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The Pulse of the Kingdom

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Serving as the Lifeblood of the Body

Beloved, hear what the Spirit says to the Body: If serving is not flowing through you, then the heartbeat of the Kingdom is not in you. Let us examine ourselves—not to despair, but to return quickly to His side. It does not matter what we build, what we declare, or how loudly we sing—if the blood of the Lamb is in us, then the love of the Lamb must flow out of us. Serving as the pulse of the Kingdom is not a ministry—it is identity. It is not an action—it is a manifestation of union with Messiah.

“By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another.” — John 13:35, NASB

We cannot be in Him and remain unmoved by need. We cannot abide in the Vine and bear no fruit. The moment the pulse stops, the Body collapses. So it is with every soul that ceases to serve. God is love. And love serves. This truth is not seasonal. It is eternal. It flows from the throne of God like a river, and wherever that river flows, it gives life.

Serving in Love

Serving in love and humility

A Servant King Rules the Kingdom

The Kingdom has a King—and He is not seated on a throne demanding honor. He is robed in humility, kneeling with a towel. Yeshua, Son of the Living God, stooped to wash feet not once but forever. And all who walk with Him will take the basin and follow. The true glory of God is revealed in this: He serves.

“If I, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” — John 13:14, NASB

There is no crown without a cross, and there is no greatness without service. In the Kingdom, the lowest place is the nearest place to God. We descend to ascend. We give all to gain Him. If you have truly seen His face, you will long to pour yourself out for others. You will not ask, “Should I serve?” You will cry, “How can I love Him more?”

The Pulse Does Not Stop

Serving as the pulse of the Kingdom means it cannot be occasional. You cannot schedule a heartbeat. You cannot decide when it flows. This is why true service must be born of the Spirit—not pressure, not pride, not position. Only intimacy sustains the pulse.

“The love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all…so that those who live would no longer live for themselves.” — 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, NASB

When you walk with the Servant-King, His love compels you. It moves in you like blood, pulsing life into the Church. It nourishes the Body. It warms cold hearts. It revives what religion has dried out. It finds the feet no one else will touch. It carries burdens no one else will see. Beloved, this is not a burden—it is the joy of those who dwell in Him.

The Church Lives When It Bleeds Love

The Church does not thrive by strategy or spectacle. She lives when she bleeds. Not with empty effort, but with the precious pulse of Heaven flowing through her members. When each one gives, when each one moves with the rhythm of the Spirit, the Body becomes radiant and whole.

“From Him the whole body…causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.” — Ephesians 4:16, NASB

You were not redeemed to rest in apathy—but to rest in Him, and rise in love. You were redeemed to rise and serve. He did not rescue you so you could observe—He saved you so that His life would become your own. This is not religion. This is resurrection. This is what it means to carry the pulse of the Kingdom within your chest.

We Are People of the Blood and the Basin

Do you not know? The blood that saved you is the same blood that calls you. He poured out everything—now He invites you to do the same. We are not people who admire the cross; we are people who take it up daily. We are not servants once—we are servants always.

Serving as the pulse of the Kingdom means we do not need recognition. We do not need applause. We only need Him. He is our portion. And if He stooped low, we will stoop lower still. The towel is not a lesser ministry. It is the ministry of Heaven. When we serve, we bear His likeness.

Flow through me, O pulse of grace, where mercy must be born—
Let every beat I offer serve the lost, the crushed, the torn.
If You have knelt, then so will I, until I see Your face—
And lift the low with nail-scarred hands, sustained by sacred pace.

The pulse of Heaven beats with love, and those who walk with Him cannot help but move.

Prayer

O Yeshua, Servant and King, awaken our hearts again to the holy call to serve. Forgive us when we have made worship about sound but not sacrifice. Let Your pulse be felt in us again—strong, steady, unstoppable. Make us people who wash feet in secret, who carry burdens with joy, and who serve not from duty but from love. Strip us of pride. Fill us with fire. Until Your whole Body lives and breathes and moves in the power of love. In Your holy Name, amen.

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Life in the Father’s House

There Is No Place Better

“See how great a love the Father has given us, that we would be called children of God; and in fact we are!”
—1 John 3:1 (NASB)

Come home, beloved. There is no place better than Life in the Father’s House. The ache in your heart, the weariness in your bones, the battle in your mind—all of it finds peace in the Father’s house. You were not made for the far country. You were not designed to dwell among the swine of shame and regret. You were made for communion, for sonship, for joy. And that joy is not a fleeting feeling. It is the presence of the Father Himself.

There is healing, there is grace, there is joy, but there is the presence of the Father.

When the prodigal son arose and returned, he did not find a cold reception. He found a Father who ran. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him” (Luke 15:20, NASB). That is the image of the Father—watching, waiting, running to meet you before you even finish your apology.

When the Father sees you coming home, He doesn’t wait on the porch—He runs to embrace you. There is no place better. 🕊️

In the Father’s house, nothing is missing. “The Lord is my Shepherd, I will not be in need” (Psalm 23:1, NASB). You are not tolerated in His courts—you are treasured. Life in the Father’s House means the voices of condemnation cannot follow you into His presence. The accuser is silenced. “There is now no condemnation at all for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1, NASB).

And yet, the greatest gift of the Father’s house is not peace, or provision, or even pardon. It is presence. “Better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere” (Psalm 84:10, NASB). There is no place better, because there is no Person greater. He is the prize. His nearness is the treasure. In His presence, “is fullness of joy; in Your right hand there are pleasures forever” (Psalm 16:11, NASB).

You may feel unworthy. But your worth was never the price. The blood of Yeshua is. He gave Himself not only to rescue you from sin, but to bring you into the house again—to dwell, not visit. “For through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father” (Ephesians 2:18, NASB). It is Life in the Father’s House that offers this belonging.

Don’t let shame keep you from the doorway. Don’t let failure chain you to the porch. The Father is not inside waiting for a cleaned-up version of you. He steps out to meet you, robe in hand, ring in reach. You do not need to earn your place—you need only to come. “The one who comes to Me I certainly will not cast out” (John 6:37, NASB).

In the Father’s house, every room holds redemption. Every corner echoes with songs of mercy. Every meal is a feast of restoration. And at the center of it all is the Father Himself—rejoicing over His children, dwelling among them. “I will be their God, and they will be My people, and I will dwell among them” (Revelation 21:3, NASB).

So stop running. Stop performing. Stop hiding. You were never created to live apart from Him. Come to the place where the lights never go out, where the door never closes, where love never leaves. Come to the Father’s house and experience the true essence of Life in the Father’s House.

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O house of my Father, Your gates call me near,
Where mercy flows freely and love casts out fear.
Your voice I will follow, Your presence my song—
In the home of my God, forever I belong.

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Prayer

Father, I hear You calling. I know the world cannot give me what You already have prepared for me. I let go of my shame, my striving, my sorrow. Wash me in Your mercy. Cover me in Your love. Let me live not as a wanderer, but as Your child—resting, rejoicing, and returning to You daily. Let my heart stay anchored in Your presence. There is no place better. In Yeshua’s holy name, Amen.

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La Vida en la Casa del Padre: No Hay Lugar Mejor

“¡Mirad cuán gran amor nos ha otorgado el Padre, para que seamos llamados hijos de Dios; y eso somos!”

—1 Juan 3:1 (NBLA)

Vuelve a casa, amado. No hay lugar mejor. El vacío en tu corazón, el cansancio en tus huesos, la batalla en tu mente—todo encuentra paz en la casa del Padre. No fuiste creado para el país lejano. No fuiste diseñado para habitar entre los cerdos de la vergüenza y el remordimiento. Fuiste hecho para la comunión, para la filiación, para el gozo. Y ese gozo no es una emoción pasajera. Es la presencia del Padre mismo.

Hay sanidad, hay gracia, hay gozo, pero está la presencia del Padre.

Cuando el hijo pródigo se levantó y regresó, no encontró una recepción fría. Encontró a un Padre que corrió a su encuentro. “Y cuando todavía estaba lejos, su padre lo vio y sintió compasión por él; y corrió, se echó sobre su cuello y lo besó” (Lucas 15:20, NBLA). Esa es la imagen del Padre—vigilando, esperando, corriendo a encontrarte antes de que termines tu disculpa.

En la casa del Padre, no falta nada. “El Señor es mi pastor, nada me faltará” (Salmo 23:1, NBLA). No eres tolerado en Sus atrios—eres atesorado. Las voces de condenación no pueden seguirte hasta Su presencia. El acusador es silenciado. “Por tanto, ahora no hay condenación para los que están en Cristo Jesús” (Romanos 8:1, NBLA).

Y sin embargo, el mayor regalo de la casa del Padre no es la paz, ni la provisión, ni siquiera el perdón. Es Su presencia. “Mejor es un día en Tus atrios que mil fuera de ellos” (Salmo 84:10, NBLA). No hay lugar mejor, porque no hay Persona mayor. Él es el premio. Su cercanía es el tesoro. En Su presencia, “hay plenitud de gozo; en Tu diestra, deleites para siempre” (Salmo 16:11, NBLA).

Puede que te sientas indigno. Pero tu valor nunca fue el precio. La sangre de Yeshúa lo es. Él se entregó no solo para rescatarte del pecado, sino para traerte de vuelta a la casa—para habitar, no solo visitar. “Porque por medio de Él los unos y los otros tenemos nuestra entrada al Padre en un mismo Espíritu” (Efesios 2:18, NBLA).

No dejes que la vergüenza te detenga en la puerta. No dejes que el fracaso te encadene al umbral. El Padre no está adentro esperando una versión pulida de ti. Él sale a tu encuentro, túnica en mano, anillo al alcance. No necesitas ganarte tu lugar—solo necesitas venir. “Al que viene a Mí, de ningún modo lo echaré fuera” (Juan 6:37, NBLA).

En la casa del Padre, cada habitación guarda redención. Cada rincón resuena con cánticos de misericordia. Cada comida es un banquete de restauración. Y en el centro de todo está el Padre mismo—regocijándose por Sus hijos, habitando entre ellos. “Y oí una gran voz que decía desde el trono: ‘El tabernáculo de Dios está entre los hombres, y Él habitará entre ellos; y ellos serán Su pueblo, y Dios mismo estará entre ellos’” (Apocalipsis 21:3, NBLA).

Así que deja de huir. Deja de actuar. Deja de esconderte. Nunca fuiste creado para vivir lejos de Él. Ven al lugar donde las luces nunca se apagan, donde la puerta nunca se cierra, donde el amor nunca se va. Ven a la casa del Padre.

Truth

Blessed Called Healed and Whole

Beloved, receive this truth spoken over you by the Spirit of God. You are blessed beyond measure, chosen by the Father before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight (Ephesians 1:4). You are called with a holy calling, not according to your works but according to His own purpose and grace (2 Timothy 1:9). The Lord has summoned you by name; you are His (Isaiah 43:1).

You are loved with an everlasting love; therefore, He draws you with lovingkindness (Jeremiah 31:3). You are forgiven of all your sins and washed in the precious blood of Jesus (1 John 1:9; Ephesians 1:7). You are redeemed from the hand of the enemy and transferred into the kingdom of His beloved Son (Colossians 1:13).

You are healed by the stripes of Jesus; He took up your infirmities and bore your diseases (Isaiah 53:5; Matthew 8:17). You are whole, complete in Him who is the head over every power and authority (Colossians 2:10). You are renewed day by day; though outwardly you may be wasting away, inwardly you are being renewed (2 Corinthians 4:16).

You are highly favored, for the Lord is with you (Luke 1:28). His favor surrounds you as with a shield (Psalm 5:12). You are anointed by the Holy One, and His anointing teaches you about all things (1 John 2:20, 27). You are empowered by the Holy Spirit to be His witness to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8).

You are a new creation in Christ; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come (2 Corinthians 5:17). You are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:21). You are sanctified and set apart for God’s holy purposes (1 Corinthians 6:11). You are a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession (1 Peter 2:9).

You are the light of the world; a city set on a hill cannot be hidden (Matthew 5:14). You are the salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13). You are an ambassador for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through you (2 Corinthians 5:20). You are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for you to do (Ephesians 2:10).

You are victorious, for everyone born of God overcomes the world (1 John 5:4). You are more than a conqueror through Him who loves you (Romans 8:37). You are an overcomer by the blood of the Lamb and the word of your testimony (Revelation 12:11). Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4).

You are seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 2:6). You are a citizen of heaven, and your life is hidden with Christ in God (Philippians 3:20; Colossians 3:3). Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God (1 Corinthians 6:19).

You are protected, for the Lord is your refuge and fortress (Psalm 91:2). No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that rises against you in judgment you shall condemn (Isaiah 54:17). You are safe, for the name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe (Proverbs 18:10).

You are not alone, for He has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5). You are guided, for the steps of a righteous person are ordered by the Lord (Psalm 37:23). You are heard, for the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are attentive to their cry (Psalm 34:15).

You are strong in the Lord and in His mighty power (Ephesians 6:10). You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you (Philippians 4:13). You are filled with all the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:19). You are rooted and grounded in love (Ephesians 3:17).

You are free, for where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom (2 Corinthians 3:17). You are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are His child, God has made you also an heir (Galatians 4:7). You are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus (Romans 3:24).

You are blessed in the city and blessed in the country (Deuteronomy 28:3). You are blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out (Deuteronomy 28:6). The Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only and not beneath (Deuteronomy 28:13).

May the Lord bless you and keep you; may He make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; may He turn His face toward you and give you peace (Numbers 6:24–26).

May His favor be upon you, and a thousand generations, and your family, and your children, and their children, and their children (Exodus 20:6; Psalm 103:17).

May His presence go before you, and behind you, and beside you, all around you, and within you; He is with you (Deuteronomy 31:8; Isaiah 52:12).

In the morning, in the evening, in your coming and your going, in your weeping and rejoicing, He is for you (Psalm 30:5; Romans 8:31).

The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still (Exodus 14:14). Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you (1 Peter 5:7). He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak (Isaiah 40:29).

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13).

Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen (Ephesians 3:20–21).

Therefore, beloved, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:58). Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go (Joshua 1:9).

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all (2 Corinthians 13:14).

Let’s come before him today with thanksgiving for everything He has done for us!

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