To Walk With God: Manual
To Walk With God: Manual
To Walk With God: Manual
Manual
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Neville Johnson
Pastor Neville Johnson has been in full time ministry for over
30 years. During this time he has founded two Bible schools
training ministers and missionaries who are now serving the
Lord in fifteen nations. He also established a missionary
organization sending over thirty missionaries to the mission
fields of the world.
Through the 1970’s and into the eighties he was Senior Pastor
of the largest Church in Australasia and in the late eighties
he founded another Church in Perth, Australia.
With great effect he has preached the Gospel and taught This manual is part of a course
the Word of God in over thirty nations and has ministered in titled ‘To Walk With God’.
countless ministers seminars around the world. He has a
burden for the lost and an apostolic calling to the nations.
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Living Word Foundation Inc
Neville Johnson
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August 1999
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CONTENTS
Foundation 7
Spiritual Language I 21
Spiritual Language II 27
Providential Guidance 37
Meditation 51
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Founda
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ation Foundation
Do Justly
Foundation Love Mercy
Walk in Humility
The Quest
Micah 6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, Gen. 3:8 And they heard the sound of the
what [is] good; and what doth the LORD Lord
require of thee, but to do justly, and to love Gen. 12:1 Now the Lord said to Abram
mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Exo. 4:13 The Lord said to Moses
Deut. 28:1 Listen to the Lord your God
To do Justly: Jos. 1:1 The Lord spoke to Joshua
Refers to who you are! The person’s Act. 11:12 The Spirit bade me go
character. Act. 8:26 The Angel of the Lord spoke to
Phillip
To Love mercy:
Is an attitude that determines how you GOD IS NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS:
relate to others. He wants to walk with you.
Adam walked with God; that made his world a Not Gifts: But a Relationship
paradise. That paradise was lost when he lost Being proficient in
contact with God. God now seemed a million spiritual gifts does not
miles away. Adam had to leave paradise and make mean we have a You can move in the gift of Prophecy
his own way in the world. relationship with God. and be accurate in the Word of
You may move in the Knowledge and not know God. Gifts
gifts of the Spirit but are no indication of spirituality.
GOD’S QUEST: not Know God. Many
Was to make a way back to Himself move in the gifts of the
for us. Spirit without having a
OUR QUEST: relationship with the giver of the gifts.
Is to find that way back.
It is also true, that many people who do not
claim to be spirit filled have a real walk with
Is it possible for us to talk with Jesus in such a God.
way that we can know Him like Moses did,
face to face? Is it possible to have Jesus show Foundations are very important, if you build
you around heaven? Is it possible to have angels on a wrong or inadequate foundation you will
talk with you, instruct you? Is it possible? be in trouble later.
Is this kind of walk limited to a few chosen God requires certain things of us in order to
ones, mystics who lived in the deserts, giving establish an ongoing vital relationship with
their lives to contemplation and mysticism, us. Our understanding of these requirements
or is it available to the ordinary Christian? and our commitment to them is of utmost
importance and cannot be overlooked.
The answer is a resounding YES. This kind of
walk is available to all who desire it with all The Spirit of Deafness
their heart. We can negotiate the stumbling In Mark 9:25 Jesus casts out a deaf and dumb
blocks of Christian tradition, dogma, and spirit. These spirits had made this man unable
downright unbelief. The Bible from beginning to hear and speak. This also can be true in the
to end shows us that God seeks to walk with, spiritual.
communicate with him, to relate to him.
A Spirit of deafness Matthew 13:15 For this people’s heart is waxed Note:
may be stopping you gross, and [their] ears are dull of hearing, and
hearing from God their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they ♦ The setting was the town of Bethsaida
should see with [their] eyes and hear with [their] ♦ The man was blind
ears, and should understand with [their] heart, ♦ Jesus had to take him out of the town
and should be converted, and I should heal them. to heal him
♦ Jesus forbade the man to tell anyone in
Isaiah 29:10 For the LORD hath poured out this town about the miracle
upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed
your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers What does this tell us?
hath he covered. Firstly the town of Bethsaida was a town where
Jesus demonstrated His glory with great signs
John 12:40 He hath and wonders bringing the true gospel to these
The Apostle Paul understood that a blinded their eyes, and people.(See Mat 11:20.) When these people
spiritual entity could cause blindness, hardened their heart; rejected what Jesus had said to them, they
ie the inability to hear the gospel. that they should not see became spiritually blind and deaf.
with [their] eyes, nor
understand with [their] V26 indicates that this town was to receive
heart, and be converted, no more light or truth. The whole town was
and I should heal them. bound by a spirit of deafness .
II Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world Once this spiritual deafness sets in, one cannot
hath blinded the minds of them which believe hear the voice of God anymore.
not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ,
who is the image of God, should shine unto them. This then brings into play a new spiritual
principle, that of Eze. 14:3-4.
How or why does one become spiritually deaf?
Jesus illustrated this in an incident when he Ezekiel 14:3 Son of man, these men have set up
healed a blind man. their idols in their heart, and put the
stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face:
Read: Mark 8:22-26. should I be inquired of at all by them?
Spiritual deafness occurs when we hear
from God but continually do not obey Mark 8:22 And he Ezekiel 14:4 Therefore speak unto them, and say
him. cometh to Bethsaida; unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man
and they bring a blind of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his
man unto him, and heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his
besought him to touch iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet;
him. I the LORD will answer him that cometh
according to the multitude of his idols;
Mark 8:23 And he took the blind man by the God will then answer us according to the idols
hand, and led him out of the town; and when he in our heart. To put it simply, we will hear
had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, from another spirit other that God.
he asked him if he saw ought.
Important Insight from the life of King Ahab
Mark 8:24 And he looked up, and said, I see In 1 Kings 22 King Ahab wanted the prophets
men as trees, walking. to prophesy good things to him, things he
Mark 8:25 After that he put [his] hands again
upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he When we refuse to hear what God is
was restored, and saw every man clearly. saying to us, and we refuse to do it,
this is a sure sign that something else
Mark 8:26 And he sent him away to his house, comes first in our lives other than
saying, “Neither go into the town, nor tell [it] to God. This is idolatry.
any in the town”.
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dation Foundation
I Kings 22:21 And there came forth a spirit, and Two Hebrew words ... Two Greek words
stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade
him. Hebrew
Sakiyr: A hired servant
I Kings 22:22 And the LORD said unto him, Ebed: A Bond Servant
Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I
will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his Greek
prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade [him], Diakonos: Deacon, servant, minister
and prevail also: go forth, and do so. Doulos: A Bond Servant
I Kings 22:23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD We need to distinguish between the two. We
hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these will see that there is a world of difference
thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil between a Servant and a Bond Servant.
concerning thee.”
WHAT IS A BOND SERVANT?
If we are to hear from God, we must Exodus 21:2 If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six
settle in our hearts and before God years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go
that we will obey Him. out free for nothing.
Your present Exodus 21:4 If his master have given him a wife, Genesis 24:2 And Abraham said unto his eldest
relationship with the and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife servant of his house, that ruled over all that he
Lord is that of a and her children shall be her master’s, and he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
servant or bond servant shall go out by himself.
relationship
Genesis 24:10 And the servant took ten camels
Exodus 21:5 And if the servant shall plainly say, of the camels of his master, and departed; for all
I love my master, my wife, and my children; I the goods of his master [were] in his hand: and
will not go out free: he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city
of Nahor.
Exodus 21:6 Then his master shall bring him
unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the He ruled over all of Abrams house.
door, or unto the door post; and his master shall All of Abrams goods were in his hand.
bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall
serve him for ever. He was almost a joint heir with Abram.
When a servant chose to become a Bond But first: We have to become a Bond Servant.
Servant a whole new commitment and
requirements were required. THE PIERCING OF THE EAR
SERVANT OR BOND SERVANT This signified that this servant had an ear only
for the master.
Servant: He got a wage
He could spend it, as he liked In Lev 4 & 8 The priest was consecrated by
He had days off and could do, as the putting of oil and blood on his ear.
he liked
He could marry whom he wished The blood set him apart. The oil anointed him.
He could quit at any time The Blood sanctified him: Set apart.
He could be fired See Heb 13:12
Bond Servant: The oil anointed his ear to hear.
Has no days off
Does not get paid First he had to be set apart. This is the
Has no money of his own commitment to be set apart for the Master
Cannot own anything (Jesus).
Has only what the master gives
Has no rights
Marries only who the master If we are to be able to clearly hear the
chooses voice of the Lord, this bond servant
He must obey without question commitment is first required of us.
at all times
Isaiah 50:5 The Lord GOD hath opened mine WHAT WERE THEY TO DO? so that the The complete surrender
ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away glory would come?. of our lives to the Lord
back. is the basic foundation
They had to offer the 5 offerings previously for developing a walk
with Him.
mentioned.
This hearing relationship was
connected to His dedication to the When they did this: THIS IS WHAT
Father as a Bond Servant. HAPPENED
Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God, Gk Doulos II Chronicles 1:6 And Solomon went up thither
James 1:1 James, a servant of God, Gk Doulos to the brazen altar before the LORD, which [was]
at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered
In Rm 12:1 We are encouraged to present a thousand burnt offerings upon it.
ourselves to God as a living sacrifice.
The response from God was this.
Dedicating the Temple
In the Old Testament the dedication of the II Chronicles 1:7 In that night did God appear
temple was a very important event in the unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I
Nation of Israel. shall give thee. (Solomon is establishing a
relationship with the Lord)
When Moses had finished building the
Tabernacle, it was then dedicated to God. When Solomon built the temple and
dedicated it, look what happened.
There is a remarkable statement in Leviticus
9:6 which is a promise and condition for Gods II Chronicles 5:1 Thus all the work that Solomon
glory appearing to us. made for the house of the LORD was finished:
and Solomon brought in [all] the things that
Leviticus 9:6 And Moses said, This [is] the thing David his father had dedicated; and the silver,
which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the gold, and all the instruments, put he
and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto among the treasures of the house of God.
you.
II Chronicles 5:6 Also king Solomon, and all
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Foundation
the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen,
which could not be told nor numbered for If you are going to hear God’s voice and walk
multitude. with Him you have to have a desire and hunger
for this to be so.
II Chronicles 5:13 It
Solomon knew something that most came even to pass, as the You have to have a Holy dissatisfaction of where
Christians don’t: That is, when you trumpeters and singers you are now in relationship to this.
give yourself to God He responds in a [were] as one, to make
glorious way. one sound to be heard in You must hunger and thirst for it.
praising and thanking
the LORD; and when Matthew 5:6 Blessed [are] they which do hunger
they lifted up [their] voice and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be
with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments filled.
of music, and praised the LORD, [saying], For
[he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever:
that [then] the house was filled with a cloud, HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS THIS
[even] the house of the LORD; TO YOU WILL DETERMINE TO
SOME DEGREE HOW WELL
II Chronicles 5:14 So that the priests could not YOUR HEAR THE LORDS VOICE.
stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the
glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.
be made.
Once your mind decides something is
important- like the crying of a baby, 2) Where is your heart? What is the most
your RAS will bring it to your important thing to you?
attention every time.
3) The quest is to walk with God. Are you
willing to pay the price?
All spiritual
The Mind Working With the Spirit communication
eventually has to
register in the mind
is
of him:
NOTE:
v17. The Spirit of revelation
Spiritual communications may be Gk apokolupsis
divided into three categories. Spirit communication to your spirit.
Feelings Words and Vision.
v18 That you may Know:
Gk eido
To have Knowledge, in the mind
God is after The Holy Spirit moves in our spirit in A dog cannot originate thought but it can be
compatibility between communication, this in turn is communicated taught (programmed).
the mind and spirit to our mind so that we can “walk according to
God in the spirit” 1Pet 4:6 The Mind Needs Renewing
Your Brain: A fantastic Computer God will communicate with your spirit, but
Your brain is part of your physical body. It is your unrenewed mind will reject it, won’t
an incredible organ with millions of glial cells accept it. Your brain will run it’s programs
and miles of circuitry, it has infinite storage and reject truth.
capacity. Your brain records and stores
incomming information in words, pictures This is the natural mind
smells, feelings etc. I Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth
not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are
It can be programmed and will run according foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them],
to its programming. because they are spiritually discerned.
Romans 8:7 Because the carnal mind [is] enmity
When programs in your brain are triggered, against God: for it is not subject to the law of
that program will run, affecting your God, neither indeed can be.
behaviour patterns.
The spiritual mind is in harmony with the
Animals have a brain, but don’t have a spirit. Lord and our spirit
Only man is made in the image of God
Gen1:26 One of the greatest hindrances to walking with
God in the spirit is the unrenewed mind.
Animals have a pre-programmed brain. We
call this instinct. Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he
When a tiny crocodile hatches out, it heads should go: and when he is old, he will not depart
straight for the water. from it.
Who told it to do that: Its brain, it’s instinct,
is pre-programmed. Program a child with truth, it greatly affects
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Mind The Mind
his behaviour. Note: Jesus was full of light (glory) by this When there is harmony
process of transfiguration. between you and your
spirit there will be no
Remember: Luke 11:34 . If your eye be single limits to the flow of
When your head is saying one thing and
God into your life
your spirit another you have confusion. you will be full of light.
God is after compatibility between mind and When God’s word is made real to you by
spirit. revelation (Rhema), old values, concepts, that
are contrary to God’s word are erased and
When your mind is compatible with your replaced with truth and reality.
spirit, transformation will begin in you.
Two kinds of Knowledge
Luke 11:34 The light of the body is the eye: Two Greek words are used for knowledge in
therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body the New Testament.
also is full of light; but when [thine eye] is evil,
thy body also [is] full of darkness. gnosis and epignosis
The word single in this Scripture is the Greek Gnosis is the Greek word for intellectual
word haplous meaning: “to be in harmony knowledge, that which is learned by the mind
with.” without any spirit involvement.
The word evil means, “to be out of harmony Epignosis is the Greek word used for
with”. knowledge acquired through a spiritual
encounter ie Revelation a Rhema word made
This verse of Scripture is saying: When your real by the Holy Spirit to our spirit and mind.
mind is in harmony with the spirit you will A Living word from the Lord.
be full of light.
We call this Revelation Knowledge.
Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this This kind of encounter with the Lord the
world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of Living Word, touches our heart, and emotions
your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and it brings life and renewal.
and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
It reprograms your mind, imparting Godly
Transformed Gk metamorphoo. values and truth.
This level of transformation is seen in Mat 17:2
when Jesus was transfigured. The Engrafted Word
Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of
Matthew 17:2 And was transfigured before them: wickedness, and receive with meekness the
and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
was white as the light. NKJ James 1:21
We have to approach God’s Word with a
The word transfigured here is the same word certain attitude.
as in Rom 12:2 transformed (metamorphoo)
by the Renewing of your mind. With meekness. We can’t understand God’s
word unless the Holy Spirit reveals it to us.
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The Mind
Engrafted: Means implanted. A living thing You will begin to recognise the promptings of
produces what it says or is. It SAVES THE the Holy Spirit. That spontaneous flow of
SOUL, not the spirit. The mind by this process thought, which comes from God, will be clear.
is renewed.
We have learned to walk in the body with all
You are what you eat: of it’s feelings and sensations, such as:
When you eat an apple it becomes part of you.
Tissue, bone, cells. Heat, cold, tiredness, hunger, pain. We have
learned to recognise these feelings and
This is true in what you feed into your mind, sensations and respond to them adequately.
it becomes part of you.
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Key aspects
Num 12.6-8 Then He said , “hear my words: If spirit. The language of the heart is
there be a prophet among you, I the Lord make much greater than mere words, it is not
myself known to him in a vision, and will speak just facts, it includes feelings and mood.
to him in a dream.
4) In the language of the spirit, a picture
Num 12:7 my servant Moses is not so, who is is worth a thousand words.
faithful in all my house.
5) God is an eternal God, he speaks from
Num 12:8 With him I will speak mouth to the perspective of eternity, from which
mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; we too must see, if we are going to see
and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold. accurately.
2) Human language is flawed because of The spirit of the Lord (Prophetic) Red
the fall. The Spirit of wisdom Orange
The Spirit of understanding Yellow
3) Human language tends to go through The Spirit of counsel Green
The Spirit of might Blue
the mind first, and then the heart or
The Spirit of knowledge Indigo
We have to learn a The Spirit of the fear of the Lord Violet burden. It is a sensation in your spirit.
new language of
heaven, which is far However, we need to realise that these colours Mark 8:12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit,
greater than an earthly when in a different context can mean other and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a
language
things. sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be
given unto this generation.
The Language of
We need to have an understanding of Feelings Note: He sighed deeply IN HIS SPIRIT this
the symbolic meaning of things in This involves the is a spirit sensation.
God's Word. We need to be emotions and the
thoroughly versed in the Scriptures. physical body. This sensation is usually accompanied by
compassion.
Affections Love Romans 8:23 And not only [they], but ourselves
Desires Longings, desires also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even
Feelings These are very varied we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for
the adoption, [to wit], the redemption of our body.
Romans 8:16 The Spirit
God wants to express His affections, itself beareth witness To Groan, this is the same word stenazo.
desires, and feelings through you. He with our spirit, that we
longs for His heartbeat to become are the children of God: II Corinthians 5:4a For we that are in [this]
your heartbeat. tabernacle do groan, being burdened:
To bear witness means,
"to feel the same as". Groan being burdened. A prayer burden with
feeling, compassion.
Walking in The Body
We have learned the promptings, sensations Ezekiel 21:6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man,
of the body. with the breaking of [thy] loins; and with
bitterness sigh before their eyes.
Hunger, Pain, Cold, Heat, and we have
learned how to respond to these feelings. To sigh: have you ever noticed, that you
sometimes find yourself sighing for no reason.
We have learned the sensations of our Soul: This is an indication of stenazo in your spirit.
You need to draw aside and pray.
Fear, Anger, Love, Jealousy, Pride,
You must learn to sense this spirit
We now have to learn and respond to the manifestation and respond to it. The stenazo
sensations in our spirit is not the prayer, it is the urge to pray.
John 13:21 When Jesus had thus said, he was Acts 18:5 And when Silas and Timotheus were
troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, “Verily, come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the
verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray spirit, and testified to the Jews [that] Jesus [was]
me”. Christ.
This is a spirit sensation,which gives the sense Pressed in SPIRIT. A spirit sensation.
that "something is wrong".
It is a sensation feeling of becoming one with
This often occurs ahead of time, giving you the Lord. To become consciously one with the
time to pray. It operates like an early warning Holy Spirit. To be pressed into the Lord.
system.
This is a very powerful manifestation of the
This is a very important sensation for you to Holy Spirit in your spirit.
learn, it can save you a lot of trouble.
II Corinthians 5:14 For the love of Christ
Some things which the enemy is seeking to do in constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one
your life or the lives of others, can be avoided, if died for all, then were all dead:
you respond properly to the "tarasso" in your spirit.
Constraineth Gk Sunecho. The love of God
It is too late to close the door after the horse sunechoed him.
has bolted.
Note: Acts 20:22 And
Luke 22:31 And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon, now, behold, I go bound When that happens, you have a sense
behold, Satan hath desired [to have] you, that he in the spirit unto of the love of God for you to such a
may sift [you] as wheat”. Jerusalem, not knowing degree that you become invincible.
the things that shall You lose all sense of failure and
befall me there: anything is possible.
Jesus moved on the tarasso in His
spirit praying for Peter ahead of time. Acts 20:23 Save that the
Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that
bonds and afflictions abide me.
Walking in the spirit Martyrs have testified to this manifestation of you make. It is important to realise that your
requires that we the Holy Spirit in their spirit. It produces a will must govern your emotions.
understand the tremendous boldness linked with a feeling of
movements of the Holy great security.
Spirit in our spirit
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT
6) Joy SENSATION FOR YOU TO LEARN.
The Greek word kharah. Means a calm
delight
Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not (See - Stream of emotions Diagram on page
meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, 23)
and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Emotions are powerful and can control your
This is not, dependant on circumstances like life. They must be subject to your will, which
happiness. This is a spirit sensation. in turn is subject to God.
Under adverse circumstances, it can bring great Maintain a correct emotional state.
strength. Those who live in a high emotional state will
find it very hard to discern God in their
Nehemiah 8:10 The joy of the LORD is your emotions. A high emotional state will cloud
strength. the movements of God in your emotions.
7) The Witness of The Spirit Low emotional states are just as bad.
The word witness is the Greek word Depression, despondency likewise will cloud
summartureo. Meaning. To corroborate, your spiritual perception.
bear witness.
Never make choices or decide a course of action
This operates as a check or an affirmation. when you are in these emotional states. Strong
emotion will influence your thinking
Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness adversely.
with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
Learn to Become Still
It is a feeling that a thing is either right or Psalms 46:10 Be still, and know that I [am]
wrong. A green light or a red light. God:
It is a feeling, a sensation in your spirit. Be still and know: The environment of the
nineties does not lend itself to becoming still.
All outward spiritual manifestations must be
checked by this function in your spirit. Being still, does not denote inactivity, it is a
state of rest in alertness and focus.
All angelic visitations, external visions, or spirit
manifestations must be monitored by this Hebrews 4:9 There remaineth therefore a rest to
operation of the Holy Spirit in your spirit. the people of God.
If you are going to develop a walk with the Hebrews 4:11 Let us labour therefore to enter into
Lord, you must learn these various sensations that rest,
of your spirit man, and you must learn to
respond adequately. Deal with turmoil in your life, slow down,
become still in your emotions and then you
Keeping Your Emotions in Check will begin to discern God's emotions flowing
Your life is governed by your will, the choices through you.
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Stream of Emotion
Visualisation or
Spiritual Language part two Imagination is a God
given ability. It is good
and nesessary to our
walk with God
Visions God's Pictorial Language How can you look at things, which are not
Numbers 12:6 And he said, Hear now my words: seen?.
If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD
will make myself known unto him in a vision, With the eyes of the heart. Then why does
[and] will speak unto him in a dream. Paul say this a few verses later.
John 5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto II Corinthians 5:7 (For
them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can we walk by faith, not by We walk not by external appearance of
do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father sight:) things but by seeing in the invisible
do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth (Spirit Realm).
the Son likewise. The word sight here is
the Greek word Iedos;
Acts 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last Means, The external
days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon appearance of things.
all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, Visualisation
and your old men shall dream dreams: You cannot think
without visualising. If God created you with the incredible
Dreams and Visions are an integral part of you think visualisation ability to Imagine. This ability is
God's communication with man. is a New Age occult good, it is God given.
practice, then you
The capacity to see on a spiritual level can must include yourself
been seen as a major way God relates to man. with the new age. You
all practice
Ephesians 1:18 The eyes of your understanding visualisation.
being enlightened; that ye may know what is the
hope of his calling, and what the riches of the Christians are so quick to label things New
glory of his inheritance in the saints, Age. New Ager’s pray for the sick, they
prophesy, they believe in Angels.
Eyes of:
Understanding They counterfeit the real thing. Remember
Gk Dianoia Imagination you can only counterfeit that which is real.
Enlightened
Gk Photizo Illuminate; English Photo Every human being is made in the Image and
likeness of God.
Paul is saying the anointing will open Psalms 82:6 I have said, Ye [are] gods; and all of
the eyes of your imagination forming a you [are] children of the most High.
picture of what He is saying to you.
John 10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written
in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
You cannot think We as Christians work with the Holy Spirit. become like them.
without visualising . It Calling things that are not as though they are.
is part of our human Psalms 115:4 Their idols [are] silver and gold,
make-up Romans 4:17 (As it is written, I have made thee the work of men's hands.
a father of many nations,) before him whom he
believed, [even] God, who quickeneth the dead, Psalms 115:8 They that make them are like unto
and calleth those things which be not as though them; [so is] every one that trusteth in them.
they were. Like them - Hb Take on the form
It is said to visualise Jesus is creating an image Our approach to Jesus has to be with faith:
of Him and is therefore unscriptural. Hebrews 11:6 But without faith [it is] impossible
to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must
However the next verse says this: believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of
Exodus 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them that diligently seek him.
them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God
[am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the
fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth We must come in faith believing he is
[generation] of them that hate me; there. Visualise Him.
The Word of God says "Jesus is the image (Gk As you set your imagination upon Jesus with
icon) of the invisible God Col 1:3. focus and worship, you will open up your
spirit to see and you will enter His realm, that
Jesus was the visible Image icon of God. of spirit.
This word icon is the same word used for idols
in Mat 22:10 and Rev 13:5. 1) By an act of obedience to the Word
2) With Faith, believe He is there
Thou shalt have no other idols only me. 3) With a focus of love and worship
Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and You will connect with the Lord.
finisher of [our] faith; Gk: To look attentively to
see.
There is a spiritual Law. What you focus
II Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with open face on you will connect with.
beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are
changed into the same image from glory to glory,
[even] as by the Spirit of the Lord.
not on things on the earth. Spontaneous vision can occur while you What you focus on you
are praying. This is identical to the will connect with
Set your love (focus) on things above, heaven above, but is received while you are
Jesus. seeking God in prayer. These visions
just appear.
I Chronicles 29:18 O LORD God of Abraham,
Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever The Hebrew word for Intercession is Paga, and
in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of one of the meanings of this word means "to light
thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee: upon".
What you focus on you many false prophets are gone out into the world.
will connect with
1) Your Own Subconscious Mind Its a bit like the man who went to bed hungry,
and dreamed he was eating a giant
Ecclesiastes 5:3 For a dream cometh through the marshmallow. When he awoke he had his
multitude of business; and a fool's voice [is known] pillow in his mouth!
Interpretation of Dreams
Often dreams need an interpretation.
First we need to look at the subject of heart Heart Purity has to do primarily with our
purity in connection with knowing the Lord. motives: Why we do the things we do.
Matthew 5:8 Blessed [are] the pure in heart: for John 1:47 Jesus saw
they shall see God. Nathanael coming to To be without guile is a great virtue:
him, and saith of him, Highly prized by God.
Proverbs 22:11 He that loveth pureness of heart, Behold an Israelite
[for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his indeed, in whom is no
friend. guile!
1) Audibly
John 15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; 2) Inwardly
for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: 3) Through Angels
but I have called you friends; for all things that I 4) In dreams etc.
have heard of my Father I have made known unto
you. Firstly we are going to study how God speaks
to us in our heart
Spontaneous thought is The Inner Voice and deliberate. They are your own
the voice of the spirit The inner voice of the Lord is sensed as thoughts. They have a special feel that
realm spontaneous thought. brings a special reaction. Excitement,
faith, peace, joy.
Study of God's word
Thoughts of the mind are analytical. requires revelation, ie 2) Thoughts, which come from Satan,
Thoughts of the heart are heart perception and have several characteristics
spontaneous. intellectual analysis.
a. They have a wrong feel. (Witness
Voices from the spirit of the spirit)
world; spontaneous b. They build ego in you, instead
thoughts of humility
c. They often do not line up with
We must realise that all thoughts are not our the bible
thoughts.
You have to discern the feel that comes with
II Corinthians 10:5 Casting down spirit communication
imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth
itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing
into captivity every thought to the obedience of God's thoughts are like your own
Christ; We must realise that a lot of our thoughts.
thoughts are Not Our Thoughts.
This is a very
Evil spirits communicate to us important reality; You
through our thought life. are being spoken to
from the spirit realm. This spontaneous flow of God's thoughts in
You might think this is you does not sound like some deep voice of
very spooky. God. They sound like your thoughts.
When your spirit came from heaven We have looked at relating to God with
either at the point of conception or visionary ability, the eyes of the heart.
birth, it came from heaven
reprogrammed with your destiny, your Ephesians 1:18 The eyes of your understanding
purpose in life. Your purpose was being enlightened; that ye may know what is the
seeded with your purpose and plan. hope of his calling, and what the riches of the
glory of his inheritance in the saints,
II Timothy 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called Today we are going to look at an important
[us] with an holy calling, not according to our way that God works with us in helping us
works, but according to his own purpose and grace, fulfil and know our destiny we call this
which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world providential guidance.
began,
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed [be] the God and Father Providential Guidance
of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with Definition: Providential. Divine foresight with
all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Intervention. (Oxford Dict)
Christ:
Question: Is God in
control of everything. If you are going to walk with God, you
This Scripture tells us that you were The answer to this is will need to understand and recognise
given a purpose before the world yes and no. providential guidance.
began, ie back in eternity. You came to
earth with an assignment to fulfil. God is in control of
your life if you allow
Him to be. God will
not override your gift of free will.
Everything you need to fulfil your destiny has
already been set aside for you. Predestination
Definition: God’s appointment from eternity.
You will come alive whenever that destiny To determine beforehand. (Oxford Dict)
surfaces.
Greek: proorizo Predetermine. Mark out a
Sometimes you are just talking with someone boundary.
and you come alive. That is because you have
touched in conversation on your destiny, the Romans 8:29 For whom
programming in your spirit. he did foreknow, he also When your life is dedicated to the
did predestinate [to be] Lord and your will is set to do the will
Learning to come to know that destiny and conformed to the image of God, then providential Guidance
cooperate with it is an aspect of learning to of his Son, that he might becomes operative.
walk with God. be the firstborn among
The seeds of destiny are many brethren. One of the best examples of this is found in
in your spirit the story of Ruth.
Romans 8:30 Moreover whom he did
predestinate, them he also called: and whom he
called, them he also justified: and whom he NOTE: There is no record in the book
justified, them he also glorified. of Ruth of God speaking directly to
the people involved in this story.
Ephesians 1:11 In whom also we have obtained Providential guidance is the only form
an inheritance, being predestinated according to of guidance portrayed in this book.
the purpose of him who worketh all things after
the counsel of his own will:
Ruth was a Moabite with no inheritance within
God is able to see the God’s dealings with Israel, however she
The key to understanding beginning from the became the great grandmother of David and
predestination is the word, foreknow. end. He knows the a direct descendant in the line of Christ
choices we will make
throughout our life; The chances of Ruth a Moabite being accepted
He knows this in in Israel was very slim let alone marrying a
advance. Noble in the land and rising to a place of
prominence in the History of Israel.
Because of this foreknowledge He can map out
a course for us that is part of the purpose given How did this come about?
us before the world began.
Because of our commitment to do His will, When Ruth left Moab she made a
God will cause events, appointments, and commitment that would start a series
boundaries, to come into play in our lives of providential events in her life.
sovereignly without our manipulation. These events would steer her onto a
pathway leading to her destiny.
Much of God’s guiding
We call this divine intervention, intervention in our
Providential Guidance. lives involves 1) Commitment
providential guidance,
therefore we must Ruth 1:16 And Ruth said, Entreat me not
learn to recognise it and to leave thee, [or] to return from following
work with it. after thee: for whither thou goest, I will
go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge:
Your life’s course was planned out for you thy people [shall be] my people, and thy
before you were born. It was seeded in your God my God:
spirit.
II Timothy 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called This unreserved commitment to God
[us] with an holy calling, not according to our is a pre-requisite for any form of
works, but according to his own purpose and grace, guidance from God in our lives.
which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world
began,
Proverbs 23:26 My son, give me thine heart,( them that diligently seek him. Your commitment to
THEN) and let thine eyes observe my ways. God, the set of your
Ruth did not immediately see the fulfilment heart determines your
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, of God’s promised blessing. Things got rough course
by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies for her for a while, however, she maintained
a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, her stance in God. There was still no conscious
[which is] your reasonable service. evidence that God was guiding her.
Ruth made this commitment and it triggered In the pathway of duty, normal everyday
a series of providential interventions in her life responsibilities, God began to arrange things
that would cause her destiny in God to begin for her. We must not wait passively for God to
to unfold. drop things into our lap. We must put our
heart and soul into doing that, which is at
hand. Ruth was industrious.
The set of your heart will determine
the course of your life. Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to
do, do [it] with thy might;
Ecclesiastes 10:18 By
much slothfulness the When there is no conscious guidance
building decayeth; and just go on with your life trusting God
2) God’s Response through idleness of the and being available to Him. Above all
hands the house droppeth being faithful to God and people.
Ruth 2:12 The LORD recompense thy through.
work, and a full reward be given thee of
the LORD God of Israel, under whose Faithfulness is a very
wings thou art come to trust. important attribute and is necessary if you are
to move on into your destiny.
Ruth put herself into the hands of God. God
responded by saying, “you will be rewarded I Timothy 1:12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord,
for this”. who hath enabled me, for that he counted me
faithful, putting me into the ministry;
Rewards don’t just come on a happenstance
basis Be Faithful in where you are NOW.
Psalms 19:11 Moreover by them is thy servant
warned: [and] in keeping of them [there is] great Genesis 24:27 And he said, Blessed [be] the
reward. LORD God of my master
Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master
Mark 9:41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of of his mercy and his truth: I [being] in the way,
water to drink in my name, because ye belong to the LORD led me to the house of my master’s
Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his brethren.
reward.
I being “in the way” The Lord led me. Hb
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith [it is] impossible derek. To walk a pathway.
to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must
believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of Abram’s servant was looking for a wife for Isaac.
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4) Recognition
5) Destiny Realised
Matthew 16:3 And in the morning, [It will be] Magnified in our Bodies: That is interaction
foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised
O [ye] hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised
sky; but can ye not [discern] the signs of the times? up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your
It Includes: Words, Feelings, Pictures (vision), Music, mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
etc.
Quicken your body:
Gk Give life: God God will seek at times to communicate
We have seen that the language of the interacting with our with us through our physical bodies in
spirit God’s realm is far more body. the form of physical feelings that
sophisticated and extensive than our constitute signs. Our bodies should
human language. The Holy Spirit can become alert to the Lord.
make your body
sensitive to God.
God also uses physical signs to communicate When this occurs you will begin to feel
with us. physical promptings of the Lord.
It is God’s intention that: Spirit, Soul, and Signs have occurred in every past move of God
Body, should know the Lord.
The Early Methodists: Saw scoffers who shook
Full salvation is progressive. so badly, some of them broke their necks and
Our Spirits are regenerated died
Our Souls are being saved
Our Bodies are a new frontier for the H/S to The Early Pentecostals: Saw people slain in
work through the spirit and healed, delivered, and set free
from many bondages.
I Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace
sanctify you wholly; and [I pray God] your whole The Quakers: Did not believe the Holy Spirit
spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless was moving on them unless they trembled.
unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Three Types of Signs
God says our body is for the Lord
I Corinthians 6:13b (paraphrased) Now the body 1) Symptomatic Signs
[is] for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
These are signs of direct attack against
I Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your you
body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in
you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your 2) Sympathetic signs
own?
These are signs you feel for other people
The Lord can, and does, interact with our
body. 3) Symbolic Signs
Philippians 1:20 According to my earnest These are signs with strict spiritual
expectation and [my] hope, that in nothing I shall meaning.
be ashamed, but [that] with all boldness, as
always, [so] now also Christ shall be magnified The bible talks about us tasting of the power
in my body, whether [it be] by life, or by death. of the world to come.
God uses signs to Hebrews 6:5 And have tasted the good word of 3) A physical manifestation may be just
comunicate with us. God, and the powers of the world to come, natural or have its origin in the spirit
These are tools to help realm.
us to walk with Him This is power of the spirit realm, which
connects us to that realm. This is a very subjective subject, and this
teaching can be misused.
Rom 8:11 says in our
These signs are to be used as tools to bodies. That power When I first taught this some 12 years ago
help us communicate with God. connects your body many people were not ready to receive it. Some
with the spirit realm will never be ready to receive it.
Kenneth Hagan “in his book” Discerning of Extra biblical and Unbiblical
Spirits. States. There are many things we teach that are extra
biblical but are not unbiblical.
The Lord came to him and told him to put
out his hands. When he did the Lord touched For example when we teach on how to move
his hands and fire went through his hands Then in the gifts of the spirit, we are teaching at an
the Lord said to him, “I will give you two signs” “Extra Biblical” level. Because the bible does
If the fire passeth from one hand to the other, not tell us, HOW to move in these gifts. We
you are dealing with a demonic spirit if the learn that from experience and direct teaching
fire does not pass from hand to hand you are of the Holy Spirit. However this is not
dealing purely with a physical ailment. UNBIBLICAL. It does not contravene
Scripture.
William Branham: Who had a remarkable gift
of healing. His hands would literally swell When we are told to have faith the bible does
when the gift was operating, and he could very not teach us how that feels, how we sense faith.
accurately discern the kind of disease the We have to learn this.
person was suffering from by the sensations
in his hand.
Much of what I will teach on this
John G Lake: Had a remarkable healing and subject will be extra biblical but not
deliverance ministry at the turn of the century. unbiblical.
He could take hold of persons wrist and know
what they were suffering from. He led
thousands to the Lord and founded hundreds
of churches.
I am teaching on a practical level from
God still uses signs today to communicate with experience.
us. A Word of Caution:
Let’s look at some of the more common signs
1) Don’t go looking for signs. Just and their meaning.
recognise them when they happen.
In The Head:
2) Realise that physical signs may just be The head is susceptible to the anointing and
that, Physical, and come from a to oppression.
problem with your body, ie sickness.
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Ps 23 Thou anointest my head with oil. teaching or to teach. These are Symbolic Signs Sign’s are an intregral
means of Gods
A Jabbing sensation; The enemy is trying to communication with
Remember the Holy Spirit is gentle. get through to you. Be careful with your us, however don’t get
Demons are hard and aggressive. carried away with
emotions and thinking. Often s spirit of
this. Keep it in balance
unbelief approaches you this way. Then the
pressure lifts but the spirit remains. This is a
Symptomatic sign
The forehead: This is the area of your focus. Isaiah 11:3 And shall
The centre of your forehead is you focus make him of quick Discerning of spirits often works this
perception area. A strong pressure pain here understanding (Hb way. You have pressure across your
indicates that your focus perception is being Scent) in the fear of the nose. What do you feel. Jealousy
hit. LORD: and he shall not Anger etc.
judge after the sight of his
Or if your spirit is very low this also can occur eyes, neither reprove after
the hearing of his ears:
Remember the Holy Spirit is Light, the
Demonic is hard. The Ears:
Lev17:14 Speaks about the anointing on the
If you experience a gentle pressure across your ears.
forehead. Be alert to receive revelation. This is 2Tim 4:3 Speaks about itching ears
an anointing. A Symbolic Sign.
Sharp Pain indicates a lying spirit. Sometimes,
Sensations across the hair-line. on the bone behind the ear.
When it is light and gentle this anointing is
joining your conscious mind with the Holy Be warned you may be under attack from this
Spirit. spirit or it may been an advance warning of
an impending attack.
The Temple: Light pressure an anointing for
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The Hand:
Each finger speaks of or represents one of the
five fold ministry gifts Eph 4:11
A sensation in any of
This indicates that you are being cut these fingers can
off from God often by witchcraft or indicate one of these
occult power. The work of your Hands gifts. Many times
that which you are called to is being when I am praying for
cut off by the enemy. You must a person I have a
immediately take authority over the sensation in a finger or
enemy when this happens. thumb which indicates
a specific calling upon
that persons life.
The Wrist:
Pressure, pain, a cutting sensation, sometimes
a crawling sensation.
The Knees:
Speaks of prayer or submission. A light pain
in this area can indicate that your prayer life
is insufficient for your circumstances. Or it
can be a call to prayer.
A genuine prophetic
God’s Prophetic Voice word over your life will
cause you to be tried
But it is a valid way, which God uses to All prophetic words must be judged
communicate with us. 1) Is it scriptural in
principle?
At times God will speak to you thr ough a 2) Is it conditional. I don’t know any prophets who get it
prophetic word given in a church service, there If so note the 100% right all of the time. Because of
may be 300 people present but it is for you. conditions. this we are told to test all prophecy.
At other times it may be for everyone there. 3) Does it bear
witness with
Familiarity breeds contempt your spirit?
I Thessalonians 5:20 Despise not prophesyings. 4) Note the spirit
Why did Paul say this? He was aware of the of the prophecy. Does it condemn or
misuse and overuse of this gift, which had edify.
brought the people to despise it.
When God speaks a true word of prophecy
into your life a change takes place in the spirit
It has A place but not THE place in realm.
our lives.
Most Christians do not know and understand
this.
Psalms 105:19 Until the time that his word came: murdered.
the word of the LORD tried him.
John 8:44 Ye are of [your] father the devil, and
This verse of Scripture the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a
Satan will contest your destiny and clearly portrays the murderer from the beginning,
the words spoken over you, that are principle, that a true
part of your destiny. word from God will Genesis 4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his
bring trial into our brother: and it came to pass, when they were in
lives. the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his
brother, and slew him.
You must understand
this principle. If you don’t many of the true Satan filled Cains heart with Jealousy and had
words of God over your life may not come to Abel murdered.
pass.
Gods then brought division. Two ways two
We see the commencement of this principle streams would develop in the Earth.
way back in the beginning of time in Eden.
A godly line and an ungodly line.
After the fall of man a prophetic word was
given about the head of Satan being crushed. Cain went out from the presence of the Lord
and established his own ungodly society Gen
This prophetic word would influence greatly 4:16-24.
the course of history.
God then raised up Seth to replace Abel. Seth
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee in Hebrew means substitute.
and the woman, and between thy seed and her
seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise Genesis 4:25 And Adam knew his wife again;
his heel. and she bare a son, and called his name Seth:
For God, [said she], hath appointed me another
That word generated fear in the heart of seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
Lucifer.
Genesis 4:26 And to Seth, to him also there was
It was a true word from God. This word said born a son; and he called his name Enos: then
that from the seed (line) of this woman would began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
come a person (Jesus) that would crush the (This was a godly line)
head of the serpent Satan.
Right in the beginning Satan lost track of which family the line was
Satan set out to wipe out this godly line. flowing through.
Cain and Abel were born. Satan watched them There was only one thing Satan could do, that
very carefully, when he saw that Abel was the was to corrupt the whole of the human race.
righteous son, he figured out very quickly the
fact that the Royal Line would flow down Genesis 6:1 And it came to pass, when men began
through Abel. to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters
were born unto them,
Once this was determined Satan had Abel
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Genesis 6:2 That the sons of God saw the flood. Satan’s main mission
daughters of men that they [were] fair; and they was to destroy the line
took them wives of all which they chose. After the Tower of Babel man was scattered from which the messiah
across the face of the Earth. It was imposible would come
This Term Sons of God In the Old Testament for Satan to identify which family the line was
refers to Angels. See Job 1:6 on. The flowing through.
Septuagint renders Sons of God as “Angels”
A race developed that was half-human and Then God revealed where the line was:
half-fallen Angel. The line would flow down through Abraham
to Mary.
Genesis 6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall Genesis 12:3 And I will
not always strive with man, for that he also [is] bless them that bless thee, and curse him that
flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the
years. earth be blessed.
Genesis 6:4 There were giants in the earth in This prophecy over Abraham, exposed him
those days; and also after that, when the sons of to Satan.
God came in unto the daughters of men, and
they bare [children] to them, the same [became] Satan moved in and afflicted Sarah his wife
mighty men which [were] of old, men of renown. and she was barren, she could not have
children.
This union produced a genetic change and
giants were born: Eventually God healed Sarah and they had a
Genesis 6:5 And God saw that the wickedness of son to carry on the line.
man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every
imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] Isaac Marries Rebecca: Satan moved in and
only evil continually. made her barren. God heals here and she
becomes pregnant with twins.
Genesis 6:6 And it repented the LORD that he
had made man on the earth, and it grieved him Through one of these boys in her womb the
at his heart. line would flow.
Genesis 6:7 And the LORD said, I will destroy Interesting: God had already chosen which
man whom I have created from the face of the boy would carry this line See Rom 9:10-13.
earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping It would be through Jacob.
thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me
that I have made them. So Jacob had to be born first. He had to have
Satan knew that if wickedness increased to a the first born rights.
certain level, God would have to destroy them.
But Satan would loose again: Genesis 25:22 And the children struggled
together within her; and she said, If [it be] so,
Genesis 6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of why [am] I thus? And she went to inquire of
the LORD. the LORD.
The line was flowing through Noah he was The children were struggling over who would
pure and would repopulate the Earth after the be born first. And God said this:
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Moses escapes and eventually over two Million Finally After 4000 Years Jesus is born
people leave Egypt. The line is lost among this
great throng of people and families. Satan had desperately tried to stop that
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Abel Murdered
Abrahams wife Barren
Isaacs’s wife is Barren
Jacob. Famine
Kings of Judah
Esther
Jesus
Today we are going to study a very important Jesus recognised this problem
aspect of walking with God, that art of Mark 6:31 And he said unto them, “Come ye
Meditation. yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a
while:” for there were many coming and going,
and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
Learning to wait on God in meditation
is a secret to moving on to higher Paul also recognised this
levels or plains of relationship with Hebrews 4:9 There remaineth therefore a rest to
Him. Meditation, Contemplation will the people of God.
take you in to God’s realm, where you
will ascend into a dimension in God Hebrews 4:11 Let us labour therefore to enter into
that leaves behind mundane that rest, lest any man fall after the same example
Christianity, and seats you with God of unbelief.
in heavenly places.
Meditation Definition
Both in the Greek and the Hebrew the
Psalms 46:10 Be still, and know that I [am] meaning is similar. To Muse, To Think, To
God: Murmur, To Imagine.
Conviction comes from the Holy Spirit first stages of becoming quiet. You can sing
condemnation is from the devil. You have to along to the music but it must be worshipful
constantly refocus your mind. The mind can quiet and slow. However this must eventually
only focus on one thought at a time. Change give way to quiet and stillness.
your thought (focus). Set the eyes of your
heart upon Jesus. Your Emotions
As you begin to focus on the Lord channel
When thoughts arise out of the things you your emotions in a flow of love to the Lord.
have to do, write them down and dismiss Just love the Lord. Be in His presence, If
them for now. spontaneity flows listen to it then meditate
on it. Wait, be still, and listen, Love.
Your mind will
It will take time to become still; you eventually run out of Brain wave activity
have to work at it. You will not get it reminding you of Some of the research being done in sleep
right overnight. things you have to do. laboratories is interesting as it relates to our
being quiet within ourselves and becoming
You have to work at it still.
over a period of time.
But the rewards are What has been discovered is that:
very great. You must persevere. When we are wide awake and alert beta level
waves go through our brain.
Physical stillness
You have to deal with physical tension. Your When we are relaxed and asleep these waves
body can be a distraction. Aches pains bodily slow down and become alpha level waves. This
discomfort, can be a very real distraction. is a measurable physiological effect of stilling
ourselves.
There are certain times of the day that are
quieter than other times. There are two other levels below this: Theta
Late at night, or early morning etc. and Delta
Mark 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great THETA. Painless level. Can be a trance level.
while before day, he went out, and departed into We have all seen people poke skewers through
a solitary place, and there prayed. their cheeks etc with no pain evidenced.
Demons, take them into the theta level
The use of music to help still you though trance.
II Kings 3:15 But now bring me a minstrel. And
it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that DELTA LEVEL. Unconscious, almost dead.
the hand of the LORD came upon him.
It has been discovered that when a Christian
Music can be a help to quieten your inner or Occultist enters true stillness they enter the
being. However you need to be discerning as Alpha level brain wave activity.
to the kind of music you play. Any music with
a strong beat, or rhythm will have the opposite It has also been proven that when you pray in
effect of stilling your inner man. It must be tongues you also enter this state, ie. Alpha
slow and very worshipful. It must be gentle, brain wave level.
quiet, slow.
You see that quietening yourself before God
If the music is accompanied by words your is not just a nebulous thing, you actually enter
mind will lock onto the words and the voice a different state of being that can be measured.
of the person who is singing. This is not a
good idea. WHAT HAPPENS IN THE ALPHA STATE
OF STILLNESS
If the music has no one singing but you know
the words to the song this can be OK for the No time or space limits … You can see future
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the Lord
Numbers 12:6 And he said, Hear now my words: import was for us in the end-times.
If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD
will make myself known unto him in a vision, Failure to understand this leads to miss
[and] will speak unto him in a dream. interpretation of Scripture.
Numbers 12:7 My servant Moses [is] not so, who Sometimes you awake with a song, and that
[is] faithful in all mine house. song has a meaning but it is not always apparent
on the surface what it means. You have to seek
Numbers 12:8 With him will I speak mouth to God for a meaning.
mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches;
and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: The Similitude of the Lord
wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against Hebrew: temuwnah Strongs Number 8544
my servant Moses?
Meaning: Shape, Phantom Embodiment
Dark Speeches
Hebrew: chiydah, A puzzle Proverb, riddle. The Hebrew does not suggest a clear precise
image, but more of a form.
Sometimes the Lord will speak to you this way.
Job 4:16 It stood still, but
I could not discern the We have many instances in the bible
Parables are one example of this. form Hb (similitude) where God appeared to people.
Often parables have a double thereof: an image [was]
meaning. The surface meaning which before mine eyes, [there
is usually devotional and a prophetic was] silence, and I heard
meaning. a voice, [saying],
God spoke to Pharaoh by using 10 plagues. Each I Kings 9:2 That the LORD appeared to Solomon
plague was directed at one of the God’s of the second time, as he had appeared unto him at
Egypt, and was a direct message to Pharaoh Gibeon.
that the God of the Hebrews was the one true
God. Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD hath appeared of old
unto me,
God can give us signs that are a puzzle to us
and often we miss them altogether. Acts 9:17 And Ananias went his way, and entered
The Old Testament prophets where not aware into the house; and putting his hands on him said,
of the full meaning of their prophesies. They Brother Saul, the Lord, [even] Jesus, that appeared
thought that their prophecies were eminent, unto thee in the way as thou camest,
for there time. While this was true, the main
Jesus will come to His We see from these Scriptures that the Lord
people before He comes appeared to these people, they saw His In the classic or Hellenistic Greek it
for them similitude and He talked with them. was a technical word used for the visit
of an important person.
We have studied how the Lord through the
Holy Spirit speaks to us in spontaneous
thought.
You may ask; what does this sound like. It It means a literal person’s presence
sounds like a voice but not like your own It is used in 2 Peter 3:4 for the coming of the
thoughts. Lord
Angels also can speak to you this way. II Peter 3:4 And saying, Where is the promise of
his coming? (Parousia) for since the fathers fell
The Similitude of the Lord asleep, all things continue as [they were] from the
These kind of appearances can be just in the beginning of the creation.
form of light with a faint awareness of a form or
they can be very clear. In 2 Thes. It is used for the coming of the Antichrist.
THE APPEARANCE OF JESUS THE Thessalonians 2:9 [Even him], whose coming is
PAROUSIA after the working of Satan with all power and
signs and lying wonders,
We have entered into a period of time where
we are going to see ever-increasing It does not just refer to the Second Coming of
manifestation of Jesus in this to His people. Jesus.
IT DOES REFER TO THAT EVENT. BUT! The similitude of the Lord will be seen.
NOT JUST TO THAT EVENT
WE HAVE NOW ENTERED THIS
The word: PAROUSIA Is a Greek word, which PERIOD OF TIME.
means Presence.
There are going to be ever increasing
However in the New Testament it is translated appearances of Jesus to His people
22 times as coming and just 2 times as presence.
The book of Revelation is regarded as a book of
end -time events, and it is.
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But we must not forget the word “revelation” is I Corinthians 15:7 After
the Greek word apoklupsis. Which means to that, he was seen of IN THE SAME MANNER IN
unveil Uncover Appear. James; then of all the WHICH HE LEFT HE WILL COME
apostles. AGAIN. WITH MANY PRIOR
APPEARANCES.
During the unfolding of the events of We see a Phenomenon
the book of Revelation, Jesus will be taking place just before
manifest like never before. Jesus left. He began
appearing to many people. During this unfolding
of the events in the
We can expect this to happen to individuals, book or Revelation.
Jesus will begin to
groups and whole churches
appear to His people
He will begin to be revealed, uncovered, like never before
unveiled ITS PART OF THE PREPARATION TO
PREPARE THE CHURCH BRIDE
When Jesus left this earth he left with a final
statement, which is very significant Colossians 3:4 When Christ, [who is] our life, shall
appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
Acts 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why
stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, THIS IS NOT REFERRING TO THE
which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so SECOND COMING IN THE CLASSIC
come in like manner as ye have seen him go into SENSE
heaven.
I John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God,
HE WILL COME IN LIKE MANNER. and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but
WHAT DID HE MEAN we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be
like him; for we shall see him as he is.
He was not just referring to his mode of
departure, ie slowly ascending into the heavens. HE WILL BEGIN TO APPEAR IN THIS
He is not coming back that way. PERIOD, THE PAROUSIA
After His death and prior to His ascension into So we see that Jesus is going to appear like never
heaven. Jesus appeared to the disciples and others before to His people in these end-times.
at least 12 times
IN PERSON, VISIONS, DREAMS.
On the road to Emmaus Luke 24:15
HE IS ALSO GOING TO APPEAR IN HIS
To Mary Magdalene Mk 16:9, The 11 apostles PEOPLE
John 20:20.
II Peter 1:16 For we have not followed cunningly
He appeared to 500 people at one time. devised fables, when we made known unto you the
power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but
I Corinthians 15:4 And that he was buried, and were eyewitnesses of his majesty. COMING GK
that he rose again the third day according to the PAROUSIA
Scriptures:
II Peter 1:17 For he received from God the Father
I Corinthians 15:5 And that he was seen of honour and glory, when there came such a voice to
Cephas, then of the twelve: him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved
Son, in whom I am well pleased.
I Corinthians 15:6 After that, he was seen of above
five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater II Peter 1:18 And this voice which came from
part remain unto this present, but some are fallen heaven we heard, when we were with him in the
asleep. holy mount. IN THE MOUNT
WHAT MOUNT?
Transformation took place while Jesus THE MOUNT OF
was still in His mortal body. TRANSFIGURATION
MAT 17
1. APPEAR IN PERSON