Before we begin, while preparing this session, God put a message in my heart for you. He is giving you this word:

“The opinions of men mean so little to God”.

I don’t know what you are going through but know that the opinions of people mean so little to our Heavenly Father.

With man this is impossible, but with GOD all things are possible.

Matthew 19:26

This encouragement reminded me of Luke 10:39, the beginning of the story of Mary and Martha, one of my favorites. Mary was sitting under the light of the Son. She was sitting, basking in the revelation light of Jesus Christ, Who is the light of Truth, the light of God’s Anointed One. Martha was somewhere else. She was busy serving Jesus, but not listening to Him. And Martha had an opinion. She thought Mary should be doing what she was doing. “You should tell her to get up and help me”.

“The opinions of men mean so little to God”.

When we sit under the Word of God, we sit under the LIGHT of God’s Kingdom. Jesus’ words are the LIGHT of God’s Kingdom.

When we sit under the opinions of men, we sit in darkness. Our own pride-filled opinions are also man’s opinion. Our goal, like Mary, is to choose to stay with Jesus and sit inside the LIGHT of every word He has spoken. We choose to let His words cover us. His words are bread and we eat them. When we do, they become a part of us and rest in the center of our being…becoming the LIGHT of the Kingdom within us!

We don’t need to cook up our own opinions apart from Him. We can carry the light of His Words in our hearts to the whole world. We serve Him beautifully when we let His revelations shine in our own words and life.

During our church prayer time this week God showed me something. Before Jesus came, the angels of God would carry His message to men and women. When they saw the angels they would fall on their faces awestruck. The brilliant light and their size must have been awesome to behold!

Then, Jesus came as the Word of God made flesh.

In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was God, and the Word was with God.

(4) In Him was LIFE, and the LIFE was the LIGHT of men.

(5) And the LIGHT shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

(14) And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the GLORY as of the only begotten of the Father, full of GRACE and TRUTH.

John1:1,4-5,14

Jesus is the entire Message of God. We have believed that wonderful Message. Now The Message lives inside our hearts. We KNOW it.

Christ now lives in you. Romans 8:10

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Christ in you, the hope of GLORY. Colossians 1:27

The angels know this and now they fall down in worship in the presence of Jesus the Christ within you. The LIGHT of Heaven.

Remarkably, when we speak the living Word of God, now the angels are dispatched to bring it to pass. Jesus’ words are alive in you. Now, that is awesome!

TRANSFORMATION Awareness

The reality of your life containing HIS LIFE and LIGHT within, becomes a process of metamorphosis where His life transforms your life!

For me to live IS CHRIST.

Philippians 1:21

Christ within is our source, our center, our purpose, our life-blood, our definition, our only Light. And His goodness and light has us undone. The righteousness of Jesus puts to death our own goodness. Our garments of identity have been replaced…they have disintegrated in the power of His LIGHT. Old beggars rags have dissolved in the LIGHT of the King’s wedding clothes and He dresses us with LIGHT.

We are now living beyond what we ever deserved.

Light has come and has taken dominion.

We are worthy only because He is worthy.

When we are His, we are unable to call anything our own.

And this is the true fear of the Lord. We couldn’t live without Him.

Jesus said,

For when you look at Me you are seeing the One who sent Me. I have come as a LIGHT into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.

John 12:45-46

The LIGHT of the Father transformed the flesh of the Son. Living in Jesus means living by believing Him and not living under the opinions of the world, which are wrapped in spiritual darkness. Living in the LIGHT of Jesus transforms our flesh.

He has delivered us completely from the tyrannical rule of darkness and has translated us into the kingdom realm of His beloved Son.

Colossians 1:13

Isn’t this the greatest news? We can rest in His LIGHT and truth.

This is the life-giving message we heard Him share and its still ringing in our ears. We now repeat His words to you: God is Pure Light. You will never find even a trace of darkness in Him.

If we claim that we share life with Him, but keep walking in the realm of darkness, we’re fooling ourselves and not living in the Truth.

But if we keep living in the pure light that surrounds Him, we share unbroken fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, continually cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 1:5-7 TPT

Let us be those who walk only in the Light of Jesus’ Message…not our own opinions. When we do there is unity and purity in everything we do.

I heard the Holy Spirit whisper to me in prayer, “Will you chase the dawn or the darkness?”

Then, I saw the sun go down and a person waiting in the darkness, alone. They were cold and shivering. Their heart was troubled because of the unknown in the dark. When the light came up in the morning, they were so relieved. Only, to repeat the same cycle.

I also saw that it was possible to follow the SON. I saw that when the dawn came, they could follow the LIGHT forever. There would never be darkness if they stayed close to the SON.

When we chase the darkness we are living in doubt, unbelief, believing God’s face has turned from us. There is a separation mentality of feeling too broken, too far gone, not good enough. We are afraid of what could happen. We are waiting for the next bad thing to happen. We beg God in prayer, forgetting who we are.

But, believer, when we chase the dawn we share our life with Jesus and the LIGHT of the world takes over our life-experience. “His life was the LIGHT of men”.

Jesus gave us a covering, His own covering, that darkness cannot overcome. (Isaiah 61:10) It allows you to fly on the wings of dawn.

Listen to this Word of LIGHT for you, personally :

Rise up in splendor and be radiant, for your light has dawned, and Yahweh’s GLORY now steams from you!

Look carefully! Darkness blankets the earth, and thick clouds covers the nations, but Yahweh arises upon you and the brightness of His GLORY appears over you!

Nations will be attracted to your radiant light and kings to the sunrise-GLORY of your new day. Lift up your eyes higher! Look all around you and believe for your sons are returning from far away and your daughters are being tenderly carried home. Watch as they all gather together, eager to come back to you!

Then you will see with understanding and be radiant. Your heart will be thrilled and swell with joy.

Isaiah 60 :1-5 TPT

When Isaiah prophesied this message, he had you in mind; the believer who has Jesus Christ living within. “Yahweh’s glory now streams from you”.

Jesus spoke these words over you, “He that believes in Me…out of your belly will flow rivers of living water” (John 7:38). Rivers of heaven’s Glory flowing from the throne of Jesus…within.

Jesus said,

“I am the LIGHT of the world, and those who embrace Me will experience life-giving LIGHT, and they will never walk in darkness.”

John 8:12

If darkness covers this world and Jesus is the LIGHT of the world, and we live in Him and through Him…darkness will never have a hold on us. The note for John 8:12 TPT states, “The Aramaic is “they will never be driven (pushed) by darkness”. Spiritual darkness does not push around the believer in Jesus.

The Words of Jesus are His light covering. They are an umbrella of LIGHT over you.

“Believe and cling to the LIGHT while I am with you, so that you will become children of the LIGHT.”

After saying this, Jesus then entered the crowd and hid Himself from them.

John 12:36

His flesh left them but He left them with His words. We still have them. They are “a light to our path” (Psalm 119:105). His words secured in our heart make us a LIGHT to the world.

When it says in the verse from Isaiah above, “Then you will understand and be radiant” (Isaiah 60: 5) it means when we understand God’s words we have revelation light. Revelation LIGHT unveils an understanding of JESUS! And to understand Jesus is to have eyes to see the Kingdom of God on earth!

If you abide (experience life) in My Word, you are My disciples (true believers) and you will KNOW the Truth and the Truth will make you free!—Jesus.

John 8:31

The narrow way is Jesus. The gateway of LIGHT is sitting, embracing, eating the Bread of Truth given by Jesus alone.

Those who love the Truth will come into the LIGHT and welcome its exposure. For the LIGHT will reveal that is was GOD who produced their fruitful works.

John 3:21

The first result of living in the LIGHT of Jesus is holiness. His LIGHT disinfects us from sin. Our perfect works for Him become LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE with all, KINDNESS to all, showing the character of Jesus (GOODNESS) in our decisions, FAITHFULNESS, being GENTLE, and not being led by emotional storms…

Spiritual Light breaks through ignorance, which is spiritual darkness. His wisdom flows.

The Kingdom of God is fully immersed in the LIGHT of God, in heaven and on earth. This is how you know that you have crossed its borders.

The earth and the sky will wear out and fade away before one Word I speak loses its power or fails to accomplish its purpose. Matthew 24:35

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The LIGHT shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5

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I have come as a LIGHT into the world. John 12:46

You and I represent the LIGHT of the Kingdom of God. We are lamps that cannot be hidden. It is not a little Truth and it is not a little LIGHT! Carry His LIGHT-NESS into every atmosphere.

Thank you for joining me. I hope this encouraged you.

We encourage each other…light unto light,

Pastor Teresa

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