Things Are Listening

Modern quantum physics is discovering mysteries about the world around us that affirm very ancient teachings about the laws of the universe.

We typically think that God gave humans language for the purpose of communication, but this is not the primary purpose of words. 

The Bible teaches that God created humans in His image, which means, in our original created state, we would have been able to think, talk and act like Him.

Humanity lost connection with our original design when we decided to rebel against His perfect leadership.

But when God sent Jesus, His Son into the world to pay the penalty for humankind's rebellion, He restored us back into a relationship with our Good Designer!

Now, because of what Jesus has done through His death on the cross, each of us can experience daily interaction with God, our loving Father.

By following the Father's advice each day, our lives can find meaning and purpose. Each of us is designed to flourish in this world and accomplish great things for God and ourselves.

So, getting back to the purpose of language, God and people use can words to communicate ideas to one other, but the Bible teaches that God's first purpose for language, was to create things.

"In the beginning [of things] God said [by decree], 'Let there be [things]!' And the result was THINGS. (see Genesis 1)

"Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children, and walk in love..." Ephesians 5:1 CSB

This is a big verse! It tells us to imitate God by walking in LOVE. That means loving people the way God loves them. That, dear friends, will take a lifetime of practice!

But that verse also means we can imitate God by using language as He does. This also, fortunately, comes with more proficiency in a lifetime of practice.

Jesus, God's Son [the Word (John 1)], used words to communicate God's TRUTH and to release God's sovereign, creative power through Decree.

He was imitating the Father, not just to prove that he had power, but also to show His followers how we would rule the world in the age to come.

By decree, as royalty.

The AGE TO COME began with his death burial and resurrection! Indeed, it is NOW time for us to imitate Jesus the way Jesus imitates the Father!

Modern science has proven that your voice can release power to your environment. Those who farm or garden will attest that TALKING to your plants, or PRAYING for your crops will produce better results!

“The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.” (Proverbs 18:21, NLT)

The Bible is full of examples of people talking to animals, rocks, bushes and trees. Elijah shut up the heavens, Elisha split the river, and Jesus calmed the wind and the waves, by decree. 

Skeptics and many who worship science believe these Bible stories are merely fairy tales, but lately, Quantum physics brings those stories and teachings of the primitive church into the realm of scientific probability.

Speaking kind and loving words will open up a new reality of possibilities for you, and when those words are grounded in the truth (what you know in your heart to be true) the power from your words increases exponentially!

Moses was commanded to bring water from the rock by decree, but he disobeyed and smote the rock with his trusted staff. God was not happy about it. He really wants us to get this.

Early in the morning, as they were passing by, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up. Then Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.” Jesus replied to them, “Have faith in God.

Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, everything you pray and ask for — believe that you have received it and it will be yours. And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your wrongdoing.”

Mark 11:20‭-‬25 CSB

BLOOD ROYALTY

If you are IN CHRIST then you must recognize that you have been born into a covenant elite bloodline family.

The difference between this elite bloodline family and the elite bloodline families of the Earth is the METHOD of birth. Your birth is not a GENETIC birth. Your birth is, in essence, SPIRITUAL from above. It is an ADOPTED birth. It is a CHOSEN birth.

You discovered yourself to be an orphan who was presented with the choice of adoption into an elite royal family, the family of God, and you said, "YES, I ACCEPT."  You  ACCEPT that you are ACCEPTED.

This birth happened through a mixture of volition and faith.

You understood that it was the desire, the will, of Father God from the eternity past to create an elite bloodline for all humanity to escape the polluted Adamic bloodline. It would be through the shedding of untainted blood, through the bloody tortured death of his perfect firstborn Son, Yeshua. This was an act of good faith toward humanity on their part.

By accepting his offer of adoption, whether or not you knew it, you came into COVENANT with the Creator of all things, who is above all things, who is before all things and who knows all things.

There is no one above him. There was no one before him. There is no one who can instruct him or tell him anything he doesn't know.

You may have accepted his offer of New Birth out of desperation, or you may have come to understand that it was a logical choice. It was your opportunity to reverse every curse in your life that came through your genetic line.

You may have seen that you would be stepping into a higher plane, into a life of royalty.

You may have understood these things at the point of your decision to accept God's free gift of salvation through Jesus Christ. Or maybe you didn't comprehend all of that, but now you do.

You are growing in your understanding of who you are, of what you are. You are being cultivated like a barren vine cut out of the wild, being grafted into a living vine that produces the best fruit.

You see now that you are more connected to this new family than the family of your first birth. You see now that all the components of your destiny are contained in the seed of God, the nature of God, that is within you from the time you said YES to Christ. There is nothing to do, on your part, except REMAIN in him and DRAW LIFE from him.

You want to dedicate your life to research and discov

er more and more about who is this God and who you have become in Him. But your education will not change your status in the family. What you know you must use to help educate others so that they can enjoy every benefit of living in this royal elite bloodline, connected to LOVE.

You must have by now discovered that God is LOVE. His motivation to grow his family and to bestow rich blessings upon every member of his family is LOVE.

You cannot, you will not ever fully comprehend the depth, the breadth, the width, the height of this LOVE. But you have come to a place of REST and LIVING FAITH. You are CONTENT and have PEACE within this BELIEF, and no person or circumstance will ever shake you out of it.

WHAT IS THE SPIRIT SAYING TO THE CHURCHES?

 Do you attend a “listening church?”

We know how critical it is for each of us to learn to HEAR what the Spirit is saying so that we can enjoy the status of "favored" believers and avoid the pitfalls of life that are unavoidable to those who walk in darkness. 

How much more important is it that the CHURCHES learn to hear and obey God’s voice?

I have been in a number of staff or board meetings where decisions are made that affect the direction of the church (which of course affect the lives of many individuals and families) which begin and/or end with a hurried, token prayer (thank you God, please bless our plans, guide and direct us), or sometimes not even prayer at all. There is no waiting on God the Holy Spirit to get the mind of Christ. 

Many churches never take the time to wait on God to RESPOND. The people are too busy--their schedules are too packed full. An hour and a half that is spent in church  is never enough time to allow God’s spirit to work beneath the surface of their lives because, even during the prayer, worship and sermon, their minds are anxiously racing.

In Revelation chapters two and three, there are exhortations and promises given by the Spirit of Jesus to seven churches in what is now the nation of Turkey. Each exhortation is summed up with these same words: "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." Jesus brings a stern warning to the backslidden churches; Repent or else. It would seem that these churches did not heed these communications, because none of these churches exist today. 

I have been in meetings when the Holy Spirit clearly impressed the group assembled, and all who were there agreed that the message was from the Lord. Perfect unity. This rarely happened when we were unwilling to ask and wait for His input. It never happened when we settled for a “majority vote.”

There is much comfort in hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit to an assembly (as “discernment” and not an audible voice), as much as clearly hearing him in one’s personal prayer closet. The group always found that it has been worth the extra time to tarry, and also when members agree to fast and pray when making critical or controversial decisions.. 

He who has ears to hear (raise your hand!)--LET HIM HEAR!

Will Seymour 

ROLL UP YER RAPTURE RUG

My greatest frustration, as a church leader, is seeing how the Bible has been twisted into a pie-in-the-sky religion when in reality, it is a book about government. First, self-government. Then, (peacefully) moving up the heirarchy of jurisdictions to ruling nations. It appears to me as a student of history that the first century Church understood this, but because of persecution as enemies of the state, there was a focus on submission to authority and loving the persecutors. That strategy resulted in an explosion of growth that overwhelmed the government of Rome so much that the emperor had to institutionalize Christianity. 

Over the centuries, much institutionalized Christianity has degenerated to merely becoming saved by accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior (and/or doing good works) so that you may have eternal security in the age to come. They sing songs and preach sermons about going to heaven, loving your neighbor, and the second coming of Jesus, while the devil incrementally takes over the politics (policy-setting) of this generation. 

As it turns out, loving your neighbors, especially your progeny, should include educating them about the issues and candidates, getting them a ride to the polling place, and in some cases (arguably) telling them how to vote. Jesus: "Be as wise as serpents and innocent as doves."

As a young evangelical, I participated in many of Bible studies which were helpful, and applicable to our personal lives, but rarely given an exortation to build a Christian society, here in this age. The "gospel" to most evangelicals had mostly to do with a future world.

But when Jesus sent his disciples to make converts, it wasn't merely so they could go to heaven. The gospel of the KINGDOM was about bringing heaven to Earth. He told them, "Pray, 'Our Father...Thy kingdom come and Thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven. Deliver Us from evil!'"

So they healed the sick, opened deaf ears and blind eyes, cast out demons, and cleansed lepers (eliminated castes).

Because of the government oppression, there was an emphasis on loving your persecutors. (As the church became institutionalized, persecution of believers came from church leaders.)

But what was supposed to happen after the American revolution? No longer are we submitted to a king or government institution! In a republic people are free to practice their religion of choice; responsible to govern themselves. They can vote and run for office! A person born into poverty can now rise to the top of society and influence policies and decisions that affect the citizen culture.

But we have not treasured these freedoms. Sadly, our babies (those that survive the womb and escape the traffickers) are inheriting one big LIE. The only hope to restore our nation is a church that repents, and wakes up to the current dire situation. 

Let's leave the timing of Christ's second coming to the Father. Jesus said that EVEN HE didn't know the day or hour!

But we do know he is returning for a BRIDE! A Body without spot or blemish that looks like Him. A church united (not necessarity on doctrine, but in the person of Jesus Christ)!

One Christian leader said, "Church, roll up your rapture rug!" In other words, get to work! 

Let's agree to pretend that we have another 500 years before his return to make this world more equitable, more Christian. (If he returns before that, no regrets!) Let's become as concerned about restoring a Judeo-christian republic for the sake of our children and grandchildren as we are their souls for eternity.

GOOD PEOPLE

“Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren..." (Pro 13:22, NLT)

Christians who do not have time to vote or educate themselves on the issues or see the need to be involved in government, will leave their children bound in chains resigned to the hollowest credo, "God is in control."

(But God has decreed, “...select from all the people some capable, honest men who fear God and hate bribes. Appoint them as leaders over groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten.” Exodus 18:21, NLT)

They will be cursed from the grave by those who have gone before who have sacrificed everything to leave them a Republican form of government. The generation following will bemoan them for allowing the gates of hell to confiscate their freedoms.

What percentage of Christians will be voting this November? Do you know how important your vote is? Do you know that the church should be the most powerful voting block in America if they will simply take one evening to educate themselves on the issues, and 1 hour the first Tuesday in November to vote.

Is it wrong for your pastor to take one sermon a year, one out of 52 sermons to discuss the importance of Christians voting? Many Christians, including pastors, have been deceived into believing that politics is for unbelievers. Thus we live in a country ruled by unbelievers, the county going to hell, while we debate about when will we all escape in the rapture!

Text the phrase ivote to 73075 to get information about getting registered to vote, when to vote, etc.   If your value your freedom for yourself, your children and grandchildren, VOTE.

THE TWO UNLUCKY GOATS 🐐🐐

The holiday celebrated by Israel called Yom Kippur was the holiest day of all. Yom Kippur means day of atonement (covering). It was the day of the year when God would cover all the sins of all the people for a whole year.

There was a special ritual in which two goats were selected from the herd. One goat was sacrificed to God, and it's blood sprinkled in the holiest place on the Ark of the Covenant. The other goat was released alive into the wilderness. The second goat has been called a scapegoat because he escaped death–but to be driven into the wilderness, away from all the people, away from all the other goats was hardly better than death.

This is an Old Testament prophetic picture of the death of Christ to come, when he would make atonement for all of our sins. Before releasing the goat, the high priest would lay his hands on the goat's head and put all of the people's sins on that goat, then send it away and the nation would become blameless in God's sight!

Why did God require two goats for atonement? We know that Jesus died more than one death that day. His physical body was sacrificed, and then his soul (passing through Paradise) went into the deepest part of the earth, where disobedient souls of men go when they are unforgiven.

Jesus predicted this before it happened. He said “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” (Mat 12:40)

Jonah was swallowed by a fish (whale?) because of his disobedience. You can imagine it was dark and putrid in the belly of the fish. He couldn't eat or drink. He could barely move around. He was cut off from every other living creature. He could only pray (read his mind-blowing prayer in Jonah chapter 2)!

Christ was completely cut off from God and men to suffer alone in the heart of the earth for three days, not for his disobedience, but for OUR disobedience.

Father God accepted the sacrifice of his Son's blood for the sins of all mankind, but Jesus had to carry our sins into the pit to fulfill Micah 7:19, “You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea” and Psalm 103:12,“As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.” 

He left them there and rose on the third day just like Jonah came out of the fish. Ephesians 4:9-10 describes how Jesus, once he had fully defeated sin, was taken from the lowest place in the foundation of the Earth to the highest Throne in Heaven, becoming Universal King. 

Importantly, Christ not only COVERED our sins, he removed every trace of them, ETERNALLY, for everyone who puts their trust in him!

QUESTIONS

What does Yom Kippur mean?

What do you think two goats were necessary to atone for the sins of the people?

How was Jonah being swallowed by a fish actually a prophecy about Christ?

My Personal Eschatology

What is my eschatology, my end time doctrine? Is there a imminent rapture or are we a generation or generations removed from his return?

I am about becoming the Bride.

I will embrace the preparation time. Regardless of how long it takes, I am ready today. I'll be ready tomorrow.

Here I am waiting with my lamp trimmed.

Readiness. An analogy for being being filled with the Holy Spirit. I have extra oil. No matter how long it takes I am filled and I have a ready reserve.

In terms of theology, this is what I embrace. Christ is returning for a spotless Bride. He is interceding for a unified body. His prayer:

“I pray for them all to be joined together as one even as you and I, Father, are joined together as one. I pray for them to become one with us so that the world will recognize that you sent me. For the very glory you have given to me I have given them so that they will be joined together as one and experience the same unity that we enjoy.” (Jhn 17:21-22, TPT)

This is the adoption of redeemed humanity into the Godhead. Go back and read those two verses again.

This mitigates every other theory, every end-time doctrine. I don't dismiss any scriptural speculation, but I hold it at arm's length for examination. It interests me but it does not possess me. 

Only my preparation for the Bridegrrom possesses me.

Like a deer by the waterbrook I pant for his presence. 

Like a loyal canine waiting at the door. 

I am not a dog but I have that kind of loyalty for my master, that kind of appreciation for his boarding and feeding of me.

He is the Shepherd of the sheep and one of his flock am I. I am the one that he sought, who had strayed, who was in peril, who is carried back.

The memory of his wrestling with the wild beast of the field on my behalf is vivid. I am held against his beating heart and his lungs heaving, fresh from the battle. So I am twice loyal. 

My theology is personal. Today, and tomorrow, I know his voice and I follow him.