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Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Galatians chapter 2:

5 But we did not yield in subjection to them for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.

6 But from those who were of high reputation (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)—well, those who were of reputation contributed nothing to me.

7 But on the contrary, seeing that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised (Gentiles), just as Peter had been to the circumcised (Jews).

Paul did not submit to pressure to  be politically correct.  He knew what his calling was and would not be under subjection “for even an hour” to those who wanted to control him and his message.  We must be willing to stand up for our beliefs as well.  Political systems are temporary in nature and they come and go with time but FATHER’S Divine Intent will be carried out even if the rocks have to cry out.  Love does not condone perversion and neither should we.  People have mistaken Love with the ooey gooey emotion promoted by man.  FATHER WHO IS the essence of Love also has a side of judgment when provoked.  Jesus Who only did what FATHER directed Him to do.  The Beloved Disciple recorded by THE SPIRIT in John chapter 2:

13 Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14 And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business.

15 When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers’ money and overturned the tables.

16 And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!”

17 Then His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.”

Men attempted to pervert the intent of the Temple and those who were in charge had compromised themselves as well as those driven out.  At some point judgment becomes necessary as the period of mercy has ended.  The churches of the U.S. in particular have failed to promote unity among the brethren but instead have allowed the “sheep” to be dispersed and at risk to all the predators.

These days many of the predators are sitting in boardrooms fully insolated from the rule of law.  They have amassed purchasing power by concentrating funds and use a portion of the funds to buy political favors.  They hide behind laws they helped pass in order to keep the game going while the average person unknowingly supports their cause by using their products and/or services.  However, FATHER knows what is going on in the darkness of those rooms.

In the recent news there is much rhetoric about who “hacked” various computers and emails.  Most people are failing to realize that the key issue is the content of the emails which were hacked.  They reveal lawless acts against the citizenry of this country.  The perpetrators are not foreigners.  The authenticity of those emails have never been questioned.  The Truth is being exposed out of necessity yet the focus of the people in this country are redirected elsewhere.  I expect more revelations of Truth to be revealed in 2017 and for the light to expose those darkened boardrooms where nefarious intent prevails.

The perversion of Truth is coming to an end.  FATHER will hear the prayers of HIS saints and respond by cleansing the land… and the land needs cleansing.  By THE SPIRIT Isaiah wrote in chapter 5:

20 ​​Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;

​​Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness;

​​Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Your and my responsibility is to pray in unity with the following passage at the forefront in 2 Chronicles chapter 7:

14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

FATHER will respond:

15 Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place.

The Truth has not changed nor have the principles to live by:

A Modell Hereof

God Almighty in his most holy and wise providence hath so disposed of the condition of mankind, as in all times some must be rich some poor, some high and eminent in power and dignity; others mean and in subjection.

The Reason hereof:

1st Reason.

First to hold conformity with the rest of His world, being delighted to show forth the glory of his wisdom in the variety and difference of the creatures, and the glory of His power in ordering all these differences for the preservation and good of the whole, and the glory of His greatness, that as it is the glory of princes to have many officers, so this great king will have many stewards, counting himself more honored in dispensing his gifts to man by man, than if he did it by his own immediate hands.

2nd Reason.

Secondly, that He might have the more occasion to manifest the work of his Spirit: first upon the wicked in moderating and restraining them, so that the rich and mighty should not eat up the poor, nor the poor and despised rise up against and shake off their yoke. Secondly, in the regenerate, in exercising His graces in them, as in the great ones, their love, mercy, gentleness, temperance etc., and in the poor and inferior sort, their faith, patience, obedience etc.

3rd Reason.

Thirdly, that every man might have need of others, and from hence they might be all knit more nearly together in the bonds of brotherly affection. From hence it appears plainly that no man is made more honorable than another or more wealthy etc., out of any particular and singular respect to himself, but for the glory of his Creator and the common good of the creature, Man. Therefore God still reserves the property of these gifts to Himself as Ezek. 16:17, He there calls wealth, His gold and His silver, and Prov. 3:9, He claims their service as His due, “Honor the Lord with thy riches,” etc. — All men being thus (by divine providence) ranked into two sorts, rich and poor; under the first are comprehended all such as are able to live comfortably by their own means duly improved; and all others are poor according to the former distribution….

Question: What rule must we observe and walk by in cause of community of peril?

Answer:

The same as before, but with more enlargement towards others and less respect towards ourselves and our own right. Hence it was that in the primitive Church they sold all, had all things in common, neither did any man say that which he possessed was his own. Likewise in their return out of the captivity, because the work was great for the restoring of the church and the danger of enemies was common to all, Nehemiah directs the Jews to liberality and readiness in remitting their debts to their brethren, and disposing liberally to such as wanted, and stand not upon their own dues which they might have demanded of them. Thus did some of our forefathers in times of persecution in England, and so did many of the faithful of other churches, whereof we keep an honorable remembrance of them; and it is to be observed that both in Scriptures and latter stories of the churches that such as have been most bountiful to the poor saints, especially in those extraordinary times and occasions, God hath left them highly commended to posterity…

Thus stands the cause between God and us. We are entered into covenant with Him for this work. We have taken out a commission. The Lord hath given us leave to draw our own articles. We have professed to enterprise these and those accounts, upon these and those ends. We have hereupon besought Him of favor and blessing. Now if the Lord shall please to hear us, and bring us in peace to the place we desire, then hath He ratified this covenant and sealed our commission, and will expect a strict performance of the articles contained in it; but if we shall neglect the observation of these articles which are the ends we have propounded, and, dissembling with our God, shall fall to embrace this present world and prosecute our carnal intentions, seeking great things for ourselves and our posterity, the Lord will surely break out in wrath against us, and be revenged of such a people, and make us know the price of the breach of such a covenant.

Now the only way to avoid this shipwreck, and to provide for our posterity, is to follow the counsel of Micah, to do justly, to love mercy, to walk humbly with our God. For this end, we must be knit together, in this work, as one man. We must entertain each other in brotherly affection. We must be willing to abridge ourselves of our superfluities, for the supply of others’ necessities. We must uphold a familiar commerce together in all meekness, gentleness, patience and liberality. We must delight in each other; make others’ conditions our own; rejoice together, mourn together, labor and suffer together, always having before our eyes our commission and community in the work, as members of the same body. So shall we keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace. The Lord will be our God, and delight to dwell among us, as His own people, and will command a blessing upon us in all our ways, so that we shall see much more of His wisdom, power, goodness and truth, than formerly we have been acquainted with. We shall find that the God of Israel is among us, when ten of us shall be able to resist a thousand of our enemies; when He shall make us a praise and glory that men shall say of succeeding plantations, “may the Lord make it like that of New England.” For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. So that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause Him to withdraw His present help from us, we shall be made a story and a by-word through the world. We shall open the mouths of enemies to speak evil of the ways of God, and all professors for God’s sake. We shall shame the faces of many of God’s worthy servants, and cause their prayers to be turned into curses upon us till we be consumed out of the good land whither we are going.

And to shut this discourse with that exhortation of Moses, that faithful servant of the Lord, in his last farewell to Israel, Deut. 30. “Beloved, there is now set before us life and death, good and evil,” in that we are commanded this day to love the Lord our God, and to love one another, to walk in his ways and to keep his Commandments and his ordinance and his laws, and the articles of our Covenant with Him, that we may live and be multiplied, and that the Lord our God may bless us in the land whither we go to possess it. But if our hearts shall turn away, so that we will not obey, but shall be seduced, and worship other Gods, our pleasure and profits, and serve them; it is propounded unto us this day, we shall surely perish out of the good land whither we pass over this vast sea to possess it.

Therefore let us choose life,

that we and our seed may live,

by obeying His voice and cleaving to Him,

for He is our life and our prosperity.

Love’s desire is for unbroken fellowship and FATHER has set a straight and narrow path to be found by all of us.  HE even illuminates the path by HIS Word.  We all know that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line yet many choose to take the long way around with much greater uncertainty.  By HIS Love residing in me I am compelled to invite all who are willing to join me on this path of joy.  The Beloved Disciple wrote in his 1st epistle chapter 1:

5 This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.

6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

A man living in broken fellowship is walking in darkness.  This man is not living according to the Truth of the Word.  Unlike other writings, this is why we must read and meditate on HIS Word daily.  When a man or woman writes a book it takes very little to embrace the essence of what they are attempting to convey to the reader.  However when the CREATOR of the universe gives us just one sentence, it can take a lifetime to embrace HIS full Divine Intent.  HIS Divine Intent is in us from the moment of conception and thus we have always maintained a link to HIM no matter what our condition.  The life force in us originates with HIM.  By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in Ephesians chapter 2:

10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

How exciting it is that FATHER ordained us for good works!  Where do we stand in fulfilling those good works?  Who better to guide you and me through life that OUR CREATOR in full, unbroken fellowship!  If you want to become an expert in a vocation, you study under an existing expert.  Their expertise is transferred to you in order that you can rise to their level for their goal is not to leave you in the same state you were in before your training began.  Elisha was Elijah’s protégé and he was determined to stay close to his master and take over when his master had completed his mission.  He was rewarded with a double anointing.  Don’t you think FATHER wants us to excel in the same manner?  In order to do that we must stay close to HIM in all manner.  In John chapter 10 Jesus spoke:

25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me.

26 But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you.

27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.

29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.

30 I and My Father are one.”

Jesus had a constant, enduring fellowship with FATHER.  We too should expect nothing less for Jesus declared we would do greater works thus we should expect the same relationship with FATHER as our Elder Brother.  Let us walk toward the light and leave the darkness in the past where it no longer exists in our lives.

Righteousness is the ability to stand in FATHER’S presence without the sense of guilt, sin, or inferiority.  If FATHER recreated us, we are not under bondage to the old man.  By THE SPIRIT Peter wrote in the second epistle chapter 1:

4  by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Are we willing to accept this simple yet encompassing Truth?  Our Christian faith is based on this reality yet most of us have only partially accepted and fully embraced this reality.  One would say “I want to accept this Truth, but how do I fully embrace it?”.  We only have to look around at how the world creates followers of their doctrines and beliefs.  They continually plant seeds for the crop they wish to reap.  Football fans participate in games, track their teams, and buy paraphernalia which express their loyalty to their team.  They immerse themselves into the support and tracking of the team they follow.  They fully identify with that team and do not hesitate to make it known to others.

Do we express ourselves in word and deed which represent our Divine nature or are we “secret agents”?  Are we more concerned about what others think or are we more concerned about what FATHER sees?  By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in Romans chapter 8:

2  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

We must be as free from sin as Adam was before he committed sin.  He walked with FATHER and fully communicated with FATHER.  Shouldn’t we expect the same?  Whey do we care what men think who are walking around as whitewashed tombs?  In Matthew 23, Jesus spoke of those who were esteemed of the people:

27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.

28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.”

Was Adam ever sick before the fall?  Was Jesus ever sick before He took on the sin of the world?  Each of us has an immune system which is designed to protect us and keep us healthy.  Is it FATHER’S perfect Will for us to live without sin, sickness, or any affliction?  HE would not have sent HIS Son to the cross for a partial victory over the fall of man.  We know HE is willing so we know the problem lies somewhere with us.  Some would have us believe that we must wait until some date in the future to receive our Divine nature yet Peter proclaimed “by His stripes we were healed”.  Paul explains the battle internal to each of us.  Which nature are we empowering by our choices?  Isn’t that the real question to be answered?

How do I empower my Divine nature?  The answer is so simple yet its application is a great challenge which requires commitment to carry out our choice.  FATHER gave us the law of seedtime and harvest and this law applies in all areas of our life.  We reap what we sow.  As believers we have Divine nature in us yet if we never feed ourselves in this area, how are we to become strong and minister to others?  We must walk in faith on a daily basis that we will manifest the full expression of the Divine nature in us.  In Hebrews chapter 11, it is written by THE SPIRIT:

5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him,for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Faith comes by hearing, dwelling, meditating, and acting on The Word.  Faith pleases FATHER for HE know that as we walk in faith we become greater expressions of mature Sons.  As mature Sons, we will spread the Kingdom of HIS Dear Son and bring Heaven to earth.  We are then truly known as Overcomers by the manifested works in Christ.  Let us embrace the reality that we now have the Divine Nature residing in us.  Let us become HIS full expression as a light unto the world.  Paul summed it up in Romans chapter 5:

17 For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

I believe it is critical that the reader seriously ponder this message.  It contains a key that must be used to unlock our overcoming walk with Christ.  As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.

There are many categories of “three”.  There is FATHER, Son, and Holy Spirit; the three feasts- Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles; three harvests: barley, wheat, and grape.  Let us focus on the personal level of living according to the flesh, mind, or spirit.  Those living according to the flesh and/or mind expect to die whereas those who live according to the spirit expect to live for they know Jesus has overcome death.  I Hebrews chapter 2 it is written by THE SPIRIT:

14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,

15 and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

As we make the transition to walking in THE SPIRIT we no longer fear death for we know life is eternal and physical death is simply a transition itself.  There are those who will not experience death for they will receive glorified bodies.  Enoch was a precursor to this reality.  Jesus who did not live according to the flesh or mind willingly lowered Himself and took on the sin of the world that He would conquer and defeat death once and for all.  In Revelation chapter 1 Jesus spoke:

18  “I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.”

By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote of Jesus’ victory over principalities and powers in Colossians chapter 2:

15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.

Paul understood the need to make the transition from being sin conscious to being Spirit conscious.  In Philippians chapter 3 Paul clearly stated that once the transition to being led by THE SPIRIT was revealed to him, he no longer had any confidence in the flesh:

3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh,

4 though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so…

Until he met Jesus, Paul had his own course of life planned out according to the traditions of man.  Paul excelled in every aspect of this vocation only to find that it was rubbish.  Thankfully, he quickly jettisoned his past and embraced the revelation of walking by THE SPIRIT in Love.  No matter what path we take we will submit ourselves as slaves… either sin or righteousness.  By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in Romans chapter 6:

15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not!

16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?

17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.

18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness.

Each of us has a choice to live according to the flesh (and death) or according to THE SPIRIT (and life).  In order to receive the benefits set aside by FATHER, we must fully accept the deliverance by Christ on our behalf.  He died for our sins and sicknesses two thousand years ago.  This act of unconditional Love is greater than any sin we have committed.  It is greater than the multitude of sins we have collectively committed.  We need to get over ourselves and accept His supreme sacrifice and be freed from the sin consciousness perpetuated by the flesh and the logic of the mind.

We must be freed from sin consciousness and transition into being led by THE SPIRIT.  We must believe the Truth which had been a mystery but since has been made known to us.  What is the point of revelation without walking in it?  Paul speaks of this mystery in Ephesians chapter 1:

7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace

8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,

10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him.

In 2 Corinthians chapter 5 Paul writes by THE SPIRIT and expressly points out the reality that we are a new creation:

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

WE MUST ACCEPT THIS REALITY and no longer accept the enslavement of the old man.  We are not under bondage to the old creation even though our flesh and our mind would attempt to deceive us into thinking otherwise.  We must renew our mind and put our flesh into subjection instead of subjecting ourselves to the flesh.  Let us no longer be as children tossed to and fro with divisive doctrines designed to enslave our minds.  We must embrace the reality that we are a new creation in order for us to maximize our service to mankind.  Peter wrote by THE SPIRIT in his 2nd Epistle chapter 1:

2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,

3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,

4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Many are waiting for an external transition to occur and thus continually look for signs of the coming transition.  Why wait for transition when we have the mystery revealed that we can be partakers of the Divine Nature now?  Our focus has been directed to the outward when it really needs to be focused inward where the Kingdom resides.  As Paul stated in Romans 8 “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.”  If we were not able to make the transition, there would be no encouragement or expectation in Scripture to do so.

If we have yet to receive healing in an area of our life, we must not condemn ourselves but press in an even greater manner.  We have been subject to the world’s noise and ways for many years thus we must purge the dross which has entered in through our senses.

Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT to Titus in chapter 3:

3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

4 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,

5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

Again Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Ephesians chapter 4:

17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind,

20 But you have not so learned Christ, 21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus:

22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,

23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.

Further Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Colossians chapter 3:

8 But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.

9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds,

10 and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,

Meditation and action of the Word is what renews our mind.  We must not be moved by what we see or hear from the world.  We must not let the testimony of the senses be our guide for they are only temporary in nature.  We must stand on the Word which is eternal and all powerful.  Which is a greater truth- our senses or the Word of FATHER?  The Nature, Life, and Spirit of FATHER dwells in us so must become fully persuaded that these Aspects of FATHER are greater than any temporary condition experienced by our senses.  This includes sickness, disease, affliction, and oppression.

We are wired to believe anything if we hear or see it enough and it matters not if it is true or false.  Man believed the earth was flat until he found that it was a globe.  Men protected that false view and threatened the life of those who would say otherwise.  Let us not hold on to anything that is not of FATHER but be willing to discard any thought or doctrine which contradicts HIS Word.  Most of us have much washing and renewing to do for our exposure to the world has been significant and the world continues to flood our senses with its agenda of death and destruction.  Let us purse life and restoration by renewing our mind.

By THE SPIRIT the Apostle wrote in 1 Peter chapter 2:

24  Jesus who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.

This verse is the essence of absolute Truth and in order for us to embrace our healing to the fullest, we must believe this verse beyond anything our sense knowledge tells us.  When we embrace the absolute Truth in healing our bodies will begin responding and line up with the Word.  The pain of our affliction may be screaming out and demanding our attention but that does not negate FATHER’S Divine Intent to heal us.  The woman who suffered for eighteen years had already exhausted the knowledge of the physicians of that day.  She had nothing to lose but to seek the healing power of Jesus.

The Beloved Disciple wrote by THE SPIRIT in John chapter 20:

30 And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book;

31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

The New Testament was specifically given to us that we might believe the absolute Truth of Jesus Christ being the Son of GOD AND that we might have life in His Name.  We don’t doubt our salvation yet receiving healing is a challenge due to the opposition we see and hear challenging this Truth.  We must overcome the world and its propaganda and stand on the Truth of FATHER’S Word to us.

The Word says we were healed, not will be healed thus we need to get into perfect harmony with HIS Word in this area.  Jesus has already healed us so we need to thank Him and praise Him for the work He has already done.  When we accepted salvation, we did not need to wait on some act on His part for He had already gone to the cross for all mankind.  The issue is our full acceptance of the absolute Truth of healing in our lives and this is done by renewing our minds.  Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Romans chapter 12:

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

The world is constantly placing pressure on us to conform to it yet Paul by THE SPIRIT instructs us not to conform to the world.  Let us focus on renewing our mind so that we be transformed into living according to FATHER’S Divine Intent.  As we continue to immerse ourselves in HIS Word in the area of need, our minds will be transformed and our bodies will respond in like manner.  The perfect will of FATHER is for us to be fully healed and restored.  In Luke chapter 17 Jesus encounter ten lepers:

12 Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off.

13 And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

14 So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.

15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God,

16 and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.

17 So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?

18 Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?”

19 And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well (whole).”

The nine lepers received healing but the one who returned to praise and glorify FATHER was made whole.  Jesus spoke the same Word to all ten but the words and actions of one received a different level of restoration.  Let us praise and glorify FATHER for HIS absolute Truth of healing in our lives and no longer conform to the world’s standard of living.  How long will it take to renew our mind where the absolute Truth supersedes the world’s influence?  I would say it is unique for each of us.  We must plant seeds in our hearts and minds for the fruit we wish to harvest.  If you continually plant seeds of the world’s opinions, you will reap accordingly.  Remove any and all hindrances to your healing.  Unforgiveness and greed are at or near the top of the list.

Mental assent is to express acceptance or agreeing with the Word but not acting on The Word.  Mental assent is passive whereas faith is active.  To act upon HIS Word is to do HIS Will with the same intent as FATHER’S Divine Intent of Love.  In Matthew chapter 9 Jesus spoke:

4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?

5 For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’?

6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”

7 And he arose and departed to his house.

8 Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

Jesus’ acts of healing glorified FATHER.  If we are doing nothing are we glorifying FATHER?  A passive Christian is not a light unto the world but an active Believer is, so let us reaffirm our commitment to be active on behalf of the Gospel.  In John chapter 15 Jesus spoke:

1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.

2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.”

The word abide means to be connected with, to depend on, and continue in.  In 2017, let us purpose to produce good fruit daily on HIS behalf.  Let us break out of custom and tradition with the expectation FATHER will reveal HIMSELF in a greater way than ever before.  The life flows through the vine to the branch with the purpose of producing good fruit for other to eat.  Let us break out of our circle of comfort and minister among a greater expanse of people.  Let us plant seeds of Love in every person we come in contact, especially our enemies.  Those seeds will begin a purging process as they grow in their life.

Jesus further spoke:

5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.”

Our active works in Christ will glorify FATHER.  As we immerse ourselves in HIS Love and become the outward expression of HIS Love, people will see Jesus in us and His power will flow through us to minister healing and restoration in their life.  Every one of us should expand his or her “tent stakes” and actively grow in ministry to others this year.  Unproductive branches are ultimately removed and cast into the fire.  Let our works glorify FATHER and our fruitfulness will increase in order that more may eat of the good fruit.  “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”

By THE SPIRIT it is published in Psalm 107:

20 ​​He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

By THE SPIRIT the Beloved Disciple wrote in John chapter 1:

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 He was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

…

14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

The Word, FATHER, Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit, are all in full unity concerning our health, healing, and restoration.  There is no compromise concerning sickness and disease for they are a contrary to the Word and Divine Intent of FATHER.  You cannot separate the Word from FATHER for It is HIS Divine Intent.  We must receive the Word at face value in innocence just as Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 19:

14  But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”

The Word has power to those who accept it at face value.  Analyzing the Word to the nth degree will not increase the power contained in that Word but in some cases the analysis will dilute the Word.  Jesus’ Words are not complicated if we will accept them at face value.  He meant what He said.  Yes, there were times He spoke in parables but we He did not make the entire ministry about parables.  The more we tend to mentally dissect the Word there tends to be greater dilution of the intent and power to the point our opinion is interjected.  Let us not compromise the Divine Intent of HIS Word in our lives.

Let us accept that FATHER sent HIS Word to heal and restore us.  Let us not rationalize why it is no longer true because of our current state of health.  Our health is subject to change, not HIS Word.  By THE SPIRIT Isaiah proclaimed in chapter 53:

4 ​​Surely He has borne our griefs

​​And carried our sorrows;

​​Yet we esteemed Him stricken,

​​Smitten by God, and afflicted.

5 ​​But He was wounded for our transgressions,

​​He was bruised for our iniquities;

​​The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,

​​And by His stripes we are healed.

Accept this Truth at face value and your body will begin to conform to FATHER’S Divine Intent.  Let HIS Word be greater in our life than any sickness, disease, or affliction.  When the leper approached Jesus and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean” did Jesus give him a lengthy dissertation of how the Word works?  No, simply Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.  Nothing else mattered to that leper other than the results Jesus brought by The Word He spoke.  The leper accepted The Word at face value… so should we.

Grays are now being removed as the polarizing of mankind continues- light versus darkness.

Wisdom spoke in Proverbs chapter 25:

4 ​​Take away the dross from silver,

​​And it will go to the silversmith for jewelry.

5 ​​Take away the wicked from before the king,

​​And his throne will be established in righteousness.

Many Christians have been taught the “escape” doctrine of the rapture yet FATHER has us pray THY Kingdom come THY Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.  Throughout Scripture is the theme of “polarization”.  The separation of two distinct ways of life.  It all boils down to righteousness versus wickedness.  Jesus’ ministry was polarizing in the sense that He was a light that contrasted darkness.  His ministry was confirmed with miracles of healing and deliverance thus the people had to decide which path they would take.  No longer were they able to live with a multitude of philosophies for Jesus revealed the straight and narrow path for all to see.

In recent years people were threatened with legal action if they did not submit to the “politically correctness” doctrine of men.  Effectively they were to keep quiet about wickedness which has become acceptable and tolerant among those in control of the current system.  The problem is that if Love is not the center of one’s life, he will not separate the person from the sin.  Instead, he simply wants to get rid of the sinful person.  Love is all about restoring the person to FATHER’S Divine Intent and cleansing the person of the wickedness.

For silver to be used in jewelry you must first remove the impurities.  All silver mined from the ground contains dross so you don’t throw it away but instead purge the impurities by fire.  The same is true for gold.  The same is true for mankind.  A king wants to reign over peace and unity in his kingdom thus he will remove or contain the wickedness.

In Matthew chapter 13 Jesus spoke:

47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind,

48 which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.

49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just,

50 and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

The wise man or woman will purge the dross on a daily basis for we are either ascending, standing still, or descending every single day.  Our thought, word, and deed determine where we are each day.  Those who choose to submit to the wickedness begin descending away from the light until they find themselves surrounded by wickedness without the protection of FATHER.  This is true for nations as well.  Once the covering is removed, a nation degenerates in a more rapid fashion.  Thankfully, FATHER’S mercies exceed man’s wickedness and nations can be restored through repentance.

As we ascend in Spiritual maturity, our light shines brighter and the contrast to darkness becomes stark.  The shades of grey fade away to the point where a decision has to be made.  In Deuteronomy chapter 30 FATHER spoke:

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;

20 that you may love the LORD your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.”

It doesn’t get any clearer than that!