God's City of Gold

God's City of Gold

Oh how beautiful are your streets filled with transparent gold. Your gates are jewels set in place by God’s own hand. The angels bow down and surround his throne crying, “Holy, Holy, Holy”. Rise up people of God and sing praises unto the one and only God. He is worthy of all honor and all glory. Within the city’s walls there is no pain, and there are no tears. Peace reigns and comfort prevails. Promises are fulfilled. Multitudes come to worship the great and mighty one. They come to the city of gold.

Prophetic Directions for the Body of Christ

Prophetic Directions for the Body of Christ

Three visions concerning directions for the body of Christ in 2013 were given to me by the Lord.

1. Stay in the Spirit: The first was a high mountain where he said to stay in his presence to receive strength.

2. Reach People in the Valley of Decision: The second was a beautiful valley where he said many needed the gospel.

3. Harvest Souls under the Guidance of the Spirit: The third was a corn field where he said not all of the corn was ready to harvest. Harvest people for the kingdom when he says to harvest and not before.

Those who hear the Spirit of God and obey the Spirit will be comforted, find peace in tribulation and begin to grow and get strong.

 

 

The Latter Rain of the Spirit

Let children walk in the latter rain.

The latter rain is beginning to fall. God is pouring out his Spirit on all flesh. In Joel the Spirit foretold that your sons and daughters will feel the rain and begin to prophesy. They will speak for the Father and with child-like faith believe what he says. His protection is around them and covers them. They will move with confidence and authority. The earth will quake beneath their feet and the demons will tremble at their presence, because God is with them.

 

New Dawn in Christ

A New Dawn in Christ

I will send a noise into the earth. The earth will begin to shake and begin to move apart. Underneath the sea there will be a blast, and the earth will know that I am still the Lord. I change not and I will move things about as I will. Nations shall rise against nations. For the earth shall see me as I really am, God Almighty and full of glory. Order shall come once again upon the earth.

Children shall look upon my face and begin to speak as I give them utterance. I will send signs in the heavens and wonders on the earth. The things man has destroyed I will restore. I am the restorer of those things that are broken. The earth groans for my sons to show themselves. I am placing my people in key positions on the earth that they may rule and take dominion once again. Let joy rise in your hearts for I have spoken. In the midst of chaos, I, the Lord, will bring peace. In all things give me thanks. I will pour out my mercy on the earth. The end of this age is coming. A new dawn is here. Fear not for I am with you.

Prophetic Word for 2013

The glory of God is a consuming fire.

The glory of God shall be seen in 2013. The world is searching for answers and relief from troubled times. The only true answers and relief are in the glory of God. His sons (male and female) shall manifest the great light and God will be exalted on the earth. Darkness will have to flee in his mighty presence.

Rise and shine for your light has come. My glory, says the Lord, shall surround you and my fire shall consume you. All that shall be seen in you is my glory and my image. As I am so shall you be in the earth. Go forth and be the fire. Expose the evil and consume it. Reveal the truth and walk in it. Those that sit in their darkness and despair shall see your light and run to it. Be ready to give the reason why you are victorious. Many will hear and come to know me. I am that I am.



 

Yearnings of the Spirit Man

When a person is born again (or saved), his/her spirit man is recreated with new life (John 3:3; Romans 6:4). Then the spirit man must be nurtured and developed. Without spiritual food and development, the spirit man remains malnourished, impoverished and imprisoned. The word of God is the food for spiritual growth (1 Peter 2:2). Prayer is also needed to develop the spirit man.

After the spirit is recreated then the soul (mind, will and emotions) can be renewed and saved (Ephesians 4:23-24). It takes the anointed word of God to renew the mind and save the soul (James 1:21). Until the mind is renewed, every believer experiences a struggle between the recreated spirit and the old nature or flesh which wants to control the spirit man (Galatians 5:17). When the flesh rules the spirit man, the result is carnality. The carnal mind is hostile towards God (Romans 8:7). When the mind is renewed so that the spirit man rules the flesh there will be oneness in spirit and soul.

Who really knows the spirit man? There are a few important things known about the spirit man. First, the spirit man yearns for heavenly things rather than earthly or mundane things. The spirit man will seek those things above where Christ is seated at the right hand of God (Colossians 3:1-2). The spirit man yearns for fellowship with the Lord. Second, the spirit man must be liberated to fulfill purpose and destiny. It takes the Holy Spirit to free the spirit man. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (2 Corinthians 3:17).

The more a believer communes with the Holy Spirit the freer the spirit man becomes. A good example to help understand the concept of freeing the spirit man relates to the resurrection of Lazarus from the dead (John 11:41-44). After Jesus called Lazarus from death to life, he still had to be loosed from the grave clothes. Likewise, people who experience the new birth sill have to be loosed from all the things that would otherwise keep them in bondage. Loose the spirit man and let him go free. Third, the spirit’s general purpose is to yield fruit for the Lord. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law (Galatians 5:22-23 ). When believers catch hold of what their spirit man says then their mind becomes renewed and fruitful.

Prayer is critical for releasing the spirit man. Both the Old and New Testaments are full of many powerful prayers that God heard and answered. Consider the prayers of Abraham, Moses, David, Elijah and Daniel that the Lord answered and, in many cases, is still answering (Genesis 20:17; Deuteronomy 9:26; 1 Kings 18:36-38; Psalm 72:18-20 and Daniel 6:10). Jesus prayed for believers in all generations in His priestly prayer before his crucifixion and resurrection (John 17:6-26). Many of Paul’s prayers have become model prayers for believers (Ephesians 1:15-23; 3:14-21). Believers can operate a vibrant prayer life by studying the prayers shown in the word of God. However, just repeating these prayers does not ensure that the spirit man will be brought forth in his fullness. Reliance on the Holy Spirit is needed for the full development of the spirit man.

The eighth chapter of Romans contrasts the carnal man and the spirit man. In that chapter Paul explained that the intellectual or carnal mind cannot know what should be prayed in order to bring forth the spirit man in his fullness. For we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily (Romans 8:26b AMP). From this verse it is clear that believers cannot have the intellectual knowledge concerning how to pray or for what to pray in order to liberate the spirit man. The spirit man hungers for things that the intellectual mind cannot understand. We do not know for what our spirit hungers. The spirit man understands things that the intellectual mind does not understand. In particular, the spirit man can have an understanding of a believer’s purpose and destiny that the carnal mind cannot comprehend. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? (1 Corinthians 2:11a) Both the development and release of the spirit man are important for purpose and destiny to be fulfilled.

Excerpt from Walking in the Father’s Riches: the Prosperity of Sonship by Fred and Sherry White. ISBN: 978-0-615-34349-5

Walk in the Meadow of the Lord's Glory

Walking in His Meadow

I have set before you a meadow of beauty, but you must cut away the thorns and the briars in order to see my glory. I will come and walk with you in the cool of the evening, and we will have fellowship one with the other. Take up your sword for I have given you authority to rid yourself of all those things that might hinder. Look unto the future with hope and with an awareness that I am always near. The enemy might come, but he will flee seven ways. Unlock my mysteries for I desire to reveal my mysteries to those who will cherish them and hold them in theirs bosom. Quickly eliminate any attempt to put you into a stronghold. I will show you any entrapments and deliver you from all evil. I, the Lord, have spoken and no man shall stop what I am doing. There are people who are crying out in the wilderness for they have no bread and water. Fill your pouches with provision, and I will send you to those in need.