I continue to encourage you to trust the Holy Spirit in you to guide you into truth; this includes trusting that same Holy Spirit to guide you away from that which is not truth. Another way to say this is that when you dare to follow the guidance which comes from within, you will always be increasing in your knowledge of God (who is Truth) and letting go of any false concepts you have been holding onto —that which Jesus calls the tradition of men
and for which we lay aside the commandment of God
(Mark 7:8). I stress this point because doubting my ability to hear for myself was by far the single biggest hindrance to what I feel is my own spiritual understanding and development.
Declaring His Generation
Isaiah 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
Those of us who grew up in orthodox religion are very familiar with Isaiah 53, the chapter of Scripture which pictures Jesus dying on the cross for our sins so that we can go to heaven when we die —or so we thought.
The Name “Dauthor”
When I took upon myself this form which we call Jackie,
my earthly father named this baby Dauthor Jacqueline Richey
–after a cousin of his by the name of Dauthor.
But I was never called by this name. After this cousin Dauthor
passed into the next dimension, I suppose I am the only person who bears this name. Very few people even know that I have it.
What Is Your “Giant”?
We read the stories of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, of Daniel, of the men who spied out the Promised Land (and even of Peter and Paul) and wonder what we would do if we were in their shoes. Those of us who enjoy freedom of religion are very thankful that we will probably never be put to the test.
We think this way because we read the Scriptures only as historical accounts of God’s people.
What we fail to realize is that every story is our story —even when we are unaware of it. Every time I make a decision to believe the promises of God (which Paul tells us are yea
and Amen
—2Corinthians 1:20) rather than the wisdom of this world (which is foolishness in the eyes of God —1Corinthians 3:19), I am immediately face to face with my fears (the Nebuchadnezzars or the other giants
of Scripture) which are threatening my very life. This is equally true in every area of our lives —physical, financial, mental, social. I may not be facing the same giants
that you are, but all of us do face them. The moment you decide to believe anything promised by God, every conscious and subconscious fear you retain in that area immediately asserts itself.
In My Name
- John 14:13-14
- And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.