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FATHER spoke in Deuteronomy chapter 30:

15 “See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, 

16 in that I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the LORD your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess. 

17 But if your heart turns away so that you do not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other gods and serve them, 

18 I announce to you today that you shall surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to go in and possess. 

19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;”

Father made it very clear that HE has the power over life and blessing which are both greater forces over death and cursing.  When we are in the midst of personal trials, our faith in this passage is tested.  Therefore let us use this passage and others to build our faith and be renewed.  Each of us needs to declare HIS past works in our lives by confessing them to others as instructed in Psalm 118:

We must decided whose words we are going to live our life by:  FATHER or some medical professional who has virtually no experience in comparison.  Our bodies are subject to our spirits and as we build up our spirits, our bodies will respond.

Some people allow their emotional state to supersede their spirit.  The emotional state will often move to the path of least resistance which allows the devil to further infiltrate the mind’s thoughts and conclusions.  The spirit will instead expect a miracle if that is what the situation calls for.  Hope provides the expectation of such a result.

Life can and will heal the physical body for we were designed to be restored.  We must not restrict our healing by thinking thoughts of unbelief.  We must dwell on the power of life coming from the breath of Our Heavenly Father.  We must focus on the power of HIS Love to overcome death and evil as we walk out each day.  FATHER gives us the choice of which path to take.  Love does not force itself on the recipient.  The power of Love must be dwelled upon each day as we walk out our trials and tests. Let the power of Life come forth out of our hearts and confession so that it becomes greater than the alternatives the wicked one is promoting.  Our ministry isn’t finished so let us not short-circuit it by believing a lie.  Choose Life!

In Mark chapter 15 it is written by THE SPIRIT:

The Chief Priests and Scribes failed to see the importance of Jesus submitting to the cross and if anyone who knew The Bible, it was these two groups.  Instead, their blindness prevailed and they missed one of the most important events in history.  They mocked and ridiculed Jesus’ mission and calling rather than see into THE SPIRIT and grasp the brevity of what was happening.  How would you like to stand before Our Heavenly Father and explain your actions in this situation?  Fortunately Love will provide that salve to cleanse the wounds found among all as we look back at our gross misunderstanding.

FATHER’S Plan for each of us has a unique cost associated with it and we must not let that cost be our focus.  Some of us are meant to spend more time on earth in our physical bodies than others.  Some are required to give up physical possessions while others are required to accumulate more that most would expect.  We must not judge those resources in light of our calling versus theirs.  We should simply acknowledge FATHER will provide whatever we need when we need it.

FATHER does not divulge the fullness of HIS Plan to each of us because we would then start comparing the various costs of ours versus the similar plans of others.  The result- lack of unity and a negative impact on pure faith. The result is that we take our focus away from our calling.  Let us simply focus on the plan knowing that FATHER will oversee the cost and bring forth any and all resources needed to accomplish HIS Plan.

TRUST ME HERE AND NOW. YOU ARE IN RIGOROUS training—on an adventurous trail designed for you alone. This path is not of your choosing, but it is My way for you. I am doing things you can’t understand. That is why I say, “Trust Me!” The jungle is thick, and you cannot clearly see what is before you, behind you, or beside you. Cling to My hand as you follow this trail in shadowy darkness. Although you cannot see Me, My Presence with you is rock-solid reality. Find hope in Me, beloved, for I am taking care of you. Focus on enjoying Me and all that I am to you—even though your circumstances scream for resolution. 

Refuse to obsess about your problems and how you are going to fix them. Instead, affirm your trust in Me; wait hopefully in My Presence, and watch to see what I will do.

By THE SPIRIT it is written in Luke chapter 21:

Jesus provided us with His daily schedule of ministry in this passage:  teach in the daytime, seek FATHER’S Voice and instruction while separated on the mountain during the night.  The Mount of Olives is where Ezekiel saw the Glory of THE LORD would remain until Jesus ascended from it at the end of His ministry.  As Jesus remained in the midst of the Glory with FATHER, He received valuable and timely instruction to minister to those with ears to hear and eyes to see.  This location was recorded in Ezekiel chapter 11:

 23 And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city.

Each of us needs to be refreshed as we minister life to those around us.  We must be on guard when the day signaling the end of the age has arrived.  We must protect our faculties which includes first and foremost the sensitivity of hearing FATHER’S Voice.  Drunkenness dulls that ability.  We are also warned about squandering resources during this time leading up to that fateful day.  Let us be good stewards on behalf of the Kingdom.

The snare is meant to minimize or remove our effective of ministry to others.  No matter what state we are in, let us sacrifice ourselves for the benefit of others.  This is what Love does.  Jesus was beaten and in no condition to even carry His cross but that did not stop Him from completing the ministry He was sent to accomplish.  May our resolve lead and guide us in the same manner.  No snare can stop perfect Love from achieving its purpose.

By THE SPIRIT it is written in Isaiah chapter 58:

FATHER provides us an abbreviated list of acts of Love in the above passage.  We are to minister to those in need.  As we do, we open ourselves up to verse 8 where the result of our action is rewarded: light, healing, righteousness, and Glory all become accessible to us.  What a blessed promise given to those who establish a proper fast where the focus is a more intimate relationship with FATHER.

Love will break every yoke and the oppressed can no longer be held in bondage.  The bonds of wickedness cannot withstand the power of Love and all those heavy burdens are easily remove by the acts of Love.  People often look at fasting in a negative sense because they are required to give up something that “self” wants.  Let us look at fasting in a positive light where it releases a greater manifestation of Love in a person’s life.  When one fasts with the proper attitude then appropriate results are manifested.  FATHER’S Glory encompasses those who walk in Love and allow their light to shine forth in a darkened world.

Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in 1 Corinthians chapter 15:

20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 

21 For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. 

22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. 

23 But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming. 

24 Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. 

25 For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. 

26 The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. 

27 For “He has put all things under His feet.”[fn] But when He says “all things are put under Him,” it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted. 

28 Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.

Jesus will bring all of creation into full subjection to FATHER’S Plan, Will, and purpose because Love motivates Him to do so.  Love intends to bring forth unity in all of creation and there are no exceptions, no matter how great or small.  Whether it be a wave form inside our cells or a nation, unity will come forth in its fullness.

The Old testament spends much time in dealing with nations’ blessings and cursings whereas the New Testament has much focus placed on the individual level of accepting or rejecting HIS Word.  Jesus established that the individual is as important as entire nations for He always had enough time to minster life and healing to those individuals who sought Him out for the answer to their sickness.

 Jesus healed the core issue within people rather than just deal with the symptom.  Think about it, He was as interested in removing a virus from an individual as He was ministering a particular parable to the masses.  We must not think our individual problems are too small for the Son to deal with and resolve.  Jesus understands eternity so He is not limited by time or any other resource.

Each of us has trillions of cells in our body that can “go rogue” in us and cause sickness.  That sickness is inconsistent with our design by FATHER.  We must stand on The Word and demand our bodies to line up with FATHER’S perfect design for by the stripes of Jesus we were healed.  Let us be in agreement that Jesus will bring all into full subjection, no exceptions.

The Beloved Disciple wrote by THE SPIRIT in 1 John chapter 2:

26 These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you.

27 But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.

28 And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.

29 If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.

We have been given the power and ability from the Holy Spirit to discern Truth from a lie.  That anointing is resident in us whether we access it or not and it is meant to be used on a daily basis.  There are hindrances to us discerning Truth and we must remove them in order to hear more clearly.  Noise generated by the world makes it difficult to spiritually hear.  Paul gives us an example in 1 Corinthians chapter 13:

1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

Whoever speaks without Love being the motivating factor becomes as noise thus the world is full of noise.  In Luke 22 Jesus separated Himself as was His custom:

39 Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him.

40 When He came to the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed

If Jesus found it necessary to withdraw to a quiet place, we should consider doing the same.  We too will become sensitive to discerning the Truth from a lie.  When we don’t discern the Truth, our resources tend to be wasted, especially time.  I can attest to that reality in my own walk.  Men deceived me and I expended resources based on their multitude of lies only to find out later what the Truth of the matter was.  FATHER in HIS great grace and mercy restored resources I lost and instructed me accordingly.

The Truth will often free up time and money for productive use.  People who lie to us have resorted to lying because they have found that their agenda cannot be achieved by any other means.  If they walked in unconditional Love, FATHER would bless them in a productive manner and there would no reason to lie in the first place.  Once again, Love is the key to protecting ourselves from the lies coming forth out of the world.  Let us not grieve the Holy Spirit by lying ourselves as Paul warned us in Ephesians chapter 4:

25 Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.

26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath,

27 nor give place to the devil.

28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.

29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

As we are fully able to discern Truth, we will put a stop to the cycle of lies prevailing in the world today.  As a result we will promote Love and righteousness to a world in desperate need.

Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Philippians chapter 1:

In 2 Peter chapter 1, Peter wrote by THE SPIRIT:

5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,

6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,

7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.

8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.

10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;

11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

THE SPIRIT makes a very clear statement about our fruitfulness, “For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ”.  As we pursue these fruit we can be assured of an increase in the knowledge of Our Lord Jesus Christ.  As we pursue a walk in these fruit we can expect our eyes to be opened to a greater degree which will allow us to see Truth and reality in the same manner as Jesus.  On the flip side, if we don’t pursue these fruit then we become subject to blindness.  Therefore “be diligent” we are told!

When we let our guard down and become slack in studying and recalling these fundamental promises, we expose ourselves to becoming lukewarm and are subject to stumbling.  Then we wake up one morning and ask ourselves how this happened.  We have let the cares of the world come in and attack the Word in us without hardly realizing what happened.  We become accustomed to coasting through life when instead we ought to be diligent concerning protecting the Word in us.  It us up to each of us to keep ourselves fit in the Word, exercising the Word in our lives on a daily basis.

Brotherly kindness requires action toward others.  One way you can keep fruitful in this area is to purpose to do something everyday for someone else beyond your family.  We are to add virtue or “moral excellence” to our faith.  When we do we have a purity of faith which is above reproach.  This serves two purposes- one is to expose our purity; the other is to expose impurities of those witness our virtue. 

Knowledge is obtained by the written Word, The Holy Spirit, Jesus, and FATHER’S Voice.  Once we receive knowledge we must be cautious about how we apply it to ourselves and others.  This is why we must seek wisdom and understanding as well.  These attributes promote self-control so that we are not offensive toward our brothers and sisters when we share newly acquired knowledge.  Perseverance is steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.  This fruit goes hand in hand with faith and patience.  As we take on these fruits our faith increases and we will not stumble as we enter into the everlasting Kingdom.