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What is your focus? Every seed produces at its own kind.  What seed do you choose to plant: spiritual or fleshly, faith or feeling?

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.

If we allow ourselves to get caught up in the affairs of the world, we begin to plant seeds which will compete for our resources just as weeds compete for nourishment intended for our spiritual fruit.  If we keep our minds focused on The SPIRIT, we produce life and peace, and in turn, all our affairs turn productive in an exceeding, abundant orientation.  We no longer spend time and energy on counterproductive activities.  I can testify of this Truth.  When I walk accordingly, success finds me and it will do the same for you for FATHER sees to HIS Word coming to pass in people’s lives.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Proverbs chapter 23:

7  For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.

It’s all about what is in the heart, good or bad, life or death, peace or turmoil.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 4:

17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; 19 who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 But you have not so learned Christ, 21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the Truth is in Jesus: 22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and Holiness.

Since the Truth is in Jesus and His Words are life, we are to focus our attention especially on His Words found in the Gospels.  We must not allow ourselves to become complacent in this area toward lukewarmness.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 6:

63 “The Holy Spirit is the One who gives life, that which is of the natural realm is of no help. The Words I speak to you are Spirit and life. But there are still some of you who won’t believe.” 64 In fact, Jesus already knew from the beginning who the skeptics were and who his traitor would be.

65 He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one embraces Me unless the Father has given you to me.”

Can you understand the ramifications of His statement?  The mere fact you are reading these blogs indicate that FATHER has designated you for this time and wants to be intimately involved in every aspect of your life.  Align your focus with HIS priorities and watch the doors open wide (or wider).  You will be astounded and you will become a history changer!

Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in Galatians chapter 5:

24 Keep in mind that we who belong to Jesus Christ have already experienced crucifixion. For everything connected with our self-life was put to death on the cross and crucified with Messiah. 25 If the Spirit is the Source of our life, we must also allow the Spirit to direct every aspect of our lives.

Amen!

GOD is not in control of everything that happens on the earth!  This is a doctrine of man and now is the time to confront it.  We have accountability and responsibility for what happens on this earth.  Doctrines of man tried to hide or dilute this responsibility so that we would not produce good fruit for The Kingdom.

James wrote by The Holy Spirit in chapter 2:

26 For just as a human body without the spirit is a dead corpse, so faith without the expression of good works is dead!

The spirit is life, so life does not have its source in the carnal man.  Life is not about a bigger house, a bigger bank account, cars, jewelry, or fame. It is about being connected with Our Heavenly Father and growing in intimacy with HIM.  The adversary wants to keep us blinded and ignorant of FATHER’S desire for intimacy arising out of Agape Love.

Jesus shared this Truth in Luke chapter 12:

15 Speaking to the people, Jesus continued, “Be alert and guard your heart from greed and from always wishing for what you don’t have. For your life can never be measured by the amount of things you possess.”

16 Jesus then gave them this illustration: “A wealthy land owner had a farm that produced bumper crops. Every year the harvest was so great it filled his barns to overflowing! 17 He thought, ‘What should I do now that every barn is full and I have nowhere else to store more? 18 I know what I’ll do! I’ll tear down the barns and build one massive barn to hold all my grain and goods. 19 Then I can just sit back, surrounded with comfort and ease. I’ll enjoy life with no worries at all.’

20 “God said to him, ‘What a fool you are to trust in your riches and not in Me! This very night the messengers of death will demand to take your life. Then who will get all the wealth you have stored up for yourself?’ 21 The same thing will happen to all those who fill up their lives with everything but God.”

We are spirit beings and we are to be one with GOD just as Adam and Eve were before the fall.  FATHER frequently walked with them in the cool of the day.  HE wants that same relationship with each of us by HIS SPIRIT.  HE desires no separation like what happened to Adam and Eve when they submitted to the deception of the serpent.  Have you ever wondered why Eve didn’t wait until FATHER arrived to ask HIM concerning the “potential” deception?  The adversary went after her innocence.  She had not experienced deception prior to his questions.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 6:

23 For sin’s meager wages is death, but God’s lavish gift is life eternal, found in your union with our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One.

We are meant to be in union with Our Lord Jesus Christ throughout each day.  This union is achieved by placing our focus on being led by The Holy Spirit and dwelling on HIS Words, especially those recorded in the Gospels.  We must not allow ourselves to become void of The Word in any area.  Otherwise, we open ourselves up to deception in that area of weakness.  I know this by personal experience!

We must not allow man’s doctrines, some based on a single passage, to divert our attention away from FATHER’S Divine Intent.  In Deuteronomy chapter 19, it is written by THE SPIRIT:

15  … by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established.

Jesus referred to this Truth in Matthew chapter 18:

15 “If your fellow believer sins against you,[l] you must go to that one privately and attempt to resolve the matter. If he responds, your relationship is restored.[m] 16 But if his heart is closed to you, then go to him again, taking one or two others with you. You’ll be fulfilling what the Scripture teaches when it says, ‘Every word may be verified by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 13:

13 This will be my third trip to you. And I will make sure that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter will be confirmed.

And in 1^st Timothy chapter 5:

19 Refuse to listen to suspicious accusations against the pastors who lead the flock unless you have two or three witnesses to confirm the accusations.

Had Eve (or Adam) understood the need to have two or three witnesses confirm the words of the serpent, the fall would not have occurred.  Once they gave the adversary their consent and cooperation, he acquired their dominion of power and authority thus becoming the god of this world.

Let this be a warning, do not base a doctrine on an obscure Scripture that has no confirming passages elsewhere.  Some so-called experts will wrap their logic and reasoning around a passage to create their own doctrine.  This is often done to promote themselves and add followers who will support such doctrines.  They will suggest to those who will embrace such doctrines that they are in some elite and special group.  I have been exposed to such attempts more than once and only had to inspect the fruit or the lack thereof!

The devil tried to use Scripture to get Jesus to consent to his power when Jesus was confronted by him in the wilderness.  He did this three times so that he could claim the Truth of his continued power being established by “three witnesses”.  Jesus didn’t submit to this deception, neither should we.

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 10:

17 When the seventy missionaries returned to Jesus, they were ecstatic with joy, telling him, “Lord, even the demons obeyed us when we commanded them in Your Name!”

18 Jesus replied, “While you were ministering, I watched Satan topple until he fell suddenly from heaven like lightning to the ground. 19 Now you understand that I have imparted to you my authority to trample over his kingdom. You will trample upon every demon before you and overcome every power Satan possesses. Absolutely nothing will harm you as you walk in this authority.

Jesus did not deny the power and authority of satan yet He understood and operated in the power and authority given to Him which superseded satan’s lesser authority.  We must not be ignorant of this Truth spoken by Jesus Himself.

20 However, your real source of joy isn’t merely that these spirits submit to your authority, but that your names are written in the journals of Heaven and that you belong to God’s Kingdom. This is the true source of your authority.”

21 Then Jesus, overflowing with the Holy Spirit’s joy, exclaimed, “Father, thank You, for you are Lord Supreme over Heaven and earth! You have hidden the great revelation of this authority from those who are proud, those wise in their own eyes, and you have shared it with these who humbled themselves. Yes, Father. This is what pleases Your heart: to give these things to those who are like trusting children.”

22 “Father, You have entrusted Me with all that You have. No one fully knows the Son except the Father. And no one fully knows the Father except the Son. But the Son is able to reveal the Father to anyone He chooses.”

To whom does Jesus reveal Our Heavenly Father?  To the humble, those that are trusting Sons and Daughters.   Let us not give up any power or authority by consenting or cooperating with the enemy in any way, shape, or form.  We must not forget the lesson learned in the Garden.  It took the Blood of Jesus to totally wipe away the power and authority of the adversary and his minions.  We are to walk in the Truths spoken by Jesus as well as The Holy Spirit.

FATHER created us for fellowship and to share Agape Love in Its purest form.  It started with the first Adam but required the second Adam to restore the pleasure of fellowship.  Let us keep this Truth in mind as we walk out each day.

John 3: 16 For here is the way God Loved the world—He gave His only, unique Son as a gift. So now everyone who believes in Him will never perish but experience everlasting life.

17 “God did not send his Son into the world to judge and condemn the world, but to be its Savior and rescue it!”

You and I have been rescued!  Don’t yield yourself to the adversary in any area of your life.  Don’t consent or cooperate with any doctrine that attempts to discredit the Love of GOD by promoting the idea that HE has promoted stealing, killing, or destroying life in any form, no matter how subtle the argument or logic.

GOD is not in control of everything that happens on the earth!  This is a doctrine of man and now is the time to confront it.  Additionally, GOD did not create the devil, man allowed this to happen.  The devil stole the authority from Adam by employing deception.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 4:

2 We reject every shameful cover-up and refuse to resort to cunning trickery or distorting the Word of God. Instead, we open up our souls to you by presenting the Truth to everyone’s conscience in the sight and Presence of God. 3 Even if our Gospel message is veiled, it is only veiled to those who are perishing, 4 for their minds have been blinded by the god of this age, leaving them in unbelief. Their blindness keeps them from seeing the dayspring light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, Who is the Divine Image of God.

The adversary has used cunning trickery and distortion of GOD’S Word to keep people blinded from the power and authority granted to the believer which is now deposited in the believer awaiting activation.  Jesus overcame the devil by His Blood yet most believers want FATHER to intervene because they assume HE is in total control of everything on earth.  This allows them to shirk their responsibility in their eyes even though it is totally wrong.  They are blinded by the adversary.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 28:

18 Then Jesus came close to them and said, “All authority of the universe (Heaven and earth) has been given to Me. 19 Now wherever you go, make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. 20 And teach them to faithfully follow all that I have commanded you. And never forget that I am with you every day, even to the completion of this age.”

As the son of man, Jesus legally took back the power and authority from the devil.  This allowed Him to direct the disciples to go forth and produce good fruit for The Kingdom of Heaven.  They were to take back real estate previously held by the god of this world (age).  Jesus restored the Divine Intent of the Covenant with Adam.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Colossian chapter 2:

6 In the same way you received Jesus our Lord and Messiah by faith, continue your journey of faith, progressing further into your union with Him! 7 Your spiritual roots go deeply into His life as you are continually infused with strength, encouraged in every way. For you are established in the faith you have absorbed and enriched by your devotion to Him!

8 Beware that no one distracts you or intimidates you in their attempt to lead you away from Christ’s fullness by pretending to be full of wisdom when they’re filled with endless arguments of human logic. For they operate with humanistic and clouded judgments based on the mindset of this world system, and not the anointed Truths of the Anointed One.

The devil will use certain “ministries” to promote doctrines and arguments contrary to The Word.  They will lead us away from Christ’s fullness and His necessity to provide for our salvation.  They are often filled with endless arguments, some based on a single Scripture which they have interpreted to support their doctrine.  We should require two or three witnesses to any major doctrine.   Those ministries can be identified by their lack of good fruit and the lack of the operation of The Holy Spirit in their meetings.

9 For He is the complete fullness of Deity living in human form. 10 And our own completeness is now found in Him. We are completely filled with God as Christ’s fullness overflows within us. He is the Head of every kingdom and authority in the universe!

11 Through our union with Him we have experienced circumcision of heart. All of the guilt and power of sin has been cut away and is now extinct because of what Christ, the Anointed One, has accomplished for us.

12 For we’ve been buried with Him into His death. Our “baptism into death” also means we were raised with Him when we believed in God’s resurrection power, the power that raised Him from death’s realm. 13 This “realm of death” describes our former state, for we were held in sin’s grasp. But now, we’ve been resurrected out of that “realm of death” never to return, for we are forever alive and forgiven of all our sins!

14 He canceled out every legal violation we had on our record and the old arrest warrant that stood to indict us. He erased it all—our sins, our stained soul—He deleted it all and they cannot be retrieved! Everything we once were in Adam has been placed onto His cross and nailed permanently there as a public display of cancellation.

15 Then Jesus made a public spectacle of all the powers and principalities of darkness, stripping away from them every weapon and all their spiritual authority and power to accuse us. And by the power of the cross, Jesus led them around as prisoners in a procession of triumph. He was not their prisoner; they were His!

Matthew wrote by The Holy Spirit in chapter 10:

1 Jesus gathered His twelve disciples and imparted to them authority to cast out demons and to heal every sickness and every disease.

Jesus was filled with The Holy Spirit as the Son of man and understood the power and authority from Heaven given to Him to walk in.  He conveyed this same power and authority to the disciples.  They used His Name and His impartation to cast out demons and take authority over EVERY sickness and disease.  We have this same power and authority in us awaiting our individual revelation and faith to walk accordingly.

FATHER gave Adam and Eve unconditional authority over this earth but they failed to retain it.  Now we have the same authority but we are joint-heirs with Christ as it is written in Romans chapter 8:

17 And since we are His true children, we qualify to share all His treasures, for indeed, we are heirs of God himself. And since we are joined to Christ (joint-heirs), we also inherit all that He is and all that He has. We will experience being co-glorified with Him provided that we accept His sufferings as our own.

Since we are joined with Christ, we are not left alone to deal with deception.  We have the perfect Example and His Word to test anything spoken to us.  We must not be ignorant of The Word else deception can creep in.  Jesus took the power and authority away from the god of this world thus leaving him with one tool- deception.  The adversary must get our verbal agreement to operate with power.

Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 6:

16 Don’t you realize that grace frees you to choose your own master? But choose carefully, for you surrender yourself to become a servant—bound to the one you choose to obey. If you choose to love sin, it will become your master, and it will own you and reward you with death. But if you choose to Love and obey God, He will lead you into perfect righteousness.

We have the power to choose our master and the devil knows this.  He will attempt to coerce you to follow him but he must first get your agreement and corresponding actions.

FATHER will never lose control of the Kingdom since it is now under “joint-heirship” with Jesus.  Death means separation in Scripture.  Adam and Eve rebelled thus causing them to be spiritually separated from fellowship with FATHER.  In essence, they spiritually died.  Jesus restored fellowship with FATHER. 

The Holy Spirit provides us with that link of fellowship with FATHER so we should protect that link at all cost.  That link is where Agape Love flows to us and through us to minister to others.  The gifts of The Spirit begin in Heaven and travel through us for impartation.  Why do you think the adversary works so hard to remove the ministry of The Holy Spirit in churches?  Isn’t it obvious by now?

James wrote by The Holy Spirit in chapter 2:

26 For just as a human body without the spirit is a dead corpse, so faith without the expression of good works is dead!

We need to be led by THE SPIRIT and walk in faith.  Jesus restored our ability to do this in spite of the deception promoted by the devil and his demons.  If FATHER had been in total control of everything without limitation, Jesus would not have come to the earth as the Son of man and expended the effort to restore us.  Don’t be fooled by man’s doctrines and traditions for they are clouds without rain.

GOD is not in control of everything that happens on the earth!  This is a doctrine of man and now is the time to confront it.  Additionally, GOD did not create the devil, man allowed this to happen.  Read the following with an open heart and an open mind.

The GOD of Love did not create a being who kills, steals, and destroys.  It is time for us to no longer allow this doctrine/tradition to continue to be maliciously spread concerning Our Heavenly Father once and for all.  FATHER does not work against HIMSELF and we need to dispel the flawed logic of man.  How do we do this?  By HIS WORD!

Yes, GOD did create a being who ultimately became the god of this world but it was not by FATHER’S action.  Adam and Eve are accountable for this result.

In Genesis chapter 1, FATHER spoke:

26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Once FATHER gave dominion to man, HE limited HIMSELF to what could be done on earth and be assured that FATHER defends HIS limitation of the Covenant HE created with Adam.  We rely totally on the integrity of HIS Word and so does every GOD particle which HE created else the universe would fall apart!  The Covenant of dominion continues to this very day.

Who is the being who became our adversary?  His name was Hêlēl and FATHER did create Hêlēl, not the one now known as satan, or the devil.

Hêlēl is described by Ezekiel and is written by THE SPIRIT in chapter 28:

1 The Word of the LORD came to me again, saying, 2 “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre (Hêlēl), ‘Thus says the Lord GOD:

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​​“Because your heart is lifted up,

​​And you say, ‘I am a god, ​​I sit in the seat of gods, ​​In the midst of the seas,’

​​Yet you are a man, and not a god,

​​Though you set your heart as the heart of a god

3 ​​(Behold, you are wiser than Daniel!

​​There is no secret that can be hidden from you!

4 ​​With your wisdom and your understanding

​​You have gained riches for yourself,

​​And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;

5 ​​By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches,

​​And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),”

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6 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord GOD:

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​​“Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god,

7 ​​Behold, therefore, I will bring strangers against you,

​​The most terrible of the nations;

​​And they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom,

​​And defile your splendor.

8 ​​They shall throw you down into the Pit,

​​And you shall die the death of the slain

​​In the midst of the seas.

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9 ​​“Will you still say before him who slays you,

​‘​I am a god’?

​​But you shall be a man, and not a god,

​​In the hand of him who slays you.

10 ​​You shall die the death of the uncircumcised

​​By the hand of aliens;

​​For I have spoken,” says the Lord GOD.’ ”

Lamentation for the King of Tyre

11 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 12 “Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD:

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​​“You were the seal of perfection,

​​Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

13 ​​You were in Eden, the garden of God;

​​Every precious stone was your covering:

​​The sardius, topaz, and diamond,

​​Beryl, onyx, and jasper,

​​Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.

​​The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes

​​Was prepared for you on the day you were created.

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14 ​​“You were the anointed cherub who covers;

​​I established you;

​​You were on the holy mountain of God;

​​You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.

15 ​​You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created,

​​Till iniquity was found in you.

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Hêlēl was the anointed cherub who was given access to the Presence of GOD and led praise.  He was created to provide music in FATHER’S Presence until iniquity was found in him.  He had nine of the twelve stones which ultimately represented tribes of Israel according to their nature.

16 ​​“By the abundance of your trading

​​You became filled with violence within,

​​And you sinned;

​​Therefore I cast you as a profane thing

​​Out of the mountain of God;

​​And I destroyed you, O covering cherub,

​​From the midst of the fiery stones.

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17 ​​“Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty;

​​You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor;

​​I cast you to the ground,

​​I laid you before kings,

​​That they might gaze at you.

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18 ​​“You defiled your sanctuaries

​​By the multitude of your iniquities,

​​By the iniquity of your trading;

​​Therefore I brought fire from your midst;

​​It devoured you,

​​And I turned you to ashes upon the earth

​​In the sight of all who saw you.

19 ​​All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you;

​​You have become a horror,

​​And shall be no more forever.” ’ ”

By THE SPIRIT, Isaiah also referenced you by name in chapter 14:

12 ​​“How you are fallen from heaven,

​​O Lucifer (Hêlēl), son of the morning!

​​How you are cut down to the ground,

​​You who weakened the nations!

13 ​​For you have said in your heart:

​​‘I will ascend into heaven,

​​I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;

​​I will also sit on the mount of the congregation

​​On the farthest sides of the north;

14 ​​I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,

​​I will be like the Most High.’

15 ​​Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol,

​​To the lowest depths of the Pit.

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16 ​​“Those who see you will gaze at you,

​​And consider you, saying:

​‘​Is this the man who made the earth tremble,

​​Who shook kingdoms,

17 ​​Who made the world as a wilderness

​​And destroyed its cities,

​​Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’

The translators used the term Lucifer yet the Hebrew is Hêlēl.

How did the transformation from Hêlēl the cherub (shining one) turn into the adversary?  FATHER gave him the ability to choose.  He said in his heart that he would exalt himself above his Creator.  He could not do this by directly confronting FATHER.  Instead he used FATHER’S Love for Adam and Eve as a means to promote his new agenda.  This occurred in Genesis chapter 3:

1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?”

2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ”

4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.

8 And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?”

10 So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.”

11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?”

12 Then the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.”

13 And the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”

The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

FATHER had a Covenant of dominion based on Agape Love with Adam and Eve.  HE gave them dominion over all the earth and every living thing.  They had the independent right to choose the outcomes of what was to happen on the earth.  There was only one restriction in the Covenant, the fig tree.  This established their position relative to FATHER for they were a little lower than HIM and this tree reminded them of their relative position in the Covenant.

They were the ones who gave dominion to the devil, not FATHER.  The devil achieved the result by deception since he had no inherent power to force them to say or do anything.  They were accountable for this transfer of authority, not FATHER.  This is when he became the god of this world.

Why didn’t FATHER simply wipe out Adam and Eve and start over?  It was because of HIS unconditional Love for them.  HE sought and intimate ongoing relationship so HE would not compromise HIS Word and commitment to them.  Love doesn’t destroy or kill!  To be continued…

When you walk according to The Holy Spirit, it’s a sure thing!

Jesus spoke in John chapter 16:

12 “There is so much more I would like to say to you, but it’s more than you can grasp at this moment. 13 But when the Truth-giving Spirit comes, He will unveil the reality of every Truth within you. He won’t speak on His own, but only what He hears from the Father, and He will reveal prophetically to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me on the earth, for He will receive from me what is mine and reveal it to you. 15 Everything that belongs to the Father belongs to Me—that’s why I say that the Divine Encourager will receive what is Mine and reveal it to you.”

When the Spirit of Truth, has come:

He will never leave us.

He will guide us into all Truth.

He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak thus He will remind us of what Jesus said.  He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.   All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.

He will tell us of things to come.

Every revelation flows from FATHER and this is why Jesus chose to only speak what He heard from FATHER.  As the Son of man, this is why He prayed and fellowshipped with FATHER, mostly in the night hours.

The Holy Spirit does not speak on His own either, but only what He hears from FATHER as well.  This is the perfect example of intimacy where there is complete trust and openness.  This is the relationship that FATHER wants with each of us.  As we fully trust HIM, our faith comes into full maturity.

As we walk in a greater intimacy with FATHER, HIS Divine Intent begins to flow through us to others and we begin to operate in HIS gifts meant to minister to those in need.  HE does this out of unconditional Love for those in need.  HE sees them through The Blood of HIS Son thus their past does not keep them from receiving, only their doubt and unbelief.  This is why we are to share HIS Heart which is The Word so that HIS Seeds are planted in their hearts.

We are to be compassionate toward the weak for they are the ones in need.  We can’t expect them to rise up to our level of maturity in order to receive else no one would get anything.  FATHER’S great grace and mercy must prevail in their lives just as both grace and mercy did in our lives when we were in need.  None of us deserved HIS Love yet HE ministered to us anyway.

We cannot condone religious leaders who take away from the power of GOD.  Jesus confronted them often when He walked the earth.  They were (are) deceived and didn’t know it.  That is the worst deception!

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 15:

5 “But you teach that it’s permissible to say to your parents when they are in financial need, ‘Whatever gift you would have received from me I can keep for myself, since I dedicated it as an offering to God.’ 6 This doesn’t honor your father or mother. And you have elevated your tradition above the Words of God. 7 Frauds and hypocrites! Isaiah described you perfectly when he said:

8 These people honor Me only with their words,

    for their hearts are so very distant from Me.

9 They pretend to worship Me,

    but their worship is nothing more

    than the empty traditions of men.”

10 Then Jesus turned to the crowd and said, “Come, listen and open your heart to understand. 11 What truly contaminates a person is not what he puts into his mouth but what comes out of his mouth. That’s what makes people defiled.”

12 Then His disciples approached Him and said, “Don’t You know that what You just said offended the Pharisees?”

13 Jesus replied, “Every plant that my Heavenly Father didn’t plant is destined to be uprooted. 14 Stay away from them, for they’re nothing more than blind guides. Do you know what happens when a blind man pretends to guide another blind man? They both stumble into a ditch!”

It is vital, critical, of greatest importance that we acknowledge, submit, and be led by The Holy Spirit.  If not, we are subject to stumbling into the ditch!

Inactivity means ineffectiveness.  Sow reluctantly and you will reap little.  Sow generously and you will reap a great harvest.  These are Spiritual Truths.

There are times were you are to do nothing but wait on THE LORD.  This is not inactivity per se because waiting IS an activity when led by THE SPIRIT.

The Beloved Disciple recorded the Words of Jesus in John chapter 16:

12 “There is so much more I would like to say to you, but it’s more than you can grasp at this moment. 13 But when the Truth-giving Spirit comes, He will unveil the reality of every Truth within you. He won’t speak on His own, but only what He hears from the Father, and He will reveal prophetically to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me on the earth, for He will receive from me what is mine and reveal it to you. 15 Everything that belongs to the Father belongs to Me—that’s why I say that the Divine Encourager will receive what is Mine and reveal it to you.”

Believers get focused on end-time prophecies and time cycles as though they will be able to analyze and determine certain future events.  If you really want to know how the future will affect you, listen to The Holy Spirit and pray in Tongues in an unceasing manner.  Jesus made it quite clear that The Holy Spirit will reveal to us what is to come.  This is the absolute Truth from Our Heavenly Father!  Why waste time, energy, and money on buying the latest DVD’s etc. when FATHER made it  clear that only HE knows when certain events will occur.

We are to be Truth seekers rather than fact seekers.  Facts are obtained by observation and can be manipulated to provide a slanted view.  Absolute Truth cannot be manipulated by man… period!

Jesus states in John chapter 8:

31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My Word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free.”

We must embrace The Word in all areas so that we will be operational in all areas.  When we are led by The Holy Spirit in all areas, we are totally pleasing to FATHER and HE can trust us in a much greater way and in more areas.  This is how HIS Kingdom will expand on earth.  HE gave us dominion and we are to speak faith-filled Words as The Holy Spirit guides us into all Truth.

Since The Holy Spirit came at Pentecost, we know Jesus made it to The Throne.  The Holy Spirit was the primary One sent to us for our benefit so why wouldn’t we place our complete Trust IN HIM?  The adversary does not want us to walk in the power and authority given to us and directed by The Holy Spirit.  This is why there is such focus on keeping The Holy Spirit out of the church.

Men are trusting in religious doctrines and customs rather than walking in the directives of The Holy Spirit.  Only the remnant has fully embraced this walk and is known as the five wise virgins who have plenty of oil.  Some who once walked according to The Holy Spirit have allowed themselves to become lukewarm and have used up their oil.  They will find themselves knocking on a door which will be tightly shut.

Jesus specifically tells us in Matthew chapter 25:

1 “When my coming draws near, heaven’s kingdom realm can be compared to ten maidens who took their oil lamps and went outside to meet the bridegroom and his bride. 2–4 Five of them were foolish and ill-prepared, for they took no extra oil for their lamps. Five of them were wise, for they took flasks of olive oil with their lamps. 5 When the bridegroom didn’t come when they expected, they all grew drowsy and fell asleep. 6 Then suddenly, in the middle of the night, they were awakened by the shout ‘Get up! The Bridegroom is here! Come out and have an encounter with Him!’ 7 So all the girls got up and trimmed their lamps. 8 But the foolish ones were running out of oil, so they said to the five wise ones, ‘Share your oil with us, because our lamps are going out!’

9 “ ‘We can’t,’ they replied. ‘We don’t have enough for all of us. You’ll have to go and buy some for yourselves!’

10 “While the five girls were out buying oil, the Bridegroom appeared. Those who were ready and waiting were escorted inside with Him and the wedding party to enjoy the feast. And then the door was locked. 11 Later, the five foolish girls came running up to the door and pleaded, ‘Lord, Lord, let us come in!’

12 “But He called back, ‘Go away! Do I know you? I can assure you, I don’t even know you!’

13 “That is the reason you should always stay awake and be alert, because you don’t know the day or the hour when the Bridegroom will appear.”1

Don’t be foolish!

This Move of GOD is all about yielding to HIM and walking in the Divine Nature HE has deposited in you.  It is by HIS Grace you and I have been “gifted”!

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.

You and I have been called by name because of FATHER’S Goodness!  If we can comprehend this blessing, we are well on our way to full maturity and fruitfulness as HIS Sons and Daughters.  Why focus on the temporary when The Creator of Heaven and earth has called us to an enduring ministry on HIS behalf?

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.

I cannot overemphasize these magnificent promises yet many who read this verse breeze right by it without considering the brevity of what is being conveyed.  The Holy Spirit then gives us specific instructions to “devote ourselves” in moving these attributes from deposits to fruitfulness.

5 So devote yourselves to lavishly supplementing your faith with goodness,

and to goodness add understanding,

6 and to understanding add the strength of self-control,

and to self-control add patient endurance,

and to patient endurance add Godliness,

7 and to Godliness add mercy toward your brothers and sisters,

and to mercy toward others add unending Love.

8 Since these virtues are already planted deep within, and you possess them in abundant supply, they will keep you from being inactive or fruitless in your pursuit of knowing Jesus Christ more intimately.

Maturity in Christ is all about intimacy in our relationship with HIM.  Once we are fully walking with HIM, we will express our Love for HIS Divine Intent without reservation.

9 But if anyone lacks these things, he is blind, constantly closing his eyes to the mysteries of our faith, and forgetting his innocence—for his past sins have been washed away.

10 For this reason, beloved ones, be eager to confirm and validate that God has invited you to salvation and claimed you as HIS own. If you do these things, you will never stumble. 11 As a result, the Kingdom’s gates will open wide to you as God choreographs your triumphant entrance into the Eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Messiah.

12 I won’t hesitate to continually remind you of these Truths, even though you are aware of them and are well established in the present measure of Truth you have already embraced. 13 And as long as I live I will continue to awaken you with this reminder,

I also will not hesitate to continually remind you of these Truths!

This Move of GOD is all about yielding to HIM and becoming generous as HE is.  HE will hold nothing back so neither should we as mature Sons and Daughters. We will attest “Life is good!”

If I leave out the topic of giving and its blessings, I am robbing you of a critical aspect of becoming a mature Son or Daughter.  Paul was not reluctant to write concerning what Jesus told him directly in the area of giving.  Read the following closely!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2 Corinthians chapter 9:

6 Here’s my point. A stingy sower will reap a meager harvest, but the one who sows from a generous spirit will reap an abundant harvest. 7 Let giving flow from your heart, not from a sense of religious duty. Let it spring up freely from the joy of giving—all because God loves hilarious generosity! 8 Yes, God is more than ready to overwhelm you with every form of grace, so that you will have more than enough of everything—every moment and in every way. He will make you overflow with abundance in every good thing you do. 9 Just as the Scriptures say about the one who trusts in Him:

Because he has sown extravagantly and given to the poor,

    his kindness and generous deeds will never be forgotten.

10 This generous God who supplies abundant seed for the farmer, which becomes bread for our meals, is even more extravagant toward you. First HE supplies every need, plus more. Then HE multiplies the seed as you sow it, so that the harvest of your generosity will grow. 11 You will be abundantly enriched in every way as you give generously on every occasion, for when we take your gifts to those in need, it causes many to give thanks to God.

12 The priestly ministry you are providing through your offering not only supplies what is lacking for God’s people, it inspires an outpouring of praises and thanksgiving to God Himself. 13 For as your extremely generous offering meets the approval of those in Jerusalem, it will cause them to give glory to God—all because of your loyal support and allegiance to the Gospel of Christ, as well as your generous-hearted partnership with them toward those in need. 14 Because of this extraordinary grace, which God has lavished on you, they will affectionately remember you in their prayers. 15 Praise God for His astonishing gift, which is far too great for words!

We must not leave any area of our lives untouchable by the grace and revelation of GOD.  Yes, we have all been abused by those who sought ways to extract finances from us in the past.  I felt that certain ministries were trying to nearly pull my wallet out of my pants in order to compel me to give to them.  You don’t have to preach an hour about giving as you are taking an offering.  Neither do you have to pass the plate multiple times!

However, I don’t want to rob you of a blessing.  FATHER does provide seed for the sower.  My wife and I are testimonies of that Truth.  My goal is to increase our giving and show how FATHER works in our lives.  Your giving is definitely a testimony to the school kids, teachers, and administrations we are affecting.  Their hearts are changing month by month. The superintendent as made this very comment to me!

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Psalm 112:

5 Life is good for the one who is generous and charitable,

    conducting affairs with honesty and Truth.

6 Their circumstances will never shake them

    and others will never forget their example.

7 They will not live in fear or dread of what may come,

    for their hearts are firm, ever secure in their faith.

8 Steady and strong, they will not be afraid,

    but will calmly face their every foe

    until they all go down in defeat.

9 Never stingy and always generous to those in need,

    they lived lives of influence and honor that will never be forgotten,

    for they were full of good deeds.

To the degree we truly believe the Integrity of FATHER’S Word determines the level of power and authority we walk in.  The difference is doubt and unbelief.

Renewing our mind deals directly with doubt and unbelief so why treat The Word as a casual pastime?  A Beloved Brother who consistently supports this ministry wrote on the memo line of his check “Jesus is real”.  We must have this first hand revelation that He is real and DID walk the earth.

Once you have been supernaturally changed and/or delivered, you realize how real Jesus is and how real your angels are.  You have connected with the Spiritual and the natural can no longer try to convince you otherwise.  When you recount past testimonies of healing, deliverance, and revelation which opposed the natural, this encourages you to continue growing in the Spiritual.

We must be tenacious and press into the Spiritual.  We must no longer allow the natural to guide our walk.  When The Holy Spirit speaks, DO IT!  Any reluctance reveals the fact that the flesh still has a say in your walk.  Your flesh will try to promote doubt and unbelief in the Integrity of FATHER’S Word spoken by The Holy Spirit to you.  The flesh wants to derail your pursuit toward full maturity as a Son or Daughter.  The spirit of deception will try to influence you toward this derailment if possible.

I don’t produce these writings for personal gain for my responsibility to you is to encourage you to move toward full maturity as your position in the Body of Christ.  I was chosen to be one of the fivefold ministry as a teacher for a notable season.  How do I know?  In the church, I was asked to teach even though I never volunteered.  I was consistently thrust into the teaching ministry even though I never considered myself as being in the fivefold ministry. 

The Holy Spirit empowered me to write over 4,000 blogs even though I have not considered myself as I writer.  Instead of sleeping in, He awakes me and draws me to praying in THE SPIRIT for at least an hour in preparation of writing.  He draws me to certain topics daily for the benefit of the readers.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 4:

11 And Jesus has appointed some with grace to be apostles, and some with grace to be prophets, and some with grace to be evangelists, and some with grace to be pastors, and some with grace to be teachers. 12 And their calling is to nurture and prepare all the Holy believers to do their own works of ministry, and as they do this they will enlarge and build up the Body of Christ. 13 These grace ministries will function until we all attain oneness into the faith, until we all experience the fullness of what it means to know the Son of God, and finally we become one into a perfect man with the full dimensions of Spiritual maturity and fully developed into the abundance of Christ.

The above passage is quite clear concerning the mandate of the fivefold ministry.  The goal is to bring the believer to full maturity so that each of us will do our own works of ministry, not sit in pews in an unproductive state for decades.  We are called to enlarge the Body of Christ and come into perfection ourselves through full Spiritual maturity.  As Paul writes:

14 And then our immaturity will end! And we will not be easily shaken by trouble, nor led astray by novel teachings or by the false doctrines of deceivers who teach clever lies. 15 But instead we will remain strong and always sincere in our Love as we express the Truth. All our direction and ministries will flow from Christ and lead us deeper into Him, the anointed Head of His Body, the church.

I have left past congregations as FATHER as directed.  Why?  In one particular instance, the pastor wanted to retain control and not allow others to freely minister in their specific callings.  Further, he spoke against John 1:12 concerning the Sons of God.  FATHER prepared my wife and me by giving a prophet three different prophecies for us months prior to our departure.  This eliminated any reluctance to depart.  Regrettably the pastor succumbed to deception and kept the congregation from further maturity.  Deception is ugly!

Did relationships with others in that church continue?  Very few.  When you part company, you have challenged their doctrine and they will protect that doctrine even if it is in error.  Isn’t that what the Pharisees did with Jesus?  Are you willing to lose relationships when you stand firm on the Integrity of FATHER’S Word?  In the end, those relationships were purely conditional and were not based on Agape Love.  Instead they required performance which meant they were conditional.

We need to explore what FATHER has for us and we do this by asking The Holy Spirit to help us and reveal the contents of our Divine books.  Those books are filled with FATHER’S Integrity, they are filled with HIS Word specific to each of us.  It is vital that we understand the direct link to the revelation of HIS Integrity and our ability to walk in HIS power and authority as Jesus did!

The Hebrew word ‘yetzer” means conception.  The Word prepared for us remains in a dormant state until we get the revelation of the power and authority granted to us by Our Heavenly Father.  Once the Word is conceived and grows in our hearts, the fruit of that revelation will move from its dormant state of potential to the fruitful, operational state.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Isaiah chapter 26:

1 A day is coming when this song will be sung in the land of Judah:

“The city is a stronghold for us!

    The Lord’s salvation, like inner and outer walls,

    makes it secure.

2 Open the gates and let a righteous,

    faith-filled people enter in.

3 Perfect, absolute peace surrounds those

    whose imaginations (yetzer) are consumed with You;

    they confidently trust in You.

Our imaginations should reflect what is written in our individual books which reside in Heaven (Psalm 139:16) and are accessible to us.  The adversary knows this Truth as well thus he attempts to pervert our imaginations by promoting vain imaginations which are perversions initiated by the world.  They appeal to the flesh and the soul in an attempt to divert our attention and priorities to the carnal.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 14:

17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of rules about food and drink (the physical), but is in the realm of the Holy Spirit (the Spiritual realm), filled with righteousness, peace, and joy. 18 Serving the Anointed One by walking in these Kingdom realities pleases God and earns the respect of others.

Our imaginations should be initiated in the Spiritual and then manifested in the physical once conception (a fertilized seed) has grown in the womb of our hearts ultimately bringing forth the intended fruit.  People ignorant of the Spirit realm cannot understand this process and will even become enemies of those who confess the Truth tied to the seed.  They will accuse us of being liars simply because they don’t understand the higher Truth.  We must not be moved by those people walking in their ignorance.

Isaiah continues:

4 Yes, trust in the Lord Yahweh forever and ever!

    For Yah, the Lord God, is your Rock of Ages!

5 He knocks down the high and mighty,

    and the lofty city He humbles and levels down to the dust,

6 to be trampled down by the feet of the poor and exploited.”

7 The path of the righteous is smooth and level;

    God, the Just One, You make a clear path for them.

FATHER will make your path smooth and level.  This path is known as the highway of Holiness.  As our faith becomes great, the path takes on these qualities and we are no longer frustrated with the world.

8 Yes, we will follow Your Ways, Lord Yahweh,

    and entwine our hearts with Yours,

    for the fame of Your Name is all that we desire.

I am not interested in taking credit for any fruitfulness that people observe in my life.  Jesus gets all the credit!  Left to my own devices, I would remain in the proverbial ditch!  All of these teachings are ultimately about Jesus and are intended to point to Him, Our Elder Brother, our Perfect Example.

9 At night I yearn for You with all my heart;

    in the morning my spirit reaches out to You.

    When you display your judgments on the earth,

    people learn the ways of righteousness.

Now that Jesus has provided us with full restoration, people can learn the ways of righteousness by our fruits of righteousness.  We should now be advertisements on display.

10 But when mercy is shown to scoundrels,

    they still aren’t able to learn righteousness.

    Even in a land of integrity, they still do wrong,

    for they ignore the great majesty of the Lord Yahweh.

11 Lord Yahweh, you lift Your mighty hand,

    but they do not see it.

    Let them witness how much You Love Your people

    and be ashamed.

    Let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.

Once people are given the opportunity to repent because they have encountered the Good News of Jesus Christ, if they reject the opportunity, they will suffer judgment.  It will utterly consume them.

12 Lord Yahweh, You will establish peace and prosperity for us,

    for all we have accomplished is the result

    of what You work through us.

We should experience peace and prosperity at a personal level.  If you can’t conceive of this reality, you will not walk accordingly.  This is why we must focus on the Scripture, Its Integrity, and embrace the Truths in our hearts.  It is the beginning of conception (righteous imagination).  When this occurs, we will be on the way to the fullness of HIS power and authority operating in our lives.

We will fully embrace all the directives of Jesus because we finally and fully trust in the Integrity of His Word.