SEEKING GOD 1-28-19  VIDEO seek first 22

John 5:39 You search and investigate and pore over the Scriptures diligently, because you suppose and trust that you have eternal life through them. And these [very Scriptures] testify about Me!

40 And still you are not willing [but refuse] to come to Me, so that you might have life.  AMP

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John 5:39 “You have your heads in your Bibles constantly because you think you’ll find eternal life there. But you miss the forest for the trees. These Scriptures are all about me!

40 And here I am, standing right before you, and you aren’t willing to receive from me the life you say you want.  MSG

Ps 89:6 Search high and low, scan skies and land, you’ll find nothing and no one quite like God. MSG

Matt 22:37 Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.’

38 This is the most important, the first on any list. MSG

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Mt 22:37Jesus answered him, “‘Love^[a] the Lord your God with every passion of your heart, with all the energy of your being, and with every thought that is within you.

³⁸ This is the great and supreme commandment. Passion

Deut 4:29 But if from there you will seek (inquire for and require as necessity) the Lord your God, you will find Him if you [truly] seek Him with all your heart [and mind] and soul and life.  AMP

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Deut 4:29 But even there, if you seek God, your God, you’ll be able to find him if you’re serious, looking for him with your whole heart and soul. MSG

1 Cor 2:9 This is why the Scriptures say: Things never discovered or heard of before, things beyond our ability to imagine^[a]—these are the many things God has in storefor all his lovers.

¹⁰ But God now unveils these profound realities to us by the Spirit.^[c] Yes, he has revealed to us his inmost heart and deepest mysteries through the Holy Spirit, who constantly explores all things. Passion

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1 Cor 2:9 But, on the contrary, as the Scripture says, What eye has not seen and ear has not heard and has not entered into the heart of man, [all that] God has prepared (made and keeps ready) for those who love Him [who hold Him in affectionate reverence, promptly obeying Him and gratefully recognizing the benefits He has bestowed]. 

10 Yet to us God has unveiled and revealed them by and through His Spirit, for the [Holy] Spirit searches diligently, exploring and examining everything, even sounding the profound and bottomless things of God [the divine counsels and things hidden and beyond man’s scrutiny].

11 For what person perceives (knows and understands) what passes through a man’s thoughts except the man’s own spirit within him? Just so no one discerns (comes to know and comprehend) the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

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1 Chron 28:9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind. For the Lord searches all hearts and minds and understands all the wanderings of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] you will find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever!  AMP

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1 Chron 28:9 “And you, Solomon my son, get to know well your father’s God; serve him with a whole heart and eager mind, for God examines every heart and sees through every motive. If you seek him, he’ll make sure you find him, but if you abandon him, he’ll leave you for good.  MSG

1 Chron 16:10 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!

11 Seek the Lord and His strength; yearn for and seek His face and to be in His presence continually!  AMP

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1 Chron 16:10 Revel in his holy Name, God-seekers, be jubilant!

11 Study God and his strength, seek his presence day and night; MSG

Heb 11:5 Because of faith Enoch was caught up and transferred to heaven, so that he did not have a glimpse of death; and he was not found, because God had translated him. For even before he was taken to heaven, he received testimony [still on record] that he had pleased and been satisfactory to God. 

6 But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek Him [out]. AMP

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Heb 11:5 By an act of faith, Enoch skipped death completely. “They looked all over and couldn’t find him because God had taken him.” We know on the basis of reliable testimony that before he was taken “he pleased God.”

6 It’s impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him.  MSG

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Heb 11:5 Faith lifted Enoch from this life and he was taken up into heaven! He never had to experience death; he just disappeared from this world because God promoted him. For before he was translated to the heavenly realm his life had become a pleasure to God. Passion

6 And without faith living within us it would be impossible to please God.^[a] For we come to God in faith^[b] knowing that he is real and that he rewards the faith of those who give all their passion and strength into seeking him. Passion

Ps 24:5 He shall receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6 This is the generation [description] of those who seek Him [who inquire of and for Him and of necessity require Him], who seek Your face, [O God of] Jacob. Selah [pause, and think of that]!  AMP

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Ps 24:5 They will receive the Lord’s blessing and righteousness given by the Savior-God.
⁶ They will stand before God,for they seek the pleasure of God’s face, the God of Jacob. Pause in his presence Passion

Ps 24:7 So wake up, you living gateways! Lift up your heads, you ageless doors of destiny!Welcome the King of Glory, for he is about to come through you.
⁸ You ask, “Who is this Glory-King?” The Lord, armed and ready for battle,
 the Mighty One, invincible in every way!  Passion

Ps 63:1 God — you’re my God! I can’t get enough of you! I’ve worked up such hunger and thirst for God, traveling across dry and weary deserts.

2 So here I am in the place of worship, eyes open, drinking in your strength and glory.

3 In your generous love I am really living at last! My lips brim praises like fountains.

4 I bless you every time I take a breath; My arms wave like banners of praise to you. MSG

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Ps 63:1 O God of my life, I’m lovesick for you in this weary wilderness. I thirst with the deepest longings to love you more, with cravings in my heart that can’t be described. Such yearning grips my soul for you, my God!
² I’m energized every time I enter your heavenly sanctuary to seek more of your power and drink in more of your glory.
³ For your tender mercies mean more to me than life itself. How I love and praise you, God!
⁴ Daily I will worship you passionately and with all my heart. My arms will wave to you like banners of praise. Passion

Ps 105:4 Seek more of his strength! Seek more of him! Let’s always be seeking the light of his face.
⁵ Don’t you ever forget his miracles and marvels. Hold to your heart every judgment he has decreed. Passion

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

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

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

8 And God isn’t pleased at being ignored.

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

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

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

Ps 34:10 Young lions on the prowl get hungry, but God-seekers are full of God.

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Ps 34:10 Even the strong and the wealthy^[a] grow weak and hungry, but those who passionately pursue the Lord will never lack any good thing.  Passion

Matt 7:7 Keep on asking and it will be given you;  keep on seeking and you will find; keep on knocking [reverently] and [the door] will be opened to you.

8 For everyone who keeps on asking receives; and he who keeps on seeking finds; and to him who keeps on knocking, [the door] will be opened.

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Mt 7:7  Ask, and the gift is yours. Seek, and you’ll discover. Knock, and the door will be opened for you.

⁸ For every persistent one will get what he asks for. Every persistent seeker will discover what he longs for. And everyone who knocks persistently will one day find an open door. Passion

Isa 55:6 Seek God while he’s here to be found, pray to him while he’s close at hand. MS

Amos 5:14 Seek good and not evil — and live! You talk about God, the God-of-the-Angel-Armies, being your best friend. Well, live like it, and maybe it will happen.  MSG

Acts 17:27 so we could seek after God, and not just grope around in the dark but actually find him. He doesn’t play hide-and-seek with us. He’s not remote; he’s near.  MSG

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Acts 17:27  He has done this so that every person would long for God, feel their way to him, and find him—for he is the God who is easy to discover  Passion

WORSHIP IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH 7-1-22 VIDEO AWESOME WORSHIP ADVICE

Worshiping the Father in Spirit and in Truth means worshiping from our hearts as the Holy Spirit leads us. It means outside of any tradition, religious rules, or repetition. we are also free to worship in any geographic location. In Truth means not from the flesh but from the living Word of God. The Holy Spirit has revealed in us in the word to return to our first love. Worshiping God in Spirit and Truth is more than just singing songs. It is bowing down before Him. It comes from everything in us our whole heart.

JOHN 4:20 I’m also religious! Our forefathers worshiped here in this mountain; yet you Jews insist that everyone should worship in Jerusalem!  

21 Jesus said unto her, “Believe me lady, the moment everyone was waiting for has come! From now on worship is no longer about a geographic holy mountain – or a sacred city in Israel experience!  

22 You have been worshipping in ignorance all along while the Jews continue to anticipate the Messiah in their devotion, knowing that the promise pointing to the Savior of the world would be emerging from within.

23 The end of an era has arrived – the future is here! Whatever prophetic values were expressed in external devotional forms and rituals are now eclipsed in true spirit worship from within, face to face with the Father – acknowledging our genesis in him – this is his delight! The Father’s desire is the worshipper more than the worship!

24 God is Spirit and not a holy mountain or a sacred city with man-made shrines! Return to your Source – the Father is our true fountainhead!  MIRROR

Isa 29:13 The Master said: “These people make a big show of saying the right thing, but their hearts aren’t in it. Because they act like they’re worshiping me but don’t mean it,  MSG

REV 2:1 Write to the celestial shepherd-messenger of the ekklesia of Ephesus: The One who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks between the seven golden lampstands, would say this to you:

2 I see how hard you work and all your exhausting efforts; also your unyielding commitment to the task and how you cannot stand the wicked. You have made it your business to scrutinize some so-called Apostles and judge them to be false.

3 You have applied great diligence and have relentlessly pushed yourself beyond limits – and all along you did it in my Name as if you were representing me!

4 Here is my problem, you have divorced me and abandoned your first love!  

5 Now, I implore you to call to mind that place where you have fallen from. Remember our intimate romance. The poetry of this union is the driving force of your life! It is so different from being duty- or guilt-driven. It is in your entwining with my thoughts that you are most strategic and effective.  MIRROR

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Revelation 2:1 Write the following to the messenger of the congregation in Ephesus. For these are the words of the one who holds the seven stars firmly in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands:

²I know all that you’ve done for me—you have worked hard and persevered. I know that you don’t tolerate evil. You have tested those who claimed to be apostles and proved they are not, for they were imposters.

³I also know how you have bravely endured trials and persecutions because of my name, yet you have not become discouraged.

⁴But I have this against you: you have abandoned the passionate love you had for me at the beginning.

⁵Think about how far you have fallen! Repent and do the works of love you did at first. I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place of influence if you do not repent. TPT

PHIL 3:3 We give “circumcision” its true spiritual meaning! Our worship is not defined by anything external that would even remotely resemble the law of works and religious rituals! We worship God in the certainty of our redeemed innocence and rejoice in the finished work of Jesus Christ. Faith-righteousness gives substance to spiritual worship; the flesh occupies the religious mind with its own futile efforts to attain to righteousness. I am convinced that circumcision or any work of the law can add nothing to the righteousness that Jesus secured on our behalf.  MIRROR

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Phil 3:3 For we have already experienced “heart-circumcision,” and we worship God in the power and freedom of the Holy Spirit, not in laws and religious duties. We are those who boast in what Jesus Christ has done, and not in what we can accomplish in our own strength.  TPT

JOHN  7:38 In your realizing that I am what the Scriptures are all about, you will discover uniquely for yourself, face to face with me, that you are what I am all about and rivers of living waters will gush out of your innermost being!

39 Jesus spoke about the Spirit whom those who would believe that he is the conclusion of Scripture were about to grasp since who Jesus was in all of his majestic splendor was not yet fully acknowledged and thus the Spirit was not yet evident.  MIRROR

Ps 25:14 God-friendship is for God-worshipers; They are the ones he confides in. MSG  ▼▼▼

Psalms 25:14 There’s a private place reserved for the devoted lovers of Yahweh,

where they sit near him and receive the revelation-secrets of his promises. TPT

Psalms 29:2 Be in awe before his majesty. Be in awe before such power and might! Come worship wonderful Yahweh, arrayed in all his splendor, bowing in worship as he appears in the beauty of holiness. Give him the honor due his name. Worship him wearing the glory-garments of your holy, priestly calling! TPT

Psalms 33:8 With breathtaking wonder, let everyone worship Yahweh, this awe-inspiring Creator. TPT

Ps 34:9  Worship God if you want the best; worship opens doors to all his goodness.

10 Young lions on the prowl get hungry, but God-seekers are full of God. MSG

Acts 16:24 So the jailer placed them in the innermost cell of the prison and had their feet bound and chained.

^25-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.

²⁶Suddenly, 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.

27 Startled, the jailer awoke and saw every cell door standing open. Assuming that all the prisoners had escaped, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself

²⁸when Paul shouted in the darkness, “Stop! Don’t hurt yourself. We’re all still here.”

²⁹The jailer called for a light. When he saw that they were still in their cells, he rushed in and fell trembling at their feet.

30 Then he led Paul and Silas outside and asked, “What must I do to be saved?” TPT

1 COR 14:24 However if all speak with inspired revelation, the newcomer will feel drawn by the message that brings conviction and light.

25 By witnessing the gift of the word of knowledge, where something that could not be known in any other way comes to light, the visitor will be struck with awe and acknowledge God in you and will yield himself to God in worship.  MIRROR

ROM 12:1 Live consistent with who you really are, inspired by the loving kindness of God. My brothers, the most practical expression of worship is to make your bodies available to him as a living sacrifice; this pleases him more than any religious routine. He desires to find visible, individual expression in your person. MIRROR

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Romans 12:1 Beloved friends, what should be our proper response to God’s marvelous mercies? To surrender yourselves to God to be his sacred, living sacrifices. And live in holiness, experiencing all that delights his heart. For this becomes your genuine expression of worship. TPT

2 Cor 7:1  With promises like this to pull us on, dear friends, let’s make a clean break with everything that defiles or distracts us, both within and without. Let’s make our entire lives fit and holy temples for the worship of God. MSG

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

29 His zeal for us burns like fire.   MIRROR

Psalms 145:1 My heart explodes with praise to you! Now and forever my heart bows in worship to you, my King and my God!  TPT

PHIL 2:10 What his name unveils will persuade every creature of their redemption! Every knee in heaven and upon the earth and under the earth shall bow in spontaneous worship!  

11 Also every tongue will voice and resonate the same devotion to his unquestionable Lordship as the Redeemer of life! Jesus Christ has glorified God as the Father of creation! This is the ultimate conclusion of the Father’s intent!    MIRROR

Rom 14:11 Read it for yourself in Scripture: “As I live and breathe,” God says,

“every knee will bow before me; Every tongue will tell the honest truth that I and only I am God.”  MSG

Eph 3:14  My response is to get down on my knees before the Father,

15 this magnificent Father who parcels out all heaven and earth.

16 I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit — not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength —  

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

THE GOAL IS UNITY 6-26-2022  VIDEO UNITY 2

The goal is unity. In all that the New Testament declares for Christians in all of the epistles and pastoral letters of Paul and other apostles the call is clearly for unity, and oneness. Church splits in recent and past church times have occurred by people arguing or taking their stand and defense of God‘s Word. Yet how can the integrity and the authority of God’s Word be divided.

JOHN 21 That they all may be one, exactly as you Father are mirrored in me and I in you, that they also will be exactly mirrored to be one in us – then the entire world will believe and be persuaded about your mission upon my life!

22 And I, [the Incarnate word]  have endued them with the same glorious esteem that you have given me so that their oneness may mirror ours.

23 I am in them as you are in me, and on this basis their seamless oneness may be entirely concluded. Thus the world will acknowledge your commission upon my life and know that my love for them mirrors your love for me. MIRROR

Psalms 133:1How truly wonderful and delightful it is to see brothers and sisters living together in sweet unity!

²It’s as precious as the sacred scented oil flowing from the head of the high priest Aaron, dripping down upon his beard and running all the way down to the hem of his priestly robes.

³This harmony can be compared to the dew dripping from Mount Hermon, which flows down upon the hills of Zion. Indeed, that is where Yahweh has decreed his blessings will be found, the promise of life forevermore!  TPT

1 COR 12:12 The many members of the same body do not divide the oneness of the individual. The various gifts and workings of the Spirit of Christ find a beautiful similitude taken from the mutual dependence of the numerous parts of the human body. All the parts unite harmoniously into one whole. The Spirit of Christ is one Spirit; although their workings in each one of us may seem different there is no distraction from their oneness in us.

13 For in one spirit we are all immersed into one body; Jew and Gentile alike, whether we were slave or free is no longer relevant, we are all saturated in one spirit.

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

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

EPH 2:14 It is in him that we are one and at peace with everyone; he dissolved every definition of division.  MIRROR

1 COR 12:25 Because of the delicate interdependence of the various parts of the body it is natural that no schism can be tolerated; instead every member considers the other with affectionate care.

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

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

1 COR 1:10 Friends, because we are surnamed and identified in the name of our master Jesus Christ, I urge you to speak with one voice; we share the same source as our reference; the idea of division is an illusion. We are a perfect match; accurately joined in the same thought and communicating the same resolve

11 Some of the believers in Chleo’s fellowship told me about the controversy in your ranks; this is most disturbing!

12 What I was told is that you are divided into groups, where some side with Paul, others with Apollos, still others with Cephas, and even some who say, “we are the Messianic group”!

13 This is really ridiculous: can Christ be cut up into little relics? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into Paul’s name?  MIRROR

John 13:35 By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves].  AMP

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John 13:35For when you demonstrate the same love I have for you by loving one another, everyone will know that you’re my true followers.” TPT

Ephesians 4:3Be faithful to guard the sweet harmony of the Holy Spirit among you in the bonds of peace,

⁴being one body and one spirit, as you were all called into the same glorious hope of divine destiny.

⁵For the Lord God is one, and so are we, for we share in one faith, one baptism, and one Father.

⁶And he is the perfect Father who leads us all, works through us all, and lives in us all!  TPT

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Eph 4:3 alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences.

4 You were all called to travel on the same road and in the same direction, so stay together, both outwardly and inwardly.

5 You have one Master, one faith, one baptism,

6 one God and Father of all, who rules over all, works through all, and is present in all. Everything you are and think and do is permeated with Oneness. MSG

Eph 4:12  to train Christians in skilled servant work, working within Christ’s body, the church,

13 until we’re all moving rhythmically and easily with each other, efficient and graceful in response to God’s Son, fully mature adults, fully developed within and without, fully alive like Christ.

14 No prolonged infancies among us, please. We’ll not tolerate babes in the woods, small children who are an easy mark for impostors.

15 God wants us to grow up, to know the whole truth and tell it in love — like Christ in everything. We take our lead from Christ, who is the source of everything we do.

16 He keeps us in step with each other. His very breath and blood flow through us, nourishing us so that we will grow up healthy in God, robust in love.  MSG

Eph 4:2 And mark that you do this with humility and discipline — not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love,

3 alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences.

4 You were all called to travel on the same road and in the same direction, so stay together, both outwardly and inwardly.

5 You have one Master, one faith, one baptism,

6 one God and Father of all, who rules over all, works through all, and is present in all. Everything you are and think and do is permeated with Oneness.  MSG

Eccl 4:12 And though a man might prevail against him who is alone, two will withstand him. A threefold cord is not quickly broken.  AMP

Mal 2:10 Don’t we all come from one Father? Aren’t we all created by the same God? So why can’t we get along? Why do we desecrate the covenant of our ancestors that binds us together?  MSG

Acts 4:32 Now the company of believers was of one heart and soul, and not one of them claimed that anything which he possessed was [exclusively] his own, but everything they had was in common and for the use of all.  AMP

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Acts 4:32 The whole congregation of believers was united as one — one heart, one mind! They didn’t even claim ownership of their own possessions. No one said, “That’s mine; you can’t have it.” They shared everything.  MSG

ROM 12:10 Take tender care of one another with fondness and affection; esteem one another’s unique value.  MIRROR

ROM 12:16 Esteem everyone with the same respect; no one is more important than the other. Associate yourself rather with the lowly than with the lofty. Do not distance yourself from others in your own mind.  

17 Two wrongs do not make a right. Never retaliate; instead, cultivate the attitude to anticipate only beauty and value in every person you encounter.  

18 You have within you what it takes to be everyone’s friend, regardless of how they treat you.

19 Do not bother yourselves to get even, dear ones. Do not let anger or irritation distract you; that which we have in common with one another (righteousness) sets the pace.  MIRROR

Rom 12:18 If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for [God’s] wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay (requite), says the Lord.  AMP

Rom 14:18 Your task is to single-mindedly serve Christ. Do that and you’ll kill two birds with one stone: pleasing the God above you and proving your worth to the people around you.

19 So let’s agree to use all our energy in getting along with each other. Help others with encouraging words;  MSG

ROM 15:2 We are to please others and consider their good and benefit.

3 For Christ was not in it for himself, but for us. It is written about him, that he took the full blow of the reproach and insults directed at us.  MIRROR

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Rom 15:2  Each one of us needs to look after the good of the people around us, asking ourselves, “How can I help?”

3 That’s exactly what Jesus did. He didn’t make it easy for himself by avoiding people’s troubles, but waded right in and helped out. “I took on the troubles of the troubled,” is the way Scripture puts it.  MSG

Romans 15:5Now may God, the source of great endurance and comfort, grace you with unity among yourselves, which flows from your relationship with Jesus, the Anointed One.

⁶Then, with a unanimous rush of passion, you will with one voice glorify God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁷You will bring God glory when you accept and welcome one another as partners, just as the Anointed One has fully accepted you and received you as his partner. TPT

GAL 3:28 Nothing resembles your previous identity as Jew or Gentile, bond or free, male or female, Billabong or Gucci, now you are all defined in oneness with Christ! He is your significance and makes you beautiful!

29 Since Christ is the seed of promise, it is only in our realizing our union with him [in the incarnation] that we are equally related to Abraham and heirs of the promise. Faith and not flesh relates us to Abraham.  MIRROR

Gal 5:13 For you, brethren, were [indeed] called to freedom; only [do not let your] freedom be an incentive to your flesh and an opportunity or excuse [for selfishness], but through love you should serve one another.

14 For the whole Law [concerning human relationships] is complied with in the one precept, You shall love your neighbor as [you do] yourself. 

15 But if you bite and devour one another [in partisan strife], be careful that you [and your whole fellowship] are not consumed by one another.  AMP

Gal 5:25 Since this is the kind of life we have chosen, the life of the Spirit, let us make sure that we do not just hold it as an idea in our heads or a sentiment in our hearts, but work out its implications in every detail of our lives.

26 That means we will not compare ourselves with each other as if one of us were better and another worse. We have far more interesting things to do with our lives. Each of us is an original.   MSG

Gal 6:2  Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ’s law.

3 If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.  MSG

Eph 4:2  And mark that you do this with humility and discipline — not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love,

3 alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences.

4 You were all called to travel on the same road and in the same direction, so stay together, both outwardly and inwardly.

5 You have one Master, one faith, one baptism,

6 one God and Father of all, who rules over all, works through all, and is present in all. Everything you are and think and do is permeated with Oneness.  MSG

Phil 2:2 then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends.

3 Don’t push your way to the front; don’t sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead.

4 Don’t be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.  MSG

MERCY TRUMPHS OVER JUDGEMENT 6-24-22  VIDEO

Mercy is compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within our power to punish or harm. Many have spoken in the body of Christ about judgment against people who don’t agree with them. I’m not saying to call evil good, definitely speak your opinion in the light of the Word. Always be encouraging. Give an opportunity for mercy to move upon all. For if you extend mercy the others, and your time of need you will reap mercy.

James 2:12  So speak and so act as [people should] who are to be judged under the law of liberty [the moral instruction given by Christ, especially about love].

13 For to him who has shown no mercy the judgment [will be] merciless, but mercy [full of glad confidence] exults victoriously over judgment.  AMP

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James 2:12 Talk and act like a person expecting to be judged by the Rule that sets us free.

13 For if you refuse to act kindly, you can hardly expect to be treated kindly. Kind mercy wins over harsh judgment every time.  MSG

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JAMES 2:12 Let the law of liberty set the pace in your conversation and conduct.  

13 Judgment showed no mercy to those who do not walk in mercy, but mercy triumphs over judgment.  MIRROR

2 Chron 7:3 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

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

Ps 23:6  Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, and through the length of my days the house of the Lord [and His presence] shall be my dwelling place.  AMP

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Psalms 23:6So why would I fear the future? Only goodness and tender 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

Ps 25:6 Mark the milestones of your mercy and love, God; Rebuild the ancient landmarks!

7 Forget that I sowed wild oats; Mark me with your sign of love. Plan only the best for me, God!  MSG

Psalms 40:11 So Lord, don’t hold back your love or withhold your tender mercies from me. Keep me in your truth and let your compassion overflow to me no matter what I face. TPT

Ps 66:20 Blessed be God, Who has not rejected my prayer nor removed His mercy and loving-kindness from being [as it always is] with me. AMP

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Psalms 66:20 I will forever praise this God who didn’t close his heart when I prayed

and never said no when I asked him for help. He never once refused to show me his tender love.  TPT

Ps 103:4 Who redeems your life from the pit and corruption, Who beautifies, dignifies, and crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercy;

5 Who satisfies your mouth [your necessity and desire at your personal age and situation] with good so that your youth, renewed, is like the eagle’s [strong, overcoming, soaring]!

6 The Lord executes righteousness and justice [not for me only, but] for all who are oppressed.  AMP

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Psalms 103:4 You’ve rescued me from hell and saved my life. You’ve crowned me with love and mercy.

⁵You satisfy my every desire with good things. You’ve supercharged my life so that I soar again like a flying eagle in the sky!

⁶You’re a God who makes things right, giving justice to the defenseless. TPT

Isa 30:18 But God’s not finished. He’s waiting around to be gracious to you. He’s gathering strength to show mercy to you. God takes the time to do everything right — everything. Those who wait around for him are the lucky ones. MSG

Lam 3:22  God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, his merciful love couldn’t have dried up.

23 They’re created new every morning. How great your faithfulness!

24 I’m sticking with God (I say it over and over). He’s all I’ve got left. MSG

Zech 7:9  Thus has the Lord of hosts spoken: Execute true judgment and show mercy and kindness and tender compassion, every man to his brother; AMP

Matthew 5:7 “How blessed you are when you demonstrate tender mercy! For tender mercy will be demonstrated to you. TPT

Matthew 9:10Jesus went to Matthew’s house and made himself at home. Many other tax collectors and outcasts of society were invited to eat with Jesus and his disciples.

¹¹When those known as the Pharisees saw what was happening, they were indignant, and they kept asking Jesus’ disciples, “Why would your Master dine with such lowlifes?”

¹²When Jesus overheard this, he spoke up and said, “Healthy people don’t need to see a doctor, but the sick will go for treatment.”

¹³Then he added, “Now you should go and study the meaning of the verse:

I want you to show mercy, not just offer me a sacrifice. For I have come to invite the outcasts of society and sinners, not those who think they are already on the right path.”  TPT

Luke 1:50 Mercy kisses all who fear him, from one generation to the next.  TPT

Luke 1:54 Because he can never forget to show mercy, he has helped his chosen servant, Israel,  TPT

Romans 3:25Jesus’ God-given destiny was to be the sacrifice to take away sins, and now he is our mercy seat because of his death on the cross. We come to him for mercy, for God has made a provision for us to be forgiven by faith in the sacred blood of Jesus. This is the perfect demonstration of God’s justice, because until now, he had been so patient—holding back his justice out of his tolerance for us. So he covered over the sins of those who lived prior to Jesus’ sacrifice.

²⁶And when the season of tolerance came to an end, there was only one possible way for God to give away his righteousness and still be true to both his justice and his mercy—to offer up his own Son. So now, because we stand on the faithfulness of Jesus, God declares us righteous in his eyes!  TPT

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ROM 3:25 Jesus exhibits God’s mercy. In his blood conciliation God’s faith persuades mankind of his righteousness and the fact that he has brought closure to the historic record of their sins.  Jesus is the unveiling of the Father’s heart towards us.  

26 All along God refused to let go of mankind. At this very moment God’s act of

righteousness is pointing them to the evidence of their innocence, with Jesus as the fountainhead of faith. MIRROR

Romans 9:15He had every right to say to Moses: “I will be merciful to whomever I choose and I will show compassion to whomever I wish.”

¹⁶Again, this proves that God’s choice doesn’t depend on how badly someone wants it or tries to earn it, but it depends on God’s kindness and mercy. TPT

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Rom 9:15  God told Moses, “I’m in charge of mercy. I’m in charge of compassion.”

16 Compassion doesn’t originate in our bleeding hearts or moral sweat, but in God’s mercy.  MSG

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ROM 9:15 Moses saw the glory of God’s goodness; he saw God’s mercy and the kindness of his compassion.  

16 God’s mercy is not a reward for good behavior; it is not a wreath given to the fastest athlete.  MIRROR

Rom 15:9 And [also in order] that the Gentiles (nations) might glorify God for His mercy [not covenanted] to them. As it is written, Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles and sing praises to Your name. 

10 Again it is said, Rejoice (exult), O Gentiles, along with His [own] people; 

11 And again, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise Him!

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2 Cor 1:3 All praise to the God and Father of our Master, Jesus the Messiah! Father of all mercy! God of all healing counsel!

4 He comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and before you know it, he brings us alongside someone else who is going through hard times so that we can be there for that person just as God was there for us.  MSG

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2 COR 1:3 Well done, God! You are the Father of our Master Jesus Christ; you are the Father of compassion and the God in whom everyone is equally esteemed!  

4 There is no contradiction of any proportion that we can possibly face that has what it takes to exasperate us or distance us from God. Our consciousness of his inseparable nearness immediately reinforces us to extend the same tangible closeness to you in your difficult times, and together we snuggle up in the comfort of his intimate embrace!  MIRROR

EPH 2:4 None of this could distract from the extravagant love of God; he continued to love us with the exact same intensity.

5 This is how grace rescued us: while we were yet in that state of deadness and indifference in our deviations, we were co-quickened together with Christ! We had nothing to do with it. Grace freed us, once and for all from the lies that we believed about ourselves under the performance-driven system, and now defines our authentic identity!

6 We are co-included in his resurrection. We are also co-elevated in his ascension to be equally present in the throne room of the heavenly realm where we are co-seated with him in his executive authority. We are fully represented in Christ Jesus. MIRROR

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Eph 2:4 Instead, immense in mercy and with an incredible love,

5 he embraced us. He took our sin-dead lives and made us alive in Christ. He did all this on his own, with no help from us!

6 Then he picked us up and set us down in highest heaven in company with Jesus, our Messiah.  MSG

Colossians 3:12 You are always and dearly loved by God! So robe yourself with virtues of God, since you have been divinely chosen to be holy. Be merciful as you endeavor to understand others, and be compassionate, showing kindness toward all. Be gentle and humble, unoffendable in your patience with others. TPT

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COL 3:12 You are the product of God’s love; he restored you to his original thought. You belong to him exclusively. It is like changing garments. Now that you have gotten rid of the old, clothe yourselves with inner compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience,   MIRROR

1 Tim 1:15  Here’s a word you can take to heart and depend on: Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. I’m proof — Public Sinner Number One —  

16 of someone who could never have made it apart from sheer mercy. And now he shows me off — evidence of his endless patience — to those who are right on the edge of trusting him forever.   MSG

Heb 12:24 And to Jesus, the Mediator (Go-between, Agent) of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood which speaks [of mercy], a better and nobler and more gracious message than the blood of Abel [which cried out for vengeance].  AMP

1 Peter 1:3Celebrate with praises the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has shown us his extravagant mercy. For his fountain of mercy has given us a new life—we are reborn to experience a living, energetic hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.  TPT

SHEKNAH GLORY 6-19-22

Ex 13:20 They journeyed from Succoth and encamped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness. 

21 The Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. 

22 The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people.   AMP

Ex 24:16 The glory of the Lord rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day [God] called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. 

17 And the glory of the Lord appeared to the Israelites like devouring fire on the top of the mountain. 

18 Moses entered into the midst of the cloud and went up the mountain, and Moses was on the mountain forty days and nights.   AMP

Ex 33:9 When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the door of the tent, and the Lord would talk with Moses.  AMP

1 Kings 8:10 When the priests left the Holy Place, a cloud filled The Temple of God.

11 The priests couldn’t carry out their priestly duties because of the cloud — the glory of God filled The Temple of God!

12 Then Solomon spoke: God has told us that he lives in the dark where no one can see him;

13 I’ve built this splendid Temple, O God, to mark your invisible presence forever. MSG

Zech 2:5 For I, says the Lord, will be to her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.  AMP

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

PS 68:14 “When the Almighty found a king for himself, it became white as snow in his shade. O huge, magnificent mountain, you are the mighty kingdom of God! All the other peaks, though impressive and imposing, look with envy on you, Mount Zion! For Zion is the mountain where God has chosen to live forever. Look! The mighty chariots of God! Ten thousands upon ten thousands, more than anyone could ever number. God is at the front, leading them all from Mount Sinai into his sanctuary with the radiance of holiness upon him. He ascends into the heavenly heights, taking his many captured ones with him, leading them in triumphal procession. And gifts were given to men, even the once rebellious, so that they may dwell with Yah.” TPT

Joel 3:17 Then you’ll know for sure that I’m your God, Living in Zion, my sacred mountain. Jerusalem will be a sacred city, posted: ‘No Trespassing.’  MSG

Ex 3:3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned. 

4 And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the midst of the bush and said, Moses, Moses! And he said, Here am I. 

5 God said, Do not come near; put your shoes off your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy ground. 

6 Also He said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.   AMP

Luke 20:37Even Moses taught the resurrection of the dead when he wrote of the Lord God who was at the burning bush and said ‘I am the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’

³⁸Don’t you agree that God is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living? For in his eyes, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are alive forevermore. He is the God who raises the dead.” TPT

1 Chron 16:24 Publish his glory among the godless nations, his wonders to all races and religions.

25 And why? Because God is great — well worth praising! No god or goddess comes close in honor.

26 All the popular gods are stuff and nonsense, but God made the cosmos!

27 Splendor and majesty flow out of him, strength and joy fill his place. MSG

Luke 2:9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord flashed and shone all about them, and they were terribly frightened.

10 But the angel said to them, Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people.  AMP

Matt 17:1 AND SIX days after this, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

2 And His appearance underwent a change in their presence; and His face shone clear and bright like the sun, and His clothing became as white as light.

3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, who kept talking with Him.

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Matthew 17:1 Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, Jacob and John, and hiked up a high mountain to be alone.

²Then Jesus’ appearance was dramatically altered. A radiant light as bright as the sun poured from his face. And his clothing became luminescent—dazzling like lightning. He was transfigured before their very eyes.

³Then suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared, and they spoke with Jesus. TPT

Matthew 17:5 But while Peter was still speaking, a bright radiant cloud spread over them, enveloping them all. And God’s voice suddenly spoke from the cloud, saying, “This is my dearly loved Son, the constant focus of my delight. Listen to him!”

⁶The three disciples were dazed and terrified by this phenomenon, and they fell facedown to the ground.

⁷But Jesus walked over and touched them, saying, “Get up and stop being afraid.”  TPT

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

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

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

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

Colossians 1:27Living within you is the Christ who floods you with the expectation of glory! This mystery of Christ, embedded within us, becomes a heavenly treasure chest of hope filled with the riches of glory for his people, and God wants everyone to know it! 28-29Christ is our message! We preach to awaken hearts and bring every person into the full understanding of truth. It has become my inspiration and passion in ministry to labor with a tireless intensity, with his power flowing through me, to present to every believer the revelation of being his perfect one in Jesus Christ. TPT

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COL 1:27  Within us, God is delighted to exhibit the priceless treasure of this glorious unveiling of Christ’s indwelling in order that every person on the planet, whoever they are, may now come to the greatest discovery of all time and recognize Christ in them as in a mirror! He is the 1desire of the nations and completes their every expectation!

28 This is the essence and focus of our message; we 1awaken everyone’s mind, instructing every individual by bringing them into 2full understanding [flawless clarity] in order that we may 3prove (present) everyone 4perfect in Christ. MIRROR

2 Corinthians 3:7 Even the ministry that was characterized by chiseled letters on stone tablets came with a dazzling measure of glory, though it produced death. The Israelites couldn’t bear to gaze on the glowing face of Moses because of the radiant splendor shining from his countenance—a glory destined to fade away.  TPT

2 Cor 3:10 Indeed, in view of this fact, what once had splendor [the glory of the Law in the face of Moses] has come to have no splendor at all, because of the overwhelming glory that exceeds and excels it [the glory of the Gospel in the face of Jesus Christ].

11 For if that which was but passing and fading away came with splendor, how much more must that which remains and is permanent abide in glory and splendor! AMP

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2 Corinthians 3:10 What once was glorious no longer holds any glory because of the increasingly greater glory that has replaced it.

¹¹The fading ministry came with a portion of glory, but now we embrace the unfading ministry of a permanent impartation of glory. TPT

2 Cor 4:6 For God Who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts so as [to beam forth] the Light for the illumination of the knowledge of the majesty and glory of God [as it is manifest in the Person and is revealed] in the face of Jesus Christ (the Messiah).

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

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

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

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

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

Hab 2:14 But [the time is coming when] the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.  AMP

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Hab 2:14 Meanwhile the earth fills up with awareness of God’s glory as the waters cover the sea. MSG

Rev 21:3 Then I heard a mighty voice from the throne and I perceived its distinct words, saying, See! The abode of God is with men, and He will live (encamp, tent) among them; and they shall be His people, and God shall personally be with them and be their God.  AMP

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REV 21:3 And a glorious announcement was heralded out of the throne, “Behold, God’s tabernacle is with humanity!” He has taken up permanent residence in human 1skin to be with them in the closest possible association of oneness. They are his own possession; his tribe and he is their God inseparably entwined with them.  MIRROR

Isaiah 60:1 Rise up in splendor and be radiant, a for your light has dawned, and Yahweh’s glory now streams from you!

2 Look carefully! Darkness blankets the earth, and thick gloom c covers the nations, but Yahweh arises d upon you and the brightness of his glory appears over you! 

3 Nations will be attracted to your radiant light f and kings to the sunrise-glory of your new day.

4 Lift up your eyes all around, and see; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from afar, and your daughters shall be carried on the hip.

5 Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and exult, because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you. TPT

FEARLESS LOVERS 6-17-22  VIDEO

As the Lord raises up a new army of believers there will be two major characteristics, lovers of God and fearlessness. Every step we take towards God is an offensive act against the enemy. When we love God with all our hearts, souls, mind and strength we literally are taking new ground from the enemy. Fearless people give courage to others. They inspire others to move forward. We are an Army of lovers. Loving God makes you able to love your neighbor.

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. AMP

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Phil 1:28 Your brave fearlessness in the face of every kind of obstacle is a sure sign to those who oppose you that their efforts are futile. Your triumphant attitude makes salvation even more apparent. MIRROR

HEB 4:16  For this reason we can approach the authoritative throne of grace with bold utterance. We are welcome there in his embrace, and are reinforced with immediate effect in times of trouble. MIRROR

Hebrews 10:35 So don’t lose your bold, courageous faith, for you are destined for a great reward!

³⁶You need the strength of endurance to reveal the poetry of God’s will and then you receive the promise in full. TPT

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Heb 10:35  So don’t throw it all away now. You were sure of yourselves then. It’s still a sure thing!

36 But you need to stick it out, staying with God’s plan so you’ll be there for the promised completion. MSG

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

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2 TIM 1:7 Become fully acquainted with his gift in you, there is nothing timid about it; the dynamic of a mind liberated in the spirit of love is fearless and unstoppable. MIRROR

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 56:11 In God have I put my trust and confident reliance; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?  AMP

HEB 13:6  What he said concerning us gives our confession the edge; we boldly echo Scripture, “The Lord is for me, I cannot be afraid of anything that anyone could possibly do to harm me.”   MIRROR

1 Timothy 1:8-19So Timothy, my son, I am entrusting you with this responsibility, in keeping with the very first prophecies that were spoken over your life, and are now in the process of fulfillment in this great work of ministry, in keeping with the prophecies spoken over you. With this encouragement use your prophecies as weapons as you wage spiritual warfare by faith and with a clean conscience. For there are many who reject these virtues and are now destitute of the true faith, TPT

John 12:42 And yet [in spite of all this] many even of the leading men (the authorities and the nobles) believed and trusted in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess it, for fear that [if they should acknowledge Him] they would be expelled from the synagogue;

43 For they loved the approval and the praise and the glory that come from men [instead of and] more than the glory that comes from God. [They valued their credit with men more than their credit with God.]  AMP

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John 12:42 On the other hand, a considerable number from the ranks of the leaders did believe. But because of the Pharisees, they didn’t come out in the open with it. They were afraid of getting kicked out of the meeting place.

43 When push came to shove they cared more for human approval than for God’s glory.  MSG

Acts 4:29So now, Lord, listen to their threats to harm us. Empower us, as your servants, to speak the word of God freely and courageously.

³⁰Stretch out your hand of power through us to heal, and to move in signs and wonders by the name of your holy Son, Jesus!”

³¹As they prayed the earth shook beneath them, causing the building they were in to tremble. Each one of them was filled with the Holy Spirit, and they proclaimed the word of God with unrestrained boldness.  TPT

Mark 12:30 so love the Lord God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence and energy.’

31 And here is the second: ‘Love others as well as you love yourself.’ There is no other commandment that ranks with these.”  MSG

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Mark 12:30 And you shall love the Lord your God out of and with your whole heart and out of and with all your soul (your life) and out of and with all your mind (with your faculty of thought and your moral understanding) and out of and with all your strength. This is the first and principal commandment.

31 The second is like it and is this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.  AMP

1 JN 4:16  And thus we have come to know and believe the love that God has unveiled within us. God is love. Love is who God is; to live in this place of conscious, constant love, is to live immersed in God and to feel perfectly at home in his indwelling.

17 So now, with us awakening to our full inclusion in this love union, everything is perfect! Its completeness is not compromised in contradiction. Our confident conversation echoes this fellowship even in the face of crisis; because, as he is, so are we in this world – our lives are mirrored in him. We are as blameless in this life as Jesus is! This perfect love union is the source of our confidence whenever we 5face the scrutiny of contradiction.

18 Fear cannot co-exist in this love realm. The perfect love union that we are talking about expels fear. Fear holds on to an expectation of crisis and judgment  and interprets it as due punishment It echoes torment and only registers in someone who does not yet realize the completeness of their love union. 

19 We love because he loved us first!

20 If anyone claims to love God but he cannot stand a fellow human, his love for God is fake; how is it possible to not love someone you can see with your eyes yet claim to love an invisible God

21 God’s conclusion on this is clear, loving him includes loving your fellow human – there is no distinction. MIRROR

Josh 22:5 Only this: Be vigilant in keeping the Commandment and The Revelation that Moses the servant of God laid on you: Love God, your God, walk in all his ways, do what he’s commanded, embrace him, serve him with everything you are and have.”   MSG

Psalms 31:23 Listen to me, all you godly ones: Love the Lord with passion! The Lord protects and preserves all those who are loyal to him. But he pays back in full all those who reject him in their pride.

²⁴So cheer up! Take courage, all you who love him. Wait for him to break through for you, all who trust in him! TPT

Romans 8:28 So we are convinced that every detail of our lives is continually woven together for good, for we are his lovers who have been called to fulfill his designed purpose. TPT

1 Corinthians 8:3But if a person passionately loves God, he will possess the knowledge of God. TPT

1 JN 4:17 So now, with us awakening to our full inclusion in this love union, everything is perfect! Its completeness is not compromised in contradiction. Our confident conversation echoes this fellowship even in the face of crisis; because, as he is, so are we in this world – our lives are mirrored in him. We are as blameless in this life as Jesus is!This perfect love union is the source of our confidence whenever we face the scrutiny of contradiction. MIRROR

EPH 6:12  People are not the enemy, to target one another is to engage in the wrong combat. We represent the authority of the victory of Christ in the spiritual realm. We are positioned there (in Christ); we confront the mind games and structures of darkness, religious thought patterns, governing and conditioning human behavior.  MIRROR

2 COR 10:3 The fact that we are living in a physical world in human bodies of flesh does not mean that we engage ourselves in a combat dictated to by the typical “tit-for-tat” strategies of religion and the politics of the day.

4 The dynamic of our strategy is revealed in God’s ability to disengage mindsets and perceptions that have held people captive in pseudo fortresses for centuries!

5 Every lofty idea and argument positioned against God’s knowledge of us, is cast down and exposed to be a mere invention of our own imagination. We arrest every thought at spear point – anything that could possibly trigger an opposing threat to our redeemed identity and innocence is taken captive. The caliber of our weapon is empowered by the revelation of the ultimate consequence of the obedience of Christ.

6 Our ears are fine tuned to echo the voice of likeness that resonates within us. We are acquainted with the articulate detail of the authentic language of our origin.   MIRROR

Psalm 59:10 The God of passionate love will meet with me. My God will empower me to rise in triumph over my foes.  TPT

Psalm 91:14 For here is what the Lord has spoken to me: “Because you have delighted in me as my great lover, I will greatly protect you. I will set you in a high place, safe and secure before my face.  TPT

MYSTERIES AND SECRETS REVEALED TO THE UNCOMPROMISINGLY RIGHTEOUS  6-12-22  VIDEO RIGHTEOUSNESS SPOKEN

No compromise is how the righteous are described. Uncompromisingly means no concessions or deals made over what is truth. Compromise tells us that we can have Jesus and all the worlds ways both at the same time. But reality is we can not. Those who are on God side are sold out to Him. They have blessings and treasures and rewards of the uncompromisingly righteous.

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

Ps 5:12 For You, Lord, will bless the [uncompromisingly] righteous [him who is upright and in right standing with You]; as with a shield You will surround him with goodwill (pleasure and favor).  AMP

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Ps 5:12 You are famous, God, for welcoming God-seekers, for decking us out in delight.  MSG

Matthew 13:11 He explained, “You’ve been given the intimate experience of insight into the hidden mysteries of the realm of heaven’s kingdom, but they have not.

¹²For everyone who listens with an open heart will receive progressively more revelation until he has more than enough. But those who don’t listen with an open, teachable heart, even the understanding that they think they have will be taken from them.

¹³That’s why I teach the people using parables, because they think they’re looking for truth, yet because their hearts are unteachable, they never discover it. Although they will listen to me, they never fully perceive the message I speak.

¹⁴The prophecy of Isaiah describes them perfectly: Although they listen carefully to everything I speak, they don’t understand a thing I say. They look and pretend to see,

but the eyes of their hearts are closed.

¹⁵Their minds are dull and slow to perceive, their ears are plugged and are hard of hearing, and they have deliberately shut their eyes to the truth. Otherwise they would open their eyes to see, and open their ears to hear, and open their minds to understand. Then they would turn to me and I would instantly heal them.

¹⁶“But blissful are your eyes, for they see. Delighted are your ears, for they are open to hear all these things.

¹⁷Many prophets and godly people yearned to see these days of miracles that you’ve been favored to see. They would have given everything to hear the revelation you’ve been favored to hear.  TPT

Luke 8:10  He said to them, To you it has been given to [come progressively to] know (to recognize and understand more strongly and clearly) the mysteries and secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that, [though] looking, they may not see; and hearing, they may not comprehend.

11 Now the meaning of the parable is this: The seed is the Word of God.  AMP

2 Cor 6:17  So leave the corruption and compromise; leave it for good,” says God.

“Don’t link up with those who will pollute you. I want you all for myself.

18 I’ll be a Father to you; you’ll be sons and daughters to me.” The Word of the Master, God.  MSG

1 Kings 18:21 Elijah came near to all the people and said, How long will you halt and limp between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him! But if Baal, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word.  AMP

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1 Kings 18:21 Elijah challenged the people: “How long are you going to sit on the fence? If God is the real God, follow him; if it’s Baal, follow him. Make up your minds!” Nobody said a word; nobody made a move. MSG

Heb 11:26 He considered the contempt and abuse and shame [borne for] the Christ (the Messiah Who was to come) to be greater wealth than all the treasures of Egypt, for he looked forward and away to the reward (recompense). AMP

1 Cor 4:1 Don’t imagine us leaders to be something we aren’t. We are servants of Christ, not his masters. We are guides into God’s most sublime secrets, not security guards posted to protect them.

2 The requirements for a good guide are reliability and accurate knowledge.

3 It matters very little to me what you think of me, even less where I rank in popular opinion. I don’t even rank myself. Comparisons in these matters are pointless. MSG

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1 COR 4:1 This is how one should regard us (so called, Apostles): we are the under-rowers of Captain Christ; responsible for the engine room as it were! We are entrusted with the administration of the mysteries of God.  

4:2 For this reason our ministry is of unquestionable integrity.

4:3 The authority of my ministry is not based upon your scrutiny of my life or even any cross examination by a human court. Neither is it by my own assumption;  MIRROR

Eph 1:17 But I do more than thank. I ask — ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory — to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally,

18 your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life he has for Christians,  MSG

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Ephesians 1:17 I pray that the Father of glory, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would impart to you the riches of the Spirit of wisdom and the Spirit of revelation to know him through your deepening intimacy with him.

¹⁸I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of his calling— that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that he finds in us, his holy ones!  TPT

Ephesians 1:4 And in love he chose us before he laid the foundation of the universe! Because of his great love, he ordained us, so that we would be seen as holy in his eyes with an unstained innocence.  TPT

Ps 37:25 I have been young and now am old, yet have I not seen the [uncompromisingly] righteous forsaken or their seed begging bread.  AMP

Ps 37:30 Righteous chews on wisdom like a dog on a bone, rolls virtue around on his tongue.  MSG

Ps 64:10 The [uncompromisingly] righteous shall be glad in the Lord and shall trust and take refuge in Him; and all the upright in heart shall glory and offer praise. AMP

Ps 97:11 Light is sown for the [uncompromisingly] righteous and strewn along their pathway, and joy for the upright in heart [the irrepressible joy which comes from consciousness of His favor and protection].  AMP

Prov 3:32 For the perverse are an abomination [extremely disgusting and detestable] to the Lord; but His confidential communion and secret counsel are with the [uncompromisingly] righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with Him).  AMP

Proverbs 10:7 The reputation of the righteous becomes a sweet memorial to him,

while the wicked life only leaves a rotten stench. TPT

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Prov 10:7 The memory of the [uncompromisingly] righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked shall rot.  AMP

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

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Proverbs 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. TPT

Isa 26:2 Throw wide the gates so good and true people can enter.

3 People with their minds set on you, you keep completely whole, Steady on their feet, because they keep at it and don’t quit.

4 Depend on God and keep at it because in the Lord God you have a sure thing. MSG

Isaiah 45:3 I will give you hidden treasures from dark, concealed places and wealth waiting in secret sites so that you recognize me, for it is I, Yahweh, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name! TPT

Isaiah 60:1 Rise up in splendor and be radiant, a for your light has dawned, and Yahweh’s glory now streams from you!

2 Look carefully! Darkness blankets the earth, and thick gloom covers the nations, but Yahweh arises upon you and 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. 

4 Lift up your eyes higher! Look all around you and believe, for your sons are returning from far away and your daughters are being tenderly carried home. Watch as they all gather together, eager to come back to you! Zion’s Wealth

5 Then you will understand and be radiant. Your heart will be thrilled and swell with joy. The fullness of the sea will flow to you and the wealth of the nations will

be transferred to you!  TPT

Colossians 2:3 For our spiritual wealth is in him, like hidden treasure waiting to be discovered—heaven’s wisdom and endless riches of revelation knowledge.  TPT

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COL 2:3 Everything that could possibly define our wealth is hidden in Christ. In this place of our union in him the complete treasure of all wisdom and knowledge is sourced. MIRROR

Colossians 3:2 Yes, feast on all the treasures of the heavenly realm and fill your thoughts with heavenly realities, and not with the distractions of the natural realm. TPT

YOUR TIME HAS COME  6-10-22  VIDEO ITS OUR TIME

If we could get a revelation of what the word of God in our mouth can do combined with His love He had brought in our hearts,  life on earth would be more like it is in heaven. Our time is come. Why put it off till tomorrow but we can start today. Sometimes when God tells us to do something we come up with excuses why we can’t. So what are we waiting for. Now is the time to trust the word. To move forward without fear. Nothing is too difficult for God.

ROM 13:11 You must understand the urgency and context of time; it is most certainly now the hour to wake up at once out of the hypnotic state of slumber and unbelief. Salvation has come.

12 It was night for long enough; the day has arrived. Cease immediately with any action associated with the darkness of ignorance. Clothe yourselves in the radiance of light as soldiers would wear their full weaponry.

13 Our lives exhibit the kind of conduct consistent with the day, in contrast to the  parade of the night of intoxicated licentiousness and lust, with all the quarrels and jealousy it ignites.

14 By being fully clothed in Christ makes it impossible for the flesh to even imagine to find any further expression or fulfillment in lust. Jesus is Lord of your life. MIRROR  ▼▼▼ FULLY CLOTHED-enduo, fully immersed in the consciousness of the Christ-life, as defining you.)

Rom 13:11 But make sure that you don’t get so absorbed and exhausted in taking care of all your day-by-day obligations that you lose track of the time and doze off, oblivious to God.

12 The night is about over, dawn is about to break. Be up and awake to what God is doing! God is putting the finishing touches on the salvation work he began when we first believed.

13 We can’t afford to waste a minute, must not squander these precious daylight hours in frivolity and indulgence, in sleeping around and dissipation, in bickering and grabbing everything in sight.

14 Get out of bed and get dressed! Don’t loiter and linger, waiting until the very last minute. Dress yourselves in Christ, and be up and about!   MSG

1 Cor 7:29  I do want to point out, friends, that time is of the essence. There is no time to waste, so don’t complicate your lives unnecessarily. Keep it simple — in marriage,

30 grief, joy, whatever. Even in ordinary things — your daily routines of shopping, and so on.

31 Deal as sparingly as possible with the things the world thrusts on you. This world as you see it is on its way out.  MSG

2 COR 6:2 God declared his delight to do you good! “I have heard the cry of the human race echo within you and immediately ran to your rescue.” Now this is mankind’s defining moment! See it for yourself! This is your time; this is your salvation! MIRROR

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

Jer 1:5 “Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you. Before you saw the light of day, I had holy plans for you: A prophet to the nations —  that’s what I had in mind for you.”

6 But I said, “Hold it, Master God! Look at me. I don’t know anything. I’m only a boy!”

7 God told me, “Don’t say, ‘I’m only a boy.‘ I’ll tell you where to go and you’ll go there. I’ll tell you what to say and you’ll say it.

8 Don’t be afraid of a soul. I’ll be right there, looking after you.” God’s Decree.

9 God reached out, touched my mouth, and said, “Look! I’ve just put my words in your mouth — hand-delivered!

10 See what I’ve done? I’ve given you a job to do among nations and governments — a red-letter day! Your job is to pull up and tear down, take apart and demolish, And then start over, building and planting.”  MSG

Ex 4:10 And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not eloquent or a man of words, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and have a heavy and awkward tongue. 

11 And the Lord said to him, Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the dumb, or the deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? Is it not I, the Lord? 

12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and will teach you what you shall say. 

13 And he said, Oh, my Lord, I pray You, send by the hand of [some other] whom You will [send]. 

14 Then the anger of the Lord blazed against Moses; He said, Is there not Aaron your brother, the Levite? I know he can speak well. Also, he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be overjoyed.   AMP

1 Kings 19:19 So Elijah left there and found Elisha son of Shaphat, whose plowing was being done with twelve yoke of oxen, and he drove the twelfth. Elijah crossed over to him and cast his mantle upon him.

20 He left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, Let me kiss my father and mother, and then I will follow you. And he [testing Elisha] said, Go on back. What have I done to you? [Settle it for yourself.]

21 So Elisha went back from him. Then he took a yoke of oxen, slew them, boiled their flesh with the oxen’s yoke [as fuel], and gave to the people, and they ate. Then he arose, followed Elijah, and served him.  AMP

Matt 8:21 Another of the disciples said to Him, Lord, let me first go and bury [care for till death] my father.

22 But Jesus said to him, Follow Me, and leave the dead [in sin] to bury their own dead.   AMP

Judg 6:15 Gideon said to him, “Me, my master? How and with what could I ever save Israel? Look at me. My clan’s the weakest in Manasseh and I’m the runt of the litter.”

16 God said to him, “I’ll be with you. Believe me, you’ll defeat Midian as one man.” MSG

Eph 5:16 Making the very most of the time [buying up each opportunity], because the days are evil.

17 Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless and foolish, but understanding and firmly grasping what the will of the Lord is.  AMP  

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Ephesians 5:16 So be very careful how you live, not being like those with no understanding, but live honorably with true wisdom, for we are living in evil times. Take full advantage of every day as you spend your life for his purposes.

¹⁷And don’t live foolishly for then you will have discernment to fully understand God’s will. TPT

Col 4:5  Behave yourselves wisely [living prudently and with discretion] in your relations with those of the outside world (the non-Christians), making the very most of the time and seizing (buying up) the opportunity.

6 Let your speech at all times be gracious (pleasant and winsome), seasoned [as it were] with salt, [so that you may never be at a loss] to know how you ought to answer anyone [who puts a question to you].  AMP

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Col 4:5 Use your heads as you live and work among outsiders. Don’t miss a trick. Make the most of every opportunity.

6 Be gracious in your speech. The goal is to bring out the best in others in a conversation, not put them down, not cut them out. MSG

Hebrews 4:7For God still has ordained a day for us to enter into called “Today.” For it was long afterwards that God repeated it in David’s words, “If only today you would listen to his voice and do not harden your hearts!”

⁸Now if this promise of “rest” was fulfilled when Joshua brought the people into the land, God wouldn’t have spoken later of another “rest” yet to come.

⁹So we conclude that there is still a full and complete Sabbath-rest waiting for believers to experience.

¹⁰As we enter into God’s faith-rest life we cease from our own works, just as God celebrates his finished works and rests in them.

¹¹So then we must be eager to experience this faith-rest life, so that no one falls short by following the same pattern of doubt and unbelief. TPT

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Heb 4:7 God keeps renewing the promise and setting the date as today, just as he did in David’s psalm, centuries later than the original invitation: Today, please listen,

don’t turn a deaf ear . . . 

8 And so this is still a live promise. It wasn’t canceled at the time of Joshua; otherwise, God wouldn’t keep renewing the appointment for “today.”

9 The promise of “arrival” and “rest” is still there for God’s people.

10 God himself is at rest. And at the end of the journey we’ll surely rest with God.

11 So let’s keep at it and eventually arrive at the place of rest, not drop out through some sort of disobedience.   MSG

Luke 5:4 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon (Peter), Put out into the deep [water], and lower your nets for a haul.

5 And Simon (Peter) answered, Master, we toiled all night [exhaustingly] and caught nothing [in our nets]. But on the ground of Your word, I will lower the nets [again].

6 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish; and as their nets were [at the point of] breaking,

7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and take hold with them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.  AMP

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LUKE 5: 4 When he paused his teaching, he asked Simon to take them into deep water where they could let down the net for a catch.

5 Simon responded, “Captain! We’ve been toiling all through the night, and caught nothing, but mirrored in your word I will let down the net!  

6 They did this and trapped a massive school of large fish! So large was their haul, that the nets began to tear!

7 Then they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and assist them. When they arrived, they filled both vessels to capacity which almost sank the boats.  MIRROR

Gen 18:11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in years; it had ceased to be with Sarah as with [young] women. [She was past the age of childbearing].

12 Therefore Sarah laughed to herself, saying, After I have become aged shall I have pleasure and delight, my lord (husband), being old also?

13 And the Lord asked Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I really bear a child when I am so old?

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

LUKE 1:28 Entering the house, he stood in front of her and greeted her with a most joyful salute! “Heavenly bliss, in its most bountiful extreme is yours! The extravagant favor of God [for mankind] infuses you with grace! The Lord is with you!”

29 She was deeply perplexed and reasoned within herself. Realizing the massive significance of this salutation!  

30 The Messenger spoke to her and immediately re-assured her to have no fear – “God is head over heels in love with you! This is your moment to discover how favored you have always been!  MIRROR WITH YOU-, inseparable association

1 Cor 2:12 Now we have not received the spirit [that belongs to] the world, but the [Holy] Spirit Who is from God, [given to us] that we might realize and comprehend and appreciate the gifts [of divine favor and blessing so freely and lavishly] bestowed on us by God.  AMP

1 COR 13:12 There was a time of suspense, when everything we saw was merely mirrored in the prophetic word, like in an enigma; but then [when I became an adult in the revelation of Christ] I gaze face-to-face that I may know me, even as I have always been known!  

13 Now persuasion and every pleasurable expectation is completed in agape.   Faith, hope and love are in seamless union. Agape is the superlative of everything faith and hope always knew to be true about me! Love defines my eternal moment! MIRROR

Eph 4:1 In light of all this, here’s what I want you to do. While I’m locked up here, a prisoner for the Master, I want you to get out there and walk — better yet, run! — on the road God called you to travel. I don’t want any of you sitting around on your hands. I don’t want anyone strolling off, down some path that goes nowhere. MSG

1 John 4:17 In this [union and communion with Him] love is brought to completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him], because as He is, so are we in this world. AMP   ▼▼▼

1 JN 4:17  So now, with us awakening to our full inclusion in this love union, everything is perfect! Its completeness is not compromised in contradiction. Our confident conversation echoes this fellowship even in the face of crisis; because, as he is, so are we in this world – our lives are mirrored in him. We are as blameless in this life as Jesus is!This perfect love union is the source of our confidence whenever we face the scrutiny of contradiction.  MIRROR

KINGDOM AUTHORITY 6-5-2022 VIDEO

Jesus time in the wilderness produce something that allowed him to accomplish His destiny for the world as it was in his lifetime and as it would be in the future. Jesus left this time trial temptation with a new level of authority. Kingdom authority. Doors open for him to be received and preached the kingdom of God is at hand. Kingdom authority is mentioned in the book of Esther. Kingdom means authority power strength and energy. Esther was given authority to save her people even though she was an orphan and a woman. Jesus operated as one who had full authority no middleman between Him and the Father.  The Lord will first deal with the hearts of the people of God the Ekklesia concerning their belief in themselves as having all authority.  New beginning means a new day to be given the morning star should be the promise of a glorious future and great good that is to come.

Luke 4:1 THEN JESUS, full of and controlled by the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led in [by] the [Holy] Spirit

2 For (during) forty days in the wilderness (desert), where He was tempted (tried, tested exceedingly) by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, He was hungry. 

3 Then the devil said to Him, If You are the Son of God, order this stone to turn into a loaf [of bread].

4 And Jesus replied to him, It is written, Man shall not live and be sustained by (on) bread alone but by every word and expression of God. 

5 Then the devil took Him up to a high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the habitable world in a moment of time [in the twinkling of an eye].

6 And he said to Him, To You I will give all this power and authority and their glory (all their magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, and grace), for it has been turned over to me, and I give it to whomever I will.

7 Therefore if You will do homage to and worship me [just once], it shall all be Yours.

8 And Jesus replied to him, Get behind Me, Satan! It is written, You shall do homage to and worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve. 

9 Then he took Him to Jerusalem and set Him on a gable of the temple, and said to Him, If You are the Son of God, cast Yourself down from here;

10 For it is written, He will give His angels charge over you to guard and watch over you closely and carefully;

11 And on their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. 

12 And Jesus replied to him, [The Scripture] says, You shall not tempt (try, test exceedingly) the Lord your God. 

13 And when the devil had ended every [the complete cycle of] temptation, he [temporarily] left Him [that is, stood off from Him] until another more opportune and favorable time.

14 Then Jesus went back full of and under the power of the [Holy] Spirit into Galilee, and the fame of Him spread through the whole region round about.  AMP

Est 4:14 For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance shall arise for the Jews from elsewhere, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows but that you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this and for this very occasion? AMP

Prov 29:2 When the [uncompromisingly] righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked man rules, the people groan and sigh. AMP

Matt 7:29 It was apparent that he was living everything he was saying — quite a contrast to their religion teachers! This was the best teaching they had ever heard. MSG

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Matthew 7:29  because his words carried such great authority, quite unlike the religious scholars.  TPT

Matthew 8:7-8 Jesus responded, “I will go with you and heal him.”

9But the Roman officer interjected, “Lord, who am I to have you come into my house? I understand your authority, for I too am a man who walks under authority and have authority over soldiers who serve under me. I can tell one to go and he’ll go, and another to come and he’ll come. I command my servants and they’ll do whatever I ask. So I know that all you need to do is to stand here and command healing over my son and he will be instantly healed.”

¹⁰Jesus was astonished when he heard this and said to those who were following him, “He has greater faith than anyone I’ve encountered in Israel!  TPT

Matthew 9:6But now, to convince you that the Son of Man has been given authority to forgive sins, I say to this man, ‘Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk home.’ ” ⁷Immediately the man sprang to his feet and left for home.

⁸When the crowds witnessed this miracle, they were awestruck. They shouted praises to God because he had given such authority to human beings. TPT

John 20:21 Then Jesus said to them again, Peace to you! [Just] as the Father has sent Me forth, so I am sending you.

22 And having said this, He breathed on them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit!

23 [Now having received the Holy Spirit, and being led and directed by Him] if you forgive the sins of anyone, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of anyone, they are retained.  AMP

JOHN 12 Everyone who realizes their association in him, convinced that he is their original life and that his name defines them, God gives the assurance that they are indeed his offspring, begotten of him; he sanctions the legitimacy of their sonship.  MIRROR

Matthew 10:1Jesus gathered his twelve disciples and imparted to them authority to cast out demons and to heal every sickness and every disease. TPT

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Matt 10:1 The prayer was no sooner prayed than it was answered. Jesus called twelve of his followers and sent them into the ripe fields. He gave them power to kick out the evil spirits and to tenderly care for the bruised and hurt lives. MSG

Matt 13:57 And they took offense at Him [they were repelled and hindered from acknowledging His authority, and caused to stumble]. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.  AMP

Matt 21:23 Then he was back in the Temple, teaching. The high priests and leaders of the people came up and demanded, “Show us your credentials. Who authorized you to teach here?”

24 Jesus responded, “First let me ask you a question. You answer my question and I’ll answer yours.

25 About the baptism of John — who authorized it: heaven or humans?” They were on the spot and knew it. They pulled back into a huddle and whispered, “If we say ‘heaven,’ he’ll ask us why we didn’t believe him;

26 if we say ‘humans,’ we’re up against it with the people because they all hold John up as a prophet.”

27 They decided to concede that round to Jesus. “We don’t know,” they answered. Jesus said, “Then neither will I answer your question. MSG

Matt 28:18 Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: “God authorized and commanded me to commission you:

19 Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

20 Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded you. I’ll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age.”  MSG

Luke 11:2 And He said to them, When you pray, say: Our Father Who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come. Your will be done [held holy and revered] on earth as it is in heaven.  AMP

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

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

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

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

1 Cor 6:3 Do you not know also that we [Christians] are to judge the [very] angels and pronounce opinion between right and wrong [for them]? How much more then [as to] matters pertaining to this world and of this life only!  AMP

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1 COR 6:3 If the judgment we are entrusted with extends even into the spiritual realm where we are to judge celestial messengers, how much more relevant is our judgment now in deciding on day-to-day matters!  MIRROR

Eph 3:10 Through Christians like yourselves gathered in churches, this extraordinary plan of God is becoming known and talked about even among the angels!

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

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

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Eph 3:10 [The purpose is] that through the church the complicated, many-sided wisdom of God in all its infinite variety and innumerable aspects might now be made known to the angelic rulers and authorities (principalities and powers) in the heavenly sphere.

11 This is in accordance with the terms of the eternal and timeless purpose which He has realized and carried into effect in [the person of] Christ Jesus our Lord,

12 In Whom, because of our faith in Him, we dare to have the boldness (courage and confidence) of free access (an unreserved approach to God with freedom and without fear).  AMP

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Ephesians 3:10The 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.

¹¹This perfectly wise plan was destined from eternal ages and fulfilled completely in our Lord Jesus Christ, so that now

¹²we have boldness through him, and free access as kings before the Father because of our complete confidence in Christ’s faithfulness.  TPT

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

20 But much more important than your excitement about spirits being subject to you  rejoice in the awareness that your names are engraved in the heavens. It is time for you to re-discover who you are from heavens perspective! MIRROR

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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.

20 All the same, the great triumph is not in your authority over evil, but in God’s authority over you and presence with you. Not what you do for God but what God does for you — that’s the agenda for rejoicing.”

John 5:43 I came with the authority of my Father, and you either dismiss me or avoid me. If another came, acting self-important, you would welcome him with open arms.

44 How do you expect to get anywhere with God when you spend all your time jockeying for position with each other, ranking your rivals and ignoring God? MSG

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

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Ephesians 1:19I 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

²⁰that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted him to the place of highest honor and supreme authority in the heavenly realm!

²¹And now he is exalted as first above every ruler, authority, government, and realm of power in existence! He is gloriously enthroned over every name that is ever praised, not only in this age, but in the age that is coming!

²²And he alone is the leader and source of everything needed in the church. God has put everything beneath the authority of Jesus Christ and has given him the highest rank above all others.

²³And now we, his church, are his body on the earth and that which fills him who is being filled by it!  TPT

REV 2:26 To everyone who is victorious and continues to do my works to the very end I will give you authority over the nations

²⁷ to shepherd them with a royal scepter. And the rebellious will be shattered as clay pots—^[

²⁸ even as I also received authority from the presence of my Father. I will give the morning starto the one who experiences victory.    TPT

Morning star is a symbol of new beginning. A new day. To be given the morning star is the promise of a glorious future and of a great good that is to come.

Jude 25 To the one only God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory (splendor), majesty, might and dominion, and power and authority, before all time and now and forever (unto all the ages of eternity). Amen (so be it).  AMP

NOT BY MIGHT NOT BY POWER 6-3-22  VIDEO WOMEN SEES HEAVEN 2

The only way we can do what the Lord Jesus commanded us is through the constant supply of the power of the Holy Spirit. It’s never ending. Not just natural power not natural just might but by His Spirit. The Holy Spirit is described as oil at times. It is by the Spirit that we can move forward and do whatever we have been destined for and whatever we have been told to do. Jesus was fully controlled by the Spirit. Daniel was filled with an endless supply of the spirit.

Zech 4:1 AND THE angel who talked with me came again and awakened me, like a man who is wakened out of his sleep.

2 And said to me, What do you see? I said, I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with its bowl [for oil] on the top of it and its seven lamps on it, and [there are] seven pipes to each of the seven lamps which are upon the top of it. 

3 And there are two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl and the other upon the left side of it [feeding it continuously with oil].

4 So I asked the angel who talked with me, What are these, my lord?

5 Then the angel who talked with me answered me, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

6 Then he said to me, This [addition of the bowl to the candlestick, causing it to yield a ceaseless supply of oil from the olive trees] is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit [of Whom the oil is a symbol], says the Lord of hosts.

7 For who are you, O great mountain [of human obstacles]? Before Zerubbabel [who with Joshua had led the return of the exiles from Babylon and was undertaking the rebuilding of the temple, before him] you shall become a plain [a mere molehill]! And he shall bring forth the finishing gable stone [of the new temple] with loud shoutings of the people, crying, Grace, grace to it!  AMP

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Zech 4:1 The Messenger-Angel again called me to attention. It was like being wakened out of deep sleep.

2 He said, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top. Seven lamps, each with seven spouts, are set on the bowl.

3 And there are two olive trees, one on either side of the bowl.”

4 Then I asked the Messenger-Angel, “What does this mean, sir?”

5 The Messenger-Angel said, “Can’t you tell?” “No, sir,” I said. Then he said,

6 “This is God’s Message to Zerubbabel: ‘You can’t force these things. They only come about through my Spirit,’ says God-of-the-Angel-Armies.

7 ‘So, big mountain, who do you think you are? Next to Zerubbabel you’re nothing but a molehill. He’ll proceed to set the Cornerstone in place, accompanied by cheers: Yes! Yes! Do it!'”  MSG

1 Sam 16:13  Samuel took his flask of oil and anointed him, with his brothers standing around watching. The Spirit of God entered David like a rush of wind, God vitally empowering him for the rest of his life. Samuel left and went home to Ramah.  MSG

Hag 2:5 According to the promise that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit stands and abides in the midst of you; fear not.

6 For thus says the Lord of hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake and make tremble the [starry] heavens, the earth, the sea, and the dry land;

7 And I will shake all nations and the desire and the precious things of all nations shall come in, and I will fill this house with splendor, says the Lord of hosts.  AMP

Dan 5:11 There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the Spirit of the holy God [or gods], and in the days of your father light and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him; and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father — the king, I say, your father — appointed him master of the magicians, enchanters or soothsayers, Chaldeans, and astrologers,

12 Because an excellent spirit, knowledge, and understanding to interpret dreams, clarify riddles, and solve knotty problems were found in this same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.  AMP

Acts 4:8 Then Peter, [because he was] filled with [and controlled by] the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and members of the council (the Sanhedrin),

Acts 13:9 But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with and controlled by the Holy Spirit, looked steadily at [Elymas]

Acts 6:5 And the suggestion pleased the whole assembly, and they selected Stephen, a man full of faith (a strong and welcome belief that Jesus is the Messiah) and full of and controlled by the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte (convert) from Antioch.

Job 33:4 The Spirit of God made me what I am, the breath of God Almighty gave me life! MSG

Isaiah 11:2 the Spirit of Yahweh will rest upon him, the Spirit of Extraordinary Wisdom,

the Spirit of Perfect Understanding the Spirit of Wise Strategy, the Spirit of Mighty Power, the Spirit of Revelation, and the Spirit of the Fear of Yahweh  TPT 

Isa 61:1 The Spirit of God, the Master, is on me because God anointed me. He sent me to preach good news to the poor, heal the heartbroken, Announce freedom to all captives, pardon all prisoners.

2 God sent me to announce the year of his grace —  a celebration of God’s destruction of our enemies —  and to comfort all who mourn,

3 To care for the needs of all who mourn in Zion, give them bouquets of roses instead of ashes, Messages of joy instead of news of doom, a praising heart instead of a languid spirit. Rename them “Oaks of Righteousness” planted by God to display his glory. MSG

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Isaiah 61:1 The mighty Spirit of Lord Yahweh is wrapped around me because Yahweh has anointed me, as a messenger to preach good news to the poor. He sent me to heal the wounds of the brokenhearted to tell captives, “You are free,” and to tell prisoners, “Be free from your darkness.”

2 1 am sent to announce a new season of Yahweh’s grace and a time of God’s recompense on his enemies, to comfort all who are in sorrow,

3 to strengthen those crushed by despair who mourn in Zion  to give them a beautiful bouque  in the place of ashes, the oil of bliss Instead of tears, and the mantle of joyous praise  instead of the spirit of heaviness. Because of this, they will be known as Mighty Oaks of Righteousness, planted by Yahweh as a living display of his glory. TPT

Luke 4:14 Then Jesus went back full of and under the power of the [Holy] Spirit into Galilee, and the fame of Him spread through the whole region round about. AMP

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LUKE 4:14 Then Jesus, empowered in spirit, turned to Galilee. His 1fame spread throughout the entire region. MIRROR

Matt 12:28 “But if it’s by God’s power that I am sending the evil spirits packing, then God’s kingdom is here for sure.  MSG

Matt 12:32 If you reject the Son of Man out of some misunderstanding, the Holy Spirit can forgive you, but when you reject the Holy Spirit, you’re sawing off the branch on which you’re sitting, severing by your own perversity all connection with the One who forgives. MSG

JOHN 3:5 Jesus answered, you have to get this, unless someone is born out of water and Spirit, there would be no possible connection with the realm of God!

3:6 Whatever originates out of flesh is flesh; but what is sourced in Spirit is spirit! MIRROR

John 6:63“The Holy Spirit is the one who gives life, that which is of the natural realm is 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 16:13But when the truth-giving Spirit comes, he will unveil the reality of every truth within you. He won’t speak on his own, but only what he hears from the Father, and he will reveal prophetically to you what is to come.

¹⁴He will glorify me on the earth, for he will receive from me what is mine and reveal it to you.

¹⁵Everything that belongs to the Father belongs to me—that’s why I say that the Divine Encourager will receive what is mine and reveal it to you.  TPT

John 3:34  “The One that God sent speaks God’s words. And don’t think he rations out the Spirit in bits and pieces.  MSG

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JOHN 3:34 For the one sent from God communicates God’s gift language from the limitless resource of the Spirit.  MIRROR

JOHN 14:16 In my prayerful engagement with the Father, he will give you another close companion to be with you – in such an intimate way that my immediate presence will continue to be Inseparably one with you in timeless ages to come!

17 Your eternal companion is the Spirit of truth, whom those trapped in the sense-ruled world, just cannot get to grips with! Their visual horizon is veiled, and they are unable to understand what they cannot see. But, [in your acquaintance with me], you are familiar with this seamless, intimate union, and the Spirit’s continued presence within you.  MIRROR

Isa 59:19 So [as the result of the Messiah’s intervention] they shall [reverently] fear the name of the Lord from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him and put him to flight [for He will come like a rushing stream which the breath of the Lord drives].  AMP

Isa 32: 15 The desolation will not end until the Spirit is poured out upon us from heaven! Then the wilderness will blossom into a fruitful orchard and the trees of the orchard will grow into a forest!

16 Then justice will reside in the wilderness and righteousness will dwell in the fruitful orchard.

17 The work of righteousness is peace and the result of righteousness is quietness and confidence forever.

18 My people will live free from worry in secure, quiet homes of peace.

19 No matter if hail destroys the forest and the city is leveled, TPT

Isaiah 59:21 “And this is my covenant promise with them,”] says Lord Yahweh.

“From now on, my Holy Spirit will rest on them and not depart from them, and my prophetic words will fill their mouths and will not depart from them, nor from their children, nor from their descendants, from now on and forever” says Lord Yahweh. TPT

Ephesians 1:13And because of him, when you who are not Jews heard the revelation of truth, you believed in the wonderful news of salvation. Now we have been stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit.

¹⁴He is given to us like an engagement ring, as the first installment of what’s coming! He is our hope-promise of a future inheritance which seals us until we have all of redemption’s promises and experience complete freedom—all for the supreme glory and honor of God!  TPT

PHIL 2:13 Discover God himself as your inexhaustible inner source; he ignites you with both the desire and energy that matches his own delight! MIRROR

1 COR 12:4 There may be different manifestations of the grace gifts but they will not confuse, since the same Spirit is speaking.

5 Also ministries may appear to be different in their function but the same Lord endorses his purpose and management in everyone.

6 We might be doing things differently but we are drawing from the same source. God energizes each and everyone for their particular purpose.

7 Every expression of the Spirit is given to bring that which God accomplished in Christ into full focus.  MIRROR

Rom 8:5 For those who are according to the flesh and are controlled by its unholy desires set their minds on and pursue those things which gratify the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit and are controlled by the desires of the Spirit set their minds on and seek those things which gratify the [Holy] Spirit.  AMP

ROM 8:11   Our union with Christ further reveals that because the same Spirit that awakened the body of Jesus from the dead inhabits us, we equally participate in his resurrection. In the same act of authority whereby God raised Jesus from the dead, he co-restores your body to life by his indwelling Spirit. MIRROR

Rom 8:14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

15 For [the Spirit which] you have now received [is] not a spirit of slavery to put you once more in bondage to fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption [the Spirit producing sonship] in [the bliss of] which we cry, Abba (Father)! Father!

16 The Spirit Himself [thus] testifies together with our own spirit, [assuring us] that we are children of God.  AMP

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

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

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

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

2 Cor 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (emancipation from bondage, freedom). 

18 And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit.  AMP

Galatians 5:24Keep in mind that we who belong to Jesus Christ have already experienced crucifixion. For everything connected with our self-life was put to death on the cross and crucified with Messiah.

²⁵If the Spirit is the source of our life, we must also allow the Spirit to direct every aspect of our lives.  TPT