Secrets from the Garden of Eden

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“But to every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.” Ephesians 4:7

“Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.” Ephesians 4:8

A very dear man of God went home to be with the Lord about two weeks ago. This man had been a blessing to me over the years. In the difficult times of my life, he inspired me to expect the best concerning the things of God. I enjoyed his ministry.

As I look back over the years of his ministry; he stood out as a very dedicated and committed minister. He was a gift to the Body of Christ.

God is a giver

God has always been a giver of many good gifts. Creation is a revelation in motion if his faithfulness!

God has given many gifts, but as in many cases, we don’t appreciate those gifts because of the wrapping paper those gifts come in.

When Jesus ascended up, he gave gifts! The gifts are for people.

The gifts are to enable us to come into the image and likeness of God!

Let’s go back to the original gifts of God given in the Garden of Eden,

In Genesis 2:9, in the garden of Eden, God planted every tree that was good for food. And he planted trees that were pleasant to the eyes.

The fruit trees of the garden were different from the fruit trees of the earth. The fruit trees of the garden were beautiful and pleasant to the eyes, in that  the trees were meant to reveal the glory of God! The trees were unique in that they imparted knowledge of the glory of God!

For example, I am sitting in the library writing this post. I am literally surrounded by millions of books on every conceivable subject! 

Adam and Eve opened the door to the reality of the knowledge of good and evil by eating its fruit.

Even in this darkness, God’s glory is revealed in that he is faithful and merciful, and he gives grace and eternal life!

All the fruit trees of the garden of Eden were gifts with special abilities!

Eat

God said to Adam, in Genesis 2:16, concerning the fruit trees of the garden, literally, “eating you shall eat.”

The fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was his sacrifice of worship. It was his tool of service.

The fruit of the tree of life was his reward for faithful service! The tree of life could have imparted to Adam, an unending life even in a fallen state, 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.”

Grace

“But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ” Ephesians 4:7

Every one of us has received an equal measure of the gift of grace that was given to Jesus Christ.

There is another scripture that says, “we are hiers of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ.” (Romans 8:17).

So whatever has been given to Jesus by God has also been given to us!

There is no doubt that Jesus opened a tremendous door of opportunity for us!

Hebrews 10:19-20,

“Having therefore boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh.”

The garden of Eden has been restored. Adam’s sacrifice was fruit that came from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Our sacrifice is the blood of the Lamb of God!

The battle that we face every single day, day in and day out, is making a deliberate decision to eat from the tree of life or eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Sorry to say, most believers are eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Grace is not grace until it shows up doing what grace was designed to do for that season in your life!

Every season

John 1:16, “And of his fulness have we all received, and grace for grace.”

Jesus is the living bread that came down from heaven, John 6:51

Living things have the gift of life in them. One of the amazing things about life is that it is associated with revelation through the light of knowledge. For example, John says,

“In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And light shineth in darkness; and darkness comprehended it not.” John 1:4

God breathed the breath of life in Adam. who was formed from the dust of the ground, and he became a living soul; 

Living Father, “For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself.” John 5:26

“As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.” John 6:57

How do you eat?

Believe and receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. By feeding on the word of God daily and claiming by faith the promises. Thank God for his grace that comes to you on a daily basis. Look for it, expect grace to show up, turn to the promises first…

John 8:31-32

“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believe on him, if you continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

Grace & peace!

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The power of dominion!

All it takes is one person to throw a rock or shoot a gun, or tell a lie, steal an idea, sow a thought, and millions are impacted.

In July of 1967, in my home city of Detroit, Michigan, the Ten precinct Detroit Police Department raided an after hour blind pig. Somebody in the crowd threw a rock at the police. This one act of rebellion started a chain reaction that left over 40 people dead and billions of dollars in property damage. The city has never fully recovered

World War 1

One person fires a gun assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, which leads to World War 1; 20 million people were killed, including soldiers and civilians. 21 million people were injured.

On the other hand, Edison discovery of the light bulb took millions of people out of darkness. One person’s good works can lead to millions of lives saved.

Never underestimate the power of choice!

Hostility

“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” Genesis 3:15

Hostility is one way of exposing the works of darkness. If darkness is permitted to grow unchecked, it will eventually corrupt an entire community. It is called moral decay.

Moral Decay

Communities that passed laws, making drugs legal and certain crimes misdemeanors are being overwhelmed by lawlessness or drug addiction.

If prostitution or gambling is allowed, whole communities will be impacted.

Globalists

Globalists want multi-cultural communities that will accommodate all religions. Sounds like a noble idea? Globalists want Christians to be less Christian in order to accommodate Muslims. Don’t offend!

God said friendship with the world is enmity with God. Whosoever will be a friend of the world is an enemy of God, James 4:4

The Mother of Whoredoms

Revelation 17:5

“And upon her head was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”

Satan’s system births darkness on an industrial scale. One person can be the head of drug cartel moving massive quantities of drugs around the world.

According to Revelation 18:21, ‘that great city, the city of Babylon, the city of Satan, his system of darkness,’ shall be thrown down. That city system. ‘that great whore which sit on many waters.’

The real warfare is with systems. Satan is exalting his global system, the whoredom of Babylon, which is a system that weaken humanity. The Bible calls it the covering cast over all nations, Isaiah 25:7-8.

The kingdom of God suffers violence, and the violent take it by force, Matthew 11:12. The kingdom of God must be pursued like a man seeking gold.

Drunk with Wine

“… Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.”

Satan influences governmental leaders through greed and lust for power to open the gates of their cities. They allow human trafficking, money laundering, illegal gun sales, drug trafficking, foreign business investments-partnerships…

I remember during the 70s when pornography was sown as a seed into American’s hearts and minds through a movie called “Deep Throat.” That one movie took this country by storm and made its producers millions and millions of dollars, and began an industry that is equivalent to Hollywood media companies. Pornography is produced on a massive scale and shipped all over the world.

A voice from heaven

“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4

The seed of the Serpent may bruise your heel, but the seed of the woman will bruise his head.

The power of your dominion is that the weapons of our warfare are mighty through God for the pulling down of strongholds. Come out of the system of man!

This is the season to learn about the dominion and authority we have in Christ. We have received a kingdom (system) that can not be moved or shaken.

Grace & peace!