Monday, April 27, 2026

Lower Back Pain

I have personally run across several people with lower back pain in the past two weeks.  It is necessary to combine science, doctors, and what God has to say in the Bible to understand what causes lower back pain.

Science identifies lower back pain.  Doctors treat the symptoms of lower back pain.  God tells us the spiritual root cause of lower back pain is fear and shows us how to pray away the causes that lead to lower back pain.  Can science and doctors show us how to heal us of lower back pain? No!  They only treat the symptoms.

There will always be a root cause for all sicknesses and diseases according to the Bible in Deuteronomy 28:15-68.  Yet, we ignore or don’t believe what the Bible tells us and we continue to suffer with sickness and disease, V. 66-67 Your life shall hang in doubt before you; you shall fear day and night, and have no assurance of life. In the morning you shall say, ‘Oh, that it were evening!’ And at evening you shall say, ‘Oh, that it were morning!’ because of the fear which terrifies your heart, and because of the sight which your eyes see.. 

Science tells us chronic stress can cause significant, long-term systemic inflammation. When stressed, the body releases hormones like cortisol and adrenaline, which in short bursts manages stress, but chronically, this causes the immune system to overproduce pro-inflammatory cytokines and reduces the body's ability to shut down inflammation. Cytokines are small proteins that act as messengers between cells, playing a vital role in the body’s immune response and inflammation.

Stress Tidbits – Interesting thing about the word “stress.” Stress originated in the 14th century by man. Anxiety originated in the 1520’s by man.  The word “fear” originated from the begging in the Bible, And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand, Genisis 9:2 KKJV. In fact, there are 457 fear results from the NKJV according to the Bible Gateway app. Just type in fear in search.  God is warning us because fear is very destructive.   

What do people declare over and over, and over?  They declare “I am so stressed out, I have anxiety.” You never hear people say “I am fearful.” They are fearful of being judged.  It is too strong of a word to declare.  Why would anyone curse their self?  James 3:10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. Stop cursing yourself. 

Lower Back Physical Characteristics

·       Pain of course

·       Specific mostly to men

·       Inflamed muscles, tendons, spinal discs, and ligaments in the back and hip.

·       Inflamed muscles and other soft tissues will rub against nerves including the sciatica.  This is where the pain comes from.

·       Sciatica nerves start at the lower and runs down the legs to the feet.  This causes muscles in the lower back, butt, and legs to tighten, and spasm.  In almost every case the pain is on the left side.

·       In every instance, the left leg will be shorter than the right leg between one and three inches.  

·       Walking from behind, I see the right shoulder lower than the left.  This is because the pain is so intense on the left side that the person will favor the right leg to help alleviate the pain when walking.

·       People are bent over as they walk because of the pain.

·       Lower back is a primary physical target by Satan

Prayer Preparations – I always pray with my eyes open because I don’t want to get slugged if evil rises up in the person, which has happened in the past.  We ask the person being prayed for to keep their eyes open throughout the prayer sessions.  Prayer warriors must read the eyes of the person they are praying for because eyes can reveal good and evil. 

Prayer For Lower Back Pain

I have the person sit down on a chair.  I keel down and I place my thumbs inside of their ankles.  I lift up their ankles (lower legs) level with the rest of their legs and I compare my thumbs and their ankles.  In all cases, the left leg will be one to three inches shorter than the right leg.  They are in need of prayer. 

·       Prayer:  Father God, in the Name of Jesus, we pray away the fears that has caused the left leg to contract and be shorter than the right leg.  We pray the left leg to grow out even with the right leg, Amen!  The left leg slowly grows out until they are the same length in every case.  We continue to pray healing and alignment up the leg to the thighs until we reach the lover back where the pain is.

·       Prayer:  Father God, in the Name of Jesus, we pray away the fears that are nesting in the lower back causing pain in the back, legs, and feet, Amen!  We continue to pray healing and alignment up to the back and neck.

Lastly, we lay hands on their head and we have the person declare and pray the following.

·       Prayer: I declare John 5:16 as truth, “Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”

·        Father God, in the name of Jesus, I confess my fears as sin and I ask you to forgive me of this sin that has caused me pain and suffering.  I declare healing in the Name of Jesus, Amen!

Tidbit #1 – Prayer for lower back pain is one the few that we see quick healing in one or two days.  Additional prayer is needed when lower back pain comes back in because of fear.

Tidbit #2 – I have learned that when I have lower back pain, I can pray for myself.  I simply pray out the fear causing the symptoms and the symptoms go away in one or two days.  Prayer and healing for myself was a process of believing that I have power and authority from God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit to pray for myself to be healed.  I continue to make myself available for prayer from others, …pray for one another, that you may be healed, James 5:16.

Dangerous Thoughts

Thoughts come from three places, thoughts from God, your thoughts, and thoughts from Satan in the form of temptation and lies.  Satan is the father of lies, John 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.  Fear is the number one weapon Satan uses to destroy and kill us.  That is why the Bible tells us not to fear so many times.

Your body is a responder to who you are in thought. It’s referred to as the mind-body connection. God already told us this, “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he,”Proverbs 23:7 NKJV. It is a biological truth that the things we think about and dwell on actually become part of who we are. We will never get to the spiritual roots of disease if we don’t first understand the biology of how our minds affect our bodies.  We cannot ignore this!

We are called to bring people out of captivity, “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound, Isaia 61:1.  We are commanded to do this: And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons (fear); they will speak with new tongues; 18they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands (pray) on the sick, and they will recover. (healed).” This is not an option for the Body of Jesus Christ.  Very basic stuff we are commanded to do.  Yet, we choose to ignore this commandment.  How do I know we are ignoring this commandment?  Because, we are riddled with sickness and disease and especially the elderly. We wake up sick and diseased and go to sleep sick and diseased even though God promises healing.  We have to pray to be in good health.

As with all prayer for healing, we will remain healed until we allow sins to come back in that led to sickness and disease symptoms.  We must counter all attacks from Satan with prayer all day and night until the symptoms minimize and eventually stop! We must pray for one another in and out of church functions constantly to bring us out of captivity from sin.  Prayer for healing is a miracle.  We can’t experience healing miracles if we don’t pray!

3 John 1:2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

*Other fear/stress/anxiety related sicknesses and diseases are heart disease, digestive disorders (IBS), depression (Proverbs 12:25), coronary artery disease, blood clots, strokes, heart failure, migraines, insomnia, disorders affecting airways or tissues such as asthma, COPD, and high blood pressure (120 million Americans).

                                                                                                                                                            Tony 4/17/26                   

Holy Spirit

I had three dear friends who I had Holy Spirit discussions recently.  One said that two thing missing in the church is the focus and yielding of the Holy Spirit. Two said they are not feeling the Holy Spirit presence as much as they want.

Holy Spirit Message

Last night I was driving to our intercessory prayer meeting and I started calling on the Holy Spirit to be present during the 12-minute drive.  I did this without ceasing until I got to the church.  Understand that I have on numerous occasions felt the presence of the Holy Spirit.  Many times, it was a heavy presence.  As I walked in, I could feel a presence a tad bit different, but I knew it was the Holy Spirit.  I felt a presence that was so special and I now know I don’t have to wait on Holy Spirit show up in church or wait for a special occasion.  I can call on the Holy Spirit and by faith, I believe in my heart that the Holy Spirit will show up.

I received a couple of things as I was praying later that night and I would like to share them with you.  In a time of trouble (rejection, unloved, stress/anxiety/fear/worry, anger, despair, loneliness, depression, hopelessness, etc.) we must remember that the Holy Spirit is “contrary” to these thoughts and spirits (Galatians 5:17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another).  In other words, the Holy Spirit will not co-habitat with unclean spirits.  Therefore, we must call on the Helper, the Holy Spirit (Holy Spirit John 14:16,26) continually during spiritual attacks and especially when praying.  Trust the Holy Spirit to help us cast out these spirits that are tormenting us. We have received power and authority from God Almighty and we must use this in spiritual warfare.  Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you Luke 10:19.

This second thing I received is about churches.  Many times, churches have received a Holy Spirit anointing and with this you will see God working in these churches in an awesome way as with missionaries, bringing people to the Lord, teachings, and prayer for self and others.  And then you see a church lose the anointing.  It is as if the anointing was for a season.  Most often it is because the church lost their way and they failed to call on the Holy Spirit for answers and to follow the Word of God.

The message I got is tied to the Holy Spirit.  We as a church body must access the power of the Holy Spirit.  We must include the Holy Spirit in everything we do throughout the day.  We must operate in the Holy Spirit and when we do this, we will see the anointing of the Holy Spirit over the body of Christ.  The church will come alive.  We can’t leave the Holy Spirit out of the church body and when praying.  We can’t just pray “In Jesus name”.  We can pray this way when led: Father God, in the name of Jesus and by the power of the Holy Spirit….. God is the head of Christ and there is an order even when we pray, But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God 1 Corinthians 11:3. Jesus himself said this in Matthew 6:6  But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. Jesus himself said to pray to God the Father first. 

Just because we are gathered in a church service, we can’t expect the Holy Spirit to automatically show up.  It doesn’t mean that a church or a few may feel the presence of the Holy Spirit.  But we can call on the Holy Spirit and the promise in His Word is that the Holy Spirit will answer us and be there in church with us as we teach, pray and seek answers.

Psalm 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”

 

Psalm 86:7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, For You will answer me

 

Psalm 91:15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.

 

Jeremiah 33:3 Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.

 

Isiah 58:9 Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer;

 

Luke 11:13 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly          Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him.”

 

John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever.  Verse 26 tells who the Helper is: But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

 

Isaiah 63:10-11 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; So, He turned Himself against them as an enemy,

And He fought against them. 11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying: “Where is He who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of His flock? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them.

 

It baffles me when I visit churches and leadership fails to call on the Holy Spirit before praise and worship, prior to the sermons, and why, we as a congregation are not led to call on the Holy Spirit either individually or in unison.  The Helper (Holy Spirit John 14:26) sent by God to us and is part of the Triune God here on earth. The most powerful presence here on earth.

I have been asking the Lord for the past three years to take me to another level.  In the last 6 months the Lord has made the Holy Spirit a focal point and I have shared this with my brothers and sisters in Christ the last couple of months as things were revealed to me

I will share tidbit that was revealed to me a couple of weeks ago. I was eating at a restaurant and it was imparted on me that we must access the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome the strongholds that really have a grip on us.  The strongholds we can’t seem to overcome no matter who prays.  We must access the Helper and the power that we have received when we were baptized with the Holy Spirit so that we can cast out those strongholds in our lives.  Acts 1:5 or John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Verse 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”  We have great power form the Holy Spirit. Why are we not accessing the Holy Spirit every day?

There are many that are hurting and are being held captive and we need to bring all out of bondage.  We need the Holy Spirit who is on earth more than ever until the coming of Jesus Christ here on earth. Tony 2-18-14

March 3, 2026 – This is just me, but I don’t invite the Holy Spirit.  The thing about invitations is people choose to come or not to come.  The Bible does not have a verse where we invite the Holy Spirit.  So, I continue to call on the Holy Spirit throughout the day.

  • I call on the Holy Spirt when I compose a teaching
  • I call on the Holy Spirit when I get stuck on how to structure a teaching sentence or paragraph 
  • I call on the Holy Spirit when I and we don’t know how to pray for others with sickness and disease
  • I call on the Holy Spirit at the beginning of a Bible study
  • I call on the Holy Spirit to show me how to pray for myself
  • I call on the Holy Spirit for answers because the Holy Spirit is never wrong 
  • I call on the Holy Spirit because God commands us to call on the Holy Spirit
  • I call on the Holy Spirit when I am in spiritual warfare

I have become one with the Holy Spirit and Holy Spirit has become one with me.  When you become one with the Holy Spirit, you become one with the spirit of God and Jesus. 1 Corinthians 6:17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

There were so many times when I didn’t get a bible study message on what to teach until two hours before everyone was showing up for Bible Study.  I never panicked because I knew God would come through for me. There are many, many times when I started a teaching and God took me in another direction.

God is faithful but He expects more from us.  Not reading the Bible consistently is not an option.  Not knowing how to fight Satan and his posse is not an option.  Not spreading the gospel is not an option.  Not praying for people is not an option.  Only by reading God’s Word will we be able to win the spiritual, emotional, and physical battle and improve our health, 3 John 1:2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

I encourage you to read at least one page in the Bible each day. I encourage you to call on the Holy Spirit throughout the day.  It will forever change your life as it has changed my life and my relationship with God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.  Amen and Amen! Tony 3-3-2026

Ephesians 5:18 Don’t be drunk with wine (and this world), because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit.  Tony 3-3-2026

Idolatry

 The teaching I put together today was motivated by an idolatry sermon and is tied to addictions and the unloving spirit.  I hope you are impacted by this teaching as I was impacted.  I included a previous teaching I put together preciously on the unloving spirit. 

Your body is a responder to who you are in thought. It’s referred to as the mind-body connection. God already told us this, “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, But his heart is not with you.” Proverbs 23:7 NKJV. It is a biological truth that the things we think about and dwell on actually become part of who we are. We will never get to the spiritual roots of disease if we don’t first understand the biology of how our minds affect our bodies. 

 

Idolatry – Idolatry is the excessive devotion, reverence, or worship of any person, idea, or object over God.  It acts as a spiritual, emotional, or physical replacement for God, commonly manifesting as worship of money, power, fame, objects, or self. Consequences include spiritual emptiness, mental and physical illnesses, broken relationships.  Overcoming idolatry requires refocusing on God and His Word.

Different Forms of Idolatry

  • Physical Idols:  Ancient Israelites often worshipped idols made of wood, gold, or stone, such as the Golden Calf (Exodus 32) or figures representing Canaanite gods like Baal and Asherah.  Exodus 20:3-5 You shall have no other gods before Me. 4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me.

Interesting how worshiping physical idols are tied to iniquities leading to generational sin all the way down to the present.  Carved images include crosses we wear.  Jesus died on the cross as an atonement for our sins. Would we do the same? Our spiritual connection to God is not through carved images. 

  • Modern/Internal Idols: Anything that absorbs the heart, mind, and imagination more than God, such as career success, wealth, reputation, credentials, education/degrees, or hobbies. God want us to seek Him first!

Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Proverbs 3:6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Psalm 63:1 O God, You are my God; I earnestly search for you…

  • Relational Idols: Making family or romantic partners more important than God. 

When we make family or romantic partners more important than God, we are out of order says 1 Corinthians 11:3 But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.  When we make God first in everything we do and follow His Word, it makes God more important and makes our relationships better.

  • Self-Idolatry: Placing one's own desires, pride, or intellect above God and His Word.  It is especially prevalent with addictions. Addiction is the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity.  It includes psychology, addictions.  Psychology addictions are defined as a chronic relapsing brain issues characterized by compulsive substance use or behavior despite harmful consequences. It involves functional changes to brain circuits related to reward, stress, and self-control, leading to intense cravings, loss of control, and neglect of daily responsibilities.

Common Addictions – Nicotine/caping, alcohol, drugs (illegal and prescription), caffeine (coffee and power drinks), gambling), social media, food, shopping, work, video games, television, sports, and apps like U-Tube, Netflix, HBO, Prime, and Apple TV to name a few.  These take us away from God.

To understand the addiction concept, we must understand the primary causes of the addictions. From a biblical perspective, addictions are understood as a form of idolatry, defined as "idols of the heart." In this view, addictions are more than just a physical or psychological dependency; it is a spiritual issue where a substance or behavior replaces God as the primary source of comfort, security, and peace.

The Primary Spiritual Root of Addictions

The primary cause of addictions is the unloving spirit.  The unloving spirit is contrary to God’s love.  God’s love is the greatest gift, 1 Corinthians 13: 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Where Does the Unloving Spirit Come From?

We have been so tragically victimized in the family.  The failure in all family problems begins with the man.  The salvation of the entire family should begin with the salvation of the father/husband in the home.  God did not create woman to be the spiritual leader of the home; He created the man to be the leader.  The Bible says the head of the woman is the man, 1 Corinthians 11:3.  Fathers have a great responsibility to declare love to his self, the family, God, His Son, and the Holy Spirit.  How often do you declare your love?

When ministering to people my first questions are: 1. what is your relationship with your earthy father and 2. Has your father ever said these words to you “I love you” or if he did, you did not believe him because of the way he treated you?  Another question to ask is “Was your father engaged in your life?”

An Unloving spirit enters you when you have been rejected most often by your earthly father. The dad whose responsibility is to shower the children and mother with God’s love.  Specifically, declaring these words “I love you” over and over throughout their lives.  When someone who is supposed to represent God to you treats you badly, it creates a breach that only God can heal.  Many times, an Unloving spirit enters you because you have been a victim of abuse from others.  The people victimizing you will tell you it is all your fault. This happens in marriages, in families, and in any relationship.  God intended the father/husband to be in charge and represent himself as Godly figure to the family, as Christ is to the church.  Any violation of that produces an Unloving spirit.

The Unloving spirit and fear are linked together.  Both are antichrist.  An Unloving spirit is deeply rooted in fear.  Fear you do not like yourself, you are afraid of yourself, and fearful of what others may think about you. All of this is fearing into the future every hour day and even when we are sleeping.  Satan knows this and will continue to keep you in captivity with fear and the unloving spirit.  Fear will only go away by praying fear away.

The Progression of the Unloving Spirit

  1. Feeling unloved or not worthy to be loved – This brings fear of not being loved.  The parents and especially the head of the family (father) failed to say “I love you.”
  2. Rejection – Rejection from not being loved.
  3. Anger – Angry because of not being loved or worth to be loved, and rejection.
  4. Bitterness – Bitterness comes from anger built up over the years and even decades.
  5. Unforgiveness – Not able to forgive those who hurt you because of the bitterness and anger.
  6. Hatred – Extreme dislike at those who refuses to love them.
  7. Depression – This is from fear, Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression. NKJV.
  8. Addictions – Turning to addictions to fill the unloving void that will not fill the void.

Addictions have become their idols.  When you find an addiction in ministry, you will find multiple addictions.  This holds true for all ages.  Can you imagine how many sicknesses and diseases come from not being unloved and especially as we get into our sixties, seventies, and eighties?

Ministry For the Unloving Spirit

The ministry for the unloving spirit is not rocket science.  We teach people the causes of the unloving spirit and how to be delivered through scripture, prayer and our declarations.

Prayer: We confess unloving, rejection, anger, bitterness, unforgiveness, hatred, and depression as sin to God. We ask forgiveness of our sins, and cast away all these sins in the name of Jesus. This must be done throughout the day every time Satan reminds us that we are not loved. 

Understand, that the unloving spirit has been tormenting us since Adam and Eve.  We must consider that the previous generations passed down the unloving spirit and to our current generations as well.  There is a prayer for canceling the unloving spirit from the previous generations because God give us power and authority as disciples, Luke 9:1 Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.  Luke 10:19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 

Prayer: Father God, in the name of Jesus, I cancel the unloving spirit from the previous generations.  I cancel the unloving spirit as a partaker of the generational unloving spirit.  I cancel the unloving spirit in my children as a partaker of this generational unloving spirit that came down from me.  Amen!

What are the weapons against the unloving spirit? Using scripture as a basis of our declaration of prayer and prayer from us as the Holy Spirt leads us. 

Let us pray:  I receive God’s perfect love that casts out all fears that led to an unloving spirit.  I declare 1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. Amen!  Fear attacks us 24/7.  We must counter fear with 1 John 4:18. This scripture works only if you believe what God tells us in the Bible.  If fear is the biggest issue in the Bible, fear should be our biggest issue we must confront with our prayers to bring out of captivity.

Healing is a process.  The illnesses we have had for decades requires ongoing prayer until the illnesses are not an issue anymore.  We can’t afford to bring back the sin that caused the illnesses.  If we do, we will have to start the prayers over again to be healed.

We cannot continue to ignore what Jesus showed us to do in His ministry.  We must teach people how to come out of captivity thorough teaching and prayer in the church.  We must continue to pray without ceasing 1 Thessalonians 5:17 before, during, and after every church function.  Key to healing in today’s world is making yourself available for prayer so that you may be healed.  James 5:16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.  

Holy Spirit

 Holy Spirit Message – 2-18-2014

Last night I was driving to our intercessory prayer meeting and I started calling on the Holy Spirit to be present during the 12-minute drive.  I did this without ceasing until I got to the church.  Understand that I have on numerous occasions felt the presence of the Holy Spirit.  Many times, it was a heavy presence.  As I walked in, I could feel a presence a tad bit different, but I knew it was the Holy Spirit.  I felt a presence that was so special and I now know I don’t have to wait on Holy Spirit show up in church or wait for a special occasion.  I can call on the Holy Spirit and by faith, I believe in my heart that the Holy Spirit will show up.

I received a couple of things as I was praying later that night and I would like to share them with you.  In a time of trouble (rejection, unloved, stress/anxiety/fear/worry, anger, despair, loneliness, depression, hopelessness, etc.) we must remember that the Holy Spirit is “contrary” to these thoughts and spirits (Galatians 5:17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another).  In other words, the Holy Spirit will not co-habitat with unclean spirits.  Therefore, we must call on the Helper, the Holy Spirit (Holy Spirit John 14:16,26) continually during spiritual attacks and especially when praying.  Trust the Holy Spirit to help us cast out these spirits that are tormenting us. We have received power and authority from God Almighty and we must use this in spiritual warfare.  Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you Luke 10:19.

This second thing I received is about churches.  Many times, churches have received a Holy Spirit anointing and with this you will see God working in these churches in an awesome way as with missionaries, bringing people to the Lord, teachings, and prayer for self and others.  And then you see a church lose the anointing.  It is as if the anointing was for a season.  Most often it is because the church lost their way and they failed to call on the Holy Spirit for answers and to follow the Word of God.

The message I got is tied to the Holy Spirit.  We as a church body must access the power of the Holy Spirit.  We must include the Holy Spirit in everything we do throughout the day.  We must operate in the Holy Spirit and when we do this, we will see the anointing of the Holy Spirit over the body of Christ.  The church will come alive.  We can’t leave the Holy Spirit out of the church body and when praying.  We can’t just pray “In Jesus name”.  We can pray this way when led: Father God, in the name of Jesus and by the power of the Holy Spirit….. God is the head of Christ and there is an order even when we pray, But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God 1 Corinthians 11:3. Jesus himself said this in Matthew 6:6  But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. Jesus himself said to pray to God the Father first. 

Just because we are gathered in a church service, we can’t expect the Holy Spirit to automatically show up.  It doesn’t mean that a church or a few may feel the presence of the Holy Spirit.  But we can call on the Holy Spirit and the promise in His Word is that the Holy Spirit will answer us and be there in church with us as we teach, pray and seek answers.

Psalm 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”

 

Psalm 86:7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, For You will answer me

 

Psalm 91:15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.

 

Jeremiah 33:3 Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.

 

Isiah 58:9 Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer;

 

Luke 11:13 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly          Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him.”

 

John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever.  Verse 26 tells who the Helper is: But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

 

Isaiah 63:10-11 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; So, He turned Himself against them as an enemy,

And He fought against them. 11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying: “Where is He who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of His flock? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them.

 

It baffles me when I visit churches and leadership fails to call on the Holy Spirit before praise and worship, prior to the sermons, and why, we as a congregation are not led to call on the Holy Spirit either individually or in unison.  The Helper (Holy Spirit John 14:26) sent by God to us and is part of the Triune God here on earth. The most powerful presence here on earth.

I have been asking the Lord for the past three years to take me to another level.  In the last 6 months the Lord has made the Holy Spirit a focal point and I have shared this with my brothers and sisters in Christ the last couple of months as things were revealed to me

I will share tidbit that was revealed to me a couple of weeks ago. I was eating at a restaurant and it was imparted on me that we must access the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome the strongholds that really have a grip on us.  The strongholds we can’t seem to overcome no matter who prays.  We must access the Helper and the power that we have received when we were baptized with the Holy Spirit so that we can cast out those strongholds in our lives.  Acts 1:5 or John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Verse 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”  We have great power form the Holy Spirit. Why are we not accessing the Holy Spirit every day?

There are many that are hurting and are being held captive and we need to bring all out of bondage.  We need the Holy Spirit who is on earth more than ever until the coming of Jesus Christ here on earth. Tony 2-18-14

March 3, 2026 – This is just me, but I don’t invite the Holy Spirit.  The thing about invitations is people choose to come or not to come.  The Bible does not have a verse where we invite the Holy Spirit.  So, I continue to call on the Holy Spirit throughout the day.

·       I call on the Holy Spirt when I compose a teaching

·       I call on the Holy Spirit when I get stuck on how to structure a teaching sentence or paragraph 

·       I call on the Holy Spirit when I and we don’t know how to pray for others with sickness and disease

·       I call on the Holy Spirit at the beginning of a Bible study

·       I call on the Holy Spirit to show me how to pray for myself

·       I call on the Holy Spirit for answers because the Holy Spirit is never wrong 

·       I call on the Holy Spirit because God commands us to call on the Holy Spirit

·       I call on the Holy Spirit when I am in spiritual warfare

I have become one with the Holy Spirit and Holy Spirit has become one with me.  When you become one with the Holy Spirit, you become one with the spirit of God and Jesus. 1 Corinthians 6:17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

There were so many times when I didn’t get a message on what to teach until two hours before everyone was showing up for Bible Study.  I never panicked because I knew God would come through for me. There are many, many times when I started a teaching and God took me in another direction.

God is faithful but He expects more from us.  Not reading the Bible consistently is not an option.  Not knowing how to fight Satan and his posse is not an option.  Not spreading the gospel is not an option.  Not praying for people is not an option.  Only by reading God’s Word will we be able to win the spiritual, mental, and physical battle and improve our health, 3 John 1:2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

I encourage you to read at least one page in the Bible each day. I encourage you to call on the Holy Spirit throughout the day.  It will forever change your life as it has changed my life and my relationship with God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.  Amen and Amen! Tony 3-3-2026

Ephesians 5:18 Don’t be drunk with wine (and this world), because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit.  Tony 3-3-2026