Mar 27, 2007

PROPHECY UPDATE: "WILL ISRAEL ATTACK IRAN WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS?"


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PROPHECY UPDATE: "WILL ISRAEL ATTACK IRAN WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS?"


~ Perry Stone

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Last week, The Times of London said Israel has drawn up secret plans to destroy Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities with tactical nuclear weapons. Several things make this widely-published report plausible. Today, many people are calling Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, "a second Hitler."


Doing his best to live up to this description, the Islamic leader continues to spew wild, inflammatory rhetoric and actively call for the total destruction of Israel. He has declared, "Israel must be wiped off the map."


Iran sponsors terrorism worldwide; organizes, finances and trains Hezbollah leadership in Lebanon; funds outlawed Shiite death squads in Iraq; and are actively assisting the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Iran provides cover and comfort for al-Qaeda.


WHY IS IRAN A THREAT?

Iran’s strutting belligerence on the world stage and its indecent threats grow more frequent and more dangerous. The country’s nuclear ambitions and the potential of such weapons in the hands of these irrational leaders should not be downplayed or underestimated.


On January 23, the official news agency of Iran, IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting), reported that Ahmadinejad "assured" Syria’s foreign minister, Wailed Mualem that both the United States and Israel "will soon come to the end of their lives."


Iran’s own news agency said: Ahmadinejad has threatened the State of Israel with annihilation several times in recent months, and has recently added the U.S. and Britain to the list of countries he says will be destroyed. The United States is unable to inflict serious damage on Iran.He claims the Holocaust was a hoax perpetrated on the world by Europe.


Last December, he even convened a Holocaust Conference in Tehran, inviting a motley cast of Holocaust deniers. Speakers included David Duke, America’s Imperial Wizard of the KKK, and Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, one of the founders of Lebanese militia, Hezbollah.


Iran is a major player in the "hate America" group of nations. These despise America’s values, culture, influence and strength. They take advantage of every opportunity to disparage or harm the United States.


Consider these facts:


# Before September 11, 2001, Iran was responsible for the deaths of over 1,500 Americans—more than any other state sponsor of terror or terrorist organization in history.


# The U.S. Department of State has called the government of Iran the "the most active state sponsor of terrorism."


# A report by the Israeli secret service estimates that Iran has "invested more than $10 million to encourage terrorist activity against Israel."


# Iran is responsible for developing Hezbollah in Lebanon, and underwrites it with training, equipment, funds and political support.


# Many indicators show that Iran is connected to al-Qaida.


# Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran, repeatedly and publicly calls for the destruction of the only democratic country in the region, Israel.


# In one of his public speeches, Ahmadinejad spoke of "a world without America."


# Iran is intent on possessing both nuclear weapons and the ballistic missiles to deliver them, as well as electromagnetic pulse weapons, which experts say pose a direct and major threat, directly to the American homeland.


The threat of international misfits controlling nuclear weapons is frightening. Israeli Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz has warned: Ahmadinejad believes he is on a divine mission. I’m the last person to call him insane.


Although I am not qualified as a psychologist, it’s clear to me we are dealing with a person driven by an extremist ideology, who is determined to fulfill his mission.


PREPARING TO STRIKE?

All this has led Israeli officials to conclude that it will be left to them to strike. Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh said last month: The time is approaching when Israel and the international community will have to decide whether to take military action against Iran.


The widely-published report from London said Israel has drawn up secret plans to destroy Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities with tactical nuclear weapons. If Israel carries out the reported strike, this would be the first attack with nuclear weapons since atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.


Experts say the Israeli weapons would each have a force of one-fifteenth of the Hiroshima bomb."As soon as the green light is given, it will be one mission, one strike and the Iranian nuclear project will be demolished," according to someone inside Israel, The Times.


TARGETS CONSIDERED

Israel has identified three prime targets south of Tehran, which are believed to be involved in Iran’s nuclear program. They are: # Natanz, a nuclear facility where thousands of centrifuges are being installed for uranium enrichment.


An Iranian opposition party, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), disclosed its secret existence in 2002.


# Bushehr is a complex of light water reactors located on the Persian Gulf, southwest of Isfahan, where an Iranian vice-president said, "250 tons of gas for the enrichment process has been stored in tunnels."


# Arak, the site of two planned heavy water facilities, which, in the future, may produce enough plutonium for a bomb.Israeli officials believe that destroying these three sites would delay Iran’s nuclear program indefinitely, and prevent Jewish people everywhere from having to live in fear of a "second Holocaust."


The Israeli government has warned repeatedly that it will never allow nuclear weapons to be made in Iran. Meanwhile, Israeli military commanders feel conventional strikes may no longer be enough to annihilate Iran’s well-defended enrichment facilities.


Several have been built beneath at least 70 feet of concrete and rock. However, the nuclear-tipped bunker-busters would be used only if a conventional attack was ruled out, and if the United States declined to intervene, according to senior sources. The U.S. has declined to intervene so far.


The paper quoted Israeli sources that said two Israeli air force squadrons are training to blow up an Iranian facility using low-yield nuclear "bunker-busters." Under the plans, they said, conventional laser-guided bombs would open "tunnels" into the targets.


"Mini-nukes" would then immediately be fired into a plant at Natanz, exploding deep underground to reduce the risk of radioactive fallout. It has been reported that Israeli pilots have flown to Gibraltar in recent weeks to train for the 2,000-mile round-trip to the Iranian targets.


Three possible routes have been mapped out, including one over Turkey. Sources in Jerusalem reveal that Israeli Air force squadrons based at Hatzerim, in the Negev desert and Tel Nof, south of Tel Aviv, have trained to use Israel’s tactical nuclear weapons on the mission. Major General Eliezer Shkedi, commander of the Israeli Air Force, is supervising the preparations.


WILL AMERICA RESPOND?

Reports say that both the U.S. and Britain are bolstering their naval strength in the region. A second U.S. aircraft carrier group, the USS John C. Stennis and escort ships, entered the Persian Gulf in late January.


For the first time, President Bush appointed an admiral, William Fallon, to take over as head of U.S. Central Command. This command is responsible for Middle East operations in both Iran and Iraq. Retired Colonel, Sam Gardiner, called the deployment of a second aircraft carrier strike force to the Gulf region, as well as British minesweepers, as a "huge deal."


"It is only necessary to do this if you are planning to strike Iran and deal with the consequences," he said. Consequences could include Iranian attempts to shut the Strait of Hormuz, the sea route for much of the world’s oil. The United States announced it was also sending two more nuclear submarines to the area.


One U.S. sub collided with a Japanese tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Reports say that U.S. Navy nuclear submarines maintaining vigil off the coast of Iran indicate the Pentagon’s military plans include, not only control over navigation in the Persian Gulf, but also strikes against Iranian targets.


Admiral Eduard Baltin, a former commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, told the news agency, Interfax: The presence of U.S. nuclear submarines in the Persian Gulf region means that the Pentagon has not abandoned plans for surprise strikes against nuclear targets in Iran. With this aim, a group of multi-purpose submarines ready to accomplish the task, is located in the area.


He said the four submarines in the Persian Gulf area also control navigation in the Gulf of Oman and in the Arabian Sea.American patience is not unlimited. They might receive different orders in future to block off the Gulf of Oman—that is the Iranian coast—and, if need be, launch missile strikes against ground targets in Iran.


Already there are indications the Pentagon is preparing for that eventuality. Over the past few months, senior U.S. officials have been traveling to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states to discuss ways of strengthening defense ties and military capacities in those countries.


It may be necessary to defend U.S. military bases in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain from possible Iranian retaliation, in the event of a U.S. attack. However; Robert Gates, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, has called military action against Iran a "last resort."


Israeli and American officials have met several times to consider military action. Military analysts say the disclosure of the plans could be intended to put pressure on Tehran to halt enrichment, cajole America into action or soften up world opinion in advance of an Israeli attack.Options Are Limited.


Given the current political climate in both the U.N. and the U.S., Israel may not have a choice.President George W. Bush has stressed he is seeking a diplomatic solution to the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program. Yet, he has not taken the military option off the table.


His recent statements, plus tougher financial sanctions and actions against Iranian involvement in Iraq, has kept alive talk in Washington about a possible U.S. attack on Iran.The world is moving inexorably toward the coming of the Lord.


Turmoil continues to boil in the Middle East. The prophetic spotlight shifts from crisis to crisis and from country to country, but it always goes back to Israel. Pray for President Bush and other decision-makers of the United States. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.


Pray that evil will be defeated and justice and righteousness will triumph. Meanwhile, "Look up . . . because your redemption draws near" (Luke 21:18).


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"THE APOSTOLIC LIFE"

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"THE APOSTOLIC LIFE"

~ L.D. Oxford

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IT WILL COST YOU EVERYTHING!

Firstly, the call and office of an Apostle is a call of God where He chooses who He wills and affirms that call, and is not something that one would just walk into out of a personal desire for recognition or for a title in ministry.

It takes years of preparation, training and development accompanied by pain, afflictions, heartaches, dissapointments, attacks, failures, losses and set-backs. Does this sound like you and are you sure this is what you really want?

It is a life of hardship and yet is worth the cost because of the glory that is revealed through this calling, yet it is not a life of ongoing honor or prestige as some might suppose, just as the same goes for one that has the true calling of a prophet.

Phil. 1:29- For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for His sake;

Phil. 3:10- That i may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable to His death.

Col. 1:24- Who now, rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for His body's sake, which is the Church;

2 Tim. 2:12- If we suffer, we shall also reign with HIm;

1 Pet. 4:13-14- But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when His glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. 14, If ye be reproached for the name of Christ , happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you; on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

OPPOSITION AND PERSECUTIONS

Although there are times of honor, great favor and acceptance, the times of persecutions, suffering and hardships usually outweigh those times. The main opposition and persecution usually comes from the religious system and from those who we sometimes think of as our church going brothers and sisters, sadly to say.

Opposition and persecution also comes from the ungodly governments of men who do not believe in God as this also happened in the life of the Apostle Paul.

So primarily, the enemy comes against the Apostles through the Religious system and through the opposition of ungodly governments although Apostles who are walking in the "office" are mature and well equipped to face those challenges because of the power and authority that they are walking in. They can be confrontational and know how to counter the enemy by the authority of the Word through the anointing.

This does not mean that they will often escape suffering though, Because they enter into the Kingdom through tribulations and suffering. This suffering part will also apply to all true believers and servants of Christ who are walking in obedience to the Lord.

Acts 14:22-
Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

SIGNS, WONDERS AND MIRACLES

Acts 2:43-
And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

Acts 5:12-
And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

Romans 15:19-
Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

2 Cor. 12:12-
Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.

Signs, wonders and miracles will follow when they are preaching the anointed Word, even more so, on a greater scale, where unbelief does not prevail. Christ himself did not do so many miracles in his own region of familiarity because of their unbelief and the people knowing him as Joseph and Mary's son. This can be the same for Apostolic preachers.

Example In Jesus's ministry

Mt 13:58-
And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

Mark 6:1-6-
1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. 2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. 4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. 6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

God responds when He sees faith stirred in the hearts of men, thus it is much the same with Apostolic ministry. An Apostle can go to a third-world country where miracles, signs and wonders will explode on the scene and that same Apostle can go back to their hometown or region and not experience the same great results although they have the same anointing of God.

In our day, there are some cases where a person was either in total unbelief or an atheist, where the Lord would perform a miracle or to heal a person who did not believe, but for the most part, God usually responds to faith that is stirred in the heart of an individual.

But since Jesus said that we would do greater works than He, the time is coming, and is now upon us, when "signs, wonders and miracles will be a common occurance", which shall cause the unbelieving to believe on a greater scale than what we have ever seen before .

This is what it is going to take to draw the masses to become believers in the endtime harvest. The anointed Word confirmed by signs, wonders and miracles together on a massive scale.

The Apostolic anointing always works, yet it works in a greater way when people are hungry and desperate for the Lord. They hear the anointed Word, their faith is stirred, conviction and the fear of the Lord comes, and they are spiritually pulling on the anointing that is going forth. Then it is easy for them to come to the Lord.

This is the reason why so many more spontaneous miracles take place where there are larger crowds of spiritually hungry people, especially in the third-world countries. We can also see this in America in some places, but not on the same scale as of yet... but it is coming!

The more desperate and spiritually hungry people are, the more signs, wonders, healings, miracles and raising the dead, etc. will be manifested.

BEHIND THE SCENES

Many do not see what goes on behind the scenes of those who have this calling or have only seen the favorable side or the times that Apostles have been honored and respected among men. But if you have talked with a true Apostle and have heard them share about their life and experiences, it is not a calling that they would wish on anyone else.. although it is worth the cost to them.

IN MY OWN LIFE

Even in my own life, the Lord has required many sacrifices and to become willing to leave everything behind that was ever precious to me. There were several times in my life where I had to leave all of my family and friends behind to go to the other side of the World in obedience to the Lord and to stay and minister for very long periods of time. During those times i had to study the culture and languages of the people, just so i could minister to them more effectively.

In the beginning, i had to use interpreters wherever i went until i could speak those languages. But the Lord moved mightily, as many souls were reached for the kingdom of God and new ministries were also establshed. But there was a heavy price to pay and it was not easy.

APOSTLES ARE PIONEERS

There is great joy in ministering and pioneering for the Lord, yet there are also many sacrifices, hardships and times where you will be in great personal need as well. But the Lord brings one through those times.

The other side of the coin is when we walk in the approval of God into situations where we are blessed beyond words as the Lord puts individuals and groups of people into our paths, who recognize what the Lord is desiring to do and will stand beside us through thick and thin as we pioneer, equip and establish new works.

But, then there is also the down-side and times of intense opposition and rejection also in other areas. An Apostle is a pioneer who treads out new territories for the Lord and who goes through the pain and hardship so that there may be a way made for others.

Such as going into an area where the gospel is scarce and establishing new works so that others will have more of an opportunity to hear the gospel and to have a place to grow and to learn. It is not an easy life however, although it is a blessed walk. It is a life of experiencing challenges from the religious and ugodly systems with many repercussions that go along with that.

A DEEP CUP OF SUFFERING

I could write volumes on what has happened in the U.S.A, China and in Korea over the last 24 years of my life and there has been a deep cup of suffering that i have had to drink from and more sacrifices made that i would not even care to mention here at this time.

The more that one suffers, the deeper the joy and peace one will experience in Christ, even in the midst of those persecutions, afflictions and hardship. And through all of this the Lord teaches us to appreciate this life and call that He has given to us and we experience a deeper compassion that comes forth in ministering to others.

SACRIFICIAL LOVE

When He becomes our all in all, then nothing else matters except to be obedient to Him and to His commision and call unless we are married and have a family of course, which will bring with it other priorities and limitations which we should not neglect..

And a true Apostle knows what it is to have sacrificial love and has a deep love for others because of what they have walked through themselves. They can feel the pain of others as they have gone through the depths of suffering themselves.

They are not men-pleasers, although they should show higher esteem and respect towards others where it is needed. Also, a true Apostle finds great pleasure in serving others and should be humble before the Lord.

They do not speak of their own humility but demonstrate it with their lives. They are not "proud of their humility." True humility is not a state of mind but is the condition of ones heart through the processing of the Lord.

LAYING DOWN OUR LIVES, EVEN UNTO DEATH

Then to go a step further in sharing, one must be willing to lay down everything, even unto death as the Lord may or may not require us to. Yet, we must still be willing to die to self, even if we are not required to become martyrs. A willingness for both is necessary.

There are many who may like to carry the title of an Apostle but there are fewer that would be willing to pay the price of suffering and to lay down their lives completely for the sake of the Kingdom of God.

DYING TO SELF AND GIVING UP OUR RIGHTS TO BE TREATED EQUALLY AND FAIRLY.

It will cost you everything, even your "personal rights" to become a true Bond-servant of the Lord. This even involves dying to our desires to be treated fairly or holding on to our rights for equality with others. We must die to those things to be a true bondservant of Christ.

God never said that life would "be fair" but he did say that He would be with us and would go with us even to the ends of the earth. He will also reward us according to our obedience which will result in His divine approval and favor.

The Kingdom of God is not a democracy where all men are equal as some may think, but is a Theocracy, which is "The Government of God."

It is true that the Lord loves each and every one of us the same and died for all, but we do not all walk in the same place of obedience and approval with God, nor do we all walk in the same favor .

WE ARE ALL CALLED TO BE SERVANTS TO HIM AND TO SERVE ONE ANOTHER

What we do have in common is that we are all called to be servants of the Lord and to serve one another in Love. And when we walk in obedience to Him, then we become His friends and this is when we walk in His special favor, and not all walk there just because they are Christians and know the Lord. His favor comes through obedience.

Not all are walking in the same level of obedience, thus not all are walking in the same level of favor. All through the entire Bible we can see many examples of this as in the life or Abraham, Moses, Joseph and his brothers etc... God honors obedience and faithfulness to Him and not all are obedient or faithful. So there is no equality with that either.

APOSTLE- NOT VOLUNTEER WORK - BUT OF THE LORD'S CHOOSING

Also, the calling of an Apostle is not something that someone would volunteer for or to decide to become, but is a calling that the Lord chooses and affirms for the ones of His choice. One does not become a Apostle just because they desire to be one.

Believe me, many do not understand the cost that is involved, while trying to cling to their own rights, priviledges and desire for equality with others at the same time. It is a call to lay everything down, (including our opinions about others).
To lay it all down we must also be willing to leave our comfort zones!

MULTI-FUNCTIONAL APOSTLES

There are also different types of Apostles in the Body of Christ and they are not all developed by God from the same cookie cutter, which is another reason why they may be mis-understood, even more.

Apostles are usually very multi-functional in the Five-fold Ministry and may be used by God in a number of ways and in a variety of different positional functions in a ministry setting.

*Examples -

Apostle/Pastor/Teacher, Apostle/Prophet/Teacher, Apostle/Evangelist/Teacher or any other combination of the Five-fold ministry as God chooses.

Some walk in all of the Five-fold Ministry when they are mature in God, yet, i have also met some that were not so multi-faceted but yet they are functioning in accordance to God's plan for their lives.

Also, some oversee networks and others do not. It all depends on what the Lord would require of them to do at a given time of development and maturity in their lives.

They usually always have a tremendous God-given ability to identify callings, to equip, train and to help others find their placement and function in the Body of Christ, even without referring to a manual or testing proceedure. They can usually discern peoples hearts and callings by the Spirit of God.

Lastly, the calling of the Apostle is one thing, and walking in "the office" is another. There are many who have the calling, yet not so many that are walking in the maturity of the Apostolic office.

~L.D. Oxford

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"BEING VULNERABLE WITH JESUS"
(LET HIM TAKE YOUR HEART DEEPER)

~ Jill Austin

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"LORD, WE ASK YOU TO TAKE DOWN THE WALLS OF SELF-PROTECTION"

We have learned how to build our walls, even in the House of the Lord, but we cry out for a vulnerability to allow the Lord to show us our own brokenness and humanity so we can see how big God is in the midst of it.


He doesn't want us to assume that we should build a ministry and then God will come and fill it. We need to build our lives around the anointing that is in the depths of who we are.


We need more of His presence. I pray that the Lord will show you if you have tried yourselves to carry His glory in your ministry, in your home meetings, or in your family.


"EARS AND EYES OPENED AND CLEANSED"

We also need to cry out for our ears to be opened to hear what the Spirit is saying and pray that God will give us fresh revelation. We need to ask the Lord to take away spiritual deafness where we've assumed and have taken blueprint plans of man without going to God for fresh fire and unction.


We need to ask God for a cleansing where our ears have heard profanity, gossip, and slander. We must cry out that God will start to convict us of things that we hear that are illegal in the Spirit.


We have even heard different people being assassinated in our midst. May God forgive us for listening and doing nothing or chiming in on the verbal assaults of other people.


We need to watch our eyes (eye gate), which are a window to the soul. God has called us to be a prophetic people who hear and speak the Lord's heart, to be seers who see in the Spirit, and to be prophetic intercessors and watchmen.


What we have seen, has placed "scales" of rebellion and independence over our eyes so many see with a dim vision. We must repent for seeing movies that are filled with violence, murder, and sexual perversion. We need to repent of every single thing that would cloud our ability to see with clarity and purity.


We also are to deal with our mouths, and ask God to make us fiery preachers with a prophetic unction in our homes, at work, and in our neighborhoods.


Let's ask the Lord to put a coal of fire on our mouths and to cleanse our mouths where we have "killed" people and ministries instead of bringing life and encouragement through our words.


We must also give Jesus our hands. Let His fire start to fall on our hands for an anointing of healing and miracles and deliverance. Let there be a purifying fire, so as we stand as Levites before the Lord, may there be a cleansing fire of His presence.


THE LORD SAYS...


"Let Me purify your heart; let Me touch you by My Son. Let me make you clean, so you're a vessel that My glory can flow through. Submit to My fire, and I will cause you to walk in purity.Receive My fire; let it burn you clean.


Let Me restore the innocence of your childhood to you.Let My fire come; let it burn you clean,So that you may be the vessel of honor to Me."


I feel that the Lord wants those of you who feel you've been in the "killing fields" of the church, your family, or work to come to Jesus with your deep pain and betrayals.


It's like seeing heavy boots coming against you, and I feel there has been a type of spiritual abuse that has come against many of you to keep you from moving into the prophetic and who you are in God. God says that He has given you birthright, and He has called you.


"A POWERFUL PRAYER TO BREAK OFF CHAINS"

"I break the lies that have come against you. I break the fear of man off of you. I break even the words of others questioning whether or not you hear God."


For the women, "I break the fear of man off of your heads and the words from those who say you can't move in the anointing as a woman of God."


Some of you have felt like you have had spears in your heart, "I break the power of those word curses against you right now."


"I also break the lid off of the heads of people who are moving at half your potential, and functioning at only 30% or 40%. I break the lies of the enemy off of your heads that would cause you to operate at your bare minimum!"


Some of you need to forgive people because it is your unforgiveness that is holding you back from flying like eagles. I'm asking the Lord to start to show each of you if there are people you need to forgive and let go of.


And I ask that He shows you where there is unfinished business in your life. We must forgive at the foot of the Cross. As you forgive and release others, I pray that the Lord takes you deeper.

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"THERE SHALL BE THREE GREAT MOMENTS OF FAVOR"
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"THREE SWORDS OF FAVOR ...THEY'RE IN YOUR HAND, IN YOUR HEART, AND IN YOUR LIFE ...YOU CAN USE THEM OR YOU CAN LAY THEM DOWN FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO TAKE."


February 16, 2007--Toledo, Ohio

"THREE SWORDS OF FAVOR"

The gates of hell shall not prevail. The Spirit of God says, "This year, tremendous favor will be granted to My people--the elect of the Lord. Who is the one that would say, 'I am the elect of God.'


Who is the one that would say, 'I believe that God has elected me and set me aside.'" The Spirit of God says, "There will be three great moments of favor that will take place during this year. This is your year to multiply and accelerate."


"Your enemy has focused on this nation and made a declaration, 'We will bring to them great evil.' I have made promises that I will not allow the enemy to dictate what shall take place in the month of March, May and October--three months," says the Lord, "I shall grant an unusual multiplication of favor.


"FAVOR TO THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING AND FAVOR TO THOSE WHO CANNOT SEE THE BREAKTHROUGH. THERE SHALL BE A DESTRUCTION OF BARRENESS, NO MORE BARRENESS."


"Mark these words, for tonight I give you three swords. Three swords of favor--they're in your hand, in your heart, and in your life--you can use them or you can lay them down for somebody else to take." The Spirit of God says, "I will give you three months of divine favor.


There will rise up an enemy the month before the favorable month. When the enemy comes against you like a flood, I will raise up a standard against him."


"There is a brand new dimension of favor I'm giving to you. There is a standard that I have set, and My people will climb to a greater height.


This year has been set aside for you to destroy the power of the barren one that is inside. No more barrenness only fruitfulness--this is My promise--now would you take this sword and use it?" says the Spirit of the Lord.


"MANIFESTATION THROUGH SECULAR MEDIA"

God tells me to say this to the nation tonight, "I will prove Myself, and I will show Myself not on Christian television; I will always manifest My power through My people.


I am about to manifest Myself on secular media through an unusual course of events that will take place and will cause this nation to look back again to Iraq; to look back again to the Middle East and say, 'My God, how could we have missed that?'"


God says, "I will shake you, but the shaking will bring about a divine contradiction. I will cause the government of this nation and your President to be put in a place of vindication because of an unusual manifestation that will take place before the end of his term. This is not about Republican or Democrat; this is about My Kingdom."


"I will shake it, and I will show Myself through the secular media, and they will have no choice. Even Larry King will have to say, 'I heard the King...the One and only King.' You say, 'That's impossible,'" God says, "Watch Me!"


God said, "I'll even take ABC, and I'll go there and prove Myself," because God said, "you see, I spoke about the many deaths of many famous people that would take place.


You watched it at the end of the year," and God said, "each one of them represented something that's taking place in this nation, whether it be of a spirit of evil or good--whether a man that was upright died or a man that was evil."

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"I RECEIVED ANNA NICOLE SMITH"

"Even as Anna Nicole died, there is a reason. There is something that must be stated from the mouth of the prophet regarding this lady's death."


For God says, "The whole nation mourns, but I mourned long before she died, for she was crying out to Me three days before she died, crying out, 'GOD HELP ME -- I'M LOST; I'M STUCK!'


Does anybody realize that three days before her death, I was there by her side, and I was touching the lady that they call Anna Nicole Smith?"


God tells you America, "It shall also be a warning to many that I'm about to judge the perversion in this nation." God says, "I will show Myself strong and raise up people like her to minister to those that are in the streets.


There shall be a resurrection because the enemy took her," but God says, "I received her into My arms."

~ Kim Clement

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"RENEWAL AND RESTORATION"

~ Marsha Burns

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March 6, 2007: Take advantage of a brief respite as you come into My presence for renewal and restoration. You will need to be refreshed before you launch into the next phase of your journey.


You must be awake, alert and discerning in order to gain a full and gallant victory. Know that I am preparing you in ways that you are not yet aware of, for truly I have gone before you to make the crooked places straight, says the Lord.


Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

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"I WILL OPEN THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN"

~ by Bill Burns


March 5, 2007: I will open the windows of heaven and begin to pour out the blessings that you have yearned for. I will pour out to the extent that these blessings will overtake you.


I will bring the promise of the Spirit, the promise of life, and the promise of prosperity. I will give to you, My Bride, gifts that will prepare you for your Bridegroom.


Gird up the loins of your faith and dare to believe even though your faith may have been diminished by the events and circumstances of the past. Rise up to the place of faith that you have known, for it is a seed within you that can sprout up and bring forth life again.


I have given you living water and the seed of your faith shall grow to maturity and even reach beyond places it reached in the past. Dare to believe! Activate your faith! You are worthy to receive the treasurers of heaven, says the Lord.

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"YOU ARE ON THE THRESHOLD"

~ by Marsha Burns


March 5, 2007: Beloved, you are on the very threshold of moving into new realms of glory. There have been seasons in your life where I came to you to strike a covenant with you in order to facilitate a new level of effectiveness in My kingdom.


And, this is yet again a time of new or renewed covenant when you can choose to come up higher in kingdom purpose and responsibility.


You must, however, quiet your own soul and quell your own ambitions in order to submit to My intentions, says the Lord.


Genesis 17:2 "And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly."

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"CROSS OVER TIME"


~ Ras Robinson

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March 10, 2007 -- Cross over time. You have been waiting long enough. Preparations are complete. You know well the risks.


There will not be many surprises because you know the land before you must be taken back from the enemies living there. But I am with you and together we will conquer those enemies. They shall fall before you like flies.


Never give up. Supernatural strength is yours and you will amaze those with you. I have given to you boldness and confidence in Me. Your assurance of My eternal presence with you will see you through.


I am proud of your faith and faithfulness. Now you will begin indeed to enter into your reward. Come now; let us be about the Father’s business of possessing the land before you. Cross over time.


Mark 4:35 “And on that day, when evening had come, He said to them, "Let us go over to the other side."


Mark 5:21 “And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered about Him; and He stayed by the seashore.”

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"DAY OF THE SCEPTER"

~ Ras Robinson


March 8, 2007 -- Day of the scepter. Some may be clashing swords and if that is what I have called them to do, that is good.

But I seek those who will choose to wield the scepter of righteousness and kingdom rule to come forth in this hour.


It is time to defeat the enemy who so easily besets My people. Your food is the word of God and your delight is in the Lord as you wage the righteous war to defeat Satan today. This is a “today” battle that must be won.


My Kingdom is come now upon the earth in each one who believes in and obeys the commandments of Lord Jesus Christ. It is through these righteous ones that the Lord will stretch forth His strong scepter from Zion. I say unto you, “Rule in the midst of Thine enemies.” Day of the scepter.


Esther 8:4 “And the king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king.”


Psalm 45:6 “Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Thy kingdom.


Psalm 110:2 “The Lord will stretch forth Thy strong scepter from Zion, saying, ‘Rule in the midst of Thine enemies.’"

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"If any of you have any fresh and new testimonies to share, salvation of family members or others, healings, miracles, financial breakthroughs, or new special happenings in your lives etc.. Please feel free to write in and share your praise reports or respond to the blog here.


I always love to read your letters, where you share your heart on what the Lord is doing in your lives." Love to all, and many blessings in Christ, Pastor L.D.

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GLOBAL WARRIORS: NEW PRAYER REQUESTS


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REQUEST FROM MARY -- PENNSYLVANIA, USA

Please pray for sick husband and for my son to get into school. I ask this in Jesus name.Mary , PA USA REQUEST FROM ERIC ADRIAN -- GRANITE FALLS, MN, USA Eric & Serena Knutson Granite Falls, MN: I ask in Jesus name that GOD will send his Holy Spirit to bind and Seal our Marriage in Heaven and earth for all ...


I ask in Jesus name that GOD will send his Holy Spirit to bind and Seal our Blood covenant Marriage "Eric Adrian Serena Lee Knutson" in Heaven and earth for all Life and Ever.


I ask and Pray that Almighty GOD and his Holy spirit will Bring Serena Lee Home to us very soon . Eric Adrian Knutson, Granite Falls , MN


USA REQUEST FROM EUNICE -- SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Please pray for my boyfriend Jon Kei and I to be able to get back together. I don't feel like to break up with him. I still love him and I love him so much and so deep. Please pray for his wound that was caused from his first marriage.


He got divorced six years ago, has two kids (15, 12 age), I sense that he has not gotten completely healed from his first marriage. Please pray for our relationship to be restored in God's hand and mercy. Thanks. Eunice , San Antonio, TX USA


REQUEST FROM KULDIP, USA

I ask for forgiveness, that i lost my faith in God and for the wrong things i have said but, I wish god would forgive me for the wrong that i have done, and restore my strength, both physically and mentally. Kuldip , USA


REQUEST FROM LUWY NAIDOO -- PM BURG, SOUTH AFRICA

I am a born again Christian, who attends Church and is actively involved in Church Ministry. I am also a faithful tithe payer, and I need a word from God regarding my finances and future. I am in serious debt and don’t know which way to turn.


I need to know if God is going to get me out of this situation, this terrible financial burden is draining me spiritually. My wife and I want to have another child, but because of my financial state we cannot afford to. I also want to know if I am called by God to be so active in the Church or if I should step down.


Please speak to our Lord I need direction and peace of mind, I cannot explain to you how difficult this situation is. I know nothing is impossible with God, but I need to hear that he is going to come through for me at the right time so his name can be glorified. Luwy Naidoo , PMBURG, South Africa


REQUEST FROM JOHN -- TYLER, TX

My Father in Heaven please hear my prayers. I humbly ask of you could guide my wife back to me. We are divorced for a little over two weeks. I still love and miss her very much. We made a number of mistakes together and I ask your forgiveness through Jesus Christ.


There was never any abuse of violence in our marriage. Instead of turning to The Holy Divine Trinity we turned to 3rd party persons that just added and antagonized our situation. If it is Your will to reunite us again please Lord protect us and our marriage till death do us part.


Also Lord please protect her from this new Winter Storm we are having. In Jesus name I pray Amen. Tyler John


REQUEST FROM BJARNE MADSEN -- VEJELE, DENMARK

Pray for love in our hearts, so people can see i belong to our Father in heaven. Joshua 1: 5,9 . Matthew 18:20 and John 8:12. The Lord's Spirit must take over and send His holy angel to protect my life so that i can help other people to come to know Christ.


God bless your family in His powerful love. Please help me in prayer. Love in Christ, Bjarne in Madsen City, Vejele


REQUEST FROM JAMES CAMPBELL -- AL TAQADDUM, IRAQ

I and my fiancee have been separated now for about a year. Both of us work in Iraq but at two different places. I have been praying that we could be assigned together but things keep happening that are keeping us apart. I am praying and ask everyone to pray that God will bring us together in a place where our relationship can grow strong enough so that we can get married.


She has a wonderful little boy that lives in Georgia with a relative. We need to be together as a family and I am seeking your prayers that God will have mercy on us and touch our lives to bring us together. We both love each other and want the chance to understand each other. Please pray for us. Thank you, James & Sheila. James Campbell ~ Al Taqaddum, Iraq


REQUEST FROM PASTOR HARVEY & ETHEL CHABINGA -- LILONGWE, MALAWI

I have such deep desire to learn how to hear from God and that i may flow in the prophetic ministry. Please pray for me. Bless you, Pastor Harvey & Ethel, Lilongwe, MW Malawi


REQUEST FROM PAUL RUNNING -- OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA

I pray that All who belong to Yahweh's anointed Body of ministers will sound the trumpet as we are told to do in Ezekiel 33:6. Let us awaken those souls who have not truly been born again. Amen. Paul Running ,Ottawa, On Canada


REQUEST FROM DINA -- NORTH KINGSTON, RI, USA

I have been battling Lyme's disease for 30 years. It can be very debilitating. I am tired and worn out. I have done everything I can do. The rest is up to the Lord. Also, I sense the enemy has attacked each person in my family with strange medical problems.


Everything from eyeballs that shake to tourette's syndrome. My whole family is saved. I just need some help in the battle. Also pray for my husband who has been plagued with depression over his job. I know we are in a war. But I also know we have the Victory . thanks, Dina, North Kingstown, RI USA


REQUEST FROM JAMIE -- MIDLAND, GA, USA

God is directing me to ask for prayer for inner healing. I have many emotional weeds that stem from my childhood. The memories can best be described are cancerous, for they continue to swarm my mind, consume my thoughts, and weigh down my soul.


I am twenty now, and the hurt child in me needs to be set free. I don't know where to start for my healing process, because I feel like there are so many holes in me, I don't know where to begin sewing.


I only know that I need to be healed internally through the love of Jesus Christ. Please pray for me, that I will receive the inner healing that will bring me back to life; and that I will be able to spread the same effect on to my family, who is still in dire need of God's blessed intervention and to any other souls that are need of healing. Many blessings to you all. Thank you so much.Jamie Steinhaus, Midland, Ga USA


REQUEST FROM NORMA -- USA (CITY UNKNOWN)

Please pray for a healing for Jerry, a job for Marlene can be happy in, and a harmonious assignment at work. Thank you, Norma, USA


REQUEST FROM LYNN -- HAMMOND, INDIANA, USA

Please pray for God to protect the business right now from any unforeseen legal actions. That solutions will be worked out and God's favor and grace be upon it. Thanks, Lynn, Hammond, in


USA REQUEST FROM DAB IRE -- BURK INA FA SO, WEST AFRICA

I am oppressed in my thoughts and dreams. Please pray for peaceful thoughts and dreams. Pray also for wisdom and for the power of the Holy Spirit in my ministry. I am a young servant of God. Thanks, Dab ire Der Laurent, Ouagadougou, Burk ina Faso /Western Africa


REQUEST FROM LESLIE -- HOLLY, MI, USA

Please pray for healing in my body. Thank you, Leslie, Holly Mi, USA


REQUEST FROM ANGEL MIGUEL SANCHEZ RODRIGUEZ -- PANAMA

Please pray for: Health, Healing, Family, Holy Ghost Baptism and Salvation. Please pray for: Andres Sanchez Sanchez for Health and Healing in Internal Organs, Heart, Breast, Blocked Arteries and Brain. God Bless You!Angel Miguel Sanchez Rodriguez ,Panama, Pa Panama


REQUEST FROM KATE -- TAMWORTH, AUSTRALIA

Please pray for the restoration of my marriage. That the Lord will lead my husband, Robert home. That God will renew his heart and give him spiritual wisdom and revelation of what is God's Will.


That God will free him from the adulterous woman and free him from captivity. Thank you and God Bless You, Kate Tamworth, Australia


REQUEST FROM LINDA -- LIVE OAK, FL

I am seeking God's directions for my life in 2007.Linda Simpson, Live Oak, FL USA


REQUEST FROM NANCY -- INGLEWOOD, CA

Dear God bless my family and my marriage . Bless all my family and thank you God for all that you have done for me and still is doing. Please bless my with a bigger place so that I can work with my Day care this year.Nancy, Inglewood, Ca USA


REQUEST FROM KHATUNA -- TBILISI, GEORGIA

I thank God for His love and blessings in my life, which I feel everyday. I thank Him for the wonderful job I have, for every opportunity He is giving me in my life. I would like kindly to ask you to pray for my relationship with my boyfriend.


We broke up several days ago and I ask God to bring him back to me, if there is His will for that. He knows what is better for me, but if there is His will, please pray that he is back to me. Thank you for praying for me. Khatuna, Tbilisi, Georgia


REQUEST FROM RUTH -- TULSA, OK

Please pray for my mom and I as we are needing backup prayers combating neighborhood witchcraft. I am also standing in faith for the healing of my senior mom's knees so she does not need knee replacement surgery. She is also needing normal blood pressure and normal cholesterol readings.


My mom and I love to pray together and have been doing this daily for the last 15 years-especially for my family who has been battling a deaf & dumb spirit for years and needs total deliverance(This dumb spirit manifests as OCD in me, bipolar-schizophrenic in my sister, schizophrenia in my brother,etc. )


I always pray 2-4 hours a day, but the diagnosis for me is the same.-obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. So if this is also a healing of the mind as well, I am believing God for a miracle!


Our ancestors were involved heavily in the occult, and I have repented for the sins of our ancestors and have broken a few curses, but this I feel is a stronghold and has got to go! Thanks for your prayers and be blessed, Praying so much my tongue falls out of my mouth(almost) mama and daughter prayer warriors in Tulsa,OK! Ruth Dre her, Tulsa, OK


REQUEST FROM CHRIS -- PETA LING JAYA, SI MALAYSIA

Please Speak Isaiah 53:4,5 & Psalm 118:17 over me. Discharged hospital 6 months ago: Heart Failure/General Weakness,Water Retention/Shortness of Breath. (2) Blood pressure/Diabetes under control. Pray:


(1) Guidance/Open Doors/Miracle Financial Breakthrough. (2) Special Anointing in Power of the Spirit, in Praise/Worship/Songs as I sing in the streets of Malaysia (Muslim Country).


Through experience I have encounter demonic spirits, as I sing Gospel songs. Speak Numbers 6:24,25,26 over me.and Psalm 91. over me, and Gods Favour.Bro.Chris Toh , Peta ling Jaya, Sl Malaysia


REQUEST FROM HEIDI HILL -- MILTON, WASHINGTON

To the prayer Team, Please pray for Boeing IDS IMO division in Seattle. We changed over to new business systems Jan.1st. It totally failed. It doesn't even meet our business requirements.


They don't have enough systems people to work out all the problems. We have been shut down for almost 2 weeks. The information doesn't carry over. Pray they will turn the old system back on so we can get back into production or we are going to lose millions of dollars and loose contracts with the govt.


Pray for God to intervene and speak to the right people what is the best thing to do. It is not a learning curb. It is bad software that does not work nor capable of providing the requirements we need. Pray for a miracle.Thanks! Heidi Hill, Milton, WA


REQUEST FROM TODD -- USA (STATE, CITY, UNKNOWN)

Please pray that my true love, NAC & I are reunited and brought together again. After a terrible misunderstanding we have parted ways. We have been together for 5 1/2 years and I need NAC back with me. There is hope in prayer.Todd C , USA


REQUEST FROM PAULO -- CURITIBA, PR BRAZIL

In the name of our Lord Jesus, please, pray in intentions to my financial life, to God open the doors, and confirm the bless. I also ask prayers to restoration of my marriage with Adriana, and pray to protect us and our daughters; Ana Paula, Renata, Nicole, in the name of our Lord Jesus, Amen.PAULO, Curitiba, PR BRAZIL


REQUEST FROM MARY -- LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

Please ask the Holy Spirit to show me the direction I am to take. I have to do something about my financial situation; what would He have me to do. Also, prayer for family members who are being influenced by evildoers.


Any word from the Lord for me? Thanks very much, and may God bless you! Mary Louisville, KY USA


REQUEST FROM LASSI

Hello, I am a very sick man. I have a disease that is destroying my whole life, health and body. I have also met a new friend in Internet, and i don´t know what to do with her!


I have also very hard to think because of my disease. It is very hard to think and understand even christian things so well. And very hard to get close to God. Can you pray for these things, please?


I really hope God would give you some prophetic word to me about these things! God bless you! And thank you for praying for me! Lassi


REQUEST FROM GINA -- SPRINGFIELD, OHIO

Please pray for my marriage. God has been dealing with my husband for a long time and we are separated while God deals with him. Too much to say about it but my husband needs deliverance. Pray for God to heal my hurt also. Pray for Gods will to come to pass in our lives. Pray for restoration. Thanks Gina Springfield, Oh USA


REQUEST FROM BONITA -- MO.

Please pray for me that the Lord will heal my body,and deliver and set me free of things that I have been going through in my body for years. I just need someone to agree with me in prayer. Please pray for me in the Name of Jesus. Bonita , Mo


REQUEST FROM BARBARA -- ORANGE PARK, FLORIDA

Healing for my mom from Breast cancer. I need financial miracle soon. Barbara Butler, Orange Park, Fl


REQUEST FROM SHERI -- LONG VIEW, WASHINGTON

I need healing in my body. I have diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, migraine headaches, many allergies, vision problems. I know God heals, I just need someone to agree with me in faith. I have great financial need, my husband passed away in april and I am now without his income. God bless you, thank you, Sheri Strock Longview, WA


REQUEST FROM CORA -- ELSA, TX

Pray for my marriage. My husband is in adultery has been since 20 years. He has had this girl for 11 years. A Jezebel spirit one. please pray .Cora Guerrero ,Elsa, TX


REQUEST FROM LYNN -- HOBART, INDIANA

Please pray for patricks heart and spirit to be open to Gods will and desire for him, that he will not find any satisfaction in the drinking and gay activites, that God will dry up this season and move patrick forward. thanks , lynn , hobart, in usa


REQUEST FROM ARLENE -- JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

Please pray for me. My boyfriend of 4 years has broken up with me coz he wont commit.Very depressed and hurt. Pray that God works in his heart .Arlene Jhb, SA


REQUEST FROM MONIQUE -- NASSAU, NP BAHAMAS

Please pray for deliverance for Pastor Denzil. He married a woman that God told him not to marry. Please pray for his deliverence. Monique Ferguson, Nassau, NP Bahamas

FIVE GOLDEN NUGGETS OF TRUTH

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FIVE GOLDEN NUGGETS OF TRUTH & WISDOM


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*UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCE OF ANGER


*THE DEPTH AND WIDTH OF YOUR CALLING


*LIVING FOR A CAUSE GREATER THAN YOURSELF


*SUFFERING FOR THE SALVATION OF ANOTHER


*WHEN GOD RESTORES WHAT THE LOCUSTS EAT


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"UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCE OF ANGER"


~ Os Hillman

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"The circumstances of life, the events of life, and the people around me in life, do not make me the way I am, but reveal the way I am." [Dr. Sam Peeples]


This simple quote has had a profound impact on how I view my anger now. Anger only reveals what is inside of me. I can't blame anyone but me for my response to a situation.


I have learned that anger is only the symptom of something else that is going on inside of me. This quote now resides on my refrigerator door as a daily reminder of the truth about my response to life's situations.


It has been said that anger is like the warning panel on the dash of your car. It is the light that tells us something is going on under the hood and we need to find out what is the source of the problem.


I discovered that the source of anger is often unmet expectations or personal rights. We believe we are entitled to a particular outcome to a situation. When this doesn't happen, it triggers something in us.


At the core of this is fear, often a fear of failure or rejection, fear of what others think, fear of the unknown.


If you struggle with anger, ask God to reveal the source of that anger. Ask Him to heal you of any fears that may be the root of your anger. Ask God to help you take responsibility for your response to difficult situations.


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"THE DEPTH AND WIDTH OF YOUR CALLING"


~ Os Hillman


If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. - 2 Corinthians 1:6


"God must love you a lot! He doesn't allow someone to go through the kinds of adversity you have experienced unless He has a special calling on your life." Those were the words said to me by two different mentors at two different times within a three-year period.


Later I would learn another related truth from a respected man of God - a man who lives in another country, a man whom God uses throughout the globe.


"The depth and width of your faith experiences are directly proportional to your calling." What were these men of God saying?


They were describing a process of preparation that God takes each of His leaders through when He plans to use them in significant ways.


A "faith experience" is an event or "spiritual marker" in your life about which you can say, "That is where I saw God personally moving in my life."


It is an unmistakable event in which God showed Himself personally to you. It was the burning bush for Moses; the crossing of the Red Sea or the Jordan River for the nation of Israel; Jacob's encounter with the angel.


It was the feeding of the 5,000 for the disciples. It was the time when you saw God face to face in your life.


If God has plans of using you in the lives of many others, you can expect that He is going to allow certain faith experiences to come into your life in order to build a foundation that will be solid.


That foundation is what you will be able to look back on to keep you faithful to Him in the times of testing. Each of us must have personal faith experiences in which we experience God personally so that we can move in faith to whatever He may call us.


Do you need a personal faith experience right now in your life? Pray that God will reveal Himself to you. He delights in doing that.


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"LIVING FOR A CAUSE GREATER THAN YOURSELF"


~ Os Hillman


I can do everything through Him who gives me strength. - Philippians 4:13


In the thirteenth century a man named William Wallace became the instrument of freedom from England's tyranny over Scotland. A very wicked king ruled England. A tragedy in the life of William Wallace launched him into living for this cause.


Initially his cause was revenge, but soon his cause turned to something bigger than himself - freedom for a nation. When he challenged the commoners to fight for this freedom, they responded that the enemy was too great and that they might die on the battlefield.


They also refused to fight for the nobles, the knights and leaders who had a vested interest in gaining more land for themselves versus a pure cause of freedom. Wallace's response:


"Yes, we might die. We will all die sooner or later. But we will die for a cause worth dying for. So that our children and their children might live in freedom." This story was popularized in the movie Brave Heart (Sherman Oaks, California: Paramount Pictures, 1995).


Today we find many Christian workplace believers living a status quo relationship with God that is more characterized as "business as usual" than a life demonstrating God's power.


Our focus is often more concerned with improving our standard of living than improving the Kingdom of God through our circle of influence. While this takes place, millions upon millions die without the saving grace of Christ. Many other Christians die never experiencing the freedom in Christ that His blood paid for.


God has called each of us to live for a cause greater than ourselves - a life that is dependent on His grace and power to achieve things we never thought possible through our lives. This is His plan for your life.


The apostle Paul prayed that He might experience the power of the resurrection in his life. This power is available to you and me to live for a cause greater than ourselves.


Ask God what He wants to achieve through your life today. And consider yourself dead already to the consequences of what that might mean for you.


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"SUFFERING FOR THE SALVATION OF ANOTHER"


~ Os Hillman


Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. - Matthew 5:11


Recently, a friend told a true story about one of his closest friends who experienced great suffering for the soul of his persecutor. This man worked on a cargo ship. His boss was the captain.


This friend was a committed Christian who shared his faith with others and was a good worker. One day the friend led the sea captain's girlfriend to Christ. The sea captain already hated and ridiculed the Christian worker because of his faith in Christ.


When his girlfriend came to Christ, she stopped sleeping with the captain. The captain blamed the Christian man for the change in his girlfriend.


One day he entered the restaurant where the Christian man was having lunch. He walked over to his table and began hurling obscenities and began beating him.


The Christian man simply tried to defend himself but did not fight back. The captain kept beating him until eventually the man lay on the floor bleeding.


Two men entered the restaurant and saw what was taking place. They jumped the sea captain and took him outside and began beating him.


The sea captain was beaten so badly that he needed immediate medical attention. The Christian worker saw the condition of the sea captain, came to his aid, and began helping him.


The sea captain was so moved that this man could do this after he had literally beaten him bloody that he began to weep, not understanding what could move a man to have such love in the face of being beaten. The sea captain accepted Jesus at that moment.


The Bible tells us that while we were yet sinners Christ came and paid our penalty so that we might live eternally. Many in the workplace have never known the love of Christ.


You might be the only one they ever meet who can introduce them to this love. Ask God to show you how to love the unlovable in your workplace today.


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"WHEN GOD RESTORES WHAT THE LOCUSTS EAT"


~ Os Hillman


I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten - the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm - My great army that I sent among you. - Joel 2:25


There are seasons in our lives that involve times of famine and times of restoration. Solomon tells us that He has made everything beautiful in its time and that there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under Heaven. (See Ecclesiastes 3:1,11.)


God brings about both the good and the bad. The seasons of famine have a divine purpose in our lives. They accomplish things that only these hard places can accomplish.


But there is a time when those hard places have accomplished their purpose and He begins to restore. God did this with the nation of Israel after a season of famine and devastation.


Be glad, O people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for He has given you the autumn rains in righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. The threshing floors will be filled with grain; the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.


"I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten - the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm - My great army that I sent among you.


You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will My people be shamed.


Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am the Lord your God, and that there is no other; never again will My people be shamed." (Joel 2:23-27)


God wants each of us to know that there is a time when He will restore in order to demonstrate His gracious hand in our lives. He is a loving Father who tenderly guides His children through the difficult places.


If God has taken you through a time of leanness, know that He is the restorer of that which the locusts have eaten. Wait patiently for Him to bring this about in your life. He will do it.



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