Archive for August, 2025

HE Designed Us

Sunday, August 3rd, 2025

You are designed to live in the manifested Presence of THE LORD!

We must not forget our place, our standing, before OUR LORD GOD ALMIGHTY.  It was HIS decision to allow us to stand before HIM in righteousness.

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Genesis chapter 1:

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.”

HE designed you and me to be fruitful, subdue the earth, and have dominion over everything on the earth.  That mandate has not changed.  Legal authority was transferred by Adam for a time, but that authority was transferred back by the Precious Blood of Jesus.  We are to walk in the power and authority of The Blood of Jesus Christ.  When we take Holy Communion, we exalt His Blood (redemption) and Body (healing, health) in our daily lives, not to be forgotten.

David recorded by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 23: 

6 So why would I fear the future? Only goodness and tender Love pursue me all the days of my life. Then afterward, when my life is through, I’ll return to Your glorious Presence to be forever with You!  TPT

Yes, FATHER designed us to live in HIS Glorious Presence both on earth and in Heaven.  One aspect of HIS Presence is to lead, guide, and protect.

Moses also recorded by The Holy Spirit in Exodus chapter 13:

21 And THE LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night.

22 He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night from before the people.

What did the people lack while in HIS Presence?  Nothing!  They saw all that the LORD did before their eyes in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land- the great trials which their eyes saw the signs, and those great wonders.  Their clothes did not wear out nor the sandals they wore on their feet.  After all the miracles, signs, and wonders, the people’s mindsets continued to be the issue.  They failed to give GOD control of their lives.  They had lived in surrender to Pharoah for generations but would not surrender to their Deliverer.

James wrote by The Holy Spirit in James chapter 4:

5 Does the Scripture mean nothing to you that says, “The Spirit that God breathed into our hearts is a jealous Lover Who intensely desires to have more and more of us”?

6 But He continues to pour out more and more grace upon us. For it says, “God resists you when you are proud but continually pours out grace when you are humble.”

7 So then, surrender to God. Stand up to the devil and resist him and he will flee in agony.

8 Move your heart closer and closer to God, and He will come even closer to you. But make sure you cleanse your life, you sinners, and keep your heart pure and stop doubting.

9 Feel the pain of your sin, be sorrowful and weep! Let your joking around be turned into mourning and your joy into deep humiliation.

10 Be willing to be made low before the Lord and He will exalt you!

The word humble means: having or showing a modest or low estimate of one’s own importance.  When we give GOD control of our lives, HE will properly exalt us, and we will be able to stand before HIM in righteousness.  Our mindsets will be in perfect alignment with HIS Divine Intent for our lives.

His Presence In The Darkness

Saturday, August 2nd, 2025

FATHER sets a table for you to be nourished in your darkest situations.

In your darkest situation, there is a table of fellowship. Most believers don’t have a financial problem; they have a Lordship problem.  They don’t have a relationship problem; they have a Lordship problem.  It’s not an anxiety issue; it’s a Lordship issue.

David wrote “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.”

David recorded by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 23: 

4 Even when Your path takes me through the valley of deepest darkness, fear will never conquer me, for You already have! Your authority is my strength and my peace. The comfort of Your Love takes away my fear. I’ll never be lonely, for You are near.

5 You become my delicious feast even when my enemies dare to fight. You anoint me with the fragrance of Your Holy Spirit; You give me all I can drink of you until my cup overflows.

6 So why would I fear the future? Only goodness and tender Love pursue me all the days of my life. Then afterward, when my life is through, I’ll return to Your glorious Presence to be forever with You!  TPT

At the heart of so many things, when I try to fix the problems myself instead of being in that place of tender surrender to THE LORD, do I make a mountain out of a molehill; do I exaggerate the size and effect of something!  FATHER sets us up for victory before we go through a dark valley, and when we get there, HE will put a banqueting table up and both of us will be sitting down to a delicious feast before the enemy. 

You and I are to flourish in all situations for we are called to be overcomers and conquerors.  These situations cause ongoing testimonies of the Nature of GOD for all to hear and see.  These testimonies display GOD’S goodness and complete reliability to those in doubt.  There are no victories without battles.

The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st John chapter 5:

4 You see, every child of God overcomes the world, for our faith is the victorious power that triumphs over the world.

5 So who are the world conquerors, defeating its power? Those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

“You give me all I can drink of you until my cup overflows.”  In these times, The Holy Spirit will overflow us with His peace, comfort, and joy that cannot be contained.  Instead of crying over the situation, we will be filled with joy, even to the place of smiling at the situation knowing that HE is with us showing the path to take for victory.

I become a fountain of resource of Life for countless numbers of people because I have remained in a place of trust in the darkest of times.  What has happened in me is that HE’S created in me a fountain of Life that will feed and nourish many.  It’s a result of the Lordship of Jesus in my life.

When He is truly Lord of your life, He can trust you with greater capacity, greater influence simply because you found HIS Presence in the darkness.

Quiet Trust

Friday, August 1st, 2025

Bold faith stands on the shoulders of quiet trust!

FATHER wants to develop a rest in us that enables a quiet trust in HIM, especially in the midst of chaos in the world.

David wrote by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 23:

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

In other Words, even when Your path takes me through the valley of deepest darkness, fear will never conquer me! Your authority is my strength and my peace. The comfort of Your Love takes away my fear. I’ll never be lonely, for You are near.

There are manifestations of HIS Presence that you can only find in the valley of the shadow of death.  HE manifests Himself differently in different situations based on the need at hand.  FATHER is confident that HE can trust us in perilous situations.  I found that out when I was told that I had two weeks to live back in 2017.  HIS peace filled the hospital room I was in; there was no fear.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.

FATHER provides us with nourishment and sufficiency as our enemies look on.  They will see the errors of their ways as they see FATHER’S anointing on you in your words and acts.  They will see HIS interactions and fellowship with you.

The longest way through a trial is to try to do it apart from the Lordship of Jesus Christ.  The quickest way through a trial is with Jesus as Lord.

Wisdom wrote in Proverbs chapter 3:

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;

6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil.

8 It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones.

9 Honor the LORD with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase;

Trust Father to take us on the appropriate path through the chaos that confronts us.  As we walk in the Fear of THE LORD, it will include health, healing, blessing, and prosperity.

Many believers define their circumstances by the enemies they see instead of defining their circumstances by THE LORD seated across the table with intimate interaction and fellowship.  HE never leaves us!  HIS Presence causes all the chaos to dissolve and disappear in our midst.  It’s not that they are gone, they just don’t matter.

Paul wrote these encouraging Words by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 8:

26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the Mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who Love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the Image of His Son, that He might be the Firstborn among many brethren.

30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

As we dwell in HIS Word and remember our testimonies of where and how HE delivered us from all the adversities in the past, we will trust HIM to continue to do so in the present and the future.  We will not be moved!

In calm resolve, David recorded by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 62:

5 My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him.

6]He only is my Rock and my Salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved.

7 In God is my Salvation and my Glory; The Rock of my strength, And my Refuge, is in God.

8 Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a Refuge for us. Selah

Amen!