Learn to love each other without the euphoria of the in-love obsession. it's hard work. Recognize the in-love experience for what it was- a temporary emotional high and pursue real love with your spouse. that kind of love is emotional in nature but not obsessional. It is a love that unites reason and emotion. It involves an act of the will and requires discipline and it recognizes the need for personal growth. Our most basic emotional need is not to fall in love but to be genuinely loved by another. to know A love that grows out of reason and choice not instinct. I need to be loved by someone who chooses to love me; who sees in me something worth loving. True love cannot begin until the in-love experience has run its course.
Words: The tongue has the power of life and death. An anxious heart weighs a man down but a kind word cheers him up. Verbal complements and your words of appreciation are powerful communicators of love. Mark Twain says I can live for two months on a good compliment. I love compliments I love affirmation. Verbal compliments are far greater motivators than nagging words. When we receive affirming words we are far more likely to be motivated to reciprocate and do something the other person desires.
Encouraging words: to inspire courage.
Sometimes people just need a little encouragement to tap into the potential that they have. Words are important this is one of my main love languages. Words of affirmation.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Friday, July 27, 2012
Commanding your morning: words
I am blessed. All of my needs are met and I have more than enough for myself, my household and extra left over to give to others. Speak out your blessings.
"Do not be deceived God is not mocked for whatever men sows that he will also reap for he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life." Galatians 6:7-8
I am the sum total of what I have been confessing through the years. Words released into the atmosphere do not disappear or dissipate. Words have power, presence and prophetic implications they create a magnetic force that pulls the manifestation of what you speak good or bad blessing or cursing from other realms, regions and dimensions. They are suspended and incubated in the realm of the Spirit awaiting the correct time and optimum condition for manifestation.
God promised to the people of Israel that He would take them out of Egypt and take them into the land of milk and honey but because of the complaining and because of the words that they released into the atmosphere they were not allowed to go into the promised land. They filled the atmosphere with their own fear and defeat rather than faith and victory what they received was not according to God's promises but according to what they filled the atmosphere with. They steered their lives in a port of fear and failure and they dropped their anchor there and then they were surprised that the water was filled with nothing but sharks. They snatched defeat right out of the mouth of victory.
Lawyers study the word of God as the lawbook on which to govern society. They read their bibles as lawyers would when studying to prepare a case and they put more faith in God keeping his word than they did in any earthly laws or political promises. Then they took those words and charged the atmosphere around them with biblical truth. They changed their worlds through what they spoke.
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Then the Lord said they indeed say our bones are dry our hope is lost and we ourselves are cut off. Therefore prophesy and say to them the Lord God says behold O h my people I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves and bring you into the land of Israel then you shall know that I am the Lord when I have opened your graves oh my people and brought you up from your graves. I will put my Spirit in you and you shall live and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that, i the Lord have spoken it and performed it says the Lord.
Second Chronicles Chapter 20. For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us nor do we know what to do but our eyes are upon you. so then the spirit of The Lord said hear me oh Jasmine believe in the Lord your God come into agreement with what God is saying, and you shall be established- to be up held, nourished, settled and able to stand firm. believe come into agreement with what the Prophets are saying because with God nothing is impossible his prophets and you shall prosper prevail, succeed, advance, progress, and overcome. And when he had consulted with the people he appointed those who should sing to the Lord and who should praise the beauty of holiness as they went out before the army and said praise the Lord for his mercy endures forever.
This says the Lord to you: do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude for the battle is not yours, but God's. You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord who is with you, oh Jasmine do not fear or be dismayed. tomorrow go out against them for the Lord is with you....
hebrews 10: 23 let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, For he who promised is faithful.
Jesus multiplied the bread and the fish by speaking to it and blessing it. He turned his eyes toward heaven and spoke out a blessing. The verb for Bless here means to invoke God's presence as well as to infuse his provision into a thing. He invoked God presence and the bread and fish were brought forth or made manifest. Jesus affected the spiritual molecules enough to cause the bread and fish to miraculously appear. they had been there the whole time in the spiritual realm Matthew 14:19 – 20
Daniel 10:12 do not fear Jasmine for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.
Your faith attracts the attention of the heavens angels to work on your behalf while your fear draws the demons of hell to work against you.
In response to our prayers spiritual forces are set in motion to bring God's will to the earth. Prayer has its first effect in the spiritual realm. When the work is finished in the spiritual realm, the answer is revealed in the material
Answers are held up in the heavenly's and locked up in the realm of the spirit until there is a person able to pick up on the correct frequency and act as a conduit to release God's will into the earth.
Secret things belong unto God but those things that are revealed belong unto man. Deuteronomy 29:29
Job 22:27 – 28: you will make your prayer to him, he will hear you, and you will pay your vows. You also declare a thing, and it will be established for you; so light will shine on your ways.
to make your prayer means to construct. you are going to construct your prayers you're going to decree what God has put on your heart to desire. you are a royal priesthood adorned with the Kingly anointing. A king does not ask for anything A king declares and decrees because he has that authority and those in his world rush to see that they are accomplished. Let the weak say I am strong Joël 3:10
Jacob wrestled. Lot inquired. Moses intervened. David repented. Solomon asked. Daniel fasted.
Beauty and creativity are products of clarity and organization. Ephesians 5:15 – 17 look carefully then how you walk. Live purposefully and worthily and accurately not As the unwise and witless but as wise, sensible, intelligent people making the very most of the time buying up each opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless and foolish but understanding and firmly grasping what the will of the Lord is.
Disciplined and dedicated submitted themselves to God's commands you are bold and courageous because you understand the power of the divine hierarchy and authority. you follow orders knowing the power available in submitting to God. "All the work of Solomon was well ordered from the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord until it was finished." Second Chronicles 8:16
Structure your time so that you can structure your thoughts for they provide the structure for your life. Know when to take hold of an idea and run with it and when to wait and let it mature until it has ripened. Get God's timing. Discern God's order.
Now this is the confidence that we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if We know that he hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of him. if we know that he hears us we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of him. 1 John 5:14 – 15
Be still and know that he is God focus on doing what you know you should be doing and let God Do his part without doubting if he will or not. God will always do his part.
God is an early riser. the Bible is full of references of his prophets and saints rising early to pray to here God's voice. God is notorious for waking his followers early in the morning to give them instructions insights or warnings those who seek to be used of God must be willing to rise up early. Soldiers are ever alert and ready to respond to orders. the bugle blows early because battles are won through the preparations done in the early hours of the day especially spiritual battles. Praying early is not just in the morning but it also means to pray far in advance of something happening before a situation escalates.
God rebuked Jeremiah in Chapter 7:13 I spoke to you rising up early and speaking but you did not hear and I called you but you did not answer Isaiah 50:4-5 "he wakes me up in the morning wakes me up opens my ears to listen as one ready to take orders.
Principle: good things come to those who rise early and praise God. David said "awake my glory! awake lute and harp! I will awaken the dawn. psalm 57:8 God you are my God I early Will i seek you. Psalm 63:1
In Luke 21:38 we read: "early in the morning all the people came to Jesus in the temple to hear him." In John 8:2 we read, "at dawn he appeared again in the temple courts where all the people gathered around him and he sat down to teach them."
Wake up Early; seek God in the morning this is when he likes to speak to you.
Jesus is teaching so that you may have success and prosperity so that you would know the success and prosperity that is available to you if you pursue these Kingdom principles. success is a fulfillment of divine purpose while prosperity is having enough Divine provision to overcome obstacles.
As a believer you must understand that you have been given the Mystery of the kingdom and access to the kingdom principles. I was given the keys to the kingdom of heaven
So that in thus life you can walk in Divine Dominion.i will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. whatever you allow in Earth heaven allows. whatever you say no to in Jesus name. Heaven will back you up by binding it. nothing leaves heaven until the request for it leaves earth. this is how powerful this spoken word is. It has the ability to open or close spiritual heavenly portals Isaiah 5511 so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth it shall not return to me void but it shall accomplish what I please and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
A person who is coached to participate in the kingdom of heaven is one who is able to tap into both ancient truth and fresh wisdom Matthew 13:52 he said to them every teacher and interpreter of the sacred writings who has been instructed about and trained for the kingdom of heaven and has become a disciple is like a householder who brings out of his storehouse treasure that is new and treasure that is old. the fresh as well as a familiar.
Have you commanded the morning since the days began, and caused the dawn to know its place, that it might take hold of the ends of the earth and the wicked be shaken out of it? God asked Job have you commanded the morning Job 38:12 – 13
During Jesus' generation a watch consisted of three hour periods. The first watch would begin at 6 PM the second at 9 PM the third at midnight the fourth at 3 AM and the fifth at 6 AM there's a total of eight watches four in the night and four in the day but those hours of prayer should be place within the context of the evening to morning watches which actually began at 6 PM and end at 6 AM it is important to understand that the ending of a watch shift is just as important as the beginning because it is during this timeframe that the enemy will attempt to set up an ambush attack. Every effort should be made to reinforce a prayer agenda that is embraced by all watches. as the chief intercessor Jesus knew the most effective time to pray. he was god in action and he deemed it as a divine imperative To begin his prayer watch sometime during the first watch which is approximately 6 PM as a prayer general Jesus was an adept prayer technician able to pray with fluency proficiency clarity and accuracy for as long as it was necessary to pray for something. I pray that God will grant me the same divine ability.
Applying the discipline of kingdom living Jesus wanted to expose the disciples to the discipline of kingdom living in order to live the kingdom you must have discipline strategic prayer and divine awareness. Before every great kingdom event that Jesus did the Bible shows us that he spent a minimum of 10 to 12 hours in prayer.
Jesus was commanding the morning and taking authority over his day. to command means to instruct. dictate. exercise authority. master and conquer control. give orders to. demand so as to receive what is due. rule. decree supervise. keep watch. manage administrate. regulate
Isaiah 1:19 says if you are willing and obedient you will eat the good of the land. Are you willing? When you use this strategy you activate the 24 hour anointing this anointing brings all the elements surrounding your life into divine alignment with God's purpose for you this 24 hour anointing brings you to a kind of prophetic critical mass.
Isaiah 44:7 then let him declare it and set it in order for me and the things that are coming and shall come let them show these to them.
God knows the end from the beginning and everything in between and these are the things that he wants to reveal to you. The book of Job says that this is what God actually does he opens up the mind of man and speaks inspirational thoughts so that he can keep man from pursuing his own limited way. Got Stotz our abundance and not lack he wanted to live large into Brinkey went to a good life. He gives you Divine inspirational thoughts and the ability to speak them into Rick's assistance so that you will grow to fulfill his best planFor your life. He wants you to mature in wisdom authority and supernatural ability so that you can bear witness to the Splendor of his kingdom. Your miracle is already in existence but it is up to you to learn to see and to call it out.
Jesus called that donkey to be brought to him it was tied up until Jesus called for it in the same way there's something that you might need and it's waiting for you to call it to you it will not be let loose until you call it in. Numbers 14:28 the Lord says just as you have spoken in my hearing so I will do to you. In job 33:5 it says set your words in order before me take your stand. In Ephesians 6:14, 18 it says stand your ground stay alert and be persistent in your prayers.
Speak with conviction and confess with expectation. Expect that whatever you have decreed will come to pass. Jesus taught in Mark 11:24 whatever things you ask when you pray believe that you receive them and you will have them. in the same verse Jesus emphasized the need for us to to speak and say three times more than he did believe.
We are partners with God to activate his perfect will for us in this life. we are colaboring with Christ on our own behalf as well as on the behalf of those whom we are praying for.
-God bless Cindy Trimm and her ministry. This is from her book Commanding you MOrning.
"Do not be deceived God is not mocked for whatever men sows that he will also reap for he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life." Galatians 6:7-8
I am the sum total of what I have been confessing through the years. Words released into the atmosphere do not disappear or dissipate. Words have power, presence and prophetic implications they create a magnetic force that pulls the manifestation of what you speak good or bad blessing or cursing from other realms, regions and dimensions. They are suspended and incubated in the realm of the Spirit awaiting the correct time and optimum condition for manifestation.
God promised to the people of Israel that He would take them out of Egypt and take them into the land of milk and honey but because of the complaining and because of the words that they released into the atmosphere they were not allowed to go into the promised land. They filled the atmosphere with their own fear and defeat rather than faith and victory what they received was not according to God's promises but according to what they filled the atmosphere with. They steered their lives in a port of fear and failure and they dropped their anchor there and then they were surprised that the water was filled with nothing but sharks. They snatched defeat right out of the mouth of victory.
Lawyers study the word of God as the lawbook on which to govern society. They read their bibles as lawyers would when studying to prepare a case and they put more faith in God keeping his word than they did in any earthly laws or political promises. Then they took those words and charged the atmosphere around them with biblical truth. They changed their worlds through what they spoke.
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Then the Lord said they indeed say our bones are dry our hope is lost and we ourselves are cut off. Therefore prophesy and say to them the Lord God says behold O h my people I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves and bring you into the land of Israel then you shall know that I am the Lord when I have opened your graves oh my people and brought you up from your graves. I will put my Spirit in you and you shall live and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that, i the Lord have spoken it and performed it says the Lord.
Second Chronicles Chapter 20. For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us nor do we know what to do but our eyes are upon you. so then the spirit of The Lord said hear me oh Jasmine believe in the Lord your God come into agreement with what God is saying, and you shall be established- to be up held, nourished, settled and able to stand firm. believe come into agreement with what the Prophets are saying because with God nothing is impossible his prophets and you shall prosper prevail, succeed, advance, progress, and overcome. And when he had consulted with the people he appointed those who should sing to the Lord and who should praise the beauty of holiness as they went out before the army and said praise the Lord for his mercy endures forever.
This says the Lord to you: do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude for the battle is not yours, but God's. You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord who is with you, oh Jasmine do not fear or be dismayed. tomorrow go out against them for the Lord is with you....
hebrews 10: 23 let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, For he who promised is faithful.
Jesus multiplied the bread and the fish by speaking to it and blessing it. He turned his eyes toward heaven and spoke out a blessing. The verb for Bless here means to invoke God's presence as well as to infuse his provision into a thing. He invoked God presence and the bread and fish were brought forth or made manifest. Jesus affected the spiritual molecules enough to cause the bread and fish to miraculously appear. they had been there the whole time in the spiritual realm Matthew 14:19 – 20
Daniel 10:12 do not fear Jasmine for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.
Your faith attracts the attention of the heavens angels to work on your behalf while your fear draws the demons of hell to work against you.
In response to our prayers spiritual forces are set in motion to bring God's will to the earth. Prayer has its first effect in the spiritual realm. When the work is finished in the spiritual realm, the answer is revealed in the material
Answers are held up in the heavenly's and locked up in the realm of the spirit until there is a person able to pick up on the correct frequency and act as a conduit to release God's will into the earth.
Secret things belong unto God but those things that are revealed belong unto man. Deuteronomy 29:29
Job 22:27 – 28: you will make your prayer to him, he will hear you, and you will pay your vows. You also declare a thing, and it will be established for you; so light will shine on your ways.
to make your prayer means to construct. you are going to construct your prayers you're going to decree what God has put on your heart to desire. you are a royal priesthood adorned with the Kingly anointing. A king does not ask for anything A king declares and decrees because he has that authority and those in his world rush to see that they are accomplished. Let the weak say I am strong Joël 3:10
Jacob wrestled. Lot inquired. Moses intervened. David repented. Solomon asked. Daniel fasted.
Beauty and creativity are products of clarity and organization. Ephesians 5:15 – 17 look carefully then how you walk. Live purposefully and worthily and accurately not As the unwise and witless but as wise, sensible, intelligent people making the very most of the time buying up each opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless and foolish but understanding and firmly grasping what the will of the Lord is.
Disciplined and dedicated submitted themselves to God's commands you are bold and courageous because you understand the power of the divine hierarchy and authority. you follow orders knowing the power available in submitting to God. "All the work of Solomon was well ordered from the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord until it was finished." Second Chronicles 8:16
Structure your time so that you can structure your thoughts for they provide the structure for your life. Know when to take hold of an idea and run with it and when to wait and let it mature until it has ripened. Get God's timing. Discern God's order.
Now this is the confidence that we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if We know that he hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of him. if we know that he hears us we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of him. 1 John 5:14 – 15
Be still and know that he is God focus on doing what you know you should be doing and let God Do his part without doubting if he will or not. God will always do his part.
God is an early riser. the Bible is full of references of his prophets and saints rising early to pray to here God's voice. God is notorious for waking his followers early in the morning to give them instructions insights or warnings those who seek to be used of God must be willing to rise up early. Soldiers are ever alert and ready to respond to orders. the bugle blows early because battles are won through the preparations done in the early hours of the day especially spiritual battles. Praying early is not just in the morning but it also means to pray far in advance of something happening before a situation escalates.
God rebuked Jeremiah in Chapter 7:13 I spoke to you rising up early and speaking but you did not hear and I called you but you did not answer Isaiah 50:4-5 "he wakes me up in the morning wakes me up opens my ears to listen as one ready to take orders.
Principle: good things come to those who rise early and praise God. David said "awake my glory! awake lute and harp! I will awaken the dawn. psalm 57:8 God you are my God I early Will i seek you. Psalm 63:1
In Luke 21:38 we read: "early in the morning all the people came to Jesus in the temple to hear him." In John 8:2 we read, "at dawn he appeared again in the temple courts where all the people gathered around him and he sat down to teach them."
Wake up Early; seek God in the morning this is when he likes to speak to you.
Jesus is teaching so that you may have success and prosperity so that you would know the success and prosperity that is available to you if you pursue these Kingdom principles. success is a fulfillment of divine purpose while prosperity is having enough Divine provision to overcome obstacles.
As a believer you must understand that you have been given the Mystery of the kingdom and access to the kingdom principles. I was given the keys to the kingdom of heaven
So that in thus life you can walk in Divine Dominion.i will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. whatever you allow in Earth heaven allows. whatever you say no to in Jesus name. Heaven will back you up by binding it. nothing leaves heaven until the request for it leaves earth. this is how powerful this spoken word is. It has the ability to open or close spiritual heavenly portals Isaiah 5511 so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth it shall not return to me void but it shall accomplish what I please and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
A person who is coached to participate in the kingdom of heaven is one who is able to tap into both ancient truth and fresh wisdom Matthew 13:52 he said to them every teacher and interpreter of the sacred writings who has been instructed about and trained for the kingdom of heaven and has become a disciple is like a householder who brings out of his storehouse treasure that is new and treasure that is old. the fresh as well as a familiar.
Have you commanded the morning since the days began, and caused the dawn to know its place, that it might take hold of the ends of the earth and the wicked be shaken out of it? God asked Job have you commanded the morning Job 38:12 – 13
During Jesus' generation a watch consisted of three hour periods. The first watch would begin at 6 PM the second at 9 PM the third at midnight the fourth at 3 AM and the fifth at 6 AM there's a total of eight watches four in the night and four in the day but those hours of prayer should be place within the context of the evening to morning watches which actually began at 6 PM and end at 6 AM it is important to understand that the ending of a watch shift is just as important as the beginning because it is during this timeframe that the enemy will attempt to set up an ambush attack. Every effort should be made to reinforce a prayer agenda that is embraced by all watches. as the chief intercessor Jesus knew the most effective time to pray. he was god in action and he deemed it as a divine imperative To begin his prayer watch sometime during the first watch which is approximately 6 PM as a prayer general Jesus was an adept prayer technician able to pray with fluency proficiency clarity and accuracy for as long as it was necessary to pray for something. I pray that God will grant me the same divine ability.
Applying the discipline of kingdom living Jesus wanted to expose the disciples to the discipline of kingdom living in order to live the kingdom you must have discipline strategic prayer and divine awareness. Before every great kingdom event that Jesus did the Bible shows us that he spent a minimum of 10 to 12 hours in prayer.
Jesus was commanding the morning and taking authority over his day. to command means to instruct. dictate. exercise authority. master and conquer control. give orders to. demand so as to receive what is due. rule. decree supervise. keep watch. manage administrate. regulate
Isaiah 1:19 says if you are willing and obedient you will eat the good of the land. Are you willing? When you use this strategy you activate the 24 hour anointing this anointing brings all the elements surrounding your life into divine alignment with God's purpose for you this 24 hour anointing brings you to a kind of prophetic critical mass.
Isaiah 44:7 then let him declare it and set it in order for me and the things that are coming and shall come let them show these to them.
God knows the end from the beginning and everything in between and these are the things that he wants to reveal to you. The book of Job says that this is what God actually does he opens up the mind of man and speaks inspirational thoughts so that he can keep man from pursuing his own limited way. Got Stotz our abundance and not lack he wanted to live large into Brinkey went to a good life. He gives you Divine inspirational thoughts and the ability to speak them into Rick's assistance so that you will grow to fulfill his best planFor your life. He wants you to mature in wisdom authority and supernatural ability so that you can bear witness to the Splendor of his kingdom. Your miracle is already in existence but it is up to you to learn to see and to call it out.
Jesus called that donkey to be brought to him it was tied up until Jesus called for it in the same way there's something that you might need and it's waiting for you to call it to you it will not be let loose until you call it in. Numbers 14:28 the Lord says just as you have spoken in my hearing so I will do to you. In job 33:5 it says set your words in order before me take your stand. In Ephesians 6:14, 18 it says stand your ground stay alert and be persistent in your prayers.
Speak with conviction and confess with expectation. Expect that whatever you have decreed will come to pass. Jesus taught in Mark 11:24 whatever things you ask when you pray believe that you receive them and you will have them. in the same verse Jesus emphasized the need for us to to speak and say three times more than he did believe.
We are partners with God to activate his perfect will for us in this life. we are colaboring with Christ on our own behalf as well as on the behalf of those whom we are praying for.
-God bless Cindy Trimm and her ministry. This is from her book Commanding you MOrning.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Golden Keys
As I was praying I was standing before the throne of God and the Holy Spirit led me to stretch my hands out and on my hands was placed a huge golden key. I needed both hands to carry it, thats how long and wide it was. It was intricate, beautiful, bright, and ancient. I came home to look up the significance of keys in the bible. "It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the honor of kings to search it out." Proverbs 25:2 I am in God's kingdom and I have learned to search out the treasures of God, because they are wonderful and rewarding! More is released to you as you show your diligence and your true desire to know the Father's heart, his wishes, his dreams. Any person will tell you his thoughts if you actually show him you care to listen, why would the Father be any different. He is so good to share his heart and his thoughts and these are a treasure chest!! So this is what I've been discovering... on this topic of Keys I will just point out the things that are being highlighted to me right now, because the study is very thorough.
In Isaiah 22:2-25 You will find two men: One is Shebna and the other is Eliakim. Shebna is described as a man who is building for himself a tomb to be remembered. For this reason, God removes him, for he is a contemptible steward and treasurer. In his place He calls Eliakim, He says he will clothe him with Shebna's robe, and bind him with Shebna's girdle, and will commit Shebna's authority to Eliakim's hands. God proclaims over Eliakim that he will be a Father to the inhabitants to the house of Judah and the KEY of David will be laid upon his shoulder. He says that with this key, he shall OPEN and NO ONE will SHUT, and he shall SHUT and NO ONE shall OPEN!! What AUTHORITY!! (By the way this passage contains alot about the future to come Messiah... worth looking into)
So, we find these two men in this time of struggle for the kingdom, in a time of war, one of which has pretty much given up on victory and is focusing on how to be remembered, he is literately building his tomb! His focus is on himself and on his death... what hope is this?! He has misused his authority, his royalty, his knowledge to build a name for himself. He is useless to the kingdom because he is not bringing about solutions for the kingdom. If God is King, and we are part of his kingdom aren't we called to carry out the tasks of the kingdom and look for the edification and establishment of this very kingdom we belong to?? When Shebna fails to do this and uses the resources of the kingdom for his name sake, God takes away this authority and gives it to his servant ELIAKIM. The name Eliakim in hebrew means: "God sets up or God raises up" He gives him this key, which allows him to open and close doors..... to what you ask? to the advancement of the Kingdom.
We learn a principle of the kingdom here.. in Isaiah 23:9 "the Lord of hosts has purposed it [in accordance with a fixed principle of His government] to defile the pride of all glory and to bring into dishonor and contempt all the honored of the earth." So we see from this that God pretty much hates pride and when he sees it he will do what it takes to humble this person. He is the one who gives authority out in the first place, and if we fail to recognize who that key belongs to, and give HIM the glory He deserves, God can and will take it away to one He is able to trust to do with his authority the business of the kingdom.
So back to this key... we see that it's called the Key of David what He gives to Eliakim. In Revelation 3:7 we see that Jesus has this Key : "This is the message from the one who is holy and true, the one who has the key of David. What he opens, no one can close; and what he closes, no one can open. I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name."
Who else had these keys in scripture?
Peter,
Jesus' followers,
Matthew 16:13-19 "I will give you the keys to the kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." Jesus told him this after Peter responded to his question of who Jesus is. When Peter respondeded with understanding and revelation from the Father that Jesus is Messiah, Jesus proclaimed to him that he would be given these keys, that will open and close the doors of heaven on earth. It sounds like a test, or a prerequisite to being given the keys.
Key in hebrew is "maf-tay-ach" which literately means "opener." We see that people with the keys becomes themselves as openers, they take on the characteristics of these keys. Can they be used incorrectly, I believe so! Whoever has the keys of a home has a level of authority in that home, Jesus rebuked the pharisees. "What sorrow awaits you experts in religious law! For you remove the key to knowledge from the people. You don't enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering." In this case it seems like the key is knowledge, which makes sense, because Peter was asked a question and when he answered correctly he was given the keys. So without knowledge/revelation/wisdom from above, you cannot be a carrier of these keys. You must know how to operate in the Kingdom. Acquire Knowledge from God. Ask of him wisdom and he will give you. The word of God opens up doors, we must Know God's word and we must know Who He is, we must be faithful to the words of the Lord and and declare them, because his words are life, as we speak them we live and bring others to life! Peter was given the keys after he answered with Knowledge and Revelation from above. The pharisees who had the law, had the key of knowledge, the word, and yet were not opening doors to the kingdom.
Later we see Peter was given the task to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. (Acts 10) He was the instrument, the key, to open up the door of the Kingdom of God to the gentiles.
So is it safe to say that these Keys are given to those who know how to use them as good stewards to open doors for the establishment of the Kingdom. Different people have them. Faithful and good stewards. KINGDOM BUILDERS.
This week... as I walked around I came across people with gold keys. Yes actual keys. God was showing me there are others who also have these keys.... I met a man from Argentina and around his neck he had a gold key, he had opened up an evangelistic tour company here in the holy land. Then I met a man from Texas who was establishing a house of prayer in an ancient city here in the holy land, he also had a gold key around his neck. He told me that when God gave it to him, he told him it stands for obedience opens up the good doors. I don't deem this a coincidence, I saw a drawing of Peter with a key by his head where is said " I have a dream". I can relate.........I have a dream as well.
Through these encounters with actual people with actual keys, God has given me insight to the networks of his Kingdom and Kingdom people who have certain keys in different areas and mountains. These are the people that the Lord has "set up" equipped and they are "opening" and "closing" doors for the establishment of his Kingdom. And he is setting us up in our spheres of influence to administer his desires and the ways of the Kingdom of Heaven. Are you one of these? It is important to look into the lives of those who were given these keys, this trust, and what the Lord deems a good and faithful servant and steward. He is also asking us to come into contact, and to work together. He sets up this highway of Kingdom connections. It will require love and trust and diligence.
As his royal priesthood may we use the keys to unlock doors, open up treasure chests, and unveil the truths of his word to those who are in darkness and outside of the kingdom for HIS names' sake.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race who serve as Priests for The Kingdom, a holy people, a redeemed assembly; you should proclaim the praises of him who called you from darkness into his excellent light.
Mark 13:34, "For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch."
Luke 10:19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
Be faithful in the little, Eliakim was a servant of the Lord, and God set him up. He could be trusted, he was a good steward, he had the kingdoms' best interest at heart.
Prayer: May I be found a faithful servant my King, may my heart be yours for your kingdom, my eyes look to you and my will is surrendered to your will. May I come to the full understanding of your ways and the authority given to us, your people, through Jesus Christ, and may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. May I fulfill all that you called me, set me apart, and chose me to do in this generation and may your name be known in the darkest places. That there may be light. For your loving kindness and justice is very much needed. May we reflect your passionate love and compassion in this place. May your kingdoms principles be established, that many may be restored to beauty, joy, and peace. In your son's name, Amen.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
My name... I was named and set apart from the womb.
What Is the Meaning of the Jasmine Flower?
By Caroline Shurr, eHow Contributor
Throughout history, people have attributed special meanings or symbolism to flowers. The practice came into full bloom during the Victorian era, when the language of flowers was most popular. Speaking through flower symbolism was especially prevalent between romantic couples because open public communication was not allowed in polite society. Today, many flowers still carry those meanings with them, including the jasmine flower.
History
For thousands of years, the jasmine plant has been cultivated not only for the beauty of its small, white, star-like flowers, but it has also been prized for its intoxicating scent. Originating in the foot hills of the Himalayas and Ganges plains, the plant was cultivated and brought to India, China, the Middle East and other regions. From there, it spread into France, Italy and the Mediterranean, and eventually it was introduced to the rest of Western Europe and Britain. Today, jasmine is grown and cultivated all over the world in its many varieties.
Origin of the Name
The name jasmine comes from the Persian word "yasmin," which means "fragrant flower." The name Jasmine is also used as a girl's name, meaning "God's gift." The scientific name is Jasminum Officinale.
Meaning
Since jasmine has been cultivated all over the world for its flowers and scent, there are different varieties, and each type of jasmine is associated with different meanings. Because of its attractive scent, the white, or Indian, jasmine symbolizes attachment and sensuality. The white flower of jasmine can also represent amiability and modesty. Yellow jasmine is associated with grace and elegance, while the variety known as Spanish jasmine also represents sensuality. In India, jasmine flowers are given as religious offerings as a symbol of divine hope, and the flowers are sometimes used in religious ceremonies.
Uses
The most obvious use for jasmine is for its scent, whether in landscapes and gardens or in perfumes. Women of various southeast Asian cultures use the flowers in their hair for their beautiful fragrance. In China, jasmine has been used for tea for centuries, and some cultures believe drinking jasmine tea daily can prevent diseases such as cancer. In aromatherapy, jasmine is thought to be an antidepressant and to promote relaxation while helping with fatigue and tension. The scent is often used in incenses and massage oils, and some cultures believe when jasmine is burned or worn, it will attract spiritual love, wealth, money and prophetic dreams.
Interesting Fact
The scent of the jasmine flower is most potent at night, when it releases its scent into the cooler night air.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Numbers: direction and design
God is creative. He gives you design patterns. Detailed. Seek him for ideas and creativity. Heavenly design 8:4
May we move at his timing and may we sit until he says it's time to move. Lord may your holy spirit be so heavy on us that we know when and where to move just as I directed your people as u took them to the promised land. 9:22
May we move at his timing and may we sit until he says it's time to move. Lord may your holy spirit be so heavy on us that we know when and where to move just as I directed your people as u took them to the promised land. 9:22
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