​Greetings. As always, I ask the Spirit of Truth in the writing of this letter: to reveal what the flesh or natural senses cannot spiritually discern. 1 Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God. The things of the Spirit are God's words, and they are new things to our minds: because they are from above or heaven.  Matthew 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. Who is Jesus talking to in the above verse? We are given the answer as we go along. Ecclesiastes 1:9The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.One of the most widely quoted Bible verses is the above verse, but only the latter part is quoted: and there is no new thing under the sun. It came to my attention recently that few people even knew they were quoting from the Bible: they were quoting a parable. Proverbs 26:7The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. Every verse in the Bible is a parable to the fool. When we are without God’s Spiritual wisdom concerning the interpretation of a verse, we are playing the fool, yet we love to quote them because it lifts up our ego. Proverbs 30:32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth. Men carnal thoughts in the interpretation of Spiritual things are only evil thoughts and we are told to spiritually shut-up. Psalm 14:1 [ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. When we corrupt God’s holy words by keep putting our own thoughts on them: we become abominable.Titus 1:16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. God is not impressed with our good works, when we are being disobedient to His word. Men standing around a flag pole or praying all night at a physical altar and such like: these are good works done under the sun. Gods works or words are new things because they are from above the sun or heavenly. Ecclesiastes 5:12Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. We have all been hasty to speak from our heart or mind as to the meaning of scriptures: this shows no love for His truth. Jude 1:10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. Things I know naturally or as a brute beast as a man? I as a man am corruptible. I corrupted God’s word like an ape would do if you told him to park your new Mercedes-Benz. When he was just eating bananas and swinging from tree to tree he was not corrupted because he was doing what is natural to him. Isaiah 29:12And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.Psalm 73:22So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. King David saw that without God’s Spirit he was ignorant or a fool concerning Spiritual things. When man thinks there is no wisdom greater than his own earthly devilish wisdom: he has said in his heart there is no God. James 3:15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. Matthew 13:13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. Who is the them that Jesus is speaking of in the above verse? You and me with we refuse God’s correction of our thoughts and which leads to reprobate works. Reprobate: rejected as worthless or not standing a test, a person rejected by God.2 Timothy 3:8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. All this reprobate faith preaching that has been going around in Churches dealing with what I can see under the sun. Can I believe God for a bigger physical Church under the sun? Can I believe God for that great new job under the sun? ​Of course you can because these things require no faith. It takes real Bible faith to see the reveal words of God. 1 Samuel 3:7Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him. Notice in the above verse Samuel stood in the office of a priest but God had not revealed His hidden word to him. Millions of Pastors preach what is under the sun or their own wisdom and will receive great honor from men.  Jeremiah 33:6Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. We need God’s health care plan, or we will live in fear of losing man’s health care coverage. When your mind is corrupt concerning God’s word you have got the faith of a god: yourself. Psalm 82:6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. 7But ye shall die like men. Men and women secretly in their heart think there are Gods anyway. Deuteronomy 18:12For all that do these. things are an abomination unto the Lord: and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee. All man’s carnal thoughts concerning God’s word must be driven out by the Lord. 2 Corinthians 5 :17Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. Christ cannot dwell in us when we have our own thoughts about His word’s which are old things done under the sun. Matthew 9:17Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. Men thoughts and God’s thoughts cannot exist in the same bottle. Job 32:19 Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles. Right now, I’m rejoicing in Spirit as the Lord as made known something new to me from the book of JOB! 2 Corinthians 5 :17Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. That old things or thoughts has passed away to become a new thing: a thought no longer under the sun. A thought that is seal in heavenly places Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.Psalm 94:11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. Man’s earthly thoughts are wicked: there’s nothing heavenly about them.Proverbs 15:26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words. As God starts to show you His reveal words the verses become new: you are becoming a new creation. Still you must go through great tribulations to obtain the heavenly wisdom that are above the sun. The battle for your soul has started. You will have to suffer greatly to your own earthly thinking. You will be persecuted by your own thoughts, not by your boss on the job. Psalm 143:3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. Your own thoughts will persecute you. King David is not talking physical in the above verse. No physical person can make you to dwell in darkness; unless the Pastor of your Church is also in spiritual darkness. The Bible is a book of correction and destruction of the carnal mind. Psalm 119:161Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. Man stands in awe about his own wisdom when he reads the Bible. Our chief thoughts or princes will be there persecuting you. ''You mean to tell me I’m lost, but I spoke in tongues and repeated after the Bishop''? Yes. God’s words are sealed in heavenly places above your thinking done under the sun. Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.                   Michael Rudolph Hodges 7/21/2016 3/9/2021/ amended 9/2/2022

The above letter is a excerpt taken from the: ''LIGHT THAT IS DARKNESS'' Book series
  
 
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