Ephesians 1:6-10
To the Praise of the glory of His grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself.
That in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in Heaven, and which are on earth, even in Him.
​
We have been accepted into the beloved because Jesus loved us that much! He has placed us on the potter’s wheel and shaped us into something that pleases him and continues to do. Remember, we have been purchased with a price, the blood of Jesus. He has redeemed us by the blood of the lamb. He has forgiven us according to his richness of grace, mercy, loving kindness. Repentance is precious in his sight. His mercy endures forever. There is no such thing as a little sin or big sin in the sight of God. There is no respector of person. Sin is sin and needs to be repented of in order to be received in the beloved. The Lord has forgiven us in advance. Therefore, in these last and evil days; do not allow the adversary to deceive you by bringing up the “old man”. What’s washed away is washed away. He said, your sins and transgressions I will remember no more. Do not allow the adversary to bring confusion of falsehood and have you separated from the love of Christ. Paul said he had been persuaded and would not let anything separate him from the love of Christ. Nothing! The Lord has forgiven all things and nailed it to the cross. Then he gave us access to his holiness. He gave it in abundance. It was his pleasure to do these things  for us! His abundance of grace has been granted to the believer with wisdom and prudence to endure times such as these. The grace says, I’ve cleanse you to walk in the newness of the Holy Spirit and with it the wisdom to apply his word daily to our lives so that we are always doing the works that please our father in Heaven. In the book f Revelation chapter 2 the Lord addressed the church at Ephesus stating, “I know thy works”. We get involved in a work but we don’t involve our hearts. Therefore, we get weary thinking it’s well-doing, but its not well-doing because our hearts drift not guarded and uninvolved therefore not fully submitted. You must see the finish line. Look to the open Heaven and see the throne of grace. See the treasures stored by faith, see that he has prepared a place. Without vision we perish in a work that becomes merely religion because we stop seeking, searching, and looking for the day of redemption. Behold…he said what manner of love the Lord has loved us and called us Sons and daughters. I have stored for thee wisdom and prudence in abundance, meaning more than enough to sustain us. Therein the Lord Jesus continues to make known the mystery of his will for our lives. He wants us to know him and to know his plan. He wants us to seek for His Spirit. To some it is comfortable doing “business-as-usual” instead of walking by faith. Therefore, he says to the faithful not to lose sight of the vision. Daily he is perfecting us by his holiness until he gathers one body to himself, those things in Christ Jesus that has been established on earth and in Heaven. The fullness of his plan will be fulfilled in us. The Lord is the author and the finisher of our faith. The work will be finished. He will redeem those he has purchased with his blood and cut short time in righteousness for his names’ sake.
Rom 9:28
For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
#USETHEKEYS #ASKSEEKKNOCK #PICKUPYOURWEAPONSANDFIGHT #WATCHANDPRAY #HOLDFAST

II Kings 6:14-17
 
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by the nigh, and compassed the city about. And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
 
The king took it upon himself to war against Israel. This war was not provoked. However, the Lord sent His prophet to the king of Israel to give intelligence concerning the location of the enemy and each time because of the counsel of the Lord the king was delivered. Nevertheless, once they realized there was a prophet they surrounded the city with horses and chariots. The servant of the prophet became fearful. Elisha responded, Do not fear. He then prayed that the Lord open the eyes of His servant to see the angels that had been given to fight the fight on his behalf in the spiritual realm. Sometimes, the only option the adversary has is to intimidate and bring fear in hopes that we will stop seeing with a spiritual eye and stop doing the work of the Lord in unity because of fear. Warfare can often create delays, but sometimes those stumbling blocks can be prevented when we see with a spiritual perspective what the Lord is working on our behalf when we do His will and purpose, and do not allow any adversary to hinder our obedience to serve the Lord. Enemies come and go. It's not your fault oftentimes. It's simply because you have set your heart to do the Lord's will. Remember, these things we encounter are not natural but spiritual. They hated our Lord Jesus Christ. How much more will they hate His spirit within you? Afterwards, the Lord struck the adversary with blindness and they were led to the land of their own enemies. These days are becoming like unto the days of Noah and Sodom and Gomorrah. They want to consume the spirit of God and all that is holy within you. You must know who you are and stay the course. Do not compromise your beliefs or take down for the adversary. Trust in the Lord Jesus. Do not put your confidence in man. Wait patiently on the Lord and be not weary in well doing. Praise the Lord in advance. If I be lifted up, I will draw all men is what the Lord said. Stand in His authority and Do not take down for the adversary, for sin, or because of intimidation. David said, I searched for my enemy and they were more. They spread themselves as a green bay tree and then they were no more.
#WITHALLTHYHEARTLOVETHELORD  #KEEPPRAISING #TRUSTTHELORDANDDOGOOD
​

 ​EPHESIANS 1:1-5
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints, which are Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in Heavenly places in Christ.
According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundations of the world, that we should be Holy and without blame before him in love:
Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
Paul addressed himself as an apostle according to the will of God. He makes it clear, He is operating in his call in obedience to the will and purpose of Christ. He speaks to the saints of Ephesus, particularly to the faithful. The church at Ephesus has been endowed with the Holy Spirit They have the five-fold. They have dedicated themselves to doing the work of the Lord.
Paul said blessed be God our Father who is the originator of our special blessings that have been stored up in Heaven for us. In these perilous times it can be hard to see these blessings when the adversary is like a roaring lion seeking to devour and weary the saints of God. We must know who we are in Christ. Paul often addressed himself as a servant of the Most High or prisoner of Christ Jesus. Here makes us know of his apostleship, which is a pioneer and forerunner. He lays the foundational principles of the word for men and women to stand on a firm foundation of faith. He imparts grace and peace which can only come from on high. Many people in these last and evil days attempt to bring peace without having the prince of peace and the Lord states that sudden destruction will come. Yet the peace from the Lord Jesus Christ has the love of God with it and he has stored up for his chosen blessings in Heavenly places. Therefore, to the faithful he tells us to be not weary in well doing for we shall reap if we faint not. When you’re so involved in being faithful to a work it is often easy to lose sight of the big picture and the mission. The Mary and Martha syndrome can sometimes get a hold of us when we ought to be at the Lord’ s feet edifying our spiritual man, hearing from him and searching the deep things of God, we instead focus on works of the flesh and service that is npt led of the Spirit  and we allow ourselves to get weary in works that do not edify and do not build the Kingdom of God. Therefore, the Lord Jesus reminds us not to lose heart. He hath chosen us to be Holy and without blame before the foundation of the world. To be called, chosen, and predestined means the Lord Jesus Christ has equipped us to do the signs, miracles, and wonders that build us up on our Most Holy faith and grow us in the body of Christ. Having been predestined by the Lord Jesus means that he has given us purpose and that purpose doesn’t change. The plan was placed in our spirit before we were yet formed in the womb. His plan was for our good pleasure.  He is pleased with what he has created as we abide in the Lord Jesus’ will and his love. He said then are we his disciples. He allows us to go through what we go through for his glory. He has pleasure in our growth leaps and bounds in the faith. The circumstances and situations are to shape us in holiness that we are accepted with God and without blame on our day of visitation. #STAND #SEEK #WATCHANDPRAY #KEEPYOURSELVESINTHELOVEOFCHRIST

GO AND PROCLAIM THESE WORDS TOWARD THE NORTH AND SAY, RETURN, THOU BACKSLIDING ISRAEL, SAITH THE LORD, AND I WILL NOT CAUSE MINE ANGER TO FALL UPON YOU: FOR I AM MERCIFUL, SAITH THE LORD, AND I WILL NOT KEEP MINE ANGER FOR EVER.
ONLY ACKNOWLEDGE THINE INIQUITIES THAT THOU HAST TRANSGRESSED AGAINST THE LORD THY GOD, AND HAST SCATTERED THY WAYS TO THE STRANGERS UNDER EVERY GREEN TREE, AND YE HAVE NOT OBEYED MY VOICE, SAITH THE LORD.
TURN, O BACKSLIDING CHILDREN, SAITH THE LORD FOR I AM MARRIED UNTO YOU: AND I WILL TAKE YOU ONE OF A CITY, AND TWO OF A FAMILY, AND I WILL BRING YOU TO ZION.
​In thy getting, let us get a spiritual understanding that the Lord loves us and because he loves us, he has chosen us as the apple of his eye. He has waited patiently for his surrender. Love the Lord thy God with your whole heart for he has an undying love for you, to prosper you and to bring you to your expected end. Therefore, repent and he is faithful and just to forgive. He will hide you in the shadow of his wings and protect you from the wrath to come. He will be who you need him to be in your life. He is a bridge. He is a rock. He is our fortress and a present help in the time of trouble. He has been there always. Ask of His Holy Spirit and He will pour him abundantly. Let him cleanse so that we are without spot, wrinkle, or blame on the day of visitation. Do not let time run out on your grace. Jesus has been patient and longsuffering, showing forth his tender mercies and his loving kindness. He is there willing to make you joint-heirs. Do not lean to your own understanding. There is a way that seemed right to a man, but the end is destruction. Hell is forever. Do not be deceived. Do not give in to the lies of the adversary as he has presented himself with seducing spirits and doctrines of devils. Jesus is overthrowing the kingdoms of the heathen and will reign eternally with the saints of God. Open the altar of your heart to Jesus and draw near to him. Submit yourself unto God and he will draw near unto you. His word can do all things, but what it cannot do is fail. There is not failure in Christ. #Holdfast #trustintruth #overcomebytheword

 I JOHN 4:7-8
BELOVED, LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER: FOR LOVE IS OF GOD; AND EVERY ONE THAT LOVETH IS BORN OF GOD, AND KNOWETH GOD.
HE THAT LOVETH NOT KNOWETH NOT GOD; FOR GOD IS LOVE.
IN THIS WAS MANIFESTED THE LOVE OF GOD TOWARD US, BECAUSE THAT GOD SENT HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON INTO THE WORLD, THAT WE MIGHT LIVE THROUGH HIM.
HEREIN IS LOVE, NOT THAT WE LOVED GOD, BUT THAT HE LOVED US, AND SENT HIS SON TO BE THE PROPITIATION FOR OUR SINS.
BELOVED, IF GOD SO LOVED US, WE OUGHT ALSO TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
NO MAN HATH SEEN GOD AT ANY TIME. IF WE LOVE ONE ANOTHER, GOD DWELLETH IN US, AND HIS LOVE IS PERFECTED IN US.
HEREBY WE KNOW THAT WE THAT DWELL IN HIM, AND HE IN US, BECAUSE HE HATH GIVEN US OF HIS SPIRIT.
AND WE HAVE SEEN AND DO TESTIFY THAT THE FATHER SENT THE SON TO BE THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD.
HEREIN IS OUR LOVE MADE PERFECT THAT WE MAY HAVE BOLDNESS IN THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT: BECAUSE AS HE IS, SO ARE WE IN THE WORLD.
Our Father in Heaven sees all and knows all. No matter the circumstance, the adversary is going to war with the saints of God in these last and evil days no matter how much seeking of the Spirit we do…there is still spiritual warfare. The word of God states in the book of Daniel that the adversary will do exploits to make it seem like the true saints of God aren’t true at all. We still, like Job, must maintain our integrity, and not give the heathen reason to doubt the power of God. Jesus is real. He is not mocked. Those who sow to the wind shall reap the whirlwind, but those who seek the Kingdom and all of its righteousness and receive the reward of Heaven. Perfect love casts out all fear and covers a multitude of sins. Fear not what man can do, but fear the God who can place both body and soul into the pit of hell. Now is not the time to throw in the towel. To whom much is given, much is required. It’s time to cut ties with those who want to source the spirit of God without being servants of righteousness. On the cross the Lord Jesus cried forgive them for they know not what they do. Now they have been taught the ways of righteousness and holiness. Therefore, woe unto them who call good evil and evil good…who take bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. How long has the spirit of God covered and we continue to deposit and sow corruption instead of forsaking ourselves and putting the flesh on the cross. The Lord Jesus surely will say depart from me you workers of iniquity I knew not of you. Love is an action word and it is seen with signs, miracles, and wonders following. Love wants healing, deliverance. Love recognizes the needs of others. Love hopes for all things. Love is not selfish. Love is not a thief. Love wants to seek the face of God and not just behold his hand. Love can not be feigned!
#KEEPLOVING #KEEPSEEKING #KEEPTRUSTING #KEEPPRAISING
 
 
 
                                                     

1 John 1:3
 
That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship in him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
 
Grace and peace be multiplied in Christ Jesus as we continue to seek His holy face. It is needful to mention the letter of John, the beloved disciple of Christ, because in this writing he is addressing fellowship. The Lord doesn't want His chosen to be caught in snares and traps of the adversary. Many false brethren have crept in and they desire to steal the “children's bread.” They are attempting to absorb the resources and the strength of the truth saints of the Most High. They spy out our liberties and attempt to pervert the Gospel that we have been introduced to from the beginning. John reminds us that true fellowship is with the Father and the Son Jesus Christ. In him there is no half-way or almost. Jesus is real. His signs, miracles, and wonders are real. Jesus Christ is no respecter of persons. Healing is available because you believe. Deliverance is available because you believe. It was already paid with the blood of Jesus. Be comforted in the love of Jesus because there is no greater love than one who laid down His life for a friend. Know the truth. Be not deceived. In him is light and there is no darkness in him at all. Those who do things of the darkness have no fellowship but lie. There isn't any conspiracy and folks working iniquity and doing it on behalf of Jesus. Those who steal, kill, and destroy walk in darkness and will have their part with the liars in the Lake of Fire. Those who work abominations will have their part in the Lake of Fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. If we walk not in the truth we deceive ourselves. There is not true fellowship unless it is in the light of Christ that has destroyed the wicked even with the very brightness of His coming. We shall have fellowship in unity with that light and with one another. He has cleaned us from the sins and darkness and is just to forgive through our repentance because of the depths of His love. Therefore, he pleads to abide in that love that your joy may be full. Remember that Jesus performs miracles as faith builders, they are for relationship. Hearts have to turn to him. It is not business as usual, but each day we are encountering the Holy Spirit for instruction and to impact lives for righteousness sake. #Keepraising #watchandpray #seekhim #fruitsthatremain