Five-Fold Today - Rebuilding the Walls - Deception and Betrayal - Empty Solutions - Encouragement - Honoring the Truth-teller, part 2 - Keep On the Full Armor of God - Seven Thousand Did Not Bow - It's Time For a Deep Cleaning
Rebuilding the Walls
For I am rebuilding the walls, I am restoring that which has been broken. I
am restoring the dry places, the places where the enemy has come in, where
the world has come in. And that is why I am pouring out of the spirit of
grace, because I am the Spirit of grace. I am the great redeemer, I am your
loving Father and so what I pour out is the spirit of grace. For I work
through my Holy Spirit, who is the Spirit of grace and will rebuild by grace
and I will restore.
And I am looking for a people who will not insult the Spirit of grace, who
will not grieve the Spirit of grace, who will give me free reign to rebuild
and build up as I see fit. For I am looking for a people who will come into
my presence and receive from me, to receive a spirit of grace from me, that
they may rise up and live. A people who are not content with the words of
man, but who will learn to receive from the open spout of my Spirit. For
the day will come when there will be open sprouts, as it were, of my Spirit
around the world and many will come. For there will be streams of my grace
and rivers of my presence.
And I will again go out to the outermost parts. For I will leave, as it
were, the city of men and go out outside the gates and outside the walls
where man has dumped those who are lost, unworthy, those who have been
bruised and destroyed, those who have been tossed into the dunghill outside
the city of man. For I will again go out and visit the pit and I will pour
out my Spirit and bring life to those who are dead, to those who have been
rejected, to those who have been esteemed lowly and my grace will go forth
and I will find them. And not only will I find them and bring them to me
but I will restore them and I will build them up. And out of the deadest,
out of the driest I will raise up new life and it will be my life. And
nothing will withstand the force of my grace as it is poured, and the force
of my presence that will be poured out.
And I will smash the spirit of condemnation which has come upon my church,
upon many areas of my church and my people will no longer be confused, they
will no longer rely on the doctrines of men and their tradition. And I will
smash the spirit of condemnation which strangles the life which I have put
in my people. For they will see me more and more as I am and they will
throw off the shackles . They will say "I am not living in this world. I
am not of this world". And they will throw off the shackles which man has
bound around them, which the world has tried to form them into its own mold.
John Brzozowski
jjb14wel@amexol.net
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Deception and Betrayal
Ras Robinson
You must now understand the difference between revelation
and deception. Satan often takes the good and reveals himself in that
good in order to deceive, ensnare and destroy. He can use something
very beautiful as a disguise for his purposes. He uses beauty as a
bait. The foolish fall for the deception only to be entrapped. Think
of a beautiful woman or child, in the hands of Satan. But I am not like
that. You can see Jesus in the face of a dirty and hungry child. Jesus
appears in the eyes of a dying man, a helpless drunk or addict. My
revelation is for good and to be used by Holy Spirit to convict and
convince of righteous acts to accomplish my purposes. Those who come to
me will not go away disappointed. I will reveal myself gladly. Do not
be as those of the old covenant who were afraid to come unto me. They
missed out on learning to hear me for themselves and to walk as Moses
walked in continual revelation. Now you have that chance to walk in my
revelation. It is the way my kingdom operates. You have been made to
be a priest and a king. I will talk with you and walk with you so that
you can understand the difference between revelation and deception. You
will wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove.
And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of
old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he
was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. Revelation 12:9
You were betrayed. That sting and hurt will not go
away. It still has energy and serves to feed mistrust of others. You
must deal with this betrayal finally and forever. If you will come to
me fully and in prostration, I will take this from you. Jesus was also
betrayed at night by one close to him that he had personally chosen.
You see, I bore all that betrayal that you have experienced on the
cross. It is at the cross that your final healing will take place. It
must be none of you and all of me. You must sit by and allow me to do
surgery on your soul. Can you do it? Will you allow it? Or must you
continue to try handling it yourself? Betrayal usually takes place in
the night under the cover of darkness. A betrayer will never display
his hand in open sight but will work behind the scenes and behind the
backside of the one being betrayed. That is why betrayal hurts so
badly. It is intended to cause the one betrayed to fall. It is like
shooting or hurling something atthe victim. It means to delude,
beguile, deceive and worst of all it means to yield someone up, to
deliver them up and to hand them over. You were betrayed! So was I.
Come to my cross.
For I received from the Lord that which I also
delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was
betrayed took bread. 1 Corinthians 11:23
Fullness in Christ Church, Pastor
Empty Solutions
Bonita Chapman
Last night during worship, the Lord spoke the phrase "empty solutions" to me.
Here is what He had to say about them:
Why do you keep trying to figure things out for yourselves? Why do you
continue to ponder and figure and move things around in your mind, seeking
solutions to the things in your life which are out of kilter and
unproductive? You will find that any such solutions are EMPTY SOLUTIONS. They
may appear to fix things, at least momentarily, but they touch only the
surface. The real problem will still remain, and your "solution" will quickly
fail.
Solutions to your life's situations can be found only through Me. Seek Me in
the midst of the problem, and I will place the real solution in your heart.
You won't have to manipulate or force anything. My solutions will deal with
the FULL problem, even that hidden core that you would rather remain hidden!
Do you want solutions that will last? Do you want those that will bring Me
glory? Then seek My solutions and not your own. When I give them to you,
RECEIVE them and put them into ACTION. You won't regret it, not even a bit.
In fact, you will say, "Why didn't I do this sooner? Why did I go my own way
for so long? Father, YOUR solutions are not empty. They are full and
complete. Thank you for YOUR solutions."
Trust Me. I WILL give you the solution. You don't have to figure one out for
yourself. Let Me do it for you. It is My delight to work on your behalf. Let
Me reveal MY solutions to your heart.
Word Life Teaching Ministries
Encouragement
Guille Seigler
I want to encourage you today to remain strong in the Lord, for He has
not forsaken you nor will He leave you. In my reading this morning, I
came across this word of encouragement. Isaiah 41:9-13. I have called
you back from the ends of the earth so you can serve me. For I have
chosen you and will not throw you away. Do not be afraid, for I am with
you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. I
will help you. I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. See,
all your angry enemies lie there, confused and ashamed. Anyone who
opposes you will die. You will look for them in vain. They will all be
gone! I am holding you by your right hand I am the LORD your God. And
I say to you, do not be afraid. I am here to help you. Just some
thoughts from this passage:
Blessing of God to you all today.
Gseigler@aol.com
Honoring the Truth-teller, part 2
Values Produce Predictable Behavior
Prior to 1993, I was an active duty Army Chaplain. During that season
in my life, I taught leadership skills to officers and non-commissioned
officers in leadership retreats as a part of my ministry. I often used
management games to teach these leaders about leadership. In one
management game called "Powerplay", a scenario is created where these
leaders were arbitrarily divided into groups by virtue of winning in a
trading scenario. The winning group is then given authority over the
other groups. The winning group is given the right to make the rules
for future trading and to dictate these rules to the other groups.
Without exception, the group that has the authority always begins to
make rules to keep its authority and to benefit it as a group in
trading. Given enough time the winning group will begin to clearly
abuse the other groups. This group will justify its behavior on the
basis of winning the earlier portion of the game and by virtue of having
the authority.
Reactions of Different Abused Groups
In those retreats where non-commissioned officers (sergeants) were
involved, the sergeants would allow themselves to be abused. Their
overriding value was loyalty to the authority no matter what transpired
or how unfairly they were treated. They were unhappy and grumbled among
themselves during the abuse but did not do anything productive to deal
with it. They offered no feedback, no confrontation, and no truth from
their perspective to the abusive group of sergeants. This was
characteristic of nearly all the sergeants that I played this game
with. This revealed that their values were highly loyal but
truthfulness was weak as a value. (Of course, there were a few
exceptional sergeants that would have been better officers by nature.)
The reactions of the officers in the officer leadership retreats were
entirely different. As the group of officers who abused them became
more abusive, the officers became increasingly active and alert to their
responsibility to deal with the unfair situation. They offered feedback
that was largely ignored. They devised strikes; in other words, they
withdrew and would not cooperate with the abusive authority. They often
tried to continue to confront the abusive group. They tried to
negotiate a more just situation.
In nearly all cases, the group in authority would become increasingly
authoritarian and created more rules strictly for their own benefit and
to keep the rebels in line. The abusive group would often say that the
other officer groups were not playing fair when they rebelled, withdrew
or failed to cooperate. In other words, the group with the authority
became blind to their abuse and blamed the abused groups for withdrawing
and not wanting to play the game anymore.
Not Valuing Truth Results in Blindness
Blindness is characteristic of organizations and leaders that do not
value truthfulness in their relationships. This is because truth
telling has been stifled in a loyalty-based organizations or
individuals. Because there is no honest feedback, they will often be
blind to their abusive behavior and honestly wonder why others are
reacting. There will be no one to tell them that it is wrong to shift
the blame for difficulties in the relationships to the victims of their
abusive behavior.
The value of truth is what keeps a local church or any organization from
becoming like a cult. Honoring the truth-teller is a characteristic of
godly relationships. Dishonoring the truth-teller is a characteristic
of cults. Cultic behavior, which always includes blindness, will result
from an overemphasis of loyalty above the truth. Leaders must
understand that their own desire for loyalty may overcome truthfulness
in their subordinates. They must actively cultivate truthfulness along
with loyalty in their subordinates.
Different Values and Expectations
This game also revealed that different kinds of people have different
values and expectations. Commissioned Officers are taught in the
military that proper submission means that they will speak to the
superior officer with courage and candor (truthfulness) about
organizational problems. Officers who will not confront their commander
when necessary are poor excuses for leaders.
Commanders who will not hear the honest, truthful input of their
subordinates without penalty are poor commanders. The officer type of
leader expects to be treated well by other leaders. He expects his
input to be valued and genuinely considered. When the behavior of an
organization and its primary leaders do not match the officer type
leader’s values, he will withdraw or try negotiation. If the
negotiation fails, he will leave the organization and move on, similar
to an officer resigning his commission. The officer type of leader will
want to fix the organization’s larger problems and will not ordinarily
be silent about them.
If the organizational values lean too far to loyalty and not enough on
truthfulness, this type of leader will often be seen as not being a team
player and be penalized by being privately labeled as such. As a result
the organization may lose this valuable leader as he discovers the truth
of how the organization actually sees him.The sergeant type of leader
will remain loyal to a fault. He will adjust to the problems and not
necessary ever speak truthfully to the organization. There is nothing
wrong with this type of person; in fact, they are greatly needed in all
organizations.
However, in unhealthy organizations, the sergeant type of leader is
valued above the officer type of leader. The officer type of person can
help an organization to deal with its problems and therefore grow. If
an organization creates an atmosphere for genuine honesty and
truthfulness, it will attract many of the officer types of persons and
will be able to keep them. It will not lose its sergeant types either.
In fact, the sergeant type of leader will be much happier since problems
will be dealt with. Loyal and truthful leaders will ensure that the
Church will be prepared to meet the One who declared Himself to be the
way, the truth, and the life.
The European Prophetic College.
Keep On the Full Armor of God
Stephen Hanson
We are told in Eph. 6:11: "Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's
schemes." We hear this piece of scripture mentioned many times realizing the importance of "PUTTING ON
THIS ARMOR." What I would like to point out, or mention though, is the importance of "KEEPING ON THIS
ARMOR." Why should we always be putting on this armor when we think that we should be guarding against the
schemes of the enemy? To be sure, we should "HAVE IT ON," but why should we take it off? Why should we
give the enemy an opportunity to test our armor? If we CONTINUALLY have it one, we will have on "the shield of
faith." We will have with us, "the sword of the spirit." We will have on "the helmet of salvation." We will have
"girded our loins with truth." We will have on the "breastplate of righteousness," and we will have "shod our feet
with the gospel of peace." With all of this armor on, we will be ready, and will not be taken by surprise. We will
go to bed with our armor on. We will wake-up with our armor on. Although we can rest and trust in the name of
the Lord, we will still be able to wage war against the enemy because we won't be caught unaware. We will be
ready and we won't have to "pick up" each of these weapons.
How will we do these things? How will we be able to keep our armor on? We must realize that God has already
given us these weapons. He has already given us this armor. We can "pray in the spirit always." The enemy
walks around like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. He will not devour us because we will be ready
for him. But we must "take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ." We must meditate on the word
daily. Then we will be like a tree planted by the water.
Lastly, we must remember that God will fight for us. He wages war with his angels in the heavenlies. Our war is
against the spiritual hosts of wickedness. The war is not against flesh and blood. It is a spiritual battle. When we
have "the shield of faith," the "flaming darts of the enemy will not hurt us." With the "sword of the spirit," the
word will be in us, and "one little word will fell him."
We change our clothes daily, so that we will be clean and fresh. We however, don't need to change our spiritual
clothes. Leave them on, then you won't always have to be putting them back on. Our physical clothes get dirty
from the grit and grime of the world around us. Our spiritual clothes, or weapons, don't get dirty because of their
use. They may develop cobwebs or dust because of "lack of use." Perhaps battle scars will be seen in our shields
as the flaming arrows of the enemy are diverted off of them. But this will just increase their effectiveness. A
muscle becomes stronger and stronger as it is exercised. So it is the same with these spiritual weapons. Just as
we grow in our spiritual gifts with maturity and use, this weaponry will also become more effective with use against
our foe. Years of slicing and stabbing with the sword of the spirit, will perhaps be seen on its edge. It will not
damage the blade or even mar its beauty. For it was forged in the heavenly armories and hammered into existence
by the Great Blacksmith. He knows how important each of these pieces of equipment are.
We must realize that we are in a spiritual battle--the war is waging around us always. Greater is He that is "in us"
than he that is in the world. The battlefront is in the mind; that is where the war is taking place. We need to renew
our minds daily and have them transformed by the word and spirit of God. Then that territory, even though it is a
battlefront, will be a bright and shining place. The enemy of our souls will be vanquished. He is already defeated.
Don't give him an opportunity. Keep your armor on. No matter what the time of day or what the occasion is. Then
the battle will be won, and you will rise to victory, again and again.
Amen,
It's Time For a Deep Cleaning
Yolanda Ballard
I have come to warm your hearts with My love.....yes, the fire of My love for I have come to purify your heart. For I must
have a pure people to move through. In order for Me to move in the way I intend to, My people must have a pure heart. So
come before Me, and open up to Me those things deep in your heart that you struggle with. Don't you know you don't have to
hide anything from Me? Open up all the rooms of your heart, and let's do a deep cleaning! Let Me expose those
things....bring them to the light....that you have even tried to hide from yourself. But who are you trying to fool? You know
they are still there. Just like sweeping the dirt under the rug.....its time to clean it all out!
This is a new day....even a new hour where I will pour out My power in a fresh new way. I will move through My people in
such a way that will bring in the multitudes into My kingdom. Yes, this is the time and the hour where I will pour out My
power! I will sweep across My Bride like wild fire burning up all that stands in My way. I need yielded and broken vessels to
move through....vessels cleansed by My fire. So come before Me willing for Me to do a deeper work in you....a deep
cleansing by My Spirit. Yes, open up all the doors in your heart and even open the windows for I am bringing down any
hindrance to My Spirit freely flowing through you. I will air you completely out of all false doctrines...anything you have picked
up that wasn't of Me.
I am delivering you and setting you free for it is My time to rule and reign through My beloved children, My Bride. Open up
your hearts and let My rain refresh you and cleanse you and rejuvenate you! Open up, My people, and truly be real with Me
and others around you. It's time to take off the masks, and it is time to really join together in love, and work together with one
purpose and one calling. My will be done! My kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven. Be ready for the end time harvest is
at hand! Take your place in the army of the Lord. Stay in rank and worship Me. Let out a victory shout, and watch the walls
fall and My river flow, says your God.
gloryfirerain@earthlink.net
May 26, 2001
But arise, and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have
appeared to you, to appoint you a minister and a witness not only to the
things which you have seen, but also to the things in which I will
appear to you. Acts 26:16
And at that time many will fall away and will deliver up
one another and hate one another. Matthew 24:10
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