•We are on a journey or an adventure together discovering how to engage the spiritual realms •Discovering those realms within us around us & the heavenly realms •On this journey we are going to follow the pathway of relationship and responsibility
Engage the Holy Spirit as living water in the River of life •Engaged Jesus as we take His yoke upon us and are joined to Him •We engage the Father at the seat of rest and government •Matt 11:28 “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
Our spirit is a mountain, a place of spiritual authority •There are thrones on the mountain •A throne represents the authority to rule and the place of the government of our lives •We can be at rest and in authority when God is on the throne
God is love •The kingdom of God is a kingdom of love •Motivated by love •Demonstrating love •God’s rule is a full expression of His character and nature – Love
When God is on throne the place of government of our lives: •The kingdom can manifest around in us through us and around us •The works of Jesus demonstrated kingdom authority in this realm •Earthly outworking of the heavenly kingdom
When God is on our throne, heaven and the angelic realm recognises a seat of government and engages around us • When God is on the throne of our lives we are also on our throne and His throne in Him • Eph 2:6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
There is authority to change and influence everything around us • Authority is our government as sons to release judgement and justice in love • We learn to frame or shape our lives through the words we speak from our governmental position. • Our decrees and declarations carry authority from higher realm
• Matt 12:36 But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. • There is accountability for what flows through us and what we speak • We need to learn to guard our words as we are in training for reigning process
Matt 6:10 ‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven •John 3:13 but there is One Who has come down from heaven—the Son of Man [Himself], Who is (dwells, has His home) in heaven. •He saw what the Father was doing
• Zech 3:7 “Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘If you will walk in My ways and if you will perform My laws, then you will also govern My house and also have charge of My courts, and I will grant you free access among these who are standing here. • There is a process that brings maturity in government Engaging God Seat of Government
Walk in His ways as a servant, choose to be a bond servant and become a good steward in this realm • Positive humble attitude of heart and the willingness to serve God as His servant • Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
We have free will to choose if we serve or not • Some people serve out of fear, duty or obligation • To choose to become a bond servant is to serve out of loving desire and gratitude • God calls and empowers bond servants to become stewards
Stewards are given gifts, callings and resources to administer on behalf of God as they use their “talents” or abilities in ministry for God’s glory •Many people are in this place are faithfully serving God as good stewards but are too busy to hear His deeper call to friendship
John 15:15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. • When we accept the call to intimacy as a friend He begins to reveal His heart about what is to come and our sonship
There is a process of learning to trust the Lord and grow in our relationship • Training is to encourage our maturity as we learn to be discipled to overcome and rule • This process involves the trials that reveal our heart attitudes and motives • Trials or tests enable Him to transform us
We begin a process of discipleship to be trained so we mature to sonship •Heb 12:7 It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? •God loves us as we are but He loves us too much to leave us as we are
Heb 12:10 .. He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness. 11 All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.
You NO Seat of Rest Government
Jesus is Lord Seat of Rest Government
Act 14:22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, “Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.” •Process of learning to lean on Him and trust Him from the place of rest in the storms of life
James 1:2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Rom 5:3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; • Trials enables us to grow the fruit of the spirit in our lives • Trials enables us to learn to overcome and rule in life
As we learn to overcome and mature He begins to call us closer •Rom 5:17 For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
Rom 5:21 so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. •We are living in time of convergence •Where what was will converge with what is to release what will be •We can begin to answer creations call as manifested sons
Zech 3:7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘If you will walk in My ways and if you will perform My service (Laws, Charge) then you will also govern My house and also have charge of My courts, and I will grant you free access among these who are standing here. •Will we walk in His ways?
We begin our journey from slavery to sonship with the attitude of a servant •I enter into freedom but have the desire to continue to serve •I live faithfully walking in His ways as a good steward of all His resources •What are His ways?
12 laws of the kingdom that are principles that enable us to walk in His ways •God’s ways will guide us in sonship as foundations, laws or principles •Walking in His ways by following the Way of Truth that releases abundant Life.
12 Laws of Jerusalem Isa 2:3 Micah 4:2 •Law of the Spirit of Life •Law of Sin & Death •Law of Love •Law of Faith •Law of Sowing & Reaping •Law of First mention & Precedent
Law of First Born •Law of Abundance •Law of Justice •Law of Righteousness •Law of Judgement •Law of Grace •This is the Way of discipleship that will bring truth and life
John 15:15 … but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. • There is a transition in discipleship from servants and stewards to Friends, Lords, Kings and SONS • This is when we enter through the veil into the realms of the spirit within and in heaven
From the place of rest, Jesus wields the power of the kingdom in order to bring everything into subjection to God’s will and purpose. •He wants to train us to live the same way •To live from rest in authority as joint heirs in His kingdom
Psalm 110:1–2 The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies! •We are joint heirs and can rule out of Zion – the heavenly city of God
Heb 12:18 For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched .. • Heb 12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, 23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant,
Gal 4:1 Now I say, as long as the heir is a child, he does not differ at all from a slave although he is owner of everything, 2 but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by the father. •Maturity is a process that releases governmental authority for rulership
Our guardians or managers aka tutors and governors are the: •7 spirits of God and the cloud of witnesses •Bring us to a place of maturity so we can exercise our heavenly position of governmental authority •Training for reigning
Fear of the Lord , Counsel, Understanding, Might, Knowledge, Wisdom,
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Authorizes us for Position. Mandates us for Position. Equips us for Position. Prepares us for Position .Reveals us for Position. Empowers us for Position. Brings accountability for Position
Isa 9:1 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. 7 There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace,
Engaging God Seat of Government •Matt 6:10 ‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. •We get to be involved in that heavenly government •We begin to establish the “as it is in heaven” from our heavenly positions the thrones or seats of government
•Psa 24:7 Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in 8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, •You are the head and a gate lifted up to administer the everlasting doors Engaging God Seat of Government
I perform His laws as a Lord under His kingship and have charge, authority to rule the house (mine and His) •I begin to have judicial charge over His courts as a king •Then I will have access to stand in the assemblies of God as a son of God and joint heir
Rom 12:1 .. present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. • Process of maturity is by becoming living sacrifices transformed and conformed into His image.
Psa 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Lovingkindness and truth go before You. •The characteristics the rule of God and our rule are righteousness expressed in new covenant love and outworked in truth and justice
As a lord I can administer God’s legislation • I can rule the house, my house and His house • As a king I can have judicial charge over His courts • As a king I can legislate – make laws • As a son I have access to stand in the assemblies of God know His eternal creative purposes
Heaven’s Court System
Court of Judges (Kingdom Government) (3) (High Judicial Decrees)
Court of the Lord (Ya Sod) (1)
Court of 70 (Galactic Council) (2) (Legislative for 70 1st Nations)
Court of Kings (Sons who have their Mountain) (Legislative Decrees)
Court of Councils of the Fathers
Court of the Upright (Men in White Linen)
Court of Chancellors Administration of Protocols From all Judicial Systems
Court of the Scribes (Records of You and Your Maturity)
Court of War (Strategy/Council For War)
Court of Angels Authorizations/Mandates Actioned
Earth
Mobile Court Accusations & papers
Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. 21 He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
I surrender the government of my life to you •I give you total control of my life as Lord •Ask God to sit on the throne •Step into Him on the throne •You are seated on His right hand being trained to reign
Rev 4:1 After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.” 2 Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne.
How do we access our heavenly throne? •By faith choose to use the word of God as a doorway •Use your imagination the eyes of your heart to visualise that open door into heaven •Steps like Jacob’s ladder leading up to heaven
•Steps like Jacob’s ladder leading up to heaven •There is a door standing open in heaven •Hear the invitation to come up here •Walk up those steps to the door •Now step through the veil into the kingdom realm
• Jesus is standing in the doorway • Present yourself to Jesus your High Priest as a living sacrifice • Feel the atmosphere of heaven • Feel the freedom and glory of heaven • Breathe it in • Set your focus on your position of heavenly government • Embrace your destiny as a lord • Let Him lift you up
•Let Jesus take you by the hand to your mountain your position of government as a Lord •See your throne there is a angel a King Malachim caretaking •Engage the angel ask it its name •It will be your reference point
•Take your place on the throne •Jesus invests you with authority •He gives you a crown and a mantle and a sceptre •He may give you weapons •You around look down from that perspective •You may see your 7 mountain spheres
• Rest has dominion over chaos • Begin to decree and declare the rule of God • Call forth the transformation • Call forth the favour blessing and provision • Frame your life by decreeing your destiny
• Still the storms decree peace • Use the keys of the kingdom to unlock situations • We need to take authority to change situations around us • Call things that be not as if they are