I am sitting at the feet of Jesus!

I am going to go in a different direction. The bible tells us to focus our minds on heavenly things where Jesus sits. The Holy Spirit directed me to Psalms 99. It is a beautiful picture of the Lord Jesus seated between the two cherubim. I want to discuss engaging Jesus as the King of kings and the Lord of lords. In faith, we can sit in front of the risen Lord in all his glory. I want to take us on a journey on entering the heavenly realms to receive from Jesus. By faith, I've learned how to sit at the feet of Jesus. He gives me revelation knowledge about my life and what is on his heart for us as His church. In Matthew Chapter 13, Jesus quotes a prophecy from Isaiah chapter 6:12-15.

 "Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them, it has not been given. 12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: 'Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not perceive; 15 For the hearts of these people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn So that I should heal them.'

He wants us to learn the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven. 

I want to share a recent dream I had that illustrates this point! I had a powerful dream on the 30th of December 2021. In the dream, the church had rejected our stance and turned its back on us and the prophetic words we received from the Holy Spirit. In the night's vision, Lynda and I explained our position surrounding covid-19. We are standing in faith against the fear released into the world because of covid-19. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. In the experience, I began to preach from Hebrews Chap 11 vs 6. Someone from the audience shouted that verse was Hebrews 11:5. I realised that I needed to go back to a verse that focused on the faith of Enoch. I'll discuss more on Enoch later in the blog! 

Unfortunately, the dream had us leaving the church we were attending. No one wanted to hear the message. As I walked away from the church, The Holy Spirit reminded me to turn my card and keys into the front office. So I did! As I walked to my car, I looked into the fields. I saw the face of a man and the face of an eagle. As I kept looking, I noticed that faces were manifesting different looks. One look was calming, and the other look was of fierce anger. The two faces represented Jesus! I saw that the eagle was guarding newborn eagles. I knew instantly He was protecting the infancy of the new prophetic voices arising in this hour.

The New Prophetic Voices! 

The new prophetic voices will release a militancy in the Spirit. I believe that we are witnessing a new boldness coming from the Lord in this hour. Hebrews Chapter 11 vs 5-6 will be important in stepping into the new wineskin. In the new wineskin, the Holy Spirit will bring revelation about the fruits of the Spirit that we haven't seen before. The believers in Christ live by faith, and we are entering the same kind of faith demonstrated by Enoch, Moses and Daniel. We will encounter men like Enoch and others from the Hall of faith who represent the cloud of witnesses. The cloud of witnesses is cheering us on in ever-increasing faith. I realise this is stretching your faith to believe for these types of encounters but remember what Jesus said to Nicodemus, " If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?" See John 3:12. 

Speaking of heavenly things, Let's go back to Psalms 99 initially mentioned. The psalm reveals the revelation of King Jesus sitting on the throne, pronouncing justice and righteousness on the earth. I believe the justice and righteousness executed by the Holy Spirit is about exposing corruption in so many different spheres of influence. The militance of the Holy Spirit is exposing darkness in 2022. I believe the Lord himself is guarding my dream and many prophetic voices called to tell of darkness that has come on the earth.

In Isaiah, Chapter 55 vs 11, it says, "For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth, and bud, That it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me [c]void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

Why am I so excited about the exposure of corruption? I believe that we are witnessing the Lord's enemies becoming His footstool as the Father has promised. Under the direction of the Holy Spirit, new ministries are arising in this hour. These ministries will be touching every part of society. God Bless you all! Let us be full of faith standing strong against Satan's strategies.

The Great Awakening!

My Awakening!

 I had been sensing for a while that my life needed to change. Towards the end of 2002, I was thirty years old, and my life was about to change for the better. First, a good friend of mine reunites with his wife. Secondly, I had come out of a toxic relationship with a woman I dated for a year. Then I was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy on the right side of my face, which caused paralysis to that side of my face. I had started feeling sorry for myself and reexamining my life because of my illness. My friend, who went back to his wife, stunned me during this time! The reason why I was shocked was that we had been partying hard together for a few years. He never once mentioned to me any religion. Then suddenly, he told me that he had become a Christian and was starting to go to church on Sundays. I could not believe it. I was shocked. After he told me this, it caused an awakening in my heart. I knew that there was more to my life than thrill-seeking.

Everything that had happened in this short space of time led me on my spiritual journey. You see after my friend gave his life to Christ, It made me think about my spiritual upbringing. I remember growing up around the church. My grandmother took me to Pilgrim Baptist Church in Hamilton, Ohio, between six and nine years old. She had been there for many years. Unfortunately for me, I did not care for the church. I wanted to have fun, and I would do anything to get out of church services. At about nine years old, I became clever in sneaking out of services during Sunday school. I used to plan my way of escape. I would pretend to go to Sunday school by leaving my grandmother's house a bit early. I then would go around to the side of the place where the basement window was located. I did this because I had unlocked the window before leaving the house. Then, I would go into the basement until my grandmother left for church. Once she left, I was free for the next two to three hours. I had so much fun. I would sneak to the local shops and play the video arcade version of Donkey Kong; at other times, and I would stay home and watch cartoons on tv. Eventually, I got caught by my grandmother. Unfortunately, my desire to go to church had evaporated into thin air.

After witnessing my friend's heart change towards his family, I decided to think about church life again. One night, I was roaming through the tv channels. I saw a tv preacher give a message about intimately knowing God. He talked about making Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior. I received the message loud and clear. I got on my knees and recited the preacher's prayer on tv. That was it! I accepted Jesus into my heart as my Lord and Savior. I know the change that I was sensing was an awakening in my heart to receive Jesus as Lord, saviour, and friend.

The seeds for Great Awakening!

The Old Testament prophets and the New Testament believers led to my interest in receiving and understanding prophetic revelation concerning future events.  During these last fifteen years of my Christian journey, I have meditated from time to time on the prophetic words concerning an awakening that God is releasing in the nations. I realized that this awakening we are experiencing is understood by the prophetic words we received in the past.

When I talk about awakening, what comes to mind is something remarkably like what the Prophet Daniel experienced. The book of Daniel, located in the Old Testament part of the Christian Bible, gives an account of the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar ordering the people of Israel, including some of the royal family and the nobles, to be taken into captivity. Daniel was sixteen years old when he was taken captive by the Babylonian empire. For more than sixty years, Daniel served the Lord during the Babylonian and Medo-Persian empires as a prophet. He also became governor of the province of Babylon, and he was appointed chief of the king's wise man there. While serving in the Medo-Persian government, Daniel reviewed the books that contained the prophecies of the Prophet Jeremiah. These prophecies revealed why the nation of Israel was taken into captivity, and the signs also indicated when the captivity would end.

 

During his exile in Babylon, Daniel wrote this:  I Daniel was studying the writings of the prophets. I learned from the word of the Lord, as recorded by the Prophet Jeremiah, that Jerusalem must lie desolate for seventy years. Daniel realized that God gave him a prophetic word about what was happening now and that he needed to seek the Lord in prayer to find out when it would end. See (Daniel 9:1-2.)  According to Amos 3:7, the Lord does nothing unless he reveals it to his servant, the prophets.

Understandably, some in the church are very suspicious of prophetic words given through the church. There are many reasons why the church does not appreciate this form of communication from our God. Some of the reasons could be: People received personal prophecies about specific results and actions that were guaranteed to happen but did not happen. Examples include whether a person is healed or not, whether an estranged spouse will return, a job, etc. However, the bible tells us that the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of prophecy. Jesus himself said, "My sheep hear my voice and the follow me". Just like sheep, when they hear the distinct sound of the Shepard, so should followers of Jesus be able to hear God's voice in our daily lives. So how do we hear God's voice?

I am part of a Christian ministry called Hearing God's Voice UK. We teach a course called Four Keys to Hearing God's Voice. The four keys are 1. You are quieting yourself down. 2. Look for vision from the Holy Spirit as you pray. 3. Tune to the spontaneous thoughts that come across your mind. 4. Write down or journal what you hear and see from the Holy Spirit. As we practice hearing God's voice in our hearts, we will be able to recognize God's voice through the prophetic words spoken in the church and to the church. God the Father wants to talk to his children. For this reason, we should receive and understand how God communicates through the prophets and the prophetic voices in the church. God said that in the last days, He's pouring his Spirit out on all flesh. See (Acts 2:17-21). We are seeing an increase in prophetic utterances in and out of the church.  Like Daniel in the bible, Wendy Alec is a prophetic voice that the Lord has used over the years. Wendy is from London, England. She is a writer, TV producer, filmmaker, and director of Warboys Entertainment London.

 Through Wendy Alec's media ministry, the seeds of awakening would penetrate my heart. In her book 'Journal of an Unknown Prophet', Wendy writes about her conversations with God the Father. He explains His heart concerning heaven and earth. Towards the end of the book, God reveals His plans to bring correction to the news media, the entertainment industry, and the government establishments of the world. God reveals to Wendy the end time calls of certain nations.

In 2005, I read 'Journal of an Unknown Prophet'. This book was the first time I had read anything about the Father's displeasure with world systems. Since then, I watched as news media corruption became unbearable to digest. News outlets that used to report news from an objectionable stance are now attacking anyone who believed in traditional marriage, pro-life issues and views that supported Israel's right to self-govern their homeland. Judeo and Christian values are considered intolerable in a liberal worldview. Over the next few years, through various prophetic ministries, the messages they carried about an awakening were coming to stir nations' hearts back to God. Remember, the Lord does nothing unless he reveals the prophets to his servant.

In Deuteronomy 29:29, the secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to our children and us forever, that we may do all the words of this law. The Pen of the ready writer is in our hands as we recite the theme of the Lord. He gives us our theme morning by morning. It is time to wake up from our slumber. The awakening of the Lord is upon us. We are entering the new thing God wants to reveal to our hearts.

Experiencing The Great Awakening!

I believe awakening is happening in the world right now! I have been sensing this awakening over the last fifteen years. Awakening is happening in the Government, Media, Social Justice, Arts and Entertainment, Science, and Religion. In the Mediasphere, we see more and more independent journalists rising to present a balance observation of facts-related stories. More scientists and Doctors are coming forward to expose the cooperate greed of Big Pharmaceutical companies charging high prices on medicines. The list goes on and on to see more people rising in society. People are sensing something is happening in the world, searching for answers. The Holy Spirit has been moving on the hearts of believers and non-believers.

An excellent example of non-believers and believers coming together is the Qanon movement or the Great Awakening.  In the book Calm Before The Storm, American Christian writer Dave Hayes, the Praying Medic, concludes that Qanon is open-source. He says that Qanon provides open-source information ( US government intelligence) that ordinary people can uncover the truth and expose corruption at the highest levels. In our society today, there is, in fact, public corruption.

I believe that revelation from the Holy Spirit about corruption has been poured out for all humanity to witness. In Matthew Chapter thirteen, we read about the deceitfulness of riches and the cares of the world. The deception of riches drives the upkeep of the world. There seems to be a global stirring by the Holy Spirit to this reality. The Spirit of truth is helping the church and society to see the uncovering of deception in the areas of family, education, government, media, religion, entertainment, and science. As the awakening continues to shed light on darkness, we have our eyes and ears open to see heaven invading earth. 

We will see more prophetic words during this awakening, revealing this reality. We will become aware that the deceitfulness of riches will drive the world's cares in all areas. Let us not be ignorant of the enemy's devices. Prophetic writers and teachers like Wendy Alec and Dave Hayes, and others have given us insights into the seven mountains of influence: Family, Education, Government, Media, Religion, Entertainment, and Science. These revelations from the Holy Spirit to the body of Christ have started to help us understand the importance of carrying out the mission from the Lord to disciple the nation. A spiritual battle rages from the heavenly realms into the earthly realm.

Our assignment is to disciple the nations for Christ. We are watching a new move of the Spirit in the countries. This move of God is helping us move into these mountains of influence to help us shape culture. This cultural shift is having a profound effect on the lives of everyday individuals. I believe that all the upheaval that is taking place in society is because of heaven invading earth. Jesus told us to pray on earth as it is in heaven. If we believe that His prayers get answered, then we are witnessing the nations being drawn to the move of the Holy Spirit. The church is being helped to disciple the nation. We need to have eyes to see and hears to hear what the Holy Spirit is doing so we can follow His blueprint. Following the Holy Spirit, we pursue our assignment to disciple the nations for Christ.

I believe that we are in an awakening. People worldwide are sensing something is going on behind the scenes. This awakening is a stunning move of God. I have been around different types of movements of God. One activity focused on the Father heart of God. Another action focused on purity of heart. However, this move of God seems to be focusing on uncovering corruption around the world. Ever since I have become a Christian, I have been a God chaser. This chase has led me to the prophetic part of the church. Being able to sense God's presence and discerning God's voice through various believers has been exciting. Over the past few years, these prophetic voices have been announcing the arrival of a God-ordained awakening. I believe this new move of God will help the church to disciple the nations and turn the people back to God. We are in the Great Awakening!

 

 

 

God's Prophetic Timetable

 Over the years, God has inspired me to write about God's prophetic calendar for the body of Christ. This theme has grown in me from year to year. The Holy Spirit spoke to me about this theme through Chuck Pierce's ministry in 2013. Now, as I venture into writing about the sovereignty of God through His prophetic time clock, I can't help to wonder what he has in store for us as believers and for the world. The church's calling is to disciple nations for the glory of God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. In the excellent book 'A Time Advance' by Chuck Pierce, I am going to discuss: summaries of the truths, principles and concepts taught in the book; A record of what the Lord has said to me specifically through the book; and how my life has changed as a result of applying the truths revealed in this book.

Chuck Pierce writes as cataclysmic natural disasters of epic proportions, as well as political and economic upheaval, continued to erupt throughout the world; I feel an urgency to get this book into the hands of as many believers as possible. In times such as these, the body of Christ must learn and listen for gods prophetic voice and come into alignment with his purposes and timing. I agree with Chuck's assertions that these are critical times that we are living. We can learn a lot from having a Hebraic mindset concerning God's plans. In His word, God gave us the alignment of the twelve tribes of Israel and their connection with the twelve months of the Hebraic calendar.

Speaking of the Hebraic calendar, the Holy Spirit has revealed a blueprint for partnering with His sovereignty. In the 'Through the Bible' Penetauch course (the first five books of the Bible), we can see a pattern of hearing and seeing God's voice through times, seasons, and movements of the tribes of Isreal. We can see the design through the feast of the Lord. When we become positioned correctly, we can look at the time and the concept of how God established the tribes to understand the fullness of how God operates. As we dive into this book, we are entering into a time of intense spiritual warfare. The issue comes down to us moving into a realm of the greater revelation of the word and entering into the freedom of the Holy Spirit in a new way.

In the Old Testament book of Exodus, Chapter 19 verse 6, the Israelites received the Torah ( the first five books of the Bible). The Israelites received the Torah at the festival of Shavuot or Pentecost. Shavuot is also known as the Festival of Revelation.

We need to receive a new revelation of God's plans and purposes. We have to walk by faith to understand His plans. We have to have the eyes of our hearts open by the Holy Spirit. I believe that we have encountered the seven spirits of God for wisdom and revelation. God is awakening a prophetic people who know his voice and who walk in his ways! He is seeking people who will not be pressed into the mould of the world but rather who walked by the Spirit, who will do the works of Jesus in the world.

It is time that we learn how to walk in the cycles of blessing that God has provided for His church. I believe these blessings are revealed in the Torah and throughout the Bible. We need to understand the benefits of God to walk in his favour. Once we recognise his hand in leading us into our destiny, the more we will see the plans and purposes of God manifesting on the earth. Deuteronomy 28, verses 1-14, talked about receiving God's blessings and what they will accomplish in our lives. God released Abraham's blessings were released onto the nation of Israel.

 

 We get a chance to see if the Israelites would obey the voice of the Lord that they were walking in the blessing, and that blessing would catapult them into the promised land. However, if they disobeyed the voice of the Lord, then these curses would come upon the Israelites. We have to go back and review the nation of Israel as they transitioned from Egypt into their promised land. The transition is an excellent example for us to enter into the promised land that God has for our lives.

 We need the blessing of Abraham to be prosperous and everything that God has in store for us. We read and John chapter fifteen that we must stay connected to the vine, which is Jesus. We cannot bear fruit unless we abide in the vine. This abiding means that we must have the blessing in the favour and the strength and everything else they got wants to give to us through Jesus Christ our Lord. In Ephesians chapter one, we read that we've received every spiritual blessing in Christ Jesus. We cannot accomplish our assignments on earth without these spiritual blessings from Christ Jesus.

To understand God's cycle of blessings, we need to understand the feast of the Lord. As an overview of the biblical calendar, there are three appointed times mentioned in scripture:

·       the first is Passover, celebrated in early spring during March or April.

·       Next comes Pentecost, which is celebrated in late spring during May or June.

·       Finally, there is the Feast of Tabernacles, celebrated in the fall during September or October

all three of these feasts are three dimensional, and each one has three distinct aspects:

the feast of Passover began the biblical calendar. The first month and God cycle of redemption is a cluster of three closely related feasts: Passover, unleavened bread, and 1st fruits. Passover was instituted when God demonstrated his mighty power in delivering Israel from Egypt. The theme of Passover is deliverance through the blood of the lamb. Part of the celebration of Passover involves the cleansing of our homes from impurity.

The feast of Pentecost, held in the third month of the biblical calendar, is a Tri-fold celebration thanking God for his provision. This feast celebrates Gods blessing for the wheat harvest, which gathered in at the time of the year the word the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, which took place at Pentecost and the Holy Spirit the outpouring of his power and acts.

The feast of tabernacle's, held in the 7th month, is a cluster of three closely related events: the feast of trumpets,  Rosh Hashanah, the day of atonement, Yom Kippur, the feast of the tabernacles. This feast celebrates gods glory coming down and dwelling among the Israelites as they dwelt in the tabernacle's temporary shelters or tents in the wilderness; the focus of the feasts is always the experience of God's glory.

 

How to move from blessing to blessing is an exciting revelation. The revelation of blessing comes to mind in Genesis Chapter twelve, verses one and two. It states, "12 Now the Lord had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, From your family And from your father's house To a land that I will show you. ² I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great, And you shall be a blessing. Genesis 12:1-2.

Now let us get into the portion of the tribes. The Israelites are getting ready to move into their promised land; they have transitioned from Egypt through the wilderness on their way into their promised land. The promise God made to Abraham Isaac and Jacob. As believers can take from their example, the issue is that we need to transition ourselves from each up into our promised land. This transition into our promised land could be a challenge. It takes trusting and Lord, having the confidence to inherit the promises that God has given us, and understanding the plans and purposes of God for lives. Going through the five books of the Old Testament part of the Bible, watching how the intents and purposes of God have unfolded from Adam up to Moses has been fascinating. I have learned a lot so far from examining the lives of Abraham Isaac Jacob Anne Moses. The Bible tells us in the New Testament that Israel is our example to follow. We are to learn from the tribes of Israel. We are to learn from their successes and their mistakes.

It's time to advance

The way we learn from the tribes of Israel is revealed in James Chapter 4 vs 6-8. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble." But He gives more grace. Therefore submit to God. Resists the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify hearts, you double-minded. God wants us to submit to Him. As we learn to submit to the leading of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit will draw closer to us. Drawing closer to God is vital. This decision not to draw closer to God would ultimately cost the Israelites the loving relationship that the Lord desired from them. He still loved them, but they were the ones to keep him at a distance through fear.

Let us learn from their mistakes and become lovers of the Godhead. This relationship will help us trust the Lord as he leads us into our promised land experience. To God be the glory in Jesus name.

 

 

 

Men in white linen

 

I was meditating on Ezekiel Chap 10. In this passage of scripture, I notice an interaction between the Cherub and the man in linen. ⁶ Then it happened, when He commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from among the wheels, from among the cherubim,” that he went in and stood beside the wheels. ⁷ And the Cherub stretched out his hand from among the cherubim to the fire that was among the cherubim, and took some of it and put it into the hands of the man clothed with linen, who took it and went out. ⁸ The cherubim appeared to have the form of a man’s hand under their wings. Ezekiel Chap 10: 6-8.

Who is this man in linen? Well, before diving into this mystery, let me share an experience I had a few years ago. In this vision at night, I was ascending into the realms of Heaven when I entered in the cloud. The next thing I saw as I came through the cloud were people dressed in white linen. I saw different races of people. These people were coming towards me, and they all had smiles on their faces. Suddenly, this fear came over me, and the experience abruptly ended.

The fear that ended the experience is known as the fear of the unknown. We struggle to have more adventures with the Holy Spirit because of fear, doubt and unbelief. The Holy Spirit is known as the Spirit of Truth. John 16:12. He will lead us into all truth. We must trust what the Holy Spirit is revealing in this hour. We are not to lean on our understanding but in all our ways acknowledge Him—Proverb 3:5-8. God the Father and the Lord Jesus is directing our paths. We have to become more captivated by the things of the kingdom.

Speaking of the Kingdom of Heaven, let go back to the mystery of the man in linen. I believe that the men in linen are individuals in the heavenly realms. This includes the cloud of witnesses, and I think my experience was with the cloud of witnesses. In the Hebrews Chap 12:1-2, we see the cloud of witnesses:

Therefore we also, since so great a cloud of witnesses surrounds us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, ² looking unto Jesus, the ^[a]author and ^[b]finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

In my next blog, I’ll explore the connection of the garments of the priesthood with the men in white linen.

Blessings! 

My Perspective on Spiritual Warfare!

 

My Perspective on Spiritual Warfare

Contents

Introduction. 1

The Orphan Mentality. 1

The Father's Embrace. 4

The Overcomer's Lifestyle. 7

Jesus saw Satan cast down like lightning! 11

Bibliography. 13

Scripture References for Spiritual Warfare. 13

The Flesh, Sinful Nature. 16

 

 

Introduction

Spiritual warfare is a fascinating subject. It has its origin in the rebellion of many angels against God. Satan is seen as the prince of this world, leading an array of forces opposed to God. Although disarmed by Jesus Christ on the cross, they remain a potent threat to the church and individual believers.

 We have many references to this subject from the Old Testament and New Testament. We are experiencing the effects of spiritual warfare in today's society. I will look at the impact that spiritual warfare has on a culture of people who have felt abandoned by their trusted leaders. I will explore three areas of thought that will help us understand and overcome spiritual battles: the orphan mentality, the father embrace, and the overcomer's lifestyle.

The Orphan Mentality

When I refer to the orphan mentality, I am identifying a person with an orphan spirit. What is an orphan spirit? Leif Heitland, the founder and president of Global Mission Awareness describes an orphan spirit as a foul spirit introduced by Satan.  When Satan decided to live outside God's realm and believed he could thrive independently of God's love and substance, he became an orphan. By doing so, he released the orphan Spirit into the world.

I showed the signs of an orphan spirit. These signs are doing things in my strength, leaning on my understanding, doing things my way, and loving myself before God and others. I did not care about anyone because I felt abandoned by the ones I wanted to love. My parents were sixteen years old when I was born. They were too young to understand how to be parents. My father was not around that much. My mom was still trying to find herself. When I was a baby, She left me with my grandmother until I was eleven years old. My mom would come to see me, but I went with relatives during those years.

These years helped form an orphan spirit in my heart. I felt abandoned by my parents, and I always seemed to roam from one of my relative's homes to another. I started believing in my heart that I was not wanted and accepted. I decided to do things my way. An orphan spirit can make a person doubt the plans and purposes of God.

I want to give an example of doubting God's plans and purposes for my life.  In December 2018, I had a dream in which the Lord Jesus appeared as a 12 or 13-year-old boy wearing a white garment. In the experience, I was watching the Lord speak to me about Luke Chapter 11. He called me to be a Herald and to declare the words that he says to me. I knew the dream was talking about two-way journaling. At this time of my life, I was in unbelief about my journaling. In the dream, Jesus told me to continue focusing on my journaling. The rest of my dream went like this: I was watching the Lord, and suddenly, he turned into a horse, and the horse started speaking to me, sounding like the Lord's voice, and then the horse turned back into the Lord. Then my friend Michael Appichela appeared to me, and we started talking and walking down this path together. We both were smiling at each other as we walked down this path together. I woke up, and I knew to refocus on my journaling.

Margaret Cornell, a spiritual mentor sent my dream to Charity Virkler Kayembe, the author of 'Wisdom Through Dreams.' Charity interprets the horse speaking in the dream to mean whatever the Lord said to me came straight from the horse's mouth, a common expression meaning something is true.

The revelation about straight from the horse's mouth gave me faith to start believing in my journaling again, which ultimately opened the door for me to teach the course 'The Four Keys to Hearing God's Voice which I do today.  I shared this dream because of my unbelief and God's plans for my life.

 A person with an orphan heart doesn't believe that God loves him or will protect them or keep His promises.  God wants to heal the orphan mindset through his love and acceptance. The orphan spirit will rise in rebellion or create a religion. A person with an orphan mentality wants their rights fulfilled. If these rights are not met, the person with an orphan spirit will rebel to get what he or she wants out of life. We see this in today's culture with the Me Too Movement, Black Lives Matter, and Antifa. The people in these movements exhibit signs of a fatherless generation. As the prophet Malachai says, the lack of mothers and fathers in society has caused a curse in the land. God wants to turn the hearts of nations back to Him through His loving embrace.

The Father's Embrace

I want to share a conversation my conversation with God and His response. I want to show you the struggles I had with receiving the Father's embrace. In my life, I felt a need to perform for love and acceptance. In my journal entry, I struggled with the issues of performance.

 Holy Spirit, I am still struggling with performance issues, and it is hard for me to let it go!

I know my child. This is why you need to trust me. I will guide your steps. Sometimes you think the worse about life. Your emotions are all over the place. You can be hysterical at times. Trust me, my child, to guide you. Do not be moved by people's misconception about you. You do not have to win their approval. Be still and know that I am God. Wiley, I want you to read the book by Leif Heitland. You need a reminder about the Father's embrace. How protected you are in his love for you. You are accepted in the beloved. You are a champion, my child. Wiley, this is how we see you in heaven.

Thank you, Holy Spirit, for the way you counsel me and guide me in the way I should go.

You are Welcome, my child. We love you with an everlasting love.

I love you all as well.

As you have read my journal entry above, I realized that I need the Father's embrace just as much as anyone else. This course, 'War in the Spirit,' has shown me that it is essential to understand our relationship with God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Every child of God needs the Father to embrace them in a personal way. Reading the book, The Father Embrace by Jack Frost has helped me start to rediscover God's love for my life and the lives of others. In my journey with the Lord for my healing, I experience many strongholds and traumatic experiences from the past, present, and possible future that have made me seek inner healing and deliverance. Doing a course like 'War in the Spirit' is exciting and challenging.

 We serve a God who is supernaturally practical. If we follow his ways and instructions,  God moves significantly. The life stories that I have been reading about, have pushed me to hunger and thirst after righteousness. Seek his kingdom and His righteousness, and we will overflow. I believe that God has called us to be overcomers in this life. He has given us the keys to doing this. All things are possible to them that believe.

The bible talks about the surrendered life. Today, the Lord has reminded me of Galatians 2:20. ²⁰ I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

In 2 Peter chapter 1, we read: Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; ³ seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything about life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us ^[d]by His own glory and ^[e]excellence. ^4 [f]For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust. ⁵ Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence in your faith supply moral ^[g]excellence, and you're moral excellence, knowledge, ⁶ and your knowledge, self-control, and your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, ⁷ and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. ⁸ For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins. ¹⁰ Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble; ¹¹ for in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly supplied to you.

The verses above have helped me transition into a lifestyle surrendered to the Holy Spirit by faith in Jesus Christ. To me, entrance into the eternal kingdom is not only about when we die a go to heaven. It is about living from the eternal kingdom within hearts. This revelation has helped me to hear God's voice and vision for my life. Here is another journal relaying the Father's love for me.

Here is a prophetic message I received from the Holy Spirit about the Father's heart for His kids.

Wiley, the Father's heart includes sonship; I will produce many sons and daughters because they abide in me. I am the vine, and you are the branches. Stay connected to the vine, and you will bear much fruit because you can do nothing, my child, without me. When society learns on their understanding instead of seeking my heart of love, you see a counterfeit movement that preaches acceptance of their life instead of living out of a loving relationship with God the Father. This type of message causes so many problems in the realm of religion as well. When my people live with an orphan spirit, they strive for my acceptance by living by the law and performance. Law and performance are not my way. Who the Son sets free is free indeed. That is why it is essential to know that the way to heal a person with an orphan spirit is to bring them to the Father's embrace.

Unconditional love is never based on performance or the condition of the person who is receiving the love of God. His nature is love. This nature is critical to understand because when we are starting to walk in our freedom. The loving relationship we have with God will help us walk in the light of his love and the light of his truth. It is an overwhelming experience when you embrace the Father's heart for you and others. Whenever we engage in spiritual warfare, we should never forget how much God loves the world and how much God wants freedom for his children. When his children are free to love and to serve the living God with pure motives, then the children of God start to understand how to rule and reign with Christ Jesus forever. We are In training to reign with Christ. Even when Satan in his forces try to stop the plans and purposes of God, we know that he that is greater in us is he that is greater in the world.  When we live from God the  Father's embrace, we get a revelation of sonship and how to live an overcoming lifestyle.

 

The Overcomer's Lifestyle

The revelation about overcoming lifestyle is vital to me. The promises for overcomers are revealed in the first three chapters of the book of revelation. In my journal entry, The Holy spoke to me and said,

"Wiley, to become an overcomer requires two things. Love God with all your heart, and love your neighbour as yourself. These two points are important because these two words of the Lord are the most neglected and disobeyed in all the scripture. Usually, my people go for the scriptures that are self-satisfying to them, but there will be a time where I will require these two scriptures to be the way forward."

The overcoming life consists of these two scripture manifesting in your life. Jesus came to show these two verses. The first one. He told you the plan about loving God with all of your strength and will all your heart and mind, and body. The reason for this is because you are in complete surrender to God. This way, we worship God in Spirit and truth. Jesus said that he only does the things that he sees and hears his Father doing. That means that he is in complete union with God the Father and with the Holy Spirit. The second is loving your neighbour as yourself. When you are in full collaboration with the Godhead, you start to feel and experience the love that comes down from the heart of God to all humanity. The bible tells us that there is no fear in love. Perfect love cast out fear. We love him because he first loved us.

I  was thinking about the prophet Daniel in Lion's den. Daniel 6:7-24.  It reminded me of the Father's love. Let me explain. Daniel's jealous individuals convinced king Darius to pass an unrighteous law stating that no one could worship any gods or men for 30 days.  He received a death sentence by being thrown into a lion's den to be eaten by the lion. What we believe about God makes a difference in how we perceive life. Life and death are in the power of the tongue. He who likes it will eat its fruits. Satan's position is that he is the accuser of the brethren. He brings accusations against others. Just like Daniel's experience with the other leaders, king Darius's heart reminds me of Jesus's heart. He stayed up all night to pray on Daniel's behalf for his deliverance. God the Father delivered Daniel by sending an angel to shut the mouths of teeth lions. The bible says that vengeance is mine says the Lord. Being an accuser can cost more than you can ever imagine. I am saying this is because we take the accuser's position; it allows Satan to bring destruction into people's lives. This course has taught me about spiritual warfare that we must take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. We must watch what we speak about others and ourselves. Our thoughts, our motives our speech should be rooted and grounded in love and God's word. Keeping a journal helps us stay on top of this.

We must learn how to overcome Satan's strategies. His strategies are a vital area of concern for Christians as we pray for victory in Jesus's name. The central places to watch out for are habitual sin, pride, and self-delusion.  Why do I mention this? If we are going to walk as an overcomer, we need to deal with our fleshly desires. These desires can get in our way of walking in the Spirit. We want to live in complete union with the Godhead. As I am writing, I can sense the Holy Spirit stirring me on in the area of love. Sometimes we have to let things go so that God can bring new things into our life to help us grow in love.

In the book, the Father's Embrace, the writer, Jack Frost, speaks about an overcomer's life. He says, "An overcomer overcomes more than he or she is overcome—that is, 51 per cent or more of the time you have victory in that area." A few years ago, I had this dream in which I watched former President Barack Obama sitting on this black couch with a lady named Stacey Abrams(who had run for governor of the State of Georgia in 2018 and lost). They were in the big lounge room. I ran into the room full of anger and wanted to express my views aggressively. I was letting them know that I disagreed with their opinions about sexuality. However, the Lord Jesus had stopped me from going further by trying to argue with them both. He took me back into the other room to calm down, and then we relive the same again. I went back into the room with former President Barack Obama and Stacey Abrams. I talked to them in the Spirit of gentleness and said that I disagreed with their stance on sexuality, though it was too liberal.

The moral of the story is God prevented me from just expressing anger to being kind and reasonable. God wants us to walk in love in all situations. I understood his wisdom, love, and timing on how to fight spiritual battles in the natural. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty and God of pulling down strongholds. Overcoming strongholds is vital to win spiritual battles and walk as an overcomer in Jesus Christ.

Dreams and visions are a vital part of my walk in the Spirit. The Holy Spirit has blessed me with receiving dreams and being able to understand my dreams. I've received dreams most of my life. Still, it wasn't until I became a Christian and started understanding how the Holy Spirit showed me how to interpret my dreams and apply the insights I received in life situations.

Anytime my walk gets hard as a Christian. I know that I am not living out of the Spirit but out of the flesh. As I meditate on this truth, I realize that we are in an awakening. We need the wisdom of the Holy Spirit to help us understand the War in the Spirit taking place over man's affairs. The concept of spiritual warfare is that the Lord Jesus commissions us to destroy the devil's works. In the book of Acts, chapter ten vs thirty-eight, we are told that Jesus of Nazareth came to destroy the works of Satan. We carry the same commission as Jesus.

The Holy Spirit trains us to be overcomers in this life to the glory of God the Father. In his book, the Christian writer Paul Billheimer states Destined to Overcome; we receive training to rule and reign with Christ by overcoming Satan's schemes. Satan's schemes are why we fight on behalf of the innocent ones that God is drawing to himself through salvation. He is drawing the heir of salvation to a deeper level of relationship: the desire of His heart.

I am reading a book called 'Limitless.' by Nancy Coen. The beginning of this book focuses on our motivations on why we want union with Christ. The partnership with Christ is the catalyst to overcoming life. It is an incredible journey into the unknown. The Holy Spirit leads us into the deep things of the kingdom. The deep items of the kingdom require us to move from glory to glory.

We have to look to Jesus as our example of a life of an overcomer. 12 Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, ^2 [a]fixing our eyes on Jesus, the ^[b]author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before He endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

³ For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary ^[c]and lose heart. Hebrews 12:1-3.

Jesus saw Satan cast down like lightning!

Finally, I want to show you that we have victory over the demonic realm. This morning I had a powerful encounter with the Holy Spirit when I read the scripture verses in Luke 10:17-20. This passage of scripture reminded me of how all-powerful God the Father is. We read Jesus's words about Satan threw out of heaven. It gives you the strength to overcome the accuser of the brethren. There is a great battle in the heavenly realms between Lucifer, better known as Satan, and the arc angel Micheal in the book of revelation. It is not even against God. You see, Satan understands who the boss is. We, as believers, need to understand this as well. We need to realize that Jesus has been given all authority in heaven and on earth. He says that wase can do the more significant works than he did because he has gone to the Father. Jesus sits at the right hand of God. We are seated in heavenly places with Christ. Once we start focusing on our position in the sacred arena, we will see and obey the plans and purposes of God from a different perspective.

My hope for us as believers is to understand God's heart for us. His heart is to prepare us to rule and reign with Christ, have an intimate relationship with us by hearing His voice and seeing His vision for our lives, identifying the orphan mentality, and replacing it with the Father's embracing us as sons and daughters. When we understand this, we will begin to walk our journey as overcomers in Christ Jesus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Frost, Jack, Experiencing Father's Embrace, Paperback, 238 pages,  Published October 11th, 2002 by Creation House (first published January 1st, 2002)

 

Coen, Nancy, Limitless, Living The Life Of An Overcomer, Kindle Edition, 340 pages

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Scripture References for Spiritual Warfare

All scriptural references come from Bible Gateway.

Spiritual warfare, causes of

Spiritual warfare has its origin in the rebellion of many angels against God. Satan is seen as the prince of this world, leading an array of forces opposed to God. Although disarmed by Jesus Christ on the cross, they remain a potent threat to the church and individual believers.

Satan and his angels fall

2Pe 2:4 See also Isa 14:12-15; Eze 28:12-19 Some believe the kings of Babylon and Tyre to be types of Satan; 1Ti 3:6; Jude 6

Satan and his angels comprise a well-organized army

Eph 6:12 See also Col 1:13

Jesus Christ will fully disarm Satan and his angels

Col 2:15; Rev 12:7-9 See also Mk 3:27 pp Mt 12:29; Lk 10:18; Jn 12:31; Heb 2:14; 1Jn 3:8

Satan persecutes the church

Rev 12:13 The woman is here thought to be symbolic of the church. See Rev 2:10; Rev 13:7 The dragon is here believed to be symbolic of the world's persecution (empowered by Satan) of the church.

Satan opposes the gospel

2Co 4:4 See also Mt 13:19 pp Mk 4:15 pp Lk 8:12; Mt 13:38-39; 1Th 2:2,18

Examples of opposition to the first Christians Ac 6:8-14; Ac 7:54-58 Stephen stoned to death; Ac 8:1-3 Saul causes havoc in Jerusalem. Opposition to Paul and his companions: Ac 13:6-12,44-45; Ac 17:13; Ac 18:6,12 Violent hostility to Paul and his companions: Ac 9:23; Ac 14:5,19; Ac 16:16-24; Ac 17:5-6; Ac 19:23-29; Ac 20:3; Ac 21:27-36 Jewish plots against Paul in Jerusalem: Ac 23:12-15; Ac 25:3

Satan attacks individual believers

Rev 12:17 See also Job 2:7; Lk 22:31-32; 2Ti 3:12; 1Pe 5:8#

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Christians are at

war with the world, the flesh, and the devil. Satan empowers the world to attack believers externally, persecuting, deceiving, and seducing them. Internally, sinfulness frustrates the efforts of believers to serve God fully.

The world is an enemy

Jas 4:4 "world" here refers to the sinful human race, hostile to the truth and the people of God. See also Ro 12:2; 1Jn 2:15-17; 1Jn 5:4

The world hates Christians Jn 15:19-20 (see also Mt 5:10-12 pp Lk 6:22; Jn 16:2; Jn 17:14; 1Pe 4:12-16; 1Jn 3:13; Rev 13:7 The beast may represent the world's antichristian persecution.

The world has its false teaching and religion Col 2:8 See also 1Ti 4:1; 2Ti 4:3-4; 1Jn 4:1; 2Jn 7-11; Jude 3-4; Rev 13:11; Rev 19:20 This beast is thought to represent antichristian religion.

The world seeks to seduce Christians 1Jn 2:16 See also Lk 12:15,19; 2Ti 4:10; Tit 2:12; Heb 11:24-25; Rev 17:1-5 Babylon may represent the world's seduction.

Sinful human nature is an enemy

Gal 5:17; 1Pe 2:11 See also Ro 6:12; Ro 7:14-23; Ro 8:13; Gal 5:24; Col 3:5; Heb 12:4; Jas 4:1

The devil is an enemy

1Pe 5:8 See also Mt 13:39 pp Mk 4:15 pp Lk 8:12; Jn 17:15; 2Th 3:3; Rev 2:10; Rev 12:17

He seeks to tempt Christians 1Th 3:5 See also Ge 3:1-6; Heb 2:18; Heb 4:15

He seeks to deceive 2Co 11:3; Rev 12:9 See also Ge 3:13; 2Co 2:11; 2Co 4:4; 2Co 11:4; Rev 20:3

He constantly seeks to accuse believers Rev 12:10 See also Job 1:9-11; Zec 3:1

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The Flesh, Sinful Nature

Human beings' physical aspect distinguishes them from God and is therefore frequently used in the NT as a symbol of sinful human nature in contrast with God's perfection. (The Greek word for "flesh" is sometimes translated by other words and phrases in the passages cited in this theme.).

Flesh as the bodily substance of human beings

As individuals or concerning others Ps 84:2 See also Ge 2:23-24; Ge 29:14; 1Co 15:39 The following two examples from Paul, where the usual word for "flesh" underlies the translation "body" makes clear that to live "in the flesh" is typical human experience; the phrase does not necessarily imply that human nature is sinful, even though in many other instances a specific connection between "flesh." and "sin" is intended: Gal 2:20; Php 1:22-24

As to how Jesus Christ identified with the human race to bring salvation Jn 1:14 See also Eph 2:15; Heb 10:20; 1Jn 4:2

As subject to mortality Isa 40:6-7 See also Ps 78:39; Ac 2:31; 1Co 15:50

As subject to weakness 2Ch 32:8 See also Ps 73:26; Mt 26:41 pp Mk 14:38

Flesh as contrasting human nature with God's perfection

The powerlessness of human beings contrasted with God's eternal power Isa 31:3 See also Jn 3:6; Jn 6:63

Human or worldly standards contrasted with God's standards Jn 8:15 See also 1Co 1:26; 2Co 5:16; 2Co 10:3-4

Flesh as denoting the sinful nature of human beings

The tendency to sin Ro 7:18 Paul does not mean that no goodness exists in people, nor that the physical aspect of human beings is inherently evil. He implies that humans are invariably infected by evil and subject to its power. See also Jer 17:5

The conflict in human experience between the sinful nature and the Spirit of God Gal 5:17 See also Ro 8:4-9; Gal 5:19-25

The sinful nature is opposed to God and his will

This opposition finds expression in a range of acts and attitudes Gal 5:19-21 See also Ro 7:14-25; Ro 8:7; Ro 13:13-14; 1Co 6:9-11; Eph 5:5; Jas 1:14-15; 1Pe 2:11; 2Pe 2:10,18; 1Jn 2:16

Confidence in the law is futile Ro 8:3 Because of the sinfulness of human nature, God's law is powerless to bring people into a relationship with God; Gal 3:3 Even the attempt to find acceptance with God through keeping his law is an act of the sinful nature because it involves rejecting his offer of salvation through his grace. See also Ro 7:25; Php 3:3-9

The sinful nature controls human behaviour in ways that run counter to God's purpose Ro 8:8 See also Ro 7:5

The sinful nature, therefore, makes people subject to God's judgment and death

Ro 8:13; Eph 2:3 See also Gal 6:8

The sinful nature does not control believers

Through Jesus Christ's entering into human flesh, God delivers from the power and consequences of human sinfulness Ro 8:3 See also Eph 2:15

Believers have crucified the sinful nature Ro 7:5-6 See also Ro 8:8-9; Gal 5:24; Col 2:11

The power of God's Spirit enables believers to continue to resist the sinful nature Ro 8:13 See also Ro 13:14; Gal 5:13; Col 3:5-6; 1Pe 2:11

God's provision of church discipline in eliminating the sinful nature 1Co 5:5 The penalty of excluding a sinner from the church community is intended to bring him to repentance and abandon his evil course of action. Repentance provoked by physical suffering is possibly also in mind.

More scriptural references used:

Galatians 2:20

2 Peter 1: 3-11

Daniel 6:7-24

Hebrews 12:1-3

Luke 10:17-20