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I would strongly urge those interested in better understanding Brian’s videos to consider that he was sharing “in the Spirit” and when he mentions a topic multiple times, it typically means you should pay a little closer attention.  Kemper and I discussed the relevance of incest mentioned by Brian concerning his wife’s adopted sister.  Consider Lot and his daughters.  Incest means that you “love” those in the family and reject outsiders.  Isn’t that similar to what denominations have done to those who are outside their influence?

Lot chose material blessing and ended up in Sodom (Gen 13:10).  Abraham interceded for Sodom (Gen 18).  Would you intercede for a city known for its great sin?  Food for thought.  Maybe it is time to revisit Lot’s circumstances as it relates to nonjudgmental Love.

Brian’s first Love was Helen as he mentioned in his broadcasts but he did not marry her.  He ended up marrying her best friend.  While there, we drove past Helen’s house but she is in mourning over her husband who recently passed away.

If you only consider what he said solely from the “physical”, you may miss the purpose of the trip and broadcast.  I have no regrets in making the trip and further I am grateful to those who contributed.

To revile is to criticize in an abusive or hostile way, or to spread negative information about a person.

In Matthew chapter 5, Jesus spoke:

11 “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.

12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”

Any time that the current path is challenged by revelation from Above, there will be resistance, both inwardly and outwardly.  Your ego will try to dissuade you from taking the road less traveled for on that road the ego loses its control over you.  Other people will revile you in an attempt to justify their own path.  As for me, I only want to take FATHER’S path known as THE WAY.  The leaders persecuted Jesus and we should expect the same.

When we left the church in 1996 we suffered persecution from those who remained.  Their love for us was conditional on us following the path they were on.  As long as we submitted to the pastor we were loved, but the moment we departed from his direction we were shunned.  Where was the Agape Love upon our departure?  This scenario happens again and again where there is no Love.

Why do men revile and persecute others?  It is because their ego is leading them down the path they are on for if they were on HIS path motivated by Love, they would pray blessings over those who are no longer enjoined with them knowing that FATHER had them on a parallel path ultimately arriving at the same destination.  When men revile you they are unsure of their own path and need others to reinforce their decision to take the path they are on.  Their ego demands it.  They have a vested interest in their doctrine and want to defend the doctrine against any challenge to it.

Why are we blessed when we are persecuted for HIS Sake?  We must go beyond the “easy” and not be moved when the “difficult” arrives on the scene.  When we stand for what FATHER is showing us and directing us to do, we will be challenged and tested by men and women who are convinced that their way is the only way.  Who do we submit to, FATHER or man?  Do we submit to the status quo, tradition, convincing doctrines, declarations, prophecies, visions, encounters, or FATHER’S Word specifically for us?

Men would place FATHER in a box that they construct in their own understanding.  Anyone who challenges the limits of that box will be persecuted in some manner.  Your own ego will attempt to make you feel guilty for pursuing a path outside the accepted box.  As you pursue FATHER with a pure heart, be at peace with where HE takes you.  Job realized that men and their views are no match for FATHER’S Plan, Will, and purpose.  We must trust FATHER when HE moves us in a different direction other than the path we have followed in the past.  We may have been on the right path and the other people were diverted to an alternate path as they focused on worldly rewards.  At any rate, trust FATHER at all intersections.  HE will guide you in the path to take.

“For My sake” means for Love’s sake.  Jesus was and is the manifestation of Love.  I have no problem when men challenge FATHER’S direction for I know FATHER will guide me accordingly and HE is more interested in my obedience to HIS direction versus submitting to man’s influence.  Time and time again, HIS direction has proven to be fruitful in my life, we have a history together that comforts me when men revile and persecute me.

There appears to be challenging times ahead and men will become angry with the current system as it fails them.  Their anger will be directed against anyone who disagrees with their doctrine which brought them to the place of destruction.  Their illusions of wealth and power will fall away and the Truth will stare them in the face.  Some will transcend the suffering and pursue the pathway to Spiritual cognition is full waking consciousness.  Great is their reward in Heaven!

In John chapter 4, Jesus spoke:

23  “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.

24  God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

To worship means to bow down in reverence and adoration toward Our Heavenly Father.  True worship arises out of Love for FATHER in an intimate relationship.  We do not bow down as a religious practice but out of our revelation of who HE is.  It is with the greatest of respect and gratitude do we acknowledge the CREATOR of Heaven and earth.  FATHER is so much greater in every aspect to any person, place, or thing that to revere anyone or anything else is foolishness.

Men continue to seek alternatives to the various facets of Truth.  FATHER is the source of all Love, wisdom, understanding, knowledge, supply, healing, wholeness, and peace.  Yet men seek out other means and devices to supply their need in those various areas.  Drugs are taken by addicts in hope for a few hours of peace whereas FATHER will give you peace in the midst of turmoil.  The masses are void of HIS Word in the area of healing so they seek various devices and means for healing.  I am always reminded of the two statements Dr. Speckhart based his success on: “The body is designed to heal itself.” and “The body is designed to live forever.”  Who better to heal you than the ONE Who designed and formed your body!

Who is the source of all Truth?  Our Heavenly Father!  Why do you seek after men who have at best only a portion of Truth?  Don’t you realize that a Loving FATHER awaits your sincere desire to seek HIM out?  We need to quit pursuing external formulas and devices to promote fulfillment.  Jesus told the woman that true worship was not fulfilled by an external act of going to the mountain or to Jerusalem.  True worship is done in the heart, an internal act.

Your connection with FATHER is in your heart, not your mind.  Jesus spoke of this in Matthew chapter 5:

8  Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.

Notice that Jesus did not focus on the mind, knowledge, external acts, or rituals.  The issue is internal, not external.  The more you focus on the external, the further you move from true Worship.  Don’t you think FATHER will take care of the external once HE has fully matured HIS Sons to carry out HIS Will and plan with great precision, power, and authority.  Only when the Sons are fully prepared internally will they effect the external.  Your heart is the issue!

Your heart is where Love resides, not in the mind.  The mind is binary in nature thus it will always operate in a “conditional” mode… if/then.  If the heart is not strengthened and you allow your mind to dictate your walk, you will never be in full and complete peace.  Your mind will create problems to solve and the solutions will always be temporary.  It will focus on the external problems and direct you away from the true and everlasting solution.  Your heart is the source of higher intelligence for that is where you are connected with FATHER.  When I received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, my mind went “tilt” and did not understand the event.  On the other hand, my heart was full of joy.  Do you want to improve your quality of life?  Focus on the internal, not the external.  The external is a result of what is done internally.  Pursue harmony with FATHER’S Will and the external will respond.  Pursue only the external and lack, turmoil, and chaos are likely to come on the scene.

When our heart is perfectly reconciled with FATHER, full Spiritual flow will occur.  It will not only flow to us but it will also flow through us to others.  Jesus consistently walked in this flow.  He did not need technology to heal the sick but simply operated in a connected fashion with FATHER Who imparted power and authority to bring forth healing and restoration to mankind.  Jesus prayed to FATHER and was in constant communication with HIM.  Jesus was a conduit for the power of FATHER to flow through Him to the rest of mankind.  Jesus understood and perceived the flow of power as the woman with the issue of blood touched His garment.  As we mature in the worshipping FATHER in Spirit and Truth, we should expect to be used in like manner.  This will be observable fruit of True Worshippers.

Our mind is a great servant but a very inadequate guide.  At best our mind will use logic based on past experiences but is not able to move us above our circumstances to a higher realm.  Our heart is where our connection with FATHER is located and this is where we must place our trust and focus.  Otherwise we will simply live a life of scarcity and will always seem to come up just short of sufficiency in all things.  Jesus made it quite clear that the focus is the heart:

Luke 6:43 “For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

44 For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.”

Whatever you focus on will ultimately produce fruit of its nature.  If you start your day full of gratitude and thanksgiving, you will produce positive fruit.  If you dwell of FATHER’S unlimited nature of Love, HIS unlimited ever-expanding universe, and HIS unlimited resources, you will become a vessel of abundance to flow through you to others.  Your heart is your connection with THE SPIRIT of FATHER and it is interconnected with all that exists.  This flow of THE SPIRIT allows you to pray for anyone anywhere else and it be effective.  The mind cannot comprehend this since it is not logical based on its experience and history.

People are looking for solutions on the same level where their problems were created.  They will not find the solution at the same level but the mind will try to convince them otherwise.  You must ascend to a higher level than the problem for that is where the answer lies.  The Psalmist in chapter 95 1shared this Truth:

​​Today, if you will hear His voice:

8 ​​“Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, ​​As in the day of trial in the wilderness,

9 ​​When your fathers tested Me; ​​They tried Me, though they saw My work.

10 ​​For forty years I was grieved with that generation, ​​And said, ‘It is a people who go astray in their hearts,

​​And they do not know My ways.’

11 ​​So I swore in My wrath, ​‘​They shall not enter My rest.’ ”

In Isaiah chapter 55, FATHER gives us the key to the abundant life.  HE reveals the key to solving the problems of life by placing your heart’s focus on Above.  At the same time HE will wipe your slate clean of your past sins and lawlessness for HE knows that the internal must be changed in preparation for the external to receive blessings from Above.  HE also knows that your thought life must be corrected and you must change the orientation of your focus to a higher level.  FATHER has the solution to every problem:

6 ​​Seek the LORD while He may be found, ​​Call upon Him while He is near.

7 ​​Let the wicked forsake his way, ​​And the unrighteous man his thoughts;

​​Let him return to the LORD, ​​And He will have mercy on him; ​​And to our God,

​​For He will abundantly pardon.

​8 ​​“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, ​​Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD.

9 ​​“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, ​​So are My ways higher than your ways,

​​And My thoughts than your thoughts.”

We must trust FATHER rather than our own mind’s logic.  If we are led by our mind, we will constantly find problems to solve and will never be at peace.  We will live a life of insufficiency.  We will never seem to have enough time and success will always be seemingly out of our grasp.  We will be in constant turmoil and unable to get a good night’s rest.  FATHER promises us a different result if we seek HIM:

10 ​​“For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,

​​And do not return there, ​​But water the earth,

​​And make it bring forth and bud, ​​That it may give seed to the sower

​​And bread to the eater,

11 ​​So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; ​​It shall not return to Me void,

​​But it shall accomplish what I please, ​​And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

​12 ​​“For you shall go out with joy, ​​And be led out with peace;

​​The mountains and the hills ​​Shall break forth into singing before you,

​​And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Our Heavenly Father Loves us and has our best interest at heart.  We must quit seeking the “good” or “better” when the “best” is awaiting our command.  Commanding resources needed for our specific calling will not come by applying logic to our circumstances and by now you must realize the failure of this path.  You must ascend to a higher level and it can only be done by redirecting your focus toward FATHER and HIS Divine Intent of Love.  The pathway to Spiritual cognition in full-waking consciousness is non-judgmental Love.  This is the point Brian Williams was making in his four videos.  FATHER was using him to convey a critical message for the next generation who have had the revelation of Tabernacles revealed to them.  External compliance to FATHER’S Word isn’t the solution.  The solution is internal and it is not found in the mind.  The heart is where the flow of Love and life are found.  It is time to change your focus if you have not already done so.

Jesus begins the Lord’s Prayer with “OUR FATHER”’.  This sums up our relationship with everyone on earth and in Heaven.  The Son of the MOST HIGH GOD tells us in just two words that the Creator of the Universe is our Parent and we are HIS children.  If there is anything you should deem as unchangeable, this is it.  This phrase blasts away the theology where FATHER is a loveless tyrant just waiting for you to screw up so that HE can evoke some severe punishment on you.  In its purest form, the parent Loves the child unconditionally and Our Heavenly Father is the purest of the pure.

We should Love others as FATHER Loves us.  If you only focus on receiving Love from FATHER then you are self-centered and immature.  Those may seem like harsh words but it is time to ascend higher and no longer be content in a lower state of being.  As a prelude to the great Love chapter, Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians chapter 4:

14 I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you.

15 For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

16 Therefore I urge you, imitate me.

Paul urges the Corinthians to move to a greater maturity so they can minister Love to others, not just be recipients.  A true FATHER will Love HIS children, train them up to become like HIM so that they can further the inheritance of THE FATHER.  This theme is true throughout Scripture and it remains true today.  Fathers want the best for their children, not just the “good” or “better”.  Fathers don’t expect perfection but instead they want their children to strive for excellence.  Fathers don’t want their children to be sick or diseased so they provide the means for full and complete health.  Jesus was the prime example of FATHER’S Divine Intent.

In Matthew chapter 6, Jesus compares our relationship with two other kingdom seen on earth.  First the animal kingdom:

25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

Now the plant kingdom:

28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?”

I know that science would tell us that we are part of the animal kingdom, I disagree.  My ancestor was not a monkey or an ape.  I did not evolve as Darwinists would have us believe.  Jesus differentiated us from those two kingdoms in His Sermon on the Mount.  Jesus Who only spoke the words of FATHER made it quite clear that FATHER will provide for us.  Jesus linked provision to faith and thus we must grow in faith, trust, and reliance on FATHER to move into HIS provision.  HE is Our Provider.

Who of us can add an inch to our height?  High heels don’t count.  We cannot change the physical on our own but FATHER can and will.  HE will hear our heartfelt prayers and respond in Love.  However HE does expect us to grow and set aside childish doctrines.  We are to confront those obstacles set before us and grow along the way.  The test of maturity is whether we become more interested in others’ wellbeing rather than always focusing our our own needs.

Jesus told us in Matthew chapter 6:

6 “But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

7 And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.

8 Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.”

If FATHER knows what we need before we ask, why doesn’t HE just provide the need without our asking?  HE expects us to grow up and accept responsibility.  What we ask for and how we ask reveal our level of maturity.  FATHER has an infinite supply of resources and is willing to provide anything we ask according to HIS Will and your need.  HE will do if for you just as HE does it for me.  After all, HE is OUR FATHER!

Every generation has been in dire need of wisdom and today is no exception.  In the King James Version of Scripture, the word wisdom is found in 222 verses and it is defined as:

wisdom (Hebrew)

1. skill (in war)

2. wisdom (in administration)

3. shrewdness, wisdom

4. wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs)

5. wisdom (ethical and religious)

wisdom (Greek): broad and full of intelligence; used of the knowledge of very diverse matters

1. the wisdom which belongs to men

   1. spec. the varied knowledge of things human and divine, acquired by acuteness and experience, and summed up in maxims and proverbs

   2. the science and learning

   3. the act of interpreting dreams and always giving the sagest advice

   4. the intelligence evinced in discovering the meaning of some mysterious number or vision

   5. skill in the management of affairs

   6. devout and proper prudence in intercourse with men not disciples of Christ, skill and discretion in imparting Christian truth

   7. the knowledge and practice of the requisites for godly and upright living

2. supreme intelligence, such as belongs to God

1. to Christ

2. the wisdom of God as evinced in forming and executing counsels in the formation and government of the world and the scriptures

Isn’t interesting how wisdom is defined most often by using itself to define it!  I would submit to you that wisdom is obtained by FATHER and if you pursue FATHER, you will receive wisdom for dealing with your daily affairs.  Wisdom is infinite intelligence motivated by Love.  If you seek FATHER’S Divine Intelligence and are willing to act based on HIS Divine Intent of Love, you will always take the correct path when confronted with a decision.

FATHER is not restricted to time thus HE knows the end from the beginning of a matter.  HE has infinite knowledge.  But what if HE told you there are going to be tough challenging times ahead, would you make the right decision or would you be self-protective?  This is where Love comes into effect.  Love will sacrifice “self” in order to produce the right outcome.  Escapism attempts to be removed from the trial because of a deep-seated fear whereas Love goes through the trial knowing that FATHER will see you through and you will be more mature on the other side.  In the Epistle of James, chapter 1, we are encouraged to seek FATHER:

2  My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,

3  knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.

4  But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

5  If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

6  But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.

7  For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;

8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

As we pursue FATHER’S Character, we increase in wisdom and we will be found worthy to steward over greater resources to establish HIS Kingdom on earth.  We take on HIS Divine Intent of Love.  In order to effect external change, we must first change internally.  People can go around and proclaim the Kingdom but if they are not maturing internally then nothing will happen.  You shall know them by their fruit.  Wisdom from Above needs to flow through us, not just to us.  It appears that we will see tumultuous times ahead and people will become desperate for solutions.  They will seek out those who have Wisdom from  Above.  Will you be prepared to be one of those whom people seek?  Many are called but few are chosen.  Those who are chosen are those who have become willing vessels to be led totally by THE SPIRIT and are also willing to lay down their lives for all of mankind.  They have fully submitted to FATHER’S Wisdom, not only HIS infinite Intelligence but also HIS Love .

The word compensate means to be equivalent to,  to make an appropriate and usually counterbalancing payment, to provide with means of counteracting variation,  to neutralize the effect of (variations), to offset an error, defect, or undesired effect.  In Scripture, the word recompense is used to convey a similar result or meaning.

Proverbs 20:22 ​ ​Do not say, “I will recompense evil”;

​​Wait for the LORD, and He will save you.

​23 ​​ Diverse weights are an abomination to the LORD,

​​And dishonest scales are not good.

When men wrong you, FATHER tells us to let HIM take care of the issue of “compensation” or balancing the scales.  If you take action against that other person then you have sought your own justice and effectively eliminated the proper handling of the act of the other person.  As the injustices pile up against the masses by those in control, FATHER is taking note and will ultimately balance the scales of justice and appropriate the resources to righteously judge the lawless.  We need not take it upon ourselves to administer our own justice.

Our fear tends to compensate for our lack of Love when we are wronged.  Rage and anger are often associated with this fear.  If we would only pursue Love and let it remove those deep-seated fears, we would be at peace when we are wronged.  The current system is full of lawlessness and sin which in turn causes us to be subjected to it.  We must not let this injustice steal our peace but we must trust FATHER in these tumultuous times.  Isn’t that the ultimate test of maturity?

Those who do not walk in Love will often create a wall to defend themselves from others.  They will use knowledge in an attempt to compensate for their lack of Love.  They will debate their position with facts rather than revelation in an attempt to strong arm the other person into submission.  They will use some form of intimidation in order to coerce the other person into submitting to their way of thinking.  They will exploit any perceived weakness of the other person in order to get their way.  Their ego will take control of the situation in an attempt to protect its exalted status.

As we continue our walk in Love we must guard ourselves from those who would divert our path.  We must be able to discern when others are walking another path and not be persuaded to join them.  They will exploit your weakness and stroke your ego in order to convince you that their way is the right way.  How are you able to determine if they are on the right path?  Look at the fruit of their life and inspect their words just as Jesus did:

Matthew 12:33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. 34 Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.”

And compare their fruit to the fruit of the Holy Spirit:

Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

Jesus is THE WAY, THE TRUTH, and THE LIFE.  If you encounter someone who has good fruit, join them in pursuing THE WAY.  But do not follow them and become passive in your pursuit of an intimate relationship with FATHER.  There are many sitting in pews today that have submitted themselves to the church officials and are being led on another path.  We should fellowship with those on the same path leading to the perfection of Love.  We should minister to those who are on a different path but we must not submit to their path even though they may defend the course they are following.  If they lack Love, they will compensate for it and convince themselves they are on the right path as a form of justification.  They will rationalize why they are miserable and want others to join them.  After all, misery loves company.

Let FATHER take care of those who would attempt to move you away from THE WAY and continue your walk toward full Spiritual maturity.  Many are called but few are chosen.  The path FATHER has called us to take will not be crowded because the blindness is increasing among the masses.  Men have become lukewarm and have pursued the ways of the world.  Once they have taken another path, they begin compensating for the failure associated with that path and will impact those around them.  Their lawlessness and sin will create an imbalance.  Let FATHER handle the issue of compensation.  In the end you will be glad HE did.

One of the greatest hindrances to revelation is complexity.  By its very nature complexity hides simplicity and our mind will naturally seek a formula to unlock truths hidden within.  Those who seek the formula are destined to frustration whereas if they were to seek the Truth Giver, their life soon becomes simple and uncluttered.

Proverbs 20:12  The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The LORD has made them both.

It is FATHER’S Will for your eyes and ears to be open to the Truth so we must ask ourselves what is keeping us from hearing and seeing?  I would suggest that it is due to our belief system formulated by our ego apart from Love.  This belief system is influenced by parents, siblings, friends, teachers, and other external sources.  In these times video games produced by unknown programmers are highly influencing those who are addicted to their games.  Many of those games promote competition and scarcity in direct opposition to unity and Love.  As men compete for resources based on their view of scarcity, their eyes grow dim to the sufficiency and abundance all around them.

Jesus spoke of this very issue when confronted by the disciples:

Matthew 13:11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:

​​‘​Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,

​​And seeing you will see and not perceive;

15 ​​For the hearts of this people have grown dull.

​​Their ears are hard of hearing,

​​And their eyes they have closed,

​​Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,

​​Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,

​​So that I should heal them.’

If you want Truth, seek the Truth Giver.  If you want to walk in greater Love, seek the source of all Love.  How simple is that!  As we are immersed in FATHER’S Word for us, we become one with HIM and take on HIS qualities.  It is not about “quantity” of how much Scripture we read but it is about the “quality” of what we specifically focus our hearts and minds on.  As an example, you can study the 613 commandments and statutes given in Scripture or dwell and meditate on the two primary commandments of Love.  See the simplicity of Truth.

When you focus on the created, your eyes and ears become dull and you can lose sight of what is truly important.  I find it extremely beneficial and refreshing to spend quiet time with FATHER first thing in the morning.  This prepares me for the challenges of the day.  For some it may be the last thing before they go to bed.  We should endeavor to keep our priorities in place so that we are not lulled to sleep by distractions of the world.  We must not let revelation be reduced to tradition.

What caused the children of Israel to go astray?  They began worshipping idols which separated them from their relationship with FATHER.  The formed idols out of the created and somehow thought there was power in them.  When we assign power to the created, our eyes and ears become dull.  When we lift up men and women and look to them as our main or sole source of knowledge or identification, we are on the road to despair and destruction.  They may have portions of the Truth but FATHER is the Source of all Truth.  Why settle for less?

Head knowledge can be an enemy to the Truth.  Innocent perception is all you need to access Truth and that is why Jesus rebuked the disciples when the children gathered around him:

Matthew 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”.

Children are the greatest example of being open to the Truth for they have not yet been cluttered in their thoughts with men’s opinions about life.  They simply observe nature and draw innocent conclusions.

Jesus also told the disciples in Matthew 18:

1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

2 Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them,

3 and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

4 Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5 Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.”

Let us peel away the complexities of man’s ways and return to the simplicity of the Kingdom of Heaven.  Once the complexities are set aside, we will be open to the fullness of Truth and the abundance it brings forth in our lives.

2 Timothy 3:1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:

Why are we warned about the future?  Is it to instill fear or to give us time to prepare?  What fruit does fear produce?  If anything, it causes men to cease from producing good fruit.  Their focus get diverted to that which is causing them fear rather than pursuing the path of life.  Men begin taking action in response to fear and miss opportunities to be a blessing.  In Paul’s second letter to Timothy he issues a warning and describes the depraved state of men:

2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,

4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

5 having a form of godliness but denying its power.

If there was ever a time in my life where the above list applies, it would be now.  Are we willing to let those who are included in this list dictate our day?  Do we want to let ourselves be subject to them and relinquish our gifts and calling to their words and actions?  Instead, we should be counteracting their devices and plans.  These men are lovers of themselves, lovers of money, but unloving toward others and should not be followed or empowered by diverting our focus.  We should not give them the time of day but instead from such people turn away!  Each of us has plenty to do without having our attention diverted to those who would suck the life out of us if we allowed it.

Each of us must ask the question: What is the most important thing I should be doing?  This should be in the context of FATHER’S plan, will, and purpose for you.  There are those who would try to convince you that you should be doing something that aligns with their thinking.  We must each hear FATHER for ourselves rather than deferring to another man’s opinion.  Our primary source of information and inspiration should be from Our Heavenly Father in whatever form that takes.  In one of Brian’s videos, he mentions reading a chapter of Proverbs each day according to the day of the month.  This is not meant to be a formula but simply a guide to focusing on HIS Word daily.

6 For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,

7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Paul warns Timothy of those who seek after knowledge but are missing a vital ingredient… Truth.  It is Truth that sets us free and from whence does it come?  From FATHER!  Does FATHER hide the Truth from us or does HE reveal and expose the Truth as a standard by which we can judge fruit?  The Truth can stand on its own and does not need men to convince us of its validity for it is self-evident.  The Truth is fully supported by the Word of GOD and all else must be judged or assessed accordingly.

If there is anything that the Internet has done, it has increased knowledge among the masses.  However with that comes men’s opinions, interpretations, and bias.  You only need to look at the fruit mentioned in verses 2 through 5 to see that knowledge alone does not produce Godliness.  The word ‘anti-Christ’ refers to opposed to, against, or instead of the anointing.  Men are looking for formulas and alternatives to the anointing imparted by FATHER.  They are willing to buy it if they can.  We are given the example of Simon the sorcerer in Acts chapter 8:

18 And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,

19 saying, “Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

20 But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money!

21 You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God.

22 Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

23 For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.”

You can’t buy Love or the anointing from Above.  Men are continuing to look for methods to package the fruit of the Spirit but will not be successful in their quest.  FATHER will not allow such a perversion as HE gave Peter the discernment of Simon the sorcerer’s quest for power.  There are many who are subtle in their attempts to tweak our emotions in order for us to support or follow them in their pursuit of alternatives to FATHER’S anointing.  Let us not be gullible but seek FATHER’S direction in these perilous times ahead.  FATHER will impart power and authority to those HE can trust.  This trust will surely be associated with the maturity of the revelation of Love they walk in.

Paul continues and encourages Timothy:

16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Yes, perilous times are ahead but each of us should be preparing for every good work and not let fear dictate our daily walk.  We must seek FATHER’S Voice and HE will respond.  It is not HIS Will that any should perish but have everlasting life!  We should be aligned with HIS Divine Intent of Love for all mankind.