"WAKE UP--THE ANGEL OF CHANGE IS HERE! DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY GOD WANTS TO GIVE YOU"

July 16, 2007

Kathie Walters:

"WAKE UP--THE ANGEL OF CHANGE IS HERE! DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY GOD WANTS TO GIVE YOU"

I had a vision for a good friend just a couple of days ago. This morning when I woke early, I saw it again and then realized that what the Lord had for my friend is also available to you.

In the vision, I saw my friend squatting on the beach in the sand. He was turning over in his hands an old, English threepenny piece. The old threepenny piece was disregarded a long time ago and is no longer relevant for use, even though it's an interesting-looking coin.

As he was playing with the coin, a lovely sailing ship passed by--it had huge white sails and a good wind carrying it.

Just last weekend in Colebrook, NH, I saw the Angel of Change. I have only ever seen him 5 or 6 times in the last 10 years. He comes to anoint people just before changes happen. Do you know that you actually need an anointing for change? Well, the Angel of Change is here, so you can receive the anointing for change and also "catch the wind" or "jump on board."

Several years ago, the Angel of Change appeared in my living room while I was watching a movie (my friend Bunty, from England, was doing some ironing). I saw the angel out of the corner of my eye, and then he suddenly was standing behind me as I sat on the sofa.

He was the biggest angel I had ever seen at the time.

He had in his hands a small silver jug full of oil. He poured the oil over my head. It seemed to turn into a river, and I felt it go down my chest, arms, shoulders, and head, and I slipped out of the sofa onto the floor.

"What are you doing?" Bunty asked.

"Can't you see that angel?"

"No," Bunty replied, "But I can smell oil."

I scooted over and said, "Sit there," pointing to the place on the sofa I just vacated.

Bunty sat there, and the angel poured oil over her head. Next thing I knew, she was sitting on the floor.

There were a couple of people in our office on the floor below, and Bunty went to fetch them. Sure enough, when they sat on the sofa, they ended up on the floor. Well, word got around, and for 3 1/2 weeks, people in my area called my house, asking, "Can we come and sit on the sofa?"

"Help yourself," I would respond.

Suddenly, the angel went away. "What was that all about?" you may ask. I am not sure--I didn't invite the angel, and I didn't ask him to do anything. I did, however, notice one thing: during the following weeks, most of the people who had sat on my sofa received a major, direction-changing word for their lives. That was the first time the Angel of Change appeared to me.

The problem with being around prophetic people is that they are always trying to get you to move on--out of your comfort zone. It can get cozy there, can't it? Have you ever been "out on a limb" as the saying goes? Actually, it's not hard to go out on a limb, because you can crawl back to the tree. When you get out there on the limb, and then you hear the sound of the saw behind you, that's when you have to believe that underneath are the Everlasting Arms!

God doesn't push, but He does give invitations and make opportunities. Don't let them pass you by. Don't fiddle around, playing with old things that are really redundant right now in your life, like the threepenny piece--old things that are no longer valuable currency in the Kingdom.

Yes, maybe you'll have to stretch your faith and maybe leave some things (or people) behind.

Jesus said, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4). You live today by the word you receive today. You can't live on yesterday's manna.

Sometimes you have to do what you have to do. Sometimes we dig in our heels because we have preconceived mindsets.

DON'T MISS THE SHIP...Don't Let It Pass On By

A friend who came on a trip to Ireland a New Year's ago was desperate--he knew he should come but had no money. At the last minute, he borrowed his brother's credit card. Well that doesn't sound very spiritual, but you can't put God in a box either. When he got back, his brother was waiting, amazed. An uncle had decided to pay off everyone's credit cards in the family!

Am I advocating putting everything on a credit card? Of course not. But on the other hand, you need to listen. Maybe you have some mindsets, and God wants to break the concrete over your mind.

Don't miss the ship; don't let it pass on by. Windows open and close. Doors open and shut. Sometimes it can be a long time before that window opens again.

Welcome the Angel of change. Sure, he might make you a bit uncomfortable, but what do you want? Do you want to stay where you are and go in circles, doing "good" things, and miss the GOD thing?

I was in a meeting one time, and I had a vision of a door. The Lord told me that there were people there who were asking God to open a door. I saw a few people actually leaning against the door, some were busy a little further away, but they were keeping an eye on the door. Others were busy doing good stuff, but they were oblivious of the door.

Suddenly, this door opened, and the people leaning on it fell through it; the others a little further away made a dash for it. The very busy ones didn't even know it had opened!

That week, my daughter, Lisa, who wanted to go work on Capitol Hill, had an invite, but she only had one day to decide and take the opportunity. Fortunately, she was leaning against the door, and she fell through it when it opened.

Another young girl in that meeting was waiting for an opportunity to go to England. She only had a certain amount of money, not enough for a ticket. On Tuesday, the Lord told her to call British Airways. Guess what? They had a 24-hour ticket sale. That door opened and closed in a day, but she fell through it.

CHANGES ARE GOOD FOR YOUR HEART--Good for Your Soul, Good for Your Spirit.

That ship I saw, "The Opportunity," looked very inviting, but it was going quite fast because it had a purpose and destiny. Jump on board. Do something I sometimes do in my meetings: Get all your loose change and strew it on the floor, then get a praise CD going and dance on change. That way you are saying, "I'm ready and willing, and God is able."

There are two things you can do with change: 1) Embrace change and have an adventure, or 2) resist change, and you know, that can be painful.

God is planning for you--even while you sleep.

Kathie Walters
Good News Ministries

07/07/07 -- Perfection or Tribulation?

July 7, 2007

Joni Ames:

"07/07/07 -- Perfection or Tribulation?"

Dear Friends,

There is a great "buzz" about this coming Saturday, when the date will read 07/07/07. Many are saying that this date has more marriages on it than any other --over 38,000!!! (read article).

Some believe that seven is the number of perfection or completion, and thus it will be a blessed or "lucky" day. God created the world in 6 days, and rested on the seventh because He had perfected what He had done. (Genesis 2:2-3).

The ministry known as TheCall is sponsoring a large prayer gathering in Nashville, which follows a 40 day fast. They are expecting an incredible amount of people to attend--and most of all--for God to show up!

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT SEVEN?

If you search the Bible for the word "seven," you will see that there are about 390 references. Obviously, the number seven holds significance to the Lord.

In the book of Revelation alone, there are seven of each of these: angels, candlesticks, churches, heads, horns, mountains, vials, plagues, seals, spirits, thunders, thunders of creation, and trumpets.

The Bible links the number seven to many important things such as the seventh day being for Sabbath rest, spiritual reflection, and consecration. Revelation also speaks of the seven Spirits of God (Revelation 3:1; 4:5; 5:6).

The number seven may also speak of tribulation. Bible believers know that the Great Tribulation will last seven years (Daniel 9:24-27). During the Tribulation, the antichrist will be revealed (for more information, click here).

WHAT ABOUT THIS DAY, 07/07/07 THEN?

Psalm 118:24 comes to mind -- "This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it."

Jeremiah 46:10 -- "For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts, A day of vengeance, That He may avenge Himself on His adversaries."

I believe that, with so many people praying and seeking God on this day, much will be accomplished! We have a "date" with Jesus!

I feel that the many weddings that are going to take place on 07/07/07 are a sign that there is restoration of the marriage covenant coming to our land. And in that, the restoration of family and family values. The Lord gave me this verse:

Jeremiah 33:11 -- "The voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say: 'Praise the Lord of hosts, For the Lord is good, For His mercy endures forever'-- and of those who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,' says the Lord."

I also felt that the Lord said to watch for 7/17/07. He spoke this to me through Genesis 8:4 -- "Then the ark rested in the seventh month, the seventeenth day of the month..."

I believe that by 7/17/07, we will begin to see the fruit of 07/07/07 TheCall to prayer, and that the Ark of His Presence will come forth in this nation in an unprecedented way. This may be on a quiet, personal level for each one, or in a loud and obvious way. Which one, I do not know. But I believe the Lord will show up as a result of the many who pray.

PRAYER

Lord, we know that You make EVERY day. But for whatever reason, You have laid it on the hearts of Your people to come together in a special way on 07/07/07.

You say in 2 Chronicles 7:14, "If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land."

We ask You that, as we pray, You will hear us from Heaven, and forgive us, and heal our land. And we thank You, Lord, that "the people who do know their God shall be strong and do great exploits" (Daniel 11:32). Amen.

Joni Ames
A.C.T.S. Ministries

WILL YOU TAKE ON THE GREATER LOVE SO YOU CAN DO THE GREATER WORKS?

Shawn Bolz with Bob Jones:

"WILL YOU TAKE ON THE GREATER LOVE SO YOU CAN DO THE GREATER WORKS?"

I continue to be amazed by the number of hearts and lives that are already being impacted by The Call Nashville and The Summer of Real Love Tour. Tens of thousands of people are already registered from countries around the world!

We want to pass along some recent information about 07.07.07 The Call Nashville concerning shofars.

We will do our best to continue to pass along information about this amazing move of God. I hope you will be able to join us in Nashville!

Forever Praising,

Ray Hughes

SHOFARS AT THE CALL NASHVILLE

Many people have been asking if they are allowed to bring shofars to The Call.

Shofars WILL be allowed into LP Field on 7-7-07. Upon arriving at the stadium, you may proceed through any gate of entry. Security will ask to check your shofar. Please know that this is standard operating procedure.

We are asking EVERYONE with a shofar NOT TO BLOW IT UNTIL YOU ARE SPECIFICALLY DIRECTED BY RAY HUGHES IN THE EVENING.

This is a will be a strategic and coordinated release of the shofar, a powerful spiritual instrument as we know you understand. Please resist the urge to blow your shofar at any time other than specifically instructed from the platform.

The spiritual importance of this request will be explained from the platform on 7-7-07.

GIDEON'S ARMY - 300 Men With Shofars

A Special Call
In Judges 7:7, the Lord uses 300 men with shofars to deliver the enemies of Israel into their hands.

In the same manner of spiritual strategy and obedience, we are calling 300 men with shofars to be a part of a special group who will be asked to stand on 7-7-07 and be used by the Lord to blow the shofar in a strategic release of sound, praise, and obedience.

We are calling forth 300 men who can stand as follows:

-You have a passion for the Lord and to see Him impact our nation through The Call.

-You can walk under authority and strategic direction on the day of The Call.

-You are prepared to pray Judges 6, 7, & 8, and to fast in preparation to serve the Lord in this way.

If you would like to stand as part of this special group, please email Miles Wiley-Albright at miles@hiwaay.net.

Join 300 Men with Shofars!

A GREAT HARVEST
By Bob Jones

In 1989 the Lord gave me a vision that out of Nashville would come "a shot heard around the world." It would start a revolution to bring liberty and a new freedom to the Church in America.

Because of this "shot heard around the world," the "Minute Men" would rise up—young people who would begin to set this nation free. They would go to the city and also to the open fields where they meet together and have many different bands playing different types of music.

This music will touch people and will raise up these "Minute Men" who cannot be stopped, for they will be youth with a vision, and they will go throughout the world.

And it will bring forth the greatest harvest that has ever been known. It will begin the harvest of one billion youth coming to the Lord in these coming days, which has already started. We will see the greatest harvest of all time taking place in America. It will be on the streets, it will be in the parks, it will be wherever youth gather together, for this music will reveal salvation and a new awakening to the presence of the Lord.

This is the year of the golden throats, and you will have anointed music like you have never seen before and the arts of all types. The next two years are to prepare for the Lord's Woodstock.

Forty years ago, the heathen had their Summer of Love—or Lust—in San Francisco. My Daddy can outdo that. I believe you are going to have the Summer of Love in San Francisco.

What He is about to do is so far above our faith and our belief. There has never been a time like this in history! Get ready for the Church to get saved. Get ready for the songs of God to come in. He's calling all ages to be involved.

Bob Jones
The Prophetic Ministry of Bob Jones

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
By Shawn Bolz

We are in a season of massive change in the Spirit, and many are being relocated or properly placed into the destiny that generations of Christians have prayed into! This means we are going to be the fulfillment of much prayer. There has never been such a great invitation on a single generation!

In January this year, I had an angelic visitation in which an angel came to me who looked differently than anyone I had ever seen. He looked like he had the ability to perform any type of miracle, sign and wonder, power manifestation that could be imagined. I don't know how to explain this, but he actually wore garments that made him look like a miracle worker. His whole being exuded raw power. It would have intimidated me if He didn't have so much kindness in His eyes. He asked, "Do you want to do the greater works?" (John 14:12).

At once, everything inside me cried out, "Yes!"

"Then you need the greater love," he replied.

Jesus actually heard the Father's voice; He was filled with desires that came only from Heaven. When He promised us that we would do greater works than He ever did, He was establishing something that God wants our whole generation to understand. For us to do the greater works, we are going to receive a greater capacity to hear the Father's voice and to do what He is doing, and we need to live out of that greater love. I came to realize that Jesus, as a human here on earth, had an incredible relationship with the Father, but we have even better access to a relationship with the Father because of the Cross.

"God's Summer of Love" is a re-awakening of the culture of love. Most people, even in the Church, can't relate to this, but God is bringing a culture of affection and love that will change those touched by it. I believe that during this summer, people will be in a Heavenly atmosphere that infuses them with an impartation of love!

I've talked to people that were there in San Francisco in 1967 at the first "Summer of Love." They said the conditions were miserable but that it was a mesmerizing experience. The music would start and something inside them would stir...

During this time, a subculture of people were so different (and even sometimes offensive) to society that the news media couldn't help but report about them. They were seen in almost every home in the nation because of the fascination with their dress, hair, behavior, music, art and the message that all of these were imparting into the culture. What if a generation of people began to embrace the greater love in such a way that it could be seen in their dress, music, art, and the very atmosphere in which they were living their lives? What would happen if that culture was the very essence of God's love manifest? Would we again see a subculture hit mainstream in America?

Part of what made that first "Summer of Love" so powerful was that people had a sense of love and community and were experiencing what it was like to be part of a family even though it was distorted. The family structure in America at that time was so controlling and harsh that you couldn't tell people your problems; everything had to look good. There was a whole broken generation under a spirit of control. Suddenly young people cried out, "We're tired of faking it...we're tired of unreality. We're gonna go away to get freedom."

It was a cry of revolution, and instead of answering it, the Church ignored it and pretended that it didn't exist. We're in another day where a whole generation is saying, "I want something that is so new, so different that I never look like what was before." That's not rebellion; that's revolution. Though the original Summer of Love was birthed out of a spirit of rebellion with some revolution in it, what if God was imparting His heart into a generation who had a heart for revolution without rebellion in it—a generation that began to say, "Thank you for paying a price, but we want the 'new' that God wants to give us. We don't want to do things the way they have been done. We don't want to look the same. We want to learn from what was before us, but we don't want to repeat it!" This could be the generation most abandoned to God if we just respond to it.

I believe "God's Summer of Love" is happening because we're in a season of an unprecedented harvest of prodigals...those who've left the Church and those who've never been saved. When they come in, we must embrace them and be authentic with them. The last thing they need is another dose of religion. What they're hungry to see is the reality of Love in our lives, and that it's possible to be in relationship with our Father in a way that's deeper than anything they ever dreamed of.

It's not about the greater works; it's about the greater love. Will you take on the greater love so you can do the greater works?

Shawn Bolz
Director, Expression 58
Email: office@expression58.org

HOW TO BECOME UNOFFENDABLE

June 25, 2007

Francis Frangipane:

"HOW TO BECOME UNOFFENDABLE"

(word reposted from 2005)

"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh" (Ezekiel 36:26).

God has a new heart for us that cannot be offended, an "unoffendable" heart. Beloved, possessing an unoffendable heart is not an option or a luxury; it's not a little thing. Consider: Jesus warns that, as we near the end of the age, a majority of people will be offended to such a degree that they fall away from the faith. Listen carefully to His warning:

"Then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another...and because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold" (Matthew 24:10-12).

"Many" will be offended; the love of "many" will grow cold. My prayer is that we will hear His words with holy fear.

The Dangers of Harboring an Offense

When we allow an offense to remain in our hearts, it causes serious spiritual consequences. In the above verse, Jesus named three dangerous results: betrayal, hatred, and cold love. When we are offended with someone, even someone we care for, we must go to them. Otherwise, we begin to betray that relationship, talking maliciously behind their back to others, exposing their weaknesses and sins. We may mask our betrayal by saying we are just looking for advice or counsel, but when we look back, we see we have spoken negatively to far too many people. Our real goal was not to get spiritual help for ourselves but to seek revenge toward the one who offended us. How is such action not a manifestation of hatred? For an offended soul, cold love, betrayal, and hatred go hand-in-hand.

People don't usually stumble over boulders, they stumble over stones--relatively small things. It may be that the personality of someone in authority bothers us, and soon, we are offended. Or, a friend or family member fails to meet our expectations, and we take an offense into our soul. Beloved, if we will "endure to the end," we will have to confront the things that bother us.

When Jesus warns that we need endurance, He is saying that it is easier to begin the race than finish it. Between now and the day you die, there will be major times of offense that you will need to overcome. You might be in such a time right now. Do not minimize the danger of harboring an offense.

No one plans on falling away; no one ever says, "Today, I think I'll try to develop a hardened, cold heart." Such things enter our souls through stealth and it is only naiveté that assumes it couldn't happen to us. I know many people who consistently become offended about one thing or another. Instead of dealing with the offenses, these people carry them until the weight disables their walk with God. You may be doing fine today, but I guarantee you, tomorrow something will happen that will inevitably disappoint or wound you; some injustice will strike you, demanding you retaliate in the flesh.

The Root Of Offense

An offense can strike at our virtues or sins, our values or our pride. It can penetrate and wound any dimension of the soul, both good and evil. I once brought a series of messages about gossip. Most people saw their sin and repented, but a core group of gossips were greatly offended and ultimately left the church. When the Holy Spirit exposes sin in someone's soul, if we refuse the opportunity to repent, we often become offended at the person who brought the teaching. Instead of humbling our hearts, we are outraged at the pastor or teachers in the church. Truthfully, most of the time, I have no idea who specifically needs to hear what I'm teaching, but God knows.

Paul told Timothy to "reprove, rebuke, exhort" (see 2 Timothy 4:2). He didn't say, "exhort, exhort, exhort," but exhortation is what we receive in most churches. Certainly, we need to be encouraged, but there are also times, beloved, when we need to be reproved and rebuked. Today, there are preachers who are afraid to preach truth, for fear people will react and leave the church. The end result is a church of easily offended people who cannot grow beyond their inability to accept correction.

People don't change by exhortation alone. There are areas in all of us that need to be confronted and disciplined. The pastor who refuses to discipline and correct those in sin is in disobedience to God. He is unable to lead people into any truly transforming changes in their lives; they will not "endure to the end" if they cannot be corrected (see Matthew 24).

We need to become a people who say, "Lord, show me what needs to change in me." I'm talking about growing up. A wise man will receive a rebuke and he will prosper. But a fool rejects his father's discipline (see Proverbs 15:5).

Personal Offense

An offense can wound our pride when we are not recognized for our good works or ministry. This happened to my wife and I long ago while in California. We were young pastors at a conference when the main leader decided to personally greet each minister and wife. He greeted the couple on our right and then turned to his staff to ask a question. A moment later he returned, but passed us by and went to the couple on our left.

Everyone around us saw we were bypassed. We were embarrassed and offended. But my wife wisely observed that we could allow this thing to hurt us or we could see it as an investment in sensitivity toward other people's feelings. The offense taught us how others feel when they are ignored. Do you see this? You must make that offense become an opportunity to become more Christlike.

The occasions for taking offense are practically endless. Indeed, we are daily given the opportunity to either be offended by something or to possess an unoffendable heart. The Lord's promise is that He's given us a new heart: a soft, entreatable heart that can be filled with His Spirit and abound with His love.

Lord, forgive me for being so easily offended and for carrying offenses. Father, my heart is foolish and weak. Grant me the unoffendable heart of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Francis Frangipane
Ministries of Francis Frangipane
Email: francis1@frangipane.org

OPEN BLIND EYES! AMERICA, GET READY TO SEE AMAZING SIGNS, WONDERS, AND MIRACLES!

une 30, 2007

John Mark Pool:

"OPEN BLIND EYES! AMERICA, GET READY TO SEE AMAZING SIGNS, WONDERS, AND MIRACLES!"

A Prophetic Word to the Nation given to me by the Lord this day, June 28, 2007

The Spirit of the Lord says, "Apostles and Prophets will now be the witnesses that Bring Sight to the Blind!" YES, Spiritually and Physically! You will now begin to see a mighty increase of physical eyes miraculously healed to seal the voice of God saying, "Open My Nation's Eyes Spiritually!"

SPIRITUAL CATARACTS ARE COMING OFF GOD'S CHURCH! NOW!

America, get ready for your eyes to observe some of the most amazing signs, wonders, and miracles that have ever been seen! God is opening our eyes to see that there are more of us than of them! Amen!

The Apostles and Prophets are joining properly now in this new season of the Shift, that has a new mandate: Open their Eyes!

JESUS DECLARED IT FIRST BY GOD'S ORDERS!

JESUS was the perfect apostle and prophet here:

"And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book, and found the place where it was written, "THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED, TO PROCLAIM THE FAVORABLE YEAR OF THE LORD." (Luke 4:17-19 NASB, Emphasis added).

"To open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God's people, who are set apart by faith in Me.'" (Acts 26:18 NLT, Emphasis added).

JULY 7, 2007-THE CALL!

THE EYES OF HIS CHURCH AND THIS NATION WILL BE OPENED BY GOD THROUGH OUR OBEDIENCE TO HIS "CALL."

THE CALL IS A SYMBOLIC PLACING OF MUD BY JESUS IN OUR SPIRITUALLY BLINDED EYES (John 9:6-7):

"Then He spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and smoothed the mud over the blind man's eyes. He told him, 'Go and wash in the pool of Siloam" (Siloam means Sent). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing!'"

ONCE THIS HAS HAPPENED, MANY WILL BEGIN TO SEE IN THE SPIRIT CLEAR DIRECTIONS TO BE HIS MESSENGERS TO OPEN THE BLIND EYES AND SET THE CAPTIVE FREE!

IN THE EYES OF THIS NATION, NO ONE CAN DENY THAT JESUS IS LIFTED UP BEFORE THE EYES OF AMERICA AND THE WORLD! THIS IS HISTORY JUST AS MUCH AS A SAUL-TO-PAUL CONVERSION! THIS IS AN ENTIRE NEW CHAPTER IN CHRISTIANITY! THIS IS NO SMALL MEETING, NO MATTER WHERE YOU MAY BE! YOU MUST, YOU LITERALLY MUST STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND UNITE WITH THE CALL OF GOD TO REMOVE THE BLINDNESS OF THIS NATION! THIS IS A MANDATE FROM GOD, NOT A PLAN OF MAN! IT IS SPIRITUAL EYE SURGERY TO REMOVE THE CATARACTS OF HIS CHURCH TO THEN OPEN THE EYES OF THIS NATION FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS AT HAND!

THE CALL IS OPENING THE EYES OF THIS NATION!

WASH IN THE POOL OF SILOAM-WHICH MEANS SENT!
"Apostello" is the Greek for Apostle. This word, when translated, means "set apart and sent one." This is the time when our nation has shifted into a new move that will be led by God's Apostles!

Jesus is now speaking to us, as the Church and the fivefold ministry leadership, to allow Him to do something we may not like--just as He performed a miracle by rubbing mud made from His saliva on the eyes of a man who was born blind in John 9:1-12. Note that Jesus' disciples asked what sin had been committed for him to be born this way. Jesus answered (in verses 3-4):

"It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was in order that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of Him who sent Me, as long as it is day; night is coming, when no man can work."

CHURCH, HERE'S MUD IN YOUR EYE!

The Apostles will now lead us as a blind nation to go to the waters of Siloam to wash away the blindness of self-indulgence to receive the new eyesight of THE SENT ONES! Wash the apostles' mud out of your blind eyes and receive your sight!

SHIFT HAPPENED-FROM US TO THEM! Apostles and Prophets: Be reassured from Jesus as He sent this to John the Baptist, so He is now saying this to us:

"And Jesus answered and said to them, 'Go and report to John what you hear and see: the BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM. And blessed is he who does not take offense at Me.'" (Matthew 11:4-6 NASB, Emphasis added).

America is about to have Eye Surgery from the Chief Surgeon at the skilled hand of the Holy Spirit!

Without the Lord drawing a person, no one can come to Jesus. We were ordained in His master plan before the foundations of the world. Our will is the only part that can stop our accepting God's assignment. That is called "spiritual blindness."

"You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you" (John 15:16).

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them" (Ephesians 2:8-10 KJV, Emphasis added).

Paul is making his declaration of what God has done to make him a new spokesman for Jesus Christ, the one whom the Jews had crucified—even assisted largely by Paul's (then Saul) own handiwork. No doubt Paul could constantly reflect upon his phenomenal conversion that caused his eyes to be clearly opened and thus transformed his life 180 degrees of being a soldier of the enemy into a soldier for the Cross of Calvary! He had to first have his eyes opened in order to be a messenger that would open the blind eyes of both Jews and Gentiles everywhere.

"And now, behold, bound by the Spirit, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit solemnly testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me. "But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, in order that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the Gospel of the grace of God" (Acts 20:22-24, NASB, Emphasis added).

SPIRITUAL CATARACTS ARE BEING REMOVED!

God is about to perform Holy Spirit Laser surgery to remove America's Spiritual Glaucoma! We are about to have eyes opened clearly for His Kingdom!

Saul had to be apprehended and then literally led by the Lord to where he would miraculously have his physical and spiritual eyes opened to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. His eyes were dramatically opened, simultaneously with the irreproachable witness of Ananias, and Saul was undeniably converted by the plans of the Lord. Paul's greatest decision, once his eyes were opened, was to become the messenger of Jesus to all the known world of his day. We must now have our eyes cleansed to do the same! Being led of the Spirit will again become an Apostolic way to evangelize the world.

Being led by the Holy Spirit is ESSENTIAL for Apostles! From my days of youth in the fundamentally Spirit-filled Church, we had a term called "led by the Holy Spirit." We hear and witness many contradictions to returning to the Apostle's way of life compared to the directions many teach us today! This Gospel cost our pioneers of this faith. How much will it cost us? Everything! How long do we plan on contending for the Gospel? Forever! My readers and fellow ministry associates tell of hundreds of testimonies of miracles that broke out, as they took a great leap of faith and did what they discerned the Holy Spirit was speaking to them rather than the plans that were already in motion. Oh, plans are very important, but we must remember the ultimate Planner and Calendar Creator is the Living God acting in us through the power of the Holy Spirit. If we obey, it could be the move that makes the difference in saving a city or an entire nation!

Observe the anointed words of His prophets, aligned in this New Shift, in order to be correctly joined with the company of apostles which gives prophetic eye-opening messages from God:

"Then Elisha prayed and said, "O LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." And the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha" (2 Kings 6:17 NASB, Emphasis added).

THE PROPHETS ARE NOW DECREEING THE WORD OF GOD TO OPEN THE EYES AND TO ALLOW THE CHURCH TO AGAIN SEE THAT WE MUST BE LED BY HIS SPIRIT!

Zechariah 4:6 says, "'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the LORD of hosts."

The plans of man are gone--flesh and blood will not reveal God's Church to further His Kingdom today!

"And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but My Father which is in Heaven" (Matthew 16:17). King David prayed unto the Lord in Psalm 119:18--
"Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in Your law."

The Spirit guides a Christian that hears and obeys, even in desperate danger. The Spirit was given to Paul at his conversion, called him to be a missionary, and guided him at various times on his journeys (Acts 6:1-6; 13:1-4; 16:6-10.) The Spirit led Paul to leave the churches he had planted for the last time and go to Jerusalem. The Spirit prepared Paul to suffer there for his faith. The Holy Spirit always guides Christians to bear witness concerning Christ. In some cases, He guides us to do this even though we will be persecuted. Remaining alive is not the Christian's goal. For us, it is accomplishing the Spirit's mission.

Help us, dear Lord, to return to the desperate passion as Paul lived by example, how we must first have our eyes opened in order to be God's messenger by the leading of the Holy Spirit to Open Their Eyes!

John Mark Pool
Word to the World Ministries
Email: MarkandSandyPool@aol.com


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