WHY ARE CHRISTIANS NOT IN AN UPROAR? 'FIFTY SHADES OF GREY'

by Glenice Mills


I wonder how many Christians are going to see the movie "Fifty Shades of Grey?'
I wonder how many male pastors and leaders are going to see this movie?
I wonder how many women leaders and Christian women are going to see this movie?

Men: This is not the way to love a woman. It is abuse of power. Don't open your eye gate by viewing this. 
Women: Surely your self-esteem is not so low that you subject yourself to this? You are a child of the Most High God. You are made in His image. You are precious in His sight.

The core issue is 'submission'. The church has a lot to answer for here with their wrong doctrine and teaching about submission.

Let's call things what they are and not hide behind fancy words. Soft porn, hard porn, erotica - lets call it for what it is. It is sexual perversion! It is EVIL!!! Let’s speak out against this movie. Let’s call it for what it is – sexual perversion! It is evil!!!

1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 (Amplified Version)
For this is the will of God, that you should be consecrated (separated and set apart for pure and holy living): that you should abstain and shrink back from all sexual vice,
That each one of you should know how to possess (control, manage) his own body in consecration) purity, separated from things profane) and honour,
Not to be used in the passion of lust like the heathen, who are ignorant of the true God and have no knowledge of His will.

Following is a very good article by Lee Grady about the movie ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’.


When the novel Fifty Shades of Grey was published three years ago, critics described it as "dull and poorly written," "depressing" and "a sad joke." Yet, it sold 100 million copies.

Women were fascinated by the dark tale of a 21-year-old college student, Ana Steele, who falls in love with a handsome but mysterious young billionaire named Christian Grey after she interviews him for a newspaper.

The book was accurately dubbed "mommy porn" because it is sexually graphic and full of crude language, and also because Christian expects his girlfriends to totally submit to his sexual tastes—which involve whips, chains, handcuffs and gray neckties. This is not just mainstream porn. This is mainstream bondage porn. And it's coming to a theater near you, just in time for Valentine's Day.

The movie version of the book will hit theaters on Feb. 13, and Fandango says Fifty Shades of Grey is already breaking records for advance ticket sales. Presumably, fans of the book will be lining up at the cineplex to watch Christian abuse Ana in his bedroom, which she calls the Red Room of Pain.
Critics expected the film to be rated N-17. (After all, the actor who plays Christian, Jamie Dornan, visited a sex dungeon to prepare for the role.) But the Motion Picture Association of America announced last week that Fifty Shades will be rated R. That means (1) the sex scenes were edited carefully, (2) teenagers can see it legally, and (3) the movie will probably make a ton of money.

I think I'm going to be sick.

We Americans get really angry when oil companies spill toxic fuel in our oceans; yet we applaud when Hollywood dumps a tanker of poisonous garbage like Fifty Shades of Grey on our country—with no offer to clean up the damage. We should be outraged. I'm not going to picket my local theater when this movie debuts, but I'm urging people to think before they spend $10.50 to flush what's left of American decency down the toilet.

Here are three of the biggest reasons why we should urge everyone to cover their eyes and run from Fifty Shades of Grey:

1. It encourages sexual deviance. In the novel, Christian invites Ana to become his sexual partner, but he asks her to sign a document that spells out what he plans to do to her—and he demands that she tell no one about it. The contract says: "The Submissive shall accept whippings, floggings, spankings, canings, paddlings, or any other discipline the Dominant should decide to administer, without hesitation, inquiry or complaint." Ana finds out that Christian has had relationships like this with 15 other women—and yet she still pursues him, agrees to the painful sex and enjoys it. There might have been some redemptive value in this movie if Ana called the police or ran out of Christian's penthouse and refused his advances because she respected herself. But no—she submits to the abuse, and signals to women everywhere that there is pleasure in pain. The film also tells women that it's OK to be a mindless sexual slave, especially if your boyfriend is rich, handsome and has his own helicopter.
2. It glorifies violence against women. Last year a researcher from the University of Michigan did a study on the effects of Fifty Shades of Grey on women readers. It showed that women who read the books (it is actually a trilogy) were 25 percent more likely to have an abusive partner; 34 percent were more likely to have a partner who stalked them; and 65 percent were more likely to engage in binge drinking. Just as there is a link between violent video games and violent behavior in teen boys, this study showed that women who read graphic porn novels tend to gravitate toward the types of abusive relationships depicted in books like Fifty Shades. The study also showed that these women were more likely to have eating disorders. (Interestingly, the dominant male character in Fifty Shades carefully controls his girlfriend's eating habits.)
3. It totally perverts the meaning of love. In one scene in the book, Christian buys Ana a platinum and diamond bracelet so she can cover the bruises on her wrists—which she got after being tied to her boyfriend's bed. The message from Ana's lover: I will hurt you, but I will buy you nice gifts so you will stay with me. That's twisted. And couples are going to see this movie on Valentine's Day?
One of the most bizarre moments in the book occurs after Ana leaves Christian and then goes back to him. She says: "The physical pain you inflicted was not as bad as the pain of losing you." Any psychologist will tell you that is the mentality of an abuse victim, who is brainwashed to believe that the attention she gets from her abuser is better than no attention at all.

True love is not about pain, domination or control—but Hollywood is happy to serve big helpings of this slop if people are willing to pay for it. Please protect women. Please defend decency. Please don't support this movie.

J. Lee Grady is the former editor of Charisma. You can follow him on Twitter @leegrady. He is the author of '10 Lies the Church Tells Women' and other books. You can learn more about his ministry, The Mordecai Project, at themordecaiproject.org.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM - LEADERSHIP?

by Glenice Mills


As I observe the leadership problems in both our state and federal governments, I have wondered what is going wrong?

In the Northern Territory there was nearly a leadership take over and then the issues were sorted. All this took place in the dead of night. In Queensland we are awaiting on final numbers as to who will lead this state. Meanwhile in federal government there is discontent brewing with talk of a leadership spill.

So what is going on here? How come our governance is so unstable? There appears to be a serious problem going on, much of it behind the scenes. We know there is a scrambling for power – who will do the best job, but unfortunately it appears to be birthed out of a lust for power and position, rather than a desire to serve the people. It appears noble however I have serious doubts whether the best intentions are for the greater good.

The truth is Australia has a leadership problem. Leaders are dishonoured, their position is mocked and sadly we have all been subjected to what feels right rather that doing what is right. Everyone is being swept on the 24-hour news cycle and there is much stirring up by media that is often not a true reflection of what the people really think and feel. Power has gone into the wrong hands. This is a dangerous thing. Media and its push on emotions have swayed us.

More concerning is the reaction of most Australians which is ‘what’s in it for me’ and ‘how is it going to affect me’, ‘it’s all about me’. It is extremely selfish, and more importantly, seriously damaging to the true governance in this nation, both in the state and federal areas of government. We have a serious problem.

There is an instability that has the potential to have detrimental flow on effects. So long as there is instability it affects confidence in business and the bigger picture of this nations economy. Uncertainty is pervasive, it eats away until people react out of fear and wrong decisions end up being made. This is dangerous.

I have been shocked at the level of venom against some government leaders; in fact it seems borderline libelous. There is a stirring by different factions all with selfish demands that try to sway opinions by the spreading of lies. This is in order to stir up people’s fears and try and win them over to their side of thinking. It is surprising how gullible the average person is, and how easily swayed to come under these lies.

If this is happening in our day-to-day governance what is going to happen when evil really increases and we have very serious economic and social problems?

The problem is actually a leadership problem. Leadership is so derided here in Australia that it has bred problems that are coming to the fore now.

When a leader is put into position and they actually lead, they make decisions for the better of the state/nation. How come when this happens they are then shot down? We want and expect them to lead but don’t like it when they do. There is something wrong in this.

Leadership is not necessarily a popularity contest. It is about actually taking the lead and inspiring people to follow. Somehow we don’t want to follow. That is the problem!

There are some roots that need to be dug up. Following are some deep pervasive mindsets of the people of this nation:

REBELLION: Just like the Israelites who demanded a king (leader) and God in His mercy gave them the one they wanted. It is the ‘give me a king’, but not honouring the King.

DISHONOUR: Australians do not honour those in God given positions. This is not only in our areas of governance but also with the leaders in the body of Christ.

MOCKERY: There is a mockery and deriding of leaders often at a very personal level. The lines of personal attack against beliefs have become blurred.

MISTRUST: There is something very deep that does not trust easily. It is rooted in fear. When we mistrust we are actually saying we can do it better. The reality is we can’t, and if we think we can then maybe we should do something about it.

IMMATURITY: Australians are very immature. Their behavior is like a recalcitrant child. It is demanding – give me what I want now! It is time to grow up. You can’t always have what you want when you want it!

UNGRATEFUL: Australians are a bunch of whiners. I have never heard so much negativity spoken. We are truly ungrateful for what we have in this nation. We have a welfare state that is the envy of other nations. There is talk about poverty. We have no idea what real poverty looks like.

RESISTANT TO CHANGE: We probably like to think of ourselves as a progressive nation. However this is not really the case. We actually don’t like change.

This may seem critical but we really have to stop and consider what a great nation Australia truly is.

I have written this about the issue of governance, however, we in the body of Christ also need to look at the areas where we too are joining in with the dishonouring of leaders. We need to examine where we have dishonoured, mocked, been ungrateful and are immature in our behavior – not only to our government but also more importantly with church leadership.

We have to be careful what we say, and what we write – on Facebook, Internet. If we pull down our leaders we are no different from everyone else. If we remain silent when others are speaking scathing of leaders we come into agreement with their opinions. We need to be very careful about what we say and what we do.

There are principalities and powers that are stirring up dissension and chaos to unsettle. Unfortunately they use people. We need to be very careful we are not used of the enemy. We do not want to also add to the unrest. We need the gift of wisdom like never before.

Nehemiah 9:16,17

But they and their fathers acted proudly, hardened their necks,
And did not heed Your commandments.
They refused to obey,
And they were not mindful of Your wonders that You did among them.
But they hardened their necks,
And in their rebellion they appointed a leader to return to their bondage.

But you are God, ready to pardon,
Gracious and merciful, slow to anger,
Abundant in kindness
And did not forsake them.

Lord we need Your mercy in this nation of Australia!

INTOLERANCE - TOLERANCE

by Glenice Mills


For the past couple of months the Lord keeps speaking to me the word INTOLERANCE. I have struggled to understand what He wants to say about this and I have been quietly seeking Him about what He wants to reveal.

God is not so concerned about the things we think He might be concerned for. He already knows what is going to happen as part of ushering in end times. Some things have to happen. Scripture says they will happen. We should not be surprised. For example the prophets of old still had to live through the times they were prophesying about. For example Elijah had to live through the famine he prophesied.

The truth is what appears to be the main issue – is not necessarily the area the Lord is highlighting. It is about His priorities and they are not always what we think. There are many words out there and it is easy to be swayed by popular opinion.  It is about correct balance.

There is so much muddying of the waters that to hear the Lord’s heart and the things He wants to reveal is often hijacked by the media and by well meaning Christians. It is not necessarily what is actually His concern. The most vocal aren’t necessarily the most accurate.

The enemy loves to ride on opinions of man and push people’s fears. As a prophet it is easy to get swept on that tide of public opinion and even the opinion of the general church. Facebook, websites, even words from different prophets around the world can take us off and away from what God is actually saying. That is not to say these words are wrong, but more importantly we need to seek the Lord for what He is saying ourselves.

There are many words but often what gets overlooked is maybe a deeper more complex issue – one that is hidden. That is why Scripture tells us the Lord reveals His secrets to His servants the prophets.

As a prophet it can be difficult and even overwhelming as there are so many words out there. Our job is to hear God’s heart on a matter. For that to happen we need to check our own hearts first. That is what the Lord has been doing with me. I dare not speak of something without checking my own sinful heart.

I have spent some time grappling with this word intolerance. First we need to look at the meaning of intolerance.

Intolerance is a lack of tolerance; an unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own.
It is an unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect persons of a different social group, especially members of a minority group.

We as Christians have to be very careful we do not in our self-righteousness speak against others from an intolerant, biased viewpoint. We can in no way agree with ungodly doctrines, or anything that sets itself up against the Lordship of Jesus Christ. This is where it gets very difficult because we have to know God’s heart. We have to hate the things God hates. The key to this is separating the people from the issue. This is where things get confusing. Satan is the author of confusion and we cannot and must not compromise the Word of God.

The key to the word intolerance is the words unwillingness and refusal to tolerate. We have to be careful that our preconceived ideas, and what culture dictates do not distort our view of how we see some things that are happening in our times.

There is a blindness that brings a tunnel vision, that block from seeing the bigger picture. As prophets we see in part, but as things unfold situations become clearer. We have to be careful we don’t succumb to what we see here and now, and bow to the emotions and bigotry that is manifesting. We have to rise above this, and seek the Lord for His perspective.

At the root of intolerance are hatred, prejudice and discrimination. It is born out of judging others often through misunderstanding. We have to check our hearts that our intolerance isn’t also born out of a wrong religious mindset. We also need to check where we have been conditioned to think a certain way because of cultural conditioning. I know this is a heavy word and is profound and deep but we need the Holy Spirit to come and reveal where we have prejudices and wrong mindsets.

When we think of prejudice we think of racial prejudice. Yes this is a serious prejudice that breeds intolerance, however there are many other areas of prejudice. Some examples are: misunderstanding of different cultural ways, denominational divisions, and against different religions and nationalities.

If our intolerance is founded on a wrong foundation, a foundation of misunderstanding, prejudice and fear of other people groups we will get a distorted viewpoint of that people group.  However, if we deal with our prejudices and seek God’s perspective on this we will see and feel His heart towards these one’s.

Perhaps one of the hardest things is to love. We are all made in God’s image and He loves all that He has made. The tragedy is some people have been tools used of the enemy to bring evil. They are one’s who stir up divisions, prejudices, and evil doctrines.

So what does God tolerate? The truth is He doesn’t tolerate. Tolerance is where there is grey – not a clear black and white on issues. It is taking the middle ground so as not to offend. It is actually compromise. The Word of God is our book that teaches and shows us His character and His ways.

We have to be careful what we tolerate. There is a sword that is separating the true from the false, the precious from the vile, good from evil and we need to know which side we are standing on.

Many will be deceived in the last days and we need to know God’s heart and His revelation of His truth so we walk in wisdom, and understanding. We have to know what He is saying in this hour.

The Lord is highlighting where we are intolerant birthed out of prejudices, and discrimination. We have to have God’s heart on some important issues that are being highlighted at this time. We cannot pray with God given authority until our intolerance has been confessed. We have to see as God sees with our eyes of understanding opened. Only He can give us His love for those we struggle to understand, those who do not agree or have the same doctrines, and opinions as us. We need to see as He sees like never before. We may be surprised at what He shows us.

Ephesians 1:17-19 - That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power.

Keys To Walking In The Spirit

by Ps. Margaret Ochsner

KEYS TO WALKING IN THE SPIRIT: PRAY DAILY.

1. Embrace life. Embrace enjoyment of life.
Embrace Him, who is life itself and all that He has for you that day.

2. Put on the armour of God. (Ephesians 6:11-18)
Romans 13:14 "Put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh to fulfill its lusts.  Galatians 3: 27 ….have put on Christ. (I picture putting on the Lord Jesus Christ as I put on the armour of God.) He is our truth, our peace, our shield , our faith, our righteousness, our salvation and the Living word of God. When we put Him on in all that He is, when the fiery darts come from the enemy, He will deflect them.

3. Submit your mind to Christ. – conscious, subconscious, unconscious mind, your imagination, every facet of your thinking to come in line with him. Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:23; 1 Corinthians 2:16. Ask God to alert you if you get off track.

4. Submit your will to Him. Ask Him to help you be obedient to what He wants that day. (To love Him is to obey Him. We are not our own. We are bought by the precious blood of Jesus.    1Corinthians 6:19-20; 1 Peter 1:18-19. Give Him permission to alert you if you get off track.

5. Submit your emotions to Him. Ask Him to birth His heart in you. To help you, love with His love, operate in His compassion and strength.

6. Ask Him to shield you from hurt, so as long as you are in right standing with Him nothing else matters.

7. Submit your tongue to Him.  Ask Him to purify and sanctify your tongue. Ask for His words of encouragement and life to be on our tongue, His words in our mouths. Give Him permission to zip your tongue until your mind is in gear with Him.

8. Free others to be where they are at. We are all in different places on our journey of life and God loves and accepts us where we are at. Ask Him to help us love and accept them also.

9. Come and get a fresh download of anointing - for what you need and more to give out of for that day. ASK, BELIEVE and RECEIVE by FAITH God’s love, peace, wisdom, strength and grace to fill you and more to give out of to others. Receive whatever else you may need e.g. acceptance, affirmation, validation, His power, authority, provision, protection, guidance etc. (Everything that is Christ’s is yours ) Romans 8:17

The ‘Fruit Of The Spirit’ - It’s Not Immediate”

by Tony Clark

The ‘fruit of the Spirit’ - it’s not immediate. Fruit takes time to come forth. 90 percent of the journey is the growth of the tree, then comes the fruit. When the Holy Spirit is at work in your life you will feel GROWTH, and STRENGTH and SENSITIVITY and NEWNESS. These are natural attributes of the tree. But there will come a time when the outward evidence of the Spirits inward work in your life will be seen; LOVE, JOY, PEACE, FAITHFULNESS, GOODNESS, KINDNESS, PATIENCE, GENTLENESS, TEMPERANCE. And what a beauty to behold. It is the proof of the truth at work in you.

Stairway to Heaven

by Trish Whelan

“You can’t get to heaven in your natural state, you must be born and grow up as a spiritual being.”

To ‘grow up’ in the natural is about knowing and trusting that your natural parents will teach and guide you along your journey. Growing, and learning how to speak, using our natural senses to communicate. Communication is the language of understanding. Understanding allows acceptance and Trust. Trust allows a language of Love.
So what is LOVE- GOD is LOVE
So too, you can choose to be born of the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, and be re-parented, guided in Wisdom, loved unconditionally into your true self, finding your call and purpose on this earth, for these the end times!!
Growing up in the Spirit is all about knowing God, the Father, through Jesus, His son….
Intimacy in its truest form- in the form of unconditional LOVE

The Tower of Babel was destroyed, not because God hated People (how could He hate what He created), but because man is always trying to get to heaven in the natural form, by works and a prideful motive of self righteousness…
Glorified man always leaves God out of the equation!
The tower will always glorify man, but the stairway to heaven is a humble walk. A spiritual climb to find yourself worthy, by the Grace of God, to enter the Kingdom of Heaven and be a Child of God NOW!!!!
Michael Bolton sang, “I wanna know what Love is”
John Lennon is famous for saying, LOVE is all you need and Joni Mitchell was trying to “get back to garden”.
The world longs for Love, but Love in a natural state will always be conditional, therefore elusive and never attainable. Hence, in the words of Mick Jagger, “I can’t get no, satisfaction”

When the Tower of Babel was destroyed, God also divided mans language. He knew that He had created man to become intelligent (knowledge of the mind) builders of their future, having the ability to create in wondrous ways and do many exploits. He also knew that man, without God, would always take the glory for such things and therefore live a life of self fulfilment, greed and isolation- imminent death!! If hell is (spiritual and natural) life without God- then life would be a living hell.
How could a God of love, give His people over to themselves, when He knows that everlasting life is a spiritual concept of divine intimacy.

The blueprint for the building man has always wanted to construct to reach heaven and be close to God, can only be found in the heart of God….The foundation is Jesus Christ- He is building His church. We are the bricks and God is the mortar… Jesus is the door in which to enter- enter the Holy of Holies, on earth as it is in heaven.
We must come to a place where we are so hidden in the things of God that the only way we can communicate in LOVE is through the language of the Holy Spirit.
If music is the universal language, then let WORSHIP be the bridge to connect heaven to earth, lets commune with God once again in the garden and become a temple worthy for the GOD OF THE UNIVERSE to dwell amongst.
In the words of Lenny Kravitz,….
“LET LOVE RULE”

7 Steps

by Trish Whelan

1/ GO FORTH
Leap from a foundation of Faith, into the spirit of worship; having a heart of gratitude and gladness.
2/ LIVE THE TRUTH
Don’t compromise your beliefs for any man, be of good courage in the face of fear and peace will guard your heart into the true prophetic song of the Lord.
3/ POSITIVE ENERGY
The essence of worship in Spirit and Truth, will cast out all fear and doubt to usher in the waterfall of the true Godly sound of heaven-in its essence is true beauty, youth and Life.
4/ RISE ABOVE
Focusing on nothing but Jesus in worship as a daily walk, allows the true freedom to ‘walk on water’. Engaging in a life of the miraculous, being changed into His image in the Holy of Hollies and resonating sounds from heaven to bring forth change on earth.
5/ DYING TO LIVE
Bringing our will in line with the Father’s; that there be a constant melodious exchange of ‘more of Him and less of us’ allowing the Glory of heaven to fall and be caught in our being.
6/ MANIFESTATION OF LOVE
HOPE is now shed abroad in our hearts as we embrace the unconditional LOVE of the Godhead; the breaking forth of the New things of God from the shattered earthen vessels chosen for such a time as this.
7/ RECONCILED TO THE FATHER
The promises of God shall BE, as we unite in this spiritual quest, from the height of Victory, claimed by Jesus Christ our King and commander.
Stand your ground, rise to your challenge, BECOME the over-comers of the Kingdom of Heaven. Be your greatest potential. The children of God returning home.
IT IS WRITTEN, SO BE IT!!!!

Prophetic Design

by David Robinson

Noah’s Ark… When it was built, the world must have thought, “WHAT IS THAT???” (that’s the polite version)

Constructed inland? to massive dimensions? Why? What for? It would have seemed an insane venture.
However, when the environment, SUDDENLY changed, the ark’s design and purpose, SUDDENLY, made sense! Those that mocked and scoffed at what God had required of Noah, laughed no more!

Individually and corporately, we can sometimes wonder, what on earth we are meant to be, in this life?

We don’t fit in, we don’t seem to function in the place we stand. Others may not know what to do with you? We are of course looking for that city to come, but while we are here, it can be frustrating if we are not positioned where our talents, gifts and heart-call need to be.

Take heart, The Lord is clear with His friends! “Shall we not tell Abram, what we are about to do?”
If He hasn’t yet shown you why HE is reforming you in Jesus Christ, the way He is currently choosing to, He will do soon.

Do you feel like a fish out of water? Well let God sanctify and change you from glory to glory (for His glory). Don’t misinterpret, what is actually training!

His design for you, right now, might make you feel unusable, quirky, grounded all the time - like Noah’s Ark?

At some point, if we are faithful in the small things, God will bring about the specific environment we were made for!

A boat is designed for the water; a space shuttle is designed for journeying beyond earth’s atmosphere; a motor car for driving on roads. However a boat on dry land and a car in the sea… awkward !!! ha ha.

We all, as PART, of the body of Christ, have a bespoke arena that we are called to. Receive God’s training with Thankfulness and Joy! Then, when God places us into a different scenario, like the ark, it will make sense what God designed us to be!

There are “prototype people” and ministries, who are being trained and formed for “landscapes”, (social, spiritual and physical), that no one has ever seen yet… like the sudden world flood in Noah’s day. It is, therefore, understandable that they feel like a square peg in a round hole. Again, take heart… what you were born for is, like a change in weather or terrain, about to introduce itself, IF you obey The Lord in everything; then you will be who He says you are.

Ask God for further revelation about His plans for you and others; that will also help us be patient and  bear with others, when we see them as God intends.

False Witness

by Lynne Hamilton

Proverbs 6:16-19
“These six things the Lord hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, A FALSE WITNESS WHO SPEAKS LIES, and one who sows discord among brethren.”

If we love God then we will love what He loves and hate what He hates. God is capable of hate, as we can see from the above scripture. He has feelings and I have grown to care about them. I also know that He cares deeply about how I feel.

Most of the New Testament addresses the way in which we, His children, treat one another. He cares deeply about this and Jesus made it very clear that His main desire is that we love one another. The church at large is presently sailing treacherous waters since we are in the very last days and the scriptures pertaining to them. The wheat and the tares are growing fast together.

Years ago I was impacted by the opening chapter of Rick Joyner’s book The Final Quest, which described a vision he had seen of the awful behaviour of the saints towards each other, as they fell under the influence of the end time demonic hordes who drove them to extreme hateful antics. I remember thinking that this must break the Father’s heart. It does.

As an apostle I am burdened both by and for the church, and in recent times have been afflicted by many attacks of FALSE WITNESS which have been weapons formed against me. I am not writing this article in an attempt to defend myself – God will defend me – but rather to appeal to Christians who name the name of Jesus Christ yet are pro-active in broadcasting untruths about other Christians.

We are regularly warned from pulpits all over the world concerning the issue of GOSSIP, and so we should take heed. There is a difference between GOSSIP and FALSE WITNESS though, since it is possible to gossip the truth about people and things yet be violating a confidence and broadcasting things which should remain private and confidential. Just because we know something does not mean we have permission to inform others.

FALSE WITNESS however is lying about someone or something supposedly pertaining to them. It’s about broadcasting the wrong facts on purpose in order to discredit them by attacking their character or name. It can ruin a person’s good reputation and is a gross evil, which is why God hates it. It can be fuelled by jealously, envy, revenge or pure malice, or even by pharisaical religious zeal wanting to ‘fix’ someone, which is pure vindictiveness. It is a spirit of MALICE, which means ‘active ill-will!’ The devil is the ‘father of lies’ and those who insist on practicing FALSE WITNESS are in danger of becoming his children if they don’t arrest their tongues!

One of the ways this spirit has attacked me personally has been via assumption and presumptuous judgmentalism i.e. some people have presumed to know what they ‘think’ I believe, have been opposed to it and judged me by it and then broadcast it to anyone who would listen to their opinion of the supposed ‘error of my ways/ false doctrine’ etc. This results in me being misrepresented and lied about in and to the public arena, causing people to suspect and distrust me as a minister.

Of course I’m not the only minister victimised by this. Rick Joyner and others have whole websites dedicated to destroying them! I am not claiming to be on their level and I don’t have a persecution complex. My main concern is that the saints and other ministers should STOP practicing these behaviours – IF they love God that is?

How the devil loves it when the saints slander one another and fight on FACEBOOK and other electronic media! Especially if they name one another in a way that exposes them. This is disgusting and the PROPHET in me must WARN about it. Why? Because God’s children must walk in a manner worthy of our call. Apostles are burdened and in labour UNTIL Christ (not the enemy) is formed within the saints.

Something to consider – how do you know that what you are being told about someone is the truth? If it’s something negative and unsavoury it should not be passed on even if it is true – we can pray for people if we believe them to be wrong. The scripture warns us not to ‘judge the servant of another’ (Romans 14:4,10)

It’s interesting to me that in Proverbs 6 it says that God hates the PERSON who speaks the lies! Wow! That’s serious! Personally I don’t wish to be hated by God. There are other places in scripture where God is said to hate the PERSON/PEOPLE. I am grateful for His grace and the time He gives to us to repent. Please guys – we live in a nasty world plagued with opinions and arguments, arrogance and criticism, fault – finding, mocking and ridicule, competition and bitterness. This should not be within the Bride of Christ, and one more point please- criticism is NOT ‘truth spoken in love’, as some use as an excuse. Love is KIND – can we please be KIND TO GOD?

Grace to you all,

Apostle Lynne

The Sabbath

by Tony Clark

Yes, Jesus healed on the Sabbath and He taught on the Sabbath, but He also observed the Sabbath. If He didn’t, then He didn’t keep the whole law and was a transgressor. Just because He is Lord of the Sabbath doesn’t mean that He didn’t observe the Sabbath. The Pharisees confronted Jesus’ action on the Sabbath because they had become so legalistic that in their mindset concerning the Sabbath that they lost its true meaning…? This is why in Colossians 2:16 Paul taught to not allow anyone to judge you in the practice of Sabbath because just as Jesus was judged, the Pharisees would also judge you being extremely technical and missing the point! Colossians 2:16 is not saying don’t let people judge you for not observing the Sabbath but don’t let them judge you in how you observe it. Because the version of Sabbath they are trying to get you to ascribe to is not the way that God intended. They have added laws that totally remove the spirit of the observance.

Relying on obedience to the ‘law’ delivered in Moses for justification is what severs you from the head and cuts you off from life, because they are incompatible. Because you believe that Christ is not sufficient for justification, and that obedience to a law is also required to justify. You either believe in the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ, or you believe that it wasn’t perfect. If it wasn’t perfect then God is still using the old system of sacrifices of animals under the law of the old covenant to make payment for sin, which I think we all know - that God has implemented a new covenant with the blood of Christ being sufficient to cleanse us of all sin.

The whole reason for the letter to the Galatians was because so soon after the change of covenants some Jews thought that they still needed to be circumcised to become one of the people of God. (The early church leaders, including Paul, had to call a council to judge whether or not it was still necessary for Gentiles becoming Christians to be circumcised.) They had a simple misunderstanding of the nature of Christ’s sacrifice being all that is needed. This is where the confusion comes when people want to observe the Sabbath. People think that we are doing it because they need to obey the law of God; I personally see it more that the law enabled us to see something that was invisible – the Sabbath – it gave it dimensions and depth, but the Sabbath always existed, from the time of creation. God demonstrated it on the 7th day, the law just taught us concerning it. So the law is great in that respect – it teaches us what is right and wrong and what God loves and hates. So I observe the Sabbath because God showed through the law how much He treasures the Sabbath in His heart, and loves it, and so I love it. I don’t observe it because I have to (Law) I observe it because I want to (Love).

All the Old Testament types are patterns and shadows do point to Christ, but that doesn’t mean that we no longer celebrate them. Funny how most Christians don’t fully understand the gospel, or their inheritance, but the Jews were TRAINED in these things through the feasts and types that God set up for them to observe. I see no problem with observing Sabbath or any of the feasts, and I think there would be great benefit from it. Just don’t put your trust in it for justification. The Jews were instructed in these things as LAW, and there were heavy penalties for failing in that law, but what was law became custom which became CULTURE, and something beautiful and precious. God established a nation in His likeness, not like any other nation, like a light on a hill, and after thousands of years, Christ came into that culture and redeemed mankind. By the time Christ came, it wasn’t just a law it was a life, because by repetition and practice the lifestyle would have become a part of them. Now after Christ died, did all those that believed say, “Well now we no longer have to celebrate the feast at Passover, nor do we need to rest on the Sabbath!”?? I don’t think so, in fact I think the Passover would have more significance and beauty in the fullness of Christ’s coming and in receiving the substance that is Christ. I don’t think the Christian Jews stopped celebrating all of the feasts and did nothing. That doesn’t make sense, and it isn’t what we see from early church history. (The book ‘The Messianic Church Arising’ by Dr Robert D Heidler covers some of this.) I don’t believe that the new Christians forsook their heritage, but I think they would have felt pretty awesome now that they have found their justification in Christ, and that they had been freed from the condemnation of the Law. Christ fulfilled the requirement of the law and by faith in Him they were made righteous! And Christ deserves our full trust in Him for that righteousness. Because what we can do for God is not good enough. If we do something for God and think that we are righteous because of it, then we are fooled, that righteousness is as filthy rages to God. Christ’s perfect righteousness has been imputed to us - we can’t get more righteous. But now with faith in Christ, because of that faith, we will do what’s right because we will have a love for what’s right -  but that’s a process, there’s still a lot of Egypt in us, thank God for His mercy and long-suffering! We know what sin is because of the law, and when we sin we feel the condemnation that the law brings, but God is faithful to forgive when we repent, and restores us.

Now, the Sabbath spoke of rest in Christ, the Bible says this, in this way: I am a sinner. The law was delivered by God to reveal just how much of a sinner! I must obey the law to the letter to be justified, or I fail in the whole law. This effort to attain perfection by the law, in doing deeds required by the law is called WORK. Jesus Christ came, a sinless man, perfect in the law, righteous, God’s own Son, (type seen in God’s request to Abraham to sacrifice Isaac) and laid down His life for me. Jesus as the perfect lamb of God, a sacrifice according to the requirement and pattern of the law, and paid for the sin of mankind once, for all, it is FINISHED. Therefore, I no longer have to WORK for my righteousness in obeying the law, I now have REST in that Christ has done it for me. OH SWEET REST! Thank you JESUS! Does that mean I no longer have to work at my secular job, because Jesus has now come and died for me… no..!? Of course not. So now that Jesus has come, should I now work 7 days a week instead of 6 and resting on the 7th?? I would have to say no. Man is not for the Sabbath, the Sabbath is for man. I believe that man needs the Sabbath and that as long as there is WORK on this earth then there needs to be a REST and that is the Sabbath I observe, 6 days I am available for work, 1 day I am not and I don’t just take a day off, I observe the Sabbath of God, in honour of Him, declaring that the God who created the whole universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day is my God.

Sabbath is rest. And it is in relation to work. 6 days man will work and then on the seventh he will rest, just like God did on the seventh day of creation. God demonstrated the Sabbath powerfully way back, before the law, on the 7th day of creation. Through the law He expounded on the concept of the Sabbath, and taught His chosen people what it was, what it was for, and how important it was to Him. I think that it was just as important to Him before the law, but it wasn’t revealed to man until the law, in Moses. God’s people were to observe the Sabbath in celebration of and as a reminder that their God was the creator of the universe, and it separated and differentiated the nation of Israel from every other nation and people on the planet, because God chose Israel to represent Him. The law is the PERFECT RIGHTEOUSNESS of God that was taught to the people of God through Moses. Before the law, the Israel’s didn’t know what God loved and what He hated. The perfect righteousness of God was perfectly displayed in the man Jesus Christ, not just in deed, but in thought and motive of the heart. Jesus was the perfect person to explain the true application of the law to the people of God, because He understood its true nature and the Spirit behind it. Christ demonstrated the law PERFECTLY and in doing so ‘fulfilled’ it 100% and I’m sure that God the Father said “YES! That’s what I MEANT!! Look at my SON! He’s just like ME!!.”

The Pharisees, including Paul, were BLAMELESS according to the law, but Jesus condemned them! Because they looked beautiful on the outside and on the inside they STUNK! God says if you don’t LOVE, you don’t know God! They DID NOT LOVE. In demonstrating perfect obedience to the law, Jesus demonstrated perfect obedience to the fourth commandment of the 10 commandment law of Sabbath. And because the Pharisees were so legalistic and had no idea what the Sabbath was about, judged Him.

Remote Control

by David Robinson

It seems there is currently, an arms’ race to produce improved, even independent - ‘drone’ warplanes; rail-guns; depleted uranium ordinance; sonic cannons; brainwave interpretation research. There’s the development of (rather creepy) all-terrain, robot “mules” for logistics, Infantry Heavy Duty Exoskeletons (think the movie Avatar); and then, down the road, cognitive, but unemotional robot troop units? (It’s the unemotional bit, that is a real concern.)

All this to say - sci-fi is here, now!

The most visible manifestation of all this arms’ development, is in the area of aerial drones, either equipped with weapons or surveillance cameras. If news’ reports are to be believed, missile strikes by air-drones are used extensively in the “middle east” today. However, it’s easy to forget, with the remote drone strikes, that there are human beings (or were) at the end of it. The point of writing part of this article, was to draw attention specifically to an aspect of this “REMOTE” warfare, where the controls and execution (literally) are in the hands of a service personnel, sometimes many miles away from the “killing-zone”. It’s the potential for a culture of “sociopathic warfare” to develop in a person, that this particular way of conducting military tasks could bring; especially when they leave the service. i.e. regarding natural feelings of guilt or more worrying, having No guilt or empathy at all.

The second area for concern, is where all this new technology can affect a “national” CULTURE. Here, in the safety of our bedrooms, we can play ‘Call of Duty’ or ‘Assassin’s Creed’ on our Xbox, without the responsibility of people, in reality, dying. This whole TV/movie violence thing, is a bigger issue in itself, of course. More so, because of the coverage in the media. The gulf war in the early 1990’s, brought to the news coverage, via the nose-cam footage of smart-bombs and cruise missiles etc for the first time; and brought an illusion that this was a clinical, precise tool of war. Only the bad guys, copped it! Compared to cluster or carpet bombing, yes, that’s probably true (relatively). Initially the “Shock and Awe” of these new weapons, brought pride and confidence in our allied forces. These weapons did the job!!! However, a consensus arose that it felt like we were watching a realtime “video-game”. There then dawned a sense of, oh “someone” just got incinerated.

Prince Harry stated in a recent television documentary, whilst on tour in Afghanistan, the midi-cannon he operated, mounted on the apache attack helicopter, had a control system reminiscent of his Xbox 360 hand held controller.

In nazi Germany, the Jews were reduced to “sub-human” in the eyes on that nation. The propaganda machine, made sure that public were groomed to accept this attitude. The result was a (general) lack of empathy towards the mistreatment and then murder of the Jews in Europe. Of course not everybody in Germany, was so convinced. e.g. Bonhoeffer etc… it is a concern for human life and righteousness he had, that we need to champion!

When a group, be it identified as a “racial group” or  even socially, are marginalised and viewed as somehow “sub-human”, it puts in place a deluded precedent, for justifying all sorts of ill treatment and evil.

This is the crux of the matter with remote “tech”… that people are thought of only as a target-reticule on a computer screen, and not someone’s son or daughter… with a name. As mentioned, the caveat to this of course, is that in war, tactical decisions have to be made. I know, they would not be made lightly and that I certainly, would not like to be the one to make them! But my hope is, that care is taken, in this technology, that it does not become an “emotionally remote” thing. When someone pushes a button somewhere and a missile is launched, it’s going to take a life… take away all somebody has! I guess my heart in all this, is for the populations that governments are elected to serve. The innocent. They say, in war the first casualty IS innocence.

Rapid advances in technology, in a civilian context, are a concern also!!!
Why? Well, we can delete a “Friend” from our Facebook, with the click of a mouse. Virtual relationships. You upset me there - goodbye, click. It is so easy to play god on the internet. Some young people have committed suicide after becoming the victim of cyber-bullying. But to the bully, it was an offhand swipe of the heart and a click of the mouse. Jesus said when you “hate” someone, you’ve murdered them in your heart. That’s an everyday thing we all have to guard against, but technology makes “dismissing people”, slander, gossip and “detached sniping” much easier. When we send that text or post a comment on (Two) Facebook, is that click of the mouse button like a pilot sending a missile on it’s way? There’s somebody’s daughter or son on the other end of that… please be careful and let God’s love bring wisdom and His Spirit develop the fruit of “self-control”.

Also, market forces pushing these advances, via the sale of the latest gadgets, could see a race into what is essentially trans-humanism.
An example of this change in culture is with the smartphone advances in the last few years… every five minutes a new feature is integrated (driven by the need to make money); and it is bought by the public (driven by the urge to have the latest advantage now!)

In a few years, will the advantage in life, (for those that can afford it), be to those that get themselves “upgraded”. The whole issue of trans-humanism is a potential article in itself. Nano “creatures” and cyber implants, silicon tattoos, GM virus/vectors in our blood, designed to repair us from within. Will such “trans-humans” think of the rest of us as lesser? The same temptation is there in the area of consulting dark occult forces too of course.

The heart of this article is about, how we as Men and Women - God’s creation! could loose ourselves and our compassion for others. Without receiving Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour, individuals are lost anyway. However, some of the technology used for our “defence” and some we may selfishly and ambitiously “integrate” physically or genetically, could result in the mutilation of our bodies and conscience before The Lord God, Creator of all.

Remember Eden… do not be overly impressed with this availability and acceleration in knowledge. Aw, that won’t happen to me? No? Got the latest SmartPhone, yet? Do you feel disadvantaged, if you haven’t? What if in a few years they can feed the screen directly into your mind? What if those with upgrades get the job, you want. What if… you need a mark on your right hand or forehead to do any trading. What if? What if? The nations are being groomed into a culture of coveting right now. The motive is selfish advantage. The next “must have” is just around the corner!

I’m not against technology, by the way, but let us NOT loose ourselves or sight of others (also fearfully and wonderfully made), because of it. Please pray for your government regarding the motives for producing technology.

Pray for your news media. Let us not loose ourselves as a nation, by becoming sociopathic* to the suffering of others, because we think “they deserve it”.
*If we do… what exactly is it, we are fighting to defend anyway?

The Glory Of The Lord

by Tony Clark

“They marveled, and they glorified God” Matthew  9: 5-9

To glorify God is one of our highest purposes. He is high and lifted up! And needs to be -  in our minds, and hearts, in our beliefs, in our testimony. “The fame of Him (Jesus) spread throughout the whole earth.” “How can they hear, unless there is a preacher?” The word of God unlocks the glory of God. The testimony of His works, and demonstration of His power - that God may be glorified. It is for a predestined time that the whole earth be FILLED with the knowledge of the glory of The Lord. People are in bondage because they don’t know Him, and don’t have the hope that is in Him. It is the revelation of His Person that brings us to life, and elevates us to our true place of existence where The Lord is glorified, and the knowledge of Him fills us. There is such joy in the heart of the man or woman that glorifies God, because they have seen something of Him that brings hope and relief. People LOVE to see the power of God. The demonstration of His Person. There is nothing like being chosen by Jesus.

True Endurance - False Endurance

by Glenice Mills

We all have areas in our lives where we battle certain issues that the Lord uses to train us to overcome, and to learn to walk in victory. These areas of struggle forge an enduring deep on the inside of us that lead us to increasing dependence on the Lord. This is where we learn the power of the cross. We learn to develop Godly ways in our character, by confronting the flesh, and submitting our lives to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. As we do this, we have unique situations the Lord brings to us to grow us up into Him, and to teach us endurance. It is not done quickly, but rather takes a long time. It is interesting to note that many Scripture references refer to ‘patiently enduring’. Patience, a fruit of the Spirit, is forged in the enduring.

To endure is the ability or power to suffer, bear or put up with. It is the ‘ability to withstand prolonged strain’. I like this explanation. To prolong means to make longer in time, and strain means to make extreme or excessive demands on. This means there will be pain. It will be uncomfortable! There is no quick easy fix. This is abhorrent to many, particularly in this ‘instant gratification, get it quick’ lifestyle that we live in. It flies in the face of the ‘easy, superficial, all will go well with you  because you are a Christian, man pleasing gospel’ that is preached. When things get difficult in our lives, it is easy to try and shortcut the dealings of God by trying to find ways of circumventing our circumstances. It is easy to look to people, things, or some false comfort rather than confronting the issues. The reality is: to endure means we have to go in and through - with the Lord’s help. We cannot do it on our own. We were never meant to do it on our own. We all have our tailor-made areas to endure, however, for many the pressure is tight at this time as the struggles seem unbearable. I feel the Lord wants to bring some adjusting and understanding about what it is to endure.
There is a ‘false enduring’ that the enemy is trying to use to hold God’s people back,  keeping them bound and trapped in hopelessness. It is about ‘our vision, our goals’ in life. This is an access point the enemy has. When we lose sight of our vision, our destiny in God, we bow to a false lie of the enemy. Endurance is then built on a wrong foundation.
Sadly, many have succumbed to the lie that ‘to suffer’ is a noble thing. It is seen as ‘spiritual’ to endure suffering as somehow earning great acclaim. However, there is a ‘false suffering’ birthed from a catholic self-flagellation thinking that has many stuck. They are ‘going around in circles’, their life is like a rat on a wheel, thinking that this is enduring. It is not. It is existing, it is just getting by in life. Exist is not endure. Exist is to live with a ‘same old, same old’ thinking. This is not living an abundant life! In fact it is the opposite.
I am addressing an imbalance. There is a suffering that is right in God. This suffering drives us to the cross. We are to take up our cross daily. We all battle certain issues that have us totally reliant on the Lord. However, we have to be careful that our suffering doesn’t cross over and actually make us ‘feel good’ so we take on a ‘false martyr’ persona. This is where the imbalance comes in.
The enemy has actually sold us a lie and we have innocently bowed to idol of self. In fact we become self-righteous and take great pride in our ‘sufferings’ and build a false identity and way of living and being that is contrary to the Lord and His character and ways. This is not freedom but bondage. An imbalance has taken place. Very subtle, but very real.

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

When in the tight place of pain and affliction and the enduring through, it is crucial we never lose sight of our future and our hope in Him. Without this in correct balance we will succumb to the lies of the enemy and give up, bowing to hopelessness. This is not a way of God, it is of the enemy. Scripture makes it clear that we will have to endure hardship, but it is how we embrace the trials that is the issue. It is about what we do going through them. It is dealing with our wrong reactions when things don’t go the way we think they should, particularly in the time frame that we think things should happen in. Our ugly heart reactions will soon manifest, with our flesh rearing up, making us quickly lose our peace. This is then access for the enemy to come and bring separation in our relationship with the Lord.

Hebrews 2:3-7

You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.
And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops.
Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.

We have just seen athletes compete at the Olympics and they have only got to where they are by pushing through, enduring, never losing sight of the goal, the finish line, of the prize. So it is with us in our walk with Him. The Lord tells us He will never send us more than we can bear.
Endurance can be likened to a woman in labour in the transition time of severe contractions and then having to push. It is severely uncomfortable, there is no turning back and focus must be on what is to come. Many are in this season in God. Transition is never an easy time. It is uncomfortable, nothing makes sense, but it is to be gone through so that breakthrough and victory comes as a result. We must never forget that out of this season comes a mighty testimony to the goodness of God.

Philippians 3:12 -14
Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,
I will press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Hazy + Lazy = Whoops A Daisy

by David Robinson

The Book of Acts 8 : 9-24 shares when Simon Magus (known as Simon the magician) sees that the power of the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of hands by the apostles, he offers the apostles money, desiring to be given the ability to give the power of the Holy Spirit by the laying on of hands. Peter immediately rebukes Simon for believing that he could purchase the gift of God with money. Such motives are truly “wicked”.
The apostle Peter makes the critical point to Simon, that his heart is not right with God (verse 21).
Peter forthrightly goes on to say to Simon, that he is poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.
Peter tells Simon that HE needs to repent of this wickedness and that HE pray to the Lord for forgiveness of this sin. (so much for the tradition of a “priest” absolving another’s sins)
However, contrary to what the apostle clearly stated, Simon asks Peter to pray to the Lord on his behalf, so that “nothing Peter said would come upon him”. (verse 24)

Human pride has no problem with receiving healing but it has a big problem with admitting sinfulness, lack of merit before God, and the need for the cross. It is sometimes common for people to “ask for prayer”, when a consequence from rebellion or unkindness comes upon them. This is not only a lazy thing to do, but an unrepentant delusion.

Like Simon the magician, it is easy to “ask for prayer” from someone else, when what we really need to do is repent to the Lord DIRECTLY through Jesus Christ, asking forgiveness for OUR sin. By all means pray WITH somebody else, but be honest. This is responsibility before the all knowing Lord and means we do not insult Him with any whimsical denials.

Scripture says that God is faithful to forgive, IF we confess our sins. (1 John 1:9)
It is The Lord’s kindness that, His word and The Holy Spirit convict us of OUR sin.
Jesus said of The Holy Spirit that “HE will lead you in all truth”. (John 16:13)
Regarding truth, Jesus also said “Father sanctify them through the truth, your Word is truth”. (John 17:17)

Our loving heavenly Father, waits for us to admit where we’re at, so we can receive His loving grace.
God’s “judgement” on a matter, if we are truly sorry and come to The Father IN Jesus Christ, is “Mercy”.

Do not be afraid to get your heart right with Him. Ultimately, no one else can do that for you!

Present Truth

by Glenice Mills

Sometimes, as a prophet, you need to stop, and listen to what you are speaking. If you are saying it often enough, there must be some keys from the Lord that He is wanting to reveal. Lately I keep speaking the words present truth. The word ‘present’ is about the here and now, this time, today. There is a divine emphasis on the words ‘present truth’ because the Lord is putting His exclamation mark on these words. The Lord keeps repeating these words because He is speaking His truth at this present time.
A prophet is to know the seasons and times. They are used to reveal the Lord’s secrets, the deep revelations of God.
We know the prophet speaks of things happening in the future, and they also speak addressing the past where people have gone away from God’s ways. It is always founded in the Father’s heart cry of ‘Return to Me.‘ The prophets cry is about repentance, addressing the wrongs and injustices of the past, and speaking what is to happen in the future. We are hearing a lot about what the Lord is doing in times ahead, particularly His words of judgment, such as: speaking of earthquakes, volcanoes and the world economic crash. These words are correct, however, we also need understanding of what the Lord is requiring of His body of believers today.
It is also a requirement of a prophet to also address what is happening here and now. This present time in God’s time frame in history. He is speaking present truth for such a time as this. This word is not so much about WHAT the Lord is saying, but rather what He is meaning by the words ‘PRESENT TRUTH’.
Clearly there are apostles and prophets speaking truth for this time, here and now. If these words are listened to, and heeded, they can avert what may happen in the future. That is why we must listen, search out, and respond positively to what the Lord is saying here and now. If we are obedient to accept and put into place what the Lord is requiring as His present truth is spoken, we will see the blessings of God come. However we must listen to, and obey the present truths being spoken. Perhaps the greatest key is: we must also walk in present truth. For too long we have had our ears tickled, but that will no longer be enough. We must also put into action what has been spoken.
We need to be aware that present truth positions us for what is coming. If we receive present truth we will be ready for the change that is coming. In fact it is a blessing of God as it prepares us and has us ready to walk in His new ways. We must go where the cloud is going for we do not want to miss out on the new thing the Lord is doing. We also need to know that present truth can be used to stop something bad from happening that would derail us and take us off course.

Hebrews 3:12-15

Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, while it is said:

“Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

We must not forget that the Holy Spirit is always moving and we must move with Him. It will not work if we stay in one place, and camp there, thinking we have it all, that we have the truth, and don’t need any new truth. That is how religion has entrapped God’s people, holding them stuck in denominational thinking with a false sense of belonging. That is the greatest error we can make, it is a trap that we can easily fall into. It keeps us comfortable, and in fact has us compromise truth. We become apathetic and complacent, allowing evil to rule in our lives, in the body of Christ and in the nations. The Lord tells us we must discern the times we live in.

Luke 12:54-56

Then He also said to the multitudes, “Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming’; and so it is. And when you see the south wind blow, you say, ‘There will be hot weather’; and there is.
Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern the time?”

As a prophet, and so it should be with all prophets, we dare not be asleep on our watch. Along with knowing the times we must also discern what is happening. The two go hand in hand. When the Lord speaks of truth we must be alert to the truth being revealed. Truth and revelation unfold, it is an ongoing opening of our eyes to new levels of depth in the Word of God. As in the past there has been an unfolding of the seasons and times in God, and with truth and revelation being revealed. So it is for today. However, today there is an urgency for the Lord’s truth to be spoken and to be heeded. So why is truth being revealed? It is because we are in a season of increased unfolding of revelation. As revelation is revealed, the lies of the enemy, and the outworking of them in our lives will be exposed. Truth always shakes our comfort, and can and does offend. We forget that when Jesus spoke truth He challenged the status quo, he challenged the culture of the day, and confronted the religious traditions of man. I often see how there is the God head of God the Father, Jesus Christ His Son and the Holy Spirit. We also have an ungodly false godhead of tradition, religion and culture. These things are insidiously woven in the fabric of what is the body of Christ today and that is part of what is being exposed in this hour. We have to separate the false from the true, and it can only come about by having an intimate relationship with the Lord. We can easily be deceived and beguiled by present truth that is in fact false. That is why His Truth, the Lord’s Present Truth must be spoken. Unless and until it is taken seriously we will go down roads that are not right in God. We will become deceived. That is why we need discerning of spirits. Present truth will confront all ungodliness, all falsehood, and everything that is an abomination in God’s sight.
That is why present truth is not to be taken lightly. The Lord is speaking. Are you listening? What is the thread of truth being spoken in this hour, in this time, in this present age? We need to know. We have a choice to believe what is being said or continue on in what we know, without change.
Don’t be like the Israelites and harden your heart against God. Be teachable, ready to receive new truth, and learn to walk in it. That is in fact our protection and it is God’s heart of love to us. Forewarned is forearmed!

Romans 13:11-14

And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfil its lusts.

Present truth!  Don’t disregard what is being said about what is happening today.
Scripture says Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. He doesn’t change.
Seasons change. Truth is being spoken today and for those who have ears to hear, eyes to see and hearts ready to perceive and understand what is being said will embrace the changes, the new thing, and will walk in the future that is unfolding in the body of Christ today.
Listen to what the apostles and prophets are saying. That is your protection!

God’s Secret Purpose!

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.

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.

We Belong To Him

by Tony Clark

The whole story of God & His people is a story of Love, and romance. A longing to be together, and in giving our whole selves to each other. God is the master and creator of Love, He is Love. If when we read the scriptures we don’t read with this in mind, we miss the whole point. God longs for us to be with Him, and whether we realise it or not our heart’s crave and long to be with Him too - only we seem to miss the mark so often in searching for this love in other things - things that can’t satisfy. I think one of the main messages through the pages of His Word is ‘We are made for each other!’ Its a fact of life.
Sometimes life can seem mundane, monotonous, repetitive, lacking passion, but all the while He waits, and wants to be there with and for us, close, personal, real. And He’s only a page or a prayer away. Of all of the things that will happen in these end times, there’s nothing that excites me more than the fact that He is going to draw us closer than ever, and this Love is going to surface, until that’s all that’s left, and we have that to look forward to FOREVER.

Call of Duty

by Belinda Jabore

In the last month or so the Lord has been showing me the words CALL OF DUTY and I have seen it at bus stops, on train stations and in TV commercials - so the Lord has got my attention. I know the Lord has been encouraging me and reminding me of what I am truly here for and not to forget why I am here and my purpose. So I would like to remind you of your plan and purpose. To   encourage you that you are more than meets the eye and you are more than what people and the world see in you and what they would say about you. That you are an important plan and strategic plan as His precious man, woman and child of God for His Kingdom, His plans and purposes more than you would ever know or feel.

But there is always a ‘but’ heh!? - ‘but’ we as God’s people need Godly Order - Godly men and women around us, to help us, love us, train and teach us to be all that we are called to be. This is God’s church.

It is essential in these last days so we can accomplish all that God has for us and to make sure we hit the target. So here’s the thing we as God’s army need to have - an Apostle or Apostles who have Prophets around them with the rest of the five fold ministers Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher having the Apostle directing us. Apostles then Prophets must go first then the others as we need them in that order, then we will have Godly order and we should feel safe in God and know that we are in the right place no matter what goes down. This is Godly order. Most of the churches today do not have this order so they are not running to the capacity to what they are called to. Some have Apostles but have no Prophets around them. Some have Prophets but no Apostles or pastors, evangelists and teachers. They might be too heavy on the pastor side or evangelist, teacher side. Sometimes the pastors need to not be pastoral any more but grow into the Apostle or Apostolic, but more often than not they have one or two major five fold missing. They have other five fold but do not have Apostles who should be surrounded by Prophets (in the Office of Prophet) working together with the rest of the other five fold or growing up to Be five fold. Making disciples following The Way, The Truth, and The Life, teaching them to do ALL that I have commanded them to do.
So the church is not functioning to its ultimate power.

The trouble is while all this sorting is going on in the churches there are bombs that go off in the spirit and in the natural then the troops can scatter and loose hope or they don’t know where they fit and they get hurt and wounded and then move away from their call of duty. The Apostles sort the mess out when these bombs go off in the churches and in our lives, that is the Apostle’s job description. The prophets see it coming and point it out to the Apostles (who have already seen it) and then the people. Then the Apostle sorts out all the issues there are and the mess and brings it into Godly order.

These bombs go off and happen in the everyday things that happen in our life. Sometimes it is the devil (enemy) but mostly though it is allowed by God, but we need to expect opposition and resistance and endure it, embrace it, expect it.

When enemy fire or Godly fire comes in our lives it usually hits our weak spots, whether it comes physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally or financially. For instance loosing our jobs which then stops our financial flow, we can get sick for a bit then it effects our family and lifestyle which then causes setbacks, but God is always faithful to give us a way out and provide for us, but maybe not the way we thought.

These things can come in all sorts of forms in our lives and can come from the ones we love and even those closest to us. As much as we love our family they can stop and get in the way of our Call to what God is requiring of us. Family can have problems they want us to fix or come to their rescue. Of course we help them as much as we can but in the end they have to sort it out with God themselves and if they fear God they will understand and allow us to do what God is requiring of us. If they do not know God or fear Him they will stand against us and resist what God has called us to do. When the time comes to stand in front of Him we cannot give the excuse of, “Oh Lord my husband, wife, children, boyfriends/girlfriends or lovers would not let me, my job wouldn’t let me etc….”  This will not be acceptable to the Lord.

These bombs are often allowed by God to see where our call of duty lies. Now these bombs are to get us away from God and to distract us from the call of duty on our lives, to get us distracted, make us tired, to wear us out, to get discouraged, to put bitterness and resentment into our hearts, to become offended at men and women and God (then God will not answer our prayer), to become negative, to deny God, the enemy whispering in our ear did God really say that? Anything that will change our position and for us to give up, get distracted by other things and to alter our course and to not do what God has called us to do. To move away from the things and call of God on our life. One of the strategic things the enemy does is to get you on the way to where you are going. Which is into a great victory. Be aware that on the way to your destination that there will be bombs and distractions along the way.

For instance I was watching a documentary on Osama Bin Larden and when the Seals, the special agents (undercover agents), went to get and kill Bin Laden. Oh and by the way they didn’t know this until the last minute what their orders were or where they were going as it was that top secret to the success of the attack. When they were nearly to their destination one of the main Black Hawk helicopters went down right near the target where they were landing and that then ruined their element of surprise. It couldn’t get much worse than that. This was a disaster of the worst kind but it was also a miracle of the God kind, that none of the seals got hurt or injured when the Black Hawk went down. So nevertheless these brave seals went on not forgetting what they were there for and why. Even after many things that they had to overcome the mission was accomplished and the “enemy” killed.

So I say that to say this -things might not be going the way you thought and there have been some bombs thrown into your plans but we must get into our positions and hold our position to seek and do the CALL of God on our lives, to be diligent, to be discipled into the call and watched over by Apostles, Prophets and the  rest of the five fold ministers making sure you are on track, not off track and the call of duty is to overcome no matter what gets thrown our way. Did you know that wicked= twisted and off track? Not straight.

Here’s the thing, what were your orders at the start of the year, at the 6 month mark and right now to this point in time? Stick to them! Then find out if you have new orders from your Apostle. They will know the way for you if you are lost or off the track a little. If you have a problem with this Godly order you will not fulfil the Call of God on your life to its full dimension and power.

Apostles are our Generals (who have all five fold gifts working to maximum power) to sort out the mess and Prophets are our eyes (seals) to see what is coming next, they all work together and all the other five fold are in the communications rooms and maning the stations doing their job ready willing and able. The saints including the five fold are there to pray and get ready and be ready to be sent wherever is needed by the Generals. Maybe it is where they are based or maybe to go in teams to help other ministries or people groups in general but the General (Apostle) knows where, why and how to get there and what our mission is. This is our safety.

In this day and age we must have the Godly order of God or else we will not hit the target and we will get lost and loose our momentum and unfortunately a lot will fall away and be deceived as they choose independence and think they will be ok on their own and choose their own agenda and ambition. This then works against God and what He wants accomplished for His Kingdom.
This is not a wise thing to choose. It is difficult enough these days to keep our focus and there are always distractions and bombs going off so we must remember the “CALL OF DUTY” that is on our lives.

What is this you ask? Keep in close to the Apostle and the Prophets Amos 3:7.  The Great Commission in Mathew 28:19-20; Follow the 10 commandments of God, and the Unity of the Faith Psalm 33, Ephesians 4, until we all come into the Unity of the Faith; Psalm 86 - Unite my heart to fear Your name, Jude 1:3,  Romans 13:9 ALL of us around and accountable in an army of God’s ranking. Apostle with prophets around them and the rest of the five fold complementing these offices held. I have great comfort knowing that I have an Apostle and  prophets around me with the rest of the five fold ministers to make sure we get to our destination in God and once there we all hit the target and be successful in our mission.

This is essential in the last days for us to fight and not get distracted from our “CALL OF DUTY”.
In God’s Order Victory is ours!

Heaven To Earth

by Belinda Jabore

When I was praying, while I was swimming, I saw a vision for us, for Forerunners, this amazing huge cylinder coming from heaven to us. The big, round, top end was around all of heaven sky wards and then it would go down smaller as it got to earth. It was so bright and filled with rainbow colours and would glisten and radiate light of all colours. There were all the things that we had prayed for and they were coming from heaven falling down into this enormous cylinder that would  deliver the things that we had prayed for. I felt enormous excitement and energy …

I saw homes, property, money, land, complexes, shopping centres, resources of all different kinds being funnelled down from heaven to earth. I was asking the Lord why is it so narrow at the end near earth, and He said that we are not extending and growing in our faith enough yet and that is as much of an opening as we have believed, but there is a greater opening that we are to believe for and that it is all there ready to come down if we just ask for it and believe. I even had a sense of that we have restricted ourselves in asking… so ask away and believe that it is coming…

Yeaaaaaaaaa, Thank you Jesus…