We are going to reap what we sow. If we are judgmental and critical of others we will reap judgment in our own lives. Matthew 7:1-2 "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Luke 6:37-45 "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
He also told them this parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A student is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher. "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
"No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thorn-bushes, or grapes from briers. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.
God is preparing us to rule and reign with Him forever.
- God uses the trails, tests, disappointments, sorrows, grief, and painful failures in life.
- He stretches us to the breaking point time and time again so we are able to hold more of his essence, and overcoming power.
- God uses pressure to cause us to expand and be strengthened.
- Spiritual opposition enables us to learn to defeat the enemy through different warfare tactics.
- The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but they are might through the Spirit of God.
- We are called to stand up and fight and take the Kingdom by force.
- Those that do not learn to war in the spirit and to use their spiritual weapons will not make it through the calamites and diseases that are coming on the earth.
- We must learn to walk in the fullness of what God has given us.
When Jesus returns the second time 2/3 of the earths population has perished.
The ones who are still standing are the Bride of Christ who has been perfected and made herself ready.
We are to be preparing our mind, heart, soul and spirit for the end times.
Revelation 19:7-9 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.) Then the angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!'" And he added, "These are the true words of God."
We will see terrible things take place in the last days upon the earth.
Psalms 91:7-8 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
When we come to the end of ourselves we can either quit or ask for God's help, His grace and wisdom.
Luke 21:12-19 But before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. This will result in your being witnesses to them. But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. All men will hate you because of me. But not a hair of your head will perish. By standing firm you will gain life.
We Serve A Generous God.
James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
Jesus was able to handle rejection and disappointment without quitting and giving up. His father died at an early age leaving Jesus his brothers, sisters and Mary without someone to provide for them. Jesus was limited to his humanity while here on earth. He could only do that which he saw the Father doing. He was tempted in every area as we, yet without succumbing to sin. He never embraced self pity and depression, but he embraced the cross to save the very ones who had rejected him from their sins. He had to go through the testings, trials and wilderness wanders just like you and I in order to qualify for the power. He had a destiny and a call to prepare for.
Paul knew the pain of rejection, persecution, beatings, stoning, and ship wreck but he also knew his calling and purpose in life.
Medical science states that over one third of their patience suffers from un-diagnosable, psychosomatic symptoms because their lives are meaningless haunted by fear and emptiness. No one can survive without a purposeful meaning in life.
We live in the end times where nations or (ethnos) will rise against nations with anger and hatred; where the
Daniel was shone the anti-Christ spirit's plan to destroy and wear out the saints of God or the "sons of God".
Daniel 7:18 But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess it forever-yes, for ever and ever.'
Daniel 7:21-22 As I watched, this horn was waging war against the saints and defeating them, until the Ancient of Days came and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came when they possessed the kingdom.
Daniel 7:27 Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be handed over to the saints, the people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.'
There are two categories of believers:
1. Those going to remain in heaven.
2. Those who are called to rule and reign with Christ in His millennium Kingdom here on earth.
We have to qualify for Kingdom privileges. Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Psalms 91:1-16 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust." Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. If you make the Most High your dwelling--even the LORD, who is my refuge-- then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."
We can look at the lives of Enoch, Job, Daniel, Peter, James and John the Beloved those who have gone on before us as great examples of "sons of God."
Paul was taken into the third heaven where he was shown and heard things he was not permitted to speak of yet he returned to complete his time here on earth to qualify as a "son of God" to rule and reign for eternity.
Life is one test after another that prepares us for promotion.
Deuteronomy 8:15-17 He led you through the vast and dreadful desert, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock. He gave you manna to eat in the desert, something your fathers had never known, to humble and to test you so that in the end it might go well with you.
The things we endure here on earth help to mold and make us into champions of God. Romans 8:18-21 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
The Kingdoms of this world are going to become the Kingdom of our God. Ezekiel 36:35-36 They will say, "This land that was laid waste has become like the Garden of Eden; the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited." Then the nations around you that remain will know that I the LORD have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it.'
Believers will be the head and not the tail. We will lead and rule by God's righteous right hand. Isaiah 65:22-25 No longer will they build houses and others live in them, or plant and others eat. For as the days of a tree, so will be the days of my people; my chosen ones will long enjoy the works of their hands. They will not toil in vain or bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD, they and their descendants with them. Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear. The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but dust will be the serpent's food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain," says the LORD.
When God shakes the earth the heavens are going to be shaken as well. The earth will be struck with stars from outer space that will ruin a third of the world's water supply. Revelation 8:10-11 The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water- the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.
We are called to complete the race, to subdue the earth, to take dominion and rule and reign with Christ to fulfill the original commission that was given to Adam and Eve the first man in Genesis.
Hebrews 12:1-2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Hebrews 12:22-23 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect.
Pray these scriptures over yourself asking God to fill you:
Colossians 1:9-20 Asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. Holy Spirit please enable us to understand the mysteries of the Kingdom of God so we may walk in its fullness.
Barbie Breathitt
Breath Of the Spirit Ministries, Inc.
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