Month: April 2024

Operating in prophecy

Having a desire to prophesize is half the battle, as Paul taught in first Corinthians 14:1 pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophecy. In some situations, I have not been in the mood to prophecy. It’s always in those moments, I hear the Lord say stir up your spirit. You must… Continue reading Operating in prophecy

Three phases of revelation

Generally, there are three parts to the prophetic. A word of knowledge often opens people up, while a prophetic word fills the gap created. Finally, a word of wisdom can give instructions on what to do next. These three elements work together to form the broader prophetic gifting. A word of knowledge is simply revelation… Continue reading Three phases of revelation

Judgment seat of Christ

Some people may not fully live out their intended destiny, but encounter purification at the Judgment Seat of Christ, where that which is of lasting value is distinguished from what is not. The Lake of Fire symbolises purification rather than eternal damnation, a place of refining in God’s presence, not the end of the world… Continue reading Judgment seat of Christ

New beginnings

Prophecy can restore people’s dignity and self-respect. It can give them hope again. But to do this, we must be immersed in God’s love. We are either living in the present /past or the present /future in our relationship with the Lord and one another. Some relationships are stuck in the past because they are… Continue reading New beginnings

Pursue love

Historically, the biggest failure in the prophetic has been a lack of love in prophet’s hearts. The apostle Paul addressed that very shortcoming: 1 Corinthians 14:1- pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophecy. For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no… Continue reading Pursue love

Intimate prayer

God is speaking about a new kind of prayer he is about to release to us. Paradoxically, this new method is an ancient way of prayer, one in which God’s faithful servants like David and Paul flourished. These heroes of the faith learned how to pray exactly what God willed for a person, and saw… Continue reading Intimate prayer

Evan Roberts

Lived from 1878 to 195. At the age of 20, Roberts had a prophetic vision that changed his life. In it, he saw the moon, full and bright, with an arm stretching from it into Wales. Immediately, he knew that God was able to touch his country, bringing 100,000 people to the faith. It wasn’t… Continue reading Evan Roberts

Righteousness

Righteousness or being righteous is a foundational truth for a believer in Jesus. Righteousness is part of the Great Exchange and allows Holy Spirit to enter a person. Righteousness is a gift, and we are the righteousness of God. We will look at 1. The Great Exchange. 2. What righteousness is. 3. How our being… Continue reading Righteousness

Martin Luther

Lived: 1483 to 1546. The man who changed church history forever spent hours meditating on a particular piece of scripture. It is clear from his own words that God spoke to him through it: As I meditated day and night on the words as it is written, the righteous person shall live by faith, I… Continue reading Martin Luther

Saint Cuthbert

Lived 635to 687. Cuthbert was 15 years old when his life changed forever. While out tending sheep on a hill in Northumbria, he had a vision. As he described it: me thought I saw a dazzling radiance shine suddenly out of the darkness, and in the midst of this streaming light a choir of angels… Continue reading Saint Cuthbert

Saint Augustine of hippo

Lived: 354 to 4:30 Few have done more to shape Christian theology and thought than Saint Augustine. Born to be a Pagan father and devoutly Christian mother, Augustine struggled throughout his earthly life to find the one true path. The Wilder he lived, the less contentment he found. His mother, Monica, prayed diligently for her… Continue reading Saint Augustine of hippo

Spiritual listening

I find joy in spending time in God’s presence. I have moved beyond the need to only meditate on the Bible, because interpreting it can be complex and subjective. Instead, I allow God room to speak to me in various ways. I  relax, clearing my mind and focusing solely on the Father or on Jesus.… Continue reading Spiritual listening

King Oswald

Lived: 605to 643 Oswald, born in Northumbria, the northeastern corner of England, spent 17 years on the Isle of Iona, learning to be a monk. When his uncle, king Edwin, died the murderous Cadwallan seized the throne and tormented Oswalds people. So, the good Prince returned, with his older brother Eanfrid, to rid Northumbria of… Continue reading King Oswald

Saint Brigid

lived: 450 to 523. Renowned for her generosity and hospitality, this Irish Saint was also wonderfully prophetic. And a prophecy eerily similar to one given by her contemporary, Saint Patrick, she foretold the ministry of Saint Columba, even giving the saints Irish name and mother’s identity: the man-child of longsided Ethne, as a sage he… Continue reading Saint Brigid

Saint Patrick

lived: 387 to 461 Ireland’s patron Saint was actually English; as a young boy, he was taken as a slave to Ireland. Years later, he escaped back to his homeland, but God had other plans for him. One night, Patrick saw a vision of a man, whose name was Victoricus, coming as it was from… Continue reading Saint Patrick

Saint Aidan

lived: 600 to 651 When king Oslo sent for help to evangelize his Kingdom in 635 AD, Aidan answered the call. He traveled across Britain and set up a community on the holy island of Lindisfarne. Aidan loved the Northumbrian people, walking all over northern England, preaching the gospel, and healing the sick. As the… Continue reading Saint Aidan

Saint Columba

Lived: 521 to 597 Banished from Ireland for his role in starting a war, Columba sailed to the Scottish island of Iona and set up a mission there. The Scots loved him and quickly adopted him as their own. He was a gifted teacher, healer, and prophet. The Holy Spirit would make the Saint sound… Continue reading Saint Columba

Smith Wigglesworth

Lived: 1859 to 1947 Few evangelists have pushed the kind of religious buttons Smith Wigglesworth pushed. His methods seem bizarre, but the fruits of his life and ministry are profound. Wigglesworth’s wife, Polly, was a powerful preacher, but Smith was painfully shy. He hated to speak in public, until the day the Holy Spirit got… Continue reading Smith Wigglesworth

Maria Woodworth Etter

Lived: 1844 to 1924 Maria Woodworth Etter was barely a teenager when God spoke to her: I heard the voice of Jesus calling me to go out in the highways and hedges and gather in the lost sheep. Still, Maria married a man who did not believe in women in ministry. Five of their six… Continue reading Maria Woodworth Etter

Kathryn Kuhlman

Lived: 1907 to 1976 Separated from her husband, and having just lost her ministry, Kathryn Kulman was desperate for God in the mid-1940s. After praying for several days, she was touched by the Holy Spirit: 4:00 o’ clock that Saturday afternoon, having come to the place in my life where I surrendered everything, I knew… Continue reading Kathryn Kuhlman

John G Lake

Lived: 1870 to 1935 Surrounded by death and illness all his life (eight of his fifteen siblings died young), lake was desperate for God to heal. In the 1890s, Lake heard about John Dowie’s healing rooms, and took his brother to one: the man was healed. Later, he took his sister, who suffered from cancer… Continue reading John G Lake

Aimee semple McPherson

Lived: 1891 to 1944. Born in rural Canada, Amy accepted Christ at age 17 in a revival meeting led by Robert Semple. Months later, she married Semple and traveled with him to China to spread the gospel there. Upon their arrival in Hong Kong, however, both contracted Malaria. Aimee was a few months pregnant when… Continue reading Aimee semple McPherson

Saint Joan of Arc

lived: 1412 to 1431. With her country under siege, God visited Joan, a young farm girl in rural France, with a series of prophetic messages. Shortly after her 13th birthday, Joan spent a day fasting and praying. During that fast, God spoke to her: when I was about 13, I received revelation from our Lord… Continue reading Saint Joan of Arc

Saint Martin of tours

lived: 316 to 397. Martin was a young soldier when he came across a beggar at the gate of the city of Amiens, France. Gripped by compassion for the poor, freezing man, Martin tore his own cloak in two and handed a part of it to the man. That night, Martin had a vision of… Continue reading Saint Martin of tours

Saint Francis of Assisi

lived: 1182 TO 1226 Born the son of a wealthy merchant, Francis turned his back on his former life when he heard God tell him to go, Francis, and repair my house, which as you see is falling into ruin. Francis followed this revelation and worked to fix a rundown local church. Despite being mocked… Continue reading Saint Francis of Assisi

Prayer, power, process

Living constantly in the presence of God can heal us of our old wounds, and even our physical illnesses. Emotional, spiritual, mental, physical needs are all the same to the father. We know that God is able to heal instantly, but there are also occasions when he heals us over a long period of time.… Continue reading Prayer, power, process

Unceasing prayer

Prayer is vital in our preparation to prophesy. Prayer and prophecy are inseparably linked in terms of the communication process. Both involve listening before talking. In my own prayer time, I usually find myself somewhere in the spiritual paradox between wonderful and frustrating, joyful and painful, confident and uncertain, anointed and unanointed. Fortunately, all those… Continue reading Unceasing prayer

Tongues

Speaking in tongues, for those people who have the gift, is a very important part of our devotional life and our relationship with God because it edifies our spirit and renews our mind. I love tongues because I can pour out my heart to God in whatever situation I’m in, even if I’m in pain… Continue reading Tongues

Soul and spirit

It is very important that we understand the discipline of how to live with God because everything flows out of our relationship with Him. What we think about God is the single most important thing in the world-it is the revelation that will drive our life and provide the channel through which our prophetic gift… Continue reading Soul and spirit

Waiting on God

Meditation is all about waiting on God and giving ourselves the time and space to be in communion with him. This is not an unfocused event but carries a deep sense of purpose: we want to be open to hearing God’s voice everywhere. I constantly carry a notebook with me because God speaks to me… Continue reading Waiting on God

Rejoicing always

Rejoicing is a key ingredient in moving in the power and presence of God. Many Christians have been conditioned to think that they enter God’s presence with prayer. But scripture is clear that thankfulness is the door to his presence-enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Be thankful to him,… Continue reading Rejoicing always

The process of prophecy

If prophecy, like a website, had a list of frequently asked questions, this one would be on top of it: when I am moving in prophecy, how can I tell if it’s me, the Lord, or the enemy? It is a legitimate question. We are human beings, subject to pain, dissolution comment, hurts, dreams, aspirations,… Continue reading The process of prophecy

Eliminate the complicated

In this generation it is easy to wish for many things. But you will have to choose between a luxurious life of enjoying all of life’s pleasures, and a life in which you do the perfect will of God. Perhaps you are wondering, “Why must I choose? Why is it such an issue? As long… Continue reading Eliminate the complicated

Identified with Christ

There are truths in the Bible which are not accepted literally, but are still given a mystical, poetical interpretation. In order to know how to act and move in certain circumstances, we must understand the divine principle of identification. One individual can become so identified with another that that they lose their individual identity. Marriage… Continue reading Identified with Christ

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GOOD-BYE, YESTERDAY

Changes come as we are suddenly confronted with something we have not seen or experienced before, and we say in our hearts, “Why can’t things just be normal? Why can’t they go on as they were?” You may cry a few tears when you see that things are changing. When I was eleven years old… Continue reading GOOD-BYE, YESTERDAY

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INSTANT SAINTS

For every one of the young people in this move of God, there are another thousand somewhere whom God has marked to walk with us. Right now they may be on some kind of drug trip and really lost; but they belong to the Lord. They are among those whom the Lord knew before the… Continue reading INSTANT SAINTS

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AND THE RAIN CAME

The eleventh chapter of Hebrews is dedicated to the great men of faith in Bible times. It tells how they walked with God and what they did. In our day, we have tended to relate faith to belief, to the conviction held in a person’s heart that certain facts are true. We have almost made… Continue reading AND THE RAIN CAME

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FROM PLOWS TO SWORDS

All creation has been subjected to futility because of the fall; but in the redemption of Christ, now after 1900 years, it is time that the Lord bring forth the active manifestation of the victory of Jesus Christ, reversing the downward pull upon people and causing the upward pull to become stronger and stronger. People… Continue reading FROM PLOWS TO SWORDS

From swords to plows

God does not move sovereignly in a situation, but He does make Himself available to us. The availability of God in every situation is a wonderful truth. Life creates an illusion completely opposite: we pray and nothing seems to happen right away. It seems as though everything works against us, that we have no control… Continue reading From swords to plows

Expanding vision

Some of our visions and dreams may seem fantastic and even crazy by the world’s standards; yet many dreams have come to pass, and the people of the Lord are encouraged and are looking for the promises of the Lord to be fulfilled. One of our dreams is to see Kingdom cities come forth and… Continue reading Expanding vision

Perfect wisdom and perfect revelation equal perfect joy

There is an old saying that ignorance is bliss. Have you ever heard the little jingle, “If ignorance is bliss, not knowledge, then why do we bother going to college”? The Scripture says that when you increase knowledge, you increase sorrow (Ecclesiastes 1:18); but that is actually a half truth. There is a state of… Continue reading Perfect wisdom and perfect revelation equal perfect joy

The early church

The persecution of the early Church was such that the Christians could not meet in one large group or invite people to the services at random as we do today. They ministered to people and talked to them, but they had to be very careful whom they brought to the services because there were many… Continue reading The early church

Betrayal

There are always many decisions that must be made for the brethren, the churches, and the different projects that are before us. As I feel my own inadequacy for this, I realize that there is a growing tide that almost despises the humility which confesses, “I do not know, but I will seek an answer… Continue reading Betrayal

Agony

Samuel said, “God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in failing to pray for Israel” (I Samuel 12:23). That is a good word. Why would we be sinning against the Lord in failing to pray for our country and for God’s will to come forth? The Lord has revealed His will for this… Continue reading Agony

Be diligent! Be alert!

There has never been a more critical time in the history of mankind for people to walk with the Lord and have Him fulfill a purpose in their lives. He died to bring forth this hour of triumph in which the kingdoms of this world will become the Kingdoms of our Lord and of His… Continue reading Be diligent! Be alert!

The battle for the walls

When the people began to build the walls according to Nehemiah’s plan, there was immediate, tremendous opposition. The enemies of the Jews knew that if the walls were completed and the gates were hung, the city would become secure and the rule of the whole land of Israel from Jerusalem would begin soon afterward. Every… Continue reading The battle for the walls