The Divine Nature

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof;
the world,and they that dwell therein.

After spending some time with Him recently the Holy Spirit said to me:

He's given all who have received Him the divine nature with His indwelling Spirit. Each person should give Him room to develop it. 

It is up to us individually how much room we really want to give Him and how much of the divine nature  we really want to display.

2 Corinthians 4:7

But we have this treasure  in earthen vessels,
that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us.

The Subtleties of the Old Nature

Psalm 24:1

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

and they that dwell therein.

O my goodness! The title of this post infers the plural form of subtle, and there are INDEED many subtle ways the old nature makes efforts to meddle into our lives, but today I only want to visit one way it has been a persistent irritant in my life in a number of ways.  First of all I want to thank God for His great faithfulness, for the gift of the Holy Spirit, the Word which really does do the work, and for Jesus Himself who paid it all for me.  I did go on here more than intended, HOWEVER, right at this moment, it's exactly how I feel!  Most likely because HE just brought me through one of the most difficult struggles of faith I've experienced to date...at least, that's what it has felt like during this last month and more of what has seemed to be a wave after wave of stuff, difficult stuff to deal with. 

So here's the skinny.  This morning as I lay in bed in an effort to "seize the day" even as the Spirit reminded me to be diligent about, the inspired thought came to me to begin again with the yearly daily Bible reading my church family is participating in.  So, I went online and started in the Book of Esther and listened to the whole book and it was indeed a Blessing, and a strengthening to me. I did the whole book because I know I need to be filled back up to the point of overflowing because I've used up all my supply.  Next I went to the New Testament to catch up a bit there. I  chose to start with 2 Corinthians 1 and listened through chapter 12 and this is where "the skinny"-the real information- begins.

All of a sudden as happy as I was to hear the victorious story in Esther, I was miserably aggravated to begin hearing this story- I didn't want to hear  anything about hard times! I even felt a little angry and didn't want to continue listening and I pretty quickly committed all the feelings to the LORD.  I felt terribly that I felt the way I did, but He helped me, and I received my cleansing, but it was still an effort on my part to see it through.  And  thanks be to God that He brought me through because the help I need was in  this very familiar  passage in 2 Corinthians 12:7-9 KJV (emphasis mine.)

7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

His Peace began to settle on me as I accepted these words...AGAIN. He does change us from glory to glory in His likeness, and we sometimes revisit those very same places we've gone to before, but each time we go when He's raising us up to a new level, we have to deal with "the thing" we have to deal with to advance with Him. Thank God He is so faithful and kind and compassionate to see us through our growing pains! 

So now we've come to the subtlety I mentioned before.  After His Peace settled in I was  made aware of the issue which had made this so difficult for me to overcome-a sudden light of understanding filled my mind and it was so clear to me. I had become very weakened physically. I couldn't overcome it with all the tools I had relied on previously. I had used up all my resources and reserves  over a long period of time and have been in need of a real R&R leave- a time for rest and recuperation (which had I done voluntarily, I wouldn't have been forced to take this one in this way. Woo-hoo!)


So this is what I saw so clearly.  I was using my "tools" listening to healing scriptures, reading them aloud, decreeing them, laying hold of what I already knew to do and speaking words I know are absolutely true such as, I'm strong in the LORD and in the power of His might, and He renews my strength as the eagles, I run and am not weary, I walk and don't faint. So why didn't they work? Well, they did in my renewed spirit, but it was the motivation behind the words that could not affect the strength of my body or my soul though I've committed my whole self to the LORD for His purposes. So what am I saying here?  I was trying to renew my strength because there was that part of me that still believed I had to get mine renewed, I wasn't truly, in the deepest level of my heart or mind, trusting His Strength alone to see me through and cause me to really become strong again in every area without effort on my part other than just receiving what is already true and already mine!  Once again after repentance, I have been enabled by Him to enter His rest after ceasing from my own works as God did from His, for the Word Himself did indeed divide my soul and my spirit and judged the thoughts and intents of my heart in order for me to see that I was trying to strengthen myself by my own works! Ugh!!!! The carnal nature truly is subtle and can be open to the enemy's assault.  But the Greater One  truly takes us from strength to strength as we trust Him to do so (Psalm 84:7). I am eternally thankful for His great love, kindness, grace and PATIENCE and  now, during my necessary R&R I can agree so much more readily with what  Paul said in verse 9:

 Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

And I know better than ever before I can rest in that power!

So, this is my story today and again, I'm so thankful for His specific leading. I  trust that anyone who reads this will receive a breakthrough wherever one is needed the most and that you will experience the love of God as never before!

2 Corinthians 4:7

But we have this treasure  in earthen vessels,
that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us.

Restoration? What Does it Mean?

Psalm 24:1

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

and they that dwell therein.

Most of us, and I'm speaking of Christians,  think of restoration in terms  of having things which were lost through hardship over a period of a number of years being returned to us.  Experience and time have been the teachers of our understanding of what our losses have been.  Some brave souls even think in terms of generations of loss being restored to them in this day and age. This also has been a  large part of my understanding of the definition of being restored spiritually, physically, relationally,  and financially. However by and large,  everything I've written here is related to time as we understand it.

Though some of our knowledge in the area of restoration may have come from The Word of God-even revelation from the Word-but it can be somewhat limited because revelation is only the beginning of increased understanding-it must be walked out by faith In Him. And before I go further with this I want to add a resounding, YES!, He can and does do all these things for us as  we've seen written in the Word as we are enabled to  believe and lay hold  by faith! He Is Good and desires wholeness in every area of our lives! But there is a higher order of understanding and revelation which I believe has been reserved for this day and hour and He so desires to show us so much more.

So what am I trying to convey here? We can only truly have a more perfect understanding of "restoration" when we finally ask Him one question:

              Father, what do You mean by Restoration?

When we ask this question He will began opening up more perfectly the definition as related to  Himself and eternity.  Why  was this reserved for this day and age?  Mainly because we've had to "catch up" to  where we could begin to understand on a higher level  who He Is and  what He's created us to be from His first thoughts of us before time as we know it existed.  In these last of the last days during this age change and transition of time itself into etenity, He is establishing Us, The Church, His Body, not only back to the dominion He gave  to Adam, but one far greater where we've been elevated and seated with Him NOW in Heavenly places In Him. This is a place of ruling and reigning in life through the ONE Christ Jesus!   And we can get more of a clue about God's eternal ways  from the written Word in  scriptures like Jesus  being crucified from the foundation of the World and this one about the good works He planned  beforehand for us to walk in.  And this great scripture which Paul spoke about in Ephesians 3:8-12 KJV, concerning  the fellowship of the mystery hidden in God:

8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; 9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: 10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, 11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: 12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.  (emphasis, mine)

We who know Him will be working with Him throughout eternity and He  desires us  to begin following Him in that way now in this age.  

This information has been somewhat different from anything I've shared here before, but we're living in a place and time we've never been before-transitioning from this age into a new one.  By the grace and the  goodness of God we can begin experiencing on an ever increasing level what restoration really means while on this earth, but seated in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus, because like Jesus told His disciples in Matthew 13:11 which remains true for us today:

...Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven...  (emphasis, mine)

Since this is a departure from what I normally post, I'd like to share a link with you, something I've never done before.  It will be information on how to get Dr Billye Brim's booklet entitled, The AUTHORITY of the BELIEVER & HOW TO USE IT.  I only share it because it's short, to the point, and very much anointed information of how to use the authority we already have as believers which came to us  at the same time  we accepted Jesus into our lives and we became a new creation in Him.   I share it because she is much more qualified than I to teach about our delegated authority  and how to use it which goes hand in hand with our eternal purpose.  

I also would like you to know that I do NOT receive any remuneration of any kind for giving this information to you.  Again,  I only share because it's so very valuable to have in the times in which we find ourselves living.

If you are interested in the booklet, just follow  this link and thank you for stopping by!

He has shown you, O man, what is good;

And what does the Lord require of you

But to do justly,

To love mercy,

And to walk humbly with your God

*Micah 6:8 NKJV

*Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Becoming Uncomplicated? It's a Journey

Psalm 24:1

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

and they that dwell therein.

I haven't written much lately, but I hope to write more often, beginning today. I posted several devotionals from Derek Prince Ministries which were on target for me at the times I shared them and trust they were of benefit to anyone who may have read them.  

I've been in a time of discovery.  A time of learning, often painfully, how to live now in this unexpected season of my life where everything changed suddenly. Discovering my customary or default mode of overthinking almost everything had to change. I'm learning how, with His help, not to "live there" any longer.  And Woo Hoo! It's been a challenge. So, in keeping with that thought I'll  just say, I want to start writing again but hopefully with greater depth and relevance, yet with greater simplicity with as much lightness of heart  as possible.

Since September of last year (2018) I started 3 journals-the first time ever I've done such a thing.  Not that I filled them up with writing, but each time I knew I needed to change to a new one, a strong inward sense arose inside me that I needed  to set up a new one. I understood instinctively how I organized them in the past needed to  improve, as well as my reasoning about why I kept including all the "extra stuff"  I felt I had to keep in them. With each change the "stuff" lessened producing a lighter, more efficient place to  journal things of the heart. The last one, a green binder I had left over after combining 3 years worth of journals  into 1 large notebook. Green because it represented new life to me as well as having a comfortable familiarity about it since I had used it before.  I'm still in the place of  discovery, but who knows, this new thing could continue on since none of us has ever been this way before.

I began to see more clearly the reason for the changes. While participating in the volunteer prayer  program at Kenneth Copeland Ministries during one of the prayer sessions, I heard  The Holy Spirit within say in a matter of fact tone:

Destiny Days are here.

The new green journal was prepared in March 2019, and those are the words written in green ink on the cover sheet, which by the way, I've never had before either. Also, there's another first for this one, my current journal has a name:

   Uncomplicated

...written with large letters, and yes, in green ink, underlined twice with an exclamation point afterwards on the cover sheet!

And to describe my life journey a bit more clearly, I'm ending this post with what I was inspired to add  beneath "Uncomplicated" several weeks ago, and I hope you enjoy it (it's in regular size cursive, but written in red):

and to be uncomplicated, you have to be "uncluttered", not having or impeded by too many objects, details or elements. hahahahahaaaa !!!

So far, this journal is the neatest, most uncluttered one I've had to date. Trusting my life inwardly and outwardly will far surpass my journal as I trust Him that none of those things I've been  receiving and hearing from Him will return to Him void but will prosper in the thing He sent it to do in me.  So let it be done unto me, LORD, even as you have said!

He has shown you, O man, what is good;

And what does the Lord require of you

But to do justly,

To love mercy,

And to walk humbly with your God

*Micah 6:8 NKJV

*Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Derek Prince: Beginning Your Day

Psalm 24:1

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

and they that dwell therein.

I'm sharing with you today,  what I needed to hear most today-encouragement, a reminder, present help in time of need.

The following devotional is used by permission from Derek Prince Ministries.

April 22, 2019 Beginning Your Day Psalm 5:3 Morning by morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; morning by morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.     NIV      How do you begin each day? Does your day begin with a scramble, with a flurry, with trying to do three different things at the same time? Do you find yourself often short of breath, short of temper, angry with your wife or husband, scolding the kids, unrestful, anxious, perplexed? Do you go out into the day unprepared, ill armed, not altogether confident of what lies ahead of you? The reason is you didn’t begin the day right.      Take a lesson from David. He says to the Lord: “Morning by morning, O Lord, you hear my voice.” The first thing David did each morning was to lift his voice to the Lord.      He goes on to say, “Morning by morning, I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” That’s the wise way to begin the day. Lift your voice to God in prayer; lay your requests before Him. Set out before Him the things you are going to have to do that day. Commit to Him the problems, the difficulties you anticipate, and then, like David, you will be able to wait in expectation. You won’t be worried, fearful. You will be expecting the answers to those prayers that you committed to God in the morning.      Remember, that’s the secret. Begin each day by letting God hear your voice. —Derek Prince To listen to Derek's original audio on our website click here.

Conclusion of Mr. Prince's Devotional.


And now, to continue in this new day with His help and His strength.  The rich Blessing of The LORD overtake you all today.

He has shown you, O man, what is good;

And what does the Lord require of you

But to do justly,

To love mercy,

And to walk humbly with your God

*Micah 6:8 NKJV

*Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. 

Acknowledge Him: Timely Devotional by Derek Prince

Psalm 24:1

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

and they that dwell therein. KJV

Years ago I looked forward to Derek Prince's weekly radio broadcast where he taught on the same topic Monday through Friday.   Though they lasted only 15 minutes, they were a power-packed and anointed  daily teaching of the Word of God characterized by his unique authoritative, yet gentle delivery.  It is no wonder to me that his ministry still continues  today even after his departure.  I believe that anyone who reads and perhaps listens to the following weekly devotional will see how timely his messages still are today.

The following devotional is used by permission from Derek Prince Ministries.

February 4, 2019

Acknowledge Him

Proverbs 3:6

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.     KJV

     Do you want the assurance that God is in control of your way, your life? That He is directing and guiding your decisions and ready to solve your problems?

     Those words are the key to that assurance. “In all thy ways acknowledge Him,” that is, the Lord. At every pause, at every turning point, at every moment when you can, relax and just breathe for a moment, and you are not pressed for some particular decision.

     Acknowledge Him. The best way to acknowledge Him is simply to thank Him. Thank Him that He is in charge. Thank Him for His faithfulness. Thank Him for all the help that you have received from Him in the past. Thank Him for His wisdom. Thank Him for His power. As you thank Him, you are acknowledging Him. You are continuing to have Him in control of your life and your situation. And in that way you continue to have His guidance and direction.

     Acknowledge Him every moment just with a brief prayer, a brief “Thank You, Lord. Thank You that You are in charge of this situation. Thank You that You have the answer to this problem. In every step, Lord, I acknowledge You. Every question I bring to You. Every decision I submit to You. Thank You, Lord, that You’re in charge. Thank You that You are willing to accept responsibility.”

     When you acknowledge Him like that at every step, you can be sure that He really will direct your paths.

—Derek Prince

To listen to Derek's original audio on our website click here.

--  Conclusion of  Mr Prince's devotional  --

In these last of the last days in which  we find ourselves living, with all the pressures which are inherently associated with this prophetic time, assurance from the Word is vital.  The eternal Word of the Living God has such wondrous ways of providing greater depth, strength and comfort to us with sometimes already familiar Words and Mr. Prince's simple, but straightforward teaching imparted this to me.  I trust God to bless, strengthen, and comfort you as well, since we've never been this way before.  And since we haven't, the Proverbs 3:6 teaching  seems especially relevant.

In concluding this post, I'm sharing the scripture the Spirit brought to mind as I was reading the devotional again yesterday:

Matthew 11:28-30 The Message (MSG)

28-30 “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”

He has shown you, O man, what is good;

And what does the Lord require of you

But to do justly,

To love mercy,

And to walk humbly with your God

*Micah 6:8 NKJV

*Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Derek Prince: Commit - Then Trust!

Psalm 24:1

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

and they that dwell therein. KJV

I receive weekly devotionals from Derek Prince Ministries.  This one especially encouraged me today, so I wanted to share it with you.  I trust it will be a Blessing to you, and it's especially nice it you listen to it read by the late Mr. Prince himself!

The following devotional is used by permission from Derek Prince Ministries.

January 28, 2019 Commit – Then Trust! Psalm 37:5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust also in Him, and He will do it.     NASB      Do you want God in charge of your situation, your life, your problem? There are three simple steps that are indicated in those words I read to you.      The first, commit your way to the Lord. That’s a single, decisive act. You just commit your way to the Lord; you take your own hand off it. It’s like taking money to a bank, depositing it, and getting a receipt for it. You know you’ve deposited it.      The next step, trust also in the Lord. Trust is a continuing attitude. Commit is a single act; trust is a continuing attitude. You just go on trusting. Last night you deposited your money in the bank. But you don’t keep worrying about whether it’s still there, or whether the bank knows what to do with the money, you just trust the bank. But in this case, you are not trusting a bank, you are trusting the Lord.      And when you take the first two steps then the third step is the Lord’s: He will do it. He’ll bring it to pass. Whatever situation you have in mind, whatever need, whatever problem, whatever decision, you commit it to the Lord – that’s the act. You go on trusting in Him – that’s the attitude. And you have that wonderful, peaceful assurance: the Lord will do it. He’s in control. You can trust the bank with your money, and you can trust the Lord with your problem. Just take it to Him, commit it to Him, continue trusting in Him. —Derek Prince To listen to Derek's original audio on our website click here.            --  Conclusion of  Mr Prince's devotional  -- He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God *Micah 6:8 NKJV *Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

RE: The Son of Man

Psalm 24:1

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

and they that dwell therein. KJV

In the following  passage found in  Matthew 9, Jesus describes part of what His authority as the Son of Man entails.  The same event is included  in  Mark  2:9 and Luke 5:23.  These have been in my heart now for a number of years as I've been learning how it applies to my life in a number of practical ways. This is one of the normal ways the Word and the Spirit work together with us in order to mature us and to help us receive the benefits of our inheritance.  

At the beginning of January, I added a "read thru the bible in a year" routine, where one reads a specific set of pages a day.  I decided to use a free online audio source for this particular project and chose The Message version.  I hop out of bed, make a cup of tea, plug in my earphones, relax and enjoy having the added benefit of hearing the Word spoken from a fresh perspective.  It's been quite a delightful addition to my morning without much effort on my part at all and the benefits have been priceless!  

It was a couple  of days ago when the passage in Matthew 9 was read and it lit me up on the inside as the words resounded in my mind and spirit!  There's something about hearing the same thing we've heard and know to be true, when said differently which possesses the power to significantly impact and strengthen the existing knowledge and understanding  we have on a given subject....and our God knows exactly how to do that for us!  (I'm smiling and feeling joyful again even as I write this.) 

So, Here's the passage that made such an impact on me: (to hear it read, go here )  

 Matthew 9:1-8

Who Needs a Doctor?

9 1-3 Back in the boat, Jesus and the disciples recrossed the sea to Jesus’ hometown. They were hardly out of the boat when some men carried a paraplegic on a stretcher and set him down in front of them. Jesus, impressed by their bold belief, said to the paraplegic, “Cheer up, son. I forgive your sins.” Some religion scholars whispered, “Why, that’s blasphemy!”

4-8 Jesus knew what they were thinking, and said, “Why this gossipy whispering? Which do you think is simpler: to say, ‘I forgive your sins,’ or, ‘Get up and walk’? Well, just so it’s clear that I’m the Son of Man and authorized to do either, or both. . . .” At this he turned to the paraplegic and said, “Get up. Take your bed and go home.” And the man did it. The crowd was awestruck, amazed and pleased that God had authorized Jesus to work among them this way.  The Message (emphasis, mine)

The unique, loving watch-care He provides us  individually is truly wondrous and this is, in part,  what I attempted to share here as well as keeping the knowledge of Him as the Son of Man in the forefront of our thinking.  We all can benefit tremendously by receiving more of His tenderness to us, as well as having a deeper understanding of the fact that  only a man could restore what man had lost. 

With these things in mind, I'll close with something He said to me which I posted here recently:

I came as the son of man so you could become the sons of God.

He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God 
*Micah 6:8 


*Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.