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October 31, 2026 · 10:06 am

The Shield of Faith and Hope—Working Together to Produce Agape Love

Faith and Hope United

Faith is “being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1, NET). Faith rests upon the promises of God and gives certainty to the hope He has placed before us. Though His promises remain invisible to our physical eyes, faith enables us to embrace them as realities that will surely come to pass.

Hope is founded upon the Word of God and the promises He has spoken. He has promised His children eternal life, a dwelling place in the New Jerusalem, and the inheritance of a glorified spiritual body (Revelation 21:1-4; 1 Corinthians 15:42-54). Because these promises have not yet been fully realized, we hope for them. Faith, however, gives us assurance that what God has promised will indeed be fulfilled.

Thus, faith and hope are inseparably linked. Hope looks forward to the fulfillment of God’s promises, while faith is the confident assurance that those promises are certain. “Faith is being sure of what we hope for and convinced of what we have not yet seen” (Hebrews 11:1).

Hope, Faith, and the Production of Agape

This relationship between faith and hope provides the foundation upon which agape love is manifested. Hope is generated through hearing the Word of God and receiving His promises. For this reason, Scripture says, “faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17).

As we hear His Word, the Holy Spirit works within us, revealing truth and granting understanding through His gentle illumination (John 16:13). These spiritual insights strengthen our faith and teach us to walk in His ways. As we continue on this path, agape love increasingly abides in our hearts. We become grateful to Christ for calling and choosing us and for revealing His divine purpose to us. Every road that leads to Him ultimately brings us into the blessing of His abiding presence (John 15:4-10). His presence and abiding in us is Agape Love.

The Hope Set Before Us

(Romans 8:14-29)

The Apostle Paul describes several aspects of the hope that God has given to His children:

  • God’s glory shall be revealed in us (Romans 8:18).
  • The sons and daughters of God are those who are led by His Spirit (Romans 8:14).
  • The whole creation eagerly awaits the manifestation of the sons of God (Romans 8:19).
  • Creation itself was subjected to futility in hope that it would one day be delivered from corruption and decay (Romans 8:20-21).
  • We hope for what we do not yet see, waiting patiently for its fulfillment (Romans 8:24-25).
  • God foreknew, called, and predestined His people to be conformed to the image of His Son, “the firstborn among many brethren” (Romans 8:29).

These promises constitute the hope of our calling. Although they remain future realities, faith enables us to be fully persuaded that God will accomplish all that He has promised.

The Faith of Christ Toward Us

This is the hope of which we are sure and the faith by which we are convinced. While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us, demonstrating both the depth of His love and the certainty of His purpose (Romans 5:8). He saw beyond what we were and looked toward what we could become through His grace.

Christ endured the cross because of the joy set before Him (Hebrews 12:2). He looked forward to the harvest of sons and daughters who would respond to His calling. In this sense, His actions reveal a perfect confidence in the Father’s plan and purpose. He showed us the way and invited us to follow Him into the same hope-filled faith.

The Faith of God

(Genesis 1:26-28; Isaiah 46:9-10)

From the beginning, God exercised faith in the sense described by Hebrews 11:1. He was completely assured of what He purposed to accomplish and fully convinced that His plan would come to pass. Before creation itself unfolded, He declared the end from the beginning and established His purpose for humanity (Isaiah 46:9-10).

God’s purpose has always been to expand His family by bringing many sons and daughters to glory (Hebrews 2:10). He was certain that His plan would succeed and that His Word would not return void. This divine certainty is reflected in His works throughout history and is now shared with us through the faith that comes from hearing His Word.

A powerful example is found in the resurrection of Christ. The Father was fully assured that His power would raise His Son from the dead, fulfilling every promise He had spoken (Acts 2:24; Romans 6:4). This demonstrates God’s unwavering confidence in His own purpose and power. Before we ever existed, He had already determined that His promises would stand and that His redemptive plan would be fulfilled. Such confidence is the very foundation upon which our faith rests.

Conclusion The shield of faith is inseparably connected to hope and agape love. Hope looks forward to the promises of God, faith embraces those promises with certainty, and agape is the fruit produced as God’s Spirit works within us. Through hearing His Word, receiving His promises, and walking in His ways, we grow in faith and become established in hope. As this process unfolds, the love of God increasingly fills our hearts, directing us ever closer to Him. Therefore, faith, hope, and agape remain inseparable companions in the life of every believer, for “now abideth faith, hope, charity [agape love], these three; but the greatest of these is charity [agape love]” (1 Corinthians 13:13).       Kenneth Wayne Hancock [Having made it this far, you have been blessed by our Father. For He is the One who gave this to me five days ago. This is His letter to us all. I have been studying it for five days. I found out that the knowledge found here is a precious spiritual commodity. Don’t skip over it like a butterfly floating to the next flower. Go over this several times. Dig deep and you will put your house upon the Rock.]

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October 28, 2026 · 7:11 am

The Shield of Faith—What It Is and How It Operates

By the shield of faith we can “quench all the fiery darts of the wicked” (Ephesians 6: 16). But what exactly is faith and how do we acquire it in our Christian walk?

God’s definition of the word faith: “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1 NET). Massive spiritual depth is in this word. To strengthen our understanding of this verse, it helps to examine other passages that reveal what faith is, how it operates, and why it is necessary.

1. Faith Comes Through Hearing God’s Word

“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:17) Faith is not wishful thinking. Biblical faith is built upon what God has spoken. The more we understand God’s promises, the stronger our faith becomes. Conversely, if we hear false teachings about His promises, then the true faith fades.

2. Faith Looks Beyond Sight

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7) Hebrews 11:1 says faith is confidence in things not seen. Paul explains that believers are to order their lives according to God’s promises rather than merely according to visible circumstances.

3. Faith Produces Certainty

“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith.” (Hebrews 10:22) Faith involves assurance and confidence. It does not remove every question, but it rests securely in God’s character and promises.

4. Faith Trusts God’s Promises

Speaking of Abraham: “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; and being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.” (Romans 4:20-21) This passage beautifully illustrates Hebrews 11:1. Abraham was “fully persuaded” even before he saw the fulfillment.

5. Faith Pleases God

“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.” (Hebrews 11:6) Faith begins by believing who God is and trusting that He will faithfully fulfill His word.

6. Faith Can See What Natural Eyes Cannot

Concerning Moses: “He endured, as seeing Him who is invisible.” (Hebrews 11:27) Faith gives spiritual perception. Moses remained steadfast because he recognized God’s reality even though God was invisible to physical sight.

7. Faith Must Be Accompanied by Action

“Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.” (James 2:17) True faith is demonstrated through obedience. The heroes of Hebrews 11 all acted because they believed.

8. Faith Trusts God During Trials

“The trying of your faith worketh patience.” (James 1:3) Trials often reveal whether our faith rests in circumstances or in God Himself.

9. Faith Fixes Its Eyes on Christ

“Looking unto Yahshua the author and finisher of our faith.” (Hebrews 12:2) He is both the source and the perfect example of faithfulness. Our faith grows as we focus on Him.

10. Faith Gives Victory

“For whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.” (1 John 5:4) Faith enables believers to persevere and overcome the pressures and temptations of the world.

Examples of Hebrews 11:1 in Action

Noah

“By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet…” (Hebrews 11:7) Noah acted upon a future reality he had never seen.

Abraham

“By faith Abraham… went out, not knowing whither he went.” (Hebrews 11:8) Abraham trusted God’s promise more than his own understanding.

Sarah

“Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed.” (Hebrews 11:11) She believed God’s promise despite impossible circumstances.

Moses

“By faith he forsook Egypt.” (Hebrews 11:27) He chose God’s future reward over Egypt’s visible treasures.

A Helpful Summary

Hebrews 11:1 teaches that faith is:

  • Confidence in God’s promises.
  • Assurance of future realities.
  • Conviction concerning unseen truths.
  • Trust based on God’s Word.
  • Demonstrated through obedience.
  • Sustained by fixing our eyes on Christ.

A particularly powerful companion verse is:“Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.” (John 20:29) This statement by Christ perfectly echoes the truth of Hebrews 11:1: Genuine faith rests in God’s testimony even before the promise becomes visible.

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October 26, 2026 · 1:06 pm

Taking the Shield of Faith

If God has called you, then you will experience trials of faith. Scripture tells us not to be surprised when these seasons come, for they are an essential part of God’s work in perfecting His people. Peter wrote, “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you.” These trials are not evidence of God’s absence but of His refining purpose. Through them, He purifies faith, strengthens character, and conforms us more fully to the image of Christ. In these moments believers learn the necessity of taking up “the shield of faith,” God’s provision against the fiery darts of the wicked one. (1 Peter 4:12; James 1:2-4; Romans 5:3-5; Ephesians 6:16)

The victory of the Christian life is not found in the strength of our own faith, but in receiving, appropriating, and walking in the faith of the Son of God, which enables us to endure every trial and bear increasing fruit unto God. (Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 6:16; John 15:5)

First, there is only one true faith, and that faith is found in the Son of God Himself. Our old man was crucified with Christ, and through faith we have been united with Him in His death, burial, and resurrection. This is a gigantic leap of faith. Because we now live in Him, we are called to live by His faith rather than our own natural strength. Paul testified, “I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me.” Christ extends His faith to us, but we must receive what He freely provides. Therefore, the apostle exhorts believers, “Above all, taking the shield of faith.” The Christian life is not merely believing about Christ but living by what Christ Himself supplies. (Romans 6:1-11; Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 6:16)

The faith of Christ protects the believer and enables him to “quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” Yet this raises an important question: What exactly is the faith of the Son of God? Most believers have read the Scriptures concerning faith, but have we truly understood them in the depths of our hearts? Before we can effectively wield the shield of faith, we must understand the nature of the faith God has provided through His Son. (Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 6:16; Hebrews 11:6)

This question is of great importance. Many sincerely say, “I believe in Christ.” Such belief is the beginning of the Christian walk. Yet standing firm in the faith of Christ while Satan’s arrows assault the mind is another matter altogether. As we draw nearer to our Savior and seek deeper fellowship with Him, opposition often increases. God desires that His people move beyond spiritual infancy, build their house upon Christ the Rock, and bear not merely fruit, but “more fruit” and ultimately “much fruit.” (John 15:2, 5, 8; Matthew 7:24-25; Ephesians 6:16)

Therefore, let us dig deeper into the unsearchable riches of Christ. Let us seek from the Holy Spirit a thirtyfold, sixtyfold, and hundredfold understanding of the faith of Jesus Christ. Spiritual fruitfulness is inseparably connected to spiritual understanding. As the Spirit opens our eyes to the heart and mind of Christ, we become increasingly equipped to walk in victory, maturity, and fruitfulness. (Ephesians 3:8; Mark 4:8, 20; John 16:13)

Before examining the faith of Christ in greater detail, it will help us to review some foundational truths concerning faith itself. Every aspect of our relationship with God begins, continues, and matures through faith. The just live by faith, walk by faith, and overcome by faith. If faith is so central to the Christian life, then we must understand what Scripture means when it uses that word. (Hebrews 11:6; Romans 1:17; 2 Corinthians 5:7)

One of the Bible’s foundational definitions is found in Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Another translation renders it, “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see” (NET). Faith is a God-given certainty concerning realities that cannot yet be perceived by the natural eye. It reaches beyond the visible world and lays hold of what God has spoken because it rests confidently upon His character and His promises. (Hebrews 11:1; Romans 4:20-21; 2 Corinthians 4:18)

Conclusion We have seen that trials are a normal part of God’s refining work in the life of every believer and that victory over those trials is found not in human resolve but in the faith of Christ. The shield of faith is more than a doctrine to admire; it is a spiritual reality to be received and exercised. As believers learn to depend upon the faith supplied by the Son of God, they are enabled to withstand the attacks of the enemy, grow in spiritual maturity, and bear increasing fruit unto God. Having established that the Christian life is lived through His faith rather than our own, we are now prepared to examine more closely what the faith of the Son of God is and how it operates within the heart of the believer. (Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 6:16; Hebrews 11:1; John 15:5, 8) Kenneth Wayne Hancock

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September 28, 2026 · 7:02 am

Sent to Speak His Words: The Mission of Christ in Us

Every movement of God begins with a sending.

The Father sends the Son. The Son sends His apostles. And now, in these last days, He sends His body—the church—to finish the testimony of His Kingdom. To understand our calling, we must first understand His sending, for no one can walk in apostolic power who has not first seen the pattern of the Father.

Thesis

Because the Father sent the Son into the world, and because the Son now lives in His body—the church—every true believer is likewise sent to speak the Father’s words, bear witness to the Son, and participate in His ongoing work of reconciliation.

The Father Sends the Son

The foundation of all mission begins with this: the Father sent (apostellō in the Greek) the Son. Christ did not come of Himself; He came as the Father’s emissary, carrying the Father’s words, the Father’s works, and the fullness of the Father’s Spirit. Scripture declares, “Yahweh was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself,” meaning that the sending of the Son was the sending of God’s own presence into human flesh. When we believe that the Father truly sent the Son, we are positioned to understand our own sending, for the pattern of divine mission begins in Him and extends through His body. (2 Corinthians 5:19; John 3:17; John 20:21)

The Son Sends His Body

Because we believe the testimony of His resurrection, we are placed in the Son—made partakers of His life, His Spirit, and His mission. The church is not merely an assembly; it is the body of Christ, animated by His indwelling Spirit. Thus, the sending of the Son becomes the sending of His people. The prophet John the Baptist said, “He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure unto Him.” If Christ lives in us, then His sending becomes our sending, and His words become our words. We are not sent in our own strength but in His resurrection life, bearing witness to the truth as members of His body. (Galatians 2:20; John 3:34; Romans 10:9; John 20:21)

Purging the Old Leaven to Speak God’s Words

Yet a sobering question arises: If the one whom God sends speaks God’s words, what happens when believers speak error? Many claim to speak for God while teaching doctrines born of human tradition. This is why Paul commands us to “purge out the old leaven,” the leaven of insincerity, falsehood, and fleshly reasoning. The Father prunes every branch in the vine so that Christ—not the old man—may speak through us. Only a purified vessel can carry the words of God with accuracy. To be sent is not merely to go; it is to be cleansed, pruned, and filled with the Spirit so that Christ Himself may speak through His people. (1 Corinthians 5:7–8; John 15:1–5; John 3:34)

Sent to the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel

Christ declared that He was “sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” If we are His body, then His mission becomes our mission. Yet few in the modern church understand what this means. The lost sheep are the ten lost tribes of ancient Israel. Who are they today? The mind of Christ is still thinking about them. And the Great Shepherd will find them and restore them in our day.  As Christ walked, so must we walk: sent to proclaim the Kingdom, sent to heal the brokenhearted, sent to preach deliverance to the captives, sent to open blind eyes. John the Baptist was sent to bear witness of the Light; Christ was sent to preach the Kingdom; and now His Spirit sends us to continue His work. (Matthew 15:24; Luke 4:18–19; Luke 4:43; John 1:6–7; John 10:16)

Apostolic Power Through Indwelling Presence

Apostolic sending is not a title—it is a manifestation of Christ walking in His people. When He walks in us, then we are apostles, not by office but by participation in His mission. The same Spirit that sent Christ now sends His body. When the Holy Spirit moves through us, His power is sent forth to reconcile, to heal, to proclaim, and to reveal the government of God. We are not sent to speak our own ideas but to speak the words of the One who lives within us. As the Father sent the Son, and as the Son sends His church, so the Spirit sends His power through yielded vessels who walk in resurrection life. (John 20:21–22; Acts 1:8; Luke 4:18; John 14:12)

Conclusion

The sending of God is a divine chain: the Father sends the Son, the Son sends His body, and the Spirit sends His power through those who believe. To walk in this sending, we must believe the testimony of His resurrection, purge the old leaven, and yield ourselves as vessels through whom Christ continues His work. We are sent to bear witness of the Light, sent to proclaim the Kingdom, sent to the lost sheep, and sent to speak the Father’s words with purity. The mission of Christ did not end at His ascension—it continues in His body. And as long as He lives in us, we are sent.

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September 25, 2026 · 9:16 am

Esau/Edom Versus Jacob/Israel—Two Nations at War

The story of Esau and Jacob is not merely an ancient family struggle; it is the seed of a conflict that will ripen at the end of the age. Scripture teaches that the harvest is always hidden in the seed, and the end is always concealed in the beginning. Genesis—the seed book—contains in embryonic form the spiritual patterns that will blossom into full maturity in the last days.

The rivalry between Esau/Edom and Jacob/Israel in Genesis is the divinely planted seed of a conflict that will reach its full harvest at the end of the age. What began in the womb of Rebekah will culminate in the final separation of tares and wheat, of the rejected seed and the chosen seed, at the return of Christ.

To demonstrate this, you and I will (1) examine the seed‑beginnings of Esau and Jacob in Genesis, (2) trace the prophetic declarations concerning their descendants, (3) follow the development of these two nations through Scripture and history, and (4) show how Christ and the prophets identify their final harvest at the end of the age. By studying the seed, we will understand the harvest.

Two Nations at War

The conflict between Esau and Jacob is not a minor subplot in Genesis. It occupies nearly half the book because it is seed—the beginning of a spiritual and historical struggle that will be harvested at the end of the age. If one desires to understand the final conflict, one must study its beginnings. For the end is hidden in the beginning, and the harvest is hidden in the seed (Genesis 25–50; Ecclesiastes 3:2). Genesis is the seed book; we are living in the harvest (Matthew 24:32–35).

Two Nations, Two Manners of People

Their story begins in the womb of Rebekah, where Yahweh declares:

“Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels.” (Genesis 25:23)

This is not merely biological; it is prophetic. The “two nations” (Hebrew gôyim) and the “two manners of people” (Hebrew le’ummim) are distinct categories—one political, one spiritual. Their story begins in Genesis, the seed book, and will end at the harvest of the world, at the end of this age.

Esau and Jacob performed many deeds that serve as seeds—patterns—that will be harvested in the last days. A prophet is one who studies these seed‑beginnings, traces the seed line through history, and listens as the Spirit reveals the harvest.

The Birthright and the Blessing

Esau, the firstborn, possessed the birthright—the covenantal inheritance passed from Abraham to Isaac. It included:

  • the covenant promises,
  • the blessing of land,
  • the priestly leadership of the family,
  • and the lineage through which Messiah would come.

Yet Esau despised this holy inheritance. Driven by appetite, he sold his birthright to Jacob for a single meal (Genesis 25:29–34). Later, Jacob—by divine prophecy and providence—received the blessing meant for the firstborn (Genesis 27). This blessing included:

  • dominion,
  • fruitfulness,
  • covenant favor,
  • and the promise that nations and kings would arise from his line.

Esau became bitter and hated Jacob, withstanding him at every turn. This hostility became the seed of a future enmity.

Are Esau and Jacob’s Offspring Still in the Earth Today?

Some doubt it. But Scripture does not. Malachi speaks around 400 B.C.—long after the ten‑tribe Kingdom of Israel was scattered by Assyria (c. 721 B.C.) and long after Judah was taken captive by Babylon (c. 600 B.C.).

Yet Yahweh still addresses Jacob’s offspring: “I have loved you, saith Yahweh… I loved Jacob, but I hated Esau.” (Malachi 1:2–3)

He speaks of Esau’s descendants in Edom in the future tense, declaring that though they attempt to rebuild, He will tear down again. This shows:

  • Jacob’s seed still existed,
  • Esau’s seed still existed,
  • and their destinies were still unfolding.

Christ Himself confirms this continuity:

“I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the House of Israel.” (Matthew 15:24) The same Spirit that spoke through Malachi speaks through Christ.

Historical Development of Esau/Edom

Edom was conquered by Judah around 125 B.C. Under John Hyrcanus, the Edomites were forcibly converted to Judaism. Within a century, these converted Edomites rose to power in Jerusalem—politically and religiously. Many Pharisees, chief priests, and Herodians were of Edomite descent. They were the ones who conspired to murder Christ. They were archenemies of our Savior.

That is why Christ says this: “Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie…” (Rev. 3:9)

Christ exposed their spiritual lineage: “You are of your father the devil.” (John 8:44) The fallen angel Satan is your father. You Edomites/Idumeans have been fathered by the devil.

Furthermore, we have in the parable of the tares this: “The tares are the children of the wicked one… The harvest is the end of the world.” (Matthew 13:38–39) This identifies a seed line sown by the enemy. Put another way, the tares are the seed of Satan.

Thesis Applied: Esau as Tares, Jacob as Wheat

I submit that Esau and his physical and spiritual offspring are the tares—the seed rejected, the seed that withstands Christ and rejects Yahshua the Anointed One. Jacob/Israel’s spiritual offspring through Christ are the good seed, the wheat that will be gathered at the end of the age.

We can see Jacob/Israel’s birthright and blessing when Jacob gives prophecy over his twelve sons. These become the “lost sheep of the House of Israel/Jacob.” These lost tribes are not one or two tribes; they are ten tribes from the old kingdom of Israel.

Their blessing is wonderful. Read it in Genesis 49:22-26 and Deut. 33:13-17. Using the process of elimination, compare the countries of the world to the blessings prophesied upon Joseph. And answer this question: Which country today fulfills these blessings? We must make no mistake. The seeds planted in Genesis will be harvested in the last days.

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September 19, 2026 · 9:37 am

Genesis Is the Seed Book

Genesis, the beginning, the genes of God

God’s purpose is to reproduce Himself. This is the foundation of all His works, and He has embedded this purpose in the “law of harvest,” the law He established from the beginning.

To grasp the magnitude of this, we must rise to a high vantage point—fifty thousand feet above the text—and see the pattern: God is love, therefore He sows love; God is the Seed, therefore He sows Himself. Yahweh came in human flesh as Yahshua, the Seed who “fell into the ground and died,” so that a harvest of many sons and daughters could come forth at the end of the age. This is not a peripheral doctrine; it is the beating heart of Scripture. (1 John 4:8; John 12:24; Galatians 6:7)

But to understand this purpose, we must return to Genesis, the seed book of God. Everything begins there. Genesis is not merely a record of ancient people; it is the divine nursery where God plants the first seeds of His plan. The men and women of Genesis are not random characters in an old story—they are seed bearers, prototypes, types and shadows of the spiritual realities that will come to full harvest in our day. (Genesis 1:11–12; Hebrews 10:1; Romans 15:4; I Cor. 10:11)

Their lives are the script for the great drama called His Life on Earth. Each life contains a seed truth destined to mature. For seeds are never ends in themselves; they exist for harvest. And the harvest, Christ tells us, is “the end of the world”—the end of this present age when God gathers what He has sown. (Ecclesiastes 3:2; Matthew 13:39)

Abraham’s Seed

Consider Abraham. God chose him from the line of Adam and planted in him the seed of faith. Abraham believed God and thus became the father of all who believe. Isaac, the son of promise, was conceived in a barren womb—because God’s seed always begins in human impossibility. The seed of faith was still working, still delivering the promises of God. (Genesis 12:1–3; Genesis 15:6; Genesis 17:19; Romans 4:19–21)

But Genesis reveals more. The next generation—Esau and Jacob—unfolds another layer of God’s secret. Again, the woman is barren. Rebecca conceives only because Isaac entreats Yahweh. And within her womb, the twins struggle. This is not incidental; it is prophetic. It is seed. (Genesis 25:21–22)

Rebecca asks, “Why is this happening to me?” Yahweh answers with a revelation that reaches far beyond her household: “Two nations are in your womb… the elder shall serve the younger.”  (Genesis 25:23)

These twins are not merely brothers; they are two nations, two destinies, two manners of people. Their conflict begins before birth and continues through history. Yahweh Himself declares, “Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.” Their lives are the seed of a struggle that will reach full harvest at the end of the age. The two nations fathered by Esau/Edom and Jacob/Israel today are struggling with each other to inherit the promises made to their forefathers. (Malachi 1:2–3; Romans 9:10–13)

Christ identifies the timing: “The harvest is the end of the world.” (Matthew 13:39)

Therefore, the seeds planted in Genesis—especially in the lives of Esau and Jacob—must come to harvest in the last days. These are not symbolic nations only; they are real peoples in the earth. Their identities today are veiled, intertwined, and difficult to trace, yet Scripture insists that understanding them is essential to understanding the end time harvest. (Genesis 27–36; Obadiah 1)

There are clues. Esau is called Edom, meaning “red.” Find Edom’s descendants and you find Esau. Jacob’s name is changed to Israel, “prince with God.” These two lines run through history, sometimes distinct, sometimes entangled, but always moving toward the final harvest. (Genesis 25:30; Genesis 32:28)

Half of Genesis is devoted to the story of these two men and their families. This is not accidental. Their lives are the physical and spiritual seeds of the final conflict and the final harvest. If one desires to know what will happen at the end of the age, one must study the seed beginnings in Genesis. For the end is always hidden in the beginning, and the harvest is always hidden in the seed. (Genesis 25–50; Ecclesiastes 3:2) Genesis is the seed book. We are living in the harvest. (Matthew 24:32–35)  Kenneth Wayne Hancock

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August 16, 2026 · 10:26 am

When God Forgets: Living Without the Memory of Sin

No More Remembrance: Entering the Mind of Christ

The mind of Christ does not remember our sins and faults. But Satan does—and he casts them before us in a relentless barrage of scenes and images from our former life. He remembers, and he hurls these memories at our minds until we finally awaken to what is happening.

“For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more” (Heb. 10:17). Our Father is merciful; He does not remember our sins. Why, then, should we continue to remember them?

Satan, the “god of this world,” works tirelessly to drag us back into the old covenant mindset. Under that former agreement, “there is a remembrance again made of sins every year” (Heb. 10:3). The worshipers should have had “no more conscience of sins,” yet year after year their minds were plagued, and they relied on animal sacrifices to reset their standing before God.

But our Savior ended the old covenant with all its outward, carnal ordinances. Animal blood cannot remove sins—nor can it erase the memories of sins past (v. 4).

Here is what Christ has done for us: it is as though every despicable deed of our former life had never happened. He has freed us from guilt, shame, and the darkness in which we once hid our actions. In place of all that, He has given us grateful hearts toward the King who bestowed such undeserved favor—granting us His mercy and, with it, His power to walk sinless in Eden once again.

Sinless, because He has given us a new center of being—one composed of light. Our past, present, and future are now held in His sinless life. For which is easier for God: to erase from His mind all sins already committed, or to keep us from committing sins today and tomorrow? Would not the same faith in His incomprehensible power address our actions past, present, and future?

Our Savior has cut out the cancerous core of sin within us and replaced it with a “new heart” and a “new spirit” (Ezek. 36:26). In His kindness, He has secured forever our access into His fellowship and family.

And this miracle of transformation is received through belief—simple, flat‑out faith. It is believing that God has completed the change, exactly as He declared. He has spoken this new creation into existence and now waits with great patience for us to awaken from our slumber. He endures our stubbornness with long‑suffering, allowing us to share in His sufferings.

Through the trials woven into life, He teaches us to trust His word more deeply. We run to Him for solace in our need and temptation, and our belief strengthens.

We complicate what He has made simple. We need only believe this about Christ: “Now once in the end of the world has He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself” (Heb. 9:26).

Let Him speak again: “I will put my laws into their mind and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people…For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more” (Heb. 8:10, 12).

If God does not remember our sins, why are we remembering them? Even if we lament how our selfishness hurt someone, God does not remember that incident. Why should we? It is a clean slate. You want to walk by faith? Then this is a good place to begin. kwh

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July 26, 2026 · 11:45 am

The Strong Tower of God’s Hebrew Name

There are seasons when the battlefield of the mind feels relentless. Thoughts rise like storm winds, swirling through our grey matter with a force that seems beyond our control. Scripture is clear that such mental assaults are not imagined; they are part of the enemy’s strategy. “The devil…walks about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Pet. 5:8). Paul warns believers that Satan launches “fiery darts” toward the mind (Eph. 6:16). These darts often take the form of recurring, self-accusing thoughts — memories of past failures, thinking about material things, shame from our former life, whispers of condemnation that loop again and again.

And this happens not only to the unsaved. Even Christians, redeemed and indwelt by the Spirit, experience days when the old mental tapes play loudly. Some days are quiet, peaceful, and clear. Other days feel like ambushes — the negative thoughts demand to be heard, and Christ seems absent from the loop. We do not always know which kind of day awaits us.

But God has not left His people defenseless. He has provided a place of refuge — a spiritual fortress into which the righteous may run. “The name of Yahweh is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and is safe” (Proverbs 18:10).

The Name as a Refuge

Scripture does not say merely that God is a strong tower, though that is true. It says His name is the tower. Yahweh revealed His name to His people as a memorial — something to remember Him by, something to cling to, something to run toward. His name is not a mere label; it is a revelation of His nature. Yahweh means “the self-existing One.” The One who depends on nothing, who changes not, who is eternally present.

And when Yah-come-in-human-form walked among us, He bore a name that carried Yahweh’s nature into our world: Yahshua — “Yahweh is salvation.” The angel declared, “You shall call His name Yahshua, for He will save His people from their sins” (Matt. 1:21).

His very name is a proclamation of deliverance. His name is the gospel in a single word.

Meditating on His Name Breaks the Loop

When negative thoughts rise like a flood, when the old life tries to speak again, when the self-criticizing loop begins its familiar cycle, the believer has a God-given escape route: run into the strong tower of His name.

To meditate on His name is to remember what His saving work accomplished. His name reminds us that:

  • We were purged from our old sins (2 Pet. 1:9).
  • We died with Christ, were buried with Him, and through faith in His resurrection, we were raised with Him (Rom. 6:1–12; Col. 2:11–13).
  • Our old life — the source of those condemning thoughts — is gone.
  • “He that is dead is freed from sin” (Rom. 6:7).

Freed not only from sin’s penalty, but from sin’s mental tyranny — the self-incriminating loop that tries to drag us back into darkness.

When we think upon Savior’s name, we are not performing a mental trick. We are entering a spiritual reality. We are stepping into the tower God Himself built for our protection. His name is the place where the accusing voices cannot follow, where the past cannot condemn, where the enemy’s darts cannot penetrate.

Our birthright in becoming the offspring of God hinges upon us receiving Christ, the Light. That takes place when we believe in His name. “But to all who did receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12). And how do we “believe in His name”? By believing in the meaning of His name. This shows Him that we have received Him. His name Yahshua means Yah is the Savior. [See Acts 3:16. The power is derived by having “faith in His name,” or believing in the meaning of His name] This kind of belief in His name is running into the tower.

Into the Tower

Running into the tower is not complicated. It is simply this:

Turn your mind toward His name. Speak His name. Meditate on the meaning of His name. Let His name interrupt the loop.

The moment we do, the spiritual architecture of Proverbs 18:10 becomes real. The righteous — not the perfect, not the strong, not the emotionally stable — the righteous run into His name and are lifted “securely on high,” out of reach of the swirling thoughts below.

His name is not only salvation from sin; it is salvation from the mental residue of sin.  His name is not only redemption; it is refuge. His name is not only a theological truth; it is a spiritual tower. And the believer who learns to run into that tower will find safety, stability, and peace — even on the days when the mind feels like a battlefield.    [If this has helped you, please subscribe, share, like and comment. May Yah, the great I AM, bless you.] Kenneth Wayne Hancock

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July 15, 2026 · 10:44 am

The Manifestation of the Sons of God–What the World Needs Now

This world has one major need right now at the beginning of the 21st Century.  The world doesn’t need another politician telling the people what they want to hear.  The world doesn’t need a steady robust economy to help it through the hard times that have been prophesied upon it.  No.  The world needs the sons of God to arrive on the scene.  They must come forth for these last days.

The whole creation, the apostle Paul wrote, (whether it knows it or not), is anxiously awaiting the sons of God to come upon the world stage.  For the sons of God will have something that all mortals walking the face of the earth must have.  They will have the key that will set the whole creation free from the chains of a certain physical death.  These children of the Most High are God’s elect, His sons made in His image, and they are what this world needs.  They are the ones who will have cut through all of the deception and vice in this world system.  They alone will see the Spirit and walk in the Spirit and be filled with the Spirit of the living Yahweh.  They will build the old waste places and build the spiritual walls to the heavenly city.

Why the World Needs the Sons of God

The creation has purposely been subjected to mortality by its Creator God. The impending gloom of a certain death is no accident or aberration of God’s  original  plan.  It  has  been  His  will  all  along  for  death  to  come to all living.  And then, a few mortals will be brought by Him to an awareness of the abiding power of His spiritual presence and will become His actual spiritual children. He will change them and will engulf them with immortality one day soon.   And it is through them that the whole creation will finally come to know this glorious liberty from a certain physical death. The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.  For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. Romans 8:19-21, NIV. 

     Every living thing on this planet will die; the whole creation will decay and go back to dust.  And we, this earthly creation, are “in bondage of corruption,” as it says in the King James Version.

The word “corruption” is translated from the Greek word phthora, #5356 in Strong’s.  It means “decay.”  Its root comes from #5351 phthio, to waste, shrivel, or wither.  We, the creation, are bound to become decaying matter someday.  And all of us, be we religious or not, are groaning under the impending physical doom that awaits us.

All of us have a built in desire to live forever.  Every ancient culture, without exception, was concerned with this impending gloom of an early exit from life.  All the ancient religions were concerned about how to secure immortality  for  the  mortal.   And  so  it  is  with religions today.  Man keeps on waiting, waiting, waiting for something real that will happen in order to deliver them from a certain death.

The creation is like the wife of the Creator, who is in the  deep  pains  of childbirth.  She is struggling to deliver her  children,  the  sons  of God.  For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.  And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. Romans 8: 22-23, KJV.

The whole creation is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the sons of God because they are the first ones who will be released from mortality’s chains.  They will be the first ones who will not have to taste death.  And then after they are made known, the creation can look forward to its redemption.  That is how important the sons of God are.  When they are adopted or placed as sons, then a new era begins—an era where immortals will stride the earth, showing forth God’s way.

We Who Have Some Truth Also Desperately Need the Sons of God

Just look around us.  What do we see in every corner?  We see lurid trash in political high places, filthy-minded  movies and TV.  There is no shame to the world system.  And it is not getting any better.  So we try to lock in on the word of God.  We endeavor to glimpse a truth here, a truth there.  Some of us are trying to lead a holy life, but we “see through a glass darkly.”  We know, or should know that we are not walking in all truth.  For if we were, we would be bearing the same spiritual fruit as the prophets and apostles of God.  And we can’t seem to get in agreement and one accord with other sincere followers of Christ.

As  a  large  body  of  people,  we  can’t  see  eye  to   eye enough to get together.  Divisions abound.  We, if we are blessed, have a place to meet with a few other people who share some of our own beliefs, but something is dras-tically missing.  The unity of the Spirit is only a dream, for one group does not see eye to eye with another.  We are to be in one mind and one accord, and yet, who is to say just what that one mind is?  Who has the authority to say for sure anything?  Who has a sure word? There are several thousand “Christian” denominations, and they are growing exponentially daily.  There is probably a different concept of God and His plan for every one of His professing followers.

And it appears that the enemy is gaining ground, and we, the body of Christ, because of our disagreements and lack of unity, are seemingly losing ground as far as any “great move of truth” is concerned.

So what is the answer to this dilemma?  It is as if Yahweh Himself is needed to come down and just flat appear to His select few, whoever they are!  That would clear up the dim vision of those He has chosen.  They would definitely “get on the same page” after that shared glorious experience.  In the light of His own countenance and glow filling the room each would be in, He would straighten out off-concepts, purge out old leaven, old hypocrisies, and false concepts of Himself.  There would be no self-delusion if the King Himself came down to a handful!

Then a fire would well up from out of their bones!  Then they would cry to His people in His stead.  They would be His voice with his word welling up and out as springs gush out making rivers where dry land once was.

That is what we all need.  We need a sure word.  We need the Captain of our faith Himself to get a cadre of His brothers to catch on fire and, in turn, ignite the world.  We need a group of people baptized with the Spirit and with fire.   We need them!   We groan within ourselves, longing for someone to stand in the gap between God and the world.

That is the only thing that will ever turn this world upside down—if the people of the world were ready and knew they had a need for God in human form, had a need for the sons of the living God.

This whole creation is crying and groaning looking for someone sincere and true to believe in.  The heroes are gone; the people run to their idols of music and movies.  Those are their gods—gods who cannot see or hear them and their longings and needs, for their gods can see no one but themselves.  The whole creation does not know it, but they are groaning and longing for the manifestation of the sons of God.  And these sons will walk with the Lamb wherever He goes, for they shall be like Him.  These are they who will do the greater works that the Master spoke of.

It All Hinges on the Sons, But Do They Know Who They Are?

Yes, the manifestation of the sons of God is of extreme importance in God’s plan, but do they know who they are?  Do they realize their calling that He has placed on them?   Do  they  know  that  He  knew  them  long  before their earthly sojourn began?  Do they at present realize that  He  has  already  given  them  a glorious destiny—a destiny that has them justified from sin, set apart for this special work, and also glorified from heaven?  Does God’s elect, His chosen ones, know these things?

Have they called on His name and restored their heart back to Him?  But if they haven’t believed on Him, then how are they to call on Him?  And how can they believe on this God if they have never heard Him, never heard His Spirit, never heard Him who is the Word?  They are going to have to hear Him being spoken out of the mouth of another son in order to believe on Him.  And how shall these prospective sons hear unless there be a preacher?  And who is really going to be effective as a preacher?  The world is full of preachers.  Anyone who thinks they have heard from God calls himself a preacher.  The future sons will be reached by those who proclaim the truth.  And these proclaimers will be sent.  For whosoever shall call upon the name of Yahweh shall be saved.  How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?  And how shall they preach, except they be sent?  

[This is chapter one of The Unveiling of the Sons of God. Be sure to order your free copy. Send your name, mailing address, and name of the book to my email: wayneman5@hotmail.com]

Kenneth Wayne Hancock

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July 8, 2026 · 8:00 am

The Cross Experience Comes Before the Abiding

The Spirit of truth does not dwell where sin still reigns

Sin must die on the cross with Christ before the Spirit of truth will dwell and abide in us. Yet sin is one of the most sensitive subjects—guilt, desperation, shame, and fear often accompany it. Few understand its scriptural definition: “Sin is the transgression of the law” (1 John 3:4). Which law? The Ten Commandments. Everyone has broken this law, yet Scripture says it “is not meant for a righteous person, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful” (1 Tim. 1:9).

Breaking the Ten Commandments is sin. Sin is not merely shuffling one’s feet on a sawdust floor or failing to attend a Sunday service. The law consists of ten commandments, and “He added no more” (Deut. 5:22). Many born‑again Christians call faults sin, and this frustrates their walk. Impatience, irritability, or personal shortcomings are faults—things we are growing through—but they are not violations of the Ten Commandments. Sin is a heart condition. Righteousness is a heart condition as well.

We are delivered from the old sinful nature by being crucified with Christ, our sacrificial Lamb. When He died, our old nature died with Him.

The Cross Removes Sin’s Power

Believers must be able to explain salvation from sin as Paul taught: “Our old man is crucified with Christ, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin” (Rom. 6:6–7). Christ took all our sins upon Himself, and when He died, our old sinful selves died, were buried, and were raised with Him into newness of life. By believing in Christ’s cross experience, our own cross experience becomes real.

Why do so few teachers explain this? Either they do not know the apostle’s teachings, or they do not believe them. Yet believing them is how we are translated from darkness into light (Rom. 6:6–12).

A new heart must be received before deeper things can grow within. Christ spoke of sin and repentance repeatedly. Conviction of sin is universal. Concerning the Comforter, He said, “When the Spirit of truth is come, He will reprove [convict] the world of sin…” (John 16:8).

He also said, “If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak [excuse] for their sin” (John 15:22). His words removed every excuse. People must be confronted with their sin so they can recognize guilt and repent. Now we are to be like Him and speak of sin to the people. Christ promises, “The Spirit of truth… shall be in you” (John 14:17).

Throughout John 15 and 16, He warns that the world will hate and persecute His followers. Why? Because He commands us to let our light shine and reprove the world of sin. Man’s old nature does not want its darkness exposed by the light now in us.

Conclusion: The Cross Opens the Way to Abiding

The thesis is simple: the Abiding of the Spirit within us cannot begin until the Cross has done its work. Yahweh’s abiding presence is reserved for hearts cleansed of transgression and freed from the old nature. The Spirit of truth does not dwell where sin still reigns. But once the Cross destroys the “body of sin,” the believer becomes a vessel capable of receiving the abiding presence of Yahweh.

The Abiding is not an isolated spiritual experience; it is the fruit of crucifixion with Christ. When sin is removed, the Spirit enters. When the old nature dies, the new life begins. When the Cross is believed, the Abiding becomes possible. Thus, the Cross experience is not merely preparation, it is the doorway into the abiding life. Only those freed from sin can truly dwell in Him, and He in them. [For much more go here:  sin | Search Results | Immortality Road ]  Kenneth Wayne Hancock

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