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October 20, 2025 · 9:31 am

The Spiritual Life Cycle

It is all about God’s Law of Harvest and us His Manifested Sons.

To grasp God’s purpose of “bringing many sons unto glory,” we need to understand the spiritual life cycle. Christ compared spiritual growth to a seed: it must die and lose its original form, then absorb water (symbolizing the word), before new life emerges and grows toward the light (Matt. 13:18-30)

This process starts with babes in Christ, to little children in him who do not mature. They do not grow up into him. Or he does not grow up in them. These spiritual children are like natural children–mostly alive to see what they can get from their father. These babes in Christ never grow out of asking God for things for themselves. They rarely glimpse the full vision of what their Father has in mind, not only for them, but also for those who mature and finally produce  100-fold fruitbearing.

For there is a responsibility that we all bear. First, “God has commanded all men everywhere to repent” of their evil ways. Those that do, then, are expected to “study to show [themselves] approved unto God,” servants unto the king who can divide the word of God correctly.

Then prayer enters the growth process. True prayer and study of his word is the watering of the little blade of grass. For the little spiritual child of God cannot grow unless it be watered. But, we have that responsibility!

And this is where the problem lies for most professing Christians. Most are not taught the vision of God reproducing himself from the “seed, the word of God.” they are not given the pure water, the pure teachings, the pure spiritual nutrients that promote growth into a manifested son or daughter of God.

The Same Old Food for His Lambs and Sheep

Most Christians dwell in a dry land, trying to feed their souls on the same spiritual food that was fed to the flock hundreds of years ago. And how can we tell if we are in that situation? “When the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth” (John 16:13). If you are not being led into more truth in your Christian walk, then you are not being led by the Spirit of truth. Christ’s words are sharp, cutting right to the heart of the matter.

While in Hawaii, visiting my daughters, I visited a Baptist church on a Sunday morning. It was the same denomination I went to as a child in Texas. The message and the Invitational song were identical to what I experienced as a child–right down to those old solemn lyrics sung at the end, “Just as I am without one plea.” It was sad to me. I so wanted to share with them the new spiritual light that Yah was giving to me. But the pastor took no testimonies from his flock. The pastor prevented the Sower from sowing the Seed, the word of God. The Sower is the Spirit of Christ in us.

And so it goes…. The ancient Hebrew prophets faced the same dilemma. They cried, “Woe unto you shepherds who feed the flock of God with lies…” (Ezk. 34:2). This is why true spiritual growth is slow in the body of Christ.

Many will be content to stay a babe in Christ, but others will break out-of-the-box.

Some will feel a higher calling, one that pulls them upward, one that plants a yearning in their hearts to know the truth. These little children of God will be drawn by the Father, nourished by His teachers and prophets, those who will help them leave the old way station for the next stage of growth.

They will begin a deeper walk and thereby become spiritual young men and women of God. No longer “tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine,” they will have “overcome the wicked one” with all Satan’s deceptions and temptations.

They will mature into spiritual adults, capable of guiding others with his spirit.  Like Paul said to Timothy, “I have fathered you in the gospel.”

Understanding the spiritual life cycle is essential for grasping God’s purpose in revealing His sons and daughters during these latter days. This manifestation brings glory to God through His Spirit working within them. Seeking the Kingdom of God and His righteousness ensures that we are cared for by Him, resulting in joy, peace, and security.      Kenneth Wayne Hancock {Hey, my brothers and sisters. What are you waiting on? I have many copies of my books for you. God has already paid for them so that His children won’t have to buy them. The postage is free, too. If you don’t have time to read it, order one and give it to somebody. Go to this link: Ordering My Free Books in Paperback | Immortality Road] “Give and it shall be given.”   

It is all about God’s Law of Harvest and us His Manifested Sons.

To grasp God’s purpose of “bringing many sons unto glory,” we need to understand the spiritual life cycle. Christ compared spiritual growth to a seed: it must die and lose its original form, then absorb water (symbolizing the word), before new life emerges and grows toward the light (Matt. 13:18-30)

This process starts with babes in Christ, to little children in him who do not mature. They do not grow up into him. Or he does not grow up in them. These spiritual children are like natural children–mostly alive to see what they can get from their father. These babes in Christ never grow out of asking God for things for themselves. They rarely glimpse the full vision of what their Father has in mind, not only for them, but also for those who mature and finally produce  100-fold fruitbearing.

For there is a responsibility that we all bear. First, “God has commanded all men everywhere to repent” of their evil ways. Those that do, then, are expected to “study to show [themselves] approved unto God,” servants unto the king who can divide the word of God correctly.

Then prayer enters the growth process. True prayer and study of his word is the watering of the little blade of grass. For the little spiritual child of God cannot grow unless it be watered. But, we have that responsibility!

And this is where the problem lies for most professing Christians. Most are not taught the vision of God reproducing himself from the “seed, the word of God.” they are not given the pure water, the pure teachings, the pure spiritual nutrients that promote growth into a manifested son or daughter of God.

The Same Old Food for His Lambs and Sheep

Most Christians dwell in a dry land, trying to feed their souls on the same spiritual food that was fed to the flock hundreds of years ago. And how can we tell if we are in that situation? “When the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth” (John 16:13). If you are not being led into more truth in your Christian walk, then you are not being led by the Spirit of truth. Christ’s words are sharp, cutting right to the heart of the matter.

While in Hawaii, visiting my daughters, I visited a Baptist church on a Sunday morning. It was the same denomination I went to as a child in Texas. The message and the Invitational song were identical to what I experienced as a child–right down to those old solemn lyrics sung at the end, “Just as I am without one plea.” It was sad to me. I so wanted to share with them the new spiritual light that Yah was giving to me. But the pastor took no testimonies from his flock. The pastor prevented the Sower from sowing the Seed, the word of God. The Sower is the Spirit of Christ in us.

And so it goes…. The ancient Hebrew prophets faced the same dilemma. They cried, “Woe unto you shepherds who feed the flock of God with lies…” (Ezk. 34:2). This is why true spiritual growth is slow in the body of Christ.

Many will be content to stay a babe in Christ, but others will break out-of-the-box.

Some will feel a higher calling, one that pulls them upward, one that plants a yearning in their hearts to know the truth. These little children of God will be drawn by the Father, nourished by His teachers and prophets, those who will help them leave the old way station for the next stage of growth.

They will begin a deeper walk and thereby become spiritual young men and women of God. No longer “tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine,” they will have “overcome the wicked one” with all Satan’s deceptions and temptations.

They will mature into spiritual adults, capable of guiding others with his spirit.  Like Paul said to Timothy, “I have fathered you in the gospel.”

Understanding the spiritual life cycle is essential for grasping God’s purpose in revealing His sons and daughters during these latter days. This manifestation brings glory to God through His Spirit working within them. Seeking the Kingdom of God and His righteousness ensures that we are cared for by Him, resulting in joy, peace, and security.      Kenneth Wayne Hancock

{Hey, my brothers and sisters. What are you waiting on? I have many copies of my books for you. God has already paid for them so that His children won’t have to. The postage is free, too. If you don’t have time to read it at this time, order one and give it to somebody. Go to this link: Ordering My Free Books in Paperback | Immortality Road “Give and it shall be given.”]   

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September 21, 2025 · 10:04 am

Beware of the Prosperity Doctrine

The prosperity doctrine is everywhere. It’s like a spiritual virus floating in the ether. That means that all of us should watch out that we are not infected by this insidious doctrine. Some will say, “Well, I don’t follow those TV evangelists who promote the prosperity doctrine.” That’s a good start. But just examine your prayers. See if they are petitions for material things instead of spiritual things.

God spoke about this false doctrine through the prophets of old. He allowed false teachers to bring in terrible heresies. And one of them is “supposing that gain is godliness,” or the prosperity doctrine.

A good example is found in John 6:26, where Christ tells the people that they are only seeking Him to get material things, things like the earthly bread He provided for them. They did not seek Him because of the spiritual miracles that He had performed. They wanted earthly bread, things for their own earthly life, not spiritual things.

Nothing Has Changed

And so it goes today. The masses have been lured into the prosperity doctrine. This doctrine teaches them to “Get all you can get from God.” Get more money, houses, cars, phones. Get anything in this 3-D material world.

“God wants you to prosper!” the preacher will tell them. All you must do is give to this ministry, and God will pour out a blessing to you one hundredfold! More money than you know what to do with!” This is a perversion of the spiritual law of harvest. The 100-fold that Christ promises in the Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13 is spiritual increase, not the earthly increase of things in the third dimension.

These purveyors of material prosperity promote God as a genie, who is there to meet all their wants and needs. They do not exalt God who has a plan for those who trust Him.

They will quote III John 2: “I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health…” The false teachers usually stop there and don’t quote the rest of the passage: “… even as your soul prospers.” The apostle John makes it clear in all his writings that it is the spiritual things and not the material things that we should seek. “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these other things [earthly things] shall be added unto you,” Christ said.

These false shepherds promise prosperity and charitable blessings to the flock yet leave them trapped in their sin. While portraying themselves as benefactors, they funnel millions into their own ministries. They preach abundance but fail to lead the sheep to the cross—where true transformation begins, and the old sinful nature is surrendered in exchange for a life led by the Spirit.

Instead of guiding the flock toward God’s eternal purpose, these shepherds appeal to the carnal instincts like self-gratification and material desire. They encourage the sheep to chase worldly gain, rather than walk the narrow path of truth and glory that leads to redemption.

This teaching reflects what Scripture warns against—“perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, who suppose that gain is godliness” (1 Timothy 6:5-6). It promotes the idea that material wealth is evidence of divine favor, suggesting that if you’re prosperous as a Christian, it’s proof that God is actively blessing your life. Furthermore, it claims that by supporting or participating in their ministry, you too will become wealthy because you’re advancing God’s work. Such a doctrine is deeply misleading and spiritually dangerous. We are clearly instructed to turn away from those who preach it. It is not of God—it is a deception born of darkness.

The prosperity doctrine is insidious and evil, for it seems so right, and yet, it ultimately leads to destruction. “There is a way that seems right unto man, but the end thereof is the way of death.”

The followers of Christ need to take heed because “many have been slain by her.”

What are  your beliefs concerning these sheep in wolves clothing and how they operate in the 21st century? Leave a comment.

[And please forgive me for being “out of touch” lately. I have been dealing with roadblocks in the material world, like building and moving to a new retirement home. No stairs to climb but having trouble finding anything. Hitting a bit of writer’s block for the first time in 28 years. I asked our Savior the other day, “What do you want me to do? Immediately, as fast as a ray of light, this thought crystalized and came back saying, “Tell them who I AM.” I will endeavor to do that.] kwh

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July 21, 2025 · 10:27 am

Seek First the Kingdom of the Spirit

Chapter 7 of My New Book: The Abiding

Christ urged us to “seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness,” establishing a foundational precept for spiritual maturity and abiding. But what is this Kingdom? And where do we find it?

Scripture reveals that God is Spirit (John 4:24), and so His Kingdom must be spiritual as well—an invisible dimension not of this world, whose god is presently Satan. Thus, the Kingdom of God is not material, nor constrained by our five senses. It is a realm that “cometh not with observation” (Luke 17:20) but is “within you,” dwelling in the sanctum of the heart.

The phrase “Kingdom of God” has been diluted through overuse and denominational variation. While traditionally understood as “God’s Kingdom”—a realm belonging to Him—it can also be understood, linguistically and scripturally, as a kingdom comprised of Spirit. Just as “a wall of stone” describes a wall made of stone, “Kingdom of God” declares a government made of Spirit, led by a sovereign Spirit Being.

We are commanded to seek this unseen kingdom—the invisible government of God. It is not confined to temples or earthly forms of worship. True worship is not performed with buildings, rituals, or material offerings. It is an intimate, unseeable communion between our spirit and the Eternal Creator. “The flesh profits nothing; it is the spirit that gives life” (John 6:63). The essence of abiding lies in this deep spiritual connection.

Only those born from above—born of the Spirit—can perceive and enter this dimension (John 3:3-6). The narrow gate through which we enter is Christ Himself: “I am the door of the sheep… whoever enters through Me shall be saved” (John 10:7-9). This entry point begins the process of purification—where old concepts of God are stripped away, and faith becomes sight in the Spirit.

Prayer becomes our vessel into this kingdom. It reaches beyond the veil, into the heavenly dimension where miracles and spiritual battles unfold. Belief is the transport. We are not guided by sight, but by faith—believing before seeing.

The Kingdom of God is the Kingdom of the Spirit: invisible, yet near; eternal, yet now. The Holy Spirit is the breath of this heavenly domain, and those who seek Yahweh “while He may be found” will discover the gate, the truth, and the life.

Even now, His followers are being tested. “Fiery trials” refine faith, preparing us for entry into the realm that awaits beyond the narrow gate. As the apostle declared: “That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after Him, and find Him, though He be not far from every one of us” (Acts 17:27).

Here is The Abiding’s central message: the transformative power of abiding in Christ as the pathway to spiritual maturity, union, and divine oneness.

Abiding Begins with Seeking

The abiding life begins with an awakened hunger—to seek first the Kingdom not built by hands but drawn from Spirit. Christ’s invitation to abide is not passive—it is a call to pursue, with intensity, the invisible realm where divine communion unfolds. The Kingdom of the Spirit is not a reward for earthly effort, but the spiritual birthplace of all abiding.

The Gate to Oneness

To abide is to pass through Christ—the narrow gate—and dwell in the unseen realm. It is here, in the Kingdom made of Spirit, that the Son draws us into the Father’s presence. We are not spectators in this Kingdom; we are transformed participants, being shaped in the oneness of Yahweh and Christ. The Spirit is both door and dimension.

The Spirit Over Flesh

Abiding requires departure from the visible and tangible. The flesh profits nothing. Material religion cannot usher us in. True abiding is spiritual worship—truthful, unseen, relational. It is the invisible rhythm of connection, where abiding becomes encounter. This Kingdom is not distant—it is within. It is the heart awakened by the Spirit.

Purification in Union

Faith is the chisel that removes false constructs. Belief in the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ initiates the inward resurrection—where abiding is made possible by purification. As old leaven is cast out, abiding becomes an active dwelling in the Spirit’s government. Our trials refine us not merely for entrance—but for union.

Finding Him Where He Is

To abide is to seek Yahweh where He may be found—in His own dimension, invisible yet near. Just as John touched, saw, and heard the Word made flesh, we too will know Him. For abiding leads to intimacy. The Son abides in the Father, and those who walk through the gate will abide also. This Kingdom is not merely theological—it is our promised home.

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July 11, 2025 · 3:05 pm

The Longing That Leads to Love—and the King Who Calls

Humanity’s endless quest for love is no accident. Beneath every poem, song, and search for human connection lies a deeper yearning—for God Himself. For “God is love” (I John 4:16). We seek echoes of Him in others, because we were made in His image, wired to respond to His divine presence. The search ends when He is found.

The Hebrew prophets and apostles testified of this love. The Son of God didn’t merely speak of it—He lived it out. By laying down His life for His friends, He offered the greatest love known to mankind (John 15:13). But the Cross was not the end. It was the invitation. For those who believe, Christ calls us to present our lives as living sacrifices (Romans 12:1)—not as martyrs for heaven’s reward, but as vessels of love to a love-starved world.

Dying to Self, Rising in Love

To walk as He walked begins at Calvary. Spiritually joining Him on the cross means our old nature dies with Him: “He that is dead is freed from sin” (Romans 6:7). This rebirth isn’t mere symbolism. It’s a transformation—freedom from the selfish life, entering into resurrection power fueled by agape love. Believing we are buried and raised with Him enables us to walk in newness of life (Romans 6:4–5).

Yet many falter. Not because His power is lacking, but because corrupted doctrines and traditions stunt growth. Like children fed on spiritual junk food, many resist the sincere truth of the Word. They cling to old wine, declaring it better—unwilling to taste the new, pure doctrine (Luke 5:39).

The Overcomers…and the Tragedy of the Refusers

Thankfully, some will awaken. God has called a remnant, foreknown and chosen to be conformed to the image of His Son (Romans 8:29). They’ll answer the high calling, decreasing so Christ can increase within them, becoming the vessels through which divine love touches all people.

But not everyone will respond. Scripture warns of those who recoil from the truth, buried in comfort, traditions, or fear. Consider the five foolish virgins—shut out from the wedding feast, unprepared for the Bridegroom (Matthew 25:1–13). Or the servant who hid his talent in the ground, scolded as “slothful and unprofitable” by the returning Master (Matthew 25:26). These are not mere metaphors; they are solemn realities.

Those who reject the call to spiritual growth will not mature into love. They will not reign. They will remain infants—content, perhaps, but barren of the fruit that restores righteousness to a broken world. What Christ seeks is a people who will reflect Him fully, expressing divine love that heals, redeems, and incarnates God once again on earth.

Answering the Highest Call

We are living in the days of the latter rain—His Spirit is being poured out. Will we remain near the nursery, or rise to sit with Him on His throne? (Revelation 3:21). Agape love is the bond of perfectness, the final attribute that completes us in Christ. Those who cultivate it will reign. Those who resist it, according to scripture, will be left behind—not out of spite, but because they rejected the very path that leads to transformation.

I believe that we will grow to be His sons and daughters, His lights shining into the deepest, darkest dungeons of the earth: To “bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound” [Think spiritually. Isaiah 61:1].

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June 29, 2025 · 8:40 am

Eyes on the Harvest

  1. The Sower’s Longing

God’s eyes are ever on His harvest. This is not simply a season—it is His will unfolding across time. He sows with the end in mind: a mature people, ready to be gathered. Are our eyes aligned with His?

Just as the farmer treasures the yield of his field, God watches with divine patience for the maturity of His Word within hearts. The Bible is a record of this great sowing—the planting of promises, prophecies, and purpose.

Be patient… until it receives the early and latter rain (James 5:7).

2. Maturity Marks the Time

The harvest is not about numbers—it’s about readiness. Maturity. Fruit that bears the nature of the Seed. In this “time of the end,” we are witnessing the crop coming to full ripeness.

The harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels (Matthew 13:39).

These aren’t ominous words. They’re hopeful. They point to transformation—souls shaped in the image of Christ.

3. The First Fruits Rise

Like ears of corn ripening early, some sons and daughters awaken to maturity ahead of the field. These are the first fruits—the ones formed not just to arrive but to labor. To reap.

From the prophets of old to the hundredfold elect of today, these forerunners bear the burden and the glory of calling others in.

They without us should not be made perfect (Hebrews 11:40).

4. The Call to Labor

Christ’s command echoes now more than ever:

Pray ye therefore the Lord… that He would send forth laborers into His harvest (Luke 10:2).

The time of the latter rain is not only about power—it is about purpose. God is activating His mature ones to gather the rest. Millions will come. And the world, weary as it is, will see the glory of ripened faith.

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June 13, 2025 · 12:15 pm

God’s Will Is His Harvest: The Call of the Reapers

Introduction: Aligning with the Father’s Desire
Christ’s spiritual sustenance—His source of strength—is found in doing the will of the Father (John 4:34). This divine will, His ultimate desire, is centered on one crucial purpose: the harvest of souls. He calls us to partake in this sacred labor, drawing from the spiritual seeds sown throughout history.

We, His chosen laborers, are not the first to work the fields—we stand upon the work of the patriarchs, prophets, and apostles. They faithfully scattered Yahweh’s seed, looking toward a promise they would not live to see fulfilled. Now, at the time of the harvest, Christ sends reapers to complete the task. What does it mean to answer that call?

The Father’s Desire: The Time of the Harvest

Christ unveils the essence of the Father’s will—to ensure the final harvest takes place. “Open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest” (John 4:35). The process of sowing and reaping, spoken of throughout scripture, reveals a spiritual truth: each generation lays the foundation for the next.

  • The patriarchs and prophets sowed truth, awaiting the promised redemption.
  • The apostles laid the groundwork, ushering in the New Covenant.

  We stand today as reapers, called to gather the final harvest of souls.

Christ clarifies that reaping is not separate from sowing, but rather a continuation of divine labor. “One sows and another reaps” (John 4:37). Each era has its appointed role. The saints of old, though faithful, did not see the full fruit of their labor. They await a final group—God’s elect, chosen to bring in the harvest of the last days.

End-Time Reapers: A Special Calling

A remarkable aspect of Christ’s teaching is that the Father has already chosen His reapers—those He will guide, protect, and empower. “And this is the will of Him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those He has given me, but raise them up at the last day” (John 6:39-40).

This calling is not random nor based on personal merit—it is an appointment of divine purpose.

  • Reapers are sent by Christ Himself (“I sent you to reap what you have not worked for” – John 4:38).
  • They labor in a darkened world, shining forth as sons and daughters of God.
  • They walk under divine protection, just as the faithful before them were spared from destruction.

Recognizing this calling brings clarity to our prayers. Many ask, What is God’s will for my life?—yet Christ has already answered: Pray that the Lord of the harvest will send more laborers into the fields (Matthew 9:38). This is the heartbeat of Christ’s mission—the urgency behind His ministry.

Answering the Call: The Responsibility of the Chosen

If God has chosen us, then our duty is clear. He has equipped His reapers to walk alongside Him, sharing in His compassionate mission to bring souls into His Kingdom. This is not merely knowledge—it is action.

  • Are we willing to step into the labor set before us?
  • Will we align our prayers with Christ’s own request—that more workers be raised up?
  • Will we allow God to shape us into faithful reapers, prepared for the final harvest?

We now understand His will. The question remains—how will we respond?

Conclusion: A Prayer for Laborers
Now that we know exactly what His will is, we can confidently communicate with Him about His harvest. If we desire answered prayers, we must align with His purpose.

“If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.” (1 John 5:14) Lord, raise up Your laborers. Let none be lost. Strengthen the reapers for the fields ahead. May we walk in Your desire, fulfilling Your work, as faithful servants in the greatest harvest of all time.

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June 2, 2025 · 12:24 pm

Come before His Presence with Thanksgiving

 How to Start the Day

The Spirit through the apostle Paul said, “We live, move, and have our being in Him.” We live in the Spirit. We move in the Spirit, and we have our being in the Spirit.

Now Yahweh is that invisible Spirit, and He tells us that we do indeed live, move, and derive our very being in Him. We are literally in his presence!

Now, what do we do? The Spirit urges us to approach His presence with thanksgiving (Psalm 95:2). Our part is to thank Him for the privilege of knowing Him. Give thanks. Thank Him for delivering us from sin and the dreadful selfish path we once trod.

Thank you, Father. Thank you for my wife, children and grandchildren. Thank you for my spiritual family. Thank you for revealing and unveiling your plan to us. Thank you for your Kingdom. Thank you for the wondrous things You have done for us.

Our study of His promises reveals many reasons for gratitude, beyond food and clothing. Christ assured us these needs are met and seeks our faith in His words about spiritual growth.

God is this invisible Spirit. He has said that He is in, around, and through us. This one thing we then need: We need to believe what He has said. “Abide in me, and I in you.” We just need to believe Him. He believes it. Now, if we just believe that He lives and dwells in us, He will manifest himself in and through us. Belief adds the additions to the faith, all the way to manifesting His nature through us! This one thing we can be sure of: If we draw near to Him, he will draw near to us. He will come to us if we will but believe Him.

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May 20, 2025 · 8:10 am

“Husbands, Don’t Be Bitter toward Your Wife”

(Formerly in Israel, if a man went to inquire of God, he would say, “Come, let us go to the seer,” because the prophet of today used to be called a Seer.  I Samuel 9: 9)

I barely had enough time to sit down, and before I had spoken a word, the Seer asked, “Troubles with the wife?”

“Yes.  How did you know?”

“The Spirit, if your heart is attuned, picks up on these things.  It’s really not difficult to discern because ‘all things come alike to all.’  We all come up the same way” [1].

“My wife is always bringing me down.  It’s frustrating.  I’ll get a wonderful revelation about God, and I am so enthused, and I try to share it with her, and all she has to say is, ‘Yeah, that’s great, but would you help me, please?  Could you do something around here?  Help straighten up the house.   Check on the kids.’   Things like that.”

The Seer just looked at me as if looking through a window at the wind blowing through a white oak tree.  “We on our spiritual walk back to the Father’s heart must not get too heavenly minded to be of any earthly good.”

I looked at him as if he were speaking Chinese.  “What?  What do you mean?”

“It is all about taking the heavenly things like love and mercy, and putting them into action here on earth.  Christ did it and then taught it” [2].

“She makes me mad,” I continued.  “It’s like she deliberately throws on me all this negativity, like a wet blanket.  Instead of rejoicing with me, she just smothers me.  I try to correct her and get her to stop, but that just sets her off and we start fussing and fighting.”

“Oh, you mustn’t try to stop her,” the Seer said.  “Goodness, no.  Never try to prevent someone from doing God’s will.”

“God’s will?”  I asked.  “A wife so earthly minded that she can’t get past the pots and pans and diapers is doing God’s will?”

“They are your pots and pans and your children’s clothes.  Let me explain what is spiritually happening.  God Himself has created your wife exactly the way she is in every respect.  He has made her to be your absolute complement.  She, with all her faults and all her many unappreciated virtues , is exactly what the Great Physician ordered–for you and your perfection.”

“My perfection?” I asked.

“She’s your help meet, isn’t she?” [3].

“Yes.”

“Well, then, she is being a good help meet because she’s helping you meet God.  Look.  She is merely speaking what is in the script written by God–as if He had with a thoughtful quill inked upon her DNA the lines she speaks to help you mature spiritually.  And her reactions to you and her ‘negative’ comments to you about your ways are all ordained, scribed, and orchestrated by God to get a rise out of you.”

“It does that,” I said.  “But she should be honoring her husband and not putting him down all the time.”

“You don’t need a wife that praises your every word or whim.  That would not bring you to perfection.  In fact, it would ruin you for God’s purposes.”

“I still don’t get it.”

“You see,” the Seer continued, “You have many faults that must be purged out of your life before full spiritual maturity comes.  God uses wives to help us grow from a babe in Christ to a young man.  A ‘woman shall be saved in child bearing’ [4].  She not only rears your earthly children, but also helps to rear the spiritual child of God in her life–you, her husband.  She cannot change the way she has been created.  She is saying exactly what the Father has entrusted her to say to you.”

“It just makes me mad,” I said.

“There.  Right there in that thought–that unjust anger is an example of the kind of things that God desires to erase out of your life.  And your wife will continue to bring it out–not to be mean, as you suppose.  She has to.  She doesn’t even realize that God is using her for the purpose of burning out the dross that lurks around your new faith.  Yet, she will continue saying her lines as a faithful player on the stage of life–until you get it.”

“Get what?” I asked, still not understanding the depth of the matter.

“When you finally understand these words I’ve spoken and believed them–then you will have gained several precious life lessons.  Number one.  That God is totally sovereign and in complete control.  He uses anyone and anything He desires to effect a change in one of His chosen ones–one of His elect sons of God.  Two.  God’s ways are not our ways.  We would not perfect us the way He does.  We would much rather sit in the sunshine munching Oreos as the way to make big changes in our life.  Third.  We need to be grateful for God’s love to us.  He has chosen us as His offspring.  He did not have to pick us to reveal Himself in us.  So, just be grateful for your wife and don’t be bitter towards her [5].  God is using her to do a great work in you.”

“It doesn’t seem so great right now,” I said.

“When you receive this truth that I’ve shared with you, you won’t get angry and frustrated with her.  You’ll know the truth that it is all God’s doing, flowing out from His heart of love.  Right now you are buffeted for your own faults [6].  What will you do when you are persecuted unjustly?”

“I don’t know.”

“When it happens, just know that it is still God doing His work of perfection in you.”  The Seer paused.  “But, enough of this now.  Tell me.  What is you wife’s favorite candy bar?”

“Almond Hershey.”

“Tell you what.  Go buy her one.  And with no fanfare, hand it to her and tell her that you love her.”

I did what He said.  And that little gesture generated a smile on her face that said, “He understands.”  But all I understood that day was the magic of chocolate.  She would receive several Almond Hersheys throughout the years.  But it would take decades for me to finally understand and appreciate the message he gave me that day.       Kenneth Wayne Hancock

  1. Eccle. 9: 2
  2. Acts 1: 1
  3. Gen. 2: 18
  4. I Tim. 2: 15
  5. Col. 3: 19
  6. I Peter 2: 20

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April 29, 2025 · 1:11 pm

Our Death and Resurrection with Christ—The Power of God

Our Death and Resurrection with Christ—The Power of God

The Savior told Paul, “My strength is made perfect in weakness” (II Cor. 12:9). There is nothing weaker than dying on the cross. But the cross is proclaimed as “the power of God” (I Cor. 1:18). How does that work?

By placing our old nature and mind on the cross, we acknowledge our weakness and helplessness apart from God’s strength. In doing so, we renounce our carnal powers, declaring through this act: We are nothing, and He is everything.

This is the supreme paradox. By submitting to the death of our old selves, we admit our utter vanity and worthlessness without our Creator, Father, and Savior. This act of negation is the first step toward aligning our thoughts with His. For He views us in our unregenerated state as nothing: “In me dwells no good thing… all things are meaningless, a chasing after the wind…all  have sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Rom. 7:18; Ecc. 1:4; Rom. 3:23).

Recognizing our spiritual ineptitude, we come to Yahweh-in-human-form, the fountain of life, from whom flows the water of true, eternal life. Yet the path to life is through death—a paradox. Only by the death of our selfish hearts can we enter His Spirit-filled life. We must remember Christ’s words: “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it” (Luke 9:24).

Through faith, we trust in His resurrection—not only His, but also our own. We believe that, just as He was raised, we too are raised to walk in newness of life. This faith energizes us to receive His Spirit, which transforms our hearts. “We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life” (Rom. 6:4 NIV).

And transformed we are! The hand that once stole steals no more—not by our own strength but through His Spirit. By relinquishing our old lives, we take on His life. This miraculous change is the power of the cross—the death, burial, and resurrection shared with Christ. As Paul wrote, “I am crucified with Christ. Nevertheless, I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me” (Gal. 2:20).

God’s power is life from death. He establishes life where none existed, calling “those things that are not as though they are.” This revelation is vital. It is through overcoming this paradox—life emerging from death—that we are delivered from the inevitability of physical death.

This is the way to salvation, the way to life, the way to an immortal spiritual body that He has promised us. It all flows from understanding, believing, and enacting this profound truth: eternal life out of death.

Kenneth Wayne Hancock [From a journal entry dated May 4, 2001. By liking, sharing, commenting, and subscribing, you attest to these writings, that they come by the Spirit of truth. May God bless you all]

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April 25, 2025 · 2:13 pm

Truth Cannot Nest in the Thorns of Falsehood

The Son approaches the hour of sacrifice,
His steps nearing the cross, heavy with the world’s weight.
The disciples, fragile hearts, shaken,
Are cloaked in sorrow, like a dim twilight descending.

Yet, He speaks, tender as a father to his children,
“My little ones, I am with you only a while longer.”
And then, the command like a flame passed from torch to torch:
“Love one another, as I have loved you,
So you, too, must love.”

Feast no longer on His love alone;
Drink deeply from the wellspring of the Spirit,
The Father, alive in Him, who works through Him.
“Believe,” He pleads, “that the Father is in Me,
And you shall do greater things, for I go to Him.”

A promise takes flight, soaring on the breath of His words:
“Keep My commands, and whatever you ask in My name, it shall be.”
But first, the name—the sacred name—and all it holds,
Its weight, its wonder, its truth.

Again, He returns, a shepherd calling to His flock:
“If you love Me, obey what I command.”
Obedience, the root from which love springs,
And to the faithful, the Counselor comes—forever,
The Spirit of truth, eternal and pure.

Yet truth cannot nest in the thorns of falsehood,
Cannot take root in soil tainted by error.
All must be purged, all misconceptions cast to the wind.
“Believe,” He urges, “that the Father is in Me,
And I in Him. We are One.”

Oneness—a Spirit that breathes life into all,
The Creator, the Holy, pouring Himself
Into fragile flesh, the Savior of mankind.
All that denies this truth must wither and fall,
Pruned by the Gardener’s hand.

And He ends as He began:
“Believe Me when I say, the Father lives in Me.
Through Me, He works miracles.
Obey, and believe,
For Yah is One,
The Holy One of all who trust in Him.”

The words echo, a melody to be sung
Until hearts and minds are free from chains of error,
And truth shines unclouded,
Forever.

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