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By THE SPIRIT Wisdom spoke in Proverbs chapter 3:

19 ​​The LORD by wisdom founded the earth;

​​By understanding He established the heavens;

20 ​​By His knowledge the depths were broken up,

​​And clouds drop down the dew.

​21 ​​My son, let them not depart from your eyes—

​​Keep sound wisdom and discretion;

22 ​​So they will be life to your soul

​​And grace to your neck.

23 ​​Then you will walk safely in your way,

​​And your foot will not stumble.

24 ​​When you lie down, you will not be afraid;

​​Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.

Sound Wisdom is free from defect for it comes from FATHER.  FATHER’S Wisdom is unlimited and provides the fullness of Truth and understanding in all aspects of existence and is accessible to man through FATHER and HIS SPIRIT.  When we walk in HIS Wisdom, we will be successful in all that we apply it to in our walk.

Discretion results from sound wisdom.  It suggests that we have the power of devising, plotting, and executing a course based on Wisdom.  By Wisdom FATHER “founded”.  By understanding HE “established”.  By knowledge depths were “broken” and clouds “drop”.  These are all acts originating out of FATHER’S Wisdom.  Thus effective Wisdom devises a plan and carries it out and since it comes from FATHER, it will not fail in its Divine Intent.  It is this Wisdom we should not let depart from our focus for it promotes life, grace, peace, and safety.

Sound Wisdom promotes peace and one of its fruit is “sweet” sleep.  Wisdom quiets your soul and you become more restful in your sleep.  As this occurs your sleep will refresh your mind and body no matter how many hours of rest you receive.  Jesus displayed such peace in Matthew chapter 8:

23 Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him.

24 And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep.

25 Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

26 But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

27 So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”

Sound Wisdom allows us to walk in peace as various circumstances confront us.  In the coming epic changes in this world, sound Wisdom will be of the greatest importance to navigate through all the change.  Wisdom will plot our course through any storm ahead and we will be able to “sleep in the boat” without fear just as Jesus was assured of HIS passage to the other side of the stormy sea.

By THE SPIRIT the Beloved Disciple both saw and heard in the Revelation of Jesus Christ in chapter 4:

9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,

10 the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

​11 ​​“You are worthy, O Lord,

​​To receive glory and honor and power;

​​For You created all things,

​​And by Your will they exist and were created.”

Here we have in the biggest of pictures the scene in the highest Heaven where FATHER is being worshipped by those closest to HIM.  By what John saw, heard, and wrote we see that those closest to FATHER are those who have been given the greatest power and authority.  They are known as “elders” which speaks of full maturity and have crowns which denote power and authority.  Both descriptions correlate to each other.  The more Spiritually mature one is the greater power and authority one is given.  These elders have pure hearts and are allowed to “see” FATHER in all HIS Glory.

When one casts his crown before the Throne it indicates a realization that his or her power and authority are derived from the ONE WHO originates both.  As each of us matures, we begin to understand that all we have been given pales in comparison to FATHER’S Glory and Majesty and we come to the realization that “things” are really temporal and we should not sweat the small stuff.

When we finally come to the realization that FATHER created ALL things by HIS Will then we must respect ALL things as having intent.  Our only question should be “What is FATHER’S Divine Intent behind this?”.  The problem most people have is that they fail to ask the strategic question but instead hold on to some set of values and doctrine which keeps their mind limited to what FATHER has to reveal.

FATHER is the SOURCE of all Wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and skill thus when we need answers we should ask HIM.  When people are hard of hearing, FATHER sends those who can hear to convey the solution to their problem.  Instead of listening to FATHER’S Wisdom through ones HE sent, people tend to be unwilling to hear because they simply don’t want to change.  If we are in a mess, why is it that we defend our indefensible position of failure.  If we believe something to be true but there is no fruit produced to support our belief, we do we continue to hold that belief as Truth?  Ultimately it can be linked to “self” which is unwilling to give up its throne in your heart.  The source of our external problems is found inside of us.  We must change in order to mature and ascend to a higher state of Spiritual maturity.

James wrote by THE SPIRIT in chapter 4:

1 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?

2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask.

3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.

4 Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?

6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:

​​​“God resists the proud,

​​But gives grace to the humble.”

​7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Until we acknowledge and respond to the reality that FATHER is THE SOURCE of all, we will be double-minded and our hearts will not be pure.  It is really quite simple but in reality most people have difficulty coming to this point in their life.  There is a great battle that must be won inside each of us.  As we overcome the old man we will begin to withhold our emotions as we are faced with trials and tests.  Our words will become less and we will listen more, especially when FATHER speaks for we finally know that we know HE is the SOURCE of all.

Each morning FATHER directs me in what to write to my beloved brethren who by HIS SPIRIT are led to proceed on this journey.  From day to day I am rarely told ahead of time what to write.  Generally, HE speaks to me either just before I wake  up or within minutes of waking up and I am truly grateful for that.  As I look back over the last ten years of Servias Ministries, I can see a progression of HIM showing us various aspects of Love and life.  These instructive writings are meant to change and prepare us rather than just be another source of information.  This morning was no different.

By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in Ephesians chapter 5:

25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,

26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,

27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.

All of this preparation toward us is out of FATHER’S Divine Intent of Love and by this Intent Jesus gave Himself for us.  His expectation is that we become glorious and without spot or wrinkle or any such thing.  Be assured that this will come into full reality and we can be a partaker of this Holiness by aligning with His Intent rather than being seekers of “self” thus promoting selfishness.

In John chapter 7 Jesus spoke:

21 Jesus answered them, “I did one deed, and you all marvel.

22 For this reason Moses has given you circumcision (not because it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man.

23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made an entire man well on the Sabbath?

24 Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”

This passage provides us with the contrast of man’s thinking versus FATHER’S Divine Intent.  Men think that outward acts such as circumcision will somehow satisfy the need to be pure and acceptable.  Their focus is only on the outward appearance.  On the other hand Jesus made an entire man well both inside and out on the Sabbath.  Effectively He healed the man and removed every “spot and wrinkle” and was criticized for doing such an act on the Sabbath.  Be assured that I want to be made whole, pure, without wrinkle, mature, and worthy no matter what day it is.  I am not waiting for some day on a calendar to arrive neither am I restricting what day I will allow restoration to come forth.  Today is the best day for me to receive from FATHER, not at some point in the undisclosed future.  The Great “I AM” operates in the here and now.  Receive what FATHER has today and don’t delay!

In Matthew chapter 6 Jesus spoke:

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.

Let us embrace the reality that FATHER is preparing us each day with the expectation we are to be presented to HIM as a glorious Bride of HIS Beloved Son.  As we come into full alignment in our purpose, we properly function and do our part in the Body of Christ and supply others in need.  As we do, we will come into full unity and the Kingdom will fill the earth thus HIS Glory will be spread to the four corners.

Because of its critical importance, FATHER wants to impress upon us the following passage given by THE SPIRIT to Paul in Ephesians chapter 3:

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

What each of us knows is limited and if you added up all the knowledge of all the people on the earth, it is still a finite, limited amount of knowledge.  On the other hand, FATHER is the Source of all knowledge and has the innate ability to convey that knowledge in order that we may understand.  Much knowledge that man touts is irrelevant to the big picture of life and serves only to draw our focus away from life-changing topics.

In Jeremiah 33 FATHER spoke:

3 ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’

What is the purpose of knowing “great and mighty things”?  It is to do great and mighty things!  We are called to be vessels by which HIS power and anointing flow through in order to change this dying and perverted world for Jesus came that we all might have life more abundantly.  Do these great and mighty things which line up with FATHERS Divine Intent of Love.  The rivers of Life are intended to flow to us and through us toward all of mankind.  In order for all of mankind to receive life our vessels must be built on Love or else we would withhold life by judging who is deserving and who is not and dam up the flow for selfish reasons.  Jesus died for the undeserving of which we were among those included.

Some people want to know great and mighty things in order to exploit the revelation for their own elevation to power whereas Love seeks to empower the weak to overcome the darkness and death.  As we pursue the fullness of Love, we will know what to ask FATHER according to Love’s righteousness and not for self promotion.

By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians chapter 4:

6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.

As we embrace Love, we are given a treasure and this treasure is the light of the glory of FATHER.  The knowledge of this light isn’t found with man’s limited knowledge and understanding but is given to us by FATHER as we are able to properly use this knowledge to benefit the Kingdom.  This knowledge would be dangerous to the recipient if the recipient was immature and ill-equipped to handle such power.  As we mature in the Love of FATHER we are then able to properly walk in the power and authority which will change people’s lives to the positive.

By THE SPIRIT Isaiah wrote in chapter 55:

1 “Ho! Everyone who thirsts,​​ Come to the waters; ​​And you who have no money,

​​Come, buy and eat. ​​Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

2 ​​Why do you spend money for what is not bread, ​​And your wages for what does not satisfy?

​​Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, ​​And let your soul delight itself in abundance.

3 ​​Incline your ear, and come to Me. ​​Hear, and your soul shall live;

​​And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—

​​The sure mercies of David.

4 ​​Indeed I have given him as a witness to the people, ​​A leader and commander for the people.

5 ​​Surely you shall call a nation you do not know, ​​And nations who do not know you shall run to you,

​​Because of the LORD your God, ​​And the Holy One of Israel; ​​For He has glorified you.”

​6 ​​Seek the LORD while He may be found, ​​Call upon Him while He is near.

7 ​​Let the wicked forsake his way, ​​And the unrighteous man his thoughts;

​​Let him return to the LORD, ​​And He will have mercy on him;

​​And to our God, ​​For He will abundantly pardon.

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8 ​​“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,

​​Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD.”

9 ​​“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,

​​So are My ways higher than your ways,

​​And My thoughts than your thoughts.”

Our unfettered access to HIS Thoughts and Ways come in accordance to our revelation of Love for it is what aligns us with HIS Divine Intent and allows the free flow to the rivers of Life flowing out of HIS Throne.  We will be counted among those with pure hearts who will be able to see FATHER’S Face and behold HIS Glory.  As a result our faces will shine with that very same Glory and will allow us to minister and change people’s lives.

In the Revelation of Jesus Christ, the Beloved Disciple wrote by THE SPIRIT in chapter 7:

8  ​​of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed;

​​of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were sealed;

​​of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.

Benjamin, the twelfth son of Jacob, was born through Rachel’s hard labor and she named him “Son of My Sorrows” but Jacob renamed him “Son of My Right Hand”.  Rachel died in Bethlehem where Our Lord Jesus Christ was born.  What is also noteworthy about Benjamin is that fact that his inheritance included the city of Jerusalem as revealed in Joshua chapter 18:

21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, according to their families, were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz, 22 Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, 23 Avim, Parah, Ophrah, 24 Chephar Haammoni, Ophni, and Gaba: twelve cities with their villages; 25 Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, 26 Mizpah, Chephirah, Mozah, 27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, 28 Zelah, Eleph, Jebus (which is Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kirjath: fourteen cities with their villages. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

In Moses’ final blessing found in Deuteronomy chapter 33:

12 Of Benjamin he said:

​​​“The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by Him,

​​Who shelters him all the day long;

​​And he shall dwell between His shoulders.”

The NIV version: About Benjamin he said: "Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders."

Yes Beloved Ones, we must associate ourselves with Benjamin who represents the final sealing of all those tribes found in the Revelation of Jesus Christ.  We are a product of hard labor as we have been born in the wilderness and have been put in a place to overcome all obstacles that we might be found worthy to be called mature Sons.  Let us embrace this acknowledgement that we represent the final tribe of Benjamin to be sealed IN THE SPIRIT for we are Sons of HIS RIGHT HAND WHOM HE Loves.  Just as Benjamin was renamed from one bringing sorrow to one bringing forth Love, let us take on our new name as well for we are the final “Son” to come forth after hard labor.

Just as Benjamin ultimately received Jerusalem as his inheritance, we too receive the Heavenly Jerusalem as ours with FATHER residing between our shoulders where our heart is found.  As we take on the inheritance of Love, FATHER will take up residence in WHOM HE Loves.

The glory of FATHER Lord is that Holy and awesome presence that is supernatural and marvelous beyond our comprehension.  As we become as open vessels willing to receive the fullness of HIM, we will walk in greater power and authority than man can comprehend.  The Holy Jerusalem will descend upon our earth and HIS Glory will fill our temple to overflowing.  What an encouraging Word FATHER is giving us today!

By THE HOLY SPIRIT Paul wrote in Ephesians chapter 4:

25 Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.

26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath,

27 nor give place to the devil.

28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.

29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

In order to grieve not the Holy Spirit we must be open and willing to change.  Our current set of beliefs do not take into account the infinite Wisdom and mysteries found within FATHER thus we must be open to receive HIS communication in a continuous fashion.  FATHER imparted HIS Holy Spirit to comfort, lead and convict us as necessary for our growth with the goal of be fully led by THE SPIRIT.

The Holy Spirit will convict us of our sin if we are willing vessels.  In John chapter 16 Jesus spoke:

7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.

8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me;

When I mess up the Holy Spirit immediately convicts me and that immediate feedback is critical to my correction and growth.  I must maintain my sensitivity and the best way I know how is to have a continued focus on walking in Love.  I must never let my Love grow cold.  As our hearts and our minds are open and willing to receive, FATHER will impart HIS Wisdom and reveal HIS mysteries unto us.  Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians chapter 2 by THE SPIRIT:

6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory,

8 which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

9 But as it is written:

​​​“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,

​​Nor have entered into the heart of man

​​The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

​10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.

FATHER has, is, and will give various “things” to those who Love HIM.  Love is the key to receiving the hidden Wisdom and the mysteries destined to be given to only those whom HE can trust.  When we die to self and walk in Love we become worthy of HIS trust therefore HE can share the deeper aspects of HIMSELF with us.  Since HE created infinity which is above all we can comprehend, we must be completely open to receive whatever is beyond our current understanding and not be enslaved by man’s doctrines.  We must trust solely IN HIM and be led by HIS SPIRIT in order to conduct ourselves fully and completely according to HIS Divine Intent.  Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in 2 Corinthians chapter 3:

17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

As when continue our walk being led by the Holy Spirit, we will behold the fullness of the glory of THE LORD.  We are being transformed in phases from glory to glory.  Our lights become brighter as we pass through each phase and mature into the fullness of Christ.  Our hearts are cleansed and purified by the washing of HIS Word whether written or spoken directly to us.  As our hearts and minds respond we will no longer grieve the Holy Spirit.  The result is we are pleasing to FATHER.

Most people pursue the path of least resistance with the greatest safety, and security but FATHER did not choose that path for the overcomer.  Faith requires that we overcome the difficulty rather than expecting FATHER to remove it so we don’t have to experience it.  Our salvation was assured by Jesus experiencing death through the cross thus overcoming death itself on our behalf.  People today want the easy way out rather than pressing through the situation with FATHER’S empowerment of anointing.  Paul understood this Truth as he wrote by THE SPIRIT in 2 Corinthians chapter 12:

9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

While we do everything we can do in an adverse situation, FATHER will accomplish what we can’t do.  It is through faith IN HIM that we are fully successful in overcoming.  If we do our part, HE will do HIS part for we are called to act rather than sit in a cave awaiting Christ’s return.  We were formed in the womb and anointed for a purpose so let us not delay in the full pursuit of that purpose.  As obstacles arise, let us deal directly with them rather than give up, run the other way, and submit to failure.

David was chosen to be King over Israel yet when it was time for him to be anointed the prophet Samuel had to track him down.  FATHER made it quite clear to the prophet to not consider the outward appearance of the one who was to be anointed king in 1 Samuel chapter 16:

7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

I don’t know about you but that is certainly a relief to me.  There are many who are more qualified than me according to the world’s standards but I have the only ONE WHO matters supporting me.  HE is the ONE who formed me in the womb and is sitting on the Throne in Heaven above all who dwell on the earth.

David’s father Jesse had paraded his seven oldest sons before Samuel and none of them were FATHER’S choice:

8 So Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the LORD chosen this one.”

9 Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the LORD chosen this one.”

10 Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen these.”

11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” Then he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep.”

And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him. For we will not sit down till he comes here.”

12 So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good-looking. And the LORD said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!”

13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.

Thus we see a clear picture of FATHER having a specific person for a specific calling and not settling for anyone other than the one HE chose before HE formed him in the womb.  We must grasp and accept this Truth in our lives and no be dismayed when trouble comes.  We must remain steadfast to the path FATHER has called us to walk and deal with every obstacle we face.  In Psalm 89 THE SPIRIT speaks of the challenges David faced in his calling:

20 ​​I have found My servant David; ​​With My holy oil I have anointed him,

21 ​​With whom My hand shall be established; ​​Also My arm shall strengthen him.

22 ​​The enemy shall not outwit him, ​​Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

23 ​​I will beat down his foes before his face, ​​And plague those who hate him.

With FATHER’S help, David could not be outwitted or afflicted by his enemies.  FATHER did what David could not do to assure success and FATHER will do the same for you and me.  We are called to overcome.

By THE SPIRIT, Paul wrote in Ephesians chapter 3:

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.

The most basic principle to ascending in Christ is to focus on the revelation of Love yet I find this is the one area most people are unwilling to attempt to plumb its depths.  Why?  There will be a new level of responsibility and accountability to walk in and man’s ego knows it therefore it redirects your focus elsewhere.  Let’s face it, “self” just doesn’t want to give up its throne in one’s heart and its survival instincts kick in when there is a challenge to its position.

Being rooted and grounded means that you are on firm ground as your walk is challenged by the circumstances of life.  The winds of adversity will blow causing you to bend but you will not break for your roots run deep in the revelation of Divine Love.  As you are presented with challenges to Love, you are better able to comprehend the fact that Love exceeds the bounds you originally thought.  Each and every opportunity to choose Love over the alternatives broadens your “tent” and creates more room for others to seek comfort.

Can Love be fully measured?  It exceeds all of the boundaries of width, length, depth, and height.  When we were totally self-absorbed with ourselves, Love seemed much smaller but as we have grown in our revelation of Love so has the vastness of Love.  FATHER exceeds our comprehension thus HIS Divine Love follows suit.

My goal is to be filled with the fullness of FATHER and I trust it is your goal as well.  In order to reach this goal we must be persistent and focused on the prize of this high calling.  Many people make a short-lived emotional attempt to change only to find themselves sliding back into their rut in search of satisfaction of the temporal.  I find that in my pursuit of HIS fullness the temporal has less value to the point of no value.

What will happen when we arrive at the fullness of FATHER?  We will be fully capable and empowered to change people’s lives for the better.  As we ascend toward the fullness we begin to see the fruit associated with this path.  No longer do we enter into strife and contention with others but simply seek whatever unity can be achieved.  Sometimes it means keeping your words to yourself knowing that the other person has yet to have ears to hear the Good News.  The Holy Spirit directs you to speak only words of encouragement.

Barnabas in Acts 11 was one such example:

22 Then news of these things came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch.

23 When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord.

24 For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord.

As we continue in what appears to be chaos ahead, let us encourage those around us to continue with FATHER and redirect their attention to what is really important in life.  They will be in need of examples to follow, replacing the perversity they are being faced with now by the world.  As we are rooted and grounded in Love, we will be filled with FATHER’S fullness and will expand our ministry toward others thus changing their lives for the better.  That is what life is all about.

By THE SPIRIT, the Beloved Disciple wrote what he saw and heard in the Revelation of Jesus Christ chapter 6:

7 When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.”

8 So I looked, and behold, a green horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth.

The four horsemen of Revelation chapter 6 have been interpreted by most to specifically deal with worldwide calamity.  However I continue to believe this Revelation is most applicable at the personal level to those who are called and determined to align themselves with our Elder Brother Jesus Christ.  Mankind continues on a path toward moral and physical self destruction whereas we who have chosen Love continue on a path to life and restoration.  In order to do that we must die to self.

The fourth horse is green not pale as many have interpreted the Greek word chlōros.   This word is defined as green in all its other usages in Scripture.  Green stands for life not death thus the mandate of this horse and its rider is to bring forth life.  By living life according to HIS SPIRIT, we are dealing with the source of death, aka the ego thus life swallows up death.

In Matthew chapter 10, Jesus spoke:

34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword.

35 For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’;

36 and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’

37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.

39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.”

As we take up or cross and follow Jesus Who has provided us the path to eternal life, our former life will die and we will “lose” it.  Little by little we continue to take on FATHER’S Divine Intent of Love in our lives.  The words out of our mouths promote life and Love to those around rather than division and destruction.  There are those close to us that might attempt to keep us in the proverbial “box” of our former self but we must resist their attempt to maintain the past status quo.

The sword divides the spirit and soul so that the soul can be cleansed of any and all attributes of death.  As each layer is peeled back and exposed, life springs forth in a greater degree and our walk becomes even more productive and pleasant.  We must starve the old man by fasting what food the old man needs to maintain itself.  As we spend more time with FATHER, the old man withers away.  As we realize this transformation is taking place and becomes apparent in our lives, we want to yell out in great joy “Come and see!”, not in boasting but in a humbling manner of overcoming the old man… finally.  It is no different than a child watching a seed sprout after days of patiently waiting for something to visibly take place.

Paul spoke by THE SPIRIT in 1 Corinthians chapter 15:

51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—

52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”

​55 ​​“O Death, where is your sting?

​​O Hades, where is your victory?”

We are all moving quickly toward a day of reckoning.  The world is and we are at a personal level.  It is bad news for the world but it is great news for us as we by THE SPIRIT swallow up death and we bring forth victory over the old man.  The world is desperate in its search for answers to the problems plaguing it on all fronts for the blindness among the people is great.  However the Light from Above is even greater than the blindness and as our lights burst out in the darkness by the shedding of the old man, we will bring forth the long awaited Kingdom to earth.  And all the inhabitants will shout out to those in outer darkness- “Come and see!”

By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in Philippians chapter 3:

12 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.

13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do,forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

15 Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you.

16 Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.

FATHER wants us to press toward the goal.  The term “press” means to advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on – move forward.  In other words we are called to act.  What are we progressing to?  The upward call of FATHER in Christ Jesus and this Truth is critical for us to receive.  We have the capacity and capability to reach this goal or FATHER would not conveyed this by HIS SPIRIT to Paul for our edification today.

As each of us matures, we will begin to see that this goal is in our grasp for we are finally aligning ourselves with FATHER and as a result Christ Jesus is also laying ahold of us.  We are shedding ourselves of the world in that those things which are behind us, our history, are left behind and no longer hinder us from achieving our goal.  Whatever is in our history, leave it and no longer drudge it back in to the here and now.  It is time to reach forward to those things which are ahead.

We must forgive the past and go on.  The past can tie us up and bound us to the point we can no longer progress toward the fullness of maturity.  There is nothing we can do about the past except leave it and move on.  What happened ten, twenty, or thirty years ago does not matter.  Learn from it and be done with it.  Paul did.

FATHER is more than willing to reveal anything preventing you from attaining this goal.  Those who are mature already are well aware of the goal and have this as the focus.  These writings are intended to move us all toward unity in HIS high calling, nothing else.  Each and every day I can see FATHER’S goals and direction for us as HE gives me the Words to write.  They are by and large instruction for pressing toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.  HE is most interested in HIS Sons and Daughters progressing toward full maturity and no longer be tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine.

FATHER is preparing us for what lies ahead thus we must not look back at our past.  We must proceed toward the rallying place of unity and that “place” is in Christ Jesus.  There are those of us that seem isolated at times but be of good cheer, there are many more who are like-minded that we can fathom.  This point was brought into clarity when Elijah had just escaped from Jezebel in 1 Kings chapter 19, FATHER spoke:

13 So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

14 And he said, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”

15 Then the LORD said to him: “Go, return on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus; and when you arrive, anoint Hazael as king over Syria.

16 Also you shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place.

17 It shall bethat whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; and whoever escapes the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill.

18 Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.”

Don’t worry!  FATHER has reserved a Remnant for this hour as well for HE is raising up Sons and Daughters to bring forth HIS Kingdom at the appointed time.  As we approach this time in history, we must press on toward the high calling and hone ourselves as sharpened swords for the Word we speak will be as a two-edged sword.  Prepare.  This is our call to action!