GOD’S APPOINTED TIME

1 Pet 2:20 For what Glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and Suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. (KJV)

AS I TOLD YOU FRIDAY NIGHT THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD HAS TOLD ME TO CALL THE CHURCH TO A 40 DAY FAST… NOT JUST A FAST OF FOOD BUT A FAST OF THE THINGS WE LOVE TO DO…

IT MIGHT BE ONLY BE ONE MEAL DAY OR MAY BE A THE TV SET AND A 40 DAY BIBLE READING…

Gal 4:1-2 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

2 But is under tutors and governors until the Time Appointed of the Father. (KJV)

FOR A CHURCH TO FLOW IN THE RIVER OF GOD YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE APPOINTED TIME OF GOD

I HEARD THE LORD SAY THAT THIS MINISTRY IS COMING INTO THE APPOINTED TIME OF THE FATHER AND THE HARVEST OF THE REMNANT OF GOD WILL EXCEED THE HARVEST OF THE LUKE WARM CHURCH… FOR THIS MINISTRY WILL SET A BLAZE THE ATMOSPHERE…

HOW

Psalm 81:2-3 2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the Time Appointed, on our solemn feast day. (KJV)

Dan 8:19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the Time Appointed the End Shall Be. (KJV)

THE APPOINTED TIME HAS BEEN SET BY THE FATHER EVEN BEFORE THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE WORLD WERE SET INTO PLACE. WHEN THAT TIME ARRIVES, THINGS WILL CHANGE AND HIS WORD WILL COME TO PASS. THE PROPHECIES OF THE MANCHILD WILL BECOME A REALITY. THE SONS WILL BE MANIFESTED, YOU CAN REST ASSURED OF THAT. THE GLORY OF THE LORD WILL BE SEEN UPON HIS SONS, AND THEY WILL BECOME ONE WITH JESUS AND THE FATHER. IF THESE ARE INDEED THE LAST DAYS, AND I DO BELIEVE THEY ARE, THEN WE MUST EXPECT OUR TRIBULATION TO INCREASE. WHILE WE KEEP OUR EYES FOCUSED UPON THE GLORY, WE MUST NOT IGNORE THE SUFFERING. GLORY AND SUFFERING GO HAND-IN-HAND. THE TWO ARE INSEPARABLE. SUFFERING, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS ARE NEEDED TO CHANGE US FROM WHAT WE ARE, INTO WHAT WE SHOULD BE. ON OUR JOURNEY TOWARD THE FULLNESS OF GLORY, WE MUST TRAVEL ALONG THE ROAD OF SUFFERING. TRIBULATION IS GOD’S WAY OF PERFECTING HIS SONS, SO THEY CAN ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM.

Acts 14:22 … We must through Much Tribulation enter into the Kingdom of God.

Rom 8:17-19 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we Suffer with him, that we may be also Glorified together. 18 For I reckon that the Sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the Glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. (KJV)

1 Pet 4:12-13 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the Fiery Trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his Glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. (KJV)

2 Thes 1:4-5, 10, 12 So that we ourselves Glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your Persecutions and Tribulations that ye Endure: 5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the Kingdom of God, for which ye also Suffer: … 10 When he shall come to be Glorified in his Saints, and to be admired in all them that believe… 12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be Glorified in You, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

YOU KNOW WHY MOST WILL NOT GO THE WAY THAT GOD IS LEADING THIS CHURCH?

BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WANT DIE OUT TO THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST!!!

Mt 16:20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

21 ¶ From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.

23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

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?

27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

(KJV)

JESUS SAID, “IF YOU TRY TO KEEP YOUR CARNAL SOUL/MIND, YOU WILL LOOSE IT.” HE WAS SAYING, IF WE TRY TO KEEP THE CARNAL MIND, WE WILL DIE, BECAUSE THE CARNAL MIND SIMPLY CAN NOT ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM, AND IT MUST BE DESTROYED.

Rom 8:6 For to be Carnally Minded is Death; but to be Spiritually Minded is Life and peace. (KJV)

THERE WILL BE NO CARNAL, SELFISH, FLESHLY OR SINFUL THOUGHTS IN THE KINGDOM. THAT MEANS THERE WILL BE NO CARNAL MINDS THERE. THE WICKED LOVE THEIR CARNAL MINDS AND THEREFORE, THEY MUST BE DESTROYED. IN THE KINGDOM THERE WILL BE RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE AND JOY, A CELEBRATION OF 1000 YEARS OF PEACE. THAT’S WHY GOD MUST DESTROY EVERY CARNAL SOUL AND BODY, BUT HE WILL SAVE EVERY SPIRIT.

Mat 10:28 fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the Soul: but rather fear him which is able to Destroy both Soul and Body in hell (grave). (KJV)

Ecc 12:7 Then shall the Dust (Body) return to the earth as it was: and the Spirit shall return unto God who gave it. (KJV)

JESUS SAID, IF YOU LOOSE YOUR CARNAL SOUL/MIND, FOR HIS SAKE (AND PUT ON THE MIND OF CHRIST), THEN YOU WILL KEEP OR SAVE) YOUR SOUL/MIND.

1 Pet 1:9-11 Receiving the End of your Faith, even the Salvation of your Souls. 10 Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto You: 11… when it testified beforehand the Sufferings of Christ, and the Glory that should follow. (KJV)

SUFFERING WORKS TOWARD RIDDING US OF THE CARNAL MIND. IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THE HOSPITAL WITH A LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU GET THAT NEW CAR. CARNAL THINGS SUDDENLY DO NOT MATTER ANYMORE. SUFFERING CAUSES YOU TO LET GO OF YOUR CARNAL MIND, AND PUT ON THE MIND OF CHRIST!

Rom 8:6 For to be Carnally Minded is Death; but to be Spiritually Minded is Life and peace. (KJV)

We All Like To Speak About The Awesome Truths Of The 100 Fold Glory Which Shall Be Revealed In Us, About The Mighty Manifestation Of The Sons Of God, About The Marvelous Fullness Of The Feast Of Tabernacles, And The Wonders Of Immortality For The Physical Body. These Things Are So Very Sweet In Our Mouth, But We Must Also Realize That When His Words Get Into Our Innermost Being, They Become Bitter. For It’s Then We Realize That We Must Endure Great Suffering And Tribulation. It’s Much Like When The 7^th Angel Told John To Eat The Word In Revelation. It Was Sweet In His Mouth And Biter In His Belly. Words Once Sweet Become Hard To Swallow, When They Reach Deep Into Our Being. Notice This Occurs When Time Should Be No More, Or When The Time Appointed Of The Father Finally Comes!

Rev 10:6-9 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be Time No Longer:

7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, The Mystery of God should be Finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.

9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and Eat it up; and it shall make thy Belly Bitter, but it shall be in thy Mouth Sweet as Honey. (KJV)

WE MUST TAKE THE BITTER ALONG WITH THE SWEET. WE MUST ENDURE SUFFERING AND TRIBULATION IF WE DESIRE TO INHERIT THE 100 FOLD GLORY. SUFFERING IS SO VERY HARD ON THE CARNAL MIND. THE CLOSER WE COME TO THE TIME APPOINTED OF THE FATHER, THE GREATER THE INCREASE OF OUR TRIBULATION AND SUFFERING. WE MUST OVERCOME THE CARNAL MIND AND CHOOSE THE MIND OF CHRIST. THIS NEXT VERSE SPEAKS ABOUT TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS AND BEING DOUBLE MINDED.

WE ARE REFORMER’S

A REFORMER IS ONE WHO IS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF WHAT GOD IS DOING WITH A NATION!!!

JESUS WAS A REFORMER… EVERY WHERE HE WENT HE WAS SETTING UP THE KINGDOM OF GOD!!

SPIRIT OF GOD GAVE ME SOME POWERFUL WORDS FOR YOU AND I…

Pr 17:13 ¶ Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

AND WE WONDER WHY WE FIGHT FOR OUR LIVES!!!

Isa 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! {Heb. say concerning evil, It is good, etc}

Ro 7:21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME TO ME AND SAID MY PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED BECAUSE OF STUBBORNNESS!!!

Re 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

CHURCH WE HAVE TO REFORM THIS WORLD!!!

WE SERVE A GOD WHO LOVES US, AND THIS NEXT PASSAGE WILL SHOW YOU HOW MUCH HE DOES…

Mr 11:11 And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and when he had looked round about upon all things, it being now eventide, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

12 And on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethany, he hungered.

13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find anything thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season of figs.

14 And he answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And his disciples heard it.

15 And they come to Jerusalem: and he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and them that bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves;

16 and he would not suffer that any man should carry a vessel through the temple.

17 And he taught, and said unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of robbers.

18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, for all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.

PEOPLE OF GOD THIS IS THE GREAT REFORMER!!!

ONE HOW WOULD NOT ALLOW THIS TO REIGN IN HIS HOUSE…

Pr 17:13 ¶ Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

JESUS RAN THE EVIL OUT OF HIS HOUSE!!!

THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME TO ME AND SAID… THIS IS THE HOUR THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS AWAKENING HIS BRIDE TO REFORM THE NATIONS BACK TO A FLOW OF HIS SPIRIT…

Joh 5:25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour cometh, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live.

26 For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself:

27 and he gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man.

28 Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice,

29 and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment.

30 I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

32 It is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

THE SPIRIT OF AN REFORMER…

Re 18:1 ¶ And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.

2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying,(THE SPIRIT OF A REFORMER) Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, (NOW IS THE TIME FOR WAR) and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. (THERE IS NOW AN AWAKENING TAKING PLACE AND WE WILL DOUBLE THE PITS OF HELL FOR THE KINGDOM OF OUR GOD)

7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: FOR STRONG IS THE LORD GOD WHO JUDGETH HER.

9 ¶ And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, (Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.)

10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.

14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after ARE DEPARTED FROM THEE, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

FRIEND YOU BETTER BE A REFORMER!!!

NOW LOOK AT SOME OF THE GREAT REFORMERS OF THE OLD DAYS…

Jeremiah 35:15 (NIV)
¹⁵ Again and again I sent all my servants the prophets to you. They said, “Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and reform your actions; do not follow other gods to serve them. Then you will live in the land I have given to you and your fathers.” But you have not paid attention or listened to me.

THIS IS THE PROBLEM WE HAVE IN THE EARTH TODAY… NO ONE LISTENS TO THE SPIRIT OF GOD… REBELLION AGAINST THE RAMAH…

Ne 13:19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.

20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.

21 Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.

22 And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.

23 ¶ In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab: SPIRITUAL WHORES… SATANIC LOVERS…

24 And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.

I MIGHT MAKE SOME OF YOU MAD TODAY BUT INTERCULTURAL MARRIAGE WAS NOT GODS WILL!!!!

25 And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. REFORMER…. THE SPIRIT OF A REFORMER…

WELL HE DOES NOT ACT LIKE A PREACHER!!!

26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.

27 Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
SOUNDS LIKE JESUS AND THE MONEY CHANGERS IN THE HOUSE OF GOD…

Ezr 10:3 Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

4 Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.

5 Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.

6 ¶ Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.

7 And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;

8 And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.

9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.

10 And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.

11 Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.

12 Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.

THE SPIRIT OF A REFORMER IS THAT OF CLEANSING THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD…

1Ki 15:9 ¶ And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.

10 And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

11 And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.

12 And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

13 And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.

14 But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.

2Ki 10:18 And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.

19 Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

20 And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

21 And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another.

22 And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.

23 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.

24 And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him.

25 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.

26 And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.

27 And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.

28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

2Ki 11:17 ¶ And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD’S people; between the king also and the people.

18 And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.

TONIGHT I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE SPIRITUAL REFORMER…

Ac 9:32 ¶ And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.

33 And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.

34 And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.

35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.

36 ¶ Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

37 And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.

38 And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.

39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

40 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

41 And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.

42 And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.

43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.

Ac 11:1 ¶ And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,

3 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

4 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,

5 I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:

6 Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

7 And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.

8 But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.

9 But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

10 And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.

11 And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.

12 And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house:

13 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;

14 Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.

15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.

16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.

17 Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?

Ac 13:42 ¶ And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.

50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

THE HIGH PLACES OF MENTAL REBELLION

LETTING GO OF OLD THOUGHT HABITS IS AS IMPORTANT AS SEEING NEW REVELATION AND TRUTH.

THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME TO ME AND SAID TO TEAR DOWN THE HIGH PLACES OF MENTAL REBELLION ; THAT WHICH SEPARATE MY PEOPLE FROM THEIR GOD!

I HAVE BEEN IN WARFARE THIS WEEK BATTLING PEOPLES THOUGHTS!!!

AND IT BREEDS INTO MY THOUGHTS… CHURCH WE HAVE TO WAR!!!

MOST PEOPLE THINK OF REBELLION AS TO CARNAL REBELLION OF THE FLESH… BECAUSE WE ARE CARNAL PEOPLE…

BUT REBELLION IS SO MUCH DEEPER!!!

Eph 6:10 ¶ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

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.

High Places = Your Mind

High Things = Your Thoughts

2Co 10:1 ¶ Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:

2 But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

OUTWARD ENEMIES AND INWARD ENEMIES

JESUS PLAINLY SAID TO LOVE YOUR ENEMIES, DO GOOD TO THOSE WHO HATE YOU AND SPITEFULLY USE YOU. THOSE ENEMIES ARE PEOPLE!

WE DO NOT WRESTLE WITH THOSE ENEMIES, WE ARE TO LOVE THEM. THE ENEMIES THAT WE MUST OVERCOME AND DESTROY, ARE ALL WITHIN US. THOSE THOUGHTS WHICH BRING DEATH ARE OUR REAL ENEMIES.

THE LAST ENEMY TO BE OVERCOME IS DEATH.(SIN)

OVERCOMER’S WILL HAVE DEFEATED EVERY ENEMY WITHIN AND THE FLESH DOES NOT WANT TO DIE. THE MANIFESTED SONS WILL DEFEAT THEIR INWARD ENEMIES AND LOVE THEIR OUTWARD ENEMIES. GOD’S WAYS WILL BE THEIR WAYS, AND GOD’S THOUGHTS WILL BE THEIR THOUGHTS! THEY WILL HAVE THE VERY MIND OF CHRIST.

Philippians 2:5 Let this Mind be in You, which was also in Christ Jesus:

Psalm 92:5 O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy Thoughts are very deep.

Psalm 33:11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the Thoughts of His Heart to all generations. (KJV)

THE ABILITY TO SELECT AND CONTROL OUR THOUGHTS IS INHERITED FROM GOD. WE CAN DECIDE WHAT IS PLACED IN OUR MINDS. THE BODY GROWS OLD THROUGH NEGATIVE THINKING. MAKE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO FIGHT THE LETHARGIC FEELING THAT CAN LULL YOU BACK INTO YOUR OLD THOUGHT PATTERNS AND HABITS.

THIS IS THE MOST POWERFUL THING I HAVE EVER SPOKEN TO YOU!!!

LETTING GO OF OLD THOUGHT HABITS IS AS IMPORTANT AS SEEING NEW REVELATION AND TRUTH. BY LETTING GO OF THE OLD THOUGHTS AND PUTTING ON THE MIND OF CHRIST, WE BRING IMMORTALITY AND TRANSFIGURATION INTO THE REALM OF REALITY. IN OVERCOMING THE OLD WAY OF THINKING, WE REALIZE THE VIBRANT ABUNDANT LIFE, AND AT THE SAME TIME REVERSE THE DEATH PROCESSES.

Eze 8:1 ¶ And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.

2 Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber. GOD IS LIGHT!

3 And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.

4 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.

5 Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

6 He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.

7 ¶ And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.

8 Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.

9 And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.

10 So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.

11 And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.

12 Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, EVERY MAN IN THE CHAMBERS OF HIS IMAGERY? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.

CHAMBER OF IMAGERY = YOUR MIND

THOUGHTS ARE IMAGES. THE MIND IS A CHAMBER OF IMAGERY. THE LORD SEES EVERY IMAGE AND THOUGHT WE DWELL UPON. THE LORD LOOKS AT US INWARDLY! IF WE HATE OUR BROTHER THEN WE ARE GUILTY OF MURDER. THOUGHTS OF HATRED EQUAL MURDER IN GOD’S EYES.

Mt 13:18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

IN THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER NOT ALL THE SEED BROUGHT FORTH 100 FOLD. SOME SEED BROUGHT FORTH 30 FOLD, SOME 60 FOLD AND SOME 100 FOLD. IT WAS ALL THE SAME EXACT SEED BUT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THE SOIL. SOME SOIL WAS ROCKY AND WEEDY. THE SOIL IS WHERE THE SEED IS PLANTED, AND THAT SOIL IS YOUR MIND.

THOUGHTS ARE SEEDS. EVERY THOUGHT WE CULTIVATE WILL FLOURISH AND GROW. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE OR CREATE THOUGHTS AND IT’S CALLED OUR IMAGINATION. THERE ARE GOOD IMAGINATIONS AND VAIN IMAGINATIONS. WE THINK IN IMAGES AND PICTURES AND EXPRESS THEM IN WORDS. GOD CREATED OUR IMAGINATION AS A TOOL. WE CAN CHOOSE TO USE IT FOR GOOD OR FOR EVIL.

WHERE DO THOUGHTS COME FROM?

Within the Spirit/Heart!

THOUGHTS ARE LIKE CHILDREN IN THAT BOTH ARE CONCEIVED. THE SPIRIT IS THE FATHER OF THOUGHTS/SEEDS AND THE SOUL IS THE MOTHER. THE HEART/SPIRIT IS WHERE THE THOUGHT ORIGINATES. THE SOUL/MIND IS WHERE THOUGHTS ARE PROCESSED OR CONCEIVED.

Spirit = Father of Thoughts

Soul = Mother of Thoughts

A THOUGHT IS ONLY YOURS WHEN YOU DWELL UPON IT. THE GREEK WORD FOR SEED IS “SPERMA.” THE PERFECT HUSBAND (SPIRIT) PRODUCES THE SEED, AND THE WILLING WIFE (SOUL) MUST RECEIVE AND CONCEIVE IT.

1Ch 28:9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

Jeremiah 4:14 O Jerusalem, wash thine Heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy Vain Thoughts Lodge (Dwell) Within Thee? (KJV)

THE BOOK OF LIFE

I NEED YOU TO REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE TO LIVE HOLY… YOU ARE BEING RECORDED!!

A Man is preparing that great exhibition of himself, whereby the whole world is to be ensnared and deceived to its final utter ruin. Such a condition of things has already had many a miniature resemblance; and nothing has escaped the snare but “the mind of Christ,” i.e., the man of God led by the Spirit through the spacious and commanding delusion.

“What is meant by ‘the Lamb’s Book of Life’ (Revelation 21:27]?

Re 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

God has kept records on every individual who has ever lived, and by those records – based on the light of revelation they have received – they will all be justly judged. It was in the context of the record books that we read, ‘Another book was opened, which was the book of life’. In Revelation, that book is called ‘the Lamb’s Book of Life’.

NOTE: THE LAMB’S BOOK OF LIFE

Re 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

“SINCE THE OTHER BOOKS ARE RECORD BOOKS, IS IT NOT POSSIBLE THAT THIS, TOO, IS A RECORD BOOK? THE LAMB’S BOOK OF LIFE IS THE RECORD OF THE LAMB’S LIFE! OH, WHAT A STERLING RECORD THAT MUST BE! IT CONTAINS THE PERFECT RECORD OF THE IMPECCABLE SAVIOR FOR THIRTY-THREE AND ONE HALF YEARS HE LIVED ON THE EARTH AND DID ALWAYS THOSE THINGS THAT PLEASED THE FATHER. HE NEVER ONCE SINNED, IN THOUGHT, WORD, DEED, OR THE PROFOUND INTENTIONS OF THE HEART. SATAN FOUND NOTHING IN HIM THAT COULD INCLINE HIM TO SIN. THE LAMB’S BOOK OF LIFE IS THE PERFECT RECORD OF THE LORD JESUS AS HE LIVED ON THE EARTH.

WHERE DID THESE BOOKS COME FROM?

Daniel 4:13 (KJV), ‘I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;’…

A WATCHER IS A ANGEL WHO HAS A BOOK AND A WRITER INK HORN IN HIS HAND…
Daniel 4:23 (KJV), ‘In that the king saw an angelic watcher, a holy one, descending from heaven and saying, “Chop down the tree and destroy it; yet leave the stump with its roots in the ground, but with a band of iron and bronze around it in the new grass of the field, and let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let him share with the beasts of the field until seven periods of time pass over him,…”

Daniel 4:17 (KJV), ‘This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.’

Mt 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. {Raca: that is, Vain fellow}

Eze 9:1 ¶ He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.

2 And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.

3 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side;

4 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

Deuteronomy 33:2, ‘He said, “The LORD came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And He came from the midst of ten thousand holy ones; At His right hand there was flashing lightning for them.’

ALL THRU THE AGES GOD HAS COME DOWN AND LOOKED AT THE AFFAIRS OF MEN…

Ge 11:6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.

8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

Ge 19:1 ¶ And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING THAT WILL SCARE YOUR PAINTS OFF!!! LOOK WHAT GOD HAS CALLED THESE WATCHERS TO DO!!!

Re 15:5 ¶ And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:

6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.

7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.

8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.

I WANT TO GO AND LOOK AT WHAT TOOK PLACE IN DANIELS DAY AND SEE THE POWER OF GODS JUDGMENT ON OUR WORKS!!!

Da 4:10 Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.

11 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:

12 The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.

13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;

14 He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:

THIS IS WHAT THE WATCHERS SAW, THEY SAW MAN IN HIS GLORY, THEY SAW  THE WORKS OF MANS HANDS AND IT BROUGHT NO GLORY TO GOD!!!

LOOK WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT THIS…

Mt 24:1 ¶ And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

4 ¶ And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.

10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

18  Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

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

25 Behold, I have told you before.

26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds (HIS SPIRIT) , from one end of heaven to the other.

YOU ARE BEING RECORDED!!!

TO START OUT TODAY I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE STATE OF THE CHURCH…

AND WHY WE NEED A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING!!!

Eze 19:1 ¶ Moreover take thou up a lamentation (expression of sorrow) for the princes of Israel,

2 And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: (ZION) she lay down among lions,(MINISTRY) she nourished her whelps among young lions.(BODY OF CHRIST)

3 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion,(VILLAGE OR TO SAY THE BRIDE OF CHRIST) and it learned to catch the prey; (THERE IS A DISPENSATION OF TIME) it devoured men.

4 The nations also heard of him (PRIDEFUL, POWERFUL); he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.

(THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE DOWNFALL OF THE CHURCH!!! EGYPT IS CARNALITY, WORKS OF FLESH)

5 Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.

THIS IS TAKING ON ANOTHER DENOMINATION,

6 And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men. HISTORY REPEATS ITS SELF!!

7 And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.

GOD HAS IN TIME PAST SENT REVIVAL TO THE WORLD… AND THEN THE PROCESS IS ALL OVER AGAIN!!!

8 Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit. GREED, POWER, MEGA MINISTRY, WHO IS THE GREATEST!!!

9 And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.

10 ¶ Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood,(HERITAGE) planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.

Ps 1:1 ¶ Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

11 And she had strong rods for the scepters of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches.

GOD WE NEED A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING!!

12 But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.

13 And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.

14 And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.

YOU ASK ME PASTOR MIKE WHAT IS GOING DOING TODAY

THE JOURNEY OF INTIMACY WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND FRUITFULNESS

IT’S TIME TO FULFILL YOUR DESTINY…

HOLY SPIRIT IS INVITING US TO ENJOY INTIMACY WITH GOD BY ALLOWING US TO EXPERIENCE THE DEEP THINGS OF HIS HEART.

THE HOLY SPIRIT DISCERNS THE DEEP THINGS OF GOD’S HEART (HIS EMOTIONS) THAT WE MIGHT KNOW OR “EXPERIENCE” THEM. GOD OPENS HIS HEART WIDE THAT WE WOULD EXPERIENCE A LIFESTYLE OF ACTIVE INTIMACY WITH HIS HEART THAT ENERGIZES OUR HEART WITH GOD’S POWER

Eph 3:16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.

20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

IT IS GOD’S POWER THAT WORKS IN US!!!

(Eph. 3:16-19). This Speaks Of Receiving The Anointing Of The Spirit To Walk In 3-Fold Love (Anointing To Receive God’s Affection For Us And To Return It To Jesus With An Overflow For Others)

THE OIL OF INTIMACY SPEAKS OF CULTIVATING OUR SECRET LIFE IN GOD.

This Results In Our Hearts Being Tenderized (Sensitized) To Freely Feel (Receive) More Of God’s Love And Desire For Us. Our Spiritual Capacity Increases (Tenderized Emotions To Feel God) As It Enlarges Our Desire For Him And Our Revelation Of God’s Desire And Beauty. It Empowers Our Emotions With Zeal For Righteousness.

INTIMACY IS WHAT THE LORD IS LOOKING FOR HE REBUKED THE CHURCH OF HIS DAY FOR THE LACK OF INTIMACY!!!

Lu 19:41 ¶ And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;

46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.

JESUS SPEAKS OF A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING IN MATTHEW 25

Mt 25:4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

Midnight Is When It Is Darkest And Most Difficult To Be Awake Spiritually.

In The Midnight Of History Just Before The Second Coming God Will Raise Up A Forerunner Cry That Can Be Heard By Those With Ears To Hear. The Lord Comes Suddenly When Most Are Sleeping “As A Thief In Night” (Mt 24:42-44).

THIS IS THE FORERUNNER’S CRY….

“Go out to meet Him” – make the necessary effort to get up and go out to encounter Jesus.

MANY MINISTRIES ARE RECOGNIZING THEIR LACK OF OIL AND SEEKING THE FACE OF GOD AND HIS HEART!!!

THE FOOLISH SAID TO THE WISE, GIVE US SOME OF YOUR OIL, FOR OUR LAMPS ARE GOING OUT. THE WISE ANSWERED, SAYING, “NO, LEST THERE SHOULD NOT BE ENOUGH FOR US AND YOU; BUT GO RATHER TO THOSE WHO SELL, AND BUY FOR YOURSELVES.”

GIVE US SOME OF YOUR OIL, FOR OUR LAMPS ARE GOING OUT – THE FOOLISH RECOGNIZE THE MISTAKE OF THEIR PREVIOUS NEGLECT.

MINISTRIES THAT ONCE HAD OIL WILL FIRST BURN OUT THEN GO OUT.

THE WISE ANSWERED IN AN APPROPRIATE WAY IN SAYING NO – THE REALIZED THE NECESSITY OF REFUSING MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE NOT GOD’S BEST BECAUSE NOBODY CAN SEEK THIS REALITY FOR YOU.

THIS SEEMS HARSH BUT IT REALITY.

THE JOURNEY OF INTIMACY WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND FRUITFULNESS