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"Preparing Our Hearts for the Supernatural Move of God" by Randy Clark —...

"Preparing Our Hearts for the Supernatural Move of God" by Randy Clark —...

To encourage everyone today ........ I wanted to post this please share with your friends and ..........

So timely-from one of my heroes of the faith, Rodney Howard Brown!

 

Landslide

I took my love and I took it down
I climbed a mountain and I turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
'Till the landslide brought me down
Oh, mirror in the sky
What is love?
Can the child within my heart rise above?
Can I sail thru the changing ocean tides?
Can I handle the seasons of my life?
Mmm Mmm...
Well, I've been afraid of changing
'Cause I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Children get older
I'm getting older too
 Well, I've been afraid of changing
'Cause I, I built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Children get older
I'm getting older too
I'm getting older too
So, take my love, take it down
Oh climb a mountain and turn around
If you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well the landslide will bring you down, down
And If you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well maybe the landslide will bring it down
Oh oh, the landslide will bring it down

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“Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder, to search for the truth. Have holy curiosity. Make your life worth living.” ―Albert Einstein Source/Notes: Einstein and the Poet (1983)

“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects.” ―Albert Einstein Source/Notes: As quoted by Ernst Straus in Einstein: A Centenary Volume by A.P. French (1980), p. 32.

“Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value. Look around at how people want to get more out of life than they put in. A man of value will give more than he receives. Be creative, but make sure that what you create is not a curse for mankind.” ―Albert Einstein

by Bobby Conner
February 22, 2014

A Statement To Help Define The Man and Ministry of Bob Jones

While waiting before the Lord concerning the going home of my dear friend Bob Jones, I questioned the Lord, asking God, “please give me words that will help give definition to the man and ministry of Bob Jones.” No sooner did I ask than the Spirit of God said: he mystified multitudes because he had learned the significance of the complexity of simplicity.  Bob had no agenda but to obey the Holy Spirit. He was truly a Friend of God. I am assured that Bob will be much more beneficial from his present vantage point than in days gone by.

THE GREAT AWAKENING LIVE

Ephesians 5:14-17 (Amplified) Therefore He says, Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine (make day dawn) upon you and give you light. Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people), Making the very most of the time [buying up each opportunity], because the days are evil. Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless and foolish, but understanding and firmly grasping what the will of the Lord is.

Dear jim,

God's Word is full of life. He loves you and His promises are true. Some "believers” treat the Bible as though it were fiction – a book of imaginary events and people. In your heart and mind, choose and purpose to live your life based upon the Word. Live your life in the fire of God – no leaven – no compromise – no little foxes. Little foxes destroy the vineyard – turning it into a wasteland. God's plans for this land are GOOD! God's plan is for all the world to hear the Gospel and He chooses to use His people. That's the Master Plan – the plan to follow; follow Him and He will make you a fisher of men. As we wholly yield ourselves to Him, we will fulfill all that He has called, graced, and anointed us to do. We will find ourselves preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ through every available means and then some. Invent new methods to spread His message; methods change but the message remains the same. Utilize your gifts, talents, and abilities for His glory. Be industrious and creative. You are an original; think like one – don't put yourself in a box. There was a first tent evangelist, a first radio evangelist, a first television evangelist. Use what's available and then reach beyond that. Dream beyond the norm. Cry out for witty inventions to reach the lost. Be bold in your quest for the sake of the harvest. Be tenacious about loving the Lord with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind. As we acknowledge God in ALL of our ways, we will see a Great Spiritual Awakening spread across this land. America, it's time for another Great Awakening. We're not waiting on America – she's waiting on us, the Church, to wake up and answer the call! May each of us wake up, be a part, and do our part for the glory of God.

AMERICA by Dr. Rodney M. Howard-Browne
From the harbor brightly shining, the lady her beacon beams
To all those tired and weary, come to freedom's dream
And now that freedom threatened, revival her only hope
America your time has come, to fulfill your heavenly goal
From the grandeur of Alaska, to the blue of the Florida Keys
From the Aloha of the Islands, to Maine it's plain to see
Fifty nations, it seems to fill your shores, as weary travelers come
To seek the joy that freedom brings, and to bask beneath your sun
The cry my heart desires, as one born out of due time
The burning cry of revival, from one of your newest sons.
America, America, may your Eagle soar again
High above the clouds of darkness, back into His glory once again.

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Harvest Report: Countries 97, Cities 3,652, Decisions for Jesus Christ 4,354,141

Putting Out the Fires of Hell
This ministry is about reviving the Church, training up disciples, and winning souls for Jesus Christ. Rev. Charles Finney, a revivalist and leader in America's Second Great Awakening, stated, "When sinners are careless and stupid, and sinking into hell unconcerned, it is time the church should bestir themselves. It is as much the duty of the church to awake, as it is for the firemen to awake when a fire breaks out in the night in a great city. The church ought to put out the fires of hell which are laying hold of the wicked. Sleep! Should the firemen sleep, and let the whole city burn down, what would be thought of such firemen? And yet their guilt would not compare with the guilt of Christians who sleep while sinners around them are sinking stupid into the fires of hell.” Help us accomplish that which God has called us to do. Earnestly, extend yourselves to this cause through your resources and prayers. Invest in the Gospel today

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James 3 (New Living Translation)

James 3

New Living Translation (NLT)

Controlling the Tongue

3 Dear brothers and sisters,^[a] not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly. ² Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.

³ We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. ⁴ And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. ⁵ In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.
But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. ⁶ And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.^[b]
7 People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, ⁸ but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. ⁹ Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. ¹⁰ And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! ¹¹ Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? ¹² Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring.^[c]

True Wisdom Comes from God

¹³ If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. ¹⁴ But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. ¹⁵ For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. ¹⁶ For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.

¹⁷ But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. ¹⁸ And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.^[d]

Footnotes:

1. 3:1 Greek brothers; also in 3:10.
2. 3:6 Or for it will burn in hell (Greek Gehenna).
3. 3:12 Greek from salt.
4. 3:18 Or of good things, or of justice

2014 Is the Year of the Quantum Leap

10:00AM EST 2/18/2014 Jane Hamon

 

Is it time to change your oil? What does God have in store for you next? (creationswap)

At the beginning of this year, as I was seeking the Lord regarding the season we are in, I distinctly heard Him say this would be the "year of the quantum leap." I had, of course, heard this term before, but I didn't fully understand the meaning of it in regard to what God desires to do in and through His church. Webster's defines quantum leap as "a sudden and significant change or increase; something sudden, spectacular and vitally important, a sudden highly significant advance ... breakthrough." Wow! Am I ever ready for this. Aren't you?
Upon further research, I discovered that in quantum science, a quantum leap is described as an abrupt movement of an electron from one radiant energy level to another with no smooth transition, no in between. An electron will build up energy and become "excited," then will suddenly jump or leap to another level to orbit another atom. As it does, the photons emit a burst of light. It goes from point A to point B with no in between. Once it makes this jump, it finds a place of stability, then begins to build energy once again to work up to the next leap to the next level. In a quantum leap moment, bam! Everything changes. It is a "suddenly season" filled with light, energy and power that redefines our present and our future.
Quantum Leap Freedom
This is what happens when we have an encounter with Jesus—bam! Everything changes. Like the children of Israel coming out of Egypt after Passover, bam! One minute they were slaves, the next moment they were declared free.
The number 14 is tied to the concept of Passover since it is celebrated on the 14th day of the first Hebraic month. So when we encounter Jesus our Passover Lamb, bam! A lifetime of slavery, bondage, addiction, fear and sin is destroyed in a moment. We make a quantum leap out of the kingdom of darkness in to the kingdom of God's Son, the kingdom of light. This will be a year of quantum leap freedom as God's people experience and appropriate the power of the cross on a whole new level.
One moment you may be sick; then you are suddenly healed. One moment you may be bound by darkness and oppression; then the light of God's love makes you free, full of joy, full of light. One moment you are poor with nothing working for you, then bam! God turns things around, releasing His divine favor and opening new doors of opportunity and blessing.
This is a year for God's people to build up excitement and energy through releasing our faith, dreaming bigger dreams, and praying in the Holy Spirit—leaping from glory to glory, from faith to faith, and from strength to strength. This will be a time of exponential increase for the body of Christ.
The Quantum Kingdom
In quantum mechanics, scientists have found that there are two realms of reality. One is called the present, which is the life we are living. The second realm is considered to be the realm where anything is possible. It is described as a reality in which there is infinite possibility and unlimited potential. As scientists have studied this quantum realm, they have widely concluded that this earth we live in, and all of humanity, could not just have occurred by chance but rather that there has to have been a Designer or a Creator. They have been amazed to find that at the quantum level, each atom contains a signature, as though this Creator wrote, "I made this."
I believe this indicates that scientists are seeing into the reality of the realm Jesus called the kingdom of God. Everything He did demonstrated this quantum realm of the kingdom of God. Each time He healed someone of sickness or disease, He was demonstrating this realm of infinite possibility. When He walked on water, He was demonstrating that this present realm of existence is subjugated to this other supernatural realm. When He was transfigured, He was manifesting the unseen realm of quantum kingdom glory in the midst of the earth realm. Everything He did demonstrated that the kingdom of God is actually right here among us—a supernatural realm in which anything is possible.
In Acts 8, we see that Philip experienced this quantum realm and made a quantum leap. One minute he was baptizing the Ethiopian eunuch, and the next moment—bam! He was translated from one location to another, from the middle of a desert to suddenly the middle of the city of Azotus. He entered the quantum realm of infinite possibility and demonstrated the limitless power of the kingdom of God.
Quantum-Leap Power
Similarly, the disciples experienced a quantum leap of power and anointing on the Day of Pentecost. After 10 days of seeking the Lord after Jesus ascended to heaven suddenly—bam! The room they were in was filled with a sound of a rushing mighty wind, and they were all baptized with the Holy Ghost and fire. They were given power from on high to go out and work miracles, cast out demons and preach the gospel of the kingdom with boldness. In one instant, they were transformed.
This is similar to but much more powerful than what occurred when Elisha received the double-portion mantle from Elijah. Prior to that time, Elisha had never done one miracle ... then bam! From that moment forward, he demonstrated God's transforming power everywhere he went. He experienced a quantum leap of the anointing and power of God.
In this season, God's people must cry out as Elisha did: "Please, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me" (2 Kings 2:9). In response, God is giving His people a new mantle for a new day. It is a double-portion mantle, as 14 is a double-portion number. But we must realize what we have received is far more powerful than the mantle Elijah passed to Elisha.
We are stepping in to a time of favor from heaven where signs, wonders and miracles will become widespread, not only within the church but in the marketplace as well, as believers begin to awaken and arise to the transforming power of God that is within them.
I had a dream early this year in which I pulled up to a place that does oil changes on vehicles. There was a sign in the window that said, "Change your oil. It will change your life!" I believe this is what the Lord is saying to His church. We need an oil change. Psalm 92:10 says, "I have been anointed with fresh oil.” There is a fresh-oil anointing for those who are pressing into His presence and His promises this year.
Quantum-Leap Awakening
God has set us up for a quantum leap season of the move of God's Spirit into a time of great awakening. Revivals here and there will no longer suffice. We need an awakening. I believe an awakening is epidemic revival. The word epidemic means "affecting many people at the same time, spreading from person to person in a location where something is not prevalent, a rapid spread or increase in something making it widespread." We need epidemic revival in America today.
Remember, in a quantum leap, the electrons build up energy and become jittery or excited. Scientists really refer to it this way. God is releasing supernatural miracles and favor to His people so we can become excited again. There is a momentum that is building in the Spirit. We need to set our hearts to take all the limits off of God this year.
I heard the Lord say that we have entered in to a three-year period where He is going to make Himself real in spectacular ways. The purpose of this is so that He can restore hope to the church so the church can then restore hope to the world. Romans 15:13 empowers us with these words: "Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." We will encounter the God of hope in a new and powerful way in this new season.
Quantum-Leap Provision
At the beginning of this year, my mother-in-law, Evelyn "Mom" Hamon, had a spiritual dream that demonstrates quantum-leap provision. In this dream, she saw Bishop Bill Hamon and some of our ministry leaders ministering to a large field of people. After a while the people were getting hungry. Just as in the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000, they searched around and came up with just a few loaves of bread, hardly enough to meet the overwhelming need.
Still, Hamon ripped off a piece of bread and handed it to one of the people. As he gave it, suddenly his loaf of bread was whole again. When that person took the bread in his hand, he immediately broke off a piece and put it in a basket for Hamon, then turned and gave a piece to someone else. When he did that, his small piece turned into a whole loaf.
As each one kept breaking bread, they would first put a piece in a basket for Hamon, then share a piece with others, and their piece was made whole each time. At the end, he had the original few loaves of bread even though he had fed a multitude. But besides, there were baskets full of provision that came back to him. Every one present ate and was full and had an abundance left over afterward for themselves.
This is quantum bread. As we give and share what God has given us, we will see a miraculous demonstration of multiplied provision. Our little suddenly becomes much. God shifts us from scarcity to abundance in one giant leap.
As we sow financial seeds, we should expect a quantum-leap release into our own finances. Already we are hearing of financial miracles where debt has been suddenly cancelled, properties have sold, new contracts are being signed. Expansion, blessing and prosperity are breaking out in the lives of many.
This is a time for the manifestation of the prophet's reward. The Shunammite woman, in 2 Kings 4, made a place in her home for the prophet of the double portion, Elisha. He represented the voice of God to her life, her city and her land. As she made a place for the voice of God in her home, that became a place of miracles for her. Because of her generous heart and her desire to receive the voice of God, she received the prophet's reward, which was the miracle she needed that money could not buy.
After years of barrenness, bam! She had a child. Years later, she needed another miracle as that child of promise dropped dead suddenly. She took the child and placed him on the bed in the room she made for the prophet, the voice of God. When Elisha came in, he confronted the spirit of death on the child, and bam! The child experienced a quantum leap, out of death into life. Again, in 2 Kings 8, after having lost her land and house when she obeyed the prophet and fled for seven years as famine came upon the land, the Shunammite experienced another bam! quantum leap encounter when instantly all that she lost was immediately restored.
Quantum-Leap Harvest
To further demonstrate the concept of quantum leaps that take place in a "suddenly season," allow me to relate the story of Chinese bamboo. It is a costly, precious wood grown in places in China. The first year, the farmer plows his field and prepares the ground for the bamboo seed. He then carefully digs small holes for each seed and plants the crop. He waters it, fertilizes it and weeds it, carefully watching over the ground in which his crop is growing. But at the end of the first year, when he surveys the progress of growth, he sees nothing—no sign of life, no tender shoot, nothing.
In the second year, he waters, weeds, fertilizes and tends his field, but again, at the end of that year, nothing. By the end of the third growing season, a small shoot pushes its way above the soil. It only achieves about three inches of growth; after three years, that averages one inch per year. Not exactly impressive. By the end of the fourth year of growth, the plant measures a little over a foot tall.
But in the fifth year of growth, the bamboo shoot hits a growing season that lasts four months. During those four months, the bamboo that the farmer has lovingly tended for five years suddenly shoots 90 to 100 feet tall. There are days in which the bamboo actually grows three to four feet in a single day. Suddenly.
I think we have all come to realize that God's "suddenlies" don't always happen suddenly. But we are now in a quantum leap "suddenly season," where we will see those things we have prayed over, decreed to, quoted Scriptures for, prophesied into and warred a good warfare for suddenly come to pass.
This is a now season. We cannot be discouraged or disappointed by the previous years as we have looked out over our planted field of promise and seen no visible results of our labor. Because suddenly, bam! Rapid growth, fulfillment and harvest are at hand. It is time to experience the quantum power of the kingdom of God. Miracles, signs and wonders are our portion as we take off the limits and arise to our potential in Christ Jesus. Quantum glory is at hand.

Your Gifts will Open Doors: A Promise from God by Paulette Reed

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God-Given Gifts

The Bible assures us that every single person on earth has at least one - and probably several God-given gifts placed inside of them to be used for God's glory. When we entered this world, God already had a plan for us and gave us the gifts we needed to fulfill our destinies. When God called Jeremiah, He reassured him by saying, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations" (Jeremiah 1:5). God knew what Jeremiah was called to do and gave him the necessary gifts to fulfill that call even before he was born. God formed you in the womb too! He knows what you are called to do and has placed the perfect gifts inside of you to fulfill your destiny.

The apostle Paul assures us that each of us within the body of Christ have different gifts that are a response to God's grace: "Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly…" (Romans 12:6). And Peter reminded his readers that they were on earth to glorify God through the use of their gifts: "As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen" (1 Peter 4:10-11).

Keys to Open Doors

It's a great idea to ask yourself at the beginning of each year, "What is my vision? What is my destiny, and how to I reach it?" Asking these questions will help us focus on God's plan and purpose for our lives. In response to each of these questions, it is important for us to set reachable goals that we can achieve with the Lord's help. Remember, if we don't have a target, we're not aiming at anything. And if we're not aiming at anything, we won't even know if we hit the mark because we don't know what we're aiming at.

As we step into 2014, which is the Year of the Open Door, let's return to the basics of the gospel. Each of us should ponder these questions: What are our gifts from heaven? Do we know what God has placed in us to fulfill His plan? Do we know what our part in that plan is? It's important for us to identify our gifts because they are the keys that open doors and bring us into our divine destiny. Proverbs 18:16 promises us, "A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men."

We can be sure that our gifts will be an integral part to fulfilling our God-given dreams. It's sad to watch people when they don't understand this connection. They begin to look for things in the world to fulfill their desires rather than looking to God. Unfortunately, most end up frustrated at best and discouraged at worst. However, when we learn to walk in our God-given gifts, we are not only content with our vocations, but we become passionate about them as well.

The Rhythm of Heaven

It's true that education is good and beneficial for the fulfillment of many of our dreams. But the Word of God does not tell us that education will make room for us. Don't get me wrong here: education is important and sometimes we can only walk through certain open doors because of our education. But the Bible is very clear that it is our gifts that make room for us. After all, we could earn multiple master's degrees but they may not help a bit if we don't know our true Master.

I like how 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 (NLT) helps keep us humble.

Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world's eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And He chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.

Beloved, our gifts from God bring us joy, peace, and success. It's when we learn to operate in them like a well-oiled machine, and are led by the Holy Spirit that we can flow with the rhythm of heaven.

Kingdom Finances

 Here's another exciting aspect about our gifts. Not only will they open doors for us, but they can also bring us the finances we need to fulfill our destinies. When we use our gifts wisely for the Lord, He will give us favor so finances will be freely given to us so that we can keep advancing the kingdom of God. In other words, once the gift of God within us is activated, it can become a usable commodity that ushers in promotion. Daniel is the perfect example of this godly concept when he used his gifts to interpret King Nebuchadnezzar's dream:

Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and did homage to Daniel, and gave orders to present to him an offering and fragrant incense. The king answered Daniel and said, "Surely your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, since you have been able to reveal this mystery." Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon. (Daniel 2:46-48)

Practicing Our Gifts

After discovering our God-given gifts, it then becomes our responsibility to continually practice using them. God has called each of us to exercise our gifts so they become strong. Just like we will never reach our health goals without exercising regularly, so we may never reach our life goals if we don't exercise our gifts regularly. When we practice our gifts, we'll become more confident in our identity in Christ, thus fulfilling His plan and purpose for us.

And might I suggest here that we stay focused on "our" gifts and let the Lord bring other gifts around us. I remember years ago when I was serving a brilliant author. I was helping take his writings and organize them into sequenced trainings. One day I looked at the leader and said, "We need to pray that the Lord gives you the gift of administration!" He looked directly at me, smiled, and said, "He did…she's sitting right there." It was a prophetic moment in my life that I didn't forget. God will bring other people (they are gifts themselves and also have various gifts) around us to connect the dots on the road to destiny.

Oftentimes people get stalled in the pursuit of dreams because they're waiting for some man or woman to open doors for them. But listen! God has a better plan for you. He has given you the keys to open doors to your future - those keys are your gifts. And the gifts inside of you are perfect because they are what God determined for you to have even before you were born.

When we wisely use our God-given gifts, they bring God glory and bring us before kings. Let's take the time to do a spiritual inventory, asking God to strengthen and use our gifts for His glory. After all, it's not just about the gifts; it's about worshiping and honoring the Gift-Giver - His name is Jesus. He gave us the greatest gift ever….the gift of eternal life to all who will receive it.

Paulette Reed

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Quintessence:

early 15c., in ancient and medieval philosophy, "pure essence, substance of which the heavenly bodies are composed," literally "fifth essence," from Middle French quinte essence (14c.), from Medieval Latin quinta essentia, from Latin quinta, fem. of quintus "fifth" (see quinque-) + essentia (see Parousia).

A loan-translation of Greek pempte ousia, the "ether" added by Aristotle to the four known elements (water, earth, fire, air) and said to permeate all things. Its extraction was one of the chief goals of alchemy. Sense of "purest essence" (of a situation, character, etc.) is first recorded 1580s

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THE COMING PROMISE

January 2014

Vision of the Apple Tree

While in a time of praise, Bob saw an apple tree in full bloom. As he prayed for understanding the Lord revealed to him that many people have been in the bud. They have been waiting on promises that go back many, many years. Now the Lord is saying that before the apple tree blooms this spring, their buds shall bloom. Although some of them are ancient promises they will bloom in the spring before the apple tree does and they will begin producing the fruit of righteousness.

 

 

Peacemakers Bloom

In the fruit of the spirit prophecy, the apple represents peace. Therefore, this means that a lot of peacemakers shall bloom or come into their divine calling by this spring and they will bring forth the fruit that God has called them to bear. So get ready for the peacemakers to come forth with the fruit of God and reveal the Son of Peace to the world.

The peacemakers that are coming forth in this next season are those who can make peace between the human soul and the Father. As they reveal the Father's love to the human soul, it will bring stability to the body in every way. Through the administration of these peacemakers, first and foremost, they will bring man's soul into the place where it can enter into the peace of God. And this peace is beyond all human understanding. They will also enter into the love of God, which will create the fruit that He wants produced in the body now. This is literally the beginning of the fruit that's needed for harvest.

And God's peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. (Phil. 4:7)

Peace beyond understanding is what God is offering us. Unfortunately much of the body has seen the Father from a wrong perspective. They see Him as the cruel master and judge instead of being the God of love and justice. Ninety-five percent of the body of Christ thinks the Father is the judge that is squashing them all the time. They accuse the Father of bringing calamity and traumatic situations where in fact it is Satan. The Father simply removes His hand where He is no longer welcome. But now we will begin to see Him as He really is; LOVE and love beyond any expectation of love. When we have peace with the Father then the bloom will begin to turn into fruit. And this fruit will begin to come forth this year yielding more next year and even more the following year.

Armory of God's LOVE

The Lord has opened His armory,And has brought out the weapons of His indignation;For this is the work of the Lord God of hosts In the land of the Chaldeans. (Jer 50:25)

God is arming the body of Christ with weapons of His divine love that the enemy has no defense against. We'll begin to see the army of God come together in unity, a common union, to where the enemy will have to leave entire cities. This army is getting ready to take entire cities and eventually entire states. In certain places in the world, they'll take entire nations.

This is the year the army of God comes together with angels beyond number and weapons that cannot be defeated by the enemy. Angels are here now preparing the body for the harvest and there will be a mighty victory. This year, even the blooming of the trees is something that Satan can't stop from happening.

Vision of God's Armory

In a vision Bob was shown the armory of God that is now open and the Father is releasing weapons of warfare that has never been available to man before. In this vision there were weapons put into my hands that terrorized me to even touch them. There's nothing in the entire world that can withstand what the Father is bringing out of His armory. Some of the first things He will deal with are in Jeremiah 51. In fact the first thing He'll deal with is the church that's been withstanding Him.

Jeremiah 51:20-25 You [Cyrus of Persia, soon to conquer Babylon] are My battle-ax or maul and weapon of war--for with you I break nations in pieces, with you I destroy kingdoms,

21 With you I break in pieces the horse and his rider, with you I break in pieces the chariot and the charioteer,

22 With you I break in pieces man and woman, with you I break in pieces old man and youth, with you I break in pieces young man and maiden,

23 With you I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock, with you I break in pieces the farmer and his yoke of oxen, and with you I break in pieces governors and commanders.

24 And I will [completely] repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all the evil that they have done in Zion--before your very eyes [I will do it], says the Lord.

25 Behold, I am against you, says the Lord, O destroying mountain [which is burning out, you who will be as barren and desolate as an extinct volcano], you who [would] destroy the whole earth. I will stretch out My hand over and against you and roll you down from the [burnt] crags and will make you a burnt-out mountain [of combustive fires]. (Jer. 50:20-25)

 

 

Ministry of the Peacemakers

What He's doing right now in the church is uniting whosoever will with one another. Because these weapons that's being released cannot be handled by one person. It will take teams to handle them and usually teams consist of about twelve people. These teams will be united with one purpose in mind and when they go to war they will make decrees and declarations according to the heart of the Father. These decrees will be established according to the will of the Father. (Job 22:28)

You shall also decide and decree a thing, and it shall be established for you; and the light [of God's favor] shall shine upon your ways.

This is what I see; the blooming of the apple tree will be our blooming in the spirit and worshipping the Father in spirit and in truth. It's our human soul making peace by the knowledge of the Truth. It's bringing the soul in submission to the spirit and allowing the spirit man to be in control of our conscience (actions, deeds and thoughts). Then the body will understand the Father's divine nature; love. He loves you! Scripture plainly shows that God loves us; it's His nature because He is LOVE. (1 John 4:8) The peacemakers' entire nature will be characterized by His love and love will be the fruit they bear.

Now come the peacemakers and they make peace with God and with man. They show the Father's nature, LOVE! The love of the Father is all authority to His sons and daughters. I don't know how fast the fruit is going to mature after they bloom. But I do know that by the middle of May the blooms will be over and the fruit will begin. And from what I see, this fall will be awesome.

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4</sup> When the Lord saw Moses coming to take a closer look, God called to him from the middle of the bush, “Moses! Moses!”
“Here I am!” Moses replied.
⁵ “Do not come any closer,” the Lord warned. “Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground. ⁶ I am the God of your father^[c]—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” When Moses heard this, he covered his face because he was afraid to look at God.
⁷ Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering. ⁸ So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt into their own fertile and spacious land. It is a land flowing with milk and honey—the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live. ⁹ Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them. ¹⁰ Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt.”
¹¹ But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?”
¹² God answered, “I will be with you. And this is your sign that I am the one who has sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God at this very mountain.

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Anne Schleper, 24 year-old defensive skater for the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team, has found something even better than Olympic gold.

Schleper points to her experience with Athletes in Action as a hockey player at the University of Minnesota as the time when the religion of her childhood became a personal faith. Schleper now leads a Bible study at Team USA training camps. "Any time you get in the athletic environment, it's challenging as a Christian. It's easy to have an 'it's about me' attitude," she says. "That's why it's important to be around other Christians who can lift you up and pray for you. It's good to stay connected, and that's where I've seen those Bible studies at camps be so huge. God is opening the eyes of teammates who I would never have thought would come. He's building it into something bigger and better." (Christianity Today)

“The man who is wise, therefore, will see his life as more like a reservoir than a canal. The canal simultaneously pours out what it receives; the reservoir retains the water till it is filled, then discharges the overflow without loss to itself ... Today there are many in the Church who act like canals, the reservoirs are far too rare ... You too must learn to await this fullness before pouring out your gifts, do not try to be more generous than God.”





Relates to the lake near Fresno and in a dream years prior to the 2007 trip.
― Bernard of Clairvaux, On the Song of Songs III.

"O Lord, come quickly and reign on Thy throne, for now often something rises up within me, and tries to take possession of Thy throne: pride, covetousness, uncleanness, and sloth want to be my kings; and then evil-speaking, anger, hatred, and the whole train of vices join with me in warring against myself, and try to reign over me.  I resist them, I cry out against them, and say, ‘I have no other king than Christ.’ O King of Peace, come and reign in me, for I will have no king but Thee! Amen."

  Bernard of Clairvaux, (12^th century

“What I know of the divine
science and holy scripture,
I learnt in the woods and fields.”
― Bernard of Clairvaux

“There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is Curiosity.

There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is Vanity.

There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love.”
― Bernard of Clairvaux

“hell is full of good wishes and desires.”

“Many of those who are humiliated are not humble. Some react to humiliation with anger, others with patience, and others with freedom. The first are culpable, the next harmless, the last just.”
― Bernard of Clairvaux, On the Song of Songs I

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“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”
― Bernard of Clairvaux

“Neither fear nor self-interest can convert the soul. They may change the appearance, perhaps even the conduct, but never the object of supreme desire... Fear is the motive which constrains the slave; greed binds the selfish man, by which he is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed (James 1:14). But neither fear nor self-interest is undefiled, nor can they convert the soul. Only charity can convert the soul, freeing it from unworthy motives.”
― Bernard of Clairvaux

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Reviewed 2Chron. 16:7-10 & 15:1-8...such clear examples illustrating the need to persevere in depending on the Lord and heeding the prophetic voices speaking into our lives.

Pondered this verse(II Timothy 2:15)  and found these helpful words:

Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth

In his letter to Timothy, Paul writes, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (II Timothy 2:15). The Greek word translated rightly dividing is orthotomeo, and is used only this one time in the Scriptures. It means “to cut straight,” to make a true and accurate division.
This is a very interesting and significant verse, because Paul is saying that if we understand how to accurately divide the word of truth, we will be approved by God.
I have always assumed that to rightly divide Scripture means to correctly interpret it, and that is certainly an essential objective. However, this definition does not fully satisfy the meaning of the term rightly divide. From one of the roots of this Greek word (orthos, meaning “correct, straight”) comes our English word orthodontics, which refers to a branch of dentistry that mainly deals with straightening the teeth of children.

Discovering Riches of the Word of Christ

I would like to share with you what I believe is an accurate application of the phrase rightly dividing. This has been one of the most important and thrilling discoveries of my life!
When I began memorizing large portions of Scripture as a young boy, I experienced a deep joy in the Lord. When I studied the Scriptures and their interpretations in college and graduate school, I was further enriched in the Word of God. Then, as I have taught the truths of God’s Word over the past 40 years, I have had a delight in seeing its power transform lives.
However, I have never experienced exhilarating excitement and delight in the Lord and in His Word to equal that which I have experienced in these last months by seeing all Scripture through the eyes of Christ’s commands.
As I used to read the words of David, “As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God” (Psalm 42:1), I had to admit to myself that this was not actually true in my life, and I wondered whether it ever would be true. However, it is now a reality.
I feel like the disciples must have felt on the road to Emmaus when Jesus opened up the Scriptures. “And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.” Later they exclaimed, “Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?” (Luke 24:27, 32).
I am experiencing that same “burning of heart” as I take a command of Jesus and see its foundation in the Old Testament and its application in the New Testament.

The Divisions of God’s Word

There are three clear divisions within Scripture. First, there are the Law and the prophets. The Law, or Pentateuch, includes the first five books of Moses, Genesis through Deuteronomy. The prophets are composed of the rest of the Old Testament from Joshua to Malachi.
The second division of Scripture is the teachings of Jesus. They are found in the four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The message of these books is the central revelation of God to man. The entire Law and the prophets are understood only in the light of Christ and His message. He is the living Word Who came from the Father to communicate light, truth, and love to mankind.
The third division of God’s Word is the teaching of the apostles, beginning with Luke’s account in Acts and ending with John’s message in Revelation. Notice the structure of these three divisions.

Law and the Prophets	Teachings of Jesus	Apostles’ Doctrine
Moses and the four Major Prophets:	Jesus and the four Gospels:	Paul and four primary writers:
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel	Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John	Luke, John, Peter, and James

Jesus emphasized the importance of concentrating on His commandments if we want to demonstrate our love to Him, experience His love, and have Him reveal Himself to us. “He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him” (John 14:21).
When Jesus sent His disciples out with the Great Commission, He instructed them to make disciples by teaching all His commandments. (See Matthew 28:20.) This is exactly what Paul and the apostles did. They based their entire message on the commands of Christ.
Paul makes a powerful affirmation of this fact in I Corinthians 14:37. “If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.”
All 49 general commands of Christ are referred to or explained in the Book of Romans. Paul concludes this book by stating, “Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ… according to the commandment of the everlasting God” (Romans 16:25–26).
We might wonder how Paul received the commands of Christ since Paul was not with Jesus during His earthly ministry. He got them directly from Christ in a special revelation, as he states, “But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ” (Galatians 1:11–12). Paul emphasized to Timothy that He based sound doctrine on two things: Christ’s own words and that which leads to Christlike living. (See I Timothy 6:3.)

Delight in Knowing the Mind of Christ

Paul explained to the Corinthian believers that the wisdom of God is not comprehended by human intellect but by the discernment of the Holy Spirit through the mind of Christ. (See I Corinthians 2:6–16.)
Since the Old Testament is the foundation of Christ’s commandments, and the epistles are the application of them, we can know the mind of Christ by viewing the Old and New Testaments through His commands. With this perspective we can understand the true meaning of the Law and the prophets and the application of Christ’s teachings in the epistles.

How the Commands of Christ Reveal God’s Truth

Let’s take one command of Christ and see how its foundation is laid in the Old Testament and its application is explained in the New Testament.

Discovering the Wisdom of Christ

Paul exhorts us to “let the word of Christ dwell in… [us] richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in… [our] hearts to the Lord” (Colossians 3:16). Notice how this verse includes all three divisions of Scripture. It begins with the word of Christ, then goes to the Old Testament psalms, then to the New Testament with its dynamic of grace.
Some make two divisions in Scripture—Law and grace. They claim that Law is the Scripture before Christ died and grace is the Scripture afterward. This would place most of Christ’s teaching under the Law. God demonstrated the fallacy of this reasoning on the Mount of Transfiguration. Moses, Elijah, and Jesus spoke together and Peter suggested making three tabernacles—one for Moses, representing the Law; one for Elijah, representing the prophets; and one for Jesus. God removed Moses and Elijah, leaving only Jesus, and declared, “This is my beloved Son: hear him.” (See Luke 9:28–36.)

Daily Success

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The Ultimate Quest - The Great Commission, P

Week 7, 2014

Rick Joyner

     Last week we discussed how Jesus prayed in John 17 that the love the Father had for Him would be in us. If I had time here, I believe I could biblically prove that the love of the Father for His Son and the Son’s love for the Father is the greatest power in all of creation and is personified in the Holy Spirit. The ultimate experience, fulfillment, or ecstasy that we could ever feel is this love. When we touch this love, it will overflow into a true love for everything and everyone, even our enemies. This love is the ultimate quest, the ultimate treasure we could ever find.

     I’ve been asking for this love for over twenty-five years now. I have not attained it yet, but I don’t intend to quit asking for it. I trust that the Father is answering this prayer by working to prepare me for it. As I have written and often said, “Anything that happens too quickly or easily is usually insignificant.” This is a sound biblical truth. We see this in what it took to prepare the great messengers and servants of the Lord in Scripture and in history.

     Although I have not yet acquired this love, I have been given foretastes. For short periods of time, I have been so flooded with God’s love that everything I looked at I loved so deeply I think I could have easily given my life for it. I would see a tree, a dog, a cat, a fish, and love it like I have never felt love for anything before. I would even look at an inanimate object, like a chair, and be overcome by love for it. Before I knew Christ, I tried a lot of different drugs, but I never experienced anything remotely close to the wonder of being flooded with the love of God.

     I’m addicted. I crave my next fix of this love. The most incredible thing is that I know that before the end of this age, God will have a people who do much more than merely have temporary experiences like this—they will walk in His love.

     Now these experiences may sound wonderful, and they were, far beyond anything I have experienced. However, it was really hard to live and function this way. I was not mature enough, strong enough, or wise enough for it, and the Lord had to take it away. Even so, I now know there is nothing else that we could ever experience greater than the love of God. This is the ultimate quest.

     I also realize that my quest for this love could be selfish, and certainly is, to some degree. Nothing I have ever felt compares with this. However, true love does not simply pursue a feeling, but converts that feeling into doing what is good. I think this experience is to see with God’s eyes and to feel with His heart. The Lord does not only look at us to love us, but also to help us. If faith without works is dead, then love without works is also dead. As Heidi Baker once said, “Love looks like something.”

     Jesus walked in this love, and Scripture says that Jesus went around doing good and destroying the works of the devil. Everyone who is walking in God’s love will walk that way, not so we can be high on love rolling around in a wonderful feeling. It is so we can become like Him and do the works He did.

     I also realize that the reason I have been praying for this love for so long and have only had a couple of foretastes could be because I have more flaws than most, which must be overcome before I can walk in this. It may not take you nearly as long. Even if it takes you longer, it could work out for your good. As deep as evil has gotten its roots into us, that is how deep the Lord can fill us with Himself when the evil has been removed.

     It is also true that we grow gradually in love as we stay on the path of life. In this way, it is probably most effectively converted into practical action. We will discuss this more in weeks to come. If we are true disciples of Christ, then this love for Him, for God, and for one another must always be the primary devotion of our life. A primary job assignment as human beings is to love God and, after that, it is to love one another. This will be the primary thing we will be judged on as to whether we were successful in this life or not.