by Glenice Mills
Again the Lord says, “So, Who do you say I am?”
The Lord said to me regarding England, “You will be brought to your knees, but it is time to get up off your knees.”
I asked the Lord what He meant by this. He showed me a picture of thousands of people on their knees, in an apparently humble position, but it was a false position. It was a position of people on their knees in false religion, false humility and a false pious state, while meanwhile devastation and destruction was happening all around them. It had a sense of exclusivity to it. The Lord showed me a people crippled, unable to move, unable to be effective, struggling to even make a move forward. They were hemmed in, stuck firm, unwilling and unable to move.
The Lord declares over England, ‘Get up off your knees, arise and make a stand, make a stand for righteousness, make a stand for justice, speak out, speak out, speak out!’ How much longer do you want to stay stuck on your knees? Arise, get up off your knees, for I will bring you to your knees in repentance for those who desire to seek me with all their heart, for those who desire to know My heart for England, for those who choose to carry My burden for this nation.
It is a time for repentance to come to England.
2 Chronicles 7:14,15 - "If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place."
It is time for repentance. For those who are truly called to stand in the gap, to intercede, and there is an urgency to do this like no other time in history.
1 Kings 18:21 - "For the Lord says, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.”"
2 Corinthians 6: 14-18 - "Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said, “I will dwell in them and walk among them, I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
Therefore come out from among them, and be separate says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.”
“I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters,” says the Lord Almighty."
There is a dividing coming between those that are truly His and those who are not. England is in, and coming into, a greater time of unsettling, turmoil, and with destruction happening that will shake the foundations of the ‘stiff upper lip’ thinking and feeling. It will be a time when the masks will be removed, when pretence will be shaken off, and when compromise will be exposed. People will wonder what is happening, fear will rise up in a manner that has never been revealed before. God is shaking up the idolatry; the union that has taken place with good and evil, where there has been a muddying of the waters to such an extent that confusion is a ruling spirit over this nation. The church has been a party to this compromise.
Weather patterns are going to get worse, there will be greater extremes with storms, snow storms, heat, wind and rain at such ferocity that the damage will be extensive. There will be huge financial cost caused by these weather patterns on top of the recession that is taking place at this time. Many believers will be challenged in their faith. Those that have a depth of relationship with the Lord will look at the challenge head on and be strengthened and encouraged as they pray and see the hand of God move on their behalf. Others will fall prey to fear and unbelief and turn their hearts away from God. Lawlessness will increase, and there will be a great uprising among the youth who will gather together and stir up such trouble that has never been seen. The rebellion and anti-christ attitude and behaviour will increase as hardship intensifies. There will be great loss of lives in these uprisings which will be a clarion call for the church to wake up, to repent where they have compromised and come into agreement with evil. It will be a time as ones come together and pray, they will see the Lord break down the walls of division between denominations and begin to rebuild on the Rock, Jesus Christ.
Psalm 20:7-9 - "Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God. They have bowed down and fallen; But we have risen and stand upright. Save Lord! May the King answer us when we call."
This is not a time to trust in tangible things, or trust in things done by our own hands. It is time to trust in the Lord. Get up off your knees, rise up, stand upright, and cry out for the salvation of the King. There is a line being drawn in the sand where the Lord would say, ‘Whom do you choose? Will you choose me or choose what feels comfortable? Will you choose to walk in His ways or in your own ways? Will you choose to stay in your place of comfort, on your knees, appearing pious or will you stand up and speak Truth, confront that which is evil in your own lives, and also what is operating over your nation?
Deuteronomy 30:15-18 - “See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you possess. But if your heart turns away so that you do not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other gods and serve them, I announce to you today that you shall surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land.”
This is a time to choose: choose life or death, blessing or cursing. I sense an urgency, and there is a window of opportunity for choices to be made. God knows the heart of those that are His. He is looking for ones who will come out, be separate, be followers of His ways: Who will choose His life and blessings and are willing to stand out, be different, be prepared to be persecuted for His name’s sake.
Change will come, England will become a Christian nation again, however it is dependent on His followers making a stand for righteousness.
This involves humility: walking away from compromise, being available to pray, be used of Him to speak, and be vessels of change to bring reformation to a nation that is going down a road that leads to death. Don’t follow that way, the way of death, choose life, so you and your children shall live. It is about God’s inheritance coming back to a nation that God’s heart desires to come back to Him.
‘Return to Me’, says the Lord!
Friday, 23 October 2009
Poem - Perfumed Worship
by Moya Boardman
Perfumed worship, perfect chaos
Deafening silence, sunless light
Torrential raindrop, trembling stillness
Soaking wind, agonising delight
Pouring out from fearful places
Going where I’ve never gone
Finding life in letting go
Full of energy, completely spent
Never understanding but somehow knowing
Present realities that I can not touch
All extremes contained in you
Find their origin & end
Comprehensible mystery
I am saved by what you spend
The earth cannot contain you
And yet - you live here inside
Father we can not comprehend
This mystery of you in us
Unapproachable light,
Unapproachable light
And yet you say - draw near
Soundless words
How awesome, how awesome you are Lord
We dare not, we dare not approach you
How awesome, how awesome you are
We dare not, we dare not approach you
But you say “come up, rest on my knee
I long to hold you, come near to me
Come near, come near to my heart”
How can we, how can we come?
What a terrible thing, What a terrible thing,
To fall into, the arms of - the living God
And yet your touch brings life
What a terrible, what a wonderful thing
And so I die into life
And so I die into life
Let it rise, let it rise to you,
Take my worship - Let it rise to you, to you
May it be a fragrance in your nostrils oh Lord
May it be acceptable unto you Lord
In my spirit I worship, In my heart I adore
How can I draw near? Lord you make the way
As I come under your cloak, I’m wrapped in your love
And you cover me, you draw me close
I am standing next to creation
I am leaning on the shoulder of the galaxy
All of power contained in the one who holds my hand
How oh Lord can that be?
You accept me, you accept me, you accept me - oh God
You accept me, you accept me,
You accept me, you accept me
Perfumed worship, perfect chaos
Deafening silence, sunless light
Torrential raindrop, trembling stillness
Soaking wind, agonising delight
Pouring out from fearful places
Going where I’ve never gone
Finding life in letting go
Full of energy, completely spent
Never understanding but somehow knowing
Present realities that I can not touch
All extremes contained in you
Find their origin & end
Comprehensible mystery
I am saved by what you spend
The earth cannot contain you
And yet - you live here inside
Father we can not comprehend
This mystery of you in us
Unapproachable light,
Unapproachable light
And yet you say - draw near
Soundless words
How awesome, how awesome you are Lord
We dare not, we dare not approach you
How awesome, how awesome you are
We dare not, we dare not approach you
But you say “come up, rest on my knee
I long to hold you, come near to me
Come near, come near to my heart”
How can we, how can we come?
What a terrible thing, What a terrible thing,
To fall into, the arms of - the living God
And yet your touch brings life
What a terrible, what a wonderful thing
And so I die into life
And so I die into life
Let it rise, let it rise to you,
Take my worship - Let it rise to you, to you
May it be a fragrance in your nostrils oh Lord
May it be acceptable unto you Lord
In my spirit I worship, In my heart I adore
How can I draw near? Lord you make the way
As I come under your cloak, I’m wrapped in your love
And you cover me, you draw me close
I am standing next to creation
I am leaning on the shoulder of the galaxy
All of power contained in the one who holds my hand
How oh Lord can that be?
You accept me, you accept me, you accept me - oh God
You accept me, you accept me,
You accept me, you accept me
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Prophetic Word for Australia: Dry Red Dust Storm
by Belinda Jabore
I have sensed the Lord this month directing me to the recent dust storms, particularly the first one on Wednesday 23rd of September. The Lord directed me to look up the meaning of Dry, Red and Dust. Prophetically these are signs to us as God’s people to look at what’s happening around us. I believe the Lord is saying to us that this Dry Dust Storm is a warning to us of what’s to come in the future. “It is a warning”.
Our senior minister of Forerunners, Apostle Lynne Hamilton, on the 19th September gave us a warning of something that was coming in the spirit and that she felt a dread in her spirit which she could not shake off that day, and from there it progressively grew becoming a greater burden. As a prophet myself I was getting a similar thing in the spirit during the week ahead, and I’m sure other prophets would have felt the same.
So let’s take a look at what the word dry means: without moisture; rainless; not yielding milk or other liquid; plain; unelaborated (dry facts); uninteresting; cold unfriendly; lacking sweetness; person or thing that dries up; insufficient rain; apparatus for removing moisture; Rehearsal in stimulated conditions. Dry run = rehearsal; Impassive - (incapable of or not showing emotion); unsympathetic; hard, cold. Of, or being, a political ‘dry’; politician who advocates (person who pleads for another) individual responsibility, free trade, economic stringency (of rules etc) strict, precise; leaving no loop hole for discretion (at the discretion of, to be settled or disposed of according to one’s own judgment; Greek- to discern.) etc, and opposes high government spending on social welfare; desert area; (of people) driven off drought stricken land. Become unproductive (of supplies) run out.
Also the dust storm was Red which means: of the colour ranging from that of blood to deep pink or orange; having to do with bloodshed, burning, violence, or revolution; in the red in debt or deficit.
Now let’s take a look at what dust means: cloud of this; Anything reduced by disintegration or decay; a dead persons remains; confusion; turmoil – meaning violent confusion; agitation. Din and bustle. (din meaning prolonged loud and confused noise; force (information) into a person by constant repetition. Gold dust; defeat thoroughly; hit the dust fall, or throw oneself to the ground. Take a heavy fall; be injured or killed; use again after a long period; create commotion or disturbance; make a fuss; throw dust in a persons eyes; confuse mislead or dupe a person. When the dust settles - when things quite down. Dust in the Strong’s dictionary means: Hebrew- daqaq, daw-kak; - to crush crumble: beat in pieces (small), bruise, make dust, (into) powder, (be very) small, stamp (small). Greek meaning is koniortos, kon-ee-or-tos; from the word ornumi (to rouse) ; pulverance (as blown about)- dust. Also from the word koniao, kon-ee-ah-o- to white wash; whiten.
The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; unfortunately this world is in fear of nothing, except itself. The meanings and description of these words state the condition the people are in - they are without moisture, uninteresting, a person or thing that dries up; cold, unfriendly, in the red in debt or deficit; impassive, unsympathetic, hard, became unproductive, having to do with bloodshed, burning, violence, or revolution; reduced to disintegration; confusion and turmoil, to be misled or dupe a person, (do we get the picture.) This is just a rehearsal of what’s to come in the future and God is sending us a sign of the state of our hearts towards Him. But God is warning us that things will come in the world to hopefully propel us into His plans and will for us. God is warning us to come into His ways and not our own ways.
The Lord also highlighted the number 3 to me. Ecclesiastics 4:12. The meaning of number 3 very significant: God head; Father Word Holy Spirit; Water blood spirit; body soul and spirit; 3 day; Dove; Sun moon stars; Rock; 3 witnesses; Breath of Jesus; 1Lord 1God 1Spirit.
The things that are happening in the world today is a sign to us. Look around it’s everywhere, through politics, government, pushing for a New World Order, global
warming, human rights, massive increase of violence, military - a financial sector which crashed and now they are trying to say it’s stabilising and is going well and gaining momentum. Things are not what they seem! Why does the voice of the world say peace when there is no peace? World leaders saying peace when there is no peace.
God is not happy with the way His people are distracted, confused and in turmoil - following something that is not real, which is leading His people into deception. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. If the world is so right, then why have we the issues and the problems that we have today? The reason is that man think that they can live without God in their lives and delete Him out of it. We so need a revelation of the Fear of the Lord in our lives today. More than ever we need a reality check of the state we are in and how fragile we are. Natural disasters and crisis bring a reality check and the need of salvation and our need for Jesus and our Loving Father and His Holy Spirit to help us. When a people are so hell bent on going there own way, He will not go against there will, but there will be consequences for that.
Can you imagine our Creator God Almighty Himself who created us and this world and the universe for us to live in, loving us and giving us commands to follow to lead a life of fulfilment and contentment with each other, to have a love for each other, free of hatred, crime, lawlessness, murder, jealousy, envy, lust, etc. - a world where we could walk anywhere, anytime and feel safe never looking over our shoulder? (Wow, imagine that!). Then having the very ones He made turn on Him, saying He doesn’t exist & crucify (a horrific death) His only Son who was in His likeness and then presume to think they know better. I don’t think so! Of course He, being the loving caring and patient God that He is, will let them have their way (as they know best) so hopefully they will eventually see that salvation and relationship with Him is the only way out of this world. There is no other way.
The amazing thing about this is that God always warns us ahead of time, and the positive is if we will obey Him we will be safe and come into His promises and we will come out of all those negative meaning words and come out as His gold dust.
I hear the Lord say to take a good look at what is going on around you, it’s as plain as the nose on your face that if my people would turn from their wicked ways (twisted and off track), and come out of confusion and turmoil, out of the world’s grasp, the grasping of what is not real and what is keeping you away from me. If you would seek me with all your mind, heart and strength and run into my commands and commandments that I have given you, My promises to you will come to you and you will stand and look at all that’s going on around you and you will not be harmed. You will be a sign to the people of this world that I am a loving and kind God and that I love you and that I will never leave you or forsake you. My word is truth and is Life to those who find it, hear it and do it. How can I help you when you continue to walk away from me and follow your own thoughts and your own ways? Please hear the cry of my commandments and hear the cry of my love for you. Oh my heart longs for you to dwell in a safe place, to protect and keep you in all your ways to give you a future and a hope. Run into the safety of My true house’s where I can be and dwell there with you. I will be your God and you will be My people. Hear what the Holy Spirit is saying to you, to comfort you to help you. He is the Spirit of Truth.
Jesus is saying to us – “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through ME.”
“If you love Me, keep My commandments”.
“And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever- the spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him or knows Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you”.
The things that are coming on this world and have already come upon it, you will be unable to stand without Me. Be aware of the false houses that are not of Me and the ones who declare a union of all gods together as one. “This is not of Me” say’s God.
I have sensed the Lord this month directing me to the recent dust storms, particularly the first one on Wednesday 23rd of September. The Lord directed me to look up the meaning of Dry, Red and Dust. Prophetically these are signs to us as God’s people to look at what’s happening around us. I believe the Lord is saying to us that this Dry Dust Storm is a warning to us of what’s to come in the future. “It is a warning”.
Our senior minister of Forerunners, Apostle Lynne Hamilton, on the 19th September gave us a warning of something that was coming in the spirit and that she felt a dread in her spirit which she could not shake off that day, and from there it progressively grew becoming a greater burden. As a prophet myself I was getting a similar thing in the spirit during the week ahead, and I’m sure other prophets would have felt the same.
So let’s take a look at what the word dry means: without moisture; rainless; not yielding milk or other liquid; plain; unelaborated (dry facts); uninteresting; cold unfriendly; lacking sweetness; person or thing that dries up; insufficient rain; apparatus for removing moisture; Rehearsal in stimulated conditions. Dry run = rehearsal; Impassive - (incapable of or not showing emotion); unsympathetic; hard, cold. Of, or being, a political ‘dry’; politician who advocates (person who pleads for another) individual responsibility, free trade, economic stringency (of rules etc) strict, precise; leaving no loop hole for discretion (at the discretion of, to be settled or disposed of according to one’s own judgment; Greek- to discern.) etc, and opposes high government spending on social welfare; desert area; (of people) driven off drought stricken land. Become unproductive (of supplies) run out.
Also the dust storm was Red which means: of the colour ranging from that of blood to deep pink or orange; having to do with bloodshed, burning, violence, or revolution; in the red in debt or deficit.
Now let’s take a look at what dust means: cloud of this; Anything reduced by disintegration or decay; a dead persons remains; confusion; turmoil – meaning violent confusion; agitation. Din and bustle. (din meaning prolonged loud and confused noise; force (information) into a person by constant repetition. Gold dust; defeat thoroughly; hit the dust fall, or throw oneself to the ground. Take a heavy fall; be injured or killed; use again after a long period; create commotion or disturbance; make a fuss; throw dust in a persons eyes; confuse mislead or dupe a person. When the dust settles - when things quite down. Dust in the Strong’s dictionary means: Hebrew- daqaq, daw-kak; - to crush crumble: beat in pieces (small), bruise, make dust, (into) powder, (be very) small, stamp (small). Greek meaning is koniortos, kon-ee-or-tos; from the word ornumi (to rouse) ; pulverance (as blown about)- dust. Also from the word koniao, kon-ee-ah-o- to white wash; whiten.
The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; unfortunately this world is in fear of nothing, except itself. The meanings and description of these words state the condition the people are in - they are without moisture, uninteresting, a person or thing that dries up; cold, unfriendly, in the red in debt or deficit; impassive, unsympathetic, hard, became unproductive, having to do with bloodshed, burning, violence, or revolution; reduced to disintegration; confusion and turmoil, to be misled or dupe a person, (do we get the picture.) This is just a rehearsal of what’s to come in the future and God is sending us a sign of the state of our hearts towards Him. But God is warning us that things will come in the world to hopefully propel us into His plans and will for us. God is warning us to come into His ways and not our own ways.
The Lord also highlighted the number 3 to me. Ecclesiastics 4:12. The meaning of number 3 very significant: God head; Father Word Holy Spirit; Water blood spirit; body soul and spirit; 3 day; Dove; Sun moon stars; Rock; 3 witnesses; Breath of Jesus; 1Lord 1God 1Spirit.
The things that are happening in the world today is a sign to us. Look around it’s everywhere, through politics, government, pushing for a New World Order, global
warming, human rights, massive increase of violence, military - a financial sector which crashed and now they are trying to say it’s stabilising and is going well and gaining momentum. Things are not what they seem! Why does the voice of the world say peace when there is no peace? World leaders saying peace when there is no peace.
God is not happy with the way His people are distracted, confused and in turmoil - following something that is not real, which is leading His people into deception. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. If the world is so right, then why have we the issues and the problems that we have today? The reason is that man think that they can live without God in their lives and delete Him out of it. We so need a revelation of the Fear of the Lord in our lives today. More than ever we need a reality check of the state we are in and how fragile we are. Natural disasters and crisis bring a reality check and the need of salvation and our need for Jesus and our Loving Father and His Holy Spirit to help us. When a people are so hell bent on going there own way, He will not go against there will, but there will be consequences for that.
Can you imagine our Creator God Almighty Himself who created us and this world and the universe for us to live in, loving us and giving us commands to follow to lead a life of fulfilment and contentment with each other, to have a love for each other, free of hatred, crime, lawlessness, murder, jealousy, envy, lust, etc. - a world where we could walk anywhere, anytime and feel safe never looking over our shoulder? (Wow, imagine that!). Then having the very ones He made turn on Him, saying He doesn’t exist & crucify (a horrific death) His only Son who was in His likeness and then presume to think they know better. I don’t think so! Of course He, being the loving caring and patient God that He is, will let them have their way (as they know best) so hopefully they will eventually see that salvation and relationship with Him is the only way out of this world. There is no other way.
The amazing thing about this is that God always warns us ahead of time, and the positive is if we will obey Him we will be safe and come into His promises and we will come out of all those negative meaning words and come out as His gold dust.
I hear the Lord say to take a good look at what is going on around you, it’s as plain as the nose on your face that if my people would turn from their wicked ways (twisted and off track), and come out of confusion and turmoil, out of the world’s grasp, the grasping of what is not real and what is keeping you away from me. If you would seek me with all your mind, heart and strength and run into my commands and commandments that I have given you, My promises to you will come to you and you will stand and look at all that’s going on around you and you will not be harmed. You will be a sign to the people of this world that I am a loving and kind God and that I love you and that I will never leave you or forsake you. My word is truth and is Life to those who find it, hear it and do it. How can I help you when you continue to walk away from me and follow your own thoughts and your own ways? Please hear the cry of my commandments and hear the cry of my love for you. Oh my heart longs for you to dwell in a safe place, to protect and keep you in all your ways to give you a future and a hope. Run into the safety of My true house’s where I can be and dwell there with you. I will be your God and you will be My people. Hear what the Holy Spirit is saying to you, to comfort you to help you. He is the Spirit of Truth.
Jesus is saying to us – “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through ME.”
“If you love Me, keep My commandments”.
“And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever- the spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him or knows Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you”.
The things that are coming on this world and have already come upon it, you will be unable to stand without Me. Be aware of the false houses that are not of Me and the ones who declare a union of all gods together as one. “This is not of Me” say’s God.
A Prophetic Word for Australia: Listen to His Words; Choose
by Jonothan Mills
I felt like the Lord was saying that He was going to come with might and power to the nation of Australia to drive out His enemies.
Ephesians 6:10 - "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might."
God is God and He changes not. His Word is true and He will drive out His enemy according to His Word. We just need to stand on the truth of Gods word and obey it completely. When we stand with Him, He will add power to His Word and great works will come through those who are faithful with the little that we need to do.
We must not interject our thoughts into what He says but we must be discerning to know what is from God, for He will be with us because He cannot contradict His Word. God has a standard in His prophets and ministers, we must speak His Word (both authentic logos and Holy Ghost inspired rhema Word).
Exodus 6:1 - “Then the Lord said unto Moses, ‘Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong shall he let them go, and with a strong hand he will drive them out if his land’.”
Exodus 6:2-3 - “And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, ‘I am the Lord:
And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them’.”
Moses listened to the Word of the Lord and in courage chose to speak to the ruler of Egypt (or the power of this age). Moses warned Pharaoh numerous times and God supported the words of Moses with the signs and wonders that were needed to see His people set free.
At that moment, Pharaoh had the choice - obey the true God and let His people go, or keep God’s children in slavery. The challenge was made, and as we know, Pharaoh did not heed Moses warnings and was judged through plagues, etc and God got His way by delivering Israel out of Egypt.
I declare that the coming move of God in Australia will confront the powers of this age and be a foreshadow of what is to come on the earth in the last days. Rulers will bow to the Lord God much like Nebuchadnezzar, evil men will turn to good, the depressed will leap like deer again, and He will wash away the tears of the broken hearted. For heaven will surely come on this earth.
For the Lord will come in might and power, but woe to those who get in the way of God and what He wants to do. He is serious about us and wants His people reconciled to Himself.
We must have faith in the unseen and assurance in our hope JESUS CHRIST!
Mat 6:13 - “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever & ever. Amen.”
When we behold & look like Christ, people will see us for that. They will choose to embrace or reject the truth. God can stand with people who are obedient towards His Word and who honour it.
The time is near, the harvest is ripe. God wants to reconcile Himself to His people and see them set free from the bondage of sin into the riches of glory in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Be encouraged!
I felt like the Lord was saying that He was going to come with might and power to the nation of Australia to drive out His enemies.
Ephesians 6:10 - "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might."
God is God and He changes not. His Word is true and He will drive out His enemy according to His Word. We just need to stand on the truth of Gods word and obey it completely. When we stand with Him, He will add power to His Word and great works will come through those who are faithful with the little that we need to do.
We must not interject our thoughts into what He says but we must be discerning to know what is from God, for He will be with us because He cannot contradict His Word. God has a standard in His prophets and ministers, we must speak His Word (both authentic logos and Holy Ghost inspired rhema Word).
Exodus 6:1 - “Then the Lord said unto Moses, ‘Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong shall he let them go, and with a strong hand he will drive them out if his land’.”
Exodus 6:2-3 - “And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, ‘I am the Lord:
And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them’.”
Moses listened to the Word of the Lord and in courage chose to speak to the ruler of Egypt (or the power of this age). Moses warned Pharaoh numerous times and God supported the words of Moses with the signs and wonders that were needed to see His people set free.
At that moment, Pharaoh had the choice - obey the true God and let His people go, or keep God’s children in slavery. The challenge was made, and as we know, Pharaoh did not heed Moses warnings and was judged through plagues, etc and God got His way by delivering Israel out of Egypt.
I declare that the coming move of God in Australia will confront the powers of this age and be a foreshadow of what is to come on the earth in the last days. Rulers will bow to the Lord God much like Nebuchadnezzar, evil men will turn to good, the depressed will leap like deer again, and He will wash away the tears of the broken hearted. For heaven will surely come on this earth.
For the Lord will come in might and power, but woe to those who get in the way of God and what He wants to do. He is serious about us and wants His people reconciled to Himself.
We must have faith in the unseen and assurance in our hope JESUS CHRIST!
Mat 6:13 - “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever & ever. Amen.”
When we behold & look like Christ, people will see us for that. They will choose to embrace or reject the truth. God can stand with people who are obedient towards His Word and who honour it.
The time is near, the harvest is ripe. God wants to reconcile Himself to His people and see them set free from the bondage of sin into the riches of glory in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Be encouraged!
If We Will, HE Will
by Tony Clark
I am silent before You
And I close my eyes
You wrap Your arms around me.
It’s with praise that we are victorious.
Praise unlocks the purposes and power of God.
To bring glory to God- If we declare Him He will come.
If we praise Him as the Healer - He will heal.
It’s all about faith and standing.
We are His chosen! We are His Prophets.
Prophets declare who God is to a people that do not know Him.
We carry the Glory of God! Christ!
God says “I want to renew your vision today.”
Every one of us has a vision in our hearts - true vision - of knowing God.
I am silent before You
And I close my eyes
You wrap Your arms around me.
It’s with praise that we are victorious.
Praise unlocks the purposes and power of God.
To bring glory to God- If we declare Him He will come.
If we praise Him as the Healer - He will heal.
It’s all about faith and standing.
We are His chosen! We are His Prophets.
Prophets declare who God is to a people that do not know Him.
We carry the Glory of God! Christ!
God says “I want to renew your vision today.”
Every one of us has a vision in our hearts - true vision - of knowing God.
Thursday, 15 October 2009
To My Chosen Ones
by Helen Warburton
In the fullness of time I will bring forth the release of your ministry as I did with My Son. It will be patterned after His ministry on the earth. You will be baptised in the fullness of My Spirit to do the work of the ministry. You too will contend in prayer in the wilderness in preparation for the release of My Spirit, in you and through you, through overcoming the enemy. I will release you to preach and I will call others to support you in your calling. You will teach with authority and the enemy will be cast out of many. You too will tell stories that others may learn of Me, and yet to some the truth will be hidden.
As you grow in your authority many will be healed and miracles will come forth through your words and your hands. You will be called aside to pray to the Father and discern what He is doing each day of your life and in the details of the ministry. Miracles and healings will flow as the Father directs.
Persecution will come from the religous sector and family will not understand what you are doing. You will also declare as Jesus did that your mother, brother, and sisters are the ones who walk in the ways of the Kingdom. You will reach out to your people and those from other nations. The food will be multiplied and you will see the dead raised as you trust Me.
For I have called you to perform the greater works and those who continue to ask will recieve from My hand in these days. The hand of heaven will be upon you and the winds and the waves will obey you.
Desire to be conformed to the image of My Son! Desire to do the greater works and pray that through you My Kingdom may come to earth! Desire the call I have placed upon your lives for as you take up your cross and follow Me, you will walk in all My ways.
In the fullness of time I will bring forth the release of your ministry as I did with My Son. It will be patterned after His ministry on the earth. You will be baptised in the fullness of My Spirit to do the work of the ministry. You too will contend in prayer in the wilderness in preparation for the release of My Spirit, in you and through you, through overcoming the enemy. I will release you to preach and I will call others to support you in your calling. You will teach with authority and the enemy will be cast out of many. You too will tell stories that others may learn of Me, and yet to some the truth will be hidden.
As you grow in your authority many will be healed and miracles will come forth through your words and your hands. You will be called aside to pray to the Father and discern what He is doing each day of your life and in the details of the ministry. Miracles and healings will flow as the Father directs.
Persecution will come from the religous sector and family will not understand what you are doing. You will also declare as Jesus did that your mother, brother, and sisters are the ones who walk in the ways of the Kingdom. You will reach out to your people and those from other nations. The food will be multiplied and you will see the dead raised as you trust Me.
For I have called you to perform the greater works and those who continue to ask will recieve from My hand in these days. The hand of heaven will be upon you and the winds and the waves will obey you.
Desire to be conformed to the image of My Son! Desire to do the greater works and pray that through you My Kingdom may come to earth! Desire the call I have placed upon your lives for as you take up your cross and follow Me, you will walk in all My ways.
Friday, 9 October 2009
Revival
by Glenice Mills
The word ‘revival’ has been the buzz word going around Christian circles.
As we know in recent times there has been revival in many poor nations and until recently there has been moves of God among some Western nations.
However, there is little understanding on what true revival is. It is a word that has been misunderstood and with many and varied opinions as to what is revival.
I have been pondering this and over time the Lord has shown me a little understanding on this powerful word.
God’s heart is that all may come into a revelation and knowledge of salvation through the power of the shed blood of Jesus Christ at Calvary.
I broke down the word revival and this is what it looks like: revive all.
Yes, God’s heart is to revive all: young and old, saved and unsaved, churched and unchurched, rich countries, poor countries, - all to come to Him.
If we look at the meaning of the word revive and how it relates to what happens in the natural when someone needs reviving we can see parallels to what the Lord wants to do to bring His church to life.
There are keys in this word that challenges but also lays a good foundation for revival.
Revival first starts in His church, that is us, all Christians are part of the body of Christ hence revival must start with us individually.
Revival must come to the hearts of His people, that is you and I!
Revival in the Oxford Dictionary means reviving or being revived.
The word revive means to come or bring back to consciousness or life or strength; to come or bring back to existence.
The only way to bring a person back to life in the natural is by Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). There are steps required when ministering CPR that can be used as a picture for Spiritual CPR - that is life to the spirit of man.
Following are three steps in CPR which I will then enlarge on in a spiritual context.
1. A person must be dead, that is without life, before CPR can be given.
2. Breaths must be given to start the process of bringing back to life.
3. Compressions are then given to bring the life blood flowing throughout the body.
SPIRITUAL CONTEXT:
DEATH: LACK OF LIFE
Where there is death there is no life, it is also the end of self. You cannot go on alone, you are completely reliant on someone else to bring help. You are reliant on an outside source to bring back to life. It is being in a state of vulnerability, of brokenness and a desperate need for help. Without that help there is no life.
There comes a point where there needs to be an acknowledgment of the state of being, of having to reach out to the ‘source of life’ - Jesus Christ!
It is a life defining moment!!
It is an acknowledgment of where a person is at, what is happening around and about them, that is out of their control, it is an understanding that they are sinners needing redemption.
Conviction must come. It is by the power of the Holy Spirit that conviction and repentance will flow. It is the recognition of the state of ones heart - it comes out of a broken and contrite heart. Unless and until this happens it can’t be life changing. A pivotal turning point and a defining choice needs to be made which means one is never the same again.
It is not an emotional experience culminating in a ‘sinners prayer’ but rather a true conviction of sin, an acknowledging of needing help, and knowing that it is a life changing, defining choice, a giving up of oneself and the beginning of a relationship with the Lord and learning to lean on and rely on Him.
Romans 5:12 - "Therefore, as sin came into the world through one man, and death as the result of sin, so death spread to all men. (No one being able to stop it or to escape its power) because all men sinned."
Romans 6:23 - "For the wages which sin pays is death, but the bountiful free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
The ‘once saved always saved’ thinking is a lie. The truth is we must take up our cross daily. The dying process is a daily thing. We are told to outwalk our salvation with fear and trembling. It is learning to walk in the fear of the Lord.
If this is so shouldn’t revival in our hearts be an ongoing thing as we have relationship with the Lord? We are sinners, and that requires daily repentance and having a heart attitude that David had when he says in Psalm 139:23-24 - "Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxieties and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."
This being so, we must look at revival in ourselves first. The old revivals always had repentance, with a life changing encounter with the Lord. Revivals had fruits that have remained. We need to look at the bigger picture also. There are questions that also need to be asked as a body of believers, in our churches.
Are people yielded to the Lord in such a way that when the spirit of repentance comes they are willing to search their hearts, to change and to grow and mature?
Is the Spirit of Repentance even allowed to come on a Sunday morning service?
Is repentance even spoken of, preached, or a part of church life?
Is there a fear of the Lord among the people or is a gospel preached that compromises truth and justifies sin?
Are we seeing life changes in the people when they come to the Lord and as they are discipled and loved back to life in Christ?
BREATH OF LIFE:
The next step from death is the breath of life being administered to a person.
Without it a person will remain in a state of death.
The Lord is spoken of in Scripture as the breath of life. Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life and no one can come to the Father but by Him.
He is our very breath!
The breath of life is the miracle working power of God coming upon a person.
It is by the Holy Spirit breathing upon us that brings and gives us life.
Breath is the means for life to come. Once breath comes this then leads to life flowing through the body. It is like a new born baby, without breath it will soon die or suffer serious consequences such as brain injury.
We need the sustaining, life giving power of the breath of God.
John 20:21-23 - "So Jesus said to them again, ’Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.’
And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”"
It is only by the miracle working power of God that revival can take place. If it is done in man’s strength it will not yield long lasting fruit and will soon die out.
It is the Holy Spirit that brings conviction and life and without it nothing will remain.
In every revival miracles took place. The Holy Spirit came in such power that people were changed, and changed forever. The Power of Jesus Christ was released in healings, the gospel went out in power, and the breath of God was breathed upon each that cried out to God. It was released on the saved and the unsaved. People were never the same again! True revival has stayed in the history books and from them many lessons have been learnt.
Revival changes history. They are spoken of and God is always glorified in them.
So the challenge is are we simply existing or are we instruments of life changing, life giving, a people who are radical in our faith.
Are we passionate for the Lord? Is the power of God being displayed through each of us? Are we instruments of change, impacting lives and influencing people?
Is the church a life giving, impacting, influential, passionate, radical, overcoming influence of change in society?
Is the breath of life breathing on the people in such miracle working power that they are never the same again?
Is there even opportunity for the Holy Spirit to be expressed through His people?
Is there a reverential fear of the Lord in the church that the Holy Spirit comes and touch people’s lives in such a powerful way that conviction, and repentance that result in life changes coming upon people?
We in the body of Christ need to seriously ask ourselves these questions as we cannot advance the Kingdom here on earth unless we take a look at where we are at individually and corporately.
COMPRESSION: Means to squeeze together, constrict, contract, constrain.
It is about the life blood, bringing life to every organ of the body.
It can only take place when pressure is applied.
If we take heart compressions when giving CPR there are things required that bring about a positive outcome.
It requires correct positioning before pressure can be put on the heart. The hands must be placed correctly to be effective. If this does not happen there can be serious damage done to areas of the body near the heart.
There is violence applied to the heart - it jolts the heart back into action by the physical force of the hands being applied to the heart muscle.
Without it there would be no effect.
It requires a response - the heart has to respond to the hand action.
Then there has to be regularity of heart beat; allowing a good pressure of the blood coming to and from the heart.
The heart beat must be strong, if it is weak the heart has to work harder.
If we look at this in a spiritual context it can be likened to adversity bringing us to a place of growth and as we draw from the Lord new life coming to us.
It requires correct positioning to be effective.
Romans 12:4-8 - "For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another, Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith, or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness."
It is crucial at this time that we each individually know our position in the body of Christ. We must know our giftings and then use those gifts to be life to the church.
We must first have the life blood of Jesus Christ flowing through us by His Holy Spirit. We also need to know where and how we uniquely fit into His Church.
We need to know our function so we can give into the church and help it to advance God’s kingdom here on earth.
We must be positioned where we are able to be trained in our gifts and also to bring life to others.
The Lord will apply pressure so we do not stay comfortable with what we know, as His heart is to grow and mature us so we can be effective in His kingdom.
Are you growing in God? Do you have opportunity to use your gifts in the church?
What is your passion? Are you positioned in such a place that you can be trained, expanded, challenged and bring life to those who have need?
1 Corinthians 12:14-20 - "For in fact the body is not one member but many. If the foot should say, ‘Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,’ is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear should say, ‘Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body’ is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased. And if they were all one member, where would the body be? And now indeed there are many members, yet one body."
Sadly, it is easy to succumb to apathy and complacency and go along with what is safe, however, that does not produce growth or fruit.
We are to be ‘life givers’.
The Lord wants His revival power to come upon His people and to those who don’t know him.
Do you desire to walk in the revival power of God?
That is the challenge for these times - these times of increasing adversity and persecution.
The word ‘revival’ has been the buzz word going around Christian circles.
As we know in recent times there has been revival in many poor nations and until recently there has been moves of God among some Western nations.
However, there is little understanding on what true revival is. It is a word that has been misunderstood and with many and varied opinions as to what is revival.
I have been pondering this and over time the Lord has shown me a little understanding on this powerful word.
God’s heart is that all may come into a revelation and knowledge of salvation through the power of the shed blood of Jesus Christ at Calvary.
I broke down the word revival and this is what it looks like: revive all.
Yes, God’s heart is to revive all: young and old, saved and unsaved, churched and unchurched, rich countries, poor countries, - all to come to Him.
If we look at the meaning of the word revive and how it relates to what happens in the natural when someone needs reviving we can see parallels to what the Lord wants to do to bring His church to life.
There are keys in this word that challenges but also lays a good foundation for revival.
Revival first starts in His church, that is us, all Christians are part of the body of Christ hence revival must start with us individually.
Revival must come to the hearts of His people, that is you and I!
Revival in the Oxford Dictionary means reviving or being revived.
The word revive means to come or bring back to consciousness or life or strength; to come or bring back to existence.
The only way to bring a person back to life in the natural is by Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). There are steps required when ministering CPR that can be used as a picture for Spiritual CPR - that is life to the spirit of man.
Following are three steps in CPR which I will then enlarge on in a spiritual context.
1. A person must be dead, that is without life, before CPR can be given.
2. Breaths must be given to start the process of bringing back to life.
3. Compressions are then given to bring the life blood flowing throughout the body.
SPIRITUAL CONTEXT:
DEATH: LACK OF LIFE
Where there is death there is no life, it is also the end of self. You cannot go on alone, you are completely reliant on someone else to bring help. You are reliant on an outside source to bring back to life. It is being in a state of vulnerability, of brokenness and a desperate need for help. Without that help there is no life.
There comes a point where there needs to be an acknowledgment of the state of being, of having to reach out to the ‘source of life’ - Jesus Christ!
It is a life defining moment!!
It is an acknowledgment of where a person is at, what is happening around and about them, that is out of their control, it is an understanding that they are sinners needing redemption.
Conviction must come. It is by the power of the Holy Spirit that conviction and repentance will flow. It is the recognition of the state of ones heart - it comes out of a broken and contrite heart. Unless and until this happens it can’t be life changing. A pivotal turning point and a defining choice needs to be made which means one is never the same again.
It is not an emotional experience culminating in a ‘sinners prayer’ but rather a true conviction of sin, an acknowledging of needing help, and knowing that it is a life changing, defining choice, a giving up of oneself and the beginning of a relationship with the Lord and learning to lean on and rely on Him.
Romans 5:12 - "Therefore, as sin came into the world through one man, and death as the result of sin, so death spread to all men. (No one being able to stop it or to escape its power) because all men sinned."
Romans 6:23 - "For the wages which sin pays is death, but the bountiful free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
The ‘once saved always saved’ thinking is a lie. The truth is we must take up our cross daily. The dying process is a daily thing. We are told to outwalk our salvation with fear and trembling. It is learning to walk in the fear of the Lord.
If this is so shouldn’t revival in our hearts be an ongoing thing as we have relationship with the Lord? We are sinners, and that requires daily repentance and having a heart attitude that David had when he says in Psalm 139:23-24 - "Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxieties and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."
This being so, we must look at revival in ourselves first. The old revivals always had repentance, with a life changing encounter with the Lord. Revivals had fruits that have remained. We need to look at the bigger picture also. There are questions that also need to be asked as a body of believers, in our churches.
Are people yielded to the Lord in such a way that when the spirit of repentance comes they are willing to search their hearts, to change and to grow and mature?
Is the Spirit of Repentance even allowed to come on a Sunday morning service?
Is repentance even spoken of, preached, or a part of church life?
Is there a fear of the Lord among the people or is a gospel preached that compromises truth and justifies sin?
Are we seeing life changes in the people when they come to the Lord and as they are discipled and loved back to life in Christ?
BREATH OF LIFE:
The next step from death is the breath of life being administered to a person.
Without it a person will remain in a state of death.
The Lord is spoken of in Scripture as the breath of life. Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life and no one can come to the Father but by Him.
He is our very breath!
The breath of life is the miracle working power of God coming upon a person.
It is by the Holy Spirit breathing upon us that brings and gives us life.
Breath is the means for life to come. Once breath comes this then leads to life flowing through the body. It is like a new born baby, without breath it will soon die or suffer serious consequences such as brain injury.
We need the sustaining, life giving power of the breath of God.
John 20:21-23 - "So Jesus said to them again, ’Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.’
And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”"
It is only by the miracle working power of God that revival can take place. If it is done in man’s strength it will not yield long lasting fruit and will soon die out.
It is the Holy Spirit that brings conviction and life and without it nothing will remain.
In every revival miracles took place. The Holy Spirit came in such power that people were changed, and changed forever. The Power of Jesus Christ was released in healings, the gospel went out in power, and the breath of God was breathed upon each that cried out to God. It was released on the saved and the unsaved. People were never the same again! True revival has stayed in the history books and from them many lessons have been learnt.
Revival changes history. They are spoken of and God is always glorified in them.
So the challenge is are we simply existing or are we instruments of life changing, life giving, a people who are radical in our faith.
Are we passionate for the Lord? Is the power of God being displayed through each of us? Are we instruments of change, impacting lives and influencing people?
Is the church a life giving, impacting, influential, passionate, radical, overcoming influence of change in society?
Is the breath of life breathing on the people in such miracle working power that they are never the same again?
Is there even opportunity for the Holy Spirit to be expressed through His people?
Is there a reverential fear of the Lord in the church that the Holy Spirit comes and touch people’s lives in such a powerful way that conviction, and repentance that result in life changes coming upon people?
We in the body of Christ need to seriously ask ourselves these questions as we cannot advance the Kingdom here on earth unless we take a look at where we are at individually and corporately.
COMPRESSION: Means to squeeze together, constrict, contract, constrain.
It is about the life blood, bringing life to every organ of the body.
It can only take place when pressure is applied.
If we take heart compressions when giving CPR there are things required that bring about a positive outcome.
It requires correct positioning before pressure can be put on the heart. The hands must be placed correctly to be effective. If this does not happen there can be serious damage done to areas of the body near the heart.
There is violence applied to the heart - it jolts the heart back into action by the physical force of the hands being applied to the heart muscle.
Without it there would be no effect.
It requires a response - the heart has to respond to the hand action.
Then there has to be regularity of heart beat; allowing a good pressure of the blood coming to and from the heart.
The heart beat must be strong, if it is weak the heart has to work harder.
If we look at this in a spiritual context it can be likened to adversity bringing us to a place of growth and as we draw from the Lord new life coming to us.
It requires correct positioning to be effective.
Romans 12:4-8 - "For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another, Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith, or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness."
It is crucial at this time that we each individually know our position in the body of Christ. We must know our giftings and then use those gifts to be life to the church.
We must first have the life blood of Jesus Christ flowing through us by His Holy Spirit. We also need to know where and how we uniquely fit into His Church.
We need to know our function so we can give into the church and help it to advance God’s kingdom here on earth.
We must be positioned where we are able to be trained in our gifts and also to bring life to others.
The Lord will apply pressure so we do not stay comfortable with what we know, as His heart is to grow and mature us so we can be effective in His kingdom.
Are you growing in God? Do you have opportunity to use your gifts in the church?
What is your passion? Are you positioned in such a place that you can be trained, expanded, challenged and bring life to those who have need?
1 Corinthians 12:14-20 - "For in fact the body is not one member but many. If the foot should say, ‘Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,’ is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear should say, ‘Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body’ is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased. And if they were all one member, where would the body be? And now indeed there are many members, yet one body."
Sadly, it is easy to succumb to apathy and complacency and go along with what is safe, however, that does not produce growth or fruit.
We are to be ‘life givers’.
The Lord wants His revival power to come upon His people and to those who don’t know him.
Do you desire to walk in the revival power of God?
That is the challenge for these times - these times of increasing adversity and persecution.
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
He Has A Standard
by Jonathan Mills
God has a requirement from us and He wants us to be strict in that. There is a standard of truth that must be acquired in each of us if we want to be used purely for His purpose. He requires us to be pure to His Godly agenda and put off the old nature that requires us to strive in the flesh.
I declare that there is sufficient grace for His people to pursue the Holy Mountain and climb to the heights of God’s requirements. Why do we need to pursue the Holy Mountain?
God has a perfect plan for us, and desires us to live in that. Only there, will we be free to live in and enjoy the abundant fullness God has for us.
Psalm 24:1 - "(A Psalm of David) The earth is the LORD’S, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein."
Psalm 24:2 - "For He hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods."
Psalm 24:3 - "Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who shall stand in His holy place?"
Psalm 24:4 - "He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully."
Psalm 24:5 - "He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation."
Psalm 24:6 - "This is the generation of them that seek Him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah."
We need to be a generation who seek His face and hunger for His righteousness, and if we do, here is the blessing that we receive when we ascend His hill;
Psalm 24:7 - "Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in."
Psalm 24:8 - "Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle."
Psalm 24:9 - "Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in."
Psalm 24:10 - "Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah."
How awesome is our God, He wants us holy so He can manifest Himself to us! Is that not worth it to keep clean hands and pure hearts? He wants to show us His glory and open the doors of heaven onto His people. I don’t know about you but I find that amazing!
A couple of years ago I had a dream that thoroughly impacted my life as a young guy wanting to go after God.
In it, I was half way up a mountain when I looked around and there was nothing but empty plains with fields as far as I could see, each looking the same. When I looked up I could see nothing but jagged rocks to the top of the mountain, but where I stood was flat, and there was a pathway that was paved for me leading around the mountain to the top. As I looked to the path there was a young couple in their early twenties relaxing in a spa bath (dreams are weird), They both had the most innocent purest countenance of anyone I had ever seen. She was stunningly beautiful and he was handsome. There was no lust between them but they were in perfect harmony with each other, they were both different yet the same. They were at complete peace with everything and had a smile that would light a room.
I then heard the words;
“Who can ascend the hill of the Lord? He who has clean hands and a pure heart.”
This is our calling as people - to live in God’s fullness without spot or blemish, made holy through His sacrifice, who’s sacrifice was more than enough to wash away our sins and keep us from stumbling.
Ephesians 5:27 - "That He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish."
God can not use people who seek their own or have selfish ambition, He can only use those who are submitted to their Lord and only want to do His will out of love. This is what it means to be a Christian. If you humble yourself He will exalt you in due time.
When the bride and the groom come together (us and God), we will be conformed and made holy to His image.
At the end of the day it is how we look in the mirror, not visually, but in our inner man. We need to look like Christ! The perfect image for mankind!
God has a requirement from us and He wants us to be strict in that. There is a standard of truth that must be acquired in each of us if we want to be used purely for His purpose. He requires us to be pure to His Godly agenda and put off the old nature that requires us to strive in the flesh.
I declare that there is sufficient grace for His people to pursue the Holy Mountain and climb to the heights of God’s requirements. Why do we need to pursue the Holy Mountain?
God has a perfect plan for us, and desires us to live in that. Only there, will we be free to live in and enjoy the abundant fullness God has for us.
Psalm 24:1 - "(A Psalm of David) The earth is the LORD’S, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein."
Psalm 24:2 - "For He hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods."
Psalm 24:3 - "Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who shall stand in His holy place?"
Psalm 24:4 - "He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully."
Psalm 24:5 - "He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation."
Psalm 24:6 - "This is the generation of them that seek Him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah."
We need to be a generation who seek His face and hunger for His righteousness, and if we do, here is the blessing that we receive when we ascend His hill;
Psalm 24:7 - "Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in."
Psalm 24:8 - "Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle."
Psalm 24:9 - "Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in."
Psalm 24:10 - "Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah."
How awesome is our God, He wants us holy so He can manifest Himself to us! Is that not worth it to keep clean hands and pure hearts? He wants to show us His glory and open the doors of heaven onto His people. I don’t know about you but I find that amazing!
A couple of years ago I had a dream that thoroughly impacted my life as a young guy wanting to go after God.
In it, I was half way up a mountain when I looked around and there was nothing but empty plains with fields as far as I could see, each looking the same. When I looked up I could see nothing but jagged rocks to the top of the mountain, but where I stood was flat, and there was a pathway that was paved for me leading around the mountain to the top. As I looked to the path there was a young couple in their early twenties relaxing in a spa bath (dreams are weird), They both had the most innocent purest countenance of anyone I had ever seen. She was stunningly beautiful and he was handsome. There was no lust between them but they were in perfect harmony with each other, they were both different yet the same. They were at complete peace with everything and had a smile that would light a room.
I then heard the words;
“Who can ascend the hill of the Lord? He who has clean hands and a pure heart.”
This is our calling as people - to live in God’s fullness without spot or blemish, made holy through His sacrifice, who’s sacrifice was more than enough to wash away our sins and keep us from stumbling.
Ephesians 5:27 - "That He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish."
God can not use people who seek their own or have selfish ambition, He can only use those who are submitted to their Lord and only want to do His will out of love. This is what it means to be a Christian. If you humble yourself He will exalt you in due time.
When the bride and the groom come together (us and God), we will be conformed and made holy to His image.
At the end of the day it is how we look in the mirror, not visually, but in our inner man. We need to look like Christ! The perfect image for mankind!
Prophetic Word for Australia: Leaving on a Jet Plane
by Rhys Fitzsimmons
On Friday the 1st of May, I took my wife to the Brisbane International Airport for her flight to New Zealand. As I was sitting there in the upper level of the airport waiting for her to come through customs and watch her board her flight, I asked the Lord, “Is there anything you want to show me while I am here?” I then saw a picture of teams of apostles and prophets being sent out. I also saw those who are called to the other five-fold offices being sent as well. I saw apostles, prophets, evangelists, teachers, and pastors - and as a team they would go to the country God has called them to, walking through customs and then boarding their flights to the country that has been assigned to them to do our Masters work. I noticed it was not the individual going to do his work but a team, which speaks of a corporate anointing.
I was then reminded of the movies of Mission Impossible and how Tom Cruise was sent out to complete a mission, however the mission will be possible because the Spirit of God will make all things possible. I got the sense that these flames of fires sent out by God would go to a specific country to complete a mission, but then once God has accomplised what He wants He will bring them home again for further training and equipping for the next mission.
I see some of the body of Christ in these nations will draw heavily on the anointing of these servants and will be like leaches, not wanting to let them go, but God’s agenda will take priority over man’s agenda. These servants will be offered money, fame, and their own churches, but I see that the only motive on their hearts is to be just like Jesus “doing only that which the Father says”, and bringing the kingdom of God to these people.
Just like the Goverment sends out special SAS Troops to complete a specific mission in dangerous territory, I sense these men and women of God will be His SAS Troops being sent into the enemy’s (Satan’s) territory. Just as quickly as the troops arrived though, they will be moved on by the Spirit of God to avoid any backlash of the principalities of those areas.
These servants will only do that which the Holy Spirit will ask them to do, and will not be people pleasers. God will not forget the people of these places who have been touched by His Spirit through His servants, but will send the helpers and the pastors to care for the sheep.
For many, many years Australia has received much ministry and teaching from the States, and from anointed men and woman of God from America. I see Australia now sending out many men and women of God to America and the rest of the world.
I declare - Australia, Australia, now is your time! This is your season! In Jesus Name.
On Friday the 1st of May, I took my wife to the Brisbane International Airport for her flight to New Zealand. As I was sitting there in the upper level of the airport waiting for her to come through customs and watch her board her flight, I asked the Lord, “Is there anything you want to show me while I am here?” I then saw a picture of teams of apostles and prophets being sent out. I also saw those who are called to the other five-fold offices being sent as well. I saw apostles, prophets, evangelists, teachers, and pastors - and as a team they would go to the country God has called them to, walking through customs and then boarding their flights to the country that has been assigned to them to do our Masters work. I noticed it was not the individual going to do his work but a team, which speaks of a corporate anointing.
I was then reminded of the movies of Mission Impossible and how Tom Cruise was sent out to complete a mission, however the mission will be possible because the Spirit of God will make all things possible. I got the sense that these flames of fires sent out by God would go to a specific country to complete a mission, but then once God has accomplised what He wants He will bring them home again for further training and equipping for the next mission.
I see some of the body of Christ in these nations will draw heavily on the anointing of these servants and will be like leaches, not wanting to let them go, but God’s agenda will take priority over man’s agenda. These servants will be offered money, fame, and their own churches, but I see that the only motive on their hearts is to be just like Jesus “doing only that which the Father says”, and bringing the kingdom of God to these people.
Just like the Goverment sends out special SAS Troops to complete a specific mission in dangerous territory, I sense these men and women of God will be His SAS Troops being sent into the enemy’s (Satan’s) territory. Just as quickly as the troops arrived though, they will be moved on by the Spirit of God to avoid any backlash of the principalities of those areas.
These servants will only do that which the Holy Spirit will ask them to do, and will not be people pleasers. God will not forget the people of these places who have been touched by His Spirit through His servants, but will send the helpers and the pastors to care for the sheep.
For many, many years Australia has received much ministry and teaching from the States, and from anointed men and woman of God from America. I see Australia now sending out many men and women of God to America and the rest of the world.
I declare - Australia, Australia, now is your time! This is your season! In Jesus Name.
Equipped
by Tony Clark
Equipped, well trained, effective, mature in gift & call, in office, position, role.
Not fruitlessness, or apathy, or lukewarmness, indifference.
Effective, sober minded, alert, aware.
Not lazy, not carnally(earthly) minded, but spiritual – living in the Truth, having life from God.
Our wounds keep us down, keep us from soaring, but we can shake off our grave clothes & allow God to give us life.
Partakers of the divine nature, decided, the matter settled in us that God is who He says He is.
Specialists, knowing your job, clearly defined, knowing who we are in God.
Active, activate us Lord!
Shaking off unrealistic expectation, of who I should be, knowing your proper place, settled, content, at peace, & great power welling up within.
God in us, taking no credit for who He is, in us.
Not comparing to one another, dead to self.
Equipped, well trained, effective, mature in gift & call, in office, position, role.
Not fruitlessness, or apathy, or lukewarmness, indifference.
Effective, sober minded, alert, aware.
Not lazy, not carnally(earthly) minded, but spiritual – living in the Truth, having life from God.
Our wounds keep us down, keep us from soaring, but we can shake off our grave clothes & allow God to give us life.
Partakers of the divine nature, decided, the matter settled in us that God is who He says He is.
Specialists, knowing your job, clearly defined, knowing who we are in God.
Active, activate us Lord!
Shaking off unrealistic expectation, of who I should be, knowing your proper place, settled, content, at peace, & great power welling up within.
God in us, taking no credit for who He is, in us.
Not comparing to one another, dead to self.
Poem - I Long For Your Embrace
by Belinda Jabore
In my spirits eye
and
In my mind’s eye
I long for your embrace
To be with you
To know you more
To feel you
To smell you
I run into your warm and gentle embrace
I could sit all day
In your loving arms
Holding me, loving me
Encouraging me all the while
I can do no wrong
In these arms of love
Forever eternally overflowing
Looking forward too
Can’t wait
For that special time
In my Fathers loving arms
Alone just you and me.
In my spirits eye
and
In my mind’s eye
I long for your embrace
To be with you
To know you more
To feel you
To smell you
I run into your warm and gentle embrace
I could sit all day
In your loving arms
Holding me, loving me
Encouraging me all the while
I can do no wrong
In these arms of love
Forever eternally overflowing
Looking forward too
Can’t wait
For that special time
In my Fathers loving arms
Alone just you and me.
Poem - I Play a Memory
by Tony Clark
I play a memory.
the vivid beyond, back when everything was simple
all was clear, picture perfect.
Things were forgotten but only became the fabric of what today might bring.
Everything was as it was
spoken, broken, beautiful
new beginnings a plenty
the field was fresh yet again.
When I was young I sang a song
but that was yesterday;
at the precipice that’s were I belong!
I kicked a goal but no one saw my name.
begin again.
Love first saw me when i knew not what it meant
and it became, the very essence that I might bring.
Love itself spoke to me, settled
Scott Hamilton. I saw Scott here, and felt to prophesy over him, but then thought this poem might be from out of his life?
I play a memory.
the vivid beyond, back when everything was simple
all was clear, picture perfect.
Things were forgotten but only became the fabric of what today might bring.
Everything was as it was
spoken, broken, beautiful
new beginnings a plenty
the field was fresh yet again.
When I was young I sang a song
but that was yesterday;
at the precipice that’s were I belong!
I kicked a goal but no one saw my name.
begin again.
Love first saw me when i knew not what it meant
and it became, the very essence that I might bring.
Love itself spoke to me, settled
Scott Hamilton. I saw Scott here, and felt to prophesy over him, but then thought this poem might be from out of his life?
Dancing with The Star
by Moya Boardman
I was in a ballroom dancing with Jesus. I wore a beautiful gown of jewels, diamonds & silver which reflected back the radiance that was flowing out from Jesus - so much so that the air between us shimmered (similar to what you see on a hot day). I then saw the carpet at floor level and I could see every thread in it - it was made of gold thread, pure gold; as we passed over it we would mould it to the shapre of our footprints. We are gliding, graceful with Jesus.
A kiss from the Father, KINDNESS - you are kind. All I feel is the KINDNESS of God. ‘Things are going well for you - even the things that are hard/frustrating are going well for you.’
Our dancing was effortless, skillful, not worrying about steps, just flowing. Enjoying each other.
The scene alters - it is a large hall with arches 4 to 5 stories high (think Lord of the Rings but full of light & sunshine).
“My bride is coming.”
A figure, silver & dazzling, is paused on the last few steps at the entrance to the hall.
There is ruby red on His head - her price paid. He has a gold sceptre with a ruby in. On her head is a high crown of silver & diamond icicles. Around her throat a thin chain of rubies. As she walks in, majestic, shimmering & radiant, she smiles. He watches, eyes for no-one else, noticing every curve, colour, & fragrance. It’s almost time…..
I was in a ballroom dancing with Jesus. I wore a beautiful gown of jewels, diamonds & silver which reflected back the radiance that was flowing out from Jesus - so much so that the air between us shimmered (similar to what you see on a hot day). I then saw the carpet at floor level and I could see every thread in it - it was made of gold thread, pure gold; as we passed over it we would mould it to the shapre of our footprints. We are gliding, graceful with Jesus.
A kiss from the Father, KINDNESS - you are kind. All I feel is the KINDNESS of God. ‘Things are going well for you - even the things that are hard/frustrating are going well for you.’
Our dancing was effortless, skillful, not worrying about steps, just flowing. Enjoying each other.
The scene alters - it is a large hall with arches 4 to 5 stories high (think Lord of the Rings but full of light & sunshine).
“My bride is coming.”
A figure, silver & dazzling, is paused on the last few steps at the entrance to the hall.
There is ruby red on His head - her price paid. He has a gold sceptre with a ruby in. On her head is a high crown of silver & diamond icicles. Around her throat a thin chain of rubies. As she walks in, majestic, shimmering & radiant, she smiles. He watches, eyes for no-one else, noticing every curve, colour, & fragrance. It’s almost time…..
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