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An heir is one who receives his allotted possession by right of sonship.  You can be assured that when a parent dies and the will is read, the heirs do not want to delay in receiving their allotments directed to them by the will.  If there are funds in the bank and they prove their identity to the bank officer, they will immediately receive their portion of the funds authorized by the testator.  A testator is a person who has written and executed a last will and testament that is in effect at the time of his/her death.

You and I are joint heirs in Jesus Christ and this mystery was unveiled by Jesus to the apostles and prophets for our benefit.  Paul wrote of this revealed mystery in Ephesians chapter 3:

1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles—

2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,

3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already,

4 by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),

5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:

6 that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel 

You and I have an inheritance that is awaiting our action to claim our allotment.  We don’t need to go to court and present arguments for our rightful inheritance but instead we should simply possess what is ours.  There are no further conditions to be met for FATHER has already paved The Way for us to receive our blessed inheritance.  The issue is that we have yet to fully embrace what is ours.  Had I not gone to the bank when my Mom died and presented my proof of claim, my inheritance would still be sitting there unused as though there was no inheritance.  It would have benefitted no one.  You must realize you have an inheritance and then lay claim to it, receive it, and use it.

Paul further states:

14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

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

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

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

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

We are to be filled with all the fullness of FATHER!  You need to quit acting as though some date, court decision, prophecy, or other condition must be met until your inheritance can by realized.  The only thing holding us back from our inheritance is US!  We have been blinded to the revelation of this mystery of inheritance by those who promote conditional Love because they have yet to comprehend the mystery of Divine Unconditional Love.  Let this mystery be fully revealed to us in its fullness so that we can embrace being joint heirs. 

All of the resources of Heaven are at our disposal as we walk in Divine Unconditional Love thus let us therefore walk in unfettered access to our inheritance.  Until we embrace the revelation of our inheritance, those resources will simply await our rightful claim.

Many people prefer to focus in areas where it is not necessary to walk in faith.  They would rather play it safe in the short term rather than develop their faith for fear of failure.  FATHER is looking for those who are unwavering in their Love, faith, and hope to bring about the Kingdom.

In Luke chapter 17 we find the story of the ten lepers:

11 Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

12 Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off.

13 And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

14 So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.

15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God,

16 and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.

17 So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?

18 Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?”

19 And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”

The priests of the day needed to see proof that Jesus was the Messiah and surely ten healed lepers would satisfy any doubt.  Nine would be satisfied with being healed of the disease but one would receive the fullness of blessing by being fully restored.  This one leper dared to go beyond the initial miracle and was rewarded for his faith in Jesus’ manifested power and authority.  He had no doubt that full restoration was possible.  All ten lepers had a level of faith to go and present themselves to the priest prior to seeing the manifestation of healing but only one had great faith to receive full restoration.  At what level of faith would you be satisfied?

Jesus returned to issue the Great Commission in Matthew chapter 28:

16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them.

17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.

Even seeing Jesus face to face was not enough to overcome doubt.  After all the miracles and the confirmations, doubt still enters in and people still find it difficult to walk in faith.  This is why we must keep ourselves encouraged with HIS Word to us by dwelling on it day and night.  We must not let the “noise” of the world enter in and become our focus.  We must look at FATHER as our source, not man.  Man will dangle a carrot in front of us to lead us around whereas FATHER will guided us on that narrow path of Love providing us opportunities to minister life to others.  Many are waiting for their financial ship to come in before they minister life whereas FATHER tells us to go forth and HE will provide.  Faith is necessary to spread the Gospel.  Doubt will simply cause you to stay in a passive state and produce no fruit.  In Mark 11, Jesus spoke:

22 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.

23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.

24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.”

Believe and doubt not and you will fulfill the Great Commission!

I had a vision yesterday afternoon where I saw dark clouds ahead.  These clouds were thick and light from the sun was not passing through.  I suspect these clouds were similar to the day Jesus died on the cross.  I recall seeing similar dark clouds on May 3rd, 1999, just before the most devastating tornado came through southern Oklahoma County.  Its winds were clocked at 318 mph which were said to be the greatest winds clocked on earth.

This morning I was given Proverbs 4:19:

“The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know what makes them stumble.”

Clearly these two events are connected.  I am only led to share what I have been shown and told without adding or subtracting.  Selah!

Many people like to reference Gideon when they are wanting confirmation about a decision or direction.  Generally, they have difficulty in hearing FATHER’S Voice so they want HIM to send a sign instead and that can be potentially disastrous.  In the Book of Judges chapter 6, Gideon sought not only one sign but two:

36 So Gideon said to God, “If You will save Israel by my hand as You have said— 

37 look, I shall put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that You will save Israel by my hand, as You have said.” 

38 And it was so. When he rose early the next morning and squeezed the fleece together, he wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowlful of water. 

39 Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me, but let me speak just once more: Let me test, I pray, just once more with the fleece; let it now be dry only on the fleece, but on all the ground let there be dew.” 

40 And God did so that night. It was dry on the fleece only, but there was dew on all the ground.

Is it more difficult for FATHER to speak to you or provide you two signs?  HE has no issue in speaking to you but the problem lies in your hearing HIM and trusting HIS Word.  What people fail to consider is that Gideon was an Old Testament example and we now have the Blood of Jesus Christ reconciling us to FATHER.  We should pursue hearing and trusting HIM rather than relying on outward signs as a means of communication and confirmation.

We have a New Testament example of trust in outward signs… Thomas.  In the Gospel of John chapter 20 we find the account of “doubting” Thomas:

24 Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 

25 The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.”

So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”

26 And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” 

27 Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.”

28 And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”

29 Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

Jesus did not chastise Thomas nor do I chastise those who have sought signs.  I too have relied on signs at certain points in my life.  It is my desire for you to go beyond trusting in signs and fully aligning yourself with FATHER and as you do, you will be able to hear HIM better.  At some point you will trust HIS Voice rather than asking for a sign to guide your path or decision.

What is the risk of trusting in signs?  Jesus warns us in Matthew 24:

24  “For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.”

There will be those who have subjected themselves to lying spirits and will rise and show great signs in order to convince us of accepting another path other than the narrow path of The Way, The Truth, and The Life (John 14:6).  This is a notable warning of trusting in signs rather than hearing and trusting HIS Voice.  The most important investment in time you can make is to focus on hearing HIS Voice and you do that by seeking HIS Face and walking in Divine Unconditional Love, FATHER’S most important characteristic.

We all deal with circumstances everyday which would rob our peace if we allowed it. Paul wrote:

Philippians 4:7  and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

When our hearts are guarded by peace, no invaders have a chance of causing us fear, uncertainty, or doubt.  We know that FATHER has our future before HIM and will rally whatever resources needed for us to fulfill our individual callings.  HE dispatches our guardian angels to oversee HIS Will and Purpose in our lives and we simply must operate in HIS peace, not hindering HIS flow in our lives.  We don’t have to exalt ourselves for as Peter wrote in his first epistle 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.

What reassurance we have as we walk out this physical existence.  We must stand firm and place our trust squarely IN HIM and whatever burden that attempts to attach itself we must give it TO HIM:

Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you;

He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

Stop worrying about today and tomorrow for FATHER will see you through it all.  Rest in HIS peace which surpasses your understanding, knowing HE will add unto you as you have need.  In Matthew chapter 6, Jesus spoke:

25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?

26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;

29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

As we dwell on these passages we should expect peace to spread throughout our being to the point where we can sleep in a boat being tossed to and fro by the raging seas.  We will sleep soundly in the prison cell even when we are told the next day our life is to be taken.  When peace prevails, we have handed our burden to FATHER and HE will dispatch the angels to set the captives free just as HE did for Peter in Acts chapter 12:

5 Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.

6 And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison.

7 Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, “Arise quickly!” And his chains fell off his hands.

8 Then the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and tie on your sandals”; and so he did. And he said to him, “Put on your garment and follow me.”

9 So he went out and followed him, and did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

May you sleep soundly tonight!

In Philippians chapter 4, Paul wrote:

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.

We must guard our hearts and minds from the wolves in sheep’s clothing.  There are many opinions out there of what is the central focus of life.  I say Love must be our focus and our purpose is to mature in Divine unconditional Love.  The Law is based on Love thus you only need to remember two commandments.  Jesus made it quite clear in Matthew 22:

34 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.

35 Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”

37 Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

The Pharisees’ focus was their outward works yet inwardly they were filled with avarice, ambition, and carnality.  Their intent was to discredit Jesus which of course failed.  As we seek FATHER in all matters, making our requests known to HIM, peace will flood our souls.  This peace will guard us from all attempts by vessels of dishonor to persuade us to take the path that leads to death and destruction.  Be assured, we will be tested just like Jesus was tested by the Pharisees.

Back to Philippians chapter 4:

8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.

9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

We are bombarded with ‘noise’ from all directions.  Everyone is trying to get our attention in some manner.  FATHER knew this when we were instructed to enter into our prayer closets in order to separate ourselves from this noise.  Noise is a sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance.  Don’t let the noise disturb you but instead meditate on the true, the pure, the lovely and those things of good report.  Is is pure and simple!

Trust is the firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.  It is confidence, belief, faith, certainty, assurance, conviction, credence; reliance.  How many people do you fully trust?  How many people completely trust you?  Do you keep your word or are you double-minded and look for opportunities or circumstances to negate or compromise your commitments?

Love, faith, and hope are all contained in trust when you consider your trust in FATHER.  A Loving FATHER is fully reliable and you are certain of HIS response being to your ultimate benefit in each and every circumstance.  In Malachi chapter 3 FATHER speaks:

6 ​​“For I am the LORD, I do not change;

​​Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.”

FATHER’S Love is not conditional thus when we sin, we are not consumed by fire.  HE Loves us even though we deserve otherwise for HE is not moved by our actions.  In 1 Samuel chapter 15, Samuel spoke by HIS SPIRIT:

29 “Also the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind.”

We are thankful that FATHER is not a man who constantly changes HIS Mind.  You can count on HIS Word yet man’s word will change with time when pressure is applied.  In Psalm 119 we are assured:

160   The entirety of Your word is truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.

When you base your life on Truth, you do not have to spend time recording what you have said to people, you simply recount the Truth.  What a simple life!  Whatever the Truth is, that is my position.  Those who continuously lie are predisposed to keeping their stories straight.  Once you realize they are liars, you must be careful around them lest you be caught up and hurt by one of their lies.  They are totally untrustworthy in all that they pursue and they are on the path of destruction.  They become known for their manipulation and deception.  They have lost your trust which cannot be easily restored.

Jesus preached the Word specifically given to Him by FATHER and many who heard the Word believed Him and trusted in His ability to deliver according to the Word.  There were two blind men in Matthew chapter 9 who believed Jesus was able to deliver on His Word:

27 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”

28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”

They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.”

30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows it.”

31 But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.

When we place our trust in FATHER’S Word, we set ourselves up for healing and restoration in all areas.  These two blind men are certainly glad they trusted in the words Jesus proclaimed.  It definitely changed their lives.  Why is it that we trust more in a doctor wearing a white coat than the Word of Our Heavenly FATHER?  The doctors have limited wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and skill versus THE CREATOR of the universe yet the masses defer to the white coats instead.

We place our trust in strength.  Who do you trust to fight your battles?  Psalm 24 states:

8  Who is this King of glory?
The LORD strong and mighty,
The LORD mighty in battle.

In the final analysis, we must place our trust in FATHER for HE will never fail us.  When we place all of our trust and reliance on people, they will surely fail us at some point.  They are only human and subject to weakness whereas FATHER is strong and mighty and not subject to human frailty.  As you study, dwell, and meditate on HIS Word you will begin to be fully assured in FATHER’S Divine unconditional Love for you and HIS Love is where you can place your trust.

In 1 Timothy chapter 4, Paul wrote:

1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,

2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron,

3 forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving;

5 for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

This is quite a warning for us to heed for we are in the “latter times”.  Some will depart from the faith in Our Lord Jesus Christ and they will expound other teachings that originate from deceiving spirits and demons.  We must be cautious not to assume someone who was once an excellent source of teaching and inspiration is still operating in the same fashion.  We are to test the messages we hear by verifying them by FATHER’S Word and SPIRIT.  It is incumbent upon each of us to guard our hearts from those who have departed from the faith.  Deceiving spirits can produce signs meant to misdirect us.

These people who have departed from the faith will speak lies in hypocrisy.  Hypocrisy is the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform.  In essence, do what I say, not what I do.  These people profess one thing but live and act in another way and we are to be aware of these people.  They will attempt to deceive you for their own gain as their conscience has been burnt and desensitized (seared) so that they are unable to notice the difference between right and wrong.

In the Old Testament there are food laws given for the benefit of man.  However in the New Testament we are told every creature of FATHER is good if we receive it with thanksgiving and FATHER’S Word to us indicates it is acceptable. Then as we sincerely pray over the food it is deemed clean and to be received with thanksgiving.  We are not to be legalistic about what we eat.  We need only to be sensitive to HIS SPIRIT and sincerely pray over our food before we consume it.  HE will direct us to the nutrition needed for our body.

Each of us is given a directive to teach others of less maturity.  Our purpose on earth is to grow in GODLINESS and the primary attribute is Divine Unconditional Love.  This is why we are here!  Every aspect of the opposition is to challenge this growth in some form or fashion and we should look at all apparent failures as teaching moments to show us our progress toward Spiritual maturity.  We must use and apply Spiritual Truths in order to achieve this maturity.  In order to grow we must receive sustenance and hopefully these writings supplement your overall Spiritual nourishment.

6 If you instruct the brethren in these things, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed.

7 But reject profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise yourself toward godliness.

8 For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.

9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance.

10 For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

11 These things command and teach.

Let us fulfill the mandate to spread the Gospel given to us by our Elder Brother… command and teach!

I spoke at length to an elderly couple yesterday morning who are barely making ends meet.  He has had multiple surgeries in the last 18 months and they have no children to assist.  He is in his eighty-first year and unable to get around.  As you can imagine, his wife is carrying much of the load.  If you are interested in joining me in sending them a gift of Love, we will take donations for the next 30 days and forward them the lump sum.  Please earmark your gift by simply adding 80 cents to the amount.  Examples: 10.80, 50.80 etc.  This will alert us to your intent, especially when using credit card contributions.  Otherwise, we assume you are simply giving into the ministry for which we are thankful.

The government provides them a subsistence level of living but any unexpected expenses are not covered.  Our gift will help in that area.  FATHER Loves a cheerful gives and if you are drawn to assist I am sure the couple will be grateful.  If you are not led to give don’t worry, FATHER always provides and HE will move upon you in other areas as the need arises.

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Paul wrote in Ephesians chapter 3:

14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

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

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

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

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

We need to focus on taking on all aspects of Jesus Christ, not just a few to fit our current needs.  There are many who attempt to use their outward appearance of godliness to persuade others to meet their needs.  They will use various means to get what they want without regard to others.  They live their lives being deceived by their own blindness and are very persuasive and cunning in their methods.  Saul in the New Testament was one such example.  He “took no prisoners” as he attempted to exalt himself among his peers.

Jesus on the other hand made Himself of no reputation but went about giving of himself for Love seeks to give whereas lust seeks to extract from others.  It is pure and simple to discern between those who walk in Love and those who walk in lust.  People submitted to their lust and pride will attempt to project an illusion and perception that is false and misleading.  They will attempt to convey a superiority over others which is a form of manipulation.  King Saul provides us an example in the Old Testament and Samuel exposed the issue 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.”

The two “Saul’s” are examples which contrast the example of Jesus Christ.  They were self-indulgent looking to forward their own agenda under the misperception that they were “anointed” by FATHER to carry out their own agenda, not HIS.  In contrast, Jesus walked out the specific instructions of FATHER and was truly rooted and grounded in Love.  He was able to discern the genuine from the counterfeit.  We too should endeavor to walk in this fullness on a daily basis.  Yes, we will need to be strengthened with might in our inner man as we deal with the adversaries who would attempt to mislead and misguide our steps.  As we are able to see through their devices we will not be knocked off course but will continue on that narrow path of the Way, the Truth, and the Life which is only accessible when walking in Love.  To be rooted and grounded denotes being firmly established so that when the storms and challenges arrive, you are not tossed to and fro but remain steadfast.

As you navigate through this life and grow in Spiritual maturity, you will take on the qualities of the Pattern Son- Jesus.  There will come a day when you are able to see things pure and simple.  The noise and complexities of chaos will not move you from the path of Christ.  You will follow only Him.