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And The Blame Game Continues

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And The Blame Game Continues

Adam blamed Eve,

Eve blamed the devil

The devil was not asked any question

And he was not even interrogated

Why?

Because He has no free will

He was created evil,

Loves evil and lies,

Delights in evil,

And is the father of lies.

He knows himself,

And he can’t be bothered,

Because his destiny in hell is guaranteed

And he knows that his will is fixed in evil.

 

How about man?

Does man not have a free will?

Does man not enjoy the rewards or pleasures of sin?

Is it the devil that gets the gain, pleasure and happiness

On earth or is it the person who sins?

 

The truth is that sin has pleasures

Attached to it.

To resist sin is to resist the benefit

Or the pleasure attached to sin.

 

 

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy

the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater

riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. (Hebrews 11:25-26 NKJV)

 

The devil does not benefit from gossip,

He does not benefit from idol worship,

He does not benefit from robbery,

He does not benefit from bullying,

He only tempts man and men fall.

The devil has already fallen

And is a fallen being,

But man can choose if he stands

Or falls.

 

So why shift all the blame to him?

Makes no sense.

Except we can describe his clothing

The day that he came and forced us to sin.

 

I am of the opinion that if a woman or man cheats

On their spouse, they must not play victim

And blame their partner in crime.

Some even blame their spouse for cheating.

Cheaters should

Accept that they cooperated and ultimately

Chose to cheat.

I hope it makes sense.

 

Adam and Eve precious beloved of God

blamed God, their spouse and the devil – the partner

in crime but never looked inwards or blamed themselves

or admitted their guilt.

 

Only acknowledge your guilt– you have rebelled against the LORD your God, you have scattered your favours to foreign gods under every spreading tree, and have not obeyed me,'” declares the LORD. Jeremiah 3:13

 

He – the devil or death might have been glorified. 

But can death have pleasure or life? No.

So he did not benefit because he can never have joy or life.

He is dead and nothing can change that.

Even if he drags everybody to hell, he is still

Dead.

The only power he has is the power of deception

And through deception he makes man sin.

 

He is filled with misery and will want as many people

To roast with him

At the second death.

 

Man is blessed to have a free will which is superior to no free will

Our focus must be on us, grace and God and not the devil since

He is changeless and fixed in evil and temptation.

 

When Eve was given her own temptation

She saw that the fruit was good,

So she imagined or perceived good, pleasure

And benefit in disobedience.

 

We have been commanded to resist sin and the devil

So we must not play smart with God

By denying any form of responsibility

By blaming the devil.

 

Adam blamed Eve and Eve blamed the devil,

However, they Got their judgement

And the serpent got its judgement.

 

Yes,

The devil tempts us

But we ultimately have to yield

And cooperate to have his baby

Or the fruit of sin.

 

Our focus should not be on the devil

Or if he made us do it or not

Our focus should be on the grace

Of God, the blood of Jesus,

And our ability to resist sin.

We must loose sin consciousness,

And accept grace consciousness.

 

God Himself was aware that He threw the devil

To the earth.

The devil has a job to do on earth

And that job is to tempt man,

Test man,

Persecute man,

Accuse man,

Oppose man,

Irritate and annoy man

And carry out God’s judgement on man – He is the prison guard. 

The devil even tested righteous and blameless Job

And Job did not fall.

 

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. 19 We love Him[b]because He first loved us. 1 John 4:18

 And the evil spirit answered and said, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?” Acts 1:15

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. 26 Assuredly, I say to you, you will by no means get out of there till you have paid the last penny. Matthew 5:25

 

Perfect love for the word of God and submission to Him casts out every fear. It gives us boldness as the demons will know us and respect us the way they knew Jesus and Paul.

 

Does the devil pass judgement? No.

Is He the judge?

God is the only lawgiver and judge.

The demons even believe in God and fear God

Yet, man does not fear God.

They seam to know what man does not know – That death gets its power

To hurt from sin and sin gets its power from the law. Christ has a law that must

be obeyed.

 

There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another? (James 4:12 NKJV)

You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe – and tremble! (James 2:19 NKJV)

But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him. Luke 12:5

In the same way, when working with Gentiles, I live like a Gentile, outside the Jewish Law, in order to win Gentiles. This does not mean that I don’t obey God’s law; I am really under Christ’s law. 1 Corinthians 9:21

 

Absolute fear of God and his law means no fear of the devil.

Fear of the devil means no fear of God and his law.

So we have to choose whom to fear and respect – God or the devil.

The one who fears the devil fears judgement or punishment

But Jesus and His blood is the cure

For sin, judgement and fear.

 

Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. Hebrews 2: 14

 

May we exalt Christ

And obey His law and good news.

May we pray for extraordinary grace

To live in the fear of the Lord like Jesus did.

May our fear of the Lord not be fear of punishment

But reverential and holy respect for Him

And the laws of life.

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He Called Him Darling

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He Called Him Darling

 

Another event that took place

In the spirit.

 

In this vision, the Lord

Showed me a group of people

Traveling.

They were worn out,

Tired, weary and very dehydrated.

 

I was standing at a distance

Watching keenly.

The Lord went into the crowd

And singled out a man

Who looked Asian.

 

He is of course

Living on earth but on

A spiritual journey like

Everyone else.

 

The man was so weary

He was almost fainting.

 

The Lord said, “darling!”

held Him

In His arms, hugged Him

And pulled Him out of that group,

With so much love and compassion.

 

When the Lord called him darling,

my mouth and eyes flew

open in shock.

 

Then the Lord looked straight

At me and said,

‘Yes, he is my darling,’

Are you shocked that I called him darling?

He is my darling and I will deliver him.’

Then the vision came to an end.

 

No matter how shocking it is,

We are all darlings to Him and

Precious to Him.

We are His beloved and

He loves us that much.

 

He does not differentiate

Gender when he loves us

Or says darling.

We are all precious to Him.

 

What He wanted to impress

On my mind is that

Regardless of our gender

We are His darlings

And He loves us deeply

With tender, eternal, divine love.

Praise God!

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Princess of Light

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Princess of Light

I will not give up,
Because I have a glorious
Destiny and the Holy one
Is my strengthener.
 
I will not give up,
Because my faith which
Is more precious than gold
Must be tested by fire.
 
I will not give up because
I am a conqueror in Christ
And my redeemer is
A mighty man of war
Mighty in battle,
Fearful in praises.
 
I will not give up because
I know where I am traveling to
The end of my journey
Is the golden and glorious mountain
Of God – adorned and decorated with
Precious stones.
 
I will not give up
Because the mountain of God
Softly beckons and whispers,
“O lovely daughter of Zion,
Princess of light,
Keep on moving.
Don’t stop.”
 
I close my eyes
And behold the beautiful mountain.
The vision
Encourages and energises me
Day and night
To march on and climb
The Holy mountain.
 
There,
Christ will be my canopy
rest and consolation.
He will cover me with
Beautiful golden clouds
And feed me with grace, mercy and love.
 
 
I will feast in Him
And dance
With golden sandals.
 
I will not give up
Because my hope and faith is in Christ
The author and finisher of my faith.
 
He will refine and finish my faith,
Making me super victorious.

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Flavor To This Earth

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Flavor To This Earth

 

“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how

shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown

out and trampled underfoot by men. (Matthew 5:13 NKJV)

 

A great warning from Jesus,

If we loose our flavor as salt

Of the earth, we will become

Good for nothing nobodies, unfit

For the Masters use.

 

He warns that we will not only be

Thrown out but will be trampled underfoot

By men.

 

This should put some wisdom in us.

God does not like people who give up

Or backslide and begin to march backwards.

 

Imagine beholding a grown up man putting on

Solders uniform,

Shouting hallelujah, glory to God, Jesus is Lord

and marching backwards. Instead of growing in

Grace and the fruits of the Spirit, he grows in sin

and depravity to the point of abusing and exploiting

his fellow brethren. Not a very wonderful sight – praising God

and hurting men not knowing that it is Christ Himself that

he is hurting and grieving.

 

And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, in as much as

you did it to one of the least of these My brethren,

you did it to Me.’ (Matthew 25:40 NKJV)

 

There is simply no wisdom

in grieving Him without remorse and praising Him.

No wonder Jesus said that it is not those who say Lord, Lord but those

who do the will of His father.

 

Not everyone who says to Me, ’Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven,

but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

“Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in

Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done “ many wonders in

Your name?’ “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me,

you who practice lawlessness (Matthew 7:21 – 7:22 NKJV)

 

Brethren, we must wake up from slumber, the time

For childishness is over. It is now time for maturity.

The light of grace is still shining. Let us run under the

Light and make shelter so that we can be the true salt

Of the earth that will not loose its saltines and flavor.

 

Let us be flavor to this earth,

And spice it up so that we can draw men to Christ.

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Hooked On You

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Hooked On You

I am hooked on you
bound to you
And attached to you,
Jesus,
My resurrection and my life.
You have become
The anchor for my soul.
 
 
I think of you
And meditate on your word.
Your wonders and salvation
Fill my eyes,
And make me
Love you more
Everyday.
 
Jesus,
I am hooked on you
Because only you
Can do
What no man can do.
 
I’m helpless without you
I’m weak without you
And I’m desperate for you
Because you are the air I breathe.
Where you go
I will go.
I will follow you wholly,
And thank you in every circumstance,
Rejoicing in your salvation and redemption
Celebrating your love
Because you are my food and water
And I am hooked on you – your word and glory.
 
Take me
Wash me
Mold me
Clothe me
Feed me
Beautify me
And crown me.
 
I definitely cannot live without you
And I need more
Of your wisdom
And glory, everyday,
That is why I am
Hooked on you.

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Everything That We Have

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Everything That We Have

 

For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. (Romans 12:3 NKJV)

 

Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away (James 1:9 – 1:10 NKJV)

 

For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits. (James 1:11 NKJV)

 

The faith that we have

The grace that we have

The ministry that we have

The gifts that we have

The riches that we have

The education that we have

They beauty that we have

The fame that we have

Everything that we have

Both spiritually and physically

Comes from God.

 

 

We must never ever consider ourselves

Better than anyone else

Based on spiritual or physical blessings.

 

Paul says we should think of others

As better than us.

 

Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit,but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. (Philippians 2:3 NKJV)

 

Our joy will know no bounds

As soon as we learn to respect and value

Others.

 

God Himself does not judge

By outward appearance and looks at the heart.

Since we cannot see the heart and we are commanded not to judge

We must stop thinking that we are better than anybody else.

 

For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes,and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor man, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here at my footstool,” have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? (James 2:4 NKJV) (James 2:2 – 2:3 NKJV)

 

Even if we can see the heart, that would still not be enough reason

To judge who is inferior or superior.

Everything we have comes from the grace of God. They

Are all blessings so, we must

Always think of others as better than us.

 

We must realize that every man has dignity

And was created by God in His image. That reason alone is enough

To esteem man regardless of his circumstances or the level of grace that

God has given him.

 

We must never exalt people based on physical or spiritual blessings.

It is an evil mindset and that mindset comes from the world and we

Must reject the ways of the world.

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I Will Fly With You

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I Will Fly With You

I will fly with you

Into the glories above

To behold the golden clouds

And magnificent mountains

That adorn

Your glorious city.

 

 

I will fly with you

And pierce the heavens

To behold wonders untold

And love unspeakable.

 

I will fly with you

To behold your beauty

And your grace.

We will eat together

At the table of fellowship

And intimacy.

 

When the feast is over,

I will rest in you

And breathe in you.

Your fragrance will be

My garment,

And my face with shine

And sparkle.

 

Jesus, put your arms around me,

Let us fly together

Like we once did,

Into beauty beyond words.

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Glimpses Of Heaven

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Glimpses Of Heaven

But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and said, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” (Acts 7:55 – 7:56 NKJV)

 

Stephen was filled with the Holy Spirit

And the Holy Spirit’s presence

In Him enabled Him to see the glory

Of God and Jesus.

 

 

Being filled with the Holy Spirit

Is so necessary if we are to be

Happy victorious Christians.

 

His presence will enable us to have

Glimpses of heaven, the glory of God

And Jesus.

 

His presence keeps us in touch with

Heaven as citizens of heaven.

His presence will stop us from

Having bad dreams and nightmares.

Instead of nightmares we will

Experience glory and play

With Angels.

 

Heavenly dreams are only

Possible through the reality of His glory

And presence.

 

As an Apostle, prophet, Evangelist and teacher

Of the good news,

I have had several glimpses of heaven

And I’ve sometimes seen myself in heaven with heavenly robes

Playing hide and seek with Angels and giggling

Like a little child.

 

I have had these experiences from an early age

And all I can say is heaven is so real.

There is simply

No distance in the spirit between heaven and earth.

One moment you are here and the next minute

You see your Spirt in heaven.

The reality of the Holy Spirit is all we need

To be constantly joyful in Christ.

 

However, this will require sanctification and spending

Long hours in prayer, praise and worship.

There is simply no quick fix. Jesus and Paul

Constantly prayed and sought the face of God.

 

Many years ago before I started

My spiritual journey to the beautiful mountain top

Where His glory dwells,

The Lord said to me,

“You must pay the price, you must spend time with me.”

He also said, “child give me your heart.”

 

He keeps saying to me, “seek my face and wait upon me.”

And He also told me how many hours

To spend in His presence every day.

 

Everything He has taught me has been very

Effective in helping me know

How to experience His presence

And the reality of the Holy Spirit.

 

He then instructed me

To share what He has taught me

Over the years about

Having a good relationship with Him.

 

Every revelation, vision and trance He has given

Me is for building up the body of Christ.

 

I pray that as we seek His face

And wait upon Him,

We will experience the reality

Of His Holy Spirit.

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Don’t Despise Me

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Don’t Despise Me

 

A long time ago

When I was still in a Church

That confesses Christ in lips

But delights in idolatry and false worship,

I had a vision.

 

 

Prior to the vision

I saw myself as one of the

Best lovers of God

Believing that my love for God

Was somehow almost unparalleled and unmatched

In its fervor and intensity.

 

I loved God quite alright

But the God I loved

Was my false idea of God,

And I did not know that.

 

I wallowed in deception

And delusion

Until I had this vision.

 

I was lying down

On my bed,

When I was suddenly transported

Into the Kingdom of God.

 

I was in a very large congregation

And the crowd was limitless.

 

A mighty Angel made

This announcement,

” All bow down and worship

The King of Kings

And Lord of Lords.”

 

Immediately he said this,

Every being in that congregation

Fell on their knees, bowed and worshipped,

Except me.

 

So sad – I was the only one

Who was standing.

I was not only standing,

I had my head turned away and tilted to a funny proud angle

With an ugly snear plastered all over my face.

 

I was looking at everyone with scorn

And wondering what they were doing.

I was perplexed and confused

Not understanding why they were

All bowing, kneeling and worshipping

Before Christ – I was so confused.

 

Then I found my self on my bed and

He said to me,

‘Don’t despise me, don’t despise me, worship me.”

I was greatly dumbfounded and shocked,

Wow!

 

I was so surprised at that revelation.

It was certainly a “rude awakening” and an unpleasant discovery.

However, it was the beginning of the renewal of my mind.

 

My false bubble burst, and

I realized then

That I did not really love Christ

But the Church I was born into

And it’s doctrines.

 

I honestly, honestly,

Thought I loved Christ

But the Lord Himself

Just showed me that

I despised Him.

 

He did not say, “don’t hate me.”

He said, “don’t despise me.”

 

I loved the doctrines

And the religion

But I was hostile and

Not submissive

To the word of God.

 

Sometime later

The Lord spoke to me and said,

“How can you love someone you don’t understand.”

 

I have always had the habit of telling Him

I love Him and how much I love Him

But He challenged that love

And led me to love Him the right way,

Through the word of God

And not through the doctrines of men.

 

To worship Him means

To exalt and love the word of God in humility,

Trust, faith and surrender.

 

He made me realize

That I could only love Him by understanding Him,

And the only way to understand Him

Is through His word.

 

He revealed to me that

To understand is to see someone spiritually

And to see someone spiritually is to love that person.

Love comes from spiritual sight and love and understanding

Go hand in hand.

 

In our relationship with Him,

We cannot love Him

Without spiritual sight or understanding

And this comes only

Through the word of God.

 

Can we really love Christ

And despise the word of God?

 

The truth is if you hate the word of God

You hate Christ.

Anti Christ means anti word of God.

The Christ that you think you love,

While vehemently rejecting the word of God,

Is a mirage, a fantasy and a delusion.

It is a false Christ, manufactured

And made up by the doctrines of men

To worship and glorify self, man

And mans depravity.

 

Any Christ that leads us to

Reject, contradict and despise the word of God,

Is an anti Christ.

 

I was wallowing deep in the mud,

With a false Christ,

However He woke me up

And led me to the real Christ,

Who is the word of God.

I definitely appreciate my “rude awakening.”

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He Must Increase

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He Must Increase

This verse holds a great key

To victory in Christ.

For Christ to increase in us

And for us to decrease

Means that the word of God

Must constantly grow and increase

In us.

 

 

For Him to increase

Means that we reject every thought

Or idea that contradicts

The word of God,

And exalt the word of God alone.

 

If God says we are forgiven and

Our punishments are canceled,

We accept this like children

And thank Him.

 

If God says

Making images for prayer,

Is idol worship,

We accept this word like

Little children and obey it.

 

If God says that He does not

Live in temples made by human hands,

We reject so called holy or anointed oil,

Salt, water, alters, handkerchiefs

And other physical materials that take the place

God and prevent us from

Seeking the face of God

For His glory to descend.

 

We accept that the God

Who made heaven and earth

Cannot be locked

Up in a bottle of oil, water etc

To be controlled and released at will.

 

“However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says: (Acts 7:48 NKJV)

 

‘Heaven is My throne,

And earth is My footstool.

What house will you build for Me? says the LORD,

Or what is the place of My rest? Has My hand not made all these things?‘

 

“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you (Acts 7:49 – 7:51 NKJV)

 

To reject the word of God

Is to resist the Holy Spirit.

It means that we despise Christ,

Profane the blood of Jesus,

And resist the Spirit of Grace.

 

For Him to increase means

Absolute humility,

As we constantly agree

With His truth – the word of God.

 

For us to decrease,

Means that every thought or idea,

In us that opposes and contradicts

The word of God

Must be rejected

So that they do not act as weeds

That choke the word of God

To death like in the

Parable of the sower.

 

As we exalt the word of God,

Abide in Him,

And allow the Holy Spirit

To control us and direct our lives,

Christ will produce

More and more fruits

Through us – His branches.

 

The more of Him in us

Is the less of self.

As He grows in us,

Through the word of God

Dwelling richly in us,

Our own contradictory ideologies,

Beliefs, doubts, dreams and desires

Will gradually give way

To Him and His word alone.

 

The more we die to self,

Through growth in the word of God,

The more His presence is released

Upon us.

 

Then we can truly

Know that the Christ that is in us,

Is the hope of glory

Through experiential knowledge

Of Him.

 

When we die to self,

Through His word dwelling fully in us

Meaning absolute surrender

To His word,

The power of Christ

Will rest upon us.

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