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Radical In Christ
By Debra Westbrook
In being radical, there are different things that must take place within
one's life. Within me, I must be radically inclined to immediate obedience
in any and all circumstances where I step out of the boat and onto the
water- following Jesus wherever He may lead me. Immediate obedience will
rip and tear my flesh, rending all religious veils within me that keep the
light of the Holy of Holies from shining forth within my life. I must
allow the Spirit of God by the Word of God to rend that veil that still
exists within me.
I must allow the cross to be a 'finished' reality in my life. Its power
must kill and crucify my flesh while establishing me in total submission
and humility. Christlikeness must be worked through my very being. There
is a separation that exists in each of us where still the flesh holds
dominion over the spirit. I must willingly bring it to the cross and
crucify it.
In order to live and move and have my being in Him (Acts 17:28), I must be
led and controlled by my spirit and not my flesh.
Romans 8:5-6
Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what
that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have
their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind of sinful man is
death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; (NIV)
Romans 8:9-10
You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit,
if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit
of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, your
body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of
righteousness. (NIV)
Romans 8:13-14
For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by
the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live,
because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. (NIV)
Romans 8:15
For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but
you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father."
(NIV)
This radical foundation of being led by the Spirit of God is being birthed
into me, destroying my flesh, which always attempts to rule and dominate
my life. As God is breathing new life into me, I must turn my back on dead
religion that seeks to keep man in bondage to programs and agendas while
failing to release them into the realm of glory that Jesus promised to us.
We are to walk in the abundant light of His presence, which will move us
forward in passion and power. To be radical, I must first confront what
exists within me that would want to live an apathetic, complacent
Christian existence rather than to work the works of the Kingdom by the
King who resides within me.
I must choose to bring my complacency, lethargy, and apathy to the cross
to receive an abundant provision of grace to set me on fire for the sake
of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. When a radical foundation is established in
my life, I start to look more like my Lord. He astounded and confounded
the religious leaders of His day by challenging their traditions and
structure. Imagine that!
Who ever heard such claims? How preposterous! Proclaiming to be greater
than the temple in their midst! (Matthew 17:24) Driving out the
moneychangers with a passionate vehemence that bordered on lunacy!
(Matthew 21:12-13) Hanging out with prostitutes and tax collectors!
Empowering women and loving children! How absurd to a religious
establishment whose love had gotten cold beyond measure!
Healing everywhere He went by unconventional means that astounded their
idols of common sense and wisdom! Putting mud on blind eyes, unstopping
ears, and driving out demons from the very souls of those kept in bondage!
Yes, oh yes, He did it all with a radical abandoned passion and calls us
to do the same.
The staid and formal religious system in His day stayed hidden behind
formalized tradition and structure while Jesus took it to the streets and
got in the face of lost humanity. Are we called to do anything less?
As this radical platform is established in my life, I will challenge the
forces of darkness that try to keep me from being victorious and
triumphant in Christ. That in turn will challenge and bring down my
strongholds as well as destroying the strongholds existing in the
spiritual atmosphere in my neighborhood, city, and nation. It all starts
with me. Does anyone hear what I am saying?
Stop complaining, fighting, and bickering. Refuse to bow to depression,
despair, or self-pity. Rise up to be radical in Christ Jesus. Enter the
flow of the Holy Spirit in these times. Rise up from the pews or chairs
that we sit in to start a revolution. I am not talking about rebellion
anger, or control or anything that is not of Jesus.
Let a revolution start in my own heart so that it may spill over into the
lives of others! Be radical! Be passionate in my love for my Savior! Throw
caution to the wind. Refuse to be complacent. Run from those who desire to
bring me down to a state of apathy and status quo Christianity. Let my
Jesus set the world on fire through me, by igniting once again the embers
that once burned bright for my first love.
I prophesy to myself and whoever reads this that we will never be the
same. May God ignite our lives for the sake of the Gospel.May we consider
our lives not unto death to bring forth and trumpet a cry of freedom in
these days. May we burn with undying love for our Jesus. May we let the
hand of the Spirit of God lift us out of our fears, insecurities, slumber,
complacency, self-pity, depression, despair, loneliness, bitterness, and
unforgiveness or whatever impedes or obstructs our progress into an
intimate revelation of falling madly in love with Jesus, now and
forevermore!
d.westbrook@att.net
A Samuel Company
D. Franklin
"And it's not so much how you would do it, but will you do it?
Don't worry about the how of this, but will you, saith the Lord; will you,
saith the Lord; will you, saith the Lord? And I will indeed drop a mantle
on your shoulders; I will indeed enable you to perform that which I call
you to, but I will not transgress your freewill. I will not put an arm
around your back and force you, but I call you this day, I call you this
day, I call you this day to become flames of fire for God."
"I will answer with prophetic fire upon your altars of prayer, and
I will consume your requests, and I will gladly grant those petitions that
you bring unto Me that have been authored by Me. And I will put within
your heart and within your spirit, and within your hands the ability to
stand before the nation, to stand before the spiritual leaders that I've
given to you… And you will stand before this nation and you will stand
before prophetic leaders the opportunity that I give you this day to join
in and become part of a movement of prayer that is even now sweeping the
earth; you will stand before political leaders; you will stand before
church leaders as a "Samuel Company"…"
"So join that great and glorious band of those who have given
their lives even unto intercession and have devoted themselves to pray,
not only when the battle was going good but when the battle is almost lost
when all seems forsaken, yet they stand interceding to God. Join this
company, saith the Lord. Join this company of intercessors and stand as
Samuel stood before the nation and interceded until the day that he came
home… But this is the mantle, this is the anointing that I'm calling you
into - to stand as Samuel stood before the nation, before the leaders and
continue on in intercession…"
"So, this is the calling that I set before you. This is the
opening Now is the time, now is the time for all good men and women to
come to the aid of their country, their nation, their planet, their God.
Now is the time to found and fund and develop an intercessory ministry
that will move this planet. Now is the time, saith the Lord. Now the
anointing is poised over this place. This is not a move birthed in the
heart and the mind of a man or a group, but this is the heartbeat of God
Almighty. This is the anointing of the Lord; this is the will of the Holy
Ghost in this time and this hour that he would turn his intercessors into
flames of fire… Sign up, saith the Lord. Sign up in my army and march with
Me; ride with Me in the Heavens. Come up, children, for I desire valiant
warriors in prayer. I desire men and women who can lay before the Lord for
hours and pour their spirit and their heart unto Me…"
"You are a Samuel Company. You've not known what your calling was.
You've had to stumble on and hope that you were headed the right way and
hope that God was pleased, but now the hoping is over, the not knowing is
over; the mantle comes off, saith the Lord. You are what I say you are,
and you are a Samuel Company before Me. You're called to spend time with
Me, seeking Me, and talking to Me, praying unto Me, and finding out the
heart and the mind of the heavenly Father. That is your calling; that is
your calling…"
"I will empower and I will give peace and there will be joy and
happiness in the house of your God. Have not I said my house would be a
house of prayer and that I would give great joy unto those who came in and
joined into the prayer? I will fill your lives with joy, happiness,
contentment, and enrichment…"
Prophecy by D. Franklin in CHC Tues. Mtg. Fall 2000
Renew Yourselves
Marsha Burns
Listen to Me, My church. Many of you know perfectly well what it is to walk out your Christianity in the depth of relationship to Me and in the richness of the revelation of My word. However, you have become shallow in your expression of My kingdom. This is because the fires of purification have become hotter, and the dross of your character and nature has surfaced. In recognizing these things, which have formed like scum on the surface of your life, you have become near-sighted. You have lost eternal perspective and need to be refocused. The vision I have imparted to you has become dim and distant, surreal in nature. Renew yourself in the spiritual reality of your kingdom position. It is time for an audience with the King!
Faith Tabernacle
Proclaim Freedom To the Captives
Stephen Hanson
(The Lord showed me a huge bell that was ringing. I watched as it swayed from side to side ringing. It was very rhythmic as it went back and forth.)
Then He said:
"The bell is ringing.... The bell tolls for you. Throughout this land this bell is ringing. It rings for all to come."
(I noticed the bell again, but this time it had a crack in it very much like the Liberty Bell. However, the crack spread
throughout the entire portion of the bell, and seemed to encompass it. Now I was shown a scene of the capital building in
Washington D.C. As I continued to look at it, the Lord impressed upon my heart that the shape of the huge bell was actually
very much like the shape of the oval office, the dome, or central part of the capital building. As I considered this, I thought of
our nation and how freedom has been an integral part of what our country has stood for in the past. I was shown those people
who had tried to escape Cuba several years ago in boats. I knew that they had expected to come here to find a place of
refuge. I saw people from Bosnia and other war-torn countries, that had lost their homes and belongings. They were in search
for a homeland, and one that they could call their own.)
"This bell has stood for freedom and for liberty. I proclaim freedom for the captives, and for those who are held in bondage.
Will liberty be proclaimed throughout the land again? This land and this people has stood for these things. Will you reach out
to those who are in need of these things? Your borders have many that would long to come and find their place here. Will it
be a place of refuge or will it be a prison? Will your borders be ones of peace or will war be there? What kind of treaties will
be done? Will the people of this country welcome those who come, or will they point their finger and say ,"Go back to where
you came from?" Be a place of refuge and be a nation that seeks to help. Let these things be evident in these people. And
then your borders will be ones of peace. Reach out....I say reach out to those who are in need."
Stephen Hanson
inhistruthprophet@earthlink.net
The Indigenous
By John L. Moore
God does his own planting. In our highly-mobile world we seem to have
lost understanding for how the Lord plants people in an area and develops
them specifically for His purpose. This is particularly true in the
American West and other rural areas. The word pagan for example, literally
means country-dweller and its origin is religious.
The birthing of the Christian Church occured primarily in cities while rural residents
continued practicing ancient fertility rites. Due to the slow modes of
communication and transportation, they were the last to hear of Christ.
Therefore, they were long considered heathen. It was necessary then for apostles to be sent out from urban centers to smaller towns, or, that the country-dweller encounter the Word while on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
This same pattern is still in existence but I believe with the birthing of the Third Day Church this is going to end.
Large national and international conferences may still have their
place, but, to a great extent their time is done. They have too often
given way to a cult of celebrity, the massive marketing of books and
tapes, repititious messages, and the legislation of unfunded mandates. An
unfunded mandate, you may recall, is when the federal government passes a
law down to the states but does not supply the provision to implement or
enforce it. Large conferences can sometimes impart mandates to people
without the resources to put these programs into effect. Or, they can
assume authority without responsibility. I have heard
internationally-known ministers come into an area, for example, and name
the principality or power that rules the region. But, a day or two later,
having kicked that dragon awake, that minister is on a plane headed for
another conference somewhere clear across the globe. They presumed the
authority to allegedly name the enemy, but did not accept the
responsibility to stay until the enemy was dethroned.
God has his indigenous people. They are His field. His planting. The
root of the word humility is the word humus. Humus is the rich, fertile
soil that is formed by the decomposing of plant and animal matter. Or,
spiritually speaking, the dying of the flesh. Regional spiritual authority
is often more "down-to-earth" and closer to the humus.
Regional authority knows the soil of their land and the hearts of the
people. And they know the wiles of the territorial enemy. The
international and national ministries were valuable for equipping, but now
having tools, the harvest field belongs to the indigenous laborer.
Regional gatherings may soon give way to trans-local. Trans-local to
local. The finer the netting the greater the harvest.
You are His field. Wherever you are planted, you are His planting. It
has now been proven that the stoutest grasses in the world were indigenous
to the American West where the Bison had thrived in the millions.
Selective importation may have been helpful, but the arrogance of
considering a land barren that He had fashioned with His own hands has
left us reaping weeds and bad fruit. In every locality and region there
are apostles, prophets, evangelists, teachers, and pastors to be raised
up.
God's plantings are being restored. And local laborers will reap
local fields.
John Moore
The House of Bread
Bill Burns
Is it not written that at the time of the end many shall
run to and fro to increase knowledge, but they will give
heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, and
they will turn their ears away from the truth and be
turned to fables? These are those who have itching ears,
and they heap up for themselves teachers who will satisfy
their own desires, and they will not endure sound
doctrine.
Is it not written that the Day of the Lord is coming, and
it is burning like an oven? Indeed, it is like a fire
that is kindled in the hearts of those who serve Me.
There are those who would say to you that the Day of the
Lord is coming, but I say it is already here. Is this not
the Third Day, and is the Third Day not the Day of the
Lord? Even as My first coming was a surprise to Israel,
so will My second coming be a surprise to My church. Even
as My first coming was hidden from most of those in
Israel, so will My second coming be a mystery to those in
the church.
Today, I will tell you plainly that I must come to My
church before I come for My church. Even now I am coming
to you, but many are missing the hour of their visitation.
My church must first be washed by My water (Spirit) and
purged by My fire so My bride will be found without spot
or wrinkle at My coming.
These are the days of transformation and redefinition. I
am transforming My church by the spirit of judgment and
the spirit of burning. As My church is transformed, My
apostles and prophets will bring a redefinition of true
doctrine, and it will come by revelation knowledge of My
word. Revelation will come forth from My written word as
the mysteries of the end times are redefined.
Does it surprise you that I would come to you first in
this manner in this the Day of the Lord? Consider once
again My first coming, and learn of the pattern that was
revealed. Is it not true that Bethlehem means the place
of food in the house of bread? Is it not written that I
am the Bread of Life? I am the bread, which came down
from heaven. I became the bread of flesh, which is the
Word that became flesh and dwelt with man.
Once again I am taking My people to Bethlehem to feed on
Me, and I say, "Come and dine on this bread from heaven."
For, it will now become the revelation that will open the
seals of the mysteries that have been hidden until this,
the Day of the Lord, the Third Day of My glory.
John 6:35 And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of
life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who
believes in Me shall never thirst."
John 6:45 "It is written in the prophets, 'And they shall
all be taught by God.' Therefore everyone who has heard
and learned from the Father comes to Me."
Faith Tabernacle
Truth
Jim Madden
You Know its a funny thing about Truth...
If we want to draw a line between right and wrong, or between what we know to be what we should believe and what we want to believe, the place to draw the line is where Truth is not clear and instead becomes fuzzy or unclear... It is at that exact place where the truth like a Brick wall ends, that Satan starts to insert his own Bricks and build onto the Truth with falsehoods. That Place where Satan starts to misrepresent the facts and twist the facts into falsehood where he extends the Borders of Truth to "Fade it into Grey". How many of us have seen the country movie "Pure Country" Do you remember the line where the old guy said "you know that little black speck on top of a piece of Chicken poop?" "Its not really Poop you say... But to me its still poop"'
It could have been the choicest piece of T-bone steak that was the speck on top of that poop... But do we pick it up and eat it? NO Thanks!! But it is still T-bone Steak.... No Thanks it has been contaminated!!! Where do we draw the line between what we will ingest as doctrine and what we reject as Heresy... For me the line is drawn the very second I see and sense that the Truth of the Bible is being twisted, Misrepresented, or stretched out of Context. The very Moment that that piece of Steak left the serving plate and fell on the floor to me it became "Poop"
Does the Word of God need to be taken to such extremes? YES! Because like it or not the Word of God is Gods Word. If a Man is only as good as his Word do you think that Gods Word is any less important? It is More Important! Man is prone to Lie, But God has not the capacity for it. Lies Exists only in the realm of "God Exists as Truth, therefore the absence of God is Falsehood." Anything less than the whole Truth is therefore "Less than God." I leave these things for you each to ponder. Be careful of what you ingest... Be sure to accept nothing less that the Truth the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth... So Help You GOD!!!
In Christ
www.Unity-In-Christ.com
Basking in the Son!
Homer Owen
This past week I was asked to minister at a church and they wanted me to
teach on healing and then pray for the sick. While I was sharing with these
folks the Lord brought back to my mind a vision that I had many years ago of
the throne room of God. I was amazed to see that there is only one piece of
furniture before the throne and it is a bench. This is where we are seated
with Christ.
Lord, help us today to get hold of what you are telling us. Thank you
for your mercy and thank you for being alive and causing us to be seated
with you before the throne of God. The seat where we are seated is the
mercy seat. God is rich in His mercy towards us. As I was praying for a
woman the other night the Lord spoke to me that I needed to encourage her to
just come and sit down with Him and enjoy His Presence. His desire for her
was that she could just sit and bask in His presence.
I told this woman that she didn¹t need to do anything but to sit down
and be quiet. She didn¹t have to pray or sing or anything. Just sit down
and rest and she would discover an importation of His grace into her very
being. You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your
presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.² (Psalms 16:11)
When Jesus was raised from the dead He took His blood that was shed in
the Spirit and went into the presence of God and poured it out on the mercy
seat. As we sit before the throne of God on this mercy seat we will
discover that His blood is still cleansing us from all our wrongs. This is
how we stay pure and clean before the Father. "He is so rich in kindness
that he purchased our freedom through the blood of his Son, and our sins are
forgiven." (Ephesians 1:7)
What freedom! We have been set free from our sins and even when we do
miss the mark His blood is still cleansing us and keeping us free in Him.
Yes, we are as righteous as He is because it is His righteousness. ³Since
you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the
realities of heaven, where Christ sits at God¹s right hand in the place of
honor and power. Let heaven fill your thoughts.² (Colossians 3:1-2)
Homer Owen
Get Out of the House
Jim Grayson
"Tell My people to get out of the house! To those who have been in the
wilderness, I now say, 'Come, ho! Look around you! The opportunities for
ministry are vast! You have been longing for the days of harvest, for the
fulfilling of the promise I made to you. Now, My beloved, the days of
harvest and promise are here. Put on the garment of praise, get out of the
house and mix with the people, for one cannot reach the world by staying in
seclusion.'
I have called those in leadership and many have not listened. Come out
of the caves, the desert, the wilderness, for now I am calling you and you
will answer, for you have been through the fire, the absolute desolation of
spirit, the bringing of yourself to nothingness, and are ready to begin
speaking My Words of Life and Hope, of Glory and Freedom. Speak to the
mountain and it will move. Follow My leading. At My whispers, follow Me and
I will show you great and mighty things, although you may appear to be small
and as nothing to the world. Be assured...you are everything to Me, Beloved
of My Heart, for you have stayed with Me when you could not see Me, and in
the heat and horror of battle, even when you appeared to be leaderless, you
did not drop your Sword and run away.
You have been in the darkness for a long time and during that time, you
have speculated much on how things will be. Through the last few weeks, I
have been revealing to you that I am not doing things the way you envisioned,
and most of you have accepted this, although some have drawn back and
preferred to stay with what they previously envisioned, which will never come
to pass.
As one who has been in darkness for a long time cannot tolerate a burst
of light, so you cannot tolerate an immediate and crashing experience with My
power. You are not ready for that. I will ease you into it slowly, which is
My way, and best. You must first walk...running comes a bit later. The
point I make with you is to place yourself out where the people are and watch
Me open the doors of ministry, and as you become accustomed to walking
through the simpler doors, I will begin to bring you through doors which open
into the realm of miracles. To bring you into the full realm of miracles
suddenly would be to your detriment. First the blade, then the ear, then the
full corn in the ear...but it is essential that you follow My leading and not
rush things. My timing, Beloved, not your own. Be content to rejoice in the
fact the wilderness days are finally over.
Obedience is the keyword. When you obey in the smaller thing, I will
move you on to the larger thing. If you speak a word of comfort to a
stranger when I tell you to speak, you are laying the foundation to obey me
when I tell you to speak to a person without legs and tell them their season
of pain and disability are over, to rise up in the Name of Jesus and be
healed, and restored. You are laying the foundation to say, 'Lazarus, come
forth!'...and he who was dead will do so, for I, the Lord, have spoken it.
For years, many have been languishing by the Beautiful Gate, waiting for just
such a word from Me, borne by you. If you do not speak, who will do it?
Therefore, I say go to the stores, to the malls, to your neighborhood, to
your church and when you go, listen for My voice and watch for open doors and
be ready to move and speak when I tell you.
Rejoice, My Beloved Bride! Your preparation has now truly begun. Shake
off the old and put on the new. Cling not to the old thing but drink the new
wine I am producing, carried in fresh skins. The things of which I have
spoken to you in your secret heart, the greater works, are coming.
Remember...I always keep My promises, even if I must change the order of
things to do so. Besides, wasn't it I Who made the order of things in the
beginning...and am I not free to change the thing which I have made? Walk in
Me now, for I am truly walking in you."
A Freshening Wind
February 26, 2001
http://www.carpentershomechurch.net/Prophecy/2000/12samuelco.htm
Kremmling, CO
http://ft111.com
ft111@ft111.comThe Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2 to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, ISA 61:1
For we are God's fellow-workers; you are God's field..." 1 Cor.
3:9
Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of large fish,
a hundred and fifty three; and although there were so many, the net was
not torn. John 21:11
jlmoore@mcn.net
Excerpt of a longer article submitted by Trumpet Wind Ministries
Kremmling, CO
http://ft111.com
ft111@ft111.com
Its debated more often than Theories.
Maybe its because more often than not.
Truth is not pretty and it usually hurts.
Theories reflect our own imaginations.
Imaginations that are usually preoccupied with what we would like to be our reality.
People in General do not want to admit their own shortcomings, and rarer still do they want to accept responsibility for their actions.
The Law of Physics says that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Sin causes the reaction of death, and Repentance is countered by Grace, where Sin brings Death, forgiveness offers Life.
God is counted as Truth and the Source of Truth, where Satan is known and referred to primarily as "The father of Lies"
Jim
cmadden@npd.ufpe.brBut God is so rich in mercy, and He loved us so very much, that even
while we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised
Christ from the dead. (It is only by God¹s special favor that you have been
saved!) For he raised us from the dead along with Christ, and we are seated
with Him in the heavenly realms- all because we are one with Christ Jesus.²
(Ephesians 2:4-6)
Waco, Texas.
http://home.earthlink.net/~homerowen/
homerowen@earthlink.net
Blessings on your life this week as you bask in Him.
And Stephen, being full of grace and power, began to do great signs and
wonder among the people. Acts 6:8
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