As I was growing up in the streets of New York City, I remember at the age of six how Malcolm X would make speeches concerning freedom of the mind of the Negro.  That is what we were called back in those days.  I really enjoyed the way he would speak so boldly in the middle of the sidewalks and streets.

He would say something like, "We need to change the way the white man has us Negros thinking" or "We have to change our thinking from the white man".  At that time I really didn't grasp what he meant, and how it related to the Bible.

What I did notice was, he had another book in his hand called the "Quran".  At that time I thought he was speaking of the Bible, because the wording sounded similar to the Old Testament.  What I later learned, was that they thought of Jesus as a prophet, not the Son of God.  By the way, this information that I am sharing with you happened back in the  mid 1950's.  Malcolm X was a bold, inspiring advocate for the Negro (that is what African-Americans were called back then). But even in certain areas of Brooklyn the word ni***r was placed on people of color.

I was trained and raised by a God-fearing mother.  She taught me how to respect authority.  But as I listened to Malcolm's speeches and experiences, the police, who were the authority in my neighborhood, never respected us as hard working African Americans.  The law says we have freedom of speech, but if you speak of anything that was constructive to build our community, they would call it "inciting to riot".

As I grew to learn and know more about Malcolm X, I learned he was of the same mindset as Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King.  The only difference was that he chose another path.  

Being around him as a child taught me a lot about how to become a man and not a puppet for the society in which I lived.  The one main thing that I disagree with was, the organization he was involved with, called "The Nation of Islam, the Black Muslim".  By the way, Malcolm X later left their leadership because of things he discovered within that leadership.

When I think of Malcolm's journey on this earth, I conclude that he was seeking truth and righteousness.  In essence, he was seeking the Kingdom of God.

Yes, it was truth.  Dr. King, Mandela and Malcolm wanted freedom for all people, especially for the people of color.  I must say, I want freedom for all people, but mostly the freedom of the mind.  That only comes through a transformation of the mind.  Through reading, studying, obeying and submitting your will to the power of the Holy Spirit, which is the extended Spirit of God.  We call Him the Governor, in the Kingdom.

Constitutional Scriptures:


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


Matthew 10:5-8   These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.


Many individuals who call themselves "Christians" live such shabby lives, and have the nerve to say that they love the Lord.  Read what the King says about that:


Constitutional Scripture:  John 14:21  He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”

Remember, the God who designed you for eternal life still desires the fellowship with you that He originally intended.  He sent Jesus into the world to take away the root problem of your sin so eternity can once more be yours.  I want you to know, that as I write, this, I can feel the joy of the Spirit go through my body!

Constitutional Scripture: Romans 8:1-2  There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2) For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

Focus Point:  Again the apostle Paul makes this statement in the Constitution:

Galatians 5:16  I say then, walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Paul states again in the Constitution:

Constitutional Scripture:  I Corinthians 15:45  And so it is written:  "The first man Adam became a living being."  The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

Constitutional Scripture:  Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Keep in mind, that God didn't need to save you from sin and death to meet His needs. He was doing great without you.

Focus Point:  Only when we recognize that coming to God is for our benefit, not God's, does God's grace make any sense.  Grace is God caring enough to rework His original plan for the fallen race of mankind.

Remember what the Constitution states:

Constitutional Scripture:  John 3:36  He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

Christ came to redeem your spirit.  He came to lift you from a life centered around the interests, power and desires of your body to a life centered in God.

Please note:  The word redeemed means "to purchase again".  

Focus Point:  Remember, we were originally God's property, but satan stole us from God.  Jesus paid the redemptive price through death on the cross so you could be restored to eternal life and fellowship with God.  When Jesus saved us from sin and death, He rekindled our potential spirit by giving us His Holy Spirit to live in us and to be connected to our spirit.

Now there is a statement that will raise your eyebrows.  It came from the ground and needs the products from the ground to stay alive.  Jesus made this statement He asked the Pharisees: 

Constitutional Scripture:  Matthew 15:16-20a  So Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding? 17) Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? 18) But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. 19) For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. 20) These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”

Now the word psyche, the Greek word translated "heart" literally means "the core of the spirit".  It is what goes into your spirit that destroys you.  Now cancer may destroy your body, but it can't harm your spirit.  It is true, your spirit may become depressed by the cancer's effect upon your body, but ultimately your spirit will live if you stay attached to the Lord--your source.  That's why rebellion against God is such a serious matter.  When you detach yourself from your Source, your spirit man dies or enters a state of eternal paralysis, void of a relationship and communion with God the Holy Spirit.  Now, having said that, then the only thing you have is a decaying body; and as you now know, life from the body leads to death.

Focus Point:  Keep in mind, the desire to steal or covet is prompted by what you see with your physical eyes, and your sexual desires are provoked by the physical wants of your body.  Indeed, life from the body discourages respect and encourages behavior that regards men and women as subjects to be conquered.  We are tempted to treat people like products to be manipulated instead of images of Christ to be cherished and honored.  This is the reason there is racism and prejudice in our society, and especially in the church as we know it.

Focus Point:  Keep in mind, without the Spirit of God we are "mere dirt".  And believe me, that is an insult.  Any person that doesn't know the Lord is mere dirt.  A mere person does things which are unnatural;  such as men having sex with other women.  Having sex without being married.  These are God's natural order for mankind.

Focus Point:  Now because of this, they don't know their Creator and the purpose and desire He had when He created them.  They focus on their physical being, which came from the dust of the ground (meaning dirt); instead of their spiritual being that which came from God their Source.

Please note:  They abuse themselves and others because they don't know how God designed them to act.  Death and dirt characterizes their lives.

I want to say this one thing:  it pays to cooperate with the Holy Spirit.  The reason being, God's potential is far greater than anything we can ask Him to do.  Remember, everything that is invisible came out of God who is your Source.  Now you can accept this or reject it, but truth is truth.  Everything that we yet will see is still within Him, because we came out of God.

Focus Point:  But there is a catch.  God's power must be at work within you before you can tap into that power.

Constitutional Scriptures: 

Ephesians 3:20-21  Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

I Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written:  “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

Romans 11:36  For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.

Keep in mind, when Jesus the King told His disciples that He was going away, He promised them that the Holy Spirit would come to be with them forever.

Constitutional Scripture:  John 14:16  And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever

Focus Point:  Moments before His ascension to Heaven, Jesus also stated that the power of the Holy Spirit would equip His followers to be His messengers.

Constitutional Scripture:  Acts 1:8  But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

Questions:
1.  Is the Holy Spirit present in your life?

2.  Are you flowing in a consistent, empowering relationship that undergirds your every thought, dream and plan?

3.  Or, are you trying to do great things without the power of the Spirit?

Focus Point:  Your cooperation with the work of the Holy Spirit is the means by which God reveals the stuff He took from Himself and gave to us.  When we are in tune with the Holy spirit, we can do things this world has never seen.  The power is ours.  It is up to us whether we make the connection that releases the power.  If that power isn't working in us, our potential is being wasted.

I'd like to start out by stating this truth: We as citizens of the Kingdom of heaven all have a past.  But keep this in mind, once we have accepted Christ the King's forgiveness we have a clean slate.  It doesn't matter what your life was like before, now we have to learn the way of the Laws and Principles of the King.

Now keep in mind, you are righteous only through believing in the Lord Jesus Christ.  Your past is a clean slate.  The power of darkness will always use your past against you as a weapon.  They will use people and individuals of your family to turn aside from what the blood of Christ has made clean in your life.

Read what the Constitution states in Romans 3:21-26


21) But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22) even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; 23) for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, 24) being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25) whom God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, 26) to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.



Focus Point:  Individuals in this world system will always chose a situation from your past to hinder you from discovering your purpose.


Focus Point:  Remember, only God the Father knows your heart, meaning your true motivation.  This is why Jesus made this statement:


Constitutional Scripture:  Matthew 7:1  Judge not, that you be not judged.


What Jesus was saying is this:  Don't assume that you know the motivation of another individual's actions.


Please note:  Forgiveness is a two way street.  It is in God's nature to forgive.  If we have the Spirit of our God, then it is in our nature as well to forgive.


Constitutional Scripture:  Psalm 86:5  For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.


Focus Point:  Keep in mind, once God forgives you of your sin of disobedience, He forgets them and remembers them no more.  This is why it is very important to accept Christ and the work that He has done.


Constitutional Scripture:  Isaiah 43:25  I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember your sins.


Focus Point:  So men, you are no longer responsible for your past, it is a done deal.  Live your life according to God's Word.  You have nothing to be ashamed of.  That is your old life.  You have a new life now, so live it in the knowledge of the One who saved.  Study the Constitution and learn His ways.