The Sword of the Spirit.

The Sword of the Spirit.

No self respecting soldier will venture on to the battle field without his sword. In modern warfare the sword has been replaced by the gun. However, the gun does not directly equate with the sword, as a gun can be, and usually is, fired from a distance, thus eliminating the need for the soldier to be involved in the battle. A sword, by its very nature, demands that the carrier is directly involved in the battle. To wield a sword requires strength, skill, and tactics!

The sword of the Spirit is the Word of God. In order to wield this mighty weapon, the first requirement is STRENGTH. In order to use the word of God you must first stand in the power of my might. You must realise that human strength is not sufficient on its own to even lift the sword of the Spirit! To receive the power of my might you must first stand with Me. Standing with me is to acknowledge that you are nothing before me and have no inherent right to even come near me. However, by accepting the Lord Jesus, and the sacrifice he has made for you on the cross, he has covered you with his own righteousness. He is my Son and because of his selfless love for you, has made it not only possible for you to stand by me but a reality. Stand by me and allow me to cover your hands and add my strength as you lift the sword high.

Lifting the sword high is accepting the Bible is the unchanging absolute truth of God. Yes, the Bible is my words, recorded for your benefit. Accepting it as truth, from the book of Genesis to the book of the Revelation, is the sharp cutting edge of the blade. If you do not accept or believe its truth and reliability, you are trying to wield a weapon with no cutting edge, and no more clout than a piece of old hose pipe!

The second requirement is SKILL. The only way to use the Sword of the Spirit with skill, is to become one with your weapon. Any swordsman will tell you that the sword must become an extension of yourself, you must practice, until it requires only a thought to place that blade exactly where you want it to be, and apply exactly the right amount of force. To do that you must know your weapon!

There is no other way to know the Sword of the Spirit than to soak yourself in the Word of God, from the first chapter of Genesis to the last chapter of Revelation. Let the Word become so read by you, that it is there within you, even when the printed word is not in front of you. Every verse of the Bible can be used against the Evil One, and every word can and has been used for evangelism. These words, however, are of no use to you if you do not 100% believe they are God's Word and therefore true! I do not lie; I am truth, Stand on My word and you will find it is like a firm rock in a wild sea. Stray from it and you will soon find you are swept far from the truth!

The third requirement is TACTICS! As we have seen, in order to use the blade successfully you must know it well and know its strengths. Just as the tip of the blade is good for piercing, the edge is good for slicing and the flat of the blade is good for knocking aside, so each part of My word has different strengths for different situations. for example:

For example, the book of Genesis, which is so often dismissed as myth or is regarded as fantasy, is the very foundation of the salvation Jesus accomplished on the Cross. These passages, which are pushed aside by so many and are thought to have been proved wrong by science, are true as stated. If used properly they reveal not only how and when Creation came into being, but also give the foundation for the work of Jesus' victory over the sin of man.

The Gospels, Matthew Mark, Luke and John, show without any doubt the amazing love of Jesus, who left the glory of Heaven for the love of you! Yes, every one of you! They show every man woman and child that they are loved. Not by fickle man but by God himself!

For those who have lost their hope for the future, the book of Revelation looks forward to the New Heaven and the New Earth.

As you become one with My word, learn the lesson of each passage and which ones are best to use in each situation. Sometimes the tip of the sword is needed to pierce the skin of unbelief. Sometimes the edge is needed cut out the cancer of sin or to cut through the chains that bind. Sometimes the flat of the blade is needed to carve a pathway through the masses to expose the gateway to My Truth.

The Sword of the Spirit is no use to you in someone else's hands. The sword is a one-to-one weapon that requires your total commitment, strength, skill and tactics. You do not fight alone with the sword of the Spirit. I am with you. Stay close and let me help you. Feel my hands over yours as you grasp the hilt. I Love You.

Who is it Who...?

Me: Good morning Lord. Thank you for waking me this morning and for this new day. Thank you Lord, that every day you show me hoe great you are and how wonderfully you made all things. I love you Lord.

Lord: Good morning son. Welcome to the club this morning. Thank you for your company and for spending time with us. We love you too!

Children, I want you to look to the days ahead. Open your inner eyes and observe how I provide for you. Who is it who makes the plants bear seed? Who is it that causes the rain to fall and water the earth? Who is it that designed and made all things for your use? It is I, the Lord Almighty, who has created all things out of nothing, and who has provided all things for your enjoyment and benefit.

Now consider who it is, that has allowed the forces within the earth to erupt, and shake the foundations of the buildings and structures of men? Who is it that withholds the rain from watering the earth? Who is it that causes the rains to fall bringing flooding and mud? Who is it that causes the wind to tear and devastate the land? It is I, the Lord Almighty. For I hold all of creation in the hollow of my hand.

In the days of Moses, I showed both the children of Israel and the people of Egypt, that when I, the Lord Almighty, see the evil man is doing, I will bring the mighty and powerful to nothing. I will stretch out my arm causing a wind here, and a flood there, a plague on the right and darkness on the left. I will decide between one people and another, destroying one and protecting the other.

Down the ages I have shown that when my hand is against one nation, there is nothing that can stand before me. But my heart of love is open to any who turn to me. I can lift even the vilest sinners and wash them as white as snow and clothe them in righteousness. Many times in your history I have demonstrated that, against all odds, I the Lord you God will provide a banquet for my children in the midst of famine, and though my children are hemmed in with bars of iron, I will open their prison door and lead them out rejoicing.

My children, do not despair. Lift up your eyes to the hills and see your deliverance. Lift up your voices and sing praises with all your heart. Be bold, be strong and be very courageous, For I am with those who fear me. Take my Word into all the world, especially where you are. Watch in wonder as I open doors for you and lighten your path. Do not be afraid to walk in the light, for I am the light of the world. Let your light shine in the world and let my light shine in your life, I love you.

Let there be Light!

Me: Good morning Lord. Thank you for waking me this morning and for this new day. Thank you for your light which shines in our lives, lighting up the dark places. Please walk with us today Lord and be our tutor and our guide. I love you Lord.

Lord: Good morning son. Welcome to the club this morning and thank you for walking with us. Martin I always walk with you through every moment of the day. It is I who lights your path and guides you in the darkness. When you fail to see the light or feel that I have left you, it is because you have turned away from me!

In the beginning of all things I created light. The words of mine that broke the age long silence of eternity were, "Let there be Light." It was in fact, the moment I brought light into world I had created. Two things were needed to create the environment I wanted for physical life: sound and light. My Voice provided both these things. The Sound of my voice and the Light I created on the first day, still resound around the universe, that surrounds the earth. When the sound of my voice and the light I first created fade away, which they will only do at my command, the present universe of material things will cease to exist.

Why did I create the light and why did I speak the word? It was because I had in my mind to make a man in my own image. A man I could love and who would love me of his own desire (free will). Yes, all the extravagance of the universe was to give this little creation of mine called man, a glimpse of my glory and splendour. I created the Heavens, the stars and the sun, the planets and the moon. I created the constellations and nebula to display to man the light of the glory of his Creator. The sun, the moon and the stars speak of my incredible order and design, and I built into man a sense of wonder and pleasure as he looks upon this beauty. I put within the man I had made a song or praise and wonder, and I filled his mind with poetry and art, to help him find expression for the joy and wonder he was experiencing as he gazed on all that I had made.

You know son, man is actually able to behold all that I have made and see it with the same eyes I had, as I said after each day. "God saw it and behold it was very good." That is a formal, not very good translation of what I was experiencing. In today's English it would be more accurate to say, "God saw everything he had made, and it was a delight to behold." I took great pleasure in every atom of creation. I saw beauty in the patterns of the maths, the colours, the designs, the curves, twists and angles. I sang with the sounds of creation and gave the birds of the air their songs. There is not one single event in creation that is accidental. Everything from the greatest star cluster to the smallest molecule is designed and placed where it is.

Now son, I will let you into a secret. The only thing that spoils creation is that the man I made to love, and who can freely love me back, has so often chosen to ignore and to spoil the beauty and perfection I created for him. Sin I can wipe out with the flick of my little finger. Evil I can destroy in the lake of sulphur. But when man, whom I love so much, chooses to turn away and ignore all that I have created for him, that hurts. It hurts more than man himself could ever endure.

I am working so hard to reveal to man the wonders I have made. I have made science beautiful and exciting in every field, and there is so much to discover, enough for every man, woman, and child, alive today, or who has ever lived. or ever will live, to each discover something new and unique, and for there still be more to find!

Some of my children are doing just that, and are making enormous discoveries in every field of science, but often their discoveries and enlightenments are being pushed aside by the closed-mindedness of those who are trying so hard to prove I don't exist!

I have blinded their eyes so they cannot see and I have switched off the light of revelation for them, until such time as they humble themselves before me and seek my face. For those who know me and seek my face, I shine my light upon them and open their minds and their understanding, filling them with the light and sound of my glorious creation.

The same thing is happening in the fields of art, music and creativity. There are those who have turned their back on the light and are creating black art, black music, and creations that jar with all thing beautiful. But those who walk in the light I am shining, hear the sounds of Heaven and see the vision in My mind. As they work with me, we continue the work of creation and behold it as very good.

My beloved children, In all your works, whatever you do, in any field, do all in the light I give. Let me enlighten you and show you all that I have made so that your delights may be turned into discovery and creativity. You see, I love you and I made it all for you to discover. That is why, on the very first day of creation I said, "Let there be Light."

Now is the Time

Lord: Good morning son. Welcome to the club this morning and thank you for joining us as we walked. We love your company, and are always thrilled to talk to you. Yes, I use the word thrilled. There is great rejoicing and excitement in heaven every time My word touches a heart, and every time man responds to the Father.

Western society is moving into a time when access to the truth is being restricted, by ignorant law makers, who listen too much to the rantings of religious fanatics. These religious fanatics are not from any of the main-stream religious groups, and would not even class themselves as religious. They are atheist, humanists, evolutionary believers, who are on a mission to force their religious beliefs on the world. As their beliefs are totally without any foundation, religious or scientific, and are so against the normal religious, moral and scientific beliefs of the mass of ordinary people, the only way they can enforce their philosophy on Western culture is through legislation.

My body on earth must stand firm against this onslaught. Proclaim that Jesus is Lord, and that My word is immovable. Use the power I have given you in My most Holy Spirit, to destroy the works of the Evil One, as he seeks to enslave and destroy all of mankind with lies and deceit.

My people must not remain silent, for it is when good men do nothing that evil takes its hold. Join with my people who do hold true to my word. Confess with them that Jesus is Lord and that the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, is 'The Unchangeable Word of Almighty God.'

Stand now and be counted, for I am completing a mighty work in the world today, such as the world has not seen since its foundation, That work was started in Jesus and will end in Jesus. ALL men shall see Him and tremble before Him, for in Jesus I have invested all authority and power, even the power over life and death. Those who have loved him and accepted Him as my Son have nothing to fear. Those who have blasphemed against Him and through him My Holy Spirit, stand in danger of their lives as they are brought before Me for judgement.

There is work to do, my children. Spread the good news of Jesus in spite of all opposition. Shout it from the roof tops and call all the faithful into action. Now is the time of the Lord. I want my world back. Now is the time. Not tomorrow! Not the day after, but NOW!

Move on with Me!

Me: Good morning Lord. Thank you for waking me this morning and for this new day you have made for us. I love you Lord.

Lord: Good morning son. Thank you for joining us this morning and spending time with us. We love you too.

You will begin to realise that some of the stubbornness found in the scientific community, which blocks and harasses any exploration of truth, is repeated in other disciplines as well, non scientific. For example look at the financial world of banking, insurance and investment. Governments are totally taken in by its lies and its promises of high returns, to such an extent, that any government that has its credit rating down-graded assumes that it is on the road to disaster. Of course it is, but not because some human institution has down-graded it, but because it is placing its trust in something as fluid as money. Such is the extent of the rot, that qualities like honesty, generosity and loyalty are things of the past, and truth, reliability, righteousness and friendship are now rare.

Look at any field whatsoever, and you will clearly see a degradation in quality, care, responsibility, enthusiasm and all the attributes man should be taking as minimum requirements. And all this is before we mention love. Mankind has accepted the fall in standards and quality with hardly any complaint and without doing anything about it. Why? Because they have forgotten Me!

Without having a point of reference, man has nothing to measure quality by. That is why I gave man the laws and commandments of the Old Testament. These were not to restrict the growth of man or the quality of life, but to give man a measuring stick, with which to set his own standards. The commandments I gave to Moses are for all men in every age, they stand for all time and there is no justification for changing or abandoning them whatsoever. Indeed those who take one letter from the Law I have given, call me a liar, and are in danger of the judgement, for in taking from the Law they are causing men to sin!

I never intended that man should struggle to keep the Law, but that they would use the Law I had given them as a minimum standard, on on which to creatively build a better life.

Through the lives and examples of great men and women, who pioneered in many walks of life, I expected men and women to build on their example something even greater. Florence Nightingale set standards of care which in her day were revolutionary, but today are basic. The discovery of Ohm's Law started the electronic revolution, that has moved on to become the information technology of today, which affects all your lives so profoundly.Yet Ohm's Law is elementary.

There are many fields where advances haven't been so great, because man has become locked in legalism and the past. One of these is religion, yes all religion! The basic, minimum standards are clearly laid out for all to see. My Word was given to guide you on from the basics, and lead you into a full and deep relationship with me, but you have chosen to remain locked in the past. Of course you can only move on if you don't abandon Scripture and the Ten Commandments, but you can't make progress if you abandon them.

Children, I am calling on you now to learn, and build on the basics and seriously question any deviation which seeks to exclude My Word or My Law.

In Religion: Seek Me and build a relationship with me. You can know Me through My beloved Son, Jesus.

In Law: Read My word in the Old Testament where I make it perfectly clear that I love justice, honesty and truth, and that I favour the poor, the oppressed and the down-trodden.

In Politics: Put your trust in Me, for I am the Lord your provider. Always seek peace, not war, and do not be led astray, following the gods of the nations around you. Those gods of materialism, military aggression, greed and lust, are made of clay, and will both lead you astray and fail you.

In Science: My word is your reference. Open your minds and let me show you the truth. Those who fight against My truth will continually find themselves facing dead ends. Those who follow where I lead will find it the most exciting adventure of their lives, as I reveal the truths of the Universe to them.

In Relationships: Be true, honest and loyal. Always let your yes mean yes, and your no mean no. Live a righteous life. Protect the weak. Raise up the fallen. Speak words of comfort. Clothe the naked, feed the hungry, and share the Kingdom of Heaven with all men and women everywhere.

I am the Lord your God, you shall have no gods before me.

Knowledge, A mere drop in the Ocean!

Me: Good morning Lord. Thank you for waking me this morning and for this new day you have make, Thank you for your love for us and for all you do to help us. I love you Lord.

Lord: Good morning son, thank you for joining us this morning and for spending time with us. We have made this day for you to enjoy, just as we made the cosmos for mankind to enjoy. We love you too.

Me: Wow Lord, I have just been reading that paper on cosmology. I wish I could begin to understand the maths involved! I'm afraid they lost me on the first formula!

Lord: It isn't any wonder that you don't understand the mathematics of cosmology, or the principles behind a lot of the arguments used. The problem that holds all scientists back, is simple. They are too close to the event and are not able, as I am, to stand back and see everything. In other words, their concept of how things work is too small.

If you want to begin to understand how everything in the universe relates to the Earth, you need to begin to understand that everything that is made, from the smallest molecule, to the largest star system, is inter-dependant on every other molecule and star system. Yes, the movement of a single cell in your body can determine the movements of the sun.

From the earliest days since the fall of man, people have speculated that the movements of the sun, the moon, and the stars, determine the fate of men. Yet none have begun to speculate on how the heartbeat of the tiniest insect affects the cycle of sun spots!

I created the universe, and nothing made was made in isolation. Evolution is totally wrong, not because man didn't evolve from apes, but because it assumes that life can be produced by accident. I brought nothing into being before I had every formula, every mechanical, chemical, and philosophical law, carefully worked out. I did not act like a human chemist pouring chemicals into a test tube, to see what would happen! That would pre-suppose that I had chemicals to hand. No, I determined what I wanted, and created the material out of nothing, and wrote the laws which binds all creation as one. There is not a single speck of dust in the universe that I don't know about. Nor is there any molecule that does not have a purpose for the whole.

Mankind thinks he is unraveling the mysteries of the universe, but to-date he hasn't even scraped the varnish off the tiniest part. If all the man-made computers of the world were to combine their computing power, they could not even map accurately the family tree of man over the past 6,500 years. So how can they begin to unravel the mysteries of anything outside the Earth?

I have, however, placed in the mind of man an insatiable curiosity, a desire he cannot shed, that wants to know! But, as in a child, a little knowledge often causes man to draw wrong conclusions. In building a model to understand the universe, the more information you have, and the bigger your understanding of all the constituent parts, the more likely you are to come somewhere near to the truth. Even with all the knowledge man has acquired and is daily accumulating, the scratch he is making on the surface of real knowledge, is almost undetectable!

So far, science has proved nothing, except that man doesn't yet have all the facts. I am the only one who has all the facts. I alone created, hold and sustain, what I have made. Only I can unmake, and only I have power over life and death!

I have made all things accessible to mankind. Man has the ability, with my help, to discover anything about my creation. But all the reasoning skills, all the calculating power of every human brain combined, does not, and never will have, the capacity to hold more than a tiny fraction of all discoverable knowledge!

I have done all things, and I sustain all I have made, because I love you.

Freed to Love

Me: Good morning Lord. Thank you for waking me this morning and for this new and beautiful day that you have made. I love you Lord.

Lord: Good morning son. Welcome to the club this morning and thank you for joining us on our walk. We love you too.

Your life on Earth is given to you to help you learn and grow. Every day you meet new challenges and opportunities, and what you learn from them helps you to meet the challenges of tomorrow! It isn't just a question of getting things right all the time. Often the best lessons are learned by making a mistake or doing the wrong thing. However this is only true if you learn from it. and acknowledge that it was a mistake. Sin is when the mistake remains unacknowledged or the lesson remains unlearnt!

Man has the ability to learn and correct his behaviour as he goes along, and, unlike the animal kingdom, has the freewill to choose to do something that could endanger his survival or not be pleasant. Take, for example, a giant crocodile or one of the big cats. If they are hungry or need to feed their young and they see another animal that they can overpower and kill, that is what they will do, in order to survive. A crocodile doesn't think, "Oh dear, that little one has a mummy waiting for it to return for supper!" Nor does it think when it sees a plump female, "Oh I'd better not kill that one; it will make its offspring orphans!" It will seize the opportunity and go for the kill. But man has the ability to make a decision based on factors other than survival. He can restrain his hand, through pity, sympathy, love, and a number of other reasons. This sets him apart from the rest of creation.

Man soon learns that if he takes certain actions he provokes a response in others. Sometimes, if the action is good, that response is positive, and manifests itself in love, praise, thanks or generosity. But, if the action is bad or harmful, the response is negative and can be expressed as retaliation, self defence or defiance.

What sets man above the rest of Creation is his ability to love. His ability to love stems from Creation, when I made the man in my own image. Being made in the image of God, does not mean that God looks like you! I don't have the same colour hair, or the same defining physical features as any one individual. What I gave man that made him in my image, was the ability to freely choose and freely love. By giving him this priceless gift, I also created the possibility that he could choose the wrong thing, and hate rather than love. But in order to receive his freely given love, that was a risk I was prepared to take.

You have heard me say before, that there is no power in the entire creation stronger than love! Well, that it the reason I was prepared to take the risk, because love has the power to overcome every obstacle. The first lesson mankind must learn is how to love. That is why I created motherhood. Every child should learn to love from his or her parents. When a man loves his wife, he passes on to his children a powerful gift. The pattern of of love. When a woman is loved, either or both, by her father and her husband, she is able to show, give and pass on love, to her children and those around her.

Love is the best gift you can give to any human being. It is more valuable than all the latest gadgets, or the most valuable metals or stones in the world. One simple act, or word of love, can build up the broken and lift up the fallen, and speaks far more powerfully than a library of books!

If this first lesson of loving those around you is not learned, then the harshness and cruelty of the world becomes man's teacher, and in place of love, hate takes root. Instead of acts of kindness and generosity, selfishness and violence prevail.

Hatred, suspicion and violence are not stopped by hatred, suspicion and violence! They feed on each other and escalate. The only way to counter hatred is to love. The only way to counter suspicion is with truth and trust. The only way to counter violence is with the peace that only I can give. Others will try to tell you differently and will laugh at your naivety. But that is because they have no idea or comprehension, of the enormous power of Love!

My purpose for the Church and or my people is that you become Love in the world. Jesus, my beloved Son, whom I love with all my being, shows you how to love.

Jesus was born into a situation where murder, hatred, suspicion and envy surrounded him, from the very beginning to the very end of his earthly life! He overcame all of it, using the gift I gave to him, and have given to every man, woman and child, since Adam and Eve. The gift of being made in the image of God, to have the ability to love.

Overcome the world by using this precious gift I have given you. Rise up and show that mankind is not a part of the animal kingdom, but a distinct and unique creation of mine, and made in My image.

Let go of the sin, that clings like filthy rags to you. It pulls you down like a ball and chain! Reject the life of hatred, suspicion, violence and darkness, that gives rise to greed and lust. Let it fall from you into the dust. Rise up, men and women of God. Stand tall and straight. Cover your nakedness with the righteousness of Jesus, and clothe yourselves with the armour that I provide. Raise up your sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, and move forward in the power of Love. No one shall stand before you, no one can stop you for I am with you. I Love You.