HOPE

3/18/09 HOPE Writing

Healing
Oppressed
People
Enlighten

Romans 15:4 of God’s Word translation Bible states “Everything written long ago was written to teach us so that we would have confidence through the endurance and encouragement which the Scriptures give us.” Romans 15:13 states “May God, the source of hope, fill you with joy and peace through your faith in him. Then you will overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

As a person is weighed down by oppression, which comes upon them through the enemy, they are then hindered from receiving the fullness of the word of God. The fullness is equated to being enlightened. As a person decides to let go of the control that the enemy has on them a controlling cord in the spirit is then severed. It can only be completed by a heart that truly repents. They choose to close the door(s) that was opened to allow this oppression to come upon them. When things in life seem to be a bit much to bear that is when a person’s guard is let down and they are wide open for attack. In the moments that lead up to this, a person that examines the days, weeks and even months that led to this will discover that they were in a state of being tired or run down with the burdens of life. Then the enemy comes in like the thief he is known to be and does what he does best, to rob, kill, and destroy. In this instance, he steals the joy from that person and we all know that “The joy of the Lord is my strength.” If he can get your joy then he has you right where he wants you.

When your joy and peace are depleted how can you please God with faith in Him? The overflow you had with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit is now depleted. Be very cautious in these times upon us for if the enemy can oppress then he has accomplished what he set out for, another wounded, powerless believer that’s faith has been “on hold.” He knows the power of walking in faith because the believer is able to see and call forth things as though they are in the natural as he speaks them forth in the spirit to then manifest in the natural realm. In these times in which we walk in it is very important to get proper rest in the natural and in the presence of God. As the person’s oppression is removed, the veil is then lifted and truth appears to that person again. They are able to be enlightened with the word of God and to advance forward to make up for lost time.

People are searching for things that are not even in existence and they run around in a circle. I am being shown a dog that runs around in circles chasing his own tail. A repetitive exercise that benefits not, all it does is frustrate and run you down. Leaving you with the feeling of not achieving anything. Be very wise and sly to the tricks of the enemy. This is inclusive of the trickery that comes from so-called preachers that are preaching anything but the true truth of Scripture. They would prefer to preach/teach the watered down version of the Bible. That can put a trusting person in a very precarious position to open the door to oppression. Test the fruits that are coming forth from the preacher. If you allow a person to talk long enough you will hear his/her true heart. Do not let anyone cause you to doubt or fall from your salvation in Jesus. He died on the cross and rose from the dead three days later so you could be with him for all eternity. The only true way to salvation is through believing that he was born of the Virgin Mary, died on the cross and rose from the dead and the work was completed through him and that no man can boast of good works to get to heaven. A gift freely given to all that have an ear to hear and believe this in their heart and confess this with their voice. In that moment all of heaven rejoices and the persons name is recorded in the Lamb’s Book of Life. To me the greatest of all miracles, to take a sinner and wash them clean with the blood of Jesus and to be born clean with all sins from the past covered under the blood.