Hard, Tender, Free...

01/27/2010



Matthew 19


It is not about what is ALLOWED... It's about what is RIGHT.

Hard hearts are the reason for divorce. The one seeking the divorce may not be the one with the hard heart either. But hard hearts are ALWAYS the culprit. But this is not just true of divorce but anything that robs us in life. Every act of a human that violates another human is a matter of a hard heart.

This is compared to the tender heart of a child. Have you ever seen a small child hold a grudge? Most kids, unless badly abused, are quick to forgive AND forget. This is the way we'll have to be to function in the Kingdom of God.

There is no forgiving without forgetting... it's all one. If you choose to bring it up, remember it, and ponder it... you are failing to act out forgiveness. When it tries to come up, remind yourself that you've forgiven them and out loud rebuke that thought from having any place in you.

Does stuff have you or do you have stuff?

There is nothing wrong with stuff... in fact in several places it talks about the rich women who ministered to Jesus and to Paul out of their wealth. But when stuff has you, which is evidently what happened to this young man who was grieved at the idea of giving, than you have a problem. God can't use your heart if it's not totally available to him. It's still talking about tender hearts, never left the subject from verse one...

I determine today, that I have a tender, correctable, easy to love heart. I determine that nothing has me, but that ALL I have is open for the Masters use! That includes, Spirit, Soul, Body, Mind, Stuff, Money, Time, Sleep... Etc...


Darrell G. WOlfe

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The Great Kingdom Key

01/26/2010

Matthew 18


God is seeking in this chapter to bring us all into the Unity of Christ. Pride cannot stand in God's presence. Humility can. Unforgiveness cannot stand in God's presence. The Forgiven forgiver can. Sin cannot stand in God's Presence. Either get it repented of or remove that person from the unit. For the Unity of the Unit is of the utmost importance. Can't we love them back? We tried that by confronting the sin. If it isn't repented of, remove them like cancer from the body. UNITY of the UNIT is primary. Within any organization, marriage, partnership, friendship, Business, etc... UNITY is Key to overcoming victories.


Only in Unity can we Bind and Loose and get results from Prayer!

Are they ANY places that you are not in TOTAL harmony with those you are attached to. Find anything you can on your part, through prayer to make sure you stay in Unity.

Darrell Wolfe

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Need Met Faith

01/25/2010

Matthew 17

Go Cast a hook... take the money and pay the tax for me and you.


A need arose. A bill. It was not anticipated by Peter, He hadn't planned for it or thought about it. But it came. Jesus said, yeah pay it! But He didn't fret or fuss. He didn't figure out what He could sell to make it work out. He gave a Word of Knowledge to Peter and met him in the middle of that with Provision. Peter acted and got results.

Go to Jesus and let Him give you insight, knowledge, direction, guidance, and provision for every need that arises for you.

I always get results when I Come... Hear... Do...

Darrell G. Wolfe

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Communication

01/22/2010

Matthew 16

Jesus was the Master Communicator. He was able to maneuver around verbal traps and meet people at their level. EVEN JESUS wasn't always, if ever really understood.

In life, no matter how skilled you may be at communication, people will at times misunderstand, misquote, and even add and subtract from what you said and get mad at YOU for it. Pat Robertson is dealing with that very issue this week. Like Pat, some of the people doing the misquoting are doing it on purpose.

         ⁵When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread. ⁶"Be careful," Jesus said to them. "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

 ⁷They discussed this among themselves and said, "It is because we didn't bring any bread."

 ⁸Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, "You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread? ⁹Do you still not understand? Don't you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
¹⁰Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? ¹¹How is it you don't understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees." ¹²Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

    Jesus is talking to his people. These are the ones He has chosen to spend the most time with. They should understand Him right? What He was trying to tell them went right over their heads. Just remember to say what God said and let it be. Let people think what they will… explain only to those who really want to listen.

 

                    Darrell G. Wolfe

    

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Great Faith Requires…

01/21/2010

Matthew 15

   
²¹ Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. ²² And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed."
²³ But He answered her not a word.
And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, "Send her away, for she cries out after us."
²⁴ But He answered and said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
²⁵ Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, "Lord, help me!"
²⁶ But He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs."
²⁷ And she said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."
²⁸ Then Jesus answered and said to her, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

 

Great Faith Requires a miracle… It demands the need met.

Don't see Jesus as rude here. There are factors involved that we must consider. This woman is from an area that is not part of Israel. She is not in covenant with God through Abraham. She is unlike the soldier who at least had a position of authority in Israel and had a right to come before Jesus, but humbled himself and even renounced his right by acknowledging his unworthiness in God's eyes in relation to the covenant. She is in no position of authority. She is has no relationship to the covenant. She is a woman who is not even counted in the census'. She truly is the last person who "SHOULD" have a miracle.

    Gravity is the most common law known to people. Not everyone understands other physics. But most people at least understand that gravity means that things fall to the ground. If you jump off a building you fall to the ground. However… as all present and powerful gravity appears to be on the outside… there is a set of higher laws that overrule gravity. In fact, these laws are so powerful it takes very little to put them into effect and overrule gravity. They do not cancel gravity… they over rule it. These are the Laws of Lift and Thrust. These laws are simple to put into effect. Anyone can get the blueprints for a paper airplane and practice building it and then toss it out. For a few moments the well built airplane, made of paper and powered by hand, will over rule gravity.

    These laws take effort though. You must know something of what it takes to operate them. The more you learn the more you can effect them. The more effort you put into these laws the more you can get back. The paper airplane doesn't get the same results that the first airplane made by the Wright Brothers got. The Wright plane didn't get the same results as a 747. Each level takes more effort and more planning, more understanding of principles and physics and laws. The skilled pilot takes recurrent training.

    She is walking outside The Covenant. Therefore, she falls under jurisdiction of the Devil and his Law of Sin and Death. He called the ruler of the darkness of this world. He got the authority from… God? Did God tell the devil he could have earth and men? Not a chance. But God gave Dominion and The Blessing to Adam. Adam surrendered it to Satan. God tried getting The Blessing into Noah. Then Abraham, who finally taught his sons and passed it to Jesus who died and took the keys of hell and death and gave them to us.

    Jesus tells her this when he says:

²⁶ But He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs."

    She is not part of this covenant. The people of Israel are the children of the Covenant. She presses in with her faith though… which is what He is looking for her to do. She says, yeah, but crumbs still fall to the dogs! We should be getting the overflow of the children's covenant. That is exactly what the people in the world ought to be… blessed by those who are BLESSED.

    She gets her miracle. Once Jesus died… He said to his disciples to GO… and THEN the Power of the Gospel was taken to the whole world. Now we ALL are children of Abraham, through Christ, and we are under that covenant! See Duet. 28, Psalms 103, Isaiah 53, and Genesis 1:28 to start to see your rights in that covenant.

 

I not only have a right to receive my healing, which Jesus said belongs to the children which I now am, but I have a responsibility to disperse that to others.

 

Darrell G Wolfe

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Master Over Crisis!

01/20/2010

Matthew 14 Part One

VS 1-23

    Jesus is confronted with very tough news. The one who healed so many and raised some from the dead has just been informed that his own cousin and forerunner has been murdered. COULD Jesus go raise John from the dead? If anyone could Jesus could right? He who raised others is now confronted with death in the family. He was sad for John after his last news from John's disciples. Jesus mentioned that "blessed is he who is not offended because of me." Matthew 11

Evidently John, the subject of the preceding verses to that statement, was living in some level of offense. "Hey Jesus… I thought you were supposed to come in and set things straight, lay out those hypocrites on their butts… what's up here… are you the one or should we look for another?" (My Paraphrase)

It may have been a result of this offense that John was beheaded rather than set free, like Peter later was in his ministry in a similar situation. There is no direct statement either way. We know it's always God's will for a person to live long and finish their work. Did John open this door for the devil to come in and take his life? I don't think we can be dogmatic about it, since it's not directly in the text, but this is how I see it.

So at his own fault or not Jesus is upset about this event. IMMEDIATELY He went away to be by himself to pray. People find Him and compassion rises in him to meet their needs. He attacks the devil's death with Healing and Provision for the People of God! But He doesn't let go of his original purpose. Sometimes your dedicated time to spend with God will get interrupted, you don't use that as an excuse to skip it that day. You make and create time, even if it means losing a little sleep to go back to what you were headed to before the interruption.

 

Lessons from 14 A.

• Bad news comes, you deal with it by RUNNING (not walking) to prayer!
  
  • Not to your five closest friends to complain and cry (also called "counseling")!
    
  • You need to go get in the Word and Prayer and build yourself up on your most Holy Faith Praying in Tongues (Jude 1:20)
    
  • When you have settled matters between you and God you can face life and the situation in faith and not doubt. There is no room for grief or sorrow in the life of a victorious believer! Avoid all forms of grief like cancer! You don't see Jesus taking two days off here to mope about. Grief is never productive! Sadness of a loss can be hard on the emotions, but emotions are not your God. Sadness and grief are not the same.
    
• In the middle of your attempt to get away with God your Father, for your daily time or during a crisis, you may be interrupted by a greater need. If there is a death for example others may need your faith to lift them up, they may not be at your level yet, they may not know what do to.
  
  • Attack the Devil with COMPASSION! Heal and Provide for the people in spite of any spirit of grief trying to take hold of you! Retaliate against the thief and killer himself by Healing and Providing for others! Respond in compassion!
    
• Always return to task after an interruption.
  
  • Just because you were interrupted doesn't mean you don't pray!
    
    • Go back to your prayer room, mountain, place of solitude, as soon as possible.
      
    • Being alone with God is not a "good idea" it is NUMBER ONE priority! DO NOT GO TO BED until you have spend at least ten minutes in the word and prayer!
      
    • If you can't write out your journal that day fine… but read your daily reading, or whatever set of verses you have committed to and pray for a few minutes!
      
    • Preferably, pray until you have a sense in your spirit that the answer to your situation has been delivered and you need only walk the interpretation of that out!

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Water Walkers!

01/20/2010

Matthew 14 Part Two

VS 24-36

 

    Jesus has settled matters between He and His Father. It is now time to attend to the business of the Kingdom of God of which He is THE Ambassador. Jesus sees them struggling in the storm on the water, having gone out ahead of him. Jesus walks on water… the men say "Surely He is the Son of God." Yes the MEN say that… and He IS! However… is THAT the reason He can walk on water? No! For starters: If that were true He would be the only one on record. But He isn't… There were two men on the water that night… Granted Jesus did it better… but He IS the Son of God… the ONLY perfect man… Of course He did it better.

 

    So Jesus says: Yeah peter… Come on out. Peter gets out and walks on water. It doesn't say whether it was one foot, ten, 100 feet. The Fact is Peter ALSO walked on water, so something else is going on here besides Jesus being the Son of God.

    Interesting Points to Observe:

• Peter walked on water
  
• Peter BEGAN to sink.
  
  • Have you ever began to sink? Ever stepped out onto the water and said… oh my… looks like I'm sinking.
    
    • NO! You couldn't get "oh my" out before you were under. You don't BEGIN to sink, you SINK and HARD!
      
  • The fact that Peter BEGAN to sink required a miracle!
    
• Jesus gets Peter, pulls him back up, they walk together back to the boat.
  
  • Jesus Replies: " Peter, it's ok, you know I AM the Son of God, you didn't have a chance there. You're not at my level yet there buddy."?
    
  • NOPE!
    
  • Jesus Replies: "What's up? Where's your faith? Why are you doubting?
    
  • YEP! Jesus FULLY expects His people to operate like He does. Anything less is not acceptable. Forgiven by mercy and covered by grace… but not acceptable.
    
• Jesus walks in such a great anointing, ONE DAY after the bad news that people, (MORE THAN ONE) are healed by the mere touching of his garment! Why… what caused the anointing on Jesus to operate at that level?
  

Jesus Spent Time in PRAYER!

 

I make a commitment, here and now.

• I will spend time, even just five or ten minutes, every day in undistracted prayer!
  
• Separate from my time in the Word! Pray through, and get direction.
  
• Don't stop if something is bothering you, until you get the matter settled inside of you.
  
  • Nothing outside may have changed.
    
  • No money came in, no answer from the doctors reversing their report.
    
  • But inside, you received it and there is a knowing that ALL IS WELL!
    
  • Then you walk out, the interpretation of that prayer!
    

    Glory! 2010 The Journey into the Perfect Will of God! Darrell G. Wolfe

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