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Springtime

Beloved,

I have come to a profound revelation about the various seasons that we experience as the earth revolves around the sun. Each season brings about distinct changes in the environment, and yields its own climate, and elements, as the intensity of the sunlight reaches the Earth's surface.

All of it is produced by cause and effect.

At times the seasons that we find ourselves in do not produce its fruit.

Winter for example, may have more rain, and fewer chills, or summer may feel like spring.

We begin to say, “Hey, it does not feel like winter, something is off.”

Yet, we are not in any position to change the temperature.

Life sometimes is like the weather, as we can become frustrated with the direction it is going in, especially when we are experiencing the springtime ambiance without its fruition.

This is usually due to us acquiring debt in the winter, instead of being still, and basking in the LORD’s glory.

Friend, the winter season is the time to die to the misdeeds of your heart, mind, and will, or to just simply allow the Holy Spirit to reveal God’s plan and purpose for the next season.

It is evident that the natural seasons that we experience are transparent in our spiritual lives, as we grow in our Faith, and gifts.

Wisdom reveals when to sow, and when to reap, when to love, and when to hate, when to hold on, and when to let go, but most importantly, the time to change.

Sometimes the LORD requires us to be silent, and immobile to make us into his masterpiece.

It’s not beneficial for us to question his method or timing of transformation. He is JUST! We have to be obedient children, and surrender to the LORD in order for the fruits of our salvation to spring forth.

As we develop our Faith, and our understanding of the Father’s heart we will become more aware of the seasons that we are in to produce Godly results.

We will no longer wrestle with our flesh, or be tossed to and fro by every wind, or storm, but remain steadfast on the ROCK (Jesus) which is our sure foundation.

I have weathered many seasons that were quite difficult, because I recognized what the LORD was doing in me, for me, and around me. My climate changed, the elements varied, but GOD’s WORD took flight to accomplish its task in due season.

It is now springtime, do you not perceive?

A simple prayer:
Father, open my heart, renew my mind and arrest my will to bring forth my springtime harvest. I see the beauty of the season as everything buds and takes form, and flight. I see my transformation, I see my climate changing, and every internal and external element hindering me from my first fruit confiscated in Jesus’ name Amen.

Agape

Isaiah 45:8 NLT
8.“Open up, O heavens, and pour out your righteousness. Let the earth open wide so salvation and righteousness can sprout up together. I, the Lord, created them. 9.“What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator. Does a clay pot argue with its maker? Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying, ‘Stop, you’re doing it wrong!’ Does the pot exclaim, ‘How clumsy can you be?’ 10.How terrible it would be if a newborn baby said to its father, ‘Why was I born?’ or if it said to its mother, ‘Why did you make me this way?’”

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The Wind of Change

Do you feel the wind of Change? Do you see the Glory Clouds?

The wind in nature is the air in motion.

It can be a gentle breeze to refresh you from a hot day, and a main attraction as external elements become noticeable. You will see grass sway in one direction; leaves take flight, beautiful kites saluting the skies, nautical sails befriending their own bodies of water, and unwarranted debris landing at your front door.

A gentle wind is more inviting than a forcible one.

Air or wind that is blown by a violent force will disregard your lack of preparation. It will accomplish its task to bring about change in the environment. We see the damages that a tornado causes both physically, and emotionally. Homes are destroyed, and often renovation is needed, but the windstorm at times causes casualties.

The Holy Spirit is much like the wind, it is the Son (Jesus) and the Father moving to bring about change in us. At times it is a gentle transformation.

We notice it internally as we become the main attraction. It is manifested as we walk more in Faith, and not by sight. It is fueled by our prayers being in line with the will of GOD for our lives, and begins to take flight in a supernatural way.

But there are other times when GOD’s gentleness has been abused or ignored. We no longer respond to the tender unction of the Holy Spirit. We no longer listen to wise counsel, or discern the wind of change that is needed in our lives to catapult us into our next promise. So the storm or storms begin to manifest.

We lack understanding, because we are not prepared for the external elements that affect our internal progress. We do not always realize that the storm should cause us to cast out what we do not need for the journey to gain control of our vessel, or to just stay the course that the LORD has already given us.

Paul experienced this kind of storm;

Acts 27 NIV
13. When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had obtained what they wanted; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. 14. Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the “northeaster,” swept down from the island. 15. The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along. 16. As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure. 17. When the men had hoisted it aboard, they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along. 18. We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard. 19. On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. 20. When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.

If you read further you will find in verses 21-26; Paul stood before the men and said, “You should have taken my advice and not sailed from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves and this damage and loss.” He encouraged them to not be afraid, and to be courageous. Paul also said, “Last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood beside me and said, ‘Do not be afraid.”

Paul confessed his Faith in GOD to the men who did not listen to his counsel.

We will sometimes find ourselves going through a storm just because we are connected with certain people, and suffer the same outcome. We will also take others through unnecessary losses like family, and friends. Sometimes parents take their children through avoidable storms, because they did not listen to wise counsel or the gentle wind of the Holy Spirit.

Paul made it very clear that the ship will be wrecked, but their lives will be spared.

The wind of Change operates just like that. What may be hindering you from taking flight and sailing to your next destination will have to be destroyed, or you may have to break away to receive the help from the LORD.

That is the purpose of his Glory Cloud. He will drive out the enemy to protect, to transition, and to transform you for his name’s sake.

Let the wind of Change blow freely and gently, because it feels so good to arrive safely to your destination.

Selah!

Deuteronomy 33 NIV
26. “There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens to help you and on the clouds in his majesty. 27. The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, ‘Destroy him!’ 8. So Israel will live in safety alone; Jacob’s spring is secure in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew.

Spring Cleaning

This is an excerpt from the Spring Cleaning Message that was brought forth by team member Malcolm Laws this past Sunday. We will be posting the audio message as soon as possible.

Saints, I encourage you to speak God's praises, give Him glory in your conversations. Talk about Jesus, and the gospel and its effect on your life. God will sometimes lead you to talk around people you meet for the first time, because this might be their first time hearing about God from one of His friends, not just someone observing from the distance. Another reason is that God has showed me that God is the one thing that people won't lie about and everybody will give you an honest opinion of God and I don't care who you ask, somebody has an opinion of God.

About God's friends, let's begin with one of His oldest friends, Abraham.

And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God's friend. (James 2:23 NIV)

We know Abraham was a righteous man, a good father and a good husband to his wife Sarah. Abraham had so much faith in his friend God that he was willing to sacrifice his son, Isaac.

Not only should we show this faithfulness to our friends, but we should make friends that are willing to sacrifice to us. God later sacrificed His son for all His friends. God didn't have Abraham do anything He wasn't willing to do Himself. God gave Abraham a great land to possess, and God prospered Abraham in all he did. God set the precedent on being a friend.

Another good friend of God's was a fellow named David.
David had flaws, such as his flesh. Yes, he had an adulterous affair with a married woman, yes his family was dysfunctional, yes he'd gotten a killed to be with that married woman, but every time he made a mistake he'd repent, learning from his mistakes and never committed the same mistake twice. David was humble, and was always willing to admit his mistake to the LORD, and accept the punishment that came with it.

The best fighters not only make hits, but truly great fighters can take hits. Ali took all George Foreman had, a man who could punch a hole in a heavy bag, and he took it right on the chin. Mike Tyson on the other hand, was only conditioned for the first three rounds because he was a master at punching, but he was too busy throwing punches to learn how to take them. As believers, we wish we wouldn’t get hit, but we do. The devil is going to hit us hard sometimes, It’s just like when that bully pushed you down in front of the whole school at recess and asked, “What are you going to do?”

When the devil pushes us down, what are we going to do? Are we going to put our heads in the ground like ostriches? Or are we going to shake the dust off, clean ourselves up and back in the fight? Us men and women of God really need to keep it real with the people and tell them when they’ve signed up for Christ they’ve signed up for a fight. Satan was the dirtiest player in the game before Ric Flair, so this is no joke. He doesn’t throw haymakers, he throws low blows.

But if you’re a friend to Jesus, then the LORD is going to give you a bronze jaw, nerves of steel, a heart of gold and the Spirit of God. 

David was also a worshipper, evident in the Book of Psalms, in deep love with the LORD. David wasn't afraid to cry out to the LORD, he wasn't afraid to praise the LORD openly, he wasn't afraid to grieve. The LORD loves those who love Him.

If ye love me, keep my commandments. (John 14:15 KJV)

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. (John 15:10 KJV)

David was always in prayer, in worship, in praise, in love with God. David always had faith in God, no matter what. The word relationship is serious.

Your relationship with God is a barometer for all your other relationships, and if there's a divide between you and God, there will be a divide between you and other people. If God's love isn't manifested in you, then you'll love people with a warped love.

We see this with men who hit their wives, and some men view it as the expression of their love. Some women think their men don't love them if they don't beat them. This is not the love of God! Boyfriends tell girlfriends that if they loved them they'd have sex with them, but this is not the love of God! If you're in this type of relationship you and your partner need deliverance! If you're abusive, there's a spirit attached to that and you need to pray to God to show you the root and get delivered! If you allow yourself to be victimized, deliverance is needed. We are not to be victims, we are to be victorious!

So say what you want about David, as people sometimes do to make themselves feel better, but you can't say he didn't love the LORD. Don't worry about what David did, he's already died and gave his account to God. Worry about what you're doing, because your fiscal period has not ended, and your account is still being prepared.

It’s spring cleaning time, let the blood of Jesus clean it up! Clean that dust from the past out!

Saints, are you in Season?

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