In this day we are concerned about two things: first, our escape out of the present world situation into the Kingdom of God, and second, what seems to be a very rapidly developing execution of a satanic plot toward world destruction. The Word reveals what God has to say about these things. Imagine yourself as… Continue reading When God walks behind you
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You’d better believe it!
The war that tests the remnant of God, the seemingly endless battle, is over the word God has spoken. You are not battling the things that you seem to be battling. It may appear to you that the battle is a set of circumstances or continual harassment, just as when the children of Israel were… Continue reading You’d better believe it!
Prophecy 1
For thou hast not come to a day that thy heart should turn back because of adversity. Neither hast thou come to a day that thou should look upon the mountain and quake with fear. But thou shalt have faith to move that mountain in the name of the Lord. Thou shalt not go by… Continue reading Prophecy 1
Three steps to our perfection
One of the greatest revelations to come in this walk (and the least understood; consequently, we do not often refer to it) is given in Lesson 50 of the First Principles, “The Three Great Steps in the Perfection of the Church.” This lesson is a very simple outline on the steps to our perfection in… Continue reading Three steps to our perfection
He said it-I became it
In this message we will study some Scriptures that we have read before, however, their application is fresh and alive in what God is speaking to us right now. This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may fight the good… Continue reading He said it-I became it
The word-a vital force
Exhortation God has been showing us the difference between illusion and reality. The illusion that the enemy creates can be so deceptive. We stand upon the reality which is based upon what God has said. Everyone goes through problems in which they seem to have victory on the one hand and unexplainable defeats on the… Continue reading The word-a vital force
Exhortation to believe
The Lord is bringing you to the time in which you walk, not with faith that reaches to God with a vagueness, but with a faith that is positive and definite. This is surely a time that God is showing His people what is in His will, what they can claim, and what they really… Continue reading Exhortation to believe
Getting to know you in the Spirit
In II Corinthians 5:13–15 Paul identifies what the Corinthian church is experiencing. For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all,… Continue reading Getting to know you in the Spirit
Walking free from from oppression
None of us can walk away from loyalties, and responsibilities, from the actual word of God that gives us a relationship and a duty toward parents, toward church, toward every situation, but we must remember we are serving the Lord first. All is lost if there is not a walk with God—a walk in which… Continue reading Walking free from from oppression
Walking free from from oppression
None of us can walk away from loyalties, and responsibilities, from the actual word of God that gives us a relationship and a duty toward parents, toward church, toward every situation, but we must remember we are serving the Lord first. All is lost if there is not a walk with God—a walk in which… Continue reading Walking free from from oppression
The law of the jungle or the law of the King
The New Testament begins with an amazing book called Matthew, written by a renegade Jew who became a publican. People in those days when referring to sinners would say, “publicans and sinners,” because a publican was an appointee of the Roman government to collect taxes. You must picture the deep, intense loyalty that existed, almost… Continue reading The law of the jungle or the law of the King
Why the wipe-out?
God has a will and when He exercises His will, this is what happens: we become a product of the living word. The word that God is bringing forth now has created and directed us. In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be… Continue reading Why the wipe-out?
Faithfully and exclusively His
“Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes. Truly I say to you, that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.”… Continue reading Faithfully and exclusively His
How to receive a Word from God
God allows difficulties to arise in this walk with Him in order that we will search the Word and find the real basis for a walk with God. In I Corinthians 14:24, 25, we read what prophecy in a service can really be. But, if all prophesy and an unbeliever or an ungifted man enters,… Continue reading How to receive a Word from God
No commercial value
The tenth chapter of Luke tells about the seventy going forth, and it lays down many of the principles of Kingdom evangelism. The word evangelism means good tidings, so it is related in this passage to the good news of the Kingdom that is to come and the way it is to be proclaimed. The… Continue reading No commercial value
Our strength and prosperity in the Lord
Thou shalt behold a strange truth that the Lord shall bring thee. Shalt thou look at what thy God hath wrought in thee and be unmindful of all the circumstances that have hemmed thee in? Behold, saith the Lord, look unto Me, for I have not given thee wisdom that thou knowest the answer to… Continue reading Our strength and prosperity in the Lord
Focus! Focus! Focus!
Several prophecies are in the third chapter of Malachi. It begins with the prophecy about John the Baptist (which was fulfilled in his ministry) and continues with a number of precious prophecies about the Lord. However, we are concerned with Malachi 3:7–12, in which the Lord tells us, “From the days of your fathers you… Continue reading Focus! Focus! Focus!
Overflowing blessing
This is a day of victory unto the people of the Lord. It is a day in which the Lord shall bless thee. Yea, in the midst of calamities, in the midst of the things that shall befall the whole face of the earth, shall it not be thy joy in the Lord that shall… Continue reading Overflowing blessing
Blessed indeed
Thou shalt rejoice that the Lord has brought unto thee a day of fullness and not a day of scarcity. The Lord has brought unto thee the day in which thou art vessels that overflow with the blessing of the Lord. Rejoice that the glory and the excellency of the Lord shall be found in… Continue reading Blessed indeed
Cast off the chains
Doth not the Lord look upon thy heart? Doth He not see the chains that yet ye bear? But for freedom hath the Lord set thee free, that every band and every yoke should be broken and that every limitation that thou hast upon thy life should be removed. Is it the Lord that hath… Continue reading Cast off the chains
The testimony of Christ
The nineteenth chapter of the book of Revelation is one of the most significant. It ends a three-chapter portrait of two mystical, symbolical women. The seventeenth and eighteenth chapters deal with Mystery Babylon, the great harlot. The nineteenth chapter deals with the Bride of Christ—pure, virtuous, made righteous by the precious blood of Jesus Christ.… Continue reading The testimony of Christ
Why worry?
This is a simple lesson on how to get your head together. Have you ever felt the need of that? So many people who come for counseling need to learn how to think, feel, and react the way they should. They do not know which problem or responsibility should have priority or whether they should… Continue reading Why worry?
Where did you get those fears?
In Hebrews 11:1–3 we read, Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen (or the evidence of things not seen). For by it the men of old gained approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen… Continue reading Where did you get those fears?
Don’t be discontented
The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things; and the God of peace shall be with you. Philippians 4:9. I do not believe it is possible to really learn from words alone. You must also hear and see what you are learning. Likewise, this walk with God… Continue reading Don’t be discontented
Mournful or joyful?
God intends for us to be filled with joy. And for this to happen, we must believe for it and set our hearts upon it. We have learned in this walk that nothing just happens by itself. We do not come into a walk with God and automatically become filled with joy. Many things are… Continue reading Mournful or joyful?
First and foremost-the Kingdom
It is wonderful to look into the Word and love it, and to see the pictures the Lord is trying to present. I want you to notice the difference between the words about the Kingdom and the words about the Church. Jesus presented a rather triumphant picture of the Church: “On this rock I shall… Continue reading First and foremost-the Kingdom
Rivers of living water
Behold the promise of the Lord shall no more be deferred, neither shall the enemy be able to hinder, for behold His going forth is as sure as the morning. The day hath come that the Lord thy God shall bless and shall rain a double portion upon those that hath sought the Lord and… Continue reading Rivers of living water
Walk forward in freedom
Behold this is the day of deliverance that the Lord bringeth forth unto His people. The Lord purposes that He shall move through His people and He shall loose them from all of their bondages. He shall loose them from those things which have been a stumbling block and an offense, and whatsoever hath restrained… Continue reading Walk forward in freedom
Tell them the king reigns
We have a new approach to evangelism in this restoration. The old-order altar call and emphasis does not seem to have the anointing that God used to give it. God also does not give the same anointing to preach much about the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Instead, He simply leads to lay hands on… Continue reading Tell them the king reigns
Always with Joy
The mantle of authority is being laid upon us, but with it is coming a heaviness. The Lord wants to take away that heaviness and mourning, and give us praise and joy. This is not a luxury, for as we enter these days, we must be delivered from participating in the time of sorrows and… Continue reading Always with Joy
Prophecy
This shall be a day in which the Lord shall bless thee and ye shall stand in His Presence. Ye shall find in thy spirit that thou shalt cleave unto the Lord, and the blessing and the wisdom of the Lord shall flow unto thee. Yea, the Lord hath made this appointment with thee and… Continue reading Prophecy
The resurrection body
When God made man out of the dust of the earth, He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul. Adam then became the first of an entire soul race. When you accept Christ, you receive a new Identity. You become related to the second Man, the head of… Continue reading The resurrection body
Tune in
When Adam fell, the whole human race fell with Him, and the earth was subjected to futility. The reason Adam fell was because he was given a choice, and God knew he would fall, that is why Jesus Christ was crucified before God created the heavens and the earth. The choice Adam was given was… Continue reading Tune in
The Greeks want to see Jesus
The twelfth chapter of John is a springboard. After it follow the chapters recording the endless chain of events that rapidly led to the crucifixion and the resurrection of the Lord. In the twelfth chapter is recorded the triumphal entry, the famous event commemorated in Palm Sunday, when Christ rode into Jerusalem on a donkey,… Continue reading The Greeks want to see Jesus
Love, as I have loved you
One of the outstanding examples of love in the New Testament is found in the conclusion of John 13, yet it is very often neglected. Leading into this passage is the scene of the Last Supper. Christ had just finished washing the disciples’ feet. Having concluded that, He gave them the exhortation that they ought… Continue reading Love, as I have loved you
It is settled!
Psalm 119:89 is a familiar passage, one that should be memorized. Forever, O Lord, Thy word is settled in heaven. The margin reads, “Stands firm in heaven.” God’s Word stands firm in heaven. Another familiar Scripture is found in Matthew 24:35: Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words shall not pass away. Let’s… Continue reading It is settled!
You are not an animal
Sometimes we have desires in our hearts that do not come to pass, yet we cannot retrace our steps. It is no longer the period of time when we can go back, where we can spend days alone with God. To return to the deep quiet, that same spiritual climate where so many things came… Continue reading You are not an animal
Spiritual perception tune in, then bless!
Would you like to learn more how to beam a blessing to someone or how to tune in to someone and find out what their need is? I will give you a little procedure that should work, one that will be a practical application that you can exercise and be able to move into some… Continue reading Spiritual perception tune in, then bless!
Purity and perception
Let’s pray for God to go completely through the Church and purge it, and let the Holy Spirit deal with each one of us, so that purity and holiness will be something we will guard with our very lives. Lord, search our hearts, for this is not the time to point fingers at others but… Continue reading Purity and perception
The Jealousy of God
We read in I Corinthians 10:22: Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? One thing about God is that He gets away with things that you do not. Many Jewish people say, “He’s entitled.” That means He is worthy of the honor or the privilege He has. This is true of God. He is… Continue reading The Jealousy of God
Another milestone
There must be unity in the body. Half the people cannot be praying in one direction and the other half wanting something else to happen. It has to be what God wants. If you sympathize with a situation or an individual in the church when God wants to deal with him, you will constantly be… Continue reading Another milestone
Three tools of Satan heaviness,sympathy,distractions
Although we have not yet reached the main objective, it seems many other things are being loosed and are falling away. I am trusting God with all my heart that this Feast of Tabernacles will mark the end of the battle we have been in. You may wonder why we choose a feast for a… Continue reading Three tools of Satan heaviness,sympathy,distractions
The Lord is nigh
I have learned something about the Lord that I would describe in this way. Whenever I realize the presence of the Lord with me, I react so completely to it that sometimes people may think I am putting on something, but I am not. The most spontaneous reaction I have in all of my personality… Continue reading The Lord is nigh
The delightful bride
Have you ever heard about select companies that come out of the remnant? What is the Church? Is the Church a part of the Kingdom, or is the Kingdom something that comes out of the Church? Who are the sons of God? Do the sons of God come out of the Kingdom or out of… Continue reading The delightful bride
Always abounding
There is nothing in us that holds back from the Word, but it frightens us at times when we hear it, for we know there cannot be a performance of it unless it be by the Lord’s endowment of grace. We have learned, day by day and moment by moment, to appropriate God’s fullness for… Continue reading Always abounding
The danger of evasion
We read in I Kings 13:1–10, Behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense. Jeroboam was concerned about turning the ten tribes in the north to idolatry, for if they continued with the Law of Moses… Continue reading The danger of evasion
Lord, make me oveflow
To a Communist it is not enough to read Karl Marx; he is not satisfied until he knows how to make a Molotov cocktail. In this walk it is not enough that you have a few vague illusions about the restoration, the Church, and the Kingdom, and the basic changes; you must be prepared to… Continue reading Lord, make me oveflow
The test of true and false prophets
It is established in the Word that the great problem of false prophets and false teachers will come forth in the end time. We are aware that things, which do have a great deal of truth to them, will be so beguiling that people will follow after them and be led into deception, thus missing… Continue reading The test of true and false prophets
Now it’s our turn
I suffer hardship even to imprisonment as a criminal, but the word of God is not imprisoned. II Timothy 2:9. I Peter and II Timothy were written during the time of the emperor Nero and his persecutions of the Jewish Christians as well as the Gentile Christians. That was about thirty years after the crucifixion… Continue reading Now it’s our turn
Our prayer
One of the biggest parts of our service should be the worship that we bring to the Lord. In our thinking it should be important as anything in the world. When you come to a service, you may think you are there to get a blessing, to hear the word, to be instructed, to be… Continue reading Our prayer
Intensity in prayer
Prayer and intercession must be with an intensity, yet with a creative faith that does not beg but calls into being. That is what God wants. In this generation we have to overcome one of the greatest hindrances to our walk with God at the present time: the need for our worship to be deeper.… Continue reading Intensity in prayer
I will go before thee
This message will involve three passages from the twenty-sixth chapter of Matthew. The first starts at verse 31. Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of Me this night, for it is written, ‘I will strike down the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.’ But after I… Continue reading I will go before thee
Death by fire 1
Even though we have approached and accepted the baptism of fire, the mechanics and the absolute thoroughness of it have still eluded us. The revelation of it, I believe, will come in this service. God has something to say to us that is revolutionary, a solemn principle that is involved in the fire of Pentecost.… Continue reading Death by fire 1
An offering by fire 1
This fire of the Lord means the restoration of a principle that is probably the most important factor in opening the door to the coming judgments and the coming deliverances. If judgment is to be committed to the saints of the Most High, it will only be to those in whom the fire has been… Continue reading An offering by fire 1
What would you choose?
If a man in his youth were to look ahead and plan his life, if he could choose the way he were to go—all the paths he would walk, the mountains he would climb, the rivers he would ford—he would only reveal his fallibility and lack of judgment. However, if he could make the choice… Continue reading What would you choose?
The kingdom is inherited 1
I am persuaded that we have read the Scriptures so long with a traditional interpretation that we do not realize how much, in both the Old and New Testaments, God has tucked away all the information and knowledge necessary for future dispensations. We have read the Scriptures quite freely during the whole period of the… Continue reading The kingdom is inherited 1
A father’s viewpoint
Recently the Lord put me through a wilderness. Looking back on it, I know God had a great hand in ordering my steps by having me face the many pressures. I came out of it as the representative of the whole Walk, because I was the first partaker of a release that belongs to the… Continue reading A father’s viewpoint
The ark of gold
Some of the accounts of the Passover contained in the Scriptures are so beautiful to us that we never lose sight of them. In the gospel of John there are a number of times that the different feasts were named, for instance, “Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews was at hand” (John 6:4),… Continue reading The ark of gold
Guidelines to divine order
There is nothing more precious than the divine order God is restoring. Sooner or later every movement reaches some kind of a dead end because in approaching the problem of order, they settle on a Baptist style of democracy, where the voice of the majority is the voice of God, or on a hierarchy, or… Continue reading Guidelines to divine order
Exhortation on submission
The Lord is giving us the guidelines now for the whole Walk; this is so we will do the will of the Lord together. Other movements have seen the beginning of divine order, only to fail where the Scripture says, “We should not think of men above what we ought” (Romans 12:3). These guidelines to… Continue reading Exhortation on submission
The kingdom passover
According to the Sacred calendar of the Jews, the Feast of Passover was the beginning of months, the beginning of beginnings. This also was the time when the Lord was crucified, which means the beginning of new life for us by the blood of Jesus Christ. When the days of the Kingdom come, those who… Continue reading The kingdom passover
Is God enough for me?
God is speaking to us about the real issue before us. Through this Word, the Lord is again bringing the cross to us. What does the cross mean to us? It simply means that He is crossing us up. Fasting and prayer is bringing everything right out in the open to test the purity of… Continue reading Is God enough for me?
Lord, what do you think about babylon?
The smoldering fires of the Lord are burning out the chaff of the old nature. There is less and less tolerance in our spirits toward the thing that is wrong. Daily, as I watch the fires of the Lord burn, a repulsion mounts in my spirit, forcing me to reject the limitations we have been… Continue reading Lord, what do you think about babylon?
Break every yoke
Isaiah 58:6 This message may not be long, but I want it to cause an explosion. We must take this principle and move into it so that we not only read a truth, but we walk in that truth, we experience it, and we minister it. It must become real to us. The truths and… Continue reading Break every yoke
The corrective judgment in love
It is difficult to understand why God allows certain things to happen. Why is it that so many times you are led into a blind alley, even when you are being led by the Spirit of the Lord? From the time that I began to preach, I felt definitely that the Lord would lead me.… Continue reading The corrective judgment in love
The word of our testimony
The book of Revelation speaks about the victory of a Christian. And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony. Revelation 12:11. The most powerful agent in our victory is the blood of Jesus Christ which was shed for us, because in the shedding of… Continue reading The word of our testimony
POSITIONED IN VICTORY
“Is it not the Lord that hath positioned us at the transition of the ages? Is it not the Lord who by His Spirit has caused us to reach in to the powers of the age to come? He hath given us a commission that we might pull down strongholds. He hath commissioned us to… Continue reading POSITIONED IN VICTORY
Unto the principalities and powers through the church
What should be our attitude toward Babylon, toward what is happening in the religious world? The crying has to come forth out of this Walk, “Come out of her, My people, be not a partaker of her sins” (Revelation 18:4), because it is absolutely sin. Some people are not yet aware how deadly the battle… Continue reading Unto the principalities and powers through the church
Purged, purified and refined
Dear Master, we come with confidence before You, knowing that the word that You give is not a product of our minds or thinking. Neither do we receive it that we might ponder over it as one who has heard a philosophical truth. These are days, Lord, that the flow of Thy word comes to… Continue reading Purged, purified and refined
Deception, revelation and intercession
Being what we are, a little too human, we tend to exhibit all the frailties of the flesh. We tend to become distracted, discouraged, dismayed, and doubting, and yet the Lord has something special to help those who want to persevere in the end.… he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be… Continue reading Deception, revelation and intercession
A Broken spirit or a broken heart?
When the bible talks about the heart it is always talking about our soul, unless it is talking about the hidden man of the heart or the inward man- then it is talking about our spirit. Our spirit is the part of us that gives us God consciousness, where we have a sweet communion with… Continue reading A Broken spirit or a broken heart?
Put your confidence in the Lord
Blessed are the people whose trust is in the Lord, who shall not regard the sight of their eye, nor the hearing of their ear. They shall not be moved by any of these things, but their trust is in the word of the Lord. Blessed are they that walk according to the word of… Continue reading Put your confidence in the Lord
If the walk exceeds your faith
We have been thrust into another level, a realm of pure faith. It is not going to be easy to walk in it. We’ve prophesied a sifting, and that everything would change. I believe it has. It has been changing, but now it is set. Let me explain what is going to happen. We have… Continue reading If the walk exceeds your faith
Perfecting a right attitude
It is most essential that there be conveyed to us the vision and the dream, the sense of destiny, the sense of the hour in which we live, a sense of the purpose for which God called us, and above all, a realistic vision born of the Spirit of the Lord that we might know… Continue reading Perfecting a right attitude
Support your local body
The messages which have been coming make us want to move quickly into the will of the Lord. You may be wondering, “What can I do? When do I start?” Several verses from I Thessalonians 5 show what you can do now from the position you are in spiritually. You can put your life into… Continue reading Support your local body
The fixed focus
The leaders carry the service, but the people must also be aware of what is taking place. When you stand in the service as individuals who have come in with all your thoughts going around in your mind, the service will not reach a very high level. As you wait on the Lord, there must… Continue reading The fixed focus
School of the prophet’s
The school of prophets is not some term we have devised. It originates with Samuel in the Old Testament, who trained young men to be prophets. Perhaps there was no greater force created by God than what Samuel foresaw and utilized. Witchcraft had been very common in the land of Canaan, and with the school… Continue reading School of the prophet’s
Loosed to flow
Yea, we prophesy the release of God’s people from all their limitations. These things that have been sowed for a little while, like chaff in the budding grain of wheat, now is the time to see it separated. You need no more the days of restriction to teach you obedience to the Lord or to… Continue reading Loosed to flow
The seven parables of the Kingdom
These parable’s actually teach the progression and decline and the restoration of the Kingdom in the history of the church age. Right now we are in the overlaping of the Philadelphia and Laodiceans church ages. The restoration of the gospel of the Kingdom came through and Apostolic and Prophetic community back in the 50’s, 60’s… Continue reading The seven parables of the Kingdom
The priority of divine guidance
One of the greatest keys toward the future is in this message, which deals basically with Romans 8:14: For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. All who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God. The Spirit Himself bears witness… Continue reading The priority of divine guidance
The priority of worship
If Christ were to stand in our midst today, He would be singing praises unto the Father. The writer of Hebrews quotes from the Old Testament (Psalms 22:22), applying this Scripture to Jesus Christ: … He is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying, “I will proclaim Thy name to My brethren, in the midst… Continue reading The priority of worship
Worship from the heart
When we set our heart upon the Lord, then the psalms that we sing are very beautiful, even though they may not be perfect technically. As we increase our worship, it is pleasing to God. Worship is in our will. The great sins against worship are withdrawal, rebellion, stubbornness, and pride. Pride is actually an… Continue reading Worship from the heart
The riches of the Kingdom
It is good to be filled with thanksgiving and to see the praise and worship of the Lord coming forth in our midst. Some Thanksgiving reading from the Scripture, upon which you might like to meditate, are found in the Psalms. Let me give you my favorites. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all… Continue reading The riches of the Kingdom
Illusion or revelation?
Again I voice with a great deal of humility that I feel the blessing of this hour. We’re receiving golden secrets as God brings to our heart the guidelines and the principles in which we’re going to walk before the King. We will see this Word go to the ends of the world. The Lord… Continue reading Illusion or revelation?
He has to be Lord
When you come to worship, your distractions are always obvious. You are not oppressed, but you are very much focused on all the things that are surfacing in your own life. What does God really want from you? He wants you to love Him with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your… Continue reading He has to be Lord
No audience allowed!
INSTRUCTIONS ON WORSHIP PARTICIPATION In this walk with God, when each man does his own thing or has an audience, it is old order. When someone sings or prophesies, it belongs to the Walk only if they are an expression of the whole body and the whole body is participating with them. When you have… Continue reading No audience allowed!
How good it is!
I feel the strength and the unity of the brethren, and I know that this is something so wrought by God that they are indivisible in their dedication to walk in one spirit. It is fantastic. One thing you learn in war is to first gain the area of supremacy, so that as the different… Continue reading How good it is!
Instructions in fresh participation
When God speaks to us about love, telling us how to enter into it, Satan hates it because it is one of the great keys to worship. We’ve heard about love, but learning how to open up to it has been difficult, and when the teaching comes, Satan begins to move in. One thing that… Continue reading Instructions in fresh participation
Where He is
This message comes by revelation because it is speaking of the coming days of revelation. God is continually bringing new light out of the Word to us. And for this we’re very thankful. “Father, I desire that they also whom Thou hast given Me be with Me where I am, in order that they may… Continue reading Where He is
The turning point 1
We are coming to trust the Lord for every breath we breathe. I don’t think we’ve ever approached a time more soberly and with such utter dependence upon Him. There’s a renewal and a refreshing coming from the Lord. As much as we loathe the battle, we know we have to get through it, and… Continue reading The turning point 1
Manifestation of the Son in the sons
In the vision the Lord gave me when He projected me into the future to look back on the days that are ahead of us in the next few years, I noticed two things. The people who survived, who were not under deception, who were able to make it, were the people who were a… Continue reading Manifestation of the Son in the sons
In His presence
Exhortation When you come to worship the Lord, it is very necessary that you get rid of any restraints and open your spirit completely to the Lord. Rebuke anything that has disturbed you during the day and say, “I will not suffer that feeling or emotion to restrain me any longer.” Get rid of any… Continue reading In His presence
Make Him a throne 1
Let us consider Psalm 22:3 from two different versions. King James: But Thou art holy, oh Thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. New American Standard: Yet Thou are holy, O Thou who art enthroned upon the praises of Israel. In Hebrews 13:15, we read about offering to the Lord our praises, the sacrifice of… Continue reading Make Him a throne 1
“It’s the time”!
And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. And the dragon and his angels waged war, and they were not strong enough (let’s get that point established firmly in our mind: they were not strong enough), and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven.… Continue reading “It’s the time”!
The time of His presence
Then they set out from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the people became impatient because of the journey. Numbers 21:4. While the Israelites were going by the way of this sea of rushes, the Word said that the people became impatient because of… Continue reading The time of His presence
An excerpt on the presence of the Lord
Every time I come before the people of the Lord, there is such an urgency to give them a message from the Lord. To give them something involves the principles necessary for the citizens of the Kingdom to possess and enter into—so that God’s blessings will be upon them. Repent therefore and return, that your… Continue reading An excerpt on the presence of the Lord
Prophecies concerning the New Year
Each year at this time the Lord lays before us certain guidelines. The Spirit has again been speaking through the prophecies of the things that will come to pass during the coming year. The year before us will be a year of persecution. We are already experiencing it in a few rumbles, but the stage… Continue reading Prophecies concerning the New Year
Into the freedom of the glory
Romans 8:14–30 The eighth chapter of Romans is the classic chapter on the sons of God. Many sermons have been preached on the manifestation of the sons of God, but we said, “This is so far removed from me. This is so future.” This message will cause us to realize how this walk in the… Continue reading Into the freedom of the glory
Jubilee-neither prisoner nor pauper
There are some areas where we still are in bondage. We are unconscious of our limitations and bondages: we’ve accepted them without seeing the liberty that God has for us. We need to understand how the Year of Jubilee is involved with what God is doing to restore what is really ours according to the… Continue reading Jubilee-neither prisoner nor pauper
Brought forth in His righteousness
There shall not be within thee anything that would withdraw from all that the Lord would set before thee. It is a time that the Lord would remove from thee even thy fears—not the fear of facing the enemy, but the fear of the deep dealings of the Lord, the fear of what you would… Continue reading Brought forth in His righteousness
What have you been bleeding lately?
The dealings of God are being accelerated in our lives. They bring to the surface the negative responses we need to repent of and get rid of. This Walk is either going to turn out to be one of the most blessed visitations of grace, or it is going to be one of the saddest… Continue reading What have you been bleeding lately?
“Ye that have ears to hear the trumpet”
It is a day of victory that the Lord has set before His people. Therefore let your hearts be glad today and let there be joyful praise unto the Lord. Let there come forth that which is zealous before the face of the Lord, to praise Him and adore Him and to walk in all… Continue reading “Ye that have ears to hear the trumpet”
Ye that have the Spirit blow the trumpet
Also seven priests shall carry seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark; then on the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. And it shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of… Continue reading Ye that have the Spirit blow the trumpet
Blow a trumpet in Zion
Blow a trumpet in Zion And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; Surely it is near, A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn is spread over the mountains, So… Continue reading Blow a trumpet in Zion
Aggressive agreement
In Acts 12 is a story of Herod, who was eaten of worms, and an illustration of the importance of Body unity and agreeing in prayer. Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church, in order to mistreat them. And he had James the brother of John… Continue reading Aggressive agreement
Exercising our authority
Exhortation With the coming manifestation of divine order it is so necessary that we understand spiritual authority, our role in submission, and the way we are to submit ourselves one to another. The restoration church will not only be something for Satan to deal with; it will, in fact, be the key of his downfall.… Continue reading Exercising our authority
Now abides faith
The only way to express faith is by a continual awareness of the Lord and of His provision and promise, together with a persistence in the way you go about believing and appropriating that provision. The voicing of it must be continual. The love that God produces in us is a more sustained emotion than… Continue reading Now abides faith
Explosive faith! -via submission
The true submission that the Lord desires is not a superficial passive submission. There are progressive steps of submission, as we determine the will of the Lord and walk in it. There must be a balance between our individual seeking of the Lord and the collective ministry of confirmation that comes from the Body. First,… Continue reading Explosive faith! -via submission
The day hath dawned
The Lord would speak unto the people of the Lord and bring unto them the sure knowledge that though they have walked in the midst of trials and battles, they must set the Lord always before them. Let them be mindful of His presence, that He is the Captain of their salvation, and they shall… Continue reading The day hath dawned
The key to God’s best
We are a people of the Word. We are Thy people, Lord. We delight in Thy Word and look to it above everything else. You have trained and taught us by Your Spirit. We delight in what you say to us and esteem Thy Word above great treasures. Nothing on this earth do we esteem… Continue reading The key to God’s best
Prayerlessness-the sin against the Lord
Samuel, in his address to Israel at a critical time in the war with the Philistines, says: “Moreoever, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you.” I Samuel 12:23. Sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for the people? Yes! Why… Continue reading Prayerlessness-the sin against the Lord
How will I get out of this?
This period of the age we are in is very serious, and as we read the Scriptures, we find that they are also very serious. In fact, if the Lord had not given me a sense of humor, I would be completely overwhelmed with the apparent seriousness and heaviness of almost everything I read in… Continue reading How will I get out of this?
They did eat of the old corn
Truly we have been among those who have been thrust into a new level, and we do not know whether we will like it or not. As we have entered into this day, it has been like entering into a strange land and partaking of new and strange foods that we are not accustomed to.… Continue reading They did eat of the old corn
Separate the precious from the vile
It is good to read the Old Testament because the symbolism applies to us today. It teaches something about what we are facing. The two passages we will read, in Jeremiah and in Ezekiel, teach us something very good about what the Word of God is to mean to us. At one time these passages… Continue reading Separate the precious from the vile
A bag with holes
The word of the Lord has come unto the prophet, and the Lord did speak unto him and give him this word that he should speak it to the people, that they had looked for much and so the Lord brought it to nought. They did earn wages and put them in a bag full… Continue reading A bag with holes
Pride
More things can be accomplished in this Walk than any of us realize. There is such a faith in my heart for what can be done. All we need to do is just be what we are. We don’t have to be a phony. I would like to talk to you about pride. Many young… Continue reading Pride
We had our ears pierced
We need to know more about the kind of dedication and service that goes beyond what is demanded of it, that goes beyond a reluctant submission to the Lord and makes itself a love slave to the Lord, and what the Lord does for such a dedication. We are anxious to get the secrets that… Continue reading We had our ears pierced
True obedience
Then Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; now therefore listen to the words of the Lord. Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way while he… Continue reading True obedience
The united or independent spirit
This message is about the unity of the Body. It doesn’t just happen. It is more difficult to come into than you would think. You could say, “Oh, fine, this is what we’ll do.” You can sort of assent to it in your mind before you really arrive to the reality of it in your… Continue reading The united or independent spirit
The wicked destroy themselves
Back in the 70’sThe news media have been keeping us informed on the current world situation. They tell us that world governments are near crisis level, that scandals, political fragmentation and economic headaches are toppling governments across the world and threatening to bring down others. The Gaullist party has lost control of the government in… Continue reading The wicked destroy themselves
His property
He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fulness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things upon the earth. In Him also… Continue reading His property
At His feet
All of us are concerned about divine order, more so these days than ever before. At the beginning of this walk it was more of a theory with us, but now it has become a very practical way of life. And as the Body is increasing so rapidly, we know that it must have a… Continue reading At His feet
Yes, yes, yes
The Apostle Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians was written after he had passed through some very difficult experiences. He was talking about them in the opening chapter with an optimistic faith, knowing, however, that he had passed through probably one of the most dangerous periods a man could pass through and still survive. For… Continue reading Yes, yes, yes
The members of the body of Christ-how they react and how they relate 1
The elementary foundation of this Walk is no longer emphasized; we are building upon it. The hour has come to reach the world, but the world cannot be reached until certain principles have been wrought within us properly. If the seed of failure and weakness is within us, in moments of testing we will fail.… Continue reading The members of the body of Christ-how they react and how they relate 1
Sensitivity: the sin against the body
The book of Romans is a beautiful book because it deals so much with the basic theme of righteousness. As we live in this world, nothing becomes more intriguing than God’s provision of righteousness for us. It is an impartation and an imputing of righteousness to us, until we literally become the righteousness of God.… Continue reading Sensitivity: the sin against the body
Varieties-in gifts, in members, in ministries
The deep underlying current of truth that flows in the twelfth chapter of I Corinthians can be described by one word, varieties. Once we get the idea of varieties in our minds we can begin to grasp what God is doing in this Walk. Unless we have a real understanding of that chapter we do… Continue reading Varieties-in gifts, in members, in ministries
God’s response to our worship 1
In this walk we not only rejoice in the Living Word and the truth of it, but we should also be able to touch the Lord every time we come to church. It is ridiculous for you to come to church and fail to have a meeting with God. We need the kind of teaching… Continue reading God’s response to our worship 1
Seek the king
Hosea 6:3 says, “So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.” The charge that God brought against Ephraim and Judah is in Hosea 5:15: … until… Continue reading Seek the king
In the shadow of the Almighty
Psalm 91 speaks of a man blessed of God who isn’t afraid, even though arrows are flying by day and terror by night. This isn’t a picture of a serene life. I doubt whether any of us who walk with God could survive under the pressures we have entered into, if we did not look… Continue reading In the shadow of the Almighty
A living word
No longer let the prophecies of the Lord stand in abeyance. No longer let the promise of thy God be a thing that lies dormant in thy heart. Reach forth unto the Lord thy God and claim that there shall be a performance of all that He has spoken. Claim that thy heart shall be… Continue reading A living word
The persistent exercise of your faith
We believe in miracles. In fact, I have a strong disbelief in unbelief. Many people have so much confidence in their unbelief; they are so convinced that they are doubters, that they are fearful, that they are unbelieving. They are already convinced in their minds; defeated before they ever get into the battle. This comes… Continue reading The persistent exercise of your faith
The judgment of Satan
Every manifestation of Satan comes in order that he may be bound, that the victory of Christ can be manifested. Until he is stirred up, you don’t get that chance. Satan is such a liar, a deceiver who loves to hide. I suppose the devils did not cry out and do much until Jesus walked… Continue reading The judgment of Satan
The vault door is open
The two churches in the book of Revelation with which I am primarily concerned in these days are the church of Philadelphia and the church of Laodicea. Both are of great importance to us. The Laodicean church and the Philadelphia church cannot be described strictly as churches in the last two periods of the church… Continue reading The vault door is open
To know the Lord
Hosea 6:3 One of the greatest stories in the Bible is a love story, and it is a love story where God had directed love toward someone who was very unworthy. By studying the story of Hosea, we can learn God’s attitude and how we can relate to the human situation He uses to teach… Continue reading To know the Lord
Determined to know,to love
While reading the book of Colossians, I was impressed that we do not need to wait for some of the experiences and development in the divine nature to happen to us; we have control over many of these things if we would only see it is within our determination. Love is a recurring theme in… Continue reading Determined to know,to love
Bind yourself to the will of God
This is the day which the Lord hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. Save now, we beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, we beseech thee, send now prosperity. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. The… Continue reading Bind yourself to the will of God
God’s open heart surgery
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12. “The word of God is living and powerful.” We use that… Continue reading God’s open heart surgery
Practical comments and parables on intercession
Many have wondered, “How am I to be related to the Apostle, to the elders and the prophets over me? What is the right and proper relationship?” We know we are to live with a faith of our own and not by the faith of the Apostle or of the elders alone, yet this does… Continue reading Practical comments and parables on intercession
Kingdom intercession
We have the impression many times that intercessors must be some mystical group, usually a very small minority in the church, who pray. The rest of the people hold them in awe, for these are the silent, undergirding minority which keep the church running. There have been times when that was largely true. But the… Continue reading Kingdom intercession
The “waiting” psalms
Many Scriptures in the Psalms and in Isaiah deal with waiting on the Lord and the specific purposes and functions of waiting on the Lord under certain circumstances. Waiting on the Lord was one of the first revelations to come to us in our walk with the lord. When this walk in the spirit was… Continue reading The “waiting” psalms
Changed and everchanging
Everything is going through a transition. During times of transition and change we feel insecure, we feel we have no foundation. Then we need to read that we have an anchor within the veil (Hebrews 6:19). God, who cannot lie, gives us immutable promises, and by these we reach within the veil, and we anchor.… Continue reading Changed and everchanging
I have worms in my manna
The Lord laid a message on my heart which I think will be a blessing to you from the book of Hebrews. Then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Thy will.” He takes away the first (speaking of the first covenant of the Law) in order to establish the second. Hebrews 10:9. This… Continue reading I have worms in my manna
Eyes that see-ears that hear
Sometimes as we read the Scriptures, I think we read with a bias so that we do not receive the honest picture that the Holy Spirit is trying to present. This is a fault of fundamentalists as well as modernists. One tries to read a great deal into the Scriptures that is not there; the… Continue reading Eyes that see-ears that hear
A right heart often precedes a right head
As I was meditating in the book of Acts the tenth chapter, I was thinking about Cornelius, and about the faith that is in the hearts of the people who meet God. And it came to me, “There is an answer for us in this area of bringing people into the Lord.” I know that… Continue reading A right heart often precedes a right head
Let’s get it together
Now the Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are dead.” So Moses took his wife and his sons and mounted them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses also took the staff of God in his hand.… Continue reading Let’s get it together
Our growing awareness
Dear Father, let this word be more than a sermon; let it reveal ourselves to ourselves. O God, search us, but not negatively. Let us behold what we are, a growing organism under the hand of God, a planting of the Lord that is growing and maturing, with all the divine qualities that You have… Continue reading Our growing awareness
A new and living way
(A ROTOR-ROOTER MESSAGE FOR YOUR SPIRIT) This message from the tenth chapter of Hebrews is an expository message. It used to be the only way I ever preached. As I went along, I began to emphasize principles of the Kingdom more, because these are the ways that people grow. But growth is promoted very much… Continue reading A new and living way
Urgency
We are breaking out of old ways of thinking. This is a new order; it is a new day! What a tragedy it would be to live it as old wineskins with old order thinking, to be unable to be flexible through the times. And this, knowing the season, that already it is time for… Continue reading Urgency
Eat it in haste
There is an urgency in the way the Scriptures focus to the end time, and on a people who must make haste to complete that which God is doing in the earth. The longer the delay, the more difficult it will be to do it, because the powers of sin are accelerating. The satanic forces… Continue reading Eat it in haste
Operation alarm clock
The thirteenth chapter of Mark and the twenty-fourth chapter of Matthew are difficult to understand, because they seem to bunch together Scriptures that were fulfilled within the course of the generation in which Christ prophesied them, and to also focus upon the generation in which we are living. A two thousand year jump can take… Continue reading Operation alarm clock
When you turn to the right hand; when you turn to the left
Many of the brothers come to me and say, “I don’t want to be occupied with a lot of things; just one thing. I don’t want any distractions.” I think that attitude will help you as much as anything possibly could. A Scripture which is a thought for us all is in Isaiah 30. It… Continue reading When you turn to the right hand; when you turn to the left
Spirit, not soul
Many people miss the will of God and miss meeting God even though they are seeking Him. Their problem is much like that of a man who wants to talk to a fish. You can’t converse with a fish because you don’t live in the same environment. You’re not living on its plane at all.… Continue reading Spirit, not soul
Sealed in a jar
Now at the time the army of the king of Babylon (this is in the eighteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar) was beseiging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the house of the king of Judah, because Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up,… Continue reading Sealed in a jar
Triggering judgment
Many men have triggered judgment; this message is about two such men. The spirit which destroyed them must yet be overcome by the Remnant before we see the total victory that God has for us as the Body of Christ. The spirit that would assail the Body of Christ has to be overcome. It may… Continue reading Triggering judgment
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 a growing tide is coming in the walk, that of almost despising the humility which confesses, “I don’t know, but I’ll seek… Continue reading Betrayal
Beyond dedication-motivation
II Chronicles contains an important passage of Scripture about the dedication of Solomon’s temple and the glory which appeared. Thus all the work that Solomon performed for the house of the Lord was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, even the silver and the gold and all the… Continue reading Beyond dedication-motivation
An exhortation to the children of the kingdom
We need to constantly review what God is doing. In Hebrews 2:1, 3 we read: Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.… How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation… This is beautiful, but it… Continue reading An exhortation to the children of the kingdom
Out of so many will come so few
One of the things that God is doing for us is taking away the self-consciousness, the withdrawal, the defensiveness, and the self-condemnation. Although we don’t think anything more of our flesh with its weakness than we ever did (we utterly despise it), we have come to greatly appreciate what God has become within us. We… Continue reading Out of so many will come so few
Our expanding awareness
… Know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body. I Corinthians 6:19–20. Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have… Continue reading Our expanding awareness
This expanding walk
In the book of Hebrews is a passage that will teach you the attitude you are to have toward your experience and toward your walk with the Lord. It is very simple, but so practical. Hence also He is able to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives… Continue reading This expanding walk
How shall I think of you?
In Ephesians 4:11–13, we read of the ministries Christ gave to the Church: … He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we… Continue reading How shall I think of you?
Where is your emphasis?
The third chapter of the book of Philippians is good to apply as we approach the end of one year and the beginning of a new year, and more particularly as we are facing the end of one era of existence and the golden era of fulfillment that is coming. From it we can draw… Continue reading Where is your emphasis?
Where are your treasures?
It is very important to learn how to walk with God in these days, because there are so many aspects of life today through which you become fearful. Many of you have a certain panic level at which you start worrying: taking matters into your own hands and reverting to animalistic principles and instincts for… Continue reading Where are your treasures?
Don’t let the enemy get a wedge in
Do you find yourself wondering, “What is all of this going to lead to? What is going to happen?” I heard that question many years ago when a group of men met to ask me what God had done for me. They were quite disturbed. One old fellow, a good man, started to question me:… Continue reading Don’t let the enemy get a wedge in
Relating
We open the door to a kind of thinking the world is not accustomed to when we talk about being a bond servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. The world is not prepared for true ideas of greatness. A man who can swing a stick and knock a ball over a fence can be paid… Continue reading Relating
The vessel God chooses and uses
One Scripture which will stand by you and help you never to make a mistake in following the Lord is I Peter 4:10, 11. As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If any man speak, let him speak… Continue reading The vessel God chooses and uses
Authority not worthiness
There are two important words Christ used in exhorting the disciples in the tenth chapter of Luke: “authority” and “power.” He gave the seventy authority over all the power of the enemy. The seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in thy name. And he said to them, I… Continue reading Authority not worthiness
Our God is a right-now God
For too long, people have been like the eagle who is chained for a long time in his prison cell and suddenly his day of liberation comes. His chains are cut loose and the cage door is thrown open, but that eagle is so accustomed to living in captivity that he remains there in the… Continue reading Our God is a right-now God
A very present help-eternally!
One of the greatest problems in churches today is that they have built a doctrinal system and interpretation of the Scriptures which puts everything back in an age past or puts everything into the future, until people have consoled themselves for not having much reality with God, by saying: “In the sweet by and by.”… Continue reading A very present help-eternally!
This walk in the Spirit
Let’s try to open our hearts afresh to what it means to walk in the Spirit, to walk with the Lord. In John 4:23, Jesus told the woman at the well that the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. To worship in… Continue reading This walk in the Spirit
The words God has spoken to us
Above everything else, there must be a determination in your heart to walk in the will of the Lord and to submit your will totally to what the Lord would bring forth. There must be more than a simple consent to it. You do not consent to the truth, you walk in it violently! Do… Continue reading The words God has spoken to us
Faithful and true
It was a time of great persecution. The writer of the book of Revelation was banished. The Roman tribunal said he was to be banished to Patmos. He was sent to a desolate, abandoned island where survival was most difficult. The days came and went. Rains fell upon the island and there was no protection.… Continue reading Faithful and true
We hope for what we do not see
In this message I want to stir up the hope that is within you, the hope that all creation is in, and that which is about to break for us: the hope for the manifestation of the sons of God and the liberation that will come to us. God is going to bless and bring… Continue reading We hope for what we do not see
Walking aggressively
The man who makes it, according to the parable teaching of the Lord in the Scriptures, is the one who takes his talent and uses it. He anticipates that he is going to have more, but he uses the talent he has today. The faithfulness with which he approaches God with what he has, determines… Continue reading Walking aggressively
Expectancy
We must continually come before the Lord with expectancy. This cannot be emphasized too much. Something happens to people: they come to church, but they do not come with a full expectation that in that place, at that moment, God is going to meet them. Draw nigh to the Lord, and He will draw nigh… Continue reading Expectancy
Service: the purpose of God in this generation
Acts 13:36 is one verse of Scripture from Paul’s sermon to Antioch during the first missionary journey. Paul is speaking of the prophecy about Christ as the seed of David, but this is the phrase which catches my attention. “For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep,… Continue reading Service: the purpose of God in this generation
God’s call to this generation
A lot of people have walked in theory, but they did not have the courage to stand up and say, “We’re going to walk in it no matter what happens!” Finally, a generation has come through which God is going to move—you are the generation! You have been lifted out of every kind of situation.… Continue reading God’s call to this generation
Discipleship without reservation
Jesus said, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world,… Continue reading Discipleship without reservation
Confidence and steadfastness
But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were enlightened, ye endured a great conflict of sufferings; partly, being made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, becoming partakers with them that were so used. For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took joyfully the… Continue reading Confidence and steadfastness
The necessity of revelation
The word of the Lord is saying now to return the people to violence, return them to the violence of spirit and the violence of faith; don’t let it wane in their heart. God is so concerned that we persevere in what He is setting before us, that there be nothing in our hearts that… Continue reading The necessity of revelation
Ministries of the kingdom
In the tenth chapter of the book of Luke we find a familiar Scripture about the company of seventy. I believe that we have read this and not fully understood it because the significance of this Scripture is more with us in this present time than it was with them at that particular time. This… Continue reading Ministries of the kingdom
Dedication for moving this world
When you read Joel’s prophecy carefully, if you see that the prophesied end-time army is raised up as a judgment primarily upon God’s people, as well as on the earth, then you will understand the nature of this remnant coming forth. The message has been so completely grace: bringing people in, letting God meet their… Continue reading Dedication for moving this world
An exhortation on distractions
Whenever we start a project and really exert ourselves faithfully to it, we come out all right. But how many projects have we begun and discarded? It is that little trait we have of becoming distracted that we must correct. If we could overcome it, we could up the effectiveness of our prayers and our… Continue reading An exhortation on distractions
Behold the sunrise!
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that… Continue reading Behold the sunrise!
Lord restore!
To help us understand the principles behind this great restoration move, let us look to the book of Joel: The word of the Lord that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel. Hear this, O elders, and listen, all inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this happened in your days or in your fathers’… Continue reading Lord restore!
Lord or thief?
We believe that the Word is the meat in due season of which these following verses, Luke 12:35–48, are speaking. Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning; and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh,… Continue reading Lord or thief?
The Lord is to be first
That ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel; and in nothing affrighted by the adversaries … Philippians 1:27b–28. When the Spirit filled the early church on the day of Pentecost, they were all in one accord, in one place; with one spirit and soul they were… Continue reading The Lord is to be first
If you can believe
Let’s be concerned about turning our dreams into achievements. There is nothing worse than the torture of a dream that can never be attained or one that is filled with frustration and despair. We will turn all of our problems into victories, and all the open doors before us will be triumphs. We will suffer,… Continue reading If you can believe
Thy light shall rise in darkness
We see a great contrast, in Isaiah 58, between what God honors and what He hates in the religious efforts of sincere people. He describes the difference between an effective fast and a fast that is an abomination to the Lord. There is such a vast contrast that we should give attention when we fast,… Continue reading Thy light shall rise in darkness
The fast that I chose
In the book of Isaiah, we see the purpose and function of chapter 58 is to reveal to us the true nature of fasting. While we are in a period of intercessory prayer, it is good for us to realize what God wants in order that we be effective. If we were to ask the… Continue reading The fast that I chose
Speak it into existence
We would like to see our prophetic services take two or three steps up. Let me explain something that will help you. We are still exhorting too much. One gets up and says, “O people of the Lord, this is what you’re to do and that’s what you’re to do.” It is fine, but it… Continue reading Speak it into existence
The fruit of the lips, or me and my big mouth
What you claim you keep or lose, according to you and your big mouth. You have all kinds of things warring inside of you, but they are not activated until you open your mouth and speak them. When you open your mouth and speak, if it’s fear and doubt, that’s what happens; if it is… Continue reading The fruit of the lips, or me and my big mouth
The guard to your heart and mind
Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice. Let your forbearance be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard… Continue reading The guard to your heart and mind
Our dedication to the Lord
In chapter 6 of Isaiah we see an example of real dedication. In the year of King Uzziah’s death, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings; with two he covered his face, and with… Continue reading Our dedication to the Lord
The day of God’s victory and vengence
This message is about the difficulty of seeing what God is doing in the end time and why He is doing it the way He is. Many times people have numerous questions; they are confused and never feet quite like they really understand what is happening. Perhaps if they had the whole picture in their… Continue reading The day of God’s victory and vengence
As though some strange thing were happening
In every generation, every century in which Christ’s people walk upon this earth, the dealings are different, and the circumstances are different. They go through different experiences, and yet when you apply the Scripture to them, you never fail to apply it to the present generation just the same as you could apply it to… Continue reading As though some strange thing were happening
I am what God says I am
Romans 4:16–20 is the heart of a passage which teaches us about Abraham’s faith and our faith. Like Abraham, we will find out who we are and believe it. For this reason it is by faith, that it might be in accordance with grace (the way this version reads is beautiful, but it is difficult… Continue reading I am what God says I am
Aggressive appropriation
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; and for me that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel … Ephesians 6:18–19. Have you ever wondered why the… Continue reading Aggressive appropriation
How to appropriate God’s power
How can you develop an awareness of the presence of the Lord? There sometimes seems to be a veil between you and the Lord, and you don’t sense that the Lord is with you. You know now and then when He answers a prayer that the Lord was really with you, but if that veil… Continue reading How to appropriate God’s power
Prophecies
It is a day of blessing. Doth not the clouds of blessing hover over thee, O house of the Lord? Hath not the Lord heard the days of your prayers and your supplication before Him, and given witness to your spirit, that behold, the answer cometh? Thou shalt continue to persevere in prayer. Yea, thou… Continue reading Prophecies
Amos prophesies the day of the Lord
Painting a little picture in history sometimes helps people to understand what the verses of Scripture really mean. In talking so much about the day of the Lord, Amos had in mind the manifestation of the day of the Lord that occurred within thirty years of the time of his prophecy. Amos lived in the… Continue reading Amos prophesies the day of the Lord
The Lord Revealed
Throughout the Old Testament God chose to reveal Himself to men by the names of Himself that He gave to them, or that they gave Him as the result of a revelation to them of a certain aspect of His nature. In either instance, it was a vision of God that sustained our great forefathers… Continue reading The Lord Revealed
Look forward to tomorrow
We must be incited again to appropriate and walk in everything God has done for us. It is important that we take hold of this secret God is teaching us: of doing our best to walk in everything we have, not trying to appropriate more, as much as walking fully in what God is giving… Continue reading Look forward to tomorrow
Are you able to bear it?
I would like to explain a principle about things that you should not know about, that you must not know about or they would be to your own hurt. Certain knowledge can be too big a burden for some people to bear. One woman who could not be told a secret, would evaluate it as… Continue reading Are you able to bear it?
Gnats
You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel! Matthew 23:24. This Scripture was addressed to the Pharisees. The tendency of religion is to strain out the gnats and swallow the camel; in other words, to magnify non-essentials. You could swallow a thousand gnats and I doubt whether your health would be… Continue reading Gnats
Truthfulness
Behold, Thou dost desire truth in the innermost being, and in the hidden part Thou wilt make me know wisdom. Psalm 51:6. The fifty-first Psalm is a psalm of repentance, but it also shows that God has a desire for people to worship Him in spirit and in truth (John 4:23). You must have a… Continue reading Truthfulness
Honesty of heart 1
We can become agitated over many little things and find it difficult to submit to them if our spirit isn’t right. But when our spirit is right, it’s not so difficult for us to submit to anything the Lord requires of us. When we cry to the Lord in intercession it must be out of… Continue reading Honesty of heart 1
Violent, aggressive, praying and exhorting
An almost violence in our enthusiasm will have to be a way of life now. For that reason, you cannot accept those who want to pour cold water on your spirit. The prophecy of Jesus said, “Because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold” (Matthew 24:12). If you try to go along… Continue reading Violent, aggressive, praying and exhorting
The release of an Apostle
I want to talk to you about the release of the apostle. I wish I could see how many different reactions there are in people’s minds to that statement because that is a common phrase that we hear: the apostle’s release—the apostolic ministry being released. I have come to learn that it means many different… Continue reading The release of an Apostle
The dual ministry of the end time
A great deal of the gospel of John is devoted to the death of Jesus Christ. More of this gospel, the thirteenth through the twenty-first chapter, is spent in those last days and hours than any of the other gospels. Although we talk a great deal about the victory of the Lord and His Lordship,… Continue reading The dual ministry of the end time
The components of faith
All of us sometimes wonder, “Am I really exercising faith?” Faith is not just some mystical acceptance in your mind of a Scripture or a promise, but it is actually an entity that is composed of several distinct parts or ingredients. These ingredients that make up faith have to be understood. As long as you… Continue reading The components of faith
The bruised reed and the smoldering wick
Something that has intrigued me in chapter 42 of Isaiah, which is a particular chapter of prophecy on the Messiah, is the contrast of the things our Lord is to do. “Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring… Continue reading The bruised reed and the smoldering wick
That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice
This message is concerned with the pressures of this walk. I have not been able to understand the dealings of the Lord: I can only grasp His ultimate purpose. If people are hungry and thirsty for the Lord, if they really want to walk with God, and if they have had some exposure to this… Continue reading That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice
Possibilities unlimited
Many limitations are born of our own thinking. If you think you can do something, you can do it. Some scientists said recently concerning the space program that anything man can imagine he can do. It looks like the world is approaching that concept. In the field of sports, some athletes have gone into some… Continue reading Possibilities unlimited
Disturbing yourself
We are glad for the visitors who come in our midst. The services we have may differ from what they are accustomed but we can’t apologize because if we tried to calm this down so people wouldn’t be offended, neither would we win anyone. We are not a glorified denominational church but actually are spearheading… Continue reading Disturbing yourself
Dedication
This word on dedication may open the door to active faith, though principles of faith and trust in God won’t be referred to extensively. The following Scriptures on discipleship have a disturbing quality. “Everyone therefore who shall confess Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever… Continue reading Dedication
Personal preparation for the worship service
A very familiar passage, which you may have heard hundreds of times, is Ephesians 5:18–21. Look at it as a little analysis of your spirit as you come into the house of the Lord. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another… Continue reading Personal preparation for the worship service
Now!
The tenth chapter of Luke contains the story of the seventy being sent out two by two. They went out to preach the Kingdom of God in every city where the Lord was to minister. They were careful not to take any extras with them, such as purse, wallet, or shoes, but only to go… Continue reading Now!
The time that every prophet foresaw
One of the first messages that came at the very beginning of this present church age is found in the book of Acts: Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing (notice the phraseology: “seasons of refreshing” because as we approach this… Continue reading The time that every prophet foresaw
Murmuring
The foolishness of man subverteth his way; and his heart fretteth against the Lord. Proverbs 19:3. We go through many experiences in this walk with the Lord, that closely parallel events in the lives of men in the Scriptures. Recently I wandered through four consecutive chapters in the book of Exodus, noting people’s reactions to… Continue reading Murmuring
Let every heart be searched
At the beginning did the Lord not give a Word unto this house, that unconsecrated hands and hearts that were not wholly set upon the Lord were not even to labor upon this building? And the Lord set aside even the one who would drive a nail, if he murmured in his spirit. We didn’t… Continue reading Let every heart be searched
Unity
Right now, the church is divided. But God is raising up an Apostolic and prophetic community, which I believe the Lord will use to bring the Body of Christ into the unity that is necessary to bring in the finial harvest at the end of the Church age and the establishment of the Kingdom of… Continue reading Unity
Talents and loyalties
The twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth chapters of Matthew are most interesting and challenging, because they are directed toward the time of the end of the Christian age and the beginning of the Kingdom. They focus on the coming, the return of the Lord. They focus on the signs of the times and the conditions that will… Continue reading Talents and loyalties
This is our way of life
This will have to be your way of life. You will have to be prepared to endure, to go on as long as you live. There will have to be a way of drawing strength continually, because the Lord just does not want a spasmodic effort. He wants the consistent, faithful labor which is going… Continue reading This is our way of life
All that we are and all that we have
“Yea, this is the day that the Spirit of the Lord doth bring thee to a crisis in thy heart, that thou shalt become completely dedicated to the will of God. It shall be an hour that thou shalt not halt between two opinions. Thou shalt not waver in thy heart, for there shall be… Continue reading All that we are and all that we have
Let us be faithful
The Corinthian church is an outstanding example in the New Testament of deep spiritual charismatic gifts and ministries coexisting with all of the problems that come in a church on all levels. They had a lot of problems, and Paul was very quick to instruct them, to rebuke them, and to commend them. When you… Continue reading Let us be faithful
Without distractions
The first chapter of Ezekiel is a very unusual portion of Scripture; and you have to think, because there are wings, four heads, wheels, and many other things to consider; but you will be surprised at the simplicity of this message. Ezekiel 1:1–21. Now it came about in the thirtieth year, on the fifth day… Continue reading Without distractions
Compulsion to talk
In the book of Matthew are at least five instances where the Lord commanded those whom He had blessed to silence: “Go and tell no man.” There are three other occasions in the book of Mark, and another in the book of Luke where the Lord commanded men to be silent. The compulsion to talk,… Continue reading Compulsion to talk
The kingdom message
And Samuel prayed unto the Lord. And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people and all that they say unto you, for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them. I Samuel 8:6, 7. The plan God had in the… Continue reading The kingdom message
The relentless rock
The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner. This is the Lord’s doing; It is marvellous in our eyes. This is the day which the Lord hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. Save now, we beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, we beseech thee, send now… Continue reading The relentless rock
Right striving
What is the area of the sovereignty of God in this walk, and what is the area of our own initiative? Should we wait for God to act, or should we make our plans and afterwards say, “Oh yes, Lord, I forgot; You’d better bless these plans”? No, for us it’s a matter of what… Continue reading Right striving
An unconditional yes
And the day that cometh, it burneth like a furnace—and the Lord will leave the wicked neither root nor branch (Malachi 4:1). We must understand that God will complete His program in two directions: He is bringing judgment upon an age that has made a sham (something fake) of Christianity and He is also bringing… Continue reading An unconditional yes
Our way of life
I like to paint for you pictures of the stories of what happened in the Word of God, especially in the life and the ministry of Christ. To have lived through the ministry of Christ upon the earth must have been most memorable—to have witnessed the fantastic thing of miracles, the constant put down when… Continue reading Our way of life
I am a believer
Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart. Psalm 119:1, 2. Do you like that idea of being perfect—perfect in the way? It is important that we understand what is meant by perfection.… Continue reading I am a believer
Does he care?
At times God does not seem to be concerned for His own Kingdom. Why should we end up destroying ourselves for something that God doesn’t seem to care about? Have you ever felt that way? In Luke 18 is the parable about the unjust judge who did not seem to care, one way or another,… Continue reading Does he care?
Rule in the midst of thine enemies
When I was baptized in the Spirit back in 1985 and spoke with other tongues, I asked the Lord for the interpretation. All that I can remember is that He said, the name of your ministry is glory to God! Ministries. And I have called you to be a General in my ARMY! We’ll that… Continue reading Rule in the midst of thine enemies
And keep on asking
Two chapters in the gospel of Luke, chapters 11 and 18, are dedicated to the principles of prayer, especially the principles that are most effective in the end time. They will give the basis for what we are approaching. We are facing a change; everything is going to change. I don’t know whether that prediction… Continue reading And keep on asking
Prepare your hearts
Lord, we glorify Thee; we prophesy Thy word before all the people. It is the hour when Babylon shall tremble and her walls shall come down, because Lord, Thou hast ordained that through the word of God spoken through the mouth of Thy servants it shall be performed. Even as it hath begun, the Lord… Continue reading Prepare your hearts
being conditioned to days of judgment
Faith has come to our hearts in a very real sense. In years past, faith would somehow sustain us with hope or wishful thinking. However, once the word of God has come to us on a personal level and the Scriptures become not something unrelated to us, but God speaking to us right out of… Continue reading being conditioned to days of judgment
understanding the apparent delays in answers to prayers
I’ve had God give me a promise which was to be fulfilled on a specific date, and my faith would be deeply shaken when it didn’t seem to come to pass. Then I’d learn afterwards that the thing actually transpired in the spirit realm, and all of the force of the situation or circumstance was… Continue reading understanding the apparent delays in answers to prayers
Ways of discipline
Do you believe in spanking children? I do. Some parents claim they can’t control their children. If I could spend about six hours with their child, I’d control him very simply. This is my procedure. Give him a knife and send him out to the nearest tree to select and cut a good switch, take… Continue reading Ways of discipline
No generation gap here
We get the idea that Titus was a young man (Paul called him his son in the faith), but he wasn’t like Timothy. Titus was a man who could be put in a place and before long something was growing, yet you couldn’t point to what has caused it. He didn’t have any flare you… Continue reading No generation gap here
The significance of your giving
God is so good to us. Every time we come to service we sing, we worship, and we give. There is a joy in giving. There’s a delight in doing what God sets before us. Usually the same people carry the load again and again. At each service we bring an offering unto the Lord.… Continue reading The significance of your giving
lord, give us another whirl
The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord saying, “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I shall announce My words to you.” Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something on the wheel. But the vessel that he was making of clay was spoiled… Continue reading lord, give us another whirl
Our rejuvenation by the Holy Spirit
How great shall be thy life, O house of the Lord. Thou shalt live by the life of thy Lord. He became that broken vessel in order that thou shalt feast upon Him and partake of Him. Yea, let there be that strength within thee, and faith that shall lay hold upon the Lord, upon… Continue reading Our rejuvenation by the Holy Spirit
Resurrection life
This is the day the Lord has many things for us, and we shouldn’t think about them in terms of the distant future. A few generations ago people were absorbed morbidly with the idea of death. England in those days was engrossed with this idea. There was great oppression. They didn’t have to be certain… Continue reading Resurrection life
The Lord’s way of teaching
How can we be more Christ-focused? How can we get our eyes off of our distracting problems and circumstances? If we look at them too much, we’re going to waver in the Lord. We have to press in to the victories. We can’t be blinded from seeing the victories that are ours and what is… Continue reading The Lord’s way of teaching
The Lord is establishing a new level of worship
We have moved into new territory in our worship, and therefore the assault of the enemy is evident. But we are to rejoice that a new level of worship is opening up and is being contested. Blessed are they who press in to it even though they are being battled, even though there is no… Continue reading The Lord is establishing a new level of worship
Believe to be a believer
Faith enables us to rise above the futility and the oppression which the enemy is trying to bring against us, to keep us from walking in victory. With all the deception and illusions of the devil, it is easy to be defeated and discouraged, but faith keeps us pressing in. This must be the time… Continue reading Believe to be a believer
And let fall some of the handfuls
The book of Ruth begins with disaster. It tells the story of three widows, Naomi, Orpah, and Ruth, and the bereavement they suffered. Orpah and Ruth were Moabite women who had married Naomi’s sons in the land of Moab, where they had fled during a time of famine. Naomi and her sons were natives of… Continue reading And let fall some of the handfuls
Mountain moving faith
God is creating an instrument; and that instrument is going to be a believing people who will hit the world with their faith. It is our faith: we are not busy with a program in this walk that goes out with evangelism, psychology, and winning ways. There isn’t anything about it to like to begin… Continue reading Mountain moving faith
Contented or discontented
The most difficult thing is not preparing a sermon, that’s fairly easy; but in seeking “What is the message the Lord wants? What is He saying?” I came to this one thing that the Lord kept speaking, over and over again: that which will help you go on in to the difficult days ahead, to… Continue reading Contented or discontented
Walk through the land and describe it
It is marvelous when God says something to you, but as you go along through various circumstances and changes from day to day, many times it seems as though you need a fresh word. That first word, you may feel in your heart, is not valid now: perhaps the Lord may have changed His mind… Continue reading Walk through the land and describe it
The vision of the kingdom
We are in a time of plenty which is soon evaporating, where are the Josephs that are storing up for the famine coming upon the earth. The church is totally asleep; we are truly in the Laodicean age, the last of the seven churches in the book of revelation. Listen to what those prophets of… Continue reading The vision of the kingdom
The testing of all who are set in the body
When a man has been set aside for a ministry, and he and his family are going through testings, they really need to be in the house of the Lord. The ministry may be tempted to withdraw and seek the Lord to meet him. But while the fire is being put to him he had… Continue reading The testing of all who are set in the body
Operation: bushel basket
Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house. Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:15, 16. You don’t light… Continue reading Operation: bushel basket
Audacious claims
We have made many audacious claims based on the Word of God. Let us walk in them, not backing off to a moderate or conservative position. We want no part of conservatism. The first commandment shows that God loves radicals: you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,… Continue reading Audacious claims
Exposed to God
“Attend to the means of grace” was a Wesleyan phrase that was the watchword of the early Methodists. What are the channels by which grace comes? Church attendance, the sacraments, singing psalms, prayer and reading the Word, the word of exhortation—all are means of grace. Grace comes to us also through the Bless-In and the… Continue reading Exposed to God
Love is as strong as death
Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple-tree I awakened thee: there thy mother was in travail with thee, there was she in travail that brought thee forth. Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as… Continue reading Love is as strong as death
A new heaven
And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be His peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. Revelation 21:3. Those days are just before us, but by faith I believe… Continue reading A new heaven
A great door and effectual
Father, we look to You to bless our approach to Your altars; for again Your sufferings, Your sacrifice, Your love is made real as the most efficient factor in our lives as You bring us unto Yourself. We approach Your altars with faith. Amen. In I Corinthians 16:8, 9 Paul says, But I will tarry… Continue reading A great door and effectual
Ye would not dance
Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his disciples and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye hear and see: the blind receive their sight, and… Continue reading Ye would not dance
Harvest of first fruits
Exodus 23:14–17, Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep:—this represented the Feast of Passover—seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time appointed in the month Abib (for in it thou camest out from Egypt); and none… Continue reading Harvest of first fruits
Forgive and forget
We can easily fall into disastrous pitfalls in our personal relationships. Problems may develop within the family: between husband and wife, between parent and child, or between in-laws. It is wrong to constantly look for evidence that condemns the other person while trying to work out that relationship. Don’t try to be justified in any… Continue reading Forgive and forget
The fiery ordeal
The end of all things is at hand; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer. Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. Be hospitable to one another without complaint. As each one has received a special gift, employ it… Continue reading The fiery ordeal
The enemy within
The victory in which we walk is the victory of Christ, won at the cross. Do not think of the cross merely as an instrument of His torture and humiliation, but as the area of conflict where the victory of the Lord was wrought. But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits… Continue reading The enemy within
Another meditation on the Lord’s prayer
Many sermons have been preached on the Lord’s prayer and at times the Lord gives a new revelation on it. “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily… Continue reading Another meditation on the Lord’s prayer
Great faith
In the book of Matthew are a number of cases where the Lord said, “O ye of little faith,” and once or twice He said, “Oh, great is thy faith.” But the Lord didn’t say that very often because instead of great faith, He usually found little. What makes our faith little or great? If… Continue reading Great faith
Protest against Babylon
According to the Scripture it is God’s intention that we be a force, To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; to execute upon them the judgement written; this honor have all His saints. Psalms 149:8, 9a. We’re going to see principalities and powers bound. And the God of peace… Continue reading Protest against Babylon
Bring the Lord’s presence into manifestation
We come to our services not to be entertained but to hear the word of the Lord. We want to have a meeting with God in every service; and when we hear from the Lord, we want our faith to grasp that word and move into it. These words in the Scripture have been coming… Continue reading Bring the Lord’s presence into manifestation
The right-now God
It’s human nature to drift into a rut and become passive and withdrawn. Frequently people need someone to jar them because they tend to live in some other world rather than in the present world where God wants to meet their life. As people grow older, they tend to live in the past; when they’re… Continue reading The right-now God
Things new
Every passage in the book of Revelation has a unique timeless quality. In a sense it has taken place, it is taking place right now, and it will take place in fullness in the days to come. Let’s imagine that we’re not going to witness all the terrors of a dying age, and realize in… Continue reading Things new
Prepare today for tomorrow’s miracles
Until we are precisely where God wants us, we will not move into what He has for us. When the Israelites were ready to go over into the land of Canaan with their battle strategy all planned out, God said, “Wait—sanctify yourselves today, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” The promises of… Continue reading Prepare today for tomorrow’s miracles
Flesh and blood hath not revealed this
One of the important questions in this end-time walk with God is how shall we evaluate one another? It can be so easy to judge after the flesh. A person may make mistakes and fall but we must not be critical or judgmental and reject that individual. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the… Continue reading Flesh and blood hath not revealed this
The generation
One of the difficult passages to understand in the gospels is in the twenty-fourth chapter of Matthew, where the Lord said, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Matthew 24:34. The unbeliever and the atheist have said, “Jesus thought He would return within that one generation and it did not happen.”… Continue reading The generation
A picture of a mother in the walk
Mother’s Day can serve to remind us of the need to encourage the women in this walk, for they are no less dedicated than the men. In fact, a fantastic number of hours is spent by many of the women laboring to prepare the word for printing. Sometimes they feel, “I can’t do much because… Continue reading A picture of a mother in the walk
Meditation for mothers
The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother. Proverbs 29:15. The age is changing rapidly and world conditions today are giving birth to a great deal of rebellion and revolution in the hearts of young people. Although we can’t change the whole world, we can make… Continue reading Meditation for mothers
Our dedication to the apostle
A word from an elder. This is a time of urgency, of great change. I marvel at the wisdom and revelation that God is unfolding to our hearts in this hour. I’m sure every one of us has realized the blessings and the impartations, but I think sometimes we have a tendency to take too… Continue reading Our dedication to the apostle
Scriptural viewpoints of marriage
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even… Continue reading Scriptural viewpoints of marriage
Initiative-God’s and ours
In this walk the subject of initiative becomes a big issue. How much does God do sovereignly and how much is at our initiative? Is it important to know exactly what to expect God to do apart from us and what to expect to happen when we exercise the initiative of faith? In appropriating the… Continue reading Initiative-God’s and ours
Brother, where dwellest thou?
The fourteenth and fifteenth chapters of John deal with progressive levels in our spiritual life, plateaus to which we attain. Even with Christ’s disciples, there were levels of discipleship. The Word tells us the Lord deals with us without partiality; nevertheless, there were always those who went a little farther with Him. Peter, James, and… Continue reading Brother, where dwellest thou?
Believe that you have received
As the disciples were passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up. And being reminded, Peter said to Him, “Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which You cursed has withered.” And Jesus answered saying to them, “Have faith in God. Truly I say to you, whoever says to this… Continue reading Believe that you have received
Rejoice always
Rejoice always. I Thessalonians 5:16. Short passages such as this one bring a command from the Lord that is directive and difficult to accomplish because people are by nature murmurers and complainers. Every morning upon awakening they unconsciously think, “This must be doomsday.” Everything that happens during that day brings them to the conclusion, “I… Continue reading Rejoice always
Our claim to our place in God’s presence
Usually we think of the blood of Jesus Christ in Holy Communion only in relationship to cleansing, to forgiveness of sin, and the work of atonement. We fail to see that the blood of Jesus Christ also serves to bring us nigh to God, to position us in the presence of the Lord. The Old… Continue reading Our claim to our place in God’s presence
Total repentance 1
Although our focus is very much on the Lord, because we are moving into days of restoration, many pressures are coming over which we must learn how to prevail for our survival. We cannot judge anything on a human level. We cannot condemn anyone who is going through difficulties, because we do not know all… Continue reading Total repentance 1
Chosen
There is a word among the Mohammedan people and in the Islam religion, “kismet,” which means a destiny. They believe anything that happens to them is written in the stars, it’s their kismet, and they have a fatalistic acceptance of things that come. I don’t believe in fatalism, but I believe in the sovereignty of… Continue reading Chosen
The Lord is preparing me for things to come
I’ve developed a certain confidence that every time I speak or write, God will give a word—and He does. I don’t want to be without that faith. Many ministries who have come up just so far and then failed, I doubt if any one of them ever felt that their work was done and perhaps… Continue reading The Lord is preparing me for things to come
A revelation of ourselves
In the year that king Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple … Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean… Continue reading A revelation of ourselves
That thou mayest behave thyself in the house of God
That thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God. I Timothy 3:15b. We are the house of God. It is not the building that is so significant, for God has made us living stones to build up the house of God (I Peter 2:5). But it is important that… Continue reading That thou mayest behave thyself in the house of God
Kicking a habit
One of the quickest ways to get a thing out of your system is to go on a fast. It will remove every kind of poison—drug addiction, even nicotine from you, if you really fast. But stay away from your habit, even if you are climbing the walls. Just recognize that you really will go… Continue reading Kicking a habit
Our focus increases our intimacy with the Lord
We are in the time of the Parousia (the presence of the Lord); and just as He walked in the midst of the people of Jerusalem in His day without their recognizing Him, you too may not be able to recognize him. He can move in your midst without your seeing Him, or even knowing… Continue reading Our focus increases our intimacy with the Lord
Members of the body of Christ-how they relate and how they react
Times come in which we are aware that a crisis hour has reached not only the church, but our entire walk with God. No longer is only the elementary principle of this walk being emphasized; we are building upon it. The hour has come to reach the world, but the world cannot be reached until… Continue reading Members of the body of Christ-how they relate and how they react
Our joyful pursuit of the will of the Lord
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for… Continue reading Our joyful pursuit of the will of the Lord
Seek ye first
The fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of Matthew record the Sermon on the Mount. Although this teaching of the Lord occupies a prime position in the New Testament, it is probably observed and adhered to less than we realize by the whole Christian world. It is very difficult to read the Sermon on the Mount… Continue reading Seek ye first
Dedication to the means as well as the end
God has brought each one of us into the Body to accomplish a particular function. Our lives are not our own; therefore, nothing could be more arrogant in our thinking than to be in this walk and think of self-destruction. It is an arrogant presumption, a usurping of God’s place. God is the one Who… Continue reading Dedication to the means as well as the end
What we should be anticipating now
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He began asking His disciples, saying, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I… Continue reading What we should be anticipating now
Focus
What was it like when the Lord Jesus Christ made His appearance in the middle of the Feast of Passover? The Holy Land, Palestine, was small; Mount Zion was a hill less than two-thousand feet elevation and Jerusalem itself was not an impressive city; but whenever one of the Feasts came, it was quite a… Continue reading Focus
Shrinking into a greater place
Being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you.… I Peter 3:15. Be of a sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing… Continue reading Shrinking into a greater place
Rejoice, for all things are made new
The Lord filleth the mouth of His people with joy and rejoicing. When they cry unto Him, “What shall we say, Lord? What shall we prophesy?” The Lord says, “Let your heart be glad and prophesy the victory of the Lord.” Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Let not… Continue reading Rejoice, for all things are made new
God hath made thee a winner
Shall it not be a joy unto your heart that you shall behold from day unto day that which the Lord has spoken unfold before thine eyes? Yet thy heart hath rejoiced in it by faith. When thou hast only embraced the thing afar off, it has yet been a joy and a delight to… Continue reading God hath made thee a winner
The cleansing of your spirit
Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the… Continue reading The cleansing of your spirit
Greater days
GREATER DAYS Has this not been a day in which the Lord has challenged thy faith, saying, “Wilt thou believe the Word of the Lord or nay?” Say not in your heart, “Behold, I would that I could have lived in the days in which the Lord did perform signs and wonders; when they could… Continue reading Greater days
Instructed in the way
The blessing of the Lord is with us. It is the Lord that hath brought thee to a day in which all that hath gone before thee hath prepared thy heart to walk before the Lord without limitation. Hast thou seen the days of oppression and the days of schooling where the Lord did teach… Continue reading Instructed in the way
Speak the Word of the Lord
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, let him speak, as it were, the utterances of God; whoever serves, let him do so as by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may… Continue reading Speak the Word of the Lord
The incorruptible resurrection
We need a good understanding of death and resurrection and life after death before we can know how to live this present life. So while we are dealing with eschatology (which is the study of final things) it will be good to open our hearts and see what Paul, under the anointing of the Holy… Continue reading The incorruptible resurrection
Don’t rig it for God
We get the idea that we have to rig it for God to make it easy for Him to work miracles. That’s human nature. For example, we’ll be very careful that there’s a bucket of water we can kick over on the fleece we laid out the night before. You don’t have to rig it… Continue reading Don’t rig it for God
The Lord is thy keeper
Is not the Lord nigh unto them that cry unto Him? His ear is not heavy; behold, His eye is continually upon them. Hath He not written thee and engraved thee upon the palm of His hand to remember thee forever? Is He not the Lord that holdeth the book of remembrance of all them… Continue reading The Lord is thy keeper
Put away fear from they heart
It is a day that the Lord should say, “Will you dwell in fears? Will you draw back from the thing that God has spoken unto thee?” He has spoken of days of rejoicing and singing. He has spoken again of the songs of Miriam upon the shores of the victorious walk that the Lord… Continue reading Put away fear from they heart
Gace-not legalism
There is one key that, in my opinion, is more important than anything else in keeping this walk fresh and alive; it will keep you walking with the Lord consistently without the whole thing evaporating into nothing for you. The following chapter preaches to you, but there is one thought that I see repeated over… Continue reading Gace-not legalism
Lucifer fell because of pride
The angles that did not fall with Lucifer are humility personified, the moment God speaks- their attitude is, yes sir and instantly obey. Their obedience is mechanical (lacking human qualities). They were created to be God’s servants and His male and female son’s servants Our obedience to the Lord is a participation in HIS DIVINE… Continue reading Lucifer fell because of pride
Being renewed
This is the day that the Lord would say to thy heart again and again: Be renewed, O house of the Lord. Be ye strong, ye that bear My name. Rise up and possess the things that are before thee, for the victories that you have won are but the beginning. Let not hope be… Continue reading Being renewed
The Lord is faithful
Thou shall not say in thy heart that the Lord hath rejected thee, that He looketh not upon thy condition. Thou shalt not say in thy heart, “I am forgotten of the Lord. He remembereth me not.” Thou shalt say in thy heart, “Behold, the Lord is faithful. If I wander in the way of… Continue reading The Lord is faithful
No good thing will he withhold
Let the hearts of the people rejoice because these are days that the Lord speaketh victory to His people. It is not a time of defeat for them, but it is the time of the manifestation of the victory of the Lord. It is not a thing that thy heart has assumed that ye might… Continue reading No good thing will he withhold
Don’t muzzle the Ox
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the grain. Deuteronomy 25:4. (“The grain” was not in the original Hebrew text.) This same Scripture was quoted by Paul when he wrote about supporting himself in the ministry: Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working? What soldier ever… Continue reading Don’t muzzle the Ox
Dynamic deacons
But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8. Ye shall receive “power” (from the Greek word “dunamis”). Dynamic, dynamite, and dynamo are English words which… Continue reading Dynamic deacons
Dynamic deacons
But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8. Ye shall receive “power” (from the Greek word “dunamis”). Dynamic, dynamite, and dynamo are English words which… Continue reading Dynamic deacons
The lame shall take a prey
It is the day that the Lord hath said unto thine heart by the prophet, “The lame shall take a prey.” Thou shalt not be concerned with thine own weakness, but thou shalt be renewed in the Lord, for the man that limps and is lame—the lame, the halt and the blind—shall take the prey… Continue reading The lame shall take a prey
Down with strongholds
The Lord has been preparing us to be both violent and victorious in our spirits: … the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force. Matthew 11:12b. As an outgrowth of that thinking, we find in II Corinthians 10, that there are three things which all weapons in God will cast… Continue reading Down with strongholds
He hath brought thee into a day of release
The Spirit of the Lord bringeth the Word to prophecy concerning the deception that is broken; prophecy concerning the judgment that cometh; the victory that is thine. There shall no longer be concealed the work of the enemy; ye shall not find that in the hour of battle thou knowest not what manner of conflict… Continue reading He hath brought thee into a day of release
A sustaining revelation
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He began asking His disciples, saying “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I… Continue reading A sustaining revelation
The good pleasure of God
Blessed are they that are humble before the Lord, that walk as the meek of the earth. Shall they not inherit the earth? Is not the blessing of the Lord upon them? The day of the good pleasure of the Lord cometh upon the earth and you shall rejoice in it. Let thy heart say,… Continue reading The good pleasure of God
Reason or revelation
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and… Continue reading Reason or revelation
Declare your victory
It is the day of the victory of the Lord. It comes forth unto us in a manner we have not seen here before. Let not your heart be dismayed. No longer, no longer look for the signs of rain. No longer look for the cloud the size of a man’s hand; but stand ye… Continue reading Declare your victory
Revelation knowledge-the basis of faith
The battle at the present time is for your mind. If you come into the renewing of your mind you will receive something important that God is to release. Satan is doing everything he can to bind it. Prior to the time God brings forth a truth, we find an Ishmael manifestation of it coming… Continue reading Revelation knowledge-the basis of faith
Keep your eyes on the Lord
The twelfth chapter of Hebrews tells us to beware… lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby the many be defiled. Verse 15. If you have just a little bitterness in your heart, before you know it, many people become defiled. People get an attitude toward someone whom they have prejudged or… Continue reading Keep your eyes on the Lord
Members of one body
I Corinthians 12:12 tells us, For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. Christ is a many-membered Body. This explanation, if you will remember it, will make the importance of this walk real to you continually. When… Continue reading Members of one body
Inherit thy blessings
This is a day of victory unto the people of the Lord, and not a day of terror. Thy heart shall not fail thee for fear for looking after the things that shall come to pass upon the earth, for the Lord God is thy refuge. You are not children of the night that you… Continue reading Inherit thy blessings
Inherit they blessings
INHERIT THY BLESSINGS This is a day of victory unto the people of the Lord, and not a day of terror. Thy heart shall not fail thee for fear for looking after the things that shall come to pass upon the earth, for the Lord God is thy refuge. You are not children of the… Continue reading Inherit they blessings
Underneath are the everlasting arms
Critics say that the books of Moses were not written by Moses because the thirty-fourth chapter of Deuteronomy describes his death; and no man could recount the story of his own death. But the book ends this way, And there hath not arisen a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew… Continue reading Underneath are the everlasting arms
Deliverance from futility 2
The Word of the Lord tells us we’re not to be weary in well doing, for in due season we shall reap if we faint not (Galatians 6:9); also the prophecies have been telling us very clearly that this is a time to press in. However, a spirit of futility comes against us. One of… Continue reading Deliverance from futility 2
Deliverance from futility 1
There was a time in which Elijah had been through the great contest on Mount Carmel and the prophets of Baal had been slain. He was weary. He was threatened by Jezebel. He ran into the wilderness, and under a juniper tree prayed that he would die. Then the angel of the Lord came and… Continue reading Deliverance from futility 1
The answer to futility
Have you noticed futility working on you? Would you like to have an answer for that to put you in a fighting stance for a change? First of all, you must understand that there is a spirit of futility, and that futility is upon the earth by divine intention. While the devil is usurping it… Continue reading The answer to futility
The turning point
We are at the turning point from the days of futility to the new day of the believer’s victory. We are coming to trust the Lord for every breath we breathe. It is a time of utter dependence upon Him. There is a renewal and a refreshing coming from the Lord. As much as we… Continue reading The turning point
Progenitors of a new age-2
I am coming into a new understanding of what the Kingdom will be and what hell will be, because I am beginning to comprehend the responsibility which God has laid upon man. God has given man a responsibility: either he can choose to be a recipient and a vehicle of the Kingdom of God and… Continue reading Progenitors of a new age-2
Progenitors of a new age
The great wealth of the believer is emphasized in the book of Ephesians; and in the last chapter, the warfare of the believer is emphasized in the battle against principalities and powers. Also, throughout those six chapters, there are seven references to the way we walk, instructing us in our walk. Two of those occur… Continue reading Progenitors of a new age
Refreshed and renewed
“But the things which God announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that His Christ should suffer, He has thus fulfilled. Repent therefore and return, that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord; and that He may send Jesus, the… Continue reading Refreshed and renewed
The blessings of the kingdom dedication
Futility is the curse of uselessness which causes life to have no meaning. Man works and sweats all his life to reach a place where he has amassed money and possessions or a certain reputation and prominence that he wants in life, only to find that the whole thing is like ashes in his mouth;… Continue reading The blessings of the kingdom dedication
I needed that!
I once knew a child who had something wrong with the muscle of one eye. Sometimes he could focus both eyes just fine, but frequently one eye would wander off. When this happened, his father would say, “Son, fix your eye!” Then the boy would shake his head, and immediately his eye focused properly. Hebrews… Continue reading I needed that!
Faith over futility
The eleventh chapter of Hebrews is called the roll call of faith. It summarizes clearly the faith of many people throughout the history of the Scriptures. It sets forth a faith which believed God even in the days in which futility was imposed upon men. Men of God even refused deliverance that they might obtain… Continue reading Faith over futility
Magnify the Lord-Minimize what’s his name
In a walk with God you must never become devil conscious but always have your focus centered upon the Lord. If you focus on anything, let it be to obey the Word and magnify the Lord. Many religious groups become so aware of devils that they look for devils instead of the moving of the… Continue reading Magnify the Lord-Minimize what’s his name
Having a perfect spirit and perfect love
When Jesus says, I say unto you that hear, He is talking about people with spiritual perception. Luke 6: 27But I say unto you which hear continuous action, active voice, to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, Love command to do something in the future which involves continuous action, to welcome your enemies those… Continue reading Having a perfect spirit and perfect love
A perfect spirit and perfect love
Do Bible terms sometimes upset you? When Christ says, I say unto you that hear, do you think He is talking about people with ears? He is talking about people with spiritual perception. Can you hear what God is saying? But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that… Continue reading A perfect spirit and perfect love
Labor to enter His rest
This is the hour that the Lord hath prepared for thee to walk in. For shalt thou say, “Because the promise of the Lord hath lighted upon me, the word has been prophesied over me, therefore I shall walk in the blessing of the Lord”? Nay, the Lord hath given thee the land and He… Continue reading Labor to enter His rest
Days of preparation
These are days of preparation for what the Lord shall bring forth in our midst. It is not a time to be fearful or to draw back. It is not a time that thou shall not be fully exposed unto the Lord and the moving of His Spirit as He searcheth the heart and prepareth… Continue reading Days of preparation
You have to be a believer
Sometimes we become so swamped with our problems that we just don’t believe God will work that miracle. The enemy comes in and drains us of all our enthusiasm and confidence with the doubt he plants in our mind, and after a while we almost believe it. Let me give you my creed concerning our… Continue reading You have to be a believer
From the bitter comes the sweet
Do you know what people used to do on the farm to grow delicious, sweet, juicy strawberries? They would put manure on them. Do you know what the Indians used to do in order to get some of the most amazing corn ever grown? (Corn, or maize, as they called it is indigenous to America—no… Continue reading From the bitter comes the sweet
The divided heart and the half-baked cake
Ephraim, he mixeth himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned. Hosea 7:8. Ephraim is a cake not turned—half-baked. The term “half-baked” is not a compliment. To say that someone is half-baked means that he is lacking something. In other words, he is deficient. That is what God said about Ephraim. He mixed… Continue reading The divided heart and the half-baked cake
Acting upon what you receive from God
Let’s talk about how to walk in what we have now. The problem has always existed, that when people receive ministry they go away on an assumption that everything is finished. It is sort of like the end of the fairy stories that you read; “And they lived happily ever after,” meaning, they got married.… Continue reading Acting upon what you receive from God
The prophet-priest of the kingdom
In this end time, God is opening up a realm of ministry which His people have not walked in before. It can best be described by two pictures. One portrays the greatest revelations and the highest spiritual level of the priesthood. The other portrays the greatest revelations and the highest spiritual level of the prophets.… Continue reading The prophet-priest of the kingdom
His handiwork
Was there not a day in which the Lord did speak to His prophet: Thou shalt not judge by the outward appearance for the Lord looketh upon the heart. And thus shall the Lord show the person that is after His own heart. Behold, how people can judge falsely, but thou shalt not so judge.… Continue reading His handiwork
Led as sons
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. Romans 8:14. But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.… But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Galatians 5:16, 18. Being led by… Continue reading Led as sons
Save yourself from this generation
It is the day that the Lord hath brought forth to the earth. Let not any heart be heavy; but let them be diligent to press into the things that God hath provided for thy deliverance. Remember ye the words of the Apostle Peter, when he cried, “Save yourselves from this untoward generation.” So it… Continue reading Save yourself from this generation
I see men as trees walking
In our lives as we walk with the Lord, the promises of God do not really bother us as much as our ineffectual appropriation of them, that we have not been able to fully lay hold upon them, or that our spiritual experience of them has only been partial. We know that there is a… Continue reading I see men as trees walking
Lord, is it I ?
Now on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we make ready for thee to eat the passover? And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Teacher saith, My time is at hand; I keep the passover at… Continue reading Lord, is it I ?
Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might
Let the children of the Lord rejoice because the Lord hath redeemed them out of the hand of the enemy. No more shall they bow their back unto a master that is not the Lord. All lords that have had dominion over them have been broken, and the Lord alone is exalted before their eyes.… Continue reading Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might
Paul’s last word to his son Timothy
One can learn a great deal about a man of God when he comes to moments of crisis or a time of decision or change. God puts him through things then that bring out what is in him. He does the same thing for every one of you. He puts you under pressure at a… Continue reading Paul’s last word to his son Timothy
The will of the Lord is a state of heart
One thing that is so necessary in order to survive in this walk with God is an adequate motivation. There are many good motives you could give for doing things for the Lord, but unless you have the right, perfect motivation, you break down in a time of test. If you worship for what you… Continue reading The will of the Lord is a state of heart
A right spirit 1
Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with a willing spirit. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; And sinners shall… Continue reading A right spirit 1
The power God is beaming to us
The first chapter of Ephesians expresses two glorious spiritual concepts which belong to the church right now. Verse 10 mentions how God is going to sum up all things in Christ: the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth are to be summed up in Him. Then it says in verse 11a:… Continue reading The power God is beaming to us
The key to all change
The one thing we need above everything else is to understand how we change. I suppose that through the grace of God, people did change, even when they thought that the way of change was through reform or through a lot of personal discipline. Educating themselves as much as they could, they were able to… Continue reading The key to all change
All things to be shaken 1
Hebrews 12:18–29: For ye are not come unto a mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that no word more should be spoken unto them; for they could… Continue reading All things to be shaken 1
Reckoned righteous
The book of Romans is very interesting. In the third, forth and fifth chapters, there is a concept which has never been presented in the Scriptures as clearly as has been intimated, but it is something beyond what the average mind has ever been able to grasp; and even now after almost two millenniums of… Continue reading Reckoned righteous
The fight of faith
Press in, press in with all your heart into the things that the Lord has for you; for it’s an hour of battle and the Lord draws all of our hearts into the battle. This is the time of victory made manifest that the Lord has spoken, and of the worship of the Lord flowing… Continue reading The fight of faith
Exhortation on transference
How tricky the enemy is with the imaginations and thoughts that he imposes upon people. How subtle is his deception when he convinces them that they are their thoughts. How people can labor along so defeated, because they have accepted as their own thought that which has been nothing more than a fiery dart of… Continue reading Exhortation on transference
It is God working in you
This would be a wonderful walk if you didn’t have to think—if somehow your spirit could tune into the Lord and you could just start down the road by faith to do the will of the Lord. These moments in which we seem to have a fluctuating situation make it difficult. Sometimes we look at… Continue reading It is God working in you
Stay with it
From the eleventh chapter of Luke, we will find exactly what we need according to the things we’re believing God for now. And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also… Continue reading Stay with it
Our privileges
If we were to prophesy over you, we couldn’t tell you anything more important than what this word will mean to each one of you, because it has a very personal application. We read in John 1:10–13, He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know… Continue reading Our privileges
God proclaims victory
Behold, is not the hand of the Lord with you that there should be a release to your spirit this day? Be not heavy hearted nor discouraged, say not in your heart that God delayeth too long. Draw thy strength from the Lord, for you are ready to press into new things. Be not dismayed… Continue reading God proclaims victory
The bearer of His name
Is this not the day of victory? Let not your heart be downcast, for thou shalt believe the words of the Lord, and behold, it shall come to pass. Rest in the Lord, for He hath given great things unto thee. Behold, what blessing hath the Lord bestowed upon the remnant. Hath He made them… Continue reading The bearer of His name
Without guile
In the thirty-second Psalm is a picture that corresponds with what the Lord has been speaking to the church for some time, about the human spirit. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.… Continue reading Without guile
Ezekiel’s river
Would you like to know the power that you can build up by realizing one basic spiritual law? That is, while things in the physical sciences realm tend to diminish in flow, they tend to increase in the spiritual realm. The force of electricity, for example, tends to diminish, the further it goes, because of… Continue reading Ezekiel’s river
Real joy and happiness
The divine revelation in Psalm 16:11 is, In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Some people, in receiving the Holy Spirit and various spiritual experiences, have gone through reactions and emotions that were only echoes of what they entered into on a spiritual plane. As we… Continue reading Real joy and happiness
The faith that makes today wonderful
Behold, there is a faith that shall cause thee to look to the distant goals and hold steady and not desert the Word of the Lord. There is a faith that causeth thee to rest in the promises of the Lord in days of adversity. There is the faith that brings a great hope in… Continue reading The faith that makes today wonderful
Draw his victory
Yea, prophesy, the Spirit saith, victory to the people of the Lord, let their ears hear it anew that their God hath obtained the victory and He openeth up unto them a walk. Behold the blessings of the Lord is with thee, exalt His name as ye praise His name together, that ye should understand… Continue reading Draw his victory
Sifting
And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Galatians 6:9. This fainting doesn’t mean literally passing out. Isaiah 40:28–31 says, Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is… Continue reading Sifting
Day of visitation
A new day hath dawned unto the people of the Lord, a day of good tidings unto the remnant. Yea, it is a time of visitation in which the Lord cometh unto the children of men once again. Does He not walk among them? Does He not possess them? Does He not bring to pass… Continue reading Day of visitation
Aggressor of the faith
This is the day that the Lord hath brought thee to face the things that are before thee without fear and without wavering. The Lord hath not forsaken thee in the hour of battle. He hath not promised thee that it would be easy, but He hath given thee the word as you come into… Continue reading Aggressor of the faith
Doing God’s good pleasure
For it is God who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure. Philippians 2:13. God has a good pleasure and a good will for your life, but it is not easy to attain the will of God. You know you want to do the will of God but when… Continue reading Doing God’s good pleasure
Mercy and judgment
It is written in the Word, The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh. Proverbs 11:17. Doth not the Lord declare that this is His Word: as thou shalt show mercy, art thou not bringing blessing upon thyself? Are you not doing good for your… Continue reading Mercy and judgment
Faint not
And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith. Galatians 6:9–10. It’s easy to become weary in… Continue reading Faint not
Let’s change fast
There are some things that I must tell you of what you have to face in this walk with God, what it will mean, and what God can do for you. You don’t hear this often; and yet, as the pressure comes again and again, don’t you find that you need someone to straighten you… Continue reading Let’s change fast
The many facets of a moving church
When you begin to have a little understanding of the New Testament, you realize that those days were perilous. They lived at the foundation, and we live at the culmination of this age, which is more interesting because of the greater age that is coming up, the age of the Kingdom. If you’ve ever wondered… Continue reading The many facets of a moving church
Beyond our understanding
Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, Romans 1:1. That is a salutation; yet it is one of the most conclusive things you can ever see, because it shows the prime relationship upon which we are basing all of our warfare, all of our walk… Continue reading Beyond our understanding
Remember God now, in the days of your youth
They shall make that joyful noise in the house of the Lord and offer up the incense of worship unto the praise of the Lord. Let there be within your heart the release, for the Lord speaketh unto thee to loose thee, to make thee a worshiper in spirit and in truth. He brings forth… Continue reading Remember God now, in the days of your youth
The passing and the permanent
The cry of every heart is to have a philosophy to live by, not a philosophy of man that is deceitful, but God’s way of thinking, given to us so that we can adjust to it. One of the unhappy things about the human frame of mind is that people do not seem to know… Continue reading The passing and the permanent
The gift of victory
Have you ever been in a situation in which you felt that in every way it was what God had for you; it was your heritage? At such a time Satan will invariably try to distract you from it, and see if you’ll accept something less. He’s trying to convince you to give back the… Continue reading The gift of victory
A partaker of His victory
I would exhort you in the Lord, that if your hearts are heavy because of the greatness of the spiritual conflict in which you’re engaged, let your heart be lifted up with joy this day before the Lord, for know that He has chosen thee to be a part of that holy remnant that shall… Continue reading A partaker of His victory
God’s viewpoint
Viewpoint means a lot, depending on whose viewpoint you are thinking of—our viewpoint sometimes looks one way, and God looks at the thing a little bit differently. It’s like a woman doing embroidery work: when you are little and your mom or grandmother does it you cannot see the outcome, you just think it is… Continue reading God’s viewpoint
The last chapter of the mystery
The book of Revelation is a book of contrasts. In it we see two suppers that God spreads in a short time apart: the great supper of God in which He calls the buzzards to feed on the captains and the kings of the earth, and the marriage supper of the Lamb for the Bride… Continue reading The last chapter of the mystery
The Lord is the secret place
Is it not the day of victory? Is it not the time of fulfillment? Behold, the fruitfulness cometh forth throughout the earth. The Lord hath made thee His special laborers of harvest. Enter into the fields that are ripened unto harvest, for even where thou hast not sowed, thou shalt go forth and put forth… Continue reading The Lord is the secret place
The creative day of the kingdom
God has told me that the day of acquired knowledge and wisdom is coming, in which His people will acquire it by faith. Bodies of knowledge will be laid in people’s minds. Sciences that have been long forgotten or not even knows, will be planted by God in the minds of His people. The wise… Continue reading The creative day of the kingdom
The training of a minister
We have come to the realization that in studying under the Living Word, you can receive more in a short time, than from two or three years in Bible college, in which you will receive a mixture of the true and false, or if they are sound, you are not going to get the meat… Continue reading The training of a minister
The downfall of Babylon
The Book of Genesis is a book of beginnings; the Book of Revelation is a book of endings. In the Book of Genesis the first two chapters are without sin; and then in the third chapter sin is introduced. In the nineteenth chapter of the Book of Revelation, the third to the last chapter, you… Continue reading The downfall of Babylon
I was glad when they said unto me
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of the Lord. Our feet are standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art builded as a city that is compact together. As Galatians says, we’re come to the heavenly Jerusalem. It’s a spiritual thing, built of lively stones. Whither… Continue reading I was glad when they said unto me
Keys to worship-lifting restraints
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4:23–24. Let me give you a few keys… Continue reading Keys to worship-lifting restraints
Five disciplines
Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things… Continue reading Five disciplines
Fruit of the Spirit 1
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, self-control; against such there is no law. And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof. If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk. Galatians 5:22–25.… Continue reading Fruit of the Spirit 1
Living on the spirit level
People who are not walking in the Spirit, and their spirits are not open to God, cannot take the meat of the Word. They stumble; they back off when deep things of God are preached to them because it is more than they can handle. The apostle Paul was careful not give them meat when… Continue reading Living on the spirit level
The true worshiper
But the hour cometh and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers. John 4:23. We may have a lot of problems and battles. But even if we could solve twelve different problems for you—before the month was… Continue reading The true worshiper
The song of Solomon
Some of the great church fathers contended that the book, “The Song of Solomon” should not be in the Bible. It had a bitter struggle for its place because it’s really an erotic poem, toned down a great deal by the King James translation and American Standard version. The story, of course, has to be… Continue reading The song of Solomon
Expressing our faith in worship
The Lord is speaking to His chosen remnant today. By revelation and prophecy His Spirit assures us that our Lord has endowed us with divine authority to fulfill now the ministry of judgment and exploits. Our awareness of our destiny is growing. Our absolute acceptance of His promises is essential. We are to be His… Continue reading Expressing our faith in worship
Responsibility of liberty and blessing
On Independence Day a lot of people think seriously about the many liberties and privileges we have in America, compared to what other countries have. You have to travel a little in order to appreciate our way of life. Much of the discontent in people’s thinking would end if they realized the blessings and opportunities… Continue reading Responsibility of liberty and blessing
The new kingdom bible
But the righteousness which is of faith saith thus, Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down:) or, Who shall descend into the abyss? (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.) For what saith it? The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in… Continue reading The new kingdom bible
Set you heart upon the Lord
Let your hearts be lifted up unto the Lord. Let the Lord’s blessing be upon thee to perceive how great is your God, how His heart is extended toward thee in compassion, His longsuffering endureth through the ages. Behold, how the hand of the Lord hath lifted thee up and He hath known thee, He… Continue reading Set you heart upon the Lord
Wholly sanctified 1
And the God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. I Thessalonians 5:23–24. In that order—spirit, soul, body. For the creature was made subject… Continue reading Wholly sanctified 1
Serving the Lord with an excellent spirit
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom; and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; that these satraps might give account unto them, and that the king should have no damage. Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and… Continue reading Serving the Lord with an excellent spirit
The new Joshua generation
Thou art as those who have gone forth and have spied out the land and have seen it when it was not to be seen and have seen what the Lord hath brought up in thy midst, and He has surely led thee into it. Even as the Lord hath destroyed out from among thee… Continue reading The new Joshua generation
Altogether faithful
Let the words of the Lord be in thy mouth continually. Day unto day and night unto night, glorify ye the Lord in song and praise. How near is the Lord unto thee and how mindful of thee. He hath engraven thee upon the palms of His hands. He hath forsaken thee not. Yea, thou… Continue reading Altogether faithful
one pearl of great price
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls: and having found… Continue reading one pearl of great price
The covering
Man is a body, soul and spirit and God has dealt with mankind on the levels of the body or the natural, the soul and the spirit. God first manifested Himself to man through the natural realm. Man’s access to God was a natural one. To make atonement for certain sins, certain sacrifices were made.… Continue reading The covering
Ready for a special work
Lord, you said Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Psalm 2:8. We know, Lord, that all the ends of the earth are going to see Thy Lordship. So we reach out to You and we believe that we… Continue reading Ready for a special work
Acceptance
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God.… Romans 1:1. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen;… Galatians 1:15–16. The Lord… Continue reading Acceptance
A plan and a way for thee
For the hour has come that the Lord shall surely bring judgment once again to and from the house of the Lord. He deals with thee in order that thy heart shall be set upon Him. Behold, thou shall not look to the circumstance and thou shall not look to the difficulty of the way,… Continue reading A plan and a way for thee
True counselors and witnesses
In the multitude of counselors there is safety. The church will succeed when its counselors are ordered of God. Where there is no prophecy (no prophetic vision), the people perish. Where there is a word of revelation, not at the mouth of one, but at the mouth of many witnesses, there is safety. The church… Continue reading True counselors and witnesses
Continually in God’s word and praying unceasingly
We are sensing what is ours and the privileges we have. We must allow nothing to take away our aggressive faith and our violent approach to God, as we prevail before the throne of grace in intercession. We are in a transition. God is doing the work in our lives that He promised, and we… Continue reading Continually in God’s word and praying unceasingly
Our prerogatives and privileges
In John 4, we read the account of the woman from Samaria who came to Jacob’s well to draw water. When Jesus asked her for a drink, she said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask me for a drink, since I am a Samaritan?” At that time, Jews had no… Continue reading Our prerogatives and privileges
Believers
And when they came to the multitude, a man came up to Him, falling on his knees before Him, and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is an epileptic, and is very ill; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to Your disciples,… Continue reading Believers
What can man do to me?
Psalm 118 speaks about the lovingkindness of the Lord. The Hebrew word in the Old Testament meaning “lovingkindness” has a counterpart in the New Testament, which means “grace.” Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His lovingkindness is everlasting. Oh let Israel say, “His lovingkindness is everlasting.” Oh let the house of… Continue reading What can man do to me?
Accept yourself as a servant of the Lord
Acts 3 records the account of the healing of the lame man at the Gate Beautiful of the Temple in Jerusalem. After this great miracle, many people were saved. The priests and the scribes were disturbed by this and called Peter and John before the Council. Acts 4:13–14 tells us the reaction of those who… Continue reading Accept yourself as a servant of the Lord
Persistence-1
Luke 11:1–13: And it came about that while He (Jesus) was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.” And He said to them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom… Continue reading Persistence-1
Believe-2
Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled. Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for… Continue reading Believe-2
Believe-1
When everything is reviewed at the end of time, the viewpoint then concerning the activities of man will be a great deal different than it is at the present time. Very little of what even good, sincere Christian people are doing in their brief life span is worthy of the effort, the energies, and the… Continue reading Believe-1
The Passover for the unworthy and unprepared
The ninth chapter of the book of Numbers is a most interesting chapter. And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, Moreover let the children of Israel keep the passover in its appointed… Continue reading The Passover for the unworthy and unprepared
The family-God’s unit of service
The following events took place during the plagues of Egypt, and before the actual Passover. After seven of the ten plagues had occurred, Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the Lord your God; but who are they that shall go? Notice: Who are they that shall… Continue reading The family-God’s unit of service
The Passover of warfare
One of the most interesting studies on the Passover observance is found in the days of King Josiah. It intrigues us because we find ourselves in the same situation today as he did. The story begins long before the days of King Josiah, at the time of the division of the kingdom into the northern… Continue reading The Passover of warfare
Immunity before awareness
In the thirteenth chapter of Exodus, immediately after the account of the Passover in the previous chapter, we read of immunity and protection that was given even before there was any awareness of the need for it. We do not know what we will face in the future, and therefore we do not know what… Continue reading Immunity before awareness
By faith Moses kept the Passover
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of Cod, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked unto the… Continue reading By faith Moses kept the Passover
The spoils of Egypt
And it came to pass at midnight, that the Lord smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle. Exodus 12:29. When God starts something, He does not… Continue reading The spoils of Egypt
New thinking for a new day
The Body of Christ will need a number of things in the days to come. One of them is the need to constantly push the young people. They are sincere and grasp hold of the teachings; they just need direction. They are ready to run, but they must be told which direction to run. We… Continue reading New thinking for a new day
When God is impatient
We know a great deal about the longsuffering of God, for many times He seems to delay working out various purposes until we become quite impatient. However, the sixteenth chapter of Deuteronomy presents another side of the picture. This is one of the two chapters which gives the list of the feasts, the other being… Continue reading When God is impatient
The neighbor next to thee
And if the household be too little for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbor next unto his house take one according to the number of the souls; according to every man’s eating ye shall make your count for the lamb. Exodus 12:4. The children of Israel were to leave none of the lamb… Continue reading The neighbor next to thee
Suffer it to be so now
Prophecy not only foretells or proclaims; it does more. It brings the word of faith that generates. Let us prophesy the judgments of the Lord. The Passover is the feast of judgment, for it was by the judgment of God that slaves became free men at one midnight stroke. It was by the judgment of… Continue reading Suffer it to be so now
Leave all-or lose all
Anyone who wants to serve the Lord today should be helped to orient himself to the will of God, so that he knows where he stands, what God wants of him, and what will be taking place. Then he can relate himself to it. God has laid His hands on people, and they are looking… Continue reading Leave all-or lose all
Seven steps back to the faith
The book of Jude begins with an earnest plea that everyone should contend for the faith which was once for all time delivered to the saints. Then it proceeds to show the erosion of that faith in the minds and hearts of the people, and it urges us to follow the steps whereby we may… Continue reading Seven steps back to the faith
These men-2
After exhorting us to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints, Jude warns us in verses 11–19 about the ungodly persons who turn the grace of God into licentiousness and try to draw people away from that faith. “These men” are the plague of the ages. They are… Continue reading These men-2
These men-1
In Jude 3 and 4, two trends are defined: the trend we create as we eagerly contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saints, and the great tide of ungodliness that we battle and contend against. In verses 8 through 19 we read about a specific group of men referred to as… Continue reading These men-1
Sodom repeated
The entire book of Jude focuses upon the end-time conditions at the coming of the Lord. Therefore it is an important book for those who are contending for the faith that was once delivered to the saints (verse 3). It points out the moral conditions of the end-time—the rebellion, the apostasy, the drawing back from… Continue reading Sodom repeated
The jeopardy of unbelief
Now I desire to remind you, though you know all things once for all, that the Lord, after saving a people out of the land of Egypt, subsequently destroyed those who did not believe. Jude 5. There is a kind of knowledge which you accept mentally, but that kind of knowledge you can also reject.… Continue reading The jeopardy of unbelief
The faith-pure or perverted?
The book of Jude is basically geared to and beamed at the people living in this present age. Although it ends with positive instructions, the entire book seems to be almost a lamentation, an exhortation and warning: “Get back to the faith! Get back to the faith! Be careful! The judgments are coming!” Finally, verse… Continue reading The faith-pure or perverted?
Uncover the doubt-recover the faith
The Epistle of Jude was written as a stern warning to the Christians in the early Church; and yet Jude is primarily speaking to the believers living in these final days before the return of the Lord. In these days of great spiritual conflict, ungodly men have crept into the Body of Christ in an… Continue reading Uncover the doubt-recover the faith
A covenant in His blood
And as they were eating (the Passover feast), Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it; and he gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is my blood of the… Continue reading A covenant in His blood
None of you shall go out of the door until morning
Satan knows his defeat is through the blood of Jesus Christ, but we need to see how far-reaching the victory of Christ really is. Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out, and take you lambs according to your families, and kill the Passover. And ye shall take… Continue reading None of you shall go out of the door until morning
Blood of judgment
This message deals with the absolute, perfect, and complete defeat of Satan. And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, this month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel,… Continue reading Blood of judgment
By the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony
The blood of the covenant is a most important truth in the Passover teaching. The blood of Jesus Christ, our Passover, is the means by which everything in heaven and earth is to be reconciled unto God, and one of the great instruments through which the Remnant in the end time will overcome Satan. And… Continue reading By the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony
The midnight cry
And Moses said, Thus saith the Lord, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: and all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born… Continue reading The midnight cry
Ye that have ears to hear
When Israel went forth out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language; Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. The sea saw it, and fled; The Jordan was driven back. The mountains skipped like rams, The little hills like lambs. What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? Thou… Continue reading Ye that have ears to hear
The empty chair
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord come. And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers; lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. Malachi 4:5–6. Elijah the prophet is… Continue reading The empty chair
The principles of the first-born
We observe the Feast of Passover—not in a literal sense of the Old Testament fulfillment, but in its New Testament application: Christ our Passover, crucified for us. We keep the Feast, not with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. The Passover, one of the greatest miracles… Continue reading The principles of the first-born
Delivered to be his worshipers
Do you believe in the selfishness of God? God has a right to be selfish for all glory and praise belong to Him. He has brought forth this creation for a purpose, and it is important for us to understand it. The book of Ephesians explains God’s purpose in sending His Son, the second person… Continue reading Delivered to be his worshipers
The kindred covenant commonly called the threshold covenant
And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to… Continue reading The kindred covenant commonly called the threshold covenant
Loins girded, shoes on feet, and staff in hand
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old: ye shall take it from the sheep; or from the goats: and ye shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at even. And they shall take of the… Continue reading Loins girded, shoes on feet, and staff in hand
Let nothing of it remain until morning
This message is concerned with what the Holy Communion is to mean to us. And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. Speak ye unto all the congregation… Continue reading Let nothing of it remain until morning
The basis of self-ministry
Another age is coming, the age of spirit. The age we have been in was an age of soul. It was a labor to be in the soulish age; the heavens above us were like brass. In the spirit age, the heavens hold us up in that realm. There’s a big difference. The soulish age… Continue reading The basis of self-ministry
Festival of freedoms
As we keep the Feast of Passover in its spiritual significance, we live through experiences similar to the way the Israelites lived. Paul said those experiences happened to them by way of examples; and were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come (I Corinthians 10:11). We are those on… Continue reading Festival of freedoms
Ye shall walk together as one
These are not the days that thou should walk in the traditions of the fathers. Thou shalt not follow after the vain things that men have accumulated unto themselves in their vain show of worship, but, thou shalt walk in the ways of the Lord. Thou shalt come before the Lord and be liberated from… Continue reading Ye shall walk together as one
The feast of unleavened bread
Everyone desiring a ministry will want to review this message in their hearts many times. Some of the truths taught here are so real that we must let them live fresh in our hearts. Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for… Continue reading The feast of unleavened bread
We know not what the Lord will require of us
… there shall not a hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God; and we know not with what we must serve the Lord until we come thither. Exodus 10:26. This verse occurs at the conclusion of the devastating plagues that came to judge Egypt. The tenth was… Continue reading We know not what the Lord will require of us
The basis of self-ministry
Another age is coming, the age of spirit. The age we have been in was an age of soul. It was a labor to be in the soulish age; we held the heavens up. In the spirit age, the heavens hold us up. There’s a big difference. The soulish age produced labor and turmoil. In… Continue reading The basis of self-ministry
Rebellion is as witchcraft
Saul had failed as king to obey the Lord where the Amalekites were involved. He kept some of the animals alive supposedly for sacrifice instead of utterly destroying them. Samuel reproved Saul and said, Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. It would be better to obey… Continue reading Rebellion is as witchcraft
Deliver us from deceit
The man that God honors is the man who deals in integrity and honesty of heart. People are deceitful in their heart because they refuse to open up and see what God is dealing with them about. It is easy for them to cover up. It is easy for us to make a good case… Continue reading Deliver us from deceit
The dimensions of glory
God’s glory includes three different dimensions. Each one works with the others to reveal the whole. And we experience it in different degrees. Three words describe these dimensions. 1- Doxa 2- Shekinah 3- Kabod. Doxa speaks of the coming fullness of the Spirit within. As we start walking with God this glory increases, as Jesus… Continue reading The dimensions of glory
The basis for this walk
The basic things about a walk with God that bother people, is that they wonder, “Is it really worthwhile? How can I be sure about what God wants me to do in the will of God?” So much of this walk with Gold depends upon, “Will God bless this or that thing in my life?”… Continue reading The basis for this walk
Christ came to destroy the works of the devil
One of the things that happened before the Passover when the Lord was crucified, was that the disciples were called with Him into Gethsemane and the spirit of heaviness came upon them until they were so drowsy that they couldn’t keep their eyes open. Always at a moment before a great victory, that spirit of… Continue reading Christ came to destroy the works of the devil
God provided-you make it happen
The Passover seemed to be an act performed by God sovereignly; God directed each step of it. However, when you read the book of Hebrews, you find that it was created by human initiative under divine direction, but human initiative brought that judgment to pass. Some of us are looking for God to do such… Continue reading God provided-you make it happen
A survey of the Passover
This message is a survey of what the Feast of Passover can really mean to us. There are many deep spiritual principles we need to understand, such as the principles of transference, substitution and appropriation, immunities, and the entering in to deliverance on the material level, which the children of Israel experienced. They not only… Continue reading A survey of the Passover
The purpose of the Passover
This word is based upon a number of Scriptures that will build a picture in your mind, which you will carry from this Feast of Passover on as a way of life. And God said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they… Continue reading The purpose of the Passover
Have staff-will travel
When you meet people some have heavy hearts and many needs. The human face is made to conceal much of the emotions, feelings, and needs. But when the Lord gives discernment and revelation, it goes beyond the expression of the face: that which we put on because of human relationships. When we assemble together with… Continue reading Have staff-will travel
Sweeping out the leaven
In the Feast of Passover we are concerned about the Scriptural foundation only in relationship to what God is now doing and speaking to us during these days. Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the Lord thy God: for in the month of Abib the Lord thy God brought thee forth… Continue reading Sweeping out the leaven
What to look for in the feast
In Hebrews 11:23–29, we read, By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw he was a goodly child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment. By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. In this… Continue reading What to look for in the feast
God’s set time for our appropriation
Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened. For our Passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ: wherefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the… Continue reading God’s set time for our appropriation
Untitled
This word is based upon a number of Scriptures that will build a picture in your mind, which you will carry from this Feast of Passover on as a way of life. And God said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they… Continue reading Untitled
The restored Passover
It has become increasingly important to learn how our young people, who have been in the midst of many problems and sins, can be released from their defilement and come into perfect righteousness, perfect purification. Even if only a little of the old life remains, it could rise up like a thorn in their side,… Continue reading The restored Passover
Your lamb shall be without blemish
Now the Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, “This month shall be the beginning of months for you; it is to be the first month of the year to you. Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, ‘On the tenth of this month they are each one to take… Continue reading Your lamb shall be without blemish
Symbolic instructions for the Passover
Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night. And you shall sacrifice the Passover to the Lord your God from the flock and the herd, in the place where the Lord chooses… Continue reading Symbolic instructions for the Passover
I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you
Sometime during the Feast of Passover we need to hear again the story of the last Passover that Jesus kept with His disciples, going over it in our minds and hearts, and living it. There are some things that live in my mind and in my spirit. Some of the prophecies during this feast spoke… Continue reading I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you
The miracle walk of confirmation
We are unique, inasmuch as we are believing to be a prophetic company. By that I mean we renounce the idea that we are capable by our own intelligence of governing our own destiny and determining the will of God without any mistake. This concept is freighted with a great many dangers and pitfalls. The… Continue reading The miracle walk of confirmation
The opening of a new door
Hebrews 3:12–14: Take care, brethren, lest there should be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart, in falling away from the living God. Notice the language: falling away from the living God; an evil, unbelieving heart. And note this: But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called… Continue reading The opening of a new door
All of us-all the way
Have your souls been content with that which is only half a measure and half a blessing, or hast thou come to the place where thy soul is stirred within thee to believe that the Lord shall give thee the double portion, that thy cup shall run over, that thou shalt say unto the Lord,… Continue reading All of us-all the way
Instead of the shame of bondage
We are in a period of repentance, a period of sackcloth and ashes, in a sense. We are asking God to get rid of the things that are keeping us from being vessels of honor, sanctified and meet for the Master’s use, prepared for every good work. The Lord must deal with whatever it is… Continue reading Instead of the shame of bondage
The principle of transference
In the kingdom of God there are certain spiritual laws or principles that govern it; one of those principles is transference. In order to walk with God we are going to need to learn how the principle of transference works. Transference is the process of moving something from one place or person to another. To… Continue reading The principle of transference
Rolling away the reproach of Egypt
We will be reading Joshua 5:1–15. Now it came about when all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard how the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the sons of Israel until… Continue reading Rolling away the reproach of Egypt
By faith I have refused-by faith I have chosen
Hebrews 11:23–29 speaks about the faith of Moses—faith to choose and the faith to move in God. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. By faith Moses, when he had… Continue reading By faith I have refused-by faith I have chosen
Implicit obedience from an honest heart
Now the time that the sons of Israel lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years. And it came about at the end of four hundred and thirty years, to the very day, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. It is a night to be observed… Continue reading Implicit obedience from an honest heart
The Sabbath-His rest
The Sabbath is always such a delight to us. We will look to the Word concerning the Sabbath. The Lord continually speaks to us about keeping the Sabbath, and in the books of the prophets of God we find the prophetic picture of what the Sabbath is to be to us in these days of… Continue reading The Sabbath-His rest
On whose terms?
God is teaching us by a Living Word how to walk on the new and distinctly different level that has been introduced to us recently. Isaiah 58 is the famous chapter on the fast that the Lord has chosen for us to keep. We will read verses 13 and 14, which speak specifically of the… Continue reading On whose terms?
42nd generation
ISAIAH 53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. Isaiah chapter 53 is a very familiar passage… Continue reading 42nd generation
For whose sake?
Two introductory verses from the book of Genesis will establish a basic premise that will be developed in this message. After Adam and Eve had sinned, God told them, … cursed is the ground for thy sake…. Genesis 3:17. When Noah and his family were coming out of the ark, God said, … I will… Continue reading For whose sake?
Partaking of our identity
Our identity is who we are in Christ; Our destiny is to be conformed to His image. All changes come through the principle of transference, the Holy Spirit literally interpenetrates every area of our life and we partake of the same glory. John was caught up to heaven and was listening to one of the… Continue reading Partaking of our identity
The sabbath rest of the kingdom
We are concerned about keeping the Sabbath with the distinct purpose of remembering the Sabbath rest that is coming upon the earth. If you think that the Sabbath is not to be restored until the days of the Kingdom, I remind you of Jesus’ words in Matthew 24:20, “Pray that your flight be not on… Continue reading The sabbath rest of the kingdom
Call the sabbath a delight
This message, related to the Sabbath, is a different kind of message than you have ever heard. For several years the Lord has indicated that we will keep the Sabbath in the days of the Kingdom. It is important to realize that prophecies in the Word, especially those of Isaiah, speak of the days of… Continue reading Call the sabbath a delight
The sabbath and the new day
It is an exhilarating experience to discover new truths in the old Book. In the Scriptures are treasures as ancient as God Himself. In it are also treasures that we will not discover until we live with Him in the ages to come. The Sabbath has become a fresh, beautiful revelation—old, but new to us.… Continue reading The sabbath and the new day
To the uttermost
The feasts of the Lord are inexhaustible in the truths they teach us. Think of the Passover and what it meant: God’s miracle deliverance for His people, to go forth out of slavery and accomplish His will, through the wilderness and on into the land of Canaan. The Passover speaks also of our experience of… Continue reading To the uttermost
A thorn in the flesh
If you think you got problems, let us take a look at the life of the Apostle Paul. In this writing he is defending his Apostleship to the Corinthian church. We are reading from the Kenneth S West- New Testament expanded translation. 2 Corinthians 11:22 Hebrews are they? I also. Israelites are they? I also.… Continue reading A thorn in the flesh
How do we walk with God?
HOW DO WE WALK WITH GOD? What is a ministry? It is a walk with God; it is the new creation, faith working by love. We minister (serve) the Lord and one another, it is called Body ministry. We develop a relationship with God, where we seek Him, until we have a meeting with Him,… Continue reading How do we walk with God?
Are we the most miserable of all men?
With deep gratitude for the Passover preparation the Lord has worked in our hearts, let us read a number of Scriptures about the Passover. Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out;… Continue reading Are we the most miserable of all men?
The leaven of malice and wickedness
God is searching our hearts, demanding that we sweep out the old leaven and keep the feast, not with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. I Corinthians 5:1–8 will bring us to more of the heart searching. It is actually reported that there is immorality among… Continue reading The leaven of malice and wickedness
Authority to make disciples
But the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated. And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful. And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.” “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,… Continue reading Authority to make disciples
Steadfastness
Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had taken him down there. And the Lord was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. Now… Continue reading Steadfastness
Our inheritance in the Kingdom
This message is for those who find that the old ways of thinking sweep through once in a while to wipe them out. It is for those who have moments in which they “blow” it or fear that they will. Although they know God can forgive them, they are very uneasy about what the consequences… Continue reading Our inheritance in the Kingdom
If that don’t beat Sennacherib!
The Passover recorded in 2 Chronicles 30 could be called a Passover of grace. If there ever was a miserable excuse for keeping the law of Passover, we see it in this account. The people were not able to keep the Passover at its appointed time because they had no priests who were consecrated to… Continue reading If that don’t beat Sennacherib!
Led by our captain
At that time Jehovah said unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: all the people that came… Continue reading Led by our captain
This is what it’s all about
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father. John 14:12. I have the key to the greater works that Jesus prophesied would happen. The Holy Spirit universalized the moving… Continue reading This is what it’s all about
Do you know how to be filled with the Spirit?
He who joins his spirit to the Lord is one spirit. 1cor 6:17 Joins is in the continuous tense. It is something we need to continuously do. It is called abiding in the Lord. We need to be continuously aware of the presence of the Lord. If we lose our awareness of His Presence we… Continue reading Do you know how to be filled with the Spirit?
Neither condemned nor intimidated
God Wants to Establish in us a New Nature, and Not Refine And Discipline The old nature which is the Human Nature. Do you feel sometimes as if you are in over your head in your walk with God, that sometimes your actions don’t quite measure up to the faith you know is in your… Continue reading Neither condemned nor intimidated
Destined for victory
We shall worship the Lord and prophesy, for the Body cometh together to be strengthened mutually by what each shall bring forth in the Spirit. Behold, the battle is given to thee to prevail over all the enemy. This is thy heritage in the Lord. Thy destiny is that thou shalt walk in the victory… Continue reading Destined for victory
Immunity given
This is the hour in which the Lord is establishing thee. See how carefully the Lord exposes those things within thy heart, thy soul and body through which the enemy hath been able to hit thee. See how carefully He exposes them, so that He may deal with them and meet the deep repentance within… Continue reading Immunity given
Faith to overcome
For the faith that God hath planted in thy heart must not be despised. It must not be thought a little thing; for thereby thou shalt overcome the world as thou art born of God; surely by thy faith thou shalt do it. Thou shalt contend and the Lord shall give thee the fulfillment of… Continue reading Faith to overcome
Pressing toward the mark
O house of God, doth not the Lord loose from thee the bands that have oppressed thee? Doth He not take away from thee the things that have been a hindrance to thee? Thou art no more hemmed in, for the Lord shall set thee in a large place. Thou art no more restricted and… Continue reading Pressing toward the mark
God’s covenant of love
Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them unto the end. John 13:1. The Greek word implies, “He loved them unto the uttermost.” How deep is… Continue reading God’s covenant of love
Facing this hour
John 12:27–33, Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. The multitude therefore, that stood… Continue reading Facing this hour
First the overflow, then…
Because of what we know about the principle of transference, we can completely control what the enemy brings against us in the way of witchcraft or curses, and create counter pressure that brings absolute, total destruction to everything that comes against the people of the Lord. Understanding these truths can result in overcoming any oppression… Continue reading First the overflow, then…
Finding the will of God’s for your life
Anyone who wants to serve the Lord today should be helped to be directed into the will of God, so that they understand their destiny, what God wants of them, and then what will be taking place in their lives. Then they can relate themselves to it. The five fold ministry is supposed to be… Continue reading Finding the will of God’s for your life
The day after
The Passover was a means of deliverance through judgment. These are the journeys of the children of Israel, when they went forth out of the land of Egypt by their hosts under the hand of Moses and Aaron. And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of the Lord: and… Continue reading The day after
Sweep out the corners
When the Jews observed the Passover, or the Feast of Unleavened Bread, it was required that there be no leaven found anywhere in the house. They disposed of any yeast and all bread with leavening in it. Then symbolically they took a little broom and swept out all the corners of the house. We will… Continue reading Sweep out the corners
Be ready for the new
And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, that were by the sea, heard how that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that… Continue reading Be ready for the new
The mystery of suffering
New believers need to have a balance regarding redemption and suffering. Why do bad things happen to good people? While I believe the bible clearly teaches that healing is the children’s bread and that healing was purchased for us at the cross, why is it that many who love the Lord and seek to do… Continue reading The mystery of suffering
The sixth foundation
Eternal Judgment Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. Hebrews 6:1-2… Continue reading The sixth foundation
The Fifth foundation
The Resurrection of the Dead This foundation truth is an undeniable authentication of who Jesus is. If we do not have an unshakable belief in the resurrection, all other foundations will crumble Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from… Continue reading The Fifth foundation
The fourth foundation
The foundation of Laying on of Hands is another important foundation We are called to be an extension of Jesus in this physical world. We have a mandate to bring a Living Christ to a dying world. The teaching and reality of Laying on of hands is part of this mandate. We are to become… Continue reading The fourth foundation
Let us go on
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this will we… Continue reading Let us go on
The journey begins
We need to take a fresh look at the foundations that are required to be laid in our lives in order that we may understand what is necessary for us to enter and live in the Kingdom of God. In the church there is a lack of understanding when it comes to the basic foundations… Continue reading The journey begins
Love defined
We are all familiar with I Corinthians 13. It is not an isolated chapter about love without any relevancy to the rest of the book. It is related to a chapter previous to it, which enumerates the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the chapter following, which gives the guidelines for the exercise of the… Continue reading Love defined
Thinks in his heart
I have been seeking the Lord concerning my health issues, and have had hundreds of people praying for me. I have seen people get healed and miracles with my natural eyes, and have been healed myself in the past. So I have been talking to the Lord and told him, you have called me to… Continue reading Thinks in his heart
Free to serve
We want to be those disciples known by our love for one another (John 13:35). In Galatians 5:1, we read: It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn… Continue reading Free to serve
Pursue love
We go through a number of things that are illustrated in the thirteenth chapter of I Corinthians. In I Corinthians 13:12 we read, Now I know in part, but then I shall know fully just as I also have been fully known. Paul ended the twelfth chapter with, And I show you a still more… Continue reading Pursue love
Guidelines for abounding love
Although we should not become overly concerned with world problems, we must be concerned about growing in the love of God. In I Corinthians 16:14 we read, Let all that you do be done in love. What an all-inclusive statement that is! The Scriptures speak much about our growing in love. The love in us… Continue reading Guidelines for abounding love
How much He loves you
When God brings people into an awareness of the Lord, they suddenly know what the Lord means and begin to find the meaning of their lives. Nothing is as important as finding out what God has for you in your life. It opens up the heavens to you, and you find out who the Lord… Continue reading How much He loves you
Descend-ascend-Love
We come to Thee, O Lord, for we sometimes become impatient and weary, feeling it will take a long time to get into that which You have for us, and it is not true. Teach us the way to submit to You and the wonder of appropriation. Teach us to lay hold upon that which… Continue reading Descend-ascend-Love
The test of disillusionment
John 2:24, 25 says that Jesus did not commit Himself to men because He knew what was in man and needed not that anyone should testify to Him of man. And yet, in the same passages are the stories of Jesus’ love for us. We face a paradox in our walk with God. The beautiful… Continue reading The test of disillusionment
Love-The test of maturity
Although this message will cover male and female relationships, marriages, and churches, the important point is your ability to analyze love. As you read through this, think about the word “attraction” or “attractiveness.” Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, beholding His signs which He… Continue reading Love-The test of maturity
Love’s extremes
This message will cause us to understand the love God has for us and what that love will do for us. It will change us into what He wants us to be. By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: any one who does not practice righteousness is not… Continue reading Love’s extremes
Love’s intense involvement
John the Beloved is called the apostle of love, but Peter did not do too badly on that subject, either. What Peter said about love was very important, and this message will build upon it. We cannot say that we love God and not become deeply involved. When we refer to our walk with God,… Continue reading Love’s intense involvement
Keep yourselves
In the book of Jude, verses 20 and 21 are fantastic and could well be read every morning and every night, when you are in trouble, whenever you are alone, or even when you are with someone. But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith; praying in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves… Continue reading Keep yourselves
Some more things about love
This message will search out your heart and show you what it means to move in the love of God. It is about love, what it means to love, and how we can better love in the will of the Lord. The primary Scriptures for this word come from John 15. Just as the Father… Continue reading Some more things about love
Some things about love
The greatest thing in the world is love. And we have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. By this, love is perfected with us, that we may have confidence in… Continue reading Some things about love
Why do people change churches?
Let us hear again the first things that we heard when our hearts were stirred with hunger. May the Lord renew that Word in our hearts and in our minds. Acts 3:19–26 is as important to our understanding of the restoration as the passage in the preceding chapter of Acts where Peter quoted from the… Continue reading Why do people change churches?
The formula for new levels
Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth after their kind”; and it was so. And God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every thing that creeps on the ground after… Continue reading The formula for new levels
You will become your fear or your faith
One of the most interesting Scriptures, and most difficult to interpret, is the Word that the Lord gave to His disciples when He said, Have I not chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? John 6:70b. It is translated a devil, but actually it is devil. Where in the course of our… Continue reading You will become your fear or your faith
Let’s talk about humility
There have been wives who have had a very definite input with their husbands, which has been positive, to help their husbands function in walking with the Lord and moving into their place of authority. In a sense, these wives have really activated what God had put in their husbands because of their own appropriation… Continue reading Let’s talk about humility
Empowering
Jesus was not led into the wilderness to be vicariously tempted for us, but was tested in order to be entrusted by the Father with the fullness of power. Jesus returned from the Jordan where He was baptized in water (as the author and finisher of our faith, His life was an example of our… Continue reading Empowering
The humble are broken
In our relationships and communication with one another we face this problem: there is no way that we can communicate without Satan trying to get into it. There is always a reason for this, and the reason is found within us more than in anything else. Revelation 13:5 contains a key to our understanding of… Continue reading The humble are broken
False guilt
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1, NASB. Have you ever had a guilty feeling, and you did not know why? You finally realized that you were being oppressed by a satanic attack against you, and there really was no basis for condemnation. We sometimes call it… Continue reading False guilt
By the Word, in the Word
There has to be a new emphasis upon the Word of the Lord. The emphasis cannot be upon a leader; it must be upon the Living Word that is spoken and upon the impartation that is coming to us in this new level. The churches are always healthier as a result of this focus, because… Continue reading By the Word, in the Word
The Word on a higher level
There is an important truth about judgment which we must understand: our speaking the Word of Christ into the earth—Christ speaking with His voice once again in a many-membered Body—will be the determining factor in judgment (Ephesians 3:10). But how does prophecy of that caliber come? I am very much impressed that it does not… Continue reading The Word on a higher level
Into oneness with love
This teaching comes to explain to us why there have been so many problems in our relating. We can call these the problems of waning love, for they all come down to a basic lack of love for each other. Someone has said that at least fifty percent of the problems for which counseling has… Continue reading Into oneness with love
Only God is one
The Lord Jesus confirmed the first commandment, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. Then He said, And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Matthew 22:37–39. This… Continue reading Only God is one
When God tabernacles with man.
John 7 is a chapter in the New Testament that is dedicated to the Feast of Tabernacles. It is good for us to study this chapter, because the manner and the way in which Jesus observed that Feast of Tabernacles was prophetic of what will take place in the last days. There are certain books… Continue reading When God tabernacles with man.
His kingdom of priests
As we approach the days of the Kingdom, the teaching that the Holy Spirit is bringing to us deals to a great extent with the priesthood. This is not new teaching. To Him who ever loves us and once for all released us from our sins by His blood, and has made us a kingdom… Continue reading His kingdom of priests
The warriors-priests that God has chosen
It is good to give thy praise unto the Lord and to magnify Him together. Let thy heart be lifted in faith to contemplate the things that thy God hath declared. It will be even in advance that thou shalt behold the footprints that the Lord shall order for thee, the path in which thy… Continue reading The warriors-priests that God has chosen
Punishment
Jesus was not punished for our sins; the wrath of God was not upon Him. Isaiah 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: And we hid as it were our faces from him; He was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he hath lifted our… Continue reading Punishment
The tabernacle experience
The emphasis is on worship. But again, it isn’t the singing in the Spirit or the worship that has any explanation in itself. We know that we are commanded to do it (Mark 12:29–30; Exodus 34:14). Year after year, whenever people begin to seek the Lord, the emphasis comes back to this thing of worship.… Continue reading The tabernacle experience
A sharp sword to cut deep
“Draw Up Your Battle Lines against Babylon on every side, All you who bend the bow; Shoot at her, do not be sparing with your arrows …” Jeremiah 50:14 speaks about the deadly arrows of God that are aimed at what is left of Babylon in each one of us. The Living Word of the… Continue reading A sharp sword to cut deep
The perception of the pure
The Lord gives a Word that applies to everyone. Yet sometimes when you hear that Word, you think that it is being directed only to you and that it is exposing you before everyone else. However, it is wrong for you to say, “That Word doesn’t apply to me. It belongs to everyone else.” That… Continue reading The perception of the pure
The attraction of righteousness
Righteousness is an attribute of the lord and has a tremendous force of attraction on it. All of heaven is attracted to the righteousness of God when it is active inside of us. Math6: 31Therefore take no thought (to be anxious, troubled), saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall… Continue reading The attraction of righteousness
Job: bitter or broken
God is putting His finger on the heart of our problems. His hand is on the spirits of His people until they learn how to walk with Him. I see great potentials within a church, but I am looking for the young ministries who can come out of these churches—men who can pastor churches as… Continue reading Job: bitter or broken
The outskirts of the camp
Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. The people therefore cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to… Continue reading The outskirts of the camp
Dogs
The Lord is speaking that we draw up our battle lines against Babylon and spare no arrows against her (Jeremiah 50:14). This message is one of those arrows. Philippians chapter 3 is one of the great chapters of the New Testament. In verse 1 we read: Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write… Continue reading Dogs
Church membership verses kingdom relationship
It is apparent that there is quite a difference between the form of membership that has locked in churches—even the local churches that were built on a New Testament pattern—and the freedom that exists in the Kingdom relationships to the Lord. Some of the most excellent spiritual ministries to come forth in the Kingdom are… Continue reading Church membership verses kingdom relationship
How close do we get?
We have received much scriptural teaching on our relating and communicating with one another. The question is, “How close do we get? How close can we be to one another?” We realize that this is a very scriptural question. We read in Matthew 20:20–21, Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Him… Continue reading How close do we get?
With
We are beginning to learn something about the way oneness operates. When we take it out of the realm of struggling and contending for a relationship, then our oneness becomes functional. We have the idea that oneness must be a smooth, gentle relationship with one another, but nothing could be further from the truth—especially if… Continue reading With
The open heart
I am concerned about our relationships—and what makes a relationship good and what brings divisions into it! We have seen this emphasis for the last few years: The Lord is teaching us how to relate to Him, how to relate to each other as His children, and how to communicate. This has been the whole… Continue reading The open heart
To impart a revelation of the living Word
The spirit of traditionalism, especially in the realm of religion, is one of the great impasses that we fight. It is very difficult for people to become aligned with what God is doing when they are unconsciously linked to tradition (Matthew 15:2–6; Mark 7:5–13). We tend to do things by habit and by rote; and… Continue reading To impart a revelation of the living Word
Don’t push your brother
We face problems that we have never faced before. We are returning to believe for the fulfillment of prophecies that have been made. There is skepticism on the part of some as to whether these prophecies have been or are ever to be fulfilled. Some believe and say, “Listen to this Word. It is a… Continue reading Don’t push your brother
Don’t read it, eat it
A most effective time to break through to a greater level in the Lord comes when we cease to function by our understanding of our circumstances and we reach up because we feel a burden in the Spirit. Then we are reaching in to be totally one with the heart of the Lord, and our… Continue reading Don’t read it, eat it
Sitting in the cell with the door open
During these days when the Lord is proclaiming such liberty to believers, the last thing we want to do is sit in a prison cell with the door open. Why are we so conditioned to bondages that we accept them, even when the Lord has proclaimed our freedom? He declared through Isaiah that the year… Continue reading Sitting in the cell with the door open
The bottom line: a broken spirit
Divisions that exist between some appear to be as deep as chasms. In fact, many have reached a virtual crossroads, eagerly expecting a Word from the Lord, and hoping that this will heal up the breach and bring forth a great deal of blessing. What is the reason for the division which exists between those… Continue reading The bottom line: a broken spirit
Irreversible dedication
As the Lord searches our hearts, we look to Him concerning our dedication. We see those who fall away from the faith, and always in our hearts is this unspoken fear: “Maybe I could fail too. Maybe I could be one of those who draws back.” We wonder, “Could the persecutions Satan brings be so… Continue reading Irreversible dedication
What is oneness?
A beautiful illustration of a true relationship within a family is found in the story of Hannah, the mother of Samuel. Hannah made a promise that she would lend Samuel to the Lord as long as he lived (I Samuel 1:11). After the Lord’s claim on Samuel had been established, she was very faithful to… Continue reading What is oneness?
The purpose of discipleship
The first purpose of Discipleship is to “get yoked up” to Jesus Christ, even as He is “yoked” to the Father. This will enable Him to work the quality of “meekness” in us, even as He is “meek.” What is “meek?” Some translations use the words “mild” or “gentle,” but I believe it means far… Continue reading The purpose of discipleship
The position of discipleship
Distinguishing Discipleship from the Initial Gift of Eternal Salvation We do not become a disciple of Christ in order to become a Christian, or in order to “get saved.” Salvation precedes Discipleship. Neither do we take Scriptures that are dealing with Discipleship and try to make them applicable to salvation as many do. For the… Continue reading The position of discipleship
The perspective of discipleship
First, we want to view discipleship from the perspective of the importance that Jesus placed on it, in relation to other truths that He taught. Jesus began his ministry in the flesh by calling disciples (Mt. 4:17-24), and ended His ministry by commanding these disciples to “go therefore and make disciples of all the nations,… Continue reading The perspective of discipleship
The search for the last spot
Do you realize how terrible it is to live under a bondage, without even perceiving it? Is it possible that you have been under constant demonic pressure for so long that you almost accept it as being inevitable? Does it seem that each morning you face the day, thinking, “Where’s the Lord? Here He is.… Continue reading The search for the last spot
So, tell me about freedom
Father, thank You that, as heirs of your kingdom, You have given us the right to present ourselves before You You have made us kings and priests and have given us the ability to operate the judicial process of heaven. Today, by faith, in the name of Jesus, I enter into Your realm. Father, I… Continue reading So, tell me about freedom
Divine instructions for us in political times
The following are excerpts from prophecies regarding the national situation: For the Lord hath yet a purpose to perform within the remnant of His people. The Lord hath a thing that He shall bring to pass. Behold, the Lord would say unto thee that thou shalt not be passive in this matter, lest the purposes… Continue reading Divine instructions for us in political times
Two by two
The Lord has made His people one, and yet they may not know how to really practice and live in that oneness. They do not always have an awareness that He has made them to be one Body. Man was not made to live alone. It might be easier living alone, because being around other… Continue reading Two by two
How to survive in style
We are concerned about survival; yet we are not concerned about just surviving. We are concerned about coming through with immunity in the days that are ahead, but not just to exist. We want our lives to have a purpose for God. We want to ride on the crest of all the tides of judgment… Continue reading How to survive in style
Not me Lord, I cannot talk
In the third chapter of Exodus, we read that the Lord spoke to Moses when he was on the backside of the desert herding a flock of sheep. He had been there ever since he fled for his life after killing a man in Egypt and burying him in the sand. He could not go… Continue reading Not me Lord, I cannot talk
Mr. nothing or God’s somebody
Whenever the Apostle Paul wrote to a church or to one of the ministries such as Timothy or Titus or Philemon, he reviewed certain things in his salutation. He first reviewed what and who he was. That image had to be in his mind as well as in the mind of the reader of his… Continue reading Mr. nothing or God’s somebody
Witnesses
We all pass through situations where it is difficult to think straight, situations which seem like catastrophes to us. And then we awaken to the fact that we have passed through something which was not as devastating and total as we supposed it would be; we find that it was the open door of destiny… Continue reading Witnesses
The instant crop
In this hour, the Lord is opening up the Word and revealing truths which believers never really understood before. One such portion of Scripture is found in the eighth and ninth chapters of the book of Amos. Amos prophesied to the northern ten tribes of Israel. At the time when he made his appearance to… Continue reading The instant crop
Clean house again Lord
The second chapter of John records the account of the first Passover in Jesus’ ministry. It was a Passover of judgment and of miracles; and as such it applies also to the time in which we are living. The Lord is showing us that there will be exploits, and there will also be judgments visited… Continue reading Clean house again Lord
Perpetual motion
The Lord is teaching us how to redeem the time, because we are entering into the time of the greatest harvest the world has ever seen. Instead of being accused of stealing sheep, we will be calling up the pastors in our city, saying I got fifty new converts today, could you please help me… Continue reading Perpetual motion
Love me at your own risk
In teaching us about the depth of submission that He wants in our lives, the Lord is saying, “Love Me at your own risk.” This is not only true of loving the Lord but it seems to be true of loving one another. Think of all that a person normally would give in love for… Continue reading Love me at your own risk
Levels of submission
Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a… Continue reading Levels of submission
The journey from yesterday to tomorrow
We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. For we who live are constantly being delivered over to death… Continue reading The journey from yesterday to tomorrow
He is doing it again
What is your scriptural position in God? You must believe that the history and the account of what God has given in the Scriptures is actually true. You must believe that God made the heavens and the earth. You must believe the accounts concerning the Garden of Eden and the tower of Babel, the story… Continue reading He is doing it again
It’s repeatable
Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the outcome (the end of their life) of their way of life, imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yes and forever. Hebrews 13:7, 8. The fundamentalist has great faith in the historical Jesus, or in… Continue reading It’s repeatable
Blown into kingdom come-by the word
We are coming to an era in which we shall be speaking the word of the Lord. To speak the word of the Lord sounds simple, but the process of it coming to pass has meant long warfare. From the very beginning of human history, when God spoke a word to people, Satan contested that… Continue reading Blown into kingdom come-by the word
We’re not dead fish
There are people who come into a Spirit-led worship service who are not very sympathetic to the worship. It seems strange to them. We should respect their opinion. They may feel that they want more dignity, which in their minds is the kind of reverence that is quiet in the worship services. They are perfectly… Continue reading We’re not dead fish
The sin nature
The word sin in the Greek is hamartia a noun-which means to be without a share in. the root of the word consists of two words ( a- without and meros meaning a part due or assigned to one, a lot, inheritance or destiny). So sin means not a part of or not having a… Continue reading The sin nature
The day that burns
Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who esteem His name. “And they will be Mine,” says the Lord of hosts,” on the day that I prepare My… Continue reading The day that burns
I will awaken the dawn
God wants to give us an immunity for the days ahead, and He wants us to understand the nature of that immunity. It is not an immunity from the battle or from assault, but from the vulnerable position that we normally are in. God does not want us to be vulnerable, but He does not… Continue reading I will awaken the dawn
Grow up to love
The Scripture in Ephesians 4:14–16 builds a truth that we need to hear. As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves, and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming (notice that deception and the attack of that… Continue reading Grow up to love
His love controls us
Progressively the door is being opened to something completely new for us. The Holy Spirit is speaking so strongly that it is not the Moses ministry that God is bringing forth now, but it is the Joshua ministry which is leading the people into the promises of the Lord. The Joshua ministry also operates in… Continue reading His love controls us
The bondservant relationship
THE BOND SERVANT RELATIONSHIP In the New Testament we often see the introduction to an Epistle using the phrase bondservant. James 1:1 James, a bondservant of God 2 Peter1:1 Simon Peter, a bondservant Jude 1:1 Jude, the bondservant of Jesus Christ, Titus 1:1 Paul, a bondservant of God, They used this introduction to indicate a… Continue reading The bondservant relationship
Heart, hand and head
Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it; that thou mightest fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy… Continue reading Heart, hand and head
Burning hearts
On the day of Jesus’ resurrection, two disciples were on their way to Emmaus. As they were talking about all the things that had happened, Jesus drew near to talk to them. But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. Luke 24:16. As He continued walking and talking with them along the… Continue reading Burning hearts
Let the Word have free course
And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him. Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of tabernacles, was at hand. His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may behold thy works… Continue reading Let the Word have free course
My Words in your mouth
Now the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations. Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I… Continue reading My Words in your mouth
Reality and illusion
It is difficult to come into a walk with God, because it embraces that which does not appear to be true. When you look at the trends in the world, it seems as though Christianity is on its way out. Even the old traditional churches are cracking. Large segments of the Roman Catholic population are… Continue reading Reality and illusion
Seek first
The fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of Matthew record the Sermon on the Mount. Even though this teaching of the Lord occupies a prime position in the New Testament, it is probably observed and adhered to less than we realize by the Christian world as a whole. It is very difficult to read the Sermon… Continue reading Seek first
It is more blessed
In the apostle Paul’s word to the elders at Ephesus, apparently given the last time he saw them, we have an amazing account of Paul’s ministry to them. There are times when we could either emulate or take warning from testimonies and witnesses like this. Because Paul was going to sail by Ephesus without landing,… Continue reading It is more blessed
Dreams and words
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your… Continue reading Dreams and words
Alert to the Spirit
The Lord is speaking in this day about a joy that comes to strengthen the believer. That joy will be needed; otherwise the Body of Christ will bog down under the heaviness of the Word. The Word, although heavy, does not come to crush the people of God; it comes to open the door so… Continue reading Alert to the Spirit
The Word made flesh
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And… Continue reading The Word made flesh
Can these bones live?
The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. And He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of… Continue reading Can these bones live?
The man believed the Word
The second chapter of John records Jesus’ first miracle that of changing water into wine. This miracle is called a “sign.” It is a picture of what is to come in the end time. The best wine that was saved for the last at the wedding of Cana symbolizes the miraculous living Word that God… Continue reading The man believed the Word
Be it done unto me according to your word
Have you decided that you are not content to be what you were yesterday, and instead you are going to be what God says you are? Everything is done by the Word of the Lord. Imagine for a moment that you are poised on a high diving board. It is the first time you have… Continue reading Be it done unto me according to your word
To be and to become
In speaking about the Word of God, we must include all that God is speaking today, without distinguishing between the written Scriptures and prophecy. Inevitably critics will say that this is exalting prophecy to a place equal with the Scriptures; yet there are instances in which prophecy can be exalted above the Scriptures. It is… Continue reading To be and to become
Concentrate on the Word
God is lifting the level of the prophetic services in the New Testament churches and bringing the people into the most revolutionary step yet taken. Prophesying has generally been in the future tense, “The Lord will do such and such,” but it is quite another thing to speak with creative faith, “It is done now;… Continue reading Concentrate on the Word
The word sounded forth
The way the Lord brought forth the churches in the first century was very exciting. Some sprang up in a matter of a few weeks or months through the ministry of apostolic companies going forth in the land. Here is the story of one church. We give thanks to God always for you all, making… Continue reading The word sounded forth
Believe it and say it
But the righteousness based on faith speaks thus, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down), or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).” But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and… Continue reading Believe it and say it
Jacob and Israel
The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel. Isaiah 9:8. This verse follows the well-known prophecy, For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince… Continue reading Jacob and Israel
The lavor
Just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her; that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she should be… Continue reading The lavor
Those who spoke the Word of God
Too many Christians are still missing the real meaning of the Word of God. The living Word is very basic to a walk in the Spirit. God’s people are going to speak the Word of God. This concept has already been accepted by a remnant of believers, but it is not in the depths of… Continue reading Those who spoke the Word of God
The testimony of Jesus
THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS Revelation 19 is one of the most significant chapters in the Bible. It ends a three-chapter portrait of two mystical, symbolical women who actually represent the picture of Christianity today: Babylon, the great harlot, symbolizing the systems of religion built in the name of Christ which commit fornication with the kings… Continue reading The testimony of Jesus
Speak the Word of God
SPEAK THE WORD OF THE LORD God does not need to be quoted; He needs men who will be His mouthpiece. People still feel that they can work for Jesus. This has been a problem down through the years. Instead of going out and working for Jesus, wouldn’t it be better to go out and… Continue reading Speak the Word of God
The famine for the word of God
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord: and they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to… Continue reading The famine for the word of God
Speak the Word only
The early disciples of Christ had a unique power to turn the world upside down. What was the secret of their success? Was it because of the great abilities they had? I am sure the secret of that strange power was the Word of God which they spoke with great boldness. The early believers did… Continue reading Speak the Word only
I ate the book
The war over God’s word began early in Genesis when Satan came into the garden and asked, “Has God said?” Satan’s whole effort is to challenge and to question what God says. The believer’s victory is found in believing implicitly what God says and absorbing His word until he actually becomes a channel of speaking… Continue reading I ate the book
By Word of God-and His hornets
BY THE WORD OF GOD—AND HIS HORNETS Chapters 7 and 8 of Deuteronomy describe the way that immunity in spiritual warfare comes to God’s people and the way that it is preserved. Chapter 9 mentions the sons of Anak, the Anakim. They were giants, a breed of Nephilim who constantly opposed the children of Israel.… Continue reading By Word of God-and His hornets
Speak the word of the Lord with humility
O thou children of the Lord, hath He not put His word within thy mouth? Did not our Master say, “I judge no man, but the words that I speak, they shall judge men in the last day.” That last day hath come, and the words of your Lord within your mouth will be the… Continue reading Speak the word of the Lord with humility
But I am only eight years old
The prophesying of Jeremiah came at a time when judgment upon God’s people was imminent. The same dedication to the pure word of God that came forth in Jeremiah must be wrought in our spirits, for in this hour we are standing on the threshold of the same kind of ministry that Jeremiah had. The… Continue reading But I am only eight years old
The word that shakes
Sometimes the first part of a chapter in the Word is not understood until the last part is read. The end of the twelfth chapter of Hebrews says, …Our God is a consuming fire. Verse 29. If you orient yourself to this verse, the entire chapter will have more meaning. Verses 25 and 26 say… Continue reading The word that shakes
The pure coin of the realm
God has a way of either veiling or unveiling the truth. Many passages in the Scriptures are deep and mystical, as well as philosophical. When you read the Word, the Lord must give you a heart to perceive and understand the parables, the visions, the dreams, and the cryptic sayings that have hidden meanings to… Continue reading The pure coin of the realm
Streets of gold
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the gates was a single pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. Revelation 21:21. Most believers know that everything in the hook of Revelation is rather symbolic. This Scripture is a symbolic picture of the New Jerusalem, the holy… Continue reading Streets of gold
The gift of prophesy
In the list of the nine gifts of the Spirit, I Corinthians 12:10 names the gift of prophecy. The gift of prophecy is needed very much in the great flow of the Spirit which God is bringing to His people in these days. Prophecy is like a railroad track, because it can be the channel… Continue reading The gift of prophesy
Is the rain of the Spirit beginning?
A panoramic view of the book of Acts shows what the early disciples actually became conditioned to. Many Christians do not recognize the true emphasis in the book of Acts. They read how the Holy Spirit fell on the day of Pentecost, loosing the power of God in the Church. They are thrilled by the… Continue reading Is the rain of the Spirit beginning?
Expand! explode!
The principal purpose of the book of Acts seems to be the description of the anointing of the Lord and the fullness of the Spirit that rested upon the early believers. Many Christians today have too narrow an understanding of this dynamic book. A Pentecostal influence leads them to view Acts only as a book… Continue reading Expand! explode!
The enemy of God’s Word
For every action there seems to be a corresponding reaction. Whenever God gives a word to your heart, Satan will fight that word, and you will become the source of both action and reaction. No matter how strong the anointing is that brings the word, there will be a corresponding power exercised to take the… Continue reading The enemy of God’s Word
Total submission-total resistance
James 4:8a gives this an important instruction: Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. But in the preceding verse you will find two things that are very necessary for you to do: Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. To the extent that you submit… Continue reading Total submission-total resistance
I’m an immovable mountain
Those who trust in the Lord are as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. Psalm 125:1. Do you want to be like a mountain that cannot be moved—a mountain not in size, but in spirit? When the Scripture says that God’s people are as Mount Zion, it does not mean that they… Continue reading I’m an immovable mountain
You’d better believe it!
From the dawn of human history, Satan’s tactic has been the assault against God’s word. He comes with one question: “Hath God said?” The conflict of the ages, as far as God’s people are concerned, points back to what happened in the Garden of Eden. There sin was introduced into the world because Satan was… Continue reading You’d better believe it!
Singleness of heart
What is the fullness of Pentecost to mean to us today? Can it mean that the Lord will take many and give them singleness of heart as He did at the beginning? You see this day that is before you, and the only thing that matters is that you have heard a Word and you… Continue reading Singleness of heart
The pierced hearts
Among the 120 gathered for the day of Pentecost was Mary, the mother of the Lord. She was typical of many today who have followed the Lord saying as Mary, “Be it done unto me according to Thy Word.” The prophet said, “A sword shall pierce your own heart,” and so we experience the devastation… Continue reading The pierced hearts
What makes a Passover succeed or what makes a Passover fail
The first Passover in Egypt failed in the sense that those delivered were not able to bear the Word of the Lord. They came out from Egypt but not into a receptivity of what God was saying. The next Passover at the Jordan River came to another generation who listened to what God said and… Continue reading What makes a Passover succeed or what makes a Passover fail
Progressive revelation
When God has a handmaiden so faithful to Him that she says, “Entreat me not to leave Thee nor from following after Thee. Whither Thou goest, I will go.” Then God moves upon a Boaz and He says, “This one seems to be gleaning in My field. Leave handfuls on purpose.” (Ruth 1:16, 2:15–16 King… Continue reading Progressive revelation
An army with banners
Many passages in the Bible speak about the end time. We read in I Timothy 4:1: But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons. Do you understand what Paul is saying? In the latter times we are going… Continue reading An army with banners
Our position and His provision
Each lesson on spiritual warfare is complete in itself, giving you specific basic Scriptural principles which will help you as you lay hold upon them. These messages have this unique quality that they are building upon one another. Satan’s tactics have to be understood. His tactics are to bluff, to roar against you as a… Continue reading Our position and His provision
Aggressively manifesting Christ’s victory in us and through us
As you read this Scripture, let it happen to you. I saw heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True; and in righteousness He judges and wages war. This is the emphasis in the book of Revelation—He judges and wages war. And His eyes are… Continue reading Aggressively manifesting Christ’s victory in us and through us
This is how He does it!
We thank You for Your Word, Lord. Where would we be without the hidden wisdom that You unveil to our hearts, without the food that feeds the part of us that is made in Your own image. We bless You. We do not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from Thy… Continue reading This is how He does it!
It’s not your sword
The sixth chapter of Ephesians gives us that wonderful picture of the armor of the Christian believer. And since the preceding chapters explain how God will manifest to principalities and powers His manifold wisdom through the Church, we understand that He is revealing the ultimate destiny of the believer. The fullness and the victory of… Continue reading It’s not your sword
Hard hats for soft heads
We have learned much of great value from this series: how to walk with the Lord, how to enter in to the best position of spiritual defense, how to get into warfare. In Ephesians 6:17, the first part of the verse, we find additional armor for soldiers of the Lord: And take the helmet of… Continue reading Hard hats for soft heads
How to put out fires
Ephesians 6:10. Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might. We review this Scripture each time, for we do not engage in the war against principalities and powers in our own strength. The pieces of armor are appropriated from God, and we take God’s attributes, His qualities, and use them.… Continue reading How to put out fires
Where the shinbone connects to the anklebone
Lord, our faith is constantly focused upon You, and it must be so, for Thou hast ordained to lead us through the rubble of a dying age that we may walk softly into all the requirements of a new. Our hearts are set on You. We pray that You will bless us and anoint us,… Continue reading Where the shinbone connects to the anklebone
We have a bullet proof vest
ANOINTED MEMORY Lord, we are very grateful to You for Your kindness to us. Above everything else, we want Your Word to live with that same anointing by which the Holy Spirit caused Your holy men to pen these words. So let the Holy Spirit be upon the teaching of it and upon the hearing… Continue reading We have a bullet proof vest
Be strong in the Lord
Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world-forces of this… Continue reading Be strong in the Lord
We have tender loins
This series, based upon Ephesians 6:10–18 reveals what the Lord really taught about the spiritual armor. In verse 10, Be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might, we learn that we are not self-exhausting in our conflicts. It is not a matter of our energy, our victory, or our position; our… Continue reading We have tender loins
The schemes of the devil
The book of Ephesians seems to follow three main themes: the wealth of the believer (all the inheritance and riches of grace); the walk of the believer (walk as dear children; walk as children of light); and the warfare of the believer. It unveils the great panorama of God’s plan from eternity to eternity, and… Continue reading The schemes of the devil
Identification, transference and the boomerang
Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might. Ephesians 6:10. To be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might: a few words can embrace a great many ideas. If we understand the Scriptural principles involved in these three words, identification, transference, and boomerang, we will perceive everything… Continue reading Identification, transference and the boomerang
The transactions or the authority in His name
This message will present another legal aspect of our position, of our privileges in the Lord Jesus Christ, and the fantastic provisions that He has made for every need—not only things that we consider needs from a human viewpoint, but the needs that we have now as we appropriate His perfect eternal purpose to bring… Continue reading The transactions or the authority in His name
The treasury or we have the key
In considering the things that God has provided for us, it is very important that we talk about the treasury, the vault where all the resources are stored. As we enter into a Scriptural study, we will begin to understand what spiritual access really means, and we will become aware of the fact that we… Continue reading The treasury or we have the key
We will not return to our homes until
Before the children of Israel crossed the Jordan River to possess their inheritance, the tribes of Reuben and Gad asked for permission to settle on the east side of the Jordan, in the great land known as Gilead, and take that for their possession. These two tribes both had large flocks and herds and needed… Continue reading We will not return to our homes until
The pre-tribulation and post tribulation raptures
In teaching on end time events I realize that there was an initial fulfillment of them in 70 A.D. Mark 13:3- Peter, James, John and Andrew came to Jesus privately, asking him when these things shall be fulfilled. Mark 13:30 Jesus told them when they see these things come to pass, that this generation speaking… Continue reading The pre-tribulation and post tribulation raptures
Persistent prayer-for what and to whom?
And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Give us… Continue reading Persistent prayer-for what and to whom?
A meeting with the Lord
There are sermons that give an exposition to try to exhaust a story and all the shades of meaning, but sometimes you remember more if someone takes one or two principles out of a passage of Scripture and relates it to you, where you are living. It helps to follow the example of some man… Continue reading A meeting with the Lord
Prayerlessness-the sin against the Lord
Samuel, in his address to Israel at a critical time in the war with the Philistines, says: Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you. I Samuel 12:23. Sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for people? Yes! Why would… Continue reading Prayerlessness-the sin against the Lord
Objectives of prayer
The objectives of prayer—for what shall we pray? In order to establish this in your mind we will move rapidly so that the whole message is one concept rather than many individual thoughts. I want you to get a feeling rather than to be enlightened by expositions. Is travail and agony the continual, perpetual state… Continue reading Objectives of prayer
If I regard iniquity in my heart
Come, and hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul. I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue. If I regard (or if I had looked with favor, if I had approved), iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not… Continue reading If I regard iniquity in my heart
If thou will go not with us
In the book of Exodus the people of the Lord reached a place where their making a molten calf in the wilderness had provoked the anger of God. And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, that thou broughtest up out of the land of Egypt, (God didn’t own them… Continue reading If thou will go not with us
What will it be-a token or a torrent
What we have received so far is not the final answer. It is better than we have seen before, but it is not enough! I pray to God, telling Him that I love Him, that I fear Him, that I reverence Him, that I worship Him—and that I am embarrassed for Him; and I say… Continue reading What will it be-a token or a torrent
The anxious
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. That is the word, “Be anxious for nothing.” There is a great need for this. The next verse informs us, And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and… Continue reading The anxious
That fig tree
This is not the hour that thou shalt stand before the Lord with fears and reluctance in thy heart to press forward. Truly as thou art worshipers of the Lord thou shalt set thy heart to wholly follow after Him with all that is within thee. This is not a day in which thou shalt… Continue reading That fig tree
It has been loosed
Matthew 16:19, “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you shall bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you shall loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.” We will dwell on the finality with which things have been accomplished in the spirit realm.… Continue reading It has been loosed
Authority
And Jesus came up and spoke to them saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…” Matthew 28:18, 19a. Nothing is said about the difficulty of the job or about the disciples’ own resources or abilities to do it. Nothing is said… Continue reading Authority
And keep on asking
Chapters 11 and 18 in the Gospel of Luke are dedicated to the principles of prayer, especially the principles that are most effective in the end time. They give the basis for the change we are approaching. We are going to change—physically, mentally, spiritually, economically—in every way. We can claim things and believe for them… Continue reading And keep on asking
Victory
From the time that Christians are converted, they are never in a position where they do not have victory. They may sometimes accept defeat, but they never fail to have the victory. This sounds like a paradox. What does it mean? The victory was won for us and given to us by Jesus Christ. We… Continue reading Victory
What God cannot do
This may seem to be a lesson on theology because it speaks about God; but theology is usually a dead study, filled with the intricate hairsplitting doctrines of men who are devoid of deep spirituality and are only concerned about things academically. This is actually not a teaching on theology, though it deals with the… Continue reading What God cannot do
He is willing and able
If you have a God, it is important for you to know what He has said He will do for you. And after you review what He has said He will do for you, it is good to determine whether He is able to do it. And after you have established that He is able… Continue reading He is willing and able
Bones, come alive!
The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. And He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of… Continue reading Bones, come alive!
Hope- to dream
Neurosis, the plague of this age, has resulted in the loss of hope. Neurosis could be described as a disorder characterized by anxiety, depression, or hypochondria. Surveys have shown that one out of four people suffer one of these symptoms. We live in a world where humanism has eroded the one thing humankind needs to… Continue reading Hope- to dream
The search for reality
The prophetic writer CS Lewis once said “If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world. This is so true; we are beginning to awaken as a species. The current world philosophies do not satisfy or come near to… Continue reading The search for reality
Running the race and the purpose of the journey
ROMANS 8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and jointheirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.… Continue reading Running the race and the purpose of the journey
Awakenings
Reformation has the thought of reforming, rebuilding, or remodelling back to the original pattern or state. The great spiritual reformation of the 16th century restored truths that had been lost, such as justification by faith in the shed blood of Jesus. These were not new truths, they were restored truths. In reality, the reformation that… Continue reading Awakenings
The fire is coming
There has been much teaching on the role and position of the bondservant, which is necessary and good. However, this level of dedication and service to God must mature to another level, to that of “Friends of God”. This relationship is very different to that of a bondservant. There are those in the Bible that… Continue reading The fire is coming
Expand like the universe
We now know that the universe continues to expand. Growth is a biblical principle that has ever-increasing implications. We begin our earthly life as a fetus in the womb and we continue to grow both physically as well as intellectually. This is also true spiritually, as the Apostle Paul wrote: 1 CORINTHIANS 3:1 And I,… Continue reading Expand like the universe
The journey
Our Christian life is a journey which Scripture portrays as a progressive journey that has unimaginable rewards for those who finish the JOURNEY. This journey finishes at a spiritual or inner place called Zion. It is a place of manifest glory, power, and the realization of the goal. This all takes place while you are… Continue reading The journey
Focusing on the Lord
No worship or praise to the Lord is ever wasted; however, when a service does not have clear-cut guidance, then everyone is going in his own direction, and that is a sure guarantee that nothing will happen in the service. Every minute should count. Every moment should be effective in going some place in the… Continue reading Focusing on the Lord
Be sensitive to God
Cornelius was a centurion, an officer in the Roman army, a professional soldier. However, we are not as interested in this phase of his life as in the fact that he was a devout man, and one who feared God with all his household, and gave many alms to the Jewish people, and prayed to… Continue reading Be sensitive to God
The submission of kings and priests
Our worship must be with a definite element of submission, based upon the divine order that God is restoring. Our test will come in the absolute, total submission to God as He restores divine order, the Church, and His Kingdom. This brings the work of the cross to the old flesh. We do not want… Continue reading The submission of kings and priests
The song of Moses and the Lamb
In Exodus 15, we find the song of Moses which is one of the earliest of the songs found in the Scriptures. These early songs were always songs of victory. As civilization deteriorated (from the head of gold down through the silver and the other symbolic stages depicted in Nebuchadnezzar’s vision in Daniel 2:31–35), we… Continue reading The song of Moses and the Lamb
Circumcision before conquest
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and Marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12. The Lord has a way of bringing a ministry of the… Continue reading Circumcision before conquest
Mere men or men of destiny
And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to babes in Christ. I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able, for you are still fleshly. For… Continue reading Mere men or men of destiny
Cutting away the old to walk in the new
How many things hath the Lord set before thee in these days? He hath not allowed thee to walk in yesterday’s blessings, but He hath brought all of the wonders of tomorrow and made them available unto thee that you should walk in them. He hath said unto thee, “Behold, separate thyself from the chains… Continue reading Cutting away the old to walk in the new
Feast of first fruits
I want to explain a principle to you, using both the Old and the New Testaments. Let us go to the Word for the scriptural foundation of this principle. You shall not delay the offering from your harvest and your vintage (this means the firstfruits). The first-born of your sons you shall give to Me.… Continue reading Feast of first fruits
Do you have a false image of God?
Behold, when the Prophet Joel did speak of the days in which you are entering now, he spoke of how the Lord would pour out His Spirit and the vats should overflow with wine and oil, that there should be no scarcity, for the people of the Lord would eat in abundance and be satisfied… Continue reading Do you have a false image of God?
Filled with all the fullness of God
I am in Christ; Christ is in me. I can be in the Spirit and the Spirit in me. Being filled with the Spirit requires an understanding of our own spirits and of our spiritual nature. This message should help anyone who has ever had a problem with the Holy Spirit, the baptism of the… Continue reading Filled with all the fullness of God
The dragon’s jaws
In some ways, I think we have overestimated what sermons can do. They are more limited than we realize. We think, “Boy, that was a good sermon; it ought to have changed the world!” But the Living Word, as it is coming now, can change the world. God could bring one word and change the… Continue reading The dragon’s jaws
Broken
A walk with God becomes our whole life. God has invaded us. He hasn’t left any peace in our heart. He keeps bothering us, tapping us on the shoulder, and saying, “There’s something more that I want.” Soon He will even have that last thing we hang on to. Even the right to give Him… Continue reading Broken
Swiftly
There is a liberation and a release coming every time the pastors come together. You know you are liberated and you know there is more liberty to come, but you do not dare sit down and wait for the liberty to come; it comes while you are in motion. We can’t just sit and wait… Continue reading Swiftly
Together
Then the jealousy of Ephraim (double) will depart, and those who harass Judah will be cut off; Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, and Judah will not harass Ephraim. And they will sweep down on the slopes of the Philistines on the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east; they will… Continue reading Together
Accountability
Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the outcome of their way of life, imitate their faith. Obey your leaders, and submit to them; for they keep watch over your souls, as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with… Continue reading Accountability
Bonded
In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul talks about the unity of the Spirit. I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing forbearance to one another in love, being diligent to… Continue reading Bonded
ILLUSION
This message deals with the basic thought of what it is to have no illusions in this Walk with God. Dedication with illusions is dangerous, for somewhere down the line someone is going to stick a pin in your balloon. There will be someone dedicated to rain on your parade. If your dedication is not… Continue reading ILLUSION
Delight
Lord, we thank You and we praise Your name together for all that we see unfolding; the unity we perceive Thou hast wrought among us, the delightful fellowship we have, the way we are delighting in one another with such a supreme rejoicing. We thank You for what is coming, Lord: this breaking of our… Continue reading Delight
All joy
In the second chapter of Philippians there is a very simple passage that is often overlooked. It illustrates the attitude of ministries toward one another, and the attitude of the flock toward the ministries and their shepherds. I rejoice in the reality of what is coming forth among the people. When we come together, we… Continue reading All joy
Meaning
There are three principal feasts: Passover (which includes the Feast of Unleavened Bread), Pentecost (the Feast of Weeks or Firstfruits), and at the end of the year a combination of feasts including the Feast of Trumpets (Shofar), the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and the Feast of Tabernacles (Succoth). Each of the feasts is an… Continue reading Meaning
Fulfilled
God is bringing forth an interrelationship of true New Testament churches without creating a denomination, but with tremendous effectiveness in their ministry. We are entering into the year of the explosion. Things will happen so fast. We are exploding in every direction. We are entering into unity among the brothers. It is a matter of… Continue reading Fulfilled
I’ll take twice as much
Elijah was the prophet of fire and rain. He brought fire from heaven on the sacrifices and rain to end the drought (I Kings 18:30–46). Elisha was the prophet of the double portion. Elijah’s and Elisha’s ministry had much in common. They were able to smite waters and part them; they brought water in times… Continue reading I’ll take twice as much
The chariots of Israel
Elisha ministered mostly to the ten northern tribes of Israel, who shortly after his ministry were taken into captivity by Syria. Many of the people were destroyed because of their idolatry, for the judgments of God were upon them. Both Elisha and Elijah were a counteracting force in stopping the apostasy in Israel for a… Continue reading The chariots of Israel
Why have you torn your clothes?
In the days of Elijah and Elisha life was rather cheap. Countries which were not very productive preyed on their neighbors. They would raid a neighboring country and steal people to make them their slaves. One little girl who had been kidnapped this way played a significant part in a deliverance God wished to bring.… Continue reading Why have you torn your clothes?
Chariots of fire all around
The underlying theme in the stories of Elisha is the priority and superiority of the spiritual over the natural. This is emphasized in the story of the chariots of fire. To understand life in that day, we must realize that the productivity was not very high. People preyed upon one another in a manner that… Continue reading Chariots of fire all around
Don’t get trampled to death
The stories of Elijah and Elisha give us a picture of what it will be like in the days to come. Elijah and Elisha lived in days of famine, days when people had problems surviving. Elisha dealt more with kings than did Elijah: the king of Syria, the king of Israel, and the king of… Continue reading Don’t get trampled to death
The problems of prophets
In the fourth and the sixth chapters of II Kings are three brief stories of miracles—three problems of the sons of the prophets. The first story is found in II Kings 4:38–41. When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, he… Continue reading The problems of prophets
The problems of prophets
In the fourth and the sixth chapters of II Kings are three brief stories of miracles—three problems of the sons of the prophets. The first story is found in II Kings 4:38–41. When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, he… Continue reading The problems of prophets
The prophets mantel
In I Kings 19, we read how the anointing came upon Elisha. Learning this is basic to the walk that God is bringing to His people in the earth. Elijah found Elisha the son of Shaphat, while he was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. And Elijah passed… Continue reading The prophets mantel
What are you doing here?
The ministry of Elijah seems to fall into two categories. One ends under a juniper tree (or broom-tree), and the other begins there. The story of this change in Elijah’s ministry is recorded in I Kings 19. Now Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with… Continue reading What are you doing here?
Give me you son
Today there is much fear in the hearts of people, and they wonder what will happen in the world. The righteous know that the world situation will become much worse before it gets better because God is dealing in the earth. We are about to see the greatest visitation of the Lord that has ever… Continue reading Give me you son
The will of God is a state of heart
One thing that is so necessary in order to overcome in this walk is an adequate motivation. There are many good motives you could give for doing things for the Lord, but unless you have the right, perfect motivation, you break down in a time of test. If you worship for what you can receive,… Continue reading The will of God is a state of heart
Away we go
Now we will review, in summary form, a number of instances recorded in the Word where the Feast of Passover was observed. Exodus 12 gives the account of the first Passover which took place in Egypt, when the children of Israel were slaves, living in the land of Goshen. God gave them a Word, which… Continue reading Away we go
Again, the word became flesh!
It was at Passover that Joshua prepared to go into battle. The Captain of the host of Israel, standing on the plains of Jordan, confronted Joshua before he was to lead the army against Jericho, saying, “As Captain of the host of the Lord am I now come” (Joshua 5:14), Joshua bowed down and worshiped… Continue reading Again, the word became flesh!
In the place in which the Lord chooses
Have you ever wondered why God seems to repeat the accounts of certain events in the Bible? The story of the first Passover is recorded in Exodus 12. We find the second account of a Passover in Leviticus 23; it describes the various feasts and the directions concerning their observance. The ninth chapter of Numbers… Continue reading In the place in which the Lord chooses
Give them more than a lamb bone
The books of the Bible which tell of the restoration after the exile in Babylon are precious for us, because they so closely parallel today’s time when God’s people are being restored after leaving Babylon. As we have observed the keeping of the Feast of Passover in recent years, the Lord has given us wonderful… Continue reading Give them more than a lamb bone
A deal is a deal
The twelfth chapter of Exodus is a well-known chapter on the Passover. It is filled with familiar facts concerning that fateful night. It tells about the blood being put on the doorpost and about the eating of the lamb which had been roasted. It recounts how, at God’s command, the Israelites ate that lamb with… Continue reading A deal is a deal
It shall belong to His sons
When Ezekiel was taken captive into Babylon, Daniel had already been there for nine years. Ezekiel and Daniel were probably very close, even though Daniel was related more to the life in the palace, and Ezekiel spent much of his time in the country by a river bank. Frequently he was caught up in the… Continue reading It shall belong to His sons
Where did you lose Him?
Several outstanding occasions of the Passover I found in the Scriptures. One that took place when Jesus was growing up is found in Luke 2:39–52. And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth. And the Child continued to grow and… Continue reading Where did you lose Him?
Clean house again Lord
The second chapter of John tells us about the first Passover in Jesus’ ministry. It was a Passover of judgment and of miracles; and as such it applies also to the time in which we are living. The Lord is revealing to His people that there will be exploits and judgments visited upon the earth,… Continue reading Clean house again Lord
Off in a cloud of dust
The beginning of the book of Exodus records the story of Moses going down to Egypt at the command of the Lord to lead the children of Israel from bondage. The word “exodus” means “the departure” or “the way out.” The word “exit” is derived from the same root word. The Exodus was the departure… Continue reading Off in a cloud of dust
Dying in the way
So Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel. Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and she suffered severe labor. And it came about when she was in severe labor that the midwife said to her, “Do… Continue reading Dying in the way
This walk with God
As we walk with God, we face moments of God’s deep searching, moments in which we want things to live that were not truly born of God. Even though God is not really in them, we feel a grieving in our hearts, a reluctance to relinquish them. This is what Abraham faced with his son… Continue reading This walk with God
Obedience to spiritual revelation
A little girl from the land of Israel had been taken captive by the Syrians as a maid for the wife of Naaman. Naaman was the captain of the army of the king of Syria. He was a valiant warrior, and he was also a leper. One day the girl said to her mistress, “Would… Continue reading Obedience to spiritual revelation
God’s covenant of love
GOD’S COVENANT OF LOVE Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. John 13:1. The Greek word implies, “He loved them to the… Continue reading God’s covenant of love
One heart and a new spirit
God led the children of Israel out of Egypt to make them a people for His own possession. He desired to enter into a marriage covenant with them and spoke to them the commandments or terms of the covenant. When the people heard the voice of the Lord, they responded: “ ‘… if we hear the… Continue reading One heart and a new spirit
The focus that brings peace
When you prophesy against the circumstances that are the evidence of futility, you are effective to some extent; but the real place where futility is conquered is in your spirit. The victory over futility starts with the sons of God and goes forth from them. God has always spoken a word which is deceptive in… Continue reading The focus that brings peace
Have I got a plan for you!
The truths in some chapters in the Bible are especially precious because they explain the present dealings of the Lord upon us and certain experiences we undergo. They also give us a picture of the future which shows us what God is working out in us and what He intends to work out through us.… Continue reading Have I got a plan for you!
It’s is the time!
And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. And the dragon and his angels waged war, and they were not strong enough (let us establish that point firmly in our minds: they were not strong enough), and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven.… Continue reading It’s is the time!
Shout joyfully
The Lord is giving a key that His people need in this day. When the hands hang down and the knees are feeble, it is time for the Lord to bring His strength to His people. If there is an anointing resting upon us, it is an anointing that we should use to prevail over… Continue reading Shout joyfully
Magnify the Lord-minimize what’s his name
In a walk with God you must never become devil conscious but always have your focus centered upon the Lord. If you focus on anything, let it be to obey the Word and magnify the Lord. Many religious groups become so aware of devils that they look for devils instead of the moving of the… Continue reading Magnify the Lord-minimize what’s his name
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
When we see the 10 Commandments in terms of a marriage contract to Israel, to love the lord with all their heart, we will get a clearer understanding of God’s heart. We need to see the correct perspective of all the 10 Commandments and understand a Ketubah. Many people live under an incorrect Old Covenant… Continue reading THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
POWER OR AUTHORITY
In these days the subject of authority is always very important. Satan has emphasized power, and there was a time when power was an issue. Just before His ascension, Jesus told His disciples, “You shall receive power after the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto Me” (Acts 1:8). There… Continue reading POWER OR AUTHORITY
THE MAGNIFICENT MEEK
Now it came about on one of those days, that He got into a boat, He and His disciples, and said to them, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” And they launched out. But as they were sailing along He fell asleep; and a fierce gale of wind descended upon… Continue reading THE MAGNIFICENT MEEK
Quicken the mortal
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will,… Continue reading Quicken the mortal
Living in the secret place
The secret place of the most high is our spirit. How do we dwell in the secret place of the most high? How do we live there, how do we connect with that? First we need to realize is that our spirit is not of this world. It came out of heaven into our body… Continue reading Living in the secret place
Wholly sanctified
Let us describe briefly the condition that is in the world. In the world today we speak a great deal of the law of the jungle wherein the stronger devour the weaker. Then you remember Isaiah’s prophecy, “They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain. The wolf shall lie down with the… Continue reading Wholly sanctified
Intensity of desire
Very soon the hunger of people is going to be so great that they will literally demand leadership to enable them to walk with God. We can help create that demand. There’s no point in backing off because we have a few problems. The best way to get rid of problems is to be dedicated… Continue reading Intensity of desire
The dawning of His kingdom
In the days ahead of us, the spirit realm is going to become so real to the believer. There will be visitations that are not vagaries nor obscure impressions, as we walk in the things of another world. This is very Scriptural: it has been there in the Word all the time. We have not… Continue reading The dawning of His kingdom
God will be to you what you believe Him to be
May you experience this Psalm. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine; God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and My saviour, thou savest me from violence. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy… Continue reading God will be to you what you believe Him to be
Contrary winds
In these days that are so busy we should do everything we can to help and to hold up one another with all faith. Sometimes people misunderstand each other, they misunderstand God and they misunderstand themselves and what is happening to them. If it were not for the revelation and prophecy that come in this… Continue reading Contrary winds
Sitting where they sit
Sometimes people react because of pressures and circumstances that are almost unbelievable. A person ought always to be slow to condemn someone else. What is the old Indian saying? “Never judge another man until you walk in his moccasins for a week.” When Ezekiel was caught away in the Spirit, he had great criticisms. He… Continue reading Sitting where they sit
The path to grace
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: All these things are against me. Genesis 42:36. All things are against me—Jacob says these words when actually deliverance had been provided by the Lord: Joseph was the… Continue reading The path to grace
Active faith
Take everything that you learn of the principles of this walk, the truths that you have learned, and start putting them into action. Instead of being just one who dreams of things, learn how to bring your dreams into reality. Instead of being one who retreats or withdraws from life, enter into it, and live… Continue reading Active faith
Remember God now in the days of your youth
They shall make that joyful noise in the house of the Lord and offer up the incense of worship unto the praise of the Lord. Let there be within your heart the release, for the Lord speaketh unto thee to loose thee, to make thee a worshiper in spirit and in truth. He brings forth… Continue reading Remember God now in the days of your youth
Let there be a certainty in your heart
Let your heart be lifted with worship unto the Lord; praise ye the Lord together. Let there be in thy heart not a question of what is going to be, but a certainty within your heart that what the Lord hath spoken surely shall come to pass. What the Lord hath prophesied to thee, surely… Continue reading Let there be a certainty in your heart
True counselors and witnesses
In the multitude of counselors there is safety. The church will succeed when its counselors are ordered of God. Where there is no prophecy (no prophetic vision), the people perish. Where there is a word of revelation, not at the mouth of one, but at the mouth of many witnesses, there is safety. The church… Continue reading True counselors and witnesses
The right meditation
What we are and what the Word is to us is largely controlled by our own thinking. To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. Titus 1:15. Those who are the most influenced by their circumstances… Continue reading The right meditation
How do we change
2 Corinthians 3: 16 but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same… Continue reading How do we change
The spirit of heaviness judged
The Spirit speaketh of that which the Body should engage in warfare, of a way that we can enter into victory. The Holy Spirit has brought so real the battle against the spirit of heaviness and the resentment of the enemy that has come upon the people of God until they are heavy and they… Continue reading The spirit of heaviness judged
Coming into an age of honesty
How is this story of repentance and sanctification that is coming to us now different from the old way in the days when Jonathan Edwards wrote a book on repentance? The word repentance is metanoia, the root of the word is metanoeo which consists of two words 1-close associate with.2- thoughts coming into your consciousness.… Continue reading Coming into an age of honesty
God willed to make known
Many times we read Scriptures that we do not always understand until we reach a new spiritual level. Then, suddenly everything we have been reading opens up. Luke 24:30, 31 tells how two disciples on the way to Emmaus were sitting at the table, and Jesus broke the bread. And their eyes were opened and… Continue reading God willed to make known
Our connection to creation must be restored
The whole creation is in pain, can you feel it? But there is also within creation an intense anticipation for the manifestation of the sons of God. The whole of creation is alive, but in decay groining in birth pains for its release from futility. We are also groaning for the redemption of our body.… Continue reading Our connection to creation must be restored
The field of blood
Matthew 27:1Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death; and they bound Him, and led Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate the governor. Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt… Continue reading The field of blood
The ABC’s of our spirit
I am amazed at how many people have never heard a basic explanation of ministering and how to minister. We need a simple explanation of what we are—spirit, soul and body—and how we function. There is nothing worse than to get into a habit or a ritual until what we do is mechanical and without… Continue reading The ABC’s of our spirit
THE COCKEYED CHRISTIAN
The Ninety-fifth Psalm is our meditation, but we will first read another passage to which it refers—a story from Exodus 17. And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and encamped in Rephidim: and there was no water… Continue reading THE COCKEYED CHRISTIAN
Instruction for prophesying 2
Worship must be two ways. You open up and give to the Lord, but in that openness to the Lord, feel yourself drawing. Reach right up, loving the Lord, focusing right on the Lord, and at the same time breathe in and draw from Him. There must be an exchange, a rhythm—drawing and ministering it,… Continue reading Instruction for prophesying 2
Instruction for prophesying
The prophet Isaiah prophesied in the Old Testament that the yoke would be destroyed because of the anointing. One thing we should learn, as we are beginning to prophesy and sing psalms in the service, is to ever strive for a deeper depth of anointing. The depth of anointing is what is important. We can… Continue reading Instruction for prophesying
The New creative flow
According to I Corinthians 14, prophecy is to edify, exhort, and comfort. Many times we have prophecies of exhortation when the need is not to exhort the people, but to edify, to build up, to actually add to the people, and to create in them the things that are to be. Consequently, the prophecies are… Continue reading The New creative flow
Speak it into existence
We are still exhorting too much. One gets up and says, “O people of the Lord, this is what you’re to do and that’s what you’re to do.” It is fine, but it is still a transition prophecy. We will always have prophecies that edify, exhort, and comfort. When we edify the people, we build… Continue reading Speak it into existence
Seeking God
We are going to look at the concept of seeking God and what that means and eventually how we can do that. The Scripture says in Jeremiah 29 versus 13 and 14 you shall seek me and find me when you shall search for me with all of your heart and I will be found… Continue reading Seeking God
WHY METHUSELAH WAS THE OLDEST MAN?
God is long suffering and not willing that any person perish. He is love and that is Who He is, but most people do not know the nature of God. Enoch began to walk with God, because God revealed mysteries to him. Enoch began his walk with God when He was sixty five years old.… Continue reading WHY METHUSELAH WAS THE OLDEST MAN?
What’s happening to time?
Time presents two problems that we must cope with in these last days. One, Satan knows that he has but a short time, and therefore he rages against the inhabitants of the earth (Revelation 12:12); two, unless these days are shortened, no flesh will be saved alive (Matthew 24:22). Because of this, Ephesians 5:16 urges… Continue reading What’s happening to time?
I was watching Satan fall
Are you tired of being within range for Satan to harass you? Satan is completely defeated, but there are areas in which Satan is still allowed to move; and that is by divine design. If you want to be free from his assault, you have to move into an area where he has been cast… Continue reading I was watching Satan fall
We bring it down
WE BRING IT DOWN In the sixth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel is the prayer known as the Lord’s Prayer. There we can discover some deep truths in what seems to be a simple teaching. Some call it the disciples’ prayer, because the disciples asked the Lord how to pray and He gave them this prayer.… Continue reading We bring it down
Liberty or love?
The issue of eating meat that has been sacrificed to idols is no longer a problem in the Church. Therefore, Paul’s exhortation in I Corinthians 8 may seem to be most irrelevant for us today. However, this chapter contains certain principles about spiritual liberty that are important for us to know and that will be… Continue reading Liberty or love?
Are our words living or empty
The goal and objective of every believer should be to speak words that are alive and filled with the anointing and presence of God Himself. The Spirit of God should be released through the words we speak. When our spirit is in contact with the Holy Spirit, we are enabled to draw upon the anointing… Continue reading Are our words living or empty
When you turn to the right hand or the left
Many of the brothers say, “I don’t want to be occupied with a lot of things; just one thing. I don’t want any distractions.” I think that attitude will help you as much as anything possibly could. A Scripture which is a thought for us all is in Isaiah 30. It is speaking about the… Continue reading When you turn to the right hand or the left
Compromise, withdrawal or evasion?
The time has come when the Word must mean a great deal to us. We must come to the realization of the perils and the conditions in which we live. We must realize what effect the surrounding environment will have upon us, how we will be pressured, and what will come out of it. In… Continue reading Compromise, withdrawal or evasion?
Breaking the bondage of bonds
The Word tells us in Acts 4, that after the apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit, great boldness came into their lives as they spoke the Word of the Lord. We may get the idea that this boldness and liberty in the Spirit comes to everyone who has been filled with the Spirit; however,… Continue reading Breaking the bondage of bonds
We need more love
We must sense that we have been put in the wilderness and under the work of the cross. How soon we get out of the wilderness and how soon we stop hanging on a cross is not the issue. How soon does God break down this selfishness? How soon do we flow into the Body?… Continue reading We need more love
A new level of Love
In a walk with God, the lord does not continually lay again the foundation of things we have experienced; instead, we are constantly confronted with new levels and new problems. The problems facing us now do not seem to go away. They are not met by some solution or deliverance; they are designed to remain.… Continue reading A new level of Love
Death and Resurrection
When many people pray they wonder if God has heard them, but if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 1 john 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15 And if we know that… Continue reading Death and Resurrection
There is something strange happening to you
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing; so that also at the revelation of His glory, you may rejoice with exultation.… Continue reading There is something strange happening to you
Create the meat and the motivation for the heart
Do you have the same experience I have? Often, when I begin to pray my mind wanders. Or, when I start reading the Word, soon I am aware that I’ve been staring at a page for a few minutes; but something has been taking place inside: a deep meditation and communion with the Lord from… Continue reading Create the meat and the motivation for the heart
Food in due season
And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. But he answered and said unto them, See ye not all these things? Verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another,… Continue reading Food in due season
Embracing the Kingdom
Hebrews 2:6-8 But one has testified somewhere, saying, “What is man, that Thou rememberest him? Or the son of man, that Thou art concerned about him? Thou hast made him for a little while lower than the Angels; Thou hast crowned him with glory and honor, And hast appointed him over the works of Thy… Continue reading Embracing the Kingdom
Being a bondservant of the Lord Jesus Christ
Would you like to have the secret of how to make your brothers and sisters great? and would you like to know how Jesus Christ makes us sons of God? You may not understand the principle of how Jesus Christ the Son, Who is so far in advance of us, could take us in the… Continue reading Being a bondservant of the Lord Jesus Christ
The Imperceptible change
Imagine yourself on a beautiful clear day, out in a sailboat, gliding smoothly along on a quiet lake. If you look around once in awhile at the place where you started, you see the shoreline fading away into the distance. Both the distant past and new horizons are opening up to us. It’s almost as… Continue reading The Imperceptible change
Thus saith the Lord-we believe
Appointed over all that he has
Imagine a painting on a large canvas with a lake in the foreground, a little mountain in the center and far out in the distance a high peak covered with snow. If you came close enough to the canvas to touch it, you would find that the mountain which appears to be so far away… Continue reading Appointed over all that he has
Our Focus
In order to walk with the Lord in victory, it is always important to remember where to focus your consciousness. A person in great pain can go to a hypnotherapist and be put under hypnosis so that the pain can be borne or completely forgotten. Persons with terminal cases of cancer in extreme pain, can,… Continue reading Our Focus
To be a CHRISTIAN
To be a Christian, as I understand Christ, means the acceptance of the absolute authority of Jesus in all of my life. It means that in everything that I am and do when I eat and drink, when I buy and sell, when I work and play, when I read and think—that I take Jesus… Continue reading To be a CHRISTIAN
The Day of Spirit has come!
Anyone who has come up through the Pentecostal movement would have no difficulty in defining the difference between that movement and this walk with God, whereas someone from a denominational church might have a little more difficulty in understanding the difference. The Pentecostal movement was before our time in the 1920’s, 30’s. In the Pentecostal… Continue reading The Day of Spirit has come!
Seize upon God’s word!
I am convinced there isn’t a day we live when we reach over ten per cent of the potential of that day. That is true of the services we have too. I don’t know how to reach it; being emotional, and intense, isn’t the answer. There must be something in our spirit, an expectation that… Continue reading Seize upon God’s word!
Sons, sons, not pigs, not pigs!
A great deal of discipline and self-sacrifice will be found in the life-style of true prophets in the days to come. Unless they are exceedingly careful, they could fall into the trap that destroys prophets: the trap of a legalistic approach to God, thinking that this is the only way to get a word from… Continue reading Sons, sons, not pigs, not pigs!
Lift up your eyes to new horizons
“Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes, and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest. Already he who reaps is receiving wages, and is gathering fruit for life eternal; that he who sows and he who… Continue reading Lift up your eyes to new horizons
Transference
In the kingdom of God there are certain spiritual laws or principles that govern it; one of those principles is transference. In order to walk with God we are going to need to learn how the principle of transference works. Transference is the process of moving something from one place or person to another. To… Continue reading Transference
The force of a full heart
This message contains practical teaching about transference that you need to know in your fasting, in your prayer, and in breaking the oppressions of witchcraft and everything else that may come against you. Our first great truth about transference is revealed in Isaiah 53:4–8: Surely our griefs He Himself bore, and our sorrows He carried;… Continue reading The force of a full heart
Did the Father forsake Jesus on the cross?
Why did Jesus die? Who killed him? What was his death really about? What did Jesus say about it? Jesus knew he was going to the cross, so what was he expecting? Did he say he was going to suffer the just punishment for our sins from his father? Was Jesus expecting abandonment and rejection… Continue reading Did the Father forsake Jesus on the cross?
Your overflowing cup
Just because you have had an experience, it does not necessarily mean that you are full of the Spirit. It is easy to lean on too many things in this walk with God. Some things that were to be a means to an end have become almost an end in themselves. Personal ministry has sometimes… Continue reading Your overflowing cup
A sense of God’s Presence
This is a wonderful day, a day of freedom in the Lord in which we sense that we are being projected into and are just a little closer to the very presence of the Lord. We think of the Parousia as the appearing, the presence of the Lord, or the second coming of the Lord,… Continue reading A sense of God’s Presence
Practice and project the Lord’s presence
David expresses his one desire in Psalms 27:4. One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek; that I may dwell in the House of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to meditate in His temple. There’s a great deal you… Continue reading Practice and project the Lord’s presence
Becoming like Jesus
Religion tells us what to do and what not to do. Christianity tells us what to become and how to become it. However, the church still continues to tell us what to do and what not to do, placing a standard of behavior before us which most find impossible to conform to. In order to… Continue reading Becoming like Jesus
Awareness of His Presence
Our Spirit is the part of us that is conscious of God. We must become aware of our spirit. When we are aware of our spirit, then we become aware of the presence of God that is with us in the natural realm that we live in. But we must first realize that becoming friends… Continue reading Awareness of His Presence
Another seed
There is another seed coming forth in the earth. This seed is critical to the final defeat of Satan and the ushering in of the literal Kingdom of God in this earth. REVELATION 12: 5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her… Continue reading Another seed
Aggressively manifesting Christ’s Victory in and through us
As you read this Scripture, let it happen to you. Revelation 19:11 saw heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True; and in righteousness He judges and wages war. This is the emphasis in the book of Revelation—He judges and wages war. Verse 12 And… Continue reading Aggressively manifesting Christ’s Victory in and through us
Keep coming and keep drinking
The book of John is rich in references concerning the annual feasts which were observed by the Jews. Basically, every male in Israel was required to appear before the Lord during the Feasts of Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles in which a total of seven annual feasts were observed. Rituals formed through the years were observed… Continue reading Keep coming and keep drinking
The overflow
We need to seek the Lord until we are literally filled with the Holy Spirit. If we seek Him with all our heart we will find Him. The key is with all our heart. We are either seeking the Lord or we are distracted with something else. When we learn to concentrate our focus with… Continue reading The overflow
Mantle of Praise!
Isaiah 61:1–7 is one of the outstanding prophecies about the Kingdom because it relates to the Kingdom of God as it first comes forth. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,… Continue reading Mantle of Praise!
The big picture
Let us read, in the following Scriptures, something concerning the birthright and our privileges, the position we have in the Lord. Genesis 25:21–34. And Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord answered him and Rebekah his wife conceived. But the children struggled together within her;… Continue reading The big picture
IMMUTABLE PRESENCE
God often pitches Himself, with His holy presence, on the outside of the camp which is supposed to be carefully following Him. Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, a good distance from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And it came about, that everyone… Continue reading IMMUTABLE PRESENCE
Meeting the Lord
There is nothing greater than having a meeting with the Lord, this is what we should be living for. We need to have a meeting with God, every day. Every time we worship, read the word, every time we pray, we should have a meeting with the Lord. There needs to be a hunger in… Continue reading Meeting the Lord
Becoming totally alive
1 Thessalonians 5:21Prove (command continuous, to test, examine, prove, to see whether a thing is genuine or not) all things; hold fast (occurring now, keep firm possession of) that which is good. 22Abstain (command continuous, keep oneself from, separate from-distance oneself) from all appearance of evil. 23And the very God of peace sanctify (set apart… Continue reading Becoming totally alive
The faith of God
Hebrews 11:1Now (the word does not have to do with time but serves to introduce something else, whether opposed to what precedes or simply continuative or explanatory. Generally it has the meaning of but, and, or also) faith (conviction of the truth of anything, with the included idea of trust, reliance upon, faith has the… Continue reading The faith of God
The substance and the evidence
THE SUBSTANCE AND THE EVIDENCE (As it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee) before him whom he believed, even God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were. Romans 4:17. God and Abraham must have had an interesting relationship. Abraham is… Continue reading The substance and the evidence
Total Repentance
Our focus is very much on the Lord, but because we are moving into days of restoration, many pressures are coming against the people of the Lord. We cannot judge anything on a human level. We cannot condemn anyone, for we do not know the spirit behind his or her actions, the oppressions coming against… Continue reading Total Repentance
The only way of effective change
In these messages on repentance the purpose is not to fill your mind with teaching, but to provide a word that you can meditate on so that it will soak into your spirit. You must absorb it. Have you noticed that when it has not rained for a long time, a sudden downpour does more… Continue reading The only way of effective change
The fruitful repentance
The book of Acts speaks about the restoration of all things, spoken of by the mouths of the prophets, who foresaw these days of restoration. Acts 3: 19Repent (The word repent speaks of the change that takes place in the mind, when we open our heart to the influence of the Spirit) ye therefore, and… Continue reading The fruitful repentance
The Thorn in the flesh
2 Corinthians 12:7Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a angel of Satan to buffet me—to keep me from exalting myself! 8 Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me. 9 And He… Continue reading The Thorn in the flesh
Prepare your heart
This is a simple message based on a familiar story, found in Acts 10, of Cornelius and how God met him. Cornelius was a centurion, stationed at Caesarea. This was not Caesarea, Philippi, but a little town that had been built by Herod as a military center and a Roman capital of the whole province.… Continue reading Prepare your heart
How is your heart?
Joel 2:13 says, “Rend your heart and not your garments.” We go through many experiences in our emotions which are often expressions of our spirit. We all get to the place at times where in sorrow, in frustration, or in grief we could react by rending our garments. The Scriptures give many accounts of people… Continue reading How is your heart?
Hidden rebellion and perversity
Human efforts and wisdom fail to unlock the deep areas of problems in our lives. But God searches the depths of the heart, and He has given us the Holy Spirit to help us “examine ourselves” (I Corinthians 11:28). The knowledge that we need for our deliverance comes through the deep “searching” work of the… Continue reading Hidden rebellion and perversity
When mercy triumphs over judgment
James 2:8 says, If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law, according to the Scripture “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. Then James 2:12–13 tells you, So speak and so act, as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty. For judgment will be merciless to one… Continue reading When mercy triumphs over judgment
What is reality
This is a simple little message about reality, about the things that are really real and the things that are not real. We need to recognize what is the truth and what is not the truth. Faith is the approach used by both God and Satan in the contest for human minds and spirits. Faith… Continue reading What is reality
The Mirage
The wilderness and the desert will be glad, and the Arabah (desert) will rejoice and blossom; like the crocus it will blossom profusely and rejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the Lord, the… Continue reading The Mirage
Paint out the stumps
The last moment before you gain a victory, Satan will throw a device against you like a smoke screen, which I’ve seen him use a thousand times on the people to get them to murmur and become discouraged, to feel as if nothing will happen. A wave of it hits that last attempt right from… Continue reading Paint out the stumps
Stewards of His Fullness
Luke 19:11–27 records the parable of stewardship. And while they were listening to these things, He went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. He said therefore, “A certain nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom… Continue reading Stewards of His Fullness
The importance of a walk with God
It is significant that one of these oldest portions of the New Testament should speak about the day in which we are living. The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the sickle, because… Continue reading The importance of a walk with God
The love habit
It is common for Christians to believe the Word of God, but not too honestly. They may make an application of a Scripture to their lives that does not really work. For instance, they may quote, “If any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away,” pointing out that… Continue reading The love habit
The baby stage
John 3: 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The word again means from above. The Father has to draw us; the Holy Spirit has to convict us of sin and… Continue reading The baby stage
Identity
In the realm of eternity, we are a perfected, full grown son of God, totally glorified. This is our identity, if we fulfill our destiny. In this time and space realm, as God reveals our identify in Christ, through the revelation of an aspect of His nature, our spiritual eyes are opened so that in… Continue reading Identity
Our identity
We have been seated with Christ in heavenly places; Jesus is no longer just an individual but a many member body. In the eternal realm we are already perfect in our spirit. But we have to see who we are in the eternal realm, so that we can bring that reality down into our lives… Continue reading Our identity
The Nature of God
To have an intimate relationship with God, we are going to have to know what He is like; to know what He is really, really like. Once we get a revelation of His nature, then we can experience Him in our life. Religion has portrayed an image of God that is not correct, and it… Continue reading The Nature of God
God loves you!
God loved us when we were enemies in our minds by our bad behavior, and He demonstrated that love by dying for us, so that person we were no longer exists. God did not hold our trespasses against us but reconciled us (establishing a relationship of peace with Him) so that we could have fellowship… Continue reading God loves you!
The Lord loveth thee
Before you were ever formed in your mother’s womb, the Lord loved you. You were conceived in his heart back in eternity and He foreknew you and loved you. Behold the day has come that the people of the Lord must understand the compassion that He has had for them from the beginning, and that… Continue reading The Lord loveth thee
Walking with God
In the Garden of Eden, God came down and walked and talked with Adam and Eve. But when sin came, it seperated them from that walk with God. Throughout the Old Testament there are instances where men walked with God. In Genesis 17:1, God said to Abraham: walk before me, and be thou perfect. Abraham… Continue reading Walking with God
Mountain threshers
The Bible is inspired. It is the sword of the Spirit, and that sword is most effectively used when the Spirit Himself makes it burn like fire in our hearts. When we quote Scripture, there is an anointing on it; but when the Holy Spirit Himself brings it to us, it is as real as… Continue reading Mountain threshers
The elemental spirits
We must become identified with the victory that Jesus has won—not only with His redemptive work, but also with His Kingdom. We are very deeply concerned that not only the spirit realm, but the physical realm and the financial realm as well yield to the blessing of the Lord. God spoke to His people through… Continue reading The elemental spirits
The intensity the Lord wants in our spirit
The Lord has revealed with many illustrations from the Scriptures the intensity He wants in our spirit: how aggressive and violent, how ruthless and relentless our spirit is to be as it pursues after the Lord. God never intended that man should be anything other than a triune nature. We are not trying to reach… Continue reading The intensity the Lord wants in our spirit
We have softened the rock
A scriptural study of the judgment of the nephilim and the gods of Egypt helps us to understand the judgment upon the gods of this age. The judgments that happened in Egypt have deep significance today. What God was doing in the first Passover, against all of the gods of Egypt, was one of the… Continue reading We have softened the rock
Understanding ourselves
Our spirit generally falls into one of two categories. It is either an objective spirit or a subjective spirit. Usually this can be seen in a child soon after he is born. The objective spirit tends to be spiritually scientific in its approach to things; whereas the subjective spirit tends to be more emotionally religious… Continue reading Understanding ourselves
Changing the atmosphere
The Lord has that unique ability to feel our pain. To worship Him in the midst of a dark place brings Him incredible joy-this move’s His heart deeply-what a privilege! What is worship? It is a bowing down, it is surrendering our life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and magnifying who he is in… Continue reading Changing the atmosphere
Earnest expectation
The day of casual evangelism is over. People will never believe what God is doing and saying in the earth today unless God first takes away the veil and brings a release from the dullness that is on their hearts. The demonic spirits that deceive and hold people in deception must be removed. The bulk… Continue reading Earnest expectation
Expect the unexpected
The end of Matthew 24 and the beginning of Matthew 25 give us parables and teaching about the time in which we are living. The first part of Matthew 24 deals with various signs of the end time and then shows how Christ’s teaching becomes very personal to the disciples and to the believers who… Continue reading Expect the unexpected
The day of small things
In this day the Lord is revealing the principle of reversal. It is an end-time manifestation of both Mary’s Magnificat and Hannah’s song of praise. These women rejoiced in the way God brought down the rich and sent the full away empty, but exalted the poor. James prophesied that the rich should rejoice that God… Continue reading The day of small things
Every blow has to count
Our walk with God is actually a race with destiny. In I Corinthians 9, Paul gives us some rules for the race. Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain. And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth… Continue reading Every blow has to count
Spiritual cannibalism
In the Body of Christ there must be the life flow of Christ from one member to another in an openness without any walls. There must be a deep sense of appropriating from one another and giving to one another in purity. A pure flow exists when there is a determination not to draw life… Continue reading Spiritual cannibalism
Extract the precious from the vile
The spirit of a person has a porous quality, very much like a sponge. A certain element of this quality can be self-destructive unless it is corrected. If a man reaches out in his spirit and soaks up everything, eventually he becomes a composite of all the emotions, the feelings, and the defeats of people… Continue reading Extract the precious from the vile
Prophetic ministry
We are living in the closing days of this dispensation. If any ministry is important in these climactic days, it is the prophetic ministry. There is a tremendous need to hear clearly from God in these days. The Word of God created the heavens and the earth, and the entire universe is held together by… Continue reading Prophetic ministry
The pure Ministry of judgment
As the Love of God is perfected in us, and we come into maturity, where we have the mind of Christ, God will entrust to us the ministry of Judgment. We are the Body of Christ, as we grow up into Him, we shall think like Him, feel the same way He feels, and none… Continue reading The pure Ministry of judgment
Your sight in the spirit world
Our spirit – the new creation man – needs to be clothed in power. When our spirit was quickened and received the nature in seed form of Jesus Christ, so we have all that Jesus is in nature, and we grow up into that as we yield to the Lord and that nature becomes our… Continue reading Your sight in the spirit world
Now the accepted time
Paul begins the sixth chapter of II Corinthians by saying, And working together with Him… The phraseology is always so careful in Paul’s language. We have degenerated into a generation of Christians who work for the Lord and who think, “Jesus needs someone to work for Him.” He needs no one to work for Him.… Continue reading Now the accepted time
Pressed up, caught up
It is so important that the Lord cause our faith to center on the word that is coming, for it is literally driving us into the Lord. We bless our reception of the word. When the pull of faith is as strong in the hearer as the inspiration is to preach the Word, receptive hearts… Continue reading Pressed up, caught up
How to find the will of God
The first essential step toward this goal is receiving Jesus as our Lord and savior, so that our sin can be blotted out and then by a divine creative act God can begin to form us into a completely new creation, a completely new kind of person. The will of God is first of all… Continue reading How to find the will of God
His kingdom or our kingdoms
The Scriptures paint a panorama that lays a foundation concerning the Kingdom of God. We find a thread running all the way through the Word of God about God’s Kingdom. In the Old Testament, when God called Israel out of Egypt, He had one thing in mind—they were going to be His people. He instructed… Continue reading His kingdom or our kingdoms
Our dedication to violence of spirit
We must become dedicated to the violent approach. Some who are older often think, “Well, I don’t know; this is good for the young people, but it’s not too good for me.” There has to be something in your spirit which rises above the spirit of the age. The children of this age have a… Continue reading Our dedication to violence of spirit
Multiplying the power through unity
We want the keys to the greater works that God says are to be done. Jesus said, “The works that I do shall ye do also, and greater works than these shall ye do” (John 14:12). What is the key of those greater works? God’s power is a key, even as it was in the… Continue reading Multiplying the power through unity
The body prays
A certain pattern of prayer has become real to those who walk with God; it has been revealed and put into action. The book of Acts gives us the pattern of prayer in the early Church. They were all in one accord, in one place (Acts 2:1). When the apostles were released after being threatened,… Continue reading The body prays
Dedicated to unity
The Lord has given the Word that we are to stand together as one, willing to lay down our lives for the brethren, contending for the unity of this Body in the name of the Lord. We will not break ranks nor thrust one another (Joel 2:7, 8). This is the key. We will not… Continue reading Dedicated to unity
The Priority of His Lordship
This is not an hour in which thy heart should be heavy. No matter what your need is, you should rejoice in what the Lord brings forth in the earth. It is a day when the ministries are surely decreasing, and the Lord is increasing. Day by day you find that the Lord is bringing… Continue reading The Priority of His Lordship
Operation buddy
God is bringing a Word that will produce unity in the Body, a standing fast with one spirit that has not been seen in two thousand years. John 17:21“I pray that they all may be one, Father, as We are one, that the world may believe that Thou has sent Me” We are ready for… Continue reading Operation buddy
Our faithfulness
Here are two classical passages in the New Testament on stewardship. In each one we see that “faithfulness” is emphasized. This amazing quality is the seventh in the graces of the wonderful fruit of the Spirit named in Galatians, chapter five. The first passage begins in I Corinthians 4:1, Let a man so account of… Continue reading Our faithfulness
Manifesting our spirit
To manifest our spirit, we have to activate it through speaking in tongues, silently or out loud. Our spirit has to expand within us, until it comes to the forefront of our consciousness, where we experience the life flow of the Spirit in it. To manifest our spirit we have to be filled with the… Continue reading Manifesting our spirit
Waking your spirit
Have you noticed that the biggest factor in your walk with God is that you fail to wait on the Lord, you fail to read the Word and you fail to pray? This is very common in most christians. But I can give you a key so that each day can be lived in the… Continue reading Waking your spirit
Waking our spirit
If we learn how to walk in the spirit, we will not fulfill the desire of the flesh, that union of soul and body that wants to act independently of God. In order to walk in the spirit, we are going to have to become aware of our spirit. So when we wake up in… Continue reading Waking our spirit
Hearing God’s voice
The great unchanging basic requirement for an ongoing relationship with God is to hear God’s voice. In other respects God’s way of relating to mankind has changed with the different dispensations. But this one requirement of hearing God’s voice continues unchanged throughout all dispensations. This requirement is summed up in the prophet Jeremiah 7:23 where… Continue reading Hearing God’s voice
Have you repented?
Acts 17:30 Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent, 31 because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead. Why… Continue reading Have you repented?
The Glorious Appearing
If you wonder what God is going to get out of the history of this world and why he tolerates the wickedness and the injustice and the suffering that has gone on for so long, the answer is God is going to get a people for himself, he is going to get a bride that… Continue reading The Glorious Appearing
What influences our spirit?
Our spirit is influenced by the Body, the Soul and the Holy Spirit Our spirit has a very difficult time maturing. Its growth is constantly being frustrated, thwarted and stunted by the powerful influence of the soul and the needs or lusts body. Our body is very powerful in its effect upon our soul and… Continue reading What influences our spirit?
Why do we call God father?
The Word of God tells us very clearly that God is the “Father of spirits.” Hebrews 12:9, “Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us and we respected them, shall we not much rather be in submission unto the Father of spirits, and live?” What Makes a Father? A father is a person who has… Continue reading Why do we call God father?
Understanding ourselves
We are spirit, soul and body. We are not a spirit that has a soul and lives in a body. When our spirit entered the womb of our mother our human body began to form and our soul was created. Our spirit existed before this but not our soul. Our spirit came out of heaven… Continue reading Understanding ourselves
The fine line
Man is a trinity. He is created with a body, soul and spirit. Having been born with a body ,which is the only visible part of us, we are limited in our understanding of the unseen, intangible, complete self, the real self, the soul and the spirit. Yet, the eternal you is not your body,… Continue reading The fine line
The word of power
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. Matthew 24:14. This coming move of God isn’t a dying missionary effort. We’re going forth with the discernment and we’re speaking words of power. We are not speaking words only,… Continue reading The word of power
The believers Joy
There are two kinds of joy, one is affected by circumstances, this is human joy, the other is the joy of the Lord, and it takes us through all circumstances. Rejoice is in the imperative mood in the Greek, it is a commandment. We are to rejoice always —I Thessalonians 5:16. The world today is… Continue reading The believers Joy
The second golden grace
Now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. I Corinthians 13:13. Often, when this text is read, we hear the emphasis placed entirely on love—which is, of course, the emphasis of the entire chapter, as it begins, though I speak with the tongues of men and angels, and have… Continue reading The second golden grace
The Fruit of the Spirit
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, self-control; against such there is no law. And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof. If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk. Galatians 5:22–25.… Continue reading The Fruit of the Spirit
Make it happen
In a walk with God we need to understand the balance of the sovereign leading of the Lord and human initiative. Just how much do we take our own life in our own hands and plan it, and just how much do we look to God for every decision, every answer? The word of the… Continue reading Make it happen
Beholding your new self
In the eternal realm of God’s Spirit we are already perfect, and that perfection is being manifested progressively in the natural realm. Hebrews 10:14 for by one sacrifice He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. We need to see ourselves through God’s eyes, the finished work of Jesus Christ. 2 CORNTHIANS 3:18But we… Continue reading Beholding your new self
Repent as Sons
Our whole concept of repentance is changing. God is imparting to us the mind of Christ, the mind of sons and this will be a dynamic change for us. When David sinned against the Lord by committing adultery with Bathsheba, getting her pregnant and then killing her husband to try and cover it up ,he… Continue reading Repent as Sons
The Glory Realm
The glory is the person of God (Father, Son and Spirit). The glory is also the place of His abode. The glory is the awareness of his manifest presence. The glory is God’s fullness. It’s His manifest presence, His character, His nature, His ability, His provision, and the weight and splendor of His majesty. It… Continue reading The Glory Realm
Familiar spirits
Familiar spirits are personalities without bodies and are looking for human bodies to inhabit in order to express themselves in the earth. They are called demons, or unclean spirits but they are not fallen angels. At one time they had bodies and lived on the earth but God destroyed them with the earth when Lucifer… Continue reading Familiar spirits
Realms of Anointing
The anointing is the manifest power of God. It is the ability of God to work through us. It is a divine enablement to accomplish the will of God in the earth. 1 Corinthians 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. We need to learn how to… Continue reading Realms of Anointing
The Dedication Revelation
If your dedication to the Lord is constantly increasing, this can be very difficult for others to live with on the human level. Dedication presents many difficulties at the time, but out of it comes something very worthwhile in the Kingdom of God. Never put anyone down because they have not elected to be as… Continue reading The Dedication Revelation
Submit and reject
In the fourth chapter of James are ten verses which have to do with a part of submission we have never seen. There is a resistance in submission, a resistance that is aggressive and very necessary. Most of us never will know the powerful position we put ourselves in when we become totally and completely… Continue reading Submit and reject
Spiritual or religious?
Beware of religious goodness! What makes this walk with God live for the younger generation is the fact that there is a spiritual reality and a dedication. There is also a certain freedom. Religion tends to put people in straitjackets. Because they can’t reach the basic thing of a person’s spirit they try to reach… Continue reading Spiritual or religious?
Ezekiel’s river
Would you like to know the power that you can build up by realizing one basic spiritual law? That is, while things in the physical sciences realm tend to diminish in flow, they tend to increase in the spiritual realm. The force of electricity, for example, tends to diminish, the further it goes, because of… Continue reading Ezekiel’s river
Let Jesus answer the door
Revelation 3:19–22 is part of the message to the seventh church of Asia, the church of Laodicea. “ ‘Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him, and… Continue reading Let Jesus answer the door
A meeting with the Lord
There are sermons that give an exposition to try to exhaust a story and all the shades of meaning, but sometimes you remember more if someone takes one or two principles out of a passage of Scripture and relates it to you, where you are living. It helps to follow the example of some man… Continue reading A meeting with the Lord
The breaking of day
Before Jacob or Esau was born the Lord foreknew them. Jacob he loved but Esau he hated. Esau is a type of the flesh. The flesh is unredeemable, it cannot be saved, and it must be crucified. Esau sought a place of repentance, but he could not find it. But Jacob was different. He sought… Continue reading The breaking of day
Prayerlessness the sin against the Lord
Samuel, in his address to Israel at a critical time in the war with the Philistines, says: Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you. I Samuel 12:23. Sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for people? Yes! Why would… Continue reading Prayerlessness the sin against the Lord
If I regard iniquity in my heart
Come, and hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul. I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue. If I regard (or if I had looked with favor, if I had approved), iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not… Continue reading If I regard iniquity in my heart
The spirit of an effective intercessor
There are five qualities of the spirit of an effective intercessor which are very important for us to grasp, for this is what we want to be. First of all, an intercessor has a right spirit (or a righteous spirit). Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy,… Continue reading The spirit of an effective intercessor
Intercession in the Kingdom
This message will be a revelation to your heart of what intercession will be like in the days of the Kingdom, and why it is essential that the end-time restoration be geared a great deal to the ministry of prayer and intercession. No one can have an effective ministry without also being an intercessor. As… Continue reading Intercession in the Kingdom
The necessity of travail
Isaiah said of Zion, “So shall thy sons marry thee,” (Isaiah 62:5). Zion brings forth sons and they in turn are the cause of her fruitfulness. It is an interaction in the Spirit; churches come forth through apostolic ministry and they in turn give birth to higher levels of apostolic ministry. It works back and… Continue reading The necessity of travail
Intercession in the Spirit
Intercession is identified with spiritual warfare. In Ephesians 6:10, 11 it says, Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, and then the passage speaks of the various pieces of the armor and ends in verses 17 and 18 speaking about …the sword… Continue reading Intercession in the Spirit
Every member an intercessor
The twelfth chapter of the book of Acts tells that Herod seized James, the brother of John, and slew him. When he saw that it stirred up so much favorable comment among the Jews that were anti-Christian, he put Peter in prison, thinking that after the Passover he would bring him out and kill him,… Continue reading Every member an intercessor
Intercession
Intercession is one of the least understood and vital subjects of our day. We are beginning to see the emergence of a worldwide prayer movement that is having a phenomenal effect on the way God is moving today. God is raising up the tabernacle of David, in our day. This is a worship and prayer… Continue reading Intercession
What is the anointing?
It is the ability of God that is imparted into us, to do his work. Without him we can do nothing of eternal value, but through him we can do all things. God has to put into us his ability to do his work; we become a co-laborer with God by yielding, to the anointing… Continue reading What is the anointing?
Spiritual warfare
A large proportion of the Bible deals with warfare in the spirit realm. The Apostle Paul said that our battle is not with flesh and blood, but with dark spiritual power Ephesians 6:12. The Bible begins with warfare in paradise and ends with warfare in the book of Revelations. If we are to be successful… Continue reading Spiritual warfare
The new motivation of Spirit
God is bringing us to a new drive and motivation in the Kingdom, and it is very important for you to understand exactly where you are in this process and what is going to happen next. At times a discouragement and a heaviness settles upon people, yet they are not discouraged. They worship the Lord… Continue reading The new motivation of Spirit
Progenitors of a new age
The Ephesians church is a model of city taking, what God wants to do in these last days. There was about 225,000 people in the city, it was the center of trade and commerce. The temple of Diana was the focal point of this city. (Acts 19) It was a Pagan, and an immoral City,… Continue reading Progenitors of a new age
The kingdom proclaimed
In this day God is restoring authority and providing a way that the futility, which is on all creation, be loosed by the sons of God, who are coming into their redemption and authority. Although we realize what God is doing, we must also understand that the enemy will contest it bitterly, and that God… Continue reading The kingdom proclaimed
The Right hand
The Lord has been speaking about the manifestation of the sons of God and the release of all creation from futility. This spirit of futility is not only raging in your circumstances, but it is also raging against you individually. The people who have been marked to walk with God have been more harassed and… Continue reading The Right hand
Identical with Christ
The basis of the gospel is the fact that Christ was wounded for our transgressions and chastised for our iniquities, and by His stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5). This is the basis of our faith. We identify ourselves vicariously with Him in His experiences; we are aware that He wrought all on our behalf.… Continue reading Identical with Christ
Quicken the mortal
We are deeper into the days of His Kingdom than even we ourselves realize. The sons of God who have entered into a walk with God have journeyed through the work of the cross and the baptism of fire on their way to the manifestation of authority. They have learned not to stop at merely… Continue reading Quicken the mortal
The Word of truth
Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless, and leads to the ruin of the hearers. Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth. But… Continue reading The Word of truth
They spoke the word of God!
The early disciples had a unique power to turn the world upside down. The secret of their success was not their human abilities or natural talents. Their secret was the releasing of the nature and the power of God in the word they spoke. The early believers did not talk about the Scriptures or even… Continue reading They spoke the word of God!
Filled to walk in His perfect will
What is repentance? It is receiving Gods thoughts into our consciousness, causing us to change the way we think about something and think like God does about it. The reason that you may not receive as much blessing as you could receive is that you are asking the Lord to fill you with His Spirit… Continue reading Filled to walk in His perfect will
Emphasize the positive and eliminate the negative
There are many requests and burdens that people are looking for God to fill; however, the Lord must bring us into one Body before He meets us as individuals, for this is the day of the Body ministry. When God starts blessing a body of believers and we claim the things God has for the… Continue reading Emphasize the positive and eliminate the negative
The danger of a divided heart
Although we are faced with many challenges, we have only one responsibility, just as Israel had in the Old Testament: follow the cloud—that’s all—just follow that cloud. And sometimes the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; then according to the commandment of the Lord they remained encamped, and according to the commandment of… Continue reading The danger of a divided heart
What is Pentecost?
The Feast of Pentecost came at the end of the wheat harvest, the sixth day of Sivan, the third month, Israel observed it in commemoration of the giving of the law. There are hidden meanings in the Feast of Pentecost, and the Lord is revealing what it really means. On the day of Pentecost the… Continue reading What is Pentecost?
Revelation and concealment in the Word
But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost; for a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. I Corinthians 16:8–9. Did Paul actually know the significance of the Feast of Pentecost? Or was he only thinking about a certain day or limit of time: “I’ll stay here until a… Continue reading Revelation and concealment in the Word
Jonah, the prophet without love
The more I meditate upon the Word of God, the more I am persuaded that finding the love of God in a church or in a Christian is not as common as one might think. Of course there is always a certain degree of love to be found. But the love that God really wants… Continue reading Jonah, the prophet without love
Are you earth bound?
The Bible always comes alive to our hearts in a special way during a period of afflictions and testings. How can we hope to understand some of David’s cries in the Psalms unless we also experience the same deep afflictions and testings, the same despair he felt when he saw the arrogance and prosperity of… Continue reading Are you earth bound?
Prophecy
I Corinthians 12:10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: I am assuming that you understand the use of the gift of prophecy. God uses this kind of communication at times to speak to His people.… Continue reading Prophecy
Sign language
Matthew 16:3 And in the morning, [It will be] foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O [ye] hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not [discern] the signs of the times? It Includes: Words, Feelings, Pictures (vision), Music, etc. God also uses physical signs to… Continue reading Sign language
Co-operating with destiny
We are learning to walk with God in our destiny. The provision needed to fulfill our destiny is deposited in the heavenlies, ready for us to appropriate. II Timothy 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called [us] with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which… Continue reading Co-operating with destiny
The language of vision
Visions are God’s Pictorial Language Numbers 12:6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream. John 5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto… Continue reading The language of vision
What is love?
As God speaks to us, we realize that we must have more love. There are many Scriptures, especially in I Thessalonians and I John, which show us the character and the nature of the love that God wants us to have. A careful study of these Scriptures will reveal seven keys to more love. At… Continue reading What is love?
No love
I Corinthians 13 has been called “the chapter on love.” It could also be renamed “the chapter about no-love,” because it deals with our limitations and the way they affect our love. It speaks of limited and pointless knowledge, as well as ministries which are ineffective. A man once defined salt: “Salt is what makes… Continue reading No love
Immune
When the prophet Micah saw what would take place in the end time, he saw it more immediately as it would happen to natural Israel; but he also saw into the future when God would deal with His people in the end time. He said, Zion will be as a plowed field. Micah 3:12. To… Continue reading Immune
Double trouble
It is very important that we learn how to think as God thinks; perhaps not as deep, but after the same patterns and channels of thought. We need the Lord to teach us His ways, to teach us of His love. I do not know how Adam thought about things, but I do know that… Continue reading Double trouble
Thunderbolt
Chaziz (pronounced kauseez) is a Hebrew word which expresses many things, and it occurs in the first verse of Zechariah 10. Ask rain from the Lord at the time of the spring rain—the Lord who makes the storm clouds (chaziz); and He will give them showers of rain, vegetation in the field to each man.… Continue reading Thunderbolt
Double
Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.” And he said, “You have asked a hard thing.” II Kings 2:9, 10a. We are familiar with the story of Elijah and his wonderful… Continue reading Double
The victory and the promises of the Lord
When God promises us a double portion, it means that there is not only a portion of grace, but also a portion of judgment. Sometimes grace can come to sustain us and help us to endure things, but judgment comes many times to loose us in areas where we need to be set free. How… Continue reading The victory and the promises of the Lord
Am I burned up?
These are the days of spiritual fire, the baptism of fire that burns out the chaff. If you will accept the fire, the Lord will give it to you and will work it in you perfectly. The first part of you to go through the fire should be your head, so that you cannot reason… Continue reading Am I burned up?
Worthy of the kingdom
It is amazing how the Lord sometimes emphasizes a truth to our hearts which may have seemed insignificant; but suddenly its importance is magnified in that moment when the Lord gives it emphasis. The Lord is now bringing a truth before us which has previously escaped our attention. Now it is suddenly magnified and we… Continue reading Worthy of the kingdom
The peril of strange fire
The Lord is bringing revelation about the ministry of fire and the experience of fire in the end time. In Leviticus, chapters 8 and 9, you can read about Aaron’s consecration to the high priesthood, and the instructions the Lord gave concerning the sacrifices which were made to consecrate Aaron and his sons. In chapters… Continue reading The peril of strange fire
Judgment- past and present or future?
Although believers in past generations were able to participate in the fire of the Lord in a measure, the experience is specifically reserved for those who will enter into it today. When Aaron’s sons presented strange fire before the Lord, they were struck dead (Leviticus 9 and 10). In the end time, one thing that… Continue reading Judgment- past and present or future?
Who starts the fire?
God anoints a true foundational ministry not only to present the truth of the Scriptures, but to seek every way possible whereby He can instruct you how to experience that truth. He does not preach a beautiful experience that is unattainable; his main objective is to set a goal before you in the Word and… Continue reading Who starts the fire?
The continual burnt offering
The observances which the Lord established in the Old Testament on a rather physical plane of worship pointed to something deeply spiritual and seemingly intangible. A believer is unable to apply them spiritually unless God reveals what they symbolize. In the New Testament, the Lord used the parables in the same way. He called attention… Continue reading The continual burnt offering
Baptized into one body
Many of us do not realize that there is a difference between what people have voiced in receiving the Holy Spirit and the original experience that is recorded in the second chapter of Acts. And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven… Continue reading Baptized into one body
The soothing aroma to the Lord
On the day of Pentecost thousands were added to the Church. They were the firstfruits. The word “firstfruits” refers to the season’s first ripened fruit. People who live in cold climates eagerly look forward to the first strawberries in early spring. After the snow melts, the tender shoots of rhubarb which emerge from the ground… Continue reading The soothing aroma to the Lord
The harvest of first fruits
“Three times a year you shall celebrate a feast to Me. You shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread; for seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the appointed time in the month Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt. And none shall appear before Me empty-handed.… Continue reading The harvest of first fruits
An offering by fire
The sacrifices described in the book of Leviticus illustrate what God wanted eventually in the realm of spirit for His people. The children of Israel were rather primitive in the sense that they made animal sacrifices. They were doing what God told them to do, but they were accomplishing their worship on a low physical… Continue reading An offering by fire
The brightness of a burning fire
For seven women will take hold of one man in that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; take away our reproach!” Isaiah 4:1. Initially, this prophecy was fulfilled in the days of the exile in Babylon, after many men had… Continue reading The brightness of a burning fire
Preparation by fire
“Over all the brightness of a flaming fire…for over all the glory will be a canopy” (Isaiah 4:5). The Old Testament brings forth truths concerning the Feast of Pentecost for our time, and challenges everyone who believes the Scriptures. The fire of the Holy Spirit which is the essential anointing behind every servant of God.… Continue reading Preparation by fire
The days of fire
These are the days of fire. Expect to see more judgments in the earth. Expect to see the flow of creativity from God’s people on an unprecedented scale—in the psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, in the singing and making melody in their hearts to the Lord, in the flow of prophecy and the Word.… Continue reading The days of fire
Song of Solomon
SONG OF SOLOMON 1:1-2 This is the first song of a series of six. It is one song, in six parts, it is the greatest love song ever written. It reveals How the Love of God changes our life: it reveals the pattern of how His love is developed in our lives. It describes our… Continue reading Song of Solomon
The authority in His name
This message will present another legal aspect of our position, of our privileges in the Lord Jesus Christ, and the fantastic provisions that He has made for every need—not only things that we consider needs from a human viewpoint, but the needs that we have now as we appropriate His perfect eternal purpose to bring… Continue reading The authority in His name
We have the key
In considering the things that God has provided for us, it is very important that we talk about the treasury, the vault where all the goodies are stored. As we enter into a Scriptural study, we will begin to understand what spiritual access really means, and we will become aware of the fact that we… Continue reading We have the key
The administrator
When we consider our glorious heritage in the Lord, the first question we might ask is, “How big is the estate.” We want to know what is there for us. In their advertisements, large savings and loan companies try to impress us with their size and their security, “We have fifty million dollars in assets,”… Continue reading The administrator
The trust fund
The Bible is a book of promises and covenants, of laws and principles, of judgments and pardons. Our faith and our future is based upon all of these. May the Holy Spirit illuminate these messages, so that you may know what is very legally yours. When the heirs of a large estate gather to hear… Continue reading The trust fund
The refining fire
The Gospel of Mark begins without any introduction or any explanation. The Spirit of God moved through Mark to write no preliminaries, nothing about the birth of Christ or His early, tender years, no explanation that He is the Son of God. Mark simply starts, The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son… Continue reading The refining fire
Death by fire
Many present-day believers have embraced the concept of the baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire, but very few actually know what it is about. The Pentecostal movement did not understand the baptism of fire at all, but even those who have come into greater revelation seem to have no more than a glimmer of… Continue reading Death by fire
The persecuted
This last Beatitude is so contrary to human nature that it is difficult to understand what it is all about unless you see it from God’s viewpoint. As you read this, your attitude will change toward involvement for God, toward persecution and reproach, toward being an oddball—the kind of person who is so different that… Continue reading The persecuted
The peacemakers
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the sons of God. Matthew 5:9. To be a peacemaker is to be almost like the old gun called the Peacemaker. It was called the Peacemaker because in the hands of a few men, the wild West was subdued. It was a rough one, a forty-five… Continue reading The peacemakers
The pure in heart
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8. This is a simple little statement in many people’s thinking: “If I’m pure when I die, I’ll go to heaven and see Jesus.” But none of these beautiful Beatitudes are simple statements; they are involved with very complex principles and doctrines of… Continue reading The pure in heart
The merciful
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 5:7. What a simple little statement! Mercy does not cost anything, but neither can you buy it. Mercy doesn’t seem to be very valuable until you need it. Then it is one of the most precious things in all the world. It is something you… Continue reading The merciful
Wisdom
We live in a time of real disturbing lawlessness, which according to God’s word will continue to increase as we continue down to the end of this age. God said this about wisdom: ISAIAH 33:6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times. While we cannot change that which is set, that… Continue reading Wisdom
Crossing over Jordan
Those with ears to hear and hearts to perceive will prepare their hearts to take hold of God’s grace that is now coming forth to take us into a great new move of the Holy Spirit. The church is about to cross over into the Promised Land. The crossing of the Jordan represented death to… Continue reading Crossing over Jordan
The need for leadership
“Any areas where we are not dependent upon Jesus are marked for trouble. The trouble will bring us back to dependence upon Him, and anything we are not using for the Kingdom of God we will eventually lose.” We need to understand that no matter what our vocation, leadership is something we need to embrace… Continue reading The need for leadership
We would see Jesus
JOHN 12:21 The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. We are living in the information age. Never before in history has there been so much information available to the average person. You can log on to the Internet and find virtually… Continue reading We would see Jesus
The glory of the latter house
HAGGAI 2:9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts. GOD SAID HE WOULD REBUILD THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID AMOS 9:11. In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David… Continue reading The glory of the latter house
Destiny convergence
JOHN 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. Before this world was created there were timelines in the… Continue reading Destiny convergence
There were two trees in the garden
GENESIS 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. This simple statement lays the fundamentals of the kind of… Continue reading There were two trees in the garden
Finishing the race
ACTS 20:24 24. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. PHILIPPIANS 3:12 Not as though I had already… Continue reading Finishing the race
To walk with God is essential for survival
Walking in the Spirit is not an optional extra; it is an essential requirement if we are going to survive the next few years. The end-times are not going to be a picnic, as we see the maturing of evil, as well as good, begin to accelerate. The clash between light and darkness will become… Continue reading To walk with God is essential for survival
The transitory nature of this life
HEBREWS 11:9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10. For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. JAMES 4:14 14. Whereas ye know not what… Continue reading The transitory nature of this life
Preparation for harvest
ECCLESIASTES 3:1 To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: Harvest time comes when the fruit or grain is ripe; it then has to be harvested. If it is not, the harvest can be lost. JEREMIAH 8:20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are… Continue reading Preparation for harvest
Re-digging the old wells
GENESIS 26:18 And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them. Often in our search for answers, we tend… Continue reading Re-digging the old wells
The power of light to transform
JOHN 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 1 JOHN 1:5. This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. I JOHN 2:9 He that saith he is in the light,… Continue reading The power of light to transform
The harvest
We need long periods of interacting with and being empowered by the presence and glory of God. Interacting with the manifest presence of God opens up another dimension – a place and presence where we can be touched by God in no other way; it is a place of revelation, commissioning, and empowerment. ACTS 4:31… Continue reading The harvest
Sermon on the Mount
Matthew chapters 5 to 7 record what has become known as the Sermon on the Mount, which includes the Beatitudes. These writings are the foundation on which everything else in the New Testament is built upon. The teachings of Jesus are the foundation stones that Paul and the other writers of the New Testament used… Continue reading Sermon on the Mount
The gospel of the kingdom
MATTHEW 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. Jesus clearly said that the Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached to all nations before He returns. What is the Gospel of the Kingdom? The Church is… Continue reading The gospel of the kingdom
Touch him
God is stirring up many hearts for a deep, penetrating meeting with Him. How quickly people can come into the presence of the Lord today! Because this is the great and marvelous day of the Parousia, it is much easier to break into the presence of the Lord than ever before. When you read the… Continue reading Touch him
The Manchild
To understand revelation 12, we need to see it as a revelation of a principle, more than the revelation of a specific event. When we understand the principle, we will realize it has worked time and time again, even though there will be an outstanding fulfillment of it in the end time. The interpretations of… Continue reading The Manchild
Work the living works
When you say, “Have faith,” are you actually saying, “Have hope”? Hope reaches out to the future and believes that God will eventually move in a situation, and this hope is often mingled with faith. But now there has to be a change. We must believe for the tremendous works of God to be wrought… Continue reading Work the living works
The day of fire and rain
God has been speaking a great deal about the ministry that is to come forth in the earth. There is much we can learn from the Scriptures which tell us about the ministry of Elijah. First, in Matthew 17:1–13, we read about Elijah’s appearance on the Mount of Transfiguration. And six days later Jesus took… Continue reading The day of fire and rain
The barrier to loves flow
It is often a struggle to believe that God really loves you, although you may be convinced that He loves others, for you see His love flowing to them. Many problems stem from this mistrust of His love: a basic mistrust of the love the Lord has for you. Hebrews 12:5–8 tells us: “Whom the… Continue reading The barrier to loves flow
Principles of displacement
If we were to try to create in the natural realm a picture of the human spirit, it would not be at all like a ghost; it would be more like a sponge. When hands are laid on people, it is not their minds, but their spirits that do the absorbing. They absorb the blessing… Continue reading Principles of displacement
The redemption of pain
All that we have inherited from Adam through our DNA, that has brought destruction into our life, shall be displaced, as the DNA of God expands within us. The enemy has lied to us for a long time about our value and worth. He has caused us to believe that our identity is the broken… Continue reading The redemption of pain
Defilements of spirit
When our spirit was generated, made alive with the eternal life of God, we were born of the spirit. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit. But when our spirit is not drawing the life of God it can become defiled, no longer clean and pure and holy. The eternal life of God is… Continue reading Defilements of spirit
The perfecting of our spirit
When we are born from above, the seed of God is conceived in our spirit. The seed of God is the D.N.A of God and is perfect. The seed of God is the living Word of God, Christ in us the hope of Glory. The seed or life of God in us cannot sin. 1… Continue reading The perfecting of our spirit
They that hunger and thirst
Jesus said in Matthew 5:6, Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Now this is not a hunger for experiences, nor is it a hunger for blessings. It is not a hunger to have a ministry, and it is not a hunger for a position or a place.… Continue reading They that hunger and thirst
The meek
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5. It is good to know that God is going to turn the earth over to the meek, and it is important that we understand who the meek are. The meek are gentle and mild, they are humble. They are kind and forgiving, they… Continue reading The meek
They that mourn
In Matthew 5 is a Beatitude speaking about mourning, a quality of spirit the Lord has laid before us which is a key of the Kingdom. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4. In the preceding chapter we are told, And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their… Continue reading They that mourn
The poor in spirit
Picture yourself in the crowd that day when the Lord sat down on a little hill with the people gathered around, and He taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3. The Word is so concentrated. How long do you suppose it took Him to… Continue reading The poor in spirit
The sermon on the Mount
The Lord wants to purify our spirits. We realize it is necessary for we still have things in our spirits which we know should not be there. Because we want a right spirit we pray, “Lord, renew a right spirit within me” (Psalm 51:10). How will we have that right spirit? The Holy Spirit brings… Continue reading The sermon on the Mount
Persistence
On the surface, the Bible is basically a pessimistic, gloomy book, especially when it relates to prophecy. This is the thing that bothers a lot of Christians when they read the Word. We keep talking about the day of the Lord, but read those Old Testament Prophets: the day of the Lord is something that… Continue reading Persistence
Cut out of the mountain
There are many facets to the work that God is doing in the earth today. Unless you have anointed eyes to see the purity of it, you may stumble, and because of human rationalization, misinterpret much of what God does. To avoid such a human viewpoint, determine to be totally one with what God sets… Continue reading Cut out of the mountain
Sitting where they sit
Sometimes people react because of pressures and circumstances that are almost unbelievable. A person ought always to be slow to condemn someone else. What is the old Indian saying? “Never judge another man until you walk in his moccasins for a week.” When Ezekiel was caught away in the Spirit, he had great criticisms. He… Continue reading Sitting where they sit
To see the Lord
We should have a real desire to see the Lord. Hebrews 9:28 tells us: Unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. In John 3:3 we read: Every man that hath this hope within him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. We read in the Scriptures… Continue reading To see the Lord
Characteristics of love
One of the most popular subjects that has ever interested the heart of any man or woman is love. This is something that people are interested in: if they don’t have it they are interested in getting it; if they do have it, they find it is one of the most tremendous factors in the… Continue reading Characteristics of love
What is grace?
The best definition of grace in the whole bible is found in second Peter. 2peter 1:2 Grace and peace be unto you through the knowledge (intimacy) of God, and of Jesus our Lord, according( in what manner or way, how) as his divine power hath given unto us all things(totality, perfect provision) that pertain unto… Continue reading What is grace?
Grace not legalism
Grace is the one key that, in my opinion, is more important than anything else in keeping our walk with God fresh and alive; it will keep you walking with the Lord consistently. We need to stay away from legalism and understand the grace of God! Grace isn’t given to you as a license to… Continue reading Grace not legalism
What does it mean to be in the Spirit?
Our spirit is dimensional; it is in heaven and earth at the same time. If we know how we can tune in to one realm or the other, some people can live in both. God is Spirit, in order to fellowship with an unseen Spirit; we need to learn how to enter that realm. The… Continue reading What does it mean to be in the Spirit?
Be a new lump
The fifth chapter of 1 Corinthians deals with a problem of immorality that existed in the Corinthian church. In this chapter, Paul gave enlightenment concerning the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among… Continue reading Be a new lump
How to get an apostle out of jail
Acts 12 is the Scripture which gives the account of one very interesting Passover at the time of the early New Testament Church. The Apostle Peter had been put in jail, and after the Passover he was to be killed; but instead, God set him free. Would you like to see your apostles that are… Continue reading How to get an apostle out of jail
Head them off at the pass
For He delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son. Colossians 1:13. After reading this verse, we realize that legal jurisdiction exists in the spirit realm as well as in the natural realm. Almost all the old cowboy movies have one standard line: “Head ’em off… Continue reading Head them off at the pass
These are the feasts of harvest
“Three times a year you shall celebrate a feast to Me.… .for seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the appointed time in the month Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt. And none shall appear before Me empty-handed. Also you shall observe the Feast of the… Continue reading These are the feasts of harvest
The Lamb who leads us
Many wonderful truths are being revealed to us concerning the Feast of Passover—truths that, surprisingly, have never been on earth before. The Passover comes to project us into action, to liberate us into that which we were not able to do before, and to enable us to do it. The ninth chapter of Numbers is… Continue reading The Lamb who leads us
Exodus
The beginning of the book of Exodus records the story of Moses going down to Egypt at the command of the Lord to lead the children of Israel from bondage. The word “exodus” means “the departure” or “the way out.” The word “exit” is derived from the same root word. The Exodus was the departure… Continue reading Exodus
From Gilgal to the giants
Beyond our Passover experience is a wilderness with problems of survival. Not only are there giants to be overcome; there is a promised land to be fully possessed. There are many new and challenging experiences Beyond Passover. Joshua 5:1 Now it came about when all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan… Continue reading From Gilgal to the giants
The second coming of the Holy Spirit
This message from the eighth chapter of the book of Romans has to do with the work of the Holy Spirit in those who come forth as manifested sons of God in this end time. The book of Acts speaks a great deal of the work of the Holy Spirit. No reference to the Old Testament… Continue reading The second coming of the Holy Spirit
The realm of spirit
…eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. But unto us God revealed them through the Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For who among men knoweth the things of… Continue reading The realm of spirit
What is Babylon?
What do we call Babylon? Babylon is anything that God has done in the past that now rejects the divine order God is restoring. It does not matter how far a movement has gone in the Lord; it automatically becomes Babylon at that moment of rejection. This does not mean that Babylon has not had… Continue reading What is Babylon?
I am going to measure Jerusalem
Zechariah was an important prophet of the restoration period in the Old Testament. His prophecies spoke also of the day in which we are living, as we see in the following passage. Then I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a man with a measuring line in his hand. So I… Continue reading I am going to measure Jerusalem
The kingdom
If we give ourselves to God it is amazing what he can do through us. We have to get to the root of the problem. If we don’t discern the real problem we are not going to find the real solution. We are to pray to our father, and having glorified and magnified his name… Continue reading The kingdom
Definition of the kingdom
The spiritual principles of the Old Testament are carried into the kingdom because they were always new covenant. Abraham lived in the New Covenant. We got to get out of time and allow God to carry us in spirit in to the realm of eternity, so that we see things in a different way. The… Continue reading Definition of the kingdom
The kingdom and the law
A dimension of the kingdom that we need to get a hold of and be released in is the power to move in signs and wonders and miracles. And this is how Jesus began and sent his disciples out to begin. Go and heal the sick, raise the dead and cast out devils and tell… Continue reading The kingdom and the law
Four stages in which the kingdom comes
There are four stages in which the kingdom comes. The first stage of the kingdom is the proclamation stage. Much of the evangelical church is at this stage. They can teach about it, but there is no powerful manifestation of it. John taught accurately the things concerning Jesus but he never did a miracle. The… Continue reading Four stages in which the kingdom comes
The Kingdom is the Father’s family
We need to see the kingdom; we need to enter the kingdom and abide there, we need to understand the kingdom and we need to preach the kingdom. The kingdom is not something we are looking for when Jesus returns. The kingdom is present right now. We need to understand the kingdom, and where it… Continue reading The Kingdom is the Father’s family
The kingdom is inherited
God delivered the children of Israel out of Egypt (a type of the world) by judging all the gods (fallen angels) of the Egyptians. He led them through the wilderness (a type of testing) to the mountain (place of authority) of God where they were to worship the Lord. God gave them the 10 commandments… Continue reading The kingdom is inherited
Rapture
Rapture is not just a doctrine, it is an experience. I am not talking about having our body transformed but those who have been caught up into heaven. Many have experienced heaven in their spirit, also in their soul through visions and trances. But those who have been raptured have been taken up in their… Continue reading Rapture
Fixing our eyes on Jesus
We take our eyes off the problem, and fix them on Jesus, and as we fix them on Jesus we will begin to see differently. We will get a different perspective on our current circumstances that will release the joy of the Lord, and faith will start to flow into us and we will come… Continue reading Fixing our eyes on Jesus
False prophets
Math 7: 15Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening (greedy for power, gain, self) wolves. 16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt ( comes… Continue reading False prophets
A pattern without His presence
It is easy to miss an encounter with God by following a habit pattern, but we must encounter Him. We are to touch Him. We are to be lost in His presence. Waiting on the Lord must have priority. We must have meetings with Him and encounter Him in our worship and intercession. A brokenness… Continue reading A pattern without His presence
A jar of salt
In II Kings 2, we find a miracle of Elisha which can show us how to position ourselves for the next miracle of the Kingdom. We are going to learn to open our awareness to the next step in our progressive walk with God. If Elijah was a prophet of fire, Elisha was a prophet… Continue reading A jar of salt
Hath God said
We need to understand the law of action and reaction, the moving of the Spirit of God and the moving of the enemy. We live in the conflict of two kingdoms. For every action of the kingdom, there will be a corresponding reaction of the enemy, until we become more than a conqueror and the… Continue reading Hath God said
How intense is God ?
We know that His first requirement is that we love Him with all of our heart and soul, all of our mind and strength (Deuteronomy 6:5). This we purpose to do. All the problems of religious Babylon, of Laodicean lukewarmness, come because they give God less than the full intensity of love. How intensely does… Continue reading How intense is God ?
Heavenly language
The language of heaven is very diverse and comprehensive. Our native language is very limited when compared to the language of heaven. When we are born into the kingdom of God we have to learn the language of that kingdom. This language is far superior to our native language. The language of the spirit realm… Continue reading Heavenly language
Our identity
We have been seated with Christ in heavenly places; Jesus is no longer just an individual but a many member body. In the eternal realm we are already perfect in our spirit. But we have to see who we are in the eternal realm, so that we can bring that reality down into our lives… Continue reading Our identity
Our growth in God
John 3: 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. To enter into an intimate relationship with God, It is absolutely necessary that we be born from above. Unless our spirit is… Continue reading Our growth in God
The Parousia
We are living in the time of the Parousia, the time of His presence where Jesus will appear to us. We are going to see ever-increasing manifestations of Jesus to His people. This term PAROUSIA has virtually always been used exclusively in reference to the second coming of the Lord. IT DOES REFER TO THAT… Continue reading The Parousia
Dark speeches
Numbers 12:6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream.7 My servant Moses [is] not so, who [is] faithful in all mine house.8 With him will I speak mouth… Continue reading Dark speeches
Meditation
A very important aspect of walking with God is the art of Meditation. Psalms 46:10 Be still, and know that I [am] God: BE STILL AND KNOW We live our lives in such turmoil and busyness, which causes us to live in a constant state of inner tension. This isolates us from God and keeps… Continue reading Meditation
The mind working with the spirit
The Lord can communicate with us in Words, Feelings and Pictures. He mostly communicates with us through spontaneous thoughts. These thoughts sound like our own thoughts but they are spontaneous, They flow into our mind from our spirit through the Holy Spirit. We do not start them, they light upon us. When we choose to… Continue reading The mind working with the spirit
To walk with God
We can walk and talk with God like Adam did in the Garden. In these last days, it is vitally important to know the voice of the Lord. Our survival may depend upon it. We need to know how God wants to communicate with us and to be clearly able to hear his voice for… Continue reading To walk with God
Our spirits
When we get a Word from the Lord it seems like everything goes in the opposite direction of that word. You get a Word and you’re tried in it before it comes to pass. “Until the day that it came to pass, the Word of the Lord tried him,” was the way the Psalms talked… Continue reading Our spirits
From futility to maturity
The book of Ephesians has many good chapters, but the fourth chapter often becomes the focus of our attention. Let me give a brief resume of this chapter, starting from verse 8. Christ ascended to the right hand of the Father with all majesty and authority and gave gifts to men. He gave some as… Continue reading From futility to maturity
Getting off the soul level
God breathed into us our spirit. When the spirit entered the body the soul was formed. In our soul and body are the instinctive drives we have being human. When we are born from above the seed of God is conceived in our spirit and we become a child of God by nature, our spirit… Continue reading Getting off the soul level
Complete
The eighth chapter of Romans teaches us that creation has been subjected to futility, but in hope, that when the sons of God come forth in their manifestation, they in turn will release creation from futility. The problem is not with creation; the problem is with the sons of God being loosed from futility. They… Continue reading Complete
The strengthening of the Holy Spirit
The strengthening of the Holy Spirit is needed for our spirit to control our soul and body and to be the channel of the Holy Spirit, for the flowing out of His life to others. Ephesians 3:14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom… Continue reading The strengthening of the Holy Spirit
What do you emanate?
The life of God flows out of heaven into our spirit, through our soul and out our body into the natural world around us. But how do we get that life flowing? The kingdom of God is in a different dimension, it is in the unseen realm of God’s Spirit. The kingdom is the realm… Continue reading What do you emanate?
Attitudes
We need to understand that things like love, joy, peace, thanksgiving, anger, hate and jealousy and all the like are not just attitudes. They are far more than just attitudes, they are a power, they are a substance, and we need to understand this. Each of these attitudes radiates out from us as a power… Continue reading Attitudes
A lonely bird on the roof
In this day, the Holy Spirit is bringing forth the unity of the Body of Christ; Satan, on the other hand, is trying in every way possible to isolate the members so that they cannot communicate or work with one another. Psalm 102 reveals the heart of a man who felt isolated and alone. He… Continue reading A lonely bird on the roof