Thanksgiving - It is year ending

Many as we did started out in January 2016 with high hopes of a great year and future but this never came to be as many never made it beyond some months into the year.
We lost loved one's, friends and colleagues; properties and opportunities but as well God made us gain in so much several ways we have not though about.

Eyes to see and ears to hear the beautiful sounds will all long for. 
A tongue to taste the ever delicious foods we eat at home and out; arms and legs to move and take hold off. Our kids, sisters, aunts, mother's and father's. Why we not thank God for "these" and much more we consider normal!

God in His infinite mercies had kept us despite the wicked will of Satan and his cohorts. We might have suffered pain in some few places but consider that without God who is always on our side, it could have been worse.

The Bible urges us to enter His courts with praise and His gates with thanksgiving: by this, God said He will still the enemy and the avenger - Psalm 8:1 - 9; 9:1 -14.

Why is it good to praise the Lord?

We are not to praise God out of a sign of duty or requirement. God made us living souls - free, intelligent and able to recreate what He has made. Is that enough reason to thank someone for? 
He gave us life, despite the fact that SIN entered the world through Adam more so, life entered back into the world through Jesus the second Adam showing God's true intent and love towards all mankind.
Your children look like you and no other. This is a free gift that God gave us to create our own world around us according to, and within the confines of His will.
God never forces us to do anything and indeed this is love in action. He paid by Himself to prove that he cares for us and wants us ever with Him. 

Praising and thanking God should never be an act of compulsion or duty, rather it has flow outwards towards God from the very depth of our souls.
When we truly appreciate Him and thank Him for who He His to us and to our loved ones' we will by His Spirit in us praise Him in thanksgiving for all.

I close with this scripture, a prayer and praise to God for what He will do when we thank Him:

Psalm 67King James Version (KJV)

1 God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

2 That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.

3 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

4 O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

5 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

7 God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

The Paradox of Our Time - George Carlin

Greetings in Jesus Name.

I want to share this peice with us having been blessed by it.

This is a master piece. If you have not read it take the time to read it now. If you have read it take time to read it again!

Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - comedian of the 70's and 80's - could write something so very eloquent...and so very appropriate.

A Message by George Carlin:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. An embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

- George Carlin

Psalm 91: Walking Under the Shadow of God

Dwelling Under His Shadow

It is God's great intention that we dwell under His covering; that is: under the power of His glory and will. For this scripture to come alive within lives we must necessarily personalize it and appropriate it over lives and  loved ones in meditation and by actual voice actuation in prayer to God.
Scripture was given to us an example of God's will towards us using people He dealt with. We need to put our names and personalize these promises in the present continuous and God does not exist in the past but : "He His." This is God's secret revealed towards us. 

We are not praying to be healed but rather we are healed by His stripes (Isaiah 53:4 - 5).
The scriptures below is in the original form, after it comes the personalized rhema of it.
I pray we all experience the blessings and the power of God now and for ever in Jesus name.

Psalm 91 (All scriptures based on KJV )

Psa 91:1  He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psa 91:2  I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Psa 91:3  Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
Psa 91:4  He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Psa 91:5  Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Psa 91:6  Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
Psa 91:7  A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Psa 91:8  Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Psa 91:9  Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
Psa 91:10  There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
Psa 91:11  For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Psa 91:12  They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Psa 91:13  Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
Psa 91:14  Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
Psa 91:15  He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
Psa 91:16  With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

Psalm 91- Personalized for daily confession

Psa 91:1  I dwell in the secret place [within the confines of His will] of the most High and abide under the shadow  [presence] of the Almighty.
Psa 91:2  I say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Psa 91:3  Surely he has delivered thee from the snare of the fowler [traps of the evil on], and from the noisome pestilence [plagues and diseases].
Psa 91:4  God has me under the protective covering of His glory, and under His dominion I trust: His truth is my shield and protection.
Psa 91:5  I will not be afraid of the terror [wickedness] by night; nor for the arrow [evil] that moves around by day;
Psa 91:6  Nor for the pestilence that walks in darkness; nor for the destruction that wastes at noonday.
Psa 91:7  A thousand shall fall at my side, and ten thousand at my right hand; but it shall not come near me.
Psa 91:8  Only with my eyes I shall behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Psa 91:9  Because I have made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, my habitation;
Psa 91:10  There shall no evil befall me, neither shall any plague come near my dwelling.
Psa 91:11  For He has given his angels charge [responsibility] over me, to keep me in all affairs of life.
Psa 91:12  God's angels shall bear me up in their hands, so that I destroy not my foot [life] against the perils that ever surround me.
Psa 91:13  I will tread upon the lion and adder [ wicked attacks of the enemy and cunning's of men]: the young lion and the dragon [ demonic forces] shalt I trample under my feet [ take authority over and rule].
Psa 91:14  Because I have set my heart towards God, therefore will God deliver me and set me on high, because I showed respect to the Lord as my testimony.
Psa 91:15  I shall call upon the Lord, and He has promised to answer my cries and also be with me in life's issues and travail; to deliver me, and honour me.
Psa 91:16  With long life the Lord will satisfy me with, and show me the power of my salvation.

Confession vs Knowing

Greetings. Confession in clear and exact terms is saying and speaking the promises of God as stated in scriptures concerning a situation. This situation may either be a personal need or intercessory prayer for another. It does not necessarily involve a belief in what is said, read or confessed. Knowing on the other hand is confession made with the understanding that God will do exactly as promised in His word. It is Faith that says " I have not seen, yet I have." Hebrews 11 : 6 states clearly that "it is impossible to please God without faith." Faith in action is knowing. Knowing is the difference between why one is healed and the other not. You cannot know God by your strength or Christian action. You know God by asking Him to help your unbelief. "The God kind of faith" is injected and can never be worked for just as salvation can never be worked for (Ephesians 2: 8 - 9). It is a free gift and should be asked for. No wonder many go with unfulfilled answers to prayers and problems thinking that faith can be worked upon to be attained. The kind of faith God wants from you and I is simple trust. He [God ] then takes it from there when a demand is.made in our lives by providing the essence of the grace to reach Him through His faith active in our lives by His Holy Spirit in us. This is the secret and the process (Romans 8 : 14 - 17 ). Remember Moses asked God "show me your glory!" God never said no! God in His love towards us provided for Moses a way to see His glory (Exodus ) Likewise, when we cry out to God for help to reach Him concerning a matter despite our unbelief, He reaches out to us and helps us. This is the kind of faith Jesus said was "Mustard Seed;" it grows by reaching out to God for help by not deceiving oneself that you are able to attain inner strenght to draw virtue from Him. No one can attain that; the reason Jesus said: " If thou canst only believe. " Only believe in simple trust and hope and God who sees all hearts will surely visit with Power and Might. Mighty men such as Caleb an Joshua were mere men until God visited them. They had all their doubts and unbelief yet God made them mighty men of valor. Same will be your story, my story as we hold God with our all and as our all in simple faith. Knowing is this: God, you are my only hope and I rely on you despite my doubts of not knowing how you will solve this for me. Have a blessed week.

Let's Ponder on These...

I have prayed, fasted, and given all and yet God seems to be far away!
Sometimes; and indeed most times we believe, but we can believe God amiss.
I want us to understand this as matured believers and such that is searching for the
sincere milk of God that:

1. God is not emotional
2. God is eternal
3. God is a Spirit
4. God cannot be manipulated
5. We cannot out-give God
6. We cannot out-smart God
7. We cannot out-live God
8. We cannot lie to to God
9. Our sin is the problem with God not Satan
10. God cannot do all things in this wise:
a. He cannot lie
b. He cannot die
c. God cannot be diminished
d. God cannot change
e. God cannot cease
f. God cannot pervert justice ( The soul that sinneth shall die)

Now, with these nuggets, lets face where the issues really lie: it is in  our belief system.
What do we really believe God for? Who do we really think that He his? Is God a "force?" Movement or a perception of our hearts that we need to hold unto something as a figure for worship, to worship; and to be worshiped? With these questions, we will cross examine ourselves and come to an understanding that it has ever been the intention(s) of God to "father" us. Romans 8: 14 - 17 says

 " Rom 8:14  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 
Rom 8:15  For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 
Rom 8:16  The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 
Rom 8:17  And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."

Our belief system MUST be consistent with the Holy Scriptures for God to show up in our situations. He cannot deny Himself as He [God] said: " I have exalted my word above my name." Therefore, in our daily living, let us examine what we believe in and how we believe.
Too many people say God isn't there for them at the heights of their needs. I beg to differ; what they should have said is that we believed God wrongly on faulty principles of men and enticements of men's wisdom.
Apostle Paul said in the book of  Romans Chapter 10: 8 - 17 that our faith should come from hearing God's word; meaning that whatever, whoever is preaching God's word should be examined in the light of the scriptures; that includes "me."

Rom 10:8  But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 
Rom 10:9  That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 
Rom 10:10  For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 
Rom 10:11  For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 
Rom 10:12  For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 
Rom 10:13  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 
Rom 10:14  How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 
Rom 10:15  And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! 
Rom 10:16  But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? 
Rom 10:17  So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 

Okay, let us ponder on the following.

• A belief does not necessarily have to be true. we can believe, and believe wrong.
• Beliefs are self fulfilling and stronger than your desires.
• Examine, and make sure your belief system(s) is consistent with scriptures.
• Your belief should not built around and on manifestations and experiences; rather it should be built on the sure word of God and prophecies in Gods Holy Scriptures.
• God will always confirm His word by His power when you say and keep on saying what He asked you to say [ I mean keeping Your confessions, prayers and supplications in line with scriptures].

I look forward to great testimonies in your life and mine. Have a blessed week ahead in Jesus name. Amen

Standing in the Victory of Jesus

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Last time I wrote to us, It was on the matter of our new life in Jesus:  the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus. This is the new life Jesus told us about; this is the New Testament He advent towards us when He went back to heaven and gave us of His Spirit to be in us to renew, to be with us to guide and to surround us to protect. The work of the Holy Spirit is so crucial in the life of the New Testament believer that without Him [Holy Spirit who is the person of Jesus Christ] it would have been impossible to live victorious life in this age and time   (Please study the Book of John Chapter 14).

Salvation came through Jesus taking our place in God's wrath. He took our infirmities, pains and sorrows and paid by His blood the full just recompense for sin on our behalf. This Jesus did [God] because of the love He had towards man and that man was His absolute creation in perfection despite man's weakness of being limited in a physical world; man had a special place in God's heart and in His entire creation. The reason why you and I should let no one demean us in any way ( Psalm 8: 1 - 6 )
Psa 8:1  To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 
Psa 8:2  Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 
Psa 8:3  When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 
Psa 8:4  What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 
Psa 8:5  For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 

Psa 8:6  Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet (Courtesy: e-Sword).

After salvation would come the process of the conformance to the "thoughts" and will of God ( 2 Corinthians 10: 3 - 5 & Romans 12: 2). Many things we were used to has to be left behind, not that God wants to control us as machines, hey! no! He wants us to first see, learn and adopt His kingdom's principles which are eternal, real and effective in not only making our souls alive but also able to save other's as well ( Colossians 1: 3). This is are the very true intention(s) of God.

Standing in the Victory of Jesus
Standing in the victory Jesus gave us is the real deal of the " good fight of faith." The adversary will try every trick in his book to usurp that awesome position God Himself gave us through His son. The knowledge of who God is and quality of  our relationship with Him through Jesus has to be fully established in the heart of the believer to enable the believer stand his/her ground in Christ.

We must in essence remember that we are no longer under the enemies power but under Jesus'. Paul in his letter to the Colossian Church, stated in chapter 2 what Jesus did on his cross. Hand-writings, covenants and past issues Satan held us bound with were broken by His crucifixion. Paul in his letter to the Ephesians in the sixth chapter declared that the life of the believer is that of a soldier and warfare. He stated that our fights and battles are not against flesh and blood but against unseen wicked spirits that try to outwit us. He stated we needed to stand by the gear of a roman soldier which he used as an analogy to describe how we should conduct our lives in the battles of life and necessary tools we need to acquire and use to stand.

Hebrews 11: 6 talks about faith. It is impossible to please God and maintain our victory without trusting God with our all. Yes, I mean all. I had suffered in the past by not trusting God on some issues, but when I let go and gave up all to Him; I mean in the sense of total trust, victory came and in a very outstanding way too.  

The battle in the thought realm is most crucial and I must tell us; it would be unrelenting by the wicked one especially in these last days.
Thought bombs, suggestions, TV, Music, Magazines, Friends, Family, Foes, Education system(s), even through fellow church goers ( I am careful here not to say believers as I assume a believer is grounded and filled with the Holy Spirit rightly dividing the truth and knowing how to go out and come in, in the affairs of life); will be used as agents against you and I.

Fear not, I must say again, fear not. 

Leaning on the Holy Spirit will see us in many cases and times not even knowing the depth of the attack Satan had planned against us. We have God's support, His Angels and the Blood of the Lamb that covers us faultless before God as great weapons of warfare to stand against Satan's attacks. 
We must also remember at this time that we are not fighting for VICTORY, rather, we are standing in the VICTORY Jesus gave us through His death and resurrection for us.
Never have the idea that you are fighting to win, rather you are standing as a winner. Standing your ground over the "land" your savior gave you on His behalf by His weapon. 
The evil one will try over and over again to let you take the position of fighting for victory, nay! Avoid it with all your soul. You and I are standing in for Jesus. We are His ambassadors, His Royal Priests, called out of darkness into His wonderful light. (1 Peter 2:9  But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 
1 Peter 2:10  Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy). 

In Closing, to remain victorious, the scriptures is sure the standard. Reading, studying and meditating on God's word is where we find victory and maintain it. A good student of the bible and prayer is a victorious believer.
The writings here are gleanings from God's Holy Spirit to help show us direction: and what I mean by direction, is to God's Holy Scriptures.
Read, study, pray and meditate. God bless you.

The Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus

Most times we talk about salvation and the saving grace of Jesus but do we really understand what His saving grace is really about besides the favor of making heaven and enjoying some earthy benefits?

Romans Chapter 8 opens up with a statement that we are no longer under any condemnation as long as we remain in Christ Jesus and the next verse goes on to explain how we no longer come under condemnation. We no longer come under God's wrath nor His condemnation by the working of the law of life in Christ Jesus ( Romans 8: 1- 3) 

What is this law anyway?  How do we operate in it? And how must we remain in it!

The Law of Life in Christ Jesus is this: "for by grace are we saved through faith..., not of works, lest any man should boast " (Ephesian 2: 8 - 9)

We break sin, curses, God's wrath and anger by the grace of Jesus. Jesus' grace is this; and simple: He died in our place and was the full payment of God's wrath. By this God's requirement for sin was fully paid for: you and I have been let go and free; free of charge on God's own account.
This law is also evident in Isaiah 53:3-5 - " By His stripes we are healed and through His stripes we have obtained peace."
The law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus gives us the full right(s) to resist evil and overcome its power. That Law is at work in us and it is what keeps us sealed with Jesus.

We operate this law in faith and through the faith of Jesus. Consider this scripture:    "Gal 2:19  For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. 

Gal 2:20  I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 

Gal 2:21  I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain." 

Please look closer at verse 20: " I live by the faith of the son of God." We operate in the new testament through the hope [faith] Jesus has towards us in that He believes we will stand with Him to the end. It by this hope that Jesus has in us that has wiped away our sins, gives us the authority to use His name, gives us legal rights and status as Abraham's children (Galatians 3: 13 -14 ); and finally made us joint heirs with Christ                         ( Romans 8:14 - 17 ) . It is the knowledge of "this" that makes us WALK in the newness of life that Jesus won for us through His blood. We must in essence come to understand these scriptures, meditate on them and let them become flesh in us for us to enjoy the full benefits if Jesus' salvation towards us. It is our duty to operate our covenant rights in Jesus. Salvation is not an end but a means to an end.

The workings of salvation is in this wise. Salvation gives us the legal status to stand against Satan's onslaught against the church [us] and to take back what he stole from us. We are not fighting for victory, but we are rather; standing from the point or position of victory to resist and take back. That is why Jesus said in the book of James: " Resist the devil and he will flee from you."

The operation of the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus is to fully appropriate Calvary Victory in all areas of life and this is achieved by the hope Jesus has in us by His love, and this is how we remain under the new testament which is essence and truly the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus.

Closing, let us all remember how powerful this statement is and must be fully understood, and appropriated. This is the bedrock of our salvation and this is the bedrock of living and walking in the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus:  II Corinthians 5: 17 - "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he his a new creature: old things have passed away; behold, all things are become new."

All Scriptures taken from the "Authorized King James Version"

Nuggets in the Power of the Blood of Jesus

We need to understand that the life of the christian will exist as that of a soldier. There will be many battles to be fought, albeit from the stand-point of victory of Jesus at Calvary. We are not fighting for this victory, rather we are standing or in essence taking the victory of Jesus over situations that opposes the will God in either our lives or in the lives of others (2 Cor 10:3  For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 
2 Cor 10:4  (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 
2 Cor 10:5  Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 
2 Cor 10:6  And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.).

The greatest battles will take place in our minds just as it did at Eden -" Did God say..." We will be faced with many fear situations, doubts, anxieties and unbelief. These are the battles of the soul; the soul and the mind realm is where the spiritual battles in the heavenly places are mirrored. 

Let's get back to the Lambs Blood. Why is His [Jesus - God] blood so important to us as an "element" of hope, power and salvation. We need to understand  that the life of a creature is in its blood (Leviticus 17:14  For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. ). Truly, all creatures have some kind of blood system- it does not necessarily have to be "red."

Jesus' blood was the channel with which God gave us access to His power and presence.
The cross was the sign of the defeat of Satan but with it also God provided His way of escape for us from sin and the nature of death.
Jesus was victorious over the devil by His righteousness. It was illegal for a righteous man to die and the scriptures clearly stated that the "soul that sinneth must die."
Jesus never sinned and was in fact the only righteous man alive that never sinned and thus it became an illegal process and anomaly for Him to remain dead (Eccl 7:20  For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not).  He had to come out of the grave.

In defeating the devil  by this, Satan by his rage killed the Lord of Hosts but it was this illegal action that was actually his [Satan's] undoing. He killed a sinless man and thus broke a spiritual law - a soul that sinneth shall die but Jesus was sinless and thus had to preeminence over Satan's right over man by this action. The devil breaking this law; Jesus took advantage of Satan's rage and took the keys Death and Hades back from him. Jesus' battle was not about a power show; it was about legal rights and status. Sin was the issue and not the devil ( Please read my post on Why Inherited Adam's Sin).

By the same trickery the devil used on Adam; God in His wisdom outplayed Satan (1 Corinthians 2: 7 - 8 ). God need not create any special angelic force or systems to defeat Satan. God will always use what you think you are wise in to confound your wisdom.

So What Makes Jesus' Blood so Powerful:

It was the righteousness of Jesus that infused His Blood with power for the remission of sin. His divine nature was not the cure for sin as it could only take a righteous bloodline to deliver man from sin and the stronghold of the devil through sin.
Jesus was God, had it been that His divine nature was the cure for sin then He [Jesus] needed not to have died and even come to earth at all. But by law as instituted by God Himself; it will take blood for redemptive action. That was why in the old testament blood of animals and bulls were used a symbol of the real sacrifice yet coming (Jesus).
Why blood? It take a life to atone for another life and life is in the blood of a creature and God had to sue His own blood to pay for our sin. It was His righteousness that He infused into His blood that made the taking away of sin possible.
Through His blood we now inherited His divine nature and authority to take charge back over the earth and rout out demonic forces. (Revelations 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). 

The Legal Status of Jesus: Why He Could Die for Mankind

His Conception: 
Jesus was conceived the same way Adam was: that is why He was His called the second Adam. The over-shadowing by the Holy Ghost is the same as breathing "into the nostrils," and the man became a living soul - self aware, existing, living (Genesis 1: 26 and Luke 1: 28 -35 ).

Adam was born without the process of natural sexual activity - by the breath [Holy Spirit] of God into Clay which became as living soul; likewise Jesus was born by "the over-shadowing" of the Holy Spirit of an ovum [Clay] in Mary -" For dust... and to dust you shall return (Genesis 3: 19)

Divine Calling and Capacities:
Jesus came in the same divine capacity Adam came and had. What Adam could not do; Jesus did by the same reason of temptation ( The Eden trial and Satan's Trial of Jesus after His 40 day fast are both same testings in every way and every capacity. Both progenitors were tested for fame, lust and pride- self worship and want of worship. See the accounts in Genesis 3: 1 - 7 and  Luke 4: 1- 13)
I Can say that both Jesus and Adam carried the same genetic and spiritual code in capacity: they were both the creator's master stroke creations. They were both son's of God and born by His Spirit and were begotten of God's eternal will without either individual taking a decision to be who God made them to be. They were given the right to name and re-order creation. God had breathed into both Adam and Jesus, This mystery is plain but yet misunderstood.

This is the sole reason God could empty Himself in Jesus and still have the legal status to enter into the earth [ man's realm], retake its ownership and give it back to us through Jesus' ministry as the Christ was that God had secretly shared His genetic code with Adam. The devil was blind to this; and many of us are also blind to this. Read Genesis 1: 26 again. See it? Hidden in plain sight!
"These" individuals ( and with all due respect to my savior Jesus) carried capacities to "produce their own kind."
Jesus died and rose and today we have Christians; whereas Adam failed but God in His mercies preserved His capacity through the process of biological pro-creation that produces his kind - Humans. By this reason, humans also inherited his fall [sin].
Jesus on the other hand, the second Adam, through the process of His death and resurrection brought about the re-creation of our a twisted mind caused by sin when we took in Adam the fruit of the knowledge of Good and Evil. The re-newal of our mind is salvation
(Romans 12: 2 and Romans 8: 1-3 ), and whoever accepts Jesus also inherits His Glory - Salvation
( Romans 5: 10 - 21 ) just as we inherited Adam's glory (effect of sin).

Now, had Adam succeeded in defeating the serpent's beguilement, then he would have a raised up a Holy Nation, a peculiar people through his blood blood line (1 Peter 2: 19). He failed, and to save enter creation God had to come through Jesus to raise this Holy Nation through His own blood line.
Jesus and Adam were made to carry same spiritual capacities. They both proceeded forth from God and God said by himself - " I am not ashamed to be called their brother and to associate with mankind."
Had Jesus had a totally different genetic code from Adam, then it would have been totally illegal for Jesus to die for His brethren and in His brother's place - Adam (Romans 8: 32 -37). His death and sufferings would not have been allowed.

The New and the Old:
The spirit of Adam is the law and the prophets whereas, the Spirit of Jesus is love [Salvation - the fulfillment of the punishment of the law was made complete when Jesus died and paid by His blood for us all].
Jesus lives forever it follows by natural spiritual laws then that all who accepts Him will in essence live forever His Spirit just as Adam brought death, likewise, Jesus brought eternal life by salvation.

In Paul's letter to the Corinthian Church, he made it clear in I Corinthians 15: 45 - 47 - " And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
1Cor 15:46  Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
1Cor 15:47  The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven."

Studying these verses further reveal that both Jesus and Adam were "made" for God's own purpose. However the last Adam [Jesus] was God Himself as Adam and Jesus carried both divine essence within them. Many times, Jesus would call Himself the "Son of Man." Why would God call Himself a son of a mortal man! He was indeed the son of a mortal man through His genetic code He shared with Adam but He had pre-existed before Adam but in His mission as savior of mankind, He was in essence a son of man, limited and frail and could feel mankind's woes now being a partaker of his fall. He[God] could only partake because He had the legal right to do through His genetic code through Adam. Had He [God] created Adam like other creatures, man would have been doomed because the legal right to enter into the earth to take man's place for full recompense of judgement as dictated by God's will would not have been possible.

Spirit beings cannot enter the earth realm; it is forbidden! That was why the spirits that disobeyed God and went into the daughters or men are chained in everlasting chains (Genesis 6: 1 - 4). It was an illegality. Likewise, Satan cannot operate directly in the earth. He uses agents like witches, reprobate people etc who are demonized or oppressed to do his bidding. God Himself cannot operate directly in earth even as the status as the eternal creator. He has given the ownership of the earth to Adam, but Adam lost it and God had to re-take it back through Jesus to give it back to us through Him. That was the essence of the fight against sin by God. To take back what belonged to Man and to restore the universe to its natural order under the authority of man but now through Jesus.

In closing, Jesus said this to Mary after He had resurrected: John 20: 11 -17  "John 20:17  Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. "
This statement settles all doubts that Jesus by saying "my God and your God" is indicative of a family relationship. Man was made different from Angels and every other creature. The major dividing line is that mankind carries God's own genetic code ( Psalm 8 : 1-9) which made us all His children indeed (Hebrews 1: 1 - 14).

We are at War

The unseen battles for the mind ( Romans 12, Philippians 4: 8-9, Hebrews 11:6, Joshua 1:8, Genesis - where God showed Abraham the stars, Genesis where Jacob held Esau's feet)

The mind is the greatest battle field of universe. Wars, conflicts, friendships, science, technology all are products of the mind and the quality of a mind matters to both God the eternal creator and our adversary, Satan. " He who controls the mind, controls, the person."
II Corinthians 10: 3-6 "2 Corinthians 10:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 10:6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

What is the knowledge of God:
The knowledge of God is His will towards man in the general and His will towards you on the personal. The knowledge of God is when you are in His will. Out of His will is the wicked one's intent of exaltation - wanting his own desire to prevail against God's. Lucifer fell because of his pride. He said he would exalt himself above the stars of God[angels], he said he would like the most high (Isaiah 14: 12 -14). This still goes on today; it continued right from the garden of Eden when the serpent joined forces with Satan to be used to bring mankind out of the will of God and thus out of Eden(Genesis 3: 1- 7) The adversary said: " Yea, hath God said..." This question still goes on in the mind of men; your mind, my mind. These are the battles we face daily, sometime more intense in some seasons.

When Your Obedience is Fulfilled:What is having "... your obedience is fulfilled?" It is when where sin has occurred letting grace in repentance cover and remove such [sin/s] without going back to such ways but doing the right thing as injunctioned by God. It obeying God in all points where you have disobeyed Him. This scripture refers to redeemed Christians who have acted out of lack of knowledge on issues relating to the gospel of Jesus Christ and their relationship to God.

Ephesians 6: 10- 18 talks about wrestling against unseen forces of darkness and wicked spirits that control disobedient men. The Bible urges us to put on the whole armor of God to fight this good fight. Faith, righteousness, God's word, salvation, preaching , truth are all part of God's package and armor to help us win in this war. I must say here that we are not fighting to win but rather we are maintaining God's victory over the devil by standing our ground in Him through these armor ( Colossians 2: 13 - 15). This armor is the Knowledge of God. God confounds the mighty through weak and feeble men to show His might is not limited by strength.

Where do we stand?
We stand with God in this battle, we are more than conquerors through Him that gave Himself up for us. The essence of this war is that God wants to prove Himself in your life and my life as fellow partakers of His glory.

Remain victorious In Jesus name.

Chance and Time

Ecclesiastes 9:11King James Version (KJV)

11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

I have often pondered as a child growing up and then as christian: why do good people go on being poor in life! Why do brilliant students end up serving people with less abilities to see out of a box! 

What makes such people who appear less do more and even so more easily and excellently too.

They must surely have skills or other advantage(s) we do not seem to notice or know. Or is God partial?

No, God is neither partial nor weak in strength. Let me put the scripture above in very simple English now:

"The opportunity of a life time must be taken hold of during the life time of that opportunity." When we fail to take hold of what God presents to us during the opportuned time of its presentation; our strengths, knowledge, advantage, techniques, skills; and every advantage we have to get ahead in life will come to nothing but mere struggles after the expiration of Gods set time for us. Ecclesiastes 3: 1 -8 reinforces this further by telling us that there is a time for everything under heaven. There is a time to study, learn and then go to work. God open doors of opportunities daily towards us, but we fail to see them because what we call a "leaping stone" might just be a "stumbling block," and so we miss that grace period to achieve a set task or project easily. everything with God is easy when in His will and time even when such challenges may pose a threat to our very lives.

In closing, it is our duty as Gods children to find our our purpose in life or what His will is towards us: when we do this, we will not mis our time and chance in life. Remember Jacob had to struggle with God before his name and destiny was changed. we all need such desires; asking God, why am I here and how am I to go about using the life you gave me to the maximum. When we do this, we will find answers and peace in times when storms seem to appear.

I pray God help us all in making use the opportunities He has presented to us: even Life itself, is indeed a great opportunity.

Nuggets For July Ending - Wisdom Tipping Points

Let's begin by noting this points in our hearts. Nuggets are scripture snippets gleaned over from many hours of sermons, study; and prayer. They are instructions i have applied and continue to apply to my life as a christian. Believe me, I come back here to refresh myself. That is the mystery in God.

I pray as you meditate over these snippets it would produce the unforced rhythm of Grace in your life in Jesus name. Amen

a. You cannot cause a revival if you are not experiencing one yourself - What you don't have you cannot give and it follows by spiritual order that if you are not experiencing the infilling from God, how can people around you experience the outflow flow from you. Joshua 1; Nehemiah 1 & 2

b. Faith is the currency spent in the realm of the spirit - Hebrews 11: 6

c. Revival brings about the re-awakening of who God said you were - Judges 6: 12 - 16

d. Whatever is born or brought about by fleshly manipulation always lead to bondage - 

Isaac and Ishmael

e. If you have got a dream or vision; you need to understand  the call of your destiny - Hebrews 11: 24 - 29

f.  Who you are never changes; what you do changes - Joseph, Moses, Jesus are good examples for our study. They were individuals who were unique in their ways but changed the world around them without being changed by the world around them.

g.  Your gift is at the mercy of your character - No matter how talented and gifted you are, once you make a shipwreck by a flawed character then in essence your talents no longer stand out for you : David, Solomon, Judas Iscariot, Esau

h.  Leadership demands for a strong character - Jesus despite His pressures, looked at the cross and fulfilled its mandate for Man's redemption. - Philippians 2: 5 -11

i.  It is the Holy Spirit that gives us spiritual intelligence - Genesis 41: 37 - 45

The Inspiration of the Almighty

" There is a spirit in man, but the inspiration of the almighty by His Holy Spirit giveth
understanding, light and how to [solve problems] in the face of confusion, pain, fear and despair."
Job 32:8- Expansion is Mine

The following scriptures below both show and confirm that whatever task we do on
earth especially as Christians, has God's hands in it. Every spirit [man] of excellence is
God initiated. God our Father himself is a "man" of excellence. How do I know. Check
yourself. Look at yourself in the mirror and you will find out that you are fearfully made.
Every organ working in synchrony, every nerve, cell, enzyme, hormone all working together as one, for one purpose - you.

The essence of sharing these scriptures is to help us have a quick "cheat sheet" in finding
the right knowledge. Not the knowledge of the tree of Good and Evil but knowledge of the "Root of David - Jesus: the tree of life."
Do you need wisdom, knowledge or understanding; then ask God who gives without
limits James 1: 5 - 8
Need knowledge in financial management and crisis management, it is in the scriptures.
On faith, read the scriptures, on marriage and purity, science and witty inventions
(Proverbs 8:12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions); commerce, governance. Study the scriptures, we all will find answers
to our nagging issues.
On health, healing and deliverance, all here in God's word (Isaiah 53:1 - 6).
I rejoice with you as you study God's word I know you will find good success (Joshua 1:8).

Scriptures for Prayer and Meditation
Job 32:8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them
understanding.
2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Exodus 31:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 31:2 See, I have called by
name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: 31:3 And I have
filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge,
and in all manner of workmanship, 31:4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold,
and in silver, and in brass, 31:5 And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving
of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship. 31:6 And I, behold, I have given
with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all
that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded
thee;

Why We Inherited Adam’s Sin - The Fall of Man

Why Us!

Many have asked; why should I carry the sin or partake in the sin of Adam and Eve. 
I wasn’t even  there nor existed when this disobedience against God was carried out. Wow! 
You were already in  existence. Remember that Levi paid tithes to the King of Salem while still 
in the loins of Abraham ( Genesis 14: 14 - 20 & Hebrews 7: 9 -10 )

Before we go into the intrigues and behind the scene activities 
(the rebellion in Adam and Eve’s heart) that occurred at the Garden of Eden - Eden; 
lets put this to heart: to whom you obey then by natural order and legal rights, 
that person becomes your lord. No written document is required otherwise 
assassins caught would have faced judgment alone but by simple identification
 by the assassin that this individual sent me, that person is judged as a murderer 
and equally guilty as the assassin that pulled the trigger, used the knife or otherwise.
Remember Osama Bin Laden? He was purported to have commanded the 9/11 attacks in the US. 
He wasn’t there to commit the crime but under his instructions that crime was committed and because he gave the order, both he that commanded 

and he that carried out are found guilty of mass murder. Remember again, 
no written document was signed, just instructions in emails and phone messages. 

Ascent to instructions written or not is a legal tender in the spirit realm, and that is why covenants 
can be entered into by agreements made by sound - voice: and in fact all creation was 

made and created by sound - Gods commanding voice.

Adam and Eve were made perfect by God; His intentions were pure and perfect 

towards man - us. Instructions were given by voice, remember again, no written 

document(s) were signed. So, how come we broke a rule without any signed document. 

Instructions are as real as written documents in the spirit realm and Adam knew this

as God never wrote down his dominion document anywhere but gave him as instructions 

which he [Adam] was to obey. Consequences of eating the fruit of the knowledge of 

Good and Evil were also voice rendered (Genesis 2: 16 - 17). Adam knew this as well

 that it was real and tangible as his dominion authority was effected when he named 

animals; and these animals became what he named them according to his heart desires 

not Gods desires ( Gen 1: 18 - 20) since God had already given dominion over the earth

 to Adam (Genesis 1: 26 - 31) by voice.

We must come to understand that authority, rulership and dominion is rendered through voice 

and sound. When incantations are made, they are voice activated; so when we say evil 

people place hexes on people; are they not voice activated? Even talismans and amulets 

are empowered by voice. They are activated by reciting certain words in certain order to

 invoke certain spirits to go into action for certain reasons for a certain time and season. 

The objects are just items of contact that triggers certain events when certain conditions 

are met. When covenants are made, certain agreements are made over an item. 

These items are just insignia’s [Symbols] of such an agreement. If any of the party 

breaks such an agreement, then that item is brought forward as a sign of the agreement

and certain ill events that were agreed upon to occur during the covenant will be activated.

We must also come to understand that authority by sound is God initiated; 

He started it all by saying: “And God said, let there be light: and there was 

light (Genesis 1:3). You receive salvation by acceptance and acceptance by 

sound and voice. You denounce thrones and authorities by voice

( Isaiah 54:16 ; Proverbs 18: 21). Jesus said: “ For by thy words thou shall be 

justified; and by thy words, thou shalt be condemned ( Matthew 12:37). 

The Fall

At the garden, the scriptures clearly told us that the woman gave her husband 

the fruit to eat, and he did eat it and their eyes were opened. Good.

The process of taking and rebelling against instruction was the act of original sin.

When Adam decided to rebel against God and eat of the tree of the knowledge 

of good and evil he was in essence refusing God’s leadership and guidance.

Let’s go back in time. Remember that God had made everything before Adam 

was created, and again, it was Adam God gave the legal right to name creation,

 and it follows by natural spiritual order that when a source is corrupted, in essence 

all it out flows must in essence suffer corruption since outflows have a source

 and Adam was the source of order for God’s creation. 

When Adam disobeyed, he introduced chaos into creation. How? Creation was 

made to be subject to Adam and Adam to God: remove his subjection to God you

 remove creations subjection to Adam. Thus, animals became flesh eaters likewise 

just as its master became one: Adam ( Romans 5: 12 -19)

Satan’s place in all of theses isn’t much of an issue; it was mans sin [disobedience] 

that was an issue to God. Sin separates us from God and gives the devil a covering

 to operate in our lives. Sin is Satan’s covering and strength. 

You remove sin from a life, you in essence and automatically relieve such a life 

from the dominion of the evil one (Matthew 12: 22 - 29). The binding of the 

strong man in this scripture isn’t the literal binding with a chain or fetters but 

binding by Jesus’ intent here is restricting or removal of the evil ones activities 

by removing what gives a legal right to operate (Sin); and the spoil (You and I) 

that Jesus came to deliver out of the evil one’s hands 
(Colossians 1:13 & Colossians 2: 13 - 15). 

Jesus had to come to break finally this “covering.” It was sin Jesus came to 

destroy in His body. The effect of man’s sin is far more reaching than you can 

imagine. The universe was tied to man; God had to bring back order to His 

entire universe by delivering the only being He had tied order to: Adam - You and I.

Jesus’ death on the cross by His blood was the final and only payment God 

could receive for this cleansing. And who else but God had the cleansing power - 

so he offered himself through Christ to deliver us and introduce order and restore 

Adam back to his rightful place (Hebrews 2: 3 - 18). That is why in Jesus, 

you can re-order your life, my life and all lives. This authority as well is voice activated.

I will be writing next on what gave Jesus the legal right to die for man as God-man. I believe this will settle all confusion about who Jesus is, His humanity, 

His divinity, His reason and His love towards us all. Pray along with me, and I 

welcome your questions on the blog but give me a day to answer as accurately

 as possible by God.

God bless.