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"THE NATION OF ISRAEL WILL AWAKEN TO ITS PURPOSE AND ITS MESSIAH"

Coming Out of Deep Darkness

Even a cursory look at church history, reveals many things that were not only contrary to the teachings and nature of Christ, but were diabolical in nature. Today the church tends to deal mostly with matters of insensitivity, but in times past, the issues were how to deal with the brutal and inhuman cruelty being inflicted on literally millions in the name of Christ. Certainly, progress has been made out of the deep darkness which the church had fallen into. So where are we now? What's next?

This terrible time of darkness was clearly prophesied in Scripture, and it was allowed for a reason. In the same way that the nation of Israel failed in its covenant relationship with the Lord and was scattered over many nations, the church failed also, and was likewise scattered into thousands of denominations. Just as Israel has been regathering to its inheritance in the natural, there is a corresponding regathering of the church to its spiritual inheritance. As we are told in I Corinthians 15:46, "However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual." What is taking place in the natural is a forerunner and prophecy of what is about to take place in the spiritual realm.

The Jew has always been a prophecy of the condition of the nations. Just as Israel has been regathering to its promised land, but has no peace within or without, and is still groping for its purpose, the church is likewise in a similar place. The nation of Israel will awaken to its purpose and its Messiah. When it does, we can expect the church to likewise awaken to its purpose in these times, which is linked to Israel's purpose in the natural.

The Seed of Abraham will Join in Purpose

The spiritual seed of Abraham--those who are grafted into the vine by their faith, and the natural seed of Abraham, the Jew according to the flesh--will join in purpose. When they do, it will open a bridge between the Heavenly realm and earthly, leading to the restoration of all things lost by the Fall. Even death will ultimately be destroyed.

There was a time of about 2,000 years in which the Lord worked almost exclusively through the Jews to lay the foundation of His plan for the redemption and restoration of the earth. Now there has likewise been a time of about 2,000 years, the "times of the Gentiles" in which He has worked almost exclusively through the Gentiles.

Contrary to what many believe, what we are about to enter into is not another time of the Jews, but a time of the Jews and Gentiles being joined together in purpose. We will witness the Jew--the natural seed of Abraham, and the church--the spiritual seed of Abraham, becoming the "one new man" Paul wrote about in Ephesians 2:15. When these two are joined, it will open the gate between the Heavens and the earth, and for the Kingdom of God to be established on the earth.

Because of the terrible history that both Israel and the church has suffered (and since the greatest threat to the existence of the Jewish people came from the institutional church or "Christian nations"), it will take a great miracle to cross the gulf between Israel and the church. This is a reflection of the similar gulf between God and mankind which seems to be greater than ever. How will these be bridged?

Just as all of Israel's problems are really beyond human remedy and will take a miracle from God to solve, so are the church's and the world's problems. The great troubles at the end of this age are the result of mankind trying to run this world without God, a lesson that will finally and profoundly be learned. However, God will resolve the entire mess that we have made of things.

Prepare the Way for His Return

In the meantime, between now and these great miracles that will surely come, the greatest of all being the return of the Son of God Himself, it is our calling to help prepare the way for His return. How do we do this? In the prophecy that was quoted from Isaiah in relation to John the Baptist, who prepared the way for Him the first time He came, the same principle applies for how we are to prepare the way for His return:

"A voice is calling, 'Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness; make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.'"

"Let every valley be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; and let the rough ground become a plain, and the rugged terrain a broad valley."

"Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all flesh will see it together; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken" (Isaiah 40:3-5).

Here we see that a highway must be prepared for the Lord in the wilderness, "Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed." So building this highway is first. How do we do this?

If you have ever been part of a crew building a highway, you know that this is some of the most difficult of all construction work. As this text declares, it requires mountains and hills being brought down, and valleys being built up. It is slow, tedious, and messy, as anyone who has lived near the building of a highway can surely attest. There are times when it is easier and faster than at other times, but it can be grueling work for days, weeks, or even months to make the smallest amount of progress, and it is fraught with constant danger.

Preparing the Way Can Be a Thankless Task

After extraordinary labors, when the highway is finished, people will drive on it, and zip through at 70 mph in the same place where progress was at times measured in inches a day. And very few of those people who go merrily along the highway (which was so much labor to accomplish), will ever think for even a moment about those who built it, much less ever thank them. Few who build highways are celebrated, but they have made the progress of the modern world possible, both in the spiritual and natural.

In this same way, the job of preparing the way for the Lord is hard, being done through the wilderness, the most inhospitable territory where the progress is usually slow and difficult. Few will thank us for what we are doing, and some will curse us for the mess we are making, especially if it brings them any inconvenience. Few who see the present mess have the vision to see how much better it will be when the highway is finished. It is quite a thankless task.

In seeking to see authentic, Biblical, prophetic ministry restored to the church, our team at MorningStar has experienced some of this. It has been hard work, with at times seemingly very little progress. Most who see us working, just remark about the mess we are making, with very little encouragement coming even from those who will ultimately benefit from what we are doing. We know also there will be very little thanks when it is finished, at least from people, but to hear the words "Well done, good and faithful servant" (Matthew 25:21) from the King, will be worth it. We are doing it for the church, which may have little appreciation for it now, but more than this, we are doing it for Him, and are very thankful just to have a job in His service.

Even so, for those who labored for so long and hard to watch others walk on the path they have cut with such difficulty, just taking off, may be hard. However, that is the reason for building a highway--to make it much easier and faster for those who come behind us. If we have been successful, others will be able to go as far as we have much faster, easier, and safer. In fact, that is what church history has been.

Past Generations Have Made the Way For Us

The great souls in history took ground that future generations could walk over much easier, faster, and safer. A good example is Count Zinzendorf and the Moravians, who took a generation to establish the principles of modern missions. They not only cut a path which others could follow, but at times, they wandered up box canyons and had to turn around, seemingly losing a lot of time and resources with their mistakes. However, even those diversions saved future generations from having to make the same ones. They prepared a highway and a good map to go with it.

We only stand where we are today because others fought through the forests and underbrush, cut down mountains and hills, and built up the low places--spiritual swamps that were full of dangers and disease. They left us a wonderful highway, so we could easily make it this far with relatively little effort. Let us resolve to carry this highway as far as we can in our own generation, making it much easier for others to make it as far as we have, and then go farther.

Build A Highway

There will be a generation who actually finishes the job. It could even be ours. We may go around the next turn, cut through the next acre of underbrush, and come face to face with His glory. Even if we are not the one who finishes the job, let us do our part as well as it can be done. The way we prepare the way for the Lord and His Kingdom to come to the earth, so that His will be done here just as it is in Heaven, is to build a highway.

If we have been wise in raising up those with true prophetic gifts, maybe we can send scouts ahead so that they can map out the territory well enough, so we do not go up any more box canyons. Maybe they can see easier paths, which to us would look like diversions from a straight line, but in fact, will make our progress toward the goal much easier, faster, or safer.

If the highway becomes more clear, maybe others who are now all cutting their own individual paths in various directions, will join together, making the progress of our generation much greater. Instead of doing so much work that will not really be used (cutting down a lot of underbrush destined to grow right back because no one is going to follow on that path), wouldn't it be better to see our efforts actually result in a useful highway which leads to the Kingdom?

There is a highway being built. We should all want to be sure that we are a part of building the one which really prepares the way for the King.

Rick Joyner
MorningStar Ministries
www.morningstarministries.org

[keita]

Small Straws In A Soft Wind

by Marsha Burns

October 4, 2006: Beloved, I have joined you with others of like mind because there is strength in numbers, and no man should walk alone. Continue in fellowship in order to encourage and exhort one another to excellence of spirit. And, I say, what I have joined together let no man or devil put asunder, for the enemy is trying to bring about divisions that will disperse and scatter My people. Set a watch and refuse to allow this dispersion, says the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up.

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Every time I move, I require absolute obedience, in order for you to move as I move. I am continually working and moving and bringing My People into those things that I have ordained. But most of My People will not obey. I am not going to continue to be moving on behalf of those who will not fully follow Me.

My People continually resist Me, oppose Me, argue with Me, criticize My Works, and ridicule My Power. MY PEOPLE do this! I am Holy and My Glory is Holy, and no more will My Glory be given to those who would trample it in their hearts and through their mouths. No More! No More!

It is out of your absolute love for Me, that you will obey Me and follow Me. Much of My House does not love Me, nor desire Me above their own things or lives. If they did, then My House would be known for it’s love and for it’s prayer, and for it’s radiance of My Glory and My Person from within and from without.

Every time I move on behalf of My People, and bring them deliverance and freedom and provision, they then turn their backs on Me and go about their earthly business, while My Will is left on the wayside. They only wanted what came from My Hand, but they truly did not desire Me or to be yoked with Me to fulfill My Will, or to change their evil ways. No more! No More!

What I bring forth within My House will remove all who do not truly walk with Me, nor humble themselves before Me, or who do not reverence My Presence. For I will separate from that which is not Mine, nor Holy. I am not a God that will be taken for granted, nor will I be dictated to, or be controlled by evil men and women.

I am shaking everything loose that has been hidden amongst the ranks, and only the Holy will stand through it all. What I have begun, will not be stopped till I have accomplished My Transformation. The next wave has now begun, but where will the wicked men run?

I desire Truth in the inward parts of men, not lies and hardness of hearts.

What men have covered up, will I uncover.

What men have exalted, I will bring down.

What men have said was My Presence, will I show forth as their works of sin.

What men have done to My Lambs, I will surely and speedily repay.

Every time I move, it is to draw My People unto Myself, and to reveal Myself unto them, to set them free, and to heal them, and to show forth My Love unto them. My Kingdom is to be fruitful and multiply and to advance into the hearts of every man on the earth. I am to be lifted up amongst all men, and then I will draw all men unto Myself. But I am not being fully lifted up.

Men have lifted themselves up into My Place.

I am not to be used for building man made kingdoms, nor am I to be prostituted upon wicked men’s flesh, nor are My Lambs to be stripped bare and beaten and used up as slaves till they die off. I have seen this in My House and I will no longer allow Mine to be denied their God. No more! No more!

I am coming to bring them to Myself. I will remove them from the chains of men suddenly, and place them where they can grow and mature. I will sweep through, and call Mine out, then the destruction will come, to those who do not follow Me. Take heed to My Voice. Take care to your souls. Remove all that binds you and come unto Me. For I am moving amongst you!

Every time I move, I unroll more of My Plans concerning men, but few truly see and reverence Me in the midst of that time of change. Most criticize, complain, and mock My Hand. Few fear Me, and truly know what I am doing in that time. But those few will I use to shake the church and to reveal who I truly am! Then all men will fear Me. But then, it will be too late for them.

Wind upon wind, upon wind, upon wind will blow upon the false house till it falls in utter ruin. The natural winds that come, you will see raging, are the sign of the wave that has come. Will men see, or will they still close their hearts in this new day? The winds will surely tell, and men will mourn those that fell. But I will set Mine free from their prison cell.

Every time I move, I AM seen.


SUSAN CUMMINGS

In The Image Of His Glory Ministries
Penfield, NY 14526

groups.msn.com/InTheImageOfHisGlory/_whatsnew.msnw

[giantsdodie]

We had a very similar word go forth in our church just a few weeks ago about God separating the wheat from the tares and getting ready to judge HIS house.

[stillfocused]

The presence of the Lord showed up in our church so powerfully that the Pastor did not preach...sadly, even the Spirit of the Lord was inviting all to come..many did not draw near.

[keita]

God Bless you both for the confirmation!

[keita]

Danny Steyne: "COATTAILS VS. THE HEM--THE HEM IS WHERE THE FAVOR OF GOD RESTS!"

I heard, "The coattails are going to tear off and only those who hold onto the hem will realize true destiny and purpose!"

Riding the Coattails of Others

Sons are not always like their fathers. The "Fathers" of the Jewish people pressed into their inheritance in the Promised Land, whereas the "sons" simply received inheritance without passionate pursuit of desperation to apprehend God's Promises. Many of the sons never fully completed the destiny God had for them, and they simply rested on their forefathers accomplishments. They had the land, the houses, the buildings, the people, the gold, and the former dream that they could modify to fit their own life. Others did the work while the sons simply relaxed in someone else's previous endeavors.

The issue is a distortion within the heart. It's the sense that we have entitlement and privilege because of position rather than a humble undeserving grace that God has given us.

This is reflected in many facets of the Church in this hour. There is a sense that, "I deserve whatever it is you have, and I don't care how much it cost you!" The attitude has resulted in a plethora of "echoes" and very few "voices" even in the prophetic realm. I have witnessed this even in regions, where because others are significantly pressing in, there is a sense that we, like them, have made it too! We've got it based upon others coattails. We get to ride the wave because others swam to where the real waves were, while we rode on their surfboards. We didn't really see the need for the swim, or the waves, but now that we are here, we want to press through as experts who know how to do it!

It's an ancient problem. Lucifer had the same issue in his heart. He saw all that God had done, and his heart changed and became lifted up in pride and it resulted in his demise. "But you said in your heart, 'I will ascend to Heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly in the recesses of the north. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High'" (Isaiah 14:13-14). Lucifer wanted to ride the coattails of God all the way to the throne!

Haman and Herod

Others also had this insecurity and desire to have others honor them to "higher positions" in order to fulfill ego. Haman was one of them. Haman so reveled in the accolades of men that he fell into the error of pride and lost his way.

"So Esther answered and said, 'My petition and my request is: If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition and do what I request, may the king and Haman come to the banquet which I shall prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king says.'

Then Haman went out that day glad and pleased of heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, and that he did not stand up or tremble before him, Haman was filled with anger against Mordecai. Haman controlled himself, however, went to his house, and sent for his friends and his wife Zeresh. Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, and the number of his sons, and every instance where the king had magnified him, and how he had promoted him above the princes and servants of the king.

Haman also said, 'Even Esther the queen let no one but me come with the king to the banquet which she had prepared; and tomorrow also I am invited by her with the king. Yet all of this does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.'" (Esther 5:7-13)

Insecurity often breeds this sort of response to coattails. If we do not have clear revelation for ourselves, we follow the whims of others, and often we perpetuate the wills of others. The desire is for recognition, fame, and place. God desires us to be in the place of humility--grace with no name! History records that the "Herods" often killed siblings and children in order to secure their position. The Herods held to position and entitlement based solely on birth and survival. It is the antithesis of true ministry.

"But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod. Thereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. And having been prompted by her mother, she said, 'Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.'

And although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths, and because of his dinner guests. And he sent and had John beheaded in the prison. And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl; and she brought it to her mother. And his disciples came and took away the body and buried it; and they went and reported to Jesus." (Matthew 14:6-12)

Examples of riding close to the coattails of others would include: When people are carried along by names (including church affiliations and ministries), even their own family name, or if they are carried along because of their title or position granted by a spiritual father, or even if people are carried along because of words spoken over their life and "important" relationships that may have formed around their lives to give them credibility. The end result for coattails is simply an echo--someone who is operating on the anointing of those who pursued God before and met Him on their own.

Elisha was not satisfied with the simple mantle of Elijah; he pursued God for himself beyond the parameters of the anointing that others earned in the Promised Land and into the place of desperation that made him a voice and not an echo.

Pressing into His Hem

"God has further places for us to go, places unknown to us now, but found in His Presence."

The place of God's purpose is birthed solely out of personal desperation and pursuit. Revelation doesn't come from hands being laid on us, or sitting under someone else's anointing, which is simply insight and wisdom. Revelation comes from pressing through into God ourselves. It is there that we attract His attention. God isn't looking at the coattails of others to find the sons that will release the Kingdom. He is looking at those who have pressed through to grab His hem for that destiny!

"And a woman who had a hemorrhage (KJV "an issue") for twelve years, and could not be healed by anyone, came up behind Him, and touched the fringe of His cloak; and immediately her hemorrhage stopped. And Jesus said, 'Who is the one who touched Me?' And while they were all denying it, Peter said, 'Master, the multitudes are crowding and pressing upon You.' But Jesus said, 'Someone did touch Me, for I was aware that power had gone out of Me.'

And when the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before Him, and declared in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched Him, and how she had been immediately healed. And He said to her, 'Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.'" (Luke 8:43-48)

The issues of our hearts will never be resolved by inheritance; they will only be resolved by passionate pursuit of Him. It's not the anointing of men that we should seek and it's not by adhering to the principles of those who pressed through themselves--it is by our own pressing that we touch Him. My heart is not to follow after the anointings of God on men; my heart is to follow the anointing of God that flows from Him. I don't want the coattails of position, but rather, I want the hem that is His!

When we enter into a realm of simply being given an inheritance without ever pressing through ourselves, we don't understand that it is His Presence alone that gives revelation. It is His Presence alone that releases the purposes of God through our lives. It is His Presence alone that heals and delivers and saves. Everything else is simply an echo of what another man or woman heard--it is simply the articulation and reformulation of what has already been pressed into by others.

God has further places for us to go, places unknown to us now, but found in His Presence. "And wherever He entered villages, or cities, or countryside, they were laying the sick in the market places, and entreating Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and as many as touched it were being cured." (Mark 6:56)

Heavenly Warehouses[/u]

Recently, I was caught up in His Presence and was taken to a place that He indicated was "His Warehouses." Inside each of these beautiful buildings were things I had never perceived before--things unheard of, things unseen--and there was an atmosphere of "newness" in each of these buildings. I realized there was so much more that I needed to explore--things I didn't need to read about in books by others who had been there, things I didn't need to hear about in a conference by those who had experienced them, and things that I didn't need to watch happen to others. But rather things I pressed into on my own with Him--the Lover of my soul!

The coattails are the trains of men; the hem is the train of God! It is this we contend for. It is there that the issues of our hearts are healed, restored, resolved, and undone!


Danny Steyne
Mountain of Worship
www.mountainofworship.com
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Small Straws In A Soft Wind
by Marsha Burns

May 31, 2007: Your continued effort and progress in breakthrough is very much like giving birth. You will push and gain some ground, rest and breathe, and then push again. I have already told you that breakthrough is a process, so expect that you will have minor triumphs before you actually gain the ultimate victory. Don't give up, says the Lord.

Micah 4:10 Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in birth pangs. For now you shall go forth from the city, you shall dwell in the field, and to Babylon you shall go. There you shall be delivered; there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.

(Here's another link to the site from which this Word was taken. It is a ministry which has blessed my life immeasurably for years:

SPIRIT OF PROPHECY.COM

[Beulah5]

Thanks keita-these have all really ministered to me u have no idea how much. Nothing like a fresh word from heaven hmmm

[abundanceofpraise]

Thank you kieta gurl for that encouraging word.That was trully and right now word for today..........God Bless ya!!

Jessica

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Small Straws In A Soft Wind
by Marsha Burns

September 14, 2007: Make time to take a quick inventory of where you are both spiritually and physically so that you can prepare yourself to optimize the benefits of the new spiritual year that is now beginning. Cut your losses short by letting go of those things that have hindered and are likely to continue to hinder your growth and freedom in the days ahead. Ask for wisdom as often as necessary to make quality decisions, says the Lord.

Proverbs 4:12When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, and when you run, you will not stumble.

The trumpets blew this week and I just wanted to say,

BLESSED NEW YEAR, HOUSE OF REFUGE!!!

Shabat Shalom!

[keita]

I was really blessed by this (imho) very timely word today...

"God is Leveling the Playing Field with Pedestals and Titles--He Wants Us Known by His Power"

"King Saul may have had the title of a king, but David had the heart of a king even when he didn't have the title."


The Nobodies of God

In August 2006, on a mountain in New England, the Lord spoke to me to do something that seemed absolutely ludicrous. By far, it was the strongest word (to that point) I had ever been given in regards to the place where the church was now functioning. I shared the word with a couple of the other speakers who indicated that it was pretty radical, but they both sensed it was the heart of the Lord for that conference.

The Lord had spoken to me to release a word on the final night of the conference that would "level the playing field!" I had no idea what that meant until the next morning when He told me, we as a team, would "ordain" everyone in the conference for ministry. It was so different than what I had been trained to believe, but the more I searched the Scripture, the more I found it to be the heart of God. The result was believers who had been kept "in check" for more maturity, began releasing the Kingdom of God in many places in New England. What we did on that mountain, was to simply reiterate what Jesus had already done and continues to do in the lives of people (see Luke 10). He didn't want us known for our papers, He wanted us known by His Power.

"Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you? You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

Such confidence as this is ours through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant--not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life." 2 Corinthians 3:1-6

It is difficult to work your way through the book of Acts without finding the "nobodies" who released the Kingdom of God with Power. It wasn't just the twelve who would reach the world--it was all who knew Jesus. Sometimes, names like Stephen or Philip, and sometimes they had names like Apollos or Priscilla or Aquila. But sometimes, they just had their names mentioned but no one ever knew what they did! Names like Phoebe, Epenetus, Andronicus, Junias, Ampliatus, Urbanus, Tryphena, Tryphosa and Persis who made it in the book for their hard work in the Lord. Not often quoted, not often known, but they were His and vital to the work of the Lord! (See Romans 16.)

Giving Way to Titles

Titles generally give way to pedestals. It works something like this. Anointing comes on an individual and it becomes recognized by others. As a result, stories ensue that tell of the workings of this mantle on a person's life. It is no different than in the days of Elisha where the company of prophets noticed the mantle of Elijah on Elisha (2 Kings 2:15). It was the focal point of the disciples who were trying to determine who the greatest really was. To them, the goal was to become the "premier" ordained vessel that would trumpet the Lord's Voice most significantly. The response of Jesus to that question was like this, "Bring Me a child, and I will show you who the greatest is, because it won't be a grown-up trying to look important!"

It is apparent that titles often mean much to men, but very little to God. Titles don't give authority, God does. King Saul may have had the title of a king, but David had the heart of a king even when he didn't have the title. It is His authority and anointing on our lives that reveals the function that we release in the Body of Christ, it's not the title. Titles can produce an unhealthy platform to men and women, whereby their failures become apparent to all. The more profound the title, the greater possibility of supreme failure!

The characteristics of Ephesians 4:11, "He has appointed some as apostles, and prophets, and evangelists, and pastors and teachers for the equipping of the saints", has taken a twist away from the purpose God intended in much of our theology. The goal of that passage wasn't to find those with the giftings, but rather, the giftings would manifest in the fruit of the "saints being equipped!" It was to a function that we were called to, not a position or title. The importance is not on the servant, but rather on the Bride made ready!

God's Goal is to Redeem

When someone falls because a title or insurmountable position has been placed upon him or her, the ripple goes over the entire Body. It shouldn't. It should be absorbed by the Body knowing that the character and reputation of Jesus is always in tact, and the fact that someone failed, doesn't mean anything in regards to our ability to walk after God with a pure heart.

"Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him; if we endure, we will also reign with Him. If we disown Him, He will also disown us; if we are faithless, He will remain faithful, for He cannot disown Himself" (2 Timothy 2:11-13). Our initial reaction should be to go and restore the fallen one, not judge them!

When we begin seeing those who function in roles of equipping, as being "human," we will more readily be able to help them rather than put them on a pedestal that is so high, we become angry when they fall. That is the treasure of Scripture, "But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us" (2 Corinthians 4:7). "...in order that in the coming ages He might show the incomparable riches of His grace, expressed in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:7).

The Goal of the Father has always been to redeem! Look at Moses, David, Peter, Matthew and Paul! Maybe we should all look at our own lives! We must have "redeeming eyes" always seeing the destiny of the Father in the life of another. We can't look for specks. We must look for purpose!

True restoration doesn't simply redeem those who have fallen to the same state where they fell from, it also restores them to much more than that. We must restore them to the place where they are never on a pedestal again, but where Jesus and His Grace is.

Caves of Safety

Often in the lives of those totally discarded, the caves become the only place of safety. For Lot, it was the place of safety from Zoar for his family. For the Israelites, it was a place of protection from the Midianites. For Samson, it was a place of refuge. For David, it was a refuge where God built His fledgling army. For the prophets running from Jezebel, it was a place of safety. For Elijah, it was the place of comfort. For Lazarus, it was dawning of resurrection.

Caves are always reserved for those who will be promoted or released in a much more significant way. It is the silence and barrenness of the wilderness that produces the greatest anointing and dependence on Father God! The caves of those who failed are often the cocoons of God's greatest metamorphosis. Something happens when life stops because of failure--God begins working deeper than He ever could when servants are caught up in the limelight.

It is during these cave experiences that those who have failed, will understand that pedestals are meant to run from. It is in these caves that limelight becomes abhorrent, and Grace takes pre-eminence knowing that Grace alone will take the pieces of a shattered life and release a fresh anointing and surge of God's Love through the broken vessel. God's intended discipline of the cave is meant to result in Grace on a life.

If we begin to turn the tide and our backs on pedestals; if we begin to understand the humanity that is required for Grace to operate; if we begin to understand the joy of God in redeeming the shattered--then we will see the move of God through broken vessels, through shattered lives, and the Church will arise in Glory. The Glory of the Church is Grace! Grace is the evidence of God on us! It is the ability to overcome and overwhelm sin even when it offends and affects us! It is the power of the Gospel unleashed to reveal to the whole world that His forgiveness is enough, not just for the blatant sinner, but for the fallen saint as well!

When we have fallen; when we have turned from it and come clean with Him--it is enough! Grace is always enough! Come out of the caves...your destiny awaits you!

Chosen by Grace and Loved regardless!

Danny Steyne
Mountain of Worship
Email: [e-mail]

[keita]

"THE WILDERNESS VINEYARD IS TRULY A FEAST"


"We are entering a season of great harvest, as well as manifestations of the supernatural that are yet unheard of."

(There is) a time in the Hebrew calendar that is called the Feast of Tabernacles (Succoth). This feast is so very significant for many reasons--one being that it was instituted by God through Moses while in the wilderness. Note that it is called a "FEAST" not a defeat or fast or a time of mourning--even though the children of Israel were in the wilderness!

Leviticus 23:43 describes the eternal purpose of the FEAST--to let the people of God know that after the Lord brought them out of Egypt, He caused them to dwell in booths (temporary structures) while they were in the wilderness. The wilderness experience is not the only thing that is TEMPORARY; so is the place (your situation and circumstance) that you have been dwelling in during your sojourn toward the promises of God.

Sometimes I have felt like the Israelites who, after noting no malls, grocery stores, swimming pools or high speed internet connection in the desert, decided that Egypt (the world system) was an easier place to inhabit--even if in bondage.

Moving from self-reliance to trusting in God is a furnace of emotions, temptations, experiences and trials. This is the way into the great and precious promises of God. This is the way into your destiny! If you are like me, had I known the way into intimacy with God would buy me a ticket into the wilderness, I might have not had the guts to be a desert dweller. He had to entice (or in a good way--trick) me!

The Sound of Comfort and Breakthrough

Hosea 2:14 reads like a shocking news flash--God said, "Therefore, I will ALLURE her (you and me), and will bring her into the WILDERNESS!" He then goes on to say, "There in the wilderness that HE brought her (you and me) He will speak COMFORT!"

Beloved, listen, do you hear the sound of comfort? He IS speaking to you. He is for you. He and all the hosts of Heaven are instituting and orchestrating your needed answer.

Hosea 2:15 tells you this: In your present dwelling place of trouble, He will give you a vineyard, He will give you hope. And you will sing as in the time when you first came out of Egypt. (Do you remember the joy when you first believed in the Lord, rejoiced in His word and received His love?)

Verse 16 is sweetest of all--you will have grown from the place of being a servant and of God being your Master, and you will call Him your "Husband" (and He will BE your Husband).

What a huge transition that is transpiring in the Body of Christ at this very season--from slave to "beautiful one," married to the Lord! We are being fashioned in much the same way Esther was--an orphan into a queen who captivated the heart of the King to the extent that He would do anything for her. You were born for such a time as this, and you are coming out of the wilderness at exactly the perfect moment.

Song of Solomon 8:5 asks this question: "Who is this coming up out of the wilderness, leaning upon her Beloved?"

The Lord has allured us into the wilderness so that we would learn to lean upon Him--and yes, the devil has been very determined to make the wilderness feel like a never-ending time of trouble. But the Lord has prepared a FEAST for you in the presence of your enemy (the devil). You are coming out and will have an established place of effective authority in God's presence!

We are entering a season of great harvest, as well as manifestations of the supernatural that are yet unheard of at the level that is even now beginning to be released. This will require tremendous trust in the Lord, as well as a free flow of His wisdom, resources, strength, authority and power, grace, holiness and manifest glory.

This is the vineyard He has been establishing for you. The battle has been so fierce and the wilderness so bleak, that it is challenging to look at the rock and actually BELIEVE it is full of water! Speak to the rock--don't strike it in frustration or desperation. When your "rock" situation seems to have absolutely no way of producing your answer: Decree the Word of the Lord and wage a good warfare by the prophetic words you have received.

Make it your constant mission to build up and encourage those who are around you--remind them and yourself, continuously, of the goodness and greatness of our God.

It's time to celebrate that the temporary structures that were needed in the wilderness are just that--temporary. The God of Breakthrough is doing just that--He is breaking through for you.

Your set time has come!

Jessica L. Miller, Publications Manager
The ElijahList
Email: [e-mail]

[And Such Were Some Of You]

Usually the ElijahList is a bit ....well, ummmm flakey! But that really blessed me.

Thanks for posting!

[keita]

Shared blessings, sis!

Love that "eagle vision"!

And I agree with you that "Elijah List" has been known to go wayyyyyy out there at times.

But in fairness to them, I have noticed that they've seemed to be "reigning it in" over the last 6 months to a year or so.

Of course that could be because they've stopped posting as many "prophetic words" as adverti$ing book$, tape$, product$, etc.

Maybe that change of focu$ has, however inadvertently, actually made them more "selective".