Recently I heard the Lord say. "I am establishing the HOME season" and when He spoke those words I knew immediately it was a multilayered word. The Lord showed me there was a deeper understanding and awakening taking place in the body of Christ of the reality of "Home in Him." It was a deep burning revelation of communion and oneness with Him. It was the John 15 place of abiding in the vine. It was a place of finding deeper rest, peace, security, safety, life and strength in Him.
I woke up with a song by The Fifth Dimension stuck in my head; "Up, Up & Away". Many times, my heart hears a popular song, only the lyrics are modified to magnify Jesus. The song, "Up, Up & Away" is a perfect example. Focus on Jesus as you listen to this song and allow the Holy Spirit to take you, Up, Up, & Away to New Encounter Pathways with Jesus. After all, does not the Spirit of God extend an open invitation for us to "Come Up Here" to show us things we have never seen before? Revelation 4:1 In a 3D World, all that is happening today can be easily taken at "face value."
In a council session yesterday, a brother "saw" an underground bunker. The scene was like Churchill's command and control center in London. Strategies were laid out, and maps were on the wall and a table. It was a bustling atmosphere. Across the room was a sliding glass door to a deck that overlooked an ocean in Hawaii. On the deck were lounges and a smorgasbord loaded with all kinds of different food. It was beautiful a vacation spot, in the same room with the underground bunker!
"Let go and let God!" What would happen to the Church if we truly did? We would be The Triumphant Army that He called us to be! Having heard this phrase for so long but feeling I was unable to do it, brought me to the place of realization that I am not alone in this. This is a matter-of-fact place where we feel we have to be in total control over everything in our life. I have a hard time just relaxing, because I am spending so much energy trying to be in control and this purely drains your energy. What if you just let go? What will happen...you may think.
I want to be a victorious Christian. I want to be an overcomer. I want to be able to conquer whatever difficulties come my way. I know it is possible because the Bible tells us that it is, but deep down, I'm afraid most of us don't believe it's possible. Romans 8:37 tells us that in all things we are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus, but what does that really mean? First and foremost, we cannot be victorious without God's leadership. That means we have to lean on Him every step of the way.
For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, "The man who does those things shall live by them." But the righteousness of faith speaks. Romans 10:5-6 Let me say something about faith. You cannot have faith without speaking it. When you study Romans 10, you will notice that it says that "the righteousness which is of the law.... does.... But the righteousness of faith speaks." The law is about doing, whereas faith is about speaking. It is not enough to just know in your mind that you are righteous.
Here's an honest confession: I struggle to rest in the Lord when I'm doing His work. The apostle Paul told the Philippians: "For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure" (Phil 2:13). It is a wondrous truth that God uses flawed human vessels to do His will. But He can't work through us if we are anxiously trying to do the job ourselves. In Old Covenant times, God instructed the priests to dress in linen garments instead of wool so they wouldn't perspire while they worked.
Have you ever had an area in your life where God has given you promise and for whatever reason dropped the ball with it or just let it go? Maybe the waiting, circumstances and the cares of life choked out that promise but God wants to restore it to you! Nothing is impossible with God. Believe the Lord to reignite faith and fire to see the fruition of all that He has promised in your life!
This morning the Lord showed me racehorses standing at a gate ready to run a race. They were not just average horses, but they were thoroughbred horses that were equipped and groomed to run with speed and endurance. They were tenacious, strong, built up and trained to respond to detailed instructions. They were fit with the correct bridle and bit in their mouth and disciplined to follow their master's commands.
The Lord has been burning this on my heart for several days. He gave me a picture of many people who have been in different types of prisons; financial, relational, occupational, emotional, physical, and the like. These have been years and years in their prisons, and one would think this would be their normal state of being, for the rest of their lives. These are people have been misunderstood, ignored, judged, falsely accused, and ridiculed. These prisoners have also been told their lives would never amount to anything. Many have lost heart. They have no real age, or wisdom at this point in time, just regular, 'Joes.' God has heard their cries!
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