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We are to be imitators of Our Heavenly Father in everything we do, for then we will represent FATHER as HIS beloved Sons and Daughters. How are we to do this?  We must continue to walk surrendered to the extravagant Agape Love of Our Lord Jesus Christ for he surrendered His life as a sacrifice for us. His great Love for us was pleasing to FATHER.

When we truly imitate FATHER, people will see HIM in us.  They will see Jesus in us.  They will encounter The Holy Spirit Who guides us in all our ways.  Isn’t that the essence of our mission on this earth?

We are to have nothing to do with sexual immorality, lust, or greed for you and I are His Holy ones.  By imitating Our Heavenly Father, no one will be able to accuse us of unrighteousness in any form.

We must guard our speech, forsaking obscenities and worthless insults; these are nonsensical words that bring disgrace and are unnecessary. Instead, let worship fill our hearts and spill out in our words.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 5:

5 For it has been made clear to you already that the kingdom of GOD cannot be accessed by anyone who is guilty of sexual sin, or who is impure or greedy—for greed is the essence of idolatry. How could they expect to have an inheritance in Christ’s Kingdom while doing those things?

Rather than being greedy, we should be actively generous in all our actions.  FATHER is certainly generous with HIS grace and mercy for which I am eternally grateful.  The world promotes scarcity and greed and that is one reason there are impoverished children.  The cycle of poverty needs to be broken and by planting seed in those kids, they are able to experience hope for a better future allowing them to become industrious by embracing their hopes and dreams.

FATHER is now exposing the sexual immorality, lust, and greed by HIS radiant light known as the Absolute Truth.  Those who continue to hide or accept such unrighteousness will suffer HIS judgment.

The Holy Spirit continues:

5 For it has been made clear to you already that the kingdom of God cannot be accessed by anyone who is guilty of sexual sin, or who is impure or greedy—for greed is the essence of idolatry. How could they expect to have an inheritance in Christ’s kingdom while doing those things?

Greed is further defined as being the essence of idolatry.  Withholding resources from those in need equates to making and worshiping an idol.  There is no room for idol worshipers in Christ’s Kingdom.  We must repent if we are guilty of greed and remove all “idols” from our lives.

6 Don’t be fooled by those who speak their empty words and deceptive teachings telling you otherwise. This is what brings GOD’S anger upon the rebellious! 7 Don’t listen to them or live like them at all. 8 Once your life was full of sin’s darkness, but now you have the very light of Our Lord shining through you because of your union with Him. Your mission is to live as children flooded with his revelation-light! 9 And the supernatural fruits of His light will be seen in you—goodness, righteousness, and Truth. 10 Then you will learn to choose what is beautiful to Our Lord.

I purpose to be totally sensitive to The Holy Spirit in everything I hear, read, speak, and write.  I am not interested in empty words or deceptive teachings.  Everything must pass the test of being fully aligned with FATHER’S Divine Intent. 

11 And don’t even associate with the servants of darkness because they have no fruit in them; instead, reveal truth to them. 12 The very things they do in secret are too vile and filthy to even mention. 13 Whatever the revelation-light exposes, it will also correct, and everything that reveals truth is light to the soul. 14 This is why the Scripture says,

“Arise, you sleeper! Rise up from the dead and the Anointed One will shine his light into you!”

We cannot fellowship with darkness but we can and should minister to those whom FATHER directs us so that our light will shine toward them and cause them to repent from their unrighteousness.  We are not to condone their lifestyle by passive acceptance associated with silence.  Jesus never taught us to walk in any manner other than to become imitators of FATHER in all we say and do.  Let us walk as imitators of GOD each and every day!

The disciples had just argued as to which of them should be considered the greatest.  Then Jesus spoke in Luke, chapter 22:

31 And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.”

33 But he said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death.”

34 Then He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know Me.”

And it wasn’t long before Peter had fulfilled those words:

54 Having arrested Him, they led Him and brought Him into the high priest’s house. But Peter followed at a distance. 55 Now when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them. 56 And a certain servant girl, seeing him as he sat by the fire, looked intently at him and said, “This man was also with Him.”

57 But he denied Him, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.”

58 And after a little while another saw him and said, “You also are of them.”

But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”

59 Then after about an hour had passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, “Surely this fellow also was with Him, for he is a Galilean.”

60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are saying!”

Immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. 61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” 62 So Peter went out and wept bitterly.

Peter spent 3 ½ years with Jesus and observed countless miracles and even was include on the Mount of Transfiguration.  However, observation of the Gospel did not change Peter.

After the resurrection, it is recorded by The Holy Spirit in Mark chapter 16:

6 But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid. I know that you’re here looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He isn’t here—he has risen victoriously! Look! See the place where they laid him. 7 Run and tell his disciples, even Peter, that he is risen. He has gone ahead of you into Galilee and you will see him there, just like he told you.”

Peter was no longer included as one of the disciples for Jesus needed to restore him.  Did Peter lose his calling and opportunity to be included as one of the original twelve disciples?  No, Peter experienced restoration when Jesus ministered to him in John chapter 21:

15 After they had breakfast, Jesus said to Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you burn with love for me more than these?”

Peter answered, “Yes, Lord! You know that I have great affection for you!”

“Then take care of my lambs,” Jesus said.

16 Jesus repeated his question the second time, “Simon, son of John, do you burn with love for me?”

Peter answered, “Yes, my Lord! You know that I have great affection for you!”

“Then take care of my sheep,” Jesus said.

17 Then Jesus asked him again, “Peter, son of John, do you have great affection for me?”

Peter was saddened by being asked the third time and said, “My Lord, you know everything. You know that I burn with Love for you!”

Jesus replied, “Then feed my lambs!”

Peter had denied Christ three times but was restored after these three declarations. 

How long did it take Peter to go from denial of Christ to full empowerment by The Holy Spirit?

In Acts chapter 2, Peter spoke by the empowerment of The Holy Spirit:

37 When they heard this they were crushed and realized what they had done to Jesus. Deeply moved, they said to Peter and the other apostles, “What do we need to do, brothers?”

38 Peter replied, “Repent and return to God, and each one of you must be baptized in the name of Jesus, the Anointed One, to have your sins removed. Then you may take hold of the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For 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.”

40 Peter preached to them and warned them with these words: “Be rescued from the wayward and perverse culture of this world!”

41 Those who believed the word that day numbered three thousand. They were all baptized and added to the church.

In just 50 days, Peter went from denial to publicly preaching the Gospel and adding 3,000 souls to the church in one day.  What prepared and changed Peter resulting in his empowerment?  The answer is found in Acts chapter 1:

1 To Theophilus, the lover of God.

I write to you again, my dear friend, to give you further details about the life of our Lord Jesus and all the things that He did and taught.

2 Just before He ascended into heaven, He left instructions for the apostles he had chosen by the Holy Spirit. 3 After the sufferings of his cross, Jesus appeared alive many times to these same apostles over a forty-day period. Jesus proved to them with many convincing signs that He had been resurrected.

During these encounters, He taught them the truths of GOD’S Kingdom realm 4 and shared meals with them.

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!”

6 Every time they were gathered together, they asked Jesus, “Lord, is it the time now for You to free Israel and restore our kingdom?”

7 He answered, “The Father is the one who sets the fixed dates and the times of their fulfillment. You are not permitted to know the timing of all that he has prepared by his own authority. 8 But I promise you this—The Holy Spirit will come upon you and you will be filled with power. And you will be My messengers to Jerusalem, throughout Judea, the distant provinces—even to the remotest places on earth!”

The disciples repeatedly asked Jesus about timing and Jesus firmly responded that He wasn’t to answer that question.  Spreading the Gospel is the priority and their mandate was to act, not sit around waiting for some watch date they kept seeking.

In just fifty days after Jesus teaching Peter about FATHER’S Kingdom, he was empowered by The Holy Spirit to be fruitful for the Kingdom’s sake.  Forty days of pure instruction by Jesus and the baptism of The Holy Spirit produced the results.  Let this simple Truth provide each of us encouragement as we expect to walk in full maturity as Sons and Daughters!

We must adhere to The Word.  This Gospel unveils a continual revelation of GOD’S righteousness— a perfect righteousness given to us when we believe. And it moves us from receiving life through faith, to the power of living by faith. This is what the Scripture means when it says: “We are right with God through life-giving faith!”

The Power of GOD is founds in Its simplicity and this is why that a person’s intelligence does not define his or her ability to walk in the power of The Holy Spirit.  No one can claim ignorance of The Gospel as Paul wrote in Romans chapter 1:

20 Opposition to Truth cannot be excused on the basis of ignorance, because from the creation of the world, the invisible qualities of GOD’S nature have been made visible, such as his eternal power and transcendence. HE has made his wonderful attributes easily perceived, for seeing the visible makes us understand the invisible. So then, this leaves everyone without excuse.

21 Throughout human history the fingerprints of GOD were upon them, yet they refused to honor him as GOD or even be thankful for HIS kindness. Instead, they entertained corrupt and foolish thoughts about what GOD was like. This left them with nothing but misguided hearts, steeped in moral darkness. 22 Although claiming to be super-intelligent, they were in fact shallow fools. 23 For only a fool would trade the unfading splendor of the immortal GOD to worship the fading image of other humans, idols made to look like people, animals, birds, and even creeping reptiles!

The “super intelligent” are trying to convince us to accept their mandates because of the current chaos when in fact they caused the chaos.  Men create problems among the population so that they can fix the problems and then be exalted by the masses.  Men manipulate genetics without perfect knowledge resulting in the population suffering from the tampering.  The root of genetic tampering is greed.  These men think they have greater intelligence than FATHER’S Divine Intent which created the genetics of all life in the first place.  Unbelievable!  Wait, it doesn’t stop there.  The Holy Spirit further reveals to us through His vessel Paul:

24 This is why GOD lifted off HIS restraining Hand and let them have full expression of their sinful and shameful desires. They were given over to moral depravity, dishonoring their bodies by sexual perversion among themselves— 25 all because they traded the Truth of GOD for a lie. They worshiped and served the things GOD made rather than the GOD who made all things—glory and praises to him for eternity of eternities!] Amen!

26–27 For this reason GOD gave them over to their own disgraceful and vile passions. Enflamed with lust for one another, men and women ignored the natural order and exchanged normal sexual relations for homosexuality. Women engaged in lesbian conduct, and men committed shameful acts with men, receiving in themselves the due penalty for their deviation.

It is reported that in 2016, there were 623,471 abortions in the U.S.  As of yesterday, there were 90,113 deaths attributed to the coronavirus.  I suspect this number is inflated by including those with preconditions which were close to death already.  Which cause of death is worse?  What is New York doing to reduce abortions in their state?  Over 28% of the coronavirus deaths came from New York. 

Lust of the flesh has a serious toll.  Think about it!  It is time for repentance to sweep across this country as well as the rest of the world.  Do you think FATHER WHO knew all the babies before they were formed in the womb is simply looking the other way?  Has HE lifted HIS restraining hand?  Can you expect me to be silent when it is so clear that repentance is absolutely necessary?

Would anyone believe that countries could literally be shut down in 90 days preventing people from worshiping and fellowshipping in their respective churches?  Can it be any clearer that the devil’s attempt to prevent the Great Awakening is being implemented in final desperation? 

King Herod killed huge numbers of children in an attempt to keep the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ from occurring.  Herod failed just as the nefarious people who are behind the current chaos will fail.  They will be exposed as instruments of the adversary and the masses will get the opportunity to see Truth firsthand.

The Holy Spirit’s Words are timeless and They will come to pass now as They did when first written.  Corrective judgment is at hand and those who are led by The Holy Spirit will rise up and declare THE ALMIGHTY GOD so there will be no question of Absolute Truth as It towers over the global chaos in the sea of humanity.  We will look back at these events as another failed attempt to suppress The Gospel.

A Beloved Sister shared the following video. It contains many confirmations to what FATHER has been telling me lately:

Accountability is coming and our focus must be turned from inward to outward.  We must quit focusing on what the world is doing and turn to the priorities of Our Heavenly Father.  Jesus provided the example we are meant to follow when He was asked about the “prophetic”.

In Acts chapter 1, Jesus instructed the disciples:

1 To Theophilus, the lover of GOD.

I write to you again, my dear friend, to give you further details about the life of our Lord Jesus and all the things that He did and taught.

2 Just before He ascended into Heaven, He left instructions for the apostles He had chosen by the Holy Spirit. 3 After the sufferings of his cross, Jesus appeared alive many times to these same apostles over a forty-day period. Jesus proved to them with many convincing signs that He had been resurrected.

During these encounters, he taught them the truths of God’s kingdom realm 4 and shared meals with them.

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!”

6 Every time they were gathered together, they asked Jesus, “Lord, is it the time now for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?”

7 He answered, “The Father is the One who sets the fixed dates and the times of their fulfillment. You are not permitted to know the timing of all that HE has prepared by HIS own authority. 8 But I promise you this—the Holy Spirit will come upon you and you will be filled with power. And you will be My messengers to Jerusalem, throughout Judea, the distant provinces—even to the remotest places on earth!”

The disciples wanted to pursue the “prophetic” and Jesus directed them back to their mission- spread the Gospel.  Over the years, I spent much time focused on the “prophetic” at the expense of spreading the Gospel.  Men’s souls are tweaked when prophecy teachers paint a detailed picture of what is imminent in world events. 

When their prophecies fail to occur, the prophecy teachers rationalize why their prophecies didn’t manifest, using also sorts of excuses.  For example, the fifteen year delay of Hezekiah’s death found in 2 Kings chapter 20 is applied to various dates prophesied by the teachers.  If The Holy Spirit gave them the dates of deliverance and/or destruction, why didn’t it manifest?  In the meantime, sinners continued their life without the salvation message which could have been given by those focused on their own agenda.  Over the last fifty years, I have heard a multitude of excuses why their prophecies did not come to pass but people still follow them.

Jesus effectively told the disciples “Focus on the current mandate of bringing The Kingdom to the earth and don’t worry about the future”.  We are to spread the Gospel in some form or fashion.  When we give to the poor, we spread the Gospel by our acts of Love.  When we express faith and hope, we spread the Gospel.  When we share the Good News, we are planting seed.

Can you or I affect the world events to coerce them into fitting into a prophecy so that we are exalted among the brethren?  We will all be accountable for the words we speak and the intent we project by our words and actions.  Repent and focus on spreading the Gospel for this will be pleasing to Our Lord Jesus whose instructions are still in effect.  Once the Gospel has been fully preached throughout the earth, then the end of the age will come.  Actually, spreading the Gospel is prophetic isn’t it!

This writing may be new to some but serves as a reminder to others.  One of the biggest issues Sons and Daughters deal with is the full assurance that their past has not been a waste of time causing guilt and regret.  Are you and I focused on “missed opportunities” of the past when we should forget them and focus on the here and now?  Am I focused too much on my age because the world says I am past my prime?  Who determines my “prime” and my ministry?

It is recorded by Moses, moved by The Holy Spirit of Glory, in Exodus chapter 7:

1 So the LORD said to Moses: “See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet. 2 You shall speak all that I command you. And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children of Israel out of his land. 3 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 But Pharaoh will not heed you, so that I may lay My hand on Egypt and bring My armies and My people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them.”

6 Then Moses and Aaron did so; just as the LORD commanded them, so they did. 7 And Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.

Was the first eighty years of Moses’ life a waste?  What about Aaron?  No, both were being prepared for their specific ministries even though Moses had been content with tending sheep:  (Exodus 3: 1) Moses was tending the flock of Jethro when FATHER appeared in the burning bush.

Now is the time to embrace our individual callings and jettison the past.  We need to allow The Holy Spirit to energize each of us and embrace the here and now.  Quit looking at the circumstances and look into the “Burning Bush”, be devoted!

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

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

and to goodness add understanding,

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

and to self-control add patient endurance,

and to patient endurance add godliness,

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

and to mercy toward others add unending love.

8 Since these virtues are already planted deep within, and you possess them in abundant supply, they will keep you from being inactive or fruitless in your pursuit of knowing Jesus Christ more intimately. 9 But if anyone lacks these things, he is blind, constantly closing his eyes to the mysteries of our faith, and forgetting his innocence—for his past sins have been washed away.

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

This writing is exploding on the inside of me and let it do the same for you.  FATHER will not allow us to stumble for HE has provided and deposited everything we need to fulfill our callings.  Some of those virtues have been lying dormant and it is time to water them with The Word above and expect them to spring forth quickly with full assurance.  We will not stumble thus we cannot fail!

You need to reread this writing until your spirit leaps with joy unspeakable.

We must remove the “disconnect” between the delivery of The Word and the productiveness of the Word in our lives.  The Word has power resident in It and if the Word is planted in good soil, It will produce good fruit.  The issue of barrenness is not the Word’s fault, the issue lies with the soil.

We must let go of past understanding that conflicts with The Word.  Religion keeps people enslaved to the doctrine contained and promoted by religion.  Martin Luther rose above religion’s enslavement when he posted ninety-five theses to the door of the church.  We need not rely on a man as our “mediator” with FATHER.  Jesus Christ is all we need for He alone is The Way.

I believe in financial prosperity so that I can be a blessing to others.  Jesus never spoke against financial prosperity but He intended prosperity to minister to the poor, not simply hoard it and stop the flow.  FATHER sent the Children of Israel out of Egypt with great wealth.  Does HE have a problem with prosperity now?  Has HE changed HIS Mind and Divine Intent?  How can I minister to impoverished kids if I am broke?

FATHER spoke to me earlier this week and told me: HIS Sons and Daughters must overcome the poverty mentality.  Additionally, we must quit being afraid of dying and start living.  We must realize that the devil is the victim, we are not.

Finances have been such a sensitive subject in the past.  Financial abuse among various ministries has provided many with justification to limit their giving.  When The Holy Spirit had Malachi record in chapter 3:

8 ​​“Will a man rob GOD?

​​Yet you have robbed ME!

​​But you say,

​‘​In what way have we robbed YOU?’

​​In tithes and offerings.

FATHER’s Divine Intent was reaffirmed concerning giving.  If this Truth was not important to FATHER, this passage would have been omitted.  My wife and I personally look forward to giving, knowing we are planting good Seed.  Yes, we have given to various ministries and projects in the past which were tainted by misuse and wrong intent.  However, FATHER looked at our hearts and willingness to give, not any compromise on the part of the recipient.  HE blesses us based on our intent and desire to walk according to HIS stated expectations.  The disconnect in finances occurs when our self interest interferes with the revelation in The Word.

When we give with pure motives, our hearts are fertile ground for blessing.  Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 6:

1 “Examine your motives to make sure you’re not showing off when you do your good deeds, only to be admired by others; otherwise, you will lose the reward of your Heavenly Father. 2 So when you give to the poor, don’t announce it and make a show of it just to be seen by people, like the hypocrites in the streets and in the marketplace. They’ve already received their reward! 3 But when you demonstrate generosity, do it with pure motives and without drawing attention to yourself. 4 Give secretly and your Father, Who sees all you do, will reward you openly.”

Did Jesus tell us to refrain from giving?  Has FATHER ceased from rewarding us for our giving?  All that the impoverished kids (supported by Servias) and their parents know is that financial assistance is coming from an “anonymous benefactor”.  FATHER knows who is giving and HE rewards us openly.  I am expecting HIM to keep HIS Word and I trust you are too.

We must not allow any disconnect to occur in our walk, including finances.  Jesus did not disregard the poor and neither should we.  FATHER will repay each of us openly in whatever our individual needs require.  As we mature, our mindset will align with HIS.  There is no lack in Heaven and we are to bring Heaven to earth.  Let there be no disconnect between the Divine Intent of FATHER’S Word and our response.

Do not be misinformed.  We attain maturity by progressive revelation of FATHER’S Word and we ascend toward maturity step by step.  We do not belittle any facet of past revelation but we are to expect a greater understanding of Scripture as we study and ponder The Word as well as allowing The Holy Spirit to reveal additional facets of the Scripture hidden from those who are immature.  This is why you can read a passage multiple times and receive something new each time.

FATHER’S Word is constantly expanding as astronomers have observed in the heavens.  HIS Word will expand in our lives as well.  Jesus made this point in Matthew chapter 13 when He responded to the question from His disciples:

10 Then his disciples approached Jesus and asked, “Why do You always speak to people in these hard-to-understand parables?”

11 He explained, “You’ve been given the intimate experience of insight into the hidden truths and mysteries of the realm of Heaven’s Kingdom, but they have not. 12 For everyone who listens with an open heart will receive progressively more revelation until he has more than enough.  But those who don’t listen with an open, teachable heart, even the understanding that they think they have will be taken from them. 13 That’s why I teach the people using parables, because they think they’re looking for truth, yet because their hearts are unteachable, they never discover it. Although they will listen to Me, they never fully perceive the message I speak. 14 The prophecy of Isaiah describes them perfectly:

Although they listen carefully to everything I speak,

    they don’t understand a thing I say.

    They look and pretend to see,

    but the eyes of their hearts are closed.

15 Their minds are dull and slow to perceive,

    their ears are plugged and are hard of hearing,

    and they have deliberately shut their eyes to the Truth.

    Otherwise they would open their eyes to see,

    and open their ears to hear,

    and open their minds to understand.

    Then they would turn to ME

    and let me instantly heal them.

If there is ever a time to heed these Words, it is now!  There are many who are pretending, dull, slow, hard of hearing, and have shut their eyes to Truth.  They mistakenly think they have everything figured out and see no need to change.  Jesus says “Listen carefully.”  You and I need to change by devoting ourselves to walk according to the progressive revelation found in FATHER’S Word and by constantly listening to The Holy Spirit.  We must respond to what The Holy Spirit is directing us to say and do without hesitation.  If we hesitate, it is a clear indication of our lack of maturity. 

The reality is that if we are not producing fruit, we are denying some aspect of The Word in our lives.  This may seem harsh to some but correction often does.  I myself embrace correction from The Holy Spirit and simply repent.  I know any action or thought independent of The Word is an indefensible position.  Jesus is our Standard for Words and actions, no one else!  There are many ministers of the Gospel who have become unteachable.  Do you think an M.B.A. or PhD behind your name is a guarantee of revelation and fruitfulness?  Paul addresses this attitude in when he wrote by The Holy Spirit in Philippians chapter 3:

7 Yet all of the accomplishments that I once took credit for, I’ve now forsaken them and I regard it all as nothing compared to the delight of experiencing Jesus Christ as my Lord! 8 To truly know Him meant letting go of everything from my past and throwing all my boasting on the garbage heap. It’s all like a pile of manure to me now, so that I may be enriched in the reality of knowing Jesus Christ and embrace Him as Lord in all of his greatness.

9 My passion is to be consumed with Him and not clinging to my own “righteousness” based in keeping the written Law. My “righteousness” will be His, based on the faithfulness of Jesus Christ—the very righteousness that comes from God. 10 And I continually long to know the wonders of Jesus more fully and to experience the overflowing power of his resurrection working in me. I will be one with Him in his sufferings and I will be one with Him in his death. 11 Only then will I be able to experience complete oneness with Him in his resurrection from the realm of death.

Knowing Jesus Christ and embracing Him as Lord was Paul’s priority as it is mine today.  I trust it is the same with you.  Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1 Corinthians chapter 2:

14 Someone living on an entirely human level rejects the revelations of God’s Spirit, for they make no sense to him. He can’t understand the revelations of the Spirit because they are only discovered by the illumination of the Spirit. 15 Those who live in the Spirit are able to carefully evaluate all things, and they are subject to the scrutiny of no one but GOD.

As we press toward the high mark daily, we will progressively attain more revelation.  This revelation will empower us with what has already been deposited in us.  Our hearts will be good ground so that the Seed will grow and produce good fruit for the Kingdom.

In John chapter 17, Jesus spoke the following:

1  This is what Jesus prayed as he looked up into heaven,

    “FATHER, the time has come.

    Unveil the glorious splendor of YOUR Son

    so that I will magnify YOUR glory!

2 YOU have already given me authority

    over all people so that I may give

    the gift of eternal life to all those that YOU have given to me.

3 Eternal life means to know and experience you

    as the only true God,

    and to know and experience Jesus Christ,

    as the Son whom YOU have sent.

4 I have glorified YOU on the earth

    by faithfully doing everything YOU’VE told Me to do.

5 So My FATHER, restore Me back to the glory

    that WE shared together when we were face-to-face

    before the universe was created.”

These few words contain critical revelation and understanding to being a mature Son or Daughter of Our Heavenly Father.  Jesus affirms the path to eternal life which is to know and experience Jesus Christ as THE SON whom FATHER sent.  There is no other way that can be called “The Way”.

The only way we can glorify FATHER is to faithfully do everything HE tells us to do.  We only do those things which we see in The Word and hear what The Holy Spirit is speaking to us.  Many believers are moved by their circumstances and compromise The Word as a result.  They become lukewarm and then their soulish reasoning overtakes whatever revelation they received.  The rest is history.  Their trust and faith in The Word becomes only a memory in the past.  We must remain fervent in our determination to attain full maturity!

Jesus openly states He was with FATHER before the universe was created.  In Genesis, Moses affirmed the presence and work of The Holy Spirit when the earth was formed.  ALL THREE were there when our individual books were written as revealed in Psalm 139:16.

The key to reaching the world is through the life, maturity, unity, and Love of His disciples which include you and me. This does not mean that Jesus doesn’t Love the world, but that the world will only be reached when you and I come into the fullness of Christ and in unity of the faith. This is what consumes the heart of Jesus as he prays for the disciples then and us now before the cross in John chapter 17 as He further revealed:

6 “FATHER, I have manifested who YOU really are

    and I have revealed YOU to the men and women

    that YOU gave to Me.

    They were YOURS, and YOU gave them to Me,

    and they have fastened YOUR Word firmly to their hearts.

7 And now at last they know that everything I have is a gift from YOU,

8 And the very Words YOU gave to Me to speak

    I have passed on to them.

    They have received YOUR Words

    and carry them in their hearts.

    They are convinced that I have come from YOUR Presence,

    and they have fully believed that YOU sent Me to represent YOU.

Jesus spoke the Words of FATHER and we are to speak the Words of Jesus as well.  He walked in power and authority because He only spoke only what FATHER instructed thus FATHER confirmed every Word with signs and wonders.  We should expect the same as we walk and speak specifically in the same manner as Jesus.  Jesus did not instruct us to speak as the prophets or other men, we are only to follow His example.  There is such simplicity in this reality!  Who needs a soulish opinion when The Holy Spirit reveals Truth?

Jesus further prayed:

9 So with deep Love, I pray for my disciples.

    I’m not asking on behalf of the unbelieving world,

    but for those who belong to YOU,

    those YOU have given me.

10 For all who belong to Me now belong to YOU.

    And all who belong to YOU now belong to Me as well,

    and My glory is revealed through their surrendered lives.

It is time for you to fully surrender if you haven’t done so already.  I purpose daily to live a fully surrendered life which reflects my Love for Jesus Christ, My Lord and Savior.  As I walkout this surrendered life, the anointing of The Holy Spirit increases daily and reveals HIS glory.  There is such peace beyond understanding when we walk fully surrendered.  My life is no longer my own but submitted to FATHER.  I am no longer a victim of circumstances but instead the adversary is the victim.  When this occurs, his minions depart and look for weaker vessels to harass.  We must stop being afraid of dying and start living!  Furthermore, we must overcome the poverty mentality promoted by the adversary.  As Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Philippians chapter 4:

12–13 I know what it means to lack, and I know what it means to experience overwhelming abundance. For I’m trained in the secret of overcoming all things, whether in fullness or in hunger. And I find that the strength of Christ’s explosive power infuses me to conquer every difficulty.

Let us never forget the prayer of Jesus in John chapter 17 for in it are specific promises and expectations meant for us to live by and manifest in our daily walk.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2 Corinthians chapter 5:

3–4 For although we live in the natural realm, we don’t wage a military campaign employing human weapons, using manipulation to achieve our aims. Instead, our spiritual weapons are energized with Divine power to effectively dismantle the defenses behind which people hide.   5 We can demolish every deceptive fantasy that opposes GOD and break through every arrogant attitude that is raised up in defiance of the true knowledge of GOD. We capture, like prisoners of war, every thought [or scheme] and insist that it bow in obedience to the Anointed One. 6 Since we are armed with such dynamic weaponry, we stand ready to punish [ie “court martial”] any trace of rebellion, as soon as you choose complete obedience.

Paul is referring to demonic strongholds or centers of opposition to the light of the Gospel.  In verse 5, he mentions “citadels of argumentations,” which include fantasies.  A citadel is a fortress, typically on high ground, protecting or dominating a city.  Arrogant thoughts contrary to The Word attempt to fortify themselves with logic and emotion.  They often use intimidation, fear, uncertainty, and doubt to exalt themselves in our consciousness.

A scheme is a large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining some particular object or putting a particular idea into effect.  The more clever the scheme, the more likely it will be successful.  The adversary and his demons use schemes, or systematic plans, to exalt themselves and move us from the path known as “The Way” of the Gospel.  They are often elaborate schemes that are so subtle that they are often invisible to man’s logical insight.  This is why we need to walk according to The Holy Spirit. 

What may appear to be presented as our best interest can be a scheme to rob from us by those who are walking in darkness and submitted to demonic influence, knowing or unknowingly.  Familiar spirits are often behind these schemes.  Familiar spirits operate by manipulating people with subtle thoughts of logic, reasoning, and/or emotions that oppose the Gospel.

In Deuteronomy chapter 18, FATHER instructed the children of Israel:

9 “When you come into the land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominations of those nations. 10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, 11 or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. 12 For all who do these things are an abomination to the LORD, and because of these abominations the LORD your God drives them out from before you. 13 You shall be blameless before the LORD your God. 14 For these nations which you will dispossess listened to soothsayers and diviners; but as for you, the LORD your God has not appointed such for you.”

There are nations who have been controlled by the powers of darkness so we must not allow ourselves to dismiss such demonic activity affecting us.  In these times of science and technology there is a tendency to disregard the spiritual operating and pulling the strings of those who are in temporary power.

The manipulative schemes of the adversary can only be uncovered by our enlightened eyes of understanding as we are led by and listen to The Holy Spirit.  My prayer for you and me:

FATHER,

I ask that YOU, the GOD of Our Lord Jesus Christ and Our Father of Glory, may give to us the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, Our Lord Jesus Christ,  the eyes of our understanding being enlightened; that we may know what is the hope of YOUR calling, what are the riches of the glory of Jesus’ inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of YOUR power toward us who believe, according to the working of YOUR mighty power which YOU worked in Christ when YOU raised Jesus from the dead and seated Him at YOUR right hand in the Heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named.

And YOU put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His Body, the fullness of Him Who fills all in all.

In Jesus’ Name and by The Holy Spirit,

Amen!!!