The Testimony Of Jesus Is The Spirit Of Prophecy

Inaccurate Prophetic Releases

2012-02-09T14:11:00.000-05:00

Inaccurate Prophetic Releases

by Apostle Adrienne Williams

People of God, there are too many people who are opening themselves up and allowing their Spirit to be soiled and contaminated with someone else's religious waste. In simplicity, cease allowing people to deposit their garbage into your spirit! Cease allowing people to "practice" their prophesying on you!

There are many CHOSEN vessels that God HAS, indeed, ALREADY positioned to deal with those who either "prey" on unknowing believers or continue to attempt to deposit "surface" prophesies or even worse, RECYCLED prophecies that they may have heard from someone else, into the spirit of an unsuspecting believer. In other words, the time has come when those CHOSEN vessels will JUDGE THAT WORD being released at the very moment that they hear.

This means that if it is a false word or a "fleshly" word, it SHALL be revealed at the moment of release. When people come to you under the auspices of "feeling your Spirit" or "picking you up in the Spirit", you need to immediately stop them right then and there (in love) and inquire concerning EXACTLY what it is that are "picking up" or "feel!" A true messenger WILL be able to advise you further and give you a certain measure of details! That's IF, the word they are attempting to deliver is truly coming from the Lord!

Our Father is in need of CLEAN and PURE vessels to deliver ACCURATE and PRECISE words of correction and edification to His people to assist in their spiritual maturation. Not merely vessels who have succumb to familiarity and are satisfied functioning in "a form" of godliness with NO POWER!

Grace and peace,

Apostle Adrienne Williams

Urgent Prayer Needed!

2012-02-06T01:08:00.004-05:00

Urgent Prayer Needed!

Earthquake in Dumaguete (spelling?) Epi Centre is Cebu I just received a phone call from our son in Ft. MacMurray and a friend has just called from the Philippines to say there was an earthquake and there is a tsunami warning. They are in their house but there is no where to go. Please pray. He just called back to say the power is out in the town.

Its around 2pm there.
Thanks,
Patricia

A Scripture to Memorize

2012-02-01T08:43:00.001-05:00

¹⁸There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18

From The Backside to The Frontline

2012-01-30T10:01:00.000-05:00

From The Backside to The Frontline

People of God, while we are looking at TBN seeking the next "voice to the nations" as well as continually wrongfully judging those who do not have mega ministries as insufficient, we need to begin looking on the backside of the mountain or even in the wilderness (the hidden places) for the next voice of SUBSTANCE!

This IS the moment in time when you WILL begin to see those who are UNKNOWN to man but WELL KNOWN to God come to the frontline! Yes, THE GUARDS HAVE CHANGED! There are platforms being prepared ESPECIALLY for these messengers RIGHT NOW so that the word that GOD has placed in their belly, when released, will cause a wave of CHANGE and TRANSFORMATION in the lives of those who have an ear to hear!

They have not yet appeared on TBN or The Word Network BUT THEY WILL! They have not yet written books BUT THEY WILL! In this season, listen for the voice of God through the voice crying in the wilderness! These messengers REALLY have been mantled with a voice and a word IN DUE SEASON that will literally shift the paradigm of thinking of God's people!

Grace and peace,

Apostle Adrienne Williams

An Unconventional Year By The Holy Spirit Through Mary Lindow (Read also the part in here for Canada)

2012-01-24T04:02:00.003-05:00

2012 � "An Unconventional Year"
Prophetic Insights

By the Holy Spirit through Mary Lindow

I must apologize for posting the 2012 � "An Unconventional Year" - Prophetic Insights message a few days ago, not knowing that the spell checker removed or adjusted words that I thought that I had fixed (a few times)! I have copied and pasted a new version below where I did another spell check online.
There were a few words in the first posting that make no sense at all and I feel just awful about it!

Thank you so much!
2012 "An Unconventional Year" Prophetic Insights
* I have a few things that I would like to express to you... ...before I share.

As I prepare to communicate with those whom the Lord may have read these insights that He has impressed me with for the year 2012, I would like to advise that you would read with the intention of allowing the Holy Spirit to direct you to the Word of God for further confirmation and direction.

No one prophetic voice hears all, and it is a wise person who will listen to what the Lord would say through many individuals who have words to share. There will be a thread or theme that flows out of the multitude of voices, and the Lord will prune away what may well be opinions, personal expressions and flamboyance, or even sensational one-upmanship or eerie predictions filled with dread, or � maybe even ambiguous supernatural potential events.

Having shared this, please-as one of God�s own children, always return to His plumb line of the scripture to bring wisdom and balance to any prophetic words you may hear.

Let�s Begin:

2012 - An Unconventional Year

This will be a year where what often looks to be predictable and obvious will instead, go an entire different direction or take an unpredictable course.

The word � Unconventional� has been the keynote word from the Lord to me.

The word unconventional means:

Unusual, irregular, unorthodox, unfamiliar, uncommon, unwonted, out of the ordinary, atypical, singular, alternative, different; new, novel, innovative, groundbreaking, pioneering, original, unprecedented; eccentric, idiosyncratic, quirky, odd, strange, bizarre, weird, outlandish, curious; abnormal, anomalous, aberrant, extraordinary; nonconformist, Bohemian, avant-garde; informal far out, offbeat, off the wall, wacky, madcap, oddball, zany, hippie, kooky, wacko.

�In his heart a man plans his course,
But the LORD determines his steps.�
Proverbs 16:9

GOD AND MAN AT ODDS
Many have built platforms and empires within their own self-created spheres that have brought for some, great levels of visibility and success. This applies heavily to corporate leaders as well as those holding on to the concept spiritually that one key leader is the �voice� for the many.

2012 will be a year where the abuses of power will continue to be not only exposed and addressed, but will also appallingly be made public and drug through more and more media mud slinging.

Again, the Lord has graciously given time to those who still cling to entitlement and an attitude of �specialness," presuming they are more anointed, more brilliant and who have consistently attempted to be notable authorities, without having the personal lives behind the scene, that honor the heart and purposes of God.

It will be as if a box has been opened for all to see its hidden contents, or perhaps a drape drawn back to see what is hidden behind it. Plagiarism will be rampant in publications in both specular and spiritual genres. It will expose poor scholarship and rushed materials meant to entice hearts and to stroke the ego of the writer.

All of this the Father has warned over and over again within the heart of those now seared by greed and weak confidence in God�s plan and chosen times for promotions.

� Some became fools through their rebellious ways,
And suffered affliction because of their iniquities.�
Psalm 107:17

TURNING AWAY FROM PRESUMPTION
So often the Lord has had to deal with the issue of His people presuming that, �They know how� He-The Lord will or � �should� move in certain settings, only to be gravely disappointed and shocked when it appears as if the opposite happens.

To presume means to take for granted that something exists or is the case. It also means to make unjustified demands; take liberties.

Unless we as believers become solidly and firmly trained up in the study of the Scripture, not just the memorizing and quoting of it randomly, there will continue to be fractured teaching and many bizarre approaches to what is the plan of God for his people on planet earth.

�And He said to them, be careful what you are hearing. The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you--and more [besides] will be given to you who hear.�
Mark 4:24

�Study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to God approved [tested by trial], a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing [rightly handling and skillfully teaching] the Word of Truth.�
2 Timothy 2:15

POSTURING OR PARENTING?
As the Lord continues to build and establish the model of genuine �Apostolic Fathering and Mothering," in 2012 there will be a notable �fork in the road� for those called to this daunting assignment from Heaven.

The Father has asked me to lovingly but firmly warn those who are now in the possible place of having broader influences over another generation of developing young and tender leaders, to be very aware of where they stand.

A healthy and wise parent or mentor will train, model and provide safe boundaries for their children or students to grow and learn to step out into, knowing that they will experience difficulties and hardships, as well as many exciting growth spurts.

Those who need to have a following or remain as �cool and hip� as the young people they mentor will face a serious clash in the days ahead of them. Name dropping, self promoting of their spiritual acumen and harsh or condescending talking down to those in their care will result in being disqualified from moving into the next promise of Apostolic training and mentoring centers, which the Lord has been preparing for several decades.

You CAN teach an old Dog New Ways ...
....If you bring in the MASTER trainer.

Saying things like �This is the way that you are� or that you are �set in your ways� exposes willfulness and a need for control. So does boasting that you have worked hard and have �earned� your title and position.� Those who posture or continue to tout their �higher levels of knowledge and insight� will become a sour source of reference, and the King of heaven will not bless them with further influence.

They now have a choice to set things right with those whom they have �kept under their thumbs� and whom have not been allowed to move into to the fullness of their calling. Choose the path of humbling yourselves in the sight of the Lord.

His example of lowliness and the release of others into the harvest fields will be the only model that Father will bless in the days ahead.

I believe all human fatherhood should be patterned...
...After the Divine Fatherhood.

The Lord would have these whom are standing in this place of decision know that it does not matter that you have done mighty or impressive things in the past years. That is past and gone. You have received your rewards. Move now into a place where inclusiveness in Kingdom equality and honor are practiced openly and freely.

Those who still have the aloof approach in sharing of honor and position will be eventually left on their own, having exhausted and exasperated those whom they were supposed to train and release.

ANOTHER GENERATION ALSO SHINES BRIGHTLY
Let the up and coming leaders in other generations shine in what they do! Don�t compete or try to be as �cool� as they are in their genre of expression. Let GO!

�Fathers, do not exasperate [harass � provoke � embitter � aggravate] your children that they may not lose heart and become discouraged.�
Colossians 3:21

He who always finds fault with a child; who is never satisfied with what he does; who scolds and frets and complains will eventually break his spirit, and soon destroys in the delicate texture of his soul all desire of doing well.

The child in despair soon gives over every effort to please. He becomes sullen, morose, stupid, and indifferent to all the motives that can be presented to him, and becomes to a great extent indifferent as to what he does � since all that he does meets with the same reception from the parent.

�Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.�
Deuteronomy 4:9

THE POWERLESS AGAINST THE MIGHTY
The Father in heaven has an exclusive responsibility towards His people and He cries out to them through the Holy Spirit that just as he moved on behalf of Asa and his men when surrounded by a vast army and 300 chariots, so will He move again on behalf of those who are obedient to His voice and commands.

He tells you at this time...
... To put HIM between yourself and the enemy.

When Asa realized his lack of strength� THEN he saw Jehovah God crush the Cushites. They were �Crushed before the Lord and their foes.� 2Chronicles 14:13

Then Asa called to the LORD his God and said, "LORD, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God; let not man prevail against You."
2 Chronicles 14:11

THE �BUGLE� TO BE �FRUGAL�
There will be several �invented� crisis settings in 2012 that will cause many to choose to hoard and stockpile for themselves. They will be quickly exposed as moneymaking schemes and a tool to inflate prices.

Oh the other side of this there will be those who have very little with which to live and eat due to job losses and cutbacks. Those around them, if not filled with the fruits of Grace and Mercy, will become indifferent to the cry of their needs, for there will be many.

�Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.�
Isaiah 58:7

The Lord would have me share that He is indeed watching to see if the heart of the Apostolic move of God can be again modeled as when the people brought what they had to trusted and integral teams of leaders, who then distributed with prayer and wisdom to all, and none had any lack.

We are at a time where the Body of Christ must share resources willingly and fairly and not justify personal strictures that apply to others, but not themselves.

Here is a scriptural measuring stick to use to observe the true Apostolic heart and Leader.

Psalm 112:9
They share freely and give generously to those in need.
Their good deeds will be remembered forever.
They will have influence and honor.

FINAL PROPHETIC WORDS
THE UK - IRELAND � FRANCE
GERMANY � CANADA

�Then I was told, You are to make a fresh prophecy
concerning many peoples and races and nations,
And languages and kings.� Revelation 10:11

The United Kingdom
There will be a ROAR of Prayer heard from desperate hearts in the UK. Prayer will be a way of life in many small Hamlets and Villages, and many homes will become chapels of healing and miracles.

The prostitution red light districts in Central London will have an epic move of God as He sends in intercessors in tandem with relevant and fiery Revivalists who will have such a strong presence of God with the Power of Holy Spirit bringing conviction, that even the hardest atheist observing it all will be made to run away in terror at the potent power of God falling upon the filth of prostitution.

Joel 2:25
And I will restore or replace for you the years that the locust has eaten--the hopping locust, the stripping locust, and the crawling locust, my great army, which I sent among you.

Houses of hope and care will spring up in smaller surrounding areas, where these whom have once been bound will be cared for and restored.

Galatians 6:1
BRETHREN, IF any person is overtaken in misconduct or sin of any sort, you who are spiritual [who are responsive to and controlled by the Spirit] should set him right and restore and reinstate him, without any sense of superiority and with all gentleness, keeping an attentive eye on yourself, lest you should be tempted also.

Ireland
There are many hidden and faithful leaders who have weathered political and spiritual storms for decades who are now well prepared and ready for the Father�s divine plan for their lives.

Ireland will begin to export teams of Apostolic and Prophetic missionaries into the USA and Europe. These people will have a razor sharp ability to cast out religious spirits hindering moves of God. They will bring with them the fresh songs of praise and worship now ready for the hungry ears of the true worshiper.

The �cynical� Irishman will now become the grand believer declaring � �With God all things are possible�!

There will be a spotlight on Ireland with new technologies being developed and mined there. With it, doors will open for many to travel to Ireland and find Father and Mother mentors ready to restore, train, and release.

France and Germany
The Father calls France, �A nation now in chaos�. But as an underground stream flows swiftly and quietly, so do those who have determined to pray and intercede with heart wrenching pleas for the Father to move within their land.

A spiritual passivity will begin to be addressed and shaken off of the hearts of fearful and hidden believers. There will begin to be a few strong and ethical governmental leaders rise up who will begin to risk addressing the rapidly encroaching militant attacks against the people of France and its outlying regions. There will be community vigils of prayer in local churches and the repenting of passiveness and elitist thinking.

German and French believers will begin to view one another in a Kingdom perspective and join in prayer and service to one another, creating a groundswell of food pantries with farmers and dairies that will create CO-OPs.

The key to breaking the spiritual stagnation in France will be the humbling of hearts before the Throne of God, and reaching out beyond its own borders.

Ephesians 2: 14
For He is [Himself] our peace (our bond of unity and harmony). He has made us both [Jew and Gentile] one [body], and has broken down (destroyed, abolished) the hostile dividing wall between us.

Germany
Germany will have a large revolt and uprising from among the youth as the economy continues to stress and bend. Looting and the stealing and selling of automobiles will become a raging epidemic.

"For when the world with all its earthly wisdom failed to perceive and recognize and know God by means of its own philosophy, God in His wisdom was pleased through the foolishness of preaching [salvation, procured by Christ and to be had through Him], to save those who believed (who clung to and trusted in and relied on Him)."
1 Corinthians 1:21

Simultaneously, young street evangelists who have been well trained as well as educated will be commissioned to reach out to those rioting and manifesting. Government leaders will not know what to do with the uproar, and sanctions against open religious expressions will be put in place.

Nevertheless, young Paul�s and Silas�s will not fear what man can do to them and will continue to flow in the power of Evangelism, seeing the hand of God spare the lives of many.

Jonah 3:2
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach and cry out to it the preaching that I tell you.

CANADA
Canada will experience one of its most prosperous seasons ever known, for a short season.

The Lord would have Canada know that they must deal fairly with the wealth that they will produce and pay back the First Native families, and with Godly equity. If this is not addressed with wisdom and integrity, Canada will have to pass through the sorrows of disobedience.

Canadian Intercessors are being awakened and called up to stand in the place of prayer for its leaders and tribes. Now is not the time for silliness and laughter.

It is a sober day, with a command for sober prayers.

Accordingly then, let us not sleep, as the rest do, but let us keep wide awake (alert, watchful, cautious, and on our guard) and let us be sober (calm, collected, and circumspect).
1 Thessalonians 5:6

�Get up! Stand UP! Be Purposeful,� says the Lord. How do you not know that through your borders I can bring a North American "Wave of Justice and Restoration?�

1 Peter 1:13
So brace up your minds; be sober (circumspect, morally alert); set your hope wholly and unchangeably on the grace (divine favor) that is coming to you when Jesus Christ (the Messiah) is revealed.

In Closing,
I bless you, the reader of these prophetic insights, In the Name of Jesus.

May His word be a lamp to your feet and a light to your path.
2 Peter 1:21

�Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said, �No, don�t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers and sisters who testify about their faith in Jesus. Worship only God. For the essence of prophecy is to give a clear witness for Jesus. �
Revelation 19:10

Duplication and sharing of this message is welcomed as long as the complete message and website information for Mary Lindow is included.
Thank You.  Copyright � 2012
" THE MESSENGER " ~ Mary Lindow 
www.marylindow.com

Refreshing & Renewing

2012-01-16T19:32:00.000-05:00

Refreshing & Renewing
Priscilla Van Sutphin
www.upstreamca.org
Jan 16th, 2012

I'm taking many of you into times of repentance and deeper healing to finish My work in you in preparation for awakening at hand. Do not be surprised at accentuated emotions hitting you. I am causing to come to the surface anything hidden down in your heart.

All unbelief and fears, all anger or resentments, all jealousies, or rejection and all manner of other offenses will be removed if you ALLOW Me. I want you to come near and be in My Presence, for a willing heart and worship will be all it takes to get you to a place of humility where I can confront what you haven't wanted to look at in yourselves, or already know but haven't been able to get free of it.

The season has changed, so don't expect disappointment. EXPECT healing and deliverance when in My presence ! Expect things to change. Praise Me when they do and testify of My great mercy, for I am pouring out great GRACE in this hour and a vengeance against the enemy is in progress. He thinks he's had the upper hand, but in this hour I will pour out DOUBLE grace to anyone who comes and is willing to allow me to look into your heart, and see, and touch. It is a new hour ! I am doing a NEW THING. It is springing forth NOW. I am arising in your hearts NOW.

Where you have been discouraged at lack of deliverance and healing in your loved ones, your children who have gone astray, and been held captive by the enemy, KNOW that I AM ARISING with GRACE, and LOVE to pour out in them. I AM an experience, and I will loose REVELATION that they will know Me for themselves. Do not be unbelieving.

EXPECT Me to do something supernatural in this hour.

Those that have been ostracized by the church will find their niche in associations with others who will accept you and protect you, and appreciate the gifts I have put in you. I am working on MY WHOLE BODY. So do not run with skepticism or suspicion in your hearts. Run with expectation of reversals and turn arounds. For I am causing many who misunderstood you to repent of their wickedness, or neglect and criticism, or jealousies to turn and making them new. I need a prepared and unified army. Thus I am pouring out DOUBLE GRACE and cleansing My threshing floors. I am removing all dead wood, and the sword of the LORD will do what cannot be removed by kindness, and mercy.

Those who resist will be most sorry. So don't focus on others. Focus on your own lives, and rout the little foxes that spoil the vine. Give ME what you are ashamed of. Give ME all your concerns, and proclaim your desire to be free, and watch to see that I WILL bring My Spirit to do the work in you that is needed to restore your life, and refresh you.

I will make your words like apples of silver in settings of gold. I will show you how to be kind to the ungrateful and those who have belittled and underestimated you. Do not struggle to make a name for yourself. How do you know oh man, if I have not kept you hidden for your own protection, for many will go into bondage under persecution in the days ahead. Many will die for the sake of the gospel. Do not struggle to be seen. KNOW THAT I SEE, and that is enough. Forsake all selfish ambition that comes from lack of recognition and rejection. Lay everything that is offense on the altar like Abraham, and rest in ME, and I will lift you up when it is time. TRUST ME with your life COMPLETELY!

I know many of you are wanting to do more, seeing all the need. But I am big enough to do it all Myself if I want. PRAY, and don't strive at anything. I am WITH you! I am IN you. So allow ME to nurture your heart, and lead you in the way I HAVE ESTABLISHED since I knew before you were born what I would do with you. I know the choices you will make ahead of time. So stop trying to figure everything out, and allow me to guide you into paths of righteousness, and paths of grace, and paths of peace and love, and allow ME to guide your life in the direction I've planned for you.

Trust Me when I say the time is NOW, when I will bring to fruition all that I've told you already for your life. The glory will clear away all the confusion, or mystery in time, as you REST in My presence and quiet yourself in Me. All will become crystal clear, if you will but REST, and TRUST Me to show you what you need now. Cling to Me beloveds, come away with ME and listen to what I want to say. I am waiting for you.”

Isa 30:15-16 NKJV For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: "In returning and rest you shall be saved; In quietness and confidence shall be your strength." But you would not, 16 And you said, "No, for we will flee on horses" — Therefore you shall flee! And, "We will ride on swift horses" — Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift!

Prov 17:1 NKJV Better is a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting with strife.

Isa 32:17-19 NKJV 17 The work of righteousness will be peace, And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever. 18 My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation, In secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places, 19 Though hail comes down on the forest, And the city is brought low in humiliation.

Love Will Carry You Through

2012-01-15T10:24:00.002-05:00

Love Will Carry You Through
15th January, 2012
Lana Vawser
Manasseh Christian Ministries
lanavawserpropheticministries@lizzy.com.au

“So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith--that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God." (Ephesians 3:17-19 ESV)

My precious Church, I am drawing you into a season of deeper revelation of My love. For many of you have been looking ‘here’ and ‘there’ for answers, for guidance and for direction, and My people I say unto you that the answer is in the revelation of My love for you.

For as I lead you deeper into this place of revelation, you will begin to live at a level of revelation of who I am in you and who you are in Me, that will begin to release the impossibles, to become possibles.

For many of you are being caged by wrong thoughts of yourselves, or wrong thoughts of who I am that is locking you into mindsets of death that are reaping things in your life that are not of My heart and Spirit for you.

My people, there is a great breakthrough that is beginning to come into you My Church in this area. This year will be a year where many of you will be set free into deeper areas of healing, deeper areas of freedom, and deeper areas of understanding, as you are plunged deeper into the revelation of My love for you.

For without the revelation of My love at a deep level My people ,the door is open to the enemy and fear has taken up residence. Fear has taken up areas of your heart, minds and lives that I am longing to pour My revelation into.

My people, come to Me, those of you who are tired, who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest, I will give you rest in My love. No more striving, no more trying to attain through your works, no more perfectionism, no more efforts from areas of your hearts that are wounded, so you are being left disappointed, full of despair and hopelessness.

This is not My heart for you My People. My heart for you is that you will walk in My fullness, that you will walk in the deep revelation of who I am, and MY love for you, the price I paid for you, so that you can see My love demonstrated and KNOW that you are Mine.

It’s time to position yourselves like never before. It’s the moment of sacrifice My people, to come before Me, to lay aside things that have held you back from positioning yourselves before Me and waiting in My presence, shake them off, and simply come, come before Me without agenda, sit in My presence and let Me minister to your weary, burdened, hurting hearts.

Many of you are burdened, tired from the journey, with hearts full of disappointment and unfulfilled dreams. My people, the dreams that I place in your heart, will come to pass, you will not be disappointed. My timing and My ways are not your ways, but I am always working for your best.

Before I release many of you into a new land, into new areas, into new promises lands, you must be girded with the truth of this revelation of My love for you, for if you are not, when the giants in the land come against you, you will fall, you will crumble at their schemes.

So I am preparing you now My Church, ridding areas of your life that have been harbouring unbelief, areas that have not known My love, and healing those so that you will move into these new lands and new areas without areas in your heart that these giants can pull you down in.

As you wait in My presence My people, wait in worship, just rest in Me, I WILL MEET YOU! I will not turn away a hungry heart, I will not turn away a thirsty heart, I will not turn away those who seek Me in Spirit and in truth. I WILL meet with you!

Encounters will increase in you My Church, there will be a vast growth of many within My Church experiencing My heart and revelation of My love, that will usher forth the miraculous into your lives.

Do not seek the breakthrough’s alone My people. Know that as you begin to position yourselves before Me simply to know My heart and see My love for you, BREAKTHROUGH, PROVISION, HEALING, FREEDOM, MIRACLES will be an overflow of this encounter with My heart.

Many of you are running to the left and to the right, trying to find your answers.. My people, the answer is in MY LOVE. The answer is in grabbing hold of this revelation.

Seek Seek Seek Seek to know My love, seek by resting before Me with a heart that will not move until you have received and seen the love of your Heavenly Father.

This is the moment My Church! This is the season of uprooting. Of weeds being removed, of unbelief being taken out, so that the revelation of My love may be poured in.

What would take years in the natural My people, in My presence, will take but seconds. Radical transformations are occurring. Healings in a moment! Revelations received in a second! This acceleration is occurring to bring you further into alignment with Me and My purposes My people.

Rejoice, for your bellies shall be full of joy, full of laughter as you begin to walk in a fullness in Me, that you have been crying out for, and not known before.

I WILL MEET YOU and out of the DEEP encounter with My love, will ALL ELSE you seek be added unto you.

REJOICE!

Lance Wallnau on 2012

2012-01-12T18:19:00.002-05:00

Lance Wallnau on 2012

By now you have heard prophetic words for 2012 with lots of emphasis on Gods order and government being established- largely because 12 is the number of government.

It all fits what I sensed as I checked into my room in Manhattan a week ago. The room? Number #1212! I had an expectation that the Lord would speak at 1...2:12 AM and indeed the Lord started speaking...I HEARD,

"This year you need to make the Holy Spirit your best friend!" These were 12 words to begin the process that brings heavens government over every area of life. Then my eye fell upon a verse from the Psalmist David as he prophesied - "The Lord shall establish peace within your borders."

Your border starts with your mind, threads thru your household. The very Hebraic number for this year suggests the imagery of a "house." Your house defines your borders. Salvation, peace and deliverance applies to you and your house! Walk the floor, anoint the doors and speak this truth! Start by walking the corridors of your brain and don't stop till every thought structure comes down under the authority of peace.

Here is a suggestion, ask God to show you the people you need to cultivate more of a relationship with in 2012. Perhaps there are 12 names in particular that will become the most important? See them as trees and transplant them into your vineyard of prayer. Jesus hand picked 12 and cultivated them. They were the secret to His lasting fruit - His legacy. As the tree of Life has 12 manner of fruit and each branch produces in its season, there is an anointing for every season of your life in 2012 and it is largely connected to the people God put in your garden. Take heed to yourself, take heed to the teaching you embrace and take heed to your house. Transplant these 12 relationships into your prayer garden. Remember, there will be peace in your borders. The border property of your inheritance is made up of people.

Prophetic Word For 2012

2012-01-02T01:56:00.000-05:00

PROPHETIC WORD FOR 2012

THE DROMEDARIES ARE COMING

6 The multitude of camels shall cover your land, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; All those from Sheba shall come; They shall bring gold and incense, And they shall proclaim the praises of the LORD. Isa. 60:6

In 2011 we saw both the goodness and the severity of God.

As I sat down to pray I heard in my spirit, "The dromedaries are coming".
In 2012 we have great expectancy having just come through a most difficult year. Our hearts are filled with thankfulness to our Father for keeping His hand on our lives.

Many have come through deep tests and trials. At times you have even asked questions wanting to be sure you were on the right track but through the difficulties and tests you have been found faithful. Often painfully God dealt with you as sons and you have come out on the other side, walking in a deeper level of commitment and holiness.

Many of you have been hidden and are not yet known to man as you have been hidden for God's future purposes. God has not forgotten you but He has been doing a lasting work in your life. It will not be about your ministry but Christ in you (his sent ones) that will go forward and do great exploits in His name. You have learned to give Him all of the glory!

The government is upon His shoulders and He came to establish His kingdom in the earth. The Kingdom of God is within you. In 2012 we will see a positioning of many of His apostles and prophets in the earth. These sent ones will not be concerned about titles, but will want to see the body of Christ mature that the harvest might come in.

The body of Christ is being realigned on His axis. There will be much more shifting in the body of Christ and in the earth to bring about His Divine purposes. Truly, His Kingdom is being established in the earth without delay.

The church has come short of His glory in her prayer life and intercession and God is calling leadership to a greater level of commitment in the prayer closet. How can you expect your sheep to do what you do not do? No longer will you be able to get through on a few minutes of prayer but will need to be serious,and to watch and pray! Life and death are in the power of the tongue and you need to line up your mouth with the Word of God. What you declare and decree holds weight so put a watch at the door of your mouth.

These dromedaries (sent ones) may not come in conventional packaging but will be designed by God Himself so do not miss the hour of your visitation. There will be those sent into your midst to help you labour in the vineyard.

Pastors you will need to release the control of your house to Me that My apostles and prophets might be moved into position. I will no longer tolerate Pastors controlling their sheep but am looking for those that will lay down their lives for the sheep daily.

These dromedaries will come bearing their gifts and you need these gifts operating in your midst. Eyes and ears that have been sharpened by years of training are needed for the work of God, to survive and flourish and all gifts of the Spirit need to be flowing. Test and try every spirit but receive those that I send to you.

Home churches are being established throughout the land and many will leave the conventional churches and seek out these smaller, more personal groups as there are those there that will allow the Holy Spirit to have His rightful place. The church is being moved out of the four walls into the highways and byways and you need to be prepared to minister to people, anywhere, anytime and any place the Spirit of God quickens to your heart. You have been given the message of My Son Jesus and you must take it to the people being instant in season and out of season.

I am Divinely linking My body together and My bride comes from every kindred and tribe and you must learn to love. It is by the love you have one for another that men will know that you are My disciples.

In 2012 determine in your heart to take time in My Word. Let Me show you the treasures in My Word as you study to show yourself approved to God.

Much has been written about the world situation and many have been filled with fear of the future. Time spent with Me will help you to overcome fear and you must be determined to root it out of your life. Learn NOW to put your trust in Me for ALL your needs for man will not always be standing with you.

Continue to pray for the world situation. Remember that you are in this world but not of it.The Kingdoms of this earth are being shaken but there is no confusion in heaven. You are seated in heavenly places and all things are possible to those that believe. As believers you have the answer to the worlds issues, for I Jesus came to seek and save those that were lost. I AM the ONLY answer to mans dilemmas and to this world situation.

I will never leave or forsake you. Continue to see to the needs of the poor. Open your hearts to the needy and remember that you are My hands and feet in this fallen world.

I have heard the cries of those hidden ones longing to take My Word to a lost and dying world. They are willing to pay the price even with their life. Many will be sent in the years ahead and some will not return. You will overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the Word of your testimony. Those that are willing to lay down their lives will gain life eternal.

In 2012 many "sent ones" are being positioned and many are being released to do the work of the Kingdom. Pray for them! Be willing to receive them in your midst and remember that one that ministers the gospel is also worthy to be supported in that work. Freely you have received,freely give.

Patricia Hamel

January 2, 2012
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Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns

2011-12-21T09:03:00.002-05:00

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns:

Watch for the chance to speak the truth that will bring freedom. You will have opportunities to both speak truth to yourself in moments of weakness and temptation and to others who have yielded to the carnal nature on some level. Don't sympathize with the condition and works of the flesh or become a victim of attacks from the evil one. Rise up in the liberty that comes from maintaining your position in the Spirit, says the Lord.

Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

The Voice Of The Prophet by Apostle Adrienne Williams

2011-12-14T09:51:00.000-05:00

The Voice Of The Prophet

People of God, in this season and time, you will begin to see the voice of the prophet tempered (adjusted or attuned by the addition of a counterbalancing element; moderated or measured) like never before! Because there have been so many UNRULY prophets (in the past AND presently) who have refused (for whatever reason) to allow themselves to be taught concerning "how" to properly administer their gift on behalf of Heaven, their words will become few (if any)!

God has revealed unto me that there is a very specific word from the Lord that is coming from eternity into the earth realm VERY SOON that will cause an automatic Heavenly paradigm of thinking in the minds of those who hear it IMMEDIATELY upon hearing. However, the weight of the word itself AND the responsibility of delivering this word WILL NOT come by the mouths of those vessels who have continued to speak carnally and in any old manner concerning the things of God and then blamed their behavior as being God! Their ability to draw "like kind" to endorse and agree with their manner of operation has caused them to stray further from being our Father's mouthpiece than they realize!

If you are indeed a prophetic messenger, NOW is the time to examine your method of functionality if you desire to continue to be used by God. (Of course, this should be applicable to all ascension gift functionaries!) However, on this day and at this particular moment, God is truly concerned about the prophets. Because of the word that He is sending into the earth, He needs CLEAN and OBEDIENT prophetic vessels ONLY as an unruly prophet would truly proceed to mangle, distort and cause the demise of the AUTHENTICITY of that which God is saying!

Grace and peace,

Apostle Adrienne Williams

Prophetic Word for London, England

2011-12-14T00:06:00.002-05:00

Forum: VOICE OF PROPHECY - Prophetic Words
Topic: London England: Prepare ye the way!
Posted By: Henry Falcone

Dear Brothers and Sisters in London,

God is about to bring a visitation to your city and nation. As I have been praying for you, I feel the Lord has given me some words that I need to write to you. They are very humbling for me to write, and I tremble when I write them. Lord who am I that you would speak these things to, to share with our family in London.

Beloved family of God, I present these things to you for your discernment. You must pray over them and see if they bear witness to your hearts. The word of God tells us to try and test all prophecy and the spirit of prophets is subject to the prophets.

So to all of those who are awaiting the "outpouring" that is to come to your city, please pray over what I am writing to you I believe is from the Lord. Please test it, and try it if it meets the standard of the witness of the Holy Spirit to your spirit.

I know no one there. I have no ideas of what is being planned next year, just that there are plans for when the Olympics come to your city. I am not in the inner circle of planners, so no one has spoken anything to me about anything.

I am just a man that lives in Arizona praying for you and may be hearing some words that you may need from our Lord for what is to come. So I place this at your feet for discernment, if it bears witness to you then may God give you the grace you need to proceed. If it does not, then please disregard it.

PREPARE YE THE WAY!
Prepare ye the way, prepare ye the way, sound the alarm, the time has come, the moment is here London. I am about to send the very flame of my presence to your city and your nation for such a time as this.

Don't let the day catch you unawares. Don't let it come upon you like a thief, so often my people are looking for me to come one way, and then I come in a way they don't expect and they miss my visitation.

I need the watchman on the walls. I need those with ears to hear what the Spirit says to the church to be sensitive to my movement. I am going to bring a divine visitation to you, but it will not be like the ones of the past. It will not be in a way many expect. Just as they were looking the for the Messiah to be born in the palace, I chose a manager and a stable.

This is a prophetic sign to you for that which is about to come. I am not coming in what the "religious" would look for as big, but I am coming in a way where I can reveal myself to the simple and the humble. I have no intention of doing it man's way, for there is a way that seems right to a man but the way ends in destruction.

You must be sensitive to me. You must be able to hear even my whisper in this moment. I have a divine preparation to bring to my "ready ones." You can not plan this with your mind or even with your ideas. I have to breath this in you and reveal it to you so you can grasp the divine timing of the things that are to come.

If you will harken unto my voice and let me "prepare a way now in you," then I will trust you, "to prepare ye the way for me." You must not get your expectations rooted in the ideas of men, but your expectations must be rooted in me, my word and my ways.

Be slow! Be vigilant in seeking me. Don't assume you have the fullness of my counsel when you only know in part and prophecy in part. I have much more that I have to share with you, reveal to you, and it is going to even require a change in some of the things you feel led to do for me.

You must allow me to show you step by step and line upon line and precept upon precept for my visitation to you. I will send my fire. I will send my wind to spread the fire. I will send my Glory to be seen, but it will never be rooted in the ideas of men, only from the heart of my Father shall these things be revealed.

Stay close to me. Learn to "come up here, so I can show you the things that are to come. I am ready to align things and reposition things that are needed to make a way for my entrance and my coming in your midst.

Who will hear my voice? Who will listen for my directions and instructions. Who will stay on their face before me in intercession for your nation. I am not looking for prayers but intercession that I can work through.

I am not looking for people to petition me, but for people that will intercede with me with groaning brought forth from My Spirit praying my will to be done in and through you for this nation. I want to lead you and to teach you how to pray what is on the heart of my Father for your nation. Will you allow me to do this?

If you look for me in the places that men will glory in, I won't be there. You will find me in what "men" would consider insignificant and lowly. I will be where most of the "religious" ones would never look. My kingdom is rooted in humility and brokenness and not arrogance and pride. My kingdom is but righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Don't be looking in the wrong direction. Don't allow the enemy to take my God breathed words to you and bring them into your own understanding. If you will wait long enough, I will establish my word by 2 or 3 witnesses.

You must give yourselves to seeking me most diligently so you can cooperate with my outworking in this coming year and have my understanding of what will take place..

I am going to bring forth a flame that will ignite your city and your nation, and then it will spread to all of Europe and the world. It is just not coming in a way that would be familiar to you or the way you would even look to past revivals. Behold I am doing a new thing, can you not perceive it?

Remember I am lowly and meek and I desire for you to take my yoke upon you. My coming will not be brought about by the will of men, but by the will of my Father alone. He has entrusted to me all things and I am looking for those who will be found trustworthy for me to impart these things to for my Father's Glory.

Who will hear my heart? Who will pray for understanding and wisdom, but not of this world, but the wisdom of God on High? Let me put your hearts to rest. It will not be my might, nor by power, but by My Spirit says the Lord.

So come to me and keep coming to me so I can reveal the ways I need to prepare you for my visitation. Come to me so I can give you divine strategy and not the strategy that comes from men. If you plan to do things that you "think" I will be in, I won't be there. I will be where I will be. I will do what I will do. I will give to whom I choose the understanding for this hour.

I am looking for the ones who "will stay close to me." I am looking for the ones that will wait upon me for my instructions and directions. I am looking for the ones that will not plan one thing without me. I am looking for those who will bring even what they feel in their hearts to do into my light for direction and discernment.

If you will allow me to lead you, you will behold my glory. You must not allow those who won't seek my face diligently to lead you. You must not allow those who rely on their understanding to prepare others for my visitation.

You must not allow those who want to touch my glory to lead you. You must not allow those who will make a name for themselves or their ministries to lead you. You must not let unholy hands touch my holy things.

You must find those who will be humble in heart and in deed. Those who have clean hands and a pure heart. Those who will get underneath others and are willing to serve my people with a pure heart. Those who are willing to lay their lives down for the sheep. Those who are not looking to build their own name or ministry.

I am looking for those who will find the answers in Me alone. Those who will wait upon me and allow me to lead and direct them. Those who have my heart, my desires burning in them can touch my holy things. I am looking for those who have separated themselves unto me, and will do what I ask for my Father's and my glory alone. These are the ones I am choosing to bring forth to lead which I am about to do and desire for your city and nation.

I am going to shake some things now, for I can't allow the chaff to stay amongst my wheat. A separation is coming for I am lifting up the skirts of those who hearts are planning for their own gain and not for my kingdom. I am going to expose the true motives of those who would try to "direct how I am going to come to your city."

This must take place. Don't be discouraged when it comes. I am shaking everything that can be shaken so that which can't be shaken can remain. Don't fret when I separate as I did for Gideon down to 300. It is not in the large numbers I need to bring forth my fire to your nation.

Walk in love towards all men even when I separate. Don't allow your hearts to be hardened. Remember it is I that is doing this in your midst. For my fire will be holy. For my "new breed" that will come forth from the fire will not be tainted by the "stains of yesterday leadership" upon them. They will be entrusted to men that I trust and woman that I trust and prepared for such a time as this.

I have much more to share with you, so separate yourself unto me so I can show you the things that are yet to come.

I love you always and I am with you. You are about to behold my Glory. It won't be like you expect. As you lay down your "ideas" of how I am coming a "new expectation" will fill your heart and it will "prepare a way for me to come in your midst."

The Hour Of The Watch by Prophet Phyllis Ford

2011-12-05T11:44:00.001-05:00

The Hour of the Watch

by Prophet Phyllis Ford
Arlington, Texas
www.carpenterstouch.org

PhyllisFordMinistries@gmail.com

Prophetic Insights:

As prayer begins to take center stage in the midst of the hour that we have approached, I believe that we are probably standing at the most important time of release that we will receive from the Lord. Prayer is key to obtaining the secret anointing oil in these last days. We will need it more than ever during this month. The ability to hear God, find out where we need to be and how we need to get there is a priority now. The best vehicle to help us understand as we navigate through trouble times will be found in our (GPS) God’s Prayer System. Through that layered system of prayer, our watching before Him and our receiving the times of refreshing many things will become clear, revealed and properly discerned. Our understanding will increase as our love deepens for the Lord with whom we fellowship and receive counsel.

Utilizing our GPS will become the most effective way to replenish what we are missing. It will strengthen areas of us where we lack the ability/wisdom in a matter. It is definitely a door we must enter into, in order to understand what is going around us. If we lack discipline in our life, in the future it might determine whether we will overcome the perils of tomorrow or succumb to the challenges of the day. We are approaching the new day and there are many challenges before us, it is the time that we utilize even brandish key weapons and strategies that the work of God may be accomplished in us.

God wants us, unconditionally, not on our time, but on His time. It's important for us to be what He has called us to be--The walk, the calling, gifting’s are all being fine-tuned now as we press in before His presence---His Heart is to prepare us for this next hour. We are turning a major corner and we will now see God’s wisdom activated in us (that was already there) come alive so that we may walk purposefully. Much to be done—and the clock is ticking. What we are looking for in areas of manifestation has so much to do with us and what are we doing. Will we prepare? Will we get ready? Is what we are doing lining up with what we are expecting God to do for us?

The Hour of the Watch

The Lord spoke in me that in this month of December that we have now entered into the hour of the watch—when the watch in times of prayer before Him can be extremely significance but also powerfully effective in this hour. In the word of God there are scriptures that point to very important events, battles, and victories. At these particular times (the hour of that watch) conveyed significant events that could give us guidelines and strategies in prayer. In military terms “watch” was referred to as the time that various military personnel were to stand guard to make sure there were no surprise attacks from the approaching enemy. The watchman, in the word of God, was uniquely positioned so they could warn the city as to what was coming and to prepare the people before it arrived.

Many of God’s people are in watch mode in this hour. They are watching, waiting before the presence of the Lord. They are crying out before the Lord in prayer over their nations. I am going to share the two watches that the Lord spoke to me and instructed that they would be very significant in this hour. Prayer at whatever time we pray is always strategic whenever it is released. Let’s look at the following two watches—and they relate to the prayers that we should pray during this month of December.

God’s manifold wisdom carry within it His counsel concerning us, it includes His plan of redemption, it speaks into our destinies, and carries within it timing and manifestation of things to come. Let me qualify, there are many interpretations, versions, patterns on “watches.” I will be sharing the one guideline that I use and some of its strategies. I encourage you to pray for greater revelation, dig deeper, and ask God to teach you concerning prayer watches.

As you look closer in God’s word we see Jesus praying during the night before the Father. (Matthew 14:22-23, Mark 1:35, Luke 11:4, Mark 14:32, Luke 5:15-16 and more). Paul speaks of his time of watchings. (2 Corinthians 6:5, 2 Corinthians 11:27). These scriptures will enlighten you—encourage you to come closer to Him your time of prayer and consecration. Many of you are already watchmen on the wall. Let’s now pray for those learning about prayer watches. Because the Lord is raising up a powerful army of prayer warriors that are serious about the things of God and are ready to be deployed for duty in this hour.

The Prayer Strategy

December is the 12th month and we are approaching the year 2012. The Lord showed me a strategy that during (December) the 12th month that we should pray during the 2nd & 3rd watch hour. (They both contain midnight-the 12th hour.) The 2nd watch covers 9pm to 12am midnight. The 3rd watch covers 12am midnight and 3am. So we pray through this window of December that these things come to pass—In Jesus Name.

Praying through the 2nd Watch (9pm to 12am midnight)

At midnight Paul & Silas prayed and sang songs of praise. (Acts 23:23) Prayer and Praise will be a mighty weapon in the hands of the God’s people. This is a time to pray to break people free from bondages imposed by man and the enemy. Pray that in the month of December:

·        We need to pray for our family members salvation—(the jailer and his family were saved.)

·        Press in and pray for those who are incarcerated and are going through their most lonely times. Decree that some of the greatest revivals are going to occur in the prisons.

·        Praying through the 2nd watch which includes the hour that the Egyptians gave the Children of Israel some of their possessions before they left Egypt. Only God can touch a people to render their substance to others, this was great favor. Pray for Israel’s favor and protection in this hour. Pray for favor to be released upon the people of God. Pray that those who need to transition from the place where they are to places of safety & deliverance, in December.

·        Pray for the outpouring of prayer in our houses, our churches, our cities—pray for prayer revivals, prayer gatherings and that blankets & canopies of prayer will be released over the land and the people during December.

·         Pray that God’s people would be awaken out of their slumber and come into the place of Gethsemane where prayer with Jesus will strengthen them. Pray for protection from trials and temptations that we might face in this hour.

·         Pray that things that we need for the kingdom would be released in this hour. That as the supplies were gathered, for the building of the tabernacle in the wilderness, that the provision for the work of God will be released to feed, clothe and provide water, housing to people who will most need it in this month of December.

Praying through the third watch:

(12am midnight to 3am) in the month of Dec. 2011

·        Pray that in the month of December people will come out of slumber and awaken to salvation, their destinies, their purposes as well as fulfillment of the work of the Kingdom. (There are several biblical references of slumber happened during midnight (Acts 20:7-12, Matthew 13:25, Ruth 3:1-10).

·        This is a time of heighten level of satanic activity. Come against the spirit of violence & terrors in the night. Psalm 91—pray Ps 68:1 Let God arise and His enemies be scattered, let them also that hate him flee before him. Ps 68:4 Praise the name of the Lord. Ps 68:9 Pray down the rain of heaven. So much in that Psalm to pray forth in December.

·        Pray that the leadership of God would come together to pray, break bread until the breaking of the day (even through the breaking into 2012). Pray in December that   unity, commitment, fellowship, dedication for the work of God would supersede titles, and our own shortcomings. Pray for a divine intervention to come upon the people of God as they gather. Miracles, signs and wonders, (Act 20:7-12)

·        Pray that the people of God hearts would turn towards the understanding of His righteous judgments, and his precepts. In the month of December. Pray that Israel’s heart would turn towards the Messiah in this hour. Pray to cover and protect Israel leadership and land in this time. (Psalms 119:62)

·        Pray that the spirit of diligence that was upon Paul and the crew, the mercies of God that the men experienced getting through the perils of the night would be upon God’s people to help us in upcoming challenges that we face. (Acts 27:25-44) Speak to every storm of peril, terrorism attacks, violence upon our land in this month. Speak peace in Jesus name.

·        Pray for a heighten level of consecration in prayer would come upon the people. (Mark 1:35) Jesus taught the disciples how to pray—there is a key for us in this one. (Luke 11:5) State your major cases before God in the court of heaven in December before 2012. There is so much you can pray through with the “The Lord Prayer” including emergency provisions for coming trouble, the important thing is the praying forth the Kingdom—that God’s Kingdom come, God’s will be done. (Luke 11).

·        Pray for marriages to be healed and whole, for those who God has ordained to be married in this season, that we all come into a new revelation of the mystery of Christ and the church. Pray that in the midnight (whenever that might be) when the bridegroom comes—we would be ready & prepared to go out to meet Him. Please note that at midnight Boaz woke up at midnight and saw Ruth at his feet.

I have only scraped the surface but my prayer is that you will pray no matter what. If all of us would be on our watch and pray into various windows during various time zones, can you imagine the effects that could occur? The word of God is packed with events where men and women prayed and how mighty things begin to happen, shake, change even rendered help in the course and destinies of God’s people. Let’s not just pray, but pray through. Scriptures about watches: (Ex 14:24, Judges 7:19, 1 Samuel 11:11, Ps 90:4, Lam 2:19, Ps 119:148).

Special Note: Pray over all previous prayer notes especially for Nov.-Dec. Intercessors and watchmen have been feeling serious concerns for our nation. There has been growing concerns about acts of terrorism, war, preemptive strikes. Food crisis, water crisis, and even livestock have been areas of prayer. Acts of violence within our land is also a prayer concerns. Earthquakes are still a major concern, so we continue to pray.

I remember the Lord said that something would occur during this time that would have a serious effect on the political arena. The Lord told me that our economy is on a serious course and may not hold up throughout this month of December. There is something unforeseen that will possibly affect its present state.

We have a short to almost no window of time left to turn around our economy before 2012. The Word of the Lord Nov.—Dec. 2011 stated that by the end of November the nations would be at a point of confusion as to how to get the economy back on course. (The end of November 2011 we saw that actually play out.) We must pray and the God of Heaven will hear us and reveal to us divine instructions, ways of escape and reversals of the enemy’s devices.

Remember at midnight although the system had bound (Paul & Silas) but God shook that system to its core and that same system had to release them. It became a testimony to their victory. God prepared a door for them to come out of that which imprisoned them. Watch what God is preparing for us.

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A Personal Message from Prophet Phyllis Ford to all current subscribers:

I am personally asking you to stretch out in the area of giving and a sow a seed into this ministry—we are preparing to launch Apostolic Prophetic Leadership Ministry Training with schools of Apostolic Prophetic Ministry, Discipleship, Prayer Evangelism including Youth Ministries, with Live Streaming available. We are asking all of our subscribers to join us by sow a seed into this new work of the Lord. So many of you have emailed and shared how you have been impacted by the Lord’s prophetic releases from the West coast to the East coast from the Midwest region down to the south of the US to South Africa, Hong Kong to London and all the way to Israel—and many more. May God be glorified!!! Help the message of the Kingdom to continue. We encourage you to partnership with us as we continue to call out your names before the Lord. (We pray over all our subscribers.) We thank you and bless you in Jesus Name. May the blessings of the Lord God be mightily upon in this hour. May the Lord do exceedingly abundantly above that you may ask or think according to the power that works within us.

A Scripture to Memorize

2011-12-04T14:26:00.000-05:00

¹¹Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Psalm 119:11

A Vision of Europe by Julia C. Loren

2011-12-02T12:40:00.002-05:00

A Vision of Europe

Julia C. Loren

Look to Germany, Northern Italy and Eastern Europe
During a long and revelatory worship set on November 20, 2011, the Holy Spirit took me up and into a vision where I flew over Europe and saw the territory the Lord had marked out for the outpouring of His Spirit in the coming years.
On the first pass through Central Europe, the Lord took me back to places where I had been in recent years - particularly in Germany and Italy. He then rolled back the memories and said that ministry will look very different in the years to come in Europe. A sovereign move of God will flow like a spring snow melt that begins with a trickle as the initial snow pack melts, then gains strength and rushes and roars into various watersheds for a season that will change the face of European Christianity.
The Lord showed me that as Germany is the first nation to fully embrace the move of God, the rivers of Germany will carry the rushing waters into other countries. I saw Germany come alive in the Spirit. And as the fire of God's love consumed them, they spread the word through Austria and the spring thaw rushed over the Alps into Northern Italy. I also saw the Swiss-Italy border watershed capturing the flow of the Spirit. Then, I heard the Lord say, "Look to the university towns of Germany and Northern Italy for a revival among the youth who will carry it throughout Eastern Europe." I believe this includes Heidelberg University in Germany and Padua in Italy (the second oldest University in Europe where Galileo taught).
As I flew along the Danube into Budapest I saw the crystalline image of a silvery angel hovering above Budapest. Showers of silver rained down upon the Danube and flowed to the east. And wherever the river flowed, revival flowed. For the Lord is redeeming His people out of the ravishes of oppression and into the total freedom of the Holy Spirit. The silver and the gold are His to give where He pleases, and it is time for the Eastern European Bride to step forward out of the ashes and into the adorning grace of redemption. He has set His gaze upon you. This is the time of your favor - Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, Romania - you who live where the Danube flows.
The Lord Will Be a Ring of Fire Around England and Wales
Then the Lord took me over the United Kingdom where the Cross was superimposed across the landscape. I saw four fires being lit - one in the north, one in the south, one in the east and one in the west of England. And the Lord said, "I am lighting a ring of fire around England and Wales. And I will be a ring of fire around them." Look to four churches to become well-known Apostolic Resource Centers in the coming years. They will release the torches that all of England will either be drawn to or repelled by. And the fire of God will protect them.
Then the Lord said, "Look to the locks that are opening canals long closed." The re-opening of locks in the U.K. is a sign that the ancient waterways are opening that have held back a move of the Spirit of God. New pathways of the Spirit are opening, new opportunities to spread the Word within the region are opening. As the locks become unlocked, the restored waterways of revival and evangelism will emerge and flow.
I looked this up online after receiving the vision, and read a note of significance concerning the ancient locks: "The Droitwich Canals opened Friday, 1 July 2011, 72 years after they were officially abandoned... 240 years after they first opened on 27 June 1771, the newly restored waterway is the final link in a brand new 'cruising circuit' - the Mid Worcestershire Ring. The Ring allows boats, cyclists and ramblers to make a 21-mile circular journey through some of the UK's most beautiful and historic countryside, from the Worcester & Birmingham Canal to the River Severn, through the city of Worcester and back to Droitwich."
In the 1770s, when many locks were being built or restored, England was in the middle of the John Wesley revival. It is also interesting to note that in 1939, when many canals and locks began closing, history records that WWII broke out that year. Also, religious historians believe that in 1939, one particular man brought Wicca out of the woods of England and spread its popularity throughout Britain and America, launching a Wiccan revival. It seems like 1939 was a good year to close off the waterways of the natural and spiritual enemy. But now is the time to reopen the waterways of the Spirit and let revival break out!
A ring of fire around the country and a ring of locks within it speak of the coming invasion of Heaven becoming more manifest than ever before to ordinary Believers and unbelievers. Both speak of complete circles - like a wheel within a wheel - and both are signs that the Lord is moving to restore the rich heritage of the Spirit in the U.K.
The vision ended and two questions rumbled through my mind. The first was this: Will Europe experience its Spring thaw in 2012? And the second question was this: As the Lord sovereignly and suddenly lights the fires of revival and evangelism, who will rise up and carry the torch to the neighboring nations?
I believe it will be those who say, "Here am I, send me!" who will go to the surrounding nations, and many who are displaced or students living outside of their home countries in Central and Eastern Europe will find themselves riding the rivers and carrying the torch wherever the river flows.
Julia Loren
Julia Loren Ministries
juliascribes@yahoo.com

Stop Digging Ditches!

2011-11-30T17:19:00.000-05:00

Stop Digging Ditches!

by Apostle Adrienne Williams

People of God, when a leader willfully steps into the place of UNJUSTLY attempting to discredit another leader or their ministry just to make themselves or their ministry "look good", trying to gain "members" for their ministry or for personal gain, they have just taken on the role of a character assassin. They figure if they can "kill" your character, your credibility and "kill" the influence that God has given you then they can gain everything else that God has given to your oversight including His people!

If a leader has to "tear down" another ministry just to build up their own, then they should already know that the foundation that they now build upon is nothing more than quickly sinking sand! It will NEVER be to a leader's advantage to attempt to maliciously OR SUBTLY tear down another leader for their own personal gain. Those type movements only speak VOLUMES in reference to the character and integrity of the person doing the damage. And THAT character is certainly NOT of God.

It is written, "15 He made a pit and dug it out, And has fallen into the ditch which he made." (Psalm 7;15 NKJV). Never be found attempting to dig a ditch for another. I don't believe that those who function as such really realize that they are engaging in SELF SABOTAGE! In other words, if they keep digging the ditch, they WILL fall in their own ditch!

Now (OR EVER) is the time to be found "digging ditches" for others and we certainly SHOULD NOT (as many do) do it in the name of Jesus and in the name of building a ministry or a church. Now is the time to PUT THE SHOVEL DOWN and begin to WORK WITH not AGAINST one another. To slander another person is merely a display of an attempt at self exaltation. And, of course, we all know that he who exalts himself WILL BE humbled!

Grace and peace,
Apostle Adrienne Williams

(NOTE: Before someone goes into the whole "rampage" concerning corrupt leadership, allow me to point out that they KEY word in this is "UNJUSTLY!" Many will overlook that one word. I, by no means, condone any corrupt leadership. Those in error should, indeed, be corrected. HOWEVER, equally so, NOT ALL leadership is to be classified in the SAME category because there are yet many of US who HAVE NOT bowed to Baal! In other words, there are still many of us to have GOD and the best interest of His people at heart. Blessings!)

A Word for the Weary: God Will Finish What He Started! by J. Lee Grady

2011-11-30T16:06:00.000-05:00

A Word for the Weary: God Will Finish What He Started!
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
J. Lee Grady - Fire In My Bones

The devil is busy trying to abort God’s promises. Hang on and keep believing.
Here’s a trivia question: Which building project took the longest to complete?·

A. The construction of the Pentagon.
B. The carving of Mount Rushmore.
C. The digging of the Panama Canal.
D. The building of the Empire State Building.
E. The carving and assembling of the Statue of Liberty.

The answer is C. It took 31 years to dig the Panama Canal, mainly because that superhuman task was started and stopped several times due to floods, mudslides, unexpected costs (the total bill for the United States was $375 million in 1914) and a horrific death toll (20,000 French workers and 6,000 Americans died on the job site.) The moral of that story: Expect delays when you cut a 50-mile-long canal to connect two oceans.

I’m not attempting to move millions of tons of earth to make room for cargo ships. My ministry assignment is different. But I still feel overwhelmed at times by the task. God calls each of us to join Him in His work, but accomplishing anything spiritual (such as building a church, winning the lost, or influencing culture for Christ) is impossible in human terms. We can’t accomplish anything for God without supernatural faith.

“God does not tell you to begin something and then leave you halfway through it. He is a wise builder and an expert craftsman. He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. He finishes what He starts.”

God gives us a promise—that’s the easy part. Then He reveals His strategies, works miracles and sends provision. Working with God is exhilarating when these things happen. But faith is also warfare. The devil hurls doubts and obstacles in our direction. There are battles and, sometimes, casualties. These are the times we are tempted to quit.

Zerubbabel and Joshua, the two men commissioned to rebuild Solomon’s temple, struggled with intense discouragement as they looked at the ruins of Jerusalem. The task was overwhelming, the cost was prohibitive, the workers were dismayed and their enemies were fierce. They started the work in earnest, but they heard a familiar voice that whispered: “You’ll never finish this. God is going to abandon you in the middle of this project.”

Fortunately, just when Zerubbabel and Joshua were about to throw in the towel, the prophet Haggai showed up with a refreshing announcement. He told them: “'But now take courage … and work; for I am with you,' declares the Lord” (Hag. 2:4, NASB). The Lord also promised He would see the building project to completion. He said: “The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former … and in this place I will give peace” (v. 9).

Those powerful prophetic promises propelled Zerubbabel and Joshua forward. The words invigorated their weary faith and steeled their determination. Their passion was refueled. They returned to the work, even though it seemed impossible. In the end, God’s glorious house arose from an ash heap.

This is God’s promise to all who are called to labor with Him. He does not tell you to begin something and then leave you halfway through it. God is a wise builder and an expert craftsman. He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. He finishes what He starts.

The apostle Paul knew this when he wrote: “For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus” (Phil. 1:6). The Message Bible says it this way: “There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears.”

Many of God’s servants today are weary. Budgets have been tight, resistance is strong and trends are negative. The devil is busy trying to abort God’s promises. You may have been tempted even this week to resign from your assignment. But I want to encourage you with the words of Haggai: “Take courage! The Lord is with you!” Regardless of what you lack, the Lord’s mighty presence is all you need to finish the task. Hang on to Him and keep believing.

J. Lee Grady is the former editor of Charisma.

Covenant Relationships by Adrienne Williams

2011-11-25T20:08:00.000-05:00

Covenant Relationships

by Adrienne Williams

People of God, this is a NEW season and a season of CHANGE. Do not miss the NEW by making every effort to hold on to the old when GOD has clearly made it known to you that it is time to LET GO! This is specifically in reference to relationships in your life and ministry. This is the time for you to seek out COVENANT relationships for this next phase of your life and ministry.

Just because you have to part ways with one person (or some people), that does not signify that you do not still love them as a brother or sister in Christ. But is DOES mean that there is a greater purpose in and for your life that God may not have predestined them to be a part of. This is the season for AUTHENTIC relationships! NOT the relationships that remain stuck at the surface level! It is written, "3Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own life." (1 Samuel 18:3 AMP).

Surface level mentality says, "I'll be around you or fool with you when I need you, when I feel like it, or when my more important "connections" are not available for me to deal with! But otherwise, I have no time for you!" A person with a "surface level" mentality will, many times, count you as last on their list but always expects to be at the top of YOUR list! So quite naturally, they are not interested in assisting you to accomplish any Kingdom work! These are not the relationships that you want to invest in for this season other than to genuinely pray for God to deliver them from selfishness and assist them as HE leads.

However, covenant relationships are the relationship that should be invested in and built upon, not only in this season, but seasons to come! The grace that God places upon these covenant relationships will produce a momentum and synergy that will cause you to be able to get Kingdom assignments completed in the earth. This is a NEW season! Be very careful to not attempt to enter "a new thing" with EXPIRED relationships!

Grace and peace,
Apostle Adrienne Williams

Why Did Jesus Weep by Yolanda Ballard

2011-11-24T20:48:00.002-05:00

WHY DID JESUS WEEP

From passage John 11:1-44

What do you think the true reason is why Jesus wept when Lazarus died?
Was he displaying a heart of compassion, or was he truly grieved because
His people didn't believe in Him, that they didn't trust in His faithfulness
no matter what the situation was. I always felt He cried because He was
displaying a heart of compassion which causes your heart to well up with
tears, but I never thought that maybe the Lord was displaying the heart of
the Father toward His children that just don't trust Him and don't believe
in His faithfulness, His power, and strength.

When I read over these passages concerning Martha and Mary once again,
I could see a different light on the matter, and I could realize how much it
hurts the Father when we don't trust Him. It actually breaks His heart! We
are His children, and He is our Father, and we are to have the faith of a
child and believe every word our Father would say to us and to look at
Him with such a trust knowing that He would help us no matter what, and
that He is strong enough to lift us up out of any situation, and that
anything that He would allow us to go through would be for our good.

Oh, Lord, forgive our unbelief. Forgive us for grieving Your heart when
we show the amount of lack of trust we have in our hearts. Heal us of
having gone through having earthly fathers who didn't display Your heart
toward us for without the proper nurture and admonition we do not grow
and mature in Your love, nor do we learn how to truly love and trust You.
Our earthly fathers have neglected to show us Your love. We choose to
forgive them, and we submit ourselves to you for that deep healing and
restoration so that we can truly grow and mature in Your love.

So many are so very young in You even thought we've walked with You for
many years. We should be at the point of being strong warriors mature in
Your love when many of us are still crawling like a baby or stumbling
around like a toddler. We need You to lift us up and hold us close and
embrace us with the loving faith that we need to overcome the neglect
and abuse of the past. Abba, Father, we need you! We want more of You.
We truly want to grow and mature in You. We are sorry for hurting your
heart and making You cry. We love you, Father, and we truly repent!

Giving Thanks by Chip Brogden

2011-11-24T11:03:00.001-05:00

Giving Thanks
by Chip Brogden
http://theschoolofchrist.org/articles/giving-thanks.html

"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you" (1 Thess. 5:16-18).

When we stop to reflect upon all that we have in Christ, it is natural and normal to respond with praise and thanks to God. The ones who live in Christ ought to be the most thankful, appreciative, and grateful people in the world - for In Him, and through Him, and because of Him, we have been blessed with every spiritual blessing (Eph. 1:3).

None of us are equal in terms of finances, material possessions, and physical health. Some have more, some have less. But spiritually speaking, all who are in Christ have been blessed equally. There is no real difference in the measure of spiritual blessing, power, or anointing among believers: all share in the same Lord Jesus, "in Whom is hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" (Col. 2:3).

Scripture tells us that in the last days, perilous times will come as "men will become lovers of their own selves... unthankful" (2 Tim. 3:2). Unthankfulness is a symptom of this modern age. People in more prosperous areas of the world are not particularly thankful for their prosperity. Ironically, they have grown accustomed to thinking that the world (or God) owes them even more - a better job, a free or low-cost education, a nicer home, affordable health care, or an even higher standard of living. This entitlement mentality is unhealthy and leads to chronic discontentment and dissatisfaction.

On the other hand, followers of Jesus recognize that we are entitled to nothing. We also recognize that whatever we do have is the result of God's blessing: "What do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?" (I Cor. 4:7). It is impossible for a person to be thankful and to be prideful at the same time. Thankfulness to God has the built-in benefit of making a person genuinely meek.
Thankful people are people of prayer. They have needs, and so they make their requests known to God. But even when needs appear to be unmet, and requests seem to go unanswered, they nevertheless give thanks "in all circumstances." Whether they have much, or whether they have little, they are still able to "rejoice always." This may sound like something reserved for super-spiritual, special people, but it isn't. It as an attitude of gratitude that can be learned:
"I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (Phl. 4:11-13).

If Paul can learn it, then we can learn it, because we have the same Christ Who strengthens us. Being content with what we have, and being thankful for what we have already received, is a first step in the right direction.

What are you thankful for? Share your thoughts...
http://theschoolofchrist.org/articles/giving-thanks.html

I am your brother,
Chip Brogden
http://TheSchoolOfChrist.Org

A Word For NZ & The Nations

2011-11-24T10:12:00.000-05:00

A WORD FOR NZ & THE NATIONS
Ian Johnson - ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

Over the years I have observed many patches of Native New Zealand bush in decline and yet as soon as it is fenced off to prevent cattle sheep & goats from entering and eating the plants and disturbing the roots, it springs back to life in regeneration.

It is amazing how quickly the forest floor changes given the right set of circumstances. It reminds me of a verse in the book of Job

For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And that its tender shoots will not cease.Though its root may grow old in the earth, And its stump may die in the ground,Yet at the scent of water it will bud And bring forth branches like a plant. Job 14:7-9 (NKJV)

It also reminds me of a Bear, who has slept over winter in a dark cave, only in his dreams will he experience the wonders of that which is to come, but as soon as Spring comes he awakes, He is hungry and immediately goes out in search for the fat of the land.

Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people;But the Lord will arise over you, Isaiah 60:1-2 (NKJV)

The Hebrew word translated arise is "Qum" (pronounced Ko-om) with the broader meaning of wake up, rouse yourself, arise as from a deep sleep. Not as a bear with a sore head but as one who has been dreaming of the possibilities of heaven invading earth. But like the bear awaken and begin to seek food & water to satisfy the longing in your inner being.

Many are currently aware that it is Spring in the Kingdom, some are still sleeping others haven woken up and are hungry and in search of food.

For some the dry stump of a previous move is beginning to feel the soft warm touch of a spring rain and there is stirring in the depths. When spring comes the whole atmosphere changes, flowers bloom their sweet fragrance fills the crisp clear air, fruit begins to set on the vine and the earth responds to the warmth of the sun. That which was only a dream in the depths of winter is now becoming reality

In recent meetings in Horizon Church Auckland with Jeff Jansen I saw the waring Angel over NZ (Zeal) step into the room, He was responding to the sounds of spring in the worship. To the sounds of the hungry Bear awakening, to the cry of the dry stump in the ground calling for water. The room opened up and I could see all the way up into the realm of God. Here before us was the bowl full of the prayers of the saints. The bowl was full and ripe with promise, the prayers were like a golden liquid of free flowing honey. As the hosts of heaven watched the bowl began to tip and its contents began to fall out and flow toward the earth. The bowl though flowing seemed to never get any emptier. Fragrance filled the room and Angels from the nations came to watch.

The bowl has tipped in response to the sounds of awakening. I began to think about the consequences of every prayer ever prayed being poured out into the earth. I became undone as I meditated on the cry of a grey haired grandmother praying for her off spring and all those to come. I heard the cries for justice and the shouts of praise. The flow of salvation and healing, for rain, fro worship and for glory. All combined with millions of voices forming the sweet flowing golden liquid flowing and never ending.

I realised the Lord was sending fire & rain, wind & lightnings in spring to wake up the sleeping warriors. He is releasing the spirit of regeneration & Zeal over the forest floor of the Kingdom, sending a cloud of golden glory, liquid fire with the sweet smell of heaven. All who placed themselves under its flow where being baptised in fire. A shout went up in the meeting like the sound of a mighty army shouting in the camp of victory.. New Zealand has become a land of awakening, and just as the process of spring is unstoppable so the flow of the bowls in heaven is now unstoppable the whole earth will soon be in the canopy of its atmosphere. New Zealand is the first place in the earth to see the new day but quickly the day spreads around the globe and the awakening marches across its face the season changes. Shouts of victory will rise from the camp of the Lord.

Awake and arouse yourselves, shine like the breakthrough of glory from the face of God. For the light which sustains itself from the heart of God has come. His glory, the glory of self sustaining light as found in the trinity of God. Darkness may be the cover of the earth but his self sustaining light will overcome the darkness and cause you to shine like Him. So it shall be that the cry of many generations will join with the heart of the self sustaining light of God and his Kingdom will be seen heard and felt like the rains of spring in the earth.

Ian Johnson
His Amazing Glory Ministries
Web-site: www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

ANZAC Israel Tours
Web-site: www.israeltours.co.nz

No Need for Teachers? (November 22, 2011

2011-11-22T08:31:00.000-05:00

Today's Message from Chip Brogden

"The anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you."
1 JOHN 2:27

It was God who gave apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers to His Ekklesia, to encourage, edify, and establish all of us deeper into Christ. Can the Holy Spirit in John contradict the Holy Spirit in Paul? By no means.

What then? John was the sole survivor of the first twelve apostles, and now he is very old. Naturally he is concerned with the welfare of the Ekklesia after his death. So God comforts John, and then John comforts us, with this truth: even if we do not have access to the apostle, or prophet, or evangelist, or pastor and teacher, we are still instructed inwardly. The Ekklesia that Jesus is building is not dependent upon the great men or women of God. We are grateful to the ministry gifts when we have them, but we are not dependent upon them for our Life. The Life is greater than the ministers through which it may be ministered.

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The Guards Are Changing by Apostle Adrienne Williams

2011-11-15T17:17:00.000-05:00

The Guards Are Changing
by Apostle Adrienne Williams

The guards are changing! With this "wind" that is presently blowing, you will also begin to see a SHIFT in influence! In other words, those who deemed THEMSELVES as "influential" in the Kingdom of God and those who sat THEMSELVES in "high" places will now experience a rapid demise of the "false" authority that they created. It will become more and more evident in the upcoming months as to exactly who GOD is calling to the front line for this season to pioneer (go where NO MAN has EVER gone before) this next Kingdom assignment in the earth. The winds are blowing!!!!!!!!!

Fear Will Fall by Lana Vawser

2011-11-14T06:19:00.000-05:00

Fear Will Fall
14th November, 2011
Lana Vawser
Manasseh Christian Ministries
lanavawserpropheticministries@lizzy.com.au
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7)

My precious Church, I love you, I am shaping you and preparing you for great things that I am going to do through you on this earth.

Many of you have begun to feel My Spirit leading you to deeper places of intimacy, you have begun living in realms of deeper revelation, you have begun to receive treasures from My Word that you never imagined. You have begun to see the manifestation of My Glory in your lives like never before.
Many of you have begun to hear Me more clearly and see more specifically what I am doing in your lives and in this earth. I have begun revealing more of My plans to many of you and more of My heart. I have begun taking many of you who have heard My call to a greater level of intimacy and discernment.

I am beginning to birth greater revelations, ministries and intercessory burdens through many of you. There has been a greater release of heavenly revelation upon many of your lives that is taking you to a place of such deep joy, and such deep dependence upon Me, you feel the spiritual atmosphere around you has changed. The air is pregnant with opportunities I am going to release into your lives to minister for Me in areas and ways you have not dreamed of.

Many of you are in this position of great excitement, anticipation and revelation, yet have been feeling assailed by the enemy with fear. The enemy has increased his attacks of fear upon many of My children as they are about to step into the next areas of their destinies in Me.

My people, when you hear My voice, when you receive the confirmation in Me, when you see it in My Word, and see My hand moving you, step out.

Assignments of tormenting fear has been released upon many of you to hinder you from taking these steps. Do not listen to the fear that speaks to you My people, for this is not from Me.

The enemy is releasing smokescreens over many of your lives, to cause your vision to be blurred and your focus to be swayed. The enemy has targeted many of you with this crippling tormenting fear to attempt to prevent you from stepping into the next opportunities I am releasing you into.

My people, take the words I have given you and hold to them. For as you hear Me speak, and see My heart for you, fear will fall to the ground. Fear cannot stand in My love, My love casts out all fear. So continue to check your hearts in My presence My people, make sure the enemy has no areas in your hearts where he can bring these attacks of fear into, to take up residence.

Breakthrough and heavenly outpourings of My revelation and joy are filling many of your lives. Many of you are about to step into positions of greater influence for My namesake, to take My Word and the revelation of My heart that I have placed within you, to the ends of the earth, so do not let the enemy trip you up, at the brink of release.

KNOW My people that you have the victory. KNOW that these assignments of fear released upon you are LIES and the enemy is bringing this against you because I am about to release the opposite into your lives. The enemy is attacking many in areas that I am about to bring release in.

The enemy is attacking many in the fear of death, I am about to bring you greater life to areas of your heart and lives that have felt dead, the enemy is attacking many in the fear of loss, I am about to release abundance to you, the enemy is attacking many in fear of failure and lack of provision, I am about to give you greater responsibility and provide greatly for you as you step out for My namesake.
The enemy is speaking to many through fear of unfulfilled dreams, wrong timing and hopelessness, I am about to released many INTO their dreams, NOW is the time, and with a renewed HOPE and passion that they have been crying out for.

My people, BE ENCOURAGED, for the enemy is attacking through fear in the VERY AREAS I am about to move in.

Families are about to be healed and released into My Kingdom work, singles are about to receive greater revelations of My heart, and plans for their lives, children are about to receive greater heavenly encounters of My heart and My love for them.

Rejoice My people, though the enemy attacks hard with fear, the victory you have is IN ME, and all his smokescreen whispers are falling to the ground as you hear My voice and see the WONDEROUS things I am about to do in your midst.

Laugh in the face of the enemy KNOWING that you are about to be released into opportunities for My Kingdom where you will see a move of My hand and heart that you have not seen before.
You are being released My people, the chains of fear will not hold you down as you seek Me, and obey all I have commanded you, continually allowing My Spirit to search your heart and do My work.
Fear is falling to the ground, release is happening.

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Seven (7) Key Revelatory Nuggets to Meditate and Ponder! by Chuck Pierce

2011-11-13T10:09:00.001-05:00

SEVEN (7) KEY REVELATORY NUGGETS TO MEDITATE AND PONDER!

    I believe it's very important that the Body of Christ understand that we are in    a monumental time of shifting. I believe if we shift spiritually and grab hold    of the keys of revelation that the Spirit of God has for us today, we will be    victorious as we move forward in this season ahead. Here are seven keys to    advancing:

1.    New Synchronized Moves in a New Administration! Dream!

As the Body of Christ,    we have entered a season of new vision. With new vision comes new    administration. How will we "add and cooperate" with the ministry of Holy    Spirit in the future? We are going through many changes here at Glory of Zion    International and with the Global Spheres Center. I felt before the Lord allowed    us to move us into our new offices there would be changes He wanted to    accomplish. I had a dream last night. In the dream, Rose Flieger, the    administrator for our Schools, and I were learning synchronized swimming. They    were new, complicated moves. We were in a group of five people and the    instructor was teaching us how to move before we went into our next season of    demonstration. Rose decided she did not want to learn new moves. When she did    that, the swimming pool filled with sewage. What is the Lord saying to      us in this? Don't refuse what He is trying to teach you, or else the    living water you have been swimming in will become sewage.

2.    Creating an Environment for Miracles!

I      believe that the Lord is asking us to create an environment for miracles. What      does that mean? Most people get frustrated because they have a difficult      situation, ask God for a miracle, and then do not see what they were asking for      manifested. We are seeing miracles begin to happen. In the past, I have seen      miracles manifest, but I believe that we are going to a new level. We are    creating an environment for miracles. The Body of Christ must not only take a        turn toward healing, but press in for the release of miracles! We have        entered into a season where the gift of miracles will be activated in the Body        in a new way. Ask the Lord, 'What is a miracle?' We must see a faith        activation! The Issachar Anointing and miracles work together! Worship and        praise lead us into miracles! The Mashach (Anointing for Miracles) is here        today! The more Glory in a place, the more miracles can be conceived. This is        why no miracles could be activated and seen in Nazareth! We want to break the        Nazareth Syndrome and enter into miracles!

3.    Overcoming Religious and Familiar Spirits!

This is a season to overcome religious and familiar spirits. What are religious spirits and how do they    work?   They are deceptive    forces that have labored to stop the progress of the Church throughout the ages.     Religion should not be a bad thing if we adhere to the literal meaning, which    is to consider "divine" things. Religion has three meanings in the word    of God: outward religious service, the feeling of absolute dependence,    and the observance of moral law as a divine institution. James 1: 26 & 27    defines religion from the Christian point of view: "If anyone among    you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own    heart, this one's religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before    God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and    to keep oneself unspotted from the world." Religion is linked    with worship. Religion, when pure, is powerful. However, religion is also    defined as an organized system of doctrine with an approved pattern of    behavior. Behavior has to demonstrate a proper form of worship.     This is where we move from pure and undefiled religion to ritual. Demons of    doctrines take something that should be pure, and develop dark, spiritual    forces, robbing individuals of their freedom to worship a Holy God, leaving    them, instead, with only rules and regulations.
I have always been a creative    thinker and an expressive worshipper. I have been known throughout the Body of    Christ as modern day Prophet that expresses the heart and mind of God. I    have always had to maneuver past spirits of religion that would resist the gift    of God. Demons hate revelation from God. They resist those gifts in the    Body that bring revelatory freedom to the members to the Body. Religion    attempts to stone the revelation of apostles and prophets because this revealed    Word establishes God's foundation in the Church for this age. I    Corinthians 12:28 sets an order of governmental gifts in the Church for victory    in the world. That order is "first apostles, second prophets." Religious    spirits defy God's order.
Religious spirits can also just    deny change! That can make individuals get so routinized, or in a "rut," that    they do not want to shift into today's methods for victory. The carnal mind is    in enmity with God. Therefore, religious spirits attempt to block strategic    thinking for the future. Our mind and process of thought aid the Spirit of God    to produce change in the earth. The Lord's disciples had to have revelation of    who He was, who they were, and who their enemy was. This is still relevant    today. The Pharisees had a choice to either deny the divine nature of God or    realign with the expression of His Son. They either had to keep rules in place    that prevented any behavioral change in worship, or, begin to worship in Spirit    and Truth. Most failed in making the choice that could have changed their    lives, their families, and their society. Therefore, in Matthew 16 we find    Jesus taking the keys from the scribes and Pharisees of that day and giving    them to the future leaders who would defy religion and lead the Church into its    future.

4.    Going Beyond the Footmen!

Anne      Tate came to me this morning and shared the following: "When dressing for work,      I felt the Lord was asking me to wear my running horse necklace. Jeremiah 12:5      immediately came to mind: If you have raced with men on foot and        they have tired you out, then how can you compete with horses? And if [you take        to flight] in a land of peace where you feel secure, then what will you do        [when you tread the tangled maze of jungle haunted by lions] in the swelling and        flooding of the Jordan? AMP   The Lord is communicating to us that          we are past the place and the time of our enemies being footmen. Our enemies          are different in this new season and will require new things of us. In the          last season we contended with enemies that were organized and ordered with a          certain similarity. However, this season our enemies have the ability to give          the illusion of flight and carry the reality of solid weight. Running horses          look like they are flying. They occupy a place higher than men. In this          season we are not contending with forces that we can physically overpower.   It          is a physical impossibility for us, as men, to run with horses or compete with          them in a race. Just so, it is not possible for us to pick our own path          through tangled situations that threaten to overwhelm us circumstantially and          devour us. In the season we have just entered, to overcome we will have to          learn to gain authority over the wild-things that infest our new territory by          seeing from a new perspective over them and riding everything that can be          captured and submitted for the purposes of God."

5.    A NEW Big Wave Ahead! Can You Ride the Wave!

There is a new wave of God's Spirit coming. This wave is bigger    than any that we have known. Carol Boren shared the following: "I had a dream    where Bill and I were in a boat and all of a sudden a huge wave, like a wall of    water, rose up. The boat began to go straight up the wave. Bill was holding    tightly to something so he would not fall out of the boat. He kept    thinking that we would get to the top of this wave and then come slamming    down. He looked at me and I was just calmly sitting in the seat of the boat    taking it all in and enjoying the thrill and wonder of what was    happening. Then suddenly we were back in calm water. He looked at    me and I said, 'You shouldn't have been so freaked out. I knew this was    the Lord doing this!'" What God is Saying: Many will be frightened    by the swell of the Spirit of God that is coming. However, the    Lord says, 'Stay in the Boat and Ride the Next Wave of My Spirit!'

6. The Last 12.5% Push into Victory!

There is breakthrough and then    there is ultimate victory! Remember, David overcame the Philistines, but they    regrouped and came against him again. The Lord said, "Here is a new    strategy, 'Come from behind! But wait until you hear the sound in the tops of the    mulberry trees!'" After many years of war with the Philistines, he finally    took the Mother Bridle City in 2 Samuel 8. Don't stop until you overcome all!Many of us have warred to enter, occupy and experience the fullness of    our promise. We have warred against unrighteous structures that resist    the righteousness of God and us, His people. The time has come to pursue    and finish off our enemies so they can no longer raise their hand against us.     This is what Gideon did in order to destroy the ravaging grip of the    Midianites over them.

7. A New Power to Overcome!

Stay Steadfast in who You    Are!
There is a new power being    released. The Body is becoming less gullible and learning to discern in new    ways! We have a power greater than the world structure that attempts to mold    and conform us! Heidi DeHart shared the following dream: I worked in some    kind of corporate job. I was working on a project for a specific company. I got    a letter asking for private information about that company. When I looked    closely at the letter, I realized it was a forgery, so I didn't send the    information the forgers wanted. That night, I was sleeping in my parent's    house. It didn't look like their house, but it was. I was awakened by two men    breaking into my room. One was armed with a sniper type rifle, the other wasn't    armed. As soon as I saw them in my room, I began yelling loudly for my parents,    telling them there were men in my room. They came in, but just stood there. I    felt safer because I wasn't alone.
The unarmed man began to    talk with me. He was not threatening; just trying to convince me that I was too    "conservative" for the job position I was doing. By conservative, he meant 'Christian'.     He wanted me to move into a different position, because I wouldn't compromise    the privacy of the company, I was working with.
I said to him, 'But this is    America! Our freedom of belief is protected here!' He chuckled, and said    something like, 'That's what you think, but that's not really true.'    Occasionally, the man with the rifle would shoot me with a green laser. It    didn't hurt, but it made me feel numb all over, and I'd sort of fall asleep and    wake back up again. I think it was supposed to make me easier to convince.
While he was talking, I    realized that the night was full of activity. People's lawns were being peeled    back, and huge shipping containers were being dumped into holes under the    lawns, and then the grass put back so that everything looked the same in the    morning. It was a huge government conspiracy type event, where everything was    happening while the people slept, and it all looked normal in the morning.
The unarmed man kept trying    to convince me, but I refused to agree to his plan. I began to explain to him    that he was going to have a hard time convincing people, when the Kingdom of    God was inside of them. It was not a mindset and an attempt to change our identity.
I said to him, "Look, you're    going to have trouble changing people's minds, and here is why: God is in heaven.    People and Satan are here on Earth. God sent Jesus down to Earth, and Jesus is    called 'Emmanuel,' which means 'God with us'." Suddenly my left hand moved like    a magnet and the palm connected to the side of his left hand. I heard a sound    like a triangle being rung over and over again, and power came from inside of    me, down my arm and hand, and into him. All I could say was 'Jesus, Jesus,    Jesus!' and then I woke up.

Use these 7 keys to unlock    your future ahead!
Blessings,
Chuck D. Pierce

A Kairos Moment by Apostle Adrienne Williams

2011-11-11T22:01:00.000-05:00

A Kairos Moment

November 11, 2011 (11.11.11) is a kairos moment in time! (Kairos - A time in between, a moment of indeterminate time in which something special happens; the right or opportune moment - the supreme moment; "a passing instant when an opening appears which must be driven through with force if success is to be achieved.").

It is THE appointed time for your BREAKTHROUGH! Do not let this moment pass without PRESSING IN to get what God WILL release at THIS MOMENT in time!

Father, I ask for more wisdom and greater depth of vision to be able to see trans-dimensionally (across dimensions) in the Spirit realm concerning what is to come! Increase our functional capacity to be able to become EFFECTIVE as your representatives in the earth. Let us become FRUIT BEARERS in this season! Grant us the ability to discipline ourselves, draw closer to YOU, conform to your ways and mature to become MANIFESTED sons of God!

At this very moment in time, Father, grant us NEWNESS IN YOU! Release FRESH revelation, FRESH oil and FRESH wind (Ruach) to blow upon your people! Ignite a fire within that invokes a hunger for YOU that will NEVER die! A thirst that CAN NOT be quenched without the Living Water (YOUR WORD)! Out of our bellies, Father, we ask that you allow the Living Water flow, flow, flow! For those willing to go, Father, I ask that you take us NOW, in this kairos moment, into greater depths in you! From glory to glory! In Jesus' name!

Grace and peace,
Apostle Adrienne Williams

Greatness! by Apostle Adrienne Williams

2011-11-10T20:03:00.000-05:00

Greatness

People of God, greatness is our portion! By God's design, it has ALWAYS been HIS desire for us to be a "great" people! Not for ourselves but for the service of others in His Kingdom. Prepare for NEW AND NEXT DIMENSION ministry!

It is written, "NOW [in Haran] the Lord said to Abram, Go for yourself [for your own advantage] away from your country, from your relatives and your father's house, to ...the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you [with abundant increase of favors] and make your name famous and distinguished, and you will be a blessing [dispensing good to others]. And I will bless those who bless you [who confer prosperity or happiness upon you] and curse him who curses or uses insolent language toward you; in you will all the families and kindred of the earth be blessed [and by you they will bless themselves]." (Genesis 12:1-3 AMP).

This IS a new season in your ministry AND in your life! DO not miss God because of lack of preparedness. Begin preparing NOW for the outpouring of fresh oil and an abundance of God's Spirit. For those who have been faithful unto HIM, THIS IS the season of divine favor!

Ministries and churches who are PROPERLY ALIGNED and SUBMITTED to THE WILL OF GOD for their existence in the earth will begin to flourish IN ALL AREAS, IN THIS SEASON, for HIS glory! The shift has taken place and the MANIFESTATION of change is in the atmosphere. The time is NOW!

Grace and peace,

Apostle Adrienne Williams

The Things of the Spirit by T. Austin-Sparks

2011-11-06T20:53:00.005-05:00

The Things of the Spirit
by T. Austin-Sparks

The Kingdom of God

"He shall glorify me: for he shall take of mine, and shall declare it unto you. All things whatsoever the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he taketh of mine, and shall declare it unto you" (John 16:14,15).

"But unto us God revealed them through the Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God... Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged" (1 Corinthians 2:10,14).

It is quite clear, I think, that the passage we have quoted from Corinthians represents the fulfilment of the words in John: that is, that what the Lord Jesus said the Holy Spirit would do, in declaring or revealing His things, the Holy Spirit really did do through the Apostles. What we have through the Apostles is really the Holy Spirit taking the things of Christ and showing them to us. I want at this time to take up one of these major things which came in with Christ, about which He Himself said a great deal and about which the Apostles said much, and about which their ministry as a whole is really concerned. I refer to what the Lord Jesus called the Kingdom of God.

As I have said, and as we know from the Gospels, the Lord Jesus said a very great deal about the Kingdom of God. And right at the end of the book of the Acts, near the end of the long, full life of the Apostle Paul, we are told that the last things he was talking about were the things of the kingdom of God. He received in his hired house where he was a prisoner all who came to him, and spoke to them the things concerning the Kingdom of God (Acts 28:30,31). This, then, is a major matter in relation to the Lord Jesus about which we need the Holy Spirit's teaching and interpretation, for it is really this that sums up the whole mission and ministry of the Lord Jesus. Everything else may be said to be gathered into this: you have only to be reminded of the parables of the Kingdom to realise how very comprehensive this matter of the Kingdom is.

The Jewish Idea of the Kingdom

Now, in order to prepare our way for the real heart of this message, we must spend just a few minutes reminding ourselves of the Jewish background and expectation as to the Kingdom of God. To those to whom He spoke in His time on this earth, this about the Kingdom of God was no strange language. They had been looking and waiting for the coming of that Kingdom for many centuries. Their prophets had said much about it, and they were in expectation of the coming Messiah to set up this Kingdom of God. They believed that God was the Ruler of this universe, and they believed that Israel was the nation in which He would set up His Kingdom on earth, and they were waiting for Him to do it. At the very time of the coming of the Lord Jesus, we are told, they were in expectation of this coming One. Their ideas of the Kingdom were entirely secular, entirely temporal,

with all the personal, physical, earthly advantages to themselves that that would create.

We know that it did not happen in the way in which they expected. Christ came, the Messiah came, but in their form of expectation the Kingdom of God did not come, and they missed it. As they expected it, it was never instituted and set up: and so, because they missed it, a common phrase has come into existence about this Kingdom. It is said now to be 'the Kingdom in mystery'. I think what is meant by that phrase (which is not a Bible phrase, by the way) is that it is a suspended Kingdom, in its real nature; it is something abstract and something rather indefinite. The mentality about the Kingdom in this dispensation is like that — that it is an indefinite kind of thing, so that many people are still waiting for the Kingdom to come; and that gives us our point in this very meditation.

The True Meaning of the Kingdom

We have already said that the whole ministry of the Apostles was the ministry of the Holy Spirit interpreting and showing the meaning of the Kingdom of God. Now, the whole New Testament rests upon a present definite fact: that the Kingdom has come. It is here — it is in existence. It may not be the temporal Kingdom that the Jews looked for; it may not be in secular terms: it is something even more real than that. The Kingdom is come, in very truth: but, in order to appreciate that, it is necessary for us in the first place to get a better understanding of the word 'kingdom'. The translation of the Greek word which the translators have given is not a very happy or fortunate one. When you speak of a 'kingdom', it at once conjures up ideas — such as that of a system and a realm; but the original word does not, at any rate in the first place, connote that at all.

The word behind our word 'kingdom' means 'sovereignty', 'rule', or 'reign': and so the Kingdom of God really means the reign of God, the rule of God, the sovereignty of God. It is a realm or a form of government — an economy, as we call it — in so far as it is the sphere where God's sovereignty is in operation, where God's rule is active. That, of course, is found in the synonym for the Kingdom of God, so often used — the 'Kingdom of heaven'. There is no essential difference between the two expressions. It just means, on the one hand, the personal rule of God, and on the other hand, the sphere where that rule, that sovereignty operates — namely, Heaven.

The Kingdom Now Come

Now, in this particular and peculiar form, the Kingdom of God came in with the exaltation of Jesus Christ to God's right hand. You remember that the Lord Jesus said one day to His disciples: "There be some here of them that stand by, which shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God come with power" (Mark 9:1). Now, that is a very interesting statement. That is the way Mark puts it: "till the kingdom of God come with power". You know that the 'miracles' of the Lord Jesus are really, according to the original language, the 'powers' of the Lord Jesus. Instead of speaking of them as miracles, we should speak of them as powers, or as 'mighty works'. As His parables were an expression of His wisdom, His miracles were an expression of His power. They were powers in certain specific forms; it is the same word, the same meaning. "Some... shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God come" — if you like — 'as a miracle, as a mighty work, as a power', corresponding to His miracles in the days of His flesh. But the supreme miracle, or the supreme power — what was that? The Apostle Paul, under the tuition and illumination of the Holy Spirit, makes that perfectly clear in one statement. "That ye may know... the exceeding greatness of his power... that working which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come" (Eph. 1:18-21). The supreme 'power' was the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, with a view to His exaltation, and the Kingdom came then. Paul says it has happened already, that Jesus, by this tremendous, this superlative, miracle of God, is at the Father's own right hand, "far above all rule, and authority", now. And into that you will be gathering other statements. "For he must reign, till he hath put all his enemies under his feet" (1 Cor. 15:25). "He must reign": that is not future — that is now. "God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name" (Phil. 2:9). It is something already done. The Kingdom has come; the Kingdom of God is in existence. Christian history can only be explained in terms of a Throne, and that Throne is the Throne of Christ.

It is tremendously impressive that when it has been in right relatedness to the exalted Christ as supreme Head and Lord, the Church has been unconquerable, unquenchable, impregnable. Through everything that men and hell could do to bring it to an end, as they did with its Lord, it has gone on its way. All the hammers have worn themselves out; the anvil remains intact. But when, as in the dark ages, the Church has been out of right relationship with Him as its Lord, as on the Throne, then the Church has suffered defeat and humiliation. There, then, is God's fact, and if only we are adjusted to God's fact, the world and the kingdom of darkness cannot overthrow us, do what it will. We shall march on, "terrible as an army with banners" (S. of Sol. 6:4,10).

The Holy Spirit the Custodian of the Kingdom

Now, this whole matter of the Kingdom is shown to have been put into the custodianship of the Holy Spirit. His relationship to this matter is made very clear. A comment by one of the Apostolic writers upon something that the Lord Jesus said when He was here was this: "But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believed on him were to receive: for the Spirit was not yet given; because Jesus was not yet glorified" (John 7:39). The Spirit is given when Jesus is glorified: which means that Jesus is now in glory, exalted to the right hand of God. The Spirit, then, came expressly to take up this whole matter of the Throne rights, the Kingdom interests, of the Lord Jesus. His whole work is bent upon bringing this sovereignty of Christ into expression, this rule of Christ into realisation, this government of Christ into the Church and through the Church. And, alongside that, it is the Spirit's ministry to instruct us, to teach us, to show us the meaning of the reign, the rule, the sovereignty, of Christ. That is a big ministry, and you and I must seek to interpret everything in the light of that.

The Spirit has come — He has come as committed to a particular task. He has come as the Custodian of a great and specific Divine purpose. If the Holy Spirit is doing anything at all in this world with men and women, with you and with me, and in us, let it be understood that His object, His aim and His end is to make Christ absolutely Lord in every detail — the supreme, sovereign King.

The Kingdom Working in Secret

It explains all that happens to us, and it explains all that is going on within us. Of course, this Kingdom — this reign, this rule, this sovereignty — is working very largely in secret. We have said that it marks the change in the dispensation. As things are now, the Kingdom is something that is so largely hidden because it is now spiritual, and not temporal or secular. But oh, how wonderful is this secret working of the Spirit in relation to this rule! It forms a subject by itself, which we cannot pursue just now. But let it be understood that there is a deep, deep work going on from Heaven by the Spirit of God in this whole creation; sometimes we speak of a person as being a 'deep' person. We pass the remark, 'Oh, he is a deep one'. What do we mean? There is something deep down there that is characteristic: you cannot always just put your finger on it, or define it and say what it is, but it is something very real that explains that person.

In a very much fuller sense, that is the character of the rule of Christ by the Spirit in this dispensation. There is something very deep going on: God's plans are very deeply laid. Sometimes you just get a hint of them, just see some little suggestion or token. God is deeper than all the wit and wisdom of men; God undercuts all the cunning of Satan — yes, He is deeper than the deep things of the very Devil himself. He has got it all measured, all weighed up, all in hand; and when the full story is told, it will be seen that Satan was not having his way at all, but underneath everything God was working.

The Kingdom and Patience

Now, in closing, just this word for practical help. John, who, as you know, is so much occupied with the spiritual aspect of things, in the opening of the book of the Revelation uses a phrase which I think is a clue to very much: "Your brother... in the... kingdom and patience which are in Jesus" (Rev. 1:9). The sovereignty and the patience are here put together, hand-in-hand. Sovereignty and patience — what does that mean?

Well, it may very well mean that God and Christ, in that absolute sovereignty, can afford to be very patient and to wait a long time. They have the thing in hand, and know how it is going to work out in the end. They can be very patient because of sovereignty.

It may also mean that patience is the way of sovereignty: that if you have the power in your hand, you are not going to use it for men's instant destruction — you are going to be patient. Men interpret God's patience and longsuffering and long delay as God's weakness or indifference, but His patience has to be interpreted in the light of His sovereignty in this way. He is not going to use His power to force issues instantly. He is going to give us plenty of time — plenty of time. John was knowing something of that in his exile in Patmos. If He was on the Throne, why did not the Lord meet this Nero — meet this terrible, terrible persecution from Rome — meet the sufferings of His servant and servants with swift deliverance? Well, that is not God's way; He is not using His sovereignty in that way. He is giving men time, He is being infinitely patient, He is waiting. The sovereign rule and the patience go together.

But there is a third aspect to this. Why was John in Patmos? Was it because Rome and the emperor had sent him there into exile? Was it because of the persecution of the Christians at that time? Not at all! The Roman emperor and his minions were mere blind instruments under the Throne of Jesus Christ. What was the meaning of it? — and if we get this, we have got the meaning of so much adversity and suffering and difficulty. You see, virtues are the real power. Power is not official; power is not coming and bludgeoning people into submission and obedience. That is not power, that is not the Kingdom of God. The power of God's rule is the power of virtues, spiritual qualities; and there is a quality about Divine patience that is infinite power.

Where would you or I be today but for the infinite patience of God? Is it not that that has saved us, preserved us, kept us? Every day we have to worship God for His patience, to acknowledge that this patience of His is such a mighty thing. What we owe to it! Where should we be without it? John was a fellow-partaker in the patience of the sovereignty. John was really learning the power of the Kingdom of God and of Christ which was found in patience; for, after all, the triumphant person is the one who can wait patiently. We know that impetuosity spells weakness — weakness and impetuosity go together. The test of strength is: Can we wait — not being passive, but waiting positively — and go on waiting?

That kind of waiting represents a mighty faith. It is a faith that says: God can do and will do.

'The mills of God grind slowly,
But they grind exceeding small.
Though with patience He stands waiting,
With exactness grinds He all.'

He spreads it over a long time, but it is all right. The issue is a very thorough work.

Now, the bringing together here of the Kingdom — the sovereign rule — and patience, means this: that you and I are being trained for rule, for government, along the line of necessitated patience. The impulsive, the impetuous person will never reign, will never be put into responsibility of spiritual government. The work of the Spirit in relation to the Kingdom — the rule — is to bring about patience, Divine patience, in our hearts. I venture to say that this is perhaps one of the things that we all need more than anything else. You may be a very patient person — some of us know very well that we are not — but the Lord takes great pains with us over this, because He sees that patience is not only a virtue, but a power (the words 'virtue' and 'virile' are cognates). Patience is both virtuous and efficacious: it is the rule of the Spirit in our hearts. First published in "A Witness and A Testimony" magazine, Jul-Aug 1957, Vol. 35-4

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Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns

2011-11-01T05:42:00.002-04:00

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 11/1/11:

Pay attention, prophets of Mine. Silence your flesh, listen and see by the Spirit. For, the trumpet is about to sound in preparation for the heavenly announcement to come forth. Prepare yourselves to hear, and I will speak to My people through you. It will be a clear and vital message that only the pure in heart will perceive, and only those whose hearts are open will receive. Wait patiently for its soon release, says the Lord.

Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.

Kingdom Relationships by Ron McGatlin

2011-10-31T18:13:00.002-04:00

Kingdom Relationships
By Ron McGatlin

The kingdom of God exists and functions in what can be viewed as two major planes of relationship, vertical and horizontal. Both planes are absolutely necessary for the kingdom of God to rule on earth as in heaven.

The vertical plane is the relationship of God and man. The horizontal plane is the relationship of man with man, and man with the world. Actually, this is God relating through man to man, and to the world. The vertical plane is paramount. It is the source or conduit for all spiritual heavenly life on earth - the kingdom of God or kingdom of heaven on earth.

The goal of the current worldwide kingdom endeavor is to receive and establish the kingdom of God (government of God) with all its nature, characteristics and attributes from heaven on earth.
God's Relational Plan for Transformation

Intimate oneness with Father God through Christ Jesus by the Holy Spirit is God's plan for transforming natural mortal human beings into Spirit-living and Spirit-walking sons of God, joint heirs with Christ. Relating to God spirit to Spirit is the real and practical experience of eternal abundant life now and forever. Life of God flows from the realm of heaven into the heart of man, into the earth realm. The life of Christ with His character and nature is formed in His people by the Holy Spirit. As spirit beings who have a soul and live in a body, our spirit being is consumed into the Spirit of Christ, saturating and forever transforming our spirit being into the life of Christ. Thus, Christ Jesus is multiplied in the earth through many sons.

Sons of God live by the Spirit and walk in the Spirit. Our life as sons comes from the Spirit of God. We are led and directed by Christ on the throne at the right hand of God and Christ on the throne of our lives on earth. We are empowered by Christ from the throne of heaven and Christ within us by the Spirit that raised Christ from the dead. Sons are raised by His resurrection life within us into the fullness of the stature of Christ by the Holy Spirit.

The Dissolving of the Illusions of False Religion

The kingdom of God is about real spiritual relationship. Religion seeks to replace spiritual relationship with form, ritual, rules and systems of structured relationships that create an illusion of godliness. The Christian religion, as practiced by much of the world, has been infiltrated by spirits of humanism, independence and more. The biblical teaching of Jesus as savior with a focus on heaven after death is often mixed with man-centered, rather than Christ-centered programs.

The true work and power of the Holy Spirit in bringing forth the kingdom of God in this life is often not understood or practiced in this environment. Often the people are driven internally to strive to conform to a code of Bible based ethics instead of being led and empowered by the Spirit of God.
Mixture opens the door for religious spirits of control and manipulation to affect the leadership and the people in the pews. Other degrading spirits will often follow the religious spirits that further disrupt and discredit the godly part of the message and ministry.

God's Spiritual Family Relationships on Earth

In the kingdom, human organization and hierarchical structure are not the order of life as it was in the passing church systems.

The kingdom church is a living spiritual organism functioning collectively as one body of many members, body organs, all connected to the one Head, Christ Jesus, by the Holy Spirit of God. The body is made up of many spirit beings living in human bodies filled with the life of Christ by the Holy Spirit. Every person (spirit being) that is part of the body is connected by the Holy Spirit directly with Christ Jesus who is seated at the throne of God in heaven and at the same time abides in His people. All authority and all power are given to Christ Jesus, the Sovereign King and Lord who is one with the Father.

The Body Relates as Family

The headship of every individual and every gathering in the body is Christ Jesus. In the kingdom there is a recognized distinction between headship and leadership.
The people, in the body, relate to one another as brothers and sisters in Christ.
Biblically, leaders are referred to as elders. Elders are simply the more spiritually mature brothers and sisters. Elders individually lead the younger (less spiritually mature) brothers and sisters. The fruit of the relationship will be the elder leading the younger into a mature relationship with Christ Jesus until the younger can accurately hear and obey God by the Spirit; at which time the younger has become an elder (spiritually mature brother or sister).

Collectively a group of elders can also help steer a group or lead a gathering. Much the same as a family or tribe in the natural realm looks to the more capable and mature for leadership.
The Holy Spirit does all the structuring without any design from human intelligence.
Elders are spiritually recognized and respected by the people who are spiritually led to turn to them for teaching and edification.

The mature character of love and wisdom in the more mature person, expressed in daily family type relating, establishes the elder and younger relationships.

The elder and younger relationship will change at the time the younger can hear and relate to Christ Jesus by the Spirit for himself. Then the relationship becomes a brother-to-brother relationship of edifying one another by the Spirit.

Elders are mature brothers and sisters not lifelong fathers and mothers. Spiritual fathers and mothers are simply mature brothers and sisters (elders) who relate to younger brothers and sisters by nurturing them with the love of Christ and the substance of His life and word by the Holy Spirit. In the kingdom of God, there is only one true spiritual Father of all, our Heavenly Father God Almighty.

Servant Gifts to Edify the Body

God has provided five special servant-gifts to edify (grow up) His people. The Bible refers to these as apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers. They are five different types of gifted people to mentor the body. In the kingdom these gifts are not ruling offices. They are all servants. They each provide for God's people, but each in a distinctly different way.

The apostle tends to see the overall larger picture. The prophet is primarily an ear to hear God and a voice to people who do not hear the voice of God clearly. The evangelist loves to plant the word of Jesus in the hearts of those who have never received it. The shepherd is the mentor who sees to the growth and development of the immature as they grow into their gifts and places of service. The teacher is the one who brings spiritually anointed definition to the fine points of spiritual reality.
The Gifts are all from Christ Jesus and are literally His attributes in His people by the Holy Spirit. Christ is the Great Apostle, the Spirit of prophesy, the evangelist, the Great Shepherd, and the Master Teacher.

The spiritual family of God is eternal and is both in heaven and on earth. The heavenly realm and the earthly realm are accessible to God's people by the Holy Spirit. As redeemed spirit beings that live in a body and have a soul, we have access both into the spirit realm and into the earthly realm. We relate in the spirit realm to Spirit God, our Heavenly Father through Christ Jesus by the Holy Spirit.

In the heart of God in heaven, Christ Jesus, Holy Spirit and Father are all one. We have one God. Emanating out from the heart of God there are three manifestations of one God that become all things to His people. God in Christ relates to us as our Father, Husband, Lord, Savior, King, Elder Brother, and provider of every provision of life now and forever. We relate to God as His children, sons, bride, brother, servants and more.

The Father is in Christ and Christ is in the Father. The Spirit of God (Holy Spirit) can become one with our spirit filling us with the Spirit of Christ, the life of Christ in us. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is the filling of our spirit and saturation of our being with the Spirit of God. Being baptized in the Holy Spirit opens us to greater access into the spirit realm. Our soul (mind, will and emotions) through our natural bodies give us access into the natural earthly realm. We have the unique position of functioning as the interface between the spiritual realm and the earthly natural realm. We have the opportunity to bring the will of God from heaven to earth.

Spiritual kingdom relationships with God and with one another are God's plan for full redemption of mankind and the kingdoms of this world. Christ in us is the hope of the glory of God filling all the earth.

Rev 11:15: Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!"

Keep on pursuing Love. Love never fails
and His kingdom never ends.

Ron McGatlin
www.openheaven.com
basileia@earthlink.net

Divine Disturbance: The Whirlwind Has Come! by Henry Falcone

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DIVINE DISTURBANCE: THE WHIRLWIND HAS COME!
Henry Falcone

Can't you hear it? Can you see it? I am bringing my whirlwind in your midst.
I am bringing a divine disturbance for such a time as this. I am about to
take everything that has been upside down and turn it right side up for you.

I am truly going to make the crooked places straight. I am accelerating my
working in you. Don't fret, Don't quite, Don't give up now. My divine
disturbance is coming to you like a whirlwind. What you never thought was
possible is going to be possible.

Many of you have been holding on to my promises for years. You have said,
"when God, when God will these things come to pass. I tell you, now is that
time. I am sending a divine disturbance on your behalf. The whirlwind has
begun to blow.

I am blowing away all that has been standing in your way over these years. I
am making a plain path for your feet to walk in. I am removing the
confusion, the lies and the other voices that have said to you, "this will not
ever take place." Behold, a new day has come upon you.

To the enemy that has tried to stop you, discourage you, and even kill your
hopes and dreams, I will be devastating. I am changing the spiritual
atmosphere around you. I am changing what appeared to be the end to
become a new beginning for you.

My Holy Jealousy is burning over you, and I am bringing a divine
disturbance to those who have made themselves ready for me. Those who
have taken the time to cultivate a deep abiding relationship with me.

Many have laughed at you, many have mocked you, even some of my own
people have persecuted you and said you were foolish to seek me as you
have, but I am bringing a divine disturbance. I am going to open wide to
you that which has been in secret. You are my forerunners and now I am
about to increase my power through your life as you have never seen.

I am sending out "shock waves" in my Holy Spirit, just as in one day I took
Joseph from the prison to the palace so it will be for you. That was a divine
disturbance in his life, all of Israel and in Egypt. In one day, I took what
seemed to be upside down and Joseph's life and put it right side up.

So it will be with you, my bride, my love, my fair ones. Now you will begin to
behold the goodness of the Lord in a deeper way. The time of tears you
have experienced our over now you will experience time of great joy. My
divine disturbance has come for you.

The whirlwind will be against all that has opposed you in the past, but you
my love, will be in the center of that whirlwind unharmed and placed in your
divine position and your divine destiny.

Listen carefully for the sound of my Wind, it is about to increase upon you.
It is truly going to make the crooked places straight and bring forth rivers in
the desert for you. Behold, I declare it is a new season for you my love. No
more will you be laughed at or ridiculed for your faith in Me. I am about to
show those that opposed you, my mighty hand as even I did for Job and to
his friends.

Prepare for yourself for this moment. Be ready to move with me on short
notice. I am going to fulfill my words to you by this divine disturbance. I am
changing the atmosphere, I am changing the way you have to walk and
move with me in this new hour, and you are going to become the divine
disturbance that I am bringing to the nations of the world.

I set things that were upside down to become right side up, so will you go
forth in that same power to those I send you. You will release the power of
this "divine disturbance" to those people, places, cities and nations that I
send you to. You will see miracles like you have never seen before. You will
se my Glory like you have never seen before.

My whirlwind has gone forth, it will bring the change you have been waiting
for. Beloved the hour has come. The hour has come, all things are now
becoming ready.

Job 37:9 9 From the chamber of the south comes the whirlwind,
And cold from the scattering winds of the north.

Job 39:1-3 The LORD Reveals His Omnipotence to Job
1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:

2 “Who is this who darkens counsel
By words without knowledge?

3 Now prepare yourself like a man;
I will question you, and you shall answer Me.

Psalm 58:8-10

8 Let them be like a snail which melts away as it goes, Like a stillborn child
of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

9 Before your pots can feel the burning thorns,He shall take them away as
with a whirlwind,As in His living and burning wrath.

10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance;He shall wash
his feet in the blood of the wicked,

Psalm 77:18-19

18 The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;The lightnings lit up the
world; The earth trembled and shook 19 Your way was in the sea, Your path
in the great waters, And Your footsteps were not known.

Proverbs 10:25 25 When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more,
But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.

Isaiah 17:13-14

13 The nations will rush like the rushing of many waters;But God will rebuke
them and they will flee far away,And be chased like the chaff of the
mountains before the wind,Like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

14 Then behold, at eventide, trouble! And before the morning, he is no
more. This is the portion of those who plunder us,And the lot of those who
rob us.

Isaiah 41:16
You shall winnow them, the wind shall carry them away, And the whirlwind
shall scatter them; You shall rejoice in the LORD, And glory in the Holy One
of Israel.

Jeremiah 23:19
Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD has gone forth in fury— A violent
whirlwind! It will fall violently on the head of the wicked.

Ezekiel 1:3-5

3 the word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of
Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans[a] by the River Chebar; and the hand of
the LORD was upon him there.

4 Then I looked, and behold, a whirlwind was coming out of the north, a
great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself; and brightness was all around it
and radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of
the fire.

5 Also from within it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was
their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.
Henry J.Falcone

Investing Christ into This World

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Investing Christ into This World

By Ron McGatlin

As natural fallen human beings, we have a very tiny window of perhaps 86 years through which to view only a microscopic speck of the vast existence of creation from its origin to its end of time. Only a micro portion of created history is visible from our tiny natural window. The wisdom of the ages past and future is not in view through our tiny window.

The knowledge of natural man is less than trivial in the scope of all that is and was and shall be. Even with serious study of stored historical data and our best future casting that is based upon our limited understanding of the past, we remain clueless of the reality of the spiritual kingdom of God.

Spirit to Spirit Enlightenment

In great contrast to our fallen natural state is the redeemed state of becoming one with God in Christ Jesus by the Holy Spirit of God. The wisdom of the ages past and future is opened and available to redeemed man. As a son of God, our available light from our spiritual window comes from the fullness of God from eternity past to eternity future. There is no end to the potential of available light of heavenly wisdom, love, and power flowing from the open-heaven connection in the Spirit of Christ Jesus.

Connecting, becoming one with the life and light of heaven is for those who truly and completely love God – those who have become living sacrifices unto God. The beauty of holiness is measured out in our love from God and for God. The more love, the more holiness – the more holiness, the more access to the potential of heaven now on earth. Holiness does not produce love; love produces holiness.

To live and walk in the Spirit is to live and walk in love with God. The walk of faith begins and ends with walking in God’s love. All wisdom and power are available to those who believe (walk in faith) – those who live and walk in the Spirit – those who walk in love with God.

With God all things are possible. If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. ~ Jesus

The living Spirit of Christ in us is the only source of heavenly love, holiness, faith, wisdom, and power. This powerful heavenly Christ-Life in us always leads to true humility of soul. There is a complete absence of pride and fear. Perfect love removes all fear and pride and replaces it with humble rest in righteousness, peace, and joy. To live and walk in the Spirit is to live and walk in love with God.

Localized Tribal Villages of Love

The Spirit of Christ in us will draw us together with others who also live and walk in the Spirit. As we connect and gather with others walking in the Spirit, the presence of the glory of God increases. A spiritual radiant glow of the light of the life and love of God emanates from the villages and shines among men (Mat 5:14-16).

Sadly, many people in the world today have witnessed a lot of religious mixtures and counterfeits. Many will be greatly encouraged by experiencing the true manifestation of Christ appearing in His people on earth. Evangelism will be easy as people are drawn to the light and will seek out those who are walking in the Spirit to help them find the way to the fullness of Christ and become living sacrifices to God.

God’s investment will produce the fruit of the kingdom of God on earth.

God has invested the life of Christ Jesus into His many sons. Our lives are to be invested into serving one another in kingdom villages that are, in turn, invested into the world to establish the love economy of the kingdom of God on earth. God has also invested special spiritual gifts and holy angels (ministering spirits) to help us to disciple people into the reality of the kingdom of God under the headship of Christ.

God’s investments will pay off. All will not be lost. His word will not return to Him void. His purpose will be accomplished. However, we have a vital part in whether or not we will be part of what God is doing. It is possible for us to waste the investment God has put in our hands. The greatest investment is the cross and the potential of the resurrected Christ in us by the Holy Spirit.

In my opinion, one of the most grievous sins is to rob God of the offering of our lives as a living sacrifice to Him – to steal from God by wasting or misusing our lives and the gifts that He has given. Using our lives and gifts for the god of self or any other god is to waste God’s provision and sacrifice our God-given kingdom potential to another god. To turn our backs to the potential of Christ in us by the Holy Spirit and turn to fulfilling the lust of our flesh with the things of this world or to a man-centered religion that denies the Spirit of Christ in us by the Holy Spirit is grievous spiritual harlotry.

Many Christian people today are beginning to see that they are not walking in the reality of the kingdom in the Holy Spirit. They are beginning to sense that there are some among them who are filled with the Spirit of Christ and living a humble life of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit that they do not have. They are recognizing that their lives currently consist in the self-fulfillment of satisfying natural desires for self aggrandizement and pleasure. Ultimately, though, they do religious things; their life is wasted in a form of godliness without the reality of the life of Christ manifest in them by the Holy Spirit.

In the increasingly difficult times of judgments in the very near future, there will become a greater contrast and separation between those who both live in and walk in the Spirit and those who do not. The kingdom of God is in the Holy Spirit. There is no kingdom of God outside the Holy Spirit. There is a major difference from having only the earnest or gurantee of the Holy Spirit and the fullness of the Holy Spirit by being submersed, saturated, and filled with the Spirit of God. The difference is like the difference in having a seed or experiencing the full fruit of that which was in the seed.

Gal 5:24-25: And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Rom 8:9: … Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.

Rom 14:17: for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Mark 1:8: "I (John the Baptist) indeed baptized you with water, but He (Jesus) will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

We do not worship the gifts or the process. We worship the Giver and use the gifts wisely according to the leadership of Christ in us by the Holy Spirit.

Those who receive and are baptized in the Holy Spirit are filled with the fullness of the Spirit of Christ and have the potential to live in the Spirit and walk in the Spirit, to establish the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven.

The Sword of the Lord comes,
Ron McGatlin

www.openheaven.com
basileia@earthlink.net

Time To Pray For A Speedy End To The War In Afghanistan

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Tonight as I read about two more soldiers being killed in Afghanistan I began to cry before the Lord. It is time to get these soldiers out of a war that cannot be won. Both Canadian and American troops need to come home. Let us pray for those in authority over us that they have wisdom from the Lord to make the right decisions.

Father please wrap your loving arms around each family and comfort them as only you can, in Jesus name.

The Battle For Your Promised Land

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The Battle For Your Promised Land

Victoria Boyson

I woke up from a dream and felt the presence of the Lord all over me. In the dream, God told me to tell His children to: "Believe for more from God."

The Lord said that we, as His Church, do not believe for enough. We expect less because we're afraid to fully trust in His power. God wants us to pursue the miraculous – to believe for greater works from Him. He wants to show the world what He is capable of and needs us to believe for more – not just for ourselves, but to display His power to the lost. He wants to reveal His power to the world!

The world is becoming increasingly more cynical about the things of God, having greater faith in "science" than in Him. He wants us to change that.

Too hard, you say? That's why He wants us to expect more from Him.

The Purpose of the Battle

Many see the increased wickedness of the world we live in and say, "Yep, this is just the way it's gonna be. We can't stop it. The world gets darker every day." But this isn't the first time that darkness has increased. If you look at history you see in many societies darkness has increased and tried to destroy the works of God. But instead of allowing the enemy to have his way, they stood their ground and fought for the genuine power of God. We must fight for God's power in our own personal lives, the Church and also the world.

We've often misunderstood the purpose of our battles. Battles are not meant to just cause us tribulation, but bring victory. We cannot have victory without a battle. When God sent the children of Israel to take their promised land, they had to fight for it. Yes, it was theirs, but they had to step out and take it – they had to battle their enemies for it. It was theirs by faith, and the battle was their pathway to possessing the promise God gave them.

The children of Israel had already spent four hundred years in slavery and forty years in the desert – they had suffered a lot. So, you may think the promised land for them meant a vacation from their suffering. Yet, it was then God put them to work. They didn't just walk into the promised land and set up house. No. They had to fight for it. They incurred one battle after another, but they knew every battle they faced meant more victory – more blessing.

When the children of Israel entered the promised land of Canaan God gave them victory over every foe they encountered. The reputation of Israel's God so terrified the inhabitants of Canaan that five kings from the southern region decided to band together to fight them, but were sorely defeated. And in Joshua 11, believing their only hope of defeating Israel was in a massive united force, thirty-one kings from the northern regions of Canaan came against Israel with all their might. Their great armies banded together to fight them, and were a formidable force. Still, though thirty-one armies strong, they stood no chance against the God of Israel. Through a clear and decisive victory on the battlefield, Joshua slaughtered all the other kings and their people, utterly destroying them all.

We can look around us at the wickedness of our generation and think hopeless thoughts of defeat. But is that what God desires of us? Are we supposed to just lay back and let the world fall to pieces? I don't think so. I think, especially in this day, God wants to show the world His power. Like Egypt in the days of Moses, they will see it and recognize He is the one true God.

God desires to pour out His Spirit in a mighty way – to demonstrate to masses of people just how powerful He truly is. Without a demonstration of His power, those who have been led astray by the anti-Christ spirit prevalent in today's society may not have a chance to choose Him. This is simply because they have not been given the opportunity to know Him as He truly is.

Do they know He is a God who loves, heals and delivers? God wants them to know His power and who He is. We must step out in faith and fight the battle to reveal His power to the world.

"My great glory will be displayed through [the battle you face]. When My glory is displayed through them, all [the world] will see My glory and know that I am the Lord!" Exodus 14:17-18 (NLT)

Revival is Coming

As the Church, we should be preparing all our people for another great awakening. This preparation is key to the success of God's last outpouring, because we need warriors to fight for the souls of men – those who will expect victory in every battle.

Revival is coming. God is not done yet. He is sending His Spirit once again to penetrate the darkness and rescue those who will believe in Him. We have to prepare for it. We have to expect it. We must align our hearts with His in order to prepare for victory.

If we do not expect God to act, we will not prepare, and if we do not prepare, we will suffer great loss. Ask the Lord, "What do you want us to do to prepare?" Then, follow Him closely and trust Him completely – lean on His wisdom, not on your own (see Proverbs 3:5) and you will have a great victory. Obey His leading and do not deviate from His council (see Joshua 1:7).

We need to shake off passivity and BELIEVE He needs us – each one of us. We are not destined to just sit in a pew – no one is. We are called of God to prepare His people to display His power and love – to know Him and teach those who want Him. The Lord is coming again, and He will come for ALL who want to know Him – He doesn't want anyone left out. We must prepare ourselves for this – we must prepare to reap a mighty harvest before His return.

Preparing for Victory

So, pastors and church leaders, intercessors and teachers, prophets and evangelists, mothers and fathers, tell those under your care to prepare themselves. Now is the time to get ready – we do not have much time left. We must focus, train and build, for His Kingdom is coming to this generation and we must stay vigilant – not doubt – expect. For, God wants to reveal His power as He did in the days of the exodus from Egypt (see Exodus 3:19-22). Follow Him and you will defeat your enemies.

Remember the fields God talked about in Luke 10:2? "The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So, pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask Him to send more workers into His fields." The fields are white and we need laborers. God needs YOU! So, get ready... revival is coming. Victory is coming. The battle for the lost is at hand and you are needed. The kings will attack, bringing us another great victory for God's Kingdom.

Have no fear, believe for more! God wants to pour out His power!

"Go through the camp and tell the people to get their provisions ready..." (Joshua 1:11). It's time to battle for your Promised Land.

Victoria Boyson
Speaking Life Ministries
victoria@boyson.org

A Scripture to Ponder

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But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD:
HE IS THEIR STRENGTH IN THE TIME OF TROUBLE.

Psalm 37:39

Father God Hears Your Cry

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CALLED FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

Father God Hears Your Cry

You may not always feel like taking time to praise the Lord yet we are told that His praise should continually be in our mouth. He inhabits the praises of His people and will set you free from your fears as you cry out to Him. Whatever your need today, cry out to Him for He hears and answers prayer.

It is a lie of the enemy that says, "God does not hear you". His ear is attentive to you because you are His child. Can a parent forget their child? Of course not but the foe would have you believe that God has forgotten you. Begin to praise Him and all fear and pressure will leave. Look at life today through the Word of God and do not put trust in your feelings but trust fully in the Word of God. Jesus is here for you today, will you put your trust in Him?

⁵Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. ⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Prov. 3:5-6

Jewels From Judy: A Door of Hope for My Body

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Jewels From Judy: A Door of Hope for My Body

Judy Bauman

www.thefathersloveim.org

October 25, 2011

A recent interaction with a friend prompted me to seek the Father. While I know this friend loves the Lord, there seems to be a terrible spirit of contention in nearly every encounter. The Lord led me to look into autoimmune diseases and I’ve learned that this is when the immune system is overactive and perceives normal body tissue as harmful and literally attacks itself! This “attack” seems to be very prominent within the Body of Christ in the day and hour we are in with everyone voicing their opinions on forums, twitter, facebook, and other venues. Often people don’t truly think about what they’re saying nor do they ask for clarity before they spew out insults – they just cruelly launch into judgment, strife and contention with the goal to be RIGHT! However, even if they are correct, they’re completely void of the heart of God for His people. It is a spiritual autoimmune disease at work.

We must remember that we are to love one another and provoke each other to good works and love. This is the Father’s heart towards us who believe that Jesus is the Lord. We must remember that none of us are perfect and none have perfect teachings, doctrines or theories.

This word is what I believe the Lord spoke to me in 2008 concerning the Body and I am encouraged by it again today. I pray it blesses you.

A Door of Hope for My Body:

“Precious One, yes, you are My Precious One. Please give ear to what I Am about to say. Consider your body – the human body. Look at all its working parts. Each and every part of your physical body affects the rest of your body.

“Look at a body that is in top physical condition and behold its beauty. Behold the skill of the Craftsman who created it! Every organ, every muscle, every tendon works together with one goal in mind. The skeletal structure is perfect from the largest bones in the leg to the tiniest ones found in the ear. Every single body part is important.

“While there are some body parts you can survive without, if given the choice would you not choose fullness? Even the stubbing of your little toe can cause you excruciating pain and in that moment the importance of that body part comes to the forefront of your mind. There are an endless number of examples I could give you, Beloved, of how your body hurts when one part hurts or malfunctions. Many of you have living examples in your own bodies, as well as in others around you, to know that given a choice you desire good health. You know that each body part is in agreement so that you can function in your daily life. It is clear that when the body is functioning the way I designed it, this is the most desirable state to be in. This concept is simple.

“Illness, disease, defects and injures can keep you from accomplishing your dreams and goals, so generally you do what you know is best for your body to live your life optimally. Sometimes, and more often in wealthier regions of the world, a person will give in to their body’s demands and cause themselves to become unhealthy. Addictions to drugs and alcohol as well as food and mind-numbing activities that keep the body sedentary commonly hold My body hostage. This happens when a person refuses to listen to their spirit and instead listen to their flesh, so multiple addictions are often the result! This causes a number of breakdowns in the body – both immediately and in the years to come if the flesh continues to get its desires.

“So it is with My Body – the Body of Christ.

“My Body has many parts and they are all designed to work together. Many of you do not know why you are hurting so deeply. You do not know why you crave the things that are not good for you. The struggle in My Body is at an all-time-high because there are so many parts all over the world that are hurting and wounded and ill and addicted.

“Church, allow Me to take you out from what you have been doing. Give Me a short season in your life to make some adjustments. I Am the Master Surgeon* and I can heal you and bring you back into perfect health. You can again be a body that enjoys health and beauty. Give Me this season to teach you and lead you. As My Body comes to Me for healing, then I will place you anew in the Body of Christ.

“Come into the wilderness with Me and I will speak comfort to you. I will give you food and drink that will not draw you to itself but to Me. Come anchor yourself to Me and I will keep you from going adrift in the tempest. I will open to you a Door of Hope and beckon you in, but it is you who are given the choice whether or not to come inside.

“My beautiful Body is battered and it is My desire to heal you and make you whole. I long to answer Jesus’ prayer that His own would be as one as He is one with His Holy Father.

“It is My desire for the Body to have their joy fulfilled, that you would be kept from the evil one, for you to be consecrated by My truth, that you would be sanctified by My Word, and for you to be one as I Am in Jesus and He is in Me. We want you in US so that the world will believe.”

Lovingly,

Your Abba

Scripture References:

John 8:31; 17:6-26; Hosea 2:14, 15, 23; Proverbs 23:1-3; First Corinthians 12

*Master Surgeon: http://thefathersloveim.org/the_master_surgeon

Faith, Rest and Peace in Frontier Kingdom Tribal Villages

2011-10-24T20:40:00.000-04:00

Faith, Rest and Peace in Frontier Kingdom Tribal Villages

By Ron McGatlin

The frontier of kingdom of heaven life on earth is like small villages linked together in a wilderness of hostile environment. Inside the tribal villages of kingdom people, there is unity, agreement, and a sense of loving connection and godly protection. The flow of the glory of God fills the villages.

The tribal villages become as shining lights in the midst of the darkness of godless existence that is filled with evil of every sort. Pain and suffering fill the darkness of despair. False glory of fallen human prideful intelligence builds kingdoms of self-worship and the human folly of lustful pleasure-seeking that leads to deep depravity. Wars, strife, and killing of the innocent become normalized among the depraved people.

Some of the people who are seated in the darkness look up and see the light of the glory of God upon the villages of the kingdom people and begin to walk toward the light (Isa 60). They are cleansed of their ways of darkness as they move through the light toward the brightness of the glory of God. The love of God flowing through the tribal people receives them and guides them into the kingdom of heaven way of life.

However, multitudes in the darkness hate the light and will not come toward it (John 3:20-21). They also do all they can to stop others from entering the light of the kingdom of God (Luke 11:52). Their desire is to destroy the villages of light, but God is the protector of the kingdom villages (Psa 230). Driven by spirits of darkness the people of darkness wait outside the light to viciously attack anyone entering or leaving the villages of light. Those who are leaving the darkness to enter the kingdom light must press through the demonized forces seeking to prevent them from entering the real kingdom of God on earth from heaven (Mat 11:12).

Inside the kingdom tribal villages, cooperation leads to peace and prosperity. God working with them and their cooperation with one another, rather than competing with each other, leads to high levels of production of all that is needed in the village. There is no competition in the kingdom of God. The pure love of God motivates every person to serve and provide for one another. Giving is the way of the kingdom. Taking is the way of the fallen world.

Inside the kingdom tribal villages, there is rest to the soul as the Spirit of God working in the human spirit receives the responsibility for the well being of the soul and body. Our souls are at rest as our entire lives are in the hands of the Spirit of God. The powerful grace of God in Christ Jesus within us empowers us to live godly lives in peace and joy.

In the tribal village lifestyle, faith (believing and trusting) becomes normal to our lives of resting in the Spirit of God within and around us. Faith becomes reality of experience, and there is no longer doubt or fear. There is no need of striving to do or to be. God plants His desires in us and then guides us into full wisdom and empowerment to fulfill His desire. Holy angels are sent to work with us to affect all creation with the life and works of Christ Jesus.

Frontier kingdom tribal villages are temporary. They are kingdom seed organisms planted on earth from heaven. As the extreme judgments of God cleanse the earth of all that lifts itself against God, the kingdom of God will spread across the entire world. The frontier villagers will spread to replenish the earth with God’s kingdom people. The glory of God shall fill the earth.

In this current season, frontier kingdom tribal villages are set apart and self contained living organisms of relational life. They are forerunner colonies of the kingdom of heaven on earth. The economy within the villages is love-based, and the medium of exchange is loving service. Everyone seeks to provide equally for themselves and the other people of the village. All of the people work together, each providing their talent or gift to care for one another.

There will not be need to seek provision from the outside Babylonian world. God will help the kingdom tribal people to transfer the wealth of the wicked into the kingdom villages. As judgments fall the resulting harvest will cause many in the darkness to come to the light and bring the wealth of the world into the kingdom (Prov 13:22) (Isa 60:5) (Isa 60:11). Sons will come from afar returning to the spiritual mountain of God. The provisions of the harvest will be transported into the kingdom tribal villages (Isa 60:4).

One Head of the Tribal Villages

Christ Jesus flowing through the Holy Spirit is the only head of the kingdom tribal villages. Every mature soul looks to Christ Jesus for headship. Village elders are simply those who have walked longer with Christ Jesus by the Spirit and lead others to grow fully and intimately into the headship of Christ Jesus by the Spirit. Village elders lead the younger into following the headship of Christ.

Tribal elders are simply village elders led by the Spirit to move between the villages and carry the substance of God from village to village. Each of the village and tribal elders (mature sons) may function in the gifting of apostle, prophet, evangelist, shepherd, or teacher or whatever gifting God desires for them.

We must look forward and not look back.

Faith, rest, and peace will fill our souls if we look upward and ahead to the reality of the kingdom of God. If we look to the dark circumstances of this world and the vast areas of darkness of the past, we will die where we stand. Lift up your eyes and look to the higher places of God and see the glory of God pouring out through the Spirit to grace us for this season of becoming the kingdom of heaven on earth (Psa 121-1). If we look back to the passing city of religious systems of false traditions of man and doctrines of demons, we will not enter into the forerunner villages of the kingdom of heaven that are forming by the Spirit on earth now (Phil 3:13).

If we will set our faces toward New Jerusalem, supernatural Spirit-of-God empowerment beyond where we have been and what we have seen is before us (Jer 51:50). We must set our mind’s affection on things above and not on the things of the earth (Col 3:2). There is a beautiful garden before us and ashes of a scorched earth behind us. Looking back will dissolve our strength, and we will crumble as a pillar of salt. Rock salt looks strong but will crumble under stress and collapse (Gen 19:26).

God is strengthening His kingdom people to enter into the promises of kingdom reality. For a number of years the trumpets have been blowing out the message to come out of Babylon. We should be prepared by now to cash in all of our investments in Babylon and prepare to invest in the journey into the promised kingdom of God. Prepare provision for the establishment of tribal kingdom villages with those of the love connections that God has been and is putting together.

Josh 1:9-11: "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, "Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, 'Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess.'"

The Sword of the Lord comes,

Ron McGatlin

www.openheaven.com
basileia@earthlink.net

A Far More Eternal Weight Of Glory

2011-10-22T23:17:00.000-04:00

CALLED FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

A FAR MORE ETERNAL WEIGHT OF GLORY

Are you glad that Father God takes the time and care to lovingly correct you when you are wrong? Are you thankful that He does not just let you go on in your own way? Let us praise God that we have a Father that loves us so very much. It is not enjoyable when we are corrected but after the tears, produced is the peaceable fruit of righteousness. God's children are being pruned that they might bear more fruit. Are you wanting to bear more fruit? Then do not say ouch when the pruning process starts.

Begin to praise Him and thank Him for working in your life. Weeping endures for a night but joy does come in the morning. The body of Christ desires to carry His glory and so together we must go forward and die daily so that we might be one glorious body fit for the Masters service. Rejoice that you are a partaker of Christ's sufferings, knowing that the things you are going through now will produce a far more eternal weight of glory.

¹¹Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. Heb. 12:11

Take Up Your Cross And Follow Me

2011-10-22T21:03:00.000-04:00

CALLED FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

Take Up Your Cross And Follow Me

There is a suffering for the people of God who have chosen the way of the cross, taking up their cross and following Him. It brings suffering to the saint of God who hears those that do not serve Him speak evil against the Word of God. It makes ones heart cry to hear the Lord spoken of in an evil way. Yet, you have not resisted and had to shed your own blood for sin.

Continue to pray for those that despitefully use you and commit the keeping of your soul to the Lord. God understands your tears and He knows your heart of love for Him. Beloved endure hardness as a good soldier of Christ and commit the keeping of your soul to Me. I hear it all and see it all and I am pleased with your heart of love and holiness toward Me. Take up your cross daily and follow Me and I will deal with those that continue to speak against My word. Your part is to love and pray and see Me move in your life. Take up your cross and follow Me.You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin; Heb. 12:4 (NASB)

New post on Joel C. Rosenberg's Blog - Gilad Shalit's Release

2011-10-18T10:12:00.001-04:00

After five years this precious man is released after euduring so much. Let us keep him and his family
and the peace of Jerusalem in our prayers. Prayers have been answered!

http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/

Invest In The Kingdom Of God

2011-10-17T10:57:00.002-04:00

CALLED FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

INVEST IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD

Many things have shifted in this new season. Some friendships have shifted and this will position each one in the body as He wills. Do not resist the change but flow with it. Many friendships will be better and more Kingdom oriented as a result. Those friendships that were not for My kingdom purposes will fall from your life. Continue as you are led to pray for them but do not try to hold on to them for they will hinder you in the season ahead. Be aware also of those the enemy tries to put there to slow you down and keep you from doing that which needs to be done. I am setting my house in order. Time in My Word, prayer and intercession will bring dividends in the time ahead so take time now to invest in the Kingdom of God.

³³ But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. ³⁴ Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matt. 6:33 (NKJV)

Everlasting Life Experience by Ron McGatlin

2011-10-10T19:45:00.000-04:00

Everlasting Life Experience

By Ron McGatlin

Life involves much more than conscious existence. There is an experience of spiritual everlasting life that is above and beyond natural life. Also, there is a natural life or existence apart from God that is empty and more like living death.

There is an awakening of everlasting life coming to many secular and religious people including Christians. People who have been trained to seek knowledge of life and yet have not walked in the experience of everlasting life are awakening to a potential of an inner quality of life of God that is above and beyond natural existence and religious living.

Man’s knowledge applied through human initiative can accomplish many impressive works. However, without God those marvelous works will never lead to everlasting life experience, but they will lead toward an existence that is void of real life.

The knowledge of godliness without the experience of it in life is empty and vain, like puffed up dry clouds of no value or usefulness (1 Cor 8:1) (Jude 1:12). Knowledge alone can do nothing constructive until it is made alive in life experience. Knowing the Bible word without the Spirit’s appropriation of it into the life is powerlessness.

Intimately knowing the WORD, Christ Jesus, who abides within His people, is the source of the abundant kingdom of heaven life that is above and beyond natural life.

Knowledge without Spirit leads to hypocrisy.

Without the power of the Spirit revealing and appropriating the knowledge from God, people are set up for fear and guilt. They fear not measuring up to biblical standards and feel guilty when they do not measure up.

This often leads to employing human strength and discipline in an attempt to achieve Christ-like standards in life. The goal of the full stature of Christ in our lives is always somewhere ahead out of our reach (Eph 4:13). We are driven to live a lifetime of repenting and seeking but never quite getting there. Striving and self-sacrificing leads to the development of systems of religious rules and practices for justification and penitence.

If we do a reasonably good job of self-sacrificing and doing religious things, it often leads to religious pride and arrogance covered by a façade of false humility and fake smiles. We religiously attempt to ACT like Christ Jesus and strive to become like Him. We become actors playing a role of acting like Christians.

Becoming truly humble by the power of the indwelling Spirit of Christ pleases God. Acting humble through self-abasement is false humility and pleases the devil.

Religion becomes a very strong force driven by a carnal state of mind seeking self-justification. Religion satisfies our need to do something to try to justify ourselves. Religious people love their religion, because it is their source of hope to become free from a life of carnal-minded death.

Other streams of secularism and “new age” type religions have taken another approach to accomplishing self-justification. This approach consists of lowering the standard of godliness so low that there is nothing lacking to be or to do. There is an illusion of no sin awareness, no demons, and no standards or judgments. Therefore, there is no need for justification.

Kingdom Transformation

We have reached a pivotal point in the history of God and man - a time of turning away from the “tree of knowledge” and turning back to the “tree of life.”

There is a maturation of the work of Christ with His people that has grown through the generations. It is a graduation time, if you please – a time of graduating from self-focused, man-driven religion to Spirit-led and Spirit-empowered abundant everlasting life.

People of God are maturing and graduating from going to church to being the church – from trying to be like Christ to the life of Christ within by the Spirit – from knowledge without experience to intimately knowing Christ Jesus and experiencing the life of His power and love by His Spirit.

We are moving from only waiting for Christ Jesus to someday be with us again to seeing the reality that since Pentecost He has been available to indwell His people with all the power needed to transform us and change the world with His life (Rom 5:10). The power to overcome the devil and destroy his work in the world is available in the Spirit and awaits a people to abandon religious and secular false beliefs and receive the fullness of the powerful Spirit of Christ Jesus to fully live in our bodies. Thus we collectively, truly become the Body of Christ in the world.

This is the PROMISE OF THE FATHER through Christ Jesus.

Acts 1:4-5: And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, "which," He said, "you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

Acts 1:8: "But you shall receive power after 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."

The power to love God and our neighbor is in the abiding with Christ Jesus by the Spirit.
The power to overcome sin and destroy the works of the enemy is IN THE PRESENSE OF GOD WITH US IN THE SPIRIT.
The power to experience everlasting life of the righteousness of God is in the presence of the Spirit of Christ Jesus.
The power to live in joy and peace at all times is in the presence of the Spirit of Christ in us.
All the power needed to fulfill all the word and works of God is now available to all who are saturated in the Holy Spirit of God.

We in Christ and Christ in Us

The actual resurrection life of Christ Jesus is available to abide in His people by the Holy Spirit of God. Jesus said the Father is in Him, and He is in us by the Holy Spirit. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one. We now have the potential to become one with God.

John 14:18-20: "I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. "At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.”

John 17:23 "I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.”

When Christ left heaven and came to earth, He did not become like man. He became the Son of man. Though He became a man, He was still God.

When we are in Christ and He is in us by the Spirit, we do not become like Christ. We become a body in which Christ abides and moves upon the earth. We become sons of God but are still man (Rom 8:14-19) (Gal 3:26).

Collectively, as the body of Christ, we have the potential to become fully redeemed man in whom the Spirit of Christ sits upon the throne and rules and reigns on earth while still seated at the right hand of Father’s throne (1 Cor 3:16) (2 Tim 2:12) (Rom 5:17) (Rev 5:10).

For more on the sons of God see Kingdom Growth Guide (#050).

For more on Christ in the Spirit see Overcoming Life On A Small Planet - Chapter 8, Entering the Kingdom.

Keep on pursuing love. It never fails
and His kingdom never ends.
Ron McGatlin
www.openheaven.com basileia@earthlink.net

Apostolic Churches - Teaching by Don Atkin

2011-10-10T13:06:00.000-04:00

TEACHING
Don Atkin
APOSTOLIC CHURCHES

The Fruit of Apostolic Ministry
Not everyone who says to me, "I’m an apostle! I’m an apostle!" is an apostle.
Losing sight of the fact that apostles are displayed last, as men condemned to death, and made a spectacle to the world ~ fools for Christ’s sake, it seems that many would like to claim this role. Others, who may be legitimately called to apostleship, are eager to rush headlong, and ahead of God, into what requires years of patient preparation.

There is usually a significant time lag between the calling and the commissioning, which often include seasons of temporary appointments to specific spheres under the direction and oversight of a seasoned man. Learning to walk yoked with Jesus at His pace is usually preceded by learning to walk with Jesus’ representative authority in one’s life.

Not only the American dollar is being devalued in our day The apostolic ministry is being devalued by those who are not apostles indeed, or those who are running ahead in the process. Satan tried to resist the emerging of apostles and apostolic companies who are threats to his waning authority Unsuccessful, he now is trying to dilute and subvert apostolic authority by tempting sincere Christians to go where God has not (yet) led.

The bottom-line-fruit of apostolic ministry in apostolic churches!

Everything reproduces after kind. Prophets raise up prophetic churches. Worshipers raise up worshiping churches. Teachers raise up teaching churches. Evangelists raise up evangelistic churches. Intercessors raise up interceding churches.
Apostles raise up apostolic churches that are fivefold in gift mix, and mission focused.
Let’s look at some characteristics:

CHARACTERISTICS OF FIVEFOLD MINISTRY

A. Apostles govern; task-focused. Gifted by God, and graced according to the measure of Christ’s gift, apostles are master builders who lay the foundation of Christ, the anointed One, in the lives of people. Their objective is to see a church come forth in every city/region that is a many-membered functional body that is doing the work of Christ in that area, to the end that God’s government and glory are established.

B. Prophets guide; word-focused. Standing alongside the apostles in the foundation of the church (Jesus Christ being the chief Cornerstone), prophets keep the church moving in a manner that is consistent with the revealed word of God. When properly linked with governing apostles, there is a powerful grace to guide the church toward her destiny.

C. Evangelists gather; soul-focused. Passionate for the conversion of people to Christ, evangelists (1) preach the gospel of the kingdom (often with signs and wonders confirming the word), (2) heal the sick, (3) cast out demons, and (4) equip the saints to do the work of the evangelist.

D. Pastors guard; people-focused. A more functionally understood word for this gift is "shepherds." Shepherds are not always able to hang onto the vision because of their burden for people and heart for their well-being and safety. Contemporary religious tradition has confused this biblical role with that of CEO’s. But, today’s reformation process will align true shepherds within the fivefold equipping ministry where they will be freed from trying to do what God gave others to do. Then, they will be able to focus upon the flock.

E. Teachers ground; detail-focused. Appointed third in order by God, teachers are intended to put the meat on the bones that are provided through the revelation ministries of apostles and prophets. They are not to build denominations around their pet doctrines. Rather, they are to function under authority on apostolic teams, grounding the body of Christ with the details of apostolic doctrine and guided by prophets.
The great hindrance to the work of the kingdom is independent "Lone Ranger" ministries who have not found their place of peace on the team!

CHARACTERISTICS OF APOSTOLIC MINISTRY (EXPANDED)

A. Fathers of the families. Paul referred to the Corinthians as my beloved children, and told the Thessalonians, you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children. He identified Timothy and Titus as sons in the Lord. John wrote: My little children. Not all fathers are apostles. But, all apostles are fathers.

B. Leaders of the tribes. Paul was sent to the Gentiles, Peter to the Jews. Paul refers to his sphere which God appointed us - a sphere which especially includes you. John wrote as Jesus dictated to the seven churches in Asia. This tribal concept is expanded upon in the New Testament, where we see apostolic companies formed.

C. Generals of the army. We are still too fragmented to realize the potential that awaits us as God puts together the global communion of apostles. Regional spirits will be cast down by the church standing together in cities and regions. The full release of apostolic authority will also bring revelations of gifts that are hidden beneath the surface of these cities and regions by the influence of darkness. The light is coming!

D. Architects of the church. Wise master builders understand the blueprint and strategy for building the church under Christ’s headship. We have not yet seen the glory of God on the church of His heart. We can cry to heaven for revival, and for that glory to be released. But, our cries will be in vain until God’s order is established. He will not breathe on scattered bones!

CHARACTERISTICS OF APOSTOLIC CHURCHES

A. Fivefold in ministry. A person may call or title himself whatever, but the fruit of apostleship is churches that are enjoying the anointing and impartation of all five gift ministries in balance. This will not come from the sweat of the brow. It will be the natural flow of the apostolic gift in the mix, drawing the other gifts around him, and raising up and releasing ministry.

B. Built from a New Testament blueprint. Apostles appoint elders in every church (city/region). There will be a gathering and distribution of wealth. There will be the enablement and function of the gift variety within the body as described in I Cor. 12-14.

C. Built upon a proper foundation. This is a study of its own. For additional insight into this proper foundation, read: I Cor. 3:11; II Cor. 13:5; Gal. 4:19; Col. 1:27; I Jn 4:1-4.

D. Function with proper government. Revelation Chapters 1-3 outline proper governmental flow. Jesus speaks to the heart of John, who has apostolic responsibility for Asia. Jesus dictates specific instructions for the messenger (apostle?) of each church. It is obvious that the governmental division of the church is to be within geo-political spheres - cities and regions. This does not mean that local apostles and elders ~ or individuals ~ cannot hear from God for themselves. It does indicate that there is a higher purpose for the church that will only be accomplished on a corporate level and under proper apostolic government.

E. Produce kingdom fruit. This includes reproducing after kind both at home and abroad, people coming to Jesus and being discipled into maturity, believers operating in the gifts of the Spirit, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.

SUMMARY: APOSTOLIC PROVISION
1. Vision – Ephesians 3:5, 10
2. Order – I Corinthians 14:33, 40; Titus 1:5
3. Fatherhood – I Corinthians 4:15; I Thessalonians 2:10-12
4. Cohesive Team Leadership – I Thessalonians 1:5-6, 2:1-12
5. Master Plan - Architect - Taskmaster – I Corinthians 3:10
6. Place of Appeal – I Corinthians 6:5
7. Oversight; Accountability – Hebrews 13:17

A final word. Some are resisting this kind of teaching because of past abuses and/or present "flesh." The Faithful One who called us is the One who must accomplish all of the above. The flesh cannot please God. This is not something that we can do for Him.

Only as we yield ourselves as individuals to the Holy Spirit, and He aligns us with others, will we see the emerging of the apostolic church that will honor and reveal Him to the nations. Only in such a way will He fill the earth with His government and glory through His sons.
Maturity is finding our place of rest in His yoke.

Following is a Teaching sent earlier:

(I want to preface this Teaching with some necessary and important observations and explanations. What I am teaching here is intended to be envisioning, helping to encourage us in our journey toward the restoration/reformation of the church.

It is not my intention to invalidate everything that is going on in what we call "church" today. Rather, I hope to bring into question some practices and priorities. I, with you, am glad that our Father is patient and slow to anger. None of us is exempt from the great need for grace, even mercy.

Yet, if no one speaks up, we will continue to drift along in our comfortable religious ruts and traditions, and continue to nullify the word of God by them. How will they hear unless someone preaches?
God’s divine order for the church must be rediscovered before His divine power will enable the church to disarm principalities and powers, and set our cities free.
My wife and I are blessed to attend a rather traditional denominational fellowship from time to time. It has all of the appearances of success. The senior minister is a godly man who preaches the need for repentance, the power of the Spirit, etc. They are doing many things right. While traditional in approach, the ministry exudes light and life.
We are all at different places in our experiences and understandings. I desire to be helpful and constructive, not critical and judgmental. Please prayerfully give consideration as I share from my heart. - Don Atkin)

THE CHURCH

I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. - Jesus.
I’m a part of that church - Jesus’ church - the one that He is building.
This is the church that is courageously and victoriously marching against the strongholds of Satan, the gates of hell, driving demons from our cities and regions. This is the church that is proclaiming and demonstrating the kingdom of God on earth, expanding His territories to the uttermost parts. This is the church that is filling the earth with God’s government and glory!

God is love. The church that Jesus is building manifests the glorious love of God. Through faith (faith works by love) and obedience, many sons are being brought to glory, that Jesus might be the firstborn among many brothers. Creation is standing at attention, awaiting the full revealing of these sons, who will deliver her from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

This church is geographical, not denominational, in identity. Paul wrote, to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints . .. to the church of God which is at Corinth . . . to the churches of Galatia (a territory made up of more than one city/region) . . . to the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus . . . to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons . . . to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse . . . to the church of the Thessalonians.
Peter wrote, to the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. In The Revelation, and at the direction of Jesus, John wrote to the angels (messengers) of the churches in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.

The epistles were all written to people, not to institutions. Some of these apostolic letters were directed to the saints, including their overseers and servants. Others were addressed to the people as bodies of believers. Still others were directed to individuals or groups, apart from any geographical identity.
Without doubt, the church is people, the body of Christ, identified by cities and regions, not by buildings, institutions, denominations or groupings. This clarification of both form and function is necessary for the church to cleanse the earth of all evil and demonic influence. Heaven calls out for us to repent from minimizing this issue, to join forces with one another, and begin to work together as one body in each geo-political sphere.

We can begin where we are. The first and necessary change has to do with vision and direction. While restoration and reformation may call for totally scrapping some parts of what we have been doing, we do not need to "throw the baby out with the bath water." We begin by evaluating everything we believe and practice in light of apostolic revelation. Perhaps the deepest changes will begin in the hearts of men and women - particularly those in leadership roles.

The Church’s Government

God appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.
- I Corinthians 12:28.
Human nature would prioritize these differently, perhaps: first miracles, second healings, third tongues, after that who cares? But, we are not discussing human government; we are discussing divine government - the government of God!

So much of what we are calling church is governed by human thought. We must face the issue - perhaps the biggest issue in restoration/reformation - of leadership and government. We must clarify the difference between government and ministry. Leadership emerges in both government and ministry. But, not all leaders are governmental.

In New Covenant context, it is evident that God’s appointed governmental authority rests upon apostles and those whom the apostles appoint as elders Apostles govern, prophets guide and teachers ground the church in the foundations of the faith. Prophets and teachers are our ministers for good as they function under the architectural government of apostles regionally, nationally and internationally. They function locally under the caring and protective government of elders.

Apostles appoint elders in every city (not in every little grouping of believers). One of the more beautiful metaphors of the church and her Husband is found in Proverbs 31. This caring, providing, shepherding, enterprising, entrepreneurial, culture-impacting woman/community glorifies (the woman glorifies the man) her Husband as He sits among the elders in the gates
Walled cities are ruled by elders (who rule well) as they sit in the presence of the Lord of lords, determining what and who gains approved passage through the gates. There is a God-constructed invisible wall surrounding our cities and regions, and apostolically appointed elders will be enthroned on duty, as one inevitable result of this present day restoration/reformation.

You may be surprised, even troubled, that I have not mentioned pastors. I am in good company! Luke, who penned the Book of Acts under the direct inspiration of the Holy Spirit of God, did not mention pastors in any of the 28 chapters!

The Church’s Structure

Nothing in Acts or the epistles supports the present-day pastor-led form of church. Clergy/laity distinctions are not Biblical. Neither are denominations and local church identities that function independent of the church in the city/region, and its legitimate elder government. (These are hard sayings. But, I ask you to patiently walk with me as we address these vital issues.)

I believe that God’s love and wisdom require us to find His strategies for transitioning from what and where we are to what and where we should be. Here are some suggestions on how to proceed:
1. Acknowledge the contradictions between your understanding and your practice.
2. Seek God for even greater vision, understanding and wisdom.
3. Seek apostolic counsel from one of God’s master builders who is graced with revelation on God’s divine order and methodology.
4. Pursue relationship with valid fivefold ministry people for fully-orbed insights.
5. Begin to share vision with primary and secondary leadership.
"The larger the ship, the longer it will take change course!" It is important to turn the ship at a pace that will not unnecessarily endanger those who wish to stay on board. Yet, if we don’t change course, we are in danger of missing out on God’s purpose, choosing rather the false security of religious and traditional ruts.
While some larger expressions of "church" are simply gathering places and/or evangelistic centers, others offer a broader expanse of ministries that are aimed at bringing the saints into maturity. Most of these are probably led by an apostle, who is called "pastor," because of traditional molds. (Some of these may not even believe in modern-day apostles. Yet, we can know them by their fruit.)

Bigger is not necessarily better. But, it may truly be better, if leadership is pursuing kingdom order and fruit. Bigger translates into greater capacity for significant ministry, including outreach ministry.

I am not nullifying the validity of the present "house church movement." But, we must understand that some people are graced to "captain" larger numbers than others. It is not so much a question of where and when we meet as it is a question of how we meet when we meet. Those with greater measures of grace must righteously administrate their charge in a manner that facilitates proper discipling that brings people into their individual destinies, and incorporates them as functionaries in the body of Christ.

Leaders of larger groups of people should inquire of God on how to reach out and serve the fellow leaders in their communities. Apostolic leadership should be drawing the body of Christ together in each city/region, to impact the world with kingdom culture. It will take this kind of envisioned servant-leadership to further the purpose of God, to see His kingdom come, and His will be done, in our spheres.

The Church’s Ministry

The ministry of Christ will flourish among and through His people under this kind of government. No more audience. No more performers. Rather, we will see the church in Acts replicated as people are recognized for who they are becoming in Christ, then equipped, raised up and released to the nations.

This equipping begins with apostles. Through wisdom a house is built. While apostles are governmental men - first in order (not importance), they are also graced with the wisdom of master builders to both foundationally undergird, and also to be ministers of wisdom for the process of bringing the church into fruition.

Secondly, the prophets are graced to guide. By understanding it (a house) is established. Prophets share with apostles in the ministry of foundational undergirding, and also bring expanding understanding regarding the structure, purpose and mission of the Lord’s church.

Teachers build upon this foundation of Christ. By knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. Teachers are graced to bring the knowledge of God, His church, and His kingdom (in conjunction with apostles and prophets) with great detail, rounding off the highs and filling in the lows, so that God’s sons and daughters may walk victoriously above their circumstances.

I have combined the language of Proverbs 24:3-4 and I Corinthians 12:28 to demonstrate the consistency of the Bible, when rightly divided under divine illumination. God is a God of order - a place for everyone and everything, and everyone and everything in its/his/her place!

The Church’s Mission

Unity is not the objective of ministry. Unity is the fruit of ministry. The objective of ministry is maturity. Jesus prayed, The glory which You gave to Me I have given them, that they may be one. Christ will be glorified as mature sons find their placement in Him. We will recognize the glory of Christ in one another, acknowledge and affirm one another, and unity will be the result.

Mature saints will walk in the Spirit, enjoy the unity of the Spirit, and bear the fruit of the Spirit. They will be revealed as sons of God, filling the earth with His glory, and manifesting the glorious liberty of the children fo God, thus redeeming the earth from the bondage of corruption.

We are not to prepare people to escape. We are to prepare people to live victoriously as kings and priests. We are not to simply stoke their brains with proof texts and Bible memory verses. The overcomer needs to know more than Bible history. Kings need to know their King! Priests need to know their High Priest. We need to be able to examine (look into) our own hearts and know - without doubt - that Jesus Christ is in us, lest we fail the test of authentic Christian faith. (See 11 Corinthians 13:5.)

We need, with Paul, to be able to confess, I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. - Galatians 2:20.

We need to know - without doubt - that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh, that we are of God, and have overcome the world, the flesh and the devil - because He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world. (See I John 4:1-4.)

The Church’s Lifestyle

This kind of faith is caught, more than it is taught. This is why Jesus lived life with His disciples, and didn’t simply hold classes a few times a week. It is normally the fruit of impartation through those who are examples to the flock.

The earliest record of the church shows us that they lived life together They were the communion of saints, borne out of the ministries of the communion of apostles. They were daily in the temple and from house to house, living life together.

When they did come together, each one had a psalm, had a teaching, had a tongue, had a revelation (I Corinthians 14:26). They were practicing life together, in the Spirit, that would lead to a level of maturity where the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love (Ephesians 4:16).

There was not one person doing the edifying and the rest sitting passively in the audience. (The exception would be occasional apostolic meetings such as that one when Paul preached all night. We need to know the difference between body meetings and apostolic meetings.)

They were not to forsake assembling themselves together. (See Hebrews 10:23-25) The purpose of assembling was to stir up love and good works, and to exhort one another. There was much more "life" than attending a performance and/or listening to a message. There is no mention of leadership in this context. There is a clear emphasis on words such as "themselves" and "one another."

I also notice that there is a difference between simply gathering and assembling. We can gather all of the parts of a car in one place, but we don’t have a functional car until all of the parts are assembled. There is a lot of gathering these days, but not a lot of assembling. Assembling requires the full team of ministry gifts that the church is being graced with in these days.

I pray that "the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to us the spirit of wisdom and revelation (apostolic ministry) in the knowledge of Him (teaching ministry), the eyes of our understanding (prophetic ministry) being enlightened; that we may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ" (who is in us, the hope of glory). (See Ephesians 1:17-20.)

I pray that sincere servant-leaders in the present-day church will gain the courage to do what they know in their hearts is right, trusting in God for their security. Reward their selfless bravery as they step out in faith in making Your kingdom and righteousness their first priority. Grant them the fruit of their labor.

I pray that church leaders in each geo-political sphere will embrace one another, be willing to be who God made each one to be, and submit to one another in love and the fear of God - until Your ordained governmental leadership becomes evident to all.

I pray for those upon whom You have placed the mantle of apostleship to also mature, becoming cleansed of every impure motivation and clothed with selfless humility, that we may embrace one another in the full communion of apostles that will release the church into reformed beauty. This should be our posture:

"For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death, for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men. We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored.
To this present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless. And we labor working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.

I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you. For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. Therefore I urge you, imitate me." - I Corinthians 4:9-16

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Maintaining Our Spirituality by Wade E. Taylor

2011-10-09T23:06:00.000-04:00

Maintaining Our Spirituality

Wade E. Taylor

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory. 1 Corinthians 2:7
The greatest gift and blessing that we possess is our spiritual sensitivity and hunger.
Unless we maintain a time of active daily communion and fellowship with our Lord, this "hunger," along with the anointing that enables us to unlock and understand the deeper levels of revelation within the Word of God, will gradually fade until we are left spiritually barren.
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength... Isaiah 40:30-31
To maintain our spirituality, it is essential that we set apart a specific time and place in which to "wait upon the Lord." As we do this, we will be "re-charged" spiritually. Just as a battery that has been discharged through use must be re-charged, so also, we must hold ourselves before the Lord, to allow His life and power to flow back into our being.
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8
The word "after" tells us that this "power" is given after we spend time in the presence of our Lord. These times of specific "waiting upon the Lord" will impart to us a "divine strength" that replaces our human weakness. This will result in an increase of our love for the Lord Himself, and produce within us the anointing that will quicken our understanding, enabling us to respond to the presence and promptings of the Lord.
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. Revelation 3:20
The emphasis is on our ability to hear, and our willingness to respond. This "hearing" is through the inner ear of our Spirit.
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Matthew 13:9
As we wait on the Lord in His presence, this ability to hear spiritually can be developed and improved.
The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him; and He will shew them His covenant. Psalm 25:14
This word "fear" speaks of a reverential awe or respect that stimulates us to respond to His presence and voice and "wait upon Him" with focused, undivided attention.
It is important for us to recognize that we function on two different levels of life.
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 1 Corinthians 15:44
Either one or the other of these will predominate � the "natural" or the "spiritual." As our spiritual life increases, our carnal desires will decrease. The "strength" of each of these is determined by the choices we make, the preferences we give, and which of these we nurture with our thoughts and actions.
The level of our spirituality is greatly affected by the amount of time we spend in "waiting upon the Lord." The time in which we come apart and look upward toward the Lord should never be passive, but rather, an active waiting in "anticipation," as one who watches for someone to enter a room. It should include a time of quiet worship and the expression of our love to the Lord.
I love them that love Me; and those that seek Me early shall find Me...That I may cause those that love Me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. Proverbs 8:17, 21
As we express our love for the Lord, it will bring a response from Him ("I love them that love Me"), lifting us into a higher level of communion and fellowship with Him. As we look toward Jesus in an attitude of receiving, the "substance" of His being will flow into us, to change us into His image and likeness.
As we continue to daily "wait on the Lord," to receive the impartation of spiritual life and strength that is essential to our spiritual well being, there must be a parallel "crucifixion" of our natural, soulish life. This is accomplished as we commit to the Cross all things which are contrary to our spiritual development � that seek to hinder or replace our times of waiting before the Lord.
The Lord will, through this process of crucifixion, remove the agitations and all that rebels against our becoming "still" before Him. We must pass through this time of "processing" before we will be able to fully experience the release of spiritual life that the Lord desires to make available to us.
Our ability to "wait upon the Lord" will increase as we "wait upon the Lord." As desirable and well intentioned as they may be, relationships with other Christians will never nurture or satisfy our spiritual hunger.
There must be the lifting of our being into a "vertical" relationship with the Lord � an intimate, personal coming to the Lord Himself, as coming to a person who desires to be known. As we "wait in His presence," He will make Himself known to us. Then, we will be better able to fellowship one with another.
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. Matthew 6:6
It is very important that we set apart special times when we are absolutely alone with the Lord. "...I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me" (Revelation 3:20).
In "waiting upon the Lord" we are both "quickened" and "lifted" into the realms of the Spirit. While we wait, the Lord works, re-orienting our desires and creating within us a sensitivity and openness to the "realm of the Spirit." This process of maturing us spiritually may be hindered as, while we work, the Lord waits. It is much easier to work for the Lord than to come apart and become quiet so we can wait on Him.
As our spiritual senses are sharpened, we will become more responsive to the desire of the Lord for communion and fellowship with us, and toward His desire for the redemption of mankind through us.
That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death. Philippians 3:10
This increased spiritual sensitivity, which we receive through our extended times of "waiting upon the Lord," will also cause us to become more sensitized to the natural realm. We must learn how to bear this sensitivity without any reaction or retaliation because of what we see or feel.
Who is blind, but My servant? or deaf, as My messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord's servant? Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. Isaiah 42:19-20
Because of the keen spiritual sensitivity that Jesus possessed, He knew the hearts of men, but He refused to react according to circumstances. He maintained His position in the heavenlies and was motivated according to what His Father was saying and doing, not man.
[However] that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 1 Corinthians 15:46
"First...that which is natural; and afterward..." We are to move in the faith that we have, no matter how limited it may be, and then we will be lifted upward into the "realm of the Spirit," where we will begin to move into that which is spiritual.
As we continue to "wait on the Lord in expectancy," in time we will pass from the natural realm into the "realm of the Spirit," where we will begin to move in that which is spiritual. At times, we may "feel" very little of Him, or of His presence. Even if we seemingly feel nothing as we "wait," we will later notice that it has, in a good way, affected all that we do or say.
The Lord God hath given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: He wakeneth morning by morning, He wakeneth Mine ear to hear as the learned. Isaiah 50:4
It is essential that we set apart time within the schedule of our busy lives to "wait upon the Lord."
If we will do this daily, we will never be disappointed.
Wade E. Taylor
Wade Taylor Ministries
wade@wadetaylor.org
www.wadetaylor.org/