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Feet Of Bronze

Why do we persecute others who are in Christ for their afflictions and suffering when it is Scriptural?

Mature believers help others in the fire, lead them to and from, and they partner with the Spirit to unveil sight to the fourth Man in the fire. Some may walk on water but there is coming a rare people before the Lord’s return with feet of bronze, “fire runner’s”, whose heart is to prepare the Lord’s Bride, that He may receive His reward. They have withstood the trials and suffering that have given them the molded feet of bronze; a sign of obedient love and sacrifice, a price few will pay. Transformed and chosen by God from the furnace of affliction… for during great tribulations they will walk on fire too, they are the mature transfigured Sons of Man.

”and in the midst of the lampstands I saw someone like the Son of Man, dressed in a robe reaching to His feet, and with a golden sash wrapped around His chest. His head and His hair were white like white wool, [glistening white] like snow; and His [all-seeing] eyes were [flashing] like a flame of fire [piercing into my being]. His feet were like burnished [white-hot] bronze, refined in a furnace, and His voice was [powerful] like the sound of many waters. In His right hand He held seven stars, and from His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword [of judgment]; and His face [reflecting His majesty and the Shekinah glory] was like the sun shining in [all] its power [at midday].“
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭1‬:‭13‬-‭16‬ ‭AMP‬‬

”Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried and chosen you in the furnace of affliction.“
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭48‬:‭10‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

”Although He was a Son [who had never been disobedient to the Father], He learned [active, special] obedience through what He suffered.“
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬ ‭AMP‬‬

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To Empty Me

To the degree that you will empty yourself is the measure that you can be filled with Jesus.

Many people claim to want and desire more of God though refuse to deny self.

“You will empty yourself” – others can not do this for you. The closeness of our relationship with the Lord and the fruit thereof is ultimately our decision. While we are not saved by works, emptying ourselves is a continuous act of yielding one’s individual will. Hence, Paul writes, “I die daily” (1 Corinthians 15:31).

Resurrection life possesses dead people, and its power flows through those who walk in death (to self will) daily.

The Acts Church was a ‘dead church’, though we have yet to see one more fully alive since.

If not now, then when?

”I have been crucified with Christ [in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ (the Messiah) lives in me; and the life I now live in the body I live by faith in (by adherence to and reliance on and complete trust in) the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself up for me.“ Galatians‬ ‭2‬:‭20‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

”Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.“ Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭5‬-‭11‬ ‭ESV‬‬

”He must increase, but I must decrease. [He must grow more prominent; I must grow less so.] [Isa. 9:7.] He Who comes from above (heaven) is [far] above all [others]; he who comes from the earth belongs to the earth, and talks the language of earth [his words are from an earthly standpoint]. He Who comes from heaven is [far] above all others [far superior to all others in prominence and in excellence].“ John‬ ‭3‬:‭30‬-‭31‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

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The Answer

No one can reel me in like Jesus.
He is the answer.

As I pondered this simple yet profound Truth, one of the Scriptures that came to mind was Isaiah 53:6 – “We all like sheep have gone astray”, and within the meaning of the word “astray” was the word “reel”, also written in my beginning and defining thought.

Thoughts… they can lead us ever so slightly away from the nearness of Truth, and even innocently we can begin to wander lest we take them captive. We find ourselves questioning, tottering, and even shaken when we gaze upon distractions. With great intention we must remain not only near the Shepherds Voice, though in closeness to Him, and best yet in Him. Like a sound wave the closer the vibration is felt, we hear and discern Him, but this is not the hour of the bell… it’s the hour of the whisper. And more honorable still is the person who remains in Him in Oneness.

Apart from Him, I am nothing.

The Answer // All Things
answer (n.)
Middle English answere, from Old English andswaru “a response, a reply to a question,” from and- “against” (from PIE root *ant- “front, forehead,” with derivatives meaning “in front of, before”) + -swaru “affirmation,” from swerian “to swear” (see swear). The proposed etymology suggests an original sense of “sworn statement rebutting a charge.” The meaning “solution of a problem” is from c. 1300.

Is it not true? We all like sheep have gone astray.
have gone astray,
‎תָּעִ֔ינוּ (tā·‘î·nū)
Strong’s 8582: To vacillate, reel, stray

VAC’ILLATE, v.i. [L. vacillo; Eng. to waggle, a diminutive of wag. See Wag.]

  1. To waver; to move one way and the other; to reel or stagger.
  2. To fluctuate in mind or opinion; to waver; to be unsteady or inconstant.

We are in a moment where we must exercise spiritual disciplines with great intentionality and concentration. It is pivotal for ourselves and the future Church generations to come.

”All of us like sheep have gone astray, We have turned, each one, to his own way; But the Lord has caused the wickedness of us all [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing] To fall on Him [instead of us].“ ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭53‬:‭6‬ ‭AMP‬‬

Thank you Lord for Your mercy and lovingkindess! The pursuing Savior, the risen Lamb, is He not worthy of all?

”I have set the Lord continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.“ Psalms‬ ‭16‬:‭8‬ ‭AMP‬‬

”I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your ordinances before me.“
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119‬:‭30‬ ‭AMP‬‬

”I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek, inquire for, and demand Your servant, for I do not forget Your commandments. [Isa. 53:6; Luke 15:4; I Pet. 2:25.]“ ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭119‬:‭176‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

If we are being shaken, He is not before us. In stillness and quietness our soul will find Him.

”Set your gaze on the path before you. With fixed purpose, looking straight ahead, ignore life’s distractions. Watch where you’re going! Stick to the path of truth, and the road will be safe and smooth before you. Don’t allow yourself to be sidetracked for even a moment or take the detour that leads to darkness.“ Proverbs‬ ‭4‬:‭25‬-‭27‬ ‭TPT‬‬

”Yahweh is my best friend and my shepherd. I always have more than enough. He offers a resting place for me in his luxurious love. His tracks take me to an oasis of peace near the quiet brook of bliss. That’s where he restores and revives my life. He opens before me the right path and leads me along in his footsteps of righteousness so that I can bring honor to his name.“
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭23‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭TPT‬‬

Thank You Jesus, You have never compromised Your Word; You are faithful, You are worthy, You are holy. You ARE The Way, The Truth, and The Life!

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Wonderful

May we remember who we are praying to ~ the Creator of the Heavens and the earth. The giver of all life, the breath in our lungs, the blood in our veins. He is too wonderful, incomprehensible, multi-dimensional, His ways past finding out. Our intelligence just a speck of dust. May we remember and may our faith increase, for truly How Great Is Our God!

”Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, Measured heaven with a span And calculated the dust of the earth in a measure? Weighed the mountains in scales And the hills in a balance? Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, Or as His counselor has taught Him? With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him, And taught Him in the path of justice? Who taught Him knowledge, And showed Him the way of understanding?“
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40‬:‭12‬-‭14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

”“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is there anything too difficult for Me?”“ Jeremiah‬ ‭32‬:‭27‬ ‭AMP‬‬

”Is anything too difficult or too wonderful for the Lord? At the appointed time, when the season [for her delivery] comes, I will return to you and Sarah will have a son.”“
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭18‬:‭14‬ ‭AMP‬‬

Let us remember He makes the impossible possible. At the appointed time… at His Word, at His return, His essence, His nearness … Yeshua, our Beloved, our Savior, our Lord in His proximity life abounds, He make all things new.

Forgive us Lord, for in our human weakness we have allowed You to remain small, so less than You deserve. We fail to uphold You where You belong. Open the eyes of our hearts, that we may rightly see and know You.

How Wonderful You Are!

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Ascending through Integrity

As written in the Amplified, adjectives to describe the pure in heart include integrity, moral courage and godly character.

In a culture where “if I feel led, it feels right, or I feel like it” I pray we would be people (at minimum in the Church) of our word because we follow the Word. Integrity is rare, and it means a lot to the Lord. Ponder this: the Heavens and Earth will pass away, but the Word will remain.

”Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.” Matthew‬ ‭24‬:‭35‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

”I will worship toward Your holy temple and praise Your name for Your loving-kindness and for Your truth and faithfulness; for You have exalted above all else Your name and Your word and You have magnified Your word above all Your name!“ ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭138‬:‭2‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

We see God when we keep His Word, and when we honor our words in and through others. Why did Moses see God? Because He both feared and loved Him – He was given the first written “Words of God” by faithfully scribing the Torah. Moses obeyed, the Lord kept His Word to Him through encounter showing him His glory, and by giving Moses the written Word.

If we are not seeing God in our lives, even in a particular area, we could pray and ask if there is any way in us that is not honoring His Word. It’s not always that we’ve done something wrong, however the entry way to ascension is clean hands and a pure heart and for this reason alone, to have that fellowship with Him we should be daily checking our hearts. Are our hearts pure? Do we have integrity, moral courage and godly character? You may desire God and ‘something’ from Him, but do you obey Him? He desires something from us too…

”Who shall go up into the mountain of the Lord? Or who shall stand in His Holy Place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted himself up to falsehood or to what is false, nor sworn deceitfully. [Matt. 5:8.]“ ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭24‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

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Life Begins In Love

and consequently lifelessness begins with lovelessness

may we make it our ambition to be children of the Light possessed by Love

a visitation from the Father is coming (who is Love) and we must prepare our hearts to receive Him; He is the answer for the loveless generation and culture and He is coming to restore hearts to Himself (the Father) so that in turn hearts of the fathers will be restored to the children and likewise hearts of the children to the fathers on the earth … natural restoration is a promise, though the greater restoration is first being connected to His heart

Many desire a new beginning but I encourage you to begin in Love; you don’t want to miss this opportunity to respond because the Father is at the door and He is coming Home

This morning He confirmed this message through a dream that had the same time stamp of another dream He gave previously holding the details of this message of visitation; I also saw the dream play out at Christmas, just as the Lord showed me in the first dream. I cannot emphasize enough that you must open the door for Him in faith, prepare Him room in your hearts and homes. Now is the time! This will be the beginning of revival many have been crying out for. The birthing season is here …

”Until then, there are three things that remain: faith, hope, and love—yet love surpasses them all. So above all else, let love be the beautiful prize for which you run.“ ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭13‬ ‭TPT‬‬

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The Cold War

We are in loveless times. I’ve never felt the absence of love and honor like I do now, inside and outside of the Church. Personally I’ve never experienced this deficit as I have now in both speech and action from others.

Beware of the “Cold War” – before anything occurs in the natural it preexists in one’s heart and mind. The war initiates in the mind, germinates in the heart and eventually progresses to the action of withholding.

World wars are ensuing, and yet the real damage begins within each frail human soul…

Religion withholds, and bases it’s giving on works and performance. “You better pass all your tests”. This is the ever sliding mountain, that just as one is heading to the peak, never is able to get “over the pass”. It’s evil what we do and how we abuse one another… even in the Church. You think you’re testing the Bride, but she is testing you too… can you love her at what you perceive to be her worst?

If Church leaders do not start loving the Bride (Christ’s Body) she will find another lover, and or become weak and dormant, and eventually handicapped and useless. There is a whole lot of “bridal language” circulating and a lot less action. Christ gave up Himself for her… and anyone who assumes themselves to be a leader must do the same. Conditional love is not covenant love.

We love because He first loved us. This is the example. Not based on performance, based on commandment.

”Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her, So that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the Word, That He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such things [that she might be holy and faultless]. Even so husbands should love their wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself. For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and carefully protects and cherishes it, as Christ does the church, Because we are members (parts) of His body. For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. [Gen. 2:24.] This mystery is very great, but I speak concerning [the relation of] Christ and the church. However, let each man of you [without exception] love his wife as [being in a sense] his very own self; and let the wife see that she respects and reverences her husband [that she notices him, regards him, honors him, prefers him, venerates, and esteems him; and that she defers to him, praises him, and loves and admires him exceedingly]. [I Pet. 3:2.]“ ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5‬:‭25‬-‭33‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

”And whatever you do [no matter what it is] in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus and in [dependence upon] His Person, giving praise to God the Father through Him. Wives, be subject to your husbands [subordinate and adapt yourselves to them], as is right and fitting and your proper duty in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives [be affectionate and sympathetic with them] and do not be harsh or bitter or resentful toward them.“
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬-‭19‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

The foot of the Cross, through the Blood of Jesus is the only way to ascend the hill in any terrain. And when we walk in step with Him, Christ’s ascension is our glory; in His life and His great Love is where we must remain. His fire is both passionate and refining; we need our Bridegroom King’s burning eyes to see, and His burning heart to breathe. If we remain in Him and are One with Him, He is the wall of fire around us where the glory is contained within – ”For I, says the Lord, will be to her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.“ ‭‭Zechariah‬ ‭2‬:‭5‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

”This is a faithful and trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him; If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we deny Him, He will also deny us; If we are faithless, He remains faithful [true to His word and His righteous character], for He cannot deny Himself.“ ‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭2‬:‭11‬-‭13‬ ‭AMP‬‬

”For in Him we live and move and exist [that is, in Him we actually have our being], as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’“
‭‭Acts‬ ‭17‬:‭28‬ ‭AMP‬‬

”And then many will be offended and repelled and will begin to distrust and desert [Him Whom they ought to trust and obey] and will stumble and fall away and betray one another and pursue one another with hatred. And many false prophets will rise up and deceive and lead many into error. And the love of the great body of people will grow cold because of the multiplied lawlessness and iniquity, But he who endures to the end will be saved.“ ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭24‬:‭10‬-‭13‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

”Beloved, let us love one another, for love is (springs) from God; and he who loves [his fellowmen] is begotten (born) of God and is coming [progressively] to know and understand God [to perceive and recognize and get a better and clearer knowledge of Him]. He who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest (displayed) where we are concerned: in that God sent His Son, the only begotten or unique [Son], into the world so 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 (the atoning sacrifice) for our sins. Beloved, if God loved us so [very much], we also ought to love one another. No man has at any time [yet] seen God. But if we love one another, God abides (lives and remains) in us and His love (that love which is essentially His) is brought to completion (to its full maturity, runs its full course, is perfected) in us! By this we come to know (perceive, recognize, and understand) that we abide (live and remain) in Him and He in us: because He has given (imparted) to us of His [Holy] Spirit.“ ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭7‬-‭13‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

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The Rage Over Divine Birth

Yesterday I kept thinking, “the spirit realm is on steroids right now!” I was praying into it and asking the Lord to reveal and unmask what it is at the root after I seemingly out of no where was faced with an onslaught of discouragement and personal attacks against the heart. Everything in me wanted to give up … Today I’m reminded of the season we are in, a time we remember the birth of our Savior. The spirit realm was raging then too…

“NOW WHEN Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men [astrologers] from the east came to Jerusalem, asking, Where is He Who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the east at its rising and have come to worship Him. [Num. 24:17; Jer. 23:5; Zech. 9:9.] When Herod the king heard this, he was disturbed and troubled, and the whole of Jerusalem with him. So he called together all the chief priests and learned men (scribes) of the people and anxiously asked them where the Christ was to be born. They replied to him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: And you Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, you are not in any way least or insignificant among the chief cities of Judah; for from you shall come a Ruler (Leader) Who will govern and shepherd My people Israel. [Mic. 5:2.] Then Herod sent for the wise men [astrologers] secretly, and accurately to the last point ascertained from them the time of the appearing of the star [that is, how long the star had made itself visible since its rising in the east]. Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, Go and search for the Child carefully and diligently, and when you have found Him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship Him. When they had listened to the king, they went their way, and behold, the star which had been seen in the east in its rising went before them until it came and stood over the place where the young Child was. When they saw the star, they were thrilled with ecstatic joy. And on going into the house, they saw the Child with Mary His mother, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then opening their treasure bags, they presented to Him gifts–gold and frankincense and myrrh. And receiving an answer to their asking, they were divinely instructed and warned in a dream not to go back to Herod; so they departed to their own country by a different way. Now after they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, Get up! [Tenderly] take unto you the young Child and His mother and flee to Egypt; and remain there till I tell you [otherwise], for Herod intends to search for the Child in order to destroy Him. And having risen, he took the Child and His mother by night and withdrew to Egypt And remained there until Herod’s death. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, Out of Egypt have I called My Son. [Hos. 11:1.] Then Herod, when he realized that he had been misled by the wise men, was furiously enraged, and he sent and put to death all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that territory who were two years old and under, reckoning according to the date which he had investigated diligently and had learned exactly from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they were no more. [Jer. 31:15.] But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt And said, Rise, [tenderly] take unto you the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the Child’s life are dead. Then he awoke and arose and [tenderly] took the Child and His mother and came into the land of Israel. But because he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in the place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee. He went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what was spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled: He shall be called a Nazarene [Branch, Separated One]. [Isa. 11:1.]” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭2‬:‭1‬-‭23‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

There is raging when there is divine birthing. We see this especially in the birth of Jesus, and so it was the case with many in the Bible when ever the Lord’s plans and purposes were to be manifested in the earth realm through His chosen servants.

However though there be much “noise” in the spirit realm, this is the hour to lean in and listen to the voice of the Lord with great attention and detail. Listen to the warnings like the wise men, obey the dreams like Joseph, fulfill the Word of the Lord in humility.

There are long overdue birthings because this is a cycle. You may not want to hear that, but I’ve written something similar for the last couple of years as I have seen this on repeat. The best we can do is love the Lord well, listen and obey. It takes agreement to deliver quietly and in safety; pray for wisdom, and pray for the hearing, seeing, and obedient Joseph’s to rise and protect the baby. Many plans are delayed and/or are not birthed because symbolically there are “unseeing / unhearing Joseph’s” who did not believe in Mary’s miraculous conception to begin with, or they choose not listen to the instructions of the Lord. Both Mary and Joseph suffered unjust attacks of accusation and scorn, they had reason to give up if not for the Word of the Lord made known to them – thankfully they did not consider themselves wise in their own eyes and even through trial and persecution were obedient. We all need to be like the obedient Joseph’s and Mary’s who are lead by the Word of the Lord (they were lead by the Lord’s voice in angelic visitations and dreams) rather than preferring other voices of influence or authority like a Herod. The wise men, and or “wisdom” didn’t obey and return to Herod as he had requested, for wisdom recognized the plan to kill the dream and purpose of God and therefore returned to their own land (preserving inheritance).

The Lord will not birth an illegitimate child, it is contrary to His nature, for He came to be a Father to the fatherless. He is looking for both mother’s and father’s, as He can not separate Himself from unity and covenant. While the Lord watches over His Word to perform it, He works through yielded vessels who partner with Him. It is a sobering and responsible place to be.

We are covered by grace to carry the promise to fulfillment, however it is humility, wisdom and obedience that preserve inheritance.

In this season we fight low – we put our armor on, cloaked over in humility. With all of our trust and in faith, we set the humble King before us, to worship, adore, and bow before Him and pray, “Your will be done, Your Kingdom come, on earth as it is in Heaven”.

“Now I, Paul, myself am pleading with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you. But I beg you that when I am present I may not be bold with that confidence by which I intend to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. 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.” ‭‭II Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

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COATED MAN OF LIGHT

The anointing is not illustrious or alluring, it illuminates God’s glory and is holy. This can be confusing even to the most pure in heart if not discerned correctly.

What do I mean? The anointing is attractive and it is meant to be, like a magnet or bright light the anointing coats one like a glaze to shine the Light and glory of Christ. “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.”” John‬ ‭12‬:‭32‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.

When I was a young teen, I would on occasion feel “the anointing” when I was listening to secular music. One day in my room when I had been listening to the radio, I asked the Lord, how this could be, thinking I wasn’t in church and I certainly wasn’t listening to worship music. The Lord said to me, “Everyone is anointed, it’s who they choose to glorify with their anointing”. Then I realized, in the big picture we are glorifying either God or Satan, and in essence I was listening to worship music. And no servant can have two masters … I immediately understood these musicians and singers were glorifying themselves and Satan.

I understand for some this is a hard pill to swallow. While I don’t think every single non-worship song is glorying the devil, I think we have long been allured by anointing’s that glory in themselves – whether on platforms or not, whether inside the church or not, whether musical worship or not. And for that matter, worship is not limited to music; for everything we yield as a sacrifice (the giving of our time, our finances, our gifts, etc.) and in every way that we set ourselves apart unto to God in spirit, soul, and body is an act of worship. “Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship. And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His plan and purpose for you].”Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭AMP‬‬

The purpose of the anointing is to draw men to Christ who is in you, the Anointed One. One of the meanings of anointing is “to smear”, and we must be careful to not use this covering for ourselves, for when we do we dilute and pollute what is due His Name by allowing self to penetrate through this smearing, and are now but mixture obscuring the divine mysteries. “the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.” ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1‬:‭26‬-‭28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

How can everyone be anointed? It’s part of the DNA the Lord created you with. Some have more visible ‘coating’ than others, yet we must remember we are anointed and graced for different things. For example, most psychics are called to be prophets but they do not know their Creator and so glorify themselves and the enemy. This is another reason why Scripture tells us if we receive our reward on earth (glory) we will not receive it in Heaven.

Satan who desired his own glory was cast from Heaven for this very reason. He recognized his anointing, beauty, and adornment, becoming infatuated with himself he desired to be exalted above God. Pride lead to his fall. ““Thus says the Lord God: “You were the signet of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, emerald, and carbuncle; and crafted in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared. You were an anointed guardian cherub. I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked. You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, till unrighteousness was found in you. In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence in your midst, and you sinned; so I cast you as a profane thing from the mountain of God, and I destroyed you, O guardian cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you. By the multitude of your iniquities, in the unrighteousness of your trade you profaned your sanctuaries; so I brought fire out from your midst; it consumed you, and I turned you to ashes on the earth in the sight of all who saw you. All who know you among the peoples are appalled at you; you have come to a dreadful end and shall be no more forever.”” ‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭28‬:‭12‬-‭19‬ ‭ESV‬‬

This is why death to self is a daily requirement. “The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].” John‬ ‭10‬:‭10‬ ‭AMP‬‬. We will fall daily, and we will die daily, however we either fall picking up our cross unto the Life of Christ, or we fall through our own pride. Our pride is a reflection of Satan, while our death to self is a reflection of Christ: when we feed ourselves by the sinful nature we help to exalt Satan in the spirit world and when we deny ourselves daily and feed on the Bread of Life we exalt Jesus who is the Name above every Name. And this is the daily war until the end of the age. Now we understand the final war has already been won; so this is the dilemma, the free will of man. Man’s human nature must be held in check, for we all too often become self absorbed. Satan desires the glory for himself, and as our adversary, every time we take glory for ourselves we are actually giving ground to him and giving him a jewel in his crown. He was stripped of his beauty, so the only way he can receive beauty and glory is when we offer our gems to him, and or he takes them when we fall through our pride and self exaltation. The war is for the glory, the glory shines through sons and daughters, what image do you bear? Who is your father?

Scripture writes the anointing destroys the yoke of bondage (Isaiah 10:27). When we wrongfully or selfishly use the anointing, instead of the anointing destroying yokes because of the authority given us, we are governed by the lesser rule of the enemies domain and become bonds to his slavery.

I have written of the above before, yet this is a note worthy of reverberation. You see Satan only desires your soul because He longs for a Bride as well. It is his scheming delight, trickery, and selfishness to take your soul for his glory. Vast are his empty promises wrapped in the pride of life, lust of the flesh, and lust of the eyes (and yes I am writing even to the believer’s). Rooted in self is his desire to take your gems for a crown for himself, raping your soul for any treasure then locking you away in the abyss forever in torment, and separated from Love Himself in the chambers of hell. Satan hates God and equally hates man, because men are the Light bearers of God created in His image. With an understanding that eternal darkness is his fate, Satan fueled by resentment will do anything and everything to wound a heart to detach them from their Creator. But it was Jesus, rightfully named Savior, who gave Himself for the souls of all mankind to purchase His Bride back (atonement for our sins) so that He may be One with Her. Jesus gave up His glory to die and (eventually) marry His Bride. Jesus’ love is the epitome of selflessness, this is eternal life to know the Messiah and be known by Him united as One. Death to self was His invitation to an eternal covenant of Love.

Satan was cast down from glory and desires to be lifted up, he desires ascension. He ascends through the praise of man, which to you and I looks like our sin. He longs for the breath of God, to smell the fragrance of the throne room where once his perfect pitch and melodies filled the House. Now condemned to an abode filled with the stench of sulfur, (literally the smell of rotten eggs) is but a reminder he has no life! “Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, And the sound of your stringed instruments; The maggot is spread under you, And worms cover you.’ “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.’ Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, To the lowest depths of the Pit.” Isaiah‬ ‭14‬:‭11‬-‭15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.

The Bible and our spiritual realities are so simple, and yet complex. However we must remember everything in earth is a mirror of Heaven. Satan can not create, he can only imitate. In a flash of light he was disrobed of splendor and beauty, “And He said to them, I saw Satan falling like a lightning [flash] from heaven. Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are enrolled in heaven. [Exod. 32:32; Ps. 69:28; Dan. 12:1.]”
‭Luke‬ ‭10‬:‭18‬-‭20‬ ‭AMPC‬‬. We ascend with Christ when we die with Him and are seated with Him at the right side of the Father. Our lives of obedience and love are sacrifices of praises that enthrone Him, and exalt His Name, Jesus Christ the Most Holy and Anointed One. This is where we dwell with Him, “But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.” Psalms‬ ‭22‬:‭3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.

The coated Man of Light! May it be our prayer to bear the image of the Man of Heaven, honor His anointing and reflect His Light! Jesus You are the Shining One, may we humbly present You with every costly gem Your crown deserves. For our image was formed from Your face and any beauty is but Your beauty. “And just as we have borne the image [of the man] of dust, so shall we and so let us also bear the image [of the Man] of heaven.” 1 Corinthians‬ ‭15‬:‭49‬ ‭AMPC‬‬. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”‭‭ James‬ ‭1‬:‭17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.

“Therefore if you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, sharing in His resurrection from the dead], keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind and keep focused habitually on the things above [the heavenly things], not on things that are on the earth [which have only temporal value]. For you died [to this world], and your [new, real] life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. So put to death and deprive of power the evil longings of your earthly body [with its sensual, self-centered instincts] immorality, impurity, sinful passion, evil desire, and greed, which is [a kind of] idolatry [because it replaces your devotion to God].”Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭5‬ ‭AMP‬‬

“The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle! Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory! Selah” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭24‬:‭1‬-‭10‬ ‭ESV‬‬

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Dailies On The Vine

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“Now am I trying to win the favor of men, or of God? Do I seek to please men? If I were still seeking popularity with men, I should not be a bond servant of Christ (the Messiah).” Galatians 1:10 AMPC

What purpose has the test, the trial, the fast, the sacrifice, the sufferings if one does not emerge taking on a greater likeness of Christ?

If I am washed and made clean by the Word, may I find my life submerged in the water of the Holy Spirit.

In the beginning the Holy Spirit was hovering and brooding over the face of the waters, and while all the Persons of the Godhead are essential for Birth, the Holy Spirit is the vital element of water; vital in the birth of creation, vital in the birth of our Savior, vital in the rebirth of mankind through baptism, and vital in the continuous ‘births’, or reformations that cause us to look more like Christ. The Holy Spirit in unity with the Father and the Son formed the seas (Genesis 1:2, 6-8), a symbol for the womb, a spiritual place where we are formed and reformed, refined, cleansed and preserved.

Perhaps the sea will cease to exist after the first earth and first heaven pass away because the Lord’s Bride is now complete and One with Him. What need is there for a sea of forgetfulness of sin when I become in finality washed and pure for my Lord? What need is there for salt to burn my eyes when then I shall fully see? What need is there for salts agitation after I have entered through the gate of Pearl? What need is there for cleansing when I am spotless and fully mature?

Until then I choose submersion. Holy Spirit hold me here. Here You uplift me formless into the life of Christ where I walk on the waters in communion with Him; this is my transformation. Here in submersion you keep me safe in Your Spirit, for if I depart I become nothing but a pillar of salt without You.

If we depart from the waters we have divided hearts like the heart of Lot’s wife, who when looked backward toward her homeland in Sodom and Gomorrah (a symbol of sin and abomination) became a pillar of salt when the Spirit left her (Genesis 19:26). For it is the Holy Spirit who leads and guides us into all Truth, and Truth is the person of Jesus.

May we all humbly pray and cry out as David, “take not Thy Holy Spirit from me!” Holy Spirit I come “under” You. Keep me submerged in Your holy waters until I emerge like Christ, again and again, may I go under when You pull me under and may arise when You say walk. Apart from You, I am nothing, keep me close lest I become a symbol of earth’s empty and void vanity – a worthless pillar of tasteless salt. Help me to love, obey, and fear You, and may I yield until the breath of Christ is entirely mine. Lead me on the waters Holy Spirit to the resting place of the Ark. As You continue to form me, being made fully alive in Christ by Your Spirit, You lead me to the dwelling place, our forever Home where in Holy Union there is no separation; I in You and You in me… the mysteries of the sanctified, created in the depths of the womb.

“Where could I go from Your Spirit? Or where could I flee from Your presence? If I ascend up into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol (the place of the dead), behold, You are there. [Rom. 11:33.] If I take the wings of the morning or dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there shall Your hand lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me. 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]. 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.” Psalm 139:7-10, 15-16 AMPC

“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her, So that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the Word, That He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such things [that she might be holy and faultless].”Ephesians 5:25-27 AMPC

“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,” I Peter 3:18 NKJV

“Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk and live in Your truth; direct and unite my heart [solely, reverently] to fear and honor Your name. [Ps. 5:11; 69:36.] I will confess and praise You, O Lord my God, with my whole (united) heart; and I will glorify Your name forevermore.” Psalm 86:11-12 AMPC

“For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.” Romans 8:5-11 NKJV

“Then in a vision I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea no longer existed. I saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, descending out of the heavenly realm from the presence of God, like a pleasing bride that had been prepared for her husband, adorned for her wedding. And I heard a thunderous voice from the throne, saying: “Look! God’s tabernacle is with human beings. And from now on he will tabernacle with them as their God. Now God himself will have his home with them— ‘God-with-them’ will be their God! He will wipe away every tear from their eyes and eliminate death entirely. No one will mourn or weep any longer. The pain of wounds will no longer exist, for the old order has ceased.”” Revelation 21:1-4 TPT

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