August 1, 2020 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

"3 Things to Hope for with Ecstatic Expectancy!"

By Mandy Woodhouse, Brisbane, Australia

This article came to me and caught my attention. Not only do I believe Mandy is correct, but it affirms things God has been showing me. Please take a read and allow God to work on your heart by preparing for what is to come, yes, if only we would yield to the Holy Spirit!

Mandy writes, “For weeks now I have felt, in the physical realm, the rumblings of something HUGE coming near me. Some days, I will randomly feel the ground begin to vibrate in the natural, and I hear with my ears the sound of what could be giant army tanks driving down the road toward my home, yet they never appear. These experiences feel like the rumblings and sounds that occurred when I first experienced a minor earthquake. I hear the sound of something massive coming toward me, and I feel the vibrations of the ground beginning to move at the weight of whatever it is that’s approaching – but I cannot see with my natural eyes what I am feeling and hearing.

"God, if only You would tear open the heavenly realm and come down! How the mountains would tremble in Your awesome presence!" (Isaiah 64:1 TPT)

There are many prophetic words right now regarding the months of September through November 2020. There are some words that are warnings with a call to prayer and intercession like never before. Still, other prophetic words are pointing to a great awakening and a renewal that God wants to pour out upon His Church in these same months, which also happen to be the start of the Hebraic New Year.

I will say that I have seen both scenarios in my spirit, and with them, I have also seen a company of watchmen intercessors rise up in unprecedented numbers. I am, daily, astounded at the number of people who are "suddenly" feeling called to prayer like never before.

I believe that what I am seeing and feeling in the Spirit is actually three things, and these three things are bringing so much HOPE and positive EXPECTANCY to my heart, it makes me want to burst! I want to bring hope and encouragement to your hearts as well, so please allow me to describe what I feel the Lord has shown me in regard to September – November 2020…and possibly beyond.

1. A Great Arising of Intercessors!

I closed my eyes and saw, in my spirit, a massive gathering of people who were marching down the road. There were so many people that the structures along the road were trembling and the ground vibrated with every step they took. I asked the Lord if this gathering was one of the current gatherings taking place across the globe in response to racism, and I heard Him say, "No… look closer."

As I looked at the faces of the crowd marching past, I realized that these were not rioters, but they were INTERCESSORS who had gathered in Spirit and in truth. I saw that many of them were watchmen, some were prophets, some were seasoned prayer warriors, and some were new to the idea of this type of prayer. They had somehow found each other through networking and divine alignments, and they were on a mission. He then showed me that many of them were only just waking up to the fact that God has called them to pray with authority and see things shift and move, yet prayer was burning in their hearts.

The number in this gathering of intercessors was overwhelming to my senses as it was a greater number than in any other time in history! The sheer power, authority and passion in each step that these people took was enough to shake the ground and cause a tremble in the heavenlies. I saw that they held redemptive keys to the answers many are asking for.

2. The Mountains Will Tremble at His Presence!

The scene shifted, and I then saw that the presence of God was thicker and more tangible than it had ever been in this generation. I saw individuals, in their very own prayer closets and bedrooms and quiet spaces, encountering God and having a personal revival like no other! I heard the Lord say that as His children seek His friendship and His love, He will indeed draw closer to them than they could ever have asked (James 4:8).

I then felt that there is a great shift in the hearts and minds of His people right now, which has occurred because of this personal revival, and it is causing such a tremble in the heavenlies that even the societal mountains are quaking! The mountains of society and culture are shaking and trembling at the presence and glory of God that is so weighty upon those who have experienced the fire and branding of a personal revival.

I saw these "revivalists" infiltrate all arenas of every facet of society, and I saw that with every step they took there was a tremble in the kingdom of darkness that once had tried to influence the mountains. I saw demonic manifestations in individuals and in areas of culture like never before, but I saw that they were occurring because the children of God were finally understanding the authority and weight of glory that they carry.

The harvest around the mountains is ripe for deliverance and for salvation. Darkness only manifests when great Light is around to drown it out! "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it" (John 1:5 ESV). The darkness is being exposed as the presence and glory of God moves about the mountains through His revivalist children.

3. "Here I Come…Are You Ready?"

Several of my friends and I, as well as others whom I do not know, have been hearing this phrase in a variation of ways over the past few months. I believe that these phrases are huge statements that are like brush strokes on a painting – every stroke is a bit different yet adds another dimension to the overall masterpiece. Just like the Body of Christ, each part has a role in the Kingdom. In these phrases, some people have heard warnings that they are to pray and release hope and redemptive solutions, and yet others have seen and been praying into an outpouring of the Holy Spirit that is so great, it changes the fabric of Christianity on the globe. Still, others have seen and heard this in reference to the great end-times Harvest. Personally, the Lord spoke to me about a great JOY that is pouring out upon the Bride!

"Yahweh’s ransomed ones will return with glee to Zion. They will enter with a song of rejoicing and be crowned with everlasting joy. Ecstatic joy will overwhelm them; weariness and grief will disappear!" (Isaiah 35:10 TPT)

In the midst of feeling these tremors on the earth, I had a dream where I saw two mountain peaks. On one peak, shoulder-to-shoulder with full armor, stood the Bride of Christ in all her glory. On the other peak stood a tall demon, the size of a small giant. Although the Lord spoke to me about this demon, I don’t want to glorify it, but I will say that it was strong, tall and clever. It had tools to distract, discourage and disappoint the Bride to the point of weariness, depression and despair. It was throwing everything it had at the Bride, and some of the arrows were getting through the crowd as well as the armor and causing wounds – UNTIL, some of the Bride began to smile. I then saw the Bride, one-by-one, throw their heads back and begin to laugh! My eyes were opened further to see that the weighty, fiery presence of God had been on each of them, and in His presence, there is FULLNESS of joy (Psalm 16:11).

The laughter grew louder and louder until it became ecstatic joy; and with every hearty laugh I saw the demon shrink until it was the size of a little mouse! It confused the demon as well as frustrated it, and it absolutely disempowered it.

"Now may God, the inspiration and fountain of hope, fill you to overflowing with uncontainable joy and perfect peace as you trust in Him. And may the power of the Holy Spirit continually surround your life with His super-abundance until you radiate with hope!" (Romans 15:13 TPT)

"You love Him passionately although you did not see Him, but through believing in Him you are saturated with an ecstatic joy, indescribably sublime and immersed in glory." (1 Peter 1:8 TPT)

I believe that there is an OUTPOURING OF UNCONTAINABLE JOY coming for those who know the Lord! Joy is not a feeling, but it is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10), a fruit of the Spirit that is at work within us (Galatians 5:22-23; Ephesians 3:20), and part of the Kingdom of God (Romans 4:17). I saw so clearly that the demon lost power as the joy of the Lord saturated the Bride, because the demon could not understand or speak the language of joy.

My friend, Pastor James Graham, says that the origin of joy is directly from the heart of the Father, thus not fleeting or changing. The heart of the Father is wholly for His Bride, and I believe that He is coming with such an outpouring of His heart over His Bride that even the demons will shudder, shrink and be disempowered when the ecstatic joy overwhelms His people!

I also heard the Father say that as He comes with an outpouring of joy, we must be ready to be misjudged, misunderstood, and misinterpreted. When He said to me, "Are you ready?" I immediately knew in my Spirit that He was calling us to be men and women of a different spirit, like Caleb (Numbers 14:24). As joy flows from us in all circumstances, and as we laugh in the face of the demonic, and as we bring righteousness, peace and JOY into all atmospheres, we may face misunderstanding from those who only see the "giants" in the land.

However, as we enter each atmosphere and mountain of influence with rejoicing, and as we are overwhelmed with ecstatic joy that comes from the Father’s heart, we will see before our very eyes the promises of God unfold! We will see weariness and grief disappear (Isaiah 35:10)! We will see the desert blossom like a rose and rejoice (Isaiah 35:2)! We will be immersed in glory (1 Peter 1:8) and we will radiate with HOPE (Romans 15:13).

I believe that the atmosphere on Earth and in the heavenlies will TREMBLE and SHAKE at the laughter of the Bride as she throws her head back in joy and confidence at the sight of the giants in the land!

I am still feeling the ground tremble beneath me, even as I type this. Yet, I see intercessors awakening. I see societal mountains tremble at the weight of glory that His children are beginning to carry. I see darkness exposed as the Light shines brighter and more radiant. And I see an indescribable, ecstatic joy coming upon the Bride that causes giants to shrink and hope to arise! YES, LORD, so be it!”

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What would Jesus want me to do?

Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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July 28, 2020 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Satan Has Distracted You—Church

The Christian Church has been distracted by the virus. It allowed Jesus to be marginalized as well as disregarded its calling to be a light in the world. How did it do this? It is easy to cave into political and media pressure when the power of the Holy Spirit is not in operation in local church bodies.

Months before the virus began to affect America I stated that God was calling all of us to a season of repentance, prayer, and asking for forgiveness. We were to search our hearts and see if there are any wickedness in our lives. The wisdom of Jesus in Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” We are to be in a constant state of repentance, brokenness, and contriteness. The Holy Spirit will always find things in our lives that need repentance and fixing. This is the very first quality every Christian should have based on the teachings of Christ.

Also, I wrote that Mark chapter 16 was to be the chapter for the church for the coming year. This chapter was written to be a calling to all disciples of Christ to truly believe and remove all doubt from our hearts so we might act like believers. Mark 16 verses 17-18: “And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” If you are a believing Christian then these signs are manifested in your life.

The Church should have been on the front line fighting the virus instead of being afraid of failure and ridiculed by the media for the belief that Jesus could and will heal all those who have the virus. What a miserable failure of our churches. Why have they failed in this time of great need? What stopped the church from offering the promise by being the Body of Christ?

The answer is found in John 2:13–16, “And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.” Our churches have become a business and pastors watch their ‘bottom-line’ more than the manifestation of the Gospel of Christ. Christianity has become a business just like went on in the temple of God in Jesus’s day. The Scripture is now fulfilled, Book of Daniel 5:27, which I have listed for you from multiple versions of the Bible:

Tekel: Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

tekel; thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

‘tekel’—you have been weighed on the scales [of righteousness] and found deficient;

tekel,You are weighed in the balances and are found wanting;

Tekel; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

‘Tekel’ means that you have been weighed on the balance and found deficient.

tekelmeans that you’ve been weighed on the scales, and you don’t measure up.

‘T’kel’ — you are weighed on the balance-scale and come up short.

These are the times of trial sent by God to try His people and see if they will measure up to the righteousness in Christ. No matter how you state what God means it is simply, “We have no righteousness, and if we did, we would have responded to the virus in a different way.”

We became distracted by Satan, by looking to money to measure our success and not to works of righteousness (works that define our belief system in Christ), “They will place their hands-on sick people, and they will get well.”

The church is producing works of the ‘antichrist’ rather than the works of Jesus Christ. We need to repent quickly, ask God for wisdom and power, and attack the works of the devil. This is what Jesus would have done rather than hiding behind a mask of social justice and medical assistance.

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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July 27, 2020 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Worry, Nervousness, Fear, Anxiety, Insecurity…

It is difficult not to become scared of what is ahead of us. A daily dose of news each day is enough to cause people to fear their future. Why are more and more people committing suicide? What is driving so many people to end their lives? What is really killing off the population of the world? It is not bad water, pollution, sickness, wars, poor diet, or any number of things. It is what is inside of you—what you have created internally. People by their admission to react to worldly events in fear and turmoil are ending their lives and killing what hope and love they have in their hearts and minds.

Jesus considered worry and fear to be a sin (many examples in the Gospels), but when one fears the Lord (God), which is not fear but knowledge about God (Proverbs 1:7 “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom”) the ‘fear of the unknown’ does not bother you. The fear of the Lord is simple, when you know what God will be doing or has done, you always say (no matter how terrible it is), “the Lord always does what is right and just.” This fear is good and moves us to righteousness and in the perfect will of God.

All other fear or worry or anxiety that leads us to insecurity or nervousness is destructive. We must fear God alone—not man or what man can do to us; circumstances and worldly events; or even death and isolation. Job experienced all of this and was on death’s doorstep while all his friends, family, and business associates left him and were critical of him. If only we would consider Job and what God took him through so Job would realize that perfection is not found in works but in the forgiveness and mercy of God.

David found great mercy (as stated in Psalms and the testimony of Solomon his son) where David realized that it is in the fear of the Lord alone is what we should only trust in. Jesus also found great comfort and answers to His prayers when the Bible says, “He (Jesus) feared God and God therefore answered His prayers and allowed His Son to overcome death” (stated in various Gospel Scriptures regarding His crucifixion).

Every time we interact with God it is by faith. It is a choice—we have to choose! A person has a choice either to choose God’s ways and believe that what God says is true or what Satan says to us and often people in this world. We must decide if God is who He says He is and if He will do what He says He will do!

I choose not to be nervous, scared, doubtful, worrisome, fearful, insecure, full of anxiety, and not knowing my future. God knows my end and what is ahead of me. I live by faith alone—I choose God and if I choose God I must fear the Lord. It is that simple. I can either live a life of anxiety and insecurity, or I live a life with Jesus who carries all my care and my future.

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What would Jesus want me to do?

Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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July 26, 2020 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Watch Jesus Heal Them!

In America today, we are in trouble because we refuse “not to tempt God”. The majority of Americans live lifestyles that center around ‘what we want’ and ‘what makes us important or feel good’ without any thought to how God would want us to live.

We are overweight, eat over-processed and unhealthy foods, take too many prescription drugs (thinking the medical profession knows what is good for us), smoke too much, drink too much, and are way too lazy!

It is no wonder sicknesses, and now the Corvid-19 inflection, are thriving in America. We want our self-destructive lifestyles and then want the medical profession to make it alright. We are hypocrites and by living our corrupt lifestyles we tempt God.

Nevertheless, God is full of mercy and seeks only to heal mankind. This is why I believe the Church has an opportunity to do what is right, just, and the will of the Father. Every pastor in America needs to do this simple and effective ‘God’s Answer’ to the spread of the virus.

Immediately have a sign made and posted in front of their church that reads, “We pray for those who have the Coronavirus; Watch Jesus heal them!” Then, set up canopies in the parking lot of your church allowing cars to drive-thru, stop, and then have your prayer teams pray for them. Set up 1, 2, 3, or more canopies (whatever it takes) and multiple teams for individuals who know how to exercise their faith, have the Gifts of Healing, and take God at His word, being able to believe God for anything.

It is time to put action where your faith is! The Book of James says, ‘a person’s faith is justified by his works’ or simply stated, ‘a person’s faith is demonstrated by the person’s actions’. Do not tell me what you believe in but show me the works of God—this is what I say!

Do you want the next great revival in America? Then get up where you are sitting, doing nothing by faith, and take God at His word and begin to pray for those who have the virus and see Jesus heal them right in the parking lot of your church. Ask God for the impossible and see if God will not pour out a blessing from heaven that you cannot contain.

(If you need help to accomplish this task, contact David Hauser, Western States Director of the International Healing Rooms of America. He can train your teams and give spiritual guidance on effective praying for healing.)

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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July 24, 2020 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Things You Should Not Do, but God Says Do It!

It is important that Christians do not just react to history but allow Jesus to create history. This is part of the mandate Christ gave to the Church. The Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ states plainly that it is God who is in control of the future of mankind and the events that take place on the earth.

As I told you before, a Spirit of Joy has left the earth and the coronavirus is a test. This is obvious and Satan plays a large part in our testing. Just because we are being tested does not mean something is wrong with us or Satan has a free reign over our lives. We must be tested, and world events will more and more become a battle between the Body of Christ and Satan. Get ready to fight for the truth and be bold in the liberty of the Gospel of Christ.

My question is, “Why have you allowed Jesus to become a non-essential in our culture?” Thousands of people a day can walk through any Walmart and yet a few hundred individuals (or even less) cannot meet together to worship Christ for an hour—where is your boldness? I can tell you boldly that these are the day of Gideon; read Judges chapter 6 to understand what Gideon had to go through and the decisions he made.

How about a lesson in religious history, let history be your guide.

1. During the time of Gideon, the people of Israel were quarantined and placed under lockdown by the Midianites. Gideon had to disobey the laws of the land and God told him that he was a “mighty man of valor” and used him to deliver Israel.

2. Martin Luther disobeyed the Catholic Church (which controlled all political institutions) and nailed the 95 Thesis to the church door stating all the reasons why he could no longer obey the oppressive laws thus initiated the beginning the Reformation.

3. David Wilkerson politically protested the treatment of the youth of New York City being arrested by the police, and God blessed his efforts which began Teen Challenge Ministry.

4. Azusa Street Revival began in 1906 when a black minister, having only sight in one eye disobeyed laws of segregation in L.A. and God through William Seymour started the Pentecostal Movement.

5. David disobeyed the priestly laws and ate the ‘blessed bread’ (him and his band of warriors) which was only for the temple priests, and God counted it as a righteous act on David’s part.

6. Jesus touched and healed anyone who was a leper which was against the biblical law/Old Testament laws. His boldness is our example remembering the Scriptures to “lay hands on the sick and they shall be healed.”

7. The early church preached and worshipped Jesus even though it was against the Roman and Jewish Laws willing to be persecuted and criticized.

It is indeed time to disobey, protest, and do what Jesus would do in the 21st Century.

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What would Jesus want me to do?

Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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July 23, 2020 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

A Two-Edged Sword and the Virus

It is obvious that Satan is busy doing what he chose to do—creating an America in chaos. But, whenever Satan rises up and does his works of evil, the Lord Jesus comes in like a flood. We must do what is our part and our calling in Christ. This is why God’s anointing is upon us.

The Bible talks about having a two-edged sword (the sword of the Spirit) that performs the will and judgment of God. We have it if we dress yourselves with the armor of God each day. It is the ‘Spirit’s sword’ that brings about ‘God’s offense’ in this world. The Spirit alone handles the sword and executes the judgment of God—we are the Holy Spirit’s ‘tool and partner’ in placing everything under the feet of Christ. As 2 Corinthians 10:5 states, “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”

There is a battle to be fought and a war to be won. We are in ‘spiritual warfare’ much more than any other type of war in these last days. Therefore, I ask and desire from God to let me know what I should be doing. When the coronavirus began in America God told me to pray for the winds of heaven to blow across the nation to disperse and limit the impact of the virus on Americans. This did happen and the initial impact of the virus was much less than originally projected. God also asked me to pray that ‘the ax head would swim’. We need to continue to pray for the ax head to swim, i.e. for our economy to once again work and prosper. Remember, ax heads do not swim and there is nothing man can do ‘to miraculously jump start’ our economy and make it active again. This is a God thing so do not expect our government or man’s efforts to make this happen. Only God can make ax heads to swim so pray for God to do this and not man—it will and should be a God’s miracle alone!

Recently, God asked me to ‘curse the virus’. This is what I have been doing for a few days. I know others have been given prayers to pray and activities to do to stop the virus. The virus is ferocious and deadly and can only be stopped by the Spirit of God. Do not expect a man to solve a ‘Satan problem’, this is spiritual warfare we are in so use what God has given us to make a difference.

Churches need to step up to the plate and begin to act like children of God and go on the offensive through believing what God wants and that God alone can destroy the virus in America, and then take all the means and actions that demonstrate to the world that we care and put our faith on the line. If we take action and protest through unity and faith, the world will take notice and God will respond to our works and words of faith.

Finally, I am a big supporter of ‘not tempting God’. This virus is limited by your strength of character and personal lifestyle. This is what you can do to fight against the virus on a natural level that requires no faith. This comes from various doctors and medical organizations that I have been tracking. This is their advice, not mine:

· Get outside and into fresh air & sunshine has much as possible each day.

· Exercise each day causing your lungs to expand and exhale—coughing into the air is good for your lungs to expel any virus or germs.

· Sleep at night with your windows open allowing fresh air to move through your house/apartment. (Sleeping outside is a good idea.)

· Eat healthy foods that fight viruses and take vitamins that support your immune system to resist the virus.

· Wearing a face mask can be good for others but understand a facemask will not keep you from getting the virus.

· You cannot get the virus through your hands, washing your face often is better than washing only your hands.

· Every night take a long and hot shower breathing in as much moist air as you can. This will help heal and cleanse your lungs.

· If you have lived a corrupt lifestyle your chances of getting the virus is much greater than a healthy or young person, so be proactive & make changes.

· The virus will go through the whole population of America but remember, contracting the virus is not nor should it be a death sentence—you can beat the virus!

I am not a doctor, but these simple suggestions will help you and those around you win against the virus. Do not let fear dictate your response to the virus.

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What would Jesus want me to do?

Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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July 23, 2020 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

A Two-Edged Sword and the Virus

It is obvious that Satan is busy doing what he chose to do—creating an America in chaos. But, whenever Satan rises up and does his works of evil, the Lord Jesus comes in like a flood. We must do what is our part and our calling in Christ. This is why God’s anointing is upon us.

The Bible talks about having a two-edged sword (the sword of the Spirit) that performs the will and judgment of God. We have it if we dress yourselves with the armor of God each day. It is the ‘Spirit’s sword’ that brings about ‘God’s offense’ in this world. The Spirit alone handles the sword and executes the judgment of God—we are the Holy Spirit’s ‘tool and partner’ in placing everything under the feet of Christ. As 2 Corinthians 10:5 states, “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”

There is a battle to be fought and a war to be won. We are in ‘spiritual warfare’ much more than any other type of war in these last days. Therefore, I ask and desire from God to let me know what I should be doing. When the coronavirus began in America God told me to pray for the winds of heaven to blow across the nation to disperse and limit the impact of the virus on Americans. This did happen and the initial impact of the virus was much less than originally projected. God also asked me to pray that ‘the ax head would swim’. We need to continue to pray for the ax head to swim, i.e. for our economy to once again work and prosper. Remember, ax heads do not swim and there is nothing man can do ‘to miraculously jump start’ our economy and make it active again. This is a God thing so do not expect our government or man’s efforts to make this happen. Only God can make ax heads to swim so pray for God to do this and not man—it will and should be a God’s miracle alone!

Recently, God asked me to ‘curse the virus’. This is what I have been doing for a few days. I know others have been given prayers to pray and activities to do to stop the virus. The virus is ferocious and deadly and can only be stopped by the Spirit of God. Do not expect a man to solve a ‘Satan problem’, this is spiritual warfare we are in so use what God has given us to make a difference.

Churches need to step up to the plate and begin to act like children of God and go on the offensive through believing what God wants and that God alone can destroy the virus in America, and then take all the means and actions that demonstrate to the world that we care and put our faith on the line. If we take action and protest through unity and faith, the world will take notice and God will respond to our works and words of faith.

Finally, I am a big supporter of ‘not tempting God’. This virus is limited by your strength of character and personal lifestyle. This is what you can do to fight against the virus on a natural level that requires no faith. This comes from various doctors and medical organizations that I have been tracking. This is their advice, not mine:

· Get outside and into fresh air & sunshine has much as possible each day.

· Exercise each day causing your lungs to expand and exhale—coughing into the air is good for your lungs to expel any virus or germs.

· Sleep at night with your windows open allowing fresh air to move through your house/apartment. (Sleeping outside is a good idea.)

· Eat healthy foods that fight viruses and take vitamins that support your immune system to resist the virus.

· Wearing a face mask can be good for others but understand a facemask will not keep you from getting the virus.

· You cannot get the virus through your hands, washing your face often is better than washing only your hands.

· Every night take a long and hot shower breathing in as much moist air as you can. This will help heal and cleanse your lungs.

· If you have lived a corrupt lifestyle your chances of getting the virus is much greater than a healthy or young person, so be proactive & make changes.

· The virus will go through the whole population of America but remember, contracting the virus is not nor should it be a death sentence—you can beat the virus!

I am not a doctor, but these simple suggestions will help you and those around you win against the virus. Do not let fear dictate your response to the virus.

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July 22, 2020 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

The Rebuilding of the Temple

The article: "The War Song That the Enemy Wants to Stop!" by Jo Ellen Stevens, Connersville, IN

I received this article a few days ago. I was touched by the sincerity of Ms. Stevens’s words as well as her insight. I was moved by the Holy Spirit to pass it along to my friends and family. The section, Israel Will Be Restored, in the middle of her article is what caught my attention. The Lord spoke to me a week before this article came to me that the Temple of David/Solomon will be rebuilt in Israel within the next 4 years (or the beginning of its construction). This article was only a confirmation as to what the Lord will be doing shortly. We are in the latter days; it is time to do what the Lord has asked us to do and have failed to respond to Him—so get busy!

Ms. Stevens states. “It is the Church’s honor to worship the Lord; this is why the enemy wants it stopped! He has always wanted it stopped from the beginning of time. I believe through COVID-19, the enemy’s plans for us is to close our mouths! He wants the Church silent! Here is why: ‘Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God: every precious stone was in thy garment, the ruby, the topaz, and the diamond, the chrysolite, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, emerald, and the carbuncle and gold: the workmanship of thy timbrels, and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.’ (Ezekiel 28:13)

This passage is about our enemy, or rather, Lucifer before he rebelled and became Satan. God is speaking here about how he was created and what he was created for. He had built into him pipes and timbrels meant for worship.

Lucifer was the chief musician in Heaven! He had all of that and yet His pride about his own beauty caused him to lose his place before the throne of God. Now, Satan is looking at the worshiping Church and jealousy has risen up in him because he knows that he will never get his place back. He knows he has been stripped of his authority and beauty, and he has been cast out from Heaven with nothing left to look forward to but a fiery, burning Hell.

The Bible also says that he was the ‘covering cherub’ (Ezekiel 28:14). He lost that. So, who and what will take his place? Yes, we have been given the privilege of becoming those that stand before the throne of God and worship Him, and when we do, our worship begins to become the covering for cities, states, regions and nations!

The Spirit of Jealousy

If you are a musician or singer or on any kind of worship team, have you ever wondered why there is so much jealousy and division in that area? Well there you have it. I believe this is the spirit that attacks worshipers the most. Many years ago, when I was a part of a worship team at a church I was attending, I went to a prayer meeting in someone’s house. As I was sitting there being the seer that I am, I suddenly saw a statue of Pharaoh standing in the corner and the Lord said, "This is the spirit of jealousy standing in the house!" I didn’t understand then what it was about but the next week, as I was watching the worship team that had been bringing quite a breakthrough, I noticed something seemed to be wrong.

All at once the Lord spoke to me and said, ‘Every time the worship begins to bring breakthrough into a church, the spirit of jealousy rises up and will not allow My people to be free to worship Me, thus the statue of Pharaoh that you saw.’ So, I said, ‘Why is that?’ He said, ‘Remember that I told Moses to say to Pharaoh, Let My people go to be free to worship Me in the wilderness! Then he hardened his heart and would not let them go. Do you know why he would not let them go? It is because it would bind his power, and I have given you that privilege!’

Psalms 149:5-9, ‘Let the saints be joyful in glory; let them sing aloud on their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand, to execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples; to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; to execute on them the written judgment—this honor have all His saints. Praise the Lord!’

It Covers Our Regions

You see, our worship provides a covering for our regions and for our cities and countries! Our worship isn’t just some little song that we sing, but when we worship Him in spirit and in truth, we begin to allow the Lord to sing His song through us! We become a habitation for the Lord and for the Lion of the tribe of Judah to roar through!

His words sung by His Spirit bring a covering over us and the enemy cannot penetrate it! David knew this and created the Tabernacle, appointing singers and musicians to worship 24/7, because he already knew as a little shepherd boy that when he would worship in the fields, God would help him defeat the lions and the bears.

The Lord told me one time while fasting and praying on 9/11 that He had His very own "911." He then told me to turn in the Bible to Amos 9:11 (NKJV):

Israel Will Be Restored

"On that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, and repair its damages; I will raise up its ruins and rebuild it as in the days of old."

Again, He told me to turn to the New Testament, Acts 15:16: "After this I will return and will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will set it up."

The Enemy Wants to Shut This Down!

Yes, there may be COVID-19, and yes, there is rioting and looting—there is no denying that now. I am here to say to you: this is the enemy’s plan to shut down worship! He is out to close it down. Here is one more passage in Scripture that will show you that our worship will cause God to come and fight for us. In this passage, He is coming to the sound of timbrels and lyres and He is coming to destroy Molech, the god of the Assyrians, which was the god of child sacrifice:

"You shall have a song as in the night when a holy festival is kept, and gladness of heart as when one goes with a flute, to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the Mighty One of Israel. The Lord will cause His glorious voice to be heard, and show the descent of His arm, with the indignation of His anger and the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, tempest, and hailstones. For through the voice of the Lord Assyria will be beaten down, as He strikes with the rod. And in every place where the staff of punishment passes, which the Lord lays on him, it will be with tambourines and harps; and in battles of brandishing He will fight with it. For Tophet was established of old, yes, for the king it is prepared. He has made it deep and large; its pyre is fire with much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, kindles it." (Isaiah 30:29-33 NKJV)

You see, this is another thing that the enemy of our soul is fighting. He wants our worship stopped because it will cause the tide to be turned on the blood lust in America that is so desperately trying to keep abortion legal. It is child sacrifice at its worst, and if we are to ever see this abomination cease in our land, we must continue to worship Him! The enemy wants to deceive us right now and make us believe that our worship leaves us open to the virus, when in truth, it will cover us if we will see in the Spirit. Let those who have eyes to see and ears to hear shout His praises from the rooftops!"

Jo Ellen Stevens, TCIC Ministries, Website: dstevens7.wix.com/tcic

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What would Jesus want me to do?

Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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July 13, 2020 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Have You Had Enough, California?

Once again Governor Gavin Newsom has shut down all churches, their religious services, and all gatherings for worship for no apparent reason other than based on the premise “more cases of the Coronavirus has been detected through testing”. What a colossal irrational mistake!

Have you had enough of this assault on religious freedom and irrational reasoning by our leaders? It is time to protest and do it now! My suggestions are:

1. Send a letter to our governor and the news media that our churches will not comply with this order.

2. Immediately stage protests in the ‘manner of gatherings’ each and every day.

3. Have outdoor gatherings in churches’ parking lots, grass areas, or outdoor tents to protest Newsom’s order.

4. Have these protests every evening when the sun begins to set and have your protests structures for maximum exposure in order to have live media coverage.

5. Your protests should not include hate speech or anger but gather for one purpose alone—to worship, to praise, and to fellowship (as the Body of Christ).

It is time for our religious leaders to exercise their rights to freedom of religion, freedom to assemble peacefully, freedom of speech, and freedom to protest/issue grievances against the government. Do it now, do it for others, and do it in the Spirit of Christ.

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What would Jesus want me to do?

Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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