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Ascending – Part II

Karen M. Pina — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:00:19 +0000

So all of us, with faces unveiled, see as in a mirror the glory of the Lord; and we are being changed into his very image, from one degree of glory to the next, by ADONAI the Spirit.” – 2 Corinthians 3:18 CJB

In yesterday’s post, I mentored you to take a look at the things you’ve haven’t obeyed to get clear about what’s stopping you from ascending into the glory. We must come closer to His glory each and every day by coming closer to Him. Our obedience is like a diving board or a springboard into the rivers of glory. The more we obey, the deeper, higher, and wider we go in Him. It’s time to ascend . . . daily. We can go from glory to glory daily. There is nothing stopping us except us! It’s a conscious choice to allow Him to work both the will and the do in us. Your obedience to God makes you unstoppable, impenetrable, and Satan proof. No enemy can reach you when you live a life of one obedient act to the next. The way the enemy trips us up, without even trying, is through our disobedience. He knows the power of rebelling and disobeying firsthand. He knows the road it leads us to, and therefore, he can put His feet upon the table, drink lemonade, and watch us like a good movie that He already knows the ending to.

On the other hand, when we consistently we obey, we release the power, glory, resources, and 100% complete backing of all of heaven and the heavenly hosts. Now, what foe can withstand this? No one foe can. Isn’t that what the word tells us? Stop thinking something outside of you is stopping you and start looking at how time and time again stop gaps are being set up in the realm of the spirit through your very own disobedience. An obedient minister of God is a glorious minister of God. Your steps of obedience are interconnected. You see, when God tells you to do a thing it is connected to other things unfolding and manifesting in your life and ministry. If you fail to take the first step of obedience, you miss out on all the steps that are connected to where God desires to bring you. What I’m teaching you, mentee is that disobedience has a rippling effect and by the way so does disobedience. I charge you and admonish you to obey and ascend. Let’s pray:

Lord, thank you for making me 100% obedient 100% of the time through these posts on ascending that I may set the work you’ve assigned my hands on a path of ascending into your glory. I am an obedient servant of the Most High Elohim (God). It is through Yeshua’s name we pray. Amen.

From faith to faith,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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Ascending

Karen M. Pina — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:00:52 +0000

“So all of us, with faces unveiled, see as in a mirror the glory of the Lord; and we are being changed into his very image, from one degree of glory to the next, by ADONAI the Spirit.” – 2 Corinthians 3:18 CJB

Mentee, there is only one way to ascend into the glory of God and that’s to obey. It’s your obedience and my obedience that cause us to ascend into glorious places that God desires to take us. So if it looks like things are stagnant, ask what am I not obeying, God? When He gives you the answer, do it. It’s so easy to make excuses over time for why we either can’t, don’t, or just won’t do what He commanded us to do. We say things like, “He knows where I am right now” and “He sees everything I’m going through.” While this is true, it doesn’t make you or I exempt from our obedience to the things He’s told us to do. Are you ascending or descending? Always check your obedience levels for the answer. Today, I am ascending.

From faith to faith,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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What do you love?

Karen M. Pina — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:00:31 +0000

Wait before you answer this question, I want you to think about where and how you spend your time. This is the only way to answer this question. We know Yeshua (Jesus) rebuke the Pharisees all the time for being quick to confidently answer the question He probed them with. In other words, He knows how easy it is for us to be “religious by giving the answer we think He and others want to hear.” With that being said, “You probably answered the question like this, “Jesus,” and you did so because you thought that was the expected answer. Well, I will release the scripture now to show you the answer He requires, not expects:

Lord, I love the habitation of Your house, and the place where Your glory dwells. – Psalm 26:8 AMP

Let’s pray:

ADONAI (Lord) deliver us from the spirit of religion and deliver us from lip service. We thank you for your deliverance and ask you to birth in us a love for Your house . . . the place where your glory dwells more than anything else. We thank you that we will know that you have done this by our insatiable desire to spend more and more time where Your glory dwells. We know this is not a “church building” of which you speak, but a habitation we have created for You in us. Thank you, thank you for a pure love and pure appetite to spend our time where Your glory dwells. Amen

Written with fresh glory on me,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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Fresh Glory

Karen M. Pina — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:00:39 +0000

My glory and honor are fresh in me [being constantly renewed], and my bow gains [ever] new strength in my hand. – Job 29:20 AMP

What is fresh glory and what does it look like? You can recognize glory in, on, and upon you when the strength to offer up high praises in a way that the two-edged sword, which is your mouth executes vengeance on the heathen and punishment on the people. This is radical praise; this isn’t the same ole stale hallelujah offered from week to week and month to month in the lives of many ministers. No, this is the type of glorious praise that binds kings with chains and the so-called “noble” with fetters of iron and stops every plan, plot, and snare in advance. This is fresh glory! Fresh glory is victorious; it’s the type of glory that causes Elohim (God) to rebuke kings for your sake. It’s the time of glory that turns the counsel of the ungodly to be of no effect. You better get you some; some what? Some fresh glory! Go here (Psalm 33:10-11, Psalm 149:-6-9, and 1 Chronicles 16:21).

Written with fresh glory on me,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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Where’s my inheritance? – Part II

Karen M. Pina — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:00:48 +0000

And the LORD spake unto Aaron, “Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.”– Numbers 18:20 KJV

ADONAI said to Aharon, “You are not to have any inheritance or portion in their land; I am your portion and inheritance among the people of Isra’el.” – Numbers 18:20 CJB

In yesterday’s post you learned, when Christ fully formed, developed, seen, Elohim (God) will release His intended glory, miracles, signs, wonders, etc. in your life and ministry. As we focus on allowing God to perfect us, we keep “opening the oven to see if it’s done,” so to speak and if that’s not enough, we turn to others and start asking them, “Am I done; Can you see Christ in me?” Here’s what Elohim showed me: It doesn’t matter if others can see Christ in you. The issue is can you see Christ in you? Even Christ Himself had those who couldn’t see the Father in Him. His closest disciples, at times, doubted His very identity. I can clearly Him saying now, “If you don’t believe me, then believe in the works . . . (John 10:38).”

If you are waiting around for others to see Christ in you, you are delaying the release of your inheritance by focusing on something vain that may never happen. Now, I’m not saying that people won’t say, “I see Yeshua in you.” Some will and some won’t. At the same time, why focus on those who either will or won’t? How much does it really matter in the grand scheme of things? You have to learn this is about personal relationship. If God Himself tells or shows you, the Christ in you is fully formed, isn’t that enough? It is for me, for His assessment is always accurate, and man’s assessment can be faulty. So, stop wasting time focusing on how well others can see the Christ in you or if they can even see Him at all. Neither of these insights releases your inheritance any quicker. It’s only when God says, “You are mature daughter/son, and I see My Son in you” that your inheritance will be released.

From glory to glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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Do you really practice the faith or do have your ministry favorites?

Karen M. Pina — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:00:24 +0000

My brothers, practice the faith of our Lord Yeshua, the glorious Messiah, without showing favoritism. – James 2:1 CJB

Amongst ministers I have found we treat those who have certain positions and are associated with certain “big names” with favoritism. Mentee, I’ve seen many ministers run to serve their favorites without hesitation. In the process of running to serve the “big names” they trample over those who they perceive to be “being processed,” “on the back burner,” “not in active ministry yet,” etc. This is not the way of Yeshua (Jesus).

If you show more respect to the man wearing the fancy clothes and say to him, “Have this good seat here,” while to the poor man you say, “You, stand over there,” or, “Sit down on the floor by my feet,” – James 2:3 CJB

Your motives for having favorites might be rooted in what they can do for you, the material things they can give you, and the platform you believe they can help you build or climb. Yeshua (Jesus) desires that the lowly and poor become rich in the Kingdom, and He wants to use the gifts within you to bring it to pass. Favoritism is a sin and demonstrates one who is not practicing the faith of the glorious Mashiyach (Messiah).

14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but has no actions to prove it? Is such “faith” able to save him? 15 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food, 16 and someone says to him, “Shalom! Keep warm and eat hearty!” without giving him what he needs, what good does it do? 17 Thus, faith by itself, unaccompanied by actions, is dead. 18 But someone will say that you have faith and I have actions. Show me this faith of yours without the actions, and I will show you my faith by my actions! – James 2:14-18 CJB

My prayer for you today, mentee is that the grace of Elohim (God) is extended to you enabling you to be a doer of the word and not a hearer only. I pray that your faith is realized in glorious actions not empty dead words. I pray that ABBA purify your motives for connecting with others and for serving others. I pray the eyes of your understanding be completely opened to the fact that He is the one who elevates, raises, and provides for the ministry He’s entrusted to you. I pray for ABBA to strengthen you and help you resist the temptation and seduction of others in ministry who have been ensnared by the sin of favoritism. It is through Yeshua’s name I pray.

Written with fresh glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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The glory of the oil of joy . . . you need it

Karen M. Pina — Fri, 28 May 2010 19:00:20 +0000

Mentee, if you’ve been in ministry for any length of time, you’ve seen much sin, wickedness, and things that will make your stomach and head turn. We need our Father to endure in the Spirit. We need something imparted directly from Him that no counseling session, talking about it with your best friend or spouse can give. Sadly, many of us don’t know what it is that we need. I’ll make it personal today. I didn’t know what I needed. I have been crying out to God about all the sin that dwells in those who He’s assigned to my life in this season. I want to make sure you don’t tune me out right now by saying, “Who does this self-righteous woman think she is?” ABBA will show you things about others to pray for them. At the same time, the evil, sin, and heinous ways we encounter as we stand in the gap for others are more than our flesh can bear. Notice, He said through me “ . . . more than our flesh can bear.” This clues us into the fact that by His Spirit we can bear all He chooses to show us about others. How? By appropriating this scripture:

“You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore, O God, your God has anointed you with the oil of joy in preference to your companions” – Hebrews 1:9 CJB

The one this scripture is referencing is Yeshua (Jesus). Let’s bring it home, now. The Yeshua (Jesus) within hates wickedness and loves righteousness and this is why you ache the way you do as you see what He chooses to reveal to you about the sin that dwells in others. The key here in terms of being free and not allowing the sin that lives in others to ensnare you and cause you to miss the Promise Land is to ask Him to anoint you with the oil of joy! I don’t know about you, but when the eyes of my understanding became enlightened, the scales fell off my spiritual eyes, and I began to see, I really began to see. There was no turning back, and honestly, what I saw disturbed me greatly.

I’ve found myself low, sad, and woe is me on many occasions. The freedom I find lies in this scripture. I need the oil of His joy in order to persevere with the right heart and attitude. I need the oil of joy to pass His test, and you need the oil of joy too. You see, mentee it’s really not about the sin that is dwelling in those you or I are assigned to. It’s all about how we handle, deal and cope with the sin as He reveals it to us. So I thank Him for His oil of joy for it is the strength both you and I need to continue to love righteousness, hate wickedness and sin, and not be overcome by anything but His love, grace, and mercy for us and others.

I want to leave you with one more thing, and it is this: Don’t forget to release and send the angels of the Most High Elohim (God) to assist in delivering those who have sin dwelling in their members. Don’t attempt to do what He’s called you to do in the flesh. He provided supernatural aid and resources because we need them. I admonish you to use them by appropriating the below scripture on the behalf of those assigned to you:

“Aren’t they all merely spirits who serve, sent out to help those whom God will deliver?” – Hebrews 1:14 CJB

Responding to His glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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What sin is dwelling in you? – Part I

Karen M. Pina — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:00:06 +0000

7 Therefore, what are we to say? That the Torah is sinful? Heaven forbid! Rather, the function of the Torah was that without it, I would not have known what sin is. For example, I would not have become conscious of what greed is if the Torah had not said, “Thou shalt not covet.”

8 But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, worked in me all kinds of evil desires – for apart from Torah, sin is dead.

9 I was once alive outside the framework of Torah. But when the commandment really encountered me, sin sprang to life,

10 and I died. The commandment that was intended to bring me life was found to be bringing me death!

11 For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me; and through the commandment, sin killed me.

12 So the Torah is holy; that is, the commandment is holy, just and good.

13 Then did something good become for me the source of death? Heaven forbid! Rather, it was sin working death in me through something good, so that sin might be clearly exposed as sin, so that sin through the commandment might come to be experienced as sinful beyond measure.

14 For we know that the Torah is of the Spirit; but as for me, I am bound to the old nature, sold to sin as a slave.

15 I don’t understand my own behavior – I don’t do what I want to do; instead, I do the very thing I hate!

16 Now if I am doing what I don’t want to do, I am agreeing that the Torah is good.

17 But now it is no longer “the real me” doing it, but the sin housed inside me.

18 For I know that there is nothing good housed inside me – that is, inside my old nature. I can want what is good, but I can’t do it!

19 For I don’t do the good I want; instead, the evil that I don’t want is what I do!

20 But if I am doing what “the real me” doesn’t want, it is no longer “the real me” doing it but the sin housed inside me.

21 So I find it to be the rule, a kind of perverse “torah,” that although I want to do what is good, evil is right there with me!

22 For in my inner self I completely agree with God’s Torah;

23 but in my various parts, I see a different “torah,” one that battles with the Torah in my mind and makes me a prisoner of sin’s “torah,” which is operating in my various parts.

24 What a miserable creature I am! Who will rescue me from this body bound for death?

25 Thanks be to God [, he will]! – through Yeshua the Messiah, our Lord! To sum up: with my mind, I am a slave of God’s Torah; but with my old nature, I am a slave of sin’s “Torah.” – Romans 7:7-25 CJB

Many of us are acquainted with Apostle Paul’s flesh struggle in Romans 7. This is the chapter right before he broke out in Chapter 8 and said, “Now, there is therefore no condemnation to those who walk after the Spirit and not after the flesh!” Many ministers have selectively used these two chapters as justification to keep doing what they are doing and give God what they want to give and not what He is asking for and requiring of them. I know, I know . . . every time I head down this direction, people will rise up and say, “Judge not or you shall be judged.” I am judged by the word of God just like you, and the word says, “Teachers shall be judged more harshly and held at a higher standard.” What makes us think we can teach and preach this word and continue to justify our sinful actions?

Responding to His glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

Carefree Glory

Karen M. Pina — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:00:27 +0000

“Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.” – 1 Peter 5:7 AMP

Mentee, I want you take this scripture literally today. I mean literally. Let me illustrate.

1) Write your cares, concerns, worries, and anxieties down on separate pieces of paper
2) Ball each paper up
3) Now release them

You can release them a couple of ways:

1 ) Throw them away (e.g., in the garbage)
2) Throw them up to Him (e.g., the heavenlies) for Him to catch and deal with them and burn them

Whichever way you choose, while releasing them to our God ask Him to take you away with Him as you release them. In essence, you are making a glorious exchange. You are exchanging your earthly concerns unto heaven. You’ll know when you’ve been successful in a full release because your perspective will be a carefree spiritual one versus a bogged-down soulish one.

My beloved speaks and says to me, “Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.” – SOS 2:10 AMP

That’s Carefree Glory! So many ministers are weighed down with the cares of this world, the cares of providing and being in ministry at the same time, the cares of their family, so forth and so on. How can you be free to explore the glory carrying all this? What spiritual exploration can you go on if He wanted to take you? He’s calling you to come up and away. Step one is come up! The cares you are holding onto are low level living. Step into the abundant (a full and overflowing life) life. Let it take you away with Him into His carefree glory!

Now if you completed this exercise, I have a song that ministers to me every time a thought come across my mind that would cause me to pick it up again and start worrying. Here it is!

Captivated by His glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

Are you tapping into the Hope of Glory?

Karen M. Pina — Wed, 19 May 2010 19:00:02 +0000

“The mystery of which was hidden for ages and generations [from angels and men], but is now revealed to His holy people (the saints),

To whom God was pleased to make known how great for the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ within and among you, the Hope of [realizing the] glory.” – Colossians 1:26-27 AMP

Some of us live like the realization of the Hope of glory is still a hidden mystery. It is not! Yeshua haMasiyach (Jesus Christ the Messiah) has been revealed to His holy people. I often say, “Elohim (God) isn’t hiding mysteries and secrets of the Kingdom from us, He’s hiding them for us!” This scripture and Matthew 13:11 prove this statement is from Ruach haKodesh (Holy Spirit, the Set Apart One). It pleased Elohim (God) to reveal Christ to us and since He did the question becomes, “Are you tapping into the Hope of glory which is Christ within you on a daily basis?”

The reason it pleased Elohim (God) to reveal Christ to us is that He may be revealed through us as we live in His glory on a daily basis. The glory is not some far off mystery or some spooky shimmy. It’s the Hope we have within that can be accessed on a daily basis to manifest Christ in the earth, not a future hope way off in glory. Many of us are waiting to live in the Hope of glory in eternity. What about right now for all men to see and be drawn into the Kingdom of God?

In closing, my prayer for you and all five-fold leaders is rooted in the below scripture:

And let us rejoice and exult in our hope of experiencing and enjoying the glory of God! – Romans 5:3b AMP

Resting in the realization of His glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina