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Our Beloved Brother Alan continues:

After making peace with Laban, and cutting a covenant with Laban to agree that their individual gods would watch between them to essentially keep them honest in their covenant terms, Jacob departs from the region of Padan Aram to continue his trek back to Canaan, and to his Father Isaac’s kindred.  Chapter 32 of Genesis gives a detailed account of how Jacob, the ‘supplanter, plans to send gifts and offerings in the direction of Esau to soften the impact of Esau’s response when he finds out that Jacob and company are returning to the region.  And Jacob’s advance party returns to tell him that while they were on their way to greet Esau, they were met by Esau and his company of 400 that were coming out to meet them.  This ‘news’ greatly disturbs Jacob, and he makes plans to manage the situation if Esau’s intentions are hostile or combative. [Gen. 32:6-8]  Jacob then launches into a reminder to YHWH, the God of my fathers, that YHWH told him to return to his father’s kindred and land, and YHWH will deal kindly with him. 

Jacob is being sifted, and Gen. 32: 9-23 details the plans Jacob was making to protect his possessions and to manage the pending confrontation with Esau.  Jacob is doing what Jacob does best.  He is preparing to supplant a threatening situation with a more benevolent possibility.  However, Jacob’s prayer in verse 9-12 was for deliverance from the threatening hand of Esau.  But God had a more complete correction of the plight of Jacob than just neutralizing the threat of Esau in the mind/heart of Jacob.  This scenario reminds me of the man lying at the pool of Bethesda, John 5:6.  The man desired that someone would help him get into the pool, for it was believed that if you could get into the pool, you could be relieved of your ailment.  To him Jesus said, “Will you be made whole”?  Like Jacob, the man was simply looking for some relief from his distress.  However, there was a complete makeover, and restructuring of his life in store that the man could not possibly have believed.

Jacob has asked to be relieved of the distress of Esau, but he was in for a complete makeover.  Jacob was in for a name change, which is always indicative of a nature change.  And this is revealed in Gen. 32:22.  Jacob took his wives and maid-servants and his eleven sons and passed over the ford Jabbok.  The Hebrew word ‘yah-bok’ is Strong’s # H2999.  The word is illustrative of emptying a vessel of whatever contents it contained, for the contents are no longer acceptable, and must be discarded.The primary root is Strong’s # H1238, ‘bah-qaq’ which also is descriptive of being emptied of those things, or qualities, that are no longer acceptable for the assignment that lies ahead.  Jacob asked for relief from Esau.  God however had decided to empty Jacob of Jacob, that he may be replaced with Israel.  This is why I have said in the past that Jacob had eleven sons.  But Jacob’s name was to be changed to Israel before the birth of Benjamin, just as Abram had to have a name/nature change before becoming siring Isaac. 

We recognize that there were many years of ‘makeover’ in the process of changing the nature/identity of Jacob until he could be recognized or considered Israel.  However, the process always first begins with accepting a name change to indicate a change of nature.  And so Jacob ‘crosses over’ the brook (nah-hkhal; most often translated as ‘inheritance’) to inherit the emptying of his carnal, or soulish and selfish limitations.  The word ‘nah-hkhal’ (Strong’s #5157, 5158) is used to refer to that which you are inheriting.  It is sometimes translated as ‘brook’, ‘river’, ‘steam’ or ‘valley’ to refer to a physical border to indicate a border or place where an ‘inheritance’ begins, or ends.  The brook ‘Jabbok’, or emptying, is the inheritance that Jacob is receiving in order to prepare his introduction to the ‘new land’ of Israel.  And so begins the beguine.

Gen. 32: 24 – 31.  And so Jacob finds himself alone, and in a struggle with a ‘man’, an ‘iysh’, Strong’s # H376, contracted from the formal ‘enosh’, Strong’s # H582.  There are three Hebrew words most always used to indicate ‘man’, or mankind.  The most recognized is the word ‘adam’.  The most often used throughout the Old Testament is ‘iysh’, which refers to ‘adam’ in his divided identity of ‘soul’ and ‘spirit’.And the other is ‘geber’, which is where the word Gabriel comes from.  ‘Iysh’ is the word used when the feminine aspect of ‘adam’ (iyshah) is separated in ‘adam’ by YHWH to be given the form of ‘woman’ (iyshah).  She was called ‘iyshah’, which is the feminine form of this word, because she was separated from/within the ‘iysh’, the masculine form of this word.  A deep sleep was imposed upon ‘adam’, which he ultimately only awakens from in Christ.

And so Jacob wrestles with, grapples with, his ‘iysh’ self.  But the victory cannot be gained that way, and no amount of supplanting can rid yourself of carnal and soulish appetites and reasoning.  The ‘iysh’ must be reunited with the ‘iyshah’ within all of us, and that is only accomplished by the Wholly Spirit of Truth in Love, which is the Christ identity that we receive as a gift of God from yielding our natures to the makeover of the Wholly Spirit within.  Jacob is being introduced to “…will you be made Whole”? 

Jacob has the revelation that he has been wrestling and struggling against the nature of God, and he proclaims the name of this ‘place of struggle’ as Peniel.  To translate this word literally into English, I am very confident that it is proper and acceptable to describe this word as “My face is God”; or “My face with God”.  Either is acceptable, because it indicates you have ‘seen God’, and you still exist.  Pagan religions believe if you saw a god’s face, you would have to die; cease to exist.  That isn’t far wrong, because when you see your own face as the face of God, you have essentially died to the old carnal thinking that had you so twisted and maligned all along.  Yashua, as Messiah, appeared to reveal and declare to us the nature of God the Father, and God is Spirit [John 14 thru 17], and the Spirit of God, in you, empowers you and emboldens you to manifest the Spirit of God in whatever way the Wholly Spirit within reveals to you is called for.  Your face becomes the face of God to whatever situation needs to ‘see God’ to be healed, or made Whole.  “Show and Tell”?  Hmmmm.

From this revelation of struggling with his ‘iysh’ limitations, Jacob realizes that he has been struggling against God all along.  And now, he is prepared to have the sun (Son) arise on his experience (Gen. 32:31], as he ‘crossed over’ Penuel he halted on his thigh.  I don’t doubt it, for his walk is now being influenced by a power and authority he could not possibly have considered before this experience.  Penuel, is the same concept as Peniel, except Peniel is first person possessive identity.  Penuel, from its Hebrew spelling, is third person identity.  I have likened this to Jacob realizing that his face of God now has to recognize his brother, Esau, a third person identity,as the face of God.  And from this encounter, the pageant takes on a completely different flow, leading Jacob into situation after situation that he has to begin to trust on his Peniel revelation rather than trusting the supplanting that has directed his steps to this point in his journey. 

Jacob is beginning the dance of becoming Israel, and it isn’t a short dancing lesson.  And from this Peniel revelation within Jacob, now on his journey to becoming Israel, he is allowed to be the father of ‘ben yamin’; the right to be the son.  Rachel becomes pregnant from her prophecy “God will add another son”. Gen. 35: 16-18; “And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: [ohn; Strong’s # H202-206].  This small word has been used prolifically throughout the Old Testament Hebrew, and it gets translated a number of different ways, but all have a negative, or negating, connotation.  This word is translated most often as ‘iniquity’.  It is a reference to a quality of life that is seen as inferior, or distorted or less than exemplary.  It is obvious from this word that Rachel was lamenting that her ‘iniquity’ had produced this hard birthing in which she died.  She called her ‘added’ son the son of her iniquity; but his father called him Ben-yamin.”  The Hebrew ‘yamin’, Strong’s # H3225, is often used to indicate the ‘right’ versus the ‘left’, although the nature of this word ‘yamin’ is much more complex than just ‘right’ or ‘left’. 

When translating this concept into western languages, it most often has the word ‘hand’ added to the text.  However, rarely is the Hebrew word ‘yad’, the hand, ever included in the original text to specify specifically it is referring to a ‘right hand’, versus a left hand.  There are a few such instances, but not many.  By translating this word ‘yamin’ as ‘right hand’ gives a much skewed understanding of the worth of this word ‘yamin’.  Jacob, now contending with his ‘Peniel’ and ‘Israel’ revelations, refused to allow his son to be referred to as ‘iniquitous’, but rather the son of his ‘right’.  Jacob is now seeing himself, and his world, through different eyes, and his character is beginning to show the influence of these influences.  Jacob did not ‘cheat’ Esau out of the birthright blessing.  Esau offered to sell a responsibility that he despised.   Jacob did, however, go along with his mother’s scheme to deceive Isaac into blessing Jacob, thinking he was blessing Esau.  And for this previous act of deceit that his mother conjured up, there would be pain and anguish that he would have to endure on his journey to ‘Israel’.  Just as do we all in our journey to Christ. 

In Christ we are all seated, in our Christ mind, at the Right of God.  I have often wondered if the ‘left hand’ of God is inferior to the ‘right hand’ of God.  But the ‘Right’ of God, Our Father, is the position of coming to know Our Father’s Heart, and Mind, and manifesting His nature is the Right thing for His Son, Christ, to do. 

Shalom and Shalom, Y’all and may the Right of God be the way you see yourself for ever more.

Our Beloved Brother Alan writes:

The long and arduous journey of Jacob, since fleeing from the presence of his brother Esau some 20+ years previously, has brought him through a long list of encounters and developments that have revealed, in Jacob and to Jacob, that his wit and cunning have been sufficient to permit him to ‘supplant’ most, if not all, obstacles and controversies in his path.  And ‘supplant’ is probably the most illustrative word available to describe Jacob in his relationship with all he encounters on this journey from ‘adam’ to ‘Christ’.

Most dictionary descriptions of ‘supplant’ tend to shade this word as being a devious or dishonest means of succeeding another in a venture or venue.  But the negative connotations most apply to supplant, in my much studied opinion, is driven or formed more by religious bias than critical logic.  There is no moral imperative involved in being more successful in a field of endeavor than others that may have preceded you.  To ‘supplant’ another by being more successful in no way implies deceit or guile.  A supplanting may very well have been derived by malicious cunning or deceit, but the word ‘supplant’ in no way suggests the same.  That conclusion cannot be fairly or honestly assumed.  To supplant one that abandons or vacates or suspends a position of performance or responsibility does not necessarily indicate a motive of deceit or guile.  Such is just the case in the episode of Esau and Jacob. 

Esau despised the responsibility of ‘first-born’, and was willing to sell the ‘position’ of ‘first-born’ for a meal of bread and pottage. [Gen. 25:32-34; Heb. 12:16-17].  And even Isaac maligned Jacob in this event, rather than to admit that the first-born Esau had abandoned and despised the responsibility that goes with being ‘first-born’.  ‘First-born’, from the Hebrew language and the culture as well, places the ‘first-born’ into a position of servitude and responsibility where the rest of the family, and the family’s farm and well-being, falls on the shoulders of the ‘first-born’ to hold things together when the proverbial ‘poop hits the fan’.  No place in scripture can I find an example of a chronological ‘first-born’ that actually understands and manifests the responsibility that goes with being ‘first-born’; protector and defender of the family’s inheritance and potential. Only in Christ do we see that the ‘First-Born’ understood, and then accepted with Joy, the response ability that is called for in manifesting the Birth Right that is associated with being the First-Born Son of God, the Wholly Spirit of Truth in Love.

We all, birthed into this physical dimension, arrive here in the form, or limitation, as ‘adam’.  And as ‘adam’, or mankind, we begin our own individual journey in this dimension, learning to navigate the myriad of obstacles and challenges that this physical dimension demands that we experience, and learn to overcome or supplant; either by our own talents, or manipulations or deceits.  The negative spirits and/or energies to which this physical dimension exposes us all tends to cause us to focus on, and put our confidence into, an existence founded upon compromise, cunning or deceit in effort to grasp a “mere meal of bread and pottage”.  And yet, the Wholly Spirit of Truth in Love, that which we refer to as God, never abandons us to a comfort zone of compromise, deceit and deception.  For it is the Goodness of God that leads us to repent of our trust in carnal and selfish motives and attitudes [Rom. 2:4], and put our trust and reliance in the First-Born Identity of Christ, and to yield our motivations and manifestations to the Christ Identity that is the Gift of God to all who believe. 

Only The Father can identify, and confirm, the nature and performance of the First-Born.  Being ‘first-born’ chronologically has no benefit to afford or impart a superior spiritual identity or performance.  Only Being First-Born in Spirit can impart a confidence, desire and potential to manifest the Kingdom of God within and without.  When the First-Born of the Spirit of God manifests the Kingdom of God within and without, then indeed “…Thy Kingdom has come, in my earth as it is in Your Heavenly Realm”.

Into this very situation Jacob finds himself as he is departing Laban, and returning “…to the land of your Fathers, and to your kindred”. [Gen. 31:1-3]  And Jacob now is confronted with the realization that he doesn’t know if his brother, Esau, is still planning on killing Jacob because Esau despised the ‘birth-right’, and blames Jacob for purchasing a ‘birth-right’ that Esau had no ability or privilege to sell something he never possessed.  And a mere morsel of bread and pottage could never have separated the ‘birth-right’ from Esau if Esau had ever desired the birth-right, or believed that he was indeed the possessor of a responsibility of ‘first-born’.  By now, more than 20 years have passed, and maybe all have had the privilege of some serious ‘reality check’ in their reckonings and reasonings.

KJV Genesis 31:19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images (teraphim; based on the verb ‘rapha’; to heal, or restore) that were her father’s.

Laban’s clan realizes that Joseph and company have packed up and left ‘Labanville’, and Jacob and his boys are not shepherding Laban’s flocks.  Laban pursues after Jacob to demand an explanation of Jacob’s behavior,and when Laban arrives on the scene, he confronts Jacob with the charge of having stolen his household gods, his ‘teraphim’.  Jacob responds with the following rebuttal to convince Laban that no one in the Jacob camp is guilty of such a crime. KJV Genesis 31:32 “With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.”

Jacob uttered a death curse against the one that had stolen Laban’s ‘teraphim’; his household gods that he revered as his protectors, restorers and redeemers.  And undoubtedly, in his conversations with his wives, Jacob retold this in the hearing of his wives, while never acknowledging that the words of his mouth may someday become exceedingly bitter, indeed.  Jacob’s words never had the power to exert a death sentence against another, but guilt and anguish are powerful enemies in the mind of one that is struggling to survive physically.  Without question, Rachel lived in guilt for having stolen the household gods of her Father Laban, and continually she heard, ringing in her heart/mind, the words of her husband declaring a death sentence on the one that had stolen Laban’s ‘teraphim’.  And perilous days and times lay ahead, for Rachel was going to be pregnant with her second son, after having pledged in the naming of Joseph that “…YHWH will add (asaph) another son.” [Gen. 30:24]

To be continued…

As I wrote yesterday, “We cannot lose.”  When FATHER formed us in the womb, HE also set aside all the provision for us to complete our individual callings.  In order to be of good courage, we must have this understanding as the chaos continues.

Did this Covid virus take FATHER by surprise?  Of course not!  Where are all the healing evangelists when you really need them?  Clearly, there has been a disconnect with those claiming to have a certain anointing and the lack of fruit we are expecting to come forth from them.

Many of us have suffered rejection by the current system as we have continued on the path known as The Way.  We have been unwilling to conform to rules and standards set forth by the religious system in place.  In Luke chapter 20, Jesus spoke:

9 Jesus taught the people this story:

“Once there was a man who planted a vineyard, then leased it out to tenants and left to go abroad and was away for a long time. 10 When the harvest season arrived, the owner sent one of his servants to the tenants to collect the landowner’s share of the harvest. But the tenants sent him away, beaten and empty-handed. 11 So the owner dispatched another one of his servants to collect his portion. But the tenants treated him the same way. They cursed him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. 12 Then the owner sent a third servant, but they brutalized him also with the same treatment. 13 Finally the owner of the vineyard said to his son, ‘Perhaps if I send you, my own cherished son, they will be ashamed of what they’ve done.’

14 “But when the tenants saw the son coming, they schemed among themselves. ‘This is the heir of the vineyard! If we kill him, the inheritance will be ours.’ 15 So they threw the son off the property and killed him.

“I ask you, what do you think the owner of the vineyard will do to those who murdered his son? 16 He will come and destroy them and give his vineyard to another.”

When the people heard this story, they all agreed, “This should never happen!”

17 Jesus looked straight at the people and said, “What do you think this verse means: ‘The worthless, rejected stone has become the cornerstone, the most important stone of all’? 18 Everyone who falls in humility upon that stone will be broken. But if that stone falls on you, it will grind you to pieces!”

19 When the high priests and experts of the law realized that this story was about them, they wanted to have Jesus arrested that very moment, but they were afraid of all the people.

Has anything changed in the last 2,000 years concerning man’s soulish condition?  Men and women will reject you if you don’t conform to their understanding even though they are blinded to the Absolute Truth.  Think not it to be unusual or unexpected for the enemy to rise up when FATHER is in the midst of bringing forth the Great Awakening.  Don’t allow rejection to control your life.  Jesus was rejected by His own people thus He knows exactly what we have experienced.

I shared a video a couple of days ago and many of you have had time to ponder it.  If you are afraid of what may be coming then I suggest you need to press in more and separate yourself from the media.  FATHER cannot and will not lose in any situation.  The devil has been trying to thwart FATHER’S plan for centuries but has failed every single time.  This time will be no different.

What will happen in November?  Whatever happens, I plan for a greater anointing in my life to overcome any obstacle the adversary may bring my way.  I say “Bring it on!”  Once again, we cannot lose.

We cannot lose.  In Psalm 91, FATHER is responding to me by saying:

14 ​​“Because he has set his Love upon ME, therefore I will deliver him;

​​I will set him on high, because he has known MY name.

15 ​​He shall call upon ME, and I will answer him;

​​I will be with him in trouble;

​​I will deliver him and honor him.

16 ​​With long life I will satisfy him,

​​And show him MY salvation.”

We do not need to ever be in defensive mode with the enemy.  FATHER is always way ahead of the adversary thus the adversary’s strategies will never win against the Remnant, those who are fully led by The Holy Spirit.

Before we were formed in the womb, FATHER assigned “provision” for HIS vision for our lives.  HIS Divine Intent will not be denied by “the created” thus in the end, we cannot lose and we need to change our mindsets to victory in all that we set our hand.  Let us not settle for less.

Jesus spoke of the “end times” in Matthew 24 and said:

27 The appearing of the Son of Man will burst forth with the brightness of a lightning strike that shines from one end of the sky to the other, illuminating the earth.

I ask you today, who can stop this event?  Nobody!  You and I are on the right side of the battle and must not be discouraged but instead be of good courage.  Would I go into battle expecting defeat?  We have the Creator of the universe guiding us in all manner thus we need not be dismayed with the current events.

David expressed this reality when he spoke by THE SPIRIT in 1 Samuel chapter 17:

26 Then David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”

Once again, the “uncircumcised” have raised their ugly heads against the anointed of GOD.  Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2 Corinthians chapter 10:

3–4 For although we live in the natural realm, we don’t wage a military campaign employing human weapons, using manipulation to achieve our aims. Instead, our spiritual weapons are energized with divine power to effectively dismantle the defenses behind which people hide. 5 We can demolish every deceptive fantasy that opposes God and break through every arrogant attitude that is raised up in defiance of the true knowledge of God. We capture, like prisoners of war, every thought and insist that it bow in obedience to the Anointed One. 6 Since we are armed with such dynamic weaponry, we stand ready to punish any trace of rebellion, as soon as you choose complete obedience.

It matters not to me where the battle is.  It can be spiritual, soulish, or in the flesh but there is no defeat to be suffered in any realm.  Who do you think regulates the heartbeat in every person on earth?  Who governs the wind, tornadoes, earthquakes, heat, hailstones, and other such phenomenon?  Man has attempted to control the weather but it remains in FATHER’S Hands.

Leaders on the earth are in as much power as they have been given by the people.  If the hearts of the people change, they will no longer follow a corrupt leader.  Corrupt leaders will attempt to intimidate the masses so that they can remain in control.  What happens when intimidation loses its power?  That leader loses his or her power.

We are not to be fearful of what lies ahead for we can be assured “We cannot lose.”

Yesterday’s video contained two parts: the three dreams and the pastor’s response to the dreams.  The three dreams confirm what I believe is happening.  However, I don’t endorse the pastor’s response. As a result, I have removed the video.

He suggests getting more guns, ammo, and food.  I recommend being fully prepared spiritually and being fully led by The Holy Spirit.  FATHER has given me the phrase “Now is the time” a number of times beginning on September 1, 2011.  We have had at least nine years to prepare for economic chaos.

Later HE told me to write specifically concerning Agape Love and I have continued writing about the various facets (of which are infinite) and that has been the overall focus since.

We must change, it is that simple.  To recap what was written yesterday, Jesus spoke:

14 “Yet through it all, this joyful assurance of the realm of Heaven’s kingdom will be proclaimed all over the world, providing every nation with a demonstration of the reality of God. And after this the end of this age will arrive.”

Who do you think will demonstrate this reality?  It will be those of us who have matured and are being led by The Holy Spirit.  FATHER will protect and guide us so that we can fulfill our mandate.

As I wrote yesterday:

FATHER has given us ample time to prepare for the chaos ahead.  The Remnant has been focused on such preparation for being Spiritually prepared is of the utmost importance.  You and I have been selected for this time so be of good courage.  FATHER wrote our specific “books” before we were formed, to be equipped for the chaos ahead so embrace this time and continue pressing in.

Jesus further spoke in Matthew chapter 24:

27 The appearing of the Son of Man will burst forth with the brightness of a lightning strike that shines from one end of the sky to the other, illuminating the earth. 28 How do birds of prey know where the dead body is? They just know instinctively, and so you will know when I appear.”

29 “Then immediately this is what will take place: ‘The sun will be darkened and the moon give no light. The stars will fall from the sky and all the cosmic powers will be shaken.’ 30 Then the sign announcing the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn over him. And they will see the Son of Man appearing in the clouds of heaven, revealed with mighty power, great splendor, and glory. 31 And he will send his messengers with the loud blast of the trumpet, and with a great voice they will gather his beloved chosen ones by the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other!”

We are to be the light people see and we are to gather saints through ministry as we operate in His power and authority.  The sun is bright but Heaven’s light is brighter.

Don’t be moved by an opinion attached to a prophetic word, dream, or vision.  We are to discern the Truth even when it is surrounded by men’s soulish opinions.  Let us focus on the Spiritual and discard the chaff.  The best way to eliminate an enemy is through conversion, not elimination.  Jesus packed no spears or knives and chastised Peter when he used his sword.  Selah!

Mark spoke by The Holy Spirit in chapter 3:

31 Then Jesus’ mother and his brothers came and stood outside and sent a message to him, asking that he come out and speak with them. 32 When the crowd sitting around Jesus heard this, they spoke up, and said to him, “Jesus, your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”

33 He answered them saying, “Who is my true mother and my true brothers?” 34 Then looking in the eyes of those who were sitting in a circle around him, he said, “Here are my true family members. 35 For whoever does the will of God is my brother, my sister, and my mother!”

A true family will live in unity and that unity can only be achieved if everyone is in one accord.  When you and I submit to FATHER’S Perfect Will, we are family thus you are my true brothers and sisters.  We can fellowship and share our deepest thoughts and revelation with each other.  We can be open and vulnerable for we have no concern of being manipulated or enslaved.

If I have a natural brother who worships idols, the only relationship I can truly have is to minister to him by showing him the Love of Christ.  However, we cannot have true fellowship for he is blinded to the true Spiritual.  He will seek out the natural and carnal for satisfaction whereas I focus on the Spiritual and walk in joy.  His happiness is fleeting whereas my joy is eternal.

It is also written by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 2:

42 Every believer was faithfully devoted to following the teachings of the apostles. Their hearts were mutually linked to one another, sharing communion and coming together regularly for prayer. 43 A deep sense of holy awe swept over everyone, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. 44 All the believers were in fellowship as one body, and they shared with one another whatever they had. 45 Out of generosity they even sold their assets to distribute the proceeds to those who were in need among them. 46 Daily they met together in the temple courts and in one another’s homes to celebrate communion. They shared meals together with joyful hearts and tender humility. 47 They were continually filled with praises to God, enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord kept adding to their number daily those who were coming to life.

When we are submitting and being led by The Holy Spirit, our hearts are linked to each other.  We then desire to meet the needs of others because we know their motives which are pure.  We have no problem in being generous to those who will not abuse our willingness to give.

Do we simply discard our natural family?  Of course not, we simply continue to minister Agape Love to them as well as offer up prayers on their behalf.  We are not to promote division and separation even though it may occur because of their actions.  FATHER is in the restoration business and so are we.

There are times we must distance ourselves from loved ones so that FATHER’S judgment can be applied without interference.  During these times we should intercede on their behalf but not interfere.  It can be difficult because you simply want the best in their lives but you must allow righteous judgment to come forth.  Otherwise, you delay the inevitable which can actually be worse if delayed.

When I call you my beloved brother or sister, I mean it.  It is not flattery rather it is a term of endearment.  If you and I are in one accord, we are true brothers and sisters and can support each other through the trials we each face.  We can openly share revelation and support each other’s growth.  Isn’t this what a true family in one accord does?

In Matthew chapter 12, Jesus spoke:

38 Then a few Jewish scholars and Pharisees spoke up and said, “Teacher, why don’t you perform a miraculous sign for us.”

39 Jesus replied, “Only evil people who are unfaithful to God would demand a sign. There will be no sign given to you except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For just like Jonah was in the belly of the huge sea creature for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights. 41 The people of Nineveh will also rise up on the day of judgment to accuse and condemn this generation.  For they all repented when they heard the preaching of Jonah, yet you have refused to repent. And there is one greater than Jonah who is preaching to you today! 42 Even the Queen of Sheba will rise up on the day of judgment to accuse and condemn this generation for its unbelief! She journeyed from a far and distant land just to hear the wisdom of King Solomon. Yet now there is one greater than Solomon speaking to you, and you still refuse to listen.”

Interestingly enough, some highly intelligent people asked Jesus for a sign.  This method of “revelation” has not changed for those who are not purposefully led by The Holy Spirit.  In Deuteronomy chapter 33, it is written by The Holy Spirit:

8 Moses said this about the tribe of Levi:

“O LORD, you have given your Thummim and Urim—the sacred lots—

to your faithful servants the Levites.”

Those two stones were given as a means to inquire of THE LORD since the Holy Spirit had not been given to reside on the inside of the priest.  When the leader would inquire, one of the stones would glow and provide a yes/no answer.  They were oriented toward receiving an external sign to confirm FATHER’S Will.  This is still being done today by believers because they have been led to believe that this is FATHER’S way.  It is not!

“If this happens then I will know FATHER has confirmed my question (or request).”  We are not to be led by signs and Jesus was quite clear to the scholars and Pharisees of the ramifications of being led by signs.  If you persist in being led by signs, the adversary will oblige you and lead you off track in a very subtle fashion.

It matters not who has instructed you to be guided by “signs” or other mechanisms for you will be misled in your walk.  At some point, you will wake up to find yourself in dire straits and wonder how you got there.  I have a friend who nearly lost everything because of such teaching and instruction.

We are to be led by The Holy Spirit and not by some methodology that bypasses The Holy Spirit’s ministry.  The soul wants a formula to live by and seeks to be satisfied by such means.  We must not allow ourselves to be misdirected by apparent success of those methods used by what appears to be intelligent people who are well versed in Scripture.  The Old Covenant means to receiving an answer is no longer applicable since The Holy Spirit has been given to us.  Let this be your warning to set aside any external method to receive Spiritual guidance.

In Matthew chapter 8, it is written by The Holy Spirit:

5 When Jesus entered the village of Capernaum, a captain in the Roman army approached him, asking for a miracle. 6 “Lord,” he said, “I have a son who is lying in my home, paralyzed and suffering terribly.”

7 Jesus responded, “I will go with you and heal him.”

8–9 But the Roman officer interjected, “Lord, who am I to have you come into my house? I understand your authority, for I too am a man who walks under authority and have authority over soldiers who serve under me. I can tell one to go and he’ll go, and another to come and he’ll come. I order my servants and they’ll do whatever I ask. So I know that all you need to do is to stand here and command healing over my son and he will be instantly healed.”

10 Jesus was astonished when he heard this and said to those who were following him, “He has greater faith than anyone I’ve encountered in Israel! 11 Listen to what I am about to tell you. Multitudes of non-Jewish people will stream from the east and the west, to enter into the banqueting feast with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Heavenly Kingdom. 12 But many Israelites, born to be heirs of the Kingdom, will be turned away and banished into the darkness where there will be bitter weeping and unbearable anguish.”

13 Then Jesus turned to the Roman officer and said, “Go home. All that you have believed for will be done for you!” And his son was healed at that very moment.

We are also meant to walk in great faith.  When Jesus spoke the Word, manifestation came forth immediately.  He did not have to go to the son and lay hands on him.  Spiritual power transcends space and time.

Faith is equated with authority.  The officer understood authority because he and all his soldiers responded to authority without delay or question.  We are to walk in the same manner when The Holy Spirit directs us to say or do something.  This is being led by The Holy Spirit.

I have made the mistake in the past of failing to immediately act on what The Holy Spirit was directing me to do.  I lost money in an investment because I did not immediately respond to The Holy Spirit and pull my money out of the investment. 

When we delay, we are responding in a soulish fashion stating that we can do things on our own and our decisions are superior to that of The Holy Spirit.  That may sound harsh to some, but that is the reality.  A few months later and after not immediately responding to the directive of The Holy Spirit, I received a letter from the FBI notifying of my investment loss.  The investment manager had stolen everyone’s money in the fund.

If I have great faith, I don’t need to go to some meeting to have hands laid on me.  Neither do I need to rely on some “spiritual formula” for healing.  I simply need to trust FATHER to direct me by HIS Holy Spirit for my healing.  It may be immediate or it may be over time.  I may be directed to do a certain thing or eat a certain food.  The mechanics matter not but I must simply obey The Holy Spirit.  When I do, I am walking under FATHER’S FULL AUTHORITY and my responses testify and acknowledge HIS Authority in my life.  This pleases HIM and HE will expand my ministry to others based on my submitting to HIS Authority.

Those who are willing to walk under the full direction of The Holy Spirit are being separated for FATHER’S work during The Great Awakening.  Others will simply observe from a distance and be saddened by their failure to mature.  Let us respond immediately to the authority of The Holy Spirit and bring forth HIS Kingdom by our words and actions.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Jeremiah chapter 6:

27 ​​“I have set you as an assayer and a fortress among My people,​​That you may know and test their way.28 ​​They are all stubborn rebels, walking as slanderers.​​They are bronze and iron,​​They are all corrupters;29 ​​The bellows blow fiercely,​​The lead is consumed by the fire;​​The smelter refines in vain,​​For the wicked are not drawn off.30 ​​People will call them rejected silver,​​Because the LORD has rejected them.”

Pay close attention to the above passage. There is further chaos ahead. The fireworks are just starting so don’t be surprised.

The following was received on 7/1:

During this crisis, we were able to supply grocery cards to of families that were in serious need.  The pandemic had especially impacted two families hard with loss of work for a couple of parents in both of these families.  They were VERY appreciative of the cards – I issued both families with two cards each.
The students are doing well, one just graduated, and is going to attend UCO (local university).  The other is succeeding (against the odds) and feels the support and love from you (Servias Ministries[anonomously]) and Bethany schools.
Thank you so much for your gratitude and action during this time of crisis.
Mark 

Thanks to all who contribute financially to Servias. FATHER knows who we are and will reward us for our cheerful giving!