You are Beautiful – Created in God’s Image!

Yesterday, over 2 million women marched in America. As I began to research why, my heart broke, and I believe God’s heart breaks too.

Why?

Clearly, many of the ladies that marched are angry, scared, hurting, and wondering what the future holds.

I get it.

The only way to truly face an unknown future, is to first face an unknown God.

His name is Jesus, and He loves you.

His love causes us to rise up and become the people of honor we are created to be: but I have discovered it to be a journey, a process that takes years to begin to understand, as we see things from His perspective, through His Word, not through our pain, and the circumstances of life.

When you receive Him, He changes You, and redirects our entire life into eternal purpose and direction.

He adopts us into His heavenly family, literally making us royalty, sons and daughters of the most High.

This is the gospel, the good news, the love of God expressed:https://chrisaomministries.wordpress.com/2014/11/10/the-gospel-the-power-of-god/

What is true of Christ is True of You!

                 

You need to see yourself the way God sees you.

If God says you are a certain way, that’s the way you are, no matter what you feel like, look like, or how others see you.

From God’s perspective, you are good news going somewhere to happen. You might as well agree with Him, and cheer yourself up in His word.

What is true of Christ is True of You

I have simply listed a couple of Scriptures, and I ask you, to say, out loud, the truth of each one. It will make your day!

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.(Matt. 5:13)

I am the salt of the earth.

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.  (Matt. 5:14)

I am the light of the world.

Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—(John 1:12)

I am a child of God!

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:1,5)

I am part  of the true vine, a channel of Christ’s life.

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit–fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.(John 15:16)

I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear His fruit.

You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. (Romans 6:18)

I am a slave of righteousness.

But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.(Romans 6:22)

I am God’s slave.

Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” 6  Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” 6  Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”(Rom. 8:14,15; Gal. 3:26; 4:6)

I am a son of God: God is spiritually my Father.

Now if we are children, then we are heirs–heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.  (Romans 8:17)

I am a joint heir with Christ, sharing His inheritance with Him.

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 19  Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received you are not your own;from God?  (I Cor.3:16; 6:19)

I am a temple – a dwelling place—of God.  His Spirit and His life dwells in me.

But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit.  (I Cor. 6:17)

I am united to the Lord and am one spirit with Him

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!  ( 2 Cor 5:17)

I am a new creation.

All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.  (2 Cor. 5:18, 19)

I am reconciled to God and am a minister of reconciliation

There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.   There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.  (Gal 3:26, 28)

I am a son of God and one in Christ.

Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”

So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir.  (Gal. 4:6, 7)

I am an heir of God since I am a son of God.

To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. 2  To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. 2  To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.  (Eph. 1:1;  1 Cor. 1:2;  Phil. 1:1; Col. 1:2)

I am a saint.

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.  (Eph. 2:10)

I am God’s workmanship – His handiwork—Born anew in Christ to do His work.

Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household,  (Eph. 2:19)

I am a fellow citizen with the rest of God’s family.

4:1  As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 4:1  As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.

I am a prisoner of Christ.

and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.  (Eph 4:24)

I am righteous and holy.

And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 6  And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,  (Phil. 3:20; Eph. 2:6)

I am a citizen of heaven, seated in leaven right now.

For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.  (Col. 3:3)

I am hidden with Christ in God.

When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.  (Col. 3:4)

I am an expression of the life of Christ because He is my life.     

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 4  For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, (Col. 3:12; Thess. 1:4)

I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved.

You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.  (I Thess 5:5)

I am a son of light and not of darkness.

Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts onJesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.  (Heb. 3:1)

2 Peter 1:4

by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature

I am a holy partaker of a heavenly calling.

We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first.  (Heb. 3:14)

I am a partaker of Christ; I share in His life.

You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

(I Peter 2:5)

I am one of God’s living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. (I Peter 2:9,10)

I am a member  of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession.

Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.  ( I Peter 2:11)

I am an alien and stranger to this world in which I temporarily live.

Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.  (I Peter 5:8)

I am an enemy of the devil.

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.  (I John 3:1,2)

I am a child of God and I will resemble Christ when He returns.

We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him.  (I John 5:18)

I am born of God, and the evil one—the devil—cannot touch me.

“I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am the one I claim to be and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me.

“I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”

(Ex. 3:14; John 8:24,28,58)

I am not the great “I am”

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But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them–yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

(I Cor. 15:10)

    …but by the grace of God, I am what I am.

I am good-looking, God says I am beautiful!

Song of Songs 4:7

You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you

Ezekiel 16:13

So you were adorned with gold and silver; your clothes were of fine linen and costly fabric and embroidered cloth. Your food was honey, olive oil and the finest flour. You became very beautiful and rose to be a queen

Revelation 21:2

I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband

Ps 84:1 How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!

Ps 84:1 ERV Lord All-Powerful, the place where you live is so beautiful!

Ps 84:1 EXB Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; ^Tof hosts], how lovely is your ·Temple [^Lresidence; dwelling place]!

Ps 84:1 NLV

How beautiful are the places where You live, O Lord of all!

Ps 84:1 VOICE

For the worship leader. A song of the sons of Korah accompanied by the harp.

 

How lovely is Your temple, Your dwelling place on earth,

O Eternal One, Commander of heaven’s armies.

You are a temple of the Holy Spirit, God Himself lives in You!

You are Beautiful. Loved, Lovely, that makes you Good Looking!

 

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Give in faith!

1 Corinthians 9:11 If we have sown [the seed of] spiritual good among you, [is it too] much if we reap from your material benefits?

1 Corinthians 9:14 [On the same principle] the Lord directed that those who publish the good news (the Gospel) should live (get their maintenance) by the Gospel.

Paul goes on to say, that he did not use his position as a minister of the gospel to take up offerings, rather he worked, making tents, to support himself. You might notice here, that Paul was not married, nor did he have children. Family responsibilities take time, and just as you bust a move on your job to provide for your family, I work every bit as hard, doing this, faithful to the Lord in prayer and the ministry of His Word, to you.

I will never charge for this: it my responsibility to God, my calling. Freely I have been given, now, I freely give…

As you give, hear Holy Spirit what to give, and honestly expect God to reward you for your giving.

Matt 10: 41 He who receives and welcomes and accepts a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward, and he who receives and welcomes and accepts a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. 42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones [in rank or influence] even a cup of cold water because he is My disciple, surely I declare to you, he shall not lose his reward.

I am a five-fold ministry gift and office – this is my life – I pray, I hear, I write, and wonderful things happen. You have your job description, I have mine – this is mine….

I have ‘see through’ faith for you, in this: Gal 3: 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

I believe I have a responsibility before God to be like Jesus, in every offering I receive. I receive it with thanksgiving, just like Jesus did the little boys lunch.

Then, because I walk and live by faith according to the blessing of Abraham, I believe that God will take your seed sown, and multiply it, according to what the blessing of Abraham promises:

Genesis 22:17 In blessing I will bless you and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore. And your Seed (Heir) will possess the gate of His enemies

It has been a joy to me, to see the hand of the living God act in the lives of those of you who have supported us this year!

Many have seen tremendous blessing come into your households, and for this we give thanks, and give Jesus all the glory!

 

God has no ugly children!

God made you good looking!

It is not what people say about you that is important, but what God says about you. God says you are a priceless, unique, creation; beautiful in His sight.

People may have used, abused, and mistreated you, but God never will.

1Co 6:19  What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

1Co 3:16  Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Well, when you invited Jesus into your heart, God Himself came in, and now, your body is literally a place where God lives!

Read with me:

Ps 84:1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!

Psalm 84

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AV-beloved 5, well beloved 2, loves 1, amiable 1; 9

1) one beloved, beloved

2) lovely

Psalm 84:1

Amplified Bible (AMP)

1HOW LOVELY are Your tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!

Psalm 84:1

The Message (MSG)

Psalm 84 

1-2 What a beautiful home, God-of-the-Angel-Armies! I’ve always longed to live in a place like this, Always dreamed of a room in your house, where I could sing for joy to God-alive!

You are now God’s beautiful home!

Psalm 84:1 Wycliffe Bible

1 To victory, on the pressers. The psalm of the sons of Korah. Lord of virtues, thy tabernacles be greatly loved; (To victory, for those at the winepresses. The song for the sons of Korah. Lord of hosts, how greatly loved be thy tabernacles/how beautiful is thy dwelling place;)

Well, when you sum up these verses, and all the translations, this is what is critical to you. is this: God, by His Spirit came to live inside of you.

Because God lives in you, you are lovely, beloved, a beautiful home, greatly loved, a beautiful dwelling place of the Most High God.

You are Beautiful!

Let’s Pray:

‘Father, this life, people, my sin, and the mistreatment I have experienced have twisted my image of myself, even the way I view myself. Show me Your love, Jesus reveal Your truth of how You see me, that I can begin the journey again, from here into Your plan and destiny for my life. Amen.’

There is Honor for You!

Joash and Jehoiada

No Matter how messed up your family is or was, the instruction of the Word of God, can cause you to rise up, do right, and lead for Jesus in this generation!

2 Kings 12:2 2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

In this potpourri mix of Baal worship, compromise, treachery, treason, and madness, one godly priest, found one godly child, called to be king, and he instructed the boy in the Word of God.

So, the boy served God, and turned a nation back to Him….

Perhaps you didn’t come from the right pedigree, the right family, the right side of the tracks….

There are Jehoiada’s out there, folks who would instruct you in the Word of God, and teach you morality, moral responsibility, and the fear of the Lord.

I have learned this: Education does not make a man great, in fact knowledge at the expense of moral instruction, simply produces intelligent criminals.

The foundation upon which any life, family, community, business, or nation must be built, is integrity, righteousness, honesty, honor, and the fear of the Lord.


When we submit ourselves to the Lordship of Jesus, and fully endeavor to do His will, then we will learn wisdom, and build upon the Rock that cannot be shaken.

Be a Joash today, for God has surely called you to be a king…

Let’s Pray:
‘Father, teach me to do right. Send instructors into my life to teach me to fear and obey You, for I am determined to use my life, my influence, my leadership, to lead for You in this generation. In your name I pray Lord Jesus, Amen!’

Some Scriptures for meditation:

Gal 4: 4 Now what I mean [when I talk about children and their guardians] is this: as long as the heir is a child, he does not differ at all from a slave even though he is the [future owner and] master of all [the estate];² but he is under [the authority of] guardians and household administrators or managers until the date set by his father [when he is of legal age]. ³ So also we [whether Jews or Gentiles], when we were children (spiritually immature), were kept like slaves under the elementary [man-made religious or philosophical] teachings of the world. ⁴ But when [in God’s plan] the proper time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the [regulations of the] Law,⁵ so that He might redeem and liberate those who were under the Law, that we [who believe] might be adopted as sons [as God’s children with all rights as fully grown members of a family]. ⁶ And because you [really] are [His] sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, ^[a]“Abba! Father!” ⁷ Therefore you are no longer a slave (bond-servant), but a son; and if a son, then also an heir through [the gracious act of] God [through Christ].

Revelation 1:⁵ And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

⁶ And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

They Say?

Proverbs 26:20

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so wherethere is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

I liked this picture, it made me think about the verse I quoted above. Why? Notice the matchstick? It is unlit.

Seems we can avoid many, many problems and controversies by simply refusing to gossip. Sure, something might be true, but love covers a multitude of sins. If you messed up, would you want your friends broadcasting your mess?

It is better to be quick to pray, and slow to spread rumors or tales of others woe. It doesn’t help them, you, or our communities, nor bring healing, hope, or anything constructive. Prayer, on the other hand, in the mighty name of Jesus, always is heard in heaven, and invokes God’s power to make wrongs right, and to fix the impossible.

Some people struggle with identity crisis – we forget who we are before the throne of God – children of the most High God, ambassadors of heaven, royalty. Instead of letting God’s love permeate our deepest thoughts, and give us that deep inner confidence that can only come from heaven, we find ourselves trying to ‘keep up with the Jones’, more concerned with what ‘They’ think, than what God thinks.

Read this poem that sums it up pretty well:

Have you heard of the terrible family They,
And the dreadful venomous things They say?
Why, half the gossip under the sun,
If you trace it back, you will find begun
In that wretched House of They.

Ellen Wilcox Wheeler

I have heard stories about the life of my friend and pastor, Billy Joe Daugherty about how he handled it when someone approached him with a juicy piece of gossip. He would either grab the persons hand and say: ‘Great! Let’s pray for that person, right now!’

In one instance, his son complained to him about the behavior of one of the staff, and he said: ‘Let’s get them over here right now, so that we can pray together about this!” His son, was like, ‘But Dad, I want you take my side in this! Yet, he refused to do it, determined to walk in love and impartially towards everyone in the church.

If you have not really dug into the Scriptures yet, to discover who you are in God’s sight by looking in the mirror of His Word, please check out this article I wrote entitled ‘Identity Crisis’. In it, I’ve included several articles and confessions that agree with who Gods says we are: https://wordpress.com/post/chrisaomministries.com/8195

I have written a couple articles on the topic of gossip and words over the years you might find helpful:

https://chrisaomministries.com/2016/03/22/hidden-by-god-from-the-hard-words-of-people/

https://chrisaomministries.com/2016/05/15/all-liars-shall-be-silenced/

http://chrisaomministries.com/2016/03/13/backstabbers/

https://chrisaomministries.wordpress.com/2015/08/04/do-you-talk-to-much/

https://chrisaomministries.wordpress.com/2015/05/14/how-to-defeat-gossip/

Words are containers, servants that should be used carefully and wisely.

Like vessels, they contain the spirit in which they were uttered: either words of love, faith, and authority backed up by heaven, or vain, foolish non-productive words that don’t build anything, but only tear down people through insinuation, allegation, accusation, or lies.

Be a builder today, of people, places and things, using your words as tools to create a better piece of the world you occupy.

‘Father, put Your words in my mouth today. Words of life, love, power, and faith that change my world, and the lives of those around me. Set a watch upon my lips, a rein on my tongue, that I might not tear down what You have called me to build. May Your perfect love destroy my deepest insecurities, your peace that passes all understanding, reign in my heart. Let me truly love, and honestly not care what others think about me and mine, but let me walk free from the tyranny of others expectations, manipulations, and control. I ask this, knowing I am heard, for I ask in Your name Lord Jesus, Amen’

 

Identity Crisis!

Identity Crisis!

It is of the utmost importance to understand who we are in Christ, how God see’s us. In this fractured, broken society, where the family unit is ever under attack from all sides, this is critical information. Why?

Because now matter how dysfunctional your upbringing, or how messed up your parents were, you need to understand that God, the Creator of the universe, created you, and that you are not a mistake, an accident, a mess going somewhere to happen.

When that sperm hit your mothers egg in her womb, your immortal spirit was given to the earth, with unique DNA, destiny, plan, and purpose. As flesh and bone formed around your spirit, your soul and body were formed, but you, the real you, are a spirit, and your Father, your Creator, is the Father of all spirits.

Psalm 13913 For You did form my inward parts; You did knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I will confess and praise You for You are fearful and wonderful and for the awful wonder of my birth! Wonderful are Your works, and that my inner self knows right well.
15 My frame was not hidden from You when I was being formed in secret [and] intricately and curiously wrought [as if embroidered with various colors] in the depths of the earth [a region of darkness and mystery].
16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all the days [of my life] were written before ever they took shape, when as yet there was none of them.
17 How precious and weighty also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
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Even if you are the product of a rape, or come from a mom who had multiple partners, and you have never had any real family unit, you are not an accident.

God saw all this, and in His sovereign love, grace, and plan for this plan, He gave you as a gift to this planet, He is the one who gave you life!

Ps 40:2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

In order to experience that life, and life more abundantly, you are going to need to meet Jesus. Your heart, spirit and soul may be ravaged by the trauma and tragedy you have experienced. You may be an orphan in the eyes of the world, but you can be adopted into a loving family, the family of God. You have a Father, and He loves you. He is Almighty, and Jesus is not only the way, but the way-maker for your life. He is a Father to the fatherless, a friend to the widow an orphan, an ever-present help in time of need.

Ps 27:10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

Today, He wants to take you up into His arms, and teach you some things. Nestled in His love, He would show you the reason you are here, the purpose for your life, the life you were born to live.

Let’s look at the Word of God for a minute. Why? Thought there are many voices in the earth, there is One that will never change, and His Word is forever established in the heavens. He is One that, if you receive Him, will never leave nor forsake you, and He can and will give to you, your deepest needs met for affirmation, acceptance, approval, love, instruction, discipline, nurture, provision, direction, purpose and absolute truth and trust, that cannot be broken. He cannot lie, or betray you, for He is holy!

Ps 138:2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

Nu 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

He is your Father, and He loves you. He has a place for you, in the family of God.

Psalm 68:6  (AMP)
6 God places the solitary in families and gives the desolate a home in which to dwell; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

Ps 107:41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2oW4ZD-0LI

He is the King, and the Church is an expression of His Kingdom, here in the earth.

Eph 3: 14 ¶ For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

If you have received Jesus, as your Lord and Savior, He adopts you into His family, and reveals to you your place on this planet, a far great place than you could ever ask for or think.

John 1: 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons or daughters of God, even to them that believe on his name:

13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

I have prepared series of teachings, on who we are, in Christ, in Him, Christ in us, the Hope of Glory. I pray that you take these, personalize these, and put your name in each verse, and meditate upon them, as the truth of these loves out your deepest pain and heartache.

https://chrisaomministries.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/in-him-we-live-and-move-and-have-our-being/

https://chrisaomministries.com/2016/04/28/in-christ/

https://chrisaomministries.com/2016/04/30/in-whom/

https://chrisaomministries.wordpress.com/2015/02/10/seeing-ourselves-as-god-sees-us/

https://chrisaomministries.wordpress.com/2015/02/11/youre-who-affects-your-do-until-we-are-through/

https://chrisaomministries.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/all-gods-promises-are-ours/

Faith: https://chrisaomministries.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/where-god-guides-he-provides/

https://chrisaomministries.wordpress.com/2014/01/16/the-spirit-of-faith/

https://chrisaomministries.wordpress.com/2014/02/06/not-by-works-its-all-about-love/

Let’s Pray:
‘Father, I receive Jesus, and your adoption into your family and kingdom. Place me, by your own hand, into the position you have ordained from me, from before the foundation of the world. Destroy in me, the lies, of my worthlessness, my pain, my past, my shame, and reveal to me the life I was born to live. Speak to me, lead me, guide me. In your name I pray Lord Jesus. Amen’

In Christ!

Walking in Christ

April 28, 2011 at 7:37am

 This is a simple meditation upon the Word, Scriptures that include the word: ‘Christ!’ I wrote it originally in 2011, or perhaps years before, yet strangly, encouraged myself in it here in the middle of the night in Branson, MO, in 2016. Truly, God’s Word is eternal!

In Christ:

In Christ We Have:

A love that can never be fathomed A life that can never die A righteousness that can never be tarnished A peace that can never be understood A rest that can never be disturbed A joy that can never be diminished A hope that can never be disappointed A glory that can never be clouded A light that can never be darkened A purity that can never be defiled A beauty that can never be marred A wisdom that can never be baffled Resources that can never be exhausted.

Source Unknown.

 

We have been looking at the importance of understanding who we are in Christ, and in growing up in Him. Some time ago, I watched a children’s cartoon with my 4 year old daughter named ‘the Lion King’. I’m sure many of you have seen it. The story goes that Simba is falsely accused of killing his father, and runs away in shame. He hides out for some time, pretending he is not even a lion, eating bugs and living far below who he is called to be as king of the beasts. Finally, he is discovered in hiding by his childhood sweetheart and a monkey. They both confront him with who he is, the king. The monkey makes him look at his reflection in some water, and makes him remember his likeness to the king, His father. He leaves him admonishing him to remember who you are.

 

You too, are called to be a king by God Himself, displaying the likeness and image of Jesus in you.

 

Romans 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

 

Romans 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

 

1 Corinthians 15:49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

 

 

Revelation 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

 

Revelation 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Rev 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

 

Revelation 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

Priests pray and offer sacrifices to God. Kings rule and reign with Him, issuing His decrees and governing the earth, ever subject to the king of all kings and Lord of all Lords.

 

This understanding is essential before we move into instructing you about Spiritual warfare. Why? Even Jesus was challenged on who he was in His first confrontation with Satan in the wilderness.

 

Matthew 4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

 

IF you are really God the Son Jesus, prove it by showing off. Break this fast and use your power to make bread.

 

In this instance Jesus said no, for it was not time. Could He have done it? Of course, on two other occasions, He divided the loaves and fishes.

Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

 

As you walk in intimacy with Jesus, He is going to make you more like Him. He is going to speak to you things He wants done in the earth.

 

Matthew 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.

 

What shall happen when you preach what Jesus tells you in secret?

 

Mark 16:20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

His kingdom will come in power, and confirmation in signs, wonders and miracles.

Here’s another lion king clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6INp3k-vFc

Like Simba, when you come of age in the kingdom, you too with roar!

 

Act 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

 

See it? We seek Him. God pours out His Spirit on us and we prophesy (that is proclaim what He is speaking to our hearts). He backs up His Word with power, performing wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath.

 

Walking with the King is great fun!

 

Well, a problem we all struggle with is our own humanity, beating ourselves up for our past and present failures. The Bible calls this condemnation. Satan is the accuser of the brethren so he loves to amplify our mistakes and paralyze us from moving forward in the call of God upon each of us. The ABC’s of Satan are Accusation, Blame and Criticism.

 

 

Yet, it is written:

 

Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Father help me to walk after the Holy Spirit today, in your love, that I remain free from all condemnation. Amen.

 

Some people try to punish themselves for their sins. They do not stand on the promises of forgiveness and Christ’ propitiation. “Many years ago, a father and his daughter were walking through the grass on the Canadian prairie. In the distance, they saw a prairie fire, and they realized that it would soon engulf them. The father knew there was only one way of escape: They would quickly begin a fire right where they were and burn a large patch of grass. When the huge fire drew near, they then would stand on the section that had already burned. When the flames did approach them, the girl was terrified but her father assured her, ‘The flames can’t get to us. We are standing where the fire has already been.'”

Erwin Lutzer, Failure, The Back Door to Success.

 

The blood of Jesus has already burned up all of our sin and its consequences. When the consequences of our sin come to destroy us, they cannot touch us, for the power of God will deliver us and protect us!

 

Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

Thank-you Father, that as I walk in your Holy Spirit today, I find freedom from all sin and death.

 

Lord Jesus, thou who art the way, the truth, and the life; hear us as we pray for the truth that shall make all free. Teach us that liberty is not only to be loved but also to be lived. Liberty is too precious a thing to be buried in books. It costs too much to be hoarded. Help us see that our liberty is not the right to do as we please, but the opportunity to please to do what is right.

Peter Marshall, Before the U.S. Senate.

 

The Word Christ used in Scripture is not Jesus’ last name. It literally means ‘the anointed one’. The anointing is literally the power of God smeared on Jesus and you, to make us set apart as kings and priests unto God. Every time you read the word Christ, think of ‘the anointed one and His power.’

 

Romans 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

Romans 8:39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

Thank you Lord, that I am more than a conqueror in you, that nothing can separate me from your love Father, revealed to me through Christ Jesus my Lord.

 

Thomas A. Edison was working on a crazy contraption called a “light bulb” and it took a whole team of men 24 straight hours to put just one together. The story goes that when Edison was finished with one light bulb, he gave it to a young boy helper, who nervously carried it up the stairs. Step by step he cautiously watched his hands, obviously frightened of dropping such a priceless piece of work. You’ve probably guessed what happened by now; the poor young fellow dropped the bulb at the top of the stairs. It took the entire team of men twenty-four more hours to make another bulb. Finally, tired and ready for a break, Edison was ready to have his bulb carried up the stairs. He gave it to the same young boy who dropped the first one. That’s true forgiveness.

James Newton, Uncommon Friends.

Christ for sickness, Christ for health, Christ for poverty, Christ for wealth, Christ for joy, Christ for sorrow, Christ today and Christ tomorrow; Christ my Life, and Christ my Light, Christ for morning, noon and night, Christ when all around gives way Christ my everlasting Stay; Christ my Rest, and Christ my Food Christ above my highest good, Christ my Well-beloved Friend Christ my Pleasure without end; Christ my Savior, Christ my Lord Christ my Portion, Christ my God, Christ my Shepherd, I His sheep Christ Himself my soul to keep; Christ my Leader, Christ my Peace Christ hath wrought my soul’s release, Christ my Righteousness divine Christ for me, for He is mine; Christ my Wisdom, Christ my Meat, Christ restores my wandering feet, Christ my Advocate and Priest Christ who ne’er forgets the least; Christ my Teacher, Christ my Guide, Christ my Rock, in Christ I hide, Christ the Ever-living Bread, Christ His precious Blood hath shed; Christ hath brought me nigh to God, Christ the everlasting Word Christ my Master, Christ my Head, Christ who for my sins hath bled; Christ my Glory, Christ my Crown, Christ the Plant of great renown, Christ my Comforter on high, Christ my Hope, draws ever nigh.

Source Unknown.

 

2 Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

 

I thank you Father God, that no matter what I am up against today, you have given me victory over it.

 

2 Corinthians 3:14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.

 

I thank you Lord that I walk in your light, and that you are revealing your Word to me today.

 

2 Corinthians 5:20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ‘s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

 

I thank you Father, that I am an ambassador for Christ, the anointed one and His power. I go where you send me, and I speak what you command me, representing the interests of heaven on foreign soil.

 

Galatians 2:4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

I thank you for the freedom and true liberty I have in the anointed one and His power today.

 

Galatians 3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

I am a child of the king, immersed in His anointing and power today.

 

Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

Father, I see here that every spiritual blessing has been provided to us in the anointing and power of Jesus. Help me to see this today, and may your kingdom come, here in the earth, as it is in heavenly places today. I declare today is a day of heaven upon the earth in my life.

 

Ephesians 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

 

I see that in your anointing and power, I have been given authority positionally over the earth and the devil. I thank you Father, for raising me up in Him, and making me to sit together with Jesus in heavenly places.

 

Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

I see that there are good works for me to do, in your anointing and power today, ordained just for me to walk in. Help me to recognize and do these today.

 

Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

I was far off from you God, now I am drawn near by the precious blood, anointing and power of Lord Jesus. Thank-you Father for accepting me, and holding me close to you.

 

Ephesians 3:6 That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

Thank you that I have been grafted into your covenant Father, formerly only to the Jewish people. I am grateful for this, recognizing that I am a joint heir with the children of Israel, not a replacement to them. Therefore, I thank you for this, and pray for Israel and the Jewish people today, that you bless them as we seek to walk together in you.

 

Philippians 3:3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

I determine to walk in the spirit today, confident in the anointed One and His power, with no confidence in my own flesh.

 

Philippians 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

I am a child of destiny, with eternal purpose and direction. Today I press towards God’s best, my high calling of God, in the anointed one and His power, Jesus.

 

Philippians 4:21 Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you.

Colossians 1:2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colossi: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ

Colossians 1:4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

Thank you Father – I am a saint!

A saint is one set apart unto God, not just a title bestowed on a person after death by certain religious denominations. Positionally, we are all saints in His anointing and power.

 

Colossians 1:28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

The Word perfect used here means ‘full grown, adult, of full age, mature’. As we hear and study the Word of God, we grow spiritually. This is the purpose of true ministry to feed, lead and grow the saints of God until they are ‘full grown, adult, of full age, mature, in the anointed One and His power, Jesus.’

 

1 Thessalonians 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Understanding the meaning of the word Christ sheds new light on this verse. Are we to thank God for bad things that happen? Not! He didn’t send them. We are to thank God for the working of the Word of God overcoming bad things concerning us.

 

2 Timothy 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

Thank-you Father for my holy calling and destiny, according to your own purpose and grace, that already existed and was granted to me in the anointed one and His power, before the world even began.

 

2 Timothy 2:1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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

 

Father I see here that I do not have to be strong, in and of my own strength, but can be strong by your anointing and power working through me. By your grace, I receive strength from you today to do your will.

 

2 Timothy 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

I see that because I have been adopted in you, your anointing and power upon my life make me contrary to unregenerate spirits of people, the devil, and this worldly system. I thank you that your power is far greater than all of these, and I prevail in love when I am persecuted.

 

Philemon 1:6 That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

I see that mighty things happen as I confess your Word and testify of Jesus. I thank you for making me effective for your kingdom today, as I boldly live for you.

 

Philemon 1:23 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus;

Notice this here. Fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus. See that ministry partners are ordained and set apart by the anointing of God. As you seek all that God has for you, as God to reveal to you people He is sending in your life by His Spirit, to further equip you in His gifting and callings.

 

1 Peter 3:16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

Conversation means lifestyle. You live for God, you will be persecuted, and misunderstood. Live for the glory of God, and care not what your persecutors think of you. Keep moving forward in Christ.

 

1 Peter 5:14 Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace is with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

 

I want you to see this thought. There is no distance in the Spirit. When Paul spoke peace to those in the anointing and power of God, actual peace must have manifest in the lives of those who heard this very word. I decree the peace of God into your life, right now!

 

1 Corinthians 12:27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

Confess: I am a member of the body of the anointed one and His power, specifically loved of God and set apart for his function.

 

2 Corinthians 1:21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;

Notice here the use of the description of anointings. We are established in the body of the anointed one and His power, yet also Paul says ‘and hath anointed us’, signifying a special dispensation of God, another anointing, specifically granted to his (and all five-fold) ministries. This is an incredible truth, Kenneth E. Hagin has written a workbook on this topic describing the ministry gifts, that is a must read for all called into full-time ministry.

 

2 Corinthians 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

Money matters to God! We see here that when Jesus died upon the cross, he became poor on that cross as a substitute for you and me. That we through His poverty, might become rich (in every way, including financially).

I receive the prosperity of our covenant God, today, in Jesus name!

 

Galatians 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

Galatians 3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

 

Galatians 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 3:29 And if ye be Christ‘s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

You are redeemed from every curse known to man, by God’s anointing and power. No sickness, poverty, oppression or any force of hell has a right to you.

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

 

These verses separate true Christianity from any other religion on the face of the planet. Only Christians, walking in Christ, can demonstrate the power and glory of God. There is no other way to heaven outside of Jesus, and no other way to access the power of God in this earth in this life.

 

Homework:

 

1. Read Gen 12-26, the life of Abraham. Take a pen, and every time God makes a promise to Abraham, underline it and receive it for yourself, because we are the seed of Abraham! Confess it, and thank God for it in your own life.

2. Each day, until we meet again, deliberately confess these promises over your life.

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ALL God’s Promises are ours!

All God’s promises are ours in Jesus!

Ex 19:4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.
5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

Gal 6:15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

1Pe 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

As I listened one night as pastor Sharon Daugherty preached one night in healing service  at victory.com, she made the statement: “ALL the Promises of God are for us today, Old and New Testament!”

This aligns with:

2 Corinthians 1: (KJV)

²⁰ For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

Well, I like the promises God made through Moses to the children of Israel here. We see that because Jesus, the Israelite, the Messiah, the Christ, was fully accepted by God in His sacrifice upon the cross as an atonement for our sins, that we, beggerly Gentiles, have been grafted into the covenant of God to the Jews, that we have been adopted into His family, full born sons and daughters, by the new birth in our hearts.

John 1:12 (KJV)

¹² But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

We have received Jesus, as Lord and Savior, and God our Father has received us as fully adopted sons and daughters!

These promises are for us, today, if we would but simply, in childlike faith, believe and receive them:
We are borne on eagles wings and brought to Him, His presence, and His pleasure!
You shall be a peculiar treasure unto Him above all people!
Ye shall be unto Him a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation!
Notice the shift here in tense. In the Old Testament, the promises read: You SHALL be, speaking of a conditional promise, based upon obedience.
Don’t get me wrong, we still need to obey God, but our new covenant is receive by faith, and we receive first, THEN we obey!
Through Jesus, as children of the most high God, it is written:
1Pe 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
Notice this truth! Not, we SHALL be, rather, we ARE!
Welcome child of God to the chosen generation, placed into the kingdom as a royal priesthood, a member in particular of this holy nation, a precious, unique, separated people unto the most High God!
When this goes off on the inside of you, you will automatically fulfill the rest of the verse, and start thanking and praising Jesus for the incredibly wonderful thing He has done for us!

Let’s do that right now!
‘Father, I come into your presence, thanking you for your amazing mercy, goodness, and love! Thank you for forgiving, adopting, and embracing me into your kingdom and granting me royal rank, privilege, and blessing in this holy nation, as a citizen of heaven, exercising your authority and honor here in the earth. I thank you Jesus for your sacrifice, and I praise and exalt you for what you did, and continue to do, and my Lord and King. Hallelujah!”

You’re Who affects Your Do, until we are through

Who You Are In Christ!

                 

I have been impressed the past couple of days, to write on, who we are in Christ, that is the way God our Father sees us.

You need to see yourself the way God sees you. If God says you are a certain way, that’s the way you are, no matter what you feel like, look like, or how others see you. From God’s perspective, you are good news going somewhere to happen. You might as well agree with Him, and cheer yourself up in His word.

Before we begin, let me repeat for you a story I read about the importance of understanding who we are as sons and daughters of God.

One day, a slave approached his master and requested that he would treat him like a child and no longer a slave. The master replied, ‘behave like a child and I would treat you like a child’. So the boy started to do all in his power to behave like a child so as to make his master happy and call him his child.

One day, true to the master’s word, he took him to an outing where dignitaries were present. The man was the guest of honour and so his child was seated by his side.

After a little while, the child excused himself to the toilet. Shortly afterwards, report flickered back to the master that ‘his son’ was in the waste bin picking left over foods. The man quickly retorted, ‘he is not my child, he is my slave’.

Gal 4:1 ¶  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.

3  Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

4  But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

5  To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

6  And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

7  Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

Now, obviously, this story is that of an earthly father, not of our heavenly one. God is good, and even if we like a dog returning to our own vomit, go back to the trash cans of life, He does not give up on us, but extends grace upon grace, laborer upon laborer, until you begin to act as the royal child you are called to be.

The difference between this slave and you is this: You have been adopted into the family of God. You are indeed a child of the King, a son or daughter of the most High God. This truth allows us to hold our heads up high, dignity and honor restored, for indeed we have become royalty unto Him!

Revelation 1:6

and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 5:10

and hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

We are training for reigning, bowed before the King of all Kings, the Great High priest of our confession, our Lord Jesus Christ!

Yet, we must learn, become trained in holiness, grace, wisdom, obedience, honor, faith and the royal law of love, in order to be granted, from the throne of God, actual, practical authority both in heaven and in earth.

Let’s Pray:

‘Father, I come before you sir, as Your child. I have received you Lord Jesus, and I am so grateful that You have adopted me into Your family, and called me to royalty, grace, and honor. Show me who I am in you, my place in Your kingdom, and the purpose for which you created me. Give me courage to fully embrace Your call, No Compromise, in Your name I pray Lord Jesus, Amen! Aho!’

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Give in faith!

1 Corinthians 9:11 If we have sown [the seed of] spiritual good among you, [is it too] much if we reap from your material benefits?

1 Corinthians 9:14 [On the same principle] the Lord directed that those who publish the good news (the Gospel) should live (get their maintenance) by the Gospel.

Paul goes on to say, that he did not use his position as a minister of the gospel to take up offerings, rather he worked, making tents, to support himself. You might notice here, that Paul was not married, nor did he have children. Family responsibilities take time, and just as you bust a move on your job to provide for your family, I work every bit as hard, doing this, faithful to the Lord in prayer and the ministry of His Word, to you.

I will never charge for this: it my responsibility to God, my calling. Freely I have been given, now, I freely give…

As you give, hear Holy Spirit what to give, and honestly expect God to reward you for your giving.

Matt 10: 41 He who receives and welcomes and accepts a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward, and he who receives and welcomes and accepts a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. 42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones [in rank or influence] even a cup of cold water because he is My disciple, surely I declare to you, he shall not lose his reward.

I am a five-fold ministry gift and office – this is my life – I pray, I hear, I write, and wonderful things happen. You have your job description, I have mine – this is mine….

I have ‘see through’ faith for you, in this: Gal 3: 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

I believe I have a responsibility before God to be like Jesus, in every offering I receive. I receive it with thanksgiving, just like Jesus did the little boys lunch.

Then, because I walk and live by faith according to the blessing of Abraham, I believe that God will take your seed sown, and multiply it, according to what the blessing of Abraham promises:

Genesis 22:17 In blessing I will bless you and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore. And your Seed (Heir) will possess the gate of His enemies

It has been a joy to me, to see the hand of the living God act in the lives of those of you who have supported us this year!

Many have seen tremendous blessing come into your households, and for this we give thanks, and give Jesus all the glory!

Seeing ourselves as God sees us…Beautiful!

What is true of Christ is True of You!

                 

You Need to see yourself the way God sees you. If God says you are a certain way, that’s the way you are, no matter what you feel like, look like, or how others see you. From God’s perspective, you are good news going somewhere to happen. You might as well agree with Him, and cheer yourself up in His word.

What is true of Christ is True of You

I have simply listed a couple of Scriptures, and I ask you, to say, out loud, the truth of each one. It will make your day!

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.(Matt. 5:13)

I am the salt of the earth.

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.  (Matt. 5:14)

I am the light of the world.

Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—(John 1:12)

I am a child of God!

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:1,5)

I am part  of the true vine, a channel of Christ’s life.

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit–fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.(John 15:16)

I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear His fruit.

You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. (Romans 6:18)

I am a slave of righteousness.

But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.(Romans 6:22)

I am God’s slave.

Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” 6  Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” 6  Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”(Rom. 8:14,15; Gal. 3:26; 4:6)

I am a son of God: God is spiritually my Father.

Now if we are children, then we are heirs–heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.  (Romans 8:17)

I am a joint heir with Christ, sharing His inheritance with Him.

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 19  Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received you are not your own;from God?  (I Cor.3:16; 6:19)

I am a temple – a dwelling place—of God.  His Spirit and His life dwells in me.

But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit.  (I Cor. 6:17)

I am united to the Lord and am one spirit with Him

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!  ( 2 Cor 5:17)

I am a new creation.

All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.  (2 Cor. 5:18, 19)

I am reconciled to God and am a minister of reconciliation

There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.   There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.  (Gal 3:26, 28)

I am a son of God and one in Christ.

Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”

So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir.  (Gal. 4:6, 7)

I am an heir of God since I am a son of God.

To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. 2  To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. 2  To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.  (Eph. 1:1;  1 Cor. 1:2;  Phil. 1:1; Col. 1:2)

I am a saint.

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.  (Eph. 2:10)

I am God’s workmanship – His handiwork—Born anew in Christ to do His work.

Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household,  (Eph. 2:19)

I am a fellow citizen with the rest of God’s family.

4:1  As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 4:1  As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.

I am a prisoner of Christ.

and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.  (Eph 4:24)

I am righteous and holy.

And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 6  And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,  (Phil. 3:20; Eph. 2:6)

I am a citizen of heaven, seated in leaven right now.

For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.  (Col. 3:3)

I am hidden with Christ in God.

When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.  (Col. 3:4)

I am an expression of the life of Christ because He is my life.     

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 4  For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, (Col. 3:12; Thess. 1:4)

I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved.

You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.  (I Thess 5:5)

I am a son of light and not of darkness.

Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts onJesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.  (Heb. 3:1)

2 Peter 1:4

by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature

I am a holy partaker of a heavenly calling.

We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first.  (Heb. 3:14)

I am a partaker of Christ; I share in His life.

You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

(I Peter 2:5)

I am one of God’s living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. (I Peter 2:9,10)

I am a member  of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession.

Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.  ( I Peter 2:11)

I am an alien and stranger to this world in which I temporarily live.

Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.  (I Peter 5:8)

I am an enemy of the devil.

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.  (I John 3:1,2)

I am a child of God and I will resemble Christ when He returns.

We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him.  (I John 5:18)

I am born of God, and the evil one—the devil—cannot touch me.

“I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.'”

So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am the one I claim to be and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me.

“I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”

(Ex. 3:14; John 8:24,28,58)

I am not the great “I am”

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But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them–yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

(I Cor. 15:10)

    …but by the grace of God, I am what I am.

I am good-looking, God says I am beautiful!

Song of Songs 4:7

You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you

Ezekiel 16:13

So you were adorned with gold and silver; your clothes were of fine linen and costly fabric and embroidered cloth. Your food was honey, olive oil and the finest flour. You became very beautiful and rose to be a queen

Revelation 21:2

I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband

Ps 84:1 How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!

Ps 84:1 ERV Lord All-Powerful, the place where you live is so beautiful!

Ps 84:1 EXB Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; ^Tof hosts], how lovely is your ·Temple [^Lresidence; dwelling place]!

Ps 84:1 NLV

How beautiful are the places where You live, O Lord of all!

Ps 84:1 VOICE

For the worship leader. A song of the sons of Korah accompanied by the harp.

How lovely is Your temple, Your dwelling place on earth,

O Eternal One, Commander of heaven’s armies.

You are a temple of the Holy Spirit, God Himself lives in You!

You are Beautiful. Loved, Lovely, that makes you Good Looking!

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Give in faith!

1 Corinthians 9:11 If we have sown [the seed of] spiritual good among you, [is it too] much if we reap from your material benefits?

1 Corinthians 9:14 [On the same principle] the Lord directed that those who publish the good news (the Gospel) should live (get their maintenance) by the Gospel.

Paul goes on to say, that he did not use his position as a minister of the gospel to take up offerings, rather he worked, making tents, to support himself. You might notice here, that Paul was not married, nor did he have children. Family responsibilities take time, and just as you bust a move on your job to provide for your family, I work every bit as hard, doing this, faithful to the Lord in prayer and the ministry of His Word, to you.

I will never charge for this: it my responsibility to God, my calling. Freely I have been given, now, I freely give…

As you give, hear Holy Spirit what to give, and honestly expect God to reward you for your giving.

Matt 10: 41 He who receives and welcomes and accepts a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward, and he who receives and welcomes and accepts a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. 42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones [in rank or influence] even a cup of cold water because he is My disciple, surely I declare to you, he shall not lose his reward.

I am a five-fold ministry gift and office – this is my life – I pray, I hear, I write, and wonderful things happen. You have your job description, I have mine – this is mine….

I have ‘see through’ faith for you, in this: Gal 3: 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

I believe I have a responsibility before God to be like Jesus, in every offering I receive. I receive it with thanksgiving, just like Jesus did the little boys lunch.

Then, because I walk and live by faith according to the blessing of Abraham, I believe that God will take your seed sown, and multiply it, according to what the blessing of Abraham promises:

Genesis 22:17 In blessing I will bless you and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore. And your Seed (Heir) will possess the gate of His enemies

It has been a joy to me, to see the hand of the living God act in the lives of those of you who have supported us this year!

Many have seen tremendous blessing come into your households, and for this we give thanks, and give Jesus all the glory!

 

IN HIM we live and move and Have our being!

In Whom We Live and Move and Have Our Being!

Let’s get into the Word of God:

Ps 18:2  The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

Mt 3:17  And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Mt 12:18  Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

Mt 17:5  While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

Mr 1:11  And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Because of Jesus, God has adopted you into His family. You are His child. Because of the blood of Jesus, you have complete and total access to the throne of God. May you hear in your heart, the same words Father God spoke of Jesus over 2000 years ago.

“This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased”. This is my beloved daughter, in whom I am well pleased.”

As you put God’s word in your mouth, and proclaim His promises, Mt. 12:18 and 17:5 is true of you, ‘Behold my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased, he (or she) shows forth my judgements to the Gentiles, hear him”

Isa 45:11  Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.

 Do it respectfully, humbly, with a good attitude. Remember, He is our Father, and He loves us! Yet, He loves to be trusted and believed! Any fire, passion and zeal you exhibit, needs to be against the world, the flesh and the devil, for God cannot lie, and He loves us!

God is waiting to hear His word echoed out of the earth from and to heaven, that he may display His acts of power to this generation. When His word is spoken in authority here in the earth, He backs it up in power.

Even angels listen for the Word of God given voice in the earth, for they are ministering spirits sent forth from God to minister for us, the promises of God.

Ps 103:20  Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

Heb 1: 13  But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

14    Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

Let’s see this again in another familiar passage of Scripture,

Acts 2:17  And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

18  And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

19  And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

20  The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

21  And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

See it here, the divine connection. God pours out His Spirit upon us, and we prophesy (that is, speak His Word), He backs up His word with His power (which includes angels), as He shows forth wonders in heaven above, and signs here in the earth beneath, all for one main purpose, that many shall call on the name of the Lord, and be saved.

In light of eternity, you are one of the redeemed, saved from death, hell and the grave. Yet you are also a child of destiny, called into God’s great redemptive plan to work with Him in the redemption of others. This will involve using His authority, granted to you through Christ, over the world, the flesh and the devil. Therefore it is essential child of God that you see yourself as you truly are in Him, that you can understand and exercise your rights and privileges as His royal heir.

Let’s continue to look at your identity, in Him, by studying what the Word of God says of the following: In Him, In whom, and In Christ.

2Co 4:4  In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Notice, here, that those people who are not born-again, are not in Him. They are literally found spiritually, in darkness. Satan is referred to as the god of this world, and he works through deception and lies. There is no power encounter required between God and the devil, rather it is a truth encounter that makes freedom available. This verse shows again how Satan, the father of lies works. Through thoughts, in the minds of people, he convinces them of the irrationality the simplicity of Jesus brings to any individual that simply believes.

“What comes to mind when we think about God is the most important thing about us.”

– A.W. Tozer

Ro 12:2  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

1Co 2:16  For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

Let’s agree with the Word of God, revealed to us here.

Declare, ‘Thank-you Father, that the glorious light of the gospel of Christ, has shone upon me. I believe that I am not conformed to this world and it’s way of thinking, but am being transformed by the renewing of my mind. By faith, I declare, that I have the mind of Christ.:

Eph 1:7  In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

Col 1:14  In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

Let’s declare, “Thank-you Father for my redemption through the precious blood of Jesus, for forgiving my sins, and for the riches of your grace towards me.”

Eph 1:11  In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

Let’s declare, “Thank-you Father for my inheritance, that you have already decided to give to me in Jesus. I believe I receive it, now.”

Eph 1:13  In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Let’s declare, “Father, because I trust in you, having heard the truth, I have been sealed by the Holy Spirit you promised.”

Eph 2:21  In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

1Pe 2:2  As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

Let’s declare, “Father, I desire the sincere milk of your word, and I thank-you for growing me up in you.”

Eph 2:22  In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

2Co 6:16  And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

1Pe 2:5  Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

Let’s declare, “I thank you Father, for building me up in you, a temple of the Holy Spirit here in the earth. Thank-you for make me a living stone, your spiritual house, a priest made acceptable to you by Jesus Christ. I praise you, and worship you for what you have done, offering up a spiritual sacrifice to you. Hallelujah!”

Eph 3:12  In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

Pr 28:1  The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Declare, “Though I am meek, I am not weak, and I am faithful to you. Thank-you for boldness to live for you today.”

Col 2:3  In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Pr 2:3  Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

4  If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

5  Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

Isa 45:3  And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

Let’s pray, for in these verses are great provisions and change for your life.

“Father, I see that in Jesus, are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I seek knowledge and understanding, that I might understand your fear O Lord, and find the knowledge of God. Please grant me treasures out of darkness, and your hidden riches from secret places, that it might be known that you Lord, which call me by name, are the God of Israel.”

Joh 20:29  Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

1Pe 1:8  Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

Let’s pray, “Father, I have not seen you, yet I believe, and am blessed beyond what I can ask or think. I love you, for you are so good to me, granting me joy unspeakable and full of glory.”

Suggested Reading:

Victory over Darkness – Dr. Neil Anderson

Personal Promise Bible – Dr Jerry Savelle.

In Him

Ge 18:18  Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

Declare: I believe that the blessing of Abraham is mine, and that all the nations of the earth, are being blessed, through me!

Ps 2:12  Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

Say: “I’m Blessed!”

Ps 18:30  As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

‘Lord, I believe you are my buckler, because I trust in You!

Ps 34:8  O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

Ps 37:5  Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

Ps 62:8  Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Pr 30:5  Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Declare: “You are my shield!”

Mt 14:2  And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

In this passage, people were wondering who Jesus was, for they had seen the presence of God at work in the ministry of John the Baptist, convicting of sin and calling people to repentance. Yet, for the sake of this study, I will use this text to assure you that our Lord Jesus is still a miracle man, God the Son, and mighty works still shew forth themselves in him.

Acts 2:22  Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

Everywhere Jesus went in His earthly ministry, miracles were wrought. You too are a son or daughter of God. Everywhere you go, miracles should be wrought.

How? By faith, and by the operation of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit, working in the earth, gives gifts to his church, nine in all. They are listed here.

1 Cor 12:7  But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

8  For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

9  To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

10  To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

11  But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

The Scripture admonishes us to earnestly desire these gifts, while walking in the love of God. 1 Corinthians 12:31  But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

It must then, be a regular practice of every Christian to seek God for His spiritual gifts, to aid a hurting humanity. The working of miracles is one of these gifts. God wants to use you to heal the sick, divide the loaves and fishes, turn water into wine, whatever it takes to meet human need, and to both glorify Him and turn many to Him. We have not, because we ask not, it is time to regularily ask God for miracles to abound in our daily lives. John 14:12  Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

Let’s pray, “Father, I see that miracles are your calling card in the earth, and I want to be like Jesus, in the working of miracles. I ask you Holy Spirit to do miracles in my life, manifesting the greater works Jesus promised for my generation. Amen”

Homework:

1. Go lay hands on some sick people, pray for someones finances, believe for a marriage to be restored, whatever He leads you to do, and see the awesome power of God displayed in your life.

2. Testify over the remainder of how God is continuing to manifest miraculously through your life.

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Give in faith!

1 Corinthians 9:11 If we have sown [the seed of] spiritual good among you, [is it too] much if we reap from your material benefits?

1 Corinthians 9:14 [On the same principle] the Lord directed that those who publish the good news (the Gospel) should live (get their maintenance) by the Gospel.

Paul goes on to say, that he did not use his position as a minister of the gospel to take up offerings, rather he worked, making tents, to support himself. You might notice here, that Paul was not married, nor did he have children. Family responsibilities take time, and just as you bust a move on your job to provide for your family, I work every bit as hard, doing this, faithful to the Lord in prayer and the ministry of His Word, to you.

I will never charge for this: it my responsibility to God, my calling. Freely I have been given, now, I freely give…

As you give, hear Holy Spirit what to give, and honestly expect God to reward you for your giving.

Matt 10: 41 He who receives and welcomes and accepts a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward, and he who receives and welcomes and accepts a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. 42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones [in rank or influence] even a cup of cold water because he is My disciple, surely I declare to you, he shall not lose his reward.

I am a five-fold ministry gift and office – this is my life – I pray, I hear, I write, and wonderful things happen. You have your job description, I have mine – this is mine….

I have ‘see through’ faith for you, in this: Gal 3: 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

I believe I have a responsibility before God to be like Jesus, in every offering I receive. I receive it with thanksgiving, just like Jesus did the little boys lunch.

Then, because I walk and live by faith according to the blessing of Abraham, I believe that God will take your seed sown, and multiply it, according to what the blessing of Abraham promises:

Genesis 22:17 In blessing I will bless you and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore. And your Seed (Heir) will possess the gate of His enemies

It has been a joy to me, to see the hand of the living God act in the lives of those of you who have supported us this year!

Many have seen tremendous blessing come into your households, and for this we give thanks, and give Jesus all the glory!