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#iBelieveGod - My Morning Devotion

#iBelieveGod is my morning devotion. God’s Mercies are new every morning. (Lamentations 3:22-24) His love and compassion for us is renewed every morning. As His children, we too are to be of the same mind; renew our faith and love for Him every morning. Choose to believe in Him, His character which never changes. There is no shadow of turning in Him; He is the same yesterday, today and forever more.  Make a choice...

Make a choice everyday to renew your faith in Him. Declare it out loud so your heart, mind and soul hears your testimony. Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. (Romans 12:2) Calibrate your thinking to the Kingdom with the measure of faith you’ve been given and take on the mind of Christ in service to the Sovereign Lord. 

It’s that simple. This confession is required daily, if not every minute of the day. Our faith is being challenged with every news release and trip to the grocery store.  Declare it, #iBelieveGod! Build up your most Holy faith; not in the things of this world, nor in the ways of man. ...and the righteous shall live by their faith. (Romans 1:17) Declare where your faith lies. You will survive on this... Declare to yourself: My hope, my faith is in the Lord!

Are you thinking more about God’s Word and His Will for you in this season? Mission accomplished!  Blessed be the name of the Lord! 

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Beware of Today’s Groupthink

In all thy ways, get an understanding. Beware of acting in belief of lies. Don't follow the herd. Be a Kingdom Thought Leader! Many veins of thought are flowing out there with the ultimate purpose of distracting everyone from the Truth. Only one Truth aligns with the Will and Ways of the Almighty God.  HIS WORD! So get it for yourself. Here’s how...

Groupthink is: the practice of thinking or making decisions as a group in a way that discourages creativity or individual responsibility. (Webster’s Dictionary)

Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Beware of groupthink. It will lead you down the broad road of destruction. (Matthew 7:13) The way of the Lord is the Way of Holiness; [it is narrow and straight] it will be for those who walk on that Way. The unclean will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it. (Isaiah 35:8) 

No matter who said it, where it came from or how many other people believe it and ask you to act in belief of it. Take every thought into prayer; seeking first the Lord and His righteousness, THEN all these things will be added unto you. After you seek Him, He will add understanding to you. That you may have His Wisdom; the principal thing.

Therefore, take every thought which exalts itself against the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ captive. Pull down those strongholds (mindset or trains of thought) erected against the Truth of God’s Sovereignty, the Power and Authority of Christ Jesus. (2 Corinthians 10:4)

Be a Kingdom thought leader. One who is diligent to seek the Lord for understanding through observation, translation, interpretation, application and revelation. Any word taken at face value can be twisted or spent to have any meaning. Context is key. Only in the context of the Kingdom should we believe and take action. As a kingdom thought leader, you must be in tune with the Holy Spirit; always in communion. Every thought ran through the filter of the Holy Spirit. He will lead you and guide you into all Truth.

Every word must be tried; by the Holy Spirit. Take it into your secret closet and as you walk throughout your day; seek the Lord to understand how it does or does not align with His Will. If it does, ask for instructions and wait for the answer. If it does not, reject every word of it and set your posture in submission to the Almighty. Continue on the path of Holiness in the last instruction you received; and wait for Him to lead you. He is the Good Shepherd and He will not leave you comfortless.

You have been equipped and empowered to be a Kingdom Thought Leader. Now is your time to stand up and be a witness to the Truth in all the earth! (Acts 1:8) Take everything you’ve heard and lay it next to God’s Word. If it does not align, say so. (Psalms 107:2) 

Are you thinking more about God’s Word and His Will for you in this season? Mission accomplished!  Blessed be the name of the Lord! 

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2020 - Perfect Vision:  Only in Retrospect

2020 is the year wherein God moves in such a way that, when we look back in retrospect - our vision or supernatural revelation of Him comes with divine clarity.

Everyone has touted this year as a year of perfect vision from God. That we will see Spiritual things clearer as we go through this year. The year is nearly halfway gone. Do you have perfect spiritual vision yet? Only when you look back at how the year began and what has transpired until this moment are you able to make such a presumption.

20/20 vision is a term used to express normal visual acuity (the clarity or sharpness of vision) measured at a distance of 20 feet. Retrieved from the America Optometry Association.

What is the equivalent of 20 feet in the spirit realm? I don’t know. John 16:13 (NIV) says, 

But when he, the Spirit of Truth, come, he will guide you into all truth. He will now speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 

If the Spirit of Truth, which is of God, can only tell you what he hears, how will this year be one of perfect vision? 1 Corinthians 13:12 (NIV)

For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; THEN we shall see (him) face to face. Now I know in part; THEN I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

Is this THEN, or is this NOW?

The real clarity of vision is the ability to look back to what was to see without biases the truth of a matter. In retrospect of where we are now, what can be learned from the past. I believe that 2020 is not necessarily the year of perfect vision. Rather, it is the year wherein God moves in such a way that, when we look back in retrospect - our vision or supernatural revelation of Him comes with clarity. In respect of our individual relationships with God, each of us will see something different than the other.

Seeing the will of the Father through a glass or mirror we only see a representative of our own making. The true revelation comes when we have something to which we may compare our present existence. In addition, the ability to look back increases our clarity when looking forward. Sometimes we learn what to do; other times we learn what not to do.  In 2021 or 2022, believers will look back at 2020 in awe of God’s hand in the midst of what felt like chaos at the time. The scripture says, “then we shall see him...” meaning not now.

We know by the word that our thoughts are not his thoughts, our ways are not his ways. It says No one can or ever could counsel him (as to give him advice) or measure up to his Sovereignty, Wisdom and Power. So how could we in the midst of such tragic health concerns, know and see clearly God’s will or intent to move? We are blinded by our emotions and earthly concerns. We are blinded by our selfish ambitions and personal response to other’s actions. Some are not abiding the laws of the land. While others hide in fear and dread of what might happen. What we see is of our own making, a dark and cruel world, in “uncertain times”.

No, we cannot see clearly now. We see like we are looking through a dark glass or like our own reflection in a mirror. Then, at some point in the future, we will look back in spiritual retrospect, even in personal assessment mode. We will see what a great and might God we serve. We will see that He has a plan, to bring us to an expected end; to bless us and not harm us (Jeremiah 29:11). He will give us a testimony of praise and worship. We will testify of His great power, knowledge and strength. His name will be made known in all the earth, that He is Sovereign Lord, Most Holy and Righteous, in all His ways, loving and true to His word.

Are you thinking differently about what you are supposed to see in 2020, the year of perfect vision? Considering an adjustment to your prayer life? Mission accomplished! Blessed be the name of the Lord!

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COVID-19 What If?

A little something to provoke your spiritual mind thought. Now some history on this:  The name "coronavirus" is derived from the Ancient Greek word 'κορώνη' (korone), meaning crown or halo, which refers to the characteristic appearance of the virus particles (virions): they have a fringe reminiscent of a crown. [Retrieved from  Wikipedia.com, April 10, 2020]. This “crowned” virus 🦠 is so easily spreading because it is enveloped in a positive carrier protein common to the human genome that facilitates reproduction. COVID-19 is an abbreviation created by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to represent the following:

CO ‘corona’ VI   ‘virus’ D    ‘disease’ 19   ‘2019’

As widely spread as this infectious disease is; so should the spread of the  good news that Jesus is the sacrificial lamb, deliverer and savior forever. That is the Gospel. If we can believe that He is the Son of God and the He was raised from the dead; then we shall be saved. Saved not only from the guilt of sin and shame under the Old Testament Law. Also saved from every sickness and disease known and unknown to man.

The government has provided directives for how we should behave and live during this time of social distancing by using shelter in place and self-quarantine. What if believers took a Kingdom perspective and applied these recommendations to their spiritual lives.

1.) What if we cleaned our hearts like we’re cleaning our homes? 

Proverbs 20:9 Who can say I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? Jeremiah 4:2-3 This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and to Jerusalem: Break up your unplowed ground and do not sow among thorns. Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, circumcise your hearts, you people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, or my wrath will flare up and burn like fire because of the evil you have done — burn with no on to quench it (you should read the entire chapter).

2.) What if we protected our homes like we are protecting our homes from COVID-19: even by cleaning yourself before you go into your home? We are the temple of the Holy Spirit, but our homes are our sanctuary and tabernacle in which we dwell. 

Genesis 30:19 20(a)  Aaron and his sons (this is you now) are to wash their hands and feet with water from it. Whenever they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water so that they will not die. 

3.) What if we spiritually distanced ourselves from sin like we are distancing from others and those potentially infected and/or are carriers of the virus? 

2 Corinthians 6:17-18  Therefore, “Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you". And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters”, says the Lord Almighty. 

4.) What if we kept our spiritual hands clean like we are washing our hands for 20 seconds or more now? 

Job 17:9 Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger. Jeremiah 4:2-3 This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and to Jerusalem: Break up your unplowed ground and do not sow among thorns. Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, circumcise your hearts, you people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, or my wrath will flare up and burn like fire because of the evil you have done — burn with no on to quench it (you should read the entire chapter).

5.) What if we washed our spiritual garments like we are washing our clothes and shoes now; every time you go outside?  

Exodus 19:10-11 And the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes and be ready by the third day, because on that day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.

6.) What if we cared for our neighbors like the Bible tells us to; like they are telling us to be considerate of our neighbors to leave some groceries on the shelf and check on the elderly and widows around you? 

James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

7.) What if we were cautious about the spiritual outcome of what we do with our hands and how we cover our nose and mouth like they are telling us to do? 

Matthew 15:17-18 Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. For out of the heart come evil thoughts - murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are wha defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.

8.) What if we were not spiritually greedy like they are telling us not to be greedy? Buy only what you need - do not be a glutenous shopper, hoarding up food and supplies; never leaving anything for anyone eles? 

Exodus 16:16-18 This is what the Lord has commanded: Everyone is to gather as much as they need. Take an omer for each person you have in your tent. The Israelites did as they were told; some gathered much, some little. And they measured it by the omer, the one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little. Everyone had gathered just as much as they needed. Luke 12:15  Then the He said to them, watch out! be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.

Like a virus, the Kingdom should spiritually come into and through every believer and disciple to take over the earth. We should be changing the world in the streets; in the highways and byways. Our faith should be contagious in demonstrating the power and love of God to this dying world. The healing, deliverance and liberty of the Kingdom should overtake God’s creation to realign it with His Will, His Word and His Ways.

I believe the work of this virus will open up the way for the true disciples of Jesus to step forward. When all the places of leadership are vacated by those who fell victim to COVID-19, the Ekklesia will rise to govern and rule in righteousness and faith in the Lord our God. James 4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. Promotion comes from God. Any movement in the leadership of a nation or in the Kingdom of God will be of His divine order and orchestration. 

Prepare yourself for this shift by studying to show yourself approved in this time. This is the day that the Lord says Hebrews 8:10-11 “This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel (this is you) after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord, ‘because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.’ 

Are you thinking about God’s Word and His Will for you in this season? Mission accomplished!  Blessed be the name of the Lord!