Archive for April, 2020

Embrace Holy Fire

Friday, April 3rd, 2020

In Hebrews chapter 11, it is written by The Holy Spirit:

5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased GOD. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please HIM, for he who comes to GOD must believe that He is, and that HE is a rewarder of those who diligently seek HIM.

Every morning I diligently seek FATHER and desire to find out what is on HIS Mind.  As I pray in The Holy Spirit, HE often provides me with people to lift up in prayer.  My desire is to be fully pleasing to HIM in every aspect of my life as I walk out each day.  I want my heart to be 100% pure and this can only be accomplished by Holy fire.

Our destiny is on the other side of the Holy fire.  Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1 Thessalonians chapter 5:

19 Never restrain or put out the fire of the Holy Spirit. 20 And don’t be one who scorns prophecies, 21 but be faithful to examine them by putting them to the test, and afterward hold tightly to what has proven to be right.

When we have a pure heart, we are able to discern prophecies through examination.  There are many false prophets who would redirect our focus away from the Holy fire to various and sundry events around the world.  Many of the sheep go astray because they are unable to properly examine the prophecies and put them to test.  It’s one thing to speak forth an opinion, everybody has one, but it is another thing to claim your opinion is a prophecy from the Throne Room.

Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2 Timothy chapter 1:

6 I’m writing to encourage you to fan into a flame and rekindle the fire of the spiritual gift GOD imparted to you when I laid my hands upon you. 7 For GOD will never give you the spirit of fear, but the Holy Spirit who gives you mighty power, Love, and self-control.

The current pandemic promotes fear among the population and the media promotes fear in order to gain viewers and advertising revenue.  Fear and greed go hand in hand.  When we fan the flame and rekindle the Holy fire of The Holy Spirit, we walk above fear and control “self“.  This results in us walking in Agape Love and power.  We then promote peace and certainty to those around us.

In Hebrews chapter 12, it is written by The Holy Spirit:

29 For our GOD is a Holy, devouring fire!

You and I need to run to the Holy fire, not away from it.  I want all the dross to be burned out and removed from me, not my will but HIS.  Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT 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.

It is not unreasonable to sacrifice ourselves to the Holy, devouring fire.  Only by doing this can we truly know the perfect will of FATHER.  Men have tried to accomplish this by exhaustive study but without the Holy fire.  They have fallen short even though they have convinced many otherwise.  When we are purified by the Holy fire, we are able to “prove” what is the Absolute Truth versus man’s limited view of what they think is Truth even though they may overwhelm us with “facts” which are subject to change.

As Paul stated, “For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified”.  I am not interested in man’s opinions but only FATHER’S absolute Truth to guide me each and every day. 

The Return

Thursday, April 2nd, 2020

As FATHER has spoken to me a multitude of times, “Now is the time!”

This is an opportunity to be in unity with fellow believers.

Intimacy

Thursday, April 2nd, 2020

Do I have the intimate relationship with FATHER I fully desire? 

Do I want to be known as a minister of the Gospel (what I do) or as a Son of GOD (Who I am)?  As for me, fully walking in an intimate relationship as a Son is my focus.  Without HIM, I am nothing.  The ministry is a result of who I am thus the ministry will be empowered by My Heavenly Father and HE will guide me in all areas.

We have the power and authority to follow Jesus and become imitators of Him.  There is a difference in knowing the Scriptures in this area and walking in the revelation of being an imitator of Christ.  Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit 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.

The above directive requires commitment on our part.  Commitment is what is left after the emotion of the moment has passed.  People will start the year committed to lose weight but their commitment often wanes after a short time and nothing has changed.

How committed are you to daily presenting yourself to FATHER?  I do not look at it as a duty or obligation but instead it is an honor and privilege to do so.  I know that if I have become a fully mature Son, the ministry and results will follow.  In the past, most have not considered an intimate relationship and have moved directly to ministering in whatever capacity of their anointing.  Solomon did not ask for riches but instead asked for Wisdom.  Wealth came as a byproduct of walking in Wisdom from Above.

The adversary wants to distract us from this Truth.  Without the proper foundation of intimacy with FATHER, any ministry we walk in will have a shaky foundation.  A wrong foundation results in wrong results.

In Galatians chapter 2, Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit:

20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

The two principles expressed here are: die to self and live by faith.  Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 9:

23 Jesus said to all of his followers, “If you truly desire to be my disciple, you must disown your life completely, embrace my ‘cross’ as your own, and surrender to my ways. 24 For if you choose self-sacrifice, giving up your lives for my glory, you will embark on a discovery of more and more of true life. But if you choose to keep your lives for yourselves, you will lose what you try to keep. 25 Even if you gained all the wealth and power of this world, everything it could offer you, yet lost your soul in the process, what good is that? 26 So why then are you ashamed of being my disciple? Are you ashamed of the revelation-truth I give to you?

“I, the Son of Man, will one day return in my radiant brightness, with the Holy angels and in the splendor and majesty of my Father, and I will be ashamed of all who are ashamed of me. 27 But I promise you this: there are some of you standing here right now who will not die until you have witnessed the presence and the power of God’s Kingdom realm.”

There is not one thing more important at this hour than pressing in to that level of intimacy with FATHER, Lord Jesus, and The Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit will lead us into the Holy of Holies where Agape Love prevails in all areas of our life.  What better foundation can we have than that of the Presence of FATHER!

Imitate Him

Wednesday, April 1st, 2020

In order for you and I to have a supernatural ministry toward others, we must have a supernatural and intimate relationship with THE FATHER, Son, and Holy Spirit as a foundation.  We must have an intimacy beyond what has been preached in the past.  Many had the anointing but without the foundation of intimacy and they ultimately “crashed and burned”.  In Matthew chapter 7, Jesus spoke:

21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!

Someone who is intimate with Christ will not practice lawlessness.  In Acts chapter 1, Jesus had spent forty days preparing the disciples to have a relationship with The Holy Spirit.  He spoke:

8  “But you shall receive power when (after) the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in John chapter 1:

12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become Sons of GOD, to those who believe in HIS Name

We must understand our sonship through Jesus Christ.  This is our state of who we are versus what we do.  We are to be imitators of GOD as Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 5:

1   Be imitators of God in everything you do, for then you will represent your Father as his beloved sons and daughters.

Our intimate relationship with FATHER will result in empowerment to properly represent HIM to the world.  Signs and wonders shall follow us as we minister in this fallen world.

Jesus responded to the devil and He spoke in Matthew chapter 4:

4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”

When we “imitate” Christ, we want to fully and complete walk according to every Word that proceeds from FATHER, without exception.  If we couldn’t do that, Jesus would not have expressed it when He responded to the devil.  We have the sufficiency in Christ to walk as He walked or else we would not be able to do greater works.  In Matthew chapter 28, Jesus spoke:

18 Then Jesus came close to them and said, “All the authority of the universe has been given to me. 19 Now go in my authority and make disciples (mathēteuō) of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. 20 And teach them to faithfully follow all that I have commanded you. And never forget that I am with you every day, even to the completion of this age.”

The word “mathēteuō” means to become a student and walk with the teacher resulting in you thinking like the teacher, talking like the teacher, and acting like the teacher.  Only those with an intimate relationship will walk in this fruitful walk.  You and I have been Divinely appointed to walk in this manner.  This is what it means to be under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1 Corinthians chapter 11:

1 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.

The Lordship of Jesus Christ must be at the forefront of our daily lives.  If we think like Jesus, talk like Jesus, and act like Jesus, we will have a relationship with FATHER like Jesus resulting in a ministry like Jesus.

Finally, as Hebrews chapter 12 states:

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.

From beginning to end, let us imitate Jesus Christ in every aspect of our being.