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

Speaking Power

 The power of the spoken word when directed by the Lord is an incredible force. We find in many passages of scripture, God giving specific instruction to His servants what to speak.



Prophets are instructed to speak exactly what has been told to them and to not add or take away from the His Word.
     De 4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

Pr 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. 6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. Rev 22:18-19

It is made very clear that any person who adds or takes away from the Word of the Lord will receive severe punishment.

We must remember it was His Word that formed and framed everything in the Universe and that His Word never returns void. His Word always has an impact and has a specific assignment that must be fulfilled. What many fail to see is that the Word is spiritual and it has an immediate affect on the natural realm. So when we speak wrong or in a way that is contrary to the Word or His directives, it is not fulfilling His desire and brings forth an improper representation of Him and the Kingdom.

One of the awesome things about the Word of God is that it bypasses all of the natural laws that man understands.

When the Lord spoke to Ezekiel a clear directive was given. Eze 37:4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. 5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: 6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.

Here we see a very clear picture of the word of God bypassing the natural process of degeneration and we see regeneration in operation.

What we must understand, for those of us who are called to prophesy to the elements, continents, atmospheres, and regions that we must speak exactly as we have been instructed. If we speak presumptuously, we can move into self will and that can turn into witchcraft.

When the Lord spoke to Elijah, God used His prophet to change the natural order to fulfill His will in the Earth.

1Ki 17:1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

God was out to prove a point. Ahab had re-instituted Baal worship that had been removed and destroyed by the Prophet Samuel. It was believed that Baal was the God of fertility and would bring increase in three areas.

1. Fields- meaning harvest of grain and field products
2. Flocks- meaning an increase of animals
3. Families- that Baal would bring increase to family members

YHWH had to prove Baal was not God and He had His Prophet in place to speak to the Natural realm to accomplish this. So the land goes into a three and a half year drought at the Word of the Lord.

Jas 5:17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

What did the Lord do? He implemented His Word to change the natural order of the Earth.

Please examine this picture as it shows the natural order for the Earths watering system.

We have a natural process that waters the Earth.

Clouds form rain

1. Rain falls on the Earth creating water
2. Water turns into vapor and returns in a condensed form to create more clouds starting the process all over again

• Condensation- clouds form
• Precipitation- rain falls
• Evaporation- vapor rises

When it came to the set time appointed by God, Elijah was sent after 3 1/2 years to release the rains.

1Ki 18:1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

Now what happened? When God had the Prophet speak the first time it stopped the natural process of vapor returning to the sky. God locked the vapors in the waters. Let us look at 1 Kings 18 after the battle with the false prophets. Elijah cast himself down upon the Earth and gives instructions to servant .....

1Ki 18:42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

• The Prophet postures himself and makes intercession
• Ahab runs off to eat and drink rather than repent.

43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.

44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.

• There arises a little cloud out of the sea. VAPOR! This vapor had remained locked up in the sea and had not returned into the sky to create condensation in the atmosphere so that clouds could form.
• The sea is a symbol for humanity and this is exactly the same thing that is happening with the people of God. Because they are failing to release properly, the Heavens are not releasing their Rains upon the Church, the Earth, the lost,or the people of God.
• What is locked up today? Prayer, worship, intercession, praise. We keep looking to Heaven, but the problem is not in the Heavens. It is locked up in the waters of the Earth, meaning humanity.

45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

• Once the vapors had been released, the clouds were once again able to form in the atmosphere.
• Evaporation (vapor released), Condensation (cloud forms), Precipitation (rain released). It finally rains after 3 1/2 year drought at the Word of the Prophet

Speaking God's Word in His timing will release the vapor that creates the rain.

In His Service,
Apostle Jesse

Speaking Power
By Apostle Jesse Griffin © 2012

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