Bill Yount: "Stay Alert! Your One Moment to Change History is Very Near!"

This word touches on some things that God has been showing me over the past few months. Too often we focus on how God is using us now instead of considering the long haul. This life is a marathon and not a sprint. We need to have a mindset that we are in this for the long haul. Too many great men of God burnt out too early in their ministries because they didn't have this mindset. Stay alert for YOUR time!

Bill Yount: "Stay Alert! Your One Moment to Change History is Very Near!"
Sep 26, 2009

"And the child (John the Baptist) grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel."—Luke 1:80

Many men, women and children throughout the Bible were seemingly born for a certain special moment in time. They were unheard of for many years, and then all of a sudden their name becomes a household word down through the generations. Even after Jesus' own birth, He is not heard from until He shows up in the temple at twelve years of age. It almost seemed like a premature showing, wandering away from His parents. From twelve years of age to age thirty, He just seemed to disappear. All the Bible can tell us is that He grew in wisdom and favor in God's eyes. There's nothing recorded about those formative years between twelve and thirty. Nothing really significant, just that He became a common carpenter. Eighteen years are a mystery, but in His last three years He made history and changed everything forever!

Could this pattern of Jesus' own life be an example for us today? Could it be that our lives are still being prepared for that one special moment in time that we were created for?

I am learning that it's in our everyday, ordinary, mundane grind of life, with all of its problems that could drive us crazy, that becomes the "fertilizer" that produces the supernatural in our lives! When I think of fertilizer, I think of manure. Know that when you have a whole lot of this kind of fertilizer around you, and it seems eternal, something supernatural is about to happen and your one moment to change history is very near!

In One Moment the Unknown Will Be Heard From!

We will never forget the moment when flight 1549 of US Airways miraculously landed in the Hudson River near New York City. This seemingly ordinary pilot, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who faithfully put in forty long years on the job, suddenly became known all over the world as the "Miracle Man."

His secret of fame? As reported by msnbc, "He got his pilot's license at 14, flew fighter jets in the Air Force, investigated air disasters, mastered glider flying and even studied the psychology of how cockpit crews behave in a crisis. He had been in training his whole life for this kind of crises. When the ultimate test came on a descent over the Hudson River, he spoke into the intercom only once and gave perhaps the most terrifying instruction a pilot can give—'Brace for impact'—with remarkable calm." The stewardesses also train long hours behind the scenes for this type of trauma.

I believe his forty years of everyday life in flying experience and preparation took him into a miracle zone over the Hudson River and it created that one moment to make history! He met his miracle!

The Captain at Sea Who Miraculously Survived Being Held Hostage by Pirates Stated..."I Am Not the Hero!"

At first the world was celebrating Captain Richard Phillips who was at sea when the news broke of his miraculous rescue. This faithful captain at sea proved that he was willing to give his life for his crew. According to BREITBART, he made it very clear, "I'm just the byline. The heroes are the Navy, the Seals and those that have brought me home."

CNN reported: "In the end, it was a single moment that brought the hostage crisis to its dramatic finish. Three gunshots. All three fatal. Fired in the dark by three specially trained U.S. Navy SEALs as the pirates' boat rocked in the waters off Somalia. 'Phenomenal shots—75 feet away,' said Navy Vice Adm. Bill Gortney who oversees the region."

According to navyseals.com, "U.S. Navy SEALs is comprised of the most elite soldiers in all of the U.S. Armed forces...The training includes the dreaded 'hell week', where soldiers are truly put to the test. For most people, this test is completely impossible to pass."

By the way, these three Navy Seal heroes were never heard from. Their exploits are only mentioned by Navy officials. In my research, it appears that if you are chosen to this highest ranking caliber of the military Navy Seals, your public identity is taken away and you are never heard from. Their many years of training are for that sometimes "one second" moment of rescue. Their one moment to make history was really a "one second" shot that was heard around the world, and we may never know who they were. Maybe we should take note that some of our names won't be recognized until Heaven.

The Next Sixty Seconds Could Be Your One Moment You Were Born For!

I sense an urgent alarm going off in the Spirit over the Body of Christ: "Stay alert!" In your hiddenness and seemingly overlooked life, you have been in training and preparation for a "God" moment in time. Although you have been used many times in many ways to bring God glory, there is a special season of "one moment" history-making opportunities that are upon us that will explain why we haven't really been heard from yet.

Nothing has been wasted. Even the years the cankerworm and the palmerworm have seemingly eaten away at, your life is now becoming an investment, giving you priceless experience in preparation and training. Even your losses will soon be seen as gains, for you have won Christ through them! All things have been working together for your good because of your growing love for Him. He definitely is not through with any of us. It's all been preparation. His divine nature has been increasing inside of us.

Stay alert! The next sixty seconds could be your one moment you were born for!

Bill Yount
Blowing the Shofar Ministries
Email: theshofarhasblown@juno.com

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Aslan on the March

I was somewhat discouraged a few weeks ago. Sometimes I feel that I have not seen the fruits of my labors and intercession. How long must we cry out before we see the transformation that we desire? When will God fulfill the words that He has spoken to His prophets? When will I see His promises come to pass? I then came across this word that I wrote three years ago this month. When I read it I started to weep as I realized that much of it has already come to pass. While the fullness of this word has not been completely fulfilled much of it has. I look around at those around me and see the fruit. Many of my brothers and sisters are being given prophetic dreams almost every night. The prophetic flow is incredible in both its abundance and power. Many of us, myself included, are being enabled to see clearly into the spirit realm. It is a beautiful thing as we contend for the fullness of heaven to be made manifest here on this earth.

Here is the word from September 2006:

Aslan, the Christ, is on the march. We are not aware but Winter is starting to break. The grip of the Enemy, on this world, has been attacked. The dark cloud over the Church is lifting. As the clouds are being rolled back our Lord is raising up the leaders of tomorrow. These leaders are the ones who are seeking after the power in the present moment. Do not be discouraged; you who have been laboring in the Vineyard of our Lord. The vines you have been tending will come to harvest. The Lord is going to come and prune those vines that you have been tending and will cleanse them of all disease. Those vines will form the mass of the army that you will lead when the time comes. Behold! The Lion of Judah is on the march! His banner is lifted high and it is victorious. His banner does not know defeat and never will. You will join the throng under that banner and taste victory firsthand. That will be the moment of power the likes of the world has not seen before. There will be an outpouring of the Spirit in those days. Our armor will be mended by then and we will be strong. Yes, we will be strong in His mighty power. The prophetic will flow freely, dreams will be commonplace, healing will be daily and without number, and love will be abundant. Those days are what we are to look forward to. For in those days the veil between us and the spirit realm will be lifted and we will be able to see the battles that are being constantly waged with the dark forces of this world. The Lord of Hosts will dispatch His heavenly armies to support our struggle and to go where we send them. A few will be blessed enough to be called as leaders of the Empowered and they are being called out today. Do not run from the calling of the Lord. It is difficult to seek the empowerment in this dark age but you will be blessed to be one of the chosen few to usher in the Victorious Kingdom. One day every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. We are called as warriors who will never know defeat.

Jesus is the Victor- Hallelujah, Amen.

Lou Engle: "Urgent Call to Prayer: Signs of the Times"

Lou Engle: "Urgent Call to Prayer: Signs of the Times"
Sep 20, 2009

Convergence

It is critical that the Church in America understands the times and what needs to be done now. The natural things speak of the invisible. Natural happenings on the earth are revealing something that is going on in the spiritual realm. There is a great spiritual conflict with a rising tide of Islamic boldness being manifested. Several happenings are converging this week.

First of all, our President has recently proclaimed, honored, encouraged the Muslim holy days of prayer and fasting called Ramadan. He was very silent on the National Day of Prayer, but very vocal on the support of Ramadan. Interestingly, at the same time, a major Christian leader of the Emergent Church called for forty days of fasting and prayer in the same Ramadan period with the goal that the Church will better understand our Muslim friends. We are all for understanding, but we must have spiritual discernment as to the spiritual dark powers that are being invoked into our nation.

Cause for Concern

At the same time, on the 25th of September, Muslims are calling for a Muslim Day of Prayer in Washington DC: (http://www.islamoncapitolhill.com/). They are calling for 50,000 Muslims to gather and pray on the DC Mall. This is the exact word of one of the Sheikhs who is leading this historic gathering: "Muslims should march on the White House. We are going to the White House so that Islam will be victorious, Allah willing, and the White House will become into a Muslim house." These are not empty words. They speak of a dark spiritual intent and a coming day of great trouble to America.

A Divine Moment

Now, one of these events is enough to awaken us to this significant throbbing moment, but when they all converge, it becomes a massive spiritual alarm that must be responded to by the praying Church. However, I believe in this moment of divine providence that God has raised up on the stage of history, a little "Esther" that if we pray and fast for her, she could be a major voice to expose the dark under-belly of Islam and radiate a bright hope for a day of salvation for Muslims in America.

Headlines

Rifqa Bary
Photo Courtesy: Fox News
On Monday, Rifqa Bary, a young 17-year-old woman, will be in the headlines of U.S. news. Four years ago, while living in a very devout and radical Muslim home, Rifqa met Jesus in a powerful way as her Savior. She hid her conversion, began praying secretly, and began hiding her Bible from her parents. Then, on Facebook, her love for Jesus was exposed to the radical Muslim community in Ohio.

Rifqa's father demanded that she renounce Jesus or he would kill her as is commanded by the Koran. As a radiant Believer in Jesus she refused to renounce her Lord and fled to Orlando, where she was taken in and cared for by a Christian Church and family. Now, the father is appealing to the courts to bring her back under his custody. Major television networks have already covered her story. How must the Church of America respond in this moment for our sister who is a part of the Body of Christ?

A Major Sign

This convergence, I believe, is urgently summoning us in the midst of the rising tide of Islamic influence in America to recognize that our God is above every god and that if we return to Him with all of our hearts and call upon Him with fasting and prayer, then God could use what the enemy meant for evil to bring about a great day of salvation for Muslims in America, of which Rifqa is but a major sign.

Here is The Call

First of all, we cannot be passive as a Church to let these kinds of developments go on without being challenged in the spirit. Our fight is not against Muslims, it is against principalities, powers, and forces of darkness.

We are calling the Church of America at the end of Ramadan, from September 21st through 25th, to five days of concerted prayer. On Monday, we must pray that God would grant supernatural wisdom to the courts so that the testimony of Jesus would be proclaimed and that the best situation for Rifqa and her family would take place. We must pray for Rifqa to be bold in proclaiming Jesus that even thousands of Muslims would hear and be awakened to the love of Christ. She has already said that this is not about her, but about many Muslims coming to Jesus. We must pray for her lawyers who are being bullied, threatened, and challenged on every side.

On Friday, September 25th, the Muslim Day of Prayer, we are calling the Church of America to fast and pray that Muslims would be moved by the Holy Spirit, convicted by the testimony of Christ, and even be visited by Jesus in dreams. We must pray that God would restrain the spiritual powers behind Islam and grant us the great awakening that we desperately need for America.

Let us hear the call to prayer and not miss this moment.

Lou Engle
The Call
Email: response@thecall.com

"I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!"

"I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!" - Samwise Gamgee

One of my Twitter friends (@rnsheets) posted this quote from the Lord of the Rings. Samwise says this to Frodo when he sees the pain that Frodo is going through with his assignment to destroy the ring. Frodo is being overcome by this burden but it is something that he has to do. Samwise, being the loyal friend that he is, decides to do all that he can do.

I believe that we can learn from this example. A lot of the time we can't carry the burdens of others- they aren't burdens that we can take on. But we can carry the people carrying the burdens. We can lift them up. When Moses wearied of lifting his hands Aaron and Hur lifted them for him. They couldn't take Moses' assignment from him but they could come alongside of him to lift him up.

God often gives us particular assignments. I have been given a number of intercessory assignments during this season. There are things that I am contending for. They are mine to carry. I can't expect others to carry them for me. But I do have those who will carry me when I am weary. I am blessed to have those who intercede for me daily and who check up on how I am doing. This is what the body of Christ is all about. We are meant to carry others when they are unable to carry themselves. We are meant to lift others up when they are at their lowest. We are meant to speak truth and life when they need it the most. In doing so we fulfill the love of Christ.

We are assigned to particular people at certain times. Samwise was assigned to Frodo- he knew it in his heart. Aaron and Hur were assigned to Moses. There are those who have been assigned to me and there are those who I have been assigned to. Let us make their victories our victories and their breakthroughs our breakthroughs. Let us contend for their success with the same passion that we contend for ours. Let us see them as Christ sees them. Would that we be known as ones who are loyal and faithful to the end? Would we be ones who are wise enough to hear what we need to hear? Then let us respond to what we hear and see in those around us.

Keith Miller: "Wisdom and a Fresh Anointing of the Holy Spirit for New Seasons and New Beginnings"

My church had the privilege of hosting Keith Miller this last weekend. He is a powerful man of God who walks in the anointing of a prophetic revivalist. He is also one of the most humble, gentle, and just plain nice men I have ever met. The love of God radiates through him and touches each person he encounters. One of the things that he shared this past weekend was about the spirit of wisdom as a river that flows from us. This word, from earlier this month, contains some of what he shared.

Keith Miller: "Wisdom and a Fresh Anointing of the Holy Spirit for New Seasons and New Beginnings"

The Lord wants to anoint us with supernatural wisdom that will cause people to say, "How did he get so smart?" They said that of Jesus. "And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, 'Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands!'" (Mark 6:2b). You see, we need that again in the Church. We need to set the standard for the world.

Jesus lived His life plugged into the Flow of the Spirit of Wisdom, so His life, on a day to day basis, demonstrated skillful living that glorified and demonstrated the reality of the Kingdom of God.

Don't you want an impartation from the Spirit of Wisdom? I believe we're coming into new seasons and new times in the Lord. It's not that it's new to Him, it's new to us. The Church needs to operate in the Spirit of Wisdom and understanding now! We need to raise up a standard, not by our ability, but by being plugged into the Spirit of Wisdom; this is not information or performance, but skillful ability and understanding that releases authority and strong leadership.

Dear friends, we are seeing major changes all around that will affect, and have affected, each of our lives; and more are on the way. If there was ever a time for you and I to live and operate out of the Spirit of Wisdom, it is now! Please know that I'm not talking about what your ability is or a few nuggets of thoughts. These things are a blessing, but I'm talking about something more—something deeper, wider, and greater. I'm talking about living and operating out of a River of Wisdom.

A River of Wisdom is different. When I say a River, I'm talking about the perpetual flow of the Holy Spirit in the area of wisdom. O dear friends, how we need this now. My heart is to see God's precious people living out of the deepest part of the blessing of the Lord...to flow with all that He is in you. As you read this article, ask Him to fill you with all wisdom and understanding, for His ways are higher than our ways, and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts.

The Bible in John 7:37-38 declares that out of your heart or belly will flow rivers of living water! Notice it declares rivers of living water. One of those rivers is the River of Wisdom! Let the River of Wisdom flow!

Spirit of Wisdom Defined

The Spirit of Wisdom is not just information. The Spirit of Wisdom is a supernatural endowment of an ability to do something above one's own ability. It is actually the skillful ability to do what God has called you to do. There is a river of wisdom being released to the Church right now, and it isn't analytical ability, but it is a skillful and creative ability.

The Church is about to minister out of a wisdom that is going to confound the wisest people on the earth. The world will start asking, "Where did he get that ability? He didn't go to school for that!" Believers say, "I got it in a dream." People will be mystified by this. The Spirit of Wisdom is supernatural ability. The Lord demonstrated this in Psalm 136:5a: "Him who by wisdom made the heavens." Wow! By wisdom He made the heavens.

Benny Hinn describes it like this: "Wisdom is living skills; it is the ability to apply the knowledge of God's Word to our lives daily. It involves the application of God's truth to human experience on a day to day basis. Properly mastered, it can lead to a happy, successful, and prosperous life." (from Welcome, Holy Spirit)

The Spirit of Wisdom flows from Heaven, straight from His throne; it comes out of communion with the Lord in intimacy with Him. It flows from His presence, which is the "center pipe" of the lampstand in Zechariah 4:2 from which all the other six operations of the Spirits also flow.

Gift of Wisdom versus Spirit of Wisdom

There is a distinct difference between the gift of wisdom and the Spirit of Wisdom. In 1 Corinthians 12:8, "...for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit," we see the gift of wisdom, or a word of wisdom. We give words of wisdom when the Holy Spirit uses us to deliver a particular piece of information, possibly about a healing, a wayward child, etc.

The Lord wants us to take it up a notch and experience the continuous flow of the Spirit of Wisdom. He is moving us into the function of the Holy Spirit where we will walk in the perpetual, ceaseless flow of the unlimited anointing on a day to day basis, not every once in a while. So we want more than just a word of wisdom, we want a river of wisdom; we want the Spirit of Wisdom.

Function of Spirit of Wisdom

Remember in John 7:38b it says, "Out of his (your) heart (belly) will flow rivers of living water"? (Emphasis mine) That's more than just one river. These rivers symbolize multiple flows or functions of the Holy Spirit. Think about the Spirit of Wisdom as a river of wisdom flowing out of your life. As it was stated earlier, wisdom is not analytical ability, but creative power. So the Spirit of Wisdom is an impartation or a river of creative ability to function in what God is calling you to do.

As I write this, I'm feeling the zeal of the Holy Spirit very strongly. Rivers represent several different expressions or functions of the Holy Spirit ministry. One of those flows is the Spirit of Wisdom. So, as a Believer, you have the potential to have a river of wisdom flow from you, flow through you, and around you, just like it says in Ephesians 1:19, "By His exceeding great power for you, through you and around you."

Wouldn't you like to tap into Jesus, the "center pipe" of the lampstand that is described in Zechariah 4? Jesus is pretty wise, isn't He? He sees the beginning from the end and the end from the beginning. He's the Alpha and Omega. Wouldn't you like to have that kind of wisdom? He has the blueprint plans for your life right in front of Him. He has what God has already ordained for you. He hears from the Father, "Jesus, go get it," and then He tells the Holy Spirit, who transmits it to you.

I know the potential for me in any area is unlimited because it is not based on how well I can do things, but it is based on how I learn to flow with the river of wisdom. Since He gives me supernatural ability to do things, I want to be able to cause people who have not seen me in three years to say, "Oh my, look at this guy! Where's he getting this stuff from?" And I can give the Lord the glory for it all.

So, the Lord wants to anoint us with supernatural wisdom that will cause people to say, "How did he get so smart?" They said that of Jesus. Mark 6:2b "And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, 'Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands!'" You see, we need that again in the Church. We need to set the standard for the world.

Benefits of the Spirit of Wisdom

Look at this passage in Proverbs 4:5-13 which is all about wisdom:

Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will keep you. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. Exalt her, and she will promote you; she will bring you honor when you embrace her. She will place on your head an ornament of grace; a crown of glory she will deliver to you.

Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of your life will be many. I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, and when you run, you will not stumble. Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go; keep her, for she is your life.

Promotion

The Spirit of Wisdom will bring promotion. Grace is favor, or supernatural ability to do what you can't do; He does it for you. I have always had this kind of favor. I would wonder, Why do I always get these breaks? I used to call it luck. Once a man told me, "By the way, I am going to give you a race horse." I said, "I don't need a race horse." He said, "Oh you don't have to do anything." I said, "Well, how much does it cost to feed that thing?" He said, "No, I'll feed it too. I just want to put your name on it." I asked, "Why?" He said, "Everything you touch turns to gold." It was because of God's favor.

I believe the Lord allowed me to touch that side of life because I came from such a bad background. We were very poor. When I was young, I stole clothes off the clothesline to help my brothers and sisters. Can you imagine going to school and being asked, "Hey, isn't that my shirt?" It's kind of embarrassing. I used to go to the grocery store at 4:00am to steal the food that was set outside the store for stock. I knew that side of life.

The Lord's goodness allowed me to know His favor, and that is what is so awesome about His plan. He sees the beginning from the end and the end from the beginning. He later allowed me to prosper in business, which released not only finances, but also important life lessons. Riches don't entice me anymore. I have already had them and I was empty. It can't compare to what I have now. I would never trade the anointing for any amount of money!

Long Life

Did you know that wisdom will extend your life? The Lord told me once, "Keith, a lot of My people are dying prematurely due to stress. If they would just embrace the Spirit of Wisdom, they would have a lot less stress." Remember, Proverbs 4:10 above says, "Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of your life will be many." When people try to live by their own abilities instead of plugging into His ability, stress increases.

God has purposes and plans for every Believer. His plans are bigger than what you can do. They will either drive you or excite you. We usually go through a season where we're driven by our vision until we get worn out and weary and give up, and that's when God kicks in and begins to do it through us. But we don't have to live like that! We can actually live in His wisdom. Jesus Himself said, "Take My yoke upon you...For My yoke is easy and My burden is light" (Matthew 11:29-30). Wouldn't you like to live in the ability of the Spirit of Wisdom?

An Ornament of Grace

Wisdom will place on your head an ornament of grace and crown your head with glory. God says, "Let Me put an ornament of grace on your head." Everywhere you go that ornament is there. Rejoice, because grace gives you favor with God and man. Grace gives you what you don't deserve. Grace makes things easy. 2 Timothy 2:1, "You therefore, My son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus." The word strong means to be enabled or energized by grace; when we operate out of the function of Wisdom we are energized by Grace not our strength!

The reason why many things are so hard is because we are trying to do it out of natural wisdom instead of the Spirit of Wisdom. And we wonder why it doesn't bring the Lord glory when we struggle and finally get it done. I'm tired of what we can do. Let's see some things that only God can do.

Proverbs 4 refers to "a crown of glory." The Spirit of Wisdom and understanding will promote you, put an ornament of glory over your head, and then crown you with glory. Have you been in meetings where the glory was so strong that you felt the weightiness of the Presence? Remember when Moses had to put a veil over his face because of the glory? Wouldn't you like to be crowned with glory? When this happens, you become more God-conscious than self- or sin-conscious. Do you know what that would do for you if you became more God-conscious than sin or self-conscious? How much better is the new covenant? You want to be crowned with glory, the weightiness of His character, His nature and His power for your life.

Peace

Happy is the man who finds wisdom and the man who gains understanding, for her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, and her gain than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies, and all the things you may desire cannot compare with her. Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and happy are all who retain her. The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding He established the heavens. By His knowledge, the depths were broken up, and clouds drop down the dew.—Proverbs 3:13-20

Christians should be at peace knowing that the things He is asking of you He is not asking you to do in your own ability. He will give you the Spirit of Wisdom to perform the very thing that He is asking of you. See, it is an incredible thing for the river of wisdom to flow in your life. You will look at yourself in the midst of it all and think, "I can't believe this is even me." Guess what? It's not!

When you begin to minister out of the Spirit of Wisdom, you won't be in a state of emotional reaction. Jesus operated in a constant flow of the Spirit of Wisdom. His works, words, and teachings astonished the multitudes. Jesus provided the disciples with a great supply of opportunities to marvel. He commanded the fig tree to wither (Matthew 21:20), calmed a raging sea with a word (Mark 6:51), and boldly declared to the skeptical Pharisees and Herodians, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's" (Mark 12:17). All who heard Him were astonished with His teaching (Luke 4:32), His understanding, and His answers (Luke 2:47). He did many wonderful things, even raised the dead, and things don't get much more astonishing than that!

In Acts 6:10, Stephen spoke with such wisdom, that those who were resisting could say nothing! "And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke." This is incredible manifestation of the Spirit of Wisdom through a person. Jesus said this in Luke 21:15, "For I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist." This is a function out of the Spirit of Wisdom rather an emotional response.

As a Believer the Lord wants you to function in the Spirit of Wisdom in everyday living, so that you will be able to speak life to the hurting. You can lead many to Christ through the operation of the Spirit of Wisdom. "The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. He awakens me morning by morning, He awakens my ear to hear as the learned" (Isaiah 50:4).

Many people will be lead to Christ through the operation of the Spirit of Wisdom. Daniel 12:3 says, "Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever." Wow, what a powerful tool to lead many to the Lord...by the Spirit of Wisdom flowing through your life! We are the light upon the hill, and His glory shall be seen upon us which will lead many to the Lord.

Living Wittily (Intelligence, Clever)

God's people should be the wittiest people on the earth. We should be the ones who set the standard. We have the advantage, but we seem to always make excuses like, "Well, if I had what they had..." The truth is you have the advantage over people who aren't born again. You have the advantage because you have the Holy Spirit living in you. Even Jesus Himself said, "It's to your advantage that I go away so He can come" (John 16:7). He was referring to the Holy Spirit.

Nehemiah 9:20a is one of my favorite Scriptures, "You also gave Your good Spirit to instruct them..." God has given us His best, and the word for "best" means "beautiful, bountiful." The Holy Spirit is His best one who can instruct us. The word "instruct" means "to shoot like an arrow; to guide wittily, like a wise master builder." Christians should be the ones operating in the most skillful realms of ability and wisdom, because we're plugged into the One who is orchestrating and bringing forth everything that He has purposed since the foundations of the earth.

Don't you want to live your life wittily so that people around you start to take notice? The truth is God wants to do something in our lives that gives Him glory. You shouldn't limit yourself to your education and your natural ability. I believe with all of my heart that this is for every Believer, and it doesn't matter whether you're 10 or you're 70.

Heavenly Blueprints—God's Plans for Us

You can begin to operate daily in the river of wisdom. Courses of action from God will enable you to be a wise master builder, building by custom-made Heavenly blueprints just for you. God has rivers of wisdom available to us for our lives. He has ordained our days for us before they ever come to pass, as Psalm 139:14-18 says:

I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them. How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; when I awake, I am still with You.

I love that my days are fashioned for me in the Lord's book in advance! Ephesians 2:10 also speaks of Him knowing our days in advance. It says: For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

In John 15:15-16, Jesus Himself said, "No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you."

Do you want the fruit in your life that He has ordained and prepared? Do you want wisdom in order to walk out His eternal blueprints for your life? Wouldn't you like to have all those things? A river of wisdom will bring this about. Wisdom is more important than any riches of this earth, as Proverbs 8:11 says: "For wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her."

Spirit of Wisdom Impartation is Transferable

In February I preached this message in a church in Austin, Texas. I told them, "I am going to ask the Lord to release this for you." I prayed for the impartation for the activation of the river of wisdom and understanding. In attendance was a gentleman who had a business; he could hardly pay his rent. After this, in March or April, he invented a product to refurbish computer components. Now he can't keep up with the orders. He just wrote me a check for $15,000 to build an orphanage, because the Lord is blessing him so supernaturally in the area of finances. God wants to do that for you, in the areas of ministry and for your family.

Since I preached that message we have had several people report that they received an impartation or activation in the Spirit of Wisdom so that their businesses, ministries, etc., have accelerated 20 times over. This is because as a man believes, so shall he receive. Every Believer can live in a river of the wisdom of the Holy Spirit—not just every once in a while, but daily.

The Lord wants you to enter into another level of the Spirit of Wisdom. I am going to ask and believe for you to receive the activation of it. The Holy Spirit is the wisest person on the earth, isn't He? He knows what is going on in Heaven. By one Spirit we have access to the Father. So, when you connect with the Spirit of Wisdom or the river of wisdom, you are truly plugging in to a greater level of the wisest Person on the earth. You are going to flow with the Person who knows everything that is going on in Heaven and who has access to the One who has your blueprints.

Why don't you make these faith declarations with me out loud now in prayer:

We're coming into sync right now with the plan of Heaven for our lives upon the earth. As it is in Heaven, so shall it be in our lives. We're going to walk in such a realm of the Spirit that we're going to gain strength; we are going to increase and we're going to be fruitful because we're going to operate by the Spirit of Wisdom. We're going to build as wise master builders, not with wood, hay or stubble. We're going to build with gold and silver.

The Holy Spirit is going to search out the deep things of God and reveal them to us, then He is going to give us wisdom to be able to implement and see the fulfillment of those things. We thank You that we're a people who are being led and instructed to live wisely and wittily by the Holy Spirit. Our steps are ordered by the Holy Spirit. Our lives will confound the wise.

This year is going to be the greatest year that we've seen for building the Kingdom. This is going to be the greatest year of building according to the blueprints of Heaven. We're going to be amazed at what You are going to do this year. And Lord, because we've embraced the Spirit of Wisdom, You're going to promote us. And because You're going to promote us, You're putting that ornament of grace on our heads right now. And I thank You for the crowning of glory. And I thank You, Lord, that we're going to have long life, because we're going to know a sense of rest in the Spirit that we've never known before, because we're not going to do it by our strength and our ability but by the river of wisdom.

Now, Lord, I thank You that right now You are releasing an ability to teach like we've never been able to teach before. I thank You, Lord, that You've given us patterns to build by, but now the Spirit of Wisdom is going to see the fulfillment of those patterns. I thank You, Lord, that some of those things that we have waited for for ten or twenty years, that this year there is going to be a 30, a 60 and a 100-fold increase of them. I thank You for it in Jesus' mighty name! Amen.

Keith Miller
Stand Firm World Ministries
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Francis Frangipane: "TAKE UP THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT--THE WORD OF GOD--AND GO TO WAR!"

Francis Frangipane:

"TAKE UP THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT--THE WORD OF GOD--AND GO TO WAR!"

"If we advance protected by the Blood of the Lamb, if we war armed with the Word of God, and if we shoulder in our hearts the Cross of Christ, we will truly be more than conquerors through Him that loved us."

Christ not only came to set captives free, He came to train and empower the recently freed to be warriors. We may not always walk perfectly, but because God causes all things to work for good, we still can walk triumphantly. How can we, imperfect Christians, walk triumphantly? The Bible says we overcome "because of the Blood of the Lamb and because of the word of [our] testimony, and [we do] not love [our lives] even when faced with death" (Revelation 12:11).

These three things--Christ's atoning blood, our testimony of God's eternal word, and choosing to not love our own lives--secure us in the place of victory. We are a covenant people, a people purchased for God from every nation. Yes, we still sin, but God has placed the iniquity of us all upon His Son, Jesus Christ (Isaiah 53). When the enemy comes to accuse and condemn us for our failures, we must remind ourselves that every sin we have ever committed has been nailed to Christ's cross. The entire "certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us," has been paid in full by the Blood of Jesus Christ (Colossians 2:14)!

As much as we need the blood of Christ, to functionalize our victory, we also need a living knowledge of God's Word. Many Christians are awakened spiritually, but they do not know God's promises in the Bible. To be successful, we must know God's Word, believe it, and speak it with faith when we pray. We overcome by the "word of our testimony."

Third, in our world of excess and self-gratification, we must learn the wisdom and power of carrying the Cross ("they did not love their life"). By becoming true disciples of Jesus Christ, the Cross keeps us focused on our transformation. It also keeps us from the quicksand of self-pity, gratuitous over-indulgence, and unforgiveness.

To aid your fight of faith, we've prepared a brief collection of Scriptures. Remember, God's Word will not return to Him without accomplishing the purpose for which He sent it (Isaiah 55:11). Let us, therefore, "hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful" (Hebrews 10:23).

Don't murmur when you pray, proclaim the Word of God with authority. Indeed, the Holy Spirit tells us to take up "the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God" (Ephesians 6:17). If we advance protected by the Blood of the Lamb, if we war armed with the Word of God, and if we shoulder in our hearts the Cross of Christ, we will truly be "more than conquerors through Him that loved us" (Romans 8:37).

The following are just a few of the many mighty promises of God. We urge you to print these verses, memorize them and pass them on to your friends and fellow intercessors.

Spiritual Warfare Verses

"Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven: and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in Heaven" (Matthew 18:18).

"The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil" (1 John 3:8).

"'No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; and every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,' declares the LORD" (Isaiah 54:17).

(Isaiah 42:13, 1 John 4:4, James 4:7, Matthew 28:19-20, Matthew 16:18, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Luke 10:19, 2 Corinthians 2:14, Isaiah 49:24-25)

Divine Shelter of God

"For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the Kingdom of His beloved Son" (Colossians 1:13).

"The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold" (Psalm 18:2).

(1 John 5:18, Psalm 91:1, Romans 8:28)

Fear

"There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear" (1 John 4:18).

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me" (Psalm 23:4).

(2 Kings 6:16, Hebrews 2:14, Hebrews 2:14-15)

Deliverance, Forgiveness and Salvation

"He will again have compassion on us; He will tread our iniquities under foot. Yes, You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea" (Micah 7:19).

"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9).

(Isaiah 53:5, Psalm 32:7, Psalm 91:3, Hebrews 7:25, Romans 8:34, Luke 4:17-19)

Peace

"Be still, and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10).

"In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for You alone, O LORD, make me to dwell in safety" (Psalm 4:8).

(Romans 16:20, Philippians 1:28, Psalm 110:1)

The Power of the New Covenant

"And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death" (Revelation 12:11).

(Colossians 2:13-14, Matthew 26:26-28, Zechariah 9:11-12)

Healing

"But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed" (Isaiah 53:5).

(Hebrews 13:8, Matthew 4:24, Isaiah 53:4)

Family

"For I will contend with the one who contends with you, and I will save your sons" (Isaiah 49:25).

(Acts 2:17, Acts 16:31)

Discernment

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly" (John 10:10).

(1 Corinthians 2:15, Ephesians 6:10-18)

We hope these Scriptures will be a blessing and an empowerment to you.

Francis Frangipane
Ministries of Francis Frangipane
Email:francis1@frangipane.org

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The Oasis in the Desert

God has brought many of us into the desert place. But this is not the desert place that we usually talk about. This is the oasis. It is a place of refreshment and renewal. God is calling us to come and rest in His presence. It is the secret place where there is only us and Him. Where there is no distraction from other people and the cares of the world are left behind in civilization.

God wants to teach us how to rely on Him. He wants to clense us from the longings of the world. He is removing the Egypt from our hearts. In particular He is delivering us from the control of fear. This is the place of glory. In the oasis you will find His restful Presence. In His Presence there is fullness of joy. There is no suffering, no sorrow, no pain; but only His peace, love, and joy. It is time for us to allow Him to do His work. We need to accept His inner healing. He wants to take away all of our pain. He wants to cleanse us from all of our hurts. He wants to remove all of the fear that we have taken on.

The world creates fear. Fear causes us to put more stock in the lies of the enemy than the truth of God. Fear robs us of faith. Faith is from God. We are meant to be a people of faith that walk in love. I have heard it said that faith is the currency of heaven and love is its culture. We are meant to live in an atmosphere of love and faith. Fear can't exist in that place. God is delivering us from that spirit of fear and control. The enemy has controlled us for too long. It is now time for the Spirit of love to engulf us.

Come to the oasis. Come to the place of rest. Drink of the living waters. Frolic in the streams of cleansing. Swim in the rivers of His joy and pleasure. Allow Him to nourish and comfort you. He will reveal to you who you are in Him. He will show you how He looks at you. Stop viewing yourself through the eyes of Egypt but view yourself through the portal of heaven.

We have come to the place of refreshment where there is no more labor. His grace is here!

Prayer over LA financial district

I recorded the following using my iPhone while I was driving past LA's financial district about a month or two ago. I thought I would share my prophetic intercession.

Cindy Trimm: "A Word of Encouragement: God Has the Final Word"

I just read this word that came out on the ElijahList today. It spoke to me greatly- it was a kairos word for my life. I have experienced a huge amount of opposition over the past two weeks with an escalation over the last four days. I have been attacked on so many sides. I have received threatening phone calls asking me to do things that I am not comfortable doing. I have a family that disagrees with where I am spiritually. People from my past have shown up in my life and old hurts have bubbled up. I look around and wonder if there is anything left that hasn't been shaken. But in the midst of the storm I know that God has me in the place that He wants me. I know that He approves of where I am. In addition I have my pastoral, apostolic, and prophetic coverings who are keeping me on the right track. I have brothers who have come alongside of me over the past few days giving me the encouragement and strength that I need.

This word puts it all in perspective. It speaks greatly to my situation and I hope that it does to you too. This portion jumped out to me:

I entreat you: There is humiliation before honor, price before promotion, stigma and scandal before success, attacks before accolades, but I hear God say, "When thou passest through the water, I will be with you and through the fire, you will not be burned." I hear the Word, "Hold fast to the profession of your faith…and having done all, still stand."

Your problem and crisis situation is a divine announcement that God is getting ready to either prosper you and/or promote you. Do not resist the situation. Do not throw in the towel. Do not ignore the situation. Do not demonize the situation. Do not pretend the situation is not there. Wrestle with it in prayer.

Focus on what God is doing in your life. Allow Him to use this time to refine and strengthen you.

Many blessings,

Matthew

Cindy Trimm: "A Word of Encouragement: God Has the Final Word"

He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him. The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.—Psalm 105:17-22

We are living in a critical and prophetic hour where all things are shifting and being brought back into divine alignment. I sense there is a major attack on the Body of Christ and leaders. I am in prayer that you, your mind, your strength fail not. I am prevailing in prayer and I am decreeing and declaring that you shall be victorious and you shall recover all.

I entreat you: There is humiliation before honor, price before promotion, stigma and scandal before success, attacks before accolades, but I hear God say, "When thou passest through the water, I will be with you and through the fire, you will not be burned." I hear the Word, "Hold fast to the profession of your faith…and having done all, still stand."

Your problem and crisis situation is a divine announcement that God is getting ready to either prosper you and/or promote you. Do not resist the situation. Do not throw in the towel. Do not ignore the situation. Do not demonize the situation. Do not pretend the situation is not there. Wrestle with it in prayer.

Dare to Press In

Dare to press into God through prayer. Dare to see your storms as an opportunity to advance spiritually, financially, socially, ministerially, and for personal growth and development. Dare to walk on your prophetic turbulent waters, see and experience the power and presence of God in a new way (see Matthew 14:23-33).

According to these verses, not only will you overcome that which has overtaken you, but you will also be ushered into a new realm of power and a new place of worship. I decree and declare to all of you that favor is upon you.

He has anointed your head with fresh oil. During this time, we all need to let go in order to see and experience Jehovah-Jireh, Jehovah-Gibbor, Jehovah-Rapha in our lives. You need to give up trusting in your own way and designs in order to experience God's all-sufficiency. Lean not on your own understanding.

I further exhort all of you, to stop talking to the snake. Take the time to hear and talk to God. He only is the Author and Finisher of your faith.

I encourage you from Psalm 46:10: Be Still, and Know That I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Indeed God Has the final word.

Kingdom Blessings,

Dr. N. Cindy Trimm
Cindy Trimm International
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Kim Clement: "I Will Completely Annihilate Any Suggestion from Your Enemy that You Will Not Survive This Time"

Many of the dates prophesied in this word have already passed. However, I believe we are still seeing the manifestation of those prophecies and will continue to do so through the end of the year. There is a release of breakthrough- now is the time to walk in it.

Kim Clement: "I Will Completely Annihilate Any Suggestion from Your Enemy that You Will Not Survive This Time"

Prophesied on June 26, 2009 - Portland, Oregon:

"I Can Make You a King Before Your Enemies"

"Blow the trumpet in Zion! Blow the trumpet in Zion! Sound the alarm," says the Spirit of God. "For surely tonight in the midst of you, I have sent My word. I have sent My word to heal. I have sent My word to come and bring courage, for," God says, "many have lost their courage, but I have come to tell you that I am going to bring you courage and strength. For My word tonight will completely annihilate any suggestion from your enemy that you will not survive this time.

For God said, "Because of the spirit of resilience and because you have come before Me with joyful sounds, even as David came before Me with joyful shouts even in the midst of his pain, I heard him," says the Lord, "raised him up, made him the King of Judah and then the King of Jerusalem."

God said, "Can I make you a king before your enemies? Can I crown you before your enemies? Can I bring them down before you? Can I feed you and nourish you in the presence of your enemies?" For God says, "Enough of this swaying power, enough of the prognosticators that would tell you that your end has come." God said, "This is just the beginning. Courage be given unto you tonight, for I will sweep you up in one moment and take you to a place where you will have great victory," says the Lord. "This summer I will restore to you what the enemy has stolen away from you and give it back to you. Therefore shout and rejoice, for this is yours," says the Lord!

"Suddenly" Will Happen, Says the Spirit of God!

"Yes," the Spirit of God says, "prepare yourself, for the people have said, 'Where is He? Where is He? Where is the God of Moses? Where is the God of Elijah?' They have said, 'We have labored and we have plowed, and yet we have seen nothing,'" but God said, "You weren't looking, because I cast a mantle on you. I have cast a mantle on you so that you could get out of your field, so that you could kiss your mother and your father goodbye in that field, and move to a higher place," God said.

"You've said, 'Lord, what am I going to do? It seems like nothing's working out for me.'" And God said, "Have you forgotten the word 'suddenly'? Have you forgotten 'suddenly'? Do you realize that I work by 'suddenlies'? Suddenly the Spirit was there, suddenly the angel was there." God said, "During the summer months there will be 'suddenly' things that will begin to happen. Suddenly I will appear. Suddenly things will change. Suddenly the door will open. Suddenly, suddenly, suddenly, suddenly, suddenly, suddenly will happen," says the Spirit of God!

Prophesied on June 27, 2009 - Portland, Oregon:

"As You Shout I Will Shout with You!"

The Spirit of the Lord says, "There is a key that has been given to My people. There is a key that has been given to My people. It is the key of David. A dimension of praise is going to enter into the house of God, into the courtyards of the Lord. A new dimension of praise is going to come collectively as the people gather together, and proclamations will draw angelic visitations. Proclamations of God's greatness will cause and draw and invite angelic visitations. Do not say this is not the day of the angel. Do not say that God cannot do it.

For God says, "As you shout I will shout with you, as you sing I will sing with you. As you rejoice I will rejoice with you." God says, "I rejoice over you with joy. Do you want Me to come amongst you and rejoice with you," says the Lord? "I will rejoice over you as you rejoice over Me." God says, "As you shout tonight, I'm shouting with you."

There will only be one voice, one sound, one trumpet, one shout—because that's what they did with Joshua. And when the sound of the one trumpet and the sound of the one shout took place, the walls came down. God wants to bring walls down for you.

I hear the sounds of the demonic strongholds endeavoring to shut them up. You cannot shut us up. Since when did you think that was even possible? You tried to shut up David, and he became a greater voice. You tried to get rid of the children of Israel. You tried to get rid of Moses—little bulrushes saved him. Who do you think you are to even endeavor to come and suggest in the presence of God that you will annihilate this race called the holy people? Who are you to say, "I will annihilate," demonic strongholds, this nation, this holy nation. Ha!

Who are you to say that you have come into the very presence of a peculiar people, a chosen generation? Who are you? God has arisen and His enemies are scattered. On this nation, let the enemies that have risen up and held up their swords in glee be brought to shame and nothing, says the prophet of the Most Holy God. These are not people that have come dressed in robes and flattering religion garments. These have come with their hands open wide with the sounds of praise.

The Spirit of God says, "There are enemies that are being brought down by the sounds of a praise that have not been heard plentiful, in its plenty, for it has been stingy. But they are not afraid to behave in a manner that seems uncultured. But when was it that I came? It was when the people of God arose, and the enemies scattered."

Tonight throughout this nation I am sending a word. Beware of the sound that is about to be born in the earth. It will scatter the tribes of lucifer. It will scatter the tribes of the demonic strongholds that have endeavored to hold on for dear life, hoping that the Blood-washed people would shut their mouths.

You couldn't shut Daniel, you couldn't shut Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. You couldn't shut David. You couldn't shut Moses. You couldn't shut Gideon. You couldn't shut Ruth. You couldn't shut Esther. You couldn't shut Mary. How are you gonna do it now?

"They Shall Be Exposed Again"

The Holy Spirit says through the voice of the prophet tonight: "Beware, for the sheiks have made their move toward this nation, for those that have disguised themselves in the earlier days of 2000 have endeavored to do the same thing. But," God said, "believe it or not, My chosen generation, My holy people, because you have stood and you have shouted My praise throughout this nation, let Me assure you, they shall be exposed again. For they said, 'Under Obama's power we will be able to infiltrate.' They have said, 'Because of this President, Obama, we will be able to get into the borders and we will be able to infiltrate them.'" God said, "Not so soon, baby, not so soon! Why?

"Because," God said, "I told you long before I was the One that would take over the reigns of the Chief. And," God said, "I will harness the powers of Hell and they will be afraid, but they will come, and before they can reach their target," God says, "in the winter of this year there will be rejoicing again in America, in the Christmas season, because of what I will expose.

"And I will change things so drastically, that," God said, "even in the highest places there will be exposure. But I will bring you to a place, America, of great, great victory. And even economic upheaval will change through the summer months and I will give you back what your enemy tried to steal away from you." Rejoice, for this is your day of victory," says the Lord!

Change in the Year 2010

The Spirit of God said, "Hear before you sit in your seat." For God said, "The enemies are the scornful of this nation sitting in Senatorial committees and they are deciding things that everyone is afraid of." God said, "Who put them in charge? Since when did somebody die and put them in charge?" You say, "But they will bring legislation." God said, "Who said that? You watch how I will change things in the year 2010. Even your President will bow his knee in a very special way and say, 'We've got to do something. We've got ourselves into a mess now. There's only one Person that can get us out of it—it's the Lord God Most High.'" And so it shall be!

They say to themselves, "Let's go to the windy city. Maybe we'll leave New York and L. A. and we'll go to Chicago." God said, "They will be exposed in that place, because of the wind that shall blow in a very, very powerful way. The wind shall be a sign and it shall blow across three to four different states and they shall say, 'This is the most unusual wind that has ever taken place in the history of our nation.'

But God said, "It is a wind that will be welcoming, the wind of the Holy Spirit that shall come upon this nation. Churches that have died and tried shall come alive," says the Spirit of God. Empty buildings will be filled with rejoicing people. And the warriors of God that have risen that have been down and out, I will bring them back to life," says the Lord.

"I will take you into the White House. I will take you into every house that is controlled and monopolized in this nation, and I will fill the houses with great sounds of rejoicing! This is the day when I am unlocking the seals so that you can receive the blessing of God. Get ready for the wind of the Spirit. It shall blow," says the Lord!

Let us thank Him for His Word, for His Word is yes and amen. Holy Spirit, I pray that you would breathe upon everyone watching all across this nation and the nations of the earth; they are watching the United States of America. "What shall happen to them, shall they go down?" Demons have whispered into the ears of national leaders, statesmen, "We shall take our hands and we shall remove from them the glory that they had." God said, "This is impossible, for I have too much of the soil and territory in My hands." There has been a whispering amongst the nations and the statesmen of the earth: "The downfall of this nation, shall we see it?"

"I Shall Be Your Defense"

"It shall be a horrific thing that shall transpire. It shall happen even when the sun started shining and blazing, that North Korea shall say, 'Let us take a chance.'" The Spirit of God said, "But it is too late. For you see, America, you have brought about the possibility of this attack, but I have already formed again the downfall of Kim. It shall not have to be the United States that fights. It shall be inside. They shall remove father and son." And the Spirit of God said, "I told you there shall be a united Korea! And let My words go down and be engraved in the hearts of My people.

"This nation has suffered enough. And I shall be your defense and take you on a rocket and launch you to the highest place spiritually than you've ever been before in the history of every revival; this shall be the greatest ever. I am opening up the Heaven over Washington D.C. It has been those that have worked and labored and fought and prayed, and they have stood the test of time. I am opening up the Heavens over Washington D.C. so that I can pour rain, and there will be one transfusion after the other. They shall go from 'O Positive' to 'JC Positive.' They shall go from 'A Negative' to 'JC Positive.' I shall change their blood. I will cause even the great Senators and leaders of this nation, so they shall suddenly come alive."

Debt-Free

And God said, "There will be a change within the expression in this country. Get ready, for you will have the celebration of a lifetime, because," God said, "I'm about to bring you back to your current state and make you debt-free by the year 2010. It shall be the beginning of you being debt-free," says the Lord!

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

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The New Breed of Revivalist

God is raising up a new breed of revivalist. They are those who will not wear mantles of old. They will not operate in the anointings of those who have gone on before. They are cut out of a new and yet more ancient cloth. The Church will try to categorize them but will be unable to. We will be unable to determine if they are apostles, evangelists, prophets, or pastor-teachers. For they will operate in all of the five-fold ministries. They will be like chameleons in the spirit. For whatever the situation requires- they will be.

At times they will operate in one anointing, at other times in another. Nothing will be constant. They will carry the mantle of Christ. They will operate in His anointing. They will not be well known but will be nameless and faceless. Humility will be one of the few common characteristics that they share. They will move in great power- for they will not move as men and women of earth. They will minister from the heavenlies. They will operate from the very throne room of God. They will operate as heavenly and not earthly vessels. There is a purity of spirit that will be seen. They will answer to God Himself for it is Him that they seek to please. At the same time they will know what it is like to have proper Godly submission to those who are in authority over them.

God is releasing this new breed in this hour. He is raising them up. I see a few prototypes. I see the forerunners starting to arise. And we will see more and more of them. For it is them who will lead the Church into the Kingdom. It is them who will advance the Church into the Kingdom age. We are coming out of the Church age and into the Kingdom age. They will die to flesh for flesh cannot exist in the heavenlies. Their bodies will inhabit earth but their spirits will inhabit heaven. When we look at them we will see Christ and Christ alone in them. We won't see a man or a woman but we will see the very glory of heaven radiate through them.

These are the glory carriers of this generation. The new breed will carry an open heaven wherever they go. The heavens open up before them. Their authority is exercised from the very throne of God. They know the heart of God intimately and minister from that place. They are, first and foremost, sons and daughters of the Most High. They live to seek His face and to make His name known. They will minister in the Glory. The Glory will minister through them. As they reach out their hands to minister those hands will be the hands of heaven reaching out to mankind.

No longer will there be one man on a stage. But a nameless and faceless generation will operate as one. The new breed won't care about making a name for themselves. They will actually prefer anonymity. They will prefer obscurity. They exist to make known the name of God and to see His glory revealed to all mankind. They will reflect the glory of heaven as Moses did. Through them we will see the fullness of the Kingdom. They will usher the Church into the Kingdom age and through this move we will see the promised end-time revival. The Church has not seen men and women like these. Many will compare them to the Old Testament prophets for they will carry that same kind of authority. But the new breed is so much more. They are not limited to the prophetic but operate in all of the anointings. Christ has saved His mantle for these men and women. He has saved His mantle for this generation; for it is this generation that will see the initiation of the end-time revival. They will truly move as Christ did for it is His anointing that they carry and not that of any man.

Luke Holter: "The Two-Fold Season of Jacob Brings Breakthrough"

I believe that many of you will be blessed by this word. It is crucial that we differentiate between oppression and testing of character. This is a word that has much power to transform your life. I encourage you to read it and then to reread it after a day or two. Let the fullness of this word impact the depths of your spirit.

Luke Holter: "The Two-Fold Season of Jacob Brings Breakthrough"

I have been hearing many reports from other ministries and friends that are finding themselves in a deep struggle as of late. They feel caught up in struggles both economically, spiritually and personally right now. I have noticed in my own life over this time period—a measure of straining, testing and breakthrough in personal and spiritual issues. It has been very exhausting for many people and some have even left the ministry or are beginning to "fold up their tents," so to speak, and retire. It has become increasingly hard for certain individuals and ministries to function in a prosperous way or find a sustainable measure of breakthrough.

This brought me to prayer and the Word of God where I found myself reading, pondering, arguing, laughing, and eventually getting a prophetic download from the Holy Spirit. I was searching and asking, "Lord, what is going on here? Why are things so tough right now? What is the major issue? What are You after?"

The Holy Spirit said one phrase to me that I believe unlocks a strategic view for the Church as well as myself in this season. The Spirit said, "This is the two-fold season of Jacob." The moment the Holy Spirit spoke those words to me I felt something mighty hit my spirit! The Holy Spirit said the two-fold seasons of Jacob are the seasons of "Wrestling" and of "Jacobs Ladder." The Holy Spirit took me to two very specific Scriptures in the Word concerning Jacob in Genesis 28:12 and 32:24-31.

Wrestling

Jacob's Dream at Bethel:

"Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to Heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it."—Genesis 28:12

Jacob Wrestles With God:

"So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man.

"Then the man said, 'Let me go, for it is daybreak.' But Jacob replied, 'I will not let you go unless you bless me.' The man asked him, 'What is your name?' 'Jacob,' he answered. Then the man said, 'Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome.'

"Jacob said, 'Please tell me your name.' But he replied, 'Why do you ask my name?' Then he blessed him there.

"So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, 'It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.' The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel, and he was limping because of his hip."—Genesis 32:24-31

We think it is the enemy that is slowing us down when really it is the Lord testing and building our character! It is the Lord Himself trying to do a good work within us and making our faith as pure gold! I felt the Holy Spirit say, "Don't stop wrestling with God!" People are giving up on this journey of God which is producing character, both personally and corporately, due to a major misunderstanding of what God is doing. We are going to miss this great work of producing "wisdom and perseverance" if we dismiss this testing as demonic oppression.

The enemy has a plan to destroy the Church and this now move of God. Now is the time that this generation must learn to decipher between "what is oppression" and "what is testing of character." The Lord is going to give us wisdom from the Holy Spirit so we don't lose momentum on this journey to major breakthrough! This generation is being given a specific opportunity for openness and authenticity before the uncreated God of the universe!

Producing Character

This generation is wrestling with God, and in this process God Himself is training us to wrestle. God is teaching us to be strong and have endurance, perseverance and steadfastness. This generation will receive a "reversal of seasons." Just as Jacob first had the dream of Jacob's Ladder and later wrestled with God, this generation will wrestle with God and receive breakthrough which will open Jacobs's ladder.

The breakthrough that is coming is literally the Heavens being opened! Angels ascending and descending! God is dedicated through intimacy and diligence in prayer to bring large-scale breakthrough in personal lives, churches and regions.

As we say, "Yes" to God producing character in us, we will come into agreement with where He is taking us. God is looking for a generation that will be a container for the times. God is looking for a generation that will allow the old wineskin to be broken. A generation that will rise in a confident relationship with the Father and stand in strength!

After his wrestling match with the Angel of the Lord, Jacob walked with a limp. The Holy Spirit says, "That is what I am looking for. I am looking for a Church and a new generation that will come out leaning on her Beloved. I am looking for a Church and a generation that will walk differently."

People could look at Jacob after that point and tell that he walked differently after his Heavenly "contending encounter." That is what God is after in this now move of God—a generation that is motivated by intimacy and a desire to walk it out differently. God wants a generation that longs to see God face to face!

"So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, 'It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.' The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel, and he was limping because of his hip."—Genesis 32:30-31

Jacob's Ladder Brings Breakthrough

Jacob's Ladder is the season of an open Heaven. During this season the Lord is going to be opening the Heavens in a mighty way and that literally is the breakthrough. The breaking is Heaven and it's self-responding to the diligence of prayer and the steadfastness of God's people. This is a time when those who have been tested and tried and found full of love and faith will be "accelerated" in the Body of Christ.

There is a generation that the spirit of religion has tried to abort! This spirit of religion is standing in the midst of the Church and saying to a new generation, "You don't belong here." And the Holy Spirit is looking for a people and a generation that will stand up in the Church and say, "Get out!" to this spirit of religion. God desires a generation that will fight for the birth of this movement!

The place at which Jacob stopped for the night and had his Heavenly encounter was in reality Mount Moriah, the future home of the Temple in Jerusalem. The ladder therefore signifies the "bridge" between Heaven and Earth, as prayers and sacrifices offered in the Holy Temple provided a connection between God and the Jewish people. Moreover, the ladder alludes to the giving of the Torah as another connection between Heaven and Earth.

God is going to pour out His Spirit in geographic regions and Churches. The Lord is looking for a place to call "home." The Lord is saying, "Who will build a house for Me, and where can I find rest?" The Holy Spirit is saying that if a people set themselves aside to do things differently and co labor with the Lord, He will build a bridge between Heaven and Earth!

In the Gospel of John 1:51, there is a clear reference to Jacob's dream in Genesis 28:12, and it points towards Jesus Christ who is called with his title of Son of Man: "And He said to him, '"Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see Heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.'"

Luke Holter
Prophetic Sheep Ministries
Email: propheticsheep@yahoo.com

Luke and Grace Holter are currently leaders with Fairmont Christian Center in Houston, Texas. Luke moved to Houston to work with the homeless and to be obedient to a direction from the Lord. Bringing with him eight years of experience in leadership and life coaching, as well as a unique set of giftings, Luke's passion is to connect people's hearts and give language to take on their destiny. As an expert in real life issues, Luke and his wife Grace are Apostolic Prophetic Leaders, and College Pastors. Luke is an author as well as being certified through the AACC (Association of Christian Counselors) as a Biblical Counselor. Luke is currently writing a book "Disarming the Monster", which will be available in early 2011. The book is about overcoming spiritual abuse and rejection through the power of relationship and forgiveness. Luke and his team have also started a prophetic etiquette school called "Prophetic Etiquette 101."

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