Teaching, Faith, Biblical truths, Biblical faith, how to use my faith, how does faith operate, do I have faith Faith Article below. Or click link for downloadable PDF. PDF Faith The substance of all things - Faith For we live by faith, not by sight - 2 Corinthians 5:7. Faith is how we live whether we know it or not. As Hebrews 11:6 says, we know faith pleases God: “But without faith it is impossible to please God, because he that comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is the rewarder to those that diligently seek Him.” For we live by faith and not by sight for without faith it is impossible to please God, because we believe that He is and that He is the rewarder of those that diligently seek Him. Since we are to live by faith, how do we get it? Do we already have it? If so, how does it operate? 1. WHAT IS FAITH Scholars call Hebrews 11 the “Faith Chapter.” Some call it the “Icons of Faith Chapter.” Not only does it describe what faith is, it also describes details of how faith works in Biblical examples through these icons of faith. We see “how” faith worked from Abel to Enoch, Noah to Abraham, Sarah to Isaac, Jacob to Joseph, Moses to Joshua and all the warriors at Jericho, Rahab to Gideon, and so much more. If you want to do an in-depth study of faith, look at each of these examples in the Old Testament and study how these people functioned in these crazy and heroic incidents, with Hebrews 11. It gives a bigger picture. Now let’s look at the definition of faith: Hebrews 11:1 and 6: Now faith is the substance of things hope for, the evidence of things not seen…But without faith it is impossible to please God: for he that comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Faith is THE substance. It’s the “substance” of things. In verse 3, it is how the worlds were framed by the Word of God. So this means “faith” and the “Word” go together. (We will get to that in the next chapter.) Faith is the substance. It is the make-up of things. All that we see at its core level is made up of faith. The substance. 2. Faith is THE evidence of what you cannot see. This means if you can see it, it’s not faith, it’s manifestation. You are only operating in faith if you cannot see it. Let’s take a look at Romans 4. I also call this chapter a faith chapter, Romans 4, shows how faith operates. (You will see this in more later.) Romans 4:17-22 “As it is written: ‘I have made you the father of many nations,’ before Him Whom he believed, God, who quickens the dead, and calls those things which be not as though they were. Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, ‘So shall thy seed be.’ And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb: he staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; and being fully persuaded that what He had promised, He was able also to perform. And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.” God’s spoken Word IS the evidence! It will come to pass. God spoke His Word regarding creation in Genesis 1-3 and it was so. All the promises of God are evidence! All we have to do is believe like Abraham did and give praise to God for it before we see it take place. Take God at His Word. He is not a man that He should lie, He will do what He has promised - Numbers 23:19 - if He said, it is done. 3. It pleases God for us to use our faith in Him and He rewards us for using our faith. Like any parent, when you’re child says they don’t believe you, it is frustrating to say the least. A good parent wouldn’t lie to their child. It’s no different with God. What He has told us in His Word is so. And in Hebrews 6:13 we see God made the promise to Himself. Since He did that with Abraham, He has done it with all of us. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. What He has done before He does again. By making the promise to Himself, He knows that the promise cannot be broken. He will never break His own promise, unlike the fickleness of mankind in their fallen state. That’s how we know God’s Word will never change. Not in Him nor in heaven. It is His Word and that settles it. 2. WHERE DOES FAITH COME FROM Romans 10:17 - Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. We get faith or better to say “build up” our faith by reading and studying the Word of God, and by making scriptures that “stand out” to us as our daily confessions. We do all of this in our quiet time with the Lord, going wherever He leads us in scripture. This requires getting quiet with Him, using a scripture like Psalm 119:18 - “Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things out of Your law,” and speak it back to Him and asking Him where to go. For example: “Father God, in the Name of Jesus, I thank You for Your Word. It is truth, and Father, I ask that You would open my eyes that I would see wonderful things out of Your Word, direction, edifying, and whatever You want to share with me. So where would You like me to go?” Then be still and wait until it comes up from within you. Not outside of you. His Holy Spirit is WITHIN. You may have a thought that floats up from deep within you to your mind. Or you may hear His still, small, quiet voice. You may see the words of the name of the book, like “Colossians” come up in your minds eye. Whatever it is go to that scripture. You know it’s right when an “ah-ha” moment comes from where you are reading. It may be a verse or a couple of verses, or the entire chapter that are speaking of a particular subject directly TO you. When this happens you “see” something that you have never seen before and it answers a question you’ve had or a thought that you’ve pondered. It can even be something you’ve pondered for a very long time. No matter what the case may be, it’s an answer for you and you will have “peace” and “joy” about it. It always puts a “spring to your step.” (Colossians 3:15 AMP.) Always have a notebook handy, write the date and the scriptures He leads you to that day, along with the ones that were the “ah-ha” scriptures and whatever revelation you got from it. These notebooks are good logs of how the Lord is teaching you. You can always refer back to them and when you do it stimulates your faith again. Faith in Greek means “believe.” Everyone believes something. Including atheists. They believe there is no God. Every human on the planet has faith. It is part of our make-up. But how we use it is important to recognize because whether we know it or not, we are using our faith for ourselves or against ourselves. We are believing the best, God’s Word, for ourselves; or believing the worst for ourselves. And whatever we “believe” is what we speak. Speaking it is what brings it to pass - Genesis 1. When we find that we are believing bad things for ourselves it’s time for a faith “build-up” and find out what God has said about us instead of what we think, feel, or have been told. God always shares good news of who you are in Him! * How to know when we need to build up our faith: 1. When you pray, is your automatic thinking going along the lines of - “That would be nice but I don’t know if that will really happen. We’ll see.” *Remember , “I don’t know” is doubt and is the opposite if faith. Technically it is faith being used against ourselves, faith in the worst happening instead of God’s promise; and faith cannot be “seen” so if those words are in your thinking take notice. 2 Corinthians 5:7 - We live by faith, not by sight. If we can see it, it’s not faith. This means you need a faith build-up by a change your thoughts with what God says about you, not by what you can see. 2. Assess where your heart is - do you, deep down, go in line with scripture and you’re excited about the promise of God, or does it feel like “something” is missing. If it feels like something is missing, this means you are praying from “mental assent” rather than “knowing, that you know” that it will come to pass. Mental assent is easy to happen and it’s sneaky. Because you know a particular scripture, like “by His stripes I was healed,” doesn’t mean you’re using your faith. And when you have that hollowed out-empty feeling when you're are praying and declaring your health/healing means you need a faith build-up. 3. If you are afraid that something will happen/not happen. Having “fear” is not of God. 2 Timothy 1:7 - God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. When “fear” shows up, it - the spirit of fear - is trying to get you off your stand on the Word of God. Cast that evil spirit out of your thought life in the Name of Jesus. We are to control what we think, not let our thoughts run rampant, if we do we will get into trouble - 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.” * All three of these “thoughts” denote building up our faith is necessary. Faith is like a “spiritual muscle”. It needs to be worked out. We have to build it up. Little by little. Strengthen our faith with the Word that says “who” we are. Like John 17:23 - God the Father loves you as much as He loves Jesus. This is a statement of fact. It has already occurred. Now we simply believe it. Then we build up on these kind of scriptures until we use the Word regarding things that have not “shown up” yet, like healing, as we used in the earlier example. Take time away with the Lord and get into the scriptures regarding that area. Since we are using healing in this example, go to all the healing scriptures. There are hundreds of them. Read them. Speak them. The ones that get you excited, write them down, and make it personal. Like 1 Peter 2:24 - “By His stripes I was healed and I am healed, Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He lives in me and there is no sickness in Him and no sickness in me. I refuse the right of illness in my body. My body belongs to Jesus. I am healed. Thank You Jesus.” As you do this there will be an attack. There always is when you’re standing on the Word. It’s the parable of the sower. Immediately when the Word is sown, the devil comes to steal the Word that’s been sown. He does it in a few ways according to Luke 8 and Matthew 13: The devil steals the Word because the person didn’t understand it; or … If you receive it but have “stony” places in your heart, or hard-hearted, typically it is unforgiveness or pride, or both, they will keep the Word from manifesting. The person has no root, meaning the Word hasn’t taken root. They haven’t kept meditating on the Word, speaking that Word, and then when tough times come because of the Word that was sown they let go of it. Or… The cares or worry wipe out the Word, or the lying of money to your head - thoughts that you ponder on about money (whether your rich or poor doesn't matter, it can be either.) These will come up when we are acting on the Word. Guaranteed. Jesus told us twice, in Matthew and Luke. So know it. Stay steady on the Word. Keep feeding your Spirit with the Word and control your thoughts. When you do this you have the victory in Him. * When you write all the scriptures down that get you excited, make them personal like the example I showed for 1 Peter 2:24. These are your “confessions”. Pray them back to the Lord as declarations over your life. The Holy Spirit takes hold with you on the Word and you get excited. That’s how you know you’re on the right track. (Romans 8:26.) There is one more part to add for the faith build-up and that is praying in the Spirit. It builds up our faith by praying in tongues as Jude 1:20 says - “But you, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.” There are times when you are standing in faith for a particular promise to come into manifestation, you’ve been reading the scriptures, confessing them, casting down vain imaginations and replacing them with what the Word says about your situation - but it hasn’t come to pass yet. This is when praying in tongues is imperative. It builds up your faith, and it’s the Holy Spirit Who is strengthening you. All believers have the ability to pray in tongues because all believers have the Holy Spirit. You cannot be born again and not have the Holy Spirit. He is the one Who has planted God’s incorruptible seed in your heart and shed the Love of God in your heart. He is there. And praying in tongues is always God’s will - Romans 8:26-27. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Like everything else with God, you do it by faith, because God said you can. Open your mouth expecting. Isaiah 28:11-12 - “For with stammering lips and another tongue will He speak to His people. To whom He said, “This is the rest wherewith You may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing…” 3. HOW DOES FAITH OPERATE Let’s look at what we have learned from the scriptures so far: We all have faith because God has put it within us because He created us and faith is the substance of all He created - it is our substance - Hebrews 11:1. Since we are made in the image of God, this means that is also a part of His substance, faith. God is love and He is faith. When God speaks faith comes out from within Him. We are in His image. What is coming out is from within you. Faith pleases God - Hebrews 11:6, because we believe in Him and know that He rewards us for diligently seeking Him. Faith is the evidence of what we cannot see. If we can’t see it, we have to use our faith. Faith is like a muscle, it can be built up, and that is done with the Word of God through reading and confessing it, and by praying in tongues - Jude 1:20, and casting down vain imaginations and replacing them with what the Word says. We do this by speaking the Word to ourselves and when we cast out thoughts that are not Godly, out loud, we then replace it by confessing the Word once again. * I. In Romans 1:17 - “The just shall live by faith; and Hebrews 10:38 adds - Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.” This makes sense because God has told us in His Word that faith is what pleases Him, so if we don’t operate in faith, He’s not happy. We will frustrate Him. In fact, in Galatians 2:21 - “I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.” We want to please our Father God so we operate in faith, not in works. II. We know faith resides in us and “just” in Romans 1:17 and Hebrews 10:38 is the same word used as “righteous”. We are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus - 2 Corinthians 5:21. He is our righteousness. It’s not by anything we have done. Therefore we are just, whether we feel like it or not. It’s not based on our “feelings,” it’s based on THE truth, the Word. And we are to live by faith, believing what God has told us. We do this because it pleases our Father God. A child always wants to make his parents happy, to please them. Galatians 2:16 - “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the Fatih of Christ, not by the works of the law, for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.” And this goes with Galatians 4:5-6 - “To redeem them that were under the law, what we might receive the adoption of sons. And Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying Abba, Father.” Look again at the earlier scripture Galatians 2:21 - my own words - if we get caught in works, we are making Christ’s death of no effect and that frustrates God’s grace. Simply believe what God has said. He took care of everything. It’s our Spirit’s that are re-created, incorruptible - 1 Peter 1:23 - “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which lives and abides for ever.” God took care of everything. It is our soul (mind, thinking) that has to be renewed and our bodies that will be transformed into incorruptible at the resurrection. III. We are to call those things that be not as though they were - Romans 4:14 and Genesis 1. We have to speak to situations. Do this in your prayer time. Take out your scriptures, if you wrote them down, or if you mark them in your Bible, get them in front of your eyes and declare God’s Word over situations in your life until they manifest the promises of God. IV. James 2:12 - “So speak and so act as people should who are to be judged under the law of liberty.” We are to not only speak or declare God’s Word over our lives but we are to act like it. Act like it has already taken place. Depending on the situation “acting” like it is merely an “attitude” adjustment. Where you “look ahead” as it’s already happened. For example, getting a new job. See yourself in that new job. What your daily routine is like with it and so on. Yes, you are using your imagination. God gave it to you. This is what the Bible calls “hope”. As Romans 4:18 - “…against hope, Abraham believed in hope…” - means worldly hope is merely “wishing”. There’s no power to it. But when you have a promise from God, it creates a vision in your imagination! That’s what you hold on to! That’s what Abraham did. He kept imagining himself as the father of many nations. Proverbs 4:20-21 - “My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to My Words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;” When you hear words, those words create thoughts. They create images. This is imagination. And when you do this from God’s Word it creates Godly hope. Godly expectation. God will bring it to pass!! That’s what you keep your mind on. V. Romans 14:23 Berean Literal - “But the one doubting has been condemned if he eats, because it is not of faith; and anything that is not of faith is sin.” KJV says, whatsoever is not of faith is sin. That’s a sobering statement from the Lord. 4. CONCLUSION We are to live by faith, God’s way of operating. We don’t have to. God will never make us do something we don’t want to do. But there is so much joy, peace, fulfilling life to be had when you live by faith. Make the choice to live by faith, and not by sight. Here is the list all together: We all have faith because God has put it within us because He created us and faith is the substance of all He created - it is our substance - Hebrews 11:1. Since we are made in the image of God, this means that is also a part of His substance, faith. God is love and He is faith. When God speaks faith come out from within Him. We are in His image. What is coming out from within you? Faith pleases God - Hebrews 11:6, because we believe in Him and know that He rewards us for diligently seeking Him. Faith is the evidence of what we cannot see. If we can’t see it, we have to use our faith. How can we believe for something when we see it?! Faith is like a muscle, it can be built up, and that is done with the Word of God through reading and confessing it, and by praying in tongues - Jude 1:20, and casting down vain imaginations and replacing them with what the Word says. We do this by speaking the Word to ourselves and when we cast out thoughts that are not Godly, out loud, we then replace it by confessing the Word once again. We are the just and we shall live by faith. If we draw back God will not be pleased. Romans 1:17; Hebrews 10:38. We are not justified by works but by the faith of Jesus Christ, Galatians 2:16. We are to call those things that be not as though they were, Romans 4:14 and Genesis 1. We have to speak to situations. Do this in your prayer time. Take out your scriptures, if you wrote them down, or if you mark them in your Bible, get them in front of your eyes and declare God’s Word over situations in your life until they manifest the promises of God. James 2:12 - “So speak and so act as people should who are to be judged under the law of liberty.” We are to not only speak or declare God’s Word over our lives but we are to act like it. Act like it has already taken place. God’s Word creates thoughts! Allow the Word to create imaginations in your mind of what the promises coming to manifestation “looks like” in your life. Whatever is not of faith, is sin - Romans 14:23.

Soul ties, attachments to partners, cords, attached, curses, cycles, bad habits, how can I stop thinking about my partner Soul Ties Prayer for Release from Soul Ties Article below or click link for downloadable PDF PDF Soul Ties PRAYER FOR RELEASE FROM SOUL TIES (Also see N.R. Prayer) Soul ties occur from all sexual encounters. It is a very real tie to that person. Especially if it was a relationship that ended and you can't stop thinking about the person. Your life is a wreck because they are gone. THAT is an example of a soul tie. When this occurs outside of marriage or from a violent situation this can be a very dangerous thing. Whatever spirit is attached to the person now has rights to you and whatever spirit that is attached to you now has rights to the other person. It is because of fornication and abuse that emotional trauma comes. Always. Below is the prayer to release yourself and others from the soul ties that occur. PRAYER: Father, I repent for every ungodly soul tie that I have made through sexual union. I apply the blood of Yahshua to the soul tie that I made with ____________. I ask You to sever the cord connecting me to this person with the Sword of the Spirit. I bind any demonic attachments that came to me, and I command them to leave me, in Yahshua’s name. I loose the power of the Kingdom of Yahuah within me and around me to restore what was damaged by this soul tie. I ask You to seal the severed cord with the blood of Yahshua, so it can never be connected again, and I ask You to remove any foreign DNA from my body, in Yahshua’s name. Father, I ask You to deliver every person from any spirits that were transferred to them from me, in Yahshua’s name.

warfare, authority, what is a curse, how do curse happen, can I break a curse, can I stop a curse, cycles, God, Jesus, Bible, delcaring the Blood of Jesus over yourself breaks curses, requires true repentence Breaking Curses Article below. For downloadable PDF click link. PDF Breaking Curses Ancestral Curses and Others Curses Ties that Bind Have you noticed that “something” isn’t right? There are bad cyclical things that happen routinely in your life; and/or in your family line or in your own family. These things are the result of a curse. Numbers 14:18-20 - 18. “‘The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving the sin and rebellion. Yet He does not leave the guilty unpunished; He punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation. 19. In accordance with Your great love, forgive the sin of these people, just as you have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now.’ The Lord replied, ‘I have forgiven them as you asked.’” Proverbs 26:2 - TMT - “You have as little to fear from an undeserved curse as from the dart of a wren or that swoop from a swallow.” There are several kinds of curses and one area we all have to deal with are family curses. As the scripture in Proverbs tells us, if we are dealing with a curse, then it is “deserved”. Meaning something has happened to make that curse come upon us, whether we did it or someone in our family line back to the 3rd or 4th generation. Curses can happen for several reasons: Ancestral (Generational) Curse: typically this shows up in the area of health like “genetic” disorders and diseases; can also be mental issues; alcoholism; dying early; disabilities; cursed marriages in family line; accident prone and such things. Curses can come from buying items that have been cursed. Once the item is in the home things will begin to arise. Depends on what the curse is. When an item is cursed it has a demon attached to it. (All curses have demons attached.) Unrepented Sin. A person places a curse on you: this occurs from a witch —white, black, or other color-named witches; sorcerer; fortune-teller; psychic; tarot card reader; palm reader; necromancer, soothsayer, diviner; even horoscopes. What to do about these things in prayer: (There is a basic prayer at the end.) Recognize where the trouble came from and talk with the Lord about it. Do what He tells you to. If you’re not certain about what you heard, you always double check what you heard in your spirit or the thought that came up from deep within you with the Word of God, scriptures regarding that subject matter. Never listen to “voices” from outside of your head. God doesn’t speak to His children that way. He is within you. His Voice comes from within. Verbally repent of the sins of your forefathers/foremothers, and of your own sin. And if it is something you purchased, repent of having bought it, and get rid of the item. Receive your forgiveness of you and your entire family lines. Renounce and Break the curse in the all powerful Name of Jesus. Break all cords (Proverbs 5:21-23) to the curse upon you and family members and burn them up with the Fire of the Holy Spirit - for He is a consuming Fire! (Hebrews 12:29; Matthew 3:11 and Acts 2:3.) Release forgiveness of anyone who comes to mind, including the person who placed the curse (if relevant). Renew your mind by replacing thoughts, attitudes, and action (what you think, say, and do) with what God’s Word says regarding these things and your life. Speak the scripture out loud to yourself. When an old thought or attitude comes up - cast it down in the Name of Jesus and replace it by verbally quoting the scripture regarding it. Don’t just think it. Speak it. That’s how you will change your thoughts. You don’t need to memorize scripture. As you keep the Scripture(s) in front of your eyes and speak with your mouth (confession), over time they will come pouring out of your heart and mouth. It’s the Holy Spirit that helps you do this. Resist old patterns of behavior. Don’t allow yourself to “go there”, in Jesus Name. Again, speak the Scripture out loud to yourself regarding the situation. As Proverbs 27:19 and 23:7 - “As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart” and “For as he thinks in his heart so is he.” Change your negative automatic thinking of yourself with the Word of God. Every time an old pattern of thought comes up, cast it down in Jesus Name and replace it with the appropriate scripture that contradicts that thought. Choose scriptures on the subject matter that excite you! That excitement, that joy, is the Holy Spirit Who is taking hold together with you!! Those are the scriptures to use to renew your mind. STAY IN PRAISE and THANKSGIVING TO GOD until the manifestation comes to pass! You don’t need to repeat repentance for your forefathers etc. It’s done! Go to praise instead! The devil will attack. Guaranteed. And try to make you think you didn’t get free. All he is doing is attempting to make you “take doubt” on. Don’t give in. Never surrender! We have already won by what Jesus did on the Cross! For eternity!! Don’t put up with him trying to make you doubt that you’re free. Instead PRAISE GOD - ‘cause YOU ARE FREE! And praise is the most important thing we can do - it is our mightiest weapon: TPT Psalm 149:6-9 - “God’s high and holy praises fill their mouths, for their shouted praises are their weapons of war! 7. These warring weapons will bring vengeance on every opposing force and every resistant power— 8. To bind kings (Ephesians 6:12) with chains and rulers with iron shackles, 9. Praise-filled warriors will enforce the judgment-doom decreed against their enemies. This is the glorious honor He gives to all His Godly lovers. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!” Satan doesn’t stick around when you praise. So get your praise on! PRAYER for family curses: “Father God, I come to You in the mighty Name of Jesus, and I thank You for the mighty power You have given me through the Name of Jesus and through His ALL Powerful Blood! You sent Your Word and healed us! Jesus is the Word, my Lord and Savior, and I am so grateful to You Father God for sending Him to redeem us. Now I recognize a curse on my family and I intercede for my family right now. I stand in the gap and repent of all sins, and cancel all oaths, rituals, contracts and such like that caused this curse to come upon me (us) from (name the person if you know, or yourself and) and my forefathers and foremothers. I receive Your forgiveness for me and my entire family in line and I thank You for it. In Jesus Name, I renounce and cancel the curse; and loose all devil(s) off of me and my family and cast them off permanently. You can never return, In Jesus Name. I cut all cords to the curse(s) that had kept us bound and Holy Spirit I ask for You to burn them up with Your glorious fire! I release forgiveness to (name person or people who come to mind). We are free in Jesus Name! Whom the Son has set free shall be free indeed. I thank You for it Lord Jesus! Holy Spirit help me with this, with old thought patterns and actions regarding this. Show me when I get into old patterns of thought and behavior and as you show me I will immediately stop my thinking in Jesus Name (and/or the behavior) and cast that thought down and replace it with the appropriate scripture regarding the situation (if it’s healing, replace old negative thought with a healing scripture that excites you; if it’s problems in marriage, go to the appropriate marriage scripture, etc). Thank You Holy Spirit for Your help. And every time this situation comes up in my thoughts I will praise You God for Your delivering me!!! Thank You Jesus!”

What are spiritual cords, all relationships have cords, decisions have cords, decisions have reactions, repeating cycles, why do cycles repeat Cords - (yeah, it's a thing) Article below. For downloadable PDF click link below. PDF Cords Yeah, this is a thing. I know…who knew? Let’s take a look at what scripture has to say about it then how to tell if you are dealing with this and how to pray about these things. Proverbs 5:21-23 - “21 For your ways are in full view of the Lord, and He examines all your paths. 22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast. 23 For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly” Hosea 11:4 - “I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them.” Isaiah 5:18 - “Woe to those who draw sin along with cords of deceit, and wickedness as with cart ropes,” Psalm 107:13-14 - “Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. 14 He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.” Psalm 140:5 - “The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path.” Job 30:11 - ESV “Because God has loosed my cord and humbled me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.” Ecclesiastes 12:6-7 - “6 Remember him—before the silver cord is severed, and the golden bowl is broken; before the pitcher is shattered at the spring, and the wheel broken at the well, 7 and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.” Hebrews 12:29 - “or our God is a consuming fire.” As you can see from the scriptures there are different types of cords. Some are good and some are bad. The two main types are cords of sin and traps or snares that have cords. Sin has cords. This is the most common one we have to deal with. Case in point, when there is recurring sin that you can’t seem to stop - a cycle that keeps repeating - it usually has a cord. It can also have a demon that is attached to you with that very same cord. Even if you’re repented of the sin, been studying scripture to change your thinking, but you still find the sin recurs. That is a cord. And cords can attach demons to a particular behavior. You know there’s a demon when you “can’t stop.” The other is a trap or snare. These are put in place by the devil. But he can’t place a trap unless we have created an opening or it is time for a test. Many times the openings come from our thought life. If we haven’t been taking our thoughts captive as 2 Corinthians 5:3-6 says, and mulling something over repeatedly the Lord may allow a test, or if we have started to speak what has been going on in our thoughts, then that creates an opening for the devil to throw something at us. There are also cords with relationships, whether it is a friendship, partnership in business, or romantic - all have cords. If the relationship was toxic, there were cords. If the relationship was romantic and is someone you just can’t “seem” to get over and you think of them a lot, may even have depression from it - there’s cords. All these things hang on with cords. Anything that is “plaguing” you is a cord. How to get rid of them: Ask for forgiveness of the sin and receive it. As Ecclesiastes 12:6-7 says, sever the cord(s) in Jesus Name, and loose all demons attached. Hebrews 12:29 - With the mighty fire of God Almighty, or sometimes I say the Fire of the Holy Spirit, I call the fire of God to burn up the cords and all residue of them. Like 1 Kings 18:30-39 says, His fire consumed the sacrifice with not only the animal but the wood, water, stones, and earth it was upon. There was nothing left! Ask the Lord to show you when your thoughts are going off track and take them captive in Jesus Name, cast them down, & replace with the Word of God regarding that matter.

What am I supposed to do, What am I meant to do, What is my calling, How do I know my calling, God, Jesus, God's Calling Article below. Or downloadable PDF link . PDF God's Calling God the Father has a calling and He has put it upon Himself God has His very own calling and we see this in Ephesians 1:18 “…what is the hope of His calling” What is the “hope of His calling?” Let’s look at the word “calling” in Strong’s - Greek #2821: Klésis -“invitation; always of a divine call. (from 2564 /kaléō, "to call, summon") – used of God inviting all people to receive His gift of salvation – with all His blessings that go with it (Ro 11:29; Eph 4:4; 2 Pet 1:10). The divine invitation to embrace salvation in the kingdom of God” God’s Own Personal Calling is for All Men to Embrace Salvation! That’s far bigger than what we have thought before! When you put Ephesians 1:18 with 1 Timothy 2:4-6; 2 Tim 1:9-10; and 2 Peter 3:9 it makes a fuller picture: “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you… who wants all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth . For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, Who gave Himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time…He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time , but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, Who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel …The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. Instead He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance .” That’s powerful! God’s own calling on Himself is for all men to be saved and know what He has done for us through Christ Jesus! His grace with this calling was done before time began (2 Tim. 1). That means before Genesis 1:4-5 when God created “time.” (*See articles on Crucifixion and Second Death.) This was when God wrote our names in the Lamb’s Book of Life - it was before the foundation of the world - Ephesians 1:3-6 and Revelation 13:8 NIV. THIS is God’s calling - to save mankind! And when He says something, it’s a promise, and all of God’s promises are “yes” and “so be it.” God will be sure His promise made to HIMSELF will come to pass. You don’t have to worry about it. You can count on it.

Identity, Believer, Who am I in Jesus, who does Jesus say I am, God, Jesus, Bible, You are who God says you are, You Are A Believer! No Matter What Article below or click link for downloadable PDF PDF You Are a Believer! Everyone believes something. Whether it’s for our best interest or worst. You can’t help but be a believer. It is how we are made. Just as we have two eyes, two ears, a mouth, and walk upright, we also believe. It’s in our very make up. We are made in God’s image. God is a believer. That is what “faith” means in Greek: to believe. This is why faith pleases God (Hebrews 11:6 ). He wants His children to believe that He is and does what He says He will do. No different than any parent. The issue we have in thinking we “don’t have faith” comes from our “feelings.” Feelings lie most of the time. They cannot be trusted. (See study on: Spirit, Soul, & Body.) And when we “feel” that way it only means we need to build up our “believer” muscles. We already have them they just need some exercise. Believing=Faith The way to build up your “believing" or faith muscle is to spend time with the Lord in His Word. The process is simple. It only requires time. And you get to spend time with the Creator of the universe!!! He wants to share His heart with you. How amazing is that! You get to share in God’s sweetness. Share in His expounding love. And as you spend time with Him and go to where He leads you in the Word, and He can trust that your relationship with Him is the most important thing to you, He will share more of His heart with you. Including when He’s unhappy at what people are doing and He may have you pray about the issues. Your closeness will be more and more enriched. There is no limit. How To Start: There are many scriptures that can be used for this but I tend to use one of these three: Ephesians 1:17-19 - That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power Psalm 119:18 - Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in Your law. Psalm 119:103-104 - How sweet are Your Words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path. We have these scriptures within us whether we know it or not. God is in us. Jesus is in us. The Holy Spirit is in us. Therefore the Word is in us. And faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God - Romans 10:17 . So as we speak these Words it stirs up our faith and then the Holy Spirit can bring them to pass. Just like He did with God Almighty in Genesis 1:2 - God spoke and Holy Spirit was there to move on the Word that He spoke. God didn’t just “think” it. He had to speak it so the Holy Spirit could move. Same in the book of Acts with Paul ministering. The power of the Holy Spirit would fall on people and miracles, signs and wonders happened because of the Word spoken! So this is what we will do. Speak His Word so the Holy Spirit can bring it to pass in our prayer time. And this is true for every area of our lives - not only our prayer time. 2. When I’m in my quiet time with the Lord, I typically plan for at least 30 minutes. I do an hour or longer if I can. I begin by telling Him “good morning” and how much I love and appreciate Him, praise Him, and whatever else comes to mind. (This is building your relationship with Him, just like your spouse. You had to spend time together.) Then I take one of the afore mentioned scriptures and I pray it back to Him, out loud. This is how we use our faith. We believe what He has said in His word about us. We take the scripture personally expecting it to come to pass. Because it will. He upholds all things by the power of His Word (Hebrews 1:3 ). An example of praying these back to the Lord and taking them personally by faith: “Father God, in the Name of Jesus, I want to give You praise for Your Word is truth and You uphold all things by the Power of Your Word. And as You said in Ephesians 1:17-19 I am asking for the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation Knowledge to come up out of me, that my eyes would be enlightened to know more about You and what is Your inheritance that’s in me. And I receive it. I thank You for it. And I thank You that I know what is the exceeding greatness of Your Power to me because I believe You, just as You used that Power to raise Jesus from the dead. It’s the same Power in me! And I thank You for this! Now what wonderful things would You like to share with me today, Father?” I close my eyes and stay quiet. (Be still and know that I am God - Psalm 46:10 .) Expecting Him to speak. He will tell you where to go by one of the many ways He works: still, small, quiet voice from deep down within your belly; and comes up (sometimes) on the inside of you. Hard to explain. You’ll know it when it happens. He can also bring an image up to you from deep within you, perhaps of a story in the Bible that you know where it is, like maybe you “see” the tower of Babel; or Jesus on the Mount giving the sermon of the Beatitudes…whatever He shows you; or you may see the title of a book like John, or James, or Genesis in front of your eyes. Then He will show you an image of the chapter number. Or sometimes it’s a deep “knowing” from deep-down within your belly, you just “know”. Like a knowing to read Romans 8. Whatever “knowing” from deep within you. Not outside your body. Inside. Wherever He tells you to go, do it. 3. Always have a notebook and pen available. Dedicate them to the Lord for your study time, this is all you use them for. As you are reading the scripture He has led you to there are several things to keep in mind: Date each entry with the day, month, and year. Any questions over verses or chapters, write them down in your notebook with the scripture reference. And talk them over with the Lord. Tell Him your questions/thoughts on it. He may reveal something as you are talking. He may not and instead will reveal it later in the day or two, or few. He may have you study something from that verse, a word, or subject matter. He will lead you. Follow ideas out. Hunches. Typically in this time of study He will also lead that way. You know it’s a “God-idea” when you weren’t thinking anything like it. It just comes up from within you. Any “a-ha’s” you get over a verse. This is revelation knowledge! He is showing you insights to His Word. He is showing you His heart. And give Him praise and thank Him for showing you the wonderful things out of His Word. 4. As you continue doing this in your daily prayer time your faith/belief will be built up. You can “sense” it. You sense power there, not a void. You can tell because you feel light, joyful, excited, strong - all of it is in Him. Those are all “fruit” from hanging out with Him. You are believing His word and it is always good, as you do what He tells you to do.

Faith, Teaching, Wrong way to use faith, Proper way to use faith, Stubborness, Pride Faith vs. Bullheadedness Article below. Or downloadable PDF in link. PDF Faith vs. Bullheadedness 1 Corinthians 13:13 - “And now there remain faith, hope, and love, but the greatest of these is love.” If you were ever a part of the Word of Faith camp this will hit home for you. I know. I was. And I struggled at times because things weren’t working the way I thought they would from the Word of God. This had to do with being “bullheaded” and not listening to the promptings of the Lord Jesus. Rather sticking to my own ideas and thoughts , rather than the Lord’s. Definitions : 1. Faith: belief. 2. Bullheaded: stubborn, headstrong, obstinate, unreasonably stubborn. We can see from the definitions these two are very different from each other. In fact, being bullheaded is void of love. And when you are doing all you’re supposed to with Scripture, confessions, prayer, without love…It won’t work. God is love. And when we are not operating in love, we are not operating in God. Love is the root of all things with God! And if we aren’t operating in love, nothing will work. We can become obstinate when we want things to work out our way. But is your way what God wants? Two of the ways to test yourself about this check your “joy” level. No joy, then your off. (In His presence is fullness of joy.) The other is: Does whatever you’re standing on in Scripture only benefit you? Most likely it is void of love. Bottom Line: Are you staying pliable, sensitive to the Holy Spirit? Are you keeping a pliable hear to His promptings and doing what He gives you to do? Are spending time in the Word, praise, and in prayer with the Lord? Can you forgive those who have hurt you? Are you looking at our life through the lens of love? If the answer to any of the questions is “no” - then on purpose ask for forgiveness and ask the Lord to teach you what you need to know. Then act on whatever He gives you to do. Many times it is simply changing your attitude. Sometimes it’s changing how you see a situation. Always ask the Holy Spirit for help. He is our Helper. He will show you what needs to be done.

Meaning, Now, faith, Scripture, God, Jesus, Faith, Teaching, learning, life Meaning of the Word: NOW Article below or click link for downloadable PDF. PDF NOW: NOW ! NOW ! Somewhere along the line… - we as Christians, have lost the meaning of the word NOW where it pertains to scripture. We have a tendency to read that word in scripture as in the “sweet by and by” not the present. Doing so, we fail to apply it to our life and in our everyday situations, not realizing it’s our state of being. It’s not something to achieve or work for. 2 Corinthians 6:1-2 TPT 1 NOW , since we are God’s coworkers. we beg you not to take God’s marvelous grace for granted, allowing it to have no effect on your lives. 2 For He says, “I listened to you at the time of My favor. And the day when you needed salvation, I came to your aid!” So can’t you see? NOW is the time to respond to His favor! NOW is the day of salvation! Now : In the present time. Under the present circumstances. Existing. In this moment and forever. Salvation: (Sótéria) which means: deliverance, safety, welfare, prosperity, preservation, to save, to rescue. God's rescue which delivers believers out of destruction and into His safety. Read that scripture again applying the definitions of those words as you read: Ex: Right at this moment is the time to respond to His favor. Right at this moment is the day of my of salvation. (my deliverance, my safety, my welfare, my prosperity, my preservation) Let this simmer in your soul until the Holy Spirit gives you the full revelation on how to believe and stand up in it. 1 John 3:2 Beloved, NOW are we the sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. Ephesians 4:23-24 23 NOW it’s time to be made new by every revelation that’s been given to you. 24 And to be transformed as you embrace the glorious Christ-within as your new life and live in union with Him! For God has re-created you all over again in His perfect righteousness, and you NOW belong to Him in the Realm of True Holiness. My brothers and sisters, you in this present time, belong to Jesus in the Realm of His Holiness. You are not on the outside looking in but in the Realm of Holiness learning how to stand up in it. Allow the Holy Spirit to reveal to you how this is so. The Holy Spirit is revelation. You cannot fellowship with Him and not get revelation. Every time you read the Epistles, highlight the scriptures having the word NOW . This is your state of being.

Calling, What am I supposed to be, Who am I supposed to be, How do I know God, How do I know Jesus, Bible What is Your Calling Article below or click link for PDF. PDF What is Your Calling 1 Peter 4:10-11 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 11 If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very Words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen. The bottom line to any calling is recognizing what you’re good at. Really? We often overlook the things that excited us as kid and made us want to be an astronaut, or a doctor, or whatever it was. We think it was some silly “kid thing.” But was it? Typically our calling has something to do with what delighted us as children. That is your calling. It’s something that comes easy for you to do. Naturally. Yet others are amazed at how easy it is for you. That is your calling. What do I do now? As 1 Peter 4:10-11 says (above) we are to use that calling to serve others rather than ourselves. It’s the motivation behind it. Are you doing it to help someone else, or is it being used selfishly? Here are a few principles to help: Dedicate yourself to the calling God gave you over communion and prayer to the Lord. Acknowledge the gifting God gave you, to the Father in Jesus Name. And ask for His help in showing you how best He would like for you to do it. If you have an office, or computer, or whatever means the Lord has you working in for your calling, pray over it. Dedicate the equipment or space to the Lord. Plead the Blood of Jesus upon it and seal it in the Blood of Jesus. Each day as you are doing the calling (job) pray over it. Thank the Lord for showing you how to help people that day. And always give glory to God. Stay sensitive to the Holy Spirit throughout the day of how to do things. If you miss it, don’t worry about it. Repent. Get back into communication with the Lord. Rely on the strength of God to do the calling He gave you. And tell Him you are relying on His strength. Tithe as your led by the Holy Spirit. If you have a church, fine. If you follow an on-line pastor, fine. However the Holy Spirit leads you to do it. He may even lead you to give money in other ways - perhaps an organization that gets Bibles out to people; or one that helps battered women. Whatever it is and however the Lord leads, do what He is giving you to do. Always give glory to the Lord for the gifting He gave you.

What is communion, What does communion mean, why is communion important, Holy Communion Article below. Or downloadable PDF link. PDF The Depth of Holy Communion Before you partake in Holy Communion, think on these things. When satan attacks and tries to destroy you, Remember!! TAKE THIS PERSONALLY AS IF JESUS DID THIS ONLY FOR YOU - BECAUSE HE WOULD HAVE!!! 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 (TPT) “I have handed down to you what came to me by direct revelation from the Lord Himself. The same night which He was handed over, He took the bread and gave thanks. Then He distributed it to the disciples, and said, “Take it and eat your fill. It is My Body, which is given for you. Do this to remember Me.” He did the same with the cup of wine after supper and said, “This cup seals the New Covenant with My Blood. Drink it - and whenever you drink this, do it to remember Me.” “For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are retelling the story, proclaiming the Lord’s death until He comes. For this reason, whoever eats the bread and drinks the cup of the Lord in the wrong spirit will be guilty of dishonoring the Body and Blood of the Lord. So let each individual first evaluate his own attitude and only then eat the bread and drink the cup. For continually eating and drinking with a wrong spirit will bring judgement upon yourself by not recognizing the Body. This insensitivity is why many of you are weak, chronically ill and some even dying. It you do not sit in judgement of others, you will avoid judgement yourself. But when we are judged, it is the Lord’s training so that we will not be condemned along with the world.” So, What are we remembering? Jesus crucified, Jesus’ death, Jesus buried? On the third day He rose from the dead? Yes, but there’s so much more. Genesis 4:10 “The LORD said, ‘What have you done? The voice of your brother’s innocent blood is crying out to Me from the ground for justice.” This is where Cain slew Abel and shows us that the voices of the blood speak! Hebrews 9:22 “In fact under the Law almost everything is cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is neither forgiveness nor release from sin and its guilt; nor the cancellation of the merited punishment.” Hebrews 12:24 “and to Jesus, the Mediator of a New Covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks a better and nobler and more gracious message than the blood of Abel,” Abel’s blood cried out for vengeance. The blood of Abel spoke revenge but the Blood of Jesus speaks Redemption. John 12:27 (TPT) “Even though I am torn within, and My soul in turmoil, I will not ask the Father to rescue Me from this hour of trial.” Jesus spoke this prior to His agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus was dealing with His mind, will and emotions regarding His upcoming trial, torture and death. You know the Father showed Him what He was going to go through. He knew what He would face in the torture and in the separation from the Father and in hell. It had to be on His mind continually. Matthew 26:37-44 (TPT) “He took Peter, Jacob and John, However an intense feeling of great sorrow plunged His Soul into deep sorrow and agony and He said to them, ‘My heart is overwhelmed and crushed with grief. It feels as though I’m dying. Stay here and keep watch with Me.’ Then He walked a short distance away, and overcome with grief, He threw Himself face down on the ground and prayed, ‘My Father, if there is any way You can deliver Me from this suffering, please take it from Me. Yet what I want is not important for I only desire to fulfill Your plan for Me.’ Then an angel from heaven appeared to strengthen Him.” Luke 22:39-44 “And He came out and went, as was His habit, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed Him. When He arrived at the place Gethsemane, He said to them, “Pray continually that you may not fall into temptation.” And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup (of divine wrath) from Me; yet not My will, but (always) Yours be done.” Now an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. And being in agony (deeply distressed and anguished; almost to the point of death), He prayed more intently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down on the ground.” Jesus was in torment. He was fighting to get His will in alignment with the Father’s will. He knew what the Father was asking of Him. He knew the pain, torture and torment that lay before Him; so much so He sweated blood wrestling with His will. He did this for us so we don’t have to struggle so greatly to align ourselves with the Father’s will for us. Jesus paid the price for our willfulness with own His Blood. Psalms 22:1-18 “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, and from the words of My groaning? O My God, I call out by day, but You do not answer; And by night, but I find no rest nor quiet. But You are holy, O’ You Who are enthroned in the praises of Israel. In You our fathers trusted; They trusted and You rescued them. They cried out to You and were delivered; they trusted in You and were not disappointed or ashamed. But I am (treated as) a worm (insignificant and powerless) and not a man; I am the scorn of men and despised by the people. All who see Me laugh at Me and mock Me; they (insultingly) open their lips, they shake their head, saying, ‘He trusted and committed Himself to the LORD, let Him save Him. Let Him rescue Him, because He delights in Him.’ Yet You are He who pulled Me out of the womb; You made Me trust when on My mother’s breasts. I was cast upon You from birth; from My mother’s womb You have been My God. Do not be far from Me, for trouble is near; And there is no one to help. Many bulls have surrounded Me; strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me. They open wide their mouths against Me, Like a ravening and a roaring lion. I am poured out like water, And all My bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; It is melted within Me. My strength is dried up like a fragment of clay pottery; And My tongue clings to My jaws; And You have laid Me in the dust of death. For dogs have surrounded Me; A gang of evildoers has encircled Me, They pierced My hands and My feet. I can count all My bones; They look, they stare at Me. They divide My clothing among them and cast lots for My garment.” The chastisement of our peace was upon Him as He hung on the cross. This means the torturing of our minds, our souls. His soul being ravaged by satan and his demons. Jesus paid the price for all of our torment and anguish as He hung on that cross so we wouldn’t have to endure it. Isaiah 53:1-12 “Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm and infinite power of the LORD been revealed? For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of dry ground; He has no stately form or majestic splendor That we would look at Him, Nor appearance that we would be attracted to Him. He was despised and rejected by men, A man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their faces. He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him. But (in fact) He has borne our griefs, And He has carried our sorrows and pains; Yet we assumed that He was stricken, struck down by God and degraded and humiliated (by Him). But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was crushed for our wickedness.The punishment (required) for our well-being fell on Him, And by His stripes we are healed. All of us like sheep have gone astray, We have turned, each one, to his own way; But the LORD has caused the wickedness of us all (our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing) to fall on Him (instead of us). He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth (to complain or defend Himself); Like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before her shearers, So He did not open His mouth. After oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who (among them) concerned himself with the fact that He was cut off from the land of the living, for the transgression of My people, to whom the stroke (of death) was due? His grave was assigned with the wicked, But He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth. Yet the LORD was willing to crush Him, causing Him to suffer; If He would give Himself as a guilt offering (an atonement for sin), He shall see His (spiritual) offspring, He shall prolong His days, And the Will (good pleasure) of the LORD shall succeed and prosper in His hand. As a result of the anguish of His soul, He shall see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge (of what He has accomplished) the Righteous One, My Servant, shall justify the many (making them righteous—upright before God, in right standing with Him), For He shall bear (the responsibility for) their sins. Therefore, I will divide and give Him a portion with the great (kings and rulers), And He shall divide the spoils with the mighty, Because He (willingly) poured out His life to death, And was counted among the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore and took away the sin of many, And interceded (with the Father) for the transgressors.” Jesus took our punishment in His soul; (His Mind, His Will and His Emotions.) He took our punishment in His Body. They held handfuls of His beard, and hair and pulled it out by the roots. They kicked, punched, and spit on Him for hours. Until there wasn't a single spot on His body not covered in blood. They shoved a crown of thorns down on His head. They beat Him with reeds so the thorns were imbedded right through His skull. After hours of being beaten, mocked, whipped, flogged, and tortured they made Him walk with a cross. They made Him carry it. A heavy, rough piece of wood with splinters digging into His fresh wounds. They wanted Him to feel every bit of pain they could bring. He had to endure the pain so He can heal us. He took our spiritual death, separation from the Father upon Himself so we could be reconciled to the Father. He cried out on the cross, “Father, Father, why have You forsaken Me.” In this moment He became sin itself and the Father had to turn His Back on Him. It was the first time Jesus was without the Father’s presence. Jesus experienced death in His Spirit, a total separation from His Father. His legs did not have to be broken to insure His death. I believe He died of a broken heart. 1 Corinthians 11:26-32 “So then whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in a way that is unworthy (of Him) will be guilty of (profaning and sinning against) the Body and Blood of the Lord. But a person must examine himself (and his relationship to Christ), and only when he has done so should he eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks (without solemn reverence and heartfelt gratitude for the sacrifice of Christ), eats and drinks a judgment on himself if he does not recognize the Body (of Christ). That (careless and unworthy participation) is the reason why many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep (in death). But if we evaluated and judged ourselves honestly (recognizing our shortcomings and correcting our behavior), we would not be judged. But when we (fall short and) are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined (by undergoing His correction) so that we will not be condemned along with the world.” Jesus, hanging on that cross in cruel torture, pain and torment said; “ Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.“ How can we justify ourselves for not forgiving wrongs done to us. Our Lord sinless, innocent, holy and pure took upon Himself the cup of God’s wrath that rightfully belongs to us. The world, Jew and Gentile alike screamed for His crucifixion. Taking our punishment, He asked the Father to forgive us. How can we as believers do less. Luke 23:44-47 “It was now about the sixth hour (noon), and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.), because the sun was obscured; and the veil (of the Holy of Holies) of the temple was torn in two (from top to bottom). And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT!” Having said this, He breathed His last. Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he began praising and honoring God, saying, “Certainly this Man was innocent.” Psalm 16:8 -11 TPT “Because you are close to Me and always available, My confidence will never be shaken, for I experience Your wrap-around presence every moment. My Heart and Soul explode with joy - full of glory! Even My Body will rest confident and secure. For you will not abandon Me to the realm of death, nor will You allow Your Holy One to experience corruption. For you bring Me a continual revelation of resurrection life, the path to the bliss that brings Me face-to-face with You.” Jesus used His Faith to conquer hell and the grave. He trusted The Father to raise Him up in glory! The devil created death when he caused Adam and Eve to sin against Father God. Jesus caused death, the devil’s creation, to be destroyed right there in hell; satan’s own territory. Colossians 2:15 (TPT) “Then Jesus Made a public spectacle of all the powers and principalities of darkness, stripping away from them every weapon and all their spiritual authority and power to accuse us. And by the power of the cross, Jesus led them around as prisoners in a procession of triumph. He was Not their prisoner; they were His!!!” Now as we eat the bread that symbolizes The Body of Jesus, we reflect on the great price Jesus paid for our health, peace of mind, and well being. As we drink the wine, we remember the tremendous price that Jesus paid for our new covenant with the Father. When we received Jesus into our hearts, He recreated us brand new. Our sinful old man died with Jesus on that cross and we became new and once again united to the Father. He put His law (Word) into our hearts and minds. Matthew 26:26-28 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” (NOTE: Only OT priests were allowed to eat of the sacrifice, showing us we are a kingdom of priests as we partake in Holy Communion. OT priests were the only ones allowed to carry and teach the Law of God. We as a kingdom of priests have God’s Law put into our minds and hearts.) “And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; for this is My Blood of The (new and better) Covenant, which (ratifies the agreement and) is being poured out for many (as a substitutionary atonement) for the forgiveness of sins. “But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.” Isaiah 52:14 TPT “Just as many were appalled at Him, for so marred was His appearance, like an object of horror; He no longer looked like a man.” We are use to seeing images of the crucification that do not reflect the truth of what Jesus went through to save us from judgement. He was so disjointed and disfigured, He didn’t look like a man. When we receive the revelation of the horror Jesus went through, the very idea of letting satan steal from us the very things bought for us at such a great price is not an option. Jesus gave everything He was. Spirit, Soul, and Body. He died Spirit, Soul, and Body so we can have life eternally. Before you partake in Holy Communion, think on these things. When satan attacks and tries to destroy you, Remember!!

Names of God, El shaddai, What is God like, God, Jesus, Bible, Provider, Provide El Shaddai This is one of GOD'S Seven Covenant Names Article below. For PDF click link. PDF El Shaddai In Hebrew “El Shaddai” means: “The All Sufficient One.” This is one of His Seven Covenant Names. KJV translates it as: “The Almighty” . I write you this morning to encourage you because this has definitely encouraged me. In asking Father God to show me His Personality this morning, He reminded me to meditate on Him as El Shaddai, The God that is More Than Enough!! This is one of His Seven Covenant Names. God keeps His covenants and the Name He uses of Himself show His eternal magnificence. In Hebrew it means “The All Sufficient One”. KJV translates El Shaddai as The Almighty; The One Who is More the enough. O.T. shows Him in this capacity over and over again. Genesis 17:1 KJV - “And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.” “The Lord appeared to Abram, and said, I AM the Almighty God” -GENESIS 17:1 Some scholars say the word "shaddai" is derived from the word "shad" meaning “breast”, giving rise to the names "The Satisfier" and "All Sufficient One". Some say "shad" means "mountain". Either way, He is still the God Who is more than enough! Joshua 10:12-14 KJV 12 Then Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and He said in the sight of Israel:“Sun, stand still over Gibeon; And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” 13 So the sun stood still, And the moon stopped, Till the people had revenge upon their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? God stopped the whole universe because Joshua prayed. We see God Almighty do miracle after miracle. In the New Testament, we see Jesus do miracle after miracle. Yet we, The Church, The Body of Christ, The Bride, stagger at this aspect of our Lord. If we Believe God, If we Trust Him, He IS the God Who IS more than enough. He is the All Sufficient One. He is not the God of yesterday, He is the God of Now. He said, “I Am El Shaddai!” “THE ALMIGHTY ONE!” I have been impressed by the Lord to recognize How Big, How Mighty and How Creative He really is. If He does not have what you need He will create it. HE IS THE ULTIMATE CREATOR. The ultimate artist. Just look around you and revel in the beauty He creates everywhere. It’s His answer to my prayer asking to know Him and His personality. And this is only one aspect of Him. I so long to discover more. Psalms 72:17 NKJV His Name shall endure forever; His Name shall continue as long as the sun: and man shall be blessed in Him: All nations shall be blessed in Him. Psalms 148:13 AMP Let them praise and exalt the Name of the Lord, for His Name alone is exalted and supreme! His glory and majesty are above earth and heaven! A name is the thing by which a person or thing is known. God is called by many different Names in the Bible. Each Name reveals aspects of His nature and character. Just think The Almighty is just one aspect of His personality. The Lord God Almighty wants to do so many things for His children and with His children, if we would just let Him. Psalm 91 There are 7 things The Lord wants to do for us. We see that in Psalm 91 : Because he has set his love upon Him therefore will I (1) DELIVER HIM (2) I WILL SET HIM ON HIGH, because he has known My Name. (3) He shall call upon Me and I WILL ANSWER HIM. (4) I WILL BE WITH HIM in trouble; I will deliver him, (5) and HONOR HIM. (6) WITH LONG LIFE WILL I SATISFY HIM and (7) SHOW HIM MY SALVATION. Using our faith and trust in Father God all 7 of these things are forever present in our lives. We just have to receive them. The very Heart of God loves us beyond measure and wants to be with us. It’s time to let Him. The word “shall” in Greek means: “If I don't have it, I will make it” Believers need to see how big and mighty God truly is. He is certainly mightier than anything we will ever face. All it takes is the substance of our faith and trust in Him GOD is THE All Sufficient One for you today!

how to use scripture, how do I know it's real, Jesus, God, Bible, teaching, life, How do i take scripture persoanlly Taking Scripture Personally Article below or click link for downloadable PDF. PDF Taking Scripture Personally You are who God says you are. At first we are taught the basic things of God and learning to read the Bible. These are the basics of learning about the Lord and there is a next step. Taking scripture personally. Now…some people may not like this but here it goes…God is the One in charge. He is the One Who has allowed so many translations of the Bible. Go with me on this. I know some are stuck on “King James Only” paradigm but what about before 1611 when it was written? What about after, when scholars of Aramaic, Hebrew, and Greek are putting these languages into modern vernacular? We all see in part and know in part - 1 Corinthians 13:9-12 - "9 For we know in part and we see in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” Meaning, none of us has the full picture. We all see certain and different aspects. Thus the different translations. I want to know what others are “seeing” from the Word. I have many translations. When I study I commonly go from one translation to another to see the perspective of each translator. Frankly, KJV for many, many people is turn off because they don’t understand it. And God wants His Word to go forth. So however you best understand it, in whatever translation - GO FOR IT! With that being said, when you take the scripture personally and realize it’s talking about you, you’ll see that you are who God says you are! It’s all in the nouns. Your identity now that you have received Jesus into your heart is completely new. You are not “who” you have known yourself to be. Weird as that may seem. So how do you find out now that you are a new creature and old things have gone away, and all things have become new? (2 Corinthians 5:17-18. ) You don’t look any different but you know “something” happened. Your thinking has changed. Your outlook has changed. But while our spirit-man is brand new, our mind still needs to be renewed and our body will won’t be renewed until we go by way of the grave or the Rapture/Resurrection. The best way to begin this journey is to spend time in the Epistles: Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and so on. These are books that were written to the churches in the New Testament. Most were written by Paul and a few were written by others like Peter, John, Jude, and James. If you’re not aware of this, both James and Jude were brothers of Jesus. As you come across passages that say: “in Him; in Whom; in Christ; in Christ Jesus…” know that they are declaring part of “who” you are. Take Colossians 2:9 for example: “9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; “ - now, change the noun of “in Him” with “me” - “For in me dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.” Now make this a confession that you say daily in your “Jesus time” as I call it - in prayer and reading the Word. Take time to speak the scriptures that excite you and put “you”, like your name or “me” in them. That will put a jump in your step! Here’s another example : 2 Corinthians 5:17-18, 21 - “17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, 21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” Here’s the confession - don't just read this. Speak it : “I am in Christ and He is in me. I am a new creation; old things have passed away and all things have become new; and all these things are of God Who has reconciled me to Himself, through Christ Jesus, Praise God! And He gave me the ministry of reconciliation to Himself. I am reconciled to God! For He made Jesus Who knew no sin to be my very sin - all of it - He took my sin and gave me His righteousness with God!” As your reading scripture in the Epistles, do this. Change the appropriate noun to make it personal - because this is “who” you are now! It will renew your thoughts as Romans 12:2 says to do. This is how you do it. Then take the scriptures that really excite you and write them down. Make confessions out of them and speak them out loud and declare them over yourself. This is how you change your thinking. Keep speaking these scriptures. This automatically puts them into your thinking and then into your heart. This is how the Lord instructs us to do this in Proverbs 4:20-27 - “20 My son, give attention to My Words; Incline your ear to My sayings. 21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; 22 For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. 23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. 24 Put away from you a [c]deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. 25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. 26 Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. 27 Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil. These are all ways things enter our heart: eyes, ears, mouth. They are gateways to our heart. What goes in our eyes; what goes in our ears; what comes out of our mouth. By guarding theses gateways we guard our heart. We are to stay focused on God’s Word. As we speak it out loud our ears hear it. We keep reading it with our eyes. And all of this is putting God’s Word within us, in our hearts, showing us who we really are. Sometimes we realize we have stuff in our heart that’s not good. These are “automatic ways of thinking” - they are what God calls “strongholds.” (2 Corinthians 10:3-6 .) And they inhibit our relationship with the Lord because we think these thoughts are real and true. Line it up with what the Word says. Not what you’ve learned from your parents, family, and such like. And you change the stronghold by changing how you think, on purpose. Through prayer pull those thoughts out in the Name of Jesus, pull them up like a weed. Wheat and chaff. Pull up the root in your thought life in the Name of Jesus and cut all cords to it in Jesus Name, and burn it up with the fire of God. And yes there are scriptures to back all this up: Ezekiel 17:9 - “9 “Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Will it thrive? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it withers? All its new growth will wither. It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by the roots.” And Matthew 3:12 - “His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will clear His threshing floor, gathering His wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” And Hebrews 12:28-29 - “28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29 for our “God is a consuming fire.” Then replace that thought with what God’s Word says on the matter. Literally speak it to yourself so you can hear what you are saying. You may have to repeat the scripture coming into your ears; looking at it with your eyes; confessing it with your mouth - you do this until you know, that you know you are what the scripture says you are. This is how you will change your thinking and renew your mind. Truly “SEE” Yourself in the Scriptures DON'T allow the words, "yeah, but..." come out CHANGE your thinking to who God says you are. The Lord has been impressing me to share with my brothers and sisters for a while now that we have to See Ourselves In His Scriptures. For example, I was reading in Jude verse 24 “To Him, Who is able to keep you from stumbling; to present you without fault to present you before His Glorious Presence," INSTEAD read this scripture as such: “To Jesus, Who is able to keep me from stumbling; to present me without fault, to present me before His Glorious Presence, “ When we read vs 24 as written, we tend not see ourselves in the Word. So by changing “you” to “me” we are able to take this scripture personally and find ourselves in it. Hebrews 13:5-6 Amplified “…….for God Himself has said, ‘I will not in anyway fail you or give you up, nor leave you without support. I will not, I will not in any degree leave you helpless, nor forsake you, nor let you down or relax my hold on you. Assuredly not!’” Taking it personally, I repeat it aloud as such: “God Himself has said, He will not in anyway fail me or give me up nor leave me without support. He will not, He will not, He will not in any degree leave me helpless nor forsake me, nor let me down or relax His hold on me. Assuredly not!!” 1 John 5:14,15 “And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His Will He hears us, whatsoever we ask we know that we have the petitions that we desire of Him.” Once again put yourself in this scripture. “Father God, I have this confidence in You, that if I ask anything according to Your Will You hear me, whatsoever I ask we know that we have the petitions what I desire of Him. “ Do this each time you're reading your Bible. It will change you!