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Courts of heaven (COH) error, Generational curse? 4 of 6

3/30/2024

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Hi all,

Last week I shared how Satan was thrown out of heaven and down to earth. He no longer accuses us before our Father in heaven because he is no longer in heaven. He does not have dual citizenship. 
 
Having been thrown down to earth, Satan walks the earth 'seeking whom he may devour'. From tempting Adam and Eve, to Jesus' temptations, to our own, Satan is confined to the earth.
 
Any accusations or temptations are from demons here on earth. I can't be strong enough on that point for those influenced by the COH error. Their whole teaching rests on the idea Satan has equal access to the Father that we do. That is a slap in the face to what Jesus did. One has only to read the first chapter of Ephesians to refute that error. 
 
Satan is no longer in heaven, he is on the earth. He doesn't have dual citizenship. 
 
Curse of the generations teaching
I mentioned the COH emphasis on the curse of the generations allows a person to blame long-dead relatives for their current life. It spiritualizes real issues of one's thoughts, imaginations, and poor choices, focusing their efforts to change their life by finding some spiritual key. This is in direct conflict with scripture which teaches taking personal responsibility and working hard to rearrange our lives for godliness. 
 
Formulas like the courts of heaven seem to offer a simple solution to complex issues, but it is deception. The Ephesians, who you will remember from Acts 19, burned their occult books in the streets, never had their past addressed in Paul's letter to them. Chapter 4 was very direct:Stop sinning, put on Christ, work it out, walk with Him and love one another as Christ taught. 
 
Where the 'curse of the generations' teaching came from; what the Bible says. 
In Exodus 20:5 the Lord has been talking about making no idols, saying:
 
"You will not bow down to them, nor serve them. For I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquities of the father upon the third and fourth generation of those who hate me." 
 
Then in Exodus 34:7 we see a private talk between Moses and the Lord when Moses was up on the mountain in glory, talking face to face with Him (v5-6). Here the Lord repeats 20:5, though not stated in full, but as a summary. 
 
However, Deuteronomy 5:9 is to the children born in the wilderness of those who came out of Egypt and died in the 40 years of wandering. Their children are about to enter the Promised Land, so the Lord states it in full:
 
"You will not bow down to them, nor serve them. For I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquities of the father upon the third and fourth generation of those who hate me." 
 
Notice the Lord is very specific. 
The remembrance of iniquities is to the families of those who hate Him. It is NOT for the Israelites. It is NOT for those who believe and walk with the God of Israel. 
 
This was spoken to Moses and Israel around 1400 BC. By the time of Ezekiel in 591-573 BC, the nation had been taken captive by and carried to Babylon. This happened because they and their fathers and their father's fathers had fallen away from the Lord. They were experiencing the consequences of their own sins, and the sins of their forefathers. 
 
Does God hold the children of sinners accountable for previous generation's sins?  
Ezekiel 18 answers this with an emphatic NO. The most famous line from that chapter is:The soul that sins shall die.
 
In Ezekiel 18:1-9 the Lord says an unrighteous father will not cause a righteous son to suffer his father's sins. 
 
Ezekiel 18:19-22:
"The soul that sins shall die. The son will not bear the iniquity of the father, nor will the father bear the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous will be upon him, and the unrighteousness of the unrighteous will be upon him."
 
This destroys all the teaching of a curse of the generations. God does not visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children. A righteous child among them, that child will not be responsible for the sins of previous generations. 
 
BUT...the teaching goes, the devil is the one bringing the curse. 
If God does not hold a son guilty for the sins of his father, then the devil has no right to attack. 
 
We are in New Testament times. We have Christ Himself in us. Our spirit has been recreated by the Holy Spirit. If we are committing the same sins our ancestors did, it is our fault, not theirs. Environmentally a person may have been raised in a dysfunctional family, but if they continue in that dysfunction it is on them.
 
What IS in the Bible is the acknowledgements of familiar spirits. (Leviticus 19:31, 20:6) These are demons who become 'familiar' to a family. They influence a family and their influence CAN use up multiple generations, one after the other, setting up generations of sin through the years. 
 
Once you realize there is no 'curse of the generations' to battle, you can stand on your own two feet with Christ in you, and stop sinning. Once a person stops blaming others as the reason their own life is a mess, they can start to walk with the Lord in wholeness. It is a journey, a tough one, but it can and must be done.  
 
Next week I'll share about my own 'breaking of the curse of the generations', and wrestling with spirits in the heavenlies. 
Until then, blessings,
John Fenn
http://www.cwowi.org and email me at [email protected]
 
 

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The courts of heaven error, Satan access to heaven?, 3 of 6

3/23/2024

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Hi all,
 
We've established we are THE family of the King, and have direct access to the throne. 
 
Before I go further, I want to remind the reader that the term 'courts of heaven' or 'court of heaven' is never used in the Bible. The term is the invention of man which removes the heart and emotions of a person's prayer in exchange for a mechanical legal process where everything must be done in order, or prayers won't be answered and the devil will have an open door into your life.  
 
However, being the King's children we have been assigned to govern the kingdom as priests and kings. Positionally we are seated in the heavenlies with our Lord and Father. In these capacities the NT says we will 'rule with Him 1,000 years' in the next age. (I Corinthians 6:2-3; II Timothy 2:12; The Revelation 5:10, 20:4, 6; 22:5)
 
Jesus cleared heaven of Satan's influence
Look at Ephesians 1:19-20, speaking of the Father's actions towards Jesus and us:"And to the exceeding greatness of His (Father's) power directed to us who believe, according to the working of that power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places."
 
Did you catch that? The same power the Father used to raise Jesus from the dead is THE power now working in your life, my life, every believer's life. That release of power at the resurrection flows undiminished and unaltered to each person when they decide for Christ. It is THAT power that caused your spirit to be recreated. It is THAT resurrection power at work in your life today.
 
It is all in the same flow, same power, having lost nothing since that Sunday morning long ago. 
 
Verses 21-23 continue:v20...
"At His (Father's) own right hand in the heavenly places, (v21) far above all rule and authority, power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this world, but in that which is to come, (v22) and has put all things under His feet and gave Him to be the head over the church, which is His own body, the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way." 
 
Notice Jesus is above all and we are in Him. The same power working in Him that raised Him from the dead, is the power working in us every single day of our lives. We are truly one with Him and He one with us. He is the Head, we are the body. 
 
That He has been placed above all power and dominion, rulers and authority, confirms the fact Satan no longer has access to heaven.
 
Satan cannot enter heaven:New Testament realities
One of the main teachings of 'the courts of heaven' is that Satan has direct access to heaven. 
 
One of the verses used is Luke 10:17-20, where Jesus said; "I saw Satan like lightning falling from heaven." 
 
If pulled from the context a person might think Jesus is saying AT THAT MOMENT He saw Satan fall from heaven. But that would contradict the fact Satan was already fallen and in the Garden of Eden to tempt Adam and Eve. It would contradict the fact Satan had tempted Jesus in the wilderness before the start of His ministry. 
 
So the idea AT THAT MOMENT Satan fell, must be rejected.
The context tells the story. The disciples came back absolutely thrilled, giddy like little children, that even demons are subject to them through the use of His name. Jesus calms them down telling them:"I saw Satan falling from heaven...So don't rejoice you have authority over demons, but that your name is written in heaven." 
 
In other words - Calm down guys, don't focus on the peripheral, I was an eyewitness to his fall, so focus on heaven not on the authority I just gave you. 
 
Satan not allowed in heaven? But he is called the accuser of our brethren
Correct. But context is everything. Look at this informational passage in The Revelation 12:9-11:"...Satan, and his angels were cast out (of heaven) with him, and thrown down to the earth...the accuser of our brethren has been cast down (out) who accused them before God day and night."
 
He was cast out of heaven and down to earth so his accusations against us are here on earth, not in heaven before our Father. His accusations come to us individually, to us directly, accusing us. He can no longer accuse us before God our Father, so he accuses us here, on earth, 1 to 1, bringing condemnation directly to us. 
 
His accusations are no longer before God, Jesus closed the door to that, for it is the Father who has justified us through Jesus Christ, and we are seated as one with Christ in the heavenly places. 
 
Satan is not accusing you before the Father. 
He is accusing you directly to your face. To your ears. To your imagination. To your thoughts. Peter wrote in I Peter 5:8:
 
"Be diligent, for your adversary the devil, walks about like a roaring lion seeking those he could devour." 
 
Peter didn't write that Satan is in heaven walking around, but here on earth walking around. 
 
Spiritualizes one's own sin
A main point of the 'courts of heaven' teaching is that your family's generational sin allows Satan access to heaven to accuse you before God. The 'curse of the generations' teaching allows a person to blame their long dead relative for their current condition. 
 
It spiritualizes sin and conditions in life, shifting blame to dead relatives rather than forcing a person to take responsibility for the decisions they've made. The 'courts of heaven' error teaches in essence we must go before the Father and the devil to make our case this is not fair. 
 
More on 'the curse of the generations' error and what the Bible really says next week...until then, blessings,
John Fenn
http://www.cwowi.org and email me at [email protected]

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The error of the 'courts of heaven,' Royalty/access  2 of 6

3/16/2024

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Hi all,

I ended last week talking about how in an oriental court, the King's family has direct access. They are the nobles, and the only ones who hold such favor. I also mentioned family is exempt from accusation and prosecution. 
 
Consider this in the ancient practice of killing all members of a royal family when a violent overthrow has occurred. All the family, from king to youngest child, are considered the equal, so all were killed. In II Samuel 4:4 this is described as Saul's family fled from the new King David for fear of being killed. Mephibosheth's nanny fell as she ran with him, crippling him. David instead, showed him great favor. The king and children are considered one. (II Samuel 9:6-11)
 
Therefore....The Father's court in The Revelation 4 
When John is in heaven he sees the Father on His throne, surrounded by 24 elders and attending cherubs. He sees in chapter 5 the Lord, once slain but now alive forevermore. This is an oriental, royal court. People are around the throne rejoicing that Jesus has made us.... 
 
“(Jesus)…has made us kings and priests to God His Father…” Revelation 1:6
“And has made us unto our God kings and priests…” Revelation 5:10
"The Spirit bearing witness with our spirit we are the children of God (Father)." Romans 8:16
"And if children, then heirs, heirs of God (Father) and joint-heirs with Christ." Romans 8:17
"(Father) having predetermined to adopt us as children to Himself by Jesus Christ." Eph 1:5
 
This is why we are around the throne of the Father; We are His children, and have been given the 'jobs' of being priests and kings to rule with Him. As a result...
 
"In Him is all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. And you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principalities and powers." Colossians 2:9-10 
 
"But God (Father), who is rich and mercy and great love for us, even when we were dead in our sins made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are saved), and has raised us up and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ. So that in the ages to come, He (Father) may continue to show forth the riches of His kindness towards us in Christ Jesus." Ephesians 2:4-7
 
By virtue of the work of Jesus Christ, we are now part of the royal court. We are His royal children. We are priests. We are kings. We are His family. We are complete. We have direct and unfettered access to the court of the Father. We are part of the court. We come boldly to the throne merely by saying 'Father', and just like that we have His attention. 
 
That we are His children, royal children, ministers of His life, means no one may bring accusation against us. It has already been decided. It's done. When Jesus became the risen Man, Lord of all created things, that work also cleared heaven of any possibility of Satan being able to accuse us. 
 
God the Father has settled it. It's too late to bring accusation against us for we have been born again, sealed by His Holy Spirit, and our citizenship and family are heaven. We are now washed*, now sanctified (set apart for God) now justified in the name of Jesus and by the Spirit of God the Father. *I Corinthians 6:11 . 
 
Justified does not mean the record has been wiped clean. 
No, that is acquitted. Many Christians have the idea we have been acquitted, but that is not what the Bible says. It says we have been justified. 
 
Justified* does not mean the record has been wiped clean, it means there was never any record against you in the first place. The King now stands for you and has declared it so. It means no accusation may be brought because God has no record of any wrong-doing. This is why Jesus states in The Revelation 3:5 He will confess us before the Father and His angels. Not acquitted, justified, with the Lord affirming it so before the Father.  *Justified:Romans 3:24, 28; 5:1, 9; 8:30. Galatians 3:24
 
All things are new and all those new things are of God*. There is no old. There is only the new in Christ. Jesus took the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, nailing it to His cross**, and all those things died right there on the cross with Him. Only resurrection life exists. Jesus' death put His will into effect, and He rose from the dead to become the Executor of His own Will. *II Corinthians 5:17; **Colossians 2:13-15, (Hebrews 9:16-24 - Executor/Will)
 
Because we are justified by the Father, no being may bring accusation against us.
Romans 8:31-34:"What do we say to these things? If God (Father) is for us, who can be against us? He who didn't spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not along with the Son, freely give us all things? Who shall lay a charge (accuse) against God's elect? It is God (Father) who justified us. Who is it that condemns us? It is Christ who died (for us), and rose again, who is even now at the right hand of God and lives to make intercession for us."
 
"If God is for us, who can be against us?"
"Who shall lay a charge (accuse) against God (Father's) elect?"
"It is God (Father) who justifies us."
"Who is it that condemns us? It is Christ who died and rose again.."
 
To transpose an ancient oriental king’s court into a modern judicial system of criminal courts, is grave error. It not only ignores, but negates all that Jesus has done for us. 
 
Renew your thinking to New Testament realities. The courts of heaven, where the King lives and His royal children are seated, is a place for His children to find mercy and grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:14 
 
The 'courts of heaven' teaching has turned our Father's throne from a place of security as our home, into a place of uncertainty, confusion and fear. 
 
Does any aspect of the courts of heaven teaching sound like Jesus in the gospels? 
Do we see this teaching throughout the last 2000 years of Christianity? No to both.
 
The authors of the New Testament wrote about our citizenship in heaven, what Jesus has done for us, about our authority and right-standing before God. There is no teaching about how to argue your case in the court of heaven. We have already been justified by our Father.
 
Satan has been disarmed, and that's where we pick it up next week. Until then, Blessings,
John Fenn
http://www.cwowi.org and email me at [email protected]
 
 

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The error of 'the courts of heaven'. Oriental court. 1 of 6

3/9/2024

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Hi all,

They say Federal agents being trained to spot counterfeit money first study every aspect of real money. When they know the real very, very, well, they can easily spot the counterfeit. 
 
That's how I am approaching this study on the 'courts of heaven' teaching. For the first half I will focus primarily on the true, so that by the time I get to describing the elements of the 'courts of heaven' teaching, you'll already know in your spirit and mind it is counterfeit. 
 
What are the basics of the 'courts of heaven' teaching?
The 'courts of heaven' depict prayer as working within a modern criminal justice system of the West/Europe. The premise is the Father is the judge, Jesus is our attorney, Satan is the prosecutor, and we are to bring our cases before the 'courts of heaven' for a proper judgement. It is a formula based system of prayer for laying out a legal case, like a criminal court today. 
 
It says Satan has access to the Father, before whom each case is heard. It further states some believers who have died act as a council of heaven. (More on these later in the series)
 
Related book subjects by the founder of the 'courts of heaven' appeal to every fear or desire a person may have. They include; 'operating in the courts of heaven', 'foundations for breaking generational curses', 'prayers and declarations that open the courts of heaven', 'heavenly witnesses; partnering with the council of heaven for personal breakthrough', 'issuing divine restraining orders', 'receiving healing from the courts of heaven', 'unlocking destinies from the courts of heaven', 'the trading floors of heaven (unlocking wealth)', and so on. 
 
Understand this about the grace of our Father and our Lord. 
The Father and our Lord will do what can be done to help innocent and well meaning believers who are desperately searching for answers, but are caught up in this error. An answered prayer through a formula such as this is not an endorsement on the teaching, it is instead a reflection of the grace of the Father helping one of His children in a time of need. 
 
In the same way a pastor who is having a secret affair may pray for someone and they are healed, the Lord healed for the person's sake, not because of, nor as an endorsement of the pastor. 
 
The Bible is an oriental book. The Father is an oriental king. Jesus is oriental. 
This is key to understanding the first use of 'court' in the Bible. 
 
Far East and Middle East are the East - the Orient. The courts of kings are oriental courts, not a 21st century democracy-based court system. For classification in study, Europe and the Americas are 'occidental', while Israel and the Middle East are 'oriental.' 
 
"Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise, be thankful to Him and bless His name. For the Lord is good. His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations." Psalm 100:4-5
 
An oriental court as mentioned in Psalm 100 above, refers to the area around a king's throne. You come through the gates and enter the courts of the throne. The word 'court' in Hebrew means 'enclosure', referring to the area around a throne or palace. In the OT inner courts and outer courts are mentioned. It does not mean a modern court system, but the area around a throne. 
 
Oriental customs:Abraham to the gospels and beyond
These include bowing either at the waist or kneeling on the ground in respect to someone in authority. In the west we shake hands. In the orient they bow at least at the waist. In Genesis 18:2 Abraham bowed before the Lord as He and 2 angels materialized so the Lord could allow Abraham to intercede for his nephew Lot and the people of Sodom. The 2 angels later went ahead in chapter 19 to rescue Lot and his family. 
 
In Matthew 2:11 the wise men fell down in worship before baby Jesus. In Acts 10:25 the Roman Cornelius 'fell down at his feet' before Peter and 'worshipped him.' Indeed, Philippians 2:10 says every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. This is all oriental.
 
Consider the oriental way of transporting a king. 
Many of us have seen movies, books, art, or historical depictions from China, Japan, India and so on where emperors and important officials are seated on a chair platform. Usually the chair platform has curtains or veil, and is carried on poles on the shoulders of attendants. 
 
This is exactly how the Ark of the Covenant was carried by the priests, as commanded by God. We can see this in I Chronicles 15, where the rings on the sides of the ark had poles placed through them, and then Levites lifted the Ark and carried it on their shoulders. 
 
I mentioned this passage 
Because it explains why Uzzah died when he steadied the ox cart in II Samuel 6:6-8. David had improperly and ignorantly brought the Ark on an ox cart. After Uzzah died, David did his homework and found God's instructions.  He then had the Levites carry the Ark properly. The rings on the sides of the Ark had wood poles placed through them, and Levites used those poles to carry the Ark on their shoulders. See Exodus 25:12-15, 27. Exodus 27:6-8.
 
The way Israel transported the Ark of the Covenant is a type of the heavenly. Ezekiel experienced the Father on His throne flying towards him in Ezekiel 1. He describes the burning cherubs carrying the throne platform on their shoulders, taking Him wherever He wished. (Ezek 1:15-28)
 
Those who have direct access to an oriental court (throne) include the family and children of the king, friends, elders or advisors, and spiritual leaders. 
 
If you have read the book of Daniel you understand Daniel had just such a position in the court of Nebuchadnezzar. We see Esther and her husband the king, and Joseph (and his brothers) in the royal court of Pharaoh. In Israel and Judah we see the prophet Samuel before King Saul. We see Isaiah ministering to King Hezekiah and Jeremiah ministering to King Zedekiah, and so on. Prophet, priest, and king ruled and advised Israel throughout its history. 
 
Yes, the Bible is an oriental book, and the Father's throne is part of an oriental court. 
We are family, so we have access, and no one may accuse us before our Father the King. A royal (oriental and occidental) court is an extension of a king’s household. Those allowed and welcomed before the king include the king’s family and nobility, as well as spiritual leaders. It also includes attendants who are not royal. 
 
We will pick it up with children of oriental kings next week. Until then, blessings,
John Fenn
http://www.cwowi.org and email me at [email protected]
 

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Emotions of the Father; Final thoughts

3/2/2024

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Hi all,
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Receiving these teachings meant I had to change my thinking that the gifts were only manifest in the church, or among believers. 
 
During the time I was being taught these things, I in turn taught them to 2nd year Bible school students. One man came up to me after class saying I had just explained something to him the Lord had told him, but never made sense. 
 
This man owned a heating and air conditioning business. 
He said:"The Lord told me, 'You are an apostle in the heating and air business.' Now I understand my call." The way he grew his business was very 'Bible-like'. He would get to know men who owned their own heating and air business, the vast majority were older men and it was just them and 1 or 2 helpers.
 
He would buy their business and keep the business owner on the payroll working their customers for a year or so, then let the man retire, keep his 1 or 2 helpers continuing to work the customer base he had brought into the larger company. He had about 5 men whose businesses he had bought, working for him at any given moment. Not only that, he was gradually turning ownership of the larger company over to his employees with the goal of the company being able to go on with the employees running it, so he could retire. 
 
It was like Paul and the churches in his 'network'. Corinth, Philippi, Colossae, and so on. He was gradually turning responsibility to the churches and the local leadership as his ministry expanded elsewhere. Paul's letters make it clear each individual must take personal responsibility for their own lives. I understood why the Lord told this man he was an apostle in the heating and air business. How he ran his business, mirrored Paul's pattern with the churches, and it was a Christian business with believers throughout, or employees gradually coming to the Lord. 
 
Since then 
People have said they aren't in ministry because they work a 'secular' job. But there is no such thing as 'secular' for a believer, for Christ is in us. They are already pastoring people, or in sales winning people to the Lord while also earning a living in sales. They realized it is the same Christ in them that brings people to Jesus, or a sale. That sounds rather rough, but the kernel of truth is there. 
 
In the Bible school class I asked how many were prophetic, and several hands went up. Their current jobs were things like accounting, Human Resources, policy writers, lawyers. The prophetic gift that could look at numbers or a policy or their legal standing and tell them where they or that company would be a year later. The same gift in operation in church setting or a Bible study happened when God gave them a word of wisdom if that person did this, then that would happen, and if they did that, then this would happen. Same gift, same Christ in them, just different structure to flow through based on work or church. But the same gifts. 
 
In the visitation 
I realized the mercy motivated person would be in direct conflict with a prophecy motivated person - who saw things cut and dried, right or wrong. An exhorter might be in conflict with a prophet. An organizer in conflict with someone who just wanted to serve.  
 
As soon as I started to raise a question about conflict I realized that all these manifestations of the Holy Spirit are found in Christ. He could rebuke His friend Peter, for saying He should not go to the cross in Matthew 16, while also having mercy on the woman caught in adultery in John 8. All these manifestations of the Holy Spirit are found in Him. All our emotions are therefore, found first in Him. 
 
After this visitation was ended
A few days later the Father started talking to me again about our personalities. He said He will usually speak to us according to how He created us.
 
He said:"To a prophecy gifted (energy gift) person, I will speak directly and to the point, which may seem harsh to others, but to them, that is how they see things. But to one graced with mercy, I will speak gently, even if the subject is urgent or of great importance."
 
"To you, because I created you able to move slowly, thoughtfully, with deliberation, I will deal with you realizing it will take time, that you will think things through. But to another I will speak directly, bluntly even, and to them as being with great urgency and immediate importance. Usually, it is according to each gifting that I speak to and deal with people, for how they are is part of me and my personality."
 
Years later I was talking to a mother of 4 daughters. She said that when the girls argue among themselves it is hard for her because a bit of her is in each of the 4, and she can see each daughter's point of view. It reminded me of that conversation with the Father. He is in each of us, and will speak to us according to how He created our personalities. The person we have conflict with is created in Him too, so the Father understands each person's perspective and point in a conflict, and will work on each to bring balance and understanding between the 2 people. 
 
The Father made me feel so relaxed, for I admit up to that point I had often thought after hearing someone speak with great urgency and insistence, that whatever He said to them must be for me. I realized the mistake I had made was taking how He dealt with that person and tried to make it my own - wrong. That the tone He used with others, wasn't the tone He used with me. And I was okay with that. Paul said in Romans 12:3 that to each is given the measure of faith. I learned not to compare my 'measure' with someone else's 'measure.'
 
The Father returned to the subject... 
...of a person's emotions being raw so they were among the first to perceive His emotions. He talked of shifting my attention to my spirit to sense His presence, scanning in my mind what He wanted to do. To ask Him if He had anything for people I met in public - the stranger shopping at a store, the waiter or waitress, the clerk at the register. 
 
The truth that suddenly came upon me is that we have emotions because He first has emotions. All the feelings we experience in the human condition, He had first. But He is a spirit, a Holy Spirit, so His emotions are founded in right-ness on every level, and sensed in our spirit. 
 
You may be from different backgrounds, race, socio-economic levels, age 
But if you focus your attention on the grace in that person, you can love that grace, and in turn love that person. Start with learning how they got saved - you can love that grace - and build from there. 
 
Our emotions are often stirred for unjust, 'un-right' reasons. Many form an opinion and get angry if X person doesn't act like they think they should. They've been judge, jury, and executioner in their own mind and the object of their wrath hasn't a clue why they are angry. 
 
This is where He deals with us, wanting us to align our emotions with His emotions. How many times has a person entered a conversation thinking they will bring the wrath of God on that other person, only to find compassion and grace welling up out of their spirit? That is the process. Giving way to His emotions in our spirit, allowing them to flow out our soul and through our body to positively affect our world. 
 
Learning not to form opinions, to stop our emotions where His emotions stop, knowing they answer to Him, not us. Judge the fruit of someone's life as we are commanded, but not their motive or place in Him - that is His realm, not ours. 
 
Shift your attention to your spirit, down inside of you where you sense His presence. There you will find the Father's emotions ready to be poured out to your spirit and outward to those in your life...pray in your spirit to build yourself up, it helps increase your sensitivity to the things of the Spirit...there is so much more on the subject, but we need to move on. New subject next week, until then, blessings,
John Fenn
http://www.cwowi.org and email me at [email protected]
 

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