Childlike Faith!

The Faith that Jesus taught us to have was not a Faith of weakness! It was in our physical weakness that we will mold our trust in Him and the Father but it is in bold 100% unwavering Faith that we can cast out demons, cure the sick, and love everyone the way Jesus did! Some will say that it is hard to forgive people for certain things, "how can I love them after what they did"? The truth is if we live outside of Faith, outside of the Spirit, then yes it is. If we truly understand what the reality of the teaching that Yeshua (Jesus) gave us then it is in this we find all the truth we need to make it all make since! So many people who claim to know the truth have no clue what the truth really is! When I write these words for my God and my Savior then it will make some angry inside! The fact is that it is these people who need them the most! These are people who have been stuck inside of the religion of mankind that have claimed to know the truth but have been taught to hold it in contempt for their own selfish reasons! The sad part of this fact is that these people are in more spiritual danger than the ones who have never truly even heard the real truth! It is easier to break the person on meth than the self-righteous brother/sister who has been in the presence of the Father all along!

Luke 15:11-32

11 And He said, “A man had two sons.

12 “The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.’ So he divided his wealth between them.

13 “And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country, and there he squandered his estate with loose living.

14 “Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished.

15 “So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

16 “And he would have gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving anything to him.

17 “But when he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger!

18 ‘I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight;

19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired men.” ’

20 “So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.

21 “And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

22 “But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;

23 and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate;

24 for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.

25 “Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

26 “And he summoned one of the servants and began inquiring what these things could be.

27 “And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.’

28 “But he became angry and was not willing to go in; and his father came out and beganpleading with him.

29 “But he answered and said to his father, ‘Look! For so many years I have been serving you and I have never neglected a command of yours; and yet you have never given me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends;

30 but when this son of yours came, who has devoured your wealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’

31 “And he said to him, ‘Son, you have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours.

32 ‘But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.’ ”

The truth hurts only when it is the truth your opposite of! When I was trapped in the lies of Meth addiction and alcohol addiction, the last thing I wanted to hear was the truth of what it was doing to me and my life! The ones I loved and who loved me could see me fall apart from the outside in all the while I knew I was falling apart from the inside out! I was the prodigal Son! It wasn’t until I choose to be real within myself that I could then drop my pride so that I could be corrected by the teaching of my Savior and the words of the Father! There are so many who fall under the truth of the other son though. They have been in a so called church their whole lives, or have held on to traditions of some religion that has taught them this is the way but in reality they have neglected the way, the truth and have never really obtained life at all! It is selfish religion that Yeshua (Jesus) came to defy and He did it! Why would mankind turn around and mold right back to the very thing we were set free from? For those of you who are reading this and are feeling anger or resentment inside then keep reading because this is the greatest sign that you are the sibling of the prodigal son! See so many different religions have the idea of what the living God and His Son is, but they leave people closed off to the reality of it all! All the words a person needs is in the teaching of Jesus! Then when we begin to truly walk with Him then we embrace the reality of being taught via the Holy Spirit just as Jesus said we would!

Matthew 28:18-20

18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

This statement from Jesus is not really a promise, it is a fact and this fact was given to the ones who just had been discipled for three years! To disciple is to train which is like our modern day apprentice term! All the Testimonies that we have are set up in stages so that we can see start to finish how to be not just a disciple, but that we too will be baptized in the Holy Spirit and then divinely sent! Now of course we also see all the different times that people chose to deny Jesus in these Testimonies and those people are still blind spiritually! There were many who sat inside of their modern day church buildings who claimed to have the truth but in reality missed the truth all together in those days! Do you honestly think that isn’t still taking place? Why was it that the Pharisees couldn’t see Jesus for who He truly was? They were the sibling of the prodigal son! These words will not save you any more than the words in the bible will save you! The only thing that can save you is the personal relationship you engage in with the Son of the living God! The pastors who teach that they can help you have pride! Any man who uses the word of God and His Christ to make them feel better about themselves is far from the truth! It isn’t about us and yes while we are to be the vessels for the word of God, we are always guided by the one that controls the water we are on! Jesus knew this above all that it was in His personal prayer time with the Father that would set Him apart, or make Him Holy from this world! Why do you think this is one of the first teachings Jesus gave His disciples?

Matthew 6:1-15

1 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

2 “So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

3 “But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

4 so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

5 “When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

6 “But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

7 “And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.

8 “So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

9 “Pray, then, in this way:

‘Our Father who is in heaven,

Hallowed be Your name.

10 ‘Your kingdom come.

Your will be done,

On earth as it is in heaven.

11 ‘Give us this day our daily bread.

12 ‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

13 ‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.]’

14 “For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15 “But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.

The chapters prior to this Jesus began His ministry by Faith in the Father! Then after chapter 4 and the temptation that took place Jesus was ready to go tell everyone that they were taught all wrong! Look at the 5th chapter where Jesus straight tells everyone that they have been taught all wrong and that He was there to set the record straight! That is when He goes into telling them the words you see above!

A while back I was sitting in a car in the Walmart parking lot waiting on my fiancé. I saw a mother and her young daughter walking through the parking lot as they were laughing and playing together! They began to race each other and when they got close to the front the mother stopped the child with her hands! The mother knew they had to check for cars and the child knew only that she was having fun with her mother! When the mother saw it was safe they continued laughing and playing all the way into the store! The child didn’t understand the true dangers of what could happen but the mother did! Jesus taught us that without the childlike Faith in the Father we could not enter the Kingdom!

Mark 10:13-16

13 And they were bringing children to Him so that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them.

14 But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

15 “Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”

16 And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.

We don’t know what is really going on all the time, but the Father always does! This teaching Jesus gave the disciples was recorded here in the Testimony of Mark after Peter had been taught via the Holy (set apart) Spirit that Yeshua was the Christ! Who taught Him this? It was the childlike Faith that was aroused in Simon Peter that his heart was being opened. The fact is that right after Peter received the name Peter, which means “rock”, the same man was overcome by the flesh and the lies of satan!

Mark 8:27-38

Peter’s Confession of Christ

27 Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?”

28 They told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.”

29 And He continuedby questioning them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.”

30 And He warned them to tell no one about Him.

31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

32 And He was stating the matter plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.

33 But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s.”

34 And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.

35 “For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.

36 “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?

37 “For what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

38 “For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

The point is that so many people will begin to get close to Jesus via the Holy Spirit but then chose to deny the truth in them so that their flesh feels better about the situation at hand! In my walk I have come to realize that the more uncomfortable a situation or a topic the more I need to lean into the Spirit! Everything the world has taught us has been to keep us from being comfortable in the word of God! That means when getting to know our Savior deep and personally we will feel uncomfortable at times because it is the opposite of what the world has embedded in us! The beauty of this all is that we can always go back to the teachings of the whole word of God! Jesus is the way to the Father and unless we are first taught by Jesus then we will never make since of the Old Testimonies the way God intended it all to be! Look at what Joshua was told to do after Yahweh (God) led them across the Jordan!

Joshua 4:1-7

Memorial Stones from Jordan

1 Now when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,

2 “Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe,

3 and command them, saying, ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from here out of the middle of the Jordan, from the place where the priests’ feet are standing firm, and carry them over with you and lay them down in the lodging place where you will lodge tonight.’ ”

4 So Joshua called the twelve men whom he had appointed from the sons of Israel, one man from each tribe;

5 and Joshua said to them, “Cross again to the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel.

6 “Let this be a sign among you, so that when your children ask later, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

7 then you shall say to them, ‘Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off.’ So these stones shall become a memorial to the sons of Israel forever.”

The Holy (set apart) Spirit was present in Joshua because of his Faith in the living God! The stones were set up as a sign of a covenant that Yahweh had made with them that day! What signs have we been told to do out of Faith but have failed to see because of our lack of Faith! I know personally I have failed over and over again in life because of my lack of belief in the words Yahweh had given me! The truth is our Faith only unlocks what God has already ordained! Why do you think that is what Jesus got on to His disciples the most about, was their Faith and unbelief! When we accept the truth and believe in the Son of God we are supposed to embrace it at all cost not wavering from this truth! The problem with America these days is that so many think that believing in Jesus and what He did is all we need! They are taught that life will be great for you and all your problems should go away! What a crock of shit right! Look at what Jesus told us!

Matthew 5:10

10 “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:11

11 “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

Matthew 5:12

12 “Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Matthew 5:44

44 “But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Matthew 10:23

23 “But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.

Matthew 13:21

21 yet he has no firm root in himself, but is onlytemporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.

Matthew 23:34

34 “Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city,

Mark 4:17

17 and they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away.

Mark 10:30

30 but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.

Luke 11:49

49 “For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and somethey will persecute,

Luke 21:12

12 “But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake.

Look at Matthew 10:23 again and ask yourself if that was not intended for all disciples from that point? Have we even come close to going through all the cities in this world? We won't make it either! These are just a few examples of what we will face when we chose to believe and then make Jesus our Lord! None of this looks easy at all if you ask me? The truth is though that the peace we receive from the comforter gives us the courage and wisdom to take all this on with our eyes closed!

America was founded on the same word of God that set the foundation for the Israelites in Egypt! We have been so blessed because of the Blood of Jesus that most just overlook the significance of it all and even the ones who don’t understand have reaped the benefits of this fact! Do you think evil just disappeared from the world? Look at the original truth of the Passover!

Exodus 12:18-27

18 ‘In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the twenty-first day of the month at evening.

19 ‘Seven days there shall be no leaven found in your houses; for whoever eats what is leavened, that person shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he is an alien or a native of the land.

20 ‘You shall not eat anything leavened; in all your dwellings you shall eat unleavened bread.’ ”

21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go and take for yourselves lambs according to your families, and slay the Passover lamb.

22 “You shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and apply some of the blood that is in the basin to the lintel and the two doorposts; and none of you shall go outside the door of his house until morning.

A Memorial of Redemption

23 “For the Lordwill pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lordwill pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to smite you.

24 “And you shall observe this event as an ordinance for you and your children forever.

25 “When you enter the land which the Lord will give you, as He has promised, you shall observe this rite.

26 “And when your children say to you, ‘What does this rite mean to you?’

27 you shall say, ‘It is a Passover sacrifice to the Lord who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He smote the Egyptians, but spared our homes.’ ” And the people bowed low and worshiped.

This was the physical proof that one day the Lamb of Yahweh would not only deliver the Israelites, but would deliver the whole world from evil! The Blood of the Christ would be the spiritual protection from evil for all those who truly believe in the power of Yahweh and His plan of redemption for all mankind! The very blood of the earthly lamb has no comparison the Blood of the Spiritual Lamb who is Yeshua (Jesus)! The Blood of Jesus was and is the only reason this Nation was protected as long as it has been! Now we are in the last days and for the past 100 years especially the evil knew that America and Israel are the greatest threats to the will of evil! Pride will stop the greatest man, and the being humble will exult the weakest man in Christ! The only hope for you and your family is the Blood of Jesus! Trump can’t save you, the government can’t save you, and religion will surely not save you! The blood of the lamb in the physical gave the Israelites the chance to enter the throne room of God via only the priests! Jesus shed His Blood so that He would become the High Priest, our advocate that sits at the right hand of the living God ready to go to bat for us who truly believe this all! The only question mankind should be asking themselves is, do I truly believe this with all of my mind, body, and Spirit? The ones who surround you will fade away the same as all mankind has before us! The only one that can save you and deliver you from the hands of evil is the one that shed His Blood at that cross 2,000 years ago! The same statement He made to the disciples then goes for all who come to know Him!

]Matthew 28:16-20

16 But the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated.

17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful.

18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

For those who have been the sibling of the prodigal son, the day has come to let go of the pride and self-righteousness so that you can become an Apostle! Disciples are to be equipped with the teaching that will make them one day be sent just as we have been taught in the words of our Savior! For us the question is how long have we been truly denying this to take place in us? Is it fear? Fear should have no place in us! Worry is proof that we lack the trust in Yahweh and His Son somewhere in our lives! May Yahweh Bless you and His Christ guide your steps!