Breaking Barriers to the next Plateau. Our climbing up in the spirit.

With any private or public new title or ranking, there are steps, levels and grades awarded for new accomplishments. That before the accolades are given, the students, contestants or candidates are tried as to wether they’ve obtained the necessary growth in character to be worthy of the new position, responsibility or title.

Think of the words of Christ before His journey back to the Father. He said “Father I have accomplished the work you have given me to do. I have declared your words to those whom you have given me out of this world and they have kept them”. (John !7.1+60 He knew this because the words He planted in them (and hopefully us) came back out of their mouths when they needed them to be true for themselves.

This is how we do the works of the spirit. At our Fathers behest, we call due the promises we find throughout scripture, we own them and impliment them as our own new reality. It is in this way that “we have the mind of Christ” and we are “joint heirs” of the things that they have.

James said to “receive the en-grafted word which is able to save your souls“. The en-grafted word is the new you. It is a plug in and play. Much like you do in this age with down loading a new app. However we don’t eat those apples. We consume scripture. We consume “The Bread of Life”.

It is through a succession of hearing the words and concepts of God, receiving those words as sown into your heart and “being re-scripted by renewing your minds”. Then to have that word tested in us by trial and by fire to remain in tact? Good for you. You used it to override the fears and boogie men as misconceptions that make you feel small and vulnerable. But you are under Gods care now.

Gods Word in you survived the fire and test you went through, so you get to keep that word as a permanent feature. Once you’ve past that test, the power of that obstacle is gone, it is diffused, to not have dominion, or reign over you anymore.

In this way “we are more than conquerors through him that loved us”.  because we’ve made a withdrawal from our storage bank of His promises without diminishing the size of our savings. Which is our in-exhaustible Savior.

Upon retaining and trying that word against the odds and the physical evidence. Then holding on firm to the invisible word for a breakthrough of that barrier. You are cancelling it out with these tools we are showing you here today. It is like this that you implement something new from God the Father. In this way you find His word applied is favorable and effective.

This is the place of faith, your new habitation.  “For one must first believe that God is real and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him“. These are the rewards, the accolades and your new features we are conveying to you.

This is the seeking and the pressing in to obtain our inheritance NOW! Or as Paul put it “I press in, to lay hold of that for which Christ has also laid hold of me”.The Father has held nothing back for a future event or for another saving.

Their is only one saving from all the ills, viruses and dangers of this age and world. This saving begins for each one when they leave their old person at the cross, and pursue new empowerment’s from the Father who “as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the [a]corruption that is in the world through lust.

It is the collection of these words, provisions and  promises that were sown into our hearts, to remain there through the test of time “concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; that tries us even now. We co-own them. After you have a breakthrough in that way, you don’t have to face that obstacle with such consternation. Otherwise you will, because you did not receive that accolade from the Father and the test will be re-administered later. That is why we were called to move on to perfection not laying the same foundations of dead works and repentance.

If you remember the Parable of the seed sown on shallow ground? The enemy came along and ate them for they were not able to take root to bare fruit? Do not be counted as such. Water them and soak them. Hold them dear to your heart, for they shall bare fruit in due time, the proper time and the right time.

It is a collection of these victories of surviving the fire through these trials, and appointments given to us by our very Father, that this become the new you. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation; old things havimg passed away; behold, all things have become new, in this way. This is the process of a continuous re-newal and Heavenly acquisitions.

A new strength, a new gifting and a new empowerment. The collection of these are to become a patch work for a covering or garment. Like Joseph had a coat of many colors. So do we. And it keeps getting more colorful the more we pursue.

Like Jacob was instructed by his mother to put on Esau. To his father, he looked like Esau, he smelled like Esau, and he talked like Esau. So his father rewarded Jacob like he was Esau.

Jacob inherited everything. We know this because Esau cried that there was not even a morsel left for him. Esau represents your old person born of the flesh. That the new you like Jacob gets everything. You cannot go to the Heavenly Father in your old name and character and expect to receive anything. You hung your old self to the cross as professed at baptism. Leave it there.

Similarly as Isaac rewarded Jacob, God the Father rewards us as if we are the Only Begotten because we put on what He has of Himself for our shared inheritance. We talk like Christ, we are a sweet savor like Christ and sound like Him because His name is the word of God, the word we employ as we show you here.

What the Father has, the Son has. And what  the Son has, we have as joint heirs, meaning co-owners even now. This is what it means to be “in Christ” is to be seen by the Father with the very words of The Son. This is why our progeny said “ask the Father anything in My name and He will do it” for you (as if you were me). Who also said “up till now you have asked for nothing in My name (as if you were Me) Ask that your joy may be full. (John 16)

As we see at the cross where Christ’s garments were taken off of Him and divided among the guards. We know that His body was broken for us too, but also His outer attire was taken from Him for our retrieval as well. Those guards were not able to keep them. They parted them out for cash, but we get them back free. They were meant for us.

That’s because the gospel gives us “every spiritual blessing from the Heavenly places”. “Ephesians 1

We can understand that the apostles and the prophets had obstacles to try to discredit and steal the concepts that were stitched into their hearts and grafted into their minds to become superior to what they were before the moment of that trial.

Same as us. As scripture said “do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you as though some strange thing has happened to you, but rejoice to the extent that as you participate in these trials (it is for you) to participate in the glory that follows”. And we don’t mean it follows some 2000+ years later. That doesn’t give you any hope of empowerment and leaves you as a beggar at the cross. God didn’t give that burden to you. He gave that to His only Begotten in exchange for you to have His self in your stead in exchange for your old self that you were to “recon dead”. Some refer to this as a “trans-substantiation”. We just call it a trade off, old for new.

This is our upgrade for our operating system of life in the spirit. These are our app upgrades and the terms and conditions are The New Covenant, also known as The Will and Covenant for the discovery of our inheritance.

You see the Savior knew the disciples kept the Fathers words because He heard them use those words as if they were their own. An Heir is a co-owner and participates in the Kingdom “to the degree that they have obtained”, that they learned to employ.

And this doesn’t come easy. That’s the reason for the test. To examine such a one for a trustworthiness and the fortitude to be able to keep the new empowerment. And because God the Father accomplished all His works through His word, we are given that model for us to understand our empowerment is His words in us to do the same thing. That is why the Son said “if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. to nudge us on for greater expectations of greater works for greater results and greater rewards and greater glory.

This is what pleases the Father. We take Him at His word, and speak them like they never wear out, because they don’t. To God our Father be the Glory.

Stagnation in growth comes from avoiding growth and the testings. But with these testings is certain resistance. You must press in. You must persist and persevere.

Think of it like this. With H2O, there are platforms of resistance as the temperature rises or falls.

For H2O to transfigure  into ice, or ice into water, it takes more than just one degree. In other words, we know that 32 degrees is the base point, however ice will not really melt untill it is above 32 degrees and water will not freeze untill it is below 32. 32 is not the transition point. It is the barrier. The transition takes more than one degree to perform the transition. It is the same way with water and steam There is a greater resistance then a make up change.

With each transformation or transfiguration into another element there is greater resistance. Therefore to break the barrier (or pass the test) to transform to another form, like ice to water, or water to steam (or carnal thinking to godly understanding). There is more resistance and it takes more heat, momentum and patience to pass through the barrier.

Think of it like poking a hole through a piece of plastic with your finger. The pressure has to be consistent and pass beyond the contact point long enough to break the barrier to make it to the other side. That once you’ve penetrated, that barrier is punctured. Now you can now pass back and forth at will without the barrier because of the break through.This is how our trials of faith work.

Also of Christ’s temptation in the wilderness where He shows us how to do it.

Kind of like traveling to a new place. The first time is the hardest. But once you know the way, you can come and go without thinking about it.

So too with our testings in the spirit with our mind and of our resolve. With the acquisition of each new empowerment from the Father, He has it tested with a pressure of resistance, for you to break a barrier for a new empowerment. The Words from Christ are “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom”. It is even now in this way that “the Kingdom of God is at hand as being attainable before your carnal experience expires.

This is the reason you are here, for obtaining the gift of godliness, meaning God-like-ness of having what He has before the expiration of your body.

Hence “think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to test you as though some strange thing has happened to you. But rejoice to the extent, that as you are a partaker of the sufferings, so shall you participate (and  co-own) in the glory that follows”.

Meaning; what follows the break through with the excess pressure to go through the barriers, gives you new empowerment’s right now in this age. This is the gospel of god-like-ness.

Such is the way of our faith. Our faith is the application of the words God has stitched into us to be more like Him. This is what it means to follow Christ. And to do what He did.

But do not cower in fear here because He set you up for success. He never gives us a task He hasn’t given us the tools for.

As the Son says to the Father concerning us “Father they have kept your word“. He knew this because up till then and during the test, clean through to the other side of breaking the test barrier, your resolve to stand firm in a promise and repeat it under pressure and press in, He brought you through to a new place with Him. You own something new from Him. And to be like Him that is inside yourself that is invisible. No one can take this from you.

This is the new you. You can’t see it, you can’t show it to anybody physically, you can’t take it off and hang it in the closet. But you always have it to put on when it seems fitting. This is what it means to put on Christ. ( Ephesians 6.10-18)

And as He said “in that day ask what you desire and it shall be done for you“. This is that day “in That Day. This is “The Day of The Lord. This is “The acceptable year of our Lord“. This is “The Kingdom of God at hand. This is your time of fulfillment.

There is no other allocation of god-like-ness than now. “Today is the day of salvation!”. Today is the time for the aquisition of all the Father has bestowed upon us.

Let us remind you of the days of Noah. To board that ship you had to do so before the rains came. And of the foolish virgins who went to the world to buy wedding attire? Then when the doors were closed they were left outside saying “Lord, Lord, open up to us”. He then replied “I do not know you from where you are from, depart from Me you workers of iniquity for I do not know you from where you are”.

Because of the barriers between them they never crossed, because they refuse to pass the tests to press through. How about you?

Paul showed us a persistence in Acts 27 with the voyage through that storm, that they lost everything to include the ship, but the lives and souls of the people survived.

So that shows you what you can apply Gods word to. Your souls, your invisible parts. That is why we are instructed “in your patience (and your perseverance) to possess ye your soul.”

For this you are not alone. You have the unction of the Holy Spirit we call “the still, soft voice”. For God has said “I will never leave you or forsake you”.  And “Lo I am with you always, even through out the ages”. This includes the testings and trials. So know this, you are set up for success.

These are your skirmishes for your empowerments. Your transferring from here to there, from reliance NOT in the flesh but the spirit. For these tests? It is just you and God. And the reward? God. Yes, God-like-ness. Him and all He has is the gift to you. For you to have a new self like His self.

This is why it is said “think it not strange concerning the firery trial that is to try you as though some strange thing has happened. But rejoice to the extent that as you participate in the fiery trials”? This too is for  you to (receive the empowerment to) participate in the glory that follows”.

For this reason we are a plurality of those Glory’s. God is the Father of Glory’s and He has brought us through to Himself. Glory to God our Father. 

As the Father spoke through Isaiah saying “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me ^[c]void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”

Why? Because His word goes back to Him with us in it. We go back to the Father We fill that void. We are His desired accomplishment.

When Christ told the disciples while drinking wine at the last supper “I desire to drink this new with you in the Kingdom”. This is the new wine and this is The New Kingdom, which is all of Gods things now. In the “invisible, eternal, immortal, the only wise God”.

Not that it is new in the sense of never having been before. It is just new for you because you just realized it, but it is forever.

And we are His desire and we are complete in Him who is head over all principalities and powers”. This is our empowerment. In this way “old things havong passed away and all things become new, and all things are from God.” (2 Corinthians 5.7

But you have to persevere through the barriers. This is the new you. In this way,

The Kingdom of God, is still, at hand. Use these tools to climb out of the crud of this age and clamor up the things that are said for this is your Jacobs ladder, the access to the city and house of our God. Amen!