"We must put aside pleasure seeking lifestyles if we want to make an impact in our world and be faithful servants of the Most High God."
Comfort, disappointment, and fear are three of the greatest enemies of our souls. We can be lulled into ineffectiveness for the Kingdom of God in the comfort of our lives. We can become weary and stagnant from affecting our spheres in this world because of disappointment. Fear can paralyze us to retreat from what we must face--the battle of life, Jesus, and the Word of God.
Comfort
One of the devices of the enemy is to engage us and consume us with "self." Self wants to be comforted. Self desires the easy road and the easy life. Self wants to protect itself by not going out on a limb or really ever stretching our faith. Self wants to live a balanced life neither hot nor cold...that is a scary thought according to Revelation 3. I like the way the Message version reads:
Revelation 3:15-17, "I know you inside and out, and find little to my liking. You're not cold, you're not hot--far better to be either cold or hot! You're stale. You're stagnant. You make me want to vomit. You brag, 'I'm rich, I've got it made, I need nothing from anyone,' oblivious that in fact you're a pitiful, blind beggar, threadbare and homeless."
Comfort enthusiasts are often deep rooted in pride. They tend to think that their life is their own, and they are blinded to the fact that their very existence is the Lord's, and everything they have is His as well. One of the things we must be reminded of, time and again, is that we are His, our every breath is His. He may desire for us to give up all for His sake. He may want us to leave jobs, friends, and family, while traveling to distant lands to serve Him.
We must put aside pleasure seeking lifestyles if we want to make an impact in our world and be faithful servants of the Most High God.
Matthew 6:33, "Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need."
If we seek His Kingdom first and always, then He will give us what we need in our journey with Him. We are not alone, He is always with us. If we have plenty, it is for a purpose, and He will direct the plenty because it is His to direct. If we have little, then there is a reason, and we can trust that He will provide all that we need for His purposes.
We must put aside comfort when it gets in the way of our purpose. We must not seek comfort, but we must have a deep concern when comfort stays around too long. This is not to be confused with peace. I am referring to comfortable lifestyles that keep us from advancing in glorifying the Lord in all that we do.
Disappointment
Disappointment and hopelessness seem to run together sometimes. We can fail to the point of finally giving up and not having hope for a bright future. Our God is the God of redemption, restoration, and brilliant futures for all of His people. Only in deception can we miss the fact that in Him, defeat is temporary and it often becomes strength for the journey.
Romans 8:28, "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them."
Notice it says "everything" works together for the good of us. This means that despite the good things that come:
Defeat works together for the good,
Delay works together for the good,
Lack works together for the good,
Loss works together for the good,
Sickness works together for the good,
And finally, even death works together for the good for all of us, His children.
The Lord promises that the end result for all of us is triumphant, so be patient and be encouraged beloved of God.
Ecclesiastes 7:8, "Better is the end of a thing than the beginning of it, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit."
the coming shift
The world is standing at the threshold of an unprecedented shift. In light of this reality, we must embrace fresh paradigms of change and uncover the passageway that leads from the "old" to the "new (more)
Fear
We have all heard the saying, "There is nothing to fear but fear itself." There is much truth in that statement. The enemy of our souls knows that if he can wrap us up in fear, that in effect, can disengaged us from the advancement of the Kingdom of God. Much of the fear we have is never realized, but can perpetuate real problems because we can no longer operate in faith when we have given fear a place in our lives. Remember, He is our Protector. I remember Jesus sleeping through the storm when fear had gripped the others.
Proverbs 3:24-26, "You'll take afternoon naps without a worry, you'll enjoy a good night's sleep. No need to panic over alarms or surprises, or predictions that doomsday's just around the corner, because GOD will be right there with you; He'll keep you safe and sound."
People of God, we do not need to live in fear. When it comes out of your mouth, rebuke yourself. I have witnessed so many in fear of what lies ahead in the future for them. They are literally consumed to the point that their faith and their production for God has been neutralized. We should live in His wisdom, and trust that He has you in His hands, because He does.
Running His Path
"Real freedom comes when God sets our heart free."
Psalm 119:32, "I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free."
When we are set free by the Lord, it does not mean that we can do anything we want at anytime. We must not throw off all order and restraint, be self-indulgent, self-pleasing, and self-willed. That is not real freedom. That's slavery. It's slavery to self and it's slavery to sin.
Real freedom comes when God sets our heart free--free from the bondages of comfort, disappointment, and fear. The psalmist says, "You've set my heart free." What's the evidence? "I run in the path of your commands." When we are truly liberated by the grace of God and the power of God, it's not to please ourselves, it's not to do our own thing, but it's to be able to obey God in every way, freely and joyfully.
When we run the path of His commands, there is little room to be lavished in comfort, there is little time for discouragement, and fear is removed because faith and purpose have taken over. Let's advance His Kingdom regardless of what comes our way. When good things come, praise God, when devastation comes praise God.
Psalm 42:5:
"Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again--my Savior and my God!"
Blessings,
Robert Ricciardelli
Vision Advancement Strategies
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
"THERE WILL BE A SEVEN-YEAR PERIOD OF PLENTY, FOLLOWED BY A SEVEN-YEAR PERIOD OF FAMINE"
"THERE WILL BE A SEVEN-YEAR PERIOD OF PLENTY, FOLLOWED BY A SEVEN-YEAR PERIOD OF FAMINE"
By Catherine Brown : Mar 27, 2007 : Gatekeepers
"Will traders barter for him? Will they divide him up among the merchants?" Job 41:6
A Vision of the Church and the Marketplace
In a recent vision, the Lord showed me a picture of the Church in two separate halves. In one-half (within the realm of my vision), I saw the Marketplace with Christian ministers and ministries represented within it. On the opposite side from these people, was another group of Church-place Christian ministers and ministries. In the hands of one group was one-half of a sterling pound note; and the other half of the sterling pound note was in the hands of the other group.
Between both parties, was a divide, and in the divide, a dragon was positioned to separate the two. The dragon (or leviathan) stood between the two groups of ministers/ministries and brought disunity and division.
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Before the vision ended, the Lord spoke these powerful words into my heart:
"There is equity in the Church that belongs in and to the Marketplace, and there is equity in the Marketplace that belongs in and to the Church."
"There will be a seven-year period of plenty, followed by a seven-year period of famine. From 2007-2014, I am granting a window of grace and mercy to prepare for the seven years of famine."
"I am calling for the Kingdom economists and accountants, for without them, My Church cannot fulfill her global mandate on the earth. I am going to pour out My anointing upon them in unprecedented levels. It will be seen as a thousand-fold increase of the anointing that was upon My servant Joseph in the days of Egypt."
"I will grant favor to these chosen servants, and they will enable and equip the Church and the Marketplace in the outworking of Heavenly vision--in strategizing, in forming Godly alliances, and in creating infrastructure for the fulfillment of vision for the coming seven years of harvest."
"The Church and the Marketplace ministers and ministries must learn to unite, to collaborate, and co-operate with My Holy Spirit. For I have placed vision and resource in the Church that cannot be fulfilled unless it is in partnership with the Marketplace, and I have placed vision and resource in the Marketplace that cannot be fulfilled unless it is in partnership with the Church."
"I formed Leviathan to frolic in the seas, but Leviathan has opposed the work of My Son. Therefore, I have broken the heads of the monster in the waters; I have crushed the heads of Leviathan. It is only by humility that you will overcome the dragon in your midst. Turn from your pride and arrogance and repent for abuse and misuse of influence, authority, and power to which I have entrusted to you. Leviathan has caused My children to operate in lies, gossip, slander, accusation, faultfinding, criticism, and rumor."
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The Lord's audible voice filled the room, introducing the angel standing before me: "Welcome the Minister of Finance for the Kingdom." (more)
"Heaven's economy is wrapped up in Heaven's justice and where there is injustice, there is a blockage in Heaven's economy and this prevents the fullness of My blessing being released to you and through you."
"I will disarm Leviathan in your midst if you will choose to walk in My humility, repentance, and love. I call you to form a Heavenly alliance between Church and Marketplace, for in My eyes, the two are one. You each have spheres of influence, which I have granted to you. I have given you gifts, and I have called you in the power of My Spirit. I call you now to lay down your mistrust of each other, to be healed of past hurts when the Church has rejected the Marketplace and the Marketplace has rejected the Church."
"Do not be defined by the disappointments of the past. Do not allow the reputation of man to rob you of My blessing. Do not allow fear and mistrust to rob you of breakthrough. Stand together in the bond of peace and love, and I will release My blessing in your midst. Set a precedent in My Righteousness; build a bridge of holy brotherhood; walk in purity of motivation and trust Me, for your destinies are both individual and corporate."
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"I call My Church to unity, to purity, and to holiness, for My desire is to pour out abundant blessing from Heaven and save the earth. Like Abraham before you, walk before Me and be blameless. As children of Abraham, you are heirs to the promise. My grace overcomes all betrayal."
"Be bold in My Holiness. Prefer one another in love. I proclaim healing over My Church and remind her of her mandate to love selflessly, to be a people of faith, and to fulfill the Great Commission that I have entrusted to the sons of men. Carry My Cross and the accomplishment of Calvary in all that you do, and I will heal your lands."
For Jesus' sake. Amen.
Catherine Brown
Gatekeepers
By Catherine Brown : Mar 27, 2007 : Gatekeepers
"Will traders barter for him? Will they divide him up among the merchants?" Job 41:6
A Vision of the Church and the Marketplace
In a recent vision, the Lord showed me a picture of the Church in two separate halves. In one-half (within the realm of my vision), I saw the Marketplace with Christian ministers and ministries represented within it. On the opposite side from these people, was another group of Church-place Christian ministers and ministries. In the hands of one group was one-half of a sterling pound note; and the other half of the sterling pound note was in the hands of the other group.
Between both parties, was a divide, and in the divide, a dragon was positioned to separate the two. The dragon (or leviathan) stood between the two groups of ministers/ministries and brought disunity and division.
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Prophetic Word of the Lord
Before the vision ended, the Lord spoke these powerful words into my heart:
"There is equity in the Church that belongs in and to the Marketplace, and there is equity in the Marketplace that belongs in and to the Church."
"There will be a seven-year period of plenty, followed by a seven-year period of famine. From 2007-2014, I am granting a window of grace and mercy to prepare for the seven years of famine."
"I am calling for the Kingdom economists and accountants, for without them, My Church cannot fulfill her global mandate on the earth. I am going to pour out My anointing upon them in unprecedented levels. It will be seen as a thousand-fold increase of the anointing that was upon My servant Joseph in the days of Egypt."
"I will grant favor to these chosen servants, and they will enable and equip the Church and the Marketplace in the outworking of Heavenly vision--in strategizing, in forming Godly alliances, and in creating infrastructure for the fulfillment of vision for the coming seven years of harvest."
"The Church and the Marketplace ministers and ministries must learn to unite, to collaborate, and co-operate with My Holy Spirit. For I have placed vision and resource in the Church that cannot be fulfilled unless it is in partnership with the Marketplace, and I have placed vision and resource in the Marketplace that cannot be fulfilled unless it is in partnership with the Church."
"I formed Leviathan to frolic in the seas, but Leviathan has opposed the work of My Son. Therefore, I have broken the heads of the monster in the waters; I have crushed the heads of Leviathan. It is only by humility that you will overcome the dragon in your midst. Turn from your pride and arrogance and repent for abuse and misuse of influence, authority, and power to which I have entrusted to you. Leviathan has caused My children to operate in lies, gossip, slander, accusation, faultfinding, criticism, and rumor."
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The Lord's audible voice filled the room, introducing the angel standing before me: "Welcome the Minister of Finance for the Kingdom." (more)
"Heaven's economy is wrapped up in Heaven's justice and where there is injustice, there is a blockage in Heaven's economy and this prevents the fullness of My blessing being released to you and through you."
"I will disarm Leviathan in your midst if you will choose to walk in My humility, repentance, and love. I call you to form a Heavenly alliance between Church and Marketplace, for in My eyes, the two are one. You each have spheres of influence, which I have granted to you. I have given you gifts, and I have called you in the power of My Spirit. I call you now to lay down your mistrust of each other, to be healed of past hurts when the Church has rejected the Marketplace and the Marketplace has rejected the Church."
"Do not be defined by the disappointments of the past. Do not allow the reputation of man to rob you of My blessing. Do not allow fear and mistrust to rob you of breakthrough. Stand together in the bond of peace and love, and I will release My blessing in your midst. Set a precedent in My Righteousness; build a bridge of holy brotherhood; walk in purity of motivation and trust Me, for your destinies are both individual and corporate."
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"I call My Church to unity, to purity, and to holiness, for My desire is to pour out abundant blessing from Heaven and save the earth. Like Abraham before you, walk before Me and be blameless. As children of Abraham, you are heirs to the promise. My grace overcomes all betrayal."
"Be bold in My Holiness. Prefer one another in love. I proclaim healing over My Church and remind her of her mandate to love selflessly, to be a people of faith, and to fulfill the Great Commission that I have entrusted to the sons of men. Carry My Cross and the accomplishment of Calvary in all that you do, and I will heal your lands."
For Jesus' sake. Amen.
Catherine Brown
Gatekeepers
Sunday, March 11, 2007
To All The Viewers
To All The Viewers
This is a beautiful day the Lord has made here in Michigan I am rejoicing that spring is on its way. I am also confident that the articles posted over the last few months have been a refreshing to your spirit as they have been to mine. We are moving into spring time when thing that have been buried in the ground springs forth with new life.
I pray that same thing for you spiritually. That your spirit will break forth as it grows toward the son(Jesus) into maturity in Him. And that it will produce the creative fruit to nourish the sons of the kingdom. This year God is establishing and bring forth the manifested Sons of God upon the earth. Let us go forth and proclaim His Kingdom for His glory. HEAVEN -N- 07
Believe it and recieve it today. Activate your childlike faith. See with spiritual eyes not natural ones. Hear what the spirit is saying unto the church today. Because its not by might nor by power, but by MY SPIRIT saidth the Lord. And my sheep know my voice. I speak in a still small voice. So be still and know that I am God. That I am never going to leave you, nor forsake you. I will be with you always. I walk beside you. I will lead you and guide you. I direct your footsteps, do not fear for I am with you. You are the apple of my eye and I love you. And I will take care of that which you entrust to me.
Praise God for his word. It is life unto our spirit.
I would love to hear how these articles have minister to you please leave your comments. Remember we are overcomers by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony. Be blessed.
In Christ Love
Eileen
This is a beautiful day the Lord has made here in Michigan I am rejoicing that spring is on its way. I am also confident that the articles posted over the last few months have been a refreshing to your spirit as they have been to mine. We are moving into spring time when thing that have been buried in the ground springs forth with new life.
I pray that same thing for you spiritually. That your spirit will break forth as it grows toward the son(Jesus) into maturity in Him. And that it will produce the creative fruit to nourish the sons of the kingdom. This year God is establishing and bring forth the manifested Sons of God upon the earth. Let us go forth and proclaim His Kingdom for His glory. HEAVEN -N- 07
Believe it and recieve it today. Activate your childlike faith. See with spiritual eyes not natural ones. Hear what the spirit is saying unto the church today. Because its not by might nor by power, but by MY SPIRIT saidth the Lord. And my sheep know my voice. I speak in a still small voice. So be still and know that I am God. That I am never going to leave you, nor forsake you. I will be with you always. I walk beside you. I will lead you and guide you. I direct your footsteps, do not fear for I am with you. You are the apple of my eye and I love you. And I will take care of that which you entrust to me.
Praise God for his word. It is life unto our spirit.
I would love to hear how these articles have minister to you please leave your comments. Remember we are overcomers by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony. Be blessed.
In Christ Love
Eileen
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
"A NOW WORD--IT'S TIME FOR THE PROPHETIC TO BE EARTHED AND THE
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"Prophetic promises have been released for hundreds of years about a
generation of overcomers...who would stand up as spiritual warriors to
advance the Kingdom of God around the world, and reap a mass end-time
harvest of souls."
I am writing to you to share what I believe is a "NOW" word for every
believer individually, but also the Church worldwide. I believe we stand
right now on the brink of the greatest Kingdom Era that the Church has ever
seen. I do not believe that we are heading into another movement or revival.
To be quite honest, I am not interested in Revival at all. Revivals are
great, but they come and go. We can look back at history and see how God
sovereignly visited areas of the world, and great, awesome things took
place. However, today, most of those hotspots of revival are more dead than
they were before revival came. I'm not interested in a "seasonal" revival,
but rather, I'm interested in a sustained habitation of the Glory of God on
the earth and it's called, "The Kingdom!"
WE ARE NOT HEADING INTO ANOTHER MOVEMENT
Let me explain. Jesus never came to establish another world religion or
start a movement that would sweep the earth. Jesus came to the earth to
re-establish the Kingdom of Heaven on the earth. Jesus came to re-connect
earth with Heaven and establish a sustained presence and atmosphere of the
government of Heaven on the earth.
The sad thing is that not too long after Jesus arose from the dead, man took
the things of Heaven and locked them up in a box only to release the things
that fit their man-made religion of Christianity. Jesus came to give us
Heaven on earth and man turned around and boxed it all up into a nice, tidy
religion that lacks the power of Heaven to truly transform our world. Ever
since the dark ages, God has been restoring Truth to the Church in order to
get us back to the place of fullness where we can actually rule and reign in
the world rather than be dominated by the very things we are to have victory
over.
We have had whole decades in the 1900's that were devoted to the restoration
of the Ephesians 4:11, five-fold ministry gifts of apostle, prophet,
evangelist, pastor, and teacher. All of this has been so that the saints can
be equipped and reconnected with the Head in Heaven. When the Church
reconnects with the Head in Heaven (Jesus Christ), then there will be an
unhindered release of Heaven on earth. I believe we are entering into the
time where we won't just see Heaven touch earth in seasonal revivals that
come and go, but rather a time where the saints of God manifest a continuous
expression of Kingdom Glory and Power. The continuous, sustained expression
of the Kingdom of Heaven on the earth is the only thing that will truly
establish and advance the government of God in our lives and regions.
What I'm speaking about is going from wilderness wanderings where the
Israelites were sustained by visitations of the Glory, to actually stepping
into the promise land and "establishing" the Glory on the earth where it
will abide and advance the Kingdom of Heaven.
THE FULLNESS OF TIME AND A PROPHETIC SIGN
I believe we are at a fullness of time juncture. Since Jesus walked the
earth, God has been restoring Truth to the Body of Christ, and prophetic
promises have been released for hundreds of years about a generation of
overcomers like Joshua, who would stand up as spiritual warriors to advance
the Kingdom of God around the world, and reap a mass end-time harvest of
souls. Now is the time for these prophetic promises to be "earthed" and
established.
Modern day Jerusalem is a prophetic sign for us. This coming June will mark
the 40-year anniversary of Jerusalem's independence and return to the Jews.
Bob Jones has told me many times that "Israel" is not God's time clock, but
rather--it's Jerusalem. The 40-year mark is very significant in Biblical
terms. For 40 years, the Israelites wandered the wilderness. In those 40
years, they were repeatedly told and reminded of the prophecies and promises
of God about entering into a land of their own where they could settle down
and be established. They were told that this promise land was a land of milk
and honey and abundant fruitfulness. They were told that this land was full
of enemies, but if they would stay humble and submitted to God, He would go
before them as their King and destroy every enemy that reared its head. The
promise land was where Israel was destined to rule and reign and establish
themselves as God's nation. They were to become a hub of God's Glory for all
the nations to see. At the 40-year mark, they were to enter in and "possess"
the land.
TIME FOR THE PROPHETIC TO BE "EARTHED" AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD ESTABLISHED
Prophetically speaking for us, the promise land represents stepping across
the threshold of "hearing" prophetic words, and then promises put into a
place and time where they are actually fulfilled and lived out, or "earthed"
as I like to say. Stepping into the promise land represents going from
occasional manifestations of Glory, to actually establishing Strongholds of
God where His Glory can abide in a place of habitation. Stepping into the
promise land represents not just fighting little skirmishes just to stay
alive, but actually ruling and reigning in a constant battle to not just win
the battle, but to actually take ground from the enemy, maintain the
victory, and establish a stronghold of the Kingdom of Heaven in that place.
I believe that this prophetic season of Jerusalem's 40-year Independence
Anniversary is not only a sign to the Church, but is a threshold that we are
crossing that will literally change the face of the Church forever.
CROSSING THE SPIRIT RIVER INTO A NEW PARADIGM
"The spirit of the warrior is coming...we are the generation that will
become bold as lions and take this world for God!"
In the wilderness, Israel lived and operated in a certain way. It was a
wandering lifestyle that God had put them into "for a season of time" and
they had grown accustomed to that way of living. Israel was in a time where
they were on their way to being restored and established, but not quite
there yet. Israel responded in a very negative way. They developed a "victim
mentality" and constantly grumbled about their state of being. They had sunk
into just a maintenance mentality, trying to stay alive, rather than a
"victory mentality" of ruling and reigning.
They seemed to believe that when they entered their promised land, all the
fighting would cease and all their worries would disappear. The problem is
that Israel had no idea who they were. They had no idea that they were the
weapon in God's Hands that would establish the Rule of God in the earth. I
believe the modern day Church is in much of this same place. Many believers
today live with a victim and maintenance mentality. They get born again and
live the rest of their life just trying to be good and do good, and they
look forward to the day when they cross that spirit river called Jordan and
live happily ever after in Heaven.
The whole mentality of the Church is about to drastically change. As we
cross this threshold in God's time clock, the Church is going to realize
that we have not just been put on this earth to be saved then sit around
just trying to stay alive, and then one day die and pass over into Glory.
The Spirit and Anointing of THE OVERCOMER, Jesus Christ, is coming into the
Body of Christ and the Church is going to realize that Heaven is not for
when we die, but it's for this life, right now, on this earth. And not only
will we realize this, but also that it's the responsibility of the Church
to be the gateway where Heaven touches earth. We are to be the instruments
that not only bring Heaven to earth but also establish and advance the
Kingdom of Heaven on this earth.
The spirit of the warrior is coming upon the Church. Many believe that when
you press into your promise land that all the warfare will cease. This is
not true! It's when we press into the promise land of God's Glory that the
warfare goes to a whole new level. The warfare in the promise land is
CONSTANT. And we are the generation that can handle it! We are the
generation that will become bold as lions and take this world for God!
However, it will require a dramatic shift in our wineskin of life and
ministry.
THE CLASH OF WINESKINS
I believe that the numerous wineskins of ministry models and structures are
already starting to clash like never before. The truth is that if the Church
continues on the way it has, then the Church will "never" fulfill her
destiny in God. I love pastors and I respect them in their gift, but they
cannot be expected to wear the hat of the entire five-fold ministry. I'm
going to make a very bold statement, but I think many of you will agree:
"Churches run by pastors will never fulfill the high and lofty mandate of
the Church."
You see, the five-fold ministry are gifts given directly from Jesus Christ
to the Church. When Jesus walked the earth, He was all of them in one. He
was the Apostle, the Prophet, the Evangelist, the Pastor, and Teacher. After
raising from the dead, Jesus basically took the mantle upon His life and
divided it in five pieces and gave it to certain people within the Body of
Christ. No one person can fulfill all of these ministry gifts. The five-fold
ministry, according to Ephesians 4:11, are called to equip the saints for
the work of ministry. The five-fold ministry is called to under-gird, raise
up, and release the saints to do the work of establishing and expanding the
Kingdom of God on this earth as the Body of Jesus.
One ministry gift can never be expected to do all of this. The Church has
become accustomed to churches run by pastors, and the clash of the wineskins
comes when God releases all of the five-fold to function as a team in
raising up an army of warriors to advance the Kingdom. Expect this truth and
transition to cause much chaos and division in the Church, but remember that
God always establishes His government in order to bring order in the midst
of chaos.
REGIONAL HABITATIONS BEING ESTABLISHED
"God is raising up bases to steward a sustained atmosphere of the Glory of
God."
I believe that one of the major focuses and strategies of God in this season
is to establish strong apostolic regional bases in every region of the
world. In fact, I believe that the only way we are going to establish and
advance the Kingdom of God is by seeing the prophetic "earthed" out in
regional bases where the saints are not just "trained" to do the stuff, but
are actually "doing" the stuff.
When I say apostolic regional bases, I am not talking about conference
centers. I have news for you, conferences alone will "never" build the
Kingdom of God. Conferences are good tools to gather a region, but they will
never go deep enough to raise up and train an army.
I believe that God is blurring the lines between para-church and local
church. The Greek word for Church simply means the "called-out ones." I love
the "local church" and believe that the Church is God's Body on this earth
and God's agent to expand the Kingdom of God. However, I believe that the
local church needs to recover the Ephesians 4:11 mandate to equip the saints
for the work of ministry. In functionality, these bases will serve as a home
church for many, but they will be built on the foundation of being an
Ephesians 4:11 equipping base.
God is raising up these bases to steward a sustained atmosphere of the Glory
of God. These bases will serve as a place where the prophetic can be
"earthed." In John 1:14, the "Word," or the prophetic, became flesh, or
became earthed, and dwelt among us and we beheld His Glory. Jesus was a
living, breathing, habitation of God. Everywhere He went, the Kingdom of
Heaven came with Him. These bases will serve as "little Romes" or little
"Garden of Edens" where the prophetic is earthed and digested by the saints
of God and then manifested through their everyday lives with grace and
power!
It is truly time for the saints of God to rise up, grow into maturity, and
take whole regions for the Glory of God!
Ryan Wyatt
Abiding Glory Ministries
http://www.abidingglory.com
Email: info@abidingglory.com
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Ryan Wyatt: "A NOW WORD--IT'S TIME FOR THE PROPHETIC TO BE EARTHED AND THE
KINGDOM OF GOD ESTABLISHED"
"Prophetic promises have been released for hundreds of years about a
generation of overcomers...who would stand up as spiritual warriors to
advance the Kingdom of God around the world, and reap a mass end-time
harvest of souls."
I am writing to you to share what I believe is a "NOW" word for every
believer individually, but also the Church worldwide. I believe we stand
right now on the brink of the greatest Kingdom Era that the Church has ever
seen. I do not believe that we are heading into another movement or revival.
To be quite honest, I am not interested in Revival at all. Revivals are
great, but they come and go. We can look back at history and see how God
sovereignly visited areas of the world, and great, awesome things took
place. However, today, most of those hotspots of revival are more dead than
they were before revival came. I'm not interested in a "seasonal" revival,
but rather, I'm interested in a sustained habitation of the Glory of God on
the earth and it's called, "The Kingdom!"
WE ARE NOT HEADING INTO ANOTHER MOVEMENT
Let me explain. Jesus never came to establish another world religion or
start a movement that would sweep the earth. Jesus came to the earth to
re-establish the Kingdom of Heaven on the earth. Jesus came to re-connect
earth with Heaven and establish a sustained presence and atmosphere of the
government of Heaven on the earth.
The sad thing is that not too long after Jesus arose from the dead, man took
the things of Heaven and locked them up in a box only to release the things
that fit their man-made religion of Christianity. Jesus came to give us
Heaven on earth and man turned around and boxed it all up into a nice, tidy
religion that lacks the power of Heaven to truly transform our world. Ever
since the dark ages, God has been restoring Truth to the Church in order to
get us back to the place of fullness where we can actually rule and reign in
the world rather than be dominated by the very things we are to have victory
over.
We have had whole decades in the 1900's that were devoted to the restoration
of the Ephesians 4:11, five-fold ministry gifts of apostle, prophet,
evangelist, pastor, and teacher. All of this has been so that the saints can
be equipped and reconnected with the Head in Heaven. When the Church
reconnects with the Head in Heaven (Jesus Christ), then there will be an
unhindered release of Heaven on earth. I believe we are entering into the
time where we won't just see Heaven touch earth in seasonal revivals that
come and go, but rather a time where the saints of God manifest a continuous
expression of Kingdom Glory and Power. The continuous, sustained expression
of the Kingdom of Heaven on the earth is the only thing that will truly
establish and advance the government of God in our lives and regions.
What I'm speaking about is going from wilderness wanderings where the
Israelites were sustained by visitations of the Glory, to actually stepping
into the promise land and "establishing" the Glory on the earth where it
will abide and advance the Kingdom of Heaven.
THE FULLNESS OF TIME AND A PROPHETIC SIGN
I believe we are at a fullness of time juncture. Since Jesus walked the
earth, God has been restoring Truth to the Body of Christ, and prophetic
promises have been released for hundreds of years about a generation of
overcomers like Joshua, who would stand up as spiritual warriors to advance
the Kingdom of God around the world, and reap a mass end-time harvest of
souls. Now is the time for these prophetic promises to be "earthed" and
established.
Modern day Jerusalem is a prophetic sign for us. This coming June will mark
the 40-year anniversary of Jerusalem's independence and return to the Jews.
Bob Jones has told me many times that "Israel" is not God's time clock, but
rather--it's Jerusalem. The 40-year mark is very significant in Biblical
terms. For 40 years, the Israelites wandered the wilderness. In those 40
years, they were repeatedly told and reminded of the prophecies and promises
of God about entering into a land of their own where they could settle down
and be established. They were told that this promise land was a land of milk
and honey and abundant fruitfulness. They were told that this land was full
of enemies, but if they would stay humble and submitted to God, He would go
before them as their King and destroy every enemy that reared its head. The
promise land was where Israel was destined to rule and reign and establish
themselves as God's nation. They were to become a hub of God's Glory for all
the nations to see. At the 40-year mark, they were to enter in and "possess"
the land.
TIME FOR THE PROPHETIC TO BE "EARTHED" AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD ESTABLISHED
Prophetically speaking for us, the promise land represents stepping across
the threshold of "hearing" prophetic words, and then promises put into a
place and time where they are actually fulfilled and lived out, or "earthed"
as I like to say. Stepping into the promise land represents going from
occasional manifestations of Glory, to actually establishing Strongholds of
God where His Glory can abide in a place of habitation. Stepping into the
promise land represents not just fighting little skirmishes just to stay
alive, but actually ruling and reigning in a constant battle to not just win
the battle, but to actually take ground from the enemy, maintain the
victory, and establish a stronghold of the Kingdom of Heaven in that place.
I believe that this prophetic season of Jerusalem's 40-year Independence
Anniversary is not only a sign to the Church, but is a threshold that we are
crossing that will literally change the face of the Church forever.
CROSSING THE SPIRIT RIVER INTO A NEW PARADIGM
"The spirit of the warrior is coming...we are the generation that will
become bold as lions and take this world for God!"
In the wilderness, Israel lived and operated in a certain way. It was a
wandering lifestyle that God had put them into "for a season of time" and
they had grown accustomed to that way of living. Israel was in a time where
they were on their way to being restored and established, but not quite
there yet. Israel responded in a very negative way. They developed a "victim
mentality" and constantly grumbled about their state of being. They had sunk
into just a maintenance mentality, trying to stay alive, rather than a
"victory mentality" of ruling and reigning.
They seemed to believe that when they entered their promised land, all the
fighting would cease and all their worries would disappear. The problem is
that Israel had no idea who they were. They had no idea that they were the
weapon in God's Hands that would establish the Rule of God in the earth. I
believe the modern day Church is in much of this same place. Many believers
today live with a victim and maintenance mentality. They get born again and
live the rest of their life just trying to be good and do good, and they
look forward to the day when they cross that spirit river called Jordan and
live happily ever after in Heaven.
The whole mentality of the Church is about to drastically change. As we
cross this threshold in God's time clock, the Church is going to realize
that we have not just been put on this earth to be saved then sit around
just trying to stay alive, and then one day die and pass over into Glory.
The Spirit and Anointing of THE OVERCOMER, Jesus Christ, is coming into the
Body of Christ and the Church is going to realize that Heaven is not for
when we die, but it's for this life, right now, on this earth. And not only
will we realize this, but also that it's the responsibility of the Church
to be the gateway where Heaven touches earth. We are to be the instruments
that not only bring Heaven to earth but also establish and advance the
Kingdom of Heaven on this earth.
The spirit of the warrior is coming upon the Church. Many believe that when
you press into your promise land that all the warfare will cease. This is
not true! It's when we press into the promise land of God's Glory that the
warfare goes to a whole new level. The warfare in the promise land is
CONSTANT. And we are the generation that can handle it! We are the
generation that will become bold as lions and take this world for God!
However, it will require a dramatic shift in our wineskin of life and
ministry.
THE CLASH OF WINESKINS
I believe that the numerous wineskins of ministry models and structures are
already starting to clash like never before. The truth is that if the Church
continues on the way it has, then the Church will "never" fulfill her
destiny in God. I love pastors and I respect them in their gift, but they
cannot be expected to wear the hat of the entire five-fold ministry. I'm
going to make a very bold statement, but I think many of you will agree:
"Churches run by pastors will never fulfill the high and lofty mandate of
the Church."
You see, the five-fold ministry are gifts given directly from Jesus Christ
to the Church. When Jesus walked the earth, He was all of them in one. He
was the Apostle, the Prophet, the Evangelist, the Pastor, and Teacher. After
raising from the dead, Jesus basically took the mantle upon His life and
divided it in five pieces and gave it to certain people within the Body of
Christ. No one person can fulfill all of these ministry gifts. The five-fold
ministry, according to Ephesians 4:11, are called to equip the saints for
the work of ministry. The five-fold ministry is called to under-gird, raise
up, and release the saints to do the work of establishing and expanding the
Kingdom of God on this earth as the Body of Jesus.
One ministry gift can never be expected to do all of this. The Church has
become accustomed to churches run by pastors, and the clash of the wineskins
comes when God releases all of the five-fold to function as a team in
raising up an army of warriors to advance the Kingdom. Expect this truth and
transition to cause much chaos and division in the Church, but remember that
God always establishes His government in order to bring order in the midst
of chaos.
REGIONAL HABITATIONS BEING ESTABLISHED
"God is raising up bases to steward a sustained atmosphere of the Glory of
God."
I believe that one of the major focuses and strategies of God in this season
is to establish strong apostolic regional bases in every region of the
world. In fact, I believe that the only way we are going to establish and
advance the Kingdom of God is by seeing the prophetic "earthed" out in
regional bases where the saints are not just "trained" to do the stuff, but
are actually "doing" the stuff.
When I say apostolic regional bases, I am not talking about conference
centers. I have news for you, conferences alone will "never" build the
Kingdom of God. Conferences are good tools to gather a region, but they will
never go deep enough to raise up and train an army.
I believe that God is blurring the lines between para-church and local
church. The Greek word for Church simply means the "called-out ones." I love
the "local church" and believe that the Church is God's Body on this earth
and God's agent to expand the Kingdom of God. However, I believe that the
local church needs to recover the Ephesians 4:11 mandate to equip the saints
for the work of ministry. In functionality, these bases will serve as a home
church for many, but they will be built on the foundation of being an
Ephesians 4:11 equipping base.
God is raising up these bases to steward a sustained atmosphere of the Glory
of God. These bases will serve as a place where the prophetic can be
"earthed." In John 1:14, the "Word," or the prophetic, became flesh, or
became earthed, and dwelt among us and we beheld His Glory. Jesus was a
living, breathing, habitation of God. Everywhere He went, the Kingdom of
Heaven came with Him. These bases will serve as "little Romes" or little
"Garden of Edens" where the prophetic is earthed and digested by the saints
of God and then manifested through their everyday lives with grace and
power!
It is truly time for the saints of God to rise up, grow into maturity, and
take whole regions for the Glory of God!
Ryan Wyatt
Abiding Glory Ministries
http://www.abidingglory.com
Email: info@abidingglory.com
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