A New Season Is Here!

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein. KJV

I participate in a daily national prayer call for the United States, our leaders, as well as national and world-wide events and the Body of Christ.   After the call the morning of September 21, I was walking about wondering about everything which concerns my immediate family.  As I was just "wondering before the LORD" about several very important situations and how things might work out, I heard a familiar voice from within say, " It's coming to an end."   Hmm, this really made me wonder especially since He said it twice, but I must say I was puzzled and surprised by this answer. I finally asked Him what was coming to an end.  Shortly I heard His response even in the midst of all the activity occurring in my home. "Attrition."  And again, "Attrition."  I knew I'd have to look up the word in order to grasp its fullest meaning because I understood this was very important.  Even as I'm writing this I see something new in this exchange.  Jesus rarely said something 2 times and when He did, it was because of the great importance associated with its meaning.  Wow! This is a "selah" moment for me, my goodness! *(I really do need to stop and consider, and emphasize the importance of this! )  

Back to the original thought.  After I heard the words, I stayed busy with the required activities I was involved in at the moment, but upon finishing those responsibilities I was reminded I needed to look up attrition which was a small miracle in itself considering the flurry of activity that was underway inside and outside my home.  I did look it up, but it's necessary to include the following information about the timing of it since the evening of September 21 is the first day of Rosh Hashanah on God's calendar.  Here's a short definition.

Most of us think of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, as a very serious day—the day on which we proclaim G‑d as King of the universe as He sits in judgment of the world and its inhabitants. And yet, Rosh Hashanah is also a joyous holiday, since we have faith that G‑d will grant us a sweet new year. These two ideas are expressed in the different laws and customs of Rosh Hashanah.

Now the definition of attrition:

at·tri·tion

əˈtriSH(ə)n/

noun

1. 1.

   
   

   the action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure.

   
   

   "the council is trying to wear down the opposition by attrition"

   
   

   synonyms:

   wearing down, wearing away, weakening, debilitation, enfeebling, sapping, attenuation;  gradual loss "the battle would result in further attrition of their already lame naval force"

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2. 2.

   (in scholastic theology) sorrow, but not contrition, for sin.

I have such confidence in this Word from The LORD for several reasons.  One, He initiated it.  Two, the timing of it, which is during His appointed Feast, the Jewish New Year.  For us, His children who have experienced sustained opposition over a long period, it is His timing for it to come to and end. He is judging our enemies and bringing us out into a new season of His protection, strength and recovery in every area. I believe we've entered a new season of being restored and renewed in strength  to overcome in every area as He goes before us in this new day.  What else can it mean when He said twice, "It's coming to and end."  Add to that the answer to my question of "what's coming to an end" and His responding twice, "Attrition."    Put that together with what takes place in this appointed feast of Rosh Hashanah and we have His direct intervention in our lives to overcome our personal enemies as well as to begin begin to recover and prosper! I have to say I am  excited over this Word and I release my faith in it and I RECEIVE it now! This is God doing what He does when His children unify and cry out to Him, and at the appointed time He always acts!  

*Now, concerning Him saying these things twice to me. I've understood that when Jesus said something twice like verily, verily, or said a persons name such as Martha, Martha, He was emphasizing the importance of  what He was going to speak.  After my "light coming on moment" I knew I needed to look it up and find out more.   Here's a portion of what got Questions?org has to say in part about verily, verily or truly, truly:

..when we read Jesus' words and see statements beginning with "verily," "truly," or some variation, we should recall the deeper meaning. Those claims are not only Jesus' opinion on the truth. Those are ideas about which He has intimate, personal, firsthand knowledge.

And concerning His repeating names according to Bible.org  :

We might miss the strength of these statements unless we realize that repeating a person’s name is a Hebrew expression of intimacy....when God encourages Jacob in his old age to take the trip to Egypt, He says, “Jacob, Jacob”...When Jesus confronted Martha, when He warned Peter, and when He wept over Jerusalem—in each case we find the word repeated for intimacy’s sake...

Because of not only the greater understanding concerning Jesus' use of speaking a word twice, it confirms as well, the certainty of the Word He spoke to me twice, but also how important it is to Him for us to know His heart in this matter.  Out of His great LOVE for us He spoke (and is speaking)  a word which He has intimate, personal, and firsthand knowledge of.

I close this with a thankful heart for the privilege of being enabled to share this with great confidence in His overwhelming  desire and ability to bring this word to pass for all of us who will receive for ourselves and families what He desires to do in this new season.  Let's follow Him and do what He instructs us to do and it will surely come to pass!

He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?

*Micah 6:8 

*Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Words, Words, Words (with video from) KCM: Change Your Words and Change Your Life

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein. KJV

I just watched Kenneth Copeland on his 30 minute television broadcast today, September 17, 2017.  Oh my, it was exactly what I still need to hear so much. Really.  I had a list started of scripture references about the words  we speak and their importance  so I could post them later upon completion. Whether or not we've received Jesus as LORD we are all governed by the words we speak. Those of us who know Him have the power to be like Him and since He said His words "are spirit, and they are life", we need instruction on how to speak the same way.  Since Satan comes to kill, steal and destroy, our words spoken in line with his plan gives him permission to begin acting on them to bring them to pass. Thank God for His great grace which covers and keeps us all while we're learning to grow up In Him!

I'm not saying we have to go around quoting Bible verses all the time, but I do know we need to speak in line with life, health and all that comes with His covenant promises of Blessing-- which is our privilege to receive--but we need to learn "how to."  Honestly, this is something that I have to continually be aware of especially during prolonged seasons of stress and pressure.  I've had practice dealing with the careless words I've spoken, but I thank God He's faithful and not only forgives but teaches us how to enforce cancellation of their negative  effects.  

Okay, so back to the scripture list I was going to post and the Kenneth Copeland video.  Everything he says about words, and how he connects them with forgiving and loving is so much better than my sharing only part of how words work, and YAY! he shares a list!  I do hope you'll watch the following video because the information he shares is essential to understand in the days we're living in. I apologize to those of you who visit here who may not speak English, but I'm including a list of the references Kenneth Copeland mentions on his video in rapid fire progression.  

Kenneth Copeland Ministries - Change Your Words and Change Your Life

Matt 12:36-37

2 Cor 4:13

Heb 3:11;  4:14 

Joel 3:10

Prov 4:24;  6:2;  12:18;  15:2

Isaiah 57:19  

Prov 15:4;  18:7

Malachi 3:13

Prov 18:2,21,23

Psalm 19:14;  18:34

He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?

*Micah 6:8 

*Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Standing

                                                                                

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein. KJV

Not a lot to share, though much has been happening.  Having to apply the scripture by faith, which says "having done all to stand, stand *therefore". Though there are giants in the land, Jesus the mighty man, the giant slayer, the David who already made a public spectacle of them for us is ever present in us. His triumphing over them in it is our place of victory where we can,  in Him, firmly stand one day at a time, perhaps even one moment at a time.

The Blessing of the LORD's Presence, strength, comfort, encouragement and  peace to all.


* Take note that it is God's armor not our own! So it is His truth, His righteousness, His peace, His faith, His salvation  that He's given to us to wear.   We don't have to work it up, figure it out, or try to get it by our works.  All we need to do is choose to believe it, receive it, and in His strength, stand against everything contrary to what the Word says remembering we get stronger in it as we practice, practice, practice it daily and moment to moment...and especially in the most difficult of times.

More From DEREK PRINCE Ministries

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein. KJV

The following devotional is used by permission from Derek Prince Ministries.

September 4, 2017 Call for Help! Psalm 30:2 O Lord my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.     NIV      One of the things that blesses me about the Bible is its profound simplicity. It comes out with the most profound statements in the simplest and shortest words. What interests me as I glance at that verse that I’ve just presented to you, is that there is not a single word in it of more than one syllable. “O Lord my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.” And yet in those simple words of one syllable what tremendous truth is expressed.      I wonder if you realize that God is the healer of His people? In the second book of the Bible, Exodus, He says, ”I am the Lord that healeth thee”: I am the Lord, your doctor. And in the New Testament in the epistle of James, James writes, “Is there any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church, let them anoint him with oil and pray over him. The prayer of faith shall save the sick.” Are you carrying around some sickness, some physical oppression, some burden that the Lord would gladly relieve you of? Have you thought about calling to the Lord? Consider the simplicity of those words: “I called to you for help and you healed me.”      May I recommend that to you? May I say that I thank God for doctors and nurses and all who help the sick and infirm. But the ultimate healer is God. Why not take your case to Him? I’ve done it many times and He’s healed me. I believe He’ll do it for you. —Derek Prince To listen to Derek's original audio on our website click here.

Again, Pray for the U.S.A.

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein. KJV

I've been in a time and place where much is required of my time and attention, so posts have been few and far between. However, we're in a time where prayer for our country is urgent and very necessary, so I'm re-posting a letter from Billye Brim from April of this year.  First, I'm sharing a phone number for a daily prayer call for the United States of America. To participate dial:

(1) 712 451 0755   code: 988990#  

Announce yourself when prompted- generally, first name and state- then please mute your phone and wait.  Times are 9:00 a.m. Eastern and 6:00 a.m. Pacific time.  Other countries have called in also, but I have no information for times outside the continental U.S.  Also, there's a weekly prayer call for Israel which will generally include prayer for the U.S.A. as well, and takes place weekly on Wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern and 6:00 a.m. Pacific time as well. That number and code is:

(1) 701 801 1211   code 492 836 754#

The same instructions apply.  Along with Hawaii and Alaska, we've had people from Canada, Belgium, Australia and perhaps others join us for prayer- and for this we are very thankful. Forgive me  if your country  was not mentioned here and you have participated.  And I just remembered that I believe Venezuela has called in as well  So wherever you live, if it's on your heart to join us, please do so because the prayers include the Church and all people around the globe.

At this point Billye Brim's  letter follows which was previously posted on April 1, 2017, entitled A Word from Billye Brim

Billye Brim Blog 3-31-17

From the Parsonage

I'm writing a book about FIRST OF ALL and the Awakenings.

I just finished the first draft of the first chapter and decided to send it out as a blog.

Here it is.  If you would like to join the FIRST OF ALL Campaign, call us at 1-800-972-3447.

Chapter 1

First of All

Before the 2016 US election, I knew (perhaps with a reasonable doubt) that Donald John Trump would be elected to the office of President.

            How I knew was because of supernatural revelations given to someone else. The Bible says that in the end of days men would be given visions. The Amplified Bible calls them "divinely granted appearances." The early New Testament believers experienced them and in the Book of Acts it says they will occur in the end of days.

            I was not a Trump supporter at the beginning. But I became one when he and Dr. Ben Carson invited a thousand or so ministers to New York City for a "conversation." There I began to see in my spirit that He might be God's choice.

            The man to whom the Lord granted the visions asked me to judge them. A former Muslim, he'd accepted the Lord after hearing an audible Voice call him by name.  In the visions that began in September before the election, he'd heard that Donald Trump would be elected, but that the church would have to pray for him, and for our leaders as never before.

            I knew that meant we would have to obey the Lord's command in First Timothy 2:1 as we never had.

1 Tim. 2:1-4, 8 (KJV)

1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth...

8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

Up To The Church

Dr. Kenneth E. Hagin, whose books and publications I edited from 1970-1980, was granted a vision in which he saw three demonic frog-like creatures rise up out of the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. They hopped along the eastern seaboard and landed in Washington D.C. He was made to know their intent was to harm this nation.

            He was shown, however, that their evil assignment could be stopped by the prayers of the people of God. He was instructed to come back to Tulsa (he'd been on a ministry trip) and to start a regular prayer service to stop this strategy of the enemy. He initiated the prayer group, which stayed focused for a while, but let up in its initial purpose.

            When the Watergate scandal in all its depths and cover-ups caused great hurt to the nation, the Lord told Brother Hagin this was the strategy of the enemy revealed to him in the vision. Then he was told something to this effect, I'm not going to hold Richard Nixon primarily responsible for this; I'm not going to hold the Republican Party primarily responsible for this; I'm going to hold you primarily responsible for this. For I revealed it to you and the church could have stopped it. What ever happens in this nation happens because the church allows it to happen.

             I heard Brother Hagin say this was one of the hardest things he ever had to pray and receive forgiveness for.  But he did!

           

FIRST OF ALL

Remembering this, I knew that the success of President Trump's Administration falls primarily upon the shoulders of the Body of Christ.

            It came into my mind to initiate a campaign. Not a political campaign. But a spiritual campaign. A "FIRST OF ALL" Campaign. A campaign which calls upon believers to commit to pray FIRST OF ALL for our leaders just as our Lord instructs.

            FIRST OF ALL before we pray for our family, before we pray for ourselves, before we pray for the lost, before we pray for our jobs or businesses, our ministry, before we pray for anything we are instructed to pray for our leaders, for kings (today it's usually presidents, prime ministers, etc.) and those in authority.

            So through the various prayer avenues the Lord has granted me, I began to call for people to commit. To call us or write us. To say, "Count me in. I commit to pray every day FIRST OF ALL for our leaders."

            We have never obeyed 1 Timothy 2:1 as we should have. If we had, this nation would not be in the darkness and division it now suffers. Satan (and his kingdom of darkness) is behind division. He seeks to divide and conquer.

            The kingdom of the Light can and must overcome his evil plots. The most powerful weapon we have is obedience to the Word of God. And particularly concerning good government, obedience to 1 Timothy 2:1. We can unite in this effort and overcome the enemy's plot to destroy us through division.

Commandment With Promise

This is a commandment with promise. The revealed purpose of God is that we can expect to receive a time in which we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. A time conducive to men's being saved and coming into the knowledge of the truth.

            Is this even possible in such a terrible time as this? God didn't put a time limit on the promise. When these Holy Spirit inspired words were given through Paul Timothy was the young pastor of the church in Ephesus. Ephesus was a wicked city that worshipped the goddess Artemis. The Roman Empire was in the throes of its most evil emperors such as Nero. Christians and Jews were thrown to lions in the evil bloodthirsty games in the great theatres. Nero dipped them in pitch and burned them as human torches. 

            The kings were evil. But the church was instructed to pray for them and to expect their prayers to bring about what God said they would. And things did eventually change.

            If you are a believer in the truth of the Bible, you are commanded to pray first of all for your leaders, whether or not you like them. Whether or not you voted for them. Won't you please do so? And won't you please commit to do so? Please contact us if you would like to be counted in a huge company of praying people who are committed to pray FIRST OF ALL as our Lord commanded. 

A Speaking What? Re-post

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein. KJV

I was considering several options concerning what should follow my last post. While looking through some material for something else altogether, I accidentally pulled up a post from my first blog. Upon reading it I realized it would be a natural follow-up to my previous post featuring  the pamphlet authored by Charles Capps,  Created to have DOMINION since speaking and dominion go hand in hand.

All I'll add concerning the re-post at this point is though I had  deeper instruction in the correct use of our words in 2013, I have had degrees of success over the years since, as well as some obvious failures!  Moreover, it's more than a rote education in changing how we speak and our choice of words; it requires first and foremost a transformation of our heart and only the Living Word and the Spirit can do that....and as Jesus said, out of the heart the mouth speaks.  So without further explanation the re-post follows.

Saturday, October 19, 2013

A Speaking What?

I’ve been looking forward to this entry for a while but wasn’t certain how to present it, but since it’s such a foundational truth (as far as I’m concerned) if we’d like to understand more about how God created man to function in His Likeness, I decided it’s time to go for it.

In my June 25, 2013 entry entitled  Three Lives? I posted some information regarding the plural form of the word “life” which was used in Genesis 2:7.  Here’s the original King James Version of that verse:

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

And here’s how it reads if you replace the word “life” with the plural form as it is in the original Hebrew:

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of lives; and man became a living soul. 

So man became a “living soul” once God breathed the breath of lives into him making all 3 parts of man-his spirit, his soul and his body-one living being created in God’s own likeness.  Genesis 1:1 confirms through the Hebrew translation this very fact.  In sharing what Derek Prince wrote in his bookWar in Heaven,  I wrote that  plural nouns or pronouns normally require a plural verb, but in Genesis 1:1 this is not the case at all:

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth (my emphasis).

Here, “God” is plural (Elohim) while “created” is singular establishing God as a Triune Being though functionally One, so in His likeness He created man to be as He was and is. Unfortunately this oneness-along with complete contentment and satisfaction in their whole being because of their union with God-ended with Adam and Eve’s choice to follow the deceiver’s voice rather than God’s.

I’ve written all this in order to share another discovery found in those few words contained in Genesis 2:7, but first I want to say how captivated I am by the precision of it all-the amount of revelation packed in such a few words-how interesting, and very impressive in design has everything been laid out, both in the actual creation and in the use of words to describe it accurately!

Now, finally, another secret intimated in the use of the words “living soul” in Genesis 2:7.  This bit of information comes from The Stone Edition of the Chumash, a Hebrew commentary which includes comments from the Sages-Jewish scholars.  I’d  heard of this particular reference from several sources over the course of a few years before I decided to look into it and see for myself. The following is what I found. One of the Sages says that the soul mentioned in verse 7 was made a “speaking spirit”, because only God could “blow” into man a rational soul which includes intelligent speech.

Once again, here’s the verse as it is written in Genesis 2:7  King James Version:

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

And here’s what it looks like with the inclusion of the information we’ve discovered:

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of lives; and man became a speaking spirit (emphasis mine).

This information confirms  to me the fact that we, Man, were indeed created in God’s likeness, having been given dominion and authority  as stated in Genesis 1:26-29.  And how else was man to have dominion over the earth and the creatures God created, except by speaking words even as God had dominion and created by speaking?  All authorities rule with words, Kings, lawmakers, police officers, judges, magistrates of all kinds.  Look around in everyday life.  Bosses rule over employees, teachers over classrooms, doctors over patients. Those in authority rule with words!  Just look through the Bible and see how important words are. However, we, mankind, were never meant to have dominion except under God’s perfect understanding and authority while in relationship to Him.  All that changed when Adam and Eve fell into deception, rebelled against God losing their authority to the evil one  until Jesus came. He, as the Son of Man, bought back-paid the ransom so to speak- to restore Mankind’s breath of lives to all who choose to receive Him and the payment He made. Since the payment and the Man who made it can’t be separated, the rate of exchange here is His life for ours.  And once we make the great exchange, through the renewing of the mind we once again can become a proper speaking spirit, speaking intelligent words of life in agreement with Life Himself. [And as I added earlier, it also requires the transformation of our hearts, and that takes time.]

And now, this is all I can write intelligently!  So hopefully, there will be more insights into this process in future blogs, and for this I’m very much looking forward since the greater the understanding we receive of God’s higher ways for us, the greater the ability He gives us to begin walking it out in our daily lives....and really, who’s not interested in having more Life, more victory and more  peace.  Sounds, well, heavenly to me!

Posted by One Of The Bear Girls at 11:44 AM 

About Taking Dominion

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein. KJV

Note:  I had this up very briefly, but had to remove it until some copyright issues were fully resolved. Happily, I received the response I had been waiting for. After a few words from me I'm re-posting Created to Have DOMINION  in all its glory!

Wow! It has been a good while since I last wrote though I've tried many times but nothing jelled, but today something firmed up. Yay and Yay!!!  I'm posting a little pamphlet I received a number of years ago from a very anointed man of God, Charles Capps, who moved to heaven in February 2014. He use to write a short monthly partner letter each month and always included a teaching in a little pamphlet form such as the one I'll be sharing with you here.

To my great delight, while preparing for a move I found this  particular letter unopened.  It  somehow had escaped me until a few weeks ago, and oh my goodness gracious,  how timely it its for today.  It's an in season word for teaching and encouragement. He had an unassuming teaching style and was very proficient in walking out his faith.  In this  pamphlet he shared practical examples of how he worked with God and His Word to bring results. 

So here goes. I'm uploading the booklet entitled Created to have DOMINION by Charles Capps in its entirety.  I trust it will encourage and strengthen you as it did me.

Note: To increase size for easier reading, push the control key and the plus (+) key at the same time.  To reduce size again,  push control key and minus (-) key together.

Visit  Capps Ministries, formerly Charles Capps Ministries where you'll find a wealth of anointed  books, booklets, CD's and more from the Capps' family at their website at  https://cappsministries.com/

All credit for this reproduction of the pamphlet Created to have DOMINION goes solely to  Charles Capps and Capps Ministries. 

          Posted with permission from Capps Ministries, August 2017.