Mounting Up...

The first five months of this year has had major ups and major downs.

You name the area in life, I got a story in just 5 months!

But, I just got home from an awesome youth service and I truly believe the Lord has spoken once again!

His Word rejuvenates this boy that's typing!

But, as I have freely received, I will freely give... it is only right!

There was one line of Scripture that the Lord has endued me with...

"...they shall mount up with wings as eagles..."

God gave me some silence and opened this up to my understanding!

I thought about it and the Lord showed me exactly what He was telling me!

The eagle is an awesome bird of prey and we can learn from it!

God is saying that those who wait on Him will mount up with wings as eagles!

An eagle uses all opposition as a benefit.

How it uses the winds of the storms to elevate it to a higher level.

The scripture doesn't say FLY, it says MOUNT.

Mount is a verb and the meaning is to CLIMB!

We're climbing up peeps!

Every situation that we deal with! Every trial and all the trauma! The headaches, the heartaches, the pain, and the suffering!

Use it people! Whatever it is that you're going through... what the enemy meant for evil, God meant for good!

The devil is smart in knowledge, but very DUMB at heart! Instead of defeating us, his tactics really suck! You may get us down, but we ain't staying down!

But, this is the Word of the Lord:

"They shall mount up with wings as eagles... yes, all that stuff that you went through and are going through, I'm allowing it for your good. Use it to propel you into your destiny. Use it so you know the difference of good and evil. I'm taking you to a higher place and it takes some storms for you to get here! I am always with you, even to the ends of the earth!"

Amen

UnArmed Soldiers

Zeal has power to propel but a lot fail to realize that it can also kill.

While the battle is hot, everyone wants to jump in!

It is true, the believer is on the winning team, but what is often not examined is that all don't make it to the final strand.

To get right down to the point, just because we're in the midst of revival, doesn't mean everyone can just dive into the battle head first.

You have to use caution and pace your zeal.

Zeal is the cloak, not the armor!

It's a foolish move to just dive into battle.

You need to be armed!

This is the problem sometimes with many churches.

All we hear about is ministering, ministering, ministering!

But, what we don't hear a lot is relationship, relationship, relationship!

Your youth group may be poppin'!

You can have it going on in there!

Everything may be on fire!

But, when the fire's over with and its already rained...

Do you find yourself like Elijah?

There's a lot of things that happen in the church house but fade away the next step you take.

My question to you is: Is it still there?

The church don't need people that can shout; but shouting is good!

But, what I learned from my pastor is: "It's not about how high you jump, it's about how you walk when you land."

Without a real, authentic relationship with God, you're just an unarmed soldier.

Yes, baptized in Jesus' name, tongue talkin', born again believer... still an unarmed soldier.

You don't get everything you need when you gather together..

Look here, you get that stuff when you're up close and personal with Jesus!

Listen to this goofball:

If there's anything I do know, focus on Jesus and your life will minister to the crowds.

Focus your attention on Him and everything else will fall into place like dominoes.

God's opening up the heavens and the water mingled with fire is on its way!

The biggest test to the church will be:

CAN WE WALK RIGHT AFTER WE'VE JUMPED?

I see it all the time! I go to Youth Congress, I go to Youth Convention and everyone is just gettin' it on! They've saved their best outfit for this gathering/event. But, when its back to the real world, at home, things get shaky and they lose what they got.

Your brethren aren't gonna clothe you in the armor, Jesus will.

Desires shouldn't be set on the gifts, the desires should be set on the Giver; JESUS!

Notoriously Victorious

Psalm 44:4-8
You are my King, O God; Command victories for Jacob. Through You we will push down our enemies; Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us. For I will not trust in my bow, Nor shall my sword save me. But You have saved us from our enemies, And have put to shame those who hated us. In God we boast all day long, And praise Your name forever.  Selah


Yes, Selah. Pause and take in the Word of the Lord!


I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me! 


Victory is assured because the Master in Command has gone forth! He has defeated the enemy, every enemy you can muster up! Behold, the Lord cometh out of His abode! He comes with fierce anger and wrath upon our enemies. He will tread them underfoot! He will destroy them with the Spirit of His mouth!


TERRIBLE! Yes, terrible is the Day of the Lord! 


Now, let's cross-analyze. Your present situation, BEHOLD, the Lord cometh!


Surrounded on every side, BEHOLD, in His name shall we conquer. By Him we shall overcome!


Your circumstances would love to weigh you down, but this BOOK says, "But GOD!" Every time the words are put together, be expecting. 


Why do you stress? Why do you pout? The battle is not yours, the battle is the Lord's!


So, really, what I'm saying is this:


In His name, by His authority, we are powerful because of His blood, power, and might! The power and authority has been issued forth from God that we might be where He is. Walking on the water with JESUS!


Envied, hated, reviled, rejected, and all that good stuff. BUT, notoriously victorious!


WE WILL PRAISE HIS NAME FOREVER, the BORN-AGAIN BELIEVERS in JESUS' NAME!

Clarity of His Severity

Romans 11:21-22
For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either. Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.


God is good! But, don't misread into His goodness! To be plain and clear, YOU CAN GET CUT!


Don't ever stop to believe that God will keep you if you're not even holding on. Every trial that comes your way is to test the trust that you have in this God. John 15 says, you can get cut!


Fire is the trial that the Lord uses. There's a fiery trial that God has in plan for this world. A lot will be cut off! The earth will be utterly shaken! Don't ever start to think that God cannot cut you off of His remnant. Listen folks, its all about Him! There's nothing else out there. All the religions of this world is nonsense if Jesus isn't recognized as the Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed One! He is the supreme manifestation of God. Revealed to us in the flesh and we MUST behold His glory!


That Man of Nazareth, though He is exceedingly merciful, His whole essence bears SEVERITY! He speaks as One with authority! Who is He? He is GOD and THAT'S that! Simple!


Don't ever stop to think that He can't cut you! If you're not holding to Him, it's only a matter of time before He let's go of you!


Here's wisdom, He cut Israel off, those are His own people! They're His regardless of what they think or say! If He's done it to them, He'll do it to you!


The same God that's beautiful is also biblically described as TERRIBLE!


Believers BEWARE: Draw near to God and He'll draw near to you. Same goes that if we hold on to Him, He'll also hold on to us!


This is CLARITY of the LORD'S SEVERITY.


This walk is serious...

Behind Enemy Lines

1 Samuel 4:10-11
"So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and every man fled to his tent. There was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers. Also the ark of God was captured; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died."

The Philistines were mighty men with a mighty fear. They heard the children of Israel shouting for the Ark of God had entered the camp. They were unintelligible concerning the things of the God of Israel, but they did know one thing; His fame. They knew that God or whoever Israel's gods were were the ones or One that plagued Egypt. God's fame was spread throughout all of Israel and beyond its borders.

But, despite their knowledge, they continued on with the process of defeating Israel... or they thought they did. The Philistines had the audacity to capture the Ark.

This was a time of sorrow for all of Israel, but little did they know what God was in the midst of doing. To Israel, the glory had departed, but to God, the glory was coming back. Israel lost the battle but God fought the good fight and won the battle behind enemy lines!

The Ark was captured and brought before Dagon, the Philistine god. They placed it there that the God of Israel might be found worshiping the god of the Philistines. This was a very foolish move.

After day one, the Philistines came in their temple to find Dagon face down on the ground before the Ark of God. Do they not know? Worship the LORD all ye gods!

Therefore, they set Dagon back up. After day two, they found Dagon on the ground once more! This time, both palms of his hands and his head were broken before the Ark of God!

Listen folks! The battle is not yours, the battle is the Lord's! He does the job a lot better than we can! Israel failed but the God of Israel sure didn't! Perhaps, He got the job done!

The Ark traveled behind enemy lines and fought Israel's battle. Once again, the Lord is proven victorious!

Ever wonder why we fail sometimes? IT's God's platform to be Victorious and Glorious in our trauma.

Also, Jesus proves to be God manifest in the flesh. According to the Gospel accounts, He entered death, hell, and the grave and conquered all.

Our God is the God that fights our battles behind enemy lines!