Friday, May 31, 2013

The Word of the Lord for June 2013 & Beyond

The Word of the Lord for June 2013 & Beyond
By: Prophetess Phyllis Ford
Arlington, Texas
www.carpenterstouch.org 
PhyllisFordMinistries@gmail.com

Now that we are crossing over from the way man operated in the world’s standard of living and we are now living our lives according to Lord’s standards and ways. We also cross over to the domain of the king and as we enter into the king’s court we must learn how to rule, reign, and walk in dominion. We have not been this way before because this is not the old path that has to do with the present world systems and how things are done on their level. But we are on a course of moving forward according to the instructions of the Lord as kingdom citizens. The Lord is releasing a strategy to his people. So as we begin to understand that even though we live in this world that we are not of this world. We walk in Christ Jesus with the understanding that we have been formed in the Father’s likeness and made in his image.

Therefore no matter what problems present circumstances may bring, as we follow the Lord’s word, his leading, and understand with humble hearts we will be victorious and we will be able to overcome situations that will be seem impossible by his grace. Jesus, our king never wanted us to live beneath our privilege. The more we remove our thinking from the systems of this world and renew our minds in kingdom understanding we will begin to see clearly what He has called us to do. 

The Lord has revealed to me that as we embrace this understanding it will reposition us and we will grab hold to the keys to that He has provided for us now. As his sons, the Lord has set a walk that is predestined for us, we have been chosen and appointed for this hour.* A big question that is being asked right now is: “How can a people overcome all the trouble that is occurring in our present times.” Many of these things have been revealed in God’s word and the answer is within the confines of knowing who are and what we have been created to be. The book of Revelation unveils an end-time wisdom on how to conquer and prevail even in the midst of that which will come upon the earth.  *(Romans 8: 14-19), (Galatians 4:4-7, Phil 3:17-20, Ephesians 2:4-6.)

These are the words that the Lord released to me for this hour:

 “I am opening up before you light and revelation—clarity and keen discernment, so that you may see not only that which is visible but even know that which is about to occur before you. And those who seek me in this hour will understand even beyond that, in the spiritual realm. I am revealing and providing clarity of others’ motives, even the enemy’s plans to counter-attack and that which would try to discourage you from continuing along the path of my will in your life now.”

“Now you will know where I am leading you and why I am bringing you in. And as I enlighten you concerning everything that is surrounding you—take heed, avoid and move away from that which is unclean and that which yields to you no good thing. Move forward into the place of readiness and diligence for there is much to do. Be careful not to judge others as this is a time of being assessed and everyone have to deal with their own issues and make decisions to resolve things for themselves before moving ahead. Remove all anger, forgive and release those around you because it can set in problems that will hinder you and the plans that I have for you until present issues are resolved. Criticism and harshness towards others will hinder you from entering into a new beauty and glory that awaits you.”

“Now as you are arriving upon the shores of this awakening you must understand that it does not give you the authority to look at others with a jaundiced eye. You are still going through a refining, a purging, and even a pruning back for the purpose for greater growth and maturity. Your divine turnaround is right before you and even nigh at your door. I have fashioned you in this time to walk in the fullness of the beauty of the kingdom.”

“As you enter into before me, many things that you have prayed for, cried out for and even waited for are about to take place. This is a time of possessing the kingdom, understanding the domain of the King and you will know what awaits you through my covenant promises. You will operate out of a different realm not as the world dictates to you that you must do to survive, but you will come to know honor and royalty: it is that which I have placed in you so you may deal with everyday situations from a different perspective. As you pray before my presence you will enter into new doors and avenues as I usher you through with great favor and mercy. Did I not call you a kingdom of priest? (Exodus 19:6)  Have I not said that you are a royal priesthood and a holy nation? (1 Peter 2:9)”.

“Now that you have crossed over into this light of understanding  to know that I created you for great service and great leadership, raised you in royalty for I have created you to be Kings and Priests. And you will walk as an heir of my covenant and hold to your faith with great conviction---you will go forth to rule and reign as I have guided you.”

Revelation 1:5-6 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

“Your past has dictated to you how to operate as a captive of the world but I have freed your hands to build and to war, and to speak forth my words. When you do as I will lead you, you will see things shift and your circumstances will give way to the words that you speak as I reveal them to you in this hour. This is the time that I am releasing before you the strategies of Kings. The true pathway is being laid out before you and you must move forward with a humble heart and embrace the power being handed to you in this hour. You will walk the way I walk, speak the way I speak, and advance in the way of Kings.”

Ecclesiastes 8:4 “Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

“Do not forget what you have endured through the hardness of trials and the crucible of sufferings. The trying of your faith, even the lack and the times of aloneness were difficult but they have prepared you to come into the understanding of your true identity. Allow your mind to be purified and receive the knowledge that I have called and ordained you for to advance My Kingdom. Embrace my domain and enter into my dwelling place where you will, as my sons, walk in the power and manifestation of light that I am placing upon you.”

“I have hidden many of my kingdom remnant in the secret place of my covering and as they prayed I begin to mold them, shape them and make them more and more like me. Now is the hour of my unveiling and my revealing—you must carry the truth that I have placed in your heart to the nations to walk in my power and dominion. These next two months, June and July, you will see times of great acquisitions in the realm of the spirit and the things which you need the most will be provided—remember do not squander what I release to you. It is for others and then it is also for you.”

“You will see the life that follows your time of confinement and as you struggled to come out of one place know that I was preparing you, forming you and with wings I breathed upon you new life as you broke out of your cocoon and began to take flight. The transformation has begun and it is about to be a time of great exploits as you press forward, press in and press through all that tries to oppose you.” 

“So allow your hands of praise to be uplifted as it will strengthen you in times of great shifting. As I guide you through in the power of my light. Know that it was well worth it so let your praise carry you along the way to keep you from being weary as you move forward in the night. There is a distinct order now in all that you do. You are still abiding under the shadow of my presence, hold on to me now, hold on to me tight.”

Revelation 3:20-21 “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says unto the churches.”
Revelation 5:9-10 “And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.”

Then He spoke to me about an old praise song that I use to sing in church.

“Go forth, Go forth into the ripened fields, for they are white unto harvest. The time, the time of reaping is at hand, For the souls of men to be gathered in, What was sown in tears--Will now be reaped in joy. The Word of the Lord will not return void. Cast out your nets all you fishers of men. In the power of the Spirit revival begins”

Prophetic Intercession: Watchmen, intercessors, and prayer warriors.

Prayer list:

•          Pray around all kinds of devastation such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, sinkholes. High winds (tornados, hurricanes, more F4 and F5 to come.)

•          Regions high on our alert list is: Chicago—Lake Michigan/Great Lakes regions, Hawaii, Washington State, Florida, East Coast and West Coast areas, Denver, Missouri, Pray especially around the Islands now.   

•          Come against the spirit of Python—(snakes), divination, hindering prayer, (Acts 16)

•          Pray around Hospitals that are under construction that might be used a terrorist cite for bombing.

•          Pray around sniper attacks

•          Pray around breaking up terrorist cells

•          Pray around uncovering abuse, murder around women/children also those who are used for sex trafficking.

•          Pray for the entire continent of Asia. 
 

What Does The Lord Require Of Us Now?


WHAT DOES THE LORD REQUIRE OF US NOW?
by Mary Lindow


"He has showed you, O man, what is good.

And what does the Lord require of you?

To do justly,

And to love kindness and mercy,

And to humble yourself

And walk humbly with your God."

(Micah 6:8)



ALTHOUGH I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A FRESH EXPRESSION OF THE HEART OF THE FATHER STIRRING IN THE EARTH, I also see that there is a lot of "bashing" regularly occurring due to the abuse others have exhibited in their places of calling, aimed at those who have been true to what the Lord has asked them to do in His name, and this has caused not just a little sorrow.



WE MUST CLEARLY SEE THAT CORRUPTION CAN RAPIDLY OCCUR IN ANY PERSON OR ANY GROUP, ORGANIZED, RELAXED, OR OTHERWISE, when the tendency to think that they have arrived at a new or deeper revelation about something more so than others who perhaps express the Lord's voice differently.



ARROGANCE IS THE ASSUMPTION THAT I, INDIVIDUALLY, OR SOME GROUP THAT I AM A PART OF, COLLECTIVELY, IS SOMEHOW SUPERIOR TO SOMEONE ELSE OR SOME OTHER GROUP OF PEOPLE.

At the heart of arrogance is self-centeredness. And self-centeredness is the foundation of human sin. I believe any serious attempt at self-examination by an honest person will reveal that we humans are sinful and flawed beyond measure.



MARK TWAIN ONCE SAID,

“MAN IS THE ONLY ANIMAL THAT BLUSHES—

OR [FOR THAT MATTER] NEEDS TO.”



Paul writes, “So I find it to be a law that when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand…Wretched man that I am! Who will save me from this body of death?”

Self consumes us. And every time we arrogantly place our own needs before others we are enslaved by sin.



WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

HOW SHOULD WE LIVE INSTEAD OF IN THAT ARROGANT MODE?

How about the words of Jesus?

What did he say?

"Everyone who exalts himself (for example, "Aren't I great? Aren't I right? Don't I always have the best opinion?") will be humbled.

But he who humbles himself (for example, "This is my opinion but it may not be right. I don't have a corner on the market of truth.") will be exalted."



THE LORD IS NOT SPEEDING UP THE DELIVERY OF ANY "FRESH THING" IN THE EARTH IN ORDER TO GET US TO HIS PURPOSES QUICKLY.

No. He is testing the hearts of men and women everywhere, looking for humility, selflessness, and honor, for those who although not perfect, have also served and pointed the way to salvation for many years previously.



THE LORD IS NOT GOING TO HONOR THE INDIVIDUAL WHO SHOUTS THAT "CHANGE IS NEEDED" OR THAT "CHANGE IS COMING" AND THEN SLASHES AND BURNS ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T EMBRACE THEIR VERSION OF IT.



THE LORD IS INTERESTED IN THE SOUND OF HUMILITY, THE HAND OF MERCY, AND THE VOICE OF GRACE.

These key character issues attract the pure and simple Presence of the Lord. Blessed are the PURE in heart...for they shall see God.

Until the Body of Christ that has been through many difficult and Shattering events and rids it of bitter and venomous words against one another and accepts that each one like sheep have gone astray and turned to what pleased them at the moment, there will be little evidence of much harvest.



THE LOST AND CONFUSED WORLD OUT THERE WATCHES CHRISTIANS TEAR EACH OTHER TO SHREDS DAILY AND WONDERS WHY WE ARE ASKING THEM TO JOIN US!

Remember Christ’s two great commandments—love God with all your being and love your neighbor as yourself.

Self-centeredness is the reversal of the great commandment.

Self-centeredness means to place ourselves first, in effect proclaiming our own form of self-government (not needing or wanting the advice or insight of others), therefore our neighbors become an afterthought, and God becomes simply a convenience to be considered only when it’s helpful to us. It is evident even in our language that self-centeredness is woven into the fabric of the human experience.



THE ONE TRUE SACRIFICIAL MODEL TOLD US THAT HE WOULD SEND THE VERY SPIRIT OF GOD IN ORDER TO CONVICT ALL PEOPLE OF SIN, TO COMFORT, TO GUIDE, AND TO SET THEM FREE.

Indeed. The very evidence of a redemptive type of life is in one who washes the feet of his/her brothers and his/her enemies in an act of cleansing the dirt from the road of life off of the pathway to the Truth.

May we truly hear the sound of the unmistakable heartbeat of a redemptive model rising up in clear resounding purity, personal

transparency, and in the covering of the multitude of sins by speaking and meditating only on those things that are noble, just, pure, and of a good report.



AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS NATIONS, THE ANTIDOTE TO ARROGANCE AND SELF-CENTEREDNESS IS A HEAVY DOSE OF HUMILITY.

That is; a profound willingness to recognize the value and respect the dignity of every human life. And, furthermore, a humble heart calls us to seek and serve Christ in ALL persons by giving of ourselves willingly for the welfare of other people.



THE LORD SAYS,

"Do not let a wise man brag about how wise he is.

Do not let a strong man boast about how strong he is.

Do not let a rich person brag about how rich he is.

But here is what the one who brags should boast about.

He should brag that he has understanding and knows me.

I want him to know that I am the Lord.

No matter what I do on earth, I am always kind, fair and right.

And I take delight in that," announces the Lord.

JEREMIAH 9:23-24 (New International Reader's Version)

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Ministers Intercessors, Donkeys



Ministers Intercessors ,Donkeys
Ian Johnson

In a vision the Lord showed me a Pack donkey, It was scruffy and molting and in need of a good grooming and general attention. On its back was its load, it looked lost and disorientated. The place where I saw it was a wilderness and it was very dry.




I began to see the Donkey was fulfilling its calling, but was not taking time out to receive from the hand of its master. It was in a dry wilderness and at risk. So busy he didn't seem to realise that he was in such an unkempt state.



The Lord had earlier drawn my attention to Revelation 3 through a friend. The word began to resound in me as I thought of the Donkey.



Rev 3:17: Because you say, "I am rich, and have need of nothing" and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind,and naked.



Verse 18: I counsel you to buy from me Gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich, and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.



The key words from this passage are:



"I counsel you" This is a direct instruction from Jesus, Its in red in my bible to alert us to its source.



To buy Gold: It may seem like a cost to your ministry to take more time out to obtain gold from the Lord. But we must.



Gold is an element of heaven, The streets are gold, the crystal sea in front of the throne has the appearance of gold. There's gold every where. The Lord has got lots of it. He says come buy it from me. Gold Is the Lords presence, put the burden down and pay the price to get the gold!



John Wesley (1703-1791) said; "I have so much to do that I spend several hours before the Lord before I am able to do it"



Francis De Sales (1567-1622) said; "even if you did nothing in your meditation before the Lord, but bring your heart back and place it again in the Lords presence, your time would be very well employed"



The Lords invitation to you today is "Come, put your load down and spend some time in my presence, buy some Gold from me.



Buy White garments:



White garments are the righteousness of the Lord. We get that by allowing the blood of Jesus to wash us moment by moment.

You can't earn your way to God; the price has already been paid. It's better to put down your load for a few moments and allow the blood to wash over you.



Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892) said; If you long for him, he much more longs for you. No sinner was ever half as eager for Christ as Christ for the sinner; if you are running to Christ, he has already come near you. If you sigh for his presence, that sigh is evidence that he is with you.



The Lords invitation is; "Come let me cloth your nakedness, the load of ministry will still be there tomorrow. Better to be a clean little donkey, than an obnoxious smelly little one."



Anoint your eyes that you may see.



Many ministries are operating on principles and programs and running round in never ending circles trying to get the job done. Most started out seeing the purpose of God and being totally excited by it. But now find themselves in a dry and barren place with no excitement or water in sight. Our lives are meant to be filled with supernatural revelation, our ministries driven by supernatural sight.



Psalm 27:4 One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek;That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and seek him in his temple.
 


No point in running here and there if you can't see your destination and have no idea which way to go.



The Lord says "Come put this eye salve on, then you will see your destination as you gaze with fresh eyes upon my beauty"



This is a very simple little word and an invitation from the Lord to come and be groomed in the royal stables. As I write I see a field of contented happy donkeys in green pastures and planted by still waters.



Rev 3:20 Behold I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.



It's our choice. We can be smelly obnoxious unkempt beasts of burden or we can be groomed beautiful possessions of the Lord. Our ministries will be far more effective if we take counsel from the Lord.



Choose the Lord He will not refuse to guide you and bring you into the fullness of all he has for you. Open the door and have some fellowship with Him. Your works are not your reward, Jesus is!



Few souls understand what God would accomplish in them if they were to abandon themselves unreservedly to Him and if they were to allow His grace to mould them accordingly. Ignatius Loyola.



IAN JOHNSON

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by MARSHA BURNS:

Faith Tabernacle

May 21, 2013



SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by MARSHA BURNS:



 I have given you the right of passage through these dire straits and difficult ways.  I will show you the way through every situation with precision and extraordinary discernment and insight.  These are days to keep your mouth shut and learn to look and listen so that you can see and hear spiritually, says the Lord.  Trust Me to lead you to safety.



Psalms 12:5 "For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now I will arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in the safety for which he yearns."