The Bible, written through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, reveals the victories and failures of men and women, tribes and nations, and in so doing, does not contain or release to the reader any measure of the spirit of accusation.

As more uncovering occurs, determine what Holiness permits to come through your eye and ear gates. First, listen, view, and read what God says about His daughter or son, asking God’s Holy Spirit to speak to you. Ask God for His heart – – His wisdom as you receive communications from those in God-given authority, and in so doing, refrain from allowing the sound of unwholesome posts to have room through your phone screen, laptops, or around your dining tables. Do not partner with bitterness, accusation, or pride from self or social media posts and platforms, most of whom do not carry Kingdom governmental authority for such times. 

In such moments of God releasing righteous judgments, find a low posture, most powerfully in travailing prayer for the Body of Jesus. 

If we have not been on our faces praying for the fallen, I wonder if we have the wisdom and opinion of God to speak to the standing. 

A note-worthy example of one who travailed for the Body of Christ’s spiritual growth was the Apostle Paul. To the church of Galatia, he wrote, “My little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you!” Galatians 4:19 A commendable way for the courageous to come into maturity in how to handle difficult situations found amidst the Bride of Christ is through time spent on our knees praying for the Inheritance of Jesus to arise, transformed into the beauty of the Array of Holiness intended for her, His Bride. After all, King Jesus agonized in prayer for His Bride and carried out the fullness of intercession through His body and soul. It says in Isaiah 53:11-12

“As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities. Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, And was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the transgressors.”

God said His Awe was returning to the church. He told us He was coming. With the nearness of God’s presence comes an automatic ‘house cleaning’—cleaned by the One who desires to dwell within and among us. He is Holiness, and the fiery presence of His Holiness cleans. Without such an attribute of His identity, we would not be able to behold Him—He is God, the One and True God who longs for us to be face-to-face with Him.

“Who may ascend to the hill of the Lord?” Psalm 24:3

Part Two 

“Behold, I will send My Messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts. But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.…” Malachi 3:2

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came and made a way for us to come boldly before the Throne of Grace. In so doing, we are learning to honor Him and the shedding of His blood, the Holiness of His Spirit, and the command to repent and forgive. I remember the story of a man taken to heaven. The angel sent by God to bring him into heaven was speaking to him about the blood of the Lamb. The angel replied, “It is only on earth that people do not bow before God at the mention of the blood of His Son.”

“Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:16

“It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Hebrews 10:31 In His hands, we find that death defeated, and within Him is all that is life. Opposing God, in the hand of the accuser, is a scroll of shame against each saint. One of satan’s main strategies is to throw a deceptive temptation right as God is about to enroll one of His own into the theater of battle in time for a Kingdom victory, using against the soul of the chosen a weakness yet unsuspected or undealt with. It is best to yield to and obey the voice of God in such moments. The holy determination of Jesus must be sought after, for God is looking throughout the whole earth for those who will volunteer on the day of His power. We are in those days.

“Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power; In holy array, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew.” Psalm 110:3

While pondering these things, the Holy Spirit (John 14:26) brought to the forefront of my thoughts ‘Christ’s holy determination’ and how tempted in every area of life, He would not yield to hell’s structured path. He was making it real for me. Jesus, the Great High Priest, encountered every active sin known to humankind, passing the test unto the perfection of His soul. 

“For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.” Hebrews 4:16

What was built in His Kingdom as He won such a war? So much for sure, but let’s focus on this one thing for now. For every temptation we have passed through, Jesus, as Redeemer, has built a highway of escape for us. Jesus built this highway by passing through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. Jesus is the Revealer of the higher way for us. He is the more excellent way, and the road is the Highway of Holiness. We can overcome temptations if we invite Him into the moment, yielding to Him as He reveals the Highway of Holiness built for us by Him to walk on.

These last few days, while in “class” with the Holy Spirit, He made room for me to walk through the road of memories of many temptations encountered. My thoughts made a list. I remembered the ones I passed through and those I fell into the trap of. I could see the demonic fog presented to cause deception. God’s Holy Spirit (Holiness) is always present as The Convictor of Sin.

God expects us to grow into the perfecting of our souls through the Holy Spirit’s assistance, always bringing us into the power of Jesus’ blood spilled and presented to God. Christ the Messiah stated, “You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin.” Hebrews 12:4 Who are we to think sin is not crouching at the door? Are we better than Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God? Jesus was presented and resisted every action that would lead to failure–the systems of hell created by life’s thief. Jesus did this to fulfill His Father’s righteous laws and champion our victory. 

I thought that if we could create a homework assignment that would bring to life the power of God’s opportunity granted to us daily to glorify His Son and, in so doing, seal the defeat of the evil nature of the enemy, it would help many bring to Christ their crown of victory. I wanted to look and remember where I honored and dishonored God. I wanted to see where I could present Jesus with my crown. God’s conviction and forgiveness are His incredible and supernatural gifts released to us by the Giver of Life. 

It may help you to form a list of times when you strived against sin and its temptation. Such a practical application could remove the sting of death’s shame by devaluing the power of temptation over Christ’s victorious win. I created mine and am still working on it. Fifty-one years of following the Messiah came with many opportunities for victories while choosing many failures and opportunities to try again. 

A portion of my list is here. These are some of the temptations I have come face to face with. Disobedient to the voice of the Holy Spirit, idolizing another over God, bitterness, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, love of money, lying, pride in many areas, self-righteousness, envy, doubting God, faithlessness, unbelief, fear of rejection, dishonoring parents, using God-given gifts outside of God’s time, jealousy, gossip, unloving, unholy, lover of pleasures, choosing not to accept the ‘way of escape,’ choosing comfort over the hard road of obedience, not loving another even unto death, rejecting the directives of the angel sent to assist, anger, unforgiveness, dishonoring God found in another, hatred, not waiting on God’s timing, rebellion as the sin of witchcraft, offense, defilement, giving honor to counsel which opposed God’s way for me, dishonoring the value of God-given revelation by sharing too soon–the sin of Esau that God hated, not taking God seriously through instant obedience, knowing faith but not adding the works. The list goes on. 

I wished I had listened to the voice of a prophet years ago who instructed me to pray through Psalms 23 every night. He said, “Before you sleep, pray through Psalms 23. It is a Psalm of repentance and forgiveness.” I couldn’t see it then. ‘Yea though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I will fear no evil, for Thou are with me. Your rod and staff comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.’ To close one’s day out through the work of the cross and washing by the waters of the Word of God, cleansing the soul and body from the “journey’s dust” of the day is crucial for the human spirit’s well-being. Make room for the Blood Covenant of Christ Jesus to execute His judiciary authority over your “list.” Whether accusations or acts of sin have overcome you, yield to the power of the cross and the voice of the Redeemer’s blood.

What you read in this paragraph will take another article to address it, but I want to bring it to our attention. Sin finds room in us in many ways. Some are self-inflicted according to the rebellious seed of the flesh. Some are fruits of sin acted out in previous generations, and they are still alive through four generations; in such cases, God’s people must recall the power of the blessings of God that flow to one thousand generations. Some temptations creep up on those who were previously sexually abused. The effects of sexual abuse often include the forming of a second personality, which helps the abused cope with life. Until that fractured soul encounters healing through the salvation and blood of Jesus, the hidden “child” within, while ‘asleep’ will carry out sin even though they love Jesus. Whether it is rebellion or a fractured reality, all must come to the Cross of Christ for deliverance and restoration of life.

Ignited obedience confirms the presence of God, who is Love. Ignited obedience confirms our love for God. Sin, whether knowingly or unknowingly, leads to death and finds room through the power of fear. It is good to ask God to teach us how to love His Son. Within our flesh, we cannot. We have to choose this day whom we will serve. For those still struggling, let today be a quick turnaround day, for it is best to fall into the hands of our Living God–for He is the Lord of Hosts. 

Part Three

When we recognize God has come to release His fire upon us, our response of repentance is the kindest gift from God. 

Remember that God IS the I AM, and He WAS even before He formed heaven. Before any human had an opinion, God was. For just a moment, ponder His reality. Before anything else was, He was. What could stand before His breath and not burn? What is the power of His determined will like? What does the groan of His love sound like in the eternal river of time? Can you hear the sound of our God? The terrifying reality of God is foreign to many. Who is God? What does the true identity of God feel like up close? He was/is before all things. He is God, Holy and Just. 

In God and through Him, the blood of His Son is held, treasured, and cherished. The fire of God was released upon all generations through the life of His Son’s blood sacrifice (Isaiah 52:10-15). Malachi 3:2-3 For we are cleansed and granted freedom through Messiah’s sacrifice. Within His blood and fire is found the road to Holiness. 

Seek the face of God. 

Part Four

Our position as God’s sons and daughters is to behold Him as the only way of truth and life. Mothers and Fathers of faith have, through the fire of consecration, gained the passion to champion Jesus’s cross and resurrection, which has resulted in a compassionate zeal to see every man and woman fully reconciled to God. Due to the Fear of the Lord, which becomes embedded in a soul touched by God’s fire, tears flow when a brother or sister falls into the trap of temptation. On their knees, they remain until God reveals His opinion and wisdom. 

“And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, he who accuses them before our God day and night. “And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death.” Revelation 12:9-11

The Apostle John gave the clarion call. In the Last Days, believers would overcome because of the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony. If the “book ends,” are the battles encountered through the valleys on one side and the saints’ victories on the other, one realizes that the in-between place is intentional as the place of opportunity to walk out the path of life. That path of life is to not love one’s own life even unto death. Laying down one’s life for the accused is what Christ Jesus did; this is a reality we are to mirror.

While Christ was on the cross, he remained with the cursed, even as He became the curse for us, and embraced the repentant transgressor even while He was engaged in the war of wars. As the transgressor turned in repentance, Christ embraced his spirit, and within moments, they would be together in paradise. Christ’s throne at that moment did not look like a high throne made of natural gold; instead, the cross carried the most excellent example of Kingly servitude. Jesus, the Champion of champions, did not love His life even unto death. What does the life of a disciple of the Champion of champions look like? May we be empowered to find our knees under the weight of God’s Holiness and embrace God-given strength in our limbs to arise and surround the fallen, for our testimony will be that we have wept for the ones found in the deceptions of pride or the false accusations of sin; with the understanding that they too were created to be a portion of the inheritance of Jesus Christ. 

Remember that satan will, with one last ditch effort in these last days, attempt to connive his way in by harassing the Body of Christ with accusations. Within chapter twelve, it is foretold, through the definition of “accuser,” that satan would scheme to advance by being the adversary who would resist, oppose, and bring verbal charges against God’s children. He would not only accuse in a private setting but would accelerate the accusation into the judiciary and social realms. He would not only press to accomplish his will once but instead, reveal his role as the hostile one who would relentlessly accuse anyone who dared to follow God. The accuser is ruthless, and such an identity is not to be mirrored by anyone who desires to join the symphony of Bride and Spirit crying, “Come Lord Jesus.” Revelation 22:17.

Through the inspired Word of God, we have access to the 66 books, from the revealing of the seven days of creation to the coming of the New Jerusalem and the second coming of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Jesus is coming for His perfected-matured bride. Within these 66 scrolls known as the Bible, the spirit of accusation is not imparted to any reader; instead, a passion to become like Jesus becomes like fire in our bones. So, take heed; whether God is involved in the current day’s exposure or if satan is advocating for the demise of the redeemed soul, we must ask God what He requires of us. 

Those endowed with the power and authority of the Kingdom of God are sons and daughters who have yielded to the holy love, discipline, salvation, and ways of God’s heart and learned to walk through the cross into His Governmental systems as we endeavor to reconcile man to God. Such will be our testimony if we adhere to the Mind of God.

“But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, 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, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel.” Hebrews 12:22-24

“Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?” Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments. And the angel said to those who were standing before him, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments.” And I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord was standing by. And the angel of the Lord solemnly assured Joshua, “Thus says the Lord of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and keep my charge, then you shall rule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among those who are standing here. Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your friends who sit before you, for they are men who are a sign: behold, I will bring my servant the Branch. For behold, on the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with seven eyes, I will engrave its inscription, declares the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day. In that day, declares the Lord of hosts, every one of you will invite his neighbor to come under his vine and under his fig tree.” Zechariah 3