THIS IS THAT - Prayer With Purpose

This is that ...

On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came...

Many Jews were confused and marveled, “Whatever can this mean?”

Then Peter standing up raised his voice and began to speak. “These are not drunk as you suppose...but this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel...” (Acts 2:16)

This is that... is a resource to reveal, and give light to scripture...by comparing scripture to scripture. Only God can reveal God. Only His Spirit can “guide us into all truth.” (John 16:13)

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When you act on God's Word it will illuminate your purpose and put a fire in your bones and a two-edged sword in your mouth!

This is that...3.20.20

3/20/2020

This is that…3.20.20
“Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.” (1Timothy 4:1-2)

March 2020
“God, where are you?”

Where are you, My child?
Your level of faith in Me has slipped dangerously low because you glance at a scripture in the morning and off you rush to social media, Fox News, or other things to find out what’s going on in the world. How many hours do you spend seeking other things?

Your question to Me reveals that your spirit-man is hungry for scripture. A flippant prayer here and there is not fellowship with Me. You’re not connecting with Me because your affections are for other things. And why aren’t you calling Me Father anymore?

I require FIRST PLACE IN YOUR LIFE, NOT LAST PLACE.
“Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.” (Revelation 2:4)

FEAR REPLACES FAITH
Your question and the fear you have in your heart about the virus situation shows just how far you are slipping backward into the pull of the world. The cares of this world will close in on your inner man and suffocate The Word and “it becomes unfruitful.” (Mark 4:13-20) That’s why you’re anxious and worried and can’t sleep at night. Over and over I hear your thoughts asking where I am and how you don’t understand what is going on.

Let Me ask you this, why has your affection changed toward Me?
Don’t you realize you cannot fulfill your purpose without Me?
Don’t you remember John 15:5?
Without Me, The Word, you can do nothing! There are many unwanted repercussions that can result from this behavior.

You are wondering about why you are not seeing My hand over this land. That’s because you are drifting away from Me, and have been for a long time. You would have known what I am doing if you would study and pray in tongues in the Holy Spirit. That’s where I am ... in your heart.

You continually ignore My call to come to Me.
“…Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10:41-42)

Because you’re too busy for Me, your calling/assignment has terribly declined, leaving a vacancy in the grand design of the Kingdom of God on earth. (See Ephesians 4:16)

No one can take your place that I have called you to. All the promises of God are yours, but they are dormant without faith, and faith comes from hearing God’s Word. (Romans 10:17) Without God’s Word, your heart will become hardened and over time bring you into total unbelief and may even affect your eternal salvation. (Hebrews 6:4-6)

And if you persist in going back into the world, you won’t be ready for the rapture. "TEKEL -- you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.”
(Daniel 5:27)

Read through these Holy Scriptures and let the Word of God convict you to repentance and change your ways.

Then meditate on them and the Who I Am Scriptures.

Hebrews 12:25-29 (NKJV)
“See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, ‘Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.’ Now this, ‘Yet once more,’ indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.”

Hebrews 2:1-4 (NKJV)
“Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward, how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?”

Hebrews 10:38 (NKJV)
“Now the just shall live by faith;
But if anyone draws back,
My soul has no pleasure in him.”

Mark 4:23-24 (NKJV)
“If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.

Joshua 1:8-9 New King James Version (NKJV)
“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

1 John 4:18 (NKJV)
“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.”

Hebrews 3:7-14 (NKJV)
“Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says:
‘Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
In the day of trial in the wilderness,
Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me,
And saw My works forty years.
Therefore I was angry with that generation,
And said, “They always go astray in their heart,
And they have not known My ways.”
So I swore in My wrath,
“They shall not enter My rest.” ’ ”

“Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called ‘Today,’ lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end …”

This is that…which is “where God is.”
“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16)

What about the virus?
Jesus says:
“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life…Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (See Matthew 6:25-34)

2020 - End Days Requirement: Praying in Tongues Daily!
“But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit.”

“But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” (Jude 17-21)

This is that...2.20.20

2/20/2020

This is that…2.20.2020
The Church, The Glorious Church, and Authority

Who is The Church?
The Church is not a building, or a denomination, but people who Christ chose in Him before the foundation of the world. (Ephesians 1:4) The Church, children of God, are Christ’s Body. (Ephesians 1:23) Most attend weekly services but their commitment to Jesus is half-hearted and often they act like children because they have not crucified their flesh or are still tied to worldly things.

The Glorious Church - 2020
The Glorious Church is the end days church that Jesus has matured and purified: “that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.” (Ephesians 5:26-27)

Do you see how important God’s Word is?
What else has the ability to sanctify and cleanse a Christian?
What would be the result if Pastors cast aside the teaching of scriptures?
How effective would the military be without weapons?

The Glorious Church are Believers who are continually washed in the Word and operate in the greater anointing to accomplish this goal: “the full measure of Him Who makes everything complete, and Who fills everything everywhere with Himself.” (Ephesians 1:23 AMPC) Father God has “put all things under Jesus’ feet and has appointed Him the universal and superior Head of the Church; [a Headship exercised throughout The Church.]” (Ephesians 1:22 AMPC) These are Believers who are submitted to Jesus, study His Word and act on it, and are pressing forward to fulfill God’s will to “do the greater works” through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Father God and our Lord Jesus Christ have "blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” (Ephesians 1:3)

In other words, everything The Glorious Church needs to accomplish her assignment on earth has already been supplied to us. Everything we need to bring forth manifestation — demonstration — creativity has already been given to us. It is not way out in the sky somewhere but rather is located within every born again Believer. In you is the Holy Spirit — the God Who created all things on earth! Jesus said, “the Kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:21)

You must know who you are in Christ Jesus in these end days! Don’t sing songs that place God “away from you” or are asking God for something He has already provided.

That is error and written by someone who doesn’t know God’s Word! True worshipers worship God in spirit and in truth. (John 4:24)

What Jesus accomplished in His earthly ministry He continues to do throughout His Body – The Glorious Church on earth. He said the greater works will be done because He was going to the Father. By sending His Holy Spirit to live within each Believer, the expansion of God’s will is exceedingly multiplied as the gospel of the Kingdom is preached. Jesus continues to do the Father’s will – through The Glorious Church! “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.”
(Matthew 24:14)

This gospel has within it the mighty power of God and by faith it is released by the use of Jesus Christ’s name. By this Jesus has restored man to his proper place of authority and dominion over the earth which satan stole from Adam in the garden. (Read Genesis 1:26, 28 & Genesis Chapter 3)

Authority: Original Intent
When a city has a police force, each officer is trained, given a uniform, and provided weapons to enforce the laws of that city. Why? Law and order bring protection and peace to its citizens. In the same manner, God’s Body on earth is given dominion to establish God’s government, His Kingdom on earth. “Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is done in Heaven.” (Matthew 6:10)

“Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities.” (Romans 13:1)

When we receive Jesus into our heart, we receive the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. That means man has right standing with Almighty God. We are re-aligned to God’s purpose or original intent for mankind. (Genesis 1:26, 28) God gave man dominion on earth. “For You have made him a little lower than the angels (Elohim), and You have crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands, You have put all things under his feet…” (Psalm 8:6)

Our authority is dependant upon working through Jesus because in John 15:5 He said “we can do NOTHING without Him!” That keeps man in check.

This is that…Scriptures on Authority
Meditate on these often.
“Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
(Luke 10:19)

“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)

“And heal the sick there, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’” (Luke 10:9)

“And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” (Mark 16:17-18)

“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…”( 2 Corinthians 10:3-5)

“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” (Ephesians 6:11)

“Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me:
Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms,
To root out and to pull down,
To destroy and to throw down,
To build and to plant.” (Jeremiah 1:9-10)

“And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.” (Mark 16:20)

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This is that...

1/20/2020

This is that…1.20.2020
A PEEK INTO THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD:

THE MYSTERY OF LAWLESSNESS
What is it and where did it come from?

Lawlessness, the desire to be disobedient to the known will of God, came from the first human, Adam, when he ate fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. That curse, the sin nature, was then passed into every person born on earth.

As a result of mankind’s first parents, all people sin. “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8)

A Propensity toward Evil
Definition of Propensity:
an often intense natural inclination or preference;
an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way
The Apostle John defined the pull of sin this way: “We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.” (1 John 5:17)

The Only Solution
Lawlessness is imbedded in every person at conception. The only way to get rid of it is to be born again a new creation. How?

By total surrender of self and accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and living for Him. He took all sin (the lawlessness nature), sickness, disease, lack, poverty, and chastisement upon Himself, and by His death, burial, resurrection, and ascension, the born again child is disconnected from lawlessness.

Like in the Garden of Eden, mankind once again must make a decision: choose Jesus (the Tree of Life) and be redeemed from the curse and have eternal life, or suffer the coming wrath of God on earth in the tribulation and the eternal punishment of hell that follows!

The End Days and The Tribulation
When this “gospel of the Kingdom is preached in every nation,” The Glorious Church shall be removed. (Matthew 24:14)

Haters of The Gospel
Most of those “left behind” will have knowledge of what has taken place.

Yes, they will know that Jesus removed His people from earth and they will be happy that those who preached against sin are gone! Multitudes of those left behind will have given themselves over to witchcraft, sorcery, and all kinds of evil and sexual deviancy. Extreme depravity will be prevalent throughout the world, just like in the days before Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed with fire from Heaven. (Genesis 19:13)

The Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:3-7
Paul wrote a letter to Believers who had mistakenly been told that the rapture had already taken place. He reveals to them what things must happen first.

“Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.” Read 2 Thessalonians 2:8-14.

Lawlessness — What is it?
Vines Dictionary Definition:

Lawlessness means without law; where the thought is not simply that of doing what is unlawful, but of flagrant defiance of the known will of God;
the mystery of lawlessness is not recognized in the world, for it does not consist merely in confusion and disorder;
the display of lawlessness by the lawless one will be the effect of the attempt by the powers of darkness to overthrow the divine government.

“Whoever commits sin (a practice, not the committal of an act) also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. (1 John 3:4) This definition of sin sets forth its essential character as the rejection of the law, or will of God and the substitution of the will of self.

Recap
Lawlessness passed from Adam and Eve to all those born on earth.
There are only two groups of people on earth: Those that are saved; those that are lost.
When The Church is removed, sin will explode in perversion and lawlessness.

All things will be infected!

2020
The End Days and The Glorious Church
We can see that the advancement of bizarre evil behavior, like the murder of the unborn/or newly born, or the transgender movement to change a child’s God-given identity, is because evil is being embraced.

The track is being laid for the future when The Church is gone, but for now our job is to hold it back. How?

2020
The Call to Intercession
Intercession is approaching God on behalf of others; to stand in the gap for them so God can do His work in their hearts by His Holy Spirit. Father waits for and looks forward to your prayer time with Him. Since faith is dependant on the Word of God, it is vitally important that you study and get the Word in your heart so power will come forth out of your mouth to change natural things.

And prayer always lays track for REVIVAL!

This is that … which produces answered prayer.
“I am the vine, you are the branches…without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out …If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.”
(Read John 15:1-8)

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This is that ... 12.19.19

12/19/2019

This is that…12.19.19

Are you happy — with you?
Six born again Christians…six different answers.

One middle aged man responded with, “How can I be happy with myself when years ago my wife left me, took our four children with her, and now they will have nothing to do with me because of all the lies she told them about me.”
One young woman said she could not be happy with herself because she was abused by her step-father in her childhood.
One young man, after graduating college with honors and thousands of dollars in debt, has had difficulty finding a job that he enjoys going to every day. “I spent years of study…for what?”
One elderly woman, grieving over the loss of her husband six years ago, said all the dreams they hoped to enjoy together when they retired vanished when her husband died.
One middle aged woman with chronic medical problems said she cannot be happy with herself because she doesn’t feel good.
One man responded, “Yes, I am happy within myself.”

Unforgiveness
Abuse
Bitterness
Disappointment and shattered dreams
Sickness and pain
Freedom

Two things God cannot do for you:

God will not resist the devil for you. He told you to do that. (James 4:7)
God cannot “receive” for you. “…believe that you receive them and you shall have them.” (Mark 11:24)

You are a Spirit.
You have a Soul: Mind, Will, Emotions, Intellect, Memories
You live in a body.

How to tap into the benefits of healing and power in the Kingdom of God: Have Faith in God. (Mark 11:22)

Benefits of the Kingdom of God
1. The Awesome Power of the Holy Spirit
Be baptized in the Holy Spirit! Pray in the Spirit to build up your spirit man and dominate painful experiences of the past. Jesus said, “It is to your advantage that I go away…” (John 16:7) How can that be? Jesus in His earthly ministry could not dwell inside you. Ah, but His Spirit can! Jesus said the Holy Spirit is the Parakletos; the Comforter, Helper, Teacher, Healer; He is the Power of God. Father anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit and then He went about healing and delivering people from the devil. (Acts 10:38) Connect with Him by God's Word, study, and prayer ... and praying in the Spirit.

2. The Word of God
How were you born of God? “I was born again when I asked Jesus to come into my heart.” Yes. But something hidden was taking place.
“…having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever.” (1 Peter 1:23) “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (John 1:12-13) Just as your body needs food, your spirit needs spirit food ... "I am the bread of life." Read John Chapter 6.

Your Bible is not just paper and ink; it is living words and your connection to God’s Kingdom. When you study, you are giving life-producing food into your spirit man which provides ammunition for Holy Spirit to empower the words that come forth from your mouth. Christians who do not exercise a daily time of study, fellowship, and prayer will lead defeated unhappy lives wondering, “Where is God in my life?” It takes power to “take every thought captive to the obedience of Jesus Christ.” (2 Corinthians 10:3-5) Where is that power? Is it way up somewhere in the sky? No! God’s power is in you … in the real you. Tap in by praying in tongues throughout your day. But make sure you have transferred God’s Word into you by study, and by hearing faith teaching for “Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:17) Faith overcomes the world. (See 1 John 5:4-5)

3. The Kingdom of God is Within You (Luke 17:21)
When Jesus went about in His earthly ministry, healing the sick, delivering people of satanic spirits, feeding 20,000 people with two fish and five loaves of bread, raising the dead, He said, “... surely the Kingdom of God has come upon you.” (Luke 11:20) Later He declared, " ... the kingdom of God is within you." (Luke 17:20)
Jesus’ parting assignment to His disciples before His Ascension into Heaven was to go and preach the Word, cast out devils, and heal the sick, just like He did, but use His name to do it! He promised that He would confirm it with signs following. (Mark 16:14-20)

Power and authority resides in you to resist the devil and his schemes. Painful memories of the past, unforgiveness, loss of hope, pain and sorrow, can be defeated by the power of the Holy Spirit, the Word of God, and the Kingdom of God. That power is not outside you but rather inside you!

THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT SAINTS!
Once again, there are two things that God cannot do for you.
*God will not resist the devil for you. He told you to do that. (James 4:7)
*God will not “receive” for you. You believe you receive and you shall have. (Mark 11:24)

All six Christian people have had major problems in their life.
Unforgiveness
Abuse
Bitterness
Disappointment and shattered dreams
Sickness and pain
Freedom

Only the last Believer is happy with himself. “Yeah, but he didn’t have to overcome what the others have had to deal with.” Not true!

He was a soldier in Afghanistan and stepped on a mine while saving the life of another soldier and lost both his legs! He overcame because He received Jesus as His Lord, got filled with Holy Spirit, studies two hours every morning in God’s Word, prays in tongues, and ministers to the youth in His Church. Is he happy with himself?

“Yes, I am happy with myself! I am a Spirit–filled Christian fulfilling my purpose.”

This is that…which overcomes the world!
“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” (1 John 5:4)

Christian, are you happy being you?

This is that...11.18.19

11/17/2019

This is that…11.18.19
Got Spiritual Stamina?

Definition of Stamina: endurance; strength of constitution; vigor; sturdiness; hardiness; staying power; energy; perseverance; vitality.

Stamina is the ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort.

Spiritual stamina comes from your inner man where the Holy Spirit resides and where God’s Word is planted to produce what is necessary to bring strength and overcoming victory. This is quite different than an athlete who is in training and physically works out to accomplish his goal. You are a spirit born of God that lives to please Him and do His will.

The Kingdom of God
… is within you!
Therefore …“Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down from above) or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? ‘The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart’ (that is, the word of faith which we preach) …” (Romans 10:6-8)

There is a profusion of songs and sermons these days that are not Word based or faith based in our churches. That does not please God for “…without faith it is impossible to please Him.” They just don’t know who they are in Christ.

Lack of Word produces a lack of faith. Result?

Many songs and teachings are expressing our lowly state and how needy we are. That’s exactly what the Word says NOT to do for they lead the Christian to think help is coming from something apart from them, something way out there in the sky somewhere! What nonsense! Don’t you know who you are? Don’t you know what the Holy Scriptures say about you? “…‘The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart’ (that is, the word of faith which we preach) …” That means it is necessary for every Believer to have a daily diet of the nutrient rich scriptures.

Grasshopper Mentality
That is exactly the inner image the children of Israel had. When told to take the land of Canaan, they became frightened, and saw themselves alone and without power. They forgot Who was with them…He who parted a sea, brought wind to dry the earth, and then released a tidal wave of water to drown their wicked enemies. They experienced this!

Then how could they say God brought them into the desert to kill them?

They were influenced by the fear of ten faith-less leaders who said the giants were stronger than they. (Numbers 13:30-31) Why were Caleb and Joshua different? They had faith in God and said, “we are well able to overcome it.”

Faith in God’s ability produces spiritual stamina that overcomes the world. Our very identity is based in God’s power to fulfill His Word in us.

The Word of Faith Which We Preach …
The Apostle Peter reveals our foundation of faith.
“… His divine power has given us all things that pertain to life…exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” (2 Peter 1:3-4)

God’s Word has within itself the power to bring the Word to pass when planted into the good heart of a Believer, “you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe.”
(1 Thessalonians 2:13)

The Word of God performs its work in you who believe. Faith in God will provide you with spiritual stamina to hold your ground in patience with endurance to receive the promise. (Hebrews 10:36)

Growing Up to Take the Land
“And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.” (Luke 19:13) The ball is in our court!

Intercession in Stressful Times
Spiritual stamina, the inner strength of God in us, is a requirement for those who are standing in the gap for our cities, our state, and this nation’s government. Fear is an enemy that we must not allow to enter our mind and heart.

Fear speaks the circumstances. Faith in God overcomes the world. (1 John 5:4)

Moses was the great intercessor. When the armies of Pharaoh were breathing down the necks of the children of Israel, Moses said:
“Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”
(Exodus 14:13-14)

The Glorious Church
Father is not only at work cleansing our government of years of gross corruption, He is also using this adversity to grow and mature His children to take their rightful place of authority that Jesus has already attained for us! He gave us His Spirit to live in us. We’re not to be looking outward, but rather going inward to receive from the God inside.

Prayer, Bible Study, and praying in tongues will subdue chaotic thinking and bring peace to the soul.

Spiritual Stamina:
Stand upright in the LORD!
Stand still and see the salvation of the LORD!
Stand in His grace, in His favor, in His blessing!
Stand in your citizenship as an Ambassador for God’s Kingdom on earth!
Stand fast in God’s authority that abides in you!
Stand erect; maintain your allegiance to freedom in Christ!
Stand, stationary and sure-footed to press in to fulfill your call!
Stand firm and hold your ground to walk by faith and not by sight!
Stand firm on the rock that cannot be shaken.
Stand firm in the power of His resurrection.
Stand in the power of His might. Put on the armor of God!
Stand firm in your fellowship with the Anointed One and His anointing in you!
Stand firm in the Kingdom of God through Holy Spirit that lives inside you!

This is that … Who lives in you!
“… God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.” (Acts 10:38) “… you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.” (1 John 2:20)

* We are here to take the nations back to God!

This is that...

10/21/2019

This is that…10.21.19
CONFIDENCE: What is it?

Definition of Confidence: the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust; the state of feeling certain about the truth of something.
Antonym: distrust; doubt; misgiving; apprehension; disbelief; self-doubt; uncertainty; timidity; bashfulness; shyness

*Key to the Kingdom:
Fear is an enemy to confidence and to faith. Monitor your thoughts and your words.

In the earth, there are two groups of people, those who are unsaved and those who are born again of the Spirit of God. What does each group put their trust in?

What is confidence in the flesh?
The Apostle Paul admonished The Church at Philippi NOT to boast about who they are in the flesh but to “worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh…” Paul shares with them that his birth, his upbringing, and his stature as a well-known Pharisee (lawyer) were all rubbish compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus! (See Philippians Chapter 3)

*Key to the Kingdom:
You have to let go of the old in order to receive the new. (Matthew 9:16-17)

Standing in Your New Identity
We, who are born again citizens of Heaven, are to live and walk in the Spirit by the power of the Holy Spirit who abides within us. Jesus said the Kingdom of God is within you. (Luke 17:21) That means we train ourselves daily to be inside minded so that we can release the power of God’s Kingdom on earth. The more we know who we are in Christ, the more confident we become in our identity “in Christ” rather than who we are in the flesh.

You develop confidence by living by faith.

Vines Dictionary
Confidence: denotes persuasion; assurance; to trust; that which stands; a foundation.

The Righteousness of Faith
Paul put his total confidence and trust in his birth in Christ.
“But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.
Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.” (Philippians 3:7-11)

JESUS OUR LORD
We will never truly know the depth of His suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane. What was Jesus struggling with? His will, for He saw what was ahead and wanted His Father to remove it from Him. (Matthew 26:36-46) Yet, He let go of His will and grabbed hold of His assignment to become sin for mankind, confident that Father would raise Him from Hell.

A deep personal relationship and knowledge of Father and His Word strengthened Jesus to let go of His will and reach ahead to do Father’s will. After all, He knew He was His Son!

Once again:
Key to the Kingdom: You have to let go of the old in order to receive the new.

The Apostle Paul experienced this: “… that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.” Paul suffered great persecution, yet confident, he let go of his past and yielded to do the Father’s will, just like Jesus.

Paul would not have written thirteen books in the New Testament had he been determined to rely on and brag about all his past accomplishments. When you meet someone new, what do you want them to know about you—your MBA, your position in a well-known company, where you live, what you drive, or how much YOU are doing at your church?

Our righteousness and identity comes from what Jesus accomplished for you.

“Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended;
but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13-15)

All our lives, up until the day we leave this earthly body, are a multitude of daily choices. Forgetting those things of the past and reaching forward, confident in Christ and who He says we are, press forward to attain the prize ahead and fulfill the call of God in Christ Jesus. This confidence produces boldness and strength to carry out our assignment on earth, and confidence can be developed through daily use. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)

“You are complete in Him…” (Colossians 2:10) The word complete means to “make full, to fill up!” That’s because Holy Spirit lives in you. Meditate on that.

This is that … which is our foundation.
“… In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.” (Ephesians 3:12 NIV)

Recommended for you:
Bill Winston: Pray with Assurance (Confidence)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6TxRqFw-2o

This is that...

9/26/2019

This is that…9:26.19
A Peek at My Bible Study This Morning
I am in a study of the Book of Philippians from the New American Standard Bible. I started reading Chapter One yesterday and copied several verses in my journal that stood out to me. I read the chapter again this morning for review, but rather than going on to the next chapter, verses 9-11 peaked my interest along with certain words which I circled.

God teaches me by making me curious. I like to look up definitions of words.
I often go to Bible Gateway.com for research.

“And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ; having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.”

My Recap:

Love may abound
in knowledge
and discernment
approve things that are excellent
to be sincere and blameless
til Jesus returns in the air to remove His church before The Day
having been filled with the ways of righteousness (right standing with God which comes from the inner man where Jesus’ Spirit dwells)
To God be the praise and glory forever!
I remembered the scripture: God is in me to establish His good pleasure. (See Philippians 2:13)

I thought, “What do I like best about this list?” I decided to put it into one sentence.

Love, knowledge, and discernment bring excellence and sincerity of character, producing righteousness, which makes me ready for the rapture and gives glory to the Father!

LOVE, KNOWLEDGE AND DISCERNMENT
I was curious about these three words so I went to Vines Dictionary. Here are some highlights from several pages of advanced explanation.

Love:
Agape: charity; kindness; love for man
God is love. 1 John 4:8 and 16.
Love can be known only from the action it prompts.
God’s love can be seen in the gift of His Son. Love had its perfect expression among men in the Lord Jesus Christ. Christian love is the fruit of His Spirit in the Christian. (Galatians 5:22) Love seeks the welfare of all and works no ill to any.
Christian love has God for its primary object, and expresses itself first of all in implicit obedience to His commandments. Self-will, that is, self-pleasing, is the negation of love to God.

I remembered 1 Corinthians Chapter 13 and “Love never fails.”

Knowledge:
Ginosko: To be taking in knowledge, to come to know; recognize, and understand. Frequently suggests inception or progress in knowledge.

“But if any man love God, the same is known of him.” (1 Corinthians 8:3) Here the knowing suggests approval and bears the meaning, “to be approved” – such knowledge is obtained, not by mere intellectual activity, but by operation of the Holy Spirit consequent acceptance of Christ, nor is such knowledge marked by finality; indicates a relation between the person knowing and the object known; what is known is of value or importance to the one who knows, and hence the establishment of the relationship – especially of God’s knowledge; to observe, fully perceive, notice attentively, discern, recognize; advanced knowledge or special appreciation - John 14:7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him, and have seen Him.”

After thinking about knowledge I wrote: “I like the words learning and enlightenment because they produce the wisdom from God.” I remembered Proverbs 4:7.

DISCERNMENT
Anakrino: To examine, judge.
To distinguish, or separate out so as to investigate by looking throughout (intensive) objects or particulars, hence signifies to examine, scrutinize, to hold a preliminary judicial examination preceding the trial proper (this first examination, implying more to follow, is often present in the non-legal uses of the word), it is said of searching the scriptures; “Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.” (Acts 17:11); also of discerning or determining the excellence of defects of a person or thing; (1 Corinthians 2:14) “But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.”

Knowledge also signifies to separate, discriminate; then, to learn by discriminating, to determine, to decide. (Acts 11:29) “For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly.”

Also means: a distinguishing, a clear discrimination, discerning, judging, as in discerning of spirits, judging by evidence whether they are evil or of God. (1 Corinthians 12:10)

Also means: fit for, or skilled in, judging, Hebrews 4:12: “For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”

Studying the Word of God has tremendous benefits.
It feeds your spirit man by depositing the Word of God into you as you search and inquire. That makes you good ground which will bear fruit for the Kingdom of God. God’s plan and purpose for your life is dependant on you eating from the Tree of Life, God’s Word.

Without that, you can do nothing for God. (See John 15:5)

This is that…which you were born of.
“Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever…” (1 Peter 1:22-23)

This is that...8.23.19

8/23/2019

This is that… 8.23.19

Your Physician’s Health Quiz:
(You have permission to make a copy of this for your personal study time.)

Healing is the children’s bread (Mt. 15:26).
Who is God’s child? — What is the children’s bread? --

I took your infirmities. I bore your sicknesses (Mt. 8:17).
Who took your infirmities? --
Jesus bore your — .

I carried your pains (Isa. 53:4).
Jesus — your pains.

With My stripes you are healed (Isa. 53:5).
By Jesus — you are healed.

Christ has redeemed you from the curse of the law, having become a curse for you…so that the blessing of Abraham might come upon you… (Galatians 3:13-14)
What does redeemed mean to you? --
What has come upon you? --
The blessing of Abraham is found in Deuteronomy 28:1-14. True or false? --

The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made you free from the law of sin and death. (Rom. 8:2)
Which is the higher, more powerful law? --

The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you. He who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal body through His Spirit who dwells in you. (Romans 8:11)
Who raised Jesus from the dead? — What does He give to your mortal body? --
Are you the temple of God’s Spirit? --
Does that mean resurrection power flows continually within you? --

I give you power and authority over all unclean spirits to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease (Mt. 10:1 & Luke 9:1).
Who has authority over all unclean spirits? --
Who has the assignment to heal sickness and disease? --

My words are life to you, and health and medicine to all your flesh (Pr. 4:22).
What is life to you? --
When God’s words abide in you, they are health and medicine to your flesh. True or false? --

(My) good report (words) makes your bones healthy (Pr. 15:30).
God’s word makes your — healthy.

No plague shall come near your dwelling (Ps. 91:10).
No plague shall come — you.

I heal all your diseases (Ps. 103:3).
Jesus — all your diseases.

I sent My word and healed you and delivered you from your destructions (Ps.
107:20). How did Jesus send His word to you? --

Your light shall break forth as the morning and your health shall spring forth speedily (Isaiah 58:8).
Your light shall — forth.
Your health is on its way quickly. True or false? --

I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds says the Lord (Jer. 30:17).
God will — health to you. He will heal you of your — .

I will satisfy you with long life (Ps. 91:16).
Who will satisfy you with long life? --
How many years is a long life? — (See Genesis 6:3)

My joy is your strength. (Neh. 8:10)
Whose joy is your strength? --

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones (Pr.17:22).
Make a list of things that make you joyful and do them.
Make a list of things that steal your joy and avoid them.

This is that…which is God’s will for His children.
“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” (3 John 2)
"For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us." (2 Corinthians 1:20)

Song for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm_u9BjxahA
"All Your Promises are Yes and Amen!"

This is that...

7/19/2019

This is that – 7.19.19
“You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops.” (2 Timothy 2:3-6)

THE SOLDIER — THE ATHLETE — AND THE FARMER

1. The Soldier
The Soldier is trained in combat tactics. His government supplies him with military training, military clothing, and military weapons. He is ready to war with enemies who oppose his government. This soldier is not alone. Along with many others in his troop, and the vast army around the world, he follows orders from his superior officer. He has no desire to go AWOL – absent without leave. He does not concentrate or get all wrapped up and entangled with family issues or other controversies, for he knows very well that would distract him from his purpose.
*Take every thought captive to the Word of God. Stay focused and use your weapons.
*Further study: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 & Ephesians 6:10-18

2. The Athlete
The athlete has a deep burning desire to attain the prize ahead of him. Every day he disciplines himself, training fervently, desiring to follow all the rules. He is focused on the end result and has absolute trust in his personal trainer; obedient to do exactly what he is told to do. He believes that he will receive the prize he is striving for and is daily encouraged by his coach that he can win!
*Forgetting those things which are behind, reach forward and press toward the goal.
*Further study: Philippians 3:13-14

3. The Farmer
The farmer tills his ground, plants the seed, waters it, fertilizes it and removes unwanted weeds. The farmer is watchful over his ground every day…keeping out animals, disease, and bugs that come to steal and destroy his crop. When the crop is in, he is first to eat and enjoy the fruit of his labor.
*The good ground bears fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.
*Further study: Mark 4:13-20

What does the soldier, the athlete, and the farmer have in common?
Purpose! ... and a driving will to fulfill it.

This is that…
which the soldier, the athlete, and the farmer receive.
“Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize?
Run in such a way that you may obtain it. And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.

“Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.” (1 Corinthians 9:24-27)

Jesus said:
“And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations…” (Revelation 2:26)

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6/18/2019

This is that…6.18.19
You and I as intercessors are in a spiritual war…which is heating up! Should we bury our head in the sand like an ostrich? Is that what soldiers do? No!

“The Kingdom of God suffers violence but the violent take it by force.” (Matthew 11:12)

Take it!

Take what? The enforcement of God’s Kingdom on earth! We stand in the gap as born again citizens from Heaven with an assignment to use our God-given authority to bind evil forces and to loose God’s power and goodness on this earth, which He made to be good, not evil. Because of Adam’s transgression satan became “the god of this world.” (John 12:31)

Two kingdoms are in direct opposition to one another:
“But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.” (2 Corinthians 4:4)

Boots on the Ground
I recently saw a documentary on World War II, Korea, and the Viet Nam War. They interviewed one Air Force pilot who was sent to take pictures over a particular harbor in north Viet Nam. He flew over several large ships that were docked and saw that the enemy was unloading weapons and supplies coming in from Russia.

When he radioed back to home base and asked if he should bomb them he was told “No, photo’s only.” This pilot nearly wept as he recounted this, knowing, of course, that many American soldiers would die as a result of this decision from the executive branch of our government.

Is this any way to win a war?

When I think of the tremendous price Jesus Christ made to redeem man and give him back the dominion and authority Adam lost through sin, I shudder to think of the multitudes of Christians who attend church every Sunday, knowing nothing of their assignment and the power of the Holy Spirit that is lying dormant in them. The executive branch of many churches are playing “patty cake” with their congregations instead of training them to take the land for God’s Kingdom!

Is this any way to win a war?

Hear the marching orders given to every Believer, every intercessor, to fulfill the Master's mandate just prior to His return to Heaven:

“Go into all the world and preach the gospel…”

“And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” (Mark 16:17-18)

“And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” (Matthew 16:17-18)

“And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.” (Mark 16:20)

2019: Someone is Missing
We cannot accomplish what the End Days Church has been commissioned to do without the might of the Holy Spirit. Imagine if Jesus had not been baptized with Him. You could remove every miracle, sign and wonder from the gospels!

Yet, in many churches the Holy Spirit is forbidden to move in His ways. It’s like the executive branch or leadership in that church has locked Him up in the baby room during services, afraid He might disrupt their rigid order.

Is this any way to win a war?

Holy Spirit’s Assignment:
He (Jesus) shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire. (Matthew 3:11)
Jesus said, “…you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” (Acts 1:5)
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)

Holy Spirit has an assignment to fulfill in every Believer on earth. His weapons are mighty to win every conflict that would try and hinder God’s plan for revival.

In fact, this is how we win the war!

Holy Spirit — Intercession —Tongues = the Anointing!
Prayers that release power and dominion for personal issues and for our government leaders and the unsaved require supernatural provision that comes from praying in the spirit…tongues. There’s tremendous power available as we engage in intercession with tongues…it’s how mountains are removed. “The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working].” (James 5:16 AMPC)

Be Smart
Of course, the daily discipline to connect with Father and Bible Study is necessary. “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. (John 15:7)

Pray often for Church Leaders in your state. Holy Spirit must be released to pour out God’s will upon all!

This is that…which Jesus desires for His Glorious Church!
“… how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.” (Acts 10:38)

Recommended Video Teaching:
Why Speak in Tongues: Kenneth Hagin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAfkCh2U2Gs