THE VISION

I see the church moving with laser point precision, to cut to the heart of every individual in their passing. I see entire cities being set free from every chain and bondage, just by the faithful and righteous walking through, radiating freedom and glory. I see hearts ablaze for Christ from a single encounter with those who walk in the fiery passion. I see light pouring out from the children of God and washing over people, homes, buildings, cities, and even nations, engulfing them and relentlessly defeating every darkness that tries to stand up against it. I see mobs of warriors marching into lands that have been consumed with the demonic presence so long that people turn their heads when injustice takes place. They are grabbing the victims by the hand, and empowering them with a mere touch. I see armor being put on small children that were the victims of abuse, sex trade, and religious rituals. I see these children becoming the most mighty army the earth has ever seen. 

I see demons shuttering at the innocent authority of five year olds. 

I see the elderly taking a stand...literally climbing out of their sofas, hospital beds, and wheelchairs to march with the youth. 

I see a generation rising. 

This generation knows no age. It knows no race. It knows no gender. 

All it knows is Jesus. Is. Lord. 

This generation does not slink back from a challenge. They do not step down. 

Love is who they are. 

Everywhere they venture, love abounds. Every person they touch is instantly changed. The world is shaken. The kingdom advances forcefully. The forceful take hold of it. 

Are you a part of this generation? 

Are you laying siege to your inheritance? To your rightful position? To your identity? 

The kingdom will advance. 

Will you take part, or sit back and watch it pass you by? 

Run with me church!

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Keeping It Simple

I started writing a Facebook post this morning when I realized the need for a blog on the topic of simplicity. I began my FB post as such..."Whenever your circumstances seem grim, dark, and hopeless look to the One and for the one! Greatness can come out of every situation! Look to Jesus and then look outside of yourself for a person hurting or in need! No situation need be in vain! Revelation 12:11 tells the ways we overcome the enemy. One of those ways is to love not your own life so much as to shrink from death! Oooo I feel a blog comin on! Jesus Is Lord!"
Truth is, not loving our lives so much as to shrink from death, sounds like anything but simple. It really is though! All it means is to turn your focus outward. If we stop looking at everything in life from the viewpoint of "how does this affect me?" or "how does this make me feel?", but instead look at it from the viewpoint of "I know that ALL things are spiritual, how can I stomp hell with the hand I've been dealt?" We know that in ALL things God works for the good of those who love Him1. So if our situation looks dark, how much more will Light abound. The only way to resolve an issue of darkness is to turn up the Light. The only way to turn up the Light is to not love our lives so much as to shrink from death. Christ-like mentality! Having the willingness to stop at nothing for the love of Christ to shine! Always looking to Jesus as the Author and Perfecter of our faith2, drawing our strength from Him3, finding our purpose in His life's example4, and loving our neighbor AS ourselves5 are the ways that this becomes possible. Remember the Lord has prepared every good work in advance for us6! He goes with us, before us, for us, and upholds us7.  The Word is not meant to trip us up, it is the perfect instruction manual on how to make it through this life most joyfully and effectively! Seek Him in the secret place and He WILL reward you in the open8. Read every word as though your life depended upon it...because it does! Thank the Lord for making you exactly what the Word says you are! Ask Him for greater revelation of what you already possess! Seek Holy Spirit's guidance in every situation as if the world depended upon it...because it does! Don't plan your life so much that you leave no room for His perfect plan! Let the Spirit flow through you like a mighty rushing wind9! Run with me church!
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Scripture References
1 Romans 8:28
2 Hebrews 12:2
3 Philippians 4:13
4 1 John 2:6
5 Matthew 22:39
6 Ephesians 2:10
7 Deuteronomy 20:1
                       31:8
   Joshua 1:9
   Isaiah 41:10
            43:1-2
   Psalm 37:17
            41:12
            46:11
            63:8
            145:14 
   Romans 8:31 ....and many more!
8 Matthew 6:6
9 Acts 2:2

CHILD-LIKE

And He said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." 
Matthew 18:3

The longer I walk in my kingdom identity, the more I see great importance in the above verse. The biggest thing facing the church today is the religious spirit. The religious spirit is grounded in complexity. If we read the scriptures for what they say outright, instead of trying to interpret them, we would see more of the kingdom, more salvations, more freedom in the church, and less division in the body. 
For example, check out Ephesians 2:6-7...

"And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages He might show the incomparable riches of His grace, expressed in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus."

The religious spirit reads this as once we arrive in heaven, but read it again like little children and see it for what it actually says...

"And God RAISED us up with Christ and SEATED us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages He might show the incomparable riches of His grace, expressed in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus."

The actions of God in this scripture are past tense! We are seated with God the Father in heavenly realms in Christ Jesus RIGHT NOW! Now some will say, "Oh I know that already, but it's just symbolic." NO! We are called to be child-like! What child would read that verse and say that it is symbolic of something else, and come up with a totally different meaning?! Some others will say, "Now that's just silly! I am quite obviously not in the heavenly realms because I am sitting at my computer on the earth reading this right now." Of course you're on the earth right now, but the Word also tells us that God lives outside of time...

"But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day." 2 Peter 3:8

and that He is Spirit...

"God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” John 4:24

So if we read all these scriptures with child-like faith, we see that we are indeed on the earth, right now, inside of time, but we are also seated in heavenly realms, with God, outside of time, in Spirit! 

Okay, that's cool, but what's the point?! There are several points, but I'll just touch on a couple...
1. We don't need to pray toward heaven, we need to pray from it! When we are praying for healing, provision, revelation, or whatever, we need to remember that it is all within our grasp! We are not reaching for straws, trying to scale the enormous stairway to heaven (which is not biblical either, but that's for another blog), or begging of God to move! We have total access to everything in the heavenly realms! "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ." Ephesians 1:3 Whoa! There it is again! We are in the heavenly realms in Christ, but this time we find that God the Father has blessed us with ... how many spiritual blessings? EVERY spiritual blessing! It's all ours! It has always been all ours! We need to lay siege to our portion, to our inheritance, and walk in the fullness that God says we possess!
2. We can stop focusing on when we get to "go home", and just walk with kingdom mentality right now. After all, we are already there, whether or not we choose to see it. We don't need to live miserable lives with the hope of a better place! We have been given inexpressible and glorious joy (1 Peter 1:8), the peace of God which transcends all understanding (Philippians 4:7), freedom from the yoke of slavery (Galatians 5:1), a new life (Romans 6:4)! Let's bring heaven with us everywhere we go, and give it to everyone we meet, instead of being eager to leave everyone who doesn't know the Truth behind to burn!!! 

Let's receive the Word with child-like faith, realize the access we have to heaven right now, and be a heavenly manifestation for the world to see! 
Run with me church!
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Eye Opening III

Continuing on with the revelation given to me regarding Matthew chapter 3.

The question kept rising up in my Spirit, "Why did You go into so much description of John the Baptist in verse 4?"
                 "John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, 
                 and he had a leather belt around his waist. 
                     His food was locusts and wild honey." 
I read it over and over again pondering His divine reason. The Word does not describe many people with such specifics. The first words He spoke to me were "pure, humble, and modest". He then explained to me that He uses the simple things of this world to confound the wise, and that extravagance distracts us from achieving all He has for our lives. 
     "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." 
                                     (Matthew 5:3) 
This does not mean that God wants every person completely stripped of every comfort and possession. It simply means, if your desire for relationship with Him isn't a burning fiery passion that far surpasses your desire for any other person or thing in this world, you're missing the fullness that He has for you. John the Baptist used meagerness to walk in fullness. He didn't allow the distractions of this world to hinder his purpose of making straight paths for the Messiah. He also kept himself pure. Pure in mind and body. He wasn't going to allow anything to slow his walk and hinder his purpose. What did this lead to? He paved the way and ushered in the movement from the ministry of condemnation to the ministry of reconciliation. Due to John's obedience and willingness, the era of God's wrath has been put to rest until judgement day. Please don't mistake me here! I am fully aware that righteousness was fulfilled by Jesus and He is the One that deserves all the praise, however, look at verses 13-15...
                       "Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan 
                                     to be baptized by John. 
                             But John tried to deter Him saying, 
                'I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?' 
                      Jesus replied, 'Let it be so now; it is proper 
                       for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.' 
                                     Then John consented." 
Jesus was not going to baptize Himself! He needed John to comply, and John did, thus assisting Jesus in His task. 

How many times has God asked us to assist Him in a life-giving task, and we were too distracted by our comforts or possessions? Maybe we were afraid of what it would do to our image or reputation?! Maybe we were hesitant because our property could be in jeopardy?! There are many excuses why people don't step out when God needs them to comply, but none of them are valid! I challenge each and every one of you, friends, to rid your lives of the unnecessary distractions and 
    "...press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of you."
                                        (Philippians 3:12)
Run with me church!
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