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Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

Today I will be sharing a message that God has been revealing to us at
our church, God wants us to live in the realm of the supernatural, that
we are consistently growing in the area of the supernatural, which means
that the natural man must be yielded and decease in being the leader of
our emotional life. The supernatural invades the natural. We are to be
operating in our lives as the word was spoken to Jeremiah. Let's look at
Jeremiah 1:10; "See, I have this day appointed you to the oversight of the nations and of the kingdoms to root out and pull down, to destroy and to
overthrow, to build and to plant." We
have to be co-laborers with God, in this case in the field of our
hearts. We assist God by taking the Word of God and applying it to our
own garden, our heart, to root out (to get out
what has anchored or supported or nourished our outward produce or
fruit; those ways that are not productive). God
is interested in building and planting in our lives, His Kingdom, His
way of being and doing things, the supernatural, and that is done by
getting rid of our ways, by rooting out, pulling down and destroying the
natural, fleshly ways. We have gone through several processes to pull
down the strongholds and roots that are weights that keep us from
soaring to the heights that God wants us to. In our Sunday service God
was showing us through His Word, the root
system is what He has always dealt with. We are often removing the seen
weeds from the top, pulling them up for a day or two, but they keep
manifesting itself, because the roots are still deep. Here is just a few
of the manifestations or fruit of the roots that God is destroying out
of His garden; regrets, insecurities, inferiorities
(low self-esteem; poor self-image); guilt, shame, envy, jealousy, fear,
worry, doubt & unbelief, pride, anger, bitterness & unforgiveness, control & manipulation, and selfishness, just to name a few of the outward manifestations of the inner root.

Hebrews 12:1 says to; "Therefore then, since we are
surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who
have borne testimony to the Truth],
let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance (unnecessary weight)
and that sin which so readily (deftly and cleverly) clings to and
entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and active persistence the appointed course of the race that is set before us," We have got to strip off and throw these weights and sin aside, we have
to want be delivered from them. It must be our desire to get to the
root of the weights. Weights
are things that hold us down; it is whatever is prominent, bulky,
burdensome or encumbrance (something that hinders, hampers or impedes
our function). We
are talking now about the root of bitterness that keeps popping up in
our spirit-filled lives in a variety of the ways mentioned. Hebrews 12:
14-15; says to; "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; Roots
are also the origin and source that causes something [the weight] to
become fixed or firmly attached, it keeps things established. Roots
become strongholds. Roots are brewing under the surface. Roots consistently fuel and grow things on the surface. In
other words the outward manifestations are coming from the roots, kill
the root, get rid of the bad fruit. But you must be a laborer, you must
work and yield to God's Word in
our heart where the root has
embedded itself. I will close with this thought of bitterness,
it is marked by intense, severe, and pungent. It presents itself as a
sharp arrow; venomous, sharp and biting; piercing or designed to cause
pain or anguish. Remember
this root of bitterness troubles you first before it defiles many
others. It produces sour, sharp, cynical, sarcastic, mocking,
contemptuous, and wounded fruit. It is vital that we kill the root to
produce more God-like fruit. We must yield to the working of the Word in
our hearts, the garden of God, where the supernatural flow from!

Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

Here is a prophetic Word that we received in one of our service. I pray
that it is a blessing and makes you want to meditate on it again and
again.

To my children, I give to you a mandate, a directive and it is for those who believe, that will receive. I can speak to ten thousand people and out of ten thousand, two will believe Me, and those two will walk away whole. So
I say to you this day, if you believe that the fires are ignited on the
inside of you, you will receive that fire lit on the inside of you. That fire
burns everything on the inside out,
it takes away those things that are hiding on the inside, that have
hidden places and recesses in your mind and your heart and the fire
burns every thing that it comes in contact with. It brings about
newness after it passes by and then new things begin to come up. New life begins to be created from the very fires that seem like it is a destructive fire, yet it is a fire of new growth. So, if you believe that this day, then you will receive a new growth like never before. Things that you thought were dead, I Am restoring back to you, those things that were right, those things that were from Me. Those things that the enemy tried to steal from you I am restoring them back unto you again. You will see says the Lord, I Am not done
with you, I Am not finished with you. We're almost there
and you are about to do something awesome for the Kingdom of God because
you believe and you receive and something supernatural will be done in
your life. Count it as done, says the Lord. For I have said so and I Am not like man that I should lie, but every promise I give you is a yes and amen. You can take that as genuine and see it in my Word. Every time I have spoken, I fulfill My promises. I will fulfill them for you now! Those who believe and receive that fire burning on the inside of them!

"Is
not My word like fire [that consumes all that cannot endure the test]?
says the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks in pieces the rock
[of most stubborn resistance]? Is not My word like fire [that consumes
all that cannot endure the test]? says the Lord, and like a hammer that
breaks in pieces the rock [of most stubborn resistance]?" (Jer. 23:29)

"Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth" (Mark 9:23).

"And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you." (Joel 2:25)

Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

We are about to enter into a new era of God's glory that is going to challenge the very powers that have been defiant
against the advance of the church. It will usher in a supernatural
acceleration of the move and operation of the Kingdom of God. In the
midst of difficult and diverse times we will experience for ourselves,
and in our own lives God showing up and being our Deliverer, Provider,
Healer, Counselor, Advocate, and all that we need. God shows up with
signs, wonders, and demonstration of His awesome power in the barren
times, so that all will know that it is only Him. Let's read; "Elijah the Tishbite, of the temporary residents of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the Lord, the God of
Israel, lives, before Whom I stand, there shall not be dew or rain these years but according to My word. And the word of the Lord came to him, saying, Go from here and turn east and hide yourself by the brook Cherith,
east of the Jordan. You shall drink of the brook, and I have commanded
the ravens to feed you there. So he did according to the word of the
Lord; he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, east of the Jordan. So he did according to the word of the Lord; he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith,
east of the Jordan. And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the
morning and bread and flesh in the evening, and he drank of the brook. After a while the brook dried up because there was no rain in the land."
(1 Kings 17:1-7) It seems like a
terrible and tough time, with no way out. Looks like the need for the supernatural! "After
many days, the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year,
saying, Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth. (1 Kings 18:1) The prophetic declaration brought forth the supernatural, listen to the verses. [1 Kings 18:41-46] "And
Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of
abundance of rain. So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went
up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth and
put his face between his knees. And
said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up and
looked and said, There is nothing. Elijah said, Go again seven times. And at the seventh time the servant said, A cloud as small as a man’s
hand is arising out of the
sea. And Elijah said, Go up, say to Ahab, Hitch your chariot and go
down, lest the rain stop you. In a little while, the heavens were black with wind-swept clouds, and there was a great rain. And Ahab went to Jezreel." God
needed Elijah to open his mouth and declare prophetically before the "famine" and three years later before the rain came. The prophetic
declaration was necessary in order to open the portals of glory to flood
the natural with the supernatural. All of heaven and earth awaits the
children of the Most High God to open up their mouths and declare
and decree what the Lord is saying, before it is actually seen. Every
since our new birth God has been maturing us for our, "such a time as
this". Prophetically declaring the "new thing" that God has
shown in the realm of the Spirit is paramount before we enjoy the "new
thing".. remember that is our example of how our Father does things. "In the beginning God (prepared, formed, fashioned, and) created the heavens and the earth. The
earth was without form and an empty waste, and darkness was upon the
face of the very great deep. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering,
brooding) over the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light; and there was light." (Genesis 1:1-3) God declared something
before He created a "new thing". The earth. The Word of God tells us to
imitate our Father, to be like Him, so we are to declare or say
something before we see something new in our lives. "You shall also
decide and decree a thing, and it shall be established for you; and the light [of God’s favor] shall shine upon your ways." (Job 22:28)

Can you use the power of a declared word fashioning and forming a new
supernatural move in your life? Then let's do what our Father does, let
us say that there is a supernatural invasion over and upon all
natural limits in our lives. We declare the supernatural invasion on us
and our family's bodies, minds, and spirit. We declare a supernatural
financial invasion over our family's and our natural finances. We declare
a supernatural invasion over the natural order of our churches! It will
not be church as usual anymore! We declare a supernatural rain over
all the dry and barren places in our lives and in
the lives of our family members! Amen, even so let it be.

Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

"Arise [from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have
kept you—rise to a new life]! Shine (be radiant with the glory of the
Lord), for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen
upon you!" (Is. 60:1) As saints of the Most High God we must arise [to get up; to set up and stand up; raise up and be established]. The way is by letting go of the things that hold us down or keep us from rising. Hebrews 12:1 says; Therefore
then, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who
have borne testimony to the Truth], let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance (unnecessary weight) and that sin which so
readily (deftly and cleverly) clings to and entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and active persistence the appointed course of the race that is set before us." Weights are things that hold us down; whatever is prominent, bulky, burdensome, or encumbersome [anything that hinders, hampers, or impedes our function]. We can run this race with patience when we remind ourselves that we are in a process, getting
more like Him, more and more everyday. Process is gradual changes that lead to a particular result; it is a
series of actions or operations that lead to a desired end. We are all growing from glory to glory and faith to faith, which denotes levels or a process. Notice that we must
throw aside these weights, we are co-laborers with Christ, which means
we must work with God and His Word to "arise by letting go of weights".

Most of us know that our weights are matters of the soul [our mind, will, and emotions] or sometimes referred to as our heart. That's why we are told in Romans 12:2; "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. [or soul, will, and emotions] Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." One
thing that most people
deal with from our soul is regret, regrets cause us to keep our mind
stifled with past deeds, circumstances, or situations. Living with our
minds in the past keeps us from living with our whole self in the
present and aiming for our future. Regret is one of those weights that
hinders our race. Regret is sorrow or pain tinged
with disappointment, dissatisfaction, remorse over a past circumstance,
that is beyond your control to repair; self-blame, self-reproach, and anguish. "I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own [yet]; but one thing I do [it is my one aspiration]: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead."(Phil. 3:13) Here
we find the answer to regret and how to move beyond it. First we must
make a quality decision to want to do whatever is
necessary to move beyond living with regrets. The next step is to do
what Paul did. He left us an outline; he said forget what lies behind
us; forget means to lose the memory of; to let go;
to be unable to think or recall it; to treat it with inattention or
disregard; to fail to become mindful of it; to cease remembering or noticing it. [Now,
a little common sense comes to play here; if you have hurt anyone or
done something to someone else in the past and have regrets, you know
that you have to go to that person and ask for forgiveness and do whatever is within godly reasons to make it right.] Now that that is settled; forget, do it on purpose. Then reach, that is what we are to do when we forget. Reach means to
stretch out to; as to succeed in touching or grasping; getting or obtaining for the things ahead. So, come on, let's throw the weight of regret aside and stretch to the great plan that God has planned for us, let us arise!

Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

We must at all cost learn how to maintain a merry and glad heart as we serve the Lord. "A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken." Merry denotes to brighten up; to cheer up; to rejoice and be glad in our emotions, our will and even in our intellect. Understand that nobody can make you have a merry heart, not even God. It is a choice that we must make, with the assistance of the Word of
God. We are responsible for our choices, God
doesn't make us do anything, He has given to us a free will to choose. A
merry heart makes a cheerful countenance. Makes means to cause to happen, to cause to exist, occur, or appear. So, if we have a merry heart then we will have a cheerful countenance [to make well, sound, and beautiful; or figuratively happy, successful,
and right; to benefit; to make better, seem best, to make good, find
favor; show more kindness, make sweet thoroughly (to affect our
demeanor, our expression, our look, our visage or appearance) our
behavior towards others and our outward manner; our actions and conduct. A merry heart causes us to look beautiful and makes things seem better,
and helps us to show more kindness and makes us sweet thoroughly. Now
this should be something worth fighting to keep, but we must choose,
right. "I
call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set
before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life,
that both thou and thy seed may live:" (Deut. 30:19) God has set before us in His Word, and He gives us the answer, choose life. So here in Proverbs 15:13,
death and life, blessing and cursing is set before us; merry heart/cheerful countenance or sorrow of heart/broken spirit. Remember that
your choice not only affects you, but your seed also. Now our seed has
to choose for themselves, but, it would be a stronger choice for life as they see your life modeling the right choice. Choose is to elect, and decide to select freely
and after consideration, shows that you have options. The rest of the verse reads, "but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken",
Sorrow of heart denotes pain, injury, hurt, and wound to the mind,
emotions, or intellect. Spirit broken means our inner being or the seat
of our emotion becomes afflicted, stricken, damaged, or altered. Now
all of us have had times when we have gone through sorrow, but we must
cycle through it with as much speed as possible. It is not a place that
we want to camp out at, for the longer we stay there the more probable
it is of us entering into a broken spirit. A broken spirit is on another
level of recovery.

So since we will never have a problem-free life, it would be to our advantage to learn how to
enjoy our life and practice it until we become skilled at maintaining a merry heat. "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones." (Pro. 17:22) The Amplified version says; "A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones." Do you want to be healed or have dried up bones? That option seems more defined and makes choosing easier. Medicine represents a cure and a healing. Dries means to wither up and have no moisture, devoid of water, and lacking freshness. We
are suppose to have rivers of living water in us, not being dried up
bones. Are you weak, sick, broken, afflicted, stricken, or
plain ole' tired? Then make a choice, you will start feeling better,
showing more kindness, being sweet thoroughly, and you will benefit and
stop the drying up of your bones, your whole self. A merry heart works a
cure and a healing on the inside and also works on our demeanor and
helps us to reflect our Father's beauty. Let's stay fresh and choose a
merry heart!

Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good Morning,

"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing." (Pa. 100:1-2) I was meditating on this particular part of the verse that says to, "serve the Lord with gladness." Serve
is to do our work and to busy about our labor; to attend and comply
with the commands or demands of another; to wait on another in order to
satisfy. I was
wondering about myself, "am I really
serving God with gladness?" Am I waiting on Him in order to truly
satisfy Him? Have I been busy serving and attending in order to comply
with His commands, with gladness? Gladness is having a cheerful or happy disposition by nature; experiencing pleasure, joy, or delight: made happy; being very willing. So,
am I cheerful and happy as I serve God? I know Christians who serve
God from a lot of disposition, but how many of us do it from a place of
gladness? Disposition is a prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination. Being
Christ-like
means that we should have a prevailing tendency to be happy, joyful,
and delightful, not sad, mournful, mad, and miserable. We should be
happy to serve God in our lives everyday. Now, I am not saying that we
should be walking around with a pasted smile on our face, but that 9
times out of 10, our nature should be pleasurable. You say, "but that's not my nature", I do not have a happy disposition. Well, I believe God's Word, and what He says about our new nature, and
He says this; "Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased." (Ps. 4:7) Next scripture verse says this; "You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness." (Ps. 30:11) The Word says, "in the mouth of two or three witnesses let every word be established," (Mtt. 18:16). So, here is our third witness; "You love righteousness, uprightness, and
right standing with God and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God,
has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your fellows." (Ps. 45:7) God has put His nature of gladness in our hearts, He has girded us, and anointed us with His gladness. Girded means that He has encompassed us, equipped us, and clothed us with gladness. Anointed means He has spread gladness like oil on us, it means to smear and spread upon. Put means that He has placed gladness in our heart,
which is our minds, will, inner most being, our inclination, our
determination. So,
after all that is said and done we must incline ourselves to be glad as
we serve God. It is our God-given nature. We can choose or will or
incline ourselves to be happy as we continue to walk and labor in
Christ. We can be determined to be happy! It is not based on our
circumstances, but our new nature, which is of God. Do not allow
circumstances to dictate to you what your response should be at any
given time. Be determined
to put off sackcloth, [which is sadness, mourning, madness, and being
miserable] and let yourself be clothed with gladness and come before his
presence singing. We are glad people by nature! Act like
it.

Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

I know that as we teach on any subject in the Word of God we receive knowledge. The more knowledge
we have brings a certain amount of understanding on that subject, and
as we utilize the knowledge with that understanding more wisdom comes. This is why we will teach again on the help that God has given to us. With each teaching I want to preface it with a gentle reminder that we
are not to go seeking angel encounters, they are sent on a divine
assignment from God at His command alone. Psalms 103:20-21; "Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, you His angels, you mighty ones who do His commandments, hearkening to the voice of His word. Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, all you His hosts, you His ministers who do His pleasure." They
do God's commandment and His pleasure and they hearken to the Word of
God. We all know to keep our mind stayed on god and His Word, angels are
created beings that obey God. Colossians 1:16-17; "For
it was in Him that all things were created, in heaven and on earth,
things seen and things unseen, whether thrones, dominions, rulers, or
authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [by His service, intervention] and in and for Him. And He Himself existed before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held together)."

Genesis 28:10-17; "And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night,
because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and
put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest,
to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; And thy
seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to
the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in
thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither
thou goest, and will bring
thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done
that which I have spoken to thee of. And Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord
is in this place; and I knew it not. And he was afraid, and said, How
dreadful is this place! This is none other but the house of God, and
this is the gate of heaven." Here we see Jacob had an encounter with angels and the Lord. Remember angels are to assist the heirs of salvation. Salvation
being deliverance, preservation, and safety; salvation is the sum
benefits and blessings which the redeem inherit, the present and future possessions. This is mentioned in the New Testament as well. John 1:49-51; "Nathanael
answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art
the King of Israel. Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said
unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest
thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these. And he saith unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and
the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man." Jesus
was talking about angels ascending and descending on his humanity, not
his deity. Since we are joint heirs with Christ, everything that He has, we have, the unseen realm of angels assisting us to fulfill our
destiny too. We have been given everything that pertains to life and
godliness [everything to be like God]. Ascending
means to go up; to meet, visit, and to withdraw; to rise to a higher
point, rank, or degree; to proceed from an inferior to a superior level
or degree. That is what is happening for us as we stay in the Word of God, we are rising to a superior
level and they are going up and withdrawing from heaven everything that
we need to help us to keep proceeding into our destiny. Descending means to be inherited or transmitted; as through succeeding generations by going down or to descend or go downward from a higher source. So
angels are
helping to bring to us everything that we need to continue. Angels are
messengers sent from God with a message. Here is one place we see the
angels assisting Jesus, after Jesus forty day fast. "Again, the devil took Him up on a very high mountain and showed Him
all the kingdoms of the world and the glory (the splendor, magnificence,
preeminence, and excellence) of them. And he said to Him, These things,
all taken together, I will give You, if You will prostrate Yourself
before me and do homage and worship me. Then Jesus said to him,
Begone, Satan! For it has been written, You shall worship the Lord your
God, and Him alone shall you serve. Then the devil departed from Him,
and behold, angels came and ministered to Him." (Matt. 4:8-11) We
have too much help from our Father to be defeated. We must let the Word
of God dwell in us richly, so that we know who we are and all that has
been given to us to
see to it that we overcome and live in authority in this life.

Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

Let's get back to learning about ministering angels sent to help us. We left off at Hebrews 13:2; "Do not forget or neglect or
refuse to extend hospitality to strangers [in the brotherhood—being
friendly, cordial, and gracious, sharing the comforts of your home and
doing your part generously], for through it some have entertained angels
without knowing it." That
is an awesome thought. Let's see how easy it is for us to miss the
moment, when we are so preoccupied with all that is going on in our
lives. This example has to do with Jesus, and shows clearly show we can
miss these supernatural visitations in our "busy" lives. "And behold, that very day two of [the
disciples] were going to a village called Emmaus, [which is] about seven miles from Jerusalem. And they were talking with each other about all these things that had occurred. And while they were conversing and discussing together, Jesus Himself caught up with them and was already accompanying them. But their eyes were held, so that they did not recognize Him. And He said to them, What is this discussion that you are exchanging
(throwing back and forth) between yourselves as you walk along? And they
stood still, looking sad and downcast. Then one of them, named
Cleopas, answered Him, Do you alone dwell as a stranger in Jerusalem and
not know the things that have occurred there in these days?" (Luke
24:13-18) A
supernatural encounter was going on, where Jesus who had been crucified
and laid in the tomb, was alive and walking along with them and they
were none the wiser, because they were busy about
other things. Then Jesus begin to open their eyes; "But they urged and
insisted, saying to Him, Remain with us, for it is toward evening, and
the day is now far spent. So He went in to stay with them. And it
occurred that as He reclined at table with them, He took [a loaf of]
bread and praised [God] and gave thanks and asked a blessing, and then broke it and was giving it to them. When their eyes were [instantly] opened and they [clearly] recognized Him, and He vanished (departed invisibly). And they said to one another, Were not our hearts greatly moved and burning within us while He was talking with us on the road and as He opened and explained to us [the sense of] the Scriptures?" (Luke 24:29-32) My prayer is for our eyes to be opened to see with the eyes of our
spirit, those things that God has given to us. Now you remember the Old
Testament account where
the Elijah's assistants eyes were opened to see the angel army that
surrounded the city, ready to take the enemy army down. "When the servant of the man of God rose early and went out, behold an
army with horses and chariots was around the city. Elisha's servant said
to him, Alas, my master! What shall we do? [Elisha] answered, Fear not; for those with us are more than those with them. Then Elisha prayed,
Lord, I pray You, open his eyes that he may see. And the Lord opened
the young man’s eyes, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of
horses and chariots of fire round about
Elisha. And
when the Syrians came down to him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, Smite
this people with blindness, I pray You. And God smote them with
blindness, as Elisha asked." (2 Kings 6:15-18). As the psalmist prayed, "Open My eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of Your law." (Ps. 119:18) No doubt, that we are not to go looking for angels, nor worshiping angels, we worship God! But we will see that the ministry of angels have never ceased.

We will look in both the Old and New Testament that angels are always there to assist and aid the heirs of
salvation, that is you and I, as well. Let's look at Abraham's life. Genesis 18: 1-2; "Now the Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks or terebinths of Mamre; as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day, He
lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men stood at a little
distance from him. He ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed
himself to the ground." Abraham
is about to encounter the Lord and two angels. They have come to assist
and aid Abraham. The Lord gives Abraham a message and the angels go on
to fulfill the command of the Lord. Let's take it up in verse 22; "Now the [two] men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood
before the Lord." The
angels are referred to as men, because they appeared as men. That is why
we are told to be kind to strangers, because we may have entertained
angels unawares. Let's skip to where we become sure that these two are
angels sent on an assignment to Sodom and Gomorrah. Genesis 19:1; "It
was evening when the two angels came to Sodom. Lot was sitting at
Sodom’s [city] gate. Seeing them, Lot rose up to meet them and bowed to
the ground." Angels have come to Sodom to save Lot and his family, heirs of salvation, and to destroy the city. Gen. 19:10-13; "But the men [the angels] reached out and pulled Lot into the house to them and shut the door after him. And they struck the men who were at the door of the house with
blindness [which dazzled them], from the youths to the old men, so that
they wearied themselves [groping] to find the door. And the [two] men
asked Lot, Have you any others here—sons-in-law or your sons or your
daughters? Whomever you have in the city, bring them out of this place,
For we will spoil and destroy [Sodom]; for the outcry and shriek against its people has grown great before the Lord, and He has sent us to destroy it." They are given charge [keep, observe, protect, preserve, to watch for and over]. Next time we
will see how vigilant angels are in their care for the children of
righteousness. We have more for us than ever could be against us, and
it is much better when we have knowledge of spiritual truths.

Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

God has provided for us, His children, everything necessary to be more
like Him. Often we neglect to utilize all that has been given to us,
most of the time it is because of a lack of knowledge, other times it is
because we tend
to let spiritual things slip. We become caught up in our daily lives
and since every day has a sufficient amount
of troubles in it, that we end up constantly fighting the little
skirmishes that our mind is preoccupied with. They are of course sent to
keep our minds entangled, so that we miss the big pictures and miss
out on the big plan. Thank God, He knows that about us and have fully
equipped us with all that is needed to win the fight. [According
as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto
life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to
glory and virtue: 2 Peter 1:3] Three weeks ago on February 8, we started to draw on the Word concerning the aid and assistance that we have from God's ministering angels. Let's start with Hebrews 1:14; "Are not the angels all
ministering spirits (servants) sent out in the service of God for the assistance of those who are to inherit salvation. The word ministering
is one that acts under the order or authority of another for the
execution of purpose; an attendant or servant that waits upon and serves
for someone's
benefits. Assistance is giving aid, support, or help; one who acts and
function in order to help one fulfill purposes. Salvation is
deliverance, preservation, safety; it is the sum benefits and blessings
which the redeemed inherit the present and future possession. Hebrews 2:1-2; "Since
all this is true, we ought to pay much closer attention than ever to the truths that we have heard, lest in any way we drift
past [them] and slip away: For if the message given through angels [the Law spoken by them to Moses] was authentic and proved sure, and every violation and disobedience received an appropriate (just and adequate) penalty." Did you get that? The law that was given to Moses through angels. Angels assisted Moses in order for him to fulfill his purpose. We have
this same help and aid to get our deliverance, preservation, safety, to
receive all of the benefits and blessings that belong to us.

Let us see when angels are first mentioned. "So [God] drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the Garden of Eden the cherubim and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep and guard the way to the tree of life." (Gen. 3:24) Cherubims are ministering spirits manifesting God's invisible presence and symbolizing His action. Angels that are to keep the way of the garden of Eden. To keep is to preserve, observe, protect, guard, and to watch for. God sent these cherubims in the service to protect and guard the garden of Eden. I am thinking
that they did a good job! Now how about angels standing over us to protect, guard, preserve and watch over us? "For He will give His angels (special) charge over you to accompany and defend and preserve you in all your ways of (obedience and service). (Ps. 91:11) Charge is control of the workings or disposition; management and supervision; the care and custody for the one entrusted. Angels
are here now to accompany, defend, preserve, and help us to fulfill our
purpose. Next time we will see how it is easy for angels to assist us
without us being aware. Sometimes they make their appearance
known as heavenly beings, other times they come and appear as
men. We will examine the Word and become more aware of all that God has
given. We need to walk in the realm of the supernatural, until we come
to the place where it is natural to move in the miraculous. I will leave you
this scripture to ponder; "Do not forget or neglect or refuse to extend hospitality to strangers (in the brotherhood –
being friendly, cordial, and gracious, sharing the comforts of your
home and doing your part generously) for through it some have entertained angels without knowing it. I just wonder how many angels I have entertained since my salvation, hmmm. Something to think about!

Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

The Spirit says;

I’m bringing my people to a place of complete surrender, where they no
longer trust in their wisdom or strength or ability. Because even the
strong man becomes weak in my presence, when they recognize that I Am
greater than anything, greater than anyone, and that submission will earn one great help from on high. And as you humble
yourselves in my hands, I will exalt you and make you strong. I will cause you to do things that up until now you did not know you possess the ability to do. Deep things on the inside of you will begin to surface. Who
you really are will come to the surface, what you really can do will
come to the surface and you will no longer act as a weak Christian. But you will be Christ like, you will do works and greater works and you will hold your head high in these days that are ahead. You
will know that you were sent on an assignment, you will understand the
assignment is to gather in as many lost souls as you possibly can. You understand that this is an awesome assignment that I have given to the daughters and sons of men. And now you shall arise and do those things that I have called you to do. And you will not be hindered by the
cares of this life nor the cares of this world but you shall do exploits in my name. You shall go forth delivering those who are bound, healing those who are weak and sick. You
shall decree a thing and it shall be so, this is the generation of the
upright, that I have breathed My life into so you might go forth and
represent the kingdom of heaven. This is Our season, this
is Our day, this is Our time. There is no demonic forces birthed from
fear that will prevent you any longer. Do not allow the difficulties that you face to pull you down and cause you to fight on the lower level of this life. But
you raise up your sights, you raise it up by the words that you speak
and you decree to the enemy that there is nothing that can hold you
down. And you decree to the enemy that the greater one abides and lives and is resident on the inside of you and because
of the ability that abides on the inside of you that great grace will cause you always to win the race, to win the fight. That great grace that is upon you now.

You
will make your prayer to Him, and He will hear you, and you will pay
your vows. You shall also decide and decree a thing, and it shall be
established for you; and the light of God's favor, shall shine upon your
ways. When they make you low, you will say there is a lifting; and the humble
He lifts up and saves. He will even deliver the one [for whom you
intercede] who is not innocent; yes, he will be delivered through the
cleanness of your hands. (Job 22:27-30)

Heal
the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils, freely you have received, freely give. (Matt. 10:8)

Love,

Pastor D.