ENLARGE YOUR TENT INCREASE BEFORE THE YEAR ENDS 11-26-21

VIDEO INCREASE SONG KIM

Tent peg is a symbol of stretching out, getting new boundaries, “wealth of the wicked.” Increase means to grow to expand not to stay small.

2 COR 6:11 Precious Corinthians! Our bold words flow from hearts where you are embraced in a wide-open space!

12 Any sense of inadequacy you might feel comes from having an inferior perception about yourselves; the gospel we communicate esteems you highly!

13 We invite you in the most affectionate terms to respond to us without hesitation or restraint. See yourselves mirrored in the same boundless space.  MIRROR

▼▼▼

2 Cor 6:11 Dear, dear Corinthians, I can’t tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life.

12 We didn’t fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you. Your lives aren’t small, but you’re living them in a small way.

13 I’m speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection. Open up your lives. Live openly and expansively!  MSG

Isa 54:2 Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; spare not; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes,

3 For you will spread abroad to the right hand and to the left; and your offspring will possess the nations and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.

4 Fear not, for you shall not be ashamed; neither be confounded and depressed, for you shall not be put to shame. For you shall forget the shame of your youth, and you shall not [seriously] remember the reproach of your widowhood any more. AMP

▼▼▼

ISA 54:2 “Increase is coming, so enlarge your tentand add extensions to your dwelling.Hold nothing back! Make the tent ropes longer and the pegs stronger.
³ You will increase and spread out in every direction. Your sons and daughterswill conquer nations  and revitalize desolate cities.
⁴ Do not fear, for your shame is no more. Do not be embarrassed, for you will not be disgraced. You will forget the inadequacy you felt in your youth and will no longer remember the shame of your widowhood. TPT

▼▼▼

Isa 54:2  “Clear lots of ground for your tents! Make your tents large. Spread out! Think big! Use plenty of rope, drive the tent pegs deep.

3 You’re going to need lots of elbow room for your growing family. You’re going to take over whole nations; you’re going to resettle abandoned cities.

4 Don’t be afraid — you’re not going to be embarrassed. Don’t hold back — you’re not going to come up short. You’ll forget all about the humiliations of your youth, and the indignities of being a widow will fade from memory. MSG

PRO 13:22 The benevolent man leaves an inheritance that endures to his children’s children, but the wealth of the wicked is treasured up for the righteous. TPT

1 Chron 4:10 Jabez prayed to the God of Israel: “Bless me, O bless me! Give me land, large tracts of land. And provide your personal protection — don’t let evil hurt me.” God gave him what he asked.  MSG

Ps 4:1 ANSWER ME when I call, O God of my righteousness (uprightness, justice, and right standing with You)! You have freed me when I was hemmed in and enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me and hear my prayer.  AMP

▼▼▼

PS 4:1 God, you are my righteousness, my Champion Defender. Answer me when I cry for help! Whenever I was in distress, you enlarged me. I’m being squeezed again—I need your kindness right away!  Grant me your grace, hear my prayer, and set me free! TPT

Isa 60:5 Then you shall see and be radiant, and your heart shall thrill and tremble with joy [at the glorious deliverance] and be enlarged; because the abundant wealth of the [Dead] Sea shall be turned to you, unto you shall the nations come with their treasures.  AMP

▼▼▼

ISA 60:5 “Then you will understand and be radiant. Your heart will be thrilled and swell with joy.  The fullness of the sea will flow to you and the wealth^[c] of the nations will be transferred to you! TPT

Job 11:19 You shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; yes, many shall sue for your favor.

20 But the eyes of the wicked shall look [for relief] in vain, and they shall not escape [the justice of God]; and their hope shall be to give up the ghost.  AMP

Prov 10:27  The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord prolongs one’s days, but the years of the wicked shall be made short.  AMP

▼▼▼

Prov 10:27  The Fear-of-God expands your life; a wicked life is a puny life. MSG

Job 11:19  Expansive, without a care in the world, you’ll be hunted out by many for your blessing.

20 But the wicked will see none of this. They’re headed down a dead-end road

with nothing to look forward to — nothing.” MSG

Matt 16:18  And now I’m going to tell you who you are, really are. You are Peter, a rock. This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a church so expansive with energy that not even the gates of hell will be able to keep it out.

19 “And that’s not all. You will have complete and free access to God’s kingdom, keys to open any and every door: no more barriers between heaven and earth, earth and heaven. A yes on earth is yes in heaven. A no on earth is no in heaven.”  MSG

Rom 5:10  If, when we were at our worst, we were put on friendly terms with God by the sacrificial death of his Son, now that we’re at our best, just think of how our lives will expand and deepen by means of his resurrection life!   MSG

Rom 6:19  I’m using this freedom language because it’s easy to picture. You can readily recall, can’t you, how at one time the more you did just what you felt like doing — not caring about others, not caring about God — the worse your life became and the less freedom you had? And how much different is it now as you live in God’s freedom, your lives healed and expansive in holiness?  MSG

Ps 115:14  Oh, let God enlarge your families — giving growth to you, growth to your children.

15 May you be blessed by God, by God, who made heaven and earth. MSG

 ▼▼▼

Ps 115:14  May the Lord give you increase more and more, you and your children.

15 May you be blessed of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth!  AMP

▼▼▼

PS 115:14-15 God himself will fill you with more.  Blessings upon blessings will be heaped upon you and upon your children from the maker of heaven and earth  the very God who made you! TPT

Prov 10:22 The blessing of the Lord — it makes [truly] rich, and He adds no sorrow with it [neither does toiling increase it]. AMP

▼▼▼

PRO 10:22 True enrichment comes from the blessing of the Lord, with rest and contentmentin knowing that it all comes from him. TPT

Prov 28:28 When the wicked rise [to power], men hide themselves; but when they perish, the [consistently] righteous increase and become many.  AMP

▼▼▼

PRO 28:28 When wicked leaders rise to power, good people go into hiding. But when they fall from power, the godly take their place.  TPT

Isa 9:7 Of the increase of His government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from the [latter] time forth, even forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.  AMP

▼▼▼

ISA 9:7 Great and vast is his dominion. He will bring immeasurable peace and prosperity. He will rule on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom to establish and uphold it by promoting justice and righteousness from this time forward and forevermore. The marvelous passionthat the Lord Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, has for his people will ensure that it is finished! TPT

ACT 9:31 After this, the church all over Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a season of peace. The congregations grew larger and larger, with the believers being empowered and encouraged by the Holy Spirit. They worshiped God in wonder and awe, and walked in the fear of the Lord. TPT

 2 Cor 9:10  This most generous God who gives seed to the farmer that becomes bread for your meals is more than extravagant with you. He gives you something you can then give away, which grows into full-formed lives, robust in God, MSG

 ▼▼▼

2 COR 9:10 This generous God who supplies abundant seedfor the farmer, which becomes bread for our meals, is even more extravagant toward you. First he suppliesevery need, plus more. Then he multiplies the seed as you sow it, so that the harvest of your generositywill grow.   TPT

Eph 2:21  In Him the whole structure is joined (bound, welded) together harmoniously, and it continues to rise (grow, increase) into a holy temple in the Lord [a sanctuary dedicated, consecrated, and sacred to the presence of the Lord]. AMP

▼▼▼

EPH 2:21 This entire building is under construction and is continually growing under his supervision until it rises up completed as the holy temple of the Lord himself.  TPT

1 THESS 3:12 And may the Lord increase your love until it overflows toward one another and for all people, just as our love overflows toward you.  TPT

▼▼▼

1 Thess 3:12 And may the Lord make you to increase and excel and overflow in love for one another and for all people, just as we also do for you, AMP

▼▼▼

1 THESS 3:12 We can already see how the Lord causes the love we have for you to dynamically impact each of you and burst its banks to flood the entire world! MIRROR

THE KINGDOM 11-21-21  VIDEO THATS MY KING THE EXTENDED

The word kingdom has often been misapplied to mean a future reality. But Jesus came to bring the kingdom to earth starting in His time here on earth and continuing to grow throughout the church. The kingdom has a king, Jesus Christ. In order to enter we must honor the one who is the king.

John the Baptist was the corner stone the High Point the crowning achievement of the Old Testament law. He prepared the way for Jesus but Jesus was the crowning glory of the Father. New kingdom everyone who presses in was welcome. So the kingdom is now ours, to move in here on earth.

Luke 17:20 Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He replied to them by saying, The kingdom of God does not come with signs to be observed or with visible display,

21 Nor will people say, Look! Here [it is]! or, See, [it is] there! For behold, the kingdom of God is within you [in your hearts] and among you [surrounding you].  AMP

Matt 4:17 This Isaiah-prophesied sermon came to life in Galilee the moment Jesus started preaching. He picked up where John left off: “Change your life. God’s kingdom is here.”  MSG

▼▼▼

MATT 4:17 From that time on Jesus began to proclaim his message with these words: “Keep turning away from your sins and come back to God, for heaven’s kingdom realm is now accessible.” TPT

1 PET 3:22 who is now in heaven at the place of supreme authority next to God.^[a] The very powers of heaven, including every angel and authority, now yield in submission to him. TPT

▼▼▼

1 Peter 3:22 Jesus has the last word on everything and everyone, from angels to armies. He’s standing right alongside God, and what he says goes. MSG

Ps 103:19 God has set his throne in heaven; he rules over us all. He’s the King! MSG

 ▼▼▼

PS 103:19 Yahweh has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom rules the entire universe. TPT

Ps 145:13 Your kingdom is a kingdom eternal; you never get voted out of office. God always does what he says, and is gracious in everything he does. MSG

PS 24:4-6 Those who are clean—whose works and ways are pure, whose hearts are true and sealed by the truth, those who never deceive, whose words are sure.
⁵ They will receive Yahweh’s blessing and righteousness given by the Savior-God.
⁶ They will stand before God, for they seek the pleasure of God’s face, the God of Jacob. Pause in his presence TPT

Dan 4:3 “His miracles are staggering, his wonders are surprising. His kingdom lasts and lasts, his sovereign rule goes on forever. MSG ▼▼▼

Dan 4:3 How great are His signs! And how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His dominion is from generation to generation.  AMP

Matt 3:2 His message was simple and austere, like his desert surroundings: “Change your life. God’s kingdom is here.”  MSG

MATT 11:2-6 Now, while John the Baptizer was in prison, he heard about the wonderful deeds of the Christ, so he sent his disciples to ask him this question:

³ “Are you really the one the prophets said would come, or should we still wait for another?”

⁴ Jesus answered them, “Give John this report:

⁵ ‘The blind see again, the crippled walk, lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised back to life, and the poor and broken now hear of the hope of salvation!’^[a]

⁶ And tell John that the blessing of heaven comes to those who are not offended over me.” TPT

▼▼▼

Matt 11:2 Now when John in prison heard about the activities of Christ, he sent a message by his disciples

3 And asked Him, Are You the One Who was to come, or should we keep on expecting a different one?

4 And Jesus replied to them, Go and report to John what you hear and see:

5 The blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed (by healing) and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up and the poor have good news (the Gospel) preached to them. 

6 And blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) is he who takes no offense at Me and finds no cause for stumbling in or through Me and is not hindered from seeing the Truth.  AMP

Matt 11:9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one [out of the common, more eminent, more remarkable, and] superior to a prophet.

10 This is the one of whom it is written, Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, who shall make ready Your way before You.  [Mal 3:1.]

11 Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

AMP  ▼▼▼

MT 11:9-11   Or did you encounter a true prophet out in the lonely wilderness? Yes, John was a prophet like those of the past, but he is even more than that!

¹⁰ He was the fulfillment of this Scripture: See, I am sending my prophetic messenger who will go ahead of me and prepare hearts to receive me.

¹¹ “For I tell you the truth, throughout history there has never been a man who surpasses John the Baptizer. Yet the least of those who now experience heaven’s kingdom will become even greater than he.  TPT

MATT 4:17 From that time on Jesus began to proclaim his message with these words: “Keep turning away from your sins and come back to God, for heaven’s kingdom realm is now accessible.” TPT  ▼▼▼

Matt 4:17 This Isaiah-prophesied sermon came to life in Galilee the moment Jesus started preaching. He picked up where John left off: “Change your life. God’s kingdom is here.”  MSG

MATT 4:23 Jesus ministered from place to place throughout all of the province of Galilee. He taughtin the synagogues, preaching the wonderful news of the kingdom and healing every kind of sickness and disease among the people.

²⁴ His fame spread throughout all Syria! Many people who were in pain and suffering with every kind of illness were brought to Jesus for their healing—epileptics, paralytics, and those tormented by demonic powers were all set free. Everyone who was brought to Jesus was healed! TPT

MATT 6:10 Manifest your kingdom realm, and cause your every purpose to be fulfilled on earth, just as it is in heaven.  TPT

MATT 6:33  “So above all, constantly seek God’s kingdomand his righteousness, then all these less important things will be given to you abundantly.

³⁴ Refuse to worry about tomorrow, but deal with each challenge that comes your way, one day at a time. Tomorrow will take care of itself.” TPT

Matt 21:21 But Jesus was matter-of-fact: “Yes — and if you embrace this kingdom life and don’t doubt God, you’ll not only do minor feats like I did to the fig tree, but also triumph over huge obstacles. This mountain, for instance, you’ll tell, ‘Go jump in the lake,’ and it will jump. MSG

LU 9:60 Jesus told him, “Don’t wait for your father’s burial. Let those who are already dead wait for death. As for you, go and proclaim everywhere that God’s kingdom has arrived.”

⁶¹ Still another said to him, “Lord, I want to follow you too. But first let me go home and say good-bye to my entire family.”

⁶² Jesus responded, “Why do you keep looking back to your past and have second thoughts about following me? If you turn back you are not fit for God’s kingdom.” TPT

LU 10:9 Heal the sick, and tell them all, ‘God’s kingdom has arrived and is now within your reach!’ TPT

▼▼▼

LU 10:9 Heal the sick and announce to them that God’s kingdom is within everyone’s immediate grasp and is here to stay!  MIRROR

LU 12:32 So don’t ever be afraid, dearest friends! Your loving Father joyously gives you his kingdom with all its promises! TPT

▼▼▼

LU 12:32 You might sometimes feel so vulnerable and overwhelmed by the odds against you, like a fragile little flock of lambs amidst wolves! You have nothing to fear – it is your Father’s delight to give you the kingdom.  MIRROR

ACTS 2:18  The Holy Spirit will come upon all my servants, men and women alike, and they will prophesy.   TPT

▼▼▼

Acts 2:18Yes, and on My menservants also and on My maidservants in those days I will pour out of My Spirit, and they shall prophesy [telling forth the divine counsels and predicting future events pertaining especially to God’s kingdom]. AMP

RO 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of rules about food and drink, but is in the realm of the Holy Spirit, filled with righteousness, peace, and joy.  TPT

▼▼▼

ROM 14:17 God’s royal dominion is not based on food and drink regulations, but righteousness, [likeness] friendship [peace] and joy in the Holy Spirit. MIRROR

1 COR 4:20 The kingdom of God [the dominion of the Christ life] is about an empowered life and not just a matter of quoting your favorite teacher or Scripture!

 MIRROR

▼▼▼

1 COR 4:20 For the kingdom realm of God comes with power, not simply impressive words.  TPT

1 COR 6:9-11 Surely you must know that people who practice evil cannot possess God’s kingdom realm. Stop being deceived! People who continue to engage in sexual immorality, idolatry, adultery, sexual perversion, homosexuality,

¹⁰ fraud, greed, drunkenness, verbal abuse, or extortion—these will not inherit God’s

¹¹ It’s true that some of you once lived in those lifestyles, but now you have been purified from sin, made holy, and given a perfect standing before God—all because of the power of the name of the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, and through our union with the Spirit of our God. MIRROR

COL 1:13 He has rescued us completely from the tyrannical rule^[a] of darkness and has translated us into the kingdom realm of his beloved Son.  TPT

▼▼▼

COL 1:13 He rescued us from the 1dominion of darkness and relocated us into the kingdom where the love of his Son rules.  MIRROR

2 Thess 3:16 Now may the Lord of peace Himself grant you His peace (the peace of His kingdom) at all times and in all ways [under all circumstances and conditions, whatever comes]. The Lord [be] with you all. AMP

HEB 12:28 We are fully associated in this immovable Kingdom; an authority that cannot be challenged or contradicted. Our participation echoes grace  as we 1accommodate ourselves to God’s delight, yielding in awe to his firm embrace.  

29 His zeal for us burns like fire.  MIRROR

A NEW MINDSET BY MARY DORIAN 11-19-21

Romans 8:1  So now the case is closed. There remains no accusing voice of condemnation against those who are joined in life-union with Jesus, the Anointed One.^[ 2 For the “law” of the Spirit of life flowing through the anointing of Jesus has liberated us from the “law” of sin and death.  TPT

▼▼▼

Romans 8:1  Now the decisive conclusion is this: in Christ, every bit of condemning evidence against us is cancelled.  

2 The law of the Spirit is the liberating force of life in Christ. This leaves me with no further obligation to the law of sin and death. Spirit has superseded the sin enslaved senses as the principle law of our lives.  Mirror

Col 1:14 In God’s mind mankind is associated in Christ; in his blood sacrifice we were ransomed; our redemption was secured; our 1sins were completely done away with.  MIRROR

Rom 8:4 So that the righteous and just requirement of the Law might be fully met in us who live and move not in the ways of the flesh but in the ways of the Spirit [our lives governed not by the standards and according to the dictates of the flesh, but controlled by the Holy Spirit].

5 For those who are according to the flesh and are controlled by its unholy desires set their minds on and pursue those things which gratify the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit and are controlled by the desires of the Spirit set their minds on and seek those things which gratify the [Holy] Spirit.

6 Now the mind of the flesh [which is sense and reason without the Holy Spirit] is death [death that comprises all the miseries arising from sin, both here and hereafter]. But the mind of the [Holy] Spirit is life and [soul] peace [both now and forever].

7 [That is] because the mind of the flesh [with its carnal thoughts and purposes] is hostile to God, for it does not submit itself to God’s Law; indeed it cannot.

8 So then those who are living the life of the flesh [catering to the appetites and impulses of their carnal nature] cannot please or satisfy God, or be acceptable to Him.

9 But you are not living the life of the flesh, you are living the life of the Spirit, if the [Holy] Spirit of God [really] dwells within you [directs and controls you]. But if anyone does not possess the [Holy] Spirit of Christ, he is none of His [he does not belong to Christ, is not truly a child of God]. 

10 But if Christ lives in you, [then although] your [natural] body is dead by reason of sin and guilt, the spirit is alive because of [the] righteousness [that He imputes to you].

11 And if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, [then] He Who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also restore to life your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you.

12 So then, brethren, we are debtors, but not to the flesh [we are not obligated to our carnal nature], to live [a life ruled by the standards set up by the dictates] of the flesh.

13 For if you live according to [the dictates of] the flesh, you will surely die. But if through the power of the [Holy] Spirit you are [habitually] putting to death (making extinct, deadening) the [evil] deeds prompted by the body, you shall [really and genuinely] live forever.  AMP   ▼▼▼

ROM 8:4 The very righteousness promoted by the law is now realized in us. Our practical day-to-day life bears witness to spirit inspiration and not flesh domination.

5 Sin’s symptoms are sponsored by the senses, a mind dominated by the sensual. Thoughts betray source; spirit life attracts spirit thoughts.

6 Thinking patterns are formed by reference; either the sensual appetites of the flesh and spiritual death, or zoe-life and total tranquillity flowing from a mind addicted to spirit [faith] realities.

7 A mind focused on flesh (the sensual domain where sin held me captive) is distracted from God with no inclination to his life-laws. Flesh [self-righteousness] and spirit [faith righteousness] are opposing forces. (Flesh no longer defines you; faith does!)

8 It is impossible for those immersed in flesh to at the same time accommodate themselves to the opinion, desire and interest of God.

9 But you are not ruled by a flesh-consciousness, but by a spirit-consciousness, God’s Spirit is 1at home in you. Anyone who does not see 2themselves fully 1clothed and identified in the Spirit of Christ, cannot be 2themselves. (If anyone does not embrace the Spirit of Christ, they are not themselves. 

10 The revelation of 1Christ in you 1declares that your body is as good as dead to sin’s demands; sin cannot find any expression in a corpse. You co-died together with him. Yet your spirit is alive because of what righteousness 

11 Our union with Christ further reveals that because the same Spirit that awakened the body of Jesus from the dead inhabits us, we equally participate in his resurrection. In the same act of authority whereby God raised Jesus from the dead, he co-restores your body to life by his indwelling Spirit.  

12 We owe flesh nothing.

13 In the light of all this, to now continue to live under the sinful influences of the senses, is to reinstate the dominion of spiritual death. Instead, we are indebted to now exhibit the highest expression of life inspired by the Spirit. This life demonstrates zero tolerance to the habits and sinful patterns of the flesh.  Mirror

Matt 12:34  You offspring of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil (wicked)? For out of the fullness (the overflow, the superabundance) of the heart the mouth speaks.  AMP

▼▼▼

Matt 12:34  “You have minds like a snake pit! How do you suppose what you say is worth anything when you are so foul-minded? It’s your heart, not the dictionary, that gives meaning to your words.  MSG

▼▼▼

MATT 12:34 But you who are known as the Pharisees are rotten to the core like venomous snakes. How can your words be good if you are rotten within? For what has been stored up in your hearts will be heard in the overflow of your words! TPT

2Tim 3:5 They may pretend to have a respect for God, but in reality they want nothing to do with God’s power. Stay away from people like these!  TPT

2 Tim 3:5 For [although] they hold a form of piety (true religion), they deny and reject and are strangers to the power of it [their conduct belies the genuineness of their profession]. Avoid [all] such people [turn away from them]. AMP

Matt 23:13  But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, pretenders (hypocrites)! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces; for you neither enter yourselves, nor do you allow those who are about to go in to do so. AMP

1 Corinthians 2:12 For we did not receive the spirit of this world system but the Spirit of God, so that we might come to understand and experience all that grace has lavished upon us.

¹³ And wearticulate these realities with the words imparted to us by the Spirit and not with the words taught by human wisdom. We join together Spirit-revealed truths with Spirit-revealed words.

14 Someone living on an entirely human level rejects the revelations of God’s Spirit, for they make no sense to him. He can’t understand the revelations of the Spirit because they are only discovered by the illumination of the Spirit.

¹⁵ Those who live in the Spirit are able to carefully evaluate all things, and they are subject to the scrutiny of no one but God.

¹⁶ For Who has ever intimately known the mind of the Lord Yahwehwell enough to become his counselor? Christ has, and we possess Christ’s perceptions. TPT

▼▼▼

1 COR 2:12 The Spirit proceeding from God unveils the gifts of his generosity. He has graced us with understanding so that we may know what he has always had in mind for us; this is so unlike the secular spirit of the wisdom of the world where everything has a price tag!    

13 The impact of our words are not confined to the familiar wisdom of the world taught by human experience and tradition, but communicated by seamless spirit resonance, 1combining spirit with spirit.  

14 The soulish person has no capacity to comprehend the language of the Spirit of God; spiritual things seem meaningless to them; they are incapable to discern that which can only be spiritually appreciated.  

15 Those who are spiritually awakened are immediately compatible to discern all things from a spiritual [grace] perspective, while they themselves are free from anyone’s critical scrutiny.

16 There is no other basis to teach from but to echo the mind of Christ; he is the Master mind personified within us! Mirror

Prov 14:30 A calm and undisturbed mind and heart are the life and health of the body, but envy, jealousy, and wrath are like rottenness of the bones.  AMP

▼▼▼

Prov 14:30 A sound mind makes for a robust body, but runaway emotions corrode the bones.  MSG

Rom 8:27  And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the [Holy] Spirit [what His intent is], because the Spirit intercedes and pleads [before God] in behalf of the saints according to and in harmony with God’s will.  AMP

James 4:7 Your most effective defense against any diabolical mindset, is to yield yourselves in total abandonment to God, and there encounter his dream-life for you. You will witness how effortlessly those thoughts flee from you.   MIRROR

Rom 12:2  Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you. MSG

 ▼▼▼

Rom 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].  AMP

2 Tim 1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.  AMP

Ps 42:5  So then, my soul, why would you be depressed? Why would you sink into despair? Just keep hoping and waiting on God, your Savior. For no matter what, I will still sing with praise, for you are my saving grace!
6 Here I am depressed and downcast. Yet I will still remember you as I ponder the place
 where your glory streams down from the mighty mountaintops, lofty and majestic—the mountains of your awesome presence.
⁷ My deep need calls out to the deep kindness of your love. Your waterfall of weeping sent waves of sorrow over my soul, carrying me away, cascading over me like a thundering cataract. TPT

Luke 10:19 See, I have given you 1authority to 2trample upon 3serpents and scorpions and every powerful symbolic disguize of the enemy. 4Nothing shall by any means 5nullify your authentic identity! Your likeness is secured in me!  Mirror

TESTIMONY  by Mary Dorian  11-14-21

Matthew 24:14“Yet through it all, the good news of heaven’s kingdom will be proclaimed all over the world, providing every nation with a demonstration of the reality of God. And after that the end of this age will arrive.”  TPT

1Tim 6:13 So now, I instruct you before the God of resurrection lifeand before Jesus, the Anointed One, who demonstrated a beautiful testimony even before Pontius Pilate,  TPT

John 18:37 Pilate then said, “So you are a king?” Jesus replied, “You say that I am a king. My destiny was to be born in the flesh and for this purpose have I come into the world to bear testimony to the truth. Everyone who recognizes their true origin, hears my voice.”  Mirror

John 3:32 Even though I have seen and heard heavenly things, it seems to me that no one embraces what I have borne witness to! By trying to protect a fading prophetic perspective, you are missing the entire point! The shadow is eclipsed by the substance, not the other way around!

33 Whoever lays a hold of this testimony has the evidence of God’s truth embossed like the impression of a signet ring resonating in their inner consciousness. Mirror

Acts 4:33-35 The apostles gave powerful testimonies about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great measures of gracerested upon them all.

^34–35 Some who owned houses or land sold them and brought the proceeds before the apostles to distribute to those without. Not a single person among them was needy. TPT

Heb 10:14 For by a single offering He has forever completely cleansed and perfected those who are consecrated and made holy.

15 And also the Holy Spirit adds His testimony to us [in confirmation of this]. For having said,

16 This is the agreement (testament, covenant) that I will set up and conclude with them after those days, says the Lord: I will imprint My laws upon their hearts, and I will inscribe them on their minds (on their inmost thoughts and understanding),

17 He then goes on to say, And their sins and their lawbreaking I will remember no more. 

18 Now where there is absolute remission (forgiveness and cancellation of the penalty) of these [sins and lawbreaking], there is no longer any offering made to atone for sin.

AMP

1 John 5:11 This is the testimony in essence: God gave us eternal life; the life is in his Son.

12 So, whoever has the Son, has life; whoever rejects the Son, rejects life. MSG

Mark 8:14 Now they had [completely] forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

15 And Jesus [repeatedly and expressly] charged and admonished them, saying, Look out; keep on your guard and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod and the Herodians.

16 And they discussed it and reasoned with one another, It is because we have no bread.

17 And being aware [of it], Jesus said to them, Why are you reasoning and saying it is because you have no bread? Do you not yet discern or understand? Are your hearts in [a settled state of] hardness?  [Isa 6:9,10; Jer 5:21.]

18 Having eyes, do you not see [with them], and having ears, do you not hear and perceive and understand the sense of what is said? And do you not remember?

19 When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many [small hand] baskets full of broken pieces did you take up? They said to Him, Twelve.

20 And [when I broke] the seven loaves for the 4,000, how many [large provision] baskets full of broken pieces did you take up? And they said to Him, Seven.

21 And He kept repeating, Do you not yet understand?  AMP

John 21:25  There are so many other things Jesus did. If they were all written down, each of them, one by one, I can’t imagine a world big enough to hold such a library of books. MSG

Ps 31:14-15 I’m desperate, Lord! I throw myself upon you, for you alone are my God!
¹⁵ My life, my every moment, my destiny—it’s all in your hands.  So I know you can deliver me from those who persecute me relentlessly.  TPT

TESTIMONY  by Mary Dorian  11-14-21

Matthew 24:14“Yet through it all, the good news of heaven’s kingdom will be proclaimed all over the world, providing every nation with a demonstration of the reality of God. And after that the end of this age will arrive.”  TPT

1Tim 6:13 So now, I instruct you before the God of resurrection lifeand before Jesus, the Anointed One, who demonstrated a beautiful testimony even before Pontius Pilate,  TPT

John 18:37 Pilate then said, “So you are a king?” Jesus replied, “You say that I am a king. My destiny was to be born in the flesh and for this purpose have I come into the world to bear testimony to the truth. Everyone who recognizes their true origin, hears my voice.”  Mirror

John 3:32 Even though I have seen and heard heavenly things, it seems to me that no one embraces what I have borne witness to! By trying to protect a fading prophetic perspective, you are missing the entire point! The shadow is eclipsed by the substance, not the other way around!

33 Whoever lays a hold of this testimony has the evidence of God’s truth embossed like the impression of a signet ring resonating in their inner consciousness. Mirror

Acts 4:33-35 The apostles gave powerful testimonies about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great measures of gracerested upon them all.

^34–35 Some who owned houses or land sold them and brought the proceeds before the apostles to distribute to those without. Not a single person among them was needy. TPT

Heb 10:14 For by a single offering He has forever completely cleansed and perfected those who are consecrated and made holy.

15 And also the Holy Spirit adds His testimony to us [in confirmation of this]. For having said,

16 This is the agreement (testament, covenant) that I will set up and conclude with them after those days, says the Lord: I will imprint My laws upon their hearts, and I will inscribe them on their minds (on their inmost thoughts and understanding),

17 He then goes on to say, And their sins and their lawbreaking I will remember no more. 

18 Now where there is absolute remission (forgiveness and cancellation of the penalty) of these [sins and lawbreaking], there is no longer any offering made to atone for sin.

AMP

1 John 5:11 This is the testimony in essence: God gave us eternal life; the life is in his Son.

12 So, whoever has the Son, has life; whoever rejects the Son, rejects life. MSG

Mark 8:14 Now they had [completely] forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

15 And Jesus [repeatedly and expressly] charged and admonished them, saying, Look out; keep on your guard and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod and the Herodians.

16 And they discussed it and reasoned with one another, It is because we have no bread.

17 And being aware [of it], Jesus said to them, Why are you reasoning and saying it is because you have no bread? Do you not yet discern or understand? Are your hearts in [a settled state of] hardness?  [Isa 6:9,10; Jer 5:21.]

18 Having eyes, do you not see [with them], and having ears, do you not hear and perceive and understand the sense of what is said? And do you not remember?

19 When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many [small hand] baskets full of broken pieces did you take up? They said to Him, Twelve.

20 And [when I broke] the seven loaves for the 4,000, how many [large provision] baskets full of broken pieces did you take up? And they said to Him, Seven.

21 And He kept repeating, Do you not yet understand?  AMP

John 21:25  There are so many other things Jesus did. If they were all written down, each of them, one by one, I can’t imagine a world big enough to hold such a library of books. MSG

Ps 31:14-15 I’m desperate, Lord! I throw myself upon you, for you alone are my God!
¹⁵ My life, my every moment, my destiny—it’s all in your hands.  So I know you can deliver me from those who persecute me relentlessly.  TPT

JOB’S COMFORTERS 11-12-21  VIDEO JOB AND HIS FRIENDS 2 #1

It seems that there is a mixed up message being sent out these days. In the book of Job, Job is going through a horrible time in his life. Loss, sickness, and depression. He had three friends who spoke into his life. Their advice seem on the surface to be good but Job‘s heart receive their words as judgment with very little effort. Poor Job. God‘s opinion was much different from those who were his friends. Jobs comforters, those who in self righteousness in the guise of comfort actually caused distress and sadness instead of hope. So instead of reminding your friend of what you fear most has come upon you or you don’t have enough faith, let’s look at what it means to bring comfort to a persons life.

Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons (the angels) of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan (the adversary and accuser) also came among them.  

7 And the Lord said to Satan, From where did you come? Then Satan answered the Lord, From going to and fro on the earth and from walking up and down on it.

8 And the Lord said to Satan, Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who [reverently] fears God and abstains from and shuns evil [because it is wrong]?  AMP

▼▼▼

Job 1:6 One day when the angels came to report to God, Satan, who was the Designated Accuser, came along with them.

7 God singled out Satan and said, “What have you been up to?” Satan answered God, “Going here and there, checking things out on earth.”

8 God said to Satan, “Have you noticed my friend Job? There’s no one quite like him — honest and true to his word, totally devoted to God and hating evil.”  MSG

Job 2:3 And the Lord said to Satan, Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who [reverently] fears God and abstains from and shuns all evil [because it is wrong]? And still he holds fast his integrity, although you moved Me against him to destroy him without cause.

4 Then Satan answered the Lord, Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has will he give for his life.

5 But put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse and renounce You to Your face.  AMP

▼▼▼

Job 2:3  Then God said to Satan, “Have you noticed my friend Job? There’s no one quite like him, is there — honest and true to his word, totally devoted to God and hating evil? He still has a firm grip on his integrity! You tried to trick me into destroying him, but it didn’t work.”

4 Satan answered, “A human would do anything to save his life.

5 But what do you think would happen if you reached down and took away his health? He’d curse you to your face, that’s what.”  MSG

Job 3:25 For the thing which I greatly fear comes upon me, and that of which I am afraid befalls me.  AMP   ▼▼▼

Job 3:25 The worst of my fears has come true, what I’ve dreaded most has happened. MSG

Job 16:2  “I’ve had all I can take of your talk. What a bunch of miserable comforters!

3 Is there no end to your windbag speeches? What’s your problem that you go on and on like this?

4 If you were in my shoes, I could talk just like you. I could put together a terrific harangue and really let you have it.

5 But I’d never do that. I’d console and comfort, make things better, not worse! MSG

PHILEMON  7:1 Your love has impacted me and brings me great joy and encouragement, for the hearts of the believers have been greatly refreshed through you, dear brother. TPT

▼▼▼

Philem 1:7  For I have derived great joy and comfort and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints [who are your fellow Christians] have been cheered and refreshed through you, [my] brother.  AMP

JOHN 4:7 When a local Samaritan woman finally arrived to draw water, Jesus immediately asked her for a drink.

8 There was still no sign of the disciples.

9 The woman obviously anticipated this request and was ready with her response, “You are a Jew, aren’t you? So why would you expect to get anything for free from a Samaritan woman?” Within the politics of the day, Jews looked down upon the Samaritans and had no dealings with them.

10  He looked her in the eye and said, “If you could see the generosity of God’s grace gift, you would perceive who I am!  So here I am asking you for a drink when you should be asking me and I would give you the water of life for free!  MIRROR  ▼

JOHN 4:17 The woman answered, “But I have no husband!” Jesus responded with, “This is an honest answer and confirms my point!”

18 Marriage does not define you. You could have failed five times and this time you’re not sure about committing yourself to the guy you’re living with!

19 She was shocked! “Sir! Now I know, you are a Prophet!”   MIRROR

▼

JOHN 4:25 The woman then said, “I know the Messiah is coming, the one who is called the Christ and when he arrives he will declare everything to us from heaven’s perspective!”

26 Jesus responded to her, “So here I am, speaking to you! I am the One you were longing for.”

27 Just then his disciples arrived; they were quite surprised that he was in such deep conversation with a woman, but made no remarks.

28 Leaving her water pot behind she hurried back to the city to tell the people what happened at the well. 

29 “Come quickly! I met a man who told me everything about my life! Could this possibly be the Messiah?”  MIRROR

ISA 40:1 Your God says to you: “Comfort, comfort my peoplewith gentle, compassionate words.2 Speak tenderly from the heart to revive those in Jerusalem, and proclaim that their warfare is over.Her debt of sin is paid for, and she will not be treated as guilty. Prophesy to her that she has received from the hand of Yahweh twice as many blessings as all her sins.” TPT

1 JN 3:20-21 Whenever our hearts make us feel guilty and remind us of our failures, we know that God is much greater and more merciful than our conscience, and he knows everything there is to know about us.

²¹ My delightfully loved friends, when our hearts don’t condemn us, we have a bold freedom to speak face-to-face with God.   TPT

▼▼▼

1 JOHN 3:20  So, even if our own hearts would 1accuse us of not really being true to ourselves, God is greater than our hearts and he has the full picture! His knowledge of us is not compromised.

21 Beloved when we know what God knows to be true about us, then instead of condemning us, our hearts will endorse our innocence and free our conversation before God.  MIRROR

2 COR 1:3 All praises belong to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he is the Father of tender mercy and the God of endless comfort.

⁴ He always comes alongside us to comfort us in every suffering so that we can come alongside those who are in any painful trial. We can bring them this same comfort that God has poured out upon us.

⁵ And just as we experience the abundance of Christ’s own sufferings, even more of God’s comfort will cascade upon us through our union with Christ.

⁶ If troubles weigh us down, that just means that we will receive even more comfort to pass on to you for your deliverance! For the comfort pouring into us empowers us to bring comfort to you. And with this comfort upholding you, you can endure victoriously the same suffering that we experience.

7 Now our hope for you is unshakable, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings you will also share in God’s comforting strength. TPT

Heb 13:6 So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can man do to me?  AMP

▼▼▼

HEB 13:6 So we can say with great confidence: “I know the Lord is for meand I will never be afraid of what people may do to me!  TPT

John 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever —   AMP

John 14:26 But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you.  AMP

▼▼▼

JOHN 14:26 The Holy Spirit is about to become your close companion, sent by my Father in my name to represent me, to teach you all things and remind you of everything that I have spoken to you. Thus my word will continue to find a voice in you.  MIRROR

John 15:26 But when the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) comes, Whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth Who comes (proceeds) from the Father, He [Himself] will testify regarding Me.

AMP

Job 22:29  To those who feel low you’ll say, ‘Chin up! Be brave!’ and God will save them.

30 Yes, even the guilty will escape, escape through God’s grace in your life.”

Job 42:10 And the Lord turned the captivity of Job and restored his fortunes, when he prayed for his friends; also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.  AMP

Job 42:12 And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. AMP

James 5:14 “Are there any sick among you? Then ask the elders of the church to come and pray over the sick and anoint them with oil in the name of our Lord.

15 And the prayer of faith will heal the sick and the Lord will raise them up, and if they have committed sins they will be forgiven.

16 Confess and acknowledge how you have offended one another and then pray for one another to be instantly healed, for tremendous power is released through the passionate, heartfelt prayer of a godly believer!” TPT

I AM DWELLING WITH YOU AND WITHIN YOU 11-5-21 VIDEO HE IS HERE LIVE

My relationship with my people is not one where I visit them from time to time. It is a relationship where I dwell with them, as close to them as their next breath.

To dwell means to live in a specific place. Since Jesus came and died and was resurrected our God has made us his dwelling place his presence continually with us.

PS 27:4 Here’s the one thing I crave from Yahweh,the one thing I seek above all else: I want to live with him every moment in his house, beholding the marvelous beautyof Yahweh,  filled with awe, delighting in his glory and grace.  I want to contemplatein his temple. TPT

PS 27:8 I heard your voice in my heart say, “Come, seek my face;” my inner being responded,  “Yahweh, I’m seeking your face with all my heart.” TPT

Ps 61:4 A lifetime pass to your safe-house, an open invitation as your guest.  MSG

PS 84:1 God of Heaven’s Armies, you find so much beauty in your people!  They’re like lovelysanctuaries of your presence.² Deep within me are these lovesick longings,desires and daydreams of living in union with you. When I’m near you, my heart and my soul will sing and worship with my joyful songs of you, my true source and spring of life! TPT

JN 6:56 The one who eats my body and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in him.

⁵⁷ The Father of life sent me, and he is my life. In the same way, the one who feeds upon me, I will become his life. TPT

JOHN 15:4-7 So you must remain in life-union with me, for I remain in life-union with you. For as a branch severed from the vine will not bear fruit, so your life will be fruitless unless you live your life intimately joined to mine.

⁵ “I am the sprouting vine and you’re my branches. As you live in union with me as your source, fruitfulness will stream from within you—but when you live separated from me you are powerless.

⁶ If a person is separated from me, he is discarded; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire to be burned.

⁷ But if you live in life-union with me and if my wordslive powerfullywithin you—then you can askwhatever you desire and it will be done.  TPT

▼▼▼

JOHN 15:4 Our seamless union, you in me and I in you, is pictured in the vine: the shoot cannot bear fruit outside of this union. In its abiding in the vine, fruit happens naturally – as with your abiding in me.

5 I am the vine and you are the branches; it is the one who understands this mutual union that naturally bears much fruit – which is impossible to happen apart from me.

6 Every area of human life that does not continue to be entwined in this place of seamlessness in me, was already cast forth where it has withered away and is gathered to be burned as firewood. 

15:7 My words find voice in you. With your abiding in me and my words abiding in you a conversation is inspired where you will request that which arises in your desire from our union and it shall come to pass for you! MIRROR

Acts 17:24 “The God who made the world and everything in it, this Master of sky and land, doesn’t live in custom-made shrines

25 or need the human race to run errands for him, as if he couldn’t take care of himself. He makes the creatures; the creatures don’t make him.

26 Starting from scratch, he made the entire human race and made the earth hospitable, with plenty of time and space for living

27 so we could seek after God, and not just grope around in the dark but actually find him. He doesn’t play hide-and-seek with us. He’s not remote; he’s near. MSG

▼▼▼

ACTS 17:24  “The true God is the Creator of all things. He is the owner and Lord of the heavenly realm and the earthly realm, and he doesn’t live in man-made temples.

²⁵ He supplies life and breath and all things to every living being. He doesn’t lack a thing that we mortals could supply for him, for he has all things and everything he needs.

²⁶ From one man, Adam, he made every man and woman and every race of humanity, and he spread us over all the earth. He sets the boundaries of people and nations, determining their appointed times in history.

 ²⁷ He has done this so that every person would long for God, feel their way to him, and find him—for he is the God who is easy to discover! TPT

1 JN 3:8 Sin’s source is a fallen mindset, from the beginning! For this purpose the Son of God was revealed! His mission was to undo the works of the Devil!  

3:9 To discover one’s authentic sonship in God, is to discover true freedom from sin. We are born of him and his seed remains in us; this is the only possible reference to sober up the mind from the intoxicating influence of deception. MIRROR

Eph 3:17 that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love,

18 you’ll be able to take in with all Christians the extravagant dimensions of Christ’s love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights!

19 Live full lives, full in the fullness of God.  MSG   ▼▼▼

Eph 3:17 May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell (settle down, abide, make His permanent home) in your hearts! May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love,

18 That you may have the power and be strong to apprehend and grasp with all the saints [God’s devoted people, the experience of that love] what is the breadth and length and height and depth [of it];

19 [That you may really come] to know [practically, through experience for yourselves] the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge [without experience]; that you may be filled [through all your being] unto all the fullness of God [may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself]!  AMP

Col 2:9 Everything of God gets expressed in him, so you can see and hear him clearly. You don’t need a telescope, a microscope, or a horoscope to realize the fullness of Christ, and the emptiness of the universe without him.

10 When you come to him, that fullness comes together for you, too. His power extends over everything.

11 Entering into this fullness is not something you figure out or achieve. It’s not a matter of being circumcised or keeping a long list of laws. No, you’re already in — insiders — not through some secretive initiation rite but rather through what Christ has already gone through for you, destroying the power of sin.

12 If it’s an initiation ritual you’re after, you’ve already been through it by submitting to baptism. Going under the water was a burial of your old life; coming up out of it was a resurrection, God raising you from the dead as he did Christ. MSG

Col 3:16 Let the word [spoken by] Christ (the Messiah) have its home [in your hearts and minds] and dwell in you in [all its] richness, as you teach and admonish and train one another in all insight and intelligence and wisdom [in spiritual things, and as you sing] psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, making melody to God with [His] grace in your hearts. AMP

1 John 2:24  As for you, keep in your hearts what you have heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the first dwells and remains in you, then you will dwell in the Son and in the Father [always].  AMP

Ps 90:1 LORD, YOU have been our dwelling place and our refuge in all generations [says Moses].

2 Before the mountains were brought forth or ever You had formed and given birth to the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting You are God.  AMP

▼▼▼

Ps 90:1 God, it seems you’ve been our home forever;

2 long before the mountains were born, Long before you brought earth itself to birth, from “once upon a time” to “kingdom come” — you are God. MSG

JN 14:23 Jesus replied, “Loving me empowers you to obey my word. And my Father will love you so deeply that we will come to you and make you our dwelling place. TPT

EPH 2:22 This means that God is transforming each one of you into the Holy of Holies, his dwelling place, through the power of the Holy Spirit living in you!  TPT

▼▼▼

EPH 2:22 In him you are co-constructed together as God’s permanent spiritual residence. You are God’s address!  MIRROR

2 COR 6:16 How can the tangible, physical address of the living God compare with a phantom image that people host in their minds? Mankind is God’s idea – we did not invent God or ourselves; he invented us! He said, “In you will I reside and move and have my being; we belong together; I am yours and you are mine!” MIRROR

JN 14:16 And I will ask the Father and he will give you anotherSavior,the Holy Spirit of Truth, who will be to you a friend just like me—and he will never leave you. The world won’t receive him because they can’t see him or know him. But you know him intimately because he remains with you and will live inside you. TPT

1 John 3:24 As we keep his commands, we live deeply and surely in him, and he lives in us. And this is how we experience his deep and abiding presence in us: by the Spirit he gave us.  MSG

▼▼▼

1 JN 3:24 For all who obey his commands find their lives joined in union with him, and he lives and flourishes in them. We know and have proof that he constantly lives and flourishes in us, by the Spirit that he has given us. TPT

1 COR 3:16 Don’t you realize that together you have become God’s inner sanctuaryand that the Spirit of God makes his permanent home in you?

¹⁷ Now, if someone desecratesGod’s inner sanctuary, God will desecrate him, for God’s inner sanctuary is holy, and that is exactly who you are.TPT

▼▼▼

1 COR 3:16 Realize that your life is God’s building; his sanctuary, designed for his permanent abode. His Spirit inhabits you!  

17 Just like fire would burn away the dross, any defilement of God’s temple would be destroyed in order to preserve human life as his permanent sanctuary. MIRROR  

2 COR 13:5 I implore you to examine faith for yourselves in order to test what it is that you really believe. Faith is so much more than the mere veneer of a superstitious belief in a historic Christ; faith is about realizing Jesus Christ in you, in the midst of contradiction! Just as ore is placed into a crucible, where the dross is separated from the gold in a furnace, come to the conclusion for yourselves of his indwelling! Should it appear to you that he is absent in your life, look again, you have obviously done the test wrong!   MIRROR

A NEW ANOINTING 10-31-21  VIDEO ATMOSTHERE CHANGER 2

The church is getting ready to be clothed with the new garment. A garment that will carry with it a new anointing for ministry. A ministry that we have never seen before. We have been a candle of light in the world, but we will now begin to blaze like a forest fire. The anointing breaks the yoke of the enemy. It is the yoke destroying power of God to set the captives free. Every bondage is broken that tries to destroy the power of God.  The anointing sets the captives free. Everyone in the body will be touched by a new anointing. A unity in the spirit. Like the oil that ran down the priest beard was a symbol of God.  It flowed down his collar and touched every part of his body. New anointing, new wine skin, soul and emotions healed. This new anointing requires a new mindset.

Joel 2:25 “I’ll make up for the years of the locust, the great locust devastation —

Locusts savage, locusts deadly, fierce locusts, locusts of doom, That great locust invasion I sent your way.

26 You’ll eat your fill of good food. You’ll be full of praises to your God, The God who has set you back on your heels in wonder. Never again will my people be despised.

27 You’ll know without question that I’m in the thick of life with Israel, That I’m your God, yes, your God, the one and only real God. Never again will my people be despised. 

28 “And that’s just the beginning: After that — “I will pour out my Spirit on every kind of people: Your sons will prophesy, also your daughters. Your old men will dream, your young men will see visions.

29 I’ll even pour out my Spirit on the servants, men and women both.

30 I’ll set wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below: Blood and fire and billowing smoke,  MSG

ISA 10:27 In that day the Lord will remove the heavy burden from your shoulders and break off the yoke of bondage from your necks because of the heavy anointing upon you! TPT

RO 13:14 Instead fully immerse yourselves intothe Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, and don’t waste even a moment’s thought on your former identity to awaken its selfish desires. TPT

1 John 2:20 But you belong. The Holy One anointed you, and you all know it.  MSG

 ▼▼▼

1 JN 2:20 The Christ anointing within you is evidence that you echo what you carry! The Holy Spirit has made him tangible in your life, and you see clearly.  MIRROR

Matt 11:29  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.

30 Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”  MSG

 ▼▼▼

MATT 11:29 Simply join your life with mine. Learn my ways and you’ll discover that I’m gentle, humble, easy to please. You will find refreshment and rest in me.

30 For all that I require of you will be pleasantand easy to bear.” TPT

John 13:30-31  Now I am giving you a new command – love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you must love one another. This is how all men will know that you are my disciples, because you have such love for one another.” PHILLIPS

Acts 2:43 Everyone around was in awe — all those wonders and signs done through the apostles!

44 And all the believers lived in a wonderful harmony, holding everything in common.

45 They sold whatever they owned and pooled their resources so that each person’s need was met.

46 They followed a daily discipline of worship in the Temple followed by meals at home, every meal a celebration, exuberant and joyful,

47 as they praised God. People in general liked what they saw. Every day their number grew as God added those who were saved.  MSG

 ▼▼▼

ACTS 2:43-47 A deep sense of holy aweswept over everyone, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders.

⁴⁴ All the believers were in fellowship as one body, and they shared with one another whatever they had.

45 Out of generosity they even sold their assets to distribute the proceeds to those who were in need among them.

⁴⁶ Daily they met together in the temple courts and in one another’s homes to celebrate communion. They shared meals together with joyful hearts and tender humility.

47 They were continually filled with praises to God, enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord kept adding to their number daily those who were coming to life. TPT

Acts 5:12 Through the work of the apostles, many God-signs were set up among the people, many wonderful things done. They all met regularly and in remarkable harmony on the Temple porch named after Solomon.

13 But even though people admired them a lot, outsiders were wary about joining them.

14 On the other hand, those who put their trust in the Master were added right and left, men and women both.

15 They even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on stretchers and bedrolls, hoping they would be touched by Peter’s shadow when he walked by.

16 They came from the villages surrounding Jerusalem, throngs of them, bringing the sick and bedeviled. And they all were healed.  MSG

 ▼▼▼

ACTS 5:12 The apostles performed many signs, wonders, and miracles among the people.

¹³ And the believers were wonderfully united as they met regularly in the temple courts in the area known as Solomon’s Porch. No one dared harm them, for everyone held them in high regard.

¹⁴ Continually more and more people believed in the Lordand were added to their number—great crowds of both men and women.

15 In fact, when people knew Peter was going to walk by, they carried the sick out to the streets and laid them down on cots and mats, knowing the incredible power emanating from him would overshadow them and heal them.

¹⁶ Great numbers of people swarmed into Jerusalem from the nearby villages. They brought with them the sick and those troubled by demons—and everyone was healed!  TPT

Ps 133  How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along!

2 It’s like costly anointing oil flowing down head and beard, Flowing down Aaron’s beard, flowing down the collar of his priestly robes.

3 It’s like the dew on Mount Hermon flowing down the slopes of Zion. Yes, that’s where God commands the blessing, ordains eternal life. MSG

 ▼▼▼

PS 133:1 How truly wonderful and delightful it is to see brothers and sisters living together in sweet unity!
2 It’s as precious as the sacred scented oilflowing from the head of the high priest Aaron,dripping down upon his beard and running all the way downto the hem of his priestly robes.³ This harmony can be compared to the dew  dripping from Mount Hermon, which flows down upon the hills of Zion. Indeed, that is where Yahweh has decreed his blessings will be found, the promise of life forevermore! TPT

PS 45:7 You are passionate for righteousness, and you hate lawlessness. This is why God, your God,crowns you with bliss above your fellow kings. He has anointed you, more than any other, with his oil of fervent joy, the very fragrance of heaven’s gladness. TPT

1 JN 2:27 I am convinced that the effect of his touch within you is permanent; this is the Christ-annointing that teaches you all things, so that you do not need any teacher whose doctrine does not resonate with truth. Deception cannot compete with spirit-resonance.  MIRROR

▼▼▼

1 JN 2:27 But the wonderful anointing you have received from Godis so much greater than their deception and now lives in you. There’s no need for anyone to keep teaching you. His anointing teaches you all that you need to know, for it will lead you into truth, not a counterfeit. So just as the anointing has taught you, remain in him. TPT

LUKE 4:18 He opened the scroll and rolled it out in order to find the specific place where the following was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to announce glad tidings to a starving people; he has commissioned me to announce the freedom of forgiveness to those held captive at spear-point by their guilt and shame; also, the blind may now look up and be restored in their sight! I am anointed to send out those who are bruised and traumatized, into the freedom of their redeemed innocence.   MIRROR

▼▼▼

LUKE 4:18  “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, and he has anointed me to be hopefor the poor, healing for the brokenhearted, and new eyesfor the blind, and to preach to prisoners, ‘You are set free!’ I have come to sharethe message of Jubilee,for the time of God’s great acceptancehas begun.” TPT

LUKE 5:36 Then Jesus proceeded to illustrate the following point, again using powerful parable-analogies, “No-one would tear off a piece of cloth from a new garment in order to patch-up an old worn-out garment! This will not only spoil the new garment but the patch won’t even match the old!  

37 It will be such a waste to pour new wine into old skin bottles – the new wine will burst the old bottles and spill the wine on the ground!

38 New wine is stored and preserved in fresh wine skins. Thus both wine and skin are equally treasured.

39 Yet, you continue to reason that you are so familiar with the old mindsets that you have no appetite for the new!”  MIRROR

▼▼▼

LUKE 5:36 And he gave them this illustration: “No one rips up a new garment to make patches for an old, worn-out one. If you tear up the new to make a patch for the old, it would not match the old garment.

³⁷ And who pours new wine into an old wineskin? If someone did, the old wineskin would burst and the new wine would be lost.

³⁸ New wine must always be poured into new wineskins.

39 Yet you say, ‘The old ways are better,’ and you refuse to even taste the new wine that I bring.”TPT

Rom 8:5 Those who think they can do it on their own end up obsessed with measuring their own moral muscle but never get around to exercising it in real life. Those who trust God’s action in them find that God’s Spirit is in them — living and breathing God!

6 Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life.

7 Focusing on the self is the opposite of focusing on God. Anyone completely absorbed in self ignores God, ends up thinking more about self than God. That person ignores who God is and what he is doing.

8 And God isn’t pleased at being ignored.

9 But if God himself has taken up residence in your life, you can hardly be thinking more of yourself than of him. Anyone, of course, who has not welcomed this invisible but clearly present God, the Spirit of Christ, won’t know what we’re talking about.

10 But for you who welcome him, in whom he dwells — even though you still experience all the limitations of sin — you yourself experience life on God’s terms.

11 It stands to reason, doesn’t it, that if the alive-and-present God who raised Jesus from the dead moves into your life, he’ll do the same thing in you that he did in Jesus, bringing you alive to himself? When God lives and breathes in you (and he does, as surely as he did in Jesus), you are delivered from that dead life. With his Spirit living in you, your body will be as alive as Christ’s!  MSG   

 ▼▼▼

ROM 8:5 Those who are motivated by the flesh only pursue what benefits themselves. But those who live by the impulses of the Holy Spirit are motivated to pursue spiritual realities.

6 For the sense and reason of the flesh is death, but the mind-set controlled by the Spirit finds life and peace.

⁷ In fact, the mind-set focused on the flesh fights God’s plan and refuses to submit to his direction, because it cannot!

8 For no matter how hard they try, God finds no pleasure with those who are controlled by the flesh.

⁹ But when the Spirit of Christ empowers your life, you are not dominated by the flesh but by the Spirit. And if you are not joined to the Spirit of the Anointed One, you are not of him.

¹⁰ Now Christ lives his life in you! And even though your body may be dead because of the effects of sin, his life-giving Spirit imparts life to you because you are fully accepted by God.

¹¹ Yes, God raised Jesus to life! And since God’s Spirit of Resurrection lives in you, he will also raise your dying body to life by the same Spirit that breathes life into you! TPT

1 Peter 1:12 It was revealed to them that this glorious grace message that they were communicating pointed to a specific day and person beyond their own horizon and generation; they saw you in their prophetic view! This heavenly announcement had you in mind all along! They proclaimed glad tidings to you in advance, in the Holy Spirit, commissioned from heaven; the prophetic messengers themselves longed to gaze deeply into its complete fulfillment.

13  How amazing is that! Jesus is what the Scriptures are all about; and you are what Jesus is all about! Now wrap your minds around that! This unveiling is what tied up all the loose ends that would trip you and frustrate your seamless transition from the old to the new! The revelation of Jesus is no longer a future expectation! Do not allow the old mindset of a future tense glory to intoxicate you and distract you from the relevance of this moment! Stop pointing to a future Messiah! Jesus is who the Prophets pointed to! You are the fruit of his sufferings; you are the glorious resurrection generation! Fully engage your minds with the consequence of this grace in the revelation of Jesus Christ! He completes your every expectation!   MIRROR

BE STRONG IN THE LORD AND THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT  10-29-21 VIDEO 1

Power of the Lord refers to Dumamis power. Inherent power to perform miracles. Like the woman with the issue of blood touched Jesus and drew power from Him for her miracle. To receive power from on high means you are filled with a active inherit (as it existed in God) achieving power. We have now become shares of His power. We are here to see God move through us. 

ISA 11:2 the Spirit of Yahweh will rest upon him, the Spirit of Extraordinary Wisdom, the Spirit of Perfect Understandingthe Spirit of Wise Strategy, the Spirit of Mighty Power, the Spirit of Revelation, and the Spirit of the Fear of Yahweh.  TPT

EPH 6:10  Now my beloved ones, I have saved these most important truths for last: Be supernaturally infused with strength through your life-union with the Lord Jesus. Stand victorious with the forceof his explosive power flowing in and through you. TPT    ▼▼▼

EPH 6:10 In conclusion and with reference to the theme and context of this writing, I encourage you to realize your strength in the Master; your union with him is your limitless resource.  MIRROR

Luke 5:17 One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and religion teachers were sitting around. They had come from nearly every village in Galilee and Judea, even as far away as Jerusalem, to be there. The healing power of God was on him.  MSG

 ▼▼▼ 

LU 5:17 Then, one day, while he was teaching, the following dramatic incident happened. There were Pharisees and Scholars of the law also sitting in his audience along with people coming from every village in Galilee and Judea as well as the outskirts of Jerusalem. The very atmosphere was charged with the presence of the Lord to heal.  MIRROR

Luke 8:46 But Jesus said, Someone did touch Me; for I perceived that [healing] power has gone forth from Me. AMP

▼▼▼

LUKE 8:46 Jesus answered, “Someone has touched me differently; I felt a surge of power emanating from me.” MIRROR

Luke 6:19 Everyone was trying to touch him — so much energy surging from him, so many people healed! MSG

▼▼▼

LUKE 6:19 Everyone in the crowd was pressing in to touch him, because power was surging from him and he healed them all, one by one. MIRROR

PS 62:11 God said to me once and for all,“All the strength and power you need flows from me!  And again I heard it clearly said, TPT

LUKE 1:37  “Every word of God is equal to God’s power and purpose to perform that word!”  MIRROR

Ps 145:11 your holy people bless you. They talk about the glories of your rule,

they exclaim over your splendor,

12 Letting the world know of your power for good, the lavish splendor of your kingdom. MSG 

▼▼▼

PS 145:11 They will tell the world of the lavish splendor of your kingdom and preach about your limitless power.
12 They will demonstrate for all to see your miracles of might and reveal the glorious majesty of your kingdom. TPT

Prov 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life].  AMP 

▼▼▼

PROV 18:21 Your words are so powerfulthat they will kill or give life, and the talkative person will reap the consequences. TPT

ISA 40:28 Don’t you know? Haven’t you been listening? Yahweh is the one and only everlasting God,the Creator of all you can see and imagine! He never gets weary or worn out. His intelligence is unlimited; he is never puzzled over what to do!29 He empowers the feeble and infuses the powerless with increasing strength.
30 Even young people faint and get exhausted; athletic ones may stumble and fall.
31 But those who wait for Yahweh’s grace will experience divine strength. They will rise up on soaring wings and fly like eagles, run their race without growing weary, and walk through life without giving up. TPT

▼▼▼

Isa 40:28 Don’t you know anything? Haven’t you been listening? God doesn’t come and go. God lasts. He’s Creator of all you can see or imagine. He doesn’t get tired out, doesn’t pause to catch his breath. And he knows everything, inside and out.

29 He energizes those who get tired, gives fresh strength to dropouts.

30 For even young people tire and drop out, young folk in their prime stumble and fall.

31 But those who wait upon God get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles, They run and don’t get tired, they walk and don’t lag behind. MSG

Dan 11:32 And such as violate the covenant he shall pervert and seduce with flatteries, but the people who know their God shall prove themselves strong and shall stand firm and do exploits [for God]. AMP

STRONG-Courageous, strengthen, cure, help, repair, to bind, restrain, conquer:

mend, become mighty, prevail, be recovered.

MK 9:1  Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, there are some standing here now who won’t experience death until they see God’s kingdom realm manifest with power!” TPT

LUKE 10 19  Now you understand that I have imparted to you my authority to trample over his kingdom. You will trample upon every demon before you and overcome every powerSatan possesses. Absolutely nothing will harm you as you walk in this authority. TPT  

▼▼▼

LUKE 10:19 See, I have given you authority to trample upon serpents and scorpions and every powerful symbolic disguize of the enemy. Nothing shall by any means nullify your authentic identity! Your likeness is secured in me! MIRROR

PHIL 4:13 In every situation I am strong in the one who empowers me from within to be who I am! MIRROR

Acts 1:6  Every time they were gathered together, they asked Jesus, “Lord, is it now the time for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?”

⁷ He answered, “The Father is the one who sets the fixed dates and the times of their fulfillment. You are not permitted to know the timing of all that he has prepared by his own authority.

▼

ACTS 1:8 But I promise you this—the Holy Spirit will come upon you, and you will be seized with power. You will be my messengersto Jerusalem, throughout Judea, the distant provinces^[—even to the remotest places on earth!” TPT

Luke 24:49 What comes next is very important: I am sending what my Father promised to you, so stay here in the city until he arrives, until you’re equipped with power from on high.”  MSG  

▼▼▼

LUKE 24:49 I will send the fulfillment of the Father’s promiseto you, so stay here in the city until you are clothed with themightypower of heaven.” TPT

2 Tim 1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control. AMP

▼▼▼

2 TIM 1:7 For God will never give you the spirit of fear, but the Holy Spirit who gives you mighty power, love, and self-control. TPT

Rom 15:19 [Even as my preaching has been accompanied] with the power of signs and wonders, [and all of it] by the power of the Holy Spirit. [The result is] that starting from Jerusalem and as far round as Illyricum, I have fully preached the Gospel [faithfully executing, accomplishing, carrying out to the full the good news] of Christ (the Messiah) in its entirety. AMP

ROM 15:13 Now may God, the fountain of hope, fill you to overflowing with uncontainable joy and perfect peace as you trust in him. And may the power of the Holy Spirit continually surround your life with his super-abundance until you radiate with hope!  TPT

▼▼▼

Rom 15:13 May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope.  AMP

1 COR 4:20 The kingdom of God [the dominion of the Christ life] is about an empowered life and not just a matter of quoting your favorite teacher or Scripture!

MIRROR

2 Cor 4:7 However, we possess this precious treasure [the divine Light of the Gospel] in [frail, human] vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be from God and not from ourselves. AMP

▼▼▼

2 COR 4:7 And now, in the glow of this glorious light and with unveiled faces we discover this treasure where it was hidden all along, in these frail skin-suits made of clay. We did not invent ourselves; we are God’s idea to begin with and the dynamic of his doing and amazing engineering!  MIRROR

Eph 3:7 Of this [Gospel] I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s free grace (undeserved favor) which was bestowed on me by the exercise (the working in all its effectiveness) of His power.  AMP

Acts 4:33 The apostles gave powerful witness to the resurrection of the Master Jesus, and grace was on all of them.  MSG

Acts 6:8 Stephen, brimming with God’s grace and energy, was doing wonderful things among the people, unmistakable signs that God was among them. MSG

Acts 19:11 God did powerful things through Paul, things quite out of the ordinary.

MSG

EPH 1:17 I desire that you will draw directly from the source; that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory kindles within you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the unveiling of his Master Plan. I long for you to know by revelation what he has known about you all along!  MIRROR

Eph 3:14  Overwhelmed by what grace communicates, I bow my knees in awe before the Father.

15 Every family in heaven and on earth originates in him; his is mankind’s family name and he remains the authentic identity of every nation.

16 I desire for you to realize what the Father has always envisaged for you, so that you may know the magnitude of his intent and be dynamically reinforced in your inner being by the Spirit of God.  MIRROR

Ekklesia 10-10-21

Matthew 16:18-20 I give you the name Peter, a stone. And this rockwill be the bedrock foundation on which I will build my church—my legislative assembly, and the power of deathwill not be able to overpower it!

¹⁹ I will give you the keysof heaven’s kingdom realm to forbid on earth that which is forbidden in heaven, and to release on earth that which is released in heaven.”

²⁰ He then gave his disciples strict orders not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah. TPT

Hebrews 12:23-24 And as members of the churchof the Firstbornall our names have been legally registeredas citizens of heaven! And we have come before God who judges all, and who lives among the spirits of the righteous who have been made perfect in his eyes!

²⁴ And we have come to Jesus who established a new covenant with his blood sprinkled upon the mercy seat; blood that continues to speak from heaven, “forgiveness,” a better message than Abel’s blood that cries from the earth, “justice.” TPT

▼▼▼

Hebrews 12:23-24 We are participating in a mass joint-celebration of heavenly and earthly beings; the Ekklesia-church of the firstborn mirror-inscribed in the heavenlies.  

24 Jesus is the spokesman and arbitrator of the New Testament order. His blood signature sanctions mankind’s innocence. This is a complete new language that communicates better things, in that it is the very substance of what was spoken in the shadow-type message of the blood sacrifice that Abel brought.  Mirror

Acts 2:1-4 On the day Pentecost was being fulfilled, all the disciples were gathered in one place.

² Suddenly they heard the sound of a violent blast of windrushing into the house^[c] from out of the heavenly realm. The roar of the wind was so overpowering it was all anyone could bear!

³ Then all at once a pillar of fire appeared before their eyes. It separated into tongues of fire that engulfedeach one of them.

⁴ They were all filled and equipped with the Holy Spirit and were inspiredto speak in tongues—empowered by the Spirit to speak in languages they had never learned! TPT

Hebrews 10:24-25 Let us also think of creative ways by which we can influence one another to find inspired expression in doing things that benefit others. Good actions give voice and volume to the love of God.  

10:25 In the light of our free access to the Father, let us extend that embrace to one another. Our gatherings are no longer a repetition of tradition but an essential fellowship where we remind one another of our true identity. Let us do so with greater urgency now the day has dawned in our understanding.  Mirror

▼▼▼

Hebrews 10:24-25 Discover creative ways to encourage othersand to motivate them toward acts of compassion, doing beautiful works as expressions of love.

²⁵ This is not the time to pull away and neglectmeeting together, as some have formed the habit of doing. In fact, we should come together even more frequently, eager to encourage and urge each other onward as we anticipate that day dawning. TPT

1Thes 2:19 We expect nothing less in the context of the gospel than you enjoying a face to face encounter in the immediate presence of our Lord Jesus Christ! This is our delight and wreath of honor!  Mirror

Matt 23:9 And do not call anyone [in the church] on earth father, for you have one Father, Who is in heaven.

10 And you must not be called masters (leaders), for you have one Master (Leader), the Christ.

11 He who is greatest among you shall be your servant.

12 Whoever exalts himself [with haughtiness and empty pride] shall be humbled (brought low), and whoever humbles himself [whoever has a modest opinion of himself and behaves accordingly] shall be raised to honor.  AMP

▼▼▼

Matt 23:9 Don’t set people up as experts over your life, letting them tell you what to do. Save that authority for God; let him tell you what to do. No one else should carry the title of ‘Father’; you have only one Father, and he’s in heaven.

10 And don’t let people maneuver you into taking charge of them. There is only one Life-Leader for you and them — Christ.

11 “Do you want to stand out? Then step down. Be a servant.

12 If you puff yourself up, you’ll get the wind knocked out of you. But if you’re content to simply be yourself, your life will count for plenty. msg

Acts 20:28 Take care and be on guard for yourselves and the whole flock over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you bishops and guardians, to shepherd (tend and feed and guide) the church of the Lord or of God which He obtained for Himself [buying it and saving it for Himself] with His own blood.  AMP

▼▼▼

Acts 20:28 “Now it’s up to you. Be on your toes — both for yourselves and your congregation of sheep. The Holy Spirit has put you in charge of these people — God’s people they are — to guard and protect them. God himself thought they were worth dying for. MSG

 ▼▼▼

Acts 20:28 So guard your hearts. Be true shepherds^[a] over all the flock and feed them well. Remember, it was the Holy Spirit who appointed you to guard and oversee^[b] the churches that belong to Jesus, the Anointed One,^[c] which he purchased and established by his own blood. TPT

1 Cor 12:1-11 What I want to talk about now is the various ways God’s Spirit gets worked into our lives. This is complex and often misunderstood, but I want you to be informed and knowledgeable.

2 Remember how you were when you didn’t know God, led from one phony god to another, never knowing what you were doing, just doing it because everybody else did it? It’s different in this life. God wants us to use our intelligence, to seek to understand as well as we can.

3 For instance, by using your heads, you know perfectly well that the Spirit of God would never prompt anyone to say “Jesus be damned!” Nor would anyone be inclined to say “Jesus is Master!” without the insight of the Holy Spirit.

4 God’s various gifts are handed out everywhere; but they all originate in God’s Spirit.

5 God’s various ministries are carried out everywhere; but they all originate in God’s Spirit.

6 God’s various expressions of power are in action everywhere; but God himself is behind it all.

7 Each person is given something to do that shows who God is: Everyone gets in on it, everyone benefits. All kinds of things are handed out by the Spirit, and to all kinds of people!

8 The variety is wonderful: wise counsel clear understanding

9 simple trust healing the sick

10 miraculous acts proclamation distinguishing between spirits tongues interpretation of tongues.

11 All these gifts have a common origin, but are handed out one by one by the one Spirit of God. He decides who gets what, and when. MSG

1 Corinthians 12:13-27 For in one spirit we are all immersed into one body; Jew and Gentile alike, whether we were slave or free is no longer relevant, we are all saturated in one spirit. We are drinking from the same fountain.

14 The individual member and its function do not define the body; the body gives context to the individual member. Your specific gifting does not define you; Christ defines you!

15 The different members co-compliment each other. The hand is not a more valid member of the body than the foot. How silly it would be for the foot to feel inferior to the hand simply because it does not look the same! They fulfill completely different roles but are equally part of the same body.

16 Should the ear say, “Because I am not the eye I am not part of the same body;” does that mean that the ear is right?

17 If the body was just one huge eye, then everything would be silent; if it was all ears, then how could it smell the fragrance of the flowers!

18 God engineered every individual part of the body according to his deliberate design.(The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made them both. Prov 20:12.)

19 Our individual significance only finds context in relationship to others!

20 The sum total of the members equals one body.

21 The eye perceives and the hand touches; they do not compete for importance. The head will never make the feet feel inferior! In the body there is no sense of, “I am positioned higher than you and therefore I do not need you!”

22 The members are not rated in importance with how visible and prominent they seem to be. The less visible parts are indispensable; it is impossible for the body to function without them.

23 Those members that seem to be of lesser visible value deserve the greater and more personal care. There is so much more to a person than a pretty face!

24 God so structured the body that every single part is equally valued; the less visible parts are often treated with even greater honor and more specific care.

25 Because of the delicate interdependence of the various parts of the body it is natural that no schism can be tolerated; instead every member considers the other with affectionate care.

26 It is impossible for one part of the body to suffer injury without the rest of the body being immediately alerted to it; the pain of the one is the pain of all. In the same way the complete person is honored, not just the fingers that skillfully play the harp. Everyone is

equally included in the same joy.  

27 You are the body of Christ; individually as much as you are his body corporately. Everyone of you mirrors him. He defines your form. The individual member does not give context to the body; the body gives context to the member.  Mirror

▼

1Corinthians 12:29 Everyone is not an apostle, or a Prophet, or a teacher, or a miracle worker!  

30 All are not specifically gifted as healers. All do not necessarily speak in tongues. Are all equally accurate in their interpretation of what was said in a foreign tongue?  Mirror

▼

1Corinthians 12:31 While you are keen to discover which are your favorite gifts, allow me to introduce you to the summum bonum of life. This transcends all! MIRROR

1Corinthians 13:1-2 Speaking in tongues is not the point; 1love is. It is neither celestial-angelic eloquence, nor the mastery of human language that persuades. It doesn’t matter how poetic, prophetic, or profound I may sound; my conversation is reduced to the hollow noise of clanging brass cymbals if love’s echo is absent.

2 I could predict the future in detail and have a word of knowledge for everyone. I could possess amazing faith, and prove it by moving mountains! It doesn’t make me any more important than anyone else. Love is who you are! You are not defined by your gift or deeds.   Mirror

Eph 1:22  He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything. At the center of all this, Christ rules the church.

23 The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ’s body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence. MSG

Eph 3:8 When it came to presenting the Message to people who had no background in God’s way, I was the least qualified of any of the available Christians. God saw to it that I was equipped, but you can be sure that it had nothing to do with my natural abilities.

And so here I am, preaching and writing about things that are way over my head, the inexhaustible riches and generosity of Christ.

9 My task is to bring out in the open and make plain what God, who created all this in the first place, has been doing in secret and behind the scenes all along.

10 Through Christians like yourselves gathered in churches, this extraordinary plan of God is becoming known and talked about even among the angels!

11 All this is proceeding along lines planned all along by God and then executed in Christ Jesus.

12 When we trust in him, we’re free to say whatever needs to be said, bold to go wherever we need to go.

13 So don’t let my present trouble on your behalf get you down. Be proud! MSG

Eph 4:11 What God has in us, is gift wrapped to the world: some are commissioned to pioneer, others are gifted prophetically, some as announcers of good news, some as shepherds with a real gift to care and nurture, and others have a gift to ignite instruction through revelation knowledge.  

12 Each expression of his gift is to fully equip and enable you for the work of the ministry so that you may mutually contribute in your specific function to give definition to the visible body of Christ.

13 The purpose of these ministry gifts is to present everyone on par and in oneness of faith; believing exactly what the Son of God believes and knowing accurately what he knows concerning us. Standing face-to-face in equal stature to the measure of the 1completeness of Christ.  MIRROR 

Eph 4:16 For because of Him the whole body (the church, in all its various parts), closely joined and firmly knit together by the joints and ligaments with which it is supplied, when each part [with power adapted to its need] is working properly [in all its functions], grows to full maturity, building itself up in love.  AMP

Rev 22:17 The [Holy] Spirit and the bride (the church, the true Christians) say, Come! And let him who is listening say, Come! And let everyone come who is thirsty [who is painfully conscious of his need of those things by which the soul is refreshed, supported, and strengthened]; and whoever [earnestly] desires to do it, let him come, take, appropriate, and drink the water of Life without cost.  AMP

▼▼▼

Rev 22:17 “Come,” says the Holy Spirit and the Bride in divine duet. Let everyone who hears this duet join them in saying, “Come.” Let everyone gripped with spiritual thirst say, “Come.” And let everyone who craves the gift of living watercome and drink it freely. “Come.” TPT