According to the POWER

Ephesians 3:14 -21 NKJV 14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man 17 that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height-----19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. It is all about the power of God to live in this hour!

 John 1:3 All things we made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. Colossians 1:16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions, principalities or powers. All thing were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

Even satan was created by God! Satan an instrument for praise and still the angel got it wrong. Still the power of God is available to them who believe in Jesus: the Way, truth and life!   In the counsel of His will, God’s eternal and unchangeable plan is revealed. He is strong in purpose and He is the ground, the foundation of truth. It is He Who has gathered the fragmented and the alienated and brought us into His kingdom purpose!

In car or truck engineering, parts are made. There is the engine, the transmission, a carburetor and what style you prefer, whether a car or truck, an SUV or a utility truck, power is looked upon for making a difference whether you want to get there on time or driving a 4 cylinder when you do not care what time you arrive!

I have written on this before about some seven years ago and thought to add it in your reading today. In my youth, muscle cars were supreme. The word we heard a lot around the school grounds or in the town was when there was going to be race to test those muscle cars. In my hearing, I heard PINKS all OUT! So anyone who had a really supped up car and willing to stand against another had to have some power under the hood and with the edge to win! Now that pink sheet would be given  over by owner of said car if they lost the race to the other racer. It would be a vehicle paid for and have a clear title.

 On arriving at their destination for the race, the drivers would raise their hoods to show the amount of work, and much money they had under that hood. The sight would reveal an engine enthusiast when chrome was revealed! Next the engine sound would be heard. Some thought this exhilarating, others thought it unwise indeed!  PINKS all Out meant they willing to give up that car if they lost, but that was not in their thinking at all. They knew the work they put into that car, how many hours of late night work on it and how much a loss could cause them that of having no ride anywhere!

 Do we ever think of the power we have when we put in God’s word in our heart, speak it out with authority knowing we have all of heaven backing us up by that word. His word will take us places we have never been and to do things we have never done! Just ask me!

Human will and the whole inner man’s life is involved in the renewal. If God is our Father: as Truth applies, then we are born again unto His kingdom.  Cultivating that relationship that is spiritual connects with the inner man:   Ephesians 3:16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man. 17 that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith; that you being rooted and grounded in love.

Connecting to the Holy Spirit by our inner man, we become mighty by His power, rooted in the kingdom of God, grounded on a strong foundation and to comprehend it by an experience, not simply just to understand by intellect!

Back in those days of street racing: one had to know how his car would run in a race. The person, male or female, would do a  lot of study and most likely would have had some machine shop class in their high school curriculum. There would have been a lot of reading on engines, transmissions, cylinders, carburetor, spark plugs, tires, and some wheel coverings and special paint!

Now when a child, I knew only 8 -cylinders amounted to power and the right way to go! And you could see that power in a vehicle when going over passes within steep mountainous regions going either east or west.  Now a cylinder for some who do not know, is a vital part of the engine. It’s chamber where fuel is combusted and power is generated. The cylinder consists of a piston and two halves at the top. It has an inlet and an exhaust valves. It is the piston which moves up and down, and its reciprocation motion generates power that moves your vehicle on the straight and narrow and up a mountainous region and over to see the plains of the mid-west!

So too, we are a vessel, that which can hold the power of God in our heart. Within this, the piston moves up and down. It is seen in us as in relation to the Father. It is in this relationship we gain strength and power. And we do not smell like gasoline as the engine runs. No, we have the scent of our Lord.

 

Our Lord has the scent of Lebanon. According to Hosea 14:4-7......4 "I will heal their backsliding,  I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from him. 5 I will be like the dew to Israel;  He shall grow like the lily,  And lengthen his roots like Lebanon. 6 His branches shall spread;  His beauty shall be like an olive tree,  And his fragrance like Lebanon. 7 Those who dwell under his shadow shall return;  They shall be revived like grain,  And grow like a vine. Their scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon.   NKJV

Yes, we abide under the Shadow of the Almighty!

 

Song 4:9-12 9 You have ravished my heart,  My sister, my spouse;  You have ravished my heart  With one look of your eyes,  With one link of your necklace. 10 How fair is your love,  My sister, my spouse!  How much better than wine is your love,  And the scent of your perfumes Than all spices!

11 Your lips, O my spouse,  Drip as the honeycomb;  Honey and milk are under your tongue;  And the fragrance of your garments  Is like the fragrance of Lebanon.  NKJV

If the Lord really is our spouse, and we spend time with Him, then our scent should be what we just read. Our garments are the fragrance of Lebanon too! We would give a scent of beauty and nice to be around.

 Psalm 45:8-9 8 All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia, Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad. 9 Kings' daughters are among Your honorable women;  At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.  NKJV  We stand in a good place. We stand in a place of honor among the honorable women and yes, men too!

 IN that place where a fragrance of praise is presented to the ONE who saves, it is a place of fragrance where the oil of the olive is crushed and the scent of life of Jesus is in it.  In that scent we release His scent to others. It is not the scent of gasoline, nor is it the shiny chrome on your truck or what is under that hood of it, but what is under our hood, that which resides in our heart! Where we abide will reveal either a scent of life or of death.

 2 Corinthians 2: 10-17 … 10 Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, 11 lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices. 12 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, & a door was opened to me by the Lord, 13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I departed for Macedonia. 14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, & through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. 15 For we to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved & among those who are perishing. 16 To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, & to the other the aroma of life leading to life.& who is sufficient for these things? 17 For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.

 

We find this in 1 Thessalonians 1:8-10 Amplified Bible 8 For not only has the Word concerning and from the Lord resounded forth from you unmistakably in Macedonia and Achaia, but everywhere the report has gone forth of your faith in God [ of leaning of your whole personality on Him in complete trust and confidence in His power, wisdom and goodness]. So we [find that we] never need to tell people anything [further about it].

As a vessel charged up, our sound should be louder and clearer than  a 4-barrel carburetor or even in that new fuel injected system. Our sound is clear and strong in the words of truth and no lies!

Here in 1 Thessalonians 1: 9-10 Amplified Bible, it is Paul the Apostle who had a concern about the Thessalonians’ sexual practices. Within his proclamation of a gospel required people to turn from idols and to wait expectantly for God’s son from heaven. He ministered gently like a nurse but ministered by concern like a father for his children.  1 Thessalonians 9 For they themselves volunteer testimony concerning us, telling what an entrance we had among you, and how you turned to God from [your] idols] to serve a God Who is alive and true and genuine. 10 And [how you] look forward to and await the coming of His Son from heaven, Whom He raised from the dead----Jesus, Who personally rescues and delivers us out of and from the wrath [bringing punishment] which is coming [upon the impenitent] and draws us to Himself [investing us with all the privileges and rewards of the new life in Christ the Messiah].

To turn and be alive and genuine in God is to volunteer our testimony to others. It is to be a privilege to shine for Jesus, with a glow of our face and faith we speak. To sound like the Father is paramount and to give truth to the one in need. By the Holy Spirit, we have power. His willing and humble heart teaches us. And through that work and growth, we take a path, a road least traveled but much poop on it. Our sound should be heard that we would have the Gospel in our hearts and mouths, that sounds like a hum of an engine revved up in God and to move fast for His glory.

We ought to have a cherry exterior not of the world, but of love that spreads out like a river wherever we walk and live. And our scent will be that of the Lord where He leads us in triumph!

We are not the weary, but we check under the hood, to remind ourselves to check the thought processes of our heart, for God will certainly know our thoughts and see if there is any wicked way in us. Amen! What power is in you? And will we see you revealing what is in your heart for His glory and to His praise? The race is on, and we have a prepared vessel for honor to be with Him forever!

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Water to Wine: Holding Him in Our Hearts

Matthew 1:21-25
21 She will bear a  Son, and you shall call His name Jesus [the Greek form of the Hebrew Joshua, which means Savior] , for He will save His people from their sins [that is, prevent them from failing and missing the true end and scope of life, which is God].  22 All this took place that it might be fulfilled which the Lord had spoken through the prophet, 23 Behold, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel---which, when translated, means God with us. [Isaiah 7:14]
24 Then Joseph, being aroused from his sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him; he too [her to his side as] his wife. 25 But he had no union with her as her husband until she had borne her firstborn Son; and he called His name Jesus. Amplified.

Jesus was the firstborn and the begotten of God!
As those inherited rights of a Son, He was granted that to which would see after the widow, the orphan, the stranger.
As the Head of the family, He would teach them the doctrine,
Colossians 1:15-18
 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. 
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Jesus became that "patriarch" that came to teach the world of the family God intended. As the High Priest, He showed the relationship with the Father, not only worship of the Word and thankfulness but also in prayer. He showed the walk of righteousness. And He still teaches us today by His Holy Spirit.


In our everyday lives, we need the "Savior", the One who leads us by His Holy Spirit. In reading and spending time in the Gospels, my favorite is the book of John. I think in my heart I see it as the "up close and personal Jesus" that John saw. I think the wedding we read about below is about John's wedding. When we go through each chapter, we find something so personal that was of a "one-to-one relationship" indeed!
In Matthew we read of Jesus, those concerning Jesus' ancestry, the promises of God, the prophecies given, and Christ the King and His passion! In Mark we find: history of Jesus, the Servant, lowly Servant, His holy anger and of His prayer.
In Luke of course, we read of His birth, the announcement to the shepherds in the field by night.......we read of His water baptism, (the circumcision of the heart) and His Sacrifice ( his life) given for many. It is the Gospel of Jesus as Man. It also contains miracles.
And of the book of John, we find, Jesus, the One Who was in the beginning with God. He was the Word (John 1:1.) Chapter 2 is of water into wine.

John 2:1-12
2:1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine." 4 Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come." 5 His mother said to the servants, "Whatever He says to you, do it." 6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. 7 Jesus said to them, "Fill the waterpots with water." And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He said to them, "Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast." And they took it. 9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. 10 And he said to him, "Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!" 11 This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. 12 After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days.
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AND this was the beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory. His disciples believed in Him.

From the above, we see a wedding taking place. This chapter follows the one where Jesus has talked with some to follow Him. Like the verse where Nathanael speaks to Philip, "can anything good come out of Nazareth?"

In that same text it is Nathanael telling Jesus, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God, You are the King of Israel."

Recognition is very important in to seeing where we are going and to where we are headed for the kingdom of God.

Mary told Jesus, "They have no wine" and Jesus' reply was "Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me?" "MY hour has not yet come."

What did Mary see in Jesus?

This was her son. She knew Him from His birth. 

She saw "the wine" within Him! She was not looking on the outward man, she was seeing His Spirit!
People like services where a prophetic word is given. And they really "love" it when it is given directly to them in their own name.
I have heard many, many teachings over these years of life and all have in part been different. But I see something.....that the "wine".......that fruit was showing, was in abundance and was fresh and fragrant!
Where Jesus was headed was going to be in power, and might of the Holy Spirit. It was not going to be the same 'ole service, the same 'ole thing, but a new!

In this area we drive by many vineyards. In the cities you can see billboards along main routes into the metropolitan area advertising that wine. Yes, one can note and see the signs and billboards out by the roadways, especially those two lane roads out in the gorge area and they designate their next "wine tasting" event!

But this is a different thing!

In Jesus' speaking, teaching and relationships, He carried a confidence in God His Father. He always spoke as He and His Father were ONE!
John 17:9-26
9 I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. 10 And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. 12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. 18 As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sake's I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.

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. 25 O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. 26 And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them."

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Jesus spoke of the Oneness with the Father and how it was to be for us "those who believe" as well.


In Chapter 3, we see Jesus having a one to one with Nicodemus. Yes, a well-educated man, yet he hung from a tree branch to get a glimpse of the One Sent by God! Amen!
How many times have we needed to do that? Hang out on that branch.........and speak with Jesus?
Ahh yes, Chapter 4 is the Samaritan woman..........John 4:7.
And then we move on into Chapter 5 ......that water being stirred at Bethesda. See Blog: STIRRING OF THE WATER

Chapter 6 is feeding that group of 5,000 men and add women and children, wow, you have a crowd!

Jesus is concerned with our everyday, every moment, every need. He wants to remind us that He is Emmanuel, God with us! By the time we get to chapter 15, my favorite chapter is "abiding" in Him. And in John 14, He came that our dead "things" would come to life again. Like a marriage, or a relationship with a friend, God can certainly resurrect, but He can resurrect someone's life again to that which He destined for them to live. By John 14:4, He stated to  "let not our heart be troubled, you believe in God, believe also in me." That meant, don't get depressed.........I, Jesus, the Holy One, Emmanuel is with you. In John 14:26-27, He tells us of the Comforter Who is to come and abide with us. He was to be in our hearts. And Jesus said, "Peace, I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]Amplified
In John 16:13 Jesus tells us that "When He, the Spirit of Truth (the life-giving Spirit) comes, He will come, and He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth), For He will not speak His own message [on His own authority] but He will tell whatever Hr hears [from the Father; He will give the message that has been given to Him], and He will announce and declare to you the things that are to come [that will happen in the future]. 14 He will honor and glorify Me, because He will take of (receive, draw upon) what is Mine and will reveal (declare, disclose, transmit) it to you.

In that of the wedding in Cana of Galilee, Jesus told them to get the six stone pots and fill them with water. Six is the number of man.
In looking at the Amplified for John 1, it states this!
1 In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God and the Word was God Himself. [Isaiah 9:6] 2 He was present originally with God. 3 All things were made and came into existence through Him and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being. 4 In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of men. 5 And the Light shines on in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered [put it out or absorbed or appropriated it and is un-receptive to it].

9 There it ----was the true Light [was then] coming into the world [the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light] that illumines every person. [Isaiah 49:6] 10 He came into the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him [did not know HIM]. 11 He came to that which belonged to him [to His won----His domain, creation, things, world], and they who were His own did not receive Him and did not welcome Him.

Mary knew who He was. She knew those things which she pondered in her heart, from the message by the angel Gabriel, to Simeon in the temple to Jesus being 12 and holding back in Jerusalem to be found with those who taught and Jesus had wisdom and favor with God and man. Although Jesus dismissed her about the timing of which belonged to Him, yet He was found in a one to one relationship that was of regular earthen stoneware. That which was made from the earth, filled with water. much like the water of the Word of God to become that which comes when God touches our life with His goodness.
How do we recognize them? Well, they look like Jesus, sound like love and act out in righteousness that is glorifying to God and Him alone.
I have seen some of them. They continue. They do not bring any act or any working back to themselves, but simple fulfill that which God asked them to do. They have the softness of a baby's skin when they touch your heart with only love that is expressed in God's Words. Their acts of goodness leave you standing in awe that God sent someone to do that for you. Yes, someone who has the freshness of a gentle breeze after that rain storm, that first hint of spring, that baby's first cry, that snuggle of a little dog's wet nose on your cheek, lets you know that God has been here FIRST. He has been in all my moments and yours and some how always add that special-ness that is of God and His alone. For when God touches us in our hearts, in those wounds, in that depressed state, He always gives us that smile that can stop the world. He laughs letting us know that all is okay and and when He embraces us with that peace that will destroy the devil, yes, I recognize Him, and I welcome Him.
Oh sweet Jesus, turn our water into wine today. Whatever our situation, by Your Holy Spirit, have YOUR way into all that is on the scene. For we desire to be found with You, that which is the genuine, the steadfast, the perfect that only God can give to us. We love You with our whole hearts!


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Takeover!

2 Kings 6:1-7..............6:1 And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "See now, the place where we dwell with you is too small for us. 2 Please, let us go to the Jordan, and let every man take a beam from there, and let us make there a place where we may dwell." So he answered, "Go." 3 Then one said, "Please consent to go with your servants." And he answered, "I will go." 4 So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees. 5 But as one was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, "Alas, master! For it was borrowed." 6 So the man of God said, "Where did it fall?" And he showed him the place. So he cut off a stick, and threw it in there; and he made the iron float. 7 Therefore he said, "Pick it up for yourself." So he reached out his hand and took it.   NKJV

It is likely when this ax head fell into the water, it could not be seen. They say the Jordan usually ran high and with rapids. This act of borrowing something that belongs to someone else comes into play in truth when it is lost. For the sheer force of wielding an ax head at the base of a tree takes some muscle and great force. This ax head must have been at the point of being loose that with one great blow to the tree, the actual coming back to over the man's shoulder presented a new force to see it fly in the direction of the flowing river.

We know that iron will not float, at least not in the gravity we live in accord with. Anything weighty surely has a force that pushes it further into that which it has fallen.

I remember my father having an ax and it was sharpened always and he told me never to "play" with it. I was out one day tending to the trash that needed to be burned. Yes this was before "recycling". He had brought his ax out to cut off some low hanging branches off a couple of trees. Well, I thought I would just pick it up. And the weight of it caught me off guard and the blade part of the ax came down on my shoe very close to the largest toe. Yes, I had a cut on the canvas shoe that was worn for summer, but praise the Lord, my foot was intact!
In thinking of this project these prophets were doing, I wondered how many knew how to wield an ax. I wonder how many, if any knew the care that it needed to keep its edge!
Any thing worth doing, is worth the effort to use the right tools for the project and have some training with the tools being used.

That Word KEEPING THE EDGE RESONATES, DOES IT NOT?

This project was one that caused many of the students of the school to walk to the area of trees and then work hours to bring down the number of trees needed to build a room to accommodate all those who would be using the place. Elisha consents to their going and is close to the site where the ax head falls into the river. Interesting he asks, "Where did it fall?"
"Where did this problem begin?"

When the prophet shows Elisha the place, he says looks like a miracle to me! Does it not resemble that which no normal person would see on a daily basis, yet here, all these men in this place would see that which was lost and then was found!

Contrary to the nature of a piece of iron, we can see God move to cause a piece of metal to float?
One thought here is that God saw the man's heart and losing something borrowed presented a problem to the borrower. What if the owner of ax had lost the head off the ax? I do not think it would have happened. The heart of this whole ordeal was to build accommodations for the entire group of students to fit in the place or building , so as a group they could be taught.
"Where did it fall?"
Where was the problem? What occurred to stop this man his work? What needed to be done to keep the work going?  Why could they not use the "old handle" from the ax? Why did Elisha pick out a new one to place in the water, for the metal ax head came to the surface?
My thought is, those who do for the Lord, and perform the work without complaint, but do willingly and invites the man of God, as they did, were open to instruction, even away from the classroom!

No matter what the answers could possibly be, for when there is a man of God around who operates in the power of the Holy Spirit, then the miraculous occurs.  That is how God wants us to live our lives. He desires us to not be caught up in the natural of everything. Everything in the natural can wear out, lose it's edge, and come to nothing. But God, when He has His way, makes a way where there seems to be no way! He desires us to stay in the "spirit realm". He desires us to live in the "super natural". God is not limited to the natural. He created it all!

Jesus showed us this time and again. Like the water into wine, the drachma coin in the mouth of the fish. Again, we see here a powerful man who was the Son of God, having the power and authority to speak and to do.

Matthew 17:24-27............24 After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, "Doesn't your teacher pay the temple tax?" 

25 "Yes, he does," he replied. 

When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. "What do you think, Simon?" he asked. "From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes-from their own sons or from others?" 

26 "From others," Peter answered.   "Then the sons are exempt," Jesus said to him. 27 "But so that we may not offend them, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours."  NIV

Even in this example, the disciples went fishing. They threw out their line and the first fish they found a four-drachma coin. And the interesting thing of this was that the coin was a four-drachma coin which was more than enough to pay the temple tax!
Jesus gave the directive for the disciples to use their ability of fishing for fish. He did not tell them to go get a degree in something before paying the tax that was needed then at that moment. Although God can give someone a directive to get a degree in something, it will be for the future and long term. This certainly was something for right now, on the spot, this very moment! 

John 2:6-12..........6 Now there were set there six water pots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. 7 Jesus said to them, "Fill the waterpots with water." And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He said to them, "Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast." And they took it. 9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. 10 And he said to him, "Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!" 11 This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. 12 After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days. 

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I believe these are the days now when all that has been sunk in the mud is going to rise in glory to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Today, I believe the greatest days are those when we see the washing away of the mud, the cleaning away of the world and the greatest experiences in a new, fresh wind of the Holy Spirit.  Our trust is to be in Him who can do the impossible in our lives.
Today, we have the leading of the Holy Spirit to move and to act according to the directions given us.

The point is to be free to move and do as He gives the direction to do it!  People will see finances come from a different place. Buying bread to eat and food to prepare will come from another place. A way of doing things will be made simple and far more useful than we could ever imagine.

We will be told to gather over in that field, that county, that country, and bring back the harvest to give out to those as the Lord directs.

Simple fishermen went and threw out a fishing line and got a fish with a 4-drachma coin in its mouth. We, who serve the Lord, are set for the supernatural. WE ARE SET FOR NEW APPOINTMENTS THAT GOD HAS LINED UP FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SAID YES. HE HAS SET US TO MEET THOSE WHO WILL BE TOUCHED BY GOD IN A WAY THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE. THIS IS THE CUSP OF THE GREATEST MOVE, AND IT IS A FIRE THAT WILL GROW AND NO MAN CAN PUT IT OUT! TODAY IS THAT DAY THAT DREAMS ARE COMING TO LIFE! TODAY THE WIND OF GOD IS BLOWING..........GOD'S WILL IS COMING ON THE EARTH!
It is not how much you experience, but how far you will be willing to continue to step out for God's glory.

Paul had admonished those he wrote to, to be filled with the Holy Spirit rather than with wine. 

Ephesians 5:18........18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,  NKJV

WE ARE to be filled with the Holy Spirit to accomplish God's plan on the earth.

That ax head represents the natural of this world. It is hard, unyielding, and when not used, can and will rust, lose it's edge, and not good for what was intended for it. It is as the "heart".
Whatever the directive from God it is in His wisdom and power!


 TODAY WE ARE BEING INSTRUCTED ..............to move forward.......out of the past and to move into a future with no hindrances. Yes, there will always be an enemy, and will be in all generations, but God gives us His power. Like Joshua leading those over into the new land, those muddied waters had to part. Whatever the troubles and even death itself cannot overwhelm us. Isaiah 43:2)
Isaiah 43:2...........2. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. NIV

People spend their lives much like the Israelites in trying to make buildings out of nothing but straw.
They can be the slaves to man and the things of man. But trusting God, the water of the Word is made into WINE! The Holy Spirit comes and things change.
These who inherited the Promised Land had to rid it of those giants, those which might have tried to stand against them in the beginning of taking the "new thing" and moving over to "take over" the land. But we saw the "supernatural" when the priests carried the ark of the covenant over the Jordan in flooding waters, and the waters parted when the priests had gotten to the center of the river Jordan.
Nothing can stand against God! All that tries to stand against, will come down, COME TO NOTHING, when His Word is given.

There are things we have to do and trust as we move in the power of God............His hand is not shortened that He cannot save........Isaiah 59:1...................1 Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: KJV


The man of God is any man who follows closely the teaching of Jesus. He follows closely and hears when God speaks!          2 Timothy 3:16-17...................16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. .NIV

God has placed us as His temple. We are His vessels that will stand in His power and His truth. Our hearts are that which are softened, not the hard, unyielding, but the soft and pliable.
Jesus came to show a new way of doing........and He showed us how.........by the Word and by prayer. He kept His vigil in prayer by night and with God's Word throughout His days!

Today is the day of "takeover"........today is the day we rise in His power and see the miraculous daily. Those who adhere to His word and expect will have the greatest time with the Lord. I am expectant that we are many, and we are those who will say "yes" to His every command. Let's be open to the instruction from the MASTER, whether in a service, or throughout out our day.........He is welcome here..........!

It comes now in Jesus' name. Amen.

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