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We are to bind and loose according to Heaven’s reality!

Seeking first The Kingdom is our responsibility and has an immediate, practical application.  Seeking first The Kingdom must have a measurable outcome.  Jesus illustrates what it is to seek first The Kingdom:

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 12:

28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the Kingdom of God has come upon you.

When Jesus was confronted with a man under the power of darkness, He came with the power of The Spirit of GOD and set him free.  People saw the tormented person, they saw his deliverance, and they saw the change in the countenance of the person. 

What they didn’t see is there was a superior Kingdom that came and collided with an inferior kingdom called the kingdom of darkness.  The Kingdom of the Superior brings forth desolation to the inferior kingdom, the kingdom of darkness.

GOD’S answer to torment is peace.  GOD’S answer to sickness is healing and joy.  GOD’S answer to sin and addiction is that HIS righteousness would become their nature.  These are measurable outcomes and values when we seek first The Kingdom of GOD.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 16:

15 Jesus said to His disciples, “But who do you say that I am?”

16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.”

17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father Who is in Heaven.

18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this Rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

Jesus blessed Peter because Peter heard a revelation from GOD.  The Rock is the revelation that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

19 And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth is already bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth is already loosed in Heaven.”

As we access The Kingdom of Heaven, we understand what is to be bound and loosed on earth as it is in Heaven.  Keys are symbols of authority and ruling power.

Jesus revealed this Truth within the Lord’s Prayer when He spoke in Matthew chapter 6:

10 Manifest your Kingdom realm, and cause your every purpose to be fulfilled on earth, just as it (already) is in Heaven.

Everything that Jesus said and did was to reveal the reality of Heaven which is to shape this world according to Heaven’s reality.

How can we loose something if we have no revelation of what is already loosed in Heaven?  When we bind something, we hold it to the restriction that has been granted to us to employ by Our Lord Jesus Christ.  We function in His Name, not ours.  We function with His Message, not ours.

Jesus illuminated this Truth when He spoke in Luke chapter 10:

1 After this, the Lord Jesus formed thirty-five teams among the other disciples. Each team was two disciples, seventy in all, and he commissioned them to go ahead of Him into every town He was about to visit.

8 “When you enter into a new town, and you have been welcomed by its people, follow these rules: Eat what is served you.

9 Heal the sick, and tell them all, ‘God’s Kingdom has arrived and is now within your reach!’

As a result:

17 Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your Name.”

18 And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy (every power satan possesses), and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

20 Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in Heaven.”

We are to access Heaven and expect the revelation of what to bind and what to loose as we encounter those in need.  Is such access to this revelation available to us?

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 2:

4 But God still Loved us with such great Love. He is so rich in compassion and mercy.

5 Even when we were dead and doomed in our many sins, He united us into the very Life of Christ and saved us by His wonderful grace!

6 He raised us up with Christ the exalted One, and we ascended with Him into the glorious perfection and authority of the Heavenly realm, for we are now co-seated as One with Christ!

As we walk in this revelation of being co-seated with Christ, we will apply the power and authority granted to us by Him.

We are meant to walk in righteousness, peace, and joy!

Paul recorded by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 3:

16 But the moment one turns to the Lord with an open heart, the veil is lifted and they see.

17 Now, the “Lord” I’m referring to is the Holy Spirit, and wherever He is Lord, there is freedom.

When we walk in this freedom, we are able to become all that we were designed to become!  The most liberating thing for you and me is to become all that GOD intended us to become.  When you become who you are designed to be, you never want to be anyone else.  You cease exalting anyone because of their talents and/or resources.  You are satisfied with who you are.

Paul also 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, but is in the realm of the Holy Spirit, 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.

Two-thirds of the Kingdom are felt realities detected by our five physical senses: peace and joy.  Do not disregard the importance of your emotional experience.  We don’t follow our emotions, but they are designed to be able to perceive and recognize GOD. 

The Holy Spirit will manifest His anointing at times where you physically will perceive His Presence.  Occasionally, my wife smells roses at times when The Holy Spirit manifests.

There is a special emphasis on righteousness.  We are to walk and conduct ourselves in righteousness.  Grace empowers and enables us to live like Jesus.  Grace does not give us permission to violate what GOD requires of us.

The Kingdom of God is righteousness and peace and joy.  The Kingdom of GOD IS IN THE HOLY SPIRIT!  This is why saying what THE FATHER is saying is so critical because our words become Spirit, and that Spirit contains the reality of The Kingdom of GOD.

When Jesus spoke, He released the reality of The Kingdom in the midst of the people.  His Words contained the power and authority to bring forth results.  The Kingdom was now in their reach and available to them.  When we speak what The Holy Spirit has instructed, the same results are available to those who hear.  Heaven opens up on behalf of those in need.

When we speak The Words given to us by The Holy Spirit, it is not necessary to understand but simply be obedient to Him.  Some Truths were never meant to be comprehended, they are only meant to be admired and be in awe.

When we walk in righteousness, His nature infuses our nature and we become like Him.

Paul recorded by The Holy Spirit in Philippians chapter 4:

6 Don’t be pulled in different directions or worried about a thing. Be saturated in prayer throughout each day, offering your faith-filled requests before God with overflowing gratitude. Tell Him every detail of your life,

7 then God’s wonderful peace that transcends (goes beyond) human understanding, will guard your heart and mind through Jesus Christ.

8 Keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and Holy, merciful and kind. And fasten your thoughts on every glorious work of God, praising Him always.

Don’t expect to fully understand what The Holy Spirit is saying, but rather place your trust fully in Him and be obedient to His Word without delay or challenge.  Obedience is not conditional else you are attempting to exalt yourself above the Mind of Christ.

Once again, the Kingdom of God is righteousness and peace and joy.

Righteousness is GOD’S answer to the sin problem, peace is GOD’S answer to the torment problem, and joy is HIS answer to the sickness problem.

Wisdom recorded in Proverbs chapter 17:

22 A joyful, cheerful heart brings healing to both body and soul. But the one whose heart is crushed struggles with sickness and depression.

All the Words of Jesus are from THE SPIRIT and contain Life!

The revelation of Scripture is to take us into an encounter with the Person that transforms us.  Jesus walked in power and authority, so should we.

The Beloved Disciple recorded by The Holy Spirit in John chapter 1:

14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace and Truth.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 6:

63 It is the Spirit Who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The Words that I speak to you are Spirit, and they are Life.

The Word made flesh became the Word made Spirit.  When Jesus spoke, He was doing more than releasing ideas, concepts, and principles.  Whenever we speak His Words, we speak forth the Presence of The Holy Spirit to perform and become all that He said.

Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Luke chapter 1:

37 Not one promise from God is empty of power. Nothing is impossible with God!”

The word “nothing” is made up of two Greek words: no + rēma (Spoken) Word.

In essence, “No freshly spoken Word from GOD will ever come to you that does not contain Its own ability to perform Itself!”

James wrote by The Holy Spirit in James chapter 1:

21 Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the Word implanted, which is able to save your souls.

The power and ability is in the Seed (The Word).  Your soil (heart) is important and when you abandon all forms of wicked conduct and everything morally impure, you prepare your heart to receive The Word and Its power.

When Jesus began His earthly ministry, He said in Matthew chapter 4:

17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand (it is in reach in the here and now).”

To repent means to change the way you think.  Jesus brought His Word with Him and if we don’t change our perception of reality, we can coexist with the superior reality called the Kingdom of GOD in our lifetime and never see It.

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

17 We view our slight, short-lived troubles in the light of Eternity. We see our difficulties as the substance that produces for us an Eternal, weighty glory far beyond all comparison,

18 because we don’t focus our attention on what is seen but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but the unseen realm is Eternal.

Are you focused on the inferior or the Superior?  The world is unable to se the Superior and only when The Word is implanted in their hearts, will they be able to comprehend the Eternal.  This is why we are to go and preach The Word to all.

The temporal cannot hold the weightiness of faith.  Faith is a superior reality, and it is knowing on a different level.  Faith is not reckless and does not draw attention to itself, faith is superior to common knowledge. 

Faith comes from the heart, not the mind.

Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 10:

10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.

Revelation knowledge of the renewed mind works in tandem and cooperates with faith.

And in Hebrews chapter 11:

3 Faith empowers us to see (understand) 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.

Faith brings forth an understanding of the Superior.  In the Kingdom, faith precedes understanding.  Without faith, it is impossible to please GOD!

This Truth was demonstrated by the centurion in Matthew chapter 8.  Jesus recognized the centurion’s great faith by the centurion’s understanding of authority and expectation of results.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 6:

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

The Kingdom is a kingdom of protocols and priorities.  Sequence is important.  This Word King-dom refers to the realm of HIS dominion.

We are to seek the Kingdom and His righteous, not the “things” that result from such seeking.  I have seen many in the past, focus on the things rather than the Kingdom.  This is a clear sign of self-serving.  Jesus assured us not to worry about clothing, food, or drink.  Instead, seek the Kingdom of God and His righteousness.  It is FATHER’S good pleasure to be our Provider of the necessities of life.

Paul recorded by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 3:

16 But the moment one turns to the Lord with an open heart, the veil is lifted and they see.

17 Now, the “Lord” I’m referring to is the Holy Spirit, and wherever He is Lord, there is freedom.

Wherever The Holy Spirit demonstrates the Lordship of Jesus Christ, freedom is the evidence.  Freedom isn’t the ability to do what I want; it is the ability to do what is right!  It is the enablement of GOD fir us to live as Jesus lives.

We are intended to Walk in the Power from Heaven!

The revelation of Scripture is to take us into an encounter with the Person that transforms us.  Jesus walked in power and authority, so should we.

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 24:

49 Behold, I send the Promise of My Father (the outpouring of THE SPIRIT) upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from On High.”

In other Words, “until you are clothed with the mighty power of Heaven.”

The real evidence of the baptism of The Holy Spirit is power.  Many people are satisfied with good Theology, and they stop short of a Divine encounter.

Power from Heaven has two basic functions.  Most obvious to us is miracles.  Impossibilities yield to people who walk in power.  The second purpose of power is endurance.  FATHER is looking for a people who will hold fast to what HE has said regardless of circumstances.  A baptism of fire will burn up doubt and unbelief.

It is the grace of GOD, it’s the empowering Presence of GOD, it is that fiery work of the Spirit of GOD upon us to bring a miracle and endure until it comes.

After the resurrection of Christ, the Beloved Disciple recorded by The Holy Spirit in John chapter 20:

19 Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.”

20 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”

22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

This was prior to the Day of Pentecost so the disciples were “born again” by receiving The Holy Spirit in preparation for Pentecost.  This was the beginning of the ekklesia.  The Spirit of GOD was now in them, but they still needed the Baptism of Fire.

Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 1:

2 Just before He ascended into Heaven, Jesus left instructions through the Holy Spirit for the apostles he had chosen.

3 After the sufferings of His cross, Jesus appeared alive many times to these same apostles over a forty-day period, proving to them with many convincing signs that he had been resurrected. During these encounters, He taught them the Truths of God’s Kingdom.

4 Jesus instructed them, “Don’t leave Jerusalem, but wait here until you receive the Gift I told you about, the Gift the Father has promised.

5 For John baptized you in water, but in a few days from now you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit!”

The Baptism of Fire is not a one-time experience.  When you are on fire, you are contagious.  Fire creates an appetite for the impossible!  If the appetite for the impossible is not there, you need to get a fresh baptism.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 5:

17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the Will of the Lord is.

18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation (rebellion); but be filled (continually) with the Holy Spirit,

We are commanded to be full!  There is a difference in the Fire of GOD that these disciples walked in after the Day of Pentecost and what many of us have experienced… that includes me.  I am thankful but I also hunger for more.  I trust that you also hunger for more.  Thankfulness with hunger causes us to become complacent.

What happens when you are freshly baptized with fire?

Luke also recorded by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 4:

13 Now when the Pharisees saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.

14 And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

16 saying, “What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

17 But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.”

18 So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.

20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”

21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way of punishing them, because of the people, since they all glorified God for what had been done.

22 For the man was over forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed.

The baptism of Fire brings forth a boldness that otherwise you would not have.  You are no longer concerned about men’s threats or attempts to silence you.  You will be obedient to The Holy Spirit and endure to the end.

Walking in Life requires a renewed mind!

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 11:

3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

In other Words, 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.

We understand because we believe!  Faith gives us access to a level of understanding you can’t get through human reasoning.  Reasoning apart from The Word is carnal.

The renewed mind is the target of The Lord in your life every single day of your life.  HE constantly repositions us for thinking not just creatively but thinking like Christ.  The renewed mind is able to create a context for faith.  Faith will often demonstrate itself in Kingdom understanding.

Faith doesn’t come from the mind thus faith is not an intellectual matter.  It is not the product of self-discipline. 

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 10:

10 The heart that believes in HIM receives the gift of the righteousness of God—and then the mouth confesses, resulting in salvation.

Faith comes from surrender to The Word, not striving.  It is the product of yielding to the Spirit of GOD and the Word of GOD.

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 8:

21 But Jesus answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the Word of God and do (obey and put It into practice) it.”

As we obey HIM, the encounters HE takes us into allow us to think and see differently.  We need to never forget these events because recounting them will keep our faith level up.  We must not be forgetful hearers of The Word.

James wrote by The Holy Spirit in James chapter 1:

22 Don’t just listen to the Word of Truth and not respond to It, for that is the essence of self-deception. So always let his Word become like poetry written and fulfilled by your life!

23 If you listen to the Word and don’t live out the message you hear, you become like the person who looks in the mirror of the Word to discover the reflection of his face in the beginning.

24 You perceive how God sees you in the mirror of the Word, but then you go out and forget your Divine Origin.

25 But those who set their gaze deeply into the perfecting Law of liberty are fascinated by and respond to the Truth they hear and are strengthened by it—they experience God’s blessing in all that they do!

There are enemies to our renewed mind.  Their goal is to disengage us from the renewed mind.  The enemy wants us to think logically and reasonably apart from The Word.  Those who succumb to such misdirection, are actually hostile toward GOD and the Ways of GOD.

The mindset of the flesh is not neutral, it is hostile towards GOD.

Paul expresses this Truth as he wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 8:

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.

The mindset of THE SPIRIT is Life and peace.

Paul continues:

12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors-not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.

13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

A person with a renewed mind will be led by The Holy Spirit and will be known as a son of GOD.

To walk in great faith, we need both the Logos AND the Rema Word of GOD!

The Logos Word of GOD is what opens and empowers our capacity to hear the Voice (rēma) of GOD.  HIS Voice releases faith for the moment.  The Logos keeps us accurate and central with what HE is saying.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 10:

17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word (rēma) of God.

How do we know if a word given to us is from Our Heavenly Father?  The spoken word must align with the written Word for both come from the Heart of Our Heavenly Father.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 4:

12 For the Word (logos) of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

FATHER will never give you a Word, whether it be a Word of knowledge or a prophecy, that conflicts with HIS Logos Word.  This is why we should search out the Scripture which allows us to know HIS Divine Intent.  The Logos Word acts as a mirror to allow us to see what is in our hearts.

Every Word (rēma) of GOD has the power within Itself to cause Itself to come to pass. 

His Word has the faith resident in It to bring forth manifestation.  Our responsibility is to yield and obey HIS Word given to us.

The productiveness or fruitfulness of a Word (rēma) that GOD spoke is determined by the condition of our heart.  A Word (rēma) given by HIM may be totally unproductive, but the lack of fruit does not invalidate HIS Word (rēma).  The condition of our heart determines the outcome.

Jesus explains this Truth in Matthew chapter 13:

22 Now he who received seed  among the thorns is he who hears the Word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the Word, and he becomes unfruitful.

In other Words, “The one sown among thorns represents one who receives the message, but all of life’s busy distractions, his divided heart, and his ambition for wealth result in suffocating the Kingdom message and it becomes fruitless.

The condition of the heart determines the fruitfulness!  GOD’S Word is not validated or proven by what we do with It.  GOD is not on trial by what I do… I am.

The Voice (rēma) of GOD is activated by your exposure to the Logos Word of GOD.  The Logos Word enhances and trains the hearing.

What seeds are vying for the soil of our heart?  Independent ideas, complaints, criticisms, opinions, disappointments, to mention a few.  Distractions and ambitions are competing with the Word and will choke the Word from being activated on our behalf.

Busyness is artificial significance!  The enemy works to expand our busyness, our activity, to increase our cares.  If he can increase our cares, he plants seeds that compete with the Word of GOD.

How many different seeds are growing in your garden?  Where do you place your focus?  Any seed besides The Word of GOD is a distraction that brings forth the cares of the world and/or the deceitfulness of riches.  When my wife and I tithe, we establish the priority of The Word in our household, and we establish a strong wall of resistance against the deceitfulness of riches.

Planting the wrong seeds competes with my destiny.  My destiny’s path requires me to be fruitful at various levels and that fruitfulness provides me with encouragement and the fulfillment of hope.  It is never too late to get back on your destiny’s path.  Don’t allow your age or current situation to dictate your outcome.

True faith gives you access to your greatest point of intelligence.  In the days ahead, I expect to see the greatest intellectualism to come forth out of faith.

Wisdom wrote by The Holy Spirit in Proverbs chapter 8:

12 I Wisdom dwell with prudence (shrewdness and craftiness), and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

Additionally, “For I am Wisdom, and I am shrewd and intelligent. I have at My disposal living-understanding to devise a plan for your life.”

By faith, you have access to creative thoughts and inventions awaiting to be revealed for your development.  Don’t allow the cares of the world to impede your development of faith.

Our unwavering obedience moves us into great faith!

Great faith comes by full surrender and totally yielding to The Word.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Thessalonians chapter 2:

13 For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the Word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in Truth, the Word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.

This word effective represents the energizing force of GOD and HIS energy isn’t finite.  The energy of GOD is contained in the Word that HE speaks.

Life-changing Words originate from the Heart of THE FATHER.  When you hear HIS Word and speak It forth, that energized Word accomplishes HIS Intent without respect to distance or time.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 8:

5 Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him,

6 saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.”

7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

8 The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a Word, and my servant will be healed.

9 For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!

11 And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven.

12 But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that same hour.

The centurion understood full surrender to authority.  His soldiers fully submitted to his word, so he understood the authority of Jesus.  Jesus needed only to speak The Word of healing over the servant without physically going to lay hands on him.

As we access the Heart of THE FATHER, we can change and shape the course of history, and change the lives of people around us.  It requires us to hear and then say what HE is saying.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 4:

2 For we have heard the good news of deliverance just as they (the children of Israel in the wilderness) did, yet they didn’t join (unite) their faith with the Word. Instead, what they heard didn’t affect them deeply (or profit them), for they doubted.

3 For those of us who believe, faith activates the promise and we experience the realm of confident rest! For HE has said, “I was grieved with them and made a solemn oath, ‘They will not enter into My rest.’ ” God’s works have all been completed from the foundation of the world,

Every time GOD talks to us, HE wants us to profit in life, it’s about the Life of GOD coming into us, and things work as they were designed to function.

6 Since therefore it remains that some must enter it, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter because of disobedience (unbelieving hearts),

You can obey your way into great faith!  The question is not what my level of faith is, my only question is, “What do YOU want me to do?”

Am I supposed to act?  Am I supposed to go?  Am I supposed to give?  Am I supposed to rest?  Am I supposed to pursue?  What am I supposed to do, that’s all I need to know.

11 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.

12 For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a Discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

The Word of GOD allows us to see our own heart.  Let us focus on our own walk and not try to discern the intent of others.  That is FATHER’S responsibility.  We are simply to be obedient to every Word that proceeds out of HIS Mouth!

We are to walk in great faith!

Great faith comes by full surrender to The Word, not by striving.  It is the product of yielding to The Word of GOD and the Spirit of GOD.  Our encounters with HIM cause us to think and see differently.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 11:

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 and diligently seek Him. 

Faith doesn’t grow from striving; it grows from surrendering to HIM.  It’s the place of yieldedness that brings me into greater faith.

You can’t self-will your way into great faith.  Faith does not come out of determination.  Faith comes in two ways: it is a fruit of the SPIRIT and/or it is a gift of THE SPIRIT.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Galatians chapter 5:

22 But the fruit produced by the Holy Spirit within you is Divine Love in all its varied expressions: joy that overflows, peace that subdues, patience that endures, kindness in action, a life full of virtue, faith that prevails, gentleness of heart, and strength of spirit. Never set the law above these qualities, for they are meant to be limitless.

Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 12:

8 For example: The Spirit gives to one the gift of the Word of Wisdom. To another, the same Spirit gives the gift of the Word of revelation knowledge.

9 And to another, the same Spirit gives the gift of faith. And to another, the same Spirit gives gifts of healing.

10 And to another the power to work miracles. And to another the gift of prophecy. And to another the gift to discern what the Spirit is speaking. And to another the gift of speaking different kinds of Tongues. And to another the gift of interpretation of tongues.

11 Remember, it is the same Holy Spirit Who distributes, activates, and operates these different gifts as He chooses for each believer.

Fruit is developed and grows through use, and it is intended to be ever increasing.

You and I are alive because GOD speaks and in HIS Word is creative power perpetuating life.  In the beginning, HE spoke!  That life-giving power continues to this very day and is ever expanding. 

HIS Voice is not measured by what we comprehend.  Those of us who have received The Holy Spirit are not restricted from hearing HIM and HE is not silent.  HE is the Living Word, The Word of GOD.  When we perceive HIS Presence, HE is speaking to our spirit and depositing revelation that is too big or too significant for our mind.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 4:

23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and Truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.

The Holy Spirit is the One Who leads us and guides us in connecting with THE FATHER.  Truth means nothing hidden.  We need to be open and in full surrender as we worship in Truth.  We must not pretend to be something we’re not.  FATHER knows everything about us so there is nothing hidden.  When FATHER asked Adam, “Where are you?”, HE already knew the answer, HE wanted Adam to be open about his situation. 

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Job chapter 33:

14 For God may speak in one way, or in another, Yet man does not perceive it.

15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls upon men, While slumbering on their beds,

16 Then He opens the ears of men, And seals their instruction.

17 In order to turn man from his deed, And conceal pride from man,

18 He keeps back his soul from the Pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

FATHER will speak to us as we sleep.  HE will open our ears for instruction, Spirit to spirit, if need be.  HE will do this to keep us from receiving HIS Word mixed with pride resulting in bad conduct.  GOD is always talking to us.

Most of what you need in life will be brought to you, but most of what you want, you’ll have to go get.  You and I have a responsibility to seek and pursue.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 6:

33 But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these (less important) things shall be added to you.

And Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 14:

1  Pursue Love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

In other Words, Pursue [this] Love [with eagerness, make it your goal], yet earnestly desire and cultivate the Spiritual gifts [to be used by believers for the benefit of the church], but especially that you may prophesy [to foretell the future, to speak a new Message from God to the people].

We are to actively surrender to GOD and HIS Word… having faith IN GOD.  HE intends us to desire, pursue, and cultivate Spiritual gifts to benefit the church and mankind.  When we respond to The Word, we are exercising our faith.  The results will be a testimony to others.

Every believer has access to the Mind of Christ!

There is a difference between what is in our account versus what is in our possession.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 2:

16 For “who has known the Mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?” But we have the Mind of Christ.

When we are seeing things from the viewpoint of the Mind of Christ, outcomes will change!  This IS the great prize.  What is your initial reaction to a situation, is it with the Mind of Christ?  Your reaction reveals where you are at in your path to maturity to be IN CHRIST.  As we submit to the Word of GOD, our mindset will change and mature.

The way you perceive reality can be shaped by a counterfeit value system rather than the Kingdom of GOD.  The political system, which is based on humanism, has no issue with you believing in GOD, just don’t apply it to everyday affairs of life.  This system does not want you to bring the Kingdom of GOD into the school system or the political system.  It is man at the center of everything.  Promoting man as God produces undesirable results.  History proves it time and time again.

The religious system of the Pharisees believed in GOD but in their eyes, HE is impersonal and powerless.  They believe in form and shape, ritual and routine, but not in relationship.  How many churches today have the same old rituals and customs each service without the move of The Holy Spirit?  How do they reason away the lack of true gifts of The Holy Spirit in their services?  Are they concerned about their revenue stream?  Don’t rock the boat!

Those two systems start with what you don’t have… scarcity.  The Kingdom of GOD is based on abundance and blessing.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Joshua chapter 1:

8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

This command of the Mind of Christ given to Joshua is still applicable today.  How do we come into full unity today? 

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 15:

5 Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to the Mind of Christ Jesus,

6 that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The only way we can be in complete unity is for all of us to take on the Mind of Christ.

We serve the GOD of the impossible.  Jesus consistently operated in the impossible as a testimony and as instruction for us to walk in the same manner.  How many miracles does it take for us to accept the Truth that as we walk in the Mind of Christ, we should expect the same results?  When we see and hear of miracles from credible sources, it raises our faith.  When I recount the miracles in my life, it not only encourages me, but it raises my faith as well.

Walking in the Mind of Christ will be a continuing source of encouragement and expectation of the supernatural.  It is our individual choice to pursue the greatest of all prizes.