, only to find themselves imprisoned in a life of abuse. I am the God of beauty, for I make all things beautiful but a perverted world turns it ugly.
Outward beauty has many drawbacks. Many an abuser will exploit the person with outer beauty and depriving their inner beauty of it's life giving power. I have a plan to protect the beautiful ones from imprisonment, and avoid every trap. It is a plan that requires a steady relationship with Me and a maintained disciplined life. There are many women of beauty, that I have chosen to fulfill My purpose, but they have been ambushed by a mans lust, however, My calling and gifts still remain in tact and valid in their lives.
Fear and jealousy are constantly breaking up friendships of the beautiful ones. There is a cry from deep within their heart, crying, "doesn't anyone see the real me, and love me for me, and not my beauty?" I hear that cry, and yes, I have those who are not filled with lust, that see My call on their life. I have called them to walk along side filling in the gaps and making up the hedge, seeing that My purpose is fulfilled in these lifes.
Beauty is also the object of lust. Millions of people spend billions of dollars striving for outer beauty while totally neglecting the all important inner beauty. After a few years of being 6 feet in the ground, everyone's outer body looks the same, dust. However the inner beauty of the believer is eternal and each differs from the other according to My working in them. Many women give up on their inner beauty and sell their outer beauty to the highest bidder, as did Rahab the prostitute. Even then I can still see inner beauty and redeem My calling, as I did in her case.
Some people gage the worth of a person by their beauty or the lack thereof. The more beautiful, the more valuable, may be the case of precious stones, but not human beings. The value of the human is based on the amount of Me they have on the inside of them. Even the most unattractive outer body can have the highest value in the Kingdom. For that very reason, when I came to earth, I deliberately chose to live in a human body, that did not have outer beauty. I did not want people attracted to My flesh, but to My Spirit.
The foolishness of worshiping outer beauty stems from the heart of Satan. He was created the most beautiful of anything I have ever created. His outer beauty was the root cause of all death, pain, heartache, sin and suffering. It is the beginning of bad, of poverty, of hunger, and starvation. All decay finds it's origin in the beauty of an archangel.
When lucifer was attracted to his own beauty, pride entered his heart and he thought himself higher than Me. In a flash I threw him out of heaven along with his worshipers. I created hell for their destruction. All those who worship beauty will come to the same fate. Remember the fate of the man who came to the wedding with his own prideful garment of beauty, instead of the wedding garment of humility.
Now let Me share the mystery of kingdom relationship. The world, the flesh and the devil cannot comprehend the secret of the beauty and the beast. It's an kingdom mystery, that they see it as a complete mismatch. They say, "what does she see in him"? Or, "what does he see in her"? What they cannot see is that she has fallen in love with his inner beauty and he has done the same. They have discovered Me inside each other. The outer will wrinkle, and eventually loose all it's beauty, but it has no effect on their love, because the inner keeps getting more beautiful and is eternal.
Their love is safe from all outer influence, it is safe from hard times, from predators, and impostures because their in love a beauty that cannot be counterfeited. This is why I can speak of this openly and not fear the enemy making a plan to combat this kingdom love. All kingdom marriages are based on this. When you read "what God hath joined together", this what I am referring to.
I never join two people together based on outer anything. I prepare and develop the beauty of the inner man. Then I take two finished products and their love for Me causes them to see My beautiful handiwork in each other and I join together My two pieces of handiwork. The two pieces fit perfectly together because I did the work in both.
Now you may have outward beauty or you may not, it has no bearing in the kingdom, I look on at your spirit not earthly package it's wrapped in. Remember, I through the package away before you get here. So why do you put so much emphasis on it. Let me work on your inner man so you can recognize the inner beauty in another, and establish eternal kingdom relationships.
Isaiah 53:1-3 (AMP)
WHO HAS believed (trusted in, relied upon, and clung to) our message of that which was revealed to us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been disclosed? [2] For the Servant of God grew up before Him like a tender plant, and like a root out of dry ground; He has no form or comeliness royal, kingly pomp, that we should look at Him, and no beauty that we should desire Him. [3] He was despised and rejected and forsaken by men, a Man of sorrows and pains, and acquainted with grief and sickness; and like One from Whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or have any esteem for Him.
2 Corinthians 4:16-17 (AMP)
Therefore we do not become discouraged (utterly spiritless, exhausted, and wearied out through fear). Though our outer man is progressively decaying and wasting away, yet our inner self is being progressively renewed day after day. [17] For our light, momentary affliction (this slight distress of the passing hour) is ever more and more abundantly preparing and producing and achieving for us an everlasting weight of glory beyond all measure, excessively surpassing all comparisons and all calculations, a vast and transcendent glory and blessedness never to cease!,
Luke 11:39-40 (AMP)
But the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside you yourselves are full of greed and robbery and extortion and malice and wickedness. [40] You senseless (foolish, stupid) ones acting without reflection or intelligence! Did not He Who made the outside make the inside also?
Luke 10:18 (AMP)
And He said to them, I saw Satan falling like a lightning flash from heaven.
Isaiah 14:12-17 (AMP)
How have you fallen from heaven, O light-bringer and daystar, son of the morning! How you have been cut down to the ground, you who weakened and laid low the nations O blasphemous, satanic king of Babylon! [13] And you said in your heart, I will ascend to heaven; I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will sit upon the mount of assembly in the uttermost north. [14] I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High. [15] Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol (Hades), to the innermost recesses of the pit (the region of the dead). [16] Those who see you will gaze at you and consider you, saying, Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms?-- [17] Who made the world like a wilderness and overthrew its cities, who would not permit his prisoners to return home?
Proverbs 6:24-29 (AMP)
To keep you from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a loose woman. [25] Lust not after her beauty in your heart, neither let her capture you with her eyelids. [26] For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread, and the adulteress stalks and snares as with a hook the precious life of a man. [27] Can a man take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned? [28] Can one go upon hot coals and his feet not be burned? [29] So he who cohabits with his neighbor''s wife will be tortured with evil consequences and just retribution; he who touches her shall not be innocent or go unpunished.
John 8:6-11 (AMP)
This they said to try (test) Him, hoping they might find a charge on which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger. [7] However, when they persisted with their question, He raised Himself up and said, Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her. [8] Then He bent down and went on writing on the ground with His finger. [9] They listened to Him, and then they began going out, conscience-stricken, one by one, from the oldest down to the last one of them, till Jesus was left alone, with the woman standing there before Him in the center of the court. [10] When Jesus raised Himself up, He said to her, Woman, where are your accusers? Has no man condemned you? [11] She answered, No one, Lord! And Jesus said, I do not condemn you either. Go on your way and from now on sin no more.
Hebrews 11:31 (AMP)
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.
Proverbs 31:10-31 (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. [13] She seeks out wool and flax and works with willing hands to develop it. [14] She is like the merchant ships loaded with foodstuffs; she brings her household''s food from a far country. [15] She rises while it is yet night and gets spiritual food for her household and assigns her maids their tasks. [16] She considers a new field before she buys or accepts it expanding prudently and not courting neglect of her present duties by assuming other duties; with her savings of time and strength she plants fruitful vines in her vineyard. S. of Sol. 8:12. [17] She girds herself with strength spiritual, mental, and physical fitness for her God-given task and makes her arms strong and firm. [18] She tastes and sees that her gain from work with and for God is good; her lamp goes not out, but it burns on continually through the night of trouble, privation, or sorrow, warning away fear, doubt, and distrust. [19] She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. [20] She opens her hand to the poor, yes, she reaches out her filled hands to the needy whether in body, mind, or spirit. [21] She fears not the snow for her family, for all her household are doubly clothed in scarlet. [22] She makes for herself coverlets, cushions, and rugs of tapestry. Her clothing is of linen, pure and fine, and of purple such as that of which the clothing of the priests and the hallowed cloths of the temple were made. [23] Her husband is known in the city''s gates, when he sits among the elders of the land. [24] She makes fine linen garments and leads others to buy them; she delivers to the merchants girdles or sashes that free one up for service. [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!
Matthew 19:6 (AMP)
So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder (separate).
Beauty is the prey of lust. It is also the object of lust. I have created many humans that are fare to look upon, however it is not a life without heartache. People of uncontrolled passion, filled with lust, see only the outward appearance, seek a way to satisfy their evil desire. Many unaware beautiful women, enter well bated traps, only to find themselves imprisoned in a life of abuse. I am the God of beauty, for I make all things beautiful but a perverted world turns it ugly.
Outward beauty has many drawbacks. Many an abuser will exploit the person with outer beauty and depriving their inner beauty of it's life giving power. I have a plan to protect the beautiful ones from imprisonment, and avoid every trap. It is a plan that requires a steady relationship with Me and a maintained disciplined life. There are many women of beauty, that I have chosen to fulfill My purpose, but they have been ambushed by a mans lust, however, My calling and gifts still remain in tact and valid in their lives.
Fear and jealousy are constantly breaking up friendships of the beautiful ones. There is a cry from deep within their heart, crying, "doesn't anyone see the real me, and love me for me, and not my beauty?" I hear that cry, and yes, I have those who are not filled with lust, that see My call on their life. I have called them to walk along side filling in the gaps and making up the hedge, seeing that My purpose is fulfilled in these lifes.
Beauty is also the object of lust. Millions of people spend billions of dollars striving for outer beauty while totally neglecting the all important inner beauty. After a few years of being 6 feet in the ground, everyone's outer body looks the same, dust. However the inner beauty of the believer is eternal and each differs from the other according to My working in them. Many women give up on their inner beauty and sell their outer beauty to the highest bidder, as did Rahab the prostitute. Even then I can still see inner beauty and redeem My calling, as I did in her case.
Some people gage the worth of a person by their beauty or the lack thereof. The more beautiful, the more valuable, may be the case of precious stones, but not human beings. The value of the human is based on the amount of Me they have on the inside of them. Even the most unattractive outer body can have the highest value in the Kingdom. For that very reason, when I came to earth, I deliberately chose to live in a human body, that did not have outer beauty. I did not want people attracted to My flesh, but to My Spirit.
The foolishness of worshiping outer beauty stems from the heart of Satan. He was created the most beautiful of anything I have ever created. His outer beauty was the root cause of all death, pain, heartache, sin and suffering. It is the beginning of bad, of poverty, of hunger, and starvation. All decay finds it's origin in the beauty of an archangel.
When lucifer was attracted to his own beauty, pride entered his heart and he thought himself higher than Me. In a flash I threw him out of heaven along with his worshipers. I created hell for their destruction. All those who worship beauty will come to the same fate. Remember the fate of the man who came to the wedding with his own prideful garment of beauty, instead of the wedding garment of humility.
Now let Me share the mystery of kingdom relationship. The world, the flesh and the devil cannot comprehend the secret of the beauty and the beast. It's an kingdom mystery, that they see it as a complete mismatch. They say, "what does she see in him"? Or, "what does he see in her"? What they cannot see is that she has fallen in love with his inner beauty and he has done the same. They have discovered Me inside each other. The outer will wrinkle, and eventually loose all it's beauty, but it has no effect on their love, because the inner keeps getting more beautiful and is eternal.
Their love is safe from all outer influence, it is safe from hard times, from predators, and impostures because their in love a beauty that cannot be counterfeited. This is why I can speak of this openly and not fear the enemy making a plan to combat this kingdom love. All kingdom marriages are based on this. When you read "what God hath joined together", this what I am referring to.
I never join two people together based on outer anything. I prepare and develop the beauty of the inner man. Then I take two finished products and their love for Me causes them to see My beautiful handiwork in each other and I join together My two pieces of handiwork. The two pieces fit perfectly together because I did the work in both.
Now you may have outward beauty or you may not, it has no bearing in the kingdom, I look on at your spirit not earthly package it's wrapped in. Remember, I through the package away before you get here. So why do you put so much emphasis on it. Let me work on your inner man so you can recognize the inner beauty in another, and establish eternal kingdom relationships.
Isaiah 53:1-3 (AMP)
WHO HAS believed (trusted in, relied upon, and clung to) our message of that which was revealed to us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been disclosed? [2] For the Servant of God grew up before Him like a tender plant, and like a root out of dry ground; He has no form or comeliness royal, kingly pomp, that we should look at Him, and no beauty that we should desire Him. [3] He was despised and rejected and forsaken by men, a Man of sorrows and pains, and acquainted with grief and sickness; and like One from Whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or have any esteem for Him.
2 Corinthians 4:16-17 (AMP)
Therefore we do not become discouraged (utterly spiritless, exhausted, and wearied out through fear). Though our outer man is progressively decaying and wasting away, yet our inner self is being progressively renewed day after day. [17] For our light, momentary affliction (this slight distress of the passing hour) is ever more and more abundantly preparing and producing and achieving for us an everlasting weight of glory beyond all measure, excessively surpassing all comparisons and all calculations, a vast and transcendent glory and blessedness never to cease!,
Luke 11:39-40 (AMP)
But the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside you yourselves are full of greed and robbery and extortion and malice and wickedness. [40] You senseless (foolish, stupid) ones acting without reflection or intelligence! Did not He Who made the outside make the inside also?
Luke 10:18 (AMP)
And He said to them, I saw Satan falling like a lightning flash from heaven.
Isaiah 14:12-17 (AMP)
How have you fallen from heaven, O light-bringer and daystar, son of the morning! How you have been cut down to the ground, you who weakened and laid low the nations O blasphemous, satanic king of Babylon! [13] And you said in your heart, I will ascend to heaven; I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will sit upon the mount of assembly in the uttermost north. [14] I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High. [15] Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol (Hades), to the innermost recesses of the pit (the region of the dead). [16] Those who see you will gaze at you and consider you, saying, Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms?-- [17] Who made the world like a wilderness and overthrew its cities, who would not permit his prisoners to return home?
Proverbs 6:24-29 (AMP)
To keep you from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a loose woman. [25] Lust not after her beauty in your heart, neither let her capture you with her eyelids. [26] For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread, and the adulteress stalks and snares as with a hook the precious life of a man. [27] Can a man take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned? [28] Can one go upon hot coals and his feet not be burned? [29] So he who cohabits with his neighbor''s wife will be tortured with evil consequences and just retribution; he who touches her shall not be innocent or go unpunished.
John 8:6-11 (AMP)
This they said to try (test) Him, hoping they might find a charge on which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger. [7] However, when they persisted with their question, He raised Himself up and said, Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her. [8] Then He bent down and went on writing on the ground with His finger. [9] They listened to Him, and then they began going out, conscience-stricken, one by one, from the oldest down to the last one of them, till Jesus was left alone, with the woman standing there before Him in the center of the court. [10] When Jesus raised Himself up, He said to her, Woman, where are your accusers? Has no man condemned you? [11] She answered, No one, Lord! And Jesus said, I do not condemn you either. Go on your way and from now on sin no more.
Hebrews 11:31 (AMP)
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.
Proverbs 31:10-31 (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. [13] She seeks out wool and flax and works with willing hands to develop it. [14] She is like the merchant ships loaded with foodstuffs; she brings her household''s food from a far country. [15] She rises while it is yet night and gets spiritual food for her household and assigns her maids their tasks. [16] She considers a new field before she buys or accepts it expanding prudently and not courting neglect of her present duties by assuming other duties; with her savings of time and strength she plants fruitful vines in her vineyard. S. of Sol. 8:12. [17] She girds herself with strength spiritual, mental, and physical fitness for her God-given task and makes her arms strong and firm. [18] She tastes and sees that her gain from work with and for God is good; her lamp goes not out, but it burns on continually through the night of trouble, privation, or sorrow, warning away fear, doubt, and distrust. [19] She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. [20] She opens her hand to the poor, yes, she reaches out her filled hands to the needy whether in body, mind, or spirit. [21] She fears not the snow for her family, for all her household are doubly clothed in scarlet. [22] She makes for herself coverlets, cushions, and rugs of tapestry. Her clothing is of linen, pure and fine, and of purple such as that of which the clothing of the priests and the hallowed cloths of the temple were made. [23] Her husband is known in the city''s gates, when he sits among the elders of the land. [24] She makes fine linen garments and leads others to buy them; she delivers to the merchants girdles or sashes that free one up for service. [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!
Matthew 19:6 (AMP)
So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder (separate).
Saturday, August 6, 2011
I AM THE RESTORER
I AM THE RESTORER
Whatever you cling too, there is no need to restore. By the very fact that something still remains in tact, and in your possession means, it does not need to be restored to you.
However those things that were lost in spiritual battle and the things that the enemy stole from you are rightfully yours.
But when you die to self, you give up your right to have them back. This is where the fun comes in. You see you have no right to them, so it becomes My joy to surprise you with gifts from above. Do you understand the joy I get from seeing you laugh and giggle. I love to see your tears of joy. I love the look on your face when, what you thought was gone forever, is handed back to you in better shape than when it was taken away.
Those seconds when your speechless, when your trying not to cry. The moment it dawns on you, how much I love you. These are cherished moments for your creator. I created you so we could enjoy each other and My joy is to thrill your heart over and over. Each morning you wake, I look at the ways I can bless you through out the day. When you put Me first in your life there, is nothing I will not do for you. David was a man that pulled at My heart strings, because all his life he loved Me, and never considered another god.
Many do not believe I want to bless them, thus their unbelief stops the flow of My blessing. Others believe they have earned My blessing, and so pride cuts them short. Others believe poverty and sickness are My special gifts and they receive them, without a fight. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Only a few of you will really get it, in your lifetime. I AM A VERY PERSONAL GOD. If you relate to Me any other way, you will never enjoy full effect of My love.
If you want to blame Me for the bad, doubt My love, keep trying to do it yourself, constantly complain, or refuse to die to self, then you are going to be shaken apart in the days to come. Those who really know Me, are always pushing the envelope, they constantly risk getting wet, in their walks on water. Yet they are so dependant on Me, they are almost afraid to breath, without My permission.
The day you want nothing in return for your acts of love is the day I give the command to bless you. The day you stopped counting what would be left for you, is the day I knew you were dead. The time you said, "thats not enough give them some more", is the time you won My heart.
Anyone who counts what they will have left, before obeying Me, is not yet kingdom material. This hesitation is a kingdom blocking, moment of decision. The decision of whether to save your life or loose it, for My sake. If you are dead then there is nothing to save too, therefore nothing to contemplate. You will never see a piggy bank in a casket. Naked you came in and naked you are going out.
This is not so with your spirit man. You came in with the glory of innocence and you are going out with a ton of wood, hay and stubble or gold, silver and precious stones to lay at My feet. What ever you did for yourself or those who rewarded you back, is wood hay and stubble and will be consumed. The gold, silver and precious stones will determine your rank for ever.
The closer you are to Me on earth, the closer you will sit to Me for eternity. As it is with you on earth, so it will be with you in heaven. I finished My work, so you could do this part. You tell Me what you want up here, by our relationship down there. Don't think just because you die, you are all of a sudden going to be close to Me. As it is on earth so it will be in heaven. You are deciding your eternity now. If you are distant from Me on earth, you will never be close to Me up here.
I hope you will take your remaining days a little more serious, you should know, earthlings only have a few days, to start with. I hope this clears a few things up, about Me. I have a few kids I really enjoy walking with, because, they love walking with Me. I set them above the others, because thats what they do to Me. I pour out blessings on them and I make sure that anything that was taken from them is restored up to seven times.
You stepping out on nothing, knowing I will catch you, is so thrilling to My heart. I love it when you say, "Catch me daddy". Believe Me, when you come up here, you will be right next to Me.
Exodus 29:45-46 (AMP)
And I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God. [46] And they shall know from personal experience that I am the Lord their God, Who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt that I might dwell among them; I am the Lord their God.
Daniel 11:32 (AMP)
And such as violate the covenant he shall pervert and seduce with flatteries, but the people who know their God shall prove themselves strong and shall stand firm and do exploits for God.
Jeremiah 24:5-7 (AMP)
Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard the captives of Judah whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good. [6] For I will set My eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them up and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up. [7] And I will give them a heart to know (recognize, understand, and be acquainted with) Me, that I am the Lord; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart.
Romans 8:17-39 (AMP)
And if we are His children, then we are His heirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ sharing His inheritance with Him; only we must share His suffering if we are to share His glory. [18] But what of that? For I consider that the sufferings of this present time (this present life) are not worth being compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us and for us and conferred on us! [19] For even the whole creation (all nature) waits expectantly and longs earnestly for God''s sons to be made known waits for the revealing, the disclosing of their sonship. [20] For the creation (nature) was subjected to frailty (to futility, condemned to frustration), not because of some intentional fault on its part, but by the will of Him Who so subjected it--yet with the hope [21] That nature (creation) itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and corruption and gain an entrance into the glorious freedom of God''s children. [22] We know that the whole creation of irrational creatures has been moaning together in the pains of labor until now. [23] And not only the creation, but we ourselves too, who have and enjoy the firstfruits of the Holy Spirit a foretaste of the blissful things to come groan inwardly as we wait for the redemption of our bodies from sensuality and the grave, which will reveal our adoption (our manifestation as God''s sons). [24] For in this hope we were saved. But hope the object of which is seen is not hope. For how can one hope for what he already sees? [25] But if we hope for what is still unseen by us, we wait for it with patience and composure. [26] So too the Holy Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance. [27] And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the Holy Spirit what His intent is, because the Spirit intercedes and pleads before God in behalf of the saints according to and in harmony with God''s will. [28] We are assured and know that God being a partner in their labor all things work together and are fitting into a plan for good to and for those who love God and are called according to His design and purpose. [29] For those whom He foreknew of whom He was aware and loved beforehand, He also destined from the beginning foreordaining them to be molded into the image of His Son and share inwardly His likeness, that He might become the firstborn among many brethren. [30] And those whom He thus foreordained, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified (acquitted, made righteous, putting them into right standing with Himself). And those whom He justified, He also glorified raising them to a heavenly dignity and condition or state of being. [31] What then shall we say to all this? If God is for us, who can be against us? Who can be our foe, if God is on our side? [32] He who did not withhold or spare even His own Son but gave Him up for us all, will He not also with Him freely and graciously give us all other things? [33] Who shall bring any charge against God''s elect when it is God Who justifies that is, Who puts us in right relation to Himself? Who shall come forward and accuse or impeach those whom God has chosen? Will God, Who acquits us? [34] Who is there to condemn us? Will Christ Jesus (the Messiah), Who died, or rather Who was raised from the dead, Who is at the right hand of God actually pleading as He intercedes for us? [35] Who shall ever separate us from Christ''s love? Shall suffering and affliction and tribulation? Or calamity and distress? Or persecution or hunger or destitution or peril or sword? [36] Even as it is written, For Thy sake we are put to death all the day long; we are regarded and counted as sheep for the slaughter. [37] Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us. [38] For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers, [39] Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Luke 1:37 (AMP)
For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment.
Acts 13:22 (AMP)
And when He had deposed him, He raised up David to be their king; of him He bore witness and said, I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart, who will do all My will and carry out My program fully. I Sam. 13:14; Ps. 89:20; Isa. 44:28.
Luke 11:11-13 (AMP)
What father among you, if his son asks for a loaf of bread, will give him a stone; or if he asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent? [12] Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? [13] If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good gifts gifts that are to their advantage to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask and continue to ask Him!
Luke 12:32-40 (AMP)
Do not be seized with alarm and struck with fear, little flock, for it is your Father''s good pleasure to give you the kingdom! [33] Sell what you possess and give donations to the poor; provide yourselves with purses and handbags that do not grow old, an unfailing and inexhaustible treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. [34] For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. [35] Keep your loins girded and your lamps burning, [36] And be like men who are waiting for their master to return home from the marriage feast, so that when he returns from the wedding and comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately. [37] Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are those servants whom the master finds awake and alert and watching when he comes. Truly I say to you, he will gird himself and have them recline at table and will come and serve them! [38] If he comes in the second watch (before midnight) or the third watch (after midnight), and finds them so, blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are those servants! [39] But of this be assured: if the householder had known at what time the burglar was coming, he would have been awake and alert and watching and would not have permitted his house to be dug through and broken into. [40] You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour and a moment when you do not anticipate it.
Isaiah 40:31 (AMP)
But those who wait for the Lord who expect, look for, and hope in Him shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up close to God as eagles mount up to the sun; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired.
Hebrews 11:1-6 (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.
John 15:14-17 (AMP)
You are My friends if you keep on doing the things which I command you to do. [15] I do not call you servants (slaves) any longer, for the servant does not know what his master is doing (working out). But I have called you My friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from My Father. I have revealed to you everything that I have learned from Him. [16] You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you I have planted you, that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit may be lasting that it may remain, abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name as presenting all that I AM, He may give it to you. [17] This is what I command you: that you love one another.
Whatever you cling too, there is no need to restore. By the very fact that something still remains in tact, and in your possession means, it does not need to be restored to you.
However those things that were lost in spiritual battle and the things that the enemy stole from you are rightfully yours.
But when you die to self, you give up your right to have them back. This is where the fun comes in. You see you have no right to them, so it becomes My joy to surprise you with gifts from above. Do you understand the joy I get from seeing you laugh and giggle. I love to see your tears of joy. I love the look on your face when, what you thought was gone forever, is handed back to you in better shape than when it was taken away.
Those seconds when your speechless, when your trying not to cry. The moment it dawns on you, how much I love you. These are cherished moments for your creator. I created you so we could enjoy each other and My joy is to thrill your heart over and over. Each morning you wake, I look at the ways I can bless you through out the day. When you put Me first in your life there, is nothing I will not do for you. David was a man that pulled at My heart strings, because all his life he loved Me, and never considered another god.
Many do not believe I want to bless them, thus their unbelief stops the flow of My blessing. Others believe they have earned My blessing, and so pride cuts them short. Others believe poverty and sickness are My special gifts and they receive them, without a fight. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Only a few of you will really get it, in your lifetime. I AM A VERY PERSONAL GOD. If you relate to Me any other way, you will never enjoy full effect of My love.
If you want to blame Me for the bad, doubt My love, keep trying to do it yourself, constantly complain, or refuse to die to self, then you are going to be shaken apart in the days to come. Those who really know Me, are always pushing the envelope, they constantly risk getting wet, in their walks on water. Yet they are so dependant on Me, they are almost afraid to breath, without My permission.
The day you want nothing in return for your acts of love is the day I give the command to bless you. The day you stopped counting what would be left for you, is the day I knew you were dead. The time you said, "thats not enough give them some more", is the time you won My heart.
Anyone who counts what they will have left, before obeying Me, is not yet kingdom material. This hesitation is a kingdom blocking, moment of decision. The decision of whether to save your life or loose it, for My sake. If you are dead then there is nothing to save too, therefore nothing to contemplate. You will never see a piggy bank in a casket. Naked you came in and naked you are going out.
This is not so with your spirit man. You came in with the glory of innocence and you are going out with a ton of wood, hay and stubble or gold, silver and precious stones to lay at My feet. What ever you did for yourself or those who rewarded you back, is wood hay and stubble and will be consumed. The gold, silver and precious stones will determine your rank for ever.
The closer you are to Me on earth, the closer you will sit to Me for eternity. As it is with you on earth, so it will be with you in heaven. I finished My work, so you could do this part. You tell Me what you want up here, by our relationship down there. Don't think just because you die, you are all of a sudden going to be close to Me. As it is on earth so it will be in heaven. You are deciding your eternity now. If you are distant from Me on earth, you will never be close to Me up here.
I hope you will take your remaining days a little more serious, you should know, earthlings only have a few days, to start with. I hope this clears a few things up, about Me. I have a few kids I really enjoy walking with, because, they love walking with Me. I set them above the others, because thats what they do to Me. I pour out blessings on them and I make sure that anything that was taken from them is restored up to seven times.
You stepping out on nothing, knowing I will catch you, is so thrilling to My heart. I love it when you say, "Catch me daddy". Believe Me, when you come up here, you will be right next to Me.
Exodus 29:45-46 (AMP)
And I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God. [46] And they shall know from personal experience that I am the Lord their God, Who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt that I might dwell among them; I am the Lord their God.
Daniel 11:32 (AMP)
And such as violate the covenant he shall pervert and seduce with flatteries, but the people who know their God shall prove themselves strong and shall stand firm and do exploits for God.
Jeremiah 24:5-7 (AMP)
Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard the captives of Judah whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good. [6] For I will set My eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them up and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up. [7] And I will give them a heart to know (recognize, understand, and be acquainted with) Me, that I am the Lord; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart.
Romans 8:17-39 (AMP)
And if we are His children, then we are His heirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ sharing His inheritance with Him; only we must share His suffering if we are to share His glory. [18] But what of that? For I consider that the sufferings of this present time (this present life) are not worth being compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us and for us and conferred on us! [19] For even the whole creation (all nature) waits expectantly and longs earnestly for God''s sons to be made known waits for the revealing, the disclosing of their sonship. [20] For the creation (nature) was subjected to frailty (to futility, condemned to frustration), not because of some intentional fault on its part, but by the will of Him Who so subjected it--yet with the hope [21] That nature (creation) itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and corruption and gain an entrance into the glorious freedom of God''s children. [22] We know that the whole creation of irrational creatures has been moaning together in the pains of labor until now. [23] And not only the creation, but we ourselves too, who have and enjoy the firstfruits of the Holy Spirit a foretaste of the blissful things to come groan inwardly as we wait for the redemption of our bodies from sensuality and the grave, which will reveal our adoption (our manifestation as God''s sons). [24] For in this hope we were saved. But hope the object of which is seen is not hope. For how can one hope for what he already sees? [25] But if we hope for what is still unseen by us, we wait for it with patience and composure. [26] So too the Holy Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance. [27] And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the Holy Spirit what His intent is, because the Spirit intercedes and pleads before God in behalf of the saints according to and in harmony with God''s will. [28] We are assured and know that God being a partner in their labor all things work together and are fitting into a plan for good to and for those who love God and are called according to His design and purpose. [29] For those whom He foreknew of whom He was aware and loved beforehand, He also destined from the beginning foreordaining them to be molded into the image of His Son and share inwardly His likeness, that He might become the firstborn among many brethren. [30] And those whom He thus foreordained, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified (acquitted, made righteous, putting them into right standing with Himself). And those whom He justified, He also glorified raising them to a heavenly dignity and condition or state of being. [31] What then shall we say to all this? If God is for us, who can be against us? Who can be our foe, if God is on our side? [32] He who did not withhold or spare even His own Son but gave Him up for us all, will He not also with Him freely and graciously give us all other things? [33] Who shall bring any charge against God''s elect when it is God Who justifies that is, Who puts us in right relation to Himself? Who shall come forward and accuse or impeach those whom God has chosen? Will God, Who acquits us? [34] Who is there to condemn us? Will Christ Jesus (the Messiah), Who died, or rather Who was raised from the dead, Who is at the right hand of God actually pleading as He intercedes for us? [35] Who shall ever separate us from Christ''s love? Shall suffering and affliction and tribulation? Or calamity and distress? Or persecution or hunger or destitution or peril or sword? [36] Even as it is written, For Thy sake we are put to death all the day long; we are regarded and counted as sheep for the slaughter. [37] Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us. [38] For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers, [39] Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Luke 1:37 (AMP)
For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment.
Acts 13:22 (AMP)
And when He had deposed him, He raised up David to be their king; of him He bore witness and said, I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart, who will do all My will and carry out My program fully. I Sam. 13:14; Ps. 89:20; Isa. 44:28.
Luke 11:11-13 (AMP)
What father among you, if his son asks for a loaf of bread, will give him a stone; or if he asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent? [12] Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? [13] If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good gifts gifts that are to their advantage to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask and continue to ask Him!
Luke 12:32-40 (AMP)
Do not be seized with alarm and struck with fear, little flock, for it is your Father''s good pleasure to give you the kingdom! [33] Sell what you possess and give donations to the poor; provide yourselves with purses and handbags that do not grow old, an unfailing and inexhaustible treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. [34] For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. [35] Keep your loins girded and your lamps burning, [36] And be like men who are waiting for their master to return home from the marriage feast, so that when he returns from the wedding and comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately. [37] Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are those servants whom the master finds awake and alert and watching when he comes. Truly I say to you, he will gird himself and have them recline at table and will come and serve them! [38] If he comes in the second watch (before midnight) or the third watch (after midnight), and finds them so, blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are those servants! [39] But of this be assured: if the householder had known at what time the burglar was coming, he would have been awake and alert and watching and would not have permitted his house to be dug through and broken into. [40] You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour and a moment when you do not anticipate it.
Isaiah 40:31 (AMP)
But those who wait for the Lord who expect, look for, and hope in Him shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up close to God as eagles mount up to the sun; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired.
Hebrews 11:1-6 (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.
John 15:14-17 (AMP)
You are My friends if you keep on doing the things which I command you to do. [15] I do not call you servants (slaves) any longer, for the servant does not know what his master is doing (working out). But I have called you My friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from My Father. I have revealed to you everything that I have learned from Him. [16] You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you I have planted you, that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit may be lasting that it may remain, abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name as presenting all that I AM, He may give it to you. [17] This is what I command you: that you love one another.
Friday, August 5, 2011
FRIENDSHIP, FROM THE LEAST TO THE ULTIMATE
FRIENDSHIP, FROM THE LEAST TO THE ULTIMATE
Friend is the most variable relationship of any on planet earth. A high profile and popular person may have many friends, which he or she have never met. The richer you are, the more friends you have. These would be very loose uses of the term friend at best. Yet friendship is basic to all other relationships.
No marriage will survive unless the couple have first become friends. No business relationship will last long term, unless the parties are true friends. When a child becomes an adult, a friendship must be established between mom and child and father and child, each on their own merit, in order for a loving and joyful relationship to continue. Friendship is basic to all joyful and meaningful relationships.
It is a tragedy to join a man and woman together in marriage that have never become best friends first. There is nothing holy about the matrimony with out first establishing a strong friendship. Many friendships have a stronger bond than marriages, because a vow does not make a friend. A vow without friendship soon becomes imprisonment.
There are several categories of friends, the least being an acquaintance, the rest are left up to each party to determine what level of commitment is needed to be called, friend, good friend, best friend and intimate friend. The highest being intimate friend. In the kingdom we set the standard for intimate friend, because it is a friend like no other. In your lifetime, if you find one person of this level you are blessed beyond measure.
I am the author of this level of friendship. This level of friend must be My friend first because it requires unconditional love, where nothing you say or do will cancel the friendship. This is the laying down your life friendship. No matter what you have done, or what your past may have included it does not phase this friendship. This friendship forgives before an offense is committed. This friendship tells you the truth, even though it may cost everything.
This friend does not reveal secrets, nor have a personal agenda. This friend is daily intimate with Me, allowing Me to impart to them My attributes. I can then send them forth to be intimate friends with those I choose raise up in the last day. Intimate friends break strongholds with ease, using agreement power, intimate friends carry one another over life's trouble spots.
They have been described as, a bridge over troubled waters, the wind beneath your wings, water in the desert, and a light at the end of the tunnel. These are those that walk with Me, that carry My presence, and know My voice, they will speak My words and share My love as I arrange their divine appointments. They are supernaturally, natural. They come in all shapes, sizes and colors. They walk with My humility, while exercising My authority.
When you find an intimate friend you will know it, for they will stand out from all other relationships, because it's My unconditional love flowing through a human being that has chosen to die, that I might live through them.
This is the friend that sticks closer than a brother, the one that pours in the oil and the wine, and a, "present help in the time of trouble". It's the, "river of living water, springing up from the belly" I am describing My self, the greater one, living inside a human being. Did I not say, "ye are the light of the world" and the "salt of the earth"? Only those who choose to die are qualified to become intimate friends. I urge you to seek to become one and to cherish the one I send.
Proverbs 14:20 (AMP)
The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich has many friends.
Proverbs 18:24 (KJV)
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
James 2:23 (AMP)
And so the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed in (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on) God, and this was accounted to him as righteousness (as conformity to God''s will in thought and deed), and he was called God''s friend.
John 15:13-14 (AMP)
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.
John 7:38 (AMP)
He who believes in Me who cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me as the Scripture has said, From his innermost being shall flow continuously springs and rivers of living water.
Matthew 5:13-14 (AMP)
You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste (its strength, its quality), how can its saltness be restored? It is not good for anything any longer but to be thrown out and trodden underfoot by men. [14] You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Proverbs 27:6,9 (KJV)
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. [9] Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Proverbs 17:17 (AMP)
A friend loves at all times, and is born, as is a brother, for adversity.
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.
Friend is the most variable relationship of any on planet earth. A high profile and popular person may have many friends, which he or she have never met. The richer you are, the more friends you have. These would be very loose uses of the term friend at best. Yet friendship is basic to all other relationships.
No marriage will survive unless the couple have first become friends. No business relationship will last long term, unless the parties are true friends. When a child becomes an adult, a friendship must be established between mom and child and father and child, each on their own merit, in order for a loving and joyful relationship to continue. Friendship is basic to all joyful and meaningful relationships.
It is a tragedy to join a man and woman together in marriage that have never become best friends first. There is nothing holy about the matrimony with out first establishing a strong friendship. Many friendships have a stronger bond than marriages, because a vow does not make a friend. A vow without friendship soon becomes imprisonment.
There are several categories of friends, the least being an acquaintance, the rest are left up to each party to determine what level of commitment is needed to be called, friend, good friend, best friend and intimate friend. The highest being intimate friend. In the kingdom we set the standard for intimate friend, because it is a friend like no other. In your lifetime, if you find one person of this level you are blessed beyond measure.
I am the author of this level of friendship. This level of friend must be My friend first because it requires unconditional love, where nothing you say or do will cancel the friendship. This is the laying down your life friendship. No matter what you have done, or what your past may have included it does not phase this friendship. This friendship forgives before an offense is committed. This friendship tells you the truth, even though it may cost everything.
This friend does not reveal secrets, nor have a personal agenda. This friend is daily intimate with Me, allowing Me to impart to them My attributes. I can then send them forth to be intimate friends with those I choose raise up in the last day. Intimate friends break strongholds with ease, using agreement power, intimate friends carry one another over life's trouble spots.
They have been described as, a bridge over troubled waters, the wind beneath your wings, water in the desert, and a light at the end of the tunnel. These are those that walk with Me, that carry My presence, and know My voice, they will speak My words and share My love as I arrange their divine appointments. They are supernaturally, natural. They come in all shapes, sizes and colors. They walk with My humility, while exercising My authority.
When you find an intimate friend you will know it, for they will stand out from all other relationships, because it's My unconditional love flowing through a human being that has chosen to die, that I might live through them.
This is the friend that sticks closer than a brother, the one that pours in the oil and the wine, and a, "present help in the time of trouble". It's the, "river of living water, springing up from the belly" I am describing My self, the greater one, living inside a human being. Did I not say, "ye are the light of the world" and the "salt of the earth"? Only those who choose to die are qualified to become intimate friends. I urge you to seek to become one and to cherish the one I send.
Proverbs 14:20 (AMP)
The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich has many friends.
Proverbs 18:24 (KJV)
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
James 2:23 (AMP)
And so the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed in (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on) God, and this was accounted to him as righteousness (as conformity to God''s will in thought and deed), and he was called God''s friend.
John 15:13-14 (AMP)
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.
John 7:38 (AMP)
He who believes in Me who cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me as the Scripture has said, From his innermost being shall flow continuously springs and rivers of living water.
Matthew 5:13-14 (AMP)
You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste (its strength, its quality), how can its saltness be restored? It is not good for anything any longer but to be thrown out and trodden underfoot by men. [14] You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Proverbs 27:6,9 (KJV)
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. [9] Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Proverbs 17:17 (AMP)
A friend loves at all times, and is born, as is a brother, for adversity.
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.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
BEING MISUNDERSTOODc
BEING MISUNDERSTOOD
It is very easy to be misunderstood in the natural world even when there is the best of communication. The reason communication will not eliminate being misunderstood, is intention. If the intent of the heart is impure, then the impurity will be hidden by intentionally deceptive communication.
However it gets worse, when you have a supernatural heart that has been established in the kingdom and you try to speak kingdom love, in a natural love world, the language is completely misunderstood. Unconditional love has a language all it's own. Acts of love,c are misinterpreted by people with personal agendas, thinking everyone has an angle. Offering anything that comes from this love is misunderstood because of the language barrier.
It takes time for new kingdom people to ajust to this supernatural love. Acts of love from Me, have no strings attached, because there is no bondage in in the kingdom. All attached strings are designed to bind your soul to another persons hidden agenda, holding you emotionally hostage, until the debt is paid, which will never come. My love sets you free to love Me first and your neighbor as yourself.
When you receive My love I give you power to break the strings that bind you and all soul ties are cut, so you are free to love with My love. Remember love is a choice, and if you try to take advantage of My love, you will lose in a big way, because I know the intent of the heart. There is never a communication barrier with Me. Many have tried to mock My love, and reaped a whirlwind in return.
When you respond properly to my love, you will be drawn with by the greatest force on earth, agape love. My love is like a magnet, you want to get as close to it as possible and more is never enough. Some times you say, ",this is too good to be true", and you think it's going to end, but My love never fails. It does not end, even in death but is intensified a thousand times for ever because there is no more natural agendas around to cloud it.
You are the only factor that hinders My love. Any fear on your part, any suspicion, any drawing back, and any sin hinders you receiving My love. My love always flows but your recognition and accepting of it is hindered by your lack of faith. Without faith nothing works in the kingdom. If you are double minded you get nothing from Me. Continuing to live in known sin and accepting My expressions of love is a mockery and all who do this will reap a sorrowful end.
However a pure heart, that is after Me, we reap the good things, that cause jealousy in the unbeliever. Giving yourself totally to Me without reservation will allow you to rise up on eagles wings, and have your youth renewed daily. When two of are covenanted together for My purpose, you are in the highest possible stage while still in the natural world. This is a rare union, where anything two of you ask will be given by Me.
It is rare in the western world because most will not loose their lives for My purpose. They will not give up their personal agendas, nor lay down their lives, that others might live. Many foolishly seek the American dream, but this is truly the kingdom good life. Only when you die to self and truly cast your care on Me, will you be free from worry.
This is the area where you were designed to live originally. A place where you are cautious about nothing, you fear nothing, and you are free indeed. A place where you are the overcomer in every circumstance. No allergies, no sickness, only health, year in and year out. A place where I make all things turn to good for you.
So never fear being misunderstood, because I was the most misunderstood person that ever walked planet earth. The two kingdoms will never understand each other, because in My kingdom everyone has two birth certificates, and this is a must to understand kingdom language, enjoy all that I have for you. The quicker you die the quicker you live.
Isaiah 55:8-13 (AMP)
For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord. [9] For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. [10] For as the rain and snow come down from the heavens, and return not there again, but water the earth and make it bring forth and sprout, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, [11] So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void without producing any effect, useless, but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. [12] For you shall go out from the spiritual exile caused by sin and evil into the homeland with joy and be led forth by your Leader, the Lord Himself, and His word with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. [13] Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; and it shall be to the Lord for a name of renown, for an everlasting sign of jubilant exaltation and memorial to His praise, which shall not be cut off.
Matthew 18:18-20 (AMP)
Truly I tell you, whatever you forbid and declare to be improper and unlawful on earth must be what is already forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit and declare proper and lawful on earth must be what is already permitted in heaven. [19] Again I tell you, if two of you on earth agree (harmonize together, make a symphony together) about whatever anything and everything they may ask, it will come to pass and be done for them by My Father in heaven. [20] For wherever two or three are gathered (drawn together as My followers) in (into) My name, there I AM in the midst of them.
Mark 9:19 (AMP)
And He answered them, O unbelieving generation without any faith! How long shall I have to do with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to Me.
John 10:6-7 (AMP)
Jesus used this parable (illustration) with them, but they did not understand what He was talking about. [7] So Jesus said again, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that I Myself am the Door for the sheep.
Matthew 16:24-27 (AMP)
Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to be My disciple, let him deny himself disregard, lose sight of, and forget himself and his own interests and take up his cross and follow Me cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying, also. [25] For whoever is bent on saving his temporal life his comfort and security here shall lose it eternal life; and whoever loses his life his comfort and security here for My sake shall find it life everlasting. [26] For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life his blessed life in the kingdom of God? Or what would a man give as an exchange for his blessed life in the kingdom of God? [27] For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory (majesty, splendor) of His Father with His angels, and then He will render account and reward every man in accordance with what he has done.
It is very easy to be misunderstood in the natural world even when there is the best of communication. The reason communication will not eliminate being misunderstood, is intention. If the intent of the heart is impure, then the impurity will be hidden by intentionally deceptive communication.
However it gets worse, when you have a supernatural heart that has been established in the kingdom and you try to speak kingdom love, in a natural love world, the language is completely misunderstood. Unconditional love has a language all it's own. Acts of love,c are misinterpreted by people with personal agendas, thinking everyone has an angle. Offering anything that comes from this love is misunderstood because of the language barrier.
It takes time for new kingdom people to ajust to this supernatural love. Acts of love from Me, have no strings attached, because there is no bondage in in the kingdom. All attached strings are designed to bind your soul to another persons hidden agenda, holding you emotionally hostage, until the debt is paid, which will never come. My love sets you free to love Me first and your neighbor as yourself.
When you receive My love I give you power to break the strings that bind you and all soul ties are cut, so you are free to love with My love. Remember love is a choice, and if you try to take advantage of My love, you will lose in a big way, because I know the intent of the heart. There is never a communication barrier with Me. Many have tried to mock My love, and reaped a whirlwind in return.
When you respond properly to my love, you will be drawn with by the greatest force on earth, agape love. My love is like a magnet, you want to get as close to it as possible and more is never enough. Some times you say, ",this is too good to be true", and you think it's going to end, but My love never fails. It does not end, even in death but is intensified a thousand times for ever because there is no more natural agendas around to cloud it.
You are the only factor that hinders My love. Any fear on your part, any suspicion, any drawing back, and any sin hinders you receiving My love. My love always flows but your recognition and accepting of it is hindered by your lack of faith. Without faith nothing works in the kingdom. If you are double minded you get nothing from Me. Continuing to live in known sin and accepting My expressions of love is a mockery and all who do this will reap a sorrowful end.
However a pure heart, that is after Me, we reap the good things, that cause jealousy in the unbeliever. Giving yourself totally to Me without reservation will allow you to rise up on eagles wings, and have your youth renewed daily. When two of are covenanted together for My purpose, you are in the highest possible stage while still in the natural world. This is a rare union, where anything two of you ask will be given by Me.
It is rare in the western world because most will not loose their lives for My purpose. They will not give up their personal agendas, nor lay down their lives, that others might live. Many foolishly seek the American dream, but this is truly the kingdom good life. Only when you die to self and truly cast your care on Me, will you be free from worry.
This is the area where you were designed to live originally. A place where you are cautious about nothing, you fear nothing, and you are free indeed. A place where you are the overcomer in every circumstance. No allergies, no sickness, only health, year in and year out. A place where I make all things turn to good for you.
So never fear being misunderstood, because I was the most misunderstood person that ever walked planet earth. The two kingdoms will never understand each other, because in My kingdom everyone has two birth certificates, and this is a must to understand kingdom language, enjoy all that I have for you. The quicker you die the quicker you live.
Isaiah 55:8-13 (AMP)
For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord. [9] For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. [10] For as the rain and snow come down from the heavens, and return not there again, but water the earth and make it bring forth and sprout, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, [11] So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void without producing any effect, useless, but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. [12] For you shall go out from the spiritual exile caused by sin and evil into the homeland with joy and be led forth by your Leader, the Lord Himself, and His word with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. [13] Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; and it shall be to the Lord for a name of renown, for an everlasting sign of jubilant exaltation and memorial to His praise, which shall not be cut off.
Matthew 18:18-20 (AMP)
Truly I tell you, whatever you forbid and declare to be improper and unlawful on earth must be what is already forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit and declare proper and lawful on earth must be what is already permitted in heaven. [19] Again I tell you, if two of you on earth agree (harmonize together, make a symphony together) about whatever anything and everything they may ask, it will come to pass and be done for them by My Father in heaven. [20] For wherever two or three are gathered (drawn together as My followers) in (into) My name, there I AM in the midst of them.
Mark 9:19 (AMP)
And He answered them, O unbelieving generation without any faith! How long shall I have to do with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to Me.
John 10:6-7 (AMP)
Jesus used this parable (illustration) with them, but they did not understand what He was talking about. [7] So Jesus said again, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that I Myself am the Door for the sheep.
Matthew 16:24-27 (AMP)
Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to be My disciple, let him deny himself disregard, lose sight of, and forget himself and his own interests and take up his cross and follow Me cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying, also. [25] For whoever is bent on saving his temporal life his comfort and security here shall lose it eternal life; and whoever loses his life his comfort and security here for My sake shall find it life everlasting. [26] For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life his blessed life in the kingdom of God? Or what would a man give as an exchange for his blessed life in the kingdom of God? [27] For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory (majesty, splendor) of His Father with His angels, and then He will render account and reward every man in accordance with what he has done.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
COULD YOU PLEASE BE MORE SPECIFIC
COULD YOU PLEASE BE MORE SPECIFIC
As a heavenly Father I am specifically interested in My children. I know which ones have red hair and which ones are brunet or blonde. I am fully aware of your height and weight and even know how many hairs you loose each day.
I am aware of every germ that try's to attack your body, I attend every ball game with you, I see if you strike out or hit a home run. I go to work with you each day and I know all your customers, I know your boss and all his relatives, I know how much gas is in the tank of your car. I see every part of the vehicle and know it's condition to the last nut and bolt.
Why do you limit Me to a simple hour or two one day a week and somehow think you have a relationship with me? Why are you not talking with Me 27/7 about everything?
You really do not have a proper view of My intense love for you. When you understand how much you mean to Me you will live a life above all others. I am your Dad and there is nothing good that I will withhold from you, if you in faith will believe and love Me that way.
I want to talk to you about everything, even the simplest things. When you put Me first you will have all the things you need added to you as part of our relationship. I know everything you need even before you ask, so why do you struggle with everything? Why do you wait until you are desperate before you think to come to Me?
Trouble will come because you have an enemy, but trouble will go because you have a heavenly Father. The difference is in you recognizing My presence in all that you do, and really believing that I am your loving Heavenly Father. This relationship causes you to leave all that the world offers and enter the kingdom, placing Me in charge of everything.
When trouble comes most of My children panic and run to the world, the doctor, the bank, or enter an ungodly relationship. Many silently blame Me and cancel out My help, My help in their very time of trouble. Remember without faith it is impossible to receive anything from Me and you will be left to struggle your way through, using the worlds methods and paying their interest rates.
Every enemy gift has big strings attached, strong strings to bind you with. For this very reason, many of My children are bound today and are not free to serve Me. I long for your attention and a relationship that excludes all other gods. Can you be more specific in all you do, and see if I won't be there for you at every turn.
Will you start to include Me in everything you do, the good, the bad and the ugly. Include Me in your fun times as well as your emergencies, ok? Trust Me for I will never fail you, for I am love and love never fails.
Matthew 10:29-31 (AMP)
Are not two little sparrows sold for a penny? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father''s leave (consent) and notice. [30] But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. [31] Fear not, then; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Matthew 6:24-34 (AMP)
No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise and be against the other. You cannot serve God and mammon (deceitful riches, money, possessions, or whatever is trusted in). [25] Therefore I tell you, stop being perpetually uneasy (anxious and worried) about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink; or about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life greater in quality than food, and the body far above and more excellent than clothing? [26] Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps feeding them. Are you not worth much more than they? [27] And who of you by worrying and being anxious can add one unit of measure (cubit) to his stature or to the span of his life? [28] And why should you be anxious about clothes? Consider the lilies of the field and learn thoroughly how they grow; they neither toil nor spin. [29] Yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his magnificence (excellence, dignity, and grace) was not arrayed like one of these. I Kings 10:4-7. [30] But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and green and tomorrow is tossed into the furnace, will He not much more surely clothe you, O you of little faith? [31] Therefore do not worry and be anxious, saying, What are we going to have to eat? or, What are we going to have to drink? or, What are we going to have to wear? [32] For the Gentiles (heathen) wish for and crave and diligently seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows well that you need them all. [33] But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides. [34] So do not worry or be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries and anxieties of its own. Sufficient for each day is its own trouble.
John 16:33 (AMP)
I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have perfect peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted! For I have overcome the world. I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.
As a heavenly Father I am specifically interested in My children. I know which ones have red hair and which ones are brunet or blonde. I am fully aware of your height and weight and even know how many hairs you loose each day.
I am aware of every germ that try's to attack your body, I attend every ball game with you, I see if you strike out or hit a home run. I go to work with you each day and I know all your customers, I know your boss and all his relatives, I know how much gas is in the tank of your car. I see every part of the vehicle and know it's condition to the last nut and bolt.
Why do you limit Me to a simple hour or two one day a week and somehow think you have a relationship with me? Why are you not talking with Me 27/7 about everything?
You really do not have a proper view of My intense love for you. When you understand how much you mean to Me you will live a life above all others. I am your Dad and there is nothing good that I will withhold from you, if you in faith will believe and love Me that way.
I want to talk to you about everything, even the simplest things. When you put Me first you will have all the things you need added to you as part of our relationship. I know everything you need even before you ask, so why do you struggle with everything? Why do you wait until you are desperate before you think to come to Me?
Trouble will come because you have an enemy, but trouble will go because you have a heavenly Father. The difference is in you recognizing My presence in all that you do, and really believing that I am your loving Heavenly Father. This relationship causes you to leave all that the world offers and enter the kingdom, placing Me in charge of everything.
When trouble comes most of My children panic and run to the world, the doctor, the bank, or enter an ungodly relationship. Many silently blame Me and cancel out My help, My help in their very time of trouble. Remember without faith it is impossible to receive anything from Me and you will be left to struggle your way through, using the worlds methods and paying their interest rates.
Every enemy gift has big strings attached, strong strings to bind you with. For this very reason, many of My children are bound today and are not free to serve Me. I long for your attention and a relationship that excludes all other gods. Can you be more specific in all you do, and see if I won't be there for you at every turn.
Will you start to include Me in everything you do, the good, the bad and the ugly. Include Me in your fun times as well as your emergencies, ok? Trust Me for I will never fail you, for I am love and love never fails.
Matthew 10:29-31 (AMP)
Are not two little sparrows sold for a penny? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father''s leave (consent) and notice. [30] But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. [31] Fear not, then; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Matthew 6:24-34 (AMP)
No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise and be against the other. You cannot serve God and mammon (deceitful riches, money, possessions, or whatever is trusted in). [25] Therefore I tell you, stop being perpetually uneasy (anxious and worried) about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink; or about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life greater in quality than food, and the body far above and more excellent than clothing? [26] Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps feeding them. Are you not worth much more than they? [27] And who of you by worrying and being anxious can add one unit of measure (cubit) to his stature or to the span of his life? [28] And why should you be anxious about clothes? Consider the lilies of the field and learn thoroughly how they grow; they neither toil nor spin. [29] Yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his magnificence (excellence, dignity, and grace) was not arrayed like one of these. I Kings 10:4-7. [30] But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and green and tomorrow is tossed into the furnace, will He not much more surely clothe you, O you of little faith? [31] Therefore do not worry and be anxious, saying, What are we going to have to eat? or, What are we going to have to drink? or, What are we going to have to wear? [32] For the Gentiles (heathen) wish for and crave and diligently seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows well that you need them all. [33] But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides. [34] So do not worry or be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries and anxieties of its own. Sufficient for each day is its own trouble.
John 16:33 (AMP)
I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have perfect peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted! For I have overcome the world. I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.
Monday, August 1, 2011
WELCOME TO THE KINGDOM
WELCOME TO THE KINGDOM
Those of you who are new to the kingdom will be excited to know that things are different on this side of the narrow gate. You will need to change your language on this side. No more impossible talk, no more retirement talk, no more planning for sickness, you whole body chemistry is going to change, that is, if you decide to stay.
All of your fear of sickness and dying must cease from this point on. You left your personal agendas on the other side of the gate. You will no longer quote the doctor's prognosis as established fact. You will no longer accept their report as final. There will be no more mention of what your parents and grandparents had, as if you are doomed to repeat it.
You have stepped into the land of divine health and healing. The land of broken curses, and a place where you are never under the circumstances. The kingdom is where all things work together for good, where five loaves feed five thousand. A place where hope, becomes reality on a regular basis. It's a land where everyone runs to the king as the first and only answer, not as a last resort. Where trouble brings you closer to the king not farther away.
On this side of the gate, I set your daily schedule, not you or those around you. Here your steps are ordered, your eyes are fixed, and your focus is locked on My purpose and plan for your life. Here I am always the first consulted, and always have the last word. Walking in authority is as natural as breathing in the kingdom. It demands an inner respect from the world, with no explanation given.
Over here there is no more business as usual. Your attitude will always be submitted to your spirit-man and used as a weapon against the enemy. Your words will pierce the hardest heart, your hands carry healing to the sick, and your words set people free. You will be parent to the orphan and husband to the widow. In the kingdom you are hid in Me, it's no longer about you, it's all about Me.
As you learn to enjoy this new kingdom land, you will soon understand that you are surrounded by My love and protected by My angels. You have a covering and shelter from the arrows that fly by night. You have a shield of faith in Me that strangles every dart of fear and anxiety hurdled at you from hell. You are always above and never beneath from this point on.
There are battles, more often, because you are a foreigner in a hostile world. But there is guaranteed victory in each battle. With each victory comes more rank and authority. Do you think your can adapt to kingdom living, here with Me, the with the King of kings.
Your here now, why don't you stay? I will patiently walk it out with you, and you will see there is no reason to go back into bondage. Stay with me, I love you so much, and no longer want you to suffer needlessly.
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.
Romans 8:33-39 (AMP)
Who shall bring any charge against God''s elect when it is God Who justifies that is, Who puts us in right relation to Himself? Who shall come forward and accuse or impeach those whom God has chosen? Will God, Who acquits us? [34] Who is there to condemn us? Will Christ Jesus (the Messiah), Who died, or rather Who was raised from the dead, Who is at the right hand of God actually pleading as He intercedes for us? [35] Who shall ever separate us from Christ''s love? Shall suffering and affliction and tribulation? Or calamity and distress? Or persecution or hunger or destitution or peril or sword? [36] Even as it is written, For Thy sake we are put to death all the day long; we are regarded and counted as sheep for the slaughter. [37] Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us. [38] For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers, [39] Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Isaiah 54:17 (AMP)
But no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall show to be in the wrong. This peace, righteousness, security, triumph over opposition is the heritage of the servants of the Lord those in whom the ideal Servant of the Lord is reproduced; this is the righteousness or the vindication which they obtain from Me this is that which I impart to them as their justification, says the Lord.
Deuteronomy 28:1-14 (AMP)
IF YOU will listen diligently to the voice of the Lord your God, being watchful to do all His commandments which I command you this day, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. [2] And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you if you heed the voice of the Lord your God. [3] Blessed shall you be in the city and blessed shall you be in the field. [4] Blessed shall be the fruit of your body and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your beasts, the increase of your cattle and the young of your flock. [5] Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading trough. [6] Blessed shall you be when you come in and blessed shall you be when you go out. [7] The Lord shall cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. [8] The Lord shall command the blessing upon you in your storehouse and in all that you undertake. And He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you. [9] The Lord will establish you as a people holy to Himself, as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways. [10] And all people of the earth shall see that you are called by the name and in the presence of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you. [11] And the Lord shall make you have a surplus of prosperity, through the fruit of your body, of your livestock, and of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you. [12] The Lord shall open to you His good treasury, the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. [13] And the Lord shall make you the head, and not the tail; and you shall be above only, and you shall not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you this day and are watchful to do them. [14] And you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
Matthew 5:3-16 (AMP)
Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God''s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the poor in spirit (the humble, who rate themselves insignificant), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven! [4] Blessed and enviably happy with a happiness produced by the experience of God''s favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His matchless grace are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted! [5] Blessed (happy, blithesome, joyous, spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God''s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the meek (the mild, patient, long-suffering), for they shall inherit the earth! [6] Blessed and fortunate and happy and spiritually prosperous (in that state in which the born-again child of God enjoys His favor and salvation) are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God), for they shall be completely satisfied! [7] Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God''s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy! [8] Blessed (happy, enviably fortunate, and spiritually prosperous--possessing the happiness produced by the experience of God''s favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His grace, regardless of their outward conditions) are the pure in heart, for they shall see God! [9] Blessed (enjoying enviable happiness, spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God''s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the makers and maintainers of peace, for they shall be called the sons of God! [10] Blessed and happy and enviably fortunate and spiritually prosperous (in the state in which the born-again child of God enjoys and finds satisfaction in God''s favor and salvation, regardless of his outward conditions) are those who are persecuted for righteousness'' sake (for being and doing right), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven! [11] Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God''s favor and salvation, regardless of your outward conditions) are you when people revile you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things against you falsely on My account. [12] Be glad and supremely joyful, for your reward in heaven is great (strong and intense), for in this same way people persecuted the prophets who were before you. II Chron. 36:16. [13] You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste (its strength, its quality), how can its saltness be restored? It is not good for anything any longer but to be thrown out and trodden underfoot by men. [14] You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. [15] Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a peck measure, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. [16] Let your light so shine before men that they may see your moral excellence and your praiseworthy, noble, and good deeds and recognize and honor and praise and glorify your Father Who is in heaven.
Those of you who are new to the kingdom will be excited to know that things are different on this side of the narrow gate. You will need to change your language on this side. No more impossible talk, no more retirement talk, no more planning for sickness, you whole body chemistry is going to change, that is, if you decide to stay.
All of your fear of sickness and dying must cease from this point on. You left your personal agendas on the other side of the gate. You will no longer quote the doctor's prognosis as established fact. You will no longer accept their report as final. There will be no more mention of what your parents and grandparents had, as if you are doomed to repeat it.
You have stepped into the land of divine health and healing. The land of broken curses, and a place where you are never under the circumstances. The kingdom is where all things work together for good, where five loaves feed five thousand. A place where hope, becomes reality on a regular basis. It's a land where everyone runs to the king as the first and only answer, not as a last resort. Where trouble brings you closer to the king not farther away.
On this side of the gate, I set your daily schedule, not you or those around you. Here your steps are ordered, your eyes are fixed, and your focus is locked on My purpose and plan for your life. Here I am always the first consulted, and always have the last word. Walking in authority is as natural as breathing in the kingdom. It demands an inner respect from the world, with no explanation given.
Over here there is no more business as usual. Your attitude will always be submitted to your spirit-man and used as a weapon against the enemy. Your words will pierce the hardest heart, your hands carry healing to the sick, and your words set people free. You will be parent to the orphan and husband to the widow. In the kingdom you are hid in Me, it's no longer about you, it's all about Me.
As you learn to enjoy this new kingdom land, you will soon understand that you are surrounded by My love and protected by My angels. You have a covering and shelter from the arrows that fly by night. You have a shield of faith in Me that strangles every dart of fear and anxiety hurdled at you from hell. You are always above and never beneath from this point on.
There are battles, more often, because you are a foreigner in a hostile world. But there is guaranteed victory in each battle. With each victory comes more rank and authority. Do you think your can adapt to kingdom living, here with Me, the with the King of kings.
Your here now, why don't you stay? I will patiently walk it out with you, and you will see there is no reason to go back into bondage. Stay with me, I love you so much, and no longer want you to suffer needlessly.
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.
Romans 8:33-39 (AMP)
Who shall bring any charge against God''s elect when it is God Who justifies that is, Who puts us in right relation to Himself? Who shall come forward and accuse or impeach those whom God has chosen? Will God, Who acquits us? [34] Who is there to condemn us? Will Christ Jesus (the Messiah), Who died, or rather Who was raised from the dead, Who is at the right hand of God actually pleading as He intercedes for us? [35] Who shall ever separate us from Christ''s love? Shall suffering and affliction and tribulation? Or calamity and distress? Or persecution or hunger or destitution or peril or sword? [36] Even as it is written, For Thy sake we are put to death all the day long; we are regarded and counted as sheep for the slaughter. [37] Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us. [38] For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers, [39] Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Isaiah 54:17 (AMP)
But no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall show to be in the wrong. This peace, righteousness, security, triumph over opposition is the heritage of the servants of the Lord those in whom the ideal Servant of the Lord is reproduced; this is the righteousness or the vindication which they obtain from Me this is that which I impart to them as their justification, says the Lord.
Deuteronomy 28:1-14 (AMP)
IF YOU will listen diligently to the voice of the Lord your God, being watchful to do all His commandments which I command you this day, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. [2] And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you if you heed the voice of the Lord your God. [3] Blessed shall you be in the city and blessed shall you be in the field. [4] Blessed shall be the fruit of your body and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your beasts, the increase of your cattle and the young of your flock. [5] Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading trough. [6] Blessed shall you be when you come in and blessed shall you be when you go out. [7] The Lord shall cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. [8] The Lord shall command the blessing upon you in your storehouse and in all that you undertake. And He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you. [9] The Lord will establish you as a people holy to Himself, as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways. [10] And all people of the earth shall see that you are called by the name and in the presence of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you. [11] And the Lord shall make you have a surplus of prosperity, through the fruit of your body, of your livestock, and of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you. [12] The Lord shall open to you His good treasury, the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. [13] And the Lord shall make you the head, and not the tail; and you shall be above only, and you shall not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you this day and are watchful to do them. [14] And you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
Matthew 5:3-16 (AMP)
Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God''s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the poor in spirit (the humble, who rate themselves insignificant), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven! [4] Blessed and enviably happy with a happiness produced by the experience of God''s favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His matchless grace are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted! [5] Blessed (happy, blithesome, joyous, spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God''s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the meek (the mild, patient, long-suffering), for they shall inherit the earth! [6] Blessed and fortunate and happy and spiritually prosperous (in that state in which the born-again child of God enjoys His favor and salvation) are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God), for they shall be completely satisfied! [7] Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God''s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy! [8] Blessed (happy, enviably fortunate, and spiritually prosperous--possessing the happiness produced by the experience of God''s favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His grace, regardless of their outward conditions) are the pure in heart, for they shall see God! [9] Blessed (enjoying enviable happiness, spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God''s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the makers and maintainers of peace, for they shall be called the sons of God! [10] Blessed and happy and enviably fortunate and spiritually prosperous (in the state in which the born-again child of God enjoys and finds satisfaction in God''s favor and salvation, regardless of his outward conditions) are those who are persecuted for righteousness'' sake (for being and doing right), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven! [11] Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God''s favor and salvation, regardless of your outward conditions) are you when people revile you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things against you falsely on My account. [12] Be glad and supremely joyful, for your reward in heaven is great (strong and intense), for in this same way people persecuted the prophets who were before you. II Chron. 36:16. [13] You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste (its strength, its quality), how can its saltness be restored? It is not good for anything any longer but to be thrown out and trodden underfoot by men. [14] You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. [15] Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a peck measure, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. [16] Let your light so shine before men that they may see your moral excellence and your praiseworthy, noble, and good deeds and recognize and honor and praise and glorify your Father Who is in heaven.
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