Guard The Vision

An organization will take on the characteristics of its leader. It will draw people with like hearts and vision. This is also true for departments within an organization.


This is why it is so important for a leader to delegate leadership only to those with the same heart and vision. If not, as the organization grows, and more leaders are needed, the farther it will stray from the vision and heart that was given to its founder.


We see our landscape littered with denominations and institutions that, little by little, allowed the founders heart, and the vision God gave to them, to get swallowed up by other agendas and other visions.


Popularity won out over Gods vision. Financial numbers and goals won out over advancing into deeper things and more powerful experiences. Natural thinking won out over spiritual. Self protection, over advancement into uncharted territory.


It is of utmost importance that the founder and leaders of an organization guard and protect the vision and heart of that organization.

The path down a road that leads to it being lost is a gradual one and almost unnoticeable to those within it.

Declare--Repost!!!

When you feel like the children of Israel
Pressed against The Red Sea!

This is what the declaration
Of your mouth needs to be!


That Jesus Christ Is Lord, over all The Earth
And by His mighty hand, your deliverance will be birthed

He is your saviour, your God, your Lord
He is your Father, who is watching diligently over His WORD!

He loves you more, than your human heart can understand
He has paid the price, with His Blood, so you could inherit HIS Land!

He has given you all things freely
That pertain to this life

He has given you Faith and Joy
To replace Fear and Strife

There is only one thing that
You must be diligent to do

That is to open your mouth BOLDLY
And DECLARE HIS WORD TO BE TRUE!

Look at bondage
And declare I am free

Look at blindness
And declare I can see!

Look at fear
And declare I am full of Faith!

Look at depression
And declare strength for the race

Then look away from the problem
And to His Glorious Throne

For in Truth and in Spirit
That is your true Home

And say
I am not weak

But strengthened with ALL MIGHT
According To His POWER

I AM WAGING AND WINNING THE GOOD FIGHT!
I AM NOT SICK


BUT THE HEALED OF THE LORD
THE HEAD AND NOT THE TAIL


I HAVE FULL FAITH IN HIS WORD!
I AM NOT FULL OF SIN


BUT WASHED CLEAN BY THE BLOOD
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS MY HELPER


EVEN AS THE ENEMY IS COMING LIKE A FLOOD




So say with me, with a shout from your heart
Say it boldly, say it loud, tear the enemy's lies apart!

I am a child of Light
A new creature in Christ!

I am Born Again, Blood Bought
And full of Power and Might!

I am the head and not the tail
Above only and not beneath

I have on His Mighty Armour
His all powerful SWORD in my sheath

In Him, I stand strong
In Him, I stand Tall

For He who keeps me
IS LORD OF ALL

I AM FREE

I AM FREE

I AM FREE

AND IN HIM WILL FOREVER BE

The Holy Spirit/Tongues/Prayer and The Will of God

Romans 8:26-28
Amplified Bible (AMP)


So too the [Holy] Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance.


And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the [Holy] Spirit [what His intent is], because the Spirit intercedes and pleads [before God] in behalf of the saints according to and in harmony with God's will.


We are assured and know that [[a]God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose.




I don't think there is a better translation that brings out the revelation of these verses than The Amplified Bible. I chose to only post three verses, because the revelation is so deep,so profound that I want to be sure the reader grabs what The Lord is saying.

We have heard the verse over and over that says "All things work together  for good....", but is this always true, no matter what? Or, like with any promise of God, is there an essential part we must play?

First, all things don't just magically work together for good. You can choose to do many things, that will quite hinder you, and not work together for your good, can't you? Within yourself, you can't control all circumstances or other people.

What, and most importantly, Who does the scripture reveal, that is esessential to "All things working together for good..."

The revelation about the importance of the ministry of The Holy Spirit in a Believers life, in The Church and in the world on behalf of the Believer, is revealed mightily, not only in these verse, but in this entire chapter of Romans.

My friend you can pray from your mind. You can know The Word, you can be as religious as you like. But unless you are actively allowing God, through His Holy Spirit to partner with you in your labor of prayer, you are missing out on the promises of these verses. Not only for yourself, but your family, your church and your community.

I have stated it before, and without reservation I will state it here. If believers all across the planet, all of a sudden stopped praying in tongues, the foundations of the world would begin to fail, the foundations of government would begin to collapse. The enemy of God and man would reek havoc on The Church and mankind........

The only ministry, that is able to cause all things to work together for good, is The Ministry of The Holy Spirit partnering with the prayers and intercession of The Church on earth. This is how God causes His Will and Plan to come to pass on earth. This is how His purposes are accomplished.

This is why the verse says "who love God and are called according to HIS Purposes". The Church and an individual believer must be standing in a place of salvation and in a place where they have submitted themselves to Gods purposes. Then in that agreement, The Holy Spirit joins forces to cause Gods Plans and Purposes to be revealed and manifested on earth.

Don't limit what God can do through your effectual fervent, spirit filled prayer. He, right now, is asking you to join forces with him, and pray in the SPIRIT, PRAY IN TONGUES! If you have not been baptised in The SPIRIT with the evidence of speaking in tongues, then just ask The Father, and He will do so.

Allow Him to use you to bring His will to earth. Allow him to use your heart and voice to cause all things to work together for good, not only for you, but set your focus even higher, for The Church in The World!!!!!!



Acts 10:44-46
New King James Version (NKJV)
While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. 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. For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God.




Acts 19:3-6
New King James Version (NKJV)

  And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?”
So they said, “Into John’s baptism.”


  Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”



  When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.



1 Corinthians 14:18
New King James Version (NKJV)
I thank my God I speak with tongues more than you all;
 
 
 
 

Pray for Healing

The Body of Christ is in need of healing. There comes a time in the life of a believer that the Lord wants them to stand for healing, to stand for what belongs to them.

 We can carry the scars and damage of past sin in our physical body. We can walk around with the remnant of brokenness and pain resonating in our body. Often times, we don't even realize how these things are holding us back, damaging our environment and the very people we are called to love.


The Lord loves us, is patient and merciful to us. However, we must, at one point, yield to His healing and delivering work in order to properly fulfill our mission and purpose.


There comes a day that He will lead us into a battle, that the outcome of ,will not only affect our destiny, but the destiny of others. A battle that will be presented to us as a clear choice, to fight, or not. To progress or not. To take ground or yield ground to our enemy.


So it is, with The Body of Christ, in this nation, right now. We have carried within The Lords Body, scars, pain, unforgiveness, resentment and hate, for far too long. The LORD will have none of it any longer. The Church is His Body, and He demands that those in His Body yield and allow Him to heal.


He is no longer content with allowing his Body to walk this nation broken, scarred, segregated, full of distrust and hate. He is no longer willing for His Body to be out of balance and unhealthy.


He is leading us into a battle of His Making. Many will have a clear choice, to choose healing or not. To fight or not. Those who choose to stand and be healed will enter into a glorious ministry of reconciliation and deliverance.


Those who choose to hold on to the brokenness, prejudice, pain and resentment will remain unhealed and be subject to the attack of hatred that is coming upon this nation. Trying to battle using natural means that are doomed to fail.


I see in The Spirit a new labor of prayer. A battle in prayer to drive out of The Body of Christ all that offends. So that she can be free and able to move unhindered. Yes, drive out prejudice and racism. Yes drive out materialism. Yes drive out the foul political Spirit that has gripped her. Yes drive out dead religion, doubt and unbelief.

Drive out every false doctrine, worthless debate and foolish babbling. So much to drive out, so little time. However what He has determined.....He shall accomplish.




2 Chronicles 7:14-16
Amplified Bible (AMP)



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.


Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer offered in this place.


For I have chosen and sanctified (set apart for holy use) this house, that My Name may be here forever, and My eyes and My heart will be here perpetually.

 

To Those Who are Oppressed

I feel the years that brought the tears, and the resentment to your heart. I know the pain, of poverty's sting, that tears your hope apart!
 

I have within, my body scars, that I stand in faith for release. But we are redeemed, by The Blood of our God, who gave himself for our peace.
 

So we must love, those who hate, with the love of our King. We must turn from our ways, and healing He will bring!

A Declaration of Thanksgiving!

Father, I thank YOU in Jesus Name, for releasing in Your People an anointing to heal those bound.

Spirit,Soul and Body!

Specifically Father:
Thank you for an Anointing to Heal and Restore to Perfect Function and Harmony these systems:

The Central Nervous System
The Endocrine System
The Enteric Nervous System

I thank you Father for The Fruit this ministry will bring. The Freedom it will bring to your people. I thank you for a revelation of the original intent of these systems in the body before The Fall.

I thank YOU Father, In Jesus NAME, for The thousands, tens of thousands and even millions of people who have never known real peace, full peace, because of disorders and dis-unity in these systems of the body, that will soon be healed and know it!

You did not create them in disorder. You created them to function in perfect unity.
You are the restorer of our souls!!!!!

Oh I see it now!! The Children of God who are already perfected in the spirit man, being released and set free! Able to do exploits like never before. A perfect spirit man, with the use of a perfectly functioning communication system in their body!!!

Like those at The Tower of Babel, except moving in The Will of God, nothing will hinder them. There will be no schism in their heart because the functions of their body will be operating in unity! Whatever they set their mind to do, in Jesus name, they will be able to do.

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I had a dream several years ago, before I took this journey of my own troubles and pain. Before The Lord really began to speak to me about the healing He wanted to bring to His People. Healing of The Soul.

He showed me that even though His children may be free in the spirit and even walking in His Word at a level of freedom, so many have not ever known real freedom as He so longs for them to know.

So many are kept bound, by the communication systems of their body.

How can a child of God be led in His spirit and be led by peace, if The Enteric Nervous System in his gut, the place we tell them to be led by the spirit in, is sending mixed signals?

How can I be led, if my gut is full of butterflies? How can I walk in clarity, if the major communication systems of my body are sending different messages, not working in unity, not functioning in unity with my spirit man?

Yes I know about the renewing of The Mind through the Word. I am not speaking to that right now. I am speaking to physical healing. A physical healing that will require a powerful anointing and will be a sign and wonder in these last days.

Oh my friend, I know this may seem confusing. But, the fruit will be the explanation.
Peace, Unity and clear communication between every part of our being!!!
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I ask that those who read this that have healing gifts in them to ask The Lord for a revelation of this and believe for it to manifest.

HE WANTS TO FREE HIS PEOPLE! HE WANTS TO HEAL OUR SOULS!!!
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This was the dream:

I was walking up and down what seemed to be an Alter Call, but I was not in a church. It seemed I was walking in a place in the spirit. There was a line of people, but again they did not look like people.

They appeared as pillars of light with a round light for a head. I walked up and down the row and when I got to one that seemed to be in disarray, I would stop. The rest of the "people" were a glowing steady light, but there were those that were shaky, in disorder, they were not giving off a peaceful light, but a light that more resembled an unstable electrical current.

At these I would wave my hand toward them, and they would be restored to a calm glowing light.
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Restoration!(Small Edits)

From Addiction to PTSD. There is coming gifts to The Body that will arise with an anointing to RESTORE and heal the deepest part of the soul.

To restore, to its original design, the systems and chemicals that have been put into a state of dis-order and malfunction. An anointing that will actually heal the physical soul, not just dull it with drugs.


God is able and willing!! We will see the greatest miracles we have ever seen. We will see lives,families and generations changed! The healing of a cripple in a wheelchair is indeed a wonderful thing.


However, the physical RESTORATION of The Entire Soul!! Oh that will cause lives to be changed, families to be healed and generational curses to be destroyed in the life of a believer and be a sign of The Love and Truth of God in Christ, to the unbeliever!

We have not fully seen the manifestation of what Psalm 23 means when The Lord says He will RESTORE OUR SOUL!!!

We have not fully understood the significance of that word RESTORE!


RESTORE! Like the abuse never happen!!
RESTORE! Like the addiction never took deep root!!
RESTORE! Like the enemy never gained that horrific stronghold!!
RESTORE! To its' original design!!!

We have told people that once they are addicted they will always be. LIE!
We have told people that they never really graduate from recovery. LIE!!
We have told people that recovery must be a long process, and the scars will always remain.

LIE!LIE!LIE!LIE!

He Shall Restore! He shall show Himself stronger,mightier and more able than any devil that has bound His Children and His People!
Psalm 23:3
He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

The Work of God! Revival of Gods Work!

So many people,including myself, miss their greatest chance at ministry, because they do not understand that they are to be the extended hands of Jesus on the earth, not a popular person. Begin your ministry by simply being moved by the compassion in your heart for those He draws you to. HE is wanting to reach through you to set them free. It isn't about you, it is about doing His Work.



Charles Finney knew something of this. He life passion was getting people saved, then putting them to "The Work", as he called it. Beyond salvation you could see the passion in His heart to be sure once the church was established or re-established, that they continued in "The Work" of The Gospel.



In one account of a revival, and even that word "revival", he called a Revival of the Work of God. The community came out with hard hearts at first. During the meeting they were overcome with repentance and were crying out to God. Finney could not get them to listen to The Gospel because they were in a state of complete brokenness and heart ache because of how they treated The Lord.

After this went on for a long while, Finney, began to whisper in the ear of each one, preaching the Gospel to them, each received and were filled with the joy of salvation.



Even over 150 years ago Finney knew that there was a difference between "revival" that brought out odd fleshy manifestations, that caused people to mock "religion", and true revival. He mentions over and over how some Upstate and Northern New York communities were skeptical, because past, so called revivals, made people look crazy or act odd. Finney was well aware of this, and would have none of it.



The Spirit of God rested on his meetings in such a way as to bring repentance to even the most hardened heart. The result  of God showing up to do The Work, was saved souls, healed bodies and minds that were delivered from pain and oppression. As well as The Church being returned to discipleship and The Work of God.



Finney, a man whom The Lord used to really demonstrate what the true meaning and results of revival would look like, would instantly recognize that most of what the church today calls The Work of God, or revival, has been tainted by the flesh and the enemy, making mockery of Gods Work.



Also it would not settle well with his heart that the church has divided so much that The Work of God is locked out of many "settlements" and "communities". Modern denominations are much like they were in his time. The like believers would settle in a community together. He talks of The Settlement of The Baptist, of The Universalist. They settled down together in their own communities separate from other denominations.



His ministry, or The Work of God through him, brought The Gospel of Jesus in Power and demonstration into every community and settlement(denomination). No matter what the name of the denomination, the result of The Revival of The Work of God in each community was the same. Men and Woman coming to repentance, dropping dead religion, turning from sin, and for the first time knowing the True Joy of being Born Again and Saved.

 The end result being?



An established or re-established Church, filled with The Spirit and Power, continuing discipleship and The Work of God. Preaching The Gospel of Jesus Christ!!!!

Mattie Montgomery (For Today) preaching at the Fight the Silence Tour in...

Fatherhood!!!

Fatherhood!!!! What a blessing to see and hear this!!




I Am Living: Mattie Montgomery from Come&Live! on Vimeo.

Am I Ready? Are We Ready?

I have read many books over the past year about the lives and sermons of Great Evangelist and Teachers. This one, that I just started reading is different. It is The Autobiography of Charles Finney.

It is hard to explain. It is like I am reading about how The Holy Spirit works and operates. How He performed miracles, led sinners to salvation, and melted the most hardened heart: Not the man the book is about.

There is something profound about this book. It isn't written in a way I usually enjoy, the wording is language from the 1700's, but God is in every word.

I believe the anointing associated with what I am reading is already starting to operate. I am a bit nervous to be honest.The anointing started to flow in a small post office today that was packed.

The warm oil was upon my face and bubbling in my spirit man, would I have been ready if,like with Charles Finney, The Holy Spirit brought that whole room to The Throne and they began to repent and ask what they must do??

We pray for times like that, we have believed for it again for years...

I want to be obedient and not run. When the rubber hits the Road will I be able to handle it???