Saturday, January 30, 2021

Battlefields Have No Benches

If you have ever visited a major battlefield, most likely you have seen the mapped out areas of where the strategic battle was fought! You might have seen what those men were defending in regard to that region and you probably saw some pictures of their military dress for war! On the other hand or other side of the battle scene, you would note another military group dressed in differing colors and maybe even weapons, still you would know this epic event would be done on a field, with no time-outs nor rest on the bench! No, those prepared to defend the object of that war is by being engaged, active and ready to respond to those against you! We certainly have battle scenes playing out all over the world today. Some wars playing out can be seen in cities, in the suburbs and possibly in the country. Some are standing against fraud, against lies, against those who desire the agenda to rule over many by making their own laws and we have even seen some give in to that kind of pressure because of a misguided mercy! Yet God's laws rule this universe, rules this planet and those planets which are in the same orbit, as well as in our lives if we have properly maintained that being willing to hold it and keep it: truth!
Today, we must be willing to defend the truth! You do not require a degree to do that, no, you should be a believer in Jesus Christ and hold Him as Savior and Lord in your heart!
What we defend is what He has given to declare His truth and every man a liar. Truth exists and it exists in Jesus and when He is in our heart, it should prevail there as well.

He sent us His Holy Spirit, a Person, to guide us into truth and not the fallacies of which the world is trying to instill in people today! Prayer should be for our communities, those neighborhoods that the youth will know the truth of God and not the lie of a culture!


Romans 5:6-14  Amp. Bible….6 Now the mind of the flesh [which is sense and reason without the Holy Spirit] is death [death that comprises all the miseries arising from sin, both here and hereafter]. But the mind of the Holy Spirit is life & [soul] peace [both now & forever]. 7[That is] because the mind of the flesh [with its carnal thoughts and purposes] is hostile to God, for it does not submit itself to God’s law; indeed it cannot. 8 So then those who are living the life of the flesh [catering to the appetites and impulses of their carnal nature] cannot please or satisfy God, or be acceptable to Him. 9 But you are not living the life of the flesh, you are living the life of the Spirit, if the [Holy] Spirit of God [really] dwells within you [directs & controls you]. But if anyone does not possess the [Holy] Spirit of Christ, he is none of his [he does not belong to Christ, is not truly a child of God. (Romans 8:14)    10 But if Christ lives in you [then although] your [natural] body is dead by reason of sin & guilt, the spirit is alive because of the righteousness [that He imputes to you]. 11 And if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, [then] He Who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also restore to life your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you. 12 So then, brethren, we are debtors, but not to the flesh [we are not obligated to our carnal nature], to live [a life ruled by the standards set up by the dictates] of the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the dictates of the flesh, you will surely die. But if through the power of the Holy Spirit you are habitually putting to death ( making extinct, deadening) the evil deeds prompted by the body, you shall [really & genuinely] live forever. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

From verse 12, we are not obligated to our carnal nature, to live a life ruled by the standards set up by the dictates of the flesh ( or that which is man or men) for that only brings death to you. But we are to live through the power of the Holy Spirit so that we habitually put to death that of the flesh, that of man that is lies and not the truth of God. For we as believers are to live genuinely forever in that which God has given us through His Son. He came to deliver truth for He is truth. He is the way, the truth and life.
So when He spoke of the Kingdom of God, we could see the gospel will separate that which is of God and that which is of the world, men's dictates and fallacies!

The Gospel WILL Separate: seen as a division among family members! Lines are drawn where those committed to God’s kingdom require truth!  Commitment to Jesus and the kingdom will separate. Jesus told those who followed Him that those with Him were His mother, brothers and sisters: Matthew 12:47-50 NKJV 47 Then one said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You.” 48 But he answered and said to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” 49 And he stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!” 50 for whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”

1.   The “faithful”, those who are God’s family are those who operate spiritually in the kingdom.

2.   Jesus valued His spiritual relationship with His disciples above His physical relationship with His own family.

3.   Jesus went the way of the cross and each of us must lay down our lives and take up His and live for that which is one as that “king and priest” where authority rule of that kingdom is seen and heard through us! Following Jesus is being a servant-follower. It will take a personal qualification to lead in authentic ministry that reveals truth always. 

The apostles were instructed to wait for the power from on high. (Luke 24:49

1.    It was both Peter and Paul who emphasized the Holy Spirit baptism in Acts 8:19.

2.   You and I must experience that same baptism of power in our lives! For the Lord is a consuming fire. The true presence of God is felt or actually seen through manifestations. And the reactions vary from excitement to a believer, a questioning attitude to one seeking God and His presence, and to another can appear as a total resistance to him with an unbelieving spirit.

Our Culture will not have a holy fire in it nor was there a holy fire in the culture where the apostles gave the GospelWhat has been given is that of Jesus Christ. God will use His word to encourage our hearts. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11  God has purpose for all those created in His image. He sent His Son to save them, but only those who confess Him are saved, only those who believe in His saving grace will see God! God is about encouraging those who walk with the Lord.


Christ is Intolerant to the things of the world! Jesus told the religious group that He was God and they crucified Him! Luke 22:66 As soon as it was day, the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, came together and led Him into their council, saying, 67 “If You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will by no means believe. 68 And if I also ask you, you will by no means answer me or let Me go. 69 Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of God.” 70 Then they all said, “Are You then the Son of God?” So He said to them, “you rightly say that I am.” 71 And they said, “What further testimony do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.

What was seen here, is a group of men whose feelings were hurt when Jesus spoke that He was God. You give voice to what God gives voice to being wrong and outside of His kingdom, and you will hear of such things as racism and the such against God and His truth! But truly God came to give truth to man so that they would know of the enemy's deceit and how he is going about destroying people's identities. The enemy is deceiving with lies to say that men can be women and women can be men. No, what these people need is someone who really loves them to tell them, God is for them as the man or woman He created them to be. So we pray for those being given the false doctrine of many genders when there is only two from the garden of Eden. Only two genders ( male and female) with such wonderful DNA together could create a small baby in the womb of loving parents. Such an identity planned by God to give identification to the truth of God in our lives. Yet there are those who truly take hold of the enemies lies to give to youth today and tell them this is okay! But for truth and sanity, it is wrong for anyone to take another person's identity and knowingly doing that is bringing hell closer to their own door.

Jesus voiced an affirmation to His being the “Son of God”!  This title expressed His exclusive oneness with God the Father! Jesus came to separate the holy of God from the profane of sinful man. He gave an affirming word of God: Luke 23:3 then Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” he answered him and said, “It is as you say."

Jesus lived by the Spirit of God! It was by Holy fire that causes chaff to burn. We are to abide in the Spiritual of the Holy Spirit and His power and never adopt the world’s way of thinking nor doing as in the things of transgender. Truly each young child is a gift to our future. Each is truly what God planned. We should readily keep a relationship with God,  choosing to stay within the boundary of His Word, to keep our ears open to hear the Holy Spirit speak and keep looking for restoration in our lives and to speak it over those young people and children in our community and this region of the Northwest! May each young child and youth know that they are purposed for good in God. That God created them in beauty where His image is seen.

WE see God Who shows no partiality. He wants all ethnic groups to hear the Gospel, and believe in His Son Christ Jesus. There is only one human race and it has one blood in Jesus Christ.  As the believers on the day of Pentecost received the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues….we too as believers have been given the Holy Spirit. 

The process continues, God is not finished. We have seen truth and seen false evidence. And that will continue in any culture, but we have been given power from on high just like Jesus had been given. A further worship to the Father is evident in us who believe. We spend time in this communion to make our boast in the Lord. We praise Him for His walk within our hearts. May the miraculous appear where those who are weary, who are the depressed and down-trodden. 

Let's encourage others to walk in the ways of the Lord. This battlefield has no park benches! It is a place where your courage is tested, and truth should prevail. For truth without love is brutality. And love without truth is a lie! Be the "brave" to give God's love and the truth in this moment! Defend the word of God and teach it!

We are assured in this walk of truth: Jesus told us this in John 15:15 No longer do I call you servants, fora servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.  We are friends with Jesus. That is relationship that is safe and secure. The Lord is here and in our faith we speak His purpose, we pray His plan, we expect His moves among those who are the “poor” and believe He will return to take us home soon! 

We choose not to tear others down but lift them by the word of God. We will not seek the praise of men nor will we inject our own opinions into situations. For those can turn out to be “”bullies”.  Humility is the greatest example we saw in Jesus, a precious gift! He was the sinless sacrifice and by His blood we are the redeemed. Within that we learn from mistakes made, always quick to recognize our faults and to grow into better people because of that sacrifice made for us! Philippians 3:13 reminds of us of this: Brethren,  I do not count myself  to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.


We thank Him that we are not the fearful, nor are we broken, but we rise in this hour to slay the giant of culture and worldly ways where the me, myself and I are served. Holy Spirit have your way in our lives this day, this month and this year. Have Your way that is power in us to slay those giants the spiritual narcissist.


We allow You, Holy Spirit, to surge through us as we pray. We allow You, the Holy Spirit room that we see that fire burn brightly for the Lord’s glory and to His praise.   We will stand in this hour to give His truth, to keep that light burning, so that we may boldly proclaim  the authority that has been given to us to expel false lies and to remind others of His soon return.


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