“The Expression Of The Son”

John 1:1-5

1 IN THE beginning [before all time] was the Word (aChrist), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God bHimself.  [Isa 9:6.]

2 He was present originally with God.

3 All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being.

4 In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of men.

5 And the Light shines on in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it [put it out or absorbed it or appropriated it, and is unreceptive to it].    AMP

All that is in existence today came THROUGH the Expressed Son, (notice: not BY Him, but THROUGH Him) whose expression is Life and that Life is the Light that shines within the darkness of mankind. (notice: the Light shines IN the darkness, not INTO the darkness. The Greek word for “in” here is “en” which means amongst and present with. This Light shines IN the darkness) The Light that was in the Father, which was expressed through His Son, is now being expressed through the Sons of God. God is the source of this Light, which continues to shine forth from Him in the darkness. Jesus is that LIGHT (the radiant illumination of the Source) and He is continually enlightening mankind through His Life, which is the Life of His Father, God. (notice: Life is Source – Light is Life expressed.) God expressed His Life through Christ Jesus by shining that Life in the world. Once that Light entered into the world, darkness was defeated. Once expressed, the Life of God was, now is and will continue to be expressed until all darkness has been swallowed up into that enlightenment. Indeed, in the beginning when that Life was first expressed, the die had been cast and nothing could change the outcome of God’s plan and purpose. It is a mystery to lowly man concerning the why’s and the wherefore’s of God’s having made the worlds and their inhabitants in such corruptible states. Perhaps God wanted to express out of His perfection a contrast of imperfection, which in turn would give even more glory to that perfection that He is. A perfectly imperfect creation, so to speak.

Eph 1:18-23

18 By having the eyes of your heart flooded with light, so that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called you, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints (His set-apart ones),

19 And [so that you can know and understand] what is the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power in and for us who believe, as demonstrated in the working of His mighty strength,

20 Which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His [own] right hand in the heavenly [places],

21 Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and in this world, but also in the age and the world which are to come.

22 And He has put all things under His feet and has appointed Him the universal and supreme Head of the church [a headship exercised throughout the church],  [Ps 8:6.]

23 Which is His body, the fullness of Him Who fills all in all [for in that body lives the full measure of Him Who makes everything complete, and Who fills everything everywhere with Himself]. AMP

            Throughout the scriptures, we see much involvement of opposites playing their parts in descriptive narratives. Good and evil, flesh and spirit, heaven and earth, natural and spiritual, light and darkness, etc. Some of God’s children see this as an eternal struggle between these elements, a fight to the end between opposites that will never know peace as long as both are in existence. However, I believe God has a better plan than that scenario! When we speak of any of these scriptural opposites, we must keep in mind that in the beginning, they all came from the same Source. Look at how the Message Bible states this certain verse in Genesis.

Gen 1:1-2

1 First this: God created the Heavens and Earth — all you see, all you don't see. 2

(from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)

I like that. All you see and all you don’t see came from the same Source, God. Now, we know this about God. He is a Spirit. (John 4:24) So, out of the Spirit that God is, came forth the Word (Christ) and all things were created through the expression of that Word, both what we see (natural) and what we don’t see (spiritual). Both elements came from the same Source. As we look at our world today, we see our planet Earth, made up of rocks, dirt, mountains, oceans, trees, animals, insects, grass, air, chemicals, metals, stones, etc. In the past, none of these elements have been categorized as being in any way, shape or form, SPIRITUAL. However, according to the scriptures, these natural, inorganic elements all came from an entity that is characterized as being A SPIRIT! If there is anything we do know, we know that heaven and all the elements of heaven had their beginning in our God. Angels, flying creatures, spirits of just men made perfect, New Jerusalem, the River of Life, The Tree of Life, the Throne Room, the Manchild, souls, elders, etc., we have no problem with the fact that all of these spiritual things came from a Spiritual Creator. The old Church doctrines have had us all in the state of mind that we can’t wait to get out of this earthly, dark, lifeless world and one day be in a world that is spirit and wonderful, filled with joy and peace. But, the truth of the matter is that there is a spiritual part of this natural world that we have not even recognized, buried deep within the perishable condition of these temporal forms and structures, there is a spiritual identity that God plans to manifest in the continuing eons of time. There is a New Earth and a New Heaven waiting to appear dear ones! Not just in man, but in the present natural world. We have no problem knowing that God has hid within mankind a New Creature of Christ, a New Man that is waiting to come forth out of this house of clay and transform our earthly body into a New Body, like unto His own Glorious Body. We have known that for a long time, but do we know that we are not the only thing that God has written His creative signature upon? He created out of Himself all things and He has filled all things with Himself! Not just mankind, but everything that came into existence, He put a part of Himself within it.

            All creation groans for a spiritual rebirth! I believe every part of God’s creation has a groan within it for the manifestation of the sons of God. Not just mankind, but everything! Although Mankind was made in the express image and likeness of the Father and Mankind is above all other creative things as far as an intimate union with the Father, we must know that this planet and all the other planets and galaxies of this creation all had their beginning from the same Source. Indeed, all natural things came OUT OF God, not just made out of nothingness, but they were all made from God-stuff. That means that as we become more One with our Father, we will become more One with everything that our Father brought forth. You may think I am a bit mad when I say this, but I believe we will start to communicate with this present creation in a way that we never thought possible. We will certainly have to let go of most of our mindsets concerning how different each element of God’s creation is from one another, leaving behind all of the scientific dogma and courses in physics that have bound us to these polarized thoughts of what is spiritual and what is natural, but this we must do, if we are serious about entering into that place in the Father where we see everything as He sees it. Now that is a scary thought! The fact of the matter is that God sees everything different than we do. He sees things as they are, not as they seem. We are due for a huge shaking in our being, as we approach the next phase of the manifested Christ. There are times, ordered by the Lord, when something happens in our ordered, established world of how things are supposed to be, that completely upsets all of the rules and laws that we have created about our world and how things are supposed to behave and interact with one another. Men call these “anomalies”, elements and events behaving outside of their designated state and condition. Get ready for a series of “anomalies” in the spirit, as heaven and earth get ready to come together to form a corporate expression of the Source of Life. It is important for us to know that earth was made for heaven and heaven was made for earth. Just because they are not fashioned and formed to be exact copies of one another does not negate the fact that they are intrinsically connected to form something together that will have a sum that is greater than the individual parts themselves. Light and darkness were made for each other, believe it or not. They are eternally connected as opposites that need each other to truly identify themselves. What would light be without the contrast of darkness? Life and death are absolutely two opposite elements that have been used by the scriptures to describe a process of birth and rebirth, which will be an eonian process of moving from one state and condition into a higher state and condition, until we arrive at the final state in Christ and the Father.

            There is a set time and season for everything under the sun, a time to laugh, a time to cry, a time to live and a time to die and so on and on it goes in the passing of time. However, we are beginning to see some “anomalies” in this pattern, which foretell a time when certain elements are not going to stay in their set orders and patterns. There is beginning to appear in our midst a new expression of Christ that is going to begin to break up the patterns that have run their designated courses up until this age, as a people begin to metamorphosis into that Christ-expression that will signal the culmination of all processes and patterns.

I will list some examples of “anomalies” that have been recorded in the scriptures that illustrate how God has moved upon the orders of the natural world and caused them to appear in strange states and conditions.

2 Kings 6:1-7

And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. 2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye. 3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go. 4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. 5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. 6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim. 7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.

Ex 4:1-7

4 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord  hath not appeared unto thee. 2 And the Lord  said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. 3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. 4 And the Lord  said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: 5 That they may believe that the Lord  God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee. 6 And the Lord  said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. 7 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.

Ex 3:1-4

3 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. 2 And the angel of the Lord  appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 4 And when the Lord  saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. 

Josh 10:12-14

12 Then spake Joshua to the Lord  in the day when the Lord  delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord  hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the Lord  fought for Israel.

There isn’t enough space in this writing to list all of the scriptural testimonies of natural elements that have been moved out of their designed states and conditions to fulfill God’s purpose and will. The miraculous accounts in the scriptures, both in the Old Covenant and the New Testament, give us reason to believe that everything in creation has other properties and behaviors that are inherent to the indwelling Life of God, the Source of all that is seen and known and those things that are not seen or known. No wonder we are being dealt with by the spirit of the Lord to let go of our earthly reasoning and begin to walk and talk in the supernatural realm of God’s presence. As we see our earthliness start to pass away with a loud noise, we must be aware of the RISING of a new dimension in our existence, one that has been there all along.

2 Peter 3:10-13

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.   KJV

Now, this scenario has always been presented by the traditional church as a literal and natural event, being the destruction of the world as we know it and then the appearance of a new heaven and a new earth from somewhere “out there” in the blue yonder. But we see this as an event that is going to melt away the natural order and form of things, which will reveal a new world that has been present all along, but buried in the earthly image of the natural world. Most of the Kingdom believers see this as a spiritual typology of mankind itself, as we are ourselves made up of both a natural body (earth) and a spirit/soul (heaven), with our natural and carnal mind being representative of the heavens that must be dissolved so we can come into our new mind, which is Christ. I myself agree wholeheartedly with this truth, but as I have written earlier in this article, I am ready now to allow the Lord to enlarge my vision and understanding concerning these states and conditions.

Isa 54:2

Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;    KJV

I would like to offer to you this thought, that there is also in creation itself a hidden image that awaits to be seen, as the illusions of this natural image begin to melt away by reason of the brightness of the Light that is Christ in our midst begins to reveal a new world within everything that came out from the Source of Life, both those things we now see and those things we cannot see! Set boundaries that have been established by God for the ages of mankind will eventually be dissolved and we will begin to see an appointed ministry start the process of change and transformation that will move thrones, dominions, principalities, powers, governments, orders, ranks and patterns out of their place and the heavens and the earth will be tumultuous with change! Beginning in our own temple, there will start to come forth thundering and lightning, voices and trumpets, earthquakes, fires, floods, all changing the landscape of our being. What will come forth is a Perfect Man, a New Creature that does not operate on the same plane as other creatures. Jesus walked in this realm after His resurrection and displayed a freedom from the natural laws that set a precedent for all that would come after Him. Even before His resurrection He was able to walk on water, appear and disappear, shine like the noon sun, pass through crowds untouched, constantly breaking the laws of time and space and mass. But, He was still subject to doing only those things that the Father allowed Him to do. But, after His resurrection, He was never more to answer to the realm of man, free to move beyond the parameters of the natural order of things and to be both natural and spiritual in a perfect union of design and purpose. That is where we are headed, dear ones! We are crossing over the border and we are going beyond the realm of healings and signs and wonders, into a realm of wholeness and completeness, with all of our parts brought into perfect harmony with each other. So, as we look at the specific terms that the scripture uses regarding patterns and orders, let us remain aware of the fact that these terms refer to the time that leads up to the total unveiling of God’s presence in all things. Until then, we will fulfill our appointed order and rank in a faithful submission to His plan and purpose and we will play our role to the full extent asked of us. However, be aware that we are now beginning to move out of that place into a new frontier of God-Life that will take us to places that we may not be ready to go to yet.

There is a tendency on our part to want everything around us to have a sameness and a conformity. However, God has made it abundantly clear through the pattern of His natural creation that He desires and has purposed for there to be a vast amount of diversity throughout His handiwork. Innumerable species of organic life and a vast array of inorganic structures and colors make up this beautiful planet called earth. When seen from space, our planet is an incredibly gorgeous sphere of blue oceans and white clouds, encompassing the browns and greens of the landscape. On earth itself, the surface is full of trees and flowers, of every color, hue and shade, majestic mountains and crystal rivers. Even the creatures themselves are of every shape and pattern of color and size. No wonder David exclaimed over and over again how wondrous the works of His hands were and how marvelous are His ways. Indeed, the whole planet speaks of such unity of diversity that it shouts aloud to all that have eyes to see that this is not something that came about haphazardly, by some strike of good fortune and luck, but the very creation itself witnesses to the fact that there was a Divine Architect behind it all. I used to enjoy sitting in airports, waiting either to catch a flight or waiting to pick someone up, watching all the people move through the airport. They came in all sizes, colors, fashions, attitudes and behaviors! What an eclectic crowd it was for me to behold and the diversity of the people spoke volumes of how different the peoples of the world can be. Yet, when you think about it, there was more in common amongst the travelers than there was difference. Oh yes, some were outrageously different in the fashion of their clothes or the attitude that they portrayed, but under all of those outer appearances, they were simply all humans, brothers and sisters in their deepest genetic depths. Why did I find it enjoyable to be able to look upon this scene? Because it spoke of LIFE! Life is movement, color, expression, vitality and in such a place as an International Airport, where one can see the results of LIFE throughout the world, coming together in a single terminal, it was in a sense an affirmation that we are all fearfully and wonderfully made.

What causes such prejudice and anger amongst the peoples of the world is a lack of appreciation for the diversity of mankind, instituted and sanctioned by an awesome God. Contrast is one of the most important elements of God’s gift to man. Without contrast, revealing the different shades of colors and hues, we would be as blind as a bat. Without contrast in our surroundings, we might as well be in a dark room with no light at all, since we would have no distinction to tell one thing from another. Without contrast, we could be in the midst of total light and still be blind! If everything were bright and white, it would be impossible to judge one object from another, just as it would be if we were in total darkness. Some would prefer to have no darkness at all! They may not know it, but if that were the case, we would be in a world without shape or form, having no discernible way to appreciate all the wondrous blessings around us. So, the scriptures state that not only did God create the light, but He created the darkness also. Isaiah 45:7 Why? So we can have contrast to be able to appreciate and be thankful for the Light versus the darkness. It is interesting to note that in Genesis we have the account of the 7 days of God’s creating the heavens and the earth. The earth was void and formless and darkness covered the deep. Now, there are different shades of darkness. Someone might walk into a room at night and declare that it was dark in that room and turn on a light switch to lighten it up. Then, there is UTTER darkness, where one cannot see their hand in front of their face. In the house that we lived in many years ago, we had a bedroom that was situated in the middle of the house, having no windows. When the light switch was turned off in that room, it was UTTER darkness, which made for a great sleeping room for company. However, our guests would always oversleep in that room, sleeping right through breakfast if we did not wake them up! In that kind of darkness, it is impossible to keep track of the time of day, without a timepiece to help you out. When dealing with the Genesis account, we need to know that the darkness spoken of in the first chapter is expressed with the definite article, THE darkness, meaning this was more than a normal shadowy darkness, but it was representative of a dark that permeated everything, leaving it without contrast or form. The entire world was in a state of gross darkness and it was void of any discernible expression at all. The Hebrew word used for darkness here is “choshek” which is defined as “THE dark and figuratively as misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness, obscurity.” This is not just speaking of a moonless night kind of darkness, but it is a STATE of death and misery. This darkness has complete power over all of the earth. Then, something begins to happen in this place of death and destruction. The spirit of the Lord started to move upon the face of the waters, an expression was ready to be made in the midst of the silent, deadly darkness that would start to change and transform the earth into a living planet! I like the way that Young’s Literal Translation states this “movement” of the spirit.

Genesis 1-2

1 In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth --

2 the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness [is] on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters,   YLT

Notice that the Spirit is “fluttering”, depicting wings of movement, a hovering over the waters. There are many instances in the scriptures where God and His spirit are depicted as having wings, which both cover and protect and also cause movement. The flying creatures of both Daniel and Revelation are described as having wings that cover their body and give them movement. What a wondrous God we serve! Into the midst of this dead, silent and still darkness comes a fluttering of Spirit, stirring the air and moving the face of the waters with its wings, beating the air and causing the stagnant atmosphere to begin to move and live. This is the first sign of restoration for this planet, MOVEMENT. I remember praying for a woman that had been paralyzed in a car accident and the Word of the Lord to her was to MOVE, even if it was a finger or a toe, she had to believe that she could MOVE and continue to MOVE until that movement started to permeate her entire body. The last time I saw her, she was walking through the house, MOVING! We must not settle into a state of paralysis as we continue to wait upon the Lord for this great appearing of our Lord in the saints. Movement for us is critical, progression in Christ is absolutely a necessity for us at this time. We cannot rely on what has happened in the past history of our walk in Christ, we must forge new ground today. Pray, seek, knock, ask, reach forth, grab hold, run, walk, press, all of these are actions that denote a people that are alive in their calling and destiny, moving forward, not sitting down and languishing away the Day of the Lord. We must be early risers, greeting the first rays of the morning with our faces lifted to our Redeemer, the early First Fruits, the first out of the field, the first early grains on the stalk, the first to praise, the first to worship, the first to speak the Word. It is in our genetic lineage to be the “First”, even as our elder brother, Jesus the Christ of God, was the first Son to be raised, even so we have that same distinction as the first of His harvest from the corruption of Adam. As He is our First Fruit and Tithe unto the Father, so we are the first fruits of His resurrection, the early witness that by the same Spirit that first raised Him from the dead will now indeed raise us up into that glorified state, to reign with Him. I can hear the beating of wings, my friends, movement of the air and a sign of change that will change the atmosphere around us! Let us not sleep as others do, but awaken unto Righteousness and be ready for anything.

            In the biological world, movement is life. The human cell is a hotbed of activity with constant movement of all its parts, operating in a unified activity of production and assembly. When a cell ceases to move, it ceases to live. When God’s people become stagnant and listless, they become expressionless and irrelevant. Out of the movement of the beating wings of the Spirit of God came forth an expression of creative life that would begin the grand measure of change and transformation in the earth that would take the world from a state of chaos and destruction into a world of such magnificence and grandeur that it would cause its human inhabitants to write countless books and songs depicting its unmatched beauty throughout the ages. A state of readiness had taken place in the earth, in every element and molecule embedded in the darkness, electricity filled the air and the heavens were alive with pent up energy, ready to explode forth the New Life that was making itself known. Then, a New Expression came forth, a Word from THE Word, a voice of creative power that came forth from the Presence that sounded forth from the very midst of the darkness, not from a singular place in the darkness, but it emanated out of the darkness itself! You see, dear friends, darkness is nothing more than potential light! The same molecules that make up darkness are the very same molecules that when moved upon by the vibration of a light source will begin to illuminate, taking on the energy from the heat of the light. Whenever a light switch is turned on and the electric current in the wiring is allowed to make its way to the filament of a light bulb, energy is released into the air around it. The same molecules that made up the darkness in the room are the same molecules that now give forth light, having been illuminated and energized by the energy release by the filament. Of course, according to the wattage of the bulb, there will be a set measure of energy that permeates the surrounding area of the bulb. The farther away from the bulb, the less energy will be present and the light will fade. But, if you were to put another bulb in that same light socket with a greater amount of wattage, the light will increase accordingly. There is not a removal of dark molecules by a new amount of energized molecules, simply a transfiguration takes place in the dark molecules that turns them into instruments of light. Our world today is very dark, as we all can attest to. At times, it would seem an impossibility that anything could change such an embedded atmosphere of darkness as we see in the nations today. I remember as a young man, ministering the message of reconciliation and the restitution of all things, how I had to stay in the spirit when thinking about the literal changing of all mankind. However, as the years passed, I realized how simple it is for the Lord to shine His light in the hearts of mankind, simply by illuminating that Light that every man is lighted with from birth. Oh yes, there is a light in every man, buried down within that is unknown and unseen by those around them. The most evil of creatures are seemingly devoid of any expression of light at all. Sort of like the Genesis account describes, UTTER darkness in the souls of men. But, as then so is it now, all it takes is an expression of Word, “LET THERE BE LIGHT”, and Light IS. It IS because it fills everything everywhere with its potentiality of expression. That is an awesome Truth! Everything that is seen and everything that is not seen, has its beginnings in LIGHT, for there is only ONE CREATOR, God Almighty. Everything came forth out of His radiant self, lowered down from that LIGHT that has no shadow of darkness in it at all. In the lowering creative action, the creation was less than the LIGHT, so darkness came into expression. However, the fact remains that EVERYTHING that was created by Him had within its embodiment a residue of God Light, which still remains in the creation today. For this reason, there is within creation itself a groan of desire to come into that true expression of Light and Glory.

Romans 8:18-23

18 [But what of that?] For I consider that the sufferings of this present time (this present life) are not worth being compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us and [g]for us and [h]conferred on us!

19 For [even the whole] creation (all nature) waits expectantly and longs earnestly for God’s sons to be made known [waits for the revealing, the disclosing of their sonship].

20 For the creation (nature) was subjected to [i]frailty (to futility, condemned to frustration), not because of some intentional fault on its part, but by the will of Him Who so subjected it—[yet] with the hope

21 That nature (creation) itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and corruption [and gain an entrance] into the glorious freedom of God’s children.

22 We know that the whole creation [of irrational creatures] has been moaning together in the pains of labor until now.

23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves too, who have and enjoy the firstfruits of the [Holy] Spirit [a foretaste of the blissful things to come] groan inwardly as we wait for the redemption of our bodies [from sensuality and the grave, which will reveal] our adoption (our manifestation as God’s sons).   AMP

We need a revelation today of how much potential is present in the creation of God. Evil is potential good, darkness is potential light, death is potential life, meaning that nothing is eternally anchored in the present state and condition it is manifesting at this moment of time. Everything is subject to change. As enlightened priests and kings of the Christ, we should be constantly aware of this fact. As the Word of Truth is broadcast throughout the earth, not by TV or Radio waves, not through an electronic internet highway, but by the Voice of the Resurrection, everything everywhere is subject to being changed through that pure expression of God Light. Now, the words of the scriptures and the opinions of men and women concerning those scriptures are being sent throughout the world by all of the various methods of our electronic age, but the world is still unchanged. If that were the answer for the darkened world surely by this time, after 2,000 years of preaching, teaching and admonishing the world should be saved a thousand times over. The truth of the matter is that for the most part, the church systems of religion have only dragged people out of one degree of darkness into another degree of religious darkness, and one can only guess as to which one of those degrees are the darkest. But, I have good news! There is a beating of the wings of God’s Spirit in the earth today, a fluttering of movement and change that makes me to know He is ready to speak THE WORD out of a people today that will cause Light to spring up out of the midst of darkness and bring forth the true nature of Christ that will indeed reconstitute creation to their original state and condition. What a wonder He is!

Matthew 4:13-17

13 And leaving Nazareth, He went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali—

14 That what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be brought to pass:

15 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, in the [h]way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles [of the [i]peoples who are not of Israel]—

16 The people who sat [j](dwelt enveloped) in darkness have seen a great Light, and for those who sat in the land and shadow of death Light has dawned.

17 From that time Jesus began to preach, [k]crying out, Repent ([l]change your mind for the better, heartily amend your ways, with abhorrence of your past sins), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.   AMP

Notice in the verses above how the people SAT in darkness and shadow of death. Then, glory to God, Light came and those that SAT now rose up to their feet and were illuminated! Once the dawn of Light came then new life was manifested. From the time that Jesus was tempted in the wilderness and afterward he heard that John the Baptist had been cast into prison, Jesus began to manifest His ministry in the earth and from that point onward, the world was to be turned upside down as He declared the kingdom of heaven to be “at hand.” Light came forth and then the world was electrified by its power and illumination. The permeating darkness in the hearts of mankind could not comprehend it, but to those that did comprehend it, they had the authoritative power to become sons of God. Beloved, we are destined to be found immersed in the Light of the Father, radiating forth the Truth of that Light to every man. You may be in a place of darkness right now, as so many of the dear saints of God are going through such trying times in their lives, but I would have you to know that Light is present in the midst of such dark times. Not in things outside of you, but within you there is potential illumination, ready to shine in your life and bring peace and health to your soul and body. Darkness cannot resist the illuminating power of the Light. I have said this many times, but will say it once again. When a room that is filled with light has the door opened to the darkness of the night, the darkness does not fall into the room, the light shines out of the room into the darkness. Darkness is powerless when Light shines forth. Within your trial is the presence of light and how great that light shines forth when the trial is over. Light SPRINGS forth, rising out of the darkness and subduing all doubts and fears. He will not leave us in the shadows of death, but He will visit us with His visitation in the hour of our agony. Believe me when I say that He knows where you are and even now has plans to bring you to a better place. This will pass and what will remain is an overcoming son of God, refined and purified, equipped and clothed in Victory and Resurrection power! Be not afraid. He has set you in your place and will keep you by the strength of His right arm of salvation. Men cannot keep you from your appointed hour, events cannot hinder you from arriving at your designated visitation, the prison house of sickness and disease cannot hold you, the schemes and conniving of enemies cannot snatch victory from you, for you are the chosen of the Lord, called and ordained and foretold from the beginning to be His express image in the earth. Let the storms rise and let the heathen rage. We will not lie down in despair. We will rise up early in the morning with the praise of God on our lips and a song in our heart. We will not forget the wonders of our Lord and His tender mercies that endure forever. He has already made a way of escape for us and His host are arrayed about us. We are not alone. We are joined to the Body of Christ and nothing will separate us from our brothers and sisters in Christ. We breathe in Life from our Kinsmen and join the spiritual choir that sings the anthem of the Lordship of Jesus. If I only had one word that I could speak into your life today, that single word would be MOVE! Don’t settle for where you are now, but rise up and start to press on into the greater things God has for you. It will not come to you, you will have to go to it. Seek after it with all your heart and own it! God has anointed you for this very reason, so you can enter into all that He has available for you to experience.

Some would have us to wait upon this Day like others wait upon the rapture to take place. We are not sitting down waiting for something to appear in the sky some day and take us all home to heaven. We are in this world, not to try to escape from it, but to change it! He has given us power from on high to set the heavens in order, to give life to the dying, to give joy to the sorrowful. We are not afraid of the big bad boogie man in the dark, he is afraid of us! Devils tremble because of the manifestation of Christ in His Body. We cause the terrors of the night to become terrorized, by reason of the birthright we possess. We are the death of death, our sword is sharp and two edged, we are named with the Name of the Son of God, the Word is in us and our strength wanes not. We are set on fire with the righteous indignation of God’s holiness and we have an appointment with the very gates of hell. We are sent forth from the Father with a Holy Commission, having been initiated into the Sacred Secret of His Word. Our eye is single and our heart is fixed upon the will of God for our life. Nothing else matters, nothing else satisfies, we are hopelessly addicted to His love. We are wonderfully strange in comparison to the religious ranks of Babylonian apostasy. We are immune to the trappings of ego and celebrity. Money holds no power over us, as our only possession that truly matters is the Lord Himself. We are true Priests, born of God, clothed with Christ, set aside and sanctified to be His instruments of service. We do not demand the people of God to serve us, we serve the people of God. We are moved by the infirmities of the afflicted and refuse to leave them in their condition. We are repairers of the Breach, restorers of Paths to dwell in, we speak of things as though they were, when they are not. We declare the end from the beginning and we see with the eyes of God. We will never know defeat, for we serve the Champion of Love! For us, nothing is impossible for we are filled with the possibilities of an unlimited Life. In truth, we have lost our own life and identity, having cast it aside with disdain in order that we may be found in the One that has bought us and redeemed us. We have no agenda outside of fulfilling God’s will and purpose. In our ministry, numbers mean nothing to us, as we know that every time we speak by the unction of the Holy Ghost, we are ministering to an innumerable congregation. We have no prejudice in delivering the Word of the Lord, to rich or poor, sinner or saint, kings or servants, the Word of the Lord will be given without cost. We are the expression of Christ in the earth. So be it.

Written by Robert D Torango