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In John chapter 6 Jesus spoke:

26 Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.

27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”

28 Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?”

29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”

Jesus had just fed the 5,000 by multiplying five barley loaves and two small fish and all were full.  The disciples were full from the miracle and wanted to do miracles (works of GOD) themselves.  Jesus took the opportunity to teach them concerning the bread of Holy Communion.  This bread differs from the manna which came from Heaven because the children in the wilderness ultimately died.  Jesus spoke of “true bread”:

32 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven.

33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life (zōē) to the world.”

34 Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”

When asked about the bread, Jesus now explains what or who the bread is:

35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.

36 But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe.

37 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.

38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

39 This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.

40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”

Jesus Christ is the bread of life and He weaves in both the bread and wine of Communion when he speaks of those who will never hunger or thirst.  Those who come to Him will not hunger but moreover those who believe IN HIM shall never thirst.  There are two distinct acts: coming and believing so Communion deals with both of these acts.  The more time we spending “coming and believing” the more mature we will be in the Revelation of Jesus Christ.  The result will be that we walk like Him and will be led by THE SPIRIT as He was in His walk.  Jesus continues:

48 I am the bread of life.

49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead.

50 This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.

51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”

Jesus clearly states He is the bread of life and should not be confused with the manna in the wilderness.  The manna was temporary by nature whereas Jesus being the bread is eternal for it is His flesh.  Notice that He gave it for the world, not just a few.  FATHER’S Divine Intent of Love is to benefit “the world” rather than some smaller group.  Now Jesus provides us clarification on “eating” the bread (His Body) by using two different words for eating- phago and trōgō:

53 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat (phago) the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.

54 Whoever eats (trōgō) My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

55 For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed.

56 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.

57 As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me.

58 This is the bread which came down from heaven—not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever.”

Phago means to eat, devour, or consume.  Trōgō  means to gnaw, crunch, chew.  This difference in words used by Jesus is a critical point in our maturing process.  Verse 54 points to Communion and when we take His Body, we must “gnaw, crunch, and chew” which denotes deep contemplation and focus on the process of receiving His Body.  It takes time to gnaw, crunch, and chew rather than simply swallow.  When we spend time studying, dwelling, and contemplating His Word we come into full agreement with what we are consuming.  As we focus on the Bread from Heaven (His Body), it takes on a much greater meaning and permeates our spirit, soul, and body.  Our mind, will, emotions, and body begin lining up with our spirit and take on their rightful place of serving us rather than controlling us.

When we take the bread in Holy Communion, let us trōgō the bread from Heaven rather than simply phago it.

THE SPIRIT wrote in Genesis chapter 14:

18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.

19 And he blessed him and said:

​​​“Blessed be Abram of God Most High,

​​Possessor of heaven and earth;

20 ​​And blessed be God Most High,

​​Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”

The very first Word spoken to Abram was “Blessed”.

In Matthew chapter 26, Jesus spoke:

26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”

27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.

28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

We are to be mindful of FATHER’S favor in our life and HIS intervention in our life is often easily detected.  Melchizedek clearly states WHO is the Deliverer and WHO is the Possessor of Heaven and earth.  HE is the ONE WHO blesses us in all we set our hand.  Melchizedek brought “health, healing, and wholeness” to the encounter and Abram responded by giving “wealth” back.  Both health and wealth are results of FATHER’S grace in our lives.  They are not the Gospel which is centered around mercy. grace, and peace.  Wealth is to be viewed as a by product but not the focus of our receiving from FATHER.  Money is to be used to Love people, not exploit them.

The king of Sodom (the son of evil) approaches Abram after Communion in Genesis chapter 14:

21 Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, and take the goods for yourself.”

22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,

23 that I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich —

24 except only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.”

The son of evil wanted souls, not wealth and he was willing to give Abram wealth for those souls.  Abram declined for he had aligned himself with the LORD, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth.  The king had nothing to offer nor was Abram concerned about the king’s desire to take anyone or anything from him.  Melchizedek king of Salem came to Abram to give whereas the king of Sodom came to “get” from Abram.  Abram used the same words given to him by Melchizedek king of Salem in dealing with the son or evil thus we should be ever mindful of the Words Jesus spoke when we are confronted by the enemy.

Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre were Amorites who helped Abram but were not of his household thus he had no authority over their actions.  His blessings did not transfer to those who are not of the household of faith and their resources are subject to the use by the son of evil.  Those who are in Communion with FATHER and Our Lord Jesus Christ have resources safe from evil and are able to be deployed for the blessing of others.

As we take Holy Communion expect to be blessed and our enemies, whomever or whatever they may be, will be delivered into our hands.  Jesus Christ declares to us today “Be blessed!”.

THE SPIRIT wrote in Genesis chapter 14 about the four kings capturing Abram’s nephew Lot:

11 Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way.

12 They also took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

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.

15 He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants attacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.

16 So he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people.

This clearly depicts the “warrior” side of Abram.  He and his 318 trained servants overcame the kings and their forces in the area.  The distance from his home in Hebron to Hobah has been calculated to be 153 miles which tells us that this was not a simple rescue.  It is clear that FATHER was with him and helped him defeat the opposition that took his nephew and household.  On his way back, Abram encountered the King of Sodom whose name is Bera which mean "son of evil".  The valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell into them.  How appropriate that the son of evil falls into the black pit by the Dead Sea.

17 And the king of Sodom (Bera) went out to meet him (Abram) at the Valley of Shaveh (that is,the King’s Valley), after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.

After Abram’s great victory over the four kings he was tired and worn out but then was immediately confronted by the son of evil.  In the midst of this encounter, Melchizedek, the Priest of GOD MOSTH HIGH, enters the picture and Abram takes Communion with Him.  The devil will come after our greatest victory when we are tired and this is exactly when we should especially be in prayer and communion with FATHER to counter any attempt by the enemy to cause us to stumble, fall, and suffer.

Melchizedek came down to meet with Abram in the valley which depicts a low point and darkness in Abram’s life.  Melchizedek came to minister righteousness and peace to Abram as he was recovering from the victorious battle with evil.  This metaphor applies to you and me today.  When we receive a bad report, whether it be health, relationships, or finances, we must set our focus on righteousness which results in producing peace in our lives.  By reverently taking Holy Communion, we set our eyes on Christ and His benefits, not our bad report.  Isn’t this what Jesus did at the last supper for His disciples?  He knew they would have difficulty with the bad report at hand.

In our darkest moments, let us take Holy Communion.

In Abram’s darkest moments, he took communion with Melchizedek and responded with a tithe:

18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.

19 And he blessed him and said:

​​​“Blessed be Abram of God Most High, ​​Possessor of heaven and earth;

20 ​​And blessed be God Most High, ​​Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”

​And he gave him a tithe of all.

We submit to Jesus Christ and when we take Holy Communion we proclaim His death but when we tithe we proclaim Him to be alive as our great High Priest forever.  In Hebrews chapter 7:

17 For He testifies:

​​​“You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”

Abram gave a tithe of all he had and thus we can give of what we have as well.  Some people think it only applies to money but each of us has a unique set of resources to draw from.  It may be time or it may have something to do with your calling.  Ponder what you have which would be acceptable to Our High Priest for it is all about intent and acts of unconditional Love that make the difference.

THE SPIRIT wrote in Hebrews chapter 7:

1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

2 to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “king of peace,”

The Holy Spirit clearly defined and described Melchizedek’s name in proper order.  Righteousness comes first then peace follows.  The Greek word for peace is eirēnē and  means security, safety, prosperity, felicity, (because peace and harmony make and keep things safe and prosperous).  Its Hebrew counterpart is the word shalowm and means:

completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

1. completeness (in number)

2. safety, soundness (in body)

3. welfare, health, prosperity

4. peace, quiet, tranquility, contentment

5. peace, friendship

   1. of human relationships

   2. with God especially in covenant relationship

6. peace (from war)

As we take Holy Communion by the revelation first provided in Genesis chapter 14, then confirmed by Jesus during the Last Supper, and explained in Hebrews chapters 5 through 7, we should expect to receive peace, safety, health, friendship, and prosperity.  Our physical bodies will ultimately line up with the Spiritual as the revelation grows inside of us and we will become whole and complete.  We must not forget Hebrews 7:7 “Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better.”

First righteousness, then health, healing and wholeness.   THE SPIRIT wrote in Isaiah chapter 32:

17 ​​The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 6 saying:

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

What ‘things” was He referring to?  He stated the following:

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.

Many of us have studied this in the past but it appears there is a need to pursue the deeper revelation of Holy Communion as it relates to righteousness and peace.  We should exercise our faith in that we are the righteousness of GOD through Jesus Christ and by taking Holy Communion we reinforce who we are IN HIM.  We take on His attributes as we reverently receive His Body and His Blood into our bodies and as our faith grows stronger and stronger in this area, our bodies will respond and submit to His healing power.

Many people would like a miracle healing and then go on about their business without much Spiritual change.  However, a healing that comes by growing in faith and trust will provide a lasting foundation of Spiritual strength.  As we focus on His righteousness entering our bodies, peace will come forth.  This shalowm will present itself in our lives as described in the above definition.  Jesus provides such a simple focus of “seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness” with a result of all the things we need in the physical realm will be taken care of by FATHER resulting in our inner wholeness and peace.

Jesus Christ paid the price for our righteousness and peace and we should never lose focus of His sacrifice.  His payment in full has allowed us to be able to fully seek FATHER’S Kingdom, righteousness, and peace in our lives.  Let us each pursue this manifestation with an emphasis of being in unity as we partake of Holy Communion.  Let it not be a custom or a tradition but let it open the door to the fullness of righteousness and peace in our lives.

THE SPIRIT wrote in Hebrews chapter 7:

1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

2 to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “king of peace,”

3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually.

The Holy Spirit provides us the meaning of Melchizedek’s name as being the King of righteousness and peace thus we do not have to do some exhaustive word search. In addition His genealogy does not restrict the blessings of His priesthood.  Whether you were born Jew or Gentile it matters not to the blessings to be derived from Melchizedek.

In John chapter 18 when Jesus was betrayed in the garden, Malchus who is the servant of the Jewish High Priest had his ear cut off by Peter:

10 Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.

The name Malchus means "king or kingdom" (Hebrew: Melech) which is a metaphor of the ability to hear about the Kingdom of GOD was cut off yet Jesus immediately restored the ability to hear by healing Malchus as mentioned in Luke chapter 22:

50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

51 But Jesus answered and said, “Permit even this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.

It is FATHER’S will as shown by the actions of His first begotten Son that we are able to hear and not be cut off from the HIS Kingdom yet the Jewish nation has yet to fully hear about the Kingdom.  Prophetically, they will have their hearing restored by Jesus Christ and the Sons of GOD at some point in the future.  Love desires for all to have ears to hear.

In Matthew chapter 13, Jesus explained the parable of the tares:

41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,

42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

As we align ourselves with Melchizedek (Jesus Christ, the King of peace and righteous) we will shine forth as bright lights.  We are able to receive this revelation for we have ears to hear because Jesus has restored our hearing as well as our sight.  As we partake of Holy Communion and consider it as Sacred and Holy and not as a custom or duty established by the church, we are able to better hear and receive revelation of the Kingdom.

In Hebrews chapter 7:

7 Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better.

8 Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives.

9 Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak,

10 for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.

This statement clearly establishes that FATHER is the ONE WHO blesses the tither.  Giving the tithe is the lesser act whereas the blessings received by FATHER are far greater.  This is what unconditional Love does.  Those who do not have the revelation of tithing miss out on this aspect of FATHER’S blessing.  The tithe must be given with the proper intent (revelation) for it to bring forth the Intent of FATHER.  It is not a “system” to work but a walk and act of righteousness which FATHER acknowledges.  As we take Holy Communion in the proper manner and give of ourselves out of Love, we are able to receive Melchizedek’s blessing which is far greater than anything we have to give.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Genesis chapter 14:

18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.

19 And he blessed him and said:

​​​“Blessed be Abram of God Most High,

​​Possessor of heaven and earth;

20 ​​And blessed be God Most High,

​​Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”

​And he gave him a tithe of all.

This recorded communion occurred about 430 years before the Law was given.  Notice that Melchizedek spoke blessing both to Abraham and MOST HIGH GOD and within this blessing there were no curses mentioned at all.  FATHER is given full credit for delivering Abraham’s enemies into his hand.  What is your enemy?  An enemy is anyone or anything hostile to our calling.  Sickness and death both come to mind for both impede our ministry and service to others.

In Psalm 110 it is written by THE SPIRIT:

1 The LORD said to my Lord, ​​“Sit at My right hand, ​​Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”

2 ​​The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. ​​Rule in the midst of Your enemies!

​3 ​​Your people shall be volunteers ​​In the day of Your power; ​​In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, ​​You have the dew of Your youth.

4 ​​The LORD has sworn ​​And will not relent, ​​“You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”

Jesus is clearly our High Priest Who blesses us as we take Holy Communion with Him.  Notice that FATHER is more than willing to deal with our enemies on our behalf for we too are Sons and Daughters.  Melchizedek is mentioned again in Hebrews beginning in chapter 5:

9 And having been perfected, He (Jesus Christ) became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,

10 called by God as High Priest “according to the order of Melchizedek,”

11 of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.

Let us open our hearts and our ears to the importance of Communion first mentioned in Genesis.  The writer mentions the lack of understanding about the importance of this Holy Priesthood and its benefits.  If we do not understand the benefits of Communion then we are weak in that area of our life.  Our faith will be weak and the benefits derived from Communion will be impacted.  The Truth contained in Melchizedek is not received by everyone but we will not be denied as we seek out this Truth.  FATHER wants us to receive benefit from Communion.

Tithing is not for everybody and should not be done out of obligation or fear.  It should only be done by revelation.  Tithing came before the Law thus there is no rule requiring us to tithe.  As we understand the blessings of Melchizedek then we begin to get revelation about tithing as well just as Abraham did during his encounter.  In tithing, 1/10 represents “all”. 

In Hebrews chapter 6:

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

14 saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”

15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

16 For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.

17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath,

18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.

19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil,

20 where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek (King of Righteousness).

As we give unto the King of Righteousness, that is to say Jesus Christ, we endure patiently to obtain the promise of the blessings associated with FATHER’S oath to bless.  The blessings will come in various forms so we should simply and patiently walk by THE SPIRIT and be thankful as these blessings manifest in our lives.  The blessings are not restricted to any one area even though many focus on the financial aspect.  Healing, restorations, and other areas will also be blessed.  All aspects of life are subject to blessing and restoration as we take Holy Communion lifting up Jesus Christ and expressing our faith to be one with Him and allowing His righteousness to permeate every aspect of our being.

Today, FATHER placed it on my heart that I should bring up a previous writing of taking Holy Communion.  My wife and I will be taking Communion later today and I would urge my brethren to do the same.

By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians chapter 11:

23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;

24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.

Many of us have participated in communion countless times over the course of our life.  Most know that taking the cup refers to His Blood as being the sacrifice for our sins to be put away in order that we be reconciled to FATHER.  There has been less emphasis on the meaning of taking the bread beforehand.  Jesus’ body did not remove our sins but instead it deals with the healing of our bodies.

We are to discern His body when we partake of the bread.  The sacrifice of stripes came before the sacrifice of the Blood.  In Matthew 27:

25 And all the people answered and said, “His blood be on us and on our children.”

26 Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

This scourging was the prophetic fulfillment of Isaiah chapter 53:

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

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

Peter also wrote by THE SPIRIT in 1 Peter chapter 2:

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.

In the communion, first came healing and restoration of the body, then came the sinless nature by His Blood.  This is opposite to Adam when he first gave up his glorified state and then his body began to die.  Jesus is reversing the curse when we properly discern His Body as well as His Blood.  Jesus had prepared the disciples for this revelation during His ministry of healing the sick and preaching salvation.  Matthew wrote by THE SPIRIT in chapter 8:

16 When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick,

17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:

​​​“He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.”

Jesus suffered in two ways- first He bore the stripes on His body and then He shed His Blood on the cross.  Both acts are referred to in communion.  When we take the bread, we should discern exactly what it represents and remember the scourging and the stripes along with the promise “by whose stripes we were healed”.  This is a wonderful promise in itself.  Let us no longer take the bread without considering its underlying meaning.  Let its promise and reality be as clear to us as the importance of His Blood to our salvation.  After all, Jesus said “do this in remembrance of Me”.

FATHER spoke in Genesis 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.”

5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”

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.”

And in Genesis 17:

1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.

2 And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.”

3 Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying:

4 “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.

5 No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.

6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.

7 And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.

8 Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.”

FATHER made an everlasting covenant with Abraham and all of his descendants.  This everlasting covenant is still in effect today and it applies to you and me so we should be ever-mindful of FATHER’S Word spoken to Abraham 430 years before the Law was given.  The Law did not change or negate Abraham’s covenant but was given because of transgressions and to become our guardian until our faith in Jesus Christ came into effect.

Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Galatians chapter 3:

2 This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

3 Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh?

4 Have you suffered so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain?

5 Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?—

6 just as Abraham “believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

7 Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham.

8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.”

9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.

In these days of instant gratification, we must not be moved by the world’s orientation toward the lack of patience.  Abraham was in his nineties when FATHER was speaking to him and we should not find it difficult to accept that FATHER is interested in speaking directly to each of us as well no matter how late in life we are.  After all, we are the sons of Abraham as well.

Many denominations teach the doctrine of escapism yet the Abrahamic Covenant which is everlasting does not speak of departure but speaks of covering the earth with his descendants in all nations.  So which is it, we get raptured out of this mess or FATHER ultimately cleans up the mess and we prevail on this earth?  The covenant is clear , it is the latter.

We are to live by faith just as Abraham lived by faith and he “believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness”.  Our faith in Jesus Christ Our Lord is the cornerstone of our life on this earth and we must not let any other doctrine cause us to stray from our focus of walking by faith through Love as THE SPIRIT wrote in Galatians through the hand of Paul in chapter 5:

6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.

Each day we should exercise our faith in Love.  Let us make a positive difference in other people’s lives as we encounter those who are hurting or suffering hopelessness.  As we walk in unconditional Love, we are in fact walking by faith because we are motivated to carrying out acts of Love without condition by the receiving party.  We believe FATHER’S Word and our acts are an expression of faith in HIS Word.  The more each of us is led by THE SPRIT, the greater our faith becomes.  As THE SPIRIT wrote in Hebrews chapter 11:

6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in Galatians chapter 6:

8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.

9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.

During the fall feast days each year there is anticipation that this is the year FATHER might do something spectacular for all the world to see.  Those who have studied the feasts and their prophetic undertones can’t help but hope for immediate manifestation of FATHER’S plan.  I too share this desire but when the feast days are behind us for the year we must not grow weary in well doing.  As Paul teaches us by THE SPIRIT “We shall reap if we do not lose heart.”

Our mandate is to go good to all especially those who believe by faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.  Of late FATHER has increased our awareness and focus of walking and being led by THE SPIRIT.  You will either walk by the flesh or by THE SPIRIT, it is your choice.  If you do walk by the flesh you will reap corruption as Paul clearly states in verse 8.  But look at the promise of “sowing to the SPIRIT”, we will reap everlasting life.  This is why it is imperative that I focus my thoughts and actions each day to sow to the SPIRIT and stay fresh. 

Our emotions will try to impair our walk depending on what the world throws at us.  Two days ago I received a disappointing report but instead of dwelling on it I simply continued to keep my focus on FATHER’S promises.  Two hours later the report was found to be false.  Thankfully I did not let my emotions ruin my day.  Praise be to Our Heavenly Father.  I am sure many of you have had similar events occur as well.  There is a saying “commitment is what is left after the emotion of the moment wears off”.  I am fully committed to sowing to THE SPIRIT and becoming fully mature in THE SPIRIT.  I trust those who read these blogs share the same commitment.

We are called to be generous as we have the opportunity for as THE SPIRIT states “let us do good to all”.  As we seek out opportunities FATHER will bring forth resources to whom HE can trust to carry out this directive.  THE SPIRIT further states to be especially generous toward “those who are of the household of faith”.  In verse 6 THE SPIRIT wrote:

6 Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches.

The KJV states “Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.”  This word “communicate” is defined as:

1. to come into communion or fellowship with, to become a sharer, be made a partner

2. to enter into fellowship, join one’s self to an associate, make one’s self a sharer or partner

When you and I become partners, unity begins to form between us and I cannot overstate the importance of continued fellowship among those who seek to be in fully unity.  FATHER is not looking for “lone rangers” but is expecting the Body of Christ to have all of its members in communicating and communion with other members.  We should seek partners and allow sharing in all good things to come forth. We must exercise our faith in providing whatever needs to be supplied for sharing.  You may seek out a partner and be the more mature of the two.  Your opportunity is to help the other partner grow to a more mature state of walking  by faith in Love.

In Galatians chapter 5 THE SPIRIT wrote:

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

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

Giving and receiving is all part of being led by THE SPIRIT and it is just as important to receive as it is to give.  FATHER gave HIS SON thus HE gave us the ultimate example of being a giver.  Shouldn’t HIS mature sons and daughters reflect HIS character in this area as well?  Some of you may say “I don’t have the finances to give” but I say look at what you have such as an encouraging word, giving of time, etc.  Many Americans put their excess in storage and pay a monthly fee rather than asking THE SPIRIT “Who needs this possession that I no longer have use for?”  If you haven’t used a possession for an extended period of time, go bless someone who has the need.

We are to serve one another and it goes both ways.  It is my heartfelt desire to bless you with these writings, hoping that they help in maturing the sons and daughters of FATHER.  I am thankful for the prayers and words of encouragement I receive from time to time.  About the time I wonder if these writings are impacting anyone, I receive an encouraging communication.  However FATHER always takes up the slack and assures me that it is HIS Will for these writing to go forth and be published for the benefit of those WHOM HE directs to this site.

I start each day by giving FATHER the firstfruits of the day.  HE honors my commitment by directing me what to study and write.  Some days it is in depth and other days it is short and simple.  Either way, I am good for I purpose to be led by HIS SPIRIT in all things.  Let this be an encouragement to you to not grow weary in well doing and let FATHER take care of the times and seasons issue.

THE SPIRIT wrote in Galatians chapter 4:

8 But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods.

9 But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage?

10 You observe days and months and seasons and years.

11 I am afraid for you, lest I have labored for you in vain.

I say again, do not grow weary in well doing and be blessed this day!

One of the many reasons we should not judge others is that a person will only act according to his or her level of revelation.  If a person has little or no revelation about Our Heavenly Father then we cannot expect the person to walk in the same manner as one with much greater revelation.

It is written in Acts chapter 17 by THE SPIRIT:

10 Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

11 These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.

12 Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men.

When Paul ministered to the Bereans they had not heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ yet they were faithful to what they had studied in Scripture.  They were simply walking in the revelation they did have but were missing the Good News of Jesus Christ.  However once Paul spoke of the greater revelation of Jesus Christ, they were willing to receive this revelation for it was confirmed by the Scripture.  They became believers and now walked in a greater revelation than before.

By taking the LORD’S Prayer out of public schools, many children were not exposed to the revelation of Our Heavenly Father.  Their parents (or parent) were not providing them with the foundation of revelation they would need in order to understand basic Christian values and lawfulness.  After a few decades problems in schools would only grow worse.  In the 1950’s and 1960’s there were no major criminal issues in the schools such as shootings.  Only after prayer had been removed for a period of time did life-threatening behavior begin to occur around the U.S. in our public schools.

If a person does not have the revelation of unconditional Love then we cannot expect him or her to walk in it.  This is why we must become the Living Word to those whom we come in contact.  Let each of us expose others to a greater revelation by our walk of Love.

Those who attend church and rely solely on the pastor and Sunday school teacher for their revelation will only rise up to the level of those to whom they listen.  The congregation will not rise above the pastor’s revelation unless they seek FATHER for themselves.  Most of the church goers are subject to being tossed to and fro because of their lack of personal commitment to study the Word for themselves and if it challenges the doctrine of their church they will tend to side with the pastor’s revelation rather than what FATHER is showing them.

As we walk by THE SPIRIT, we subject ourselves to a higher level of revelation and teaching.  Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 12:

8 “Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God.

9 But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10 “And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.

11 “Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say.

12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”

This is why I continually encourage the reader to seek a closer relationship with FATHER and be led by THE SPIRIT.  As each of us pursues this close relationship, our level of revelation will increase and the result will be greater grace, mercy, and unconditional Love for others.