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How can we be prepared for sonship? Preparation with help from tutors Preparation through entering rest Preparation through soul transformation at different levels Intimacy with the Father is the best preparation for sonship as you can’t be a son without a father The Father is calling His children to arise as sons and take our places where we are seated in the heavenly realms In relationship, the Father gives us identity, position and authority; a mandate so we can be fruitful, multiply, fill, subdue and rule To fulfil our sonship mandate we need to be at rest; therefore not striving by our own DIY self-effort according to the wrong path We need to see all walls, barriers and partitions come down, penetrated by the God of love who casts out all fear This process of deepening intimacy in a face to face relationship results in a continuing process of transformation The Joshua Generation are forerunners of a heavenly royal priesthood according to the order of Melchizedek Also on earth we are oracles and legislators, aligning heaven and earth as gateways of heaven into the earth For heaven to flow through us as a gateway into the earth, we need to be seated in rest, yoked to Jesus Being joined to the Lord and one spirit is so vital as it demonstrates our trust in His provision, protection and direction for our lives The Hebrew marriage process mirrored my journey towards intimacy After the garden, dance floor, soaking room and dark cloud came the bridal chamber We are not supposed to be perpetual brides awaiting consummation but wives The Hebrew marriage process had various stages Shiddukhin Father selects a bride for His Son The word eyrusin means – Betrothal. The period is also called – kiddushim – meaning “sanctification” or “set apart.” 5 aspects of marriage Lakah – Garden Segullah – Dance Floor Micvah – Soaking Room Ketubah – terms of relationship Huppah – Bridal Chamber PREPARATION FOR SONSHIP 10 WEDDING CEREMONY 2 We can engage in a wedding ceremony and figuratively enter a new level of intimacy compared to sexual union 1 Cor 6:17 But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him. 1 Cor 6:16 Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two shall become one flesh.” The bridal chamber and face to face intimacy represents the consummation of a deeper level of surrender and intimacy Leaving a life of DIY independence and becoming one spirit, soul, body and oneness of being in Jesus, joined to the Lord Having prepared our vows we did this as an Ekklesia with each of our mountains producing vows and marriage commitments We are engaging with God who is Father, Son and Spirit to become the wife of God This brings deeper intimacy with Father, Son and Spirit and they are all involved in this amazing process The time of the separation of singlehood is nearly over. The joy of walking together in the celestial and the terrestrial will be restored. Come, fire walk with Me, and new vistas and new horizons will come into view. This marriage will be a marriage consummated in fire just as it has been prepared by fire. My bride, make yourselves ready for our big day. We are here according to our Ketubah under the huppah covering of the Father’s love, grace and mercy. Marriage as instituted by the Father is where we are called to leave behind our singlehood and independence and embrace the divine mystic union of I am. Marriage is a dynamic journey to discover who God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – really is Marriage is a continuing journey, not a destination Marriage, like any art form, requires our active participation This marriage will be covenanted according to the terms of our Ketubah. This marriage represents the union of Christ with His bride in the love He has for His treasured possession, the apple of His eye. This ceremony is to take place in the presence of the host of heaven, the 4 living creatures, the 7 spirits of God, our personal angels, the 4 angels of transformation, the principalities, powers and rulers, the great cloud of witnesses, the high chancellors of heaven and the angelic canopy who will act as witnesses and testators. Today, with great joy, we will celebrate the joining of God’s sons and daughters to the Lord in the presence of the Father to become one spirit with Him. There will be the acceptance of commitments and the giving and receiving of vows. PREPARATION FOR SONSHIP 10 WEDDING CEREMONY 3 Will you… Marry Me? Will you have no other Gods before Me? Will you leave the old and cleave to the new? Will you honour My Father as I honour Him? Will you honour My Father as your sole provider? Will you honour your image in My Father? Will you cease comparing yourselves to others? Will you take your place within the hedge of My protection so that your authority can increase? Will you commit yourselves to be fruitful, multiplying, filling your spheres of authority, overcoming all obstacles and ruling? Will you answer creation’s groan for restoration? Will you commit to fulfilling your heavenly blueprints as lords, kings and sons? Will you seek first My kingdom in righteousness? WE WILL Will you, Lord … Be our Lord, Saviour, Friend, Healer, Deliverer, Transformer, Rock, Light, Life, Provider, Protector, Shepherd, Presence, Sanctifier, Banner of Victory, Peace, Righteousness, for all time and all ages to come? Will you love us for all ages to come? Will you continue to forgive us for all ages to come? Will you bless us for all ages to come? Will you provide for us all that we need to fulfil our destiny for all ages to come? Will you display Your glory through us for all ages to come? Will you include us in “I am”, the great circle of Your love, for all ages to come? WE WILL VOWS I, the Lord of life and light, promise: To love you and keep you safe and secure in the protection of My arms I promise to provide for you with the abundance of My blessing I promise to cherish you as My treasured possession I promise to reveal Myself to you as the lover of your souls I promise to display you as the apple of My eye I promise to increase My glory in you, around you and through you I promise to reveal you openly as a jewel from the treasure chest of My heart and display you in My crown PREPARATION FOR SONSHIP 10 WEDDING CEREMONY 4 I promise to bless you with a dowry of love, joy and peace, overflowing in abundance I promise to bless you with the crown of My government and a place at My right hand I promise to give you new rings of sonship, a new identity and a new name I promise to give you new mantles, crowns, sceptres and a new level of authority Do you receive these vows? WE DO VOWS [Freedom Apostolic Resources] We promise to be a resource that equips people to come into their full inheritance as sons of God We promise to share the wonder of Your love and life to the whole cosmos so that it will be filled with Your glory We promise to help people grow in love, passion and intimacy with You so that they in turn ignite passion in people everywhere We receive these vows as heaven’s Bench of Three, as a binding commitment between heaven and earth and between each person here and the Lord 1 Cor 6:17 But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him. As Father, I pronounce you joined to the Lord and one spirit; and as Bride and Groom, you are now one What God has joined together let no man separate – Amen The Passion Translation – Song of Songs 3:6-11 Who is this One Ascending from the wilderness In the pillar of the glory cloud? He is fragrant with the anointing oils Of myrrh and frankincense – More fragrant than all the spices of the merchant. Look! It is the King’s marriage-carriage! The love seat surrounded by sixty champions- The mightiest of Israel’s host Like pillars of protection. They are angelic warriors standing ready With swords to defend the King and His Bride From every terror of the night. The King made this mercy seat for Himself Out of the finest wood that will not decay. Pillars of smoke like silver mist – A canopy of golden glory dwells above it. The place where they sit together Is sprinkled with crimson. Love and mercy cover this carriage, PREPARATION FOR SONSHIP 10 WEDDING CEREMONY 5 Blanketing His tabernacle throne. The King Himself has made it For those who are His bride! Rise up Zion’s maidens, brides! Come and feast your eyes on the King As he passes in procession On His way to His wedding! This is the day filled With overwhelming joy – The day of His great gladness! Intimacy with the Father is the best preparation for sonship by revealing our identity in face to face encounters, but the Father has assigned others to help us with our positions and functions of sonship 1 Cor 6:17 But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him. 19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? 20 For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body. 1 Corinthians 6:17 In our union with him we are one spirit with the Lord. 19 Do you not realize that your body by design is the sacred shrine of the spirit of God; he echoes God within you. Your body does not even belong to you in the first place. 1 Corinthians 6:20 You are bought and paid for, spirit, soul and body. All of you are his. Live your life conscious of the enormous price with which God has valued you. Your whole being belongs to him and exhibits him. You are his address; you are his real estate. 1 Cor 6:11 What you once were in terms of your lifestyle has radically changed! You have been cleansed, restored to total harmony (holiness) and made righteous. The name of the Lord Jesus declares your salvation; the Spirit of our God realizes salvation in you! (1 Cor 1:30, 2:2) PREPARATION FOR SONSHIP 10 WEDDING CEREMONY 6 Son, the Bridal chamber is an opportunity for people to experience a deeper dimension to My love. I will reveal the true nature of My love at a level that will be transformational to their very identity as a son. They will be joined to Me in a way that will enable us to become one spirit like in normal marriage there is a joining to become one flesh. Son, all of the process that leads up to the marriage ceremony, Lakah, Segullah, Mikvah, Ketubah are to be fully realised where the garden, dance floor, soaking room are combined within the Bridal chamber under the huppah dark cloud of My most intimate presence. Green pastures and quiet waters of pure bliss flow together with the dance floor of DNA, entwining with the soaking of the sound and frequency of My fragrance, infused with My glory and essence – pure love. I welcome My sons to enter into the realm of perfection to engage My person in face to face innocence and behold and become the pure reflection of their glory Deut 4:11 You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the very heart of the heavens: darkness, cloud and thick gloom. 2 Sam 22:12 “And He made darkness canopies around Him” Psa 18:11 He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him, Psa 97:2 Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Job 12:22 “He reveals mysteries from the darkness And brings the deep darkness into light.” Let’s engage in the consummation of marriage under the huppah in the bridal chamber of our hearts Close your eyes and by faith enter the bridal chamber and enjoy a new level of intimacy with the Lord PREPARATION FOR SONSHIP 10 WEDDING CEREMONY 7 He leads you through the dark cloud to engage Him face to face Copyright ©2019 Freedom Apostolic Ministries Ltd., a not-for-profit company registered in England. All rights reserved. Company number 10359676. R