November 28, 2016 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

You & Me: Together We Owe Him

#3 in the Series

In the second article of the series, We Owe Him, I stated, “Let’s offer praise, thankfulness and prayer. Respond to God today and He will show up tomorrow.” However, praise alonte will not bring revival. What are these attributes of a spiritual awakening that God wants to bring to America?

A precise question deserves a precise answer. There is and always has been these elements in any spiritual awakening:

One, the 7 components that initiate revival: humility & selflessness, forgiveness with repentance, prayers of wisdom, the preaching of the Gospel of Christ, acceptance of the will of God, confronting evil, and allowing new leadership to arise.

Two, what God expects from us. God wants us to bring to Him three things: one, the salvation of souls—many, many people coming to Christ (so get out there and work for God); two, an acquisition of ‘new wine’—do not think that what God has previously placed in your life regarding the Spirit of Christ is good enough for tomorrow—God wants ‘new wine’ which is a fresh and renewing work of the Holy Spirit in our lives; and three, an anointing from the Father that brings authority and calling so you might get His will done successfully.

Three, you must expect the manifestations of miracles, healings, signs and wonders. Any revival is not about what you can do but what the Holy Spirit can do. Do not limit God. It is fear that inhibits faith and our unwillingness to identify what God wants to do. God does things in such dynamic ways so everyone knows it was Him not us who got things done. (This last election is a good example of this truth.)

You can expect opposition from some religious circles. They will be jealous and critical saying ‘it is not from God’. As it was in Jesus’ day so will it be today. Be faithful and hold to the perseverance of Christ, “If they hated me, they will also hate you,” Jesus said.

Remember, Satan will do everything possible to disrupt and cause disunity in any revival. We must strive for unity in the Spirit. There will be no depth or longevity without unity. The Books of Acts and the Book of James speak to this end. We must have patience with each other. We must forgive each other. We must help each other to proclaim the Gospel of Christ. I help you and you help me—Together We Owe Him!

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November 18, 2016 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

We Owe Him

#2 in Series

In the first article of the series, You Owe Him, I stated, “God does something for you…you want it to last…therefore, you must be thankful!” When David and Solomon built the Temple of God it was for God to dwell in. They made sure it was built to specific qualifications and commands. So often we avoid the requests of God. Oh yes, we like being a Christian, but we decide on our own what we will do and what we will not do.

God does not see things along this line of thinking. Once God says something or does something, it requires a response on our part. God always asks us, “Who will you now serve” or “Make a decision today.” Often we do not want to answer God when He gets personal with us. We rather ignore His voice and act on what ‘we believe is right’.

We see this today in all the confusion over how Mr. Trump won the election. “We got it wrong”, pollsters say. “We have become an elitist group,” politicians say within the Democratic Party. “Evangelicals came out to vote for Trump,” Republicans proclaim. Nevertheless, I will continue to state, “That no one is saying what God wanted and the impact of prayers, prayers prayed with passion, for His will to be done.” God’s will overrides anything man wants or is planning to do. It is time to acknowledge that it was God alone who influenced and drove this election’s results.

Many believers have been hoping but passively praying for God to revisit America. They want revival but the true question is, “What does God want from us?” I rather ask, “God what do you want from me?” God, let me pray the words of revival for your will to be done in America!

David and Solomon organized singers in the temple who sang songs and gave God thanks 24/7. Around the clock, there were songs of praise and thankfulness being given to God—“God inhabits the praise of His people.” You want revival? You better prepare yourself for continual praise, thankfulness, and prayer. We owe Him the words of our mouth—words that tell God how great He is!

Let me state again: we owe Him continual words of praise, thankfulness, and prayer. You want a spiritual renewal in your life, a revival of God’s presence in your community, or a nation that finds God—start with the example of the Temple of God.

God wants to come to America in a revival format. That is, it will be ‘like and yet unlike’ what has ever taken place before…a spiritual awakening similar yet different from the Great Awakening during the birth of our nation through Spirit-Led-Movements of recent years.

I believe it will ‘come as a wave’ from the East Coast to the West Coast. You will know and see it when it takes place. You will feel it and even be able to smell it.

‘God’s Rain & His Reign of Revivalism’ (as I call it), cannot be controlled or imagined in magnitude or scope regarding the manifestation of the power of God during this time. Therefore, let’s go forth to meet God—let’s offer praise, thankfulness and prayer. It’s time to prepare the way for the Lord! Respond to God today and He will show up tomorrow with joy for your life—You Owe Him!

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November 14, 2016 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

You Owe Him

Have you ever owed someone something? Of course you have and if you are a person of character you fretted over it till you repaid what you owed. We all owe people for their assistance—from opening a door for us to saving our lives.

I had a good friend, George Wood, while growing up. He saved my life while we were climbing cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean along the Central California Coast. Had he not reach up with his hand and held me from falling backward, I would have died by falling several hundred feet onto the rocks below. I owe George my life, and I am still thankful to this day for his friendship.

I owe so many people for so many things. I was not always grateful, least not grateful enough, now that I look back. We need to be thankful each day, each hour, each minute for little, as well as, for the large events in life to individuals assisting us.

On Wednesday, November 9, 2016, I cried in thankfulness to God. God heard my cry for mercy and His will to be done. God took me at my word and enacted His will. I prayed without stopping for weeks. I prayed with earnest, with sweat and turmoil, and in the Spirit. I knew His will and I prayed that His will would come to pass.

On Tuesday afternoon around 2pm, God spoke to me and said, “Trump is winning.” I walked a few more steps and He said it again. I did not know what to say, but I was willing to wait and see for myself on Wednesday morning.

On Wednesday morning, Alonna—my wife, told me who had won the Presidential Election, Donald Trump. I immediately began to cry! I kept telling God that I was thankful. ”Thank you God,” I kept saying this over and over again…with tears, with joy, with gratefulness! “Thank you God for keeping your word, for showing mercy to your church, for answering all my prayers…thank you for ‘Who you are’!”

I know it is not over. There is still much that God wants to do—there is a lot to intercede for and overcome, but I am ready to do my part regarding this election.

Let me explain how this works. God does something for you…you want it to last…you must be thankful! I owe God. Yes, I owe Him for what He has done. This was not a small matter and it is time the Bride of Christ has peace and prosperity in America.

I will be thankful and all the power of darkness will not be able to take away what the Lord has done for me. All who were praying and looking for His will to be done let’s be thankful together and praise His great name.

God’s wisdom showed me His will, with faith I prayed His will, and in righteousness God heard my cry for His will to be done. “The prayer of a righteous person completes/causes the will of God to happen,” the Bible says.

Yes, I owe God, and it is in my response of thankfulness that the Lord fulfills His promises today and into tomorrow.

The Lord has spoken, “Be thankful, be wise, and be righteous—we owe Him.”

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November 9, 2016 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

It’s Not Over

Prophetic Teaching #6, 2017 & Beyond

The Church needs to do its job! It is not over for people of faith and the ‘continual completion’ of God’s Will. So what are the next steps for all of us?

One: Keep praying for the protection and transition of Donald Trump into the Office of the President and during his Presidency. Pray for peace in the White House.

Two: Pray and seek God’s will for his administration team and cabinet members.

Three: Mr. Trump is being humbled by God. His humility and strength to do the ‘right thing’ is more critical now and over the next 8 years–pray/intercede for this.

Four: Pray for access to all Members of Congress and the White House by people of Faith who are anointed, called, and Spirit-led.

Five: Warning! You will see a movement of confusion and ill-will and destruction on the part of the Evil One and people who serve him to cause as many problems for all people who were elected to do God’s will. Pray for deliverance and strength to resist all the plans of Satan that will come against everyone who is doing God purposes and will in America. It is only the name of Jesus Christ and His power that can stop and change evil plans and motives.

Six: Thank God; Praise God. Let me say this again BE THANKFUL for what God has done. He answered our prayers! He showed mercy on Americans everywhere. God wants to be in control of our future—a bright and hopeful future…BE THANKFUL!

Seven: Pray for Israel that both Jerusalem and God’s church in America will ‘live in peace and prosperity’. The battle has just begun, stand-up and fight. Be bold and courageous—claim your mountain in Christ.

A personal note: Sometime in the future I will tell you what the Spirit of Christ either showed me or told me about this election period, and what I was commanded to do. I warned you about the importance of this election, and we have yet to know the great importance of Trump’s Presidency. Do not, I say, do not take his presidency for granted. You have, we all have, about 24 years if Jesus does not come back. Get prepared Church, wash your robes in the Blood of the Lamb and make yourself ready for His return!

The Lord has spoken, “Be faithful, be righteous, be full of wisdom—do your part.”

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November 7, 2016 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Tell Me How! (Part two)

Prophetic Teaching #5, 2017 & Beyond

“The Church in these last days has been stumbling. Not all the Gifts of the Spirit are in operation nor have they made level ground for all of us to run. God wants us to run and run well!” (I stated this in the previous article, November 6, 2016).

These two gifts strengthen the Church to run: The Gift of Wisdom and the Gift of Faith. These two gifts are not being utilized well nor does God’s people understand them in-depth.

I use the Gift of Wisdom: to identify evil, to understand what I must to do combat evil, to acquire knowledge of God’s purposes and intent, to rest in the what is good and look for its fulfillment, and to know & realize the will of God in all that I do. Wisdom is my guide and a protector, and I listen to its voice—God’s voice is always calling me no matter where I am or what I am doing.

I discovered the Gift of Faith over time. My walk with the Lord kept bringing me back to understanding how faith works in the believer. God kept telling me that every time I respond to Him, God was pleased with me and kept calling me a person of faith. I discovered that to respond to the will of God was personally critical & demanding and always time sensitive—God was looking for an immediate response. Remember, you cannot please God without faith and faith demands a response, i.e. it demands action on your part. Therefore choose wisely how you respond to God. His favor and purposes and action plan is dependent on your response.

Next time God asks you to run—RUN! Do not hesitate, just ask God for how far and how long. That is all you need to do. Wisdom will be your guide and faith will give you the means.

The Lord has spoken, “Have faith so you please Him and wisdom so you avoid evil.”

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November 6, 2016 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Tell Me How! (Part one)

Prophetic Teaching #4, 2017 & Beyond

I wrote this statement in Prophetic Teaching #3, “What I am about to say is two fold. One, God wants a revival that Americans have never seen before nor have ever experienced, and two, God wants to help our leadership to stop and resist what Satan is planning for America and Israel.” But you ask me how can God do this? What is my part in all of this?

The Church lost two things after the ‘early rain’ but now the Spirit of God has made manifest in these last days (latter rain) regarding the Gifts of Wisdom and Faith.

There has been confusion and miscommunication as to what the Gifts of Wisdom and Faith are meant to do and how they operate. Do not confuse ‘believing’ or ‘hoping’ or ‘understanding’ with either of these gifts. God is complex and so elaborate that He offers so many avenues for all of us to serve and please Him. He does this because we all are ‘parts of the Body of Christ’. We are made complete by being connected to each other and Christ as our headship. Do over simplify the greatness of God or allow reasonable philosophies to dictate what the Spirit of God is doing or about to do in these last days.

Wisdom is meant to be a guide and a protector. Its primary role is to identify what the Will of God is, even though it does many things for the believer and it is very diverse in operation. Wisdom has many jobs; the Book of Proverbs explains this.

Faith is simply ‘your response to the will of God’. How one responds to the will of God is so personally critical and time sensitive that often we do not receive the will of God. Do not let someone tell you, ‘you do not have enough faith or something is wrong in your life’ so God cannot help you. Nothing is farther from the truth. How you respond to God and to what extent you reply to Him is what faith is all about.

There is a reason why the Book of James says, “Strive for the faith that was once given to the saints.” Who gives this kind of faith James writes about…is it the Holy Spirit? Also, why does one need the Gift of Faith if there are Gifts of Healing and Miracles? Why is the Gift of Faith needed, if we have the Gifts of Knowledge and Prophecy in operation?

I can tell you with a great deal of confidence and truthfulness that the Gifts of the Spirit are to work in concert with each other and assist each other. They are not meant to be solo-operations. Also, do not think that you can get the Gift of Faith to work well without the Gift of Wisdom. It just will not happen and that is why the Church in these last days has been stumbling. Not all the gifts of the Spirit are in operation nor have they made level ground for all of us to run. God wants us to run and run well!

If I would give you advice on how to run with God, I would tell you to walk first. Trust that God will increase your faith every time you respond to something, anything He asks of you—even the smallest or simplest task. Every time you respond to what God asks of you, He calls you a person of faith.

Furthermore, every time you realize the difference between something that is evil (Satan’s will) and what is good (God’s will), God calls you wise. God builds on each piece of wisdom you find in Him. Before long you will be thought of as a wise person.

We will never have God’s revival unless the Gifts of Wisdom and Faith are once again in manifestation as they were in the beginnings of the early church, and America will not be able to succeed in doing God’s will in the world unless these two gifts are directing leaders.

Church, awake from the sleep you have found yourself in! The Lord has spoken again, “Arise and shine by letting wisdom and faith be your guide and response to everything around you.”

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November 4, 2016 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

What Is At Stake?

Prophetic Teaching #3, 2017 & Beyond

As I previously stated, “Proverbs says that wisdom brings one to God. With wisdom one can grow in the Lord and find health and prosperity. But the flip side to all of this is that without wisdom there is only tragedy and spiritual darkness waiting for you.”

America is in a crossroads. This is obvious to many people in the Body of Christ. The battle for our country is at the highest level of spiritual conflict we have ever experienced. It is time the Gift of Wisdom is used, in order to guide the Church to make decisions that will ‘redeem the time’ and identify what is evil.

What is taking place within our county for the past 16 years has been nothing short than spiritual attacks by those who support the coming of the anti-Christ. If America is not broken, then those with the ‘mark of the beast’ cannot have what they want.

Our problems are coming from without, from the Middle East. If America can be stopped then Israel can be eliminated. Yes, it is simply a battle of power between who will win—the Arab countries or God’s will for Israel, and America stands in the way. If the power brokers in the Middle East can deter the power and authority of America, then they can do whatever they want to do. This is what they want:

· For America to be dependent on them—their oil and financial resources.

· Their assimilation of the political system and the control of the electoral process in America.

· A weak dollar so the world no longer depends on the financial strength of America.

· America’s inability to take care of itself—no longer self-sufficient.

· America’s failure in producing the brightest and talented thinkers & doers in the world and control over electronic communication.

· To divide America and thereby securing the inability for Americans to unite and gather strength so not to interfere in world events.

It is only God’s wisdom that can identify and offer solutions to the problems we now face. If you think this is just another election, you are so deceived and ignorant.

There needs to be a connection between the Church and political leadership at all levels of government. This will take boldness on the part of the Church. This means that members of the Body of Christ must have extraordinary power and anointing from the Lord. Authority and favor they have yet to received from the Lord.

What I am about to say is two fold. One, God wants a revival that Americans have never seen before nor have ever experienced, and two, God wants to help our leadership to stop and resist what Satan is planning for America and Israel.

This election is not solely about America’s elected officials but what could take place in Israel and specially the Middle East. This is why you will be given information on how countries in the Middle East are influencing our country.

This is a prophetic warning for all of us who believe in Christ. We must exercise wisdom, unite within the Spirit of Christ, and perform the will of God through faith. May God have mercy on us all and grant us strength in Him to be what He has always planned for us to do before the Creation. God has spoken again…be bold and be wise.

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November 3, 2016 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

What If?

Prophetic Teaching #2, 2017 & Beyond

What if so many prophetic words are proven to be false? What if so many biblical scholars are wrong? What if what you have been led to believe is now wrong? What if…?

“Wisdom cries in the streets,” Jesus said. What is this wisdom? What was Jesus eluding too? Jesus continues, “Wisdom is justified of its children.” So not everyone has wisdom but true wisdom makes those who have it justified. Are you then justified in Christ without wisdom? I do not think so.

Proverbs says that wisdom brings one to God. With wisdom one can grow in the Lord and find health and prosperity. But the flip side to all of this is that without wisdom there is only tragedy and spiritual darkness waiting for you.

Wisdom helps you to identify what is from God and what is from Satan. If you do not respond to wisdom’s call to what God is saying, doing, wanting from you, then only judgment awaits you. This is why Jesus cried over Jerusalem before His crucifixion. “If only, if only you would have known? If only you would have recognized and responded to what God was doing? But you didn’t, so your judgment is coming and your city (Jerusalem) will be completely destroyed.”

The Bible says that God no longer turns aside or ignores sin and evilness. Now that Jesus has made a way into life and truth, God does not take your rejection of truth lightly. Reject truth (wisdom in action), you reject God personally. “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” The Holy Spirit is now at work in the world. He is carrying out God’s plans and purposes. He speaks to us in many different ways so everyone can know and respond to God the Father and accept His Son Jesus.

Satan, however, still goes about creating as much confusion and doubt as he can. He only seeks to kill, steal and destroy all that God has done or what He is planning to do. This is why Satan works to confuse not only the world’s population but also the Church. I find confusion everywhere I turn. Satan likes the people of God to be in doubt and darkness—without spiritual reasoning or truth. Wisdom is to correct this dilemma.

Oh, how stupid we can be without God’s wisdom of truth guiding us along. That is why so many prophecies have failed. Why so my church teachings do not work. It is because wisdom was not in the mix. People spoke and wrote without the Holy Spirit of truth and its wisdom offering to do the works or give the insights.

Do not try and figure out the how, why or to what extent God is doing what He is doing. You cannot even begin to reason out what God can do or is planning to do. I accept the Bible at face value and I believe in the working of the Holy Spirit convicting me of sin, judgment and righteousness. I accept, I believe, and I respond to wisdom. I am daily seeking His face, His righteousness, and His mind; His wisdom pushes me to do so.

This is why I can say with confidence that only 25% of prophecies will be found out to be true and correct. Why only 25% of denominational theology is correct and helpful to the Kingdom of God. ‘Only 25% of the seed that is planted brings forth a yield’, Jesus said on the Sermon on the Mount. And last but not least, only 25% of Jesus’s followers were in the Upper Room on the day of Pentecost. With all of this in front of us, I can safely say, “Only 25% of all Christians are willing to let ‘their smartness’ be overridden by the wisdom of the Holy Spirit.”

It is not ‘the religious’ that find wisdom but those who respond to the miraculous activity of God. Jesus said, “Many have I called but few have I chosen.” Be a chosen—find wisdom! God has spoken, may God’s grace bring us the wisdom that is offered in the Holy Spirit.

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October 2, 2016 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

If His People Would Not Tempt God…

Prophetic Teaching #1, 2017 & Beyond

Jesus said, ‘Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.” God takes it seriously if you believe in Him and yet tempt Him. The second temptation of Christ by Satan was to get Christ to tempt God. I see people all the time tempting God, what a mistake! It is almost as if no one considers that they could even tempt God or the Spirit of God. Church, it is time wake up and exercise wisdom!

Satan tries to get us to either seduce God to do things our way or that it does not matter to God, i.e., we believe that God does not care what we do in a particular situation if it is reasonable. Wisdom says: It always matters to God when Satan shows up. All of life is a decision: is God right or is Satan right? What will you decide? Where does your loyalty lie? Choose this day—either God or yourself!

Jesus chose humility over being important. When Satan is offering advice, you can count on it being wrong. We can either accept our wisdom or God’s wisdom. God’s wisdom is ‘keep doing what the Spirit of God has told you to do until God says otherwise’.

Doing the will of God is critical but often it is ‘the easy way out’ that we choose. “I am hunger, tired, thirsty, and just plain worn out!” We can always make up our mind to undo the will of God. Besides, God will take care of us, “I am important to God so He will take care of me no matter what I choose.” These two lines of thinking (or speaking) is tempting God.

If Jesus had failed the second temptation, the next temptation would not have been needed. Are you giving up? Do things seem hopeless? Is God’s plan for your life just too hard to manage? Is your pride so great you disregard the simple will of God? All of us have all felt like this many times.

“If anyone lacks wisdom (the book of James says) let him ask of God.” Wisdom is the only gift or attribute of God that identifies and defines what evil is. Without wisdom you cannot know what evil is. So how many of you are exercising wisdom to know evil or its counterpart, the will of God? You cannot know one without the other—wisdom shows you the difference (this is why Proverbs was written).

I am amazed that often believers think they are smart enough and their reasoning sound enough so they can deviate from the will of God. Let me be frank, God wants His will to be done all the time. You cannot be God’s counselor, God knows best.

I can tell you that if God’s will is not done in the little things in your life—the simple and non-important things, then I am sure you will fail in the life changing events that will confront your life. Our nation’s election in 6 days is a prime example of either your will or God’s will being done. What is your choice? How are you praying? Are you smarter than God?

I can tell you with all surety that if God’s choice of elected officials are not elected during this election cycle, we, as Christians, will be suffering such bondage as has never been imaged or ever seen in America. The tragedies that are approaching America over the next few years will take courageous and God appointed individuals in our Houses of Government just to keep things operational. If we do not seek and secure God’s will in November then what is coming upon America will impact Christians so severely that we will be ‘racing to catch up’. I am not making this us, hard times are coming and God wants to help. For myself, I rather be living in peace and prosperity than in confusion and financially ruined. (More to come about all of this.)

Have wisdom! Allow God’s will to be done! May God have mercy on America! Choose God by choosing God’s will. It is better to have obedience than sacrifice with brokenness. God has spoken, may the Church have ears to hear and not choose to tempt our Lord.

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November 1, 2016 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Character Series

Staying Neutral?

So many of us have been told again and again that Christians need to stay neutral. To be Christian, I am told, is to be neutral, tolerant, and a pacifist when it comes to popular culture and the political arena.

Tell that to Christ or Paul or Peter or John the Baptist. All these men were persecuted and killed for speaking out against evil leaders (politicians). God wants His people to take a stance against philosophies that imprisoned people or injustices that take advantage of others.

What does the Bible say? Psalms 58 directly implicates politicians and the evil within a society:

Justice? You high and mighty politicians don’t even know the meaning of the word! Farness? Which of you has any left? Not one! All your dealings are crooked: you give ‘injustice’ in exchange for bribes. These men are born sinners, lying from their earliest words! They are poisonous as deadly snakes, cobras that close their ears to the most expert of charmers. (The Living Bible, 1971)

How can we be called a son or daughter of God if we do not take a stance for what is good and right? Will God reward us for good works if we do not fight with words and actions of our own against injustices? Are you going to let the political climate dictate and control how you respond to societal evils? I hope not!

If you are not persecuted, if you are not spoken against, if you do not have enemies, then I can say with confidence, “You are no good to God!”

Jesus said, ‘That if He is persecuted, so will you; if the world hates me (Jesus), then it will hate you also’. When did God promise you a life without ever standing up for His principles? You can exercise all the talents and gifts God has given you and do not stand-up against evil, and then God will say, “I never knew you!” on the judgment day.

You are not God’s friend without boldness. You will never be given a mountain by God to call your own unless you are willing to fight against evil. Your name will not show up in the Book of Life if you cannot ‘love God with your strength’.

Yes, it is that important to God that you confront all that is contrary to the Gospel of Christ. Have Christ? Then have His boldness of character to be a culture changer.

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What would Jesus want me to do?

Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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