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Separating from what?

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In accordance with Psalm 1:2, I was thinking about Gal. 1:15-16 which says in the Aramiac-to-English translation, “But when (Elohim) willed it, He who set me apart from the womb and from my
mother, called me to His grace in order to reveal the manifestation of his son that I preached to the nations, I did not explain this to any living person.”

This blog is building on a previous blog, Separating me. It was not my intention to right another blog about separation, but the Word in me is Him and not me and will establish its purpose and not return void.

Verse 15 percolated in my spirit this afternoon and gave birth yet once again and I am persuaded will endlessly continue to do so according to His righteousness and faith by grace.

The Father has called me by his grace and has separated me from the flesh and emotional attachment of my mother to reveal His Son in me. In Him, this separation happened before I was born. It happened before time was created. I was in Him. I am in Him separated for His purpose by grace and truth through the revelation of Christ. This unveiling of Christ by His faith creates a righteous nature apart from dead works or anything I could accomplish in myself. He fills everything. I am made righteous. I AM righteous in Him. I am a righteous creation made by revelation and grace growing more into who I am in Him.

This separation from the fleshly and emotional security and comfort from my mother puts me under His authority making Him my Lord. This spiritually places me under grace and in Him and His grace. Romans 5:2 says, “This grace in which we stand!” I love my mother and father. What I am saying is I came through my parents from the Creator. I spiritually came from God through my parents, Galatians 4:4.

Jesus said, “You will do greater things because I am going to the Father and will send the Holy Spirit.” He has sent His Spirit into our hearts crying, “Abba, Father” as grown and mature sons not infant sons. We are no longer under trustees and guardians, but have an unction from the Holy One in us. This unction reveals all truth. This truth separates from things that are not truth. His love alone is true love. His love absorbs the love of my biological father and mother because He fills all in all in every thought, molecule, time, dimension and creation.

How much love?

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Luke 7:47, “Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

Luke 7:36-50

I will only love God, myself and others with the measure I know I am loved by God. If I truly know I am loved by God, by the faith of Christ in me, then I will truly love God, myself and others. If I know God’s forgiveness through His Son Jesus, then I know God’s love for me. If God loves me then I love myself because He has enabled me to love by showing me His love through His only Son. He loved me and died for me while I was still in my sin. In Him, ALL fullness dwells Col. 1:19, 2:9. I am loved and saved from who I was and am made a new creation in Him because of His fullness. In His fullness, by His nature, He died for me because I was spiritually dead and was fragmented in my soul. According to His will before the foundations of time, my death needed life and fragmented pieces needed peace, soundness, wholeness, and completion. I needed His fullness. Only He could and can fill me to overflowing according to His goodness. Nothing else can. Only Him and His love.

I am growing in the grace and knowledge of Christ. The knowledge of how much He loves me grows in me everyday by grace. He did not have to die on the cross, but did so because it was His will to do so because He is love. In Him, all fullness dwells. It is His nature. He is faithful to His nature. He is truth. This is how much He loves me. Therefore, His will and love effect me and compel me to do and be.

What was destroyed?

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1 John 3:8, “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.”

The name devil here can mean accuser or slanderer.

The Greek word is diablos.

  • prone to slander, slanderous, accusing falsely

In the King James authorized version (AV), the word “destroy” or “lyō” has the following occurrences as these English words:loose 27, break 5, unloose 3, destroy 2, dissolve 2, put off 1, melt 1, break up 1, break down 1.

“Destroy” which is used here is only used twice. Although “loose” is used 27 times. So, Jesus “loosed” the works of the accuser or slander, but how?

Col. 2:13-15 indicate how as do other scriptures. Verse 14 says, “Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;”

Heb. 10:10 (NIV) says, “And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.”

When Adam and his wife received the knowledge of good and evil from the devil they were unable to redeem themselves from the power of this knowledge. Their conscience witnessed their self-condemnation based on the law that was written in their heart. The law in their heart said, “Do not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” They could not escape the witnessing of their conscience because there was not sacrifice for sin yet. In this case, grace was used as an occasion to the flesh and did not have to. Grace was there to say, “No to ungodliness,” but was not manifested. Adam, out of fear, in his self-strength, sewed a fig leaf to cover his shame. God, in His goodness, made coats of skin for Adam and his wife. This was a shadow or pattern of the redemption to come, Gen. 3:21, Heb. 9:22.

Heb. 2:14-15 (NIV) says, “Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.”

Christ nailed in His body the judgment and penalty of the law for the Church. He took all condemnation upon Himself for the Church. We can no longer be condemned, judged, accused by the enemy based on the law or self-imposed law because we are loosed from the devil’s authority by the power of God and Christ’s resurrection and forgiveness.

In Christ, any thought of accusation, judgment or condemnation thrown towards me is powerless because of the absolute forgiveness of God through Christ. If I accuse, slander or condemn myself then I am not loving myself as God loves me. I do not know who I am. If I love myself with God’s love the motive to self-judge is gone in Christ.

Paul says in Phil. 3:13, “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but [this] one thing [I do], forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,”

The long Greek word for ‘forgetting those things which are behind’ is epilanthanomai.

It means to intensely, willfully forget or even give to oblivion.

So, when the devil attempts to throw accusation, slander or condemnation my way I have spiritual amnesia from those thoughts in Christ, 2 Cor. 10:5.

This creates and gives great life, peace and liberty to my mind and life. Isn’t this what Jesus said in John 10:10, “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give life in all its fullness.”

Undeniable acknowledgment

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Discovered an interesting word today that I thought I understood, but am seeing in a new light again.

The word is homologeo. Here are some scripture examples and its usage.

  • Romans 10:9-10 “confess”
  • Hebrews 13:15 “giving thanks”
  • 1 John 1:9 “confess”
  • 1 John 2:23 “acknowledge”
  • 1 John 4:2 “confess”
  • 1 John 4:15 “confess”

The word homologeo means:
Lit., “to speak the same thing” (homos, “same,” lego, “to speak”), “to assent, accord, agree with.”

1 John 2:23b says, “he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.”

I interpret this as truth itself by its nature pushing and compelling the words of acknowledgment, thanksgiving and confession. If what is revealed is real and true then truth will have its way. All things align with the will and nature of truth. Jesus is the Truth. Death is a lie. It is not truth. Otherwise, the Truth, or Jesus, should have stayed dead and not resurrected.

The revelation of Him or truth pushes and compels His will in me. Truth stands alone.

Truth is transcendent. It is not limited by time or any dimension of existence. If it were limited it wouldn’t be truth. Truth sets free because the nature of truth sets free and gives liberty. Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth. Truth sets apart or sanctifies something to align with it and its nature.

Knowledge of the truth creates hope in me. The Word is the word of truth. Faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of truth. When faith is (incorrect grammar, but correct usage and idea), hope is. When faith is, I have eager expectation because of the reality of the truth. I cannot have hope without His faith.

The knowledge and experience of Christ and His truth diffuses, pours itself out, propagates, and spreads out in every part of my triune being: spirit, soul and body. It is sanctifying me and making me more saved or whole everyday in Him.

There is another Greek word called symphōneō. It means,

  1. to agree together
  2. to agree with one in making a bargain, to make an agreement, to bargain

Lit., “to sound together” (sun, “together,” phone, “a sound”), i.e., “to be in accord, primarily of musical instruments,” is used in the NT of the “agreement”

Only truth can agree with itself.

Is there such a thing as positive fear?

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Fear is created in us by design. It is respect, reverence and awe. The enemy perverted it with his ways and craftiness.

Hebrews 5:6-7,

As He also says in another place:

“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek”;

Who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear,

Godly fear means Jesus knew who He was and God was while He was on earth. Ungodly fear is a fear based on self and ignorance that separates you from God. The truth sets us free, reconciles and remove the wall that separated us from God.

Verse 11 says,

“…of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.”

How did they become dull of hearing? The voice of the law or legalism is not the voice of grace and truth.

Dull means ” “slow, sluggish, indolent, dull.” What is this in regard to? Two other words that are compared to and synonymous with mean “slow of heart.”

If my heart beats unhealthily slow then I am barely living. A slow heart gives very little spiritual life. A heart barely beating almost sound like I am on life support.

If I hear with my spiritual ear a religious and legal doctrine then my heart will beat slow because it will become indolent and dull. My flesh cannot fulfill the law. That is not the purpose of the law. How can my heart live and beat strong on such a doctrine when the life line at best is a narrow straw of trickling water? If the heart is like this then it is likely the mind is at enmity with God based on self-imposed law or false doctrine as Romans speaks of. The peace of God guards and keeps our hearts and minds in Christ. I bear peace because of I am made righteous in Him.

Heb. 11:7, “By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.”

Noah was moved with godly fear. He was righteous man because God spoke His word to Noah and Noah heard God’s word. Faith sprung after hearing God’s word and Noah prepared the ark by faith. This faith was reckoned to Noah as righteousness. He believed God. He built the ark in obedience because he believed what he heard. He did not build the ark because of fear of the unknown. If I believe what God says in His word then I know it is true. This is how I know and why I have godly reverential fear and not xenophobia (fear of the unknown).

When does the law judge?

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When does the law or even self-imposed law judge someone?

  • When you realize you are under it and its judgment.
  • It judges sin that manifested in the flesh to those who walk according to the flesh.
    • So, it can only judge something that has occurred in the course of time.

This blog builds on The law cannot judge something that is always Now and Back in the day.

In 2 Peter 3:8, Peter said God does not exist in time, but outside of it.

The perfect present tense of the faith of Christ is in me, Gal. 2:20. This faith is Now, Heb. 11:1. Now is perfect present tense. Now is not something that has already occurred in time. It is always Now. The faith of Christ dwells in me Now or in perfect present tense always. I could say faith dwells in me all the time and it exist Now all the time in me. Now does not exist the past or future, but Now. Faith exists Now in this creation or time in the believer.

The law seems to only be able to judge something that creates time. The acts of the flesh and sin create death. It is not against the law to bear Godly fruit, Gal. 5:23. If sin creates death and time then what does bearing fruit create? Eternal life, Romans 5:21. Bearing righteous fruit unto eternal life does not create time, but supernatural life everlasting in this creation even. If I love someone or bear peace or joy with them I am manifesting His life. I am manifesting His life by His faith through grace. Eternal life emanates from Him and His nature. Bearing His fruit is bearing His nature.

Death and time do not and cannot exist in the nature of the Father or His son.

This fear that manifested as man went and hid in the bushes and sewed fig leaves to cover his shame also created time. One generic definition of time could be the measurement of death and corruption.

Ungodly fear seems to create time. Ungodly fear seems to occur when I am made aware of the judgment or penalty of the law. Ungodly fear separates me from God and His love for me. Godly fear reconciles me by His Son.

There is a fear that exists that is non-legalistic that imparts life, Heb. 12:28. It is reverential fear and awe of who He is. In the bible, there are many occurrences of the phrase, “Fear not.” These “fear not” situations occurred sometimes when angels appeared to men and women and even after Christ’s resurrection in the tomb. Angels are in the presence of the Father and Christ. When they appear here on earth they bring with them the knowledge and effect of being in His presence in eternity. The men and women in these angelic visitations become cognizant of God through these messengers. The effect is some type of fear. The angel usually says, “Fear not” though. I believe the fear these men and women have experienced is a fear of the unknown or fear of something that they are unfamiliar with.

Romans 8:15 and 2 Timothy 1:7 indicate we do not have a spirit of fear.

Separating me

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The past few weeks I have been pretty busy at work and home. Revelation is still there, but I have not been in what I thought was my ’spiritual groove’ which includes this blog site. This site blesses me immensely when I pour myself and energy into it because the Word does not return void. It gives life. I was asking the Lord, “What is going on? I know I don’t go by feelings, but live only by faith.”

Today, the Lord ministered His response to me, “I am separating you from who you were. You are a different person.” I already thought I knew I was a new creation in Him, but this is still different and new. My life is hid in Him. I have a righteousness by His faith and not of my own. Sometimes I think I get to a point in my walk of where I am starting to gain understanding (and I am) and then the Lord tells me this and I feel almost like I am back at square one, but in a good way. In the best way possible. It is awesome. I believe what I am seeing is my incorruptibility in Him. He is saving my soul making my triune being whole by the revelation of Him. In Him, I am eternally who I am. I have been led in the scriptures lately to reading about being made righteous in Him. Righteousness unto holiness.

In retrospect, it almost seems like I can tell He’s been waiting to tell me something and then bam! He reveals Himself. It will take an eternity to know Him. Thank you Father for you Son and sending Him to my heart.

Whatever you are going through don’t worry about it. Maintain your daily routines and go about your day. He will show up. He always does. Our faith is constantly growing and stretching to be like His faith. It is His faith in us by grace.

I am reminded of several scriptures. Here are a few that come to mind.

Galatians 1:15-16

Romans 3:21-22

Conquered. By what?

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Matthew 6:21, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”

What is most important to me is where my heart is. If the thing important to me is what I strongly desire in my heart then that is my treasure. When I have my treasure I am excited and stirred because of the effect the treasure has on me.

2 Peter 2:19 says,

NKJV, “…for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage.”

NLT, “They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves to sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you.”

Overcome in the Greek is hēttaomai. It means,

  1. to make less, inferior, to overcome
  1. to be made inferior
  2. to overcome, worsted, to be conquered by one, forced to yield to one
  3. to hold a thing inferior, set below

We were and are purposed before time existed to be servants of righteousness and love to God and Christ by grace. To be his free-willed bond servant. For you are a slave to whatever controls you. We are purposed to be servants of righteousness by His will in us which is our will in Him by revelation of Christ.

If I am a slave to self to my self-imposed will which is rooted in fear because perfect love casts out fear, then the fear of judgment of my self-imposed will is the conqueror in my life. I am inferior to it. I am forced to yield to it by fear and the yoke of bondage.

2 Peter 2:1 speaks of the word heresy. In the Greek, it means “a choosing, choice” (from haireomai, “to choose”); then, “that which is chosen,” and hence, “an opinion,” especially a self-willed opinion, which is substituted for submission to the power of truth, and leads to division and the formation of sects.”

This heresy or ’self-willed opinion’ is based on false teaching that Peter is addressing in 2 Peter 2. Paul calls it, ‘another gospel.’

What is the way out?

2 Peter 2:20, “…they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,”

Col. 3:3, “…your life is hid with Christ in God.”

Dream - In the jungle

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Had a dream last night, 11/04/08. I was in the jungle near a river. There were huge trees there. Probably 100 feet tall or more. The tree branches were as big as logs. I saw a branch made by two logs going to another tree about 30 feet long, 6 feet wide. It was not man made, but naturally grew this way. I saw a vine that looked just like a swing. It reminded me of a huge play scape. There was a big house built out of these trees next to the jungle. It reminded me of Tarzan’s house, but on the ground. It could have been between 3000-5000 square feet in size with a nice size front patio. I believe there was a river near by as well.

Found some interesting dream symbol interpretations on the web that made sense to me.

Trees

Lush green trees in your dreams symbolize new hopes, growth and desires. For more dream meanings about trees, continue reading below.

If you dream of climbing a tree, you will achieve your career goals and reach those high places in society. The degree of difficulty to which you climb the tree will measure the speed of your achievement of these goals.

Bridge

Bridges often signify travel and transitions.

Swing

To dream that you are on a swing represents an expression of great satisfaction and freedom.

Dream reminds me of Haggai 1:8, “Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.”
I believe the house was the house of the Lord, the Church.

Good report

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Today is Monday. Mondays I usually go to the gym. Today, was a long and trying day. The main family car is in the shop and my wife and I had a heated discussion with the mechanic. For the most part, with prayer, everything has seemed to work out.

I did not have a strong desire to go to the gym. I left work deciding in my mind not to go. I heard a small voice in me saying, “Go to the gym.” My response was calling my wife and telling her I wasn’t going to the gym. I heard the same words again, “Go to the gym.” I was asking myself, “If this is the Lord then why does He want me to go to the gym?” I thought again, “I am going to the gym in faith even though I really don’t want to.”

On the way to the gym, I started to thank the Lord. In 1 Thess. 5:18 it says, ” In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”

For the past few years, I have really made it a point to thank the Lord when bad things or circumstances happen. I’ve discovered faith is birthed and stirred when I do this. So, I started thanking the Lord loudly for what He has given me: my health, job, salvation, etc. Prior to this, I thought about calling a brother in the Lord, but decided not to. As I continue thanking the Lord, my phone rings. It is the brother I was thinking about. I called him back. He said I called him, but I didn’t. Somehow my phone speed dialed him and he called back and heard my radio blaring loudly and thought I ran into a ditch. I mentioned some of my day and he said to me, “Faith has a good report.”

Then it hit me a little. The faith of Christ in me always gives and desires to give a good report not a bad one.

Heb. 11:2, “For by it the elders obtained a good report.”
Heb. 11:39, “And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:”

The meaning of the words good report in the Greek mean, ” to be a witness, bear witness, testify,” signifies, in the Passive Voice, “to be well testified of, to have a good report.”

When I thank God and live my live in faith contrary to the way of the world, by His grace and the revelation of Christ, I am obtaining a good report, testimony and witness. This good report blesses me now, those around me and my future.

If I were to have complained, moaned and groaned about my day today instead of thank God then there is no room for a good report, testimony or witness. That is not the nature of faith. In spite of the circumstances with my car, the unseen faith of Christ in me spoke out contrary to what happened early that day and gave hope and created evidence of things not seen.

I went to the gym expecting someone to be there to talk to or something, but no one was there. I ran on the treadmill and as I ran I shook off the day so to speak and my faith was stretched, enlarged and strengthened in me. I went to the gym like Abraham went to a land not knowing where he was going, but knowing by faith he was going to the right destination.

And by this faith I am righteous. I am righteous. I am not just right standing with God. I am righteous. By His faith in me through grace, my nature is becoming righteous in Him.

Romans 1:5 speaks of an obedience to the faith according to the Spirit of holiness and the Son of God’s power and not my strength.

When He unveils who He is in my heart, He pours His love in my heart, and it compels me by this unveiling to be obedient unto Him because I sincerely want to. His desire and will become mine and mine his. Paul prayed that the church be one. Jesus prayed that we be one as He and the Father are one.

I am glad I went to the gym.

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