Jesus Generation, Part 2

In the language of God’s original “chosen” people, 4 = Daleth which means “door.” Jesus said, “I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” (John 10:9).

God the Father’s house (Beth) has a door (Daleth) whose name is Jesus by which you can go out or come in. The door can be closed or open. If the door is open, man can see another world. God designed us to live with the door open, which means that we will experience strife in our lives, rather than closing the door to avoid conflict. People live in a world of warfare and conflict, both within ourselves and against nature. Daleth symbolizes a world of opposition between good and evil, life and death, justice and injustice.

1 Corinthians 16:9, New American Standard Bible (©1995)
for a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries is the same as God says to Cain in Genesis “If you do not do well, sin is crouching at your door; and its desire is to master you, but you must master it.”
Cain didn’t listen to the Lord. The sin of anger mastered him, and he killed his brother.
Remember how Jesus defined His “family?” Who ever obeys His Father’s will. PERIOD. END OF DISCUSSION. NO ROOM FOR DEBATE OR CRAFTINESS.

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

Hebrews 13:8 (New International Version, ©2010)

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. The warning, one more time: “If you do well, surely you will be accepted, but if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door and its desire is to master you, to consume you, to rule you. You must master it by depending on the power of the Lord Jesus Christ to keep you free from its power.”

Daleth represents “this world in this time.” It covers the physical side of our world, which exists within the time dimension. So that it is plain to understand the four-dimension concept, here are other examples:

o Four directions (north, south, east, west)
o Four elements (earth, air, fire, water)
o Four kingdoms (animal, vegetable, mineral, spiritual)
o Four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, winter)
o Four DNA genomes (A, G, T, C)
o Four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John)

Through TIME, who is the Fourth Man?

Let me tell you who He is in every book of the Bible.

In Genesis He is the Seed of the Woman.

In Exodus He is the Passover Lamb.

In Leviticus He is our High Priest.

In Numbers He is the Pillar of Cloud by day and the Pillar of Fire by night.

In Deuteronomy He is the Prophet like unto Moses.

In Joshua He is the Captain of our Salvation.

In Judges He is our Judge and Lawgiver.

In Ruth He is our Kinsman Redeemer.

In I and II Samuel He is our Trusted Prophet.

In Kings and Chronicles He is our Reigning King.

In Ezra He is our Faithful Scribe.

In Nehemiah He is the Rebuilder of the Broken Down Walls of our human life.

In Esther He is our Mordecai.

In Job He is our Dayspring from on high and our Ever-Living Redemmer.

In Psalms He is the Lord our Shepard.

In Proverbs and Ecclesiastes He is our Wisdom.

In the Song of Solomon He is our Lover and the Bridegroom.

In Isaiah He is the Prince of Peace.

In Jeremiah He is the Righteous Branch.

In Lamentations He is the Weeping Prophet.

In Ezekiel He is the Wonderful Four-Faced Man.

In Daniel He is the Fourth Man in the burning fiery furnace.

Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion

Who is the Fourth Man?

In Hosea He is the Faithful Husband, forever married to the backslider.

In Joel He is the Baptizer with the Holy Ghost and Fire.

In Amos He is our Burden-Bearer.

In Obadiah He is the Mighty to Save.

In Jonah He is our Great Foreign Missionary.

In Micah He is the Messenger of Beautiful Feet, of carrying the Gospel.

In Nahum He is the Avenger of God’s Elect.

In Habakkuk He is God’s Evangelist, crying, “Revive thy work in the midst of the years.”

In Zephaniah He is the Savior.

In Haggai He is the Restorer of God’s Lost Heritage.

In Zechariah He is the Fountain Opened in the House of David for sin and uncleanness.

And in Malachi He is the Sun of Righteousness, rising with healing in His wings.

Who is the Fourth Man?

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

In Matthew He is the Messiah.

In Mark He is the Wonder-worker.

In Luke He is the Son of Man.

In John He is the son of God.

In Acts He is the Holy spirit.

In Romans He is our Justifier.

In Corinthians He is the Gifs of the Spirit.

In Galatians He is the Redeemer from the curse of the law.

In Ephesians He is the Christ on Unreachable Riches.

In Philippians He is the God Who Supplies All Our Needs.

In Colossians He is the Godhead Bodily.

In ! and II Thessalonians He is our Soon-coming King.

In I and II Timothy He is our Mediator between God and Man.

In Titus He is our Faithful Pastor.

In Philemon He is a Friend that Sticketh Closer that a Brother.

In Hebrews He is the Blood of the Everlasting Covenant.

In James He is the Great Physician.

In I an II Peter He is the Chief Shepard who soon shall appear with a crown of unfading glory.

In I, II, and III John He is Everlasting Love.

In Jude He is the Lord Coming with Ten Thousands of his Saints.

And in revelation He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.

Luke 2:7, And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

Jesus was both rejected/despised and accepted/esteemed of men when He first came but when He returns it is He who will be either rejecting or accepting us solely on whosoever has publicly confessed Him as their Lord and Savior in this age/time.

In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.

Jesus the Way to the Father

Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”

Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves. I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

“If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.”

Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?”

Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.

“All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

“You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe. I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming. He has no hold on me, but the world must learn that I love the Father and that I do exactly what my Father has commanded me.

“Come now; let us leave.

At Jesus’ first coming, the enemy was striking down children even as he has attempted in every chronological generation…Hitler and in our time-period, the unborn aborted even as the Egyptians slaughtered Moses’ generation.

“A VOICE WAS HEARD IN RAMAH, WEEPING AND GREAT MOURNING, RACHEL WEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN; AND SHE REFUSED TO BE COMFORTED, BECAUSE THEY WERE NO MORE.” Matthew 2:18 as foretold by the prophet, Jeremiah in Jeremiah 31:15

Yet the mother, even as Eve who had pain in childbirth, is the Bride of Christ who is co-laboring with Him in holy travail, interceding and weeping over the tribe, her children, and with them weeping over the fallen destiny of Israel, and over the calamities about to come upon the land.

In Jerusalem, there is the Dominus Flavit Church on the Mount of Olives. The Church, built in the shape of a teardrop, signifies Jesus weeping over Jerusalem from Matthew 23 where Jesus said, “Oh, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, how often I wanted to gather your children as a hen gathers her young under her wings. But you would not.”

And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

Isaiah 53:11, He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

Jesus Generation, Part 1

A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation

Micah 5:2, “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”

“The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob” is the common three-generation descriptive title of God. God Himself declares it to Moses at the burning bush when revealing His name, “I AM“:

“And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.” (Ex. 3:14, 15)

God promised Abraham that after 400 years He would deliver Israel, “…in the fourth generation.” A generation in the Bible is normally 40 years long. However, here a generation is 100 years (4 x 100 = 400 years). Since Abraham received his promised child when he was exactly 100 years old, this is the measure of that generation, or God’s standard. Romans 9, “…but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. “

“But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.” At the end of this age of God’s Grace in Christ Jesus, we have the end-time generation that “will not pass away until all these things have taken place.” (Matthew 24:34, Mark 13:30, Luke 21:32). People read this and wonder, “Well, how long is a generation?” Forty years seemed to be a good Bible answer. However, just as people were when Jesus first came, nit-picking and squabbling over deep issues and missing the point, so it is with His second coming — the heart of the matter is how does Jesus define a “generation” because just how He defined His “family“, His ways are higher than ours and does not have to mean a specific number of years. It means a group of people at a given age throughout all the ages in time which God has given to people everywhere to seek Him as Father, Lord and Savior.

Who Is The Fourth Man?

In the New Testament, “The God and Father of our Lord Yeshua Messiah,” FULFILLS the Old Testament, “The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” This is because Messiah is, of Himself, the last or fourth part (4 x 100 years) of the three-generations phrase (i.e., after, “…God of Jacob,…”). Furthermore, He is of Himself, the entire 400 years as symbolic of a 40-year generation (times 10). Jesus says of Himself as it is written in Revelation 22:13 New Living Translation (©2007),
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. Matthew 20:16 and in Wesley’s Notes,

“So the last shall be first, and the first last – Not only with regard to the Jews and Gentiles, but in a thousand other instances. For many are called – All who hear the Gospel; but few chosen – Only those who obey it. Matthew 9:30; 22:14.”

Here in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is talking to a crowd. The religious “leaders” are forever wanting to trip Him up on some legal technicality or snare Him in a loophole in the Law and even His closest follower squabble among themselves right on up to the night before His crucifixion on which one is more important than the other -they never ease up or “get it” fixating on the deep issues while overlooking the pure and simple Truths. Jesus was God’s Word fulfilling all things, including: the Sabbath, the devil, signs, miracles, YADA! Finally, in the midst of all of this, someone tells Jesus that His mother and brothers are standing outside waiting to talk to him. Jesus replies, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” He points to the disciples and says, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus goes straight to the heart of the matter, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple.”

Let us not miss the boat, or the ark of God’s Covenant in Christ Jesus by missing the point in a literal definition but seek God’s perspective.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.
1 Peter 11 Peter 2:9
and, Matthew 22:14, For many are called, but few [are] chosen. What is God’s definition on “chosen?”

2 Peter 1:10 Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall, and Revelation 17:14 They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings–and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.”

The Promise

The Promise

“The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.” Acts 2:39

The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom.

To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen. 2 Timothy 4:18

Satan, my mind is a closed door to you. I open my mind, heart, and soul

to the purpose and will of my Heavenly Father

through the power of the Holy Spirit of my Lord, Jesus Christ

who is the Faithful and True Living Word of Almighty God,

according to His promise as declared in the Bible,

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11

What we are going through is strict training because we are going for the gold –

the faith that ENDURES because it is tried, proven, and passed true

through the refining fire of affliction and trial.

It is evidence of what is unseen and yet real.

It is our constant reassuring reminder of God’s Faithfulness through all.

But the path of the uncompromisingly just and righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines more and more brighter and clearer until it reaches its full strength and glory in the perfect day to be prepared. Proverbs 4:18

The Lord delights in us, He will bring us into this land which flows with milk and honey. Numbers 14:18

Lord, I know that You can not lie. Your rewards await me and I know that Your plans prevail.

No whining or complaining on this road trip.

Dare to be as Joshua and Caleb just as the Lord showed you many years ago!

Let your eyes look straight ahead, and your eyelids look right before you. Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established. Proverbs 4:25-26

Looking away from all that will distract us and focusing our eyes on Jesus,

who is the Author and Perfecter of faith

[the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity],

who for the joy of accomplishing the goal set before Him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God

[revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work]. Hebrews 12:2

We know that no discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful.

Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11

Help me to lean on You in complete calm and composure Lord Jesus as we walk in step together

as Enoch walked with You and as Adam before the fall.

Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble. Psalm 119:65

God is in the process. Cooperate with His purpose and will for your life and family.

“My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies,

And from those who persecute me.” Psalm 31:15

Psalm 138:8 says,
‘The Lord will perfect that which concerns you‘, is literally saying He will complete it.
He will completely bring it to pass or remove it from your life, whichever outcome lines up with His will for your life.

Yes, I made mistakes. I sinned and strayed from Your path but Thank You for always being with me through it all and never leaving or forsaking me. I know that even despite these errors, I helped people by sharing Your Word and my Testimony of TRUST in You. Thank You for the cleansing power of the cross of Christ Jesus who grants me wisdom to learn and endows me with strength and courage to apply these lessons to help others turn to You in TRUST, Amen.

Help me to heed Your command in Matthew 10:8,

“Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.”

Abba, here is my heart, OPEN to be a true lover of God and man

even as the woman in Luke 7:47 and the man in Luke 10:33.

As You said the greater love is laying down one’s self for another.

The second great commandment is to love my neighbor as myself.

Help me to walk in forgiveness and forgiving others like You
so that they may rise up and walk in newness of life, in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Give me a mouth and wisdom to dispense consolation, a soothing touch, a faith-filled heart, and
an anointed word in due season. Not by my “might” nor by my “power” but by Your Holy Spirit, Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Ephesians 6:10

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
2 Corinthians 3:17

Bondage, oppression, suppression, repression, depression, fear, worry, anxiety, overthinking,

and the “I have to fix it” syndrome, and every other lie of the Enemy must go for it is in Christ that I live, move, and have my being. God has not given me a spirit of fear but of His almighty power, His unfailing love, and a sound mind for I have been given fullness in Christ Jesus who gave Himself for me.

For a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
1 Corinthians 16:9

God has given me an Open Door in this very hour. I am opening my heart completely for His perfect work. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10

This is the reassurance and promise that You gave me many years ago, as said by the Holy Spirit of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ –

“‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.” Revelation 3:8

Thank You, Lord, for opening my heart. Help me keep the channels open

so that Your love flows into and through me to help others come to know You as Lord and Savior.

Thank You, Lord Jesus. Amen.

But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:57-58

Shalom, Coming and Going!

The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Feet signify the “walk,” i.e. the moral conduct of life.

Thinking of feet as representing the direction or way that you are heading/going.
As the Lord said to Moses, “Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” (Exodus 3:5)

Jesus: “ Get away from Me, Satan. I will not serve you. I will instead follow Scripture, which tells us to “worship the Eternal One, your God, and serve only Him.” (Matthew 4:10 The Voice)

Preparedness is the way to victory, and as John the Baptist was the forerunner spoken of in Isaiah 40:3
A voice is calling, “Make the way ready for the Lord in the desert. Make the road in the desert straight for our God.“

Jesus reveals spiritual truths:
“You must not let yourselves be distressed—you must hold on to your faith in God and to your faith in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s House. If there were not, should I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? It is true that I am going away to prepare a place for you, but it is just as true that I am coming again to welcome you into my own home, so that you may be where I am. You know where I am going and you know the road I am going to take.” (John 14:1-4 Phillips)

The Lord is peace (Shalom).

One of God’s names in the Bible is Yahweh-Shalom, which means the Lord is Peace. The Hebrew word for peace, shalom, means wholeness in all of life, completeness, welfare, safety. God is our source of all of these blessings.

We are prone to stumble. We need to fix our eyes continually on the only one who is able to keep us from stumbling and to present us blameless before the presence of his glory. God is able to do this, to present us blameless by his grace before the presence of his glory. (Jude 1:24-25)

As Christians, we prepare the way for the Lord to enter our hearts by repenting of our sins so that Christ can come in and make straight paths for our feet to walk in.

Ah, how beautiful the feet of those on the mountain
who declare the good news of victory, of peace and liberation,
The voice that calls to Zion, that chosen place for God’s promise people,
announcing to them “Your God rules!” (Isaiah 52:7 The Voice)

My foot has kept close to His steps. I have kept His way and have not turned aside. (Job 23:11)

Enemy’s Camp (as sung by Lindell Cooley and the Brownsville Revival)
by Richard Black
VERSE 1:
Well I went to the enemy’s camp and I
Took back what he stole from me, I
Took back what he stole from me
Took back what he stole from me
Well I went to the enemy’s camp and I
Took back what he stole from me
He’s under my feet
He’s under my feet
He’s under my feet
He’s under my feet
He’s under my feet
He’s under my feet
Satan is under my feet.

CHORUS:
Look what the Lord has done
Look what the Lord has done
He healed my body
He cleansed my mind
He saved me just in time
Oh I’m gonna praise His Name
Each day is just the same
Come on and praise Him
Look what the Lord has done.

Your loyalty to the principles of the Gospel is known everywhere, and that gives me great joy.
I want to see you experts in good, and not even beginners in evil.
It will not be long before the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet.
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. (Romans 16:19-20 J.B. Phillips New Testament)

In Ephesians 6, Paul tells us to stand firm with our feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.

Just as shoes allow us to walk on otherwise painful terrain without fear, so the preparation of the gospel of peace allows us to traverse the otherwise painful trials and tribulations of life without fear, knowing that what awaits is greater than anything we could possibly suffer in this world (Romans 8:18).

Now I’m sure of this: the sufferings we endure now are not even worth comparing to the glory that is coming and will be revealed in us. (Romans 8:18 The Voice)

Together they will be like powerful men, crushing underfoot those who hate them into the mud of the streets. They will fight and win the battle against the horsemen because the Lord is with them.
(Zechariah 10:5 New Life Version)

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. (2 Corinthians 13:14)

Taste and Truly See Again!

Uneven pavement of red bricks caused by root of large tree

“The strength of the Christian’s spirit’s alignment with God’s Spirit is in direct correlation to what the Christian chooses to focus on. A focus on God’s Word will cause a person to see things from His perspective and react in ways that please God.

A focus on popular culture, worldly philosophy, and conventional wisdom will inevitably cause one to take the perspective of “the flesh” and will subtly or not so subtly warp his or her judgment. Living in the world, we are constantly bombarded with the values and desires of the flesh.

Unless we take steps to counteract those messages, we will find ourselves out of step with the Spirit of God who lives within us.”
(Got Questions Ministries/Got Questions.org)

The greatest pleasure we can experience in life is walking hand in hand with a Father who adores us.

~Brian and Candice Simmons,
The Passion Translation Project

Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin.
Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life.
So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. Romans 6:13

I want to know Him inside and out. I want to experience the power of His resurrection and join in His suffering, shaped by His death, so that I may arrive safely at the resurrection from the dead. Philippians 3:10-11

You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand. Psalm 16:11

Abba, Father, I believe Your Word that I am born again in Christ Jesus.
Help me to walk well-pleasing towards You in spirit and in truth as Your FRIEND,
walking hand in hand with Your Word, who is Your Beloved Son, Jesus.
I want to walk well-pleasing in faith knowing that Your desire is best for me.
I don’t want to coddle my flesh as it is deceitful, unreliable, and hostile towards You.
I want to simply trust and obey Your Word to me.
I don’t want to be tricked like Eve was by the Serpent’s deceit.
Help me to walk by faith and not by sight because Eve saw that the fruit was pleasing to the sight and something to be desired.

I want to walk well-pleasing unto You, fulfilling Your desire (will) for creating me in Christ Jesus before the foundation of the world was laid, Amen.

They feast on the abundance of Your house; You give them drink from Your river of delights. Psalm 36:8

My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
Psalm 63:5

Fertilized Faithful Seed Displaces All Obstacles

2022 has been the year of FERTILIZER with the purpose to become FRUITFUL

Some people told Him the latest news about a group of Galilean pilgrims in Jerusalem—

a group not unlike Jesus’ own entourage.

Pilate butchered them while they were at worship, their own blood mingling with the blood of their sacrifices.

Jesus: Do you think these Galileans were somehow being singled out for their sins, that they were worse than any other Galileans, because they suffered this terrible death? Of course not. But listen, if you do not consider God’s ways and truly change, then friends, you should prepare to face His judgment and eternal death.

Speaking of current events, you’ve all heard about the 18 people killed in that building accident when the tower in Siloam fell. Were they extraordinarily bad people, worse than anyone else in Jerusalem, so that they would deserve such an untimely death?

Of course not. But all the buildings of Jerusalem will come crashing down on you if you don’t wake up and change direction now.

(following up with this parable)

The parable was about a barren fig tree and Jesus did curse an actual barren fig tree for sporting ONLY LEAVES.
We are to be fruitful and multiply.

A man has a fig tree planted in his vineyard. One day he comes out looking for fruit on it, but there are no figs. He says to the vineyard keeper, “Look at this tree. For three years, I’ve come hoping to find some fresh figs, but what do I find? Nothing. So just go ahead and cut it down. Why waste the space with a fruitless tree?”

The vineyard keeper replies, “Give it another chance, sir. Give me one more year working with it. I’ll cultivate the soil and heap on some manure to fertilize it. If it surprises us and bears fruit next year, that will be great, but if not, then we’ll cut it down.”

Around this time, He was teaching in a synagogue on the Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest.
A woman there had been sick for 18 years; she was weak, hunched over, and unable to stand up straight. Jesus placed His hands on her and suddenly she could stand straight again. She started praising God, but the synagogue official was indignant because Jesus had not kept their Sabbath regulations by performing this healing.

Synagogue Official: Look, there are six other days when it’s appropriate to get work done. Come on those days to be healed, not on the Sabbath!

Jesus: You religious leaders are such hypocrites! Every single one of you unties his ox or donkey from its manger every single Sabbath Day, and then you lead it out to get a drink of water, right? Do you care more about your farm animals than you care about this woman, one of Abraham’s daughters, oppressed by Satan for 18 years? Can’t we untie her from her oppression on the Sabbath?

As the impact of His words settled in, His critics were humiliated, but everyone else loved what Jesus said and celebrated everything He was doing.

Jesus (explaining): Do you want to understand the kingdom of God? Do you want Me to tell you what it’s like? It’s like a single mustard seed that someone took and planted in his garden. That tiny seed grew and became a tree so large that the birds could fly in and make their nests in its branches. Luke 13:1-19, The Voice

Those who are devoted to God will flourish like budding date-palm trees; they will grow strong and tall like cedars in Lebanon.
Those planted in the house of the Eternal will thrive in the courts of our God.
They will bear fruit into old age; even in winter, they will be green and full of sap. Psalm 92:12-14, The Voice

Again, I am reminded of the woman with the issue of blood healed and made whole as God’s time connects and causes a Divine Delay for Jairus’ fear to be silenced and faith restored in his daughter’s death and resurrection–

ALL for the GLORY of GOD!

The PALM TREE
Many palm trees are slow growers. Yet, palms are known to live as long as 150 years.

Its leaves are used for the celebration of Palm Sunday among Christians and for the celebration of Sukkoth (Feast of Tabernacles) among Jews. The date palm has been prized from the remotest antiquity. The fruit has been the staple food and chief source of wealth in the irrigable deserts. Spanish missionaries carried the tree to the New World in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

AT THEIR TOP, THEY ARE “CROWNED“

Palms begin to bear fruit in 4 to 5 years and reach full bearing at 10 to 15 years, yielding 90 to 180 pounds or more each.

Although Palms are known to live as long as 150 years, their fruit production declines, and in commercial culture, they are replaced at an earlier age

All parts of the date palm yield products of economic value. Its trunk furnishes timber; the midribs of the leaves supply material for crates and furniture; the leaflets, for basketry; the leaf bases, for fuel; the fruit stalks, for rope and fuel; the fiber, for cordage and packing material; and the seeds are sometimes ground and used as stock feed. Syrup, alcohol, vinegar, and a strong liquor are derived from the fruit. The sap is also used as a beverage, either fresh or fermented, but, because the method of extraction seriously injures the palm, only those trees that produce little fruit are used for sap. When a palm is cut down, the tender terminal bud is eaten as a salad.

Jesus listened to her story.

Jesus: Daughter, you are well because you dared to believe. Go in peace, and stay well.

Jesus occasionally instigates His own miracles: He goes up to someone, such as a paralyzed man, and offers to heal him. More often, as in the case of Jairus’s daughter, people come to Jesus and ask for healings. But the woman in this story is unique because she receives her healing without asking for it—simply by touching Jesus in faith. He is surrounded by crowds pressing in on every side, but Jesus feels that one person’s touch is different, in a way that only He can perceive: one woman is touching Him deliberately, in hope and faith, knowing He has the power to heal her.

While He was speaking, some members of Jairus’s household pushed through the crowd.

Jairus’s Servants (to Jairus): Your daughter is dead. There’s no need to drag the Teacher any farther.

Jesus overheard their words. Then He turned to look at Jairus.

Jesus: It’s all right. Don’t be afraid; just believe. Mark 5:34-36

But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.

He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.

It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit. Jeremiah 17:7

Jesus today is speaking to me to not be afraid but to just believe in He who is the resurrection and restoration of all that has been stolen from me. My healing is His divine delay for our times are in His hands. He is a right now, ever-present God Almighty.

The dung, the dunghill promotes growth in and produces fruit by faith as He RAISES us up!

We are His planting. The fruit comes from abiding in Him.
I am not giving up but growing up!
He can AWAKEN even the dormant through the power of His regenerative Word and Holy Spirit.
He raised Lazarus by calling him. He told Jairus’ daughter to awaken.

You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in My name the Father will give you. John 15:16

As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud & flourish so that it yields seed for the sower & bread for the eater, so is My word that goes out from My mouth:

It will not return to Me empty but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:10-11, NIV

There is NO fear IN LOVE. 1 John 4:18

That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love… Ephesians 3:16-18

“Give Me This Mountain” 2023: Mountain-Moving Faith.

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He might be glorified. Isaiah 61:3

Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of My hands,

that I may be glorified. Isaiah 60:21

But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.” Matthew 15:13

For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation. Psalm 149:4

For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. 1 Corinthians 3:9

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Psalm 92:12-15

When you bear (produce) much fruit, My Father is honored and glorified, and you show and prove yourselves to be true followers of Mine. John 15:8

In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16

Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, `May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen.” Matthew 21:21

IF you have FAITH as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ AND IT WILL MOVE,

and nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew 17:20

I am a person of FAITH, I am a daughter of the Almighty!
I believe it is possible to see some good in even the most unlovable person.
There IS something beautiful in every person –
you just have to have the HOLY SPIRIT to reveal it to you –
there is NOTHING HIDDEN
that will not be revealed. ASK for wisdom!

The foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength. 1 Corinthians 1:25

God’s Word does not return to Him void; God keeps His promises. His Word works and is Faithful and True.

Give God time and you will be more than a conqueror. Give God time to turn your overwhelming problem into a triumph.

Divine delays strengthen our faith through patient godly perseverance, knowing that God is working things out for His glory.

In Jesus, we have the power to move mountains. Focus on the Lord and His power continually.
As a tree draws up nutrients from the roots, rely on His steadfast love to sustain you.

I boast in Your strength King Jesus and in Your awesome power! It is through Your power that all the Enemy’s strongholds are crushed. The God of peace shall soon crush Satan under my feet!

Thank You, Lord Jesus, for the power to walk in Victory and the power to defeat sin and fear
in Your almighty strength which is made perfect in my weakness. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

I have victory in the Name of Jesus.
Victory over any evil. Victory over the obstacles set by the Enemy through the power that is in the Blood of the Lamb of God. It’s the same power that raised Christ from the grave. It is in You, Lord Jesus, that I live, move and have my being.

Lord Jesus, help me to focus on You no matter what comes against and give me Your strength to go through all things by Your grace and glory. Amen.

The power of God’s blessings in Christ reverses the curse of sin and death and restores us to walk in Victorious abundant life.

Father God in the name that is above all names I ask for wisdom and revelation knowledge to move every hindrance out of the way to our WHOLE HOUSE serving you in spirit and in truth. Turn every obstacle into an opportunity to MANIFEST Your GLORY we give you now all the praise, thanksgiving, and honor In Jesus’ Name. AMEN

Go out in a Blaze of Glory!

“Here am I. Send me!“

The Great Commission is a Sending Out!

Isaiah: I am in so much trouble! I’m ruined!
        I’m just a human being—fallible and stammering.
    My lips are encrusted with filth;
        and I live among people just like me.
    But here I am, and I’ve seen with my very own eyes
        none other than the King, the Eternal, Commander of heavenly armies.

Then one of the flaming creatures flew to me holding a red-hot ember which it had taken from God’s table, the temple altar, with a pair of tongs.  The creature held it to my lips.

Flaming Creature: Look! With the touch of this burning ember on your lips,
        your guilt is turned away;
    All your faults and wrongdoings are forgiven.

Then I heard the Lord’s voice.

Eternal One: Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us? (Isaiah 6:5-8)

He has created for us a new and living way through the curtain, that is, through His flesh.

Isaiah’s guilt and sin was blotted out by a living coal from the altar of the Lord.

Because of his perfect life, Jesus’ atonement for our sins is real and lasting. For this reason, we do not need to be afraid to enter God’s presence; in fact, we can have confidence when we approach God. 

We can be confident that we will “receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”

The sacrifice of Jesus changes everything. His resurrection steals life from death and makes it possible for those who trust in Him to become a sacrifice and yet live. But how do we live? We do not live as before, wrapping ourselves in the world and its bankrupt values. We live in constant renewal and transformation of our minds. (Based on Romans 12:1-2)

If people mistreat or malign you, bless them. Always speak blessings, not curses. 

Work toward unity, and live in harmony with one another. Avoid thinking you are better than others or wiser than the rest; instead, embrace common people and ordinary tasks. Do not retaliate with evil, regardless of the evil brought against you. Try to do what is good and right and honorable as agreed upon by all people. If it is within your power, make peace with all people. Again, my loved ones, do not seek revenge; instead, allow God’s wrath to make sure justice is served. Turn it over to Him. For the Scriptures say, “Revenge is Mine. I will settle all cores.” But consider this bit of wisdom: “If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink; because if you treat him kindly, it will be like heaping hot coals on top of his head.” Never let evil get the best of you; instead, overpower evil with the good. (Romans 12:16-21)

The Live Coals,

The Blessing and Rewards of the Father.

Love flashes like fire, the brightest kind of flame.

The very flame of the Lord. The fiercest blaze of all. The living coals are fanned into flame

by the fiery love of the Almighty Lord!

The passion of love bursting into flame is more powerful than death, stronger than the grave. A Raging Fire for our God is a Consuming Fire. Recently, I was praying for the Holy Spirit and Fire to fall and learned of a family member’s soon-to-be-born son to

be named, “Blaze”; how prophetic and confirming!

The Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them. Just as Jesus healed Malchus’ ear.

Just as Jesus forgave so are we to walk and talk. Consider in Luke 9:55 when Jesus turned and rebuked his disciples for wanting to call down fire on those who did not receive their Message? Jesus said, “You do not realize what kind of Spirit you belong to.” God’s Spirit is the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead and this same Holy Spirit longs to ignite your heart with the same heart that Jesus had for the lost.

Consider the trials of Job. In all this, Job sinned not with his lips.

Truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His son Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:3)

If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all unrighteousness. What Jesus has done for you, He longs for you to see done in even the very least of these, your brothers and sisters in His great love. The great commission is about the great harvest of souls. The great awakening and the great ingathering of hearts truly on fire and passionately pursuing Christ Jesus. Yes, let us Go Out in a Blaze of Glory!

What are you Sowing?

 Light is sown in the just;
    as it grows, it brings joy to the pure of heart. (Psalm 97:11)

Psalm 4:7
You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound.

Psalm 7:10
My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

Psalm 37:6
He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.

Psalm 64:10
Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.

Psalm 112:4
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright–for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

J

Hebrews 12:11

For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

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  James 3:18
• And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. … And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.

We Give Thanks, for Your Name is Near

Daniel 2:21
He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.

Psalm 75:6-7
For PROMOTION comes neither from the east Nor from the west nor from the south.
But God is the Judge: He puts down one, And exalts another.

Isaiah 54:13
All your children shall be taught by the Lord,
And great shall be the peace of your children.

Psalm 18:35
You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.

Psalm 71:21
You will greatly increase my status and be my comfort once again.

Psalm 32:10
Tormented and empty are wicked and destructive people,
but the one who trusts in the Eternal is wrapped tightly in His gracious love.

Psalm 3:3
But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.

Isaiah 12:1
In the face of such grace that day, you will thank God.

People: Thank you, thank you, thank you, Eternal One,
God of our people, of our promise

For establishing an end to our punishment,
    for taking me back with kindness, and comforting me.

2 Corinthians 2:14
Yet I am so thankful to God, who always marches us to victory under the banner of the Anointed One; and through us He spreads the beautiful fragrance of His knowledge to every corner of the earth.

Thanks be to God for His Faithfulness is our Shield! Amen.

This is the Way, the Truth, and the Life: Rise and Walk in the Name of Jesus of Nazareth!

God-defiers are always in trouble;
God-affirmers find themselves loved every time they turn around. (Psalm 32:10)

Jesus urges single–mindedness! He is always headed in the same direction, which is to complete His purpose.

The same God Who walked with the man and his wife in the garden is the same God Who led His people through the wilderness.

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as He was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. (Genesis 3:8)

But Eve’s mind was tricked by the snake’s clever lies.
And here’s what I’m afraid of. Your minds will also somehow be led astray.
They will be led away from your true and pure love for Christ.
(2 Corinthians 11:3)

‘And then I came by. I saw you all miserable and bloody. Yes, I said to you, lying there helpless and filthy, “Live! Grow up like a plant in the field!” And you did. You grew up. You grew tall and matured as a woman, full-breasted, with flowing hair. But you were naked and vulnerable, fragile and exposed.” (Ezekiel 16:6-7)

Remember how the Eternal, your True God, led you through the wilderness these past 40 years. He did this to humble you,
to test you,
to uncover your motivations,
to see if you would obey His commands. (Deuteronomy 8:2)

So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord. (Deuteronomy 8:3)

Jesus (quoting Deuteronomy): It is written, “Man does not live by bread alone. Rather, he lives on every word that comes from the mouth of the Eternal One.”

After Pharaoh sent the people out,
God did not take them by the coastal road that runs through the land of the Philistines,
even though that was the nearest and easiest route.
Instead, God said,
“For if they see battle with those contentious Philistines,
they might regret their decision and then return to Egypt.”
So God chose a different, longer path that led the community of His people through the desert toward the Red Sea. The Israelites marched out of the land of Egypt like an army ready for battle. (Exodus 13:17-18)

“‘I came by again and saw you, saw that you were ready for love and a lover. I took care of you, dressed you and protected you. I promised you my love and entered the covenant of marriage with you. I, God, the Master, gave my word. You became mine. I gave you a good bath, washing off all that old blood, and anointed you with aromatic oils. I dressed you in a colorful gown and put leather sandals on your feet. I gave you linen blouses and a fashionable wardrobe of expensive clothing. I adorned you with jewelry: I placed bracelets on your wrists, fitted you out with a necklace, emerald rings, sapphire earrings, and a diamond tiara. You were provided with everything precious and beautiful: with exquisite clothes and elegant food, garnished with honey and oil. You were absolutely stunning. You were a queen! You became world-famous, a legendary beauty brought to perfection by my adornments. Decree of God, the Master.” (Ezekiel 16:8-14)

The Test

Just as the children of Israel were led by God into and through the wilderness,
Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil.

Next Jesus was taken into the wild by the Spirit for the Test. The Devil was ready to give it. Jesus prepared for the Test by fasting forty days and forty nights. That left him, of course, in a state of extreme hunger, which the Devil took advantage of in the first test: “Since you are God’s Son, speak the word that will turn these stones into loaves of bread.” (Matthew 4:1-3)

Any temptation you face will be nothing new.
But God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can handle.
But He always provides a way of escape
so that you will be able to endure and keep moving forward. (1 Corinthians 10:13)

In a desert land He found him, in a barren and howling waste.
He shielded him and cared for him; He guarded him as the apple of His eye. (Deuteronomy 32:10)

When He came back to his disciples, He found them sound asleep.
He said to Peter, “Can’t you stick it out with Me a single hour? Stay alert;
be in prayer so you don’t wander into temptation without even knowing you’re in danger.
There is a part of you that is eager, ready for anything in God.
But there’s another part that’s as lazy as an old dog sleeping by the fire.”
(Matthew 26:40-41)

Psalm 63 is a psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek You; I thirst for You,
my whole being longs for You, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. (Psalm 63:1)

“The desert is the place where we lean into the Father, where we are refined, and we discover who we are in a deeper way.” (Michelle Bunzinger)

But think about this: while we were wasting our lives in sin, God revealed His powerful love to us in a tangible display—the Anointed One died for us. (Romans 5:8)

On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice,
“Let anyone who is thirsty come to Me and drink. (John 7:37)

But once she has nothing, I’ll be able to get through to her.
I’ll entice her and lead her out into the wilderness where we can be alone,
and I’ll speak right to her heart and try to win her back.
And then I’ll give her back her vineyards;
I’ll turn the valley of Achor, that “Valley of Trouble,”
into a gateway of hope.

This is where Achan was judged for keeping forbidden spoils of war when Israel first entered into the land after the exodus.

In the wilderness of exile she’ll learn to respond to Me
    the way she did when she was young, when I brought her out of Egypt.  
(Hosea 2:14-15)

Imagine the wilderness whooping for joy, the desert’s unbridled happiness with its spring flowers. (Isaiah 35:1) I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys.
I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the parched ground into springs. (Isaiah 41:18)

Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them. (Luke 21:8)

Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming,
‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. (Matthew 24:4-5)

My loved ones, if our hearts cannot condemn us, then we can stand with confidence before God. Whatever we may ask, we receive it from Him because we follow His commands
and take the path that pleases Him.
His command is clear: believe in the name of His Son, Jesus the Anointed,
and love one another as He commanded. The one who follows His teaching and walks this path lives in an intimate relationship with God.
How do we know that He lives in us? By the gift of His Spirit.

My loved ones, I warn you: do not trust every spirit. Instead, examine them carefully to determine if they come from God, because the corrupt world is filled with the voices of many false prophets.
Here is how you know God’s Spirit: if a spirit affirms the truth that Jesus the Anointed, our Liberating King, has come in human flesh, then that spirit is from God.
If a spirit does not affirm the true nature of Jesus the Anointed, then that spirit does not come from God and is, in fact, the spirit of the antiChrist.
You have heard about its coming; in fact it is already active in the world.
My children, you have come from God and have conquered these spirits because the One who lives within you is greater than the one in this world.
But they are of this world, and they articulate the views of the corrupt world, which the world understands. We come from God, and those who know God hear us.
Whoever is not from God will not listen to us.
This is the way we discern the difference between the spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
(1 John 3:21-4:6)

Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin,
you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path.
And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself. (Galatians 6:1)

Brothers and sisters, as I said, I know I have not arrived; but there’s one thing I am doing:
I’m leaving my old life behind, putting everything on the line for this mission.
I am sprinting toward the only goal that counts: to cross the line, to win the prize,
and to hear God’s call to resurrection life found exclusively in Jesus the Anointed.
(Philippians 3:13-14)

Into the wilderness we go but we are not alone.

By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way
and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.
Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people.
(Exodus 13:21-22)

Whether the cloud stayed above the Tabernacle for two days, a month, or a year, the people of Israel stayed in camp and did not move on. (Numbers 9:22)

“Rest for the soul is the most desirable rest.
It affects not only our spiritual health, but our emotional and physical health as well.
The only way to receive this rest is to sit at Christ’s feet and hear His Word,
to take the time to learn more about Who He is and what He is like.” (Diane Noble)

So repent (change your mind and purpose); turn around and return to God ….
that your sins may be erased (blotted out, wiped clean).

“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to Me.
Get away with Me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest.
Walk with Me and work with Me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.
I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.
Keep company with Me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”
(Matthew 11:28-30)

Oh Lord, I pray that my inner self will continue to be healed and made whole in Your unfailing love as I am kept free from all the lies, traps, and distractions of the Enemy as I am guided by Your Spirit of Truth. Amen.

All this will flow from the kind and compassionate mercy of our God.
A new day is dawning:
the Sunrise from the heavens will break through in our darkness,
And those who huddle in night,
those who sit in the shadow of death,
Will be able to rise and walk in the light,
guided in the pathway of peace. (Luke 1:78-79)

When my soul is in the dumps, I rehearse everything I know of You,
From Jordan depths to Hermon heights, including Mount Mizar.
Chaos calls to chaos, to the tune of whitewater rapids.
Your breaking surf, Your thundering breakers crash and crush me.
Then God promises to love me all day, sing songs all through the night!
My life is God’s prayer. (Psalm 42:6-8)

2nd Corinthians 5:17 tells us that our confession of God’s Word strengthens our faith.
We must do what God says, standing strong in our faith, not wavering, for faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.

Song of Solomon 8:5 gives us clear imagery of the Spirit of the Bride:

Who is this coming up from the wilderness leaning upon her Beloved”

The Lord wants a Bride who is leaning on Him….. trusting Him as we go through the wilderness.

Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him. (Psalm 32:10)

But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. We wait in hope for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name.
(Psalm 33:18-22)

I heard a voice thunder from the Throne: “Look! Look! God has moved into the neighborhood, making his home with men and women! They’re His people, He’s their God. He’ll wipe every tear from their eyes. Death is gone for good—tears gone, crying gone, pain gone—all the first order of things gone.” The Enthroned continued, “Look! I’m making everything new. Write it all down—each word dependable and accurate.” (Revelation 21:3-5)

Now to the One who can keep you upright and plant you firmly in His presence—
clean, unmarked, and joyful in the light of His glory— to the one and only God, our Savior, through Jesus the Anointed our Lord, be glory and greatness and might and authority; just as it has been since before He created time, may it continue now and into eternity. Amen.
(Jude 24-25)

Be Perfect In Love

Perfect

What is the meaning of perfect in the Bible?

Applied to people, it refers to completeness of parts, or perfection, where no part is defective or wanting.”

“Up on your feet! Take a deep breath! Maybe there’s life in you yet.
But I wouldn’t know it by looking at your busywork; nothing of God’s work has been completed.

Your condition is desperate.
Think of the gift you once had in your hands, the Message you heard with your ears—
grasp it again and turn back to God.

“If you pull the covers back over your head and sleep on, oblivious to God,

I’ll return when you least expect it, break into your life like a thief in the night. (Revelation 3:2)

Jesus says that no one is perfect except God

Remember when Nicodemus, a prominent leader among the Jews, visited Jesus late one night?

Nicodemus said, “No one could do all the God-pointing, God-revealing acts you do if God weren’t in on it.”

Jesus said, “You’re absolutely right. Take it from me: Unless a person is born from above, it’s not possible to see what I’m pointing to—to God’s kingdom.”*

“The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever;

do not forsake the works of Your hands.” (Psalm 138:8)

Father, help us to not hinder the perfecting work that You desire to do in us, and in our lives.

Father, help us to cast all of our care, every concern, upon the Savior.

Father, help us to submit to the original Creation, Your Holy Spirit “hovering-over-the-water” Creation, the invisible moving the visible, a baptism into a new life.

We follow this sequence in Scripture:
The First Adam received life, the Last Adam is a life-giving Spirit.
Physical life comes first, then spiritual—
a firm base shaped from the earth, a final completion coming out of heaven.
The First Man was made out of earth, and people since then are earthy;
the Second Man was made out of heaven, and people now can be heavenly.
In the same way that we’ve worked from our earthy origins, let’s embrace our heavenly ends.
(1 Corinthians 15:45-49)

“So don’t be so surprised when I tell you that you have to be ‘born from above’—
out of this world, so to speak. You know well enough how the wind blows this way and that.
You hear it rustling through the trees, but you have no idea where it comes from or where it’s headed next. That’s the way it is with everyone ‘born from above’ by the wind of God, the Spirit of God.”
(John 3:7-8)

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear,
but He has given us a spirit of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline

[abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control]. (2 Timothy 1:7)

Discipline in a Long-Distance Race
Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on?

It means we’d better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit!
No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins.
Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in.
Study how he did it.
Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—

he could put up with anything along the way:
Cross, shame, whatever. And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God.
When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item,
that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!

(Hebrews 12:1-3)

“You’re familiar with the old written law, ‘Love your friend,’ and its unwritten companion,

‘Hate your enemy.’ I’m challenging that. I’m telling you to love your enemies.

Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst.

When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the supple moves of prayer, for then you are working out of your true selves, your God-created selves. This is what God does.

He gives his best—the sun to warm and the rain to nourish—to everyone, regardless: the good and bad, the nice and nasty. If all you do is love the lovable, do you expect a bonus? Anybody can do that. If you simply say hello to those who greet you, do you expect a medal? Any run-of-the-mill sinner does that. (Matthew 5:43-47)

“Here is a simple rule of thumb for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you; then grab the initiative and do it for them! If you only love the lovable, do you expect a pat on the back?

Run-of-the-mill sinners do that. If you only help those who help you, do you expect a medal?

Garden-variety sinners do that. If you only give for what you hope to get out of it, do you think that’s charity? The stingiest of pawnbrokers does that. (Luke 6:31-34)

“In a word, what I’m saying is, Grow up. You’re kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you.”

(Matthew 5:48)***

Suddenly, God, Your light floods my path,
God drives out the darkness.
I smash the bands of marauders,
I vault the high fences.
What a God! His road
stretches straight and smooth.
Every God-direction is road-tested.
Everyone who runs toward Him
Makes it. (2 Samuel 22:31)

*
Jesus said, “You’re a respected teacher of Israel and you don’t know these basics?
Listen carefully. I’m speaking sober truth to you.
I speak only of what I know by experience;
I give witness only to what I have seen with my own eyes.
There is nothing secondhand here, no hearsay.
Yet instead of facing the evidence and accepting it, you procrastinate with questions.
If I tell you things that are plain as the hand before your face and you don’t believe me,
what use is there in telling you of things you can’t see, the things of God?

“No one has ever gone up into the presence of God
except the One who came down from that Presence, the Son of Man. In the same way that Moses lifted the serpent in the desert so people could have something to see and then believe, it is necessary for the Son of Man to be lifted up—
and everyone who looks up to him, trusting and expectant, will gain a real life, eternal life.

“This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son.
And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed;
by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.
God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger,
telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again.
Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted;
anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it.

And why?
Because of that person’s failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him.

“This is the crisis we’re in: God-light streamed into the world,
but men and women everywhere ran for the darkness.
They went for the darkness because they were not really interested in pleasing God.
Everyone who makes a practice of doing evil, addicted to denial and illusion,
hates God-light and won’t come near it, fearing a painful exposure.

But anyone working and living in truth and reality welcomes God-light

so the work can be seen for the God-work it is.” (John 3:10-21)

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Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God, instruction about cleansing rites, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And God permitting, we will do so.

It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.

Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are convinced of better things in your case—the things that have to do with salvation. God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized. We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

The Certainty of God’s Promise
When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.

People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek. * (Hebrews 6:1-20)

    Footnote: Deuteronomy 26:13-14

Every third year, the year of the tithe,
give a tenth of your produce to the Levite, the foreigner, the orphan, and the widow
so that they may eat their fill in your cities.
And then, in the Presence of God, your God, say this:

I have brought the sacred share, I’ve given it to the Levite, foreigner, orphan, and widow.
What you commanded, I’ve done. I haven’t detoured around your commands,
I haven’t forgotten a single one.
I haven’t eaten from the sacred share while mourning,
I haven’t removed any of it while ritually unclean, I haven’t used it in funeral feasts.
I have listened obediently to the Voice of God, my God,I have lived the way you commanded me.

Open House

In Hebrew, the number Ten is YOD – a CLOSED hand.

knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified. (Galatians 2:16) Paul used the word law with different meanings in his letters. Nevertheless, the expression the works of the law seems to reefer to fulfilling the Torah (the laws in the Pentateuch including the Ten Commandments). Doing the works of the law demands full fulfillment–both in thoughts and in practice, and every second in life–of all the commandments. Even if we could do so, the works of the law couldn’t save us at all. They are just life rules and not a means to redemption or forgiveness.

Ten is also the number of the LAW, it signifies JUDGMENT and bringing the HOUSE in ORDER. It points to the END of TIME when one will either receive reward of judgment from the HAND of the LORD.

In Hebrew, the number Eight indicates a NEW BEGINNING through the NEW BIRTH in a BELIEVER. Jesus tells of the New Kind of Birth in John 3:3, ” Listen to this eternal truth: Before a person can even perceive God’s kingdom, they must first experience a rebirth.” ^{The Greek word can be translated “born from above.”}

Nine is the number of VISITATION and signifies the Holy Spirit’s complete “HOUSE CLEANING” in the BELIEVER.

The New Birth opens the heart to receive the cleansing, healing, restorative Work of Holy Spirit in His Visitation.

The JUDGMENT of the LAW was fulfilled by Christ Jesus, God’s only-begotten Son on the Cross, where the price was paid in full

for the penalty of our sin and rebellion. There the curse of sin and death is broken and the blessing of God’s Firstborn Son becomes ours as co-heirs in Christ Jesus’ family.

This was represented by the Veil of the Temple being split from top to bottom at Jesus’ death. This was God’s reaching out and restoring the rebellious ones as the Veil of the Temple was split“from the top to the bottom.” This indicates God did it as opposed to man: man would have torn it from bottom to top, but Divine working would have caused it to tear from top to bottom.  God so loved the world that He gave us His Beloved, Obedient Son to do what we could never do.

Previously… The Veil of the Temple Was Rent in twain = torn into two pieces. For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: Hebrew 9:24. …the ordinances performed through the veil of the ancient temple were in similitude of what Christ was to do, which he now having done, all men become eligible to pass through the veil into the presence of the Lord to inherit full exaltation. (2) The Apostle Paul taught that just as the torn veil of the temple allowed symbolic entrance into the Holy of Holies, it is the torn flesh of Jesus Christ that opens the way for us into the presence of the Father. (1) Matthew 27:51.

This is the Holy Ctrl Alt + Del that is a replete (full, complete) re-boot of the corrupted programming injected into this world’s system by the father of all lies, The Accuser, Satan himself.

The Holy Spirit is awakening souls to hear the Savior’s knocking on the door of your heart.

That’s why the Spirit said, “If you hear God’s Voice today, don’t be stubborn as in the past when you turned against God.”

As it is said: Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.

Let Him in!

The Yod (Closed Hand) is now the nail-pierced hand of the Savior knocking on your heart’s door.

Divine Order is administering His Spiritual Government into your House through Christ’s Salvation.

His nail-pierced hands are open and your name is engraved upon their palms. Your walls are continually before His eyes.

He is seeking 24/7 access and worship and surrender are turning the key to every locked room for our times are in His hands.

Revelation 5:9-10 (The Passion Translation)

⁹ And they were all singing this new song of praise to the Lamb:

“Because you were slaughtered for us,
    you are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals.
    Your blood was the price paid to redeem us.
    You purchased us to bring us to God
    out of every tribe, language, people group, and nation.
¹⁰ You have chosen us to serve our God
    and formed us into a kingdom of priests
    who reign on the earth.”Read full chapter

Footnotes

1. 5:10 The present tense of the Greek verb indicates that the reign of believers on earth has already begun. See Henry Alford, Alford’s Greek Testament: An Exegetical and Critical Commentary, vol. 4, 1875 (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1980); Henry Barclay Swete, Commentary on Revelation (Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1977); G. K. Beale, The Book of Revelation, A Commentary on the Greek Text, The New International Greek Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999).