Betty Page James Dean The X Men And Other Prophetic Words

Betty Page, James Dean, The X Men And Other Prophetic Words By Kevin Frasure


I sometimes receive spiritual downloads by seeing a movie poster, a television show or even literally a sign while driving down the street. God will give me a prophetic word. Here are some recent ones.

THE NOTORIOUS BETTY PAGE

One day I saw the movie poster of the Betty Page movie, and a prophetic word was downloaded into me. I could see two pillars falling down and being crushed. One pillar was pornography and the other one was religion. I could see people flow in a spirit of true liberation.

2Cr 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, {there} is liberty.

For those of you who do not know the story of the Betty Page, she was the pin up Queen of the 1950's. Many of her pictures involved bondage and S&M. She later had an encounter with God at a church service and I think she is still whole heartily following Him today. She even preached on the streets and helped with a Billy Graham crusade.

JAMES DEAN, ELVIS PRESLEY, AND MARILYN MONROE

I saw God rising up artist in various fields, who will have the same influence on culture as James Dean, Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe. It will be an anointing of evangelism that will greatly influence the arts and the world.

AMERICAN IDOL

One day while flipping through the television shows, I flipped on a channel with one of the American Idols. I then saw into the Spirit. I saw God raising up and releasing singers who was not very talented. They did not have an "American Idol" voice, but in their voice was songs of authority. I could see people being healed as these vessels sang fresh songs from heaven. I could see cities and nations being changed by the song of the Lord. I could see fresh manna. I could see some impact various cultures. Especially the youth. I saw youth on fire almost addicted from the words flowing through these vessels mouths, but they would tell them "We can not be worshipped. Worship God."

I could see songs of freedom and liberation. I could see the dissatisfied being filled, but wanting more to drink of this unique fresh water. I could also see songs of revolution and fire, changing cities and nations throughout the world. Very raw and spontaneous sounds.

I then saw models with pure hearts. They were plain and unattractive compared to many of the images of what a model is suppose to look like. They had such a purity of heart that they would glow with beauty. I could see them changing the images we have of what is truly beautiful. I saw many women, mostly young women, being healed by the words of life flowing through the models.

I saw two bold women who God is rising up to be spokes people for women. They will expose the lies and ugliness of porn and the sex slave industry. They will be bold, radical and their message will be contagious and they will change the laws. They will have no fear of man and they will die a martyrs death.

I see one woman rising from the East and the other from the West. I hear the words "Tear down the machine" I see marches and protest. I see signs written in red.

THE DA VINCI CODE

One day I saw the previews of the the Da Vinci Code and I got a download of the Spirit. I could see a code being unlocked, but it wasn't the code being portrayed in the film. It was the DNA code. Divine Nature Activated. I could see people being enlightened to who they really are in Christ and operating in it. I could see revivals in restaurants and the market place when people would argue about the historical Jesus or the mythical Jesus and I could see those unlocking the code showing people who Jesus is today. I could see them painting a fresh panting of Jesus upsetting both the unbeliever and the religious.

I could see people being raptured in the Spirit in public places. Some will think they are having seizures and need medical help, but it will be an encounter with the Kingdom of God. They will open their mouths with fresh revelation after the encounters.

I could see people's eyes being opened and the people saying "That is the God you serve."

X MEN

I saw babies being born. Some of the babies came out of the womb speaking in tongues. I could see babies born with unique spiritual gifts. I could see them walking in the Kingdom of God and Kingdom authority at a very early age. I saw some babies born immune to diseases and chemicals that would kill a normal person.

I could see some babies sweat oil. This oil was healing oil and as people rubbed the babies they were healed. I could see doctors studying the substance coming from the babies and describing it as positive energy. I them saw doctors admitting that it could only be described as the substance of heaven.

I could see young children with such authority that they could call out treasures from heaven and the treasures would literally be formed on earth. Jewels, diamonds and pearls.

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

I saw elderly people swimming in a lake and as they swam, they would become like little children filled with joy. The water was blue, white, and pure. I could see them laughing and giggling.


THE NEXT TWO - THREE MONTHS

Who ever is reading this God drew you here, because I could see God drawing you to this particular part of my blog. In the next two to three months some of you will be launched into international ministry. Some of you who have been in a dry place will suddenly find fresh springs of living water.

There will be some of you who will begin to flow in healings, miracles, signs and wonders. You will be amazed when it happens by how easy it will happen. There are some of you with a strong spirit of evangelism. I see this burning inside of you. You heart is lit up and on fire! I see you hitting the streets with the gospel with power.

A few of you are going to have visions and dreams like never before. I see some of you begin to fall on your knees in prayer. For some it will be because of an encounter with God. For others it will be out of fear. Some of the events taking place will scare you to your knees. Again do not be fearful of what you see on television and hear on the radio. Seek God and pray.



Prophecy By Kevin Frasure 5-31-06

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Revival Fire And Rain 4/14/2006

THE SOUTH WILL RISE WITH REVIVAL FIRE

A wave of revival fire has come to the south, I see the flames of fire in the streets. I see the gathering of radical on fire youth and missionaries in the streets. They will begin to gather and they will call upon the Lord. I see the fires of revival spreading throughout the south. I see flames of fire as they begin to fast and pray. The south shall rise with flames of fire. I see a shadow like the shadow of Peter falling.

I see the flames burning and breaking chains of captivity. Burning off sickness and disease. Burning off addictions and bondage. I see the flames moving upon the women of the south. Bondages and the traditions of men breaking. I hear the women of the south. They are going to roar with the sound of worship. I can hear them roar. I see the joy of the Lord falling upon their faces. Their precious faces. Their faces are going to shine like Moses.

SMALL TOWNS, COMMUNITIES AND THE EAST

I see flames of revival being stirred in small towns and communities in the East and in the South. I hear the sound of a move of repentance and a crying out for the Glory of the Lord to come. A crying out for revival. Get ready America. America rejoice. America rejoice at what God is going to do!

THEY WILL GATHER IN THE TENT CITIES

I see a great gathering among the tents. The cities of tents will become cities of fire. I see refreshing rains and an outpouring. I see the wind and no one knows where are what the wind is going to do. Unpredictable wind. An outpouring among the tent cities. One by one the youth will begin to gather and they will hold hands and they will begin to burn with fire and passion for the Lord. They will gather and worship. I see a cup. Yes, a cup of refreshing water. A cup of refreshing rain. A cup running over that will pour out into the streets and in the schools. A cup for the thirsty and a cup filled with love.

I see wells among the tents. Wells running over! Wells bursting into flames of fire. Wells of passion. Passion of the Spirit of the Lord. I see promises restored! I see a thick honey begin to form over some of the tents. People will eat the honey and be filled with joy. The honey will become thick and I see people stuck in the presence of the Lord. They will drink the honey.

INTERCESSORS YOUR TIME HAS COME

Intercessors, Intercessors, your time has come. You have remained hidden and have labored and birthed in private. The enemy has robbed you of many things. But I see the day of restoration. I see the Lord exalting you and I see wages that have been stolen being paid back in full and more than enough. I see the Marys. The Marys who have sat at their Masters feet, without complaining listening to His every word and just allowing Him to love on them. I see God give them gifts and for many of them the desires of their hearts. I see Lazarus rising up. He has been stinking and hope is gone but I see him rising up and the grave clothes being removed.

CALIFORNIA

Blow the shofar, sound the trumpet. I hear the sound of an abundance of rain. I hear the Spirit of Jubilee. I hear the release of Jubilee. I see a fresh birthing, impartation, and outpouring of the prophetic. I see worship in the streets. A dance of fire and passion. I see rivers, lots and lots of rivers. Lots and lots of rain. I see a filling up and a running over. I see rain, rain and more rain. Floods of rain. I see river Glory. I see a cup full and running over. Let the weak say I am strong, let the poor say I am rich and let the hungry say I am full. Joy, joy joy! The joy of the Lord is upon you. The following is a key unlocking the destiny of California. Sing it with authority!

Let it rain
Let it rain
Open the flood gates of Heaven
Let it rain
Let it rain
Open the flood gates of Heaven
(Repeat)
Michael W. Smith

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Calling All Prayer Warriors 4/11/2006

The tornados that hit Tenneesse is only the first in a wave of destruction coming to North America and other parts of the world. The good news is there is going to be an outpouring of the Spirit, a massive harvest, a genuine move of repentance and seeking God, and revival fires. There is going to be an increase of incredible signs and wonders and the power of God in the market place and in the streets. It is no coincidence that a movie like the 10 commandments has come out at such a time as this. Life and death is literally in your tongue. Pro 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. If God prompts you to fast and pray or lays cities on your heart to pray for, it is important to obey. It could literally mean life and death for people.

If you want to pray, but don't feel lead to pray for anything, I have written some tools or prayer targets for you in this newsletter.

The reason that people do not have a rich, beautiful faith is that their spirit is denied the privilege of communion and fellowship with the Father. - John G. Lake

It is easy in ministry or in life, to begin to rely on acquired knowledge instead of fresh knowledge revealed. We must maintain our union with Him to enjoy fresh oil and then there is no old oil. The life of God or presence of God can't be stored, it has to be current. It is a well of life, continually outflowing. - Gloria Copeland

If you are strangers to prayer you are strangers to power. - Billy Sunday

I have so much to do that I spend several hours in prayer before I am able to do it.—John Wesley

Always respond to every impulse to pray. The impulse to pray may come when you are reading or when you are battling with a text. I would make an absolute law of this – always obey such an impulse. --Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?-- Corrie Ten Boom

Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan --John Bunyan

When I pray, coincidences happen, and when I don't pray, they don't. --William Temple

Pray, and let God worry. -- Martin Luther

The Church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men. The Holy Ghost does not flow through methods, but through men. He does not come on machinery, but on men. He does not anoint plans, but men…Men of prayer." --E. M. Bounds

Notice, we never pray for folks we gossip about, and we never gossip about the folk for whom we pray! For prayer is a great deterrent. --Leonard Ravenhill

There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God. --Brother Lawrence

"I find it necessary to begin at five in the morning and pray at all opportunity until ten or eleven at night" -- William Branham

Mat 21:13 And He *said to them, "It is written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER'; but you are making it a ROBBERS' DEN."

Luk 6:12 It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.

Luk 6:13 And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles:

If they all found it necessary to pray, how much more should we?

Jam 5:16 The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

1Ki 18:41 Now Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a {heavy} shower."

1Ki 18:42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he crouched down on the earth and put his face between his knees.

1Ki 18:43 He said to his servant, "Go up now, look toward the sea." So he went up and looked and said, "There is nothing." And he said, "Go back" seven times.

1Ki 18:44 It came about at the seventh {time,} that he said, "Behold, a cloud as small as a man's hand is coming up from the sea." And he said, "Go up, say to Ahab, 'Prepare {your chariot} and go down, so that the {heavy} shower does not stop you.' "

1Ki 18:45 In a little while the sky grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy shower. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel.

Elijah labored and birthed. Elijah travailed and birthed the end of the famine over Israel. He travailed until he heard the sound of the abundance of rain. Elijah would not stop! Elijah was determined to birth a manifestation, and read the posture of humility that Elijah took while praying in 1 Ki 18:42.

People talk about a move of God and get excited at prophetic meetings. But where can they be found when it is time to pray? Look at our city streets and we can really see how much time we spend in prayer and how much we really care about the one lost sheep. Yes, we have lives to live but part of those lives should include prayer and helping others. If we are truly seeking God in the church on every corner in our communities then our communities would look a little different.

If we cannot shed tears over the lost and the conditions of our cities, then we are not pregnant with the heart of God. If the deaths in New Orleans, Bay St Louis or Tennessee does not concern us enough to even pray for 15 minutes then how can we call ourselves Christians? I am not saying this to condemn people or to get people in a lot of works. Yes, there will always be death and dispair and you can't help everyone, but you can help one. You can pray for "the one" and you can birth something.

Ask God to impregnate you and help you birth through. Ask God to show you "the one". "The one" may be the bum on the street, the nerd at the school or someone you work with. It may be a simple prayer or maybe buying someone a toy or a gift. Simple acts of kindness do more than you know.

Yes, you can't pray and birth through everything, but you can birth something and people are going to need your prayers in the coming months and years. If you have a heart for souls, signs and wonders, salvation and healing the wounded, ask God to impregnate you and you will see great things.

PRAYER EXERCISES

The following exercises is to help those of you who may need help tapping in or want to try something different. A relationship with God isn't a formula. You have your own way of praying with God, so go ahead and do what you feel comfortable with.

TONGUES

Just pray in tongues. Don't underestimate the power of praying in tongues. Then pray to interupt your own tongues, or you can just prophesy.

Something you may try is that while speaking in tongues, speak the promises of God. Pick out a promise God has given to you and speak it out for 3-5 minutes and then speak in tongues for 3-5 minutes. Keep going back and forth and watch what happens. What may happen is that you will begin to feel an atomic bomb of prayer building up in you. When you can't contain it much longer let it out. You will begin to speak the word of the Lord, or go into intercession, or something. Now, let your bomb out. You can also do this with prayer targets like cities.

SOAKING

Put some worship music on and lay in the presence of God. Focus on Him and allow Him to love on you, then change your focus to hearing God and allow Him to place certain cities on your heart to pray for and what to pray for. Maybe He wants you to pray for a hedge or protection around New York City or a move of His Spirit in Boston, or maybe revival fire in Singapore.

THE WORD

Meditate on the word. Say the scripture over and over to yourself and eat of it. Let it sink deep within. Another way is to find a scripture God has anointed. You will feel power or it will just stand out to you somehow. Maybe you will feel fire. Read it again and again, and again. You will find you will get higher and higher. Once the presence lifts, stop and read another. I read Psalm 27 like this once and the Glory of the Lord became so thick that I could no longer read or stand. It was almost like I was stuck to the ground

PRAYER:

Father God, I lift up everyone reading this newsletter and I ask you to impregnate them with prayer. I ask you to give them dreams and visions in the night. And give them prayer points and prayer targets to pray through. I ask you to confirm what they are praying. Give them prophetic words and prophetic decrees. Give them fiery hearts of passion. I ask you to roar through them Lord. To roar through them like a lion. Roar through them in a way to open heavens and to shake cities and nations with your presence, Glory and Fire! Heal them of any oppression or discouragement. Heal them with any loss of hope and restore their hope. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen.

TESTIMONY FROM PROPHETIC EVANGELISM OUTREACH

Wow thank you so much!
Did you write it all just for me? That's so nice, and very true! Tell me how you do it, this is really well done. I've read the psalms too, very interesting, actually you made me open my Bible and I don't do it very often at all.

Thanks again, this encouraged me a lot and I am happy when a reading is as clear and true as yours, I can't wait to get more, have a great day. God bless You too...

Fanny from France

Prayer Targets:

1) Tenneessee (protection/revival fire)
2) North Carolina (protection)
3) South Carolina (protection)
4) Canada (protection, healing, revival fire)
5) Kentucky (protection)
6) New York City (protection/revival)
7) Georgia (protection/revival fire)
8) Michigan (protection/ outpouring of prophetic)
9) Los Angeles (protection/ outpouring)

Also, please pray for Warrior's Abode.

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The Year 2006 And Tennessee

THE YEAR 2006

I see this being a year of change. Many of you will let go of past pain, dreams and visions. I see them being replaced by new relationships, dreams and visions. For some of you God will resurrect an old dream, but it will be somewhat different than your original dream, vision or purpose.

It will have life and not death in it, and you will finally see it come to pass. Some of you will find yourself starting over. It will feel like all you have worked for was for nothing and you will find yourself starting over again in life. This may be because of a move, loss of job, change in weather, ministry, career, or office. etc...

It is important to not become bitter during this time and to fear God and keep his commandments.

Luk 10:27 And he answered, "YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."

Luk 10:28 And He said to him, "You have answered correctly; DO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE."

Eph 3:19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.

Ecc 12:13 The conclusion, when all has been heard, {is:} fear God and keep His commandments, because this {applies to} every person.

Ecc 12:14 For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.

During this change there will be friends or things you can't take with you. Let them go. It's okay. God has other things in store for you. Better things.

I see some of you eating healthy in 2006 and this change of diet will heal you of some problems that you have been having due to diet and nothing else. I see the heavens being silent for some of you for a season and you will wonder what is wrong. Nothing is wrong. During this time you will make practical decisions that will be postive changes for you in the coming season.

I see the youth gone wild in America in 2006 and beyond. I see Christian youth and those with a youthful mind bringing change to Chrisitianity in America. I see a movement of love much like the 1960's and the Jesus Freak movement of the 1970's. I see fire and extreme youth crushing idols of hate that many in Christianity have bowed their knees too.

They are spontaneous, courageous, contagious and totally fearless. Thomasville Georgia has the potential of being one of the gathering places of this coming movement of love. I see churches being closed down because of their refusal to move with what the Spirit is doing in this hour.

I see sucide bombings happening on USA soil by the end of 2006 or 2007. I see a negative move among the teens in 2006.

PROPHETIC WORDS FOR TENNESSEE

MUFREESBORO

I see a coming revival of evangelism in Murfreesboro. The fire and glory of the Lord will hit in a mighty way. I see many well known prophets targeting this city for what God is going to do. I see God's Spirit falling in restaurants and businesses. I see college people being on fire for the Lord.

I see a mighty harvest in the projects. I see children's ministry. I see souls being saved daily. I see a move of God among the mentally challenged and the insane. God will heal them and transform them and use them in a mighty way.

SMYRNA

I see a mighty wave of healing coming to smryna. I also see Smyrna as a hidden place for prophets to gather.

NASHVILLE

The influence of Nashville is going to explode in 2006 or 2007. I see a prophetic stirring. I hear the words "May Day" I see people who are tired of being sick and tired and tired of what they see happening in their city. I see a movement of evangelism, but mostly prophetic and worship evangelism. I see worship evangelism having a huge impact on this city. I see the bowls of worship being poured out upon this city. Many, many colors of worship. I see the seeds of Graham growing and taking root. I see a mighty rushing wind moving in the project areas of Nashville. I see a strong wind of intimacy and worship. The worship will break many hardened hearts bringing people back to Jesus or bringing people to Jesus for the first time. I see a strange movement of prophetic evangelism.

I also hear the words "Mini Hollywood" Nashville will become a city of influence and the eyes of Hollywood will rest upon her. I see many Christian artist shaking the Hollywood system within and outside of the Studio system. I see gritty, edgy Christian films being shot in Nashville and the surrounding cities. I also see family films about love and faith being shot in Nashville and surrounding cities. I also see cartoons. Some celebrities will make Nashville their home and they will give their lives to Christ or come back to Him after moving to Nashville.

A Renaissance of the arts is being birthed in Nashville. It will shake Hollywood and the nations. Mindsets will be changed and strongholds will be broken. God is gathering his warriors of the arts in Nashville. His warriors, creators, and visionaries of film, music, screenwriting, dance, acting and art have come to gather in Nashville.

KNOXVILLE

I see an explosion of healing and prophetic evangelism. This city is really going to shine. I see open heavens and many visions, signs and wonders.

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New Orleans

Pastor Troy D. Bohn

HELP! That is the best way that I can say it right now concerning what is about to happen here in New Orleans.

Undoubtedly, the whole nation’s attention was upon New Orleans and the whole Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation that followed when our levee system failed and we found New Orleans 80% under water!

Well, the attention that we were getting has decreased and the type of attention that is being paid to the city now is not the attention that will truly have the biggest long term impact.

While the Mayor, the Governor, the President, FEMA, the Army Corp of Engineers and a plethora of other private and governmental agencies argue and debate on the rebuilding of a city—the Church needs to instead be focusing on the unprecedented Harvest and Revival opportunity that this has presented the Gulf Coast and this Nation.

HELP! Is how one could simply break down the vision that Paul received when his brother needed him to come to Macedonia at a pivotal time for that region.

Acts 16:9-10 says, “And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, Come over to Macedonia and help us. Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.”

When we began our work full time here in New Orleans in 2003, the Holy Spirit spoke to us that (He) “was sending REVIVAL upon the Gulf Coast of the USA and that we needed to network with the Body of Christ in preparation for this time” Luke 5:1-7

In a couple of months, February 24-28, 2006, RAVEN Ministries will be hosting their 10th annual Mardi Gras Outreach in New Orleans. This is a gathering of believers from all over the country who come to share the LIVING WORD with a DYING WORLD.

In the months since Katrina we have personally seen approximately 400 people come to the Lord Jesus Christ in the French Quarter and on Bourbon Street. The “harvest is ready to be harvested but the labors are too few.”

Please come and help us! You can get more information and contact us through our website at www.BigGrace.com and then click on the Mardi Gras Outreach button or you can email me, Pastor Troy D. Bohn, at ravenmail@cox.net or call me at our offices anytime at 504-304-6535

We NEED you here with us for this time. THIS is where we can break the back of the devil over this city and see revival spread throughout this nation—but we need your help to do it.

Thanksgiving Day Prophecy 2005

Prophecy Given Thanksgiving Day:

I AM RESTORING MY TENTS

I could hear and see God say "I am restoring my tents." I then saw glimpses of the people involved in the great healing movement of the past. People like William Branham, Paul Cain and Oral Roberts. I heard God say "I am restoring my healing movement. It will pick up where the last healing movement left off, before corruption set in. This movement will be without corruption, because I am purging my body. It will be from purity of heart. Greater healings, miracles, signs and wonders will occur during this movement." I feel like this will be a four year movement, even though I didn't hear God directly say that. I then heard the words "The Greatest Awakening"

I then saw two mighty rivers. One river was from Canada and the other the United States Of America. The two rivers combined and intertwined creating a mighty flood of healing and the Glory of God.

MOVEMENT OF PURITY

I saw a movement of purity within the public schools. I saw many teachers arrested for child molestation. I saw students standing up on cafeteria tables and wearing buttons which stated "I'm Pure". I saw a revolution and a shaking of the court system as the students stood up for God.

I saw spontaneous preaching in schools and government buildings. I could hear students chanting "We won't tolerate it anymore, we won't"

I then saw woodstock like revivals in parks and on the lawns of public schools. I saw students preaching from the back of pick-up trucks and from vans. The side of the vans folded out into stages.

A SHAKING WITHIN THE PORN INDUSTRY:

Jdg 16:26 Then Samson said to the boy who was holding his hand, "Let me feel the pillars on which the house rests, that I may lean against them."

Jdg 16:27 Now the house was full of men and women, and all the lords of the Philistines were there. And about 3,000 men and women were on the roof looking on while Samson was amusing {them.}

Jdg 16:28 Then Samson called to the LORD and said, "O Lord GOD, please remember me and please strengthen me just this time, O God, that I may at once be avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes."

Jdg 16:29 Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and braced himself against them, the one with his right hand and the other with his left.

Jdg 16:30 And Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" And he bent with all his might so that the house fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he killed at his death were more than those whom he killed in his life.

I saw Samson between two pillars and then I saw a shaking within the porn industry. I heard God say "I have sent my prophet in the midst of perversion. He will shake the system and turn perversion into praise." I then saw an earthquake within the porn industry and I could see the restoration of the tabernacle of David in unique places. I saw ladies of the night transformed into dancers of fire and of the light.

I saw a great move of worship and repentance take place in the gentlemen's clubs across the world. I then saw many in the adult film industry stand up for the Lord. They were men and women of fire. I saw them giving their testimonies on shows like David Letterman and Larry King. I could see God's name glorified on the pages of Hustler magazine. I could see testimonies of people on the pages of Hustler magazine.

A SHAKING IN HOLLYWOOD CA

I saw a great shaking in Hollywood and I saw a changing of the guard in many areas and arenas. I saw a great move of creativity and purity shown on the movie screen. I could see a great move of the prophetic within the Hollywood community. This move will greatly influence the storytellers, filmmakers, celebrities, and producers. An impartation behind the scenes and then an impartation of the prophetic through the screens. I saw people being healed in theatres.

I saw prophetic films made in the genres of fantasy, action, love and horror. The films will out sale many of the major selling films like Star Wars. I also saw films of fresh vision and revelation. Things like we have never seen or experienced. I saw many, many, colors filling the screens.

PROPHETIC BOOKS

I saw prophetic story books for teenagers and children. I saw a series of books that will out sale Harry Potter. It will grab media attention.

MTV AND BEYOND

I saw a fresh sound and wave of the prophetic. Very native. Very warlike, but at times very gentle. I saw this sound and wave of music grab the attention of MTV and I saw fire and impartation flowing out of the television. I saw ministries of fire birthed overnight and taking the flame to the streets. Spontaneous concerts on rooftops and coffee houses. I could hear people chanting "We are the warriors" "We are the Jesus Freaks."

ANCIENT WELLS

I then saw pure blue water filling city streets. The wells had been clogged up from centuries of sin and generational curses. I saw the wells unclogged and fresh revelation filling the city streets along with rivers of healing.

TESTIMONY (Betty, Murfreesboro Tenn)

I was having a great deal of pain from arthritis Kevin prayed for my healing and I was healed instantly. No more pain. I feel great. Praise God!


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Are you having an identity crisis?

October 30, 2005

Are You Having an Identity Crisis?

By Francis Frangipane
Ministries of Francis Frangipane
www.frangipane.org




As Christians, our faith tells us that Christ died as payment for our sins. We believe He actually rose from the grave as proof that He was, indeed, sent by God. Yet, it is also our conviction that, upon this resurrection event, not only were the sins of mankind atoned for but through Christ a second Genesis began.

Paul explains, "The first man, Adam, became a living soul. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit" (1 Corinthians 15:45). The word Adam means "man" and is representative of "mankind."

There are now two Adams or two species of man. The first species of man is the descendant of sinful Adam. His life orbits around his carnal or "natural" desires. He carries both the DNA of Adam's nature and the consequences of Adam's sin. This natural man is focused upon fulfilling the needs of his soul. He is, indeed, a "living soul," but he is controlled by fears, physical needs, intellect boundaries, cultural environment, and sin.

The second species or race of man is Spirit-centered. His thoughts, dreams, and experiences originate primarily from the Holy Spirit, who lives in union with him. The highest aspiration of the Spirit-centered man is not on attaining natural successes, but upon attaining conformity to Christ.

While the first man lives to experience what the world around him can give him, the last species of man, the Christ-man, lives for what he can give to the world -- he is a "life-giving spirit." The first Adam engendered descendants with problems; the spiritual descendants of the last Adam, Christ, provide the world with answers.


New Creatures

While men divide over many things -- culture, skin color, language or social status -- from God's view, mankind is only truly divided into two subsets: those controlled by their souls and those controlled by the Holy Spirit. One race is dead in sin; the other is alive in Christ. One species of man is destined to perish; the other will live forever. Just as the first Adam passed sin, weakness, and death on to his children, so the second Adam, Christ, passes virtue, power, and eternal life to the children of God.

"Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." -- 2 Corinthians 5:17

"For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation." -- Galatians 6:15

We are not merely men of flesh temporarily acting spiritual, but we are spiritual beings temporarily living as men of flesh. If you have received Christ into your life, you are part of the second Genesis. You possess a new nature which, like Christ's, shall live forever.


Identity Crisis

Yet, too many of us suffer from an "identity crisis." We are confused about who we really are. We attend church, but internally, we are still deeply identified with the traits and expectations of the first Adam. Paul rebuked the church in Corinth, which suffered with fleshy attitudes, saying, "are you not walking like mere men?" (1 Corinthians 3:3).

Hear me well: if you have received Christ, you are no mere mortal. The very same power that raised Christ from the dead abides also in you. While you may experience many of the same trials that the descendants of the first Adam face, you are buoyed by God's Spirit as He faithfully works all things for good in your life. On the other side of your trials is not death but resurrection!

"But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells you." -- Romans 8:11

We may look human, but abiding within us is a treasure more valuable than the earth itself: resurrection power.

"And God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power." -- Acts 2:24

Just as it was impossible for death to hold Christ in the grave, so it is impossible for the substance of "death" still in us -- our sins and failures -- to hold Him as well. Christ conquers death as readily as light drives out darkness. Indeed, in all things we are "more than conquerors through Him who loved us" (Romans 8:37 NIV).


Seated With Christ

As I was engaged in a particular struggle, a friend asked me, "How are you doing under the circumstances?" I answered, "I'm not under the circumstances; I'm seated with Christ in heavenly places. My Father is God. There is no weapon formed against me that can prosper. I'm born again from above, a new creation; I am a partaker of the Divine Nature."

Everything I answered came directly from God's word and represents the reality granted me by faith in God's promises. Faith unlocks the power of God's promises.

So, beloved friend, you are not under circumstances or "the weather" or pressures or curses; you are alive together with Christ (Colossians 2) and positioned in the shelter of God's domain. Yes, we face conflict which God uses to perfect our character, but He also "always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place" (2 Corinthians 2:14).

Beloved, if you are not using God's word to define and shape your spiritual identity, you will, in fact, be under circumstances and clouded by the oppression that abides on the first Adam. You may still be a Christian, but you will suffer from your identity crisis.

This is why Paul said, "put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth" (Ephesians 4: 24). You must accept, believe, and then apply the word of God until you are fully established as a new creation.

"Those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren." -- Romans 8:29

This quest to walk in your new nature is the crux of your primary battles in life. This is not just a war between your virtue and your vices, but it is a war between your identity after the flesh and your true identity as a new creature in Christ. "Faith," John tells us, "is the victory that overcomes the world" (1 John 5:4).

You are a citizen of a new realm. As such, you must learn the customs and understand the language. In the kingdom of God, everyone believes what God says about them. When God speaks, His words create realities. Our faith accepts the grace and truth of God's word, and in so doing our lives are transformed.

Yes, we will still fail, but Christ is greater than our failings. True, we will still err, but in all things, God works for the good. Indeed, we pass through hard experiences that God uses to conform us to the character of His Son (see Philippians 3:10), yet He also brings us through such things so we can possess the power of Christ's resurrection!

Consider Paul's analysis of his personal journey:

"I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me." -- Galatians 2:20

Again, he wrote:

"Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day." --2 Corinthians 4:16

Let us ask ourselves: is our spiritual consciousness focused upon what is inwardly "decaying"? Or are our hearts lifted to that which is "being renewed day by day"? Are we living as mere men or as new creatures, fashioned after the likeness of Christ? Would you agree that it is time to get over your identity crisis?

Lord, forgive me for dwelling in the basement of my old nature rather than the penthouse of Your love and promises. You have chosen me to reveal Your life; You've given me Your Holy Spirit and spoken to me through Your word. I am Your child, born from above and destined to inherit Your glory. I worship You, my Lord and King.


By Francis Frangipane
Ministries of Francis Frangipane
www.frangipane.org

Fruit Grows on Trees, Not on Small Plants

October 28, 2005

Rick Joyner: Fruit Grows on Trees, Not on Small Plants -- a Word About the Fruit of Faithfulness

By Rick Joyner
Morningstar Ministries
www.morningstarministries.org





October 24, 2005

The fruit of the Spirit is "faithfulness" (Galatians 5:22). The characteristics of the Spirit are called "fruit" because it must be cultivated and grown. It takes faithfulness, which is demonstrated by endurance, for any of the fruit to be grown. But how is faithfulness grown? This is important for us to understand if we are going to bear any fruit.

Fruit grows on trees, not small plants. A small plant may sprout and produce vegetables in a single season, but a fruit tree takes years to develop before it will bear fruit. This is why we are told it takes "faith and patience" (Hebrews 6:12) to inherit the promises. One reason why there is so little true fruit of the Spirit in the body of Christ today is because of the lack of faithfulness; faithfulness is demonstrated by endurance over time until fruit is produced.

I hear many complaints about how pastors and leaders tend to interpret faithfulness as how committed people are to their own vision. This may be true, but this is not necessarily wrong. In fact, to be faithful to someone else's vision is crucial for developing the maturity in Christians so that they too can bear fruit.


Know Your Own Purpose & Destiny

For many years, I have championed the need for people to know their own purpose and have their own vision, but this vision, if it is real, must fit together with a corporate vision. Also, the more significant the calling that we have, the longer and more difficult the time of serving someone else's vision will usually be before He will free us to pursue our own vision.

This is because we are the branches, and He is the vine. A branch cannot bear fruit without abiding in the vine, so His life must flow through us. We receive His life by grace, and we are told plainly that "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6 NKJV). It takes humility to serve someone else's vision. Without humility, we cannot expect His grace.

The greater the purpose that you have, the more difficult you can expect your call to serve someone else's vision to be. Because King David was called to not only be a king but to establish a throne that the Scriptures say even the Lord Jesus sits upon (see II Samuel 7:12-16), the greatest level of humility and faithfulness was required of David. He had to remain faithful to serve a king who not only had drifted from the will of God but began to oppose the Lord, killing his priests and even trying to kill David. However, David remained faithful to Saul even after Saul died.

It is an amazing thing to see how King David rewarded those who honored Saul by recovering his body and giving him a proper burial, but he went even further than this. It was the practice of kings who ascended a throne in those times to kill all of the offspring of any potential rivals. King David did the opposite and actually honored Saul's offspring, even allowing them to eat at honored positions at his own table. David remained faithful to Saul, even when Saul became unfaithful. By this, King David became one of the greatest examples of godly faithfulness in the Scriptures.

Of course, one who exceeds even David in faithfulness is the Lord Himself. He has remained faithful to man, even through all of the unfaithfulness and opposition of man. As the primary work that the Lord is doing in us is to conform us to His image, we can therefore expect to be called on to remain faithful to those who have been unfaithful to us. How many of us, knowing that our best friends were all going to deny us and betray us that very night, deserting us when we needed them the most, would still desire to have one more meal with them and even wash their feet to demonstrate our commitment to them?


Conforming to His Image

If we react to those who disappoint us or are unfaithful to us, then we are still immature. Everything that the Lord allows in our life is for the purpose of conforming us to His image, and if we want this to happen, we can expect to have to go through the same things that He did.

Paul the apostle prayed to be conformed to the image of the Lord's death (see Philippians 3:10), and his prayer was answered. He died with all of his unfaithful friends having likewise scattered from him, and most of the churches he had given his life to serving had already gone into apostasy. Paul probably died wondering if he had really accomplished anything through his life of sacrifice, but true sacrifice has a power to bear fruit that actually cannot be destroyed.

Paul had probably forgotten long ago about the few letters he had written from prison. But because Paul lived for the eternal instead of the temporary, there was an eternal quality to those letters that made it impossible for them to be destroyed. Those few letters with eternity in their hearts are probably still bearing more fruit for eternal life than all of the efforts of all who are in ministry today. But would they have been remembered if Paul had not been so faithful, even to the end, even unto death? Probably not.

We must resolve that our own faithfulness will not be determined by what others do. We must resolve to remain faithful, simply because it is the right thing to do. Even if it looks as if we will be alone and we cannot see any fruit from it, it is still the right thing to do.

Of course, the ultimate test of faithfulness would probably be in relation to a spouse. But is this not what the Lord Himself is daily going through with His bride? How many of you would have liked to have heard from your fiancé on your wedding day, "Darling, I am going to be totally faithful to you 364 days a year. I only want one day a year to mess around."

"You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God." -- James 4:4


What's Your Focus?

How many of His people have not devoted themselves more to being joined to this world and successful in the world than being joined to Him? Is this true of us? Then we, too, are being unfaithful to the One who in all of creation deserves our faithfulness the most.

If you have a question about whether this is you or not, ask this question: what do you spend most of your time on, and what has most of your attention? Are you more focused on how to get ahead in your job or profession, making more money, or acquiring the things of this world more than knowing the Lord, getting closer to Him, and doing His will? If so, then at the very least you have lost your first love, and you are in spiritual adultery with the world.

It is also possible to be more devoted to our church or our ministry than to the Lord Himself. As ministers, we are called to be the friend of the Bridegroom who is helping to prepare the bride for Him, but how many in ministry are really just using the bride to serve themselves and their own ambition? Isn't this the most profane of all unfaithfulness?

In this way, we are not only unfaithful ourselves, but we are seeking to have the very bride of Christ joined more to us than to Him! By this, we are committing adultery with God's own wife!

This is a trap that causes many in ministry to fall, and this may well deserve the worst judgment on that day. What husband would want a wife that was so busy serving him that she had no time for him? What husband would want a wife that loved her job or her house more than she loved him? This, too, is an issue of faithfulness.

Many of us in ministry are disappointed at the lack of faithfulness of the people to our vision, when we ourselves are basically being unfaithful to the Lord, and the people can see it. They will ultimately be as faithful to us as they can see that we are faithful to Him.

Why do we so easily desert Him for that which has no true satisfaction? For the last three years, Jack Deere and I have scheduled an around-the-world ministry trip each summer to try to serve as many countries as we could in the few weeks that we have.

Each year, Jack is usually in the middle of some study that we spend time talking about, while sharing dozens of hours in airports and on airplanes. This year, Jack found a study on "happiness." The findings of this study were not only very interesting, but they were quite surprising. The study revealed that the amount of material possessions, or the lack of them, actually had no real bearing on a person's happiness.


Materialism is a Trap and a Deception

I pondered this quite a bit on that trip, especially in Africa, where it seemed the majority of the population had so little. Then, as if to emphasize this, while we were in Johannesburg, South Africa, my wife and daughters visited the famous township of Soweto. They had a wonderful guide who took them to Nelson Mandela's house and to the other historic sites of this shanty town where the revolution in South Africa had begun.

The guide was showing them the typical house, which usually had two rooms. One room was the kitchen where there was an open fire and where all of the children usually slept. A friend, who was on the tour, remarked how sorry he was for them to have to grow up in these conditions. The guide was surprised by this comment, saying that they should not be sorry for this because they had a very happy family, and the memories of his childhood were not of deprivation, but of all the good times they had together.

I grew up in a very unhappy family, with difficult and confusing problems, one of which was continued and serious financial stress. Because of that, I have been driven to do better for my own family. However, three times we have had to move from "dream homes" to much smaller and more difficult conditions, and every time I have witnessed the barometer of our family's happiness go up instead of down, and often quite dramatically.

Our over-devotion to materialism is a trap and a deception that is robbing us of true life. So, how is it that we could be more faithful to that vision than to the Son of God? It is a righteous thing to want to provide well for your family, but we must guard against this becoming an idol that eclipses our devotion to the Lord. When it does, the fruit will be bad for ourselves and those we are providing for.

We were all created to have fellowship with God, and there is never going to be anything else more interesting or fulfilling than this. The main thing in our life is to keep the main thing -- the main thing. How is it that we are so easily distracted from this? Unfaithfulness.


All True Ministry is Servanthood

The Lord develops faithfulness in us in many ways. One primary way is by having us devote ourselves to the visions and purposes of others. This is what all true ministry is: servanthood. This is quite a lost art in ministry today, but it will be recovered. When it is, we will discover that there is really nothing as fulfilling as serving the Lord and helping others succeed in their purpose. It is hard for the immature to see this, but this is actually the path for us to succeed in our own purpose.

Paul the apostle lamented that there were many teachers but not many fathers (see I Corinthians 4:15). That is true. A true father will get far more satisfaction from seeing his children succeed than even from his own success. This is why the true measure of an authentic New Testament ministry is for one to reproduce their ministry in others and have them succeed. If it was the nature of God to empty Himself of all of His glory and to lower Himself to become a man to serve the very ones who had rejected Him, then, we who were made in His image will also do this.

So, if the Lord requires the immature to go through a time of serving someone else's vision before letting them pursue their own, and if we are on the true path of true ministry, then our main devotion will not be to get others to support our vision as much as being devoted to helping those entrusted to our care to be prepared and released into their own purpose.

True ministry is never just faithfulness to our own vision, but serving others. In the Lord, that is the only way to fulfill our own vision: by serving Him and serving His people -- servanthood. True faithfulness to the Lord is just as He stated in Matthew 16:24-26:

"Then Jesus said to His disciples, 'If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake shall find it. For what will a man be profited, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?'"


Faithfulness to a Corporate Vision

Faithfulness to someone else requires the laying aside of our own self-centeredness, even the fulfilling of "our ministry," and giving ourselves to the purpose of another. The Lord has made us so that this is the only way we can truly find our own purpose and fulfillment. There is no greater bondage than self-centeredness and no greater freedom than being the Lord's slave. However, the truly faithful will remain steadfast when it becomes hard, regardless of how much time it takes. True faithfulness will see the job through to completion.

Every leader learns fast that it is quite easy to get people motivated to start a job, but there will not be many left to see it through the hard work to completion. The resurrected Lord told five hundred people to go back to Jerusalem to wait for the promise of the Holy Spirit, but after just twelve days there were only one hundred twenty still there. The Lord knew this would happen, and He often causes things to take longer than we would like to thin out the crowds, getting rid of the unfaithful because anything of true significance must be built on faithful people. This is why He requires that we not only have faith but also patience to inherit the promises.

True Christian maturity requires that we learn faithfulness to a corporate vision, something that originated in the heart of someone else, which may or may not be the main thing on our heart, but this is needed before we can expect others to be committed to our vision. Few visions and purposes of the Lord can be accomplished by just one person, so it does require a joining together of others to accomplish them. However, the basis of our faithfulness must be to the Lord Himself above all other things, keeping Him as our first love. That is the basis of all true faithfulness.

One of the primary areas that demonstrates faithfulness is in our financial giving. Most Christians even have a knee-jerk negative reaction to this, but it is true and biblical. This is the reason why the Lord Himself was watching those who were giving in the temple. Jesus, being the true representative of the Father, demonstrated by this that this was something important to the Father. This is because where a person's treasure is, there will their heart be also.

When I was once inquiring of the Lord about how to know who to add to our staff for a position, the Lord said that I should look at his record of giving to see if his heart was really with us. Since then, I have concluded that this probably is truly the best barometer of a person's faithfulness. If their hearts really are with the Lord, they will put their treasures into His work. If their hearts are with you in what you are doing for Him, they will invest there. If they will not put their treasures there, then you can be sure their hearts are not really there either.

The very thought of this will cause a strong reaction in some, but those are the ones that you do not want to count on because they are the ones who will demand the most and give the least. When difficulties come, they will be the first to become disgruntled and the fastest to desert. In my observations, this has been true every time. Money is usually the ultimate idol -- what we put our trust in above the Lord, and where we put our treasure, this will be where our hearts really are. That's why if we are true shepherds, we have a basic responsibility to teach financial faithfulness to those entrusted to our care.





Rick Joyner
Morningstar Ministries
www.morningstarministries.org

Cloud of Witnesses Travail for This Generation

Cloud of Witnesses Travail for This Generation

By Ryan Wyatt
Abiding Glory Ministries
www.abidingglory.com





Naked Before God


With all that is going on in the world right now, I really feel that we are in a season of stripping and refinement before the Lord. God is confronting the church and the world in this season and challenging us to lay down all the worldly things that we have covered ourselves with and allow Him to strip us and cover us with His glory. These are serious times and God has incredible plans to fulfill through this generation, but the church seems to be asleep and God is waking them up. We have come to a fullness of time juncture, and God is accelerating His plans in the earth.


Cloud of Witnesses in Travail For This Generation

In September, I was ministering at a Joel's Army conference in England and had an incredible encounter in the midst of worship. The worship band was playing, and the people were loudly praising God, and I began to hear people shouting my name. I audibly heard people shouting, "RYAN, RYAN, RYAN." I looked all around me and found no one calling to me.

I then realized that I was having a spiritual encounter and entered into an open-eyed vision. I saw the Cloud of Witnesses and God's Generals from the beginning of time, and they were lined up side-by-side in a very long line. Every generation from the beginning of time was represented in this line. Every person was someone who, during their life, had pressed into their promised land and tasted of the powers of the age to come and like the spies, they brought something back that touched their whole generation with the love and power of God.

I noticed that the space in the line between each person represented many years, and the line came up to this present day. It was obvious to me that with each previous generation, there were very few that affected a whole generation. I then noticed that the line continued on past this present day with forms of people but there was no one to fill those slots.

I then saw the Cloud of Witnesses enter into a state of travail as they were vigorously interceding for this present-day generation. They were not just calling my name but countless thousands of names. Suddenly, I saw the hand of the Lord come and very quickly begin to pick people up out of the world and fill those empty slots in the line of God's Generals. There was a massive acceleration that was taking place as God began to fill each slot with thousands of revivalists and nation shakers from our time.

Things are accelerating in the earth, and for this reason, God is pulling out all the stops and calling upon this generation to wake up and lay hold of Him like never before. For this reason, God is beginning to strip his church of every worldly thing that keeps her from full devotion to Him. It is only when the church comes to realize her nakedness that she will begin to cry out in holy desperation for God to fascinate and empower a whole generation. We must first be stripped and come to realize our dire need for God.

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." -- Matthew 5:3

The message of the hour is that, "The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." Being poor in spirit is realizing our level of emptiness and crying out for His fullness. The eyes of the Lord are roaming to and fro throughout the earth to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are completely loyal to Him (2 Chronicles 16:9).


The Hand of Grace is Being Pulled Back "Slightly," and the Shaking of the Lord has Come!

For many years, I believe the hand of the Lord, in the form of grace, has covered us and allowed us to continue on our own path. During this time, God has given the church a chance to repent and turn whole-heartedly to him on their own. However, the church and the world have continued to slip further and further down hill and away from Him.

The church has cried out for the Lord to come, and He has come and is coming. And now the church is being faced with the results of the coming of the Lord. Look with me at Isaiah 64:1-3:

"Oh, that you would rend the heavens! That you would come down! That the mountains might shake at your presence -- as fire burns brushwood, as fire causes water to boil -- to make Your name known to your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at Your presence! When You did awesome things for which we did not look, You came down; the mountains shook at Your presence."

When the Lord begins to come He brings a shaking and a melting away of everything worldly in our midst. Look at Malachi 3:1-3:

"Behold, I send My messenger, and he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple, even the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight. Behold He is coming, says the Lord of Hosts. But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fire and like launderer's soap. He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer to the Lord an offering in righteousness."

When the Kingdom of God begins to come, it shakes everything off of your life that is not of God, and it leaves only those things behind that God has worked into your life (Hebrews 12:25-29). I firmly believe that God is in the process, right now, of actually preparing us for the next great move of God to sweep the earth. However, before He can clothe the church with another level of His glory, He is first stripping us of every worldly thing that we have held onto.


The Laodicean Age

We are currently in the time of the Laodicean age. This generation is one of the most messed up generations to ever walk the earth, yet we are also the generation that has the potential to walk in the most unprecedented level of power and glory, however, only if we submit to the current pruning of the Lord.

God is pulling back His hand just enough for a small portion of His judgments to touch the earth. He is doing this because what He might have allowed in the lives of believers in times past, He is no longer allowing. When God begins to pull back His hand of grace, you find yourself in a moment of great decision. This is not a time when God is going to allow nominal, middle-of-the-road Christians in "His" church.

Those believers that will not embrace the Lord in this season will most likely grow more and more hardened to Him. Remember that as soon as Jesus came to earth in the flesh, it was the religious people that hardened their hearts and persecuted Him. It will be no different in these days. Those that have been lukewarm will either grow colder or burn hotter for the Lord.

We are in a time of decision. Many in these days are coming to a place of realization that their life is empty, and they are feeling the burning of the Lord upon their hearts. These believers are turning closer to Him and learning to live a life of intimacy and passion with the Lord.

The Bible says in the book of Joel that many are in the valley of decision, and we have always preached that as meaning unbelievers are in the valley of decision. However, I also want to say that many believers are in the valley of decision, as well, and the Lord is no longer giving the church the option to just sit in the middle of the road. Battle lines are being drawn, and we must choose to either grow colder or hotter for Him.

When the Lord spoke to the church of Laodicea, He rebuked them because they thought they had everything together, when in fact, they were wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked. First, God had to alert them of their desperate status before they would repent and follow whole-heartedly after Him.

Most of the church, right now, has sunk into a state of apathy and passivity because, for the most part, the western church lives a life of self-sufficiency.

I was really struck with just how self-sufficient the western church really is after I ministered in Jakarta, Indonesia, this last January. I have not seen a hunger for God, like that of the Indonesians, anywhere in North America or Europe. The Indonesians prayed and sought after God as if they were absolutely spiritually bankrupt and could not live another moment without a touch from heaven.

Most pastors in the western church have to poke and prod the people to even act like they are hungry for God. The church in North America is sitting in the middle of the road and has grown self-sufficient, thinking they need nothing. Below is the address that Jesus gave to that church:

"I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing' -- and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked -- I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore, be zealous and repent." -- Revelation 3:15-19


Not a Heartless Rebuke But Rather a Loving Warning

I don't see the above passage from Revelation as a heartless rebuke. It is actually a loving warning from a loving God that wants to alert His Bride of her state, so that she might wake up and turn and seek the Lord.

The admonition from the above reference in Revelation is that if the church will realize her nakedness and begin to seek the Lord with desperate hunger, then the church will hear the sound of the Lord knocking on the door and dine, rule, and reign with Him.


Seek First The Kingdom of God

In a day where everyone is doing what is right in their own eyes and just seeking to live the American dream, God is looking for a Bride that will do the exact opposite. One of the greatest enemies to the western church is "how blessed we are." The western world has lived under such a state of grace and blessing for so long that it has caused the church to slip into a state of apathy and passivity. The church has joined the rat race of the world that says, "Do what you have to do to not only make it but to be on top!" So we have become a generation totally consumed with "self".

The Bible calls believers "pilgrims" in this world. We are citizens of another realm and are to live our day-to-day lives from the place of abiding in heavenly realms and ruling on earth with heavenly love and power. The challenge for the church in this hour is to submit to the pruning and stripping of the Lord, to turn our eyes and affections from every temporal thing, and to begin to "seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness."

When the church begins to live for heavenly things rather than for earthly satisfaction, then the grace and favor of heaven will be poured out upon us abundantly.

"Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." -- Matthew 6:31-33


Our Response to the Shakings

I know that people are trying to figure out why all these hurricanes and earthquakes and tsunamis and all the other disasters are happening on the earth at this time. Some believe it is God judging us, some believe they are the result of man's sinful actions, and still, others believe they are attacks from the devil. I believe they are a result of all three.

Yes, I believe that the devil is trying to wreak havoc. Yes, I believe that some of these disasters are occurring as the result of the world's sinful actions. And yes, I do also believe that God is using them to teach the world righteousness and lead them back to Him.

"With my soul I have desired you in the night, Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek you early; For when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness." -- Isaiah 26:9

Instead of joining the rest of the world and allowing our emotions to get the best of us in response to these world shakings, let's allow these events to awaken us to the reality and seriousness of the times we are living in. Let's allow these things to cause us to seek the Lord with all that is within us and lay hold of our divine destiny to walk upon this earth fully clothed in the glory of God!


Nakedness Provides Opportunity for Fullness

Let me close with this. Before the fall, Adam and Eve were naked and did not know it. I believe this was because their minds and hearts were so enthralled with the Lord that they were literally clothed with the glory of God. All they knew was 24 hour a day God-consciousness and face-to-face encounters with Him.

After the fall, the first thing they realized was that they were naked, and they were ashamed. They immediately looked for something to cover their nakedness and wrapped themselves in fig leaves. God came to visit with them as He normally would and found them hiding and ashamed because of their nakedness. One of the first things God did was take off the fig leaves and clothe them with skins of animals.

God clothed them with animal skins because it required blood, and the shedding of blood was the only thing that could cover their sin. God's divine design was to send Jesus to shed his perfect, sinless blood to cover and wash away our sins forevermore. This was so that we could again have our nakedness covered by His Glory!

God is again looking throughout the earth for those who have not covered themselves with the things of the world but for those who are willing to submit to His stripping and pruning work and be clothed again from glory to glory! Are you naked before the Lord? Do you need to be awakened and come to a realization that you are nowhere near laying hold of your high calling? Are you truly poor in spirit and desperate for a touch from heaven?

Allow the Lord to touch you afresh and put his finger on those areas of your soul that are not of Him. This is the season to invite the refining fire of God into your life because He is a consuming fire, and He is jealous to lay hold of you!


By Ryan Wyatt
Abiding Glory Ministries
www.abidingglory.com

King of kings Lord of lords

Rev 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful.

We are part of a most unusual Kingdom. We are kings and lords with a servant's heart. This isn't some future event. If you are with Him. You are a king and a lord. The word king means leader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land.

And the word Lord means to be lord of, to rule, have dominion over things and forces, to exercise influence upon, to have power over. This is what God has given you through Jesus. What do you take rule or dominion over? Well, one thing is Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD.

You have that kind of authority. Another is authority in your work place, your neighborhood, your circle of influence. You should influence your circle of influence by the authority and power God has given you. How do you do this? By doing what Jesus did. He did the things He saw His father doing. Go to the secret place and then do what your Father is doing. You take dominion by knowing his voice, and not by trying to do everything putting yourself in bondage to ministry works.

Now, there are some things that we are always suppose to do. We are suppose to share the good news with others and feed the power. To love. There is no law against such things. You don't have to have a personal prophecy to do them. Just go.

But there are other times when it is a direct command. Maybe you work at a place where Christians are looked down upon. Go to the Father and He will give you a strategy to take dominion. His strategy may be to be a servant. To show love and kindness to those who have persecuted you. His strategy may be that it is time to leave and go somewhere else. Your work is done here.

What do I mean by taking dominion? Do I mean being a control freak? No, I am talking about the Kingdom of God. If someone where you work is sick and you take dominion over the sickness, then the Kingdom of God has just manifested. If the person turns to the Lord, the Kingdom has just expanded.

What if you are somewhere were many people has the revelation? How can everyone be a king? How can everyone be a leader of the people? By listening to the King. By being lead by His Spirit.

Col 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

You may find yourself being the leader of the people at a bus stop, maybe a young pregnant teen who needs to be mentored or a homeless man who needs to be lead to the Lord. The Kingdom will manifest and the Kingdom will expand.

You are also lord over the land. You are lord of things and forces. You have power over things by hearing the voice of God.

Let's say there is a lot of strife where you work or go to school. Don't go to the phone, but go to the throne. You can feel negative forces rising against you. You know it is demonic. You have power over those things. Why do you have power? Because you are a lord and a king. Spend time in you prayer closet. Pray about your circle(s) of influence and see what happens.

ROBBERS OF THE KINGDOM

Mat 13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

Mat 13:2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

Mat 13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

Mat 13:4 And when he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

Mat 13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

Mat 13:6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

Mat 13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

Mat 13:8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

Mat 13:9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Mat 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

Mat 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Mat 13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

Mat 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

Mat 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

Mat 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and [their] ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and should understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Mat 13:16 But blessed [are] your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

Mat 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth [it] not, then cometh the wicked [one], and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

The Evil one comes to you with lies. You wasn't really healed. God can't use you. Once you believe the lie the seed is stolen. You begin to walk in fear, worry, and doubt. Those are not manifestations of the Kingdom. You can't dwell there.

Mat 13:20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

Mat 13:21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

This is when you don't allow the seed to take root. Going from conference to conference to have another prophet lay hands on you and tell you who you are. The freedom feels so good at the prophetic meeting and when you feel His presence. But what happens when the meetings are over. What happens when persecution comes? God told you you have the gift of healing and you prayed for five people and they are not healed.

People have begun to make fun of you. God told you you are an evangelist. You went to the local bar to save souls and you only were laughed at. No power. No manifestation of the promise. God told you, you were healed. You ran across the stage at the crusade, but now the symptoms are back. What do you do? Do you hang on to the seed or do you quickly give up?

Mat 13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

God called you into the ministry, but you began to realize the pay isn't really that great. You made more money and less heartache doing your old job. But God called you to be a pastor, or God said you are going to do this, this and that, but it has been awhile. Years have past and you are becoming older. You are starting to worry. Is it ever going to happen? Do you hang onto the seed or do you let it go?

All of the above examples are when you know that God has spoken to you. Guard your heart. Enter the Kingdom.

Mat 13:23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth [it]; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

If you hang on and continue to press in and seek God. If you continue to enter into the Kingdom of God. You will produce more fruit than you can imagine. Hundred times, sixty times or thirty times more.

THE GARDEN


Gen 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Gen 3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

Gen 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

Gen 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

Notice how subtle the serpent is. He is attempting to have Eve believe the lie that God is holding out on her. That God can not be trusted. Maybe you are dissatisfied with the garden that God has placed you in. God has you there for a reason. Even if you don't understand it.

God will move you out when it is time to go to another garden. He will let you know. Maybe you want to be like God and do what you want, but you are already like God. Just be still and hear His voice.

Gen 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

See what the snake does here. He is making the tree of good and evil seem desirable. He tempts her by saying you will be like God. That is what he does to us. But we are already like God. We are in a process of being formed to manifest what we already are. We do that by obeying His voice. By allowing Him to form and shape us even though we may not understand the process. Allow God to form you in your inner garden. As you allow Him to form you, your outer garden will change, because the Kingdom will influence those around you. The Kingdom will manifest through you. If you don't allow Him to form you, you will still be formed, but it will be a much more painful process.

Be like Jacob and receive the revelation of how wonderful is this place.

Gen 28:16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it."
Gen 28:17 He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."
Gen 28:18 So Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on its top.
Gen 28:19 He called the name of that place Bethel; however, previously the name of the city had been Luz.
Gen 28:20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me and will keep me on this journey that I take, and will give me food to eat and garments to wear,
Gen 28:21 and I return to my father's house in safety, then the LORD will be my God.

We know the rest of the story. They eat of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil and they become naked. If you want to keep from being naked and ashamed continue to eat from the tree that gives life. As you do this, you look at all circumstances a little bit differently. You see light and not darkness. Day and not night.

As you continue to walk in the light the little foxes can no longer steal from you and destroy the vine.

1Jo 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

PRAYER: I ask you Father to burn out all the thorns of everyone reading this newsletter. I ask for a fresh fire, fresh anointing and Kingdom encounters. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

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Teaching By Craig Kinsley

Date: October 20, 2005

FAITHFULNESS & PROMOTION

By: Revivalist Craig Kinsley




There has never been a more exciting time to be living in than today! We have already seen so much restoration take place and now, I believe, we are beginning to see the Day of the Saints. Each member of the Body of Christ is now realizing that he or she has been called of God. Yes, YOU have a destiny to fulfill. Many of you have had prophetic words over your life and have begun to dream about what God will do through your life. You want to be a history-maker, and rightly so. God wants these things for your life. He wants you to be one of the champions that will destroy the kingdom of darkness and establish the Kingdom of God in the nations of the earth. But before history books are written about your life, there are steps of faithfulness that you must take. The good news is that you can begin to take these steps right now! With so many prophetic words being released, I don’t want to share a prophetic experience with you right now. I want to minister as a teacher to share how you can step into your own prophetic destiny.



THE NATURAL vs. THE PROPHETIC WORD

Each of you has probably at some point in your walk with God had your destiny called forth either by a prophet, another believer, or even in scripture. God has said you would be a “prophet to the nations”, or “a David”, or an “evangelist to the masses”. Each believer has a specific call and heart that is God given and is made known only by God. But most of you have never resembled that call and destiny in your life. God has called you with a prophetic anointing, but you can’t seem to hear Him say anything. The prophet prophesied that you would come into “Kingdom wealth”, but you don’t know if you will be able to pay your rent. Scripture has called you a “joint heir with Christ” (Romans 8:17), but you can’t imagine feeling much lower than you now do. The natural world (the world in which our flesh lives; the one we can see with our natural eyes) always opposes the prophetic word of God. At first, you never seem to resemble the person that God calls you to be. You couldn’t have a more exciting and dramatic calling than Gideon in Judges 6:12. “And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, ‘The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!’” Gideon looked nothing like a “mighty man of valor.” In fact in verse 15, Gideon himself confesses, “O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.” God was speaking to Gideon’s potential through the working of the prophetic word and God’s power, not Gideon’s present situation, which was his “natural” circumstance.

Because of this principle many Christians find that from the beginning they have no real faith in what God says about them. They believe it can only happen if God sovereignly changes their circumstances and situations. We wait around for months and years for a lightning bolt to strike, the hosts of heaven to come down, and for God to supernaturally drop us into our destiny overnight. Because God’s destiny for our lives doesn’t work in this manner, over the years we become increasingly frustrated and begin to disbelieve God’s plan altogether.

In Exodus, the children of Israel received a promise from God through Moses that they would soon inherit the Promised Land. However, they wandered in the wilderness for 40 years! They were being tested to prove whether or not they were trustworthy. “And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.” (Deuteronomy 8:2) Those 40 years could have been shortened significantly, but they did not understand that they had a part in the plan of God being played out. It was up to them as to whether they would remain faithful in believing that the God who brought them out of bondage would also keep His promise for their lives.

As co-laborers with Jesus Christ, we must begin to lay hold of our destiny by making something happen. We must as they say, “take the bull by the horns.” Now I don’t mean just doing anything that we can think of, but there are certain things that we really don’t have to pray about. We don’t have to ask God whether to share the Gospel or not. We don’t have to fast and pray about studying His Word. It’s not much of a decision as to whether we should take care of orphans and widows or feed the hungry. Instead of just waiting for destiny to happen, begin to make destiny happen. God desires to partner with us in seeing our destiny fulfilled. He has put desires in your heart. Put action to your destiny.



KINGDOM PRINCIPLE: FAITHFULNESS

In order to truly access the keys to each of our destinies, we must begin with a kingdom outlook. The Kingdom of Heaven, or the realm and rules of heaven operating here on the earth, has certain principles that govern the way the kingdom operates in the natural realm. “So, the last will be first and the first last…” (Matthew 20:16); “Give, and it will be given…” (Luke 6:38). These are teachings of Jesus that brought understanding to us about how His kingdom operates contrary to how the world tells us to operate or even how our flesh feels we should operate. Jesus was the greatest revolutionary of all time. Even to His own people He brought radical ideas that were contrary to the teachings of the society in which He lived. To illustrate these ideas, Jesus would use natural means, parables, to explain the mysteries of the Kingdom. It is no different with the law of faithfulness. Jesus knew that society, even today, would tell us that in order to gain a promotion you must fight and claw your way to the top. No matter what it takes, who it hurts, or what lines of compromise you have to cross to get there, just get there! Attempting to get ahead in this manner, will always lead to competition, stress, bitterness, jealously and many other factors that always pull you away from God’s destiny for your life.



THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS

Jesus knew the devastating effects of using the world’s system to move forward in God’s will for your life. Jesus began a parable in Matthew 25:14 this way, “For the kingdom of heaven is like…” By this statement we know that He is about to explain how the Father’s kingdom operates here in the earth. The parable begins with a man delivering “talents” to each of his servants to care for while he is away traveling. In verse 15 notice, “[he gave talents]…to each according to his own ability.” God has a specific destiny for each and every believer. He has given us each dominion and authority with which to rule, and He has placed in our care specific kingdom assignments. The call is never beyond what we can faithfully handle.

Verse 16 reveals the first servant who received five talents went and traded with them and made another five talents. He was faithful with what the master had given him. Jesus actually seems to say that this was the immediate response of the servant. As soon as he received the five talents, he did something with them. He made use of what he had been given and thus made another five talents. Because he was faithful in what he had been given, he received double back.

The same is true with the second servant. “And likewise he who had received two gained two more also.” (Matt. 25:17) This one actually received less than half of what the previous servant had received, yet he was faithful with the two talents he had been given. If it were one of us, we probably would have complained and become jealous of the first servant’s five talents to the point that we would have just wasted what was sitting right in front of us, much in the same way the last servant acted. “But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money.” (Matt. 25:18) The last servant didn’t feel that what he had been given was worth very much. He probably didn’t figure it would go very far, so he just decided to waste the potential of what was given to him. What he had been given was now dead in the ground.

After a long while, the master came back to see what each had done with what they had been given. One by one they each came out to present to the master what they had done with what they had been given. The first two servants presented before the master the talents and the increase they had gained. Here is his response. “Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things…” (Matt. 25:21) Even though the first servant was given more talents than the second, through their faithfulness they both stepped into their reward of having “rule over many things”. Their faithfulness was accounted to them and because of their faithfulness(;), they soon were exercising dominion and rule in areas that had previously been unattainable.

The last servant, however, came back to report that the talent he had been given was put into the ground and absolutely nothing had been done with it. Because the servant had been lazy and unfaithful even what he had been given was taken away and he was left with nothing. “For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.” (Matt. 25:29)



FAITHFULNESS & PROMOTION

Even though each of us has an ultimate, awesome destiny that we seek to live out, God gives us each portions of our destiny with which to be faithful day by day, week by week, month by month, and so on. He expects us, from the moment we begin to walk out our destiny, to be faithful with what He gives us. Many times we expect promotion to our ultimate destiny without first being faithful with the little things He gives us everyday. The first servant was faithful with what the master gave him, and thus he stepped into a destiny unheard of for a servant. He was made to be a ruler because he was faithful in the little.

The second servant didn’t receive as much as his fellow servant. He only received two talents. What would you do in a situation like that? Let’s get real. Many of us would be so jealous over the fact that “John” or “Lindsay” was given more to begin with, that we would despise what was given to us. This guy was not only thankful for what had been committed to his trust, but he was faithful in the use of the talents. Because of this he stepped into the same caliber of reigning and ruling (kingship) as the previous guy. The first servant began with more, but they both ended up as rulers over many things. We have to be careful to look at every little “talent” the Lord gives us as an opportunity to advance the kingdom and prove our faithfulness. Then promotion will come. It’s a kingdom principle.

Jesus speaks of the last servant as the “unprofitable servant”. The Master had a plan to promote him as well. The Master had a plan that he would step into the fullness of his destiny, but he proved unfaithful. In fact his whole destiny vanished because of his unfaithfulness over one talent. Only one little talent! It cost him everything. You know I meet millions of men and women who talk about all the prophetic words that they have received concerning their destiny and calling. They talk about all of the experiences they have had and all the plans of preaching and reaching entire nations with revival. Yet, they don’t seem to be doing anything. I ask many people that I meet, “So what are you doing right now?” The response is usually, “Well I’m just waiting for my time.” Just waiting for your time will never produce promotion in your life. The prophetic word speaks to your potential, but your destiny comes to pass when you take steps of faithfulness in your everyday life.



THE JOURNEY OF FAITHFULNESS

We can all find elements of ourselves in the life of King David. This was a man after God’s own heart that despite mistakes walked a life of servant hood and devotion to the Lord that would be hard to find today. David’s journey to the heart of God and into the fullness of his destiny as King over all of Israel didn’t exactly happen overnight. It started as a journey when the prophet Samuel called him out from a pasture. We find the account of David’s anointing as King in 1 Samuel 16.

As Samuel is seeking who the Lord would have him anoint as the next king of Israel, he seems to come to the end of the line. It appeared that there had been a mistake somewhere. He had already been warned by God not to look at the outward appearance, but at the heart. From what he could tell, he had been through all of Jesse’s sons. Where was the mighty man of God? He was out tending the sheep; the runt of the family and last one in which anyone would see destiny. Yet, this was God’s chosen vessel.

“And Samuel said to Jesse, ‘Are all the young men here?’ Then he said, “there remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep.’ And Samuel said to Jesse, ‘Send and bring him. For we will not sit down till he comes here.’ So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good-looking. And the Lord said, ‘Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!’ Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers, and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward.” (1 Samuel 16:11-13)

The most notable prophet in all of Israel called David out from the midst of his brothers and declared him as King over Israel, and the anointing from the Spirit of God came upon his life from that day forward. Wow! Isn’t this everyone’s dream? There was no higher calling in ministry. To be King over Israel was it. David had received that calling. Don’t you see yourself here? The prophet called you out from everyone else and began to describe how you were going to effect nations. He began to speak the Word of the Lord about your ministry touching the nation of China. He talked about the miracles that would be worked by your hands. He began to speak about the Joel’s Army generation, how the same anointing that was on the life of John G. Lake would be on your life, and on and on.

The same happened for David that day. Not only did the prophet call him out, but the Spirit of the Lord came upon his life for the task that day. Yes, it happened that very day. Nothing on the outside looked any different, but in his spirit he was king. I remember when God began to speak over my life of the destiny he had for me, how I was going to be a revivalist, touching the nations, and seeing the end time move of God. I knew from that time that I was who He said I was. I knew I was called and I knew that giftings and anointings I needed to fulfill the destiny already rested on my life. But it sure didn’t look like it in the natural. You see I was without a job, living with my parents, had no college degree and was without any real direction.

It was the same with David. Though he was anointed King that day, nothing in the natural resembled (that he was) a king. He didn’t have an international ministry. In fact, he didn’t even have influence over one single person. So how did David come into all that God had planned for him? He was faithful.

David endured the trials and wilderness experiences with courage and faithfulness in order to see the prophetic words over his life come to pass. It was not an easy road. He fought a giant, wandered in the wilderness, and escaped death by the hand of Saul. Even through these times, he endured and pressed on to the high calling of God on his life.

Eventually David did come into kingship. He was made king over Judah (2 Samuel 2). This wasn’t exactly what God had told David. You see he had received the anointing as King over all of Israel. This was a promotion because of David’s faithfulness. It wasn’t the fullness of what God had said, but it was a promotion and another step in the journey of faithfulness.

From the day that he received the anointing as king, it took 13 years for David to actually step into his kingship. He took a journey of faithfulness. “Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, ‘Indeed we are your bone and your flesh. Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord said to you, You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.’ Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel.” (2 Samuel 5:1-3) If you look closely at verse 2, you will see David’s faithfulness very clearly. Even while Saul was technically still king, David did the work of a king. He decided that before he was actually made king, he was going to function as the king. How are you functioning in comparison to what you desire to be? We have many apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers, but how many are actually functioning in their anointed role? David functioned as king and acted like the king. This faithfulness led to his destiny being fulfilled.

After God began to reveal my destiny, I determined within myself to begin to act as though I was already sparking revivals and touching nations. My first ministry opportunity was as a recreation director for a weekly children’s Bible school. I treated this responsibility as if the children’s very soul was at stake even as we played softball or kickball! As I continued to be faithful, I was offered a part-time position starting an inner city children’s ministry. For two years I poured myself into about 20 African American children, week in and week out. From there I helped to plant a revival church and was soon a full-time associate pastor. As I was faithful in serving the people and the pastor, God sent me to intern with Todd Bentley and Fresh Fire Ministries for a period of six months. Now, as the 6 month period is ending, I am preparing to begin traveling all over the globe as a revivalist with Fresh Fire, touching nations and seeing the first fruits of the end-time move of God(;)- all in a period of about 4 years! Do you see the principle of faithfulness and promotion? As far as anointing and gifting, I am the same person today that I was when I was helping children to swing a bat or kick a ball. The anointing and calling came to me. It was a matter of taking the journey of faithfulness and being faithful with everything God gave me to do each day.



FAITHFULNESS OF THE APOSTLES

Even the early church and the apostles proved their faithfulness. They were given a mandate in Acts 1:8, “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” They received the power when the Holy Spirit came upon them. However, they still had to be faithful in being witnesses and working the power that God had given them. They partnered with what the Holy Spirit was doing, went out and literally changed the world. It started with Jerusalem. This was the city where it began. This was the beginning of the journey of faithfulness for the early church. Soon, they would take the Gospel out to Judea; eventually move to the larger Samaria and now literally to the ends of the earth. Once again this shows the process of faithfulness and promotion.

Even Paul proved his faithfulness. “And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry.” Paul was enabled by God to perform miracles, pioneer, reach the masses, plant churches, raise the dead, endure hardships, and write most of the New Testament because of his faithfulness. If anyone was called of God because of grace and the sovereignty of God, it was Paul. Yet, he still had a journey of faithfulness to take in order to come into the fullness of his destiny.

In the book of Acts chapter 6 both Philip and Stephen were chosen as servants to take care of the widows. This wasn’t exactly the kind of ministry that most would see and be envious. It probably didn’t seem like the same call that they knew to be inside of them. Yet, they were faithful. We know this because they both went on to destroy the kingdom of darkness. Stephen went on to be a man of signs and wonders, and to become the first Christian martyr. Philip saw an entire city reached by miracles, signs and wonders and became a mighty evangelist. Both of these men of God began as simple servants to widows.



FAITHFULNESS TO ANOTHER'S VISION

In 1 Corinthians 4:17 Paul promises that he is sending Timothy to the church. Paul mentions that one of Timothy’s credentials is that he has proven to be faithful to Paul. Before we can be trusted with the great destiny God has planned for us, many times God will ask us to prove our faithfulness to someone else’s vision and destiny. As Aaron and Hur held up Moses’ arms for battle (Exodus 17), God is looking for those who will support others as an act of faithfulness.

Again in Colossians 4:7-9 Paul sends two ministers to the church. (Both he declares) He declares both to be faithful. It seems that the only ministers that Paul trusted enough to send as ambassadors for him are those who have proven to be faithful. “And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” (2 Timothy 2:2) Even Timothy was told to make sure that those left in his ministry were first and foremost, faithful. It wasn’t until Elisha proved faithful to Elijah that God could trust him with Elijah’s mantle. “…As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!...” (2 Kings 2:6)

Are we willing to lay down our own visions and dreams in order to remain faithful to another’s? I believe that if we are not faithful first to another’s vision, then we risk not having other’s to help us fulfill our own vision. “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.” (Luke 16:10)



FAITHFUL TO THE END

We must remain faithful to the end. In these last days, with the excitement of the prophetic promises, we can get in such a hurry to “get on with it” that while we accept being chosen, we totally miss being faithful. Jesus declared in Luke 12:48 that to whom much is given, much is required. Too quickly we want to jump into something that will require much. “These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.” (Revelation 17:14) Those that will be part of this end-time army are not those who are only chosen. Those that are chosen must also be faithful. Faithfulness does not always have to take a long time. As with me, the process of faithfulness and promotion came rather quickly though the process is still taking place. This does not mean that we can ever skip the journey of faithfulness. Every great man and woman of God has proved faithful.

Maybe God has not called you to the masses. Maybe you don’t have a desire to influence kings and dignitaries, but deep in your heart you have a desire. God wants to see that desire come to pass even more than you do. The Lord wants to use you to shake cities and destroy the works of the devil, but he has set certain principles in place. “…you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things…” (Matthew 25:21) The journey to fullness is a journey of faithfulness. I know that today the Spirit of God will speak to you. He has an assignment for you. If you are faithful with that assignment, you will see promotion in your life. Before you know it, God has fully released your destiny and nations are being changed because of your faithfulness.



























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