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Monthly Message for January 2012:
God's Gold Standard
W
e
just celebrated the birth of Christ. The
Wise men did not bring gifts for a baby, but for a King.
As recorded in Matthew 2:11, they opened their treasure of
gold, frankincense, and myrrh. These were not just arbitrary gifts, but of
royal significance. In the larger scope, these "gifts" represent US being
presented to the one who is the GIFT of God . These three gifts
also represent a process of Kingdom citizenship.
The myrrh (listed last) Frankincense , (literally,
the frank-incense). This is activated by refining fires as we become
living sacrifices (Romans 12:1). Jesus Himself paid the price to get us
into the Kingdom , but we must die to self-centered carnality and
pre-conceived notions to cultivate God's Kingdom government in us . The
frankincense refining process is intense,
but the good news is that it produces us as pure (refined) GOLD!
God impressed this prophetic Word
on my heart for 2012:
His GOLD STANDARD is
being released in greater understanding and measure than ever before.
The gold emerging through our lives
is far more precious than a rare glimmering rock dug up
from the earth, but is the tangible gold of God's
wisdom that will produce innovations
beyond what we have ever seen.
This will not be occasional "gold" , but a gold
standard (lifestyle) that will become the
KING'S STANDARD revealed on the earth through wise-dominion .
The dictionary defines a
"gold standard" (a tangible commodity). This has not
been the standard setting for currency for some time now, but most
nations operate on a shrinking promissory note and a huge amount of debt. The "economic
crisis" of the world is
not a lack of resources in the purse,
but a debt mentality in the head (spending the future on the past).
We may be in this world's
systems, but not of it. We are of Kingdom economy, and His Kingdom has never
been in debt, and has untapped resources in reserve for all future needs to be
supplied throughout eternity. WE ARE HIS DEPOSITORY, His vessels containing His
GOLD. We do not own the wealth but are STEWARDS of His economy!
There's nothing wrong with
storing food in a shed for rough weather, but God has not called
us to be survivors , but thriving influences as His GOLD
STANDARD BEARERS ! No matter how rough things get in the world, our King
declared; "I take care of the lilies, how much more will I take care
of you".
NOTE:
God is even now revealing innovative ideas and plans to free
you from mortgages, loans and other debts. Don't be in condemnation if you have
financial debts, but look for His open doors that will eliminate debt so you can
take debt free ground. It's happening, expect miracles!
T he other
part of the definition of a "gold standard"... is the
exceeding excellence of various
arenas of life, considered the best, a benchmark, and the highest perfection to
attain.
God is calling His Ambassadors
(citizens of His Kingdom) to rise up and become declarations of His
GOLD STANDARD into all nations. I love the focus Dr. Myles
Munroe has shared for 2012 and it is; Kingdom Commonwealth Economy .
Let's get ready to emerge as economic champions spiritually, physically and
financially in this specific time when God has mandated a gold paradigm shift. This is YOUR TIME for
expediential advance. 2012 is not the end, but just the beginning of
greater vision and exploits in the Name of our King!
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Monthly Message for December 2011:
Annihilation or Crowning?
Many disturbing
predictions have been set forth by some concerning 2012 causing a degree
of uncertainty in people concerning their future on this planet. Many try
calculating "the end" by way of Mayan calendars and even some by the tabulation
of current calendar dates but the timing of God is set from an eternal
perspective having more to do with mandates than lunar dates.
It's interesting that Paul, an
Ambassador (apostle) of the Kingdom of God, wrote to the Galatians
that he was concerned that the investment of his
ministry to them was becoming a waste of time
because of their obsession with days,
months, times and years. He wrote this to a group of people centuries ago yet
even today many people seek to capitalize on chronological clocks and
often miss the "kairos" (set) times.
Will world systems crumble? Yes. Will the devil seek to unite false gods and
governments to bring an anti-Christ anarchy? Yes,.. but this is not the bigger
picture of what is taking place. Over the years the word; "apocalypse" has been
tossed around in scary terms, but the Greek word apocalypse simply means:
revealed, or to take off the cover (discover).
The scriptures speak of the world's current
elements (or elemental systems) burning up, but it never indicates that the earth will "burn out" or be annihilated.
So... what in the world is going on? While we know Jesus will return, do
we fully understand why He's coming? Could it be that the times we are in are
not set in catastrophe but a crowning
moment ?
The meaning of the word "crown" is a fascinating study as
it is described as: a consecrated border of governmental rule or protected
territory with honor and power signified on the head of the King reflecting
dominion . A
CROWNING
moment is when something extremely significant takes
place to bring a paradigm shifting result, resolve or change.
In II Samuel chapter 12:30 David's army
defeated the Ammonites and he took the crown off the head of the defeated king
and placed it on his own head signifying the transfer of rule, rights and
restoration of God given territory. As God's Kingdom is making progress (through
His citizens here on earth) it is becoming increasingly clear that the King's
presence is shaking the corrupted systems and letting the devil know his time is
short. God is opening doors of influence and entry for His Ambassadors to go
into nations not as adversaries, but to win people in all legitimate spheres of
life while simultaneously taking ground violently away from the devil. Does this
shake things up? Sure! Kingdom dominion is manifesting a CROWN minded stance
that challenges all the false kingdoms of this world systems to a fight. We, as
Kingdom citizens, become gates and doors to usher the King in!
The lighter version of a crown is called a
chaplet (or cap) that does nothing more than keep hair from blowing in the winds
of adversity, but God has adorned His citizens with the full authority of a
King's crown to take ground for His Kingdom. He has arrayed us in the crown of
His loving-kindness (Psalm 103:4) His wisdom (Proverbs 4:9) and
much more to cultivate His presence and take dominion. We absolutely must put on the
whole armor of royalty, including the helmet (or crown) of authority, and become
innovative world changers.
Whatever importance some place on 2012
numerically or as a calendar date, the greater significance will not be
the next horrible act of a corrupted dictator, but it is the explosive progress
of God in His saints with innovative ideas and Kingdom economy to change global paradigms in dimensions we've never
seen before. God will send us into places we never knew we could go. The King of
kings and Lord of lords is accelerating the infiltration of His Kingdom back on
earth through His Ambassadors and ultimately bringing the
crowning moment annihilate but to
renovate , and that explosion is YOU .
Monthly Message for November 2011:
Kingdom Dimensions and Expanding Vessels
"No one sews a patch of unshrunk (new) cloth on an old
garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment,
making the tear worse. Neither do men pour new wine
into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst,
the will will run out and the wineskins will be ruined.
They pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are
preserved. Matthew 9:16, 17 (NIV)
The
new wine
(mentioned in Matthew 9:17)
is often
equated to the Holy Spirit, and while there are scriptures referring to
the Holy Spirit as new wine, this particular scripture is about a larger
dynamic as it also references an example of new cloth on old clothes. The
context here is that the Pharisees were asking why Jesus and His disciples did
not fast according to a cultural custom (that was set loosely in a
premise of
ceremonial
law) . The Pharisees got stuck in outward
works in an attempt to show superior spirituality, but were only achieving
carnal pride that blinded them from the purpose of fasting in the first place.
Jesus brought them up to date in His role as fulfillment of an expanding paradigm in Kingdom restoration.
In other words... while fasting is fine, there was no need to "fast" for the purpose of awaiting the
Messiah (bridegroom) because He was standing right there in front of
them.
Many are
stuck in old paradigms and have even forgotten why they still do much of the
things they do, and many times, thos e
old dead works are preventing them from catching a vision of expansion already
at work in them. Foundational and fundamental principles are set to be
prophetic springboards into cultivated progress but
not to be
confined in
religious ceremonies that make the outside of our vessel look holy but in
reality, empty inside.
God's eternal purpose is already set (He is the same yesterday, today, and
forever), but we are the ones growing into it from glory (revealed) to
glory . We must expand to release His wealth.
To put new (expanding) wine (or vision and
revelation) in old wineskins (hardened mindsets) is going to result
in something like a volcano erupting in a teacup or a nuclear explosion in a
soda bottle. The framework provided is just too limiting. The failure of the
container to expand and increase cannot hold the overwhelming groundswell of
innovative wealth that is ready for dispensation (distribution) .
It is not just religious traditions that hold back
the wealth of God from pouring through us, but it's the "cork" of
misconceived past evaluations that only allows "drops" to manifest even though
there's a ocean of creativity inside us.
God is not just sending His power TO US, He is releasing His
power and authority THROUGH US but many don't even know what they have
expanding inside them!
There is a treasure in our earthen vessels needing to be released but it
cannot fit through the small cracked opening of a limited mentality!
(2Coronthians 4:7)
No matter how far we've progressed in our journey we must
constantly examine ourselves and ask; "Am I limiting God's potential in
and through my life?" What do you do?
You expand your paradigms and
perimeters to accommodate God's growth in and through you. You submit more of
you to Him so He can become your door of increased distribution. We can no longer
afford to think too small or too conventional. This is not just about large
church attendance or a big business deal... it's about Kingdom expansion being revealed THROUGH YOU!
Ephesians 3:18-20 reveals the need to continually comprehend
the breadth, length, depth and height of God's fullness and that He is now doing
exceeding, abundantly, above, all that we can ask or think... according (to
what?)...the power that we allow Him to work (produce) IN US!
We are in a very specific time where God is expanding His
Kingdom power on and in the earth. His vessels (individually) and His collective
church (embassies) will expand into new paradigms and dimensions of becoming
world changers into many spheres of influence but those who will not let go of
dead works and old wineskins will shatter. There will continue to be those with
carnal agendas who may still appear to be successful but
will be as empty clouds without water.
Do not be distracted or dismayed by what "appears" to be
happening around you, but behold (look) into the face of Jesus Christ our
King deep within you and discover that the of wealth (wisdom,
innovation, supply, assignments, favor, health and more) is ready for
distribution through you as God is up to something huge in this day and
hour. God has already opened us to be His doors but we must allow Him to
enlarge those doors, and increase the place of our dwelling to
accommodate what He wants to expand through us to change dimensions, parameters,
and paradigms with the gospel of His Kingdom into all the world.
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October 2011: The Kingdom of God is
not a Fad, Fantasy or a Fast Food
"And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as My Father hath
appointed unto Me; That ye may eat and drink at My table in My Kingdom,
and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel."
Luke 22:29-30
In
Luke chapter 22, the disciples were partaking of
what would become known as the "last supper" but in fact it was
transition to a new beginning. These disciples had no
idea of the magnitude of the meeting around that table. These men who
had followed Christ still had notions of titles and positions. Even
though this was Passover, they did not fully connect the dots, and to
them this "dinner" was a celebration of their new realm of leadership. In the middle of all this, Jesus says
that the dinner bread represents His body and the cup symbolizes His
blood of a NEW COVENANT (testament). The disciples could
only see that the party was apparently over. They did not know, that
this TRANSITION was about to bring a resurrection to change
major paradigms. The gospel of the Kingdom is not a quick climb on a
"ladder" of instant success, but it's eternity infused into a time
released successive process of cultivation, colonization, and
renovation.
The Kingdom of God is not a fad...
In Matthew 20:21-23, James and
John's mama comes to Jesus requesting that her two sons sit with Him,
one on the right and one on His left IN HIS KINGDOM. She wanted
instant promotion for her babies. No doubt she was thinking this
was going to bring her two boys into something that was going to be
very popular. Jesus responds by saying; You have no idea what
you are asking for!
The Kingdom of God is not a FAD, FAME
or a FAN CLUB and it is not a MOVEMENT or a PHASE .
Throughout time we've seen Healing movements, Pentecostal, and
Charismatic movements (among others) and those aspects are parts of the
bigger picture but the Kingdom of God is not a movement, it's the
DESTINATION .
Our roots are more than any one
denomination, and go deeper than even Hebrew roots, because we are
established in an eternal Kingdom that was our lineage before
the foundation of the world, formed by the Word that was set
before any language was developed and sprung as Seed (out of the
chosen ground) of a people to impact and restore every tongue tribe and
nation as His Kingdom ground through the blood of His Son.
The Kingdom of God is not a
fantasy... In Orlando Florida
there is an amusement park with a castle dedicated to a fictional
talking mouse where (they say) "dreams come true", but it is fictional
fantasy. Too many have made the "church" a place to escape from the
world, but the purpose of the church (as God's Embassy on earth) is to
heal, refresh and equip saints with revealed purpose to go out into all
the world. Imagination is a great tool if it is set in the IMAGE of God
who is the creator of visions and dreams, but vain imaginations are the
attempt of man to get God to do something to promote their own hidden
agendas. God ordained VISION is not "fantasy" but it is a pre-destined
path of promise set in purpose to establish the glory of God in all the
earth.
Finally...The Kingdom of God is not
fast food...
In Luke 22: 29-30 Jesus makes it clear that being appointed to His
His Kingdom gives access to His TABLE, and that TABLE is set with the
blueprint of purpose, plans and destiny. This is not the table of "fast
food" but the partaking of mysteries to be revealed in the belly,
cultivated as development and colonized through our lives.
We cannot chew on a few brilliant Kingdom teachings and think we've
got it all, but in fact, the revelation of God's Kingdom we partake of
is just an introduction to an unfolding mystery that MUST process in
and through us. The Kingdom works in us before being manifested through
us. It's about BEING before DOING . Some would like the
Kingdom to work like a fast food order. They would say; "Give me
some Kingdom nuggets with an order of miracles, signs and wonders on
the side."
Genuine miracles, signs and wonders are not a circus or a "side
of French fries" to attract people to a man's ministry, but
SIGNS are indicators that activate WONDER (or alert to an
inner move of God) releasing MIRACLES (uncommon to the present
world system) revealing that the King of kings has impacted the
atmosphere of this world with a significant change of paradigms. The
focus is not to try to make miracles happen, because it is dangerous to
"follow" miracles, but healthy Kingdom protocol makes it clear that
miracles will follow the Word of the King in His saints.
All creation is waiting for the
manifestation of the sons (offspring) of God. These "sons" are not
carnal babies chewing on religious candy or self-centered junk food,
but these are Ambassadors who are seasoned in a process of strong meat
and skilled influence into all the world. Let's take our place at the
King's table and savor His presence.
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Monthly Message for September 2011: Leadership in Abased Times
In
Philippians 4:12, the Apostle Paul says; I know both how to be
abased and I know how to
abound
The
Apostle Paul is an interesting study
in LEADERSHIP . In Philippians 4:11 he says; "Not that I
speak in respect of want: for I have learned IN whatsoever state
(current situation) I am, therewith to be content." "state" as being abased
as well as times of abounding . ABOUND , but the real test of a successful servant leader is
how well they LEAD in times of being ABASED . Pride suffers a big hit in times where
one does not appear successful to the general observer. Often those
desiring to be leaders quit because they think the embarrassment of one
season is the final chapter.
This is a result of
misunderstanding what God ordained leadership is all about.
Did you know that leadership is at it's most innovative in crisis
and transitional during times when the leader is being abased?
We find out what's in us when we are
squeezed and even though people are quick to assess based on current
appearance, they continue to observe how a leader deals in the long
term with situations such as rejection, humiliation, and other
circumstances often not considered part of ultimate success.
All throughout scripture in the Bible
there's example after example of champions who were thrown down, cast
out, beaten up, but it was their LEADERSHIP (trusting God) in the
crisis that actually brought the answer to greater victory. If you read
the biographies of God ordained leaders who continue to impact
generations, you will find there are chapters where they failed many
times but continued to be VISIONARIES who dwelled beyond their current
circumstance of seeming impossibilities.
Virtues such as INTEGRITY ,
CHARACTER, FORTITUDE and COURAGE , are not revealed so much
in times of ABOUNDING , but they shine in the true leader through
times of being ABASED . Let's be clear here, that when we refer
to being ABASED we are not talking about conditions brought on by our
own moral failings, (although God can deal change in us there too)
but to be ABASED is to find yourself in places of challenge
and humiliation not brought on by your personal doing. It may be that
you have every right to be promoted, honored and accepted, but instead
there are those who demote, degrade and reject who you are.
It's not IF leaders go through being
abased, but it's WHEN they go through it, HOW they will navigate
through. Did you know that you cannot ABOUND (spring board)
without a good BASE (abasing)? More
fruit can only spring through pruning back to the VINE. The Apostle
Paul said; When I am weak
(abased, I discover a new level of dependency on God's strength)
(abounding)
2Corinthians 12:10.
Paul (in Philippians 4:11-13) makes it
clear he had learned (cultivated) how to draw from God's STRENGTH and
therefore had no "want" but knew how to flourish no matter if the
season was abased or abounding. When Paul says he was CONTENT, he was
not saying he had become mediocre or "accepted" the "status quo", but
he had learned to GROW beyond where he was into where he was going by
the PURPOSE of WHO he was in God's Kingdom. These are Kingdom
principles at work.
Note: It is the abased challenge of
today that is positioning you for the level of your ABOUNDING just
ahead. Complaining about what's being done to you today will get you
stuck there tomorrow. A true visionary does not grumble at today's
circumstances, but plucks off any old feathers that may hinder upcoming
flight and lives NOW on what he/she BEHOLDS ahead as though they are
already there. No matter what it looks like, your best days are WITHIN
YOU and AHEAD OF YOU, so show this world how a King's kid triumphs in
every place no matter how things seem and get ready to launch HIGH!
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Monthly Message for August 2011: God's Real Estate Agents
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after
our likeness: and let them have
DOMINION over the fish of the sea, and over the
fowl of the air, and over the cattle, AND OVER ALL THE EARTH,
and over every creeping thing that creeps upons the
earth.
Genesis 1:26
REAL ESTATE is defined as "real" or
a specific thing of value and "estate" means the original condition,
position, territory and the right of authority to it in a realm. Psalm 24:1
says; The earth is the Lord's (ownership and authority), and the
fullness (potential of all things) therein.
Note: Genesis 2:7 says; "And the Lord God
formed man of the dust of the ground , and BREATHED into his nostrils the
breath of life (or literally, the LIFE, NATURE, and PERSONALITY of GOD); and man became a living soul".
This LIFE became the TREASURE in an earthen vessel. God took the
mud
of His physical real estate, and
then breathed His Kingdom image inside it to become the person within the skin!
Then He gave this new Kingdom agent
DOMINION over the real estate.
Adam was given authority to be a steward by taking DOMINION over the
fish, fowl, cattle, creeping things and over all the earth. Instead of realizing
that he had all of the Kingdom's knowledge within himself, Adam fell into
the deception that a piece of outward real estate, (an apple),
would give him power. Adam committed high treason causing him to be cast out of
the garden realm allowing the thorns with briers of a twisted perception to
corrupt the earth and the mud of man's flesh to decay. The lust of outward
"things" for power resulted.
One of the biggest factors in current global
economic instability is real estate involving houses, buildings, and LAND from local properties
to
international borders. Nearly every war fought by nations are over taking land from one government to be
owned by another.
Man has ceased to understand he is a STEWARD of God's property and has sought
OWNERSHIP.
This results in greed, competition and depletion of natural
resources. This thirst for territorial monopoly has taken mankind from true
DOMINION
into a system of
DEBT.
God has no problem with people having deeds or making treaties
to specify borders and rights for property as long as it is understood that the
ULTIMATE ownership belongs to GOD . God dealt with this early in
scriptures as He set laws of forgiving debts and allowing the land to rest
every seven years to bring an understanding of STEWARDSHIP (not
ownership), but mankind (in a fallen condition) rejected
God's principle of rest to pursue self interest. (Read Deuteronomy 15:1,2 /
Leviticus 25:3,4)
The devil
knows that the way to bring a false one world government is by gaining territory
border by border through a DEBT infused system. The only way the enemy
can appear to assume power is by creating the illusion that he has a
SEAT of authority (or apparent GROUNDS to take a place). He will do this
through corrupted systems that appear to have the answers for all
the problems that the same system caused in the first place. This DEBT and
TOILING system has resulted in creation crying out for a manifestation of God's sons.
We are not experiencing global warming, but global groaning!
No matter how fiery current world calamities seem and no matter how far the
devil "appears" to progress in attaining a SEAT of power, it will ultimately
come down because GOD, the KING is on His THRONE and OWNS it all.
God instructed Israel to TREAD OUT GROUND for "takeover" but that was not so they could OWN it for
themselves and retain it exclusively into their customs, but it was to colonize
the land for the restoration of His Kingdom. Israel was chosen not because God loves her more than
other nations, but because His SEED sprang from that nation and through
that SEED named Jesus, she
was chosen to be a base of Kingdom operations to reach all the nations with the
GOOD NEWS of His Kingdom . Now through Jesus Christ we have also become
engrafted as citizens of His Kingdom to redeem back what was lost. God has
delivered us from DEBT to restore our promise, purpose and place
of DOMINION.
Taking our PLACE as AGENTS of CHANGE means TAKING PLACES
(treading out ground) like our Father OWNS the PLACE (because He
does). Get ready for the manifestation of sons (men and women of God) with
TITLE DEEDS in their hands.
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Monthly Message for July 2011:
Beholding What You Cannot See
T
he
word, "behold"
is in the Bible many times,
often simply meaning to "look", (take note) or become "aware", but there are those times when God Himself proclaims things like; BEHOLD, I MAKE
ALL THINGS NEW! (Revelations 21:5) and then that word takes on an even
deeper definition. The word, BEHOLD becomes a pronounced decree, a resolute
proclamation, and with it a literal SHIFT into a NEW DIMENSION
that transitions everything.
God is taking a deep transforming breath and
preparing to declare another BEHOLD and we cannot treat it with a distracted
glance, but we MUST set ourselves to GAZE UPON HIM FULLY. This is the
same intensity Jesus said to SEEK (behold) first the Kingdom of God
(Matthew 6:33). While this most certainly includes prayer, it is a consecrated lifestyle. To BE-HOLD is
to HOLD our BEING at complete attention and receptivity to what God is
cultivating in us. This is the birthing point of VISION and the key
to grasping it fully.
God ordained VISION is the ability to
BEHOLD what our physical eyes cannot yet see.
Vision (revelation of purpose)
begins to define the WHY to WHAT we are BEHOLDING . People who live by sight (physical eyes) are
short-sighted. Living by the physical eye can
only build perspectives by what's going on now through the lenses of past
reference points. To BEHOLD a prophetic destiny requires a forsaking of
our past misconceptions... so we can BEHOLD NEW . This can be applied to what
the Apostle Paul said in 2 Corinthians 5:17 about our BEING in Christ...
WE ARE NEW CREATIONS , (how?), old things (corrupted
mindsets) are passed away, (by) BEHOLDING (holding our
being in transformation to), all things BECOMING (or cultivating to the) NEW . No more "living" in the past, but our TODAY
is about setting ourselves in purposed destiny ahead.
God calls us to BEHOLD (become Kingdom
visionaries) I MAKE (fashion) ALL THINGS
NEW (to the original blueprint) ! God's NEW is always NEW , and it does not start to exist
only after the old passes away. The NEW has always been there, but we
could not see it because Adam's sin covered it up with the "old" (or degenerated
ignorance).
Through our King Jesus, that old corruptible mud
was excavated through and dug out to REVEAL and QUICKEN the NEW that got
buried so we can BEHOLD the treasure in our earthen vessels and
RESTORE the Kingdom that was lost! Even now we are BE -NEW God says we already are. BEHOLD a new
day, new levels of vision, new stages of purpose are already at work IN YOU
right NOW . Stop depending on your physical eyes to tell you where you are in
your process, and BEHOLD that you are further ahead than you "think". No
more looking behind you or around you, but look for God's Kingdom within you and
BEHOLD!
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Monthly Message for JUNE 2011: The End?... or Just the Beginning!
There is a lot of hysteria currently about THE END OF THE WORLD as
some refer to ancient Mayan predictions with astronomical alignments and
numerological formulae pointing to 2012 as an "end date". Over the years many
self proclaimed "prophets" set specific dates for the "end". Sad to say, many
people buy into these predictions and allow fear to govern their actions.
Does the book of Revelation speak of coming cataclysmic events with
an antichrist waiting in the wings? Yes, but it is not the "end" for God's
saints.
Most of the church world has pointed to the rapture as an open exit to get us out
of the world before all hell breaks loose. It's important to note here that the Lord Jesus Christ
is absolutely coming
back ...but not as a "rescue" mission in nervous reaction to world events
to get fearful victims out! According to Ephesians
5:27 our King is coming for a glorious (fearless and influential) church . We
have not been called to wrath, so we need not be afraid no matter how violent the times are. The
"catching
away" of saints at the last trump is not focused on an "ending exit", but
transitional preparation.
So then what are the
END TIMES all about? To answer that, we have got to redefine the word; "end" .
Some preach that God is so "mad" at the world that He's ready to destroy it altogether,
but John 3:16 says; "..God so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son" Of course Jesus loves mankind and the price He paid
reconnected us to God, but Jesus (the second "Adam"), came to restore
"what"
was lost and as redeemed sons of God we
are
agents of reconciliation
to restore God's Kingdom and dominion. God's wrath is not
aimed at His original world pattern (cosmos) ,
but it is against a twisted world system whose elements will melt with
a fervent heat. This is renovation fire that will eliminate the corruptible but not destroy His creation.
While the "END" involves "termination" of corrupted
systems,
the greater definition of END is; COMPLETION, RESULT, FULFILLMENT and TRANSITION. International
author and leader, Dr Myles Monroe teaches that; God sets t
he ULTIMATE END (or
purposed result) at the BEGINNING, and then commences the journey to process
toward it. In that process there are many transitions (endings of one
season) to BEGIN (the next season) not to terminate, but to transition us.
You cannot have a BEGINNING without an expected END (or result) . Many people don't let go
of "what was" and forfeit their next level of BEGINNING.
Relationships need not END (or be terminated) if they are set in God's
ordained END (or ultimate fulfilled result) but these
relationships will last and grow if past disputes are allowed to END (be resolved) to
BEGIN
each day NEW.
The END of the world as we know it, is NOT ABOUT THE END, but about the
BEGINNING of the next stage of advance to God's original Kingdom plan.
TRANSITION IS VITAL . Jesus (after His resurrection) told His disciples: "I've
got to GO (end this phase and transition), because if I don't GO, I
cannot COME (begin a new level)!"
People who want God to DO what He DID , are missing the NEW THING
He is doing? Jesus Christ, is the same yesterday, today, and forever but we are the ones
transitioning into His eternal plan. What is it that we need to LET GO OF , so we
can RECEIVE what God is giving now? Time to let some things END
so there can be a BEGINNING (or activation) of the next level of our Kingdom
assignment.
God Himself has no beginning and no end eternally, but He brings His presence into the framework of man's TIME and becomes ALPHA and
OMEGA , the beginning and the end, the first and the last. For the Kingdom
citizen, the beginning and the end (result) are not decided by world events, but
by God's ordained plan and purpose. This is not a time to stand idle, but we
MUST keep infiltrating and influencing this world with innovative
ideas and vision that glorifies our King.
The Kingdom of God is being restored to the original pattern of a NEW
heaven and a NEW earth . The NEW does not begin when
the corruption ends , but it began at the BEGINNING and is already being
uncovered, and rediscovered. God's NEW never gets old , and we are His
NEW
CREATIONS , (His agents of change). Get ready, your best days are just BEGINNING.
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Article for March 2011: No Longer
Aliens but 1st Class Citizens
"In time past you were not a people, but now are
THE PEOPLE OF GOD.. "
1Peter 2: 10a
Some
fully what it feels like to be an alien living in another country
under the scrutiny of citizens in that land. In some places even legal residents
are made to feel like second class citizens having to watch their step at all times so as not to face
deportation. When we say "aliens" of course we are not talking
about little green men from another planet, but some people might feel as out of place as that little green guy
not knowing what country to call home. Upon further observation we might
discover that all of us have felt a bit alien at times. "Do you
think you have to apologize for occupying space on this planet? The good news
is...our Father owns it!
As people of God... where is our country, where is our citizenship, and what
CLASS of people are we? All three questions can be summed up in the 4
elements of our DNA listed in 1Peter 2:9 that says; In Christ our King we are a...
CHOSEN GENERATION with creative eternal seed
ROYAL PRIESTHOOD or literally Administrators of God's authority
(Ambassadors)
HOLY NATION Governed by the DNA of the King
and a PECULIAR PEOPLE... a NEW BREED of innovators and CLASS of saints.
That's exciting, but in order to function governmentally, we've got to
ask...where is our domain? The answer is important because it will
influence our PERSPECTIVE in life on everything we do. Knowing WHO we
are will drastically affect WHAT we do.
Am I an "alien" in this world? The answer is
"yes" but not an illegal alien. Created man (Adam)
came from another "country" called the Kingdom of heaven and was assigned as
God's agent to take dominion on the earth and in that sense you could say man is
an alien from another realm, BUT before man's fall, he was here as a
legal agent.
In another definition, however, man was never purposed to be
"alienated" from taking dominion of this world . When talking about the
"world" we are referring to the "cosmos" and not the perverted "systems" of corrupted
principalities. No matter what hostile takeover the devil has tried to claim, we
know that Psalm 24:1 declares; "the earth (the planet) is the Lord's
and the fullness thereof" The first part of John 3:16 says that
"God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son..." The
"world" defined here refers to the
cosmos, design, order, original pattern,
(not corrupted systems)
Jesus, (the second Adam) came to seek and to save that which was lost
(the King's dominion), and to reconcile it to God and man by
reconciling man to God.
God gave Adam DOMINION over all the earth , but when Adam sinned he not
only lost the King's dominion, but the ground experienced the very first
"border" set by angels with a flaming sword keeping Adam away from the tree of
life. From this time forward the fight for real estate has escalated. Remember,
government must have a realm, territory, and (in the resulting material world), it must have ground.
We are IN the world but not OF the world (corrupted systems)
twisted by the devil. This is why in the first part of John 18:36, Jesus
said; "My kingdom is not of the world (system).."
Since Satan corrupted the world to become a hostile principality, we who have
been reconciled to God have become more than conquerors to defeat the devil and
we have been commissioned to be ambassadors cultivating embassies to declare the
return of the King of kings (and restoration of His Kingdom on this planet). Actually, the truth is...the devil
is the trespassing "alien" in this whole scenario.
Ephesians 2:19 brings revelation to the fact that when we were without
Christ we were "aliens" from the commonwealth of
Israel. Literally, through sin, we were stripped of our true identity and not even considered "a people" ,
but through Christ Jesus, (a chosen seed who sprung out of Israel) we've
been restored to be called THE PEOPLE OF GOD and fellow-citizens (CLASS and
NATIONALITY) of God! We were not
redeemed with money, but by royal blood, the DNA of our King and His Kingdom
flows through us.
Jesus was revealed to be the WAY and the DOOR (literally the passport and
visa) to bring nations back to their God given FACE. and He has sent His
ambassadors into all the world with that GOOD NEWS.
Will this bring wars and rumors of war? Yes. Will this bring renovation fire
and our King's return? Yes, but He is not coming in reaction to current
upheavals. He is coming because His saints have stirred things up making way
for transition. Through all of this we need not hide like we are illegal aliens,
but stand as legally authorized administrators of God's domain into all
the world.
Romans 8:19-22 says that all of creation is groaning,
travailing, and waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God. So whatever country you have physical citizenship with, remember that no
matter where you are on this planet, you are not an alien if you are in Christ
Jesus. He paid the full price to declare your papers are in order and it's
time to take DOMINION!
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Article for January 2011:
Rediscovery of Buried Treasure
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure
hidden in a field; which a man found and hid; and for joy over it
he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field. Matthew
13:44 (NKJ)
Much is being said about how bad things are in
the world currently and while many are seeking a turn around in
global economies for 2011, most are skeptical about a genuine
recovery in systems as they stand right now.
Jesus speaks (here in the book of Matthew)
of a "field" and refers to it as being the "world" as we know it.
Some can only focus on the unproductive condition of the field, but
evidently this parable identifies someone who is searching for
something beyond what his eyes can currently see. While it's
possible to stumble upon something unique without consciously
looking for it; Jesus gives indication that the treasure found here
was discovered by a diligent seeker who just wouldn't stop
searching.
It is further made clear that the treasure
uncovered is not just a novelty or historical artifact, but it is a
rare find, literally something that changes everything and whose
value is beyond measure. Jesus calls the treasure, the Kingdom
of heaven.
Note: rather than flaunt this discovery to
everyone he sees, this archeologist hides the gem at first to
ponder the joy and implications of how he should steward such a
find. Earlier in this same chapter of Matthew, Jesus says we, as
citizens of His Kingdom, are the "seed" that carry the
re-discovered treasure. This time of hidden introspection is called
wisdom that processes timing for release.
Many of us in the past few years have
re-discovered the Kingdom of God like we've never grasped it
before, and rather than flaunt what little knowledge we might have,
we've hidden it in our hearts but have also begun an infiltration
process of cultivating it into all the world as ambassadors.
It is very noteworthy that the man went a step
further in this parable. He was willing to sell everything he
had, including everything that he held significant to his presumed
prior worth, and he invested into something... he bought the
field! This is the same field (the world) most have written
off, but what seemed to be the most unlikely barren place turned
out to be ground for innovative treasure. Most think God is
so mad at the earth that he's anxious to burn it up, but it's the
corrupted world systems that will be renovated by His fire to bring
a new heavens and new earth of Kingdom restoration.
This investigative steward knew that underneath
the sod there had to be more treasure to re-discover and it was
worth investing into the ground that covered it. Jesus Himself
came to seek and to save THAT which was lost. He came to restore
His Father's Kingdom.
No matter what newscasters or system driven
economists say concerning 2011 , look for the gems, dig for the
treasure, and search for the hidden innovations, ideas, and vision
that is set to be revealed in this day and time. While it's the end
for the devil's mess, it is just the beginning for those who will
look beyond what they can currently see to find a treasure called
the Kingdom of God and in doing that, also discover purpose.
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Article for November 2010: The Good
News of God's Kingdom
Jesus said:
And this gospel of the
kingdom shall be preached IN ALL the world for a witness
unto ALL NATIONS; and then shall the end come.
Matthew 24:14
End time preaching
has, at times, had it's focus on signs such as
"wars and rumors of wars" "end" "You shall hear of
wars and rumors of wars: but see that you be not troubled: for these
things must come to pass, BUT THE END IS NOT YET." (Matt.24:6)
There's no doubt that we live in troubling times, but people should
not be shutting down or giving up on their God ordained purpose.
This is a time when people on this planet need VISION and PURPOSE
more than ever. In fact, ALL CREATION is GROANING for a MANIFESTATION
of the sons of God to be the VISIONARIES for such a time as this.
Jesus is definitely returning but
He's not coming out of reaction to how bad things are. He is coming
because His Kingdom is being established by His ambassadors and the
culmination of His cultivation is drawing nigh. The devil
(personified through an antichrist) knows his time is short so he
is reacting to the coming of God's Kingdom. The "rapture" (as most
of the church world calls it), is not about "escape" but
about "transition" and "transfer" . It is not the end for God's
people, it's just the beginning of a shift to greater days of advance!
Jesus made it clear WHEN the "end"
will come as He said; THIS GOSPEL of the KINGDOM SHALL be preached
IN all the world for a witness UNTO all NATIONS; and THEN shall the END
COME. The GOSPEL means: GOOD NEWS! That has not changed!
GOOD means COMPLETE (Alpha and Omega
eternal plan) and NEWS is the prophetic declaration of
absolute results even before they happen because they were called DONE
by God in the beginning.
Who would've ever thought it
would be GOOD NEWS that hastens the end of corrupted world systems?
This is why we as God's Kingdom citizens cannot afford to be distracted
by the way things "seem" right now, but we MUST keep infiltrating and
influencing with the GOSPEL of God's Kingdom INTO all the world
as a witness opening doors UNTO all nations.
Our approach towards people is not
adversarial, but ambassadorial. This is not done by throwing religious
clichés at people, because we are not "religious" but we are
governmental officials representing God diplomatically. In the
spiritual realm we are also simultaneously bringing enemy strongholds
down and taking ground for our King!
We bring innovations that will, at
times, create a crisis or conflict, but we just keep being agents of
change. We are in a time where we will see major favor and
persecution almost simultaneously, but our focus must be to keep
bringing the GOOD NEWS (VISION) strategically to impact
effectively.
This GOSPEL must be
PREACHED , and while this includes equipping brought forth from a
pulpit, there is even more to PREACHING than the Sunday morning
service. The Apostle Paul talked of "fully preaching" the GOSPEL
by going out into the world. He was not just referring to
revival meetings, but was talking about saturating entire cities with
the miraculous POWER and PRESENCE of God impacting the
fabric of society with lasting change.
The process of FULLY
PREACHING is THREEFOLD:
1. to
ANNOUNCE Word ) through innovative and strategic avenues into all
the world
2.
to
PROCLAIM (as a
collective voice of citizenship) activating cultivation of that
Word, and
3. to
DECLARE global sound) an atmosphere of God's presence in the
world.
This can be done in the
workplace without even quoting scripture.
We must DECLARE with our
lives that God's Kingdom is permeating the atmosphere with CONCEPTS and
IDEAS that become CULTIVATED CHANGE impacting marketplaces,
governments, and other spheres of influence.
While there is definitely an anointing and vital place for preaching in
a corporate church setting, we MUST redefine preaching further as
PROCESSED CULTIVATION of God's Kingdom manifested into the foreign
soil of this world.
It is not the time to wonder around looking for a heavenly bus to "get
us out of here", but it's time to KEEP DREAMING, PURSUING PURPOSE,
PROCESSING VISION, and IMPACTING this planet with the COMING of
our KING . It's true, that this GOOD NEWS is spelling the
END of corruptible elements, but for God's people it is just
BEGINNING to see the fulfillment of a Kingdom that will never
end!
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Article for October 2010: Unfolding
the Mystery of God
T
here
must be patience to read a good mystery.
Skipping to the end of the book will reveal
WHAT happens, but missing the chapters in between will leave
out WHY and HOW the story came to that conclusion. Some get so
caught up in craving a revelation they do not realize that the revelation is
only the introduction of an unfolding MYSTERY , Camping at a past
revelation is a good way to miss the point.
In
1Corinthians 2:7 , the apostle Paul says;
"..We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which
God ordained before the world unto our glory:" revelation, " but this wisdom is spoken in a
mystery. Literally then, every revelation is a part of an
unfolding mystery . That's why Paul continued to call it a mystery because it
continues to unfold even now. A revelation is the OUTWARD result of wisdom's
INWARD investment. Revelation is a "suddenly" but wisdom is a "process." This is
why a revelation brings knowledge, but wisdom unlocks a mystery.
Declaring
a "revelation" is a vital part of spreading the gospel, but it
should drive us into a hunger for a deeper search . Knowledge alone may give us "what" we need to know, but
only wisdom applies the key to unfold it.
The Greek word for mystery is, musterion: and means
to shut up/ guard contents/ to protect.
To be "hidden" does not mean God is keeping it
from us, but He is stewarding it in a safe place until time for release. The location of this treasure is IN US
but (like a good mystery novel) just knowing WHAT God has put
in us is not enough: we need to discover the HOW and WHY of our God ordained purpose.
Even Jesus (the revealed light) declared truth
through mysteries known as "parables" recorded throughout the
gospels. He did not do this to hide the truth, but to weed out the "miracle
seekers" from the serious students. Only those who were ready to go on a life changing
SEARCH would come back asking Him the meaning of the stories. This involved
their participation to "think" as well as His part to reveal. This
form of interaction goes beyond the delivery of knowledge into the function of
an archeologist digging for buried treasure.
Preaching the gospel in
the mode of speaker to an audience is an essential part of declaring the Word of
God, but in addition to this , there must be the next level of more
intimate "discipleship" that takes people from being an audience of listeners
into becoming activated researchers of their destiny and purpose. This level
operates in the relationship of mentors and protégés and then peer to
peer.
The Holy Spirit is the teacher using
men and women to impart the living Word which becomes activated in our
inner man digging down deep and surgically cutting away false
identities to begin revealing the mystery of who we really
are.
This takes more than a surface "one
size fits all" message to a sea of faces, but now more than ever
God is raising up mentors (Spiritual fathers, coaches) who will
take time to find certain protégés to pour
into on a personal basis. The investment of a mentor will become
the lifestyle approach of the protégé who goes on to invest into
others.
Discipleship (mentoring) is more than just a few classes
on the plan of salvation or soul winning programs, but it is interaction that
facilitates a protégé (student) in the process of unfolding the mystery of their
God ordained purpose. A mentor navigates but God cultivates, because the goal of
WISDOM is to bring dependency on God not man.
In addition to mentorship there needs to be
facilitating of fellowship between saints that goes beyond occasional
chicken dinners. The apostle Paul (in Ephesians 3:9) calls this
relational dynamic "the fellowship of the mystery" involving the
interaction of ideas, encouragement, and edification where iron can sharpen iron
within a collective corporate body. If there is little or no opportunity to
interact then sadly many mysteries will remain uncovered trapped in conventional
routines and conformed mindsets.
We have treasure in
our earthen vessels that has not yet been fully tapped but kept hidden
(protected) to be birthed through us as we move into greater growth and levels
of revealed purpose. God's idea of
"history" is "mystery" (or prophetic
history) that hasn't been fully revealed yet, but was what He set
before we were born. Find peers who challenge you to dig deeper
and invest your time helping others discover their treasure.
Ephesians 3:20 says; "Now unto Him that is
able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the
power that is WORKING (hidden) IN US. Keep seeking, searching, and having vision
because t he best is yet to
UNFOLD.
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Monthly Message for September 2010:
S ome may be
missing what God is doing now in this time because they are looking for what
He "did" in the past. God is not repeating the past, but moving into
RESTORATION of a future that was set before the foundations of the world.
IT'S TIME TO MOVE FORWARD BEYOND CONGREGATING...
For too long some in the church-world have "congregated" like an audience
watching God move and praying it might turn into a revival where an
overflow might pour on them. "Congregations", however, stopped being
mentioned after the Old Testament because Jesus introduced our PARTICIPATION
by making way for us to become His Body, the
church, His interconnected Embassy.
IT'S TIME TO MOVE FORWARD BEYOND REVIVALS...
Saying this will not be popular among some, but
it is a prophetic Word to the church to MOVE ON INTO GREATER DIMENSIONS .
Revivals came on the scene following the "dark ages" as God resurrected His
church from religious bondage and the dictates of corrupted clergy that
sought to bury the true message of the early church. Each revival restored
distinctions of ministry function such as the revival of the pastor, the
evangelist, the teacher, the prophet, and most recently, the apostle. Signs
miracles and wonders followed these great moves, but often people camped at the
manifestations of the move, but missed the message within to MOVE ON.
While there will always be new converts who
initially congregate, and revivals among those needing to be quickened back to
life, we need to allow God to MOVE US BEYOND REVIVALS, and ON INTO
RENOVATIONS and REVOLUTION! The miracles signs and wonders that are about to
hit this planet will be far beyond anything we've ever witnessed, as the sons of
God (His saints) impact the cities and
nations with MAJOR CHANGE .
Psalm 97:5 declares that the hills melt like wax at the PRESENCE of the Lord!
That's more than just an expression, but there's a reason why the hills melt and
the mountains move at the acknowledged presence of God, it's because the earth
is GROANING and paradigms are RESHAPING back to their original places as the
RENOVATION FIRE of God moves through His revolutionary Ambassadors.
In order to TAKE PLACES , we've got to TAKE
OUR PLACE, so while it's vital that we are members in a local church
(a Kingdom outpost), we MUST also move into being CITIZENS of a global KINGDOM
COMMUNITY that interconnects and infiltrates all credible spheres of society. As
Dr Pepe Ramnath says; " We are like YEAST in the dough of the
world". We are literally God's SEED working underground impacting and
influencing from within. You may feel that you are not accomplishing much for
God in that job or that particular place where you are, but as the KING is in
you, you are actually changing paradigms by just being there.
Psalm 16:11 says; "Thou wilt show
me the path of life: in thy PRESENCE is fullness of joy; at Thy
right hand there are pleasures evermore." Often we refer that
scripture to intimate times of worship and rightly so, but then
there comes a time after being in His PRESENCE, that His
PRESENCE must be taken OUT INTO ALL THE
WORLD through us to begin bringing down false gods and
renovating the world
Jesus said in Matthew 18:20; "For where two or three
are gathered together IN MY NAME, there AM I in the midst of them". His
PRESENCE is multiplied in the interconnecting of His saints. For a church
service? Sure, but the purpose is for TAKING HIS INNOVATIVE, RENOVATING,
REVOLUTIONARY PRESENCE out into all the world through a COMMUNITY of REDEEMED
KINGDOM CITIZENS.
I prophesy in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ
our King , that eye has not yet seen nor ear heard what is about to rumble on
the scene through God's united community of champions that brings a revolution
of God's influence beyond revivals into renovation. This will
activate even larger clashing and conflicts between the Kingdom of God and the
false gods of man's religions but it will result in opening gates and doors so
the King of glory can come into nations. Get ready and buckle up for the
greatest days of your life. Hear the sound of CHANGE!
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Confirmation of Your God Ordained
Purpose Article for July 2010
D id
you know that one of the proving factors in the CONFIRMATION
process of your God ORDAINED PURPOSE is
CHALLENGE ? The 3 specific
challenges are:
opposition, adversaries and
obstacles. Some
might be saying; WHAT?
Men and women responding to God's call into ministry have
confirmation services where
elder ministers publically
acknowledge , and
officially
endorse them as
credible and set for activated service.
While this is scriptural
and a vital public seal by elders (as
listed in 1Timothy 4:14) , it must be understood that
this is not the full
CONFIRMATION process.
It
actually starts with
a very personal revelation and COVENANT
between you and God to become
all that He says you already are.
Whether or not the commission is to an office within the church function or out in
the marketplace and professional dimensions, we've all been
ORDAINED
of God to specific PURPOSE .
We need to know, however, that even though God has ordained us does not mean it automatically happens.
PURPOSE
is birthed first out of WHO and WHY we are before it is expressed
in producing WHAT we do (or produce), so
CONFIRMATION must be a
process of personal
discovery and cultivation
more than just a ceremonial accomplishment or obtained title.
In order to TRANSFORM
into the character and stature of God's purposed design
there must be another piece to the process of confirmation...
and that is the ability to OVERCOME CHALLENGES.
Note:
In
Jeremiah 1:5; God told this young man,
that before He was formed, He knew him, sanctified, and ORDAINED him a prophet
unto the nations, but in order for this ORDINATION to be CONFIRMED, Jeremiah
would have to OVERCOME the opposing faces of threatening people and "root out,
pull down, destroy, and throw down the challenges as one who had been
SET
(v.10) over the nations to build and
plant.
In fact,
all through the Bible we can read that when oppositions arose it was a clear
indication that God's ORDAINED plan was being birthed or breaking through to new
ground, Hebrews 6:16-19
makes it clear, that God's confirmation defeats all strife giving us an anchor
of HOPE to lay hold onto. If in what we're doing, we continue
to struggle to make it happen through our own fleshly determination, then we
need to understand we may be working our own plan "for God" instead of standing
in God's plan depending on His strength.
Opposition:
comes first when we receive a revelation of vision and therefore tries to
distract us
Adversaries:
come when we are at the open door of a new season of progress and
they are called "adversaries" because they are "adverse" to us
going through, therefore they seek to.....
detain us
Obstacles: come to
make you think there's no way to get through, when the TRUTH IS
we've already made it through, therefore it tries to
deceive
us
Defeating these "heavy" challenges is
not just about being "battle" minded or adversarial with flesh &
blood , but o ur best "warfare" (strategy) is to keep
spreading the LIGHT of God's Kingdom into every nation with global VISION
that is relevant with no compromise and not with the
man made religious wineskins of sub-cultural clichés. The reaction of the enemy is
due to the innovative Kingdom PURPOSE that is rising IN US as we
live and move in our KING JESUS!
In these times of difficulty, we
should not be alarmed, but we should see these challenges as
the greatest confirmations of our God ordained VICTORY . When it
seems impossible, our God given PURPOSE will break forth into innovations,
ideas, and a Kingdom economy that OVERCOMES the world's systems.
Get ready men and women of God, prepare for the
greatest days ahead, because even though it's the "end times" for the enemy..... IT IS NOT THE END FOR
GOD'S ORDAINED CHAMPIONS , it is just the BEGINNING of a NEW DAY! Keep
dreaming and having VISIONS!
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Seeds of Promise Are Already at Work
In You Today Article for JUNE 2010
G od's
Kingdom is SET in a perpetual principle of PROMISE, PROCESS, and
PROGRESS bringing PRODUCTIVITY to His eternal PLAN. Even in this
regenerative "cycle" of seedtime and harvest, God never repeats Himself
because the next season of GROWTH expands beyond the former season.
This is why when Jesus refers to His
Father's Kingdom He emphasizes the
SEED even more
than the FRUIT
(Matt.13:31, 38) because the
FRUIT (or result) of a
thing is always in the SEED
(the beginning). The
FRUIT is
vitally important as it provides nourishment and a significant
reference point alerting us to the TIMES
we are in, BUT the greater PURPOSE of the FRUIT
is to present the
SEED of the next crop!
Some ministries "sit" on the fruit of
their "past" accomplishments and try to "repeat" what "worked" before, but if
the process of new SEED stops, even good fruit will rot.
We must start eating the fruit
and planting the seeds instead of
trying to replant old fruit and eat the
seeds for instant gratification.
Even tDr Myles Munroe profoundly
teaches that "God always finishes a thing first and then goes back to
the beginning and starts"
The devil is always trying
to destroy the SEED (the
beginning), because he's fearful knowing that irreversible results are
set and nothing can stop the incorruptible SEED
once it begins to germinate and GROW.
This is also why the devil
tries to distract and blind people from the promise of NEW SEED by
bringing up "past" failures or sins. Some think they are required to
carry the corruptible rotting fruit of yesterday allowing it to falsely
define them, but Jesus, our King, has freed us from the past
to reveal our true identity in Him
through redeeming, recreating and restoring us
into His royal bloodline as God's regenerated SEED!
God has given us a NEW DAY
now to declare a paradigm shift in our tomorrow. Old things (rotten
fruit) have passed away (dropped off) as all things ( SEED
of promise) are become new!
demands that the ground expand and shift to become sufficient
to hold it's future. God is stretching
our CAPACITY to receive His
ever progressing PURPOSE. He
can only FILL & CULTIVATE the CAPACITY we will EXPAND to. We must OPEN
much WIDER in EXPECTATION!
It's time for God's Kingdom to advance and increase
in the earth and it starts with those
who expect Him to do exceeding, abundantly, above all that we can
currently ask or think! (Ephesians 3:20) This EXPANSION
is accelerating and is causing a greater clashing of kingdoms in these
times.
It's birthing time!
We can feel the swelling in our spiritual belly as now the
HARVEST of greater dimensions break
forth, so while we rejoice in the FRUIT,
don't forget to LOOK for the
announcement of the next SEED.
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PURPOSE & VISION are IN the
FOUNDATION article for MAY 2010
N ow
therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but
fellow-citizens with the saints, and the household of God; and are built
upon the FOUNDATION of the apostles and prophets,
Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone; in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy
temple in the Lord: In Whom ye also are builded
together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
Ephesians 2:19-22
As FELLOW-CITIZENS of God's Kingdom He
has brought us into His HOUSEHOLD (government) and is
BUILDING us (cultivating us) into becoming a fitly framed
representation of His Body and His presence as King of kings on the
earth. As God's Kingdom becomes more and more pronounced in this
world, there is greater opposition, but we need not be shaken.
The church is literally the embassy where
God's Ambassadors (and various representatives) convene for
worship, training, strategies and celebration to be sent forth
(infiltrating) INTO all the world to declare the LIGHT of
God's Word.
Because the battle is more intense in these times, some
have lost sight of the central purpose to BUILD God's household
and have become reactionary resorting to constructing barricades
and bunkers. We've not been called to build sub-cultural forts that pick
up and move every time the enemy turns up the heat, but WE ARE
ESTABLISHED on an unmovable FOUNDATION of apostles and
prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the CHIEF CORNERSTONE! This is not
just a "visitation", but we are built for HABITATION of GOD!
The Apostolic
office (function) represents God's architect, one who sets order according to the blueprint (or pattern) of
God's plan
The Prophetic office (function) represents
God's visionary contractor who sees and declares the next season or time for
construction before it even manifests.
Jesus Christ is the Chief Cornerstone through Whom
the entire blueprint of God's eternal purpose springs forth and activates the
lively stones to fitly frame together as a temple for God to dwell in. (1Peter
2:5-9)
LITERALLY, the PURPOSE and the VISION is not the building, but it's in
the FOUNDATION of the building to construct it. The FOUNDATION is not about the past, but it continues to
support a PROPHETIC FUTURE!
It is wisdom to take inventory of what we are building and
question whether it is still set on the foundation. There are too many people
wearing themselves out "building" things "for God" that He never blueprinted.
Some who started building God's design met with rejection or disappointment and
subconsciously began building weapons and huts to hide in, but the foundation of
God is crying out to those wounded warriors to be delivered and regain their God
given dreams by revisiting the Rock of their purpose and prophetic destiny.
Most people will take note of how beautiful a house is, but
don't notice the foundation, because we tend to think that the foundation was
important in the past before the house started construction and they think now
there's little need to refer to it, but in God's economy, the foundation is
vital for continuing development EVERYDAY, because the prophetic
blueprint of PURPOSE and VISION are embedded in a sure foundation.
The FOUNDATION of God brings accountability, integrity,
accuracy and obedience as requirements to the ongoing building of His household.
Anyone who fools themselves into thinking they can build on their own terms will
find themselves on shifting sand when the storms come, because ultimately the
wise know that it's not necessarily how high you can build a thing, but it's how
deep the foundation is set that determines if that house will stand, and there
is no other foundation to build on except Jesus Christ the living Word of God.
We are in a time where God is SHIFTING PARADIGMS but
those who are slapping a carnal building together and "shifting" things by their
own design should to take heed, because they may have just shifted off of the
foundation. We do not shift the foundation, but the foundation shifts and
changes us into becoming His HOUSE!
The definition for FOUNDATION: is a
sub-structure, an established security, to set, appoint, to get footing, settle,
and something FOUND.
If you've become a bit weary in building and
you've lost sight of the passion for doing it in the first place, GO TO THE
FOUNDATION.
It's time to get on
our knees or even lay flat before God (on our face on the foundation) and be reminded that the building may be
the "MISSION", but the PURPOSE and VISION is in the
FOUNDATION that speaks into our next phase of cultivation. The Foundation sees the house built
before we even begin...so to BUILD and go forth into all the
world...first let's go to the ROCK!
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Super Abounding In the Mantle of Grace April 2010
"..where sin
abounded, GRACE did much more ABOUND" Romans 5:20b
The word "abound" (connected with grace) is the greek
word; perisseuo, literally defined as to "superabound" in strength and
ability. It is God's GRACE, but it has been
applied into our lives as the SUPER clothing (activated MANTLE) of
righteousness.
M
any
believers today have very little
difficulty calling on God's GRACE when they are in trouble or
find themselves in need of an instant answer to a conflict, but most
don't realize that they may be activating MERCY, and not even understand the true purpose of GRACE.
God's GRACE is not set for
trouble, but it's set for PURPOSE and, as a result, will deliver us out
of trouble too. While it is God's GRACE that saves us through faith
(Eph.2:8) we need to know that after we are brought into God's Kingdom
as the redeemed.. He then clothes us with His GRACE to help us
develop His character in us (discovering our true identity) as His
mighty champions. It is no longer I (my false personality) that lives,
but Christ (revealing who I really am in Him) that lives in me.
GRACE is not passive or just a set of etiquettes, and "grace" is more
than a prayer for food at dinnertime....GRACE is a
POWERFUL (lifestyle) MANTLE,
literally an activation of God's righteousness sewn into the
fabric of who we really are in Christ.
1. GOING IN GRACE:
Just as God's glory clothed Adam before he fell, GRACE through Christ Jesus is
the result of God's glory restored to man. GRACE never comes and goes, but it
ABIDES and stays active as we DWELL in God's Kingdom principles.
Abiding in a specific GRACE involves obedience and GOING where GRACE goes.
This involves tapping into discernment grace gives to KNOW times and
seasons plus how to MOVE with GRACE through the process. When grace lifts from
one place into a new level, we move with it allowing God to develop us so we can
effectively then develop the place we've moved to.
2. GROWING IN GRACE: 2 Peter 3:18 actually
admonishes us to GROW IN GRACE! While most will highlight the point that
GRACE is UNMERITED FAVOR, we need to go on understand that this FAVOR
does not just appear out of nowhere, but it is PROCESSED in the PURPOSE of God
who rules all things.
We are not just "pilgrims" passing through, but we are AMBASSADORS in this world and CITIZENS of His KINGDOM. We have all the benefits
of the King's good GRACES, because we live according to His purpose. That means
His GRACE (ability) is activated through our lives as we are planted into this
world to impact CHANGE! God has given His SUPER to our NATURAL and now we can do
all THINGS through CHRIST that strengthens us.
3. KNOWING (cultivating) HIS
GRACE:
The greek word for GRACE is "charis", expressing God's
POWER
"charisma"
through our lives. As citizens of God's Kingdom we've been made to be kings and
priests to glorify God as we are IN the world, but not OF it.
2 Peter 1:2-4
says
that
GRACE and peace are MULTIPLIED
according to the knowledge
of Jesus Christ
growing in our lives. 1 Peter 4:10 describes GRACE as being MANIFOLD (or multifacited) and exhorts us to be STEWARDS of this anointing.
The Apostle Paul makes it clear, however, that a person can "frustrate"
the GRACE of God by applying it to current problems or past situations. The GRACE God has activated in our lives NOW is not set in
current circumstances, but it is SET in prophetic destiny, literally,
God's PLAN and PURPOSE for our lives.
GRACE will release FAVOR, yet we must understand it's not just to use for our own
satisfaction, but it is released in and through us to accomplish God's
Kingdom restoration in the earth, and to be SUFFICIENT to get us through
today's warfare and grounded in tomorrow's victory.
Every Kingdom saint has a specific mantle of GRACE that God has given,
and to discover what it is we must yield ourselves to be His instruments
of righteousness.
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The Awkward, Ugly, Wonderful Plow
Article for February 2010
There are times
we feel we have run right into a hard place that seems
undeveloped, difficult, and where nothing seems to be happening.
We all love those times when we are looking successful and
brilliant but in those rough spots
of awkwardness we are like babies learning to
walk all over again and there's embarrassment. Rather than hide
this point in our life we should embrace it because, as Kingdom saints, it means
we are standing behind a God ordained plow looking ahead at undeveloped purpose
and destiny that needs to be cut through and cultivated. Sadly there are some
who will avoid this place of the plow because of thinking it belittles their
accomplishments, but the PLOW is the only way to move into new levels.
A
plow is possibly one of the most ugly and awkward tools ever invented. There is
no way to "dress up" a plow. That's why you never hear about a "sports-plow". It
cannot be used as a piece of furniture because sitting on it could provide a
severe cut, and while you could hang clothes on it the bedroom would look like a
barn.
Plows are too ugly to put on pedestals and are not
designed to be recognized as trophies on display but those
who replace plows with awards quickly find they've become stuck in the mud of
past glories.
The only true purpose and place of a plow is CUTTING THROUGH
undeveloped ground. While all this fits the description of a
farming plow, we are dealing with this as it defines the spiritual plow
God sets our hands to for His Kingdom cultivation. There is no
way to look "cool" or stylish while working a plow, because the plow is also
working you! Before the plow can cultivate the ground ahead of us, it must
cultivate us and our ability to see ahead.
In Luke 9:62 a very familiar verse reads; "And Jesus
said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough (plow), and looking
back is fit for the Kingdom of God." Often this verse is referred to
as "sticking to a task" and "not taking a break until a work is done", but the
principle Jesus was sharing had more to it than a "works" message, because after
all, the plow is doing most of the work... He was sharing a VISIONARY MESSAGE!
NOTE: Our hand (extension of God's activation in the
earth) is on a PLOW (not just a task)! The purpose of the plow is to
OPEN UP the greater prophetic purpose of ground that was not revealed
before, and simultaneously start the CULTIVATION of Kingdom development.
A person cannot operate a plow by looking behind them because the function of
the plow is all about opening up NEW PATHS and GROUND that will reveal KINGDOM
manifestation! This is why Jesus said; "No man/woman putting their HAND to the
PLOW and LOOKING BACK is FIT for Kingdom progress"
It's time for God's people to stop looking back to great
accomplishments or even failures to determine their path ahead. We've got to
stop asking God to repeat revivals of the past and stop expecting "what was" to bring
"what is coming". God is looking for VISIONARIES who realize that EYE HATH NOT
YET SEEN, nor EAR HEARD the things YET to BE REVEALED, but only as we lay our
hands on the PLOW of CUTTING EDGE PURPOSE and DESTINY will we breakthrough to
greater levels of Kingdom advance.
This is why 1Corinthaians 9:10 says
that "..he that plows should plow in HOPE; and he that threshes in HOPE should
be partaker of his HOPE. This UGLY, AWKWARD tool turns out to
be a WONDERFUL visionary CUTTING EDGE as our awesome God is cultivating
us into an opening of His Kingdom HARVEST in the earth to IMPACT NATIONS. No
matter how awkward you feel right now, rejoice in this WONDERFUL pioneering
mandate!
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Currency, Commodities, and Kingdom
Wealth; September Article
"The CROWN of the WISE is their RICHES, but the foolishness
of fools is is folly." Proverbs 14:24
In these days nations are facing unstable economic times
bringing global international summits focusing on talk of a one world financial
system.
Some people, even in many churches, have become so dependent
on the "systems" of this world that they have set their "security" in government
welfare losing sight of God's economic principles and His
definition of wealth and treasure.
CURRENCY IS NOT WEALTH...
First we need to know that
"money" is not treasure or wealth, but it is "currency". Currency is
defined in the dictionary as a government's legal tender for buying and selling.
It is nothing more than a document passed from hand to hand to obtain an object
or product based on an agreed price. Money is not the treasure, but it serves in
obtaining something of value. Money circulates around and through wealth, but it
is not wealth.
Too many people get their "worth" from
the amount of money they have accumulated, but money can never give us our
worth. If money gave us worth, we would devalue as a dollar devaluates, but the
truth is our worth has nothing to do with money. The moment money becomes the
"treasure" it becomes "mammon" because we serve it instead of it serving us.
COMMODITIES ARE NOT WEALTH...
Things like gold, silver, and precious gems are commodities that have great
value but are not guaranteed "wealth" as even precious stones can be squandered
in the hands of a fool, and to trust in gold and diamonds is to open ourselves
to the deceitfulness of riches. The assumption that the abundance of valuable
things gives us worth or power is to miss the true TREASURE.
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS ARE NOT THE WEALTH...In Matthew 22 some
Pharisees got together in an attempt to catch Jesus in a snare of words, so they
came to Him with a coin asking; "Should we give this money to Caesar, or give it
to you?" Jesus perceived they were trying to trick Him and He responded with a
question; "Whose picture is engraved on this coin?" and they said; "Caesar" so
He directed them to; "Render then unto Caesar the tax due him, but render unto God
what belongs to God". Literally He was declaring; "Caesar's picture is on
currency, but God's image is on the WEALTH, because He owns everything!"
No matter how shaky the governments of nations may get, we need
not fear if our TRUST is in God. We are citizens of
another Kingdom economy. Even now God is revealing the hidden treasures of
wisdom and knowledge to those who have His Word engraved in their hearts.
2Corinthians 4:7 says; "We have this TREASURE in earthen vessels, that
the excellency of the POWER (literally kingly authority) may be of God
and not of us. This is a treasure laid up into prophetic purpose set by God
where neither rust nor moth can corrupt and thieves can never break through nor
steal.
THE CROWN OF WISDOM PRODUCES THE WEALTH...
Isaiah 62:3
Thou shall be a CROWN of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in
the hand of thy God. The definition of the word; "CROWN" means; the CAP, top,
or CULMINATED authority, royalty, consecration, power, and administrator of
resources. The crown has gold, precious gems, and other commodities in it but it
is not for sale or trade. It is valuable because it represents God's Name and
governmental power activated on the head of those who have been made kings and
priests through Jesus Christ. The CROWN (our true worth) activates resources,
commodities and currencies into our hand to bless us and to distribute into His
COMMONWEALTH. It is God's delight to give His Kingdom to His Ambassadors.
Current economies don't give us our worth, but our WORTH can change and redefine
economies impacting nations with revealed TREASURES coming "through us". We are Kingdom citizens full of the King's
benefits. When we get into a KINGDOM MINDSET (or crown-set) we understand
Deuteronomy 28:12,12 when it says; We shall lend and not borrow, and we shall be the HEAD
and not the TAIL, even in the midst of global economic crisis.
Within you are God ordained ideas, creative inventions, vision and more than
enough to meet every need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus! Your
worth is above the world's ability to set a price, and God says we are the apple
of His eye.
We've been crowned with GLORY (1Pet.5:4), crowned with righteousness (2Tim.4:8),
and crowned with LIFE (James 1:12) and Proverbs 14:24 says the CROWN of the WISE
results in great RICHES flowing from our innermost belly (or birthing place).
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Rick Kendall,
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