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A New Day Dawns as the Morning Star ARISES in Our Hearts

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So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. (2 Pet. 1:19) 


The road less traveled?

Have we chosen to take the road less traveled? Perhaps, yet maybe it is the road most people wish they could travel if they only knew how. They are just waiting for someone to show them the way. It is the path of illumination. God's "lamp," the Holy Spirit, grants light and revelation. The LORD'S loving kindnesses and compassions are new every morning (Lam. 3:22,23).

I hungered for this highway until age 25. God finally granted the desire of my heart by teaching me how to hear His voice. His voice is the voice of His Spirit, bubbling up within, constantly, easily, daily. All I had to do was acknowledge that His River flowed within. I needed to take Him seriously at His word that this river was present and it was His Holy Spirit that flowed from His throne and brought life to everything it touched (Rev. 22:1,2).

It sure brought life to me and the things I touched: my marriage, my ministry, my health. He was giving wonderful counsel continuously. Creativity flowed. Love flowed. Healing flowed. You name it. Everything He is was flowing through His River. All I needed to do was acknowledge Him, the Holy Spirit joined to me, deep within (Jn. 7:37-39; 1 Cor. 6:17,19).

So how many are hungering for this highway which gets brighter the further you travel?

What groups of people are searching for light to fill their hearts? Many I assume: those on drugs, those addicted to sex, those seeking meaning in the New Age, Pentecostals, Charismatics, evangelicals, fundamentalists, liberals, Catholics and those in other religions. The list is endless. I suspect most people want this joy and peace which is part of the Kingdom (Rom. 14:17). They just don't know how to get it. Can we make it simple enough for them to find this path? Will that release a worldwide revival? I suspect it could. So what are the four keys to hearing His voice that God taught me at age 25, which allowed me to walk by the Spirit and experience the full freedom and joy of the Kingdom?

The four keys to hearing God's voice through the Holy Spirit - simply stated

  1. Quiet my own thoughts
  2. See Jesus, Immanuel, God with me, at my right hand
  3. Tune to His voice and vision which is experienced as flowing thoughts and pictures
  4. Write in faith, the flow I am experiencing

Afterward we compare what we have written to Scripture, making sure it lines up with the Bible. We also submit it to our spiritual advisors asking if their hearts confirm it.

That’s simple. That's childlike. That's living by the Spirit. I found His voice was not accusative. He was not narrow-minded or judgmental. He came alongside rather than against. He was loving and kind. When I said "Yes, Lord" to what He was saying, I was transformed.

When will I receive full enlightenment? I assume in heaven. I plan on changing and growing til the day I die. It is so much fun to see more clearly down the road I am traveling. I offer this clarity to you as you learn to hear and obey His voice.

My Journaling

Lord, what would You speak to me?

Mark, you are right. It is a path, a highway in the wilderness which I have prepared for those who walk in righteousness. You are also right that it is only by the Spirit that this walk is possible. You are also right that these four keys I have taught you are essential tools for many in the world today to learn and apply so they may experience My life in the Spirit.

Yes, I have changed your heart from that of an accuser to one who comes alongside, even as My Spirit does. This has transformed your character and enlarged your ministry. No one wants to experience the voice of the accuser. That is the enemy's voice. They want to hear the voice of the Comforter, and together we have taught them how. It IS easy. As we now declare: stillness, vision, spontaneity, journaling. Four words can set humanity free from relying on self, and they discover a path to the Spirit within them. Thank you for sharing this path with My world. I will see that many find it and use it and are transformed by it. Well done, My good and faithful servant.

Thank You, Lord!

Your Journaling

  1. Lord, what would You like to speak to me concerning using these four keys to hearing Your voice and receiving Your wonderful counsel daily?
  2. Lord, do You think that when I receive new revelation, new light, new insights that are outside the box of my group, that means I have stepped into heresy? Or is this what the highway of holiness is all about, increasing light and revelation?

Resources

4 Keys to Hearing God's Voice: www.CWGministries.org/4keys

It’s Not Heresy! It’s Enlightenment!

  1. What Is a Heretic? Have I Been One? Who Defines Misinformation?
  2. Shall We Remove the Words "Heretic" and "Heresy"?
  3. What Is the Key Trait of a False Teacher?
  4. What Is the Key Trait of a True Teacher?
  5. God’s Highway of Holiness Is SAFE
  6. Roadblocks Removed on His Highway of Holiness
  7. As I Travel God’s Highway, Revelation Shines Ever More Brightly
  8. A New Day Dawns as the Morning Star ARISES in Our Hearts
  9. Using e-Sword to Explore the Words "Heretic" and "Heresy"
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Intimacy with the Holy Spirit

Intimacy with the Holy Spirit

by Mark and Patti Virkler | 223 Pages

This book leads you in meditating on and journaling about two hundred and fifty verses that discuss the Holy Spirit. You will grow in intimacy with the indwelling Holy Spirit, and the anointing within you will increase! You will exclaim as the disciples did on the Emmaus Road “Did not our heart burn within us…while He opened to us the scriptures?” (Luke 24:32)! In addition to being led to journal through these verses, you will read numerous two-way journal entries from Mark Virkler, as well as a five-page prayer at the conclusion of the book.

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Kids Can

by Karen Barnes | 98 Pages

This book will inspire you and train you to teach children to minister in the power of the Spirit! And the stories it contains will bring tears to your eyes! Kids Can is a message for the children of today about their destiny tomorrow. When kids encounter the pure essence of Jesus, they will become empowered, equipped and energized to serve Him accurately and with amazing clarity. As they hear His voice and are encouraged in their giftings, strong leaders are created and maturity, vision and skills are fine tuned.

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Lamad Biblical Education Association

Lamad Biblical Education Association

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FINALLY - A Spirit-Anointed Epistemology! A system of knowing for the Spirit-filled believer. A fresh moving of the Holy Spirit has been upon the Church of Jesus Christ for the last 100 years, since the Asuza Street Revival in 1902. In all that time the Spirit-filled community of believers (now numbering 27% of all Christendom), had yet to delineate an approach to learning which restored the Holy Spirit to His rightful place as the primary Teacher in our midst.

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Lamad Faculty Handbook

Lamad Faculty Handbook

by Mark and Patti Virkler | 78 Pages

This book presents lamad (revelation-based learning) standards  for teachers and curriculum writers. Lamad is a Hebrew word found in the Old Testament and it is translated "to teach" or "to learn."  It is a kind of learning that involves the Holy Spirit granting divine revelation to the heart of man. Thus it goes beyond western rationalism as a learning methodology.

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Living with Jesus Book 1 - Welcome to God's Family

Living with Jesus Book 1 - Welcome to God's Family

by Daphne Kirk | 47 pages

The Living with Jesus series is a unique, exciting  and transformational discipleship course for children, taking them through the fundamentals of the Christian faith in a relational, interactive and challenging way, always applying to their lives the commands to love God, love one another and love the lost.

Book 1 - Welcome to God's Family introduces the child to the Body of Christ.

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Living with Jesus - Book 3

Living with Jesus Book 3 – Talking and Listening

by Daphne Kirk | 47 Pages

This delightful book teaches children ages 4-8 the four keys to hearing God's voice and gets them started journaling (drawing pictures if writing is too hard for them) and seeing vision.  It is ideal for parents and children to use together, or for use in a children’s Sunday school class or children’s home group.

Book 3 - Talking and Listening - Hearing the voice of God.

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Living with Jesus Book 6 - What Do We Choose?

Living with Jesus Book 6 - What Do We Choose?

by Daphne Kirk | 47 pages

The Living with Jesus series is a unique, exciting  and transformational discipleship course for children, taking them through the fundamentals of the Christian faith in a relational, interactive and challenging way, always applying to their lives the commands to love God, love one another and love the lost.

Book 6 - What Do We Choose? introduces children to making kingdom choices.

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Living with Jesus Book 7 - Having Faith

Living with Jesus Book 7 - Having Faith

by Daphne Kirk | 47 pages

The Living with Jesus series is a unique, exciting  and transformational discipleship course for children, taking them through the fundamentals of the Christian faith in a relational, interactive and challenging way, always applying to their lives the commands to love God, love one another and love the lost.

Book 7 - Having Faith introduces children to a life of faith.

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Living with Jesus Book 8 - Staying Protected

Living with Jesus Book 8 - Staying Protected

by Daphne Kirk | 47 pages | Published 1999

The Living with Jesus series is a unique, exciting  and transformational discipleship course for children, taking them through the fundamentals of the Christian faith in a relational, interactive and challenging way, always applying to their lives the commands to love God, love one another and love the lost.

Book 8 - Staying Protected introduces children to spiritual warfare.

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Operations Manual

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by Mark and Patti Virkler | 134 Pages

We have helped hundreds of churches establish Schools of Ministry or church-centered Bible schools over the last 25 years. This manual draws together insights and approaches for how to do it easier, faster and better. Enjoy as you build on the success of those who have gone before you.

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