Genesis 3:9 And the Lord called unto Adam, and said unto him Where art thou?
Where Are You?

It is a question asked in Genesis 3:9. Adam and Eve had just eaten some fruit from the forbidden tree and, sensing God's presence in the Garden of Eden, they hid among the trees. While they were hiding, God asked Adam a one-word question. In Hebrew that word is Ayeka? In English it means,

"Where are you?"

Where are you? It is what we ask our children when they knock over the living room lamp and hide behind the sofa with their foot sticking out. Where ARE you? Today God has allowed me the opportunity to reveal a Rhema Word Ayeka (Where Are You), Some Spiritual Principals and most importantly our faith in God to help us transcend adversity and help us answer the call of AYEKA

“Knowing How To Move Beyond Your Current Location”

“I am Not Where I am Suppose To be, But Thank God I am Not Where I Use To Be”

I really had to look at this statement, and over he last two years, The More and more I studied this Biblically Based Human Philosophy, the more I understood how the enemy works and what God expects from us as disciples’ of Christ. Let me help you understand where God took me yesterday morning on my journey to work. I encourage you to help me paint a picture of this statement in your mind, so we can get a visual, and please acknowledge when you see what God has revealed to me. When ever I am not where I am suppose to be, whether it is a physical location, a spiritual place or a set of goals for me and/or my family. This statement defines immediately that I do know the location or the end result, I might even have knowledge of the remaining time left, before my arrival, but I do know where I am suppose to be. I may not know how to get there, I may have got lost along the way or I could have even purposely strayed of the path. What ever reason, we can come up with for not being there, the question is generated……..then “Where Are You” (Ayeka)

So back to my original, yet controversial commitment to revealing the philosophical tricks that the enemy has implemented in the church doctrine, disguised as terms and verbiage we utilize everyday in a biblically based manner.

“I am Not Where I am Suppose To be, But Thank God I am Not Where I Use To Be” ……..Then Where Are You

God did not need to ask Adam where he was, it was Adam who needed to be asked; and God does not need to ask each one of us Ayeka, it is we who need to be asked. Adam stammers and says, “I realized I was naked so I hid.” And God, ever the patient parent, says, “Who told you that you were naked?” And the man says, with no shame or irony: “The woman you put at my side! She gave me of the tree and I ate!” So God asks Eve, and she responds the same way: “The serpent duped me and I ate!”

And so God has their answer to Ayeka, where are you? Adam and Eve are in that place where they justify themselves by blaming others. They are in the place where they are too ashamed and angry at being caught to take responsibility. They are in the place where they simply hope the consequences of their act will magically go away. Thank goodness we are not like them! Thank goodness they are only primitive characters from a story while we are both sophisticated and real. Thank goodness that unlike Eve and Adam, we have good reasons for breaking our moral codes. Thank goodness that we are have nothing to hide, our excuses really do justify our behavior.

Ayeka asks us, not just Adam and Eve: Where are you in your life? Are you running? Ayeka? Are you in fear? In shame? Are you oblivious or just apathetic? Are you here today? Or are you hiding, like Adam and Eve. And it’s not just God who is asking.

Ayeka? Where are you? A woman asks her husband when he comes home with another’s scent on his body.

Ayeka? Where are you? A mother asks her teenager when he says he is doing fine in school when the counselor calls to say that no assignments are done and the grades are unacceptable.

Ayeka? Where are you? A child asks a parent who never has time to talk or play or go anywhere, who is busy with everyone else except her.

Ayeka? Where are you? A man asks someone at work who has been playing fast and loose with the accounts at the office, stealing to support his out of control lifestyle.

Our ability to move beyond our current location, regain our proper direction and restart our journey is all linked to The Word Of God. Before we began to justify our errors, short comings and mistakes with Biblically Based Human Philosophy, which we are warned against in

Colossians 2:8 “Beware least any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ”

Let us first receive This Question From God…Ayeka “Where Are You” Many of us have failed to utilize our Power to access The Power to continue on our journey without eating of Tree, and if we do eat of the tree, that we take responsibility of our actions, and accountability for the consequences. The directions we are instruction to follow are found in the word of God…Not in man, nor the Philosophy of man., not the doctrine of this world not the ingredients or principals that make up this world.

1Corinthians 2:5-6 “That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. (6) Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought”

The Prince Of this world has filled the Church with Adams. We are becoming a place of victims. Many of us fooled and armed to the teeth with reasons why what we did was simply not our fault. We are codependent. We are recovering phobic’s. We are disadvantaged psychologically, damaged societally, abused addictively. What we will all admit to is that actions ought to have consequences. What we will all not admit to is that our actions ought to have consequences.
The question, "Where are you?" is a question we sometimes need to ask ourselves. Many today do not know where they are spiritually
(2 Corinthians 13:5). The prodigal son did not seek to return home until "he came to himself.” (Luke 15:17) It was not particularly the pig pen that caused him to return, but his memories of his father's house. Upon self-examination and reflecting on how far he had fallen, he became aware of where he was.

The enemy has created a church like culture where it is unbelievably easy to evade responsibility for anything we do. It is not that there are no real victims in the church, You will experience pain, depression, set-backs, downfalls….but I know where I am, and where I am, The Word tells me. That weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning….Weapons may be formed…BUT THEY WILL NOT PROSPER The enemy has placed so many perpetrators within the body claiming to be victims that the real victims are lost……so today I ask where are you?

2Thessalonians
Consider the importance of asking the question, "Where art thou?" There are only four states in which folks in this life may live.
1. We may live in innocence--childhood, unaccountable to God’s law--(cf. Romans 7:9).
2. We may live dead in sin--accountable to God’s law and condemned--(cf. Ephesians 2:1-2).
3. We may be alive and well, faithful in Christ, enjoying the promise of everlasting life (cf. 2 Timothy 4:6-8).
4. We may be among those who have become unfaithful and are looking toward "certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries." (Hebrews 10:27; cf. Acts 8:22-23; 2 Peter 2:20-22). "Where art thou?"

Is it God's will that all people be saved?





1 Tim. 2:3-4 "This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth".

2 Pet. 3:9 "The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance".

To begin with, the answer to the question "Is it God's will that all people be saved?" must be "Yes," because that it what the Bible says.

To begin with, are God's desires always accomplished? No, they are not. God's desire is that people do what is right and not sin: "To do righteousness and justice is desired by the Lord rather than sacrifice," (Prov. 21:3). But people still sin in spite of God's stated desire. God commands that all people repent (Acts 17:30); but not all do. Clearly, God's will is not always done.

In theology, when examining this issue of God's will and His allowance of sin, we distinguish between what is called God's perfect will and His permissive will. In His perfect will, He desires that all refrain from sin. But in His permissive will, He allows sin to exist. In this sense, He has two wills regarding sin. He desires that sin not exist because it is contrary to His nature, yet He wills that it does by making provision for it in His sovereign plan. This does not mean that God brought sin into existence. It means that He simply permitted it by allowing the fall. He then uses it, and other sins, for His glory and purpose. Please recall the account of Joseph's brothers who sinned by selling him into slavery and then lying to their father about it. After many years when the family was reunited, Joseph said, "And as for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive" (Gen. 50:20). God meant it for good? How could that be if God is only passively allowing things to occur? Here, Joseph states that God had a purpose in their sin. Though God does not want sin, He made provision for it in His divine plan.

God can desire all be saved, but not ordain that all are by making provision in His plan for their damnation: "The Lord has made everything for its own purpose, even the wicked for the day of evil," (Prov. 16:4). God is in absolute control. He can desire one thing (that people not sin), yet ordain another (plan that sin exist in the world). Likewise, God can desire that all be saved, yet not ordain that they are.

To some this would seem to be a contradiction. But ask yourself, Is it a contradiction when the judge says to a murderer, "You shall not murder!" but, according to the law, sentences him to death? No. Though the desire and action be different, there is no contradiction at all. The judge is under obligation to keep the Law. . . and so is God. He must remain true to His revealed Law which is a reflection of His divine character. After all, God is just and must punish sin.

Effective Prayer




The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. James 5:16b

In Christian theology, the word "righteous" has two applications. First, the believer is declared righteous by God because of the believer's faith (as Abraham was in Genesis 15:6). It is a legal standing, a positional perspective. Second, the believer is expected to live righteously—that is, live a holy life that reflects his righteous standing in God's sight. This is a practical perspective. Both perspectives—position and practice—have to be considered when it comes to prayer.

Peter tells us that "the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil" (1 Peter 3:12). One must know God (have standing in His sight) in order to call out to Him, and the one who has standing must not regard sin in his heart: "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear" (Psalm 66:18). But if we have confessed our sins (been cleansed of "all unrighteousness," 1 John 1:9), the "effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." We are encouraged to pray (Hebrews 4:16), but we must pray on God's terms.

In Search Of A Miracle



We always hear how big God is, so it would be easy to think that if God is big enough, He can convince all of us to give our hearts to Him - but that's not true. He doesn't force the gospel message on anyone. He can only draw people whose eyes and hearts are open and who want to know truth.

The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. He replied, When evening comes, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,' And in the morning, 'Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.(Matt. 16:4)

They were asking Him, "Come on - just show us a sign. If you show us a sign, then we can believe You're the Son of God." They were wanting Jesus to stoop to their level and show them a logical, tangible reason to believe He was the Son of God. He had been performing miracles all around them, but they didn't want to believe those - they wanted to see their own personal miracle.

Jesus wouldn't show the Pharisees and Sadducees a sign, because He knew the wickedness in their hearts. The only sign He was going to give them was the sign of Jonah, and they all knew the story about Jonah going into the city of Nineveh and warning the people of the destruction to come if they didn't repent from their evil ways. (See Jonah 1-3.)

Jesus didn't want to convince them logically that He was the Son of God, because He didn't want their faith to be based on a miracle. He wanted their eyes to be opened and the truth to be revealed to them.

The problem is the attitude in their question. They were acting like they wanted to know Jesus only if He would show them a sign. That is how much of the world is. They will believe if they can see a sign. The very essence of that is a mocking attitude and spirit. In reality they were saying, "If You're so big and powerful, why don't You prove Yourself?"

Jesus was telling them, "With an attitude like that, you're not gonna get anything. Your eyes don't want to see. Your heart is not open to the things of God. You don't even want to know truth, so I'm not going to waste a miracle on that kind of attitude."Many people today say, "Well, if God would just show me some kind of sign, then I would believe." But if their belief in Him is based on a miracle, what are they going to believe when the excitement of the miracle is gone? Will it take another, even more amazing miracle to hold their belief?

We've got to make sure we're not looking for another sign or another reason to believe in Jesus. We must base our faith and our life on knowing that Jesus is real. Our eyes have been opened and we can see Him for who He is. If we never see another miracle for the rest of our life, we know that Jesus is alive, because He's changed our life.

GOD'S WILL FOR YOU

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16

One of the most-asked questions I've heard from Christians through the years is "How can I know God's will for me?". God's answer is simple and powerful!

1. First, always be joyful. Remember who you are in Christ. Remember your eternal hope in Christ. Christians have THE REASON to be joyful. Enjoy every day God gives you and each new opportunity to enjoy Him. God gives us Joy rather than happiness. Happiness comes and goes with circumstances and moods. Joy lasts forever. Joys outlives circumstances and moods. We have the Joy of the Lord in our hearts because Christ is in us and we are in Christ. No circumstance or mood can change that.

2. Second, pray continually. That's possible because Christ is in us and we are in Christ. God is always with us. We don't have to wait until a certain time of the day to pray. He's always in us. We don't have to wait until we're in a certain place. He's always in us. We don't have to wait for others to pray. He's always in us. Christians can live a life of prayer because we are in Christ and Christ is in us. That's a permanent prayerful relationship. Always be in an attitude of prayer and dependence on God. Trust Him for everything. He's your Father. He loves to give good things to His children. And He does!

3. Third, give thanks in all circumstances. Be glad for what God's given you. See the good in what God does for you. Know that God cares for you with all His Heart and watches out for you every moment of your life. He gives you so much and wants you to be thankful. Understanding Christ in you and you in Christ is to be thankful forever!

When we live our lives in this way, God can easily and clearly point us to other areas of His will for our lives. The difficult decisions about what to do, where to go, who to marry, etc., will become clear as we understand what it means for Christ to be "in" us and us to be "in" Christ. The Will of God lives in us and guides us. Ours is to listen, obey and enjoy.

May I do Thy will always!"

The Most Unprofitable Item

The most unprofitable item ever manufactured is an excuse.

When it comes to excuses, the world is full of great inventors. Some spend half their lives telling what they are going to do, and the other half explaining why they didn't do it.

An alibi is the proof that you did do what you didn't do, so that others will think you didn't do what you did.

You can fail many times but not be a failure until you begin to blame someone else. Our own mistakes fail in their mission of helping us when we blame them on other people. When you use excuses you give up your power to change.

You treat others right when you don't blame them for anything that is really wrong with you. "Never mind whom you praise, but be careful whom you blame" (Edmond Gosse). You can fall down many times, but you won't be a failure until you say that someone else pushed you.

If you can find an excuse, don't use it. Most failures are experts at making excuses. There are always enough excuses available if you are weak enough to use them. The world simply does not have enough crutches for all the lame excuses. It's always easier to find excuses instead of time for the things we don't want to do.

So, find a way, not an excuse. There is no excuse for a human being full of excuses. One who makes a mistake, and then makes an excuse for it, is making two mistakes.

Never complain and never explain. "Admitting errors clears the score and proves you wiser than before" (Arthur Guiterman). Doing a job right is always easier than fabricating an alibi for why you didn't.

The devil eagerly waits to provide you with an excuse for every sin. Time wasted thinking up excuses and alibis would always be better spent praying, planning, preparing and working toward your goals in life

Overcoming Temptation

Realize Temptation Is From Satan... and that temptation is a tool of satan to destroy your relationship with God.

Realize That Temptation Is Not Sin... and that satan wants to discourage you into thinking you are a weak Christian because you constantly have to battle temptation. Temptation is not Sin. Sin only comes after we yield to temptation.

"But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death." James 1:14-15 (NKJV)

Crucify The Affections and Lusts Of The Flesh... We live in a very permissive society where we are continually bombarded with advertisements and philosophies that promote sensual pleasures. Our natural God given "desires" are being trained to seek that which will feel good regardless of the price. The more we feed our "uncontrolled desires" the more we want. A crucifixion of our flesh is to bring those Godly desires under control...to use them as God ordained them to be used.

"And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."
Galatians 5:24-25 (NKJV)
Submit To God and Resist The Devil... The spiritual battle with temptation is much greater than a human can overcome alone. You need help and God is available when we totally surrender our lives to His control. Note the process... first, surrender to God. Get God's power on your side, then...resist the devil (reject his proposals). When you and God become partners there is a power that satan cannot defeat. When you surrender to God and then resist the devil, the devil has no other option than to "flee from you".

"Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." James 4:7 (NKJV)

Abide In God... The word "abide" means to remain steadfast. It means to continue in fellowship with God in the good times...not just when we need Him to help us overcome temptation. Building a relationship with God is a daily activity...and the more we know Him, the more we feel comfortable to call upon Him in total trust in the time of trouble. God wants to be our friend as well as our deliverer.

"Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God." 1 John 3:6-9 (NKJV)


Put On The Whole Armor Of God... (Ephesians 6:10-11)
"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints;" Ephesians 6:10-18 (NKJV)

A good warrior never enters a battle without proper gear to protect himself. The Christian warrior never goes into battle with satan without the armor that God has provided for him or her.

God's armor includes....
1. truth
2. righteousness
3. gospel
4. faith
5. salvation
6. sword of the spirit

Temptation is an everyday experience to the Christian believer. God has provided a method and the power to overcome all temptation. We are more than overcomers through Him who loves us. Take God at His word and start enjoying the Christian life as He intended. Don't allow satan to steal your joy through temptation.

Choose To Obey

We make hundreds of choices everyday. To "choose" is to select freely after considering one's options. And "making a choice" is the act of choosing.

We Must Be Like Jesus

God has given us a free will to choose between good and evil. Isaiah, prophesying concerning the coming of Jesus, said, "Curds and honey He shall eat, that He may know to refuse the evil and choose the good" (Is. 7:15).

Jesus chose good over evil. And as His disciples, we must choose good over evil

We Must Choose To Obey and Worship God

The most important thing that we choose is whether to obey God.

God said, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways" (Is. 55:8). We must choose between the sinful ways of the world and the righteous ways of God.

To Obey God, We Must Choose to Fear Him

We must choose to fear God, hence to respect and reverence Him. If we choose to reverence God, we will obey Him. If we choose not to reverence God, we will not obey Him.

David said, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Ps. 111:10). And Solomon said, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction" (Pr. 1:7). Unless we choose to fear God, we will never attain to true knowledge and wisdom.

Everyone chooses to either respect or disrespect God. Have you chosen to fear God and obey Him?

To Obey God, We Must Choose to be Humble

People who fear God, humble themselves and submit to His will (1 Pet. 5:5-6).
God alone is wise (Rom. 16:27); hence, a person desiring to become wise must submit to God and acknowledge Him in all their ways. We can't lean on our own understanding -- we must lean upon God (Pr. 3:5-8).

No man will obey God, if he is not humble. Have you chosen to be humble?

To Obey God, We Must Choose to Love Him

When Jesus was asked, which is the great commandment of the law, he said, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself'" (Matt. 22:37-39).

Paul tells us, "Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law" (Rom. 13:8).

Joh 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me:

People who FEAR, HUMBLE themselves and LOVE God: OBEY GOD!!!