Come Follow Me

We don't have a say in when God calls us.

We do have a choice to make when it happens.

Many individuals find themselves making excuses when the Spirit of the Lord calls them deeper..

Instead of seeing the oppurtunity to partner with the Lord and what can be gained, they only see what will be lost.

This is true for ministers who have already walked in a measure but not in a fulness.

The "Come Follow Me" call Christ gave in Matthew 8 and Luke 9 was not a salvation call.

It was a call to deeper fellowship, discipleship and calling.

If we only read Luke 9, it looks as if Christ is speaking to a random stranger

Luke 9:57  And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

58  And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

59  And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

60  Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

He told him TO PREACH! This was a commission not a call to salvation.

Now, when we read in Mattew 8, we find that this is not just a random person being called to salvation.

This man was a scribe.

Matthew 8: 19  And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

20  And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

This man was a scribe And called Christ Master.

A scribe in the Bible, was a man learned in the Mosaic law and in the sacred writings, an interpreter, teacher. Scribes examined the more difficult and subtle questions of the law;  The advice of men skilled in the law was needed in the examination in the causes and the solution of the difficult questions, they were enrolled in the Sanhedrin; and are mentioned in connection with the priests and elders of the people.

They were also writers and taught pertaining the Kingdom of Heaven.

In Luke 9 we read in verse

 61  And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.

62  And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

Yet in Matthew 8 we find out there was a man that was a disciple. It is believed these men are one and the same by many.

Matthew 8

 21  And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

 22  But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

What we stand to learn from this is that the Come and Follow was not given to the ignorant. It was given to the informed.

What we learn is that they were forfeiting a deeper walk to handle earthly and fleshly matters.

We place the "Come Follow Me" as a salvation call.

According to the Word, it would seem this was a call to those who were already called and walking in a measure,  but not a fulness.

This is why we read in Luke 9:62  And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

These individuals had already put there hand to the plow but were now backing off.

We received the call to salvation and welcomed it. Can we now hear the call to deeper relationship, stewardship, responsibility, sacrifice or whatever He sees we need to step out of and into?

Are we like the scribe who said he would follow but it was for earthly treasures?

Christ let Him know he had no home and no place to find rest in that present moment.

How do we respond to the "Come and Follow Me" call?

Do we think we already know everything He wants to teach us? Therefore we find earthly cares or pleasures as more important?

May we be like the disciples when they were called

Matthew 4:18  And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. place

19  And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

20  And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

We have no say in when He calls us. We  have a choice to make.

Let us pray that we all see the oppurtunity in front of us to grow closer to the Lord.

HE IS CALLING US.

In His Love,

Jesse Griffin

#KingdomReign

Take The Test

Take the Test

It is always good to do a self evaluation..

One area I am always inspecting is pride.

The Word is clear

Pro 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

We do well to learn from the Word and avoid pitfalls clearly defined as such.

The Holy Spirit has been sent to assist us and make us into overcomers.

Before looking at someone else in identifying these traits of pride, go grab a mirror.

Leviathan is the king of the children of pride.

Job 41:34  He beholds all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.

I know I have had to repent of many of these traits of pride and get right with the Lord and people.

Pride will not yield where there is

*True Glory

*True Kingdom Authority

*Strong Leadership

*Authentic Anointing

*A place that brings Biblical correction.

*Spirit of Holiness

*It cannot yield and serve unless it has a position.

*It preys on weak leaders

*Uses revelation to elevate itself instead of fruit of the Spirit.

*Uses money, power and influence to attract and draw people to themself instead of Christ.

*Chases money, power and preeminence.

*Must be dominate and working to be on top of others.

*Refuses to make covenant that requires accountability and inspection.

*It is an Oath, Vow and Covenant breaker

*Above the Law of God

*Above the law of man

*Always right

*Never apologizes.

*False Repentance

*False Humility

*Trapped by worldly sorrow

*Sorry I got caught not that I did it attitude.

*Haughty

*Stiff Necked 

*Hard Hearted

*Arrogant

*Boastful

*Impatience

*Self Righteous 

*Holier Than Thou Attitude

*Critical

*Fault Finding

*Unforgiving 

*Mockery

*Belittling 

*Degrading

*Ridiculing

*Lofty Looks

*Self Centered

*Ego

*Pat My own back

*Feeds on self praise

*Self Idolatry

*Prejudice

*Racist

*Self,  Race or Culture is supreme

*Sexist

*Bigotry

*Dictatorship

*Controlling

*Domineering

*Twists truth to own advantage

*Manipulative

*Seducing

*False Charm 

*False Compliments

*Pierces to destroy others

*Makes crooked paths

*Brings  confusion

*Disrupts peace

*Strife

*Arguing

*Quarlling

*Debate 

*Fighting

*Murder

Pride is concerned about who is right,

Humility is concerned about what is right 

In His Service,

Jesse Griffin 

#KingdomReign

Prophets: Subjected, Serving the Lord, His Body and Leadership

Prophets: Subjected, Serving the Lord, His Body and Leadership

One of the challenges facing ministries everywhere is the mindset of entitlement.

Many are called, but few are chosen. 

Matthew 24:14

There is a prevalent mindset that says, "because I am called, I have a right."

In the Kingdom, that is not true.

Having revelation or a call does not grant immediate permission to speak, teach or do anything in the Body of Christ.

One cannot become chosen without submission.

Any individual that is going to lead the Body of Christ, must first serve the Body of Christ.

Lone rangers, shot gun prophets, shooting star prophets, vagabonds, drifters, gypsies and nomad prophets are not the modern expression of prophets in the Ekklesia.

To often individuals with high prophetic gifting or called as prophets want to prophesy and run away.

They want to tell the Body what to do, but are not willing to associate with and serve the local assembly.

The role of accountability in the Kingdom does  not allow this type of behavior.

The Word says 1  Corinthians 12:30  If any thing be revealed to another that sits by, let the first hold his peace.

 31  For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

 32  And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

Verse 32 states that the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

This passage has been improperly interpreted by many to show that the person who wants to prophesy must subject their own spirit to themselves and show restraint.

Yet, that does not reveal the intentions of the writer. What this shows is what was similar to the school of prophets where they yielded to one another.

In this case, each prophet was accountable to his counterparts and co-laborers to allow humility to operate.

This allows proper protocol for each person to prophesy as the Lord reveals revelation to each prophet. They are subject to each other and to the Holy Spirit.

Subject here means to place in an arranged order.

to arrange under, to subordinate

to subject, put in subjection

to subject one's self, obey

to submit to one's control

to yield to one's admonition or advice

to obey, be subject

Strong's Definition: From G5259 and G5021; to subordinate ; reflexively to obey: - be under obedience (obedient), put under, subdue unto, (be, make) subject (to, unto), be (put) in subjection (to, under), submit self unto.

It is the same word translated as submit in James 4:7

 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

One must find themselves in the proper arranged order as set by God and led by the Holy Spirit.

When we speak of the prophetic, this references gifting. This usuly stays in the realm of edification,  exhortation and comfort.

When we speak of prophets, these are governing offices. These set in place doctrine and order. They give instructions and direction.

The authority in these functions are totally on different levels.

Paul says let the spirits of the prophets be subject to the prophets.

In this then we need to find out if these offices have been set by God according to 1Corinthians 12: 28  And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

If these offices have been called and set by God, then they must become subject.

Some reasons prophets refuse to become part of the local assembly include:

1. Pride

2. Rejection

3. Preeminence

4. Impatience

5. Selfishness

6. Irresponsible 

7. Lack of Maturity

8. Wounds from previous leaders or family 

9. Rebellion

10. Critical spirit

11. Offense

12. Holier than thou attitude 

13.Wrong understanding of office

We could keep listing.

This list could apply to any office or person.

If we are called, then who are serving?

If we are not in place, how can we become  chosen while housing disobedience and rebellion?

The Apostles were CALLED in Matthew 10 but were commissioned in Matthew 28

In Matthew 10:1 they had authority

1. against unclean spirits, to cast them out

2. heal all manner of sickness 

3. Heal all manner of disease. 

Vs 7  to preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

 Vs 8  Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils:

At the commission  in Matthew 28,

they were given stewardship to disciple souls or nations.

We still marvel over devils and miracles.

God marvels at men and women who endure process to handle the harvest.

The Apostle Paul was CALLED in Acts 9 but was not COMMISSIONED FULLY until Acts 13

It is estimated that this could have been 10 years in the making.

Paul was serving Barnabas.

After all the Glory, having encounters and revelation, Paul was serving the Apostolic presbytery.

I want to encourage individuals to find that place where they can be subject, serve and grow.

Becoming chosen depends on being in place for when the time of your needs arises.

BECOME CHOSEN

1. Study.

2. Be Teachable 

3  Be Humble

4. Do the task at hand

5. Serve a local leadership, church, ministry that has a set order according to Scripture

6. Be faithful

7. Avoid sin and temptations

8. Honor God and those leaders

In His Love,

Jesse Griffin 

#KingdomReign

Wings of Healing

Do we believe that the Lord truly wants to heal us?  Unfortunately, many do not believe or have faith that God wants to restore their soul.

An unhealed hard hearted person cannot grow in the Lord.

We might grow in knowledge,

wisdom, understanding, finance, business but never develop in relationship with the Lord.

A hard heart hinders our walk with God and others.

We must do a self inspection to see if we are experiencing what the Apostle Paul wrote Timothy

2Ti 3:7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

When we read the preceding verses we see individuals with heart conditions not conducive for Christ to shape and mold.

This list tells us of perilous times and the type of people it will produce.

They include:

1. Men that are llovers of their own selves

2. covetous

3. boasters

4. proud

5. blasphemers 

6. disobedient to parents

7. unthankful 

8. unholy

9. Without natural affection

10. trucebreakers

11. false accusers

12. incontinent

13. fierce

14. despisers of those that are good

15. Traitors

16. heady

17. highminded

18. lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God

19.  Having a form of godliness, but denying the power (thereof: from such turn away)

These are hypocrites and charlatans.

Pretenders that seduce others for their own gain rather than having influence to the benefit of others.

20. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

One can keep learning and not receive what they know due to a hard heart and wrong motives.

An unhealed person is unable to reflect agape love. Instead, wounded hearts will release judgment, criticism, accusation and pride.

A healed person's heart knows how to give mercy, forgiveness and humility.

In the Book of Malachi we read a prophecy showing the hope Israel was to have in the coming days for their redemption and vindication.

In Malachi 4 2  But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

We see the Sun of Righteousness rising with HEALING on behalf of them that fear the Name of the LORD.

When He rises, He will

1. Cover

2. Heal

3. Cause productivity (Go Forth)

4. Generate Growth. (Grow Up)

If a person is paralyzed from going and growing it could be a sign they are not healed.

When we read about Joseph, the Word says he PROSPERED.

While he was in prison he GREW UP.

The word prosper literally is a picture of a bowl with raised edges that is able to hold its content.

Had Joseph not been whole intern he would never have handled the challenges he faced externally.

According to history and the word, Joseph was beautiful inside and handsome outside.

When we allow God to heal us, we are able to face the worst in people that mishandled us.

Many do not grow in the Lord due to hurt, pain, abuse, trauma, and other influences that left impressions on their soul.

Although there is mental understanding, the soul of a person never receives what the mind knows due to a calloused heart. 

Allowing forgiveness to flow for self and toward others will expedite the healing process and grant a person a new life of freedom.

Matthew 6:14  For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

 15  But if you forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

When our hearts are hard, we stop forgiving and praying for others.

Eventually our hearts grow so hard we stop asking God to forgive us.

Know that the Lord desires to heal us.

The question is, are we willing to let Him?

In His Love,

Jesse Griffin 

#WingsOfHealingKR

#KingdomReign

Do Not Touch

When we repent for what we thought, said and did against the anointed of the LORD, the sooner things will clear up in our lives.

Pride, arrogance, religiosity, haughtiness, ego, critical, bitterness all have a way of working to get us to think, act and speak in a manner that does not line up with the language of the King and the Holy Spirit.

These attitudes will have us speaking out of presumption. These presumptuous thoughts and words can begin to work counterproductive in our lives especially when we mishandle the anointed of the Lord.

When we read in 1 Chronicles 16:22 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

 Psalm 105:15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

 He suffered (did not allow) no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes.

It had to do with the fact that Israel was on a journey and God Sovereignly protected them from harm.

He wanted His voice to be in His prophets so that they could be used to lead the people.

When we say "TOUCH NOT" this is not a pass for anything goes.

The Scriptues give a clear pattern in which to handle sin and offenses.

When we say "TOUCH NOT" in the context of understanding God is progressing His people, then we should never want to be a hindrance to the advancement of God's leaders or His children.

We think we can say and do anything and get away with it in our pride. Many individuals who do not understand spiritual principles in the Kingdom bring affliction on their own lives because of the things they feel and say about God's leaders.

When we touch these leaders, we are not just touching them. 

We are touching the anointing that is on their life that came from Christ.

Even when they are in sin or in error, we must be careful what we think and what we say about them. It could open up doors where we find ourselves to be wrestling with the Lord.

It is the plan of the enemy to use our voice for his ill intentions. If he can get us to have the wrong attitude, then we will speak and change things for the worst atmospherically.

Our heart will begin to manifest words that we will later regret because we will have to eat the harvest we reap.

The enemy is the accuser of the brethern. When a different spirit works to make us critical and judgmental it works to line us up with an anti Christ spirit. 

When an individual can run down the list of issues of every preacher, pastor and church leader has, but cannot see their own, they are moving by another spirit and will find themselves to fight against God.

1Ti 5:19 Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.

De 19:15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.

Ec 10:20 Don't curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don't curse the rich in your bedchamber: for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.

The words we say have a way of landing before the ones we talk about. Even when we did not think they would know or hear.

I have shared before how the heavens are always listening.

Angels and devils are listening.

Ultimately, the King of kings is listening.

 Mt 12:36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

The words we speak have impact now and in eternity.

When the king finds out what was said certainly it will cause challenges for the one who thought to curse them.

If we have found ourselves to be in this kind of place, there is still room to repent. God knows why we say what we say and do what we do.

Sometimes we need to ask for deliverance and healing. Whatever the reason for our actions, we will still have to handle the repercussions.

Allow mercy and grace to step in today and start a new season of sowing.

In His Love, 

Jesse Griffin

#KingdomReign

#KingdomCulture

Promoted For Others

When the Lord promotes His servants it is for the benefit of the people.

2Sa 5:12 And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for His people Israel's sake. 

When God exalts us, it is not for the benefit of self but for the Kingdom and for others.

We become blessed through the promotion but it is not just for self to be acknowledged or raised up.

It comes with great responsibility.

Hebrews 5:1 shows the duty of the High Priest to the people of Israel.

 Hebrews 5:1 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

The high priest was taken from Men to be ordained for men pertaining to the things of God. The responsibilities of the High Priest was to keep Heaven and Israel  (Earth) connected. 

It was to make sure any sin or transgression was absolved through sacrifices and offerings.

 It was the responsibility to maintain a continual flow between God and Israel. They were offering up continual intercession.

We still have the responsibility of bringing gifts and sacrifices to the Lord. 

We do not bring bulls and bullocks or Lambs but,

we are to bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. We are to bring fasting.

We are to bring intercession and prayers. 

We are to bring our worship. 

We are to bring our talent and monetary blessings.

Many saints do not realize it but a true five-fold minister is a gift to the people.

Ephesians 4:8 Therefore He says, “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people.”

He gave gifts to men and then released these gifts to the people. A person called and anointed by God is a gift given to Humanity.

This Duty and responsibility is completely birthed out of Heaven.

When God ordains a man or a woman it literally means he placed his hand and took them out to place them in. 

To set them up to cause them to stand and be permanently established for the task or work that is in front of them.

 This is for the benefit of the people that they are called to serve that they might be established.

Ephesians 4:12-13

12  for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,

13  until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

In order for the kingdom of heaven to be released it must be a person who has not chosen this Duty for them self but he who is called by God.

Hebrews 5: 4  Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.

Aarons name means light bearer.

One cannot lead people to a light that they were not birthed out of. 

We are to bring individuals into the Light.

We are not to try and be that light or draw people to ourselves.

We have been ordained for the benefit of the people.

In His Love,

Jesse Griffin 

Kingdom Reign International Ministries. 

#WhoOrdainedUs? #WhyDoWeWantPositions?

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Be Endued

After Smith Wigglesworth died in 1947, doctors are said to have found that some of the bone on each of Wigglesworth's knee caps was missing.

Later, in his house, others found two indentations, about a foot apart, on the wooden floor of a corner room.

Pictured are a set of footprints left indented in the wood floor by a monk who prayed in the same spot for 20 years.

What does consistent prayer look like?

It looks like constant power!

We must pray and ask the Lord to show us how to find that secret place with Him.

Concentrated prayer in the Upper Room brought the 120 to receiving the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and being recipients of the promises of God.

They gained the ability to have an uninterrupted fellowship with the Lord through the Spirit. 

They were empowered with gifts, boldness, confidence, new faith, power and authority.

They became sealed in their relationship and identity in Christ.

The Lord told the Apostles And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. Luke 24:49

The word endued means literally to sink into clothing, put on, clothe one's self.

 In the senese of sinking into a garment; to invest with clothing, to clothe, to have put on.

The same way we put on our clothes and stretch out in them, or put on a coat and let it set on and around us is the same way we are to allow the fire of the Holy Spirit, power and authority rest on and in us.

They were BAPTIZED in the Holy Spirit amd Fire.

In Acts 2 we read 1  And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

2  And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

3  And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

4  And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Let us note that they were being obedient waiting in Jerusalem. We then see the fruit of their obedience.

1. They had been in prayer

2. They were in one according (agreement)

3. A sound came forth

4. The sound originated from Heaven

5. It was like the sound of mighty rushing wind

6. The sound FILLED THE HOUSE

7. It says that they were sitting

8. The fire appears over each of them

9. The fire sits on them

10. They were all FILLED with the Holy Spirit

11. They spoke with other tongues

The SOUND FILLED the HOUSE.  Meaning it was filled up, hollowed out and made full.

They were FILLED meaning they were accomplished, filled, fulfilled and furnished.

When the Spirit sat on them He literally took a SEAT.

The Spirit of God now residing in man can legislate in the Earth matters pertaining the Kingdom.

The King was now sitting upon the Throne of the hearts of His people.

This was only accomplished through obedience and prayer. They had to remain IN PLACE until they were CLOTHED from HEAVEN!

To many times we rush out and go before we are clothed.

The scripture tells us to PUT ON THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD. Ephesians 6:13

No soldier runs out NAKED into battle!

Every day find that place of prayer to draw on the Power of the Most High.

Tarry means to sit down. 

Literally sit down and take a seat until He makes you His Seat in the Earth.

Sit UNTIL YOU ARE ENDUED!

Take a SEAT UNTIL He FULLY CLOTHES YOU!

What long lasting results have we seen from persistent and consistent prayer? 

The impact can outlive our lifetime.

When it came to prayer Smith was quoted saying "I don't often spend more than half an hour in prayer at one time, but I never go more than half an hour without praying.” - Smith Wigglesworth.

The SOUND that fills Heaven filled the house and now fills US!

The Sound of the King and His Kingdom is now in us

Make a JOYFUL SOUND!

In His Service,

Jesse Griffin 

#KingdomReign 

#UntilYouAreEndued

#GOTPRAYER

Overcoming Darkness

Make no mistake ...

A user does not miss people. They miss what people have and what that did for them.

This kind of personality can be found in the traits of Jezebelic type behavior.

They can move on from person to person with zero emotional attachment.

Don't look for tears, regret, sorrow or for them to say I miss you. 

They will have already found someone to fill the void with what they want through another person.

Like a leech, they stay attached to a person and drain them of their virtue and eventually work to diminish their value.

In Scripture we find the term horseleach which is a horse fly.

These flies could grow into massive swarms feeding off of animals depleting them.

They can swarm so massive in the nostril of a horse causing them to suffocate or overheat.

A horse cools its body down through breathing through its nostrils.

The enemy works to take and to stop up the breath we need to live. 

Proverbs 30:15  The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

16  The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.

Once they cannot make a natural or spiritual withdrawal from that person they will find another source.

This leaves many individuals dillisuioned as they felt purpose in the connection but upon close examination will find it was not a relationship. It was a one sided benefit to the other person. Not a mutual commitment.

When we look at outerspace and the vast universe we find what is known as a black hole.

A black hole is a sun that collapsed on itself.

Now, instead of giving light, it now has become a vortex that sucks in everything around it.

Science has shown that the gravitational pull of a black hole is strong enough to bend light.

Isn't that something. That which used to emit light has lost its power to give light and now can make light from others suns and stars bend into it.

Lucifer was known as the Morning Star or Light Bearer.

After his rebellion and being cast down he no longer emitted the light of his original design.

He does not release genuine light now, but false light.

The word tells us in 2 Corinthians 11:14  And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

An angel or messenger of light.

This word transformed means to disguise or transfigure. He is not real light so must now put on an image.

A pretender. Because he stood before the Source of all life and the true Light, he knows how to look the part.

This is what happens by a person fueled by the enemy. They cover up their darkness, motives and real image through a facade.

Many times we fall for it because it looks real. With time the real identity emerges through words and actions. Eventually it becomes fully revealed what was in operation the whole time.

When this happens it can be very hurtful because things are now seen for what they really are.

This pattern of deception can be seen when a man who pursues a woman puts on an appearance but it is all an act.  A carnal man with wrong motives in hot pursuit of a woman puts his best foot forward first. Hiding and veiling his true character.

After falling for the words and acts a woman who has made herself vulnerable to this act is left devestated. She feels used and confused 

Lust, perversion, self ambitions and carnal desires all work to take advantage of another for their own gratification without caring for the well being of another.

If you find yourself to be in such a postion or know someone who is, pray that the true Light of Christ to shine on the situation.

Only the true Light can rebuke and remove darkness.

The Light of Christ cannot be overcome (John 1:5) or undone. It does not bend or bow to the darkness. Rather it reveals and removes it.

Pray for virtue to be restored and life to be poured in. Pray for the oil and the wine to heal the wounds. Pray for fresh balm.

We will find time, substance, virtue, emotion, will, have all been depleted from a person being used.

Pray the Lord to replenish and fill in what is lacking. He fills all things Ephesians 1:23

There is life after abuse

There is life after being used

There is life after being deceived

There is life after being seduced

There is life after Jezebel

There is life after ____________

There is LIFE! Reach for it!

There is hope to grab ahold of to be pulled out of the pit of despair and depression.

God wants to pull us up and out and move us from despair to being repaired.

Part of being repaired means we must be joined with the right person or people. 

We must be paired with those who will pour in what is for our best interest according to the original pattern of the Maker.

 Romans 15:13  Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

In His Love,

Jesse Griffin

#KingdomReign 

Gentle Reminders

Gentle Reminders

In the rays of the morning light

I beheld a beautiful sight.

A mark before my eyes 

to help me realize

What the Lord would say to me. *JMG

When the conditions are just right, we can see things we normally do not or cannot see.

These moments have a way of catching our attention and to cause us to ponder, contemplate and meditate.

On this particular morning, as the rays of light shone in from the East, I could see a handprint on the living room window.

This handprint was from my two year old daughter.

What made this stand out was the fact I had just cleaned this window inside and out the other day. There were no other marks on it.

We may not realize it, but we have canvases all around us. Everything we touch, we leave an impression on it. We leave our fingerprints and a trace of our DNA.

In the same way as we go about our day as we touch natural objects,  we too touch the lives of people.

As we go about our day as mature believers we should not only leave accidental impressions but purposeful marks.

We are called to be the Lords hands and feet.

In 2 Corinthians we are admonished to come out of the world and be separate.

The Apostle Paul writes in 2 Cor 6:16 What agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk in them. I will be their God and they will be my people.”

We cannot leave Kingdom impressions while still bound by worldly matters.

2 Timothy 2:3  Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

 4  No man that wars entangles himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

In the Old Covenant we see God dwelling in the midst of His people and moving as a Cloud by day and a Pillar of Fire by night.

In the New Covenant He dwells in us and He moves through us.

God in us wants to take a walk and use our hands to touch others in a way He leaves His DNA and mark on their lives.

Yeshua was the Fulness of the Godhead bodily. The Word tells us that He went about doing GOOD healing ALL that were oppressed by the Devil. Acts 10:38

We are told in John 7: 38 that out of us shall flow RIVERS of LIVING WATER.

This word living is important because it refers to drinkable water. Not dead, stagnant or polluted waters but fresh clean and refreshing.

LIFE GIVING

 If the Kingdom and the Holy Spirit is in us,, then we too can go about doing good.

Gal 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. View more

2Th 3:13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing

We need to continue in well doing. This means what we pour out on others needs to be according to the Greek understanding of the word well

beautiful, handsome, excellent, eminent, choice, surpassing, precious, useful, suitable, commendable, admirable

beautiful to look at, magnificent

good, excellent in its nature and characteristics, and therefore well adapted to its ends

genuine, approved

precious

praiseworthy, noble

beautiful by reason of purity of heart and life, and hence praiseworthy

morally good, noble

honourable, conferring honour

affecting the mind agreeably, comforting and confirming.

What impressions are we leaving? Our words and works will be revealed at an appointed time in the right light.

All of our words, works and deeds shall be brought up before He who is the Light.

May we find that they have passed His test.

May we produce works that last.

In His Love,

Jesse Griffin

Kingdom Not Entertainment

Kicking out the spirit of entertainment will be one of the most liberating and refreshing acts a Kingdom leader will do while reforming the Church.

The return of His Presence will minimize the need for performance.

The increase of His Presence will bring the heart of people to the forefront.

Many places have done everything they can to get people to the building while God stays outside.

Psalm 127: 1 Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman wakes but in vain.

We cannot effectively build people up in His image and He not be present to gives us clues on what to look like, think, talk, walk like.

Rom 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Smoke machines, lights, video, best sound equipment, best musicians, motivational speakers cannot do this work.

Only the Presence of the Living God and His Word can. 

Jesus told the Pharisees John 8:38  I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.

What is placed in front of people is powerful because it creates imagery that produces actions.

We need FIREBRAND PREACHERS who will stand before the people under the Glory of God. We need REFORMERS who will preach under the unction of the Holy Spirit again.

We need Teachers again that teach the unadulterated Word.

Entertainment mesmerizes people for a moment.

They are momentarily captivated. Entertainment does not bring transformation or reformation of Kingdom matters.

The Glory has a way of revealing things for what they really are.

He has a way of stripping the mask off and causing a full disclosure on character and motives.

The Holy Spirit is a convicter.

He searches the hidden dark crevices of a persons heart and brings it to light.

When this happens

People will either repent or run.

They will either surrender or show their stiffneck.

They will bow in worship (wheat) or stand and stare (tare)

They will work or walk away.

They will give to the Lord or grieve over their riches and the thought of losing earthly possessions.

The traits will fully be seen whether people are sheep or goat.

Whether they sit at the right hand or left hand.

As long as people are entertained they will not grow.

We must be challenged to come up higher.

To draw closer to The Father and not give in or up to the flesh or the enemy.

The equiped Bride of Christ set in place and full of the Holy Spirit is the most powerful people on the planet

Someone say education not stimulation.

Give me conviction not sensationalism.

In His Service,

Jesse Griffin 

Kingdom Reign International Ministries. 

#KingdomReign 

#KingdomNotEntertainment

Word of Truth / Matthew 18:18

The scripture is very clear when it was written by the Apostle Paul in 

2Ti 2:15, "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."

We have been given a precious gift, the Word of God. It is our spiritual responsibility as believers to read it as well as study it.

We are to find out what the Word really says.

One role of the Five-Fold ministry is to PROPERLY instruct and teach the saints the Word, not from man's opinion, but by proper interpretation of the Word. I would like to share a teaching to one scripture that so many have taught to the Body of Christ in error.

Let us read Matthew 18:18, "Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

Many today are being taught that this is a warfare scripture when it is not. In fact, when we study, we find no reference to warfare at all. The truth be told, this is about rendering a verdict and teaching. Let us read the whole verse in context.

Mt 18:15 ¶ "Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.

16 "But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that 'by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.'

17 "And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector.

18 "Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

19 "Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.

20 "For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them."

Firstly, what Christ is teaching starts with "If your brother SINS against you", and gives instruction on how to bring that person into correction and accountability.

It involves a threefold process of trying to correct the sinner:

This is an important place to properly interpret what Christ is teaching the Apostles here.

 What is He saying? He is saying if the person will not repent of their sins, then let them go.

This right refers to EXCOMMUNICATION and shows that when they agreed on a matter pertaining the actions of a person it would be received in Heaven.

Once we come to verse 18, we now see a clearer picture of what Christ is doing here. He is preparing His disciples to run the Church. The terminology of BIND and to LOOSE literally means to REMIT and PERMIT and they had to teach what is and what is not permitted by God. 

Also in Jewish custom, these words were spoken at the commissioning of a preacher by the ordaining rabbi. What we see is a picture of the RABBI commissioning His preachers.

'Binding and loosing' means the power of deciding questions of faith and morals in the visible church. The words, derived from the Aramaic, meant in that dialect the power of deciding what was lawful or unlawful to be done according to Jewish law, and what was right or not right to be believed. This power was conferred upon a rabbi or scribe at his ordination ceremony. To bind was to prohibit; to loose was to permit.

Also to note:

 "The phrases to bind and to loose were Jewish, and most frequent in their writers. It belonged only to the teachers among the Jews to bind and to loose. When the Jews set any apart to be a preacher, they used these words, 'Take thou liberty to teach what is BOUND and what is LOOSE.'" Strype's preface to the 

Posthumous Remains

 of Dr. Lightfoot, p. 38.

Initially, Christ had spoken this first to the Apostle Peter in 

Matthew 16:19 "And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

Now here He is confirming this authority to all of the Apostles. 

The scripture then goes into teaching us that the 2 or 3 agreeing on a matter means what they were to render in teaching and in decision-making for the Church would be heard by the Father and done for them for the CHURCH.

Nowhere does this refer to spiritual warfare. If you have been taught this and believed as so, do not feel bad. Many have been taught this concept using this passage of scripture. But now that you know what it really says, ask the Lord how to apply it and ask him to uproot any other lies or spirit of error from you so that you may know the whole TRUTH of the WORD.

Lord, help us to get back to what You really said and what You meant so we can apply it properly today.

STUDY TO SHOW YOURSELF APPROVED!

In His Service,

Jesse Griffin

Vessels of Honor

Whatever happened to:

Sanctification

Consecration

Separation

Purification

Before releasing people into ministry?

Many in this wave of Apostolic and Prophetic reformation have become unbiblical and unbalanced in their approach to restore offices and gifts.

Authenticity is not just found in the FUNCTIONALITY but it is in the PERSONALITY of those exhibiting and manifesting offices, gifts, anointings, revelation etc ...

2 Chronicles 29:24 NLT

But there were too few priests to prepare all the burnt offerings. So their relatives the Levites helped them until the work was finished and more priests had been purified, for the Levites had been more conscientious about purifying themselves than the priests had been.

THERE IS A GENUINE REFORMATION HAPPENING!

UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE TOO FEW WHO ARE GENUINELY REPRESENTING IT.

Authenticity to represent the Holy One is only as authentic as the one who has allowed sanctification and purification to enter in. Be holy as I am Holy. One of the clearest signs of direct relationship and intimacy with the Lord is purification with humility. 

Not haughtiness and arrogance being puffed up with knowledge in Revelation.

The Revelation can be true but if it is not mixed with a Sanctified and Holy vessel, it makes the vessel false because they release a false representation.

Romans 2:24

For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

One element of the word blaspeme means to cause to come to no effect. That even though you mentioned the name of the Lord and how great he is a life that is not transformed and bear fruit does not create a genuine Witness. Therefore it causes individuals to believe that the God you are mentioning does not have power because it is not evident in the life of the one who is mentioning his name. 

Let all of those who mention the name of the Lord depart from iniquity 

2 Timothy 2:19

While Christ walked the Earth, He dealt with those who sat in the seat of Moses who had right revelation but they had wrong character.

They did not display the nature of God.

 Yeshua said this

Matthew 23:3

So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don't follow their example. For they don't practice what they teach.

We can have the right revelation in a person with the wrong motive and character.

We must get back to seeing people wait to be launched in ministry. 

Even the Apostle Paul was an estimated 10 years before he was commissioned into his Apostolic office.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

In His Service,

Apostle Jesse

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Kingdom Architecture

When it comes to Kingdom Architecture, there is a lot of Illegal Apostolic and Prophetic operation.

This post is not going to gain me points with some people.

That is okay though as I am on a mission to 

1. Get in order with the Lord

2. Share true Kingdom insights and principles regardless of who likes it.

Let me start by saying if we want true reformation then we must be willing to root up, pluck up, tear down, and destroy before we can build and plant.

Jeremiah 1:10

When we read about Gideon in Judges 6 we find out Israel had been under the oppression of Midian for 7 years.

The Word says Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. Judges 6:1

The Israelites had to hide from the Midianites and the land is stripped bare and Israel is left impoverished.

Judges 6:2- 6

The people cried out because of the oppression.

The Lord sends a prophet to tell them the error of their ways.

Judges 6: 7-10

Then after this an Angel of the Lord appears to Gideon

He is given a word.

Judges 6:12

  And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

 13  And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

Take note of something.

In verse 12 the Angel says to Gideon "the LORD is with you"

Gideon responds in verse 13 "if the LORD be with us, WHY?"

See God was for Israel but had withdrawn Himself to teach them a lesson.

The LORD was with Gideon.

Gideon becomes favored, called, anointed and then commissioned to do something that would allow God to answer the cry of the people and the plea of His own heart.

When will the LORD be with Israel again?

In verse 25 Gideon is commanded to tear down the altar of Baal

Gideon had to go against his own family and the order of the city in order to serve the Lord.

He had grown up in a place where his own father had groves and idols.

The people of the region became accustomed to the groves of Joash. These places were set as places of sexual immorality.

We see a rise of the flesh once Gideon obeyed the Lord from those who were affected by Gideons obedience.

Joash was guilty as a father for setting up idolatry and immorality before the LORD.

Gideon had to break through fear to tear down that thing that stood before the LORD and Israels restoration.

He had to love and fear the LORD more than fear man.

Many people are bound because they do what was the custom of those preceding them.

They become bound to something that they were fed that now feeds their pride and the carnal man.

This happens everywhere including family, school, business and ministry.

My focus is on ministry and the approach of modern day apostolic and prophetic models.

When we study out the first century Apostles and how they operated it looks nothing like today.

Even some of the protocols of modern prophetic movements carry little weight compared to the 1st century fathers and the order of Old Covenant prophets.

Did you know that in order to get Apostolic insights in the 1st century a person had to be CALLED UP into the mysteries?

That means starting with the original apostles of the Lamb they personally called their disciples to follow them.

A lot of people do not know the Apostle John had a disciple who became an Apostle named Polycarp.

Why am I saying this? Because when we study out the order of the original 12 and then those following we see deep personal relationships when it came to training, activating, imparting, developing and accountability.

The Apostles understood spheres, metrons, bishoprick when it came to who they preached to and then those who were to be discipled by them.

They made DISCIPLES and abive that, they made SONS and DAUGHTERS in the GOSPEL.

This modern fan club and groupie following of Apostles and Prophets is way out of order.

See the seed of the Gospel of Good News is to be SCATTERED EVERYWHERE!

Yet, the mysteries of the KINGDOM are to be STEWARDED and COMMITTED to the FAITHFUL!

Creating followings by trying to out do each other on Social Media with the latest revelation is completely out of order.

Revelation, Mysteries, Inigmas and the like are to be entrusted to those that fall under covenant of their leadership.

2 Timothy  2:2  And the things that you have heard of me among many witnesses, the same you should commit  to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

I know that this is going to upset people, but many of these Schools of the Prophets and Apostolic Companies are way out of order.

Individuals are supposed to be able to come into a place of Covenant Connection for development.

Not merchandised and get imparted to like Simon the Sorcerer wanted.

If leaders will not train and raise up people because they cannot pay, then we still have a god called Mammon in operation. A person is better off not being imparted to by Leviathan. It is better to wait for a humble leader to invest into them.

This is still a hireling spirit in operation. 

It needs addressed.

Sons and daughters cannot be raised while trying to merchandise them.

Now I do believe honor should be sown as the ox is not to be muzzled while treading the grain.

We should see heart that desires spirit connection before a financial tie is in operation.

Is it about them or about what they are bringing financially?

Is it about what they can bring the teacher or about what the teacher can impart into the people?

When was the last time we saw an Apostle or Prophet say they prayed in the mountain and then go and call the ones they were to lay mantles on?

We say we want to see Elijah to Elisha, Paul to Timothy type relationship and training.

This is something that has to be completely sincere and organic by the Holy Spirit.

What needs thrown out and cut down is the calculating of the amount of revenue a person needs to bring in to be discipled.

The sons of the prophets under Elijah was a community that operated as a college.

They were FAMILY!

The Spirit of the Lord and the Glory of God is working to lay true Kingdom Structure back into the Saints.

Who can hear the Spirit of the Lord?

Show me scripturally where we are to  CHARGE to discple people.

Mantles are not for sale.

Anointing is not for sale.

Revelation is not for sale.

Salvation is not for sale.

Who has the guts to trust the Lord to lay a pure foundation in ministry and cut down Mammon?

That is a place that will be full of love, life, gifts, fellowship, covenant and the Glory of the Lord.

In His Love,

 Jesse Griffin 

#KingdomReign #KingdomStructure #KingdomArchitecture 

The River Ahava

You can return to your land. This was the release of Cyrus decree to the Jews after the Babylonian Captivity. Unfortunately most chose to remain in Babylon. 

A remnant though decided to make their way home where they belonged.

Upon their return to Jerusalem after captivity there were still dangers around for the Jews.

The enemy does not want us to return to where we belong.
There is a place that is rightfully ours.
We must be courageous to press toward it for ourselves and for the next generation.

Ezra 8: 21  Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

 22  For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.”

 23  So we fasted and begged our God for this: and he was entreated of us.

We see that they had made such a boast in the Lord that they did not want to pull on man and earthly resources.

What happened at the river caused desperation to put a demand on God.

We see God answered them.

The River Ahava
Ahava - one definition is to subsist.
Meaning I (we) will maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level.

When we fast we are showing that none of our reliance is in ourselves.
We are calling and crying out

Ahava also means essence, generation.

Essence - the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something that determines its character.

We have times where our faith is challenged to the highest. Fasting can help fortify us in the right character by afflicting ourselves before the Lord.

When our love for Him is tried we cry out to Him. He reminds us He is still there. 

We are to love the Lord with all your heart. "Ahavah" means "love" in Hebrew, and at its most basic level, it means to have affection toward someone. But biblically speaking, love is more than sentiment—it is also action. In the Shema, Israel is supposed to respond to God's love by showing love to him in return.

Deuteronomy 6:4  Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:

5  And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Deuteronomy 7:8 But because the LORD loved (ahavah) you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, has the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

Many times we read all through out scrilture that the favor a people or person received was because of His love. He pours out His love on others because of the Love and promises He made to them. Solomon received from the Lord because of what his father David had.

In the same way we receive from the Father because of the finished work of Christ.

Our response to Him loving us is to love Him and others.

We know the proof of our love for God is how we love others.

The root of Ahavah is Ahav meaning to give.

Christ came to give His life for us. We too are to learn how to give ours for others.

In His Love,

Jesse

The Power of Humility

Proverbs 11:2 When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.

Humility is a posture that is a requirement in order to receive anything authentically from the Kingdom.

Whether it be from the Word, the Holy Spirit and or the gifts and anointing of others.

Humility gives power to lock us into God and His promises, where as pride has the power to lock us out.

When pride sets in the more judgmental and critical a person becomes. When this happens, they will fail to honor other people for their authority, wisdom, gifts, anointing and accomplishments.

This results in being locked out from the potential in others.

A person with a prideful spirit wants what others has, but has no ability to obtain it through humility. It has a need to be in control and in charge causing them an inability to humble down to receive genuinely what they are in need of.

Many times pride and control will try to force things to happen that would flow naturally had humility been part of the persons character. 

Pride and control has no ability to enjoy genuine relationships because something is wrong with every person and everyone does something that irritates them. This nitpicking attitude constantly sees the wrong and misses the positive benefits from relationships.

Having a spirit of humility, grace and honor is key in being able to receive what others carry. Whether a person is a recognized leader, in leadership, aspiring leader, an acquaintance or friend, the authority and anointing that that person carries can only be authentically accessed through honor and respect.

When we properly identify Christ, we become recipients of who He is by the Honor and Revelation we place on Him.

We receive His salvation and everything that Salvation carries with it including wisdom, knowledge, authority, power, healing, anointing and deliverance.

The term Messiah, Christos or Anointed One is a term that describes who He is. Luke 2:11

Because of who He is, it is this confession that allows what is on Him to flow upon us through humility and honor.Matthew 16:17

It is a supernatural unlocking of the Divine into our lives that can come by no other way than through the Revelation of who the Son of God is.

Christ Himself has taken captivity captive and He received gifts from among men including the rebellious. Psalm 68:18 Eph 4:11-12

He redistributed these gifts He had received and gave them to man. These gifts are the anointed five-fold ministers that are all over the world.

A person could have a desperate need and due to an inability to discern and honor, not tap into the potential that is sitting right next to them.

A critical attitude will minimize the person right in front of them that could offer a solution to their condition.

Pride locks the person out from receiving the very thing they are in need of.

The spirit of rejection will also work with being critical and will devalue every person they meet.

This critical analysis of every person causes an invisible barrier of resistance and resentment.

It is a slow form of self destruction of push pull behavior that grasps at everybody while pushing everyone away.

How our pursuit is in regards to our needs determines how we will receive.

Whether we sow in humility and honor or 

in pride and dishonor determines what we will receive in the end.

Do not become your own stronghold due to pride and control.

Colassians 3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

 

1Peter 5:5 Likewise, you younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

7 casting all your anxiety upon him, because he cares for you.

In His Love,

Jesse Griffin 

#KingdomReign

What DIMS us?

The enemy is a master at keeping people bound, ignorant and in the dark.

It is time to let the LIGHT shine!!

Breaking free from strongholds and strongmen is not for the faint of heart. It takes courage, faith, and the strength of God.

We must deal with what DIMS us.

DIMS:

Domination, Intimidation, Manipulation and Seduction.

These are all works of the flesh and can also be demonically induced.

Domination- the exercise of control or influence over someone or something, or the state of being so controlled.

Intimidation-  to make timid or fearful

Manipulation- Manipulation is the exercise of harmful influence over others. People who manipulate others attack their mental and emotional sides to get what they want. ... But manipulation is defined as any attempt to sway someone's emotions to get them to act or feel a certain way.

Seduction- 1 : to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty. 2 : to lead astray usually by persuasion or false promises. 3 : to carry out the physical seduction of : entice to sexual intercourse. 4 : attract.

This type of operation is witchcraft.

According to Galatians 5:20 part of witchcraft is poisoning, idolatry and seduction. 

Witchcraft works against the Spirit Filled believer to keep them from being established in Covenant with Christ. No solid walk, no authority in the Earth to represent the Kingdom.

Galataians 3:1  O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

Bewitched- to fascinate through false representation.

The enemy wants to be the head and in charge.

The battle for the HIGH PLACES can be found throughout the Word of God.

He will do anything and everything to keep us from being an overcomer.

 Revelation 2:26  And he that overcomes, and keeps my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

Overcomers Govern Nations

Pythos works to have the preeminence and is witchcraft. It is the contender against the Kingdom of God from fully manifesting.

It will mock, scoff and slander the anointed as it did the Apostles in Acts 16:16

The enemy works to vex and oppress men and women of God in many different levels. This is to keep spiritual freedom and authority from fully operating..

When we read about Elijah, his nemesis was Jezebel. One prophet against 450 false prophets. She pronounced a death sentence that made Elijah flee to the cave.

The enemy will always work to find him a mouthpiece to speak and dominate those God wants to use.

The goal is to silence the authentic voice of God from speaking. To paralyze the only source that has the authority to deal with its ungodly roots.

God needed Jezebel and the false prophets out of the way as He wanted to restore Israel.

We see witchcraft in Revelation 2:18 to the church of Thyatira.

The woman Jezebel is recorded as being told she CALLED HERSELF a PROPHETESS and she was allowed to operate unrestrained.

God used John on the Isle of Patmos to write a message to the conduct of that of the leadership,, the woman and the people.

These acts included

1. Idolatry (spiritual fornication) 

2. Fornication (natural and spiritual) 

Lust, unchaste Sex, ungodly appetites.

3. False Doctrine

4. False Prophecy

5. False Authority

6. Deception & Seduction

7. Unauthorized Relationships

8. Adultery 

As hard as this might be to accept, these things were operating in the Church and in believers.

When witchcraft enters into the life of a person, it is full of all kinds of rebellion, perversion, lust, idolatry, fornication and adultery. 

The results and the fruit of it can be seen 

in

1. Death

2. Sickness

3. Perverting of Others

4. Lack of Repentance

5. False Doctrines

6. Doctrines of Devils

7. Tribulation

Like a bug in a spiderweb, those under the mesmerizing of witchcraft have no avenue of escape.

While under witchcraft the people are never offered healing or hope for a future of there own.

Only a position for a loyalty to their false authority.

Christ came to set the captives free.

Through power of the redemptive work on the Cross and the authority the Father gives through Christ liberty and deliverance is possible.

Acts 10:38   How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. 

Whether we are doing it, under it,  or around it, God wants us free, healed and clean.

We must:

1. Repent (from all sin, iniquity, trespass)

2. Renounce (divorce it)

3. Return (to God)

4. Reconcile (with God and others)

5. Recover (self be healed, heal others)

6. Restore (material goods, even to others)

7. Refresh (recapture God's Life and Breath)

8. Repeat (help others)

Break the power of seducing spirits and lies.

Here is a few lies to break.

1. There is no hell.

2. You won't die.

3. You have time

4. God is holding you back

5. It is to hard to serve God

6. Church is full of hypocrites.

7. It won't be worth it

8. God doesn't love you

BE THE LIGHT! 

In His Love Get Free Saints!

Jesse Griffin

#KingdomReign #GetSetFree #NoJezebelWitchcraft #IWontBeSeduced #BreakTheLies

Reprobate

One of the hardest individuals to deal with is one with a REPROBATE MIND.  

Many times this type have had encounters and knowledge of the Lord but did not allow Holiness to become a part of their daily lifestyle.

They did not fully and unconditionally love the Lord.

Without unconditional love operating offence sets in and Christ now becomes their stumbling stone and rock of offence.

Because they have knowledge they will debate.

Because they at one point knew the Lord they will speak on times past.

Because they love pleasures more than the Lord they draw others into lust instead of holiness.

They will display knowledge in a loud boasting more than a display of living that knowledge.

They live in torment having been handed over to a debased mind and way of living.

They hold the truth in unrighteousness.

They do not Glorify the Lord.

They are unthankful.

They do not like to retain God in their knowledge, 

They are given over to a reprobate mind.

Reprobate -not standing the test, not approved

properly used of metals and coins.

that which does not prove itself such as it ought

unfit, unapproved, that is, rejected ; by implication worthless (literally or morally): - castaway, rejected.

Jeremiah 6:30 speaks of Reprobate Silver.

It represents the inability or unwillingness to separate from the baser things to become refined and purified.

It becomes unprofitable because it is mixed with contaminated metals 

They do those things which are not convenient.

Meaning those things that are not fit, lawful or lined up with the Ways of the Lord.

 

They are filled with all unrighteousness.

They are filled with fornication

They are filled with wickedness.

They are filled with covetousness.

They are filled with maliciousness.

They are full of envy.

They are full of murder.

They are full of debate.

They are full of  deceit.

They are full of malignity.

Meaning bad character, depravity of heart and life

They are whisperers,

They are Backbiters.

They are haters of God.

They are despiteful.

They are proud.

They are boasters.

They are inventors of evil things.

They are disobedient to parents.

They are without understanding.

They become covenantbreakers.

The are without natural affection.

They are implacable.

Meaning they cannot be persuaded to enter into a covenant.

Literally Aspondos meaning without the Alpha.

They are unmerciful.

Use wisdom as this type will speak the TRUTH but with malicious intentions.

We must discern if an individual has been handed over to wrath. 

 Romans 1:18  For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

It is possible to experience liberty by repenting and maintaining a daily walk with Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit.

1. Repent 2. Renounce 3. Return 4. Reconcile 5. Refresh 6. Restored 7. Repeat

In His Service,

Jesse Griffin

#KingdomReign 

Kingdom Reign International Ministries. 

Romans 1:18-32

Husbands In Christ

Dear Husbands In Christ,

If you do not rescue your wife who will?

When our wife is down, hurt, struggling, under pressure, tempted, confused, seeking, praying, remembering etc .. as husband are we standing and undergirding her?

When the pressures of mother are weighing on her, do we see her struggle to be everything the children need in strength, wisdom, presence, and love?  

Do we step-in to help her help the children through admonishment and exhortation? Do we impart love, hope and wisdom to help her be her best when she really wants to go to sleep?

When she is feeling the weight to be a wife to us her husband do we understand she is being pulled in a bunch of directions at the same time? When she is fulfilling one duty she is unable to complete another. She wants to spend time with us, but when time arrives she is spent. Are we selfish and become angry or do we have compassion knowing she is being a mother and a nurturer to her children.

She goes from child to child meeting needs.

She works a job that is demanding and already comes home spent. She then comes and gives what little energy she has left to her family.

At the end of the day she has nothing left for herself.

As a husband, do we step in to give our wife a break? Do we cook for her and the family at times to give her some down time?

If finance allows, do we buy some of her favorite food from the restaraunt?

Do we clean the house? Do we do the laundry?

Have we inquired how we can bring comfort and life to our wife? Do we do any of the grocery shopping? What about taking the kids fo a few hours so she can get a few hours of needed sleep?

If we have not yet learned how to serve our wife and family as men, we are unfit to serve the Lord's Body.

How we treat our wife and children in secret will eventually reveal how we will serve in the public.

I personally have seen men get upset when God steps in to hear the cries of the married woman because they didn't do what they should to love their wife.

This God kind of Love is a higher love and requires greater action for its affects to be felt and embodied in our wives.

Do we minister to our wife? Have we ever washed their feet? Do we anoint and pray in the Holy Spirit over our family? Do we invite the Lord in to bless, touch, heal, deliver and provide for our wife in the ways we at times cannot?

Don't settle for being mediocre in this area. Many times they are drowning in concern, worry and sorrow but never express it.

Have we asked our wife what bothers her?

Have we asked her what can we do better? What about becoming vulnerable to let her express herself to say you hurt me? 

Have we taken a look at our own attitude and words we speak to our wife and kids?

Is there enough humility to tell her I am sorry and apologize?

Do we support her dreams, vision and calling? Have we given room for the areas God wants to work in her life, will and heart?

Have we surrendered selfishness to point we are more ready to serve than be served?

Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can learn how to stop, listen and become the blessing our wife needs.

The Bible calls the woman the weaker vessel. 

Not because women cannot be strong, but because men are to have strength in areas a woman does not possess.

1 Peter 3:7

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

One area is that a man is to cover his wife and family. Although husband and wife work together for the best interest of the family, the wife needs to have her safe place in her husband.

The word says that when it comes to the woman that her desire shall be for her husband.

Genesis 3:16 the word desire means she shall long for and stretch out after.

Husbands, don't allow anger, impatience, frustration to set in to the point we treat our wife in a way it causes her to be repelled.

Fight the temptations of lust of the eye and lust of the flesh to look at or desire other women.

Break the power of fantasy men.

Ask the Lord to strengthen your connection with your wife. 

The enemy in the beginning destroyed the union between husband and wife. The power of redemption not only will save our soul, but works to redeem and heal our families.

As a husband take the challenge to become God's man for your family.

Allow the Holy Spirit to bring inspection to reveal where there is a need for more grace, patience, love, understanding and how to redeem time with our wife and family.

In His Love,

Jesse Griffin 

#KingdomReign 

Kingdom Reign International Ministries.