This is Repentance

Repentance

Jesus said to the paralyzed man at the pool of Bethesda, “Go and sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.” He said to the woman caught in adultery, “Go and sin no more.”

Paul said to the Ephesians, “Therefore, putting away lying, ‘Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,’ for we are members of one another. ‘Be angry and do not sin’; do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil. Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of GOD, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as GOD in Christ forgave you.” To the Galatians, “I say then: Walk in the Spirit and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of GOD. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.” To the Corinthians, “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in GOD for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of GOD, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.” To the Philippians, “Therefore my beloved as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is GOD who works in you both to will and to od for His good pleasure. Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of GOD without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.”

John 5:14, 8:11; Ephesians 4:25-32; Galatians 5:16-26; 2 Corinthians 10:3-6; Philippians 2:12-16 NKJV

Being Consumed By The Love Of GOD!

Being Consumed By The Love Of GOD!

Repentance is allowing Holy Spirit to work the work of GOD in you that transforms you into the image of Christ; by the power of His resurrection, through the fellowship of His suffering being conformed unto His death! As our mindset changes as we are conformed to the image of Christ this is the consuming process of GOD’s Love. It changes everything about us so that we are no longer who we were but we have become who GOD called us to be when He formed us in our mother’s womb. We are called to be conformed to Christ so that we can do the will of GOD!

Psalm 139:13-18; Philippians 2:5-11, 3:7-11, 4:4-9; 2 Timothy 1:3-14; Hebrews 12:25-29, 13:20-22.

Love

“He who does not love does not know GOD, for GOD is Love. In this the Love of GOD was manifested towards us, that GOD has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved GOD, but that He Loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” 1 John 4:8-10 NKJV

Jesus did not lay down His life as a sacrifice but as Love, not as an act of love but as Love; he who has ears to hear let him hear!

What Jesus did by leaving His Glory in Heaven and being born in a manger, living as a human, resisting all temptation and overcoming sin in His human life, doing the will of The Heavenly Father and going to the cross having been beaten, scourged and ridiculed, He became sin for us and suffered our judgment, went to the grave and defeated death and hell taking the keys of their domains, He rose from the grave, ascended to the right hand of GOD and is enthroned above all things spiritual and natural in the earth, below the earth, in the seas, and in the heavens, He sent His Spirit to live in all who believe in Him and obey His will; that is not an act of love that is Love.

Consume me Father with Your Love so that I am compelled by Your Love to live and love as You Love!

We speak of GOD’s Love often in the past tense but it is eternal, it has no beginning because GOD has no beginning, it will never end because GOD will never end. John 3:16 says, “For GOD, so loved the world…” This is a statement of His love expressed by Christ being the Son of Man. It’s not His sudden love for humanity or an act of love based on us because He always has and always will Love humanity, He made us in His image after His likeness for a specific reason, so that we could Love Him in return. “For the Love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, behold all things have become new. Now all things are of GOD, who has reconciled us in Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is that GOD was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though GOD were pleading through us; we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to GOD. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of GOD in Him.”  2 Corinthians 5:14-21 NKJV

Jesus Christ is the focus of GOD’s Love for humanity, Jesus did not learn love He is Love; He learned obedience as the Son of Man through suffering. “So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: ‘You are My Son, today I have begotten You.’ As He also says in another place: ‘You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek’; who, in the days of His flesh, when He offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His Godly fear, thought He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, called by GOD as High Priest ‘according to the order of Melchizedek,’” Hebrews 5:5-10 NKJV

Jesus’ sacrifice was a sacrifice of obedience born out of GOD’s Love! He was compelled by His own Love. That is what happened to Paul on the road to Damascus, that is what happened to Mother Teresa in 1946, that is what happened to Billy Graham when he was 16, that is what has happen to many unknown Christians since Christ rose from the grave, they are consumed by the Love of GOD – Jesus Christ! It’s not about loving as Christ loved, it’s about being love and Christ is Love! It’s not learned and practiced – it’s consumed and compelled!

Who do you think Holy Spirit is? GOD’s gift and blessing giver, teacher and guide? Yes He is! But what we the Church have forgotten is first of all He is GOD! He is not GOD’s servant to the Church He is GOD: doing His will in the earth as it is in Heaven! In our prayer and worship times we call Him to fill us – we are His temple in the earth from the moment we are born again, He lives in all born again Christians, we need to come filled and ready to pour out. Holy Spirit is not the third person of the GODhead, He is not the third anything – He is GOD! There is only One True GOD and He is The Father, The Son, The Holy Spirit!

GOD is everywhere all the time all things exist in Him and for His good pleasure. He hears everything and sees everything, He knows everything, nothing is hidden from Him, He maintains and sustains everything.

If you are not a Christian ask GOD and He will reveal Himself to you – but do not expect it in any certain way – do not put GOD in a box, do no predetermine how or when He will revel Himself to you. When He does reveal Himself to you be prepared because you will never be the same again. Some will resist and some will be consumed and compelled to love and serve Him from that moment on. Start reading the Bible and praying everyday listen for the voice of GOD.

If you are a Christian you should know how to look up scriptures to see what the Bible says. You should be reading the Bible everyday and spending time praying and waiting on GOD.

Recall

Recalled

In manufacturing recalling a product is a good bad thing, it is recognizing that there is a flaw with a product that has already gone to market and that it needs to be fixed. This can cause anxiety to consumers and a loss of customers.

In the Kingdom of GOD being recalled is a bad good thing, it is recognizing that the created has become corrupt and needs to be restored. This is inherent sin and the Cross, this is the first reworking of our life to the original design.

The difference is that our Heavenly Father recalls us to restore us to be who He formed us and gifted us to be in our mother’s womb so that we can live and serve for eternity; this is salvation and regeneration. While a manufacturing recall only repairs a problem but the product still has a limited lifetime of useful service then it needs to be scraped and replaced.

GOD did not create humanity and give each of us life for a limited time of service before original sin. Adam and Eve’s sin corrupted humanity causing our eternal lifetime of service to be damaged so that we became mortal beings with a limited lifetime of service. But GOD knew that would happen and had a plan even before He created anything in our existence, it’s called redemption and it only comes through the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, this is GOD’s factory recall for all humanity.

Just as in manufacturing recalls not everyone understands or wants the repair and never get it done. Not everyone believes they need the salvation regeneration and some think they can do it themselves.

There are sometimes further recalls for other related or unrelated failures. So it is with Christians sometimes the service technicians have errors themselves and do not do the proper restoration and sometimes GOD’s human servants input incorrect information or miss what GOD was doing and the person in need is not completely restored.

So being recalled by GOD to be restored to His original design and call is a good thing that has eternal benefits for us and His Kingdom.

If you have never experienced GOD The Father’s loving restoration of salvation through Jesus Christ’s Cross and Resurrection then you need to understand that you were born a sinner and by default you are destined for eternal damnation. But GOD does not want you to suffer this fate. He from the beginning had a plan of restoration so that your eternal life will be one of joy and service in His Eternal Kingdom.

What is this plan: First you must realize that you are a sinner, or one who needs to be restored, and that you cannot restore yourself. When you realize this all you have to do is ask GOD to forgive you and restore you through Jesus Christ’s death and the shedding of His Blood to remove your sin. Then you need to surrender your life and will to the Father just and Jesus did when He went to the Cross. Then The Spirit of GOD, called Holy Spirit, will come you’re your life and make your body His temple through the power of Christ’s resurrection. Then begins the process of GOD’s restoration of you by His Spirit teaching you what the Bible reveals about GOD, His Kingdom and His will for you.

As you read and study His Word the Bible and join a fellowship of other Christians also called the Church and commune with GOD through prayer which is talking with GOD like He’s your Loving Father or your BFF (He is both and more). Holy Spirit will teach you everything you need to know through the Bible, mature Christians, and the experiences of life.

If you are a Christian in need of a recall because of a habitual sin in your life or any area of your life that is out of control, then humble yourself and confess to Your Loving Father and let Holy Spirit begin the process of restoring your eternal life and service to GOD.

The Reason: “And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more they can do. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him! Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before GOD. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value that many sparrows.” Luke 12:4-7 NKJV

“For GOD so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For GOD did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of GOD. And this is the condemnation, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.” John 3:16-19 NKJV

Mystery Harvest

Mystery Harvest from the “Book of Mysteries” by Jonathan Cahn

“We went to the city to purchase some goods. On the way we came to an enclave, an agricultural settlement in the desert filled with harvesters. ‘It’s their harvest,’ said the teacher. ‘And when they finish, they’ll celebrate. People have been celebrating harvests from the beginning of history.’ He paused. ‘But then there are the mystery harvests. And the celebrations of the mystery harvests.’

‘The mystery harvests?’

‘Imagine a people celebrating a harvest that never took place, a harvest they never reaped or sowed, the celebration of a nonexistent harvest. And imagine a people persisting in celebrating these nonexistent harvests year after year for centuries.’

‘I can’t imagine it,’ I said.

‘But it actually happened. It’s one of the strangest phenomena of history.’

‘Who would do that?’

‘The Jewish people,’ he said. ‘GOD commanded them to celebrate the harvests of the Promised Land. But in AD 70 the land of Israel was destroyed and the Jewish people were scattered to the ends of the earth. There were no more harvests, no more grain or fruits to be gathered. But even though they had no more harvests, they kept celebrating them anyway. They celebrated nonexistent barley harvests, gave thanks for nonexistent fruit harvests, and rejoiced over nonexistent vines overflowing with nonexistent grapes. And then something just as strange happened. After two thousand years of celebrating the nonexistent harvests, the nonexistent harvests reappeared on the earth.’ He pause a moment before continuing.

’It is crucial’, he said, ‘that you learn this secret of the Kingdom. The children of this world rejoice after seeing their blessings. But the children of the Kingdom do the opposite. They celebrate before the blessings. Don’t wait to see your blessings in order to rejoice. Rejoice, and you will see your blessings. Don’t wait for the gift to come in order to give thanks. Give thanks, and the gift will come. Don’t wait until your circumstances are right in order to celebrate. Celebrate anyway, and they will be right. Don’t wait for the victory to be won in order to become victorious. Become victorious, and the victory will be won. Learn the secret of Israel’s mystery harvests. Celebrate the blessings you don’t see. Celebrate the harvest you don’t have… and you will have a harvest to celebrate.’

The mission: Live today in the way of the Kingdom. Before you see the blessing, rejoice and give thanks for it. Celebrate your mystery harvest.”

Deuteronomy 16:16; Jeremiah 31:3-6; Mark 11:24

Resurrection Day!

Happy Resurrection Day!
No matter what you think about Easter or the resurrection many Christians celebrate Good Friday because Jesus died for our sins and washed us in His blood so the Father would forgive us. Most Christians celebrate Easter because Jesus rose from the grave to give us eternal life in Himself. So if you are a born again Christian then enjoy the life of the Risen Savior that flows through you. GOD Bless!

Spiritual Warfare

Spiritual Warfare

Most Christians understand that we are in a spiritual war against the enemy of GOD. The devil rebelled against GOD and he hates us because we are made in GOD’s image. When the devil was a servant of GOD he was beautiful because he reflected the Glory of GOD. When through his rebellion he lost his position he no longer was beautiful because he no longer reflected GOD’s Glory. So he has been at war with humanity ever since our creation because we are made in GOD’s image.

For those who do not believe we are in a spiritual war with the devil – read the words of Jesus and the Apostles. To those who believe Jesus defeated the devil and all we have to do is claim the victory – read the words of Jesus and the Apostles.

We know that we have spiritual armor for our warfare and there is lots of teaching on the warfare and our armor. This is my understanding of why many of us do not properly use our armor therefore we have less than good results in our warfare.

What is our spiritual armor? In Ephesians 6:10-20 Paul describes our armor and why we have it. “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the LORD and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of GOD, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of GOD, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of GOD; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints – and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.” NKJV

Whole armor of GOD:

Belt (girdle) of Truth – Jesus is The Truth. How do we put on Jesus? In baptism we crucify our old man and rise a new man in Christ, in the power of His resurrection we are conformed to His death, in the fellowship of His suffering we learn to be true to the Father’s will. We must live in GOD’s truth for our belt to be effective.

Breastplate of Righteousness – We are the righteousness of GOD in Christ or the rightness, the justice of GOD in Christ. We must live rightly and justly this has to do with the Law, the 10 commandments and the commandments of Jesus (read the gospels). While we are set free from the obligation of the law by Jesus’ life, death and resurrection we are still required to keep them for our breastplate to be effective.

Shodding our feet with the preparation of the Gospel of Peace – “How lovely are the feet of them that being good news?” We must know the good news of the Gospel and have the peace that passes all understanding to be ready to share the hope that is in us. Knowing the Gospel is the preparation so that our sharing will be effective and the peace of GOD is the shodding so that we can go wherever He sends us.

Shield of Faith – “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” “By faith…” Jesus said “if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed…” He also said “Have faith!” If we want to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one we must just believe and do, that is what faith is, no fear, no doubt and our shield will be effective.

Helmet of Salvation – Salvation is the gift that GOD gives to all who believe in and confess Jesus, who repent of their sins and are filled with His Spirit. When we allow Holy Spirit to renew our mind and we meditate on the Word of GOD our helmet will be effective in keeping our mind on Christ and His Kingdom so that we understand the will of GOD for us.

Sword of the Spirit – “For the Word of GOD is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” The Word of GOD read it, study it, live it and speak it! As Jesus demonstrated that is the only way to resist the devil effectively.

Praying always in the Spirit – Paul said he was glad that he spoke in the Spirit (tongues) more than anybody in Corinth; and “Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weakness. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” He also said to pray without ceasing. We must pray in the Spirit as much as we can for our praying to be effective.

So the armor is not something we say and act out each morning as we start our day (as I did for many years). Putting on the armor is not done by repeating the above scripture passage it is the result of knowing, living and speaking the Word of GOD and doing the will of GOD. The warfare we are in is the devil trying to prevent GOD’s will from being done so that people will not be redeemed from eternal damnation into eternal life. So to fight the good fight we must know and do the will of GOD which is found in His Word the Bible.

We find the truth of GOD, the rightness and justice of GOD, the peace of GOD, the faith of GOD and the salvation of GOD in the Bible which is the sword of GOD.

The advantage is ours because when we are born again we are filled with the Spirit of GOD who leads us into all truth, reminds us of what Jesus said, instructs us in the will of GOD and gifts us so we can serve GOD.