You Have No Idea What You Are Dealing With, Part 1

 

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 mis- shaping 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.”

As I have said before, the church at large has been working for hundreds, if not, thousands of years to create armies to come against the kingdom of heaven in the name of another jesus. Yeshua, Jesus, the Christ child of Nazareth, came into this world to display perfection and holiness in the flesh, to seek and save the lost, to heal the sick. To save the lost from what? To heal the sick from what? He came walking in holiness and perfection empowered from on high and said walk as I do, walk even greater. This to save the lost and the sick from a life lived in the commission of sin. Sin that the practice thereof prevents man from inheriting the kingdom of heaven. He came to say, obey God and follow His laws as He does.  We are not the Potter, we are the clay. The theology described above is akin to falling out of like with the stick, rock, or image you have carved. So, in order to decorate your spiritual house to better appeal to your flesh, you simply carve a new golden image, call it God then twist, or wrest scripture in order to sell the new and improved god that justifies the desires of the flesh.

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.

Matthew 22:35-40

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 an overview of the 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 the 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 not to want to follow Him. The immersion in this congregation is, in the long run, an ineffectual attempt to insulate their spirit 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 simultaneous 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. It is a new offer for marriage with the source of all righteousness, barring all seditions, adulteries committed with other gods and all other forms of 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.

Jamess 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 just cannot follow Him in righteousness. They are more aware of events shaping this world that are born 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.

 Ephesians 4:1-6

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 the following.

 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 of the 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 of 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, as a 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 worship God and serve Him only. It must also be that you desire to grow closer to Him and receive His Holy Spirit as your guiding inspiration, that causes you to seek this endeavor. Otherwise, if you do it for recognition and self-glorification, your time of fasting can be rendered no more meaningful 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,

 Matthew 16:24-26

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 breathe 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 faraway 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 much of my time alone and in relative 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 too we are battling and with the grace, glory and power of God we will always emerge victorious.

 

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