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My Unconventional "Word" for 2017

12/27/2016

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My Word to you for 2017: You are just as much in Christ as you have ever been or ever will be! He can't possibly Love you any more or less today than He did yesterday or than He will tomorrow! God IS Love! The same benefits that were yours in 2016 (and in all prior years) are still yours! Christ in you is still the Hope of Glory! Amongst many other wonderful things, He calls you His Wife, His Brother or Sister, His Body, His Friend, His Living Epistle, and the Apple of ...His Eye! You are loved, valued, accepted and blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ! Through Him you have access to all things that pertain to life and godliness! You no longer have to rely on your own performance by trying to produce the Fruit or Gifts of the Spirit; and there is no shortage or rationing of the New Wine! You are free to rest in HIS PERFORMANCE...as you function through HIS Faith, which works by HIS Love! Freely you have received, NOW...Freely give!

No rhymes, No limericks, No numerology, Nothing spooky, No fortune cookie messages, No Christianese horoscopes, No 'carrot & stick' words promising to give you what you already have or make you who you already are, and No words coming from a compulsion to perform prophetically, because a New Year is just around the corner. Just Truth!

Regarding New Year's "Words": Trust the Peace of Christ to be the referee in your heart. Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

Shalom!
~Joe

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Today's Happy "In Christ" Confession!

12/18/2016

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Christ is my Life! The truest definition of who I am can only be found in Him! I am not a knock-off or a carbon copy of Christ! I am ONE WITH and IN HIM Who is the ORIGINAL! I am not just a number or another brick in the wall. I am an unfolding, unique, special, beautiful, matchless, spiritual, intellectual, and physical representation and revelation of a dimension of His Likeness and Image! I am ONE with and in Him Who is the Brightness of ...Father's Glory and the express Image of His Person, the One in Whom all things consist and are upheld! I am a part of His Body, which is the fullness of Him Who fills all in all! To truly define me, you must look to Him!

Galatians 2:20 “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
Shalom!
~Joe

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Random Joe-isms...

9/7/2016

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Refuse to adhere to any Theology teaching an upgraded devil and a downgraded Holy Spirit!
Just as Adam and Eve weren't provided a sex education manual, there are plenty of "How To's" not found in the New Testament. Some things are best explored, enjoyed, and reproduced through relationship!
When people take you for granted, just remember that you're in good company with God, sunshine, oxygen, water, food, clothing, shelter, and lots of other things. Remember how much God Loves you and continue letting Him Love them through you.
God couldn't be any more pleased or delighted with His Son in you, nor could He be any more willing to reveal Him in you!
God's REST is a celebration of His own perfection in creation and redemption! He invites us into a daily enjoyment of the same!
No dimension of the Fruit of His Spirit has ever been humanly manufactured or earned, just freely received and freely given! The Lord is delighted when we discuss and practice the Fruit of His Spirit as a present, inward reality...instead of some distant, external phenomenon.
Why do folks get angry with ISIS for shouting "Death to America!", while supporting preachers who are "prophesying" the same outcome?
We need to ditch any theology which has more faith in our local liquor store being stocked than it has in Jesus' ability to perpetually supply us with the New Wine.
God chose you in Christ long before He created a single thing or breathed Life into Adam. Neither Jesus nor you are a footnote in Adam's story.
At the root of disrespect, you will always find two cases of mistaken identity. That of the perpetrator and that of the one being disrespected. Respect (Which literally means- "To take another look.") for others thrives in environments of self-worth, while being void in atmospheres of fear, insecurity, and incessant self-abasement.
Jesus- "You have been made righteous through My finished work." Religion- "You are only as good as your last performance."
Words often empower stupidity which silence would otherwise kill.
Wisdom knows when to speak up and when to shut up.
Religion holds a big stick...with the promise of a future carrot. Jesus took the full brunt of the stick and made us one with heaven's eternal, full course meal...to be enjoyed NOW and forever!
New Age? Over 2,000 years ago, Jesus ushered in the New Age... replete with an experiential union with the Trinity, supernatural phenomena, miracles, spiritual gifts, angelic activity, meditation and more! Yes, I'm a "New Ager"!
His Faith, working by His Love, allows us to rise above fear, insecurity, criticism, accusation and hatred...while ruling with dignity...in the midst of our enemies. The greatest weapon in the "Good Fight of Faith" is LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!
Oftentimes, the only difference between a "heretic" and a hero is a few decades.
The question isn't whether or not to color outside of the lines.
The question is... "Who drew them?"
A God of mystery and union cannot be rightfully appreciated and enjoyed by those who are bent on full, intellectual comprehension, segregation, and fear of the unknown.
I continuously find that which is precious...not outside of Christ or in that which is in contradiction to His Word, but outside of my most familiar "camps", comfort zones, and theological prejudices.
In all things leadership and ministry, people are looking for a strong, "dirty" foundation in the midst of sinking sand and unreachable, impenetrable, ornate, hierarchal ceilings.
I'm not waiting for the universe to cooperate with me. Because of the finished work of Christ, I have the privilege of functioning out of the rich, sweet center of Him Whom the universe cannot contain! Not only that, but He Whom the universe cannot contain dwells in me! I'm more than just a 5'11", 200+ lb., 50 year old container! I'm one with the only wise Father of all creation and Master of the universe!

Shalom!
~Joe

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