“That they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You” John 17:21

The bedrock of Christianity is living in oneness with God. This is accomplished by abiding in the Spirit of God and inviting Him to have authority in every aspect of your life.

You have to be in contact with the Living God and walk by faith believing in the promises of God. This is the foundation to a relationship with Jesus.

You have to be willing to be baptized in the death and resurrected life of Jesus Christ. You give up the right to yourself and live for God.

You surrender your life to God to do with you as He pleases. You become a new creature in Christ Jesus and old things pass away and all things become new.

You live in communion with God through praise, prayer, and the Word of God.

You please God by your unyielding faith and not by your works or efforts to keep His laws. Jesus wants your obedience to His voice above all else and to be free from religion.

Do not be concerned with the purposes of God for your life or the outcomes of living with Jesus. Live with Jesus through the work of the cross and you will see the greatness and glory of God. He died so you can have an abundant life.

Please Jesus by following His example of obedience to his Father; “Not My will but Yours be done.”

“For we walk by faith not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7

You cannot see or touch God and sometimes He is very close to you and other times it feels like He has disappeared from your life.

God will show Himself to you at times and allow you to experience the transfigured Jesus and His greatness and glory. These are just fleeting moments provided by God to affirm His sovereignty to you.

You cannot live in these moments or seek them out from God. As a believer you walk by faith knowing the Holy Spirit lives in you and offers you the fullness of the resurrected life of Jesus.

The call from God is to do what is in front of you and many times it will not be glamorous or exciting. God lives in the ordinary moments of your life.

God’s ultimate goal is to give you an abundant life and bless the desires of your heart. So whether life is good or tumultuous you can be assured and confident God is at work to favor you.

Walking by faith is an expression you believe in the promises of God and will not evaluate Him by the circumstances in your life. You understand God calls things that don’t exist as if they did and you rest in this promise from your Creator.

The spiritual man or woman understands that He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world and draws strength, joy, and peace from the Holy Spirit to help overcome any challenge in life.

Jesus is perfect and desires to share His resurrected life with you. Call upon Jesus today and He will meet you wherever you are and supply your every need according to the riches of His glory and greatness.

There is no one like Him!

“Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good.” 1 Thessalonians 5:20-21

This message is dealing with prophesy which is the omniscient voice of God speaking through human beings. The Bible clearly instructs you to listen to prophesy and not discredit the voice of God.

There are thousands of prophesies in the Old Testament all of which came into fruition including the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. And, prophesy did not stop in the Old Testament. It is alive today in believers all over the world.

When you hear the voice of God spoken directly to you or through another person, I would encourage you listen and respect the words spoken. If you have any doubts submit the prophesy before the Holy Spirit and ask Him to discern truth from any error.

Many times God speaks prophesy but you cannot understand the significance or how it applies to your life. God will give you fragments of your future but they do not fit into a complete picture. You have to wait on God until He reveals the entire story.

Keep in mind prophesy is incomplete and will not be perfect. It is designed to give you a glimpse of the future. Prophesy spoken through a human being reflects the personality, education, and spiritual maturity of the speaker. It is edifying but not always perfect.

It is very important to mesh prophesy with the Word of God. The Word of God is perfect and will never change and prophesy has to conform to the Word.

The best advice is to listen to prophesy, submit it before the Holy Spirit, and then file it away as a memoir from God. Most prophesy is not met to be acted on immediately and if God wants you to take action He will make it very clear.

There is also a difference between prophesy and the wisdom of God. The wisdom of God is supplied by the Holy Spirit to all believers for protection, guidance and correction and should be accepted and implemented into your life. Remember, you have the mind of Christ and He desires to fill you with His thoughts.

Prophesy is a spiritual gift from the Holy Spirit and should be cherished by all. My life is filled every day with the richness of the prophetic voice of God and it is almost always immersed with the Word of God. I have learned to listen, ask for interpretation if necessary, and then file it away as a precious memoir from God.

Walk towards the Living God and ask for His prophetic voice to speak to you and through you and draw you into oneness with the Son of God!

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” Matthew 7:7-8

There have been many interpretations of the words of Jesus concerning this verse in Matthew.

Many teachers attach religious disclaimers to this promise like you have to ask according to the will of Jesus. Or, you have to ask for spiritual things and be content with what you have in life.

The good news is there are no disclaimers in this promise from Jesus. And, Jesus has the power and ability to grant you anything that you ask of Him.

So the question becomes where do you find reality in teaching and understanding this biblical truth. First of all, Jesus wants you to come to Him with your every need whether it is a big or little thing.

Secondly, Jesus wants you ask by faith believing He calls things that don’t exist as if they did. The moment you speak words out of your mouth asking for something from Jesus believe with all your heart you will receive from Him. And, this will happen in His perfect timing.

Thirdly, Jesus is telling you to be diligent and repetitious in asking and seeking Him out. If you are consistent in knocking on the door, Jesus will open the door and give you more than you ask or think.

There is also a deeper sense of the calling to draw near to God and the promise He will draw near to you. Ask out of oneness and intimacy with your Creator!

Finally, I believe you have to seek out the voice of Jesus and listen to His wisdom and direction for your life. You have the mind of Christ and He desires to speak with you and guide your pathway.

My advice is to accept the words of Jesus as spoken and keep on knocking at His door. Jesus keeps His promises!

“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33

As a believer, the most important thing you can do is to be centered in your Creator. He is your only hope for an abundant life and the peace of God.

You will never find peace in the world because the world does not operate under the axis of God. The world is an enemy to a believer.

The world will bring many troubles because Satan is at work to steal, kill, and destroy. The world is filled with evil, lust, and greed. You cannot avoid these influences as they are rampant and have infiltrated every phase of the community of life.

Jesus has promised that you can have the peace that passes understanding through Him. Jesus can make this promise because He has overcome the world.

The act of Jesus dying on the cross offers you eternal life and the full embodiment of the life of Jesus.

“He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” The peace of Jesus lives in you through the Holy Spirit and can be claimed by faith in the Son of God.

You have to approach life like you are living in a swirling storm and stay centered in God through praise, prayer and His Living Word. Live in oneness with Jesus through the Holy Spirit and be still and listen for His voice.

God woke me up this morning speaking this biblical principle; “In Him we live and move and have our being.” This is the secret of living with the peace of Jesus.

“But seek first His kingdom and righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6:33

Sometime last night God spoke the title of this blog to me along with the above bible verse.

You and I do not know what the future will bring or the severity of the judgments of God. It is now time to wake up and come to God with sincerity and true devotion to His causes.

Many believers are just going through the motions with God. They are play acting and failing to live out their faith. They are content with a superficial relationship with God and hanging on to control of their lives.

You have to honestly evaluate your purposes in a relationship with God. Do you really want to become a new creature in Christ Jesus and die to your old ways and live in newness with your Creator. The call from God is to be transformed into a spiritual being and live in oneness with Jesus.

Without faith you cannot please Me!

God is very jealous. And, His jealousy is like a consuming fire. He wants all of you! If you are serious about God you have to seek Him first above all things. He has to be the priority of your life. You have to invite God to live in every aspect of your life and be obedient to His voice.

God will never settle for being second in your life or a part time God. Seek out out God with all of your heart. He desires to give you more than you ask or think and reward you abundantly for your diligence and faith in living a Christ centered life.

He is your only hope for life!

And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” Exodus 3:14

The calling from God is to realize your strength, abilities, and individual efforts are of no value in doing the work of God.

God is not looking for your initiative. He is looking for you to rest in His greatness and glory, cease from striving, and live in the work of the cross.

If you study the ministry of Moses you will find his unyielding obedience to God and total dependence on the power of God to accomplish his mission. There was no “I” in Moses. He approached God with fear and reverence and was submissive to His Creator. He desired for God to get all the glory.

As a believer you are under the authority of “I AM WHO I AM” and you will never be successful without the fullness and anointing of His Spirit. Remember, God is complete and lacks nothing.

You and I have to come to God as weak and impoverished people and recognize it is not by might nor by power but by His Spirit. Pray for the fear and respect of the Lord and the humility of Moses.

Position yourself today with God through praise, prayer, and the Living Word. Be still and listen for the voice of God.

Then you can stand still and see the salvation of the Lord. He is the great I AM and will do for you what you can never do for yourself!

 “That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death” Philippians 3:10

You become a believer and quickly discover what you see is not what God has promised for you.

God speaks to you about His grandiose plans for you and almost immediately your life goes in a downward spiral. You encounter deprivation and bleakness and have to endure misery and suffering. Sometimes it can last for years.

When God finds a man or woman after His own heart, He has to hurt you deeply and strip away your ego and individuality. This process has to take place before He can use you for His purposes.

God has to refine you with His character and personality so that when He speaks you will respond without questioning Him or requiring proof. God wants your upmost loyalty to Him above all things and a willingness to give up your life for His sake.

This pattern of suffering for a “born again” believer can be validated by many stories in the Bible. Unfortunately, there is no way of escape until God commands change.

You have to walk by faith and pray for strength and endurance to get through the disciplining of God. There is hope for you. God is faithful and just and will raise you up to do great works for Him.

He lives so you can live!

“He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.” John 8:47

Jesus was criticizing the Israelites for their lack of hearing and believing His words. The Israelites wanted to continue to live in the Old Testament and cling to the covenant God made with Abraham.

You cannot be a believer unless you hear and accept the words of Jesus. And, you cannot hear God or understand His Words without the power and function of the Holy Spirit.

God is a Spirit and you have to worship Him in Spirit and Truth. You worship God in Spirit by realizing the Holy Spirit dwells in you and desires to speak with you and teach you the truths of God.

Take time to praise God for His greatness, power, glory, victory and majesty and then be still and open up your mind to hear the voice of God. Accept the thoughts of God by faith. Praise God that you have the mind of Christ and thank Him for sharing Himself with you.

It is important to remember that God will choose when and how He desires to speak with you. He might speak to you during your prayer time or when you are driving your car or watching television. You cannot manipulate the voice of the Holy Spirit. God sets the stage and timing for His communications.

The indictment by Jesus against the body of Christ is they are stubborn and unwilling to listen to God and the leaders have failed to teach believers about the importance of the Holy Spirit and how to listen for God’s voice. This apathy will be firmly dealt with by the judgment of God.

“Enoch walked with God.” Genesis 5:24

How can you get into the stride of God and emulate the life of Enoch. You are dealing with a God who is light years ahead of you, sees all things, and lives in heaven.

It is really impossible to get on an even keel with God. You will always be in a catch up position with Him.

God thinks and acts differently than you. He is holy and without sin. He wants you to live with Him understanding you will never live up to His stature and your only hope is to come to Him through Jesus, the Son of God. You have to be baptized into the death and resurrected life of Jesus. And, this does not happen overnight.

It is possible to live a life pleasing to God one day at a time. God will meet you where you are today and provide you with strength, wisdom, and the joy of the Lord. You have to commit your works each day to God and walk with Him by faith. You also have to bathe yourself in the blood of the cross in order to be in good standing with God. Remember, you are only a split second away from sin.

You can find the heart of God through praise, prayer, and the Living Word. This has to be a consistent discipline in your life and will cause God to share the mysteries of His kingdom with you.

Most importantly, you have to live in oneness with God through the Holy Spirit. This happens when you invite the Holy Spirit to have authority over every detail of your life and you take the time to be still and listen for the voice of the Lord.

God desires for you to have a personal and intimate relationship with Him and to be open to hear His voice. You have the mind of Christ and He wants to be your best friend and share Himself with you.

If you want to experience the transfigured life, you have to give up the right to yourself and give Jesus permission to do with you as He pleases. This is living with God without expectations. You respect and honor God for who He is and what He has done for you on the cross.

God has a more global objective for your life but this may take many years to come into fruition. He will give you glimpses of His plan through prophesy, dreams, and visions. However, it takes a long time to develop spiritual maturity and to be transformed into the personality of Jesus. Moses waited 40 years before he was ready to carry out God’s mission.

The best advice I can give you is to abandon yourself to your Creator, walk with Jesus by faith believing in His promises and never judge God by the circumstances in your life.

The secret to living with God is to cease from your works (striving) and to enter into the rest of God. It is not by might nor by power but by the Spirit of God!