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The Treasure Doesn't Hunt: Eve

INTRODUCTION
My name is Eve.  My husband, Adam, gave me that name because I am the mother of all living.  When I was born, Adam called me woman – bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh because I was made from his rib.  In fact, I was the only woman to ever to be born of a man.  I was a precious treasure – one of a kind – It was a tragedy that I didn’t fully understand that until it was too late – a tragedy that affected every human being born of me.  You see, God created Adam and I, and gave us a beautiful home in a garden eastward in Eden.  It was what you would call paradise.  Every tree, plant and flower that was pleasant to the eyes and tasty fruit, herb and vegetables that were good to eat was available to us.  Adam and I were so happy and free that we roamed around naked and were not ashamed.  We didn’t even know what shame was until my curiosity got the best of me and I disobeyed God and tasted the forbidden fruit.  This is my story.

TEMPTATION:
I was strolling through the Garden of Eden minding my own business when that crafty serpent called out to me.  “Hey, did God say that you should not eat of every tree in the garden?” I should have told him that he knew very well what God had said and kept walking, but I wanted to set him straight.  So, I answered.  “We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden, but of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, God said we should not eat of it neither should we touch it or we will die.”  And the serpent said.  “You will not die!  God knows that when you eat of that tree your eyes will be open, and you will be like gods, knowing good and evil.”  For the first time, I took a good look at the tree.  The fruit did look luscious and beautiful and the fact that it had the power to make us wise was more than I could resist.  I reached up, took one and ate it.   Then, I shared it with Adam.  We both knew it was wrong, but we did it anyway.

I wish I could describe the terror that gripped me.  I knew Adam felt it too because his eyes got wide and we both covered our bodies with our hands and ran into the bushes.  We sewed fig leaves together to cover ourselves and hid among the trees.  Then we heard the voice of the Lord God as he walked through the garden in the cool of the day.   He called out to Adam and Adam told him that he was hiding because he was naked and ashamed.  God knew right away that we had eaten of the tree he had forbidden us to eat.  Then, Adam told God that the woman HE GAVE HIM ate the fruit first and then gave it to him.  Then, God turned His focus on me.  He said, “What is this you have done?”  I was so scared that I immediately cast the blame on the serpent.  “He beguiled me…” I said.  “and I did eat.”

Now, God’s anger was directed at the serpent, but even as He received God’s wrath, I began to dread my own fate.

God cursed the serpent above all the beasts in the field and made him to crawl on his belly eating the dust of the ground for the rest of his days.  I stood horrified as he was transformed into a scaly, slithering, creature.  He said that my descendants would bruise the serpents head and he would bruise their heels.

Then, God turned his attention to me.  I shuddered in fear.  My chest beat like a drum, sweat poured down my face and my eyes filled with tears.   My body was so weak that I dropped to my knees at the sound of his voice and hung my head.  To me, He said, “I will greatly multiply your sorrow and conception; in sorrow you will bring forth children; and your desire will be to your husband, and he will rule over you.

When he was done with me, he finally turned his attention to Adam and said, Because you listened to your wife, and ate of the tree that I told you not to eat: cursed is the ground for your sake; in sorrow you will eat of it all the days of your life;   You will harvest thorns and thistles and eat the herb of the field;  You will eat bread by the sweat of your face until you return to the ground; for out of it you were taken: you were made from dust and you will return to the dust.

Then, the Lord God slayed an animal and used the skins to make clothing for us. We were driven out of the garden and Cherubims and a flaming sword that turned every way was placed at the entrance so we could not return.

MY SONS
I couldn’t have imagined how painful child birth would be or that it would take so long.  All that blood and the pain – but the Lord gave me a son.  I named him Cain.  It means “created one” and he grew up to be a tiller of the ground.  My second son was called Able.  He was a keeper of sheep.
I thought it couldn’t get any worse than being kicked out of the garden…..but the day my eldest son took his brother’s life……I cannot describe the agony that consumed me, or the guilt.  I lost both my sons that day; one to the grave and the other was cursed by God.  He couldn’t even face me.  I never saw him again.  My third son, Seth, was my comfort by the mercy of God.

IN CONCLUSION
Of course, in hindsight, if I could have imagined the consequences, I would have kept walking when the serpent called out to me, but what was done was done. 

You can thank our Father that He had a plan, from the beginning, to redeem us through His son, Jesus.
My name is Eve.  I was the first woman.  I was a treasure to my husband.  I had everything, but I didn’t realize it.  I let myself be deceived into thinking that there was something better than God’s best.  I was a fool.  Daughters of Eve, don’t be foolish.  Appreciate what you have.  They are gifts from God.

© 2012 A.L. Mayfield

Transformation through Faith

If we want to not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of our mind, we have a part to play.  The Bible says that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.  So, it is the word of God that gives us faith and only by hearing it through reading, studying and through his messengers, will we have the faith we need to be transformed.

Transformation requires changing some things in our life.  It means replacing things that our “old man” did with things that fit our new identity in Christ.  If we truly want to be new creatures, we have to let go of the old.  Our eating habits might need to change by exchanging fattening foods for more fresh vegetables and fruits or replacing soda with fresh water because your body is not yours anymore, it is the temple of the Holy Spirit.  It is where God lives and his habitat should be holy.  Exercise is also a big part of temple maintenance.  We may need to incorporate exercise into our lifestyle or change our exercise habits to conform to the image of Christ.  This may mean giving up yoga because you love God more than your own will.  Just because our western culture accepts an exercise that  honors eastern gods, thoughts and traditions doesn’t mean that a child of God should follow blindly.  There are plenty of exercises that you can do that don’t require worshiping false gods with your body.  Idolatry is something that God hates.  As you are transformed, you will hate what he hates and love what he loves, but you will never know what he truly desires if you don’t read the Bible.  You will go through life thinking God should conform to your ideas and getting mad at him whenever he doesn’t do what you think he should do.  You will say things like “I don’t believe God would do that…..” or “I don’t believe God wants that…..,” but you will not really know what he wants until you read the Bible and get to know him for yourself.  His ways are not our ways and his thoughts are not our thoughts.  He is holier than we could ever be.  That is the reason we need Christ.  He was created to bridge the gap between us and God and no man will see the Father unless they go through His son, Jesus Christ.  There is no shortcut and no other path.  Read the book of John – the disciple that Jesus loved.

If you have tried everything else, why not try Christ?  If you need the impossible accomplished in your life, reach for something beyond your comprehension.  That’s what faith is.  It is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen.  The phrase “take a leap of faith” requires trust.  Not blind trust, but trust in God with all your heart by not leaning on your own understanding.  Trust God and come clean.  He knows you better than you know yourself anyway.  He created you and knows where you came from and where your heading.  Humble yourself and admit that you are a sinner.  If you have ever lied, cheated, stole, falsely accused someone, slept with someone other than a spouse, had an abortion, etc.  you are a sinner, but God wants to forgive you.  All he asks is that you come clean.  He has already provided a sacrifice for you through his son, Jesus Christ.  Come through him and you come clean.  Through faith in Jesus and what he did for you when he died on the cross, you can boldly approach the throne of grace and receive forgiveness for anything that you have done – even murder.  You may think that you are too far gone or too bad to be redeemed, but that is not true.  If you read the Bible, you will see that God used Moses who committed murder, Jacob who lied to his dying father and Noah who got drunk and fell out naked.  He called them righteous men because of their faith in him, not because they were perfect men.  Read Hebrews 11 for examples of faith.

Now, I’ve gotten a little off track.  I wasn’t trying to go there, but I guess I needed to in order to share what I wanted to share with you today. In truth, what I am about to share with you comes after your acknowledgement of your sin.  Of course, there’s church, but I have met so many Christians that have been hurt by church that the mere suggestion brings up all kinds of painful memories.  Mainly, because the people in the church are not perfect and they are all at different stages of transformation.  So, I recommend starting off with Bible Study and Prayer especially if you have “church hurt.”  In Bible Study, you will learn about God.  His Word will be explained to you so that you understand it better.  You should join a group where they study from both the Old and New Testament and allow you to ask questions.  Also, the people that attend Bible study tend to be faithful.  They have a hunger for God’s word so there’s less distraction.  Everyone is more attentive and are there because they want to know God better.  It’s usually in the middle of the week so extra effort is required to get there.  The faithful will press their way to Bible Study or Prayer on Friday night or Saturday morning.  Prayer is also a good place to avoid a lot of distraction.  Prayer Warriors as they are called gather for one purpose – to pray for God’s people.  The main thing to remember is that your relationship with God is personal.  It doesn’t matter what other people do.  The Bible says that if you love your enemies and are nice to them in spite of their behavior, you will heap burning coals upon their head and the Lord will reward you. If  all Christians focused on perfecting the inner man “their own issues” we would see a transformed church,  but again I digress.  Just don’t let other people prevent you from getting to God.  Let getting to Him be your focus, your target, your goal, your destination and let no man stand in your way.  Just make sure your motives are pure.  Always check your own motives.

Okay, now about transformation.  If faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God, then we must hear the word of God to have more faith, and through more faith we are transformed.  Therefore, your eating and exercise habits are not the only things that need to be transformed.  In order for your mind to be renewed, it must be filled with new information – the Word of God.  That doesn’t mean you have to read the Bible all the time, but it does mean changing the channel from TV shows that are contrary to the word of God, listening to music with lyrics from the lips of God, hanging out with people that love God.

Try trueGOD.tv  You will find Christian news, comedy, preaching, music, theater, movies…….a wide variety of entertainment for a mind that desires to be transformed.  Bookmark it.  Select a channel and let it play.  Let the Word of God penetrate your mind so that your helmet of Salvation is sealed tightly upon your head.  Before you know it, you will be wearing the full armor of God and able to slay giants like David; move mountains with a word; lay hands on the sick and see them be healed……..these are all promises for those that believe on Christ.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God..  Romans 12:2 KJV

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Flag/Banner Worship Arts Ministry

Prophetic interpretation of Flag/Banner Worship ministry as given to Arletia Mayfied, The Prophetic Scribe.

The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD [is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever: [and] of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD. Jeremiah 33:11

In certain seasons, God has called me to praise him in dance, but in this season He also ministered to me about banners, ensigns, flags and lifting a standard before his people. This is what I learned in the process of studying what God was speaking to me about so I could understand and obey exactly what God is commanding me to do.
Definitions – Strong’s Concordance
Standard (5127) - To flee, to escape, to put to flight, to depart, disappear, hide
Standard (5251) – Something lifted up, rallying point, signal pole, ensign
Standard (1714) – Banner (military reference)
Raising the Standard (Banner) is part of the preparation for war together with strengthening the guard and posting the watchman.
Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon. Jeremiah 51:12
Ensign (226) – A distinguishing mark, remembrance, miraculous sign, warning, miracle, proof, token, omen
Flag (260) – Reeds, marsh plants Rushes

THE POLE:
As the Lord began to give me instructions for the praise that He desires from me, Holy Spirit supplied a reed for my banner pole rather than a smooth stick (fashioned or manufactured by man):
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. Isaiah 42:3
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. Revelation 11:1
And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. Numbers 21:8
For God says, I am Jehovah Jireh, the Lord that will provide a sacrifice. I am Jehovah Nissi, The Lord your Banner. I am Jehovah Tsidkenu, The Lord your Righteousness. I am Jehovah Raah, the Lord your Shepherd. I am Jehovah Rapha, the Lord your Healer.

THE FABRIC:
The fabric that God provided for my banners was from the lining of an old wedding dress. It was blemish-free and already cut into the shape that He wanted – like wings, but God said, NOT angel wings as some are called called, but EAGLE’S wings.
And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. Revelation 12:14
For God says, I am Jehovah Shalom, the Lord your Peace. I am Jehovah Shammah, your Lord who is ever-present.

THE COLOR
The color of my banner is white representing holiness and the purity of God; also, the unblemished purity of the Bride.
And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 1 John 3:3
For God says, I am Jehovah Elohim, The Lord your God, your Redeemer and Creator.

THE PURPOSE
To reveal God in all his majesty, wonder and glory through prophetic praise and worship that declares that there is none like our God.
For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD? Psalm 89:6
For God says, I am Yahweh, your Lord. I AM THAT I AM.

The Treasure Doesn't Hunt - Introduction

This series is for unmarried women. The stories are about women in the Bible that were blessed with the perfect man for them.

Woman, you are a precious treasure to God. He wants you to be his bride and he desires to be your bridegroom. The Bible says, "If you delight yourself in the Lord, he will give you the desire

of your heart." It also says, "Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you."

There is nothing more attractive than a woman that is devoted to God. Even the devil wants her, but his motives are to kill, steal and destroy what is beautiful to God. It is the devil who probably seeks after her the hardest. He tempts her with lust, he questions her faith so she will doubt and he provokes her to anger so she will be rebellious. Those of you that attend church have heard the sermons about how satan works and those of you that read the Bible are not ignorant of his devices (methods/strategies), but still you fall for his tricks again and again and again.

Thank God that He is merciful. Years ago you would have been stoned for the behavior that has become so acceptable (in Western and European cultures) today. Thank God for his son, Jesus Christ who loved the prostitute and the adulteress and His love alone transformed the wanton women into brides of Christ because they believed and they followed.

In this series, The Treasure Doesn't Hunt, we will show you the great compassion of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ so you can be forgiven and walk in freedom from the guilt of your past. Even if you bear the scars of your sin, STD's, abortions, the destruction of families due to your actions and participation, God is willing and able to heal your physical and emotional scars if yo will allow him to have his perfect work in your life. Some wounds may remain as a areminder of where you have been, but you will be able to show them as a testimony of your survival and God's mercy and grace.

These Bible stories are arranged to take you from sin to a place of healing and finally deliver you to a place of hope. The stories are told from a present day perspective and demonstrate how the word of God is not only current and relevant today, but how they are eternal leading us home to our final resting place with God in heaven. The alternative is also presented. God gives us freedom to choose him or the Lord of this world known by many names but he is the evil one who fell from heaven in pride, rebellion and disobedience. He is disgraced and angry with a God complex and envy toward the people of God. He is the same one that tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden and he has more experience deceiving us than we have resisting him. His deception caused death and separation from the God that created us and it wasn't until Jesus came that we had the opportunity to be reconciled with our heavenly Father, creator of heaven and earth once again. Now, that he has paid the price for our sin, we still have the choice to choose life with God forever in heaven or death with satan and his demons forever in hell. We cannot believe in a heaven with no hell. Everything has an opposite. It is a law of nature put in place by our creator, and He is just. He will not violate His own laws.

This series makes the case for choosing eternal life through Jesus Christ by redirecting the feelings of love and passion from the natural man to Jesus. The truth is women are looking for true love that makes them feel accepted, appreciated, worthy, respected, honored and desired. God loved you so much that he sent his only son to die on the cross to be the blood sacrifice required to atone for your sin. Then to seal it forever, Jesus rose to sit at the right hand of the Father, conquering death and the grave forever so you could have eternal life in heaven with God. He even sent the Comforter to live inside you to keep you holy, direct your path and guide you into all truth. This is the path that leads to your husband and all the peace, love and joy that you desire. It is through Jesus.

If you haven't had success hunting for a man, using manipulation, your body and other tricks to land a husband, try Jesus. In your search for a man to fulfill you like Jesus, you may discover that he is the only one who can reach all those hard to reach spots deep within your broken heart. If you desire a whole man, then you need to be a whole and wholesome woman. Let God heal your wounds and prepare you for a very special man that he has selected for you. It is God's desire that man should not be alone, so let Jesus lead the man to you because not all men professing to be Christians are obedient to his words, so test the spirits to be sure they are from God. The Bible says, "You will know them by their fruit." So wait, watch and pray. Remember, that even satan appears as an angel of light and he knows every word of the Bible.

I pray that The Treasure Doesn't Hunt brings deliverance and hope to women that desire husbands that will love them like Christ loves the church. It is my sincere desire that your eyes are opened and your legs are closed as you learn to rely on Jesus as your husband until he sends your mate.

God bless you,
The Prophetic Scribe

Share the Burden of the Church - Be a Wise Leader

The Burden of Leadership
Moses was a humble man that did not despise wise counsel. In the book of Exodus Chapter 18, Moses listens and obeys the wise counsel of his father in law, Jethro (Priest of Midian). After the children of Israel had been led out of Egypt by Moses, Jethro brought Moses' wife and sons to him in the wilderness. The children of Israel were wearing Moses down with their complaining and issues. Jethro saw that Moses' burden of being the leader of all these people and dealing with their issues from sun up to sun down every day was too much for one man to bear. So, he counseled Moses. He told Moses to take the people's issues to God, but also to teach them the laws and show them the way they must walk and the work that they must do. In addition, he advised Moses to select leaders that were men of truth that hate covetousness and place them over the people. This established the first system of government for the Israelites. Having wise leaders in place to share the responsibility of governing the people would ease Moses' burden of leadership. So, the leaders judged small matters, more difficult issues were taken to Moses and Moses communed with God

The need for government in the church
If you have direct access to your Pastor, consider his/her burdens. They have responsibilities to their family, sometimes a job(s) outside of the church, the church, the churches activities and all its members to consider. If you belong to a large church, then you know that you may have to go through a minister or make an appointment before you can talk to your Pastor directly. The reason for this is order. A system of order is not designed to keep you away from your Pastor, it is designed to better serve your needs. Without a system of order (government), the leader will eventually grow weary under the burden of carrying the entire load of all the people all the time.

Sacrifice
Sacrifice comes with the call of the Pastor, but it is also the call of every Christian in the church. We are ALL supposed to sacrifice for the cause of Christ, but sadly, some of us do not want to grow up and take responsibility. We want to continue to be coddled and catered to in our weakness more than we want to grow strong. I beseech you, brethren to try to grow to be leaders that help and support your Pastor instead of complaining children. Everyone has talents and skills to offer the kingdom of God. Whatever you have, offer it.

Humble yourself, pray and seek the face of God to grow strong in the Lord
Remember that you have something the children of Israel did not have - the ability to go boldly before the throne of grace and have a personal relationship with God. You do not have to go through a person to speak to or hear from God. Jesus Christ is your intercessor and the Holy Spirit is your guide. PRAY! If the members of the body strengthened themselves through the word of God and prayer, we could strengthen and encourage other believers in the church, being helpers to the Pastor and the body of Christ in general.

How you can help your Pastor
You can lighten the load of your Pastor by doing your part to be strong in the Lord and setting an example of how to be active participants in the church rather than dependents. We should learn to depend more on God than man for our strength so that we can help do the work of leading lost souls to Christ, discipling and learning how to give wise counsel to our brothers and sisters.

Recognition
Truthfully, most people want to be acknowledged for their good deeds and work, but Christians must remember that God sees your good works and he is the rewarder. Your gifts will make room for you and bring you before great men. Just do what you do with a pure heart and in excellence and give of yourself with unselfish motives and walk confidently through the doors that God opens for you.

How to give wise counsel
How can you be sure that you are giving wise counsel? Always ask yourself, what does the Bible say about this matter? Look for more than one example. Site the scriptures and the circumstances and allow God to minister to you about how it applies to the situation. Teach others how to do this for themselves and we will all be the ministers that God wants us to be.

God's gifts and their purpose for His church
11And His gifts were [varied; He Himself appointed and gave men to us] some to be apostles (special messengers), some prophets (inspired preachers and expounders), some evangelists (preachers of the Gospel, traveling missionaries), some pastors (shepherds of His flock) and teachers. 12His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ's body (the church),13[That it might develop] until we all attain oneness in the faith and in the comprehension of the [[a]full and accurate] knowledge of the Son of God, that [we might arrive] at really mature manhood (the completeness of personality which is nothing less than the standard height of Christ's own perfection), the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Christ and the completeness found in Him. Ephesians 4:11-13 Amplified.

Growing in Christ,
The Prophetic Scribe