by Tony Clark
God still has things to reveal. And He does keep things close to His chest at times, until the appointed time, and then reveals them. In the time of Daniel, some parts of the vision that Daniel received, he didn’t understand and God said to Him, “Don’t worry, these things pertain to the time of the end, seal them up until that time!” In other words, no one is to know about this until it’s time for them to know, then I will become clear as I release the understanding of it. The Bible says that it is the Glory of God to conceal a matter, and the glory of kings to search it out. There are things that are as yet not known to man, and God requires us to dig! To enquire, and to search out these riches of truth and understanding, which have been, until now, hidden. This is one of the ways of God. A mystery is just that until it has been searched out, comprehended and seen plainly – it then ceases to be a mystery to the one who sees. Some things will remain a mystery forever I’m sure. The very nature of revelation is something that is hidden to the mind and heart of man – unsearchable, unattainable to the earthly man, revealed or made visible to him by God. “Get understanding, and wisdom!” It is of un-estimatable value! The walk of the Christian should be one of immense personal growth and learning by the Spirit of God. He says He will teach us in all things, and reveal all truth to us.
Thursday, 26 April 2012
True Value
by Tony Clark
“And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with festal robes!” Zechariah 3:1-4
The enemy will always try to criticise and lower your value, telling you that you are worthless and not good enough. But the Lord rebukes him, and has the true perspective of who you are and what you are worth! He dresses you ready for a wedding feast, and bestows the greatest honour on you, because He chose you as His bride and says THERE IS NOTHING MORE VALUABLE! Listen to that voice.
“And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with festal robes!” Zechariah 3:1-4
The enemy will always try to criticise and lower your value, telling you that you are worthless and not good enough. But the Lord rebukes him, and has the true perspective of who you are and what you are worth! He dresses you ready for a wedding feast, and bestows the greatest honour on you, because He chose you as His bride and says THERE IS NOTHING MORE VALUABLE! Listen to that voice.
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Poem - Take Courage
by Trish Whelan
Step up to the plate, My soldiers, My men
This is the time to reconcile to the plan
To remember deep down what you’ve trained for ‘til now
I intend to restore your heart to Truth’s vow
To take a stand, a foot hold
Usher in the new light in your faith
A display of My word, in honour and in grace
A face built of trust, an arm of My mercy
A worshipper, a seeker, a protector in the journey
One who will lead and help their family to victory
To have and to hold, becoming gentlemen of chivalry
Noble of conscience, God fearing, set apart as His righteous
“CHOSEN ONES OF THE KINGDOM!
HERE IS MY SPIRIT OF BOLDNESS TO BE
‘END TIME’ COURAGEOUS”
Cover yourselves in My armour
Build not your house on the sand
But enter My courts with praise and thanksgiving
Abide there, live there, die there!
“ARISE IN YOUR HEART AND
INHERIT YOUR LAND!”
Step up to the plate, My soldiers, My men
This is the time to reconcile to the plan
To remember deep down what you’ve trained for ‘til now
I intend to restore your heart to Truth’s vow
To take a stand, a foot hold
Usher in the new light in your faith
A display of My word, in honour and in grace
A face built of trust, an arm of My mercy
A worshipper, a seeker, a protector in the journey
One who will lead and help their family to victory
To have and to hold, becoming gentlemen of chivalry
Noble of conscience, God fearing, set apart as His righteous
“CHOSEN ONES OF THE KINGDOM!
HERE IS MY SPIRIT OF BOLDNESS TO BE
‘END TIME’ COURAGEOUS”
Cover yourselves in My armour
Build not your house on the sand
But enter My courts with praise and thanksgiving
Abide there, live there, die there!
“ARISE IN YOUR HEART AND
INHERIT YOUR LAND!”
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Changing Times
by Glenice Mills
We are to know the seasons and times in God’s timetable here on the earth. There has been in recent times a defining shift with the voice of women in all areas of governance being recognised and made known. It is now time for women to come out of hiding and for men to stand with and encourage their women to be all they are called to be in Christ.
I want to share an experience that happened a couple of weeks ago which I believe is a significant sign from God that confirms this.
I and another woman were having lunch at a restaurant in a place called Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Joye, an apostle, is our territory officer and I, a prophet, am the coordinator for Australia for Women’s Apostolic Alliance.
As we were having lunch we suddenly realised we were seeing an unusual sign.
We were seated on an outside deck beside a lake. The skies were blue. We saw this pillar of rain falling onto a small area of the lake. There was no rain on either side of the pillar of rain. As I looked up at the sky I could see blue sky and a tiny cloud.
The rain stopped and a few minutes later it happened again. This time the pillar of rain was changing directions as the wind blew. Again a short time later the rain stopped.
We knew the Lord was speaking to us.
1 Kings 18:41, 43-45
Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.”
Elijah sent his servant to “Go up now, look towards the sea.”
So he went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” And seven times he said, “Go again.”
Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, “There is a cloud, as small as a man’s hand, rising out of the sea!”
As I pondered what we had seen the Lord spoke to me. He said, “The drought ends!!! The drought of the voice of My daughters ends!!
There is the sound of abundance of rain of My Spirit upon My daughters!
It is time! It is time!”
Joel 2:28,29
And it shall come to pass afterward
That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and Your daughters shall prophecy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.
And also on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
We all know these verses but do we really know them.
If we in the body of Christ truly know and believe the Word of God how come we have been blind to this revelation about the Lord’s women?
How come we have blithely gone along and easily accepted that the Lord’s Spirit is being poured upon the men but have conveniently overlooked and discounted the truth that His Spirit is being poured upon all women also?
This is not a criticism but rather the redressing of an imbalance. The truth offends and for many this truth will offend our sensibility. However, unless we, both males and females, accept it as truth we are in fact denying the Lord’s Word, and stopping the fullness of God being expressed here in the earth. This is not a gender issue, but rather a sinful man problem. It is rooted in pride and in fear. For Christians it is actually a religious spirit at work. For too long the pride and arrogance of men has put a lid on the Lord’s women. It has in fact been easier to shut women’s mouths as it stops ‘any problems’ rather than risk a woman speaking out, for she may confront and challenge issues such as truth and justice. For women it has been too easy for us to hide behind men, and stay in our safe comfort zones helping out in the crèche and kitchen rather than having a profile where we could risk rejection and persecution. Until and unless we expose these evil heart attitudes and bravely confront this issue in the Lord’s body of Christ we will continue to be ineffective in advancing His kingdom here on earth. This word is not to bring division, separation, and competition between the sexes but rather confront the prejudice and bias that is operating in this area in the body of Christ. The Lord is shaking our wrong mindsets so His truth can come. We need the Holy Spirit to convict us of our wrong attitudes towards one another, where we judge, criticise and come under old religious traditions and wrong belief systems that we have insidiously believed and been in agreement with. We need to see things with a heavenly perspective rather than through our narrow viewpoint because of wrong doctrine that has been taught and modelled to us.
We dare not deny the full expression of the Godhead by excluding His unique expression through women.
We need to constantly remind ourselves of the following verse.
Genesis 1:27
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
The drought ends! The drought of the voice of My women ends!
Watch and see the profile of women arise in coming days and times as the Lord’s Spirit moves powerfully upon His women. It has been prophesied so we should not be alarmed that it is happening. It is in fact the fulfilment of His Word! It will come to pass before the Lord comes back.
Stand with and support one another in love. Encourage one another in unity so we can all come into our call and destiny.
The Lord has no favourites, He loves us all!
We are to know the seasons and times in God’s timetable here on the earth. There has been in recent times a defining shift with the voice of women in all areas of governance being recognised and made known. It is now time for women to come out of hiding and for men to stand with and encourage their women to be all they are called to be in Christ.
I want to share an experience that happened a couple of weeks ago which I believe is a significant sign from God that confirms this.
I and another woman were having lunch at a restaurant in a place called Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Joye, an apostle, is our territory officer and I, a prophet, am the coordinator for Australia for Women’s Apostolic Alliance.
As we were having lunch we suddenly realised we were seeing an unusual sign.
We were seated on an outside deck beside a lake. The skies were blue. We saw this pillar of rain falling onto a small area of the lake. There was no rain on either side of the pillar of rain. As I looked up at the sky I could see blue sky and a tiny cloud.
The rain stopped and a few minutes later it happened again. This time the pillar of rain was changing directions as the wind blew. Again a short time later the rain stopped.
We knew the Lord was speaking to us.
1 Kings 18:41, 43-45
Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.”
Elijah sent his servant to “Go up now, look towards the sea.”
So he went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” And seven times he said, “Go again.”
Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, “There is a cloud, as small as a man’s hand, rising out of the sea!”
As I pondered what we had seen the Lord spoke to me. He said, “The drought ends!!! The drought of the voice of My daughters ends!!
There is the sound of abundance of rain of My Spirit upon My daughters!
It is time! It is time!”
Joel 2:28,29
And it shall come to pass afterward
That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and Your daughters shall prophecy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.
And also on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
We all know these verses but do we really know them.
If we in the body of Christ truly know and believe the Word of God how come we have been blind to this revelation about the Lord’s women?
How come we have blithely gone along and easily accepted that the Lord’s Spirit is being poured upon the men but have conveniently overlooked and discounted the truth that His Spirit is being poured upon all women also?
This is not a criticism but rather the redressing of an imbalance. The truth offends and for many this truth will offend our sensibility. However, unless we, both males and females, accept it as truth we are in fact denying the Lord’s Word, and stopping the fullness of God being expressed here in the earth. This is not a gender issue, but rather a sinful man problem. It is rooted in pride and in fear. For Christians it is actually a religious spirit at work. For too long the pride and arrogance of men has put a lid on the Lord’s women. It has in fact been easier to shut women’s mouths as it stops ‘any problems’ rather than risk a woman speaking out, for she may confront and challenge issues such as truth and justice. For women it has been too easy for us to hide behind men, and stay in our safe comfort zones helping out in the crèche and kitchen rather than having a profile where we could risk rejection and persecution. Until and unless we expose these evil heart attitudes and bravely confront this issue in the Lord’s body of Christ we will continue to be ineffective in advancing His kingdom here on earth. This word is not to bring division, separation, and competition between the sexes but rather confront the prejudice and bias that is operating in this area in the body of Christ. The Lord is shaking our wrong mindsets so His truth can come. We need the Holy Spirit to convict us of our wrong attitudes towards one another, where we judge, criticise and come under old religious traditions and wrong belief systems that we have insidiously believed and been in agreement with. We need to see things with a heavenly perspective rather than through our narrow viewpoint because of wrong doctrine that has been taught and modelled to us.
We dare not deny the full expression of the Godhead by excluding His unique expression through women.
We need to constantly remind ourselves of the following verse.
Genesis 1:27
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
The drought ends! The drought of the voice of My women ends!
Watch and see the profile of women arise in coming days and times as the Lord’s Spirit moves powerfully upon His women. It has been prophesied so we should not be alarmed that it is happening. It is in fact the fulfilment of His Word! It will come to pass before the Lord comes back.
Stand with and support one another in love. Encourage one another in unity so we can all come into our call and destiny.
The Lord has no favourites, He loves us all!
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