BLESSINGS FROM PEACEFUL UNIONS

My Dear Precious Child, In Paul's advice to the Ephesian believers he advised husbands to love their wives as Christ loves His body, the church, giving himself up for her to make her holy, and purifying her by bathing her in the power of His kind, gentle words, in order for Christ to present to Me a glorious church, holy, immaculate and without stain or wrinkle or any other imperfection. In addition, Paul advised women to respect their husbands as if they were submitting to Christ because the husband is head of the household just as Christ is Head of the church as well as its Savior. He advised both husbands and wives not to hate their own flesh, but instead he advised husbands to love their wives as they do their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. A man takes care of his own flesh, nourishing it and taking care of it as Christ cares for His church, which is His own body. He quoted My instructions at the beginning when I created the first man and woman and I commanded this: "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall cling to his wife and the two shall be made into one." (Genesis 2:24) I commanded that because the first man and woman were originally one person until I took the woman's DNA out of the man and formed her into a helper for him. That creating process was a foreshadow of Christ and His church. Paul reiterated again that every man should love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife should do her part of showing respect for her husband. When that advice is taken by both the husband and wife, there is peace in that family. (Ephesians 5:22-33) In Paul's attempt to give advice on how to maintain peace in families, he also told fathers not to anger their children but instead to bring them up with the training and guidance benefitting the Lord's gentle training of His body, the church. He also advised children to obey their parents as if they are obeying Christ. He reminded children of the Jewish Law that says for children to honor their parents, which is the only commandment with a promise, that being so that things in the earth will go well with children and so that they will live a long life. (Ephesians 6:1-4) Good parents have lived a much longer time in the earth and they are qualified by experience on how to teach and train their children in how to act when they encounter difficult circumstances and situations. Again, this advice by Paul is to help in keeping peace in families and keep the wolves from the door, or in truth keep the demons from invading your family. Along the same lines, Paul advised workers (slaves) to obey their bosses (masters) with the same results, to keep peace in the marketplace, farm or manufacturing plant. He wrote that workers owe peaceful reverence to their superiors as to Christ. He qualified it by saying for workers not to give respect to their bosses merely for the looks of approval of other people to gain favor. He told them to do good works because it is My will, giving your service willingly and without strife in an effort to keep peace even in your professional life, knowing that whether you are a worker or a boss, you will be repaid by Me for whatever good you do in your associations with other people. (Ephesians 6:1-8) In return, Paul wrote that bosses (masters) must act similarly to their workers (slaves). He commanded the bosses to stop threatening their workers in order to get a good days work out of them. His reasoning was that workers and bosses have another Master in heaven who has no favorites, masters or slaves, bosses or workers. (Ephesians 6:9) Peaceful associations reap good rewards from Me. In these practical suggestions on Paul's part, he endeavored to teach the Ephesians how to keep peace in every family and in every workplace, knowing that where there is strife there is every evil demon from hell. (James 3:16) His emphasis in all relationships was given in order to maintain peace in a world that is governed by strife-filled demonic forces from hell. In an effort to keep peace in families and the workplace, Paul gave excellent practical yet spiritual advice. Your Father of Peace and Tranquility In Unions With Others

BLESSINGS FROM BEING IMITATORS OF GOD'S LOVE

My Dear Precious Child, In Paul's letter to the believers at Ephesus, he amplified the truth in his former letters to churches that spoke of the believers becoming Love in a dark world. He enlarged that truth by saying that they must BE LOVE as imitators of My character, which is Love. The greatest example is Christ Jesus who gave himself for all humanity as an offering to Me, a gift of aromatic pleasure. Then Paul contrasted His loving gift by contrasting it with lewd conduct of promiscuity or lust of any kind, asking that they not even be mentioned among believers because My holiness forbids it. Not only did Paul speak negatively of lustful actions, but he also discouraged obscene, silly, suggestive talk, meaning all that is out of place in the light of day. Instead of speaking about lustful acts or speech, he suggested that thanksgiving should replace them. In relation to My kingdom of heaven of Christ, no fornicator, unclean, lustful person -- in essence being an idolator -- has any inheritance with Me in My pure, loving Kingdom. Paul made it very clear in simple terms that there are no just arguments about the truth that you should have nothing to do with those sins that bring My wrath down upon the demons who foster them, thus by osmosis condemning the people who follow the temptations of the devil to do them. He wrote not to have anything to do with those thoughts, speech and actions. They do not descend from My Love. (Ephesians 5:1-7) Paul reminded the Gentile Ephesians that they were formerly in darkness, participating in such filthy activities, but he emphasized that they now lived in the Light, producing every kind of goodness, justice and truth. He wrote that they must be correct in their discernment of what pleases Me, taking no part in vain deeds that take place in the dark. He said they should even condemn such practices because it is shameful to even speak about those actions done in secret. He said that bringing them to the light by condemning them will cause them to be seen in the light of day and then all of those actions will be seen in view of the Light. He quoted the prophet Isaiah who wrote, "Awake, O sleeper, arise from the dead and Christ will give you Light!" (Isaiah 60:1) The advice from Paul was that the believers should keep a constant vigil over their own mind and conduct so that they would not become fools but instead become thoughtful men. His advice also included that they must, in the sinful world in which they lived, take advantage of every opportunity to refute evil and choose good. Their actions must be in tune with My will in every matter. He emphasized that they should not get drunk with wine but instead to be filled with the Holy Spirit, addressing each other in psalms, hymns and inspired songs, singing praises to Me with all of their hearts. His cure for refuting sinful sexual actions was to sing praises to Me with your whole heart for everything in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. He instructed them in communal meetings to defer to one another out of reverence to Christ because He lives in all believers. (Ephesians 5:15-21) As was formerly revealed in other writings to other churches, in the letter to the Ephesians Paul gave a short but definite synopsis of the thoughts, meditations and actions in which My children must engage and ones in which they must disengage. In other words, he listed the temptations of the devil which must be disobeyed and condemned and he listed My guidance and instructions which must be obeyed in order to remain in My kingdom of God with all of My marvelous and loving gifts, rewards and blessings. Light cannot participate in darkness. If you participate in darkness you will dispel My Light. If you participate in My Light, you will dispel the devil's darkness. It's a simple truth that Paul wrote, the same one that the prophets spoke about choosing either good or evil, blessings or curses. It's the same truth that Jesus Christ spoke about when He taught His disciples to pray that I would deliver them from evil. I did when I gave to them the power of My Holy Spirit. (Matthew 6:13; John 16:12-13) Paul wrote the same truths to the churches of Corinth, Rome, Thessalonika, Galatia,Colossae and Philippi that he wrote to the Ephesians. Yet, in his letter to the Ephesians he wrote truths in more easily understood, concise words. In his letter to the Ephesians Paul did not lament about his unjust treatment by the other apostles which resulted in his attempts to justify his apostolic calling from Me. Eventually, by revelation from Me, Paul was convinced of the value of My calling on his life by the time he wrote his letter to the believers at Ephesus so he prioritized amplifying Truth in that letter. Your Father of Truth That Brings Liberty

BLESSINGS FROM LOVING AND BEING LOVED

My Dear Precious Child, It was through Paul's call to ministry by Me to minister to evangelize the Gentiles that allowed My magnificent plan to be revealed concerning the secret plan hidden in My mind concerning the nations of Gentiles. It was revealed to Paul concerning the mystery of Christ which was unknown to men in former ages but was revealed to the prophets and apostles by the Holy Spirit. The mystery was that through Christ Jesus the Gentile pagans became co-heirs with the Jews, equal members of the same body and sharers of the same promise through the preaching of the Good News. Paul wrote in his letter to the Ephesian believers that it was through My goodness that I bestowed upon him the power to become the minister of the Good News to the Gentiles. He considered himself the least of all believers because of his having formerly persecuted the believers in Christ, and yet he was given by Me the grace to preach to the Gentiles and to enlighten all people on the mysterious design which was hidden in My mind, as the Lord of all. (Ephesians 3:1-6) Now, though, through My children My manifold wisdom is made known to the principalities and powers of heaven in accordance with My age-old purpose that is carried out through Christ Jesus, the Lord. That wisdom is through faith, and only faith, that Jews and Gentiles alike can speak freely to Me, coming near to Me with confidence. Paul begged the church at Ephesus not to become depressed with the hardships that Paul was experiencing because of his calling to preach the Lord Jesus Christ to the pagan Gentiles. Under the old covenant of Mosaic Law the Gentiles were excluded, but under My new covenant of the Holy Spirit, they became totally and completely included, as if they had never been excluded. (Ephesians 3:10-13) Paul prayed before Me, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name, asking that I will bestow on all of My children all of My gifts in keeping with the riches of My glory. He prayed that I would strengthen you inwardly through the working of My Spirit. Paul also prayed that Christ would live in your heart through faith and that love might be the root and foundation of your life. He prayed that you might spiritually grasp what is the breadth, length, height and depth of My Love so that you would come to realize the Love of Christ which passes all knowledge, so that you will be filled with My fullness and become a body completely filled and flooded with Me and My love. In Paul's closing remarks he wrote that IT IS BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT IS AT WORK IN YOU THAT I AM ABLE TO DO EXCEEDINGLY, ABUNDANTLY OVER AND ABOVE ALL THAT YOU DARE IMAGINE, ASK, THINK, PRAY, HOPE OR DREAM. (Ephesians 3:14-20) It is in your having revelation knowledge of My love that allows Me to flood your life with My blessings. Your HEAVENLY FATHER of ALL POWERFUL LOVE

BLESSINGS COME FROM SPIRITUAL TRUTHS

My Dear Precious Child, As years passed Paul's writings to the churches increased, as his wisdom and revelation knowledge also increased as he grew in grace which revealed that he had the mind of Christ. In his letter to the Ephesians he explained what had happened to them when they became born again by the Holy Spirit. He reminded them in his letter that they had died to their sins that they had committed when they gave their allegiance to the devil, whom Paul called the prince of the air, the demonic spirit that was still at work in the earth among rebellious people. He wrote that the believers were all in the same category when they lived by the dictates of their flesh, following every whim and fancy of the demons in the earth, and so they deserved the wrath that I poured out on the devil. But, even being in that spiritual condition, the richness of My mercy and love had brought them to life with Christ Jesus when they were dead in sin. He wrote that it was by My favor that any of them were saved. He explained that when they became in Christ they were given a place in MY heavens so that in the ages to come they might display the richness of My favor which was manifested in My kindness to people in Christ Jesus. Paul even repeated that truth, that it was because of My kindness that My favor was granted to you and the Gentiles as My gift. It is not a reward for anything you have done, it is a gift from Me so that no one can pride himself in his own accomplishments. It is truly My handiwork in Christ Jesus to enable you now to live a life of good deeds which I create and which I prepare beforehand. (Ephesians 2:1-10) Paul reminded the Ephesians that they, and you, had formerly been uncircumcised of flesh and of heart and you had formerly no part in Christ and were excluded from Israel, and you were also strangers to My new covenant of the Holy Spirit and its promises, without hope and without My help in the world. However, even though you and they were once far off from Me, you have been brought near to Me through the blood of Jesus Christ which was shed for you on the cross. He made sure that the believers knew that they were introduced to My peace and to the knowledge that I am the One who made two beings into One Being by breaking down the barrier of hostility that kept you apart from Me. It was in the flesh of Jesus that I did away with the old laws and I made One new man out of two to make peace with you, reconciling both of you, Christ and you, to God in one body on the cross, which put the division between you to death. Christ came and announced the Good News of peace to you who were far off from Me and to those who were near through whom you have access in One Spirit to Me, your Heavenly Father. (Ephesians 2:11-18) The purpose of that scenario was that you are no strangers or aliens to Me any longer. No. Instead you are fellow citizens of the saints and members of My household. The believers form a building which has a firm foundation in the prophets and the apostles of which Christ Jesus is the cornerstone. It is through Him that the entire structure is fit together and becomes a holy temple in the Lord. It is in Christ that you have been made into a dwelling place for Me in the earth in the person of the Holy Spirit. It was in that visual picture created by My Holy Spirit and given to Paul that the transformation becomes revelation knowledge to you that you are a new creation and you are a mansion for Christ in the Holy Spirit to live in the earth. (Ephesians 2:19-22) Paul's revelation knowledge becomes your revelation knowledge when you give your mind to the Holy Spirit for Him to teach to you spiritual truths that create the mind of Christ in you. Your Father of Revealed Knowledge

BLESSINGS THROUGH SPIRITUAL GIFTS OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE

My Dear Precious Child, Paul wrote to the Ephesian Christians from his first imprisonment, hoping that his letter would be combined with other short letters in order for the Ephesians to read his writings about the salvation of the Lord Jesus Christ, also about My Fatherhood of all believers and about the power of the Holy Spirit over evil in My new covenant of love. In his salutation of his letter to the members of the Ephesian church, Paul wrote heartfelt praises to Me whom he called God and Father of Christ Jesus who has bestowed on you in Christ EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING in the heavens and to all believers. Notice he wrote that My gifts to you are every spiritual blessing in heaven. What more could you desire? (Ephesians 1:3-6) In his letter to the Ephesians Paul stressed that I chose you in Christ before the world began to become holy and blameless in My sight and to be filled with My Love, to be predestined through the ministry of Jesus Christ to be My adopted sons, which was My will and pleasure, so that all people would praise the glorious favor that I had bestowed on people through the ministry of My Beloved Son. After elaborating on My will which had been revealed on earth through Christ Jesus, Paul wrote in this letter that it was through Christ's blood that people could be redeemed and forgiven of all sins through My favor and generosity. Paul wrote that I had given to him and others the ability to completely understand the mystery of My plan which was decreed in Christ which was to be carried out in the fullness of time, which is to bring all things in the heavens and on earth into One under the headship of Christ. (Ephesians 1:7-9; Matthew 6:10) My wisdom in Paul wrote that in Christ the Israelites were chosen and decreed according My will to be predestined to praise My glory by being the first to hope in Christ, but also that the Gentiles were chosen when they heard the glad tidings of salvation which were the Words of Truth. They believed in the Good News and they received the Holy Spirit who had been promised to them. Paul emphasized that My Holy Spirit is the pledge of My inheritance that is yours, the first payment of the full redemption of a people, the Gentiles, whom I had made My own who would also praise My glory along with the believing Jews. (Ephesians 1;10-14) Paul also wrote that he had been impressed by the Ephesian believers, their faith in Christ and their love for all of the members of the church. He said that he had never stopped praying for the Ephesian believers and recommending them in his prayers that I, the God of the Lord Jesus Christ, would enlighten their understanding so that they would truly know three truths: 1. the hope to which you were called, 2. the wealth to which you had been called, which is to attain My inheritance for you who are members of the church and 3. that you would deeply know the immeasurable scope of My power of the Holy Spirit in those people who believe, that power being the explosive power that I showed when I raised Christ Jesus from the dead and seated Him at My right hand, higher in power than every demonic or angelic principality, power, virtue, dominion, and every name that can be given in that age as well as the age to come. Paul stressed that I had put all things under the feet of Christ and had made him the head of the Church which is His body in My fulness, who fills all of the parts of the universe. (Ephesians 1:15-23) In that prayer Paul wanted to make sure that all of My children were firm in these foundations of faith, that you would have revealed to you by My Holy Spirit these three things: one, the hope of your calling; two, your glorious inheritance from Me; and three, My power of the Holy Spirit inside of you who is your life source of power over evil in the earth. Paul's writings to the Ephesian church showed the wealth of spiritual wisdom and knowledge that he had gained in his years of hearing from My Holy Spirit and growing in truth. His desire was that the Ephesians would also have access to My truths as taught by My Holy Spirit. You must seek, yourself, for the Truth in those three areas before you can have a solid foundation of faith that is immovable and firm so that you will not be blown around by every wind of demonic doctrine that creeps into My church in the earth. (Ephesians 4:14) Your Father of Foundational Truths

BLESSINGS FROM PURE THOUGHTS AND GENEROUS GIVING

My dear precious child, Paul was so enamored with the virtues and pure actions of most of the Philippians that he wrote in his letter to them that they were his joy and his crown, and that he loved them and longed to see them. However, he chided two women for their disagreement and he encouraged them to come to a sense of unity. He also asked that some of his ministers go to their side and assist them in coming to an agreement because those two women had been loyal to Paul in his struggle to spread the gospel along with other people who had worked with him whose names are written in the book of Life. (Philippians 4:1-3) He instructed the Philippians in the church of Christ Jesus to rejoice always in the Lord and he even repeated his instructions to rejoice in the Lord. He reminded them that I was near to them in My kingdom of God. His additional attitude that he ordered was that they dismiss all anxiety from their minds and to present every need to Me in prayers and supplications and petitions filled with gratitude. His assurance was strong that I, whom Paul referred to as the God of peace, would stand guard over their hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. He described My peace as being beyond human understanding.(Philippians 4:4-7) Paul's next instructions, via the Holy Spirit's wisdom, was to let their thoughts only be directed toward things that are true, things that deserve respect, things that are honest, things that are pure, things that are admirable, things that are decent, things that are virtuous and things that are worthy of praise, meaning for you never to allow the devil to gain control of your thoughts with his negative, judgmental, fearful, anxious or accusatory thinking. Paul challenged them to live like they had learned, heard and seen in his life. He wrote to them that if they patterned their lives after Paul's virtues and other actions that I, the God of peace, would constantly be with them. (Philippians 4:8-19) He wrote about the joy he felt when the Philippians had sent goods and money to make his imprisonment more tolerable. He assured them that he knew that they had been concerned about him but could not visit him. He shared truth about his situation, saying that he knew how to enjoy plenty of food and goods, and also he knew how to enjoy lack, how to go hungry and how to do without. He had experience in both because I was his strength for everything. He thanked them for sharing in his hardships. He informed them that only the Philippians endeavored to meet his needs when he was in jail in Thessalonaica, and twice at that. He told the believers that he was fully paid by them, and a lot over. He wrote that one man had met his needs as a fragrant offering, acceptable and pleasing to Me. Paul's blessing to the Philippians was that I would supply all of their needs fully in a way that was worthy of the magnitude of help that he had received from them.(Philippians 4:19) Because of the gifts to him of finances from the Philippians, he assured them that I would supply all of their needs according to My riches in glory in Christ Jesus, and Paul asked Me that Jesus Christ would be with their spirits. (Philippians 4:21-23) Your Father of Endless Supplies

BLESSINGS FROM SETTING SPIRITUAL GOALS

My Dear Precious Child, Paul was blessed to have fellow ministers to send to the cities where he knew converts to Jesus Christ and those ministers could take Paul's place as the apostle. Timothy was one of them. Luke was one. Epaphroditis was another. Paul sent Timothy and Epaphroditis to the Philippians to teach them the marvelous revelations when Paul was unable, because of being imprisoned, to speak and meet with them. Paul wrote to the Philippians that he was confident that those ministers were seeking things of Mine instead of things of their own interests like many other ministers were doing. Epaphroditus had been sick and had almost died but I had revived him. After he was healed he also ministered to Paul in ways that Paul could not do for himself because of his chains and imprisonment. (Philippians 2:25-29) After telling the Philippians to rejoice in the Lord always, in his letter Paul warned the people about false prophets, calling them dogs and workers of evil. Paul had a particular affinity for those false prophets because they prey on weak people who are not well established in Christ Jesus and are prone to choose to return to Jewish law, which bring curses into the lives of people instead of My blessings. In fact, Paul warned against the false believers who insisted on circumcision of men, as was instructed in the Mosaic Law by Me as a sign of things to come, which is the circumcision of the heart, removing the veil that is over the hearts of people that separate them from Me. Paul eloquently put in the letter that he, the other believers and you are the circumcision and that you worship in the Spirit of God and you glory in Christ Jesus rather than putting your confidence and trust in the flesh. Paul wrote to the believers that even he was confident there because he had formerly been circumcised before He met Christ Jesus on the road to Damascus. He said that he, more than any men, had reason to be confident in the circumcision of the flesh because of his religious heritage. He wrote that he was so formerly dedicated that he even persecuted the church of Christ Jesus. He bragged that he had been above disapproval when it came to dispensing justice according to the law. (Philippians 3:1-5) Paul wrote that he had formerly prized his Jewish heritage and its laws which at the time he considered to be gain instead of loss in his being of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews and in legal circles he was a Pharisee, one of the elite. He had felt no disappointment in dealing out justice with respect to the Jewish law. But when he became a new person in Christ Jesus, he reappraised what real loss was, and he reassessed that all of the old religious things had been a loss in his life and were forfeited by him. His new emphasis was in knowing Christ, to know the power of His resurrection, knowing how to share in His sufferings and how to be conformed into His death. He was looking forward to arriving at the resurrection of the dead. (Philippians 3:7-11) Paul wasn't foolish enough to think that he had attained it or had attained his goal but he was vigorously racing to grasp the prize ever since he had been grasped by Christ Jesus. Paul wrote that his entire emphasis in life was to forget what laid behind in his life and to push forward to what laid ahead, which was the finish line to which I had called him, which was life on high with Christ Jesus. He emphasized that everyone in the earth who is mature in spiritual matters must have the same attitude. (Philippians 3:15) He wrote to the Philippians that they must continue of the course that Paul was experiencing, no matter that they had achieved. His instructions were to continue to become imitators of Paul and his ministers. He admitted that many people had fallen away. He admitted that many formerly committed believers had also fallen away and had become enemies of Christ, that their gods were their bellies and their glories were set on things of the world instead of My kingdom of God. Paul made it clear that his citizenship and the citizenship of every believer is in My heaven and that Christ gives to all believers a new body, remaking it according to the pattern of His glorified body which is to have a new form and by its power He subjects everything to Himself. (Philippians 3:17-21) You have the privilege of partaking in His glorious events when you set your mind on attaining what Paul chose as his goal. Paul had given up his belief that Jesus Christ was coming back to earth in his lifetime and he had, instead, set his goal on being made into the image of Crist with the mind of Christ, which was My desire for him. Your Father of Miraculous Works

BLESSINGS FROM INTERCESSORY PRAYERS

My Dear Precious Child, Your understanding of scripture is paramount to your having knowledge of the power of intercessory prayers. The incident and experience when the centurian approached Jesus Christ and asked Him to heal his servant who was paralyzed and suffering painfully is a key to the power of intercessory prayers. Jesus told the centurian that he would go to the officer's house and pray for his servant. The centurion told Jesus that he was not worthy to have Jesus come into his house, and the centurion said that he was an officer under authority who also had authority over men. The centurion said that he knew that Jesus Christ, Himself, was One who had authority and that if Jesus only spoke the word that his servant would be healed. Surely, the servant was healed when the centurion arrived home. Jesus told the centurion that he had never encountered faith such as the centurion had. (Matthew 8:5-13) The line of authority that Jesus Christ had is revealed in the ancient book of Enoch and the book of Ezekiel. In the book of Ezekiel his vision into heaven revealed that where the Holy Spirit is present that My angels are always with Him, eager to do His will. He describes that the cherubim have coals of fire that turn into torches under their wings. (Ezekiel 1:1-8) He wrote that the Holy Spirit speaks to the angels and tells them My orders for them to do in answer to the prayers of people. (Ezekiel 10:2-5) Many of the orders from the Spirit included that the angels take coals of fire from under their wings and scatter them over the city when there was sin present. The coals or torches were to burn the demons out of the people. If you will remember, My Spirit wrote through Paul that when you give food or drink to your enemies that it sends coals of fire on their heads. (Romans 12:20) This is what he was referring to, that the cherubim would take fire from under their wings and distribute them onto the heads of your enemies, burning out the hatred or other emotions your enemies feel for you. (Hebrews 12:20) In the ancient book of Enoch, who was so righteous and wise that he did not die a human death, he was granted an entrance into heaven without have died a human death. He just walked permanently right into My heaven. But before his grand entrance into heaven to permanently live with me, while Enoch had a vision of My heaven he was granted a grand tour of it by several different angels, Enoch observed the hierarchy of heaven, observing the hierarchy just like what the centurion had spoken to Jesus about his being a man of authority over other beings just like the centurion. (Matthew 8:1-4) Enoch observed in heaven that there are four archangels who serve Me as the heads of certain actions in answer to the prayers of people in the earth. Michael is the archangel who is head of answering prayers of the people who are in need of mercy and longsuffering, as sent to answer those prayers at the Holy Spirit's direction. (per Ezekiel's vision into heaven) Raphael is the archangel who is head of sending healing angels with coals of fire to burn out diseases from people and to heal wounds of the sons of men as My Holy Spirit directs Him to proceed with My orders. Gabriel is the archangel who is responsible for answering prayers concerning the heads of powers in the earth, making sure that My power is preferred rather than the men's own human power which dominate. Fanuel is My archangel who is head of bringing people to repentance in order for them to receive My eternal life in them. So the line of authority that the centurion knew about in My heaven came from the ancient book writen by Enoch, who was the great grandfather of Noah. That centurion knew that when people pray to Me asking for help in their lives, and especially through intercessory prayers of the Holy Spirit, that My Holy Spirit incorporates His archangels in the process of answering the prayers. Then whichever archangel who is the authority in one of the four areas activates their ten thousands upon ten thousands upon ten thousands of angels under their authority to answer the prayers of the righteous who call upon Me, according to My will. The book of Enoch and the Book of Ezekiel both describe in detail the evidence they observed in their tour of My heaven in which they saw the hierarchy of heaven and the efficiency of My entire company of heavenly hosts. I am referred to as the Lord of Hosts, those hosts being My angels who do My works in the earth. I am not a God of magic words that cause prayers to be magically answered. As the prophets Enoch and Ezekiel both wrote, they observed the hierarchy of My heaven. They observed that I hear the intercessory prayers of people, then My Holy Spirit brings His archangels into the scenario, according to My will. The archangels activate their innumerable amount of cherubim and seraphim with the designated instructions to orchestrate My will in the earth in answer to the prayers of My children. The cherubim and seraphim angels follow the particular archangel's instructions that they receive according to the Holy Spirit's wisdom that originates with Me. Prayers in the earth are answered just like the centurion knew and believed, following a line of authority installed by Me. Jesus called the centurion's faith the greatest that Jesus had ever seen. When My children pray intercessory prayers in the spiritual language of My Holy Spirit as reported on the day of Pentecost, activity in My heaven is immediately begun and My archangels and angels are given My instructions through the Holy Spirit on how to facilitate the solutions to the problems on earth or how to heal the diseased and wounded of My children in the earth. As it was written, He sent His words and healed them. I warned My children through the writer of the book of Hebrews and through Paul in the book of Colossians not to worship angels because they are your servants. My children must continue to worship Me as their Heavenly Father. Thanksgiving and praises to Me can incorporate your appreciation of the works of the angels, but faith in Me is what facilitates the Holy Spirit informed work of the angels. Your Father of Inspired Authority

BLESSINGS FROM UNITY

My Dear Precious Child, Paul was impressed with the Philippians and their unity of Spirit, writing in his letter to them that they must continue in that close unity of faith and ideals. He cautioned them never to act out of rivalry or conceit, thinking more of themselves or their thinking more of their ministry gifts as being superior to others. He wrote to them that the way to keep from yielding to pride or jealousy was for them to continue to be humble, refusing to think of themselves as being superior in any way, always looking to the interest of others rather than themselves. He said that their attitudes toward each other must be the same attitudes of Christ. (Philippians 2:1-5) He reminded them of the various scriptures that spoke about the humility of Christ: 1.That He came to earth in the form of God, yet He did not seek to be known as being equal to God. 2. Instead, He emptied Himself of His spiritual heritage in My kingdom and took the form of a slave of evil, being born in the likeness of men. 3. He was known to be of human lineage and it was for that reason that He humbled Himself obediently, accepting even death, death on a cross. 4. Because of this, God exalted Him and bestowed upon Him the name above every other name, 5. So that at the name of Jesus every knee must bow in the heavens, on earth, and every tongue proclaim, to My glory, that Jesus Christ is Lord! (Philippians 2:6-11) Paul went on to write in his letter to the Philippians, his dearly beloved, that they must be obedient, as always, to Christ's urging, urgently working out their own salvation, not only when Paul was with them but also even more while he was absent from them. He acknowledged that it was My urging, through Christ, that spurred them with the desire for spiritual achievement. He added to his urgings that all of them, the Philippian believers, should do everything without strife or conceit; proving themselves to be innocent and straightforward children of Mine beyond correction in the midst of a twisted and depraved generation of people among whom they shined like the stars in the sky while still holding on to the Word of Life. (Philippians 2:12-15) His challenge to them for himself was that he looked forward to the day of Christ realizing that they gave him reasons to boast that he did not run the race in vain or work toward no purpose. He envisioned that even if his own life had been poured out as a sacrifice over the service of their faith, he wished them the same calling so that they could rejoice with Him. (Philippians 2:16-18) If Christ Jesus, My Son, could humble himself to become like a mere man and remain humble even unto His death, then His followers must learn humility and meekness in their own lives on earth. Christ Jesus said that the meek would inherit the earth and all of My blessings while in the earth. (Matthew 5:5) Paul's admonition related to that teaching by Jesus Christ of asking the Philippian believers to seek Christ's valuable truths with a deep hunger. Your Father of Blessings and Rewards

BLESSINGS FROM FOLLOWING ADVICE

BLESSINGS FROM FOLLOWING ADVICE My Dear Precious Child, In Paul's writings to the Christians in Philippi he wrote to several high officials, bishops and deacons in the church as well as the believers. Paul had great pride in the Philippians, bragging on them on many occasions for their promoting the Gospel of Jesus Christ from the first day of their conversions. It was at the occasion of his writing this letter that he expressed the strength of his conviction that Christ, who had begun a good work in them, would continue in that endeavor right up until the day of Christ Jesus. He wrote that it was logical that he would hold them in great favor because each one of them had contributed to his keeping while he was imprisoned. Paul had been one who had worked and shared his bounty with them before he was arrested and imprisoned. He wrote that he longed to see each believer with the affection and love of Christ Jesus. His writing mentioned that he hoped that their love for everyone would grow and grow in experience and wealth so that they would have a clear conscience up until the day of Christ. He explained his deepest wish, that they would be found rich in the harvest of righteousness which Christ Jesus had ripened in them to My praise and glory. (Philippians 3:3-11) While Paul's imprisonment was looked upon as tragic by other people, Paul wrote that his imprisonment had worked to further the Gospel of Jesus Christ. His attitude toward his chains and possible demise after his trial had become well known and his spiritual brothers took courage from his predicament so they had become more emboldened to speak My words of Christ to the masses, knowing that Paul's imprisonment gave them courage to defend the cause of the gospel. There were other people who used Paul's situation as an opportunity to make his situation harder for him to bear. (Philippians 3:12-17) Paul's comment was, "So what?" He felt that what really mattered was that Christ was being proclaimed, whether with evil motives or good ones. That fact provided great joy to Paul and it continued on. With that realization Paul wrote that his experience in prison had turned out for the good of his salvation, thanks to the prayers of the believers and the support that he received from My Holy Spirit. He strongly anticipated that he would never be shamed in his hopes, having full confidence that Christ Jesus would be exalted through him, whether he lived or died, preferring neither one. He proclaimed that "life" meant living for Christ but then dying meant gain for him. He wrote that he preferred neither one, but if he lived it would provide more toil for him in furtherance of the gospel and more time to teach and minister to the believers. He wrote that he was filled with confidence that he would stay in the earth as a benefit to the believers. (Philippians 3:18-26) Paul advised the Philippians to always act as people who were worthy of the gospel. He was convinced that whether he was able to visit them or not, that he would be with them in spirit if he heard that they were strong in unity for the benefit of the gospel. He advised them not to be intimidated by their opponents in any way, assuring them that their opponents had a downfall in their futures but the believers had blessings and rewards in their futures. He wrote that that scenario was My intention because it was their special privilege to take the part of Christ in the world, not only to believe in Him but also to suffer for him. Paul assured the Philippian Christians that they had the same future that he had experienced and in which he was currently caught up. (Philippians 3:27-30) Being blessed with revelation wisdom and knowledge from My Holy Spirit, Paul's attitude toward his being imprisoned became well known. He had time to write his revelations to other churches and he also had time to be personally fed My insight and wisdom from My Holy Spirit during his imprisonment, which has become the constitution and bylaws of My New Covenant of the Holy Spirit. You must know your constitution and bylaws so as to be empowered with My wisdom, knowledge, insight and understanding of the mystery of My plan for the salvation of the world which is "Christ in you, the hope of glory," which Paul wrote previously to the Colossians by revelation of My Holy Spirit. (Colossians 1:26-27) Your Father of Revealed Knowledge

BLESSINGS FROM OBEDIENCE

My Dear Precious Child, Not only did the Holy Spirit tell Paul to encourage the Christians at Colossae for the workers and slaves to obey their bosses and masters as if they were obeying Me, but He told Paul to tell the bosses and masters to deal justly and fairly with their slaves and employees, realizing that they had a Father in heaven who was constantly giving instructions to them in order for them to avoid the evil passions that tempt them to do the works of evil in the world. My guidance through the Holy Spirit who taught Paul was to pray perseveringly, being constantly attentive to prayer, and He said for them to pray with thanksgiving, knowing that their prayers will be answered. (Colossians 4:1-6) My Spirit taught Paul to also teach the Colossians to be prudent in dealing with outsiders of the church, making the most of every opportunity to show forth My grace in good taste in their speech and their actions. His admonitions in this respect was so that their attitudes and actions would be in keeping with My instructions to let their speech and actions reflect My personality and temperament because they are the only earthly representatives of Christ Jesus and My character in their country. (Colossians 5:7-9) Paul addressed in his letter a specific fellow minister whom he called a fellow slave in the Lord. He wrote that that minister would give to them current news about Paul, as he was being sent for that purpose. He was also sent from Paul to comfort the Colosians in their hearts. He wrote to the fellow believers that there was a fellow minister with Paul who was also a prisoner with him in prison. He wrote that Mark, the cousin of Barnabas, also sent his greetings. Paul asked those believers in Colossae that if Mark came to them that they must make him welcome into their midst. A person named Jesus, also known as Justus, sent his greetings. Paul felt led to mention that those men were the only circumcised men among the men working for him for the Kingdom of God, meaning that they were Jews. He mentioned that they were a great comfort to Paul while he was in prison. He also wrote that Ephaphras, whom he mentioned was one of them, meaning a Gentile, sent his greetings, with Paul labeling him as a servant of Christ Jesus who was always pleading in prayer. He wrote encouraging that the believers in Colossae would always stand firm in their beliefs and be perfect, having a full conviction about everything that pertained to My will for their lives. He assured the believers that Ephaphras always had a deep concern for the Colossian believers as well as the ones at Laodicea and Hierapolis. He wrote that the Christian physician, Luke, also sent his greetings to them. (Colossians 5:10-14) The letter to the Colossians was meant by the writer, Paul, to be passed on to believers at other homes and cities, namely the Laodiceans and he encouraged them to also read the letter from the Laodicians that accompanied his letter. He mentioned a particular Colossian, Archippus, and told him to take care to discharge his ministry that he had received from Me.(Colossians 5:15-17) In closing, Paul said that he was writing the letter to them in his own handwriting, not writing through someone else. He reminded them not to forget that he was in chains in prison, yet he sent My grace to the believers. (Colossians 5:18) Your Father of Valuable Guidance

BLESSINGS FROM TREASURING GOD'S WORDS

My Dear Precious Child, In Paul's brief letter to the Christians in Colossae, he wrote the same admonitions which he had sent in longer letters to the Corinthians, the Romans, the Thessalonians and the Galatians. The devil had tried, and often succeeded, in sending men to lead the believers in Christ Jesus' ministry astray into either false doctrines or encouraging them to return to the Mosaic Law in order to, as the false prophets claimed, add old covenant doctrines, which bring bondage to hell, into the new covenant of My Holy Spirit which brings liberty from the works of the devil. His letter to the Corinthians was shorter because the believers there had never met Paul and to go into too much detail or stern correction might not be received with joy, so he abbreviated his words of guidance and warning to them about false prophets. However, his emphasis on their becoming enlightened to the truth relating to the indwelling Christ living inside of them was clearly emphasized in his letter. He encouraged them to allow My rich words relating to Christ dwelling in them and for them to instruct and admonish each other in My wisdom made perfect. He encouraged them to sing gratefully to Me from their hearts in psalms, hymns and inspired songs. He also told them that in whatever they did in speech and actions should always be done in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to Me through Him. In his short letter Paul lectured on the marriage union, encouraging women to submit to their husbands as a duty to Me. That instruction was given in order to maintain peace in the families. In addition, Paul encouraged the men to love their wives and to avoid any bitter attitudes toward them. Also, he advised the children to obey their parents in everything as the beneficial way in My family. In addition, Paul instructed fathers not to nag their children or the children will lose their confidence and zeal that they have from Me. To workers and slaves Paul directed them to obey the people over them perfectly, not with the purpose of gaining attention and pleasing people, but instead with the purpose of real sincerity and out of reverence to Me. He advised them to work with their whole being, doing it as a person who will receive an interitance reward from Me by their becoming workers for Christ the Lord. He warned that anyone who behaved unjustly would be paid by the devil curses for the wrong action that the person had done. Paul's letter was simple, definite and wise. Follow My advice to the people at Colossae and you will soar in life. He warns about the devil's works and contrasts them with My works of love. Your Loving, Merciful and Father

BLESSINGS COME FROM SPIRITUAL TRUTHS

My Dear Precious Child, Paul's used letter writing in an effort to convince the Christians in Colossae that they needed to die to the things of the earth because they are members of My family of God and they, and you, have been raised up into heaven in the company of Christ. His good advice was for you and them to set your mind on things concerning higher realms such as where Christ is seated at My right hand. He emphasized for all of My children to be intent on seeking things that are concerning My kingdom instead of things that are of the earth. He reminded My children that they have died to the things that are of the earth, that your lives have been hidden in Christ and in Me. When Christ appears to take you to heaven after your body dies, then you will appear with Him in Glory, no longer My children living in the earth. (Colossians 3:1-11) His instructions in his letter to the church at Colossae were to put to death what in your lives is rooted in the earth, some of those being fornication, uncleanness, sexual passions, evil desires and the lust that is idolatry. Paul wrote that those actions are ones that provoke My wrath on the demons responsible for tempting My children which then cause My children to engage in them. My children inherit My wrath, not from Me directly but by osmosis from your yielding to the temptations to engage in participating in sin via the temptations of the demons of lust. His insight revealed that all people were once slaves to those demons. Those demons and their actions became their very life. Paul added that those demons must be exorcised from your body by his saying in his writing that you must put aside anger, quick temper, malice, insults, foul language, and that you must stop lying to each other. He reminded you that when you yielded your will to Christ Jesus that you put aside your old self with its past evil deeds and you put on from the inside a new person, one who grows in knowledge as you are formed anew in My image. In My family there are no Greeks or Jews, no circumcised or uncircumcised, no foreigner, boss, slave or free person. Instead, Christ is everything in all believers. (Colossae 3: 12-13) Going further with his positive challenge, Paul wrote to you that you are My chosen one, holy and beloved, so you must clothe yourself with heartfelt mercy, kindness, humility, meekness and patience, bearing up under the sins of other people, forgiving whatever grievances you have against one another. He wrote that you must forgive just like I forgive you. Even more compelling in his instructions, Paul wrote that you must put on Love which binds the rest of My virtues together and makes them perfect. His instructions were to let peace reign in your heart since as a member of My family and the body of Christ you have been called to peace. He added for you to dedicate yourself to thankfulness to Me because gratitude allows My kingdom of God to reign in your life on earth just like it does in My heaven. (Colossae 3:14-15) Paul simplified his same instructions that he had given to the other churches when he wrote to the people at Colossae a letter which encapsulating My admonitions into simple and precise words. Part of the instructions related to your battle with sexual demons who tempt you to yield to their lust and part of his instructions relate to your attitudes toward other people and their actions and reactions toward you. Christ's virtues in your life such as love, joy, peace, goodness, kindness, mercy and patience are all the fulfillment of your having the mind and attitudes of Christ Jesus. It is in allowing those virtues to rule in your life that increase your inheritance of my good and perfect gifts in the earth. Your Father of Loving Attitudes

BLESSINGS FROM DISCERNING OF SPIRITS

My Dear Precious Child, As was Paul's normal practice in writing his letters to the churches, he warned the Colossian believers to be careful of false teachers who diverted the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to worshiping of angels such as astrological figures which had crept into the Christian churches in Jerusalem and other localities. He encouraged the people to continue in the faith of Jesus Christ and refuse to adopt any cosmic idols. He clearly admonished them to continue in their faith in Christ the Lord, to continue to be firm in being rooted and built up in Him, growing stronger and stronger in faith as they were taught, and overflowing with gratitude to Me. He told them not to be deceived through empty philosophies that follow human traditions, a philosophy that believes in cosmic powers rather than believing in Christ's powers administered by the Holy Spirit. (Colossians 2:4-8) Paul was certain in his belief that the fullness of My deity resided in bodily form in Christ Jesus, and that humans share in His fullness, in Him who is the head of every principality and power. He spoke of the spiritual circumcision that they enjoyed, not the circumcision performed with human hands but with Christ's circumcision which strips off the carnal body completely. He stressed that in baptism they were not only buried in Christ Jesus, but they were also raised to new life with Him because of their belief in My power of the Holy Spirit who raised Him from the dead. Paul revealed to them, and you, that even when all of you were dead in sin and your flesh was uncircumcised, I gave new life to all believers in My family with Christ. I pardoned all of your sins through Christ and canceled the demonic bonds that stood against humans with all of their guilty claims, snatching them up and nailing them to the cross. It was then that I stripped their authority and disarmed all demonic principalities and powers, making a public show of them openly in the heavens by leading them captive, and Christ becoming triumphant. (Colossians 2:9-15) He made sure that they realized that no person could pass judgment on the believers in terms of what they should eat or drink or what they did on yearly or monthly feasts or on the sabbath. Those feasts were only a shadow of things to come in Christ and My New Covenant of the Holy Spirit, them being the reality of the body of Christ. He instructed the believers in Colossae not to let anyone rob them of their prize of salvation by insisting on the worship of angels such as one who takes pride in his experience, being inflated with empty pride by his mere human reflections of truth. Instead, your faith must depend upon the whole body of Christ being mutually supported and held up by joints and ligaments that achieve growth from My source of Christ and My source of the Holy Spirit only.(Colossians 2:16-20) Paul asked that if they, with Christ, had died to cosmic powers, why should they be bound to rules that say not to touch certain foods, do not handle certain things, do not taste certain things and do not touch certain things, as if you were still living a life bound to the world? If you do, you are bound to things that perish after their use because they are based upon human beliefs and doctrines. Those things make a show of false wisdom by their piety, humility and bodily self discipline that only produces pride in the person. (Colossians 2:20) Philosophies are not truth. True wisdom and knowledge are from My Holy Spirit and they are authentic truth. Only believe His teaching and His wisdom and your house will be built upon a firm foundation. Your Father of the Fountains of Truth

BLESSINGS FROM REVELATION KNOWLEDGE

My Dear Precious Child, Paul was very concerned about beliefs in asceticism that had crept into the doctrines of the believers in Colossae and also their tendency to worship angels as taught to them by believers from Jerusalem. Their deceptive beliefs that holiness was to be gained by observing rules of do not eat certain foods, do not drink certain fluids, do not enjoy comfort but instead make sure you suffer discomfort just like Jesus Christ did for you. The true revelations are that He suffered those restrictions and discomforts so that you do not have to in order to attain My blessings. His sacrifices bought you freedom from the curses of Mosaic laws which observed certain holy days in which discomforts were required. When you feel that you must be uncomfortable and suffer from chosen fastings and sacrifices, you negate Christ Jesus' death which purchased freedom for you from those laws. My Spirit wants you to be free from self made efforts at attaining holiness so that He can teach you and guide you into all truth from which comes all holiness.(Colossians 2:15; Colossians 2:20-23) In his letter to the Colossians Paul wrote that Jesus Christ was My true and complete image in your world, the firstborn of all creatures. Paul wrote that he, himself, had become a minister of the church through My personal commission of Him to preach among the Gentiles the fullness of the Good News in which is the mystery hidden from ages and generations past but which was revealed to My prophets of old. He knew that I had willed to make known to them the glory beyond price in which the mystery was brought to the Gentiles through Paul, himself, that mystery being Christ living in you, the hope of glory. He also wrote that he was writing about the same Christ which the apostles proclaimed when they taught about Him in full measures of wisdom, hoping to make every person complete in Christ, the full measure of the Godhead. Paul wanted the people in Colossae to realize that he had labored and struggled by the energy of My Holy Spirit which was such a powerful force in him.(Colossians 1: 24-29) He continued with his message about the struggles of him and the other apostles in their ministries. He wished the hearts of all believers to be united in love and full assurance of the mystery of God, that being Christ living in people and in Him being every treasure of wisdom and knowledge. (Colossians 2:1-3) Paul had never met the members of the Colossian church because he was in prison at the time. He addressed several subjects in his letter to them, one being the importance of their having the revelation ofChrist living inside of them and also he wrote a warning against false teachers, the same truth which was addressed in most of his letters to the churches in an effort to protect the people from being deceived and leave the purity of the Gospel. Your Father of All Truth

BLESSINGS IN KNOWING SPIRITUAL TRUTHS

My Dear Precious Child, Paul wrote a searing letter to the people in Colossae in an effort to encourage them to refuse to neglect the ministry of Christ Jesus and instead worship angels. He was fearful that they would eventually completely leave the truth of the ministry of Jesus Christ. Several of the old covenant prophets, such as Ezekiel and Enoch, had been transported to heaven and had been privileged to observe the ministry of the Holy Spirit and the angels in heaven and the earth but they had been warned not to place the angels above the ministry of Jesus Christ. It was his effort of writing the truth about the hierachy of heaven that gave him the idea to write to the Colossian church members in order to encourage them not to worship angels instead of Jesus Christ. The angels are servants of His, not vice versa. He began his letter by praying that I would give to the members of the church peace and grace, which is My unmerited favor, undeserved and never earned, but instead they are poured out upon mankind because of My love. He gave them the spiritual truth that they must always give thanks to Me, the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, in their prayers. He mentioned that he had heard of their faith in Christ Jesus and the Love that they bestowed toward all of the saints by the hope held in store for them in heaven. The same hope is held in store for you. He wrote that they had heard of the hope through the message of truth, the Gospel which had come to them which had borne fruit and had continued to grow in their midst as it had everywhere in the world. He congratulated them that that scenario had been the case from the day they were first introduced to the Gospel from the prophet Epaphrus, Paul's fellow slave for Christ, who represented Paul and his fellow ministry of Christ. He told them in his letter that it was Epaphrus who had first told him of their love in the Spirit. (Colossae 1:1-8) His encouragement to the people of the church at Colossae included the fact that he and his fellow ministers had been praying for them unceasingly, asking that they would have full knowledge of My will through perfect wisdom and spiritual insight. With spiritual insight and wisdom he wrote that they would multiply good works of every sort and grow in My knowledge. He reminded them that they would lead a life worthy of Me and their lives would be pleasing to Me in every way by their growing in knowledge of Me. Paul wrote to them that it was by the power of My might that they would have the strength needed to stand fast, enduring every difficulty that was to come upon them in life in the earth, always giving thanks to Him who loved them and you and made all of you worthy to share in the blessings of the saints in light. He glorified Me for rescuing all of his children from the power of darkness and brought them into the kingdom of My beloved Son. Paul proclaimed that it is in Him that My children obtain redemption and forgiveness of their sins. (Colossae 1:9-14) In order to contrast the ministry of angels and their ministry of Christ Jesus for people, Paul launched into the image of God and how Jesus Christ was My reflection in the earth, the firstborn of all creatures. He professed that it was in Christ Jesus that everything in the heaven and earth were created, things both visible and invisible, whether they are thrones or dominions, principalities or powers, that all things were created through and for Him. He professed that Christ is before everything else in the earth, that it was in Him that everything else became visible in the earth and that it is in Him that everything continues to be. Paul taught them that Christ Jesus is the head of the body of Christ, the church who is the beginning of My grace. He wrote that it pleased Me to make absolute fullness reside in Him, and, by the absolute fullness My children must give thanks to Me for having made them and you worthy to share in the blessings of the saints in light. He reminded them that it is through Christ Jesus that He reconciled everything in His person, both on earth and in heaven, making peace through the blood of His cross. (Colossae15-20) He reminded the people in the church at Colossae that they were once alienated from Me, holding hostility in their hearts, but it was through Christ reconciling everything through His person by His mortal body dying so as to present them, and you, to Me as holy, free from reproach and blame. But, Paul wrote, that it must be that they would hold onto the faith, being firmly grounded and steadfast in Him, unshaken in the hope promised by the Gospel that they, and you, have heard. He proclaimed that it was the same Gospel that had been announced to every creature under heaven, and that he, Paul, had been called as a servant of that Gospel. (Colossians 1:21-23) Paul was discouraged by some Christians who had been manipulated to return to the old covenant, having tried to put the new wine of the Gospel into old wine skins, such as the Law, that split the skins and spilled the wine all over the floor, as Jesus had warned. So he was suspicious of anyone who had diverged from the Gospel in any way, fearing that people would put the angels in the place of being ahead of Christ Jesus instead of being a servant of His. He endeavored to set the Colossians straight in his letter, even though he did not originally evangelize them in the scheme of things. Your Father of Multiple Spiritual Beings

BLESSINGS EVEN IN DISSENT AND SCANDAL

BLESSINGS EVEN IN DISSENT AND SCANDAL My Dear Precious Child, In Paul's letter to the Romans he encouraged them to appreciate and welcome into their midst many people who had been favorable to the ministry of Paul. He named both women and men for them to give favor and thanksgiving for their help in multiple ways in many towns and provinces. He also sent greetings to many people who had helped him, welcomed him and appreciated his teachings in Rome.(Romans 16:1-16) Then Paul reiterated his warnings that he had written at the beginning of the letter, begging the believers in Rome to be on the watch against other believers who would cause dissension and scandal which were contrary to the teachings of the Holy Spirit. He cautioned the Romans to avoid the company of those trouble causing brothers. Paul wrote that those men did not serve Christ Jesus but instead served their own bellies and they deceived the simple minded people with their smooth and flattering words. He assured the Roman believers that their obedience to the Holy Spirit's warnings through him, telling them to beware of the dissenters, was well known in the other churches. His repeated warning was for them to be wise in regard to Good and innocent in all that is evil. He reiterated that when they are obedient in keeping peace that I, the God of peace, would quickly crush the devil under their feet. (Romans 16:17-20) Paul sent blessings from Timothy, his fellow minister, to the church at Rome and also sent greetings and blessings from other believers who asked to be remembered. He mentioned that he also sent his greetings to the Roman believers as well as the greetings of fellow Christians. (Romans 16:21-22) He ended his lengthy letter to the believers in Rome by praying for them, asking Me to strengthen them in the Gospel which he had proclaimed which reveals the mystery hidden for many years but which was then manifested through the prophets and at the command of Me, whom he proclaimed as the Eternal God, and that Gospel was made known to all the Gentiles so that they would believe and obey, asking that to Me, whom he called the only Wise One, would glory be given through Jesus Christ into endless ages. (Romans 16: Paul's letter to the Roman believers contains truths that had not been revealed before that time to the church, such as the benefits of intercessory spiritual prayers in language of the Holy Spirit, the plight of people who listen to false prophets, the fullness of the ministry of Jesus Christ and the blessings that overtake a person who is guided by My Holy Spirit. Paul wrote that to a person who walks in the guidance of My Holy Spirit plus prays in the language of My Holy Spirit equals all things working together for your good in your life on earth. (Romans 8; Romans 16:25) Your Father of Multitudes of Blessings

BLESSINGS FOR EXTENDING KINDNESS

My Dear Precious Child, Kindness and peace are always some of the required attitudes of My children. Paul told the Romans that if someone only has faith to eat vegetables that My children who are free to eat everything must be patient and kind to them because they are limiting themselves in honor of Me. So you must not destroy My good work that has been done in them by judging them or correcting them. He reminded them that all foods are clean but it is wrong to eat when a food offends another person's conscience. He wrote that you are acting kindly if you abstain from eating meat or drinking wine or anything else that offers your brother as an occasion for stumbling or that weakens him in any way. He said to use your faith as a rule of life in My sight because every person whose conscience does not condemn him is happy. But the person whose conscience has negative feelings about eating something, then if he eats it he is condemned by his conscience because he is not acting in unity with what he believes. Whatever a person does that does not line up with in his or her belief is sinful to him or her and it opens the person up for defying his or her conscience and opens the door to the condemnation from the devil. (Romans 14:20-23) Paul reminded the Romans again that people who are strong in faith should be patient with the beliefs of the weak in faith whose limitations upon himself or herself are many. You must not be selfish to go ahead and eat or drink something that is self limited by another person. Everyone should please his neighbor so as to do him or her good by building up his or her spirit. He assured them that everything written religiously before their time on earth was written for your instruction, so that you might derive hope from the lessons of patience and the words of encouragement in the scriptures. He prayed that I, the source of all patience and encouragement, would enable you to live in perfect harmony with one another according to the spirit of Christ Jesus so that you will glorify Me, the Father of Christ Jesus, in perfect harmony. (Romans 15:1-6) So as My children you must accept everyone just as Christ accepts you, and do it for My glory. Christ was made a servant of the Jews because of My faithfulness in fulfilling My promises to the patriarchs, and the Gentiles glorify Me because of My mercy. Old covenant scriptures say that Gentiles should rejoice and praise Me, all of the Gentiles, and sing of My glory. Even Isaiah said that the root of Jesse would rise up to lead the Gentiles and in Him would the Gentiles find hope. Paul asked that I, the God of hope, would fill you with all joy and peace in My hope, so that through the power of the Holy Spirit you will have hope in abundance. (Romans 15:7-13) It is through praying in the Holy Spirit that you are built up in hope and faith. (Jude 20) Your Father of Wise Instructions

BLESSINGS FROM FOLLOWING SPIRITUAL ADVICE

My Dear Precious Child, Paul wrote in his letter to the Roman believers that they must extend a kind welcome to the people who were weak in faith and to not engage in doctrinal disputes with them. He reminded them that to a person who has strong faith, he can eat anything, but a person who is weak in faith eats only vegetables. So, he wrote, a person who will eat anything must not ridicule the person who abstains from certain foods, and the person who abstains from certain foods must not judge the person who eats everything. He wrote, after all, that I welcome into My family the people who are weak in faith, so who are you to pass judgment upon another man's worker? His employer alone judges whether he or she stands or falls. And stand, he or she will, for the Lord is able to make him or her stand. (Romans 14:1-4) One person regards a certain day as better than another day and another person considers all days alike. So each person must be certain that he is true to his own conscience. The person who observes the religious holidays does so to honor Me, and the person who eats does so to honor Me, and he gives thanks to Me. Paul wrote that nobody lives as his own master, and nobody dies as his own master. While you live you are responsible to Me and when you die you die as My child. That is why Christ came to earth, so that He might be Lord of both the living and the dead. So how can you look down upon your brother and how can you judge your brother? You are all judged by your own judgment. (Romans 14:5-8; Matthew 7:1-4) Paul's emphasis was on giving an account to Me for your actions. Actually any judgment comes on you in the earth from seeds you have sown, good seeds produce good results and bad seeds produce bad results. He stressed his belief that nothing is unclean in itself, only when a person thinks it is unclean will it become unclean to him. Therefore you must not put a stumbling block in your brother's way by eating something that the brother considers unclean. If a person eats something that he considers unclean just because you are eating it, then you have ceased to follow the rule of love because you caused the devil's judgment to come upon a person when he or she ate something that he or she considered unclean. Your eating it was just because your freedom influenced the action. You should not let food that you eat bring ruin to a person for whom Christ died. Neither should you allow your privilege to become an occasion for blasphemy. The kingdom of God is neither meat nor drink, but it is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Whoever serves Me in that way, Paul stressed, pleases Me and wins the esteem of people. You should, then, make it your aim to work for peace with all people and to strengthen them like they strengthen you. (Romans 14:14-18) Paul's matters of principle are noteworthy for you to heed. They keep you attached to My kingdom and also they produce good products from the good seeds you have sown with people. Your Father of Practical Matters

BLESSINGS FROM KEEPING PEACE

My Dear Precious Child, In Paul's letter to the Roman believers he stressed how important it is for people to obey the governmental authorities. That advice mirrors Jesus' advice because if a person does not obey the laws of the land, he or she will be arrested and subjected to civil laws and jailed. Paul's reasoning was based on the fact that My plan for the efficient and smooth working of human governments in communities there must be a sense of unity prevailing. I have ordained the order of governing bodies. That doesn't mean that I have always chosen the human beings who maintain that order. Very often they are of the devil, but the instructions still apply for you to obey them so that you will not be prosecuted for disobedience. Paul wrote that rulers cause no fear when a person does what is right, only causing fear when someone does evil. So to protect yourself you must obey the laws of the land if the officials are also obeying them. He wrote that if a person wants to be free of fear of authorities that they should obey the laws of the land and they will not have to fear retribution from the officials. My calling is for the office of the ruler to do good and only if you do evil should you fear him. Paul even addressed the mental aspect as well as the physical aspect. He wrote that you must obey the laws of the land in order to escape punishment but also for the sake of your own conscience, so that you will not be self condemned. Under the same premises, Paul wrote that the same principal applies to paying taxes, doing that for the same reason, that being that the magistrate is in charge because that position is My calling, and they devote themselves to doing that service with great care. So you must pay your due, paying taxes to whom they are due; also do your own work where it is due, and give respect and honor to everyone who deserves them in their governmental offices. He wrote that they, and you, should owe no debt to anyone because it binds you to that person and if you cannot pay off the debt it causes strife and every evil work between the two of you. However, he wrote that what you do owe to everyone is love and that love binds you to people unconditionally. Paul also wrote that people who love their neighbor have fulfilled the law completely. Love covers lying, stealing, false witnessing, killing, coveting, and the other commandments, because they are all fulfilled in loving your neighbor as yourself. Love never wrongs anyone, so love fulfills the laws. Paul encouraged the Roman believers to do all of the things of which he wrote to them because he knew the times in which they were living were trying times. He said they needed to wake up from their spiritual slumber because salvation was nearer than they imagined. He told them that the darkness of night was abundant but the light of day would dawn soon. He told them to cast off all actions of darkness and to put on the armor of light. He enclouraged them to live honorably as in daylight, not in carousing and lust, not in quarreling and jealousy. Rather, he wrote, put on Christ Jesus and make no provisions for the desires of the flesh. He spoke dictates from My Holy Spirit, with warnings and wisdom combined in the three previous sentences. When you cast off all darkness, carousing, lust, quarreling and jealousy, Salvation seeks you out in order to reward you for being My child. Your Father of Workable Solutions

BLESSINGS FROM BEING A LIVING SACRIFICE

My Dear Precious Child, Paul begged the Christians at Rome to make their bodies a living sacrifice that is holy and acceptable to Me with spiritual worship. He warned them about being conformed to the world, but instead told them to be transformed by the renewing of their mind so that they would be able to judge what is My will in everything that you do, judging what is good, pleasing and perfect according to My guidance from the Holy Spirit. (Romans 12:1-5) He cautioned the Roman faithful not to think more highly of themselves than they should. He asked them to estimate themselves soberly in keeping with the measure of faith that God has given to them in the power of the Holy Spirit. He was speaking specifically relating to the gifts, reminding them that just like people have one body with many members with different functions, that so, too, are you all one body in Christ, individually members one of another. He wanted them and you to remember that your gifts differ according to the favor given to each of you. He named prophesy and said that its use was in proportion to the person's faith. Then he mentioned the gifts of ministry, service, teaching, exhortation, giving, organization, and works of mercy, saying they should perform their gifts cheerfully and respecting the gifts of the other members. (Romans 12:6-8) Paul was concerned about their love, and encouraged them that their love must be sincere, detesting what is evil and clinging to what is good. He wrote that their love must be with the affection of brothers and sisters in My family. (Romans 12:9-12) Also of concern to Paul was that the Roman believers would become slack in their zeal but instead he encouraged them that that they, and you, must be fervent in spirit since each of you serve the Lord. He also stressed that they should be patient when under the devil's trials, always persevering in prayers.(Romans 12:12-13) He instructed in the letter that they should look after the needs of the saints just like they look on their own needs. ( Romans 12:13) His admonitions in the letter included that they should always bless the people who persecute them, blessing them instead of cursing them as well as rejoicing with those people who rejoice and weaping with the people who weep, having the same attitude toward everyone. (Romans 12:14-15) He wrote to them that they should put away all selfish ambitions and to associate with people who are of low station in life. (Romans 12:16) A specific warning was that they should never be wise in their own estimation. He encouraged the believers to never repay evil with evil, seeing that their conduct was honorable in the eyes of everyone. (Romans 12:17) As much as is possible, he told them to live at peace with everyone. (Romans 12:18) Especially important was his instruction to never avenge yourselves, quoting that I said that vengeance is Mine, that I will repay. I seek vengeance on the demons behind a person's sins and persecution of others, not upon the person who is only being controlled by a demon. (Romans 12:19) Instead, My Holy Spirit through Paul wrote that if an enemy is hungry that they should feed him, if he is thirsty, give him drink and by doing that they would be pouring hot coals upon the heads of their enemies. (Romans 12:20) He was referring to My angels spiritually pouring hot coals on the heads of your enemies to burn out the demons who are doing the evil. (Ezekiel 10:1-2) In doing the Holy Spirit's instructions through Paul, he said they would not be conquered by evil, but they would conquer evil with good. (Romans 12:21) I endeavor through all means to get My instructions to My children, instructions which will make their lives on earth a paradise just like My heaven. You must follow My advice to live in the earth as the paradise that I intended for it to be. Your Father of Good Fatherly Guidance

BLESSINGS IN HAVING DIVINE WISDOM

My Dear Precious Child, After Paul explained in familiar language about the Israelites (Jews) whom he had described as being a branch being broken off of an olive tree, the tree of which I am the Root, he stressed that I had not cut them off but that they had chosen to worship idols instead of being loyal to Me. And he stressed that I had sent him, Paul, to the unbelieving Gentiles with My message of salvation to them, My salvation which he described as the Gentiles being grafted onto the branch of Jesus Christ which caused them to share in My blessings because of their being nourished by Me, the Root. (Romans 11:16-24; John 15:5) Because of his ancestry of being a Jew, Paul was distressed that his ancestral Israeli family had not accepted My salvation through Jesus Christ as their Messiah for whom they had so eagerly waited for generations. Paul wanted the Romans to understand My plan and the reason for the Jews having chosen to be so weak in power as to become separated from My love and My favor. He told the Romans in his letter to them that he didn't want them to be ignorant of the mystery of My plan that I derived before the foundation of the world that just in case that chosen race through whom the flesh of Jesus Christ descended through Abraham, just in case they left Me and bound themselves to the demons who inhabit idols, which they did over and over, then I would take My salvation to the Gentiles. Paul wrote to the Romans that they, as converted Gentiles, should not get conceited by thinking they were more special to Me than the Israelite Jews. He wrote that as soon as the entire nation of Gentiles was converted that then all of Israel would enter into My kingdom of God. (Romans 11:25) He wrote that the entire nation of Jews were enemies of Mine at the time, by their own choice, for the sake of the Gentiles. He reminded the Romans that the Jews were loved by Me because of their patriarchs since My gifts and My calling are irrevocable, except at the times that they choose to be rebellious and stubborn by serving the demons who inhabit idols. (Romans 11:26-29) He explained to the Romans that just like they were once disobedient to Me and had currently received My mercy through their disobedience, so the Jews had become disobedient because I wanted to show My mercy to the Gentiles. So at the present time, he explained, the Israelites had become disobedient so that they, too, would eventually receive My mercy. To those who are disobedient, I still show mercy to all of them. Then Paul launched into genuine praise and worship of Me and Christ in his writing to the Romans, extolling My riches and My wisdom and knowledge. He praised My judgments and My unsearchable ways. Again Paul launched into questioning the wisdom of the Roman Christians, asking them who had known My mind or who had become My counselor, asking who of them had given Me anything so as to deserve a return from Me? He signed his letter stating that in Me, through Me, and for Me are all things done. (Romans 11:33-36; Colossians 1:27) Your Father of Divine Favor

BLESSED WITH CLEAR ANSWERS TO SPIRITUAL QUESTIONS

My Dear Precious Child, As was Paul's habit, in his letter to the Roman Christians he asked them since the Law is dead because of My new covenant of the Holy Spirit being instituted in the earth, another one of his questions was if I had rejected the Israelites. Then, as was also his habit, he answered his own question. He answered that no, I did not reject the Israelites, who were also called the Jews. He reminded them that he, himself, was an Israelite, a descendant of Benjamin. He repeated that no, I did not reject My people whom I foreknew. He asked them if they remembered that Elijah pleaded with Me against Israel, how Elijah had proclaimed to Me that the Israelites had killed My own prophets, torn down My altars, and that he, himself, was the only loyal one left and the Israelites were after him to kill him. (Romans 11:`1-3) Paul reminded the Romans that I answered Elijah by saying that I had left for myself a remnant of ten thousand men who had not bowed to Baal. Paul told the Romans in his letter that, just as in that instance in their history, that I had a remnant chosen by My grace. He reminded the Israelites that if it's by My grace then it's not by any works, otherwise grace would not be grace. In other words, Israel did not obtain what she was seeking but those who were chosen by Me did, speaking of the Gentiles. He wrote to them that the rest of Israel became blind as a stupor, having blind eyes and deaf ears, and that it was still so in his day. Because the same thing had happened in David's time, he said that what they ate spiritually from hell in ways of temptations was a snare to them and a trap because their eyes had been darkened by the devil so that they could not see. Therefore they received the consequences from rejecting Jesus Christ, the stumbling stone, and their sins had become a retribution to them with their backs bent in slavery to hell forever. However, it would not be forever because of the remnant that I preserved. (Romans 11:4-10; Isaiah 29:10) Because of Israel's persistent habit of yielding to the temptation to do evil and thus spiritually divorce themselves from Me by binding themselves to idols, they had other gods and their separation from Me would not be forever. Instead, by their transgressions My salvation came to the Gentiles in order to stir up the envy of the Jews. If their transgressions and their diminished numbers meant riches for the Gentiles, how much more would be the full number of the Gentiles. Paul wrote to the Gentiles in Rome reminding them that he was a Jew even though he was called by Me to be an apostle to the Gentiles. He wrote that he gloried in his ministry of trying to arouse his fellow Jews to envy the Gentiles so that they would seek to be saved. He reminded the Jews that if it was the rejection of Jesus Christ by the Jews that allowed the reconciliation of the rest of the world, then what would the acceptance of the Jews mean? He answered his own question again, answering that it would mean life from the dead for those Jews. He said that if the first fruits are consecrated, then so is the whole mass of dough and if the root is consecrated, then so, too, are the branches. He further explained in terms that men with orchards would understand. He said that if some branches were cut off and a wild olive tree was grafted-in, then they would share the same root of the olive tree, like the Gentiles, but then they had no reason to boast against the branches. He told them that they, the grafted-in Gentiles, did not support the root, that the root supports them, speaking of Me, Myself, being the root. He told the Gentiles that they could say that the Israelites were cut off so that they would be grafted in and that was well and good. But, he wrote, the Israelites were cut off because of their own unbelief and the Gentiles were accepted because of their faith. Paul advised the Gentiles not to be haughty on that account but instead they must be in awe of My favor to them. He warned them that if they developed the same unbelief as the Jews that they would see that I didn't spare them as branches, either, because of their rebellion toward Me. Instead, he wrote that they must always consider My kindness but also My severity in relation to sins. From Me there is severity toward the Jews' sin but there is kindness toward the Gentiles, provided that they remain in My kindness; but that, if they do not, that they would also be cut off because light cannot walk with darkness. Paul wrote that the Jews who did not remain in their unbelief would be grafted back on because I am able to do it. He explained that if they, as Israelites, were cut off from the natural wild olive and, contrary to nature, were grafted into the cultivated olive tree, so much more would they who belong to it by nature also be grafted into their own olive tree. The Gentiles to whom the letter was addressed understood his teaching about nature because many were farmers with trees and they understood about their trees. They knew that it was important that they stayed loyal to Me; but if they did, like the Jews, turn to idols then they would also become separated from Me and My kingdom of God by their own choices and actions. Paul's letter succeeded in exhorting some of the Romans to continue in their dedication and loyalty to the teachings of Jesus Christ. Your Father of Good Warnings

BLESSINGS OF SALVATION

My Dear Precious Child, In Paul's informative letter to the Romans he confessed that his heart's desire was that the Israelites would also be saved, as well as the Gentiles. He knew from experience that their zeal was for Me, though that zeal was. and is still, spiritually misguided. The Jews were unaware of My real salvation through Christ Jesus and sought to establish their own salvation, so they did not subject themselves to My real plan for righteousness. Paul wrote spiritual truth when he stated in his letter to the Romans that Christ is the end of the Law. It is only through Christ that salvation comes to everyone who believes. Their ancestor Moses wrote that salvation came from obeying the Law and that anyone who observes the Law would draw life from it. However, nobody could obey all of the laws. So My effective salvation for humanity that comes from faith says this, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who shall go up into heaven to bring Christ down'; or, "Who shall go down into the abyss to bring Christ up from the dead?" (Deuteronomy 30:11-14) What does the word of faith say? It says, "The word is already near and in you, it's on your lips and in your heart, that is the word of faith which is preached." In other words, if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and if you believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, then you will be saved from the works of the evil demons who are in the world. Faith residing in your heart leads to your being righteous and confessing that faith with your lips leads to your being saved from the works of the devil. Scripture says that those who believe in Christ will not experience shame from yielding to the devil's temptations. Paul assured the Roman Christians that there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek, writing that all have the same Lord who is rich in mercy toward everyone who calls upon Him. Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. (Joel 3:5) Jews and Gentiles both inherit My righteousness when they believe and then confess Christ Jesus as Lord. Paul reminded the Romans that no one can call upon Christ Jesus unless they have heard of Him and how can they hear about Him if no one preaches about Him? Also, how can they preach unless they are sent by Me? Scripture says, "How beautiful are the feet of Him who announces Good News." But not everyone believes the gospel. Paul quoted Isaiah when he said, "Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?" Faith, then, comes from hearing what is preached and what is preached is what comes from the words of Christ. Paul asked the Romans in his letter if it was possible that the Jews had not heard the gospel? Then he answered himself by writing that certainly they have heard because this prophesy had come true, "Their voice has gone out throughout the whole earth and their message to the ends of the world." (Psalm 19:5) So Paul wrote the question again of the Romans: "Did the people of Israel not understand?" Again he answered his question by writing that Moses had said that I said that I would make them jealous of the people who had no nation, that I would make them angry with a nonreligious nation, referring to the Gentiles. He quoted the prophet Isaiah who spoke boldly when he prophesied for Me, saying, "I was found by those who were not seeking Me; and to those who were not looking for Me I revealed myself." But of the Jewish nation Isaiah prophesied for Me that, "All day long I stretched out My hands to an unbelieving, rebellious and contentious people." (Deuteronomy 30:11-14) Paul was so disappointed that most of his fellow Jews had not believed in the Good News of Christ because he knew firsthand the joy that accompanies living a life of faith in the life of Jesus, His crucifixion, His death, His visit to hell, His being raised from the dead and then His ascending to heaven to sit down with Me after He sent His source of power, My Holy Spirit, to live inside of people in the earth who believe, both the Jews and the Gentiles. All was not lost in Paul's desire for the conversion of the rest of the Jews. Still, in your day some Jews turn from their unbelief and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord when the veil of unbelief is removed from their mind by the Holy Spirit. (II Corinthians 3:13-17) Your Father of the Spirit of Faith

BLESSINGS IN INTERCESSOR PRAYERS

My Dear Precious Child, In Paul's letter to the Roman Christians He listed many of the articles of faith and truth that he had heard from Me, including the one about intercessory prayers in the Holy Spirit. He wrote that My Holy Spirit helps you when you don't know how to pray by His making intercessions for you in His spiritual words like on the day of Pentecost when the believers spoke in languages, both angelic (spiritual) and earthly languages that they had never spoken before in their earthly languages. My Spirit speaks solutions for healing, for deliverance from demons, for restoration, for reconciliation and for solutions to your problems, speaking them in the languages of My heaven. He speaks them to the angels as they scurry forth to perform My words. My Spirit knows what is My will and He speaks it forth into the earth in My heavenly language as instructions to your angels for them to perform My every word. (Romans 8:26-28; Jeremiah 1:8-12; I Corinthians 13:1) Paul admitted that there was great pain in his heart for the sake of his brothers, his kinsmen the Israelites as he called them. He grieved that so few of them had believed the gospel of Christ. He wrote that they had the old covenants from the past, the adoption as My children, the glory, the law-giving, the worship and the promises and he attested to the fact that their ancestors were the fathers through whom the Messiah came into the world. Their rebellion against Me did not mean that My word had failed. The problem was that not all of the Israelites were true Israelites, nor were all of them Abraham's descendants. Scripture says that it is not children of the flesh who are called My children, but it is the children of promise who are considered My descendants. (Romans 9:1-18) In his explanation of who were true Israelites, he reminded the Romans about Sarah having a son at an old age and that Isaac's wife Rebekah had twin children by Isaac while they had neither done good nor evil, in order that My decree might stand that it's not by works but by the favor of Him who called them. The scripture says that I loved Jacob but hated (preferred) Esau. Paul wrote that that does not mean that I am unjust, just that I show mercy to whom I choose, having pity on whom I wish. So it's not a matter of human works that succeed but instead it's a matter of My Works that succeed. Paul wrote that the product that the potter molds does not ask why it's molded a specific way. The potter is the artist so he molds his product like he wants. (Romans 9:19-24) So the lesson that Paul was explaining to the converts in Rome was that the prophets spoke for Me saying that I would call to be My people the men and women who were not My people, speaking about the Gentiles, whom Paul was called by Me to evangelize. Isaiah prophesied that only a remnant of the Israelites would remain, even through they were originally as the sands of the sea. He wrote that the Gentiles who were not seeking My salvation received My salvation by faith, while Israelites who were seeking a law from which salvation would come did not arrive at the method of salvation. He asked why not? Then he explained the answer was that the Gentiles were blessed with salvation because salvation comes by faith, not by works, which is what the Israelites felt was the only way to salvation and justice. Paul said the Israelites stumbled over the stone that was placed as a stumbling stone in front of them. (Romans 9:30-33). Paul did not want the Jews to miss out one day from the glorious events which the Gentiles were experiencing, but their own pride, rebellion and stubbornness kept most of them out of the real promised land, which is My Kingdom of God. Only a remnant of Israelites came into My kingdom of God and they exist in My heaven and the earth to this very day. Your Father of Inclusion

BLESSED ABUNDANTLY BY BEING A CHILD OF GOD

My Dear Precious Child, Paul wrote by My revelation that if you live by the dictates of the flesh where the devil tempts you, you will die; but if, by the Holy Spirit's power in you, you put to death the evil deeds of your body, you will live a life of abundance. (Romans 8:13 and John 10:10) In explaining that truth, he wrote that everyone who is led by the Spirit of God are My children. He explained that you did not receive a demonic spirit of slavery leading you back into fear, but you received a Spirit of adoption through which you can cry to Me as your Father. In fact, he explained that the Holy Spirit, Himself, is a witness in your spirit that you are My child. Since you are My child, you are an heir also, one of My heirs along with Christ since you have suffered with Him on the cross and you have also been glorified with Him by having the glory of the Holy Spirit present in your life. (Romans 8:13-17) The sufferings of Christ were abundant in the first church because of the persecution by the Pharisaical Jews who harassed and beat them. In Paul's life, there were more persecutions and harassment because of the attitudes of the other apostles who doubted Paul's being an apostle because he did not walk and talk physically with Jesus Christ. Paul's testimony of his personal encounter with Jesus Christ on the occasion of his being on the road to Damascus did not seem to impress those apostles at all for a while. However, after 15 years when he explained His commission from Me to evangelize the Gentiles, that was welcomed by the other apostles. That relieved them of ministering to the Gentiles because Paul had a calling from Me to do it. He considered as nothing the sufferings of his calling by Me compared to the glory to eventually be revealed to him along with the rest of the believers. Actually, Paul wrote that the whole entire created world waits for the revealing of My sons when they finally realize the power that has been granted in their lives by their being baptized in My Holy Spirit. He wrote that all of creation was made subject to the demonic world, not as a manner of personal choice but because Adam subjected it to the devil; yet creation is not without hope because the world will be freed from slavery to corruption and share in the glorious freedom of My children when My children have revealed to them the power that exists inside of them. (Romans 8:19-25 Paul wrote that the world itself groans in agony even now. Not only that, but Christians themselves, although they have the Holy Spirit as a first Fruit, they groan inwardly while they wait for the revelation of My power to be made known to them. He wrote that in hope My children were saved but hope is not hope if the promise is seen. Awaiting for what you cannot see awaits the promise with patient endurance. However, the Holy Spirit helps you in the weakness of your flesh, because when you don't know how to pray the Holy Spirit intercedes with words that cannot be expressed in known human speech. He, the Holy Spirit, who searches your heart knows what the Spirit means when He prays, interceding for the saints as I, Myself, wills. (Romans 8:26-27) Paul proclaimed that everything works together for the good of those people who are called according to My decree, being called into unity with Me. (Romans 8:28) I knew you before you were born in the earth and I predestined that you would share in being made in My image and the image of My Son because Jesus Christ was the first born of My many children. Those whom I knew before their birth in the earth are called by Me and I justified them by baptizing them in My Holy Spirit, causing them to be born of My Spirit for justification and then baptized in My Holy Spirit for glorification. (Romans 8:28-30) So what more can you say about that except that since God is for you, who can be against you? Paul wrote that it's guaranteed that I, who did not spare My own Son but handed Him over to the devil's judgment for the sins of the whole world, will certainty grant to you all things that are Mine. (Romans 8:31-32) So, because of the greatness of My mercy and forgiveness, who can bring a charge against you? Can I who justifies you? No. Who can condemn you? Can Jesus Christ who died and was raised up for you and sits at My right hand? No. Nothing can separate you from My Love, not trials, distresses, persecutions, hunger, nakedness, danger or a sword. Paul said that for the sake of the brethren he was looked upon as being a sheep for the slaughter. Yet, because of Him who loved Paul, His being Christ, Paul professed to be more than a conqueror. He proclaimed that neither death nor life, neither My angels nor demonic principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor demonic powers, neither height nor depth nor any other creature is able to separate you from My love that comes to you in Christ Jesus, the Lord. You are My child and nothing can come between us except an act of your will. Paul never even considered that to be his choice. He personally met Love on the road to Damascus and he would never, ever choose to leave Me. Once you have met My Love through the person of the Holy Spirit, rebellion from you is never a viable choice. (Ephesians 3:14-21) Your Father of Intense and Compelling Love