Kingdom Currency

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Christianity, Currency, faith, Hope, Kingdom, love, time

Every country around the world has a form of currency they use for the exchange of goods and services. Some currency has a higher exchange rate than others, but in the end each currency is used for the same purpose, everywhere around the world. The kingdom of God is no different, the kingdom has a currency that people spend/save all the time, whether they realize it or not. Not being able to recognize the currency of the kingdom has caused many to go bankrupt, and for some without notice.

Since the early 90’s the church has been preaching prosperity, using verses that have nothing to do with money, while wondering why people are not getting what the church has promised. Prosperity in God’s kingdom has to do with his currency, not ours. Dollars, Ringgit, Euro’s, Yen, Peso’s, Franc’s are all currencies of earth and we have spent so much time pursuing these, we have neglected kingdom currency. So, what is the currency of the kingdom?

*Time: How you spend your time shows what you value. In the kingdom there is equality and we all have been given the same amount of time (24 hours in a day), but how we spend that time is determined by what you value. If you want to know what you value, evaluate what you spend your time on.

*Choices: Everyone has been given a free will, another equalizer in the kingdom, what we choose, whether to obey God or disobey God, determines our level of prosperity in the kingdom. Galatians 6:7-8 says, “Don’t be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit, will from the Spirit reap eternal life”.

*Words: Our words are our seeds that we plant and when they grow produce a harvest in our lives. What we sow, we grow, our words are our seeds. Mark 11:23-26 is speaking about our words that grow unforgiveness, unbelief, etc. Solomon said it best, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who live it will eat its fruit”. (Prov. 18:21)

*People: John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world (nations, ethnic groups of the world) that He gave His one and only Son…”. People are of an extremely high value in the kingdom of God, how you treat them is of the utmost importance to God.

*Faith: The more you agree with God, the more faith you get. The more you believe what you read in the word of God, the wealthier you are in the kingdom. Faith is walking in agreement with God.

*Hope: Confident expectation of good. No matter what you see, you know God is good. Romans 5:5 says, “Hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit that was given to us”. Expectancy that God is always good.

*Love: The absence of fear! Fearless people are lovers and love wins.

I am sure there is so much more kingdom currency that others will be able to add to this list, but one thing I know for sure, God wants the content of our message to match our character, that is why 3 John 2 says, “May you prosper and be in good health, even as your soul prospers.” God delights in the prosperity of His children, so let’s be good stewards of the kingdom currency!

Actor or Authentic?

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Autheticity, Believers, Change, Christ, Christianity, Christians, church, Empowerment, Exposing, faith, Family

Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock are actors/actresses that can convince you they are the character they are portraying, because they have mastered the art of acting. But as soon as they step out of character, who they really are is seen by those who are behind the scenes. Some of these people have track records off set that make them even more respectable, while others have some personal issues that have discounted their character.

Religion is a master at teaching people how to say the right thing, act the right way and make people believe you are doing better than you really are. Some people put on golden globe performances when in church, talking to other Christians, or even when praying, but not even a golden globe performance can fool the God of heaven and earth.

King David was called a man after God’s own heart, not because he mastered the act of religion and right living, but because he allowed the authenticity of his heart to be seen by God and others. Listen to something he said in Psalm 22:2-3, “O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer; and by night, but I have no rest. Yet, You are holy, O You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel.” David allowed his true feelings to be spoken, so what he believed about God could rise above his circumstances.

When we shut people down by not letting them share what they are really thinking and feeling, there is no way for them to tap the into the well of salvation that gushes with living water. Religion wants to silence your voice, but God wants to hear your voice. Your pain, your struggle, your trial, your authenticity is someone else’s victory.

If we are going to reap the harvest, we have to be willing to listen to people’s pain, so the promise is real to them not just the right words. This has to start in the chuch and from there it will flow to the nations. Authenticity builds trust and when someone trusts you, they will be authentic around you.

Are you an actor or authentic? Others know, but do you?

Afflicted Arise and the Threshed Thresh

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Believe, Blessings, Christianity, Empowerment, Threshing floor; kingdom of God

For the past two or more weeks I have been stumped as to what to do with what I am hearing God say. One on hand I am hearing about a major transfer of wealth, blessings like we have only dreamt of and a billion soul harvest. Then on the other hand I am hearing of an inevitable looming judgment on the nations of the world, America being one of them. With these two seemingly opposing thoughts happening simultaneously in my heart, I was not sure what to write. So, I turned to my friend Prophet Ron McGatlin for counsel, I heard from my friend Prophetess Maureena Summers, and I studied the words they were sharing in scripture myself. And this is what I have learned.

Isaiah 21:10 says, Oh my threshed people, and my afflicted of the threshing floor! What I have heard from the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, I make known to you.”

The first thing I learned is that the threshing floor is where everyone will go, is already, or will come one day. For the threshing floor is a place of judgment and blessing, it is where the grain is separated from the stalk and where the chaff is blown away. So, we are on the threshing floor, awaiting our turn to be threshed. But, what you are doing on the threshing floor is what amazes me.

Micah 4:13 says, “Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion! Your horn I will make iron, your hoofs I will make bronze, That you may pulverize many peoples, That you may devote to the LORD their unjust gain And their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.”

Those who have been afflicted on the threshing floor in the last season (Isaiah 21:10) are to arise and thresh in this new season that is upon us (Micah 4:13). We are to pull the gold and grain out of the harvest that the Lord is bringing to the threshing floor. Those who have been threshed in affliction, now thresh those on the threshing floor. To present them to the Lord as gold and grain.

What afflicted us with bless them. While others threshed us harshly and we produced grain and gold, we get to bless others with our victories and authority. We get to pull the gold out of them with I Corinthians 13 love, even though our threshing floor experience was not that way. We that have been threshed, get to be the new wineskin, so the new wine will not spill out. What we wanted while we were being threshed, we get to be to those who are about to be threshed.

The harvest is coming to the threshing floor, so the afflicted arise and the threshed thresh, because LOVE WINS!