The Threefold Cord of Fear, Stubbornness, and Rebellion

A spirit of fear works with a spirit of stubbornness and rebellion.

   Fear, stubbornness, and rebellion will immobilize you for the journey Lot's wife was afraid to let go of her past and therefore she entered into a place of stubbornness because she "looked back" when she was instructed not to, which is an act of rebellion. She then turned into a pillar of salt and didn't go anywhere. #immobilized Genesis 19:17-26 King Saul was afraid to destroy what he thought was valuable and therefore he entered into a place of stubbornness because he "spared" the life of King Agag, his best sheep, oxen, fatlings, and lambs (1 Samuel 15:9) when he was instructed to destroy them all which is an act of rebellion.  (1 Samuel 15:23) He was then rejected from moving forward as King. #immobilized 1 Samuel 15 : 23 Ananias was afraid to give all his profit to the Lord from the selling of his land and therefore he entered into a place of stubbornness because he "kept back part of the proceeds" (Acts 5 : 1-3) when everyone else gave their "all"  (Acts 4:32-36) but he decided to appear as though he was on one accord which is not only an act of rebellion but deception.  He then dropped dead after being questioned by the Apostle Peter #immobilized Acts 5:5 Sapphira was not only afraid to stand up for righteousness when she knew her husband was being deceptive, (Acts 5:2)but she was also afraid to tell the Apostle Peter the truth. (Acts 5:8).  She then entered into a place of stubbornness by lying when she had the opportunity to tell the truth.  She "tested (deceived)" the Spirit of the Lord (Acts 5:9) which is an act of rebellion.  She then breathed her last breath.  #immobilized Acts 5:10 Let's not allow this threefold cord of fear, stubbornness, and rebellion to operate in our lives. If you have been fearful in anyway most likely you can become stubborn and ultimately rebellious.  so many people are afraid to step into the new and they've hardened their hearts to the things of God and became disobedient.  Disobedience is rebellion.   Sever the threefold cord of fear, stubbornness,  and rebellion today because God did not give you a spirit of fear,  but of love, power, and a sound mind.    Emmanuel Allen

"Convenient Sex"

Genesis 39:6-12 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 6 He left all that he owned under Joseph’s authority;[a] he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome. 7 After some time[b] his master’s wife looked longingly at Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” 8 But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has put all that he owns under my authority.[c] 9 No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?” 10 Although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused[d] to go to bed with her.[e] 11 Now one day he went into the house to do his work, and none of the household servants were there.[f] 12 She grabbed him by his garment and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his garment in her hand, he escaped and ran outside. Many men fall because of "convenient sex". It's not that they went out looking for it- it pursued them. People love convenience, but everything convenient isn't good for you. I was just sharing this with my 13 year old son yesterday. I asked him how was it that Joseph(in the bible) being a handsome man, and with all the family rejection he had been through, literally had "convenient sex" thrown to him and he still said NO! The answer is he had something different inside him-integrity! I told my son integrity is like the steal box at the airport that says if your carry on doesn't "fit" you can't take it- it's a standard.

Joseph said your not my wife, so therefore having sex with you doesn't "fit"my lifestyle. Wow, integrity of steal that will not bend! I told my son I'm man enough to run from sex just like Joseph did. #higherstandards #standardsofsteal

A New Generation

In my prayer time this morning, the Lord spoke to me saying, the Next Generations X,Y, and Z will be like a Davidic Generation. Just as King David was anointed three times (1 Samuel 16:13,2 Samuel 2:4,2 Samuel 5:3)so will this generation have multiple anointings to advance the Kingdom of God. They will be anointed to have multiple streams of income to further the Kingdom of God. This new generation will not be afraid of the Giants in the Land, for this generation will be like King David and his servants that defeated the giants and all their descendants(1 Samuel 21:22) This next generation will challenge the "families hidden secrets", that the "silent generations"(our grandparents and great grandparents)swept under the rug and told the baby boomers to keep silent. They will deal with any "Giants" that will hinder their posterity. For this generation will not sit around waiting for the world to end, they will work while its day, and take advantage that there are more churches and business that need to be planted and established. They will not be like a Joshua generation that grew old and still had much land to conquer (Joshua 13:1). This new generation is not trying to cross over like a Joshua generation, they have already crossed over using technology such as facebook,instagram, and other social networks to advance the Kingdom of God. This Generation will restore the tabernacle of David (Acts 15:16-18) like never before with new ways of worship. Their worship to God will be more radical and more undignified. They will not be ashamed to worship and express themselves in dance that's anointed. They will not care who sees them worship (2 Samuel 6:20-22). They will worship in spirit and in truth. I thank God for all the generations that have gone before me. I honor their commitment, labor, and wisdom. Especially those who have set godly patterns for their families and have made room for the next Generations to come. -Apostle Emmanuel Allen (The next Generation of Apostles)

Fresh Praise

God desires to be made known throughout the earth. One of the ways God will reveal himself is through our praise. The bible says in Psalms 76:1 "In Judah God is Known"- Judah means praise. So the revelation we can get from this verse is; "In Praise God is Known". God will use the praises of the saints to reveal himself to many. This is why our churches need to be activated in prophetic worship to sing the word of God that will minister to the hearts of man. We need to sing fresh songs of God that will reveal his attributes and characteristics that will breakthrough the religious mindsets of the people. The bible says in Psalms 40:3 "He has put a new song in my mouth- Praise to our God; many will see it and fear, and will trust in the Lord". As we begin to sing fresh songs from Heaven people will begin to see our Lord, trust our Lord, and know him to be a hiding place in time of trouble. David said "you are my hiding place and you shall surround me with songs of deliverance" -Psalms 32:7. We as a church want these songs in our mouth so that the nations can not only hear them but see our God through them. ----------------------------- Another reason why I believe God is revealing himself through praise is because the mouth of the believer is powerful. The mouth is a tool used to create destiny and praise is an atmosphere changer. When you put prophetic praises inside the mouths of believers, something ignites in the atmosphere and destinies are released. The bible says in Psalms 33:6 "By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth." Psalms 33:9 says "For He spoke and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.". I love being around prophetic worshipers, that know how to sing prophetically, and play prophetically because I'm always refreshed and renewed by the words they sing. As God speaks through them its as if my destiny is being established in the earth. God has a purpose for our life but his prophetic word puts life in our purpose. When we cultivate an atmosphere of prophetic praise and worship people will get a better revelation of who Jesus Christ is ----------------------------- ( Read Revelations 5:8-10, notice that it was a new song that revealed Jesus Christ). When we get a better revelation of who Jesus Christ is, it gives us hope on our journeys. Just imagine if you were going through a horrible situation and all of the sudden the praise leader shifted from singing the same songs from last week and began to sing prophetically words like " you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you and that its not by power, nor by might, but by My Spirit says the Lord!" At that moment you would have a revelation of God's ability that would minister to your heart in your current situation. ----------------------------- Unconventional Praise ----------------------------- King David established a new way of praise and worship when he raised up anointed psalmist and minstrels from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who would sing and play prophetically in the house of God (1 Chronicles 25:1;6-7). Because of their continual prophetic praises and worship, we now have the book of Psalms that give us a revelation of who God is. For instance, Psalms 50 by Asaph, reveals to us that God is a righteous judge. Psalm 68 reveals the Glory of God and how the heavens drop at his presence (Psalm 68:8). The word "drop" in the hebrew is "nataph" which means to ooze, to fall in drops, and to prophesy. See, as we get into the presence of God through praise and worship, Heavenly songs begin to ooze down and we prophesy what has been downloaded. I thank God for the songs we hear on the radio, but when was the last time your church song a new song from heaven that was custom delivered to you. #restoringthetabernacleofdavid

HE NAILED IT

Colossians 2:14 Amplified Bible (AMP) Having canceled and blotted out and wiped away the handwriting of the note (bond) with its legal decrees and demands which was in force and stood against us (hostile to us). This [note with its regulations, decrees, and demands] He set aside and cleared completely out of our way by nailing it to [His] cross. Many believers don't realize all that Jesus nailed to the cross. When you nail something, it's meant to be permanent, unchangeable, unmovable, fasten, steadfast, and secure. Nailing is also symbolic for vows, words, doctrines, or covenant promises. When Jesus took our sins, our hurts, and failures, he permanently nailed them to the cross and gave us a new covenant promise that overpowers every accusation of our past made by the accuser, Satan. This means that which Jesus died for, we should never pick it back up again because HE NAILED IT. The blood was shed so that we can break out the limitations of our past sins and rise up to higher levels because we now belong to God! (1 Corinthians 7:23) Satan is a strategist and he will use people to bring up your past to try to keep you bound. Sometimes he will use your own thinking to set up limitations in the mind. He will release thoughts like “I'm not good enough”, “ I never really was good at anything”, or “My past is so messed up, no one will ever listen to me”, etc. The truth of the matter is your past probably was a “hot mess” but God set aside and cleared completely out of your way every sin and demonic assignment against your life.

God gives good futures! (Jeremiah 29:11) This does not happen automatically you must receive and appropriate what God has done through Christ Jesus on the cross. Jesus died for the sins of the world but the whole world is not saved until they confess and receive Jesus Christ. This principle also applies to believers who have not fully received (appropriated) all that Jesus died for, but pick up their bondage again. This is why we as the church need so much deliverance! Your past sin has legal authority only if you choose to walk in it, but once you realize He Nailed It, then you will walk in the power of freedom. This is why Satan strategizes to get you to pick it up again because he doesn't have the power to remove it from the cross but the power of free will enables you to. Jesus disarmed Satan's kingdom (Colossians 2:15) but that doesn't mean that they don't have legal authority. Sin gives them legal authority, so let sin stay on the cross. As long as sin is on the cross and out of our lives, we will see victories. Another strategy of the enemy is legalism. Satan will use religious folks with their dogmatic rules to keep you in bondage. Don't let man's unscriptural traditions cancel out what God's word says concerning you (Mark 7:13). Walk in freedom because He Nailed It!

Ruined Plans Can Produce Powerful Results!

Background reading II Corinthians 12:7-10 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake, for when I am weak, then I am strong II Corinthians 12:9-10 (NKJV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As I sat at my desk eating Häagen-Dazs® carmelized pear and toasted pecan ice cream, I thought to myself, “if life could be as good as this ice cream”. Every bite was refreshing and I just couldn't stop eating it. Matter-of-fact, I ate the whole pint. The ice cream was so delicious that I started reading about how they came up with this unique flavor. It all started in 2007 when Häagen-Dazs®asked ice cream lovers to create their next flavor. Believe it or not this winning inspiration resulted when a power outage ruined a ladies plans for a pear tart. So she improvised, caramelizing pears on her gas stove and combining them with pecans over Häagen-Dazs®ice cream. This award winning ice cream beat out 4,999 other entries. Wow! It's amazing how when uncontrollable difficulties arise in our lives, we can become the most creative people. Sometimes our best is hidden inside of us and it takes hardships to bring it out of us. We've seem to developed this mind set that everything should be convenient and go as planned. If everything was to always go as planned, we wouldn't need to trust in God. God allows the struggles,insults, and persecutions in our lives so that He can rise up inside us to produce creativity and divine ability. The young lady would have never produced an award -winning gourmet ice cream if all went well with her original pear tart. God wants to stretch us in our thinking. He always has a far better plan for us than we have for ourselves. We have to learn to take the limits off of God and step into His supernatural abilities. The apostle Paul stated, “Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” Paul realized that God's strength and power is most effective in his time of weakness or ruined plans. He saw life as good as Häagen-Dazs® ice cream even during crisis moments because he knew that Jesus Christ would give him divine strength. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turn It Up! .........Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake, for when I am weak, then I am strong II Corinthians 12:9-10 (NKJV) We've seem to developed this mind set that everything should be convenient and go as planned. If everything was to always go as planned, we wouldn't need to trust in God. How do you view your hardships? Do you allow God's divine strength to arise inside of you during your time of distress? Trust HIM! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Power of Agreement Jesus says, “Again I tell you, if two of you on earth agree (harmonize together, make a symphony together) about whatever [anything and everything] they may ask, it will come to pass and be done for them by My Father in heaven. For wherever two or three are gathered (drawn together as My Followers) in (into) My name, there I AM in the midst of them. (Matt. 18:19-20 Amplified) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let's Pray Together .......Heavenly Father, I thank you for always having a plan for my life even when I don't understand it. Renew my mind so that I may see how your grace is sufficient for me and strengthen me so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.  Ignite creativity inside of me so that I may produce powerful results. I declare that my latter shall be greater than my former and what the enemy meant for evil, you will turn it around for my good In Jesus Name Amen!

The Children's Bread

Mark 7:25-30 New King James Version (NKJV) 25 For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet. 26 The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”28 And she answered and said to Him, “Yes, Lord,yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the children’s crumbs.”29 Then He said to her, “For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.”30 And when she had come to her house, she found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed. -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

Deliverance is for God's children, its their bread. There are a lot of people that believe in God but need deliverance. There are a lot of people in the church that need deliverance. Deliverance is a blessing and should be desired by God's people. This is why Jesus said “Let the children be filled first”. God's people should not be ashamed of deliverance. Those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness shall be filled (Matt. 5:6) Only those who crave for righteousness will be filled. We should crave deliverance. Deliverance helps you live righteous because demons hinder you from developing spiritually. In the text the woman was a Greek by birth which disqualified her from being a descendent of Abraham and an heir by birth. This is why the Lord ignored her plea and told her that “it was not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs.” However the woman had unrestricted faith that open the door for her to be a true spiritual daughter of Abraham which entitled her to bread. The Lord then responding to her faith by saying “For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.” God accounts our faith as righteousness. (Romans 4) (Galatians 3:26-29). Deliverance must be received by faith. One of the reasons that so many people in the church are not receiving deliverance is due to a lack of faith. Notice in the text that the woman came to Jesus on behalf of her daughter because she believed that Jesus was the remedy. We today believe that the psychologist, the therapist, and the medication are the solutions for people that have been “demonized” in the mind and emotions. I believe in counseling but not as a substitute for deliverance. Counseling needs to partner with deliverance. Jesus told us to cast out demons not counsel them! Today the people of God are quicker to put their children on psych medication then seeking Jesus for deliverance. When parents start seeking Jesus with unrestricted faith and start acknowledging that their children may be demonized then we will see a great breakthrough in our children.