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Dancing With God

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Mon, Jan 29th - 12:02PM

United Prayer-Power, True Ammunition

Eve

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Sun, Jan 28th - 9:28AM

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Thu, Jan 25th - 4:35PM

No Weapon Formed...

Fri, Jan 19th - 1:10PM

2 Kingdoms Ruling Within the Same Space at the Same Time

Hello to You all! I want to thank You so much for visiting my blog and leaving a comment! I feel very welcome in this space! Thank YOU ALL! Can I please ask You for a favor: could You please leave the name of Your blog after Your comment so that I could easily come and visit with YOU. I would be grateful if You would do that.

Although I do write also health articles, spirtuality is the most important thing to me... so, I will be posting some health articles in the future... but there are some things that I have on my heart that I would like to share with YOU.... right, here we go...

"King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had put into his mind." (2 Chronicles 9:22,23) "Solomon son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great." (2 Chronicles 1:1)

King Solomon was the greatest king of all the earth... greatest in wisdom and greatest in riches. No one could even come close to his wisdom or riches. He was great because the Lord his God made him exceedingly great. God did it because Solomon's heart was sincere and open and honest towards Him. Though God, through Solomon's father David, warned Solomon in 1 Chronicles 28:9:

"Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and willing mind. For the Lord searches all hearts and minds and understands all the wonderings of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] you will find him; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever."

Solomon succeeded and was great in power and wealth until he wholeheartedly searched the Lord. But when he became comfortable in his wisdom and wealth, and started to marry foreign wives who worshiped the gods of their nations, drawing Solomon into their religions, Solomon's kingdom started to go downhill. Such deception is always so subtle that we do not even notice it. So was it with Solomon. He was deceived but he did not even notice it. He started to go downhill slowly, little by little.

Biblical truths have become quite popular to be used in secular world too... for God's Truths work. I know people who use those Truths that the Bible teaches us in order to prosper: to tithe off of our income, to give to others, to change the image inside of us from living in lack to living in abundance, to speak the words of faith... and they prosper... without God. This really bothered me for quite a while. God gave us the principles of prosperity: tithing, giving, changing the image in our hearts, speaking the words of faith... but God also taught us to first submit to Him and receive Jesus Christ into our hearts as our Lord and Savior. Those people left that part out and still prospered on the principles of God. It really bothered me... not that they prospered... but using God's principles while not submitting to God... and the truths still working in their lives.

When I have questions, I NEED to get answers. Luckily God says in His Word: "If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him." (James 1:5) ...so, I asked God to help me to get answers to my questions... and step by step He started to show me the Truth.

When Adam disobeyed God and ate of the forbidden fruit, he fell from the position of authority that God had given him. Genesis 3:1 says that the devil(who had been the most beautiful of all angels and a worship leader in heaven but fell from his position of authority because of his pride) was "more subtle and crafty than any living creature." He deceived Adam and Eve and through this successful deception gained the rightful rulership over this world. John 12:31 and John 16:11 call the devil "the ruler (evil genius, prince) of this world". The devil rightfully rules over this world and all the people who submit to him. This is the reason God continuously tells us through His Word to listen to Him and submit to Him. Even during the Old Testament times all people who worshiped God and submit to Him were protected and God prospered them... but as soon as they wondered off, they were on their own.

Yet, because God loved every one of us so very much, He designed a plan to get us out of the control of the evil one and give us back to the position of authority that He had given to Adam in the beginning. He needed to send a sinless person who was ready to become a sacrifice for our sins. He gave His best for us - His very own Son (John 3:16). Through Christ's death and resurrection we re-gained the authority we once had.

Revelation 12:9 says: "And the huge dragon was cast down and out - that age-old serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, he who is the seducer (deceiver) of ALL humanity the world over; he was forced out and down to the earth, and his angels were flung out along with him." ...after his rebellion the devil and his angels lost their authority and were forced down to the earth where they now rule over all humans who do not submit to God. There is not one single human being who is on his/her own, without a ruler over him/her. We all are submitting to the Living God or to the evil genius, whom some translations call: "the god of this world"... consciously or unconsciously.... but we all have a ruler over us in the spirit realm. We make a choice who is the god over us.

There are 2 distinct kingdoms ruling in the same space at the same time: God's Kingdom and the Devil's kingdom.

Luke 17:21 teaches us that those who have made Jesus Christ their Lord and Savior: "the kingdom of God is within you [in your hearts] and among you [surrounding you]."

Colossians 1:13,14 says that "[The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in Whom we have our redemption through His blood, [which means] the forgiveness of our sins."

As the devil is the "god of this world" he has the power to prosper those who worship him through their words and their deeds. Of course most people do not worship the devil consciously, they just are deceived, thinking they are in control. The devil offered to prosper Jesus if He would worship him. Luke 4:5-7 says: "Then the devil took Him up to a high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the habitable world in a moment of time [in the twinkling of an eye]. And he said to Him, To You I will give all this power and authority and their glory (all their magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, and grace), for it has been turned over to me, and I give it to whomever I will. Therefore if You will do homage to and worship me [just once], it shall all be Yours." ...satan still prospers those who worship him... though in the end his intention is still to steal and kill and destroy everyone... Jesus said in John 10:10:

"The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy, I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows)."

Now it is up to us to choose who will be the lord over our lives... to prosper us in every area of our lives... or to steal from us. God prospers His people when we trust in Him and deal according to the principles of His Kingdom... and also the devil prospers those who ask and believe for prosperity from him... prospering them in some areas of their lives... but all the same time also stealing, killing and destroying in other areas of their lives.

Proverbs 10:22 says: "The blessing of the Lord - it makes [truly] rich, and He adds no sorrow with it."

Matthew 6:33 tells us the same thing king David told his son Solomon: "But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His Kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides." ...God has promised to prosper us in every area of our lives - emotionally, mentally, socially, physically, financially... when we seek Him and His wisdom first.

Many, many blessings to You all... and thank You for visiting!

Eve

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Tue, Jan 16th - 1:19PM

Spiritual Authority At Home

"For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere." (Ephesians 6:12)

Just a few days ago one of my very good friends was reminded so clearly about it - we are not wrestling with people, but against the spirits who hold those people under their control. My friend has 3 kids, the oldest one being a teenager. There are so many temptations for kids. They are especially attracted to computer games, not realizing what is behind those games. They don't pay attention to their own behavior changing when they play the games. My friend noticed more and more that while her sons played those games, they became more violent towards each another and used really fowl language. She started to seek the Lord about what to do and how to deal with it.

She felt that she had to get rid of those games. So, she sat her boys down and told them that those computer games had them under their control, changing their behavior. She said that she would have to delete those games from their computers. As she said that, her elder son flipped. He just completely lost control and started to scream and shout and cry. My friend was startled at such behavior... and clueless as to what to do. She wanted to delete the games but did not know how to do it without getting an outburst. But as she sought the Lord, the Lord showed her the way.

1 Peter 5:8 says: "that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour."

James 4:7 says: "Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." (NASB) God waits for us to submit to Him and then we will have to power over the enemy. The enemy though, doesn't wait for anyone to submit to him, he just seeks for an opening in someone's life through disobedience or rebelliousness or some other sin and immediately seizes the opportunity to destroy.

1 John 4:4 says: "Little children, you are of God [you belong to Him] and have [already] defeated and overcome them [the agents of the antichrist], because He Who lives in you is greater (mightier) than he who is in the world." If we have submitted to God, the Spirit of the Living God Himself lives within us and He (within us) is greater than any power of the enemy.

Matthew 12:29 says: "Or how can a person go into a strong man's house and carry off his goods (the entire equipment of his house) without first binding the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house."

Luke 19:10 says: "Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you." We do not have the power over the enemy (spirits) by ourselves, but in Christ we have the power.

Philippians 2:10 says: "In (at) the name of Jesus every knee should (must) bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth." The spiritual powers that rule this world and people in it, recognize the power in the name of Jesus, spoken by a believer... and they will have to submit.

Matthew 16:19 says: "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." (NIV) God has given us the power and wisdom to operate in the spirit realm through and in His authority, changing things that are not right.

So, my friend, understanding that those where spiritual forces she was dealing with, took the authority that had been given her as a believer, using the power of the name of Jesus Christ, and bound the power of the enemy over her sons. She bound the demons that tried to control her sons and commanded them to let go of her sons and leave them and leave her house. She then asked for God's forgiveness for allowing the enemy to enter her home, and receiving the forgiveness, she released the peace and love and joy of the Lord and the presence of the Lord over her sons and her home, dedicating her home to the Lord.

The next day when she had decided to delete the demonic computer games no matter what... she was in for a surprise. There were no tears, no shouting, no screaming, no holding on to those games. Her sons were completely calm. Her younger son even showed her the bits in the games that were violent... and then they deleted them. There was complete peace in her home.

Wow! Huge difference between those two attempts to delete the games that were clearly affecting her kids in a very negative way! What happened? My friend sought the Lord for wisdom, and getting the answer and the direction from Him, she took the authority that had been given her as a believer and excercised her authority in the powerful name of Jesus Christ. She had never done that before. She had constantly had problems with her teenage son and she had constantly fought with him with not much success... until she realized who was her real enemy and how to fight him. She did not fight her son, she fought the enemy that tried to hold control over her son. She did not do it in human power. She did it in the name of Jesus Christ, the name that is "far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and in this world, but also in the age and the world which are to come." (Ephesians 1:21)

Mind control is the name of the game. There is so much mind control around us and if we do not consciously realize it, we too are manipulated by it. What is mind control? The attempt to make us think in a certain way... in a way someone else wants us to think. All advertizing is a sort of mind control... but a lot milder form than New Age or some other form of new religion that worships man's power and tries to make people think that they are all-mighty and all-powerful... only later realizing (may be never) that the one who is teaching those lies, is trying to exercise control over them. It is the lie of the enemy. We might try to exercise control over ourselves and over someone else... while not even being able control our own emotions, addictions and behavior... there is someone more powerful holding control over us. The book of Revelation says that "the whole world is under the control of the evil one." ...the WHOLE world... not just parts of it are under the control of the evil one. We kid ourselves, thinking that we have things under our control. If we have not submitted to God, we surely are under the control of the evil one. We do not have control, we are being controlled! But if we have submitted to the Lord Jesus Christ, then we have the power of God within us and the wisdom of God at our disposal... and we have the promise of God:

"No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. Have not I commanded You? Be strong, vigorous, and very courageous. Be not afraid, neither be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." (Joshua 1:5,9)

Many blessings to You all,

Eve

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