Showing posts with label Body of Christ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Body of Christ. Show all posts

Thursday, July 25, 2019

A Prophetic Word for the Older Stars in God's Kingdom by Bill Yount IDENTITY NETWORK

A Prophetic Word for the Older Stars in God's Kingdom by Bill Yount

A Prophetic Word for the Older Stars in God's Kingdom by Bill Yount


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I sense the Lord saying, "The older stars in My kingdom are going to shine brighter and do greater exploits than ever before!" I sense there is a special anointing coming upon older men and women in the body of Christ. God is not through using you. Your age is not against you, it is for you. Job 12:12 says, "Wisdom is with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life." You have more wisdom now than ever. With years comes understanding.
 
This anointing is going to cause you to live longer. Many of you have not planned to live long enough. It will be an anointing similar to Caleb when he reached 85 years. He said to the Lord, "I am as strong now as when I was 40, and I want to take another mountain!" There is coming a "spiritual fountain of youth" into your midst, a renewing, a release of God's strength. Psalm 68:28a says, "Your God has commanded your strength." God is commanding His strength into you! The God's Word Translation says, "Your God has decided you will be strong!"
 
Why Many of You Will Have to Live Longer
 
Many of you are going to have to live longer because God is not through using you. Many of you are going to go into a second "childhood" in the Spirit. You will be reactivated by God to live out the dreams you are only dreaming about right now. People and relatives will laugh and say, "You are going to do what? You are going to go where? At your age?" But that anointing is going to rise up within you to take mountains, to do exploits, to run and not be weary, to walk and not faint (Isaiah 40:31).
 
Our older years are when we are in our prime to be used and bring forth fruit. Psalm 91:16 says, "With long life I will satisfy [you] and show [you] My salvation." There is an anointing coming upon God's people to live longer. The joy of the Lord, which is our strength, is lengthening our days upon the earth.
 
Many have made out their wills, but before you think about leaving, check out your Father's will for you. I don't think you are going anywhere for a while. As Abraham and Sarah conceived in old age, you are about to conceive and live to see your Isaac ... your impossible dream!
 
Remember, "too old" is not in the Bible.
 
Bill Yount
 

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

“Wounded" - Now Think On This by Steve Martin

“Wounded"


"Praised be God, Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, compassionate Father, God of all encouragement and comfort; who encourages us in all our trials, so that we can encourage others in whatever trials they may be undergoing with the encouragement we ourselves have received from God." (2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Complete Jewish Bible)


Being wounded in life is a universal experience shared by all. It doesn't make it any easier to bear or walk out of, but the truth is we all have been and quite possibly will continue to be hurt by people, situations, or circumstances. Often it may not be our fault. At times, well, yes it is. Be honest now.

There are so many situations we have experienced growing up in our family and communities. For some, not having a family was the beginning of the wound. And then being passed around, as many foster children are, just adds more hurt to that which is already embedded into the spirit, soul, and even body.

How we deal with the wound determines if it will actually go away or not, or be healed from causing lasting injury. Drugs are often prescribed to heal a wound buried deep into our psychic, when it is actually the spirit that either needs to be healed, or even cast out (as in deliverance of evil spirits.) Doctors who are not believers in the supernatural have no understanding of that which can only be healed through the Blood of Jesus. Drugs often only cover up. His blood-drenched stripes bring the healing - in spirit, soul, and body.

"Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed." (Isaiah 53:4-5, NKJV)

When one studies the sacrificial trial, whipping, and death by crucifixion which Jesus (Yeshua) undertook on our behalf, you get a deeper understanding that every area that had been, is being or would come to mankind, in spirit, soul, and the body was endured by Him. Every hurt, scourge, wound He went through during those Passover days was for our benefit, the Sacrificial Lamb, in order that we might receive the healing that only comes through His shed Blood.  

I recently shared with another some of my experiences of being wounded over the years. Not so they would feel sorry for me. Forgiveness, which then brought healing, had already taken place on my part, by the grace of God. No, it was to help them see that what they had gone through, in part, was to not only see the love of God the Father working on their behalf, but also to now be able to share that same comfort and encouragement with others who have, or will, walk through that same experience.

We have not been saved from hell to just keep us out of hell, but we have been saved, and now called and anointed, to be vessels of the Lord's love, forgiveness, and healing with those He brings us into contact with. His actions done for us were not just to keep it to ourselves, but to then share it with others.

Isn't that what it means to be part of the "Body of Christ"?


We will be wounded. We will be hurt. We will have many opportunities to become embittered, rejected, and remain in that if we choose. But we don't have to. We have been given the means to receive healing, and then to pass it on.

That old fireside song, "It Only Takes A Spark", may seem a bit quirky now, but if you have that spark, there are many people who need to get a bit of it in their life too.

Call upon the Name of the Lord Jesus. He is our Healer.

My prayer is that wounds received will become grace and compassion from which we can give. If each of us did our part, wouldn't that put a smile on the Lord's face? Wouldn't that put a smile in His heart? And wouldn't that help someone overcome being wounded, and get back into what the Lord has planned for them? 

Yes, it will.

Now think on this, and see what good things the Lord has in store for you and those around you.

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin
Founder/President
Love For His People, Inc.

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Now Think On This #434 - in the year of our Lord 06.19.19 – “Wounded” – Wednesday, 6:30 pm

Monday, June 10, 2019

"How to Deal with the Attacks Coming Against You" - Madeline James The Elijah List

"How to Deal with the Attacks Coming Against You"


Madeline James The Elijah List
Jun 10, 2019
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I know some of you have gone through attack after attack, and wondered, "What is this all about?"
Well you're going to get some powerful insight from Madeline James as she shares this about dealing with attacks:
It's important to stay close to the fire, glory, and presence of God because it reveals pythons and vipers that try to hide, and lie in wait to attack. You don't have to fear the attack. The attack will come, but like Paul, shake it back into the fire for the Lord to deal with. You may have people watching and waiting for you to drop, but your life is going to be testimony of God's goodness and power. No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that rises up against you shall be put down (Isaiah 54:17). The very thing that's come against you is going to become the meal to your next!
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I had a recent dream that caught my attention and gave insight and revelation to what many have been dealing with in this season in the Body of Christ. Dreams, visions and revelations are the language of Heaven. The more we have a grid for the revelatory realm, the more we can understand the things of the spirit and inhabit the realms of the spirit. Many are in a season of transition, movement and promotion, but have been experiencing great warfare.
Over the last couple weeks I began to have a series of dreams where accusations were being made against me. I was being chased by the demonic, and I felt unusually drained. I began to inquire of the Lord as to what was going on, because this was abnormal.
A Snake on a Plane
I had a dream last week where I was on a plane with a known apostle, on the way to somewhere. (Planes represent going to higher realms in the spirit.) On the plane we were served dinner. I took the cover off of my food, and immediately noticed there was a dead snake in my salad. The apostle leaned over and asked if I liked snake. I replied, "No, I don't like snake, nor do I have a taste for it." He then began to tell me there is a way to deal with snakes. The apostle told me, "You have to take the snake and you have to bite the head off first."
In the dream it was exaggerated, and he actually ended up eating half of the snake in one bite. When he was done, he told me this is how its done in the apostolic, you have to take the head off and eat it; the attacks can become your meal and nourishment.
What is a Python Spirit?
I didn't realize I was dealing with a python spirit until this dream. I believe many of you have been dealing with this spirit as the Lord has been promoting you and enlarging you in this season. The python spirit comes to constrict and choke out the prophetic breath in you. (Photo via Madeline James)
In Acts 16, when Paul and Silas were on their way to pray, they met a slave girl who was a diviner, and they encountered the python spirit. The Greek word for divination here is "puthón," which means "python" (Acts 16:16 KJV). She began to boast that Paul and Silas were men of God, there to tell the town about how they could be saved. What she was saying was right, but it irritated Paul's spirit. It irritated his spirit because that spirit was mocking them.
The python spirit is a counterfeit to the prophetic. We see this in the Old Testament as well. In Exodus 8, Moses and Aaron had a showdown of power with Pharaoh and his diviners. The Lord caused Aaron's staff to turn into a serpent. Pharaoh commanded his diviners to do the same. Their staffs turned into serpents but Aaron's staff swallowed up the diviners' staffs. There is no substitute for God's power. The enemy may try to mimic the power of God, but God's power will swallow it up every time.
The python comes to control regions and choke out the prophetic voice. In Acts 16 the slave girl and her owners had the whole city bought, and it prohibited the spirit of God from truly moving in their city. It was a false form of religion. When Paul cast the python spirit out of the slave girl it caused an uproar in the town, because the python spirit had been dethroned. It caused the people to come against them with false accusations, and they were imprisoned. The people tried to stop what God was doing.
Can't You Talk Louder, God?
Different Ways the Python Spirit Constricts You
The python spirit comes to constrict you in multiple ways. A lot of times we don't even realize we're dealing with a python spirit. In the natural, a snake will slowly began to wrap itself around a person or thing without much alarm, until it's too late and you can't get out of its grip. When it has you right where it wants you, it goes in for the kill. Just like in the natural, the python is very strategic in its attack. When you feel stifled and constricted in the spirit, it's a sign of the python spirit attacking you.
I really feel that the python spirit has been constricting your mind in this season, and even using people around you to keep you in a place of constriction because of their words. When the python spirit limits your thoughts, you're not able to think God thoughts, or receive where God is trying to take you. Proverbs 23:7(TPT) says, "For as he thinks within himself, so is he...." Our thoughts and what we think about ourselves play out in our behaviors.
How to Cut off the Snake's Head
The enemy will also use people to constrict you by releasing word curses, accusations, and lies. Sometimes people can't celebrate what God is doing in your life, and because they have open doors the enemy will come in and use them against you. Remember, our fight is not against flesh and blood but in the spirit (Ephesians 6:12). You win the battle when you take it up in the spirit.
To defeat the lies, accusations, and curses, you must release the Word of God. The truth of God's Word will break the power of the lies and accusations. The Word of God is the sword of the Spirit. Take the sword of the Spirit and sever the the head of that python or serpent coming against you. When you sever the head, it has no longer has power.
Another way to defeat the python and serpent spirits is to stay close to the fire of God. We see this in Acts 28. Paul arrives on the island of Malta and starts a fire. As he adds more wood to the fire, a viper, that can't take the heat of the fire, comes out and bites Paul on the hand. Then he shakes it off back into the fire, killing it. The people who witnessed this are waiting for him to die because of the deadly venom, but Paul is fine, and the people end up revering him because he survives. (Photo via Pixabay)
It's important to stay close to the fire, glory, and presence of God because it reveals pythons and vipers that try to hide, and lie in wait to attack. You don't have to fear the attack. The attack will come, but like Paul, shake it back into the fire for the Lord to deal with. You may have people watching and waiting for you to drop, but your life is going to be testimony of God's goodness and power. No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that rises up against you shall be put down (Isaiah 54:17). The very thing that's come against you is going to become the meal to your next!
I prophesy and declare over you that every accusation and slanderous tongue which has come against you is being brought down. I take the sword of the Spirit and sever the head of the python. I speak the breath of God to be loosed over you and in you. Where the enemy has tried to constrict you, to bind you, it's being broken in Jesus name! (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)
Madeline James
Madeline James Ministry

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Madeline James is an emerging prophetic writer and voice who desires to release the heart of the Father, and be a tuning fork for the Body of Christ. She operates in the seer and revelatory realm. Her heart is to release revelation and wisdom that will help propel and push the Body of Christ forward. Madeline is the author of Rooted In Love, Declaring Your Morning, co-author of Emerge, and the blogger of the prophetic blog Nabi's Pen. She resides in Lexington, KY. with her husband Richie and their two daughters.

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Sunday, March 17, 2019

Prophecy: Body of Christ Now Going Through Spiritual Debridement - DAWN HILL CHARISMA NEWS

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Prophecy: Body of Christ Now Going Through Spiritual Debridement

DAWN HILL  CHARISMA NEWS

Spiritual debridement. These were the words I heard this morning while sitting in the floor of the sanctuary, praying. As an individual who has had prior medical experience, I knew what debridement meant. I had encountered this in my time as a doctor. Wounds heal from the inside out. I have seen some pretty nasty wounds in times past. There were some wounds that took more time to heal because of their size and because of the presence of decaying tissue and infection.
In order for a natural wound to heal, you need healthy tissue and time. You need proper treatment of the wound. Without proper treatment, healing is delayed and inhibited.
As I was asked to pray for the church, I saw an internal picture of a large, gaping wound, and as I prayed, I heard the words "spiritual debridement." Debriding a wound requires cutting away and removing decay and death from the affected area. It requires removing everything that interferes with healthy transformation to a state that is whole. It requires removing things that cause you to carry a stench that is noncompliant with the fragrance of heaven.
Do you know what is great about removing dead things? Removing things without life in them does not hurt. There is no circulation present. Nerve sensation is dead. Debridement is necessary to heal. Some of you reading this have wounds that have not healed, whether from years of trauma or offense. Some may be holding onto what has lost life. I want to encourage you, allow the healer to debride those wounds with His Word and by the Holy Spirit so that you can be healed in the binding of your wounds by the only one who can heal you.
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A wound heals from the inside out. We must be whole inwardly before we can be whole outwardly. Debridement is a cutting away to expose life and to accelerate the process to a fresh start. Sometimes, we avoid spiritual debridement because we fear what could happen. We become comfortable with the unhealthy flesh. Debridement is surrender to the process, and it can be more convenient to simply cover up the wound and attempt to ignore it.

Debride the Bride

While I was praying, it occurred to me that "bride" is in the word "debride." It is a simple thought, but profound at the same time because according to dictionary.com, the prefix "de-" means in this case "privation, removal and separation." When I looked up the word "privation," I found out that it means the "loss or absence of a quality or attribute that is normally present" (Google dictionary). Just as there is a spiritual and necessary debridement taking place individually and corporately, there is an agenda from the enemy to de-bride the bride, to create a loss or absence of a quality or attribute that is normally present.
The church is the bride of Christ, and we are called to have the characteristics of a bride; pure, spotless and without blemish. A spiritual debridement is taking place. Dead things are being removed, and elements that do not bear life are being cut away. The bride is being washed by the water of the Word. There is some spiritual agitation taking place so that what is alive can circulate properly and remain steadfast in being whole, Spirit, soul and body.
The bride longs for the Bridegroom. We are called to cultivate intimacy with Jesus Christ. We were created to worship the Father in Spirit and in truth. We were created to tabernacle with the Holy Spirit. In every facet of that relationship, wholeness is of upmost importance.
I believe the enemy would like to cause us to lose the attributes that make us the bride of Christ. He wants to de-bride the bride and for us to embrace absence of the qualities designed to separate us from the things of this world. Jesus is the head. We are His body, mandated to demonstrate His kingdom through salvation, miracles, signs and wonders. We are also called to demonstrate His nature of righteousness, holiness and integrity. To not demonstrate His love through the power to save, heal and set free is legalism. To not emanate His nature of righteousness and holiness is a performance and is self-serving. There must be the presence of both. There are many things that are attributes of the Lord and thereby attributes of the bride that the world and the devil would love to strip as our heritage: the call to serve, the call to humility, the call to bear fruit and so on. All are vital.
I am encouraged to hear this and to recognize that spiritual debridement from the Lord is a good thing. It means that healing is available and desired by God for His body. May we all embrace this healing, and may we not lose our identity in Him in the process. Allow God to cut those dead things off and to pour healing balm on your soul. He wants you to carry His fragrance. He wants His body whole and present in the qualities and attributes that are normally present as the bride of Christ. 
Dawn Hill is a Christ-follower and a freelance writer. She writes a blog called "Lovesick Scribe."
This article originally appeared at lovesickscribe.com.
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Monday, March 4, 2019

Digging Deeper - Now Think On This by Steve Martin

Digging Deeper
Steve Martin



"Believe me, woman, the time is coming when you Samaritans will worship the Father neither here at this mountain nor there in Jerusalem. You worship guessing in the dark; we Jews worship in the clear light of day. God's way of salvation is made available through the Jews.” (John 4:21-22, THE MESSAGE)


Archeologists in Israel are continually digging. Digging deeper, looking for buried treasure, artifacts from centuries before, which are buried under layers of rubble, covered with rock, dirt, stone, and accumulated debris.

Why do they spend hours, days, even decades searching, looking, sweating away in the heat of the afternoon sun? Because people before them, who had been on the same search and find mission, have made great discoveries of those societies which had previously lived, and they are convinced that if they keep removing the tons of dirt, they will further uncover the wealth of knowledge and truth still awaiting their discovery.

As these ancient artifacts are being continually revealed, at the same time the Lord continues to unfold Himself, His plans and His mission in all the nations.

As His heart keeps pounding strong for the restoration of Israel in the natural, at the same time the parallel restoration of His Body of believers, the Church, is being pumped through with His saving blood. What He is doing in the natural, particularly regarding the return of the Jews to the land of Promise, Israel, to that very place of His promised prophetic placement, at the same time He is also bringing a powerful, spiritual, saving restoration among the Gentile nations.

At some point soon these two will together merge, fully emerging as the One New Man, both Jew and Gentile, becoming the complete Body of Christ, the fulfilled Bride of the Messiah Yeshua, HaMashiach.

When Yeshua (Jesus) came to earth the first time, having been born of Jewish lineage, he grew up living among those chosen by His Father God, to further advance the reality that salvation would come through the Jews. From the days of Patriarch Abraham, himself called by the same God to be His light among the nations, the eternal plan of the Almighty brought further fulfillment as Yeshua walked the same land of Israel, bringing to pass the centuries of prophetic, Messianic proclamations of that Who was to come.

Hebron - burial site of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs of Israel

Digging deeper into the wells of history are these archeologists, daily uncovering the proven truths spoken by the Jewish prophets with the Word of God in the land of Israel. These very stones further revealed are crying out the glory of God.

While at this very same time as the uncovered findings continue in Israel, there is a miraculous, restorative, resurrection power of the Holy Spirit going on, moving among the Gentile groups, revealing the long-time buried treasure, ancient jewels of truth. He is uncovering our Jewish roots, having once been lost due to the replacement theology of so-called Christian men and women in the early centuries of the Church.

Our Lord is restoring both Jew and Gentile, digging deeper to release the wells that have been covered up. For the love of the world, He is preparing His army of believers from among these two groups, in order to complete His salvation of the people in these end of days.

Therefore, let us all be willing, watching, and working to be a part of this eternal restoration plan.

Shalom and ahava (peace and love in Hebrew).

Now think on this,

Steve Martin
Founder/President
Love For His People, Inc.





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Now Think On This #394 - in the year of our Lord 03.04.19 – “Digging Deeper” – Monday 2:30 am