A CONFIRMATION

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Hebrews 9:27 NKJV 27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,

Paul writes in Colossians 2:11-14: In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. And you, being dead in your trespasses and the un-circumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.

Two points we must note here: first, it is God’s sovereign authority and almighty power that is the source from which mankind derives any ability to share in the exercise of the kingdom of God. And the second point, sinful man lost all privilege, he had no claim to the early ruler-ship given to man in the garden of Eden. The power is only restored to those who have received Jesus as Lord of their lives, it is by the grace of God and empowered by the Holy Spirit!

Every person who has lived on earth will die at some point in their life. We find from this passage in Colossians 2,  that the apostle explains that a Christian is free from the bondage of death because Christ's death has removed the charges of sin against us. Truth is given here; yet today there are those who think there are many pathways to heaven and to God. It sounds like a pick and choose time of which god you desire to choose for your own privilege. But when we continue to look into the pages of the doctrine given us by grace we find this: that Jesus, in Revelation 1:18, adds another factor in our favor or the favor for the saved one who has confessed Him as Lord of their life!

Revelation 1:18-19  NKJV states this: “I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.” Jesus Christ paid the price. 19 Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this.

Here both present and future events are recorded.

 That price was the penalty for our sins. At the Cross Satan was the defeated foe. Christ Jesus has the power and has given us authority too! The price paid for us was over the Second Death. Going further we find this in Revelation 20 and verse 14: “Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.  Detail is given to us in  Revelation 21:8 “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

BUT we are to be prepared! As living stones, we are being built up as a spiritual house. That is called the holy priesthood.  1 Peter 2:4-5: NKJV 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Yes, this is confirmation to being prepared for something called the spiritual house that looks like and sounds like a holy priesthood. As His “special people”, we are the chosen generations, a royal priesthood, His own special people; that we may proclaim the praises of Him who called us  out of darkness into His marvelous light. (1 Peter 2:9)

 As the living sacrifices, we deliberately choose to allow the Holy Spirit to change us into the image of Jesus Christ. That is, we allow the doctrine of the kingdom that has come go deep into our hearts and change our thinking where we follow after Jesus. We become obedient to His plan for our futures. Salvation is important to come into His kingdom but the paramount objective is to be leaders in His kingdom.

It is not about how many people we have in a congregation nor is according to how we as the leaders lead many people, but that we stand responsible to learn truth and teach truth. Being created into Jesus Christ’s image teaches us that. Leadership certainly is what God is looking for in you and in me! The most important note here is that we overcome our carnal natures. When we begin to see leadership in our lives leading others to truth then that becomes the norm for us. It comes by living by the spirit man that is led by the Spirit of God.

It is about being faithful as He is faithful.  As we allow more of His truth in, light dispels the darkness. We are to embrace and protect that which is truth.  We should not take part with that which is to unrighteousness.  Many today are becoming discouraged. They somehow choose not to stretch minds when thinking on Christ Jesus and the standard He represents!

 Remaining in Christ Jesus is the real test. Keeping to the teaching of His truth shows where the heart lies! Many will say it is about whether you go to church or if you are staying out of church. But truly not about opinions but where the standard of God’s word is given without any interference in each person’s life. People are to be given the whole truth and not just pieces of it.

Then when truth is given them, then that truth is to be proclaimed. It is not just to be kept by you although that is important, but is about God  who is desiring us who are grown spiritually to lead in the future world that is coming when Christ Jesus becomes the seated king in Jerusalem. If you cannot lead now, how could you possibly lead in the future!  May we not be cold, the frozen chosen and the depleted of life not to recognize that it is God who turns up the heat so that we not fall into a frozen lifestyle and frozen mentality that things will continue just as they have. For Jesus is returning and God’s Word will judge.

A Closing Point: In Revelation 21: 2-9 describes the setting of the Jerusalem come down from heaven. In Revelation 21 and verse 9 tells of the Lamb’s wife. Verses 22-27 gives details that nothing impure will ever enter the city’s gates. It is God’s “shekinah” glory that will be the light, yes, it is His own presence to shine in as the “holy place”. Those who enter, those nations and “the kings’ of the earth” will bring into this place their splendor. These kings stand for the peoples of the earth who are the very servants of Christ Jesus. Offerings will be brought to the throne of God. Those who belong to God will enter here. Their names are written the Lamb’s Book Life. Total loyalty will highlight these people. Truth will be their standard and their character will have the witness that glorifies God.

Confirmation is found among those who follow the process by submitting his all to God to gain the life Jesus came to give us. It is in the here and now one will be confirmed and not later. It is walking holy before God today remembering that it is given that a person will die once and then the judgment.

Which will we be at? Will we be leaders in the holy city of Jerusalem that is coming or will we find a different destination?

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A BIG DOSE OF JOY

Jeremiah 15:16.....Your words were found and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts. NKJV

Acts 2:28.....You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of joy in Your presence. NKJV

JOY: God's kind of joy is holy and pure. It is one that will rise above any circumstance and sets our focus on the One who gave this joy.  Joy: usually Hebrew gil to "leap" or "spin around" with much pleasure.
Rejoicing: Greek...chara..........gladness as seen in Matthew 2:10.......10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.  NKJV

In our present moment, joy may seem far from us! But when we run our fingers through the written Word of God we find God delivering with each verse the joy we are blessed to have. It is in His goodness and love that we look for the enjoyment of a joy that takes us to new heights in Him.


It is a characteristic that brings us or transport us to a place of satisfaction, to a place in His peace, a place of triumph.........and it is an honorable place. It is described as glory.



Psalm 43:4............4 Then will I go to the altar of God,
to God, my joy and my delight.
I will praise you with the harp,
O God, my God.  NIV

Isaiah 61:10-11..............10 I delight greatly in the LORD;

my soul rejoices in my God.

For he has clothed me with garments of salvation 

and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness,

as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,

and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. 

11 For as the soil makes the sprout come up 

and a garden causes seeds to grow,

so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise 

spring up before all nations.  NIV

From the above scripture, we find that Isaiah pronounces his delight in the God of his soul. He proclaimed that God had clothed him with the garments of salvation and arrayed him with a robe of righteousness.

Wow! Sounds like royalty to me...........

It is God Himself who makes the sprout and causes a plant from the seeds to grow. In His Sovereign Love and righteousness...........He sows seeds of righteousness and praise.

When we spend time with our grandchild, she has her agenda. She loves to color and loves to dance to praise music to the Lord. One cannot but be infused with that same love once you pick a coloring book and a scented marker and start placing some color over those pages of white with black lines. When you hear the child speak and you both share a common end............that is to see a picture finished in its entirety and know that every color was placed "within the lines" with love, you experience a great amount of satisfaction. It brings me back to my time as a young child and how I loved to color and create things out of paper, clay and color paint.

When the music begins to play out, you cannot help but want to dance as she dances before the Lord. She sings and makes up many songs to the Lord and in all that, she has a joy. There is laughter and fun in each thing she brings to the table.
Our grand-daughter was just being who she is created to be. She has no ulterior motives. She is a child and expects fun no matter what. She sows to the things she has been taught. She is being taught that the Word of God works and there is praise to be given to His holy name.

So when we spend time with the Word and search out His joy and His glory.........we find that we speak and can continue to sow seeds of joy............a gladness in our hearts that others will see and experience much like we did with our grand-daughter.

This joy is always produced by the Spirit of God. It is a joy that always looks forward to eternity. It does not focus on the bad report, the evil day or the world's economy, but looks for the coming of Jesus for His believers.

When the Holy Spirit is invited in, He is known by the fruit of His love, His joy, His peace, kindness, patience, goodness and faithfulness, gentleness and yes, self-control.
 That those who belong to Jesus Christ have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. To live by the Spirit is to keep step with the Spirit. We are to never become conceited, provoking and envying each other. Galatians 5:22-26
The spirit of rejoicing, joy and laughter is our heritage. Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty….an emancipation from bondage

If we must protest something, can we be those who do it in and through the Holy Spirit,so that people will know us by His love? Can we expect to see the justice in our lives that is from heaven when we allow God into every situation?

If I sow joy into others, will I not see the sprouts spring up into joy for my own life?
If we sow towards being self-centered, our way and no other way, then we leave ourselves open to chaos, perverseness and judgment. (and it will come)

When we say come Holy Spirit, and have Your  way today in our lives...........we move over into the things of God that lead to life-giving plans He placed in us from the foundation of the world. When we understand that we can keep and abide in His presence by seeking His plan and find that assignment for our lives. We should be able to see with His eyes and experience the same creativity He did from the beginning of the this world. His joy is one that brings us out of human plans and programs and brings us to the new thing in God. Today, I ask for the perfect plan that God has given us through His glory, His joy that helps us rise above every devil, every evil day and every bad report and expect to see God arise in our lives and see His glory. Amen


John 17:20-24........................20 "I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me. 24 Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. NKJV

It was our being restored to glory that was the "joy" set before Christ. We were made one with He and the Father. When we look to the scripture of the "prodigal son" in Luke 15 we see the great joy our Father had in restoring us as sons to Himself. He delighted, and took great joy to see this oneness. It was the gift of the Holy Spirit, His Spirit to dwell within us and live as one.
The answer is clear: it is God who as our Father took delight in His children and His own created children to delight in Him.   Just like we delight in our grand-daughter who is so vitally important in our family, so too, are we so vitally important in the family of God. Yes, it was a Big dose of JOY!

Father, thank You for Jesus who endured the cross despising the shame that was set before HIM! You were working on bringing Your family back together as one! I pray that each who read this will walk as sons and daughters of the Most High God.  I pray we tremble with extreme joy of knowing and living in Your Presence our Heavenly Father. Today I thank YOU for restoration and salvation for all who take part in this prayer. I believe and expect to see Your glory that is joy abounding in our hearts and lives.You live in our hearts by faith and know YOU have our best in mind. I pray that we would continue to be those who walk on in connecting with You daily and to see our relationship with You grow and expand. Nothing matters more than our life with You. I thank You for the legacy of glory in our families. I bless YOU and give thanks in remembrance of Your Holy Name and Your Son's Holy Name. Amen.

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