It’s Father Time: We Pay To Have A Say, To Walk In God’s Fulness.

The main thing to remember when it comes to having a say on earth is that it is not a free privilege, or a right. We pay to have a say because we have decided by accepting our Lord and savior Jesus Christ that we choose to live by his rules: the father’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven. This is the dilemma that we face from the moment of being born again until we leave this place in prep for a future of eternal life. The unsaved person does not have to pay to live by the rules of heaven because he/she is not planning at this point to do so. Now, once the greatest day of the unsaved person life happens again: new birth first and rebirth second; then that person will have to pay to have a say. Everyone is born into this world as a citizen of Earth, as a birth right; therefore, we can have a say as long as we follow whatever the natural rules and laws are on earth as it applies to a citizen. The prince of this world will not have you pay more to have a say, unless you are here on earth trying to have a say for another world, e.g., heaven. This factor is the main consideration to keep in mind when it comes to serving the Lord. You must understand that you can only do heavenly things on earth once you pay the “this kind flesh rate” to do so: TKFR.

What does the “this kind flesh rate,” TKFR, mean? It is the price that the natural man or flesh man must be made to pay if you are to have a say spiritually on earth. The natural man is not going to volunteer to pay any price, or decrease himself in order for the spirit man in you to have power to have a say. Here is one of the best examples and explanations given in the bible: Matthew 17:15-21, Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. ¹⁶ And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. ¹⁷ Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. ¹⁸ And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. ¹⁹ Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? ²⁰ And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. ²¹ “Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.” We can see that in order for the boy to receive healing, or in order for the healing to take place, the kind of faith needed to come forth, goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. Prayer and fasting increases the spiritual man as it decreases the natural man; therefore, this is the price or the rate in which the natural man, or flesh man must be made to pay in order for the boy to receive healing. Whenever we step into our spiritual assets to have what we say, it will require that the natural man decreases to a degree depending on what we expect to bring to pass. This decreasing of the natural man is the price the flesh must pay for the asset to come forth on whatever the kind of faith operation we are dealing with: TKFR – This Kind Flesh Rate.

Once we become saved by accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we become a born again member of the Kingdom of heaven. This actually gives us dual citizenship on the earth, and in the kingdom of heaven. Now we have two sources to pull from as long as we are pulling those things and resources that assist us in doing the will of God. The kingdom of heaven resources are available to us when the resources from earth are not enough to give us what we need. The unsaved citizens of earth do not have access to the resources from the Kingdom of God. They will continue to do as if nothing happened as we were doing prior to becoming a member of the kingdom of heaven. Our being a born again member of the Kingdom of heaven does not technically effect their world as they know it yet. There is a never ending amount of resources now available to each of us as members. The entire fulness of God is open for the members to access as we grow and develop into mature members. Jesus is our head, and we the members of the kingdom of heaven make up his body. We are now like children in a candy store eager to get our hands on all the goodies that we can; or should I say, eager to get our hands on the fulness of the Godhead in order to bring to pass more of everything! So let’s take a look at our new citizenship in the kingdom of heaven, for it will help us understand why “we pay to have a say to walk in God’s fulness.”

Let’s keep the why “we pay to have a say” some what basic so that we can focus more on how “to walk in God’s fulness.” In a nut shell, we pay because this world is currently under a prince who does not want the citizens of earth benefiting from heaven. So anything concerning the will of God, and use of God’s power will require us to pay the flesh rate to decrease the natural man in order for the spirit man to walk in power. This is a temporary regulation in which God has allowed Satan some authority on earth for now; however, Jesus’ death broke his power. We can now brake through to our victory because Jesus already won it for us by defeating death. Now we just must walk the word out in the fulness of God to receive our victory already won by Jesus. Here are a few scriptures describing Satan’s temporary power over the people, unbelievers, on earth: 2 Corinthians 4:4, In whom “the god of this world” hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. John 14:30, Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for “the prince of this world” cometh, and hath nothing in me. Ephesians 2:2, Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to “the prince of the power of the air,” the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience. There are many more scriptures describing Satan role and limited power over the earth concerning the unbelievers. So, as you can see; or should I say read, Satan is fighting you when ever the opportunity come his way. We still have to deal with our human side in which he plays to its weaknesses in each of us. Each time we process through a faith operation, we pay because he is there to try and make us doubt, and give up. It is so important that you continue to develop your fruit of the spirit so that you can withstand his attack on your character and belief. When it comes to spiritual assets, it is a matter of knowing the gifts that you have been given by God, as well as knowing those who labor amongst you with the gifts you do not have. This is how you know what member of the body to call on in time of need. Romans 11:29, For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. The gifts and calling of God are activated to do the will of God; however, we need to make sure we also keep our spirit man activated and ready to do God’s will by paying our TKFR as directed by God. Now let’s look at why we must, and can walk in God’s fulness.

The Lord did not want to build this great kingdom of heaven where the members, his body, would be like sitting ducks with no power to have what they needed. Jesus knew that he would be leaving soon to be at the right hand of the Father, and although he would send the comforter, the members would need to know how to walk out the will of God in God’s power. We would need to know how to move with God, when God moves from the beginning of the operation through to the end of the operation. I am always reminded what the Prophet Elijah said to Elisha after being asked for a double portion of his spirit: 2 Kings 2:9-10, And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. ¹⁰ And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.” We have to be willing to be there to the end in order to receive it. God is Spirit, and if we are not there at the end, who will receive the manifestation of faith?

Since we need to know how to move with God, it was decided to have the fulness of God available for each member by the Godhead, and have the physical man led by his spirit man learn to move in the fulness of the Godhead. Let’s read the plan for man to have access to the fulness of God. The first thing to know is that in Jesus the fulness of God dwells. Let’s read that scripture: Colossians 1:19, “For it pleased the Father that in him(Jesus) should all fulness dwell.” We can read that not only does all fulness dwell in Jesus, but this also pleased the Father. Now knowing that all fulness dwells in Jesus is not so surprising since we are talking about Jesus; however, let’s read at how Jesus has set this up to benefit the members, his body. Colossians 2:9, For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead “bodily.” All the fulness of the Godhead does indeed dwell in Jesus, but Jesus has it set up to dwell in him “bodily”. We the members, his body, are in Christ along with the fulness of the Godhead. Romans 12:5, So we, being many, are one body “in Christ”, and every one members one of another. The fulness of the Godhead dwelleth in Christ bodily: both the body and the fulness are in Christ, and the fulness is there to be manifested bodily, meaning through the members. We as the bodily of Christ will need to learn how to walk in the Godhead in order to walk in the fulness of God. This is the model in which Jesus left before he left earth: He trained the Apostles in person how to walk with the Son, the Word Godhead; then he sent to teach them, the Holy Ghost, the Power Godhead; Now it’s time to work with the Father, the Will Godhead. Once we walk out each of the Godhead, we will have walked in the fulness of the God head!

Adopted son