Wednesday, March 25, 2009

New Vision and New Authority

Chuck Pierce:

"You are Leaving Your Comfortable Captivity and Entering into New Vision and New Authority!"

Chuck Pierce

Border Wars in our Lives!

If you will remember, one of the words to start the year with was, "Watch the Border Wars!" Things are changing around us very rapidly. The enemy could convince you that calamity is on its way, have you retreat instead of advance, and stop you from contending for a greater field. I do not see some overwhelming calamity that changes the course of the way we process life! Therefore, tell dread that could lead you to poverty to leave your sphere. However, I do see a "greater captivity" if we shrink back from contending for the promises for the next season.

These are times that each of us finds ourselves in our own "Border War." We each have a portion! We each have an inheritance! God's covenant plan in your life has borders. The enemy seems to have crossed the line and occupied our portion. Many times he seems to be ruling with an upper hand. However, there are great changes that are manifesting in God's people. There are many adjustments that each of us are going to make. You will defend and secure the borders and boundaries of your portion!

Leaving the Comfortable Structure and Falling into the New!

At the beginning of March, Sheryl Price gave the following word:

"There are those of you that feel you are on the verge of being captured…like pirates came in and took over your ship, and you feel as if you are being forced to walk the plank and go into a place that is not of your own choosing! I hear the Lord saying:

'This is Me! I have caused that place where you have been comfortable in your last season to begin to be disrupted. Even as you walk that walk of faith and go off the last plank (of what you know as secure) and believe you will fall into the sea, I tell you that it is not the sea of destruction, but it is the 'see of faith!' I will cause you to see what you have not seen in the past because your comfortable place has narrowed your vision. I am getting ready to open your vision in a way that you would not think possible!

There is so much for you to see that has been held back by the blinders of the last structure that surrounded you. This is a time of leaving the comfortable structure and falling into the new! I am releasing you from that old structure. Do not seek to return! Seek Me and SEE! I will cause you to see the way I see you! You will be amazed at what you see and what you are called to be in Me. You will be amazed at what you see that you have not seen!'"

Heaven's Play is Being Sent In!

I want to add by prophesying what I recently heard stirring in my inward parts very early one morning:

"This is the time that from the depths of your being you are going to release a new sound. For some of you, the sound will be a shout. For some of you, the sound will be a laugh. For some, the sound will be the groan of travail! For all, the sound that is beginning to rumble in the bellies of My people will stir the old atmosphere that has been filled with stale unbelief. This sound must come forth! This sound must come forth now!

"This will be a day that the enemy will keep pulling toward the left. The sound that comes forth will cause you to break to the right. This sound will look unruly, but the power of the sound will break fear and remove the old structure around you. Like Gideon threshing in the winepress, you will come out of the structures that have wrongly defined My Kingdom identity because of the fear that has developed in your life in the last season.

"Your confining enemy will think you are going up the middle in attempt to score but instead My Spirit is shifting your stance and you will be running an end-around. I tell you today, the sound in your deep inward parts that has been captured will surprise the enemy. You will get past his defensive wall and into the end zone.

"This is a time that I will surprise the enemy with My people's move. The sound in them will create the movement. As you make your end-around, the sound that is in you will stop the enemy's blockade. This sound will send the demonic team that has been sent against you into confusion.

"Get ready, I am making Heaven's play and sending the play in by My messengers! This play will cause the journey from your here to your there that has been stalled to begin to move. The move 'to go ahead' has begun! This is a time of acceleration! You have energies in you that I can unlock and use to burst you past the enemy's line.

"Do not fear the thief that has captured many of the spoils from the past season. I am healing the breach of entry where he entered and established a squatter's residence in your portion. You will burst past his captive strategy. You will leave and then you will return. You will understand the power that he has used to hold you in captivity and then you will return and demand your sevenfold increase.

"I will light your path of freedom. Rejection can't hold you. Past failures won't stop you. The unknown will not make you hesitate. Soul ties from relationships that have been built through emotional dependence rather than covenant alignment will now dissolve. Take one step at a time and keep going. Step! Speed up! Get on your new path and move forward!

"Do not keep starting over at ground zero. You are moving forward. Pick up where you left off and advance. I will fill in the blanks you need for the victory ahead. If you will keep going then I will make you stronger and more efficient. You will have a grace infusion of what you need to know. Pieces will fall in place that you were striving to get positioned. Keep moving on. I have new territory for you to occupy."

Blessings,

Chuck D. Pierce
Glory of Zion Ministries





Monday, March 23, 2009

Eveangelistic Anointings

John Belt:

"Evangelistic Anointings Are Being Rereleased to Us Today"

"...in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the Gospel of Christ."—Romans 15:18-20


A Vision of the Young Evangelists

John BeltIn a vision, I saw the evangelistic anointings of the past being rereleased in this hour. Particularly, the young will be coming into a place like young Billy Graham and Mahesh Chavda were in the early years. In this vision, I saw the anointings that were on them in their young years. I saw preaching of the Gospel with power to the masses and also to the few.

God is raising up both young and old with these anointings to reach those who don't know Christ. Just as a rocket takes an initial thrust to launch off the ground, so there will be new launches of those who access these evangelistic anointings.


Synergy of Word and Power

"And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people."—Acts 6:8

Synergy: The interaction of "two or more" agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects.

We will see more and more of the synergy of God's glory with a new breed of rising evangelists. His glory will intensify as evangelistic leaders of His glory emerge in this day.

God is bringing together an anointing of evangelism with power demonstration. This is a time of fullness. Number "3" is a sign of this season that we are in. Jesus came to give us "abundant life" and "fullness of the Spirit."

As I was watching in this vision, people were being intoxicated with the Spirit while the Word was being preached. There will be demonstrations of signs, wonders and miracles confirming the Word spoken. I saw a mass evangelistic meeting with multitudes of people as well as preaching to those out in the streets.


An Army of People—Anointed

"But truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD."—Numbers 14:21

I was watching a young evangelist preach with the mantle of another. I was amazed because the mantle I saw was of a person who is now in their later years. I was seeing this young man of a new generation with the same power mantle of a previous generation, preaching with zeal and power.

What came after this is that I found myself saying, "Isn't it amazing how we can enter through these portals, going back in time to access these anointings that were present on these young evangelists!" It was actual time-travel in the Holy Spirit where we could enter into these anointings and bring them into our present day and walk in them.

These anointings are available to us as we seek after God's heart concerning these things. When we come into alignment with the heart of God for this generation, He will open doors for us to enter into a place of effectiveness in His glory to reach people with the Gospel.

In the early years of these evangelists, there were mighty anointings released that brought in a great harvest of souls. It was like a dam holding back a mighty river about to break—the initial rush was huge, then it resided into a steady flow. God is getting ready to do this again. But instead of just two evangelists, it will be an army of people anointed by the Spirit and power of God.


See, Access and Absorb

"But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned."
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1 Corinthians 2:14

There is a place where we move beyond the intellect of simply gathering information of revivals past, men and women of God, etc. When we begin to live out the anointing that operated in their lives within our spirit, and begin to experience the power of how God was actually using them, we can cross over into a living realm of the anointing that they operated in. We need to have an understanding that brings us into experience, and settle for nothing less.

If we can understand that God is not within our time-table—He is not bound by time—all that He has poured out in our time-table throughout history is accessible. Then we can enter into this glory through the Spirit. There are treasuries of anointings, gifts and glory that are available to us in Heaven. The Lord has these treasures available. He is looking and longing for a people who are hungry enough to access these things. He is searching for a people that have a burning desire for Him and His Realm.

"For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly."—Psalm 84:11

Allow the Lord to take you into a new place of anointing as you pursue Him, accessing heavenly mantles. Heavenly inheritance is for us—His sons and daughters! Enter into a time of faith, fullness, abundant life and acceleration in His glory.

The Lord desires us to "see" then access these anointings. As we see the reality of the glory that God has poured out in days past with the eyes of our heart, we can then absorb these anointings of the Spirit into our lives.

For His Glory!

John Belt
Live In His Presence Ministries

Email: admin@liveinhispresence.com
Website: www.liveinhispresence.com




Saturday, March 21, 2009

The Red Sea Parting

Eileen Fisher:
God Says, "You Are About to See Me Part the Red Sea Once Again"


The following prophetic word was given by Eileen Fisher on March 3, 2009 during her weekly Prophetic School of the Holy Spirit meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Eileen FisherThe Lord says, "I am not the God of forgetfulness, but I am an eternal, covenant keeping God. I am an eternal God, the beginning and the end. I have called My own by name. I have numbered and held the stars in My hand. I have kept the universe in balance. My strength is still flowing through you, My people; My strength is still flowing through the land; and My strength is still flowing through your households.

"For There is a New Move Coming Over the Face of the Earth"

"Even when you don't see My hand, trust My spirit. Do not be like those who followed, chasing sign after sign after sign and missing My very presence. For I would say unto you, I long for fellowship. I long for fellowship. I long for you to be in My presence.

"For there is a new move coming over the face of the earth," says the Lord your God. "There will be stillness like you have never experienced. You will even see people on a platform who will be stunned because they will not know what to say because of what I do. You are about to see My agenda being released on the earth in a new way.

"You are about to see Me part the Red Sea once again. But this time it will be different. This time I will come in and part evil from good and good from evil. For that was the purpose for the crossing over of the Red Sea. For they had to leave back the evil things and go forth into the land of milk and honey. You will know this move and you will feel this move. Even in your households I will begin to expose things. Idols will be brought forth, but only to be broken.

"For you are moving into a season where curses have been ruling and reigning. You are going to see them flipped over and move into a season of blessings. You are going to cry out, 'Our God reigns.' You will call forth the agreement that I have been seeking the earth to and fro for, saying, 'Who will believe and wait for the hand of the Lord?'

"For I say unto you, you are a Believers group. Believe, for that is what you are called. Believe, for that is what I ask of you. Believe, for that frustrates the plans of the enemy. Believe, for that causes your faith to rise up. Believe, for that sends the enemy running and scattering, and you'll receive the guidance of My Spirit," says the Lord your God.

"But if any man lacks wisdom, did I not say that I will give it to you?" He says, "Tonight, wisdom is being dropped into your spirits." He says, "Tonight, wisdom is the gift that is being placed in your spirit heart. For you will have decisions made in the knowing of your spirit man, that you will have discernment in the working of My Spirit, for you will no longer work beside My Spirit.

"You Are Going to See the Marriage of the Spirit and the Word Come Back with Faith"

"I am raising up an army who will become radical," says the Lord. "For they will be Spirit-led people, and their Body would be one of restraint. For now, it is the Body who is trying to restrain the Spirit, for you will see that flip," says the Lord your God.

"But you do not understand that some who have been in caves, I am saying to them to come out of that cave, come out of that dead, cold thinking. Come out of that which would only give life, now move into that which would promise the life. For others would say come here for this is life, only to find out that it was a different kind of life than that of My Word," says the Lord your God. "For My Word is alive, and My Word is active, and My Word is true. You are going to see the marriage of the Spirit and the Word come back with faith like you have never seen before.

"Things will get darker around you. Do not, and I say again do not look at circumstances, but walk on top of them in the Spirit. For if you learn this lesson well, you will understand dominion and you will understand what it means to rule and reign in Christ Jesus, not beside Me but in Me because My Spirit is in you," says the Lord your God.

"Long to be controlled by My Spirit for He longs to control you that My Kingdom come and My will be done. That the earth may know and all who live that Jesus Christ not only died but rose again as an everlasting Intercessor. Know that your Redeemer does live and you'll begin to know Me as your Redeemer," says the Lord your God.

Eileen Fisher
Eileen Fisher Ministries

Email: Eileen@eileenfisher.org
Website:
www.eileenfisher.org

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Time to Exercise Dominion

Kim Clement:
"Now is the Time to Exercise Dominion Over the Earth and Discover Its Secrets"

Kim ClementProphets. They are the villains of today and the heroes of tomorrow. They do predict the future, but even more importantly, they deal with the present as it pertains to the future, not the future as it pertains to the present. Prophets prophesy. Prophecy is the voice that God has lent to the silent agony, a voice to the plundered poor, to the profane riches of the world. He sustains us not by bread alone but by the words that proceed out of His mouth.

Over the past few years, I have been driven by the Spirit of the Holy God to look into God's "other door," if you wish. I found myself seeing all kinds of miracles, not divine or supernatural, but rather miracles in the Earth, the soil, and the creatures of the sea. I gazed into this treasure-filled room and realized that my prophetic gift was not necessarily to predict the future only, but to save the future. After prophesying a number of times over the past several years about various cures coming from the Earth, fish, dolphins, etc., I found that my discourse was not in vain, and actually quite Scriptural, to my relief.

Poison in the Pot

"And Elisha returned to Gilgal, and there was a famine in the land. Now the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, 'Put on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.' So one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered from it a lapful of wild gourds, and came and sliced them into the pot of stew, though they did not know what they were.

"Then they served it to the men to eat. Now it happened, as they were eating the stew, that they cried out and said, 'Man of God, there is death in the pot!' And they could not eat it. So he said, 'Then bring some flour.' And he put it into the pot, and said, 'Serve it to the people, that they may eat.' And there was nothing harmful in the pot." 2 Kings 4:38-41

Elisha is with the sons of the prophets and had instructed his servant to "put on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets." They gathered herbs and found a wild vine and gathered from it a lapful of wild gourds. (A gourd is a typically large fleshy fruit with a hard skin.) They sliced them into the pot of stew and as they began to eat, they suddenly realized that there was death in the pot. Instead of being nourished, they were eating poison, and instead of Elisha calling 911, he confronted the circumstance with a solution. He never prayed for divine healing, but instead he said, "Bring some flour" and he put it into the pot and there was nothing harmful left in the pot. God showed Elisha where to combat or negate the poison in the pot.

I got excited as I read this and realized that he had created a formula to combat the death and poison, and I believe that this is part and parcel of the prophetic mantle. I believe we have entered into this era again and this aspect of prophetic insight is about to be restored to the world.

Subdue the Earth

Earth. We live on it, feed off it, are nurtured by it and basically, we are alive because of this big round ball, and yet some people have no expectations from it other than disasters and judgment. I speak of a large percentage of Charismatic Christians, or those with extreme religious persuasions. If we show the slightest interest in the preservation, upkeep or nurturing of the Earth, we are labeled as "new age believers," whatever that's supposed to mean. The Earth is home to millions of species, including humans, and is the only place in the universe where life is known to exist.

Since the very moment that life appeared on its surface, Earth's biosphere has significantly altered the atmosphere and other abiotic conditions on the planet, enabling the proliferation of aerobic organisms, as well as the formation of the ozone layer, which together with the Earth's magnetic field, blocks harmful radiation, permitting life on land. Most importantly is the fact that the Earth is the third planet from the Sun and is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System, in diameter, mass and density.

"Then God blessed them, and God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.'" Genesis 1:28

I love Earth. I have great expectations from it and according to my Gospel, I am expected to fill the Earth, have dominion over ALL of it, subdue it, have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves on the Earth. How do you have dominion over fish? To take a net and catch fish or to take a gun and shoot a bird is NOT having dominion over them. If I follow Christ and how He dealt with the Earth and all it's moving parts, I realize that the dominion God was speaking about was for our betterment and to use in combat. Most people can't even imagine that mankind would have this power but it's the truth.

From the Fishes Mouth

Can a fish bring healing? Apparently, it can. Fish oil is derived from the tissues of oily fish. Fish oil is now recommended for a healthy diet because it contains the omega-3 fatty acids and various acids that reduce inflammation throughout the body. Oddly enough, fish do not actually produce omega-3 acids, but instead they accumulate them by consuming micro-algae that produce these fatty acids. Even these fish, that we obtain this beneficial medicine from, play their part in "subduing" other fish like mackerel, lake trout, flounder and salmon, all in God's original pronouncement of "dominion."

In September 2005, a study from the Louisiana State University found that fish oil assisted in protecting the brain from cognitive problems associated with Alzheimer's disease. A study from the Orygen Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia suggests that omega-3 fatty acids could also help prevent or delay the onset of schizophrenia.

My point is that the living creatures of the Earth have more inside of them than a delicious meal. Over the past 3 years, I have been prophesying about the fact that there would be radical cures for Alzheimer's disease, brain disorders, various forms of cancer, Aids and other crippling diseases. Coupled with these prophetic statements were puzzling things like, "look to the sea, the whales, dolphins, etc." God was sharing with me the fact that I was to reveal the deep secrets of His original plan, which is for us to TAKE dominion and subdue.

Jesus used this power to assist in the payment of taxes. Instead of the fish being a meal, it was now a completely different instrument - a mini bank. Read what happened, dear warriors. Jesus said Peter, "Go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a silver coin. Take it to the officials and give it to them for My tax and yours."

I enjoy reading this because you will notice that Peter was the one who threw his line out for the fish and it was Peter's taxes that were taken care of—no one else's. Many of my prophetic words have been about the Earth yielding its produce to us, as opposed to God dropping it from Heaven. Recently in Houston, Texas, God uttered something through my mouth regarding a fascinating healing secret. Because I went ahead and prophesied it, something that has been uncovered will now be discovered.

Healing from Berries

Prophesied on December 14, 2008, in Humble, Texas:

"And they shall say, 'Do not touch this plant, it is poisonous; it contains a deadly poison.'" And God said, "They shall say, 'You cannot eat that; you cannot consume it.' But that which once brought death by consumption will actually bring life and energy," says the Spirit of God. "For a plant - for it shall come from a soil - that a thing that would kill the human being, in a tree," God said, "so it shall bring a cure to many cancers," says the Spirit of God. Why would I tell you this?

"For it is time for the prophets to get above all of these fears and all of these commandments that they give. My prophets must begin to prophesy the cures that will come to the human bodies. My prophets must prophesy the cures that must come," for God said, "did I not tell you to go and cleanse the leper? There is leprosy out there. Alzheimer's disease is leprosy," says the Spirit of God.

"I command you to cleanse the lepers. And therefore the prophets will prophesy that from the earth shall come healings, and it shall begin to manifest. Even though some of those have already happened, the next year I will show you great things, because a revival of healing from the earth shall take place," says the Lord. "A revival of the healing from the earth shall take place!" Now berries, these are berries, berries - poisonous - shall bring healing.

Berries? Yes, berries. Could it be that simple? Think about penicillin. On September 28, 1928, Dr. Fleming was at his laboratory in the basement of St. Mary's Hospital in London, where he noticed a halo of inhibition of bacterial growth around a contaminant blue-green mold and concluded the mold was releasing a substance that was inhibiting bacterial growth. It was the Penicillium mold. Today there is family that came from Penicillin; ampicillin, flucloxacillin, diclosacillin and methicillin. So when various strains of infections emerged, other forms of penicillin were developed.

I am trying to show you that one discovery can do more than simply cure one disease; it can also develop and combat other emerging forces.

The Earth has all We Need for Healing, Energy and Prosperity

Why we find it "strange" that God would be directing me and other prophets in the Kingdom of Heaven—to speak to the Earth and the sky—is incomprehensible. Jesus spoke to the wind and the water and it obeyed. Water is for the purpose of drinking to quench thirst and has many healing agencies in it. Of all things, nobody expected Christ to turn it into wine for another purpose altogether - a wedding celebration!

Today, scientists have not only suggested, but also proven, that red wine has healing agencies. Although excessive alcohol consumption has adverse health effects, epidemiological studies have consistently demonstrated that moderate consumption of wine is statistically associated with a reduced risk of death due to cardiovascular events such as heart failure. Red wine contains polyphenols, and these are particularly protective against cardiovascular disease. A chemical in red wine called resveratrol has been shown to have both cardio-protective and chemo-protective effects. One study concluded that wine made from the Cabernet Sauvignon grape reduces the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Again, excessive consumption has adverse health and mental effects and the reason for my writing this is to make a very valid point.

The Church excessively condemns certain "sins," while blatantly excusing other "sins." Gluttony and obesity are ignored, while healthy consumption of wine is condemned. Jesus knew what He was doing when He turned the water into wine. He would never feed human beings something that was in fact sinful and harmful. The problem is not what the soil produces, but our addictions and lack of control. Is eating bread with mayonnaise wrong? NO. The wrong happens when greed takes over and instead of enjoying one slice with a small portion, you eat five thick slices. I think you understand.

Jesus Christ spoke to the tree, to the wind and water and spoke of signs in the skies. He took a few loaves of bread and multiplied them to feed thousands. My conviction is that the Earth has all that we need for healing, energy and our prosperity, but it is waiting to uncover its treasures. We, as a people, have the power of the Word and His Spirit to guide us to discover these hidden treasures. I am excited about the future of America and the many Nations who are pressing forward and demanding a demonstration of power and dominion from the Believers. Now is the time. It's time for us to exercise dominion over the Earth and discover the secrets He has placed in it from the beginning of creation.

We must begin to offer solutions rather than allowing ourselves to remain a part of the problem. As God's prophets, we must not only see the unseen, but also guide a generation to the hidden cures and solutions He has already provided for us, even within creation. It's great to pray for someone and see God miraculously heal their body, but how much greater is it when He shares a secret that leads to a scientific discovery or a medical breakthrough that completely eliminates an incurable disease so that mankind never has to be effected by it again?

These kinds of Kingdom breakthroughs are of infinite value, fulfilling God's command to take authority and dominion over the Earth, and establishing new standards of quality of life that would have been impossible otherwise. Don't let anyone rob you of these great promises He has given us.

This year we are anticipating many great marvels to come from the sea, the soil, the living creatures and the skies that will impact medical science, energy, and many other areas of the world we live in. Let us together enjoy what the spring season is soon to bring.

Kim Clement
Prophetic Image Expressions
Email: hope@kimclement.com





Sunday, March 15, 2009

Be a friend of God!

Victoria Boyson:

"Friendship with God - In Order to Hear From God, We Must Spend Time in His Presence"


"One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord; where the ark of God was. Then the Lord called Samuel." 1 Samuel 3:2-4

Victoria BoysonBefore Samuel became a prophet of the Lord, he became His friend. No one was hearing from God for the people. Eli had gone to his "usual place" and did not take joy in being in God's presence as he once had. His zeal for God had diminished, and the joy of just being with God in His presence and listening to Him was no longer there.

"In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions" (1 Samuel 3:1). If Eli could not hear from God, the people would not receive messages from Him. The only words that we receive that are of help to people are words from God. If we don't spend time listening to Him, then we will receive no words by which we will bless and encourage His people.

As a boy, Samuel enjoyed the presence of God. We see a picture of this in 1 Samuel 3. Everyone else in the house of the Lord had gone to bed. The lights were dim and the rooms were quiet. Samuel felt the need to go back into the temple and lie down near the Ark of God instead of going to bed. He just wanted to hang out with God. He was probably thinking that since the lamp of God was still burning in the temple, why not go spend the evening in His presence.

At this point "Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him" (1 Samuel 3:7). He'd never heard God speak, but he still enjoyed His presence. I truly believe that it was because of this enjoyment in God that God spoke to him. He and Samuel became friends.

In order to hear from God, we must spend time in His presence. People need to hear from God; they need to hear the word of the Lord. We can only hear from God if we spend time with Him. We can only hear from Him if we have a relationship with Him. Our relationship to God is the most important thing in our lives, therefore we need to give it the utmost care.

Simply Come

Our relationship with God should not be complicated by a lot of manmade rules about how we get "into" the presence of God. We simply need to put our religious sensibilities aside and come to Him as a child. Samuel had no agenda when he went into the temple, he just wanted to spend time in God's presence. We should never go to God with a rule book in hand, but with simplicity of heart.

Several years ago the Lord showed me just how He wanted me to come to Him. I was lying on my bed trying in desperation to touch God. I did not feel His presence and I felt frustrated, not enjoying my time spent with Him at all. "Help me God!" I cried. In walked my three year old son, Cole. He bobbled into the room with a goofy grin on his face. As he sided up to the edge of the bed he said in a very silly, childish voice, "Hi!" Then he walked away. The Lord spoke to my heart at that moment, "That is how I want you to come to Me!"

God wants us to be free from all of our self-made criteria of what we think He expects from of us when we approach Him. He wants us to come to Him as we are - as a child.

God wants to be involved in every aspect of our lives. He wants to help us with even the simplest, most common tasks. He wants us to be one with Him in thought, word and deed. If we are doing the laundry, then He is doing the laundry. As we experience God in the simple areas of life, then we can rest assured that He will be there for us during the trials of life.

He Chooses to Dwell in Us

There is a secret place inside us where God dwells. When we abide with Him in the Spirit in that secret place, we will see the evidence of His presence with us. "He that dwells in the secret place of the Most High God, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty" (Psalm 91:1).

We have the greatest calling to fulfill in all the universe: to live for and with Christ. We are not expected to attain Christ's likeness without God's power living and working through us. We can do nothing without living every moment under the shadow of the Almighty.

His shadow is the shelter of His presence, and we can abide with Him there if we dwell in the secret place. The secret place is not a physical place like it was in Samuel's day. Our secret place is in our own hearts. We can go anywhere and still focus on Him in our spirit and be in the secret place of the Most High. We might be at work, yet we can enter into the presence of the Lord by simply going to the quiet place in our spirit and find Him there waiting for us.

It is in this place where the Lord speaks and we listen. Samuel had never heard God until he spent time in His presence. They developed a relationship with each other. Samuel became one with God; they became friends.

Being God's Friend

Years ago, I went through a season in my life when God shook everything in it. One of the things He shook was my friendships. We moved to another state and the friendships I had previously fizzled out. I tried to make friends in our new hometown, but they just didn't click. I prayed for months for God to open the door to some really good friendships, but nothing came of it. My husband, on the other hand, had no trouble making friends. I was happy for him, but his success heightened my frustration. I cried out to God, "Lord, what about me? Who will be my friend?" He spoke beautifully into my spirit, "I will be your friend; I want you to be My friend." What an honor, what a call, that He would desire to be my friend.

I began to devote myself to a deeper friendship with God than I ever had before. I realized that I had been living as His servant successfully enough, and did not realize the deep friendship I could have with Him. There is no deeper friendship we can have than with our Maker. He created us, knows us, understands us and loves us deeply. We can't convince Him we are anything more than what we are, because He knows us already. When we mess up, He understands why and responds with compassion. When we fall time and again, He is there to pick us up. There is no friend like God.

Hearing the Voice of God

As we develop our understanding of this great friendship, then He can show us how to love others. As we are first filled with the power to truly love others by loving Him and by receiving His love for us, He will give us the words of life that others desperately need to hear. But it only comes through our communion with Christ.

We need to hear the voice of the Lord! We need to hear His voice now more distinctly than ever before, because the enemy, satan, is working overtime trying to deceive us. We can stay out of deception by hearing God's voice. He gives us true wisdom and direction.

Eli had gotten used to residing in his "usual place" in the house of God. We, too, can get too used to our relationship with God the way it is. But God wants us to come out away from our "usual place" and seek Him afresh and anew - to turn from all else and seek only Him. He wants to show His love for us in a new way. He wants us to get to know Him in a fresh way and experience new aspects of His character - to experience new facets of His love.

God is calling you to a deep friendship with Him. Will you except His invitation? Open your heart to Him today and say "yes." Love Him as you have never loved Him before and watch Him enlarge your capacity to love others. Ask Him simply to do it and He will!

Victoria Boyson
Speaking Life Ministries
Email: victoria@boyson.org
Website:
www.boyson.org

It is time to widen!

Barbie Breathitt:

I Was Awakened to an Audible Voice Telling me, "It is Time to Widen!"

Barbie BreathittEarlier this year, I was awakened to an audible voice telling me, "It is time to widen!" In times of great change and transition we must allow the Lord to redirect our focus and steps. It is time to let go of the old in order to embrace the new. The Lord is opening new revelatory gates so we can prophesy life to the dry bones!

2008 was the Hebraic year 5768. The pictorial origin of the number eight is the letter chet. The character chet pictures a fence, wall, gate or gateway, or a door. This demonstrated to us that in the midst of every obstacle, mountain, or wall that attempted to block our progress, the Lord formed a gate of access or an opportunity for breakthrough with a new beginning.

The battle is always at the gates. Some gates lead to our thoughts, some to our relationships or ministries, and others to our businesses. Isaiah 28:6 says the Lord will give "strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate."

This year when the enemy knocks, don't tremble in fear but reject his advancements. Don't entertain him anymore. Cast down every vain imagination that tries to exalt itself against the knowledge of God. Yesterday is behind us. It has become ancient history, so it cannot dictate what our tomorrows will hold. It is time to wake up to the new possibilities that are being offered. It is time to apprehend the fullness of the Spirit to bring forth maximum impact for today.

Sometimes in our desperate struggles we shrink back or hide in caves of despair or depression. God has given us great grace to enable breakthrough. We cannot afford to retreat anymore. Believing in and releasing our faith in God's Word will help us establish a new way of thinking, walking and talking.

Exchange the Old For the New

Breakthrough causes us to hunger for an enlarged vision. A new vision can enable us to take more territory and walk in more power for salvation, deliverance, healing, and increased finances. Amos 3:7-8 tells us God does nothing unless He reveals His secret counsel to His servants the prophets. The prophetic is coming into a new season of divine alignment, authority, commissioning, and higher revelation through intercession and holiness.

It is time to exchange the old for the new. God alone holds our future! So place your hope and trust in God alone. Isaiah 43:18-19 says, "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland." God is going to make a way where there seems to be no way. He is the way maker! We serve a miracle-working God in whom all things are possible if we "only believe!"

2009 will bring forth "completion" of our covenant preparation process. This will allow for the removal of negative things that God wants taken out of our lives. Breakthrough will remove hindrances and distractions of the past. "Thus says the LORD, 'In a favorable time I have answered you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you; and I will keep you and give you for a covenant of the people, to restore the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages; saying to those who are bound, "Go forth," to those who are in darkness, "Show yourselves..."'" (Isaiah 49:8-9).

Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Believe and stand on the Word of God. Pray in order to receive the fulfillment of promises. Prayer will open the gateways so the vision God has given can manifest on earth. "But tell them, 'The days draw near as well as the fulfillment of every vision'" (Ezekiel 12:23).

This is the Year of the Womb Being Impregnated With the Blessings and Promises of God

2009 is a strategic year. It is the Hebrew year 5769. The number nine is the letter Tet. Nine is the number of the evangelist. We will see prophetic power-evangelism coming forth on a new level this year. Nine also represents the Holy Spirit's perfect movement to bring an end or a conclusion to certain unconstructive cycles in our life. God desires to bring us into fullness and spiritual maturity. His blessings bring completeness, a finality, and renewal to our hearts. Proverbs 10:22 tells us, "It is the blessing of the LORD that makes rich, and He adds no sorrow to it."

In 2009, the nine fruits and gifts of the Holy Spirit are going to flourish on a whole new level. This is the year of the womb being impregnated with the blessings and promises of God.

Nine also speaks of judgment, tribulation and the serpent. Embracing judgment allows us to break old habits and renew a right heart. It is time to judge sin in our lives. God wants us to be consecrated vessels unto Him. To enter the Holy of Holies with the Lord we need to abandon sins that hinder us from being completely dedicated to God. This is a year of change and fulfillment of promises through new spiritual alignments.

The Bible also tells us, "Through many tribulations we must enter the Kingdom of God" (Acts 14:22). It is important to prepare a place in our heart to host His powerful presence, to be glory catalysts in the Church and community. Psalm 68:8 says, "The earth quaked; the heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel."

God is creating a generation who will seek Him with impassioned hunger. He is fashioning those who are willing to be consumed with the reality of His presence, those who recognize the reality of His magnificence and abiding power flowing like a mighty river through their innermost being. The depths of God are calling unto our spiritual depths, drawing us to see, to know, and to hear His voice as never before. Those who know their God will do great exploits!

The joy of the Lord will be our strength during these times. Psalm 9:1-8 says, "I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. When my enemies turn back, they shall fall and perish at Your presence. For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.

"You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever. O enemy, destructions are finished forever! And you have destroyed cities; even their memory has perished. But the LORD shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment. He shall judge the world in righteousness, and He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness."

It is Time to Widen!

In January, I awaked to an audible voice telling me, "It is time to widen!" Then, the Lord reminded me of the prayer of Jabez in 1 Chronicles 4:10, "Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, 'Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!' And God granted him what he requested." I saw a vision of a large tent with its post expanding and enlarging in order to hold the new.

This year also indicates women are coming forth with spiritual fruit! The womb will bring forth completion. A womb is a protective, nourishing, reproductive atmosphere which is prepared to bring forth life. The womb of the Bride will be impregnated to expand with new ideas, God strategies, and favor for saving souls. To bring a baby into this world requires being fertile. The next nine months will be a time of preparation and spiritual growth while enduring birth pains. What we conceive, we can birth and establish in 2009.

Birthing requires great growth and a stretching to reach our full potential. At the fullness of time, the membrane of the womb needs to be broken to bring forth the new. The womb is a catalyst that knows the fullness of time for birthing. The womb knows when it is time to push and press in to break the water releasing the flow.

Following God's perfect plans and timing will bring success that will live for many years to come. The womb acting as a spiritual catalyst can precipitate a process or event with a small amount of substance. It modifies and increases the rate of a reaction without being consumed in the process.

The Barren Will Be Fruitful and Multiply

The Lord will remember the barren and they will become fruitful in 2009. This is a time to repent of not bringing forth fruit in its season. I was shown a vision of women holding very large, empty wooden fruit baskets on their laps in church. Jesus desires us to be fruitful and multiply. This is the year to be fertilized so we can bring forth the Fruits of the Spirit releasing salvation to fill His house.

"A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any. And he said to the vineyard-keeper, 'Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without finding any. Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?' And he answered and said to him, 'Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer; and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down.'"—Luke 13:6-9

Hannah was barren but she fasted and prayed with a focus on having a son. 1 Samuel 2:21, "The Lord visited Hannah; and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew before the Lord."

Hannah needed Peninnah to provoke her. She needed Eli the priest to misjudge her actions and grant her petition. We all need adversities and opposition in life to make us strong and totally dependent upon the Lord.

Sarah was barren, but she became the mother of a nation. The angel Gabriel decreed Elizabeth's pregnancy, though she was labeled barren. The impossible became possible because Zacharias and Elizabeth kept praying, hoping and expecting a baby. John was filled with the Holy Spirit in the womb. John the Baptist was a forerunner with the spirit of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children.

Mary the mother of Jesus had to visit Elizabeth to align with destiny. We will all have divine appointments and alignments this year to position us to advance and reach our destinies. The Lord is bringing increase on a broader level. No longer will the circumstances of life dictate our present realities or position. The Kingdom that is within us is expanding and beginning to flow like a river watering the barren places. We will continue to increase and expand if we will focus on unity and God's Kingdom business and mandates.

God's Breath to you,

Barbie Breathitt
Breath of the Spirit Ministries
Email:Barbie@BreathOfTheSpiritMinistries.com
Website:
www.BreathOfTheSpiritMinistries.com

About Barbie Breathitt: Barbie Breathitt is the president of Breath of the Spirit Ministries, and has been described as a servant. She is a humorous, anointed, prophetic minister and conference speaker. Her heart is to equip, impart, and encourage the Body to reach their potential and destiny in God. Signs, wonders, and miracles follow her healing, dreams, revelatory and angelic encounters workshops as she travels the world.