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Friday, June 24, 2016

Close the Door on the Jezebel spirit. What Doors?

Close the Door - On the Jezebel spirit. 

Jesus, David, Paul strengthened themselves in the Lord, trusted the Spirit for guidance and leading (John 16:12-14) and relied on God to bless and build his church (Matthew 16:18; ).  Relying on flesh is a curse.  This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the LORD. Jeremiah 17:5


We proclaim Christ, dependence and trust in him, walking in the Spirit and abiding in the way, truth and life. (John 15; Col 1:28; I Corinthians 2:1-5)  To close the door, trust the Lord and rely on him to guide your steps.  Benefit from the wisdom and fellowship in love to gain wisdom and understanding.  Put faith in the front of all your steps.  The Kingdom is not "of men or through men". Gal 1:1  It is a spiritual Kingdom originating and operating in the rule and reign of Jesus.

 Close the Door: The Jezebel likes to step into authority vacuums.
Step up into your authority and close the door.
Saints who have or are abdicating their Kingdom authority open the doors to the Jezebel spirit. This spirit gains access to high levels of relationship through abdicated kingdom authority and Kingdom assignments.

Example: The absent father in American life. In many cultures the father is a strong and present figure guiding the family to life, peace and fruitfulness. In America many segments of society have absent fathers. The church and Kingdom families are no exception.  Fathers go silent and numb within their own household or they leave altogether. The loss of the authority designed by the Father of Heaven to lead, protect, bless is a huge void.  Nurturing health filled family and prosperity is the place of divine authority the Father has in the Family. When there is an absent father, an abdication occurs.    Along with the absence of Father figures all kinds of evils penetrate the family. God designed the father to be responsible for the spiritual life of the family. When Christian men abdicate, go silent, allow others to lead in the household, the alignment of the Kingdom goes awry. The void is created by abdication. I believe there is actual grace from God designed to uphold, bless and encourage Fathers in this task of blessing their families.

 Principle: The Kingdom is received and is the rule and reign of Jesus Christ. By faith believers walk in and through the Spirit their divine gifts, callings and assignments. These graces carry with them authority and grace by measure. (Eph 4:11 ) In turn by faith these kingdom graces are stewarded by disciples in faith, hope and love. When believers fail to mix faith in stewarding the grace imparted to them they leave a vacuum of authority. In the spiritual realms what has been imparted as grace in assignment lies dormant unless it is mixed with faith and action.

 Example: An Elder is an overseer of the flock and is to apply the rod and staff to guard the flock from false teaching and wolves. A clearly impure spiritual expression is presented to the flock.   The Elder senses correction is required, but the Elder fails to act, correct or address the situation with redemptive love and grace. They have abdicated their authority position within the Body and have opened the door for an impure authority to fill the void. As the scenario is repeated without righteous action being taken on a few occasions, the seeds are planted in the whole congregation.  Kingdom authority is acted upon in grace and love by faith. It is a stewarding function. God provides for his flock so as to bring her into the fullness of the glory of Jesus Christ. Abdication leaves the grace un-stewarded. Which in turn opens the door for every unclean thing to advance and fill the void.

Scripture Insight: Genesis. Adam and Eve are given authority to tend and care for the garden. They allow Satan to enter and dwell there. They did not exercise their authority in the grace assignment given to them to oversee the garden by expelling the deceiver. Eve and Adam were deceived and fell through relationship. Deception entered in relationship and established a dependence outside of the God of the Garden’s plans. Essentially the deceiver planted the seeds of doubt about the character of God and the ability to trust him. These two are core foundations in relationship with God. Through relationship in the garden, which Adam and Eve had dominion over, the deceiver was allowed to abide.
The original and most basic deception attacks trust, the word of God, and God’s withholding of good things.
“Did God really say….” The voice, the testimony of Jesus, the prophetic grace is doubted. The Word of God is undermined and silenced. Jezebel
“You will not certainly die….” translation - God is lying to you. He is holding something back from you that is good. You cannot trust him or his words.

 Close the Door. To close the door on an authority vacuum is simple.  Act in faith in what you know the Lord has spoken to you.  Be diligent in walking in the Spirit and in obeying his directives, assignments and finishing tasks.  A prophetic church will have multiple voices speaking encouragement, grace and insight from the Spirit.  Look for confirmation of what you already know.  This type of prophetic activity is meant to strengthen you in the call and assignment on your life.  It also provides a shot in the arm for a lack of confidence.  If the Spirit confirms your understanding of what you are intended to do and already know but are not doing, receive the grace and mercy and move out in faith.  Finish the task.
Of Ministry as identity and belonging
Close the Door on Co-dependent lifestyles and approaches to ministry.

Ministry is from Jesus to the world. We are stewards of grace received. We serve Christ (2 Corinthians) and receive our rewards, support and encouragement from God. Any distortions of this abiding focus and origination of Kingdom ministry leads to many mis-aligned and broken cisterns.
Jeremiah 2:13
“My people have committed two sins:
They have forsaken me,
    the spring of living water,
and have dug their own cisterns,
    broken cisterns that cannot hold water."

When ministry originates in Christ through the Gospel and for the advance of the Kingdom, we share in it as stewards.  We do not originate the Kingdom and we cannot grow it ourselves.  It is the rule and reign of Jesus.  The Lord gives assignments and sends us into the harvest fields.  We do not appoint ourselves or take upon ourselves authority or assignments. They are received from Jesus and walked in by faith. Through the power of the Spirit mixed with faith and action the Kingdom is made known in the world.   When ministry provides core affirmation for life and people are attached to a co-dependent leader the Jezebel can move about freely.  Leaders and people of a co-dependent environment share a symbiotic relationship.  They mutually benefit from the order, affirmations and patterns of the relationship.  They feed on each other, benefiting from unhealthy patterns of affirmation and emotional support.  This type of ministry environment is fertile ground for the Jezebel spirit.

  
Close the Door of revelation and charismatic experience equaling prominence and authority.
Paul hammered the message over and over to the most charismatic church, the Corinthians. Love is the greatest of all things expressed through the Kingdom of God.  God is love and love is the best fruit in the work of Christ Jesus. Revelation, while very impacting when it is driven and stewarded for love, is worth nothing without love. Revelation does not provide authority or position in the New Testament Church. Every member is responsible as a priest to weigh and discern the spiritual environment, prophecy and honor spiritual leadership.
Jesus gives authority and position and then through his government calls out further levels of leadership and service in laying on of hands.  In the Kingdom,  authority is given by Jesus and by his five-fold government.  The scripture says, apostles and prophets are the foundation with Jesus as the cornerstone.  Ephesians 2:20
The deception of assigning authority to revelatory actions or insights in the church over and above leadership or the Scripture is a huge open door for the Jezebel.  Acting like a prophet and one with secret knowledge or insights, the Jezebel becomes the point of dependence rather than Jesus himself.  As Graham Cooke notes, “we do not need a prophetic word.”  In other words we do not need the voice of a prophet to guide us. The Holy Spirit has that central place in our lives.  John 16:12-14.  When we over depend on prophetic guidance we give the modern prophet the wrong place in our lives.
Close the door of prophetic ministry exercised without love and honor.
Of secret and shameful ways - Secrets of Satan - special knowledge and information.

When relationship is connected and has the appearance of unity and when dependence and deception are woven into it, the Jezebel moves to embedded itself into your wider networks.
Using your relationships, the Jezebel seeks to entangle and conscript as many as possible to her fear based control. Under the guise of ultra spiritual demonstrations and insider information he or she spins connections that depend on brokenness, unhealed soul wounds and UN-crucified flesh (reference John Paul Jackson). The fuel that makes for the Jezebel connection or open doors can come in many forms. These three are typical. The appeal is to the flesh, the soul and agreement with darkness in unhealed wounds.

 The the flesh and the soul are the main realms of the Jezebel. This is an important and basic point and a key of discernment when discovering the presence of this spirit. The enemy does not have access to the Spirit of God or the Mind of Christ. Likewise the enemy has no share whatsoever in the Kingdom of God. The flesh is perfectly capable of moving in unclean realms of witchcraft and false prophecy. The flesh can appear spiritual, bring forth false prophecy and abide in demonic knowledge with no problems (Jeremiah 27; false prophets beware). False prophecy is real and has ancient history. We are warned by Jesus to watch out for false prophets. “They come in sheeps clothing.”  The fruit is the sign. Fruit takes a little time to grow. Look for these signs.
Love and grace producing encouraged people who exercise faith and move out in love and devotion to Jesus.
Example: Secret knowledge or things you cannot know right now.  Withheld information.  The Jezebel spirit likes to present itself as having a higher knowledge or spiritual insight.
Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you, 25 except to hold on to what you have until I come.’  Revelation 2:24
This is counter to the message of the Gospel.  It is a blessing to the poor in spirit and those with nothing in the world.  It requires no special knowledge and can be comprehended by a child.  The idea that God doles out secret knowledge to a few extra insightful or spiritual people is a deception.  Once bought into, this type of deception sets up the Jezebel to control her adherents with secret knowledge and wisdom.  The need is created for spiritual guidance and insight; then prophetic words, dream interpretation and special insights can be used to keep people bound to the Jezebel.
Close the Doors of Dishonor and the culture of accusation without witness.
This simple change alone will stop the Jezebel attacks from escalating or developing.  Yes, church leaders are fallible and fail. The numbers of moral failures and men of ill repute is quite low compared to the vast army of servants of Christ working tirelessly to bring the salvation of the Lord to the Nations.

Scripture Guidance: The Elders of Israel conspired with Jezebel to bring a false witness against the inheritance of the Lord.  Jezebel forced the Elders of the town to call a meeting, bring forth false witnesses and attempt to kill Naboth.  Jesus was brought forth, paraded before false witnesses and condemned.  The false government will always seek to destroy the vibrant Spirit life of the Church and its true government.
This is a short segment of the book I am working on.....The Jezebel spirit: Recognize It and Defeat It. 

2016  
Transfiguration! 

Look forward, eyes filled with Abundance, Boundless, Victorious vision in Jesus.  

  Get a copy of my Prophetic Review 2016 - Salvation's Mountain Erupting with Open Doors, Shifts and Invitation.    
Encouragement, focus, wisdom and insight into the prophetic seasons of the new year.  
www.jeffreynoldsministries.com 

 

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You can do this thing!  He's got you. 

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Friday, June 17, 2016

The Jezebel Deception: Time to Discern and Welcome Wisdom - James 3:17-18

Have you ever heard this said about someone...."You don't want to get them mad."


There are people who continuously present themselves to us in a confrontational way, a way of control.  Their posture toward the world is to badger, control, intimidate.  Bringing it into submission.  1) they control to protect.  2) they intimidate to dominate.   This is not the way of Jesus or of his disciples.






You've seen something you have not see before. 
You are reading this possibly because you encountered something, someone, that turned your world upside down. You've seen something you did not see before. Spiritual deception, and it is disturbing.  It is also hard to understand.  The motivations appear outside your comprehension.  That's good.  Evil is not to be understood.  It is to be defeated and overcome.
What you saw became clearly visible and then they faded into a mist when confronted.  Visible when your spiritual community went spinning into chaos.  Disappearing when those identified as responsible are directly confronted.  But you know you saw something spiritually deceptive and felt the fear and threats in communications and verbally.  You second guess yourself and the reality of what you are going through.  But the reality does not simply go away.  It presses upon you and others around you.  It seems to be in every corner of the community of faith, the church.  The deception continues, attacking and undermining leaders, anyone who confronts or opposes.  Emotions are everywhere and yet they seem to have no real basis in the level of conflict.  Relationships appear to be on the line.   These are some of the characteristics, feelings and targets of a Jezebel attack.

 Learning to recognize the characteristics of the Jezebel spirit can stop short the pain and suffering that accompanies these attacks and welcome the redemptive power of Jesus.

 A great battle is underway.  The times and seasons are set.  The Fivefold ministry is arising and the foundation of apostles and prophets is being restored to the church.    Jezebel is primarily a governmental attack.


 In contrast to broken and distorted houses of worship and religion, across the world today, the light of the glory of the Gospel of Christ is shining into the darkness.  With ever increasing power and glory (Isa 9:7) the Spirit is advancing the government of the Kingdom in Fivefold men and women.  This amazing army is equipped with revelation of the love of Jesus and his righteousness in profound ways.
As the government of Christ arises in the prayer movement and the Fivefold ministry, the Gospel of the Kingdom is gaining power and advancing purity and wisdom. In such an advance, the Gospel of light dislodges demonic captivity and impurity in every sphere.  The Jezebel will be discovered.  It may surprise many how prevalent and entrenched this captivity is among the ekklesia.

Jesus said, for us to see the kingdom we have to become childlike.  Spiritual perception taps into a whole different sense and ability.  To see in the Spirit we need to learn a whole new way of seeing the world.  From the point of view of Jesus, as seen in his ministry, in his revealing of the Kingdom and through the Scriptures, we can gain spiritual sight.
To see the Jezebel requires spiritual discernment and revelation of the righteousness of Jesus Christ.

 Some of the common inroad scenarios follow.
Characteristics like those below act as doorways for the Jezebel to enter.  


 Flattery  

flat·ter·y

/ˈfladərē/

noun noun: flattery, plural noun: flatteries
1. excessive and insincere praise, especially that given to further one's own interests "his healthy distrust of courtiers' flattery" synonyms: praise, adulation, compliments, blandishments, honeyed words, fawning,

1) Leaders struggling with low confidence or those who are weary and worn are subject to this temptation.  The python spirit attacked Paul under these circumstances.  Act 16
2) Those who find their support in the opinions of people verses the Lord - David strengthened himself in the Lord when under severe duress.  Paul and his companions under the sentence of death learned to trust the Lord for deliverance.  Paul identifies divine things as  Galatians 1:1 "sent not from men nor by man".   The origination and support of divine authority finds its support in God.  Any other sources of dependence can lead to the spiritual attack of python and or Jezebel.
3) Affirmation of spiritual authorities - Acts 16:16-19 by demonic spirits to gain access to the leaders authority.   Jesus did not allow demonic spirit's to say who he was even though they spoke truthfully.  He did not want the affirmation of demonic spirits as they attempted to gain access to his authority by identification.  This type of approach is subtle and cunning and often overlooked by leaders.  When we are subject to flattery this approach easily brings us into demonic attack through the Jezebel.  It is in fleshly weakness that this type of attach can manifest.
4) Declare allegiance to me and "I'll be yours forever" - More flattery
I've seen this over and over.  The Jezebel will declare their allegiance and their undying love for the leader early and without any real relationship or service in love.   Statements like "We will be here forever" and "This is it.  We have found our home."   Now, that can be a really wonderful discovery for people.  And it can also be flattery from a Jezebel.  Start ups, new church plants, new leaders are looking for people who plan to stick.  Again, our door is open for good reason, but be alert.  Flattery is not a godly trait or a means of acquiring anything in the kingdom. 1Th 2:5
"You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed—God is our witness."
Pro 29:5
"Those who flatter their neighbors are spreading nets for their feet."

Volunteering for anything 

In church plants, small churches or ministries struggling with developing service as unto the Lord, a Jezebel can step right up and "volunteer" for anything.   This is easy to do when no one will step up and do the work required to support the ministry.  It is also and easy entrance in an environment that is not spiritual gift focused and spiritual ministry focused.
Sometimes this creates an open door for a Jezebel to access relationships quickly and without their own authority.  Watch out for people who only want relationship with the leader or leaders and do not relate to or build relationship with the body.  Typically the leaders authority is used for admin or volunteer project action.   It only takes a few projects to gain access to the leaders authority and relationships.
Funny thing is in very spiritual environments the Jezebel can gain access through things like, dream interpretation and prophetic word interpretation.

 Acting Clairvoyant

Only in prophetic environments or highly charged spiritual environments can a Jezebel gain access through this means.   I have found that prophetic churches or those ministries seeking to walk in the prophetic as part of their foundation will find the Jezebel spirit seeking to gain access on many fronts.   The reason is this kind of church, when it matures can decimate her footholds in hundreds of churches and ministries.  Discernment and true prophetic gifting are amazing.  The Jezebel borrows everything.    Remember he does not have any true Kingdom spirit power.   Look for those drawing people aside and away to give them "special revelation" "interpretations and words" and building a dependence on themselves verses teaching the believer to depend on the Spirit and draw near to Jesus.   It is this dependence that will be called on later when things blow up.

These are a few of the ways a Jezebel gains access to relationships, gains leader approval or loyalty, and subtly moves closer to the authority of the leader. 
The most difficult thing is we typically give place to Jezebel because we have weaknesses in ourselves of a similar kind.   We entertain fears.   We act in a codependent way toward those the Father calls us to lead.  We use worldly powers and weapons to influence the flock and stay in control as a leader.    Essentially, we use some of the same tactics as the Jezebel spirit. When we seek to lead God's people with worldly weapons and control we find ourselves opening the door to the Jezebel.
The easiest way to know if there are elements of the Jezebel spirit in us is to identify fear.  Fear arises when we feel threatened.   We feel threatened when something that we have power in or through is under attack.  We feel fear when something we hold is under threat of loss.   When we encounter a Jezebel attack fear is the first notification.    Then the real work begins.  We need to explore the mindset that supports the fear.   Why are we afraid.  What are we afraid of?    Typically we are afraid of loosing something when the fear grips us.
When an attack occurs that appears to be a Jezebel spirit it is extremely important that we face our fears head on, dismantle them with the Spirit's power and confront the source with love and a real sense of redemption.
When we respond to the fear in a Jezebel attack, we are most likely using worldly weapons.  Do not confront the Jezebel and or use the same weapons to control the outcome.  We loose in these approaches.

Why? The Kingdom is built by receiving and welcoming.   Not by power and control in worldly wisdom.
The Holy Spirit is so good at bringing us to points of freedom and breakthrough.   Don't run when the fear arises in an attack of Jezebel.   Triumph in grace, love and patient endurance.  Confront quickly and with love.  Never confront alone.  And let the Spirit unseat in you the ways of the world, cleansing and purifying your ministry with righteousness and joy.
With love and joy in the righteousness of Jesus!

 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. And the Zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.   Isaiah 9:7

With a scream an entire era of Israel's debasement and impurity fell from a window and came to and end.  From her window in Jezreel, Jezebel ruled Israel as Queen.  And from that window met her demise at the hands of her own Eunuchs.  They threw her down to King Jehu.   Jehu, a rightful and true King, prophetically appointed, was raised up by the Lord and set to the task of purifying the House of Israel from Ahab's corruption and impurity.  Jehu, anointed by the prophet, arrived at her city Jezreel to put and end to Ahab's corruption and fulfill the word of the Lord over his house. Swift and terrible justice for a long and demoralizing fall.

Jezreel means "God Scatters".  And he did.  He scattered the household that welcomed Jezebel's cunning impurity.  Ahab aligned in marriage with a philistine princess (I Cor fellowship light with darkness) and did not exercise the vision of Yahweh in the important anointing of kingship.  Instead he opened the door for the ruinous Jezebel to destroy the heart and soul of Israel's devotion, her worship and her prophets.
Israel was not always like this. She was the only light of his presence in the world.  She received the word of God, the covenant, the blessings and the promises.  There was no other habitation of God on the earth anywhere else.  The Almighty God resided in the Temple, he habitat-ed with Israel, he revealed himself in Word and Deed.  He entered into covenant relationship.  A relationship more like a husband than a distant God.  (Scripture Hosea 2;16 )    His Word, His love and his favor were poured into a people through covenant, revelation of his presence in worship and dynamic community.

The same people who forgot his Word.  The same people who welcomed idols and false and immoral worship.  A people who sacrificed their children to a god who consumed them as an offering in a fire, alive.  The discernment of Israel declined stage after stage as the Word of the Law was lost to the hearts of the people.  The priesthood declined and corrupted men sowed rape and injustice instead of worship and truth. (hoping and phones)    The Shekinah glory that filled the Temple after Solomon's prayer had long faded as Asheroh and Baal and a host of other gods filled the Temple alongside Yaweh. (Scripture   )
This Israel who carried the wealth of revelation and relationship with God, found themselves ravaged by a false government.  A government of idol worship, impurity and prostitution all displayed and taught to Israel as worship.  Ahab's government was one of murder and terror.  A government of sexual idolatry, prostitution and worship as sacrifice of children.  Sacrifice of Children to the fires of Molech alive.  The lines and lineage snuffed out in the flames of demonic fodder. A corrupt worship, it claimed Israel's future in fire and ash.  More so, it terrorized the hearts of the people and wounded the love of Yaweh.  Wounded by the confusion and distortion of worship couched in Israel's leadership and governance of Word, Worship, and Covenant love.  This government systematically killed off the prophets of the Lord replacing them with the distorted and uninspired prophets of Baal.  This government placed intercourse and prostitution as the center piece of worship.  The light of Israel all but faded.

The rule of Jezebel is total bondage and destructive demonic spirituality.  Elijah and 7000 others never bowed to Jezebel, but the rest of Israel did.
Saints.  You must know.  It is among us now.   James 3:17-18
The breaking of this deception, the Jezebel spirit, is key to the radical revival and renal of God's people.  The restoration of first love requires repentance and recognition.  Breaking the Jezebel spirit means the in-breaking of divine authority, power and true apostolic family.
Here is the promise for those who overcome this spiritual deception. Revelation 2:26-29

 To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations— 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery’[b]—just as I have received authority from my Father. 28 I will also give that one the morning star. 29 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

 A great battle is underway.  The times and seasons are set. 



2016  
Transfiguration! 

Look forward, eyes filled with Abundance, Boundless, Victorious vision in Jesus.  

  Get a copy of my Prophetic Review 2016 - Salvation's Mountain Erupting with Open Doors, Shifts and Invitation.    
Encouragement, focus, wisdom and insight into the prophetic seasons of the new year.  
www.jeffreynoldsministries.com 

 

Thanks for Reading!   


I love your comments. Ideas and thoughts.  
Please share em.
Re-shares are great. thank U.

Here are some other blogs posts that may interest you.  

1.http://jeffreynoldsonedesire.blogspot.com/2015/01/7-things-enemy-devil-doesnt-want-you-to.html
 



The dialogue is awesome.  Thank you. Testimonies?  Share em with me.  Re-Shares lov em.  Thank you! With much love in Jesus 
You can do this thing!  He's got you. 

Jeff Reynolds   --- 
Brother Jeff

www.jeffreynoldsministies.com
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Our God Gives Flood Warnings! Discerning His Path in Overwhelming Floods.

Jesus was clear, 
 
Small is the gate

"Enter through the narrow gate, 
   for wide is the gate and broad the road 
that leads to destruction, 
and many enter through it.  
But 
small is the gate, 
and narrow the road that leads to life, 
and few find it."  
Matthew 7:13-14  

Staying on that path, that narrow road, 
requires discernment, wisdom and to live as a child of light in Christ.   

So what can we do?  How do we move forward in a flood? 

How do we overcome in overwhelming waters?


When the enemy comes like a flood.....

1. God gives flood warnings.  
Keep and eye open for prophetic grace and encouragement that comes in advance of any flood.  The disciples were encouraged over and over by Jesus regarding his suffering and looming sacrifice on the cross.  They did not understand at the time, but it proved vital in sustaining grace after the crucifixion.  At the last supper Jesus pointed them to what was coming and encouraged them with instructions on keeping their hearts through the storm. (John 14)  He also warned Peter and gave him instructions for after he denied the Lord 3 times.  Paul experienced flood warnings all the way to Jerusalem and captivity.  He also had visitation at sea and relayed vital information to the crew of the ship he was on.  
God is supremely faithful to give us flood warnings in advance.  We need to have ears and be diligent with the prophetic grace we receive, the divine dreams we have and the seasons of the Scripture we are in.  If we are walking in the Spirit, he is good to give us what we need to overcome the world in the floods. 




2. God is creatively doing more than we ask or imagine. (Ephesians 3:20)
We hear so much about holding on and letting go just before the real victory arrives.  Walking with God is a faith journey.  It will always carry a measure of "faith required" if we are walking in the Spirit.  These are the ways of God in transforming us and making us into the image of his Son Jesus.  These are not the ways of the world or of worldly accomplishment, power and success.  The Kingdom runs on completely "other" power and wisdom.  That is clearly laid out for us in 1 Corinthians 2:1-4


And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.


Divine wisdom and power are introduced to us by grace and the loving kindness of God.  His power is wrapped in a deep and abiding love.  His ways are good through and through.  His love evident in all he does.    


We need to focus in on the presence of God and abiding as sons and daughters when the flood waters roar around us.  As we do, we see our God himself becoming a flood on the enemy.


 Isaiah 59:19b:    When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.

 Isaiah 28:2 says, ‘Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, Who will bring them down to the earth with His hand.’




3. Promise paves the way to our deliverance 
God's promises are as good as his character and love.  There is no one like Jesus in all the universe.  His love is remarkable and indescribable.  His love surrounds us in everything and is working 24/7 for our good.  (Rom 8:28-29)  The Promises of God in Scripture and through prophetic grace are typically remarkably sufficient to sustain us in the story and guide us with wisdom and understanding.   This is a way of God we need to take note of.  He tells us in advance, though sometimes more like unpacking a riddle or searching out buried treasure, but he does encourage us with what we need before the flood.  It is up to us to take the promise and hold them up in our hearts, minds, soul and strength.  Overwhelming floods are last ditch efforts of the enemy to thwart the mind of the Lord and the power of grace each of us carry.  The promises of God raised up into our mouths, hearts, minds and soul and become intense weapons against the enemies flood.   WE walk in the promises by faith.  We are saved by grace through faith.  We continue to be saved, sanctified and transformed by the Love of God through faith.   
Israel was invited by God into the land of promise.  He said it was theirs.  He gave it to them.  Their task was to possess it and take it.  Much like them we are believing the promise of Christ through his work on the cross, his resurrection front running new life and his ascension to sit down at the Father's right hand.  Our high priest is eternal, unshakable and filled with promise.  That promise is activated by faith in the Son of God.   

Our natural instincts in a real flood will sustain us.  


Get to high ground.   Psalm 27:4-5    

In the midst of the flood lift up praise and worship.  It raises the head and exalts our vision. 
Psalm 27:6  Then our heads will be lifted up above the enemies that surround us. 

The greatest promise we have is the promise of abiding with Jesus in a love that nothing can separate us from.  (Romans 8:37-39)  He is actively and fervently pursuing that love.   


Flood Warnings
Creative God
Promise pavement

And all of it is perfected in Jesus Christ with the power to accomplish it built in ------ through faith in Jesus.  

Much love to you in the Lord,  

We'll be more than conquerors through Christ Jesus!  
Are we just building up campfire stories for heaven?  



Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. 17For our light and temporary affliction is producing for us an eternal glory that far outweighs our troubles. 18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.…2 Cor 4:1



2016  
Transfiguration! 

Look forward, eyes filled with Abundance, Boundless, Victorious vision in Jesus.  

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