1. In This World - Not of This World

By Ron McGatlin

Sons of God in this world cannot arise except they be lifted up.

Today the power of God is lifting up maturing sons into the resurrected life of Christ Jesus. His resurrected life of love, peace, power, and wisdom is now fully available to manifest in and through us IF WE BELIEVE.

Arising as God’s humble heroes is His workmanship in us. It is activated and released in us when we believe. Believing is faith, and faith comes by hearing.

Father God is speaking today. Can you hear Him? He is calling for sons and daughters of God to arise, stand up, and present the spiritual supernatural reality of Christ Jesus to His people in this world. All things are possible for those who hear and believe.

The fields of the world filled with many sons of God in the image and likeness of Christ Jesus is the ripe fruit of harvest time. The harvest is of the ripe fruit. Selah.

The Process

The process begins with the seed of Christ Jesus, the Son of God, and ends with many sons of God along with holy angels ruling and reigning with Christ on earth.

Resurrection life is always preceded by death. The seed must fall into the ground and die before resurrection life can occur. The DNA of the seed is multiplied in the fruit from the Seed that was planted into this world. The holy DNA of God in Christ Jesus is multiplied into the many sons of God.

Christ Jesus was not and is not of this world, though He was and is in this world. Christ Jesus is seated at the right hand of the throne of God in heaven, and at the same time He abides in His people by the Holy Ghost as Head of His body on earth.

Today Christ is abiding in His sons who have borne their crosses of the loss of their old lives and are risen up to live and walk in the Spirit carrying the life of Christ to this world. The Son and the sons of God are in this world but are not of this world. In John 18:36 Jesus said it clearly, “My kingdom is not of this world.” He did not say it is not in this world.

The old DNA must be replaced with the new.

Born into this world to imperfect parents carrying the DNA of the first Adam caused us to be OF THIS WORLD and IN THIS WORLD.

Receiving the redemption in Christ Jesus and giving our lives to Him connected us into the DNA of the last Adam, Christ Jesus. Our spirits were born again and the life of Christ began to be formed in us from the seed of Christ bearing his DNA that was implanted in our hearts by the Holy Spirit when we first believed.

Progressively as the seed of Christ grows in us we are less and less of this world and more and more of another existence. In this process we begin to be lifted out of this world and rise into the spiritual reality of heaven. The things of this world seem to fall away, and the reality of heaven grows more and more to be who we are and where we walk. It becomes reality in us to live by the Spirit and walk in the Spirit in this world but not of this world. Thus the kingdom of heaven has come to earth in the sons of God, the bride of Christ, the New Jerusalem people.

The Difficulty of Leaving

In this current season we, as maturing sons, are being lifted out of this world. The experience of being lifted away from the things of this world may feel like being in a wilderness. The life of this world fading from us can cause a sense of being somewhat of a failure in this life. The things that once worked for us in our old lives no longer work and are no longer satisfying.

For many of us the first serious difficulty we encounter as we are being lifted out of this world is a desire to look back and think of the past. We may cling to our previous successes and the times when we really felt alive. Previous relationships with friends and family, exciting business experiences, church related experiences, not to mention the cash flow and the many perks of these things can cause us to look back with longing.

The fame and fortune of the past simply seems to take wings and seemingly overnight it is gone. And it all began when we had that glorious heavenly experience with God and promised Him our whole life.

Looking back takes our eyes off our Lord and where he is taking us and causes our progress to freeze. We become like a lifeless statue stuck somewhere in between where we were and where we are going. Our lifting process stops and waits for us to turn our hearts and lives back to the Lord, that He may continually lift us to a much higher and much more rewarding life in Him.

We are shown to be unfit for the kingdom when we put our hands to the plow and continue looking back (Luke 9:57-62). There are usually some things from our past that we are trying to bring with us into our new heavenly life in Christ. Perhaps it is relationships or habits or religious beliefs and practices or something else that we may have caused ourselves to believe was right for us to hold on to. The thing may have been permissible or even good where we once lived.

Being lifted to a new higher life will cause many things to seemingly self-dissolve. Relationships will often end themselves without a clear reason. The things of our past life will demand that we stay who we were and where we were. However, if we yield to any of these things, we stop our upward journey and become even more miserable than before.

Everyone’s experience may differ but some of these things are common to many if not all of us.

Some may have such a miserable life in the world that they are more than ready to give up their old worldly life. However, they may need a lot of healing and deliverance from their past life. They may deal with serious fears and doubts caused by the disappointments and wounds of the past. However, it may still be easier for them to choose to enter the kingdom than a person with riches.

Jesus spoke of how hard it was for a rich man to enter the kingdom life. He said that it was easier for a camel to go through the eye of the needle. The eye of the needle was a very small opening in the wall, and the only way a camel could possibly get through it was to get on his knees and be stripped of all that he was carrying. Selah.

Whatever our past or our need, Christ Jesus is more than enough to lift us up on the other side of the wall as mature sons full of His life and glory.

Moving from the natural life into a supernatural spiritual life is probably one of the most exciting life experience human beings can have on earth. While at the same time living with the knowledge of the supernatural spiritual realm yet remaining tied to the things of this natural life can be a frustrating life that lacks the glory and fulfillment of truly becoming one with Christ in the Holy Spirit.

Most of us are probably yet hungering and thirsting for a greater level of the supernatural life of Christ in us. The good news is that the time has come in this year of 5775 on the Jewish calendar to be lifted to walk in the glory of the heavenly realm of God with us. This year began on September 25 in 2014.

Harvest of Ripe Fruit

There are special ripening seasons for the fruit of God that are set by God. Seasons in which the fruit that has been growing and maturing for a long time is ready for harvest. In this harvest season opportunity is opened for us to move into new realms of supernatural spiritual life in Christ by the Holy Spirit.

During harvest season the fruit is sometimes abruptly separated from the place where it had grown. People may get a strong and possibly painful jolt as they are separated from the things of this world where they lived and grew up.

The entire world is sensing strong jolts as the good fruit is being separated from the bad fruit.

The fallen world is judged as the earth is being cleansed of the fruit and the trees that were planted by the seeds of the evil one. Seeing his end in sight, the spirit of antichrist is running wildly in the land to kill, steal, and destroy. Everyone that can be deceived will be deceived in this time.

What the enemy means for evil God will use for good as the earth is cleansed and the purified sons of light emerge to replant the earth with the glorious seeds of the kingdom of heaven on earth as it is in heaven.

Arise, shine, for your light has come.

Ron McGatlin
archive.openheaven.com
basileia@earthlink.net




2. America Is Blessed

Lisa Enebeli

Number 23:19-20 “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? Behold, I have received a command to bless; When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it.”

God has blessed America, He has declared it blessed, so He cannot curse it. Judgment is not a curse, it is a blessing, for judgment brings us back into the original pronouncement of blessing. Israel experienced God’s judgment on more than one occasion, because they forsook the Lord their God and began to worship other gods. But the Lord never cursed Israel, nor did He remove His blessing from them.

Once a blessing has been pronounced it cannot be removed. So, judgment is not a curse, but a blessing to bring us back into our correct alignment as a nation. No one can curse us, for God has already blessed us.

Now, part of the judgment is going to reveal God’s thoughts about our value of materialism. We spent when we were supposed to save; we built buildings, when we were supposed to build people; we chose hierarchy, when God was asking for humility; we listened to man, when we knew we were supposed to listen to God; we have hurt people, rather than healed people; we refused to die to ourselves; this is why we are being judged. We have called the truth a lie; we have agreed with the enemy and we have created a problem that only God can fix.

Judgment is imminent, because most people are living as though God approves of them; they are leading like God is proud of them; actually they are unaware of what is really going on.

We watch the news, but we don’t see the signs or hear the warnings. We believe we are blessed, under grace, free from the law, so we can do whatever we want. Isaiah was right when he said in verses 9-10 of chapter 6, “Keep on listening, but do not perceive; Keep on looking, but do not understand.’ Render the hearts of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes dim, Otherwise they might see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed.”

Our lack of repentance is the proof that we cannot see, hear, or understand. We honestly don’t believe we’re doing anything wrong.

It is going to feel like it came suddenly, out of the blue, but actually, the Lord has been wooing us for years, drawing us for decades, calling us for centuries, but there has been a refusal to repent. He will be justified in His judgment, but oh how I wish we would wake up before He has no other choice. I hear the alarm sounding, I see the people sleeping and I want to do something, say something, but most don’t want to hear, that is why He is keeping some hidden until they are ready to listen. God wastes nothing, He uses everything.

Judgment precedes restoration…weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning…in wrath, remember mercy.

Lisa Enebeli
http://mouthpieceministries.wordpress.com/





3. News Headlines


Algeria: God builds his church - 10/1/2014
“In Algeria a mighty move of the Holy Spirit after years of patient intercession and the Word.” “People from all walks of life are coming to Christ in numbers that churches cannot keep pace with. Conversions and miracles and there is an enormous hunger to be trained and discipled. Believers set free from fear, zeal and compassion felt across the land.”


Vicar of Baghdad: ISIS on Verge of Entering City - 10/1/2014
The Islamic State is on the verge of entering Baghdad. Canon Andrew White, best known as the vicar of Baghdad, reported around 1 a.m. Monday (EST) that ISIS is within 10 kilometers (about 6 miles) of the city and killed more than 1,000 troops during the weekend. Here is White's firsthand report:"People are very fearful. The nation looks as if it has collapsed.


Wolf is at the door, Baghdad - 10/1/2014
Despite U.S. airstrikes, ISIS is at the gates of Baghdad. Fierce fighting has been reported on the outskirts of the city. What if ISIS does attempt taking Baghdad? It’ll make a bad situation worse. “Where do you go from your capital city? If it falls, where do you go? There are a lot of people there: a lot of believers and non-believers that are caught up in the crossfire.


Violence spills over Nigeria borders into Cameroon - 10/1/2014
Boko Haram attacked the Federal College of Education in Kano. At least 15 people died in this attack. The insurgents entered a lecture hall and opened fire. Boko Haram’s violent attacks also occurred across the border in Cameroon. More than 40,000 people have fled to Cameroon to escape Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria. Now, the danger is following them across the border.


Oklahoma Beheading Suspect Faces Murder Charges -Muslim man beheads woman in US. - 10/1/2014
Murder charges filed Monday in the beheading of a woman at a food distribution center in an Oklahoma City suburb. Alton Nolen, 30, attacked two women and beheaded one of them Thursday. His Facebook post shows a beheading, and quotes the Koran, "I will instill terror into the hearts of unbelievers; smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them."


L.A. area: 91 arrested for sex trafficking; 22 underage girls rescued - 10/1/2014
A sex-trafficking task force in Long Beach rescued 22 girls aged 12-17 and arrested 91 people on a variety of sex charges after an eight-month investigation. Most of those arrested were gang members. The gangs are selling young women and girls because it’s more profitable than the drug trade. “They can make about ($600,000) to $800,000 a year.”


Defeating ISIS, Ignoring Iran 'Loses the War' - 10/1/2014
Throughout his speech, he warned of the rise of militant Islam, saying “everywhere we look militant Islam is on the march.” The warnings of England’s Winston Churchill, who warned the world about the totalitarian threat of Hitler’s Nazi fascism. Today, the threat is militant Islam. ISIS presents a clear and present danger the greater threat is a nuclear Iran.


Ebola numbers staggering, CDC estimated 550,000 to 1.4 million cases by January - Church source of life-saving information - 10/1/2014
Ebola is more than a virus. It’s more than an epidemic, and more than a deadly outbreak. U.S. troops are on the ground working against the spread of Ebola Experts are developing possible vaccines and another doctor exposed to Ebola has arrived in the United States for testing. How big will it get? The CDC estimated 550,000 to 1.4 million cases by January.


Muslims can’t defend ISIS idiology - over 1 million people displaced - 10/1/2014
As Barak Obama admits to underestimating ISIS, the Islamic State has taken more territory. According to reports, ISIS is moving closer toward Turkey. Even though warplanes continue bombing the region, local leaders suggest it’s too little to make any difference. This is making the refugee crisis even worse as non-Muslim and nominal Muslims flee for their lives.