Monday, January 31, 2011

Language of God - Leaves



A few weeks ago I sent out some definitions in relation to understanding the language of God. But it can only happen with a spiritually "renewed" mind.

Let's take a look at leaves. It is defined from a Greek root word, phul'lon, meaning a sprout (to begin growth); germinate; bud) But it goes to another root word, phule', which is an offshoot in relation to race or clan: kindred or a tribe. Romans 8:29 makes mention on Jesus being the firstborn of many brethren. He is the Son of God (St.John 3:16), and we are also sons of God (St.John 1:12). We are the offspring of God! Romans 8:16-17 "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children (sons) of God. And if children (sons), then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified together.
Leaves do not grow on the trunk of the tree, they grow on the branches!
Jeremiah 23:5 "Behold, the days come, sath the LORD that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch." Then Jeremiah 33:15 "In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David." Isaiah 11:1 "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots." So Jesus was and is that Branch. Revelation 22:16 "I am the root and offspring of David." Jesus was the very POWER of GOD walking around on two feet! He was the BRANCH with the POWER!!

Look at this twofold: St.John 15:5 "I am the vine, ye are the branches." Jesus is the Tree of Life and we are the branches attached to Him or actually in Him (St.John 15:2 "Every branch in me"). Revelation 22:2 "In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. So the leaves are the life of God, the Spirit of God, the gifts of the Spirit, dominion, authority, power, wisdom, understanding, counsel, deliverance, healing, knowledge, faith, love, righteousness. Jesus functioned in all this and more! So must we function under this same ANOINTING!! After we have received the Holy Ghost we have the power to witness and do exploits for the glory of God. Luke 10:19 "I give you power over all the power of the enemy!"

Matthew 10:1 "And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease." GLORY!!
This lets us know that we become the leaves with God's power that He sends to heal the nations! Matthew 28:19 "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost!" Again, as He is so are we in this world!" GLORY TO GOD! I'm excited again! I'll share more later. God bless you!

- Pastor Gracie Perry

Monday, January 24, 2011

Definitions of God's Words! - Part 2 of 2



I had sent a few definitions earlier, so I just wanted to add to the list. It is important that we understand the language of God. People that speak English can't understand French unless they study the language. So it is with the Word of God; unless we study it we will not understand His "language" either. Again we must do it with a spiritual mind!

Before I made mention of The Beginning and trees. I'm going to add just a few more.
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1. When God speaks of stars, He's speaking of His people.(Revelation 1:20)"The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels (messengers) of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches." Also in Job 38:4-7 "Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?"
Now if hollywood can have stars, what about God!!
(Revelation 22:16)"I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star."
Again, as He is so are we!

2. Let's look at stones which in God's language are people:
1Peter 2:5) Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ."

Matthew 3:9 "For I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham." Here He is speaking of those from Jerusalem, Judea, and the region around Jordan.


St.John 1:42 "Thou are Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation a stone!"

Jesus was a STONE! (1Peter 2:6)"I lay in Sion a chief corner stone..."! (Luke 20:17)"The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner"!
As He is so are we!

3. Rocks in the scriptures are God's people.
Matthew 16:18 "And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter (greek-pet'ros meaning a piece of rock), and upon this rock (pet'ra meaning a mass of rock) I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it"!

1Corinthians 10:3-4 "And all did eat the same spiritual meat: and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ"!

HALLELUJAH!!
Glory to GOD I'm EXCITED!!!
I'll share more later! God ever bless you!

- Pastor Gracie Perry

Monday, January 17, 2011

Definitions of God's Words! - Part 1 of 2



I firmly believe that for us to understand what God is saying in His Word, we must understand His language. In 1 Corinthians 2:13 it states that we must compare "spiritual things with spiritual" and this can only be done by God's Spirit. With that said, I'd like to share a few biblical truths with you so you can better understand. There are many to share, but I'm going to be brief right now and share more later.

1. Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
Here the word "beginning" does not denote a calendar date, but it is talking about a person, and the person is JESUS CHRIST! Read Colossians 1:15-18), especially verse (18)which states,"And He is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things He might have the preeminence"!Also read (Rev.3 14)"These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God!" HALLELUJAH!!
So this tells us that everything God did, He did it in Christ! So the beginning was and is JESUS!

2. TREES ARE GOD'S PEOPLE, which are a type of the righteous who produce fruit of the Spirit. (Mk.8:24) And he looked up and said, "I see men as trees, walking." (Luke 23:31) "For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?" Jesus was and is the TREE OF LIFE! (Isa.61:3)"To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified!" Glory to God!!

Oh I'm so excited about the things of God! HE IS SO AWESOME!!
The Word of God states in Hosea that the people of God are destroyed for the lack of knowledge. This tells us that in order for us to live we MUST KNOW something! We must come to truly know who God is in us and who we are in God.

- Pastor Gracie Perry

Monday, January 10, 2011

Does Time Heal All Wounds?




It has been said that "time" heals all wounds.
But I beg to differ! It is not time that heals all wounds; it is love that heals all wounds. If time heals all wounds, why is it that ten and twenty years after something has happened (like broken marriages, etc), people are still bitter and angry? So time hasn't healed the wound. It is going to take love to heal the wound! This is some food for thought.

- Pastor Gracie Perry

Monday, January 3, 2011

To Know God We Must Know Ourselves!



God so wanted to experience a personal relationship with His people that He put on flesh in the person of Jesus to feel what we feel, and yet maintained His identity as God! But for us to know Him, we must know Him by the Spirit through revelation!

For what man knoweth the things of a man save (except) the spirit of man which is in him? [Man has his own spirit, but he needs the Holy Spirit to purify his spirit to bring him into the fullness of what God wants him to be and have] Even so the things of God knoweth no "man," but the Spirit of God. (1Cor.2:11).

We have got to come to know that we are more than just mere men or mortals. (St.Jn. 10:34) "Ye are gods!" (Ps.82:1-6). And the LORD said unto Moses, "See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet." (Exo.7:1) Glory to GOD!! When the term men is used, in many cases, it's not just in relation to the male species, but mankind which includes both male and female! We are gods! I know that some of you are thinking "What does she mean "we are gods"? The Word of God means just what it says, "we are gods". St John 4:24 states God is a spirit but He chose to manifest Himself in man. Jesus was god in flesh form so that makes God a man. 1 John 4:17 states as He is, so are we in this world.
Eph 5:30 says we are members of his body, of his flesh and of his bones. So if Christ is the head (and He is) and we are His body, that makes us one body. Then we also are god in flesh form and this is not self-exaltation. (Phil. 2:5) Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus who being in the form of God thought it not robbery to be equal with God. Hallelujah!

Please keep in mind what Jesus said to the Jews in these verses. They were ready to stone Him because He said that He was one with His Father. (St.Jn.10:30-34) He said, "Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?" The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God." Many people today can't handle this truth, but we must. Jesus said it and that settles it for me. Praise God!

Now that we have received God's Spirit, we can come to know the things that are freely given to us of God. Things such as salvation, redemption, wisdom, divine health, eternal life that we can have right now, to name a few. As Paul said, these are things we "speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural or carnal man can't receive the things of God because it sounds or seems foolish to him because the things of God are SPIRITUALLY discerned. (1Cor.2:13-14).

When we begin to see as God sees, the scales will begin to peel back off of our eyes to allow us to understand the DEEP things of the Living God that He wants us to see and understand.
I'll be sharing at another time. God bless you!!

- Pastor Gracie Perry