FAITH's Blog – June 2022 Archive (29)

1. That they will know Christ as Savior early in life.

      Psalm 63:1, Timothy 3:15

2. That they will have a hatred for sin. Psalm 97:10

3. That they will be caught when guilty. Psalm…

Luke 18: 1-8 - Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart saying:  "There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man.  Now there was a widow in that city;  and she came to him, saying, 'Get justice for me from my adversary.'

And he would not for a while, but afterward he said within himself, 'Though I do not fear God…

We Believers have generally been too focused on and conscious of the imperfections of our lives. Repenting from our sins head-on is important and vital, but there is a whole other glorious side to our relationship with God that goes unrecognized by many. 

WE ARE CO-HEIRS CONFESSING CHRIST

When we catch a glimpse…

The tendency to embrace the concept of God being an angry Father is done in equal proportion to a person's inability to demonstrate His power.  There is a connection between our belief system and what actually flows through us.  If we don't see Jesus' life as the ultimate illustration of the will of God, we will continually undermine our ability to display it.

The Holy Spirit always wants to demonstrate what…

"For he (Simon) was awestruck by the size of their catch...Jesus replied, "Don't be afraid!  From now on you'll be fishing for the souls of men!"  And as soon as they landed, they left everything and went with Him." - Luke 5:9-11

 In one day, they abandoned their way of life and everything familiar to them to pursue Him and the…

"Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves." - Matthew 10:16

A TREACHEROUS FOE

Before we engage in spiritual warfare, we should know this about satan: he is an ancient and extremely treacherous foe. Therefore, be bold but never…

Many people are crossing spiritual frontiers. People are leaving old seasons of life and entering new ones.

One of the most profound crossings ever made was when the nation of Israel walked across the dry riverbed of the Jordan River under the leadership of Joshua. More than one million people camped at the water's edge waiting for the word of the Lord to part the water. First, God would need to speak to Joshua and…

God has already "granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness" so that "you may become partakers of the divine nature" (2 Peter 1:3-4).

The Bible says that we "grow up into salvation" in the same way we should grow to be responsible adults (1 Peter 2:2). Therefore, our experience of the FULLNESS of all that is available in…

 Revelation 3:7  -  "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, 'These things says He who is holy, He who is true, "He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens."

TAKING HOLD OF THE KEY OF DAVID

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Isaiah 4:2-6  ^{- "}In that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious ^..... When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and purged the bloodshed of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and the spirit of burning, then the LORD will create over the whole area of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day, even smoke, and the brightness of a…

Exodus 14:11,12  -  "They said to Moses, 'Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt...It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!'" 

There was something comforting about the past that the Israelites preferred…

Psalm 91:1 -- "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the almighty."

          Jesus lived a life of prayer, and when He needed dedicated prayer time He would send crowds and, most likely, potential resources away so that He could be with the Father.  As a result He would not move, speak, or do…

"For we are HIS workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." - Ephesians 2:10

Whether or not you feel you are fulfilling your destiny, you are being prepared by the King of kings for His good purposes. You were chosen by God and have been given a divine DESTINY in eternities past. Why? The Lord is…

Isaiah 40:31 - "but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

We let the Lord take our heart through a process.

Just as Peter had to go through a series of events to be ready to be used in an extraordinary way, we realize that God…

Romans 8:11 (NASB) - "But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you."

We have that same Spirit of God, His "Resurrection Power," indwelling within us to transform this earth into God's Kingdom now and for eternity.…

In Ezekiel 37, the Prophet Ezekiel was carried in the Spirit to a valley of dry bones. These bones represented the house of Israel, but also speak of structures, as well as anything that has been dead for so long it no longer even resembles its former appearance. God led Ezekiel to walk around the dry bones, and in verse 2, the Bible makes three things very clear:

1. Ezekiel had to walk around the…

Mark 3:14-15 says, "Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach, and to have power to heal sickness and to cast out demons."

Luke 9:1 says, "Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases."…

Isaiah 4:1 - "In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, 'We will eat our own food and provide our own clothes; only let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace.'"

In 2022 we have been cooperating with the Holy Spirit as He is moving us into more efficient states of mind. The seven women (seven churches -- see Revelation 2 and 3) are about to…

Rev 4:1 - "After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven;  and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, 'Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.'"

John is describing the ascended life.…

There is kingly authority that is available through Isaiah 22:22 and the key of David.  He has called us to rule and to reign with Him as His bride:

"The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder, so he shall open and no one shall shut; and he shall shut, and no one shall open." - Isaiah 22:22

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