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Jesus warned:

Matthew 24:24  For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

Paul warned:

Colossians 2:8   Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.

Peter warned:

2 Peter 3:17  Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness.

If there is any time in history when we must be watchful, it is now.  With the advent of the Internet and other technologies, humanity is being bombarded with vain philosophies and empty deceit.  Men are living according to the principles of the world and not according to FATHER’s Plan, Will, and purpose.  They are using cunning devices to deceive and manipulate others into accepting their path which will invariably lead toward destruction.

Traditions of men can be most deceptive since there is usually at least a “half-truth” associated with their philosophy.  Church tradition usually starts out as a revelation from Above and then has man’s interpretation and opinion added to create a tradition.  Martin Luther had a revelation concerning the Truth- the just shall live by faith:

Romans 1:17  For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

When did this Scripture first appear in the Book of Romans?  When it was given to Paul by the Holy Spirit to be written centuries before Martin Luther.  Luther had been living according to church doctrine and tradition which was in opposition to the Scripture. The Lutheran Church arose from his eyes being opened.  Now it is simply another denomination, one of ten thousand.  The message of Luther is now been systematized into doctrine and place on a shelf.  Men’s worldly opinions have diluted the revelation given to Luther.  In countless examples throughout history there have been a multitude of intelligent men and women who have been deceived by the philosophies of the world.  Their raw intelligence did not protect them from deception.  This is why it is imperative to guard our hearts against such lies and deceit.  This is not a new problem.

The Psalmist wrote in Psalm 19:

7 ​​The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul;

​​The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;

8 ​​The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart;

​​The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;

9 ​​The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever;

​​The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.

10 ​​More to be desired are they than gold,

​​Yea, than much fine gold; ​​Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

11 ​​Moreover by them Your servant is warned,

​​And in keeping them there is great reward.

Our Loving Father will protect us from the world’s path of destruction and lying wonders.  Legalism would have us believe that if we “do” according to some decree or formula, we will then be blessed.  Instead, we should wait on FATHER to direct us according to HIS Purpose so that whatever we are called to “do” is inherently endorsed and blessed by HIM.  HE will not bless what HE has not initiated by HIS Word.  Man is always seeking a formula of cause and effect and will use its results as an apparent indication of “anointing” by FATHER.  Don’t be fooled by what you don’t yet understand but wait on FATHER to reveal the Truth to you.  Doesn’t it make more sense to do only what you hear FATHER tell you to do than to go out and do a multitude of things hoping that at least one of them is HIS Will?  As the saying goes:  There are those who were sent, and others just went! 

Wait on THE LORD, be patient!

Psalm 37:34 ​​Wait on the LORD,

​​And keep His way,

​​And He shall exalt you to inherit the land;

​​When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

We must labor to enter into HIS Rest and as we do, HE will lead and guide us out of the hands of the wicked.  HE will warn of us the deceptions that are now all around us and will expose those who would lead us astray.  Yes, there are times it may seem like a lonely, unpopular, and isolated path but FATHER is always there with you.  As the great deception of the last days covers the whole earth, the remnant will not be moved by it and will be raised up as a standard of Love and Truth to expose the lies and deceit for all of mankind to see.  Once their eyes are opened, men will repent of their wicked ways.  Those who have heeded the warning given by Jesus, Paul, and Peter will be among the very Elect who have been endued with power from On High to turn men’s hearts from their wicked ways.  When this occurs, the healing of the land will begin and utter destruction of the earth will be averted.  The Creator will not allow the created to destroy creation.

Don’t be deceived!

FATHER gave me a dream two nights ago which focused on “the bucket of Love”.  This is the bucket of the Samaritan woman in John chapter 4 whom Jesus encountered at Jacob’s well.  Jesus was led by THE SPIRIT to this encounter:

3 He left Judea and departed again to Galilee.

4 But He needed to go through Samaria.

5 So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

6 Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

Jesus ended up at Jacob’s well which is part of the Promised Land given to Joshua and the tribes of Israel.  Shechem, which is now Sychar, is where the covenant was renewed with THE LORD GOD by Joshua and the children of Israel after they had conquered the land. 

Joshua 24:22 So Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD for yourselves, to serve Him.”

And they said, “We are witnesses!”

23 “Now therefore,” he said, “put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD God of Israel.”

24 And the people said to Joshua, “The LORD our God we will serve, and His voice we will obey!”

25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

26 Then Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And he took a large stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of the LORD. 27 And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be a witness to us, for it has heard all the words of the LORD which He spoke to us. It shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your God.” 28 So Joshua let the people depart, each to his own inheritance.

Joseph’s bones were buried at this very location of the second covenant so how fitting it was for Jesus to expand the Kingdom beyond the Jews from this vantage point.  The encounter occurred at about noon.  Jesus spoke 7 times (Spiritual maturity and perfection) to the Samaritan woman:

1.  “Give Me a drink.”

2.  “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”

3.  “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

4.  “Go, call your husband, and come here.”

5.  “You have well said, ‘I have no husband,’ for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly.”

6.  “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews.  But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.  God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

7.  “I who speak to you am He.”

Jesus shattered the Jewish doctrine by interacting with the Samaritans and went on further to minister a critical Truth to her.  He disclosed to her that He is the Messiah and He just told her “all things”.  The hour is at hand as we continue our focus and worship of FATHER in Spirit and Truth.  Jesus chose ancient Shechem to disclose the covenant with all mankind to this woman at the well.  She simply came to the well with the intent to draw some water in her bucket but instead left with a “bucket of Love” given to her by Our Lord Jesus Christ.  We too must be ready to encounter a Spiritual Truth during our daily duties.

I must conclude that this dream’s arrival was timely in that Jesus indicated the hour is coming and “now is”.  The dream occurred on May 3rd, a notable date here in the Oklahoma City area.  Precisely 16 years ago we encountered the “May 3rd tornado” with winds of 318 miles per hour which were the strongest winds ever recorded on earth at the time.  The number 318 happens to be the number of Abraham’s trained servants who accompanied him to rescue Lot (Genesis 14).

FATHER is calling forth true worshippers today.  HE is seeking them today who will worship HIM in Spirit and in Truth.  Are you one of these whom HE seeks?  The Samaritan woman arrived seeking only a bucket of water but left with a fountain of Life.  That is a result of HIS Love for the woman.

PS:  Another important facet of the dream was the word “ICI”, it was mentioned several times and each time is was spelled I-C-I.  It happens to be the French word for “here” or “here I am”.  In my high school French class, the teacher would call roll and each of us would respond “Ici”.  Are you ready for the roll call?

What does it mean to be a living sacrifice?

Romans 12:1   I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

First of all it is something we must do by our own decision, not FATHER’S.  If we could not do it then Paul would not have charged us to do so thus he urges us to do so and he assures us that FATHER’S mercy will enable us to do so.  But in the end, it is our choice.

A sacrifice is one who is willing to give up some form of life for a cause yet in this case we are to be “living” not dead.  We must die to our flesh and by HIS mercy we can fulfill this charge.  The carnal man will try to talk you out of taking on the attributes of a living sacrifice because as you do you will no longer satisfy the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life.  On the contrary you will take on the qualities of Christ, our elder brother.

But how?  Paul tells us  that we must be transformed by the renewing of our mind and it is done by “proving” what is good, acceptable, and perfect.  To prove means:

1. to test, examine, prove, scrutinize (to see whether a thing is genuine or not), as metals

2. to recognize as genuine after examination, to approve, deem worthy

These three areas of proving can be assigned to the Divine Intent of the three feasts: Passover (good), Pentecost (acceptable), and Tabernacles (perfect).  Those of us who are committed to be “perfected” by FATHER in order that we may be fully matured for the purpose of being among the Elect who minister to all of mankind, have no issue with becoming living sacrifices.  This is a daily process, even a moment by moment process and we embrace the opportunity.  We must focus on being led by the Holy Spirit all day, every day, and in each circumstance that arises.  This is one aspect of being a living sacrifice.

We are called to live in moderation.  We should not indulge ourselves to the extreme in any area.  Our flesh wants to move us toward an extreme in the area of a natural weakness.  Excess in any area is an indication that you are not yet walking as a holy, acceptable living sacrifice.  Drinking in excess, hoarding, extreme sports, constant focus on world events, and even persistent isolation are all examples of areas that may need to be dealt with.

Hoarding of money is greed and I know how easy people get offended when you bring up the topic of giving.  I have learned personally that as I focus on giving, I place myself in a position to be blessed by a Loving FATHER Who sees my intent of Love to be a blessing.  This is the simple law of seedtime and harvest.  What a farmer plants is what he harvests.  If you give with a motivation of Love, you will be blessed in the same manner.  In general, Love was the missing ingredient when people were being taught the reality of this law back in the faith movement.  You must understand that every seed on earth has the Divine Intent of Love which causes it to produce fruit.

Jesus provide us as the example of being a sacrifice:

Ephesian 5:

1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.

2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

3 But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints;

4 neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.

5 For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

7 Therefore do not be partakers with them.

Are you a giver or a taker?  Are you looking for ways to give to others or are you looking for ways to exploit, extract, and consume?  You must become a fruit inspector of your own life and determine if you are moving toward being a living sacrifice, pleasing to FATHER.  I am not here to tickle your ears with some prophecy.  The future is in FATHER’S Hands.  I am not here to rationalize away why it is acceptable to continue down a path that leads to destruction.  There are those of us who are committed to ascend unto all Truth and we must set aside the former doctrines and traditions and move when HIS Glory and Presence moves.  To be a living sacrifice requires an internal change first, not external acts.  Your intent determines the outcome in FATHER’S Eyes.

My deepest desire is that all who read these words will be led to follow THE WAY to FATHER.  Jesus Christ IS THE WAY.  That is why it is so critical to embrace Love as your foundation and see everyone through the eyes of Love.  When this happens, you no longer have reservations about giving, whether it be time, commitment, money, goods, or anything else that meets a need.  When FATHER says to give, you give.  Whatever HE moves you to do, you do.  This is what it means to be a Holy, acceptable living sacrifice.  Is your fruit ready to be inspected?  Jesus stated in Matthew 12:

33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.”

Mankind’s current path is leading toward destruction because men and women who are in control are motivated by their own self interests and darkened understanding.  In their own eyes many of them believe they are doing the right things.  Right or wrong, soldiers are trained to do what they are told by their superiors.  The problem occurs when the superiors are not led by the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY.  Instead they are led by their soulish and/or fleshly nature.  Paul addresses the issue in Romans chapter 12:

1  I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

2  And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

We are to present our bodies and minds to FATHER, not just our spirit man.  Both of these aspects must become submitted to our spirit which is led by FATHER’S Spirit.  This is our individual responsibility and cannot be assumed by anyone else.  Each of us must renew our own mind and we must train our mind to serve us in our walk with FATHER. 

You become like those you fellowship with.  When you are consistently hanging around people who are lawless, you will ultimately take on some of their views and habits.  Conversely, when you spend quality time with FATHER you will take on HIS attributes, and when this happens you will renew your mind and present your body as a Holy sacrifice.

Ephesians 5:25  Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,

26  that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,

27  that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.

In the above passage, Paul provides us with the method by which our minds can be renewed: with the washing of water by the Word.  As each of us studies and meditates on FATHER’S Word, our minds are cleansed from the thoughts originating out of worldly thinking.  We begin to think as FATHER thinks as we take on HIS Character.  We begin to see others through HIS Eyes of Love as we become immersed in HIS Divine Intent.

Notice that first of all Christ Loved us before the washing occurs.  Love must be the intent as you are washed by the Word.  Without Love being the primary intent, any washing will be insufficient.  Sanctification and cleansing requires Love!  How can we take on Christ’s characteristics if HIS Love is not present in us.  If you do not yet see others first and foremost through the eyes of Love, you need some more cleansing.

Love looks beyond what the mind sees.  In each and every Scripture, we must always seek out the understanding according to the intent of Love.  If we do so, we will receive much greater revelation and many mysteries will be opened before our very eyes.  We will read passages in a new light and begin to see HIS Love in each topic as our eyes are being opened to a higher perspective.  As our mind is renewed we will ascend higher to HIS Ways.  We will no longer take action according to a lower understanding but are satisfied to only act when HE instructs us to do so.

If you do nothing in the area of renewing your mind, you will achieve nothing.  Our minds need renewed and we must acknowledge this reality.  When we are told “many are called but few are chosen” we must understand that there is some type of qualification to be chosen.  Those who lay down every weight that would encumber them from spending the needed time and focus on renewing their minds will be rewarded.  There are certain sins that each of us must uniquely deal with.  My weaknesses are different from yours thus there is no one formula for dealing with the flesh.  The writer of Hebrews wrote of this reality in chapter 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.

There is a great cloud of witnesses waiting for us at the finish line so let us shed the weights slowing us down.  We must not let ourselves be distracted by the world’s priorities and enticements but instead let us trust FATHER’S Words of encouragement that as we pursue HIS Way our reward will be enduring.  It is up to each of us to renew our mind.  We need to know what FATHER is saying, not trusting in the words of others who may add their own interpretations.  As our minds are renewed we will take on FATHER’S Character and Intent and as a result our foreheads will be sealed.  What a great reward!

I am grateful for those who have responded to the opportunity to give to Brian and Freda.  I pray that FATHER bless you for your unconditional Love toward this couple who have dedicated their lives to spread the Good News.  See: http://www.servias.org/?p=3619

If FATHER is dealing with you to give, then do so.  If HE hasn’t, don’t feel guilty or obligated to respond.  HE may have another avenue prepared for you to be a blessing to others.

Psalm 4:2 ​​How long, O you sons of men, ​​Will you turn my glory to shame?

​​How long will you love worthlessness and seek falsehood?

Economic reports continue to roll in pointing to a day of reckoning.  I marvel how men focus and follow paths that lead to certain destruction.  When we read and watch the news about how armies are blinded to the Truth, we only need to go to Deuteronomy chapter 28 where FATHER lists the ramifications of disobedience:

28 The LORD will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of heart.

29 And you shall grope at noonday, as a blind man gropes in darkness; you shall not prosper in your ways; you shall be only oppressed and plundered continually, and no one shall save you.

Why would HE do that?  To save world from utter destruction.  If an army is both empowered and disobedient, it will destroy everything in its path and FATHER will not allow that to come to pass.  HE will protect HIS Remnant wherever they are.  HE will dispatch angels if necessary to blind those who would do harm to those who fully trust in FATHER and have pursued the full revelation of Love.  HE brought fire down from Heaven when Elijah was confronted by adversaries.  Do you think HE will do any less for you or me?

Psalm 4:3 ​​But know that the LORD has set apart for Himself him who is godly;

​​The LORD will hear when I call to Him.

​4 ​​Be angry, and do not sin.

​​Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still.  Selah

5 ​​Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, ​​And put your trust in the LORD.

Who do you put your trust in?  Men and women who only have self-preservation as their priority?  Men who have succumb to greed?  Those who are willing to accept the deaths of innocent people as “unintended” consequences?  I guess after spending over 40 years in finance and technology, you could say that I am an expert in the world’s eyes.  If you only knew how quickly a complex, technical world could collapse with one misstep by an inexperienced software engineer, you would have similar concerns about the fragility of the current system.  On top of that, you have hackers who are motivated by scarcity and self exaltation who wish to disrupt the masses.  Where does the current path lead?   Selah.

The body is designed to heal itself and live forever yet men have created countless chemicals which are bombarding the body’s immune system on a continual basis.  Some of these chemicals are dispersed by ignorance whereas others are dispersed by nefarious individuals who wish to control population.  Of course they are the ones who should remain after the masses are gone.  Pharmaceutical companies are continually devising schemes to eliminate competitors who supply natural supplements.  They throw money at legislators to enacts laws that are designed to remove competition by requiring excessive and unnecessary regulations preventing smaller companies from competing.  Their drugs are toxic by their own admission- one potential benefit versus 10-20 potential negative effects (including death).  It is really getting ugly out there.

It is so obvious to me that only FATHER can pull us out of this mess!

We can get angry but must not sin.  It is time to be still until FATHER instructs us to act.  Until we are endued with power and authority from On High, any actions are vain and are no different than those who have created the mess we are in.  We must keep our focus on our First Love and let Love be our intent.  Love will restore the earth and all the inhabitants.  I am convinced that FATHER will provide the solutions to each and every problem man has created but those solutions will only be given to those who have been perfected by Love.  Otherwise, the solutions would be exploited just as they have been in the past.

Psalm 4:6 ​​There are many who say, ​​“Who will show us any good?”

​​LORD, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.

7 ​​You have put gladness in my heart, ​​More than in the season that their grain and wine increased.

8 ​​I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; ​​For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

Knowing that FATHER has our best interest at heart allows me to sleep soundly at night.  As the heathen rage, I am at peace.  As men devise plots that are intended for harm, FATHER knows who they are and where they are at.  HE will ultimately bring forth HIS judgment and balance the scales, I don’t have to.  I will simply be still and wait on HIM to give me instructions that promote Life and blessing for all of mankind.  Trusting in HIM is our safety net.