This was sent to me by a friend by email. I wish he had sent the source link to allow me to provide the citation. I do know Marsha Burns is published often on the Elijah List. I do not have the time to do a search at the Elijah List so I did a Google search for Marsha Burns hoping to discover a website, which I did. The Website is called Spirit of Prophecy which includes a free e-subscription to a bulletin. You should go there and check it out.

This prophetic Word is given as an encouragement to the body of Christ for the year 2008.

JRH 1/1/08

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DIVINE INSPIRATION 2008

December 31, 2007

Marsha Burns

Revelation That Overcomes

You will arise to a new level of overcoming. You have already begun to see patterns in your life that have consistently opened the door to the enemy's work against you. These patterns will become increasingly apparent as you progress and punish disobedience with your obedience. Rejoice in this process.

Your struggle is not over, but if you look back you can see that victory has come more speedily than in times past. This is because you have learned to release your anger and bitterness and have refused the victim position... You will continue to rise up to defeat the enemy more effectively as you choose to exercise your faith in Me to bring you through.

Do not be afraid of unknown challenges that lie ahead. You cannot fight the battle until you see the enemy and discover his method of attack. Rest in the assurance that My grace is sufficient, and that I will bring you through to victory as you yield to the leading of My Spirit, says the Lord. Luke 12:11-12 "Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say. For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."

This indeed is a season when you discover in greater dimension the power to overcome every obstacle. Old mindsets that bring defeat to you will become crystal clear. It will be like suddenly awakening from a dream to see the absolute reality of your existence and spiritual dominance.

High Place of Discernment

I am lifting you up to a high place spiritually where you can see the valley below with great clarity. You will no longer see the world and people around you with natural eyes, but you will see through eyes of discernment that penetrate through the veil that separates flesh and spirit.

Be prepared to have the eyes of your understanding enlightened. I will cause you to grasp the wisdom of things you have not been able to comprehend... This will enable you to overcome obstacles and walk in confidence and victory.

You have already had significant breakthroughs in understanding how the spirit realm affects your body and soul, but I tell you honestly that your level of comprehension is not even half of what you will come to know and grasp. Every new revelation will become your possession and strengthen you.

If you ask anything in My name, according to My will. I will do it. I will teach you and show you by My Spirit the difference between what you want according to your carnal nature and what My will is. It will be a divine separation of soul and spirit. Yield yourself completely to this process. Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

I Am Your Pilot:

Things have not worked out exactly as you expected. This is because you cannot see the end from the beginning. I have designed it to be this way so that you can be built up in faith and know that I am with you to direct you along your path to destiny. Take delight in the fact that I am your Pilot, and I will maneuver you through even the most dire straits.

Don't miss or overlook opportunities that look small and insignificant by looking too far out and focusing on the big picture. I have great things in store for you, but you must not despise the days of small beginnings. Job 8:7 Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would increase abundantly.

I say, establish clear boundaries and reorder your priorities, so that My blessings can flow like a river - uninterrupted. The temptation will be to create your own blessings and to depend on your own strength to accomplish your desires, but I hold all power over heaven and earth. Depend on Me to cause you to be fruitful. Your accomplishments are of a temporary nature, but what I produce in you is everlasting.

Your most difficult days are behind you. You have endured much and been strengthened by your perseverance. Truly you are stronger now than you have ever been. Your faith has been tested through many trials and tribulations, and you have come through in victory. I count your faithfulness as righteous.

You've Come A Long Way, Baby!

You've come a long way, baby, but you have not yet gone as far as you can go. The possibilities for your life have not been exhausted. On the contrary, you will be surprised and delighted at what I have in store for you. But, you will have to hold your own dreams and desires loosely to allow My will to manifest so that you can receive the best that I have for you, says the Lord. Trust Me!

Prepare to be stretched. But, know that you will not be challenged beyond your ability to accomplish what is set before you. Trust Me for strength to overcome and endure. It is true that you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you.

Those things in your life that seem to have been fragmented or left undone will now be brought to a conclusion as the door to the past is shut and a new and exciting door is opening before you. Rejoice in this time of new life and hope.

Breaking The Chains

I am taking you step by step through the things that have consistently made you stumble and lose heart. It will be like breaking the chains one link at a time so that you can see clearly the nature of the bondage, and you will never again be ensnared as in days gone by. Rejoice in a new level of liberty, says the Lord.

There have been times in your life when you have swung between two poles, one of ultra hope and blessing and the other abject poverty and hopelessness. If you will yield to the work of My Spirit along these lines, I will bring you from extreme ups and downs to a plateau of spiritual reality and faith. For, certainly I am the Author and Finisher of your faith, and I will establish you on this level ground.

Refuse to allow the enemy to use condemnation to remove you from the flow of revelation by the Spirit. His tactics won't be anything new. Expect the same old lies that bring guilt, shame, and rejection. But, now I will give you greater capacity to see quickly and deal with the attacks, so that your times of oppression will be immediately cut off like awakening from a bad dream.

I am releasing healing in you that will wash away the rejection and failures from the past and equip you to go forth with wisdom and endurance. Let go of the labels that have been assigned to you by various people and circumstances, for I call you My beloved.

Open Doors

Prepare to make some of the most important decisions of your life as I present opportunities that you could never have imagined. You are Mine, and My plan is to establish you and bless you in ways that will remove even the vaguest remembrance of past disappointments and struggles.

I will open doors before you, and you will behold new vistas and prospects for the future that you really never dreamed of. And, I will bring you by a way that you have not known and make your feet like hinds' feet that will enable you to negotiate even the most difficult of paths. You will scramble up the craggiest places as though it were level ground because I am with you to make the crooked places straight and the rough places smooth.

You will have choices to make in the days ahead that have the potential to change the landscape of your life forever. Seek Me for wisdom, and choose wisely. If you ask for wisdom, I will certainly give it to you.

In this season you must recapture the gifting and flow that you once embraced. In the passage of time and circumstances you lost confidence, but now is the time when you can reclaim what was rightfully yours from the beginning. You cannot go back to the old manifestation of your gift because it had to become like a seed that fell to the ground and died in order to take root and grow up in you to produce fruit for this time. Be open and yielded, says the Lord.

Oneness: This should be the word of the day for Christians. I was reading a Kenneth Copeland devotional in the wee hours of the morning. He used "oneness" in the context of evangelism, but you know for me "oneness" is a life's goal that I desire to reach beyond a positional truth. "Oneness" needs to be an experiential truth lived in this life. If you are in Christ the positional truth will be an experiential truth when your spirit departs this mortal coil to the Heavenly realm. I believe being in Christ today and having the earnest of the Holy Spirit, we Believers can experience that "oneness" in this life as well.

Kenneth Copeland believes the key to "oneness" is walking in love with our fellow man. This means eschewing the feelings derived from the pettiness that one might incur via disagreements, antagonisms, egotism, and yada yada.

Man I want that path to "oneness."

JRH

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Let the World Know

Kenneth Copeland

January 4, 2008

KCM E-devotional

"Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word. ...that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me."
(John 17:20,22-23)

Over the years the Church has come up with all kinds of elaborate ways to evangelize the world. We get together and map out plans and strategies and raise money for it. But through it all, we rarely mention the plan that Jesus gave us.

Most believers don't even realize that He gave us the key to winning the world, but He did. He prayed about it right before He went to the Cross. He asked the Father to bring us into a place of such oneness with each other and with Him that the world would know that He had been sent from God.

If you and I and all the rest of the Body of Christ would get together and start loving each other, we'd evangelize the world so fast it would make your head swim. It's true. But until recently, we've been too busy scrapping with one another and getting our feelings hurt to give it much thought.

But, praise God, it's beginning to dawn on some folks now that we need to stop that stuff. We need to start treating Jesus' command that we love one another as a command instead of an alternative. We need to drop our silly arguments and be unified by the Spirit of God.

Do you want to take a step toward evangelizing the world today? Then start praying for oneness. Make up your mind that you're going to start loving your fellow believers instead of criticizing, complaining, and talking ugly about them.

Start confessing that the Church of God is going to rise up together in faith and love as one glorious Body driven by the power of Jesus Himself. We are, you know. Jesus prayed that it would happen, and the Holy Spirit is already bringing it to pass.

Satan would like to stop it, but he can't. It's far more powerful than he is--and it's going to blast a hole in his operation that's big enough to drive a train through. It's going to let the whole world know that Jesus truly is Lord!

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Scripture Study:  John 17:9-26

This is probably the beginning of a year long series by Rick Joyner. Anyway, his last series seemed to be a year long.

In this "The Army of God Mobilizes, Part I" Brother Joyner begins with a prophetic kick-off of the year 2008.

He says Believers will draw closer to the Word beginning to understand which doctrines are Bible-oriented and which are false doctrines. There will be a great disappointment for Ministers that Believers have followed like forever will be understood to be off on their teaching. This is fascinating for Rick Joyner is no novice to controversy over valid teaching and false teaching.

It will be fascination how false teaching is uncovered. In the more controversial movements of God among Protestants there have been accusation and counter-accusations big time since the "healing" and "Holy Ghost-Pentecostal" movements began to  move in the very late 1800's and very early 1900's right on to the present day.

Now there is a time of accusation of false teaching of what are considered mainline Churches have abandoned Scripture for the relative philosophy of man with the excuse of updating the Faith to modern times. Hence homosexuality and fornication are normalized relative to modern secular living conditions.

Rick Joyner prophesies (or believes for he really did not say it was a specific Word from the Lord) that Holy Drill Sergeants will aid those search the Word to be both awesome soldiers for Gods Army in preparation AND a purer Bride for the returning Christ.

Well that is my synopsis, read on.

JRH 1/9/08

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The Army of God Mobilizes, Part I

Rick Joyner

December 31, 2007

MorningStar Ministries

There is an army gathering like no other that the world has ever seen. It will be both an irresistible force and an immovable object. Where it marches, it will conquer. Where it takes a stand, it will not be moved. That it is now gathering is one of the great signs that the end of this age is at hand, and the King will soon come to establish His kingdom. It is time to prepare the way for the Lord.

Those who are mobilizing to help prepare the way for the Lord are the ones who see Him. They see what others cannot now see. If we truly see Him, we cannot help but to bow the knee to Him. If we truly see Him, we will obey Him. That is why we often see the term "the obedience of faith" (see Romans 1:5, 16:26) in the New Testament.

Many claim that Christianity is the most arrogant of all the religions because we claim to be the only way to be reconciled to God. The truth is that if God sent His own Son to provide the way for us to be reconciled, and we reject Him, believing that we can get there on our own merit, wisdom, or strength, and do not need His provision, then we are the most arrogant of all creatures. The greatest arrogance of all is to not bow the knee to Him. Christianity is in truth the most humble of all of the religions, accepting and acknowledging our need for Him as our Savior and Lord.

The great army of God is now being mobilized in thousands of locations. It is going through basic training. The great emphasis upon the basics of faith is from the Holy Spirit. If we are not strong in these, we will be weak and easily defeated. However, those who have a strong foundation will soon have much built upon it. We are going higher. All of the gifts and ministries of the Spirit will go higher. The authority that He will entrust to His faithful ones will greatly increase this year.

    Walking in leadership in His church is a most serious matter. To be entrusted with God's own children cannot be taken lightly. If I entrusted my children to someone to take care of them, and then came back and found them sick, hungry, and filthy, I would not be happy! It is the ultimate honor and privilege to be entrusted with the Lord's own children, but it is also the ultimate responsibility. It is crucial that His people are prepared for the times. There will be a new resolve, a new seriousness, coming upon His leaders this year, but the result of this will be a great strengthening of His people.

    We are exhorted in James 3:1, "Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we shall incur a stricter judgment." The judgments pronounced against false teachers and false shepherds are much more severe than those pronounced against false prophets. Of course, we don't want to be one of them either! Therefore, we must be devoted to truth, integrity, and settle it in the beginning that if we have been entrusted as a shepherd of the Lord's sheep, we will lay down our own lives for them. We will resolve to only provide them with the very best spiritual food and training.

    This year we will see increasing signs that a recovery of basic honesty is transforming science. We will also see this in the church as well. There are many doctrines that whole movements are built on that have no basis in Scripture, but are rather built on human preferences, in reaction to disappointments, or other problems in the church. These, too, will start to flow back toward the mainstream of the River of Life. We need to build bridges between the common ground that we have with other parts of the body of Christ, always treating those who are at least embracing the basic doctrines of the faith as sons and daughters of the King who deserve the greatest respect.

    I was once walking around Buckingham Palace in London when I heard the Lord speak to me and ask what I would say if I ran into the queen. I braced myself because I thought this question was to prepare me to actually meet her and I did not know the protocol. I resolved to simply treat her with as much respect as I knew how. The Lord then said that I must always remember that the church is His queen, and to always treat her with the utmost dignity and respect. I got the message. Even if you do have to bring some correction to a queen, you do it with the utmost dignity and respect-she is the Lord's own bride-His Queen!

    It is an unfathomable honor to be a part of the church-how much more so to be one of her ministers, her servants. She may have many problems right now, but she is still His bride that He loves. She will become increasingly awesome as these times unfold. God is in her, she is the temple. As Einstein considered it an endeavor worth his whole life to be able to comprehend even a tiny portion of the reason that manifests itself in nature, we have been given much more than that! The prophets of old longed to see just a tiny portion of the knowledge of the mystery of God that has been given to the least of the saints. We are also told that this great mystery is the union of the Lord with His bride, the church. This great mystery will now capture more and more hearts, resulting in its manifestation in His people.

    The bride is also an army. She is an awesome queen! She is glorious and beautiful, and growing in passion for her King. Even so, she will likewise be growing in a fierce irresistible devotion to truth, and the biblical standards of morality and integrity. She will know how to keep her vessel with the honor and dignity that the true royalty in the earth have. She will walk in "the beauty of holiness" that is so compelling that the rest of mankind will begin to marvel at her, and be drawn to her and to her King.  

    Let us resolve this year to honor God with our devotion for having received the gift of salvation, to be a part of His bride, and to be alive in the greatest of all times to serve Him. He has saved His best wine for last. Those who have eyes to see and ears to hear will begin to stand out in radical contrast to those who do not. We must have the courage to be different, radically different, never compromising the sure Word of God and His ways. If we do not stand out, then we are not standing up for the truth. This year the great separation, the great distinction, will become increasingly clear.   

    One way that this distinction between the true servants of God and the pretenders will be manifested will be by the spiritual food that we eat. It has been said that an army marches on its stomach, or that it has to be fed to have the strength to march. This year even better, richer, spiritual food will be provided for the army of God, and those who are in it will partake of it daily. Those who do not will begin to weaken and fall behind.

    Only those who devote themselves to growing in the Lord actually grow. They care enough to seek Him and to seek spiritual food that He provides for them. Those who do not care enough to do this will fall increasingly behind this year. They have set their own judgment by what they really worship and give themselves to. This year the great distinction will become more clear, and every day the distance between those who truly follow the King, and those who do not, will become greater. Where will we be?

    Does that sound too hard? Too serious? We had better get used to it. The spiritual drill sergeants are being released to get the army ready for battle. The less you like your drill sergeants when in training, the more you will love them when you get into battle. Like it or not, the battles are looming. Those who are obedient are assured of victory, but those who do not follow the King will pay a most terrible price. Follow the King!

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Copyright

Regner Capener's debt is bondage essays entitled Kingdom Economics is classic Prosperity Teaching 101. You can find the link below and find Kingdom Economics I - XIV if you so chose. I suspect it is an ongoing message so their may be more than XIV in the future.

I have not read the other parts of Brother Capener's message so I do not know where the thread is leading; however this part is the good side of Prosperity Teaching that I agree with.

The theme is the devil wants humanity in a poverty spirit trapped in worldly debt but the Good News is Jesus Christ came to deliver us from Satan's grasp and transfer us into the Kingdom of the Father's dear Son where the curse of poverty has no hold.

Capener goes on to write that wealth is not evil, it is the mindset of worldly thinking combined with wealth that is evil; i.e. the love of money rather than the love of God.

This is all good! However if Brother Capener spins off later that Christians are to be wealthy and not poor as a way of life, then the Brother would be getting into the part of Prosperity Teaching that I have a problem with. The part that implies the material position one holds in the world is a measuring stick of righteousness or sin OR the justification to live a lifestyle of conspicuous consumption looking down on others who do not have a mind-set to arrive at debt free material possessions. I believe that is error. I don't get bent out of shape with this kind of error for it is on the scale of false teaching as to praying to Mary, Angels or entitled Saints. That is error also but I don't believe one is going to the eternal flame for believing that way or not believing that way (if you are Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox).

It is good to understand that God's Grace through his Son Jesus Christ is Salvation from the dark kingdom of the god of this age - Satan the deceiver. (SA Gen. 3: 1-5 and Luke 4: 3 - 4)

So meditate on the good and eschew the bad.

JRH

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Kingdom Economics I

Tithing, Giving & Seed Sowing

By Regner Capener (the coffee break guy)

Sent: 6/27/2007 11:11 AM

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MSN Group Delivery: Sun 1/06/08 2:38 AM

Greetings!

Are you the kind of person that likes to watch the finance programs on TV -- like the weekend block of shows that appears on Saturdays on Fox News?  You know -- like Bulls & Bears, Cavuto on Business, Forbes on Fox, etc.?

Guess I've always been interested in economics.  I'm NOT an economist, but like many of my family -- aunts, uncles, cousins -- I was in banking, both consumer and international investment for several years.  Unlike other members of my family, I chose not to make the world of finance and economics my career, and it simply was not the realm God called me to.  Yet, I thank the Lord for the years I did spend in banking and the things I learned in the process.

Oddly enough, my father was the island banker for many years at Saint Paul Island, Alaska, although it was an unofficial job he took as a means of helping and ministering to families.  My cousin, Lowell Argue, was the President of First Chicago for several years -- among his many banking positions.  My cousin, (and Lowell's sister) Joan Gering, was with Wisconsin First National for much of her financial career.  (Correct me if I'm wrong on the bank, Joan.)  Another cousin, Annette Darlington, was with Rainier National Bank in Washington for most, if not all, of her financial and business career, and both of her daughters are in banking.

And on and on it goes.  There are many more family members who've been in the financial arena as bankers, stock brokers, investment consultants -- you name it.  It just seems to have been a significant part of our family heritage.  Anyway, I've always had an interest in the world's economy, and particularly our nation's economy; and I've been a stock-watcher of sorts and watched the trends in various industries and financial sectors.

I've said all that to say this: the world has an economic system.  That system has some very basic underlying rules and functions.  Violate those rules and you can suffer various rather unpleasant consequences.  Take advantage of those rules and functions with understanding and wisdom, and you can create a sizeable estate for yourself and your family.  Learn to invest wisely, and you can become a blessing to your family and many, many people along the way.

What's unfortunate is that our society tends to program folks with a poverty mentality -- the "Beast" mentality -- that keeps people in debt, keeps them subservient to the system, trains them to become "dependents" instead of "providers."  We have a credit-based society that has put millions of people in bondage to credit-card debt, struggling with interest rates (that amount to extortion) to make ends meet while they try to meet certain societal "norms" in "keeping up with the Jones."  People are enticed to live beyond their means, and debt is painted as "easy monthly payments."

I refer to this as "the Beast mentality" because it comes out of an understanding of what it means to "take the Mark of the Beast."  Today and Friday, I want to lay a foundation for you in helping you understand some basic spiritual concepts in economics.  By the help and grace of the Lord, I will try to show you the difference between what the world sees and operates in and what God intends for His people.  I'd like to show you why Christians have been programmed with the same mentality -- by the Enemy, of course -- so as to keep them from prospering as God intends, and in the process keep the Gospel from accomplishing what it is supposed to do: namely, evangelize and transform the world!

OOOPPPSSSS!  Just realized I hadn't poured my morning coffee yet.  The French Press has been steeping, and if it sits too long in that glass carafe, it cools off.  The French Press I have here at the office is glass, whereas the one we have at the house is one of those Nissan insulated stainless steel pots.  I get used to the fact that I can go back to the French Press at home nearly an hour after it has steeped and the coffee is still piping hot.  Hang on for a second while I pour my cup.  Better get yours, too.

The world has an economic system and a way of operating that Jesus refers to as "Mammon."  God has an economic system which preceded the world's, and when we operate within that system we have blessing, abundance, and true prosperity available to us, no matter where we begin.  It matters not whether we begin to utilize God's Kingdom principles at the very bottom of the so-called "economic ladder" or whether we begin employing those principles with some resources already at hand.

A few years ago, Dr. Leroy Thompson wrote a book titled, YOU'RE NOT BROKE, YOU HAVE A SEED.  In it he relates how he began his life in abject poverty in the Louisiana bayous.  Reading God's Word, he discovered some very basic Kingdom principles which he -- despite his utter lack of money for even basic needs -- began to employ.  Today the man is extremely wealthy; and he regularly and consistently applies Kingdom economic principles to his daily life.  What Dr. Thompson learned along the way was that money itself can never be the objective of prosperity and abundance.  Ahh, but wait.  I'm getting ahead of myself.

What gets most people's thinking skewed is that the world's economic system is based -- at its core -- in sound, Godly, Kingdom principles.  Satan has perverted it -- just like he perverts everything else -- and twisted it to entice people into financial and economic servitude.  As we go through this series of discussions on Kingdom Economics, my purpose and objective is to show you what I've learned personally, what I am currently learning through experience, where and how Satan has corrupted and distorted our thinking, how the Body of Christ has suffered as a result, and where God is taking His people.

Sound like a lot?  It is.  The Body of Christ has been consistently cheated year after year, generation after generation and century after century by the lies of Satan -- and more specifically by the Spirit of Mammon.

Let's begin by laying some basic Scriptural foundations.  These are laws of economics: Kingdom Laws.  Because God's people have been so effectively programmed with fear, doubt, unbelief, lack, need, insufficiency and poor health; and made to believe that the only real blessing we get from God is spiritual, I intend to be very liberal (this is the correct use of the word....Hehehehehe....!) in drawing from the Word so that your understanding is clear.  God's Word is thorough on this subject, and it is only by and through ignorance of God's Word that Satan has kept Christians -- and the world at large -- hung up with a "make do" mindset where lack and insufficiency are the rule of the day.

Here's the first set of Scriptures.  These Scriptures clearly demonstrate the heart of the Lord for His people.

III John, vs. 2: "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."

Proverbs 10:22: "The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it."

Psalm 112:1-3: "Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.  His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.  Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever."

Proverbs 8:13, 17-18: "The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. .... I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.  Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness."

Proverbs 22:4: "By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life."

Ecclesiastes 5:19: "Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God."

Philippians 4:19: "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

II Chronicles 22:11-13: "Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.  Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.  Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed."

II Chronicles 26:5: "And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper."

Psalm 1:1-3: "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.  But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.  And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."

Deuteronomy 8:18: "But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day."

Psalm 35:27: "Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant."

OK.  There you have a tiny fragment, a representation of the heart of the Lord concerning His people and His desire for them to prosper, to live in abundance, and to enjoy wealth and riches.  And we've only scratched the surface.  But let's be clear.  The desire of the Lord for His people to live the abundant life, to enjoy wealth, riches, prosperity, health, strength and long life comes with some very basic requirements.

Is there any question in your mind at this point that the heart of the Lord is for His people to prosper, to enjoy a long and healthy life, to enjoy an abundant life filled with not just spiritual, but material blessings?  The lie of Satan, you see, is that the only thing we get from Jesus is "pie in the sky, in the sweet bye and bye."  The Enemy delights in painting a picture of poverty, of need, of lack, of insufficiency, of poor health, of [...]

As we begin to delve into this series in depth, we'll come back to these Scriptures so that you can see some very specific applications.

There are spiritual laws that govern our ability to live prosperously.  There are also traps set for us by the Enemy to keep us from enjoying that abundant life.  Let's lay out the next set of foundational Scriptures to draw this picture.  We'll begin with what Jesus said concerning our motives and objectives.

Matthew 6: 25-34: "Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?  Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

"Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?  And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.  Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

"Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?  (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.  But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.  Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."

You see the picture, I'm sure.  The first priority of ALL Kingdom principles is to seek first the rulership of the Lord Jesus Christ upon the earth.  When we put Him first and foremost in every area of life, He guarantees you provision for everything!

But, wait.  There's a lot more.

Matthew 19 relates the story of the rich young ruler who came to Jesus.  Here's a man who had kept the law and the commandments, and had accumulated much wealth for himself.  The problem was that his wealth still left him wanting for something he couldn't identify.  Jesus tells him, "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions."

Matthew 19:23-26: "Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.  And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.  When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?  But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible."

Sounds contradictory, doesn't it, when compared to Deuteronomy 8:18 or Proverbs 10:22 or Ecclesiastes 5:19?  If it's so difficult for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven (please take note of this phrase for future reference), then why on earth would the Lord cause His people to be rich?  Doesn't seem logical, does it?

Let's keep going.

Mark 12:41-44: "And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.  And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.  And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living."

Is the picture any clearer for you?  OK.  One more, and we'll quit for today.

Luke 12:16-21: "And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?  And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.  And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

"But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?  So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

We're really just scratching the surface with these pictures, but you do no doubt understand that it isn't wealth God is speaking against: it is the motivation of the heart.  Jesus wasn't saying that it is hard for a person who has wealth to enter the Kingdom -- and we'll get to this picture on Friday -- He was saying that it is difficult for a person who is focused on money and possessions to enter the Kingdom.

In the temple, Jesus commented on the wealthy who gave out of their abundance and the motivation thereof by highlighting the woman who gave the very last that she had.  Those who carelessly and publicly cast in their financial gifts had no heart towards God in their giving.  There was no trust or dependence on God manifested in their giving.  The poor widow, on the other hand, demonstrated her complete trust in the Lord for His provision by giving her last money.

Did Jesus take notice?  You bet!  Think that woman ever had a financial need from that day forward?  I'd venture to say not.  We'll pick it up here on Friday.  Don't forget.  These are just some basic foundations.  We have to lay these foundations for you to understand Kingdom Economics.  My conviction is that once you understand how God's economy works, it will permanently change the way you live.

Lack is not supposed to be everlasting: it is a temporary situation until you can grow some Word seed to meet the need.  God has given us the two things we need to get whatever we desire: Dominion and Seed.

Bless you.

Regner A. Capener

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[JRH: Kingdom Economics I is the first of XIV in this link (to date)]

I consider myself a Charismatic/Pentecostal/Word-of-Faith/Prophetic (and so on) kind of guy. I agree with the basic foundations of this group of people often labeled as heretic and false teachers; however some of the subdivisions of this group of Believers I do not agree with. For me, it is eat the hay and spit out the sticks (be at least as smart as a dumb cow) principle.

A group of Charismatics that run with Charisma Magazine crowd got together in prayer for the Church and its leadership. They had a sense of direction in Spirit of which J. Lee Grady of Charisma Magazine summarizes.

It is a very interesting self-examination for the leaders that were there.

JRH 1/20/08 (Hat tip to Visionary Advancement Strategies)

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Eight Prophetic Directives for 2008

By J. Lee Grady

January 18, 2008

Charisma Online

We are desperate for a word from God in a year of new beginnings. I received these encouraging insights while listening to a group of Christian leaders gathered in Orlando.

2007 was a difficult year, but I'm feeling more positive about 2008 after spending two days with 61 key leaders of our movement. They convened in Charisma's offices this week for the Charismatic Leadership Summit, an informal and refreshingly honest dialogue designed to help the church respond proactively to current challenges.

We didn't solve the world's problems by having this discussion. But a smaller miracle occurred when we knelt together on the first night and repented of the pride that has tainted the American church. The holy hush of that moment encouraged me more than any comment made from the podium.

Here's my feeble attempt to summarize what these leaders said, and what God was saying through them, during three sessions that focused on these questions: (1) Where is the charismatic movement headed? (2) Is the charismatic movement healthy? and (3) Is the charismatic movement making a difference?

1. We must have personal revival. Marcus Lamb, founder of the Daystar Television Network, fought back tears as he lamented how far leaders have fallen in this day of Christian superstar scandals. "When was the last time we fasted?" he asked. "When was the last time we studied the Word just to hear from God?" Lamb believes "an alarm was sounded in 2007" that is calling each of us back to the simplicity of devotion to Jesus.

2. We must embrace humility. This was the overarching theme of the Orlando event. Robert Morris, pastor of Gateway Church in suburban Dallas, said we must "go overboard in humility" by being genuine, touchable and accessible. Naomi Dowdy, who has pastored in Singapore for more than 30 years, noted that too many leaders today are enamored with their image or their frequent flyer status. "We think we are OK because our numbers are good. But prayer will break that seduction," she advised.

Missionary mobilizer David Shibley, who spends most of his time training pastors in Africa and Asia, said he believes God is raising up a new breed of charismatic leaders today who display "anointing without arrogance, boldness without brashness, and power without pride." Steve Murrell, a missionary to the Philippines and leader of the Every Nation church-planting movement, said his main concern for the American church is a prideful spirit. His comment prompted the crowd to get on their knees in repentance.

3. We are experiencing gracious judgment. Many leaders alluded to recent theological and moral scandals involving charismatic ministers. Theologian and author R.T. Kendall, based in Nashville, Tenn., explained that there are five kinds of judgment in the Bible, some of which have no positive outcome. Gracious judgment, he said, involves correction but leads people to repentance and obedience. Joni Lamb of Daystar called 2007 "a year of sifting and shaking" and then held up a plumb line like the one described in the book of Amos. She said the Lord is measuring the church in this hour, and then asked: "Are we lining up to the Lord's plumb line? Are we men and women of character in a world of compromise?"

4. We must balance the prosperity message. Although not everyone in the room was in agreement about the recent U.S. Senate investigation of six charismatic ministers, many called for restraint and a new attitude toward money. Several leaders, including Hispanic apostle Héctor Torres, emphasized that God is calling us to a higher standard of ethics, integrity and corporate governance. A prophetic warning was also issued: Leaders should either adopt a policy of "full disclosure" in the financial area, or they can expect "full exposure" of financial misdeeds.

Robert Morris used the term "hyper-prosperity" to describe a theology that emphasizes wealth and personal blessing. He urged leaders to teach people "to give extravagantly, not expecting anything in return" instead of suggesting that people should "give to get." Revivalist Rodney Howard-Browne bluntly suggested that the prosperity movement has "gone off the tracks." Biblical prosperity, he explained, is not given so that people can focus on buying houses or cars but so they can fund the work of world evangelism.

5. It's time to get back to evangelism. The phrase "get back to the basics" was repeated numerous times over the course of our 24-hour session. Michigan pastor Barbara Yoder told how she totally restructured her church in Ann Arbor last year because her congregation was not evangelizing or nurturing new believers. "We've got to make it simple," she said. Dallas-based evangelist Steve Hill agreed, announcing that our priorities must return to soul-winning and discipleship.

Other leaders, while stressing the absolute importance of the presence and power of God in our churches, cautioned against an inordinate emphasis on manifestations of the Holy Spirit. "We must get back to the core doctrines of the Bible, and test all things," said prophetic minister Cindy Jacobs of Dallas, noting that our focus must not be on manifestations but on souls.

Rice Broocks, pastor of Bethel World Outreach Center in Nashville Tenn., said he believes our mandate for 2008 is simple: "Don't get cute. Don't get fancy. Go and make disciples." He urged leaders to stop majoring in minors when evangelism has been neglected. David Shibley reinforced that message, noting that since the death of Bill Bright in 2003, no one is really championing the necessity of evangelizing the world in our lifetime.

6. We must root out racism in the church. The tensest moment in the discussion came after California-based church leader Samuel Rodriguez, president for the National Association of Hispanic Evangelicals, called on the group to challenge racist attitudes toward Hispanics. He warned that unless we develop a true "kingdom DNA" in our churches-by welcoming and celebrating all ethnic groups-we will not successfully impact our culture or enact biblical justice on issues such as immigration policy. Charismatic prophet Rick Joyner also challenged what he called "spiritual bigotry" that is caused by "our prideful attitude about the groups we are associated with."

7. Holiness is not an option. The leaders had a lively discussion on the need for proper accountability so that leaders who have moral failures can be properly restored. Mike Bickle, founder of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Kan. decried the "greasy grace" that quickly forgives a fallen brother but does not offer tough love and discipline. "That is no grace at all," he said. Everyone agreed that leaders not only must learn to restore but also must focus on how to prevent moral failure-which will require a new emphasis on holy living.

8. God is calling us to transform society. Several leaders, including Harry Jackson of Washington, D.C., noted that American culture-and our government-is becoming increasingly hostile to the Christian faith. He and others challenged the group to become active politically, in the current presidential contest and on every level. If we run from our calling to transform culture, we may end up in a fish's mouth like Jonah. We must engage in a kingdom mission rather than hide behind an escapist Left Behind eschatology. Barbara Wentroble, an apostolic leader from Dallas, noted that Christians for too long have viewed politics, education and the financial realm as evil when we must see those arenas as mountains to claim for Christ.

My quick summary: As we enter this significant year of challenge and opportunity, a big 'IF' hangs over us. Our faithfulness to God will be determined not by our prophetic conferences, the size of our churches, the trendiness of our music or whether we have gold dust appearing in our meetings. It will be judged by whether we make the Great Commission our priority.

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J. Lee Grady is the editor of Charisma. To see a complete list of the leaders who attended the Charismatic Leadership Summit, click here.

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10 For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place. 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive. (Jer. 29: 10-14 NKJV)

21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

22 But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it,[a] for the glory[b] of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. (Revelation 21: 21 - 23 NKJV)

Jerusalem is the place where God's Presence will dwell eternally, particularly when the New Jerusalem of Heaven transforms the earthly Jerusalem of temporal time.

It is a time when Christians and Jews will have an epiphany. Salvation is of the Jews and the Times of the Gentiles spread the Gospel globally. The chosen people will accept the adopted and engrafted Gentiles that Believe on Christ as fellow sons and daughters of God.

By adoption Gentile Christians can call Abraham; Isaac and Jacob part of their lineage and by the Blood of Jesus Christ Jews and Gentiles will be united.

King Jesus will be on the Throne of the Kingdom of God that will be unlike any governmental monarchy of earth's history. The Capitol of the Kingdom will be Jerusalem.

Not West or East Jerusalem, but a unified City of David with King Jesus on the throne.

In this time Christians and Jews disagree about the scenario I have painted. For the Jews Jerusalem is the Holy City in the very Presence of God resided within the Holy of Holies within the Temple of God. For Christians the Temple of God is now in our Heart where Christ Jesus resides in the New Creation expiated by the last sacrifice - the Lamb of God.

Jews may be suspicious of Christian motives (and they should be); however regardless of suspicions Biblical trusting Christians believe that Jerusalem should be one City under Jewish Rule. Jerusalem should not be split up into an East and West in part of the city is governed by those that seek to end the lives of Jews on planet earth.

Jerusalem is the City of David, not the City of Mohammed.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem and pray that Israel retain authority over all of Jerusalem, in Jesus' Name. Amen!

JRH

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I Hear the Holy Spirit Releasing a Warning Concerning JERUSALEM

Do Not Separate What I Have Joined Together!

by James W. Goll

Wed 23 Jan 2008 06:52:23 PM EST

Encounters Network

On July 4th, 2004 the external audible voice of the Lord came to me saying, "God's Road Map is Israel's Future." God's word contains God's will. Unfortunately, President George W. Bush is moving forward with his own Annapolis Road Map, a plan to have a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital before he leaves office a year from now. While pondering these current political steps, I hear the Holy Spirit warning, "What God Has Joined Together, Do Not Separate!"

The current Road Map to Peace proposal was seemingly raised from the dead at the recent U.S. hosted peace conference in Annapolis on November 27, 2007. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas pledged to bring about this false peace deal by the end of 2008.

This current plan of a Palestinian state living side by side with Israel in a supposed state of peace was first outlined by President Bush on June 24, 2002. Bush called it a "framework for progress towards lasting peace and security in the Middle East." The Road Map to Peace, is proposed by the so-called international Quartet: the United States, the European Union, Russia, and the United Nations.

In the final stage, the Road Map of the Quartet proposal calls for vigorous and aggressive negotiations that would end with the creation of a two-state solution. Bush is the first US president in the 60 year history of Israel to officially commit to recognizing a Palestinian state. On the other hand, he refuses to allow the U.S. Embassy to be moved to Israel's eternal capital, Jerusalem, under the claim of "national security." Again, the issue involved here is the upsetting Saudi Arabia and the other Arab League nations, who already refuse to recognize the existence of the only true democracy in the Middle East, Israel.

As Bible believing Christians, we consider the rebirth of Israel in 1948 a fulfillment of prophecy. When President Harry Truman recognized the State of Israel, the chief rabbi of Israel declared, "God put you in your mother's womb to bring about the rebirth of Israel after 2000 years." Many of us also believe that the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967 was also a fulfillment of prophecy. "What God has joined together, do not separate!"

Points of Prayer for the PrayerStorm!

Cry out for mercy for the United States and other countries that take such a stand. Intercede for the President of the Untied States and other governmental leaders for adherence to biblical revelation and execution of foreign policy toward Israel and Jerusalem. Intercede for our leaders - that every decision, action or plan to pressure Israel to give up land for false peace would be frustrated and abandoned.

Pray that God raises up leaders in the United States, Israel and the nations who support His end-time purposes for the people of Israel. Pray that Jerusalem remains a united city! Pray that modern day "Josephs" arise in Christ name!

In his autobiography, "A Charge to Keep," President Bush states that he senses a "call from God" upon his life. Intercede that the Lord will grant President and Mrs. Bush divine encounters with Himself so that he can be the "burning Bush" in his last months of his term in office.

Pray that the spirit of wisdom and revelation be granted to the President, and that he will fulfill his God-appointed destiny as a contemporary Cyrus (Ezra 1-6) as a protecting friend and blessing to the Jewish people, Israel and Jerusalem. Intercede that President Bush will be used of the Lord as a modern day Hezekiah according to 2 Chronicles 29-32.

May the fear the Lord fall upon the nations that we in turn seek the Lord's favor so that we might experience long-term revival in Jesus name! Lift a strong cry of intervention in your PrayerStorm hour - the hour that changes the world!

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The Heritage of Jerusalem is through the Jews

John R. Houk

© January 24, 2008

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I Hear the Holy Spirit Releasing a Warning Concerning JERUSALEM

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As with many involved in the Prophetic Movement, the beginning of a New Year often marks a wave of prophetic pronouncements for that New Year.

I am on several email lists and read many; however in 2008 I seem to have missed many partly because of a little disillusionment that has confused my mind and disturbed my inner man.

It is nearly February and you know it is just good to read the leadership of Christianity regardless of Movement or denomination.

I am posting a piece by James Goll of the Prophetic Movement. Brother Goll has a good prophetic Word which the theme is for every bad seed that is coming; the seed of the Word of God will overshadow the fruit of the bad seed.

JRH 1/30/08

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It's the Time of the Changing of the Guard at the Gate in 2008

by James W. Goll

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Fri 25 Jan 2008 05:31:25 PM EST

2008 is a year of the Changing of the Guard. Having traveled the globe and seen many different cultures and forms of government; one of the scenes engrained in my mind is one that took place in London, England. Seeing the guards standing alert at the Buckingham Palace. They are on guard at the gate watching and protecting those who come in and go out. They do not leave their station until the watch shifts and the next appointed guardian is in place.

Many prophetic voices tell us that 2008 is the "Year of the Gate". But I want to add to this a bit. It is a critical year for both the church and secular spheres. If 2008 is a year when the government shifts. Who will stand guard at the gates of our cities, churches, and nations? It is a critical hour where guardians are replaced. I see a volatile contending for the soul of nations this coming year. Not just the United States - but in places like Russia, Israel, across South East Asia, Australia, Guatemala and many other nations. In the next 18 months it might look a lot like that childhood game called "Upset the Fruit Basket!"

But what I see even more clearly is a changing of the guard at the door of the church! A few prominent church leaders will graduate to their heavenly reward and this will be a sign of the changing of the guard. Other leaders will fall and fade from the scene of prominence due to controversy, sexual sin and pride resulting in a lack of accountability. But the Good News is that new voices, new faces and next/new generation leaders will emerge this year. It is the time of the "Changing of the Guard!"

With this frame in place for the big picture of where we are headed in 2008 and beyond, let me give you a few specific pieces.

Two Righteous Seeds Fell into the Earth

In the fall of 2007, two of our champions of the faith graduated to their heavenly reward. Each lived a long life for our Lord and finished well. One was Rex Humbard from Ohio and the other was James Kennedy from Florida. They each were pioneers in specific areas of the faith. As a righteous seed falls into the ground, a harvest or multiplication of the gift and calling they carried often becomes multiplied.

Ten years ago, two other righteous seeds fell into the ground. They were Lester Sumrall and John Wimber. There carried anointing of "deliverance and missions" and "signs and wonders". Since that time, they are hundreds of new ministries that have been raised up walking in these graces. A true multiplication has occurred. So it will be with the anointings that rested upon Rex Humbard and James Kennedy.

Rex Humbard pioneered Christians in media. His services at the Cathedral of Tomorrow were broadcast on TV long before we ever had "Christian stations." Rex Humbard would pray for the sick and broke the membrane of media for the larger body of Christ. James Kennedy was an integrous man who championed many causes such as the Pro-Life message. But the one that stands out to me the most of all was "personal evangelism". He effectively taught thousands how to go door to door to share their faith in Jesus and prepared people for eternity.

There will now be an explosion of Christians in various forms of media. In fact, 2008 is the year to go through the gate for a media mania in and through the body of Christ. There will also be a fresh emphasis and gifting in personal and presence evangelism. Outreach events will be tied to our conference venues and we hit the streets in 2008! Yes, a harvest is upon us!

A Moral Plumb Line is Being Dropped

A plumb line of righteousness is being dropped in the midst of church and secular leadership. Sexual sin in leadership will be exposed at high levels - especially sexual abuse, bi-sexual and homosexual relationships. This will create a wave of disillusionment and, out of necessity; accountability structures and deliverance ministry will be given a greater place. This will ultimately result in some powerful testimonies for the glory of God for those who choose to humble themselves.

Divorce and rumors of divorce will appear to be rampant in various circles. In some spheres, marriage will be viewed as a piece of paper that can just be torn apart. Therefore, the Holy Spirit will emphasize teaching on forgiveness, covenant relationships, and restoration.

A next generation purity movement will emerge on the scene. True Nazirites of God will blaze a trail and will begin to rediscover the ancient boundaries of holiness in a lawless age. In dreams I have seen a new wardrobe of righteousness where young people are dressed in white to counter the gothic dress of black. Let a Pure Life Revolution begin!

There will be an attempt to hide the American (and other nations as well) abortion issue from the forefront of the political scene (front page of the news), but the Holy Spirit will not allow this to happen. Circumstances will cause this issue to emerge to the front page. The issues of LIFE will be a major political "hot potato" in days ahead.

Change in the Global Prayer Movement

There will be a true changing of the guard in the prayer movement. New prayer watches, prayer chains and special times of fasting will be initiated by ministries and churches that have not been known for this emphasis. New leadership will come forth as the baton is passed from one generation to the next. This is great news - the global prayer movement is growing and becoming stronger.

While in recent years "bridal intercession" has been a needed emphasis, the "warrior anointing" will be emphasized as the Holy Spirit pours out an authentic spirit of "faith that fights" to break the straggle holds of darkness. Counsel from the heavenly war room is accessible and this will result in new effective strategies of spiritual warfare.

There will be a spot light on Israel - what was once a side issue in the Global Prayer Movement will now become a main issue seemingly over night. All eyes will rest on Jerusalem.

An Explosion of Faith and Healing

A shift will occur in the area of faith. The prophetic movement and sectors of the faith camp will have a divine interchange. This convergence will create a culture for a new wave of miracles.

As in the medical field when a scientific breakthrough is discovered and new cures are found, breakthroughs in healing ministries will occur. What was once considered hard cases to heal will begin to be normal and regular occurrences.

Greater insight and increased authority over the deaf and dumb spirit and the demonic spirit of infirmity will result in many healings from deafness and long-term generational illnesses.

I see an increase in angelic activity everywhere I go. I especially see "harvest angels" being released to aid us in our End Time work. Watch for angels of His presence and messenger angels declaring Good News! Angels, angels everywhere! These angels will be used to shift the atmosphere from that of skepticism to one of expectancy!

Divine Creativity on the Rise!

Creativity in the church world will result in various approaches to E-Church stumbling forth - it will be rejoiced over by some and held at arms length by others. Innovative discipleship tools, online training schools, worship and interactive prayer rooms will capture a young generation for Jesus Christ sake.

Where once the Christian artisans had to go outside the church world to express their talent and gift, a fresh renaissance movement has begun to never be stuffed back into the box again. Conferences, seminars and equipping tools will be released from the church to the glory of God! This will ultimately create holistic expressions of the life of the Holy Spirit into mainstream media.

It is time for new disruptive technologies to be released. This is the beginning of years for Christian innovators and inventers to come from the back room of trial and error and be released into the pubic with great insight, skill and influence in secular society.

The creation and transfer of wealth through Godly entrepreneurs laboring under an anointing of creativity coupled together with diligence and wisdom will pay off. This creation and transfer of wealth will be both a test and a blessing. But those who set their gaze with practical goals to touch the poor of the earth and walk in accountability relationships will prosper. Yes, Joseph's storehouse is now open.

Go Through the Gates in 2008!

• This is a year of wrapping up old things and stepping across the threshold into the new.

• It is the time for the changing of the guard at the gate.

• It is a time of Kingdom alignment.

• It is time celebrate that in Christ Jesus, everyday is new!

• Go through the gates in 2008.

• Forget the things that lie behind, and move forward in fresh faith.

Remember, we each see in part, know in part and prophesy in part. From my vantage point, this is a little bit of what I see for the months and years that lie ahead.

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