Sons of the Fire

Psalm 12:6
6  The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

Fire comes because of who we are and what we stand for at times.
When we are getting ready to be put into the fire, not only are we being tested or tried, but so is the Word of God.
When we say we trust God and take Him at His Word, we are now also including the Lord in the test.
The Word of God is pure and He refines His own Word to perfection (7 times)

We must be refined to be defined.
We are being made ready to carry a purified Word.
Only when we are in the Fire can it be seen if we are pure and founded in His Word.

Ready For the Fire

1. We must purpose to not be defiled
Daniel 3:15-18
15  Now if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music to fall down and worship the image which I have made, good; but if you don’t worship, you shall be cast the same hour into the middle of a burning fiery furnace. Who is that god that will deliver you out of my hands?”

16  Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

17  If it happens, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.

18  But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.”

We declare we will not bow down and worship false gods and idols.

2. Worship In the Fire
Daniel 3:23
23  These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.

We bow down in the fire and worship the True and Living God.

3. Walk In the Fire
Daniel 3:25
25  He answered, “Look, I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are unharmed. The appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.”

We bowed down bound and rise up to walk with the Son of God.

4. Come Out of the Fire
Daniel 3:26
  26  Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spoke, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you servants of the most High God, come forth, and come here. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.

We are called out of the test. Come Forth! Listen for your name to be called.

5. Become the Fire

When the Hebrew boys came out of the fire they never spoke. Instead we see the king Glorifying their God.

Daniel 3:28 
Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

The one who had been with them in the Fire had already convicted and convinced the king and those present.
They went forth with a silent preaching as Sons of the Fire who walked with the Son of God in the Fire.
They became a sign of Gods Fire in the Earth and went forth as a lamp revealing there is none greater than their God YHVH.

We are to be "Sons of the Fire"

In His Love,
Jesse Griffin

Other scriptures of proclamation
we declared 
2 Samuel 22:29-31
Psalm 18:28-30
Psalm 119:40
Isaiah 48:9-10
Zechariah 13:9
Malachi 3:2-3

Discerner of Thoughts and Intents

To many times, people are deceived by 100's of false confirmations because their heart is already set on what they want to do.

Instead of seeking out a TRUE WORD from the Lord, they seek out people who will confirm their own plans and desires. They will avoid anyone who will whole heatedly search out a matter and instead look for YES PEOPLE.
When the ONE TRUE WORD of the LORD comes to correct the error of hundreds of false words, it is with the purpose of setting the crooked path straight.

 Heb 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

The WORD is a DISCERNER of the THOUGHTS and INTENTS of the HEART.

DISCERNER- is the word kritikos where we get the word critical. The Word has the ability to help make decisions in the heat of the moment when it is a life and death situation and it is CRITICAL! Also the Word is DISCRIMINATIVE which means it is used to MAKE DISTINCTIONS. The difference between right and wrong, Holy and unholy, pure and impure hang on whether the Word says what is. The WORD is the only true way in which to test everything else.

So the Word comes to DISCERN the THOUGHTS meaning the DELIBERATION and DEVICES of the mind. This is careful consideration before a decision is made so that a person can understand what they are thinking and why.INTENTS- meaning, having a MORAL UNDERSTANDING behind why and how a persons HEART operates the way it does.  Jer 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?  Meaning the heart is incurably sick.

When the wickedness of a persons heart rises, they are blinded by the decisions that they make because of the desires that they have. Pride, ambition, lust, envy, jealousy etc ... all serve to blind a person in their discernment. This is when the Word must come to PIERCE and DIVIDE  between SOUL and SPIRIT and JOINTS and MARROW.It must first PIERCE, meaning to REACH THROUGH or PENETRATE into the inner core of a person in their thoughts. When the Word pierces, if a person will hear the TRUTH that is presented to them, it will CUT or SEPARATE between that which is soul ( the mind, will, emotions of the carnal man) and spirit (the part of us that communes with the Holy Spirit) The Word will divide between TRUTH and LIES.

To Divide between JOINTS and MARROW means symbolically that which moves the Body and that which supplies nourishment to the Bones that forms as a frame for the Body. The Word will come and DISCERN what is trying to move the Body and what is trying to give food or what kind of nutrition is being fed to the structure. When false words come and begin to feed the supply of nutrition to the bones, the joints begin to move in motion. It takes a true word to get into the MARROW which represents the most inner part of the bone. Even as the spirit is the most inner part of a man, if it gets in line with the will of God, it will move the Body or the Soul of a person into proper position.

When the King of Israel sought out whether to go to war or not in 1 Kings 22 all 400 prophets answered and said it is well. Yet when Jehosphat asked if there was another who could inquire of the Lord, The King of Israel says there is one named Micaiah who never speaks well of the King of Israel. When the prophet begins to speak truth, the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? 1Ki 22:18Read the full story in 1 Kings 22 for yourself and see how a lying spirit works in conjunction with false prophets and rebellion.

Ones own desires will cause them to move against truth. No one can overthrow the Word of God.

It is better to have ONE TRUE PROPHET and ONE TRUE WORD then to have the APPEARANCE of success with 400 FALSE PROPHETS and FALSE WORDS OF VICTORY.

DISCERN WHAT IS IN YOU. YOUR VICTORY OR DEFEAT DEPENDS ON IT!

In His Service,
Apostle Jesse

Discerner of Thoughts and Intents © 2018
Kingdom Reign International Ministries
#KingdomReign

A Yesman or a Watchman?

Eze 3:17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

Definition of a watchman- a guard who keeps watch.

Strongs- tsaphah, tsaw-faw' properly, to lean forward, to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await:-- behold, espy, look up (well), wait for, (keep the) watch(-man).

yesman- a person of unquestioning obedience.
A person who always agrees with his employer or superior.

A clear warning was given to the prophet Ezekiel. I have made thee a watchman. No one else but God Himself took this credit. Because it was the LORD who called and made Ezekiel a watchman, there were governing guidelines put in place to help Ezekiel understand who he was and what he was to do. It was also brought to his attention of what would happen if he did not do his duties.

Eze 3:18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

Ezekiel was told he would go to the wicked. Now look at who else he had to speak to,the righteous.

Eze 3:20 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

What do we do when we have a fellow brother or sister who we hold dear begins to falter? Do we hold our tongue for fear of losing their friendship? Or do we stand as a watchman guarding the soul?
It would seem easier to go to a wicked person and show them their error. Yet what about an individual who seems righteous? Even our leaders who are over us. Nathan had to go to David. As a prophet Nathan was first subjected to God. If Nathan would have lost sight of who God is and what he was called to do, he very well may have become a yesman to David.

Yesmen are useful to God if they are fulfilling His will. Yet a yesman to man is unfit for the Kingdom if we bring ourselves to a loyalty to man over our loyalty to God. We must not become fearful of losing friends or position for speaking what we have been commissioned or commanded to speak to another. If we do, we will lose our place in the Kingdom of God.

Re 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

When Ezekiel did what he was commanded to do he was told he would be safe from guilt.
to the wicked

Eze 3:19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

to the righteouss

Eze 3:21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.

Remember

• We have been made by God. The word made in Hebrew is nathan or naw-than' The same name given to the prophet Nathan. Remember whose we are, we belong to God.


• To hear is shamah meaning to hear intelligently.Often with implication of attention, obedience, to tell, call (gather) together, consider, be content, declare, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear, listen, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, proclaim, publish, regard, report, sound,understand


• Give warning zahar to gleam; to enlighten (by caution):admonish, shine, teach, (give) warn(-ing).

Let us become yesmen to God, that we may become the watchmen He made us to be.

WE MAY HAVE AGREED WITH MAN, BUT DOES IT AGREE WITH GOD?

In His Service,
Apostle Jesse

Time: Quality vs. Quantity

Ac 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

Time- 1 a: the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues : duration b: a nonspatial continuum that is measured in terms of events which succeed one another from past through present to future
2: the point or period when something occurs : occasion
3 a: an appointed, fixed, or customary moment or hour for something to happen, begin, or end (arrived ahead of time) b: an opportune or suitable moment (decided it was time to retire) —often used in the phrase about time (about time for a change)

Time, all of us face it everyday. We all get the same amount of it.
The question is what do we do with it?

All of us get 365 days a year, 52 weeks, 24 hours in a day.
There is a difference though in time. There is quantity of time and there is quality of time.

According to Acts 3:19-21 there are two different periods of time. The one period of time is what is called chronos. The other period of time is called kairos.

Acts 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times (kairos) of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

According to Strong's 2540 kairos kahee-ros' is an occasion, set or proper time, opportunity, a convenient or due season, (due, short, while) time, a while. This is quality of time.

Ac 3:21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times (chronos) of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

According to Strong's 5550 chronos, khron'-os is a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from 2540, which designates a fixed or special occasion.

We have 365 days in a year. This is length or quantity of time. This is the chronos that sets parameters for a given year. Within that year though there are individual days. The days that are designated as set or special days like anniversaries, birthdays, celebrations are quality of time or kairos.The same way it is in the natural so it is in the Kingdom.

We are in the dispensation of grace. From the work of Calvary until the end of the age there is access to the throne of grace to receive salvation. From the beginning until the end is length of time or quantity.Through repentance many individual though will have a quality moment.

The scripture says when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
the word refreshing means properly, a recovery of breath, revival.

Just like a person who would drown in water so are people drowning in sin. Just like water has to be removed from the lungs to let oxygen in to save a life so must sin be removed to save a soul.
When we repent it removes what keeps us from breathing spiritually and allows the breath of God back into our lives. These moments of refreshing are literally little revivals happening on the inside of the individual.

There is a set period of time where the Lord is desiring to restore all things.
After He restores the soul He wants us to have many mini revivals on the inside of us.
The word restitution also means reconstitution which means to recompose or to return.
When we are reconstituted we are literally receiving the constitution of the Kingdom to become aligned with the Father and His Word. We receive the Government of the Kingdom and His Law becomes the rules we operate by.
We are coming back to a justified state of being to be in the same state of being as the Son of God.

How many of us know that humanity is in spiritual dehydration as is the Body of Christ. When we begin to repent the spiritual barriers that keep spiritual life away will be removed and new life will come.
We must cry out like never before so that spiritual deprivation will not be upon the land.

 Things to cry out for

• repentance
• times of refreshing
• restitution of all things

Will we allow the quality moments in, that we may enjoy the quantity of life we live?

In His Service,

Apostle Jesse

Quality vs. Quantity  © 2011

Prophetic Word for Florida and Texas 2018

    I find it amazing the different ways the Spirit of the Lord speaks to us. Since the beginning of this year 2018; I have been seeing and hearing different things from the Holy Spirit in a new and accelerated way.
Sometimes He speaks to me by a Word, Vision, or a Dream.   The revelation that I am about to share was given to me in a different pattern.
I liken it to the preaching of Stephen when he was sharing the story of  Moses
  Acts 7:30 ¶ And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
 31 When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,

   Sometimes the Lord does not immediately speak to us. He will draw us in by first getting our attention. It might not be a flame of fire, yet it will be something that causes us to look again and investigate. Then His voice will emerge to us.

The Lord had been unfolding the states of Texas and Florida. I noticed that there are a lot of anointed leaders moving to Texas. As I began to pray, I asked the Lord why were they moving. Some of them are leaving head positions on a Word from the Lord. A supernatural draw is calling their name to Texas. I will unfold what I felt from the Spirit of the Lord.

   It all started when I noticed the number of anointed men and women of God getting ready to shift into the state of Texas. When I inquired of the Lord this is what I heard.

I am sending the re-enforcements to the State. There are many who have stood on the front lines but are now getting tired. I am sending them the help that they need to hold open the Heavens in places that have had great advancement. These servant leaders will not come in to take over, but will come in as supportive roles.
   The Lord said " I am introducing to many the order of the Apostle Paul." They will enter into the state and into vineyards where they had not sown or plowed. They will serve the Barnabas that can confirm and affirm their call, anointing, character and assignment. After a period of time of serving many of these leaders who left pastoring, revivals, traveling internationally, will enter back into lead roles. They will enter in serving and will be refreshing to those they are assigned to serve.
Many of these leaders have dug cisterns and pools of  healing in other states and cities.

While praying for one Apostle on the phone as they had declared a move to Texas I had an open vision. I saw a very large angel standing with one foot in Texas and they other foot in the state that the Apostle currently operates in. I saw the Angel of the Lord take out His Sword and cut a grove in the ground from that state and cut all the way to Texas. A channel was made and the Lord said that they would not have to RE-DIG SPIRITUALLY. They were taking the RIVER of GOD with them.
I saw a TRANSFER from that state to Texas.
The Lord said He was gathering the NEW CLUSTERS TOGETHER.

The NEW and OLD Called out ones and sent ones MUST walk in Honor and Humility.

• 1 The preceding must honor the up and coming and honor those sent to help.
• 2 The preceding must acknowledge those who are fellow yolk men and not be intimidated
• 3 Those new to the region must honor those who have already laid years of ground work.
• 4 There must be GREAT HUMILITY in GROWING TOGETHER for the FRESH FLOW to CONTINUE to enter into many of the cities where prophets have been positioned by the Lord.
• The spirit of competition must be EXPOSED and driven out in order for the FULLNESS of the GLORY to enter in.

  Many of these places will grow into Apostolic Hubs and Training centers that will impact many regions in Texas and then branch out. San Antonio, the Lord has not forgotten you!

   I also saw a very dark storm cloud and I heard the word "CRISIS ARISING." The Lord placed in my spirit that the state will need the humble anointed vessels to hold up the state in prayer, word and deed.

  After visiting the state of Florida for Launch Conference with Apostle Jonas Clark in May I was stirred for the state. I saw things the Lord wanted to release to those who were Kingdom minded in Florida.
As I began to pray I heard the Lord say " Look deeper!" He then told me to look up the state bird.
Here is what I discovered.
The State bird for Florida is the Northern Mockingbird. Yet to my surprise this bird was not only the state bird for Florida but also for Texas.

As I began to look up the details of the Northern Mockingbird the Lord began to download to me.
I will give the traits and characteristics of this bird and then what the Lord showed me.

The name "Northern Mockingbird" means many tongued mimic. The northern mockingbird is known for its intelligence. A 2009 study showed that the bird was able to recognize individual humans, particularly noting those who had previously been intruders or threats.
Mockingbirds are bold in defense of their nests and territory and will attack intruders.
In a paper published in 2009, researchers found that mockingbirds were able to recall an individual human who, earlier in the study, had approached and threatened the mockingbirds' nest.
Researchers had one participant stand near a mockingbird nest and touch it, while others avoided the nest. Later, the mockingbirds recognized the intruder and exhibited defensive behavior, while ignoring the other individuals

Both male and female mockingbirds sing, with the latter being generally quieter and less vocal. Male commencement of singing is in late January to February and continues into the summer and the establishing of territory into the fall. Frequency in female singing is more sporadic, as it sings less often in the summer and fall, and only sings when the male is away from the territory. The mockingbird also possesses a large song repertoire that ranges from 43 to 203 song types and the size varies by region. Repertoire sizes ranged from 14 to 150 types in Texas, and two studies of mockingbirds in Florida rounded estimates to 134 and 200, approximately. It continually expands its repertoire during its life.



This is a short version of some of the traits and behaviors of the Northern Mockingbird.

I then heard these words. The mockery of the state of Florida was going to be strongly dealt with. That there had been a great mocking of the people of God, the Word of God and His Name and He was going to deal with this.
In the middle of this dealing He was raising up the worshipers who would have the Tongues of Angels  and learn the Songs of Heaven. A Holy Remnant is rising and it is coming out of a people that many would least expect. I heard the Lord say that the Haitian community is releasing a cry in Florida. This sound of brokenness is being heard in the Kingdom and He is releasing to those who have no agenda. He is bypassing mainstream Christianity and many who think they are in the know. He is not into their shows.
There will be unadulterated worship like never before.

In the same way the sound of the Kingdom is being released in Florida so it is in Texas. Yet many will miss the sound that is being released because it is not their culture releasing it. Many Spanish speaking Christians are crying out in Texas and I AM has heard their cry.
The songs that they are learning is growing and it is having an impact in the region.

I heard the Lord say that the Humble and Honorable shall be able to stand against the enemy and mark them. They will drive out those who mess with the nest or home.
They will learn how to drive out intruders.

Both of these states were going to produce men and women of God who can accurately reproduce for the Glory. They will have the tongue of the learned.
This is why there has been a great cross pollination between the two states because it has been a great staging season.

There are three other states Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee that have the Mockingbird as their state bird, but I did not hear for those states.

I know much of what is written here could almost be applied anywhere.
I believe that the Lord reveals specific things to cause the one He revealed it to pray and share specifically for those places.

Why Now? Those birds have been the state birds for a long time.
I believe the Lord used a natural picture to reveal what He is building in these regions so we can continue to agree with Him.

In His Service,
Apostle Jesse

Stay The Course

Isa 30:20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: 21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

  Deception, we don't intend on it to happen to us, but it can. Unaware of the results that wait on the other side of its influence, many find themselves lured in by a promise, a word, a person, a want, a dream, a desire etc. We can place just about anything in a long line of decisions that need to be made on a day to day basis. As we seek and pray for His will to become the center of our life we begin to see that we must walk on His Word and trust He knows what is best. Yet, as unintentional as it may be, disobedience can step in through deception. We whole heartedly want to obey God, but something slips in causing us to shift from His word. How did it happen?

Please read 1 Kings 13

In short we read the account of a man of God who was used by the Lord to prophesy, confirm the word with a sign, intercede for the king and instructed in what to do afterward. His prophesy spoke against king Jeroboam and the altar causing the king to try to lay his hand upon the prophet. When the king did, his hand dried up. The prophet prays and the kings hand is restored. The king offers a reward to the prophet. Yet the prophet had received a direct word in what he was to do.

1Ki 13:8 And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:1Ki 13:9 For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.

We see the same kind of response from the prophet Elisha to Gehazi after Naamans healing. Elisha rejected the blessing of Naaman 1 Kings 5:15 but Gehazi chased it down 1 Kings 5:20.Elisha rebukes Gehazi

2Ki 5:26 And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

The prophet must make sure that the one who receives a healing or sees a sign performed attributes it to God and not the messenger. After the great signs and wonders were done by this prophet there was no need for noteriety or conversation. It was the LORD who had spoken through His servant and confirmed it with signs and wonders. The Lord was protecting the prophet when He said

1Ki 13:9 For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.

So the man of God made it through test number one. By this time the word was out what events had taken place all throughout the region. The report finally reaches an old prophet who lived in Bethel and it stirred His interest.1 Kings13:11-13 His sons had brought the word to their father and had seen which way the prophet went. So the old prophet goes to get the young prophet. When the old prophet finds the young prophet under an oak tree.1 Kings 13:14 Now the word oak here is 'elah, ay-law' which means an oak or other strong tree. The prophet was abiding under a strong tree which very well may have been protecting him from the natural elements of the day. As he sat shielded from the sun in the natural, is the same way He sat under the shadow of the Almighty in the spirit realm. As he obeyed the Word of the Lord nothing could harm him. Then second test comes in 1 Kings 13:15 and the old prophet invites him to his home. In 1 Kings 13:16-17 The young prophet tells verbatim what he said to the king in vs. 9 Then the disobedience happens 1Ki 13:19 So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water. Why did the prophet pass test number one, only to fail test number two? THE KEY

1Ki 13:18 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.

• Identification: "I am a prophet also as thou art" Someone to relate with. The pull the young prophet must have felt. He just went through a great spiritual battle. Elijah felt all alone as if he were the last.1Ki 19:14 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. Even though he had gotten instruction he found someone who could relate.
• spirtuality: "and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, Oh my, here is someone else who is having encounters with heaven.
• Word: "saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water." Wow, I am hungry and thirsty. He is older than me so he must be seasoned. He had an angelic visitation and got a word for me. Yet the scripture concludes with "But he lied unto him."
• How did the old prophet lie? Was the old prophet deceived himself? Was the angel a demon coming as a messenger of light, causing him to pursue the young prophet in deception? The enemy would have been very upset that the prophet was used of the Lord and would want to retaliate like Jezebel did Elijah.Maybe the enemy was thinking to use this old prophet because of his position to compel the young prophet to disobey God. Hence, the old prophet was deceived causing the younger to be deceived. Maybe he was a failed prophet. He had not seen the hand of the Lord move like that in His own life in some time and was wanting to hear the story firsthand as it would remind him of how the Lord used to use him. Yet to do this he manufactured a story to make it sound spiritual. Beings he was a prophet it is possible his sons may have been prophets as well. When they came and told him the story of what the man of God had done, he may have played up their role to make it more than it was.

The word angel is mal'ak, mal-awk'

meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher):--ambassador, angel, king, messenger.

This same word is translated messenger in Ge 32:6, Nu 20:14,Jos 6:17,Jg 6:35 and several other places in the Old Covenant. Is it possible he played on his sons words who then may have suggested to their father to bring home the young prophet. It is clear that the Lord would not have contradicted himself and sent an angel from his presence to release a contrary word. So deception was present. Whether the old prophet himself was deceived, or his motives were wrong in trying to get the young prophet to his home can be debated. The key here is that the young prophet was moved to step off of his conviction and follow a lie. It cost him his life.

1Ki 13:24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.

It would appear that the old prophet still had the ability to hear God due to the fact he prophesies accurately in 1 Kings 13:20-21 the death of the young prophet. So let us remember It is two fold. Someone may be the younger prophet starting their journey in the Lord. Someone may be the older prophet sitting on the sidelines.

• To the younger prophets obey the word of the Lord. Be on guard
  1. those who appear more spiritual
  2. Those who have words opposite of what the Lord told you
• To the older prophets repent of error and stop being a stumbling block to those who are being used. They may be young and weak in their walk but they need your experience to encourage them onto perfection. Repent over your failures and ask the Lord to return you to a place of usefulness. It would appear that the old prophet may have been brought back on course due to the death of this young prophet. In vs 30 the old prophet says " Alas, my brother" This was used according to the notes I found, for those who had untimely deaths or premature deaths. Just maybe the older prophet was convicted.

MAY WE FIND THE WAY WE ARE TO GO, AND NOT RETURN BY THE WAY WE CAME

In His Service,
Apostle Jesse
Stay The Course © 2015
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Speaking God's Doctrine

De 32:1 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distill as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
 3 Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

This passage of scripture is a wonderful picture of showing us how we must handle the Word of God. If we just look at the surface of the Word we will miss the beauty of the inner depths of truth to be revealed to us. I would like to describe four levels, as revealed in this passage, by which we can use to preach and teach the Word of the Lord.

Notice that in verse one the heavens and the earth are being requested to hear what is being said. We must understand that as anointed vessels, the words that we speak are impacting both in the natural as well as in the spiritual realm.

 Heb 12:1 ¶ Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Ec 10:20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

Who is the the bird of the air?  We know that it is the enemy as depicted in 

Mt 13:4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

Mt 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

So we can see that heavenly places hear our words and actions as well as what is spoken to us.
There is power in the spoken Word of God. This is why the enemy works so hard to shut down the truly anointed and those who have true Kingdom Authority. It is the only weapon that the believer has to bring real change into the Earth Realm.

Eph 3:10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

What are we to be releasing into the Heavens and the Earth? DOCTRINE.

Doctrine- something received, instruction, whether on the part of the teacher or hearer, to take, carry away; to attract or gain over the heart by eloquence or persuasive speech.

There are different levels of release of doctrine as described in Deuteronomy 32:2. They are:

1. Rain
2. Dew
3. Small Rain
4. Showers

Each level of release has a different impact on the Earth.

1. RAIN- My doctrine shall drop as the rain. Even as the rain begins slowly drop by drop I shall pour out until the fullness of the revelation comes. Until there is a full release of this doctrine that I carry, it shall pour out drop by drop.

 
Dew-My speech shall distill as the dew.

2. Dew- a. Water droplets condensed from the air, usually at night, onto cool surfaces from water vapor in the air.
b. Something moist, fresh, pure, or renewing:
Distill- means to drip or trickle. This is a soft release and is gentler than the rain. Here is a description of being gentle with revelation. A picture of giving out silently in a way that refreshes without being overwhelming. Dew only clings to cool surfaces in the night hour. It shows a picture of those who may be getting cold in the things of the Lord who need refreshing. Many times people are stuck in their journey and just need to be refreshed while they are getting on course with God.

3. Small Rain- as the small rain upon the tender herb.
Tender Herbs- are sprouts. New converts.
The small rain is a tempestuous storm. At times it will be necessary to display the Sovereignty and the Authority of God even upon those who are young as to bring the fear of the Lord.

4. Showers- as the showers upon the grass. Showers speaks of an accumulation of drops of water. A full weightiness of the revelation pouring out on the people. At this point there is no holding back. Ready or not here it comes. Even as the Heavens release the water in the clouds even now I must speak the fullness of truth.
Some say that this is a culminating even to the point of the revelation bringing wrath even as the spoken Word brought the curses upon Egypt.

Dt. 32:3 Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

AS we go forth proclaiming the Gospel, let us use discernment to determine at what level we are to release the Word of the Lord

In His Service,
Apostle Jesse

The Power of Authority

Being called by the Lord Jesus Christ to a position of Authority is not easy. Even after many years of study, experiences, revelation, impartation, and witnessing the wonders of God one must still ask, "am I ruling wisely?"
  
Walking in authority is not just a position, but it is a demonstration of the mind, heart, will and nature of  Jesus Christ.


In His letter to Corinth Paul many times had to defend His right and authority to preach the Gospel.Yet He understood why He was in position. Do we understand why Christ has put us in our position? Many leaders do not. Look at what Paul says
2Co 10:8 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:

He says that our ( meaning the Apostles ) authority was FOR EDIFICATION, and not FOR DESTRUCTION. If we do not understand what the word edify means we will miss the context of this passage. Edification here means literally building.

oikodome architecture, (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation:--building, edify

Literally He is saying' " all we want to do is to build you up in the things of the Lord!"
What Christ has given us is not to destroy you, but to build you up.

Our responsibility is to BE BUILDERS! So many want to be rulers, but in order to rule well, we must know how to build.  Where do the saints need to be built?

• Jude 1:20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

• 1Pe 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ

• Col 2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

•  Eph 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

As leaders we are to be the sweet savour of Christ in the Earth. A sweet savour means a good scent, fragrance or aroma.  Death stinks, yet many speak words that kill and destroy. We are to Speak Life.

2Co 2:15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
 16 To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

For those who want life, when we produce life, it will bring them life. For those who want death, when we produce life, it will produce death in them. We must allow God to do what He will do and we must be producers of Life.
We must shake off the negative, angry, and backbiting spirits that come. They want us to kill our own. PRODUCE LIFE! Let the Word of the Lord be activated. For those who want what is right, it will produce a Harvest in them.

If we do not properly convey the mind of Christ and His will through His nature, we will begin to lose the credibility of our authority. This can only be done by the enabling Power of the Holy Spirit and a willingness to agree with the Lord. 
When the Lord calls us into a position it is not to destroy, but to preserve. Many times when individuals enter into a position the first thing that happens is a critical and or judgmental spirit will try to get on a person. We must allow the Grace of the Holy Spirit to help us begin to mold and shape those who the Lord calls us to impart to.
We must work to not let impatience and or frustration to set in. Because if we do,  rather than build people , we will destroy them with our words.

1Co 3:10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

We must take heed how we are building up the people of God.

In His Service,
Apostle Jesse

The Power of Authority © 2012

Five Things Not To Do Against the Holy Spirit

 So many people cry out, "we need a move of God!" Yet when it happens they do not know what to do. No one can say they have an edge on God.
We are all learning and growing in understanding and obedience.

There are though warnings of what not to do in the Bible when the Holy Spirit shows up.
I would like to share five things not to do in a move of God.

Five things not to do against the Holy Spirit

1. Blasphemy- Mt 12:31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
What is blasphemy? It is attributing the working power of God by the Holy Spirit to Satan. It actually brings a person to a denial of Christ. When the Pharisees saw the workings of Messiah and attributed it to Satan, they rejected the Redeemer.

2. Lie- Ac 5:3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Pretending to do one thing while doing another. God knows all and sees all. When the move of God is present there is nothing hidden. He will expose every detail of a persons heart and make it manifest.

3. Tempt- Ac 5:9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
To tempt the Holy Spirit means to test. Ananias and Sapphira pretended to sell the land for so much money and give all to the church. Yet they kept part of it. So many people are pretending to give God their all and yet they are keeping a portion of things unto themselves. On the surface it looks like they are all sold out, but God knows they are testing Him!

4. Quench- 1Th 5:19 Quench not the Spirit. To quench the Spirit means to extinguish. This same word is the word sbennumi used in Ephesians 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
If we extinguish the Fire of the Holy Spirit we will not be able to extinguish the fiery darts of the wicked. Yet so many deny the power of the Holy Spirit. Fan the FLAMES of the Holy Spirit church!

5. Grieve- Eph 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. To grieve the Spirit means to bring into distress or sorrow. The roll of the Holy Spirit is to guide and lead us, to instruct us and bring us to Yeshua. When we resist it brings a grieving or a sadness because The Spirit brings us into the desires of the Father. Let us listen for His Promptings and leadings that we may be transformed into the image of the Son of God.

One way many people are doing these things is by the rejection of the true servants of the Lord. There is a lot of counterfeit out there, but God still has a REMNANT!

Closing Scripture

Lu 11:49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:

Be wise church. God is still displaying His power and He is using people to do it. When the true representation of the Kingdom is present, to do the five things listed above will cause one to be in a fight against God Himself.

When people persecute the servants, they persecute God.

In His Service,
Apostle Jesse
Five Things Not To Do Against the Holy Spirit © 2011
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Discerning Voices

  

The life we live is a journey. The Bible says we are pilgrims and sojourners in the earth. We are only passing through, trying to reach our final destination. Based on the decisions we make we are rewarded.
    



The greatest decision we will ever make, is to accept or reject God's plan of salvation.
  
    Many have made a decision to accept that Amazing Grace of the Son of God. Yet, while on the road we find many choices and decisions that have to be made.
   As born again believers we need to realize we have an enemy who does not want us to make Heaven our home. He does not want us to abide with Christ and become one with our Heavenly Father.

The enemy is an infiltrator and will do what ever he can to block and hinder our progress.  As the prince of the air, he is working on the minds and hearts of men to cause them to make
decisions opposite of God's Word or desire.
Thereby causing faith to be made shipwreck in many who have believed.

   1Ti 1:19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith
have made shipwreck:

We have to see the promises that are still afar off so we do not make choices that will cause us to be rejected. Today I want to touch on voices of influence and their power in our lives.
Voices are backed by words. When a person speaks, we hear their voice and we hear their words. Words have a root called motive. What is the motive of the heart, (secret agenda) that is speaking through the voice.
Advertisers want you to buy, pursuers of romantic interest want to catch the eye and heart of the one they are pursuing, teachers want to instruct, and the list goes on. When a voice is speaking we must discern its source and the motive.

When God speaks it is for our good.

   Heb 12:9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

So what about when we hear other voices and when the devil speaks? God wants us to live and have life abundantly. The devil wants us to have death. The hard part though, is it never looks like death when it comes. It comes prepackaged and looks beautiful unless we apply what is presented through a testing process.

   1Jo 4:1 ¶ Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Some of our hardest trials will come, because we do not test.

 TESTING VOICES So what should we look for when we hear voices? Let us take a look.

   Jas 3:15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

Wisdom-the generally accepted belief, opinion, judgment, or prediction about a particular matter. So when
someone is speaking to us their wisdom, it is what they believe. We have to discern the source of their wisdom, to see if we should receive it.

                              According to James 3:19 we see four levels of wisdom.

  1. Above- from above; by analogy, from the first; by implication, anew:--from above, again, from the beginning (very first), the top. This wisdom would be from our Daddy God. The First, the Beggining, the Alpha. This is the wisdom that must be first and foremost in our lives.

  2. Earthly-worldly (physically or morally):--earthly, in earth, terrestrial. This pertains to fleshly and carnal understanding, the philosophies of men, false religions and demonically inspired revelations to men.

3. Sensual-natural, sensual.This speaks to sensuality and seduction. As pertaining to the natural man in sensual matters. There are three levels in the nature of men 1.spirit 2. natural and 3.beastly natures. We are to be transformed into the image of the Son of God.

  4. Devilish- dæmon-like:--devilish. As pertaining to the nature and conduct of demons.
     Once we can discern the source and motive, we can respond in a way that allows us to keep moving the
ways of the Lord. Jesus had to rebuke Satan on Peters behalf because Peter was not able to discern the voice
that spoke to him. Peter spoke out of his mouth what he had heard in his mind.

         Mt 16:22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. (KJV)

Now that we have touched on voices let us touch on what might be in us they can tug on!

   Jas 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

   Mt 15:18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart;
and they defile the man.
   19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries,
fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
   20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. (KJV)

Mr 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
   22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
   23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. (KJV)
 
So many are led astray because of the desires that are on the inside. If Jesus would of had any desire besides pleasing the Father, He would have fell for Satan's wisdom in the wilderness temptation. Thank you Lord for passing that test! Someone out there needs us to overcome or tests and temptations so that we can offer them the truth. May our desire to please God and be established in His Word preserve us from lies and deceptions in Jesus Name.

GIVE NO ROOM TO FALSE VOICES AND WISDOM THAT IS NOT FROM ABOVE

In His Service,
Apostle Jesse

Discerning Voices © 2012

Faith Like Bamboo

Like any plant, growth of the Chinese Bamboo Tree requires nurturing – water, fertile soil, sunshine. In its first year, we see no visible signs of activity. In the second year, again, no growth above the soil. The third, the fourth, still nothing. Our patience is tested and we begin to wonder if our efforts (caring, water, etc.) will ever be rewarded.

And finally in the fifth year – behold, a miracle! We experience growth. And what growth it is! The Chinese Bamboo Tree grows 80 feet in just six weeks!

Does the Chinese Bamboo Tree really grow 80 feet in six weeks? Did the Chinese Bamboo Tree lie dormant for four years only to grow exponentially in the fifth? Or, was the little tree growing underground, developing a root system strong enough to support its potential for outward growth in the fifth year and beyond? The answer is, of course, obvious. Had the tree not developed a strong unseen foundation it could not have sustained its life as it grew. The same principle is true for people. People, who patiently toil towards worthwhile dreams and goals, building strong character while overcoming adversity and challenge, grow the strong internal foundation to handle success.

IN WHAT WAYS ARE YOU GROWING THAT OTHERS CANNOT SEE?  


In His Love,
Apostle Jesse
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