Awakened and Aligned

God said that we are not to have any other gods before Him. I believe the disconnect from having a head knowledge of the Bible and living in the fullness of The Word has come from elevating the knowledge about The Word above THE WORD. (Knowledge puffs up. He came that we would experience Life and Life more abundantly…so the whole of creation will know and be restored to Him who is this Life!) The intimacy and depth of richness in Scripture comes as we surrender to Holy Spirit and allow Him to show us the realities of the Father, the realities of the Son, and the realities of the Kingdom that we are from. It’s not just about having knowledge of The Word, it is about having relationship with The Word. We could read about our spouse, our children, our grandchildren, and our friends all day long, but that is just having a carnal (head) knowledge about them. We step over into true relationship and intimacy (heart knowledge) with those we love as we engage with one another, as we experience one another through heart-to-heart dialogue, sharing time together, having fun together, through hugs and touch. Father and our Lord Jesus isn’t looking for those who know about Them, they are searching for those who will worship Them in Spirit and in truth. They desire to have a heart-to-heart relationship, a face-to-face relationship with us. That is why Jesus, THE Word, came…to restore us to this original intent of Father’s design. Jesus said in Matthew 7:21-23 , “Not ev eryone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I

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