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John Reynolds
Revelations from the Word of God and Conversations with our Lord Jesus Christ
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THE VISITATION
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To the glory of God, the edifying of His people and to my faithful lady and children who have put up with me (or lack of me) all these years...
“He’s not here, He is risen”
Copyright © John Reynolds 2006 ~ 2012
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I t is pointless for me to glory, for I will go on to visions
and revelations of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
11Cor12:1 “If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God”
1Peter4:11 Before you read this book, I would like to introduce myself
and the reason behind this publication. My name is John
Reynolds, I have been married for 36 years to a beautiful lady
with three wonderful children and I live in Western Australia. My salvation and life mirror much of the apostle Paul's life. I
was saved on the 4th of November 1981, (the result of prayers
from my Mum and Grandparents) and Divine intervention, the
Lord speaking to me whilst I was shaving! Upon receiving Christ
as my saviour, I was set apart for the work God had called me to.
I knew my calling, that of an apostle, “not by the will of man but
by the will of God” - “but when it please God who called me by
His Grace” I knew my calling more than I knew I had got saved!
I was filled with the Holy Spirit around 11 pm at home one
evening on my own whilst reading one of Kenneth Copeland’s
booklets on the subject. A close friend of mine and mighty man
of God, Stephen Fisher, who was instrumental in my salvation
had moved up to Perth to go through Rhema Bible training
centre and I was left alone in the back blocks of a little town of ii 4
around eight thousand people. Yet I was not alone! My first encounter with the supernatural things of the Lord
began during a visit to Rhema Church in Perth a few months lat-
er to see Stephen. He sat me down to watch a video by a guy
called Norvel Hayes who was teaching on the gift of the Holy
Spirit and speaking with tongues. What a fire ball! I sat down to watch it alone. Sometime into
the teaching the most amazing thing happened! Norvel turned to
me, yes me, his arm came out of the TV set, pointed at me and
he said “you need to speak in tongues at least four hours a day!”
Suddenly everything went back to normal and I was sitting
watching this guy on TV! Talk about change your life!
Well, I did what the man of God told me to do, despite the fact
it made very little sense at the time. I would walk around the
garden just speaking in tongues for hours and hours. Sometimes
eight or more hours a day! I would go for walks in the bush
behind where I lived and just talk in tongues and worship God.
After a few weeks of this, a desire came to me to read the Word of
God. I did, with an unquenchable appetite, the more I read, the
more I wanted! I would devour eight cassette tapes of teachings by
Kenneth Copland at a single sitting! Here I was, 3 am in the
morning, freezing in the beanbag with a set of headphones on,
just feeding off the Word of God. Of course, I had very little idea
what I was doing, or what exactly was taking place then.
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After a few weeks into this, extraordinary events began to
happen in my life. I started to get the revelation concerning the
will of God and healing! I had fallen from a garage roof a few
years earlier and had damaged my neck. “Nothing too serious” I
thought, “just a bit uncomfortable. I'll get that seen to one day”
Well, you know that one day never comes! After a period of
time I started to experience headaches and strange noises when
I moved my neck around. The regularity and severity of
headaches increased until they almost became a daily thing.
I sought help from various sources for this and was eventually
sent to the city to see a specialist in this area. He had bad news
for me. My neck had been put out when I fell. The cartilage and
bones had been damaged and had been grinding themselves to
pieces ever since! There was nothing left to hold them in their
proper place any more. He apologised and told me there was
nothing that could be done. I was reading the book of James
one day when I came across chapter 5, verse 14. ("Are there any
sick among you?") it asked. I put my hand up right then and
said, "Yes, one here!" - “Let them call on the elders of the
Church and let them pray over them anointing them with oil in
the name of the Lord” it continued, “and the prayer of faith
shall heal the sick and the Lord shall raise them up and if they
have committed sins, it shall be forgiven them’” The words
‘shall’ leapt off the page. Shall, shall, shall! - No ifs, buts or
maybes! So I went down to my local Church and asks the
Pastors if they believed that. Fortunately they said they did!
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Well they anointed me with oil and they prayed for me. The next
few minutes were what I can only describe as wonderful. It felt as
if someone had poured warm honey over me! I could feel it
running down my spine. In a few minutes I was completely
healed! The impossible had taken place! That was 27 years ago.
I am still healed today. Thankyou Jesus!
After this, my relationship and fellowship with Jesus began to
become more intense. I would spend hours speaking in the Spirit
(or tongues, 1 Corinthians 14 v 2) and worshipping God.
I became aware that there were times in the Spirit that were a
lot more intense than others. One day I became aware that whilst
I was speaking in tongues, I could see and hear what I was saying
in English. These times of intimate fellowship with Him grew and
grew to the point where I started to write down the words as He
spoke back to me. “He that speaks in an unknown tongue does
not speak to men but unto God, for in the Spirit he speaks
mysteries” (1 Corinthians 14 v 2) The mysteries I was speaking
were being revealed to me by the Spirit of God to my spirit in a
language I could understand. The following revelations have come
at all sorts of times and by different manifestations of the Spirit.
There was a time when His presence came into my room and
talked with me, other times whilst I was listening to music and I
heard His voice. Always the same Jesus, just different manifesta-
tions of His love and grace. I have not written this book that I
should be thought anything special of. Much the opposite. I, like
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Paul say, I am not worthy to be called an
apostle, I am the less than the least of all
saints yet I am what I am by His grace. This book has been written to bless and help
you, my dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
to help you get a little closer to Him Who
loved us and gave Himself for us.
The supernatural should be a part of our lives as was our
Lords, the apostles & the Early Church. Read the Book of
Acts. He is the Lord. He changes not.
A WORD OF WARNING!
Revelations such as these, never supersede the Word of God!
People have grabbed at these things in the past and made a
doctrine from them. Wrong! Anything given by the Spirit of God
will always line up with the Word of God. If you find something
here that you don't agree with, put it on the back burner! As the
apostle Paul wrote, ‘What sayeth the Scripture?’ Some of these are
personal exhortations from the Lord to me, to help me keep going.
‘The Lord stood with me’ and ‘the Lord appeared to me in a vision’
He remains Faithful and True, the same yesterday, today and
forever. (Hebrews 13 v 8) At times it was impossible to tell Who
was talking to me. One moment it was Jesus, the next it was the
Father. They are one. They seem to have the ability to flow from
each other. Jesus said He came out of the Father on one occasion.
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On another, He said it was the Father in Him Who did the works.
You may think that sometimes the grammar is wrong but it isn't.
It is like I heard it, one minute One speaking, the next the Other
and other times the Holy Spirit. Also I would see things as He
spoke. His words are not like ours. My words are Spirit and life
Jesus said. Often when He spoke, I would either see what He was
talking about in a vision, or given an understanding of what He
was saying. Remember, a single Scripture can have a number of
different angles on it, so to speak. It can be very difficult
sometimes to bring spiritual things into a natural world. Forgive
me if I tend to ramble on. I'm just trying to convey to you what I
heard and saw. Understanding the above will keep you on safe ground and will
enhance your enjoyment of the following. Some are lengthy
discourses, others are one liners. All are given for the edifying of
the Body of Christ and for the glory of God Who gave them. One of them, the discourse on Maturing in the God kind of
love, is the most powerful explanations I have ever heard. The
Scriptures encourage us to ‘make love our great quest’ 1 Cor 12
verse 1. This discourse also gives us a tremendous insight into His
nature and the motive of His heart in coming to save us from our
sins. God bless you and keep you in His grace. John Reynolds
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T
he Visitation
In November 2001, John was given an open vision of Heaven and
was told by an angelic being what was shortly coming to pass on
the Earth. What he was shown shocked him! A transcript of that
visitation is included at the end of this book…
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Illustrations by Bill Osborne
Excellent (and blessed) artwork at
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CONTENTS
THE BODY OF CHRIST
COMPASSION
HOLINESS
HIS MERCY ENDURES FOREVER
THE PRINCE OF THE POWER OF THE AIR IN PEOPLE'S LIVES
BEHOLD I GIVE YOU AUTHORITY
THE POWER OF YOUR WORDS
BEAUTIFUL PSALMS I RECEIVED WHILST IN THE SPIRIT
THE ARMOUR OF GOD
THE FORCE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
POWER BELONGS TO GOD
PROMISCUOUS LIFESTYLES
FAITH (SEVERAL DISCOURSES)
LET GO OF THE PAST!
FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD
THE SPIRIT OF MAN AND THE HUMAN BODY
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CONTENTS CONT..
INSPIRATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
THE PLACE OF DIET IN OUR LIVES
THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
HOW TO ALWAYS GET THE POWER OF GOD TO SHOW UP..
THE NECESSITY OF WATER
THEY CEASED NOT TO PREACH AND TEACH JESUS CHRIST
MATURING IN GOD'S LOVE
THE BODY OF CHRIST AND A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
BOLDNESS OF SPEECH
AT THE HEART OF GOD IS A LOVING FATHER..
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HELP OF THE SPIRIT IN PRAYER
POSSESSING THE LAND
HIS WONDERFUL GRACE
INFORMATION VERSES REVELATION
TRUE HUMILITY OF SPIRIT
THE VISITATION
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This is not a book to be read as you would others.
It is better if you take a discourse one at a time and study the
Scriptures it pertains to..
Whilst some of these discourses relate to me personally, they
also apply to you too! He is no respecter of persons. What
He does for one, He will do for all. Hence the reason I have
included them. Some of His comments referred to things I
had learnt from Him.. but if I can learn them.. anyone can!
This first discourse relates to the human body and the
spiritual body of Christ. I have included scriptural references
wherever I can, these didn’t come at the time of revelation,
although I was aware that there were Scriptures buried in the
discourse. I have set them in italics for you to look up and
study.
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T he body of Christ
A body is held together by that which every joint
supplies, not some of the joints. There are major joints in the
natural body, these can carry a lot of weight, so also in the body
of Christ. God had set some in the Church (1 Cor v12) The
graces are used to meet the needs of the body of Christ and to
glorify God, for the edifying of the body of Christ. Jesus never
talked about the Body of Christ much, for at that time, the
fullness of the measure of the Spirit of God was in Him alone.
The majority of the revelation concerning the Body of Christ
was given to the apostle Paul. A lot of churches still use the
‘gospels’ type of ministry. ie: one individual person comes to
minister and the rest of the body draws off of his grace, both in
teaching and in prayer requests after.
There is nothing wrong with this, except that in a lot of cas-
es, time is needed to establish a problem in the heart first. You
can't fix up the outer problem until you deal with the inner one!
The individual is precious to Me and worthy of My time and ef-
fort. They may need a little more faith joined to theirs to com-
plete their healing, they may need a loving ear to listen to their
problems. This is where the whole body comes in, each with its
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own place and function. Because of a lack of interest by a lot
of the body of Christ, my Spirit has had to direct the hurting
ones to the one ministering at the service and so a lot of
churches think that this is how it should be but I have
distributed my graces amongst the Church, which is My body.
You see the needs in others John, because you look for
them and come to Church prepared to give of yourself to meet
their needs. You go to give, howbeit brethren, when you come
together, one has a song, one has a psalm.. (1Cor 14 v 26). If
my people would spend time in the Spirit with Me and purpose
in their hearts to please Me by giving of them selves to others
as Jesus did, I would show them who is in need and how to
meet the need to My glory by using the grace I have placed on
their lives. True satisfaction comes only from giving.
‘Remember the words of Our Lord Jesus Christ when he said
it is more blessed to give? Giving brings blessing, both to the
giver and to the receiver, everyone wins. There are no losers in
My Kingdom.
Every part of the body wants to feel useful, I designed it
that way. As long as the body holds the head, that is, seeks
those things that are Jesus Christ’s, My Spirit will flow out of
them to meet the needs of their brothers and sisters. Now you
have a revelation of the Body of Christ, if you want more, ask,
seek, knock and it shall be given you.
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Give out what you have and more will come. Be bold,
minister where you are. Don't sneak off into offices and arm
yourselves with counselling books. Just be willing, drink of
My Spirit, feed off My Word and the power of God will meet
the needs of the person I have directed you to. I did
everything out in the open as I told them when they came for
me in the garden that night. Paul said ‘this thing was not
done in a corner’ Be bold, if you'll love one another as I love
you, you won't have to wonder whether My power will turn
up! Even in the midst of unbelief about Who I AM, My
Father straightened out a withered hand! You only need the
faith of the one being ministered to. Shall the unbelief of
them, make the faith of God of no effect? God forbid!
A loving heart that is full faith and power
can do anything for the glory of God.
I want My people to gather together so that they can be
built up by each other, not by Me but by the graces I have
given to My body! “Why criest thou unto me Moses?”
You stretch out your rod and divide the sea! I AM with you!
I want my people to follow Jesus' example. He didn't keep
asking Me to do it, He did it by the Holy Ghost. I backed up
His words because He did always those things that please Me.
He lived his life to help others, He died that others might
have life, He lives now.. for others.
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Teach My people to follow His example and My body will
experience the fullness of My power and there will not be one
feeble person amongst their tribes.
12 midnight to 1-30 am
Don't ask me where the time went. I don't know. One
minute it was midnight.. by the time the discourse had
finished it was half past One! There is something about being
in His presence that causes time as we know it to cease to
exist! To read this takes five minutes, to write it down in His
presence, an hour and a half went by!
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I was talking about healing one day with a couple of friends. We
were having a general discussion regarding the will of God in this
matter, whether the Lord always wants to and why it takes so
long sometimes, when I heard these words.
“The Lord always wants to, He wants to now,
He is looking for a man to find out how!” The understanding that came with the words was one of not, do
you want to heal so and so? but more, how do you want to heal
so and so? The emphasis is on the how do you want to, rather
than the question of do you want to? Think about this for a bit.
Does the doubt of his willingness to heal rob us? A leper came to
Jesus and said “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me
whole” (Matthew) he knew Jesus could, he wasn't sure whether
Jesus would. Jesus settled the matter for him and for everybody
else that would come to Him. “Of course I am willing” (The
New Jerusalem translation) The bible says. God is no respecter
of persons. Whosoever will, can receive from Him. His desire to
help and heal, is based on his great love and compassion for us,
not based on a, will I, or won't I attitude.
H ealing & the will of God
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I was praying in tongues (in the Spirit) when an amazing thing
happened. The realm of the Spirit began to open up before me. It
was like watching a TV screen and yet the ‘real’ world is still clearly
visible, the realm of the Spirit in just in front of you. It’s not in
your head. When people close their eyes and say, I see this or that,
it’s not the realm of the Spirit. You can usually see both worlds at
once with your eyes open. The vision began: I saw a little girl who
was badly deformed, her arms had limited movement and saliva ran
out of the side of her mouth as her head was leaning to one side.
Then I saw me appear on the left so to speak.
I went towards her and knelt down, making me the same height as
her. She tried to put her arms around me to hug me and I could
see the saliva running onto my shoulder. I put my arms around
her and suddenly ‘something’ that is too deep for words broke loose
on the inside of me. It felt like my heart had literally just broken.
Then a great surge of power flowed out of me (from my heart) and
she flew backwards away from me. As she went backwards her
whole body was made completely normal, recreated by the power of
Almighty God and the compassion of Jesus Christ.
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Then the Lord spoke to me and said these simple words:
“Compassion activates the Miraculous”
When I studied the Scriptures on this, I found that every single
time Jesus was moved with compassion, the miraculous occurred! No
prayer was made, nobody’s faith is ever mentioned! You have that
same compassion on the inside of you. Ask the Lord how to let it
loose in your life and watch the miraculous occur.
“Sympathy is a feeling, compassion is an action.
Jesus was moved with compassion”
“Compassion... an inward yearning towards
another in need”
“Compassion is an attribute of Deity imparted to the
human spirit by the Love of God”
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Holiness is not a subject. It is a way of life chosen by self to please
the Lord in all things. It is not one thing but many things working
in a believers life that brings forth the fruit of holiness. It is faith
and love in action. It is setting a godly example to others in
demonstration of what you believe. Holiness is the process that
one's life goes through as God's sanctifying grace transforms you
from glory to glory. Perfecting holiness is not attaining to one
particular aspect of life but as with your exams at school where one
takes many subjects to get an overall pass, so one, by the grace of
God, obtains goals that he may obtain an eternal pass from the
Lord, in that day.
It is living your life as Jesus lived His, for the benefit of others
and to the glory of God. It is giving your self as He gave Himself.
Laying down your life for the brethren's sake. It is walking in
humility of spirit and wearing the cloak of righteousness. It is
walking in the love of God. It is being compassionate,
tender-hearted, forgiving, lifting and blessing. It is knowing Him,
for it is only when one does these things that you can really know
Him.
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It is fellowshipping with Him both in the Word and in the Spirit. It
is forming that intimate bond with Him in truth, that they may be
one, even as We are one (John 17) It is carrying around the presence
of God with you so strongly, that sin cannot stand in your presence
as it could not stand in His. It is the magnetic attraction of the
Spirit of God in your life that people are drawn to you and want to
hear what you have to say. It is glorifying your Father in Heaven
who has freely given you all things through his Son, Jesus Christ,
your Lord and Saviour.
You could feed of this one for weeks!
Another time I heard this concerning holiness.
“Holiness is walking as Jesus walked
It is wearing the same garment He wore...
Righteousness.
It is living your life as He lived His.
It is seeing others as He sees them.
It is loving others as He loves them.
It is giving yourself for others,
as He gave himself for them”
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There have been times when I have been overwhelmed by the
forces of darkness against me and my faith had just about
expired. On one of these occasions the Lord spoke and said
the following words. “When you want Me to fight for you, you must say and
keep on saying, 'I give thanks to you Lord for you are good
for your mercy endures forever. I give thanks to you Lord for
you are good for your mercy endures forever.. I give thanks..." I was reminded that when Israel was facing impossible
odds, they sent the praisers out, who (continually) sang the
beauty of holiness and said “Praise the Lord for He is good
for His mercy endures forever! The enemy turned upon
themselves! It works too! I have said this for hours when I was
really ill. I had done everything I knew to do. I spoke the
Word of God, I had prayed, then I started to say the above
and kept saying it hundreds of times! Within a couple of
hours I was completely healed and delivered. We tend to say
things once and if it doesn't work we give up. It's not magic, it
is faith!! I read a book once called ‘Mercy, the gift before and
beyond faith’
H is mercy endures forever
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“When I was on the earth I spent a lot of time in prayer. This
was not to get to know the Heavenly Father for I came from
Him. It was to break the power of evil over the lives of people.
What power do you think I had when I said to a tax collector
“Come and follow Me” and he did immediately? What power do
you think I had when I said to two fishermen “Follow Me” and
they did? It was the power of faith and prayer that broke the
evil influence over the lives of people, so they could be free to
hear the truth that would set them free. You wrestle not against
flesh and blood but against principalities and powers, strong
holds that have been built up in the lives of people by the evil
one.
As you war against these demonic forces, their hold over the
lives of people begins to diminish and they will be free to hear
the gentle leading of the Holy Spirit as he leads them home to
their Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. I spent all night in prayer
before I called the 12 disciples. Can you imagine the reasoning
and arguments that would have taken place if I had not dealt
with the evil forces that oppose them selves against the will of
God? Praying with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit.
You do not know what to pray for as you ought but there is
T he prince of the power of the air
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One Who does. That is why I sent Him to help you. To
bring the reality of My redemption to you, to glorify Me and
My finished works. The devil is a defeated foe, a vanished
force, a spent power. I crushed his head at Calvary”
(Listen to this next bit. Had a problem sharing the gospel
with people? Seems like no-one wants to listen? This will
help you!)
“You are wasting your time sharing the gospel with
someone until the Spirit goes first to prepare a way for the
Lord! You are wasting your time trying to change someone
with the Word of God until the Spirit goes first and prepares
the heart to receive the Christ and His life. You wrestle not
against flesh and blood! You wrestle not against flesh and
blood! Love the person and go after the devil!! The more a
person yields themselves to the evil one, the more they
become ensnared by his lies. The more prayer and
intercession is required to set them free. The Lord will not
violate their free will but if you will pray and love people, they
will be free to hear the truth. What they do with that truth
will decide their eternal destiny.”
The strength of His Spirit was on “you wrestle not against
flesh and blood” He reiterated the point over and over.
People are NOT your problem! ~ A great man of God,
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Gary Fisher, told me years ago. “Love the person, go after the
devil” Recently, I got angry about a certain type of behaviour
shown by someone in my family, when the Lord spoke and said
“Get angry at the devil, not the person!” Jesus came to set
people free from the hold of the evil one!
“Your enemy is the devil”
The Bible says.. “Be subject to God, resist, (oppose and get in
the way of) the devil and he will flee (as in terror) from you…
Jesus crushed his head at Calvary for us!
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Bill OsborneBill OsborneBill Osborne
Again, another time I was taught about the authority I have in
Christ. We all have that authority and the name of Jesus. It is
as you use that authority, that more revelation comes and more
power becomes evident in a believers life.
I realise it is spoken to me in particular but it’s applicable to all
of us. We are all members of the Body of Christ and we ALL
have power over all the works and ability of the enemy because
Jesus gave it to us all!
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“BEHOLD, LOOK AND UNDERSTAND! - I GIVE YOU
AUTHORITY OF ALL OF THE ABILITY OF THE ENEMY..”
LUKE10:17-19
"I want you to start using the authority over the prince of the
power of the air in the lives of other people. I have given you the
authority and now you have the revelation. When much is
given, much is required. The responsibility is yours. Use My
Name and demons will flee. Use your faith over the people
where you work and the town in which you live. As you use
what I have blessed you with, more will come and you will see
the devil as he really is..
He is dethroned, defeated and without any ability either to
harm you or those you intercede for. If My people would do
this, it would hasten My return, My Father’s works would be
done and God would be glorified"
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I had jus heard a sermon on words and was back at home
thinking about what was said. Without even thinking I said to
the Lord, “Teach me about words please” His reply was
immediate. “Pick up your pen and write” I did and this is
what I received.
“Don't waste your words. Treat them as a valuable and
precious commodity and they will become such. Fill them
with love and faith. Believe in them. Use them to convey your
faith and love to others. Use them to lift people up, even as
you would use your arms and hands to lift someone up
physically. If you can lift a person spiritually, he will stand up
by himself. His body will respond to the unction of his heart.
Never put people down or pass judgement on them, you don't
know what they have been through. Use your words to bring
life. Speak life to people, use words to change situations. Even
a dead person heard the words of the Prince of Life. You have
that same ability, for you have the Word of God within you,
given to hold forth to others. Don't speak rashly and put away
foolish talking. It is profitless. Don't speak about negative sit-
uations, they will erode your faith. Find a positive thing to say
about matters of life. A man who can control his mouth is a
T he power of your words
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perfect man. (James3v2) This does not just mean stopping it
from speaking bad things in times of pressure but it means using
your words wisely as you go through life. When you are in a
group of people who are discussing a certain issue, you can learn
to open your inner ear and hear the council of the Holy Spirit on
the subject in hand, for He is indeed present and His council is
perfect. These words can then be spoken out and bring great
blessing to the meeting. You will never rise above that which you say.. Your words will either lift you up or put you down. Take heed
whose words you hear! If you hear the world's words of idle
conversation, television and newspapers, they will go down into
your heart and will then start to come out of your mouth and will
control your life. If you hear God's words, His words will go down
into your heart and they will come out of your mouth and guide
you wisely in all the affairs of life. I wish people would have to
pay for every idle word that comes out of their mouths! It might
stop them talking so much. A word tax you could call it! Five
dollars for every non productive word spoken would soon help
bring the tongue in line. (when I heard this I thought, wow,
that's a little excessive. He immediately replied) A little excessive
you say? I have said that men shall give account of every idle
word spoken, perhaps then, five dollars would seem cheap! Words
are very important and very precious. Blessed is the man of few
words! I have given man the ability to speak. An excessive use of
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words lowers their value, they become cheap like one cent pieces.
Many misuse them, or yield themselves to the words of the
enemy and turn what I designed to be a blessing into a curse
against themselves. Man has the power to create a beautiful
world around himself, just as I created the world with My Words.
When I had finished speaking, I saw everything I had created and
said it was very good. Can you say that about the things your
words have created in your life? Use words wisely and to My
glory and they will enrich you and bless not just your life but also
those who come in to contact with you” Didn't speak much for days after this!!
Listen how negative and death doomed the worlds speech is.
“I’m dying for a cup of tea!” -‘You make me sick!’ ‘You’ll never
amount to anything’ - ‘I can’t do that’ - ‘It won’t happen’ - Read
Proverbs and see how many of them relate to the words of our
mouth. ‘Death and life are in the power of the tongue!’ Pr18v21
- ‘He that keeps his mouth keeps his life’ Pr13v3 - ‘You are
taken captive by the words of your mouth’ Pr4v2
James Chapter 3 says our tongue sets on fire the course of nature
in our lives and the lives of others!
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“My Lord and saviour, your praises I’ll sing
For now to eternity, let the heavens ring
With the sound of your goodness O Faithful and True
My precious Lord Jesus, I do so love you
Jesus, Jesus that glorious name
Worthy Son, precious Lamb that was slain
Righteous Father Who raised him again
We thank you Lord, in Jesus name
Jesus, Jesus soon coming King
Crowned in righteousness, your praises we sing
Holy, Holy, Faithful and True
Glorious God, how I love you
Jesus, Jesus precious Lamb
Beloved son of the great I AM
Slain for my sin, raised up again
I love you Lord Jesus, I bless your great Name
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Jesus, Jesus, I bow down before thee
You were made sin that I might be free
Righteous and Holy with a brand new start
All because of the Fathers great heart
For God so loved the world, He gave up his Son
Oh Lord Jesus, what have you done
For a sinful race you went to the cross
Suffered and died that none should be lost
What's left my Lord, for the work’s all done
Paid in full by the blood of your Son
Just to go forth in Jesus great name
Telling the world of the lamb that was slain
You confirming your Word with the wonders You do
Of a truth Lord Jesus, there is none like You!
end..
Selah.. - Pause for a while before you read the next one.
Why not just speak this psalm out now to Jesus
and mix it with your love for Him..
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There is so much there if you'll just enter in
For your My people redeemed from sin
Through faith in my Word, My Spirit will show
Wonders in heaven, earth and below
I've so much for you, you cannot conceive
My throne above I decided to leave
To come to you, to dwell within
To redeem your life from the wages of sin
Come to me children, I've wonders untold
Walk right in, dare to be bold
Your righteous my children, come right in
Jesus has set you free from sin
There's so much there, treasures to behold
Riches and honour as my righteousness unfolds
I've done it all, I did it for you
I've called you holy, faithful and true
T here’s so much there..
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My right hand of blessing, I’ll shower on thee
If you're only walk upright and gently with Me
All that I have I’ve given thee
I left nothing out, it’s given free
but you must believe, for that pleases Me
I'll show you My ways and all that I've done
Will become clear to you as you follow My Son
Jesus is the way, He’ll show you how
My Spirit gives life, He also gives power
To glorify Me, for this is My hour
Darkness is passed, true light now shines
It will set people free from the things that bind.
..end
“..Be filled with the Spirit, speaking to yourselves in Psalms,
hymns and songs of the Spirit, singing and making melody in
your heart to the Lord…”
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The following is about the armour of God (Eph:6)
How to overcome attacks of the devil and how to attack
the kingdom of darkness!
The Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence
and the violent take it by force..
Any intrusion into the Kingdom of Heaven is to be treated
seriously. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. I didn't just
say stand, I said stand having the armour on. The armour on
the left hand to defend, the sword in the right hand to attack
(2Cor:6) Use the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God
and use the Spirit of God. A good soldier of Jesus Christ must
live in a state of preparedness. He must be ready to go at a
moments notice. You don't have time to get ready, you must be
ready. He must stay in touch with his commander in chief. The
Captain of his salvation. If the devil can get your eyes off of
Jesus onto the things of this world, you will lose touch with your
commander and the devil will bring something against you and
you will not know what to do. You must guard your heart with
all diligence for out of it flows the forces of life. Out of your
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mouth will come what ever is in your heart, like it or not, it will
come out, for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth
speaks. (Matthew12v34) Be sober, be vigilant, for your adversary
the devil walks about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may
devour (1Peter5v8) Resist him steadfast in the faith. You will
only be able to do this if you keep the lines between you and
your Captain open, both in prayer and in the Word of God.
I only expect you to use what you have got. The devil will tell
you it is not enough. He is a liar, for I have said My grace is
sufficient for you (11Cor12) Use what you have got. I am
Faithful, My Spirit will not let you fall. He will see to it that
whatever is necessary will get done. He will operate His gifts and
graces as He wills. He will bring someone around to pray and
join their faith with you. He is not short of ability. He is the
enforcer of the Word of God. Stand on the Word of God and
He will back you up alright. If you would spend the time wisely
attacking the kingdom of darkness, the devil would not have
much time to attack you! He would be so preoccupied in trying
to thwart you and what you are doing, to attack you.
He is not omnipotent. He cannot see the overall picture like
Me. He can only focus on one thing at a time. That is why a
lion tamer uses a chair. The four legs confuse the Lion,
he doesn't know which one to attack. They confuse him and he
sits there just waving his paw around. It's about time my people
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tamed the devil in the same way. I broke his power at Calvary.
I am He that was dead and behold I am alive for evermore and I
have the keys of death and hell (Revelations1:19)
If my people would:
1) Walk in love.
2) Live a life of Faith (that is, use their faith)
3) Speak my Word. (Use their authority)
4) Pray in the Holy Spirit.
Do these on a daily basis and the devil would be so
confused, he would not be able to organise much against you.
All attacks would be successfully repelled, I would be glorified
and the Kingdom of Heaven would grow.
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Understanding the gift of righteousness is Vital if you are to
play an effective part in the Kingdom of Heaven. He spoke and
said:
“To be righteous means to be able to stand boldly in the
presence of Almighty God without fear or shame and with
humility in your heart for what Jesus has done for you”
I was gazing up into a beautiful blue sky one day when the
Lord spoke to me. He said
You are looking up into the Face of God
in the righteousness of Jesus Christ”
Have you noticed in the Scriptures how many times Jesus
looked up (towards Heaven) when He gave thanks? Yet for some
strange reason, most of the church looks down (towards hell!)
when they give thanks.. I believe most of this comes from the
parable Jesus taught about the priest and the sinner. The priest
looked up and said “God, I thankyou I’m not like other men, I
do this and I do that” (my paraphrase) The sinner wouldn’t look
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up but smote his breast and said “God have mercy on me a
sinner” Jesus said the sinner was justified in the sight of God.
We have tried to relate ourselves here. We thought, God forbid
I should be like the first man, so I must be like the sinner..
Truth is, we are neither. The Scripture states: “If any man
be in Christ, he is a new creation..” 11Cor 5:17 Jesus made us
righteous by what He did for us at Calvary. “He Who knew no
sin was made sin for us so that we might be made the
righteousness of God in Him” - “They that have received the
abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness shall reign (as
kings) in life by one Jesus Christ”
How did you become male or female? What great act did you
do? Well, you say, I was born that way... and that’s exactly how
you got righteous! The Lord made you that way when you
received Jesus into your life. It’s a gift. “they that receive the
abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness..” Romans
5v17
Do this: Next time you are outside on a beautiful day, look up
with humility in your heart for what Jesus did for us and rejoice
and rejoice.. and watch what happens!
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Many people want to operate in the Power of God. Many
would say (including me) that it is required more now than
ever! I was seeking the power of God one time and the Lord
said three keys would help release it into your life.
1) You must purpose to walk in love.
You may miss it now and again but the purpose must be
there. You make a decision and grace is released to help
you bring it to pass. No decision, no grace. Decision first,
then grace is released, lest you should glory in your own
ability 2) You must live a life of faith, for this pleases God.
Heb11v3 3) You must purpose to meet the needs of the people by
the power of God.
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The world thinks its can do and act as it wants, without any
consequence for its actions. This is what the Lord told me one time
“You live in an age where anything goes and all
things are acceptable but it is not so in the sight of God.
Mankind shall give account of this in the Day of Judgement”
Another time I was thinking about the loose lifestyle that seems to
dominate this age, when I heard another way of reading Jn14 v 6
“I am the way, the truth and the lifestyle”
and another time He said:
“Recognise the way, you’ll know the truth
and you'll have life”
“Courage, the power to rise up under adversity”
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“Diligence - determination with action”
(courtesy S. Fisher)
“Edification overcomes condemnation”
No wonder we are to edify one another!! (1Cor14)
‘Testifying of what the Lord has done
for you keeps you free’
(Jesus said to the man He had just delivered from a legion of
devils. “Go back to your house and tell others how great
things God has done for thee” – (Luke 8v39)
One time I was sitting wondering what to do in a difficult
time when I heard these words.. “You feel helpless because
you’re considering your own ability” - I was too! I was
wondering what I could do! (should have been thanking the
Lord for what His grace has already done!)
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The following is one of my favourite
discourses on faith and what it is...
FAITH IS ACTING ON WHAT YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED
Abraham went out, not knowing where he went, for he
looked for a city whose builder and maker was God. He went
out, being fully persuaded that what God had promised (spoken
by His Word) He was able to do, bring to pass, make good His
Word and back up what He said with His own power! Joshua
acted what he believed he received. “See, I have given you the
land” He went to possess what he believed he had been given.
When Joshua stood and looked at Jericho, he saw walls 40 feet
thick and two hundred feet high, impenetrable, absolutely im-
possible to conquer. But he believed what God had told him.
“See, I have given Jericho into thine hand, go and possess it”
He acted on what he believed to be the truth and received the
blessing of God. The force of faith, (acting on what he believed
he received) pushed walls weighing thousands of tons... inwards!
Acting on God's Word pleases Him and when you please Him,
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you will never fail to receive from Him. He will bless you in
fulfilling His Word to you. He will make good what He said
He will do. He is Faithful and True. Through unbelief, no
faith, they failed to posses the land the first time around. They
refused to believe God's Word. They saw the wrong things.
They got their eyes off of the gracious works I had already
performed for them and got their eyes onto the giants and on-
to Jericho. Joshua saw My promises, they saw 40 foot thick
walls. Caleb figured Me to be bigger than them, they figured
the giants to be bigger than Me! Joshua and Caleb considered
My ability, they considered their own ability. Even though
Joshua and Caleb did not enter the land then, I was faithful to
my Word and 40 years later I led them in so strong in faith
that Caleb possessed a mountainous region, slew the enemy
and subdued the land at over 80 years of age! Not bad eh!
Even Joshua, when I told him that his mortal body was
wearing out, refused to accept defeat and went on for a few
more years doing what in the natural could not be done!
Remember, these men were not born again or filled with the
Holy Spirit as you are. How come you are so slack in
possessing the land? All is before you, I have given it to you.
You have received the promises, all is yours through Jesus. The
heathen are yours. Ask, receive and go and get them. Nothing
shall be impossible to you. I am with you in a way that I have
never been with any other generation before, because the time
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is short. Don't Delay, - Go Today! Behold, now is the accepted
time, now is the day of salvation. See, I have given you all. If
you can see it, you can have it! Stop asking me where to go or
what to do! Grab the inspiration of the Spirit of God and go for
it according to My Word. This is My age...
This is the moment I have waited for from before the
foundation of the world. The last moments of the age of grace
are coming to a close faster than you think! I have a great work
to do in bringing many sons unto glory but I AM able. If you
will believe Me and let Me work through you, you will be a vessel
of honour, chosen of God.
Just to be chosen by God is a greater honour than you yet
recognise! Many are called but few are choice! Honour Me and
My ways and I will hold nothing back from those that walk
upright before Me. I am seeking for such. Do you hear that? I
am the Lord God Almighty and I am looking for someone!
Someone to honour My Word, someone to believe Me,
someone to walk in My ways, someone who loves righteousness
and hates sin. Someone who will fulfil all the good pleasure of
My goodness to the praise of My glory”
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The Importance of Faith.
I t is a decision to believe that which is spoken or that which is written, that activates the power of
God in your life. If you can believe, all, note all, things
are possible, if you can only have faith. Believe you
have received what you ask for, act your faith, now walk
in it and My promises will come to pass in your lives.
Without faith it is impossible to please Me. (Hebrews
chapter 11) You must believe! I demand it! I have given
you My Word so that faith can come to you. I have
given you My Spirit. He will breathe life into the Word
He inspired but you must have faith, you must make a
decision to believe. Then and only then, will all things
be possible to you.
“Faith is not waiting for something to happen, faith is
taking the Word of God & making something happen!”
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There are times (not every time) when you need to take the
Word of God and keep hitting the circumstance until something
changes. Is not My Word like a hammer says the Lord that
breaks the rock in pieces? (Isaiah) Sometimes a rock doesn't
break at the first hit but it does start to fracture on the inside.
You can't see this but it is happening! If you have a situation
that doesn’t seem to want to change, find out what the Word of
God has to say on the subject and then start hitting it with the
Scriptures for a couple of weeks.. yes I did say weeks.. we give up
too easily sometimes.
My Word shall not return to Me void says the Lord
(Isaiah 55v11)
..for I watch over my Word to perform it
(Jer 1v12)
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MORE ON FAITH
“Faith is not a passive inactive force but a living
dynamic power that proceeds out of the mouth of
God. As you call those things which be not as though
they were, your faith will bring into being that which
you desire”
“Faith calls into being that which does not exist”
This is how God created the worlds. And God said “Let the
earth bring forth fruit…” Genesis chapter one is full of “God
Said” That which He desired did not exist, so He brought it
into being by speaking that which He desired and then
believing what He has said would come to pass.
“Faith after having spoken rests, believing what it has
said shall come to pass. We which believe do enter into
rest, you speak, you believe, you enter into rest”
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“You can get healed on other peoples faith but to keep
it, you must use your own”
“Faith has nothing to do with feelings.. absolutely nothing!”
“All the promises of God are yes and amen unto the glory
of God by us but faith (believing) is the vehicle that brings
them to us!”
“Faith is not a feeling, faith is an action that is based upon
a belief.”
“What limits our receiving? - Our believing”
“When you pray, believe that you received what you asked for and it
shall come into being” (Mk 11v24)
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“Faith in His promises will bring to pass His purposes”
I was getting a bit discouraged about some things when He spoke
to me and said
“It’s so easy to receive from God son,
just simply believe”
“The gospel of Jesus Christ is a power of God unto
salvation but lies dormant until believed. With the heart
man believes unto righteousness. The Word preached did
not profit them not been mixed with faith in them that
heard it”
“Faith doesn't ask what shall I do? Faith believes it
receives what God has already done”
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I had been meditating on Hebrew 11v1 for a week or so.. Faith
is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not
seen.. I couldn’t seem to get a grasp of it. Whilst in the bush
one day, He spoke and said:
“Faith is confidence in His ability and His willingness
to perform that which He has promised in His Word.
“Don't keep relating past bad experiences, they will
erode your faith. Keep looking ahead with a confident
expectation of good (that’s hope) as you call those
things which be not as though they were"
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Man was created because God desired someone to
fellowship with. We see in the very beginning that God came
into the Garden of Eden and walked with His creation. Man’s
fellowship with God was broken by sin but Jesus paid the price
for mankind to be restored to his Creator. The Scriptures
clearly calls us to fellowship with Him. ‘truly our fellowship is
with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ’ and ‘The
fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all” and again “by
Whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son”
The Lord spoke again and said.
Jesus paid the greatest price ever paid, so that
mankind could partake of the greatest privilege there
is... to fellowship with the Father in the Holy Ghost.”
“The deep things of God are revealed in the
moments of closest fellowship with Him”
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Here’s an exert from the ‘Necessity of Water’ later on
in the book that is appropriate here:
“I look forward to the Fellowship of My children. You
know how much a Father loves the attention of his
children. You know how your heart leaps when they come
to you. I have taught you much about Me through them.
My heart leaps for joy when you call My name, when you
cross the boundary between Heaven and Earth through
faith, when you enter in by the righteousness of my first
born, Jesus..”
Take a little time out every day just to fellowship with Him.
Just say to Him. Father, in the name of Jesus I don’t come to
pray, I just come to fellowship with you and to thankyou for all
you have done for me.. (or however it comes from you.. just be
yourself) and then just spend time in His presence.. you will be
amazed and at times deeply moved at what happens…
Don’t get discouraged if ‘nothing’ appears to happen the first
time.. it’s faith, not magic! “You shall seek Me and find Me
when you search for Me will all your heart”.. Be of good cheer,
He desires your fellowship more than you do!!
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The spirit of man is to rule and reign in life by one Jesus
Christ. The body wears out because of sin in it. It is corrupted
through the Adamic curse but the spirit lives because of the
righteousness of the second Adam, Jesus Christ, your Lord
and saviour. If you will develop your Spirit as people develop
their bodies and minds, your Spirit will become so strong, it
will affect your mortal body. If the same Spirit who raised
Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised Christ from
the dead will quicken (revive – give life to) your mortal body.
(Romans 8v26) The outward man is decaying, yes but not his
functions! Moses was old but his eye was not dimmed, neither
was his natural force abated (decreased) The patriarchs of old
lent upon their staff or rods, a type of My Spirit. Their staffs
supported their weakening bodies. They lent on them when
they got weary. Moses rod did some amazing things if you will
study on it.
I want you to lean on My Spirit more, speak My Word on-
ly and He will bring life to it. When your body grows weary,
lean on My Spirit, pray in the Holy Ghost and He will refresh
you, He will strengthen you, He will uphold you and keep you
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from falling with the right hand of His righteousness, Jesus
Christ. Sin weighs heavy in the heart of unregenerate man and
eventually his spirit will lose hope when sickness and disease
afflict his body and when that happens, he will die in his sin but
a man that has received the abundance of grace and the gift of
righteousness, is now in the newness of life. Old things have
passed away.
Through faith in the Word of God, the Spirit will quicken
and revive the mortal body. The effects of righteousness
through one man's obedience (Jesus) being greater than the
effects of one man's disobedience (Adam) Through this, sin
entered the world and with it, death but righteousness has
sprung up in your heart to bring everlasting life. My people's
eyes do not have to fail, their bodies do not have to slow down,
if they will only be obedient and believe what my Holy Word has
promised. The effects of eternal life within them will energise
their mortal bodies and nothing shall be impossible to them.
Consider the patriarchs of old, they are written down for your
example Paul said. Look at Caleb and Joshua, who through
faith alone subdued lands, wrought righteousness, even at an old
age did things which were not possible and they did not have
eternal life within them!
The way My people talk is as if My Spirit is void of power or
unwilling to help and comfort them! Not realising His great
love for them, they have become void of speech. Thinking like
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this limits the Holy One of Israel to Whom nothing is
impossible. Am I not the God of all flesh? Note: flesh! - Is
anything too difficult for Me? He wants to mortify the deeds
of the body through the power of the Spirit. To overcome the
corruption of the flesh by walking after the things of the
Spirit.
Moses natural force was not abated. None of his bodily
functions went astray. His staff was a type of My Spirit as I
said before, not a walking stick for a decrepit old man as some
seem to think! A staff then held a different place in a man's
life than what it does today. “Thy rod and Thy staff they
comfort me” said David. “I will send you another comforter”
said Jesus. Moses lifted up his staff and Israel prevailed, the
Spirit Himself makes intercession for us. Moses had the Spirit
with him. That is why I told him to stretch out his rod and
divide the sea. The rod (a type of the Spirit) divided the sea. I
am with you Moses. My Spirit responds to the words and
actions of a righteous man. A man who seeks those things that
are Jesus Christ's will never be void of the power of My Spirit.
I wish My people would enter into the rest I have prepared for
them that love Me. Let My Word and Spirit accomplish My
purposes. They do not tire, neither do they grow weary. Man
alone cannot accomplish what I have planned anyway. It is a
life of grace, not works. Works by grace, not by labour. Enter
into rest, cease from your own works...
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“Cast all your cares on Me as you go sailing along
My Word is your boat, My Spirit is your song
Your mouth is your rudder,
My joy is your zeal
If you'll hang on to these two
Your faith the enemy cannot steal!
Hold fast your course, be faithful and true
Even in the midst of storms,
I’ll come walking to you
I’ll not let you sink, I’ll propel you along
Guide you in the right direction,
I'll make you strong
My Spirit and Word go hand in hand
Bringing you blessings in the promised land
Sing My praises and I'll fill your sail
The enemy's plans will not prevail
I'll guide you through reefs, shipwreck you’ll not be
Resist the enemy, he’ll flee from thee
All attacks will be repelled, no pirates on board
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Keep your eyes on Jesus your King
Hoist the mainsail, let His praises ring
Fill up your boat with precious fruit of the land
Until that day before your Lord you will stand
On dry ground in Heaven, you will worship Him
And forever more His praises you’ll sing!
Again this lasted from 12 midnight until 1-40 am. Often
He has come to me at my darkest hour. I am reminded of
when, at midnight, Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises.
Things couldn't get much worse for them, yet at their darkest
hour, faith in their God brought a great earthquake, a great
victory and the salvation of the jailer and his household! Talk
about bring you out on top!
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I was listening to Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony one day
when I realised that I knew the author of it. Not the earthly
one but the One Who inspired it. Whilst I listened to the
symphony, He spoke these words.
“Great acts like great works are not borne out of
natural man, just as great acts or works of evil are not
borne out of natural man. It is the inspiration of the
spirit working through and with man, either the Spirit
of God to the glory of God and His creation, or
mankind yielding himself to the spirit of evil,
demonic powers manifesting themselves through
mankind, glorifying man and what he has done. I
am the Spirit of Life Who you have come into
contact with through Jesus Christ your Lord and
saviour. Follow Me and you and your seed shall live
forever in My presence.”
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My little girl got very ill one night, so I knelt down by the
side of her bed and started to pray in the Holy Spirit for her.
What happened next opened my eyes to the place diet has in
our lives. Yes, we can live a life free from sickness and disease
and walk in divine health, I believe that. There are also some
natural laws that we need to obey as well. “You must exorcise stricter dietary control over your
children and yourself! I cannot promise you divine health if
you feed your bodies on junk food. Chemical additives in food
are not good for the human body. If they were a necessary
part of food, I would have put them in. The human body can
only stand so much, her constitutional make-up is different to
a man's, I designed it that way, a man's body can take more.
Her body is reacting against chemical additives. Children
cannot eat what they like, that is a lie from the world. It may
look like that for a while but it will take its toll. The human
body has only a limited system to remove chemicals from it,
then comes the overload, which is what you have on your
hands now. My grace and mercy have intervened to help her. I
have placed responsibility for your children's up bringing into
your hands, not Mine! You have wisdom, use it! You have
said it yourself, ‘good fruit is better than lollies’ Fruits purge
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the body system from pollutants and stop them building up. Now you don't have to rush off down the health shop, only
be wise in what you buy. Praying over food will remove
anything poisonous from hurting you but it will not replace
wisdom in what you eat. Keep away from thickeners,
Monosodium glutamate and flavour enhancers in particular.
What taste good to the palate is not necessarily good for the
body. Humans seem to have more sense with their animals
than they do with their children! They give their animals only
natural food that they would eat in the wild so as not to upset
them. Yet they feed their children any slop that comes along
and ask Me to bless it! I don't bless Coca Cola! All things in
moderation. It is alright for a treat now and again but not every
day. Did I flavour the rain? Eat wisely, listen to your heart. I will check you if something
is wrong. I told you about the milk shake this morning (I saw
my girl dumping heaps of strawberry flavour into the milk just
as I was going out the door, I was going to say something then
but I thought, oh it will be ok) but reason robbed you of My
best. Keep your children under control. Those I love I chasten.
You must do the same whilst there is still hope. It will not kill
them! Don't give into their demands. Show them you are in
charge, not them. I love them more than you do!
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I was driving home after Church one day after a service on the
gifts of the Holy Spirit. Whilst thinking about what was said,
I heard the Lord graciously say “would you like to know
more?” I said, “Yes please.” When I arrived home, this is
what followed.
THE WORKING OF MIRACLES
T his is the creative power of God in action. It is the
strongest of the gifts of the Spirit. This gift flows
through man as it needs his faith mixed with it to become
effective. The vessel used must be pure and holy as this gift is
destructive of evil as it is creative of good. If this gift was to
flow out of a vessel that had sin in its life, it would destroy the
one being used, not that God is a destroyer but a giver of every
good and perfect gift. It is just that the amount of power that
is released from God is great. It is God's mercy and the
person's holiness that protects the human body from the
awesomeness of the Almighty’s power. The reason that this
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gift of the Spirit is not in operation much, is because God has
trouble finding holy vessels with faith to flow through. This gift
involves the faith of the one ministering only and the obedience
of the other if requested to do something by the Lord. They can
either impart this gift by the laying on of hands or by speaking
the word. Whatever they can believe for, shall be done. This is a
creative gift, restoring legs, arms and missing parts through the
creative action of God. God also needs a high level of maturity
in the one ministering, as this is a glorious gift. This gift flows
out of people and it is easy for the crowd to idolise the one
ministering, rather than the One Who is actually doing the
works. If pride is allowed in, it can easily take a person off into
error..
Note: Your faith is very important in the operation of this
gift. I can remember once when the Lord filled a whole
congregations teeth in Perth! Whilst rejoicing in what He did, I
wondered why He didn’t just give them new ones! Now I realise
it’s what the minister believed for, that the Lord did!
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THE GIFT OF HEALINGS
Y ou wondered why no tangible transfer of power was
tonight when you prayed for the lady to whom the gift
came? Well, that is the reason why. It is a gift. The word
actually means a grace, a favour, a love gift from the Blessed
Trinity to the object of their love. Man has nothing to do with
it. He does not impart the gift. The gift comes directly from
the Lord to the person being blessed. There is no third party
involvement. The only reason you knew what was going on
and spoke it out was so that she would know that she has just
received something from the Lord, otherwise people may
wonder what happened, who did it and so on. The Lord gives
no opportunity for anyone to share His glory in this gift. It is
a love grace, a present from Him alone. If they receive the gift
with praise and thanksgiving, they will be healed or delivered.”
This is what happened: During the morning service, I
became aware that a person needed healing in their body. I
told the audience this and as I did so, I was given more
information about the need. I said it was a lady who had been
to the doctors that morning and had received a bad report. A
lady put her hand up and said that it was her. I called her out
and a group of us laid hands on her and prayed. I expected
that there would be a tangible transfer of power (or the 66
anointing) but nothing happened. I was a bit bothered at the
time but decided to go by faith rather than what I felt. Now I
understand why! (and yes, the Lord still healed her, praise
God!)
A WORD OF KNOWLEDGE
A word of knowledge can also reveal the fact that God is
doing something in the midst of His people. A situation
or word is revealed by the Spirit to the one ministering. He
then invites people to come and receive prayer for that
condition. Faith is required by both parties in this case. The
person's faith is activated by the fact that the minister is
revealing something by the Spirit of God to them. The
ministers faith is also activated by his knowledge that God
wants to do something. Unlike the working of miracles and
gifts of healings, this gift can fail to bring about the desired
result. It is not a failure of the gift, for the gift is only revealing
information about circumstances. It is the two persons faith
that brings forth the results. Ministry should be based on
Matthew 18 verse 19 to be at its most effective.
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THERE WENT VIRTUE OUT OF HIM AND HEALED THEM ALL
T his is not one of the nine gifts of the Spirit, neither is
it ministering to people according to their faith. As a
battery can store up the power within itself, so the human
spirit can become a receptacle of power. As an individual fasts,
prays and feeds on the Word of God, so the power of God will
increase much in the same way that a battery will increase in
power when it is put on charge. If the individual's motives are
right, God will allow a flow of His power to go out of a person
to heal others or deliver them from devils. This is something
any believer can do! They have Scripture for it. If they want to
bless others, God will certainly allow it, providing He gets the
glory for it, for it is His power!
I know there are other gifts, nine in all and this only deals
with three of them. If you want more, He once told me. Ask
and it shall be given you, seek and you shall find, knock and it
shall be opened to you. So guess who it’s down too? Yes.. you
and me. Go and ask Him about the other gifts and then you
can write and bless me with what He gives you!
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CREATING THE RIGHT CONDITIONS
As believers, we all desire to be in the presence of the Lord. He
showed me that there are some things we can do, both as
individuals and collectively (as a church or body of believers) to
create an atmosphere for the Lord to manifest His presence,
gifts and graces in and bless us. He said:
“Praise creates an atmosphere for the
Spirit of God to move in”
Jesus said, When He is come, He will glorify Me, He will take
of Mine and reveal it to you. Jn 14
and on another occasion:
“The Lord not only wants to bless His people with His
Presence but also with his gifts and graces”
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Having knowledge of the above will assist you and your
church in having Him bless you (in the most unusual ways
sometimes!) Start expecting the Lord to move amongst you
during times of praise and worship.
The Scriptures tell us:
“The Lord inhabits the praises of His people”
Here’s a scriptural way to allow the Holy Spirit to manifest
His gifts and graces in your personal life. We are encouraged
to “Desire spiritual gifts..” 1Cor14v1
“Spiritual gifts are cultivated by an intense
desire to bless others to the glory of God”
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It is good for man to be near water. Two thirds of the earth
are covered with it. It brings peace, the sound thereof resembles
My voice. I did not create man to live in a dry arid climate.
Water refreshes, it will keep you alive as no other substance in
the world. A man may go for 40 days without food, but he can
only go a little over three days without water. I am the Water of
Life that proceeds out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
He that drinks of Me will never thirst again. I will be in him a
well of water springing up into everlasting life. I refresh the parts
that others cannot reach! There will be no sea in the new Heav-
en and Earth. This is because I will flow freely among My peo-
ple. Without measure, My presence will be with you all ever-
more.
Come aside and drink of Me and I will cause the seed of the
Word of God to spring up and grow to the praise of My glory.
The Israelites complained about the manner from Heaven. ‘It is
dry and light’ they said. This was not because I designed it that
way but because they had lost the Spirit. They had stopped
drinking of that spiritual rock that followed them. That rock was
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Christ. They disbelieved Me. They took up cisterns that could
hold no water, dead gods that could not satisfy their hearts.
They hardened their hearts through unbelief, choosing the
lusts of the flesh, the pleasures of sin for a season. The
children rose up to play. I got grieved with that generation for
they always erred in their hearts. The letter of the law killed
them. The Spirit wanted to bring life to them but they would
not heed My voice and the water became bitter and then dried
up in them. I am the Living Water Jesus spoke of. I am the
River of Water of Life. Drink and be satisfied for I will cause
the wonder of Heaven’s glory to spring up in you.
You cannot swim in the natural son but come aside and I
will show you how to flow with Me. I will support you, I will
not fail you, I will not let you sink. I will train you to become
a master swimmer in My realm and you will do exploits for
your God and He will be pleased with you. I must prove people
first before I increase grace on their lives. I cannot give grace
to those not ready, you wouldn't let your children drive your
car down the road would you? Even though they would like to,
they are not yet ready.
Growing up depends on you, not Me. I said ‘desire the
sincere milk of the Word that you may grow’ You feed off My
Word and drink of My Spirit and you will grow alright! Do
that which you have seen and heard and the God of peace shall
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be with you. Don't despair, only believe and you will see the glory
of God. The fastest way to grow is to feed on the love of God.
Concentrate on it, feed off the Holy Scriptures and I will water it
in your heart and as the seeds shoot up, you will automatically
find an increase in my power. They go hand in hand. Out of a
pure heart, a heart that has determined to help others, like Jesus
did, shall flow My love and carried on that river of love will be My
power. I look forward to the Fellowship of My children. You
know how much a Father loves the attention of his children. You
know how your heart leaps when they come to you. I have taught
you much about Me through them.
My heart leaps for joy when you call My name, when you cross
the boundary between Heaven and earth through faith, when you
enter in by the righteousness of my first born, Jesus. Realise what
is yours in Jesus Christ. Everything I ever made and have is given
to Jesus, my beloved Son in Whom you have redemption from
sin through faith in His blood. It is yours as well! He will share
His inheritance with you. He is your Brother. He came for you,
He died for you and now He ever lives, for you. Follow His
example and be great in My eyes. Enoch had just one testimony,
that he pleased Me. Seek to please Me and that wonderful life in
the Spirit will come to pass.
The glory is Mine remember. The power to do these things is
Mine, therefore the glory for doing them must be Mine also.
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I know you know that but many have stopped short of what I
have for them because they seem to forget this matter. It is no
small matter with me! I have worked and do work hard and I
expect at least what is due to me in glory and honour, both for
what I have done and not for the least of Who I AM. The
Almighty, the Creator of Heaven and Earth, Gracious and
True, forgiving sin, long-suffering and kind. I know Who I
Am. Find out who you are in Me. Spend more time with Jesus
and the Holy Ghost and they will show you the wonder of
Who I AM. Well the symphony draws to a close and so does
this time with you. I cannot tell you how much I have enjoyed
this time with you. My children thrill My heart. Love Jesus for
what He did and for Who He is. Respect the Spirit of God for
He is Holy. He is so loving. He wants to keep you from the
effects of sin. He will do anything for you if you will just walk
after Jesus. Be at peace in yourself and with your brethren”
Amen.
NOTE; This is for all of us. Yes you too! He is No respecter
of persons and loves us all the same.
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This lasted from eleven thirty to around 1am. Again, I don't
know where the time went. Every thing above is for each one of
us. God is no respecter of persons. He loves us all the same. The
promises are for whosoever will. I was listening to Beethoven's
Pastoral Symphony when He started to talk to me. There is so
much in this discourse. Read it carefully and apply it to yourself.
We tend to forget how much the Heavenly Father desires our
attention and love. Where do we get these natural desires for our
children from anyway? Are they not from the great Father of
Spirits Himself?
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THEY CEASED NOT TO PREACH AND TEACH JESUS CHRIST
No matter what good works My Spirit has prepared for
man, the priority is always to proclaim the gospel. Yes there
are the hospitals, the orphanages, the works amongst the poor
but to My people, the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ is
the priority. You say but I am called to be a teacher, Yes you
are. You are given for the perfecting of the saints so that they
can do the works of the ministry. But I am a Pastor you say.
Yes you are, you are a shepherd of My sheep. You can teach
them and lead them in the ways of righteousness. But my
commission to them all is go preach the gospel.
If a man gets side-tracked, that is, puts the good works
before the preaching of the gospel, then his ministry will not
operate in the fullness I have prepared for it and after a while
the good works will begin to suffer. It's not that I don't answer
prayer, I do. It's just that I have My priorities right. When the
gospel is fully preached, then the end shall come. Paul's
coveted prayer was that a door of utterance be opened to him
to preach the gospel. He commended the church in Macedonia
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because they preached the gospel throughout Asia. My first
priority in prayer is that prayers, intercessions and giving of
thanks be made for all men, for I would have all men to be saved
and come to the knowledge of the truth. All early Church
revivals were built around one thing, a desire to see My will done
and My will is that all be saved.. but how shall they be saved,
except they hear and how shall they hear, except the gospel be
preached and how shall that be, except they be sent.
How beautiful, blessed, are the feet of those who proclaim
good news. If things are not flowing in your life like they should
be. Ask yourself, am I willing to proclaim the gospel? Am I
teaching the people God has given me to share Jesus? Am I
using my God given faith for the lost? Am I trusting God to
lead me to someone everyday to share the sufferings of Christ
with? For when you share the sufferings of Christ, His resurrec-
tion power will be there as well, ready to confirm the word with
the miracles that endorse it. Many want the power but without
the gospel there is no power, for the Scripture says I am not
ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto
salvation.
You ask, you trust, I lead and guide. I open doors for you to
preach the gospel and all is well with your soul and anything else
you put your hand to. I told the disciples to go and as you go,
you will grow. Going ensures growing. I will give the increase in
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a person's life according to their desire to go for Me. Who will
go for Me? I asked in Jeremiah. I am the Lord, I change not.
This is still My priority. What is yours?
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I cannot sit here and watch another suffer when I have
knowledge that they don't yet possess. The love of God
constrains us. I am committed to using the faith I have
developed in God's grace to bless you, to help you, to get you a
little further down the road of life. I live for you. You are my
brothers and sisters in Christ, a part of me and I of you. "We
are members one of another" All that I have is yours. When I
see you in need, a divine compassion rises up in me to meet that
need by the power of God. Not sympathy, for sympathy can on-
ly say "I'm sorry for you, I wish I could do something."
Compassion says "I'm sorry for you, the Lord is here, praise God
we can do something" and I give of my self to meet your needs. I
give of my faith and love to bring Gods healing power to your
body. I give of my finances to bless you, to meet your need to
the glory of God. I give of my time to pray for you.
I believe in you. You are without price in my eyes, not just
Gods. "He that loves God, loves him that is born of Him." If I
can help you if any way, regardless of cost to my self, you've got
it. For my sufficiency is not of my self but my sufficiency is of
God Who has given us of His Spirit. I'm complete in Him. As
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His goodness flows out of me to meet others needs, mine are
met as well. As I give mercy, so I receive mercy. I lay up for
myself good treasure against the times to come. I don't have to
wonder whether His power will turn up, my faith in His love
will cause the Holy Ghost to move to meet your need.
I have become no respecter of persons. I seek to bring
God's goodness to all my brethren, regardless of their response
to me. I thank God for them. I love those that don't love me. I
pray for those that despitefully use me. I speak well of those
that speak evil of me. I take no account, pay no attention to
evil things either said or done to me. This is not a feeling, it is
a way of life. It is life. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. I
am constantly seeking and looking for ways to bless and help
you. I ask the Lord to show me who is in need. The body is
held together by that which every joint supplies. I am a
supplying joint, ever ready to give out to others what I have
received of the Lord, for it belongs to Him. I am just a
steward of it. Jesus is the author of my faith. Without Him I
would have no faith. I live to glorify Him Who loved me and
gave himself for me.
I am growing. I have put away childish things. Dead
branches that bore the fruits of competitiveness with my fellow
ministers, desires to see self exalted, to be noticed by others,
have been pruned off. My desire is to do always those things
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that please the Father. To be noticed by Him, to be great in His
eyes. To be like Jesus Christ is my consuming desire. I have no
greater joy than to see the brethren prosper and be in health. To
watch and to help them grow in grace and in the knowledge of
God and of Jesus our Lord. I am saddened when I see a brother
or sister in need. I minister boldly wherever I am. I do it openly
as Jesus did. I am not conventional. Blind men cry out louder, a
multitude tells them to shut up, Jesus says bring them here.
Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue interrupts the Lords sermon,
Jesus stops teaching and goes to meet the need. Friends of a
paralysed man tear open a ceiling while the Lord is teaching.
Jesus meets the need. God's love in me cannot be contained by tradition. I am
learning to move by the Holy Ghost as He wills and directs.
There is no confusion and Jesus will be glorified. My heart cry
now is “What can I do for you? How can I use God’s power to
bless you and to glorify His name?” I leap at opportunities to
put my faith with others. I don't have dominion over your faith
but I can get close to it if you will let me! I can sure be a helper
of your joy, for it is by faith we stand. My faith works, is
energised, by my love for others, not just my beloved brothers
and sisters but also for a world that does not know about Jesus
Christ. The driving force in me is to communicate the gospel to
them in the power of the Holy Ghost. I labour night and day,
using the faith I've developed in God's grace and Word to
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prosper the works of my hands so I can pour it into others who
are out there preaching, doing the work of God. I don't care
what denomination they are. We have a common goal. We
have come into the unity of the faith of Jesus Christ, not
divided by the petty winds of doctrine. I am in debt to the
world. I have got something they haven't. I have the knowledge
of God's Son in me. I know how to get them saved, I know
what to do. I am growing up in God. He has taught me well. I
have an intimate relationship with Him. My fellowship with
Him is getting closer and closer.
His gift in me is growing stronger and stronger and it is
making room for me to minister to others. He will do it! He is
able and willing. He's perfecting that which concerns me. I
delight to do His will. There is peace, all is well. I count the
loss of all things as refuse, as I seek after the knowledge of
Him. He blesses me with more and more knowledge of His
Son, Jesus Christ, my Lord and saviour. This knowledge,
revealed to my heart by the Holy Ghost, causes me to triumph
and puts me deeper in debt. For once I have received
something from the Lord, I must give it away to others that I
myself might keep it. If I seek to keep it to my self, I will end
up losing it. I give out freely what I have received and more
comes.
I am walking in the light of His Word. I have the light of
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life. I harbour no bitterness in me, lest it defile me. I walk in
forgiveness to those who have wronged me. My hopes abound. I
am unstoppable. No weapon formed against me prospers, for out
of it all the Lord delivers me. He keeps me from falling and
preserves me blameless unto the coming of His kingdom, to
Whom be the praise and glory for ever and ever, amen.
To develop the God kind of love in our lives is our goal
“Make love your great quest” 1 Cor 12 v1” Read this dis-
course out loud every day, believe this kind of love is happening
in your heart, give God the glory for it and watch the God kind
of love grow supernaturally in your life.
Note: Do this for every day for a month. You will be amazed at
the transformation in your lives. Give the Lord something to
work with…
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“Do you not see My vision for the Body of Christ? Each part
with its own place and function, yet harmonising together to
make a symphony that is pleasing to Me. No part being more
important than any other. A symphony’s power is noticeable,
yes, even felt at a crescendo, when all the parts work hard togeth-
er to achieve a common goal. The most important part of a
symphony orchestra is the conductor. Each part has to concen-
trate on the work set before him but he must keep his eye on the
conductor, to be certain of not just his timing but also on the
timing of the overall body. The conductor is the only one that
has an overall view of what is going on. He is the overseer. He is
responsible for bringing in the necessary parts at the correct time
and the correct order. God is not a God of confusion. I am or-
chestrating the greatest revival ever seen upon the face of the
earth but a conductor is only as good as the players he has to
work with.
I demand the best. Holy vessels sanctified to Me and My
purposes. I am training My orchestra now ready for the opening
night. I shall produce such a burst of glory out of those that I
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have prepared, that this world will indeed know that there is a
God in the midst of Israel. They will see Jesus Christ in each of
you, playing and making melody to the glory of God. Don't
despise the feeble parts of the body, love them, lift them,
encourage them. Sometimes a member of the orchestra will
stand motionless for hours until his turn comes to provide that
which has been prepared for him but right at the end of the
symphony he stands up and brings his symbols together to pro-
duce a resounding crash that sometimes wakes up many mem-
bers of the audience.
So shall these parts now be. At their given moment, they shall
do something that will cause a sleeping world to wake up and
take notice that Jesus is alive. Love one another, purpose in your
heart to work together for My glory and together with My leader-
ship, we shall make a symphony that will glorify God and herald
the return of your Lord and saviour Jesus Christ and then the
end shall truly come!”
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It was Moses love for his people that enabled him to talk to
God as he did. If we love one another, God dwells in us and
His love is perfected in us. Perfect love casts out fear of
judgement. It was Moses’ love of his people that enabled his
boldness towards God.
Herein is our love made perfect that we may have boldness
in the day of judgement, for as He is so are we in this world.
Moses said, “Lord if you do not forgive this people, blot my
name out of your book” - Paul wished himself accursed from
Christ for his brethren’s sake. He too loved his own people,
even to the laying down of his life for them. “Greater love has
no man than to lay down his life for his friends” Christ indeed
was cut off from the land of the living because of His great
love for a world that hated him. Paul said he used great
plainness, or boldness of speech. When you consider that I
AM Love and that in My Word, John speaks on two occasions
about perfect love, one casting out fear of judgement and the
other speaking of great boldness, it is not surprising what
preceded from these people, their hearts being perfect towards
Me in love. How could I refuse such requests, as bold and
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fearless as they were? Their perfection stood before Me, Hearts
made perfect in love. Fearlessness and boldness comes from a
heart that is made perfect in love. A heart that will lay down its
own rights and privileges for the betterment of others.
“I thankyou Father that You have heard me” Jesus said. Great
boldness of speech from a heart made perfect in love. Jesus, the
living epistle of my love. My love in a human body going about
preaching good news, teaching and healing, destroying the works
of the devil, setting people free. Lifting, loving, laying down His
life, that others might have life and life abundantly. Showing
and revealing My love, even Me, for I am Love. If you have seen
Me you have seen the Father.
My Spirit came to reveal Jesus in you to the praise of My
glory. Follow His example and you will be great in My eyes and
you shall ask what you will and it shall be done unto you as well.
If only My people would lay aside trying to get things and per-
fect their love walk, they would get the things they desire a lot
quicker and easier because I would hold nothing back from those
that seek the things that are Jesus Christ’s. Jesus fulfilled the
law. Love one another as I have loved you. If people would do it,
they would see such an increase in their lives, they would be
amazed, not just in material things but in eternal things such as
joy, peace, gentleness, kindness towards one another, that their
lives would be transformed. Fruit would be produced that would
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remain with them forever. Now abides faith, hope and love.
The greatest of these is love, because one day your faith and
hope will come to an end but love shall abide for ever.
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I was getting a bit discouraged at the circumstances that were
arrayed against me when I heard the Lord speak..
He said..
“At the heart of God is a loving Father..”
A lot of people know Him as God or Lord but His heart
desire is that you get to know Him as Father.. Jesus
consistently referred to Him as Father.. it was one of the
reasons the Jews wanted to stone Him.. “which good work do
you stone me for?” - “Not for a good work” they replied but
because you call God, your Father..”
Jesus placed ‘Father’ before ‘God’ When He rose from the
dead, He said to Mary “I go unto My Father and your Father,
to My God and your God” Note: Father first, God second…
Yes He is Almighty God, He is Lord but His heart desire is
that you get to know Him as Father.. “now we have received the
Spirit of adoption whereby we cry Abba (literally Daddy)
Father..” Rom8v15
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Jesus said “The Father Himself tenderly (note tenderly..) loves
you (why?) because you love Me and believe that I came out
from God” Jn 16 He tenderly loves us just because we love
Jesus and believe He came from God!
Selah, This word used a lot in the bible Psalms. It means to
pause and think about this for a while.. I suggest a big Selah
on this one.. make it your meditation for a week. Search out
all the Scriptures on Father in the New Testament and chew
them over for a week. Keep them by the side of your bed and
let them be the last things you think on before you go to
sleep. It will change your life…
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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HELP OF
THE SPIRIT IN PRAYER.
“For we know not what to pray for as we ought ” Romans 8
“..we know in part and we prophecy in part..” - “..but now we
see through a glass darkly” 1Cor13:9-12
I asked the Lord once about the language of tongues. He said
“You start to pray according to impressions and urges
the Holy Spirit gives you in your heart, then He take
those prayers and perfects them in His language
(tongues) and brings them into My presence where I
can answer them according to My perfect will”
“He that searches the hearts knows what is the mind of the
Spirit, for He makes intercession for the saints according to
the will of God” - Romans Chapter 8
“For we know not what to pray for as we ought but the Spirit
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Himself makes intercession for us according to the will of
God..
impression: When I start pray about something or someone I
usually find that after a little while, I run out of words, I don’t
know enough about the situation or circumstances involved
but there is One Who does know.. and I start to pray in other
tongues until the work is done or help arrives..
“How do I know when the work is done?” - I keep going until
the Joy or an immense peace comes. You will know..
Sometimes this is only a few minutes, other times you just
have to stick at it, maybe days/weeks or months.. and when
the joy comes, the work is done and then the praise flows..
“I will send you another helper” said Jesus.. referring to the
Holy Spirit..
Another time He told me..
“Help doesn’t come through the natural but through
the spirit by the Holy Spirit, your Helper”
To a Christian, the help comes from above first and then is
manifested through the Spirit into the earth, circumstance or
need..
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Concerning praying in the Spirit. I heard this one day.
“I am Jesus. You don't know what to pray as you ought
but I know how to pray. Let me pray for you John, I ev-
er live to make intercession for you, not in Heaven but
through your spirit”
On another occasion I heard.
“I in them and Thou in Me that they may be one even
as We are one (John 17) I am Jesus and I am in you. I
know how to pray. I live to intercede for you. I don't
pray from Heaven, I pray through you, through your
spirit by My Spirit”
Impression: A lot of people think Jesus is praying for them in
Heaven. We need it down here! He is in you (Hebrews 6) and
He prays through your spirit by the Holy Spirit (Hebrews 8
verse 26 and 1 Cor 14 verse 5)
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For a while I used to apply the principles that Joshua
employed in possessing the promised land. You know, get out
there.. fight for it.. etc Then one day the Lord said this to
me.. “You don’t have to possess the land (as they did of
old) You just have to believe you have received it (ie:
what you have prayed for) because you are Abraham’s
seed, that it might be of by faith and not of works,
lest you should glory in your own ability.”
We enter into rest by believing.. (Heb4:2) I mean that
how we got saved wasn‘t it? We surely couldn’t earn it and we
certainly didn’t deserve it. We just believed on what Jesus did
for us and He granted us grace to receive... Somehow we
now think we have to do the rest by ourselves. We have
neglected to find out the benefits of being Abraham’s seed.
Jesus took upon Himself the Seed of Abraham… if you be
Christ's, then are you Abraham's Seed and heirs according to
the promise
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(Galatians) Abraham believed God… because you are his seed,
you can now receive the promises of God by believing..
The Scripture says.. “He that gave up His only Son for us, shall
He not also freely give us all things together with Him?” It’s all
about what Jesus has done for us, not what we can do.. “When
you pray, believe and you shall receive..”
Jesus said, All things are possible.. to whom? to those who work
hard? those who try to make it happen? NO!.. thank God..
to those who believe.. just believe..
The other day. (I was struggling with something... again!)
when He graciously spoke to my heart and said..
“It’s so easy to receive from God son.. simply believe”
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..and the Lord said My grace is
sufficient for thee.. 11Cor 12v9
One day the Lord said:
“My Grace.. Sufficient for every need,
greater than any circumstance..” I would like to share with you how the Lord taught me
about His grace and how to apply it in our lives..
It had been one hell of a week.. things were going wrong on
a daily basis, my body was hurting and I was getting really fed
up and tired of the spiritual pressure that seemed endlessly
against me. I remember the evening well.. I walked up the
driveway of our little farmlet and onto the gravel road ready to
‘do battle’ with the forces of darkness.. I went to quote the
Word of God in relation to my hurting body (which, for want
of a better description, seemed like one large blur of pain) but
there was nothing left. I was exhausted. I stood there.. almost
helpless.. when suddenly I heard myself say these words..
“Lord, I’m not going to shout at the devil any more, I’m not
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even going to quote the Word .. I’m just going to thank you
that Your grace is sufficient for me: The words barely escaped
my lips.. barely as whisper.. I felt so weak .. I began to walk
(real slow!) down the road whilst whispering.. “Thankyou Lord
for your grace for your strength is made perfect in weakness..
Thankyou Lord for your grace for your strength is made perfect
in weakness.. I continued to thank God and praise Him for His
grace.. After about 15 minutes or so my voice became stronger
and I started to feel better. Encouraged I kept going. After
about an hour of this I was bouncing up and down the road
praising God (in a loud voice now) for his grace. My body was
well, my strength had returned and the Goodness of God was
all over me! Lesson; Read 11Cor12 verses 1 through 10 Paul was having a really difficult time.. Because of the
revelations given to him, a thorn in the flesh, which Paul says
was a messenger (Greek word angelos – translated angel
everywhere else) of satan given to buffet, deal repeated blows, to
him (verse 7) Paul sought the Lord three times about getting
rid of this thing.. (verse 8) The Lord said to Paul. “My grace is
sufficient for thee for My strength is made perfect in weakness”
verse 9.. now look what Paul’s response was.. “Most gladly
therefore will I glory in my weaknesses that the power of Christ
may rest upon me… for when I am weak, then am I
strong” (verses 9 – 10)
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Paul got a revelation about God’s grace, that when he was
weak, the Lord’s strength was made perfect! - when he was
weak, he became strong and he began to rejoice in this..”
That’s what I found out that evening. When I was exhausted
and had done all I could do.. there was Another ready to carry
me in His grace.. I just gave up trying and began to thank
Him for His grace and as I did so, His strength became
perfect in my weakness.. and all became well!
Jesus said at the cross “It is finished” The work the Father
had given Christ to do had been accomplished. Everything
necessary for mankind’s eternal redemption was now
becoming a reality.. not by our efforts but by the grace of
God. Jesus paid the price for the complete redemption of man-
kind. Spirit soul and body, when He died and rose from the
dead.
Been battling something that doesn’t seem to want to go
away? Then start to praise God for His Grace. Start to thank
Him that His strength is made perfect in your weakness. Jesus
carried our load.. just thank Him for it.. rejoice in your
inability to solve whatever is troubling you and thank Him for
His grace. If Heaven has a national anthem, it would have to
be ‘Amazing Grace’ Nothing compares with this amazing
grace that has made all things (note: all things, not some
things) yours in Christ..
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As the late John G Lake, apostle to Africa said on the subject
of Paul’s thorn in the flesh. – He said “Dive in Paul. Take all
you want of the grace of God. It will fix your thorn in the flesh
and anything else that ails you!”
Jesus was tempted in every way we are yet without sin. Let us
therefore come boldly to the throne of grace (note what the
throne is called!) that we made obtain mercy and find grace to
help for every need. Hebrews 4 v 14-15 KJV
I love this translation: “Jesus understands every weakness of
ours, because he was tempted in every way that we are but He
did not sin. So whenever we are in need, we should come brave-
ly before the throne of our merciful God. There we will be treat-
ed with undeserved kindness and we will find help”
Hear that! You will be treated with undeserved kind-
ness..
Amazing grace.. Sufficient for every need, greater than any
circumstance.. You will find help.. His grace guarantees it.
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“Blessed, fortunate and greatly to be envied, are you Simon
BarJona for flesh and blood has not revealed this unto thee
but my Father who is in Heaven” Matt 16v17 “no man
knows the Son except the Father reveal Him” Luke 10v22
Let me explain the importance of revelation as opposed to
information.. You, like myself, usually received information
about who Jesus was, usually twice a year. Christmas and
Easter. Unfortunately this information had little impact on
our lives. Why is this? Simple. The knowledge of who Jesus
is, is not given by flesh and blood .. (people) It comes by
revelation of Jesus Christ.. Paul says “the gospel I received was
not of man… but by the revelation of Jesus Christ”
The importance of revelation in the life of a Christian cannot
be underestimated! The more revelation about Jesus you
receive, the more success and victory you will have in life..
Selah
Let’s look at the entire events surrounding the Lords
I nformation v Revelation
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statement to Peter. Jesus turned to them and said “Who do
men (flesh and blood) say that I am?” (Matt 16v13) The
apostles answered.. some (men) say your are Elijah, some say
John the Baptist or one of the prophets” Jesus said to them
“But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered “Thou art the
Christ, the Son of God” (Now note; Two chapters before they
said virtually the same thing.. (Matt 14v 32) Jesus had come to
them walking on the water, Peter got out of the boat and start-
ed to come to him but he doubted and began to sink. Jesus
caught him and walked back over the water into the boat.. Brief
outline.. “They worshipped Him and said, thou art the Son of
God” (verse 33).. Jesus said nothing to them here, yet when
Peter said the same thing two chapters later, the Lord had a lot
to say about this statement. The reason the Lord did not say
anything before, was because they had made the statement
based on what their physical eyes saw.. Two people walking on
the water.. the storm ceasing, the waves stilled.. Pretty
impressive... Yes! but not revelation knowledge..
Jesus said “Blessed are you Simon Bar-Jona for flesh and
blood has not revealed this unto you but my Father Who is in
Heaven.. Peter got a revelation from the Father about Who this
person really was.. The Christ, the Son of living God.. this time
he saw with his spiritual eyes. He got a revelation..
It gets better.. Jesus now went on to outline the effects this
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revealed knowledge would have upon his (and everybody else's
lives) Verse 18. “and I say also unto you, that thou art Peter
and upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell
will not prevail against it”
Peter wasn’t the rock. It was the revealed knowledge
he received from God about Jesus that made him a rock!
Now notice that in verse 17 Jesus now called Peter, Simon
(which literally means ‘a reed tossed about in the wind’) Peter
was a bit like that.. but based upon what he had just received
from the Father, Jesus now called him Peter (a rock) His
character was about to change from a reed tossed in the wind
to a rock.. based on revelation knowledge. Jesus now went on
to say “upon this rock (or revealed knowledge about Jesus) I
will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail
against it”
The gates (authority) of hell will not prevail against the
revealed knowledge of the Christ of God! The first piece of
revealed knowledge about Jesus you received was the same as
Peter’s. “He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God!”
The Holy Spirit makes Jesus real to you.. Acting on this
revealed knowledge and receiving Him as Lord and saviour
saves you from your sin. Acting on knowledge revealed by men
produces religion and tradition!
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The amount of revealed knowledge you have of the Lord, will
dictate how much success and victory you have in life. The
gates of hell will not prevail against you, the church of the
living God... Let me ask you this question. Could I (flesh and
blood) talk you out of the fact that Jesus is your Lord and
saviour? Definitely not! you would correctly say. Why?
Because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you and flesh and
blood can’t take it away from you either! - Whoopee!
God has many redemptive names throughout the bible. Jesus
fulfilled everyone of them (for you) in his earthly walk. Jehovah
Rapha – the Lord that heals you.. “by Whose (Jesus) stripes you
were healed.. Jehovah Shalom – the Lord my peace.. “my peace
I give to thee” and so on... i.e: when the devil tries to put
sickness on you, if you have revealed knowledge of Jehovah
Rapha, the Lord that heals thee.. and “by Jesus stripes you were
healed” 1 Peter 2:24, you will resist it and it will flee from you.
The revealed knowledge that “Jesus carried your sickness and
bore your pain’ Isaiah 53v4/5.. will bring health to your body
and the gates of hell will not prevail against you.. “be subject to
God, resist (oppose and get in the way of) the devil and he will
flee (as in terror) from you” James 4v7..
The same with the other names of God. Jehovah Jirah – the
Lord will provide. You won’t worry about money any more..
Be subject to God (i.e. cheerfully pay your tithes and
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offerings, resist poverty and it will flee from you) Please don’t
tell me poverty is a blessing! Have a look at the 28 chapter of
Deuteronomy and you will find it's a curse!
Ok, so how do I get this revealed knowledge? Glad you asked!
The bible provides a clear answer to this:
The answer lies in the third member of the Blessed Trinity,
The Holy Spirit. As our Lords earthly life was about to come
to and end, He began to introduce His disciples to Someone
else Who would come after Him. (read John 14 through 16)
It is here Jesus begins to expound on the work of the Holy
Spirit. John 14v16 “I will pray the Father and He will send
you another (of the same kind) comforter, that he may abide
with you forever, the Spirit of truth… Who shall be in you”
Verse 21 Jesus says He will make manifest (make real) to
those who follow Him.. Verse 26 .. the Holy Ghost Who the
Father will send in my name, He will teach you all things…
Chapter 16 v 13-15. Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth is
come.. He will show you things to come.. Verse 14: He shall
receive of mine and show it you… Verse 15: He shall take of
mine and show it to you.. Verse 25: I shall no more speak to
you in proverbs but I shall show you plainly of the Father.
Whilst the word show is used many times in the bible, this
particular word show is only used these four times. It means
to reveal. or to announce in detail.. to declare..
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It comes from two Greek words meaning to bring tidings in
detail.
He is the author of the revealed knowledge of God. So how
do we receive this knowledge? In Isaiah 28 verses 9-12, we find
one of the first references to the work of God. ‘To whom shall
He teach knowledge? to whom shall He make to understand
doctrine? To them that are weaned from the breast (not babies
any more).. for with stammering lips and another tongue will
He speak to this people.. to Whom He said, this is the rest, this
is the refreshing..”
Struggling with the things of God? Do you need a rest?
Do you need refreshing?
1 Cor 2 verses 6-13: I suggest reading the entire chapter.
Paul states that “we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery.. v6
How do you speak something in a mystery? 1Cor 14v2 “He
that speaks in an unknown tongue speaks not to men but to
God for howbeit in the spirit he speaks mysteries” 1Cor14v18
Paul states: “I thank my God that I speak with tongues more
than you all”
Being filled with the Spirit is the greatest blessing a Christian
can receive. Jesus commanded them! Don’t go anywhere until
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you receive the Holy Ghost. Acts 1v4-8. - In Acts 2v1-4 they
were all (not some) filled with the Holy Ghost and began to
speak with tongues…
The promise is to us.. (verses 38-39) In Acts 8v12 –17.
The very first thing the disciples at Jerusalem did was to send
Peter and John to the new converts is Samaria. Why? “so that
they may be filled with the Holy Ghost” verse 17.. Acts 10
records Peter’s visit to the Cornelius household. Peter was
preaching Christ to them.. (verses 34 –43) when suddenly,
down came the blessing.. the gentiles received “the gift of the
Holy Ghost for they heard them speak with tongues and
magnify God”
In chapter 19, we read of Paul’s visit to the brethren at
Ephesus. Note his very first words to them. “Have you received
the Holy Ghost since you believed?” (verse 2) and “Paul laid
his hands upon them and the Holy Ghost came upon them
and they began to speak with tongues..” (verse 6)
Notice the urgency of both Paul and the apostles at
Jerusalem. Their first desire for the new brethren was to get
them to receive the Holy Ghost and speak with tongues. “they
sent Peter and John to them that they might receive the Holy
Ghost” - Paul said, “have you received the Holy Ghost since
you believed?”
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How do you get Him.. You simply do as they did. They
received Him and began to speak… “ask and you shall receive”
Jesus said. In Luke 11 verses 9-13. Jesus is teaching here that
you need not be fearful about receiving the wrong thing (verse
11) and concludes by saying, “How much more shall your
Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?
Simply ask, believe and you shall receive Him.. Amen
Prologue
Now the devil, your flesh, or what you have been brought up to
believe, will probably tell you (if it already hasn’t) that these
things are not for you and given you a number of reasons why!
Jesus said “the devil is a liar, the father of lies and no truth is in
him” so don’t let doubt rob you of God’s best for your life. The
word of God says “Let God be true and every man a liar” - The
apostle Paul said “What says the scriptures?”- The Lord is ‘no
respecter of persons” - His blessings are for all “As many as
received Him, them He gave power to become…
I count myself less than the least of all the saints, yet the Lord
gave these to me, so I could give them to you. The apostle Paul
said “it is pointless for me to glory for I will go on to visions and
revelations of the Lord” Not that I’m comparing myself with
Paul but I am what I am by the grace of God.
Always read and study the Scriptures each discourse pertains to,
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for that is how faith (ONLY) comes to you.. “So then faith
comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God”
God bless you and keep you in His love and grace.
Your brother in Christ
John
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he Visitation “and I said to the Angel who talked with me..” - Zechariah 1v19 At the start of a prayer meeting I was attending, the power of God began to fall in an unusual way. It began whilst we were worshipping the Lord at the beginning of the meeting and literally came out of the blue! I was conscious of uttering Scriptures that all came directly from the book of Revelations, which was rather unusual as I hadn‘t spent a lot of study there.. As the power of God increased, I began to have an open vision of Heaven. My first awareness was that of life! Everything in heaven literally pulsated with life. The very air was filled with it. After this I was aware of angelic beings flying around in the sky above the throne of Almighty God. From where I was, He looked like a shimmering mass of pure life or energy! From His being radiated this very life that Heaven was filled with and owed its existence to.. My focus was drawn to a large angelic being some 10-12 feet in height who approached me and began to speak with me concerning things that were shortly to come upon the earth. I have never preached doom or gloom in my life but what I heard and saw shocked me!
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The angel began.. “1999 has seen the worst floods and earthquakes, the biggest storms and natural calamities come upon the earth. The earth is groaning under the weight of sin upon her” He explained the Scripture in Romans 8 verse 21 The whole creation groans and travails in pain... He said the earth was created in righteousness and holiness by God but the weight of sin was causing it to literally break apart under the strain of it! He went on to say “This is nothing compared to what is coming. The world has hope that the new millennium will bring peace to the earth” (I understood this to mean a new beginning, so to speak) “It shall not be so” he said “for the Word of God says “There is no peace says the Lord to the wicked!” They (the world) will have to find new categories for the scale of calamities that are about to unleash themselves on mankind” I understood this as reference to the 1 to 5 scale that they categorise cyclones with and the 1 –10 Richter scale. “He said the woes will become so great that human resources will not be able to cope with them!” It was then I saw the earthquake that shook me. I saw a huge city, demolished, flattened by the force of this quake. I immediately knew the country but not what city it was and I knew instinctively that it contained millions of people. I saw mankind stand aghast at it. It was so devastating that no-one knew where to start first. I nearly wept as surveyed the scene. There was devastation for miles and miles, As far as the eye could see, just mountains of rubble! I was going to ask a question and he answered before I spoke it! I was about to ask “Is this the tribulation of the Book of Revelations?” I seemed to know immediately that it was not!
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I then saw the body of Christ scurrying amongst the rubble like ants before a storm over the wreckage of this disaster. Have you noticed how ants get real busy just before a storm comes, grabbing food and supplies to take back to their nests? I saw the body of Christ doing the same thing, only they were grabbing people! Literally pulling them out of the fire! They were not able to get many people out physically, many were hurt and dying, rather their purpose was to get people into eternal life. I saw them telling people in the rubble about Jesus and His saving grace. The decimation was so great, there was little they could do for them in the natural but there was something that they could do to stop them going into an eternity without Christ! After this scene passed, I became aware of the end time harvest. It was much like a natural harvest where the farmer plants the seed, waters it, keeps out the weeds and then waits for the fruit of it. Nothing much seems to happen for a while, then suddenly the latter rain comes, the crop turns (ripens) and the farmer works night and day getting the crop in before any bad weather spoils it! Jesus talked a lot about wheat! All that is left after the crop is taken in is the stubble! Jesus talked about the stubble too! Even as I write this, the Spirit of Prophecy comes upon me “Prepare yourselves” says the Lord “for the fields are truly white and ready to harvest. Pray to the Lord of the harvest to send labourers into His harvest for the time is short” I saw the coming move of God as a mighty tidal wave that would rise suddenly out of the ocean and sweep across the land. A skilled surfer watches the waves waiting for the right one.
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Just before it gets to him, he paddles with all his strength as it catches up with him. He then rises up and enjoys the power of the wave to carry him. “So shall it be in the last moments as this age of grace draws to a close” says the Lord. “Prepare yourselves, make yourselves ready so that you can be a vessel unto honour, chosen of God to do His will. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision” says the Lord. “Who will go for Me? For My will is that all mankind be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. I, Jesus, have commanded it! “Go ye into all the world and proclaim the gospel. I am the Lord Who changes not” I saw the body of Christ labouring night and day to get the precious fruit of the earth into the kingdom before the end came! It was in the midst of these calamities that they were labouring. “Where sin abounds, how much more does grace abound” Terrible things were happening throughout the world, yet God’s grace was abounding, enabling us to do as we never done before. I saw the time come when we would need little or no sleep because there was so much to do and so many people to reach before the door was shut. The Scripture came to mind in Romans 8 verse 28 “.. the same Spirit Who raised Christ from the dead shall quicken, give life to your mortal body” (That’s the one we are in now) Small pockets of revival are already breaking out upon the earth. I am reminded of the last recorded words from the Lord “Lo. I come quickly and My reward is with Me to give to every man according to his works” Revelations 22. Let’s get working!
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*Within 2 months of the vision, Australia experienced its most powerful cyclone in history, France had its worst storms in living memory and Venezuela had its biggest floods ever! Recently we have just experienced a massive earthquake (over 9 on the scale) that caused the devastating Asian Tsunami and the ‘once in a lifetime storm’ that hit New Orleans. In March 2006 – Australia saw the formation of the largest recorded cyclone on record. With winds of over 350k (220 miles) per hour.
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he Prayer for Finances
One evening whilst I was praying for those in desperate need of finances, the Lord stopped me.. Yes.. Stopped me! He said. “You can’t pray that way about finances BUT you can pray this!”
“Lord, I thankyou that the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the Just. I pray Lord that You would cause a transfer of that wealth to come into the hands of your Just ones, over whom money and riches have no hold. That You would grant them Godly wisdom to use that money to meet the needs of people, to finance the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to bring glory to God from Whom it came. In Jesus name. Amen” It is based on Proverbs 13v22. “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the Just” - Jesus is the ‘Good man’ Who has left us an inheritance, that for the most part, has been stolen by the enemy. This prayer will produce results, for it is born of the Spirit and is in line with the Word of God. - Pray it daily! You can print out a free copy from our website. www.johnreynoldsministries.org