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MARCH 6, 2023

SPIRIT OF LIFE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL

The giftings of the fivefold ministry should have one purpose, and that is the equipping of the saints until we come into unity. We pray that this newsletter and its contents that we share will help you on your daily journey with Christ, causing you to grow in the ways of the Lord.

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RUSSELL SANDERS

3-6-2023

FEAST OF PURIM – PART 1

The Jewish feast of Purim begins this evening at sundown or 6:00 p.m. It is not one of God’s seven ordained feasts given through Moses. Rather, it is one of the two feasts established by the Jews themselves. Each are based on a miraculous historical event. The two are Purim (one month before Passover) and Hanukkah (approximately two months after Tabernacles). Purim is celebrated on two days, the 14^th and 15^th of Adar, the 12^th month of the Jewish religious calendar that God gave them.

Purim is based on the story written in the Book of Esther. Let us set the historical background for it.

The seventy years of Babylonian captivity (605-586 B.C.) had ended when Cyrus captured Babylon in 586 B.C. and Darius (under Cyrus) took rulership. This established the Medo-Persian Empire which was from India all the way to northern Africa. Cyrus issued several decrees, one of which released the captivity of the Jews which allowed them to return to Judea or to remain in the Persian Empire. Other decrees authorized the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls and the rebuilding of the Temple. These decrees remained in force throughout the reigns of the successive Persian emperors including Ahasuerus and Artaxerxes.

The Jew, Mordecai, and his niece, Hadassah, were among the Jews who chose to remain in the Babylonian provinces under Persian rule. It appears that the majority of the Jews had chosen this life. They were well established peacefully in their homes and businesses. We do not know the exact time frame. Bishop Ussher’s time dates (used in the KJV) indicate the Book of Esther to be between 521-509 B.C., although some historians may put it around 465 B.C. or later. The exact time does not really matter. What happened in this historical incident is what matters. It demonstrates how God looked after His people to preserve them. So, likewise, will He preserve us, His Church.

Tomorrow we will look at what happened and how God delivered the Jews from virtual extinction.

HELEN SANDERS

2-6-2023

SANCTIFICATION

The word of God often uses the word sanctification. It isn’t a common word used in everyday language. In 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 it is used twice, “3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 4 that everyone of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour.” The word sanctification means to be “holy” or purify. It means to live in a state of being purified.

Since it says it is the will of God to live this way, it is important that we understand it fully. The only way this can be done is to know what the opposite of sanctification is. Many think that dressing a certain way or not cutting your hair, or not wearing makeup or jewelry is being holy, but that is the outer man. The real proof of being holy is what is happening on the inside of a person. The opposite of purity would be defilement. The opposite of holy would be unholy. It means that living for self instead of living for God.

This means it deals with the soul realm. The mind, the will, and the emotions.

Your mind, or your thought life is one aspect. Are you thinking impure thoughts that lead to sin? Are you lusting after things (not just sexually) that cause you to act impure? It isn’t a sin to just think of something, but when the thinking of it causes you to act upon that thought then you have given into the lust. Your thought life must be made pure by thinking on pure things. If you constantly are thinking on worldly sinful things, it will invade your mind and control you. The things that are sinful in the world should not be your main thoughts. Think on God’s promises instead.

Then there is the area of your will. Wanting his own will was the downfall of Satan. When it must be your way instead of God’s way then problems will come. It will cause you to walk sinfully instead of walking with a surrendered spirit. To know God’s will you, must know God’s word, and make the decision to go with God’s will.

Then there are the emotions. God made man to have emotions. To feel is a great gift. But our emotions must be under the control of our spirit to keep it pure. Anger, hatred, wrath, meanness, are all products of an uncontrolled emotional state. As you surrender your emotions to God and let them be controlled by Holy Spirit, you will see your life be more stable.

As we yield our soul to God, we become more like him. Without Him there is no holiness, but with him controlling our soul, we become sanctified.

Sanctification is a continuous process. It never stops. It is a daily act of surrender. One never gets to a state of perfection in this life because we still have our old nature that needs to submit to our new born again nature. Repentance is an everyday necessity to be pure before God. When one says that they have no sin then they are deceiving themselves. (1 John 1:8.)

Just like one should bathe daily to remove the “stink” of life, we must bathe daily in the blood of Jesus to be sanctified or purified. We do not beat ourselves up when we fail. We ask for forgiveness and leave our sin behind us as we go forward, walking set apart unto the Lord. We listen to that inner tug that will try to keep us from sinning. That is the voice of Holy Spirit. He will guide us into all truth and is our “constant” when it comes to walking in a sanctified life.

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PROPHETIC WORDS AND EXHORTATIONS

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Prophetic Word

As given to Helen Sanders

September 27, 2018

Rise up! Rise up! This is not the hour to sit back and be idle saith the Lord. Rise Up! Rise up! Put on the whole armour of God for there is a battle ahead that requires you to be fully clothed in my armour. For this is the time to rise up and take back what the enemy has stolen, and most assuredly will come to steal. You must, again I say must put on my full armour and be ready to fight this fight saith the Lord. The enemy will come at you from all sides, and you must have yourself battle ready. My children have been idle and not resisting the enemy. They have been slow to speak against the words that come from the enemy and many are being defeated. You must rise up in my power and my authority and take back what has been lost. For the battle is raging and will become more intense. You must shod yours feet with peace, and not fight this fight in the flesh. You must not, I said you must not try to fight this fight in the flesh, for your weapons of warfare are not fleshly but they are spiritual weapons. This fight will be won as you rise up and go in my power. My children have slept when the enemy crept into their homes. My children have slept as lies were whispered in their ears, bringing them defeat. This is not the hour to sleep. This is not the hour to listen to the enemy. You must rise up in my armor and fight the fight of faith. For this is the time that the battle will become stronger than you have ever seen. You must put on the helmet of salvation. Helmet of salvation you would say? Yes. This helmet will protect your thoughts. Salvation brings you complete and total protection from the enemy that whispers doubt and unbelief into your ears. What is the helmet? The helmet is my Word, and as you meditate on my Word, the helmet becomes more powerful. You must wear this helmet daily to ward off the thoughts that will surely come to bring you down. Cast off the thoughts from your enemy and bring my word into your mind, will, and emotions. If you protect yourself with my helmet, you will not be easily deceived. Oh, that my children would rise up and be all that I have made them to be. Would there be those that would listen to me instead of the words of the enemy? Many of my children are wounded because they have not put on the breastplate of my armour. This protects your vital organs my children. Without the breastplate the enemy would thrust his poison darts into your heart to stop your heart. He pierces through your weak flesh and poisons your heart with fear, doubt, and unbelief and the poison spreads into your body and brings illness and eventually death. You must put on the breastplate, which is your protection. The breastplate is my Word, that will guard your heart. Put on my breastplate and your heart will be protected and guarded. Oh, that my children would rise up and take the sword of faith that will ward off those fiery darts, but most of my children are asleep waiting for someone else to fight their fight. They have slept while the enemy crept in and stole their sword of faith. Their faith is weak, and the darts have passed into them because their faith is weak. Rise up and take the sword of the Spirit, which is my Word, and fight the battle with my Word. Oh, my children you will win the battles when you take these weapons and clothe yourselves in my armour. You have everything necessary to win, but you have slept and not been battle ready. Repent my children and rise up and be all that I have called you to be, wearing my armour which will enable you to stand in this hour. You shall see a turn around when you rise up, clothe yourself, and go forth in my armour and my strength. For I long to see your life full of victory. I long to see you win the battle. I long for you to be clothed and equipped to do all that is necessary to be victorious. Rise up, rise up and wake up from your sleep. You can rest in me knowing that I am with you, but you must rise up in my strength and my armour saith the Lord.

APOSTLE PAT MURRAY

PROPHETIC EXHORTATION

3-5-2023

The Christian life can be a battlefield that we’ve all faced and fought spiritual battles on. We know that Satan, who’s the adversary of every born again Christian is forever only TRYING to roar LIKE a lion…As he seeks for those of us to devour. However, you must remember that Satan is NOT a LION...But he is a LIAR, a DECEIVER and an IMITATOR. You see, Satan only walks around ACTING like he’s a LION. Apostle Peter wrote the following words in I Peter 5:8…”Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” Now let’s again notice how the Bible says he walks about acting like a lion seeking whom he “may” devour; And the word “may” implies “permission”. In all actuality that lying impostor of a devil is looking for those who’ll give him their “permission” to devour and to destroy them. I don’t know about you; But I never give the devil permission to do anything in my life. So you just determine to continue depending on and looking to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; For He IS the one and the only TRUE LION…THE LION from the Tribe of Judah... And He is coming soon…Be ready. In closing, I leave you with several passages of inspiring words in chapter 5 of Revelation starting in verse 5. “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.” Verses 7-9. “Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And You have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation.” So today all of you fellow Christians can rejoice…For we are definitely on the winning side. Do I hear an Amen from somebody?