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We are to be fearless and successful in the perilous times ahead!

We must develop a complete trust in The Word of GOD both spoken and written.  Each of us has a destiny FATHER wants us to fulfill.  The adversary opposes anything that would benefit us as we pursue our calling.  You have a unique calling that no one else has.  You are integral to establishing the Kingdom of GOD on the earth.  Your decisions will either help or hinder you in your God-given destiny.

There are two areas that will keep you from fulfilling your destiny.  They are two demon spirits: insecurity and inferiority.  Both of these spirits promote fear, uncertainty, and doubt.  The strategy of the enemy uses these two spirits to derail your destiny.

The serpent deceived Eve:

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Genesis chapter 3:

1 Now the snake was the most cunning of all living beings that YAHWEH-God had made. He deviously asked the woman, “Did God really tell you, ‘You must not eat fruit from any tree of the garden—?’ ”

2 But the woman interrupted, “—We may eat the fruit of any tree in the garden,

3 except the tree in the center of the garden. God told us, ‘Don’t eat its fruit, or even touch it, or you’ll die.’ ”

4 But the snake said to her, “You certainly won’t die.

5 God knows that the moment you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.”

6 When the woman saw that the tree produced delicious fruit, delightful to look upon, and desirable to give one insight, she took its fruit and ate it. She gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he also ate it.

7 Immediately, their eyes were opened, and they realized they were naked, vulnerable, and ashamed; so they sewed fig leaves together for coverings. (TPT)

The serpent attacked Eve with these two things:

First, “GOD is lying to you, you will not die.  What HE told you is not true.”  Everything Eve knew was based on The Word of GOD.  Her security was in the Truthfulness of GOD.  When she questioned the Truthfulness of the Word of GOD, the serpent released the first of these two spirits, the spirit of insecurity.  She now doesn’t know what to believe resulting in her becoming insecure.

Second.  Then he comes to her and says, “GOD knows that you’ll be like HIM, knowing good and evil.”  GOD had already said that HE created HIM in Their Own Image.  They were already like HIM.  The serpent said, “You are not really who you think you are.”  He released on her inferiority which is the sense of feeling lower in position or stature.

Once Eve felt insecure, once she felt inferior, she needed something to get a hold of to get a sense of security back and a sense of value back, so he offered her the fruit.  This is the same strategy that is binding people up and keeping strongholds coming back into their lives and from fulfilling their destiny.

People are searching for becoming more valuable and more secure.  Insecurity promotes fear.  Inferiority hinders the revelation of Love, faith, and hope in the person’s life.  An inferior thinking person does not understand who they are in Christ.

What happens when you feel inferior?  Due to peer pressure, you attempt to change your looks, to make yourself feel more valuable in order to fit in.  What is the purpose of a tattoo, a piercing, or different colors of hair?  FATHER made no mistakes when HE formed you in the womb.

What is peer pressure?  It is a feeling that one must do the same things as other people of one’s age and social group in order to be liked or respected by them.  At the underlying root of this are the two demonic influences of insecurity and inferiority.

Once the adversary’s deceptions are identified and dealt with, we will be not only fearless, but we will also be successful in fulfilling our destiny.

Why does your imagination start with what you don’t have?

Why do we imagine scarcity when Jesus consistently illustrated abundance when apparent scarcity confronted Him?  Focusing on human reasoning impedes our power and authority given to us by Jesus Himself.

When the wedding party needed more wine, Jesus transformed water into wine.  Yes, it was wine, not grape juice.  He went outside of time since grapes must ferment into wine for a period of time.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 10:

5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

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.

Jesus specifically taught us concerning the mindset that focuses on the world.

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 8:

14 Now, the disciples had forgotten to take bread with them, except for one loaf of flatbread.

15 And as they were sailing across the lake, Jesus repeatedly warned them, “Be on your guard against the yeast (leaven) inside of the Pharisees and the yeast (leaven) inside of Herod!”

16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have no bread.”

17 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart still hardened?

18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?

Once we have experienced the Supernatural, why don’t we change the way we think?  We tend to think that the miracles of GOD are temporary interventions.  Instead, they are revelations of the Nature of GOD WHO makes covenant with HIS children.

FATHER gave us free will and HE protects that reality.  If we didn’t have free will, FATHER couldn’t reward us for our right decisions.

Free will is the capacity to make choices and control one’s actions, independent of external constraints or predetermined fate, central to concepts of morality, responsibility, and self-determination. 

The two trees in The Garden provided us with choice.  Without that choice, there would be no reward for making the right choice.  FATHER guards our ability to walk in free will.  When people rationalize that an event is solely due to GOD’S Sovereignty, they are simply shifting their responsibility and accountability away and blaming GOD for the event.  It is critical for us to understand this most fundamental Truth.

King David recorded by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 103:

6 The LORD executes righteousness And justice for all who are oppressed.

7 HE made known His ways (His Nature) to Moses, HIS acts to the children of Israel.

How can you trust someone’s word if you don’t know their nature or ways?  Moses trusted FATHER’S Word because he knew HIM and could rely on HIM.  A covenant requires trust.  If you truly know the Nature of GOD, you will have peace during turbulent times.

Are you going to let the absence of an immediate breakthrough change your revelation of GOD’S Nature?  We must not let reasoning that is contrary to the Knowledge of GOD determine our words and actions!  Are you consistently imagining success or are you imagining failure?

These contrary imaginations are high things that the demonic realm exalts to be in competition with what GOD knows to be true.  Every lie that you and I have ever believed is actually something that comes from the demonic realm that the enemy wants to put in competition to what GOD knows to be true.  As soon as we choose complete obedience to FATHER and HIS Word, we eliminate any rebellion affecting our lives.

Don’t allow the enemy to build strongholds in your mind!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 10:

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,

5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.

We must deal with thoughts that are completely separate from the ideas of GOD.  We can’t afford to entertain thoughts about us that HE doesn’t think about us.  The moment we do, we entertain a lie and we actually war against the very purposes of GOD in our life.

When we dwell on and feed those things that are contrary to the Word of GOD, we allow a stronghold to be created and built upon.  Effectively, we war against HIS Word.  The mind set on the flesh is death.

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.

The mind that is contrary to the purposes of GOD actually sets us up for failure, incapable of doing the very commanded direction that THE LORD has given us.

We must take thoughts, imaginations, and reasonings captive that are contrary to the Word of GOD and aggressively cast them down.  Don’t allow yourself to dwell on those contrary thoughts, else you will allow a stronghold to materialize.

FATHER is looking for you and me to know the Mind of Christ and to live as a model or an illustration of the Mind of Christ.

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.

Jesus specifically taught us concerning the mindset that focuses on the world.

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 8:

14 Now, the disciples had forgotten to take bread with them, except for one loaf of flatbread.

15 And as they were sailing across the lake, Jesus repeatedly warned them, “Be on your guard against the yeast (leaven) inside of the Pharisees and the yeast (leaven) inside of Herod!”

16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have no bread.”

17 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart still hardened?

18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?

The disciples experienced the Mindset of Jesus, though they were yet to embrace and walk in that mindset of Christ.  We must be careful in the way we think and not allow the world to influence us!  At the core, we are influenced by Love or fear.

Love or fear is the source of our words, our responses, our directives in life, the things we pursue, the things we choose not to pursue; it’s either because of Love or because of fear.  Our mindset will choose which one motivates us.

Why do we imagine scarcity when FATHER has revealed HIMSELF as:

For every need we will ever have, He is the answer! He is:

Yahweh Jireh – The Lord our Provider

Yahweh Rapha – The Lord our Healer

Yahweh Shalom – The Lord our Peace

Yahweh Tsidkenu – The Lord our Righteousness

Yahweh Mekaddish – The Lord our Sanctifier

Yahweh Rohi – The Lord our Shepherd

And as:

EL SHADDAI The God Who is more than enough

As we fully embrace THE LORD, we will guard against any stronghold that seeks to be built in our lives.

The fourth Name revealed of FATHER is EL SHADDAI The God Who is more than enough!

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Genesis 17:1 NKJV

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God (El Shaddai); walk before Me and be blameless.”

Abram had left the multiple gods of Ur and put his trust in Elohim, the One True and Living God. As a result, he discovered that our God is Yahweh, who is not a distant deity, but the One Who ‘cares for us intimately.’ Years passed, then Abram surrendered to Him as Adonai.  As a result, God revealed Himself as El Shaddai, ‘The One Who is more than enough.’

This Pathway of revelation concerning God’s Nature and Names is no coincidence but is a vital journey for entering into ‘the fullness of the blessing of Abraham.’

It did not matter that Abram was an old man and his wife way past the age of bearing a child. No request is too great, and no problem is too big for El Shaddai.

Each time God reveals His Name, He reveals another aspect of what He

wants to be to us:

He wants to be your Elohim, for Whom nothing is too hard, for Whom

nothing is impossible!

He wants to be your Yahweh, to care and provide every blessing

conceivable for you.

He wants to be your Adonai, Your Lord – not to rule and dominate you,

but to protect you from the wicked one, who wants to mess up your life

and leave you as another one of society’s tragedies.

He wants to be your El Shaddai.

The title El Shaddai, means ‘The God Who Is More Than Enough.’  God is more than enough to meet any need you have. He is not ‘just enough’ – He is more than enough. He does not just make you a conqueror, He makes you more than a conqueror (Romans 8:37).

By this Name, God is saying to you, ‘I am more than enough to meet every need that you will encounter! Do not worry about what the future may hold or what challenges you may face, I, The God Almighty, El Shaddai, am with you.’

Abraham introduced his son Isaac to God by this Name. No doubt, He told Isaac many times of his own miracle conception.  Abraham spoke of El Shaddai because Isaac told his son Jacob to look for El Shaddai’s provision.

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Genesis chapter 28:

1 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him: “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.

2 Arise, go to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother.

3 “May God Almighty (El-Shaddai) bless you, And make you fruitful and multiply you, That you may be an assembly of peoples;

Jacob started out using trickery to get whatever he wanted and soon

discovered that ‘what you sow you will reap’.

After suffering his trickery, Jacob encountered El Shaddai in Genesis chapter 35:

9-11 ‘And God (Elohim) appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of

Padanarum, and blessed him. And God (Elohim) said unto him, Thy

name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel

shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel. And God said unto him,

I am God Almighty (El Shaddai) be fruitful and multiply; a nation and

a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy

loins.’

Finally, Jacob had a revelation of El Shaddai.

The Great and Mighty God of the universe said, in effect, ‘Until now you have done things your own way. You have lived a deceptive life and that is why you have always ended up in a mess. From this day, I am revealing to you a whole new dynamic way. From now on, I will be your provision. You do not need to lie, steal and trick people. I will be your means of success. I am not only Elohim, I am El Shaddai.’

When you introduce your children to El Shaddai it lasts from generation to generation.

Joseph also came to know God as El Shaddai. Jacob, his father, prophesied

over him in Genesis chapter 49:

24-26 ‘The arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the Mighty

God (Elohim) of Jacob… Even by the God of thy father, who shall help

thee; and by the Almighty (El Shaddai), who shall bless thee with blessings

of Heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessing of the

breast. And of the womb; the blessings of thy father have prevailed above

the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting

hill: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and the crown of the head of him

that was separate from his brethren.’

El Shaddai is the All Sufficient One, the One Whose desire is to prosper

you!

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph all experience great wealth, success and

abundance from their revelation of El Shaddai.

If you are sick, He is more than enough to make you well!

If you have financial needs, He is more than enough to meet them.

If you have experienced emotional pain in the past, He is more than

enough to heal all of your hurts.

PRAYER

‘Lord, I want to know You as El Shaddai. Thank You for revealing Yourself to me as the God Who is More Than Enough. From Your Word I now understand how much You Love me and want to pour out upon me Your blessing and abundance. By faith, I acknowledge that You are the Source of all that I need. I want to open up my life to Your miracles. Lord, I surrender my life to You. You are El Shaddai.

You are the One who supplies all of my needs in abundance. Today, I take my eyes off my problems and focus on You as the answer to all of my needs.

In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Breakthrough is about the believer’s agreement, alignment, and action.

FATHER is to be known as YAHWEH!

YAHWEH is The caring, intimate Redeemer.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Genesis chapter 2:

7-8 ‘And the Lord God (Yahweh Elohim) formed man of the dust of the ground

and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living

soul. And the Lord God (Yahweh Elohim) planted a garden Eastward in

Eden and there He put the man who He had formed.’

Once you have that foundational revelation of God as Elohim, then you

need to get to know Him as Yahweh. Genesis chapter one refers continually

to Elohim. However, having seen His greatness, let us progress.

The next Name by which the Bible reveals Him is Yahweh Elohim, which

is translated in the King James Version as ‘Lord God.’

In Genesis chapter two, God reveals Himself as Yahweh. Many translations

use the word Jehovah, which is an English version of the Hebrew word.

Yahweh is a manifestation of ‘The Caring Redeemer Revealed.’ The Jews so

revere this Name that they will neither say nor write It. It is known as ‘The

Sacred Tetragrammaton.’ he Hebrew name of God transliterated in four letters as YHWH or JHVH and articulated as Yahweh or Jehovah. You will never get an Orthodox Jew to say this Name.

In Genesis chapter two, the attention and focus move from the All Powerful

God Who created this vast universe, to the Loving God Who kneels to create

man, and then Lovingly places His hand-made man and woman in Eden, (Hebrew-Heden), which means ‘a place of voluptuous living.’ Eden was a

place of blessing and abundance, because our God is a good God. His plan

from the beginning was not to make ‘religious people’, but to create those

upon whom He could shower HIS blessing and goodness.

For every need we will ever face in life, there is a Name by which God

reveals Himself as the answer.

The name Yahweh is used alongside seven additional Names of God.  Each of these names, (known as the Redemptive Names of God), reveal more of His care and concern for our lives. For every need we will ever have, HE is the answer!

HE is:

Yahweh Jireh – The Lord our Provider (Genesis 22:8-14).

Yahweh Rapha – The Lord our Healer (Exodus 25:26).

Yahweh Shalom – The Lord our Peace (Judges 6:24).

Yahweh Tsidkenu – The Lord our Righteousness (Jeremiah 23:6).

Yahweh Mekaddish – The Lord our Sanctifier (Exodus 31:13).

Yahweh Rohi – The Lord our Shepherd (Psalm 23:1).

He revealed Himself as our ‘Redeemer’ even before Adam fell.  Long before sin entered the world, God knew that we would need a Redeemer. God provided the answer even before the problem arose!

Adam’s sin did not catch God by surprise. So, having first seen God in His

greatness and power (Elohim), we now see how much Yahweh Elohim cares.

With just this basic understanding of these two Names, we can gain many

insights from the Bible.

As an example, the Book of Ecclesiastes describes all of the sadness and sorrows of man when he is not living for God. It basically asks, ‘Is it possible to be happy without a relationship with God.’  At the end of the Book we discover that the one who had everything – great riches, great wealth, and great power basically said ‘All is vanity without God!’

The impersonal Name Elohim is used throughout Lamentations, with no reference to Yahweh, the One who is personal and intimate. It is possible to believe in Elohim and not to know Yahweh. 

The purpose of life is not to acquire things, but to know God!

We were created with a God-shaped-vacuum which only God Himself can fill. You can spend your life trying to acquire great riches, fame and success. But without a personal relationship with Yahweh, there will always be emptiness inside! It is not enough to know about God. For example, you can know a lot about the President of America, you may have read a book about him, but still not know Him personally.

Throughout the Book of Job, the Patriarch’s tormenting ‘friends’ refer to Elohim

time and time again. They believed in ‘Almighty God,’ but they did not have a

personal relationship with Him. All they had was head knowledge, which they

freely passed on to Job.

What a contrast between the Book of Proverbs – God’s Wisdom for His child, where throughout the book the name Yahweh is used. In summary, in Genesis chapter one, we focused on God’s power and the vast universe Elohim has created.

Now in chapter two, the focus changes to the fact that He has created us for a relationship with Himself. When you talk to someone about their need to be saved, have you ever heard the reply, ‘I believe in God.’ They say this as if it is sufficient. The Bible says the devil believes in God and trembles. It is not enough to just

believe in God. You need to know the Lord personally.

Believing in God (Elohim) will not get you entrance into Heaven. The devil knows

God as Elohim, the Great and Almighty Creator, but he does not know Him as

Yahweh. When the devil entered into the garden to tempt Adam and Eve, he said

‘did Elohim say?’ He was referring to the Great Creator of the universe.

Once you have discovered that God is Elohim (Almighty God), you next need

a personal intimate relationship with Yahweh.

You could say that Elohim is His job. That’s what He does. He is the Creator and Sustainer of the universe.  However, He created it for you and created you for a personal relationship with Himself. It is not enough to believe in Elohim, you need to know Yahweh.

PRAYER:

‘Lord, I want to know You as Yahweh. Thank You that You care for me. I marvel that You created this wonderful world for me to enjoy. Thank You that You have provided for my every need. Thank You that You sent Jesus to bring me into a personal relationship with You. I am Yours and You are mine. I want to know You more. I want to love You more. I want to serve You more, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.’

FATHER progressively reveals HIMSELF to us individually by HIS Names!

Throughout Scripture, God reveals Himself to us through various Hebrew Names. Each one presents a new and progressive revelation of His Nature.

FATHER is multidimensional as is HIS Names.  Each Name reveals a different aspect of His Love and provision for us.  Until you understand what HE is like, you will have a limited understanding and will be unable to fully receive from Him.

Genesis 1: 1‘In the beginning God (Elohim) created the Heaven and the earth.’

God’s first revelation of Himself to mankind is by the Name Elohim – The God of Creation, Glory and Power. The term Elohim is used in the Old Testament nearly 2,600 times. This gives us an indication of its importance as a revelation of God’s greatness.  Elohim is the plural of Eloah and is derived from the word ahlah, which means to worship or to adore.  The first verse of the Bible shouts out: “GOD is all powerful!”

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Jeremiah 32:27 NKJV

“Behold, I am the LORD, the God (‘ĕlōhîm) of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?

PRAYER:

‘Lord, I want to know you as Elohim. I praise You for Your greatness and power. Forgive me when I have limited You. Forgive me when I have not taken You at Your Word. Nothing is impossible for You! Thank You that the challenges I am facing at this time are just new opportunities for You to demonstrate Your greatness! You are a miracle working God and I am believing for a miracle, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.