Ok, so I was driving a couple of weeks ago and I saw something really cool. I was thinking about the name of God and something came into my mind that kind of blew me away. One of the names of God is "Yahweh." However, when then the hebrews originally spelled the name of God they spelled it YHWH. They did not use any vowels.
Now, here is what is crazy. I was thinking about chromosomes in men and women. having X and Y chromosomes. A woman has 2 X chromosomes and a man has an X and a Y chromosome. If you look under a microscope at the X Chromosomes, these X's could also appear as H's instead of X's. If you turned an X sideways, the X could also appear as a W.
Now, what would happen if you put this together - YXXX or YHWH. It's a little bit of a stretch. However, in my mind's eye, I saw the YH of the man and the WH of the woman coming together. In essence, the unification of the man and woman were forming the name of God. I felt within me that God wrote His will on our hearts as man and woman come together. The name of God is written in unity.
Disclaimer: The contents of this message are to be prayed over and tested by prayer and scripture. The contents of any blogs written are my best understanding of any knowledge I obtain. The contents of this message may come from a variety of sources including, but not limited to: books I have read, words from God, words I have heard, memories, experiences, and my own imagination. I will do my best to give complete credit where it is due. It is my intention to share what knowledge I have gleaned from all available sources and "connect the dots" between those points of knowledge. God Bless!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
The Toolbelt of Deception
In an earlier blog, I wrote about Craftiness, which is the art of Deception. I write about deception as a secondary topic because deception is different from Craft. I thought about deception in a very interesting way the other day that I had never seen before.
In Ephesians 6, it talks about the girdle of truth being one of the components of the armor of God. In fact, it was the first piece of the armor mentioned. I don't know if that's relevant, but I believe it is. As I was thinking about this, I was also thinking about deception and it all came together in my mind:
IF THE GIRDLE OF TRUTH IS TO EQUIP THE SAINTS FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS, THEN THE TOOLBELT OF DECEPTION IS TO EQUIP THE ENEMY TO DESTROY
In the book The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis describes how an elder demon is teaching the younger demon the ways of darkness and temptation. In essence, the elder demon is equipping the younger demon to do evil works.
I could just see in my mind Satan congratulating each demon as he passed OPPRESSION SCHOOL. As they would pass, he would hand them a diploma and their very own toolbelt of deception. As they learn the darker things of Satan, they learn meaner and meaner tricks to deceive and destroy humanity.
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In Ephesians 6, it talks about the girdle of truth being one of the components of the armor of God. In fact, it was the first piece of the armor mentioned. I don't know if that's relevant, but I believe it is. As I was thinking about this, I was also thinking about deception and it all came together in my mind:
IF THE GIRDLE OF TRUTH IS TO EQUIP THE SAINTS FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS, THEN THE TOOLBELT OF DECEPTION IS TO EQUIP THE ENEMY TO DESTROY
In the book The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis describes how an elder demon is teaching the younger demon the ways of darkness and temptation. In essence, the elder demon is equipping the younger demon to do evil works.
I could just see in my mind Satan congratulating each demon as he passed OPPRESSION SCHOOL. As they would pass, he would hand them a diploma and their very own toolbelt of deception. As they learn the darker things of Satan, they learn meaner and meaner tricks to deceive and destroy humanity.
Disclaimer: The contents of this message are to be prayed over and tested by prayer and scripture. The contents of any blogs written are my best understanding of any knowledge I obtain. The contents of this message may come from a variety of sources including, but not limited to: books I have read, words from God, words I have heard, memories, experiences, and my own imagination. I will do my best to give complete credit where it is due. It is my intention to share what knowledge I have gleaned from all available sources and "connect the dots" between those points of knowledge. God Bless!
A New Formula!
New! Increased Spiritual Authority = (Person A + Person B)(Unity)
(Spiritual Authority is multiplied by unity - Rick Joyner)
Overcoming Fear = (Courage + Faith) * Time
Deception = Truths of God (positive) * Lies of the Enemy (negative)
(Satan's biggest deceptions are when he adds on to a truth of God)
Racism = Pride + Fear
Satan's Stronghold = (Satan's lies + Wounding + Sins) * (Repeated over time)
God's Fortress = (God's Truth + Armor of God + Love) * (Repeated over time)
Evil Authority = Dominance + Arrogance + Sake of Self
Godly Authority = Shepherd + Responsibility + Sake of Others
Life = (Focus on Kingdom) * (Time with God) - (Focus on Self) * (Time on Self)
"He must increase, I must decrease"
Disclaimer: The contents of this message are to be prayed over and tested by prayer and scripture. The contents of any blogs written are my best understanding of any knowledge I obtain. The contents of this message may come from a variety of sources including, but not limited to: books I have read, words from God, words I have heard, memories, experiences, and my own imagination. I will do my best to give complete credit where it is due. It is my intention to share what knowledge I have gleaned from all available sources and "connect the dots" between those points of knowledge. God Bless!
(Spiritual Authority is multiplied by unity - Rick Joyner)
Overcoming Fear = (Courage + Faith) * Time
Deception = Truths of God (positive) * Lies of the Enemy (negative)
(Satan's biggest deceptions are when he adds on to a truth of God)
Racism = Pride + Fear
Satan's Stronghold = (Satan's lies + Wounding + Sins) * (Repeated over time)
God's Fortress = (God's Truth + Armor of God + Love) * (Repeated over time)
Evil Authority = Dominance + Arrogance + Sake of Self
Godly Authority = Shepherd + Responsibility + Sake of Others
Life = (Focus on Kingdom) * (Time with God) - (Focus on Self) * (Time on Self)
"He must increase, I must decrease"
Disclaimer: The contents of this message are to be prayed over and tested by prayer and scripture. The contents of any blogs written are my best understanding of any knowledge I obtain. The contents of this message may come from a variety of sources including, but not limited to: books I have read, words from God, words I have heard, memories, experiences, and my own imagination. I will do my best to give complete credit where it is due. It is my intention to share what knowledge I have gleaned from all available sources and "connect the dots" between those points of knowledge. God Bless!
The Danger of Demanding Authority
So, I got convicted me of another thing the other day. I was in a place where I demanded authority - meaning, I demanded to be in a place higher than I was. I demanded to be the first and head. That is not what Christ came to do.
Mark 10:45
"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
NASU
I believe it was Allen Smith who had said that Portals of Authority are opened by submission. That was so powerful to me. Authority is not given by rising above but by coming low with a servant's heart - by obedience and by being subject to rule and authority oneself. Jesus came to fulfill the law.
I believe it was Allen Smith who also made the comment that if each person in the church would operate in the faith that they've been given, then we would have a much more powerful church. I have recognized that I have operated in more faith than I've been given. By this, I mean that I had deceived myself in thinking at times that I was at a place that I really wasn't at. Hence, the art of pride.
I was also thinking about how Kim drew a picture of a teeter-totter the other day that was straight across. It wasn't up and it wasn't down. If we operate too far above faith, our heart is prideful. If we operate too far below faith, our hearts become doubtful. Satan will whisper to us in one of these areas. The goal then is to have a BALANCED LIFE.
I was convicted and at that moment I pictured my friend Robert. I greatly respect Robert because he is a man who is humble and does not demand that he be at the top. He hasn't demanded that others see things his way. He has a servant's heart, and because of this, I feel that God can open portals of authority for him. Robert, I have great respect for you my brother and friend! Thank you for being a part of my life and setting a Godly example.
In all this I learned several valuable lessons:
1) All authority is from God. God lends His authority to His people
2) In prayer, I am starting to pray that Christ lend the fullness of His authority to His people
3) In prayer, I am also asking that we come to that balance point where we stand in the full measure of the faith that God has given us
4) In prayer, I am asking that we would walk in humility so that Christ can reign supreme in His authority through us
Disclaimer: The contents of this message are to be prayed over and tested by prayer and scripture. The contents of any blogs written are my best understanding of any knowledge I obtain. The contents of this message may come from a variety of sources including, but not limited to: books I have read, words from God, words I have heard, memories, experiences, and my own imagination. I will do my best to give complete credit where it is due. It is my intention to share what knowledge I have gleaned from all available sources and "connect the dots" between those points of knowledge. God Bless!
Mark 10:45
"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
NASU
I believe it was Allen Smith who had said that Portals of Authority are opened by submission. That was so powerful to me. Authority is not given by rising above but by coming low with a servant's heart - by obedience and by being subject to rule and authority oneself. Jesus came to fulfill the law.
I believe it was Allen Smith who also made the comment that if each person in the church would operate in the faith that they've been given, then we would have a much more powerful church. I have recognized that I have operated in more faith than I've been given. By this, I mean that I had deceived myself in thinking at times that I was at a place that I really wasn't at. Hence, the art of pride.
I was also thinking about how Kim drew a picture of a teeter-totter the other day that was straight across. It wasn't up and it wasn't down. If we operate too far above faith, our heart is prideful. If we operate too far below faith, our hearts become doubtful. Satan will whisper to us in one of these areas. The goal then is to have a BALANCED LIFE.
I was convicted and at that moment I pictured my friend Robert. I greatly respect Robert because he is a man who is humble and does not demand that he be at the top. He hasn't demanded that others see things his way. He has a servant's heart, and because of this, I feel that God can open portals of authority for him. Robert, I have great respect for you my brother and friend! Thank you for being a part of my life and setting a Godly example.
In all this I learned several valuable lessons:
1) All authority is from God. God lends His authority to His people
2) In prayer, I am starting to pray that Christ lend the fullness of His authority to His people
3) In prayer, I am also asking that we come to that balance point where we stand in the full measure of the faith that God has given us
4) In prayer, I am asking that we would walk in humility so that Christ can reign supreme in His authority through us
Disclaimer: The contents of this message are to be prayed over and tested by prayer and scripture. The contents of any blogs written are my best understanding of any knowledge I obtain. The contents of this message may come from a variety of sources including, but not limited to: books I have read, words from God, words I have heard, memories, experiences, and my own imagination. I will do my best to give complete credit where it is due. It is my intention to share what knowledge I have gleaned from all available sources and "connect the dots" between those points of knowledge. God Bless!
Frameworks: Craftiness
Kim and I got into a discussion the other day about craftiness, so I thought I would research it some and here is some interesting stuff. I had also read about it a little while back but it never hit home how big craftiness was until now.
THE CAUSE = CRAFTINESS
One of the most critical aspects about the Christian life is being aware of and guarding against craftiness. Someone who is crafty is someone who takes you in by their deception. In fact, Satan is the author of craftiness. He was the first rule-bender and breaker. It is also interesting to note that commentaries such as Eastmon's also attributes Craftiness to Jezebel, possibly alluding to craftiness being the basis for the JEZEBEL SPIRIT.
CRAFTY = SATAN'S FIRST ATTRIBUTE
VERSES:
Genesis 3:1 - "Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field..." NASU
Job 15:5 - "For your guilt teaches your mouth, And you choose the language of the crafty. NASU
2 Cor 12:16 - "...crafty fellow that I am, I took you in by deceit." NASU
IF CRAFTINESS IS THE ART OF DECEPTION, THEN OBEDIENCE IS THE ART OF TRUTH
ASPECTS OF CRAFTINESS:
Finding Brilliant Ways to bend the rules (Rick Joyner - Foundations)
Avoidance of Obedience (Rick Joyner - Foundations)
Seeks to bring discord and division (Rick Joyner - Foundations)
Skillful in Deception; cunning; sly (Dictionary)
Causes us to question truth and/or God's commands
COMBATTING CRAFTINESS:
VERSES TO COMBAT CRAFTINESS:
Rom 16:17-19
17 Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them. 18 For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
NASU
PRINCIPLES TO COMBAT CRAFTINESS:
Jesus came to fulfill the law (Rick Joyner - Foundations)
Look for ways to obey the rules not get around them
Be careful of those that seek to disrupt unity
Guard unity and fellowship (Rick Joyner - Foundations)
Be careful of those with flattering lips
ELIMINATING CRAFTINESS IN YOUR LIFE:
Confess and repent of seeking to get around obedience
Confess and repent of disrupting unity
Confess and repent of Flattery
Disclaimer: The contents of this message are to be prayed over and tested by prayer and scripture. The contents of any blogs written are my best understanding of any knowledge I obtain. The contents of this message may come from a variety of sources including, but not limited to: books I have read, words from God, words I have heard, memories, experiences, and my own imagination. I will do my best to give complete credit where it is due. It is my intention to share what knowledge I have gleaned from all available sources and "connect the dots" between those points of knowledge. God Bless!
THE CAUSE = CRAFTINESS
One of the most critical aspects about the Christian life is being aware of and guarding against craftiness. Someone who is crafty is someone who takes you in by their deception. In fact, Satan is the author of craftiness. He was the first rule-bender and breaker. It is also interesting to note that commentaries such as Eastmon's also attributes Craftiness to Jezebel, possibly alluding to craftiness being the basis for the JEZEBEL SPIRIT.
CRAFTY = SATAN'S FIRST ATTRIBUTE
VERSES:
Genesis 3:1 - "Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field..." NASU
Job 15:5 - "For your guilt teaches your mouth, And you choose the language of the crafty. NASU
2 Cor 12:16 - "...crafty fellow that I am, I took you in by deceit." NASU
IF CRAFTINESS IS THE ART OF DECEPTION, THEN OBEDIENCE IS THE ART OF TRUTH
ASPECTS OF CRAFTINESS:
Finding Brilliant Ways to bend the rules (Rick Joyner - Foundations)
Avoidance of Obedience (Rick Joyner - Foundations)
Seeks to bring discord and division (Rick Joyner - Foundations)
Skillful in Deception; cunning; sly (Dictionary)
Causes us to question truth and/or God's commands
COMBATTING CRAFTINESS:
VERSES TO COMBAT CRAFTINESS:
Rom 16:17-19
17 Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them. 18 For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
NASU
PRINCIPLES TO COMBAT CRAFTINESS:
Jesus came to fulfill the law (Rick Joyner - Foundations)
Look for ways to obey the rules not get around them
Be careful of those that seek to disrupt unity
Guard unity and fellowship (Rick Joyner - Foundations)
Be careful of those with flattering lips
ELIMINATING CRAFTINESS IN YOUR LIFE:
Confess and repent of seeking to get around obedience
Confess and repent of disrupting unity
Confess and repent of Flattery
Disclaimer: The contents of this message are to be prayed over and tested by prayer and scripture. The contents of any blogs written are my best understanding of any knowledge I obtain. The contents of this message may come from a variety of sources including, but not limited to: books I have read, words from God, words I have heard, memories, experiences, and my own imagination. I will do my best to give complete credit where it is due. It is my intention to share what knowledge I have gleaned from all available sources and "connect the dots" between those points of knowledge. God Bless!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Another Eye
Perhaps someone can help me out with this one. I have seen another eye in my prayers. I wrote about the first two images in the blog "Two images of darkness." Now I have seen a third and so I don't know what it means. I saw this one when I was praying yesterday morning.
I looked and I saw another eye. This eye was larger than the first two, in fact, much larger. The first pair of eyes were small about the size of lemons or a little smaller. The second eye was about the size of a head. The third eye was very large and covering my entire mind's eye - like the size of a house.
On the top of the eye was a small crown. The crown was too small for what I would think would fit the eye. The crown was white and looked more like a tiara than a golden crown that we would think of like a king's crown. I didn't see the crown too much, it was more in my peripheral vision but I knew that it was there.
Over the eye was a veil. The veil was white like a bride's would be. I even heard the word bride as I was seeing it. The eye itself had a long black slit for a pupil just like the others. The color on the outside edges but inside the eye was black. It reminded me like the inside of one of those 8-balls - kind of liquidy and black.
In the area around the pupil, the color was light brown and gold. The gold was interesting because it was not stationary. It almost looked like fireworks of reactions going off in the midst of the light brown background. These fireworks of reactions were captivating and almost hypnotic. As your attention sees them, they are drawn to them more and more. The rest of the picture fades and all you see are the fireworks inside this eye.
So, why in the world am I seeing these eyes?
Disclaimer: The contents of this message are to be prayed over and tested by prayer and scripture. The contents of any blogs written are my best understanding of any knowledge I obtain. The contents of this message may come from a variety of sources including, but not limited to: books I have read, words from God, words I have heard, memories, experiences, and my own imagination. It is my intention to share what knowledge I have gleaned from all available sources and "connect the dots" between those points of knowledge. God Bless!
I looked and I saw another eye. This eye was larger than the first two, in fact, much larger. The first pair of eyes were small about the size of lemons or a little smaller. The second eye was about the size of a head. The third eye was very large and covering my entire mind's eye - like the size of a house.
On the top of the eye was a small crown. The crown was too small for what I would think would fit the eye. The crown was white and looked more like a tiara than a golden crown that we would think of like a king's crown. I didn't see the crown too much, it was more in my peripheral vision but I knew that it was there.
Over the eye was a veil. The veil was white like a bride's would be. I even heard the word bride as I was seeing it. The eye itself had a long black slit for a pupil just like the others. The color on the outside edges but inside the eye was black. It reminded me like the inside of one of those 8-balls - kind of liquidy and black.
In the area around the pupil, the color was light brown and gold. The gold was interesting because it was not stationary. It almost looked like fireworks of reactions going off in the midst of the light brown background. These fireworks of reactions were captivating and almost hypnotic. As your attention sees them, they are drawn to them more and more. The rest of the picture fades and all you see are the fireworks inside this eye.
So, why in the world am I seeing these eyes?
Disclaimer: The contents of this message are to be prayed over and tested by prayer and scripture. The contents of any blogs written are my best understanding of any knowledge I obtain. The contents of this message may come from a variety of sources including, but not limited to: books I have read, words from God, words I have heard, memories, experiences, and my own imagination. It is my intention to share what knowledge I have gleaned from all available sources and "connect the dots" between those points of knowledge. God Bless!
Forgive me for believing the lies of Self-Sufficiency
I cried yesterday. I cried because God touched me in some areas of my life that I didn't know I was fallen in. I was reading in Rick Joyner's book, "50 Days for a Firm Foundation," and he makes two statements that hit me "It is the ultimate human arrogance for us to think that we can understand God" and... "Profound pride causes us to think that we can fix ourselves."
These two phrases got me thinking about how much I felt I could understand. I believed all kinds of lies that I didn't even know that I believed.
Here are some of the lies my heart believed:
1) I don't need others
2) I can fix myself
3) I have to do everything by myself
4) I haven't learned anything from my parents
5) I have taught myself everything
6) I could learn any skill by putting my "mind" to it
7) I am self-sufficient and independent
8) I could stop any job at any time because I had the giftings for whatever
9) I didn't need my bosses
10) I can learn from others for the sake of making it my own gifting
You want to talk about arrogance. That is arrogance in its purest form. How disgusting is that? Paul says "What a wretched man that I am." "I am chief among sinners." Now I know more of what he was talking about. "He must increase, I must decrease."
God, forgive me for believing in the lies of self-sufficiency and for the sin of pride. You alone are worthy. Scripture says I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. The focus is on you God, not on me. Forgive me for taking my focus off of you and putting it onto me. God, we need help from you to know anything accurately. Thank you God for bringing others into my life. Thank you for opening my eyes to know that I need others. Thank you God for refining our minds so that we can see how much we thrive off of each other.
Friends, I need you. My words have sometimes come off as arrogant and for that I am very sorry. If I have ever made you feel rejected, I am sorry. If I have ever made you feel not needed or not important, I am sorry. If you ever hear my arrogant words, call me on it. If you ever hear that self-sufficiency in my voice, call me on it. Help me because I do not see my own stuff.
God works through the vine, through the cluster. It is through each other that our purposes are made known. It is through each other that His glory is magnified. It is through each other that our needs are met. It is through each other that we are sharpened. We need each other. To say that we need God and not need each other is a lie. It means that we are saying we don't really need God. To say that we love God and not each other means we don't really love God.
Our God is an awesome God! Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
These two phrases got me thinking about how much I felt I could understand. I believed all kinds of lies that I didn't even know that I believed.
Here are some of the lies my heart believed:
1) I don't need others
2) I can fix myself
3) I have to do everything by myself
4) I haven't learned anything from my parents
5) I have taught myself everything
6) I could learn any skill by putting my "mind" to it
7) I am self-sufficient and independent
8) I could stop any job at any time because I had the giftings for whatever
9) I didn't need my bosses
10) I can learn from others for the sake of making it my own gifting
You want to talk about arrogance. That is arrogance in its purest form. How disgusting is that? Paul says "What a wretched man that I am." "I am chief among sinners." Now I know more of what he was talking about. "He must increase, I must decrease."
God, forgive me for believing in the lies of self-sufficiency and for the sin of pride. You alone are worthy. Scripture says I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. The focus is on you God, not on me. Forgive me for taking my focus off of you and putting it onto me. God, we need help from you to know anything accurately. Thank you God for bringing others into my life. Thank you for opening my eyes to know that I need others. Thank you God for refining our minds so that we can see how much we thrive off of each other.
Friends, I need you. My words have sometimes come off as arrogant and for that I am very sorry. If I have ever made you feel rejected, I am sorry. If I have ever made you feel not needed or not important, I am sorry. If you ever hear my arrogant words, call me on it. If you ever hear that self-sufficiency in my voice, call me on it. Help me because I do not see my own stuff.
God works through the vine, through the cluster. It is through each other that our purposes are made known. It is through each other that His glory is magnified. It is through each other that our needs are met. It is through each other that we are sharpened. We need each other. To say that we need God and not need each other is a lie. It means that we are saying we don't really need God. To say that we love God and not each other means we don't really love God.
Our God is an awesome God! Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
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