Fearless, Favored, Fire Filled Fanatics fight and stand victorious.  We Rest Assured in our radical Redeemer. We soak in Scripture. We steep in the Deep and  Drench in Delight as our Father’s transformed Ambassadors.  The Holy Spirit freely renews, revives, and recounts the fabulous, marvelous, grandiose splendor of God’s glorious, controversial ways. We are fully Equipped Kingdom Kids.  Our Father has filled us with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Holy Spirit generously gives. Colossians 1:9. We lack nothing from God.  We are His chosen, adopted, sealed, and anointed vessels in whom He taught to gladly follow His law. We remember to instruct our children to do likewise. We devoutly heed God’s warnings. Hosea 4:6. We respond whenever God knocks and we fling open the gates as heavenly knowledge floods our souls. Rev 3:20 Seraphim in heated passion flew around the throne of God calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of HIS glory.” With tongs to lift hot coals they touched the mouth of Isaiah, a sinning man of God. “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.” The voice of the Lord asked, “Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?” (Who is us? The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit.) The purified lips of Isaiah replied, “Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah 6 Be the Light.

By FAITH we were saved and we come to believe that we can do nothing to please our Father without our Holy Helper!  So we happily submit to He who is greater as we agree to be sent out as His beacon of hope! Jesus willingly suffered greatly to shed His blood to cover our sins. Therefore we humbly value His love and purpose in His sacrifice. We honor Him with all we have. We determine that our joy will not be extinguished by a hard circumstance.  We give gladly as the poverty of our souls has been replenished. Our Father repeats many astonishing words in the Bible that He wants us to grasp and hold onto! We are His servants and we persevere in faith. We are obedient to His gentle nudges. We were called to SHINE, and be holy as He is holy.  Peter the fisherman, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38

May God be gloried today by your words and actions. Why do many prayers go unanswered? The God breathed answer is. James 5:16 “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” Without deep excavation, bitterness, unforgiveness, envy, and unbelief remain buried.  We can easily deceive ourselves thinking that we have a pure heart. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. We must believe that Jesus is Lord and that His way is perfect. If we feel justified to harbor any resentment, we are self deceived.  “The heart is deceitful above all else.” Humbly submit and give permission to the Holy Spirit to shine a light on what is unpleasant to God. Willing repentance occurs when humility floods us with truth. “I am a sinner, and Jesus is my Advocate, the lover of my eternal soul, and my Judge, now and forever.” May our faith in God be obvious, as we seek His forgiveness. The Spirit moves when we yield. We delight the Lord as His glorious holiness shines from within! We gladly  operate in God’s power by not bargaining with our obedience. His wisdom and power enters as we lay down our agenda, our will — to be led into God’s will. Therefore, with intention, choose to disconnect from the news, social media, and examine your heart.  Jesus calls us into private counsel. Surrender all opinions, objections, and excuses to the secret power within.   The Holy Spirit fills us with unspeakable joy as we confess what He shines a light on.  Holy Spirit operates to infuse souls with a faith that far surpasses the ordinary.  The Spirit of God works in us to erase man’s way and refill us with fresh oil. A tune up is required every so many miles. Welcome the holy Teacher, the greatest heart Influencer.   He is God’s eternal, ever present, and personal gifted Guide.  Are you delighted to be filled to overflowing with a joy that is impossible to manifest on your own? Pray: “Here I am, Lord sanctify me, as I gladly submit to being set apart for God’s glory.”  The Holy Spirit is a wellspring of refreshing water that gives us the sweet foretaste of heaven. We were declared whole, and healed when Jesus said, “It is finished.”

With convicted obedience, I obeyed His nudge and prayed over myself in faith for a healing. I did not doubt, but believed in His promise! This morning my digestive system said yes Lord! My knee pain lifted and I am rejoicing on a walk with my Redeemer, my Lord, my Healer! Knowing that the daughter of Jairus woke up. That the leper shed tears of gratitude, and that the woman with an issue of blood reached in confidence for her healing.  So too, did Jesus call me by name to trust and believe that the power of His blood still heals anyone who asks, and believes! Lord, Jesus also equipped us, and we are His Spirit filled servants. Thank You Lord Jesus for healing my body, and for Your lavish loving kindness, patience, and joy in my obedience. “I cease striving, my mind is stilled to rest in Him.” Psalm 46:10

Sunday’s sermon reminded us, that we individually make up God’s church. Seraphim in heated passion flew around the throne of God calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of HIS glory.” With tongs to lift hot coals they touched the mouth of Isaiah, a sinning man of God. “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.” The voice of the Lord asked, “Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?” — (Who is us? The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.) The purified lips of  God’s favored fanatic Isaiah replied, “Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah 6. We are wise to recognize if we are on fire for the things of God, or if we are lukewarm? He knows the truth, so we ask to be purified. In light of our Father’s long patience: Romans 12:1-3 “In view of God’s mercy, offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do NOT conform to the pattern of this world, but be TRANSFORMED by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—HIS good, pleasing and perfect will. Do NOT think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the FAITH God has distributed to each of you.” Joyful fantastic fanatics, we delight in the Word of God, and crucify our flesh daily to go where the Spirit of God leads, and we speak the words He puts in our mouth.

“He who dwells in the presence of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge. His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.” Psalm 91. The poor widow knew God as her faithful Father. She worshipped Him out of her love for Him.  God knows the condition of every heart. Luke 21:1-4 “As Jesus looked up, HE saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. HE also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “Truly I tell you,” HE said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” She who had little gave out of genuine appreciation of the abundance she had already received.  Like the widow, we all have received  much grace, mercy, favor and provision. Let our hearts magnify the Lord out of His abundant grace.

Prayer is not a ritual, it is an ongoing conversation with our Creator. When we honor Him at the beginning of the day, He honors the work of our hands. Psalm 37:23 “The steps of a good person are ordered by the Lord.” When the Lord orders our steps, He also orders provision, healing, and peace. God’s word is not passive, it is a weapon that dismantles fear, destroys anxiety, breaks generational cycles, melts confusion, and stops unseen forces that attempt to restrict our progress. God saves us from the fowler’s snare. This means the traps we never saw, the attacks ww never anticipated, and the plans of the enemy that were designed in darkness will not touch us. So we begin our day anchored in the Holy Spirit, and trust that we are covered in a protection that no enemy can penetrate. We Thank God  that we are His.  Psalm 121:5 “The Lord is your keeper.” His covering is not symbolic, it is literal. God’s favor covers us with supernatural protection.

Please Lord, illuminate our mind, strengthen our spirit, and transform us into the image of Christ. We need personal renewal. AMEN Romans 12:1-2  “I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will.”

“Whoever believes in Me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By this He meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.” John 7:38  Now that Jesus is fully glorified, with intention, let us fill our cups with gratitude, forgiveness, joy, words of affirmation, resilience, positivity; and kindness, love for all, and gentleness. Think about what fills you up? If you hold a cup of coffee and someone bumps into you, your coffee spills. Why did you spill the coffee? Because someone bumped into you? Nope, you spilled coffee because dark liquid was in your cup. If grace, mercy, and joy is in your cup, your automatic response would spill out words that bless and encourage. Glory to God!

Whatever is inside the cup is what spills out. So when life shakes you, whatever is inside of you will come out. It’s easy to fake it, until you get rattled. So we ask ourself “what’s in my cup?” Life gets tough in traffic, at home, in church, in public when the Cafe staff fumbles. What spills out whenever life squeezes us? Grace, mercy,  gratitude, joy, real encouragement, anger, bitterness, or hate? Our life is the cup and Jesus filled it with His Spirit.  We choose to submit, and spill as Jesus would, or in our old cranky nature. Jesus changes our oil every time we pull into the secret hiding place. A car needs an oil change every so many miles, and so do we. He filled us with heavenly oil, and His goodness never runs dry. Let us overflow for His highest glory. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13

Keep speaking the name of Jesus over your soul, your family, city and nation. “Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7  Pray: Lord help us surrender our ways and opinions. Help us to speak from an overflow of mercy and love to glorify the name of Jesus. Amen and Hallelujah

Storms bring crackling thunder, lightning strikes, and cleansing, nourishing rain. God’s plan for this world stands firm and His plan is unfolding perfectly. All His designs are orderly and His ways never change. Blessed is the country who seeks God. Our Father has His eye fixed on those who obey His word. He goes before us with power and He flings open doors for us to walk through. He takes great pleasure in the ones who keep in step with His next move. Ever faithful, He comes to our rescue in bad times. In our weakness, He keeps our body and spirit walking “this way”. Depend on God; He is Who keeps our cups overflowing. Our Father is trustworthy and true, God is all we need. AMEN

If you do NOT believe in God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Person of the Holy Spirit, then you do not know the full blessings of GOD. Be absolutely undone by His perfect plan fir you. Be glad to submit to the Holy Spirit. Be set apart, and by His help TEST all the spirits. Living on earth is NOT our best life. Our best life is living “in Christ” for His glory. Let the whole, healthy, happy church say, AMEN!

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