April 14, 2017 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

‘Painting’ Your Robe White

“The works of the Lord” Psalm 111

I do not like to paint much. I do it because I have too. As we all know, wood needs protection from the elements. This is why there are Ace Hardware, Lowes, Home Depot, in fact, I like those stores—they are my favorite shopping places.

The Lord does painting also, not just in His creation but how He works in the lives of His people. God only uses the ‘painting process’ with the color of red to change everything to white. Revelations 7:14b says, “…they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” Yes, God is into color, but His final color is white and His primer color is red.

I have to paint the fencing on my ranch all the time. It gets worn, dirty, and stained. Just like our robes—they get dirty and stained. In tribulation our robes become worn and discolored, but it is in the tribulation that we make them white—“These are they which came out of great tribulation” Rev. 7:14a.

To get the fencing ready for paint you have to scrape, sand, and chip away at all old paint, stains and ruined wood. I often have to paint with primer first before the white paint—it is a process I do not like but must be done.

God does the same with me. Jesus loves me so much He works away at the wood in my life preparing me for His white paint. It was His giving away of His life—the loss of His blood that makes it all possible. The impossible became possible, through His blood, making me white. It cost Him everything in this life so I could have part of His life forever.

I am washing my robe in the tribulation of this life—just like Christ. And, it is in my tribulation that I find myself needing God’s red stain in and through my life. His red paint makes me ready to become white. I accept, no I desire, God’s painting process—I scrub and wash my dirt and stained robe making it white in the blood of Christ. This is the work of the Lord and it is marvelous in our eyes.

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April 13, 2017 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

What’s Missing?

“The fruit of the Spirit is…” Ephesians 5:9

It is sad to know that things are getting worse on the earth. We hear of doom and destruction in almost every media broadcast. I understand that in the last days two scenarios will take place—God’s great grace will be poured out upon all who live on this planet, as well as, God’s judgment and Satan performing his works of deception.

I was told by pastors of long ago that lived through WW1 and WW2 that significant changes happened throughout the world during both wars. In WW1 a Spirit of Love left the earth. They stated that before WW1 people could love and forgive more easily but after the war people could not feel nor depend on a spirit of Love (a fruit of love) from the Holy Spirit to help and guide them.

During and after WW2 a spirit of Peace (fruit of peace from the Holy Spirit) was no longer noticeable in the earth. We all know that since WW2 the world has not been at peace. There has always been wars taking place somewhere in the world. It is as if God took His Spirit of Peace from the earth.

The United Nations was created after WW1 but it has not deterred wars. In fact, wars have become more frequent and intense since WW1. It is God alone who controls the fate of man and regulates what takes place on the earth. Biblical prophecy is being fulfilled as we live. God is not mocked nor is His Word, the Bible.

I have noticed more and more that another Scripture is being fulfilled, “The love of many shall grow cold.” I notice and feel the absence of love in my daily activities with fellow men. People who once showed love demonstrate less love. People are more concerned with themselves rather than how to care for and show kindness to others.

The media through advertising tries to convince people to offer kindness and random acts or kindness to others/strangers, but it is not working. The world is not getting better, but rather hate not love seems to be the primary focus of our generation.

We are missing the Fruit of the Spirit in our daily activities, Galatians 5: 22-23: “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance; against such there is no law.” We must teach ourselves, our children, and others that the only way for kindness to be manifested in our generation is through Jesus Christ and the operation and manifestation of the Fruit of the Spirit.

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April 12, 2017 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Where Are You Church?

Becoming salt: Matthew 5:13-16

I am sure you have heard about the tragedy in San Bernardino, CA. A special needs teacher and an 8-year-old boy were shot and killed in a murder-suicide at a Southern California elementary school on Monday.

53-year-old Cedric Anderson walked into North Park Elementary School and opened fire on his wife, Karen Elaine Smith before taking his own life. He also killed 8-year-old Jonathan Martinez, who died after being taken to a local hospital. What a tragic series of events and such senseless killings!

Church where are you? There will be a funeral for Jonathan Martinez shortly. I hope that all those who profess Jesus Christ will pray for the boy’s family and show support to the Martinez family. But I want you to do more!

I want a miracle! Yes, I want Christ to raise Jonathan from this tragedy and the Lord to bring him back to his family. We need miracles! We need to ask God for “raising from the dead” as Jesus promised and God speaks about in His Word.

We need Christians to believe, pray, obey God’s command and be willing to see God’s promise of life in this lifetime for Jonathan. It is time not to ask why or how God will give Jonathan back to his family but merely for the Church to try.

God’s church in San Bernardino needs to take God at His word. I know God’s grace is sufficient no matter what God decides to do, but we need to begin to ask God for the impossible. We need to ask God to fulfill His promises and destroying the works of the Devil.

Are you willing to ask God for more? Are you willing to come face to face with the works of the Devil and say, “Not today, not on my watch!”? Are you willing to bring the truth of Christ to a hurting and broken family? Yes, what would Jesus do? What would He want you to do?

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April 8, 2017 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

I Had a Dream

“…your old men shall dream dreams” Acts 2:17

I do not know about you but I dream. Always have and hopefully always will. The Bible says, “…your old men shall dream dreams.” I guess I fall into that category since I am no longer young but have reached the golden years or should I say the ‘graying years’.

About a week ago I dreamt that I was in a large metropolitan city, downtown, among the ‘sky-scrappers’. All of a sudden there were waves, waves so large that the waves dwarfed the buildings. The waves picked up the buildings, moving them off their foundations, and the structures began to float upright along as the waves pushed them.

I saw no loss of life but it was beyond imagination as to the strength and magnitude of the waves sweeping through the city. Dreams are from God, at least the good ones that foretell the future by the Spirit of Grace that lives within us.

I spoke over a year ago as to a ‘revival coming to America’. It would be alike a wave flowing from the east to the west. I wrote about what God spoke to me then and He has given me another sign (a dream) as to the coming ‘moving of the Holy Spirit’.

Many times I wait till God sends confirmation, a witness, and a second sign that confirms what the Spirit is saying to me. Well, I have the sign not only in my recent dream but also what God has said to my fellow prophets.

Joe-Joe Dawson from Texas said this recently, “Early one morning, as I was praying, I saw a huge tidal wave crashing over the people of God. As I saw this tidal wave in the spirit, I knew that it was made up all of the prayers, promises, and prophetic words from past seasons. The Lord spoke clearly to me that many promises and prophetic words that has been given in past seasons, will come to pass in this next season.”

"The Lord’s been looking for a glory company of people to rise up and begin to strike the ground once again and begin working those wonders among the people and begin moving in this new movement of God’s glory once again… to bring on the restoration and voice of healing in the United States," spoken by Stephen Powell.

All of this is true plus many more testimonies about the Glory of God moving throughout America as a wave flowing from the eastern coast to the west coast. It is about to take place. It is time, for all of us to rejoice—to shout for joy, for the Coming of the Lord! Do not let the lessons of Jericho pass you by. Be strong, be courageous, be faithful—the Lord has spoken and He has come to us. What He has promised He will fulfill.

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April 5, 2017 WWJWMTD By Otis and Sue Davis

It’s a Heart Condition?

A prophetic & theological word from Otis & Sue Davis

"When an evilspirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that man is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation." Matthew 12:43-45 NIV

He revealed their hearts. We must connect these verses with Matthew 12:24-29. But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "It is only by Beelzebub,the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons." Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? And if I drive out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. "Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can rob his house. Satan’s "house" is the body of the person who is possessed by the demon.

It appears that the demons are restless and seek bodies in which to reside as shown in Matthew 8:28-31. When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes,two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. "What do you want with us, Son of God?" they shouted. "Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?" Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. The demons begged Jesus, "If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs."

When the demon left, this man’s life was changed for the better, but his life was still empty. When the demon returned, he brought others with him, and the man’s life ended in tragedy.

The primary application is to the nation of Israel, especially that generation present when Jesus ministered on earth. The nation had been purged of the demon of idolatry, which had plagued them in the Old Testament. But reformation was not enough. Reformation could cleanse, but it could not fill. The nation should have received the Savior and been filled with spiritual life. Instead, the people rejected Him and the end was destruction.

There is a Personal application. It is not enough to clean house; we must also invite in the right tenant. The Pharisees were proud of their "clean houses," but their hearts were empty!Mere religion, denomination, or reformation, will not save. There must be regeneration, the receiving of Christ into the heart as seen in Revelation 3:19-22. Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."

We cannot be neutral about Jesus Christ; he knows the truth of the heart. (The Bible Exposition Commentary) A clean empty heart will be filled by the Holy or the un-Holy. Guard your Heart above all else for it is the source of life. Proverbs 4.23 hcsb A heart filled with selfish pride will not hear and be open to the Holy Spirit. Remember This! Whoever does NOT receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will NEVER enter it. Luke 18.17 gnb (Written by Otis and Sue Davis)

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April 2, 2017 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

A Time for Crying

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Raising kids parents learn quickly what crying can be ignored and ‘the other crying’ that says your child needs your help right away! All parents learn to distinguish between legitimate crying and the so-called, ‘fake crying’.

I have laughed (and I am sure you have too) at certain types or styles of crying by our children. I have even laughed at some crying by my grandkids. Often they recognize I am not going to do anything about their crying and they stop their calculated manipulation of my emotions and start to smile at grandpa.

There are three types of crying God listens too. Many times in Scripture, He says, “He will not listen to your crying or call for help.” However, God does respond to crying that comes from an honest and sincere heart. Do not be fooled by selfish logic—God cannot be enticed by insincere tears and He is not manipulated by selfish crying.

We cry over our sin, we cry over other people’s sins, and we cry over injustice and spiritual darkness that enslaves others around us. These are legitimate behaviors that God honors and listens too. We need a caring heart that intercedes for others and fights against the evil one who oppresses God’s creation.

However, it is the crying over personal sin that I would like to address. How does one become free from sin—free from all the guilt and ‘the hold’ sin has on our lives? Yes, sin has power and its power, when your sin is un-confessed, can make you captive and force you to sin over and over again. This is why Jesus died. He died in order to offer you forgiveness and the removal and consequences of your sin—to end Satan’s captivity over your life. This is God’s #1 priority—your forgiveness, freedom, and ability to have a relationship with Him and to forgive individuals in the Body of Christ of their sin.

There are three Scriptures (I am sure many more for every kind of sinner) that can guide you in finding forgiveness that is attainable, works without failing, and is lasting.

1) Psalm 119:133b: “Let no sin rule over me.” David’s prayer to God—do not allow sin to have power or control over me. Sins can have and indeed are so powerful that one cannot keep from sinning unless you find ‘the forgiveness that takes away the power of the sin’. So many people think that confession or asking for forgiveness is enough—that is not completely true—we must find forgiveness that takes even the power of sin away. (It is yours for the asking and embedded in so many Scriptures.)

2) John 5:14, 8:11: Jesus said, “Go and sin no more.” (I would read the Gospel of John & the 3 Epistles of John if you wanted to understand forgiveness.) The point of these two verses is that Jesus first said, “Go,” which tells me that He wants you to move ahead with your life. Go—you now have a new ‘lease on life’. You through forgiveness have a new future—embrace it and experience it. And, secondly, once God forgives any type of sin, He now says that you have the means, ability and decision making opportunity to sin no more. (This might not take place so easily for some but Christ has opened the door for your success so do not think it is impossible.)

3) Hebrews 9:14: “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” This verse is a promise and its promise is for God to erase from your memory your conscience of past sins and sins hold on one’s life. Forgiveness is not always an easy thing—often it takes days, weeks and even months to have ‘complete freedom’ of all the consequences of sin and its power over us. It is the only verse that I know of that erases even the memory of past sins so we can have freedom of our past mistakes.

I have spent weeks crying about sins I did not know were in my life until the Holy Spirit showed them to me and their deadly influence over my life. God’s forgiveness is greater than all and any sin. Always pray these verses for God is always faithful but we must choose to let Him fulfill His promises to us in His Word.

My good friend, Phillip Lee, Director of His Way Out Ministries has these practical suggestions: http://hiswayout.com

· Set your heart and mind against the old sin-bred patterns of thinking, feeling, and doing, and toward a love of purity. "Worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness." (Psalm 29:2)

· Starve the old nature to death! Avoid the people, places and things that God reveals as feeding troughs for your sin nature. "By the leading of the Spirit, put to death the misdeeds of the body." (Romans 8:13)

· Frequent men’s/women’s fellowship groups in addition to regular church services so that you can receive the kind of healthy support, modeling and acceptance that has been missing in your life. "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the day approaching." (Hebrews 10:25)

· Find someone with whom you can be accountable. "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." (James 5:16)

· Increase the amount of time you spend seeking God in prayer and crying out to Him for help. "God rewards those who diligently seek Him." (Hebrews 11:6)

Remember, just like the Children of Israel had to find forgiveness and freedom of their sin before they entered the Promise Land, so must we. It is through forgiveness found only in Christ that we will find our purpose and calling in walking by faith doing the works of Christ in this generational-time of great spiritual darkness…it is a time for crying!

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March 29, 2017 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Experiencing Failure & Freedom…

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The children of Israel did not get to their promise land without experiencing failure first. None of us like failure but it is in realizing our failures that we find freedom in Christ. Often failure precedes success (or our freedom), just as it was with Christ with the appearance of failure at His crucifixion, but it is His victory and freedom at His resurrection what we rejoice in. What we consider personal failures, God often labels as the accomplishment of His plan and perfect will.

No one likes to fail; I certainly do not, but it is not the failure that bothers me but the ‘fear of failure’ that stifles action on my part. I remember experiences when growing up when I stopped or refused to move ahead with something I would like to have done but the ‘fear of failure’ stopped me. Fear was my motivator that inhibited me from doing something I wanted so desperately to do or loved to have tried to do.

We can have many fears in this life: what would people think of me or if I fail I will never recover from the hurt, pain or rejection. I am reminded of Christ praying three times to the Father that, ‘what God was asking Him to do was too hard’—“let this cup pass from me.” But Christ did pray in the end, “Not my will but thy will be done.” Jesus felt that to carry all the sin, sickness, persecution, and deliverance from evil for everyone was too much to carry at one time. Jesus saw only failure on His part but He did not fear failure—to Him failure was not doing what God wanted.

The Bible say, “God heard His prayers because He feared the Him (His Father).” That is, Christ knew that whatever God asked of Him was right and just—this is the fear of the Lord. We can safely say that ‘fear is the opposite of faith’ because the fear of failure stops us from acting—from doing and responding to God. Fear stops me from responding to the will of God and any request that comes from the Father.

There are countless stories of individuals that in the face of failure moved ahead with their plans and hopes. Very few inventions and great visions would have been realized if those individuals were afraid of failure. I agree with Patrick Henry, “Give me liberty (freedom) or give me death.” He did not fear failure. To him failure was not trying.

Do not be like so many of the children of Israel after seeing or hearing the news of ‘giants in the promise land’; feared to move ahead for fear of loosing in battle with the inhabitants of the promise land, only to face the giants again forty years later.

Let’s not fear failure but fear the Lord—let’s only fear not doing His will—let’s be people of faith. It is time to say with Apostle Paul, “If I live or die, I am the Lord’s.” “I strive for, I press ahead for the high calling of Christ—the prize for which God has called me” Philippines 3:14. I regret ever experiencing the ‘fear of failure’ and giving into that fear. God has forgiven me for my ‘unfruitful fears’ and instead has given me God’s fear—I choose God’s will and God’s purposes—I choose the Fear of the Lord.

A Personal Note: I wrote this article in honor of my oldest boy’s 40th birthday, in whom I instilled determination, ‘never give up attitude’ and love for laughing even in the face of one’s enemies. Happy Birthday #1!

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March 27, 2017 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

It’s With Joy That You Take Your Mountain

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To fulfill one’s purpose in life is what we all hope for—it is what gives us meaning and direction. God, why did you create me? Why do I exist? What is my calling and purpose in Christ? You will never complete your calling or discover life’s purpose without going through Jericho.

Most of us do not realize, that in order to fulfill God’s calling on our lives, we must learn to fight. Just as Jesus taught His disciple through example and we learn by reading the Epistles, we are command us to ‘put on the whole armor of God’. We must be willing to ‘fight the good fight of faith’ and ‘destroy the works of the devil’.

Jesus commanded us to ‘bring every thought in subjection to the Spirit of Christ’ and to ‘heal those who are sick, raise the dead, and preach the gospel to the poor’. This is not easy to do but to have the Kingdom of God on earth, this is exactly what we must do.

Now what does Jericho have to do with fighting against Satan and finding purpose in life? Well it is quite simple, praise is wrapped up in all we do to overcome the evil one and find hope to do God’s will today and for tomorrow.

Let me give you some examples. King David was a warrior and fought to build the Kingdom of Israel—his central ingredient in his walk with the Lord was praise—he wrote The Psalms. Revelations talks about ‘Praise’ always being in front of the Throne of God and praise that never ends in heaven. For the walls of Jericho to fall down the children of Israel had to circle the city and shout with praise.

Did you know that each revival has a song that was central to the moving of the Spirit of God during each revival? Also, you probably know the song, “Shout to the Lord” from Hillsong that changed a nation and impacted the whole world for Christ.

Yes, it is praise—singing to the Lord with great joy and with a passion of shouting to the Lord that overcomes the evil one and allows each of us to find and fulfill our calling in Christ. If you want your mountain (your purpose and calling in Christ), you must ‘shout to the Lord’ praises, songs, and music—we must give glory to the Name of the Lord.

It is in your praise to God that you’ll find purpose, calling and strength to destroy the works of the devil and take your mountain—the promise God made to you before the foundations of the world—your fulfillment in Him.

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March 26, 2017 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

“Your Healing Is Upon You” by Lana Vawser

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I believe it is our fear that stops us from moving ahead in God. We fear so many things and God is trying to heal us from all our hurt and disappointment. This article was sent to me from a friend in Oklahoma. Read it, study it, and accept what it is saying to us all. For “Your Healing Is Upon You” and God wants better things for us. (Article by Lana Vawser)

This morning I heard the Lord say, "A new breed of warriors are arising". When I asked the Lord about these warriors, I saw they were "secret place" warriors. They were ones who have heard the invitation of the Lord to step "deeper into" the secret place, and are waging war FROM the secret place.

I had a vision where I saw in the past some warriors have run into battle, and have run in to ‘take out the enemy’ and to ‘take back ground’ from the enemy, but they run into battle wielding their swords to take down the enemy, but have ended up being wounded, assaulted, traumatized and in some cases ‘taken out’.

When I asked the Lord about this, I noticed part of their hearts ‘were exposed’. Part of their hearts ‘were uncovered’, it wasn’t covered with truth. I began to realize that these were areas of their hearts where the revelation of God’s love and nature hadn’t taken root as deeply as it should.

These warriors were running out into battle to ‘face fears’, and ‘overcome’ and ‘slay the giants’ before them, but because of these ‘uncovered openings’ in their hearts where there were wrong views/concepts of God, lies about His goodness and love, and areas of fear that were hindering them from approaching Him with confidence, because of past experiences, hurts and disappointments, when they went into battle, the enemy was landing upon those places and terrorizing and assaulting these warriors.

The Lord reminded me again that the revelation of His goodness and His love affects EVERYTHING. The Lord began showing me right now many warriors are going through the fire, they are wrestling with giants, they are wrestling with fears and how they have run into battle in the past to try and overcome seems to be the ‘logical way’ to ‘overcome’. Yet, there is fear in stepping out again because of the trauma they experienced in the past. Many are wrestling with ‘the only way I am going to get free is to step out again’.

I felt the Lord say "The freedom is found in STEPPING IN!!!"

Instantly I remember the quote by Graham Cooke "Your intimacy with Jesus is your greatest weapon."

The Lord is always calling us to live outside our comfort zones, to live in a place of total dependence upon Him. Right now, many warriors are wrestling with "how do I take steps out in the natural to get free and get breakthrough?" but I feel the Lord saying, "the stepping out in the natural isn’t going to deal with the root. It is in facing the fear, the wrong beliefs, the hurt, pain, trauma and fear IN THE SECRET PLACE WITH ME THAT IS GOING TO SET YOU FREE!"

The enemy wants many warriors to step back onto the battlefield through some ways these ‘battles have been fought in the past to get free and overcome’ (but the past stepping out hasn’t brought freedom but pain, trauma and wounding because of the uncovering of the heart) but there is a NEW STRATEGY upon the warriors.

The Lord is calling the warriors walking through this season to FOCUS ON STEPPING IN!!!!! Focus on stepping into the SECRET PLACE more than ever before. Position yourself before Jesus and He is going to meet you and overwhelm you with His love. Many warriors are being called to REST, and move into a hidden place before the Lord, so He can heal their hearts and souls.

Rest is THE KEY for you right now!

The reason the Lord is focusing upon the ‘stepping in’ rather than ‘stepping out’ right now, is because there are ‘cracks in foundations’ that He sees. These ‘cracks’ in foundations need to be healed by the revelation of His love and kindness so you can be strengthened, healed, filled again and then sent out again.

Don’t allow the enemy to tell you by focusing on the ‘stepping in’ that you are losing ground. The OPPOSITE is true. You are GAINING GROUND by stepping in. Don’t let the enemy tell you that you won’t get your breakthrough by ‘stepping in’; you will only get it, if you ‘step out’. Right now, for many of you, your breakthrough will come in DOUBLE PORTIONS IN THE SECRET PLACE.

I feel the Lord wants to soothe, comfort, and breathe upon many wounded, weary warriors right now. The Lord has seen your faithfulness. The Lord has seen how you have run into battle, faced fears, and continually positioned yourself to obey Him, to pour out and fight for others. He SEES your faithfulness. He SEES your heart! He SEES that you want to please Him and do all that He wants you to do. Condemnation and fear of ‘disobedience’ and ‘missing it’ is chaining MANY warriors right now. I want to break that off you in Jesus name and declare over you that as you PRIORITISE the SECRET PLACE, as you FOCUS upon spending time with Him more than ever, letting Him love you, letting Him love you through the walls you have put up between you and Him because of disappointment, fear, trauma and wrong views of Him because of past experience, He WILL set you free. He WILL bring breakthrough. He WILL bring peace. He WILL bring joy. It’s just coming in a NEW WAY!

Where you have always pushed through and kept going, running head on at the giants and the battle and getting wounded, but still going, God is bringing you to the quiet ‘come away places’. The place ‘by the still waters’ where He will restore your heart and soul, He wants to POUR INTO YOU!

A lot of fear and issues that many of you are facing right now, much of the torment of the enemy has found its ground in foundational cracks. In the secret place, God is uprooting, cementing truth and rebuilding again.

You stepping "IN" to the secret place, you taking more time to REST and allow the Lord to bring rejuvenation to you, is not a step back, it’s a position of being catapulted further forward than you ever have been. In and through the secret place, you will go further than you have ever been.

Wounded, weary warriors, He wants to heal you! Your healing season is upon you! Your freedom season is upon you! It’s not about running out and slaying the giants on the battlefield in the ‘stepping out’, right now, it’s the ‘stepping IN’ place that is your place of VICTORY and FREEDOM.

He’s going to show up in the secret place, in the garden of intimacy. It might be scary to be real and vulnerable with Him. For some of you to open up your hearts to Him again, but He will tenderly love you through it, He will whisper His Words of truth, life and love to you, and the weariness and wounds will melt away by His love. You will know fear NO MORE because you will SEE HIM like you have never seen Him before. He will show you how He is breathing UPON your dreams, not attempting to take them away. He will SHOW YOU His pleasure for you, rather than you being plagued with fears that if you open up and invite Him into the deep wounded, hurting parts of your heart and soul, that He may say, He isn’t pleased or delighted. That you are disobeying or missing it.

For many of you, the scariest place right now is allowing Him into those wounded, fear-filled, hurting places of your heart, the real broken places. In some ways, it would be easier to ‘do what you have done in the past to overcome’, but there’s a new strategy upon you. It’s to open up those parts of your heart to Him and let Him in and watch and see the resurrection life that will burst forth, and the healing that will come.

Many of you have ‘held it together’ for so long, ‘fighting the good fight’ when your hearts have been breaking inside and you have been so wounded. Let Him come, soothe your hurting heart and soul and make you whole. His plans for you are GOOD and to PROSPER YOU and NOT TO HARM YOU! (Jeremiah 29:11)

The revelation of His goodness and kindness will change everything! Wounded, weary warriors, it’s your time to COME ALIVE in His presence.

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Signs of the Times (Matthew 16:3)

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Matthew 16 1-4: When the Pharisees and Sadducees arrived, as a test they asked Jesus to show them a sign from heaven.

2 He replied to them, “You say, ‘Red sky at night, what a delight!

3 Red sky in the morning, cloudy and storming. ’You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, yet you can’t interpret the signs of the times?

4 An evil and adulterous generation craves a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” Then he left them and went away.

This scriptural truth is still relevant today. Jesus is not old fashion nor is His words uncommon for today—we rarely consider “the signs of the times” in our generation.

Isaiah 42:1-4: 1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my elect, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit on him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. 2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment to truth. 4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

Christ is not ashamed nor is He confused. He knows what is about to take place but we do not consider nor do we understand what He is about to bring to pass.

Isaiah 11:1-4: 1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: 4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

I see the will of God and what is about to take place on the earth. I do not try to understand with all the education I have received, nor do I struggle to find reasons why, regarding God’s actions in the earth. I accept His ways, His judgment, and His timing.

I fear the Lord and it is in the fear of the Lord that I find wisdom. If I do not pray; if I do not look for His presence in all I do; if I do not desire His will on my enemies, I will fail to discern the “signs of the times.”

I pray for revival in America with signs, healings and wonders. I pray for a revival among the gay movement and God’s judgment to follow for I know that not all in the gay movement will come to Christ. I pray for the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem. I pray for Christ’s Return—indeed, “Come Lord Jesus, come!”

I abide in the ‘signs of the times’…I pray without ceasing…I exercise wisdom and hold onto the Fear of the Lord.

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