Suicide: The Plot of an Evil Oppressor

In these difficult days comes an evil remedy for all the hurt and pain being inflicted on God's imagers.  We are under assault by a wicked "spirit" whose goal it is to convince humanity that all is hopeless, and we have no value or purpose in this one life we have been given. 

The "spirit" of suicide has flowed into our culture and is taking victims by the minute.  Drugs open the mind to thoughts of self-harm and that is where the battle is fought and won.  For Christians we must be conduits of God's unconditional and everlasting love for those of our own kind.  We must destroy the works of the devil and work hard to set the captives free.

The battle rages and was brought to this realm when Jesus came, invaded planet earth and set about destroying the works of the devil and commissioned His followers to do the same. We are His army now.  We have His Holy Spirit within us, His authority behind us and His delegated dominion ahead of us to flow in our destiny to say and pray:  Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done here on earth as it is (being) done in Heaven!

We begin the journey as followers of Jesus, by accepting His invitation to be reconciled to our Father in Heaven, Who created humanity for that very purpose:  A Relationship of love, honor and mutual respect, living as a community forever, as in eternal, never ending.

As we accept that invitation, we acknowledge we have sinned and fallen short of the requirement to be Holy as God is Holy.  What can take away our sin?  In God's economy, only the Blood of Jesus can atone (pay the price established), wash away and cleanse us, due to the fact that we are born with a sin "nature" that has no other remedy.  It's not just this sin or that sin that exempts us from a relationship with Creator God, but it is a DNA component we cannot shed that came with the fall of humanity way back in the beginning.  

The core of humanity (our heart) is despitefully wicked, and each of us are a rebel against the standard of Holiness and only a change of heart can enable us to draw near to God and He to draw near to us.  

Enter Jesus, whose Holy Blood, atones for that sin nature, provides a heart change, and allows all who are willing to accept the gracious gift of Redemption, to be reconciled back into our love relationship with our Creator.  Words matter and must be defined to bring understanding:  To atone: to pay the established price for forgiveness. Atonement is a term that means reparation, repayment for an offense or injury.  Redemption: The action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.  Reconciliation: The restoration of friendly terms (most importantly in relationships). 

Jesus has accomplished all three through His sacrificial death on the Cross. It is not for us to judge the Judge of all Creation nor debate the terms of our salvation. It is for us to gratefully accept that terms do indeed exist, and we can choose to accept or reject them.  

Jesus came to destroy the "works of the devil".  Suicide is an evil work or agenda to destroy God's beloved imagers through self-destruction.   Murderous rage is a means by which we destroy one another but suicide is self-inflicted, and in many ways silent and unseen before it's too late.  It is for us to be vigilant and on our "game" to recognize the subtle signs of hopelessness and speak life over those in despair. 

It is also important to understand the evil motive behind the spirit of self-destruction.

The enemy of our Kingdom and our King fears the King's imagers who understand the battle and are enabled to defeat him here on earth.   The devils don't care how many of us die and go to Heaven, they don't care how many die and go to hell.  What they care about is the number of us who are fighting their wicked agenda here on earth.  

The fallen angels (elohim, gods) have no opportunity for redemption and their power in this realm is all they have to hang onto before being thrown into the eternal abyss.  We who know the Kingdom battle we are in and understand our delegated authority here to conquer and prevail against all forms of the evil one's agenda, are his target.  Suicide prevents the victim from becoming a kingdom warrior.  

The similar tactic is used when through flesh temptation, we are self-obsessed and in bondage to ungodly thoughts, and actions. 

It's time for all of us to wake up to the kingdom battle we are in and fight for our own kind who are struggling with lies of the enemy devaluing us as God's (Yahweh's) imagers with a Divine commission and the tools to accomplish it in Jesus's (Yeshua's) Name. 

The Holy Spirit is calling.  Can you Hear Him? 

     

7 Mountains of Influence in Our Nation

Let There be Light (OHR)  

By the Lord’s will, the last 3 years have opened our collective eyes to the level of corruption that has existed in our land and government for decades. We have been literally unaware of how the governing authorities were using their elected positions to enlarge their bank accounts at the expense of the governed they were elected to serve.

Just as Yahweh saw the hardship of His people in the land of Egypt, He has seen how this One Nation under His ruling authority has been systematically enslaved by powerful globalists and ruled by foreign actors in violation of the covenant we have with Him and each other: The Constitution of the United States of America is our covenant and rule of law.

 Last Year while in pre-service prayer and worship at my fellowship, I heard the Lord say, “Why are you not fighting harder for “your own kind?   This is a human genocide you are witnessing.”  I had been interceding for our Kingdom and humanity for years, but this gave me a sense of urgency for the Lord to point this out.

Then, He took me (again) to Ezekiel 22:30, as Yahweh was opining about the failure of the priests in Israel and their depravity, He said, “I sought for a man who could stand in the gap to oppose me on behalf of the land that I would not destroy it!  But I found no one!”  When I read this, I automatically respond “Here we are Lord, please see us as intercessors for the land”.   

For those who might not consider the call to intercede for the land as well as the people, this changed my perspective.  I have always been a strong patriot, but I began to look at the land as being important to Yahweh as part of His entire created universe. Somehow the earth is impacted by the bloodshed upon it. Remember the bloodshed began back when Caine killed Abel. The earth cries out and all creation groans. 

When the word tells us that all creation groans (Romans 8:22-23) it has to do with the fall, and everything is in need of redemption.  Back in the garden of Eden, we lost our regency role (due to rebellion) and authority to manage Yahweh's created world.  Ever since that epic failure by God's imagers, all creation has been out of Divine order, fails to operate in its original function and groans to be back in Divine order with humanity in ruling authority. 

 The directive was that the original pair: go forth, multiply, subdue the earth and rule over all that Yahweh created....AND....nothing has changed our mandate or creation's expectation of us. Our failure causes all creation to groan.....But GOD!

The Cross of Calvary, and the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus is the place and time when humanity was given the opportunity to be restored in relationship with our Creator God and re-instated in our original role as His regents (One who governs in the absence of the Monarch) with authority to co-govern the world He created.   

This wake-up call and revelation has brought many to intercede as never before, realizing what a powerful role we have to play in what many consider to be "end times". 

This year National Day of Prayer posted an article for the unity of Intercessors and here is the exhortation they gave so we can put our collective voices in agreement to these vital prayers for our nation.    

"Throughout the year, the NDP calls on Christians to pray for seven areas of influence in American society: government, military, media, business, education, church, and family. Each group felt the power of intercession at the D.C. gathering.  

“Jesus, we profess our faith in You. You are the Light of the world, and in You there is no darkness. For You are our lamp, O LORD, and our God who lights our darkness. Forgive us for fearing and focusing on the darkness around us instead of being filled with faith and shining like the city on a hill You have called us to be. Forgive us for the times when we have been the absence of light, allowing darkness to dwell in America. Lead us forward to dispel the darkness and bring light throughout the Church, Family, Education, Business, Military, Government, and Arts, Entertainment, and Media. 

“We are saved by grace through faith, released from the darkness that once held us captive and now free to walk in the newness of life in You. Light dispels darkness and exposes what is hidden and wicked, so we commit to rise and shine! For by You, Lord, we can take courage to run against the enemy, and by our God we can fight the good fight and keep the faith as living lampstands in our communities and country. We fear no evil for You are with us.

“Lord, Your way is perfect, You lead us on paths of righteousness for Your name’s sake. Your Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. Your Word is Truth, instructing and inspiring us to live in the abundant life You gave when You saved us from the death and destruction of the enemy. Fill us with Truth as we read, study, and live Your Word.

“God, You are a shield for all those who take refuge in You. As we abide in You and Your Word abides in us, we take up our shield of faith and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God and run boldly into the darkness to Lift Up the Word and Light Up the World! In the Mighty name of Jesus we pray, amen!"

May we stand together as intercessors and pray these prayers, make our Declaration of Yahweh's delegated authority given to us and see how He will intervene in our day and circumstances as we await the return of our King Jesus! 

** Months ago, when praying about the "Light", the Holy Spirit told me to go back to the beginning where we read that the Spirit of Yahweh was hovering over the darkness and He said, "Let there be "Light".  This Light was not the light of a celestial body such as sun and moon for they were created on the 4th day. Looking to the Hebrew word in context, this word light is translated from the word "OHR" and that is the word meaning:  "to bring order out of chaos."  Darkness is chaos and Yahweh's LIGHT brings order. Darkness is really just the absence of light! We can declare His Light over the darkness we perceive in this fallen world, just as He did back in the beginning and expect Him to bring forth order, and in His order there will come peace. 

The Holy Spirit is calling.  Can you hear Him?

Can God's Plan Stand Even in Our Failures?

IMAGINE THIS: 

You were born with something…….. 

That has been called, “Free Will”……. 

It’s part of who you are……. 

Freedom is such a wonderful feeling…… 

There are so many choices to make…… 

And you want each one to count…… 

But you have been told about a garden…… 

Way back in the beginning of time…... 

A choice made…… 

That didn’t end so well. 

You have personal knowledge….. 

The story must have been real….. 

Because you, too, have made choices….. 

That didn’t end so well. 

You fight guilt and condemnation…… 

Always feeling the distance….. 

From the “One” you realize you must have offended….. 

By your awful choice….. 

That wrong road taken….. 

That wrong turn made..... 

But just……  

What if….. 

The “One” you know you have offended….. 

Already knew every bad choice you would ever make….. 

And loves you anyway? 

What if….. 

The “One” who resides….. 

Outside the box of our world and our humanity…. 

The “One” who knows the end of everything….. 

From the beginning of anything……. 

The “One” who created every cell in your body…. 

And knows every hair on your head….. 

Has a higher purpose in the bad choice that you made? 

What if…. 

Beyond the guilt and condemnation that you feel…. 

Lies a truth that the bad choice was, in reality….. 

Just a way to capture your attention? 

What if…. 

That guilt you feel…… 

Activates God’s Sovereign “Homing Devise” ….. 

Embedded in your DNA…… 

Calling you to Himself? 

And it really doesn‘t matter…. 

What the awful choice was back then….. 

So long as it gets you home. 

The “One” who created you for a love relationship with Himself…. 

Has proven His love…..His Forgiveness….. 

He died on a Cross…..for you…...His name is Jesus….. 

He is calling you…..to Himself….. 

And now another choice must be made. 

His voice tells you it really can end well….. 

Can you imagine that?