OntheROAD

  THE VOICE   Did you know that we can't even come to Jesus Christ unless the Father draws us? (Jn6:44)   And because He chose us in Christ from the foundation of the Earth (Eph1:4)… He sees us as a new creature in Christ Jesus… predestinated to be conformed into His likeness and image… holy, righteous, delivered, healed, whole… resurrected with Christ and seated with Him at the right hand of the Father in Heavenly places…   He believes we are already there…         … WITH HIM... …NOW!     When He says, "come up here"... and "Come Away", it is always inferred – if not actually stated – “WITH ME” ! He is shifting our way of thinking from “trying to get someplace we already are”... to thanking Him that He chose us... loved us first... and living in THAT belief... THAT perspective... THAT FAITH ... dwelling WITH HIM in THAT place of rest and peace... THAT PLACE OF LIFE ...           ...

  COME AWAY     “My beloved speaks and says to me, ‘Arise, my love, my fair one, And COME AWAY .’” (SS2:10AMP)   “The fig tree puts forth and ripens her green figs, and the vines are in blossom and give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and COME AWAY .” (SS2:13AMPC)     COME AWAY , my lover. COME WITH ME to the faraway fields. We will run away together to the forgotten places and show them redeeming love.” (SS7:11TPT)     “ COME AWAY with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” (MK6:31BSB,AMP)     Mtt11:28NKJV “ COME TO ME , all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”     Mtt11:28-30MSG "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? COME TO ME . GET AWAY WITH ME and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me- …watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms ...

  CONVERSATION   Have you ever just listened in on a conversation amongst friends or family? It is so exuberant, full of life… the way it jumps back and forth between the individuals… each one adding a part in rapid succession… sometimes overlapping… but each allowing space to hear what each is saying… not really thinking, but just vibrantly sharing from the heart…… bouncing off what the others are saying… simply adding their part. It almost appears as though you take a book of matches, light one… and every other one ignites… until each match is fully inflamed… fueling each other and engulfing the whole.   They care enough about the other person… not to listen to respond… but to HEAR AND UNDERSTAND what each person is saying. Oxford Dictionary: CONVERSATION noun 1.       a talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged.   Did you know that THIS WAS the culture of th...

  OF ANOTHER KING   If you live in a certain kingdom, the king from another kingdom cannot force you to live under his laws and authority.   The only way any foreign magistrate has rule in your life is …IF YOU CONSENT TO IT!... …if you've been deceived… duped… …if you believed the lie.       Jesus Christ called satan the prince of this world…                 “The prince of this world has been judged” (Jn16:11)                 “…Now he is cast out” (Jn12:31)                 “And he has nothing in me… no claim to me” (Jn14:30BSB)     Since he has no claim to Christ…                 …he has no claim to you!   ...

  COURAGE   COURAGE , in English, is always such a positive word. We never describe people as having “BAD COURAGE”   We refer to people as recklessness, hair-brained, fearless, rash… or even call someone a “daredevil”… but we would rarely consider that “COURAGE” .     The Hebrew word for “COURAGE”, [amats] , can be either positive or negative.   For example, in Deut2:30NASB95 God hardened the king of Heshbon’s spirit… “and made his heart OBSTINATE [amats] ”…  …in order for the Hebrew people to conquer the land …and not merely walk through it.      The verb “amats” conveys the idea of becoming firm, resolute, or emboldened… …armoring up and just going for it… knowing full well… …or even completely disregarding   …the great risk involved…       Over and over YHWH commands His people to… “ …BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS! … Do not be terrified or dismayed (intimidated)…”   And almost every time He decrees this… He empha...