There is a kingdom that is not of
this world. It has no beginning and
there is no end to it. No boundaries or
limits contain this kingdom - it knows only increase. The rule of this realm is immutable. And, in this realm, nothing is
impossible! This is the realm of
transformation and the One seated on the throne is the Creator, the King of
Glory!
"Now
Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth
hour. And a certain man lame from his
mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which
is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple; who, seeing
Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter
said, "Look at us." So he gave them his
attention, expecting to receive something from them. Then Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not
have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
rise up and walk.'" (Acts 3:4-6)
Peter and John were doing what
they did often; they were heading to temple.
The man at the Beautiful Gate was doing what he did every day of his
life; relying on others to live. All
three had expectation as they went about their days. For Peter and John, I imagine they expected
to encounter God during their time of prayer.
For the lame man, he expected the benevolence of the passer-by. How many times these three must have
encountered one another! The one man
asking for alms to make it through another day; Peter and John giving this man
(and others) loose coin out of charity, but this particular day something
different was going to take place!
It was the ninth hour (around
3:00pm), and in the "hour of prayer" at temple, all were equal! All could bow down and commune in prayer with
the Almighty. The offering of incense
went out into the land, calling for all to lift their gaze to Yahweh, the very
Source of all life. It was in the ninth
hour that Cornelius had a visitation and heard from the Lord in his time of
prayer (Act 10:30-31). It was the ninth
hour, when Jesus lifted up his voice echoing the high priests of old saying,
"It is finished" (Matthew 27:45-51). It
was the ninth hour, when the veil was torn from top to bottom, signifying our
access into the very Holy of Holies, the Mercy Seat, the Presence of the Most
High God!
"Look at us." Peter wasn't suggesting the guy
"see" a man. In essence, Peter
was saying, "Discern and perceive (look = Blepo) the moment you're
in!" That is what Peter and John
did in that moment when they fixed their eyes on this man. They discerned his heart's cry, and perceived
something beyond natural sight. These
two men saw with Dad's (God) eyes. They did not see a cripple lame beggar. They saw a man sitting at the threshold of
Eternal Life (Beautiful Gate); a child of the King fully whole, as Dad created
him. Oh, it was this man's ninth
hour! Peter and John carried within them
the Kingdom of Heaven, and on this day they released transformation.
Locking eyes, Peter tells the
man, "We don't have money today, but what we do have we're going to give to
you! Look beyond what your natural eyes
see. Look beyond us and see the
Source. See the One who has His being in
us! You have access. Discern the Ninth Hour! It has already been
accomplished. Get up and walk!"
The Ninth Hour is Now
The number nine represents
gestation, reproduction, and matured development. Dad is calling us up higher! His desire is for us to walk like Him - in
Him! What He placed within us from the
beginning will come into fullness when we perceive that He has accomplished
everything already. We are in Him - He
is in us! We can't "do"
anything in our own human power, but we allow Him to live in, on, and through
us. Transformation and maturity have
their work in us as we abide in Daddy God.
And, as we remain in Him, we will reproduce that which is being produced
in us - a Ninth Hour atmosphere that transforms lives.
Beloved, as co-laborers with Dad,
we must realize that His heart beats for His Kids! We are created in His image and
likeness. We are complete in Him - this
means that there is nothing missing and nothing broken in our lives. So, why do we walk around sick, defeated, and
in lack? And, why do we see others the
same way? We say we believe the
supernatural realm is more real than the natural, but we keep looking with
natural eyes; judging and believing what we see.
My friend and ministry partner,
Kym Carmicheal shared this truth with me recently: "Dad functions in the
realm of knowledge and man functions in the realm of perception." You see, what He knows IS! If we are going to partner with Him in
transforming His creation, then our perception has to line up with Knowledge of
His Truth. Basically, we have to see how
Dad sees! We cannot judge with natural
eyes and expect anything to be different, because our perceptions are not
aligned with God. The only way our
perceptions change is to abide in the Vine (John 15), and walk with Holy
Spirit.
In a time of personal worship,
God released a prophetic song, which I believe speaks into how we begin to
align with Him. Below is an excerpt from
the song:
"What does it mean to
abide? What does it mean to abide, abide
in the Vine? Come away; come away with
Me, My beloved. Gonna take you to new
places, take you to new realms. And, I
will awaken remembering in you from the days of old. For I desire that you know My heart, not just
about me. I'm longing to draw my
people. I'm pursuing, always pursuing
you. So come away with Me again. And, I'll awaken Love.
Come away with Me, let's talk for
a while. Come away to Our secret place
again. And I will speak to you like I
speak to My friends. Come away with
Me. I will take you to new
realities. How far will you let me take
you in, into Me - into the real reality - into Me - into reality? How far will
you let Me take you into what I call life?
Not what you see, not what you see, it's not what you see. How far will you let Me take you? Trust in Me, trust in Me. I won't lead you astray. I will lead you into the Light of day. The real life, real life, real life, not what
you see. Real life, real life, real
life, real life in Me.
Come away with Me, cast off
fear. Come away with Me and soar. Cause, I will lead you to new perspectives,
lead you to new consciousness. I will
lead you into My life, real life. Cause
it's not what you see that's reality.
No, it's not what feel, or what you've experienced before. It's not what others say, not even what
you've hoped for. Cause I'm real life,
real life - only in Me. Real life can
only be found right here in Me.
Come away with Me again, again -
into real reality. Into real life beyond
your natural vision. Into reality. Just dive into Me, dive into My heart. Let Me remove coverings. Let Me remove all coverings, so you
remember! So you'll remember what we had
from the beginning. Remember what we had
before. Remember what we started
with. Remember when you were just a
thought - I saw you, I knew you, I know you still. Remember the Glory. Remember, remember My Glory.
Come away with Me... To the place
of no limits, the place of My heart. The
place of no limits, the Kingdom of God.
The place of no limits, right here in My love. The place of no limits, place of no
limits. Won't you come, come away with
Me again and again. Come away, come to
Me. Come, come, come away."
Entering Into the Ninth Hour
Abiding is to remain one with
One; to remain unchanged with the Source.
It isn't just reading scripture, praying, and worshiping; even though
abiding involves all of those things.
But, to abide means that we continually ask Dad His thoughts on things,
His view of the situation. We want to get His eyes on the subject. As we yield our natural eyes to take on
Dad's, we position ourselves to see beyond the natural into what is Real and
True, according to the Knowledge of God.
We must ask Holy Spirit to then change our perceptions to line up with
His. As we do this, our spirits will
become more sensitive to the atmosphere around us. We will discern (as we ask Dad) those who are
seated at the Gate called Beautiful, those ready to step through. We will know the Ninth Hour access, and we
will see beyond the lie of natural sight into True Reality; releasing the Power
that is working in us... Eternal Life... Jesus!
Beloved, there is a Ninth Hour
for you to enter into. There is also a
Ninth Hour for others that Dad wants to partner with you in right now. It's time to stop waiting for Him to
miraculously do something with what we see in this world, and to position
ourselves to SEE what is already complete!
That's what Peter and John did.
So, step into the Ninth Hour with the very Source of Life, Who is one
with you! Discern the moment you are in,
see with Dad's heart and eyes, and allow Him to burst His Light and Life out of
you - transforming the atmosphere. In
that Ninth Hour moment, people will be forever changed, the Kingdom will
increase, and Dad will receive all the glory!
Connie V. Scott
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