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Genesis 15:1
After all these things, this word of God came to Abram in a vision: "Don't be afraid, Abram. I'm your shield. Your reward will be grand!"
Genesis 15:1-3 (in Context) Genesis 15 (Whole Chapter)
Deuteronomy 33:29
Lucky Israel! Who has it as good as you? A people saved by God! The Shield who defends you, the Sword who brings triumph. Your enemies will come crawling on their bellies and you'll march on their backs.
Deuteronomy 33:28-29 (in Context) Deuteronomy 33 (Whole Chapter)
Judges 5:6
In the time of Shamgar son of Anath, and in the time of Jael, Public roads were abandoned, travelers went by backroads. Warriors became fat and sloppy, no fight left in them. Then you, Deborah, rose up; you got up, a mother in Israel. God chose new leaders, who then fought at the gates. And not a shield or spear to be seen among the forty companies of Israel.
Judges 5:5-7 (in Context) Judges 5 (Whole Chapter)

Strong winds and storms. Of this you can be sure, such will come during your life. You will have some choices. You can panic and be afraid or you can face the situation and call upon the Prince of Peace. Jesus had storms in His life on earth, both physical and circumstantial. But being the Price of Peace, He both endured and overcame. This same Jesus, if He is alive in your heart, if equally available today for you. I say unto you, call upon Him and He will see you through this situation in which you find yourself. Gird up your shield of faith and wield your sword of the Spirit, the word of God. Strong winds and storms.

Matthew 8:26-27 "He said to them, "Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?" Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. The men were amazed, and said, "What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"




I am your help and your refuge. I hear you singing under the shadow of My wings. Your soul clings to Me, My Precious Ones, and My right hand upholds you with My righteousness. Let all who take refuge in Me be glad and sing for joy. I am spreading My protection over you, that those who love My Name may rejoice in Me. For surely I bless My Beloved, and I surround you with favor as with a shield.



Stand in My holy light and allow Me to shine through the darkness. Let
My love for you break down the walls you have built up around you. Those
walls do not protect you. They keep you from letting Me in. Trust Me.
Let Me be your protection. I Am your Shield and Strength. I Am well able
to keep you in My care.

Watch for the enemy to use situations against you to intimidate you and cause you to be afraid that you have made the wrong choice. But, I say to you, do not give in to these temptations to question your own judgment. I have led you thus far, and I will continue to take you into the place that I have appointed for you. Do not be afraid of what may seem to be overwhelming odds and insurmountable challenges, for I am with you to bring you through to absolute victory, says the Lord.
1 Samuel 17:40-46 Then he (David) took his staff in his hand; and he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag, in a pouch which he had, and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine. So the Philistine (giant) came, and began drawing near to David, and the man who bore the shield went before him. And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him; for he was only a youth, ruddy and good–looking. So the Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. And the Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!" Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. "This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel."

9 PROPHECY: / Daily Prophecy Corner / WHEN YOU WALK WITH ME by Susan Cummings 3/23 on: Today at 04:47:53am
When You Walk With Me
by Susan Cummings

When you walk with Me, you have nothing to fear.

I am with you always, and am leading you, as we walk together. Why then
do you continue to look upon the other things going on around you and
allow your heart to be troubled needlessly? I have not given you any
burden, except Mine. You are not to take upon you things that I have not
brought to you to bear. Do not look around at things that are occurring
around you, but remained yoked with Me in My Rest. I know what I am
doing, and where we are heading.

When you walk with Me, you walk in My Strength.

I am responsible for you, and care for you when you are in My Rest. I
know how to take care of you, and I will work things out for your good.
I know what is best for you, even better than you know, for yourself. I
understand your concerns and your desires. I gave those desires to you.
But I also remind you, that I also told you to leave them with Me, and
do not carry them needlessly. It is time that you remove those burdens
from your shoulders, and walk in My Strength.

When you walk with Me, you have My Wisdom for each step.

I know all things, and I work into all things, My Perfect Will. I cannot
fail. My Word is ever working to bring forth everything that I have
determined for you, in it's course and place. Do not think that this
season is one of only destruction and of failure. I am constructing and
building a new thing concerning you. Walk on, and see what I am bringing
forth, and rest assured that it will surely come forth and it will also
be fully evident of the maturity that I have wrought within you, as you
have walked with Me.

When you walk with Me, you see as I see.

It is in this place of Revelation that I have desired that you would now
stand. I want to open your eyes to all that I see, but it can only come
as you fully surrender to Me, and abide fully in Me. I must have
complete control and I must be able to fashion you as I see fit. As I
see fit, through you, then you will see more clearly. For I will have
taken your will and shaped it into My own. When your will is fully dead,
then I can truly be the Head, and then you will see as I see.

When you walk with Me, then you will walk in My Glory.

I am the Glory. When you and I are in perfect unity, and I can move as I
will through your life, then My Glory can also flow and move through
you, even as I move also with the Father. It is to this depth that I
have brought you, into My Glory. This is the Hour when all who are Mine,
will be found in the depths of My Glory with Me. It is in this place of
Abiding, when your hearts will be one with Mine, and you will walk in My
Light and be without any trace of fear or doubt. For out of My Glory
will come forth all that is needed and necessary for the Days ahead. I
will be your daily bread.

When you walk with Me, then you are truly free.

I have prepared all things for this hour. I am setting Mine free from
all that holds them captive in their minds and hearts. I have made a
way, and it is higher than the natural things or ways. Look at Me, and
walk free. Think upon Me, and stay your minds upon My Word. Wash
yourself in My Word and be clean. Feed upon the Meat of My Word and be
filled. Stand rooted in Me and waver not. Listen to My Voice and find
the True Path. It is as you seek Me, that you will find Me, and walk
with Me where I am, and not as the world does. It is then, that you are
free.

The old is passing away, and behold I have done a new thing, but most
have not entered in. What I have fashioned is now unfolding. Men are
running in fear and their minds are already embattled. But the current
level of the shakings has only been a mere rattle. The great shakings
increasingly come, but men are not prepared. But not so with Mine, for
with Me they will walk and dine. I am in control, and Mine will not
fear. My House will be full, and will stand firm till the end.

I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and all who truly come to Me,
will I not deny. Take heed how you walk, and come and walk with Me. It
is the Hour of Liberty. Do not be as the world will be, but set your
course to walk fully in Me. The World will pass away, and all that you
currently trust in will fail, but I am faithful to the end. You do not
see what I am doing in the earth, but know that it has been given birth.
The rest now follows and the pains do come, but only upon those who have
refused the Son.


-Susan Cummings

4 PROPHECY: / Daily Prophecy Corner / HIDDEN TREASURE by Don Froess 3/23 on: Today at 05:01:16am
Hidden Treasure
by Don Froess [dfroess@telus.net]

My beloved, it is time to make your way down to the threshing floor and
to offer yourself up as a holy and living sacrifice, as an acceptable
act of worship unto the Lord. For if you will come and remain there, I
will spread over you the corner of My garments and cover your nakedness.
There I will swear by Myself that you are Mine, and we will be in
covenant with each other.

This is the year of My favor, for I have come to bring you out from
under the yoke of slavery, by the blood of the Lamb and the word of your
testimony. For you are no longer a slave to unrighteousness, but My Son
whom can call out to Me with Abba Father. Therefore My beloved cast off
everything which hinders and the sin that so easily entangles you from
running the race with perseverance.

My beloved, just as I gave the Israelites the best part of the land, the
territory of Goshen in the land of Egypt and provided for them. So I
give you the choice part of the land to glean from. Do not go and attempt
to harvest from another's field that is not your own. For just as you
are My treasured possession, so is the kingdom of heaven as a treasure
hidden in a field and in you, for you are God's field.

My beloved I am your Kinsmen-Redeemer and there is no one nearer to you,
(for I am a friend that sticks closer than a brother) to marry you.
Therefore set yourself apart and consecrate yourself to Me for the
wedding of the Lamb to His bride. Cleanse and rid yourself of the slave
woman and her son, for you are no longer under the law but under grace
and sin shall not be your master because I have redeemed you from the
law of sin and death.

Choose to stand firm in your faith and do not let yourself be burdened
again with the yoke of slavery, for you belong to Christ and are an heir
to the promise.

My beloved it is for freedom that Christ came to set you free and if He
sets you free, you will be free indeed.





7 PROPHECY: / Daily Prophecy Corner / I AM - IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED by Sandy Warner 3/23 on: Today at 04:51:57am
I Am - Is Exactly What You Need
by Sandy Warner
www.thequickenedword.com


I have many Names and each Name contains a portion of Who I AM. When you call upon Me as your Father, I respond to you as your loving Father. When you call upon Me for comfort, I AM your Comforter. When you need My shield, I AM your Protector. I AM all that I AM. And I AM there for you.

I AM love, I AM abundant life, I AM your refuge. I AM your peace, I AM your wholeness, I AM your discipline. I AM your provider, your strength and banner and your bread. I give you counsel, truth and justice. I AM mercy, deliverance, and your righteousness. I grant grace, forgiveness and lovingkindness. I AM your favor, your shepherd, your holy covering. I AM your knowledge and your power. I AM the One Who never leaves you and is always present. I AM everything and nothing exists without Me.

Ex 3:13-15 NKJV
Then Moses said to God, "Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they say to me, 'What is His name?' what shall I say to them?" And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'"

Col 1:15-17 NKJV
For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

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8 PROPHECY: / Praise and Devotionals / THE KEY OF DAVID by Tommy Hays 3/23 on: Today at 04:49:17am
The Key of David
Tommy Hays
Mar 23 2007 05:19AM



Morning by Morning, Friday 3-23-07 -- The Key of David



Good morning, Lord Jesus. I welcome You, Lord, to speak to my spirit and lead me by Your Spirit, as I watch and wait in Your presence. ...



"These are the words of the holy One, the true One, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens " (Revelation 3:7).



The key of David is humility. Though he was anointed king, with all the power and authority that implies, the power of his flesh was strong and the power of his spirit was weak in his hour of temptation. Yet his conscience could not persist in the face of Your conviction, and he humbled himself in the confession and repentance of prayer. "The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise" (Psalm 51:17). He cried out to You in anguish from the crushing burden of sin that he might again "hear joy and gladness; let the bones that You have crushed rejoice" (v. 51:.



Lord Jesus, You are the "the son of David" (Matthew 1:1). And in perfect humility, You hold "the key of David." You are anointed "King of kings and Lord of lords," with all the power and authority that implies (Revelation 19:16). Yet You humbled Yourself of all the power of heaven and earth, as the Word made flesh living among us (John 1:14). "Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death -- even death on a cross" (Philippians 2:5-8).



Though David sinned, as son of David, You "who knew no sin" took upon Yourself the crushing burden of our sin, that in You, "we might become the righteousness of God" (2 Corinthians 5:21; Isaiah 53:10). Because You willingly chose to humble Yourself for us as God the Son in obedience to the will of God the Father, You have "the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" (Philippians 2:9-11). As I take up the key of David in Christ, help me continually humble myself in Your sight, that You may lift me up to receive the full measure of mercy and grace You died for me to receive in the sacrifice of Your love (James 4:10). With the humbled heart of David, I continually cry out to You, "Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow" (Psalm 51:7). In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.



Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays




10 PROPHECY: / Praise and Devotionals / EXPECT A MIRACLE! by Diane M. Hale 3/23 on: Today at 04:46:07am
Expect a miracle!
Rev. Diane M. Hale
Mar 23 2007 06:00AM


"…Make this valley full of ditches" [2 Kings 3:16]

What a word! There's an army all around you [Murphy's law has been enacted against you—'whatever can happen is happening'!] This was the experience of King Jehoshaphat when he was given the word—"Make this valley full of ditches." Dig ditches! Illogical—perhaps but to us the understanding is this—keep doing what you've been called to do—keep digging the ditches—follow through with God's leading regardless of logic—a miracle is about to happen!

The miracle for Jehoshapat was water flooding the ditches [without rain] the early morning sun shone on the water and to the enemy it looked like blood! The power of that scene sent the enemy running! When your enemy sees the power of the miraculous flowing through the works of your hands he will see the power of the Blood of the Lamb of Glory—the presence of God the great miracle worker alive and present with you.

Remember you cannot use God's Glory for your efforts but God will use your efforts for His Glory! There shall be a miracle! Keep digging.
Further Reading: Psalm 5; Mark 6-8

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11 PROPHECY: / Daily Prophecy Corner / SPIRITUAL EYES 3/23 on: Today at 04:41:11am
Spiritual eyes
Linda Vidi
Mar 23 2007 07:39AM


2 Corinthians 44:18
while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Father?
YES CHILD...
Why is it that what is spiritual/eternal is harder for us to grasp then the physical/temporal? Why do we want from the flesh what can only be manifested in the spirit?
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO SEE BEYOND YOURSELF, YOUR PHYSICAL EYES, YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES, YOUR PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND GRAB HOLD OF THAT WHICH IS BEYOND YOUR NATURAL EXPERIENCE. WHY IS IT THAT MY CHILDREN DO NOT ALWAYS ACCESS THE PRESENCE OF MY HOLY SPIRIT?
Self reliance instead of reliance on You. I literally forget sometimes. How silly is that! If I had a billion dollar diamond in my pocket, I doubt I'd forget, yet I have something so much more valuable and I don't always take complete hold of Him.
TAKE HOLD NOW AND LET HIM FILL YOU THIS MORNING.
Yes Father...

PRISCILLA VAN SUTPHIN
Upstream Ministries
California
http://www.upstreamca.org



Double
March 23rd, 2007 2:23 am

Isa 61:7 NKJV Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double ;

2 Kings 2:9-10 NKJV And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask! What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?" Elisha said, "Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me." 10 So he said, "You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so." [ God is the giver so Elijah couldn't promise for sure ]

Yesterday I kept seeing doubles. I was getting double emails in my box. I made eggs and there was a double-yolk egg. At dinner when Sally took me out, they had a photo of double hamburgers. It was 3/22/27 when I kept seeing doubles so in there is also a triple - 222.

Note the time I looked at the clock when I sensed the Lord wanting to speak to me : )
So I heard the still small voice…

" Does it not say that I will restore DOUBLE ? Does it not say I will also render DOUBLE to the wicked ? There will be double grace for those who say YES to Me. There will be DOUBLE rewards for those who have persevered to OVERCOME. I DELIGHT IN THOSE WHO LOVE ME. I delight to give good gifts to My children, to My bride. I am a generous Lover, and I am not slack concerning all I have promised. I know you have waited such a long time, but all heaven has waited far longer to see what I will do in this hour. So persevere just a bit longer for it will be SO WORTH IT BELOVEDS ! Your heart will thrill with delight. You will be filled with JOY for all I do in this hour.

The enemy is restless, and trying so hard to trip up My children one way or another to steal what I have intended. Keep on beloveds, for you have not yet suffered unto death, yet many of My children have suffered unto death and given their lives. What you have suffered is nothing compared to many nations. I WILL MAKE YOU STRONG LIKE MY HORSE IN BATTLE. [ Zech 10] I will not neglect to perfect all that I want in you ! I will restore to Myself a spotless bride. All the pain is worth the GAIN. DOUBLE PORTION awaits all who will call on My name.

Know also that double judgment will come down on the wicked who refuse to come to Me ! Those whose hearts have become hardened and calloused, and unpliable, stubborn and unwilling will be putty in My hands, for I will do a startling thing in this hour. There will be no excuse for not turning to Me. Signs and wonders will be as never before beloveds. YOU will be walking signs and wonders, many of you ! Though you have been downtrodden and afflicted, I have redeemed you from the curse, and I have conquered DEATH. So look UP, for Your Redemption draws nigh. I am coming to bring down every mountain, to elevate every valley. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I AM the God of JESHURUN, and I am seeking all who will bend to My will to follow after ME.

Do not rely on things. Do not rely on other men and women. Do not RELY on this world, but RELY ON MY INTERVENTION. RELY ON MY LOVE, MY PEACE, MY POWER, MY INSTRUCTION, MY WISDOM, MY UNDERSTANDING, MY COMPASSION, MY PATIENCE. I AM YOUR RESOURCE REMEMBER ? YOU ARE NOT TO BE SELF CONFIDENT, OR SELF SUFFICIENT, BUT SUFFICIENT IN MY GRACE , MY POWER. RELY ON ME, and you have NOTHING to fear.

It is a time of hiddeness and communion with ME. Come, Come, Come and let me teach you great and awesome things which you do not know. For I am Your loving Father, and I long to share My heart with you beloveds. My heart is ever toward you. Jesus is ever interceding on your behalf. You have a KING in your midst. DO NOT COWER in the corner. STAND up and be counted ! STAND UP and PROCLAIM MY PROMISES. STAND UP and DECLARE MY GLORY. MY POWER is greater within you than you think or imagine. The time for HEALING has come. I AM ARISING. The enemy knows and seeks to kill whom he can. The BLOOD protects you. THE BLOOD has washed away your sins. So do not give in to condemnation. You have a way unknown to anyone other than blood washed believers in through the veil. There is no shame that can cling to you when you come honestly before ME, surrendering to ME.

Turmoil will arise in the east and within your borders America. You MUST LEARN TO DEPEND ON ME. I ALONE am the PERFECT ONE. I alone can defeat the enemy within your borders. So PRAY with confidence for those who are among you to be saved. PRAY for your enemies. Ask ME for LOVE to love them with. ASK ME for who to speak to, and who not. If I am FOR you, who can be against you ? If I walk with you, as I do, then what have you to be afraid of ? TRUST in ME with all of your heart and lean NOT on your own understanding. DESTINY is at the DOOR ! "

My thoughts then went to the young man I know down the block who was confronted by two chollo's while praying for someone , at gunpoint. But when he raised his head and opened his eyes and they looked into his eyes, FEAR came on them and they RAN off. He's in his early 20's, with an apostolic call on his life. God is already teaching him that HE has conquered death, so that he will not fear anything. Be encouraged by these scriptures…

Priscilla
www.upstreamca.org
tearsofthefather@ca.rr.com

Hosea 2:22-23 NKJV The earth shall answer with grain, with new wine, and with oil; They shall answer Jezreel. 23 Then I will sow her for Myself in the earth, and I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; Then I will say to those who were not My people, 'You are My people!' And they shall say, 'You are my God!'"

Mark 2:22 NKJV And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins."

Zech 9:12- 17 NKJV 12 Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare That I will restore double to you. 13 For I have bent Judah, My bow, Fitted the bow with Ephraim, And raised up your sons, O Zion, Against your sons, O Greece, And made you like the sword of a mighty man." 14 Then the LORD will be seen over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, And go with whirlwinds from the south. 15 The LORD of hosts will defend them; They shall devour and subdue with slingstones. They shall drink and roar as if with wine; They shall be filled with blood like basins, Like the corners of the altar. 16 The LORD their God will save them in that day, As the flock of His people. For they shall be like the jewels of a crown, Lifted like a banner over His land - 17 For how great is its goodness And how great its beauty! Grain shall make the young men thrive, And new wine the young women.

Isa 45:1-3 NKJV Cyrus, God's Instrument - "Thus says the LORD to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held - To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, so that the gates will not be shut: 2 'I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron. 3 I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the LORD, Who call you by your name, am the God of Israel.

1 Tim 5:17-18 NKJV Honor the Elders
Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine. 18 For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain," and, "The laborer is worthy of his wages."

Rev 18:1-8 NKJV After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, "Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! 3 For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury." 4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. 6 Render to her just as she rendered to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her. 7 In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, 'I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.' 8 Therefore her plagues will come in one day - death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her.