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By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in Philippians chapter 4:

17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.

Man’s traditions are built upon logic apart from THE SPIRIT.  The mind is an excellent servant but a harsh taskmaster.  Logic requires two points of reference in order to determine an expectation whereas the heart is directly connected with FATHER and responds to the higher Wisdom from Above.  Generosity originates from the heart.

As we mature in Christ we come to the realization that relationship is what life is all about, not things.  The mind would have you believe that fulfillment is found through the accumulation of wealth and possessions because it thrives on scarcity and the never ending aspect of solving it.  The mind will convince you to hoard when FATHER is telling you to give and you must choose whom you will serve.

Our senses can only comprehend the 1% of the universe.  On the other hand, our spirit has access to the full 100% if only we will walk according to our heart.  If we will simply allow ourselves to move toward being heart-led, we will begin to comprehend the fullness of THE SPIRIT.

For example, Jesus went to the cross and fully overcame two curses, not just one.  In 1 Peter chapter 2, by THE SPIRIT Peter wrote:

24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.

Not only was the curse of sin dealt with but also the curse of sickness.  Jesus spent as much time healing the multitudes as He did ministering salvation.  Our minds would have us accept much less than the fullness of the cross.  How can we quickly accept the forgiveness of sin yet have such difficulty receiving the deliverance from sickness?  Our five senses are constantly sending messages to our brains that sickness is simply a part of life thus the mind will logically convince us to disregard the second curse Jesus overcame at the cross. 

Philippians 4:19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Which is easier, to overcome sin or sickness?  Is it easier for FATHER to forgive us of a life of sin and erase the past or heal our bodies which HE created?  Neither pose a problem for HIM yet we submit to the mind’s logic rather than FATHER’S Word.  If it was FATHER’S perfect Will for us to be sick why would Jesus heal so many?  Why are we settling for living a life of suffering? Let us no longer compromise our deliverance!

It is time to get back to the simplicity of the Gospel.  The mind would have us move toward complexity where it can prevail as that harsh taskmaster mentioned above.  The people Jesus healed did not have access to the volumes of data and information at our disposal yet Jesus healed them all.  Let us embrace the simplicity of being led by THE SPIRIT and focus on HIS Truth.  Let us simplify and seek to connect with out hearts and make a decision to put our minds in their rightful place as servants.  The heart can understand infinity where FATHER operates, our minds can’t.  Let our hearts be strengthened with the peace that surpasses all understanding.

As Paul wrote in Philippians by THE SPIRT in 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.

Once we truly “hear” the Word, let us respond to it, believe it, and expect it to operate fully in our lives.  Our bodies must submit to HIS Word once our unbelief is removed and our minds are put in their designated place.  Let HIS SPIRIT prevail in our hearts as we guard both our hearts and our minds.  Let us accept the fullness of the work at the cross.

An idol is an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship as well as a person or thing that is greatly admired, loved, or revered.  If a person, place, or thing overshadows your relationship with FATHER, it is an idol and must be cast down.

In Ezekiel chapter 14, FATHER spoke:

1 Now some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.

2 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

3 “Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts, and put before them that which causes them to stumble into iniquity. Should I let Myself be inquired of at all by them?

4 “Therefore speak to them, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Everyone of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart, and puts before him what causes him to stumble into iniquity, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him who comes, according to the multitude of his idols,

5 that I may seize the house of Israel by their heart, because they are all estranged from Me by their idols.” ’

If there is any passage that should be a warning to us, it is the above.  As part of our maturing process, FATHER will not force the Truth upon us but will allow us to experience error which in turn will produce some aspect of scarcity in our life.  No matter what your station in life is, you can have an idol.  Think not idols are only reserved for the rich and famous.

Look around you and see what you hold dear and are unwilling to part with.  What would happen if FATHER instructed you to part with that possession or relationship?  By THE SPIRIT Luke wrote in chapter 18:

18 Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

19 So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.

20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”

21 And he said, “All these things I have kept from my youth.”

22 So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

23 But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich.

Jesus exposed what was in the young man’s heart.  Even though he kept the commandments outwardly, there was a heart issue.  When things are going well, we can maintain a lifestyle and obey the Law but what happens when we might lose it all?  How would each of us react?  Each of us needs to assess our hearts and ask FATHER to bring any idols to the forefront of our consciousness.  Let no idol be found in the midst of the camp!

In Psalm 51:

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

​​And in sin my mother conceived me.

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

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

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7 ​​Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

​​Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 ​​Make me hear joy and gladness,

​​That the bones You have broken may rejoice.

9 ​​Hide Your face from my sins,

​​And blot out all my iniquities.

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10 ​​Create in me a clean heart, O God,

​​And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

11 ​​Do not cast me away from Your presence,

​​And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

We can put on an outward appearance of purity but FATHER is focused on our inward parts, specifically our heart.  Out of our heart comes forth the intent by which our actions conform.  Men can modify their behavior for extended periods of time but in the end when the pressure comes, the outward will reflect the inward.  King David knew this when he committed adultery with Bathsheba and had her husband put to death. 

We have all fallen short of HIS Glory in the past and thankfully FATHER is willing to purge us so that we become clean. white and without spot or wrinkle .  FATHER purges us from our past and behold we become whiter than snow.  Let us no longer settle for anything less than pure hearts.  Let us cast away any profane thoughts and give no place to the devil and his lies.  FATHER Loves us no matter how ugly our past is and HE has the desire and ability to restore us just as HE did with David.  In Exodus chapter 12:

22 And you shall take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. And none of you shall go out of the door of his house until morning.

Hyssop was used for cleansing and purging just prior to the “cross over” in order to become a Hebrew.  Let us look in our mirror for anything needing to be purged and ask FATHER to remove the impurities from our midst.  When our inward parts are fully cleansed, our perfection is at hand.

In Psalm 51:

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

​​And in sin my mother conceived me.

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

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

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7 ​​Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

​​Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 ​​Make me hear joy and gladness,

​​That the bones You have broken may rejoice.

9 ​​Hide Your face from my sins,

​​And blot out all my iniquities.

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10 ​​Create in me a clean heart, O God,

​​And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

11 ​​Do not cast me away from Your presence,

​​And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

We can put on an outward appearance of purity but FATHER is focused on our inward parts, specifically our heart.  Out of our heart comes forth the intent by which our actions conform.  Men can modify their behavior for extended periods of time but in the end when the pressure comes, the outward will reflect the inward.  King David knew this when he committed adultery with Bathsheba and had her husband put to death. 

We have all fallen short of HIS Glory in the past and thankfully FATHER is willing to purge us so that we become clean. white and without spot or wrinkle .  FATHER purges us from our past and behold we become whiter than snow.  Let us no longer settle for anything less than pure hearts.  Let us cast away any profane thoughts and give no place to the devil and his lies.  FATHER Loves us no matter how ugly our past is and HE has the desire and ability to restore us just as HE did with David.  In Exodus chapter 12:

22 And you shall take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. And none of you shall go out of the door of his house until morning.

Hyssop was used for cleansing and purging just prior to the “cross over” in order to become a Hebrew.  Let us look in our mirror for anything needing to be purged and ask FATHER to remove the impurities from our midst.  When our inward parts are fully cleansed, our perfection is at hand.

The first use of the term “Hebrew” occurred in Genesis chapter chapter 14:

13 Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, for he dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; and they were allies with Abram.

14 Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.

The word Hebrew is derived from a root word meaning: to pass over, cross, cross over.  Abraham preceded the Passover of the children of Israel and had his own “passover”.  He too left the land of Egypt and went to Canaan to possess it per FATHER’S instructions in Genesis chapter 15:

1 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”

and

6 And he believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.

7 Then He said to him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it.”

For us to receive our reward we too must cross over from death unto life and as we do then we become known as Hebrews.  There are various aspects of our life which need to be separated from our walk and thus we must leave the old man who resides in darkness and cross over to the new man in the light.  By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians chapter 5:

16 Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer.

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

We must not look back at the “old” things and only focus on those things set before us.  FATHER draws us out of our own Egypt and we must cross over to the land HE has for us.  We must renew our minds and no longer consider the old land of the past as our inheritance but embrace the new land of Promise.  We must exercise our faith by trusting IN HIM as HE leads us to an area we have never experienced.  There is much anticipation and excitement concerning the times ahead for those who expect FATHER’S Love to be the guiding Light of our future.  There are those who wish to remain in outer darkness out of fear of the unknown.  Their old man plays a central role in their illusion and they are unwilling to leave their comfort zone even though there is much misery associated with it.

Abraham received a great inheritance because he fully trusted FATHER and HIS Word.  Let us respond in the same manner by crossing over ourselves.

Consider what money really is- a medium of exchange.  It really goes beyond that simple definition.  It is a store of value which will allow you to buy future goods and services as the need arises.  There are other assets which represent a store of value as well.  Land, houses, collectibles, and investments store value as long as there is demand to purchase them when you are ready to convert their value into money.  The problem is that we do not know the future valuation of assets and there is no guarantee that those assets will retain their current value.  An asset is only worth what the market is willing to pay on the day of the sale.

Trust in money is destined for failure.  Trust in FATHER is destined for success in life.  Where will you put your trust?  I have made that choice and have chosen to trust in FATHER for HE is the only One Who is not restricted by time and resources.  Yes, we all need to prepare for the future based on our current revelation but we must not hoard in response to fear of the unknown.

In Proverbs chapter 3, Wisdom spoke:

5 ​​Trust in the LORD with all your heart,

​​And lean not on your own understanding;

6 ​​In all your ways acknowledge Him,

​​And He shall direct your paths.

If FATHER instructs you concerning your finances, you can be assured that your path will be one of blessing.  FATHER is not opposed to us having funds as long as the funds don’t rule us.  Those of us who invest in the Kingdom will receive Heavenly returns on investment.  Those who invest according to the world’s wisdom are subject to the weakness/fragility associated with the world system.  In Matthew 6 Jesus spoke:

19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;

20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.

21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

Money is a medium by which blessing can be transported from one individual to another.  Jesus promoted the Truth of going about doing business until He returns.  Let us be productive and produce good fruit on behalf of the Kingdom and look at money as simply a “commodity” for future distribution rather than something to hoard due to uncertainty of the future.  Let FATHER take care of the future by instructing us in HIS Wisdom today.

Faith is the steadfast belief in FATHER’S Word above all else no matter what our five physical senses would communicate to the contrary.  By THE SPIRIT it is written in Hebrews chapter 11:

1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.

3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

In order to embrace the fullness of the above passage, we must not only read HIS Word but hear HIS Word spoken to us and respond to HIS Word by acting upon It.  This is a major factor in ascending to a higher level of maturity.  Abraham did not have the Old and New Testament to refer to when he responded to FATHER’S Word given to him.  He simply believed what he heard from FATHER.  We tend to believe it is more difficult to hear and believe FATHER’S Voice than to open our Bible and read what HE told someone else resulting in them recording HIS Word and then discerning its appropriateness for our situation.

We need to expect to hear FATHER and walk by HIS SPIRIT.  Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and others did.  The Scriptures should become a reference rather than the sole Source of FATHER’S directives.

Jesus found it necessary to separate Himself on a daily basis to spend time with FATHER.  We should do the same.  If the first Begotten Son established it as a necessity, shouldn’t we?  This is a very simple and straightforward Truth.  If FATHER will talk directly to those who are listed in faith’s hall of fame in the 11th chapter of Hebrews, we should expect HIM to speak to us directly.  HE isn’t the problem, our willingness to hear HIM is the issue at hand.  Press in and don’t give up for the noise of the world is deafening and has impacted our hearing.  Ask FATHER to open your eyes and ears and then set your expectation accordingly.  It is time we are to be led by THE SPIRIT.

By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in Ephesians chapter 5:

8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light

9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),

10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.

11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.

12 For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.

13 But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.

14 Therefore He says:

​​​“Awake, you who sleep,

​​Arise from the dead,

​​And Christ will give you light.”

The Hebrew day begins at nightfall or “darkness” and proceeds to light and this is the same manner by which we mature from blindness to revelation.  In these days of instant gratification, many people are unwilling to press in to the Spiritual for an extended period of time.  They simply give up and succumb to the cares of the world.  We must persevere and continue in patience as the light of day grows stronger.

It is Christ Who will give us light and no other path can accomplish this same result.  There are those who claim to be enlightened only to continue to grope around in the darkness of their illusion.  In Matthew chapter 12, Jesus spoke:

33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.

34 Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.”

As we continue to progress into the brightness of the day, we should expect our fruit to be a testimony to our revelation.  We must put actions to the revelation given unto us and not withhold any good fruit from those who are willing to partake.  We will spread the Gospel by Word and deed, not just Word only.  As we do, the light will grow brighter and FATHER’S Blessings will follow us.

We will no longer be swayed by those who persist in remaining in the dark but will distance ourselves from their doctrines of death and destruction.  We will no longer have fellowship with darkness and when judgment arrives on them we will not experience the collateral damage.  You can be assured that FATHER will correct and discipline those who persist in their path toward the darkness.

In the Holy of Holies the only light Source is the Glory of FATHER for there is no other light needed.  Let us proceed to the light and refrain from looking back for we are called to be the Children of the Light!

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Genesis chapter 3:

17 Then to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’:

​​​“Cursed is the ground for your sake;

​​In toil you shall eat of it

​​All the days of your life.

18 ​​Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you,

​​And you shall eat the herb of the field.

19 ​​In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread

​​Till you return to the ground,

​​For out of it you were taken;

​​For dust you are,

​​And to dust you shall return.”

Thorns represent the curse that came upon man when he fell.  Thistles represent useless plants.  The Hebrew word for thorn is derived from the removal of fruit resulting in wounding and bleeding.  I believe we get the picture of the curse upon man.  We have often heard of reversing the curse which denotes elapsed time but I say to you Jesus removed the curse at the cross.

“In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread” indicates eating bread will be the result of painful toil in the fields.  This curse suggests to us that scarcity will exist because of the amount of work required simply to eat.  Yet Jesus was not subject to this curse when He fed the 5,000 with five loaves and two fishes.  He was not subject to time delay in growing, harvesting, milling the flour, and baking.  On the contrary, He relied on His relationship and directives by FATHER to multiply the food for the multitudes.

Proverbs 22:5  Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
He who guards his soul will be far from them.

The curse is a snare to those who live according to the flesh and we are instructed to guard our soul so that we can be free from the curse.  How can we be free?  By embracing the work of the cross where Jesus took authority over the curse of Genesis chapter 3.  By THE SPIRIT Isaiah prophesied of that day in chapter 10:

17  So the Light of Israel will be for a fire,
And his Holy One for a flame;
It will burn and devour
His thorns and his briers in one day.

In Matthew 27, little did the soldiers know that they were doing their part in fulfilling the prophecies concerning the curse:

29  When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

Jesus took the curse upon His head as a crown.  The crown represents authority over a kingdom and in this case it represents the world.  Jesus bore the weight of the curse in its entirety and took complete authority over the curse once and for all.  In one day the curse was removed just as in one day it was established.  We should accept the removal of the curse and embrace this reality.  The world would have us believe that there are curses in play today and we must constantly deal with those curses.  Let us proclaim the Blood of Jesus Christ over any curse attempting to plague us today.  By accepting the crown of thorns, Jesus has full authority over all curses thus we should submit to this highest authority and accept nothing less.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Genesis chapter 3:

17 Then to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’:

​​​“Cursed is the ground for your sake;

​​In toil you shall eat of it

​​All the days of your life.

18 ​​Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you,

​​And you shall eat the herb of the field.

19 ​​In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread

​​Till you return to the ground,

​​For out of it you were taken;

​​For dust you are,

​​And to dust you shall return.”

Thorns represent the curse that came upon man when he fell.  Thistles represent useless plants.  The Hebrew word for thorn is derived from the removal of fruit resulting in wounding and bleeding.  I believe we get the picture of the curse upon man.  We have often heard of reversing the curse which denotes elapsed time but I say to you Jesus removed the curse at the cross.

“In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread” indicates eating bread will be the result of painful toil in the fields.  This curse suggests to us that scarcity will exist because of the amount of work required simply to eat.  Yet Jesus was not subject to this curse when He fed the 5,000 with five loaves and two fishes.  He was not subject to time delay in growing, harvesting, milling the flour, and baking.  On the contrary, He relied on His relationship and directives by FATHER to multiply the food for the multitudes.

Proverbs 22:5  Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
He who guards his soul will be far from them.

The curse is a snare to those who live according to the flesh and we are instructed to guard our soul so that we can be free from the curse.  How can we be free?  By embracing the work of the cross where Jesus took authority over the curse of Genesis chapter 3.  By THE SPIRIT Isaiah prophesied of that day in chapter 10:

17  So the Light of Israel will be for a fire,
And his Holy One for a flame;
It will burn and devour
His thorns and his briers in one day.

In Matthew 27, little did the soldiers know that they were doing their part in fulfilling the prophecies concerning the curse:

29  When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

Jesus took the curse upon His head as a crown.  The crown represents authority over a kingdom and in this case it represents the world.  Jesus bore the weight of the curse in its entirety and took complete authority over the curse once and for all.  In one day the curse was removed just as in one day it was established.  We should accept the removal of the curse and embrace this reality.  The world would have us believe that there are curses in play today and we must constantly deal with those curses.  Let us proclaim the Blood of Jesus Christ over any curse attempting to plague us today.  By accepting the crown of thorns, Jesus has full authority over all curses thus we should submit to this highest authority and accept nothing less.