WHERE HE IS: John 14:1-3 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself that where I am, there ye may be also. To be with Him where He is now is to be in the Spirit. To be with Him where He is now, is to see Him in one another. To be with Him where He is now, is to be seated with Him in heavenly places. This is a great revelation to me. Because I had been thinking we were all going to be like Jesus of 2,000 years ago, when He walked the shores of Galilee. But, no, the Lord wants us to be with Him where He is now. John 17:24 Father, I will that they also whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovest me before the foundation of the world.

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TWO SONS: Gal. 4:22-31 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bond maid, the other by a free woman. But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the free woman was by promise. Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the Mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. For this Agar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. But Jerusalem, which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband. Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now. Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bond woman shall not be heir with the son of the free woman. So then, brethren, we are not children of the bond woman, but of the free. Abraham had two sons. God has two sons: one born after the flesh, one born after the (spirit) promise. The son the bondwoman (flesh) shall not be heir with the son of the free woman (spirit). Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. His kingdom is not of this world. Our first birth cannot inherit the kingdom of God. We must be born again of the Spirit. These are the two covenants. The first covenant pertains to the flesh. Thou shalt not do this or that. He was showing us, the flesh, (first birth) falls short of the promise. That is why He made provision for the second covenant. The second covenant pertains to the Spirit, where the just shall live by faith. The Spirit is not limited. It will get the job done. It’s a positive word. WE SHALL OVERCOME. All that the Father has is mine. Yes, the flesh persecutes the Spirit, and is always accusing us. Cast out our first birth; It shall not be heir to the kingdom. His kingdom is not of the flesh, but of the Spirit. He will finish the work He has begun in us.

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MIRACLES:We want to see God perform a miracle, do something. Haven't we learned anything from reading the Bible? The historical account of all God did back then. Lets look at them. First off they were afraid of all His power. They told Moses, you go talk to Him. They couldn't handle all that power. Do we think we would be any different today? Lets look at Jesus (God) when He came in the flesh. He performed miracle after miracle. Did that save them? No, they still rejected God once again. So we see we should learn something from all that. Our laws, our doctrines and outward miracles won't heal us. They just appease the flesh. He is doing a hidden work in us. The kingdom of God cometh not with observation. The kingdom of God is within you. He is working on the inner man. Like a diamond in the rough. He has to clean away all the outer debris before the inner man can be seen. And even then we have to have our spiritual eyes opened to see God. No man can see God and live; but God can see God and live. In fact what you see. you become. When we become like Him we will see Him. We will see God in everything. We will realize we live in a world of magic. I'm not afraid of the word, magic, are you? God takes it and makes something beautiful out of it. Man takes it and corrupts it. Like the servant of Elijah when they were surrounded by the enemy, and he feared for their lives. Elijah said, Father, open his eyes and let him see--- the armies of God camped all around them. He is saying to us today--- Greater is He that is within you than he that is in the world. Fear nothing. Live in peace. Trust in God. He will finish the work He has begun in us.

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SET FREE: I've been thinking about this verse: John 8:31,32 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, "If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Most of us would say, like these Jews, we be Abraham's seed, and are not in bondage. But look what Jesus said, in verse 34, "Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin." So you see we need to be set free from our sinful nature. This too, is a triad. We were set free a little bit in Passover, when we were born again; but not very much. We knew to do good, but how to walk in it was hard, and we failed many times. Then in Pentecost, when we were filled with the Spirit, we were set free a little bit more. We thought; now I can recall serve the Lord, with the Spirits help. But we found out there was more. One more step into the Feast of Tabernacles where we were really set free. Where we could see the whole picture at last. Where we found out it's all about Him and not us. Where He is being resurrected in His body that's you and me. And we are being changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, from earth bound creatures, to heavenly spirit bound creatures. Rom 8:18 "So the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." He has given us the earnest of our inheritance for we read in 2Cor. 1;21,22 "Now he which establisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts." 2Cor. 5:4,5 "For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life." "Now he that hath wrought us for the self same thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit." So we are waiting the redemption of our body when we will really be set free. John 8:36 "If the Son therefore shall make you free,ye shall be free indeed."

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TAKING OUR PLACE: Jesus said to His disciples, Have you been with me all this time and you are still without understanding? I think He could say that to us today. There is another scripture that says, Are we ever learning and never coming to the knowledge of the truth? We must look at the big picture. Get our eyes on Him. Stop trying to make our little world perfect, and step over into His world, where Jesus is Lord, and His Spirit dwells within, and every thing is perfect all ready: realizing that whether I live or whether I die, I am the Lords. I belong to Him. We have been bought with a terrible price. The blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. And I would like to say to you that do not believe in violence. (me included) What could be more violent than Jesus dying on the cross. What could be more violent than giving birth? So you see there is a good violence, and there is a bad violence. Just as with everything: It can be used for good or it can be used for bad. It is all in our attitude. The scripture says everything works together for our good. But if I murmur and complain I can't see the good. We must stand on the word of God. It is true and cannot lie. Everything is working together for our good. The choice is ours. There is two worlds. Gods world or mans world. Gods world is the world of Peace. Mans world is the world of violence and destruction. Let us say, like Joshua, as for me and my house we will serve the Lord. We will choose love instead of fear. We will choose peace instead of violence. Jesus is ruling and reigning right now. He is not waiting to rule. His kingdom is not of this world. He is waiting for us to take our rightful place along with Him, and rule and reign with Him. It is our inheritance!

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THE MEANING OF LIFE: What is the meaning of life? God told Adam and Eve to multiply and replenish the earth. So He placed them in a garden. They were to dress it, and keep it. They were to live in peace and harmony with God, themselves, and their neighbor. What is the meaning of life? That God and man are one. Adam said of Eve, you are bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh. God had taken her out of Adam. We came out of God so we are bone of His bone, and flesh of His flesh. I think of it this way. God pierced His own side and all creation poured out. He was the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world. We are heirs together of the grace of life. When God created man, He said, It is not good for man to be alone. So He created Eve to be his help meet. He was saying that of Himself. (It is not good for God to be alone.) So He created us to be His helpmeet. Aren't we (the church) called the bride of Christ? We with Christ are heirs together of the grace of life. What is the meaning of life? That heaven and earth, male and female, God and His creation, Christ and His church should multiply and replenish the earth. How do we do that? By living in harmony and peace with God, ourselves, and our neighbor. No more war. You are making a difference when you can live in peace. and harmony within yourself. In the eye of a storm just say, Peace, be still. Be still and know that I am God, saith the Lord. What is the kingdom of God? It is living in righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. It is living in a realm where Jesus is Lord, and His Spirit dwells within.What is the meaning of life? We are on this journey of discovery. That God and man are one. We are His help meet. Just as Eve was Adam's help meet. We are heirs together of the grace of life. We give God a body. He gives us life, His Holy Spirit. We give Him who is invisible, a visible expression of Himself in this earth. Isn't Christ a many membered body? As we learn to do this we are multiplying and replenishing the earth. As we keep our garden in the natural, we are learning to walk in the spiritual. Amen