Are you confused about God’s real intentions towards you? Have you heard a mixed message about the true nature and intentions of God from people who claim to know the truth, but even they can’t agree!? Well the truth is, you’re not alone. Unfortunately there are some who have not truly understood the True Love of the Father for his children, and even though they are children they have been deceived to think that God treats him like his enemies, or those without a covenant of sonship.
Well no worries, in this message we are going to draw the line, and settle this issue, for the children of God, once and for all. If you have received the Spirit of the Father, you can rest assured that your Heavenly Father Loves you, and that his Love is not that of an enemy or a stranger, but His Love is the Love of a True Father.
Join us, as we explore the True Loving Nature and intentions of a truly Amazing Father, as he is revealed through His Son, Jesus Christ. We guarantee you will never be the same!
Let’s begin…
Did you know that many believe that the Father of the Children is a Father who is constantly nagging the children, and reminding them of what they did wrong, or how they don’t measure up. Some believe that the Father continuously shames and belittles the children through constant nagging and continuous conviction of how bad they are, so that they will finally do what is right! And so many teachers do the same.
Many of us have had a family member or parent that has done this, God bless their souls. I had one, and I could never move forward because I was constantly being labeled and judged by my past. And God forbid we had a family gathering, cause I always knew when it was their turn to talk about me, boy they would be quick to tell them all the wrong things I had done…
Conversely, and by the Grace of God, I did have a natural father, who exemplified the Love of God in this area pretty well. He wasn’t as well versed with the tools of guilt and nagging, as this other parental figure was.
But if my dad ever corrected me, and helped me, after that day, I never heard about it again. Not one time! Once he corrected me, it was done! I could rest, and not worry about him bringing it up over and over and over again. And thank God! That was one of the best attributes my dad had! What a great dad! But you know, our Heavenly Father is the same way! I didn’t know this at the time, but later read where the bible says…
Hebrews 8:1 For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”
And again…
Hebrews 10:1 Then he adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”
And again…
Isaiah 43:25
“I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.
So what does this mean?
This means that the True Loving Father is not a Nagger, and is not a Score Keeping God, always conscious of what we did wrong! He remembers our sins no more! He is a Forgiver! And He Has already forgiven you and already provided forgiveness for all your sins through His Work. Why?
Well, For His Own Sake, and because of His Nature, and because of His OWN Goodness, He has provided Forgiveness but more importantly He knows how to let things go. He’s not that parental figure that’s constantly reminding you of what you did wrong, He remembers our sins no more.
It is the Father who has said through His Prophets…
2 Corinthians 5:19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them.
Psalm 32:2 Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him.
Romans 4:8 Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”
You see, not only is The True Loving Father not nagging you, keeping score, and constantly conscious of what you did, or have done, or are doing wrong, but, THROUGH HIS SON, WILL NEVER COUNT YOUR SINS AGAINST YOU! And the man or woman who believes this can walk in TOTAL FREEDOM, and is FREE TO MOVE FORWARD, and not bound by guilt and shame of their past, but is released into a victorious future!
If you’re having thoughts of the mistakes you made or what you did in the past, just know this is not coming from the Spirit of God, and this is not the Heart of God! His Nature and Purpose in our lives is to EMPOWER US, and free us from the burden of a consciousness of all that we have done wrong!
He wants you and me to know today that, THROUGH HIS SON, CHRIST JESUS, HE IS NOT COUNTING OUR SINS AGAINST US!
You see, our Amazing Father saw that we could not do it, and so he did it for us! He is LOVING, HE IS KIND, AND HE HAS DONE FOR US WHAT WE COULD NOT DO FOR OURSELVES! This is the TRUE FATHER.
He wants you to know that he is NOT LIKE THE SCORE KEEPING, INVENTORY TAKING, JUDGEMENTAL and HYPOCRITICAL, LIARS that claim they have or know His Love. No, that is NOT HIS LOVE! He wants you to know you are FORGIVEN, and that you can be set free from a consciousness of your mistakes and failures.
The True Father is Merciful! He Forgiving, and He has chosen, BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT LOVE, to not hold our sins against us! We are blessed to have such a LOVING MERCIFUL FATHER, who is not not counting our sins but who REMEMBERS our sins no more, AND WHO IS NOT CONSTANTLY REMINDING US OF THEM. Amen
Let’s move on…
Another misconception about the Nature and Intentions of the True Father, towards the children of God, is concerning His punishment. Many believe that the Father is still punishing them, or is going to make them “pay” as someone just recently threatened me with, in a comment, this week.
You see works-based believers are not always true believers in the Finished Work of Jesus Christ, and they think that the punishment that Jesus took on our behalf at the Cross was only an unfinished, incomplete punishment, and that there’s still more to be had from the Father.
But nothing could be further from the truth. We do suffer persecution, our flesh suffers, we are disciplined and definitely corrected, but punished? ABSOLUTELY NOT! Why?
Because Jesus has already FULLY PAID, and suffered THE PUNISHMENT that we DESERVED! But there are many who don’t believe that Jesus took all of our punishment.
These false martyrs love fear, and they love pain, and somehow believe it makes them Holy. Unfortunately, they believe they are saved by His Cross PLUS their cross! But the bible is clear on this subject. Let’s read 1 John 4:18
1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.
You see, we don’t have to fear the Father punishing us, because Jesus took our punishment as prophesied by Isaiah, and fulfilled through Jesus, for it is clearly written…
Isaiah 53:5 the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him,
The punishment was upon Him! Not the punishment was upon Him, and us! You cannot be Jesus, nor can you take the punishment he has already taken, nor will the Father, nor is the Father punishing you!
However, He is moving you, motivating you, teaching you, cleansing you, washing you, empowering you, and always waiting for you to turn to Him so He can pour out His Love on you!
Does he discipline? Absolutely! What Father doesn’t discipline his child’s self-righteous and unbelieving ways? Ofcourse! He makes us strong, in Him, so that we can overcome not only the trials of this world, but also the weakness of our flesh! And he orchestrates circumstances to keep us humble and dependent, so that we will succeed and not fail! That is why it’s written in Proverbs 3:12
Proverbs 3:12 “…the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.”
He makes us strong and courageous! He teaches us spiritual principles so that we can flow in His Spirit and receive the fullness of His Spirit! He has given us access to Him, through His Spirit, but eternally for those who have received Him, that is His Sons!
Our Heavenly Father truly is a solution-oriented teacher who is focused on what it’s going to take to get us strong! He knows the pitfalls, and the power of the enemy, and He does not abandon us to them. He truly is an Amazing Father!
Unfortunately, there are some who have yet to have received and understood the true intentions and the true nature of the True Father as he’s revealed through the Son. But when you test what they believe, it turns out they’re confused they’re actually speaking about Satan himself.
They not only believe that the Lord disciplines us with severe pain, but he may even humble us with sickness and disease. Their vision of God is an evil monster waiting to punish them with plagues and pestilence.
Well speaking of sickness and disease, did you know that it’s the Father’s will and intention that ALL be Healed, and that He Heals All, who come to him, in Faith? Not who comes to him, in good works and law keeping, but in Faith in His Goodness.
You see He’s a Good Father, and we know this because of what he did through Jesus.
It was Jesus who said, “I only do what I see my Father doing….” And it was Jesus who said to Phillip, “If you have seen me, you have seen my Father.”
It was Jesus who revealed the TRUE INTENTIONS OF THE FATHER! Which means, whatever Jesus did, it wasn’t just him, but it was the Father working through Him, to do His Will, and revealing His True Nature, and His True Intentions as a Loving Father.
Let’s look at the Life of Jesus, and let’s discover the Will or Intentions of the Father working through His Son in Matthew. Let’s read…
Matthew 8:16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed ALL the sick.
You see we could read this scripture, and many have, without realizing that Jesus HEALED ALL, not some. Let me say it again, Jesus healed ALL. Sadly, some believe that the True Loving Father is cursing some of them with sickness, because of their bad behavior, and believe that this disqualifies them for their healing.
Well I submit to you today that Healing is the Covenant Right of the Children of God, and God is not the author of sickness, nor does he administer sickness to His Children to teach them lessons! Conversely he is the Doctor! When it comes to healing, biblically, in Christ Jesus, HE HAS NEVER SAID NO! How do we know?! Because Jesus never said no! Let’s look again…
Matthew 12:15
and he HEALED ALL who were ill.
It’s the Fathers will that all be healed! He is a loving DOCTOR. He is a loving Provider and Caregiver. The True Loving Father is NEVER denying patients, but is always waiting at the door, for anyone who would come to Him for healing!
This is His Good Nature, these are His Good Intentions, and This is His Good Will! Anybody who teaches anything else, has not truly understood, nor realized the True Loving Nature of our Good Good Father. He’s the best! And, concerning Healing His Answer is always Yes! Amen! Thank God that we serve a Good Good Father who loves us, and Heals us! Amen, Amen, and Amen.
The next misinterpretation of the Nature of the True Father and His Intentions, is on the subject of wrath. Many believe that God is out to punish His Children, and will in fact, throw them in the fire, if they miss it, fail, or don’t measure up!
Well, as I have said, and as I will always say, this is outright child abuse, and we definitely need the spiritual dcfs called on those who teach this!
No, our Father is not Satan, and no, the Father does not threaten the children with the Fire if they disobey! How do we know?! Well, we could write many messages on this topic, but let’s just discuss a few scriptures that are CLEAR, on this subject! For starters…
1 Thessalonians 5:9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation.
Let’s be clear, GOD HAS NOT APPOINTED the children of God to wrath, now, or never! You are sealed as a child of God ETERNALLY! Not possibly eternally! No! Eternally! The gift of salvation, and the gift of the Holy Spirit, are FREE GIFTS, that He WILL NEVER TAKE BACK!
But many believe the Father’s Love is a BI-POLAR INDIAN GIVING LOVE, and that he will TAKE BACK AND DESTROY HIS OWN KIDS! This is an outright LIE, and anybody who teaches this, is twisting scriptures in order to enslave the Children of God with a yoke of slavery to fear! But what does scripture CLEARLY have to say concerning this? Well, let’s see!
Romans 11:29 for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.
God’s gifts are what? Irrevocable! That’s right! The GIFT of RIGHTEOUSNESS, is IRREVOCABLE! And anybody who wants you to believe otherwise does not represent the Father, but represents the Fake, False, Imposter of a Father, who Pretends to be the Father, but is NOT THE TRUE LOVING FATHER, WHO’S LOVE IS EVERLASTING!!!
The True Loving Father is Faithful FOR ETERNITY! He will never cast you out! He will never leave you nor forsake you, and he will definitely NEVER THROW HIS CHILDREN IN THE FIRE!
Satan is a Liar, and every RELIGIOUS, SELF-RIGHTEOUS SPIRIT THAT TWISTS the scriptures and paints any other picture about the TRUE NATURE AND INTENTIONS OF THE FATHER is also a LIAR.
Jesus is CLEAR about our Father, when he says…
John 6:37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.
Never means never! Our Heavenly Father will NEVER CAST US OUT! He Loves Us, He loves you! He loves us, with an EVERLASTING LOVE, not a temporary love, based on your goodness and good works!
No, that is not the truth about the heart of our Father! He’s the best! He’s waiting to help, waiting to receive, waiting to support, waiting to empower, waiting to show us this Love!
Let’s banish this lie, forever in our minds, and realize today, and through realizing, let’s receive the true Love of a Truly Amazing Father! It’s yours to be had, and you truly do have HIM FOREVER! Amen.
But in spite of this message and inspite of the Revealed Love of God, but more importantly His True Intentions and Nature, there are some who still hold to the idea that our Father loves to make the Children of God fearful, and they believe that they are called by the Father and used by the Father to instill fear into the children! They believe, in error, that fear of punishment is the best motive, and the only thing that works! Ha!
But the truth is, that the True Loving Father, not the False Fearful Father, is a Father of Love, and motivates us with Love and has called us to be strong and courageous, not fearful, and cowardly. That is why it is written in 2 Timothy,
2 Timothy 1:7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us fearful, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
You see, the FATHER DOES NOT give us a spirit that makes us FEARFUL and afraid of Him! But a Spirit of Love, and power and self-discipline! But the False teachers who represent the False Gospel, and are Imposters, want the children of God to believe that God uses fear to force us, and compel us to fall into line, OR ELSE BURN!
But the true Father is kind and gentle when dealing with us while helping us understand.
But the imposters won’t have it! No! To them, he is a wrathful, impatient, angry Monster, who will burn you with the fire of his nostrils, if you make a mistake or have a weak moment.
Well, fortunately the True Heavenly Father is not a dragon, nor the Ancient Serpent, but is the most amazing Loving Father that ever existed! He is kind, patient, long-suffering, loving, and not easily angered!
He does not cripple the sons with fear making them timid, cowardly and fearful! He doesn’t break our spirits, but gives us life, and He helps us, through His Spirit! He is our comforter, not our evil slave master! That is why it is written,
Romans 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Daddy, Father. 16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.…
That’s right! Daddy! He is our personal Dad. And He’s the number one Dad! He has adopted us! He has brought us into the family of the sons of God! He has redeemed us, and has destroyed the yoke of fear over our understanding, and over our misconceptions about His will towards us, and His intentions for us! His plans ARE ONLY GOOD! But the thief, that is, the FALSE FATHER, wants to confuse the TRUE NATURE of God, so that we won’t run to him! He wants us to be afraid of Him so that we will RUN FROM HIM!
You see the Spirit testifies, and reminds us that we are sons! Not that we might not be sons! Not that we might lose our sonship! That’s the testimony of the LIAR! He lies about the Father, and blinds their minds, so that they won’t see the TRUE loving nature of the Father! He’s gentle, He’s kind, He’s Loving, He’s comforting, but He is NOT a fearmonger, nor does HE USE CONSTANT THREATS AND FEAR TO FORCE THE CHILDREN TO FALL IN LINE.
They lied! The Father as revealed through the Son, is the most amazingly Loving Father. And this is the testimony of the True Father! All who have come before him, were liars and thieves! They are kid-nappers! They are child abusers! They are sent to cripple the children and to steal their lives, security, peace, and stability! They are sent to bind the children with a yoke of fear, which leads to slavery! But we are not slaves with hopes of being sons one day, bc of our behavior, NO WE SONS OF GOD, because of His Goodness! And we need not fear the fire! We need not fear the Father!
We CAN approach the throne of Grace BOLDLY, knowing the TRUE NATURE, AND THE TRUE INTENTIONS of our Father as He is revealed through His Son, Jesus Christ. Amen!
You see our Father is not some wishy-washy fickle man, like us. He has not, nor will he ever stop loving his children because we don’t measure up! Our mistakes and failures DO NOT SURPRISE HIM, nor do they hold the power to keep us from, or separate us from His Love! There is nothing in this world or the universe that could keep you from His Love! No demon on earth, or in the earth, nothing in your future, nothing in your present, NOR any Powers and Principalities could keep you from His Love!
But there are some who want to magnify the work of the devil, and cause the children of God to believe they will fail, be forsaken, take the mark, lose their salvation, and the list goes on! They come to undermine the trust of the children in the True Love of the Father, until the Children believe that what the enemy does, or attempts to do will override and nullify the work that God has already provided through the cross.
But I submit to you today, children of God, that God is bigger than every sickness, every disease, every demon, and even your flesh, and HE WHO BEGAN A GOOD WORK IN YOUR LIFE, will finish it!
The Promise of His Loving Work, is BIGGER THAN EVERY ENEMY AND EVERY TRIAL, AND IT EXTENDS to your entire future, even ETERNALLY! That is why it’s written…
Romans 8:35 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, WILL BE ABLE TO SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD THAT IS FOUND IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD!!!
You see God is calling us KNOW and RELY on HIM! He wants us to know that HE IS FAITHFUL! And that He WON’T ALLOW anything to separate you from HIM! Nothing! Nothing in all of creation can separate you from His Loving Protection!
Remember, nothing is Bigger than God, that it could pull you from His Great Love Covering. How Great and Amazing is our God! He is ALWAYS GOOD! And you CAN rely on Him, because He is the best Dad, and will always look out for, and never stop doing good To you, and For you! In fact, He is Love. That’s why it says in 1 John 4:16…
1 John 4:16 God is love. And so we… KNOW and RELY on the love God has for us.
You can bet your life on this love! You can rest in this Great Love. You can rejoice in this Great Love. You can overcome, because of this Great Love. You are unstoppable because of this Great Love! Yes, NOTHING in all of creation can stop you! You are backed by the Love of the Father! You are made an Overcomer, because of This Great Love! And it includes your future, and it is Finished! It is yours! He is yours, He is the one and only, the True Father, and How Amazing is His Love!
Well Craig, now your sugar coating, but God has called us to Holiness!
Well, I submit to you today that Holiness only comes from one place, and as a result of one thing, that is the Holy Spirit. Without the FREE INFILLING of the Holy Spirit, no man or woman or child can exhibit the fruit of the Holy Spirit, nor exhibit the behaviour that God desires and requires, because it only comes FREELY from His Spirit and by His Spirit, AND CANNOT be earned, lest any man boast.
Holiness does not mean, “change your behavior so that God will accept you.”
Holiness comes from the free infilling of the
Holy Spirit, because he has already accepted you.
Holiness is a free Gift of God, and is a work that only He can Do as a result of HIS PERFECT SACRIFICE. It is received by Grace through Faith, and is manifest by the Power of the Holy Spirit, who is poured out freely as a result of the complete finished and perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ. That is why it’s written…
Hebrews 10:14 or by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
You see your progress is perfect, and even though you are a work in progress, you are also perfect! How? Well the Father knows that sanctification, the renewing of the mind, salvation is a life-long work, and that transformation of the mind takes time. Infact, you are a work in progress, and a masterpiece all at the same time!
But let’s keep it even simpler. Let’s say, you have a 2 year old child who keeps falling when they are learning to walk, would you come down on them, and tell them how bad they are? Absolutely not! Why? Because they are learning, and you know that growth and maturity takes years, even a lifetime! But you would, just like I would say, they are “perfect” in our eyes! They will always be perfect! Amen.
Yes, you are growing from one stage to the next, and are making many mistakes, but only God knows the finished product, and HE SAYS HE HAS MADE YOU PERFECT! You are PERFECT AND COMPLETE, in Daddy’s eyes! Yes you have made mistakes, but you are still perfect! And this perfection comes because of His Work, not the childs! That is why it says…
Colossians 2:10 And you have been made complete in Christ
and…
Hebrews 10:14 or by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
and…
Hebrews 10:10 And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
It is because of Him, that you are both perfect and being made Holy, BOTH! It is by His Will, the Will that Honors His Work, the Work He did for us on the Cross. It’s all about HIS SACRIFICE, and HIS WILL, that we HIS CHILDREN, are not only being made holy one day at a time, but are also made PERFECT, as a result of HIS PERFECT gift, and HIS PERFECT LOVE!
Oh how truly amazing is our Father, the TRUE FATHER, who provides by Grace what he requires by law! He is just, he is merciful, He is understanding, but most of all He is truly loving. This is the one and only True Father!
Well, Craig, that sounds amazing, it truly does, and I want to believe that… the only problem is, you make it sound like God doesn’t even care about your behavior, and that you can do anything you want and he will still love you. We never said that God doesn care about your behavior, we are saying that His Love, for His Children, is not conditionally dependent on your performance or behavior.
God does not have a performance based love, that he Loves you one day and then the next day, “oops they slipped again,” well now I need to withdraw my love, and burn them, and punish them! Absolutely not! God’s Love is not based on your ability to keep the law, nor are you accepted or rejected based on your ability to finish His Work!
This is what most believers don’t understand or simply don’t want to believe, because they have been brainwashed to believe by false believers and false teachers that God’s love is conditionally received by their faithfulness, and because of their goodness. So they, “in error” teach and evangelize, “change your behavior” and then God will accept you! And even if they don’t say this directly, they overemphasize “sin” and never prophecy, “Receive Jesus and His Power, and you will be changed by Grace! No! They don’t even want to mention the word “Grace!”
Their message has truly been crippled and is in vain! They preach their cross, but not the Cross of Jesus! They preach their finished work, but not His Finished Work! And they know it not! They preach sin, but not the Savior! They preach a works based gospel confusing and mis-representing the True Gospel, and the True Father, and in doing so, just like the Pharisees, they “shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven,” in peoples faces, leaving them with the “lie” that the only way the True Father will accept me is if I change my behavior!
This is a works-based lie, that has locked out and confused the World for 2 Millineum! But Woe to those teachers who preach sin, without a savior, and who preach “change yourself,” then God will Love you! God’s Love is not based on your performance, but is based on His Performance, and His Faithfulness, and His Work, not yours! Lest any lying, brainwashed and confused Pharisee who calls himself a Christian boasts!
And anyone who believes otherwise, or believes that the True Father is a performanced based, works based Father, has fallen, and lives in sin! They have been cut off and alienated from Christ, and His Finished Work, and are trying to finish Christ’s finished work, by their works and keeping of the law. But scripture is clear on this subject, as Paul has clearly stated in Galatians 5:4…
Galatians 5:4 You who are trying to be justified by keeping the rules have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen from grace.
You see… a person is not Loved and Accepted by their good works, goodness, or good behavior but only by Faith in the Finished work, for it is written…
Galatians 2:16 know that a person is not accepted by their behavioral efforts, but by faith in the finished work..
Please note, that I have paraphrased some of these scriptures so that you can clearly understand the meaning, because it’s apparent that it’s been lost along the way, and believers have slipped into a behavioral based mindset, and are clearly conscious of their own goodness. This is why they go around judging and criticizing others, and looking down on them, and talking about them rather than loving them, with the Love of the True Father.
Cause the truth is, they don’t have the Love of the Father in their hearts, they have not known the True Father, who is faithful even when we fail, who is Good even when we aren’t, who does not change like the shifting of the season, that is, Loves you one day, and then rejects you the next! No!
His love is not performanced and works-based, but is unconditional, and the reception of it comes only by faith, lest any man boast about how good he has become or how good he has made himself! Amen! Thank God, the Father is not like us, and that He is so “unbelievably” good and so “unbelievably” loving that it’s even hard to believe sometimes! His Love truly is “Unbelievable!”
But let’s move on…
The next mis-understanding concerning the True Fathers desire and will, for us, is in the area of our sacrifice. You see the true work that God has given us is the sacrifice of faith, and the work of believing! This is the True work of God! So many are focused on their sacrifices and their seeds of good behavior and their good deeds, that they miss the true work of God, and the true sacrifice of believing in Him and what He has started and will finish in our lives.
So while it is true that God requires our works, and requires our sacrifice, let’s always remember what those works and sacrifices are Faith in His Work! God requires that we patiently trust in His Work, and the manifestation of His Sacrifice here on this earth. Don’t believe me? That’s ok… believe Jesus, because He’s the one that said it.
Let’s read John 6:28…
John 6:28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
You see the True Work that the True Loving Father has called us to, is to simply believe in His Love and His Work in us, and through us! And as we believe in Him, we are filled with His Spirit, and find ourselves yielded to and led by His Spirit, and operating by His Anointing, and anointing that only comes by faith! This is the “easy yoke” that Jesus spoke of. It’s so easy that it’s hard for some to even believe! Blasphemy they say! You must do the works of God!
Let me repeat! You are right! We must do the works of God! But what are the works? To believe in His work! This is the work! So when we stand before the Loving Father, and he judges us based on our works, this is what it will look like.
He’ll say, “You did that for me, so I reject that.” Then He’ll say, “You did that through faith in me, so I accept that work.” And He’ll point out all the false-dead works that were done by our flesh, and then highlight all the works that were done by Him, and through Faith in Him, by the Power of His Spirit, and by Him, and say this is what He required!
He’s not going to judge what He did. Why would God judge His own works? No! He’s only going to judge your works, that is, the ones done by you and not him! There still only remains one work, that is “To believe in what He has done, is doing, and plans to do through you to you and for you” by faith! Amen! It is God who has said…
Romans 4:5 However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.
You see, the righteous life, NOT THE SELF-RIGHTEOUS LIFE, that God has called us to, is one where we rest, and He works! And our only EASY WORK, is to believe in and trust HIS WORK, but more importantly trust THAT HE WHO BEGAN THE GOOD WORK, THAT HE WILL FINISH IT, and rest and trust in what has already BEEN FINISHED.
It’s about time that we begin believing that a True Father will provide by Grace, what He demands by the law, because He knows what most don’t, and that is we CAN’T do it on our own, that we need His Grace and Power to accomplish and do what only He was meant to accomplish and do for us and through us, by His Power and by His Spirit.
This is the way it was from the beginning, and this is what He is restoring, that is, a dependent relationship with Him through His Spirit, leaning on His Spirit to live through us, not an independent, rebellious prideful relationship where we try to work for him, and not through him and by His Spirit. The truth is that The True Love of the Father is so good and so easy, that it truly is HARD TO BELIEVE. Amen
To believe that God is a score-keeping, threatening, demanding and questionable Father is easy for most of us, and even most of the sons have been confused by false teachings and the false fear of the Lord, that they don’t even truly know if they can trust the goodness of God. They are so insecure, because of a lack of understanding, that their hearts become rejected, praying for and hoping that their good behavior can earn the promises, and even worse keep the Promises of God.
But I submit to you today, Children of God, that you CAN trust the Father. He truly is CARING, and is better than the BEST dad on earth! His True Nature and True Intentions are not like the false believers have represented nor angrily preached, no, He is kind, and caring, and you CAN cast your cares on him! And you can trust that in all your failures that he will never stop doing good to you, and that He will never leave you, but will be with you wherever you go! Wherever you go! That is why it’s written…
Joshua 1:9 Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”.
You don’t have to worry about falling or failing! Why? Because your Loving Father, that is the True Father, will NEVER LEAVE YOU AND ABANDON YOU to your enemies, even the enemy of your own flesh, in spite of the threats you have had to weather sitting under false teachings! No he will help you overcome every enemy you face, even the enemy of unbelief in His True Love. You see what His Covenant through His Son has provided is trustworthy, and you can bet your life on it! That’s what David did…
2 Samuel 7:28 Sovereign LORD, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant.
You see, the covenant and the promises of that covenant, whether old or new covenant are trustworthy! Why? Because the backer and mediator and maker of that covenant is trustworthy! You can trust that if God promised it, that He will always perform His Promises, for His Sake, not ours! In fact, His Faithfulness is independent of ours!
The knowledge of this, and the knowledge of His Name, which is a Good Name, and a Loving Name, is trustworthy and can be trusted! The backer of the contract, so to speak, never breaks his word, and you can bank on His promises, and His Good Nature and Intentions.
So if the Father has said, He will never leave you, abandon you, reject you, or forsake you, your heart can rest and always know that the Loving Promises of a Covenant based in Love, come from the heart of a truly Loving Father. That is why it’s written…
Psalm 9:10 Those who know your name can trust you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
You see trust comes from a good name, and our Father, in spite of the lying unbelief and misrepresentation of false believers and false teachers, CAN be trusted! His Character is that of the Spirit, and He is truly Kind, Patient, Gentle, Faithful, Loving, and Long-Suffering with His Children.
He truly is good and ALWAYS has our best intentions in mind, and is ALWAYS doing good to us, and for us, because of His Covenant with us! He is the BEST, and His Name and His Character and His Nature, and His Intentions are only Good all the time! Won’t you rest, like John on His Shoulder, won’t trust him with your life. He is the True Father, and He is the Best Father, always and forever! Amen. Let’s move on…
The next tall story that is told and experienced by believers, that I believe the Lord wants to discuss and has already truly revealed in His Word is how one receives Love from the Lord. Far too often we believe and have been falsely taught that we need to earn the love of God. Now mind you, even if this isn’t taught directly, it is always “caught.” Remember our perceptions are formed not by just what is said, but through the experience of how we are treated or how we are not treated. The old adage, “More is caught than taught,” is absolutely true.
But I submit to you today, that the gifts of God, including the gift of the Love of the Father, that is, receiving Him as your Father, and you as His son or daughter, comes freely! You see many evangelists on the streets focus so much on what people are doing wrong, and their “sin,” that they leave the impression that you need to change yourself, and prove you are worth God’s love, by changing your behavior, and then He will accept you.
But the truth is, He has already accepted you freely, and loves you freely, and that you can’t change yourself, but only be changed by receiving His Power, and His Spirit, which only comes freely through Him, and because of His Love and because of His Goodness, not ours. But because of this lie, “change your behavior” which is false repentance the world never receives the Love of the Father, and they are forever left with the wrong impression about how to receive from the Love of the Father.
When people receive the Loving Gifts of the True Loving Father, they can and will ONLY come by faith, not by trying to be good enough nor by your good deeds. You see many don’t realize this, but change and the life God desires for us, is impossible without His Spirit, and His Spirit is given freely by His Son, who was Him on the earth. He represents the Father, and the Love of the Father. And this gift, comes by Faith only, lest anyone boast about how he was “good enough” to be chosen by God, or he was “good enough” to be accepted by God. No this is the self-righteous spirit that Jesus openly rebuked, condemned, attacked.
Jesus knew that self-righteous unbelief was the sin that would hinder the “reception” of Him, and His Spirit. He knew that self-righteous pride was the number one killer on the earth, and that if people thought they were good enough, and that they didn’t need God, then they would NEVER receive him. You see the Lord said, “repent” for the forgiveness of sins. He didn’t say, “repent of your sins,” as in change your behavior then God might accept you! Repent “for” forgiveness, is not “repent of your sins.”
Absolutely not! He said repent for forgiveness, in other words, change your mind about how you “receive me.” Stop depending on your own goodness and your own cross, and accept mine. Stop trying to earn my acceptance by your work, and receive mine. Stop believing in your works and law keeping, and your deeds for the reception of my Spirit, and believe that I want to freely pour it out because of my mercy and my love and because of my Goodness!
This is the only way you can receive anything from God. You will never receive the blessings of God, because you deserve them, or because you earned them. They ALWAYS COME FREELY! This is why the Lord has written…
Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, it is the gift of God— it is not from yourself, lest any man boast (and be lifted up in pride, because his goodness and law keeping earned the favor of God).
But the man who is willing to admit his need for God, rather than the man who thinks He’s righteous and doesn’t need God because he’s got this on his own, will always stand justified before God! But God gives freely! And what is the faith action that receives it? It’s simple. Ask! But self-righteous people won’t ask, because they don’t need God, or they defend their lifestyles, good or bad, and believe that they are good people, and don’t need anything. But the gifts are free. All of us could use just a little help, right? Just a little? James said, it’s simple just ask…
James 1:5 you should ask God, who gives freely, without finding fault.
But you see not only is God loving and accepting, and wants to bless you freely, but when he does it, he’s not trying to point out all that’s wrong with you. He knows whats’ wrong, and knows why it’s wrong, but there’s only one real issue that he initially needs to deal with, and that is, our self-righteous unbelief. He wants you to know that you can’t earn His gifts, you simply need to just ask.
He wants you to know, in spite of what you were taught, or how bad of a person you were told you were by the street preacher, he wants you to know that He Loves you and that you can have His Gifts, freely, and He’s not here to bash you, but is here to love you and accept you!
He wants you to know that He’s not focused on what’s wrong OR right with you, but wants to shift your focus to how amazing and loving and kind He is, so that you will receive him. He wants you to know that He was misrepresented, and what you “caught” was not what is truly taught. He wants you to know that misunderstood and over-zealous children have misrepresented not only His Character, buy His Intentions, and more importantly how you can receive His Spirit Freely!
You see everybody in the Kingdom, and all the children receive His perfect “gifts” freely. That is why it’s written…
Matthew 10:8 Freely you have received; freely give.
You see, His methods are “free reception” and “free dispersement.” The way you receive and the way you give will always be free, and He’ll have it no other way, lest any of His children, like the brother of the prodigal son be lifted up in pride and boasting about how good he is, and how he has earned the Love and blessings of God, and now you need to behave like me, and then you can earn His Love too.
Paul put it even clearer, when He said…
1 Corinthians 2:12 We received the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
You see the Truth Father is helping understand that we can’t earn His Loving Kindness, Gifts, or acceptance, but that it ALL comes freely, by Grace, through faith, lest any man boast, about how good He is, and begins judging, criticizing and falsely condemning everyone around him and in the world, in the name of “spiritual discernment,” or whatever other spiritual gift he claims gives him the ministry of condemnation. But no! Paul is clear when he wrote the Galatians,
Galatians 3:2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit (freely) by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard?
You see, unbelief is the issue, not your goodness or your weaknesses, or your sinful behavior. But not “believing” what? Believing that His Love and Acceptance is free, and that all His Gifts that come through His Son, can be received freely, just by asking! Not by earning! Not by behaving! Not by your goodness! Not by your self-righteous law keeping! Not even if you think you are a good person! No, only freely to those who are humble enough to say, I could use His help.
You see this work based belief system is built upon the false premise that if I behave well enough then I might be accepted by the Father, making the Fathers love conditional based on my performance, as though I could earn His Good Nature and earn His Good intentions by my goodness. But this is the false gospel, and this is the unbelief in the true Father, who accepts us into the family through faith, not through works. And this comes freely! This is why it’s written in Ephesians 1…
Ephesians 1:5 He predestined us for adoption as His sons 6 to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
You see you have been adopted freely, to the praise of His Glorious Grace! To his praise, not ours! Because of Him, not us. Because of His Work, not ours, and it is ONLY received freely! Adoption and acceptance into the family only comes by Grace, freely, and because of His Work not ours, lest any little child boast about how he earned the Favor and Grace of God, to the praise of his good behavior and good works! Blasphemy!
You are already accepted! You are not trying to be accepted one day if you can be good enough. This is a lie! You are already accepted by Grace, not by works, and not by your behavior. The King James version puts it even clearer, let’s read…
Ephesians 1:5 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
He has made us accepted. Past tense. He even predestined you for adoption. I don’t want to get into deep theology about predestination, but you are already accepted. Believe it, and receive it! His Love and Acceptance is yours freely! You cannot earn it, you can only receive it freely by believing it and not achieving it! It is the will of the Father that all his gifts, blessings, and acceptance come by faith, and not works, because of self-righteousness and pride. He will have it no other way, nor has he ever accepted the sacrifice of any human since Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden.
He knows, and I am sure you know and have even experienced how ugly, prideful and self-righteous people can be. Instead of loving and accepting you, they talk about you, cut you off, and reject you. They deny you the acceptance that is yours, and they reject you and insult you and belittle you, and even worse, they condemn you! And even if they don’t do it to your face, their lack of love and acceptance can be felt. And somehow they want you to believe they have the Spirit. Ha! But Paul puts it this way in Romans 15:7, when He writes…
Romans 15:7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.
You can clearly see from this passage that Paul, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, says, “just as,” I have accepted you. In other words, I accepted you when you didn’t deserve it. I accepted you, when you were a mess. I accepted you even when you were my enemy. I accepted you when you were misbehaving. Now with that same loving acceptance, I want you to accept each other. Not reject each other! Then people will know my love. Then people will experience my loving acceptance and kindness.
But some, who have not received this message, or who have forgotten where they came from, perpetuate and preach a different gospel. Their behavior exemplifies the False Father. Their behavior preaches, “Change yourself, then I will accept you. Change yourself, and meet the standards of my “law,” and then maybe you will be worthy of my acceptance. And then they wonder why people don’t want to come to their gatherings.
You see it was Christ who said, “Love, just as I have loved you.” The Father wants us to Love like him. And how is that? Well, he accepts us when we don’t deserve it, and His acceptance is not based on our performance, but His acceptance is based on His Goodness, and His Loving Grace. We don’t deserve His Goodness, and we don’t deserve His Grace. He is not changed by us, however we ARE changed by a revelation of Him, that is, if we have truly understood who He is. He is loving, he is kind, He is accepting and He has already accepted you. Amen.
Let’s move on…
The next false impression people have about the Good Nature and Intentions of the True Father, is concerning His judgment, criticism, and focus. Most believe that the True Father is always judging us, and is conscious of our behavior and our weaknesses and is even waiting to smite us. Wrong! Jesus did not come to condemn people, but instead came to save people. His intentions and nature was not to put people down because they are weak or because they have moral failings, in fact, it’s those very weaknesses that qualify them for His Goodness and Grace.
No, Jesus came to save the sinner. Jesus came offering hope, and love, and free acceptance to those who would receive it, freely! His Good intentions were to help, and give good gifts, but especially the gift of the Holy Spirit, who is poured out freely, because of His Goodness, not ours. Because of His Love, not ours. Because of His Good Work, not ours. He came offering Himself, in our place. He came laying down His life for you and me, that we might be moved by this Love, and in turn accept him, and accept freely, what our flesh wants to accomplish by itself, apart from Him, through our works. Let’s read what the Word says concerning His Good Intentions in John 3…
John 3:17 For God DID NOT send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
You see, His Intentions and purpose is not to condemn. But unfortunately, there are those who, all they do, and the ministry they think God has called them to, is to condemn people based on their weakness. This leaves people with a false impression of the Good True Father, whose desire is ALWAYS TO HELP, ALWAYS TO HEAL, and ALWAYS TO ACCEPT. But His acceptance, healing, and help can only be received freely not by a person’s performance, goodness or good behavior.
The True Father, who was at work through Jesus, did not come to judge nor is he judging you because of your weaknesses. The only thing that can keep you from freely receiving Him, and His Good and Perfect Gifts, is self-righteous unbelief. This is the only sin that Jesus continuously addressed evangelistically. That is why He said, in John…
John 12:47 As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I HAVE NOT! come to judge the world, but to save the world.
You see His purpose is to save, not judge. You see the True Father is a solution-oriented Father who is focused on what it’s going to do to fix us, not what’s wrong. There is only one thing he came to do and is doing, and that is administering the solution. The issue is not His Judgement of people’s weaknesses and goodness or lack of goodness, it’s their unbelief. He clearly says, if anyone hears, and doesn’t obey, I DO NOT JUDGE HIM. Why? Because He knows it’s impossible to hear his Words and keep them without His Spirit.
The Good Father knows that the problem is no problem at all, it’s only absent of the Solution.
Let’s say you have an engine that is not working, and you know it either needs to be fixed, is out of oil, or has no Gas. Are you going to condemn the engine, and tell it about itself, and threaten the junkyard, or condemn it as junk!? Absolutely not! You are going to give it what it needs! You are going to fix it, fill it with oil, and put some gas in it, so that it can work! It’s the same with our Father!
The True Father is not condemning you because you can’t run. He’s saying, you can’t work the way I designed and engineered you because you need to be fixed and need the oil and power source that I designed you to run on. Your problem is not that you are broke. Your problem is not that you don’t work. Your problem is not that you are junk. No, your only problem is that you are absent from the solution. You need the Power of My Holy Spirit to work, you simply need to have your spirit fixed, and gas and oil put in you. That’s it!
You see the True Father, knows what you need, and is not condemning you because you don’t have it, He’s simply offering you the solution, and reminding you that you can’t work properly unless you have His oil and His Spirit. And you can’t earn it, IN FACT, you can’t afford it. It can only be received freely through believing and not achieving, through Christ Jesus. Amen
Let’s pray…
Lord, I pray for everyone watching, that you pour out your Love into their hearts through faith, and I pray right now Lord, that you overwhelm them with your Goodness, because you are so Good and Kind. Lord, I pray that you show them how truly loving, accepting, kind and beautiful you are! I pray you dispel all the false teachings, and lies that the enemy has used to keep them from the reception of this love, that is, the Countless, Guilt-Free, Non-Punishing, Healing, Hopeful, In-separable, Rich, Everlasting, Trustworthy, Unbelievable, but most importantly Free Love that you the True Father has for everyone, but especially for those who believe. We Love you Lord! In Jesus, mighty name we pray! Amen.
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