The spirit of the Lord is moving and it's for me personally it's an incredible honor to work for the Lord. It's beyond an honour to think that before the foundation of the world, God chose me but he also chose you. Before you're in your mother's womb he chose you and if you're a believer that says a lot to me. My heart is surrendered to the Lord and I'm being very transparent I don't want much in life. I want so much by the spirit to share that we are actually surrounded by Heaven.
In whatever you do know that the Holy Spirit works in and through you and outwards to others. I believe totally in divine appointments and supernatural encounters daily.
Last week I was returning from Bulgaria to Canada after a successful two-week mission tour from individuals from Canada. We were at the airport in Sofia Bulgaria when a lady from our team fell on the escalator it created a chain reaction and after trying to prop this individual up, I also fell. I'm two stairs behind her and so I'm trying to hold her up and I'm not grabbing onto the railing because I’m using two hands to pull her up and hold her up and she's not holding on which resulted in falling. Why do I tell you that story? Because anytime I know that I’m on a divine assignment, the enemy tries to attack me one way or another. I give God the glory that angels are real and they are watching over us. No-one was injured.
I felt that the Lord, actually I saw him in my mind come down and stand right there. I believe that every place I go, if there are two people that are worshiping the Lord the Lord is in their midst, and so every place I go, it's almost instantaneous.
I wish I knew what I believe I know now 20 years ago, but even with my new millimetre of knowledge of God, I will never attain the fullness without the Holy Spirit. I can't comprehend it, but by the spirit of the Lord, because our natural minds can't comprehend spiritual things.
I'm the most natural logical person that you will find and the Lord has never worked that way. I came home one Sunday afternoon after our church service and I see a big envelope on my driveway and actually ran over it. And I'm tired needed my Sunday afternoon nap and enter the house without touching that envelope still on the driveway.
I enter my house, and an hour later, a lady comes, and brought this envelope that had been on the driveway to the door, I knew it was the same envelope because it has my tire mark on it. She brings it to me, we open it up, and in there were $5,000 in $20 bills. I didn't expect it but that's how God moves. He blesses me time and time again.
I believe in spiritual warfare and one aspect I believe is that every time I'm under attack, I know that I have that divine appointment and the divine assignment that the Lord desires to release to me. We are invaders in this world, in alien territory, but there's something about the infusion of the Holy Spirit that changes you not only for life but into eternity, and so I'm careful now, and if anything bad happens, I say, Lord, what is it that you want me to focus on right now? Should I focus on this distraction? and He says, Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you.
I'm not after any of these worldly things. If something happens, it happens, but I know God’s hands of favor is upon my life, but it’s upon your life, and I just ask the Lord that you would see despite the obstacles, the barriers, and the things that are thrown in front of us like a spike belt trying to take our wheels out.
No demon in hell will prevent the move of God. With all the wrestling that goes on, with all the earthquakes, the floods, the fires, the storms—all those things—we will not be shaken. We're not people of the world; we are people of the Most High. Never forget your position. When you walk in a room, the lights go on, and I'm not boasting in you; I'm not boasting in me; I'm boasting in a risen saviour that set us free from every fiery dart of the enemy.
Look at the life of Paul and what he had to walk through. I remember one time the Lord brought me into a vision, and here is Moses's Tabernacle in the wilderness. For most of my Christian life, I've been in the outer court, watching being a Christian and on my way to heaven. That's where most of Christianity is in the outer court. Yes, you're going to heaven if you are a believer, but there's actually more to it than simply getting to heaven.
Getting back to the vision, the Lord is standing at the doorway to the holy of holies, and He says, Peter, come over here, I want to give you something. God knows your name absolutely; the scripture says He knows even every hair in your head. So I go over to the holy of holies and he says, Come on in; the presents are in here. So I go in, and in front of me is the Ark of the Covenant. The seraphim at either end, but the lid is off.
You can go beyond what you think you can in the spirit. As a matter of fact, there's realms and realms of glory that we haven't even touched yet. Realms of His presence that we haven't touched yet We're not even close. The Lord brings me over to the Ark of the Covenant and there are three things in the chest. Number one, the golden jar of manna that is fresh into eternity, but there are three things the golden jar of Manna, the bugging rod of Aaron, and the 10 commandments given to the children of Israel. The Lord says to me “I'm giving you all these things. these three things”.
The gold jar of Manna—what does that represent? It represents fresh manna every day. Not like the children of Israel in the wilderness, where it was stale after one day. This Manna is into eternity. He's giving me these three gifts, and it also it means that when I preach the word of God, I will have an anointed word and it will be a fresh word. And He also said, Peter, you’ll always have provision. It’s been close. But the Lord has made a way where no way is possible financially time and time again. Miracle after miracle like that five thousand dollars. Miracles, and they’re still happening. That is the spirit.
Next comes the budding rod of Arron which of course symbolizes great authority. Finally the 10 Commandments. All given to me. There are actually hundreds of commandments over and above the ten. The first commandment was “Don’t eat that apple.” When you think about it, it wasn’t “love the Lord your God.” Don’t get me wrong, the 10 commandments are so important. But if we talk about commandments, there are hundreds of commandments or more, depending on which version of the Bible you have.
So which ones do you keep, and which ones don't you keep? because everybody is a sinner. Saved by grace. I am. I wouldn’t have saved me, but He did. Saved by His grace, saved by His love. and so the third one, The Ten Commandments.
There's a scripture found in Matthew, and this is Jesus speaking. The red letters in the Bible mean something in His words, not mine. I'm after His words, and I'm after His thoughts. The scripture says, “Those that love me will obey my commandments.” The issue is not about obeying the commandments church. Yes, they're there to point us in the right direction, but the issue with the church is not enough love.
I was coming back from Bulgaria, and I was just meditating on the Lord, it's the Lord's desire to work through you where you feel weak; those will be the things that become your greatest strength. There's something when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and I know that it's not me; we need to know that. It's the Lord. If He's working through you, you need to know it's not you; it's the Lord. Everyone who's called by God you need to understand that Jesus Christ is at work in your heart and your life.
The heart of God aches for you even though you don't think it, thinking that life was supposed to be just when you get saved, you're like in the clouds. No, you've opened yourself up as a Target, but guess what? God wins. He wins in your life. I tell the devil all the time. Every time you attack me, I'm going higher with the Lord. I’m going higher. You're not going to get me away from God. I'm sorry.
So many people think they're doing something wrong when they are under a spiritual attack, and He says, Why do you think that way? Why do you have a negative opinion about somebody who I've saved? I died for you. The Lord weeps over your life. He loves you.
What I found lacking is really a revelation of the love of God. We need to have a deeper revelation of really what love really is. And what is love? Love is what the scripture says it is. If I were to really be honest, I'm a pretty naive person. You can probably lie to me, and I was also an RCMP officer until I retired. Why do I say that? Because the Lord is changing each of us.
There are areas He's asking us to go higher in, and one of them needs to be the realm of love for God, so loved He gave us His only begotten son. Realms of His glory, the Feast of Tabernacle, labouring with Christ, and I'm called and you're called to be that co-labourer for Christ. whether you think you are worthy or not. We used to play as kids and play tag. Well, tag, you're it. I just released that to you.
What percentage of our lives are we walking with the Lord? Is it a fraction? Is it 10% or 20%? Jesus had total communion. I know I'm not at a hundred, and each of us in this room can go higher in the Lord.
Here's another key: forgetting what lies behind us as we press on to the high call of Christ Jesus. We must forget the past to inherit our future, and many of us have been wounded in life and have been hurt, but what do we do with those things? What are you doing with those things in your life? Are you bitter? Are you allowing the Lord to just draw you deeper into more of Him? Because your victory is not there, your victory is up there into His glory.
Where the scripture says, Come boldly, are you coming boldly to the throne room of grace? Paul said, “His grace is sufficient for me." I needed that, and you needed that too. His grace has gotten me to this point in time with accusations, slander, gossip, people trying to kill you and wanting to beat you up. To rob, kill, and destroy. The enemy comes to do that to each and every one of us. What are you doing with your walk? What are you doing with those things?
The greatest betrayal in the history of humanity was what? It was Judas who Jesus picked as a disciple. You think Jesus didn't know God knows everything you must walk through. Here's a little hint. Maybe He knew, but maybe I know He allows it to do what to perfect you and bring you into His glory, but it looks like the greatest betrayal became the biggest victory when Jesus was crucified. Could a betrayal be a part of the victory? That you co-labor with Christ on the Feast of Tabernacles, which started last night.
What looks like the greatest defeat in your life could really be the greatest victory in co-labouring with the Lord Jesus Christ. This feast is divinely ordained and orchestrated by God, and I know that He desires each of us to walk with Him as co-labourers for the kingdom of God.
It's not about goosebumps; I have them all the time. but it's not about that. It's about His presence in your life, propelling you closer to Him in the name of Jesus. What does the scripture mean when it says that we are free in Christ Jesus, which we are, and so every once in a while, I inquire of the Lord and ask questions about things, and then I may get an answer now or later, but freedom means to labour for Christ more. That's what freedom is, not the freedom to be doing your own thing because we all like to do our own thing. We all have a natural will.
I inquire of the Lord and ask questions about things, and then I may get an answer now or later, but Freedom means to labour for Christ more. That's what freedom is, not the freedom to be doing your own thing because we all like to do our own thing. We all have a little bit of rebellious streak and freedom means that you're free to serve the Lord Jesus Christ. That's the freedom that He brings.
I've had no better life than serving the kingdom of God, and no better life than knowing the Lord Jesus, who saved me. He's a big God who chose you. All the time, I wouldn't have chosen me without any wisdom. He chose you. I'm flawed. There's only one perfect one, and He is the Lord Jesus Christ, perfect in every respect, sinless yet tempted in all things—the things that you're tempted in. He overcame, and we don't even think, well, He was the son of God. No, He didn’t. He overcame as a man on behalf of you and on behalf of me. I do know one thing: Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done.
I take the whole month of February every year, and I examine my heart, and it's nasty every word that comes out of my mouth and Lord, what is my motive? for that. Why did I say that? God’s at work. I examine my heart, and the surprising thing is that actually, our hearts are actually pretty wicked. And our hearts can lie to us. So be ready. If you examine your heart, The Feast of Tabernacles, co-labouring with the King of Kings, how privileged are we? Much love!
Thank you!!! I really needed that!!!