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You Have Been Chosen

Friday, December 12th, 2025

Many Christians simply live off what FATHER brings to them!

They use the sovereignty of GOD as their justification of living a passive, unfruitful life without any accountability or responsibility to act.  FATHER will always bring what you need, but most of what you want, you’ll have to pursue.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Timothy chapter 1:

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

Every one of us has promises spoken over our life concerning our future.  FATHER did not form us in the womb without a specific plan for each of us.  It is our responsibility to seek out that plan, not just tread water until we pass away and get to Heaven.  We are not called to be on a perpetual vacation or living a life in a remote cabin doing nothing.

Spiritual warfare denotes taking the offensive.

When the dream dies, you lose the willingness to fight for what GOD has put in your heart, a sense of destiny, a sense of purpose.  What you know can keep you from what you need to know if you don’t remain childlike where you constantly pursue greater understanding of your purpose.  Don’t allow your knowledge to harden you to your own personal growth.

You have been chosen for something that HE will reveal if you pursue what HE has for you.  Did Peter the fisherman or Matthew the tax collector ever thought that they would be world changers?  Jesus came along and exposed them to potential and to possibility.  Don’t discount yourself!

The more time they spent with Him, the more they actually considered that they were significant.  Jesus never rebuked the disciples for their desire for greatness.  He redefined it.  Who is the greatest in the Kingdom?  Those who are willing to serve everyone.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 18:

1 At that time the disciples came to ask Jesus, “Who is considered to be the greatest in Heaven’s Kingdom realm?”

2 Jesus called a little one to his side and said to them,

3 “Learn this well: Unless you dramatically change your way of thinking and become teachable like a little child, you will never be able to enter in.

4 Whoever continually humbles himself to become like this little child is the greatest one in heaven’s kingdom realm.

And Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 9:

33 Then they came to Capernaum. And as soon as Jesus was inside the house, he asked his disciples, “What were you arguing about on the way here?”

34 No one said a word, because they had been arguing about which one of them was the greatest.

35 Jesus sat down, called the twelve disciples to come around Him, and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be content to be last and become a servant to all.”

A person who is self-centered serves only himself.  A person who is GOD-centered, serves everyone. 

While Jesus was with the disciples, they operated under His power and authority.  Those two realms rested on them.  After He was resurrected, He instructed them to stay in Jerusalem because they had to get power and authority for themselves.  This happened at the Day of Pentecost.

Power and authority is given to us to walk out our calling, not create a personal kingdom.  If you don’t pursue the fullness of The Holy Spirit in your life, you will become an observer only as the Kingdom comes forth on the earth.

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We Cannot Change Our Assignments

Thursday, December 11th, 2025

You don’t have the right to change your assignment!

Who initiated and provided your gifts and calling?  Our Heavenly Father did.  As we surrender to HIM, HE will enable us to receive whatever resources we need to fulfill our individual callings.  As we pray in The Holy Spirit, our prayers will build us up in The Holy Spirit to properly administer our assignments.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Jude verse 20:

But you, my delightfully loved friends, constantly and progressively build yourselves up on the foundation of your most Holy faith by praying every moment in the Holy Spirit.

Our responsibility is to pray in THE SPIRIT, a perfect prayer to THE FATHER.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Thessalonians chapter 5:

16 Rejoice evermore.

17 Pray without ceasing.

18 In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

19 Quench not the Spirit.

In other Words, never restrain or put out the fire of the Holy Spirit.  I begin each day by praying in The Holy Spirt.  This corrects any issues with my mindset as I start the day.

Jesus warned us about guarding ourselves from the mindsets of the world.

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 8:

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!”

There are three mindsets and Jesus warned us of the two that are destructive to our assignment:

First, the way of religion or religious spirit: The religious spirit has GOD in the center of everything, but HE’S impersonal and powerless.  HE’S there in theme, in idea, in concept, but not in relationship, not in power, not in Presence.

Second, the way of politics or political spirit:  The political spirit is humanism; it has man at the center of everything.  It doesn’t mind a belief in GOD, just don’t bring HIM into the equation.

The third way is The Kingdom of GOD, the only acceptable mindset we should live by.  It is opposed to worldly reasoning.  It is the only mindset that is meant to spread throughout the earth.

Back in Mark chapter 8 Jesus spoke:

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 were yet to walk in the Kingdom mindset even though they observed Jesus operating in the Kingdom mindset.

Have you had a supernatural miracle of provision before?  After that miracle, have you had another financial challenge?  Were you confident of a miracle the second time, or did you forget?  It is the intentional calling to mind what you’ve seen and or have heard of the mighty works of GOD.

Real faith does deny the existence of a problem.  Real faith denies the problem a place of influence.  We must not allow ourselves to be moved by resistance to our individual assignments.  We are meant to overcome anything that stands in the way of completing our assignments.  Real faith silences the voice of a problem.

Temporary scarcity is not an excuse; Jesus provided us examples when He turned the water into wine and prayed over the bread and fishes to be multiplied thus providing more than enough to feed the multitudes.  Jesus fed more and had more leftovers when He started with less.  That is an example of the Kingdom economy that enables our callings.

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Faith And Understanding

Wednesday, December 10th, 2025

By faith we understand!

The power of thankfulness is more significant than most believers understand.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews 11:3 NKJV

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.

Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in John chapter 6:

4 Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.

5 Then Jesus lifted up His Eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?”

6 But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.

7 Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little.”

8 One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,

9 “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?“

10 Then Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

11 And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted.

The fishes and loaves multiplied as the disciples were distributing them, not before.  The miracle was progressive in its multiplication effect.  Jesus gave thanks for that which wasn’t enough.

Have you ever had a quick answer to prayer and then followed with a similar need you have a delayed answer?   FATHER has revealed HIS nature and character in the first miracle.  In the second situation, HE is revealing the condition of our heart.  All delayed answers are gaining interest.  Our thankfulness moves our faith forward toward the miracle we are expecting.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Colossians chapter 2:

6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,

7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.

And in Ephesians chapter 5:

20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

I don’t thank GOD for disease, but I thank HIM because HE’S in charge in the middle of it.

Jesus specifically tells us in Matthew chapter 28:

20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

  Jesus will turn anything around for His glory.  Consider His friend Lazarus.

The Beloved Disciple recorded by The Holy Spirit in John chapter 11:

1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

2 It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

3 Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You Love is sick.”

4 When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

6 So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.

You would think that Jesus would immediately go to Bethany and heal Lazarus.  Instead, He stayed two more days where He was at.

17 So when Jesus came to Bethany, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.

The mindset of Mary and Martha was limited to the expectation of Jesus healing the sick but not raising the dead.

39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.”

40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?”

41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.

42 And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.”

43 Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud Voice, “Lazarus, come forth!”

44 And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.”

Jesus expanded the faith of the disciples as well as Lazarus and his family.   He revealed the nature and character of Our Heavenly Father showing that physical death was not a certainty.  Jesus delayed His response to reveal this greater revelation.

We are not to be intimidated by death when we are confronted with the situation.  Knowing that Jesus has the power and authority over death, we are to submit to The Holy Spirit and raise the dead as He directs.  By faith we understand the glory of THE LORD in all situations and are to give thanks in all things.

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The True Standard Of Communion

Tuesday, December 9th, 2025

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THE Standard

Monday, December 8th, 2025

We must not allow Our First Love to be lost!

Jesus and The Holy Spirit set THE standard by which the church is to operate in and reflect His Intent.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 13:

7 Don’t forget the example of your spiritual leaders who have spoken God’s messages to you, take a close look at how their lives ended, and then follow their walk of faith.

8 Jesus, the Anointed One, is always the same—yesterday, today, and forever.

9 So don’t let anyone lead you astray with all sorts of novel and exotic teachings. It is more beautiful to feast on grace and be inwardly strengthened than to be obsessed with dietary rules (rituals and ceremonies) which in themselves have no lasting benefit.

Jesus spent forty days teaching the disciples concerning the Kingdom of GOD on the earth.  They didn’t need teaching about the Kingdom of GOD in Heaven; they would get there soon enough.  It was all about setting up the Kingdom on earth.

Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 1:

1 The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

2 until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,

3 to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.

4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me;

5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

There should be no debate or discussion concerning the importance of The Holy Spirit and His ministry on the earth.  Jesus established a very specific standard and example by the original generation for us to live by, for both present and future generations.

That is the measurement, the only one that holds up under critical observation or examination.

What did Jesus command us to do?  To heal the sick, not pray for the sick.  We must undo the impact of those who have taught a watered-down Gospel and embrace the Standard Jesus established with the first church in Acts.

Peter and John understood this command.

Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 3:

1 Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple;

3 who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms.

4 And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.”

5 So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

6 Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”

7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

8 So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them-walking, leaping, and praising God.

9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God.

10 Then they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

Peter did not pray to GOD and ask HIM to heal the lame man.  He commanded the lame man to be healed by the power and authority given to him (and us) in the Name of Jesus Christ.

We have a responsibility to walk boldly in Jesus’ commands.  When we ask GOD to heal someone, we can blame the sovereignty of GOD if that person doesn’t get healed, thereby reflecting our responsibility.  Getting our face before GOD will bring forth our breakthrough to walk according to the commands of Jesus.

FATHER, increase YOUR Presence and power in and through my life!

We are to preach the present reality of the message of The Kingdom of God with demonstration through our words and accompanying actions.  The church in Acts set the standard for us to live by.  HIS first and original Love for the church should be our first, passionate Love, never to be forgotten.

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Be Faithful To His Commands

Sunday, December 7th, 2025

Be faithful to the commands of Jesus!

His commands span yesterday, today, and forever… not only for the early church in the Book of Acts.

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Deuteronomy chapter 7:

9 “Therefore know that the LORD Your God, He is God, the faithful God Who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who Love Him and keep His commandments;

I can’t emphasize enough the importance of keeping the commands of Jesus.  If you don’t, can you truly say that you Love Him and are diligent to keep His Word?

“For many are called, but few chosen.”

Jesus spoke to the Beloved Disciple who was called to write down His Words directed to the church at Ephesus in Revelation chapter 2:

4 But I have this against you: you have abandoned the passionate love you had for me at the beginning.

5 Think about how far you have fallen! Repent and do the works of Love you did at first. I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place of influence if you do not repent.

6 Although, to your credit, you despise the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also despise.

7 The one whose heart is open let him listen carefully to what the Spirit is saying now to all the churches. To the one who overcomes I will give access to feast on the fruit of the Tree of Life that is found in the paradise of God.

The church at Ephesus had lost its first Love.  Their focus had gone from revelation to performing rituals as a substitute for true worship.  Jesus despises rituals.

A ritual is a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.  Are you being led by a ritual in place of being led by The Holy Spirit?  The Nicolaitans promoted error in the church rather than the Truth revealed by The Holy Spirit.

What is the purpose of a lampstand?  It is to provide light in the darkness.  How is the lampstand replenished?  By The Holy Spirit, the Holy Oil!

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

1 And the angel who was speaking with me came back and awakened me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep.

2 He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with its bowl [for oil] on the top of it and its seven lamps on it with seven spouts belonging to each of the lamps which are on the top of it.

3 And there are two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left side [supplying it continuously with oil].”

4 So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”

5 Then the angel who was speaking with me answered me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”

6 Then he said to me, “This [continuous supply of oil] is the Word of the LORD to Zerubbabel [prince of Judah], saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit [of whom the oil is a symbol],’ says the LORD of hosts.

Any person or church that does not acknowledge the importance and specific ministry of The Holy Spirit will be judged by OUR LORD.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 14:

25 “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you.

26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My Name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

We are to be full Gospel, not 2/3 Gospel!

The Holy Spirit is to teach us all things in the Name of Jesus and, He will inspire to remember every Word Jesus spoke… including His Commands to us.  The church at Ephesus had no excuse, neither do we!

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Don’t Believe A Lie

Saturday, December 6th, 2025

Believing a lie empowers the lie!

Believing a lie is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

“For many are called, but few chosen.”

After the resurrection, Jesus appeared to the disciples to commission them (and us) in Matthew chapter 28:

18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in Heaven and on earth.

19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

If Jesus has all authority, it tells us that the accuser of the brethren has no authority.  All he can do is talk until somebody with authority believes him and gives him their authority in a specific area.  He accuses, he manipulates, he intimidates, but he only talks.  He’s the roaring lion, not the biting lion.  He makes noise until he can get someone intimidated enough to agree with him.

When I believe a lie, I empower the liar.

When you worship anybody or any thing other than GOD HIMSELF, you are giving up your authority.  Your mindset determines who you identify with.  If you identify with Christ, you will accept and embrace His commands.

Peter wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Peter chapter 2:

9 But you are God’s chosen treasure—priests who are kings, a spiritual “nation” set apart as God’s devoted ones. He called you out of darkness to experience His marvelous light, and now He claims you as His very own. He did this so that you would broadcast His glorious wonders throughout the world.

“Devoted” means having strong loyalty, affection, or dedication to someone or something. It describes someone who is very loving, faithful, or committed to a particular cause, person, or activity, often by giving it a lot of their time and attention.  Are you devoted to Jesus Christ and His commands?  If so, you are one of His devoted ones.

If you are a devoted one, there has to be a sense of unity and a sense of Divine purpose.  There has to be a collective called unity of the faith.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 4:

11 And He 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.

Each of us has a part in becoming the perfect Body of Christ.  We must not allow the accuser of the brethren to derail us as we mature and fully develop according to FATHER’S Divine Intent.

What did Jesus teach the disciples?

Jesus instructed them in Matthew chapter 10:

7 And as you go, preach this message: ‘Heaven’s Kingdom realm is accessible, close enough to touch.’

8 You must continually bring healing to lepers and to those who are sick, and make it your habit to break off the demonic presence from people, and raise the dead back to life. Freely you have received the power of the Kingdom, so freely release it to others.

He didn’t say “pray for the sick”, He said “heal the sick”.  He said, “cleanse lepers”, that which defiles and separates people from one another.  He said, “cast out demons”.  He said, “raise the dead”.  Every single believer has been given authority to carry out this stated mission.  Anything contrary to our mission is a lie.  Don’t believe a lie!

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Embracing His Authority

Friday, December 5th, 2025

We are to understand our assignment given to us by Jesus Himself!

Our authority comes from the commission given to us by Jesus.  Our power comes from the encounter.  As I wrote yesterday:

Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 2:

32 This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses.

33 Therefore being exalted to the Right Hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.

And in verse 38:

Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Peter speaks of three different actions:

Repent

Be baptized in water

Receive the gift of The Holy Spirit

These are commands, not suggestions!

Peter continued:

39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

In other Words, God’s promise of the Holy Spirit is for you and your families, for those yet to be born and for everyone whom the Lord our God calls to Himself.

This Word includes you and me.

Concerning the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard, Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 20:

16 So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.”

An angel spoke to John and he recorded by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 17:

14 These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”

Notice that those who were chosen are also known to be faithful.

The Baptism of The Holy Spirit was given to that initial generation of disciples and believers.  It started with the 11 in the upper room.  It went to the upper room with 120, and then it spread to thousands.  In the first day, there were 3,000 more added.  The Promise of THE FATHER continued to spread.

People realized that they were not just on planet earth to occupy space and lead a good upright life, but they were here to make a difference in the course of history for entire nations.

This Promise is for you, your children, the next generation, and to all who will come forth in the future.  What started 2,000 years ago was never meant to decline.  It was supposed to increase in momentum in every generation following.

When you give your children what you received and you steward what you were given correctly, it actually creates the platform for increase.

For whatever reason, people dropped the responsibility for healing, dropped the responsibility for deliverance, and in many cases, dropped the responsibility of preaching the Gospel for salvation.

Thankfully, there was always a remnant.  There was always people living in what I am writing about.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 14:

12 “I tell you this timeless Truth: The person who follows Me in faith, believing in Me, will do the same mighty miracles that I do—even greater miracles than these because I go to be with My Father!

This Promise of The Holy Spirit was always meant to increase, never to decline.

The outpouring of The Holy Spirit was supposed to be the New Testament standard for how we do Life.  That lifestyle of walking in the assignment of THE LORD, the commission of THE LORD, the power of THE LORD, is for every single believer.

After the resurrection, Jesus appeared to the disciples to commission them (and us) in Matthew chapter 28:

18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in Heaven and on earth.

Jesus is identifying Himself as the Son of man in this statement for GOD has never lost authority.  Since Jesus took on flesh, in doing so, the Perfect Lamb of GOD qualified you and me for an inheritance.  He got for us a position, an assignment, Eternal Life, but a specific purpose for Life that we could not have earned if we had all of Eternity to earn it.  It was a gift!  HE qualified us for it through His death and resurrection.

19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

Jesus conveyed to us His authority to do what He has called us to do.  Our authority comes in our “YES” to His commission.  If Jesus has all authority, it tells us that the accuser of the brethren has no authority.  All he can do is talk until somebody with authority believes him.  Don’t be that “somebody”!  It is time for us to walk in His authority, but there’s more.

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Understanding Our Assignment

Thursday, December 4th, 2025

We are to understand our assignment given to us by Jesus Himself!

Our authority comes from the commission given to us by Jesus.  Our power comes from the encounter.

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.”

The disciples received salvation when Jesus breathed on them.  Before that, they were fearful and were without authority.  Once they received The Holy Spirit, they were given authority.  The power was a separate event to come later.

To prepare the disciples to walk in power, Jesus spent forty days prior to Pentecost teaching them concerning the Kingdom of GOD.

Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 1, after the resurrection but before the Day of Pentecost:

1 The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

2 until the day in which Jesus was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,

3 to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me;

5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

First, they were commissioned; second, they were to receive power after they had been prepared.

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 24:

49 Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on High.”

The Promise of THE FATHER is the baptism of The Holy Spirit.

Upon receiving the Baptism of The Holy Spirit, Peter spoke to those who witnessed the outpouring in Acts chapter 2:

32 This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses.

33 Therefore being exalted to the Right Hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.

And in verse 38:

Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Peter speaks of three different actions:

Repent

Be baptized in water

Receive the gift of The Holy Spirit

These are commands, not suggestions!

We must respond to these commands before we can become fully effective in carrying out our assignments.

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Our Anchor

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025

Where are your thoughts anchored?

The anchor is a spiritual symbol of hope, stability, and grounding. In Christianity, it represents hope in salvation and was used by early Christians as a secret symbol for Christ due to its resemblance to the cross.  It signifies inner strength, balance, and being able to weather life’s challenges, acting as a reminder to stay grounded amidst storms. 

It is recorded by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 6:

18 So it is impossible for God to lie for we know that His promise and His vow will never change! And now we have run into His Heart to hide ourselves in His faithfulness. This is where we find his strength and comfort, for He empowers us to seize what has already been established ahead of time—an unshakable hope!

19 We have this certain hope like a strong, unbreakable anchor holding our souls to God Himself. Our anchor of hope is fastened to the Mercy Seat in the Heavenly realm beyond the Sacred threshold,

20 and where Jesus, our forerunner, has gone in before us. He is now and forever our royal Priest like Melchizedek.

We are not to set our anchor on the things of the world, especially their riches.  In the most fundamental form, their “riches” are intended to control and manage people’s actions.

“Mammon” refers to wealth and material possessions but is often used to represent the idolatry of wealth and the temptation it poses. Jesus uses it in the New Testament to explain that people cannot serve both God and wealth, as it can be a deceptive and corrupting force that lures individuals into placing their trust in riches for security instead of God. The term comes from an Aramaic word for “wealth” and is sometimes personified as a greedy spirit or even a demon.  

As you live a simpler life, wealth is less of an attraction.  You quit buying things you can’t afford with money you don’t have, to impress people you don’t know.

The prison Epistles—Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon—are so named because they were written by the apostle Paul during one of his incarcerations. Paul mentions this imprisonment in each of the prison epistles: Ephesians 3:1 and 4:1, Philippians 1:13, Colossians 4:3, 18, and Philemon 1:10.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Philippians chapter 4:

4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

If you were in prison, would you be able to express the state of your soul in the same manner?  Paul encourages us not to allow our soul and environment dictate our level of joy and peace.  Be cheerful with joyous celebration in every season of life. Let your joy overflow!

Paul provided us with his mindset as he wrote by The Holy Spirit before being incarcerated in Rome, Acts chapter 20:

24 “But whether I live or die is not important, for I don’t esteem my life as indispensable. It’s more important for me to fulfill my destiny and to finish the ministry my Lord Jesus has assigned to me, which is to faithfully preach the wonderful news of God’s grace.

He did just that!  When our soul is anchored to Jesus Christ, we will be anxious for nothing no matter what is going on around us.

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