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Comment by Albert Finch on August 11, 2015 at 12:05pm

EATING AT THE FATHER'S TABLE

Matthew 14:26 - To this Jesus replied "it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

IT IS THE PRIVILEGE OF CHILDREN TO EAT AT THE TABLE WITH THEIR FATHER AND FROM HIS DISH, WHICH IS TO SHARE IN HIS SPIRIT; BUT THE DOGS MUST EAT THE CRUMBS THAT FALL FROM THE TABLE.

Psalms 59: 14,15 - "And at evening let them return; and let them make an noise like a dog, and go round about the city. Let them wander up and down for meat, and tarry if they be not satisfied."

Luke 22:24 - "Now an eager contention arose among them as to which of them was considered and reputed to be the greatest."

Observation:

I AM NOT AT REST IN HIM IF I AM LOOKING ABOUT TO SEE HOW HE IS DEALING WITH OTHERS. NOR AM I AT HIS SERVICE TO BRING THE GRACE OF COMPASSION TO THEM, IF I HAVE TAKEN A HIGHER SEAT .

Luke 22:26 - But this is not the way it is with you; rather, the greatest one among you must be like the youngest, and the leader must be like the servant.

Romans 12:2 - "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."

THE TERRITORY OF THE UNCRUCIFIED THOUGHT-LIFE IS THE BEACHHEAD OF SATANIC ASSAULT IN MY LIFE. TO DEFEAT THE DEVIL, I MUST BE RENEWED IN THE SPIRIT OF MY MIND!

Comment by Albert Finch on August 9, 2015 at 11:00am

DARING TO BELIEVE FOR SOMETHING "NEW"

Our cry for a fresh experience of God is at the core of being open to believe for something NEW.

Brick by brick, life by life, God is creating a kingdom, a "spiritual house" (1 Peter 2:5).
The Holy Spirit gives assignments to people, "to each according to each one's uinique ability (Matthew 25:15). As He calls, He equips. To discover this assignment we must be open to something NEW.

We have an uncommon call to an uncommon life. "The Spirit has given each of us a special way of serving others" (1 Corinthinas 12:7). We are to "Kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you" (2 Timothy 1:6)

We have build up in our reasoning faculties lots of support for not being convinced that NEW things can happen, even if we deeply want them to.

OBSERVATION:

Newness is always possible to those who believe--I must believe God is working a NEW work in me.

New things require a NEW language. Our self talk draws us closer or drives us further from experiencing NEW things.

AFFIRMATIONS

I kindle afresh the gift of God which is in me.

I have an uncommon call to an uncommon life.

Things have never been the way they are going to be because God is doing a NEW thing in me.

MY NEW LANGUAGE

Since I am engrafted in Christ, I am a new creature altogether; old things are passed away; behold all things are become NEW.
(II Cor 5:17)

When I was baptized I went into the tomb with Him and joined Him in death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the Fathers glory, I too might live a NEW life. (Romans 6:4).

I am not conformed to this world; but I am transformed by the
re-NEWING of my mind; that I might know the will of God – what is good, and is pleasing to Him and is perfect.
(Romans 12:2) .

My speech demonstrates the power of God’s spirit it my life.
(1 Cor 2:4)

I have put off the old man and put on the NEW man, which is
re-NEWED in the knowledge after the image if Him that created me. (Col 3:10)

I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and His incomparable great power for us who believe. (Ephesians 1:18,19).

Christ in me is the hope of glory. (Colossians 1:27)

Since Christ is in me, I have the power to help others with their spiritual needs. Galatians 1:16).

Comment by Albert Finch on August 8, 2015 at 8:04pm

CALLED TO BE A GATEWAY TO HEAVEN

Revelation 4:1,2 - "After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, 'Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.' Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne."

A sign in front of a church said "we are just a waiting room for heaven."
That is not what we are called to be. We are called to be a gateway to heaven through which people can enter into and begin to experience heaven now!
Every time we ascend we will descend with a blessing for the earth. The blessing we come back with is a piece of heaven -- evidence of it's esistence.

The way we do this is the "Way", Jesus. As we ascend by the progressive revelation of who He is, we will see more glory, and we will carry that glory with us.

Affirmations:

HE HAS NOT LIMITED ME ON HOW FAR I CAN GO, EVEN TO SITTING WITH HIM ON HIS THRONE.
WHAT COULD I POSSIBLY HAVE BETTER TO DO?

Romans 10:10 - "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."

WHEN YOU BELIEVED IN YOUR HEART AND CONFESSED WITH YOUR MOUTH THAT JESUS CHRIST IS LORD - WHEN YOU RECEIVED HIM AS YOUR SAVIOR - THAT IS CALLED THE "GREAT CONFESSION."
BUT IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH (HOW TO STAY IN THE FAITH FIGHT UNTIL YOU WIN) YOUR CONFESION BECOMES NULL, VOID, POWERLESS, AND OF NO USE TO YOU IN THIS LIFE.

Comment by Albert Finch on August 6, 2015 at 9:46am

RAISING OUR SPIRITUAL APPETITE

Numbers 11:5,6 - "We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions and the garlic: But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna before our eyes."

THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL IN DERIVING FROM THE MANNA ALL THE TASTE AND STRENGTH THEY WERE LOOKING FOR, NOT BECAUSE THE MANNA DIDN'T HAVE THESE BUT BECAUSE OF THEIR CRAVING FOR OTHER FOODS.
SIMILARLY, IF SPIRITUAL PERSONS COULD RAISE THEIR APPETITES ABOVE CHILDISH THINGS, THEY WOULD DISCOVER IN SPIRITUAL FOOD THE SAVOR OF ALL THINGS.

2 Kings 6:17 - "And Elisha prayed, and said, 'Lord I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see.' And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha."

IN SPIRITUAL WAREFARE, THE BATTLE IS NEVER LIMITED TO AN "US AGAINST THEM" HUMAN AFFAIR. IT ALWAYS INCLUDES "THOSE WITH US" AGAINST "THOSE WITH THEM."

Mark 11:23 - "For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith."

Observation:

BECAUSE GREAT POWER IS RELEASED WHEN MY HEART AND MOUTH START WORKING TOGETHER, IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT I PUT THE RIGHT THINGS INTO MY HEART.

Comment by Albert Finch on August 5, 2015 at 9:26am

A DIFFERENT REALITY

Romans 12:2 - "Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the entire renewal of your mind so that you may prove for yourselves what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect in His sight for you."

The only way to consistently do Kingdom works is to view reality from God's perspective. The mind is the essential tool in bringing Kingdom reality to the problems and crisis people face. God has made it to be the gatekeeper of the supernatural.

In the transfiguration of Jesus He talked with Moses and Elijah. The reality of heaven radiated through Jesus, and He shone with incredible brilliance. His body revealed the reality of another world. The word "transfigured" in Matthew 17:2 & Mark 9:2 is the same word for transformed in Romans 12:2.

The renewed mind, then, reflects the reality of another world in the same way Jesus shone with heaven's brilliance. It's not just that our thoughts are different, but that our way of thinking is transformed because we think from a different reality - from heaven toward earth! That is the transformed perspective.

Affirmations:

MY RENEWED MIND ENABLES ME TO PROVE THE WILL OF GOD.

I WILL PROVE THE WILL OF GOD WHEN I PUT ON DISPLAY THE REALITY OF HEAVEN.

AS I COME INTO AGREEMENT WITH GOD'S INTENDED COMMISSION, MY MIND BECOMES A POWERFUL TOOL IN GOD'S HANDS.

Jeremiah 6:19 - Hear, O earth! Behold, I will certainly bring calamity on this people - The fruit of their thoughts, because they have not heeded My words nor My law, but rejected it.

Comment by Albert Finch on August 2, 2015 at 9:12am

YOU WILL BE LIKE THE LEAST OF THESE

Matthew 3:7 - But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadduccees come to his baptism, he said unto them, "O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?"

WHAT THE PHARISEES MOST FEARED WAS THAT JOHN THE BAPTIST WAS NOT PROCLAIMING ANY VALUE IN THEIR ROLES; IN ESSENCE, JOHN'S MESSAGE DETHRONED ANY REAL AUTHORITY TO BE HAD IN RELIGIOUS IDENTITIES.
JESUS TOOK IT ONE STEP FURTHER. BUILDING ON JOHN'S FOUNDATION, HE SAID THINGS LIKE: "IF YOUR ARE TO BE GREAT IN THE KINGDOM, YOU WILL BY LIKE THE LEAST OF THESE."
HE ESTABLISHED A NEW GOAL THAT WOULD LIBERATE HUMANITY FROM CHERISHED STATUS AND RESTORE THE HEAVENLY POSSIBILITY OF UNION WITH GOD.

Affirmations:

I DO NOT ESTEEM THE SAME VALUES AS THE WORLD DOES.

I DO NOT NEED ANYTHING ELSE TO COMPLETE ME.

I AM SUSTAINED IN GOD'S LOVE BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.

Luke 20:46 - "Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts."

Joshua 1:9 - "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."

COURAGE COMES FROM TRUSTING GOD'S WORD. IT CAN'T BE MENTALLY DRUMMED UP.
IT COMES FROM BELIEVING WHAT GOD SAYS REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES LOOK LIKE.

DISCOURAGEMENT COMES FROM FEAR THAT GOD IS NOT GOING TO PERFORM HIS WORD ON YOUR BEHALF.
FEAR IS THE DARKROOM WHERE NEGATIVES ARE DEVELOPED. FEAR COMES FROM NOT BELIEVING (DOUBT & UNBELIEF) GOD'S WORD.

Affirmations:

I REALIZE WHO I AM IN CHRIST AND WHAT I'VE BEEN GIVEN BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS.

I STOP LISTENING TO SATAN'S LIES.

I STOP RECEIVING EVIL REPORTS.

WHENEVER SOMEONE TELLS ME THAT GOD IS NOT GOING TO DELIVER ME, I JUST TELL THEM "HE'S ALREADY DELIVERED ME IN THE NAME OF JESUS."

I AFFIRM AND MEDITATE ON THE PROMISES OF GOD IN HIS WORD DAY AND NIGHT.

Comment by Albert Finch on August 1, 2015 at 11:08am

WALKING IN OUR INHERITANCE

Romans 10:9,10 - "Because if you shall confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and shall believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved."

When we confess His Lordship, it is not only His dominion over us, but "lord" means Leader, "the bread-provider," the caretaker, the protector from all our enemies. You actually become a partaker of the Divine Nature. (2 Peter 1:4).
As you become a partaker of His Nature, you become a partaker of His ability:
1. God's ability becomes your ability
2. God's strength becomes your strength
3. Jesus' ministry becomes your ministry.

When we acknowledge Him as our Lord, then God becomes automatically our very Father. All the resources of Heaven are at our disposal (Ephesians 1:3) to:
1. Minister others into Christ.
2. Disciple them.
3. Equip them to disciple others.

QUESTIONS TO ASK MYSELF:

Am I willing to DISCIPLE a new believer into his inheritance in Christ?

Do I believe that equipping believers to DISCIPLE others is the most valuable spiritual instruction I can give?

AFFIRMATIONS:

I have power to labor for the spiritual lives of others.

I minister others into Christ, disciple them, and equip them to disciple others.

Since I am God "insided minded" I confess -- greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.

Comment by Albert Finch on July 31, 2015 at 7:43pm

THE VEIL OF THE SELF-LIFE

Luke 23:44-46 - "By now it was about midday and a darkness fell over the whole land, whch lasted until three in the afternoon; the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus gave a loud cry and said, 'Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit'; and with these words he died."

WHEN THE VEIL OF SELF CLOAKS OUR HEARTS, OUR PERCEPTIONS ARE STAINED BY THE BASIC SELFISH ORIENTATION OF OUR NATURE.
BUT WHEN ONE TURNS TO THE LORD, THE VEIL OF SELF-LIFE, LIKE THE VEIL IN THE TEMPLE, IS TORN IN TWO. THIS IS NOT THE CUTTING OF SOME THIN CLOTH BUT THE TEARING OF THE HEART, THE SPLITTING IN TWO OF THE TIGHTLY WOVEN FABRIC OF SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS AND SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS.
IT IS A VIOLENT RENDING, A PUTTING TO DEATH, OF THE UNREGENERATED SELF-NATURE.

2 Corinthians 3:16 - But whenever a man turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

Luke 13:20,21 - "To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three mearures of meal till it was all leavened."

MUCH LIKE LIGHT THAT EXPOSES, OR SALT THAT PRESERVES, LEAVEN INFLUENCES ITS SURROUNDINGS IN A SUBTLE BUT OVERPOWERING WAY. SO IT IS WITH THE INFILTRATING POWER OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD.

WITHOUT A REVELATION OF GOD'S PURPOSE FOR OUR LIFE AND OUR CALLING IN CHRIST, WE CANNOT MOVE IN OVERCOMING FAITH.

WHEN THE MAIN GOAL OF OUR FAITH IS TO KEEP US SAFE FROM THE DEVIL, OUR FAITH BECOMES INFERIOR TO WHAT GOD EXPECTS. JESUS HAD IN MIND MORE FOR US THAN SURVIVAL. WE ARE DESTINED TO OVERCOME.
EVERY CONVERSION PLUNDERS HELL. EVERY MIRACLE DESTROYS THE WORKS OF THE DEVIL. EVERY GOD ENCOUNTER IS AN "INVASION OF THE ALMIGHTY" INTO OUR DESPERATE CONDITION. THIS IS OUR JOY.

Revelation 12:11 - "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death."

Comment by Albert Finch on July 30, 2015 at 9:55am

UNFOLDING REVELATION

Ephesians 1:9 - "Making known to us the mystery of His will (of His plan, of His purpose). In accordance with His good pleasure which He had previously purposed and set forth in Him."

Ephesians1:17 - "For I always pray to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation (of insight into mysteries and secrets) in the deep and intimate knowledge of Him."

We cannot afford to live only in what we understand because then we don't grow or progress anymore; we just travel the same familiar roads we have traveled all of our Christian lives.
It is important that we expose ourselves to impossibilities that force us to have questions that we cannot answer. It is a part of the Christian life, which is why the Christian life is called "the faith.' The normal Christian life is perfectly poised between what we presently understand and the unfolding revelation that comes to us from the realm of mystery.

Affirmations:

I SEEK ON-GOING, LIFE-CHANGING REVELATION FROM GOD.

ON-GOING REVELATION AND ENCOUNTERS WITH THE POWER OF GOD LAUNCH ME INTO UNDERSTANDING OF THINGS I'VE NEVER UNDERSTOOD BEFORE.

I COME ALIVE TO THE WOOING OF GOD INTO INTIMACY SO I WILL KNOW HOW HE THINKS AND MOVES.

Comment by Albert Finch on July 28, 2015 at 9:22am

TAKING ACTION ON YOUR VISION

Ephesians 1:3,4 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. According as he has chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love.

Many people who are doing something significant for God in the world are doing it "without their own resources" because God doesn't want us to depend on our own abilities.
Instead, He wants us to be obedient by putting the vision on paper and then looking to Him to generate the funds and other resources that are needed to support His own work.
Your provision, however, is usually hidden until you act on your vision. Whatever you were born to do attracts what you need to do it. Therefore, you first have to establish what you want to do, and begin to do it, before the need can be met.
Most people work in reverse. They want to see the provisions before they start, but faith doesn't work that way. When we take action, then God manifests the provision.

Genesis 22:13,14 - Then Abraham looked up and glanced around, and behold, behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up for a burnt offering and an ascending sacrifice instead of his son! So Abraham called the name of that place The Lord Will Provide.

God already prepared everything you would need before He created you so that you could do what you were born to do. He knew what you needed because He chose you for your vision a long time ago. God tells us we don't have to worry about our provision because He has already blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.

Affirmations:

I KNOW THAT GOD WILL NEVER GIVE ME A VISION WITHOUT PROVISION.

I REALIZE THAT MY PROVISION IS UNUALLY HIDDEN UNTIL I ACT ON MY VISION.

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