If a millionaire where to come up to you right now and say: "I will give you 400 thousand dollars, because I want to help you and I can write you off as charity on my taxes, so you will be helping me"...OR ...You came across what you think is a great business /a deal / an arrangement anything that will make you instant wealth, you think this is from God....we will most likely start jumping up and down. An answer to my prayers, finally: "Yes, thank you Lord, now I can pay that mortgage and I will not go into foreclosure; I can pay my car loan and they will not repossess it; and yes, Lord! I promise to help everyone of my family members or friends that are in need...and yes of course Lord! I have to take that long vacation, you know, I have been all stressed, and I will....and will...and will......" (and breath) You get the point......
I have news for you. It is not that easy, you see unless we stay close to the Lord and listen for His voice, we will not be alerted to the deception. Satan loves to try and counterfeit the things of God. He will always try to offer us an instant shortcut to the very destiny, the promises or blessings that God has for us, but without the trials, pain and testing that perfects our character.
YES!, God wants to bless us, but before He does this, we are to go through the process of perfecting our character and removing those things that are in the way. Let's examine ourselves right now, I can guarantee you that even though we think we are prepared; we are not prepared to receive the abundance from God. Because some of us will probably after receiving it will eventually forget where it came from, our character will change, we will become arrogant individuals...selfish...think we are better than anyone now....stop going to church...forget what we went through.....you get the point here also.
The hard part is choosing to wait, for there are no shortcuts in the kingdom of God. If we can't pass this little tests right now in our life, we will never pass the big ones. The wilderness temptations and tests are necessary to our character growth and development before God releases us into the things He has called us to do. The potential danger is that we disregard that little voice inside us that warns us of danger, simply because we deeply desire that situation or opportunity to be from God. That too, is part of the test. When we are in a test of our character, integrity and our responses, God will be silent until it's all over with. He is watching what we are doing, what we are saying, are we murmuring, gossiping, what is our attitude? You see developing trust is a two-way street. We learn to trust God, and at the same time, He learns just how much He can trust us and with how much. We may not always understand what God is doing or why, but I am here to tell you that we are ALL in the process right now. Yes, me too!
The reality of things is that the world is getting worst, it is not getting better. The economy, divorces, morality, wars you name it is happening. BUT the good news is that neither you or I have to partake in this if we stay in Him. We will always be protected, blessed living in abundance by God if we stay in Him, and allow Him to work with us and through us. Do you know that what we are facing right now is because God wants to show off through us? You see when He does something, He does it big! He likes to be notice and how else can it be done? He will use us to show the world who are His children who persevere trusting and waiting on Him, one with Him. Because, when the abundance of blessings finally comes you will be a light in the dark world that will stand out. They will know who is our God and who dictates our life, you will be a testimony to the unsaved lost world! Or did you really think that what is happening with the economy and in your life God can't prevent it? He is up to something!!!!
Ephesians 3:20-21 says, “Our God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we can ask or even think, according to
the power that works in us.” This power is our faith. Our faith in God. Children of God, lets stay in faith, pass the test, go through the process, let go of anything that hinders His presence in our life, allow Him to mold our character...and be in expectancy of what is coming our way from our Father!
I have news for you. It is not that easy, you see unless we stay close to the Lord and listen for His voice, we will not be alerted to the deception. Satan loves to try and counterfeit the things of God. He will always try to offer us an instant shortcut to the very destiny, the promises or blessings that God has for us, but without the trials, pain and testing that perfects our character.
YES!, God wants to bless us, but before He does this, we are to go through the process of perfecting our character and removing those things that are in the way. Let's examine ourselves right now, I can guarantee you that even though we think we are prepared; we are not prepared to receive the abundance from God. Because some of us will probably after receiving it will eventually forget where it came from, our character will change, we will become arrogant individuals...selfish...think we are better than anyone now....stop going to church...forget what we went through.....you get the point here also.
The hard part is choosing to wait, for there are no shortcuts in the kingdom of God. If we can't pass this little tests right now in our life, we will never pass the big ones. The wilderness temptations and tests are necessary to our character growth and development before God releases us into the things He has called us to do. The potential danger is that we disregard that little voice inside us that warns us of danger, simply because we deeply desire that situation or opportunity to be from God. That too, is part of the test. When we are in a test of our character, integrity and our responses, God will be silent until it's all over with. He is watching what we are doing, what we are saying, are we murmuring, gossiping, what is our attitude? You see developing trust is a two-way street. We learn to trust God, and at the same time, He learns just how much He can trust us and with how much. We may not always understand what God is doing or why, but I am here to tell you that we are ALL in the process right now. Yes, me too!
The reality of things is that the world is getting worst, it is not getting better. The economy, divorces, morality, wars you name it is happening. BUT the good news is that neither you or I have to partake in this if we stay in Him. We will always be protected, blessed living in abundance by God if we stay in Him, and allow Him to work with us and through us. Do you know that what we are facing right now is because God wants to show off through us? You see when He does something, He does it big! He likes to be notice and how else can it be done? He will use us to show the world who are His children who persevere trusting and waiting on Him, one with Him. Because, when the abundance of blessings finally comes you will be a light in the dark world that will stand out. They will know who is our God and who dictates our life, you will be a testimony to the unsaved lost world! Or did you really think that what is happening with the economy and in your life God can't prevent it? He is up to something!!!!
Ephesians 3:20-21 says, “Our God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we can ask or even think, according to
the power that works in us.” This power is our faith. Our faith in God. Children of God, lets stay in faith, pass the test, go through the process, let go of anything that hinders His presence in our life, allow Him to mold our character...and be in expectancy of what is coming our way from our Father!
We understand the reality that Jesus defeated Satan, giving us the victory for every thing we need in life. The blood of Jesus defeats the enemy every time! We often hear about how Jesus defeated the powers of the enemy through the work on the cross, and that is absolutely true..... However, Jesus actually defeated the enemy in the wilderness, even before the events of the crucifixion and resurrection occurred.
The enemy came with very strong temptations during those wilderness trials, and had Jesus succumbed to them, everything would have been different..... He went to hell for three days and took away from the enemy the keys of everything that belongs to us....Jesus gave all mankind the opportunity for victory over poverty, sin, sickness, death and more when He rose from the grave.... The real victory, however, was won in the wilderness, when Jesus overcame every temptation and His battle with the evil one. Be alert, keep your ears tuned to God, and your eyes on the cross because we, too, must defeat the enemy in our wilderness!
When you take a hit get back up and keep going. It's all part of the process. The times of testing and waiting on God can be rough, and tiring! But there is an expected end to all of it. James 5:11 tells us, "You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord - that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful."
It is by faith we receive from Him, for Jesus said, “According to your faith let it be unto you” (Matthew 9:29). He’s our God of more than enough, and if we are ever going to experience the fullness of His blessings in our lives, we must absolutely believe in His ability, and willingness, to bless us outrageously beyond our minds can ever imagine.
You may not quite understand yet, but the testimony is always greater than the test. When the tests are over, there is no more reason to delay the blessings. Hang in there, our God is up to something!
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The enemy came with very strong temptations during those wilderness trials, and had Jesus succumbed to them, everything would have been different..... He went to hell for three days and took away from the enemy the keys of everything that belongs to us....Jesus gave all mankind the opportunity for victory over poverty, sin, sickness, death and more when He rose from the grave.... The real victory, however, was won in the wilderness, when Jesus overcame every temptation and His battle with the evil one. Be alert, keep your ears tuned to God, and your eyes on the cross because we, too, must defeat the enemy in our wilderness!
When you take a hit get back up and keep going. It's all part of the process. The times of testing and waiting on God can be rough, and tiring! But there is an expected end to all of it. James 5:11 tells us, "You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord - that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful."
It is by faith we receive from Him, for Jesus said, “According to your faith let it be unto you” (Matthew 9:29). He’s our God of more than enough, and if we are ever going to experience the fullness of His blessings in our lives, we must absolutely believe in His ability, and willingness, to bless us outrageously beyond our minds can ever imagine.
You may not quite understand yet, but the testimony is always greater than the test. When the tests are over, there is no more reason to delay the blessings. Hang in there, our God is up to something!
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REVELATION to the Spirit of those that were asking about Jesus going to hell and taking the keys from the enemy:
Ephesians 4:8-10----This is why it says:“When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men.”
9What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.
The focal point for the word ascended and descended is the earth itself. In verse 9 it says that he descended to the lower earthly regions.
Revelation 1:17-18 : 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
These scriptures indicate that Jesus was dead and is now alive, he also has the Keys of death and hell. We can see clearly that Jesus mission to destroy the power that the devil had over death was a success.
The word "Hades" & "Geenna" are the Greek words that we translate as Hell. In the Hebrew the word for Hell is "Sheol"
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