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1. Brilliant Spiritual Light
2. A Note from Bob Mumford
3. News Headlines

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1. Brilliant Spiritual Light

By Ron McGatlin

Great darkness has invaded the once godly western nations. And now both judgment and great light are at the door to destroy the works of darkness and increase the light to a much greater brilliance. How is all this happening? What part do we have in this most volatile season of change?

Understanding Light and Darkness

Where the light is not, darkness reigns.

Where the light is dim, darkness invades.

Where the light is brilliant, darkness is dissolved.

As it is in the natural, so is it in the spiritual.

Darkness requires no energy. It is the default condition of a fallen world apart from God. The darkness will effortlessly be where the light of God is not. Darkness cannot be where the light of God is brilliant with the brightness of the love, wisdom, and power of God.

Power from God must be available to release the energy of light to dissolve darkness.

Wisdom from God must be available to provide the ability to effectively release and restrain the power to perfectly accomplish the will and way of God from heaven on earth.

Both power and wisdom flow in the pure holy love of God. Therefore, God’s love is the source of all light and life. God and His love are seen as the enemy of all who abide in darkness.

The only source of power to dissolve darkness is the throne of God, the seat of all power. We must be directly connected to the throne of God through Christ Jesus by the Holy Spirit to flow the love, power, and wisdom to eradicate darkness on earth with light from heaven.

Jesus is the light of the world. Those who are of the darkness and without the light of God hate the name of Jesus, or Yahushua, the true biblical name.

Light relates to life. Darkness relates to lack of life or death.

In the beginning God said, “Let there be light,” and light overcame the darkness upon earth. Instead of darkness the default condition of the world became the light of God in the beautiful creation of the Garden of Eden.

Adam was created in the image of God, and the light and life of God were breathed into him. Adam and Eve were told to be fruitful and multiply to fill the earth. Adam and Eve were the seed of the kingdom of Heaven or Kingdom of God on earth, and were commissioned to fill the earth with people after their own kind which was Spirit beings of the life and light of God in human bodies. Thus the prevailing darkness on earth was to be replaced with the light of God to rule and reign for the glory of God across the whole earth through the multiplied people of God filling the earth.

When Adam fell, the pure seed of God was corrupted and darkness was released on earth in the seed of Adam. Thus the default condition of Planet Earth again became darkness.

The Brilliant Light of God’s Seed Restored

Christ Jesus came to earth as the “last Adam” to restore mankind to His original design of light and life of God from heaven to fill the whole earth with the light and life of God. He came as the pure Seed of God to be fruitful and multiply the light of God across the whole earth in His purified body and bride. Thus returning the default condition of earth to the light and life of God in and through His many purified holy Sons in whom Christ dwells by the Holy Spirit.

Brother and sisters, this is why you were born and born again in the image of God and the breath of the life of Christ Jesus breathed into you by the Holy Spirit to restore the planet to the light of God. God is again saying for us to be fruitful and multiply to fill the earth with His light.

All of the attributes of God are made available from the storehouse of heaven to empower the children of God with supernatural love, power, and wisdom to carry and release the light of God in Christ to enlighten the entire world with the brilliance of the light of the glory of God from heaven on earth.

No matter what area or arena of life God has placed you in or whatever natural field of endeavor God has engaged you in, your primary purpose is to restore the light of God to all the world by releasing the supernatural brilliant light of God in Christ Jesus in you by the Holy Spirit. The great mystery of Christ in you, the hope of glory that Paul spoke about in (Colossians 1:27).

For the most part, the nations of the world have failed to be restored in the supernatural brilliant light of God.

In the United States of America where I live, the supernatural light of God has been largely restrained and weakened by the intellectual excluding of God in the affairs of the nation. The nation took a giant step in that direction years ago with a major work of darkness called “the separation of church and state.”

The “separation of church and state” was preceded by the watered down social gospel of lukewarm church systems. The rejection of the supernatural reality of being baptized with the Holy Spirit and FIRE by many, if not most of the religious systems, caused them to produce only a very dim light, and the darkness invaded the nation. Our educational systems were handed over to the darkness when God was removed from the schools of learning beginning at the highest levels and filtering down to invade all levels and all means of education.

Fighting against this darkness is not fruitful. The darkness is not the problem. It is just doing what darkness does. That is, it fills every place that is void of the supernatural spiritual light of God. The problem is the lack of the brilliant light of God that dissolves the darkness.

Many, if not most, religious church systems have mistakenly interpreted light to mean intellectual knowledge and understanding about God. The brilliant light of God is Spirit saturation of our entire lives, our hearts, spirits, souls, and bodies. It involves the manifest presence of God in Christ Jesus by the Holy Spirit abiding within us forming a direct connection with the throne of God receiving impartation of heavenly data and understanding from the mind of Christ. It is supernatural reality of God within us and with us. The impartation of God’s wisdom, power, and love is limitless.

The cooperation with powerful holy angels (ministering spirits) working together with us makes all things possible, and nothing impossible to us.

There is a great humbling that is coming to the nations.

As the darkness enacts its devastation, the failure of the systems of life and government will bring even the strongest and most prideful people to their knees in submission by either the love of God in His provision or by the painful cleansing judgment. God’s love for His people and His world causes the cleansing judgment. God’s judgment on earth is never for punishment of His people. Jesus took our punishment on the cross. It is always for correction of His people causing us to seek higher levels of life with Him. It is also for the cleansing of the earth by removing those who are ungodly, always evil, and will not turn to God to be changed.

Yes, the devil is behind all the wicked stuff going on. Yet he is defeated and only able to tempt and destroy by the power given to him by human beings.  Prideful people who will not fully submit to God cannot resist the devil and his darkness.   

⁷ Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. ⁸ Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. ⁹ Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. ¹⁰ Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up (James 4:7-10).

If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land (2 Chronicles 7:14).

Living in the Spirit

Deep spiritual reality is far beyond human understanding. The things of God are a mystery to the natural mind and cannot be explored by natural thinking. Only by the Spirit are the deep things of God received, and they may or may not be rationally understood. However, by the Spirit there is a knowing of things that cannot be known otherwise. There are powerful works done by the Spirit that no man can do in the natural.

It is rapidly becoming more and more urgent for God’s people to move in the realm of supernatural spiritual reality. As cataclysmic events occur it will be vital to be in the right place doing the right things at the right time. This can only be accomplished by living by the Spirit and walking in the Spirit.

If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:25).

2. A Note from Bob Mumford

Jesus taught an unusual and complex parable of the kingdom called the parable of “the dragnet” (Matt. 13:47-48). He describes how this dragnet would be used to draw multitudes into the kingdom: “fish of every kind.” After the net had been drawn, the fisherman was required to return to the sea all forms of sea-life that were not determined to be a ‘keeper’. I have long believed that we have taken the redemptive act which Jesus provided, and failed to engage and embrace the critical things that He taught. How do we become ‘keepers’?

Eric and I have labored to provide you with the biblical content, necessary insights, and spiritual presuppositions that affirm and confirm our ability to “abide” in permanence within the borders of the kingdom. We are strong in our confidence that each of you are ‘keepers’. It is not how we begin this journey (for me that was 72 years ago); rather, it is how we are able to finish.

A small book authored by a Franciscan priest by the name of Richard Rohr entitled, The Immortal Diamond, has greatly impacted me. It may be the most effective ‘take me by the hand’ book I have read that enables us to discover our true self. We do encourage you to read it. Rohr introduces us to an aspect of Father’s nature that was relatively new to me, identifying “God, the Great Allower.” Rohr says something like this: God does not cause everything. At the same time, He does not prevent everything. He allows some circumstances to occur that cause us personal confusion and oft-times, even offense!

In the 1950’s, we were engaged in a major Holy Spirit outpouring in the nation of Cuba. Thousands of worshippers filled the huge arena in Havana night after night with hundreds coming to Christ and remarkable healings. The headlines of the city newspapers the following mornings read: The Kingdom had ‘Come’! Suddenly, at the highest point of these gatherings, in the midst of the joy and excitement came the prophetic declaration: “The blood of your sons and daughters will run in the streets.” That seemed impossible. We experienced consternation, incredibility, and unbelief. Suddenly, almost without warning, Fidel Castro swept down out of the mountains. God, the Great Allower, could be seen in action, providing we had eyes to see and ears to hear. Remember, God did not cause it. Neither did He prevent it! We were faced with finding answers for the questions. What are the reasons and implications?

The mentoring we have sought to provide through the Lifechangers content has contained two aspects. First, we have sought to impart clear, workable concepts that would enable us to become ‘keepers’ who embrace God’s governing purpose. Second, we have sought to clearly define what would cause us to be removed! It is one thing to have content; it is another to deal with mixture. What must be taken out is Eros and the seven giants; the non-negotiable right to myself; the love for darkness that must be transformed into the Light of Truth.

Allow me now to identify seven cultural trends. These are phenomenon that we must begin to see, hear, and properly interpret. It is not the end of the world; it is not the ‘coming of Christ’; it is the parable of the dragnet functioning in the manner in which Jesus taught us. Look at these as birth pangs of the birth of the Kingdom:

1. The total absence of any reference to God in the President’s Fourth of July

Speech which is unprecedented in our nation’s history.

2. Every Christian symbol being removed from view or functionality.

3. All personal conversations are increasingly guarded. Being politically correct is moving the entire culture toward secularity.

4. Muslim TV referring to Americans as "fat, racist and violent".

5. Six out of ten Americans gave evidence that they would vote for an atheist as president of the US.

6. Franklin Graham observed: Everything pertaining to God is under attack.

7. A young, female Marine was ordered to remove a Bible verse from her personal computer or face court martial.

My sense is that the Great Allower is not the cause, neither is He willing to prevent what is happening. 2000 years of Christian supremacy is now being challenged. The authentic Body of Christ (Corpus Verum) is now in the process of being challenged to know what we believe and to Whom we are committed. What are we, as a spiritual family, willing to do, to be, or to say to be known as a follower of Jesus?

In Agape,

Bob Mumford
BobandEric_Lifechangers.org@mail.vresp.com
www.lifechangers.org

3. News Headlines


New video: Planned Parenthood would ‘steal’ aborted baby parts without mom’s consent - 8/13/2015
Despite official denials, Planned Parenthood would regularly "steal" aborted babies' organs without asking the mother's consent for the "donation," a former StemExpress employee says in the latest video released by the Center for Medical Progress. Watch the Video https://youtu.be/ABzFZM73o8M


Obama Alters U.S. Oath of Allegiance to Comply with Islamic Law - 8/13/2015
The Obama administration recently made changes to the Oath of Allegiance to the United States in a manner very conducive to Sharia, or Islamic law. The original oath required incoming citizens to declare that they will "bear arms on behalf of the United States". Islamic law allows Muslims to feign loyalty to a non-Muslim authority, but bans them from fighting fellow Muslim.


ISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape Claiming Quran’s Support and uses the practice as a recruiting tool. - 8/13/2015
Before he raped the 12-year-old girl, IS fighter explained the Quran not only gave him the right to rape her — it condoned and encouraged it. He bound her hands and gagged her. Then he knelt beside the bed and prostrated himself in prayer before getting on top of her. When it was over, he knelt to pray again, bookending the rape with acts of religious devotion.


US Welcomes Iraqi Christian Refugees, with Jail Time - 8/13/2015
Some Iraqi Christians fleeing the Islamic State sought safety and freedom in America. But instead of being welcomed in as religious refugees, they were arrested and sent to a San Diego prison. The news comes despite the fact that 300,000 immigrants from Muslim countries were welcomed into the United States last year.


Satellite Imagery Reveals Iran Lying, Covering Up Nuclear Activity at Parchin - 8/10/2015
Iran claim that it is performing road work at its Parchin military site. Independent satellite imagery did not support the explanation. Instead, the Institute for Science and International Security said it appears the Islamic Republic is trying to sanitize the site ahead of announced international inspections. The site has faced suspicions of nuclear experimentation.


Trouble strikes again for South Sudanese pastors Published by Alex Anhalt on August 13, 2015 - 8/13/2015
Last week, South Sudanese pastors were finally released after the judge decided that they had served the sentence in the time they had already spent in jail. However, the battle isn’t quite finished. There’s still the travel ban to contend with both pastors are being held in Sudan, prevented from returning home to their families and congregations in South Sudan.


Turkey: trilogy of terror - Ceasefire? What ceasefire? - 8/13/2015
A series of attacks began Monday in Turkey amid rising tension between the government and Kurdish militants. The calm has been restive since the accord went into effect in 2013. So who’s to blame for the collapse? Turkey had been bracing itself for violence since it started moving against the Islamic State and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party militants last month.


Trouble strikes again for South Sudanese pastors Published by Alex Anhalt on August 13, 2015 - 8/13/2015
Last week, South Sudanese pastors were finally released after the judge decided that they had served the sentence in the time they had already spent in jail. However, the battle isn’t quite finished. There’s still the travel ban to contend with both pastors are being held in Sudan, prevented from returning home to their families and congregations in South Sudan.


Fighting for the forgotten Pygmies in the Democratic Republic of Congo - 8/13/2015
After carrying a 120-pound bag of charcoal through the jungle for 3 miles, the woman held out her hand to receive her wages, her food for the day: a small square of goat fur. One man worked a grueling 10-plus hours in exchange for two small minnows. They call themselves the “Forgotten People.” But they’re not forgotten. God is making sure of that.


Myanmar flooding fails to stop local Christians - 8/13/2015
Myanmar flooding has killed over 100 people in the last 14 days. Now, the fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters left behind are trying to survive without access to food or clean water. An estimated 1 million people nationwide have been affected by Myanmar’s severe flooding since June. What began as annual monsoon flooding soon escalated with the arrival of Cyclone Komen.


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