What is the distinction between a Spiritual Warrior for Christ vs the average Church goer?
The concept of a “Spiritual Warrior of the Lord” is often metaphorical and varies in interpretation across different religious traditions. However, some common themes may help distinguish someone described as a Spiritual Warrior from an average churchgoer:
Dedication to Spiritual Growth: A Spiritual Warrior is typically deeply committed to personal and spiritual growth. This goes beyond attending church services and involves actively seeking to deepen their understanding of their faith through prayer, meditation, study of religious texts, and reflection.
Courage and Resilience: The term “warrior” implies a level of courage and resilience in facing life’s challenges. A Spiritual Warrior is someone who confronts adversity with faith, perseverance, and a strong spiritual foundation.
Active Engagement in Spiritual Practices: While attending church is a part of spiritual life, a Spiritual Warrior often engages in a broader range of spiritual practices. This might include regular prayer, fasting, acts of charity, and a commitment to ethical living.
Service to Others: Spiritual Warriors are often characterized by their dedication to serving others. They embody the principles of love, compassion, and selflessness, actively working to make a positive impact on the lives of those around them.
Discernment and Wisdom: A Spiritual Warrior is expected to possess discernment and wisdom in navigating the complexities of life. This involves a deeper understanding of spiritual truths and the ability to apply them to various situations.
Spiritual Warfare: In some Christian traditions, the term “Spiritual Warrior” is used to describe those engaged in spiritual warfare, battling against evil forces or temptations. This may involve resisting sinful tendencies and actively working to live in accordance with religious principles.
It’s important to note that these traits are idealized characteristics, and individuals may embody them to varying degrees. The distinction between a Spiritual Warrior and an average churchgoer is not meant to be divisive but rather to emphasize a more committed and active approach to one’s faith. Different religious traditions and denominations may have varied interpretations of these concepts.
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20)
I have contended for several years now that the discipleship model Jesus gave us has been lost in the mainstream Church and we are witnessing the harvest of that today from our teens all the way up to those in the 20 – 40 year old range.
My son and I traveled to Paris Kentucky at the end of summer in 2020, to visit the historic site of Cane Ridge Revival. Within 30 minutes of leaving that location, Holy Spirit took me into a vision and told me when I returned home, I was to begin discipling individuals in the discipleship methods of the Lord.
At first, I said Lord I will do just that, but then I asked Him “What does that look like?” After He explained this, I mulled it over for a few hours, and then at our next gas stop I penned the following down:
“A Discipleship Ministry Dedicated to Training up Mountain Moving Disciples”
Reviving the relationally centered discipleship methods of Christ our Lord. Transactional in that we invest our lives (not religious programs) in others as the Lord invested His life into ours which births a transforming nature of the new birth (New Creation) which starts in the heart of Christ in us and begins the supernatural growth of the inward to that of the outward.
From there we see that when we allow Holy Spirit to use His Spiritual authority over the way we act and think, will birth a reforming (Reshaping) of who we have been purposefully reborn into, to that of a matured son or daughter with a destiny of becoming just like our Messiah and King, Christ our LORD.
Thus, we have been reborn of the Spirit into the original image, created in the very image of Father, Son, and Spirit.
So to sum up the process of Christ-like discipleship ministry: The whole purpose and foundation are that of training up disciples in the same Spiritual pattern that Jesus used in discipling His disciples; pouring everything (transactional) the Father poured into Him into the disciples, which caused an inward “transformation” which then sparks the new birth (New Creation) in the individual, which then manifests an outward Re-formation to where having gone through a Spiritual metamorphosis process, they end up looking and acting just like Jesus.
For thus has the LORD said to every man of Judah and of Jerusalem, break up your fallow ground, and do not sow among thorns. (Jeremiah 4:3)
Now, when you throw Jeremiah 4:3 into the mix, you get a deeper meaning of what Jesus meant when He gave the parable of seeds in Matthew 13:1-23 to understand that true Biblical discipleship is a patient process, yet when done in the manner for which our Lord discipled His disciples the harvest can be world-changing.
“We are coworkers with God and you are God’s cultivated garden, the house he is building” (1 Corinthians 3:9)
Bill Johnson said “I am not concerned with building big Churches, I am invested in building Big disciples”
This is the heart of the Lord, to disciple Mountain Moving Disciples, and it should be that same desire of every Congregation. Instead, the majority of the modern American Church focuses on building bigger, and bigger, and bigger churches with multiple campuses, while at the same grossly missing the mark of discipleship.
Critics who are fans of these religious enterprises defensively claim that isn’t true. Yet the harvest we are witnessing in our nation amongst the 18 to 40-year-olds begs to differ with that assumption, if it were not true, we would see beautiful Kingdom fruit being manifested in the lives of radically transformed individuals, possessing the likeness of our Lord.
Many incorrectly view the huge church model as a validation of the founder’s calling and ministry, which is steeped in world philosophy, which in turn would view the ministry of our Lord, going from several thousand to just 12, as a complete and utter failure. The truth is Jesus never tasked us with building Churches, whether big or small, He clearly stated He would build the Ekklesia (Matthew 16:18), and we are to make disciples (Matthew 28:19).
Last Sunday Night while relaxing I decided to get a brief update on the war in Israel. In the clip that I watched a military strategist was explaining that in the weeks leading up to the siege into Gaza, the IDF had strategically staged its military forces in a staging area. As soon as I heard the word staging area Holy Spirit began speaking to me.
He said that is exactly what the Father has purposed Me to do with the Ekklesia. For the Lord’s ekklesia was never purposed to be a warehouse of saints. It was purposed to be a staging area of the Lord’s army, where they are gathered, given assignments, and sent out to expand the Kingdom via Spiritual warfare. The day of warehousing the saints is coming to a close.
He went on the say “I AM” directing My oils of anointing onto those families who are purposed to serve the King, His Kingdom, hungering for His Righteousness, not their own.
I am not speaking out against mega Churches although they do eat up most of the Lord’s resources in order to keep the religious machine’s ability to stay afloat. Whereas, using military terms, smaller groups of spiritually trained elite forces respond more quickly and covertly get into areas and accomplish some very big.
Then last night He began speaking to me about the parable of the seed in light of Jeremiah 4:3, and 1 Corinthians 3:9 and the need to disciple individuals in the method Jesus used, to cultivate the hard soil they come into the Body with, losing it up to become good soil.
And when we look at the verse in Jeremiah, we are the soil as well as though whom we are called to disciple, even as He had patience with us so much, we have patience with them. I don’t know if any of you have made a garden, but it can be labor, to say the least. But with work, you can prepare the ground. However, the reason you do not want to plant in an area with thorn bushes is that it can be very difficult to rid the soil of their seed.
Even rocky soil or dry soil can be difficult and time-consuming, however, if Holy Spirit directs you to take on hard cases, those who are difficult to disciple, you can trust that He will give you the grace to do so. Remember, we would not need a comforter if we weren’t going to be called into some uncomfortable situations.
This is the reason that patience is needed, but we must understand the spiritual principles of cultivating the soil of the culture. For whatever reason, the Church to a large degree has done a very bad job of that and in some cases, they have failed, whereas the culture of the world has greatly influenced them.
I live in a city filled with mega Churches, and their whole system is based on a worldly business model, from the marketing to the worship (performance-based). I know their members, or should I say fans of these religious institutions don’t like to hear that, but I see very little fruit of the Kingdom in this city. High crime, high divorce, child sex trafficking.
There are some that are somewhat new, but others that have been here for over 20 years. It took approximately 30 years for the first-century Church to turn one of the most paganistic idol-worshipping cities of that time, Ephesus, into a city burning with the flames of awakening and reformation. There is no indication of that happening in this city, and it grows worse by the year.
If we are to be honest, we must admit that the Church has done a terrible job at making good, healthy, tilled soil for seeds to fall on and have an actual chance to grow here. It has been way more concerned about its appearance and ability to fill its seat in order to receive the money to keep the engines of its religious machines running. And they’ve done this at a very high cost, to our families, cities, and nation.
They say they want a true Biblical revival to come to the Church, but they deceive themselves and remain selfish. A true Biblical revival would tear down the religious doctrines, and dismantle their man-centered leadership and such a revival would move the people into a righteous hunger to desire the authentic Kingdom more than the performance-based dead religious institutions led by the American idolized celebrity preachers that scatter this nation.
I hear Holy Spirit saying that Heaven is seeking a generation that comes to know Jesus like those in the first century, who will willing to face death just to be in an intimate relationship with their Lord. To see a burning people whose lives spark a revival within the mainstream Church, that comes out of their spiritual complacency and religious dogmas to carry those flames into every mountain of influence in our nation sparking a nationwide awakening that birth a nationwide Spiritual re-formation. And then carries those flames throughout the nations.
What I keep hearing as I tune into the frequencies of Heaven is that we are in a very critical urgent hour. The enemy has made great advances in spewing his evil doctrines throughout our cultures, strongmen are currently guarding the gates of influence in every nation. The call to the Remnant is to begin to strike with precision Spiritual prayer missiles so as to demolish these strongholds, to bind up these strongmen and retake the gates and occupy them to the Glory of the Lord.
The Father is so emphatic about this that He has sent His Angel Armies to assist His Ekklesia in this hour with the commands released from the courts of Heaven:
“Now is the time to launch a global offensive military strike to begin bringing the nation of the world under the dominion authority of King Jesus.”
First, we must remember that judgment does start in the house of the lord, we need to make room for His Apostles to establish the judgments of the courts of Heaven that the Father is releasing through His prophets in this hour. And we will know (rightly discern) that they are the judgment of the Father for even though they will be painful for a season they shall be wrapped in His love.
As well we must be totally surrendered to the governing authority of Holy Spirit, even as He judges our hearts as to what is of the Father and what is not. I can tell you from personal experience, that this will cause a place where if the flesh is still ruling within us, to be humbled and ultimately bow to the Lordship of Holy Spirit.
Yet we must surrender to this process if we want to be used by God in this hour, for we, like Jesus, must not have any place in our lives where the enemy can have influence, we must allow Holy Spirit to seek those places out so that we can lay them at the altar of the Lord and give Him permission to occupy those places. And I can’t emphasize this enough, we must allow the process of being consecrated under to the Lord have its course. As this opens wide the door of His sanctification.
Now, while the urgent message of returning to the methods of discipleship as taught by our Lord is clear, one of the main issues that He has shown me is the need to realize that in discipleship the invitation of intimacy must first be opened by the discipler. We must be willing to make ourselves completely vulnerable to those we are discipling. Just the thought of this can be very scary. Yet, if we look closely at how Jesus made Himself emotionally vulnerable to His disciples, we will see a potent spiritual weapon.
We know the enemy is aware of this as he has tried to corrupt this to turn people away from it. He was done so through to perversion of many who have taken advantage of those entrusted to them either emotionally or sexually or both. I can hear the Lord calling us to be the generation who unseats these spirits of perversion and walks in holiness with purity of hearts and motives. That is why it is so vital that we must ask Holy Spirit to baptize us in His FIRE.
Are we willing to pay the cost of being the generation who returns to discipling this generation according to the methods used by our Lord and His disciples? Are we ready to be hated and ostracized and made fun of by the world and the Institutional; man-centered Church?
I am more than confident, having spent time with Holy Spirit in the scriptures that when we start to make disciples Biblically, we will tear down societal structure and ultimately make the Remnant look like some sort of fanatical crazy Jesus-loving cult.
To actually be a Spiritual family of radical lovers of Jesus that lives together, who creates and runs businesses together, who adopts hundreds of children and even opens homes for them and establishes whole communities of faith-filled believers who hunger but for the King, His Kingdom, and His Righteousness.
After all, that is exactly what happened to the first-century believers who turned the known world upside down with the Gospel message of Christ and His Kingdom.
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For first of all, when ye come together in the congregation, [Gr. ekklesia – called out ones] I hear that there are divisions among you; and I partly believe it. For it is expedient that there also be heresies among you, so that those who are proved may become manifest among you (1 Corinthians 11:18-19, JUB)
The Apostle Paul basically is saying here that there MUST be divisions amongst you.
So go ahead!
Divide with self-proclaiming Christians who are pro-abortion. Divide with self-proclaiming Christians that approve of homosexual marriage. Divide with self-proclaiming Christians who think boys can become girls and girls can become boys. Divide with self-proclaiming Christians that are actually false prophets and false witnesses causing unhealthy divisions by spreading lies, deception, and gossip into the true Body of Christ, His Ellkesa and Remnant.
Divide and keep your peace!
The Lord is Establishing Apostolic Remnant Hubs throughout the nations
One day Jesus will separate the sheep from the goats. However, for the present time, the authentic Congregations of the Lord will be recognized as a faction, smaller gatherings that are operating in Greater Spiritual authority.
And I believe as do others that part of Holy Spirit’s warfare strategies in this hour will be the disbursement of Remnant Warrior Apostolic hubs regionally.
These Hubs will be much like the communities that surrounded the Lord’s leaders in ancient Ireland and Scotland known as the thin places, where the realms of Heaven were accessed with little interference here on earth.
And I believe that in this year, 5784, we will begin to witness these Spiritual doors opening to where His Bride will begin to experience 24/7 habitation of the Lord’s presence operating in and around their lives.
Holy Spirit is not like the modern-day commanders who sit behind locked doors in tiny rooms viewing the battle, He is a hands-on commander of the Angel armies, and the Lord’s Remnant army here on earth.
These Remnant outposts are tasked with routing out the enemy, tearing down their fortified strongholds, and establishing the dominion of authority of the Kingdom
Many have written off California, especially such cities as Los Angeles, and San Fransico as being un-redeemable. But could they be looking through natural eyes?
For when I read the scriptures I see an ALL-powerful God stepping into impossibilities and turning them with the supernatural ability of ALL things are possible with I AM.
In fact, I hear Holy Spirit calling out to sons and daughters whose hearts beat with the same passion as the Father, who dare to believe in the impossible to step into agreement with the Father, having put on His helmet of Salvation that declares “ALL Things are Possible with the LORD”.
Those who know their faith can tumble any mountain the enemy places in their path and declare an earth-shaken Holy Spirit FIRE-filled Revival to consume California from top to bottom.
Holy Spirit is seeking those who are willing to go … even as He spoke to Isaiah:
After this, I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I answered, Here am I; send me. (Isaiah 6:8)
Friends, don’t be caught sitting in the judgemental seat of religion – instead allow Holy Spirit to seat you with Christ in the Throne room, in your ordained seat as family members of the LORD MOST HIGH. #SELAH
Over the past several days, the Holy Spirit keeps whispering “Elite group of warriors” and as He whispers this the word Remnant pops into my mind. With that, my Spirit immediately thinks of David’s mighty warriors who stood by His side, and against all odds defeated the enemies of Israel.
This morning as I was starting my day with Him, the thought of Elite came to my mind and I began to ponder it. For I know it is not in reference to what many would consider elite meaning such as better than others, or as those who lord what they believe to be their superior place in society over others.
As I was thinking about this He began showing me the character of this group of individuals. They are those who throw worldly caution to the wind, those who have left behind them the desires of notoriety, fame, and fortune. They have done these things and more because they have all come to find something more valuable than anything this world has to offer, which is that of presence.
They have become drawn to the love of the One who first and always has loved them. Much like Brother Lawrance, they have come to a place where even if they were not saved, they would still love the Lord and welcome His intimate presence.
They have surrendered their will to be but moved by the Wind (John 3:8) and though many would caution them not to be so impulsive, they do not pay attention to the warning of worldly wisdom but rather are ready to change course in the direction Holy Spirit leads them.
So this elite group of Spiritual Warriors does not consider themselves better than others, they simply believe that they are such dedicated friends with the Lord (even as He has dedicated His life to them), that they will do whatever He wills them and go even into the places where the comforts of this world evade them.
Who were these 30 mighty warriors who fought beside of David?
1. Asahel, who was Joab‘s brother, 2. Elhanan, the son of Dodo from Bethlehem, 3. Shammah from Harod, 4. Elika from Harod, 5. Helez from Palt, 6. Ira, the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa, 7. Abiezer from Anathoth, 8. Sibbekai from Hushah, 9. Zalmon from Ahoah, 10. Maharai from Netophah, 11. Heled, the son of Baanah from Netophah, 12. Ithai, the son of Ribai from Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, 13. Benaiah from Pirathon, 14. Hiddai from the ravines of Gaash, 15. Abi-Albon from Arbath, 16. Azmaveth from Bahurim, 17. Eliahba from Shaalbon, 18. The sons of Jashen (names unspecified), 19. Jonathan, the son of Shammah the Hararite, 20. Ahiam, the son of Sharar the Hararite, 21. Eliphelet, the son of Ahasbai from Maakah, 22. Eliam, the son of Ahithophel from Giloh, 23. Hezro from Carmel, 24. Paarai from Arab, 25. Igal, the son of Nathan from Zobah, 26. Zelek the Ammonite, 27. Naharai from Beeroth, who served as armor-bearer to Joab son of Zeruiah, 28. Ira the Ithrite, 29. Gareb the Ithrite, 30. Uriah the Hittite.
This enumeration of warriors underscores their diversity in origin and their distinct roles within the Thirty, a notable assembly of fighters.
The little on the background of these 30 mighty men of war:
Ira, denoted as the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa, suggests his origin from a town in Judah known for its wilderness. This environment could have contributed to his skills in survival and combat, essential for a warrior. Similarly, Maharai and Heled, identified as Netophathites, came from Netophah, another locality in Judah. Their familiarity with the rough terrains around their home could have made them formidable in guerrilla warfare. Characters like Abi-Albon the Arbathite and Azmaveth the Barhumite also stand out, with the former possibly hailing from Beth-arabah, a town in the territory of Benjamin or Judah, and the latter from Bahurim.
Their origins might suggest training in specific styles of combat or knowledge of local warfare strategies, enhancing their roles within the group. Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite and Uriah the Hittite also hold significant but less discussed backgrounds; Eliam being the son of David’s counselor, indicates a connection to high political influence, enhancing his status and possibly his military prowess. Uriah, a Hittite, points to his origins outside the Israelite communities, reflecting the diversity and inclusiveness of David‘s followers in terms of skills and cultural tactics.
These diverse backgrounds combined with their likely involvement in various military campaigns under David, suggest that each member brought unique skills and experiences to the group, contributing to their effectiveness as a military unit. Their feats, though not detailed in this particular passage, would typically include outstanding acts of bravery and skill in battles that defined the era of King David‘s reign.
A couple of notable examples set by these warriors is:
In battle, Eleazar displayed remarkable endurance and bravery by holding his position and fighting the Philistines until he was so weary that his hand froze to his sword. Shammah demonstrated his valor by taking a stand alone in a field and successfully defending it against the Philistine forces. Abishai showcased his formidable combat skills by wielding his spear to overcome three hundred opponents. Benaiah also accomplished impressive feats, such as vanquishing two of Moab’s most formidable warriors, slaying a lion during a snowstorm, and overcoming a giant Egyptian. These instances highlight the extraordinary actions of these warriors during conflicts.
David was not blind to the deep dedication these men showed toward him, even to the point of laying their lives down for him. In fact, David demonstrated deep respect and honor for the bravery of his mighty warriors through a symbolic gesture. When his loyal warriors risked their lives to fulfill his wish for water from Bethlehem’s well, David chose not to drink the water upon their return. Recognizing the grave danger they faced to retrieve it, he poured the water out as an offering to the Lord. This act served as a poignant acknowledgment of their valor, emphasizing that he valued their lives and sacrifices far more than fulfilling his own desires. By refusing to drink the water, David underscored the sacredness of the risks they took on his behalf.
They have come to the revelation of truth that in dying to the desires of the flesh (self-seeking) they have stepped into the very life they were designed for (John 10:10).
Thus they have been reborn of the Spirit from above and are now living in their true identity as the sons & daughters of the Living God. And with this, they have gained access to the treasure trove of their inheritance. And with that inheritance comes the foreknowledge of not only all the Spiritual weapons they have to use but also the revelation of how to use them.
The greatest weapon is that of their voice, for even as they were created in His image, so does their voice carry His Spiritual authority and power. Thus, no longer shall they remain silent in the shadows but with shouts of Praise, they shall be seen vanquishing the dark demonic strongholds which have captivated whole cultures throughout the nations.
They have been called by the Lord to engage via Spiritual warfare tactics under the governance of Holy Spirit, such evils as human trafficking (especially the exploration of our children), anti-god political movements such as communism, socialism, and evil dictatorships. As well as confronting and tearing down cultural strongholds such as racism, inner-city poverty, and other evils that seek to imprison the world.
Coupled with that call they have gained access through the finished works of Christ on the cross, opening the door to authentic sonship so as to be able to re-establish the Father’s permission to operate in the dominion authority He granted mankind in the garden. And coming out of the wilderness of Spiritual training, they come armed with the understanding that the very frequencies of their voice carry the Light which darkness still has no answer for (John 1:5). #SELAH
One must never tolerate evil. For first evil is tolerated; The embraced. Then hailed as good. Then it becomes unlawful to do what is actually good.
There is a prevailing spirit of perversion that is seeking to tear this nation apart. It has invaded our education systems. From our local, state, and federal governments laws are being passed that are preventing these evil and horrific atrocities against our children to go unpunished.
From body part mutilations to perverted drag queens entertaining our children in school; and in public. laws are being written to pave the way for an all-out perversion of this nation. Our government is both blind and in some cases in bed with such an evil agenda, and it is up to the saints to wage war and be an unmovable wall of Holy Justice between evil and our children.
We need to raise our voices and make it clear that sex trafficking of any human is a crime against humanity and with children, it is especially horrific considering they start at even the young age of 3 years old. Once the child loses their “Freshness”, they then murder them to harvest their organs.
Human trafficking, including for sexual purposes is a $154 Billion dollar business. Regarding the trafficking of children for sexual purposes – America is the number one consumer.
And our Government is doing little to nothing about this!!!
However, the Government of Heaven is not simply standing by – it has been moving and is about to blow this thing wide open and the LORD is recruiting holy interceeding Warriors to join in with Holy Spirit to release the FIRE of Reformation to expose it to its core!!!!
Florida ranks third in the United States for reported cases of human trafficking. Jacksonville Florida ranks 48th, of all cities in the United States.
Tampa Florida ranks number one in the nation closely followed by NY, Los Angeles, Washington D.C, Chicago, Los Vegas, and Atlanta Ga. Ironically, the majority of these Cities are led by Democrats.
Saints, we need to be on our faces, rending the Heavens for a radical transforming Holy Ghost FIRE-filled Reformation of this nation.
These evil perpetrators need to be hunted down and brought to justice, including those who pay for such acts.
With a plethora of easy-to-listen-to-watered-down self-focused messages being preached in much of the American Church, the Army of the Lord looks like a greasy diner club at best.
Meanwhile, the enemy has been making considerable gains in the way of the cultures of this nation.
However, I believe that Holy Spirit is leading a front to re-establish the authentic Gospel message of the Kingdom and is equipping the sons & daughters with Spiritual weapons that have the ability to not only damage the works of evil but to totally eradicate them from whole neighborhoods, cities, and nations.
The Acts of Holy Spirit regarding His governing authority and what a people look like who are led by His leadership is fully displayed in the Book of Acts.
This is a war between the forces of evil and the Children of the Light, the family of God here on earth.
It’s time to take back the Lord’s congregations, our families, cities, and our nation. The Remnant of the Lord is no match for the forces of darkness. In fact, according to the Word, there is no demon that can match Holy Spirit, nor possess the power of the name of Jesus. Sometimes, Christians casually like to throw around words like, “Spirit of that” or “Demon of that,” being ignorant to the fact that the life and walk of the believer is not a playground, but a battlefield. Satan is no joke, he is a real enemy.
Now is the hour to put on the armor of the Lord, step into the battle, and win this generation for the Kingdom of Heaven, to the Glory of the LORD.
Then a terrible war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the great dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back. But the dragon did not have the power to win and they could not regain their place in heaven. So the great dragon was thrown down once and for all. He was the serpent, the ancient snake called the devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole earth. He was cast down into the earth and his angels along with him. Then I heard a triumphant voice in heaven proclaiming: “Now salvation and power are set in place, and the kingdom reign of our God and the ruling authority of his Anointed One are established. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who relentlessly accused them day and night before our God, has now been defeated—cast out once and for all! They conquered him completely through the blood of the Lamb and the powerful word of his testimony. They triumphed because they did not love and cling to their own lives, even when faced with death. (Revelations 12:7-11, TPT)
It is not a fancy building, the multi-campus religious country clubs, the best new-fashioned designer-clad musicians nor the most prolific motivational speaker that is going to win the Spirit battle in this nation or the nations for that matter.
No, it is clearly written that it shall be the sons & daughters, who know who they are in Christ, who know who their enemy is, and who have surrendered to the Lordship of Holy Spirit. Following His lead as He relays the Father’s strategic strategies of Spiritual Warfare.
“And we have come to Jesus who established a new covenant with his blood sprinkled upon the mercy seat; blood that continues to speak from heaven, “forgiveness,” a better message than Abel’s blood that cries from the earth, “justice.”
Make very sure that you never refuse to listen to God when he speaks! For the God who spoke on earth from Sinai is the same God who now speaks from heaven. Those who heard him speak his living Word on earth found nowhere to hide, so what chance is there for us to escape if we turn our backs on God and refuse to hear his warnings as he speaks from heaven?
The earth was rocked at the sound of his voice from the mountain, but now he has promised, “Once and for all I will not only shake the systems of the world, but also the unseen powers in the heavenly realm!”
Now this phrase “once and for all” clearly indicates the final removal of things that are shaking, that is, the old order, so only what is unshakeable will remain. Since we are receiving our rights to an unshakeable kingdom we should be extremely thankful and offer God the purest worship that delights his heart as we lay down our lives in absolute surrender, filled with awe. For our God is a holy, devouring fire! (Hebrews 12:24-19, TPT)
The hour of Shaken is about to start and in some ways has already started…Everything that is of the Kingdom shall stand, but that which is not, that which is a deceptive imitation of the Holy shall not merely be shaken, it shall be exposed and removed.
Below is a message Holy Spirit brought to me for my own life close to 9 years ago. It took close to a year for Holy Spirit to wear down a very prideful and stubborn heart in me. Thus it took time for me to realize the message was intended for, me! Once I realized it and confessed my secret sins to Him, I was led into a season of personal reflection on my whole life.
During this time (close to a year), the enemy took full advantage of the roots of rejection, bitterness, and unforgiveness that he had planted in my life from a young age, to torment me with a mountain load of shame and guilt. I was literally walking through a spiritual wilderness that I found was etched into my life, a divide between my past, the present, and the future.
Notice I said the enemy, not the LORD.
In reality, this was a divine intervention from Holy Spirit. As my reputation as a preacher was growing, my inner world was falling apart. I had become a master of living two lives – Righteous in public (self-righteous) yet leading a very dark life of personal sin-filled deception in secret.
I attempted to use all the “religious” weapons I had learned, yet they had little effect on staving off the devil’s attacks against me. This was especially true in regard to seeing what the Father’s loving heart opinion of me was. In fact, the spirit of religion was my main tormentor.
Then, it was several months after having laid everything on the altar, that I had a powerful life-changing Spiritual encounter with Him in a little Inn in Saluda North Carolina…..I came out of that encounter with absolutely zero doubts as to the Father’s love for me.
Then Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory now to the LORD God of Israel and give him praise; and tell me now what thou hast done; do not hide it from me. And Achan answered Joshua and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done. When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment and two hundred shekels of silver and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. (Joshua 7:19-21,JUB)
It is one of the trappings of a prideful heart, to desire fame and fortune over intimacy with the Lord. For such are the snares of the devil, who seeks to defraud the faith community by allowing you to advance in the kingdom while living in sin so that when you fall, not only will your life will be destroyed, but also the lives of those who are connected to you, from your family to a whole congregation.
He loves to cause as much damage as possible, so the more successful you become while living in secret sin, the more damage you will cause to yourself and those connected to you. If you fall from a footstool, you will likely not die. However, if you fall from a highrise building, you will meet a tragic fate. Take heed, the longer you keep hidden your gold, silver, and Babylonian lifestyle, the more it will hurt you and the people around you.
Just because miracles may be happening through you and or your ministry, just because you have crowds gathering at your meetings or you lead a large church, none of these represent the favor of God in your life, if you have secret sins in private. They are momentary trinkets of the deceiver.
Let us remember what the Lord said:
“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in the heavens. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then I will profess unto them, I never knew you; depart from me, ye that work iniquity. (Matthew 7:21-23, JUB)
It is not the works we do that are pleasing to the Lord, it is the position of our hearts. For he who has clean hands (free of sin) and a pure heart (unto God alone) can ascend unto His throne room (Psalm 24:4-5).
I felt led by Holy Spirit to share this today as I know there are some out there that need the hope this story contains. It is part of my story yet not mine alone. It is the story also of the Father’s love and how Holy Spirit graciously spared me from what could have been a fateful end. That two-minute encounter with Jesus back 0n March 28, 2016, was as real as the air we breathe. Thus it is a weapon to the enemy as well (Rev 12:11).
Let us confess our sins before the Lord today, asking Holy Spirit to remove everything that is not of the Father’s will in our lives so that we may in all we do and say bring Glory to His Holy Name (Psalm 51:10-17).
Nothing is more damaging to a new truth than an old error. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
How often I have witnessed this. One who has just been reborn from above gets entrapped in the religious system. The JOY lasts for a season but over time, religion has its way and that joy is sapped out of the individual.
They grow ever so slowly (sometimes rapidly) more and more cynical of believers who are experiencing a continued refreshing wave of Joy. Religion hates this and draws them deeper and deeper into the dungeon of a humanistic sense-focused love based on a religious works mentality. Enforcing the Adamic mindset that God the Father is distant and withdrawn from our everyday life circumstances. He has given us a manual and now we are left to find our own way.
Now when you start talking about the freedom of living under the governance of Holy Spirit, they look at you like you are from Mars. Mention the freedom you are finding in the authentic sonship and the family of believers that you are journeying in the deeper revelations of the Beloved, and now you are a heretic.
Sadly you find such individuals having more faith in evil’s ability to conquer the world than the Love of Christ.
Is there any hope for such people? YES!!!
I was one of those people for years and then I had a life-changing encounter with the Lord and the next thing I know Holy Spirit had me sitting through hours-long teachings coming out of this little Church in Leesburg South Carolina called Hope Chapel of the Carolina’s via live-stream, being led by a guy named Damon Thompson. Over the years I was blessed to attend some meetings there.
One thing is for certain, the years of listening to his teachings began to expose the many religious lies I had accepted and even had taught. How I wish I could back to those messages of religious garbage that I taught others and remove every word of error. My daily prayer is that Holy Spirit will do just that. It is why my posts are often found speaking out against the spirit of religion as it is a destiny killer and the Saints are called to expose it.
No, I did not take every word coming out of his mouth as the gospel truth, I went to the WORD and the WORD bore witness to the truthful revelation coming out of his mouth. Exactly what Holy Spirit said the first time I watched a youtube video of him. It was then that He said “The Father wants you to sit under this young man teaching as you will hear His voice (The Father’s) coming out of him.
A little over 8 years later and I am finding myself swimming in an ocean of Joy every day. Do I still face trials? Yes. Do I still have challenges in life? Yes. But the difference is that the Joy of the Lord removes their sting, and regardless of what the world says or what others say or think about me, I am confident in the fact that the Father is head over heels in love with me, so their opinions do not have any power over me.
I challenge you, friends if you are not experiencing the Joy of the Lord, if your LOVE for Him is growing cold, check this ministry out with an open heart. Ask Holy Spirit to bear witness with your spirit whether what is being lived out in this family is true or not. I am confident that if you allow Holy Spirit to open your eyes, you will not only find out it is true, but you will also begin to hunger for the authentic Kingdom yourself and before long you will be able to smell the stench of that religious spirit every time it shows its ugly self.
You have become spiritual adulterers who are having an affair, an unholy relationship with the world. Don’t you know that flirting with the world’s values places you at odds with God? Whoever chooses to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy! (James 4:4, TPT)
How long will the American Church remain silent and stand by as our rights are being pulled out from beneath us little by little?
Much like the German Church during the early 1930s, the deafening silence of the majority of the Western Theological infused Church in America will end up becoming the prison guard that keeps the Church under lock and key.
Could it be that they are finally learning that the spirit of religion has no supernatural power? That adapting to the culture so as to be a friend with the world severs the powers of Heaven from flowing?
The very worldly philosophically engrained religion they worship, which is tainted with humanism lacks the very life of Holy Spirit and has led many astray from the pure unadulterated Word of the Lord. For it is filled with deadly spiritual bacteria, being steeped in worldly wisdom, lacking in the true wisdom which flows from on high.
Walking in the same religious manner as the religious leaders during the Lord’s physical ministry here on earth, the majority of the modern-day American Church has turned from the pure things of God and created a culture based on the experiences of man rather than the Kingdom mandates of Holy Spirit. We see whole denominations kneeling to the woke culture, approving of anti-scriptural sexual acts and gender identities.
The Church has remained silent as the American Education system has gone from teaching our children the basic fundamentals such as history, mathematics, writing skills, and science to that of indoctrination camps, braining washing their little minds with anti-Christ humanistic perverse garbage.
It is time that the Church wakes up and removes its children from these indoctrination camps. The toxicity of the federal education system is like rat poison, little by little it is eroding our nation to the point of its being ever so close to becoming a dictator-led, anti-God socialistic society.
If My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, pray, seek, crave, and require of necessity My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14, AMPC)
We still have time to repent, turn back to being a people who are governed by Holy Spirit, confess our sins, and allow God to heal our nation. It is time to remove from the Church all the leaders who have bowed to the prince of the air, he who still deceives the world with darkness. Though they may be steeped in academic studies, holding prestigious degrees of religion, they lack the most important qualifying mark of a Kingdom leader, that of being filled and governed by Holy Spirit.
His Holy Angels are standing by, waiting to join in with the sons & daughters who bow only to the Lord, that have surrendered their lives to the Lordship and governance of Holy Spirit.
So my brothers and sisters, shall we remain silent or with a shout that is heard around the world, rise up and take back our Churches and then our nation!!!!
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