Compliment to Last Post

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein.

The teaching video link I'm posting here is a true compliment to my last post, Something Personal, Something Timely.  It too is timely concerning the need for maturity in the Body of Christ.  Pastor Greg Stephens who is a co-pastor at Eagle Mountain International Church teaches on the need to mature and to walk in the Light.  Hope you'll check it out.  [My apologies to any non-English speaking visitors!]

This video is the first installment dated May 28, 2017 of the current Sunday morning Faith Foundations class.  If you decide you'd like to hear more, you can watch the live service at 9:00 a.m. central time at www.emic.org or visit their archives  page and choose Faith Foundations for the dates you might be interested in. 

               Faith Foundations May 28, 2017 with Pastor Greg Stephens

Something Personal, Something Timely

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein.

I'm sharing something very personal today, starting with this prophetic word to the Body of Christ through Mark Taylor.

[And so you know from the start, I do not believe you or anyone I know fits in the "brood of vipers" category, but I think we can agree that everyone needs a little washing up and fine tuning from time to time.]

03-03-17

Spiritual Treason

The Spirit of God says, "Why are My people attacking one another? Why are My people engaging in friendly fire? Friendly fire will not be tolerated! Just because you disagree with that person doesn't give you the right to murder that person with your words. "Thou shall not murder!" Repent! You will be held accountable for every word you speak. The religious, legalistic and critical spirits that are on My people are creating division and chaos. Can you not see that you are being used by the Kingdom of Darkness? You are aiding the enemy! How can you take on an enemy that you are a part of? You are using My written word as an intellectual weapon against My people. You Brood of Vipers! My written word was meant to be wielded against the enemy not the people of God. Repent, you who commit Spiritual Treason! You think because you know my written word that you know Me, but your hearts are far from Me. Your intellect, your so called knowledge, has created a spiritual arrogance, and your pride is separating you from Me. lf the written word was alive in you, you would not use it to attack My people. Repent!"

The Spirit of God says, 'Where is the sound of unity? Where is the mercy and grace that I have shown you? Why are you not showing it to others? Why has your love grown cold? Put your petty differences aside. My love is unconditional. Love each other deeply. Love covers a multitude of sins and My mercy endures forever. The love, mercy, grace, and unity that I am looking for will be what it takes in these days ahead to push back the forces of darkness so My gospel can go forth. These attributes are what's needed to be a part of my Army. I am looking for men and women of God to put their differences aside, come together in unity, for this common cause in forwarding My Kingdom. My Army is making great strides against the Kingdom of Darkness! Taking ground! Holding ground! They will be an unstoppable force in the days ahead. Unify, unify, unify! I am calling on My troops to unify now!

A long term, dear friend of mine who lives in another city and I recently had several phone conversations about the scripture mercy triumphs over judgement with several responding short emails afterwards which I will include here, also. I think you'll see the relevance between the prophetic word and the emails quite clearly. Emails follow:

#1.  Mine to her.

thought you'd be interested to see what I was looking up when you called- 

The attachment:  <spiritual treason Mark Taylor.

Her response.

     Very, very good...very, very true...I repent...thank you Andrea... 

#2.  My response to her.

Sweetie, I sent it to let you know how it fit in so well with what we had been talking about, mercy triumphs over judgement.....but, how do you think it's become so real to me.  He's been cleaning me up with the fuller's soap...not to mention the refiners fire.  But out of His great love for us, mercy indeed triumphs over judgement.

Malachi 3:2

New American Standard Bible 
"But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap.

Her response.

            Timely indeed.....His love is just so BIG!

His love is BIG, because He Is LOVE itself.  And why wouldn't He desire, even require His children to be more like Him?  After all, what the angels declared when Jesus was born remains true today, peace on earth, goodwill to men which literally means:

2 Corinthians 5:19New Living Translation (NLT)

19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.  (emphasis mine)

And all we have to do is to acknowledge this truth and choose to receive it for ourselves personally, and there's nothing better than this, receiving Him for our very own Father!

If you'd be interested in reading more of Mark Taylor' prophetic words, go to:

                                       www.sordrescue.com 

Happy Mother's Day to All Women

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the LORD's, the fulness thereof, the world,

                                                            and they that dwell therein.                                                       

All women have a mother's heart beating deep within, and to each of you I say, "Happy Mother's Day!" And I want to share this Blessing from the LORD with you and trust you'll receive it by faith.

Numbers 6:24-26 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

24 The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you;

25 The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you;

26 The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually)  AMP  

                                              

Kenneth Copeland Ministries - Operate in the Supernatural Realm of Faith

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, the fulness thereof, the world;

and the people therein. KJV

                                                         

I've  never heard a better explanation of the difference between faith and common sense and the importance of each. In this powerfully anointed teaching, Kenneth Copeland  speaks of the necessity of knowing when to apply either and how each affects the spiritual laws which govern our lives.  

I believe you'll find this approximately 25 minute video very enlightening. I did and the anointing  for understanding on this message is very great....and very encouraging.  Just click on the link beneath:                            

                                                             

    Kenneth Copeland Ministries - Operate in the Supernatural Realm of Faith

Experiencing The Other Side of the Boat, updated

Psalm 24:1
The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world,
and they that dwell therein. KJV

 

This is probably at least my fifth attempt to write something to post here.  Nothing seemed right.  I couldn't  find the words to describe  what it means to be *on the other side of the boat.  I now know that I had to spend some time experiencing it in real time before I could actually share it, and even now it's difficult to write about because it's so personal.  With this edit today, May 12, it's at least my 6th effort, but here goes....and I don't think I'll spend anymore time on this subject, at least in this way! 

Funny, I'm still doing the same things I did before,  but now am more closely aligned with His ability to do it more successfully. Things I didn't think I could do any longer, now, I find I'm strengthened to continue on. But I also have the freedom at times to do nothing...nothing at all, but to rest, and trust, and agree with what He says and what He's doing. It's also easier to follow where He leads, but with His strength and support.  Before, I had come to the place where I was determined to do things His way, but much of it was in my own strength and therefore didn't produce a catch-and it was exhausting! Now, I get to believe only, do what He says and the results are up to Him, not me, and this is the difference. It's not that I hadn't experienced Him in this greater way up till now, but there comes a time when it is time to move up, to graduate to the next level. This about experiencing more of the greater rest spoken of in Hebrews concerning resting from your own works as God did from His.  This truly is the bottom line of what it means to me to live on the other side of the boat.

I still have  to make the decision to get up and move, even if I don't feel like it. And that's the other big issue, my feelings don't get to rule me as they once did. Do I do this perfectly?  No. He's  the only perfect One.  I even receive grace for who and where I am now more than I ever could before, and  I'm absolutely more empowered to give more grace to others than ever before because of His great Love and grace to me.  I'm being more aligned with who He created me to be without losing the integrity of my own unique personality...and I like that a lot. He doesn't control His children, but He knows how to raise us up to a higher level of who we were created to be and this is very Good News, indeed!

I've found it to be so true, that as we come to Him in faith, we can experience

...[that leaning of the entire human personality on Him in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness].  Colossians 2:5 AMPC

* The first part of the current Featured Post: More Encouraging Words, is where you'll find the original mention of the other side of the boat, and a little more in the April 18, 2017 post, It's time for a change...