Words to Pray About
Sabotage is a serious one to take before the Lord.
This clash of the kingdoms is a reality. Anything peaceful can be sabotaged to turn it into evil. People with an agenda can infiltrate peaceful movements and flip it upside down. It has happened countless times throughout history…along with false flags. May the saints of God around the world join in with each other to pray to Jesus (Yeshua) to intervene
I continue to pray
about famine due to the vision of the woman with the hungry (starving)
child at her feet keeps recurring, as does the time I saw the smoke rise up
into individual, racing horses, (and I understood ‘war’).
We need to pray about
the situation in Ukraine. The bear running across northern Canada with three
arrows in its mouth comes to mind. In the next article there will be mention of
1933 (the year of genocide [man-made famine]), and specifically the numbers 33 and 3. Astounding.
• DIVISION
continues – the counterfeiter Satan is dividing because
the LORD is separating
• [stronger]
continuance of GOOD being called evil and EVIL
being called good – the clash INTENSIFIES
• two years ago, 2020 the Pivotal Year (see Jan 29, 2020 blog archives), the Lord mentioned dormant volcanoes awakening; to watch volcanoes and earthquakes
*- continuance of “giant”
proportion (catastrophic) volcanoes, earthquakes,
tsunamis, devastating floods
• the hunger for
power and control; watch for release of [worse - deadly] pestilence to bring the people into
submission to government restrictions, rules, mandates…(Satan is on a ‘time’
schedule)
Be aware of the Biblical
prophecies, watch and pray. Stay balanced in the Word and in time spent with
Jesus/Yeshua.
God’s Side
Deep calls out to deep – go deeper – these are also words heavy upon me, as are:
• victory
(it began with the coins discovered)
• year of strength
and hope for the righteous (please refer back to Part
2, Year of the Giant [...] - scroll down list)
• salvation, healing,
deliverance (backed up by literal experiences over the past two years)
Testimonies will be plentiful…
• separating
– the Lord impressed upon my heart and strongly presented in 2018
[January] the separating, and I saw it begin, as one church that operated in witchcraft
was closed down after being confronted. He was and is separating sheep from the
sheep, [cattle and cattle, rams from he-goats – see Ezek 34:17]
• separating (by the King and Lord) of the precious from the vile, the holy from the unholy and the clean from the unclean
The separation is
escalating as time speeds up, and the return of Messiah is nearer
*- the separating of those
who offer lip service VS those with a heart of servitude (remember, a closed door may well be divine protection-pray)
The clash of the
kingdoms is a war, not a time of pretense – the Lord has RISEN
from His throne
• time is now
(time, time - this keeps showing up – too often to ignore)
• new
beginning, major changes (Gods people will be put in positions where pressure is put on - do not fear- trying of the hearts continues but think of Jesus in Gethsemane - place of crushing, pressing/oil press) garden filled with olive trees) - pass this test - more coming up next article - pressure
• speaking
forth (this is imperative! God’s people need to speak
forth His Word more – find out His will in times of prayer and ALIGN
it with His Word, and SPEAK it FORTH! Some of the
false doctrines like the prosperity movement halted many from standing on God’s
Word and speaking it over that which they are led to speak it over)
• align –
alignment (back in 2016, about six years ago, the Lord spoke of alignment,
but at that time it was mostly pertaining to His people aligning our lives up
with His will) [a cost to the walk]
*- now the Lord
indicates that alignment pertains to prophecies foretold by the ancient holy
prophets aligning with His will and with His word; the end time events are moving
quicker into place – let us keep looking up, awaiting our Messiah; He is soon
here
*-- the Holy Spirit has also impressed upon me how things will manifest in the nature realm and in the secular as well, in alignment with His will for these end times (because the prophecies in His Word must and will come to pass, so yes, like it or not, things are going to get uglier in the world (physical realm) as well)
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| The above is to show how the secular world is using 'align' (and its variables) - but God alone knew this in advance |
*-- the counterfeiter Satan has been calling for alignment in the secular, in various arenas - use caution and pray to find out which is of the enemy and which is of God - if it is of the enemy, God will reveal, and we can pray [what to do about whatsoever].
The end result is God's alone - it will remain if it is allowed in order for prophecy to align (but if it's more of Satan's rebellion and defiance, we can pray, God may very well intervene like He did multiple times in ancient times; He is the wise one who knows the end from the beginning)
• Rise and speak forth,
saints! – this is repeated because not enough of us are standing on His word and
speaking it forth. Pray, find the Lord’s will for your life and get personal
direction regarding all that is happening, then boldly stand on the Word (salvation,
healing, deliverance, however the Holy Spirit directs you, speak the Word)
• breakthrough
and OPEN doors
Stay close to God.
Whenever fear threatens or knocks loudly at the door of your heart, speak
the WORD [2Tim 1:7 as ONE example]; intimate relationship
with the Lord, prayer and the reading the Word will keep us balanced. The Holy
Spirit is faithful, and will remind us of the Messiah’s promises and words
Sovereign God
Rules
Saints, remember
there are TWO in the clash of the kingdoms.
[NOTE*: There are two in the clash of the kingdoms; God is immovable. He cannot be pushed around. Satan is the resistor, clashing against the solidness of God's kingdom.
Satan is like a battering ram, clashing against a thick, impenetrable wall. God is steadfast. Satan keeps clashing against the Sovereign Adonai, but his day is coming where he will be forever stopped - BP]
You are of God,
little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. [1Jn 4:4]
Let us lift up
our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. [Lam 3:41]
Facing the Giant
Goliath taunted King
Saul and his army every morning and night for 40 days. [1Sam17:15] Fear
paralyzed the Israelite army and Saul, their King and commander.
David was a shepherd
boy, too young to fight. His father, Jesse, concerned about his other sons at
war, sent David with food for the armies, and to check on the welfare of his
bros.
After learning of the
situation, and seeing the fear that captivated the Israeli army,
David was moved in his heart to fight Goliath. But first he had to withstand
the accusations of his brother who accused him of pride and of forsaking his
work with the sheep, accused of being there only to satisfy his curiosity about the war.
Then when he went
before Saul, the king discouraged David by asking him how a mere youth, a
shepherd boy, could even think to go against a “man of war” such as Goliath.
But despite accusations and discouragements, David convinced
a very doubtful, but a very desperate Saul to let him fight the giant
Philistine from Gath.
Definitions.net quotes a (non-biblical) proverb: Desperate
times call for desperate measures (in adverse circumstances, actions that
might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the first choice)
Note*: (Fear has captivated the world; fear blankets the earth in these dark days. It has paralyzed many people, blinding them to the real evil, to the giant, principality/power (End note-BP2022)
Despite accusations
and discouragements from naysayers (one, a family member (David’s
brother Eliab), and another, the ruler of government and armies, (King Saul),
followed by the obvious hatred, disgust and threats of the enemy (giant Goliath),
David stood his ground, trusted God and knew the battle was God’s.
[…] You come to me
with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to you in
the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the
armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
And all this
assembly shall know that the Lord saves not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands. [1Sam 17:45, 47]
Naysayers, accusers, those who hate, despisers, mockers, slanderers, liars and those who utter threats and condone violence are rising up, using fear as their shield – they are ruled by forces on the dark side.
They will sabotage peaceful gatherings. Fear wants
to enter the heart of every person alive, but especially the heart of every believer. Do not allow entry! Believe and trust Adonai, trust Jesus (Yeshua) our Saviour!
Levels of Trust
(Remember this for the year 2022, brethren, for God holds true to His Word and to His promises. Selah)
There is something I
have learned going through this earthly warzone, yet sadly, something that was
a small measure when I was first born-again. I could believe, but did I fully
trust?
The Lord teaches us valuable lessons, from the time we are born-again until the time we leave these earthen vessels, often through difficulties and hardships.
We learn about the levels
of trust, until we become ‘perfect’ (which simply means [Strong’s Concordance – teleios [Grk transliteration], “whole, mature, complete”).
Someone who understood
that trust simply meant “trust”, once asked me what I meant by ‘levels’
of trust? The best way I could explain was this. I learned to trust God to get
me home when the gas gauge was seriously past empty and gas fumes were dissipated.
I learned to trust
Him to provide food and rent money at times when work was slow. Even still, it
is not always easy, especially when deadlines came, or stomachs began to growl,
or the due date for rent was approaching.
But every time, the
Lord comes through, and we learn of His faithfulness, His perfect timing, His
creative ways to provide and the truth of His promises. Our faith grows; we
begin to read the Bible with eyes that see and ears that hear. We grow and
produce fruit. We discover the rewards and joys in giving, and praise the
Teacher for remarkable, long-lasting lessons.
Fighting Against
and Overcoming Unbelief
(God knows that in truth, all of us have moments (times) when we are afraid. It is part of our humanness. Why else did He and His angels so often say, Fear not…Be not afraid! Selah – The instinct that warns us of ‘danger’ is not what I refer to. But if a spirit of fear can get a foothold, he will imprison us.
Fear can and will paralyze…
but the Holy Spirit teaches us the Word of Adonai, so that we can and will overcome.)
For God has not
given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. [1Tim1:7]
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear has torment. He that fears is not made perfect in love. We love Him, because He first loved us.[1Jn4:19]
Again, the apostle is
not speaking of the instinctive fear that the Creator put inside of us to warn
us of impending danger. He is speaking of perpetual fear…the fear that
imprisons us, that holds us captive so that we cannot freely move forward. We learn
to overcome fear (if it threatens to take long-term hold of us) and we learn
deeper levels of trust.
We learn that we can
trust God with all things, but…can we trust Him to one of the deepest levels?
Can we believe and trust Him for healing us of a chronic illness or terminal disease?
I think most of us would say yes, until one or the other came upon us, and
there was no end in sight for the suffering, or the doctors give a hopeless and
final diagnosis.
“Get your house
in order…”
I used to feel like a
hypocrite because I have found it easy to pray for others and sincerely believe
and trust God for their healing (admittedly, there are times He has put a
check in my spirit that the appointed time is upon the person, and death will
come. Only He knows the answer to ‘why’. We do not like it; and we seldom understand.)
I have personally experienced
healing, and have also witnessed it. And, as most of us, I have heard many testify
and bear witness to His faithfulness and to His power to heal. Astounding
documented healings! Glory to the Lamb of God!
Yet, it was due to
the struggle regarding my own healing that caused me to think upon hypocrisy.
Would the Lord show favour and heal me, as He has done for so many others? Or
would some hidden unbelief lurking in the shadows of my soul hinder
healing?
Or what if it is my
time? Does the Lord not ignore prayers for healing if it is our appointed time
to leave these earthen vessels? It’s
strange. We often think we are alone in our misgivings regarding some of the unspoken
doubts that we all silently struggle with as we grow in our faith, and as we
walk through various hardships, trials and tribulations, continually learning
as we grow.
I have often been
amazed at the transparent testimonies of other disciples, including respected,
genuine godly men and women, who have sincerely voiced going through those same
struggles, believing God to heal others, but hesitant or struggling regarding
their own healing.
When others are
transparent, it does encourage us. It helps us to remember that we truly are
not alone in this unpredictable journey, just as the apostle Peter said. How
much we are like the butterfly fighting and struggling to come out of the
cocoon in order to come into new life and newfound freedom?
Just like a butterfly
must struggle inside the cocoon to strengthen its wings in order to fly once it
is free, so too, we must gain strength so we can persevere going through
hardships and trials in life.
The apostle Peter knew
how alone and bizarre his brethren (then and now) would feel or think at
times.
Beloved, think
it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing
happened unto you: but rejoice, insofar as you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings;
that, when His glory shall be revealed, you may be glad also with exceeding
joy. [1Pet 4:12, 13]
Victory over
Cancer
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| from my yard in BC - 2014 |
It was at his request
for his beloved wife that people surrounded her to pray, and laid hands upon
her as prayer went up. There were several people taking turns earnestly
praying. I stood silently on the outskirts of the people encircling her.
Charismatic practices
were new to me, but this was a dear woman and saint of God. Some prayed aloud, the
rest agreed silently, or with a ‘yes’ or ‘amen’. I stretched out one hand
toward her, but the other I raised toward the heavens.
In my heart I prayed.
The exact words cannot be remembered but I do remember feeling awkward and
telling the Lord that I did not know how to go about it, but that I was
stepping aside, and prayed as I did, He would flow through me to Ruth.
I prayed other things,
but cannot remember what. I am not one to use feelings as a sign that something
is of God, but in truth, I literally felt something surge through me and
pass out of my hand. Immediately, I sensed strongly that she was healed.
Power of God
Is that what scripture
meant when it said that Jesus felt the ‘virtue’ leave Him? Did He mean
that He felt the “power of God” go out of Him when the woman touched the
hem of His garment? [Mark 5:29-30] I am confident that it is exactly what He
meant. To this day when I read Yeshua’s words, I have understanding.
When everyone finished praying and moved away, I approached her and asked if she had felt anything, explaining that I felt the power of God touch her, explaining the sensation I felt as if power flowed through me and out of my hand to her.
My one hand had been stretched out toward her, but it did not touch her. Others were surrounding her, and I was on the outside layer of the circle. I told her that I
believed Jesus healed her. She said no, nothing, she had not felt anything, which caused
me to wonder just briefly if I had imagined it.
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for You are my praise. [Jer 17:14]
A few months passed.
One day she stood up in church and testified that over the past months, the
doctors had kept testing her because she had been in remission before. Yet
since people had prayed, she stated that doctors saw no sign of the cancer having
been in her breast. She said that doctors were convinced that the cancer was
gone.
After five years had passed,
she was still cancer-free and looked radiant. Her husband was a happy man as
well. I lost track of them when I moved away. It has now been 20 years or so
ago. Ruth was in her 70s then, so she is likely with the Lord now. But she
would have joined Him due to old age, and forever cancer-free.
Sovereign God
The prophet Isaiah
had told king Hezekiah to get his house in order because he was going to die.
The king turned toward the wall in his bed and prayed with tears, reminding God
how he had walked before him in truth and a perfect heart, and (doing his
best) to do that which was right in God’s sight.
The Lord stopped
Isaiah, who by the end of Hezekiah’s prayer was in the middle of the king’s courtyard,
and told him to go back and tell Hezekiah that the Lord had heard his prayer
and saw his tears.
In three days, he
would be well enough to go the house of the Lord. The prophet instructed
Hezekiah on what to do to bring healing (put a lump of figs [poultice]
and place it on his inflamed boil; some scholars say it was bubonic plague, since
the Assyrians were hit with pestilence), and added that 15 more years of
life had been given to him. [2Kings 20:7]
It seems like we are
not alone in our doubts when it comes to healing a chronic disease. Despite the
fact that Hezekiah was told by Isaiah, a well-established and well-known
prophet of God, that he would be healed and live, Hezekiah wanted a sign.
More Daylight
God understood
Hezekiah’s need to have Isaiah’s word confirmed because when the king asked the
prophet what the ‘sign’ would be that the Lord would heal him, without
hesitation, Isaiah countered the question with a question, asking Hezekiah if
he wanted the shadow on the sundial to go ahead 10 degrees or to go backwards by 10 degrees.
Switch the scenario
over to yourself and what happens? Your flesh, with its logic, understanding and
reasoning kick in. On the flip side, there is the adversary who wants to see
you destroyed, even if he has to rob (steal) your faith
to kill you!
So, we see the level
of trust for God to provide gas to get home versus the level of trust needed
for healing to stay alive. Both require faith as well as trust, but the latter requires
deeper, bolder, unshakable trust, married to faith, no matter what the outcome.
No matter the outcome?
Fiery Darts or
Hot Trials
Yes, the three Hebrew
companions of Daniel who had been promoted to handle the affairs of Babylon
[Dan 2:49] believed God. Yet they went a step further. They believed God
could save them from the fiery furnace, yet they trusted Him that even
if He chose NOT to save them, they would not bow to anyone, but Him.
The psalmist confirms
the faithfulness of God (Adonai).
And the Lord
shall help them, and deliver them: He shall deliver them from the wicked, and
save them, because they trust in Him. [Ps 37:40]
That is what I mean
by levels (degrees) of trust. It is one thing to believe that we can get
home when the gas tank is on empty. It is another thing to face powerful
earthly rulers and say, “we will not serve or worship (bow to) your
gods” …even at threat of death, or a fiery furnace.
Are we there in our
belief and trust? All true disciples of Christ want to be and strive for it.
And with the Holy Spirit’s help and speaking forth (standing on) the WORD
of God, in the authority (power) and name of Jesus the Christ, yes!
Because we CAN do ALL things through Christ who
strengthens us. [Phil 4:13]
Some situations and
circumstance make trusting God tough, but it is indeed possible with help of
the Holy Spirit. [The things which are impossible with men are possible with
God.] [Lk 18:27] With David and Goliath, it was the same.
David trusted God to
help him deal with the giant. We know the outcome. The young shepherd boy, with
no training as a solider, and with nothing but a stone and faith in the God of
Israel, had complete victory! David believed God was with him, and trusted His
promise that he would one day be king.
Thereby, David had
both boldness and confidence. The shepherd boy trusted the God who taught his
hands to war and his fingers to fight [Ps 144:1] in training him to protect his
sheep by killing a lion and a bear. [1Sam17:34-36] David had conquered both. He
trusted God.
Despite the
naysayers, who were his brother and the king of Israel, David slew the giant. He
knew the battle was God’s and the victory was certain!
Victory
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| Canadian Victory coins that I never knew I had - found in candy dish March 2021 as I was packing up to move - the Lord confirmed a word He gave me (click to enlarge) |
On God’s side,
remember the victories He promises amidst it all.
Words to Pray
About
For weeks, and some
months, more certain words have come to me. This kind of thing began in 2020. When
the presence of these words builds momentum and they keep presenting themselves
strongly, I pay attention.
The Lord always (please change that to - at times, gives me words because He never overwhelms, but graciously forewarns) gives words to me, and sure enough they prove to be His message at the time.
We are
to pray about everything, with thanksgiving, for the heads up He gives us, and
wait upon Him for His answer and direction, both personally and corporately
because I am convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that He keeps the remnant on
the same page.
We may be at different
positions or places on the page, meaning some are further ahead than others,
but somehow, He leads us amazingly close, like a legion of 6000 (soldiers),
where those in the front are aware of those pulling up the rear guard, and they
all march as one unit, in sync.
Certain visions or
dreams are brought back to remembrance as well, in a timely manner. Only God
knows all things; He sends messengers, usually one of His people; yet He sometimes
sends angels to us as well.
But be not
forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels
unawares. [Heb 13:2]
The visions/dreams:
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| art from 1933 - Holodomor genocide (Stalin's 'murder by starvation') |
• seeing the black
horse (remembering the “horses” that were formed from a backyard fire back in
2012 or 2013 – with two other witnesses)
• a great tidal wave
(it was before I knew the word ‘tsunami’)
• a great shaking with fire (also the vision with the fire in the northern part of the Atlantic)
Up above, I already made
reference to several words that have been on my heart in past weeks. I can
barely express enough how faithful and trustworthy God is and that we truly do NOT
need to fear. I continually remind myself and my children. When we are
overwhelmed, we can instantly run to Him and He will comfort us.
Look at how He sent
ministering angels to Elijah, Abraham, Daniel and even our precious Lord Jesus
(Yeshua) in the Garden of Gethsemane. He will do the same for us. We cannot
stop the prophecies in the Bible, but the Holy Spirit can help us in prayer.
It won’t be long now,
dear saints, before we will join our Redeemer, our Saviour as His Bride. The
midnight hour is upon us. Marantha! Saved this for the last part, but I
continually keep coming across the word, BELOVED.
The Lord wants His
people to know that we are His Beloved, but also the word, Rise. Rise above all that we see. Rise, rise. About
three weeks ago, a friend of mine quoted something to me out of a book called ‘Come
Away My Beloved’, written by Frances L. Roberts back in the
early to mid-60s.
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| Come Away My Beloved - Frances L. Roberts Used book I ordered: Arrived Feb 1.2022 |
It arrived the day
before yesterday, Feb.1, 2022. But ‘rise’ seemed as an encouragement from the Holy
Spirit, as many have wearied of the long wait times. I was listening to one
preacher that made me smile (wish I could remember who). He said
something I think most if not all of us can relate to.
I am paraphrasing,
but he said something along the lines like if you are growing impatient, remember
God has a different clock than we do. Jesus said that He would be returning
soon, and that was over 2000 years ago.
When the Holy Spirit
put a message upon my heart and He would say the word “soon”,
I used to get so excited, thinking maybe a few months at the most. The Lord has
never once given me dates, but to me, soon is…well, soon!
Yes, I learned the
hard way that my soon is NOT the Lord’s soon, which is why I broke out
in a hearty laugh when that preacher said what he did. It is good to laugh at
things we do not understand or that may frustrate us.
Laughter truly is
good medicine! (Reader’s Digest used to have a section with that very title.
Underneath were several good, humourous short stories that readers sent in.)
I believe the Lord is
calling to His “beloved”, and telling us to “rise”.
He wants us to be strong and fear not, and to remember that He walks with us,
our constant companion, even in the moments of silence.
The Timely Move
In 2011, I moved to a
place in Winterville, Georgia, where I lived for three and a half years before
I returned to Canada. About six weeks after I moved, the Lord gave me a vision
that lasted about three days. (It was during a fast.)
I was trying to find the vision that I had written down and shared on the blog. In it was the one part about the woman with the hungry (starving) child at her feet that I had seen.
But, within the vision was a very small part revealing a dark cloud, which to me represented danger, and in that vision that cloud (at that time, the first week April, 2011) was going for Alabama, northern part of Georgia, Tennessee and some other states.
I had sensed great danger when I had seen (spiritually) this foreboding dark cloud moving, but I did not know it meant "a tornado". “Storm”
had been mentioned, but still, I did not think of a tornado.
The Lord moved me from Catoosa County, Baggett Road in Ringgold, GA to Winterville, GA (about 2 ½ hrs away) just nine weeks before the tornado hit. Friends had tried to convince me to stay in Ringgold, but I knew I was not to stay.
Storm Coming
When the women took me out for a wonderful lunch as a goodbye meal, I told them to pray because there was a reason the Lord was moving me out of Ringgold. Although a “storm coming” had been mentioned (to me), I failed in telling them.
I merely told them to pray because something was coming, and it was enough bad enough for the Lord to move me. Remember, I am not American, and was only in the US until the Lord revealed to me that it was time to return home (Canada).
Sadly, back then, I had allowed doubt to stop me
from mentioning a storm, but I had enough trust and faith to tell them to seek
God and pray because something bad was coming.
After the tornado hit, I could not reach them right away. No one was able to get through at first. Finally, the next day after the storm, I got a hold of one friend. They were alright.
My one friend told me
though that most people did not prepare because tornadoes normally went around
Ringgold. The postal
worker who had delivered my mail for the year I lived there, Pam Black, and
her family were killed in the tornado. Several others were killed too. Just
over 400 were killed throughout the states that the tornado ripped thru.
The reason this has
even been mentioned here is to show how the Lord orders our steps to get a
clear message to us. I have mentioned how Beloved keeps coming
up, and how I was trying to find the 2011 vision for this article to see what
all I had written, particularly about the woman with the hungry child at her
feet, the fire in the northern Atlantic, the bear with the three arrows, and more.
I thought if I knew
the exact date of the tornado, it might help me to zero in on the date of the 2011
vision. I will never forget that the Lord moved me just nine weeks before the
devastating tornado hit, but I could not remember the time of year (month). I just knew it was early in 2011.
When I searched, a
link for a YouTube video came up, which I decided to watch because [1] I used
to live there and [2] it was not quite 15 minutes long. (Not a huge
distraction.)
I have mentioned 3,
33 and 1933. The video I chose to watch about the Ringgold
GA tornado was still one of the longer ones, as most were less than a minute. But whoever put
the video together chose to play a song partway into the video. The song? I
Will Rise by Chris Tomlin. Seriously!
And when does the
song start on the video?
At the 3:03 mark (yes!). Check it out at the link. Is God not amazing how He orders our steps? One
would have to be brilliant to make that all algin, so that is another reason
why I know the Lord is leading.
Rise, Beloved
He is encouraging us in
order to strengthen us and give us hope. It’s strange. I grabbed a picture from
Google images about a week or so ago, of an anchor and a hot air balloon to place
above “hindrances” title, but Christ wants us to know that HE
is our anchor.
He holds us steadily.
He keeps us grounded in turbulences. He reminds us consistently right now about
VICTORY (victories). He urges us to overcome, for HE has
overcome the world. [Jn 16:33] (there’s a 33)
He is constantly
reminding me that He is the Good Shepherd. I have a whole folder on it for the
upcoming articles. He had even led me to Isaiah 40:11:
He shall feed
His flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead
those that are with young.
But in an earlier
article I had posted:
Who has directed
the Spirit of the Lord, or being His counsellor has taught Him? With whom took
He counsel, and who instructed Him, and taught Him in the path of judgment, and
taught Him knowledge, and showed Him the way of understanding. [Is40:13, 14]
(What I am trying to get the reader to notice is that the Lord already had me in Isaiah 40 to post scripture from that book, in one of the recent articles in "Year of the Giant [...] Righteous". It is an example of how God does everything decently and in order!)
And when He kept me focusing on “rise”, because sometimes I have cried out that I am weary…from the battles, in the waiting, in the expectancy of the fruition of His promises to me.
He reminded me of the vision of the warring angels on the mountain, the chariot, the lion by the chariot, and the man inside or outside the chariot (I could not see for the distance), literally upon a mountaintop (see the first post in [January 20) 2020 – Once Upon a Mountaintop – Part 1). The Elisha-type vision.
He was reminding me that the battle is His, and that His warring angels are standing by at His command. He is the Sovereign Almighty God of Israel. When I mentioned being weary, it is not as a complaint; it was as a cry for help because if He does not strengthen and help me, there is a genuine concern about failing Him.
None of us want to fail Him; He has loved us so perfectly, with such goodness. Deep within, we all hope to somehow please Him...not that it earns us anything, but simply because we love Him; He is so beautiful.
He caused me to think
about the scripture where He says many weary and faint, but He tells us He will
strength us, and we will “rise up on wings as eagles’. Of course, I
should have known that verse is also in Isaiah 40.
He gives power
to the faint; and to them that have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
and the young men shall utterly fall:
But they that
wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings
as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall
walk and not faint. [vs
30, 31]
Yes, the Lord still
calls things that are not as thought they were. Bless the Lord!
I Will Rise (Lyrics) sung by Chris Tomlin
There's a peace I've come to know
Though my heart and flesh may fail
There's an anchor for my soul
I can say "It is well"
Jesus has overcome
And the grave is overwhelmed
The victory is won
He is risen from the dead
And I will rise when He calls my name
No more sorrow, no more pain
I will rise on eagles' wings
Before my God fall on my knees
And rise
I will rise
There's a day that's drawing near
When this darkness breaks to light
And the shadows disappear
And my faith shall be my eyes
Jesus has overcome
And the grave is overwhelmed
The victory is won
He is risen from the dead
And I will rise when He calls my name
No more sorrow, no more pain
I will rise on eagles' wings
Before my God fall on my knees
And rise
I will rise
And I hear the voice of many angels sing,
"Worthy is the Lamb"
And I hear the cry of every longing heart,
"Worthy is the Lamb"
And I hear the voice of many angels sing,
"Worthy is the Lamb"
And I hear the cry of every longing heart,
"Worthy is the Lamb"
And I will rise when He calls my name
No more sorrow, no more pain
I will rise on eagles' wings
Before my God fall on my knees
And rise
I will rise
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Chris Tomlin / Jesse Reeves /
Louie Giglio / Matt Maher
A Word of Hope
from the Lord
2016
Prepare
For I who have begun a good work in you shall see it through, for I AM the Author and the Finisher (Perfecter) of your faith. Receive, receive My love and know I go before you. I AM your front defense. I AM your rear guard. Fear not! When you feel faint, come to Me. I AM the living water that will refresh you. I shall be your strength for I AM that I AM. Come closer, come deeper for I AM your God and you are My people.
If you shall trust
and obey and step out in faith, as Abraham, surely you shall witness all that I
promised... And thru it all, I shall be glorified. Yea, seek ye first the kingdom
of God and ALL these things shall be added unto you. [Mat 6:33]
Fear not My child…do
not look around in dismay. How often must I tell you not to look at the circumstances?
How many times has that which you have seen before deceived you in the past?
I know your pain and
sorrow. I grieve to see you suffer. Think upon My Son, for He was despised and
rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and people hid as
it were their faces from Him; He was despised, and they esteemed Him not. Surely,
He bore their griefs and carried their sorrows yet they did esteem Him
stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted… [Is 53:3, 4]
Ah, but you wonder
why I leave you amidst all this inner devastation and why I do not simply take
it all away? Yet I say to you that it is as a refiner’s fire, purging out the
dross, burning up the wood, hay and stubble.
Everything that
may abide the fire, you shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be
clean: Nevertheless, it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all
that abides not the fire you shall make go through the water. [Num 31:23]
You do not see all
the work I AM doing, not only within you, but within all My people.
Some have wearied
from the warnings; others have wearied from the waiting… yet in that waiting,
those who die to self will rise up in My power and I will trust them to do the
greater works in all humility, love and mercy for they will do justly. Prepare
My people, for you have already heard, prepare and trust Me.
But He was
wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for iniquities: the chastisement
of our peace was upon Him: and by His stripes we are healed.
All we like
sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord
has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. [Is 53:5, 6]
It is no mistake that
you live this day, for you were indeed born for such a time as this. Yea, but
the way to your destiny is by the cross; death to the flesh; to
self. No one can go with you for death is a journey one must go alone. Yet remember
I AM with you.
O sing unto the
Lord a new song; for He has done marvelous things: His right hand, and His holy
arm has gotten Him the victory.
He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all
faces; and the rebuke of His people shall He take away from off all the earth:
for the Lord has spoken it. [Ps
98:1; Is 25:8]
Make the choice to
stop all sin in thought, word and deed. Make the choice to overcome. I will
help you if you run to Me [Jesus/Yeshua], rather than give into temptation. Have
I not promised you that when it comes to temptation, I will not give you more
than you can bear, but make a way of escape?
Have you come this
far only to give up now? Have you not heard that when you are weak, then you
are strong? I AM your strength, for it is in your weakness that I rise up in
you. Will you not rest your head upon My bosom and trust in Me?
Or will you listen to
the devil, the same one who deceived Eve? He used her to get to Adam and
together they fell, and along with them did all the nature of mankind fall. Do
you not see the lessons?
Be sober, be vigilant;
because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion walk about, seeking whom he
may devour. [1Pet 5:8]
Have I not urged you
to bring all things to me in prayer? Did I anger at Gideon when he wanted to
know if it was My voice that he heard, and in his caution, he requested a sign
not once, but twice, just to be sure? Sound the trumpet and say, the time, the
time appointed has arrived. Wait for it.
You have wearied in
your waiting, yet I say to you, humble yourself in My sight and I shall lift
you up, and give you the strength to abide until the moment the time arrives
upon you. This is where understanding is; in Me, this is where true peace is
found. Remember well that which is
written:
The Lord your
God in the midst of you is mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over you with
joy; He will rest in His love, He will joy over you with singing. [Zeph 3:17]
O the afflicted soul
that learns to trust in Me; and the wounded spirit that collapses into My
healing hands. I shall turn your sorrows into singing, and your misery into
joy. I will turn your captivity before your eyes and cast out the prison guard
and all the enemies of your soul that held you hostage, believing that the
price My Son paid was insufficient. Yea, but He came to set the captives free.
Go through the door for it will bring you out of that prison.
Hush now, be still.
This is not your battle!
My tenderness broods
over you as surely as when My Spirit brooded over the grave of My Son moments
before the resurrection power opened wide the grave and My Son arose victoriously!
Angels burst forth into singing.
Liberty leads the
captives out…songs of deliverance fill the air. It is time; the time is now. The
hour is upon many, for salvation, deliverance and healing are in My hand. Stand
still and see the salvation of the Lord.
It is all about being
still right now, and having done all, to stand. Stand, trust as you rest in Me.
Deep calls unto deep…
for His glory alone
Bonita
dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com
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