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Matthew 6:33 KJV

{33} But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Amplified Bible

{33} But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His Kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given to you besides.

After becoming a God fearing person we will and should be challenged with character issues. One of these subjects will be, where we are concerning the acquisition of things.

There are those who have put the possession of things as their number one priority. They categorically view themselves and others by that standard. This my friend is a trap. We should never judge others and especially ourselves by this monetary system. Why? Number 1. We can’t take it with us. Number 2. Our lives should never be founded on the things we posses.

Luke 12:15 KJV

{15} And He said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Now, there are those who have gone to the other side and entered a ditch of taking a vow of poverty. To be honest with you, to base your life on your possessions, or to take a vow of poverty, is not pleasing to God. When it comes to these issues, we should stay in the middle of the road, avoiding both ditches. A good test for us to take can be found in our scripture texts. Are we seeking first His Kingdom and His righteousness? If we are, Jesus said things will be added to us. To keep this declaration of thought in context, we need to back up to find out what things He is talking about.

In verse 20 Jesus is exhorting us to lay up treasure in Heaven, where neither moth, rust, “or men can corrupt or steal. Verse 21: He said, “Where your treasure is, is where your heart will be”. We can say that backwards! Where your heart is, is where your treasure will be. To save space and time, let’s look at verse 25. Jesus said, to “take no thought for your life.” From that point on the subject shifted to our thought life until the end of the chapter. Verse 27: He said “which of you by taking thought?” Verse 28: He asked the question “and why take ye thought?” In the 31st. We are exhorted to “take no thought saying.” This infers that the thought is not taken or becomes a part of who we are, until it is spoken.

Think of this, our thoughts do not have the possibility of becoming a part of our lives, until we begin to speak them. A good example of that is salvation. You never became a New Creation until you spoke the words concerning the New Birth. (Romans 10:9-10, 13). We should put a high value on what we say. Why? Because it reveals where we are, and where we are going. In verse 34, Jesus said, to “take no thought for the morrow.”

He mentioned five times in this passage about our thoughts. My friend God is not opposed to us having things. However, He is opposed to things having us. We can rest assure that if we are seeking first His Kingdom, good things will be added. -AWM

In my opinion one of the most outstanding stories in the New Testament is the story about the woman that had an issue of blood. It is documented that it was what that woman said that made the difference. It is proof positive that what we do with our mouth has a lot to do with what God can do with our whole life. The thing that is tremendous to me is that if God did it for that lady, He will do it for anyone else.

A number of years ago it was brought to my attention that if we would do what the people in the Bible did we would receive similar results as they . How do I know this? Because God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34). Although He is not a respecter of persons, He is a respecter of faith. I addition we have a better Covenant established upon better promises (Hebrews 8:6). The day we are living in is better than those of the Bible days.

It is recorded on different occasions what various Bible characters said with their mouths was an indication of their faith. Speaking the desired results was their ability to turn their faith loose. When they turned their faith loose, it was just a matter of time, when what they said became a part of their world. Take a glance at the woman that had the issue in (Mark 5:25-30). Several verses are the key to why she received.

We also get a clue to the commitment of Blind Bartimaeus in (Mark 10:52). It’s as if I am there and can hear him cry out “Jesus Thou Son of David, Have Mercy On Me.” Then in Luke 17 we have the account of the ten lepers. And of course in Matthew 8 the confrontation with the centurion. Each one of these characters desired something, and their mouth was the medium which brought it into existence. A better way to say it is their mouth “turned their faith loose.” In Proverbs 18:21, we are told that death and life are in the power of the tongue.

The purpose of this article is to encourage us all to put a watch over our tongue and lips. It has been said that if we don’t like what is happening in our lives, the first thing we need to take inventory over is our mouth. In the words of another spiritual leader, Watch Your Lips!, Watch Your Lips!, Watch Your Lips! – AWM

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There is a term given to a man and a women that are not married that is called shacking up. This couple although not legal have made the decision to co-habit with on another. Before we gave our lives to our Lord and Savior, The Lord Jesus Christ you could say we were “shacking up.” We at one time were in a relationship with the enemy of or soul — the prince of darkness — satan. There came a time when we saw the error of our ways and we made the decision to give our lives to The Lord Jesus Christ. When that happened our adversary was kicked out. What I mean is this.

The Word of God makes it very clear that God has made His home on the inside of us.

Ezekiel 36:24-28 (NKJV)

{24} For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land.

{25} Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.

{26} I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

{27} I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. See also Ezekiel 10:19 20.

God’s word also declares that you are a New Creation, if you have given your life to our Lord and Saviour, The Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NAS)

{17} Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

When you became a “new creation,” the devil was kicked out. He doesn’t live in your house anymore. In other words he’s not shacking up with you anymore. Your spirit and satan’s spirit
no longer have a relationship. You could say that now you present you body to God, for it is the Temple of The Living God. God’s Spirit lives in you and permeates your spirit and soul. You are now filled with His fullness — think about it.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NKJV)

{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.

Your body is now His Temple, If your body is now His Temple, then you have entered an intimate relationship with Him. He is in you, and you are in Him. Some time ago I learned it as IN –TO –ME–SEE. God has established an IN-TO-ME-SEE ….INTIMACY… fellowship with us to the point that we are inseparably one (John 17:23).

If I didn’t know that the Word of God supports this, I would say I was trying to live a fairytale. But this ain’t no fairytale! This is the real deal. Again, God is in you by The Power of His Holy Spirit. His Spirit is within, and upon you. If you are living for Him you are no longer shacking up with the devil You are now in an intimate relationship/fellowship with your Heavenly Father. – AWM

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Now that I have your attention, let me explain why I make the salutation to keep looking down. The greeting is based on our position “In Christ.” It is a salute to you as someone who is Blood washed, and bought by our “Lord and Savior, The Lord Jesus Christ.”

The salutation is an encouragement for you to maintain your position “In Christ.” When we were “Born Again,” there were benefits that we inherited by virtue of receiving “The Lord Jesus Christ”(Psalm 103). One of the things we inherited is a position far above the beggarly elements of this world. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand safe against all strategies and tricks of satan. For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against persons without bodies-the evil rulers of the unseen world, those mighty satanic beings and great evil princes of darkness who rule this world; and against huge numbers of wicked spirits in the spirit world. So use every piece of God’s armor to resist the enemy whenever he attacks, and when it is all over, you will still be standing up. (Ephesians 6:11-13 The Living Bible).

Our position “In Christ,” gives us the ability to maintain standing up. Even so, before we can stand, we must learn to sit. What could I possibly be talking about? The Bible tells us we are seated with Him.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of His Great Love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and SEATED us with Him in the Heavenly places, in Christ Jesus, in order that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:4-10 New American Standard Bible) See also Ephesians 1:3-4, 17-23

EAGLE CHRISTIANS
Have you ever noticed the mannerisms of an eagle? An eagle doesn’t flap up. The eagle mounts up! Which is indicative of it’s strength. The eagle soars above the turbulence that comes it’s way. Each time it is challenged with negative circumstances that gives it the opportunity to move up higher. The eagle looks down on it’s problems (Isaiah 40:31).

KEEP LOOKING DOWN
I want to encourage you to keep looking down. Why? Because you are seated in Heavenly places. Which means you are already above any and every circumstance that you would ever encounter — you win.

Years ago one writer coined the phrase sit, walk, stand. We must learn to sit, so we can walk, and then stand “In Christ.” In essence we must learn to take our positions. “Keep Looking Down.” – AWM

“He Raised Us Up With HIM, And SEATED Us With HIM InThe Heavenly Places, In Christ Jesus.” — Ephesians 2:6 (NASB)

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Hebrews 11:1, 3 American Standard Version

{1} Now faith is assurance of (things) hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

{3} By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the Word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which appear.

Faith is the substance – the title deed; the assurance of the things that we do not see in the sense realm. However they do exist. You might be asking where do they exist. They exist in an unseen realm — the realm of faith. That unseen realm, you and I operate in more than we give ourselves credit for, or a better way to say it, we move in the unseen realm more than we realize. For instance: when you sit in a chair, before you sat down, you didn’t look at the chair and wonder if it would hold your weight, no you just put your blessed assurance down in the chair expecting it to hold you. In fact, you would be totally shocked if the chair did not hold you. Why? Because you had an expectation, a hope that the chair could hold you up.

This is what I mean by the ’sense realm.’ The sense realm can be characterized by the five physical senses, which are touching; tasting; hearing; seeing; smelling.

It is obvious that there are some things we can see, but we can smell. There are some things that we can hear, but we cannot see. There are also some things that we can touch, yet cannot taste. Then there are other things we can feel, yet cannot hear, etc. Much of how we operate is, and will be in the sense knowledge realm. However when it comes to the realm of faith, we are commissioned to lay aside the five physical senses, if we are going to be successful in our walk with “God the Father;” “God the Son;” and “God The Holy Ghost.”

Now, there are other things that we must adhere too. For instance: if we are are standing on a street corner wanting to cross the street, and there is a Mack truck barreling down the street, we better pay close attention to our five physical senses, or we will be the victim of a serious mishap.

THE SIXTH SENSE

Much of our success in our walk with God is relegated to how well we lay aside the five physical senses, and operate in the sixth sense. The sixth sense is bound to The Word of God.
The sixth sense is the realm of faith, the realm of The Word. It is none other than being a doer of The Word.

Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. Act on what you hear! Those who hear and don’t act are like those who glance in the mirror, walk away, and two minutes later have no idea who they are, what they look like.

But whoever catches a glimpse of the revealed counsel of God—the free life!—even out of the corner of his eye, and sticks with it, is no distracted scatterbrain but a man or woman of action. That person will find delight and affirmation in the action. James 1:22-25 (The Message).

We have to have the internal courage, the spiritual strength to put aside what we think, how we feel or how we view things that wants to dictate, and many times keep us trapped when it comes to operating in The Word of God. You’ve been framed! -AWM

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