The Keys Too Our Christ Founded Identity

By

Pastor Roxanne Hawkins

Smashwords Edition

Copyright (C) 2013 Pastor Roxanne Hawkins

Cover Design: Apostle Alliene Johnson

This ebooklet is just a tool. It is perfect for foundational lessons for pre - teens class. So please enjoy and blossomwell within the Kingdom of God! Matt 3:10

Chapter 1

Spiritual Fruit as an Key?

22 But the fruit the Holy Spirit produces is love, joy and peace. It is being patient, kind and good. It is being faithful23 and gentle and having control of oneself. There is no law against things of that kind.(Galatians 5:22,23 NIrV) To obtain the nicey, nicey's of The Fruit of The Spirit; we must first demonstrate diligence. You see it is our practiced Diligence that in turn fuels our faith. 6 Without faith it isn't possible to please God. Those who come to God must believe that he exists. And they must believe that he rewards those who look to him.(Hebrews 11:6 NIrV) Ahh a spiritual fruit. It is through our diligent, non-wavering faith or faithfulness that we begin to exhibit virtue.

Virtue - (Noun)

Behavior showing high moral standards: "paragons of virtue".A quality considered morally good or desirable in a person. Isn't this interesting. To show a particular type of behavior it is usually referred to as an verb. But virtue is referred to as a thing(noun). Now through virtue and having already studied to show ourselves approved are now striving to demonstrate on a continuous basis, knowledge through an applied understanding of the spiritual fruit endurance - or better known as "Self - Control. Through having had to apply this "Chosen" spiritual fruit into our daily lives are the keys that activate The Armor of God. I will break that down further on in this book. Matthew 6:32,33. 32 People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works.33 Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Our developing identies in our Lord and Savior has to be reinforced. So back to self - control. Now what do we graduate to through self-control? Or from what level of glory to Glory are we raised to through self-control? We have made the choice first consciously and then it grows to sub-consciously to endure, to stand and not waiver. We have now gained within our being transformed nature the desire to fight for or be persistent. Persistence is the product of patience, plus suffering. Here's a question. How many of us can "Persistently be still and wait for God to make the first move? Even when we are being persecuted, or suffer some sort of hardship. Have we yet realized that this is what develops or character or our identities? If we react to our hardships with complaints, or being short - handed with those around us: A few scenarios; someone asks you a question. Response:"What do you want?!!" Or "I don't feel like being bothered", or here's one that seems to be the most common. Point the finger! "Well did you hear about so an so?!!" When will we make that turning choice that says, "while I am in the midst of this what ever it is? The Great I Am is the one in charge!!" This is when we have taken on Godliness or "Right Standing"AKA Righteousness. Right standing in Gods ways and not our own ways begets, Peace. The Kingdom Peace. Philippians 4:7. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.(NASv) . Now this type of peace is the stem for the rejoicing, stomping our feet on the top of the devil's head, worshiping our Lord and Savior "Joy!!" Through our pursuit of an peace that those of the world can't seem to get an understanding of, we are now able to show true Christ like "Gentleness, Mercy and kindness. We are no longer having to fake it until we make it! We have almost arrived. You see at this particular stage of Glory. We have now realized we are not in a competition with the rest of the body of Christ. Would you take your right hand and lift it to bring down or destroy your left foot? Absolutely not! So then answer this one question for me. Why do we as "christians" feel that this is how things are suppose to be done?! Let's look back into our church history. On one hand we have the Roman Catholic church. And then on the other hand we have the protestant church. One was developed with true word intermingled with the precepts of sun worship. The other denouncing those precepts of that said sun worship now fell into competition. We being professed christians have now adapted that "curse" into what ever the denomination that you have taken to heart. Why is it a curse? Because it beget confusion. And who is the author of confusion? Satan. By entertaining that curse within your portion of the body of Christ... Has opened the door for satan to rob the sheep within that said portion of Christ. Am I speaking to leadership at this point. Yes. But remember Gods desire is that we all are given the opportunity to rise from glory to Glory. So future leaders recognize this curse for what is. It has the ablilty to rob us of our identies in Christ Jesus! Hear my heart! Please! Rejoice in The Lord, again I say rejoice!! Its time to take back the keys that have been robbed from the saints of God. Lets take our place in true son-ship with Christ. Lets put ourselves through self-control to receive the rewards that God has for each and everyone of us! Nehemiah 8:10. 10 Then he said to them, "Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared ; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength." First is strength through our rejoicing joy! That now has activated a Christ love within us. An agape Love. Not competition. But truth Love! This is how we know John 14:21. 21 "He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him."(NIrV) Can we say suki, suki now its get-in real! Christ discloses himself to us! His presence! His secret's! Personally being chosen. To be trusted with the inner most goings on of The Kings Court! Can we truly fathom this kind of Love that our Christ had presented to the disciples, and has, is presenting to us on the whole. Whether christian, or whatever the religion one has chosen or not chosen... Christ wants, desires to be allowed the opportunity to Love you. One of the very first commandments is to love thy neighbor as thyself. God goes on to say in the new testament that... John 15:12."Here is my command. Love each other, just as I have loved you. So what kind of love has been decreed for us to use towards each other? What would we have to do or what is required of us to show true understanding of this "Love"? John 15:13. 13 No one has greater love than the one who gives his life for his friends. When searching the scriptures concerning love..? We tell ourselves and anyone who will listen, "Oh! How I Love my God!" And boast of His Love for us. But how many of us would boast that we would lay our lives down for the salvation of our neighbor, friend or the so called "friend"? Well then what are the benefits of this type of love. The benefit is this... Our struggle between our flesh and spirit will no longer be as hard. Our actions on a daily basis will be fulfilled to the Glory of our Lord. Romans 13:8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.

Chapter 2

God's Love = God's Likeness

This is when our likeness has almost become a perfect match with our Lords likeness. You see we don't have to wait for Christ to come back to be able to receive this as an inheritance. Lets go back to the beginning. Genesis 1:26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God had created us according to his likeness. The hebrew word is "Piel". It means to imagine and think like. Now God has stated that our ways are not his ways... Lets look at Ezekiel 18:23 Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?" says the Lord God, "and not that he should turn from his ways and live?24 "But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, shall he live? All the righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; because of the unfaithfulness of which he is guilty and the sin which he has committed, because of them he shall die.25 "Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not fair.' Hear now, O house of Israel, is it not My way which is fair, and your ways which are not fair?26 When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity, and dies in it, it is because of the iniquity which he has done that he dies.27 Again, when a wicked man turns away from the wickedness which he committed, and does what is lawful and right, he preserves himself alive.28 Because he considers and turns away from all the transgressions which he committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die.29 Yet the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not fair.' O house of Israel, is it not My ways which are fair, and your ways which are not fair?30 "Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways," says the Lord God. "Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin.31 Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel?32 For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies," says the Lord God. "Therefore turn and live! The way that we think, is not the way in how our Lord thinks. We have this tendency to ask God questions that we would never even dare to ask our own parents. This is why we have to truly put on a mind of Christ(1Corinthians 2:16). This is where we are learning our Fathers battle strategies. The strategies of keeping the devil under our feet. To put ten - thousand evil spirits to flight! To cast out devils. To heal and raise the dead! But are we truly equipped yet?

Chapter 3

Time to Activate The Armor Of God

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints. Every piece of the Armor of God are driven by the spiritual fruit faith and self control. To bear the helmet of salvation you have to of exercised the spiritual fruit of faith. Although it is referred to faithfulness in some version translations. But in the greek it means: To be a friend of God. Not a friend in a loose translation of what man or society has determined to be a friend. But a friend that is willing to sacrifice himself or herself for the others sake. In this case to be willing to do whatever God wants of you and God will do the same according to His word. Now if you noticed mercy and peace are both a spiritual fruit and armor. That no matter where we walk ir tread people will know that God is with us. It is through Gods mercy and peace that establishes His "Kingdom Authority".

Remember earlier it was mentioned that we have to "Rejoice". That means to praise the Lord. Or better yet to put on a garment of praise! Isaiah 61:3 To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified. We first enter His courts with praises and thanksgiving. Now that we have put on our garments of praise. We now through pressing into Gods presence. Put on the Breastplate of righteousness. That fore mentioned right standing. Continuously keeping ourselves filled with the truth. Remember you are what you eat. Now our faith has grown to the point that the enemy will have to desperately search for a way to get us. No more fiery darts to have to avoid. But now being able to see Gods power operating through you. It's an amazing feeling to know that your identity and your character of Christ are one in the same. Remember created in God's image and likeness. God and all of His components (The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit) are one. John 10:30 I and My Father are one." Also in John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come , whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: it is through the leading and teaching of the Holy Spirit that aids us in our daily pursuit of our ever growing relationship with The Heavenly Father that begins to establish us according to Gods purpose for our lives. Now living an spiritually equipped life! Tearing down the strongholds that the devil has set up through the sword of the word of God. Putting a thousand to flight. And when in a corperate setting, putting tens of thousands to flight. 2 Timothy 1:7 For God gave us not a spirit not of fear but of power and love and selfcontrol. With an confidence in what God will do in our lives! Expecting an impartation and complete deliverance. Knowing God's mind and heart. How because through all of the struggles and trials that you have gone through... You are now "One" with our Lord! REJOICE!!! John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come , he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear , that shall he speak : and he will shew you things to come . How powerful is that?! I encourage you today, make the choice to be an end time remmenant of our Lord and Savior, The Christ. Make the choice to expect to walk on water too!

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3