Are You PINNED?..

 Are You PINNED?..

Is there a situation that has you feeling stuck/ trapped/ overwhelmed/ outnumbered/unable to get clear of it? Acts 12 Peter had multiple guards and gates. How many circumstances do you have currently working against you and your loved ones that the Almighty God your father cannot deliver you from?

Acts 12:4

4 After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.

Peter was being guarded by a total of sixteen soldiers.  The King had him arrested for preaching the word of God and had intended to kill him infront of everyone.  However God sent an angel to set him free and caused him to walk out of prison completely unharmed.  In addition, God had Herod kill all the guards, then God killed Herod.  Peter escaped and went on to preach in other cities without a scratch.  Know this, God always has the last say.  He is the author and finisher of your faith and fate, not man.  Hebrews 12.

Inspite of how outnumbered you might feel at times, do like Elisha.  Ask God to open your eyes so that you can see that there as so many, many, many more who are for you, than those who are against you. 2 Kings 6

2 Kings 6: 16

16 “Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”

The trick is fear. Fear is the devil's primary weapon against the believers of Christ.  You have to train yourself to always remember that fear is not of God.  For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of love, power and a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1 Whenever you encounter overwhelming situations, you have to declare what you believe. For we overcome by the blood of The Lamb and the word of our testimony. Revelation 12  God is still the only Sovereign creator of the world. HE holds everything in place.  Absolutely nothing escapes HIM.  For HE hears all the cries of HIS people and delivers us from all of our troubles.  Psalm 34

You have to know that though you may encounter physical obstacles and boundaries, nothing happens in the physical without first happening in the spiritual realm.  The physical realm is like an extension of actions already taken in the spiritual realm.  Nothing happens without God's acknowledgement.  You need to understand the authority that God has given to you over the physical and spiritual realms. Luke 10 The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but are mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. 2 Corinthians 10 Prayer is our greatest weapon.  The armour of God includes the Word of God. Ephesians 6 While Peter was in prison the other believers were somewhere else praying for him.  This is one of the primary reasons why you need community. 

Acts 12: 5

5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.

Christians need other christians in order to be successful in this world.  When you are feeling weak/ overwhelmed you need someone else to stand on your behalf.  When the Israelites were fighting in battle, everytime they held up Joshua's arm his army was advancing. But whenever his arms fell down, their enemy was winning. Exodus 17  Find yourself a church where people pray earnestly for each other.  We all need a support system.  For that is what we are - a system.  1 Corinthians 12 You are the body of Christ. We cannot operate successfully without the help of other believers.  We are our brother's keeper, that's God's intent.  We have to get back to being like the 1st church in Acts where the believers cared for each other.  Most importantly, 'the Acts Church' was led by the Holy Spirit.  Greater is HE that is in us than HE that is in the world. 1 John 4 You will not be able to experience a victorious lifestyle of liberty and overcoming, without the directive and continued support of the Holy Spirit. John 15 Allow yourself to be led by the Holy Spirit who gives peace and wisdom  for every challenge you will ever encounter. Your goliath infront of you is not greater than the God who's in you. Stay connected!

TESTIMONY: The Only Rabbi to the Nations | Yeshua In The Rabbinic Text, Ep.7

WORSHIP: You are my strength | Miranda Curtis

The real question isn't are you pinned but rather, The Holy Spirit - Is He In You?

Man is a Spirit with a body, not the other way around....

Man is a Spirit with a body, not the other way around....

God created mankind before HE formed man.  In Genesis 1 God first created everything that mankind would need before HE created mankind.  In fact, mankind i.e. male and female were the last 'things' God created before HE rested.  God said, "let us make man in our own image and likeness.  God is a Spirit.  So if HE created us in HIS image and likeness, that means HE created a Spirit.  God did this on the sixth day.  On the seventh day God rested.  Then after that in Genesis 2 sometime after, God formed man from the ground and woman from man's ribs.  God created mankind before HE gave us a body.  We existed before we had a body. 

It is extremely important that we as humans understand God's intentions when HE created us.  God is always purpose driven.  HE does absolutely nothing without a motive.  A spirit is more powerful than a body.  But a spirit needs a body in which to act.  It's like cooking a meal.  You need the pot to put the ingredients in, in order for the meal to be prepared.  The meal has to be prepared in some kind of cookware.  The body represents the cookware.  Some meals are delicious and healthy while others taste awful and are unhealthy, even poisonous.   The good meals are angels and the bad meals are demons.  

Angels are spirits that are subject to the leadership of the Heavenly Father.  While demons are angels who refused to be ruled by God.  Instead they followed satan and were disobedient to God; hence God kicked them out of heaven.  When Adam disobeyed God he gave his permission to rule the earth over to satan and his demons.  Only people who take back their authority are not governed by the devil.  Angels exists in the earth to defend and protect people who are surrendered to God's leadership. The Holy Spirit is God's assigned governor to HIS people in the earth.  John 14 HE is the spirit with the most authority on earth.  HE dictates the will of the Heavenly Father in the earth.  HE is a part of the triune God. HE knows exactly what the Heavenly Father wants done in the earth and how it should be done.  HE guides and instructs humans in their submission to the will of God in their individual lives. HE is God.   John 16 HE is a 'person' not a thing.  HE has emotions. Ephesians 4 HE has a role.  The more we understand that we are unable to be victorious in our lives without the help of the Spirit, the more subdued we will become.  Humans are like pawns, either dominated by the spirit of God or the spirit of demons.  You can tell which spirit governs a man by the way he operates.  Like a tree, there are fruits. Galatians 5  The good news is that God has given every single human the power to dominate every spirit in the earth.  We choose the level of power they have in us or through us.  God is always in control.  We just have to submit to HIS Lordship over whatever circumstance we face. Jesus brought the formula!

PICTURE THIS: The significance of The Holy Spirit is to colonize the earth with the government of heaven.  It's like when Europe dominated the West Indies with colonization in the 17th century.  The houses, dress code, businesses, schools, language etc... reflected what was done in the 'motherland'.  French colonies spoke french, english colonies spoke english and spanish colonies spoke spanish.  So too heaven has a language, business and lifestyle that the Holy Spirit is responsible for transferring and maintaining in the earth.  HE is the governor assigned by the Heavenly Father to dictate in the earth.  Jesus when HE came to earth in human form was full of the Holy Spirit.  The only problem was, HE was the only one full of HIM.  One Of Jesus' major responsibilities was to prepare us properly for the arrival of the Holy Spirit in our lives.  HE was an example of how to submit and co-exist with the Holy Spirit in us.  Luke 4 Each man has his own spirit, but he has to submit to the rulership of the Holy Spirit simultaneously.  The Holy Spirit helps us with understanding and wisdom.  HE brings revelation for how to attempt to resolve our day to day issues.  Without HIM we cannot please God.  John 4  In order to live fulfilled lives we need to live in purpose.  God created each life with a purpose, for a unique destiny.  We can't know what that really is without revelation.  There's no way to know and understand what the King is saying without being introduced by someone who has been in HIS Presence.  Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal himself to you.  HE knows what you were created to do.  

TESTIMONY:  Sid Roth: "There Was A Demon Inside Of Me!"

WORSHIP:  

LET THE HOLY SPIRIT LEAD YOU INTO YOUR UNIQUE DESTINY!