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Unrestrained Actions of Mankind

Sunday, August 23rd, 2015

Proverbs 29:18 

Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint;

​​But happy is he who keeps the law.

Our Heavenly Father’s Word is for our benefit and if we meditate on it day and night, we will prosper.  On the other hand if we set it aside, we will promote judgment in our lives.  FATHER’S Word is written in such a way as to promote revelation and vision as we are able to see beyond our current circumstances in the physical world.  The 613 commandments and statutes have relevance today more than ever.  Disease and sickness among our children are a direct consequence of the unrestrained tampering with genetics and the environment.  Agent Orange used by the military in Vietnam has taken a substantial toll our our servicemen even today.  My bother-in-law was one of many who died from Agent Orange complications.  After years of denial, the heads of the military were forced to acknowledge the reality.

Cycles occur in nature like clockwork.  Tampering with cycles will create adverse reactions and we will soon find out how severe the reaction will be as the economic cycle unwinds the sustained intervention.  Man thinks that he is smarter than FATHER and previous generations.  Such arrogance will be exposed soon.

Tattoos generally create an illusion that you are a different person than FATHER created.  On a recent trip, we were unexpectedly exposed to many people who had tattoos of all kinds.  The metal required to keep a tattoo in its proper shape will surely have repercussions in the electrical system of the individual sometime in the future.  Tampering with the body’s electrical system may facilitate cancer and other life threatening diseases (per Dr. Speckhart’s observations).

Pharmaceutical companies are promoting abusive restrictions of ingredient certification in the supplement industry.  The intent is to eliminate competition and eventually increase prices and profits for the remaining participants which will only be the large, well-funded corporations.  If left unrestrained, you will pay much more for vitamins and supplements.  Rather than serving mankind, they seek to exploit mankind with greed at its worst.  When taking the drug in pharmaceutical trials results in death, they use the term “unintended consequences” as though redefining the term “killing” will somehow justify the end result.

I believe the solution to the unrestrained actions of mankind is at hand.  There will be some kind of “black swan” event which will cause the current “unrestrained” system to collapse and mankind will begin crying out to Heaven for a solution to the woes that have come upon the earth.  FATHER has been preparing a remnant who are fully committed to HIM who will be light in the darkness.  It has been prophesied that football stadiums will become venues for those who are desperate to hear the Word for they will be unable to buy a sporting event ticket and the stadiums would otherwise be empty.

I urge us all to press in daily to FATHER’S Word and seek a personal vibrant relationship with HIM.  As a result, revelation will abound in your life.  You will not seek to project an illusion of being someone else but simply seek the fullness of your calling.  Your life will become simpler and more fulfilling.  Your eyes will be opened to the realities that are set before you and will not be sucked in to the empty promises of the current system.  You will be happy no matter what the circumstance!  You will be placed in a position for FATHER to prosper you.  You will have prophetic dreams and visions as needed.  You will be comforted by the revelation from FATHER as HE unfolds HIS Plan in your life.

3 John 2  Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

Drawing Wrong Conclusions

Sunday, June 14th, 2015

Our mind is a wonderful servant but it is a harsh taskmaster.  The mind relies on structure and the associated input to draw a logical conclusion.  In its simplest form, you look at three points on a map and the beginning point is where you are at.  The second point is 50 miles west of you and the third point is 100 miles west.  Your mind would conclude that you should head west in a straight line and continue on that path.  That seems logical.  What if on that road there is a bridge washed out but you are unaware of it?  Because of this you would have to backtrack 30 miles in order to arrive at your endpoint.  Your mind only utilized the information it had and would draw the same conclusion each time it was presented with the problem.  Over time, a bias forms and becomes ingrained in your thinking.  Relying on history to project the future can be a critical mistake as we enter a transition into a new Spiritual Age.

Consider the day before the death angel passed over Egypt in Exodus 12:

1 Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,

2 “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you.

3 Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: ‘On the tenth of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household.

7 And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it.

12 ‘For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.

13 Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

The Age of Passover superseded the logic of the children of Israel.  The had no experience of being anything but slaves to the Egyptians.  Their logic kept them on the same path of slavery each and every day until FATHER changed their direction by HIS Word.  HE defied the logic of their minds by protecting them with the blood of a lamb while they heard the results of the death angel that passed over them and executed judgment on the firstborn of the Egyptians:

30 So Pharaoh rose in the night, he, all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead.

They were spared solely by their faith in the Words of FATHER.  We are reminded of this in Hebrews:

27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.

28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

29 By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned.

We are moving toward tumultuous times ahead.  No matter how it manifests, we should be prepared.  What preparations are appropriate?  Those that FATHER tells us to make.  As we focus on HIS priorities and mature in HIS Love we will be ready for whatever comes to pass.  We cannot look around and think that the coming years will be just like the past years with no major changes.  HIS SPIRIT provides us with the missing information and insight needed to draw the correct conclusions.

When we focus on the internal, we should expect the external to change as a result.  I must change in order for my situation to change.  Your mind would convince you of the opposite.  It would tell you that if you only had more money, a better job, or some other external event, all would be good.  Your mind will continue to draw the wrong conclusions if left to its own devices.  Job wrote of this in chapter 5:

8 ​​“But as for me, I would seek God, ​​And to God I would commit my cause—

9 ​​Who does great things, and unsearchable, ​​Marvelous things without number.

10 ​​He gives rain on the earth, ​​And sends waters on the fields.

11 ​​He sets on high those who are lowly, ​​And those who mourn are lifted to safety.

12 ​​He frustrates the devices of the crafty, ​​So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.

13 ​​He catches the wise in their own craftiness, ​​And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.

14 ​​They meet with darkness in the daytime, ​​And grope at noontime as in the night.

15 ​​But He saves the needy from the sword, ​​From the mouth of the mighty, ​​And from their hand.

FATHER provides us with any missing Truth and facts needed for our understanding of how to navigate the times ahead.  HE is not restricted to time or space and thus knows the beginning from the end.  If the bridge is washed out between you and your final destination, HE will show you the optimum path to take even though it defies your logic.  HE will interrupt or delay your travel to keep you from being a participant in an accident.  As you are led by HIS SPIRIT, you will be kept safe from harm’s way.

We must not rely on our mind’s logic at the expense of being led by HIS SPIRIT:

Romans 8:14  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

It is imperative that we not rely on our minds and their conclusions when the paradigm of the past evaporates before our very eyes.  Expect the unexpected for now is the time to prepare the internal.  Your heart prepared in Love will guide you as you are fully connected to FATHER.  HIS Divine Intent will order your steps.

The Revelation at Passover

Saturday, April 4th, 2015

Back in February, I sensed that the blog series on the Book of Revelation would be completed by Passover.  This final book, the Fifth Gospel as I have called it, has many other facets contained therein that I could have focused in a more in-depth study.  But I believe I was to focus on removing the fear, uncertainty, and doubt that has been attached to this final book of the Bible.  Jesus said in chapter 1:

8  “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

and…

10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet,

11 saying, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,”

and in Revelation 22:

12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.

13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”

14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.

15 But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.

16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”

Our Lord and elder brother Jesus Christ has provided us a call to maturity.  His Beloved Disciple John was chosen to write what he saw.  John was given this vision containing many mysteries which were to be unlocked by the initiated at the end of the Age John was currently in- the Age of Pentecost.  Jesus began the book with the fact that He is the Alpha and Omega.  As well He ended the book restating the same Truth.

The very first issue He spoke of was that the people had lost their first Love.  The last issue of the seventh church was that they were lukewarm.  I am convinced that you cannot be lukewarm if you walk in Love.  Love must be first and last in your walk, it must be as “Alpha” and “Omega” in your life.

I am also convinced that the “silence” that has been occurring on a corporate basis for the last 18 years has been necessary so that men will not attempt to connect the past anointings with the new anointing coming forth.  No one will be able to call what is coming a “revival” of past anointings.  There will be no one taking credit for bringing forth this new anointing about to be imparted to those who walk in the Revelation of Love.

The marriage feast of the Bride is soon to come.  The call will go forth for those who are prepared to attend.  The parable of the ten virgins contains several truths we must consider.  All ten virgins were believers but they fell into two subgroups: those who kept their lamps trimmed and full, and those who didn’t.  Jesus had been asked about the end of the age and He spoke several parables to provide the disciples and us with understanding of the environment we would be living in when that time came.  He covered the fig tree who many believe to be Israel in its current form.  He spoke of the faithful and evil servants who were given responsibility over His possessions.  He spoke of the parable of the talents where men were given responsibility to be fruitful and were judged accordingly.  But the parable of the ten virgins focus on acceptance or rejection to the wedding feast.

In Revelation 6:6 we have our attention directed to the oil:

6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat (Pentecost) for a denarius, and three quarts of barley (Passover) for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.”

The harvests associated with the first two feasts were barley and wheat and both of them have been measured out.  That last feast of Tabernacles has the harvest of oil and wine which are without measure and are not to be harmed during the time of judgment.  They are associated with the final ingathering, the reconciliation of all mankind.

I believe this oil represents Agape Love without measure.  Hebrews 1:8-9 speaks of this oil:

8 But to the Son He says:

​​​“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;

​​A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

9 ​​You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;

​​Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You

​​With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”

This passage is a quote from Psalm 45 which is focused on the Messiah and His Bride.  This “oil of gladness” is the Eternal Love and the resulting joy.  This is the oil that must fill the lamps of the virgins.  Those who have kept their focus on the revelation of Love as their foundation for their everyday lives have their lamps fully trimmed.  Those who looked at Love as being of lesser importance than other pursuits, lost their first Love and are lacking when that fateful day arrives. It is critically important that you understand the brevity of this parable:

Matthew 25:6 “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’

Midnight represents the end of one age and the beginning of the next age.  The call or trumpet sound has come forth and it was heard by all.  All ten virgins heard the cry and responded:

7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.

All ten virgins were summoned by the call.  What was the deciding factor between these two group?  The oil!  Jesus called those without the revelation of Love “foolish”:

8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

This is not my assessment, it is Jesus Who has differentiated the two groups of Christians.  Just as He judged the first church in chapter 2 in the book of Revelation for losing their first Love, He provides us with the consequences of not having sufficient revelation of Love when the marriage feast is at hand.  Notice that the five wise virgins know that they cannot impart their oil to the five foolish virgins:

9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’

This revelation of Love can only come from your relationship with FATHER and cannot be transferred from or to another.  You have either sought and pursued this revelation of Love and have focused on it, or you have focused on just about everything else in lieu of it.  I marvel how Love tends to be omitted from so many sermons, studies, blogs, etc.  The ramification of its omission is beyond measure.  Love is not just another commodity you can go out to buy though the five foolish virgins without the revelation thought they could:

10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

Those virgins whose foundation of Love was established were able to accompany Our Lord Jesus Christ to the wedding.  Once they were gathered, the door was shut and entry by the others was not allowed.  The following two verses provide the critical understanding that I am compelled to emphasize:

11 “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’

12 But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’

This oil that they were missing is Love.  Without it, Jesus did not know them!  Given that to be the case, let us once again read 1 John chapter 4:

7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

The Book of Revelation is all about Love.  Men have attempted to provide alternate interpretations to fit their own agendas.  When you consider the most fundamental and core characteristic of FATHER is Love, then you know HIS Divine Intent of Love provides the foundation for every Word and Act HE manifests.  With that understanding, let us all pursue our first Love and let it also be our last, the alpha and omega, the beginning and the end.  Amen!

The Keys To Our Bottomless Pit

Saturday, November 29th, 2014

Revelation 9:1  Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit.

Jesus Christ went to the Cross and overcame death.  After the suffering on the Cross, He descending into the lower depths of Hades and then ascending to the Holiest Place presenting His blood as a fully acceptable sacrifice for all mankind.  In doing this, He obtained “The Keys” of death and hell:

Revelation 1:17 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last.

18 I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.

A key opens and closes doors and locks.  It also opens the door of understanding- a revelation.  Throughout the book of Revelation everything is being opened: doors, seals, and books.  The keys are being used to reveal what is inside and contained therein!  A most critical revelation to each of us is our bottomless pit!  Within this pit contains the results of us eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil… both fruits.  This pit must be opened and exposed in order for us to come into full perfection.  This access to the utter disgust must be dealt with by ONE who is not moved by all the ugliness contained within.  It must be emptied totally and completely so that we may ascend.

Romans 8:6   For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.

The carnal mind, the ego, aka “self” is in opposition to the revelation of Love.  It thrives on lies and deception and has its roots from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.  The serpent deceived Eve and Adam disjoined himself from FATHER, accepted the deception, and ate from the tree as well.  From that point of separation, the bottomless pit was opened and has been used as a dumping ground for all the sin, deceptions, and lawlessness.  The roots run deep beyond what any man can fathom.  People seem to do something out of character and you ask “Where did that come from?”  It came from the bottomless pit in that person’s heart.

Jeremiah 17: 9 ​​“The heart is deceitful above all things,

​​And desperately wicked;

​​Who can know it?

10 ​​I, the LORD, search the heart,

​​I test the mind,

​​Even to give every man according to his ways,

​​According to the fruit of his doings.

This fruit is from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.  This bottomless pit is deceiving and runs deeper than you can imagine.  Jesus Christ has been given the key that can fully access this pit and it is time for its contents to be revealed, both the bad fruit and the good fruit.  Yes, there is good fruit to judge as well:

Eccl 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:

​​​Fear God and keep His commandments,

​​For this is man’s all.

14 ​​For God will bring every work into judgment,

​​Including every secret thing,

​​Whether good or evil.

Moral and ethical acts are judged as well as those of deceit and wickedness.  Neither of these groups arise from the Tree of Life.  Every man can do what is right in his own eyes with great sincerity but be sincerely wrong.  This is why it is so important to focus on hearing HIS voice and accessing the Tree of Life.  Paul eludes to the day when Jesus Christ reveals the contents of our pit:

Romans 2:16  in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

Our innermost secrets are found in the depths of this pit and we must give open access to our Loving Savior and Elder Brother who so Loved us He spilled His blood specifically for us.  He did this knowing what He would find in our bottomless pit.  There is nothing there that would surprise Him!  What do you think He saw when he took possession of the keys?  When does the revealing begin?  It began when you took the path toward Spiritual maturity.  HE has been dealing with you ever since.  It is a process occurring as you continue being renewed.  There is no sense running and hiding as Adam did.  Simply accept and acknowledge the truth of the matter knowing HIS grace is sufficient no matter what is revealed.  He is our hope. 

Do you think the keys would be given to one who did not Love us greater than our sins?  He is our High Priest who fully understands the mission of clearing out our bottomless pit and taking the axe to the deep roots of the tree found in the pit.  We are now in the process of being conformed to His Image.  He is delivering us from the bondage of sin and death and it is all good.  Your old man would try to convince you otherwise but silence those thoughts and move forward in openness and transparency.  FATHER, bring it to completion for the victory is at hand!

Micah 7:7 ​​Therefore I will look to the LORD;

​​I will wait for the God of my salvation;

​​My God will hear me.

​8 ​​Do not rejoice over me, my enemy;

​​When I fall, I will arise;

​​When I sit in darkness,

​​The LORD will be a light to me.

Let the light from Heaven come into the bottomless pit today and I encourage rapid but complete conclusion to dealing with my pit.  Let everything come to light and be righteously judged by HIM who is the Captain of my salvation so that I can enter the ranks as a Son to ride on to victory with the KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Woe, Woe, Woe

Thursday, November 27th, 2014

Revelation 8:13 And I looked, and I heard an angel (eagle) flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!”  NKJV

  • NASB 8:13 Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying in midheaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!"

Suddenly John encounters an eagle after the first four trumpets.  The eagle is known for its swiftness, strength, far-reaching eyesight, and power.  This particular symbol of power announces three woes to come forth, something like a triple witness.  This last book of the Bible is providing a set of bookends to the first book (Genesis) split into four and three:

  • Created the heaven and the Earth, day and night
  • Divided heaven from Earth
  • Created the land, sea and vegetation
  • Created the sun, moon and stars

    The days of the pronouncement of blessings (God blessed them and said):

  • Created creatures, great and small
  • Created mankind
  • Sanctified the seventh day as the Sabbath, the day of rest.

    Now we have the seven trumpets with the last three being announced as judgments rather than blessings.  The woes specifically direct our attention to the last three trumpets.  The first creation where blessing was initiated and then the sin of Adam came is being reversed now.  The old creation is being concluded and judged and the new heavens and earth will replace the old.  It will be a new day in the end and every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD.  There has been a consistent theme of “bookends” as of late bringing our focus on the last three trumpets to be sounded.  These woes are conveyed as intense and complete in nature.

    The Fifth Trumpet

    Revelation 9:1  Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star (that had) fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit.

    2 And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit.

    3 Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

    4 They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

    The number five represents grace in Scripture but most people read these passage with horror.  These are the sign-watchers.  Their focus and source of information and revelation come from reading signs, not hearing FATHER’S Voice.  They thrive on fear and lust for more adrenalin to flush through the veins.  Each world event heightens their emotional state only to be told there is another delay due to some other sign yet to be seen.  Years go by and they are kept at the same level of maturity of a decade ago.  They never judge the fruit of those who have kept them hanging on and stringing them on.  The result is that they have financially supported an adrenalin addiction, similar to wormwood (poppies, opium).  Hearing FATHER’S Voice will change your path and put you back on the right path.  HIS Grace is sufficient to accomplish this correction.

    A star represents a word, a higher level of understanding or knowledge and this star had already fallen in the past.  This star represents the WORD made flesh coming down from Heaven to the earth.  This represents the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ, the Star of Jacob as noted in Numbers 24:

    17 ​​“I see Him, but not now;

    ​​I behold Him, but not near;

    ​​A Star shall come out of Jacob;

    ​​A Scepter shall rise out of Israel,

    ​​And batter the brow of Moab,

    ​​And destroy all the sons of tumult.

    The time of judgment is at hand and destruction will result.  This star is the living revelation of Jesus Christ, the focus of this entire book.  It is a book of Love at its highest understanding depicting both aspects of the Divine Intent of Love: grace and judgment.  Both are required to bring forth the fullness of HIM in our lives.  Leaving out judgment is like enabling a drug addict to continue his path toward destruction.  Without judgment and correction there is no growth and the immature are allowed to continue their childish acts no matter what their physical age.

    Jesus humbled himself by descending from Heaven and taking on a body of flesh.  He made himself of no reputation.  He claimed no title of doctor, PhD, high priest, king, or any other label.  He emptied himself and walked in full humility.  The Sons must do the same.  FATHER then exalted Jesus after His baptism and confirm His power and authority with signs following.  The Sons will experience the same.  To my knowledge, none have yet received this fullness.  There is still time to be either blotted out or brought in.

  • This “star” or Jesus was given the key to the bottomless pit.  When something is bottomless, it has no foundation whatsoever.  A pit is a hole designed to ensnare the prey into captivity.  It speaks of darkness where no revelation is to be found.  It is where lies are found and there is no truth.  Man’s carnal nature is drawn to this bottomless pit.  In relative terms, it is as far as one can be from Heaven and it is in clear opposition to Christ.  This is the core or root of all that is opposed to Christ but Jesus Christ has the key!  He has the power to deal with the root cause of any aspect of our lives that would hinder our ascension to full spiritual maturity, the perfection of Love.  Those secrets that are so deeply rooted no man can discover them, neither would you ever admit to them.  However, FATHER knows the thoughts and intents of every man.  The axe of judgment must be taken to the root of the matter.  The beast of the fleshly nature residing in such great darkness must be removed and until then, the battle of the “I’s” will continue.  The Psalmist wrote of the inward vastness in Psalm 51:

    5 ​​Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,

    ​​And in sin my mother conceived me.

    6 ​​Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,

    ​​And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.

    and in Psalm 64:

    5 ​​They encourage themselves in an evil matter;

    ​​They talk of laying snares secretly;

    ​​They say, “Who will see them?”

    6 ​​They devise iniquities:

    ​​“We have perfected a shrewd scheme.”

    ​​Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep.

    The Key to this bottomless pit is in His hand and He has the power and authority to open the lock which will expose the roots of lies and deception.  He is now ready to do surgery and remove anything that would prevent complete restoration from taking place.  Woe to the man who trusts in lies and deception for his destruction will be great!

    The Seven Spirits

    Sunday, October 5th, 2014

    As we discussed in our recent Sunday Bible study, the Seven Spirits are listed in Isaiah 11:

    The Spirit of the LORD (1)  shall rest upon Him,
    The Spirit of wisdom (2) and understanding (3),
    The Spirit of counsel (4) and might (5),
    The Spirit of knowledge (6) and of the fear of the LORD (7).

    These are somewhat progressive in nature in that there is an indication of maturing as you move through each of these in order.  Seven is a number of fullness, maturity, and completion.  This prophetic picture of “Jesse’s Offspring” is that of Jesus Christ, the pattern Son.  The last of the Seven Spirits is the fear of the LORD.  In the next verse the focus is on this particular aspect:

    3 ​​His delight is in the fear of the LORD,

    ​​And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes,

    ​​Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;

    4 ​​But with righteousness He shall judge the poor,

    ​​And decide with equity for the meek of the earth;

    ​​He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,

    ​​And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.

    5 ​​Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins,

    ​​And faithfulness the belt of His waist.

    The Sons who become the expressed image of Our Heavenly Father will also take on the Seven Spirits.  As a son is perfected in the training select by FATHER, the son becomes the “expressed” image desire by FATHER.  Jesus was the manifested Son and only operated according to that which was given by FATHER.  The son is called to express and manifest the Glory of the FATHER to all men on earth.  Paul responded to those who did not know FATHER with

    Acts 17:28   for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’

    A seed must produce after its own kind.  If you plant an acorn, be assured you will grow an oak tree, not a poplar, aspen, or maple tree.  Peter writes:

    1 Peter 1:22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, 23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever.

    As the incorruptible seed grows in us, the fullness of the Spirit will spring forth and we will be seen just as the original Word of GOD was manifested in the flesh.

    Called Out Ones

    Thursday, October 2nd, 2014

    The word church mean “called out”.  The question is-  called out of what?

    Matthew 16:

    13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea (Severed) Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”

    14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

    15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

    16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

    17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

    20 Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.

    Jesus gave the disciples a revelation of who the called out ones are.  They are those who Our Heavenly Father reveals “Christ”.  These called out ones are also the ones who are given the keys of the Kingdom.

    Just prior to giving the disciples this revelation, Jesus rebuked the Pharisees and Sadducees who understood the “letter” of the Law but failed to understand the “Spirit” of the Law.  They were the ones who were always seeking signs:

    Matthew 16:1 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’; 3 and in the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times. 4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed.

    There is a severing occurring.  Those who are called out are coming out of man’s  assemblies called churches.  These are the ones coming into unity with Our Heavenly Father’s Divine Intent.  The called out ones are pressing in like never before, anticipating the fullness of Christ in them to be a light unto the world, shining brighter than the noonday sun.  They are no longer satisfied with types, shadows, signs, etc. but are focused on the ONE they are all pointing to.  Being called out does not mean you have arrived yet.  The called out ones are ascending to meet Him.  They are journeying toward full maturity and perfection.  They are coming into Christ’s assembly- the true church.

    Hebrews 12 states it well:

    22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, 23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, 24 to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.

    Thank You

    Wednesday, October 1st, 2014

    Thank you once again for your financial support of Servias Ministries.  This support helps us spread the Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We are in our 9th year and have been able to meet the needs of those less fortunate.  We freely distribute multiple copies of the books we publish to those unable to financially support their cost.  Our online Bible Study has reached over 17 countries and virtually every state in the U.S.

    We certainly appreciate your support!

    Squirrel !!!

    Sunday, September 28th, 2014

    Are you distracted away from your calling?

     

    The True Treasury

    Friday, September 26th, 2014

    The true Treasury is not Egyptian artifacts, fiat currencies, gold, silver, or other tangible assets.  The Apostle Paul states:

    Colossians 2:1 For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,

    2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,

    3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

    Wisdom, understanding, and knowledge from Above are the real treasures.  “IN HIM” is where those treasures are stored.  There are those who are solely focused on the wealth of the world and believe they are called to manage that wealth.  If that is what is in their hearts, let them pursue that path.  As for me, being IN HIM is treasure enough.  I gladly give up the corruptible for the incorruptible.

    Our Heavenly Father orchestrated the depositing of the Egyptian artifacts with me as a test.  Would I pursue the things of this world?  I was not moved by their value or scarcity.  When the time arrived, I was glad to be rid of them.  The Iraqi Dinar was deposited with the legal right to exchange them for US Dollars.  I knew the intent of the givers- await revaluation before exchanging them.  It was necessary to do nothing with them since the intent was clear.  Once again, Our Heavenly Father instructed me to distribute the deposit to someone who understood the intent.  This deposit is a type and shadow of the current age just as the artifacts represented the previous age.  My focus is on the age to come.  I believe the true treasury is found IN HIM.  Yes, we must occupy till that time is fully manifested.  In the meantime, HE will supply our need according to HIS riches.  We will all see how this plays out before are eyes.  Let’s do some knitting.