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All Things Are Possible With God and Faith

 
14 When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. 15 As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him. 16 “What are you arguing with them about?” he asked. 17 A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.” 19 “You unbelieving generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.” 20 So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. 21 Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” “From childhood,” he answered. 22 “It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.” 23 “‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” 24 Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” 25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the impure spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” he said, “I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” 26 The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He’s dead.” 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up. 28 After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” 29 He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer.” (Mark 9:14-29 NIV)
The description in the passage sounds exactly like an epileptic seizure. Have you ever seen an epileptic delivered by God’s power? I have on a few occasions, and one of them happened almost identical to this story in Mark. It’s a powerful testimony of a miracle of healing that will “mark” you just like it did me years ago! You will hear about it in the podcast attached to this page.
A few things to learn immediately from a simple reading of this passage:
The boys had some kind of seizures that were eerily similar to what I have seen during people having an epileptic seizure.
Though the disciples were anointed by the Lord to heal every sickness and cast out all demons (Matthew 10:1,2), in this case they were ineffective. The question is WHY were they ineffective?
The anointing to heal the sick and cast out demons on Jesus was present and delivered the boy. (Acts 10:38)
The failure of the disciples to cast out the demon was not a demonstration of the will of God. The will of God was the manifestation of the boy’s deliverance as proven by Jesus.
Jesus did not speak to God about the demon but spoke directly to it and commanded it to come out of the boy.
After deliverance from demon possession, a person can be on the ground in a seemingly lifeless condition. A person can fall to the ground under the power of God. That is what happened here. The very same thing that happened when the crowd came to arrest Jesus and He said to them, “I am He.” The power of God knocked everybody to the ground! (John 18:6) It happened to the soldiers guarding the tomb of Jesus when and angel came down from heaven and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. They fell to the ground like dead men! (Matthew 28:2-4) It happened to the great persecutor of the church named Saul of Tarsus. (Acts 9:3,4) The power of God knocked him off his high horse to the ground! It still happens today!
The reason for the disciples being ineffective was their lack of the prayer of faith that heals and delivers the sick. (See James 5:14,15) Jesus called them “unbelieving” in Mark 9:19. That meant they were in unbelief or lack of trust and obedience. Notice the same story in Matthew 17. In Matthew 17:17, Jesus called the disciples that could not cast the spirit out “unbelieving and perverted.” Later when they questioned Jesus as to “WHY” they could not cast out the demon He gave a direct answer as to why they failed, even though Jesus had previously given them power over all sickness and demons.
The disciples failed in their ministry to the sick and demonized. WHY? Was it because God was not willing to heal and deliver in that case? No way! The disciple’s failure, or your or my failures, are never because they are the will of God for His people. What is THE reason for failure? It is not the result of some hidden agenda by God or His angels. Failure is NEVER the will of God. NO! If failure is not the mysterious will of God, then what is the cause? Jesus told us here, but many refuse to believe His words because it violates their idiotic traditions and false religious concepts. Ready or not here is THE number one reason for failure to receive from heaven, straight from the mouth of Jesus:
He told them, “It was because of your little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20 NET)
There is our answer as to the failures to receive from heaven. It is never Jesus or God’s fault but the fault of little faith and a refusal to speak directly to the problem commanding it to move. That reminds us of another Scripture, doesn’t it? It ties in perfectly with this.
Jesus said to them, “Have faith in God. I tell you the truth, if someone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. (Mark 11:22-23 NET)
In the podcast you will hear these verses and other expounded under the anointing. Be blessed with the Word and the anointing of the Holy Spirit!

The Gospel is not Woke, Sissified, or Powerless!

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed, to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.” And He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” (Luke 4:18-19 NASB 1995)
Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God. He said, “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the gospel!” (Mark 1:14, 15 NET)
And you will perish, too, unless you repent of your sins and turn to God.” (Luke 13:3, 5 -New Living Translation)
Jesus preached the message of healing, deliverance, AND repentance! That is the gospel or good news. It was not a message of sadness, poverty, weakness, sickness, powerlessness, and acceptance of sin and darkness. 
Why am I mentioning these things as I am here? The woke, sissified, and powerless churches preach and teach being nice, neighborly, and acceptance of people's sinful lifestyles. They believe that will attract people to their churches. It's true that some people want a weak and sissified, tight jeans, soy-latte "gospel" preacher  that never challenges them and NEVER calls on a manifestation of God's power to heal, deliver, prosper, and to convict people of their sin. THAT, is NOT the gospel of Jesus and those are not God's ministers!
The gospel goes and brings people to repentance and salvation, but also to healing, divine protection, and deliverance!
What would Jesus do? The same thing He told us to do IN HIS NAME!
He sent out the twelve:
Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. (Matthew 9:1, 2 NET)
He then sent out the 70:
After these things the Lord appointed [a]seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go... And heal the sick there, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ (Matthew 10:1, 9 NET)
Then, He told the church, ALL His followers, what to do:
15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” (Mark 16:15-18 NKJV)
That is the manifestation of God's power and the anointing to set the captives free! 
We MUST get this straight in our thinking. Jesus was always results, actions, or works oriented. He states to each of the 7 churches in Revelation chapters 2 and 3, "I know your works." (Revelation 2:2, 9, 13, 19, 3:1, 8, 15) He never said, "I know what you believe" but what they were doing for the kingdom of God. What they DID was proof of what they believed. What you and I do are proof of what we believe!
Each of those churches started with the salvation of the Lord and a day of Pentecost, Holy Spirit and fire experience. They were also ministering the miraculous. Read Acts chapters 2 through 19 and see it for yourself. Many coming to Jesus, being miraculously healed, and gloriously delivered, it what vividly marks those chapters. Yes, the Word is taught and preached consistently, but not without POWER in manifestation. (1 Corinthians 2:4)
Acts 19 is the powerful story of how the church at Ephesus began and continued for years as a beacon of the Word AND the miraculous. Somewhere along the line, they started to lose ground because they lost their first love of preaching the Word, getting people saved and baptized in the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues, and ministering healing and deliverance. They were warned by the Lord Jesus to go back to their first love as demonstrated in Acts 19:1-20. Did you know that the "mega" church of Ephesus lost their light and anointing historically and diminished until nothing was left? Today, you can visit the ruins of Ephesus. They became nothing because they lost their first love and the light of God was covered up under a bushel!
.Here is another side of the gospel. Jesus NEVER preached a message of love and acceptance of people’s crazy and devilish ways. No, Jesus did not preach and teach that we had to accept adulterous, fornicating, lying, cheating, stealing, homosexual, transvestite, and lesbian lifestyles. Jesus did not teach “coexistence” with idolatrous and perverse religions and ideologies.
What will keep people out of the kingdom of God and of Jesus? If people practice any of the sins listed in the Scripture as their lifestyles, they will not hear "Welcome to heaven and have a nice eternity!" Those that practice sin or iniquity get thrown into the lake of fire for all eternity. 
“But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars—their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.” (Revelation 21:8 NLT)
Look at each so-called vice list and convince yourself.
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, passive homosexual partners, practicing homosexuals, thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Corinthians 6:9‭-‬10 NET)
See also Romans 1:18-32, Galatians 5:19-21, Ephesians 5:3-5 1 Timothy 1:8-11, and Revelation 9:20, 21. 
It is IMPOSIBLE to practice sin and be a part of the love of God. Keeping God's moral law is essential and is the key ingredient to walking in the love of God. 
For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Romans 13:9, 10 NKJV)
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. (1 John 5:3 NKJV)
Do you understand now why Jesus' message was one of repentance, turning from devilish lifestyles, and serving and loving God? Not ONE verse in the Gospels ever insinuates acceptance of sin and darkness, but a rejection of sin and evil ways is always there. The words of Jesus and the Epistles and Revelation are filled with living a Holy lifestyle in obedience to God, His Word, and commandments. Why would that be? God doesn't want anyone to go to a devil's hell! He wants everyone to be saved from that terrible fate, and they can be if they will receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. (2Peter 3:18; Romans 10:9, 10; John 3:16) 
Do you want to read what Jesus preached and taught everywhere? Here was a huge part of it. 
He (Jesus) said, “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the gospel!”(Mark 1:15 New English Translation)
To repent is to turn away from your sins, change from the sinful way you think and act, stop your wrong ways, change your heart and lives and be against sin and for God, and even to turn to God from your sins. Those are all definitions given in other New Testament translations. The Amplified Bible tells us that to repent means to “change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life.”
In the following podcast, the focus is on national repentance, but there are truths here applicable to our personal lives. National repentance will not happen without individual repentance. Revival will not happen nationally until we have it personally. It starts with the individual and then spreads to the community, city, state, and the nation. News flash: Revival is here and it is working in individuals and nations around the world RIGHT NOW! Jesus is coming! People get ready!
In America and around the world there is a great divide between believers and unbelievers, but many are coming to the truth about Jesus. The influence of the kingdom of God on the earth will continue to expand, and there is nothing the devil can do to stop it! Yes, there is a strong distinction between the world and its sinful ways and those that love God, His Word, and His son Jesus. Here is the truth of the matter: the kingdom of darkness is losing ground daily, and the kingdom of light of the dear Son of God (Jesus) is growing by leaps and bounds!
There is a sifting going on, and the wheat is being separated from the tares. Light and darkness, truth and error, power and powerlessness, and good and evil are being clearly delineated. In these days, you will either be red-hot on fire for God, or as dead as a corpse. The luke-warm will simply be spit out of the mouth of the Lord! God is preparing His people for the return of Jesus to the earth to rule and reign for a thousand years and then in the new heavens and new earth .
The mainstream media and social sites have become increasingly inclined towards heathenism and they have become proponents of all that is contrary to God and His Word. They have targeted Christianity and Christians and attempted to make them look foolish and bigoted. Christianity is presented by them as something to be despised and rejected. Most media outlets have wholeheartedly embraced demon-inspired people and activities that are morally reprehensible.
Here is what you need to know. The power of God and His anointing change everything. When the sick are healed in such massive amounts, and people are baptized in the Holy Spirit in the streets, and people come to Jesus left and right, there is nothing they can say or do to stop it. They may try, but they will fail. 
So, what do we do as Christians? We continue teaching, preaching, and ministering under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. People’s eternal destinies depend on our never giving up. We don’t quit, and we don’t compromise the Word. We don’t water down the gospel of repentance, forgiveness, healing, signs and wonders, miracles, and deliverance. We preach and declare uncompromisingly as Jesus did, “Repent and believe the gospel.”    
Be blessed with the podcast! 
 
  
 
 

Having, Receiving, and Remembering the Knowledge of God Brings Life and Victory!

Having, Receiving, and Remembering the Knowledge of God Brings Life and Victory!
The Bible says that the Lord redeems our lives from destruction! (Psalms 103:4) If that is true, and it is, then why so much destruction on the planet? I don’t know about you, but I had questions like this early on my walk with the Lord. It took me years to resolve some of the questions. This article does not address every question you may have, but it draws some lines in the sand via the Scripture. It will open your eyes to start seeing the answers in the Word of God.
Here we go. 
In Christ Jesus, we have been redeemed from every curse that came into this planet as the result of the fall of the first man Adam. If you have questions about all that very clear truth in the Bible, then please listen to the first 10 podcasts in my series The Plan of Redemption. Also, listen to my podcasts on our Redemption from the Curse. That is the ONLY way to get answers. Listen to the Word and align yourself with it. Don’t argue with Scripture. Learn from it and apply it to yourself.
The redeemed of the Lord are supposed to be speaking their redemption! (Ps. 107:2) There are many redemption truths that should be a part of what you say. Instead of believing and speaking doubt and unbelief about what circumstances dictate, speak the Word! You must know what is included in the redemption provided by God through Jesus so you can apply it to yourself.
Here is a good Scripture to start with.
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law having become curse for us… (Galatians 3:13) 
We are redeemed from the curse that was pronounced upon those that break God’s commandments or laws according to Deuteronomy 28:15-68. We are redeemed from every curse listed there and elsewhere in Scripture. That list ends with an ALL-INCLUSIVE verse that includes even those curses not mentioned in that curse of the law. (Deuteronomy 28:61 ff.) Everything evil is under the curse. There is nothing good under the curse, and there is nothing bad under God’s blessings in Deuteronomy 28:1-14. God is the author of all that is good, and Satan is the author of all that is evil. We are redeemed from all the destruction brought into this planet by THE destroyer, the devil! (See John 8:44, 10:10; Revelation 9:11; 1 Corinthians 5:5; Job 2:7.) We are redeemed from every aspect of death NOW. (Hebrews 2:14; Romans 5:17)
The only part of our redemption we cannot get while alive on this earth is the resurrected body like the one Jesus had after He was raised from the dead. That could change any minute when the trumpet sounds, we are caught up to meet the Lord Jesus in the clouds and we are changed and transformed in the twinkling of an eye! (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18; 1 Corinthians 15:53-57) Yes! Glory to God!
Satan is doing everything he can to destroy and take over, but God has His people in the earth that will not let it happen. The people of God trust in their God and in what Jesus did for them, and they keep the devil at bay! Truly, it is the real church being salt and light that has kept this world full of hate and darkness from being completely consumed.
…Upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. (Matthew 16:18b NASB)
Jesus said that the gates of hades (death, destruction, the curse, evil, sin, darkness, the devil’s domain, and kingdom) WILL NOT prevail or win against the church! We are MORE than CONQUERORS in Christ! (Romans 8:37, 2 Corinthians 2:14; 1 Corinthians 15:57) We are to be triumphant while on the earth.
Once the church, the restraining force of God on the earth is removed, then, and only then, will all hell break loose on this planet. The man of sin, the antichrist, and his attempt at world domination, can’t even start until the church is out of here! (2 Thessalonians 3:1-12) When we (the real Church) are taken to be in the presence of the Lord via a great catching away (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18), that will signal the final hours for Satan and his followers before Jesus comes back to the earth to rule and reign for 1,000 years!
As I have heard several preachers say, “Read the back of the book. We win!” Victory is ours in Him, but victory and overcoming faith is ours now! (1 John 5:4) We have already been delivered from the authority of darkness and translated into the kingdom of His dear Son and we have been given authority and power over ALL the works of the enemy! (Colossians 1:13; Luke 10:19; Mark 16:17; James 4:7; Ephesians 6:10-18)
The question then is WHY are so many believers not enjoying the overcoming life Jesus bought and paid for? Why are so many being plagued by destruction? There are numerous answers to that question, but we want to emphasize three answers in this article that clear the air of most doubts. Are U Ready 4 (or the 3 of) them?
Let’s begin.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you from being a priest to me. Since you have forgotten the Law of your God, I will also forget your sons, even I.  (Hosea 4:6)
I hear the first part of that verse mentioned by some pastors and preachers, and that is good, but there are additional instructions in the rest of the verse. Though that verse was spoken in the negative, there is much to learn here on the positive side, if we will receive it.
Our goal is to be receivers of the promises of God and do the Word so that we get demonstrations of God in our lives. (1Corinthians 2:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:5) We believe in the POWER of the gospel, not just the words of it! (Romans 1:16) We are those that trust Him through His Word to us, and desire demonstrations of it. We do not have a form of godliness (religious tradition) and deny the power of it! (2 Timothy 3:5) NO! Signs (evidence) are to accompany all true believers as they minister to other people and as they live in God’s Word. (Mark 16:17, 18) It is not just victory for us, but victory in Christ for those hurting around us as we minister in God’s power and love as the Lord leads us by His Spirit.
Destruction can be avoided. Notice the three things in Hosea 4:6 that led to destruction:
Lack of knowledge
Rejection of knowledge
Forgetting knowledge.
Lack of knowledge is not referring to human knowledge but to the knowledge of God and spiritual things. A lack of knowledge of spiritual things is a sure way into a world of hurt. Ignorance is NOT bliss on any level, physical, or spiritual.
Lack of knowledge can kill someone even on a natural level. How many people have been hurt, maimed, or even killed because of using machinery they did not understand and were not trained to use? Here are a couple of examples of what I mean.
Attempt to fly an airplane or drive an 18-wheeler without some knowledge and practice, and a disaster could easily be the result! I know that is true, because I have been trained in the past on both. Training is essential in those machines, or we will read about the ignorant one in the obituaries!  
That is true in the things of the Spirit. We need knowledge and training. Practice is essential.
Not correctly understanding what a piece of equipment is for can also be disastrous.
If you think a toaster is for water storage, well, you figure it out! If you think all machinery functions based on what you know about a dishwasher, surprise, surprise! What you know about a coffee brewing machine will not fly a plane or drive a car. We know this about natural things. That is why people go to school to learn skills and to be trained properly in their field. What a horse trainer knows about horses will not work in the operating room or in aerial combat in an F-35! Training as a lawyer will not make you a world class chef, and just because one trained as a veterinary does not mean that you are trained as an astronaut!
Understanding, training, and learning must be gained in each area that you plan to function in. The world of the spirit is not different in that respect. There are areas of the spirit world that you will be called into as a believer that will demand training and development, but some areas of growth are the same for all believers to be able to “navigate” around in the world of the spirit.
There are general practitioners and there are specialists. Think about that. All children are taught to read and write and do basic math, but not all children are mechanical engineers! All children take some form of physical Ed. in school, but not all are Olympic contenders! It is the same in the things of God. There are some things we all need to learn in Christ, and we must all develop in, but not everybody will function in the same way or do the same things in the Body of Christ. (See 1 Corinthians 12:12-28; Ephesians 4:11-13; Romans 12:4-10.)
The Word of God is the instruction manual of the world of the spirit, and the Holy Spirit is our guide in the unseen realm. These are constants that remain the same. No believer has a clue as to what to do on their own, and they have no understanding without the Word and the Spirit. The Holy Spirit leads us and guides us into all truth. (John 16:13) Jesus said the Word of God is truth and that His words are spirit, and they are truth. (John 17:17, 6:63) Get it? Faith, which is trust and obedience to God, His Word, and His Spirit, and practicing the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-24) are indispensable ingredients for functioning in the spirit or in the realm of the kingdom, that is the rule and reign of God. (See 2 Peter 1:1-11.)   
Many are attempting to do spiritual things without any understanding of what they are doing. As an example, many think all prayer is the same and that there are no rules in prayer. Read the following paragraphs, and then try to tell me that no rules apply.  
The prayer prayed in faith is the only kind answered by God. Believing you receive the answer BEFORE you see it, making sure you have forgiven others when you pray, and so on, are essential to answered prayer. (Mark 11:24, 25, James 5:14, 15; James 1:5-7) That is a basic principle that affects all prayer to God.
Petition prayer is to be addressed to God the Father, in the Name of Jesus. (John 16:23; John 15:7; 1 John 5:14, 15) Compare that to other kinds of prayer such as intercessory prayer (prayer for others), and consecration prayer like Jesus prayed in Gethsemane. (Romans 8:26; Matthew 26:3ff.)  Different kinds of prayer are different in application, and the rules are different for each. You cannot say the ignorant statement that “prayer is prayer” or “God hears all prayer”. No, there are different kinds of prayer and different rules. Mix them up and your prayer life will be a mess and go unanswered.   
If we are ignorant of the Word or God's promises, the sacrifice of Jesus, and how to lay hold of our blood bought rights, then we will have some serious problems receiving from the Lord. One facet of the cure to ignorance is knowledge that comes alive powerfully from God's Word in your heart. (1 Corinthians 2:7-11; John 16:13) We should trust the Lord for “daily bread” from His Word. There is no substitute for spending your own time with the Lord, in the Word, and in prayer. Ask the Holy Spirit to lead and guide you into all truth today as you approach His Holy Word. Ask Him to breathe on the Word He leads you to, so that Word can go deep into your heart, and begin to produce power in your life.
One form of prayer is the ever-important prayer in other tongues. (See Mark 16:17-18 and 1 Corinthians 14:1-3, 14, 15.) Every believer has a God-given right to speak to the Lord with tongues in prayer. It is a form of prayer unassailable by the devil, demons, and crazy people! When you speak in tongues you don’t speak to people BUT to God! It is the sign of the initial Baptism of the Holy Spirit, and it should be done daily! (See Acts 2:4, 38, 39, 10:44-46, 19:1-6, and Jude 1:20.)  Paul spoke in tongues more than all the Corinthians put together. (1 Corinthians 14:18) Never allow anyone to forbid you from praying in tongues, UNLESS you are interrupting the pastor at church! (See 1 Corinthians 14:39, 40.)
When the Holy Spirit moves on the Word is when miracles happen, just like at creation. (Genesis 1:2, 3) The Holy Spirit is in you if you belong to Christ. (Romans 8:9-11, John 7:37-39) He is waiting for the Word to take it, breathe on it, and produce the power necessary to bring it to pass in your life! Remember these words: “God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all you can ask or think, according to the power that is at work in you.” (Ephesians 3:20) Will you cooperate with the Holy Spirit? Will you invite Him to bring life to the Word of God you study today? (John 6:63)
Hosea 4:6 reveals why it is that some people live in destruction as we started to show you. It is not a mystery. Let’s read it again:
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you from being a priest to me. Since you have forgotten the Law of your God, I will also forget your sons, even I.
We know that the thief is the devil, and he comes to steal, kill, and destroy. (John 10:10) Jesus came that we might have life and that more abundantly, so we can live above the stealing, killing, and destroying of the enemy! Jesus defeated the enemy through His sacrifice and resurrection. (1John 3:8; Hebrews 2:14, 15) That glorious victory has been passed on to us through Him and through His Name! (Romans 5:17; Philippians 2:9, 10; Mark 16:17, 18)
Again, lets answer the question:
WHY is it that so many are living without these powerful realities in their lives though they have been provided for us through Jesus?
The first problem to be solved that Hosea records is a lack of knowledge from the Word. That is not “book” knowledge, nor is it even the lack of memorization of many Scripture verses. If you don’t have a working knowledge in your heart, some understanding of our inheritance and victory in Christ, then you will be lacking in the knowledge of God, and Satan can run over you. (Colossians 1:12, 13; 1Corinthians 15:57) I am referring to a heartfelt and heart engraved knowledge of God that comes out of you without hesitation. The clue to getting rid of a lack of knowledge is spending time in the Word, allowing the Holy Spirit to make the Word real and alive to you.
Notice the second reason for destruction having a place in people's lives: “Because you have rejected knowledge.” That is even worse than a lack of knowledge, or ignorance of spiritual truth and its application. The first is ignorance of our rights and privileges in Christ and a lack of being a doer of the Word.
Rejecting knowledge is hearing the Word, refusing to believe it, and rebelling against it. It is being so entrenched in tradition or anti-Biblical thought, even though one hears the truth of the Scripture, that one rejects it because it violates your tradition, upbringing, or thinking on the subject. Sometimes, the Word of Faith and Truth may violate what you have believed and heard all your life at a local ignorant church!
Here's the danger of unbelief and tradition.
Take heed, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God....So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. (Hebrews 3:12, 19)
No one can participate in any promise of God if they reject it. In other words, rejecting the knowledge of God (His Word or divine promises) will keep one out of God's promises.
Please read and study Hebrews chapter 3 and 4.
The children of Israel had the promise of entering the rest of the promised land with all its many blessings. Only those that believed the promise of God and refused to accept the bad report of the majority were the ones that entered the promised land. (Numbers chapters 13 and 14.)
For sure, we can apply this today with all the bad news floating around. What is the cure for rejecting God's knowledge? Repentance, and the acceptance of His Word in humility, and a receiving and trusting in Him according to His promises are all a part of the cure! (See also James 1:21-22.)
For some people, the TRADITION of men is their number one problem. They hold their traditional ideas closely to their hearts and minds and refuse to believe the Word though they hear it, and sometimes, though they see a demonstration of it right before their eyes. Not even Jesus had success in ministering healing where His ministry was not accepted, or where they refused to believe the Word.  
He could do no work of power there, except that He laid His hands on a few sickly ones (Gr. “those with minor ailments”) and healed them. And He marveled because of their unbelief. And He went around the villages, in a circuit, teaching. (Mark 6:5, 6)
It did NOT say that He wouldn't do works of power there. It said that He COULD DO NO work of power there, except on those people with minor ailments. No blind eyes or deaf ears were healed that day. Why? The implication is He wanted to do great miracles, but the unbelief was thick and heavy, and it stopped the flow of God's healing power. Look also at the same incident in another gospel account.
And He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief. (Matthew 13:58)
The fix “rejecting knowledge” NEVER reject His willingness, His power, or His Word. Open your heart, mind, and hands! Receive in Jesus' Name!
So, we see that lack of knowledge of our rights and privileges in Christ can be devastating, but rejection of the Word of God and His promises can be even worse, as we have seen. 
Making the Word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have delivered. And you do many such things. (Mark 7:13)
TRADITION of men is a very real danger to Christians. If one holds tradition as LAW instead of accepting God's Word as the truth, it will make the Word of zero value in the life of that person. The Word of God that is not honored and received will have NO effect in the life of that person. The opposite is true. The Word that you do accept, embrace, and honor in your life, will have a powerful effect on your life.
“No effect” in Mark 7:13 above, from the Greek text means to render void, deprive of force, and authority. (Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon)
Do you realize what that is saying?
The traditions of churches, people, ministers, and pastors that violate God's Word and promises, are depriving and making void God's Word from having any force or authority in people's lives.
Oh man, talk about something devastating for people, that is IT!
According to John 1:1-3, God and His Word are ONE. Here is the shocking statement I am making from the Greek text of Mark 7:13:
The tradition of men deprives God from using his power and authority in people's lives.
Tradition that rejects the clear teachings of God's Word concerning healing and deliverance (Matthew 8:16, 17 -Isaiah 53:4, 5; 1 Peter 2:24), prosperity and wealth, (Deuteronomy 28:1-14, 8:1-20; 2 Corinthians 8:9), the anointing (1 John 2:20, 27), the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and tongues (Acts 2:4, 38-39, 10:44-46, 19:6; 1Corinthians 14:1-14), the miracles, signs and wonders of God through us (1 Corinthians 2:4; Mark 16:15-19; John 14:12), divine protection (Psalms 91), and so many of God's other promises, those damnable traditions are depriving God from using His power and authority in His own people's lives! Talk about the height of arrogance and pride, that is certainly it! Not only that, but it is blasphemous to deprive God of using His glory and power because we are so set in our religiosity that we refuse to allow Him to move in our midst! OMG! Tradition that rejects the Word is the same kind of pride and arrogance that Satan has had, and we know what that has gotten him!
We pray that today that you are delivered from all the traditions of men, women, ministers, and churches that reject the truths of God's Word. If you go to some dumb traditional dead church, GET OUT before you die with the rest of the dummies sick, broke, and disgusted! You may go to heaven in that miserable condition just as the beggar did in the story of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16: 19-31), but you missed so much that was available for you NOW in this life. (Mark 16:15-20; 10:29, 30; 1 Timothy 6:17-20)
We believe that today a new day has dawned in your heart and life to trust and obey the Lord and REJECT the traditional ways of the dead churches or even those churches with a little life in them. Jesus came for us to have life, and that MORE abundantly. (John10:10) He has ABUNDANCE of life on His mind for us, and not just a little.
Thank God for His Word and ALL His divine promises that set us free from the corruption, or destruction, that is operating in this world! (2 Peter 1:2-4)
What about the last part of Hosea 4:6 that refers to forgetting knowledge and the danger that poses to the believer?
Forgotten knowledge is a tricky one.
Therefore, we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip… I now write to you... which by reminder I stir up your sincere mind to remember the words having been spoken before by the holy prophets, and the command of the Lord and Savior by us, the apostles... (Hebrews 2:1; 2Peter 3:1, 2)
Forgotten knowledge is whatever revelation from the Word you have received and acted upon, but time has passed, and you have let it SLIP. That can also lead to destruction. The subtlety here is that you drift away from the promises of God back into unbelief, and don't even realize it. We need to go back periodically and refresh ourselves on the truths of God's Word that we already know and have lived upon before today.
The above is the reason we MUST meditate (mutter or speak in soft tones- though it can get louder at times) in the Word of God during your day and night. That is speaking during the times you are awake. See Joshua 1:8 and Psalms 1:1-3.
Have you ever received a revelation or deep-rooted understanding from the Word that delivered you from a bad situation in the past? When was the last time, after that victory, that you went back and spent time in the Word in that area? Have you let that area falter and slip? If you have, today is a good time to get back to it again.
Now, don't get anxious in this area. That is not going to help you, but the HELPER (or Comforter) can and will help you in this if you will look to Him. (John 14:26, 15:16)
See the 7-fold definition of the word Comforter in the Amplified Bible. One definition is HELPER. The Holy Spirit will bring back to your memory those things you need to refresh yourself about in the Word. Trust Him to do it. He knows what area of the Word you need to be studying and rehearsing silently, and sometimes out loud. That is meditating in the Word. (Joshua 1:8) Allow Him to show you, and He will! Trust Him today to LEAD and to GUIDE you into ALL truth, and He will do it! (John 16:13)
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The Healing of the Woman Bent Over For 18 Years

Dear Brethren, Family, and Friends,
Here is a recording of a Bible  lesson that I taught my own children (11-year-old triplets) recently. 
The upbringing of the boys is according to the Scripture. We are supposed to "bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord." (Ephesians 6:4 NIV) It is a full-time job, to say the least, because I also homeschool them under an umbrella private Christian school.  
Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6 NKJV)
I know some things about training. I trained in martial arts from the age of 11. I was a black belt in three different arts, was owner-operator and instructor of my own martial arts school. I continue to practice today, though to a lesser degree. Here is the thing about martial arts. It is impossible to get good at martial arts if you practice only once a month. Practice should be daily or at least 5 days a week. That means you will need classes with a good instructor and some practice should be done on your own. 
Training, training, and more training and instruction in the things of God are no different, except that they have an eternal value compared to a temporary one that comes from physical training. That does not do away with the importance of physical training, but physical training, as the Greek text states, lasts for a little while. 
For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. (1 Timothy 4:8 NIV)
I teach, instruct, and live the Christian life before my boys. Godliness is in our home. They don't just hear about walking with the Lord, but they see it daily. I am not perfect, and sometimes I make mistakes, but I have no problem with apologizing and asking for forgiveness when I goof up.
The boys are mostly quick to forgive. There have been some real big challenges with forgiveness for other people because they were hurt and betrayed by them. They learn every day that forgiveness is a whole lot better than holding a grudge or desiring revenge. Forgiveness sets one up to be forgiven, and to get your prayers answered.  
Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” (Mark 11:24, 25 NIV)
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. (Romans 12:17-19 NIV)
There is no excuse for not teaching the Word and living it before your children. It is a parental responsibility, and it is one that affects children throughout their lives on earth. As I have mentioned before, I was negligent in that responsibility because of disobedience with other children (now adults). Thank God for God's forgiveness and cleansing from all unrighteousness. Up until the youngest of them was around 9 years old, they all got some spiritual training, and after I repented in 1999, and started coming back into my calling, I preached to all of them the salvation message. Now it's on them to decide to follow Jesus or not. 
The 11-year-old triplets are another story, and the start of restoration where raising children are concerned. They have been around the Word and the things of the Holy Spirit since they were born. Satan did his best to steal, kill, and destroy their upbringing. He shot his best shots and failed! Thank the Lord for His goodness and mercy that endure forever! 
The other extremely important side of training children is having your children attend an anointed church consistently. Take them to a dead church with little power in God, and they will never grow in the things of God. The deadness there will cause them to be dead to the real things of God. As they get older, they will see the traditional hogwash and powerlessness, and they will rebel against it. That is almost guaranteed.
The church we attend is a mightily anointed church where the Word is taught and preached, and the Lord shows up in manifestation at every service (1 Corinthians 2:4). People receive Jesus as Lord and Savior, people are delivered, healed, blessed, and much more. There are good friends and family in the Lord that we interact with at church. There are mature examples of what a godly home, business, and life should look like, and every time we attend, we are saturated in His presence.
From my living room-classroom to your doorstep! Special delivery and it is good! Listen to the recording. Sometimes you will hear the boys in the background. This is how I teach them on a consistent basis. I don't sugar coat anything and they hear the Word as it is written. I also don't preach to them on a lower level. Nothing is watered down to their level. It is a mistake to try to water down the Word to a level of what one thinks is suitable for a child. No milky toast stuff here, but the pure and unadulterated Word of God! That is what children need.
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching. For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother. Then he taught me, and he said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live. Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them. Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you. (Proverbs 4:1-6 NIV)
My dear family, friends, and other brethren in the Lord, enjoy and be blessed by this 27-minute message on the woman that was bent over for 18 years. The passage is from Luke 13. Yes, look up the Scriptures taught that morning. The boys looked up every verse I mentioned. That is the thing to do. Check out what is being said. Is it in line with Scripture? Is it in context? Is the truth according to the Scripture?
Judge things according to the Word. Never judge things according to a vision, a revelation, or even some supposed supernatural event. Here is the question to always ask: "Does the experience, vision, or revelation line up with the Spirit and letter of the Scripture?" If it does, then it is good and it is of God. If it doesn't, then it MUST be discarded because it is Satan's deception even if it appears as an angel of light. 
And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. (2 Corinthians 11:14 NIV)
But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse! As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s curse! (Galatians 1:8-9 NIV)
Even if it is a word from a supposed angelic being, if it violates the Spirit and letter of Scripture, discard it because it is under a curse! It was a demon masquerading as an angel of light!
How many errors and crazy ideas could be and would be avoided if people knew what the Word said about it? MANY! I have heard some real whoppers of idiocy and utter foolishness out of folks that could have easily been avoided if they judged their supposed revelation, vision, or knowledge by the Word. The Word of God is our rule. It will distinguish between a spirit of truth or a spirit of error. Jesus said that God's Word is truth and that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth. (John 17:17, 16:13, 15:26) 
Jesus stated in John 17:17 that the truth or God's Word would sanctify us. That means that God's Word will separate us from the devil's errors and lies, and his evil works . The Word will keep us hooked into holiness, especially if it becomes our rule for living. 
If it is not in line with the Spirit of God and the Word, then get rid of it immediately! There are NO exceptions to this Bible rule. Remember that always.  
One of the major problems in Christendom is the sheer ignorance of Scripture among so many. How are believers going to distinguish between the spirit of truth and the spirit of error if their knowledge of the Bible is meager? They can't, and they are easy to deceive. That is why each believer needs to be taught the Word at their church and learn to study it on their own. Actually, each member should look up the Scriptures taught at their church and check out each message with the Bible. 
Verify if it is the truth! Scripture is interpreted with more Scripture on the same subject. If it is a Bible truth, then you will find the bare minimum of 2 or 3 other Scriptures that prove it clearly.
By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established. (2 Corinthians 13:1 NKJV)
You have to really pay strict attention to these truths to stay out of error and flaky doctrines. Satan can sometimes attempt to use a Scripture reference he twists to deceive people. He tried that with Jesus at the mount of temptation. The devil quoted a fragment of Scripture about angelic protection. He used it to tempt Jesus to jump off the pinnacle of the Temple to prove He was the Son of God. Jesus countered by quoting a Scripture verse from Deuteronomy that forbids us from tempting the Lord God. (Luke 4:1-13)
Again, that is why Scripture must be interpretwd with other Scripture.
Daily reading is a huge part of learning the Scripture. If I don't read my Bible on a particular morning, I play a Bible app for a few hours. Sometimes it goes through the New Testament in a day. Other times, I will let it play in the Old Testament. Sometimes I only get an hour of reading or listening to the Word, but that goes a long way. That is the ONLY way to have a clue as to what you are dealing with, and what to do about it. 
Blessings on all of you,
Dan A. Rodriguez
 

Como Recibir el Bautismo en El Espíritu Santo y Las Lenguas

 
For all our Latin friends, family, and brethren on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and Supernatural Tongues:
¿Has recibido el Bautismo en el Espíritu Santo con la manifestación de hablar en otras lenguas desde que creíste en Cristo? Si lo has recibido, estás listo para ministrárselo a otros? Todo creyente puede ministrarle el Bautismo del Espíritu Santo a otros creyentes, pero hay un fundamento Bíblico que necesitas para hacerlo efectivamente. ¿Sabes como contestar escrituralmente las preguntas que te puedan hacer al respecto? Aquí tienes la oportunidad de oír la Palabra ministrada sobre el tema y entonces oír la ministración del Bautismo del Espíritu Santo a persona tras persona en un servicio público.
Es importante saber que no es necesario ser ministro ni es necesario estar en un servicio para ministrarle a otros. Yo he visto a personas recibir esta gloriosa llenura o bautismo del Espíritu Santo CON la manifestación de hablar en otras lenguas, en la calle, en negocios de muchas clases, y en hogares, además de verlo tomar lugar numerosas veces en servicios en las iglesias donde he tenido el privilegio de ministrar.
Muchas iglesias que se llaman “llenas del Espíritu Santo” han minimizado este acto sagrado “para no ofender a nadie,” y otras nunca ministran en público esta recepción del Espíritu Santo y las lenguas. Otras iglesias lo esconden en un cuartito alejado de la congregación. Esto de recibir el Espíritu Santo y la manifestación de hablar en otras lenguas es un acto glorioso y sagrado que, cuando posible, se debe hacer en público a la vista de todos.
El Señor Jesús dijo:
"Pues si ustedes, siendo malos, saben dar buenos regalos a sus hijos, ¿cuánto más su Padre celestial dará el Espíritu Santo a los que le pidan?" (Lucas 13:11 RVA 2015)
¿Has recibido el Bautismo en el Espíritu Santo con la manifestación de hablar en otras lenguas desde que creíste en Cristo? (Hechos 19:5, 6)  El día de Pentecostés fue solo el comienzo, y esto lo comprobamos en esta grabación en vivo del mismo libro de los Hechos. (Hechos 2:1-4)
Si lo has recibido, estás listo para ministrárselo a otros? Todo creyente puede ministrarle el Bautismo del Espíritu Santo a otros creyentes, pero hay un fundamento Bíblico que necesitas para hacerlo efectivamente. ¿Sabes como contestar escrituralmente las preguntas que te puedan hacer al respecto? Aquí tienes la oportunidad de oír la Palabra ministrada sobre el tema y entonces oír la ministración del Bautismo del Espíritu Santo a persona tras persona en un servicio público.
Es importante saber que no es necesario ser ministro ni estar en un servicio para ministrarle a otros. Yo he visto a personas recibir esta gloriosa llenura o bautismo del Espíritu Santo CON la manifestación de hablar en otras lenguas en la calle, en negocios de muchas clases, y en hogares, además de verlo tomar lugar numerosas veces en servicios en las iglesias donde he tenido el privilegio de ministrar.
Ciertas iglesias que se llaman “llenas del Espíritu Santo” han minimizado este acto sagrado “para no ofender a nadie,” y otras nunca ministran en público esta recepción del Espíritu Santo y las lenguas. Otras iglesias lo esconden en un cuartito alejado de la congregación. Recibir el Espíritu Santo y la manifestación de hablar en otras lenguas es un acto glorioso y sagrado que, cuando posible, se debe hacer en público a la vista de todos. 
Por supuesto, están los tradicionalistas reventados y sumamente enredados que rechazan esta experiencia gloriosa y/o tienen sus versos sacados de contexto donde intentan refutar la manifestación del Espíritu Santo y las lenguas. Otros enseñan que esto de las lenguas no es para todos. Dicen en sus graves errores que es solo para aquellos que es la voluntad de Dios. Los que creen esta idea anti-escritural siempre son aquellos que nunca es la voluntad de Dios recibirlo. Esas ideas tradicionales son súper fácil refutar escrituralmente.  
No te dejes llevar por doctrinas anti-Bíblicas que niegan esta realidad gloriosa que es para TODO creyente. Si vas a una iglesia donde niegan esta realidad Bíblica, oye este mensaje y convéncete a ti mismo de lo que dice la Escritura, y entonces prepárate a recibir a través de esta grabación.
Aquí tienes una garantía:
Si rechazas y desestimas tus ideas tradicionales, si eres obediente a la Palabra de Dios y cambias tu forma de pensar y creer, y cedes al Espíritu Santo, sin duda alguna, vas a recibir esta bendición de parte de la Cabeza de la Iglesia, el Señor Jesucristo. 
¡Garantizado!
Juan el Bautista dijo acerca de Jesucristo, “El es el que bautizará con el Espíritu Santo y fuego.” (Mateo 3:11) ¡El nunca ha cambiado! El es el mismo ayer, hoy, y por los siglos! (Hebreos 13:8)

Child Healing and Weight Loss Testimony

Dear Brethren, Family, and Friends,
I am shocked at how easy weight loss was been once I found the right combination of healthy keto together with intermittent fasting. I was weighing 275 pounds just 6 months ago. Today, February 9, 2023, I am at a healthy 210 pounds.  
For a couple of years, I prayed every once in a while about what I needed to do to lose the weight without losing muscle mass. God began to tell me what I needed to get rid of. I obeyed. Weight loss was important to me because I like to work out, and I have 11-year-old triplets. I am 67 years old and must keep my strength and health, spiritually, mentally, and physically to a level where I can teach, instruct, and even play with my young boys. So, I did this healthy keto with intermittent fasting with God’s help and direction, and it worked beautifully for me. I did it more for the children than for me. Of course, it will help with my clothing, youthfulness, and so on, since I am down to a loose size 36, down from a tight-butt 44 at the waist and so on. No more double XX shirts and extra humongous underwear! No more! Ha-ha! Maybe that was TMI!
Praise the Lord, O my soul. Do not forget all his kind deeds. He is the one who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases, who delivers your life from the Pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion, who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an eagle’s. (Psalms 103:3-5 NKJV)
I failed in my fatherly duties in the past with other children (now in their 30’s and 40’s). I failed at raising them right. I started out right but allowed my own ugly disobedience to influence everything in my life. I repented in 1999. God promised me restoration, but I didn’t know how it was going to happen. In the area of raising children, my restoration began with the triplets.
When these triplet boys were born, I vowed to the Lord to do my part to have them grow up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, whatever that would mean for them. (Proverbs 22:6; Ephesians 6:4) I have been faithful at keeping my vow.
One of the things I was required by the Lord to do was to home-school these boys. It is a lot of teaching and instruction, but so very important to keep them out of the bad influence that runs wild in many schools. Hopefully, that will change, but it is the best thing for them as they grow up.
The next part of the vow was to diligently instruct them in the Word, take them to a powerful church with anointed leaders and long-standing marriages that would be an example to them. At our church, there are very strong work, business, marriage, and ministry ethics expressed in many ways. I’ve never seen a church like it anywhere, and I have been around. It is truly amazing. That is what is being put in them weekly. Thank you, Lord!
So, whenever someone invites me to preach, I will be coming with my sons. Be ready for it. I will not ever leave them behind. They need to witness the anointing at work mightily in services where I go to minister. Also, it will stir them up to serve the Lord without compromise, and to step into ministry, business, or whatever areas the Lord wants them in. Soon enough, they will be teaching and preaching. They already bring people to salvation, healing and so on. It is amazing to watch their progress in the Lord!
Here is a mighty testimony.
The other day one of my boys threw up his lunch and dinner and then threw up about 3 more times. I was really watching his electrolyte level closely. I watched for the signs of dehydration. You can’t let it go there. My son was quite pale by the time he went to bed. I gave him some electrolyte drink, but that was not what got him healed. He was feeling bad. Of course, we prayed together and applied the Word in the Name of Jesus. The other two boys agreed. They went to bed.
But he lifted up our illnesses, he carried our pain; even though we thought he was being punished, attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done. He was wounded because of our rebellious deeds, crushed because of our sins; he endured punishment that made us well; because of his wounds we have been healed. (Isaiah 53:4-5 NET)
That is an exact translation of the Hebrew text. These verses were speaking of physical illness and pain, and what Jesus bore for us in His great sacrifice. We don’t have to depend on a literal translation though to understand that Isaiah was speaking of physical healing and not spiritual healing. I write this because many that deny that healing was provided in the sacrifice of Jesus want to refer it all to “spiritual healing.” The Holy Spirit gave us the right interpretation of Isaiah 53:4 in the New Testament.
When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases (Isaiah 53:4).” (Matthew 8:16, 17 NIV)
That is Holy Spirit, anointed, interpretation!
Two of the boys were already in bed sleeping, and I had gone to my room, when I see the boy who had already thrown up 5 times come into my room. He said, “Daddy, I need to get the Word on healing in me a right now and pray fervently. I should not go to sleep now.” I did not expect him to do that. We wound up outside next to the room, and I let him do the praying and finding the Scriptures. I was in for a real surprise. That boy quoted and found many Scriptures and prayed like I have heard few people pray. His fervency, authority, anointing, and perseverance made me cry.
You really don’t know how much of what you put in your children will come out, UNTIL they need it. It was such a blessing to me to hear that all my many hours of teaching them the Word (besides regular school classes), and diligently taking them to church a few times a week had produced powerfully in him. Wow! I helped him find some Scriptures because he could quote them verbatim but wanted to read the reference. Mentally quoting was not enough! He wanted to put his eyes on the Word. This is the Scripture he quoted to me.
My child, pay attention to my words; listen attentively to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and healing to one’s entire body. (Proverbs 4:20-22 NET)
My boy kept doing that, finding Scripture, praying, and speaking the Word with authority. We wound up singing Scriptures before the Lord. Suddenly, he turned to me about an hour or so into this, and he said, “I am done. Whatever that sickness was, it left my body. I felt it leave. I feel so good right now. I’m going to bed.” Not only that, but as I looked at him under the light, his color was completely normal! The next day he woke up refreshed as though nothing happened. Now that is a testimony of a healing, and to God be ALL the glory!
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. (Revelation 12:11)
Now i pray that you be healed in the Name of Jesus! He redeemed us from the curse of sickness, so now I speak the Word of healing and deliverance to you! Be healed now in Jesus' Name! (Psalms 107:20, Galatians 3:13)
Be blessed in the Name of Jesus!
Listen to the first episode of our redemption from the curse using the button. 
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Sean ricamente bendecidos,
Dan A. Rodriguez
 

Part 9: Faith in Jesus, or is it Faith in Something else?

Faith in Christ Jesus must have a foundation of righteousness, self-control, and judgment to come. (Acts 24:24,25). We are to test ourselves to see whether we are in the faith (2 Corinthians 13:5). In this podcast we look closer at self-control. 
Self-control means “self restraint- temperance- control of ones passions, desires, and sexual impulses.” It does not mean control of others. It means to control your self and your body. We are to take authority over our words and thoughts. We are to demand obedience out of ourselves according to God’s word, commandments, and requirements. 
“A man has needs” and “a woman has needs” many say. People that say that mean that sexual union outside of marriage in necessary to quell those “needs.” That is a big fat lie! Paul taught that the body is not for sexual immorality (fornication) but for the Lord… so flee sexual immorality” (fornication) (1Cor. 6:13, 18 NASB). Only in marriage can a man and a woman have the spiritual and physical right to satisfy each other sexually. See 1 Corinthians 7:1-9. God blesses sex in marriage. Outside of marriage, it is cursed!
Sexual immorality includes all illicit forms of sex such as: adultery (sexual union with someone other than your spouse), fornication (sexual union between a man and a woman outside of marriage), homosexuality (includes bisexuals), lesbianism (includes all woman that want to act like men), men that are effeminate (includes all transgender), bestiality (sexual union between a human and an animal), and incest.
“Oh, I just couldn’t help it. He or she looked so good that I just had to do it.” Lies, lies, lies! People have actually used this excuse when they come for counseling. No, you did not have to do it. Self-control was needed! You didn’t submit to God, and you did not resist the devil! (James 4:7) Instead of controlling yourself, you yielded to the un-renewed mind, conformity to the world, and the old man. You yielded to works of the flesh (Galatians 5:17-21). Nobody made you do anything. You did it! The devil may have tempted you, but who said you has to obey him? No, we resist him and cast him out. We reject his temptation to sin sexually or in any other area that violates God’s Word.
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate (self-controlled)in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified(Greek: adokimos)(1Cor. 9:24-27 NASB).
We discipline our body and we demand it to be in subjection to God and His Word so that we are not disqualified (adokimos). Adokimosis the same word translated “fail the test” or “disqualified” in 2 Corinthians 13:5. 
I only refer to this in passing, but another area people need self control is with overeating or anything else that controls you. It could be worry and anxiety. It could be alcohol, prescription drugs, or illegal drugs. It could be pornography. It could be masturbation. It could be the shopping channel! It could be any number of things in control of a human being! See Luke 21:34; 1 John 2:16, 17. 
Is Jesus your Lord? Have you yielded control of your life to Him? (Romans 10:9) If we have, nothing else of this evil world should control us! If something ungodly is controlling us on some level then true repentance, which includes acknowledging sin and confession of sin, is needed. (See Proverbs 28:13; 1 John 1:7-10, 2:1.) Other important parts are becoming accountable to spiritual leaders at your church, changing your contributing environment, and getting rid of enabling people.
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A Call to Return—Restoring the Roots of Our Relationship with Jesus explores the depths of the Scriptures to excavate, refine, and lift up its words of power, revealing deep truths that will radically change the lives of believers. By tapping into this rich vein of biblical insight, Dan Alan Rodriguez offers Christians the insights to enable them to set out upon paths of discipleship that follow Jesus closely and that lead to profound experiences of His presence and power.
Drawing upon the author’s study of first-century Judaism and Christianity and resting upon a diverse array of sources steeped in the foundational texts of these traditions, the twelve chapters of A Call to Return address a series of interlocking topics: a prophetic call to return; the revival of lawlessness; the revival, purpose, and preexistence of God’s commandments; the church’s commandments and their connections to faith, grace, and good works; the association of works of the law to Jewish tradition and ceremony; holiness; the fear of the Lord; each believer as a temple of the holy; and the meaning of loving the Lord Jesus.
If you have a sense that Jesus’s message and ministry are calling you to embark upon a walk with Him that might take you away from all in Christianity that requires no accountability or responsibility before God, then A Call to Return—Restoring the Roots of Our Relationship with Jesus is the right book for you to read. It will give you the keys for understanding and responding to the Lord’s call to return to Him and to follow where He leads.
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches” (Rev. 2:29 NASB).
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Part 8: Faith in Jesus, or is it Faith in Something else?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
We mentioned some of the following in these podcasts. Here we write it down for your study.
And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment (John 16:8 NASB).
“He” is the Holy Spirit in this context. Look at this word “convict.” It means the Holy Spirit will expose, reprove, rebuke, and Thayer’s adds: reprehend severely, correct, call to account, show one his fault. In Greek (Strong’s #1651), it is elegcho.
The same word is found in John 3:20; 2 Timothy 4:2; 1Timothy 5:20, 1 Corinthians 14:24 (this verse sounds a lot like what Felix experienced as Paul preached); Titus 1:13, 2:15; Hebrews 12:5; Ephesians 5:11. I highly recommend that you look up all these verses. 
Some Christian circles teach that correction and rebuke is NEVER love. Some teach that the Lord NEVER convicts the Christian of sin. Let’s bust that moronic bubble of absolute nonsense right now because those ideas are big lies.
Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent (Revelation 3:19 NASB).
The Lord loves us and commands the churches to repent. Because He loves us, He rebukes, and disciplines us. It’s that same word elegcho in all the verses above, but notice the connection I am making between John 16:8 and Revelation 3:19. You cannot say the Lord stopped rebuking or bringing conviction to Christians after His sacrifice. If He did stop bringing this conviction-correction-rebuke to the believer, He would have to stop loving us. He will never do that!
Love does this rebuking, correcting, and calling to account (see also Heb. 12:5). Get this truth in your heart. Rebuking, correcting, and calling to account can certainly be “speaking the truth in love” as in Ephesians 4:15! At times, love will reprehend severely and that is love all the way. To rebuke is love when done because you do not seek your own but for the benefit of the hearers. (1 Cor. 13:4-9) If you correct or rebuke someone to prove YOU are right, because you want to manipulate or insist that things be your own way alone, or you want revenge because you are hurt, offended, or it makes you feel superior (inflated with pride)—then it is VERY WRONG and not walking in love. Get that straight! 
How can one be kind and yet reprehend severely and show one his fault? Kind to the person and rough on sin! You don’t grab them by the hair and throw them on the floor, though you may be tempted to! It is kindness that you can come and sit in church, hear the rebuke, apply it, and go home! Just look straight ahead and don’t squirm. Sometimes conviction will make you sweat, squirm, rattle, and shake you. Nobody will know it was for you unless the Lord reveals it! If He exposes your sin publicly, be thankful because it may have been necessary to keep you from going to a devil's hell!
Above is Part 8 in this series. Listen to all these messages and get these truths from the holy Word of God into your spirit. Be abundantly blessed!