I had an epiphany today. Really I did. I realized a lie and a truth, clearly.  I am no longer a sinner. I have been reborn, remade, reimagined - in the image of my Father. I am a new creation! My DNA is my Heavenly Father's now! I am born from above,  not below - I have been given power to become a Son of God! I am now born, not of flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. I am born of the Word - not of Satan, nor man - but of God. He spoke of me before I came to be. He imagined me and smiled. His Spirit impregnated my heart with His seed, His precious Word - and like Mary, I have seen that Word mature within me - till this day arrived, this glorious day. I am my Father's son! My birthright is wonderful! I am led by the Spirit of God, therefore I am a Son of God.  I have not received the spirit of bondage again which causes fear - but I have received the spirit of adoption whereby I cry Abba! Father! The Spirit continually bears witness with my spirit that I am a child of God! All other thoughts to the contrary are lies from the father of lies. And if I'm a child of God  - I am an heir of God! And a joint heir with Christ! (if I suffer with Him - for men are still crucifying Him today, still rejecting Him, still despising Him and all who are of Him: that's me!)

Jesus, my elder brother,  was sent to redeem me for I was under  curse - the curse of the law of sin and death.  I could not free myself.  I could not stop sinning.  I was a slave,  but He purchased me with His blood - then adopted me as His own son - and because I am His son He sent His Spirit into my heart - The Spirit of His Son, crying ABBA! FATHER! The Spirit of Jesus Christ lives in my heart - I am no longer a servant but a Prince - a son, a joint- heir with Christ  - all He inherited is mine also - for it is my Father's will and good pleasure to give me His kingdom! I sit in Christ at the right hand of the Father  - so I rule and reign with Him now!

I am the spitting image of my Father! People say, ah, you resemble your Father! If He is awesome,  I am awesome.  If He is holy, so am I! If He is sinless, I can learn to be - for in His sight I am perfect  - I am perfect as He is perfect.  If He is love, I am love. If He is joy, I am full of joy. If He is peace, I am full of peace. If He is long-suffering,  so am I. If He is gentle, I am gentle. If He is goodness  - I am full of goodness.  If He is faith - I am faithful.  If He is meek, I am meek and lowly of heart. If He has temperance (self control), so do I. I have His Spirit,  therefore if He has a word of wisdom  - so do I. If He has a word of knowledge  - I do too! If He has faith - to move mountains,  I do too! This is my inheritance,  my birthright,  my heritage.  It is far more valuable than silver or gold - it has eternal value.  If He can heal - hearts or bodies - so can I. If He can work, that is, perform miracles  - I can too! ANYTHING is possible with Him inside  my heart. I can lay hands on the sick and they shall recover.  I can cast out devils and speak with new tongues and no deadly thing shall harm me. I can discern spirits and speak in any language known to man.  I can be translated by the Spirit anywhere He pleases anytime He pleases. Nothing man can do to me can harm me, be it fire or lions, it doesn't matter  - if man tries to use something God created  to harm me or my family  - it will fail spectacularly  - until and if He calls me home as a martyr - which is the highest honor I could receive.  

I can walk on water, defy the law of gravity and part the sea or calm the storm. I can command fire to fall to fall from Heaven to devour my enemies - and all they've created to bring death to my people.  I can speak as His oracle with every word I say coming directly from His mouth. I can do all my Father does if I keep my eyes continually on Him. I can look upon His face (in Christ) and live. I can lay waste to Babylon  - and set many captives free. I can rescue multitudes of souls for this is Jesus' birthright  and heritage and I am His co-heir and co-laborer, from henceforth and forever.  I can sing spiritual songs of deliverance  and healing to my brethren that will bless and deliver them from bondage.  Hallelujah!

I can UNDER all knowledge and all wisdom as the Holy Spirit chooses to share it with me. My body is His body - His temple. I can offer myself as a living sacrifice and be acceptable to Him because  I am covered in Christ's blood - which is eternal - therefore I am eternal.  I can breathe on people  and they will receive the Holy Spirit.  I can baptize them in the Holy Spirit as my elder brother Jesus did. I can fast for 40 days and 40 nights without food or water - because Jesus did (and Moses). I can withstand every onslaught of the enemy because the Lord is my Rock - my strong high tower, which I flee into. I can obey my Father's will perfectly  - for thus did my brother Jesus - who never left His Father's house - unlike me - the prodigal son.  I baptize my beloved Savior with my tears  I cry out with my whole heart and being - ABBA FATHER!

 Slay me, O Lord, that I might live.

 Take me, O Lord, and give

 me to the poor and needy

 to those seeds that need watering

 to those orphans that need fathering 

 to those widows - so lonely 

 in need of love and care

 O Father  send me there!

Put me to death

 then save me by

 the power of Your breath!

Cleanse, cleanse me O God

 of all that is filthy and not

 of You - Your kingdom,  Your Truth, Your will

Now I'll continually fulfill 

 for I AM YOUR SON

 born of Your Spirit 

 inheriting all that belongs

 to Jesus -  I receive it

 all and I confess this 

 to be true -

 nothing, O Lord,  

 is impossible with You!

 No one is worth going to Hell for.

 Forgive 

 I have a co-worker who is mentally ill. Now, before I knew they were ill, I would get upset at their behavior  towards me. Frankly, they're rude. But, just today, The Lord opened the eyes of my understanding and showed me they actually do suffer from a mental illness.  This led to this thought -

Everyone on earth who is not Born-again and filled with the Holy Spirit is mentally ill, or, let's say spiritually ill. Either way - they're sick. Knowing this, knowing hate, lust, greed, pride - all of it is a result of a sick soul - makes their behavior much more bearable  - like Jesus did when they were committing suicide by crucifying Him and He said "Father forgive them! For they know not what they do!" Can you say this as they're crucifying you? Can you choose not to retaliate or get bitter but rather pray for them?

I once worked in a mental hospital (my wife thinks I was a patient there, lol). I worked closely with the patients - the point is, when one is surrounded by mentally ill people,  your heart breaks with compassion for them. You don't get angry or upset at their behavior or words, rather, you're patient and kind and long-buffering  - you forgive them and pray for them, knowing how ill they are. Would you get angry at a cancer patient who doesn't have long to live? Who doesn't have the strength to stand and walk with you? Or to clean up their own messes they make? Then neither should you get angry with the sick, lost souls you meet who hate or despise or ignore you. This is how we should treat everyone who sins against us - with love, forgiveness and compassion  - reminding ourselves they're sick.

Jesus is their cure - he's only a heartbeat away - one prayer can free them. The cure for their sickness,  their sin, soulish and spiritual is God's love expressed through us and his word spoken by us. When Paul heard Stephen forgive those who were stoning him - it pricked his heart and cut him to his core. When they see us react to their hate with love - it will convict them to their core too - they may harden their hearts further but they may also soften their hearts, with God's mercy. As someone once said - don't be hurt by them - hurt for them. Or, put another way, don't let the wounds they inflict in your heart and soul cause you to wound them back.

 I affirm that the Word of God is indeed a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path!

 My heart is full of joy because I am in the center of God's will and purpose for my life. 

  The power of the Spirit overwhelms me today as the Word of God comes forth through   me in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs unto The Lord.  The Word gains root in my     heart and has the dominion over my thoughts and actions today, as I make joyful melodies of the Word in my heart unto my Lord.  I rejoice exceedingly today with joy unspeakable and full of glory, for The Lord has done great and wondrous things in my Life! Thus, my heart rejoices in His goodness,  for He has filled my mouth with His words, I am strengthened because the Joy of the Lord in my spirit is my strength.  Gloom, depression and heaviness are far from me, for I carry an atmosphere of joy with me, everywhere I go. Hallelujah! I refuse to worry about anything in this life because I am a child of God, and I know all things work together for my good. No negative thought, comment or situation can distract me from the work God has planned for me to do! I am a daily, living testimony of God's grace - I am living to fulfil  my destiny in God. Blessed be the name of the Lord  - Yeshua! Hallelujah! Amen.