Great scriptures to fuel desire for power evangelism/healing/restoration

Ezekiel 34

 ¹AND THE word of the Lord came to me, saying,

    ²Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them, even to the [spiritual] shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: Woe to the [spiritual] shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the sheep?

    ³You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you kill the fatlings, but you do not feed the sheep.

    ⁴The diseased and weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the hurt and crippled you have not bandaged, those gone astray you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought to find, but with force and hardhearted harshness you have ruled them.

    ⁵And they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts of the field.

    ⁶My sheep wandered through all the mountains and upon every high hill; yes, My sheep were scattered upon all the face of the earth and no one searched or sought for them.

    ⁷Therefore, you [spiritual] shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:

    ⁸As I live, says the Lord God, surely because My sheep became a prey, and My sheep became food for every beast of the field because there was no shepherd--neither did My shepherds search for My sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves and fed not My sheep--

    ⁹Therefore, O you [spiritual] shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:

    ¹⁰Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require My sheep at their hand and cause them to cease feeding the sheep, neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more. I will rescue My sheep from their mouths, that they may not be food for them.

    ¹¹For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, I Myself, will search for My sheep and will seek them out.

    ¹²As a shepherd seeks out his sheep in the day that he is among his flock that are scattered, so will I seek out My sheep; and I will rescue them out of all places where they have been scattered in the day of clouds and thick darkness.

 

 

Acts 8

Amplified Bible (AMP)

Acts 8

 ¹AND SAUL was [not only] consenting to [Stephen's] death [he was ^[a]pleased and ^[b]entirely approving]. On that day a great and severe persecution broke out against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles (special messengers).

    ²[A party of] devout men ^[c]with others helped to carry out and bury Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
    ³But Saul shamefully treated and laid waste the church continuously [with cruelty and violence]; and entering house after house, he dragged out men and women and committed them to prison.
    ⁴Now those who were scattered abroad went about [through the land from place to place] preaching the glad tidings, the Word [^[d]the doctrine concerning the attainment through Christ of salvation in the kingdom of God].
    ⁵Philip [the deacon, not the apostle] went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed the Christ (the Messiah) to them [the people];
    ⁶And great crowds of people with one accord listened to and heeded what was said by Philip, as they heard him and watched the miracles and wonders which he kept performing [from time to time].
    ⁷For foul spirits came out of many who were possessed by them, screaming and shouting with a loud voice, and many who were suffering from palsy or were crippled were restored to health.
    ⁸And there was great rejoicing in that city.
    ⁹But there was a man named Simon, who had formerly practiced magic arts in the city to the utter amazement of the Samaritan nation, claiming that he himself was an extraordinary and distinguished person.
    ¹⁰They all paid earnest attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that exhibition of the power of God which is called great (intense).
    ¹¹And they were attentive and made much of him, because for a long time he had amazed and bewildered and dazzled them with his skill in magic arts.
    ¹²But when they believed the good news (the Gospel) about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ (the Messiah) as Philip preached it, they were baptized, both men and women.
    ¹³Even Simon himself believed [he adhered to, trusted in, and relied on the teaching of Philip], and after being baptized, devoted himself constantly to him. And seeing signs and miracles of great power which were being performed, he was utterly amazed.
    ¹⁴Now when the apostles (special messengers) at Jerusalem heard that [the country of] Samaria had accepted and welcomed the Word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
    ¹⁵And they came down and prayed for them that the Samaritans might receive the Holy Spirit;
    ¹⁶For He had not yet fallen upon any of them, but they had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
    ¹⁷Then [the apostles] laid their hands on them one by one, and they received the Holy Spirit.
    ¹⁸However, when Simon saw that the [Holy] Spirit was imparted through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he brought money and offered it to them,
    ¹⁹Saying, Grant me also this power and authority, in order that anyone on whom I place my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.
    ²⁰But Peter said to him, Destruction overtake your money and you, because you imagined you could obtain the [free] gift of God with money!
    ²¹You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is all wrong in God's sight [it is not straightforward or right or true before God].
    ²²So repent of this depravity and wickedness of yours and pray to the Lord that, if possible, this ^[e]contriving thought and purpose of your heart may be removed and disregarded and forgiven you.
    ²³For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in ^[f]a bond forged by iniquity [to fetter souls].
    ²⁴And Simon answered, Pray for me [beseech the Lord, both of you], that nothing of what you have said may befall me!
    ²⁵Now when [the apostles] had borne their testimony and preached the message of the Lord, they went back to Jerusalem, proclaiming the glad tidings (Gospel) to many villages of the Samaritans [on the way].
    ²⁶But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, Rise and proceed southward or at midday on the road that runs from Jerusalem down to Gaza. This is the desert [^[g]route].
    ²⁷So he got up and went. And behold, an Ethiopian, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure, had come to Jerusalem to worship.
    ²⁸And he was [now] returning, and sitting in his chariot he was reading the book of the prophet Isaiah.
    ²⁹Then the [Holy] Spirit said to Philip, Go forward and join yourself to this chariot.
    ³⁰Accordingly Philip, running up to him, heard [the man] reading the prophet Isaiah and asked, Do you really understand what you are reading?
    ³¹And he said, How is it possible for me to do so unless someone explains it to me and guides me [in the right way]? And he earnestly requested Philip to come up and sit beside him.
    ³²Now this was the passage of Scripture which he was reading: Like a sheep He was led to the slaughter, and as a lamb before its shearer is dumb, so He opens not His mouth.
    ³³In His humiliation ^[h] He was taken away by distressing and oppressive judgment and justice was denied Him [caused to cease]. Who can describe or relate in full ^[i]the wickedness of His contemporaries (generation)? For His life is taken from the earth and ^[j]a bloody death inflicted upon Him.
    ³⁴And the eunuch said to Philip, I beg of you, tell me about whom does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?
    ³⁵Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this portion of Scripture he announced to him the glad tidings (Gospel) of Jesus and about Him.
    ³⁶And as they continued along on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch exclaimed, See, [here is] water! What is to hinder my being baptized?
    ^37[k]And Philip said, If you believe with all your heart [if you have ^[l]a conviction, full of joyful trust, that Jesus is the Messiah and accept Him as the Author of your salvation in the kingdom of God, giving Him your obedience, then] you may. And he replied, I do believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
    ³⁸And he ordered that the chariot be stopped; and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and [Philip] baptized him.
    ³⁹And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord [^[m]suddenly] caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, and he went on his way rejoicing.
    ⁴⁰But Philip was found at Azotus, and passing on he preached the good news (Gospel) to all the towns until he reached Caesarea.

Ministry of Reconciliation

Listen to what The Spirit of God is saying. Pray that we will all see and hear what The Lord wants us to see and hear. The Body of Christ is being called upon to fulfill her commission at a much higher level in the days just ahead. Most of us sense a coming shaking like we have never seen. But we shall not be shaken. The Lord is saying that if we take upon our shoulders and pick up with our hands all he has given us and employ them in actively fulfilling The Ministry of Reconciliation to those who think God hates them,or is punishing them, or is mad at them, He will reach through us and perform signs and wonders in The Name of Jesus.

If you are one that doubts the importance of the power of God and the gifts of the spirit, operating in signs and wonders in this ministry we have been given: Then you doubt the continuing ministry of Christ and the Love of God.


What man is there that would allow his child to stay in the pangs of death and the grip of His enemy when He has it within His power to deliver them?


Are you better than God?

The Lord not only wants us to tell of His Love, He wants to demonstrate His Love, and demonstrate His Kingdom, by undoing all the devil has done in peoples lives.

 

Mark 16:15-20

New Living Translation (NLT)

¹⁵ And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. ¹⁶ Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. ¹⁷ These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages. ¹⁸ They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.”
¹⁹ When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand. ²⁰ And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs.

 

Acts 10:34-48

New King James Version (NKJV)

Preaching to Cornelius’ Household

³⁴ Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. ³⁵ But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. ³⁶ The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all— ³⁷ that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: ³⁸ how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. ³⁹ And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree. ⁴⁰ Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly, ⁴¹ not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. ⁴² And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead. ⁴³ To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.”

⁴⁴ While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. ⁴⁵ And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. ⁴⁶ For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God.  

 

2 Corinthians 5:19

Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹⁹It was God [personally present] in Christ, reconciling and restoring the world to favor with Himself, not counting up and holding against [men] their trespasses [but cancelling them], and committing to us the message of reconciliation (of the restoration to favor).

 

2 Corinthians 5:19

New Living Translation (NLT)

¹⁹ For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.

 

Romans 5:6-11

New King James Version (NKJV)

⁶ For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. ⁷ For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. ⁸ But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ⁹ Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. ¹⁰ For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. ¹¹ And not only that,

 

Ephesians 2:1-10

New King James Version (NKJV)

¹ And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, ² in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, ³ among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
⁴ But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, ⁵ even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), ⁶ and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, ⁷ that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. ⁸ For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, ⁹ not of works, lest anyone should boast. ¹⁰ For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

 

2 Corinthians 4:1-6

New King James Version (NKJV)

¹ Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. ² But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. ³ But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, ⁴ whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. ⁵ For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. ⁶ For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

 

Proverbs 14:9

New Living Translation (NLT)

⁹ Fools make fun of guilt,
but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.

 

Romans 8:1-3

Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹THEREFORE, [there is] now no condemnation (no adjudging guilty of wrong) for those who are in Christ Jesus, who live [and] walk not after the dictates of the flesh, but after the dictates of the Spirit.
²For the law of the Spirit of life [which is] in Christ Jesus [the law of our new being] has freed me from the law of sin and of death.
³For God has done what the Law could not do, [its power] being weakened by the flesh [the entire nature of man without the Holy Spirit]. Sending His own Son in the guise of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, [God] condemned sin in the flesh [subdued, overcame, deprived it of its power over all who accept that sacrifice],

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God is Speaking

There is a verse in ACTS that came to my heart as I began to write this. In ACTS 4:24-31 we read:

  When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:

   “‘Why do the nations rage
   and the peoples plot in vain?
 The kings of the earth rise up
   and the rulers band together
against the Lord
   and against his anointed one.
  

Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. ²⁸ They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.

Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

  After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. 

This is such a short, but powerful  prayer. As the last days unfold, and the birth pains of war,disease,disaster and persecution  get closer and stronger, we must  always stop, and acknowledge  God and  The Sovereignty of The Lord!

The one thing that stood out to me on our recent trip to Joplin, was how everything we came across had prophetic significance. When I say prophetic significance, I mean that God was speaking through every situation.  Not only to us as a Mission Team, Not only to Joplin as a city, Not only to America as a nation, but to The Body of Christ in The World. 

I have learned to listen to The Lord as He speaks through things, not just His Word, although anything that He chooses to speak through will line up and  confirm His Word.  If we acknowledge The Lord in even the worst of situations, He will speak through that situation. He will bring His perspective and Power to it. And He will reach through us and perform signs and wonders in The Name of  Jesus.

Sometimes we say we are going to rise up as a church and do this or do that in these times. Sometimes we say we are going to go in and heal the sick and raise the dead. Sometimes we say we will stand against the onslaught of persecution and trouble. When all along, really we need to do what The Apostles did in these verse above. 

The Lord spoke to me very clearly in Joplin about preparation. Preparation of the heart and preparation of our focus. We certainly have to know who we are, and most importantly to whom we belong as children walking this earth. We saw in Joplin an army of Christians doing good work. We saw The Body of Christ answering the call to help in a time of need. And it was good.

However, The Lord was speaking about preparing, preparing for a different kind of outreach. He was pointing toward the fact that there are times coming where there will be no rebuilding of a lost city, only the salvation and restoration of the souls that survived. He was speaking to a time when the only way we will be able to reach those trapped in a fallen city, will be through miraculous signs and wonders.  He was speaking of a time when we will be lifting bodies and souls of men from the rubble, not to toss them in another pile next to the road, but to deliver to them the ministry of reconciliation which we have received.

Yes, of course He was showing us and teaching us how we can be a refuge and help in disaster, but, we do ourselves a great harm and those we are called to help, if we do not see the warnings He is giving us also.

There were two situations that made me angry in my spirit man in Joplin. I will not go into what, because again, just as in the verse above, these situations God ordained, and in doing so, spoke and confirmed what He was speaking all along during our time there. My natural man wanted to lash out at man, my soul wanted to pout a bit, but The Lord continued to speak to my spirit man, pointing at what He was trying to show us.

I will close with this. On the last site we worked, The Lord ordained that the home owner be a man that survived without a scratch, his yard was filled with every book on The Word,The Blood, The Spirit and Faith, that was ever written it seemed. On this same sight I met an evangelist, that when I met him my spirit leaped within me. On this same site the homeowner gave a testimony that gave witness to why we were there and The Goodness of The Lord, almost being interrupted by a complete misunderstanding of what The Lord was speaking to us, but that is okay,all ordained.

Prepare, Prepare,Prepare. Build yourself up with The Word and by Praying in Tongues much, as much as you can.  Read verses and declare them out loud that speak of The Power, Sovereignty and Authority of God! The earth is The Lords and The fullness thereof!! Jesus has been given all authority in Heaven and in Earth! We have been given authority by Him to trample over demons and devils. As we go forth we will heal the sick, raise the dead, take up serpents, and nothing by any means will harm us. And in the days to come we will speak The WORD of God boldly and He will reach through us and perform signs and wonders in His Name!!! That is the key, all that we will be called and commissioned to do in these last days, will always, must always be done while we acknowledge that they are only done by His Name, in The Authority of His Name and by Faith in His Name.

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Pray for Our Nation!

Joel 3

God Judges the Nations

 ¹ “For behold, in those days and at that time,
      When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem,
       ² I will also gather all nations,
      And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
      And I will enter into judgment with them there
      On account of My people, My heritage Israel,
      Whom they have scattered among the nations;
      They have also divided up My land.
       ³ They have cast lots for My people,
      Have given a boy as payment for a harlot,
      And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.
       ⁴ “ Indeed, what have you to do with Me,
      O Tyre and Sidon, and all the coasts of Philistia?
      Will you retaliate against Me?
      But if you retaliate against Me,
      Swiftly and speedily I will return your retaliation upon your own head;
       (Joel 3:1-4, New King James Version)

No FEAR No DEFEAT

I am not worried and I am not hurried
Because, We have been anointed
And, We have been appointed
In this season and in this time
TO walk in our destiny
Our destiny divine!!!

CHARGE!!!!!!!
No FEAR!!!
No RETREAT!!!
Every Enemy Will bow to His NAME or
Will GO DOWN In A Dramatic Demonstration OF Defeat!!!


I am not worried and I am not hurried
Because, We have been anointed
And, We have been appointed
In this season and in this time
TO walk in our destiny
Our destiny divine!!!


The Light that is in me
Is greater than the darkness that is in the world!
For the Light that is in me
Is coming from The King of Kings and Lord of Lords!


I am not worried and I am not hurried.
Because, We have been anointed
And, We have been appointed
In this season and in this time
TO walk in our destiny.
Our destiny divine!!!


I know,even when I have to hope against hope
That The Lord has a plan.
He is faithful who has promised!!!!
And will not be deterred by the foolishness of man!!


I am not worried and I am not hurried
Because, We have been anointed
And, We have been appointed
In this season and in this time
TO walk in our destiny
Our destiny divine!!!


CHARGE!!!!!!!
No FEAR!!!
No RETREAT!!!
Every Enemy Will bow to His NAME or
Will GO DOWN In A Dramatic Demonstration OF Defeat!!!

Randy S Furco

Powerful!!!

Pray for Jerusalem

Psalm 122 (New Living Translation)

Psalm 122

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David.

 ¹ I was glad when they said to me,
      “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
 ² And now here we are,
      standing inside your gates, O Jerusalem.
 ³ Jerusalem is a well-built city;
      its seamless walls cannot be breached.
 ⁴ All the tribes of Israel—the Lord’s people—
      make their pilgrimage here.
   They come to give thanks to the name of the Lord,
      as the law requires of Israel.
 ⁵ Here stand the thrones where judgment is given,
      the thrones of the dynasty of David.

 ⁶ Pray for peace in Jerusalem.
      May all who love this city prosper.
 ⁷ O Jerusalem, may there be peace within your walls
      and prosperity in your palaces.
 ⁸ For the sake of my family and friends, I will say,
      “May you have peace.”
 ⁹ For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
      I will seek what is best for you, O Jerusalem.

Christ for all Nations: Okigwe, Nigeria Mission Journal

Christ for all Nations: Okigwe, Nigeria Mission Journal

We Have Been Given

We have been given
The Ministry of Reconciliation
To take The Glory of The Gospel
To every Nation
Not just in Word
But in POWER and DEMONSTRATION!!!

Yes, we have been given!
A Great and Mighty Commission
To set the captives free
From the  oppression
This is what we have been given!!!

So lets take out our swords
And Ignite The Holy Fire With The WORD!!!
To tear down the gates of hell
To shake the doors off
Every prisoners cell

Because----------

We have been given
The Ministry of Reconciliation
To take The Glory of The Gospel
To every Nation
Not just in Word
But in POWER and DEMONSTRATION!!!

Yes, we have been given!
A Great and Mighty Commission
To set the captives free
From the enemies oppression
This is what we have been given!!
Randy S Furco

Luke 9:1-2 (Amplified Bible)

THEN JESUS called together the Twelve [apostles] and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases,
And He sent them out to announce and preach the kingdom of God and to bring healing.



Acts 10:36-38 (New King James Version)


The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all—  that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached:  how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.




Mark 5:1-15 (New King James Version)


 Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him,not even with chains,because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones.


When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him.And he cried out with a loud voice and said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me.”


For He said to him, “Come out of the man, unclean spirit!”Then He asked him, “What is your name?”


And he answered, saying, “My name is Legion; for we are many.”Also he begged Him earnestly that He would not send them out of the country.


Now a large herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains.So all the demons begged Him, saying, “Send us to the swine, that we may enter them.” And at once Jesus[c] gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea.


 So those who fed the swine fled, and they told it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had happened.Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.
 
 
 
John 11:17-44 (New King James Version)




So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away.And many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.


Now Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”


Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”


Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”


Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”


 She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”



And when she had said these things, she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, “The Teacher has come and is calling for you.”As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly and came to Him. Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but was in the place where Martha met Him. Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.”[c]


Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying to Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”


Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled. And He said, “Where have you laid him?”


They said to Him, “Lord, come and see.”


Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”


 And some of them said, “Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?”


 Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.”


Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.”


Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying.And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.” Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!” And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.”
 
 

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Prophetic Word

Matthew 5:36-37 (New King James Version)

36 Nor shall you swear by your head,because you cannot make one hair white or black.37 But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’and your ‘No,’‘No.’For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.

James 5:12 (New King James Version)

12 But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or

with any other oath.But let your “Yes” be “Yes,”and your “No,”“No,”lest you fall into judgment.

Matthew 14:9 (New King James Version)

9 And the king was sorry,nevertheless because of the oaths and because of

those who sat with him,he commanded it to be given to her.

 These scripture and the message in these scripture keep stirring in me. I am quite sure the LORD is wanting to warn us as body about something..of course I could be getting it wrong. Here is what is in my spirit and I believe is the word of The Lord.

 "My people must learn the importance of these scriptures, they must be careful with the words of their mouth and the agreements they enter into in the days to come. They must let their yes be yes and no be no, they must not be careless about the vows and agreements they make with their mouths. They must not bind themselves to anyone or anything that I have not called them to come into a agreement with.

Every contract should be prayed about, every business association should be prayerfully considered. Business and ministry deals that look good on the surface may not be all they seem to be. As fear falls on the world over the collapsing financial systems, my people will be tempted out of fear to enter into agreements in order to protect what they have, in order to provide for their families. This is a trap; this is just what the spirit of anti-christ is setting up to enslave the world. My people are not to be enslaved by my enemy, my people are not to fear, my people are not to worry and turn to my enemy.

I will provide, I will protect. Tell my people they can trust me and not to enter into a vow that will bind them to my enemy and theirs. I have a plan to provide for my people, greater than the plan fallen governments, that are bound by the spirit of anti-christ will offer. Great pressure will be on my people to enter into these agreements that will bind them, not help them. This is one reason I have had you teach on honor in the home, so that leaders in the house can stand up and steer their homes and families through the fear that will arise."

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We must keep watch in prayer

This verse has been resonating in me as of late. I sense, and I could be wrong that there is coming a challenge to the FACT that Jesus has rose from the dead. A deception that will attempt to discredit scripture and negate The Faith. Sad fact is many are sitting on the fence, and since they are not true Christians or do not know The Word, they will buy into The Lie. We must take the Word of God seriously. A challenge to Christ Risen, is a challenge to the very foundations of The World. For the world is held together BY HIS WORD!


1 Corinthians 15 (NLT)

But tell me this—since we preach that Christ rose from the dead, why are some of you saying there will be no resurrection of the dead? For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless. And we apostles would all be lying about God—for we have said that God raised Christ from the grave. But that can’t be true if there is no resurrection of the dead. And if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless and you are still guilty of your sins. In that case, all who have died believing in Christ are lost! And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world.

But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died.

Times of Pruning-Times of Pain

Have you ever found yourself pruned back once again to the ground,when you were sure that the time of great growth had arrived?

It is a painful and dangerous time in the life of a Christian, when he comes off an emotional and spiritual high, full of power and light, ready to take on the world and enter into his destiny: Only to come face to face with another season of pruning, and to be cut back to nothing.

Emotionally it can be devastating to think you are on the edge of destiny, only to step into the fog of nothingness and the drizzle of the same road that puts out the flame.

So what is a Christian to do? Give up? Get mad? Lash out at the ones we have been placed under to grow?

Sometimes you just have to let the cleansing tears flow. Get quiet, and trust The Lord to restore vision and flame, to the passion that was just there,yet seems like a distant memory.

You have to trust that The Lord didn't allow the pruning to hurt you or take away the joy in your heart. He allowed it because He saw something great,just as you did in the time that you just came out of...And He wants to make it even better, for you and His Kingdom!

Until then just put your head on the chest of Jesus and listen for His instruction and Comfort.

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Jesus is The Lord of ALL!!!

Matthew 28:18-20


 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.  Go therefore[c] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.






1 Corinthians 15:20-28




 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.  For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.  For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.  But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.  Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.  For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.  The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.  For “He has put all things under His feet.” But when He says “all things are put under Him,” it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted.  Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.







Colossians 1:15-20




 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.  For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.  And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.  And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.
   
 For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.

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Honor ,Adversity and Time

1 Kings 2:36-46 (New King James Version)


36 Then the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go out from there anywhere. 37 For it shall be, on the day you go out and cross the Brook Kidron, know for certain you shall surely die; your blood shall be on your own head.”



38 And Shimei said to the king, “The saying is good. As my lord the king has said, so your servant will do.” So Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.


39 Now it happened at the end of three years, that two slaves of Shimei ran away to Achish the son of Maachah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, “Look, your slaves are in Gath!” 40 So Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Achish at Gath to seek his slaves. And Shimei went and brought his slaves from Gath. 41 And Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had come back. 42 Then the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the LORD, and warn you, saying, ‘Know for certain that on the day you go out and travel anywhere, you shall surely die’? And you said to me, ‘The word I have heard is good.’ 43 Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD and the commandment that I gave you?” 44 The king said moreover to Shimei, “You know, as your heart acknowledges, all the wickedness that you did to my father David; therefore the LORD will return your wickedness on your own head. 45 But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD forever.”


46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out and struck him down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
 
 

We see above that The LORD takes Honor very seriously. This man in this scripture was given a second chance, like I was. He was blessed by the king, told to build a home. He prospered in this protection and cover. Yet because time had passed and a circumstance arose, he dishonored the goodness and The word of the king, and did exactly what he was warned not to do.

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Isaiah 42

 ¹ “Behold! My Servant whom I uphold,
      My Elect One in whom My soul delights!
      I have put My Spirit upon Him;
      He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
       ² He will not cry out, nor raise His voice,
      Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street.
       ³ A bruised reed He will not break,
      And smoking flax He will not quench;
      He will bring forth justice for truth.
       ⁴ He will not fail nor be discouraged,
      Till He has established justice in the earth;
      And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”
       ⁵ Thus says God the LORD,
      Who created the heavens and stretched them out,
      Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it,
      Who gives breath to the people on it,
      And spirit to those who walk on it:
       ⁶ “ I, the LORD, have called You in righteousness,
      And will hold Your hand;
      I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people,
      As a light to the Gentiles,
       ⁷ To open blind eyes,
      To bring out prisoners from the prison,
      Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.
       ⁸ I am the LORD, that is My name;
      And My glory I will not give to another,
      Nor My praise to carved images.
       ⁹ Behold, the former things have come to pass,
      And new things I declare;
      Before they spring forth I tell you of them.”

    ¹⁰ Sing to the LORD a new song,
      And His praise from the ends of the earth,
      You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,
      You coastlands and you inhabitants of them!
       ¹¹ Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice,
      The villages that Kedar inhabits.
      Let the inhabitants of Sela sing,
      Let them shout from the top of the mountains.
       ¹² Let them give glory to the LORD,
      And declare His praise in the coastlands.
       ¹³ The LORD shall go forth like a mighty man;
      He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war.
      He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud;
      He shall prevail against His enemies.

    ¹⁴ “ I have held My peace a long time,
      I have been still and restrained Myself.
      Now I will cry like a woman in labor,
      I will pant and gasp at once.
       ¹⁵ I will lay waste the mountains and hills,
      And dry up all their vegetation;
      I will make the rivers coastlands,
      And I will dry up the pools.
       ¹⁶ I will bring the blind by a way they did not know;
      I will lead them in paths they have not known.
      I will make darkness light before them,
      And crooked places straight.
      These things I will do for them,
      And not forsake them.
       ¹⁷ They shall be turned back,
      They shall be greatly ashamed,
      Who trust in carved images,
      Who say to the molded images,

      ‘ You are our gods.’
       ¹⁸ “ Hear, you deaf;
      And look, you blind, that you may see.
       ¹⁹ Who is blind but My servant,
      Or deaf as My messenger whom I send?
      Who is blind as he who is perfect,
      And blind as the LORD’s servant?
       ²⁰ Seeing many things, but you do not observe;
      Opening the ears, but he does not hear.”

    ²¹ The LORD is well pleased for His righteousness’ sake;
      He will exalt the law and make it honorable.
       ²² But this is a people robbed and plundered;
      All of them are snared in holes,
      And they are hidden in prison houses;
      They are for prey, and no one delivers;
      For plunder, and no one says, “Restore!”
       ²³ Who among you will give ear to this?
      Who will listen and hear for the time to come?
       ²⁴ Who gave Jacob for plunder, and Israel to the robbers?
      Was it not the LORD,
      He against whom we have sinned?
      For they would not walk in His ways,
      Nor were they obedient to His law.
       ²⁵ Therefore He has poured on him the fury of His anger
      And the strength of battle;
      It has set him on fire all around,
      Yet he did not know;
      And it burned him,
      Yet he did not take it to heart.


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If My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, pray, seek, crave, and require of necessity My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

From Corrie Ten Boom

The Warning has been going out a LOOONG TIME!!!!

Judgment Warning for World--Exhortation(warning) for Church.

 Here is a Prophetic Outline for the time we have just entered into more fully. Not from me, but from The Word of God to JAMES!

Just because mans lies and evil are also used to bring about Gods prophetic Word .It does not release man from judgment for his lies and his evil.(Notice Judas)

The Worlds Rich and Elite, ought to take notice..........

James 5(AMPLIFIED)

¹COME NOW, you rich [people], weep aloud and lament over the miseries (the woes) that are surely coming upon you.     ²Your abundant wealth has rotted and is ruined, and your [many] garments have become moth-eaten.

    ³Your gold and silver are completely rusted through, and their rust will be testimony against you and it will devour your flesh as if it were fire. You have heaped together treasure for the last days.
     
⁴[But] look! [Here are] the wages that you have withheld by fraud from the laborers who have reaped your fields, crying out [for vengeance]; and the cries of the harvesters have come to the ears of the Lord of hosts.

⁵[Here] on earth you have abandoned yourselves to soft (prodigal) living and to [the pleasures of] self-indulgence and self-gratification. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

⁶You have condemned and have murdered the righteous (innocent man), [while] he offers no resistance to you.
     
 <sup>Now here is our instruction for living in these days we are NOW in. Just as important for us to heed the Exhortation(warning) as it is for them to heed the  Judgment warning!

7</sup>So be patient, brethren, [as you wait] till the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits expectantly for the precious harvest from the land. [See how] he keeps up his patient [vigil] over it until it receives the early and late rains.

⁸So you also must be patient. Establish your hearts [strengthen and confirm them in the final certainty], for the coming of the Lord is very near.

⁹Do not complain, brethren, against one another, so that you [yourselves] may not be judged. Look! The Judge is [already] standing at the very door.
     
¹⁰[As] an example of suffering and ill-treatment together with patience, brethren, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord [as His messengers].

¹¹You know how we call those blessed (happy) who were steadfast [who endured]. You have heard of the endurance of Job, and you have seen the Lord's [purpose and how He richly blessed him in the] end, inasmuch as the Lord is full of pity and compassion and tenderness and mercy.

^{(There is a coming prophetic significance to this next verse. I DO NOT HAVE INSIGHT ON WHAT OR WHY. Feel  free to leave comment on this verse if The Lord gives you something. Notice, it says "above all things". This makes it a very important,very significant warning to us.)}

¹²But above all [things], my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath; but let your yes be [a simple] yes, and your no be [a simple] no, so that you may not sin and fall under condemnation.
  

Now some instruction on how we will ride above the roaring waves of Judgment and Calamity, 

¹³Is anyone among you afflicted (ill-treated, suffering evil)? He should pray. Is anyone glad at heart? He should sing praise [to God]. 

¹⁴Is anyone among you sick? He should call in the church elders (the spiritual guides). And they should pray over him, anointing him with oil in the Lord's name.
     
¹⁵And the prayer [that is] of faith will save him who is sick, and the Lord will restore him; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
     
¹⁶Confess to one another therefore your faults (your slips, your false steps, your offenses, your sins) and pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed and restored [to a spiritual tone of mind and heart]. The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working].
     
¹⁷Elijah was a human being with a nature such as we have [with feelings, affections, and a constitution like ours]; and he prayed earnestly for it not to rain, and no rain fell on the earth for three years and six months. [I Kings 17:1.]

     

¹⁸And [then] he prayed again and the heavens supplied rain and the land produced its crops [as usual]. [I Kings 18:42-45.]

Showing mercy and strength as we see some of our brethren fall in The Darkness.

¹⁹[My] brethren, if anyone among you strays from the Truth and falls into error and another [person] brings him back [to God],

²⁰Let the [latter] one be sure that whoever turns a sinner from his evil course will save [that one's] soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins [procure the pardon of the many sins committed by the convert].

To him who has an ear let him hear.