2013, "The Year of Recapture"

Sunday, I released a word that Holy Spirit whispered in my ear: " This is the Year of Recapture."

You shall recapture  many things that have been seemingly lost this year. This is a year of abounding, abounding grace and blessings; those blessings that you did not capture that were abounding, overtaking you will be recaptured this year. You have sought the kingdom, My Supernatural Dominion and now these things in the natural shall be added to you, not only added but multiplied, multiplied grace.

Thirteen in man's eyes is superstitious, unlucky, but  in the kingdom this is a year of great blessings, provision and increase.

Why does the number 13 give people such a bad case of the heebie-jeebies?

"The number 13 has a number of very old references that tend to be associated with groups of 13 people," 

"At the Last Supper in Christian theology, there were 13 dinner guests, so that number is unlucky because Christ was betrayed. 

So it was the religious group that gave us this superstition.However, we know differently.

The number 13 promise has such a blessing on it what God has promised in his strength. 

Later on  in research I found:
Definition of 'Recapture'
Recapture is an accounting/investment term
1. A condition set by the seller of an asset that gives him/her the right to purchase back some or all of the assets within a certain period of time. 2. A situation where an individual must add back a deduction from a previous year to his or her income.3. A stipulation that allows you to buy back your shares at some future point in time, if you wish. 4.For example, when a business sells an asset and must recapture (add back) some of the depreciation.

Synonyms for recapture: get back, reacquire, recover, reclaim, re-collect, recoup, regain, repossess, retake, retrieve

Scriptural references to 13:
(Gen 17:25)  And his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

"The number 13 when it comes to the Jewish culture, this number signifies a turning point from within one's life, a turning point that indicates increased responsibility and accountability. 
When a  Jewish boy comes of age at 13-years-old he has become a "bar mitzvah" and is recognized by Jewish tradition as having the same rights as a full grown man. A boy who has become a Bar Mitzvah is now morally and ethically responsible for his decisions and actions.

The Body of Christ shall come into more maturity in this year, more responsible and a greater visibility in the world system.
(1Ki 7:1)  And Solomon was thirteen years building his own house. And he finished all his house.

Again the house the Lord is building (us) is coming into completion .(Eph 2:21)  In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

(Measurement of the temple: Eze 40:11)  And he measured the breadth of the gate-opening, ten cubits. The length of the gate was thirteen cubits.

The woman with an issue of blood had it for 12 years but in the 13th year she walked free from issues. 13 is a time to be done with cycles that are not DONE.

In theNew Testament there were 12 disciples but when Judas betrayed...they appointed Matthias .... 

Matthias which means gift of God or to accomplish. God said forget who betrays you...celebrate the gift of God and be productive ... accomplish.

The wall of Jericho fell on the 13th time around...one time each day for 6 and 7 times on the 7th day = 13.

Abraham was 86 when the promise of Isaac was given..... 86+13= 99- 13 is the difference between a promise made and a promise manifested.

The number “13” does not mean “evil,” but rather it is a most powerful God-given promise that will change the world for ever. Some of the more  aspects of the promise are:

10+3= 13...Ten - Relates to human governments and law. Three - Signifies completion or perfection, and unity. 

The number 13 is the difference of what man can do and what God can do.
The number 13 is the number of (new) life, new cycle.
The number 13 promise always brings excitement, hope and desperation for the promise to be fulfilled.
The number 13 promise is always presented in the presence of unfavorable circumstances, though in time, the circumstances will give way to the birth of the promise.

 In researching--Always look to Genesis, the seed book:

(Gen 1:12-13)  And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day.

 This is the 3rd Day: After “two days,” after 2,000 years, He has promised to “revive” us. He is quickening us, restoring us to life and health. “In” (during) the Third Day He has determined to “raise us up.” He has roused us from sleep and empowered us to stand up again. 

We are recapturing our inheritance in Him.

CHRIST IN EVERY BOOK OF THE BIBLE

Christ in Every Book of the Bible
In GENESIS He is the RAM OF GOD--the RAM CAUGHT IN THE THICKET
In EXODUS He is I AM THAT I AM (3:14)n LEVITICUS He is the DAY OF ATONEMENT In NUMBERS He is the SERPENT OF BRASS (21:9, cf. John 3:14)
In DEUTERONOMY He is the HIGH GOD (33:12 New RSV).
In JOSHUA He is the SCARLET THREAD (2:18)
In JUDGES He is THE ANGEL OF THE LORD In RUTH He is the LORD WHO BLESSES (3:10)
In 1 Samuel He is the FAITHFUL PRIEST (2:35)
In 2 Samuel He is the TOWER OF SALVATION (22:51)In 1 KINGS He is a GREATER THAN SOLOMON (chapters 3ff, cf. Matt. 12:42)
In 2 KINGS He is HEZEKIAH'S SUNDIAL AND HEALING POULTICE (20:7-11)
In 1 CHRONICLES He is the ARK OF THE COVENANT (chapter 15)In 2 CHRONICLES He is the ANTITYPE OF PASSOVERS (chapters 30, 35).
In EZRA He is RETURN FROM CAPTIVITY (throughout book)
In NEHEMIAH He is THE GREAT AND MIGHTY AND AWESOME GOD (9:32 New RSV)
In ESTHER He is the FEAST OF PURIM (9:20-23)In JOB He is the RESTORER OF SATAN'S OVERTHROW (Chapter 40)
In PSALMS He is the KING OF GLORY (24:7-10)In PROVERBS He is the FRIEND THAT STICKETH CLOSER THAN A BROTHER (18:24)
In ECCLESIASTES He is the GIVER OF LIFE AND BREATH (12:7)
In SOLOMON'S SONG HE IS MY LOVER WHOSE DESIRE IS FOR ME (7:10 NIV)
In ISAIAH He is the BEAUTIFUL BRANCH (4:2)
In JEREMIAH He is the KING, WHOSE NAME IS JEHOVAH ALMIGHTY (51:57)
In LAMENTATIONS He is His PEOPLE'S PORTION (3:24)
In EZEKIEL He is the RIVER OF LIFE (chapter 47)In DANIEL He is the ANCIENT OF DAYS (7:9-22)
In HOSEA He is LIKE THE SPRING RAINS THAT WATER THE EARTH (6:3 New RSV)
In JOEL He is a REFUGE FOR HIS PEOPLE (3:16)
In AMOS He is the RESTORER OF THE FORTUNES OF ISRAEL (9:14)
In OBADIAH He is the LORD WHO TAKES THE KINGDOM (vs. 15)
In JONAH He is the SIGN OF (the prophet) JONAH
In MICAH He is the GOD WHO PARDONS (7:18-19)
In NAHUM He is SLOW TO ANGER BUT GREAT IN POWER (1:3 New RSV)
In HABAKKUK He is our STRENGTH AND SALVATION (3:18-19)In HAGGAI He is the LORD WHO IS WITH US (2:4)
In ZECHARIAH He is the COMING KING (14:4)
In MALACHI He is the REBUKER OF THE DEVOURER (3:11) 
In MATTHEW He is the SOLID ROCK (7:24-25)In MARK He is the IRREPROACHABLE In LUKE He is the DAYSPRING FROM ON HIGH (1:78)In JOHN He is the RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE (11:25)
In ACTS He is the BAPTIZER WITH THE HOLY GHOST (2:33, 1:5)
In ROMANS He is the END OF THE LAW SO THAT THERE MAY BE RIGHTEOUSNESS FOREVERYONE WHO BELIEVES (10:4 New RSV)
In 1 CORINTHIANS He is the FIRSTFRUITS OF THE RESURRECTION (15:20, 23)In 2 CORINTHIANS He is the SON OF GOD (1:19)
In GALATIANS He is our REDEEMER FROM THE CURSE OF THE LAW (3:13)
In EPHESIANS He is HEAD OVER ALL THINGS TO THE CHURCH (2:22)
In PHILIPPIANS He is the NAME ABOVE EVERY NAME (2:9)In COLOSSIANS He is ALL THE FULNESS OF THE GODHEAD BODILY (2:9)
In 1 THESSALONIANS He is the RAPTURE (4:16-17)In 2 THESSALONIANS He is the LORD OF PEACE (3:16)
In 1TIMOTHY He is the GLORIOUS GOSPEL OF THE BLESSED GOD (1:11)In 2 TIMOTHY He is the RIGHTEOUS JUDGE (4:8)
In TITUS He is the HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE (1:2)
In PHILEMON He is the TRANSFORMER OF SLAVES INTO SONS (1:10)
In JAMES He is THE LORD OF GLORY (2:1)
In 1 PETER He is THE HEAD OF THE CORNER (2:7)
In 2 PETER He is THE MORNING STAR (1:19)
In 1 JOHN He is the PROPITIATION FOR OUR SINS (2:2)In 2 JOHN He is GOD'S SON COME IN THE FLESH (vs. 7)
In 3 JOHN He is the TRUTH (vss. 4, 8)In JUDE He is our ONLY WISE GOD OUR SAVIOUR (vs. 25)
In REVELATION He is the LAMB AT THE CENTER OF THE THRONE; THE KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS!!!

12 Days of Christmas & Candy Cane

12 Days of Christmas

The Twelve Days of Christmas" was written in England as one of the "catechism songs" to help young Catholics learn the tenets of their faith - a memory aid, when to be caught with anything in writing indicating adherence to the Catholic faith could not only get you imprisoned or worse. In this song, gifts are hidden meanings to the teachings of the faith. The "true love" mentioned in the song doesn't refer to an earthly suitor, it refers to God Himself. The "me" who receives the presents refers to every redeemed person. The partridge in a pear tree is Jesus Christ, the Son of God. In the song, Christ is symbolically presented as a mother partridge which feigns injury to decoy predators from her helpless nestlings.

The other symbols mean the following: 

2 Turtle Doves = The Old and New Testaments 
3 French Hens = Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues 
4 Calling Birds = the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists 
5 Golden Rings = The first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace. 
6 Geese A-laying = the six days of creation 
7 Swans A-swimming = the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments 
8 Maids A-milking = the eight beatitudes 
9 Ladies Dancing = the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit 
10 Lords A-leaping = the ten commandments 
11 Pipers Piping = the eleven faithful apostles 


12 Drummers Drumming = the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed

Origin of the Candy Cane
A candymaker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols from the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ. He began with a stick of pure white, hard candy. White to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus, and hard to symbolize the Solid Rock, the foundation of the Church, and firmness of the promises of God. The candymaker made the candy in the form of a "J" to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Savior. It could also represent the staff of the "Good Shepherd" with which He reaches down into the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs who, like all sheep, have gone astray. 

Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candymaker stained it with red stripes. He used three small stripes to show the stripes of the scourging Jesus received by which we are healed. The large red stripe was for the blood shed by Christ on the cross so that we could have the promise of eternal life. Unfortunately, the candy became known as a Candy Cane -- a meaningless decoration seen at Christmas time. But the meaning is still there for those who "have eyes to see and ears to hear." Every time you see a Candy Cane, remember the Wonder of Jesus and His Great Love that came down at Christmas, and that His Love remains the ultimate and dominant force in the universe today.

 WHY DID JESUS HAVE TO BE BORN? 

JESUS, THE WORD MADE FLESH

Jesus was born of a woman, but Jesus had no earthly father. This is what makes the virgin birth a must. The bloodline was from His Father God. The embryo in Mary’s womb was the pure Word of God. Therefore, Jesus had pure blood, filled with life from His father God. He was born of a virgin, with the bloodline of God in His veins. In the womb, the baby does not receive blood from His mother. Jesus received no blood from Mary; therefore He was pure and did not receive the sin nature of fallen man. There was no death in Him but He yielded to the death on the cross, Jesus was born of a woman so redemption could become a reality.

The seed that the woman took when she said” Let it be done unto me according to your word,” was an incorruptible seed. This was a fulfillment of Gen. 3 where God prophesied in Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.”

Why did Jesus have to be born? God chose to make covenant with man. Jesus came in the form of a man with a body of a man in order to have dominion and authority. Jesus Christ was a man anointed with Holy Ghost. This made it perfectly legal for Jesus to destroy the works of the devil which He accomplished.

  The seed Mary received was the Word, the incorruptible seed that took on flesh and dwelt among us. Jesus Christ is the living Word of God. His name is Emmanuel meaning, “God with us.”

Luke 2:11 “For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 

Galatians 4:4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

Is. 9:6-7 For unto us a Child is born,  (Son of God) Unto us a Son is given; (Son of Man) And the government will be upon His shoulder.(Body of Christ) And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice. 

A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT FOR YOU FOR THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON 

The same Seed that was planted in the womb of the virgin Mary when she was overshadowed by the Holy Spirit is the very SAME Seed that was planted in you when we were born again. Just as the angel said to Mary on that day, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. So has it been with you. 

You have received the Holy One. Yes, I have come, but I want to come out of you in a greater way, says the Lord. I have sent forth the Spirit of The Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” You have also cried out, Daddy, to Me. For it is truly Christ in you, the hope of glory. You have been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever.

Now this in this season the Christ shall come out of you in marvelous ways, for you shall see many souls born into the kingdom this YEAR. I am strengthening relationships in every area of your life, your family, your friends, and in your brothers and sisters in Christ. I shall make your influence increase and give you favor among those who you thought not. They have been listening to you although you haven’t realized it. Now is the time to see the fruition of all your labors.

 For Jesus was the first fruit of many brethren. You are that brethren. Just as He multiplied and produced so shall you if you will be ever faithful and obedient, especially during this season. The Law of the Kingdom is reaping and sowing and I want you to think of all the things that you have sowed. This is the season that you are not going to reap just the 30, 60 or 100 fold increase, but an infinite increase.  Also, you are in the season of restoration and all things that have been plundered from you.  I am restoring, says the Lord, this season.

Remembering I am coming out of you in a greater way.   I am making the way straight for you, parting the Jordan for you, bringing you into the land of promise. Watch and see what I have to say in this coming year.  You are coming out to come in, into full provision, true sonship/ daughtership, full deliverance, total divine health and life.

I am capturing your heart and bringing you unto Myself. You shall partake of the resurrection life, the glorified position I have for you to walk in. Totally in Me you live, and move and have your being. That shall become a reality for you this season. This shall one of the best years you’ve ever experienced for the Spirit of Christ shall prevail. 

This season is not about giving or receiving, but about the Spirit of Christ in the world. The world shall turn to Me; the knowledge of the glory of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. Nothing can stop the Seed, Christ Jesus and nothing can stop you if you determine this in your heart. 

The Spirit Filled Life

There is a threefold manifestation of the Holy Spirit's infilling. 

1. The Realization of Christ's Abiding Presence 

 We have Christ  (Spirit of Christ, Holy Spirit) abiding in us in all His fullness.

Our soul has to acknowledge that. As our mind is renewed, every need is supplied, every desire  is fulfilled, every hunger is satisfied, every thirst is quenched. It is to have our whole life perpetually refreshed and replete in Him. Such a realization of His abiding presence in its fullness is one of the rich rewards of a Spirit-filled life. 

Ephesians 3:16-17, 19, R.V., "That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. That ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God." 

2. The Reproduction of Christ's Holy Life 

The reproduction of Christ's holy life within the believer is another speakably precious benefit of the Spirit-filled life. 

The Spirit-filled Christian is the one who is most like his Lord. 

2 Corinthians 3:18, R.V., "But we all with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit." 

Galatians 5:22-23, R.V., "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, self-control: against such there is no law." 


3. The Reenactment of Christ's Supernatural Power Through Us 

The reenactment of Christ's supernatural power through us is the third outstanding mark of a Spirit-filled life. All power belongs unto God and He has delegated this power to His Son and the Son in turn transmits that power to the one whose life is united with His. When He gave that last commission to the disciples He said, "All power hath been given unto me in heaven and upon earth, go ye therefore and make disciples of all the nations." The "therefore" fully implies that, as He sent them forth to accomplish such a superhuman task, He promised to endue them with supernatural power. 

Acts 1:8, "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." 

Offense, Don't Take It

Offense

Impossible not to come

(Mat 18:7)  Woe to the world because of offenses! For it is necessary that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

Occasions of, 
(1Cor 10:32)  Give no offense, either to the Jews, or to the Greeks or to the church of God;

(2Cor 6:3)  We are in nothing giving cause of stumbling, in no way, so that the ministry may not be blamed,

Blessedness of not taking at Christ

(Mat 11:6)  And blessed is he, whoever shall not be offended in Me.

Saints warned against taking

(John 16:1)  I have spoken these things to you so that you should not be offended.

SAINTS SHOULD Be without

(Php 1:10)  that you may distinguish between things that differ, that you may be sincere and without offense until the day of Jesus Christ,

Have a conscience void of

(Act 24:16)  And in this I exercise myself, always to have a blameless conscience toward God and men.

Not let their liberty occasion, to others

(1Co 8:9)  But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours becomes a stumbling block to those who are weak.

Avoid those who cause

(1Co 8:9)  But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours becomes a stumbling block to those who are weak.

(Rom 16:17)  And I exhort you, brothers, to watch those making divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have learned, and avoid them.

Reprove those who cause
Exo_32:21; 1Sa_2:24; 

All things that cause, shall be gathered out of Christ's kingdom

(Mat 13:41)  The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

Denunciation against those who cause
Mat_18:7; Mar_9:42; 

Exemplified
Aaron
Exo_32:2-6; 

Balaam, &c
Num_31:16; Rev_2:14; 

Gideon
Jdg_8:27; 

Sons of Eli
1Sa_2:12-17; 

Jeroboam
1Ki_12:26-30; 

Old prophet
1Ki_13:18-26; 

Priests
Mal_2:8; 

John the Baptist Matt. 1:2

Peter
Mat_16:23; 

Offense causes
1. murmuring and complaining
2. doubt
3. fear
4. pride; exalts self

Don't give it out and don't take it! Avoid completely.
Love covers a multitude of sins!


(1Pe 4:8)  And above all things have fervent love to yourselves, for love will cover a multitude of sins.

OUR NEW NAME

OUR NEW NAME

"To Him who overcomes... I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it." (Rev.2:17c)

The Word tells us that "We are in the light as He is in the light" and "be ye perfect even as your Father in heaven is perfect" (Matt. 5:48) and " to perfect holiness".  JESUS reached into the heart of the Father and brought forth a white stone which decreed us to be innocent through His sacrifice.  Upon this stone was a new name (nature) which cannot be known by any man (carnality).

In Hebrew a white stone was given to a man who had been forgiven great sins.  In Hebrew Court the white stone was given on the right hand for not guilty, the black stone for guilty. The former accused then wore the white stone and stood on the right  (symbolic of acquittal, court satisfied by the Blood of Jesus Covenant) as a sign that he had been forgiven. 

In the Middle Ages alchemists were fond of speaking of the 'lapis lazuli,' or white stone (actually a rich azure or sky-blue).Alchemists sought by science and discipline to build themselves into perfected stones - actually to become the white stone by which they could possess total knowledge and wisdom.

On the island of Patmos, whether or not John was aware of alchemy, the Holy Spirit certainly was, and the Lord promised, [Rev. 2:17]. But the Holy Spirit may also be saying something like this: 'To him who overcomes will I give a perfected soul; no one has to study alchemy to achieve it.' Every Believer is in the process of being transformed into the likeness of Jesus Christ, (soulish realm) which will finally be accomplished in 'the twinkling of an eye' (1 Cor. 15:52) - as a gift and not by alchemic science or its modern counterpart, 

To him who overcomes I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will go out no more. And I will write upon him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of Heaven from My God, and My new name.(Rev 3:12)

In the Hebrew a person’s name was his nature, so they were very careful in naming a baby. Example, my husband David’s name means beloved, lover of all. My son’s name is Sean, a derivative of John which means God is gracious.

Therefore, our new name that is written in heaven is His nature. Our new name is Jesus Hebrew Yashua. In the Old Testament, Hebrew names such as Joshua, Jehoshua, and Jeshua are simply linguistic variations of Jesus, meaning "God's salvation" or "God is my help," my salvation, my healer, my protector, my deliver, my refuge etc. His name/ His nature is written on our foreheads: His nature is embedded in our hearts and minds.


And I looked, and lo, the Lamb stood on Mount Zion. And with Him were a hundred and forty-four thousands, having His Father's name written in their foreheads. (Rev 14:1)
And they will see His face, and His name will be in their foreheads.(Rev 22:4)

What name do you have written on your forward Jesus!

LIFT UP YOUR EYES, BE THANKFUL!

"Therefore, let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is , the fruit of our lips GIVING THANKS to His name."      (Heb. 13:15)

In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you (1Thes. 5:18). Giving thanks always for all things (Eph. 5:20). 

Thanksgiving (eucharisteo, from which we get the word Eucharist) means to be aware of our blessings and be filled with gratitude. Thanksgiving opens the vaults of the treasures of the Kingdom.

Opposite of Thanksgiving:  Ungratefulness, Complaining and Murmuring
Examples:
1. Hebrew children, "Nor let us . . . grumble, as [Israel] did, and were destroyed by the destroyer" (1 Cor. 10:9-10).
2. Some of his disciples "Do not grumble among yourselves" (John 6:43)
3. Judas

Paul warned that, "in the last days . . . men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips" (2 Timothy 3:1-9).

"Lifting up our eyes." BE THANKFUL!

"Whatever is true, whatever is honorable . . . is right, whatever is pure . . . lovely . . . of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things" (Phil. 4:8). Remember, Paul was writing to people in the ancient Roman world. It was full of evil, full of injustice, full of reasons to grumble and be upset; but instead, God calls His people to a higher realm, where we dwell on the things that are above.

(John 11:41-43) At the tomb of His dear friend Lazarus, Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, "Father, I thank YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD ME."  Imagine this kind of assurance! Jesus didn't need to beg or intercede. A command to the dead was all that was needed, "Lazarus, come forth." 

We SEE that the Father hears us BEFORE we pray (John 17:1-2). This is why we can be thankful. 

Thanksgiving is a holy declaration of what we SEE when we LIFT UP OUR EYES. Let's remember some of the incredible personal things that should stir a spirit of thanksgiving in our heart. Let the fruit of our lips give thanks as we confess our Thanksgiving blessings out loud together (using I, we, and/or you):

1. The God of love has an unfolding plan of LOVE for me. I can live without fear  --being certain of this LOVE. 
2. I am a brand new creation in Christ. 
3. I am not who I used to be! Thank the Lord. 
4. I am destined to spend eternity with God. My eternity is NOW. 
5. I have already been delivered from all the powers of darkness. 
6. Christ died for a total forgiveness of my past and present sins.  I am pardoned from sins because of that inestimable gift of God. 
7. I am already a joint-heir with Christ. 
8. Jesus died to restore me to the dominion authority of the Garden. 
9. I am now seated in heavenly places with Christ. 
10. I am already co-crucified with Christ (Rom. 6:6, 11, Col. 3:1-4). We have already died. We don't need to die to our old man any longer. Wrongly emphasizing our personal sacrifice to need to continually die, denies the power of the resurrection. When Jesus died, we died. 
11. I am already co-buried with Christ (Col. 2:12, Rom. 6:3-4). 
12. I am already re co-resurrected with Christ (Col. 3:1, Rom. 6:9). 
13. My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. 
14. The fullness of the Godhead bodily dwells with me. 
15. I am already co-seated in heavenly places with Christ (Eph. 2:5-6). 
16. I am already made alive together with Christ (Eph. 2:1-2, 1 Cor. 15:23). 
17. I am already partners with God for His plan concerning every living human being. 
18. I am already part of Christ's body today on earth. 
19. I am already a ROYAL PRIEST (1 Pet. 2:5).  
20. I have the power to draw near God's presence and fellowship with Him there.  I have the ability to communicate to others the power of a life within the veil. 
21. I can access total salvation for my body, soul, and spirit.  I can become whole in this lifetime. 
22. Every day is holy, set apart, and designed for me. 
23. I can become God's honored representatives on earth. 
24. I am not of this world (James 4:4, 1 Jn. 2:15-18). 
25. I can overcome evil with good (Rom. 12:21). 
26. I was created for His glory (Is. 43:7). I have been given the power to manifest His breathtaking glory on earth. 
27. I can ask the Lord of the harvest for laborers and for rain on behalf of all humankind, that they be brought to repentance by the goodness and love of God. 
28. I can lift up my eyes to see the provision of God. For the Lord will hasten to perform His Word and reveal to His people the abundance of peace, truth, health, prosperity, deliverance, safety, and abundant life. 
29. I can put on His love and walk in absolute trust and confidence of His power, wisdom, and goodness. 
30. The Spirit of Death has no power over me. 
31. I am thankful that we don't need man's approval, distorted ambition, self-exaltation, or popularity.  I do not have to flinch in sacrifice, hesitate in adversity, negotiate with the enemy, or wallow in the maze of mediocrity.

In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you (1Thes. 5:18). Giving thanks always for all things (Eph. 5:20). 

PRAYING ALWAYS; YOU'VE WON

Ephesians 6:18 says, " Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints..."

The Amplified Bible rightly translates the first portion of this verse as "Praying at all times in the Spirit...", correctly reversing the order, from the Greek, and placing prayer and supplication after "... in the Spirit...".

"Always" - This word means at all times or on every occasion. The emphasis is either;

1) always be praying in the Spirit, [ a term for speaking in other tongues (languages), 1 Cor. 14:14; Rm. 8:26; Jude 20], or

2) every time you pray, employ this method of prayer

" Prayer and Supplication" - The first word is the general word for prayer and devotion to God (but also specifically bold or confident assertions about one's self in prayer) and the second word relating to specific requests in prayer, based on the need of the moment.

"Watching" - This word literally means, "to go without sleep", and is taken from the visual example of shepherds "watching over" their sheep. There are two specific aspects to this word which are important:

1) the first being alertness,

2) and the second being "on your guard" or guarding something or someone.

"Perseverance" - The two crucial aspects of this word are that;

1) it speaks of a specific period of time. 

2) it is an endurance that clings expectantly.

ALTHOUGH THERE ARE TIME WHEN YOU PRAY WITH THE ATTITUDE NOT SO MUCH THAT YOU NEED SOMETHING BUT JUST TO HAVE COMMUNION.

Pray without ceasing, meaning being aware of His presence and communicating with God, not always with words.

It is used only here in the NT, [though the root word is used in several places and contexts], and its historical use, in two areas, is significant as related to this verse on aggressive prayer.

1) there is the military aspect which deals with not giving up, means expecting 

2) Even more significant, is the legal sphere, [which is especially related to the courtroom setting of prayer], which means to stay before the court [for a specific period of time, not forever], until the verdict is rendered. [What is implied, is that the verdict is rendered in your favor!]

Is this is tenaciously waiting before the courtroom of heaven until you obtain a favorable verdict?

You already have a favorable verdict!!

This verse , staying true to the meaning of the Greek text, could be paraphrased to say:

"Pray all the time, in other tongues,( in the Spirit), whether you are just talking to your Father, generally, or you have specific needs that you are addressing, and stay alert, on your guard,expecting, believing you  have already received a favorable verdict from the court room of Heaven, [ You've won the court case]!

WORD BECOMING FLESH

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” (John 1:1,14) 

Spiritually the Word being made flesh...  It is the engrafted living Word that is able to bring salvation to our mind, will and emotions- our soul, our flesh. (5 senses)

and receive with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your souls.” (James 1:18, 21)

(Col 3:16)  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

(2Co 3:2)  You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men,

WE ARE LIVING EPISTLES ( THE LIVING WORD BEING REFLECTED TO THE WORLD)

If then, the Word being made flesh is so central, let us explore HOW this happens. 

We are going to look at three things: the EAR canal, the VOICE canal, and the BIRTH canal; or said another way, perception, proclamation, and procreation. 

Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy WORD.” (Luke 1:30-31, 34-35, 37-38) 

(Prov.23:7) So, by definition, we understand that the Word is the AUDIBLE expression of Who God is. 

The EAR GATE-Perception 

In the spiritual sense, we are also surrounded by the Word Who was in the beginning (John 1:1), 

When we focus on and listen to those other ‘sound waves’, we loose sensitivity to the HIGHER frequency of the Word, the AUDIBLE expression of Who God is. 

Just a few verses previous to the messenger bringing the Word of the Lord to Mary, there is a very similar message for Zacharias concerning the birthing of John. If you remember the account, it would seem that Zacharias had been listening to those other ‘sound waves’- opinions of men, fear and unbelief, prejudice and ignorance


(Luke 1:11-18)  And an angel of the Lord appeared to him as he was standing on the right of the altar of incense.

  And seeing this, Zacharias was troubled, and fear fell on him.

  But the angel said to him, Do not fear, Zacharias. For your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

  And you shall have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth.

  For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drink wine nor strong drink. And he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

 And he shall turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.

 And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

(Luk 1:18)  And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? For I am old, and my wife is advanced in her days.

Take note of the vast difference in Mary’s response to the Word, “be it unto me according to thy WORD.” (Luke 1:38) 

The VOICE GATE- Proclamation 

As we just saw, Mary’s proclamation was “be it unto me according to thy WORD.” (Luke 1:38) 

So as with Mary, we see the same process with Jesus, He HEARD the Word of the Father, and joined His VOICE with the Word, therefore establishing it as a reality. 

2 Cor. 13:1 states this principle so clearly; “In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every WORD be established.” 

RHEMA- the God-breathed, living, NOW-Word of God. 

RHEMA, God-breathed, living, NOW-Word be established!” This is ruling and reigning in Christ. This is bringing the Kingdom of heaven to bear upon the earth. 

The BIRTH GATE- Procreation 

Perhaps you are thinking about now, “How can this be?” Well don’t worry, Mary asked the same question in Luke 1:34. The angel’s answer to Mary rings just as true for us today, “For with God NOTHING shall be impossible.” (Luke 1:37) I believe also that there is much to be gleaned from the proclamation of the messenger; “The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.” (Luke 1:35) 

Notice first that the holy thing being birthed is called “the Son of God.” Of course Jesus Christ was uniquely the only begotten Son of God, but John 1:12-14 tells us that “as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the SONS OF GOD, even to them that believe on his name: Indeed, as the Word is made flesh and He encamps IN us, we become the SONS OF GOD. 

Now, 2 Cor. 6:17 is quite clear when it says, "he who is joined to the Lord becomes ONE SPIRIT with Him..." (Amplified Bible) Yes, you read that correctly, our human SPIRIT is joined in ONENESS to the SPIRIT of God. 

“The Holy Spirit shall come upon you...” From these definitions we see that there first has to be a supervening, a super imposition of the Spirit of God upon us- giving us a NEW SPIRIT (Ezek. 36:26). Here is the reason why: in order for a ‘Holy Thing’, a Manchild, to be birthed, it must proceed from a ‘womb’ that is holy, a NEW SPIRIT, fertilized by ‘seed’ that is holy. 1 Peter 1:23 in the Amplified Bible says, “...you have been regenerated - born again - not from a mortal origin (seed, sperm) but from one that is immortal by the ever living and lasting WORD of God.” 

You’re in the delivery room of the Word being made flesh.