Oh Lord,

You're more,

than just words upon my lips.

You're more,

than a prayer or a song of worshio -

You're the reason i'm alive,

You're the answer to my every "why"

You're sweeter than the air i breathe -

You are my destiny. 

Oh Lord,

You and i were meant to be

together throughout eternity, 

and my heart is Yours

to adore

to treasure forevermore. 

And I -

I cannot conceive 

of a life apart from Thee...

You're the cause

of my every heartbeat,

My every cell testifies loudly  -

Trinity! Trinity! Trinity!

My God loves me! 

 Often when we eat, we eat fast. Maybe it's really delicious  - so we stuff in a bite before the last one is finished. Maybe we're in a hurry. We should slow down. Stop and savor each bite. Enjoy the flavor, the sheer joy of it's taste and marvel at the great variety of flavors available to us and thank Him for skilled cooks who prepare it for us.

Likewise,  spiritual food is the same. We often indulge in "fast food". We sit and listen to a sermon or teaching, crammed with one thought after another - usually for an hour or less, but listen - we should chew spiritual revelation slowly - take one thought, one scripture, and chew it slowly and carefully  - meditate on it for awhile before digesting it. The word "Selah" in Scripture literally means "pause". Stop and give serious thought and consideration to what you've just read, or heard. Don't just rush on to the next verse or thought. Good advice for us all, as we live our sometimes busy lives. Take time to pause and savor the moment for each one is a precious gift from God.

 The Prophets prophecy falsely -

   very few represent Me.

The pastors rule on their own authority  -

   and My people love to have it so. 

They're lazy and content with the Status Quo.

They perish because My knowledge they do not know.

They have grown fat on the lusts of their flesh,

they overlook and even celebrate the deeds of the wicked. 

They care not for the widows or the fatherless 

while they themselves prosper and are blessed  -

yet the plight of the needy they ignore -

all the while they consume more and more and more -

well, MY SOUL HAS HAD ENOUGH!

Shall I not visit them?

Am I not Just?

I shall visit them!

Are they any better than My people Israel were?

I shall plead the cause of the orphans and the needy -

I shall be avenged on the wicked and the greedy,

And who then shall stand in the Day of My Visitation?

Those who with a humble and contrite heart

serve Me without hesitation. 

Be thou instructed, oh My people, lest My soul depart from thee -  lest I make thee desolate,  a land not inhabited,  to whom shall I speak and give warning?

Behold - their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold the Word of the Lord is to them a reproach, they have no delight in it - so I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord - for from the least of them even unto the greatest of them, everyone is given to covetuosness, anf from the prophet even unto the pastor, everyone dealeth falsely. Yes - I have decreed seven years of plenty. Yes, I have withheld My judgements upon thee, oh Laodicea, but as surely as the eagle snatches his prey - and the prey knew not till the moment of it's demise - so shall seven years of famine follow the years of plenty. I have raised up and set forth watchmen over you oh America, America,  land that I love - they have said "hearken to the sound of the Trump" - but you said "we will not hearken". I said stand  in the ways, the old paths to dwell in, where is the good way - walk therein and find rest for your souls, but you said "we will not walk therein" - forsake your religion and embrace Me and you shall live, saith The Lord- yet, you will not - oh, but a remnant will - oh, but a few will not forsake Me -  yet the rest shall men call reprobate silver - because I have rejected them. Look upon your denominations, America, and amend your ways and your doings - trust not in lying words - saying, the Temple of the Lord,  the Temple of the Lord,  the Temple of the Lord are these - behold, you trust in lying words that cannot profit! Will ye oppress the stranger and the fatherless and the widow, will ye steal, murder and committ adultery and swear falsely and burn incense unto Baal and walk after other gods whom ye know not and come and stand before Me  in this house, which is called by My name, and say we are delivered to do all these abominations? Is this house which is called by My name,  which calls itself "Christian" become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold -even I have seen it, saith The Lord -  I have seen the greed and corruption of the flesh exalted above My Name - I have seen My Name used to feed their lusts - to heap to themselves worldly wisdom and wealth and I shall even vomit it out of My mouth. I shall even cease to speak to them - and I will cause My prophets to turn from them and they shall become as the blind stumbling in the dark, crying out for mercy, but gnashing their teeth when they find none, saith The Lord.  Obey My voice and I shall be your God - and you shall be My people  - or perish.

Apostle Christopher 

 One of the problems (among many) facing churches who do not welcome the Holy Spirit's presence is this: when preachers or teachers share - when people hear wisdom or (hopefully) revelation from anyone  - if the Holy Spirit isn't present when it's shared - if He isn't the one who is sharing  - it avails us nothing.

He is the one (the only one) who can impregnate us with THE WORD - planted deep in the soil of our hearts. Without Him, it won't take root inside us and bear fruit  - it will merely pass through our minds. Oh, we may remember some of it. It may be delivered to us with polish and style. Our favorite speaker may do a wonderful job - but if it only impacts our minds and not our hearts - it avails us nothing (eternally). 

We become parrots of our favorite preacher or teacher until we let the Holy Spirit, deep within, he can't expound upon and expand what is being shared, and he can't weed out what is not of Him thereby protecting us from false doctrines and the pet traditions of men  -  revealing to us God's heart and His ways instead, which are usually the complete opposite of man's.  

Much of the teaching from pulpits around the world are teachings swallowed in a Bible school or Seminary, then regurgitated for the masses. It's too often pap - prepared for babies, which is what the people often are. Men are instructed by other men, then they in turn instruct others, on and on, until Christ returns. Without the Holy Spirit the cycle never ends  - he alone can seperate falsehoods from truth, he alone can "lead us and guide us into all truth" and prevent us from making clones of one another. 

Apostle Chris

 I once went to a special "Youth Service" at my Mother-in-law's church to see my daughter Karianna minister with her youth group. It was wonderful  - Another group of young people also ministered, they were from a school of ministry in Alabama  - they were anointed! My heart loved them so i decided to prophecy to them, just the Seniors who were graduating,  turned out there were 5. So I prophecy to the five, but some others come over and listen in - they got excited and asked if I would prophecy to them too. Of course I will! So I end up ministering to the entire group, about twenty.  Took me two hours but it was worth it. It was great to see their enthusiasm and excitement at hearing God's voice.  Several weeks later, one of them, Michael, contacted me on Facebook.  It was then Daddy shared an important reminder with me  - a lesson we all need to learn. I wrote these words to the young man - Michael  -

Don't know if you noticed, but after the "service" ended, everyone began to fellowship with one another as if the Spirit was switched off, as if the time to fellowship with the Holy Spirit was during the official service time - like a movie or concert - and when the shows over -  time to move on, back to reality  - back to normalcy, our normal,  mundane lives. Back to focusing on ourselves,  but I stayed tuned into the Holy Spirit -  I stayed fully open and alive to Him. I began to minister in the anointing after the "service" ended. The point is - we should never switch God on or off, tune Him in and out. We should never relegate Him to official "service times" - times set aside for us to meet with Him, corporately.  We should remain in fellowship with Him continuously  - a never-ending communion of our souls and His. All day, every day. This is called "walking in the Spirit" and "being led by the Spirit". Some of the best ministry opportunities take place before and after the "main service", when people are sharing their hearts and lives with each other. 

Oh, but the pastor doesn't allow this! He might think if God moves outside His allotted time - time when He, the pastor is in charge, the people will realize they don't need him for the Holy Spirit to move and to minister. Good! Because it's true! God doesn't need the pastor's permission and God isn't there to serve his every whim - no, instead God uses willing hearts and hands wherever and whenever they're available.  We need to let God do whatever He pleases whenever He pleases. We must not treat Him like a celebrity  - who shows up to entertain us once a week - who graces us with His presence,  then leaves. From His perspective - the "service" never ends. He wants to be of service 24/7  - this is how "Divine Appointments" happen on a weekly, even daily, basis.

PS: Come to think of it - we need to stop treating our leadership - whether apostles,  prophets,  teachers, evangelists or pastors - like celebrities.  The society we live in is really good at idolizing men and women  - flesh! They love to worship their fleshly idols - spending lots of thought, time and money on them. They follow their every move and word online.  The flesh loves glory and attention! Yet, when we do this to our pastors or any other leaders - we destroy them and ourselves - for God will not bless this  - He will not share His glory with men - He alone deserves our honor, adulation and worship.

God to us "You don t have to be a Star, baby, to be in My show".

 When you read my writings you're reading the revelations God has shown me, meat i hope, for your hungry heart and soul, but not the main diet your soul consumes but an appetizer, whetting your appetite for the main course He personally prepares for you.

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man open the door I will come into him AND SUP WITH HIM AND HE WITH ME".

My writings, or those of any other author, should never supplant your personal communion with Jesus Himself through His most holy Spirit. Hearing from God is my chief joy in life - surpassing all others except winning souls for my precious Savior. And this - having Him love people through my heart and hands, and ears and mouth. 

I hunger and thirst for Him yet the more He reveals to me to give to you.....the more i desire you to hear from Him for yourself.  I do not want you to ever make me or any man (or woman) your only source of revelation.  That is unhealthy.  You should be in direct communication with God yourself,  or learning how to. I want the anointing I walk in to pass on to you, even as you read these words. May you hear His voice clearly and may He become your chief joy and pleasure in this life and in the life to come. Amen.

 Question: Why don't we see miracles, signs and wonders in (most) present day churches?

 Answer:  Because they don't believe in them! Therefore they do not hunger for them! 

They are full of unbelief of which a byproduct is apathy. They are satisfied with man, with flesh and they have no desire for God, by His Spirit,  to move among them.  False doctrines abound, all designed to promote unbelief and hinder "the faith of the Son of God". They love to have it so! They're lazy and content with the status quo: believing God is pleased with them when in reality they are man pleasers. Their services lack power because they lack His presence,  because they do not know Him. They think they do but there is never any sign of it - never any fruit, never a display of His power and authority.  They don't really believe the Bible - as the Holy Spirit understands it and teaches it  - only as men understand it and teach it. "TURN YOU AT MY REPROOF: BEHOLD I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT UNTO YOU,  I WILL MAKE KNOWN MY WORDS UNTO YOU". Do not let this be said of you any longer  -  "THEY HATED KNOWLEDGE AND DID NOT CHOOSE THE FEAR OF THE LORD. THEY WOULD NOT RECEIVE MY COUNSEL: THEY DESPISED ALL MY REPROOF". "TODAY, IF YOU WILL HEAR HIS VOICE, HARDEN NOT YOUR HEARTS!" "DO NOT BE AS YOUR FATHERS,  A STUBBORN AND REBELLIOUS GENERATION THAT SET NOT THEIR HEART ARIGHT, AND WHOSE SPIRIT WAS NOT STEADFAST WITH ME - WHEREFORE I AM GRIEVED WITH THAT GENERATION FOR THEY DO ALWAYS ERR IN THEIR HEARTS; AND THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN MY WAYS, FOR MY WAYS ARE NOT YOUR 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". Take heed brethren,  lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief  - in departing from the Living God! Yes I say! Unbelief seperates us from Him - we wilfully depart from Him when we do not believe Him or His Word - it is the highest evil...

The first two God will cast into the lake that burns with fire and brimstone are the fearful and unbelieving! 

Lord, I believe! Help Thou my unbelief! In other words, I believe you enough to know I'm full of unbelief  - Help! Help me to believe! Help me to escape the wrath to come! Help me to please you and believe you! And receive You! All of You! Every gift, every sign, wonder, and miracle you desire to lovingly bestow upon me!

 God doesn't put leadership in people's lives to be their "head" - He does it so they'll be their "tail" - their servants, beneath them, not above them. 

People are meant to be "led" by the Holy Spirit  - not I, or any man. Leadership is there to provide balance and wisdom to a young one's zeal, and zeal to an older one's apathy. We are to be a model, an example,  of how to be led by God - of how to follow God, not men, even godly ones. "Follow me as I follow Christ"  - our entire focus as leadership, our goal, is to teach people to follow and obey Christ  - not us! We can only do this if we ourselves are following and obeying Christ. 

Jesus hates the "doctrine of the Nicolaitanes" - He hates the concept of "clergy and laity" , of professional and amateur saints - we are all one Body, one Faith, one Holy Spirit,  one God and Father above all - we are supposed to be one - with Jesus Himself as our head, not men. "Be ye followers  of me, even (as long as) I also am (a follower) of Christ "  BUT I would have you know THE HEAD OF EVERY MAN IS CHRIST - Paul is saying  - look, though I (and God) want you to follow me (my example), I'm not your head, rather Christ whom I'm following is! So keep your attention and focus on Him. This way, I can't lead you astray. By following me, you're actually following Him but I must not replace Him in your life - I am here to point you to Him - to connect you with Him - so that you'll not need me - yes, remember me in prayer  - keep the doctrine I've delivered to you - for it came from Him - but do not idolize or exalt me above due measure  - neither dishonor me or disrespect me too - for the same reason  - I represent Christ to you, sent by Him to minister to and serve you.

Leadership,  then, are simply to be the mature guiding the immature to maturity.  Their hearts should be to see those they care for become greater than themselves in every way. "GREATER WORKS THAN THESE SHALL YOU DO" We want our (spiritual) children to have greater faith than we ourselves.  Greater works. More fruit. Let's put it this way - as leadership,  as spiritual father's and mother's in people's lives - we want lots of grandchildren! Having lots of sons and daughters in the faith is impressive but it's far more impressive to have lots of grandchildren in the faith. We want reproduce reproducers! "The same commit thou to faithful men who shall be able to teach others also". 

Apostle Chris 

 You overcome 

 by The Blood

 of the Holy One

 but not the Blood only

 but also your testimony  -

 Not your pastor's, 

 not your neighbor's, 

 or your friends  -

but your testimony 

 of the love and hope He sends.

You've 

 got to

 identify 

 His presence 

 in your life  -

You've 

 got to

 testify

His mind and heart are fixated on you -

 So let your words loose to testify to

 all He does for you...