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Sunday, October 27, 2013

Power and Purpose of Dreams and Visions


Topic: Power and Purpose of Dreams and Visions
             
Greetings Sons of God:

In our previous message we talked about dreams and visions and in this message we want to talk a little in-depth of how the Father is using dreams and visions in the manifestation of sons.  We know that dreams and visions are a method that God is using speak to us.  He is using it also to awaken us to a world that we have been largely unaware of.  God knows in the place that we are He has to transition us into the reality of the thing that He is doing because the thing that He is doing is so out of the realm of our thoughts that He must take us through a transition where we go from what we think to allowing Him to show what it is and it simply be.  Understand that in the things that God is doing the demonic seek to discredit and defile it.  This is a very important statement that I am about to make because so much of what we have and many of the problems is because we have allowed the demonic to deceive us as it pertains to the thing that God is doing:

Before God manifests something new, the demonic always seek to discredit it so that when it comes the lie serves as a stumbling block that the sons of God must hurdle

Unfortunately for many, they do not make the hurdle.  One of the things that the enemy sought to discredit is the Patriarchal Order of the House of God or the model of the church as being fathers and sons.  When you talk about spiritual fathers and sons, so many people speak of the Catholic church.  For many the entire concept of spiritual fathers and sons started in the Catholic church and the Bible completely destroys that lie.  We know that the Catholic church system is not of God but here is a thought, where did the Catholic church even get the notion of fathers to begin with? They got it from the Body of Christ in that time. So many people carried that mentality that fathers and sons is from the Catholic Church but what does it do?  It keeps people from relationship and keeps them in religion.  It keeps them from realizing the real reality that God is the Father and they are His sons and He desires a real relationship and not rituals.  This is why the sons of God are going through this travailing time because He is transitioning our thoughts of ourselves and the world we live in. 

Isaiah 55:8: For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

So this is why that we must know the mind of God and not lean to our own understanding that comes from our soul because of it’s limited viewpoint.  The world is out of order and in chaos do to many doing what they “think” is right instead of what is right.  Well how do we know what is the absolute “right” thing to do? Go to the one who is Righteousness, the Lord!

As there are an increase in dreams and visions, God is joining two worlds, the natural and spiritual in the goal that we see the realm of the spirit with our physical eyes.  As a son of God you are called to walk in the light and not the darkness.  Many sons choose to walk in darkness but that is not the desire of the Father.  To walk in the light is to walk in the knowledge of the Son of God because to walk in the knowledge of the Son of God is to walk in your true identity.  In the next message we will examine the power and purpose of knowledge.


Peace, Love and Grace,
Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

The Spirit of Entitlement and the Seer Prophet


Topic: The Spirit of Entitlement and the Seer Prophet
             
Greetings Sons of God:

We talked about who the seer prophet is and their role, now let’s look at the current problem that prevents many of us from coming into this ministry of being a son.  Let’s start with this passage of Scriptures:

Ephesians 4:11-13:  And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the Body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.  

Now the problem we have to day is the spirit of entitlement and this spirit prevents many sons from maturing and experiencing the ministry of the seer prophet.  The five-fold gifts are meant to bring the Body of Christ to maturity to a point where the five-fold ministry would no longer be necessary.  Huh?  Sounds weird!  Not actually if you see spiritually.  The absolute best example of this is Jesus Christ Himself.  Notice in His earthly ministry He walked and functioned in all five gifts.  He did not try to put himself in one box but simply lived as the Father desired Him and at the appointed time, the gift would manifest for the Will of God to be executed.  You may say, well that was Jesus!  Are we not called to be “LIKE” HIM? So if He is our example then we will mature to His stature.  Now if you do not believe this then you will have serious problems walking in the spirit because your soul will always put limitations on the things that God is requiring of us in this day. 

In the church the spirit of entitlement expresses itself through those who seek control and position.  Many are building their own kingdoms from their own mind.  This has stunted the growth of many sons in the age.  God is bringing people out of this mentality. 

The Lord is doing a mighty work within the sons and I suggest you take some time out to read Joel 2:1-11.  This Scripture is bring fulfilled in this day.  It speaks about the manifestation of the sons of God and what they will do. 

In our previous message we talked about the ministry of the seer prophet will change and bring down kingdoms.  We have a precedent for this through some of these prophets:  Samuel, Elijah, Elisha, Jeremiah, Ezekiel.  All of these prophets were lead of the Lord to speak a word that brought down kingdoms and change the age during their time.  We are at that time NOW!  As we enter into an awareness of all of God’s Kingdom which includes many things we do not even have in our knowledge yet, God is maturing us so that the Scripture in Joel 2:1-11 is fulfilled.  In this time we must stay open to all that the Lord is bringing to us.    We must continue to let go of our preconceived ideas and concepts. 

One of the ways God speaks to us is through dreams, visions and signs within our own body.  Remember the seer prophet is able to see the unseen.  In other words they must see the spirit world with their physical eyes.  This is called having an open vision.  The way God brings us and matures us to this point is speaking to us through these various methods so that we may hear and see what the Spirit is speaking and showing us.    

Dreams and visions are windows of sight into what the spirit is doing as it goes about following the Lord.  As it pertains to signs within your body,  this pertains to the enlightenment of our eyes.  We must come to the place where we see in the spirit with our physical eyes.  This is the open vision that we are maturing to.  Some of us can speak to situations where you may see glimpses, shadows, faint outlines of people that are not there.   I had a situation like that happen recently where I saw a faint outline of a person or shadow figure walk through the kitchen even though it was in my periphery, I know I saw this figure and I yelled out hello and look out and saw no one.  I then went back into the bedroom to what I was doing and again I saw the figure out my periphery walking from the kitchen to the dining area.  I ran and looked out and saw no one.  God desires to take us higher and higher in the things that concern Him and His Kingdom.  This is why the work of the cross is pivotal to your maturity and growth. 

If we desire to go higher and walk in this we must simplify our life so that we may become sensitive to the spirit.  What do I mean simplify?  This means to slow down, minimize the “busyness and chaos” in our day-to-day lives and listen.  To listen to hear the spirit for many requires quietness and I am not talking about an external quietness even though that helps but the internal quietness is crucial.  Why?  The internal quietness points to the soul being quiet and submitting to voice and will of the Spirit.  One of the great concepts to experience this is fasting.  The goal of fasting is submitting the desires and will of the flesh for the desires of the spirit.  You deny yourself of self pleasures for the things of God.  Now understand if you fast, you fast with a purpose.  A fast without a purpose is a diet.   We fast to sacrifice the desires of the flesh for the things of the spirit.   We will dive more in-depth about dreams and visions in the next message. 

The spirit of entitlement is steep in self and pride and has no place in the Body of Christ.  We are because He is and in this season we are decreasing self as we know it and increasing Him as He knows us.    

Peace, Love and Grace,
Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

One World of Christ


Topic: One World of Christ
             
Greetings Sons of God:

This start with the fact about Christ:

Colossians 1:14-17:  In whom we have redemption through his blood even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers: all things were created by him and for him: And He is before all things and by Him all things consist. 

The Scripture above tells that everything that was created in Heaven and in the earth was created by Him.  This is why the spiritual world is more real than the natural because everything that was created came from the eternal.  So to even understand the purpose of the natural you must consult the one who created it and He is Christ.  If we do not have that viewpoint then creation, especially in the natural world are just objects.  But moreover the more dangerous aspect of not having a spiritual viewpoint, you are at the mercy of a merciless spirit named Satan.  He has the advantage of invisibility over you.  So it is critical to have a real relationship with Christ, not just because of creation but also for yourself so that you may mature and become who the Father sees you as.   Now let’s look at creation and then shift to us as sons. 

Colossians 1:17 tells us that Christ holds all things together and in order.  When Christ created everything, everything had a order and a purpose and as long as the sons of God remained in rule and fellowship with the Father, that order was maintained.  Creation responded to the sons of God.  Sons of God did not live in fear of creation because their Father taught them how to righteously rule.  When mankind sinned against God that rule was handed over to Satan and the demonic forces.  These demonic forces abused and put creation in bondage and corruption.. Sounds strange huh?

Romans 8:21:  Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 

This is why the creation is groaning and travailing because they are waiting for the manifestation of the sons because in that manifestation they also are set free from the bondage of corruption placed upon them by the enemy.  This is why this season is so crucial in your fellowship, submission and obedience to the Spirit because in your maturity, layers of the soul’s dominance is being removed and the glorious light of Christ is being shined brighter and brighter.

Psalm 139:1-3: O Lord thou hast searched me, and known me.  Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off, Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 

Psalm 139:23,24: Search me O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me and lead me in the way everlasting

This is what God is doing now, searching us, showing us and leading us in the eternal paths.   Now one of the tricks of the enemy is this:

You must work up to God and storm the gates of heaven

This is not true you simply have to open up to Him.  Allow Him to rule and reign within you and submit your flesh and soul to the rule of the spirit.  This is why:

Psalm 37:23: The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and he delighteth in his way.

When we walk after the Spirit we walk righteously and our rule is righteous.  We are walking in true freedom who is Christ.  One of the things we have missed in understanding this is we see ourselves as singular and individual and so we miss the interconnection that we have with creation and most of all with God Himself. 

In the next message we will continue this and examine our oneness in Christ and its impact on the rest of creation.

Peace, Love and Grace,
Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Monday, October 7, 2013

Oneness with Christ and the Creation


Topic: Oneness with Christ and the Creation
             
Greetings Sons of God:

As we continue from our previous message let me lead with this Scripture:

Romans 8:19-23:  For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.  For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.  For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.  And not only they, but ourselves also which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. 

The release of the sons of God is simultaneously creating a progressive release for all of creation.  In our Scripture in Romans it says the creation is in bondage and corruption and is awaiting the glorious liberty of the children of God.  To see this we cannot use our mind, me must use the eyes of the Spirit.  Understand as the sons of God change so does the age that we are living in:

1 Colossians 1:26,27:  Even the mystery which hath been hid from the ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:  To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you the hope of glory:

Now because we are talking about oneness we cannot forget those saints that have gone ahead to be in the presence of the Father.  In a previous message we gave you the Scripture in Hebrews 11:38-Hebrews 12:1 that speaks of the Cloud of Witnesses that are urging and cheering us on to finish the race.  They are groaning just as we are.  You may say how?  They are in the presence of the Lord!  Why would they be groaning?  Hebrews 11:40 says that they (Cloud of Witnesses), without us, should not be made perfect.  Of course in Hebrews 12 it tells us to lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth easily beset us.  The House of God is not just in Heaven but it is on Earth and the House of God must be built in the Earth because that was the original placement by Christ for the sons and that is the place that they will live our their purposes predestined by Christ as Kings and Priests in the earth.  The church is one!  There are not two churches, one in heaven and one in earth. One Church!  The Cloud of Witnesses release is tied to our release. 

Finally, our oneness with God.  Jesus prayed this and sums this up wonderfully:

John 17:21-23:  That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.  And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one. I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them as thou hast loved me.

Just as Jesus walked in the Earth and had that oneness with the Father, Jesus is praying that we walk in the same manner, position and glory.  Now do not just blow by this!  Think about it! Many people today say: I am not Jesus, I cannot be exactly like Him!  But Jesus, the Son of God is praying to the Father that we have the same glory He had!  Do you think Jesus prayer was going to fail or not come to pass?  He is the Word of God in the flesh and the Bible says it will accomplish all that He set it out to do. The question is do you have the desire to be a willing participate? 

In this season God is summing up all things in Christ, the only missing link is us! This is what is tied into the manifestation of the sons in the Earth:

1.   Perfection and release of the Cloud of Witnesses in Heaven
2.   The Creation liberated from the bondage of corruption by the enemy
3.   The Sons will rule and reign righteously and judge as written.
4.   Return of the Lord – He must appear within the sons before He will appear before everyone else.

There is a mighty mandate in this season and the Father desires for you to be a part of this great release.  He will not force you but the reward is too great not to desire to be a part of what God is doing within us and through us.  The time is now! The season is now!  Let us walk in the glorious light of the Lord.
                                

Peace, Love and Grace,
Calvin Calhoun, Jr.