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Walking By Divine Inspiration

Monday, December 5th, 2016

Each of us tries to predict the future every time we change lanes in traffic hoping to pick the right lane to make progress toward our destination.  Investors pay “financial experts” for their newsletter in hope to select the correct investments for the greatest return on investment while protecting the principle (or return of investment).  There is a better way.

Genesis 41:1 Then it came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh had a dream; and behold, he stood by the river.

2 Suddenly there came up out of the river seven cows, fine looking and fat; and they fed in the meadow.

3 Then behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ugly and gaunt, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the river.

4 And the ugly and gaunt cows ate up the seven fine looking and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.

5 He slept and dreamed a second time; and suddenly seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, plump and good.

6 Then behold, seven thin heads, blighted by the east wind, sprang up after them.

7 And the seven thin heads devoured the seven plump and full heads. So Pharaoh awoke, and indeed, it was a dream.

8 Now it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh.

FATHER gave Pharaoh the dream concerning the next fourteen years before him.  The dream was so troubling Pharaoh knew that it had meaning relevant to his situation thus he looked toward his experts of the past for counsel.  Their counsel yielded nothing in this case for the world had no past history to relate to this particular dream.  This was uncharted territory.  FATHER orchestrated the situation where Pharaoh’s butler would have a history with Joseph who had walked in Divine Inspiration and interpreted his own dream which was fulfilled:

9 Then the chief butler spoke to Pharaoh, saying: “I remember my faults this day.

10 When Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief baker,

11 we each had a dream in one night, he and I. Each of us dreamed according to the interpretation of his own dream.

12 Now there was a young Hebrew man with us there, a servant of the captain of the guard. And we told him, and he interpreted our dreams for us; to each man he interpreted according to his own dream.

We are once again being presented with world events which have placed us in uncharted territory.  The financial system is leveraged with debt beyond what any “expert” could have predicted.  Mathematically speaking, the debt cannot be repaid under the current system so something must “give”.  What worked in the past is not working now and people are blind to the brevity of the situation just as they were in the time of Pharaoh’s dream.  Only those who are led by THE HOLY SPIRIT and walk according to Divine Inspiration will have the answers required in the coming turbulent times.  Now is the time to press in and focus on being in FATHER’S Presence.  Without delay we should redirect our priorities and be cleansed and purified by HIS Word.

Men’s hearts will fail them as their past logic and assumptions no longer work.  The only answers will be found in those who walk in Divine Inspiration and no longer look to trends and signs which worked in recent history.  Only FATHER knows the future for HE is not restricted to time.  Why seek counsel from any other source?

Be Not Anxious

Sunday, December 4th, 2016

Paul wrote by THE HOLY SPIRIT in Philippians chapter 4:

6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to GOD;

7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Each of us came into this world by the Divine Intent of FATHER for none were born by accident or beyond HIS awareness.  HE knew us before we were formed in the womb and HE knows us after we physically depart this earth.  The challenge set before each of us is to fully embrace our calling and faithfully execute that calling with the gifts we have been given.  When we are on that ordained path we experience peace no matter what is transpiring around us.  All the circumstances that arise are temporary in nature and we must look to HIM WHO is Eternal and Everlasting for our answers.

There are questions and challenges each of us face that may test our Love, faith, and hope.  We must not be moved by anything which may create anxiety in our hearts but each of us must guard our hearts through Christ Jesus.  IN HIM we have our being.   By His Word He calmed the raging sea and we should expect no less.  By His Word He healed the sick and cast out devils thus we should place our trust IN HIM rather than the circumstances before us.

We must not let traditions of men which oppose FATHER’S Word invade our thinking.  Men will impart a word which is designed to support their bias and motive based on their limited understanding.  Why settle for less when we have access to THE ONE WHO is the Great I AM.  We must purpose to put our trust in FATHER and HIS Most Holy Son who is our Perfect Example.  Let us pattern our thoughts, intents, speech, and actions after Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Compromise is the enemy of total success.  We are told to press in and expect good fruit to come forth in our lives.  Paul urges us by THE SPIRIT in Colossians chapter 1:

9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;

12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.

Dwell, meditate, proclaim, personalize, and memorize this passage for it will serve you well on a daily basis.

“I walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;

giving thanks to the Father who has qualified me to be a partaker of the inheritance of the saints in the light.”

Amen!

Participate Not

Saturday, December 3rd, 2016

By THE MOST HOLY SPIRIT  Paul wrote in Ephesians chapter 5:

1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.

2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

3 But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints;

4 neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.

5 For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

7 Therefore do not be partakers with them.

We are to set the standard of Love for others and that standard does not participate in the impure acts of the world.  We all were sinners at an earlier age but the Word has the power to purify us from our past… thankfully!  We must no longer live in that sinful past and trust FATHER that HE makes all things new.  HIS Word existed before the worlds were formed and thus it has preeminence over all of creation.  HIS Word is greater than any condition, situation, or past thus IT can remove any spot or blemish for behold all things are new, even you and me.

Our conversation must not insinuate anything that would include vulgarity or demeaning others but instead should reflect thanksgiving in our hearts.  Every person is at a different station in life and we must give FATHER thanks for where HE has placed us and what HE has taken us through.

When one enters into conversation unbefitting of our nature, we open ourselves up to deception and temptation.  We must protect or eyes and ears as we stay away from the door which leads to death and destruction.  There need not be a list of do’s and don’ts but simply walk in Love and let our conversation reflect the Love in our hearts for all mankind.

I find that as I continue to read, study, mediate, and dwell in THE WORD it changes my heart and my speech.  My thought patterns begin to correct and I no longer think as the old man.  My priorities change and so do my corresponding actions.  This has an impact on my relationships as well.  Some will flourish and others will diminish depending on whether our priorities are in alignment.  We cannot fellowship in any area where there is no light prevailing.  This does not mean we don’t minister to those where there is no fellowship.  On the contrary, we must minister to those who are open to the Gospel.  We should not isolate ourselves from the sons of disobedience but be willing to deliver them out of destruction.  When Jesus ministered all the world was in need of salvation.

Let us be imitators of FATHER in every way.  In order to do that we must focus on HIS Character and take on HIS Attributes.  Let us immerse ourselves IN HIM and let HIM cleanse us into purity and full maturity.  Only then will we be assured that we no longer participate in any form of darkness no matter how subtle.

Who Is Hindering You?

Friday, December 2nd, 2016

By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in Galatians chapter 5:

7 You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?

8 This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you.

9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

10 I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.

11 And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of the cross has ceased.

12 I could wish that those who trouble you would even cut themselves off!

13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!

There are those who would try to convince you to walk another path other than the one FATHER has you on.  Man’s doctrines and beliefs are like adding unnecessary weight to you when you are running a race.  They will attempt to manipulate you into accepting their doctrines and thus their words will act as leaven and if given time will compromise your path and destiny.  Each of us must guard our hearts and minds from those who would throw us off track.  Be assured, they will try.

By Divine Inspiration Samuel spoke in 1 Samuel chapter 15:

22 So Samuel said:

​​​“Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,

​​As in obeying the voice of the LORD?

​​Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,

​​And to heed than the fat of rams.

23 ​​For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft,

​​And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.

​​Because you have rejected the word of the LORD,

​​He also has rejected you from being king.”

It is critical we pursue the path which encourages us to hear FATHER and settle for nothing less.  There are not just a few special people who can hear and respond to FATHER for HE has made HIMSELF available to all mankind.  HIS mercies are greater than all the failures of men combined.  We must not let men convince us that we are unable to hear HIM.  We must no longer accept the words of men which are contrary to the Gospel.  Their words surely lead to destruction.  Men would have us believe their traditions which produce little or no fruit at all.  They are rebellious to the Word of Love or they would be encouraging us to seek FATHER’S Face and Voice.

We are to minister life to others and healing to their lives if they will accept the true Gospel in their lives.  We are called to walk in liberty and let no man weight us down as we run the race.  Excess baggage will only keep us from crossing the finish line and suffer defeat.  You would ask if we should be ministering to all who come across our paths?  Let us be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and minister to those who are ready to hear HIS Word.  FATHER will point those people out to us.  Each man and woman will receive the Gospel in his or her time.  FATHER is the ONE WHO oversees the increase.  We simply plant the Word as HE directs.  In the meantime, let us be examples unto men which in itself speaks volumes.  Let us lead righteous lives of Truth and Love thus setting the standard for all to see.  Let no man or woman be a challenge or hindrance to that standard.

Jesus Warned

Thursday, December 1st, 2016

In Mathew chapter 16 Jesus spoke:

8 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves because you have brought no bread?

9 Do you not yet understand, or remember the five loaves of the five thousand and how many baskets you took up?

10 Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand and how many large baskets you took up?

11 How is it you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread?—but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

12 Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

The Pharisees and Sadducees they were formalists, tradition-worshipers, and self-righteous.  A formalist is a person who focuses on strict adherence to or observance of a prescribed tradition.  Church history shows us what was once a revelation has slowly turned into a tradition.  A miracle may have happened once given a particular set of circumstances and people have since created a formula hoping to get FATHER to bring forth another miracle.  Consider the pool at Bethesda in John chapter 5:

2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches.

3 In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water.

4 For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had.

5 Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.

The tradition formed after the miracle occurred.  People began to focus on the location of the miracle rather than the Miracle Giver.  Only the first one to step in the water after being stirred could receive?  Really?  Do miracles only occur to those who have fully worked the formula prescribed by men?  FATHER’S mercies are greater than any level of man’s performance or strict adherence to a set of rules or conditions.  Jesus exposed the emptiness of that formality:

6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”

7 The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.”

8 Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.”

9 And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath.

10 The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”

11 He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’ ”

A tradition-worshiper is one who reverences and protects a tradition against any challenge, information, understanding, or opposing revelation.  Instead of rejoicing over the miracle which just occurred, men were more interested in the tradition of doing nothing on the Sabbath.  A man who had suffered for thirty-eight years was healed yet their tradition was more important?  Self-righteousness is a feeling or display of (usually smug) moral superiority derived from a sense that one’s beliefs, actions, or affiliations are of greater virtue than those of the average person.  Jesus exposed the Pharisees when He spoke in Matthew chapter 15:

1 Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,

2 “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

4 For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’

5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”—

6 then he need not honor his father or mother.’ Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.

7 Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

​8 ​‘​These people draw near to Me with their mouth,

​​And honor Me with their lips,

​​But their heart is far from Me.

9 ​​And in vain they worship Me,

​​Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

It is easy for us to see what others are doing by custom and tradition but the challenge is to look in the mirror and see if we are guilty by our own preferences or actions.  Are we making excuses or building walls keeping us from ministering to the needs of others?  Love looks beyond self to find out how to be a blessing to those in need.  Self-sacrificing acts can be found among those who walk in Love.  Jesus warned the disciples and us as well to beware of the leaven.  A little bit of selfish motive can grow into a major issue.  Let us remove that little lump before it takes over.

Serving All Men

Wednesday, November 30th, 2016

Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in 1 Corinthians chapter 9:

16 For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!

17 For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a stewardship.

18 What is my reward then? That when I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel of Christ without charge, that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel.

19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more;

20 and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law;

21 to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law;

22 to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

23 Now this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be partaker of it with you.

I am compelled to write these blogs unto those who are willing to hear.  FATHER prepared me to write and publish these as a part of my calling.  Woe to me if I do not preach or write the revelation given to me!  If I were a volunteer then that would be my reward but instead I have set aside my will that HIS Will be done.  Though I am beholden to no one, I am a servant to all that I might draw men closer to FATHER by revealing HIM in a greater manner.  I am called to tear down idols, customs, and doctrines contrary to that of Jesus Christ being LORD of all.  Not by the physical sword but by the Spiritual sword are we to war against the flesh.

Love is greater than bullets and the anointing is greater than any sickness, disease, or demonic influence.  We must not sit around and be passive observers to a dying world but take up the mantle of spreading the Gospel by any righteous means necessary.  Let us be partakers together in unity of Love.  There are those who are in “stealth” mode and are recipients of the anointing of others.  It is time for those to become active for Christ and quit riding the coat tails of those who have faithfully walked out their calling.  There are many ways to serve Christ and not all are called to the front lines.  Some are called to support whereas others are called to encourage.  Some readers take the time to write words of encouragement and I appreciate each letter we receive.

Jesus Himself spoke the Word “Many are called but few are chosen”.  Those Words came directly from FATHER and we must heed the inferred warning by understanding that many will fail to hear.  Let none of us be counted among those who have become deaf to the Call.  Men and women become complacent, unforgiving, and bitter toward others as though they are entitled to a free ride.  We must not allow such arrogance to be found among us.  Let us begin each day with gratitude for our very existence.  Let us approach each day as being mandated by FATHER to minister HIS Love to all mankind.  Let us serve all of mankind not just a select few!

Receiving Correction

Tuesday, November 29th, 2016

There are times in our lives when we need a “corrective interview”.  By THE SPIRIT Paul brings up this very point in 1 Corinthians chapter 4:

14 I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you.

15 For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

16 Therefore I urge you, imitate me.

17 For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church.

18 Now some are puffed up (arrogant), as though I were not coming to you.

19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up (arrogant), but the power.

20 For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.

21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?

Everyone has an opinion but FATHER backs up HIS Word in Truth and power.  Unless we are willing to receive correction we will not receive power from On High.  FATHER sent HIS Son to be our primary Example yet many spend no time finding out His ways.  They would rather go down a rabbit trail that leads nowhere, ultimately ending at the point of exhaustion.  Those who have the heart of a father only want what is best for the brethren and it must include keeping Jesus Christ at the center of our consciousness.  What better example than the One Who is the perfect representation of Our Heavenly Father.

A father brings forth life for he plants the “seed”.  He is the protector of life and is given the responsibility to govern the family according to the ways of Our Heavenly Father.  A father has the experience of what works and what produces no return on investment yet those who are immature often do not have ears to hear and eyes to see.  Only when they end up in the “ditch” do they look up and wonder what went wrong.

Paul urged the Corinthian church to at least look to his example for instruction because of his Love for them.  A father cuddles a baby but disciplines the teenage son… by necessity.  Our goal must be to become perfected in Christ with HIS power and anointing as evidence of this perfection.  If the anointing isn’t there yet then we are not there yet.  We must continue toward the goal of full maturity which includes taking on the attributes of being a father to others.  There are many who are puffed up in their knowledge but lack the wisdom to properly deploy that knowledge.  Some will listen to wisdom, others will not.  We must be patient and longsuffering with those who persist in trusting only in knowledge and pray that FATHER opens their eyes to the realization of the need of wisdom and understanding as well.

If we are not producing good fruit or if we appear to be under some form of judgment then we should seek FATHER’S instruction.  If we can’t hear FATHER then we should seek one of those “fathers” who walk in Love and are mature to provide some insight.  Something must change and it is evident that instruction is required.  Embrace change and you open yourself up for blessing by FATHER.  Resist change and you will simply wallow in the mud and be in constant frustration.  It is your choice.

Be Not Lukewarm

Monday, November 28th, 2016

I know many people who are filled with the Holy Spirit and they are good people.  However, many do not have the same fervor for the things of THE SPIRIT they once had.  The cares of the world enter in and cause us to become lukewarm in our walk.  We become complacent and edge into the ways of the world.  These writings are intended to stir you up and  reassess where you are spiritually.  The Beloved Disciple wrote by THE SPIRIT in 1 John chapter 2:

15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.

17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

It is my earnest desire to do FATHER’S Will and I trust it is yours as well or you would not be reading these words.  The things of the world are temporary and are never able to satisfy men’s souls.  Given that reality, why look to the world to be fulfilled when FATHER has given us the Holy Spirit to instruct us into all Truth?  People become addicted to searching the Internet in order to fill the void that is reserved for FATHER and HIS Holy Spirit.  Men are constantly searching for meaning and fulfillment when it is as close as your prayer closet.

27 But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.

The Old Testament was given by Divine Inspiration of the Holy Spirit for men to record what they heard and saw.  They did not access some physical reference material but instead they accessed the Spiritual realm.  The purpose of the Old Testament is to testify of Jesus Christ, the Messiah.  The overall theme was intended to point to the arrival of the Messiah and to bring us closer to Our Heavenly Father.  The New Testament is the record of the manifestation of the First Begotten Son and the declaration that He is the Door for us to enter through.  Additionally many credible witnesses have testified of His power and authority both before and after His resurrection.  There is further testimony of Jesus sending the Holy Spirit being accessible to all men and women.  I am a personal witness to that reality.  Without any exhaustive research or extensive knowledge, I received the baptism of the Holy Spirit in October of 1971.  By hearing a few simple verses from the New Testament and the laying on of hands, I received.  That night changed the course of my life.

Over the last 45 years FATHER has shown HIMSELF mighty in my life.  I have chosen HIS Word over the counsel of men time and time again without regret.  I am now able to look back and see the destruction and loss associated with man’s wisdom.  The world will throw you under the bus without hesitation.  FATHER Loves us and only seeks to direct us according to HIS Righteousness which leads to life and fruitfulness.

There are times when we must shed/purge the junk supplied to us by the world.  We are not called to isolate ourselves but we are to protect ourselves from the trappings of the world.  Sometimes it is appropriate to simply go back and reread the New Testament while setting aside any and all bias.  We tend to develop doctrines or beliefs over time that are no longer applicable or were never valid to begin with.  We tended to settle for compromise rather than FATHER’S best for us.

We cannot do greater things than Jesus if we are lukewarm.  We must be earnest in our desire to operate in the gifts of THE SPIRIT.  We are only restricted by our hunger or lack thereof.  FATHER is willing to use us in whatever manner we are willing to ask, seek, and knock.

In recent months we have had much Spiritual activity at our house.  There are many doors closing which we have heard in THE SPIRIT as well as many instances of a knocking at the door.  There are doors now closing to seasons of the past and we are now being instructed to enter into another aspect of THE DOOR.  FATHER has been preparing many of us for such a time as this.  Let us be counted among those HE has chosen to bring forth life unto this earth.  In order to be led by THE SPIRIT we must dwell in HIS SPIRIT.  Those who are lukewarm will simply wonder what is happening as we go forth into all the world.  Some will even be blinded to the move of THE SPIRIT.

The Seeds of Expectation

Sunday, November 27th, 2016

What do you want out of life?  What are you drawn to?  The younger a person is, the lower the probability that answers to these questions are truly sought.  FATHER gives us the opportunity to impact our future by revealing a law that is associated with the future.  We are all on a journey through the “wilderness” toward the Promised Land and are told to live in “tents” or temporary dwellings for this physical life in the current state is not permanent.  We are to be witnesses unto all mankind and testify of WHO FATHER IS.  How do we do that?  By planting seeds of expectation.

In Matthew chapter 13, Jesus spoke:

18 “Therefore hear the parable of the sower:

19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.

20 But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;

21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

23 But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it,who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”

What we plant into our hearts are what we become and produce.  We are now seeing this play out over the last four decades with our children in school.  When I was in public school, we bowed our heads and quoted the LORD’S Prayer at the beginning of class each day.  Additionally, we joined in the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States looking toward the flag.  School prayer was removed and you can now see the death and destruction coming forth among the school children.  Metal detectors and police officers were never found in school “back in the day”.  The truth is that eventually what is planted in the heart will produce fruit… good or bad.  If no good seed is planted, don’t expect any good fruit.

These writings are intended to continuously plant good seed into the hearts of those who “therefore hear” and I am the first to hear and receive the good seed for FATHER gives me what to write each day.  Those who have focused on getting the revelation of Love and have protected that revelation by walking in it are surely changing for the better.  My wife bears witness!  Am I perfect?  No, but I am being perfected by FATHER’S Word.

In order for us to be credible witnesses of FATHER we should expect HIS power and authority to show up when we minister in HIS NAME.  As we focus on planting seeds of Love and faith along with earnestly desire the gifts of THE SPIRIT, we should expect a harvest to come forth.  The fruit confirms and testifies of the seed sown.  As we immerse ourselves in these areas of Scripture, our faith will increase because we are continuously sowing the Word into our hearts.  Let us protect these Seeds by not allowing the thorns to enter in.

In Mark chapter 7, Jesus warned:

20 And He said, “What comes out of a man, that defiles a man.

21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

22 thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

23 All these evil things come from within and defile a man.”

We can see that in secret some men have planted bad seed yet their actions reveal what has been planted.  If you constantly plant weeds, don’t expect good fruit.  FATHER has given us the law of seedtime and harvest for all to understand.  HE has given us the choice of what will impact our future, both good and bad.  Let us do our part and become the expressed image of HIM by planting the proper seed and developing our faith expecting the good fruit to come forth… one hundredfold.

To Be A True Witness

Saturday, November 26th, 2016

A witness is one who can give a firsthand account of something seen, heard, or experienced.

In Matthew chapter 24 Jesus spoke:

14 “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.”

In John chapter 1 by THE SPIRIT the beloved disciple wrote:

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.

8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.

In John chapter 8 Jesus spoke:

17 It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.

18 I am One who bears witness of Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me.”

Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Romans chapter 8:

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

15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”

16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

In Hebrews chapter 2: 4 “God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will”

In the Revelation of Jesus Christ chapter 3 Jesus is called “the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God”.  We too are called to be a true witness to FATHER for we are also HIS sons and daughters.  A credible witness will convey the Truth in the face of opposition.  We are warned against bearing false witness thus we must earnestly seek and hunger after the Truth in order that we can properly testify by our word, our actions, and our fruit.  Do you believe in Divine Healing?  I can testify as a true witness that FATHER does Divinely heal for HE healed me.  My wife is also a credible witness to FATHER’S miraculous healing.

What better way to be a credible witness than to be used as an instrument of HIS Glorious power.  We are commissioned for such power to be accessible for our ministry to the masses thus we can become credible witnesses to HIS Love and healing power of deliverance from sin, sickness, and demons.  Jesus demonstrated such power and bore witness that HE was the first begotten Son.  The Holy Spirit has born witness to me that I too am a begotten son.  The SPIRIT bears witness with my spirit.  As we hunger, ask, seek, and knock concerning the operation of the Spiritual gifts in our lives, we should expect FATHER to confirm HIS Word through us both with signs and wonders.  These signs and wonders are true witnesses to FATHER presented to the world in order that they would repent from their wicked ways.  The true witness raises the standard and thus the false gods and idols are exposed.  Let us seek to be a true witness and reveal FATHER to all the world!