Secrets from the Garden of Eden

Gas prices going higher and higer: Here is a promise that we can claim for restoration of everything that has been stolen:

Proverbs 6:31

“Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; but if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.”

Who shall enforced this promise?

“Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. JUSTICE and JUDGMENT are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. Blessed is the people who know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance. In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousnessshall they be exalted. ” Psalms 89:13-16 (KJV)

People are suffering all over the world because of a war they had nothing to do with. People are being forced, through high gas prices, high food prices and unjust taxes collected at the gas pump, into poverty.

Here is a simple prayer to recoup all that the enemy as stolen:

“Father God, in the name of Jesus, I claim sevenfold of all that the enemy has stolen through fraud, greed, unjust gains, wars, rumors of wars, unjust taxes and all such schemes.

Remember, the wealth of the wicked is laid up for the just, Proverbs 13:22

“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” 1 John 5:4-5 (KJV)

We are in a battle with unseen forces according Ephesians 6:10-13

“Finally my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the WILES OF THE DEVIL. FOR we wrestle not AGAINST flesh and blood, But AGAINST principalities, AGAINST powers, AGAINST the rulers of darkness of this WORLD, AGAINST spiritual wickedness in heavenly places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that you might be able to withstand in the EVIL DAY, and having done all, to stand.”

Grace & peace!

I was a volunteer Chaplain in the Wayne County Jail, in Detroit, Michigan. I had this inmate asked me, why he felt so powerless. I said to him, “You don’t know what you have a right to.” I had him turn in his Bible to John 1:12,

“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name”

The interesting thing about John chapter 1, is that it tells us about the One who created all things. The One who has “life” in him. He is the one who created light out of darkness and the One who divided the light from the darkness.

John wrote, “Light shines in darkness and darkness could not put it out.”

‘He was in the world, and the world was made by him and the world did not know him.’

The relationship that existed originally in the beginning when God created man in his image and likeness has been restored.

This relationship, the true Light which gives light to every human being coming into the world (John 1:9), is purely a work of God.

“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, BUT OF GOD.” John 1:12-13

The One who originally gave us dominion over all the works of his hands has renewed the relationship. As many as received him and believe on him became a new creation.

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And ALL THINGS are of God, who hath reconcile us to himself by Jesus Christ, hath given us the ministry of reconciliation” 2nd Corinthians 5:17-18

It is through relationship that we come to know our purpose in life. The created order reflects the glory of God. We come to understand that unique substance that holds things together, it makes things grow, and it gives character; Its call LIFE.

“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I AM the light of the world: he that followeth me SHALL NOT walk in darkness, but have the Light of Life.” John 8:12

In regards to dominion, let’s go back to Genesis 1:26,

On the sixth day of the created order, God said, Let’s make man in OUR image, after our likeness.

Then he said, LET them have dominion…

In Genesis 1:28

“And he “BLESSED” them…”

I did a word study a long time ago on the definition of the word “blessed” as used in this text, and it means to kneel. God literally commanded everything within the created order to work for the benefit of man. In other words, everything within your environment is suppose to work for you not against you!

What happened? Darkness! We have been taught how to curse ourselves, by making bad decisions

Instead of growth, we create death with the words of mouth especially with our negative confession (Proverbs 18:21)

Instead of growth that comes with partnership with God, we chose debt, credit scores, gaming, and self-effort (Luke 12:13-21). We became dependent upon people as our source, be a job, counselor, educational institutions, banker…

“Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when GOOD cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land not inhabited.” Jeremiah 17:5-6 kjv

We neglected our true nature to be like God, to exercise dominion over the created order. For scripture declares

“BLESSED is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and SHALL NOT SEE when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8 kjv

It begins with seed, mastering seed! His seed remains in you… See 1 John 3:9

Seed- ALL seed is supernatural…

Time

Harvest

Grace & peace!

“Jesus said unto them, if God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. Why do ye not understand my speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” John 8:42-44

1. Jesus describes the devil as being a father.

2. The devil has children that carry out his will.

3. The devil is driven by lust for power.See his vision statement (Five ‘I wills’) in Isaiah 14:12-15. See the I wills of God in Ezekiel 28:14-19.

Also see the temptation of Christ in Luke 4:5-7,

“And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I WILL I GIVE IT. If thou therefore wilt WORSHIP Me, all shall be thine.”

How did the devil get this power over the nations? Who gave it to him?

This power was originally given to Adam and all his descendants, Genesis 1:26. Even after the fall, See Psalms 8:6.

People give their dominion over the earth to others. Such is the case when Satan tried to seduce Jesus. He was after Jesus’ dominion. He wanted Jesus to steward the resources of the earth on his behalf. Satan was saying to Jesus, I will give you power over the nations and the glory, if you fall down before me.

Jesus handled every temptation from a legal standpoint. He knew the Word of God. He knew God’s will and ways. Jesus said to the devil,

“… Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.” Luke 4:8

Thou shalt worship the Lord Him only thou shall serve…

We see in Luke 10:1-20, Jesus took that power and taught others how to use it to help others. Jesus took that power and gave it to his disciples.

4. There is no truth in the devil

5. He is the FATHER of the Lie. He is the father of deception.

He deceives the whole world, Revelation 12:9, “And the great dragon was cast out, that OLD SERPENT, CALLED the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the WHOLE WORLD: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”

6. He is murderer from the beginning. He inspired and influenced the first murder when Cain killed his brother Abel out of a jealous rage. Cain was carrying out Satan’s plans. Satan thought that Abel was the anointed seed that would be the redeemer of the human race. See 1 John 3:12

Notice: After Cain killed his brother, there was an immediate judgment.

We are living in a time where people are killing and murdering other people. It seems as if justice is being denied, delayed and unfair. But Jesus said to his disciples “… Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.” Matthew 26:52

In Revelation, it reads

“He that leadeth into captivity SHALL GO into captivity: he that killeth with the sword MUST BE KILLED with the sword. Here is the patience and faith of the saints.” Revelation 13:10

So everyone that is scheming, stealing and doing evil to others will have the same happen back to them.

Satan has to have a human being to function through in order to carry out his will.

Things are complicated in human matters because you have dominions and wills clashing together.

“And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, BUT HATH AN END.” Mark 3:22-26

SO in our reality, you have people canceling out other people. There is no division in satanic ranks. Division is purely a human trait driven by lust.

We are living in a day and time where you must understand the principles of dominion and the power of the blood of the LAMB, Revelation 12:11.

7. Satan has an agenda, but his agenda is doomed and will ultimately fail.

8. Now is the prince of this world is cast out, John 12:31.

Now the prince of this world is judged, John 16:11

To the Serpent, the one who sinned from the beginning: This is the purpose for the manifestation of Son of God was to destroy the works of the Devil, 1 John 3:8

Jesus could say, the prince of this world comes but he has nothing in me, John 14:30

We can say the same thing when we know the word of God and use it by saying, it is written…

The good news is, All power in heaven and earth has been given to Jesus, Matthew 28:18

Grace & peace!

1. Get your Seed into the hand of God. Why because he multiplies it back you many times over. All SEED is supernatural!

2. The house that God built and is building, the system, (see Hebrews 3:4) is based on partnership. It’s based on partnership today, tomorrow and for all eternity. Partnership, partnership and again partnership.

Genesis 2:19, He formed the beast of the field and the fowl of the air then he bought them to Adam to be given names.

3. Partnership started with God in Genesis 1:26, “And God said, LET US make man in OUR image…”

God created Adam and entered into a partnership with him, See Genesis 3:15-17,

God said, ‘Man should not be alone. I will made him a help meet.’ God made Adam a partner, a “help meet” a wife, See Genesis 2:18

We see partnerships throughout the scriptures from Adam, Noah and his family (Genesis 9:8-9 & 12) and Abraham and his seed. Even in the final judgment in the book of Revelation 5:1-14, God looked for a man who was worthy to open the book and loose the seals.

4. The fruit that fell from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, was his sacrifice. Out of all the fruit trees in the garden, his job was the dress this tree, to make a presentation of its fruit.

5. There were two special trees 🌳 in the midst of the garden. Adam was tasked with giving the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil back to God.

The second tree, the tree of life was a tree he could freely eat from. Matter of fact, on earth Adam was given dominion over all creation on earth. But in the garden of Eden, he was given permission to eat. After the fall because of love, God had to put him out of the Garden.

See Genesis 3:22, “And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth HIS HAND, and TAKE also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.”

The two trees are again seen in Revelation 22:1-4, The Lamb of God, takes the place of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil as a perfect Sacrifice and you have the tree of life.

An interesting thought, we get to eat of the Sacrifice, what we call Communion, the body and blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. God put the Sacrifice in our hands.

6. Partnership exist today. We enter into partnership through covenant with God through faith in the LORD Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 3:9, “For we are labourers TOGETHER WITH God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.”

7. Few ways to get your Seed into God’s hands:

“But rather seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33

“But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. SELL that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that failed not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there be your heart also.” Luke 12:31-34

God loves cheerful givers, 2 Corinthians 9:7

God is able to make all grace abound toward you, 2 Corinthians 9:8

God supplies seed to sowers, 2 Corinthians 9:10

God multiplies seed, 2 Corinthians 9:10

God increases the fruit of your seed, 2 Corinthians 9:10

Final thought:

I was trimming a tree in my backyard. I was amazed at how quickly the tree branches wiltered. I took notice that once you detact something from its life source it wilters and dies. Years ago, I remember seeing an apple tree and the branches were loaded with fruit. The branches were leaning downward due to the number of apples on some of its branches. Then I realized when you see life in a plant, a flower, you see the works of God’s hand.

God makes all (by him all things consist, Colossians 1:17) things grow!

Sons of darkness

1. One among many wonderful gifts God has given us in Genesis creation account, is seed. Seed is a most amazing creation. It comes in many many different forms.

“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” Genesis 1:29

I picked up a book that had a title, “Unlimited Abundance”. I said to myself ain’t no such thing as unlimited abundance. Shortly after that statement, I was walking as a form of exercise and I was praying. The Lord began to minister to me about unlimited abundance.

He pointed out the number of trees, the blades of grass, the tree seedlings, the grain of sands, leaves on the trees, the fish in the sea. All these are without number. They are innumerable. In Genesis 41:49 reads “And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.”

At that time the county was repaving the Southfield expressway. They removed the old cement and replaced all new cement for miles. I had the Lord say to me, ‘have they ever run out of cement?’ I had to answer, “No”. Everywhere I looked, there were cement side walks, streets, driveways, parking lots, brick building, etc…

That conversation started me on a journey of the renewal of the mind. I had been mentally conditioned by the world around me to think lack, shortage and inability.

God began to minister to me about the unlimited potential of seed. For example, a human baby grows from a tiny seed about size of a dot above an i. That seed multiplies million and millions millions of times to produce a human being. It continues to grow for years to come.

Another example, take an apple 🍎 seed and plant it. That single apple seed will multiply millions of times into a tree with thousands of apples each having more seeds in them.

A watermelon 🍉 seed multiplies millions of times in size from a small seed. It contains vitamins and juice that’s sweet and nutritious.

The only thing man seem to have an unlimited supply of is 💰 money. The difference between money and seed is, your money never gains value over time. Seed never ever loses value.

There is a big big difference between “unlimited” as defined by God and man. Man promises you unlimited data on your cell phone plan but if you go over a certain limit they will cut you back. But God, when pours out a blessing, it’s more than enough to meet every over and above.

Get your treasure in God’s hands

“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where your treasure is, there will be your heart be also.” Matthew 6:19-21

Seed is that treasure you want to get into God’s hands.

God provides seed to sowers and bread 🍞 for our food. He multiplies the seed we sow and increases the fruits of our righteousness, 2 Corinthians 9:10. The fruit of your righteousness simply means your success will grow as well.

God is the greatest fund manager there ever was. He is faithful and just. We are told to seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all those other things will be added unto you.

The reason why these things are hard for people to understand is because their understanding of seed and the seed time harvest process is still at baby stage. They won’t take the time to work the system.

If you go to the book of Revelation 22:1-5, you will see the seed time harvest process will go with us into eternity. By the way, “trees and the tree system is God’s choice method of getting things into our hands.

Tress of life in the midst yielding twelve manner of fruits, Revelation 22:2

Yields fruit every month. The leaves are for the healing of the nations, Revelation 22:2

Grace & peace

1. The One who commanded light to shine out of darkness with 4 words, “Let there be light” and light was and God saw the light that it was GOOD. See Genesis 1:3-4. He shines in our hearts 💕 💞 ♥️

2. John 1:1-5 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was with in the beginning with God. All things were by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. IN HIM WAS LIFE, AND THE LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN. AND THE LIGHT SHINETH IN DARKNESS: AND THE DARKNESS COMPREHENDED IT NOT.”

2. He was in the world and the world was made by him. The world knew him not. He came to his own people and they did not receive him. John 1:10-11

3. But as many AS received him, to them gave God gave power, John 1:12

4. THE WORD God was made flesh and dwelt among us. We beheld his glory. The glory of the only begotten Son of God full of grace and truth, John 1:14

5. Of His fullness have we all RECEIVED grace for grace, John 1:16. Every season of your life, there is grace to be had or experienced. But the grace has to be received. It’s your inheritance. If you don’t fight for it, it will pass you by.

1 Timothy 6:13, Fight the good fight of faith. Lay a hold of eternallife. When I think about fighting the good fight of faith, I think about the heavy weight champion Mike Tyson when he was preparing for a fight. He was super focused, like a lazer beam. He was intentional.

Without faith, it is impossible to please God. I believed the laws of inheritance were designed to work by faith, because when something is given to people without a cost to them personally, they do not honor those gifts.

6. I know people who struggle with suicidal thoughts and depression. But if they only knew the One who leveled mountains and hills, elevated the deepest vallies. Made crooked places straight and rough places smooth. The One who leveled the playing field so that anybody anywhere can receive deliverance and freedom. They’re broken hearts can be healed, Luke 4:18.

7. The One, who in the beginning, commanded light to shine out darkness. The One who divided the light from the darkness. He shines in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus.

Get this: this treasure resides on the inside of us. 2 Corinthians 4:6-7

8. The playing field is leveled because the Son of God was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil, 1 John 3:8

Because God’s SEED remains in you reproducing the life and light of God in you, 1 John 3:9

9. There is nothing, absolutely nothing that can separate us from the love of God, Romans 8:35-39

10. There is no sin that stop God from granting you eternal life. The thing that can and does stop the power is your choice not to receive. So many people make their problems so big and scary 😨. But the truth is Jesus paid your for your sins in full, John 3:16. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have the gift of Life.

You know what condemns a person, what gives depression and suicidal thoughts a foothold- choice- God gave people dominion on earth and he never took it away. Everything that moves, swims, fly… See Genesis 1:28. Some people use their God given dominion to hurt others. You never have to give in to its, thems, or theys.

11. “And this is the condemnation, that LIGHT is come into the world, AND MEN LOVED DARKNESS rather than LIGHT…” John 3:19 that’s CHOICE. Adam chose the forbidden fruit.

The light wasn’t deficient or powerless. Darkness could not stop it or put it. In Him was life and the life was light to people.

What stop it? ✋️ Choice. What cause life to flow? Choice

1. The orginal system of creation, was/is designed around worship of God. You had the sacrifice, originally fruit that fell from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. After which animal blood was used as a sacrifice. In eternity according to Revelation 22:1, you have the Lamb of God seated on the throne, the perfect Sacrifice.

2. ALL THINGS were created by Him, for Him, and exist for His pleasure, John 1:3; Revelation 4:11

3. Baically all things in creation were designed to be self-sustaining. Adam’s job was to recreate heaven, the garden of Eden on earth.

4. Adam and every human being was given dominion on earth to carry out the original design and assignment.

5. Adam gave part of his dominion to a third party, the Serpent.

6. Adam’s disobedience opened the door to the Serpent. The Serpent gained “SEED” and gained access out of Adam’s decision, See Genesis 3:15 & Revelation 12:9

7. The Serpent gained SEED in the sense that people listens to him and act upon his suggestions. For example, in the parable of the end time harvest in Matthew 13:24-30, Jesus explained the tares seen among the wheat

“He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; the FIELD is the world; the good SEED are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the WICKED ONE; the enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.” Matthew 13:37-39

8. The Serpent has the ability to reproduce himself into others. His name, the WICKED ONE, describes his works, he twist things until they serve no purpose. Ephesians 2:1-2, The prince of the power of the air, THE SPIRIT, that now work in the children of disobedience.

9. The ground was cursed because of Adam’s CHOICES. He failed to guard the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. He failed to guard the way to the tree of life. He allowed the Serpent to deceive and he went along with the deception. Adam was not deceived, he made a choice See 1 Timothy 2:14

10. BUT the curse was lifted in Genesis 8:21-22; in Deuteronomy 28:8; John 3:16, Ephesians 1:2.

2 Peter 1:2-4

“Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, according as his DIVINE POWER hath given unto us ALL THINGS that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath CALLED us to glory and virtue:

( just a thought on the concept of the word “calling”: God called for Adam in Genesis 3:9. God was calling for Adam to be in the appointed place at the appointed time. But Adam was too busy trying to medicate his wound with leaves from among the trees of the Garden. This wouldn’t make much sense if it were not for these scriptures references: Ezekiel 47:12 & Revelation 22:2 which makes references to leaves being used as medicine to heal bruises and wounds.)

Whereby ARE GIVING UNTO US EXCEEDING GREAT and PRECIOUS PROMISES: that BY THESE ye might be partakers of the DIVINE NATURE, having escaped the corruption that us in the world through lust.”

11. The FIELD has been leveled. Everyone has an equal chance. God leveled the mountains and hills, he elevated the vallies. He straightened out the CROOKED PLACES and he made the rough places smooth. GOD gives to EVERYONE SEED, See Matthew 13:1-12; Mark 4:1-9; & Luke 8:4-15. God has restored a perfect Sacrifice, HE gave us the Lamb of God. All SEED is supernatural. It was designed by God to reproduce “life”

Get this: when you received Jesus as your Lord and Savior, the gift of God is the river of God. The river that flows out of the throne of God flows out of you! See John 4:13-14; John. 7:37-38

12. However, the Serpent is still on earth until his time is up. He is deceiving people. He is still robbing people of the tree of life. He is still getting people to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. People can not blame the government. They can not blame the doctors. They can not blame their jobs because the field has been leveled. The Serpent still comes to steal, kill and destroy ONLY BECAUSE PEOPLE listen to him, Matthew 13:8

Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly, John 10:10.

1. I give you power over all the power of the enemy, Luke 10:17

2. I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning, Luke 10:18

3. All power in heaven and earth has been given unto me, Matthew 28:18

4. Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these other things shall be added unto you! Matthew 6:38

5. First bind the strong man then you can spoil his goods, Luke 11:20-22

6. Thirty, sixty and one hundredfold more, Matthew 13:23

7. Every valley shall be exalted, every mountain and hill made low, Crooked places made straight and rough places plain, Isaiah 40:3-4

8. He who commanded light to shine out of darkness hath shined in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. We have this treasure in earthen vessels, 2 Corinthians 4:5-7

9. As many as RECEIVED him, he gave power to become children of God, John 1:12

10. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and darkness comprehended it not. John 1:1-5

The playing field of Genesis 2:4-7, the dust of the ground from which man was created, God has made him a new creation, old things have passed away all things have become new, 2 Corinthians 5:17-18

The playing field has been leveled. Every one has an equal chance to have life and have it more abundantly, John 10:10