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I purpose to encourage each person who reads these blogs to develop an intimate relationship with Our Heavenly Father, not just simply knowing HIM as GOD but instead knowing HIM as FATHER.  As your relationship grows with HIM, HE will not only flow in you but through you to others.  You will begin to discern grace and mercy as well as when judgment is at hand.  Your faith will be placed IN HIM rather than in man and you will begin to place less weight on men’s opinions no matter how qualified they appear to be.  FATHER will show you Truth and give you wisdom in all matters thus as you walk out your life among the chaos, you will be in peace.  Noah was such a man:

Hebrews 11:7    By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

Why was Noah divinely warned of impending judgment?

Genesis 6:8  But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

Noah walked with FATHER just as Enoch had walked with HIM.  Both men had a personal relationship with FATHER and HE protected Noah’s family from certain destruction.  The other seven members of his family were protected through Noah’s righteousness and faith.  Can you imagine the adversity the family suffered as they built the ark?  The local crowd made them the laughingstock of the region until the day it began to rain.

Noah was to be FATHER’S witness during the time of judgment whereas Enoch was spared by being taken up.  In a sense, Noah was a type and shadow of the Sons who would witness the judgment by fire.  Noah believed FATHER’S Word every single day of his life as he worked on the ark.  His faith saw him through the ridicule as he beavered away on his building project.  His faith strengthened him in times of emotional upheaval in his family.  He had endurance to run the race set before him and would not quit along the way.  FATHER assured him of his destiny as the rest of the world suffered the needed judgment due to their perversity.

In Luke chapter 17, Jesus spoke:

26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:

27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

Most people are oblivious to the times for they simply continue with their normal routine and do not expect anything catastrophic to occur to them.  They cannot hear the warnings for preparation concerning the coming judgment.  Just as in the times of Noah, they will not realize that judgment is at hand until they are in the midst of it.  Jesus revealed this in Matthew 24:

37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,

39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear!  It is imperative to focus on hearing FATHER and walking with HIM on a daily basis.  Going to church once a week is not the answer.  FATHER is looking for an intimate relationship with those who Love HIM.  FATHER Loved Noah and sustained him and his family through the judgment of water.  FATHER closed the door to the ark and sealed it from the rest of the world.  Noah stayed in the ark until FATHER instructed him to come out.

Noah was able to hear FATHER’S Words because he walked with HIM.  Let us walk with FATHER in the same manner for when judgment has fully come, we will be sustained through it all.

In Hebrews chapter 11 we read:

1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.

3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

To overcome means to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty, to prevail.  Faith is required to obtain a good testimony and as we walk out the narrow path of The Way, we will have challenges confront us.  We are given opportunities to take alternate paths which are less difficult but not according to FATHER’S Perfect Will.  It may be more convenient but allows compromise to enter in and before long we are no longer walking according to HIS SPIRIT.

Abraham trusted in FATHER’S Word and stood on it rather than consider his age or Sarah’s womb.  He was rewarded for this faith in FATHER’S Word.  We too should not consider our current circumstances but trust IN HIM as we walk out our calling.  We may be lacking resources but we should expect FATHER to provide sufficiency in order for us to complete our calling.  We must endure hardship when it comes upon us.  Faith overcomes hardship and our growth depends on being presented with obstacles to overcome.

Faith requires us to look beyond the current circumstances in the physical realm for they are temporary and subject to change.  Can you imagine a farmer standing before a field with a bag of seed and fearful of his crop not coming forth so he is unwilling to plant the seed?  He must have faith in what he knows to be true and by faith he prepares the soil and plants his seed expecting success.  We must approach life with the same expectation.  When FATHER speaks to us, we must cast down vain imaginations of failure and simply walk out what we show us.

By faith Abraham…

By faith Isaac…

By faith Jacob…

By faith Joseph…

By faith Moses…

By faith, you should run the race set before you:

12:1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Endurance is the ability to withstand hardship or adversity; especially : the ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity.  In these times everyone wants instantaneous results yet FATHER tells us we must develop endurance to run the race.  This is not a 100 yard dash but more akin to a marathon which requires much preparation.  Marathon runners train for months in order to improve their cardiovascular system in order to complete a 26.2 mile course.  Your race is similar to the marathon.  There will be days when you simply want to quit but instead FATHER sends someone to encourage you to forge ahead.  Maybe your spark has dimmed but HE will bring forth a Word to reignite the intensity required to complete your race.

Let not your obstacles prevent you from crossing your finish line.  Let these words encourage you to draw from HIS Strength.  Jesus endured the cross so let us likewise endure our “cross”.  Let no wall before you keep you from success.  Climb it, go around it, or knock it down if need be.  Don’t let your circumstances dictate your life but let your faith rise to the state of overcoming and the great cloud of witnesses will cheer you on!

In Philippians chapter 4, Paul wrote:

11 Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.

12 I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need.

13 I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.

As we move to simplify our life and differentiate what is truly important, we can be content and live above the circumstances before us.  We are not tied to the complexities preventing us from ministering according to the need of others but are free to respond as FATHER directs.  We truly know and expect FATHER to provide our needs according to HIS riches in glory.  FATHER uses other people whom HE can trust to do HIS bidding to provide fruit to the laborers.  I have been on both sides of the equation of giving and receiving.

Living above the circumstance requires faith IN HIM otherwise we would have our focus on the circumstance and would be expending energy managing the circumstance rather than ministering according to the need.  Jesus ministered life in all situations and if the people were hungry, He would minister “above” the circumstance and multiply the fishes and loaves to provide food for the people.  He revealed the Truth of the Spiritual being in command of the physical but He did use the young boy’s willingness to provide the initial offering to be multiplied.  The boy’s “seed” was rapidly multiplied according to the need at hand.

Paul continues:

14 Nevertheless, you have done well to share with me in my affliction.

Paul was enduring hardship and the Philippians gave him assistance thus he was able to endure and overcome the circumstance.  Each of us will be placed in a similar position and those who listen to FATHER will respond and give to the need at hand.  What will they give?  Out of the good fruit they have produced and there is plenty of fruit to go around as people become part of the flow intended by FATHER.  The boy who provide fishes and loaves gave a little but took home much more.  His “seeds” brought forth a great harvest in just a few hours.  Moreover he was blessed in his willingness to give which I am sure served him well in later years.

15 You yourselves also know, Philippians, that at the first preaching of the gospel, after I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving but you alone;

16 for even in Thessalonica you sent a gift more than once for my needs.

17 Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek for the profit which increases to your account.

Paul understands the Spiritual law of giving and receiving and communicates it here.  His focus was not on the gift he received but on the result it produced on their behalf.  By their pure intent to give, they positioned themselves for a greater harvest.  When you place your trust in FATHER and are willing to give of the resources that have been given you, you will reap a greater harvest that will enable you to minister in a greater way. 

Those with a pure heart will grab ahold of this Truth and those with an impure heart will think otherwise.  Some people will “get” to give, and other will give to “get”.  Many people have deferred their giving awaiting FATHER to provide them with a windfall.  I suspect they will keep waiting.  Others will give according to their current ability and FATHER will raise them up into a greater capacity to give.  How simple!

As you embrace what Paul is communicating to the Philippians, you will better understand what Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 6:

38  “Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”

FATHER has called me to minister to a young grieving family in Western Michigan until Wednesday.  May FATHER’S Love be fully manifested in their hearts as they process the loss of their loved one.

FATHER has called me to minister to a young grieving family in Western Michigan until Wednesday.  May FATHER’S Love be fully manifested in their hearts as they process the loss of their loved one.

In Psalms 103 we find:

20 ​​Bless the LORD, you His angels,

​​Who excel in strength, who do His word,

​​Heeding the voice of His word.

21 ​​Bless the LORD, all you His hosts,

​​You ministers of His, who do His pleasure.

As we hear FATHER’S directives which come from HIS Divine Intent of Love, HIS angels are ready to respond to HIS Word.  This is precisely why it is so important to hear HIS Voice.  HIS angels are dispatched according to HIS Word as we speak what HE directs us to speak.

In Genesis chapter 28, Jacob is gaining this revelation:

10 Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran.

11 So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep.

12 Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

13 And behold, the LORD stood above it and said: “I am the LORD God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.

14 Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.

15 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.”

It is important to consider that first the angels ascended to Heaven and then descended, returning to earth.  They are given to us as ministering Spirits and are dispatched according to the Word we hear and then speak accordingly.  Once FATHER’S Word is spoken by one of HIS Sons or Daughters, the angels are activated to fulfill the Word spoken.  This is one aspect of angelic resources we should be aware of as FATHER directs us to proclaim HIS Word.

An heir is one who receives his allotted possession by right of sonship.  You can be assured that when a parent dies and the will is read, the heirs do not want to delay in receiving their allotments directed to them by the will.  If there are funds in the bank and they prove their identity to the bank officer, they will immediately receive their portion of the funds authorized by the testator.  A testator is a person who has written and executed a last will and testament that is in effect at the time of his/her death.

You and I are joint heirs in Jesus Christ and this mystery was unveiled by Jesus to the apostles and prophets for our benefit.  Paul wrote of this revealed mystery in Ephesians chapter 3:

1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles—

2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,

3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already,

4 by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),

5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:

6 that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel 

You and I have an inheritance that is awaiting our action to claim our allotment.  We don’t need to go to court and present arguments for our rightful inheritance but instead we should simply possess what is ours.  There are no further conditions to be met for FATHER has already paved The Way for us to receive our blessed inheritance.  The issue is that we have yet to fully embrace what is ours.  Had I not gone to the bank when my Mom died and presented my proof of claim, my inheritance would still be sitting there unused as though there was no inheritance.  It would have benefitted no one.  You must realize you have an inheritance and then lay claim to it, receive it, and use it.

Paul further states:

14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,

17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—

19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

We are to be filled with all the fullness of FATHER!  You need to quit acting as though some date, court decision, prophecy, or other condition must be met until your inheritance can by realized.  The only thing holding us back from our inheritance is US!  We have been blinded to the revelation of this mystery of inheritance by those who promote conditional Love because they have yet to comprehend the mystery of Divine Unconditional Love.  Let this mystery be fully revealed to us in its fullness so that we can embrace being joint heirs. 

All of the resources of Heaven are at our disposal as we walk in Divine Unconditional Love thus let us therefore walk in unfettered access to our inheritance.  Until we embrace the revelation of our inheritance, those resources will simply await our rightful claim.

Many people prefer to focus in areas where it is not necessary to walk in faith.  They would rather play it safe in the short term rather than develop their faith for fear of failure.  FATHER is looking for those who are unwavering in their Love, faith, and hope to bring about the Kingdom.

In Luke chapter 17 we find the story of the ten lepers:

11 Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The priests of the day needed to see proof that Jesus was the Messiah and surely ten healed lepers would satisfy any doubt.  Nine would be satisfied with being healed of the disease but one would receive the fullness of blessing by being fully restored.  This one leper dared to go beyond the initial miracle and was rewarded for his faith in Jesus’ manifested power and authority.  He had no doubt that full restoration was possible.  All ten lepers had a level of faith to go and present themselves to the priest prior to seeing the manifestation of healing but only one had great faith to receive full restoration.  At what level of faith would you be satisfied?

Jesus returned to issue the Great Commission in Matthew chapter 28:

16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them.

17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.

Even seeing Jesus face to face was not enough to overcome doubt.  After all the miracles and the confirmations, doubt still enters in and people still find it difficult to walk in faith.  This is why we must keep ourselves encouraged with HIS Word to us by dwelling on it day and night.  We must not let the “noise” of the world enter in and become our focus.  We must look at FATHER as our source, not man.  Man will dangle a carrot in front of us to lead us around whereas FATHER will guided us on that narrow path of Love providing us opportunities to minister life to others.  Many are waiting for their financial ship to come in before they minister life whereas FATHER tells us to go forth and HE will provide.  Faith is necessary to spread the Gospel.  Doubt will simply cause you to stay in a passive state and produce no fruit.  In Mark 11, Jesus spoke:

22 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.

23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.

24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.”

Believe and doubt not and you will fulfill the Great Commission!

I had a vision yesterday afternoon where I saw dark clouds ahead.  These clouds were thick and light from the sun was not passing through.  I suspect these clouds were similar to the day Jesus died on the cross.  I recall seeing similar dark clouds on May 3rd, 1999, just before the most devastating tornado came through southern Oklahoma County.  Its winds were clocked at 318 mph which were said to be the greatest winds clocked on earth.

This morning I was given Proverbs 4:19:

“The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know what makes them stumble.”

Clearly these two events are connected.  I am only led to share what I have been shown and told without adding or subtracting.  Selah!