Mountain of ME
Do you matter to God? That is the focus of this section. God is eternal, He created all that we see and the unseen realm as well. There are over 8 billion people alive in the world today. And yet...
Psalm 139:1-6 says, "Lord, you know everything there is to know about me. You perceive every movement of my heart and soul, and you understand my every thought before it even enters my mind. You are so intimately aware of me, Lord. You read my heart like an open book and you know all the words I'm about to speak before I even start a sentence! You've gone into my future to prepare the way, and in kindness you follow behind me to spare me from the harm of my past.
Yes! This God knows YOU!
The events in this Mountain and their consequences are contrasted with God's Plumbline of Truth.
We have underlined added links to supplemental information below.
ME Issues
Sin creates a chasm between every person and the Holy God who created the earth and all that is in it. Try as you might, you cannot stop sinning…that much rational people believe. But many people (including those who consider themselves to be Christian) deal with the sin issue by espousing that “God is Love and therefore all are saved.” But saved means “reconciled” to this Holy God and Scripture says that God hates sin! God provided the solution to sin's separation in Jesus’ death and resurrection. This is God's loving and only way to be reconciled to Him. Jesus said “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6).
Open the Door to God
Your soul and spirit are entangled with (reside in) your body, which your parents created. You can only discover your life's purpose when you fellowship with God. Sin shuts down that communication channel (door/gateway). But Jesus says He stands outside your door and knocks, waiting for you to open it and invite Him in. Jesus won't force the door; you must open it for Him to enter your life. That spiritual door doesn't depend on who you are or who your parents are in your earthly family; He is inviting you to be part of His heavenly family, known as the Kingdom of God. It's an invitation from a King!
Opening the door doesn't depend on feeling worthy, and isn't thwarted if you feel abandoned, rejected or ashamed. Evil uses feelings against you to block you from discovering and embracing the truth that will set you free. The present moment isn't static - it's continuous but discrete and becomes your tomorrow every 24 hours. Learn the Scriptural "patterns" from your past, your family's past, and HisStory so you aren't stuck with their curses and don't repeat the bad decisions made in the past, or let them affect your life today. Jesus helps you steward your life and gain dominion based on His Plumbline of Truth.
Known Before Birth
Psalm 139 describes how God knew you as you were being knit together in your mother's womb. Please read it, particularly verses 13-16. This tells you that God has a unique plan for you and that your life is meant to have purpose. Discover it, and don't settle for less! Your Soul and Spirit are the manifestations of God's plan for you.
Bathe in the Word
God's Word is three-fold and includes His 1) spoken words - which are creative; 2) the written-down utterances in Hebrew given by God to Moses and the prophets by His Holy Spirit; and 3) the Word, the Person of Jesus (God's Messiah). As you "bathe" in these words, the Holy Spirit will transform your heart and mind, your behavior will change. To Jesus, obedience is the indicator that you love Him and your anticipated response to the love He He shows you!
Unseen Realm
The unseen realm (and dimensions) are a complete mystery to most people. Notions of these realms come often from fantasy books and fairy tales but not from science or spiritual enlightenment. Quantum Mechanics and String theory are the best explanations of the "reality" we have today. These theories indicate that there are 10 (or 11 dimensions), even though, as humans, we can only perceive 3 of these plus one linear time stream. The Heavenly Realm accounts for "higher" dimensions and two additional time streams. Scripture described this very well 3,500 years ago! You need to access good teaching on these subjects because what makes you a person (body, soul and spirit) exists in more than one dimension concurrently, and you have no awareness of the unseen spiritual realm except by the Holy Spirit or Satanic and occult means (and occult means do not provide a true perspective).
Don't be unaware, evil spiritual beings speak lies, seek to influence and destroy you and your family and your means of protecting yourself depends on things you don't understand and have not been taught yet...likely even if you went to church as a child (or adult in many churches). The reality of the unseen realm will fundamentally change your understanding of Scripture; it's yet another gateway to change the seen realm by making a change in the unseen realm.
Spiritual Beings
Humans were not the first beings God created. The seen universe is not the only part of the totality of God's creation. Angels and other created beings exist in other dimensions and have free will. Some have chosen to serve God, and others have rebelled against His Righteousness, Holiness, and Justice. Because these spiritual beings were created to exist in a higher-dimensional plane (unseen realm) that is closer to the direct eminence of God, and because they were created to persist forever, they exceed humans in many capacities. It seems to be true that the beings aligned against God require a physical body to entangle themselves (reside) within our physical realm with its three lower dimensions. We do not state this as doctrinal or dogma, but it tends to explain spiritual oppression and possession.
If this is so, we are usually prevented from perceiving what is occurring in the unseen (spiritual) realm so as not to overwhelm our brains and perceptions of our reality. Sometimes, this blockage is removed.
Without Holy Spirit, we are left at a great disadvantage against beings that live at a higher plane of existence than we do. However, God has provided spiritual resources to oppose and overcome spirit beings! We are given armor. We are given weapons useful for spiritual warfare against demonic forces from the unseen realm. Forgiveness is a weapon, so is the declaration and decree of Words that God (or Jesus) have previously spoken. It is wise to learn about and use the Lord's weapons. And learn to discern when to use these weapons in our seen, earthly realm in order to advance the Lord's purposes. Much of the unrest, violence, extreme behaviors and plots to overthrow God-ordained governments happen by spiritual beings working through human beings, who have a vested interest in obtaining wealth, power and narcissistic self-gratification. For these, they are willing to both enslave and cull the world population of the so-called "deplorables" who consume food, water, and other resources. Without access to supernatural power, we will not be able to defeat the spiritual forces that use people and institutions including the WEF, United Nations, WHO, large multi-national corporations and many intelligence agencies of different countries.
Spiritual Laws/Principles
Just as there are laws in physics for how the world works, laws that have universal application, so there are laws and principles in the spiritual realm that God has established for His coherent operation. We need to learn and understand the application of such laws, as well as the consequences of violating them, and also the means to restore and reorder life where they have been broken.
This is another reason in depth study of Scripture is essential for those who follow Jesus and become Kingdom believers. In the Law of Moses, the original 10 commandments, the principles are stated as "laws," but elsewhere in the Scripture the laws are more subtle and are simple statements or presented as principles.
For example, in Genesis, God says after 6 days of creation, "Be fruitful and multiply." That is a law ordering those things in the creation to expand because at the time everything created was still good. Later, when "evil" was introduced into creation, that same Law of Multiplication, applied to evil as well. This was one of Satan's motivations for getting Eve to partake in the knowledge of evil, so that it would multiple in obedience to God's Law of Multiplication. That is how crafty the Serpent is. Another "law" is the Law of Forgiveness. It is found in the Lord's prayer, which says - "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." Coupled with other scriptures, it's clear that a failure to forgive others will negate God's willingness to forgive you! If He is going to forgive you for everything you will ever do that is wrong, but you aren't willing to forgive others, in what way are you modeling Yeshua/Jesus the Messiah to others?
There are many other laws and principles, and we need to know and practice them all in order to have an open relationship with God. Search the rest of this website for more information.
Summary
God loves you! But sin creates a separation between individuals and God, who is holy and created everything. True salvation means being reconciled to God, who cannot be in the same space as sin. God provided a solution through Jesus’ death and resurrection, the only way to be reconciled with Him. Sin blocks communication with God, but Jesus offers a way to discover one’s purpose and be part of God’s heavenly family.
The unseen realm, often misunderstood and relegated to fantasy, is suggested by Quantum Mechanics and String Theory. Scripture describes higher dimensions and additional time streams, indicating a complex reality where body, soul, and spirit exist across multiple dimensions. Evil spiritual beings in these realms can influence humans, often without people's awareness. God provides spiritual resources and weapons, such as forgiveness and the declaration of His words, to combat these forces. Understanding and utilizing these tools is crucial for advancing God’s purposes on Earth.