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Salvation is not the completion of your experience with GOD!

There is more to embrace.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 2:

6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the Heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

In other Words, He raised us up with Christ the Exalted One, and we ascended with Him into the glorious perfection and authority of the Heavenly realm, for we are now co-seated as One with Christ!

We have been placed in a position which we know very little about.  We are intended to live in an ascended dimension co-seated AS ONE with Christ!  Do you dare accept this Truth?  We are to live in glorious perfection and authority provided by Our Lord Jesus Christ.  How else could we do what He commanded?

Jesus spoke to you and me in John chapter 14:

12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.

13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.

How many of us are doing greater works than what Jesus did in the Gospel?  I have yet to walk in the fullness of His declaration above.  Have I received salvation?  Yes.  I have been baptized in water?  Yes.  Have I been baptized in The Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in Tongues?  Again, yes.  However, I know there is more!  It is my top priority to be as Jesus.

The Beloved disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st John chapter 4:

17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.

18 There is no fear in Love; but perfect Love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in Love.

19 We Love Him because He first Loved us.

Jesus walked on earth without fear, so should we.  Jesus walked in perfect Love, so should we.

Jesus’ resurrection introduced us to Eternal Life.  Eternal life is not what you get when you get to Heaven.  You must have Eternal Life in order to go to Heaven.  It’s not something you wait to get in Heaven.  Everybody is going to live forever.  Where you end up is determined here on earth, based on your choice.

Jesus came to display life on another level; He came to display zoe life.

He spoke in John chapter 10:

10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have Life (zōē), and that they may have it more abundantly.

In other Words, Jesus came to give us everything in abundance, more than we expect—Life (zōē) in its fullness until we overflow!

What is zōē Life? It is the absolute fulness of life, both essential and ethical, which belongs to God; it is the GOD-kind of Life, Life as GOD has it.  This life in us is on a higher level and a higher dimension than what the world walks in.

When we received salvation, we are introduced into the way HE lives.  We were given access to the higher dimension of Life.  However, it is up to each of us to move forward into that higher dimension.  Most are satisfied with salvation alone; they simply want to make it to Heaven.  Let’s not stop there.

Salvation is not the completion of your experience with GOD!

There is more to embrace.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Philippians chapter 3:

10 And I continually long to know the wonders of Jesus and to experience the overflowing power of His resurrection working in me. I will be one with Him in His sufferings and become like Him in His death.

11 Only then will I be able to experience complete oneness with Him in His resurrection from the realm of death.

Paul explains to us that there is more to pursue and experience than salvation.  Salvation is the initiation into finding out what you were saved for.  Before you were formed in the womb, FATHER had a Divine destiny in HIS Mind for you.  You were not placed on this earth at this time without HIS Divine Intent.

Getting saved is the start of the journey, not the end of it.  The resurrection of Jesus was not just a physical resurrection, but a Spiritual one as well.  This separated Jesus’ resurrection from every other resurrection.  Lazarus was resurrected from the dead but later he died.  Jesus was resurrected from the dead but now He is seated at the Right Hand of THE FATHER, a higher dimension. 

Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 1:

17 I pray that the Father of glory, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would impart to you the riches of the Spirit of Wisdom and the Spirit of revelation to know Him through your deepening intimacy with Him.

18 I pray that the Light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with Light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of His calling—that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that He finds in us, His Holy ones!

19 I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power

20 that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted Him to the place of highest honor and supreme authority in the Heavenly realm!

21 And now He is exalted as first above every ruler, authority, government, and realm of power in existence! He is gloriously enthroned over every name that is ever praised, not only in this age, but in the age that is coming!

22 And He alone is the leader and source of everything needed in the church. God has put everything beneath the authority of Jesus Christ and has given him the highest rank above all others.

I am in pursuit of becoming a righteous advertisement of GOD’S immense power working through me on HIS behalf to establish The Kingdom of GOD on the earth.  I need the fullness of understanding and revelation of His resurrection power and authority.  Paul spoke this prayer over you and me; I receive and accept his words, I say Amen!

Jesus’ resurrection opened us up to a new dimension for us to be enabled to access.  The vast majority of believers have no idea of what this entails.  This is why Paul prayed on our behalf.  There’s more!

We should focus on being Heavenly-minded!

The intellect is at its finest when it considers GOD.  The fool has said in his heart, “There is no GOD.”  There is a level of genius given to those who start with GOD and go from there towards life.

As I wrote yesterday, Eternity is the cornerstone of logic and reasoning.  Once we remove eternity from the equation, we lose all sense of wisdom, all sense of accountability, all sense of purpose.

Once we get rid of the concept of a Creator, we lose the concept of design.  If there is no Creator, then there is no design.  You can’t have design without a designer.  In the big picture, you can’t have design if there is no Creator. 

There is no such thing as random design; design has to have a designer.  If you remove the concept of a designer, there is no design.  If there is no design, then there is no purpose.  If there is no purpose, there’s no destiny.  If there is no destiny, there is no accountability.

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 12:

30 And you shall Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.

31 And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

We are designed for Love!  Culture is trying to erase the whole concept and understanding of design.  We can’t violate design.  No matter how much you try to modify your body, your genetic makeup doesn’t change… by design.

We were born to be Loved by GOD and to Love HIM in return.  Part of that expression of my Love for GOD must be measurable in my Love for people.  If I say that I Love GOD but don’t demonstrate it towards people, you are justified in questioning my Love for GOD because there is no evidence.

Spiritual realities have to be measured in the natural… natural manifestation!

 The whole issue of design is attempting to remove the absolute necessity of Wisdom because giving an account of my life, is at the heart and soul of True Biblical Wisdom.  Love is at the center of the accounting of our lives.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 14:

7 No one lives to himself and no one dies to himself.

8 While we live, we must live for our Master, and in death we must bring honor to Him. So dead or alive we belong to our Master.

9 For this very reason the Anointed One died and was brought back to life again, so that He would become the Lord God over both the dead and the living.

10 Why would you judge your brothers or sisters because of their diet, despising them for what they eat or don’t eat? For we each will have our turn to stand before God’s judgment seat.

11 Just as it is written: “As surely as I am the Living God, I tell you: ‘Every knee will bow before me and every tongue will confess the Truth and glorify Me!’ ”

12 Therefore, each one must answer for himself and give a personal account of his own life before God.

Once the consciousness of The Designer is removed, then things become scary, and frighteningly random, driven by self-absorption, self-protection, and self-promotion.

Each of us is accountable and will be judged by The Designer based on our adherence to our design and fulfillment of our purpose.

We should focus on being Heavenly-minded!

I remember a well-known faith teacher spoke these words as a criticism, “He’s so Heavenly-minded, he’s no ‘earthly good.’”   It’s impossible!  The only way to be of earthly good is to be Heavenly-minded.

At all times, we should live our lives with Eternity in mind.

Paul penned this prayer by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 1:

17 I pray that the Father of glory, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would impart to you the riches of the Spirit of Wisdom and the Spirit of revelation to know Him through your deepening intimacy with Him.

18 I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of His calling—that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that He finds in us, His Holy ones!

19 I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power

20 that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted Him to the place of highest honor and supreme authority in the Heavenly realm!

Each of us has a unique calling to be manifested on behalf of The Kingdom.  Our power and authority come from Heaven, not the earth.  We must live with Eternity in mind.  We should invest in the big picture; it’s not all just about here on earth.

My desire is for Jesus to speak these Words to me:

In Matthew 25:

21 “Commending his servant, the master replied, ‘You have done well, and proven yourself to be my loyal and trustworthy servant. Because you have been a faithful steward to manage a small sum, now I will put you in charge of much, much more. You will experience the delight of your master, who will say to you, “Enter into the joy of your Lord!” ’

Eternity is the cornerstone of logic and reasoning.  Once we remove eternity from the equation, we lose all sense of wisdom, all sense of accountability, all sense of purpose.

Many people do not have an appetite for Eternity, because they have so little invested there.  We have appetite for where we invest.  Are you making calculated, deliberate investments in Eternity?  Sharing your faith is an investment in Eternity.  These writings are intended to recalibrate you for Eternity… to become Heavenly-minded.

The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st John chapter 4:

17 By living in God, Love has been brought to Its full expression in us so that we may fearlessly face the day of judgment, because all that Jesus now is, so are we in this world.

18 Love never brings fear, for fear is always related to punishment. But Love’s perfection drives the fear of punishment far from our hearts. Whoever walks constantly afraid of punishment has not reached Love’s perfection.

19 Our Love for others is our grateful response to the Love God first demonstrated to us.

I can only Love H:IM in the measure I’ve received Love from H:IM.  Receiving the Love of GOD gives me a capacity for Love I did not have before.

I was designed to be a Lover of GOD with everything that I am, every aspect of my being.

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 12:

30 And you shall Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.

31 And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Everything within me has been prepared to Love GOD completely.  We have an emotional capacity to Love that must find expression in my relationship with GOD and it is a lifetime journey. 

We are meant to keep going forward toward full maturity in our relationship with Our Heavenly Father.  As we do, we become Heavenly-minded resulting in us producing good fruit on the earth.

What does prayer do?

Prayer makes unseen things that are actually more real than what is visible.  When we pray, we are drawing on a strength that is superior to everything else we could possibly accomplish or access.  Prayerfulness unclutters the eyes to see what is real.

Those who have been focused on cleansing the soul are in a position for a more effective prayer life.  The world wants you focused elsewhere.  FATHER will sustain us no matter what is happening in the world right now.  HE will navigate us through every situation that confronts us.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 5:

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’

44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,

45 that you may be sons of Your Father in Heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

What would have happened if Jesus would have cursed those who persecuted Him?  They would have been dead within 24 hours, similar to the fig tree.  We are to pray FOR them who spitefully use us and persecute us.  He is addressing those who are born again to rise up to be sons and daughters that have been “perfected” in their walk.

When you exercise your right to come before THE ALMIGHTY GOD and use the opportunity to pray on behalf of someone who has opposed you, it is made clear in the entire spirit realm that you are a child of GOD. 

You are using your authority to come before a Perfect Father and pray on behalf of someone who has opposed you.  Your identity in Christ becomes manifest.

Jesus also emphasized and spoke in Luke chapter

6: “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies and do something wonderful for them in return for their hatred.

28 When someone curses you, bless that person in return. When others mistreat and harass you, accept it as your mission to pray for them.

29 To those who despise you, continue to serve them and minister to them. If someone takes away your coat, give him as a gift your shirt as well.

30 When someone comes to beg from you, give to that person what you have. When things are wrongly taken from you, do not demand they be given back.

31 The way you want others to treat you is how you should treat everyone else.

35 Rather love your enemies and continue to treat them well. When you lend money, don’t despair if you are never paid back, for it is not lost. You will receive a rich reward and you will be known as true children of the Most High God, having His same Nature.

Be like Your Father Who is famous for His kindness to heal even the thankless and cruel.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 8:

19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing (unveiling the glory of Jesus Christ) of the Sons of God.

20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope;

21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious (unveiling and) liberty of the children of God.

When I can truly say, “As He is, so am I”, I will be unveiling His glory to people around me.  I must pray as Jesus directed.

Wherever The Holy Spirit demonstrates the Lordship of Jesus Christ, freedom is the evidence!

THE LORD is always working towards us being free; free from sin, free from sickness, free from bondage…  We were all designed to have creative expression on the earth, to be unique thinkers.  Free people think creatively!

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Zechariah chapter 1:

18 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were four horns.

19 And I said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these?” So he answered me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”

20 Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen.

21 And I said, “What are these coming to do?” So he said, “These are the horns that scattered Judah, so that no one could lift up his head; but the craftsmen are coming to terrify them, to cast out the horns of the nations that lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.”

The number four represents worldwide, and the four horns are worldwide enemies of Christ.  However, THE LORD raises up craftsmen to cast out and terrify the enemy.  A craftsman is a person with a master’s level understanding of not only how to do a certain type of work, but also a great appreciation of why and for whom they’re doing it.

It is recorded by The Holy Spirit in Daniel chapter 1:

17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all understanding and Wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

FATHER raises up His Sons and Daughters to overtake the wiles of the devil in every area… worldwide.  The adversary attempts to hold people in bondage, and The Holy Spirit sets the captives free.

We are not to be bound with regret, worry about today, or fear the future, we have not fully embraced the Lordship of Jesus Christ over all the earth.  If the enemy can tie me to the failures or disappointments of the past, and make me fearful of tomorrow, he has undercut my creativity… the way I approach life.

The uniqueness of a Divine moment is being untethered by yesterday and the fear of tomorrow.

Regret is very similar to unforgiveness because they both tie us to the past.  Regret is a mismanagement of yesterday’s actions, an improper management of the effects of yesterday.  Fear of what might happen is my mismanagement of tomorrow.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 8:

31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My Word, you are My disciples indeed.

32 And you shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free.”

We are invited to discover Truth and then discover THE GOD of that Truth.  When we abide in HIS Word, repentance eliminates regret and is no longer considered.  As well, the Truth sets us free from the fear of the future.  Freedom is the product of Truth realized.  Truth realized is the ultimate adventure!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 3:

16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,

17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in Love,

18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height-

19 to know the Love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

20 Now to Him Who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for His miraculous power constantly energizes you.

When you and I walk in His miraculous power, we are totally free from the world’s grasp.

We are to produce good works!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 14:

1 Pursue Love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

2 For he who speaks in a Tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.

3 But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men.

4 He who speaks in a Tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church.

5 I wish you all spoke with Tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification.

Revelation doesn’t impart; it invites.  When we receive revelation, we have a responsibility to seek the Face of GOD regarding that revelation.  The revelation has a goal to ultimately build up the ekklesia and establish the Kingdom of GOD on the earth.

FATHER is THE GOD WHO transforms, to be known by men.  We are intended to know HIS ways and the world will respond by seeing HIS acts through us.  When they see those acts, they will marvel and be amazed.  Why?  They will realize that they have lived in the world of inferior and we have introduced them to the superior.

Our pursuit of Spiritual gifts is essential to spreading The Gospel.  Those gifts provide credibility to our message.  Otherwise, people will simply hear another theology.

When you know the Truth, it’s experiential knowledge of the Truth that sets a person free.  Every Commandment THE LORD gives us leads to freedom.  There are no Commandments that are punishment, nor do they restrict us from Life.  They restrict us from the things that kill, steal, and destroy.

When THE LORD speaks to us, HE’S setting boundaries for our behavior so that we will experience HIM more fully and know what true freedom is.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 3:

15 So until now, whenever the Old Testament is being read, the same blinding comes over their hearts.

16 But the moment one turns to the Lord with an open heart, the veil is lifted and they see.

17 Now, the “Lord” I’m referring to is the Holy Spirit, and wherever He is Lord, there is freedom.

18 We can all draw close to Him with the veil removed from our faces. And with no veil we all become like mirrors who brightly reflect the glory of the Lord Jesus. We are being transfigured into His very Image as we move from one brighter level of glory to another. And this glorious transfiguration comes from the Lord, Who is the Spirit.

What does it mean for HIM to be Lord over us?  It is when we surrender to HIM and walk in obedience to what The Holy Spirit directs us to say and do.

In Ephesians chapter 2:

2 You once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,

3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

4 But God, Who is rich in mercy, because of His great Love with which He loved us,

5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the Heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace (enablement) in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

We are intended to fulfill good works that GOD prepared us for beforehand.  Pursue HIS gifts that you may fulfill HIS Will and produce good works.

In everything, give thanks!

This includes trials!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Thessalonians chapter 5:

16 Rejoice always,

17 pray without ceasing,

18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

The word everything denotes every situation that arises in your life.  Do you want to become perfect and complete?  Developing endurance requires resistance, and resistance promotes growth, strength, and maturity.

James wrote by The Holy Spirit in James chapter 1:

2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,

3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.

4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.

7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;

8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

The words “always”, “everything”, and “all” tell us not to worry or fear when we come up against trials and obstacles in our lives.  Those situations of resistance to our walk will result in providing spiritual nourishment needed for our growth.

David recorded by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 23:

5 You become my delicious feast even when my enemies dare to fight. You anoint me with the fragrance of your Holy Spirit; you give me all I can drink of you until my cup overflows.

We are to have faith that The Holy Spirit will guide us into all Truth as we encounter enemies.  FATHER sets a table of nourishment as we deal with such situations.  If we have joy, we will not be depressed nor will we complain to others.  The thing that was designed to destroy you is the very thing that promotes you.

Divine moments don’t come when you schedule them; you can’t put them on your calendar.  Divine moments are the response of Heaven to the cries of earth.  However, the timing is entirely up to THE LORD.  Count it all joy when the perceived delay occurs… it is for your benefit even though you may not appreciate it at the time.

GOD has given us enough commands in Scripture to help us think like HE does.  HE knows the end from the beginning.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Isaiah chapter 46:

10 “I declare from the beginning how it will end and foretell from the start what has not yet happened. I decree that My purpose will stand, and I will fulfill My every plan.”

And Jesus spoke in John chapter 8:

32 For if you embrace the Truth, it will release true freedom into your lives.”

Knowing Truth does not set you free.  You can study Scriptures all day long, you can memorize the entire New Testament but that will not set you free.  The mental comprehension of a concept does not set a person free.  Knowing by experience is what sets you free. 

Once you experience Divine intervention, you will be able to walk in freedom from fear, frustration, and disappointment.  Once GOD gives you insight to a Truth, it always comes as an invitation to an experience.  When you get the insight into Divine health, don’t be surprised by a trial of this nature. 

When you get an insight into financial prosperity, expect a test in the future.  How you deal with a trial reveals your faith in HIS Word in that area.  I can testify that I have gone through both tests more than once.

Many believers stop short of transformational encounters because they are satisfied with good theology.  When we receive an insight into one of HIS Truths, we are then responsible to pursue HIM in light of that Truth and walk in It.

Revelation doesn’t impart; it invites.  When we receive revelation, we are to earnestly pursue until it becomes first nature in us.  When it does, we will count it all joy as we exercise overcoming faith in the midst of a trial.

We are to arise and shine!

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Isaiah chapter 60:

1 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you.

2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the LORD will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you.

HE didn’t say, “Arise and reflect.”  His Light is within us.  We don’t need any more prophetic Words than this.  Throughout Scripture, we are instructed to act in righteousness and Holiness.  We should be looking for opportunities to produce righteous acts.

The Holy Spirit is given to us to make us into the Image of Christ to the world.  Let there be no excuses keeping you from exercising this reality in your life.  If you don’t know what it means to let your light shine, then figure it out.  Now is the time!  Don’t sit there ignorantly when HE has given us The Resource Manual what instructs us on how to live life!

In Isaiah chapter 61:

10 I will sing and greatly rejoice in YAHWEH! My whole being vibrates with shouts of joy in my God! For He has dressed me with salvation and wrapped me in the robe of his righteousness! I appear like a bridegroom on his wedding day, decked out with a beautiful sash, or like a radiant bride adorned with sparkling jewels.

The Beloved Disciple recorded by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 19:

7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.”

8 And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

We are to be clothed in righteous acts!  It is shifting from a self-serving lifestyle into a servanthood lifestyle where we live aware, we have all the resources of Heaven needed to be effective in our serving of humanity.  FATHER makes our righteous acts supernaturally effective, no matter how small an act is.

The Old Testament reveals what GOD can do.  In the Valley of Dry Bones, GOD caused the dry bones to live and restore an army. (Eze 37) He caused water to come out of a rock.  The list goes on.

In the New Testament, GOD reveals what one person can do who was righteously related to GOD.  The Book of Acts testifies of the righteous acts of the saints.  Once The Holy Spirit came and dwelt in them, they walked with power and authority… their lights shined.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 1:

1 Throughout our history God has spoken to our ancestors by his prophets in many different ways. The revelation HE gave them was only a fragment at a time, building one Truth upon another.

2 But to us living in these last days, God now speaks to us openly in the language of a Son, the appointed Heir of everything, for through Him God created the panorama of all things and all time.

3 The Son is the dazzling radiance of God’s splendor, the exact expression of God’s True Nature—His mirror image! He holds the universe together and expands it by the mighty power of His spoken Word. He accomplished for us the complete cleansing of sins, and then took His seat on the highest Throne at the Right Hand of the majestic One.

Jesus radiated light from THE FATHER.  When Jesus took on flesh, it was to illustrate to us what could be possible in our own walk.  He took on humanity and walked as the son of man, not as the Son of GOD.

There are two qualifiers that enable a person to step into the unlimited realm of GOD HIMSELF where we are fully yielded and surrendered that HE can use us as HE used HIS Son Jesus.  We are to not only surrender but also obey The Holy Spirit when He tells us to act.

Luke recorded what Peter spoke by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 5:

29 But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.

30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree.

31 Him God has exalted to His Right Hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

32 And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

Walk in surrender and obedience and your light will shine!

The resources of Heaven are found within us!

Generally speaking, we have been unaware of The Holy Spirit’s mission to empower us to bring forth the Kingdom of GOD to the earth.  We need to understand the significance of GOD putting The Holy Spirit in us.  We must no longer allow this Truth to remain dormant in our lives.  GOD entrusted us with The Holy Spirit so let us honor Our Heavenly Father by surrendering to The Holy Spirit in every aspect of our daily walk.  Isn’t this a true form of genuine worship… honoring The Holy Spirit’s mission?

You can tell how much somebody trusts you by what they entrust to you!

The Holy Spirit is given to us to make us into the Image of Christ to the world.  Paul expounded on this Truth and wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 8:

28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who Love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the Image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

What is the purpose of being conformed to the Image of His Son?  You and I have an assignment to bring forth the Kingdom of Heaven to earth, not in our own power, but by the power of The Holy Spirit.  It’s more than just singing songs on a Sunday night.  It’s more than just attending church when the doors are open.  It’s more than just reading topics to gain spiritual understanding.  We are to walk in His power and authority to minister to mankind.

To the degree you surrender to The Holy Spirit determines the degree of power and authority you walk in! 

Jesus spoke in John chapter 15:

26 “But when the Helper comes, Whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth Who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.

27 And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

As we walk in this Truth, the environment around us will react.

It was prophesied by The Holy Spirit in Isaiah chapter 60:

1 “Rise up in splendor and be radiant, for your light has dawned, and YAHWEH’s glory now streams from you!

2 Look carefully! Darkness blankets the earth, and thick clouds covers the nations, but YAHWEH arises upon you and the brightness of His glory appears over you!

3 Nations will be attracted to your radiant light (understanding and revelation) and kings to the sunrise-glory of your new day.

4 Lift up your eyes higher! Look all around you and believe, for your sons are returning from far away and your daughters are being tenderly carried home. Watch as they all gather together, eager to come back to you!”

Paul reveals the Divine Intent of THE FATHER in Ephesians chapter 5:

27 All that He does in us is designed to make us a mature church for His pleasure, until we become a source of praise to Him—glorious and radiant, beautiful and Holy, without fault or flaw.

The prophecy given to us in the Book of Isaiah is to be fulfilled in the last days.  Jesus affirmed this when He spoke in John chapter 8:

12 Then Jesus said, “I am light to the world, and those who embrace Me will experience life-giving light, and they will never walk in darkness.”

And He also spoke concerning our ministry in Matthew chapter 5:

14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven.

All our words and works are intended to glorify GOD.  As we fully surrender to The Holy Spirit, our lights will shine before men and they will be attracted to this light and darkness will flee from our midst.  The Holy Spirit is THE essential Resource to cause our light to shine.