My child, do not look to the left, or to the right. Keep your hand
to the plow, and never ever look back. The sun is rising, a new day
is dawning, and hope is being restored; for I am the truth and My
word is truth. I have set the standard and there is no other--for
silver and gold cannot redeem you from the slimy pit. Take heart, do
not be discouraged and never give up.
COME AND DINE THE MASTER CALLETH....
COME AND DINE......
http://www.barb-coolwaters.com/h001/comeanddine.html Heaven On Earth, Here And Now
November 26, 2007
Go then in peace My child, for I have it all set out before you. All that I AM and all that I have is yours. We are one, amalgamated in spirit in the bond of love, a "super glue" that nothing or no one can rend apart. Together, we are, always.
Therefore I rejoice and I want you to rejoice. Forget your sorrow. It's all behind you now, far behind you. Look ahead to our shared joy, our heavenly joy. And receive in this day, and this hour, Heaven On Earth, Here and Now, a joyous prelude to your eternal life in heaven.
It is My reward for My own, a divine secret revealed to John, the apostle and prophet. It is contained in the little book of Revelation 10, held back and reserved till now! It is a banquet, a festival feast of fine things held back, as described in Isaiah 25.
John, the prophet of this Feast of God's Love, found it bitter because of the great cost of receiving this blessing - the personal fire, trial and judgment in each individual's life and the corresponding, cooperative sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross that earned the redemption necessary for the blessing. Nevertheless, despite the great cost, the time for the blessing has come.
Believe! Receive! You must receive by faith, the same way you received your salvation, the same way you received the Father's gift of the Holy Spirit. This is the third step, in the Third Day. By faith, receive the blessing - the Heaven On Earth feast, the Festival of God's Love, the Blessing Feast. Amen.
Revelation 10: 1-2 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven . . . He had a little book (scroll) open in his hand . . .
Isaiah 25: 6: And on this Mount [Zion] shall the Lord of hosts make for all peoples a feast of rich things . .
Prayer for Today!
"STRAIGHT WAY"
The Word of God says:
Psalm 5:8 (KJV)
Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
Isaiah 45:2 (KJV)
I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
Jeremiah 31:9 (KJV)
They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: …
Luke 3:4-5 (KJV)
… Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 5Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
Luke 13:13 (KJV)
And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
Acts 9:11 (KJV)
And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight…
PRAYER:
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR LEADING US IN YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS BECAUSE OF OUR ENEMY, MAKE YOUR WAY STRAIGHT BEFORE OUR FACE IN EVERY PATH OF LIFE TODAY
LORD, WE PRAISE YOU FOR GOING BEFORE US TO MAKE THE CROOKED PLACES STRAIGHT, AND FOR BREAKING IN PIECES ANY GATES OF BRASS, AND CUTTING ASUNDER ANY BARS OF IRON THAT WOULD HINDER US TODAY
FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMISE THAT WHEN WE COME WEEPING AND WITH SUPPLICATIONS YOU WILL LEAD US, YOU WILL CAUSE US TO WALK BY THE RIVERS OF WATERS, IN A STRAIGHT WAY, WHERE WE SHALL NOT STUMBLE IN ANY SITUATION OF LIFE TODAY
LORD, WE BLESS YOUR NAME BECAUSE THE PATHS OF THE LORD ARE MADE STRAIGHT BEFORE US, AND THAT EVERY VALLEY SHALL BE FILLED, AND EVERY MOUTAINESS CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL BE BROUGHT LOW, AND EVERYTHING CROOKED WILL BE MADE STRAIGHT, AND ALL THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ROUGH ARE MADE SMOOTH TODAY
JESUS, WE EXALT YOU FOR YOUR HEALING HAND IS UPON US AND ANYTHING IN OUR PHYSICAL BODIES, OUR EMOTIONAL HEARTS, AND THE THOUGHTS OF OUR MINDS NOT ALIGNED WITH YOUR DIVINE HEALTH IS MADE STRAIGHT THAT GOD BE GLORIFIED TODAY
LASTLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU THAT WE WALK UPON YOUR STREET CALLED STRAIGHT IN ALL WE DO TODAY
IN JESUS NAME, WE PRAY...AMEN!
Isaiah 9:14 (KJV) - Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
In May, 2005, my wife and I were blessed by the LORD to have our 5th child, Zion Isaiah Calhoun. Zion is a healthy, very active two year old. There is an awesome testimony surrounding the birth of our son and how God "delivered" him, but I feel the LORD leading me to share only one portion of it with you this morning.
Zion was born approximately 4 1/2 weeks early. 6 1/2 weeks out, we were told by our doctor that Zion's kidneys were blocked. We were advised that they could send us to a specialist, but the specialist would probably not intervene with the due date so near. We decided that we would go to the One and Only True Specialist, our LORD Jesus, who is always willing to intervene on our behalf. We prayed for our child and received peace in our hearts that he would be fine. We had prophetic Words given to us prior to his birth that he would be a man of God. Zion was born on May 24th. The delivery was a rough one and he had to fight with the help of God to enter this world. Zion's kidneys appeared to be working fine when he was born. However, a few days later, we were told that we needed to immediately take him to Scottish Rite for a special type of x-ray because his sonagram (which the devil arranged to be lost for 2 days) looked horrible. His tubes going to the kidneys were larger than the kidneys themselves.
We continued to intercede for our child as we were told that he would be required to have surgery within a few days to prevent damage to the kidneys. Over Memorial Day weekend, we prayed intensely for our child, crying out to God on his behalf. We put our child on God's altar and we told the LORD with tears in our eyes that we would serve Him all of our days regardless of whether Zion was healed or not. We told the LORD that we love Him even more than our baby even though we both would instantly lay down our own lives for that child.
That Sunday, my wife remained home from church as she was recuperating from the delivery. During praise and worship, I received a Word of knowledge (see 1 Corinthians 12). The Word was "rush". The enemy immediately attacked my mind to try and steal the Word from me, telling me that I needed to "rush" home and check on my wife and child. I asked the LORD if I needed to leave church and He said "no"! When I returned home after church, I found my wife and child doing fine and I forgot about what I had heard in church. The next morning while reading the Word, the LORD gave me the key scripture above, Isaiah 9:14. This chapter of Isaiah happens to include Messianic prophecy which you all know. We also gave our son the middle name, Isaiah. As I read that verse, the Words "cut off" and "rush" caught my attention. Immediately I called Stacy and asked her to come listen as I began to receive receive revelation from the LORD. The LORD showed me that the Word of knowledge did not relate to being in a hurry, but rather to a bulrush...or cattail as I learned to call them as a child. These water plants grow in swamps. In order for God to cut off the rush, He had to drain the swamp. God was going to drain the swamp in my child's kidneys...in fact, we learned later that He already had produced the miracle prior to my getting the Word and reading the scripture that confirmed it. Two days later, we had the special x-ray...there was no blockage...it had vanished! One of the greatest pediatric nephrologists in the nation was astonished. He did not believe it was the same child and actually double-checked his file to make sure we were not deceiving him. Isn't God awesome!
The LORD impressed upon me this morning that there is someone that will read this message who needs a miracle...maybe many that need miracles. Know that God is in the miracle business every day. Miracles are for today and my wife and I have seen and experienced many. Cry out to God today. Your miracle is already bought and paid for by the Blood of Jesus shed at Calvary. All you need do is ask God...trust Him...then believe that you have it with all your heart, soul, mind and strength!
Miracles and blessings to you and your family this week,
shep
JOEL 2....SPARE THY PEOPLE, O LORD 11/26 on: November 26, 2007, 06:20:32 AM
JOEL 2:
2:1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for [it is] nigh at hand;
2:2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, [even] to the years of many generations.
2:3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land [is] as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
2:4 The appearance of them [is] as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
2:5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
2:6 Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness
2:7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:
2:8 Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and [when] they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
2:9 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
2:10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
2:11 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp [is] very great: for [he is] strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD [is] great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
2:12 Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye [even] to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
2:13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he [is] gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
2:14 Who knoweth [if] he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; [even] a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?
2:15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
2:16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
2:17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where [is] their God?
2:18 Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
2:19 Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:
2:20 But I will remove far off from you the northern [army], and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.
2:21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.
2:22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
2:23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first [month].
2:24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
2:25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
2:26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
2:27 And ye shall know that I [am] in the midst of Israel, and [that] I [am] the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
16 PROPHECY: / Visions and Dreams /
VISION OF COMING BATTLE 11/26 on: November 26, 2007, 06:00:32 AM
Vision of Coming Battle
Glory Reign Ministries- Mignon Murrell
Nov 26 2007 12:20AM
PROPHECY UPDATE :
Vision of the Coming Battle for the Church
"Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn." Is 60:1-3
I wanted to share a recent vision the Lord gave me because the time is coming when this Vision is going to be made manifest upon the Earth. There is a battle coming between the remnant church and Satan’s Forces.
I was in my prayer time and the Lord gave me a surprising vision that ran across my mind like a movie. I saw a picture of a dry red planet with mountains on it. One of these mountains was teeming with activity and I saw this as if I was in helicopter flying over the area.
Marching out from one of these mountains was a bunch of people dressed completely in white and were carrying large white banners that I could not read. They all walked together away from the mountain in a large group. They were the first wave of what I understood to be several groups. The other groups were still surrounding the mountain and had not left that area yet.
As the group with the banners walked away from the mountain they sang praises to God. In the distance up ahead of them I could see a dark army. I knew they were marching out into the dry red expanse to meet an army of demonic host. I understood that there were headed to the battle not running away from it.
I watched as this group and a group of the demonic crashed into each other. Many of the people in white were knocked to the ground but then I saw them get right back up and continue to march on. Many times they were helped up by the people next to them.
As this group moved through the demonic horde, I saw what appeared to be like white milk spreading out from their steps and as they moved forward this white “milk substance’ would cover the ground they had passed over. It filled in all of the places that were still covered in red.
I suddenly saw the heavens open up and above this scene I saw the cloud of witnesses all standing in a group, cheering for the people in white with banners. They yelled and encouraged them and could even be seen up in the sky because the veil between the heavens and the earth had been removed.
Then the scene began to change and I saw a picture being over-layed on top of the battle scene I was watching on the red planet. This new scene came down upon the old one and I understood that the scene I had been watching was what appeared in the spirit. This new scene was now what was occurring in the natural.
I suddenly saw a group of Christians walking together down a busy street of a large city. There were several of them together in a group all smiling, happy and extremely focused. At this point I heard a loud voice say: prepare for War Prepare for War.”
I then watched as this group of Christians came to a dead stop in the street and were now facing another group of people standing in front of them. There were words exchanged between these two groups and I realized I was witnessing the same battle I had seen earlier taking place upon the earth.
The group opposing the Christians began to yell and challenged the Christian group to a fight. The confronting group began to do miraculous feats and wonders in the air which surprised many and caused a group of people walking by on the busy street to stop, gather around and watch.
They did many signs that amazed many people like suddenly walking up into mid-air and standing there suspended. As this occurred I saw the Christian group begin to laugh and then they stopped, prayed and then they turned and spoke and suddenly a massive wave of signs and wonders appeared around them.
These miracles and wonders released much greater power than the other groups and even shut the first group’s power down. Then I saw the Christian group proceed forward and as they did I saw banner’s flying above them that said "Victory, Triumph, and Perseverance."
As they moved through the crowds I watched many people from the crowd turn and join them as they passed by. And the group of Christians began to grow. Then I heard the Lord speak from the Heavens and HE said:
The battle that is coming will be fought in the streets and the church will be victorious.
VISION REVEALED
As I pondered what all of this meant, I asked the Lord to give me more understanding of this vision and this is what he revealed to me through the Holy Spirit.
The red color that I saw on the planet in the first part of the vision is the covering of the blood of Christ over the whole earth. The demonic forces are squatters trying to take back control of the earth or rather keep control over what little areas they think they have.
Remember the Word says that since the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, the prince of this world- i.e. Satan is now condemned. John 12:31
“Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. But I when I am lifted up from the Earth, will draw all men to myself.”
The mountain represents where God is and where the church is established and or dwelling with God. This mountain represented almost like a training center from where church forces are sent out. I was reminded of the verse in Micah 4:2.
"Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths.”
The groups of people dressed in white represent the waves of Christian’s being raised up to be sent out at different times. There is one battalion about to be released upon the Earth and these are the ones I saw marching out away from the other groups. There are other groups being assembled behind them but they are in training at the moment and are not ready to go out and fight yet.
The clashing of the groups represents the actual battle that is coming to the church is going to take place on the streets. The streets of our cities, towns and nations. There are major confrontations coming that will happen on the streets and not necessarily just in the church.
There is a battle currently going on in the Church but The Lord is taking care of that battle and is already working to expose jezebel spirits, sinful practices and beliefs that are not in accordance with His will in the body. He is already doing this and will continue to cleanse the Bride so that she will be holy and blameless. Eph 5:26-27
Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
The Bride is already being cleansed, trained and made ready because there is a battle coming out on the streets and the church has to be able to face it. These confrontations that I saw occurring in the streets will be real and very powerful.
There will be showdowns between modern Elijah’s and the priests of Baal in front of the whole world. Remember that Baal was the Canaanite Storm & Fertility God, a Pagan God of sexual immorality and witchcraft that Queen Jezebel and AHAB worshipped and introduced to the Israelites. God had Elijah confront this false God and his priest’s on Mount Carmel and they lost and all of Baals priests were put to death. You can read the full story of this confrontation in 1 Kings 18: 20-40.
There will be power contests and miracle contests as in the days of Moses when he confronted Pharaoh and his sorcerers. Exodus 7:8-12
Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, "When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, 'Work a miracle,' then you shall say to Aaron, Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.'" So Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and thus they did just as the LORD had commanded; and Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers, and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same with their secret arts. For each one threw down his staff and they turned into serpents. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.
The church will be faced with occult power and will have to be ready to respond. This will happen out on the streets of our communities, in the media and even, for some of us in our own families. When these battles occur the Lord is going to give His church the victory and lead them to triumph. He is going to teach them how to war in perseverance. The perseverance mentioned by Paul in Hebrews 10
You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. For in just a very little while, "He who is coming will come and will not delay. But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him. But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are SAVED.”
THE WARRIOR CHRISTIANS
Now the warrior Christians that I saw in the streets were not your average church attendees. They were a special group of people that God had groomed for this season. These Christians were dressed in white which represents Purity. I was shown that though many of them had been hurt and rejected during their lifetime, they had learn to overcome what they had been through and not let it stain their hearts or minds.
They had a deep compassion and love for God that was all consuming and they were able to lay down their own pain at Jesus' feet and leave it there. This enabled them to have the title of Overcomers. And I found this description in REVELATIONS 3:4-6
“Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy. He who overcomes will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
The Lord reminded me that I had seen that once the enemy hit them they were able to stand back up and continue fighting. This “overcoming anointing” was one of the reasons they could do that. As the Christians get hit and fall down they will be helped by their fellow Christians and get back up as quickly as they fell and re-join the fight- they will not wallow in self-pity or sin or fear or let the attack slow them down. They will not exchange their white clothes for complacency or fear because their hearts are on the Lord.
I saw that there was a secret to their success: Holiness and Love of God. These people walked in holiness, which is obedience to the Holy spirit and His Will, and A deep Love of God before all things. I also heard the Lord say
“Don’t let the young ones get discouraged in the fight.”
I understood that the title of “young” did not represent an age range but rather a mindset- so that there will be people in this group or generation of all ages who are brought together by their understanding. It is not an age group –it is a generation. Now many of them will be young because of the time period we are in- the young people are begin called by God but the group I saw were not a young age group. They were a generation brought together by mindset and love for the Lord.
The Lord was referring to the title young ones to mean young prophets, young warriors, young teachers, etc. The young warriors and prophets and such. God also showed me that his group was unified in purpose and heart. They will be filled with God’s grace, power and glory and they will have their minds set on the things of the spirit.
I asked the Lord if these would be the ones to bring a breakout for revival and he said to me,
“My Glory comes with them and in My glory are all the things and the treasures of Heaven.”
I understood then that God’s Glory was the white milk type substance that I had seen spreading out from their feet everywhere they went in the first part of the vision. Habakkuk 2:14
But [the time is coming when] the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
I asked the Lord if this was the current wave of Christians or a coming wave and I believe he said a “coming wave” starting in the year 2008 they will begin to arise. They are in a season of training right now. And I heard the Lord say:
“Arise Warriors, Arise Overcomers, Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
These Christians will not turn back in times of struggle in the battle, they will stand and fight. The battle is coming to the church and we are to stand and fight because God is going to give us the victory. BUT it requires that we line up with his purposes and do our part in the battle to get to the victory. It requires that we stand and fight and not back down or retreat when we are hit by the enemy.
Now just as Satan has hidden some of his people out in the world under the cover of darkness, so God has also hidden some of his people out in the world. Many of these powerful people are not Christians “yet.” These are the ones that I saw turning and joining the group of Christians as they walked through the crowds.
As the church engages in the battle out on the streets and even in their families, the hidden people of God will arise, be FULLY converted and filled with the spirit. THEN they too will be sent out against the enemy in a powerful way. Some of these people will even be former enemies whom God saves and converts.
There are several biblical examples of this. The Story of Nebuchadnezzar in the book of Daniel is one. Another example is in the book of Acts Chp. 19.
Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed their evil deeds. A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.. In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.
As the church moves through these confrontations and spreads out on the streets more and more people will be added to the fold of God. They will be powerful because they will come into the body of Christ under a powerful demonstration of God’s spirit, power and love
God is also raising up generals in this battle to help give direction. These people will get their directions and orders directly from the King of King himself and NOT from their denomination or religious structure.
ATTACKS AGAINST THESE PEOPLE
Now the Lord also told me, some of the ways that Satan is going to attack the people in this group to keep them from being victorious. Satan knows his time is limited so he is attacking people more fiercely and at earlier stages of their Christianity.
1) One way Satan will attack these people is through condemnation and discouragement. This is so strong they many may even think that this is from God himself. It is not HOWEVER the Lord can use this attack to bring greater purity into the hearts of his people and teach them about His True spirit and nature.
2) Another way Satan tries to bring down the people is through slander, lies and deception. Remember that Jesus called Satan the Father of lies. Gossip and lies will be spread that attack the people’s reputation and standing in the community and even in the church. He even has people in the church attack on these levels because they are not familiar with God moving in these supernatural ways.
3) Satan will also try to intimidate these people through fear, witchraft and the spirit of death. The Fear of loss of things, finances, family members, etc. The Fear of God not backing them up when they go out to do battle and the fear of being abandoned are common tactics of the enemy. He also engages a spirit of witchcraft and control to try and slow down the warriors in this group. Remember a lot of these people have already come out of a lot of strife and pain. Fear of rejection doesn’t do much to them anymore so the enemy is upping the stakes and threatening the saints with the fear of death and losing their lives as well.
4) And another way I was shown he will attack is through Supernatural harassment and by this I mean, out right attacks and visitations of the demonic to scare them and get them to stop moving forward.
In All of these however the Lord has promised to give those coming out Victory and Triumph and is teaching them to war and move forward in the kingdom through perseverance.
Now because the group of people I saw in this vision represented the church and were not JUST an age group, but reflected a mind-set, each one of us has the potential to become one of these people. But there is preparation to do so let’s look at how we are to prepare to become one of these warriors.
How do we prepare to become one of these warriors and saints?
1) First, We need to learn to hear the TRUE voice of God clearly- to discern His voice in the midst of all others swirling around in the world and in our heads. We need to become more familiar with the nature of God in Christ and How He truly is and desires to respond to us.
For example: God is NOT a manipulator- he does not manipulate. People nor does he seek to control them- that is witchcraft, it is not God.
Recently I attended a church event where I heard a voice that at first sounded like the Holy Spirit but did not carry the nature of the Holy Spirit that I knew to be God. So when I heard it, I knew it was false and took authority over it and I was not brought under the condemnation it was trying to throw over me.
The Lord may indeed tell you to do something differently than you have done it before and He will bring you correction but He will never be manipulative nor will he bring just straight condemnation. We need to know the Nature of the Lord in His goodness and holiness so that we can discern His voice more clearly.
This requires taking time with God and having a consistent relationship with him so that we learn to be confident and obedient when he speaks and we know the difference when it is the enemy or our souls speaking. Hebrews 5:14 puts it this way in regards to understanding God’s nature and what is of Him.
But solid food is for full-grown men, for those whose senses and mental faculties are trained by practice to discriminate and distinguish between what is morally good and noble and what is evil and contrary either to divine or human law.
Learn His voice, have relationship with him and you will be able to determine whether something is from the Lord or Not.
2) Second, we need to walk in deliverance and purity- in other words we need to get rid of our stuff – our sins, our pain and our past. There is warfare that comes against us from the demonic realm or rather outside of us but there is also warfare that comes because of our stuff.
We need to get delivered from it so that it no longer has any more power in our lives. We need deliverance from ANYTHING that battles against the purity of God being evident in our lives. Be it Anger, , greed fear, selfishness, ambition, deception, gossip, pride, and control.
We need to walk in deliverance and purity Paul addresses this in Hebrews when he says,
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Do it now so that you don’t miss the next big move of God because you wanted to hang on to your stuff
3) Third, we need to be busy doing the work of the Kingdom if we want to se Kingdom power released around us. What is the work of the Kingdom?
The work of the kingdom is doing the things Jesus did and told us to do. Matthew 10:7-8 states:
As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near.' Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
SO the work of the kingdom here is things like healing the sick, praying for deliverance, raising the dead and sharing what you have and your means with those around you.
Acts 8:12
But when they believed Philip as he preached the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
The kingdom work here is evangelism: sharing the good news of the gospel with those around you
James 1:27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Taking care of widows and orphans is also considered Kingdom work and I might add that this includes the orphans around you today in your own realm or area. There are many orphans, kids living with out parents or true parental guidance living right within our midst in that could use our help. God expects the church to specifically take care of these two classes of people: Widows and Orphans which is doing the work of the Kingdom.
Matthew 25:35-40
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me
Feeding the hungry, helping the poor with food, clothing and basic necessities. Visiting and praying for the sick and those in prison- all of these things qualify as the work of the Kingdom. If you want to start seeing Kingdom power in your life on a bigger scale then you need to get busy doing Kingdom work.
4) Fourth, we need to get activated in our giftings and discover what we have and what we need to ask for. God has given us gifts so that we can grow in them and use them for His glory. Once we get them we need to practice, practice and practice – this is part of our training.
“Follow the Way of Love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts and try to excel in gifts that build up the church.”
If you think you have the gift of healing, practice praying for healing for people- go and get healing training on how to pray for it and grow in that gift. If you want the gift of healing, Ask the Holy Spirit to give it to you as He is the one who decides who gets what. If you need wisdom ask for that as God gives wisdom freely to all who ask for it.
Figure out what your gifts are what your anointing is and grow in them so that God can add to you more gifts and talents. Don’t bury your talent, use it and have the Lord Shape it for his purpose
5) Fifth, we need to get serious about the WORD of God in your life, getting it inside of your spirit because it is the biggest weapon against the enemy next to the Blood of Jesus. Know that Spiritual Warfare exists and is real. Remember Satan knows scripture too, your job is to understand it better than he does so you are not mislead when it is misquoted and used in a manner outside what God intended it for. Meditate on it daily to build up your strength in the Lord. The Lord speaks more through his word than in any other way so get it into your hearts and minds. Hebrews 4:12
“For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”
And Finally, we need to be dedicated to God 1st above all things, relationships and ideas. Remember I said holiness and love of God makers this group of warriors. God comes first before TV, before work, before family, before schedule. God comes first in our daily walks, moment by moment. Love of God and dedication to Him first is what is needed. Jesus said it best and it still has power today.
'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'
We need to stop being religious and start being relational with God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. A relationship involves open communication and friendship, not control and deeds. Remember Jesus said I have called you friends he did not say I have called you "employees." We need to develop a real relationship and stop letting religion get in the way of our having one with God. We must also remain hungry for the things of the Lord and His presence.
Do these things remembering always that
"COME UP HERE! GOD IS CALLING US TO THE HIGHEST POINT ON HIS MOUNTAIN"
