You have no idea what you are
dealing with.
Part 1
The most
popular and egregious theology foisted upon the “so called” Christian today is
basically this. At some point, God came to a realization, an epiphany, that
mankind could not follow His laws, statutes and ordinances. He was losing too
many souls to satan. As likening it to a game where the score was severely
lopsided. Therefore, He sent His only begotten son, Yeshua, Jesus, the Christ
child of Nazareth, an example of perfection and holiness, to introduce a new
and improved version of Himself and a new set of rules called the new covenant
where by the unholy and sinful man could now enter into and have an inheritance
in the Kingdom of heaven. All one need do is love God, believe in Jesus and
that He is His son who died on the cross for the sins of mankind and was
resurrected and now sits in heaven at the right hand of the Father. And love
everyone else.
This
theology is easily propagated and has been for thousands of years. It has been
engineered and expanded upon by demonic powers and rulers of the darkness of
this world who have spent thousands of years honing their skills at debating
with and convincing man to diminish a relationship with his spirit man and
embrace his flesh while deceiving and misshaping his own soul. All in order to
receive the teachings of a different Jesus. Theologies that appeal to the flesh
are vigorously rewarded by mammon. Preaching theologies that appeal to the
satisfaction of the flesh compel people to pay the preacher of such, very well.
The churches grow bigger, and garish wealth is purposefully displayed in order
to further foster the deception of God certifying and blessing the messages
preached. This is not to say that God does not reward His followers with
wealth, for he does. However, for the unlearned natural man it becomes very
difficult to discern the differences between the everlasting blessings of God
and the temporary enriching that comes with walking in accordance with the
course of this world, and in accordance with the prince of the power of the
air. It is written, “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of
this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that
now worketh in the children of disobedience.”
I will say
this again, as I feel I cannot say it enough. The church at large has been
working for hundreds, if not, thousands of years to create armies to come
against Jesus, Yeshua the Christ child of Nazareth, in the name of another
jesus.
God’s
chosen people are Israel. He chose them not because they were many but because
they were few and He loves them. The congregation of God is Israel. This is not
so for the gentile. Yes, the gentile is grafted in to the congregation but this
is not an automatic condition. The grafting in is by a free will choice, by
virtue of voluntary adoption. Those who choose to walk with Israel as strangers
are sojourners. As we have discovered, there is no different law, code, statute
or ordinance of God that applies to the Israelites versus the stranger or
sojourner.
Exodus
12:49
49 One law
shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among
you.
Leviticus
24:22
22 Ye
shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own
country: for I am the Lord your God.
Numbers
15:14-16
14 And if
a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations, and
will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord; as ye do,
so he shall do.
15 One
ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger
that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are,
so shall the stranger be before the Lord.
16 One law
and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.
When
asked, what does the new covenant mean to you most people respond by reciting,
in general, the scriptures we find in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, as
in the following,
Luke
10:27
27 And he
answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy
neighbour as thyself.
This is
nothing new. These commandments you will find in the Torah. In the books of
Deuteronomy and Leviticus. Further, as plainly revealed in.
35 Then
one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and
saying,
36 Master,
which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus
said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is
the first and great commandment.
39 And the
second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On
these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
And,
Mark
12:28-31
28 And one
of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving
that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of
all?
29 And
Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The
Lord our God is one Lord:
30 And
thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and
with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31 And the
second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is
none other commandment greater than these.
And,
Luke
10:26
26 He said
unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
It is
written in the law. Jesus is quoting the Torah. But so many believe that this
is somehow a new set of rules. Further that in this is comprised all laws,
statutes and ordinances of God, when the reality is that these are the
overlying precepts that should direct the follower to identify, familiarize
themselves with and follow all the laws, ordinances and statutes of God by
virtue of the principles revealed in them.
Jesus said
He came for the lost house of Israel. God divorced Israel for the cause of
whoring, adultery and fornication with other gods. The new covenant is not a
new and improved set of rules under a new God more acceptable and approved by
man. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. The new covenant is a new
opportunity for marriage a new opportunity to become one with God under the
same laws. There is one set of laws for the congregation of God. There is no
different set of laws for Israelite and willful sojourning gentile. Also, to believe and promote that mankind
cannot abide in God’s laws is devilish. The bible is full of accounts of holy
and perfect saints, people who walked in a right relationship with God. Jesus said he did not come for the righteous
but for the sinner. Are we going to believe Him? He made it clear that there
were righteous people. Further, scripture is clear,
Luke
18:26-27
26 And
they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
27 And he
said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
With God
nothing is impossible. Those who preach that man cannot follow the laws of God
do so because they do not know Him nor do they have a real relationship with
Him. These are faithless and perverse people who work to build a congregation
of faithless and perverse followers. They work to create and reside in
religious micro societies to immerse themselves in a sea of likeminded
individuals. This is not because they can’t follow God but because they have
freely elected to not to want to follow Him. The immersion in this congregation
is, in the long run, an ineffectual attempt to insulate their spirt from the
pain of conviction that comes from denying truth and righteousness. It is an
ineffectual method for the allowance of indulging in fleshly satisfaction while
justifying lawlessness and creating a false belief of heavenly acceptance. The
truth is in sin; there is no safety in numbers. In the end we will all stand as
individuals to give an account for ourselves. Yehovah, Yeshua Jesus, the Holy
spirit and all the rest of the heavenly hosts will protect heaven and bar
entrance to those who practice inequity, or in other words, lawlessness.
The new
covenant is actually a new opportunity. A new offer for marriage with the
source of all righteousness, barring all lawlessness. Further, the decision
must be made with some haste before the door to the marriage chamber is shut.
Once the door is shut those that are left on the outside will call out “Lord,
Lord, open to us.” But they will hear his answer coming from within saying. “Verily
I say unto you, I know you not.”
It is
written and Yeshuah, Jesus the Christ child of Nazareth declared, “And these
signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils;
they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they
drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the
sick, and they shall recover.”
(So then
after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on
the right hand of God.)
Further,
“Verily,
verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he
do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be
glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. If ye
love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give
you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of
truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth
him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.” These are
the words of our Lord and savior, the lion of the tribe of Juda, the word from
the beginning, our resurrected king who rules at the right hand of the one
true, living, almighty God.
It is
critical for the believer to understand what is meant by asking in the name of
Jesus and the importance of keeping His commandments in order to receive the Holy
Spirit. In the name of Jesus means in His character. One cannot just speak his
name to receive the things of God. His name is not some magic word that grants
you audience. Behaving or walking as Jesus does is the important criteria. He
is the door you must enter through to gain the things of heaven. Consider the
following.
John
9:31
31 Now we
know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and
doeth his will, him he heareth.
Psalm
66:18
18 If I
regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
Isaiah
59:2
2 But your
iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his
face from you, that he will not hear.
Proverbs
15:29
29 The
Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
1Peter
3:12
12 For the
eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their
prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Acts
5:32
32 And we
are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath
given to them that obey him.
James 4:1-8
1 From
whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your
lusts that war in your members?
2 Ye lust,
and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war,
yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
3 Ye ask,
and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
4 Ye
adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is
enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy
of God.
5 Do ye
think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth
to envy?
6 But he
giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth
grace unto the humble.
7 Submit
yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Draw
nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and
purify your hearts, ye double minded.
As you can
see, to receive the things of God, to have your request and prayers made known
and to receive the Holy Spirit, you must walk as Jesus did, as one in obedience
with the Father.
Those who
study the scriptures know that none of what Jesus has spoken over His followers
can happen without faith, belief and obedience to God. Those who study the
scriptures know that faith and belief are not enough to inherit the kingdom of
heaven, the devils believe and they tremble. The devils believe and have faith
that Jesus is the son of the living God. Further they believe at the appointed
time, they will be destroyed. Consider the following.
Mark
1:21-26
21 And
they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into
the synagogue, and taught.
22 And
they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had
authority, and not as the scribes.
23 And
there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
24 Saying,
Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou
come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
25 And
Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
26 And
when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out
of him.
Matthew
8:25-29
25 And his
disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
26 And he
saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and
rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
27 But the
men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the
sea obey him!
28 And
when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there
met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce,
so that no man might pass by that way.
29 And,
behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son
of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
Whether in
the Synagogue on the sabbath or subsequent to performing miracles signs and
wonders like calming a storm while sailing on the high seas, man struggled with
recognizing the divine nature of Jesus, but the devils didn’t. As the religious rulers of His day failed to
recognize him and rejected His divine nature, the devils proclaimed that He was
the son of God, the Holy one. As we have discussed before, To this day, as man
struggles with belief, the devils know. They know better the holy scriptures and
the history of man than men do. The devils have more knowledge faith and belief
in God than most of mankind. They are more aware of events shaping this world
that are borne of the spirit realm and manifest in the natural. Though they are
spirit they can manifest themselves in the natural and cause chaos and trouble
for mankind. This is done with very little or no pushback from man. The devils
operate today with impunity because most of mankind, even those who proclaim to
be followers of Jesus, do not operate in the spirit as they should. One of the
biggest mistakes of mankind is losing sight of their individual three part make
up.
Scripture
teaches that the man is made of three parts. We are flesh, soul and spirit. On
its own flesh is mastered by desires for what pleases it and repulsion for what
harms it. This all on a rudimentary, some might say primitive level. Today,
much of the world lives with their flesh man as the presiding ruler in their
three part make up. They live in a state of focus on self-glorification and
self-gratification. So many are willing to compromise principles in order to
receive wealth, accolades, praise and attention. This is how they validate
their existence. This can lead to a whole list of debaucherous activities for
the sake of advantage.
Our soul
is the invisible emotional matrix that is unique to us. It embodies our
personality, moral compass, conscious mind, and will. Our spirit is our
energetic connection to the spirit realm. In line with our original creation,
our spirit is our communications link to the divine. It is the connection
through which we communicate with God. It is the stream that brings conviction,
correction, life, truth, hope, joy and love to our soul and flesh. It is also
the avenue where we receive His counsel and guidance.
In losing
sight of the knowledge of our three parts being, mankind has lost touch with
their soul and spirit. Therefore, man suffers for not nurturing their maturity
in order to ensure their rule over their flesh and increased ability to
communicate in truth, with God.
1 I
therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the
vocation wherewith ye are called,
2 With all
lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
3
Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 There is
one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5 One
Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 One God
and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
How can we
be one body by continuously residing as a natural man, in the flesh. How can we
be of one Spirit, in one Lord, one faith, and one baptism under one Father over
all if we refuse the baptism of the Spirit. Baptism of the Spirit requires us
to make a conscious effort through the will within our soul to change our soul
as needed, by the direction we receive from God. This is done by maturing and
allowing our spirit to communicate conviction to our soul and adopting the
recommended changes. This while using our spirit and soul man to bring our
flesh into submission in order to receive Godly conviction in humility and then
abide in the changes. Ultimately our flesh will change its beliefs in what
pleasure really is and fully lean into and walk in Godly practices. But again,
without sincerely working to mature our spiritual nature our ability to see
into and communicate with the divine spirit realm is severely disabled.
Remember this.
1Corinthians
2:7-16
7 But we
speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God
ordained before the world unto our glory:
8 Which
none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not
have crucified the Lord of glory.
9 But as
it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the
heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10 But God
hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things,
yea, the deep things of God.
11 For
what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him?
even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
12 Now we
have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God;
that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
13 Which
things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which
the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14 But the
natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are
foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually
discerned.
15 But he
that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
16 For who
hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind
of Christ.
In a few
short weeks our congregation will again enter into a time of fasting and
praying for forty days and nights. You have experienced how fasting is an
important practice you willfully take part in to help learn how to circumcise
and humble your flesh and allow your spirit man to take center stage, so to
speak. You do this because the will and heart condition of your soul wants to
walk as Jesus did. He was led by the Spirit of God only, He was empowered by
the same Spirit and through the Spirit he empowered his people to overcome all
wickedness this you know and this is the baptism you desire. To deny the flesh
of its most basic needs in order to develop and mature your spiritual self on a
deeper level is a truly Godly pursuit.
Moses
fasted for forty days and nights. This he did to grow closer to God and as a
sacrifice for His people’s advancement in blessings and the knowledge of the
things of God. We find this in,
Exodus
34:27-30
27 And the
Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these
words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
28 And he
was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread,
nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the
ten commandments.
29 And it
came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of
testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not
that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.
30 And
when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his
face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.
Deuteronomy
9:9-11
9 When I
was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of
the covenant which the Lord made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days
and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:
10 And the
Lord delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and
on them was written according to all the words, which the Lord spake with you
in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.
11 And it
came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the Lord gave me
the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant.
Yeshua
Jesus fasted for forty days and nights. We find this in the following,
Matthew
4:1-11
1 Then was
Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
2 And when
he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
3 And when
the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these
stones be made bread.
4 But he
answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by
every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
5 Then the
devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the
temple,
6 And
saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is
written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands
they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7 Jesus
said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8 Again,
the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all
the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9 And
saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and
worship me.
10 Then
saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt
worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
11 Then
the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Luke
4:1,14-15
1 And
Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the
Spirit into the wilderness,
14 And
Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a
fame of him through all the region round about.
15 And he
taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
In both
accounts of Matthew and Luke we find that Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into
the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. In these accounts we also find that
as Jesus ended His fast the devil came to tempt Him. I believe it important to
point out that Jesus defeated the devil’s attempts at temptation by reciting
and reminding the devil of what was written in the Holy scriptures,
particularly Old Testament scriptures. Further, I believe it important to point
out that Jesus did not have to give chapter and verse siting exactly where it
was written, just that it is written. Jesus reciting Moses in this case lends
to the importance of knowing these scriptures. Even when the devil tried to use
scripture out of context Jesus was able to reign him in with the knowledge of
scripture as well as an understanding of the collective meaning and messages
contained therein on the whole.
Another
important fact we can discern from the testimony of Moses and Jesus is that
after their fasts they emerged filled with the glory and power of God. This too
we have experienced. However, it must be your heart condition to serve God and
to grow closer to Him and receive the Holy Spirit as your inspiration, that
causes you to seek this endeavor. Otherwise, if you do it for
self-glorification, your time of fasting can be likened to be little more than
a crash starvation diet.
John
4:23-24
23 But the
hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in
spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
24 God is
a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
We have
been many places and witnessed many religious functions. We have led worship in
many conferences and churches in America and other parts of the world. For me I
have witnessed far too many Pastors, congregations, and worship teams declaring
they are in the Spirit of God while with great theatrics do they jump and shout
and rejoice over false doctrine and sing songs of worship and praise filled
with heresy. Too often today, in the Christian community, people mistake the
excitement of human emotion with being a movement of the Holy Ghost. They love
the doctrines of men which massage their flesh, and cast down the conviction of
sound doctrine calling it condemnation. One cannot worship God enshrouded by
deception contained in human emotion. To worship in Spirit is a must, we must
worship Him in Spirit and in truth for God is a Spirit. How can one accomplish
this if one is not willing to take the steps to grow in that area of their
being.
Today
America is immersed in wickedness and it is being displayed on a scale never
before seen. So many have risen up to protect lawlessness it is nearly
unbelievable. What is also nearly unbelievable is the plots, ploys, rhetoric
and talking points that are being used to justify their diabolical actions and
thought processes. I am one who fully understands the right of the people to
come against government who begins to operate in a nature that is contrary to
the laws of God and our nations constitution, however, what is going on today
is not that. Today, in America, we actually have people on the streets and
people in high levels of government advocating for the freedom to commit
crimes. And this is not just small crime, but crimes of the most heinous in
nature.
Today
these people riot in the streets in support of obstruction of Justice, illegal
border crossings, pedophilia, transgenderism, murder, theft, fraud,
embezzlement, extortion, drug dealing (Chemical warfare perpetrated upon our
people by collusion amongst foreign nations), human trafficking, child sex
trafficking, rape and child sacrifice and dismemberment. This while judges and
high-ranking politicians at the state and federal level encourage attacking
duly elected officials and appointed law enforcement officers or anyone else
who does not agree with them.
We are
seeing teachers, actors and politicians encouraging illegal aliens and their
supporters to shoot law enforcement agents and/or cut the throats of those who
oppose their views. We are even seeing political candidates call for the
shooting of their opponents and their opponents’ young children. These people
are absolutely despicable and many tout that their opinions are in line with
Jesus. Think on this, if a bank robbery occurs and the perpetrators escape
because they have a plan and a good getaway driver. However, later, the gang
gets caught and arrested. Now the driver never went into the bank, never pulled
a weapon and never made any demands or carried the cash out of the bank. He
just drove the car. When the gang gets arrested is not the driver charged,
tried and convicted just like his partners in crime? To me, every protester,
every rioter, every public official, every judge, every person that stands in
the way of justice in order to prevent the arrest of a criminal becomes the
getaway driver and is guilty of the very offenses the lawless are charged
with. These are the children of Satan.
These are the sons of disobedience. This is not some mass psychosis or some
hysteria brought on by natural means. This is an increased reaction in response
to years of conditioning through demonic forces and witchcraft. It’s that
simple.
(Know
this, there is, no drug, no psychiatrists, no surgeon, no incantation, no
process at all that can replace or transplant the spirit and soul of a child,
no there is none. The attempt to change the nature of a child is a horrific act
perpetrated by the devourer and his children)
Ephesians
6:11-12
11 Put on
the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the
devil.
12 For we
wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual
wickedness in high places.
The folly
of the church today is the focus on creating generations of heretical tithers
not spiritual warriors. People groomed to be jolly corporate sheeple, church
goers who are docile, compliant and easily influenced, oblivious to the threat
of their destruction. As Paul writes, “tossed to and fro, and carried about
with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness,
whereby they lie in wait to deceive.” Where are the followers of Christ? The
signs are they are very few and far between. Rarely do we hear of devils being
cast out, dead being raised and the infirmed being healed by the laying on of
hands. This is because rarely are people truly following Jesus.
Many say
they are but are the signs Jesus revealed following you? Are you walking by
faith not by sight. Are you to worried about your life that you are not willing
to lose it for Him for he has said in,
24 Then
said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
25 For
whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life
for my sake shall find it.
26 For
what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own
soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Are you so
worried about your life that you are not living life more abundant in Him? Are
you so concerned and focused on your supply, care and future that you can’t
focus on the things of God? Consider the following.
Matthew
6:25-33
25
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or
what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the
life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold
the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into
barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27 Which
of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why
take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow;
they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet
I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of
these.
30
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to
morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little
faith?
31
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink?
or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For
after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth
that ye have need of all these things.
33 But
seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things
shall be added unto you.
Matthew
7:13-14
13 Enter
ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that
leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because
strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few
there be that find it.
We in this
congregation have walked together for quite some time. We have witnessed much
together. You know that we live by faith, we are doers of the word. Nearly
daily our congregation works to heal the sick. When in need we do not shy from
walking through the cleansing process with lepers. We have experiences together. Together we have cast out devils. Some of you
have witnessed yourselves devils crying to remain yet screaming as they are
forced to leave a person. We have seen them break the bones of people,
dislocate their joints, elevate bodies off the ground, cause little girls to
bang their heads against concrete floors but recover with no injuries or
memories of the event. We have seen demons move objects and part window blinds
as they rattled out a window in haste to go at our command.
I have
laid hands on a blind woman only to witness her regain her eyesight. I have
laid hands on the crippled and later witnessed them walk, even dance, without
issue.
Before we
were given the ROC I stood outside of Rathdrum on a hill and asked God what he
wanted from us for Rathdrum Idaho. His response was, “There are well entrenched
demons in Rathdrum. I am sending you there to root them out.” I myself have
seen demons on many occasions. One night I woke to an unseen force that had
wrapped itself around my neck and began to strangle me. We wrestled as my wife,
believing it at first to be some sort of medical event, ushered me downstairs
just in case the paramedics had to be called. The upstairs walkways are very
narrow and she knew it would be difficult to get me down the stairs if I lost
consciousness. We continued to fight, me and this entity. I could feel it
gripping my neck and constricting my throat. I began to cough up blood. My son
handed me a big bowl. My wife began to proclaim deliverance over me while my
daughter called 911. All the children were now awake. At 2 am this demonic
attack became quite the family affair.
On the way to the hospital the attack subsided. No medical explanation
could be determined. These attacks happened twice more but after much prayer,
proclamation and anointing they stopped and never occurred again. We have been
coming against demonic forces ever since.
Once I
wept in the sanctuary because I was under so much persecution and I wanted to
give up, but through my tears I witnessed a candle spontaneously light while
God said keep the fire burning, keep going. Deep in east Africa a truck in our
convoy hit a five year old little boy as we were heading to a mine site. The
little boy lay broken, bleeding and struggling to breath in the road as the
villagers gathered rocks to stone the driver to death for killing the boy as
they were sure he was dying. We were there we witness the entire event. I was
the first to the little boy. We witness his disfigured body and obviously
broken limb. We saw the light going out of his eyes. I cried out to God in that
time of need and laid hands on the boy. We all prayed as we rushed him to a
clay brick clinic some 20 kilometers down the road. Praise God, praise His holy
name. The villagers who were once going to stone our driver to death were later
rejoicing with the driver as the little boy miraculously recovered with no
broken bones.
You have
been with me to hear of dreams and watch them come to fruition in a miraculous
way. I was given a dream of standing on
a mountain top in a far away land. On this mountain top I was shown scenes and
asked to help perform a task. I spoke to you about this dream after it
occurred. Nearly two years later I was taken to that very mountain top in
reality the scenes I saw in my dream were there. So too was the spirit of the
living God and I was encouraged by Him at a time when many were coming against
me.
Some of
you have walked all of this with me and saw the testimony and so much more,
with your own eyes. We have lived this together and have much more to
experience. We do not testify for self-glorification. We testify so that God
may be glorified.
There are
those who savor the flavor of gossip and slander. These love the feeling of it
and the destruction it causes as it passes over their tongue, through their
lips and into the heart of their believers. Contrary to their accusations, I do
not testify to glorify myself nor do I testify to enrich myself with worldly
wealth. The truth is, by worldly standards, I am poor, but not in spirit and I
spend most of my time alone and in isolation. I do as I believe God instructs
me to do. Not for me but for Him first. Not to bring me financial wealth but to
be that light upon a hill and show good works to men. This to glorify God and
to enrich you with spiritual wealth and encouragement.
All
testimonies deserve a detailed account written, recorded and shared for His
Glory to be sure. As for us it will happen. The point is our walk exemplifies
the truth of the gospel of Jesus the Christ child of Nazareth. We have dived in
deep but we have deeper to go still. We have experienced great signs and
wonders but greater are to be beheld by us.
To we who
are pressing in to God, studying the word, fasting and praying and experiencing
miracles signs and wonders following, we, even after all of this, still
understand little. Because of this, I
know, people who are not following God have no idea of what they are dealing
with. They have no idea of the wickedness compelling their surroundings nor what
is about to come. Conversely, they have no idea of the power to overcome the
wickedness that is available through a right relationship with the Son of the
living God. Unless a man exercises his spiritual nature and commune more
directly with God, he will not receive the Holy Spirit thus he will be overrun
by the rulers of darkness and spiritual wickedness in high places. Of this, we
are witnessing. This we are too are battling and with the grace, glory and
power of God we will always emerge victorious.
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