World Framers Part 1
February - March 2002
February - March 2002
The Vision
In my quite times of meditation I asked the Holy Spirit a question. Why are there so many Christians today who seem hopelessly in despair, discouraged, weak, and in a rut, never able to really receive Father God's answer for situations and circumstances in their lives? Many of them have received Word after Word of prophecy from prominent men and women of God laboring in the Kingdom and been stirred in their hearts that God was going to do something with and through them and yet, days, weeks, months and even years have gone by and nothing. And obviously I know that the fault can not be attributed to what God has already spoken. Additionally, many of the Words spoken over these believers have bore witness with their own spirit and were received and heartily embraced. Sadly yet, most have never been able to accomplish what the Lord said they would do. Worse, some have even given up trying while others have forgotten the Word of the Lord altogether. Many wonder dazed and confused in the Body of Christ trying to make sense of it all.
The Holy Spirit responded to my question with a vision. At the time it was very vivid to me because of what I was doing in a short term domestic mission project.
During most of 2000-2001 I was involved in wiring a 30,000 sq. ft. facility that was to be the new home of Liberty Worship Center located in Lexington, Kentucky. Immediately following the completion of this project and ready to launch Impact Ministries International, my family and I found ourselves in a transitional move to Charlotte, North Carolina through the portal door of New York. Strange you say? God had directed us to stop in NY for what I thought would only be a three to four week stay, but in reality lasted six long months. It was here in a little town of Stone Ridge, New York, that the Lord commissioned me to put my personal goals and desires on hold and become that of a servant to a young man who was fully quadriplegic. Kenny, the young man of whom I am speaking of lived with his Mom and Dad who have provided for him since the time of his birth. His Dad, now in his late sixties has been slowly growing weary of the unrelenting task of caring for all of Kenny's personal and physical needs. During the time we were in New York we were invited to stay in Kenny's apartment addition added onto the main house. Our family did so and were involved in many aspects of servant hood. While we were building into the lives of these most precious people, I also got involved in another building project; a 2400 sq. ft. garage addition on an existing 3400 sq. ft. concrete block building. Building this from the ground up and then wiring it along with the existing building kept me very busy during my days and nights while also picking up some of the responsibilities of caring for Kenny.
Now that you have some back ground I think you will better be able to understand why the Holy Spirit gave me the specific vision I saw. In the vision, I saw building materials for a large project setting on a building site. Here a house was going to be built. Vividly, I remember seeing that the foundation had already been pored and prepared for a structure to be built on it. But surprisingly, I did not see anyone around who was to be building on this particular site. I saw several piles of stacked lumber, 2x6s and 2x4s and long 2x14s for joists. I noticed that while the bundled lumber was new that their was also older lumber there at the the building site. Much of this had been strewn in a random pile. I also saw as is common at a building site, a fire barrel where stuff had been burned and there were some scattered ashes and partially burned pieces of wood laying along side of the barrel. As I was receiving this vision I was almost instantly receiving the interpretation at the same time as it related to the question I had asked of the Holy Spirit only moments earlier.
The interpretation to this vision is this:
All of us possess in our human spirit a building site. On this building site, there has already been prepared for a every believer the poured foundation of Jesus Christ. This is the point at which we receive salvation and sub-sequentially come into the baptism of the Holy Spirit; two different events, but both being necessary to a strong foundation. Those who lack the baptism of the Holy Spirit lack the strength in their foundation to support the larger structures that they will have an opportunity to build now and in their future.
As I considered the piles of new and old lumber. I knew that these materials would be used for the framing of the house. At this time the Holy Spirit asked me a question. How does a house get built? And I responded, the person building the house will strategically place specifically measured and cut pieces of lumber together nailing them to form a wall and from there frame other walls and join them together. The Holy Spirit said, "good, that's right, but in simplicity the house is built using one 2x4 or 2x6 at a time and bringing them together to form a wall, a floor, or roof". The Holy Spirit went on to further say, "each piece of lumber represents a "rhema" Word that I have placed in the spirit of every believer. These living words come when a believer spends time with me reading their Bible or meditating on the Word of truth. They also come through my servants, ministry gifts given to the Body of believers, but mainly as confirmation of what I have already imparted to a person seeking wisdom from the Father". Each one of these Words is a building block for the revealed divine plan of the Father to be established in the lives of each of His sons and daughters.
I asked the Holy Spirit why their was no builder around in my vision. What was imparted to me began to unravel the reason why so many believers seem to live in a stagnated state with in the church today. The reason there was no one around to build this house is because this was a prophetic picture of what actually is going on in the Body of Christ at large today. Few are building because the laborer has become discouraged and given up. Why? They for the most part have lacked the patience to receive the fulfillment of the promise resulting in many "words" not coming to fruition. Essentially they have cast away their confidence and some have erred at obeying and doing the will of God in their life. Others haven't even tried because of the changes it would require them to make in their lives.
We would be wise to notice that there is enough Word to build the house. It is not a question of having enough materials. We have what we need. What has happened through the legalistic teachings of our day, many Christians have bought into the lie that they are not responsible as to whether a specific word will come to pass in their life or not. Some have even contorted the scripture that says, "Unless the Lord build the House ye labor in vain" to mean that God will do it all with out any of my help. But notice closely that the Lord did expect us to cooperate with Him in the building of the house, as a matter of fact He expects us to labor with Him. I think this is where many of us have missed it. We have tried to bring these words to pass in our own strength. Any of us who have tried have found out that it doesn't work to well and sometimes causes a big mess including damaging some of our personal relationships with others. Yet, there is an element of faith involved in cooperating with God to help Him build His structure into our life. Our part in all of this is being willing to believe and embrace what the Lord has spoken to us and then prophesying and declaring it with our mouth. Additionally, we must make every effort to be diligent in doing the things He shows us to do in the time frame He requests of us. In all this, allowing the Holy Spirit to work with and through us at His bidding. This is where we actually begin to see the building being framed out from the spirit realm into the natural realm.
I have personally found that most Christians have started to move in the seasonal Word God has placed in their hearts, but all the while they are trying to believe what the Lord has said is true, they are very often nullifying God's power to establish His Word in their lives due to their negative, unbelieving confessions. Complaining keeps you in the wilderness. Doubt keeps you from receiving from God, even though He wants to bless you. If you have begun building on what the Lord has declared to you, don't pull down what you have already established after it has been built in the Lords power. No builder will on purpose frame a wall out and then turn around to tear it down. Likewise, we should be establishing God's Word in our own lives and careful not to be declaring words of doubt and unbelief that are in stark opposition to the revealed knowledge of God. When we allow ourselves to speak things not in line with God's Word and plan for our life, we cause ourselves to falter and provide entrance to the devil to hinder us in every way possible. We must recognize when we are doing this and Stop it! Only allow yourself to speak in agreement with what God has revealed to you through His Word. It is a choice! Choose to do it.
We have the building materials. If you have been a Christian for any length of time you will admit that time and time again the Lord has given you a Word in your spirit. What have you done with all the Word that God has given you? Is it laying out on your building site in nice, neat little stacks? These stacks represent the newer fresher anointed words for your life while that of the older lumber represents Words that have been given to you and not acted on for whatever reason. It is a strange thing how we drag these words around with us almost as if they were extra baggage on our journey of life. If you remember in the vision I told you the older lumber had been placed in a random pile. It wasn't even stacked, it was just thrown and however it landed was the way it stayed symbolizing another discarded word. Maybe we will use it, maybe we won't. Maybe you tried to believe for a while, but the word never came to pass so you gave up, retired it and assumed you must have missed God. My friend, let me tell you that God doesn't miss when He speaks to us. Sometimes we misinterpret what He says, but through careful meditation on Him and prayerful consideration as to what He has spoken, the Holy Spirit is there to guide us in all truth.
Some of us have even gone to the extent of burning the old lumber just to get rid of it. I believe the reason the Holy Spirit showed me this burning barrel was that it represented closure to unwanted debris. With every "word" we must test it in the light of God's Holy written Word. As well it must bear witness with your spirit and the Holy Spirit. Some of us have bought in to lies that have tripped us up from walking in the true Words that God has given us. When you recognize this to be the case, stop and repent asking the Lord to forgive you and then, it is time to make a trip to the burning barrel. Get rid of that junk. Burning barrels are put on a building site for two reasons. (1) to get rid of clutter and debris. (2) used to warm us up when its cold out. Both are good reasons to have a burning barrel on our site.
Don't discard Words from the Lord that have been unfulfilled for a long time. If you are sure you have heard from God, continue to apply God's 3 step building process. (1) Believe what He said He will do. (2)Confess and prophesy the Word He gave you often and declare the work of the Lord. (3) Do what He shows and tells you to do, being led in your spirit by the Holy Spirit.
Some of us have inadvertently discarded words that were truly form the Lord. If you recognize that you have done this, it's okay. God is not going to destroy you. In matter of fact, God is a restorer of the breach. Why not let him breath that word fresh in your life again. In most cases He will or He will release you to graciously move on because of missed timings and windows of prophetic opportunities. In either case allow His Holy Spirit to lead you accordingly. In the area of "Callings"; the calling will not go away, but the place where God uses you in your calling may change.
I have considered this word much in light of what the Lord has shown me in the scriptures. I feel strongly that the Lord would have me teach the insights he has given me concerning this vision. When I travel in ministry this is the message that God mostly has in my heart for His people during this time. I believe it is a prophetic word and a timely message from out Heavenly Father to His Church.
In my next writing update for the month of April I will be sharing World Framers - Part II from the Holy Scriptures and what God has to say to us.
World Framer in Him,
Brother Andy DeDominicis
In my quite times of meditation I asked the Holy Spirit a question. Why are there so many Christians today who seem hopelessly in despair, discouraged, weak, and in a rut, never able to really receive Father God's answer for situations and circumstances in their lives? Many of them have received Word after Word of prophecy from prominent men and women of God laboring in the Kingdom and been stirred in their hearts that God was going to do something with and through them and yet, days, weeks, months and even years have gone by and nothing. And obviously I know that the fault can not be attributed to what God has already spoken. Additionally, many of the Words spoken over these believers have bore witness with their own spirit and were received and heartily embraced. Sadly yet, most have never been able to accomplish what the Lord said they would do. Worse, some have even given up trying while others have forgotten the Word of the Lord altogether. Many wonder dazed and confused in the Body of Christ trying to make sense of it all.
The Holy Spirit responded to my question with a vision. At the time it was very vivid to me because of what I was doing in a short term domestic mission project.
During most of 2000-2001 I was involved in wiring a 30,000 sq. ft. facility that was to be the new home of Liberty Worship Center located in Lexington, Kentucky. Immediately following the completion of this project and ready to launch Impact Ministries International, my family and I found ourselves in a transitional move to Charlotte, North Carolina through the portal door of New York. Strange you say? God had directed us to stop in NY for what I thought would only be a three to four week stay, but in reality lasted six long months. It was here in a little town of Stone Ridge, New York, that the Lord commissioned me to put my personal goals and desires on hold and become that of a servant to a young man who was fully quadriplegic. Kenny, the young man of whom I am speaking of lived with his Mom and Dad who have provided for him since the time of his birth. His Dad, now in his late sixties has been slowly growing weary of the unrelenting task of caring for all of Kenny's personal and physical needs. During the time we were in New York we were invited to stay in Kenny's apartment addition added onto the main house. Our family did so and were involved in many aspects of servant hood. While we were building into the lives of these most precious people, I also got involved in another building project; a 2400 sq. ft. garage addition on an existing 3400 sq. ft. concrete block building. Building this from the ground up and then wiring it along with the existing building kept me very busy during my days and nights while also picking up some of the responsibilities of caring for Kenny.
Now that you have some back ground I think you will better be able to understand why the Holy Spirit gave me the specific vision I saw. In the vision, I saw building materials for a large project setting on a building site. Here a house was going to be built. Vividly, I remember seeing that the foundation had already been pored and prepared for a structure to be built on it. But surprisingly, I did not see anyone around who was to be building on this particular site. I saw several piles of stacked lumber, 2x6s and 2x4s and long 2x14s for joists. I noticed that while the bundled lumber was new that their was also older lumber there at the the building site. Much of this had been strewn in a random pile. I also saw as is common at a building site, a fire barrel where stuff had been burned and there were some scattered ashes and partially burned pieces of wood laying along side of the barrel. As I was receiving this vision I was almost instantly receiving the interpretation at the same time as it related to the question I had asked of the Holy Spirit only moments earlier.
The interpretation to this vision is this:
All of us possess in our human spirit a building site. On this building site, there has already been prepared for a every believer the poured foundation of Jesus Christ. This is the point at which we receive salvation and sub-sequentially come into the baptism of the Holy Spirit; two different events, but both being necessary to a strong foundation. Those who lack the baptism of the Holy Spirit lack the strength in their foundation to support the larger structures that they will have an opportunity to build now and in their future.
As I considered the piles of new and old lumber. I knew that these materials would be used for the framing of the house. At this time the Holy Spirit asked me a question. How does a house get built? And I responded, the person building the house will strategically place specifically measured and cut pieces of lumber together nailing them to form a wall and from there frame other walls and join them together. The Holy Spirit said, "good, that's right, but in simplicity the house is built using one 2x4 or 2x6 at a time and bringing them together to form a wall, a floor, or roof". The Holy Spirit went on to further say, "each piece of lumber represents a "rhema" Word that I have placed in the spirit of every believer. These living words come when a believer spends time with me reading their Bible or meditating on the Word of truth. They also come through my servants, ministry gifts given to the Body of believers, but mainly as confirmation of what I have already imparted to a person seeking wisdom from the Father". Each one of these Words is a building block for the revealed divine plan of the Father to be established in the lives of each of His sons and daughters.
I asked the Holy Spirit why their was no builder around in my vision. What was imparted to me began to unravel the reason why so many believers seem to live in a stagnated state with in the church today. The reason there was no one around to build this house is because this was a prophetic picture of what actually is going on in the Body of Christ at large today. Few are building because the laborer has become discouraged and given up. Why? They for the most part have lacked the patience to receive the fulfillment of the promise resulting in many "words" not coming to fruition. Essentially they have cast away their confidence and some have erred at obeying and doing the will of God in their life. Others haven't even tried because of the changes it would require them to make in their lives.
We would be wise to notice that there is enough Word to build the house. It is not a question of having enough materials. We have what we need. What has happened through the legalistic teachings of our day, many Christians have bought into the lie that they are not responsible as to whether a specific word will come to pass in their life or not. Some have even contorted the scripture that says, "Unless the Lord build the House ye labor in vain" to mean that God will do it all with out any of my help. But notice closely that the Lord did expect us to cooperate with Him in the building of the house, as a matter of fact He expects us to labor with Him. I think this is where many of us have missed it. We have tried to bring these words to pass in our own strength. Any of us who have tried have found out that it doesn't work to well and sometimes causes a big mess including damaging some of our personal relationships with others. Yet, there is an element of faith involved in cooperating with God to help Him build His structure into our life. Our part in all of this is being willing to believe and embrace what the Lord has spoken to us and then prophesying and declaring it with our mouth. Additionally, we must make every effort to be diligent in doing the things He shows us to do in the time frame He requests of us. In all this, allowing the Holy Spirit to work with and through us at His bidding. This is where we actually begin to see the building being framed out from the spirit realm into the natural realm.
I have personally found that most Christians have started to move in the seasonal Word God has placed in their hearts, but all the while they are trying to believe what the Lord has said is true, they are very often nullifying God's power to establish His Word in their lives due to their negative, unbelieving confessions. Complaining keeps you in the wilderness. Doubt keeps you from receiving from God, even though He wants to bless you. If you have begun building on what the Lord has declared to you, don't pull down what you have already established after it has been built in the Lords power. No builder will on purpose frame a wall out and then turn around to tear it down. Likewise, we should be establishing God's Word in our own lives and careful not to be declaring words of doubt and unbelief that are in stark opposition to the revealed knowledge of God. When we allow ourselves to speak things not in line with God's Word and plan for our life, we cause ourselves to falter and provide entrance to the devil to hinder us in every way possible. We must recognize when we are doing this and Stop it! Only allow yourself to speak in agreement with what God has revealed to you through His Word. It is a choice! Choose to do it.
We have the building materials. If you have been a Christian for any length of time you will admit that time and time again the Lord has given you a Word in your spirit. What have you done with all the Word that God has given you? Is it laying out on your building site in nice, neat little stacks? These stacks represent the newer fresher anointed words for your life while that of the older lumber represents Words that have been given to you and not acted on for whatever reason. It is a strange thing how we drag these words around with us almost as if they were extra baggage on our journey of life. If you remember in the vision I told you the older lumber had been placed in a random pile. It wasn't even stacked, it was just thrown and however it landed was the way it stayed symbolizing another discarded word. Maybe we will use it, maybe we won't. Maybe you tried to believe for a while, but the word never came to pass so you gave up, retired it and assumed you must have missed God. My friend, let me tell you that God doesn't miss when He speaks to us. Sometimes we misinterpret what He says, but through careful meditation on Him and prayerful consideration as to what He has spoken, the Holy Spirit is there to guide us in all truth.
Some of us have even gone to the extent of burning the old lumber just to get rid of it. I believe the reason the Holy Spirit showed me this burning barrel was that it represented closure to unwanted debris. With every "word" we must test it in the light of God's Holy written Word. As well it must bear witness with your spirit and the Holy Spirit. Some of us have bought in to lies that have tripped us up from walking in the true Words that God has given us. When you recognize this to be the case, stop and repent asking the Lord to forgive you and then, it is time to make a trip to the burning barrel. Get rid of that junk. Burning barrels are put on a building site for two reasons. (1) to get rid of clutter and debris. (2) used to warm us up when its cold out. Both are good reasons to have a burning barrel on our site.
Don't discard Words from the Lord that have been unfulfilled for a long time. If you are sure you have heard from God, continue to apply God's 3 step building process. (1) Believe what He said He will do. (2)Confess and prophesy the Word He gave you often and declare the work of the Lord. (3) Do what He shows and tells you to do, being led in your spirit by the Holy Spirit.
Some of us have inadvertently discarded words that were truly form the Lord. If you recognize that you have done this, it's okay. God is not going to destroy you. In matter of fact, God is a restorer of the breach. Why not let him breath that word fresh in your life again. In most cases He will or He will release you to graciously move on because of missed timings and windows of prophetic opportunities. In either case allow His Holy Spirit to lead you accordingly. In the area of "Callings"; the calling will not go away, but the place where God uses you in your calling may change.
I have considered this word much in light of what the Lord has shown me in the scriptures. I feel strongly that the Lord would have me teach the insights he has given me concerning this vision. When I travel in ministry this is the message that God mostly has in my heart for His people during this time. I believe it is a prophetic word and a timely message from out Heavenly Father to His Church.
In my next writing update for the month of April I will be sharing World Framers - Part II from the Holy Scriptures and what God has to say to us.
World Framer in Him,
Brother Andy DeDominicis
World Framers Part 2
April-May 2002
In this issue, we will begin our study in the book of Hebrews.
Hebrews 1:1-3 "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high" - KJV
Jesus framed the worlds with His word. He is to be our example. So let us take a closer look at what He would do to cause the spirit realm to come into the natural realm.
The first thing we want to consider in this passage is the fact that in these last days God has spoken unto us through the person of Jesus. Being an exact copy of His Father, Jesus did what His Father was doing. He would speak just as His Father spake. In verse two of this passage we can see a direct correlation between world framing and word speaking.
The Greek translation for the word "worlds" is the word aion = NT:165 aion (ahee-ohn'); from the same as NT:104; properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future): (Strong's concordance).The Amplified Bible says Jesus creating the worlds: made, produced, built, operated and arranged them in order.
As we consider the connectivity between world framing and word speaking let us continue to look at other scriptures that may support this idea.
Gen 1:3,6,9,10,11,20 "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. 11 And God said , Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. 14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: 20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven." - KJV
Notice how many times God declares something in relation to what he is creating. God also speaks very specifically about what he is creating. He prophesies directly that which is to be created and established.
God is the Hebrew word Elohiym. It speaks of God in the plural. There was complete agreement between God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit when declaring a thing. You have to understand this in covenant terms or you will miss a thought here. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were able to cooperated as one in declaring a thing. You will find that in any covenant relationship that is established in a Godly authority structure, that all parties must be in agreement and speaking the same thing in order for creation to be effective. This is true in a marriage covenant. This is true in the parent- child relationship. This is true in the employer-employee relationship. And this is also true in the church.
When their is agreement among covenant partners it is easy to be able to create and establish something. We need only consider the tower of Babel and what the Lord said in:
Genesis 11:6 "And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do." - KJV
When we see the word "imagine" we are talking in creative terms. For it is in the imagination that one is able to create ideas and pictures of what can be done in the natural. While this term is used in an evil sense in this passage, I whole heartedly believe that we are able to use our imagination in a good and Godly way. We can see this in:
II Corinthians 10:5-6 "Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled." - KJV
The only imaginations we are told to cast down are those along with every high thing that exalts it self against the knowledge of God. We can not allow our imagination to dwell on things that are contrary to the knowledge of God. God did not say that we cannot use our imagination. We can and we should, we must! It is an integral part of our being able to create.
If you will spend a little time reading all of Psalm 104 you will see that all that God had called forth in Genesis 1 had been established. Additionally we notice in PS 104:7 the rebuke of the Lord is that of a command being verbally uttered. I believe it is important for us to recognize these places in scripture so that we can have clear insight as to how we are to be a world framer.
Psalms 104:6-8 "Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. 7 At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. 8 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them." - KJV
Lets look at several instances in the Gospel where Jesus in his earthly ministry was being a world framer for God while establishing God's kingdom in the lives of others. Notice that Jesus spoke a word of rebuke and the demonic spirit obeyed.
Mark 1:21-26 "And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. 22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. 23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. 25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him." - KJV
How about the story of the man with the withered hand found in Luke 6:6-10 The Lord said, "stretch forth thy hand" and as the man did his hand was restored.
Luke 6:9-10 "Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? 10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other." - KJV
In this next passage we will see the word of a gentile woman coming into agreement with the word of Jesus. Notice the dialog in this passage that ultimately produced an answer for this gentile woman.
Matthew 15:21-28 "Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour." - KJV
Did you notice the agreement that both Jesus and the Gentile woman came to? And what was the outcome? Jesus hooked up with her faith and granted her request.
Now lets look at some scripture that deals with nature.
Jesus responds to adverse circumstances that surrounded he and his men while being out on the sea. Jesus was able to rebuke the wind and command the sea to be still. And it happened exactly as he had commanded. As believers, we possess the same power and authority that Jesus does. Jesus asked his disciples why they were so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith. It is important that we are aware of two areas that Jesus deals with in being a world framer.
(1) Fear factor (2) Faith factor.
Mark 4:35-41 "And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. 36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. 37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. 38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? 39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea , Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?" - KJV
The fear factor will always limit us from being able to apply God's power to any given situation. We can not allow our selves to be fearful. God's word tells us that he has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and of a sound mind. [II Tim. 1:7] We need to move into a rightful place in sonship authority.
Notice that as Jesus is, so are we to be in this world. Jesus knew who he was and why he was here in the earth. He discovered at an early age what his mission in life would be. We also, can know clearly what our destiny is in this earth. God is ready, willing, and able to show you what his plan is for your life. Most of the time we find the true meaning of our destiny to come in a progressive pattern of revelation from our creator.
I John 4:17-18 "Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love." - KJV
In another passage we find Jesus walking on the water when the disciples are alarmed at his appearing. I want to discuss a couple key points that I have noticed in parallel passages to
Matt 14:22-33 "And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. 24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. 27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. 28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. 31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? 32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. 33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God." - KJV
Again, I want to draw your attention to the connectivity between world framing and word speaking. Nobody will ever question whether it was within Peter's natural ability to walk on water. We all know that was not the case. However, Peter gives us a tremendous example of what it means to step out on a Word from the master. Ultimately what caused Peter to start sinking in the water was the fact that he (1) feared the loud noise of the wind (2) exercised only a little faith (oligopitos)GK= lacking confidence.
Mark 6:48-51 "And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. 49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out: 50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. 51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered." - KJV
John 6:16-21 "And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, 17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them. 18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. 19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid. 20 But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid. 21 Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went." - KJV
There are some other key points in these passages worthy of noting. There was a strong boisterous wind blowing. I personally believe that this was the wind of the Holy Spirit in physical manifestation and that when Peter stepped out of the boat to walk on water, what he really did was to step out in the Holy Ghost based on a rhema word. You can read about the wind of the Holy Spirit in several sections of the new testament. John 3:8, John 20:22, and Acts 2:2.
I also have been intrigued with Johns account of this story. He writes that when Jesus and Peter came to the ship, the ship was immediately at the other side. This has to be a supernatural redeeming of the time, because the disciples had only completed approximately half of the journey. Remember they were at Tiberias and wanting to journey to Capernaum. The scripture says that they had only gone 25-30 furlongs when they see Jesus. A furlong is approximately 625 roman feet which would put the disciples about 2 - 2.5 miles out at sea. Also, because the wind was blowing so hard it had actually caused the sea to rise driving their boat possibly off course. In other words, this was hard rowing going nowhere fast. We also know from the gospel of Mark's account that when they had passed over they came to the land of Gennessaret. The town Gennesaret, on the west shore of the lake of the same name was just south of Capernaum where Jesus and his disciples lived.
So something interesting happened while out at sea. All the while Jesus and later Peter are out on the water the wind is strong and contrary to the direction the boat is going. I believe that their is a spiritual truth in this as well. Where were the men wanting the ship to go? They were all wanting to go home. However the wind was preventing them from getting there. But notice that when Jesus and Peter got in the boat the wind ceased and they were immediately docking in Gennesaret.
I believe that spiritually speaking, the boat represents our flesh and when we are not moving in the right direction the wind of the Spirit will often blow contrary to our carnal plans and pursuits. Yet, if we would only be willing to step out of our flesh into the Spirit we would walk in a clearly supernatural way. Remember, Jesus would have passed on by the boat and continued walking except that the disciples had called out to him. Did you notice that Jesus had already been aware that his disciples were toiling in their rowing for some time? Jesus was watching this. Could it be that there was a greater lesson to be gleaned than just Peter stepping out on the water? As miraculous as this was, it is just as miraculous that when Jesus and Peter got in the boat the wind ceased and they were immediately docking in Gennesaret. The flesh always wants to return home, but when we allow the Word of Life to be with us our journeys will be led of the Holy Spirit. Here we find the Holy Spirit moving in a completely different way. The wind stops, yet time has been redeemed. I believe that we are living in days when we shall redeem the time. The scriptures declare this fact.
Immediately the ship came to Gennesaret. This was a redeeming of the time for the purpose of effectual ministry. Can you operate in the realm of the Spirit? Are you willing to flow in the boisterous wind of the Holy Ghost? Jesus walked in it. We would be wise to learn that not every turbulent is that of a devil. Peter was afraid because of the noise of the wind and was unable to stand in faith. Even though he was in fear, did that mean he was dealing with a demonic situation? I don't think so. Initially he started out in faith, but became more sense realm conscious instead of staying spiritually aware to what the Lord was doing.
Considering all the facts that the scriptures give us we are mindful of the necessity to look beyond the surface and to dig into the multifaceted layers of insight that God has for us in this real life account.
I want to close this newsletter with a final thought found in Hebrews.
Heb 11:1-3 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." - KJV
If we are to flow with the Holy Spirit in these last days then we are going to have to learn how to bring forth that which is in the spirit realm into our natural realm. We can see from scripture that there seems to be a sequential order to making this happen. I will list some of these keys for your benefit.
I hope that this newsletter will be a help to you. In our next upcoming news letter we will be doing Part III of World Framers and discussing in depth Hebrew 11:3. There are some powerful truths that relate to the Body of Christ in this passage and others connected to it. So be looking for it sometime around the middle of May for our June newsletter.
World Framer in Christ,
Brother Andy D.
IMI
In this issue, we will begin our study in the book of Hebrews.
Hebrews 1:1-3 "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high" - KJV
Jesus framed the worlds with His word. He is to be our example. So let us take a closer look at what He would do to cause the spirit realm to come into the natural realm.
The first thing we want to consider in this passage is the fact that in these last days God has spoken unto us through the person of Jesus. Being an exact copy of His Father, Jesus did what His Father was doing. He would speak just as His Father spake. In verse two of this passage we can see a direct correlation between world framing and word speaking.
The Greek translation for the word "worlds" is the word aion = NT:165 aion (ahee-ohn'); from the same as NT:104; properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future): (Strong's concordance).The Amplified Bible says Jesus creating the worlds: made, produced, built, operated and arranged them in order.
As we consider the connectivity between world framing and word speaking let us continue to look at other scriptures that may support this idea.
Gen 1:3,6,9,10,11,20 "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. 11 And God said , Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. 14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: 20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven." - KJV
Notice how many times God declares something in relation to what he is creating. God also speaks very specifically about what he is creating. He prophesies directly that which is to be created and established.
God is the Hebrew word Elohiym. It speaks of God in the plural. There was complete agreement between God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit when declaring a thing. You have to understand this in covenant terms or you will miss a thought here. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were able to cooperated as one in declaring a thing. You will find that in any covenant relationship that is established in a Godly authority structure, that all parties must be in agreement and speaking the same thing in order for creation to be effective. This is true in a marriage covenant. This is true in the parent- child relationship. This is true in the employer-employee relationship. And this is also true in the church.
When their is agreement among covenant partners it is easy to be able to create and establish something. We need only consider the tower of Babel and what the Lord said in:
Genesis 11:6 "And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do." - KJV
When we see the word "imagine" we are talking in creative terms. For it is in the imagination that one is able to create ideas and pictures of what can be done in the natural. While this term is used in an evil sense in this passage, I whole heartedly believe that we are able to use our imagination in a good and Godly way. We can see this in:
II Corinthians 10:5-6 "Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled." - KJV
The only imaginations we are told to cast down are those along with every high thing that exalts it self against the knowledge of God. We can not allow our imagination to dwell on things that are contrary to the knowledge of God. God did not say that we cannot use our imagination. We can and we should, we must! It is an integral part of our being able to create.
If you will spend a little time reading all of Psalm 104 you will see that all that God had called forth in Genesis 1 had been established. Additionally we notice in PS 104:7 the rebuke of the Lord is that of a command being verbally uttered. I believe it is important for us to recognize these places in scripture so that we can have clear insight as to how we are to be a world framer.
Psalms 104:6-8 "Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. 7 At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. 8 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them." - KJV
Lets look at several instances in the Gospel where Jesus in his earthly ministry was being a world framer for God while establishing God's kingdom in the lives of others. Notice that Jesus spoke a word of rebuke and the demonic spirit obeyed.
Mark 1:21-26 "And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. 22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. 23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. 25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him." - KJV
How about the story of the man with the withered hand found in Luke 6:6-10 The Lord said, "stretch forth thy hand" and as the man did his hand was restored.
Luke 6:9-10 "Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? 10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other." - KJV
In this next passage we will see the word of a gentile woman coming into agreement with the word of Jesus. Notice the dialog in this passage that ultimately produced an answer for this gentile woman.
Matthew 15:21-28 "Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour." - KJV
Did you notice the agreement that both Jesus and the Gentile woman came to? And what was the outcome? Jesus hooked up with her faith and granted her request.
Now lets look at some scripture that deals with nature.
Jesus responds to adverse circumstances that surrounded he and his men while being out on the sea. Jesus was able to rebuke the wind and command the sea to be still. And it happened exactly as he had commanded. As believers, we possess the same power and authority that Jesus does. Jesus asked his disciples why they were so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith. It is important that we are aware of two areas that Jesus deals with in being a world framer.
(1) Fear factor (2) Faith factor.
Mark 4:35-41 "And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. 36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. 37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. 38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? 39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea , Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?" - KJV
The fear factor will always limit us from being able to apply God's power to any given situation. We can not allow our selves to be fearful. God's word tells us that he has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and of a sound mind. [II Tim. 1:7] We need to move into a rightful place in sonship authority.
Notice that as Jesus is, so are we to be in this world. Jesus knew who he was and why he was here in the earth. He discovered at an early age what his mission in life would be. We also, can know clearly what our destiny is in this earth. God is ready, willing, and able to show you what his plan is for your life. Most of the time we find the true meaning of our destiny to come in a progressive pattern of revelation from our creator.
I John 4:17-18 "Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love." - KJV
In another passage we find Jesus walking on the water when the disciples are alarmed at his appearing. I want to discuss a couple key points that I have noticed in parallel passages to
Matt 14:22-33 "And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. 24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. 27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. 28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. 31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? 32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. 33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God." - KJV
Again, I want to draw your attention to the connectivity between world framing and word speaking. Nobody will ever question whether it was within Peter's natural ability to walk on water. We all know that was not the case. However, Peter gives us a tremendous example of what it means to step out on a Word from the master. Ultimately what caused Peter to start sinking in the water was the fact that he (1) feared the loud noise of the wind (2) exercised only a little faith (oligopitos)GK= lacking confidence.
Mark 6:48-51 "And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. 49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out: 50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. 51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered." - KJV
John 6:16-21 "And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, 17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them. 18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. 19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid. 20 But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid. 21 Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went." - KJV
There are some other key points in these passages worthy of noting. There was a strong boisterous wind blowing. I personally believe that this was the wind of the Holy Spirit in physical manifestation and that when Peter stepped out of the boat to walk on water, what he really did was to step out in the Holy Ghost based on a rhema word. You can read about the wind of the Holy Spirit in several sections of the new testament. John 3:8, John 20:22, and Acts 2:2.
I also have been intrigued with Johns account of this story. He writes that when Jesus and Peter came to the ship, the ship was immediately at the other side. This has to be a supernatural redeeming of the time, because the disciples had only completed approximately half of the journey. Remember they were at Tiberias and wanting to journey to Capernaum. The scripture says that they had only gone 25-30 furlongs when they see Jesus. A furlong is approximately 625 roman feet which would put the disciples about 2 - 2.5 miles out at sea. Also, because the wind was blowing so hard it had actually caused the sea to rise driving their boat possibly off course. In other words, this was hard rowing going nowhere fast. We also know from the gospel of Mark's account that when they had passed over they came to the land of Gennessaret. The town Gennesaret, on the west shore of the lake of the same name was just south of Capernaum where Jesus and his disciples lived.
So something interesting happened while out at sea. All the while Jesus and later Peter are out on the water the wind is strong and contrary to the direction the boat is going. I believe that their is a spiritual truth in this as well. Where were the men wanting the ship to go? They were all wanting to go home. However the wind was preventing them from getting there. But notice that when Jesus and Peter got in the boat the wind ceased and they were immediately docking in Gennesaret.
I believe that spiritually speaking, the boat represents our flesh and when we are not moving in the right direction the wind of the Spirit will often blow contrary to our carnal plans and pursuits. Yet, if we would only be willing to step out of our flesh into the Spirit we would walk in a clearly supernatural way. Remember, Jesus would have passed on by the boat and continued walking except that the disciples had called out to him. Did you notice that Jesus had already been aware that his disciples were toiling in their rowing for some time? Jesus was watching this. Could it be that there was a greater lesson to be gleaned than just Peter stepping out on the water? As miraculous as this was, it is just as miraculous that when Jesus and Peter got in the boat the wind ceased and they were immediately docking in Gennesaret. The flesh always wants to return home, but when we allow the Word of Life to be with us our journeys will be led of the Holy Spirit. Here we find the Holy Spirit moving in a completely different way. The wind stops, yet time has been redeemed. I believe that we are living in days when we shall redeem the time. The scriptures declare this fact.
Immediately the ship came to Gennesaret. This was a redeeming of the time for the purpose of effectual ministry. Can you operate in the realm of the Spirit? Are you willing to flow in the boisterous wind of the Holy Ghost? Jesus walked in it. We would be wise to learn that not every turbulent is that of a devil. Peter was afraid because of the noise of the wind and was unable to stand in faith. Even though he was in fear, did that mean he was dealing with a demonic situation? I don't think so. Initially he started out in faith, but became more sense realm conscious instead of staying spiritually aware to what the Lord was doing.
Considering all the facts that the scriptures give us we are mindful of the necessity to look beyond the surface and to dig into the multifaceted layers of insight that God has for us in this real life account.
I want to close this newsletter with a final thought found in Hebrews.
Heb 11:1-3 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." - KJV
If we are to flow with the Holy Spirit in these last days then we are going to have to learn how to bring forth that which is in the spirit realm into our natural realm. We can see from scripture that there seems to be a sequential order to making this happen. I will list some of these keys for your benefit.
- We must receive the engrafted Word of God into our human spirit and allow it to direct and give basis for our conversation in Christ. We know that every Rhema Word we receive from the Lord will produce faith in our hearts.
- All words are to be tested in light of the written Word of God.
- Faith is an important component to being able to receive from God. Faith operates on two prongs. (1) Believing with you heart (2) confessing with your mouth. You have to have both operating in agreement with each other in order for your faith to have a chance to be effectual.
- Make sure that your love walk with God and man is on track. If it is not, it will hinder your faith. Faith works by Love.
- Believe what God through His Holy Spirit and His Word have spoken to your heart.
- Be ready to prophesy and call forth that which God has ordained for you.
- Do all that the Lord shows you to do concerning that which you are standing in faith for.
- Contend in the spirit realm for what is yours. Seize it with your anointed words.
- Use your imagination in a Godly way seeing yourself apprehending that which God has imparted in your human spirit.
- Do not allow yourself to entertain thoughts of doubt and fear. Make them subject to the knowledge of God you have with in you.
- Do not allow yourself to speak words that are contrary to what God has already shown and spoken to you. PS: this is where a lot of Christians miss it. You have to put a sentry on you lips. It is your responsibility to do so.
I hope that this newsletter will be a help to you. In our next upcoming news letter we will be doing Part III of World Framers and discussing in depth Hebrew 11:3. There are some powerful truths that relate to the Body of Christ in this passage and others connected to it. So be looking for it sometime around the middle of May for our June newsletter.
World Framer in Christ,
Brother Andy D.
IMI
World Framers Part 3
June 2002
Hebrews 1:1 "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high" - KJV
Our study this month takes us into Part 3 of our World Framers series.
Our focus is firstly on the fact that Jesus is appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. The Amplified Bible gives us a clue as to what really was going on here. It says, "But in the last of these days He has spoken to us in the person of a Son, Whom He appointed Heir and lawful Owner of all things, also by and through Whom He created the worlds and the reaches of space and the ages of time -[that is,] He made, produced, built, operated, and arranged them in order.
This is the example that we have of Jesus. He is our model and the one in whom we shall fashion our life after.Notice that in these last days Jesus is speaking to us. And What does He want us to know? We are to understand that Jesus created the worlds with his speech or words.
Hebrews11:3 "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." - KJV
It is the words of Jesus that have made, produced. built, operated, arranged in order the worlds which Jesus created.
As we consider Jesus in His earthly ministry, we can find scriptural examples that demonstrate how Jesus regularly used His words to create and establish His Father's will in both natural and spiritual dimensions. While some instances are mundane others seem unquestionably important. Let us consider how Jesus used His words create.
In this passage we have determined that Jesus has recognized what His Father's will is for Him in the earth and has focused every resource to firmly establish in this earth God's plan. We also recognize that even before Jesus was born into this earth, that God had already started the process of His will being established by having His Prophets to declare in the earth afore time. Jesus intentionally continues to reinforce, produce and build on that which the Prophets have already declared about Himself.
Luke 4:17 "And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book, and he gave [it] again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears." - KJV
Notice that Jesus after reading the Holy Word, closes the book and sat down. Symbolically, I believe that when Jesus closed the book of the law and sat down He was giving those around Him and to us as well, a clear message. He wasn't finished in what He was saying. Normally, you would not sit down until you were finished with your oration. However, Jesus sat down and then said," This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. Not only did He agree with the prophetic word, but also added illumination to it. At the moment He said those gracious words, the Power of God was manifest to operate and produce the works of God in the lives of all those who would receive Him.
I believe that this same pattern is reflected into the lives of every believer to some extent or another. There are men and women of God that have prayed for us and even declared the will of God over our lives. Sometimes we may be aware of this, while at other times we may never know that someone has interceded on our behalf. Distinctly though, when we are walking and living in the will of God for our lives, we will be able to form the same connection with the accurate Holy Spirit inspired, prophetic words that have gone before us that we now embrace and confess ourselves.
Words are the key to ones ability to create or destroy what God has intended for them to receive in this earth. The scripture tells us:
Proverbs18:21 "Death and life are in the power of the tongue : and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." - KJV
Proverbs 12:28 In the way of righteousness is life ; and in the pathway thereof there is no death." - KJV
God's righteousness is directly connected to our faith. Since our own righteousness is that found only in the Law it is not meritorious for us to approach God. It is only through the righteousness that Jesus has secured for us that we may approach God and all He has for us. This righteousness can only come through faith in Jesus. Understanding the connection between His righteousness and faith is important. Let me show you the connection between the two.
Acts 10:35 "But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. 36 The word which [God] sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all." - KJV
Romans 5:17 "For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ." - KJV
Romans 10: 8 "But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed." - KJV
Ephesians 2:8 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." - KJV
Faith is directly a main component to walking in His righteousness. Faith operates on two prongs. 1] Confession with your mouth. 2] Believing with your heart. Everything that has to do with your Christian walk will be directly anchored to your Faith. You make, produce, build, operate, and arranged in order the plans and purposes that the Lord has set before you.
Brother Andrew
IMI Chaplains Office
Hebrews 1:1 "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high" - KJV
Our study this month takes us into Part 3 of our World Framers series.
Our focus is firstly on the fact that Jesus is appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. The Amplified Bible gives us a clue as to what really was going on here. It says, "But in the last of these days He has spoken to us in the person of a Son, Whom He appointed Heir and lawful Owner of all things, also by and through Whom He created the worlds and the reaches of space and the ages of time -[that is,] He made, produced, built, operated, and arranged them in order.
This is the example that we have of Jesus. He is our model and the one in whom we shall fashion our life after.Notice that in these last days Jesus is speaking to us. And What does He want us to know? We are to understand that Jesus created the worlds with his speech or words.
Hebrews11:3 "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." - KJV
It is the words of Jesus that have made, produced. built, operated, arranged in order the worlds which Jesus created.
As we consider Jesus in His earthly ministry, we can find scriptural examples that demonstrate how Jesus regularly used His words to create and establish His Father's will in both natural and spiritual dimensions. While some instances are mundane others seem unquestionably important. Let us consider how Jesus used His words create.
In this passage we have determined that Jesus has recognized what His Father's will is for Him in the earth and has focused every resource to firmly establish in this earth God's plan. We also recognize that even before Jesus was born into this earth, that God had already started the process of His will being established by having His Prophets to declare in the earth afore time. Jesus intentionally continues to reinforce, produce and build on that which the Prophets have already declared about Himself.
Luke 4:17 "And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book, and he gave [it] again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears." - KJV
Notice that Jesus after reading the Holy Word, closes the book and sat down. Symbolically, I believe that when Jesus closed the book of the law and sat down He was giving those around Him and to us as well, a clear message. He wasn't finished in what He was saying. Normally, you would not sit down until you were finished with your oration. However, Jesus sat down and then said," This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. Not only did He agree with the prophetic word, but also added illumination to it. At the moment He said those gracious words, the Power of God was manifest to operate and produce the works of God in the lives of all those who would receive Him.
I believe that this same pattern is reflected into the lives of every believer to some extent or another. There are men and women of God that have prayed for us and even declared the will of God over our lives. Sometimes we may be aware of this, while at other times we may never know that someone has interceded on our behalf. Distinctly though, when we are walking and living in the will of God for our lives, we will be able to form the same connection with the accurate Holy Spirit inspired, prophetic words that have gone before us that we now embrace and confess ourselves.
Words are the key to ones ability to create or destroy what God has intended for them to receive in this earth. The scripture tells us:
Proverbs18:21 "Death and life are in the power of the tongue : and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." - KJV
Proverbs 12:28 In the way of righteousness is life ; and in the pathway thereof there is no death." - KJV
God's righteousness is directly connected to our faith. Since our own righteousness is that found only in the Law it is not meritorious for us to approach God. It is only through the righteousness that Jesus has secured for us that we may approach God and all He has for us. This righteousness can only come through faith in Jesus. Understanding the connection between His righteousness and faith is important. Let me show you the connection between the two.
Acts 10:35 "But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. 36 The word which [God] sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all." - KJV
Romans 5:17 "For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ." - KJV
Romans 10: 8 "But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed." - KJV
Ephesians 2:8 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." - KJV
Faith is directly a main component to walking in His righteousness. Faith operates on two prongs. 1] Confession with your mouth. 2] Believing with your heart. Everything that has to do with your Christian walk will be directly anchored to your Faith. You make, produce, build, operate, and arranged in order the plans and purposes that the Lord has set before you.
Brother Andrew
IMI Chaplains Office
