Let It Rain

I woke up this morning hearing the words, “The storm is upon us…we’re just waiting for it to rain.” Then I go outside to pray and today Psalm 18 is the Psalm I’m praying and it says, God is the storm and He is dealing with our enemies.

Listen to Psalm 18:9-15

“He bowed the heavens also, and came down

With thick darkness under His feet.

He rode upon a cherub and flew;

And He sped upon the wings of the wind.

He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him,

Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

From the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,

Hailstones and coals of fire.

The LORD also thundered in the heavens,

And the Most High uttered His voice,

Hailstones and coals of fire.

He sent out His arrows, and scattered them,

And lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them.

Then the channels of water appeared,

And the foundations of the world were laid bare

At Your rebuke, O LORD,

At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.”

My friends the storm is upon us, we’re just waiting for God’s justice, deliverance, recompense to rain down.

Find Then Bind

Living in unprecedented and historic days demands we think at a higher level of understanding than when we are not living in these types of days. If we try to apply the same logic to every situation, season and era we are in, we will miss what is happening in our current reality. Not only did a pandemic come upon us suddenly and usher in days like we have never known before in our generation, but prior to that, a President was elected who was not typical of what we had been accustomed to in our generation. These markers are key indicators of unprecedented days in which we are living.

Many people have done prolific digs to understand the days in which we live. Many more people will speak into these days as more truth is uncovered and more understanding is given to us. These days can feel turbulent, troubling, exciting, adventurous, and so many other adjectives but the truth is, life on earth is changing forever by the design of God Himself. Therefore, we have people who are praying ground level, taking out enemies and entities in the earth realm with their prayers, prophetic acts and legal renderings.

What we are seeing is people finding and binding the enemy in every area of society. This is unprecedented in our generation, because we are watching, participating and engaging in this in real time. We are going to see and hear of things being exposed that we might not believe unless we saw it or heard it ourselves. Brace yourself, for this is going to shake many people internally, for most of us had no clue what was happening behind the scenes.

This exposure has opened up the ability to find and bind multiple levels of demonic influence in and over the nations. The news, social media and other platforms are revealing things we did not know, but know now. However, God is also revealing high level principalities that have been ruling over the earth realm, in order for us to find them and bind them, so they can no longer control us any longer. If we only find and bind earth level people, and not also heavenly level principalities and powers (Ephesians 6) we will rid the earth of those who carry the spirit of the air now, but new foot soldiers for the spirit of the air will arise again.

The Lord has equipped the Ekklessia (Matthew 16:18) to find and bind the spirits in the air that are controlling the people on the ground. While in prayer this morning, I asked the Lord to reveal to me what spirit is ruling the nations, for without that spirit being removed, we will bring to justice people on earth, but we need the Lord to bring to justice the enemies in the air. What the Lord showed me is that the ruling spirit of the air is a spirit of violence according to Psalm 17:4 which speaks of the ways of the violent. That word violent in the Hebrew means, violent one, robbers, vicious, tyrant, destroyer, ravenous, murderer. The spirit of violence is the ruling principality over the nations and the Lord is going to use His sword (Psalm 17:13) to cut the head off this spirit.

The other day the Lord spoke to me and said, “The thief has been caught” (Proverbs 6:30-31). When the Lord showed me this spirit of violence is a robber, I knew this was the spirit the Lord wanted us to find and bind. This morning the Lord sent me to Mark 3:20-27, where Jesus is discussing how Satan can’t cast out Satan and how no one can enter the strong man’s house, unless he first binds the strong man. The Lord needed us to find this strong man named Violence, so we could ask the Lord to bind him, for once he is bound, Mark 3:27 says, then He can plunder his house.

The Lord has found and bound the strong man called the spirit of violence which was a ruling spirit over the nations. It is a tyrannical spirit, and this spirit needed to be bound in order for us to not live under that spirit of control any longer. This high-level spirit filters down to our every day lives, for this spirit grips people and causes them to do what he does on a micro level. It is no wonder Jesus told us in Matthew 20:25-26 “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them and their superiors exercise authority over them. It shall not be this way among you.” And Peter says it this way in 1 Peter 5:2-3 “Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.”

The reason life as we know it is not going to be the same is because the spirit of violence is being dealt with in the air and everywhere. Those who want to lord over others will be removed from positions of leadership, whether in the church or in the nations. The Lord is cleaning out both the earth and the church with His sword (Hebrews 4:12). Jesus Christ alone is the head of everything, Colossians 2:10 says, “In Him you have been made complete, and He is head over all rule and authority.” Jesus Christ is not a tyrannical ruler; He is a liberator of us all. He freed us from our transgressions, from the certificate of debt, from the decrees against us, from all adversaries (Colossians 2:11-15). He nailed it all to the cross for our freedom. Remember, it is for freedom we have been set free (Galatians 5:11).

The spirit of violence is a tyrannical spirit that seeks to control and has been operating in every level of life, but that spirit has been found and is bound. Now the Lord is releasing a spirit of love which is a liberating spirit that seeks to free you not dominate you. Oh, that we would all surrender to the spirit of love, which is a spirit of liberty, so we can live. The thief has been caught and now he must pay seven times, even if it costs him his whole house (Proverbs 6:31). To God be the glory, great things He has done!

Up And Out

When you have a day of walking in the muck and mire, cry out to the Lord and He will take you higher. Don’t sit down and dwell there, stand up, lift up your voice and the Lord will come unstick you so you can keep following Him. Everybody has muck and mire days, and God is always ready to take you higher.

Psalm 40:1-3 “I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him.”

Songs That Speak

Words are eternal and when words are added to music those songs stick with us for years. It’s as though each of us are juke boxes with 45’s that God pulls out to communicate what He is doing, that only a song can convey.

While in prayer, Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble, starting playing in my spirit and next thing you know I am singing this song as a declaration of what God is doing in the nations right now. As you see the lyrics and start singing it yourself, it may become fresh revelation for you like it did for me.

Did you feel the mountains tremble?

Did you hear the oceans roar?

When the people rose to sing of

Jesus Christ, the risen one

Did you feel the people tremble?

Did you hear the singers roar?

When the lost began to sing of

Jesus Christ, the saving one

(Chorus)

And we can see that God you’re moving

A mighty river through the nations

And young and old will turn to Jesus

Fling wide you heavenly gates

Prepare the way of the risen one

Open up the doors and let the music play

Let the streets resound with singin’

Songs that bring Your hope and

Songs that bring Your joy

Dancers who dance upon injustice

(Verse 2)

Do you feel the darkness tremble

When all the saints join in one song?

And all the streams flow as one river

To wash away our brokenness

And here we see that God, you’re moving

A time of jubilee is coming

When young and old return to Jesus

Fling wide you heavenly gates

Prepare the way of the risen Lord

(Chorus)

Have a great Sunday, we are living in history making days.

2020 Changed Us

The days of playing, prophesying and preaching in the kiddie pool are over because this season of lockdown has matured the body of Christ in ways they don’t even realize yet. Just as children mature during winter seasons and boys become men during war seasons, so has happened to the body of Christ. We didn’t know it was happening but it was.

As the doors swing open again, the war ends and the pool is ready for swimmers, we are all going to realize we want more than milk, we have now become meat eaters. Our appetite for spiritual things has changed from not interested to very interested; from church to Jesus Christ; from the cross to the resurrection from the dead.

What we are going to see is that we are done being walked on, controlled, manipulated and lied to. The pursuit of truth is going to be insatiable in the hearts of people. The desire to live an abundant life has been conceived in us and we will find those who have been with Jesus and we will walk with them.

Everything changed during 2020 and we don’t realize it yet, but as soon as we come out of it, it will manifest, multiply and Jesus will be magnified as the resurrected King of us all.

Hebrews 6:1 “Let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God, instruction about cleansing rites, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.”

Trump Our Cyrus…You Decide

This week I am reading the book of Isaiah and today I have been reading Isaiah 45 – 48. Prior to President Trump being elected in 2016, Lance Wallnau gave a prophetic word of which the Lord told him “The 45th President of the United States was going to be the Cyrus of Isaiah 45.” This prophetic word was confirmed when President Trump declared Jerusalem the undeniable capital of Israel. This declaration caused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare President Trump a Cyrus figure and they even made a coin with both Cyrus and Trump’s picture on it.

Due to the evidence of the fulfillment of the prophetic word and the confirmation coin that was given, it sounds as though the Lord has agreed and confirmed that President Trump is a Cyrus figure in our generation. Now if this is true, then the following verses give us evidence and a blueprint of what God is doing in our nation and the nations around the world. Which will alleviate any fears that may try to arise based on the tossing too and fro of all the news reports coming forth at this time about the election.

It’s a great Day to be alive.

Isaiah 45:1 “This is what Yahweh says to his anointed one,a Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped as my servant to conquer nations and dethrone their kings.”

Isaiah 45:5-6 “I will strengthen you for victory, even though you do not intimately know who I am. Yet through you everyone will know who I really am. Those from the rising sun in the east to the west, everyone everywhere will know that I am Yahweh, the one and only God, and there is no other.”

Isaiah 45:12-13 “I created the earth and populated it with people. With my own hands, I spread out the cosmos and then commanded the starry host to shine! I am the one who raised him up in righteousness! I will make all his paths straight and level. He will build my city and release my exiled people, not because he was bribed or hired to do it, declares the Almighty Yahweh!”

Isaiah 46:10-11 “I declare from the beginning how it will end and foretell from the start what has not yet happened. I decree that my purpose will stand, and I will fulfill my every plan. I called that bird of prey Cyrus, swooping in from the east; from a distant land he came, the man of my purpose. I have spoken, and yes, I will bring it to pass. I have formed my plan, and yes, I will do it.”

Isaiah 48:14-15 “I, Yahweh, love this man, and he will carry out my purpose against Babylon. He will be my “arm of might” against the Babylonians! I am the one; yes, I am the one who called him by name before he was born. I have led him forward on a prosperous, successful path.”

All Are Getting The New

Last night at 1:30am the Lord spoke to me and said, “I am giving all of you new operating systems.”

Operating systems are the main program in a computer that controls the way the computer works and makes it possible for other programs to function; and they control input and output functions. (Merriam Webster)

In a human being the operating system is the heart. When God says He is giving us all new operating systems, that means He is giving us ALL brand NEW hearts, then we will be able to function by design and it will make it possible for others in our life to do the same.

This is really good news coming from heaven to us. The Lord only gives us NEW parts to replace the old ones.

Ezekiel 36:26 “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”

Even when we don’t see it He’s working He never stops He never stops working. We are all getting new operating systems!

Faith Trumps Time

Time tries to be an intimidator. It tries to intimidate you and tell you that God is not going to do what he said he was going to do. I mean look at how much time has passed, there’s no way God can do it, is what the enemy says. In contrast the Lord says, FAITH TRUMPS TIME. It doesn’t matter if it’s been four days, four weeks, four months, four years, 40 years, or 400 years. We know that according to John 11 after four days Lazarus was raised from the dead. We know Jesus said four months and then the harvest. We remember the Israelites spent 40 years in the wilderness. And who can forget Israel spending 400 years in Egypt.

Time tries to intimidate but FAITH TRUMPS TIME. Don’t be intimidated by time. If God said he was going to do it, even if he has to raise the dead He will keep His word. Jesus told Martha, did I not tell you if you believe you will see the glory of God. Remember Lazarus. FAITH TRUMPS TIME, don’t be intimidated by time.

John 11:17-27 “On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.

“Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.”

Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”

Rising and Falling

Every counterfeit has man at the center, calling the shots, controlling the situations, and getting the credit.

Every original has God the creator of everything and everyone at the center, reigning, ruling, receiving and releasing good gifts.

Once you can see the center, you can discern who it’s about. Satan loves to make man “feel” important, God loves to remind man they were created in His image and likeness.

The man-centered kingdoms in every sector of society are coming down and the kingdom of God is rising up, out of His people. One is falling the other is rising and you and I get to choose what direction we want to go, by choosing which kingdom we will align with.

Micah 4:1-2 “In the last hopeful days that are coming, the temple mountain of the Eternal One will tower over all other mountains. It will be raised above the hills, and people will flow up it like rivers. The nations of the world will say, “Come, let’s go up, everyone, to the mountain of the Eternal One, to the house of the God of Jacob, So He can teach us His way and we can follow in His footsteps.” For God’s law will march out of Zion—the Eternal’s word from Jerusalem.”

From Functional to Beautiful

On Sunday morning before church the Lord spoke to me and said, “I’m taking you (all) from functional to beautiful.”

Last night the Lord spoke tome repetitively the words Thompson Station, Christmas Tree, and Howard’s. These three puzzle pieces represent some good friends of mine, but I knew there was more to it than this, so I looked up the words to get what the Lord was saying.

Thompson Station was originally called “White House”

Howard’s name means “High guard” or Army guard”

Christmas tree has its first recorded sight in Pennsylvania in 1747

As I put these puzzle pieces together the Lord sends me to the White House website and Melanie Trump the First Lady put up the White House “Christmas trees” yesterday and the theme this year is America the Beautiful.

The Lord is taking us from functional to beautiful!

Beautiful = exciting aesthetic pleasure; excellent; generally pleasing; wonderful; satisfying; fantastic; highly enjoyable; very pleasant (Strongs)

Isaiah 33:17-19 “In this high place, your eyes will see the King in his stunning beauty and gaze upon his broad domain. You will look back on the fears of your past and say, “Now, where is the scholar? Where is the advisor? Where is the one who numbers those who are maturing?” You will no longer see the defiant foreigner who speaks a strange, incomprehensible language.”