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Prayers: The Love of God Almighty

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God Hear Our Prayer:

May all evil spirits be bound in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ as this Prayer is read.

Dear Heavenly Father, how great is your name; how amazing is your Wisdom; how Powerful is your Love!  Every day you “stir up”my mind, my heart, and my soul and reveal even yet a deeper part of your Wisdom.  Thank you, LORD!  The depth of the name “Dissect My Soul” is overwhelming to my tiny little spirit.  I received the name and I ran with it, LORD, just as you asked.  I knew that it removed all the impurities and prepared my heart to be one with you, LORD God.  But, O My Savior, my Friend, it is so much more!  I now see, LORD, that until the heart of man is “dissected, changed, or altered” from its original state, that your love cannot penetrate.  You want to possess our souls completely. You, Lord Jesus, want to be one with us as God is one with you!  You, O Lord, want to guide and direct us as God, the Father, guided and directed you while you were on earth.  The same love you received as you fulfilled the mission of God is the love you are prepared to pass on to all that will receive you.  To receive your love, Lord, is to obey you and submit unto you.  Amen.

Help me, Sweet Jesus, to surrender all of me to you each day.  Help me to move forward every second of my day submitting my will unto you so that your perfect will can be done in my life.  Help me, Lord, to obey you because I am in Love with you and not because it is the “Christian” thing to do.  Help me, O God, to look beyond me and always see you.  Let my meditations, motivation, and my heart’s desire be surrendered unto you forever and always. Please, LORD God, Dissect My Soul!  I know, LORD, that I cannot do these things for myself.  I cannot save me, O LORD.  I cannot perfect my ways and submit my mind in any way.  It is you, O God, that MUST perfect me.  I am incomplete without you, and I am “perfect” with you.  How grievous is the sound to my ear that says we cannot achieve perfection in this life.  God forbid and have mercy on us all, Lord God!  Would you allow the Holy Scriptures to declare that I can be perfect, LORD, and they not be available to me?  Is this a mind game, Lord Jesus?  O how I trust your every word.  Amen.  How true are your promises, LORD God!  When you dissected my soul, you taught me how to trust you and to lean absolutely on you and you alone.  You created a holy union between my sprit and your Holy Spirit.  You then filled me with the Holy Ghost.  It is the Holy Ghost that has your everlasting love.  This love then flows from the Holy Ghost into me!  It is this Holy Ghost power that regenerates my spirit.  It is the Holy Ghost “Love” that gives me new life and the ability to declare that I am born again!  I am not clean enough or pure enough, and never will be, to approach you alone.  I must be filled with Your Holy Ghost.  O God, how marvelous are your teachings and your wonders.  It is through the Holy Ghost that I become filled with your love!  These things are all products of obedience to your will.  They result from me giving you total and complete access to my heart and my very existence.  O LORD, I have had the key all along and have not used it to the capacity for which it was intended.  Forgive me, Lord Jesus.  I accept you as my Lord and Savior and as my very best friend.  I will go forward in your wonderful name declaring to all that will listen that you are calling, begging us to allow you to dissect our souls.  Amen!

Father God, do I back down?  Do I erase these words that highlight my personal walk with you, LORD?  Should I be fearful of those who will say that I am claiming to be better or greater than others?  That, dear God, is not what I am saying.  Do I abandon what you teach me and reveal to me in order for others to feel better about themselves?  My prayer is to you, O God!  It is you that I fear and obey.  It is you that I love with all of my heart.  O LORD God, Dissect My Soul!  Help me, LORD, to carry out your mission and fear not the forward looks of the enemy.  I stand in the strength and the power of the Holy Ghost.

I pray, Lord, for all those that might read this prayer.  I pray, Lord, that they will understand and receive.  I ask, Lord Jesus, that you penetrate their understanding and pierce even the lining of the covering that leads to the soul itself.  There, there, O God, I pray that you will perform your spiritual surgery to make them…and make me more complete in you. Take us all beyond where we are and help us to know that you and you alone are God.  Bind Satan and all the followers of evil so that your people might be free.  Let all who read this, Father, be set free to worship you in spirit and in truth!  May the Holy Spirit of God be forever praised and worshipped. Amen, Amen and AMEN!

Words of Wisdom: The Love of God Almighty

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Words of Encouragement:

God is LOVE.  God knows all things.  God is the creator of the universe.  All nature and animals were created by God.  The heavenlies, the sun, the moon, and even the stars were created by God Almighty!  The birds in the air and the beasts that walk this earth had a beginning and were created by God.  The fish in the sea were created by My God Almighty. If God created ALL things, and is a pure and Holy God, where did evil come from?

It stands to reason that “something or someone” that God created released evil upon the earth…and it was not God as He was not created and always has been.  The bible tells us that Lucifer/Satan/Devil, or any other name you want to use, brought disobedience, also called sin, into the world.  God created mankind to love and obey him.  Jesus Christ in His love for us has given us a way to return to the love of God and claim our rightful place in the Kingdom of God.  He has shown the world that all we have to do is LOVE HIM and HIM Alone.  He tells us that He will not only be our Father and God, but that he will be our FRIEND!  He only requires us to abandon ourselves to His will and “Abide” in Him.  We do not need to have any prior training or knowledge.  We just need to gather all that we think we know and come humbly to Him asking that He “Dissect” our souls!  This act of absolute surrender will usher in LOVE.  This will bring WISDOM who has the very heart of God. God will move heaven and earth for the promotion, protection, and safety of the Holy Ghost, which is WISDOM.  Let all who have an ear to hear, hear what thus saith the LORD God Almighty. Surrender today so that you may “Receive ye the Holy Ghost!”  Tomorrow is not promised.  Amen.

Scriptures for Consecration: (Emphasis added where bold letters appear)

  • 10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.  (1 Peter 5:10-11)
  • 3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. (1 John 2:3-6)
  • 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me. 25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. 26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.  (John 14:23-26)
  • 1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. 6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. 10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. (John 15:1-14)
  • 1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: 2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. 3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. 5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. 6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. 7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. 8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. 9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. 10 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. (John 17:1-10)

Prayers: Shadow of Death

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God Hear Our Prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father, My God, My LORD, My Savior, and My Friend, thank you for this day.  Thank you for the opportunity once again to be able to Worship you in Truth and in Spirit.  LORD, I know that you are the best thing that has ever happened to me.  You are the Friend that I have always desired.  I grew up pretty much alone and isolated from the main members of my family.  You allowed me to be raised by my grandparents and for that, Almighty God, I am thankful.  You knew the course my life would take and even then you were preparing me to become a Messenger of the LORD.  You are my FRIEND!  O Lord, how excellent is your wisdom. How Holy is your name.

The path through which you have directed me sometimes feels like walking through the “shadow of death,” but even then, protection is provided.  How do I explain to the world what I see and hear, Dear Lord God?  Why is it difficult for your created souls to believe that all things are spiritual in this world?  Does not the Holy Scriptures declare it to be so?  Why is there so much doubt?  Because of what I see and hear around me, I am confident that being with you, loving you, and remaining in your Presence is the only way to survive.  Your revelations of the existence of the things active in our daily lives that stem from the spiritual realm, are forever implanted within my soul.  Never let me forget or fall away, Lord Jesus.  You have my permission, LORD, to “perfect” your will within my heart every second of the day.  It is through you, Almighty God, that I survive day after day.  Thank you, Lord!

I pray for those that continue to show me kindness, Lord.  I pray for those that believe and follow the teachings that you have provided to me and them.  Protect them, Merciful Father, so that they can grow stronger day by day in your perfect grace.  I pray, Father God, that all enemies of the LORD will be bound this day and always, so that we can continue to grow as a ministry and as a people that have purposed to love you and only you; A people that is willing to be called by your name and accept you as “Our God.”

Lord, may all visitors to our website become infected with your love.  Help them to see that you truly are God and that through you all things are possible that are within your perfect will for their lives.  Amen, Amen, and AMEN.

Words of Wisdom: Shadow of Death

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Consecration and Scripture Reference:

The LORD is GOD.  He protects us from all dangers.  He often causes us to walk within the darkness of this world to carry out His missions.  We must never fear BUT always obey.  Pray your way through the scriptures below and see the love that God provides along the way.  If you can just believe this scripture alone, amazing visions of the Almighty God can appear.  Amen.

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. (Psalms 23:1-6)

Words of Wisdom: Seeking Thee in Prayer

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Scripture Reference for Consecration:

Pray the scriptures as if you are one of the characters in the story. God will look into your heart for truth and honesty in the words you pray.  He opens His arms to acknowledge and receive worship from all who seek Him.  Study the whole chapter of the scriptures below.  Place yourself in the story as the main character.  Listen to what God has to say to you.  Amen.

And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. (2 Chron 15:2)

 10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. 11 Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually. (1 Chron 16:10-11)

And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord. (2 Chron 12:14)

Prayers: Seeking Thee in Prayer

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God Hear Our Prayer:

Dear LORD, my God, my Father, my Friend and Savior Jesus Christ, I humble my heart, my mind, and my soul before your throne of Grace and Mercy this day.  I acknowledge you as LORD and Savior of all things in my life.  I am grateful that you are my God and that you protect me in ways that I could never imagine.  I repent Father, of all sins that I might have committed before you, against you, and against your people, my LORD!  Please teach me, Father, to walk holy and perfectly before you.  I come this day, Lord Jesus, just to say thank you!  I ask for nothing this day, Lord, but to be in your perfect will.  I have no idea what today holds for me, but I do know that as long as I continue to love you completely, Sweet Jesus, that I can handle all things that come my way.  I submit my heart to you today as the Living Son of God Almighty.  Teach me thy ways, Lord.  Guide me into your truths.

As I go forward this day, Heavenly Father, I pray for all the disciples and students that you have given to Dissect My Soul Ministries.  Protect them this day from the enemy of God.  Allow them the freedom to choose YOU, O Lord, my God.  Be merciful to them, Father, as they go out into the world today.  Grant them Peace everlasting and continue to teach them how to enter into your Presence, Dear God.  Help them to understand that you will be there as long they do not shut you out.  Help them, Lord, to bring EVERY thought before you as they bask in the beauty and power of your Almighty Presence.  I linger, Lord,…now do I linger Lord, as I wait for your daily instruction and guidance for my soul.  It is here, LORD, that I understand who you are.  Thank you, Lord Jesus, for this opportunity to be so in Love with you! You are ALL that I need. Amen, Amen and AMEN.

Words of Wisdom: Praise and Worship In the Presence of God

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Words of Wisdom and Scripture Reference:

Men should always live for the opportunity to praise and worship God.  To “shout” as most Christians think of it is to offer praise and worship to God.  But, is it really?  It can be…if sincere.  To run, scream, and yell does not mean that true praise and worship are being offered.  Lucifer, now called the devil, was once a Cherubim Angel and was responsible for leading other angels in praising and worshipping God.  As an act of rebellion against God, whom he hates, he incites many Christians today to disturb church services with “false” audible praise that many accept as true praises to God.  Fortunately, those with a genuine spiritual connection with God are not deceived and can discern the devil’s works.  God has taught me the proper manner in which to offer Him praise and worship.  I share these teachings with you below.

What is Praise?

Praise, as God has taught me, is to be thankful.  When we praise God, we express our gratitude for His response to our prayers and His protection of us in all matters.  His loving arms are forever outstretched to fight our enemies for our survival.  He does the things that we cannot do for ourselves, and for that, we should be grateful and thankful.  We praise with a loud voice; we exclaim His joy everlasting, we dance as David danced, and we might even hold up holy hands.  All of these things are acts of visible praise that others might see.  God searches the heart as we praise Him to see if we are truly praising Him or creating a “show” for others to see.  God cannot be fooled. Our praise must be genuine.  The scriptures below are only a few that support the act of giving proper praise to God:

  • 35 And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing. (Gen 29:35)
  • 2 Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. 3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel. (Judges 5:2-3)
  • 6 And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the Lord, which David the king had made to praise the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.
    (2 Chron 7:5-6)

What is Worship?

To worship God is to absolutely adore Him!  When we worship Him, we must “humble” ourselves in His presence.  Who are we to stand upright before the Lord God?  In true worship, we automatically fall on our knees, hide our faces, bow our heads, etc.  God is too great for us to stand upright in His presence if we truly worship Him!  The “surrendered” human spirit of man worships God, and an abandoned spirit already knows how to worship the LORD God Almighty! The scriptures below support what God has taught me about worship.  True worship cannot be faked. However, Satan will mock true worshipers.  His goal is to pull such a worshiper into false praise and loud outbursts, to pull them out of truly humbling themselves before the LORD.  This does not mean worship is always silent, but it does mean it is NOT disruptive.  God only reads the heart and knows the true intent of the heart.  Make sure you are not guilty of allowing the enemy to move you into false worship.

During “true” worship given to God, the surrendered human spirit ignores the natural surroundings as the worshiper fixates on the Spirit and Presence of God Almighty!  Search the scriptures and see what is said about “worship.” A few significant scriptures are listed below:

5 And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. 6 And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. 8 And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. (Ex 34:5-8)

23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. (John 4:23-24)

26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord. 27 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren. (Gen 24:26-27)

48 I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son. (Gen 24:48)

31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped. (Ex 4:31)

Prayers: Praise and Worship In the Presence of God

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God Hear Our Prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father, O how I love you, Lord God!  The deeper my love for you becomes, the more I realize that I do not know you…not ALL of you! You are more than a mind can ever imagine. Continue to stretch my understanding and my love for you on every level, my LORD.  With every revelation of who you are, the more I realize the vastness of your being.  Only a God that is God can be so multifaceted.  There is nothing common about you.  With every round of glory exposed, there is yet 100 more rounds to go!  How awesome you are, Dear LORD.  Thank you for your teachings and presence in my life.  When I am with you at the start of each day, I want nothing but to stay in your presence forever and worship you as God.  How great is the sweet savor of your breath and the all-blinding glow of your righteousness.  When you push me away to begin my day, it is always with the assurance that you will remain present every second and guide me as I go.  I leave “drunk” from your holy presence and find that it takes time to gather myself to visually see and understand where I am!  Worshipping you, LORD, reaches deep into my Soul!  O Lord, Dissect My Soul.  I offer this prayer, Lord, for all those that read it and especially for those that accept the words in their hearts as their own prayer to you.  Amen.

I pray, Heavenly Father, that the students received the wisdom that you provided yesterday as revealed from the book of Deuteronomy.  I have read this book so many times, but never received it as I did yesterday.  Thank you, Lord, for always knowing what we need at specific times in our lives.  I surrender my heart and soul to you this day and accept you all over again as the greatest love of my life.  Have mercy on me, Father God.

Continue to bless the disciples of Dissect My Soul Ministries and all its followers and students. Particularly bless the people that have joined our “Love Jesus” Movement.  Help us, LORD, and guide us in uniting the whole world in loving you completely.  Teach us to worship you in truth and in spirit as you have commanded.  It is your requirement that we love you in this way, Father, since you are Spirit!  The words of the Holy Scriptures prove that this demand is critical to developing an intimate relationship with you since you communicate with us ONLY by Spirit to spirit.  When our spirit communicates with your Spirit, we then become one with you, Lord.  Thank you, Father, that there is no other way.  Thank you that the way to you has been made available for all people.  The race, color, or gender does not matter.  Every created soul can find you if it chooses to, and every soul can fall in love with you, if such a one is willing to succumb to your perfect will!  Thank you for the assurance that you are willing to be the God of all that are willing to “be your people.”  Keep me as your people, LORD, and please remain as My GOD!  Amen, Amen and AMEN.

Prayers: I Am Following Jesus Christ

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God Hear Our Prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father, my LORD, and my God, I give my heart to you once again.  I have no other desire than to love you with ALL of my being.  Teach me, LORD, how to succumb to your every demand.  The rest and peace that I receive from you surpasses all reasonable understanding.  I know that I have no logical, natural reason to be so peaceful with the many wars that are raging daily in my life.  I see the enemy at every turn and every task in which I am engaged.  I am presented with everyday challenges that seem to be impossible, yet, my LORD, you make them all seem so meaningless and easy to do.  It is because of you, Father, that I am able to look beyond what I see with my natural eyes and witness the beauty of your Lordship and protection.  As I stand in your midst, LORD, I clearly see that all things are possible.  Who can defy you, LORD?  Who is able to KNOW you and deny you total access to their heart?  O Sweet Jesus, the living Son of God, I am so grateful that you show no selfishness in sharing yourself or your Father God Almighty with the world.  Although I see you both as ONE, I clearly see and understand your separate roles, and for that I am truly grateful and blessed!

I WILL FOLLOW YOU, LORD GOD ALMIGHTY!  I do not care where we go, or how long it takes to get there.  I will follow you, LORD.  No matter how many waves cover my head, or knock me to my knees, I will follow you, LORD.  When my enemies laugh and taunt me for believing that you openly speak to me and guide my paths, I will yet continue to follow you, LORD Jesus!  It is impossible for me to have seen what I have seen, heard what I have heard, and fail to follow you, LORD.  You have allowed me to see and taste your Glory, and I know that I know that YOU are God Almighty.  You alone are LORD.  You are the great “Existing One.”  You are the Master and Creator of all things that are.  I KNOW You LORD!  How can I turn around?  How can I stop following you?  You are the Supreme God of all gods.  Your name is so holy that it should not be uttered with the unclean lips of mankind!  Forgive me, LORD, for the many times I have spoken your true and holy name out of ignorance.  Read my heart, dear LORD, as I confess my sins and my love for You alone.  Guide me into everlasting truth that I might continue to rest in your Holy Presence.  I just want to be forever in your Presence…here I find rest and peace and experience your unspeakable love for me.  Thank you, Father, the Great “I AM That I AM.”

Today, LORD, I pray as always for those that do not know you.  I pray that their eyes will be opened to see and understand that the only chance any of us have to survive what is around us is to accept you as Lord and Savior.  Be merciful to us all, Lord God.  O LORD, please reach out to the members of Dissect My Soul Ministries.  Keep them safe and guide their study, Father.  Many of them have been with me since the very beginning of my work for YOU, and have remained faithful to help me carry out your charge to me.  Bless them, LORD God.  Some believe, because I believe.  Help their unbelief and give them a heart and mind to discern You as Truth Absolute!  Help me, LORD, to be the Mentor that they need to remain faithful to our cause.  For those that you have given to follow this Ministry, allow them to see that I am following you and the goal, LORD God, is for them to also follow you!

Give me the Wisdom of the Holy Ghost to continue to make the right decisions for the “Love Jesus” Movement.  Doors are opening all around us and I see the hunger of the people that love you.  Many want more and do not know how to get before you.  Help me to lead them to you that they may experience your Presence, LORD.  Many have never experienced your Holy Presence even though it is where You desire us all to be.  Help us all to know that there is no true existence in this world, or the world to come, that is void of You and Your love.  Teach us to love you with all aspects of our hearts and souls.  To You, Almighty God, we pledge our hearts.  I pledge All of me, O LORD, my God!  Amen.

Words of Wisdom: I Am Following Jesus Christ

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Scripture Reference for Understanding, Meditation, and Consecration:

Many believers say that they love the Lord.  However, according to God, they lie with their lips as their hearts reveal the truth and expose the lie.  Do they intend to lie?  I believe most believers do not intend to lie, but rather they have no spiritual conception of what it means to truly love and follow the LORD.  I will continue to have faith that change is possible.  Unfortunately, the needed change has to begin with the Church.  Church Leaders and Pastors must first submit to “absolute surrender” of their own hearts, and then to be bold and brave enough in Christ Jesus to teach and show their congregations how to follow them as they follow the LORD.

Paul encouraged the new believers to follow him as he too understood that he had to follow Jesus Christ.  God has revealed that most “leaders” of today are NOT within the will of God, and yet they want others to follow them.  God will hold such “leaders” accountable for every soul that has been led astray. See the scriptures below to see what Paul had to say on this subject: (Highlights added below for emphasis and direction)

  • 15 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
    (1 Cor 4:15-16)
  • 1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.  (1 Cor 11:1-2)
  • 17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. 18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) 20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: 21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. (Phil 3:17-21)

Once a Believer has “tasted” of the Glory of God, stood in His Presence, or witnessed the visual Glory of God, and yet refuses to obey the words of the LORD, there is no way God grants HIS peace to such a soul.  This is stated in both the NT and the OT.  There are those that would lead God’s people to believe that they can live how they want and not obey the LORD.  This is a lie from the enemy of God.

The scriptures say that it is impossible to have tasted of the Glory of God and to walk away and then come back!  The true issue here is understanding what it means to “taste” the heavenly gift of God or to be “filled” with the Holy Ghost.  Not everyone who confesses with the mouth is “born again” of the Holy Ghost! There MUST be an outward change that is reflective of the conditions of the heart of man.  This heart evaluation is conducted only by God Himself.  God does not care what we say with the mouth…it is the heart of man that reveals the truth!  Therefore, when man has truly “known” God and experienced His Glory or stood in His Presence, this means that such a man is absolutely aware that GOD is GOD.  Do you think that God would allow anyone to know Him and choose to walk away in disobedience and serve His enemy and then allow such a one to come back to HIM?  God Forbid! My LORD says that it is far better to admit that we have NEVER known Him in His Glory than to remain ignorant by believing that we do know Him. When we come to terms with the fact that we have NEVER been “born again” or “filled” with the Glory of the LORD, we are then free to seek the LORD in helping us to be what He desires us to be.  We then are able to be forgiven for the many mistakes we have made! See the scriptures below to see what God has to say on this subject.  Obedience to God is the key. Repentance…true repentance is required!  There is no way around this requirement. (Emphasis added below for clarification)

  • 20 And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to thy word: 21 But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord. 22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; 23 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: 24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it. (Num 14:20-24)
  • 4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, 5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, 6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.  (Heb 6:4-6)

God expects mankind to obey HIM.  Plain and simple.  He expects all “souls” that dare to be called by His name to follow him “wholly” and completely. There are those who will say it is impossible to “wholly” or completely follow the LORD.  Those who teach this flawed theology are liars according to the Word of God!  The scriptures below show us what God has to say about “wholly” following Him:

  • 11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me: 12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the Lord.  (Num 32:11-12)
  • 6 Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the Lord said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea. 7 Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart. 8 Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the Lord my God.  (Josh 14:6-8)
  • 10 Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying, 11 It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the Lord all night. (1 Sam 15:10-11)
  • 4 And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: 5 Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. 6 But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them: 7 Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people: 8 And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house? 9 And they shall answer, Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the Lord brought upon them all this evil.  (1 Kings 9:4-9)
  • 7 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel, 8 And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes; 9 But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back: 10 Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.  (1 Kings 14:7-10)

When God Himself speaks and tells a man to “follow Him,” it is not a suggestion but a charge or command.  The spirit of the person that is so charged “Knows” God and who He is when these words are spoken.  It is the spirit of man that responds obediently and “follows” God.  As Jesus called His disciples, they were strangers, yet they walked away from everything in their lives and “followed” Him.  The Gospels share these accounts differently and they have been included here so that you can see the variation in the pattern and understand the will of God and His expected obedience from those He has chosen to follow Him.  God expects us to have absolute faith in Him and to put nothing before Him in our lives.  This is the only way we can follow Him!  See the scriptures below that validate my words.  (Emphasis is added for clarification)

  • 18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him. (Matt 4:18-22)
  • 18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. 19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.  (Matt 8:18-22)
  • 9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.  (Matt 9:9)
  • 27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us. 28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. 29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. 30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. (Matt 9:27-30)
  • 38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.  (Matt 10:38)
  • 24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. (Matt 16:24)
  • 16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. 22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.  (Matt 19:16, 21-22)
  • 13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. 14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.  (Mark 2:13-14)
  • 34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 
    (Mark 8:34)

In trying to live for Jesus Christ, it is NEVER about doing good deeds or even trying to live by the scriptures.  GOODNESS is not enough, saith the LORD God Almighty.  Our willingness to do the right thing as we intellectually understand the scriptures will never be enough if we cannot translate our actions into “following” the LORD!  When we have absolutely surrendered our hearts and personal will unto the LORD, we automatically follow God.  He does not need to ask us to do so…we follow Him.  When we refuse to follow Jesus Christ, we are admitting to God that we have not yet surrendered our hearts to His will, and that we have NOT been “Born Again.”  To be “Born Again” is to have the Spirit of God unite with and give life to our natural spirit.  Communication with God is always “Spirit to spirit.”  This transformation is needed to “see” or “enter” the Kingdom of God, thus declares the scriptures.

When we have absolutely surrendered unto Jesus Christ, we delight daily to be in the presence of God.  We follow Him around to see and hear His voice. We are content to sit silently at the feet of our LORD.  When we cherish our possessions above following God, we MUST honestly admit to ourselves that we have NEVER known the LORD!  (Emphasis is added to the scriptures below for clarification):

  • 17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. 19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. 20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. 21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. (Mark 10:17-21)
  • 27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. 28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him.  (Luke 5:27-28)
  • 57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. 61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. 62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.  (Luke 9:57-62)
  • 18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. 20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. 21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. 22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. 23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. 24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 25 For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 26 And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved? 27 And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. 28 Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.  (Luke 18: 18-28)
  • 43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. 44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! 48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. 49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. 50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. 51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.  (John 1:43-51)

When we allow God to control us, we begin to see Him for who He is.  We are able to distinguish between light and dark and good and evil.  Jesus is the light of ALL things pertaining to God.  Walking in disobedience before the LORD is walking in darkness.  It is impossible to walk simultaneously in the light of God and the darkness of Satan, AND actually be within the will of God.  We must choose.

It is easy to discern the spiritual walk of man when he demonstrates a lack of knowledge of the Glory of God.  When we are ridiculed for our work in Christ Jesus, it becomes clear that this is coming from the spirit of darkness.  The bible teaches us that if we KNOW the Lord, we will also recognize others that KNOW Him.  To be persecuted by those who claim to know God gives “true” believers the right to say as Jesus said, “Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.”  This does not make such a one special or unique.  Nor does it mean that such a believer is equal to Jesus.  It simply qualifies such a one to rejoice in the knowledge of the truth of who God is.

On a personal level, the statement of the Lord above allows me to proclaim that I have KNOWN the LORD!  Should I abandon that which I know just to please others?  Is it more acceptable for me to make others comfortable and risk God believing that I am ashamed of Him?  Should I diminish my relationship, or walk, with God for the sake of others?  O LORD, I cannot walk away!  It is the devil himself who would require me to compromise on knowing my LORD.  I cannot forget the testimony of my LORD, or reject the revelations of what God has taught me.  I will never ignore my experiences that have brought me this far.  I judge no one, but I will not allow the judgment of me by others to cause me to grieve my Lord and my God. O LORD, have mercy on me.

  • 12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. 13 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. 14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. 15 Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man. 16 And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. 17 It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true. 18 I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. 19 Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also. 20 These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come. (John 8:12-20)
  • 22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. 23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch. 24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. 25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me. 26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:  (John 10:22-27)
  • 26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels. 27 But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.  (Luke 9:26-27)

There are great blessings in store for all who “follow” the LORD.  God seeks the heart of man that He might be glorified.  We show no glory to our God when we refuse to follow Him.  We MUST love him with all our heart. There is no other way!  The scriptures declare that those that truly belong to Jesus are those that have been given to Him by Father God.  Because God knows the heart of man and those that are “true” believers, these are the “followers” that cannot be plucked from the hand of GOD.  These “followers” are those that will receive eternal life!  The disobedient cannot claim the promises of God.  We must fall in love with Jesus Christ. Not everyone that says “Lord, Lord” is a follower of the LORD.  See scriptures below that rewards those that willingly, without question, “Follow the LORD.”

  • 28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. 30 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.  (Matt 19:28-30)
  • 23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. 25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? (Luke 9: 23-25)
  • 29 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, 30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting. (Luke 18:29-30)
  • 23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. 25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. 26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. (John 12:23-26)
  • 28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and my Father are one. (John 10:28-30)