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Saturday, July 9, 2016

7/8/2016 DUE SEASON/Proper Alignment

I call this 'Due Season/Proper Alignment because we are currently in a season where Father is maturing His children. That is He is in the process of helping us walk closer with Him than ever before. Drawing (those of us who will) into a relationship like what He had with Adam and Eve when He walked with them in the garden (Gen. 3:8)

The Hebrew (OT) word used for due is 'choq' (choke) and the Greek (NT) word is 'ideos'. both words carry the connotation of 'due, appointed, accustomed or set'. 'nuff said?

The Hebrew has four words used for season but 'mowed' and 'zeman' cover the other two and carry the meaning of season, year, time or appointed (time).

two words are used in the Greek 'kairos' and 'kronos' both which are similar as they designate season, fixed time, convenient or particular (time).

The passages where each word is used clarifies why which word was chosen by the writers.

I have the privilege of presenting this word at church on Sunday and what I am presenting here is the basic gist of what will be said at that time
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The key verse is Ecclesiastes 3:1(-8) "To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven…" Interesting that back in the '60's, the protest rock group the Byrds recorded a song based on this passage from the bible and it did well for them and I'll be using this recording with which to open the word on Sunday.

In talking about "Due Season/Proper Alignment" we need to keep six things in mind:

1 Who knows what God is going to do? Romans 11:33-34 … For who has known the mind of the Lord? Who has been His counsellor?...

2 The Lord gives us understanding 2 Timothy 2:7 Consider what I say and the Lord give you understanding in all things. And Acts 17:10-12 ... and they searched (the Bereans) the scriptures daily to see of those things were so.

3 The Holy Ghost reveals things to us. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 … But God has revealed them (all things) to us through His Spirit, for the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God

4 Jesus doesn’t lie to us. John 14:2 … If it were not so, I would have told you …

5 Jesus didn’t reveal everything before the resurrection. John 16:12-15 I have things to tell you but you can’t bear them right now

However when the Spirit of truth is come He will guide you into all truth …

He shall glorify Me … He shall receive what I have and show it to you

Everything the Father has is mine and He shall take from what I have and show it to you.

6 Jesus did share more things before the ascension. Acts 1:3 He showed Himself alive with proof for forty days speaking about the kingdom of God.

And a seventh thing: Ecclesiastes 3:1 To everything there is a season

5 ½ years remain of a 7 year season which started 1/1/2015 according to many modern day prophets.

This is a time of growth and change for individuals and the church.

A time set aside as we learn how to walk closer to our heavenly Father

And for the church as that individual growth impacts the life of the body of Christ (the church). I might add that I am experiencing personal growth in my own life like never before and that growth is accelerating.

Now is the season when Father is preparing His children to be ready for the next season.

Spiritual growth for His children

This is the time Father has set apart for all His children to draw closer to Him. (John 17:20-21 – one with the Father thru Jesus)

Not just ‘knowing’ who He is but

Closer means to discover who God truly is,

What our relationship with Him should become and

not just 'learn' but then do it! Because the Holy Ghost is alive and well within our hearts and we now live for Him.

He is the one leading us down the pathways we need to go (Matt. 6:33 – seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness …)

(Matt. 7:14 – straight is the gate and narrow is the way to life …)

He is using new or various methods to accomplish this so individual approaches will be unique and inspiring (hopefully). (1 Corinth. 12:1-31 – we are all member of the body with different gifts and different talents). Even though those talents may overlap, God has given each of us a unique of expressing that gift so no one is exactly alike. We can expect new, different and exciting ways in which to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ, not just to the lost, but to re-establish the church (in His love and in His will) as well.

Father gave me a word on the Watchman 9/24,26 & 30, 2014. Unfortunately the posts only go back to 1/15, but in that word from 9/24 the 24^th represents the Priesthood. We are a royal priesthood before God Almighty designated to bring God’s redemption to the world, at His timing through creative works. We will experience a break with tradition and Father will provide new methods of reaching the ‘lost’.

This is a season for growth and change as Father brings His children into proper alignment.

That means ‘living in His love’ by keeping His commandments (John 14:15).

Coming to grips with the fact that He (Jesus) is the vine and we are His branches (John 15:1-12). We are an extension of Jesus and as He could do nothing without the Father, we an do nothing without Him.

This is the time which He has appointed, the DUE SEASON, for these things to be so. (Jer. 5:24 – former and latter rain appointed for harvest) (James 5:7 – husbandman waits patiently for early and latter rain). Father is preparing for the harvest and we are a part of the latter rain (outpouring of the Holy Ghost).

The early or former rain prepares the ground for planting providing water for germination and growth. The latter rain gives the fruit a greater fullness ripening it for harvest (This is where we are today-ripening, not ripened but ripening). Father is preparing to 'harvest' us as products of this season so we can go out and plant and harvest for Him in the next.

Spiritual growth corresponds to our maturing to our fullest (potential) becoming ready to serve or ‘live for’ our Lord.

We are reading our bible thereby enriching our minds. Studying to show ourselves approved (2 Timothy 2:15) and continually renewing our minds (Roman 12:2)

We are seeking a more potent and effective prayer life whereby we enhance our relationship with Father and our impact on man. We build ourselves in faith, praying in the Holy Ghost (Jude 20) remembering that the effectual, fervent prayers of a righteous man avails much (James 5:16)

We become bolder to share what Father gives us so others may come to know the saving grace of Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 6:19)

And in so doing we find ourselves coming into “proper alignment’ in a relationship which Father desires to have with us, as He walked in the garden with Adam & Eve in the cool of the evening (Gen. 3:8)

Father’s desire for us to realize who He really is, beyond a shadow of any doubt and what our relationship with Him should become. (Jer. 24:7 – I will give them a heart to know Me, they shall be My People and I shall be their God and they shall come back to Me with their whole heart)

He desires children who love Him and do not doubt and believe that He is (Hebrews 11:6) and who obey His voice, we tell the Lord to speak for we are listening . (1 Samuel 3:9-10)

This is the time appointed for preparation of what may be the most exciting time mankind has ever known. ( to everything there is a season)

This is our DUE SEASON to come back into PROPER ALIGNMENT into His will so He can accomplish His will in and through our lives here on planet earth.

Will we conquer the world? Not according to the book of Revelation

Can we impact that part of the world Father gives each one of us? Most assuredly and that’s what He expects us to do. We each have a realm or sphere of influence, small or great, and Father expects us to be the best witness for Jesus within that realm, obedient in actions and speaking boldly the things of God to those whom the Lord sets before us.

Father said to share one parting thought here and that is a quote from the 'Beatitudes' in Matthew 5 particularly verse 8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God!" (The exclamation point is my addition)

Again this is our DUE SEASON, now is the time to act and come into PROPER ALIGNMENT with the Father. It is our time to truly come to know Him and live for Him. That He is our God and there is no doubt in our hearts or our minds that He is our Lord. He is bringing us into a deeper, fuller relationship with Him as He prepares us this season so we can be ready to minister in the next season.

Amen.

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THE FIRST STEP

Luke chapter 15 relates the story of a son who took his portion of the inheritance, left home and ‘did his own thing’. He found ‘friends’ in his new surroundings, partied and basically did whatever he felt like doing. His money ran out, his ‘friends’ disappeared and he came upon some very hard times. He finally came to his senses realizing the error of his ways and decided to go back home and tell his father how sorry he was for having left hoping that his father would receive him back into the homestead, not as a son but at least as a servant. His father did more than that. Even though his son had squandered his inheritance dad threw a big party to welcome his son back home where he belonged. Once he was lost but now he's saved.

If we knew Jesus and walked away (for whatever the reason) Homecoming is about coming back into fellowship with the Creator of the universe and re-establishing a relationship with Him. Even if we never truly ever knew Jesus, Homecoming is learning how to fellowship with the everlasting God and securing our eternity by establishing that relationship with Him.

If we never truly ever knew Jesus, our first step is to do just that by giving Him our hearts and lives.

We have to recognize that we have not been not operating in God’s will and done things contrary to the operation of His love. God is love and everything He does or stands for is based in His true love.

When Adam & Eve disobeyed God and fell out of His fellowship by eating the ‘fruit of the knowledge of good and evil', God promised them that He would provide a way that man could come back into His (God’s) fellowship.

He re-enforced this with Abraham by using his son Isaac as an example and then reminding Israel through all the prophets of the coming Messiah.

Finally, the time was right and God found a righteous woman whom he would bless with the bringing of His Son into this world. Everything was just one big void so God had nothing to work with except His Word. So, in the beginning God spoke everything into existence. God spoke and the Holy Ghost put God’s Word into action creating everything that is. God then put His Word into Mary’s womb and as the bible says ‘she was with child of the Holy Ghost (Matt. chapter 2). The Greek word used for 'of' carries the connotation ‘about’ or ‘spontaneously happening’, like she wasn’t pregnant, now she is – boom! Jesus had to be born of this world (via Mary) so He could legitimately deliver us from the world but Jesus’ Father is God so even though He is born into this world, He is not bound by the ways of this world. We believe, as the bible says ‘Jesus is born of a virgin’ but He is the Son of God.

We believe that Jesus pleased the Father as He lived in this world for 30 years as He found favor with God and man.

The last 3 ½ years of His life (here on earth), Jesus spent teaching His disciples and those who would listen, the ways of God, the Father.

Then at the end of that 3 ½ year ministry, He was arrested by the Jewish leadership (yielded Himself to them), turned over to Pontius Pilate for crucifixion which Pilate, though reservedly, obliged the Jewish leaders and did so. Jesus (willingly) was crucified and died on the cross. My understanding is that at death, if the body is punctured, water mixed with blood will come out, confirming death. Spiritually, for us the shed blood is for the atonement of our sins and our sin nature and the water represents our cleansing. Jesus died on the cross taking my sins away (and yours) and was buried.

We believe that on the third day Jesus arose from the grave, alive and well and ministered to His disciples for another 40 days.

After which He ascended back into Heaven (from whence He came) and is preparing a place in eternity for all those who believe and He is coming back for us so we can be with Him throughout all eternity.

We believe this with all our hearts, confess our sins (by speaking them out), repenting our part in doing those things against God’s will, with our voices speak out thanks for what Jesus has done for us and invite Him into our hearts and lives determining to live our lives for Him from now on.

When we pray the ‘sinner’s prayer, don’t mince with a formula of words but rather cover the points and mean it:

Jesus is God, Messiah, Savior

He shed His blood cleansing us of our sin nature and all those individual sins we have ever committed

We need to confess those sins (speak them out loud to God) and repent of those sins (be truly sorry we committed them)

He died on the cross then rose from the dead on the third day giving us access to the Father through His actions

Determine (dedicate our lives) to live for Him by keeping His commandment which is learning about and living in His love.

He will come back for us so we can be with Him throughout all eternity.

If we have known Jesus but have ‘slid away’

Repent of and confess our sins (as with the prodigal son)

Receive God’s forgiveness. Isaiah tells us once we’ve repented God puts those sins behind His back. Should we do any less?

Determine (make the decision) to live for Him by keeping His commandment which is learning about and living in His love.

Once we've taken this first step, that is to connect or reconnect with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, then hold on because everything we experience from that point on is an experience in growth in our life. Everything becomes a stepping stone in our life to help us to grow closer to and and stronger in our relationship with God that we may magnify and glorify His Holy Name in all that we say and do and impact the lives of those around us.

A long time ago Father shared with me that I (we) can walk as close to Him as we dare. It is our choice. How close do we dare?

When the time is come, may we all re-unite in God’s wondrous kingdom.

PRAYERS

Saturday, July 9, 2016

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