I slept and dreamt life was joy. I awoke and saw Life was service. I acted and found service was joy

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2 :1-5 (KJV)

Intimacy requires a vulnerability most are unable or willing to give. Jesus made Himself vulnerable to us. He opened up His life and exposed Himself to ridicule, rejection, and pain so that the Father's desire that ALL men would come unto the knowledge of the truth would be fulfilled. The Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Who is the Holy Spirit? He lives and abides in us...talk about an intimate relationship! The Holy Spirit is the very essence and being of Almighty God, and He dwells within you! When God breathed into Adam's nostrils, He released a portion of Himself that cannot return to him void until it completes its perfect work in mankind. This includes you! When you release Him you experience JOY unspeakable and full of HIS glory. Others experience this JOY because it cannot be contained. It is meant to flow from heart to heart and breast to breast. Every Joint Supplies!

In Acts, the Apostles and followers of Jesus were baptized in the Holy Spirit to DO the work of the Father, which is to bring ALL men into the knowledge of the truth, which is to bring mankind back into a full relationship with Almighty God! THIS IS THE PERFECT WORK THAT CANNOT RETURN TO GOD VOID!

When you are baptized in the Holy Spirit, THEN AND ONLY THEN CAN YOU ACT!

When you ACT in this manner, it is WORSHIP, and those that WORSHIP Him must do it IN SPIRIT and IN TRUTH!

Everything we do is worship! OUR LIVES ARE (or should be) WORSHIP! Your life is your GREATEST TESTIMONY! Does your life MAKE GOD BIG? Does it EXALT HIM? Does it MAGNIFY HIM?

In the scripture that opened this post, Timothy says, " FIRST OF ALL"; before we do anything else; before we mention anything else; before we discuss anything else; our supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men!!! THIS IS FIRST!

I sometimes feel we are so hurried to DO something and BE someone that can do a great work for God we forget we are here to MAKE GOD BIG IN THE EYES OF THE PEOPLE! We are here to show them the way to salvation and bring them unto the knowledge of TRUTH and not the fallacies religion has given them.

Jesus, FIRST of MANY, showed us the way to God, and now, as He is, so are we in the earth! We are here to show others THE WAY back to a proper relationship with GOD ALMIGHTY... Nothing Else! IF you submit and commit yourself to the in-ward working of the HOLY SPIRIT, who is the righteousness of God that was in Jesus, you will know and release true joy into the earth! THE KINGDOM OF GOD!!!

I encourage you to become acquainted with the Holy Spirit that lives and dwells within you. AWAKEN to LIFE  and RELEASE the JOY that LIVES IN YOU!