JESUS IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE

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JESUS IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE

HUMAN SOUL VERSES THE SPIRIT OF GOD

Luke 22:39–46 (NKJV)

Christ Prays in Gethsemane

Matt. 26:36–46; Mark 14:32–42; John 18:1

39 Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. 40 When He came to the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, 42 saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.” 43 Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. 44 And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

45 When He rose up from prayer, and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping from sorrow. 46 Then He said to them, “Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation.”

Many years ago the Lord gave me revelations of these scriptures above. Before I go into comments and sharing the revelation the Lord gave me we need to go back to the Words of Jesus in the gospels.

Matthew 16:24–26 (NKJV)

Revelation of Jesus’ Reward

Mark 8:34–37; Luke 9:23–25

24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

I provided the scriptures from Matthew 16 to lay the foundation of understanding what Jesus went through in the Garden of Gethsemane. What really transpired when the scripture says His sweat became like great drops of blood was the separation of the human from the divine. It takes the power of God to crucify a man/woman and we can not do it alone nor desire to do it without total denial of our own will/soul. It was the separation of the Son of Man and the Son of God taking place. A human soul does not want to die to self and will try to appose the things of Christ Jesus. Notice that an angel appeared and strengthened Jesus. Like I said, it takes the power of God to crucify a man/woman!

Galatians 2:20 (NKJV)

20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Galatians 6:14 (NKJV)

14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

1 Corinthians 15:31 (NKJV)

31 I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

Paul makes reference to the spirit at war with the flesh. Jesus tells us about the two commandments about loving God and loving your neighbors.

Galatians 5:17 (NKJV)

17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.

Matthew 22:37–40 (NKJV)

37 Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

So when we preach or present the gospel we should include that we are to pick up or cross and die to ourselves and follow Christ Jesus. Without the indwelling Holy Spirit a person it is impossible to be “crucified with Christ”. We must “bow” to the Holy Spirit in us and allow the Lord to perform His sanctification process leading us to holiness and being conformed and restored into His image and likeness.

May you be blessed, encouraged and steadfast in your walk with the Lord rendering sanctification without spot or wrinkle.

Ephesians 5:26–27 (NKJV)

26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.

SPIRITUAL MARTYRDOM – JEZEBEL

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SPIRITUAL MARTYRDOM – JEZEBEL

The slaughter of the sheep and the onslaught of the church has reached levels that only few truly recognize. Most people think that they won’t be here for the great tribulation because they can’t discern the spirits or the times we live in and twist scriptures to support their beliefs rather than Spirit and Truth. When you read in Revelations that the beast was given power to overcome the saints this can be spiritual and NOT just physical martyrdom.

It would be wise to know that Satan doesn’t need to kill us physically because Satan can kill us spiritually just as he did with Eve and Eve did to Adam. The wages of sin is death! Eve got Adam to partake. So today it’s not which gender gets you to partake it is about partaking! This is why Jesus warns many times about deception. You can be spiritually killed by believing, following and partaking in lies and deception! THIS IS A FORM OF MARTYRDOM.

JEZEBEL

This is why when Jezebel could not kill the prophets in the Spirit she attempted to killed them physically! The first objection is to get you into sin and this would include pagan worship to Baal so you will be killed spiritually and if that doesn’t work she will seek to kill you physically. While this might sound outrageous but it is true, Jezebel will even try to get you to kill yourself by suicide. I know this first hand! Suicide is spiritual! Going on medications and seeking psychological counseling will not deliver you from a Jezebel! If Jezebel can’t kill you spiritually she will attempt to take your life! Jezebel will use witchcraft, lies, manipulation, false accusations and turn friends and family against you making you feel abandoned and all alone.

Don’t make a mockery of Elijah by saying he lost faith because that is not true. Also stop just thinking of Jezebel as a spirit when it is also a principality! Jezebel ruled over Ahab and even used Ahab’s signature and king’s seal! Now when you read Revelations 2:20 think of Jezebel ruling the church of Jesus from within and how the church leaders and saints tolerated Jezebel. Where ever the Jezebel spirit is, it seeks to create Jezreel total dominance and authority for Baal worship. A Jezebel spirit seeks to clone itself in her own children. In my travels for the Lord I witnessed a Jezebel female pastor who was spiritually cloning her daughters into Jezebel pastors also. There are NO women pastors or preachers and you need to go back to the Levitical priesthood to see there was never a Levitical woman priest or preacher. That is why Jehu was instructed to kill all of Jezebel’s offspring.

2 Kings 10:23–28 (NKJV)

23 Then Jehu and Jehonadab the son of Rechab went into the temple of Baal, and said to the worshipers of Baal, “Search and see that no servants of the Lord are here with you, but only the worshipers of Baal.” 24 So they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed for himself eighty men on the outside, and had said, “If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escapes, whoever lets him escape, it shall be his life for the life of the other.”

25 Now it happened, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, “Go in and kill them; let no one come out!” And they killed them with the edge of the sword; then the guards and the officers threw them out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal. 26 And they brought the sacred pillars out of the temple of Baal and burned them. 27 Then they broke down the sacred pillar of Baal, and tore down the temple of Baal and made it a refuse dump to this day. 28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal from Israel.

I’ve read several books and teachings on a Jezebel spirit but from my experiences and revelations received from the Lord there are many things not written about the Jezebel spirit. As I mentioned suicide tendencies and actual suicide in males is from the Jezebel spirit as you will read in scripture below. I know because I was suicidal from the age of 5 to the age of 49 off and on. Dealing with a Jezebel spirit is not an easy task especially when this spirit controls someone you love. I am thankful to the Lord for hearing my cries in the wilderness as I wanted to take my life that the Lord heard my cries and delivered me from the hands and spirit of Jezebel.

The Jezebel spirit is also the spirit behind the LGTBQ movement. This spirit emasculates men and feminizes them while making females with this spirit gets more masculine, authoritarian, dominant, overbearing and ungodly. Role reversal equals “gender reversal”. We need to recognize this not only as a spirit but a principality! Jezebel ruled the Israelite’s over king Ahab. What is happening in this world now with with transgender men in women’s sports, sex trafficking, etc. 

When you read about Jezebel in the scriptures you will read she was given a “season of repentance” but when a Jezebel goes beyond the point of repentance she was killed by Jehu. You really need to think about the progression of the evil spirit(s) in Jezebel. Let’s remember the name Jezebel is used but the spirits involved are what needs to be focused on. I don’t have time to elaborate more on the Jezebel spirit but I did want to touch on suicide and the LGTBQ movement as those I have not heard any other person mention or preach upon.

1 Kings 19:1–4 (NKJV)

Elijah Escapes from Jezebel

19 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, also how he had executed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.” 3 And when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and went to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!”

When Jezebel said “so let the gods do to me” she was speaking of principalities where Jezebel received her evil powers and strength from. This is why we must not underestimate the effects that a Jezebel power has, or the ungodly influences of the Jezebel Spirit. It is the most alluring evil spirit as Jezebel gets others to do her dirty work so Jezebel can portray herself as a victim. When Jezebel lied about Naboth to get his vineyard she brought false accusations of Naboth cursing God and the king which led to Naboth’s stoning and seizure of his vineyard into the hands of Ahab. She portrayed Ahab as a victim! This is how manipulations transfers guilt and accusations onto the innocent which in this case was Naboth’s innocence. True spiritual discernment is needed to discern that Jezebel worships another god!  So Jezebel can appear to be spiritual, prophetic and can even display false humility and tears.  Fasting and prayer may be required and also getting out of the “spiritual atmosphere” of Jezebel, get into the wilderness with the Lord and seek the Lord for true spiritual discernment.

Notice Elijah saying he prayed he might die and even asked the Lord to take his life! This is suicide from a spiritual attack!

In closing I want to reiterate that martyrdom can be in the spirit and NOT just the natural death. Spiritual death is real just as the fall of humanity in the Garden of Eden. There is no true life without Christ Jesus dwelling in your heart.

Blessings to all, I hope this has helped you see the condition of the church as well as the times we are living in.

MORE TESTIMONIES FROM KENYA

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More Testimonies From Kenya

The Lord Is Moving in Kenya!

I wanted to bring you an update on how the Lord is moving in Kenya through Kristo Church of East Africa. The head pastor has sent me testimonies of how the Spirit of God is moving on the hearts of the people in Kenya. Praise the Lord. I also want to thank all of you for your prayers, thoughtfulness and donations to provide bibles for the pastors and saints in Kenya.

Testimonies:

Blessings to you servant of God pastor Glen Garrity Sr, I was in prison where I have been given an opportunity to preach every week on Monday morning from 8: 00am our time. Please pray for me to get fare every week on Monday morning to be able to present the word of God rightly in the presence of the Holy spirit who convicted sinners today to give their lives to Christ Hallelujah 43 people gave their lives to Christ. It was on the spirit of discernment as the Holy Spirit brought it to is through you, thank you Holy Spirit for this great revelation.

Our beloved servant of God pastor Glen thank you so much for being used of God for the teachings of today, God moved mightily and Instantly healed the sick, fourteen years suffering from sickness has been permanently settled today. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! People are being saved, and the baptism of the Holy spirit is being experienced in every congregation. We deeply prayed for God to use you more in touching lives as this and again to provide for these servants of God, my pastors the Bibles each so as to help them deeply study and be strong without being challenged by any false teachings anywhere.

Hallelujah to God be the glory!!! We are still celebrating Christ Jesus for what He has done and we are convinced by the miracles, signs and wonders that you are a God sent into our lives in such a time as this and the teachings of God through you our beloved servant of God pastor Glen Garrity Sr are truly timely. May God Almighty give you the grace to press on in Jesus Name

The first sermon the lead pastor preached was on my post of the Apostle Paul and his life as the New Testament Church as Paul encountered the resurrected Christ which every new believer should encounter by being born again. In that first sermon preached 37 adult souls came to the Christ and 12 children souls came to Christ within the 24 congregations. Every congregation experience the Lord Jesus moving upon the souls of those in attendance. Praise the Lord!

I want to thank everyone for their thoughtfulness in contributing toward bibles for the people of Kenya so that they may show themselves approved as good Bereans.

Acts 17:10–12 (NKJV)

Ministering at Berea

10 Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. 12 Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men.

Numbers 6:24–26 (NKJV)

24 “The Lord bless you and keep you;

25 The Lord make His face shine upon you,

And be gracious to you;

26 The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,

And give you peace.” ’

 

 

 

 

 

TESTIMONIES FROM KENYA

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TESTIMONIES FROM KENYA

I wanted to share some wonderful testimony from Kristo Church of East Africa. I was contacted by the lead pastor several weeks ago regarding my postings on my web site www.abidingbread.com and was asked to assist them in their ministry. They are an organization of 25 churches and currently only have one LUO BIBLE which the lead pastor is in possession of. The lead pastor has to write the sermons on paper and distribute the sermons as neither the pastors or saints they have bibles. That is why I created the GoFundMe page on their behalf. These people desire to be Bereans but have no bibles.

https://gofund.me/bd6f6bb6

I hope you are blessed by the testimony of their first church service utilizing what I have shared online and how the pastor translated my writings from English to Luo inspired by the Holy Spirit for the people of Kenya for his churches. What an amazing testimony!

TESTIMONY

Our beloved servant of God pastor Glen thank you so much for being used of God for the teachings of today, God moved mightily and Instantly healed the sick, fourteen years suffering from sickness has been permanently settled today. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! People are being saved, and the baptism of the Holy spirit is being experienced in every congregation. We deeply prayed for God to use you more in touching lives as this and again to provide for these servants of God, my pastors the Bibles each so as to help them deeply study and be strong without being challenged by any false teachings anywhere.

Hallelujah to God be the glory!!! We are still celebrating Christ Jesus for what He has done and we are convinced by the miracles, signs and wonders that you are a God sent into our lives in such a time as this and the teachings of God through you our beloved servant of God pastor Glen Garrity Sr are truly timely. May God Almighty give you the grace to press on in Jesus Name

The glory and praise belongs to the Lord. Jesus is to be praised and worshiped for His outpouring of Spirit and Truth in Kenya healing the sick, preaching the gospel with signs and wonders!

Luke 7:22–23 (NKJV)

22 Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them. 23 And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.”

The people of Kenya thank you for your thoughtful and loving donations towards providing them with the Word of God allowing them to purchase Luo Bibles for the pastors and saints.

God bless you.

SPIRITUAL FORNICATION

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SPIRITUAL FORNICATION

I wanted to write something very important regarding fornication that many people might not be aware of because they never stopped to think about it or never heard it preached. Whenever you have sexual intercourse whether married or not you must realize that “everything that is of that person now becomes part of you” and vice versa. This includes not only the natural but the spiritual! Becoming one flesh is two becoming one. So every person you have had sexual relations is a part of you. How fragmented has your soul become? Why do you compare one relationship with another relationship you once had? This is spiritual influences at work. That should be alarming to some people.

If this happens with consensual sex imagine the effects of rape, sodomy, physical abuse, etc. How many people are on antidepressants, drink alcohol or do drugs to try to bring relief to alleviate physical symptoms of a spiritual problem without knowing it is spiritual! This is why psychology falls short as it helps with “coping mechanisms” but not spiritual problems. I have counseled woman that were raped, men that were sodomized and I can tell you that if left untreated spiritually other symptoms can develop such as bi-polar, schizophrenia, etc. We were born with ONE MIND not multiple person disorders.

How is it that a personality changes quicker than you can turn a light switch on or off! It is spiritual influences at work through the thoughts and mind of the afflicted.

Luke 8:26–40 (NKJV)

Demons are Cast into Swine

Matt. 8:28–34; Mark 5:1–20

26 Then they sailed to the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time. And he wore no clothes, nor did he live in a house but in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before Him, and with a loud voice said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!” 29 For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had often seized him, and he was kept under guard, bound with chains and shackles; and he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.

30 Jesus asked him, saying, “What is your name?”

And he said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered him. 31 And they begged Him that He would not command them to go out into the abyss.

32 Now a herd of many swine was feeding there on the mountain. So they begged Him that He would permit them to enter them. And He permitted them. 33 Then the demons went out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the lake and drowned.

34 When those who fed them saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the city and in the country. 35 Then they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. 36 They also who had seen it told them by what means he who had been demon-possessed was healed. 37 Then the whole multitude of the surrounding region of the Gadarenes asked Him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. And He got into the boat and returned.

38 Now the man from whom the demons had departed begged Him that he might be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 “Return to your own house, and tell what great things God has done for you.” And he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

40 So it was, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him.

All of creation was created by spirit and so everything has spirit. So every unclean or demonic spirit someone might have can become a part of you through sexual relations. Think about marriage vows of covenant and for better or worse, richer or poorer, health or sickness these are all things through two flesh becoming one flesh as well as the challenges of this world.

The attacks of the adversary/devil are real because marriage is a covenant ordained by God. So let it be no surprise that the prince and power of the air is going to try to break your covenant of marriage. Now imagine that you had previous sexual relations with someone other than your current spouse. What are you potentially bringing to this marriage in the spiritual realm and transferring to your current spouse?

1 Corinthians 6:16–20 (NKJV)

16 Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.” 17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. 19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

Think of the spiritual attractions that become a part of you through sexual relations. Why do people tend to leave one partner/spouse to only find another one of the same spirit? That is because that spirit is now in them from the previous sexual relations. Just think of the spiritual rebellion of the 60’s when FALSE PEACE was propagated and sex, drugs and rock’n roll was promoted. Are you seeing Woodstock? It was really spiritual rebellion called a “peace movement”. See it for what it is and not for what people call it.

Galatians 5:19–21 (NKJV)

19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Eventually those spirits in that person get stronger and have more influence, power and “self interest” seeking personal gratification over covenant marriage relationship. What you might have thought was just casual has now taken root to destroy you and others.

2 Corinthians 6:14–18 (NKJV)

14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? 15 And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said:

“I will dwell in them

And walk among them.

I will be their God,

And they shall be My people.”

17 Therefore

“Come out from among them

And be separate, says the Lord.

Do not touch what is unclean,

And I will receive you.”

18  “I will be a Father to you,

and you shall be My sons and daughters,

says the Lord Almighty.”

Now please hear my heart. It is not my intentions to condemn anyone only to point out what is spirit and truth. You may get divorced 5 times and remarried 5 times without truly knowing what is working in the background which is spiritual. The Lord does NOT approve of divorce and remarriage unless your FIRST spouse is dead and your future second spouse is not divorced with his or her spouse still alive. 1 Corinthians 7

I often use this analogy for men but it can be used for women also. Let’s say a man sees three eighteen year old women who are identical triplets in bikinis and on a scale of physical attraction from 1 to 10 they rate a 15. Now you look at triplet number one, then number two, but when you look at triplet number three you say to yourself “what I wouldn’t do to spend 30 minutes in bed with her”. Tell me knowing that all three triplets are identical are the first two ugly? What is there about the third triplet that put those thoughts in your mind? Could it be a lustful spirit. What would happen if you went forth and had sexual relations with her knowing the transference of spirits though sexual relations?

I could give you ministry testimony after testimony about this so I will just make a simple statement for you to understand the spiritual side. Whenever someone is feeling “lonely” the devil will tempt you with LUST masquerading as LOVE. Whenever you are lonely seek the Lord for His companionship and love! Spirits play “piggy back” so going to a night club or adult entertainment club can bring these spirits home with you! They will attempt to attack the whole household.

Colossians 3:5–6 (NKJV)

5 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,

Please consider this thought which some will say I am over spiritual. Everything starts in the spiritual realm and manifest in the natural/physical realm. I will give you a quick testimony for insight. I was asked to join another Christian to meet and pray for an older gentleman who struggled with his faith and emotional feelings. This man always stated that he had a hard time urinating. So when I met the man at his apartment I asked if I could pray for him. He said yes. The Lord had revealed to me that this man was sexually violated so the defilement of the spirit in him was causing this problem with urination. I laid hands on him and prayed for him and the unclean spirit came out and the man jolted as it left him. I then said Lord a house swept clean that is not filled invites seven fold unclean spirits. Lord fill him with your Holy Spirit. The following week the person I went with to pray for this older man told me that the older man told him that he had been sexually abused. I said yes I know that is why I prayed the way I did and now he is free to share testimony with you of the Lord setting him free. He is no longer bound by an unclean spirit.

I wanted to share this with you so you can see how the spirits effect the natural/physical. Ladies and gentleman you only get one body and have one soul and surely you don’t want to go through torment from unclean spirits.

The human soul will never be satisfied with “HUMAN” love as it was created for GODLY LOVE. You need to repent and ask the Lord for forgiveness, cleansing by His blood and be baptized in water and the Holy Spirit. This true repentance, cleansing and baptism of the Holy Spirit will begin cleansing and sanctification of your soul and allow the Love of Christ Jesus to dwell within you. Divine heavenly love that no mortal can provide you. Then by the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit you will walk by the spirit of God not fulfilling the desires of the flesh.

Galatians 5:16–21 (NKJV)

Walking in the Spirit

16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Genesis 2:24 (NKJV)

24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

Matthew 19:5–6 (NKJV)

5 and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? 6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”

I hope this article has been helpful to you see the significance of the spiritual affects of fornication. Fornication is of the spirit realm which manifests in the natural realm. So when you worship false gods, seek palm readings, tarot cards, horoscopes, astrology or ANYTHING other than the Lord Jesus for spirit and Truth you are worshiping evil spirits and performing spiritual fornication against the Lord Jesus. This would include many traditional holidays which are pagan holidays worshiping false and evil deities.

May the Lord bless you. If you know someone that could benefit from this article please share. I could give many other examples but I believe you will see the overall significance.

Bibles Needed for Kenyan Pastors’ Ministry

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Bibles Needed for Kenyan Pastors’ Ministry

I have been working with Kristo Church of East Africa which consists currently of 25 churches, children’s ministries, prison ministries and there is a humble need for bibles for pastors and saints. They are humble and hungry for the Word of God. May the Lord bless you to be a blessing and thank you on behalf of our brothers and sisters in Kenya. https://gofund.me/7250a689

SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT

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SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT

Without spiritual discernment you will end up doing what many try to do within the church. You will try to bring redemption to the ungodly spirits in a person that needs deliverance because you do not discern the spirits. There is no redemption for unclean spirits. Thus the people remain captives and your efforts are futile. It takes discernment of The Holy Spirit and power of The Holy Spirit to cast out unclean spirits not the wisdom of man.

This is no different that the woman with the blood issue seeking physical wellness and healing. The carnal man can not heal or deliver someone from what is spiritual.

1 Corinthians 2:14–16 (NKJV)
14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. 16 For “who has known the mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

Acts 16:18 (NKJV)

18 And this she did for many days.

But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And he came out that very hour.

SUPERNATURAL PROVISIONS

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SUPERNATURAL PROVISION

This is going to sound blunt but you just have to speak in truth no matter the sting.

There is a vast difference between the brethren helping in our needs than begging.

Even when the brethren helps with those needs are you yourself willing to grow in faith and trust in the Lord for His provisions verses the provisions from the brethren. When someone falls we help them up to their feet but we can’t walk for them, they must walk themselves. When Peter said arise and walk it still took faith for that person even though healed to arise and walk. Jesus continually said, your faith has made you well.

So it is with faith, rendering greater faith, glory going to glory, trust growing into deeper trust and revelations of God’s continual and growing love in us.

When you ask over and over and over again that is begging and unbelief in God’s sovereignty and the truth of His Word. Even though you are tested, perplexed on all sides doesn’t mean God is not true to His Word. Miracles happen through us from Christ within us, just as much as God performing miracles out of His love directly to us.

These matters always bring back to my mind “many are called but few are chosen”. If you are chosen for a specific calling then the Lord will provide and hardship and persecution is the normal way of life. Yes I know what the word says about if you see someone in need we are to provide but when you constantly lean on the brethren you have made the brethren your lord and not Jesus Christ.

Go back to the Old Testament and read the cries of the prophets, the Psalms of David and how they petitioned the Lord not the brethren. If you want revelations of God’s supernatural provision it must come from Him by you seeking Him! He is the author and finisher of your faith not the brethren.

Look at the original sin and how Satan temped Eve. He presented it as “lack” God holding back! You are in a spiritual war but you rely on physical provision, but you need spiritual provision which renders the natural.

I lost jobs, health, friends, family and even professing Christians in my journey with the Lord! Stand up in spirit and truth like I had to do! Speak to the Devil in Spirit and Truth like I had to. “Devil you come to steal, kill and destroy but I tell you the Lord God can out bless anything that you steal and the Lord Jesus is my provider so while you may continue to steal and use others to keep me from my provisions my Lord is able to out bless anything you can take!”

I have also been in such poor physical health because of the enemies attacks. I couldn’t breath well at all. Walking 10 feet was about all I could do and I would have to rest for 30 minutes. This was terrible as I was alone with no family, friends or church family. One day I had enough! I said Devil you can’t take my breath away from me! I have the breath of life dwelling in me! Go now in the name of Jesus! I don’t even know where the strength came from as I was so weak but I shouted it out as loud as I could. My breath was restored and healing began in my body.

Stop living from defeat, stop being carnal in thought and put on the armor of God. You feel like you are alone and abandoned that is where the Lord brings all of us eventually so we can become totally dependent upon the Lord.

How do you think Job must have felt when even his wife told him to curse God! You are on a battlefield not a playground. If you don’t engage in the battle defeat will be your portion.

Job 2:9–10 (NKJV)

9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!”

10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

I will tell you this I believe every true saint will experience the fullness of what is written which includes suffering, hardships, abandonment, false accusations and the like. The bible bears witness all the way from Genesis through Revelations what a life in Christ resembles. We are no different than the saints that were before us.

Could this be how people go astray? They make the brethren their lord even without knowing it. How will you overcome when you can no longer buy or sell food when the Antichrist comes if you are a beggar in the Kingdom of Heaven?

I still believe in a fire by night, cloud by day and fresh manna from heaven. I believe in fish and bread being multiplied and I believe when we are thankful for what we have and are good stewards of what we have the Lord provides the increase.

Unbelief is not righteousness, it is doubt, lack of faith and it relies on our own ability which we do not have. It is only by God’s ability, His love, mercy and grace.

Psalm 37:25 (NKJV)

25 I have been young, and now am old;

Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,

Nor his descendants begging bread.

Tuck in your shirt, tighten your belt, straighten your cap, put on your boots, hold your head up and stand up firm in the Lord not shaken tossed to and fro.

We are not living in the Garden of Eden we are walking through the valley of the shadow of death!

Ephesians 6:10–20 (NKJV)

The Whole Armor of God

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—19 and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV)

6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

The great commission included “take nothing with you” meaning total dependency upon the Lord. Your current “lack” is an opportunity to grow in Christ but you must believe in His Word and that Jesus is true to His Word.

Please read 1 Thessalonians 3

May you be strengthened in Spirit and Truth and may you continue to grow in Christ Jesus our hope and glory.

PROBING SPIRITS

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PROBING SPIRITS

I would like to share some insight on demonic probing spirits which lead to deadly spiritual bondage and even potential spiritual death which is separation from the Lord. Let me start out by saying the Lord is omniscient, all knowing and speaks by divine revelation through His servants, or at least this should be the norm. Don’t believe the twisted lie that only the Lord knows the heart because while it is true, the truth is the Lord reveals the heart to His faithful servants. What that statement reveals is someone who doesn’t hear the voice of God! It also goes to show that they preach to the mind/head and not to the heart in Spirit and Truth. The Lord is faithful to reveal to HIS servants the hearts of people. How else do you set the captives free! Psychology and motivational speaking will not deliver someone from spiritual bondage. The darkness is exposed and eliminated by light and Truth and the power of the Holy Spirit.

It is not unusual for a true servant of the Lord Jesus to get a true word of knowledge which may lead to prophetic utterance or simply revealing the word of knowledge. So the Lord may prompt a servant of the Lord Jesus to ask a question, but they will never continue to keep asking question after question. The initial question usually will lead to more revelations from the Lord about what is going on. Continued questions from someone who claims to be or acts spiritual is not needed from someone who hears from the Lord.

Here is an example. I was in Florida during my ministry travels and a local church was going to have a public event under a tent to preach and pray for people. I asked the pastor if he minded that I minister as the Lord led me. He said no problem as I met him about a year earlier so he knew me.

There was a couple under tent that needed ministry. The man was a really nice guy with “biker apparel” and a really gentle spirit. He wanted prayer for arthritis. The Lord did not have me to pray for him because the Lord revealed to me that He wanted another church member to start praying as he was held back because of leadership. I called over to him, his name was Jay. Jay, the Lord told me your palms are sweaty and you feel like praying. He said yes, well it’s your time. Come pray for this man as the Lord wishes.

When Jay finished I told the couple, especially the woman that I would be right back to pray for her as I was being called. I went outside the tent to see what was needed and I turned towards the woman before re-entering the tent. I stopped and asked the Lord what is her needs and what would you like to do for her. The Lord spoke to me and said she had been beaten badly by a man and raped.

I went to the couple and asked them if they would follow me outside of the tent so I could pray for her. They followed me where it was more private. I said to the woman the Lord has revealed what He would like me to pray but I have a question first, may I whisper it into your ear. She said okay. I said tell about the time you were beaten and raped by a man. She began to sob and tears flowed down both cheeks as I held her in a godly hug. She immediately said I have never told anyone but God about that. This verified to her that the Lord had spoken to me thus her faith and trust was NOT in me but of the Lord Jesus. I said well here is the good news. Jesus is going to set you free! I said here is the word of the Lord. You are not defiled, you are not unworthy, you are not unloved. You didn’t ask or deserve for this to happen but you suffered great hurt and pain from an ungodly person. The Lord says your heart is still pure in His eyes. I said Lord reveal your love, your mercy and compassion touch her oh Lord as only you can. The woman was set free! The light exposed the darkness!

I followed up in about a week at the woman’s home and she had reconciled with members of her family. Her boyfriend now understood why his girlfriend wouldn’t get close to him not in the form of sexual intimacy but conversational intimacy, as in getting to know one another. I was blessed by her testimony.

I am very reluctant to share testimony like this because I don’t want people to look to me as they should look to the Lord. I am only sharing this because what the Lord gave me was by divine revelation not by a probing spirit. A probing spirit would have asked how was your relationship with your dad, your mom, your siblings, etc. How about this or how about that.

What that probing spirit is trying to do if find a spiritual wound that it can create a sole tie! By creating that sole tie that spirit manipulates you into confiding more and more which is that demonic spirit probing for more openings such as bitterness, unforgiveness, etc. Eventually they will say well the Lord told me this, the Lord told me that or I have a prophesy for you. What they are doing is putting themselves between you and the Lord Jesus and making themselves Lord over you! They make you dependent upon them and not the Lord Jesus.

Here is another problem. While in Florida I was fasting and interceding for a local church which was under spiritual attack FROM WITHIN! When I called the pastor and told him I was interceding he blew me off saying he’d been ministering for 12 years and it was nothing new. He never even asked me what the Lord revealed. That was probably good because the demonic spirits were in His elders and they were big tithers. I was on my seventh day of fasting when a person I was staying with was talking to a friend on the telephone. I walked up to the person I was staying with and I said mute the phone. They didn’t mute the phone so I said it again with more reverence. Mute the phone. So they muted the phone. I said the person you are talking to is telling you about all of their physical illnesses, all their family problems, all the things their children and friends say about them and they are repeating those spiritual assignments on you! If you have any unforgiveness, bitterness, resentment, etc. the devil is searching for it so he can stir up those emotional feelings up and bind you and create a stronghold.

I know personally growing up in a house filled with abuse sometimes you only associate with a relational friend or people who have been abused. In friendship you counsel one another. While this appears to be good it falls short for so many because a coping mechanism has been substituted for deliverance.

Let me explain. I lived this so I understand first hand. I was accused of many lies and abuse because the person that accused me had truly been abused but not by ME! So the pain and trauma that person had was real and now I was the problem because I was the closest male figure and all that toxicity, poison, hatred, anguish fell upon. I grew up in that from my siblings as they would take their anger and hurts upon me from growing up in abuse. So this woman went to other woman and falsely accused me of being the perpetrator and those people knew me but believed her BECAUSE they had been through similar things. Now here is the vital point, she really believed I was the one. What was the real problem was the one who perpetrated the hurt was from her family and dying. She couldn’t forgive him or reconcile so all that pain had to come out. It led me to thoughts of suicide because I deeply cared for this person. So I cried out to the Lord, Lord if this is how you chose to set her free and while it is costing me personal relationships with people I love then give me your grace so she may be set free and I may bear her pain. Lord whatever it takes get that toxicity out of her.

So when wounded people who are not set free by the Lord Jesus tell someone they know how they feel and that you understand their pain, you validate the lies, the hurts, the pains and self vengeance and deny deliverance. YOU FORTIFY THE DEMONIC STRONGHOLD. A truly saved person who is under the lead of the Holy Spirit will NEVER validate demonic strongholds! These statements are not gender specific as we are dealing with spirits of darkness not human gender.

While I am on this topic let me clearly state I don’t care who comes to you, if they point out your sins WITHOUT POINTING YOU TO THE CROSS OF CHRIST AND THE FINISHED WORK OF CALVARY IT’S FROM THE DEVIL! The Devil is the accuser of the brethren! If you have sin then you need to repent and ask the Lord for forgiveness and cleansing as you should. It would be wise to remember Job’s friends accused him of having sin but Job was righteous and the Devil was testing Job’s love and devotion for the Lord Jesus.

Now what I have told you about probing spirits is true. I will also tell you that most of the time it is from a Jezebel spirit. Remember Jezebel has false prophets and Jezebel likes to prophesy and speak over and into as many lives as that spirit can. What they end up doing is becoming Lord over you without you even realizing it. Now you seek them for counseling, encouragement and false revelations. They become your LORD! There are many characteristics of the Jezebel spirit, false humility, false compassion and even crying tears to appear sorrowful. The list goes on.

I could go on with much more but I believe what I set out to share is a good foundational basis for you to think about. Remember the woman that was beaten and raped. She said she never shared it with anyone but the Lord. As Christians the Lord Jesus is our first, foremost and the only one who can set captives free!

(Isaiah 61)

I can’t stress this enough. What I share is for spiritual edification not for self glorification. Please seek the Lord and share all of your heart with the Lord. The good, the bad and the ugly. Jesus is strong enough and more than capable enough to deal with it and bear your burdens.

I hope this posting will assist you in discernment and reinforce that put your trust only in the Lord Jesus not in the wisdom of humanity. If the Lord leads to share, please feel free. There are millions of captives that need to set free!

1 John 4:1 (NKJV)

4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

God bless you.

NO SALVATION WITHOUT OBEDIENCE

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NO SALVATION WITHOUT OBEDIENCE

I have been seeing many online postings on social media with statements that obedience is NOT necessary for salvation so the Lord has me writing this post to expose this lie. Let me start by saying that you can be saved by grace through faith but you will not be born again without obedience which is denying yourself, picking up your cross and follow Christ Jesus. Salvation and being born again are supposed to be together not separate. Salvation through repentance is not merely admitting of your sin but also your rebellion to follow Christ Jesus according to His Word and commands. In order to do that we must be born again!  What we have in much of the church is likely just “white washed tombs” and without the Holy Spirit you have not be delivered from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus.  See other post that expounds on this:  https://abidingbread.com/2025/04/15/salvation-unto-being-born-again/

To fully understand this we must go back to the “Father of Faith”, Abraham. We must also understand what TRUE repentance is because that is not preached much these days. Without obedience the crucifixtion of Christ is made into a mockery and there would be NO salvation without the obedience of Christ Jesus!

The Humbled and Exalted Christ

Phillipians 2:5-11 NKJV

5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,

6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,

7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.

8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,

10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,

11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

How was faith and righteousness imputed/accredited to Abraham? Secondly is sacrifice better than obedience? Third, what is true repentance?

Let us read scripture to understand how Abraham became the “Father of Faith” and how it was imputed/accounted to him. You should understand that obedience is the prerequisite to faith, repentance and righteousness. Even Jesus humbled Himself and was obedient to the point of death! No one could take Jesus’ life but He freely laid it down in obience to the Father’s will. If Jesus was NOT obedient there would have been NO Propitiation for sin and thus NO SALVATION without His death and resurrection! Are we to believe obedience is NOT necessary for salvation but Jesus had to be obedient unto death/crucifixtion for the propitiation for our sins so that we may obtain salvation through Christ?

Jude 2: 14-26 NKJV

Faith Without Works is Dead

14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?

15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?

17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!

20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?

21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?

22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?

23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God.

24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?

26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Hebrews 11:8 NKJV

Faithful Abraham

8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.

So in the book of Jude we see very plainly that obedience is required to have faith! Jesus’s ways and truths are to be applied and established in every TRUE believer. Without obedience there is NO true faith.

Here is another principle and fact that is not preached today. Whenever the Word of God or the Holy Spirit reveals/speaks to you, you are at the place of decision to be obedient or deny the Holy Spirit/Word of God. This is a form of judgement through either obedience or disobedience in that your free will is being tested whether to apply, conform and obey the Word/Voice of God.

1 Samual 15: 22-23 NKJV

“Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
As in obeying the voice of the LORD?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
And to heed than the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft,
And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the LORD,
He also has rejected you from being king.”

True repentance is not only acknowledging your sins but also FULLY submitting to the Lord Jesus in Spirit and Truth. You acknowledge your need to submit, obey, adhere, and turn away from your sinful life and follow the Lord Jesus and the Word of God. You must allow the Lord Jesus to guide you, lead you, correct you and teach you by dying to “self” as well as your beliefs on what is right and wrong by submitting and following Jesus as LORD and Savior. Many preachers purposely omit LORD!

Matthew 16: 24-26 NKJV

24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God

Romans 6:15-23 NKJV

15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not!

16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?

17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were 5delivered.

18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness.

20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.

21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

I hope this has provided insight and truth to you and that you seek the Lord for His Spirit and truth. I could litteraly spend hours adding more scripture from Psalms, Proverbs, Hebrews and more but I will leave that to you. Let us remember that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life and let us seek the Lord Jesus in ALL of our ways and let the Lord’s Word be lamp unto our feet and keep us on His path of righteousness. May the Lord bless you.