Greetings to all of you in the name of the Highest!

Today, we are living in a vital time in history. Many of God’s sons are taking a stand to get the job done!  There are some who have gotten hurt in the past, but are now being restored as Kings and Priests in the earth realm.

In these last days, it is not going to be church as usual where people just go because thousands of other people attend.  People are hungering and thirsting for a more intimate relationship with God.  They are being led by the Holy Spirit to specific places where God has their breakthroughs already planned out.

It’s a new day!  Do you know, that all of heaven’s power, resides on the inside of every born-again believer?  Unfortunately, God’s power is sitting dormant in too many hearts of some believers when it should be in full operation.  The Word of God that you have received over the years is still in your heart and ready to be awakened.  It is tied to your next breakthrough.

It is time to stir yourself up and take off — all limits!  God has an assignment for you and He is ready to release all of heaven’s provision and power for you to get the job done.

You cannot even imagine what God has in store for you.  Just watch your dreams and desires come to pass today, as your participate in the kingdom of God system at a greater level.

Trust me when I say this…You are royalty, born from a kingdom above, and you cannot be stopped! You have the blessing —— Glory!   Dear friend, before I start shouting and running around my study room, I want to say that I appreciate your support and know that the best is headed your way!  Please enjoy this month’s issue of Walking In The Promise, Shalom!

Walking in the Promise,
Mark A Thomas

Romans 12:1-2 – “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.”

Listen up! When you get up in the morning, give up an extra 15 minutes of your sleep so you can pray for your day.This is what I did, and as time progresses, you will begin to expand your time because of the results of prayer in your life. Whatever you do, do not allow the world to dictate your relationship with your God!

Remember, you have a covenant with Him, and you do not want to break that fellowship with him. This is what makes Him draw closer to you, your communication with Him.

“Be not conformed to this world!”

Jerem. 1:4-5 says before we were even in the womb, He knew us. So many people miss their destiny in God. Some miss their destiny because they don’t know they have one. People are constantly doing things outside of their destiny. We can effectively block our own prosperity when we operate outside the will of God. We must know His Word to know His will.

Hosea 4:6 says we are destroyed for lack of knowledge because we have rejected knowledge.

Leadership is hard work. There are continual possibilities of failure, personal limitations and barriers to overcome, persistent disappointments. Leadership is not easy and has never been easy. HOWEVER, THERE ARE UNIQUE QUALITIES THAT AS CHAMPIONS/LEADERS WE ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP IN OUR MINDS THAT CAUSE US NOT ONLY TO SURVIVE, BUT TO THRIVE IN OUR ROLES.

With these qualities of mental fitness, champion leaders operate offensively rather than defensively and, as a result, see their visions and goals become realities. Listed are key elements that must be cultivated in or to WIN.

1. An optimistic attitude. Your attitude is the outward expression of everything that you are. It is not enough for a champion leader to perform well, only to have a negative attitude lurking in the deep recesses of their hearts and minds. This is because what is in the heart will eventually be made know to everyone around you. A good attitude is not the result of agreeable circumstances, but the willingness to choose optimism and hope in the face of adversity. It is a defining characteristic of a champion leader (Pro. 23:7).

2. The ability to bounce back. When you come to terms with the reality that a champion leader is not an easy path, you will be one step closer to possessing an ability to bounce back after temporary disappointments and defeats. As a champion leader we have a personality that is tough and strong (John 16:33).

3. A solution-minded approach to problems. Champion leaders know that there is a right way and a wrong way to respond to stress. One sends you spiraling down into a whirlwind of despair and “I quits.” The other, more constructive approach to stress causes the champion leader to shine with an objective approach and creativity to solutions (John 16:13).

4. Continuous mental exercise. A weak mind is the mark of a lazy person. No matter where you currently are in your mental development, continual mental exercise will make your mind stronger and clearer for leadership. Every waking moment you have an opportunity to exercise your mind, to increase your understanding and wisdom in any given subject. The sky is the limit. Make a decision today to engage continuously in mental exercise. Soon, powerful leadership skills will be as natural for you as breathing in and breathing out (Pro. 19:8). To be a goood leader of others, you must first be able to lead yourself. So, force yourself to remain cheerful and optimistic in the face of adversity. When you focus on this attribute, you will also empower others to follow in your footsteps.

We move from ordinary leaders to extraordinary leaders by making some decisive steps of progression. Decide that from now on, your responses will be positive and constructive, no matter how stressed you may feel on the inside. Remember, tough times never last, but tough people do.

Born again believers have been washed in the Blood of Jesus and have taken their rightful places in the earth realm as Kings and Priests of the Most High God. Kings and Priests share in a divine relationship with a common purpose, keeping their minds focused on the needs of others. Kingdom authority has been made available in order to dictate every aspect of life. A new awakening by the Spirit has arrested the souls of many, and a New Breed of Kings and Priests is running with the baton and transforming societies. Because they have the Blessing, they have the power to surpass all limitations “suddenly” and “on the spot.” Supernatural manifestations have been witnessed throughout the earth continually. All of the families of the earth are blessed as every need has been met. The glorious church is prepared for His return. Kings and priests rule and reign in the earth forever and ever. Hallelujah! Glory to God!

From times past to times present, the body of Christ has developed in the knowledge of the truth. However, according to the Word of God, there are still some things that are not yet done. God has said in His Word that He has declared the end from the beginning. In other words, He is going to reveal the end, in the earth realm by His Spirit, as it was declared in the beginning. God also said that He has put His Words in the mouth of kings and priests so that the heavens can be planted in the earth. There are some things that you must settle in your spirit and some truths that must be spoken in order to pull down from heaven every supernatural resource needed to get the job done.

[Earnestly] remember the former things, [which I did] of old; for I am God, and there is no one else; I am God, and there is none like Me. Declaring the end and the result from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure and purpose.
– Isaiah 46:9-10 (Amp)

And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth
– Revelation 5:10 (KJV)

And there shall be no more night there; they have no need for lamplight or sunlight, for the Lord God will illuminate them and be their light, and they shall reign [as kings] forever and ever (through the eternities of the eternities).
– Revelation 22: 5 (Amp)

The End Revealed From the Beginning
With just an image of the end, you cannot expect to get a full understanding of what it means to be a king or a priest. Chances are, you will end up with a distorted image. So, let’s go back to the beginning to see how God declares the end at the beginning. Remember in Genesis 1:26 when God said “Let Us” make man in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority …? Here, God is talking about the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. We know that God has all dominion and power, and Jesus is our eternal High Priest. Revelations 17:14 also describes Jesus as King of kings and Lord of lords. We were made in the image of a King and a Priest. So God was saying, let the mind of a King make another king and allow an eternal Priest to make another priest. This tells us that man was designed to function in the earth as kings and priests, and Genesis 1:27 confirms that God created man in His own complete image.

God declared that man would have dominion over everything on the earth. As a king, you have the right to walk in complete authority in every aspect of life. However, did you know that both a sinner and the believer operate in dominion? You do not have to know Jesus to operate in dominion. Dominion is part of the DNA of man. The difference lies in the “blessing.” See, God created man with dominion, but He did not create him with the blessing. He gave him the blessing! He gave him the blessing because the blessing will allow him to do what he is called to do in the earth realm. Say “I have the blessing on me.”

Adam had been empowered to take over the entire earth. He communicated with God directly by the Spirit and he operated through a heavenly government. We know that Adam sinned and lost the blessing, and along with that, he lost his ability to function divinely on earth. As a result, all of his efforts were subjected to toiling. No longer was he able to achieve anything without sweating, hustling or working hard. He found himself operating through the world system of government rather than God’s system of government.

God provided a way for us to find our way back to having complete authority so that His purpose in the earth could be fulfilled. It is important to know that it was through the Blood of Jesus that we have been brought back to God’s original plan – restored to righteousness (right standing with God) where we can represent the government of God without limitations, and where we can comprehend the things of God “by His Spirit.”

Take the Limits Off
As a king, you cannot allow reports about the world economy to dictate your position in God’s kingdom. Satan will attempt to make you believe that the world economy must get better before things can get better. He is trying to influence the way you look at things so that he can shut down your authority and keep you in an environment where there is no peace, no victory, no healing, no financial seed or word seed and no power. He is trying to get you to believe the wrong report. The Devil is a liar! Listen, he has been lying from the beginning. If you are waiting on the president for your next breakthrough, you are depending on the wrong source. Remember that you are governed by a different economy – the kingdom of God economy. Every king has been chosen to transform societies as we know it, right in the face of the wicked. The question is: Whose report will you believe?

… A man can receive nothing [he can claim nothing, he can take unto himself nothing] except as it has been granted to him from heaven. [A man must be content to receive the gift which is given him from heaven; there is no other source.]
– John 3:27 (Amp)

Are you ready to take the limits off? Say “It’s time to take the limits off.” Amen.

Taking the limits off is going to require some revelation. First of all, you have to know who you are supposed to be, and you have to be able to receive this by the Spirit and not by our own intellect.

Say “I am a king!” or say “I am a priest!”

You have to be able to comprehend the things of God by the Spirit the same way that Adam did before he fell, because God reveals things by the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 2:9, 11. As a matter of fact, on this very principle Jesus said that He would build His church. When Jesus asked his disciples “who do men say that I am,” they could not discern the truth. In other words, they could only guess and repeat what others were saying about Jesus. But when Peter answered, he did not use his own logic, he had the ability to receive directly from heaven, by the Spirit, and he said “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Jesus let it be known that the way that you communicate with God is the way that He is going to establish His government and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. And then He gave Peter the keys to the kingdom. Matthew 16:16-19.

Secondly, you have to speak one language, and that language must line up with the Word of God. As a king, you have the authority to plant the heavens in the earth. Whatever you speak, you are planting, laying foundation, establishing courses and shaping destiny. You can exercise heaven’s authority by speaking words of truth. But if you do not remember who you are, you will find yourself speaking things that are beneath your kingdom authority. You cannot go around sayings things like, “I don’t have this” or “I can’t do that,” “I only have two dollars,” “My head is killing me” or “I am sick and tired of these children.” Think about it. Would you really want to see these results? None of this type of language is in heaven. You are a part of a royal priesthood! In other words, you should be speaking words of truth, using God’s Word to bring fourth life and harvest in your life and the lives of others. You should be speaking and responding in the same manner as Jesus Christ. Never abandon your royal language.

Third, you must trust God and know that He will bring it to pass. So let us seize and hold fast and retain without wavering the hope we cherish and confess and our acknowledgment of it, for He Who promised is reliable (sure) and faithful to His word. Hebrews 10:23.

And I have put My words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of Mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art My people.
– Isaiah 51:16 (KJV)

A New Breed of Kings and Priests
This new breed of kings and priests has the right image of who they are; they can hear God clearly when He speaks, and can receive revelation by the Spirit. This new bread represents the anointing of God and they are willing to endure. This new breed is kingdom minded and imitates an eternal government, set out to transform societies. This new breed of kings and priests is a complete image of Jesus Christ.

In track and field, I ran the 440 relay. I ran the last leg, the fourth runner with wheels! The first runner takes off and runs 110, the second runner runs 110, the third runner runs 110; and the fourth man brings in the tape. So the fourth man comes across the tape…BAM! When the fourth man hits the tape, he does not win the race for himself, the race is won for all! The fourth man has the blessing of God. The blessing is on him without limitations. He operates in the blessing freely, uninterrupted, on demand and on purpose. Can you receive that you are the fourth man? If you can say, “I am the fourth man.” Adam was the first runner, but he got wounded. When he got wounded, he lost the blessing. So God had to find another runner. In track and field, a runner can only be exchanged through the passing of a baton. So, you need someone to take the baton in hand and pass it to another runner and to the next, and to the next until the team has run the race and completed the course.

When we look into the Word, we see God has to search for a man so that He can bring in His blessing. So who does He choose? He chooses Melchizedek and Abraham, why, because you need a king and a priest united for a divine purpose. The relationship between kings and priests is the only divine relationship in the Word of God that will cause God’s heavenly economy to be manifested in the earth realm.

The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
– Psalms 110:4 (KJV)

Abraham becomes runner number 1. We know that because what is exchanged is the blessing. This exchange represents how the blessing is brought back into the earth realm, through a king and priest. God told Abraham, “ … I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings will come from you. Genesis 17:6. (Amp)

Now, who is runner number 2? Runner number 2 is Jesus the anointed One. So Abraham ran his race for thousands of years, and then he hands the baton off to Jesus the High Priest. Jesus takes off running, He runs through all of that religion, all those people denying him, and all those individuals who tried to stop His assignment, Satan included, but He continued to endure.

So who is runner number 3? To perfect the church, our High Priest provided the five-fold ministry, some apostles, prophets, evangelists; pastors and some teachers. So the third runner is some of our forefathers who have gone home. Much Word seed has been deposited into the hearts of the people and the works of our forerunners are still effective in the church today.

Glory Be to God!

Now, runner number 4 has just awakened! Who is the fourth runner? The fourth runner is a new breed of kings and priests. If you can receive this, say “I am a new breed.”

Your Assignment is not Yet Done
Now, we can say Let us! Let us! That is the fourth man – the new breed. It is not an “I” thing, it is a “we” thing. The fourth man has his mind on others. Give Him Praise and Glory!

Say “my assignment is not yet done!”

Something else has to happen. Say “not done yet!” So, when does this happen? It happened when Hezekiah brought it back. See, Hezekiah asked God in prayer and told Isaiah to go tell them what he had done. He did not ask Him to heal him. He said to tell God and remind Him of what I did. Now, what did he do? Picture this: The church was closed down. A king went to a priest, and said turn the lights back on. The lights in those days represented the Holy Spirit. Why? So people could see where they were headed. Priests provide sight. Hezekiah saw this as an open door to place an acceptable offering – for the Kingdom, the Sanctuary and for Judah.

Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.

And they brought seven bullocks, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the Lord.
– 2 Chronicles 29:20-21 (KJV)

Notice the three types of offerings. 1. For the Kingdom, 2. For the sanctuary and 3. For Judah. In other words Hezekiah realigned the relationship between a king and a priest. So when he brought that relationship back, the offerings they gave were received by God because they were backed with the divine relationship between a king and a priest. I believe that the key to supernatural multiplication can happen instantly on the spot. I do not believe you have to wait. You only have to wait when your request is personal. The law of progression operates on the seed that you desire for yourself, but when it is done by divine relationship for the benefits of another, God will do it Suddenly! Glory Be to God!

And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering.

So the service of the house of the Lord was set in order.

And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
– 2 Chronicles 29:35-36 (KJV)

Say, “set in order.” Notice what happened. What God had prepared for the people, the thing was done suddenly. So, the kings and priests got together and they set the atmosphere, and after the atmosphere was set, all financial struggles were broken. I believe that what God wants to do in your ministry and your calling, He wants to do it Suddenly!

If you are willing to be the vessel to help meet the needs of many and not just your own, and to effectively be a blessing, God will put the wealth in your hands suddenly! If you sow for the benefit of others, wealth will come to you suddenly!

The fourth man is the individual that says “I will be the millionaire, but instead of using it for my own benefit, I am going to support the kingdom.” Now, your assignment is to push the gospel. It is your responsibility as a king to meet the needs of the church. It is the responsibility of a priest to provide vision, insight, direction and timing. It the responsibility of both kings and priests to represent an eternal government from a spiritual point of view. You have to put on your crown and let the world know how it’s supposed to be done.

Can you say, “My assignment is not yet done”?

We are a new breed that has been birthed to usher in the Glorious Church without spot or wrinkle! You were called to change societies, advance the kingdom and affect humanity.

Rejoice right now and know that the government of God will back you. Just like the world government has its military backup, the Air Force, the Navy and the Marines, You have El Shaddai. Everything that you need is sent from above. Flesh and blood cannot reveal this principle. When you expand your capacity to receive by the Sprit you can receive more from heaven and you can pull down all that you need to get the job done.

Welcome New Breed!