The Presence Of The Lord & Answered Prayer--Day 19

The more I enter into the Spirit of Prayer, the more I realize the connection between the Tangible Presence of The Lord and His Will being done through our answered prayers ON EARTH. 

In turn it is becoming clearer and clearer, the importance our Prayers

have in accomplishing His Will on Earth.

I believe The Lord is looking for a people who will desperately seek His WILL ALONE, and His Voice Alone!!!

I believe with all my heart that The LORD is now moving on hearts and opening eyes to reveal all the things that are not of Him or of His Will, so that they can be removed from the path.

There is no separating the Abiding Presence of The LORD with His Plans and Purposes being accomplished through faithfully answering our prayers with great power that makes the wicked shrink and the righteous shout for joy!!!!!!

Exodus 23:20

New Living Translation (NLT)

 “See, I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you.

1 Kings 8:11

New Living Translation (NLT)

 The priests could not continue their service because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the Lord filled the Temple.

Psalm 114:7

New Living Translation (NLT)

 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,

at the presence of the God of Jacob.

           Jeremiah 23:18
                 New Living Translation (NLT)

         “Have any of these prophets been in the Lord’s presence
    to hear what he is really saying?
    Has even one of them cared enough to listen?

Acts 3:20

New Living Translation (NLT)

 

Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah.

Romans 13:14

New Living Translation (NLT)

 Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires.

Psalm 102:15

New Living Translation (NLT)

Then the nations will tremble before the Lord.

The kings of the earth will tremble before his glory.

Isaiah 6:3

New Living Translation (NLT)

 They were calling out to each other,

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies!

 The whole earth is filled with his glory!”

Habakkuk 2:14

New Living Translation (NLT)

 For as the waters fill the sea

the earth will be filled with an awareness

of the glory of the Lord.

Haggai 2:1-9

New King James Version (NKJV)

The Coming Glory of God’s House

2 In the seventh month, on the twenty-first of the month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying:2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying: 

3 ‘Who is left among you who saw this temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? In comparison with it, is this not in your eyes as nothing? 4 Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ says the Lord; ‘and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land,’ says the Lord, ‘and work; for I am with you,’ says the Lord of hosts. 5 ‘According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you; do not fear!’

6 “For thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land;7 and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,’ says the Lord of hosts. 8 ‘The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,’ says the Lord of hosts. 9 ‘The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘And in this place I will give peace,’ says the Lord of hosts.”

John 15:7

New King James Version (NKJV)

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will[a] ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

John 14

New King James Version (NKJV)

1“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And where I go you know, and the way you know.”

5 Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?”

6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.”

8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.”

9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. 11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.

12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. 13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.

15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

19 “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. 20 At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. 21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”

22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?”

23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. 24 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.

25 “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 

28 You have heard Me say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, ‘I am going to the Father,’ for My Father is greater than I.

29 “And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.

Do Not Fear/Be Ready to Help.....Day 18

 

1 Corinthians 16:13-14 (NLT)

Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.  And do everything with love.

I have a word in my heart this morning.


Do not fear
Do not get entangled in the world’s battle
Do not join the broken chorus of clamor and noise
Do not look with just the eyes of your mind or even heart

Be ready to Help
Be ready to be Hospitable
Be ready to Care
Be ready to Love
Be ready to Hold
Be ready to Comfort

Hatred is of The World
Chaos is of The World

We are to be The  Light
We are to be a Place of Peace

In Christ there is No Distinction
We are One Race
We are One People
Of One Spirit
Serving One God

We are The Body of Christ
The Hands Of God
The Voice of God

The Lord Jesus is working with us
Empowering us
Strengthening us
Providing for us
Guiding us

I plead with you
I beg of you
I would take out my own heart and show you if I could

Do not fear
Do not get entangled in the world’s battle
Do not join the broken chorus of clamor and noise
Do not look with just the eyes of your mind or even heart
Look with The Eyes of Christ

Psalm 27:13  (NLT)

Wait patiently for the Lord.
Be brave and courageous.
Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.

 

Job 11:13-20 (NLT)

“If only you would prepare your heart
and lift up your hands to him in prayer!

Get rid of your sins,
and leave all iniquity behind you.

Then your face will brighten with innocence.
You will be strong and free of fear.

You will forget your misery;
it will be like water flowing away.

Your life will be brighter than the noonday.
Even darkness will be as bright as morning.

Having hope will give you courage.
You will be protected and will rest in safety.

You will lie down unafraid,
and many will look to you for help.

But the wicked will be blinded.
They will have no escape.

Their only hope is death.”

Isaiah 28:5-6 (NLT)

Then at last the Lord of Heaven’s Armies
will himself be Israel’s glorious crown.

He will be the pride and joy
of the remnant of his people.

 He will give a longing for justice
to their judges.

He will give great courage
to their warriors who stand at the gates.

 

James 5 (NLT)

 

Warning to the Rich

5 Look here, you rich people: Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you. ² Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth-eaten rags. ³ Your gold and silver have become worthless. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh like fire. This treasure you have accumulated will stand as evidence against you on the day of judgment. ⁴ For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The wages you held back cry out against you. The cries of those who harvest your fields have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

⁵ You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter. ⁶ You have condemned and killed innocent peopl who do not resist you.

Patience and Endurance

⁷ Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. ⁸ You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.

⁹ Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door!
¹⁰ For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. ¹¹ We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy.
¹² But most of all, my brothers and sisters, never take an oath, by heaven or earth or anything else. Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned.

The Power of Prayer

¹³ Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. ¹⁴ Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. ¹⁵ Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven.

¹⁶ Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. ¹⁷ Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! ¹⁸ Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.

Restore Wandering Believers

¹⁹ My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back, ²⁰ you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.

A Dream and A Warning-- Day 17

I was in a hard place the other day. It was just one of those days that the emotions and flesh were gaining ground. Before I went to bed I looked up to The Lord and said; "Please Lord, speak to me tonight". I was asking from a place of desperation in my heart and soul, much like when David poured out his heart to God.

I do not feel comfortable posting on here why I do not like crying out to God in this manner concerning speaking to me in the night. I will say this, that it has been the battle line many times, and I am left exhausted  and emotionally spent for days sometimes.......That is as much as I feel comfortable revealing right now.

Well, it was indeed a battle night again. I did indeed had a very vivid dream, that, although it didn't  leave me so drained, it wasn't real pleasant either. I kind of blew it off in disappointment, saw some tid-bits of God in it, but, it was a rough dream, so I left it alone.

Tonight during prayer, and seeking God in the way He speaks to me, the puzzle began to come together. Many times I will have pieces in front of my eyes. I have posted on it before with a great picture, if you wish to find it after. Anyway, I had these pieces again, a few scriptures, the dream, the type of resistance I have been dealing with, a news clip that caught my eye, just seemingly random things....

At one point during my fellowship with The Lord, I lifted up, with His help, a complaint I have in my heart about Him. Yes, He sees everything, there no sense in hiding what you really feel in your heart toward God, sometimes, not all the time, but sometimes He puts it there to stir you to pray in a way everyone else is afraid to...Selah.....

My complaint is between The Lord and I, however at one point, I mentioned the dream to Him, complaining, that I wanted Him to speak to me clearly, but instead, I had to battle again. 

He simply said: "Look at the dream again", and He then asked me a question, that opened the whole dream up. I saw the Prophetic Significance for myself and, more importantly,  The Church in the coming days.....

I wish I could show you the dream. Words are only so useful in things like this, but I will try my best, and trust The Holy Spirit for the rest.



The Dream:

I was drawn into this building that resembled a mall. There was something outside that drew me in, something that pulled the flesh. I walked up to the second floor and was led into a shower with a very attractive woman. I was totally being led by the flesh and did not notice the activity going on around me. 

The dream became graphic, so I will obviously spare the details. I heard a man preaching that caught my attention. I stepped out of the shower, I was clothed, and listened to him. I became aware that this place was a type of church. There were men preaching as people were going about their business. 

I stood there as I sensed The Holy Spirit begin to impress on me that these men were the leaders of this sinful place. There were several of them standing in corners preaching but my attention was focused on one, as I listened to him read from the Bible. 

I knew he was twisting the scripture to condone the sin that was in the place. He knew that the people were distracted by the allure of the flesh and pleasure so he kept speaking, seemingly in the background. 

I could tell he was building toward something, the more he spoke, the more agitated I became. He then went from twisting scripture and deluding the people, to declaring that he and the other leaders were above The Word and he declared themselves to Be God himself.

I then began to aggressively rebuke him. I do not remember what I said, but I came against him hard and with an authority. He couldn't seem to stand once he was confronted. I began to yell over the railing, warning the people.

I was now aware that these men had lured people in from the street through lust, offered pleasure,vice and distractions, while they spoke into their hearts lies and deceit,  in the background they were able to sow lie upon lie, building up to the greatest lie, all while the people were distracted and deceived by lust and pleasure. 

The leaders scattered. I ran outside and found some men in a car trying to flee. At first I was angry with them, thinking they were the leaders of this place, but as I plead with them to repent and not to leave, they would not even look at me. I pleaded with them with all my heart. I told them that I understand what they are going through, that lust was so deceitful.

As I was begging them to listen, they would not even acknowledge me. Not in a rebellious or angry way, but they looked afraid. They were pretending not to hear, like they were to scared to even look and hear what I was saying. I felt sick inside for these men. I tried to tell them that I was once trapped  in the addiction and oppression of these things. They were too  frightened and ashamed to even try and break free. 

No matter what I said, no matter how much I tried to tell them that I knew exactly what they were feeling, they would not even look at me.....they left...the dream ended.



Those of us called to prayer and called to be Spiritual Armor Bearers in The Body of Christ, can not allow ourselves to be distracted by the flesh or the things we can be drawn away by.

The leaders of this false church, felt comfortable and hidden, as they spoke spell like false doctrines into those who were under their roof. All it took was for them to be confronted by someone with authority and anointing, and they fled. 

But, it was too late for many, they had been deceived too long, they were too ashamed and too gripped by the allure of pleasure and lust, they would not even look at the truth.....

The Five Fold ministry gifts must be alert and grounded in sound doctrine these last days.

Our enemy is using seducing spirits to draw in and distract many right now. Standing in the place of a preacher, pretending to be a messenger of light. Subtly twisting scripture in the background, so at the time when he feels ready, he can bring a damning doctrine into the church.

Sexual sin and the other sins of the flesh are just the hook and the blinders. His goal is to remove Christ from His throne in the minds and hearts of those in his grip.

I will let the scriptures that I felt led to post speak from here. I know a couple do not seem to fit, but I sense in a short time they will. 

Isaiah 2:12-22

New King James Version (NKJV)

¹² For the day of the Lord of hosts
Shall come upon everything proud and lofty,
Upon everything lifted up—
And it shall be brought low—
¹³ Upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up,

And upon all the oaks of Bashan;
¹⁴ Upon all the high mountains,
And upon all the hills that are lifted up;
¹⁵ Upon every high tower,
And upon every fortified wall;
¹⁶ Upon all the ships of Tarshish,
And upon all the beautiful sloops.
¹⁷ The loftiness of man shall be bowed down,
And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low;
The Lord alone will be exalted in that day,
¹⁸ But the idols He shall utterly abolish.

¹⁹ They shall go into the holes of the rocks,
And into the caves of the earth,
From the terror of the Lord
And the glory of His majesty,
When He arises to shake the earth mightily.

²⁰ In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver
And his idols of gold,
Which they made, each for himself to worship,
To the moles and bats,
²¹ To go into the clefts of the rocks,

And into the crags of the rugged rocks,
From the terror of the Lord
And the glory of His majesty,
When He arises to shake the earth mightily.

²² Sever yourselves from such a man,
Whose breath is in his nostrils;
For of what account is he?

 

 

Jeremiah 23:20-24

New King James Version (NKJV)

²⁰ The anger of the Lord will not turn back
Until He has executed and performed the thoughts of His heart.
In the latter days you will understand it perfectly.

²¹ “I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran.
I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
²² But if they had stood in My counsel,
And had caused My people to hear My words,
Then they would have turned them from their evil way
And from the evil of their doings.

²³ “Am I a God near at hand,” says the Lord,
“And not a God afar off?
²⁴ Can anyone hide himself in secret places,
So I shall not see him?” says the Lord;
“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.

 

 

Obadiah 1:11-16

New King James Version (NKJV)

¹¹ In the day that you stood on the other side—
In the day that strangers carried captive his forces,
When foreigners entered his gates
And cast lots for Jerusalem—
Even you were as one of them.
¹² “But you should not have gazed on the day of your brother

In the day of his captivity;
Nor should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah
In the day of their destruction;
Nor should you have spoken proudly
In the day of distress.
¹³ You should not have entered the gate of My people
In the day of their calamity.
Indeed, you should not have gazed on their affliction
In the day of their calamity,
Nor laid hands on their substance
In the day of their calamity.
¹⁴ You should not have stood at the crossroads
To cut off those among them who escaped;
Nor should you have delivered up those among them who remained
In the day of distress.

¹⁵ “For the day of the Lord upon all the nations is near;
As you have done, it shall be done to you;
Your reprisal shall return upon your own head.
¹⁶ For as you drank on My holy mountain,

So shall all the nations drink continually;
Yes, they shall drink, and swallow,
And they shall be as though they had never been.

 

 

Timothy 3:1-9

New King James Version (NKJV)

Perilous Times and Perilous Men

3 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: ² For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, ³ unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,

⁴ traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, ⁵ having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! ⁶ For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, ⁷ always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. ⁸ Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith; ⁹ but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was.

 

Revelation 2:18-23

New King James Version (NKJV)

The Corrupt Church

¹⁸ “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write,
‘These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: ¹⁹ “I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. ²⁰ 
Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. ²¹ And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent. ²² Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their^[ deeds. ²³ I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works

Brian Nhira- "Dream On" on Good Day Tulsa 2013-- Day 16

There is no better way to post today than this song. My new favorite. 

I confided in a trusted friend today, Faith, about my struggles and her response fit well also. 
I will paraphrase: 

"Don't allow your attention to be drawn elsewhere right now. You are to close to the finish line. This is why horses wear blinders in a race"  Amen.

Lyrics



Verse 1:
Seems like everyone just wants to crush your dreams
But the only place you feel at rest, is when you're dreaming

Verse 2:
All These Hopes and dreams are tattooed on your heart
And no matter what anybody say, not going anywhere

Chorus:
So don't stop dreamin', even when you stand alone, no.
Don't stop dreamin', even when all hope is gone, no.

Verse 3:
Day by day these get stronger in your heart
And day by day they get harder to explain
No matter how hard you try, still not understood

Chorus:
But don't stop dreamin', even when you stand alone, no.
Don't stop dreamin', even when all hope is gone, no.
Don't Stop dreamin', even when you're all alone, no.
Don't stop dreamin', even when all hope is gone, no.

Bridge:
If these dreams are from you God
Then why do those I care for most, Shut them down
How do I explain it to them?
How do I make them understand?
That these are my dreams, these are from you God

Chorus:
But don't stop dreamin', even when you stand alone, no.
Don't stop dreamin', even when all hope is gone, no.
Don't Stop dreamin', even when you're all alone, no.
Don't stop dreamin', even when all hope is gone, no.
Don't stop. Dream On.

Written and Composed by Brian Nhira| © 2011
Produced by John Coggins

Day 14-15

Some powerful things are about to happen in The Church and The World. 

Divine Protection among Gods Judgment  and Demonic Chaos.

Some powerful voices about to go out. 

Many "Sauls", persecutors of The Church, turning into mighty "Pauls", with Great Wisdom and Influence to reach the Blind,  Agnostic and Atheist. 

Many hidden, quiet voices about to be released from even the most unlikely vessels, with Great Boldness, to demonstrate His Power and Glory!

A spirit of repentance flowing through The Church. True Repentance and True Salvation.

DESTINY!

There are some voices that are about to go out!
That will raise in The Body a Victory Shout!
The forces of darkness are shaking in fear!
They know that The Final Harvest is here!
Jesus Our LORD, has risen The Banner of His Word
The Power of His Spirit is about shake the nations of this world…
Jehovah is preparing, by calling His elect into The Light
So they can join His Army, and Engage in The Fight
From the North and the South:The East and The West
The called out ones are coming into their rest!
The voice of The Shepard, The Message of His Blood and The Truth of His Cross
Gleaning the Kings Garden, separating the Silver from The Dross
His name being Exalted, above all that would offend
As The Almighty, All Powerful God…His children He will DEFEND!
This is a battle of His Making and Choice
A separated time for The Triumphant Church to Overcome and Rejoice!
GLORY..GLORY..GLORY….
TO THE LORD, GOD ALMIGHTY!