What if there is no distance between you and God?

12 Jan

Beyond words
Have you ever felt like in an instant you knew something new, ‘in your knower’?  God frequently communicates through what we might call ‘micro-bursts’ of knowing—instant spiritual downloads that completely bypass the need for long paragraphs of words or complex explanations.  This capacity is available to us as well: to move beyond the clunky machinery of language and into the fluid speed of spiritual exchange.  This spirit-to-spirit communication represents the highest form of divine union.  

“But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit.  For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.” — 1 Cor 2:10

“But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”
– I Cor 2:14

The 24-inch journey from head to spirit
Every sincere believer must travel the twenty-four-inch journey from the brain down to their spirit, described by Jesus as being in the ‘belly’(Jn 7:38).  This is the seat of our spirit and is the place where our true self resides, untouched by the noise of the world.

Maturity in the faith is marked by learning to be led by the Spirit rather than by fluctuating emotions.  

“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.” — Rms 8:14

Obliterating separation
When we start our faith journey, many of us view ourselves as fundamentally separate from God.  We act like babies crying out from a distance, hoping to be ‘picked up’ or noticed by a far-off deity.  However, true maturity embraces the staggering realization that there is absolutely no distance, no delay, and no separation between you and the Father.  You are not a distant observer; you are an included participant within the Trinity (I Cor 6:17).

This is not about replacing God, but about being merged into a perfect oneness with Him.  His DNA and His attributes are within our very being.  When we maintain the illusion of distance, we inadvertently stifle our ability to walk in all that Jesus promised.  To walk in power, we must first obliterate the thought that we are ever truly alone.

“But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.”
— 1 Cor 6:17

“I am the Vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” — Jn 15:5

Operating in Divine union
Operating from a place of union affords us unprecedented access to the ‘omni’ attributes of God… His Omniscience – all knowledge… His Omnipresence – everywhere… and His Omnipotence – matchless power.  As we marinate in this reality of oneness, our prayer life becomes less of a formal plaintiff petition to a distant king and more of a constant, seamless spiritual exchange between two who are one.

We must graduate from just being consumers who always take from the Kingdom.  We must acknowledge our life-giving spirits to become the co-reigners with God who release our influence into the earth.  When we embrace our union, we stop trying to reach God, and we start living from the place where we already dwell with Him.

“He has made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus…” – Eph 2:6

Sum it up
Maybe the greatest hurdle in the believer’s life is the perception of distance from God.  When we grow out of the ‘baby mindset’ of separation and into the revelation of our literal union with Christ, we transition from laborious effort to effortless flow.  We are invited to live spirit-to-spirit.  This union isn’t just a theological concept; it is a poignant reality that empowers us to govern, manifest signs, and bear fruit that remains.  This year, we’re going to obliterate thoughts of distance and move towards walking in ‘spirit-to-spirit’ transfer, which will revolutionize our natural experience.  Do I hear an AMEN!!

–MLH

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Beyond Words

8 Jan

Jesus was multilingual
Jesus demonstrated a profound form of communication that transcended spoken dialects.  He operated in at least two distinct forms of exchange simultaneously: 1) the direct perception of others’ thoughts and 2) the translation of those thoughts into earthly Aramaic or Hebrew.  By knowing the internal state of those around Him without the need for verbalization, He modeled a bridge between the divine and the human, inviting us into a similar multilingual existence.

“But Jesus, 1) knowing their thoughts, 2) said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?” – Matt 9:4

While we mostly rely on natural language to receive information or express our experiences, God is inviting us into ‘cardiognosis’—the direct knowing or transfer to and from the heart.  This progression is a process of disentangling ourselves from the necessity of human vocabulary.  This likely won’t happen suddenly, but rather, God often moves us incrementally, shifting our focus from words to pictures, and ultimately to a pure spirit-to-spirit knowing that requires no mental explanation.

  • Cardiognosis represents a heart-level intelligence that exceeds cognitive processing
  • Disentangling from human language allows for deeper interaction with the spiritual realm.

Simple activation – release the ‘river’ inside of you
As believers, we are super-saturated vessels carrying a river of living water (Jn 7:38).  We have the capacity to be in any environment and actively release spiritual ‘packages’ or deposits onto others.  This is not about manipulation or violating their autonomy; rather, it is about creating a heavenly atmosphere around them that helps people to make the best possible responses to God.  While it is initially very encouraging to see natural evidence confirming the effectiveness of these exercises, the development of this skill will eventually allow us to trust the reality of these spiritual transfers regardless of what our eyes see.

  • We carry a reservoir of life that can be intentionally activated to shift atmospheres.
  • Mature faith believes in the effectiveness of spiritual work without needing immediate natural confirmation.

God invites us to move beyond the limitations of human vocabulary and into the expansive realm of spirit-to-spirit interaction.  By embracing cardiognosis and intentionally releasing spiritual deposits, we become catalysts for atmospheric change—proving that the most powerful things we ever communicate are often the ones spoken without a single word.

Are you multilingual?

–MLH

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Moving beyond traditional religion

5 Jan

We’re leaving traditional religion behind.  Of course, the elementary teachings of Christ that are still absolutely crucial and foundational.  We’re not forsaking them… we’re just moving beyond them.  Listen to what the writer of Hebrews says…

“Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this we will do if God permits.” – Heb 6:1-3

So, can we move on?  Is it okay if we move on?  You ask, “Are the teachings of Christ important?”  ABSOLUTELY!  But they are “elementary” or “foundational.”  Do we have to lay those elementary and foundational teachings again?  Let’s hope not because… maybe that’s where boredom begins.  So, let’s move on.  And I believe we are doing just that!

That being said, we’re in the hugest learning curve on lots of fronts.  For example, regarding angels… in the beginning, it’s like, who am I to even talk with an angel?  And pretty soon, I realize that I have Scriptural permission to engage angels.  But, how do we do that?  And pretty soon we learn their personality, their job description, and their functionality.  And then we find out that someday we’ll actually judge them (I Cor 6:3).  Oh, that’s a brain buster. That’s a real brain buster.

So, this Heavenly focused journey is becoming normal life now.  In the past we thought of these things as being fringe or uncommon, but now we’ve accepted the Heavenly realm as normal.

For example: When we sit down to eat a meal we don’t wait for goosebumps to pray.  We just do it because it’s a built-in part of our life.  It’s an integrated lifestyle now.  It’s a part of us. 

And I believe that’s what’s happening with angels and then saints and then the realms.  I believe little by little we’re securing a familiarity to where they’ve become integral to who we are.  That being said, we’re beyond the boundaries of being able to do it with our brain because we’ve thrown off the convention of; three songs, announcements, and a sermon for 45 minutes, and then a closing hymn.

We’ve gone beyond those conventional things which could be done with our eyes closed and with our brain only half engaged.  O, we can still do those things, but we’ve moved on, and now we’re in the territory where if God doesn’t help us, then it’s ‘egg on the face’, you know what I mean?  We’ve chosen to live on the ‘short rope’ of dependency.

It’s a pretty short leash.  It makes us stay vulnerable, tender, hungry, and dependent.  At the same time, what’s so cool, is that the Lord is helping us to become confident, expectant, and authoritative, because the trophies we’ve gained on this journey are more than enough to inspire us.

And that’s just how good our Lord is.  It’s a funny dichotomy to be tremendously vulnerable and dependent while becoming confident and authoritative.  It’s a strange and wonderful place to be!

I realize that this is scary to some… and exciting to others.  So, we give lots of liberty and grace for each one to find and follow their own convictions… just like the noble Bereans.   

–MLH

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Seven Gateways

4 Jan

God communicates through multiple ‘portals’ or gateways.  As we point out in our Ascended Life Study Course, at this point I’m aware of at least seven internal gateways through which we can receive Heavenly input from the Lord. Of course, we have our five natural senses. Those are the natural senses, but then we also have the spiritual component of those five natural senses.

  1. See…… I saw the Lord sitting upon a Throne                      Isa 6:1
  2. Hear…. Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying              Isa 6:8
  3. Feel….. So my soul longs for you, O God                            Ps 42:2
  4. Smell… we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ           II Cor 2:15
  5. Taste… Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good.                 Ps 34:8

These are the spiritual components of our five natural senses.  What are the other two?

  1. Knowing: This is when our ‘knower’ knows.  Something is just dropped down into the core of our understanding.  It might be a ‘microburst’ download… or even more subtle than that… almost as if you’ve always known it.
  2. Golden imagination: When we train our heart to respond well to Holy Spirit’s presence upon our spirit, then the eyes of our heart (Eph1:18) begin to manifest a picture, an image of what God is revealing to us.

Each of these gateways start out as a natural asset and purely human trait.  The gateways have not been trained to be true and spiritual.  As a result the information passing through can be faulty.  So, it’s important that we exercise righteous stewardship over these gateways because eventually we want to be able to trust the ‘information’ that passes through. If we govern wisely over these gateways, they will become a great asset to us.

Multi-lingual
Growing in God involves becoming more capable in our exchanges with Him.  How many languages do you understand when He ‘speaks’?  Are you multi-lingual with God?  And have you trained your senses?  Heb 5:14 says, “Strong meat is for those who by reason of use have exercised their senses.”

God bless your growth into mature exchanges with Him through all these gateways… and more. 

–MLH

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What is the language of Heaven?

13 Dec
Learning Heaven’s communication form

Did you know that sound holds all things together?  Sound is how Heavenly ‘cargo’ is created, it’s how that ‘cargo’ is transferred to us and how that ‘cargo’ is given authority to exert influence over us.  Here are a few Biblical validations for sound. 

Heb 1:3 – “And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power.”

Gen 1:3 – “And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.”

Heb 11:3 – “By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.”

II Sam 5:24 – “And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly.  For then the Lord will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”

So, sound is the origin and foundational operating system of everything that exists.  That’s a HUGE subject, but I want to narrow our focus onto a couple of questions… 

1. How does God communicate with all of His Heavenly ‘families’?

Yes, our Bibles use words to convey the sentiment of God… and the Bible indicates that God uses words to speak to us – spiritually and even audibly.  But that is the only way that God can get His point across to us, at least for now.  We’re not skilled at understanding Heavenly communication – YET! 

This dynamic of God talking to us may be similar to how a baby’s communications are limited to elementary vocalizations (coos, jabbers, cries, etc) which Daddy and Mommy have become adept at understanding.  Since baby is ‘unlearned’, when Daddy and Mommy ‘communicate’ to baby, they use baby sounds and gestures and ‘words’ that baby can understand.  There will be a day when baby will easily employ all the language that the big people use.   

The spiritual parallel is that our Father (who is a spirit) dumbs down His communication into forms that we can understand (languages of this world).  But He invites us into His world… His Heavenly world and His world of communication.  

“These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.  But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” – I Cor 2:13-14 NJKV

“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” – Rms 8:14

As long as we are ruled by our natural mind, we will be unable to discern the things of the Spirit, which prevents us from becoming huios sons (Greek for completed mature sons).  Holy Spirit helps us grow into becoming spiritually oriented… or in my words, learn to live in and from our spirit.  So what is God’s core form of language?

2. Do we hear these sounds with our spirit hearing or with our natural hearing? 

I’m quite confident that in the Heavenlies, God does not use audible decibels and syllables and words constructed from an alphabet of letters.  I know we use the word ‘sound’ to describe an emanating force going forth from a source, but is the word ‘sound’ just an earthly construct to help humans understand something that has no earthly parallel?  Let’s pursue this thought further.  For a big picture reference, our potential repertoire of language capabilities is likely much greater than we’ve ever explored or imagined.  For instance, Apostle Paul implies that we might be able to speak with the “tongues of angels” (I Cor 13:1).  So what is that like?  How is that different from the language of men?

Personally, I think that Heavenly communication is something much more visceral and spiritual than any of the modes of communication that we use in this world.  For those who are unlearned in living in their own spirit, you might liken this spiritual language form similar to having a ‘gut feeling’.  Consider: a ‘gut feeling’ doesn’t have specific words or concepts.  It only has a feeling, a hunch, a knowing or a sensing.  It’s more like a package of words all jumbled up into something as nebulous as a generalized sentiment.

In this world, we’ve trained our minds to be our leader, so we usually demand that our spiritual sensing or gut feeling gets distilled down into definable words… especially if we’re asked to communicate it to someone else.  Notice how Jesus utilized this two-fold dynamic…

“But Jesus, 1) knowing their thoughts, 2) said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?” – Matt 9:4

We see in this verse, Jesus employed two forms of communication… knowing and speaking.  He was ‘multi-lingual’.  He was quite skilled in the language form of inner knowing, but He also knew that the only way the people would be able to understand His response, was if He used their audible language.  Did you catch that?  If the people had been as skilled as He was at inner knowing, the transfer of sentiment both ways could have likely happened instantaneously.  How dynamic would that scenario be!

In our world of scientific advancement, the only thing that comes close to this instantaneous exchange is quantum entanglement.  This is where two things can be completely separated from one another but function as one.  There is no latency or time delay in communication between them… the exchange is faster than the speed of light.  The second object is simultaneously in sync with the first object.  Scientists are baffled at how this happens.  They know this is a ‘real thing’, but they still have no idea at how to create or initiate this communication form. 

Words are laboriously slow
Think of all the time that is necessary to express even these thoughts in this blog post.  Consider all the steps to transfer the information from sender to receiver: Concept, Create, Formulate, Compose, Check & Recheck, Post, Read, Process, Evaluate, Assimilate.  Wow, how laborious!   What if information could be simultaneously exchanged in duplex microbursts.  And then what if we take it up another level so the exchange wasn’t just data transfer, but the heart and essence of the sender AND the receiver were mutually enjoyed?  O boy!  This is exciting.  I believe this more closely describes Heavenly communication.

This whole subject of Heavenly communication is of HIGH interest to me.  Scripture clearly states that we are destined to rule – with God – from His Throne – over Heaven and earth.  If so, then wouldn’t it be highly advantageous to become very skilled at this Heavenly communication form!  😊

As a community of ascending believers, we’re all expecting a tipping point of revelation that takes us into new Heavenly places with powerful modes of exchange, the likes of which this world has never seen before.  Thank God that we already have some measurable and substantial testimonials to prove this forward momentum!

We’re in a high stakes discovery mode right now.  Don’t forget: God has hidden these things FOR us to find them.  Happy discoveries!

For more on this topic, view this short video.

— MLH

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Graduating out of the crib

11 Dec
From nepios to huios

Graduation from old heavens and earth (crib) to the new heavens and earth (Heavenly places)
Nepios is the Greek word for ‘babies’.  In order to keep babies safe, many times we place them in a crib.  This protects them from the danger of falling down the stairs or touching a hot stove, etc.  I wonder if while we are baby Christians, Father keeps us in a crib of the ‘old heavens and earth’.  There are less consequences there and less opportunity to mess things up.  It’s low power and low impact. 

But in Scripture it’s easy to see that Father is waiting for us to grow up into huios sons (Greek word for mature sons) so we can graduate out of our ‘crib’ and begin to learn to live in a new heaven and new earth (the Heavenly places).  This is what God dreamed of before the foundations of the world (Eph 1:4).  He’s excited about the saints transitioning from being nepios needy consumers of Heaven to being huios co-partner governors – with God – from Heaven – down into earth places.

Can you feel our minds getting renewed?  Can you feel old stronghold beliefs beginning to crack and fray?  A huge shift is happening on the personal level and in some of the corporate body of Christ!   We’re being transformed by the renewing of our minds.  We’re disentangling from this world and reorienting to a higher plane.

These new Heavenly places are governed by laws and principles that are different from earth’s laws.  Our transition from earth laws to Heavenly laws is in full swing.  As Jesus modeled for us in John 3:13, we’re realizing that we are fully human and fully spirit at the same time.  We’re learning to walk on the earth with its earthly laws, but without being mastered by them.  The Heavenly laws are now replacing and superseding the lower laws.  And this is only right and normal for all huios sons of God.  The staggering truth is that our inheritance includes becoming co-governors with God over all the greatness and the sovereignty of all the kingdoms that are under the whole heavens (Dan 7:27).  And that is the TRUTH!

The writer of Hebrews gives us a few clues as to what qualifies us to graduate from nepios to huios sons.  It says that becoming skilled in the “word of righteousness” is a predicating factor for maturing into “perfection” (see Heb 5:11-14 and Heb 6:1-3).  There’s another qualifying factor in this Hebrews passage.  See if you can catch the two qualifying factors in this passage.

“For everyone who partakes only of milk is 1) unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.  But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use 2) have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.” – Heb 5:13-14

So what is the 1) word of righteousness?  What does this mean?  And what does 2) exercise mean and how does it apply to us?  With these two factors in mind, here are two questions:

  1. Which do you think about most… your unrighteousness or your righteousness?
    Your answer is evidence as to whether you’ve embraced the righteousness Jesus gave you.
  2. Since exercise is essential for growth, how often do you exercise your spiritual senses?
    Where do you push yourself beyond your normal comfortable spiritual boundaries? 

I admit, this may be a significant challenge… but since we’ve been made aware of these things, we’re beginning to make progress.  We’re growing!  Thank you Father!… we’re transforming from ‘nepios’ needy earth-based consumers of Heaven   TO   ‘huios’ Heaven-based confident life-giving sons who are learning to co-rule – with God – from Heaven – down into the earth places.

Wow!  Can anyone say hallelujah!!??!?!!! Yes, Lord!

— MLH

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Time ‘warp’ and angel assistance – testimony

3 Dec

Time warp with angels assistance

John Paul Jackson and Bob Jones were transported instantly in a truck from the hotel to the airport, a distance of 20 miles – as told by John Paul Jackson  

Once we almost missed a flight.  We had to fly from Birmingham, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia, on an early morning flight in order to drive an hour and a half to Macon, a small city in Georgia.  We were scheduled to speak at a conference there.  Bob, his wife, and I had ministered until very late the night before in Birmingham.  By the time we had finished ministering, it was already 2 am.  

When we came back to our hotel, we were told it would take 20 minutes to get to the airport.  Our flight was at 6 am, so we decided to fall asleep fully dressed for tomorrow so that we would be ready on time.  Because we were so tired, we fell asleep as soon as we lay down on our beds.  

At dawn, someone knocked excitedly at my door, and I asked, “Who is it?” Bob answered, and I asked, “What time is it?”  He yelled, “John Paul, it’s 5:55 am!”  Later he told me that while he was lying on his bed, he fell asleep.  An angel shook him and said, “If you don’t get up, we’ll miss the flight.”  When Bob looked at a clock, it was almost 6 am.  He thought, “Oh, we missed the flight!”  

Then a thought occurred to him: “If we were going to miss the flight anyway, why would an angel wake me up?”  With that thought, he sprang out of bed and knocked loudly on my door.  I said, “Bob, there is no way we’re going to make it.  It takes 20 minutes to get to the airport.”  My friend Bob replied, “We’ve got to try!  Maybe God will delay the plane.”  

So we ran out of the hotel and threw our bags in the back of Bob’s red pickup truck.  As Bob drove us to the airport, two men came up to us.  They took our bags out of the truck in a hurry and said, “We’ll park the car.  Run to the gate!” So we ran inside the airport toward the gate.  At that time in 1987, we were able to go straight to the departure gate without stopping at a security booth.  

We boarded the plane that was stationed there.  Right before we boarded, I looked at a wall clock that indicated it was exactly 5:59 am!  “What’s going on?  Did my clock go wrong?  Or did Bob’s clock go wrong?”  After we boarded, found our seats, and buckled up, I looked at my watch.  It was 6 am.  My watch was not dead.  Right before we boarded, it was 5:59 am, and after I sat in my seat, it was 6 am, so my watch was correct.  

Then I said to Bob, “Bob, do you realize it took us less than two minutes to get from our hotel to the airport, a distance of 20 miles?”  Bob said, puzzled, “Yes, I was thinking the same thing.”  Then he asked me, “When did you call those guys to take care of our bags and my truck?”  Astounded, I said, “I didn’t call those guys. I thought you did because you were a little late coming out of the hotel.”  Bob said, “I’ve never seen them before.”  I looked at him and said, “I’ve never met them in my life either.”  

When we reached Macon, our bags were the first to come off the luggage belt.  At the conference, the Holy Spirit worked mightily among the people.  Three days later, while we were flying back to Birmingham, I asked Bob, “Bob, it must have been an angel that told us they’d park your red pickup truck.  What if it’s missing?  Or if it’s parked somewhere, where can we find it?”  

Bob replied sleepily, “John, I’m very tired. I cannot think straight.”  And he began to prophesy boldly, “My pickup truck is parked in the first parking space in the airport.  And the keys are tucked above the visor on the driver’s side.”  Then he fell asleep.  

When we got off the airplane and headed toward the parking lot, Bob’s red pickup truck was parked in the very first parking space, just as Bob said.  Likewise, his keys were tucked above the visor on the driver’s side.  So, while we were in Bob’s red pickup truck, God had miraculously transported us instantly to the airport—Bob, his wife, myself, and the pickup truck!

John Paul Jackson – author

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When the Son Reveals the Father

1 Dec
When the Son reveals the Father

“All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.”  – Lk 10:21-22

In the Church age, Father highlighted Jesus.  Father was ‘far away’, but Jesus was God with skin-on.   So, for 2000 years Jesus has been getting us ready to engage with Father.  There is a time when Jesus says, “Now is the time to reveal the Father.”

“All things have been committed to me by my Father.  No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” – Matt 11:27

“All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knows who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.” – Luke 10:22

“I have spoken to you using figurative language, but the time is coming when I will no longer teach you with veiled speech, but I will teach you about the Father with your eyes unveiled.  And I will not need to ask the Father on your behalf, for you’ll ask him directly because of your new relationship with me.  For the Father tenderly loves you, because you love me and believe that I’ve come from God.” – John 16:25-27 TPT

“Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father.” – Jn 4:21

So, if Jesus watches over our hearts and determines the time to REVEAL THE FATHER, then when is that time of revealing for each person?  What determines the readiness of each individual?  And is there a specified time for the collective body of Christ? 

The age of the Father

I feel that we’re living in that epic timing where Jesus is revealing the Father in wholesale manner.  And I believe that ‘ascension’ is one of the powerful tools that Jesus and Holy Spirit are giving to us so that we can access our Father.  Is it possible that this new emerging age might be called, the ‘Age of the Father’… or the ‘Age of God’?   

It seems that this revealing indicates that there is a maturing process taking place.  We’re transitioning out of teknon sons (Greek for teenage sons) into becoming hious sons (pronounced ‘whee-os’ – Greek for mature sons).  This dynamic shift was attested to in Jesus’ life when Father God endorsed Jesus at the Baptism of John… and on Mt of Transfiguration.  Father now called Jesus a hious son.  Jesus’ maturity was displayed by only saying what His Father said. 

A contributing factor to this line of thinking comes from Heb 6:1-3 where we’re admonished to “move beyond the elementary doctrines of Christ”.  Christ’s teachings are still VERY valid… but maturing saints must move into maturity-appropriate revelation, if we are going to stay alive spiritually and become more effective as maturing sons.  Every maturity level needs a uniquely appropriate ‘nutrition’.  Consider a forty-year-old man who still eats Gerber’s baby food from the little jar.  This man would probably be anemic and stunted in his physical appearance not to mention that we could deduce that something is mentally or physically dysfunctional with this man.  This sentiment is likely the very reason for much of the apathy in our Christian culture today.  The writer of Hebrews experienced this and expressed how he yearns to not have to re-address the baby stuff again… he indicates his strong desire to move on, as God permits.

“Therefore, let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God, instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And this we will do, if God permits.…”

And look at Paul as he wrote to Philemon

My passion is to be consumed with him and not cling to my own “righteousness” based in keeping the written Law.  My only “righteousness” will be his, based on the faithfulness of Jesus Christ—the very righteousness that comes from God.  And I continually long to know the wonders of Jesus and to experience the overflowing power of his resurrection working in me. I will be one with him in his sufferings and become like him in his death.  Only then will I be able to experience complete oneness with him in his resurrection from the realm of death.

I admit that I haven’t yet acquired the absolute fullness that I’m pursuing, but I run with passion into his abundance so that I may reach the purpose for which Christ Jesus laid hold of me to make me his own.  I don’t depend on my own strength to accomplish this; however, I do have one compelling focus: I forget all of the past as I fasten my heart to the future instead.  I run straight for the divine invitation of reaching the heavenly goal and gaining the victory-prize through the anointing of Jesus.  So let all who are fully mature have this same passion, and if anyone is not yet gripped by these desires, God will reveal it to them.  And let us all advance together to reach this victory-prize, following one path with one passion.

So how do we qualify for the Son to reveal the Father?

“In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.  No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.” – Jn 16:26-27

This passage indicates that Jesus wants to ‘hand us off’ to the Father.  He wants us to go directly to the Father.  And what is the criteria for Him to make that decision?  When He sees that we fully love Him and truly believe that He fully represents the Father. 

Remember:

“Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.  How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?” – John 14:9

Evidently, Philip didn’t believe that Jesus fully represented the Father!  There is a note of frustration in Jesus words, here.  So, it becomes apparent that Jesus is waiting to see if we fully ‘buy-in’ to Him being the exact representation of the Father.   If we do, then He knows we won’t have any trouble approaching our Father and coming into union with our Father!! 

I think it’s time.  We’re growing up.  The Son is revealing the Father.  All the more reason why we must relocate to the Heavenlies by ‘setting our minds on things above.’  This will change our M.O. and our vocabulary.  Are you experiencing the shift of untethering from this world… are you getting a new mind about these things?  It’s time!  

— MLH

We are as He is in this World

29 Nov

“He became what we are so that we might become as He is” – Irenaeus & Athanasius

Everything that is His is now ours – I Tim 6:17
         It just comes to us effortlessly – Eph 2:8
         We simply believe and receive – Rms 10:9 

His salvation has come to us – II Cor 6:2, Lk 19:9
His righteousness is ours – II Cor 5:21, Rms 5:1
His holiness is ours – I Pet 1:16, Heb 10:10
He’s a king – now we are kings – Rev 1:6
He’s a priest – now we are priests – Rev 1:6
He’s a son – now we are sons – I Jn 3:1
The fullness of the Godhead dwells in Him bodily – Col 2:9
         “that you would be filled with all the fullness of God” – Eph 3:19
We are now the ‘fourth part’ of the God-head – Jn 17:21
We are one spirit with God – I Cor 6:17
Everything that is His, is now ours, to the delight of the Father – Lk 12:32
All glory is given to Him – He gave it to us – Jn 17:22
All power and authority is given to Him – now He gave it to us – Lk 10:19
He’s the light of the world – Jn 8:12
         Now we are the light of the world – Matt 5:14
He was raised and seated in Heavenly places – Col 3:1
         Now we are raised and seated with Christ in Heavenly places – Eph 2:6
Christ is in you the hope of glory – Col 1:27
We are Christ on earth – I Jn 4:17
We’ve been filled with the Holy Spirit – Acts 1:8; 2:4,
             
God is the sole arbiter of truth.   So, what is our response to these powerful truths?  Get ready for this profound statement…
  
True humility is NOT self-abasement, but rather it is simply agreement with God!

— MLH

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Who ever thinks about hearts?

27 Nov
Abba!!!

I’ve often said, “If you want to be a good leader you must be a student of the heart.”  We must study God’s heart, our heart, and others’ hearts.  We must study to see what makes a heart tick.  What opens up a heart?  What shuts it down?  What makes our heart ask for more?  What makes our heart blurt out, “Back-off.”  Exploring this topic is necessary schooling for all leaders.

I’ve written about this in a previous post, entitled: A good leader must be a student of the heart.

It’s important to consider how we ‘come across’ as we give Him away to others.

All human hearts are hard wired to respond to His presence.  It’s the, “Daddy!”- syndrome.  It’s the “Abba” response when we feel Him.  Everyone wants to be loved by their daddy.  So when we carry Daddy’s presence well and give Him away well, the scales of favor are already tipped in our direction.  People’s hearts are already predispositioned to want Him.  Funny how God made it easy for us to be successful if we just do it His way.

So in as much as we can carry Father God in our communication and the giving of our hearts, we will experience more favor!  Let the reader understand!  And that just makes us love Him even more!  Thank You, Abba!

— MLH  

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