Monday, November 10, 2014

Pastor Myles Munroe and eight others killed in small plane crash

FREEPORT, Grand Bahama –  The ministry of a prominent evangelist from the Bahamas will continue despite the death of founder Myles Munroe in a small airplane crash on Sunday, his close advisers said.

Munroe — a well-known pastor, motivational speaker and evangelist — was one of nine aboard the Lear 36 Executive Jet when it went down as it attempted to land in Freeport Sunday evening, officials said. All those aboard were killed.

Police and fire authorities are on scene and a full investigation is ongoing Monday. The cause of the crash has not yet been determined though there had been heavy rain across the region.

The crash occurred as Munroe and others were gathering in Grand Bahama for the 2014 Global Leadership Forum. On the Facebook page of Munroe's ministry, a message stated that the forum will go on as scheduled.

"We would like to inform you that the Global Leadership Forum will continue," read the post. "This is what Dr. Munroe would have wanted. Please keep his family and the ministry in prayers."

"It is utterly impossible to measure the magnitude of Dr. Munroe's loss to The Bahamas and to the world."
- Prime Minister Perry Christie
The plane had taken off from the Bahamian capital of Nassau and crashed while attempting to land around 5 p.m. local time in Freeport, according to a statement from the Ministry of Transport and Aviation.

"The Department of Civil Aviation has been advised unofficially that the aircraft was destroyed and that there were no survivors," the ministry said.

The Bahamas Tribune newspaper reported that Munroe, a prominent Bahamian minister who organized the event, was killed along with several people in his entourage.

Chief Supt. Clarence Reckley said he could not confirm the report and that authorities were still trying to determine the identities of the victims.

Grand Bahama is about 70 miles east of Florida.

"It is utterly impossible to measure the magnitude of Dr. Munroe's loss to The Bahamas and to the world," Prime Minister Perry Christie said. "He was indisputably one of the most globally recognizable religious figures our nation has ever produced."

Munroe's wife, Ruth was also on the plane, Christie said. The names of other passengers have not yet been confirmed, but the government said they included another minister, Richard Pinder, and a child.

Sunday, September 28, 2014

A Time To Make Throne Room Decrees

A Time To Make Throne Room Decrees

Dr. Sandie Freed, Hurst, TX

What To Do When You Feel You Have No Strength

After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in Heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this." At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in Heaven with Someone sitting on it. Revelation 4:1-2 (NIV)

Believer, I believe that you will agree with me that these days are what Timothy described as perilous times (see 2 Timothy 3:1). The times are difficult, so we must "come up" and get direction from the Spirit of God. I will discuss more on that in just a bit, but first I would like to be clear about the times that we are now experiencing. (Photo by Robert Bartow "The Open Door" via elijahshopper.com)

The word "perilous" is from a Greek word, chalepos (pronounced khal-ep-os'), and it describes a time which is "dangerous," "difficult," and "fierce." It is further described as a time where "strength is reduced." I have written numerous times concerning this passage, but while I was in prayer recently concerning the events occurring in our nation, as well as worldwide, I was reminded of the Biblical account of Isaiah 37:3 which says, "...Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of trouble and distress and of rebuke and of disgrace; for children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth" (AMP).

If you recall the situation, Hezekiah had been reforming the nation of Israel, and the people themselves were experiencing the process of reformation. Though their land had been laid waste by their enemies, Israel was basically willing to settle with what little restoration was available to enjoy. In other words, passivity found a place in their hearts!

Hezekiah had experienced a rather peaceful period with Assyria for a while – all which seemed good. Then one day, Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, decided to infiltrate Hezekiah's realm. Evil messages were sent and delivered by the king's messenger, Rabshakeh, with the evil intention to blaspheme God and frighten Hezekiah, as well as the people.

The speech he delivered was done so in their familiar Hebrew language – so that all would hear and understand what he had to say. His speaking in their own language was done so with very evil intent. Rabshakeh wished to sound "familiar" to them and, by speaking in a "familiar voice," he could more easily sway them, through fear, to align with Sennacherib through him. Of course, the enemy of the Jews is always attempting to seduce their hearts away from God and His covenant of faithfulness. So, all of this was done in an attempt to dishonor their king, Hezekiah, and also to dishonor God.

Interestingly, these evil ploys from the Assyrians caused King Hezekiah to run to God, rather than from God. Again, Hezekiah's declaration of the season he was experiencing was that it was "...a day of trouble...and of disgrace...," and he further explains that it was such a difficult season that those who are pregnant have come to a season of birthing, yet there is no strength to do so.

Why You Must Battle Against the Contender

Believers, I believe it is the same for us today. Many of us are pregnant with the manifestation of the Spirit. Our spiritual wombs are carrying seeds of breakthrough and glory – yet, we have lost our strength to deliver the child (i.e. the breakthrough, the miraculous, a present-day move of God's Spirit) due to many evil messengers and planned assignments from the enemy. (Photo by Linda Harris-Iorio "Prince Yeshua Has Your Glass Slipper" via elijahshopper.com)

We have been contending for the glory of God to be manifested, and the contending has taken its toll on us spiritually, mentally, and physically. Yes, there is a "contender" that is opposing us during this season as we press into more of God's glory. The word "contender" is another word for "adversary." Therefore I believe it is safe to say that satan is revealing himself to many of us as the "contender." Due to the contention in the spirit realm, the result is a struggle to maintain strength as we seek realms of God's glory. My main point is this: The contender is furiously opposing us at the threshold of breakthrough.

How To Recognize and Have Victory Over the Schemes of the Enemy

Going back a bit to Hezekiah and the warfare against the king of Assyria, remember that the king's cupbearer and messenger, Rabshakeh, spoke to the Jews in a "familiar voice." Our enemy, the contender, is like a familiar spirit of witchcraft that speaks lies to the ears of God's people.

A familiar spirit, put simply, is a spirit that has become familiar with us individually, as well as generationally. Oftentimes a familiar spirit is considered a "personal demon" because it knows much about us – especially how to ensnare us! We must become alert to the evil whispers and the familiar spirits in this season. The enemy will seduce us with all that is familiar to us if we allow fear to guide our hearts.

When in a "narrow place" (similar in the natural realm as a "birth canal"), the enemy targets our faith by speaking lies! I have written extensively about the narrow place and the familiar spirit in my recent book, The Jezebel Yoke. Allow me to quote from that particular book as I discuss the "yoke" of "Egypt" which is used against Believers as they attempt to take ground for the Kingdom of God: (Photo of "The Jezebel Yoke" via elijahshopper.com)

"The yoke of 'Egypt' represents not only slavery but, more broadly, a slavery mentality. Our use of this term represents mind-sets, religious legalism, patterns of behavior and false beliefs that keep us from entering into our Promised Land... This yoke...was similar to the yoke that the Israelites had upon them...(See Leviticus 26:13)... "Egypt" means, among other things, 'double straits,' and the word 'straits' describes times of great difficulty...(further translated as) to press, as though something narrow..."

So you see, dear saint, that whenever we attempt to be completely free of a slave mentality, we are being opposed by a contending spirit that attempts to abort all that we are anointed to birth! And, the enemy uses a false voice to speak lies during difficult seasons. Once again, this false voice is strongly linked to witchcraft and the occult. As I have written in so many of my other books, the occult opposes revelation because it hides the truth which God is revealing!

Let's press in to His Spirit – let's be determined to "come up" and hear His voice. There is a higher level of revelation which He wishes to reveal and speak forth. Don't let your past dictate your future – and don't stop forward progression simply because it is "unfamiliar" and uncomfortable.

Precious saint, God is promising to give us renewed strength and vision so that we can make what I heard the Lord term as "throne room decrees" that will empower us with the strength to push into breakthrough and, at the same time, push through this narrow place. But first, we need to "come up higher."

Come Up Higher

Our destiny in God requires that we journey with Him on a path which He has laid out before us. Problem is, as He leads us into new areas or introduces us to new territory, we often get uncomfortable with the "unknown." And, at the same time, we are being required to pray Heaven to earth. In other words, we are being instructed by the Lord to access what is unseen and bring it into reality. This new realm of accessing God's glory will release miracles, signs, and wonders. What we pray in faith to receive from Heaven can become a reality!

There are so many supernatural encounters with God that await us; therefore, we have to come up higher to spend more intimate time with Him. He desires to give throne room strategies that empower us through prayers and decrees that unlock our future and will shift our lives and nation. (Photo by Robert Bartow "The Key" via elijahshopper.com)

I'm sure you can testify with me that there is presently a "homing device" in our spirits that continually calls us to bring the unseen realm into reality. Using the key of faith that we each have will keep the doors open for accessing what is needed in our lives. The same key of faith will unlock hidden mysteries that have been held up until now. Some of the hidden mysteries we are accessing today are strategies on how to bind the spirits of darkness, especially the spirit of Jezebel and Belial, in this season.

The Spirits of Jezebel and Belial: Don't Listen To the False Voice of the Enemy

Both of these spirits are territorial – meaning they influence territories and regions, as well as individuals. We have been given the victory over these evil spirits; however, they will still attempt to contend against us as we press from glory to glory.

Again, I have written extensively on both of these spirits and how they seduce God's children into unbelief, especially in my books, The Jezebel Yoke and Breaking the Threefold Demonic Cord. If you have purchased these books, I encourage you to do a re-read. For those of you who have not read them, I assure you they would be excellent books for your warfare arsenal. (Photo of "Breaking the Threefold Demonic Cord" via elijahshopper.com)

Jezebel and Belial are attempting to steal your inheritance – both in the natural and in the spiritual. These two spirits team up together, just as they did when they murdered Naboth and stole his vineyard; they are attempting the same today (see 1 Kings 21). Belial's name means "worthless, useless, and valueless." He seduces Believers with a lying voice which says:


• You are hopeless.
• You will never get a breakthrough.
• You are completely useless – your prayers do not touch Heaven.
• God doesn't care about you.
• You will never measure up.
• You are shameful.
• You have no value – why don't you simply give up?

Be on guard, dear Believer! Don't listen to the false voice of the enemy. Though you are in a narrow place, God will turn it around and use it for your good. He is giving you strength, right now, to birth your future! You are now being positioned to make what I refer to as "throne room decrees."

It Is Time To Make Throne Room Decrees!

Revelation 4:1-2 speaks about a door opening into Heaven and then a trumpet sounding. Take a moment and reread that particular passage and you will notice three important facts which relate to us now, in this season:


1. A door opening into Heaven
2. A voice as a trumpet speaking
3. Come up here...to the throne!

Just as John was being called up to a higher place, so are we also! We are being called up higher – to hear God's voice – and to be equipped with the voice which speaks from the throne. Why? Well, I believe it is time to make "Throne Room Decrees!" These are decrees that we receive by accessing the prayers from Heaven and also from God's throne.

A throne has always represented a high and elevated place where one in authority is seated as a king, queen, ruler, etc. It also speaks of power and dignity. Isaiah 6:1 speaks of Jehovah's throne being "high and lifted up." Therefore, as God calls us to come higher, we are also being empowered to sit at His feet and listen to His divine directives. God is calling us nearer and empowering us with throne room decrees that will shift the atmosphere in our spheres of influence, such as our families, workplaces, etc.

As we come up higher, we will also become ever more cognizant of the fact that we are seated with Christ in heavenly places and that Jesus gave to us, as Believers, all power and authority over the enemy who contends against us as we demonstrate God's Kingdom on earth. (Photo by Donna Smallenberg "Arise, Shine" via elijahshopper.com)

Decrees Are Using Your Voice as an Instrument Against the Injustice on the Earth

A decree is a written command that has the effect of law. When we verbally declare a written decree, we are using our voice as an instrument against the injustice on the earth. Queen Esther saved an entire nation by issuing decrees. King Cyrus issued decrees that empowered the Jews to rebuild the Temple. There are several examples in the Bible that discuss the importance of decrees.

Again, we are being called to a higher level. This is our season to spend time with the Lord – in intimacy...in prayer – and at the throne. God desires to equip us with fresh prayer strategy which will silence and defeat the contender.

I have provided some Throne Room Decrees for you to speak forth in faith. Expect the Lord to deal with your contender and defeat your enemies as you speak forth these decrees. As you spend time with the Lord, He will add to this list; I'm sure of it! For now, I'm supplying you with a "jump-start" list of Throne Room Decrees. Expect Him to multiply your decrees. He is faithful and He is giving you strength to birth and fulfill divine destiny!

Throne Room Decrees For Our Nation

I decree that the kingdom is the Lord's and that He is the governor of my nation (Psalm 22:28). (Photo by Donna Smallenberg "Out of the Darkness" via elijahshopper.com)

I decree that the leaders of my nation will come into the light (Isaiah 60:3).

I decree that our leaders are just and that they will rule by the fear of the Lord (2 Samuel 23:3).

I decree that my nation will serve the Lord (Psalm 72:11).

I decree that all wickedness is cut down and rooted out of our land (Proverbs 2:22).

I decree that my nation is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, and all that dwell therein (Psalm 24:1).

I decree that my nation will submit to the rule and reign of the Lord Jesus Christ (Daniel 7:14).

I decree that my nation be sprinkled by the Blood of Jesus (Isaiah 52:15).

I decree that the glory of the Lord will be revealed to my nation (Isaiah 40:5).

I decree that every covenant with death and Hell be broken in our nation (Isaiah 28:18).

I decree that the Lord's dominion is established in my nation (Psalm 72:12-13).

Throne Room Decrees of Blessing

I decree a blessing over you that you will know who you are in Christ; that you are the righteousness of Christ; that you are holy and that you are God's child called to reign in life (2 Cor 5:21; 1 John 3:1; Romans 5:17). (Photo by Jennifer Page "His Joy" via elijahshopper.com)

I decree a blessing over you that you will be transformed from glory to glory into the image and character of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18; Romans 8:29).

I decree a blessing over you that God will heal you physically. I decree that you will walk in divine health and prosper in all that you do (Acts 10:38; 3 John 2).

I decree a blessing over your finances; that God will give you the power to gain wealth (Deuteronomy 8:18, 28:11; Proverbs 11:25).

I decree a blessing over you that God will grant you a Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of God's love (Ephesians 1:17; 1 John 4:19).

I decree a blessing over your family, relationships, co-workers, employers, and all that concerns you (Acts 16:31).

Believer, I want you blessed! I also want our nation blessed! I desire for God to move powerfully in other nations and bless them as well, don't you? Let's all be obedient to the Lord as He calls us higher. It's time to make godly decrees once again!

In Christ,

Sandie Freed
Zion Ministries
Co-pastor, Lifegate Church, Hurst, Texas
zionministries1@sbcglobal.net
www.lifegatechurch.org

Saturday, August 16, 2014

DARK DAYS - JEZEBEL ON THE RISE vs. OBEDIENCE and COURAGE - “Prophetic Insight for Troubled Times”

By Mary Lindow through the Holy Spirit
 “I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: 

My God, in Him will I trust.”
Psalm 91:2
Picture a reception area, an entranceway into the complete protection of the rest of the verses in that psalm. It is our “password” or--  “Way of entry” into a protective place when we say; “I will say of the Lord!”
As we proclaim it, as we say it, as we decree; “I will say of the Lord! He 
is my refuge and fortress,” we will ENTER in to His safety! IN HIM I will I trust!”
But how do we get to this point? 
I believe that we are at this place in time right now, where will we have to come to the realization that we must DWELL in the secret place of the Most High and live, exist, under His shadow.
For only He alone is Almighty and safe enough to protect 
us.
A WELL WORN PATH TO THE SECRET PLACE
The Scripture says,
“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back,
Is fit for service in the kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62)
We often flippantly quote this without fully acknowledging the seriousness of this statement.
We have seen again and again, devastations brought on by many failing in the body of Christ, from highly visible individuals to those working in the back stockroom of a business.
Deviant and secretive behaviors inevitably will be exposed and found out. Sadly many believers who have been called to walk the righteous walk, the walk that depends upon the Lord - and yet when he speaks, when he commands, when he challenges, they do not follow.

Psalm 32 verses 7-10 address this matter.
“YOU are my hiding place, 
YOU LORD will protect me from trouble, 
And surround me with songs of deliverance.

And the Lord replies,
I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should 
go: I will counsel you and watch over you. Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridal or they will 
not come to you.”


“MANY ARE THE WOES OF THE WICKED, BUT THE LORD’S UNFAILING 
LOVE, 
SURROUNDS THE MAN WHO TRUSTS IN THE LORD.”
Unless the believing bride learns what it means to have a well worn path to the hiding place, the secret place, “secret” meaning - a place alone, hidden with the Lord), a place of uninterrupted dialogue, instruction, and worship, then she will continue to have public exposures on all levels and among all peoples represented in the body.

When we hide ourselves with the Lord, He instructs us.
He warns us about the 
trouble ahead. 
He sings over us, songs of deliverance and He rejoices over us because of our obedience.
  
SOLITARY PLACES OF LIFE
On the outside, there was nothing that marked the Lord as any different than the common ordinary man except for one thing. He was separated inside. He knew when it was the spirit of the Lord driving Him into the wilderness, and also that it was not good to be alone for too long. Jesus Christ does not make “religious hermits” as Oswald Chambers states. He makes us men and women fit for a world as it is.
HE 
DOES NOT EXPECT US TO WORK FOR HIM BUT WITH HIM
The narrow way I speak of combined with the solitary places of life, creates an incubator that the Lord can use. As we submit ourselves to his instructions in times of meeting with him in the secret place, he WILL instruct us as he stated! We must not be like a mule or a horse that forever needs to be prodded and forced into discipleship.
A true disciple, one who was willing to not simply be called, but follow obediently working with the Lord’s plan, will rarely have time to be self-promoting or shouting too loudly about their own, “divine destinies,” knowing that each day spending time meditating upon the Word of God, fellowshipping with Him in a place of rest and instruction is all that one needs for the tasks at hand.
The hallmark of true discipleship will always be noted and noticed by the discipline of one who has worn a well-beaten path to the place of intimacy and personal deep fellowship with the King of glory.


“OBEY MY VOICE, AND I WILL BE YOUR GOD” 

Our destinies for good or evil are completely determined by the voice we choose to obey.

LISTENING TO THE VOICE OF THE LORD…
…And obeying what He says, will bring 
blessings. Not always as speedily as our consumer minds prefer. Nor will they always come in the format our flesh would desire or dictate. But indeed, the blessings will come!

IGNORING THE VOICE OF THE LORD…
…Will bring many curses. It is impossible to obey God without first hearing His voice. His voice tells us what He expects and what He requires. And it is always for our good, and the good of mankind.
CORPORATE AND CONGREGATIONAL JEZEBEL - EXPOSED
An entire organization can have a functioning Jezebel Spirit and then wonder why God never moves among them.
This can be a denomination. Many denominations were manufactured by Jezebel.  If you can't kill the prophets, divide them up.
This can be a movement.  Every move of God starts out right and then drifts off and abandons the value of self-examination and humility, which in turn, rejects the next pure move of God.  A Jezebel tactic!
This can be a church body.  If only the approved and “special team” have input, if church leaders put a stop on who can bring the word, if there is intention to control things, you got a Jezebel on your hands. And this stink will control every little detail of every ministry opportunity for others in the body. The spirit and rebellion of this type of person will sweetly smile to the “key” leadership, but shame, abuse, and spy on the sheep. And this spirit will lie!
Often, marriages of those with this behavior are in turmoil. Yet… They seem to be able to point out the flaws of others and never have their own confronted.
It can be a leader. This is why I honor and recommend an outside apostolic leader above a group board of elders or “core leadership” teams. Biblically, there is and was great safety and godly help for young churches and more established ones when the humble apostolic Father’s were called upon or were sent to bring loving but Godly order to the often upsetting events that would happen in daily ministry encounters.
Thank God for men of God who ignored Jezebel!  Who fought hard against the allure of her control! I know of many fellowships where she manifests with approval. She is evil.(It can be a HE as well!)
Don't let her in! And, if she somehow has weaseled her way into your fellowship, if you stand as a senior leader, if you are the Jehu who can throw her down, if you don't, no one will!  
Be strong. Be courageous. The life of your fellowship is at stake.
It will be hard, Jezebel is hard working, makes herself (Can be a Him except in the spirit) indispensable, uses emotion to get her way, ingratiates the power structure, makes it seem impossible to get rid of her, which is the exact reason why you must.
She will RULE YOUR ROOST.  
The words you will use about why you cannot throw her down are,
"You have no idea of all the things she does for me, how much of the load she takes off my shoulders, how much we would miss if she weren't here.  I don't have anyone to pick up the load of she is gone".
Dear Directors, Leaders, Pastors.  Allow me to introduce you to your houseJezebel.  You just described her.
Now THROW HER DOWN...  She is killing you and the move of God among those in your fellowship and relationships.
  
THE “REIGN” OF GRACE - AND THE “RAIN” OF GRACE 

MERCY FOR THE MERCIFUL
Psalm 109:4 reads: 

“In return for my friendship they accuse me,
But I am a man/woman of prayer.”
Jesus taught us that God forgives us in the same measure in which we have forgiven others. He said in Matthew 6:14 through 15 that if we forgive men their trespasses, 
He our heavenly father, will also forgive us. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither wills your father forgive your trespasses.
If there is a ministry, a foe, a friend, whom we do not forgive within the same measure that the father has forgiven us, truly God cannot fully forgive us.
We can get all the preachers in America and around the globe to pray for us and to pray over us, but we cannot force out the devil and darkness of our own unforgiveness. We give the enemy consistent access to our churches and our families as long as we “lord it over others”, hiding our own sin, pretending that God does not see.
In order to have the times of refreshing we are crying out for and are desperate for as believers, we must learn to rule and reign with grace.
Refreshing rains will not fall, and cannot fall in full glory, when we refuse to lay down judgments, manipulations, and self invented spiritual “rules” that do not run parallel with the King of grace who is the ULTIMATE Mercy bringer.

Mercy. It means to perform out of a desire to relieve suffering,  and is motivated by compassion. The action of forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within 
one's power to punish or harm. Mercy shown prevents something unpleasant or provides relief from suffering.

DO YOURSELF AN ETERNAL FAVOR. TELL THE TRUTH.
God will protect 
you more for doing this than any self-invented cover-up ever could. And, you just might regain relationships with those you have used as stepping-stones to your own deviant self-empowerment.

THE HEAVENLY KING OF GLORY, 
IS ALWAYS AND FOREVER CREATING NEWNESS OF LIFE
If we are indeed man or a woman of prayer, the test will come of that deep prayer life when your enemies surround you, accuse you, and often attempt to execute and silence you.

A man or a woman of prayer in these days, right now, will learn to sweep 
out iniquity, falseness, slander, and “hierarchical pecking orders” through goodness 
and humility.
This is a time to trust, 
to depend upon, to lean upon, the goodness of the Lord. To trust in His sovereignty more than ever. It is His right to define what grace is. Not mans.
~ Prophetic Exhortation ~

“And so says the Lord, the Spirit of grace, the Voice of Wisdom, and the only Almighty One. As you cry out for times of refreshing, for a change in the hearts of
men, for a move of my spirit across the lands of Earth, my command to you is that you begin to create an atmosphere where I may speak My plans according to My Word, and according to My prerogative.

I will lead you and guide you with enough light each day as you come to that narrow place with me. I will strengthen your weakened spiritual muscles as you dialogue in honesty with me and repent of foolish choices and foolish actions that have caused many to be shattered and shamed because you spoke out of a calling, rather than out of following my voice.
Begin to dig ditches in prayer. Become addicted and immersed in it, never ceasing. 
Prepare places where my rain may fall and cause a fresh drinking place for those yet 
to taste of my goodness, as well as for those who are thirsty within my body.
Begin
to dig ditches in dry places with humility and goodness. Lean upon me, trust in me, do not lean upon your own understanding, for you have well seen that having done this
in the past you have missed many opportunities to prepare a way of salvation for others.
“I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.” (Isaiah 48:10)
So comfort yourself, weary and tried believer with this thought.
Does not the word 
come like a soft shower, quieting the fury of the flame? Is it not a fireproof armor against the heat, which will then have no power? Whatever happens to you in this valley of weeping, know that I have chosen it for you.
If you still require an even 
greater comfort, remember that you have the Son of man with you in the valley. In that secret place with you, there He sits by your side. One whom you have not seen but whom you love, and whether you know it or not your friend sticks closely by you.
I will never leave one whom I have chosen as my own.
Great grace. Great mercy. Great promise. 

All these are yours, extended from my hand, and for you to extend from your hand. 

NOW IS THE TIME, to live out the heart and life of the servant as I lead you with the little light that you have now. It is all you need as long as it comes from me. It is a time to learn to march forward, to dig ditches, to prepare so that others may also drink freely with no restraints.
When I come and speak to you and move among you, I express everything that is pure and lovely and have a good report, and sin and uncleanliness depart.
Peace also
rains when I move with humble power.
Gentleness will be the result of my transforming power. 
Harmlessness will follow, for hearts that are touched by me are always meek and lowly. My grace is sufficient for you, and you will find it if you will seek it, and above all if you will express it.
“
Be strong in the grace that is in me.” (2 Timothy 2:1)

As a reservoir empties itself into pipes, so have I emptied out my grace for my 
people. Of my fullness you have received grace for Grace.
Grace is always available 
from me without price.
“Keep yourselves from overconfident, arrogant sins.” (Psalm 19:13) 

You will surely stumble if you look away from the One who is able to keep you from falling.

If your love is fervent, your faith constant, and your hope bright, continue 
nonetheless to be on your guard and cry out, “Keep us from temptation!”
The 
seasons revolve according to my Divine appointment and man cannot change their
schedule. In the spiritual as in the natural realm, man’s power is limited.
 I alone can 
remove the winter of spiritual death from an individual or from a church.

Let me hear you say, “Not my will but as you will oh Lord! 
 As you yield, I will yield. 

Let it be, as I desire! As I will! 
Allow me to determine the best. Be content to leave your 
prayer and your petitions in my hands.
I know when to give, how to give, what to 
give, and what to withhold.
As you visit me in the secret place of repentance and brokenness, as the path
becomes narrower, seeking me earnestly and often times pleading, with humility and resignation, you shall surely prevail.
I am the light on your pathway.
And, I AM 
all you need.”

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