ANGELS AND SPIRITS

Brother Joshua spoke saying,
"How much do we really know about the love of God? There's hope we may yet learn more, as we pay more attention to what he says. By taking heed we may avoid the pitfalls in life, for he knows us better than we know ourselves. To know him better is our goal. To behold his face is to behold pure love. The face of the Son of God has been revealed to us. The veil which was upon our heart has been removed. As we gaze steadfastly upon his face, we shall be changed into his image. His glory will be reflected from our face, even as Moses, whose face shone with the glory of God. Our face shall shine with his glory like the brightness of the noonday sun. We are lights in a dark world. Let his Spirit come upon you, not in measure, but in his fullness, and you will never be the same again. His spirit will change you not just for this moment, not just for today, not just for next week or next year; but from this time forth and forever, because his Spirit is strong within you, and he shall dwell with you until the end of all time.
Continually look to him. Do not look behind you, but look ahead, in front of you. Look forward to the joy which awaits you. Look to your Creator, to the Rock who formed you, and out of whom you have been hewn. Look to the Rock, for the Rock is Christ. And you have drank from the Rock, you have eaten of the Rock, you have partaken of the Rock, you are part of the Rock, the Rock is in you and you are in the Rock, and the Rock stands firm, and upon the Rock you shall stand firm. If the Rock could be crushed, then could you be crushed. If the Rock could be moved, then might you be moved. If the Rock could be defeated, then you also could be defeated. But the Rock is firm, and the Rock is Jesus Christ, Creator, Lord of Lords, and King of Kings, and he cannot be moved. He will never be moved. So look ahead, not behind you.
Behind you is the past and it is gone, along with all its' sin and transgression. You were bought back out of slavery to sin. He has washed away your iniquity, and all trace of sin is gone. You have been made holy, unblameable, and unrebukeable in his sight. You have been given his righteousness. He commands you to come boldly before his throne, the throne of grace. You have been give a place before his throne. It is your rightful place to stand before him, with the opportunity to plead before his throne. The Lord Jesus pleads for you, intercedes for you, and goes before God in your behalf, and the Spirit himself intercedes for you and goes before the throne in your behalf. The Lord Christ stands between you and your accuser, and between the Father and your accuser. The accuser must accuse Jesus, before he can accuse you before the Father, for the Father sees you as in Christ. If the accuser could find fault in Jesus, then he could find fault in you, but he cannot, because you are in Jesus, and you are clothed in his perfect righteousness.
This is true. Stand in this truth. Stand on the Rock. Stand on the Rock, which is the Word, who is your Savior, and look ahead. Do not look behind. Forget, for he has forgotten your past. As far as the east is from the west, so far have your sins and transgressions been removed from you. So do not believe the condemnation of the accuser, but walk in the light; the light of him who has forgiven your iniquity. Then you will have fellowship with God, and you will grow and grow, until the day when you shall become like him. So let your roots grow deep in him. The earth holds the tree up and the stronger the roots, the stronger the tree. He holds you up, so grow deep in him, for he is the one who produces the fruit. Just as a tree sheds its' old leaves each year, so you must shed your old thinking and way of living, in order for the new fruit of the Spirit to be revealed in your life. Forget the past when you bore the fruit of sin unto death. Let your lips bear the fruit of praise, and you will not be unfruitful any longer. What good is a tree if it bears no fruit or grows no leaves? Rejoice in hope of the Kingdom of God, and you shall be like a tree planted by the waters that bears fruit in every season, and you shall be a blessing in the earth.
Angels shall guide and protect you. The Spirit will, at times, as you yield, completely override your flesh, and perform great wonders which you did not realize could be done through you. The very core of God's power is created out of a heart of love, so let your imagination run deeply into the depth, height, length, and breadth of the great love of Christ, and you shall be so transformed that you will become even new to yourself, and you shall wonder where the old man has gone so quickly, but you will be glad he is gone. So glory in your weakness, that the strength of Christ may rest upon you. The Lord will do what you've asked him to do. He knows how to deliver you, and you will see his power, his glory, and his salvation working in the earth, during your lifetime, as you allow his Spirit to flow through you unchecked and unabated.
Learn to listen only to his voice. Discipline and train your ears to listen only to him, because he will lead, guide, direct, teach, instruct, comfort, aid, deliver, and help you. He will show you things to come, prepare you for the things you must face and do, and reveal to you his very self and his great glory. He will open doors, open hearts, open eyes and ears, and many mighty works besides these, but only by listening to him shall you come to know him fully. As you learn to listen and cultivate your spiritual hearing, then you'll find the answers to those problems and questions which arise in life. He will listen to you anytime you need him, and if you ever need any advice or counsel, he's there to help you. So take advantage of your relationship with him and cultivate it until it grows. Then clearly you shall hear him speak to you, and clearly will he guide you, and more real and clear to you will he become, each moment of each day.
He longs to see you helped. He knows how to help you. Now you know how to get his help. Call on him, whenever, wherever, for whatever, for whosoever is in need, and he'll help you as much as he can, which is more help than you will find anywhere else, more help than you could ever need in this life. Recall that he said he would never leave you or forsake you. He is there. Call on him and he'll come to your aid, your deliverance, your need, your help, and he'll uphold you with the right hand of his righteousness. So turn away your ear from the voice of the darkness, and listen to the truth of the light. His grace will help you to do this, and you and those around you will be blessed with a rich life, full of the goodness of the Lord. Be faithful to this charge, and you shall fully see the manifestation you long to see, which his Spirit longs to perform in the earth.
And it shall come to pass that in those days the glory of God shall be restored in his Kingdom on earth, and men shall find joy in their Maker, and all idols shall be cast aside from their hearts, and the Lord alone will be their praise, glory, joy, and the love of their heart. And the joy they shall have will be tremendously overwhelming, for he said that those who hunger and thirst after righteousness shall be filled, and he will fill them. Even the trees will rejoice in the Kingdom, though now all creation groans and is in pain. So rejoice in the promise of redemption from the bondage of corruption. For the salvation of the Lord shall surely be revealed, a light to enlighten the nations and the glory of his people, the people close to the Lord.
We must begin to use our spiritual imagination. The world uses their wicked imagination to create lustful and evil works. They act on their imaginings and bring their evil desires to pass. If we would take our mind off the carnal, material realm, then we could reach out in the imagination of our spirit and dream faith dreams and see spiritual visions, and since he said he can do above all that we can imagine, no dream is too hard to fulfill or vision too great to accomplish. If it's in his word and we can imagine it, he being the author of our spiritual imagination, then we shall see that he surely can do more than we imagined or dreamed possible. So stir up, arouse, awake to this gift of the Holy Spirit and be spiritually-minded, and dream godly dreams through the power of the Holy Spirit within you. No man can steal your dream, or stop you from thinking, and if you will begin to think of him, he will so quicken your heart that those dreams will become reality to you, and then you will begin to live them out through the living power of his word, and then, even then, will he show great signs and wonders in the earth, for nothing shall be impossible with God. For if you can imagine it from his word, then it can be, for he said he would do exceeding abundantly above all that you think."