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HEY JOSH KENNEDY, What does =V mean?
















1. V is the number 5 in roman numerals...the number 5 in the bible is synonymous with grace and grace is what my life is about.

2. The placement of this 'probable tattoo' is the same place Christ was nailed to the cross...we are in Christ so we suffer as such.

3. Just so happened to be the first letter of my wife's name. meaning victorious

4. the reason it starts with an equal sign and ends up with a 5 "v"....is that everything of my being is on the left and it all comes down to grace [on the right]

5. Jesus said they would know us by our love...I am sufficiently screwed without grace...as is everyone else....so then...how can I expect to be known by love if I have not met, devoured, encountered, been saturated by GRACE.Make sense?

Before I go any farther I have to say how much I admire your creativity. I have =V plastered all over my bible and it is every where, I can hardly find a page on the Bible where GOD'S grace is not displayed.



























This is a tribute to you my friend, and brother in CHRIST. Thank you for opening my eyes to grace.

It is grace that has set me free,
It is grace that has made me see,
It is grace that consumes my soul,
and it it grace that makes me whole.

Apprehended by undeserved unmerited favour, I have no idea how I lived with out it. A victorious life is easy with grace, the only hard part is continuing to ask for it.

It was your grace that nailed me to the cross, and your grace made everything else as loss. JESUS precious JESUS, you alone do I adore, I cry out ABBA more amour.

Victorious, you have overcame, and by your grace I will do the same. Not by anything in and of my self but because you graciously possess your son.

Good DADDY

All of this because I asked for a dollar, were the exact words muttered by Austin as we were getting into my car. A week prior he was homeless, and sleeping in the stalls of a local Safeway. It was rainy and cold, no place for anyone to be. He came into Starbucks and sat down next to me. After a couple of minutes he leaned over and asked for a dollar. I had no idea about his situation, I just thought of it as a divine way for me to share my FATHERS love.

The words of CHRIST, "Whatever you do unto the least of these, you do unto ME." shot like adrenaline into my spirit. I imagined my Saviors face upon Austin's, and with great delight I said, "Bro, I'll by you coffee, what do you want?" He replied "Something with a lot of caffeine." I came back with a Venti 4 shot in the dark with white mocha and cream, a drink that would give most people heart failure.

That is when I got to know him, Austin told me his story and his crazy lifestyle that mirrors those who live in third world countries. He told me why he had a leg brace, and that his shoulder was separated. Overwhelmed by compassion, and distraught by his situation, I looked him dead in the eyes and said "are you hungry? Don't lie to me." Love him as the FATHER loves, where the words being pressed upon my heart.

The rest of the day I felt like it was my divine privilege to lavish every gift upon him, for it is our Father's kindness that leads us to repentance. We made plans to go to church that evening, I picked him up. (He told me later that he thought I was a serial killer. I chuckled and said, "In a way I am, You have encountered the cross and died to yourself.")

The Transformation was crazy. It was so sovereign, so divine, so quick, and so thorough that no one besides Jesus can take credit for it. All I did was obey. Jesus set him free! He healed his leg, his shoulder, his relationships with his family. He was completely and instantly liberated from his drug addiction, and made a sober decision to follow JESUS after we clearly explained the cost. He told me, "I feel lighter, a huge load has been taken off of my shoulders and I can think clearly now." also my personal favorite. "Dude, if GOD is a drug I am probably drunk."

JESUS shattered every preconceived notion of discipleship in my mind. Instead being the guy who says "read this, do that and we will get coffee next week so we can talk about it" I just lived with him. Like JESUS did it. No formula, just hearing and obeying, keeping my eyes upon the FATHER and watching what HE is doing. Let me tell you, there is no greater pleasure than being a marionette for POPS. Relying heavily upon HIS grace to keep and draw me near.

Austin was looking for a job, but it is impossible to make a good impression if you have worn the same clothes for 2 months strait. My brother, was lead to buy him a new wardrobe. We walked into Old Navy and the shopping spree began. An hour, and over a 100 dollars later He left looking and feeling like a different person.

When Austin said, "All of this because I asked for a dollar." I was struck by the goodness of our FATHER. HIS kindness greatly surpasses ours, it is his desire that we would flourish, thrive, and be blessed. I thought, what if I asked GOD for a dollar. haha. It is his burning desire and his nature to give us every good gift, more than we could hope or dare to ask. I am not above HIS charity. If we ask for a loaf of bread will HE give us a scorpion? How much more will he give HIS spirit to those who ask of HIM.

I am at a place right now where nothing else matters, the words of Paul, "having nothing yet possessing everything" have gripped my spirit. Nothing else matters, I am content monetarily, even at near minimum wage. I want nothing else than for HIM to dwell richly inside of me. We have hope, life, grace, peace, joy and love. May YOU awaken my understanding even more, Dwell inside or me, My wealth is in you, and I have more to give than the gates foundation... grace to obey and give your love away :)

love you DADDY

I was hungry and you gave me something to eat,

I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink,

I was a stranger and you invited me in,

I needed clothes and you clothed me,

I was sick and you looked after me,

I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

Bear Fruit and Multiply

Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply." Genesis 1

Abide in me, and I will abide in you. The branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in ME. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in ME and I in him, will bear much fruit, apart from ME you can do nothing. John 15

"If you abide in MY word, you are truly MY disciples" John 8

The fruit of the SPIRIT is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, and self control. Those who Belong to JESUS have crucified there flesh with its passions and desires.

*NEWS FLASH* I suck, I can't do anything apart from GOD. If I try I soon find out that I am a withered branch destined to be throne into the fire. Even on my best of days, without GOD I can do nothing.

There is beauty from ashes, and resurection power promised for those who have crucified there thoughts, passions, dreams and desires. It is only then, completly surrendered that CHRIST will take HIS rightful position upon the throne of our heart. HE is KING OF KINGS and LORD OF LORDS, he will not share his rightful dominion. Joel says tear your hearts, Hosea says break up your follow ground. Jesus said good soil of the heart will produce abundant fruit.

If you want to be used of, and by God, HE will only you to the degree you are willing to pick up your cross and follow HIM. His eyes go about the earth looking for those fully commited to HIM, full hearted abbandoned. The good news is HIS Grace. If it is your desire and you believe, HE will take you by your hand, and lead you to calvery. Don't kick, don't scream, it will be painful, but he was like a lamb lead to the slaughter. When we die, the promise of HIS life possessing our innerbeings is being made manifest.

SO may you die the most horrendous and violent death, but be resurected to life and power. May the nature of JESUS CHRIST be cultivated in you. May GOD grip your heart and revive your first love. May we all fall so in love with JESES we weep and fall prostrate at the mention of his name. If we allow GOD to grip us, we will Bear much Fruit, Then and only then shall we multiply.

Revival is not an option, with fear and trembling I beseech THEE, revive my heart... Florishing like the garden of Eden.

For the LORD will comfort Zion,

He will comfort all her waste places;

He will make her wilderness like Eden,

And her desert like the garden of the LORD;

Joy and gladness will be found in it,

Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.

WHO ARE YOU???

One of my dearest friends, whom I shall leave annonimous, recently shared something with me. One Night Alot of people where being encountered by the Lord. A lady began to prophisy over him, She said that he had a pure heart, and then she started to fall backwards by the power of God that was SO strong in my Friend. She said Who are YOU???

WHO ARE YOU? Ephesians says may god give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, in the knowledge of him, may the eyes of your heart be enlightened, so you may know the HOPE of your calling and the Glorious enhertance in him.

Let me tell you who I am. I am SON OF THE LIVING GOD, THE DWELLING PLACE FOR THE MIGHTY ONE OF JACOB, I AM THE BELOVED, THE REDEEMED, THE APPLE OF HIS EYE. HIGHLY FAVOURED. I AM HIS BONDSERVANT, AND HE IS MADLY IN LOVE WITH ME...

And HE is mine, I have searched and I HAVE found my beloved, may I never let you go. BE GRACIOUS AND MERCIFUL, draw me near to you. May YOUR GRACE NEVER LET ME GO. I AM YOURS. DO WITH ME AS YOU PLEASE...

EZEKIEL wrote, HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD... I WILL SET YOU ON FIRE.

It has Been Said that A VIOLENT DEATH will birth a Royal Priesthood. Beloved, I have Violently Died, Sick of the comprimise, status quo and entitlements to a normal life. May Grace be upon all those who read this. HE Beckons us to the cross out of Kindness, Because what he has is so much better than anything I could ever obtain. Jesus did not even have to hesitate when he turned down all of the kingdoms in the world. He had the love of the Father, One who finds love will utterly dispise everything that get's in its way.

MAY YOU HAVE EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE LOVE OF GOD DUMPED ALL OVER YOU. MAY IT PERMIATE YOUR INNER MAN, AND AWAKEN YOU.

MAY YOU UNDERSTAND HIS GLORIOUS INHERITENCE, ACORDING TO THE WORKING OF HIS GLORIOUS MIGHT. MAY YOU BE APPREHENDED BY THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD, BE BROUGHT INTO THE BURNING FLAMES OF HIS HEART, PURGED, PURIFIED, and CONSUMED. MAY THE LOVE OF CHRIST CONTROLL YOU...

ABOVE ALL MAY OUR LORD JESUS TAKE YOU BY YOUR HAND AND LEAD YOU TO THE CROSS, MAY YOU DIE VIOLENTLY AND BE RESURECTED TO TRUE LIFE WITH ALL OF THE POWER OF HEAVEN FLOWING THROUGH YOU...

may grace be upon you to abide in the vine, drink freely of his wine, Comune and bear much fruit. May he beguin to birth his nature, his character and his life in you.

BEAR FRUIT AND MULTIPLY 236

Is it really a comfort

I was reading Revival Prayer by Leonard Ravenhill. He ask the reader a simple question, Is it any comfort to know that your most recent convert will become exactly like you?

First, I haven't lead any one to Christ in the longest time,

Second, NO! I would even go as far as saying hell no.

I do not have it all together, I do not want people to be like me, I have alot of problems, that need to be fine tuned and wrinkled out. I know that I am being transformed into the image of Christ's likeness. I know that it is a process, I know that it takes time.

This begs me to dig inwardly and ask provoking questions, Am i 100% surrendered? Have I completely submitted to the cross? Have I picked up my cross, and crucified my flesh desires and emotions to it?

I am sick of lying to myself, and I am sick of lying to God. The answer I came up with is NO.

I am deceived, I am deceiving others, I don't have it all together, I am rebellious, stubborn and obstinate in heart. My flesh wages war against my spirit and I do not stand victorious. 99% crucified = pain, agony, suffering with no power!

99% is not dead.

Jesus said that a little bit of leaven will ruin the entire loaf. My 1% is ruining me. I say this to vent, I don't expect any one to agree with me, and I am tired of getting a pat on the back and church folk saying it's cool man, I god loves you bro.

I have tarried to long, and travailed to much to not go without a taste of heaven, and I know that I need more. I know that I have not obtained it. It would be nice, if instead of the pat on the back, other people would begin to grasp on to this reality that there is so much more promise yet to be attained.

If we already have obtained all that heaven has to offer we are screwed, the nations are screwed, our generation is screwed. I know he wants his bride to be spotless, pure undefiled without blemish. I compromise every day, and I broadcast to the world wide web that I am NO ONE!

I feel like if you were to be like me you would become twice the son of hell, where are the people who want to die with me? where are the people who are sick of 99.999999% I am not satisfied. I know God is capable of so much more. But god has said sternly, in a loving manner, you die first. You pick up your Cross! Crucify yourself, A life for Life. Real life, true life, unplugged from the matrix with all of the power of heaven flowing though you.

There is only one way. x

Ancient Paths

Stand in the ways and see,

and ask for the ancient paths,

where the good way is,

and walk in it;

Then you will find rest for your souls.

Jeremiah 6:16

We are living in a generation and an hour where everyone is looking for the newest expression of music, the newest way to reach the lost, or the newest way to have church. I believe these things have their place, but when we lose sight of God's Prescribed way to do these things, we can quickly fall into deception and shallow Christianity. We trade the fountain of living waters for broken cisterns that can hold no water.

I'm constantly reminded of the statement "revival isn't out with the old and in with the new, but revival is out with the old and in with the even older, the Bible." These are the ancient paths. Jeremiah said that if we found these paths, then we would find rest for our souls; we would walk on a highway and not a mere pathway. We must go back in order to go forward.

Our souls, especially in the church, are not in rest, but are in a constant state of anxiety over how to reach the youth, or reach anybody. God is Calling us to stop the madness, stand in the ways of old, ask God for the old ways. If we do not respond to this call today, we will find that tomorrow is too late.

Because My people have forgotten Me,

They have burned incense to worthless idols.

And they have caused themselves to stumble in their ways,

From the ancient paths,

To walk in pathways and not on a highway.

Jeremiah 18:15

Corey Russell

Dark Night

On a darkened night,
Anxious, by love inflamed,
-- O happy chance! --
Unnoticed, I took flight,
My house at last at peace and quiet.

Safe, disguised by the night,
By the secret ladder I took flight,
-- O happy chance! --
Cloaked by darkness, I scaled the height,
My house at last at peace and quiet.

On that blessed night,
In secret, and seen by none,
None in sight,
I saw with no other guide or light,
But the one burning in my heart bright.

This guide, this light,
Brighter than the midday sun,
Led me to the waiting One
I knew so well -- my delight!
To a place with none in sight.

O night! O guide!
O night more loving than the dawn!
O night that joined
The lover with the Beloved;
Transformed, the lover into the Beloved drawn!

Upon my flowered breast,
For him alone kept fair,
There he slept
There I caressed,
There the cedars gave us air.

I drank the turret's cool air
Spreading playfully his hair.
And his hand, so serene,
Cut my throat. Drained
Of senses, I dropped unaware.

Lost to myself and yet remaining,
Inclined so only the Beloved I spy.
All has ceased, all rests,
Even my cares, even I;
Lost among the lilies, there I die.

...John Of the Cross...