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When I fully immerse myself in The Word and pray in The Holy Spirit, I noticeably grow stronger in faith and I am less moved by the world and its trappings.  The Word in my heart then becomes more real than the world around me and my life changes for the better.  With this said, I can’t make anyone do the same but I can simply compare my fruit to others who do not follow the same path.  I overwhelmingly prefer my path.

Jesus spoke in the 21^st chapter of Matthew:

17 Jesus then left at once for the nearby village of Bethany, where He spent the night.

18 While walking back into the city the next morning, He got hungry. 19 He noticed a lone fig tree by the side of the path and walked over to see if there was any fruit on it, but there was none—He found only leaves. So He spoke to the fig tree and said, “You will be barren and will never bear fruit again!” Instantly the fig tree shriveled up right in front of their eyes!

20 Astonished, his disciples asked, “How did You make this fig tree instantly wither and die?”

21 Jesus replied, “Listen to the Truth. If you do not doubt God’s power and speak out of faith’s fullness, you can also speak to a tree and it will wither away. Even more than that, you could say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and be thrown into the sea’ and it will be done. 22 Everything you pray for with the fullness of faith you will receive!”

When you immerse yourself in The Word, your faith grows.  When you set The Word aside because you get focused on other things, your faith wanes and you grow lukewarm.  Sadly, I have experienced this reality and had to correct my priorities.

Jesus gave us a critical Truth in the above passage, overcomers will receive everything they ask for when they have the fullness of faith.  We need to be in full expectation of having the fullness of faith.  This level of faith requires serious investment on our part.  Do you think that the casual believer will achieve this while sitting in a pew once a week?  Do you think someone solely focused on end-time prophecies and world events will grow to this level of faith for the here and now?  Think again.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 10:

17 Faith, then, is birthed in a heart that responds to God’s anointed utterance of the Anointed One.

“Anointed utterances” include both The Word and The Holy Spirit.  Why rob yourself of omitting one of these Sources?  As for me, full immersion of both is the answer to the fulfillment of my calling.  Overcomers want the fullness rather than the minimum.

Jesus revealed the problem associated with little or no faith… unbelief resulting in powerlessness.  In Matthew chapter 17:

14 They came to where a large crowd had gathered to wait for Jesus. A man came and knelt before Him 15 and said, “Lord, please show Your tender mercy toward my son. He has a demon who afflicts him. He has epilepsy, and he suffers horribly from seizures. He often falls into the cooking fire or into the river. 16 I brought him to Your followers, but they weren’t able to heal him.”

17 Jesus replied, “Where is your faith? Can’t you see how wayward and wrong this generation is? How much longer do I stay with you and put up with your doubts? Bring your son to Me.”

18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him and the boy was instantly healed!

19 Later the disciples came to Him privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we cast out the demon?”

20 He told them, “It was because of your lack of faith. I promise you, if you have faith inside of you no bigger than the size of a small mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move away from here and go over there,’ and you will see it move! There is nothing you couldn’t do! 21 But this kind is cast out only through prayer and fasting.”

I know many of you have read these passages in the past and are retained in your mental faculties but what is the state of your heart?  We must build up faith in our hearts and keep it vibrant and active.  Praying in The Holy Spirit is of paramount importance to this process.  Jude wrote by The Holy Spirit:

20 But you, my delightfully loved friends, constantly and progressively build yourselves up on the foundation of your most holy faith by praying every moment in the Spirit. 21 Fasten your hearts to the Love of God and receive the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gives us eternal life.

As we are constant and progressive by praying in Tongues, our faith will grow and be sustained at a higher level.  You can now understand why the adversary fights this revelation so much.  He wants to keep you powerless against his kingdom.

You don’t have to understand a revealed mystery to receive and act on it.  You simply need to make yourself available.  Each of us needs total immersion in The Word so that we will fully embrace the revelation contained therein.  The Word then becomes more real than the world around us and our life changes.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in the 1^st chapter of Ephesians:

3 Every Spiritual blessing in the Heavenly realm has already been lavished upon us as a Love gift from our wonderful Heavenly Father, the Father of our Lord Jesus—all because He sees us wrapped into Christ. This is why we celebrate Him with all our hearts!

4 And in Love He chose us before He laid the foundation of the universe! Because of His great Love, He ordained us, so that we would be seen as Holy in His Eyes with an unstained innocence.

5–6 For it was always in His perfect plan to adopt us as His delightful children, through our union with Jesus, the Anointed One, so that His tremendous Love that cascades over us would glorify His grace—for the same Love He has for the Beloved, Jesus, He has for us. And this unfolding plan brings Him great pleasure!

We aren’t trying to receive something in the future but as Paul wrote, we are meant to walk fully IN HIM now.  This is a mystery revealed to us by Divine revelation.  I am not trying to achieve my calling but rather I am determined to walk in what is already given to me.  FATHER has already ordained you and me to fulfill our callings as HIS Sons and Daughters else you would not be reading this now.  Are you going to reject such a revealed mystery because you don’t fully understand it?

7 Since we are now joined to Christ, we have been given the treasures of redemption by His Blood—the total cancellation of our sins—all because of the cascading riches of His grace. 8 This superabundant grace is already powerfully working in us, releasing all forms of wisdom and practical understanding. 9 And through the revelation of the Anointed One, He unveiled His secret desires to us—the hidden mystery of His long-range plan, which He was delighted to implement from the very beginning of time. 10 And because of God’s unfailing purpose, this detailed plan will reign supreme through every period of time until the fulfillment of all the ages finally reaches its climax—when God makes all things new in all of Heaven and earth through Jesus Christ.

You and I are part of FATHER’S long-range plan which has been in place since the beginning of time.  HE did not wait until we were born into this world to determine our callings.  HE foreordained us to be here now to carry out HIS plan.  Yes, you have the choice to fulfill your callings or not.  As for me, I am determined to complete the race and cross the finish line.

11 Through our union with Christ we too have been claimed by God as HIS own inheritance. Before we were even born, HE gave us our destiny; that we would fulfill the plan of God who always accomplishes every purpose and plan in HIS Heart. 12 God’s purpose was that we Jews, who were the first to long for the messianic hope, would be the first to believe in the Anointed One and bring great praise and glory to God!

13 And because of Him, when you who are not Jews heard the revelation of Truth, you believed in the wonderful news of salvation. Now we have been stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit is critical to the fulfillment of our callings so we should embrace every aspect of The Holy Spirit’s ministry in our walk.  What is the purpose of a revealed mystery?  We are meant to respond and to walk in this revelation. 

If money is simply sitting in the bank, what value is it?  It is not until you deploy that resource does it have true value.  If your grass seed is sitting in the garage and not in the ground, don’t expect it to grow.  We are part of FATHER’S long-range plan thus we are meant to be active in ministry toward others.  There are givers and takers, distributors and consumers, which are you and I going to be?

FATHER is developing those who won’t give up no matter what the circumstances suggest.  A mature Son will possess Love, faith, and hope.  Those three virtues will see us through every situation we encounter.

Will you die so you can live?  Resurrection power is greater than life for it has overcome death.  We need this revelation so that we can totally fulfill our callings.

Everybody is waiting for someone else to initiate a Spiritual revelation/opportunity.  Not me!  I continue to press in knowing that FATHER wants to take us to a higher level required for these times.

I will not be denied of taking my rightful place as a mature Son, how about you?  It matters not what the adversary throws my way, I will simply shrug it off and continue upward and onward.  Don’t allow your past to be a boat anchor to your progress.  Jesus’ Blood took care of it so simply accept it and go on.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in the 11^th chapter of Hebrews:

1 Now faith brings our hopes into reality and becomes the foundation needed to acquire the things we long for. It is all the evidence required to prove what is still unseen. 2 This testimony of faith is what previous generations were commended for. 3 Faith empowers us to see that the universe was created and beautifully coordinated by the power of God’s Words! HE spoke and the invisible realm gave birth to all that is seen.

I purpose to no longer pray without knowing FATHER’S Perfect Will in my own situation.  I can then demand and expect rather than simply ask.  FATHER is not reluctant to impart whatever resources HE has committed to me as HIS Son.  As a matter of fact, HE looks forward to HIS Sons and Daughters walking in the fullness of faith and expectation.

In John chapter 11, Jesus spoke:

41 So they rolled away the heavy stone. Jesus gazed into heaven and said, “Father, thank You that you have heard My prayer, 42 for You listen to every word I speak. Now, so that these who stand here with Me will believe that you have sent Me to the earth as Your messenger, I will use the power you have given Me.” 43 Then with a loud voice Jesus shouted with authority: “Lazarus! Come out of the tomb!”

44 Then in front of everyone, Lazarus, who had died four days earlier, slowly hobbled out—he still had grave clothes tightly wrapped around his hands and feet and covering his face! Jesus said to them, “Unwrap him and let him loose.”

FATHER told Jesus to raise Lazarus from the dead, then HE instructed Jesus when to go, and finally, FATHER provided the power to raise Lazarus at Jesus’ command.  Jesus knew that Lazarus would be resurrected from the dead before He prayed thus He demanded the event take place. 

Jesus was not reluctant for He knew FATHER’S Perfect Will.  Jesus was bold thus so should we be bold in the same manner.  This may be difficult for those who have not understood the relationship with FATHER and HIS mature Sons and Daughters, but Jesus is meant to be our Example in all circumstances.  Our faith will take us beyond what we currently understand.

When I pray in THE SPIRIT, I pray FATHER’S Perfect Will but if I pray based on someone’s request, I may pray amiss unless FATHER confirms the request to me.  James wrote by The Holy Spirit in chapter 4 of his epistle:

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

Why even go there?  FATHER will provide you and me every good gift from Above so let us not pray outside HIS Perfect Will.  Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 7:

7 “Ask, and the gift is yours. Seek, and you’ll discover. Knock, and the door will be opened for you. 8 For every persistent one will get what he asks for. Every persistent seeker will discover what he longs for. And everyone who knocks persistently will one day find an open door.

9 “Do you know of any parent who would give his hungry child, who asked for food, a plate of rocks instead? 10 Or when asked for a piece of fish, what parent would offer his child a snake instead? 11 If you, imperfect as you are, know how to lovingly take care of your children and give them what’s best, how much more ready is your Heavenly Father to give wonderful gifts to those who ask Him?”

What does it mean to ask and being persistent?  It means to demand what is promised be pulled out of Heaven and to manifest on earth!

FATHER is in the character-development business.  HE is developing those who won’t give up no matter what the circumstances suggest.  A mature Son will possess Love, faith, and hope.  Those three virtues will see us through every situation we encounter.

When things don’t seem to work out or there is delay, I just smile now rather than get anxious or irritated.  I realize FATHER is working things out on my behalf thus I retain my joy.

We are meant to sow in obedience to FATHER’S Divine Intent and accept nothing less.

The Beloved Disciple recorded by The Holy Spirit in the 11^th chapter of John:

1–2 In the village of Bethany there was a man named Lazarus, and his sisters, Mary and Martha. Mary was the one who would anoint Jesus’ feet with costly perfume and dry his feet with her long hair. One day Lazarus became very sick to the point of death. 3 So his sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, our brother Lazarus, the one You love, is very sick. Please come!”

4 When He heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death for Lazarus, but will bring glory and praise to God. This will reveal the greatness of the Son of God by what takes place.”

5–6 Now even though Jesus loved Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, He remained where he was for two more days. 7 Finally, on the third day, He said to His disciples, “Come. It’s time to go to Bethany.”

When submitting to FATHER’S perfect plan, will, and purpose, we are to not only act when directed, but we should also find out WHEN we are to move forward.  Jesus waited to go to Bethany until FATHER said “Go”.  I have heard many teachings on why Jesus didn’t arrive in Bethany until four days after Lazarus’ death but we often miss the point of obedience in the area of timing. 

I have been guilty of failing to ask the question “when”.  In my immaturity, I would proceed without getting the rest of the instructions.

Jesus intentionally delayed His trip to Bethany and resisted the demands to go before FATHER instructed Him.  This obedience speaks of relationship rather than simply position.  Jesus willingly submitted to FATHER’S timing without hesitation even though Mary tried to influence Him by mentioning “Lord, our brother Lazarus, the one You love, is very sick. Please come!”. 

Man will try to pressure us to either act or refrain from acting, depending on the situation, but we must resist this temptation and only respond to FATHER’S directives.  Proper timing moves us to FATHER’S best, not just a permissive outcome.

Now it is time for His disciples to challenge what FATHER told Him to do:

8 “But Teacher,” they said to Him, “do You really want to go back there? It was just a short time ago the people of Judea were going to stone You!”

9–10 Jesus replied, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight in every day? You can go through a day without the fear of stumbling when you walk in the One who gives light to the world. But you will stumble when the light is not in you, for you’ll be walking in the dark.”

11 Then Jesus added, “Lazarus, our friend, has just fallen asleep. It’s time that I go and awaken him.”

12 When they heard this, the disciples replied, “Lord, if he has just fallen asleep, then he’ll get better.” 13 Jesus was speaking about Lazarus’ death, but the disciples presumed He was talking about natural sleep.

14 Then Jesus made it plain to them, “Lazarus is dead. 15 And for your sake, I’m glad I wasn’t there, because now you have another opportunity to see Who I am so that you will learn to trust in Me. Come, let’s go and see him.”

16 So Thomas, nicknamed the Twin, remarked to the other disciples, “Let’s go so that we can die with him.”

Once Jesus was told by FATHER to go, the disciples wanted to dissuade Him from going at all.  Their soulish reasoning kicked in and they began to conclude that it would be too dangerous for Him to go. 

Whether early or late, the adversary wants us to miss the mark when it comes to timely obedience.  If he can get us to compromise in some manner, he has diverted us away from FATHER Perfect Plan, Will, and Purpose.  As we become fully sensitive to what THE SPIRIT is saying, we will speak, act, and respond right on time.

We are meant to sow in obedience to FATHER’S Divine Intent and accept nothing less.

Paul wrote in Hebrews by The Holy Spirit in the 11^th chapter:

1 Now faith brings our hopes into reality and becomes the foundation needed to acquire the things we long for. It is all the evidence required to prove what is still unseen. 2 This testimony of faith is what previous generations were commended for. 3 Faith empowers us to see that the universe was created and beautifully coordinated by the power of God’s Words! He spoke and the invisible realm gave birth to all that is seen.

When FATHER speaks to us about our individual paths to pursue, HE is guiding us to our ultimate calling as long as we sow in obedience.  HE knows our hopes and dreams and as a Loving Father wants to fulfill them, but in HIS timing. 

I have always been known as a “doer” thus when operating in the soulish realm, I would try to assist FATHER in making things happen.  No, HE doesn’t need my help, HE needs my obedience in order to fulfill my calling.  My immaturity seemingly delayed the fulfillment of those prophecies which were encouragement and confirmations of my calling.  In my immaturity as a Son, I got ahead of the plan. 

Obedience to HIM includes proper timing.  Being led by The Holy Spirit requires us to be timely and respond when FATHER directs us to action.  We are not to be late either.  In the area of finances, people will often delay their giving, especially if it is out of their comfort zone.  I found without exception that it was to see if I would sow in obedience.  I am sure that many of you have similar stories.  I now resist delay in giving so I don’t allow the soul to begin compromising the Word given to me.

6 And without faith living within us it would be impossible to please God. For we come to God in faith knowing that HE is real and that HE rewards the faith of those who passionately seek HIM.

I am passionate in seeking a more intimate relationship with HIM.  HE has rewarded me beyond my greatest expectations.  Obviously the adversary isn’t pleased and has tried to remove me from the scene five times over the years… but failed.  Each time I passed the test of faith and trust in FATHER in overcoming the evil one and his minions.  There is nothing special about me, HE is willing to do the same for all HIS Sons and Daughters.  You need to know it!

35 Faith-filled women saw their dead children raised in resurrection power.

Yet it was faith that enabled others to endure great atrocities. They were stretched out on the wheel and tortured, and didn’t deny their faith in order to be freed, because they longed for a more honorable and glorious resurrection!

Physical death is no deterrent to our calling. Jesus proved that over and over again.  No suffering can keep us from fulfilling our calling if we will only sow in obedience.  Being an overcomer requires us to overcome something out of our comfort zone.  When we experience resistance and pressure, we must not give in but earnestly seek FATHER and wait for HIS instructions.  The Holy Spirit inside us will navigate us through the current challenge.  When we have done all to stand, we must stand.

Was Noah right about building the ark?

7 Faith opened Noah’s heart to receive revelation and warnings from God about what was coming, even things that had never been seen. But he stepped out in reverent obedience to God and built an ark that would save him and his family. By his faith the world was condemned, but Noah received God’s gift of righteousness that comes by believing.

FATHER has kept track of everything you have walked away from in obedience to HIM.  As you and I refuse the world’s deliverance but instead we look to FATHER for our path of deliverance, we sow good seed toward our Divine destiny.  Even if it looks bleak, don’t give up. 

I was expected to die in June of 2017 yet here I am.  FATHER told me specifically “You will live and not die.”  I held onto that promise and once again can testify of HIS faithfulness.  It is not about me, it is totally about HIM!  I do not fear death thus it has lost its sting in my life.  I am grateful to My Lord Jesus Christ for ever morning I wake up.  You should be grateful as well.  IN HIM I have my being! 

Every morning I look forward to the time praying in The Holy Spirit because I am convinced of its importance in my life.  This is why there is no issue with what time THE SPIRIT wakes me up.  These words and testimony are meant to encourage you in the challenges you are facing. 

I am willing to share both past failures and successes simply to provide perspective.  We are meant to come into unity thus each of us is equally important to FATHER’S overall plan.  Each of us is to sow in obedience and as we do, we will fulfill our calling, position, and relationship as the Bride of Christ.

Don’t ever give up and don’t ever back off, sow in obedience.

Jesus spoke to you and me in John chapter 14:

21  “Those who truly Love Me are those who obey My commands. Whoever passionately Loves Me will be passionately Loved by My Father. And I will passionately Love him in return and will reveal Myself to him.”

What is His expectation?  Jesus revealed it in John chapter 17:

22 For the very glory You have given to Me I have given them

    so that they will be joined together as one

    and experience the same unity that We enjoy.

23 You live fully in me and now I live fully in them

    so that they will experience perfect unity,

    and the world will be convinced that You have sent me,

    for they will see that You Love each one of them

    with the same passionate Love that You have for Me.

Love, glory, and unity… this is Jesus’ expectation for each of us to walk in.  Within FATHER’S Heart is full acceptance, a major aspect of Agape Love.  Are you willing to fully accept a former enemy of Christ and embrace him or her in the same manner you have been embraced by FATHER?

I am to speak the Will of GOD even if it doesn’t happen.  Why wouldn’t it happen?  It is because FATHER has given us choice and the recipient(s) does not have to do HIS Will.  He can choose not to respond according to the Word.  This is a broken world and some will choose to remain in rebellion and feed their self-serving flesh… at least temporarily until judgment arrives.

Prophecies are conditional as well.  Paul spoke of this when he wrote to Timothy by The Holy Spirit in the 1^st chapter:

18–19 So Timothy, my son, I am entrusting you with this responsibility, in keeping with the very first prophecies that were spoken over your life, and are now in the process of fulfillment in this great work of ministry, in keeping with the prophecies spoken over you. With this encouragement use your prophecies as weapons as you wage spiritual warfare by faith and with a clean conscience. For there are many who reject these virtues and are now destitute of the true faith.

I have had many prophecies connected to my calling spoken over me in the past.  My ignorance to “wage war” for their fulfillment was not realized most of that time.  Now that I have a better understanding, I am rapidly moving to their fulfillment and I am fully submitting to The Holy Spirit in preparation.  This is what obedience does.

FATHER spoke in Jeremiah chapter 29:

11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”

This applies to you and me for HE has the same intent for all of HIS children.  Unbelief keeps HIS Divine Intent from happening in this broken world.  Jesus experienced this when FATHER sent Him to minister in Nazareth could not heal all who were afflicted.

A truly spiritual person is one who will do the Will of GOD even though it does not look like it will work.  It matters not what the circumstances look like for the one who truly walks in faith.  The more unlikely of the outcome, FATHER expects us to develop and walk in great faith and trust IN HIM. 

The adversary will do anything and everything to promote unbelief and rob us of FATHER’S Divine Intent but of course, he is no match for THE CREATOR of Heaven and earth and all therein.  When manifestation of FATHER’S Divine Intent occurs, it will ultimately promote glory, unity, and Agape Love among the saints.  It will encourage and give hope to those who are less mature to press on and know that they can and will attain to that level of faith which brings forth Godly power and authority.  Then, the Kingdom of GOD on earth expands at a greater rate.

This is a result of our helping the poor:

Here’s a testimony from the mom of a 7th grade girl.
This email is intended to express our gratitude and appreciation for the donor of the Crest and Walmart gift cards that were given to our family. We have struggled in the past year, as so many have. We’re very thankful to be given these gift cards at a time when we weren’t sure how the ends would meet. We are very blessed to live in the community that we do, with caring and compassionate members such as yourself. Thank you

FATHER takes note of our cheerful giving! Thank you for your financial support for the impoverished kids.

Jesus spoke to you and me in John chapter 14:

21  “Those who truly Love Me are those who obey My commands. Whoever passionately Loves Me will be passionately Loved by My Father. And I will passionately Love him in return and will reveal Myself to him.”

The verb translated “reveal” is used in John’s Gospel only here and in the following verse. As in the Septuagint of Exodus 33:13, it is used of a special Divine manifestation. “I . . . will reveal Myself to him” is more than merely “showing him who I am.” It means “I will personally come to him.”

As our relationship matures with Jesus, we come to know His Divine Intent and take on that same intent ourselves.  Why?  It is because our mindsets are changed to become like Him, that is to say we image Him.  In order to do this we must embrace change in our lives, specifically our mindsets.  We must see differently than we have in the past.  We must see people as Jesus sees them.  What causes us to live in scarcity ultimately resulting in death?  It is our flesh.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 8:

5 Those who are motivated by the flesh only pursue what benefits themselves. But those who live by the impulses of the Holy Spirit are motivated to pursue Spiritual realities. 6 For the sense and reason of the flesh is death, but the mind-set controlled by the Spirit finds life and peace.

7 In fact, the mind-set focused on the flesh fights God’s plan and refuses to submit to His direction, because it cannot! 8 For no matter how hard they try, God finds no pleasure with those who are controlled by the flesh. 9 But when the Spirit of Christ empowers your life, you are not dominated by the flesh but by the Spirit. And if you are not joined to the Spirit of the Anointed One, you are not of Him

Refusing to submit to God’s plan is rebellion and witchcraft.  In 1^st Samuel chapter 15, it is recorded by The Holy Spirit:

23 ​​“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft,

​​And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.

​​Because you have rejected the Word of the LORD,

​​He also has rejected you from being king.”

Witchcraft’s intent is to manipulate others and is found in the sins of Galatians chapter 5:

19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: sexual immorality, impurity, indecent behavior, 20 idolatry, witchcraft, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions, 21 envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

I choose to walk with God thus I focus daily on changing my mindset so that any thought or orientation apart from Father’s Divine Intent expressed through Jesus Christ, His Words and His actions must be removed.  I want to fully please God and this is done by embracing HIS Divine Intent of Love and walking in faith.  Enoch had this revelation which The Holy Spirit reveals in Hebrews chapter 11:

5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 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.

To be diligent means: steady, earnest, and energetic, meticulous effort to seek out.  I do this each morning because I desire greater revelation and look for any impairments or impurities that need to be dealt with inside of me. 

I want to remove any and all resistance to FATHER’S Divine Intent.  As I do, I mature to a higher more intimate and Loving level of relationship with HIM.  HIS priorities become my priorities.  What HE Loves, I Love.  Conversely, what HE hates, I hate.

I know that when the Spirit of Christ empowers my life, I am no longer dominated by the flesh but by the Spirit.  This is my innermost desire and I trust it is yours as well else you would not return to these writings. 

As a reminder, Jesus came only for the five wise virgins who had sufficient “oil” which indicates that they were fully focused in walking by THE SPIRIT.  The other five were left out.  This is a hard saying unless you truly understand that lukewarmness is unacceptable and not tolerated in Heaven.

I have determined to be partaker of The Divine Nature.  In order to be a partaker, I must have the revelation of Agape Love as my foundation.  Upon this foundation of Love, I then focus on faith and hope for mankind. 

As I pray daily in The Holy Spirit, I received the needed revelation for that day in order to become a partaker of Divine Nature.  All of these writings are meant to lead us to this fulfillment, no matter how subtle at the time.  This is all about being obedient to write whatever I am given each day.

From our impoverished kids support network:

From the mom of an 8th grade girl:

Hey! Those gift cards really came in time for us because that ice storm not only lead us to lose what was in our freezer but also I was out of work because of it. So money was extremely tight for a while. We were able to make it through until my hours were restored with those cards. I may experience spurts of bad luck but I feel like my silver lining is a little thicker than most. Thanks again for thinking of us to gift them to.

Jesus isn’t removing us from the world, He is having us operate through Him in the world to establish His Kingdom on earth.  THE SPIRIT is life-giving and anything or anyone who diverts our attention from THE Life-giving SPIRIT is pursuing another path away from the Highway of Holiness.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 8:

1 So now the case is closed. There remains no accusing voice of condemnation against those who are joined in life-union with Jesus, the Anointed One. 2 For the “law” of the Spirit of life flowing through the anointing of Jesus has liberated us from the “law” of sin and death. 3 For God achieved what the law was unable to accomplish, because the law was limited by the weakness of human nature.

If you spend the majority of your time studying Old Testament Law, you are subjecting yourself to weakness and limitation.  Jesus came that we might have life and abundance associated with it.  If the Law had been sufficient, Jesus would have not confronted the Pharisees multiple times in the Gospels.  Additionally, Paul would have no need for conversion from “Saul”.

Peter wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Peter chapter 1:

​ 3 Everything we could ever need for life and Godliness has already been deposited in us by His Divine power. For all this was lavished upon us through the rich experience of knowing Him Who has called us by name and invited us to come to Him through a glorious manifestation of His goodness. 4 As a result of this, He has given you magnificent promises that are beyond all price, so that through the power of these tremendous promises we can experience partnership with the Divine nature, by which you have escaped the corrupt desires that are of the world.

Jesus is the One Who has revealed the Divine mysteries for us to attain maturity as Sons and Daughters.  The Law could never do that because of its inherent limitations.  Yes, it exposed the sinfulness of mankind but Jesus alone brought forth the solution to the fallen world.

We are meant to walk in Divine nature now, not later.  The deposit has already been made thus we are meant to access this deposit just like we would withdraw funds from a bank account.  It is there awaiting our use… now!

This is why it is stated that this deposit is beyond all price.  We are to access FATHER’S Eternal and unlimited power and authority as we image Him on earth just as Jesus imaged Him.  How long will it take us to embrace the “greater works” Jesus prophesied to us in John chapter 14:

12 “I tell you this timeless Truth: The person who follows Me in faith, believing in Me, will do the same mighty miracles that I do—even greater miracles than these because I go to be with My Father! 13 For I will do whatever you ask Me to do when you ask Me in My Name. And that is how the Son will show what the Father is really like and bring glory to Him. 14 Ask me anything in My name, and I will do it for you!”

Do we really want to bring glory to Jesus?  Let us embrace and pursue the manifestation of these promises today.  Now is the time!