WHAT? STRESS? YES? NO!

 What stress are you suffering from today?
Is is your job, your finances, your family, your children, your community or church?  
I want to show you that stress is a symptom of FEAR.  One may think that fear is the foundation.  Yes? No!  Fear is NOT at the bottom.  We must go one more level.  It is CONDEMNATION!  Now we know that there is NO condemnation to those who are in Messiah Yeshua who walk not after the Flesh but after the Spirit!  Yeshua took condemnation for everyone, so why do we still walk in condemnation today? 


The name Satan or Ha-Satan in Hebrew means, the(Ha) Accuser(Satan).  He is the one that accuses the believer in there own mind and heart when we have been cleansed, of an evil/veil/deception, conscience.  When the Blood covers your conscience, it is no longer evil, the veil is removed and you see the righteousness of Yeshua.  You will walk with clarity not deception.  The Messiah reminds us of His righteousness and reminds us we are now in RIGHT STANDING with Him.  It is IN-His right-standing that we are standing in.  We live IN-Him and He through us.  We are going from glory to glory, understanding to understanding, revelation to revelation,  being made into the image of Messiah, His likeness.   We ARE His representatives upon this earth because the Spirit lives in us.  We then become CITIZENS of another country.  Yes, the country is heaven!

So today if you are walking in CONDEMNATION, which causes FEAR, which causes STRESS in your life;   
1. You must know that perfect LOVE casts out fear.
2. You must know that God has not given you the spirit of fear, but LOVE, POWER and a SOUND MIND.
3.  You must know the truth of Messiah and He will set you free.
*remember-when we walk in deception it is because it is something we do not know.  Ask Holy Spirit to open your heart today, remove any lies or nagging words or thoughts that the accuser is telling you and stand in the righteousness that your LAWYER HAS GRANTED YOU!

WALL OF FIRE AROUND JERUSALEM-ZECH. 1-2

To Jerusalem Adonai speaks, 

 So the angel who talked with me said to me, "Proclaim, saying, 'Thus says the LORD of Hosts: "I am jealous for Yerushalayim and for Tziyon with a great jealousy. 

 I am very angry with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, but they added to the calamity." 

 Therefore thus says the LORD: "I have returned to Yerushalayim with mercy. My house shall be built in it," says the LORD of Hosts, "and a line shall be stretched forth over Yerushalayim."'

"Proclaim further, saying, 'Thus says the LORD of Hosts: "My cities will again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Tziyon, and will again choose Yerushalayim."'"



 For I,' says the LORD, 'will be to her a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.

For thus says the LORD of hosts: 'For honor he has sent me to the nations which plundered you; for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye. Zech 2:8


Sing and rejoice, daughter of Tziyon; for, behold, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of you,' says the LORD. 


Many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in the midst of you, and you shall know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.  


The LORD will inherit Yehudah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Yerushalayim. 

Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for he has roused himself from his holy habitation!" 


As we see what is happening in the middle East today.  There is a cycle in scripture that will be repeated.  Read Ezekiel 38-39. Here it speaks of Adonai fighting for Jerusalem again.  Every religion speaks of a "man of peace" coming on the world scene.  If you read Revelation 13, you will see that the first "man of peace" will be the counterfeit world leader who will deceive the world into believing he is the true messiah.  He is NOT the true Messiah! Read Daniel 9 and 11 and read 2 Thessalonians 2:5-12-God will allow a powerful delusion to come into the world. We must know Yeshua and study His Word.  His keeping power is above ALL powers and His Authority is above ALL authorities!

Prioritize Yeshua

 Do we know who Yeshua is?  To me, this is the question.  We do not recognize need for Yeshua until we understand who He is.  It is only then that we will see who we are, and will percieve our desperate need for Him. I depend on my husband more today than the day that I married him because I know him, my need of him has increased the more that I know him. The same i can say for my Yeshua.  The more I know Yeshua, the more I need Him.  Then I will arrange my life as to prioritize Yeshua as #1.  Meaning, I cannot live one moment without his presence.

GOD IS GREATER!

Seek first the Kingdom and His righteousness and ALL these things will be added unto you.
The Blessings of God maketh rich and He adds no sorrow to it.  Push out your tent pegs today, reach, Lord increase your territory over our lives today. Lord, I ask for increase and Blessings to be poured forth into people`s lives today. To know that you are a Father of Grace-who pours forth undeserved and unmerited Favor.  Hallelujah!!
Is your life stale or stagnant?  Ask the Lord to open your eyes to the new thing He has for you.  Ask and you will receive vision and revelation for your life today.  
Are you downcast in any way?  Put your HOPE in God!
He is the lifter of your head and the lifter of your countenance.
He is the same yesterday, today and  forever.
We are like ants to Him.  We live in the universe, on the edge of  the milky way in space.  Yet the Father knows your every thought today.  He says you will be pure like gold that comes out of the fire and the smell of the fire will not be on you.
Are you going through a furnace today?
Know that your God is greater than any trial or frustration in your life.  He is Greater and He has a plan to prosper you, give you a hope and a future.  
TRUST YOUR HEAVENLY DADDY TODAY!
He is for you, He is not against you!
He holds you in the palm of His hand.  
You are engraved on the palm of His hand.
He will not allow your feet to stumble.
Lift up your eyes to heaven today.
The heavenly realm is where you are from and where you are going.  Do not forget whose you are and whom lives on the inside of you.  

HEADLESS ENEMY

Open the doors or gates  or mouth of your heart today and let the King of glory come inside.
Who is your King?  It is Yeshua -Jesus who died for us.  He is the ONE that fought the battle with the evil One and WON.  
1 Cor. 2:15 says that Yeshua`s death "disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him."  That is pretty awesome!  It is a done deal!  Yeshua did it! The head is the serpent was crushed when Yeshua died.  In Genesis 3 when Eve partook and gave to Adam, the prophecy that God gave was that the head of the enemy would be crushed by the seed of the woman.  This took place at the Cross-tree!  Do you know that the cross caused the enemy to be headless? The head represents authority.  There can`t be 2 authorities, only one and it is the ONE who triumphed over death, hell and the grave-Yeshua.  YET WE STILL WALK AROUND AFRAID OF THE HEADLESS DEVIL!  Yeshua has set us FREE from the authority of the enemy!  
YOU ARE FREE of the enemy AND ALIVE IN YESHUA.
The confession of your mouth today is what will bring Shalom to your life.  What do you believe? Do you believe there is a demon waiting around every corner to trip you up or do you rest in what Yeshua did for the world and in your personal life?  Or do you Rest in knowing Yeshua already won the battle for you TODAY? 
The mouth is the key to your heart.  Speak forth that the King has full authority in your heart and mind today.  Ask Holy Spirit to be in control. Walk in HIS authority.  It IS yours under the Blood!


 Psalms 24:7-10
 *Lift up your heads, you gates;
    be lifted up, you ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in.
⁸ Who is this King of glory?
    The Lord strong and mighty,
    the Lord mighty in battle.
^9* Lift up your heads, you gates;
    lift them up, you ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in.
¹⁰ Who is he, this King of glory?
    The Lord Almighty —
    he is the King of glory.
*whenever something is repeated in scripture it is for emphasis 

YESHUA DOES NOT HAVE A MORTGAGE ON YOU

 Am I walking in Yeshua`s identity today?  Do I carry His Name as I physically carry my husband`s last name?  Or do I say I am still that old creation?  No, you are a NEW CREATION IN MESSIAH YESHUA.  The OLD has gone and the NEW has come forth.  The NEW is your identity.  Do I carry my KING`s NAME today?  You ARE righteous because He is righteous.  It has nothing to do with you except you excepting it has been done for you.  The Word says ALL our human righteousness(even Godly things) are as filthy rags.
If you are cover by the Blood, then you ARE a new creation.  Stop confessing who you used to be without the blood and start confessing who He is, that is NOW covering you-YESHUA!  It is not about us, it never will be.  It is about the sacrifice and what He did for ALL the world.
Today you can reach out and touch Him.
God`s  Grace is upon you even when the Law tries to stop you.
God`s mercy lets you in the door, where justice says it isn`t possible.
Today walk in who God says you are.
You are a new creation. (say it when you look in the mirror)
You are His son or daughter.
You are His righteousness.
You are redeemed.
The price for you WAS paid in full, their is NOT a mortgage on you that could foreclose or default at any time!  Thank God.
Walk now in the identity of your new husband.
Take on His NAME, and boldly proclaim it.

RECRUITMENT

Today the word is RECRUITMENT.
When we think Recruitment we may think about an army or the military gathering man power to come together to ward off an attack of the enemy.   Or we might think of Recruitment  in the sense of an employer gathering employees to accomplish a task.  
As a Respiratory Therapist their is a maneuver called Lung Recruitment.  This is where just enough positive pressure is applied to pop open lung tissue,  called alveoli, that has collapsed due to adverse circumstances like anything from surgery to disease.  In this instance the positive pressure causes the alveoli to be filled with oxygen, where it then enters the blood stream causing better oxygenation to be distributed throughout the body.  Thus bringing wholeness, as the right oxygen supply allows the body to heal quicker.
Today, Holy Spirit wants to Recruit us.  Sometimes Holy Spirit allows just the right amount of pressure to be put on us so we cry out to the Lord and we humble ourselves.  This causes all the old, stale, stinky air(sin) to be removed and for Holy Spirit to fill us with freshness, newness and health.  Holy Spirit wants to FILL every part of us so every part of us so we are in tune with His Spirit.  
Lord, anything that is old, stale or stinky we break off in Yeshua`s mighty Name.  We ask All of you to Fill All of us completely. We gladly except these pressures as positive to grow us into the likeness of your image.  Thank you Lord for your unfailing love today.


Create in me a clean heart O God and renew a right spirit within me.  Psalms 51
When you have tested me I will come forth as gold tried in the fire. Job 23:10

OPEN MY EYES-OPEN MY EARS-OPEN MY HEART TO RECEIVE FROM YOU LORD REMOVE VEILS, MELT WAX, MAKE MY HEART TENDER TO YOU HOLY SPIRIT. 


Sometimes we discern something in the Spirit that is off, without clarity.  Then we give that something a fleshly interpretation instead of waiting for the answer from Holy Spirit. Often we are to wait and listen for the answer of how we can pray for someone or a situation.  Sometimes we also make judgments according to the flesh, but we do not recognize it, we actually think it is Holy Spirit. This is because we all have filters (experiences in our individual lives) that we even see God through.  May Holy Spirit break through these veils and reveal clarity to us.

Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

ADAM

Adam, a human, sinned, causing all humanity to fall and to be born in a state of sin. The second Adam, Yeshua came, died for all humanity, set us free and we became the righteousness of Messiah. So why do we believe what the first Adam did more than what the second Adam(Yeshua) did? Wasn`t the second Adam Yeshua, that is risen, more powerful than the first Adam that fell? Why do we believe man`s sin is more powerful than GOD`s sacrifice?
Or do you believe Yeshua`s BLOOD makes you the righteousness of Messiah?

THE PRODICAL

The prodigal son story was never about the son, it was about the forgiving Father. I call it the forgiving Father story. It was ALL about what the Father did. The son did NOTHING except come home and repent. The Father ran to embrace the son, had a party, put a ring on his finger and a robe upon him.
It is not about what you do, it is about what God the Father did for us. The Father gave His Son Yeshua(Jesus) as a propitiation(atoning sacrifice) for us. HE DID IT FOR YOU, BELIEVE HIS GRACE TODAY, IT IS THE POWER THAT KEEPS YOU HIS.

THE KING

 The King fights your battles for you, submit to the King, He fights on your behalf.  The Kingdom of Heaven is a Theocracy not a Democracy.  This is very hard for American believers to understand because we live in a democracy and often structure our religious settings with a hierarchy as our democratic government does. This is NOT the spiritual Kingdom that we as believers  live in today.  We have ONE King, we are not Kings, we are subjects in the Kingdom, to the King of King and Lord of Lords. We are a Kingdom of Priests unto our God. 

1 Samuel 8
⁶ But when they said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord. ⁷ And the Lord told him: “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king. ⁸ As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you. ⁹ Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.”
Do not reject the King of kings today and submit to the heavenly King of your life today, Yeshua. 

WOW!! Hosea 4:3 says that the earth will literally become sick.

Remember whenever you see therefore you much read what came before this verse so I will put verse 2 also. This sounds like today, in our world.

Therefore, the earth itself becomes sick,
and all who live on it grow weak;
together with the wild animals
and the birds in the sky,
even the fish of the sea are dying.

now back to verse 2
There’s no faithful love or loyalty,
and no knowledge of God in the land.
2 Swearing, lying, murder,
together with stealing and adultery are common;
bloody crime followed by bloody crime.

2 Chron. 7 gives us our duty, beloved.

 ¹⁴ if my people who belong to me will humbly pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. ¹⁵ From now on my eyes will be open and my ears will pay attention to the prayers offered in this place

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0JchP9G_qI

NO CONDEMNATION

 You cannot put new wine (GRACE), in old wine skin (LAW). Whenever you feel demand, it is law, whenever something is supplied, this is grace. This is the simple difference between law and grace.

 Are you walking in condemnation today?

Do not beat yourself up my dear friend.  There is no condemnation is the Lord`s Love.  Remember we are all a work in Progress-now that is not an excuse- it is the truth.  God continues to CLEAN (sanctify) us. That is what sanctification means.  God is the one who cleans the fish.  Holy Spirit changes us as we listen, (Lord open my ears), then our minds will be changed.  This change happens as we read the Word and choose the path of the Word at every turn.
We must persevere and choose the direction of Holy Spirit not our flesh at every turn.  Often as women our emotions cloud the truth. We must make sure that our perceptions and perspectives are submitted to Holy Spirit.

Romans 8:1-3

So now there isn’t any condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. ² The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death. ³ God has done what was impossible for the Law, since it was weak because of selfishness. God condemned sin in the body by sending his own Son to deal with sin in the same body as humans, who are controlled by sin.

 

HOLY SPIRIT UNIFIES, FLESH CONTROLS

 Is it the Spirit in control, bringing unity to the body of Messiah or is it our control that we are trying to get people unified under?  This is the question that many people have in our day and age.  See, the Spirit of the Lord never pushes or prods.  Holy Spirit is gentle and respectful.  There is no demand.  There is always a choice of obedience to Holy Spirit on our part.  The Holy Spirit is the perfect Spirit of Messiah.  It says in Hebrews 1:3 that the Son of God(Yeshua) is the EXACT representation of the Father.  Then, when Yeshua went back to the Father He sent His Spirit to be with us always.
His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself made purification for our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Yeshua said He would not leave us as orphans, but would be in our hearts always.
The question today is this; do we TRUST Holy Spirit more than our own desires, (even if they are well intended or even Godly)?
The problem often lies in human timing, we want things when we want them NOW.  God says, let My Holy Spirit work.  Do not try to be Holy Spirit in someones life.  When we push our agenda, we create walls where there were none before.  A big part of forgiveness is letting go, even though many things are not ironed out. 
 In the Greek the word forgive (aphiēmi) literally means to
1) to send away
a) to bid going away or depart
1) of a husband divorcing his wife
b) to send forth, yield up, to expire
c) to let go, let alone, let be
1) to disregard
2) to leave, not to discuss now, (a topic)
a) of teachers, writers and speakers
3) to omit, neglect
d) to let go, give up a debt, forgive, to remit
e) to give up, keep no longer
2) to permit, allow, not to hinder, to give up a thing to a person
3) to leave, go way from one
a) in order to go to another place
b) to depart from any one
c) to depart from one and leave him to himself so that all mutual claims are abandoned
d) to desert wrongfully
e) to go away leaving something behind
f) to leave one by not taking him as a companion
g) to leave on dying, leave behind one
h) to leave so that what is left may remain, leave remaining
abandon, leave destitute

This can be very difficult for our flesh because we want closure.  We do not always get closure.  Can we LOVE in spite of our flesh?  Closure is a fleshly satisfaction at times.  When there is no closure, it demands that we trust Holy Spirit and not ourselves.
Today, trust Holy Spirit your true teacher, above your fleshly desires.  Holy Spirit will bring clarity in your life where things are blurry.  Remember He is always with you walking and talking with you, every moment.