DO NOT BE AFRAID TO PRAY 8-30-2020

Mary Dorian’s Vision- ”I see the world covered with the deception. It looks like a vine or a tree or a deep root from a plant. It’s like a huge weed with thorns. It is trying to entangle the earth. But the army of prayer warriors is rising. Even now believers are being quickened to pray. It’s across the whole globe

Thorns equal unbelief, and hopelessness. In prayer know that there are more for you than against you. When we pray, heaven response prayer is an encounter with God. Praying  is not just asking for something. It is a spiritual connection between heaven and earth. Heaven is touched by prayer. God is moved and he responds.

2 Kings 6:14 So [the Syrian king] sent there horses, chariots, and a great army. They came by night and surrounded the city.

15 When the servant of the man of God rose early and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was around the city. Elisha’s servant said to him, Alas, my master! What shall we do?

16 [Elisha] answered, Fear not; for those with us are more than those with them.

17 Then Elisha prayed, Lord, I pray You, open his eyes that he may see. And the Lord opened the young man’s eyes, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.  AMP

HEB 12:1  As for us, we have all of these great witnesseswho encircle us like clouds. So we must let go of every wound that has pierced usand the sin we so easily fall into. Then we will be able to run life’s marathon racewith passion and determination, for the path has been already marked out before usTPT

2 Chron 7:1 WHEN SOLOMON had finished praying, the fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the house.

2 The priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house.

3 And when all the people of Israel saw how the fire came down and the glory of the Lord upon the house, they bowed with their faces upon the pavement and worshiped and praised the Lord, saying, For He is good, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever.  AMP

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

LUKE 9:29-31 As he prayed, his face began to glow until it was a blinding glory streaming from him. His entire body was illuminated with a radiant glory. His brightnessbecame so intense that it made his clothing blinding white, like multiple flashes of lightning.

^30–31 All at once, two men appeared in glorious splendor: Moses and Elijah. They spoke with Jesus about his soon departurefrom this world and the things he was destined to accomplish in Jerusalem.  TPT

John 17:9 I pray for them. I’m not praying for the God-rejecting world But for those you gave me, For they are yours by right.

10 Everything mine is yours, and yours mine, And my life is on display in them.

11 For I’m no longer going to be visible in the world; They’ll continue in the world

While I return to you. Holy Father, guard them as they pursue this life That you conferred as a gift through me, So they can be one heart and mind. MSG   

ACTS 16:25-26 Paul and Silas, undaunted, prayed in the middle of the night and sang songs of praise to God, while all the other prisoners listened to their worship.

²⁶ Suddenly, a great earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. All at once every prison door flung open and the chains of all the prisoners came loose. TPT

Acts 28:8 Publius’s father was sick at the time, down with a high fever and dysentery. Paul went to the old man’s room, and when he laid hands on him and prayed, the man was healed.

9 Word of the healing got around fast, and soon everyone on the island who was sick came and got healed.  MSG

COL 4:2-4 Be faithful to pray as intercessors who are fully alert and giving thanks to God.

³ And please pray for me, that God will open a door of opportunity for us to preach the revelation of the mystery of Christ, for whose sake I am imprisoned. ⁴ Pray that I would unfold and reveal fully this mystery, for that is my delightful assignment. TPT

 2 THESS 3:1 Finally, dear brothers and sisters, pray for us that the Lord’s message will continue to spread rapidly and its glory be recognized everywhere, just as it was with you.  TPT

Acts 12:5  All the time that Peter was under heavy guard in the jailhouse, the church prayed for him most strenuously.

6 Then the time came for Herod to bring him out for the kill. That night, even though shackled to two soldiers, one on either side, Peter slept like a baby. And there were guards at the door keeping their eyes on the place. Herod was taking no chances!

7 Suddenly there was an angel at his side and light flooding the room. The angel shook Peter and got him up: “Hurry!” The handcuffs fell off his wrists.

8 The angel said, “Get dressed. Put on your shoes.” Peter did it. Then, “Grab your coat and let’s get out of here.”

9 Peter followed him, but didn’t believe it was really an angel — he thought he was dreaming.

10 Past the first guard and then the second, they came to the iron gate that led into the city. It swung open before them on its own, and they were out on the street, free as the breeze. At the first intersection the angel left him, going his own way.

11 That’s when Peter realized it was no dream. “I can’t believe it — this really happened! The Master sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s vicious little production and the spectacle the Jewish mob was looking forward to.”

12 Still shaking his head, amazed, he went to Mary’s house, the Mary who was John Mark’s mother. The house was packed with praying friends.

13 When he knocked on the door to the courtyard, a young woman named Rhoda came to see who it was.

14 But when she recognized his voice — Peter’s voice! — she was so excited and eager to tell everyone Peter was there that she forgot to open the door and left him standing in the street.

15 But they wouldn’t believe her, dismissing her, dismissing her report. “You’re crazy,” they said. She stuck by her story, insisting. They still wouldn’t believe her and said, “It must be his angel.”

16 All this time poor Peter was standing out in the street, knocking away.

Finally they opened up and saw him — and went wild!

17 Peter put his hands up and calmed them down. He described how the Master had gotten him out of jail, then said, “Tell James and the brothers what’s happened.” He left them and went off to another place.  MSG

1 THESS 5:17-18 Make your life a prayer.

¹⁸ And in the midst of everything be always giving thanks, for this is God’s perfect plan for you in Christ Jesus TPT

1 TIM 2:1-3  Most of all, I’m writing to encourage you to pray with gratitude to God. Pray for all men with all forms of prayers and requests as you intercede with intense passion.

² And pray for every political leaderand representative, so that we would be able to live tranquil, undisturbed lives, as we worship the awe-inspiring God with pure hearts.

³ It is pleasing to our Savior-God to pray for them.   TPT

JUDE 1:20 But you, my delightfully loved friends, constantly and progressively build yourselves up on the foundation of your most holy faithby praying every moment in the Spirit. TPT

1 Cor 14:15 Then what am I to do? I will pray with my spirit [by the Holy Spirit that is within me], but I will also pray [intelligently] with my mind and understanding; I will sing with my spirit [by the Holy Spirit that is within me], but I will sing [intelligently] with my mind and understanding also.  AMP

EPH 6:18 Embrace the power of salvation’s full deliverance, like a helmet to protect your thoughts from lies. And take the mighty razor-sharp Spirit-swordof the spoken Word of God. Pray passionatelyin the Spirit, as you constantly intercede with every form of prayer at all times. Pray the blessings of God upon all his believers.  TPT

Mark 14:37 He came back and found them sound asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, you went to sleep on me? Can’t you stick it out with me a single hour?

38 Stay alert, be in prayer, so you don’t enter the danger zone without even knowing it. Don’t be naive. Part of you is eager, ready for anything in God; but another part is as lazy as an old dog sleeping by the fire.”

39 He then went back and prayed the same prayer.

40 Returning, he again found them sound asleep. They simply couldn’t keep their eyes open, and they didn’t have a plausible excuse. MSG

Zech 8:21 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to them of another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray and entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek, inquire of, and require [to meet our own most essential need] the Lord of hosts. I will go also.

22 Yes, many people and strong nations shall come to Jerusalem to seek, inquire of, and require [to fill their own urgent need] the Lord of hosts and to pray to the Lord for His favor.

23 Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten men out of all languages of the nations shall take hold of the robe of him who is a Jew, saying, Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.  AMP

MATT 5:44 However, I say to you, love your enemy, bless the one who curses you, do something wonderful for the one who hates you,and respond to the very ones who persecute you by praying for them. TPT

Matt 6:6 “Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace.

7 “The world is full of so-called prayer warriors who are prayer-ignorant. They’re full of formulas and programs and advice, peddling techniques for getting what you want from God.

8 Don’t fall for that nonsense. This is your Father you are dealing with, and he knows better than you what you need.  MSG

Mark 13:30 Surely I say to you, this generation (the whole multitude of people living at that one time) positively will not perish or pass away before all these things take place.

31 Heaven and earth will perish and pass away, but My words will not perish or pass away.

32 But of that day or that hour not a [single] person knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

33 Be on your guard [constantly alert], and watch and pray; for you do not know when the time will come.  AMP

Ps 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May they prosper who love you [the Holy City]!  AMP

James 5:13 Is anyone among you afflicted (ill-treated, suffering evil)? He should pray. Is anyone glad at heart? He should sing praise [to God].  AMP

JAMES 5:16-18 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 prayerof a godly believer!

¹⁷ Elijah was a man with human frailties, just like all of us, but he prayed and received supernatural answers. He actually shut the heavens over the land so there would be no rain for three and a half years!

¹⁸ Then he prayed again and the skies opened up over the land so that the rain came again and produced the harvest.  TPT

FEAR IS A THEIF  8-28-2020

Fear, afraid to speak out fear of man, following the crowd to be accepted. What are you afraid of? Bill Johnson said “Fear is a thief. It robbed Peter of a perfectly good walk on the water and kept the other 11 disciples in the boat”. Fear will try to rob you of your destiny. Fear can come upon us and causes to tremble and shake. It makes us not able to go forward. It makes us want to hide. Fear can flow through our hearts, minds and emotions like a raging river. It is paralyzing.

MT 14:22 As soon as the people were fed, Jesus told his disciples to get into their boat and to go to the other side of the lake while he stayed behind to dismiss the people.

²³ After the crowds dispersed, Jesus went up into the hills to pray. And as night fell he was there praying alone with God.

²⁴ But the disciples, who were now in the middle of the lake, ran into trouble, for their boat was tossed about by the high winds and heavy seas.

²⁵ At about four o’clock in the morning. Jesus came to them, walking on the waves!

²⁶ When the disciples saw him walking on top of the water, they were terrified and screamed, “A ghost!”

²⁷ Then Jesus said, “Be brave and don’t be afraid. I am here!”

²⁸ Peter shouted out, “Lord, if it’s really you, then have me join you on the water!”

²⁹ “Come and join me,”^[ Jesus replied. So Peter stepped out onto the water and began to walk toward Jesus.

³⁰ But when he realized how high the waves were, he became frightened and started to sink. “Save me, Lord!” he cried out.

³¹ Jesus immediately stretched out his hand and lifted him up and said, “What little faith you have! Why would you let doubt win?”

³² And the very moment they both stepped into the boat, the raging wind ceased. TPT

PS 56:3 But in the day that I’m afraid, I lay all my fears before you and trust in you with all my heart. TPT

PS 56:11 What harm could man do to me? With God on my side I will not be afraid of what comes. My heart overflows with praise to God and for his promises. I will always trust in him. TPT

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

26 I was not or am not at ease, nor had I or have I rest, nor was I or am I quiet, yet trouble came and still comes [upon me].  AMP   

Job 4:13  It came in a scary dream one night, after I had fallen into a deep, deep sleep.

14 Dread stared me in the face, and Terror. I was scared to death — I shook from head to foot.

15 A spirit glided right in front of me — the hair on my head stood on end.

16 I couldn’t tell what it was that appeared there —  a blur . . . and then I heard a muffled voice:

17 “‘How can mere mortals be more righteous than God? How can humans be purer than their Creator?

18 Why, God doesn’t even trust his own servants, doesn’t even cheer his angels,

19 So how much less these bodies composed of mud, fragile as moths?

20 These bodies of ours are here today and gone tomorrow, and no one even notices — gone without a trace.

21 When the tent stakes are ripped up, the tent collapses —  we die and are never the wiser for having lived.’  MSG

Deut 7:18  But I’m telling you, Don’t be afraid. Remember, yes, remember in detail what God, your God, did to Pharaoh and all Egypt.

19 Remember the great contests to which you were eyewitnesses: the miracle-signs, the wonders, God’s mighty hand as he stretched out his arm and took you out of there. God, your God, is going to do the same thing to these people you’re now so afraid of.  MSG

1 Sam 17:34 David said, “I’ve been a shepherd, tending sheep for my father. Whenever a lion or bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

35 I’d go after it, knock it down, and rescue the lamb. If it turned on me, I’d grab it by the throat, wring its neck, and kill it.

36 Lion or bear, it made no difference — I killed it. And I’ll do the same to this Philistine pig who is taunting the troops of God-Alive.

37 God, who delivered me from the teeth of the lion and the claws of the bear, will deliver me from this Philistine.” Saul said, “Go. And God help you!” MSG

Ps 3:6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me round about.  AMP

Ps 56:3 When I get really afraid I come to you in trust.  MSG

PS 91:5-8 You will never worry about an attack of demonic forces at night
nor have to fear a spirit of darkness coming against you.
⁶ Don’t fear a thing! Whether by night or by day, demonic danger will not trouble you, nor will the powers of evil launched against you.⁷ Even in a time of disaster, with thousands and thousands being killed, you will remain unscathed and unharmed.
⁸ you will be a spectator as the wicked perish in judgment, for they will be paid back for what they have done! TPT

PRO 3:24-26 You will sleep like a baby, safe and sound—your rest will be sweet and secure.²⁵ You will not be subject to terror, for it will not terrify you. Nor will the disrespectful be able to push you aside,
²⁶ because God is your confidence in times of crisis, keeping your heart at rest in every situation TPT

Isa 8:12 Do not call conspiracy [or hard, or holy] all that this people will call conspiracy [or hard, or holy]; neither be in fear of what they fear, nor [make others afraid and] in dread.

13 The Lord of hosts — regard Him as holy and honor His holy name [by regarding Him as your only hope of safety], and let Him be your fear and let Him be your dread [lest you offend Him by your fear of man and distrust of Him]. AMP    ▼▼▼

Isa 8:12 “Don’t be like this people, always afraid somebody is plotting against them. Don’t fear what they fear. Don’t take on their worries.

13 If you’re going to worry, worry about The Holy. Fear God-of-the-Angel-Armies. MSG    

ISA 12:2 Behold—God is my salvationI am confident, unafraid, and I will trust in you.”Yes! The Lord Yah is my might and my melody; he has become my salvation TPT

Prov 29:25 The fear of human opinion disables; trusting in God protects you from that.   MSG

1 Sam 15:24  And Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.  AMP

Acts 18:9  One night the Master spoke to Paul in a dream: “Keep it up, and don’t let anyone intimidate or silence you.

10 No matter what happens, I’m with you and no one is going to be able to hurt you. You have no idea how many people I have on my side in this city.”

11 That was all he needed to stick it out. He stayed another year and a half, faithfully teaching the Word of God to the Corinthians. MSG

ISA 44:8 Do not fear nor be shaken! Haven’t I foretold it, announcing it to you ahead of time? You are my witnesses, so tell me, is there any god besides me? There is no other Rock of shelter; I know not one.” TPT

ISA 51:12  “I, yes I, am the one who comforts you. All the sons of men will be cut down and fade like grass. Why then would you be afraid of a mere human being?
¹³ You have forgotten that Yahweh, your Maker, stretched out the skies and laid earth’s firm foundation. But you live each day constantly worrying,living in fear of your angry oppressor who is bent on your destruction. But their fury cannot touch you!
¹⁴ Those who are suffering will soon be released. They will not die in their dark dungeon, nor will they go hungry. TPT

Ezek 2:6 But don’t be afraid of them, son of man, and don’t be afraid of anything they say. Don’t be afraid when living among them is like stepping on thorns or finding scorpions in your bed. Don’t be afraid of their mean words or their hard looks. They’re a bunch of rebels.

7 Your job is to speak to them. Whether they listen is not your concern. They’re hardened rebels.  MSG

Ezek 34:25  “‘I’ll make a covenant of peace with them. I’ll banish fierce animals from the country so the sheep can live safely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.

26 I’ll make them and everything around my hill a blessing. I’ll send down plenty of rain in season — showers of blessing!

27 The trees in the orchards will bear fruit, the ground will produce, they’ll feel content and safe on their land, and they’ll realize that I am God when I break them out of their slavery and rescue them from their slave masters.

28 “‘No longer will they be exploited by outsiders and ravaged by fierce beasts. They’ll live safe and sound, fearless and free.

29 I’ll give them rich gardens, lavish in vegetables — no more living half-starved, no longer taunted by outsiders.

30 “‘They’ll know, beyond doubting, that I, God, am their God, that I’m with them and that they, the people Israel, are my people. Decree of God, the Master:

31 You are my dear flock, the flock of my pasture, my human flock, And I am your God.  Decree of God, the Master.'”   MSG

JN 14:1 “Don’t worry or surrender to your fear. For you’ve believed in God, now trust and believe in me also. TPT

JOHN 14:27 “I leave the gift of peace with you—my peace. Not the kind of fragile peace given by the world, but my perfect peace. Don’t yield to fear or be troubled in your hearts—instead, be courageous! TPT

Ex 14:13 Moses told the people, Fear not; stand still (firm, confident, undismayed) and see the salvation of the Lord which He will work for you today. For the Egyptians you have seen today you shall never see again. AMP

Ps 27:1 Light, space, zest —  that’s God! So, with him on my side I’m fearless,

afraid of no one and nothing.  MSG

Ps 27:3  When besieged, I’m calm as a baby. When all hell breaks loose, I’m collected and cool. MSG

Isa 41:13 That’s right. Because I, your God, have a firm grip on you and I’m not letting go. I’m telling you, ‘Don’t panic. I’m right here to help you.’

14 “Do you feel like a lowly worm, Jacob? Don’t be afraid. Feel like a fragile insect, Israel? I’ll help you. I, God, want to reassure you. The God who buys you back, The Holy of Israel.  MSG

RO 8:15-17 And you did not receive the “spirit of religious duty,” leading you back into the fear of never being good enough. But you have received the “Spirit of full acceptance,” enfolding you into the family of God. And you will never feel orphaned, for as he rises up within us, our spirits join him in saying the words of tender affection, “Beloved Father!”

 ¹⁶ For the Holy Spirit makes God’s fatherhood real to us as he whispers into our innermost being, “You are God’s beloved child!”

¹⁷ And since we are his true children, we qualify to share all his treasures, for indeed, we are heirs of God himself. And since we are joined to Christ, we also inherit all that he is and all that he has. We will experience being co-glorified with him provided that we accept his sufferingsas our own. TPT

Heb 2:14  Since the children are made of flesh and blood, it’s logical that the Savior took on flesh and blood in order to rescue them by his death. By embracing death, taking it into himself, he destroyed the Devil’s hold on death

15 and freed all who cower through life, scared to death of death. MSG

REV 1:17-18 When I saw him, I fell down at his feet as good as dead, but he laid his right hand on meand I heard his reassuring voice saying: Don’t yield to fear. I am the Beginning and I am the End,

¹⁸ the Living One! I was dead, but now look—I am alive forever and ever. And I hold the keysthat unlock death and the unseen world. TPT

1 JN 4:18 Love never brings fear, for fear is always related to punishment. But love’s perfection drives the fear of punishment far from our hearts. Whoever walks constantly afraid of punishment^[ has not reached love’s perfection.  TPT

Phil 1:28 And do not [for a moment] be frightened or intimidated in anything by your opponents and adversaries, for such [constancy and fearlessness] will be a clear sign (proof and seal) to them of [their impending] destruction, but [a sure token and evidence] of your deliverance and salvation, and that from God.

PREPARE YE THE WAY OF THE LORD 8-23-2020

Church preparing for the battle but how do we do this? Prepare means to make ready for something that is going to happen. To position ourselves by knowledge of who we are. There is a road we are to build up. A highway of redemption. We are preparing by building up not tearing down. To prepare we must know who we are. Our position in the body of Christ is sonship. Not just to have mental assent but actual heart knowledge of who God has created us to be. The battle is not against flesh and blood. We will see in this hour more darkness than before but we will know how to fight. And the result will always be victory.

PROV 24:27 Go ahead, build your career and give yourself to your work. But if you put me first, you’ll see your family built up. TPT

Matt 6:33 Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

34 “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.  MSG

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MATT 6:33-34 “So above all, constantly chase after the realm of God’s kingdomand the righteousness that proceeds from him. 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

Isa 40:3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. KJV

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ISA 40:3-5 A thunderous voice cries out in the wilderness:“Prepare the wayfor Yahweh’s arrival! Make a highway straight through the desert for our God!
⁴ Every valley will be raised up, every mountain brought low. The rugged terrain will become level ground and the rough places a plain.
⁵ Then Yahweh’s radiant glory will be unveiled, and all humanitywill experience it together. Believe it, for Yahweh has spoken his decree! TPT

MARK 1:3 He is a thunderous voice of one who shouts in the wilderness:  “Prepare your hearts for the coming of the Lord Yahweh, and clear a straight path inside your hearts for him TPT

ISA 62:10 Pass through, pass through the gates, and go from old to new. Prepare a new path for the people. Build! Build up a highway for them to come to me! Remove every hindranceand unfurl a banner for the nations! TPT

ISA  43:1-2 Now, this is what Yahweh says:  “Listen, Jacob, to the One who created you, Israel, to the one who shaped who you are. Do not fear,for I, your Kinsman-Redeemer, will rescue you. I have called you by name, and you are mine.
² When you pass throughthe deep, stormy sea, you can count on me to be there with you. When you pass through raging rivers, You will not drown. When you walk through persecution like fiery flames, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you,  TPT

JN 14:20 So when that day comes, you will know that I am living in the Father and that you are one with me, for I will be living in you.TPT

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JN 14:20 in that day you will know that we are in seamless Union with one another! I am in my father, you are in me and I in

You!  Mirror

JN 15:3-4 The words I have spoken over you have already cleansedyou.

⁴ 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. TPT

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Jn 15:3-4. Your personal pruning and dressing already happened in our conversation; the word made flesh in my person and language is how the father prepares and set you up for fruit bearing.

4 Are seamless union, you and me and I in you, is pictured in the vine, the shoot could not bear fruit outside of this union. In its abiding in the vine, fruit happens naturally, as with you abide in me. Mirror

JN 15:19 If you were to give your allegiance to the world, they would love and welcome you as one of their own. But because you won’t align yourself with the values of this world, they will hate you. I have chosen you and taken you out of the world to be mine. TPT

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John 15:19 if your lives were the product of the world system you would enjoy their applause and friendship; but they can’t stand you because their mold no longer has a hold on you, now that you’ve discovered your authentic identity in my declaration of who you are by design. Mirror

Rom 8:9 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].  AMP

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RO 8:9 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. TPT  ▼▼▼

Ro 8:9 But you are not ruled by the flesh consciousness but by a spirit consciousness, Gods spirit is at home and you anyone who does not see themselves fully clothed and identified in the spirit of Christ, cannot be themselves. Mirror

1 COR 3:23 And now you are joined to the Messiah, who is joined to God. TPT

1 COR 6:19-20 Have you forgotten that your body is now the sacred temple of the Spirit of Holiness, who lives in you? You don’t belong to yourself any longer, for the gift of God, the Holy Spirit, lives inside your sanctuary.

²⁰ You were God’s expensive purchase, paid for with tears of blood, so by all means, then, use your bodyto bring glory to God! TPT 

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1 Cor 6:19 Or didn’t you realize that your body is a sacred place, the place of the Holy Spirit? Don’t you see that you can’t live however you please, squandering what God paid such a high price for? The physical part of you is not some piece of property belonging to the spiritual part of you.

20 God owns the whole works. So let people see God in and through your body. MSG

1 PET 2:9 But you are God’s chosen treasure—priests who are kings, a spiritual “nation” set apart as God’s devoted ones. He called you out of darkness to experience his marvelous light, and now he claims you as his very own. He did this so that you would broadcast his glorious wonders throughout the world. TPT

Gal 3:26 For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith. AMP

Gal 3:29 And if you belong to Christ [are in Him Who is Abraham’s Seed], then you are Abraham’s offspring and [spiritual] heirs according to promise. AMP

Gal 4:7 Therefore, you are no longer a slave (bond servant) but a son; and if a son, then [it follows that you are] an heir by the aid of God, through Christ. AMP

EPH 2:19 So, you are not foreigners or guests, but rather you are the children of the city of the holy ones, with all the rights as family members of the household of God.  TPT

EPH 2:20 You are rising like the perfectly fitted stones of the temple; and your lives are being built up together upon the ideal foundation laid by the apostles and prophets, and best of all, you are connected to the Head Cornerstone of the building, the Anointed One, Jesus Christ himself! TPT

EPH 5:8 Once your life was full of sin’s darkness, but now you have the very light of our Lord shining through you because of your union with him. Your mission is to live as children flooded with his revelation-light!  TPT

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Eph 5:8 For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [lead the lives of those native-born to the Light]. AMP

Phil 2:15 That you may show yourselves to be blameless and guileless, innocent and uncontaminated, children of God without blemish (faultless, unrebukable) in the midst of a crooked and wicked generation [spiritually perverted and perverse], among whom you are seen as bright lights (stars or beacons shining out clearly) in the [dark] world, AMP

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PHIL 2:15 For then you will be seen as innocent, faultless, and pure children of God, even though you live in the midst of a brutal and perverse culture. For you will appear among them as shining lightsin the universe,  TPT

1 Thess 5:4 But friends, you’re not in the dark, so how could you be taken off guard by any of this?

5 You’re sons of Light, daughters of Day. We live under wide open skies and know where we stand.

6 So let’s not sleepwalk through life like those others. Let’s keep our eyes open and be smart.

7 People sleep at night and get drunk at night.

 8 But not us! Since we’re creatures of Day, let’s act like it. Walk out into the daylight sober, dressed up in faith, love, and the hope of salvation.  MSG

1 Thess 5:11 So speak encouraging words to one another. Build up hope so you’ll all be together in this, no one left out, no one left behind. I know you’re already doing this; just keep on doing it.  MSG

RO 8:38-39 So now I live with the confidence that there is nothing in the universe with the power to separate us from God’s love. I’m convinced that his love will triumph over death, life’s troubles, fallen angels, or dark rulers in the heavens. There is nothing in our present or future circumstances that can weaken his love.

³⁹ There is no power above us or beneath us—no power that could ever be found in the universe that can distance us from God’s passionate love, which is lavished upon us through our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One!TPT

EPH 3:10 he purpose of this was to unveil before every throne and rank of angelic orders in the heavenly realm God’s full and diverse wisdom revealed through the church.TPT

EPH 6:12 Your hand-to-hand combat is not with human beings, but with the highest principalities and authorities operating in rebellion under the heavenly realms. For they are a powerful class of demon-godsand evil spirits that holdthis dark world in bondage.  TPT

2 Cor 10:3 For though we walk (live) in the flesh, we are not carrying on our warfare according to the flesh and using mere human weapons.

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds,

5 [Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One),

6 Being in readiness to punish every [insubordinate for his] disobedience, when your own submission and obedience [as a church] are fully secured and complete.

7 Look at [this obvious fact] which is before your eyes. If anyone is confident that he is Christ’s, let him reflect and remind himself that even as he is Christ’s, so too are we.  AMP

Isa 62:10 Walk out of the gates. Get going! Get the road ready for the people.

Build the highway. Get at it! Clear the debris, hoist high a flag, a signal to all peoples!

11 Yes! God has broadcast to all the world: “Tell daughter Zion, ‘Look! Your Savior comes, Ready to do what he said he’d do, prepared to complete what he promised.'”

12 Zion will be called new names: Holy People, God-Redeemed, Sought-Out, City-Not-Forsaken.  MSG

GOD IS OUR SHELTER 8-21-2020

God is our shelter. He is also renewing our strength. To be a shelter means a place where one is protected from harm, a covering. Renewed strength is when you feel like you have reached your end, God will strengthen you again to complete that would He began in you.

Ps 27:5 For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; in the secret place of His tent will He hide me; He will set me high upon a rock. AMP

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PS 27:5 In his shelter in the day of trouble, that’s where you’ll find me, for he hides me there in his holiness. He has smuggled me into his secret place, where I’m kept safe and secure—out of reach from all my enemies. Triumphant now, I’ll bring him my offerings of praise, singing and shouting with ecstatic joy! Yes, listen and you can hear the fanfare of my shouts of praise to the Lord! TPT

PS 91:1-4 When you sit enthronedunder the shadow of Shaddai, you are hiddenin the strength of God Most High.
² He’s the hope that holds me and the Stronghold to shelter me, the only God for me, and my great confidence.
³ He will rescue you from every hidden trap of the enemy, and he will protect you from false accusation and any deadly curse.
⁴ His massive armsare wrapped around you, protecting you. You can run under his covering of majesty and hide. His arms of faithfulness are a shield keeping you from harm. TPT

Ps 57:1 Be good to me, God — and now! I’ve run to you for dear life. I’m hiding out under your wings until the hurricane blows over.

2 I call out to High God, the God who holds me together. MSG

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PS 57:1-2 Please, God, show me mercy! Open your grace-fountain for me,
for you are my soul’s true shelter. I will hide beneath the shadow of your embrace, under the wings of your cherubim, until this terrible trouble is past.
² I will cry out to you, the God of the highest heaven, the mighty God, who performs all these wonders for me. TPT

PS 61:3-4 Lord, you are a paradise of protection to me. You lift me high above the fray. None of my foes can touch me when I’m held firmly in your wrap-around presence!⁴ Keep me in this glory. Let me live continually under your splendor-shadow, hiding my life in you forever. Pause in his presence TPT

Isa 43:1 But now, God’s Message, the God who made you in the first place, Jacob, the One who got you started, Israel: “Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you. I’ve called your name. You’re mine.

2 When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you. When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down. When you’re between a rock and a hard place, it won’t be a dead end — 

3 Because I am God, your personal God, The Holy of Israel, your Savior.

I paid a huge price for you: all of Egypt, with rich Cush and Seba thrown in!

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ISA 43:1-3 “Listen, Jacob, to the One who created you, Israel, to the one who shaped who you are. Do not fear,for I, your Kinsman-Redeemer, will rescue you.  I have called you by name, and you are mine.
² When you pass throughthe deep, stormy sea,you can count on me to be there with you.When you pass through raging rivers, You will not drown. When you walk through persecution like fiery flames, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you,
³ for I am your Savior, Yahweh, your mighty God,the Holy One of Israel!  I give up Egypt as the price to set you free,  Cush and Seba in exchange to bring you back  TPT

Rev 7:15 For this reason they are [now] before the [very] throne of God and serve Him day and night in His sanctuary (temple); and He Who is sitting upon the throne will protect and spread His tabernacle over and shelter them with His presence.

16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun smite them, nor any scorching heat.  AMP

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REV 7:15-16 For this reason they are before the throne of God, ministering to him as priestsday and night, within his cloud-filled sanctuary. And the enthroned One spreads over them his tabernacle-shelter.

¹⁶ Their souls will be completely satisfied. And neither the sun nor any scorching heat will affect them. TPT

Ps 71:3 Be to me a rock of refuge in which to dwell, and a sheltering stronghold to which I may continually resort, which You have appointed to save me, for You are my Rock and my Fortress. AMP

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PS 71:3 You’re the only place of protection for me. I keep coming back to hide myself in you, for you are like a mountain-cliff fortress where I’m kept safe. TPT

Eph 6:10 In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides].  AMP

Ex 15:2 The Lord is my Strength and my Song, and He has become my Salvation; this is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.   AMP

PS 18:1-3  Lord, I passionately love you and I’m bonded to you, for now you’ve become my power!² You’re as real to me as bedrock beneath my feet, like a castle on a cliff, my forever firm fortress, my mountain of hiding, my pathway of escape, my tower of rescue where none can reach me. My secret strength and shield around me, you are salvation’s ray of brightness shining on the hillside, always the champion of my cause.
³ All I need to do is to call to you, singing to you, the praiseworthy God. When I do, I’m safe and sound in you. TPT

Ps 20:6 Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven with the saving strength of His right hand.  AMP

Ps 28:7 The Lord is my Strength and my [impenetrable] Shield; my heart trusts in, relies on, and confidently leans on Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song will I praise Him.

8 The Lord is their [unyielding] Strength, and He is the Stronghold of salvation to [me] His anointed.  AMP

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PS 28:7-8 You are my strength and my shield from every danger. When I fully trust in you, help is on the way. I jump for joy and burst forth with ecstatic, passionate praise! I will sing songs of what you mean to me!
⁸ You will be the inner strength of all your people, the mighty protector of all, the saving strength for all your anointed ones. TPT

Ps 46:1  GOD IS our Refuge and Strength [mighty and impenetrable to temptation], a very present and well-proved help in trouble. AMP

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PS 46:1 God, you’re such a safe and powerful place to find refuge! You’re a proven help in time of trouble—more than enough and always available whenever I need you. TPT

Ps 52:7 See, this is the man who made not God his strength (his stronghold and high tower) but trusted in and confidently relied on the abundance of his riches, seeking refuge and security for himself through his wickedness.

8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in and confidently rely on the loving-kindness and the mercy of God forever and ever.

9 I will thank You and confide in You forever, because You have done it [delivered me and kept me safe]. I will wait on, hope in and expect in Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your saints (Your kind and pious ones). AMP

PS 144:1 There is only one strong, safe, and secure place for me;
it’s in God alone and I love him! He’s the one who gives me strength and skill for the battle. TPT

ISA 40:29-31 He empowers the feebleand infuses the powerless with increasing strength.³⁰ Even young people faint and get exhausted; athletic onesmay 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

Mic 5:4 And He shall stand and feed His flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord His God; and they shall dwell [secure], for then shall He be great [even] to the ends of the earth.   AMP

Nah 1:7 The Lord is good, a Strength and Stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows (recognizes, has knowledge of, and understands) those who take refuge and trust in Him.  AMP

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Nah 1:7 God is good, a hiding place in tough times. He recognizes and welcomes anyone looking for help,  MSG

Luke 1:51 He has shown strength and made might with His arm; He has scattered the proud and haughty in and by the imagination and purpose and designs of their hearts.

52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of low degree.

53 He has filled and satisfied the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty-handed [without a gift].  AMP

Luke 10:19 See what I’ve given you? Safe passage as you walk on snakes and scorpions, and protection from every assault of the Enemy. No one can put a hand on you. MSG

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

Acts 2:2 When suddenly there came a sound from heaven like the rushing of a violent tempest blast, and it filled the whole house in which they were sitting.

3 And there appeared to them tongues resembling fire, which were separated and distributed and which settled on each one of them.

4 And they were all filled (diffused throughout their souls) with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other (different, foreign) languages (tongues), as the Spirit kept giving them clear and loud expression [in each tongue in appropriate words].

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Rom 8:26 So too the [Holy] Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance. AMP  ▼▼▼

RO 8:26 And in a similar way, the Holy Spirit takes hold of us in our human frailty to empower us in our weakness. For example, at times we don’t even know how to pray, or know the best things to ask for. But the Holy Spirit rises up within us to super-intercedeon our behalf, pleading to God with emotional sighstoo deep for words. TPT

Acts 4:33 And with great strength and ability and power the apostles delivered their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace (loving-kindness and favor and goodwill) rested richly upon them all. AMP

1 Cor 1:8  And not only that, but God himself is right alongside to keep you steady and on track until things are all wrapped up by Jesus.

9 God, who got you started in this spiritual adventure, shares with us the life of his Son and our Master Jesus. He will never give up on you. Never forget that.

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1 COR 1:8-9 He will keep you steady and strong to the very end, making your character mature so that you will be found innocent on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁹ God is forever faithful and can be trusted to do this in you, for he has invited you to co-share the life of his Son, Jesus, the Anointed One, our King TPT

Eph 1:19 oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him — endless energy, boundless strength!  MSG

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EPH 1:19 I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power  TPT

PHIL 4:13 I know what it means to lack, and I know what it means to experience overwhelming abundance. For I’m trained in the secret of overcoming all things, whether in fullness or in hunger. And I find that the strength of Christ’s explosive power infuses me to conquer every difficulty  TPT

REMEMBER WHAT GOD SAID 8-16-2020

In spite of what has been said about this pandemic, jobs, etc. The Holy Spirit is encouraging us today to remember what Jesus said. He came to give. Let us tap into our blessings and multiplication and destiny of wholeness.

John 10:10 A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of. MSG   ▼▼▼

JOHN 10:10 thief has only one thing in mind—he wants to steal, slaughter,and destroy. But I have come to give you everything in abundance,more than you expect—life in its fullness until you overflow!  TPT

Eph 2:10 For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live]. AMP

PS 36:8-9 All may drink of the anointingfrom the abundance of your house. All may drink their fill from the delightful springs of Eden.
⁹ To know you is to experience a flowing fountain, drinking in your life, springing up to satisfy. In your light we receive the light of revelation. TPT

Ps 16:11  Now you’ve got my feet on the life path, all radiant from the shining of your face. Ever since you took my hand, I’m on the right way. MSG

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PS 16:11 For you bring me a continual revelation of resurrection life, the path to the bliss that brings me face-to-face with you. TPT

PS 23:1-6 The Lord is my best friend and my shepherd. I always have more than enough.² He offers a resting place for me in his luxurious love. His tracks take me to an oasis of peace, the quiet brook of bliss.³ That’s where he restores and revives my life.  He opens before me pathways to God’s pleasure and leads me along in his footsteps of righteousness so that I can bring honor to his name.
⁴ Lord, even when your path takes me through the valley of deepest darkness, fear will never conquer me, for you already have!You remain close to me and lead me through it all the way. Your authority is my strength and my peace.  The comfort of your love takes away my fear. I’ll never be lonely, for you are near.
⁵ You become my delicious feast even when my enemies dare to fight. You anoint me with the fragrance of your Holy Spirit;  you give me all I can drink of you until my heart overflows.
⁶ So why would I fear the future? For your goodness and love pursue me all the days of my life. Then afterward, when my life is through, I’ll return to your glorious presence to be forever with you! TPT

John 5:24 “It’s urgent that you listen carefully to this: Anyone here who believes what I am saying right now and aligns himself with the Father, who has in fact put me in charge, has at this very moment the real, lasting life and is no longer condemned to be an outsider. This person has taken a giant step from the world of the dead to the world of the living.  MSG

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JOHN 5:24 “I speak to you an eternal truth: if you embrace my message and believe in the One who sent me, you will never face condemnation, for in me, you have already passed from the realm of death into the realm of eternal life!”  TPT

John 6:63 The Spirit can make life. Sheer muscle and willpower don’t make anything happen. Every word I’ve spoken to you is a Spirit-word, and so it is life-making. MSG

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JOHN 6:63 “The Holy Spirit is the one who gives life, that which is of the natural realmis of no help. The words I speak to you are Spirit and life. But there are still some of you who won’t believe.” TPT

JOHN 11:25-26 Martha,” Jesus said, “You don’t have to wait until then. I amthe Resurrection, and I am Life Eternal. Anyone who clings to me in faith, even though he dies, will live forever.

²⁶ And the one who lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” TPT

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

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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 God’s blessing makes life rich; nothing we do can improve on God.  MSG

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PROV 10:22 True enrichment comes from the blessing of the Lord, with rest and contentment in knowing that it all comes from him. 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

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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

Zech 8:12 For there shall the seed produce peace and prosperity; the vine shall yield her fruit and the ground shall give its increase and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit and possess all these things. AMP

Acts 9:31 Things calmed down after that and the church had smooth sailing for a while. All over the country — Judea, Samaria, Galilee — the church grew. They were permeated with a deep sense of reverence for God. The Holy Spirit was with them, strengthening them. They prospered wonderfully. MSG

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ACTS 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

Gen 9:7 You’re here to bear fruit, reproduce, lavish life on the Earth, live bountifully!”  MSG

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 

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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

ABE Gen 22:16  And said, I have sworn by Myself, says the Lord, that since you have done this and have not withheld [from Me] or begrudged [giving Me] your son, your only son,

17 In blessing I will bless you and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore. And your Seed (Heir) will possess the gate of His enemies, 

18 And in your Seed [Christ] shall all the nations of the earth be blessed and [by Him] bless themselves, because you have heard and obeyed My voice.  AMP

2 Chron 26:5 He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the things of God; and as long as he sought (inquired of, yearned for) the Lord, God made him prosper. AMP

Jer 29:11 I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out — plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.  MSG

Prov 23:18 For surely there is a latter end [a future and a reward], and your hope and expectation shall not be cut off.  AMP

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PROV 23:18 Your future is bright and filled with a living hope that will never fade away. TPT

1 Cor 3:21  I don’t want to hear any of you bragging about yourself or anyone else. Everything is already yours as a gift —  

22 Paul, Apollos, Peter, the world, life, death, the present, the future — all of it is yours,

23 and you are privileged to be in union with Christ, who is in union with God. MSG

Col 1:5  The lines of purpose in your lives never grow slack, tightly tied as they are to your future in heaven, kept taut by hope. The Message is as true among you today as when you first heard it. It doesn’t diminish or weaken over time.  MSG

1 Peter 1:3 What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for,

4 including a future in heaven — and the future starts now!

5 God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when you’ll have it all — life healed and whole.

6 I know how great this makes you feel, even though you have to put up with every kind of aggravation in the meantime.   MSG

John 6:33 The Bread of God came down out of heaven and is giving life to the world.”

34 They jumped at that: “Master, give us this bread, now and forever!”

35 Jesus said, “I am the Bread of Life. The person who aligns with me hungers no more and thirsts no more, ever.

36 I have told you this explicitly because even though you have seen me in action, you don’t really believe me.

37 Every person the Father gives me eventually comes running to me. And once that person is with me, I hold on and don’t let go.  MSG

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JOHN 6:33-37 The bread of God is the One who came out of heaven to give his life to feed the world.”

³⁴ “Then please, sir, give us this bread every day,” they replied.

³⁵ Jesus said to them, “I am the Bread of Life. Come every day to me and you will never be hungry. Believe in me and you will never be thirsty.

³⁶ Yet I’ve told you that even though you’ve seen me, you still don’t believe in me. ³⁷ But everyone my Father has given to me, they will come. And all who come to me, I will embrace and will never turn them away. TPT

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John 6:48 I am the Bread of Life.

49 Your ancestors ate the manna bread in the desert and died.

50 But now here is Bread that truly comes down out of heaven. Anyone eating this Bread will not die, ever.

51 I am the Bread — living Bread! — who came down out of heaven. Anyone who eats this Bread will live — and forever! The Bread that I present to the world so that it can eat and live is myself, this flesh-and-blood self.”

52 At this, the Jews started fighting among themselves: “How can this man serve up his flesh for a meal?”

53 But Jesus didn’t give an inch. “Only insofar as you eat and drink flesh and blood, the flesh and blood of the Son of Man, do you have life within you.

54 The one who brings a hearty appetite to this eating and drinking has eternal life and will be fit and ready for the Final Day.

55 My flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.

56 By eating my flesh and drinking my blood you enter into me and I into you.

57 In the same way that the fully alive Father sent me here and I live because of him, so the one who makes a meal of me lives because of me.

58 This is the Bread from heaven. Your ancestors ate bread and later died. Whoever eats this Bread will live always.” MSG

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

COMMUNION

THE MINISTRY OF FORGIVNESS 8-14 2000

The Greek word for forgiveness often is translated to mean to send forth or away, to let go from ones self, to let go from one’s power, protection, to let go from our attention, to resume our life free from offense. Forgiveness is an act of faith. Emotions may come and go but we make a decision to let go.

2 Cor 10:4 For the weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds,

5 [Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One),  AMP

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2 COR 10:4-5 For although we live in the natural realm, we don’t wage a military campaign employing human weapons, using manipulation to achieve our aims. Instead, our spiritual weapons are energized with divine power to effectively dismantle the defenses behind which people hide.

⁵ We can demolish every deceptive fantasythat opposes God and break through every arrogant attitude that is raised up in defiance of the true knowledge of God. We capture, like prisoners of war, every thoughtand insist that it bow in obedience to the Anointed One.  TPT

2 Cor 2:10 If you forgive anyone anything, I too forgive that one; and what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sakes in the presence [and with the approval] of Christ (the Messiah),

11 To keep Satan from getting the advantage over us; for we are not ignorant of his wiles and intentions. AMP

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2 COR 2:10-11 If you freely forgive anyone for anything, then I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I did so for you before the face of Christ,

¹¹ so that we would not be exploitedby the adversary, Satan, for we know his clever schemes. TPT

John 20:23 “If you forgive someone’s sins, they’re gone for good. If you don’t forgive sins, what are you going to do with them?”   MSG

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JN 20:23 I send you to preach the forgivenessof sins—and people’s sins will be forgiven. But if you don’t proclaim the forgiveness of their sins, they will remain guilty. TPT

Mark 11:25 And when you assume the posture of prayer, remember that it’s not all asking. If you have anything against someone, forgive — only then will your heavenly Father be inclined to also wipe your slate clean of sins.”  MSG

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MK 11:25-26 And whenever you stand praying,if you find that you carry something in your heart against another person, release him and forgive himso that your Father in heaven will also release you and forgive you of your faults. ²⁶ But if you will not release forgiveness, don’t expect your Father in heaven to release you from your misdeeds.” TPT

Matt 6:14 “In prayer there is a connection between what God does and what you do. You can’t get forgiveness from God, for instance, without also forgiving others.

15 If you refuse to do your part, you cut yourself off from God’s part.  MSG

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MATT 6:14-15 “And when you pray, make sure you forgive the faults of others so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you.

¹⁵ But if you withhold forgiveness from others, your Father withholds forgiveness from you.” TPT

MATT 18:22 The lessons of forgiveness in heaven’s kingdom realm can be illustrated like this: “There once was a king who had servants who had borrowed money from the royal treasury. He decided to settle accounts with each of them.

²⁴ As he began the process, it came to his attention that one of his servantsowed him one billion dollars,So he summoned the servant before him and said to him, ‘Pay me what you owe me.’

²⁵ When his servant was unable to repay his debt, the king ordered that he be sold as a slave along with his wife and children and every possession they owned as payment toward his debt.

²⁶ The servant threw himself facedown at his master’s feet and begged for mercy. ‘Please be patient with me. Just give me more time and I will repay you all that I owe.’

²⁷ Upon hearing his pleas, the king had compassion on his servant, and released him, and forgave his entire debt.

²⁸ “No sooner had the servant left when he met one of his fellow servants, who owed him twenty thousand dollarsHe seized him by the throat and began to choke him, saying, ‘You’d better pay me right now everything you owe me!’

²⁹ His fellow servant threw himself facedown at his feet and begged, ‘Please be patient with me. If you’ll just give me time, I will repay you all that is owed.’

³⁰ But the one who had his debt forgiven stubbornly refused to forgive what was owed him. He had his fellow servant thrown into prison and demanded he remain there until he repaid the debt in full.

³¹ “When his associates saw what was going on, they were outraged and went to the king and told him the whole story.

³² The king said to him, ‘You scoundrel!Is this the way you respond to my mercy? Because you begged me, I forgave you the massive debt that you owed me.

³³ Why didn’t you show the same mercy to your fellow servant that I showed to you?’

³⁴ In a fury of anger, the king turned him over to the prison guards to be tortured until all his debt was repaid.

³⁵ In this same way, my heavenly Father will deal with any of you if you do not release forgiveness from your hearttoward your fellow believer.”  TPT

EHP 4:32 But instead be kindand affectionate toward one another. Has God graciously forgiven you? Then graciously forgive one another in the depths of Christ’s love. TPT

2 Cor 5:19 God put the world square with himself through the Messiah, giving the world a fresh start by offering forgiveness of sins. God has given us the task of telling everyone what he is doing.

20 We’re Christ’s representatives. God uses us to persuade men and women to drop their differences and enter into God’s work of making things right between them. We’re speaking for Christ himself now: Become friends with God; he’s already a friend with you. MSG

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2 COR 5:19-20 In other words, it was through the Anointed One that God was shepherding the world, not even keeping records of their transgressions, and he has entrusted to us the ministry of opening the door of reconciliation to God.

²⁰ We are ambassadorsof the Anointed One who carry the message of Christ to the world, as though God were tenderly pleadingwith them directly through our lips. So we tenderly plead with you on Christ’s behalf, “Turn back to God and be reconciled to him.”  TPT

Gal 6:1 Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day’s out.  MSG

Forgiveness means different things to different people. Generally, however, it involves a decision to let go of resentment and thoughts of revenge.

Prov 20:22  Don’t ever say, “I’ll get you for that!” Wait for God; he’ll settle the score.  MSG

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PRO 20:22 Don’t ever say, “I’m going to get even with them if it’s the last thing I do!” Wrap God’s grace around your heart and he will be the one to vindicate you. TPT

Rom 12:21 Don’t let evil get the best of you; get the best of evil by doing good.

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ROM 12:21 Never let evil defeat you, but defeat evil with good. TPT

Luke 7:47 Therefore I tell you, her sins, many [as they are], are forgiven her — because she has loved much. But he who is forgiven little loves little. ▼▼▼

LUKE 7:47 She has been forgiven of all her many sins. This is why she has shown me such extravagant love. But those who assume they have very little to be forgiven will love me very little.” TPT

Matt 6:12 Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others.  MSG

Matt 12:7 And if you had only known what this saying means, I desire mercy [readiness to help, to spare, to forgive] rather than sacrifice and sacrificial victims, you would not have condemned the guiltless.  AMP

Matt 18:21 At that point Peter got up the nerve to ask, “Master, how many times do I forgive a brother or sister who hurts me? Seven?”

22 Jesus replied, “Seven! Hardly. Try seventy times seven.  MSG

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MATT 18:21-22 Later Peter approached Jesus and said, “How many times do I have to forgive my fellow believer who keeps offending me? Seven times?”

²² Jesus answered, “Not seven times, Peter, but seventy times seven times. TPT

Col 3:13  Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you.

14 And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.  MSG

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COL 3:13-14 Tolerate the weaknesses of those in the family of faith, forgiving one another in the same way you have been graciously forgiven by Jesus Christ. If you find fault with someone, release this same gift of forgiveness to them.

¹⁴ For love is supreme and must flow through each of these virtues. Love becomes the markof true maturity. TPT

Acts 13:38 So let it be clearly known and understood by you, brethren, that through this Man forgiveness and removal of sins is now proclaimed to you;  AMP

Ps 32:6 For this [forgiveness] let everyone who is godly pray — pray to You in a time when You may be found; surely when the great waters [of trial] overflow, they shall not reach [the spirit in] him.  AMP

Eph 1:7 In Him we have redemption (deliverance and salvation) through His blood, the remission (forgiveness) of our offenses (shortcomings and trespasses), in accordance with the riches and the generosity of His gracious favor, AMP

PROV 17:9 Love overlooks the mistakes of others, but dwelling on the failures of others devastates friendships. TPT

James 1:19 Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear.

20 God’s righteousness doesn’t grow from human anger.

21 So throw all spoiled virtue and cancerous evil in the garbage. In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life.  MSG

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James 1:19 Understand [this], my beloved brethren. Let every man be quick to hear [a ready listener], slow to speak, slow to take offense and to get angry.

20 For man’s anger does not promote the righteousness God [wishes and requires].

21 So get rid of all uncleanness and the rampant outgrowth of wickedness, and in a humble (gentle, modest) spirit receive and welcome the Word which implanted and rooted [in your hearts] contains the power to save your souls. AMP

PS 103:2-2 Yahweh, you are my soul’s celebration. How could I ever forget the miracles of kindness you’ve done for me?
³ You kissed my heart with forgiveness, in spite of all I’ve done. You’ve healed me inside and out from every disease. TPT

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 8-9-2020

Impossible means not able to happen, occur, exist or be done. We, the church, have not taken on the impossible too often. We have moved in our comfort zone. But now we must with the way things are now, the virus, jobs etc. We must have confidence in God to do through us what can otherwise not be done. The disciples were told to wait till they receive power to do it otherwise was impossible. But we have received the Holy Spirits power. Kingdom thinking knows anything is possible at any time. We think like God. Paul says he fully preached the gospel. That means he demonstrated with signs and wonders. What is impossible became possible.

Mark 10:27 Jesus was blunt: “No chance at all if you think you can pull it off by yourself. Every chance in the world if you let God do it.”  MSG

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MK 10:27 Jesus looked at them and replied, “With people it is impossible, but not with God—God makes all things possible!  TPT

Luke 1:37  For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment. AMP

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LU 1:37 Ps 147:5 How great is our God! There’s absolutely nothing his power cannot accomplish, and he has infinite understanding of everything.  TPT

NOTHING- Not a thing”not even ever,”  at any time.”

Jer 32:17 ‘Dear GOD, my Master, you created earth and sky by your great power — by merely stretching out your arm! There is nothing you can’t do. MSG

Matt 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said, With men this is impossible, but all things are possible with God.  AMP

Matt 17:20 He said to them, Because of the littleness of your faith [that is, your lack of firmly relying trust]. For truly I say to you, if you have faith [that is living] like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, Move from here to yonder place, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. AMP

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MATT 17:20 He told them, “It was because of your lack of faith. I promise you, if you have faith inside of you no bigger than the size of a small mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move away from here and go over there,’ and you will see it move!There is nothing you couldn’t do TPT

Jer 32:27 Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is there anything too hard for Me?  AMP

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Jer 32:27 “Stay alert! I am God, the God of everything living. Is there anything I can’t do?  MSG

Gen 18:14 Is anything too hard or too wonderful for the Lord? At the appointed time, when the season [for her delivery] comes around, I will return to you and Sarah shall have borne a son.  AMP

Job 15:14 Do you think it’s possible for any mere mortal to be sinless in God’s sight, for anyone born of a human mother to get it all together?  MSG

Job 32:8 But I see I was wrong — it’s God’s Spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty One, that makes wise human insight possible.  MSG

Job 42:2 I know that You can do all things, and that no thought or purpose of Yours can be restrained or thwarted.  AMP

Ezek 36:27  I’ll put my Spirit in you and make it possible for you to do what I tell you and live by my commands.  MSG

Luke 24:49 And behold, I will send forth upon you what My Father has promised; but remain in the city [Jerusalem] until you are clothed with power from on high.  AMP  

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LU 24:49 And I will send the fulfillment of the Father’s promiseto you. So stay here in the city until the mighty power of heaven falls upon you and wraps around you.” TPT

Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth. AMP

John 7:38 Rivers of living water will brim and spill out of the depths of anyone who believes in me this way, just as the Scripture says.”  MSG

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JOHN 7:38 Believe in me so that rivers of living water will burst out from within you, flowingfrom your innermost being, just like the Scripture says! TPT

Rom 8:11 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!

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RO 8:11 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

MK 16:17-18 And these miracle signs will accompany those who believe: They will drive out demons in the power of my name. They will speak in tongues. ¹⁸ They will be supernaturally protected from snakes and from drinking anything poisonous.And they will lay hands on the sick and heal them.” TPT

John 14:12 I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, if anyone steadfastly believes in Me, he will himself be able to do the things that I do; and he will do even greater things than these, because I go to the Father. AMP

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JN 14:12 “I tell you this timeless truth: The person who follows me in faith, believing in me, will do the same mighty miracles that I do—even greater miracles than these because I go to be with my Father! TPT

Rom 4:17 As it is written, I have made you the father of many nations. [He was appointed our father] in the sight of God in Whom he believed, Who gives life to the dead and speaks of the nonexistent things that [He has foretold and promised] as if they [already] existed.  AMP

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RO 4:17 That’s what the Scripture means when it says: “I have made you the father of many nations.” He is our example and father, for in God’s presence he believed that God can raise the dead and call into being things that don’t even exist yet.TPT

Phil 4:13 Whatever I have, wherever I am, I can make it through anything in the One who makes me who I am.  MSG

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Phil 4:13 I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency].  AMP

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PHIL 4:13 I know what it means to lack, and I know what it means to experience overwhelming abundance. For I’m trained in the secret of overcoming all things, whether in fullness or in hunger. And I find that the strength of Christ’s explosive power infuses me to conquer every difficultyTPT

PS 71:18 God, now that I’m old and gray, don’t walk away. Give me grace to demonstrate to the next generation all your mighty miracles and your excitement, to show them your magnificent power! 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

1 Cor 1:17 God didn’t send me out to collect a following for myself, but to preach the Message of what he has done, collecting a following for him. And he didn’t send me to do it with a lot of fancy rhetoric of my own, lest the powerful action at the center — Christ on the Cross — be trivialized into mere words. MSG

1 Cor 2:4 and so nothing I said could have impressed you or anyone else. But the Message came through anyway. God’s Spirit and God’s power did it, MSG  ▼▼▼

1 COR 2:4 The message I preached and how I preached it was not an attempt to sway you with persuasive arguments but to prove to you the almighty power of God’s Holy Spirit.  TPT

1 Cor 4:20 For the kingdom of God consists of and is based on not talk but power (moral power and excellence of soul).  AMP

Eph 1:19 oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him — endless energy, boundless strength!

20 All this energy issues from Christ: God raised him from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven,

21 in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever.

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 3:20 Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think

[infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]

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1 Thess 1:5 For our [preaching of the] glad tidings (the Gospel) came to you not only in word, but also in [its own inherent] power and in the Holy Spirit and with great conviction and absolute certainty [on our part]. You know what kind of men we proved [ourselves] to be among you for your good.  AMP

Ps 147:5 How great is our God! There’s absolutely nothing his power cannot accomplish, and he has infinite understanding of everything. TPT

Mark 9:20 They brought him. When the demon saw Jesus, it threw the boy into a seizure, causing him to writhe on the ground and foam at the mouth.

21 He asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been going on?” “Ever since he was a little boy.

22 Many times it pitches him into fire or the river to do away with him. If you can do anything, do it. Have a heart and help us!”

23 Jesus said, “If? There are no ‘ifs’ among believers. Anything can happen.”

Ezek 12:21 God’s Message came to me:

22 “Son of man, what’s this proverb making the rounds in the land of Israel that says, ‘Everything goes on the same as ever; all the prophetic warnings are false alarms’?

23 “Tell them, ‘God, the Master, says, This proverb’s going to have a short life!’ “Tell them, ‘Time’s about up. Every warning is about to come true.

24 False alarms and easygoing preaching are a thing of the past in the life of Israel.

25 I, God, am doing the speaking. What I say happens. None of what I say is on hold. What I say, I’ll do — and soon, you rebels!’ Decree of God the Master.”

26 God’s Message came to me:

27 “Son of man, do you hear what Israel is saying: that the alarm the prophet raises is for a long time off, that he’s preaching about the far-off future?

28 Well, tell them, ‘God, the Master, says, “Nothing of what I say is on hold. What I say happens.”‘ Decree of God, the Master.” MSG

RELEASING THE GLORY OF HEAVEN FROM WITHIN YOU 8-7-2020

God wants us to speak out from the atmosphere of the glory that is within us. In the book of Acts the believers were so immersed in the glory that was in them so that the supernatural could always manifest through them. Peter was so immersed in the glory even his shadow healed the sick or was it his shadow- maybe it was a glory zone established around him. GLORY-self-manifestation of God. The glory is still the physical manifestation of the Divine presence. We have the glory So that we can give it away. God’s glory always shows itself in tangible ways.

Ezek 1:27 From what had the appearance of His waist upward, I saw a lustre as it were glowing metal with the appearance of fire enclosed round about within it; and from the appearance of His waist downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness [of a halo] round about Him.

28 Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face and I heard a voice of One speaking.  AMP

Ezek 43:4 And the glory of the Lord entered the temple by the gate facing east.

5 Then the Spirit caught me up and brought me into the inner court, and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the temple.  AMP

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Ezek 43:4 The bright Glory of God poured into the Temple through the east gate. 5 The Spirit put me on my feet and led me to the inside courtyard and — oh! the bright Glory of God filled the Temple!  MSG

Ex 29:43 There I will meet with the Israelites, and the Tent of Meeting shall be sanctified by My glory [the Shekinah, God’s visible presence].   AMP

John 1:14 And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us; and we [actually] saw His glory (His honor, His majesty), such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth.  AMP

2 Cor 6:16  What agreement [can there be between] a temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in and with and among them and will walk in and with and among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.  AMP

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2 COR 6:16  What friendship does God’s templehave with demons? For indeed, we are the temple of the living God, just as God has said: I will make my home in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people   TPT

PS 85:9 For I know your power and presence shines on all your lovers. Your glory always hovers over all who bow low before you. TPT

Phil 3:21 who will transform our earthy bodies into glorious bodies like his own. He’ll make us beautiful and whole with the same powerful skill by which he is putting everything as it should be, under and around him.  MSG

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PHIL 3:21 who will transform our humble bodiesand transfigure us into the identical likeness of his glorified body. And using his matchless power, he continually subdues everything to himself.  TPT

1 Peter 4:13  But insofar as you are sharing Christ’s sufferings, rejoice, so that when His glory [full of radiance and splendor] is revealed, you may also rejoice with triumph [exultantly].

14 If you are censured and suffer abuse [because you bear] the name of Christ, blessed [are you — happy, fortunate, to be envied, with life-joy, and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of your outward condition], because the Spirit of glory, the Spirit of God, is resting upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified.  AMP

COL 1:27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.  TPT 

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Col 1:27 God wanted everyone, not just Jews, to know this rich and glorious secret inside and out, regardless of their background, regardless of their religious standing. The mystery in a nutshell is just this: Christ is in you, therefore you can look forward to sharing in God’s glory. It’s that simple. That is the substance of our Message.  MSG

John 2:11  This, the first of His signs (miracles, wonderworks), Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory [by it He displayed His greatness and His power openly], and His disciples believed in Him [adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Him].  AMP

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

John 6:56 He who feeds on My flesh and drinks My blood dwells continually in Me, and I [in like manner dwell continually] in him.  AMP

Gal 1:15 But when He, Who had chosen and set me apart [even] before I was born and had called me by His grace (His undeserved favor and blessing), saw fit and was pleased 

16 To reveal (unveil, disclose) His Son within me so that I might proclaim Him among the Gentiles (the non-Jewish world) as the glad tidings (Gospel), immediately I did not confer with flesh and blood [did not consult or counsel with any frail human being or communicate with anyone].  AMP

Eph 3:20 Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams] —  AMP

1 John 5:18 We know [absolutely] that anyone born of God does not [deliberately and knowingly] practice committing sin, but the One Who was begotten of God carefully watches over and protects him [Christ’s divine presence within him preserves him against the evil], and the wicked one does not lay hold (get a grip) on him or touch [him].  AMP

2 Cor 3:18 All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of his face. And so we are transfigured much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like him.  MSG

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2 COR 3:18 We can all draw close to him with the veil removed from our faces. And with no veil we all become like mirrors who brightly reflect the glory of the Lord Jesus. We are being transfiguredinto his very image as we move from one brighter level of glory to another. And this glorious transfiguration comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit TPT

COL 3:4 And as Christ himself is seen for who he really is, who you really are will also be revealed, for you are now one with him in his glory!  TPT

PS 145:10-13 Everything you have made will praise you, fulfilling its purpose. And all your godly lovers will be found bowing before you.
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.¹³ You are the Lord who reigns over your never-ending kingdom through all the ages of time and eternity! You are faithful to fulfill every promise you’ve made.
You manifest yourself as kindness in all you do.  TPT 

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Ps 145:10  Creation and creatures applaud you, God;

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.

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

Matt 6:13 And lead (bring) us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. AMP

Isa 40:5 And the glory (majesty and splendor) of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.  AMP

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ISA 40:5 Then Yahweh’s radiant glory will be unveiled, and all humanitywill experience it together. Believe it, for Yahweh has spoken his decree!” TPT

JN  17:22-23 For the very glory you have given to me I have given them so that they will be joined together as one and experience the same unity that we enjoy.
²³ You live fully in me and now I live fully in them so that they will experience perfect unity, and the world will be convinced that you have sent me, for they will see that you love each one of themwith the same passionate love that you have for me.  TPT

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John 17:22  The same glory you gave me, I gave them, So they’ll be as unified and together as we are — 

23 I in them and you in me. Then they’ll be mature in this oneness, And give the godless world evidence That you’ve sent me and loved them In the same way you’ve loved me.  MSG

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John 17:22 I have given to them the glory and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one [even] as We are one:

23 I in them and You in Me, in order that they may become one and perfectly united, that the world may know and [definitely] recognize that You sent Me and that You have loved them [even] as You have loved Me.  AMP

Isa 60:1-3 ARISE [from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you — rise to a new life]! Shine (be radiant with the glory of the Lord), for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you! 

2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and dense darkness [all] peoples, but the Lord shall arise upon you [O Jerusalem], and His glory shall be seen on you.

3 And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. AMP

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ISA 60:1-3  “Rise up in splendor and be radiant, for your light has dawned, and Yahweh’s glory now streams from you!² Look carefully! Darkness blankets the earth, and thick gloomcovers the nations,  but Yahweh arisesupon youand the brightness of his glory appears over you!
³ Nations will be attracted to your radiant light and kings to the sunrise-glory of your new day. TPT

Deut 5:24 and said, “Our God has revealed to us his glory and greatness. We’ve heard him speak from the fire today! We’ve seen that God can speak to humans and they can still live.   MSG

Ps 96:3 Take the news of his glory to the lost, News of his wonders to one and all!   MSG

Eph 1:12 So that we who first hoped in Christ [who first put our confidence in Him have been destined and appointed to] live for the praise of His glory!  AMP

Eph 3:16 May He grant you out of the rich treasury of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by the [Holy] Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost being and personality].  AMP

COL 1:11 And we pray that you would be energized with all his explosive power from the realm of his magnificent glory, filling you with great hope TPT

2 Thess 1:10 When He comes to be glorified in His saints [on that day He will be made more glorious in His consecrated people], and [He will] be marveled at and admired [in His glory reflected] in all who have believed [who have adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Him], because our witnessing among you was confidently accepted and believed [and confirmed in your lives]. AMP

RIGHTEOUSNESS  8-2-2020

Righteousness is our mantle. We have inherited righteousness which is God righteousness. Faith or trust in God is righteousness. Starting with Abraham. Even before Jesus finished his work. A mantle is a covering also an important job that passes from one generation to the next. If God judges us in righteousness then he favors those who are righteous. He sees himself in us. Righteousness  becomes us our position and state of being. Right- wiseness 

Isa 64:6  For we have all become like one who is unclean [ceremonially, like a leper], and all our righteousness (our best deeds of rightness and justice) is like filthy rags or a polluted garment; we all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away [far from God’s favor, hurrying us toward destruction].  

Job 22:3 So what if you were righteous — would God Almighty even notice? Even if you gave a perfect performance, do you think he’d applaud? MSG

Ro 10:9 Now your salvation is realized! Your own words echo God’s voice. The unveiling of the masterful act of Jesus formed the words in your mouth, inspired by the conviction in your heart that God indeed raised him from the dead.

10 Heart faith confirms the fact of mankind’s righteousness and ignites the kind of conversation consistent with salvation. Mirror

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Rom 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. NKJV

Gen 15:6 And he [Abram] believed in (trusted in, relied on, remained steadfast to) the Lord, and He counted it to him as righteousness (right standing with God). AMP 

Rom 4:5 But if you see that the job is too big for you, that it’s something only God can do, and you trust him to do it — you could never do it for yourself no matter how hard and long you worked — well, that trusting-him-to-do-it is what gets you set right with God, by God. Sheer gift. MSG

ROM 1:17 This gospel unveils a continual revelation of God’s righteousness —a perfect righteousness given to us when we believe. And it moves us from receiving life through faith, to the power of living by faith. This is what the Scripture means when it says: “We are right with God through life-giving faith!”  TPT  ▼▼▼

Rom 1:17 Herein lies the secret power of the gospel; there is no good news in it until the righteousness of God is revealed! The dynamic of the gospel is revelation of God’s faith as the only valid basis for our belief. The prophets wrote in advance about the fact that God believes that righteousness reveals the life of our design. Righteousness by his faith defines life.  Mirror

PRAYER Ps 34:15 The eyes of the Lord are toward the [uncompromisingly] righteous and His ears are open to their cry.

16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 

17 When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their distress and troubles. AMP

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PS 34:15-17 The Lord sees all we do; he watches over his friends day and night. His godly ones receive the answers they seek whenever they cry out to him.
¹⁶ But the Lord has made up his mind to oppose evildoers and to wipe out even the memory of them from the face of the earth.
¹⁷ Yet when holy lovers of God cry out to him with all their hearts, the Lord will hear them and come to rescue them from all their troubles. TPT

Prov 10:24 The thing a wicked man fears shall come upon him, but the desire of the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall be granted.

25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the

[uncompromisingly] righteous have an everlasting foundation. AMP

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PROV 10:24 The lawless are haunted by their fears and what they dread will come upon them, but the longings of the lovers of God will all be fulfilled.
²⁵ The wicked are blown away by every stormy wind. But when a catastrophe comes, the lovers of God have a secure anchor. TPT

Ps 34:19 Many evils confront the [consistently] righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. AMP

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PS 34:19 Even when bad things happen to the good and godly ones, the Lord will save them and not let them be defeated by what they face. TPT

1 PET 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord Yahwehrest upon the godly, and his heart responds to their prayers. But he turns his back on those who practice evil. TPT

PROV 11:18-19 Evil people may get a short-term gain, but to sow seeds of righteousness will bring a true and lasting reward.
¹⁹ A son of righteousnessexperiences the abundant life, but the one who pursues evil hurries to his own death. TPT

PS 89:14 Your glorious throne rests on a foundation of righteousness and just verdicts. Grace and truth are the attendants who go before you. TPT

Job 29:14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me or clothed itself with me; my justice was like a robe and a turban or a diadem or a crown!  AMP

Ps 23:3 He refreshes and restores my life (my self); He leads me in the paths of righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him — not for my earning it, but] for His name’s sake.  AMP

Prov 21:21 He who earnestly seeks after and craves righteousness, mercy, and loving-kindness will find life in addition to righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God) and honor.  AMP

Isa 54:14 You shall establish yourself in righteousness (rightness, in conformity with God’s will and order): you shall be far from even the thought of oppression or destruction, for you shall not fear, and from terror, for it shall not come near you.  AMP 

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ISA 54:14 You will be established in righteousness. Oppression—be far from them! Fear—be far from them!  Yes, terror will not come near you, nor will you be afraid. TPT

Isa 54:17 But no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall show to be in the wrong. This [peace, righteousness, security, triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the Lord [those in whom the ideal Servant of the Lord is reproduced]; this is the righteousness or the vindication which they obtain from Me [this is that which I impart to them as their justification], says the Lord.   

Ps 72:7 In His [Christ’s] days shall the [uncompromisingly] righteous flourish and peace abound till there is a moon no longer.  AMP

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PS 72:7 In the days of his reign the righteous will spring forth with the abundance of peace and prosperity forevermore. TPT

Prov 4:18  But the path of the [uncompromisingly] just and righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines more and more (brighter and clearer) until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day [to be prepared].   AMP

Prov 10:16 The earnings of the righteous (the upright, in right standing with God) lead to life, but the profit of the wicked leads to further sin. AMP

PROV 11:10 The blessing that rests on the righteous releases strength and favor to the entire city, but shouts of joy will be heard when the wicked one dies. TPT

James 5:16 Confess to one another therefore your faults (your slips, your false steps, your offenses, your sins) and pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed and restored [to a spiritual tone of mind and heart]. The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working].  AMP

Rom 6:18. Sin once called the shot; now righteousness rules. I want to say as plainly as possible: you willingly offered your faculties to obey sin, you stained your body with unclean acts and allowed lawlessness to gain supremacy in all your conduct; and exactly the same way, I now encourage you to present your faculties and person to the supremacy of righteousness to find unrestricted expression in your lifestyle. You were sins slaves without any obligation to righteousness.  MIRROR

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ROM 6:18-20 And now you celebrate your freedom from your former master—sin. You’ve left its bondage, and now God’s perfect righteousness holds power over you as his loving servants.

¹⁹ I’ve used the familiar terms of a “servant” and a “master” to compensate for your weakness to understand. For just as you surrendered your bodies and souls to impurity and lawlessness, which only brought more lawlessness into your lives, so now surrender yourselves as servants of righteousness, which brings you deeper into true holiness.

²⁰ For when you were bound as servants to sin, you lived your lives free from any obligation to righteousness.  TPT

Rom 8:10 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].  AMP

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RO 8:10 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. TPT

Prov 11:4 Riches provide no security in any day of wrath and judgment, but righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God) delivers from death.  AMP

ROM 5:21 And just as sin reigned through death, so also this sin-conquering grace will reign as king through righteousness, imparting eternal life through Jesus, our Lord and Messiah! TPT

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Rom 5:21. Death provided sin its platform and power to reign from; now Grace is taking over through righteousness to introduce unthreatened life under the Lordship of Jesus Christ over us. Mirror

ROM 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

2 Cor 5:21 For our sake He made Christ [virtually] to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become [endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of] the righteousness of God [what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness]. AMP   ▼▼▼

2 COR 5:21 For God madethe only one who did not know sin to become sin for us, so that we who did not know righteousness might become the righteousness of God through our union with him.  TPT

Phil 1:11 May you abound in and be filled with the fruits of righteousness (of right standing with God and right doing) which come through Jesus Christ (the Anointed One), to the honor and praise of God [that His glory may be both manifested and recognized]. AMP

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PHIL 1:11 And you will be filled completely with the fruits of righteousnessthat are found in Jesus, the Anointed One—bringing great praise and glory to God! TPT

1 Tim 6:11 But you, Timothy, man of God: Run for your life from all this. Pursue a righteous life — a life of wonder, faith, love, steadiness, courtesy.

12 Run hard and fast in the faith. Seize the eternal life, the life you were called to, the life you so fervently embraced in the presence of so many witnesses.MSG

2 Tim 3:16 Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, [and] for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God’s will in thought, purpose, and action),  AMP

2 Tim 4:8 [As to what remains] henceforth there is laid up for me the [victor’s] crown of righteousness [for being right with God and doing right], which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me and recompense me on that [great] day — and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved and yearned for and welcomed His appearing (His return). AMP