DISTRACTION

One of the main tools of My enemy is distraction.  You are living in an age when there are so many distractions. You have to be intentional to stay on the path that I have prepared for you.

I want you to stay true to what I have called and anointed you to do during these crucial times in your nation. My enemy hates it when there are many intercessors crying out to Me.  

Do not allow My enemy to distract you from the most important thing My body on earth needs to be doing at this hour. I intervene in the affairs of men and nations when I hear the cries of My people. Keep crying out to Me for your freedoms in your nation to be established once again. Breakthrough is on the way.

PSALM 107

GRANT

After I was resurrected and ascended to My Father, My disciples received the promise of My Father.  As they waited in the upper room in Jerusalem, My Holy Spirit came upon them and empowered them to speak My Word boldly.

My disciples were now anointed mightily to preach My gospel to the world. Signs and wonders were granted to flow through My disciples after they preached My gospel.

You are living in a day when My Spirit is empowering My body on Earth to once again experience miracles and wonders after the preaching of My Word. You are a part of this last harvest.  Rejoice that you are alive and can see the fulfilment of Joel's prophecy to pour out My Spirit upon all flesh.

ACTS 14:13, 2:16-17

STOREHOUSE

There is a storehouse in heaven.  This is where I store the treasures you have laid up in heaven.  

You add to this storehouse every time you invest in others by sowing My Word into them, helping them grow in their walk with Me, and praying for them.

I want you to ask the Holy Spirit to help you to daily invest in the storehouse in heaven.   When you get to heaven, I will show you how your investments have paid great dividends.  You will see those dividends.  They are people who came to know Me because of your witness to them on earth.

MATTHEW 6:19-20

HOLD

I am holding your hand as you hold your position in My kingdom.  Just as soldiers in the army have to hold their positions in order to win any battle, victory over My adversary will be won as you hold your position.

I do not want you to be dismayed because you have not seen evidence of change yet in your government or in your nation.  However, faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.

Take heart. Hold your position.  I have already won the victory. You just need to enforce the victory right now by faithful warring prayer. "Fear not for I am with you; be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness." The promise is that all those who have been incensed against you will be put to shame.

HEBREWS 11:1; ISAIAH 41:10-11

LIBERTY

You are fighting for your freedoms in your country now.  Your Declaration of Independence declares that your country is to be a country that provides liberty and justice for all.

You are seeing that liberty and justice are quickly fading in your nation.  My Word promises that where My Holy Spirit is there is liberty.

Pray for My Holy Spirit to invade the hearts and minds of your citizens.  Bind the lies of the enemy that are causing many to be in bondage to fear. Cry out to Me to send My Spirit to bring repentance to many in your land.  When you pray this, you are praying for My kingdom to come and My will to be done.

2 CORINTHIANS 3:17

PATH

I want you to always walk in the path I have prepared for you.  The path I have prepared for you is a path filled with light. When you walk this path, you will not get off the path I have prepared for you.

David wrote that My Word  was a lamp unto his feet, and a light to His path.  He only veered off the path I provided for him one time.  When that happened, he confessed his sin and repented of leaving My path.

David got right back on My path of righteousness that I prepared for him to walk in all of his life.  David wrote about that path when He described Me as his good shepherd.  He wrote, "He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake (Psalm 23:3)."  I will always lead you in that path as you look to Me.

PSALM 119:105, 23:3

KINGDOM

You are in the world, but you are not of the world.  When you were born again, you no longer were in the kingdom of darkness. You were translated into the kingdom of light. I told Nicodemus that in order to see the kingdom of God, he had to be born again.

You live in My kingdom now since you received Me as your King and LORD.  My kingdom is not a natural kingdom.  It is a spiritual kingdom where you can live at peace, have joy, and receive My righteousness as your own.

Pray for so many who never heard this message.  The whole time I was on earth, I preached the gospel of the kingdom of God.  I challenge you to share with others what living in My kingdom has meant to you.

JOHN 3:3 

SHELTER

You are experiencing now a dark storm of evil.  Some are running for shelter from this storm, but they are not running to the one shelter that will completely protect them.

I am your shelter. The psalmist wrote: "For You have been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy (Psalm 61:3)." Whenever you feel oppressed by My enemy, come to Me immediately.  Run into the pavilion of peace that I have provided for you.

Remember that you are hid with Me in My Father's heart.  This is a safe place where you can dwell  throughout life's storms.  This pavilion is far away from the lightning strikes of the strife of tongues and the thunder rolls of the voice of the enemy.

PSALM 61:3; PSALM 27:5  

CONSCIENCE

When My servant Paul was brought before Felix, the governor, Felix asked Paul to speak.  My Holy Spirit anointed Paul to speak words that were truthful and appropriate.

Paul said the following: "And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men." My desire is that all those who believe and serve Me have the same conscience as Paul.

Love is not easily offended.  Relationships with family members and friends will be harmonious when you do not allow yourself to be easily offended.  Ask My Holy Spirit to help you have a conscience void of offence.

ACTS 24:16; 1 CORINTHIANS 13

EXPECTATIONS

When you have expectations, you are looking forward with anticipation for something to happen.  My body (true believers) on earth are looking forward to when My glory will fill all the earth. 

I want you to put all of your expectations in Me and My power as your redeemer and restorer.  First, pray for true repentance to occur in My body on earth.

I have promised and I will deliver and liberate your nation and other nations from the darkness that has invaded the earth.  My promise is simple, "If My people who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land (2  Chronicles 7:14)."

2 CHRONICLES 7:14

EARS

Every one born has two sets of ears.  You have physical ears and spiritual ears.  Often as I taught, I gave this exhortation: "He Who has ears to hear, let him hear."  I did speak sometimes to people who were deaf, but most of the people I spoke to had physical ears that could hear My teachings.

Some people, however, could only hear what I taught with their physical ears.  My teachings did not reach their spiritual ears.

When you read My Word out loud every day, ask My Holy Spirit to help you hear with your spiritual ears. When you hear with your spiritual ears, revelation knowledge and understanding of My word will come.

MATTHEW 13:9

UNBELIEF

Satan is the father of lies and he also is the prince and power of the air.  He is using the airwaves to bombard you with lies and doubt.

Satan is sending the spirit of unbelief to cause people to lose their faith.  More than ever, you must abide in My Word.  Only My Word has the power to divide the soul from the spirit, and My Word can discern even the thoughts and intents or your heart.

Bind the spirit of unbelief, and loose My Holy Spirit, Who is the Spirit of Truth, to yourself whenever you are assailed by lies and doubts. Do not listen to the lies.  Instead, listen to My Word. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by My Word.

EPHESIANS 2:2; HEBREWS 4:12; ROMANS 10:17

RESERVE

You love to reserve special seats ahead of time to a function that you are looking forward to attend. I have reserved a special seat for you at a function that is better than any function you could attend on earth.

Peter wrote this: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fades not away, reserved in heaven for you (1 Peter 1:3-4)

Yes, I have reserved a special seat for you in heaven.  Look forward to enjoying that seat for all of eternity.

1 PETER 1:3-4

EXALT

After My crucifixion, I was exalted to sit on the right hand of My Father.  I am now Prince over all principalities, rulers of darkness and wickedness in high places.

Now that you are in Me and I am in you, you share this exalted place with Me in heaven.  When you pray, I want you to remember that I have given you all authority over all the power of My enemy, Satan.

I have spoiled principalities and powers, and I have even made a show of them openly, triumphing over them. As you resist Satan in warfare prayer, speak these truths out loud and he will flee.

ACTS 5:31; COLOSSIANS 2:15

OVER

My servant Paul wrote: "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for you are not under the law, but under grace." He was sharing how you and all my beloved can have the victory over sin.

Paul exhorted the church in Rome to not yield the members of their bodies to be used as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin, but to yield the members of their bodies as instruments of righteousness unto God.

Satan attacks your flesh.  He works from the outside to tempt you to sin by attacking you in the area of your worldly lusts.  I work from the inside outward.  You must remember that you are a new creature and that My Spirit indwells you.  My grace within you is sufficient to always give you the victory over sin.

ROMANS 6:12-14

MEANS

Paul lived in a day when people were looking for something that would give them hope.  Paul knew how to reach them.  He said, "To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak:  I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some."

Paul knew that instead of criticizing those who were weak in their faith, he needed to identify with them.  He remembered that he also was once weak in his faith. 

As you witness to people, ask My Holy Spirit to give you the means by which you can identify with them.  My Spirit knows every person intimately, so He can give you the means to be an effective witness.

1 CORINTHIANS 9:22

PASS

You heard one time that someone's favorite phrase in My Word was: "And it came to pass."  Whatever trials you may be experiencing now will pass.  It is good to remember this as you and so many all over the world are going through such dark times.

The good news is that I dwell in the midst of darkness, and that My light in this darkness is brighter than the darkness.

My beloved David wrote, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff they comfort me.  I truly will carry you in My arms as you pass through these dark days.  I will always bring you out of darkness and the shadow of death, and I will brake your bands in sunder.

PSALM 23:4, 107:14

DELUSION

I have the power to send strong delusion to those who are workers of unrighteousness.  I am now unveiling the unrighteous acts of many leaders of nations.  This is all a preparation for the harvest time I will ignite soon.

Because those who are doing such evil world wide and have not repented because they have refused to receive the love of the truth so that they would be saved, I will allow delusion to come upon them.

Many of these unrighteous people who have refused to repent will begin to even believe that their very lies are the truth.  I would that none perish, but I am a God of justice and I am weighing the actions of men all over the world.  Pray that some of these people will turn to Me before it is too late.

2 THESSALONIANS 2:10-12

RUSH

One of the prophecies that has not yet been fulfilled before I return is this prophecy in Isaiah 17:1: "The burden of Damascus.  Behold Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap."

When this comes to pass, men will look to their Maker, and their eyes shall have respect for Me, the Holy One of Israel. In that day there will be a rushing of nations that make a rushing like the rushing of waters.  I will rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

I am dealing with nations now.  There is much to be fulfilled before I return.  You can rest assured, however, that I will awaken and save multitudes in a great harvest of souls before My return.

ISAIAH 17:1

SITUATION

Most everyone during these dark days are in situations that may seem hopeless.  However, I am beautiful for every situation.

My psalmist wrote these words thousands of years ago: "Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great king (Psalm 48:2)." Another translation says that Mount Zion is beautiful for its elevation. 

Mount Zion is My city (the New Jerusalem) and its elevation is higher than your finite mind can comprehend.  The message, however, that you can take from this psalm is that no matter what or where your situation may be, I want you to look higher and focus on Me.  I am Your "Good Shepherd," and I can help you in every situation.

PSALM 48:2

REVEAL

I am the One Who always reveals those things that are done in darkness.  I said this over 2,000 years ago and I am still revealing everything that the enemy has planned.  I do this for My beloved so that they will not fear.

I said, "Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.  What I tell you in darkness, that speak you in light: and what you hear in the ear, that preach you upon the housetops.

And fear not those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him Who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."  You are worth more than sparrows and the very hairs on you head are numbered by Me. I will protect you.

MATTHEW 10:26-28

UNITY

There has been great division in your country and also in My body on Earth.  When the ecclesia was formed in the book of Acts, they were all gathered in the upper room and they were all of one accord (of one mind and one Spirit).

I am unifying My body on Earth in these last days.  People will gather in small groups just like they did in the book of Acts.  They will be of one mind and one Spirit.  The division will no longer be.  The only division that will occur will be in the gatherings where they deny the power of My Spirit.

I am building My house.  I am laying the foundation now.  When My house is finished, My Father will inspect it and say to Me, "It is now time for you to go get your bride and bring them home.

ACTS 2:1

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COMPLETE

You are complete in Me. I am the head over all principality and power, and you are complete in Me. The fulness of the Godhead bodily dwells within Me.  This means that this fulness also dwells within you.

I want you to walk in the complete will of My Father.  Have faith that I am the author and finisher of your faith, and that the good work I have begun in you, I will complete.

These truths should give you complete confidence that you will accomplish all the works I have designed for you to do.  Trust Me daily to work through you both to give you the will to do My will and also the power to do it.

COLOSSIANS 2:10, 4:12; HEBREWS 12:2; EPHESIANS 2:10; PHILIPPIANS 2:13

TRAVAIL

I described what would be happening in the last days.  I said, "Men's hearts would be failing them for fear, and for looking after those things that are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

The great shaking I spoke of will not happen until just before I return to Earth.  Paul wrote that the whole creation is groaning and travailing in pain. He said that those who love Me are also are groaning within themselves for the adoption and redemption of their bodies

I do not want you to ever fear these times.  The shaking and groaning will usher in My return, so when this happens, look up for your redemption is drawing nigh.  Simply abide in Me, My love, and My Word, and you will be able to have joy during these hard times.

ROMANS 8:22-23; LUKE 21:28

INVITE

David wrote that I prepared a table before him in the presence of his enemies.  The table I prepare for you daily is a table filled with heavenly food ( My Word) 

Picture yourself with an invisible shield around you as we talk together at this table and as you feast on the bread (My Word) daily.

You have the shield of faith over you and that shield can quench every fiery dart (thoughts) the enemy would like to send you.  Come to this table daily, and you will have great peace throughout your day.

PSALM 23, 5:12

SEATS

The scribes and the Pharisees always wanted the uppermost seats in the synagogues. They did now realize that I have the power to put down the mighty from their seats, and I exalt those of low degree.

This is what is happening now in your nation.  Yes, I am putting down your enemies who have seated themselves illegally as the head of your government.  I will put them down.  Understand that promotion does not come from the east or the west.  It comes from Me.

I have given you a seat next to Me in the heavenly realm. You are over your enemies.  Never forget this.  You are always in the position of victory over your enemies when you abide in Me.  Rejoice, because I always win

LUKE 20:46; EPHESIANS 2:6