Revelation 4:8 (KJV)
“And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.”
These six winged creatures are Seraphim’s; they were embroidered into the fabric of the veil separating the holy and the most holy place. The fabric was eighteen inches thick; historians say it would have taken two teams of ...oxen tied to it pulling in opposite directions to rip it. This give us a clue as to how thick the flesh is between us and His presence.
These creatures are all about the presence of God. Notice, they are full of eyes within and they rest not day and night. After being in the presence of God 24/7 one is bound to grow eyeballs in places you would never dream could be. “…eyes within…” indicate an introspective view matchless beyond human comprehension.
We cannot look into God and God not look into us; His presence causes us to see ourselves in ways could not be seen otherwise. Isaiah is a great example of this, “…I am a man of unclean lips…”
Furthermore, He is the God of our “was,” our "is,” and our “is to come.” Spiritually speaking, a consistent exposure to His presence will give us a perspective on all that has been, that is, and that is to come. Therefore, this information is not as much about our gifting as it is our time spent with God.
Consequently, seeing people as God sees them is a result of seeing ourselves as God sees us. Eye’s within give greater vision to the eye’s looking out.
Friday, May 9, 2014
Thursday, May 8, 2014
DADDY'S LOVE
Romans 3:1-4 (MSG)
"1 So what difference does it make who's a Jew and who isn't, who has been trained in God's ways and who hasn't?
2 As it turns out, it makes a lot of difference—but not the difference so many have assumed. First, there's the matter of being put in charge of writing down and caring for God's revelation, these Holy Scriptures.
3 So, what if, in the course of doing that, some of those Jews abandoned their post? God didn't abandon them. Do you think their faithlessness cancels out his faithfulness?
4 Not on your life! Depend on it: God keeps his word even when the whole world is lying through its teeth. Scripture says the same: Your words stand fast and true; Rejection doesn't faze you."
I want to be like You Daddy. Steadfast Love, Covenant Love, Face on Fire Love. None like You Love.
"1 So what difference does it make who's a Jew and who isn't, who has been trained in God's ways and who hasn't?
2 As it turns out, it makes a lot of difference—but not the difference so many have assumed. First, there's the matter of being put in charge of writing down and caring for God's revelation, these Holy Scriptures.
3 So, what if, in the course of doing that, some of those Jews abandoned their post? God didn't abandon them. Do you think their faithlessness cancels out his faithfulness?
4 Not on your life! Depend on it: God keeps his word even when the whole world is lying through its teeth. Scripture says the same: Your words stand fast and true; Rejection doesn't faze you."
I want to be like You Daddy. Steadfast Love, Covenant Love, Face on Fire Love. None like You Love.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
GREAT GAIN
1 Timothy 6:5-6 (KJV)
5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Where is our mind? And, what are we interested in the most? Gain can be connected to just about anything and the greatest is godliness with contentment. The focus here is this, godliness is more important than any gain we may have concerning anything. Gain or no gain godliness with content is a gain all of its own.
Jesus asked the question, “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”
Godliness has two root meanings, good and worship and is implying devotion. Godliness is also used to imply holiness.
A man testified to me the other day, when his job became worship unto God is when he gained favor. Devotion to God is the gain in any gain that becomes godly. Turning our drudgeries into worship unto God is the ability to be content whether it benefits us or not, now, that is great gain.
5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Where is our mind? And, what are we interested in the most? Gain can be connected to just about anything and the greatest is godliness with contentment. The focus here is this, godliness is more important than any gain we may have concerning anything. Gain or no gain godliness with content is a gain all of its own.
Jesus asked the question, “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”
Godliness has two root meanings, good and worship and is implying devotion. Godliness is also used to imply holiness.
A man testified to me the other day, when his job became worship unto God is when he gained favor. Devotion to God is the gain in any gain that becomes godly. Turning our drudgeries into worship unto God is the ability to be content whether it benefits us or not, now, that is great gain.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
THE HARVEST
Matthew 9:35-10:4 ESV
“And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out... laborers into his harvest.”
And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.”
Communication (teaching) – Proclamation (preaching) – Activation (spiritual gifting) – Impartation (giving)
Jesus looking at the harvest saw people scattered, harassed, and helpless without a shepherd to connect them and lead them to their solutions. Consequently, as long as people are spiritually disconnected wondering aimlessly the harvest exists.
Therefore, the harvest is not a geographical foreign field; it is a condition, no matter where on the planet it may exist. It is in America as much as it is in any other place on the planet. This is why Jesus told them to begin in Jerusalem. “Into all the world” includes where we are and it begins with where we are. Actually, the condition Jesus was looking at was in the people He was looking at when He made His comment concerning the harvest.
Who are we looking at and what condition are they in? Communicate, proclaim, activate, and impart what we have. What do we have to give that can heal this condition? Jesus.
“And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out... laborers into his harvest.”
And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.”
Communication (teaching) – Proclamation (preaching) – Activation (spiritual gifting) – Impartation (giving)
Jesus looking at the harvest saw people scattered, harassed, and helpless without a shepherd to connect them and lead them to their solutions. Consequently, as long as people are spiritually disconnected wondering aimlessly the harvest exists.
Therefore, the harvest is not a geographical foreign field; it is a condition, no matter where on the planet it may exist. It is in America as much as it is in any other place on the planet. This is why Jesus told them to begin in Jerusalem. “Into all the world” includes where we are and it begins with where we are. Actually, the condition Jesus was looking at was in the people He was looking at when He made His comment concerning the harvest.
Who are we looking at and what condition are they in? Communicate, proclaim, activate, and impart what we have. What do we have to give that can heal this condition? Jesus.
Monday, May 5, 2014
ACCEPTED
Ephesians 1:3-6 (KJV)
“3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, ...
6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
The Father’s predestined will for us all is to learn transformation. “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9). This is His will for every person on the planet. In His election He has already made a place for us in His will.
Living accepted is the most liberating enabled posture we can take once we receive Jesus as Savior and LORD. The moment we accept Jesus and His love for us is the moment we are adopted and accepted.
This is a faith thing not a fake thing. He does not fake His acceptance and neither should we. We should approach every trial, tribulation, test, suffering, and temptation with acceptance in heart. We are not rejected in our battles, we are accepted and beloved.
“And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day” (John 6:39-40).”
This is the Father’s will for us all – we can live accepted and beloved and know in our knower that He will never leave us nor forsake us. Think accepted, act accepted – Live accepted
Saturday, May 3, 2014
SPIRIT
Jude 1:14-15 (KJV)
“14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
Here is the seventh grandfather from Adam, lived before Genesis was written and prophesies something written in The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Battle of Armageddon). Absolutely amazing to me, lived before the first book of the Bible and is telling us things written in the last book.
This tells me walking with God is amazing. Study of Scripture can put valuable things in us, as I see it; Enoch’s life with God reveals that there is something also very valuable in walking with God.
Passion for God can give us more than we can imagine. He is a person not just a philosophical idea surrounded by historical evidence. He is our Father beyond this earth life or anything tangible here.
Having a passion for God gives us something in God that is more valuable than the petty things we as humans count valuable.
I have a niece that has had brain seizures since she was a child; she is over thirty years old with the mind of a three year old; she has severe slurred speech among many other underdeveloped physical limitations.
I have seen her set on the edge of her bed watching Bill Gaither video’s with a bleating heart grunting out of her spirit passionate worship. God is a spirit and walking with Him is a spiritual thing. All the knowledge in the world cannot touch this.
Spiritual ignorance is a choice, if we do not want God we do not have to have Him; on the other hand, if we do, nothing can keep us from Him. After all, we are spirit also.
“14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
Here is the seventh grandfather from Adam, lived before Genesis was written and prophesies something written in The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Battle of Armageddon). Absolutely amazing to me, lived before the first book of the Bible and is telling us things written in the last book.
This tells me walking with God is amazing. Study of Scripture can put valuable things in us, as I see it; Enoch’s life with God reveals that there is something also very valuable in walking with God.
Passion for God can give us more than we can imagine. He is a person not just a philosophical idea surrounded by historical evidence. He is our Father beyond this earth life or anything tangible here.
Having a passion for God gives us something in God that is more valuable than the petty things we as humans count valuable.
I have a niece that has had brain seizures since she was a child; she is over thirty years old with the mind of a three year old; she has severe slurred speech among many other underdeveloped physical limitations.
I have seen her set on the edge of her bed watching Bill Gaither video’s with a bleating heart grunting out of her spirit passionate worship. God is a spirit and walking with Him is a spiritual thing. All the knowledge in the world cannot touch this.
Spiritual ignorance is a choice, if we do not want God we do not have to have Him; on the other hand, if we do, nothing can keep us from Him. After all, we are spirit also.
Friday, May 2, 2014
ONLY
John 3:16 (KJV)
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name” (John 1:12). Many are receiving Him and to them this power is given to become sons of God. Nonetheless, the fact remains, there is only “one begotten of the Father.”
Only means only. Only: Without others or anything further; alone; solely; exclusively. There is only one Jesus.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name” (John 1:12). Many are receiving Him and to them this power is given to become sons of God. Nonetheless, the fact remains, there is only “one begotten of the Father.”
Only means only. Only: Without others or anything further; alone; solely; exclusively. There is only one Jesus.
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