God’s High Places versus satan’s high places – who will dominate the internet?

1. Wicked spirits in high places 

We need to pay attention to the truth about “high places”.  Nimrod was the first to build one – called a Tower in the City of Babel. Recognized by the people of his day as a “mighty hunter”, Nimrod was appointed as a Ruler in maybe the 3rd Anti –God world order OR rebellion. Adam was first, then succeeded by Cain.  Nimrod means “rebellion” and he founded the Kingdom of Babylon, the very symbol of an anti -God earth Kingdom.

However, Nimrod’s  kingdom was short – lived, a picture of anti-God systems.  Tongue in cheek, Genesis 10: 8-10 says that he “began to be a mighty one in the earth…and the beginning of his kingdom was Babel”.   Babel was the capital of the Land of Shinar, but Nimrod also built Erech, Accad and Caineh. Asshur left Shinar and built subsidiary cities called Ninevah, Rehoboth and Calah.   Babel or Babylon means  confusion (by mixing) and is the ”ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates”.  Shinar means “country of two rivers”  and is the ancient name for the territory later known as Babylonia/Chaldea OR modern day Iraq  (Strongs in blueletterbible.com).

2. What interrupted the building of Babel and its tower?

The intent of the people was to form a World Union living in one location, gaining strength and power in the earth by worshipping satan from the Tower of Babel.  God became alarmed because of the potential to do evil and confounded their languages. This forced them to go off into different lands based on their language and this is the origins of languages, nations. and people living in countries.  They had just come out of the flood and He wanted to give humans the opportunity to replenish the earth, even though they were rebellious.  Since we heard nothing else about Nimrod, I believe he was killed.  The Canaanites worshipped the devil in high places later in their history.

 

3. God’s high places ROCK

God uses high places to call His people away from the distraction of the earth and focus on worship, transmission of information, discoveries etc. High represents heaven. For example, Moses had to go to the very top of Sinai to receive the Law; the temple of the Jews was located on a holy hill. God refers to His temple in Heaven as ‘the hill of the Lord” (Ps 24: 3).

We lift our hands to heaven in worship and allegiance and look “to the hills” for help. In other words, God lives on high and not under the earth.  In contrast to Nimrod, Apostle Oral Roberts’ Prayer Tower in Tulsa, Ok, is a beautiful example of a high place dedicated to the glory of God. Miracles take place and the gospel is preached, disseminating Light of God.

Remember too, that as owner, God “runs things”:

For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.  Blessings!!!

Ruling through internet technology – God from heaven and Satan from the air

1. God and technology – the originator from heaven

Scriptures show that God rules from heaven.  He uses Internet Technology to download information from heaven to the human spirit (1 Corinthians 2). If you stay connected to the server/God, by seeking Him, He will share information with you. However, the depth of information that He gives about Himself is parallel to the degree to which we seek and know Him. In other words, complex knowledge about God and His ways will not be given to baby believers just learning to say “dada” or “abba father”.

In days gone by, few people used God’s technology, although it was available to them if they wanted it. They just did not want to hear what He had to say.  For example, God told Noah to build an ark because a flood was coming.  We do not know exactly how he was given the information, but he obeyed.  The response of the day was:  

“Noah, mist waters the earth. This has not changed since the time of creation, 1650 years ago (approx). Our forefathers knew nothing about water falling from the sky.  LOL Noah. What are you talking about?”   (2 Pet 3: 3-7)

Noah became the butt of the jokes. The media of his day mocked him, taking photos and “reporting on his progress”.  He was in the headlines for 100 years.  God could not tell them anything, anyway, because they did not care to listen. They were living to please themselves.  We know that Abraham was God -seeker and was commanded to leave the setting in which he lived in order to obey God without distractions.  God used dreams and visions (internet TV) to speak to him.  He was always connected to God through worship, prayer and obedience and God would also speak directly to his spirit. God also visited him live and direct.  We can also track how God spoke to successive generations in scripture.

Every age in earth is marked by discovery of new knowledge which God sends to us.  He uses His “discoveries” as a means to spread His truth. Apostle James called them good and perfect gifts. For example, people wrote on scrolls/ scripts in ancient times and they were the means for telling later people about God. Compasses were used by sailors and Christopher Colombus sailed to hitherto unknown regions of the world (to them at least) and so the Word of God spread, even if corrupted.  At least people heard it.

 

2. Satan rules from the air in the earth realm

When satan rebelled in heaven, Archangel Michael fought, won the battle and tossed him to earth (Rev 12: 7-9). If you look at the progression of events from Revelation 13, you will see that the earth people became like the beast. Since satan is still trying to be God, he set up a kingdom in the air. Apostle Paul told the believers:

You used to live just like the rest of the world, full of sin, obeying Satan, the mighty prince of the power of the air. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God (Eph 2: 2)

 Aēr (G109) is the Greek word for air and it is literally translated as “air”.  Strong’s did not give a root word, but sneak previews behind the scenes explain. The air speaks about the invisible realm, which God also created, according to Colossians 1: 16. Satan has an army of demons which is invisible to the naked eye.  They are called principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of the world/world systems, wicked spirits in high places (Eph 6: 12). 

Mimicking God, satan assigns outstations over nations, cities, people etc. In Daniel’s day, the Prince of Persia, likely satan himself, was the ruler of the Babylonian Empire and was the power base behind this ruling. Daniel and his friends opposed this kingdom and Daniel’s intercession stirred up the release of the captives from captivity after 50 years of captivity so that they were able to return to build Jerusalem.

Blessings!!!  Whose side are you on?

Optimizing the internet for the gospel – the opposing faction

1. Scripture teaches that God dwells in heaven and His Kingdom rules over all the earth:

• The earth and its people belong to Him .He rules
• God’s rule or kingdom is called – kingdom of light; kingdom of His dear Son; Kingdom of heaven (place  from  which He rules); Kingdom of God (who rules in heaven); His coming Kingdom.
• He rules in earth by putting the ways, truth and power of His kingdom in obedient children/people who advance God in earth or make it more like heaven.
• The kingdom of God/heaven has been beautifully illustrated from Genesis to Revelation
• Jesus taught us the nature of His Kingdom/Kingdom of God/Kingdom of heaven through  secret stories/parables; by demonstrating His authority over demons; by His ultimate defeat of satan so that he won the war on terror; His victorious resurrection;  His ascencion;
• He wants us to match Him and placed us in a position to do so (we rule with Him in the heavenly places) and continuous revelations or upgrades on how to fight the war in every era/millenium
• God’s eternal plan is that man should behave exactly like Him in Earth and live by His ways.
• He made us after the angels (a little lower than the angels/angels were created 1st and man 2nd)  and crowned us with the same glory that is on Him
• God’s glory or kabowd  is the same glory that He put on man, according to Psalm 8: 5
•  Therefore, a God – like human produces a spirit like God – righteousness etc, creativity etc.
• A God – like human rules earth, producing fruitfulness in the Word of God, multiplying children and people like God; replenishes the earth and is in dominion over satan and earth creatures.  There are other applications related to technology, science etc.
• A God – like human puts satan in his place and resists the advances of his rule through people, theft of God’s good technology; drafting legislations etc promoting righteousness; prayer; worship; preaching the Word of God … and more
• The resistance is not by physical force, war etc but through the invisible weapons that God has given to us. Apostle Paul in Ephesians 6 and many other examples such as Moses and Pharoah; Esther; Daniel; Shadrach, Mesach and Abednego; Abraham to name a countless number.

 

2. Satan mimics God by setting up a kingdom. He rules also from above

• God cast out satan from heaven when he rebelled. He was sinful and could not live there. Hell or eternal separation and punishment is now his destiny.
• Match with Adam and Eve who were blocked from access to the tree of Life symbolizing everlasting physical life.
• The children of disobedience or satan also inherit hell. They are sinful and cannot live with Father God.  Like Cain, who went his way, according to Apostle Peter, they are outside of God’s way.
• Anyway, satan could not rule in heaven so he rules or tries to rule in earth. Obedient humans become subjects in his kingdom and he tells them how to act like him
• The air is satan’s headquarters or seat or high place.
•  His system is called “the course of this  world” (Eph 2: 2); the world; kingdom of darkness; darkness; works of the flesh; the flesh; power of darkness; power of death etc. 
• God personally calls him names that match his character. These include serpent; beast;  prince of Tyrus; Prince of the Power of the Air;  father of lies/no truth is in him; liar from the very beginning; thief, murderer and destroyer; strongman; beelzebub (sounds like baal); false prophet; anti - god; prince of the devils; ruler of the darkness of this world; kingdom of darkness;   etc  
• God calls his affiliates serpents and scorpions; beasts; angels that did not keep their former station or estate; demons; devils; unclean spirits etc
• Satan exerts power through the wars or physical force; occult; false religions; tyranny; all forms of deception; control of leaders,  people and nations; attempting to set up world systems; extinguishing the name God; extinguishing the people who serve God; extinguishing the  Word of  God in any form (no prayer in schools etc); elimination of potential God fearers before they are born … and more. For example, Herod massacred children in an attempt to kill the King of the Jews. He was a beast.
• Satan’s kingdom is called power of darkness; kingdom of darkness; power of death;
• People, nations, rulers, systems  most like the devil and his  cohorts get to be  called by those  names as well.

Blessings…More to come!

 

Optimizing the internet for the gospel – introduction

1.  God showed me that   Saturday February 6th matched Day 6 of Creation

 a. Six is the number of Adam and his descendants

• Adam was first a sinless 6. He fell when satan appeared as an angel of  light and deceived him and Eve.  He told them they could be like gods and learn to do good and evil (occult). Match this with Ezekiel 28 which reveals the reason why satan became a prodigal angel (Never to return to fellowship,  like Cain)
• Adam’ s race became sinful/learnt to sin.
• Adam’s child Abel related to obedience, righteousness, the prophetic, preaching of  righteousness etc
• Cain symbolized unrighteousness, arrogance, rebellion against God, obedience to the devil, spirit of the prodigal, murder etc 

b. Jesus carries the number 6

• Jesus is the second Adam, born on Day 6 of God’s time map. He paid the cost for the fall. He is God’s sinless man
• Jesus is also the Head of the Church, the ruler of the Earth, the ruler of Gods’ Eternal Kingdom. 
• Jesus’ race or generation is His church, born in Day 6 of God’s calender.
• Jesus brought forth a righteous nation, Abel  or church which was persecuted and killed by the Roman Empire,  the political beast of that era, according to Daniel. This is another story about the Beast.
• Satan matched Jesus by producing a Cain, a rebellious church which corrupted the truth,  learnt to do iniquity and rule the earth with tyranny. Who were the religious pundits of the early century?
• This was the religious beast of the era.

Read Revelation for the symbolisms of the beast – world rulership;  power;  tyrannical rule;  mighty armies; destruction of places where God is worshipped (desolation of abomination spoken by Daniel);  destruction of the fear of God in earth; persecution of the  Jews and saints; antigod systems;  anti-god laws (no prayer and bible in schools etc);  anti -god policies etc;  worship of demons in the form of idols = acceptance of the occult/leaders who are powered by the occult e.g. Pharoah;  all forms of evil and wickedness including sexual perversions (homosexuality was acceptable to the Greeks). 

Match people, political and religious systems etc with this checklist or picture. In human history  beasts included Pharoah, Nimrod, kingdoms of the Medes and Persians/Babylonians,  Greeks, Romans, Stalin, Hitler, communism etc. 

The book of Revelation is about:

• a behind the scenes view of  heaven before time (it includes the expulsion of  satan. Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel told us why)
• Events that  happens there in God’s tabernacle – includes worship, intercession and vengeance
• The picture of the  saints’ worship, intercession, persecution (those under the altar)
• God’s authority over satan
• The picture of  satan’s people, his nations and religious systems throughout human history.
• It shows how much satan’s  people, nations and religious systems are like their father the devil.
• timing of events
• and more….

 

c. Satan also has the number 6

• The creeping things and beasts of the field were  created on Day 6
• Satan is compared to beasts and creeping things.  Jesus told the Apostles that He, ruler of the Kingdom of God and of Earth,  gave them and us power to tread down or to crush  serpents and scorpions and all satan’s power. 
• Bad angel satan, also number 6, used deception to teach Adam to do iniquity or evil. 
• Ezekiel 28 says that he was perfect until the day that iniquity was found in him.
• He taught Adam his ways. The book of  Job talks about Adam hiding iniquity in his bosom
• Satan represents all forms of sinfulness including the occult
• How do I know this? Cain also befriended satan. He refused to repent of his brother’s murder and went off from his family. He built cities, his descendants invented tents, musical instruments and became skilled craftsmen with iron and brass (make weapons?)
• Seth and his descendants named some of  their children after Cain and his descendants, implying infuence.
• The name Cain/Caainan is associated with the Caananites who were the most wicked, satanic evildoers.

d. The number Six is God’s number, but anti-god is also symbolized by the number 6

• Thus we must interpret Revelation in this light.

Satan uses his people and systems to advance his kingdom of darkness in the earth.  God calls him the Prince of the Power of the Air. Interpreted, this means he rules from the air/airwaves/invisible places in the sky.  More to come.

Deeper dimensions of spiritual cleansing based on Leviticus 8 & 9

1. Deeper dimensions of spiritual cleansing

The Lord showed me that I had omitted the deeper dimensions of  spiritual cleansing taught in Levitius 8 & 9 and  impressed on me to write this new series which began in a previous post.  I will write about:

• Deeper principles of cleansing
• The initiation and transmission of  postive  and negative patterns of  spiritual inheritance ( righteousness, sin, blessings and curses).
• Patterns of blessings and curses in specific generations or individuals, families and  nations
• Spiritual cleansing of families
• Spiritual Cleansing of  nations  – applied St. Vincent and the Grenadines, United States of America, Israel
• Parallels between St Vincent and the Grenadines and the United States of America
• Other

2. The effects of spiritual  cleansing are multi – dimensional and are important for the glory of God

 God told Moses that  that He will only reveal His glory after cleansing of the spirit takes place.  I wrote previously  that  dimensions of God’s  glory  include  His visible Presence; direct visits from God to people;  miracles;  manifestation of light in the faces of His people;  judgement on sin and sinners, visible signs and wonders such as the Fire and Cloud of God and  increased revelation of knowlege. 

3. The revelation of the glory of God is also important for the revelation of knowledge in earth.

Scriptures show that the former Jewish slaves were imparted with the ability to create intricate designs through the Spirit of Knowlege, Wisdom and Understanding,  who is the Spirit of God.  They received this information only after  they had come out of bondage in Egypt and became fully available to accomplish God’s purpose. God’s purpose and intent are  that all people of the Earth should worship Him.  Psalm 67  teaches that there is increase in Earth when  God is worshipped. This increase relates to productivity, fruitfulness in every sphere. The revelation of knowledge is designed to accomplish the purpose of  God in the Earth – preaching of  His Word/Mind and  His worship and praise. The Church must therefore harness the technological advances given to help His Kingdom or Rule to advance in nations.

However, God is absolutely and pure Light and will not dwell in sin. Just as a plant grows in the presence of Light, the earth needs the shining forth of the Glory of God for any kind of revelation to take place. This includes technological advances, knowledge, scientific discoveries etc. The glory of God is revealed through the preaching of the gospel and the growth in revelation in the Body of Christ shines light into the people of earth who in turn make new discoveries.

4. The revelation of the Knowledge of  God is proportional to the degree of spiritual revelation in the Church/how well is the Church delving into God’s mind?

The church is responsible for the transfer of the knowledge of God in the earth. The principle is found in the statement – “the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost”.  The Holy Ghost, a term referring to the truth that God is a Spiritual Being,  abides in the believer, teaching us His ways and diffusing  love, righteousness  and other virtues of God out of us.   He also downloads to the  data base in our spirit the information that is in His Data Base.  You will find this in 1 Corinthians 2, where Apostle Paul spoke about the Internet.  This is a mystery, but just as the Internet has a language called HTML, God has a spiritual/heavenly language or HTML called TONGUES.  HTML is a mystery, but if you can read and write  it, you can write all kinds of complex software.  If  you can speak and interpret tongues, you can make all kinds of discoveries about God, about knowledge in the Earth to name a few. I can go on comparing the Internet to the ways in which God reveals knowledge  to the believer and you will see how inexhaustive the discussion will become.

Moreover, God is a good God. People are His sheep, created to be  like Him.  He wants earth to be a  fruitful, progressive place. He will therefore reveal information  that is unknown or build new insights into previously held knowledge.  For example, although he was a prodigal, Cain’s sons became  inventors because he had the gifts of God in him. Apostle Paul said that the gifts of God are not taken  away.  That is why satan is still a musical genius. As it relates to man, we would become zombies if God takes the gifts of  creativity etc out of us. Here’s another example, the design for the first Titanic was given to Noah by God.  He built it in faith, because he was obedient and knew that God was absolutely trustworthy.

However, revelation of knowledge in Earth is hindered by spiritual darkness.

Think about the state of the church and society in the “Dark Ages”, for example. This symbolized a time of darkness. The reflection of earth is one in which people were basically in the dark about God.  For example, their hygenic practices were atrocious and plagues abounded.  They would have known simple principles of Public Health and hygene if they had been reading the Word of  God. In the  times of  Christopher Columbus they said that the world was flat??  Heloooo??  Prophet Isaiah had already said that the earth was a circle.  Did any one have the technology in his time? Maybe not, but God showed it to him. 

We  can now match the growth of  knowledge in the 18th and 19th centuries with the degree of knowledge of the Word of God through preaching and see that knowledge increased proportionately to the preaching of the gospel. In the 1930s, man was touching heaven through the revelation of God in the earth through His visitation which was manifested in miracles, signs and wonders. God had raised up men such as Apostle Oral Roberts and others as early by the 1930s to enlighten the nations. The United States touched the moon in 1969 as a result. 

Jesus  taught the Principle or Law of Exchange in many ways, encapsulating the truth that whatever we do on earth for God will be matched in heaven (LIKE A $401K).  If we tell people about God, He will tell us about Himself.  In other  words God, there is an exchange program between heaven and earth which brings earth to heaven and heaven to earth. For example:

• Give and it will be given to you in abundance
• If you give up everything to preach His Word, He will give it back to you
• If you bind the devil on earth in Jesus’ name, God  will bind him in heaven/stand by your authority (No complaints or appeals are allowed from the devil).  

Blessings!!!  The truth is that the believer holds the key to the Knowledge of God. The earth becomes enlightened as the truth of God is published to its people.

Day 3 is when you focus on your position in the heavenly places

God did this on Day 3

FIVE keys for spiritual renewal   on Day 3

God spoke the WORD and made the heaven, causing it to divide the waters into two = separation

1. Ask God to separate you from anything covering your “earth” or spirit eg weights of sin, godless friendships etc. 2. Think/read about the heaven where He lives (set your mind on things above) e.g Revelation 3. Think/read about your privileges/position/authority  as a believer in the heavenly places 4. Meditate/read/rehearse about the Kingdom of Heaven/God 5. Ask God to give you visions/videos of heaven  (Rev 21) You will not be able to activate your authority in NEWER heavenly places until you renew!!!

TEN keys for spiritual cleansing based on DAY 2 of Creation

GOD DID THIS ON DAY 2  OF CREATION

TEN  KEYS FOR  BRINGING LIGHT  INTO YOUR SPIRIT AND BECOMING GOD’S DREAM PERSON

God spoke and created Light by HIS WORD  “and God said”   God separated light from darkness God the Word is an antiviral program He scans our spirits and exposes known and unknown sins that we need to confess

1. Take time out to be renewed. Separate from distractions, like the priests did.   2. Read/meditate on the Word of God. It is the Light or guide by which we live (Ps 119: 105).  It is “full of living power … sharper than the sharpest knife, cutting deep into our innermost thoughts and desires. It exposes us for what we really are.” (Heb 4: 12) 3. Confess known sins and stop doing them (Ps 51) 4. Ask God to expose secret sins – nothing is hidden from Him (Ps 19: 12; Ps 90: 8; Heb 4: 13) 5. Ask God to bless you by shining His light in you, like He did to Moses and others 6. Begin to read, speak and rehearse the Word about the Light/living in Light. Think about how you can apply it to your life and ask God to bring it to light the secrets to success (1 John 1, 2, 3) 7. Pray about ways in which your life can be a Light/testimony to others. Ask Him to show you strategies. You are Light in the world, just as God is Light  (Mt 5: 14) 8. Make a list about the person you will become. Prophet Haggai says to write the dream (Habbakkuk 2: 2). 9. Act like God and speak daily about the person you will become. Tell the dream to yourself in the mirror. You will get what you say (Job 22: 28; Prov 18: 21) 10. Pray and worship so the Light of God’s Word and presence will illuminate your spirit.

A model for spiritual cleansing and renewal: based on the SEVEN days of creation

Days 1-7 = a      creation

We do this in spiritual cleansing

God made an Assessment – the existing earth was formless, empty, dark and covered with water.God moved KEYS TO:God’s beauty secrets!!! Upgrading your spirit to a new dimension/program

1. PREPARE FOR THE RENEWAL  Ask God to begin to “move” or put a new spirit in you. Therefore, pray for spiritual renewal  – create in me  a clean heart Oh God and renew a right spirit in me (Ps 51:10).  ** Anakainoo  is the Greek word for renewed in  the following verses:  **You  have a new spirit, which is being renewed in knowledge like  the image of its creator (Col 3: 10). God has information that your spirit  must access  **Renewal of the spirit or “inner man”  is also a  daily process”. Apostle Paul said,  ”though our outward man perish, yet the inward [man] is renewed day by day (2 Cor 4: 16)    2. TO BE RENEWED IS TO BECOME A NEW PERSON  Anakainoo comes from kainos which means NEW (new spirit when applied). To be renewed therefore means to: * put new wine (Spirit of God) into new bottles (your renewed spirit)  and not old bottles (Mt 9: 13). On the  Day of Pentecost, the believers got so filled with God that they behaved like drunkards. People said they were full of new wine/drunk (Acts 2: 13Eph 5: 18). They were singing, clapping, shouting, praising, reeling. Human spirits got a dose of God.  * put New wine becaue old wine will burst the old bottles (Mk 2: 22)  * receive spiritual revelation/new doctrine and power by the Word of God. Jesus preached with this new (kainos) doctrine and cast out devils with authority (Mk 1: 27; Acts 17: 19)  *put on a  new cloth or new spirit. Jesus said that no sews a new cloth onto  an old garment. Your old sinful spirit is the old garment (Mk 2: 21). Your spirit is often compared to a garment.   * speak  with new tongues and get new secrets (Mk 16: 17; 1 Cor 14: 1) * ask God to give new instructions/commandments (Jn 13: 34)  *  celebrate the Lord’s supper as a symbol of  His new covenant and spiritual cleansing  (Lk 22: 20)  *be a  new/place for God to dwell, just like Jesus had a new/ kainos tomb (Jn 19: 41)  *  make everything new, becoming a new person = practice righteous, holy living, turn away from old lifestyles  (1 Cor 5: 17; Gal 6: 15; Eph 2: 15; Eph 4: 24)  * Look forward to  heaven in which you have a new name (Rev 2: 15); new city (Rev 3: 12); new songs (Rev 5: 9) and everything new (Rev 21: 5)  http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G2537&t=KJV 3. RENEWAL ALSO MEANS TO “BE RENEWED IN THE SPIRIT OF YOUR MIND” OR THINKING  (EPH 4: 23).  Your spirit has eyes, ears, a heart, bowels etc as well as a mind or thinking part. Based on the Greek origin (neos), this  renewal also refers to NEWNESS, YOUTHFULNNESS, DESIRING RENEWAL (Like David). Your spirit has to be trained to think and behave according to the Word of God. Neos also shows that renewal is not age related. My personal experience is that renewal of the spirit causes my face to look youthful. After all, God is ageless!!  Since you are renewed by the Word of God, you must use read and apply it  to become transformed into the  God – like person you were designed to be (1 Pet 1 :22; Heb 4: 22). Blessings as you head to another stage of glory!!!

The 8th Day represents the outpouring of the Glory of God after spiritual cleansing

1.  The  outpouring of the glory of God is preceded by a period of separation and spiritual cleansing

There is a fascinating account in Leviticus 8-9 about the visible outpouring of  fire from the Presence of the Lord. The tabernacle had been set up with a spectacular display of the glory (Ex 4o), but the Lord wanted to do something new.  He  told Moses to gather the people and priests and to do the following and this is the example that we should apply today:

• He got the priests washed them with water (Lev 8: 6). This symbolizes the washing with the Word of God. We need to take the word and use it as a checklist to highlight areas that need correction in our lives.
• Moses dressed the priests in their royal garments. Scriptures teach us that we are all priests of God, dressed in robes of righteousness, offering up sacrifices of praise. Our lives should be so clean that we smell sweet to God
• Moses anointed the tabernacle and priests. The anointing represents the Spirit of God as well as cleansing. We need to put away things that are not godly e.g. books, movies etc
• A bullock was sacrificed and blood applied to the priests- represents the presenting of ourselves to God for cleansing by the blood of Jesus.
• The priests waved offerings before the Lord – we need to worship with hands lifted in allegiance and waving hello to God and the family in heaven.
• The priests had to remain in the tabernacle (a shut in) for seven days. This symbolizes a life of separation from sin and continuous fellowship in God’s presence.
• Seven days represent a period in which God is creating a clean heart and renewing our spirits and also a period of rest, like a Sabbitical. You may need  to go on a retreat in order to escape daily demands. Again, this can be applied in various ways – by setting aside time during the period to be with God if a full  retreat is not possible.

2. There also has to be anticipation, offerings and worship as part of the preparation 

The consecration continued on Day 8 when the priests and people were commanded to offer special sacrifices to God (Lev 9: 1-4) .  They were to do that because  Moses told them that the Lord would appear to them on THAT DAY. The people also assembled near to the tabernacle.

Their was a sense of excitement and heightened anticipation as the priests prepared the sacrifices and the people waited with baited breath.  Jesus said that He is present when we assemble together. Do we anticipate the Presence and Power of God in our lives or is our worship mundane?   This period of the preparation represents high worship and praise as well as the giving of offerings and tells us how we should prepare for the Presence of the Lord.   The High Priest/Pastor also blessed the people after the offerings were given.

3. The glory fell on THE EIGHT DAY when fire came out from the Lord and burnt the sacrifice

Read it for yourself. The cleansing  had been successful and God was pleased. The FIRE means that God is now cleansing and filling  you with  Himself. He will not live in unclean spirits:

And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the.  congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.

Fire came out from the  presence  of the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown  (Lev 9: 23,24).

3. Stop the religious tourism and get the glory for yourself 

I shared God’s guidelines cleansing of your spirit. It is like doing Spring Cleaning.  Do you want God’s presence to shine forth from your life AND do you want to see visible evidences of His glory in your life? Great!! Me too. Then stop the religious tourism (if you are guilty) and seek Him for yourself.

LOL. What is that? That is depending on preachers and other people to get the glory to you. Are you a spectator to the glory of God on others or do you experience God for yourself  in that manner?   Remember the glory is also manifested in miracles and other signs that the scriptures taught.

Blessings. If you seek God with all your heart, then  you will find Him.

http://pppministries.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/the-glory-of-g…raculous-power/

Testimonial – Power of the Firstfruit offering

1. I received an outpouring of new understanding about a puzzle because I gave a firstfruit  offering of  TIME  to God

Forgive me for digressing somewhat from “The Glory”, but I wanted to share this testimony. On Thursday 28th January, 2009, I submitted a post on Firstfruit Offerings  at about 12.30 am EST. I had not planned to do so since I was very tired. However, I felt pressed to do so. 

On awakening on Friday morning, the Lord started to pour out some understandings that I had longed to have for a few years.  In fact, the information was so profuse that I don’t think that I have slept more than five hours since early Friday morning.  I believe that I got this because I gave the  firstfruit offering of time to God.

2. I am a firstfruit offering

I also wanted to share that my mother told me at twelve  that she had given me to the Lord before I was born. I felt something leap  inside  me when I heard those words at age twelve. I am her firstborn child and she told me that during the pregnancy, she would sing and praise God and would feel the anointing/Presence of God.  My other siblings were also given to the Lord, but there is something special about being a firstfruit offering to the Lord.

This has made such a tremendous impact on me. God loves to get the first of  anything. He told the Jews that all the firstborn belonged to Him.  Every Jew who was not a Levite was commanded to give a sacrifice  in exchange for the firstborn son in the family.  In this way, the Jews were branded as the Lord’s.

3. Jesus is God’s firstfruit offering

I’ve written on this before. God gave  His best offering so that others could enter His family

4. Give God your firstfruit to get His best

It is really a blessing to give God the first of your whatever.  I can assure you that you will see Him pour out such an abundant return that you will not be able to hold it. Blessings – you are destined to prosper.