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The resurrection gives us tangible proof that Christianity is true Life versus another religion or philosophy!

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

1  The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

2 until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,

3 to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.

What was the purpose of Jesus teaching the apostles for forty days after His resurrection?  Jesus had to present the revelation of the cross and resurrection because the disciples’ mindset needed to be changed.  They were no longer to be under the Old Covenant and its sacrifices. 

Before the cross, GOD was with us.  After the resurrection, GOD could and would operate in us.  Jesus told them to wait for the Promise of The FATHER… The Holy Spirit.

Jesus had spoken to them concerning The Holy Spirit in John chapter 14:

15  “Loving me empowers you to obey My commands.

16-17  And I will ask the Father and He will give you another Savior, the Holy Spirit of Truth, who will be to you a friend just like me—and He will never leave you. The world won’t receive Him because they can’t see Him or know Him. But you will know Him intimately, because He will make His home in you and will live inside you.

Until Jesus fulfilled our sin issue once and for all, The Holy Spirit could not live inside us for we were unrighteous.  Righteousness could not reside with unrighteousness.

Paul wrote of this revelation by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 6:

5   For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection,

6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.

7 For he who has died has been freed from sin.

8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,

9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him.

10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God.

11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 5:

17  Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,

19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the Word of reconciliation.

In other words, it was through Jesus, the Anointed One, that God was shepherding the world, not even keeping records of their transgressions, and He has entrusted to us the ministry of opening the door of reconciliation to God.

It was vital the disciples understood the transition from the Old Covenant to the New.  Their mindset had to be changed so they could teach this new revelation that when salvation came, the old man passed away and behold all things have become new.  Our spirits are now perfect and have been given Spiritual deposits to draw from within. (Ephesians 1). 

Jesus spent forty days instructing them of this major revelation.

Is GOD limited by living in you?

With HIS power and virtue in us, our possibilities are unlimited!  He transferred His Life and power to us.

Peter wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Peter chapter 1:

3  Everything we could ever need for life and complete devotion to God has already been deposited in us by His Divine power. For all this was lavished upon us through the rich experience of knowing Him Who has called us by name and invited us to come to Him through a glorious manifestation of His goodness.

4 As a result of this, He has given you magnificent promises that are beyond all price, so that through the power of these tremendous promises you can experience partnership with the Divine Nature, by which you have escaped the corrupt desires that are of the world.

Christianity is not only historical but It is experiential.  There are two kinds of reality: the reality of history and the reality of experience.  The highest degree of certainty is when the reality of history becomes the reality of experience.  If we don’t experience Jesus ourselves, we simply become boring philosophers.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 3:

1   One afternoon Peter and John went to the temple for the three o’clock prayer.

2  As they came to the entrance called the Beautiful Gate, they were captured by the sight of a man crippled from birth being carried and placed at the entrance to the temple. He was often brought there to beg for money from those going in to worship.

3 When he noticed Peter and John going into the temple, he begged them for money.

4 Peter and John, looking straight into the eyes of the crippled man, said, “Look at us!”

5 Expecting a gift, he readily gave them his attention.

6 Then Peter said, “I don’t have money, but I’ll give you this—by the power of the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, stand up and walk!”

7-8 Peter held out his right hand to the crippled man. As he pulled the man to his feet, suddenly power surged into his crippled feet and ankles. The man jumped up, stood there for a moment stunned, and then began to walk around! As he went into the temple courts with Peter and John, he leapt for joy and shouted praises to God.

9 When all the people saw him jumping up and down and heard him glorifying God,

10 they realized it was the crippled beggar they had passed by in front of the Beautiful Gate. Astonishment swept over the crowd, for they were amazed over what had happened to him.

Can you see yourself praying for those who are sick?  If not, start visualizing (or imagining) yourself doing so.  That produces hope.  Next, reread past blogs such as “Healing is for all” parts 1 – 16.  This will produce faith in The Word.  It is vital that you understand that Jesus is the One Who heals, not you.  You and I are simply His hands and voice just as Peter and John were in the above passage.

The Word is the Seed that must be heard by those who are sick so that faith can come forth in them to be healed.  The Word is the Key and Jesus is the Word made flesh.

What happens if the person does not receive?  Don’t be discouraged, Jesus could not heal everyone either.  Simply keep pressing in!

Christianity differs from religions and philosophies because It has proof of Its value to mankind.

Religion wants power, the Remnant focuses on Love!  Power without Love can be cruel.  Don’t focus on faith at the expense of Love and hope.  Love went to the cross so we could live.  And because It did, we now live by the proof of Its reality.

Hope is the “picture” by which faith is exercised and possesses it.  Love is the motivation by which a righteous picture is formed in the first place.   FATHER thought it, then HE saw it in the SPIRIT, and then it manifested by HIS faith.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 15:

14   And if Christ has not been raised, all of our preaching has been for nothing and your faith is useless.

15 Moreover, if the dead are not raised, that would mean that we are false witnesses who are misrepresenting God. And that would mean that we have preached a lie, stating that God raised Him from the dead, if in reality He didn’t.

16 If the dead aren’t raised up, that would mean that Christ has not been raised up either.

17 And if Christ is not alive, you are still lost in your sins and your faith is a fantasy.

Since I have had five near-death experiences, I know with certainty that Jesus Christ is My Lord and Savior.  FATHER has pulled me away from death and has reassured me that I will live and not die.  I don’t live a life of theory or philosophy but one of Truth and reality.  This is why I can write being moved by The Holy Spirit.  Paul understood this reality and could even write from the depths of prison, knowing Who Jesus is IN HIM.

18 It would also mean that those believers in Christ who have passed away have simply perished.

19 If the only benefit of our hope in Christ is limited to this life on earth, we deserve to be pitied more than all others!

20 But the Truth is, Christ is risen from the dead, as the firstfruit of a great resurrection harvest of those who have died.

21 For since death came through a man, Adam, it is fitting that the resurrection of the dead has also come through a man, Christ.

22 Even as all who are in Adam die, so also all who are in Christ will be made alive.

23 But each one in his proper order: Christ, the firstfruits, then those who belong to Christ in His Presence.

24 Then the final stage of completion comes, when He will bring to an end every other rulership, authority, and power, and he will hand over His Kingdom to Father God.

25 Until then He is destined to reign as King until all hostility has been subdued and placed under His Feet.

26 And the last enemy to be subdued and eliminated is death itself.

27 The Father has placed all things in subjection under the Feet of Christ. Yet when it says, “all things,” it is understood that the Father does not include Himself, for He is the One Who placed all things in subjection to Christ.

28 However, when everything is subdued and in submission to Him, then the Son Himself will be subject to the Father, Who put all things under His Feet. This is so that Father God will be everything in everyone!

Once Paul had his personal encounter with Jesus, he was no longer an enemy of Christ but was a vessel of honor who was called to the lost of the world.

Matthew recorded by The Holy Spirit in chapter 27:

51  At that moment the veil in the Holy of Holies was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth shook violently, rocks were split apart,

52 and graves were opened. Then many of the Holy ones who had died were brought back to life and came out of their graves.

53 And after Jesus’ resurrection, they were plainly seen by many people walking in Jerusalem.

There were sufficient eye-witness accounts of what happened when Jesus was resurrected from the dead.  The Pharisees could spread disinformation but to no avail for it was too late!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Colossians chapter 1:

27 Living within you is the Christ Who floods you with the expectation of glory! This mystery of Christ, embedded within us, becomes a Heavenly treasure chest of hope filled with the riches of glory for His people, and God wants everyone to know it!

Paul and the other apostles had personal testimonies of the resurrection of Christ.  Those testimonies have continued throughout history, including my own.  I have no interest in religious philosophies or opinions.  Reality is what will change the mindset of the lost.

Christianity is Love in action around the world.

GOD’S Love is irresistible.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 15:

14  “You show that you are My intimate friends when you obey all that I command you.

15 I have never called you ‘servants,’ because a master doesn’t confide in his servants, and servants don’t always understand what the master is doing. But I call you My most intimate friends, for I reveal to you everything that I’ve heard from My Father.

16 You didn’t choose Me, but I’ve chosen and commissioned you to go into the world to bear fruit. And your fruit will last, because whatever you ask of My Father, for My sake, He will give it to you!

17 So this is My parting command: Love one another deeply!”

Our best is GOD’S best!  HE believes in you and me and this is why HE operates through us to save the lost.

The Gospel is that of redemption for all mankind.

It is committed to our trust.

It is for all nations.

What is GOD’S Will?  To answer that question, ask the following about any idea that FATHER gives you:

Is the idea good for GOD?

Is the idea good for people?

Is the idea good for you?

Love is greater than faith thus the fruit associated with Agape Love is greater and more lasting than that associated with faith alone.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 13:

13  And now abide faith, hope, Love, these three; but the greatest of these is Love.

Consider with this Truth what James wrote by The Holy Spirit in chapter 2 of his epistle:

14   My dear brothers and sisters, what good is it if someone claims to have faith but demonstrates no good works to prove it? How could this kind of faith save anyone?

15 For example, if a brother or sister in the faith is poorly clothed and hungry

16 and you leave them saying, “Good-bye. I hope you stay warm and have plenty to eat,” but you don’t provide them with a coat or even a cup of soup, what good is your faith?

17 So then faith that doesn’t involve action is phony.

18 But someone might object and say, “One person has faith and another person has works.” Go ahead then and prove to me that you have faith without works and I will show you faith by my works as proof that I believe.

The year 2023 is to be a year of Love in action.  You are never too old or too young to take on what FATHER is directing you to pursue.  HE will equip you for whatever HE has revealed to you.  If faith without works is dead, then could we also say that Love without works is also dead (or phony)?

Give The Gospel the credit It deserves.  It is not man’s anointing that heals the sick, it is Jesus The Healer!

The Gospel is the power of GOD and the signs and wonders differentiate It from the religions of the world.

Without us, He won’t.  Without Him, we can’t. 

Are we conforming our lifestyle to His Plan?  Our action depends on our knowledge.  If we don’t know, we don’t care!

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 16:

15  And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.

16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;

18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

You and I have the same anointing that Jesus has.  We don’t need a second-hand anointing from someone else.

The secret of Paul’s ministry was to show life to the unconverted.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 2:

1  And His fullness fills you, even though you were once like corpses, dead in your sins and offenses.

2 It wasn’t that long ago that you lived in the religion, customs, and values of this world, obeying the dark ruler of the earthly realm who fills the atmosphere with his authority, and works diligently in the hearts of those who are disobedient to the Truth of God.

3 The corruption that was in us from birth was expressed through the deeds and desires of our self- life. We lived by whatever natural cravings and thoughts our minds dictated, living as rebellious children subject to God’s wrath like everyone else.

4 But God still Loved us with such great Love. He is so rich in compassion and mercy.

5 Even when we were dead and doomed in our many sins, HE united us into the very life of Christ and saved us by HIS wonderful grace!

6 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!

7 Throughout the coming ages we will be the visible display of the infinite, limitless riches of HIS grace and kindness, which was showered upon us in Jesus Christ.

8 For it was only through this wonderful grace that we believed in Him. Nothing we did could ever earn this salvation, for it was the gracious gift from God that brought us to Christ!

9 So no one will ever be able to boast, for salvation is never a reward for good works or human striving.

You and I are simply HIS vessels used to promote Christ to the lost.  We plant the Seed and THE LORD provides the increase.  It is that simple!

Jesus came to show us “how”.  He needs our voice and He needs our body!  His ministry continues today.

The Gospel is the power of GOD and the signs and wonders differentiate It from the religions of the world.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 10:

25 Jesus answered them, “I have told you the Truth already and you did not believe Me. The proof of who I am is revealed by all the miracles that I do in the Name of My Father.

26 Yet, you stubbornly refuse to follow Me, because you are not My sheep. As I’ve told you before:

27 My own sheep will hear My Voice and I know each one, and they will follow Me.

28 I give to them the gift of Eternal Life and they will never be lost and no one has the power to snatch them out of My Hands.

29 My Father, Who has given them to Me as His Gift, is the mightiest of all, and no one has the power to snatch them from My Father’s care.

30 The Father and I are One.”

Religion had such a strong influence on the Pharisees and their followers, they could not see the Truth Who was standing before them.

Jesus spoke in John chapter14:

10  Don’t you believe that the Father is living in Me and that I am living in the Father? Even My Words are not My own but come from my Father, for He lives in Me and performs his miracles of power through Me.

11 Believe that I live as One with My Father and that My Father lives as One with Me—or at least, believe because of the mighty miracles I have done.

You and I are called to be vessels for His Use in the supernatural as well.  This may be beyond your thinking but as you dwell on these passages, embrace what Jesus is saying.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 14:

19 “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also.

23  Jesus replied, “Loving Me empowers you to obey My Word. And My Father will Love you so deeply that WE will come to you and make you Our Dwelling Place.

Since you and I have been redeemed by Jesus, They now live in me and they live in you as well!  The word redeemed means to restore back to the original.  FATHER cannot cohabitate with sin so we needed redemption so that HE could live inside us!  It is vital that we meditate on this passage and allow our imaginations to see this Truth as reality in us!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 1:

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.

I give FATHER all the glory!  Let that dazzling radiance be seen in us and through us since THEY live inside us as well.  As we walk FULLY by THE SPIRIT, we will be “enlightened”.

Paul further wrote by The Holy Spirit in Galatians chapter 2:

20 “My old identity has been co-crucified with Messiah and no longer lives; for the nails of His cross crucified me with Him. And now the essence of this new life is no longer mine, for the Anointed One lives His Life through me—we live in union as one! My new life is empowered by the faith of the Son of God Who Loves me so much that He gave Himself for me, and dispenses His Life into mine!

Life is about sharing and promoting life in the world.

In the charismatic churches, the hurting people have been made to feel uncomfortable.  Sadly, many have been shamed for being sick.  However, FATHER will Love us through all our issues.  HE has been patient with me over the years as I have dealt with issues of my own.

All miracles are only temporary solutions.  What do I mean?  Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, yet he later died.  The woman with the issue of blood was healed but later died as well.  Thank GOD for miracles but moreover thank HIM for our eternal salvation!  We must have miracles to win the world for without them, we look like another religion.

Jesus was recorded in Matthew chapter 8:

16  That evening the people brought to Him many who were demonized. And by Jesus only speaking a Word of healing over them, they were totally set free from their torment, and everyone who was sick received their healing!

17 In doing this, Jesus fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah:

He put upon Himself our weaknesses, and He carried away our diseases and made us well.

“He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses.”

Demons attack and oppress your body, not you, because you are born again and they have no access to your spirit.  Your body hurts, but not you!  The devil will use pain to keep you from ministering Love to others.  He is a tormentor.  Your pain gains the center of your attention.  It can dominate your thinking; it is a detractor.  How do I deal with pain?  When it comes, I proclaim “By the stripes of Jesus, I AM healed!”  How often?  As often as it takes until the pain ceases.

Jesus went to the cross for both my sins AND sicknesses and I have to remind my body of this Truth.  I have to reinforce my mindset of Who is Lord over my life.  Yes, I have become lax at times in the past and have had to restate the Reality of who I am in Christ.  There is no need to feel guilty.  Repent and move on.

Every now and then, we need to simply return to the basics.  When things are going well, it is easy to become less intense in our spirit man.  This is why I find it needful to begin the day in prayer.

Matthew recorded by The Holy Spirit in chapter 9:

35   Jesus walked throughout the region with the joyful message of God’s Kingdom realm. He taught in their meeting houses, and wherever He went he demonstrated God’s power by healing every kind of disease and illness.

How big can “possible” be in you?  If Jesus is preeminent in you, “possible” will be much greater.  Is GOD limited by living in you?  We are to let His Life flow through us and be His bodies on earth at this time.  Expect Jesus to flow through you to minister life and healing to others.

Remember, Jesus is GOD’s revelation of Himself in the flesh.  Jesus represents thee Love of The Father for mankind and wants all to be saved and healed.

We are to be His vessels on earth just as Jesus was when He walked the earth.

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 9:

Jesus said to him (and us), “What do you mean ‘if’? If you are able to believe, all things are possible to the believer.”

Do you want to conform to HIS Image in action here on earth?

We need to use what we have for faith without works is dead!

The real issue is that we need to comprehend the miracle of redemption which lives in each of us.  We have The Holy Spirit residing on the inside and His power and authority await our unfettered access.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 15:

5  “I am the sprouting vine and you’re My branches. As you live in union with Me as your Source, fruitfulness will stream from within you—but when you live separated from Me you are powerless.

6 If a person is separated from Me, he is discarded; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire to be burned.

7 But if you live in life-union with Me and if My Words live powerfully within you—then you can ask whatever you desire and it will be done.

8 When your lives bear abundant fruit, you demonstrate that you are My mature disciples who glorify My Father!

GOD through us can do anything.  The essence of our lives flows from Jesus Christ with whom we live in life-union.  As we come into full understanding of this Truth, we will surely do greater things on behalf of the Kingdom.  We must jettison all past thoughts and teachings that contradict this Reality.

Man builds religious systems to substitute as simulated encounters with GOD.  They create an “intermediary” as a substitute to gain some type of connection with their view of GOD.  However, Jesus is the only Intermediary to the True GOD of the universe!

Paul 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!

It is vital that we pursue the full understanding of what it means to have the power and authority of Jesus flowing through us.  Without this understanding, our impact will be limited at best.  People throughout the world need our ministries for the ministry of Christ is a “system buster”.  Man has created substitute systems to emulate power and authority, but they are only temporary substitutes.

FATHER, open our eyes to the light of Your Glorious inheritance that You have placed on the inside of us.  Show us how to operate in such power and authority, Amen!

I confess The Word of GOD over any testimony of my senses.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 10:

9  that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

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

6  Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,

7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

David wrote by THE SPIRIT in Psalm 23:

1  The LORD is my Shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.

3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Philippians chapter 4:

19  And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Isaiah wrote by THE SPIRIT in chapter 54:

17  No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the LORD.

And in chapter 53:

4  Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.

5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.  NKJV

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

30   For it is not from man that we draw our life but from God as we are being joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. And now He is our God-given Wisdom, our virtue, our Holiness, and our redemption.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 4:

14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the Heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

How tenacious are you to hold fast to the above confessions in the midst of contrary circumstances?  This is when we are tested to what we really believe in our hearts, The Word versus our circumstances.

The Beloved Disciple recorded by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 12:

10   Then I heard a loud voice saying in Heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the Kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.

11  And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the Word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

How do we overcome the adversary?  By The Blood of Jesus and The Word in our mouths.  We must watch over our words going forward.  Let HIS Word be in our mouths and not allow ourselves to confess circumstances that are before us.  The Word is superior over every circumstance man can face.  There is no such thing as an “incurable” disease.  Jesus proved that time and time again.

Who are you going to side with?