Seed of Righteousness

In order for fruit to grow, a seed must first be planted into the ground. Then that seed must be watered as well. That is how we are as children of God. Jesus said that by their fruits we shall know them. Just like plants, we too have a seed that needs to be planted and cultivated, which is the seed of righteousness. Anyone who has the seed of righteousness is classified as what the Bible calls being born of God and when someone is born of God they cannot commit sin if they are to name that name because God's seed remains in them. However, in order for a tree to grow fruit, it must have the proper atmosphere and climate in order for it to produce. That is why you cannot find Apple Trees here in Washington, D.C. because the climate is not right here. When a person becomes a born-again Christian and comes to God through his Only Begotten Son Jesus, they must have the seed of the Word of God planted into them. That is why we as Christians come to church, we read our Bible, pray and talk to God while in term he talks to us through his Word as well as sing to him and praise him. This creates a climate in the service. The Bible also says that God inhabits the praises of his people. In other words, when we are in service doing praise and worship, God comes in and dwells within our praise offered up to him, which is where freedom and deliverance comes and the questions to our situations are answered. This in turn builds up a powerful atmosphere. Finally, when the Word is preached in its purest form because the climate and atmosphere have already been established, this in turn produces a Stronghold in the church. What this means is that when God takes a hold of a person, his attributes come to place through the service where everyone is able to come in on one accord and fellowship with each other as well as pray together for whatever the other persons need is. When this kind of stronghold takes place, sicknesses can be healed, burdens are removed, yokes are destroyed and by the Word, chains of bondage are broken. It is also important that we apply this same principle to our lives when we are outside of church, because in order for us to be truly effective for the Kingdom of God, we must take that same seed that was planted in us and create that same climate in our homes so that if we have an atmosphere of darkness it could be changed to light. When we do this, God's stronghold takes a hold of us where we can have the power to break whatever boundaries and chains that are holding us back as well as do the same for someone else. These attributes are a result of being born of God and his seed being inside of you, because a child is always a direct image of their parent. This holds the same for people who are children of God, because in order to be identified as a Child of the True and Living God, you must have his seed and carry his qualities. For example, people know that I am the son of Vaughn Resper, Sr. because I am of his seed which results in me being a direct imitation of him by not only facial features, but as well as character which is the result of my upbringing. The more I have been around my Father, an atmosphere has been created over time. This atmosphere has become a climate which means that many of the stuff that I do become predictable in a good way, because the seed that my Father planted in me through the Word of God has been deeply rooted. Over the course of time, a stronghold has been established where that seed has fully grown and has produced fruit similar to that of my Dad. When we carry out this principle we can take that climate of righteousness everywhere we go and people can see God's seed growing inside of us to where they can see the fruit that we produce. I can testify to this principle because I am able to carry this light around me for everyone to see who I truly belong to. Vaughn Resper, Sr. may be my earthly Father, but God is my Heavenly Father who is the Creator and Sustainer of everything by His very words. Therefore, I count it as a privilege and an honor to be able to call him everyday not only when I need him, but to tell him Thank You as well as praise him for his goodness toward me in delivering me from all of my burdens and bondages. I am proud to proclaim not just by words, but by my actions to let everyone know whose Kingdom I belong to which is the Kingdom of God, and I am proud to be considered a child of God. However, there is a flipside to this point. The more a person is in sin and in the presence of things that pertain to Satan, there is a seed of unrighteousness that is cultivated. The more a person goes to clubs and secular concerts, the more that atmosphere grows. The more you listen to poisonous music such as hip-hop, heavy metal, etc. from Lil' Wayne, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Nas, Snoop Dogg, DMX, etc. to Motley Crue, Korn, Kid Rock, Eminem, etc. the climate for sin becomes more and more predictable to the point where you are at the right place at the right time for the enemy to take control. The longer you watch BET, MTV and VH1, the more that atmosphere grows. When all of these things come together, the enemy unleashes his stronghold on that person and becomes the roaring lion who seeks to devour just like the Bible says. The only way to overcome this is through the Power of the Holy Spirit which is able to release the very anointing in our lives to destroy yokes, remove burdens and conquer the wiles of the enemy. In closing, my question is, which seed are you cultivating? Righteousness or Unrighteousness? Are you born of God or born of the devil? As for me, I am Born of God!!! No one can deceive me, because his seed remains in me. I don't care if a certain famous singer made a song "We Fall Down" where he repeatedly says
"A saint is just a sinner who fell down". The devil is a liar and he lied in that song big time, because according to scripture, a Saint is not a sinner, but a Saint of the True And Living God.

Always fighting in his army,
Vaughn Resper, Jr.

Matthew 7:17-20
v. 17- Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
v. 18- A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
v. 19- Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
v. 20- Wherefore by their fruit ye shall know them.

John 15:1-3
v. 1- I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
v. 2- Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
v. 3- Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

1 Peter 5:8- Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.

Psalm 22:3- But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

1 John 3:7-9
v. 7- Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
v.8- He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
v.9- Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

Peace and not evil

Today, the message at service was simple but yet profound. It was about understanding the thoughts of God which are uncountable. When the Israelites were in Captivity to Babylon, God spoke through the Prophet Jeremiah to let his people know that out of the many thoughts that he had concerning them, they were simply broken down to this: peace and not of evil, to give you and expected end. As we go through different situations in life and when we only see how bad they are and see how someone else is being set free before us, our natural response is to be upset and think that God has abandoned us. However, even though we do not know the final outcome, God knows it. Even though we may not know what our own thoughts for our lives are, God knows. This is a concept that even I have to constantly grasp when I see nothing but darkness in front of me, because I have to keep reminding myself that God has an infinity amount of thoughts concerning me. Even though the many heroes of the Bible that we read about have gone through dangerous circumstances, they all have one thing in common: God had it planned and ordained for each of them to succeed. God knows the end from the beginning and he even told Jeremiah, that he knew him before he was even in his mother's womb and even during that time, he sanctified him and made him a prophet before the nations. It would be absolutely crazy for us to serve a God who would take us through so many things as we serve him to suddenly abandon us. That is a lie straight from the devil himself. One of the reasons why I came to Christ was because I heard that he would never leave me nor forsake me and I definitely needed someone who would never abandon me. When Moses and the children of Israel were being chased by Pharoah and his army to the Red Sea, God did not abandon them at all but simply told them to stand still and see his salvation that day as Moses lifted up the rod to the sea. If God had abandoned them, that would not make him out to be who he says he is but rather a liar and we all know that God is not a man that he should lie neither the Son of Man that he should repent. If God abandoned David during his fight with Goliath after giving him the power to defeat a lion and a bear, then David would not have been the extraordinary man of God that we all know today. Therefore people of God, we must hold on to our foundation of the Word of God and count our blessings and stand by faith that if God promised peace and not evil during that time where there was serious chaos, then he is more than able to do so in our situations today.

In His Powerful name,
Vaughn Resper, Jr.

Numbers 23:19- God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Jeremiah 1:5- Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

Jeremiah 29:11- For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Matthew 28:20b- and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.

Hebrews 13:5b- I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.