It is not unusual to listen for God’s voice for instruction, direction, or guidance. You will get that, but the purpose of this time of hearing God’s voice is for the purpose of knowing the heart of the Father.

You should know His intentions so you can give voice to what He wants. You must say what He is saying. You must pray what He is saying. You must petition for what He is saying. You must prophesy what He is saying. You must know Him.

When the people of Israel were on their journey to the promised land, the Lord instructed them to build a tent or tabernacle for Him so He could dwell with His people (Exodus 25:8). It would be the place they would meet with Him.

This sanctuary for God was to be made according to His precise specifications and would represent the order by which He would interact with His people. There is much to learn from this order, starting with the parts of the tabernacle, and the items in each area.

In Revelations 1:6 we understand that God has made Christians into a kingdom of priests and kings. When we live out our priesthood collectively as a kingdom of priests, then we experience God’s desired intention.

Part of that intention is for His priests to be blessed. To experience double honor. To possess the land and experience everlasting joy. Our priesthood is exercised and made effectual by Christ, the great High Priest who lives forever.

It is quite easy to assume the posture of being helpless and hurt when offended. But the offended are not helpless in facing injustices. The offended are empowered with opportunity and with the choice to forgive, restore our relationship with the offender, be freed from the contamination of offense, let God restore the offender's soul.

All of these opportunities are up to the person who has been offended, not the one who committed the offense. The end game of an offense from satan’s perspective is to cause you to step out of God’s will. To engage in behavior that is unbecoming of a child of God.

Stewardship has to do with caring for the things the Lord has entrusted to you, and guess what? The Lord has entrusted so much to you. From the Earth, you must tend and keep to the mysteries of God that show you how to live victoriously; there is much for you to steward.

The Lord expects you to be faithful. It is required, and He examines things to find faithfulness in His stewards. So, Adam was expected to steward the Garden of Eden, and the Lord walked through the garden in the cool of the day looking for faithfulness.

Witnesses attend legal proceedings to speak about what they saw. They draw the judge and jury to experience and participate in their realities.

In the New Testament, the various words for ‘witness’ are mainly related to the root word martureō, which means “to bear witness” or “be a witness.” The word “martyr” shows the ultimate form of a witness: laying down one’s life.

John the Baptist was both a witness and a martyr. As the forerunner of the Messiah, his mission was to bear witness to the light and to identify the Lamb of God (John 1:7-8 & 19–36).

The Father, the Son (the Word), the Holy Spirit, the water of baptism, and the blood of Jesus are all witnesses to the gospel.