The phrase “sign of Jonah” was used by Jesus as a typological metaphor for His future crucifixion, burial, and resurrection. Jesus answered with this expression when asked by the Pharisees for miraculous proof the He was indeed the Messiah. The Pharisees remained unconvinced of Jesus’ claims about Himself, despite His having just cured a demon-possessed man who was both blind and mute. Shortly after the Pharisees accused Jesus of driving out demons by the power of Satan, they said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.” He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now something greater than Jonah is here” (Matthew 12:38–41).

Matthew 16 (AMP) 1. Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came up to Jesus, and they asked Him to show them a sign (spectacular miracle) from heaven [attesting His divine authority].
2 He replied to them, [a]When it is evening you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,
3 And in the morning, It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and has a gloomy and threatening look. You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
4 A wicked and morally unfaithful generation craves a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. Then He left them and went away.

John 20:24-29 (AMP)
But Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came.
So the other disciples kept telling him, We have seen the Lord! But he said to them, Unless I see in His hands the marks made by the nails and put my finger into the nail prints, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe [it].
Eight days later His disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, though they were behind closed doors, and stood among them and said, Peace to you!
Then He said to Thomas, Reach out your finger here, and see My hands; and put out your hand and place [it] in My side. Do not be faithless and incredulous, but [stop your unbelief and] believe!
Thomas answered Him, My Lord and my God!
Jesus said to him, Because you have seen Me, Thomas, do you now believe (trust, have faith)? Blessed and happy and [a]to be envied are those who have never seen Me and yet have believed and adhered to and trusted and relied on Me

1 Peter 1:7-9 so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.

By Duncan-Williams Prayer points~we are coming (to the warfare) through the Blood of Jesus and taking authority in the Name of Jesus!

1. In the Name of Jesus, we confess our sins and ask for forgiveness. We forgive those who have sinned against us from the past through to this moment.

2. We plead the Blood of Jesus over any sins committed by our parents and ancestors. We cancel through the Blood, any satanic covenants, agreements, exchanges, vows or transactions made over our lives, bodies, souls and circumstances.
3. We declare that we are redeemed FROM the hand of the Devil by the Blood of Jesus. We declare that all satanic thrones, altars, dominions, principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, spiritual hosts of wickedness and all satanic works have no power or authority over us. We declare that satanic harassment and intimidation have no effect on us.
4. We command that every planting of the enemy shall be pulled out of our lives and the lives of our loved ones. We arrest all satanic projections, fiery darts, arrows, witchcraft activities and soullish prayers.
5. We declare that the enemy is permanently denied access into our lives and destinies. We take and maintain our position seated in Jesus in heavenly places and the Devil is under our feet. We walk in dominion, power, and God's prophetic purpose - NOW!
6. We declare that what was written of us in the volume of the books, our prophetic destinies and purposes will be fulfilled now without delay or interference. We declare that divine timing, strategic relationships, open doors and favor in high places shall manifest continually in our lives.
7. We command divine solutions for every problem in our lives to manifest. We command every satanic mystery, cycle and mechanism to be permanently exposed, decoded and destroyed through the Blood of Jesus.
8. We declare that every legality, technicality, ordinance and judgment issued against us in the realms of the spirit be overturned. We command an injunction and restraining order be issued AND ENFORCED against all acts of injustice and harassment. ( Colossians 2:14 )
9. We declare that God will rule in our favor and the divine order for our restoration and restitution shall be signed with the Blood of the Lamb and enforced by the angels of God on every level. Our victory shall be published throughout heaven, on Earth and underneath the Earth. All shame and reproach shall be washed away and we will receive double honor.
10. We declare that we have overcome the enemy by the Blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony - Jesus saved us from the laws of sin and death. We activate the Blood of Jesus to speak innocence for us, silence every accusation whether it is true or false, locate, arrest and bind every power operating behind the scenes. (Revelation 12:11)
11. In the Name of Jesus, we command every strong man operating in our lives to be stripped of their authority and assignments concerning us and our families. We declare that they are bound and all of their weapons are destroyed. We command that the ground troops of Satan, persons without bodies and human vessels be captured, stripped of their power, desensitized and permanently disorganized.
12. We overthrow the wisdom tables of the wicked and scatter them wherever and whenever they gather. We release weapons of mass destruction upon their headquarters and destroy all their weapons and means of retaliation. We advance, take AND RULE their territory by the power of the Holy Ghost and in the name of our LORD Jesus.
13. We command the destruction and removal of every form of witchcraft, sorcery and divination in our lives and the life of the church. We command the arrest and removal of every Jezebel spirit and the spirits of rebellion, immorality and subversion operating in our lives and the life of the church.
14. We command an immediate transfer of wealth and power from the treasures of darkness into the bank accounts and control of the true prophets and people of God to advance the purposes of God; spread the Gospel; win souls for Jesus and establish His Kingdom on Earth. ( Isaiah 45:3 )
15. We command that every false prophet and those who subvert the purposes of God for the church be uncovered and thrown down. We invoke the written judgments of God against Jezebel and her accomplices. ( Isaiah 47 )
16. We decree an end to every operation of betrayal, financial hardship, emotional manipulation and interference in our careers and business opportunities.
17. We deny the enemy access to our finances, property and opportunities for advancement through people on assignment, satanic operations, devices and points of contact.
18. We release the blessings of the LORD to locate and overtake us in every circumstance, business transaction, relationship and everyday activity. We declare that goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of our lives and we shall never depart from the House of our LORD.
19. We declare that any diverting spirit, personality, human vessel, satanic device or curse shall hereby cease operation in our finances, be permanently denied access, be blinded and deafened to any of our movements and rendered mute. ALL missed opportunities, diverted wealth, lost investments, stolen money or goods shall be immediately returned SEVEN FOLD.
20. We decree that all monitoring spirits, devices, human vessels and points of contact be denied access to our lives, loved ones, finances and records. We declare that every monitoring spirit and vessel be blinded, desensitized and permanently displaced from every aspect of our lives.
21. We command that every satanic or soullish mark placed on us in the spirit, be washed away by the Blood of Jesus and that all our garments be changed to new spotless, radiant garments fitted for our prophetic purposes.
22. We command divine order to be established in every dimension of our lives and the life of the church. We call for the spirit of good stewardship and excellence to be activated in our lives and in the lives of all church leaders and members.
23. We declare that all individual and corporate worship shall be offered to God in spirit and in truth. All individuals responsible for leading and assisting in praise and worship shall be empowered by the Holy Ghost in divine expression.
24. We declare that divine protection surrounds us and our loved ones as we travel over land, sea and by air. We are secured in the Blood of Jesus and nothing and no one can move us or provoke us to move ourselves. ( Psalm 121:3 )
25. We declare that our children shall excel in their studies, sports and endeavors. They will be favored and advanced in every situation. They will not have dangerous accidents and they will grow up to accomplish their prophetic destiny with honor and distinction.
26. We declare that we will NOT die before our time. We will walk in health and strength all the days of our lives. We will joyfully accomplish everything God has assigned us to do with honor and distinction. We will enjoy blessings and the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. We will serve the LORD all the days of our lives without offense. ( Psalm 118:17 and Psalm 91:16).
27. We declare that the territory of the church shall be enlarged with grace and ease. We call the hunters and fishermen of God to secure the right God-called workers for the right positions in the church. We release fresh revelation and THE DISCIPLINE OF CONSISTENT PRAYER AND FASTING in the lives of every church member and leader. ( Jeremiah 16:16 )
8. We command a renewed spirit of holiness, unity and boldness to overtake the church. We declare that the discernment of the leadership and members SHALL INCREASE DAILY and every false prophet and doctrine shall be exposed and thrown down.
29. We declare that the Blood of Jesus has wiped away all our sin guilt and the records of all our sins. We deploy the Blood of Jesus to locate and destroy every record of our sins and wrong doing in hidden places, in the record books of Satan, in all satanic archives and in the memories of all demonic spirits and accomplices. In it's place, a record of the innocent Blood of Jesus shall speak for us throughout eternity.
30. We deny all storms the power to distract us, cause us to fear or speak fear in our lives. We decree that the peace of Jesus Christ is activated in every dimension of our lives and the lives of our loved ones.
31. In the Name of Jesus, we revoke and negate every death wish, verdict and sentence of death in our lives, the lives of our loved ones, children and in the lives of church leadership.
32. In the Name of Jesus, we overthrow satanic sanctions and embargoes against us, our businesses, our loved ones, our children and church leadership. We exercise restraining orders over every strong man assigned to steal, kill and destroy us, our children, our loved ones and church leadership.
33. We intercept all satanic letters in circulation against us, our destinies and against the leadership of the church. We command that they be discontinued and brought to a permanent halt.
34. We decree a divine reversal of all satanic transactions that have taken place to devalue us and misrepresent our true selves.

1. Restitution

The Meaning Of Restitution in the Bible is an act of restoring to the rightful owner something that has been taken away, stolen, lost, or surrendered...

In Ancient Biblical Times When someone took or stole something that was not his/hers, full restitution of the property had to be made and an added 20 percent (one-fifth of its value) had to be paid as compensation.

1 Samuel 30: 1~6 Now it happened, when David and his men came to Ziklag, on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire, and had taken captive the women and those who were there, from small to great; they did not kill anyone, but carried them away and went their way. So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive. Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep. And David’s two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite, had been taken captive. Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

A) So David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?”

B) And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.”
The relationship with David and his LORD are not even comparable with any other in the Bible except for Jesus. David knows that the LORD has the answer to what he should do. The LORD spoke to the people through the ephod of the priest. David had placed his will into the hands of the LORD, by consulting Him before acting. The LORD tells David to take the men and pursue the enemy. He reassures David, that all will be saved. There will be no loss to David and his men. The only loss will be to the Amalekites.

1Samuel 30: 18-20 So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives. And nothing of theirs was lacking, either small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything which they had taken from them; David recovered all. Then David took all the flocks and herds they had driven before those other livestock, and said, “This is David’s spoil.”

Two hundred of King David’s men was so weary, they couldn’t cross over the Brook Besor to fight alongside David and the rest of his men, so they were left behind, after defeating the Amalekites, David and his four hundred men came back to the Brook Besor where the two hundred men greeted them. God is so merciful and gracious even though these men didn’t go fight with the rest of the men, God still blessed every one of them…

1Samuel 30: 22~24 Then all the wicked and worthless men of those who went with David answered and said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except for every man’s wife and children, that they may lead them away and depart.”
But David said, “My brethren, you shall not do so with what the Lord has given us, who has preserved us and delivered into our hand the troop that came against us. For who will heed you in this matter? But as his part is who goes down to the battle, so shall his part be who stays by the supplies; they shall share alike. Selah…

Luke 19:10 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount."

2. Retribution

Romans 12:19 - Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

2 Thessalonians 1:6~8 For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.…

I Declare full restitution and vengeance is the Lord's'; He shall repay...

1 Peter 5:7~11 Casting the [c]whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, [d]once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you [e]watchfully. Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour.

Withstand him; be firm in faith [against his onset—rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined], knowing that the same (identical) sufferings are appointed to your brotherhood (the whole body of Christians) throughout the world.
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace [Who imparts all blessing and favor], Who has called you to His [own] eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will Himself complete and make you what you ought to be, establish and ground you securely, and strengthen, and settle you.
To Him be the dominion (power, authority, rule) forever and ever. Amen (so be it).

This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many, and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. while we wait for the blessed hope--the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent, & May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all Amen...

Scriptures: Acts 1:11; Hebrews 9:28; Titus 2:13; Jude 1:21; 2 Corinthians 13:14; John 17:3...

A Word For Your Every Day Life "PRAISE" It Repeals The Enemy Of Your Soul here's some synonyms for repeal: revoke, rescind, repudiate, overturn, annul; disallow, cancel, invalidate, nullify, void, negate, dissolve, countermand, declare null and void, discontinue; reverse, retract, remove, withdraw, abolish, put an end to, do away with, get rid of, end, stop, quash, scrap; dis-affirm...

2 Chronicles 20:22 when Jehoshaphat and all Judah began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.

Psalm 44: 4~6 You are my King, O God; Command victories for Jacob. Through You we will push back our adversaries; { For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places}  Through Your name we will trample down those who rise up against us. For I will not trust in my bow, Nor will my sword save me, but You Lord are my battle ax and weapons of war...

Psalm 108:13 Explained. God's help shall inspire us to help ourselves. Faith is neither a coward nor a sluggard: she knows that God is with her, and therefore she does valiantly; she knows that he will tread down her enemies, and therefore she arises to tread them down in his name. Where praise and prayer have preceded the battle, we may expect to see heroic deeds and decisive victories. Through God is our secret support; from that source we draw all our courage, wisdom, and strength. We shall do valiantly. This is the public outflow from that secret source: our inward and spiritual faith proves itself by outward and valorous deeds. He shall tread down our enemies. They shall fall before him, and as they lie prostrate he shall march over them, and all the hosts of his people with him. This is a prophecy. It was fulfilled to David, but it remains true to the Son of David and all who are on his side. The Church shall yet arouse herself to praise her God with all her heart, and then with songs and hosannas she will advance to the great battle; her foes shall be overthrown and utterly crushed by the power of her God, and the Lord's glory shall be above all the earth. Send it in our time, we beseech thee, O Lord.

Psalm 116 I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live...
Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever.

Psalm 138:5~7 And they will sing of the ways of the LORD, For great is the glory of the LORD. For though the LORD is exalted, Yet He regards the lowly, {God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things-and the things that are not-to nullify the things that are}But the haughty He knows from afar. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me.…

Psalm 113: Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD! Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and forevermore! From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD is to be praised! The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens! Who is like the LORD our God, who is seated on high, who looks far down on the heavens and the earth? He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people. He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the LORD!

In Proverbs 9:1 Wisdom Hath Builded Her House, She Hath Hewn Out Her Seven Pillars. The Same Wisdom That Spoke In Chapter 8 Speaks In This Chapter. There She Was Represented As Manifest In All The Works Of God In The Material Worlds. Here She Is Represented As The Ruler Of What She Has Built; She Is Seen Building A House, Making A Banquet, And Sending Out Her Maids To Invite Guests To Partake Of Her Bounties. She Is Pictured Here As A Builder, Sculptress, Butcher And Gracious Hostess. Wisdom Is Personified Here In Chapter Eight and Nine As Well a). Searches b) Hates c) Counsels d) Advises e) Builds etc…

Proverbs 8:
1) Prudence: I Wisdom Dwell With Prudence, And Find Out Knowledge Of Witty Inventions (Verse 12). Prudence Here Is Defined As Practical Wisdom Or Wisdom In Action, Choosing The Best Means To An End. Hence, Witty (Shrewd, Practical) Inventions. Whoever Is Wise, Let Him Understand These Things; Whoever Is Discerning, Let Him Know Them. For The Ways Of The Lord Are Right, And The Righteous Will Walk In Them, But Transgressors Will Stumble In Them (Hosea 14:9).
2) Knowledge & Discernment: The Prudent See Danger And Take Refuge, But The Simple Keep Going And Pay The Penalty. The Reward Of Humility And The Fear Of The Lord Are Riches, Honor And Life. (Prov 22:3, 4).
3) The Fear Of God: The Fear Of The Lord Is To Hate Evil, Pride, And Arrogance, And The Evil Way, And The Forward Mouth, Do I Hate. (Verse 13). Wisdom Hates What God Hates. The Highest Virtue Is Humility (Submission To God), And Thus Wisdom Hates Pride And Self-Exaltation Above All.
4) Counsel: Counsel Is Mine (Verse14). Listen To Counsel And Accept Discipline, That You May Be Wise The Rest Of Your Days. Many Plans Are In A Man's Heart, But The Counsel Of The Lord Will Stand. (Prov 19: 20, 21).The Spirit Of The Lord Shall Rest Upon Him, The Spirit Of Wisdom And Understanding, The Spirit Of Counsel And Might, The Spirit Of Knowledge And Of The Fear Of The Lord;" We Should Seek This Spirit Of The Lord To Have These Things (Isa 11: 2).
5) Sound Wisdom: By His Knowledge The Deeps Were Broken Up And The Skies Drip With Dew. My Son, Let Them Not Vanish From Your Sight; Keep Sound Wisdom And Discretion, So They Will Be Life To Your Soul And Adornment To Your Neck. (Prov 3: 20-22). This Is To My Father's Glory, That You Bear Much Fruit, Showing Yourselves To Be My Disciples (John15:8). “Righteousness, Justice And Equity”. These Are The Ways That We Can Be Wise In Our Daily Behavior. These Are The Great Prophetic Themes. The Emphasis Here Is On Action Rather Than On Casual Armchair Religion.
6) Understanding: I Am Understanding. Wisdom [Is] The Principal Thing; [Therefore] Get Wisdom: And With All Thy Getting Get Understanding (Prov 4: 7). Buy The Truth And Do Not Sell It-- Wisdom, Instruction And Insight As Well. (Prov 23:23).
7) Power: It Is Good That You Grasp One Thing And Also Not Let Go Of The Other; For The One Who Fears God Comes Forth With Both Of Them. Wisdom Strengthens A Wise Man More Than Ten Rulers Who Are In A City. Indeed, There Is Not A Righteous Man On Earth Who Continually Does Good And Who Never Sins (Ecclesiastes 7: 18-20). A Wise Man Is Strong; Yes, A Man Of Knowledge Increases Strength (Prov 24:5). Wisdom From God Helps Us In All Circumstances. Wisdom, (Advice From God) Would Be Especially Useful In War. When The Israelites Fought Their Wars, They Won When The Lord Led Them In Battle; But When They Fought The Battles In Their Own Strength Without His Help, They Failed And Lost Many Lives. God Must Guide Us In Everything Or We, Too, Will Fail.

Hannah, a woman of faith and prayer. She was a woman of courage as well. Her story of prayer, faith, and dedication should be an inspiration for all of us.

1. The Wife Of Elkanah

2. She Was Barren
3. She Was The Favorite Wife
4. Her Adversary Provoked Her Continually
5. She Fasted, Wept, And Prayed Before The Lord Year After Year Without Any Answer
6. Her Husband Sought To Comfort And Support Her In Her Trial
7. She Finally Became Desperate And Prayed Through To An Answer By Bitterness Of Soul, Weeping And Making A Vow
8. She Prayed So Long And Was In Such Bitterness And Weeping That The High Priest Accused Her Of Being Drunk
9. Hannah Convinced Him Of Her Sincerity In Prayer For A Child; And He Blessed Her By Assuring Her Of An Answer
10. She Had Faith That Her Prayer Was Answered And Was Sad No More
11. Her Prayer Was Heard And She Conceived And Bore A Son, Calling His Name Samuel
12. She Stayed At Home Until The Child Was Weaned, Then Took Him To The Temple To Be Devoted To The Lord Forever.
13. She Received Inspiration And Prophesied On The Occasion Of Giving Samuel To The Lord
14. She Brought Samuel A New Coat Year After Year As She Came To The Temple
15. God Blessed Her For The Loan Of Her First Born Son And Gave Her Three Sons And Two Daughters And She Became A Great Mother In Israel…

I Know A Lot Of God's People Can Relate To Hannah's Story In More Ways Than One, I Am Reminded Of Psalm 30:5 Weeping May Last All Night But Joy Come's In The Morning. Psalm 126:5 Those Who Sow With Tears Will Reap With Songs Of Joy. God Has Not Forgotten You Precious, So Don’t Give Up On Your God Given Visions And Dreams~The Lord Has Placed With In Your Heart. The Lord Says In Psalm 89:34 I Will Not Violate My Covenant Or Alter What My Lips Have Uttered.  Be Encouraged My Beloved, God Is Faithful To Bring It To Pass...

Please click on this 4:54 minute link Bishop TD. Jakes on how to give birth to your dreams…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uq0ybgoc0g   

God's goodness is expressed in creation and experienced in salvation. The psalmist proclaims the goodness of God as great and as eternal. God is the true essence of goodness, the Author of unlimited, undeserved generosity.
Though God alone is truly good. Scripture encourages believers to seek goodness by modeling their lives after Christ Jesus. For the Christian, goodness is not simply the absence of evil; it is righteousness accompanied by acts of kindness. As a fruit of the Holy Spirit, goodness is a natural result of love, joy, peace, long-suffering, and kindness at work in a persons life, it is the outward expression of inward change in a believer's heart-the invisible power of a Holy God overcoming the sinful nature that is in all people.
True goodness is difficult to attain. It manifests itself only in a life totally committed to the Lord and is a requirement for effective ministry. Service to others is counted as evidence of the goodness of God at work in the life of a believer...
Scriptures:
Gen 1:31; Phil 1:6; Ps 31: 19; Ps 23: 6; 52: 1; Gal 5: 22, 23; 2 Thess 1: 11,12.

Colossians 2:
I. Walk as when received Christ (v6)
II. Be rooted in Christ (v 7)
III. Be built up in Christ (v 7)
IV. Be established in the faith (v 7)
V. Abound in the faith (v 7)
VI. Be joyful in the faith (v 7)
VII. Be aware of deception (v 4, 8, 18-19)
VIII. Let no man judge your eating ( v 16 )
IX. Let none judge your drinking ( v 16)
X. Let no man judge your holydays, new moons, festivals, Sabbath (v16)
XI. Live dead to the world and all its sinful ways ( 20-23; 1 Jn. 2: 15-17; Rm. 12: 1-2; Jas. 4:4)
XII. Seek things above ( 3:1)
XIII. Set affections above ( 3:2)
XIV. Mortify member on earth (3:5) fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, covetousness which is idolatry.
XV. Put off the old man (3:8) anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
XVI. Lie not one to another (3:9)
XVII. Put on the new man ( 3: 10-12)
XVIII. Forbear one another ( 3:13)
XIX. Forgive one another ( 3:13)
XX. Put on divine love ( 3: 14)
XXI. Let God’s peace rule ( 3:15)
XXII. Be thankful ( 3:15)
XXIII. Let God’s Word dwell in your heart ( 3:16)
XXIV. Teach, admonish one another (3:16)
XXV. Sing with grace (3:16 )
XXVI. Do all things in Jesus name ( 3: 17)
XXVII. Give thanks to God ( 3:17)
XXVIII. Continue in prayer (4:2)
XXIX. Watch with thanksgiving (4:2)
XXX. Walk in wisdom ( 4:5)
XXXI. Redeem the time ( 4:5)
XXXII. Speak with seasoned grace (4:6)

I am just thinking out loud that's all...

No disrespect intended to the Church, but how many programs, clubs, and curriculums are we going to come up with before we put into practice what we've already learned for decades! In some cases or most, we’re consuming a wealth of knowledge and that’s a good thing, the bad part about that is you've become engrossed in going from program to club to classes and never live out or give out what you’ve been given from the Lord…

In Matthew 10:8 the Lord says, in the later part of this vers freely you have received, freely give… your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk you in it, when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left, Walk it out Says the Lord.

Psalm 25:9
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
The Lord is Your Blueprint method for accomplishing your God given purpose; He’ll give you strategy, knowledge, design, and a mission to carry out His will for your life and the church.

Guide is a noun & verb: here are some synonym words: Lead, conduct, show, show the way, usher, shepherd, direct, steer, pilot, escort, accompany, attend; see, take, help, assist.

Isaiah 42:16
I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.

Isaiah 48:17
This is what the LORD says-- your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.

Please don’t miss understand my statement, We are aware that in some cases it does take time planning out and implementing certain program’s before releasing a person or people into serving or ministry…

The Lord said, he will lead the blind and turn their darkness into light make their rough places smooth and teach you what is best… These are all action words; the Lord is not going to have his people going from program, to program, and to hub meetings for five, ten, or even fifteen years of healings and teachings and never utilize what tools you’ve been given. You’ll go outside the church and give it away to another country or body of believers which is a good thing done in its proper perspective. Some of the church’s own immediate members’ households are broken up; they've chased after programs for so long and given their last in offerings and served in the church almost a lifetime, while their own families are excluded, Disregarded, and passed up by their own local Church. You have what it takes to change, your family, your ministry, your city, & your nation…

Hebrews 13:21
Equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.

Philippians 2:13
for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.

2 Timothy 3:17

so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Hebrews 12:28
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,

1 Peter 5:10
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.

1 John 3:22
and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him

Joel 2 Explained - The Day of the Lord and the Restoration of the Lord

A. A mighty army to invade Judah.

1. (1-5) What the mighty army looks like.

Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; for the day of the LORD is coming, for it is at hand: A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, like the morning clouds spread over the mountains. A people come, great and strong, the like of whom has never been; nor will there ever be any such after them, even for many successive generations. A fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns; the land is like the Garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; surely nothing shall escape them. Their appearance is like the appearance of horses; and like swift steeds, so they run. With a noise like chariots over mountaintops they leap, like the noise of a flaming fire that devours the stubble, like a strong people set in battle array.

a. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; for the day of the LORD is coming, for it is at hand: In Joel 1, the prophet spoke of the judgment that had arrived in Judah (a plague of locusts and drought). In Joel 2, he begins by describing judgment that will come - a mighty army set against Judah. Since this is all part of “God’s day” not “man’s day,” it is described as the day of the LORD.

i. When we are right with God, we want the day of the LORD. We long for Him to show His strength because we know that we abide in Him. When we are not right with God, we dread the day of the LORD, because when God shows Himself strong, His strength may work against us. In Joel’s day Judah was not right with God, so the day of the LORD would be nothing but darkness and gloominess to them.

b. A people come, great and strong: It’s hard to know what invasion Joel predicts. Probably Joel predicted an invasion that never happened because Judah responded to the invitation to repent and God held back this army. The 40-year godly reign of King Joash in Judah began right after the time of Joel’s prophecy.

i. There are some commentators who believe that Joel is referring back to the army of locusts, and describing them poetically. This is possible, but it seems best on balance to say that he writes of a literal human army that will come against an unrepentant Judah.

c. A fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns: The urgent nature of this prophecy probably spurred Jehoiada to depose the wicked Queen Athaliah and set Joash on the throne, even though he was only seven years-old (2 Kings 11:4-21). Perhaps he would have waited until Joash was older, but Joel’s prophecy showed him that it had to be done immediately.

2. (6-11) What the mighty army will do.

Before them the people writhe in pain; all faces are drained of color. They run like mighty men, they climb the wall like men of war; every one marches in formation, and they do not break ranks. They do not push one another; every one marches in his own column. Though they lunge between the weapons, they are not cut down. They run to and fro in the city, they run on the wall; they climb into the houses, they enter at the windows like a thief. The earth quakes before them, the heavens tremble; the sun and moon grow dark, and the stars diminish their brightness. The LORD gives voice before His army, for His camp is very great; for strong is the One who executes His word. For the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; who can endure it?

a. They do not break ranks . . . everyone marches in his own column: With a chilling poetic flair, Joel describes the discipline and effectiveness of this army. Because they keep ranks and work with energy (they run to and fro in the city) they bring a devastating attack on Judah.

i. If we consider the people of God to be like an army - perhaps based on the military images Paul sprinkled through his letters - then this passage shows us two things that can make God’s people more effective. First they must keep order, with every soldier keeping ranks. Second they must work hard, with every soldier serving with energy.

b. The LORD gives voice before His army: As impressive as this army is, Joel does not want Judah to forget that it’s real power lies in that God has sent them. They will be His tool of judgment against Judah - unless they repent.

i. When the plague of locusts and the drought devastated Judah, you might have thought that Joel would encourage the people. He might have said, “Hang in there! Things are bad, but they will get better. Tough times don’t last, but tough people do.” Instead Joel said, “You think that was bad? Worse is to come if we don’t repent.”

B. A promise of help to a repentant Judah.

1. (12-17) The prophet calls God’s people to repent.

“Now, therefore,” says the LORD, “Turn to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” So rend your heart, and not your garments; return to the LORD your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness; and He relents from doing harm. Who knows if He will turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind Him; a grain offering and a drink offering for the LORD your God? Blow the trumpet in Zion, consecrate a fast, call a sacred assembly; gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children and nursing babes; let the bridegroom go out from his chamber, and the bride from her dressing room. Let the priests, who minister to the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar; let them say, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not give Your heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’“

a. Now, therefore . . . Turn to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning: Because they heard the warning of judgment, God’s people should repent. It’s doesn’t make their repentance less valid because they had to be “scared” into it. The important thing is that they turn back to the LORD in sincerity, and God tells them how.

i. Sincere repentance is to turn to God, and therefore away from our sin.

ii. Sincere repentance is done with all your heart, giving everything you can in surrender to God.

iii. Sincere repentance is marked by action (with fasting) and emotion (with weeping . . . mourning). Not every act of repentance will include fasting and weeping, but if action and emotion are absent, it isn’t real repentance.

b. Rend your heart, and not your garments: One expression of mourning in Jewish culture is tearing the clothes. It was a way to say, “I am so overcome with grief that don’t care if my clothes are ruined and I look bad.” Joel knew that one could tear their garments without tearing their heart, and he describes the kind of heart-repentance that really pleases God.

i. Spurgeon tells the story of a woman who came seeming to be in great sorrow, saying what a great sinner she was, but Spurgeon suspected her repentance wasn’t sincere. He said, “Well, if you are a sinner of course you have broken God’s laws. Let’s read the Ten Commandments and see which ones you have broken.” They started at the first: “You shall have no other gods before Me,” and Spurgeon asked her if she ever broke that commandment. “Oh no,” she said, “not that I know of.” “‘You shall not make any graven image’ - did you ever break that one?” “Never, sir,” she answered. As you might suppose, Spurgeon went through all Ten Commandments and she could not find a single one that she had broken, and what he suspected was true. She didn’t really consider herself a sinner, and she was making a show of repentance because she thought it was expected of her.

c. Return to the LORD your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness; and He relents from doing harm: Knowing the goodness and mercy of God is another motive for true repentance. We come to Him confident that He will heal and forgive, and that He may relent from the judgment He announced.

i. We don’t repent with the idea “God is so mean that if I don’t return to Him, He will squash me.” Instead the idea is “God is so gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness that He will spare me from what I deserve if turn back to Him.” Ultimately, it is His goodness that leads us to repentance (Romans 2:4).

d. Let the bridegroom go out from his chamber, and the bride from her dressing room: In addition to the same pattern of repentance he presented in Joel 1:14, Joel adds the ideas relevant to the bridegroom and the bride. The idea with these images is that in a time of repentance God’s people cannot carry on “as usual.” Usually thebridegroom belongs in his chamber and the bride belongs in her dressing room, but not now - it is time to repent. True repentance does not carry on with business as usual.

e. Let the priests, who minister to the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar: Leaders among God’s people must especially lead in repentance. They can’t come with the attitude that “the people” must repent. They must regard themselves as the people and the people as themselves and lead in repentance.

f. Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not give Your heritage to reproach: Joel puts a rich prayer of repentance into the mouths of God’s priests. It as if the priests should pray with the thought, “How can we persuade God to have mercy on us?”

i. Spare: This implies that God’s people deserve judgment, but they plead for mercy.

ii. Your people: This reminds God that they belong to Him, and provides another motivation for mercy.

iii. Do not give Your heritage to reproach: This tells God that mercy unto His people will bring Him glory among the nations and that judgment may bring His name into discredit.

2. (18-20) God promises to defend His repentant people against the mighty army.

Then the LORD will be zealous for His land, and pity His people. The LORD will answer and say to His people, “Behold, I will send you grain and new wine and oil, and you will be satisfied by them; I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations. But I will remove far from you the northern army, and will drive him away into a barren and desolate land, with his face toward the eastern sea and his back toward the western sea; his stench will come up, and his foul odor will rise, because he has done monstrous things.”

a. Then the LORD will be zealous for His land, and pity His people: Judah could know that when God’s people sincerely repent, He notices from heaven. His zeal and pity are then turned for His people.

b. I will send you grain and new wine and oil . . . I will remove far from you the northern army: God promised to restore material prosperity to a repentant Judah, and to defeat the mighty army from the north. Because this mighty army had done monstrous things, God would turn the attention of His judgment away from His people and now against this mighty army.

3. (21-27) Confidence in God’s promise of restoration.

Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the LORD has done marvelous things! Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field; for the open pastures are springing up, and the tree bears its fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their strength. Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God; for He has given you the former rain faithfully, and He will cause the rain to come down for you; the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; and My people shall never be put to shame. Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the LORD your God and there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame.”

a. Be glad and rejoice, for the LORD has done marvelous things! Joel looks forward to the restoration that God has promised, and he tells Judah to look forward in faith, and to praise God for the restoration He promises - even before they see it with their own eyes.

b. The open pastures are springing up, and the tree bears its fruit: With the eye of faith, Joel can already see it happening. All around him are the lush, fruitful pastures and trees that God has restored after the destruction of the locusts.

c. He has given you the former rain faithfully . . . and the latter rain in the first month: At the end of Joel 1, the prophet saw the destruction drought brought. Now with the eye of faith he sees God restoring both the former and latter rain to Israel.

i. Ancient Israel had no irrigation system, and relied on rain to water their crops. In a time of drought, nothing grew. God promises to restore both the former rain (falling in autumn) and the latter rain (falling in spring). When God restores these rains, Judah will have full threshing floors and wine vats.

· The “five-fold ministry” and “restoration of apostle and prophets”
· The “foundational truths” of Hebrews 6:1-2
· An emphasis on signs and wonders as marks of true revival

iii. Many researchers - and many within these modern groups today - believe that many modern “revival” movements are really just a continuation of the Latter Rain movement. Movements such as “Joel’s Army,” the Manifest Sons of God, the Dominion Movement, the Kansas City Prophets, the Toronto Blessing, the Pensacola Revival are connected in some way to the Latter Rain movement. For example, Paul Cain - later to re-emerge as head of the Kansas City Prophets in 1989 - traveled with William Branham and called him “the greatest prophet that ever lived.”

d. I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten: God promises to restore what was taken away in chastisement. When the locusts did their work, it looked complete and final, but God promises that He can even restore the years that the swarming locusts has eaten.

i. “It will strike you at once that the locusts did not eat the years: the locusts ate the fruits of the years’ labor, the harvests of the fields; so that the meaning of the restoration of the years must be the restoration of those fruits and of those harvests which the locusts consumed. You cannot have back your time; but there is a strange and wonderful way in which God can give back to you the wasted blessings, the unripened fruits of years over which you mourned. The fruits of wasted years may yet be yours.” (Spurgeon)

4. (28-32) The ultimate restoration and the ultimate day of the LORD.

“And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, as the LORD has said, among the remnant whom the LORD calls.”

a. It shall come to pass afterward: After the restoration Joel spoke of previously in the chapter, there will come a time of ultimate restoration and blessing. This latter time will be marked by an outpouring of God’s Spirit on all flesh - not only selected men at selected times for selected duties.

i. The Old Testament has a rich record of the work of the Spirit, but He was not poured out on all flesh under the Old Covenant. Instead, certain men were filled with the Spirit at certain times and only for certain duties. It was rather selective:

· Joseph was filled with the Spirit of God (Genesis 41:38)
· The craftsmen who built the tabernacle were filled with the Spirit of God (Exodus 31:3)
· Joshua was filled with the Spirit of God (Numbers 27:18)
· The judge Othniel was filled with the Spirit of God (Judges 3:10)
· The judge Gideon was filled with the Spirit of God (Judges 6:34)
· The judge Jephthah was filled with the Spirit of God (Judges 11:29)
· The judge Samson was filled with the Spirit of God (Judges 13:5, 14:6, 14:19, 15:14)
· Saul was filled with the Spirit of God (1 Samuel 10:9-10)
· David was filled with the Spirit of God (1 Samuel 16:13)

ii. Here, Joel looks forward to the glorious New Covenant, when the Spirit of God would be poured out on all flesh. Why, even your sons and daughters, your old men, and your young men would be filled with the Spirit of God.

iii. This was fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost when the disciples gathered in the upper room, waiting in Jerusalem for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit that Jesus promised would come (Acts 1:4-5). When the outpouring of the Spirit came, the 120 followers of Jesus were all filled with the Spirit and began to praise God in other tongues. Jerusalem was crowded at that time, because of the feast of Pentecost - so a crowd quickly gathered because of the commotion. Those who heard the disciples praise God in these miraculous languages began to mock them, claiming they were drunk. Peter stood up and boldly set the record straight: the disciples were not drunk at all, but this was a fulfillment of Joel’s great prophecy of the outpouring of the Spirit.

 Peter’s sermon of the Day of Pentecost also shows us that there is never any disparity between the work of the Spirit and the work of the Word. When Peter was filled with the Spirit of God in the midst of miraculous signs and wonders as he had never experience before, what did he do? He said, “Let’s open up our Bibles to the book of Joel.” He had a Bible study, one that both taught the 120 disciples (they better understood their experience according to the Scriptures) and called the lost to salvation.

 We also notice that Peter’s application was exactly the same as the application made by the Prophet Joel: repent. Joel said, “Now, therefore,” says the LORD, “Turn to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” So rend your heart, and not your garments; return to the LORD your God (Joel 2:12-13) Peter said, Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:38)

b. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants: In this latter time, all the servants of the LORD will be filled with His Spirit in this unique and powerful way. Under the New Covenant, every believer can receive the full measure of the Spirit, and be used in a special and wonderful way.

c. I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: This time of great outpouring of the Spirit of God will culminate with cataclysmic signs in the heavens and the great and awesome day of the LORD.

On the Day of Pentecost, the prophecy of Joel was fulfilled, but not consummated. Peter rightly saw that this was a remarkable outpouring of the Spirit of God, given freely upon all who believe and receive as was promised in the New Covenant (Ezekiel 11:19, 36:24-28). The prophecy of Joel was also especially appropriate, because the Day of Pentecost ushered in the last days - with history now moving along the edge of the consummation of all things, not rushing towards it as a distant point.

d. Whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved: This is another glorious promise associated with the time Joel said shall come to pass afterward. In this time of the poured-out Spirit of God, salvation will no longer be a matter of association with national Israel. Instead, whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved - no matter what nation they come from

The Simplest Yet Most Profound Statement Of All Is, God Is Love. Love Is Not The Definition Of God; He Is Infinitely More. God Is The Definition Of Love And Without God Love Would Not Exist.

1 John 4:16 And So We Know And Rely On The Love God Has For Us. God Is Love. Whoever Lives In Love Lives In God, And God In Them.

1 John 4:8 He That Loves Not Knows Not God; For God Is Love.

John 1:18 No One Has Ever Seen God, But The One And Only Son, Who Is Himself God And Is In Closest Relationship With The Father, Has Made Him Known.

1 John 4:9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

Selah…

Emerging From The Crucible Unfolds Your Highest Praise & Your Greatest Victories.
Job 23:10 But He Knows The Way That I Take; When He Has Tested Me, I Will Come Forth As Gold.

James 1:12 (Niv) Blessed Is The Man Who Perseveres Under Trial, Because When He Has Stood The Test, He Will Receive The Victor's Crown, The Life God Has Promised To Those Who Love Him.

1 Pet 4:12-13 (Niv) Dear Friends, Do Not Be Surprised At The Painful Trial You Are Suffering, As Though Something Strange Were Happening To You. But Rejoice That You Participate In The Sufferings Of Christ, So That You May Be Overjoyed When His Glory Is Revealed.

Psalm 149:5-7 Let The Godly Ones Exult In Glory; Let Them Sing For Joy On Their Beds. Let The High Praises Of God Be In Their Mouth, And A Two-Edged Sword In Their Hand, To Execute Vengeance On The Nations And Punishment On The Peoples.

2 Chronicles 20:15 And He Said, "Listen, All Judah And The Inhabitants Of Jerusalem And King Jehoshaphat: Thus Says The Lord To You, 'Do Not Fear Or Be Dismayed Because Of This Great Multitude, For The Battle Is Not Yours But God's

1 Corinthians 15:57 But Thanks Be To God, Who Gives Us The Victory Through Our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 2:14 But Thanks Be To God, Who Always Leads Us In Triumph In Christ, And Manifests Through Us The Sweet Aroma Of The Knowledge Of Him In Every Place.

Psalms 20:7-8 Some Boast In Chariots And Some In Horses, But We Will Boast In The Name Of The Lord, Our God. They Have Bowed Down And Fallen, But We Have Risen And Stood Upright.

Side Notes:
Praise Should Be Apart Of The Believers Life Style Which Is Expressed Outwardly Through Our Everyday Actions, As Well As Inwardly In Our Thoughts. Praise Is An Act Of Worship And A Declaration Of Victory. Praise Doesn’t Come Naturally To Anyone, With Persistence We Can Learn To Praise God. Psalm 34:1, Hebrew 13:15

There Is A Realm In Praise Where We Enter Into Warfare (Which Is High Praise) Praise Is A Vehicle Of Faith Which Transports Us Into The Presence Of God.

The Devil Is The Prince Of The Power Of The Air, And When We Send Our Praises Into The Air It Repels The Presence Of The Enemy And Breaks His Strong Holds And He Is Defeated.

Singing Travels Further Than The Spoken Word Because Of The Vibrations In The Air Waves Caused By The Rhythm In The Music. God Inhabits The Praises Of His People, He Dwells In The Atmosphere Of His Praises.

We Know That Salvation Is Not The Absences Of Struggle, Pain, And Trials But As We Enter Into High Praise, We Are Declaring Victory! We Are Wrecking The Enemy's Communication With High Praise… 

I Believe As The Body Of Christ Enter Into High Praise Like Never Before, People Will Hear And Will Receive Freedom Because They Will Be Drawn Into The Supernatural Presence And Power Of God…

By: Apostle Trina Davis

Blood Is The Highest Of Acceptable Sacrifice Because In It Is The Spirit Of Life.
1.} Leviticus 17:11 For The Life Of The Flesh Is In The Blood: And I Have Given It To You On The Altar To Make An Atonement For Your Souls: For It Is The Blood That Makes An Atonement For The Soul.

2.} Hebrews 9:22 In Fact, The Law Requires That Nearly Everything Be Cleansed With Blood, And Without The Shedding Of Blood There Is No Forgiveness.

James 2:26 For As The Body Without The Spirit Is Dead, So Faith Without Works Is Dead Also. {We are three part being, we are spiritual beings,we live in this body and we have a soul}...  

John 19:30 (NASB95) Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.
Jesus Christ the most excellent sacrifice. His Blood was sinless and so spiritually and naturally uncontaminated; His divine conception saw to that.

This portion of study comes from the prophet’s Dictionary Paula A. Price & Forwarded By: Dr. Bill Hamon. The only visible element of the human being that transcends time and space is the blood. It is the single feature that communicates to every other part of the body.
When Cain Slaughtered Abel, The Lord said that Abel’s blood still spoke to him from the earth in the realms of the spirit. Blood has both voice and intelligence, God knew Abel was dead because The Spiritual Life Contained in Abel’s Blood continued to cry out from the ground to God, Although Abel’s physical body was dead Genesis 4:8-10.The blood somehow is a living memory system.

Side~Note: Revelation 6:9-11 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.
Blood being the life agency of all flesh means that it is the only currency that occupies time, space, and eternity at once. Christ Blood transcends time and space to reach back to heaven the place where Lucifer’s transgression and to edon to remit it transgressions being eternally human and divine, Jesus Christ blood remains effective to the end of the age. Jesus Christ is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world. 

1 Peter 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and abides forever.

Romans 10:9 That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved

John 17: 3 And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent

The Lord is always calling us to a higher place in himself, Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you." If you are satisfied with where you are, you will never hear the call, "come up higher."

We have to leave the crowd. Notice in Mt. 17:1, Jesus took them "up into a high mountain apart." "Apart" means "Private," "Separate." Some people will never have a mountain top experience with God because they are unwilling to separate from those that keep them involved in sin and rebellion. Please read 2 Cor. 6:14-18.

We have to leave the cares that consume us behind. In verse 4, Peter said "it is good for us to be here." Having a mountain top experience with God will require us to leave our cares behind. The things that consume our time and thoughts and take us from a deep, personal, peaceful and joyful Christian life will have to be cast upon the Lord. Please see Ps. 55:22, "Cast thy burden upon the LORD and he shall sustain thee." It is impossible to have a mountain top experience when your life is filled with cares of all sorts. Give them to God!

We have to lighten our collection of things. Mountain climbing requires we carry only the bare essentials. See Heb. 12:1-2 where we are to "lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us." There are some things in life that will keep a true believer from a mountain top experience. We cannot go up to higher ground with God with things like drugs, alcohol, immorality, tobacco products, ungodly music, ungodly dress styles and any other thing that offends the holiness of God. 

We have to give God complete control of our lives

There are some conditions for having a mountain top experience with God: You must be saved; you must be cleansed from sin; you must yearn for fellowship with God and you must learn in order to be a servant of God.
There are some things that will keep us off the mountain with God: Unconverted; unconfessed sin; uncaring attitude, and an unconcern for the will of God. We cannot get closer to God on our terms. IF YOU ARE READY, HE IS READY!

Mountain-top experiences
Mountains often had a significant role in God’s dealings with His people. In the English language we have the expression “mountain-top experience”. This expression has originated from the Bible because of the dealings God had with His people on various “mountain-tops”. So the phrase has come to mean a moment of transcendence – or epiphany; and in particular an experience of significant revelation given by God.
It was on the Mountains of Ararat that Noah’s ark came to rest after the Flood (see Genesis 8:4). God made a covenant with Noah there.
On one of the mountains in the region of Moriah God asked Abraham to make a sacrifice of his only son Isaac and God provided the Ram as a substitute (see Genesis 22:2). Later Solomon would build the temple on Mount Moriah – the place where substitutionary sacrifices would be offered until Jesus came. See 2 Chronicles 3:1.
On Mount Sinai (also known as Mt. Horeb) God revealed His character to Moses and gave him the Ten Commandments (see Exodus 19:16-20:12).
On Mt. Carmel Elijah challenged the false prophets of Baal to a contest to see which God would answer by fire. Of course it was the Lord who demonstrated His power that day (see 1 Kings 18). And after the great contest when Elijah ran for his life he travelled to Mt. Horeb and God met with him there in the “still small voice” (KJV) or “gentle whisper” (NIV) see 1 Kings 19.
Jesus taught His disciples on the Mount of Olives (see Matthew 24:3) and He was transfigured on a mountain (see Mark 9:2). It shouldn't surprise us that Moses and Elijah (who both had their own mountain-top experiences) were seen talking with Jesus on that mountain.
And we must not forget Mount Zion – the place where King David built his city (later called Jerusalem). Where God is said to dwell (Isaiah 8:18). Mt Zion figuratively points forward to the new heaven and new earth where all true believers will one day be welcomed into God’s dwelling place forever. See Hebrews 12:22 and Revelation 14:1.
So Mountains are symbolic of God's revelation to man. God gives the “mountain-top experience” in order to sustain His people as they go down into the valley! His revelation is always intended to help us journey with Him more closely on the road ahead.
For Moses that journey was to lead God's people to the Promised Land. For Elijah it was to confront wickedness in the land and appoint the next prophet. For Jesus it was the journey to the cross and for us it is a journey from the cross to the New Jerusalem

Here we do a study of those people in the Bible who experienced “low points” in their lives not as a consequence of sin but as part of God’s plan for them to fulfill their destiny.

Abraham's Valley Experience.

God promised Abraham that He would make him a great nation with many descendants.

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