A Prayer for My Children

A Prayer for My Children

That they would be Sons of Daniel

That they would live righteously

That they would love wisdom - the wisdom of God albeit the foolishness of Man

That they would not conform to the world

but be transformed by the renewing of their mind into the likeness of Christ

That they would beacons of Light in a world of Darkness

They they would stand unwavered in the face of persecution, even unto death,

yet fall to their knees before the Glory of God

That at their word, angels would be dispatched from the Heavens

to combat and defeat the schemes of the Enemy

That their names would be known in the heavenly realms

That they would see with their eyes the sights Daniel saw

That they would see the dreams and visions of Daniel come to fruition

and see the day of the scroll's unfurling, the words hidden until the appointed time has come

That they would partake in the glorious reign of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ upon the Earth

and be seated at His Right Hand forevermore.

Amen.

Sanctuary

I heard a deep resonance, chimes, bells, church bells perhaps, I wasn't sure. And I heard a voice of instruction say, "Cry Sanctuary." Sanctuary, a place of holiness, a place set apart, the church perhaps; Sanctuary, asylum, protection, escape from persecution or death, to reside in the church, to do its work, never again to step foot outside its walls or again face death.

Will you cry out "Sanctuary!"?

When the trials and troubles of the world overwhelm, when your efforts to make it through the much and mire appear to be for nought, then what will you do?

But I say unto you, "Are you ready?"

To cry sanctuary means protection but also limitation. It means doing the work of the Lord all day, every day. Can you do it without bitterness, grudge or complaint? As you pass by the windows, will you move quickly by or will you sit and stare at what you once had, what you could have again, yet at the cost of your life (and your soul?).


This shall not be so with my servant. He is faithful in all my house. With him I speak face to face, plainly and not in riddles. He sees the form of the Lord. - Numbers 12: 7-8

ONE THING

ONE THING is here.

ONE THING is here.

ONE THING is here.

Rambling #6

I love the book of Ezra. We want to rebuild Fort Wayne as he rebuilt Jerusalem.

Ezra 1: 2-4 (adapted)

All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given us.

Fort Wayne as a city of refuge; Psalm 2:8 - Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for Your possession; As you pray for the nations, I will give you the city.

And He has commanded us to build Him a house at Jerusalem (Fort Wayne) which is in Judah (Northeast Indiana).

We have been commanded; this is not a request or a favor; we're not being asked nicely; we're being told what to do. My house shall be called a House of Prayer... The House of Prayer is where it will begin.

Who is among you of all His people? May his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem (Fort Wayne) which is in Judah (Northeast Indiana), and build the house of the LORD God of Israel (He is God) in Jerusalem (Fort Wayne).

Who are you? Where are you? The Lord is calling you out of your circumstance into His work in this hour.

And whoever is left in any place where my people dwell, let the men of his place help him with silver and gold, with goods and livestock...

This is God's promise of provision for His servants who faithfully walk out in His commandment.

... Besides the freewill offerings for the house of God which is in Jerusalem (Fort Wayne).

This is God's promise of provision for His House of Prayer, even beyond His provision for his people.

Ramblings in the Prophetic

Ramble #1: Ezra 4 Adapted

A Letter to "King" Satan from his minions in Fort Wayne:

Let it be known to the king that the people who came up from you have come to us at Jerusalem (Fort Wayne), and are building a "rebellious" city, and are finishing its walls and repairing the foundations. Let it now be known to the king that, if this city is built and the walls completed, the people will not pay tax, tribute, or custom, and the king’s treasury will be diminished. ... You will find in the book of the records this fact. Know that this city is a "rebellious" city, harmful to the king and his provincial authorities, and that they have incited sedition within the city in former times, for which cause this city was destroyed. We inform the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the result will be that you, king, will have no dominion beyond the Rivers.

Oh to be a "rebellious" city against Satan! To be "seditious" against the rule and reign of darkness! Oh to do harm to the king and kingdom of darkness, that his dominion may be vanquished in the land "beyond the Rivers" of Fort Wayne!

Ramble #2:

I saw what appeared to be a fresh, ripe bunch of grapes hanging right in front of my eyes. The Spirit of the Lord said to me, "Now is the time. Take and eat. For the fruit of the Spirit is now ripe for the harvest. Long have you eaten of the seedlings, the young fruit, and tasted of their sweetness, but their sweetness lasted only a moment as the fruit was not yet ripe. Now, I tell you, is the time! Pick and eat! There will be love overflowing, there will be joy abundant, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness and self-control, all the fruits of the Spirit are yours. My presence is here with you. Take and eat and be filled by Me.

Ramble #3:

The Spirit of the Lord said, "I am going to blur the distinction between the realm of Heaven and of Earth." Earth will rise to new heights, never before seen or experienced as my presence will be closer than it ever has been. Heaven will descend to a literal invasion of the Earthly realm. This is not Jacob's ladder, with only a few angels ascending and descending at a time. It's an invasion! There is a new front opening up in the war, and it is here, and it is now.

Ramble #4:

I appeared to be walking the streets of Heaven, the golden streets, shining, glistening in the light of His presence. I looked around and saw I was walking alongside the River that flows from the One. Clear as crystal it was, at first. Then I looked deeper and I saw FIRE. FIRE. FIRE. FIRE. Fire coming in the river from Heaven. Through the crystal clear river, I look and see what lies beneath, the Earth. I kneeled beside the river and for some reason I began to cry, knowing what the FIRE would do.

Ramble #5:

This morning I saw fire coming down from Heaven and encircle me, flowing from my front around me to my back. Then I was lifted up in the air as the fire stabbed/pierced me. It was the middle of my back and pierced me straight through my heart (You know those action / war movies where the hapless enemy soldier, mouth covered, is stabbed in the back? Kinda like that. I don't know how to explain it.) The piercing lifted me up into the sky. Then it began to rip. I was being ripped in two by the piercing fire. It hurt (Duh!). But it was not like half here, half there. I was being ripped into two completely whole people, my spiritual self and my flesh. Afterward, I stood and saw me , as if looking at a bad picture of me in the mirror, but I knew it was me I was looking at, only it was not me, but it was, yet it wasn't. It was the flesh part of me God wants to rip out, to restore the soul to its purest form.

Ramble on... more to come.

The Holy Hobo

A prayer...

Lord, we ask you to break down walls and bring unity across racial barriers in Fort Wayne. We ask that you would build bridges across the physical and spiritual divides in our city, across the color line, on both sides of the tracks. We ask Father that you would sent the Holy Hoboes, angels walking the tracks in the city, bringing reconciliation, building bridges, taking out the plans and schemes of the enemy to maintain strife and division. We ask for healing and restoration and unity across all lines throughout our city.

The Sign of Daniel

On Monday, President Ahmadinejad will visit the United Nations in New York City to give a speech, possibly (likely) including a denunciation of Israel.

A prophesy...

A wicked man, this Prince of Persia, asks for a sign, yet none will be given him except the sign of Daniel. For as Daniel was cast by the Prince of Persia into the lion's pit, so Israel will, for a night, be cast into the darkness. With confidence and peace, Daniel (Israel) will rest in the night, in the darkness, with the assurance that God is present and will protect Him from the lions. That same night, the Prince of Persia will neither eat nor sleep nor be entertained, for the fate of Daniel will lie heavy upon him.

I tell you the Lion of Judah is mightier than the Lions of Babylon, of Persia, and of those who would seek Daniel's harm.

The Prince of Persia will stand, awaiting the coming morn, waiting to learn the fate of the man Daniel, whom he had cast into the lion's pit. When the sun has risen, and the pit uncovered, the Prince of Persia will see with his own eyes the Glory of God shown through the life of Daniel.

Then may the Prince of Persia declare: "I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. For He is the Living God and He endures forever; His kingdom will not be destroyed, His dominion will never end. He rescues and He saves; He performs signs and wonders in the Heavens and on the Earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions."

Let it be. Amen.

All your heart...

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13


With all your heart... You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart...

Question... What happens when you don't seek Him with all your heart? What happens when you seek God with only part of your heart? Will you find Him? Will you find God? Or will you find god? What are you searching for? Really, what are you searching for? The god you settle for is the god you will have. What is your heart's desire? Is it something less than God? If it is, you will not find Him, only something less than. Something less than...

Will you settle for something less than God?

Or will you seek him with all of your heart?

An Interpretation

So I have never been able to interpret tongues, but on Sunday I thought I could. I heard this (not verbatim, but close)...

Come. Come to me. Come home, my son, my Prodigal son. The feast awaits. The celebration awaits. You need only come home. Stop wasting your life in the cares of the world. Stop throwing away your inheritance on the dust of the Earth. It is meaningless, I tell you.

Come home. You are welcome here. Don't doubt it. Though you have been condemned by the world and by yourself, I do not condemn you. Come home. You need only be within sight... A spot on the horizon... And I will run to you. It is time for you to come home! The celebration awaits!

Risk

A silly blog...

What are you willing to risk to get all that you ever dreamed of?

Life is like a box of chocolates... Errr... Life is like the game of Risk. You versus the Enemy. Everything's already been set up.... Your pieces have been put into position, so have his. The game has already begun. But do you realize it?

The enemy's strategy is ruthless, trying to take advantage of the weak points in your defense. He advances; you draw back. Far too often when the Enemy attacks, we become fixated on the point of attack rather than realize that he has left himself open to a counterattack in another location. The Enemy often desires to drive a dagger deep into your territory, which he does for a time, only on the next turn to have you regain your position with little difficulty. But is the wound still there?

Sometimes we may think we are "all that." We ourselves may try to advance deep into enemy territory to make a great impact for the Kingdom, but if we do so without patience, perseverance, and power, it will all be for nought. The Enemy. on his turn, could send us reeling. We must wait... We must build up our defenses and manpower. We must look past the small encounters, the battles in life, to see a grander picture of the war we are in and set a larger goal for ourselves. Only then can we move forward, with God's empowering, to make a steady advance against the Enemy and drive him to defeat. But this one issue remains... Can we conquer our own mindsets first?

We need to wait patiently, building up our strength, building up knowledge, learning wisdom. Then we will be able to step out in authority to make firm advances against the Enemy on multiple fronts until the final day comes when the Enemy is defeated once and for all.

Shaking

I don't know what this means yet. I haven't delved into it as I should. The Lord said:

Shake the Earth, Shake the Heavens.

What does it take, Lord? What can we do?

A prayer:

Lord, I come this day and claim spiritual authority in Jesus' name over the very ground on which my feet stand. I cry out, with Creation, with the dirt and the rocks and the bugs and the grass and the trees and the animals. I say shake what must be shaken! Let us cry out in praise to our God and King! Let the Heavens shake with this resounding cry of praise from this place! Let the cry never stop. Let praise arise! Let your worshippers arise! Let a new song go forth! Let the song You sang over us at creation be heard once again in this land!

Everest

The Lord has frequently brought me back to this same picture of my spiritual journey, that of my ascent up a hill or mountain... Previously, I've drawn really deep pictures of the Cross sitting atop Golgotha with my footprints in the mud and muck leading up to the foot of the Cross. Since then, I've had a little bit different picture of a mountain, not much different from a hill only more difficult and more deadly. Gosh! Anyways, in these pictures of me on this mountain, I've had at different times had pictures of myself stuck on the side of a cliff, unable to go higher but unable to climb back down. There have been at times different paths up the mountain, as any mountain climber would know. On Mt. Everest for example, there are multiple tracks climbers can take up to the summit, each one with it's own challenges and obstacles and time frame with which you reach the peak. There have been storms come against me in the midst of the climb. There have been avalanches knocking me back down. There has been a river coming out of the mountain I've had to trudge through, all on my ascent to the summit.

Everybody has different mountains they climb. Mountains of personal accomplishment, of financial freedom, of religious fervor even... But these are the Kilimanjaros, the McKinleys, the T2s... Great feats and difficult mountains to climb, yet there is a mountain yet to be conquered. This is the mountain of your (and my) spiritual journey. It is our Everest. There is nothing greater in all the world. No higher accomplishment can be attained on Earth.

What's is God's goal for our lives? That we may ever rest. That we may Everest. (Sorry for the pun.) That we may come to the end of ourselves to find, in what remains, God in His Glory revealed in our lives.

I've been given this picture of me as a little boy finally pulling myself up and on top of the final ledge and then running into the arms of my Father Jesus.

I've also long held that the summit of my Everest will be where Earth and Heaven meet, very literally. I have pictured myself stepping off the top of the mountain into the clouds, into Heaven. I've pictured myself after the ascent is complete, after the embrace with the King, then turning back toward Earth with a legion of Angels at my command, ready to wage war against the Enemy of my Soul and his minions.

I can't wait for that day to come.

High Places

Why has the Lord decreed disaster against America? First, there was the idolatry in the people's lives individually. Our own personal sin.

Second is the establishment of high places. For a definition, a high place in the Old Testament was general a hill or mountain or in some cases a man-made construction such as a tower or temple where there was worship and sacrifice. Generally, a high place is referred to negatively as a place of corporate established idol worship. Corporate in that it is a particular sin or idol that has affected a large number of people and has a foothold in their lives. Established in that the world system has made a way for the sin or idol to at least maintain itself if not grow in its influence over the population. For many, the sin/idol has become somehow acceptable, tolerable, or unchangeable. Idol worship in that it is something we very literally bow down to hoping to attain some form of usually material blessing. And the people would make sacrifices to their idols at these high places.

They have built the high places of Topheth (literally "altar") in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind. This generation has sacrificed its son and its daughters on the altar of __________. Name your idol. Sexual "freedom." Personal security. Independence.

Jeremiah 7 continues on to describe the results of the establishment of high places. "I will bring an end to the sounds of joy and gladness and to the voices of bride and bridegroom in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem, for the land will become desolate." No joy. No gladness. Again, with abortion in the land, the voice of the bride is unable to cry out. Due to abortion, many believe the voice of the bridegroom stands silent until justice once again reigns in the land. Due to the high places, the land has become Desolate.

We need watchmen on the wall in this hour. Only then will the prophecy of Isaiah 62 come to fruition. "No longer will they call you Deserted, or name your land Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be married."

Revival and Transformation begin with the destruction of the high places, the places of corporate established idol worship. Then and only then will the voice of the Bride cry out for her King. Only then will the voice of the Bridegroom be heard again in the land calling to His Beloved. Only then will the land become fruitful again. Only then will there be Transformation.

Jeremiah 16, Part 3

"When you tell these people all this and they ask you, 'Why has the LORD decreed such a great disaster against us? What wrong have we done? What sin have we committed against the LORD our God?' then say to them, 'It is because your fathers forsook me,' declares the LORD, 'and followed other gods and served and worshiped them. They forsook me and did not keep my law."

Who or What have we to blame for the coming disaster? A part of it, I believe, is generational sin. 40 years ago was the "Summer of Love," marked by the release of Sgt. Pepper's, the Beatle's best-selling album. It was a season marked by drunkenness, debauchery, and self-indulgence, a time of turning to sex, drugs, music... A generation would be marked and marred by its idol worship. Yet it is not their sin itself that would be the issue, but the fact that it has been promulgated. Jesus said, "Whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven." Jeremiah 16 continues, "But you (the next generation...) you have behaved even more wickedly than your fathers. See how each of you is following the stubbornness of his evil heart instead of obeying me.

What began as idol worship has led to so much more. Sexual "freedom" has led to a billion-dollar porn industry to which millions of men across our nation are addicted. The divorce rate stands at 31% and, according to some polls, is greater in the church than it is outside the church. The desire for professional success and material gain has made children a burden, a ball and chain around your ankle hindering your progress up the ladder of success. Thus, they are "prevented" using condoms or, when that doesn't work, they are "disposed of" through abortion. All for the comfort and convenience of (1) being able to have sex whenever, wherever, with whomever you want and/or (2) being able to climb the ladder of success, gaining "independence," self-sufficiency and material possessions. It is humanism to its greatest degree... Sex exists for the happiness of man. Drugs exist for the happiness of man. Music exists for the happiness of man. To many of this generation, even God exists for the happiness of man. To those, God is there to serve our needs and to give us what we think we are lacking to live the perfect life.

NO.

We exist to love, adore, worship and serve a living God who is altogether worthy to be loved, adored, worshiped, and served. The end of all creation is the glory of God.

Why has disaster been decreed against America? Because we have claimed the glory of God as the glory of Man. Our fathers prostituted themselves but, moreso, we have prostituted ourselves. We have delved even deeper than they into their idolatry. We of this generation like our sin and want to wallow in it.

No more!!

It is a time of turning. It is a time to rend our hearts, not our garments. Let us turn... to each other, to the Lord... now, while He may still relent...

Let the Call go forth!!

Jeremiah 16 continued...

"Why has the Lord decreed such a great disaster against us? What wrong have we done? What sin have we committed against the Lord?"

Disaster has been decreed against America. Yet, the Lord has directed us to pray NOW while He may relent. "Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity." There have been prophetic words spoken about various cities and states in our nation. Just last week, Bridget was awoken in the middle of the night and directed to intercede for the state of California. Previously to this, several people have been given visions of two cities being destroyed by events that would be interpreted by the world as acts of terrorism but would, to God, be acts of judgment against America. Some have not had the cities disclosed to them, some have. Washington D.C. and New York City. The centers of law and government and of the economy. It is sooo significant, I believe, the coming DC Call on 8/8/08. I believe it will be the last chance the government as it stands now will have the opportunity to turn and repent before the coming disaster. Yes, I am speaking specifically about abortion. Judgment has been decreed against America because of the persistence of injustice in the land (i.e. abortion) as well as the idolatry of economic/material prosperity symbolized by Wall Street and the numerous steel high-rises lining the New York City skyline.

It is a testament to how much the church in America is like the church of Laodicea. That church, if you know history, was so wealthy that even after an "act of God" a.k.a. a volcano eruption that covered the entire city in ash, the Laodiceans were completely able on their own to rebuild their city. They did so without God. I stand here watching as plans are being made not to simply rebuild the Towers but to build even a taller building with a 1776 foot spire - a testament to America's defiant attitude toward God, oops I meant terrorism. After 9/11, there was a boon of church attendance for approximately two weeks, after which people went back to their old ways and patterns. There continues to be no sustained church growth in the United States to this day.

Where has the joy gone? Where is the voice of the bride? When will the bridegroom come?

Disaster has been decreed. The need for the watchmen on the wall is great, greater than it ever has been. Time is short, Pray hard.

"Who knows? He may turn and have pity and leave behind a blessing."

Bride and Bridegroom

For this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Before your eyes and in your days I will bring an end to the sounds of joy and gladness and to the voices of bride and bridegroom in this place.

This is where America is at today. Where is our joy? Where is our gladness? More importantly, where has the voice of the Bride gone? I think people don't understand the necessity of bridal intercession. It's a far cry from the servant intercession we have now. We stand feeling afraid, undeserving, unloved and at the mercy of a "Master" who could kick us out to the curb at any time for any reason. We feel we do not meet the standards we believe He has for us. We classify ourselves as second-, third-, or some lower class undeserving to sit at the Master's table. Like in Braveheart, we have spent too much time fighting for the scraps (the bits and pieces we are "lucky" enough to get) from the King's table to figure out that God wants to give us so much more! How long will it take of the "scraps" before we figure out that the feast has been prepared especially even for us, His Bride.

In that day, they will no longer call me "my master" but will call me "my husband."

What we need most in America today is the voice of the Bride crying out to her Bridegroom, and her Bridegroom hearing her, turning toward her, and coming closer to her! When the Bride cries out, what will the Bridegroom say? Will He say anything? Will He cry over us? Will He sing over us? Will He say His marriage vows to us?

Woe is me!

Woe is me.

I did not go to The Call. I wanted to go but couldn't. Things came up, the money wasn't there... So I missed it. Not even having talked to many of the people who went, I feel like I've missed out (which I have). Oh well...

Nerd?

Okay, for comparison sake, I took the test...



So there you go. I am nerdier than y'all, which I knew anyways...

The Joshua Generation

We are the Joshua Generation...

In 40 years, where have we come from? How did we get here? More importantly, where are we going? We are the Joshua Generation, the generation after, the children of the promise... We stand and we honor our forefathers, the Moses Generation, the generation that led the people out of bondage in the land of Egypt... But for 40 years, under your leadership, Moses, we have continued to wander in the desert. We have been a stubborn, obstinate people and for 40 years we have continued to wander to and fro searching... Searching for what? We don't really know...

Now, our time has time. The wandering in the desert has come to an end. "In the desert, prepare ye the way of the Lord." We, the Joshua Generation, shall now arise... We, a generation dedicated to the One Thing... We, the people who, when Moses left the Tabernacle, would linger still more in the presence of the Holy God. We, the Joshua Generation, who bring back the good report, of a vast land flowing with milk and honey. We declare we are children of the promise... The land is ours for the taking... With our God leading us, who can be against us?

Fuego

I've had previous I guess you could call them visions... Just pictures of me seeing myself in different ways. At the One Thing Conference, I had these visions of oil on my hands and then visions of myself as ball of fire as I knelt down and prayed, and the more I prayed the more intense the fire got...

Well, add to that this:

I have seen the Lord essentially raining down literal fire from heaven. As I held my hands up, palms open, I saw fireballs in my hands. Again, as I continued to pray, they grew bigger and more intense until the point where there was literally a whirlwind of fire in each of my hands stretching into the sky toward Heaven. That's all with my hands pointed upward. Then I turned my hands down or horizontal and these whirlwinds of fire swirled around the room where we were located. And the whirlwinds continued to wrap around the room, twisting and rolling around until the entire room was caught up in the holy fire.

Can you feel the fire around you even now? Can you? It's there and it's real. Just close your eyes. Feel the warmth on your cheeks and forehead. See, even with your eyes closed, the bright white light that would blind you if you dared open your eyes. Allow it to burn you, to burn in you, to shine from your very core out, leaving no space hidden, no dark corner, in you. Feel the fire in your bones. Feel yourself shake. Feel yourself tremble. Capture the moment... Capture that essence... Feel the fire consume you even now... It wants to... Just let it...

Who can dwell with the consuming fire? Who can last with everlasting burning?

"Fuego!"