Heritage is something inherited, occupied; treasured possessions handed down from generation to generation; an estate; that which is acquired or one has come to have in possession.
It is time now for us to possess the heritage that has come to us because it belongs to us by reason of birth! In Hebrews 1:1-2, God in these last days speaks unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things. Because we are heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ, then we are co-heir (participant in common, together with, in union with, a possessor) with Christ. A possessor is one that possesses (have as property, own, have knowledge of, maintain control over, as one's self, or one's mind).
Our inheritance is kingdom! Searching out the root meaning of inheritance, it also means the Gospel; the good news of Jesus Christ; the Word made flesh that dwelt among us but is NOW spirit living IN us, who have become his flesh and bones! (Ephesians 5:30).
Luke 12:32 - "Fear not little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom" (royalty, rule, a realm, reign, a foundation of power)! 1 Cor.4:20 states "the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power" (force, miracles, ability, mighty deeds, strength)!
The Kingdom is not a place one sails off to beyond the blue. It, or shall I say "He", is in you! (Luke 17:20-22). Jesus was the "power" of God walking around on two feet! When reading in Mark 11 about Jesus making his triumphal entry into Jerusalem riding on a colt, those who went before and those who followed cried, "Hosanna, Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord: Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest"! They were looking at the "kingdom" ride on a colt into Jerusalem! Glory to God!! (Mark 11:9-10). That is what is being said in Matthew 6:33 "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you"! What things? These things: eternal life; divine health; peace; joy; power; dominion; authority; wisdom; knowledge; understanding; incorruption; immortality; all are in the kingdom!! (Romans14:17 states "For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy IN the Holy Ghost"!
It is all by faith! (Galatians 3:18) "For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise." vs (22) "But the scipture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe." vs (29) "And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." Because we who believe are Christ's, that makes us heirs according to the divine assurance or promise of God. Jesus's death has made our heritage possible for us to have it NOW!! Not after you die and go to heaven. What we need to rule over is right here - the power of the enemy that's opposing us NOW!! And God has given us the power to rule now through Jesus, the Christ! (Luke 10:19) (Matthew 16:19).
Hebrew 9:16-17 "Where a testament is, there must also of necessity bee the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth." THE TESTATOR HAS DIED! THE KINGDOM IS OURS NOW!! AND WE MUST POSSESS IT NOW!! For this cause, he is the mediator of the new testatment that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance!! "Might" is equivalent to "may" (is a possibility). "Possible" is equivalent to may or may not happen. Those that don't believe they can have it now and think you have to die to have eternal life, WILL NOT POSSESS IT! But those that believe it and receive it by faith and know they can and must POSSESS it NOW, shall!
TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOR THE THINGS HE HAS DONE!!
-- Pastor Gracie Perry
Monday, July 25, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
Are You Dead in the Water or Alive?
When my husband and I were kayaking last weekend, we paddled into a cove near a bridge on Falls Lake. As we entered the cove, we saw 50-60 dead trees at the back of the cove in very shallow water. It was an awesome but somewhat startling scene. It looked like an interesting place to explore. When we moved further into the cove and got closer to these trees, God gave me a simple revelation about these dead trees – they are like the people sitting on church pews today who do not know the revelation of Jesus Christ and the kingdom message. It was an incredibly clear message!
Some of the trees were very tall and looked like they had not been dead as long as others. There were some that were very short due to the “wear and tear” of the weather and water around it. The diameter of some was narrowed to a point from disintegration, and some trees were broken and fallen into the water.
God was showing me that these trees (like some people sitting on the church pews) have not been receiving the nourishment that they need to be green and alive. They are disintegrating, wearing away; they are stuck in the same places they have been for years and years. They are experiencing the same things that they have for years – the same seasonal celebrations, the same scriptural interpretations, the same expectation of church attendance and dress. No nourishment = no life!
The survival of trees depends upon its roots. It is the roots that give the trees nourishment. If the natural trees need water to survive, so do we. Trees are God's people! We are God's people, and therefore we are trees as stated in Mark 8:24: “And he looked up, and said I see men as trees, walking.”
But aren't those trees sitting in water? Why are they not surviving? Why are so many people sitting in this water but dying? Maybe it is because of the type of water they are sitting in. We need natural water, but we also need spiritual water or living water.- the Word of God. Remember what Jesus said to the woman at the well in John 4:13-14 “Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”
Psalm 1:1-3 states “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners (those sitting on the pews), nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit, in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”
In Isaiah 61:3, God refers to his people as “trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he (God) might be glorified”. Isaiah 44:23 states “Sing, O ye heavens (that's us); for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye the lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains (that's us), O forest (that's us), and every tree therein (that's us): for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob and glorified himself in Israel (that's us).”
As God's people, we need a steady diet of spiritual water so that we're not sitting on those pews like “dead wood” but standing and singing praises to our Lord and Saviour for the living water!
- Rachel West and Pastor Gracie Perry
Some of the trees were very tall and looked like they had not been dead as long as others. There were some that were very short due to the “wear and tear” of the weather and water around it. The diameter of some was narrowed to a point from disintegration, and some trees were broken and fallen into the water.
God was showing me that these trees (like some people sitting on the church pews) have not been receiving the nourishment that they need to be green and alive. They are disintegrating, wearing away; they are stuck in the same places they have been for years and years. They are experiencing the same things that they have for years – the same seasonal celebrations, the same scriptural interpretations, the same expectation of church attendance and dress. No nourishment = no life!
The survival of trees depends upon its roots. It is the roots that give the trees nourishment. If the natural trees need water to survive, so do we. Trees are God's people! We are God's people, and therefore we are trees as stated in Mark 8:24: “And he looked up, and said I see men as trees, walking.”
But aren't those trees sitting in water? Why are they not surviving? Why are so many people sitting in this water but dying? Maybe it is because of the type of water they are sitting in. We need natural water, but we also need spiritual water or living water.- the Word of God. Remember what Jesus said to the woman at the well in John 4:13-14 “Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”
Psalm 1:1-3 states “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners (those sitting on the pews), nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit, in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”
In Isaiah 61:3, God refers to his people as “trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he (God) might be glorified”. Isaiah 44:23 states “Sing, O ye heavens (that's us); for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye the lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains (that's us), O forest (that's us), and every tree therein (that's us): for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob and glorified himself in Israel (that's us).”
As God's people, we need a steady diet of spiritual water so that we're not sitting on those pews like “dead wood” but standing and singing praises to our Lord and Saviour for the living water!
- Rachel West and Pastor Gracie Perry
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