Mysteries will be revealed......

My husband and I were traipsing through the sand at one of our favorite beach getaways. As we walked along a well marked path through the dunes, I said to him, "It's crazy to see how much this place has changed in just two years, since we last visited? It's even crazier to think that a little over 10 years ago, no one knew this place existed." 
Before a well known magazine blasted this secret beach as the most beautiful beach in the U.S., there were no marked trails or designated campsites. There were no rules to follow. It was very unlikely that you would see even a few people here and there and if your paths crossed, they shared the same agenda - longing to escape the hustle and bustle of modern life. 

What was once a hidden treasure is now happily treaded on by millions of folks every year. 

Then it came to me... So it shall be of the kingdom of God. The mysteries that were once barely uncovered will be highlighted like a highway, even an interstate. 

The deeper things belong to us, His people.....

"The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law." Deuteronomy 29:29 NIV

New mysteries will need to be uncovered and what a time of rejoicing this will be! This is not a tme to fear false prophets Or the great deception. This is a time to know our God and know his personality - if we have established a relationship with him, we will not be deceived or dismayed. 

Jesus said, "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:" John 10:27

This a time that we will be strong in The Lord and the power of His might. We will be making these trails, that so few only knew, KNOWN. We will be bringing the kingdom of God to a new level. We will be carriers of His Presence. 

We are in charge of bringing heaven to earth.

"God has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill his own good pleasure." Ephesians 1:9 NLT

Restoration of the US of A

Lord we pray that all of us that are called by you, all of us in the church, all of us in your kingdom, will hear your voice and turn from our wicked ways and repent. 

We pray that conviction will flood our hearts, minds and spirits. We will reflect on times of old, the ancient paths, and walk in those ways. 

We will be reminded of stories of our ancestors and the goodness and blessings of the Lord. 

Our blinders will be removed from our eyes, the scales will fall from our eyes and we will see what the Spirit of the Lord is saying to us, His Church. 

We shout Ephphatha!!!! Be opened ears and hear what the spirit of the Lord is saying to us, His Church. - Mark 7:34

We pray that hearts of stone will be replaced with hearts of flesh. 

That all walls will crumble and our understanding will be enlightened. 

We speak to the roots of iniquity and bind the influence of generational curses over our lives. 

We call freedom into our midst. 

We pray that we will receive the  anointing that removes burdens and destroys yokes. 

We pray for a fresh anointing and indwelling of the Holy Spirit. 

We pray for shields of favor and blessings walls of protection to shield us from the enemy. 

We pray for the dissolution of ego.

We yearn for total dependence on the Father. Humility will become our virtue. 

Denial will be broken off our minds, deception will be removed from our hearts and spirits. 

Honesty and Truth will reign in our lives. 

Humility, Humility, Humility, less of us and more of YOU. 

We must be a people totally dependent on our Creator, knowing that without YOU we are nothing and that WITH YOU , all things are possible. 

Let us know and rely on the fact that "If God is for us, WHO can be against us." 

Let us know that YOU will never leave us or forsake us. 

Keep us in a place of humility, Lord, where we know that YOUR strength is made perfect in our weakness. 

Keep our hearts light as we are reminded that THE JOY OF THE LORD IS OUR STRENGTH!!!

"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV

The wheels of restoration are turning

Finally, I could feel spring in the air. Looking into the sunlight, I watched with excitement as the warmth began drying the tiny droplets of rain on our uncut blades of grass.
I felt I had just survived one of the most difficult winters of my life! Thinking it may never end, I was finally able to see the glimmer of hope, of warmth, of spring.
Riding season was upon us.
With one deep inhale, I rushed inside to grab my bike, I couldn't wait to ride!!!! I was tired of feeling old and stale, rickety and stiff, I just couldn't wait to move my legs.
Reaching for my bike I remembered, winter had been hard on all of us...especially my bike!
I had no choice but to give up that spring day ride so I could take my bike to the shop for a tune-up.

I tend to keep my bikes longer than most, so it's customary for the sales rep to give me the look of, "surely you're just going to get a new one?" Before, the negative comment exited his lips, I kindly reminded him, that I LOVE my bike and I would like to get it back in riding shape for this season.
The mechanic walks out, without a single word, takes my bike and puts it on the stand for its assessment.
He goes over each problem with care, makes some notes, hands it to the sales rep, who puts together the estimate.
Wanting to break the silence, I say, "You know, I feel a lot like my bike, after this winter.."
He stops writing, looks up at me for a second and then back down to finish the estimate.
Not wanting to say much else, I just watched my bike as the mechanic continued to carefully assess it. Then piece by piece, I was able to work with the sales rep to pick out new parts for my old bike.
And that's when I realized...
Most of the body of Christ feels like that old bike...
Old,
Rusted,
Stiff,
In dire need of repair,
In dire need of rebuilding.
There are times we have felt abandoned. .
There are times we have felt out of touch with ourselves, our families, our society, and even our heavenly Father.
In fact, many feel they ARE abandoned.
Many feel they are in this battle alone. Weak, worn out, in disarray, confused, just too tired to carry on, too worn out to fight.

BUT those times are coming to an END!

Just as I watched the mechanic with my bike, I saw the Heavenly Father, working over every detail in His Children's lives, carefully seeing that, they LACKED NOTHING.
He is carefully seeing that there will be NO feeble among us!

He says right there in His Word, "Do not be like them, for your FATHER knows what you have need before you ask Him." Matthew 6:8

We get caught up in the doing and forget about the BEING.
In these final days, as we work to carry out the Father's will on the earth, we mustn't forget, our only assignment is to be AS JESUS WAS.
"As He is, so are we in this world." 1 John 4:17
Jesus was never concerned with what he should do or what he should say, what he would wear or what he would eat.
He merely trusted His Father,
trusted in His love,
trusted in His goodness,
trusted in His mercy
and obeyed.

"Apart from the Father, I can do nothing." John 5:30
Apart from the Father we can do nothing. This is a time where we are going to have to come together in Unity and draw our strength from our Father's love. The ONLY source of strength in this earth, will be the Father's LOVE.

"Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself; he can do only what he sees His Father doing, because whatever the Father does, the Son also does." John 5:19

As we approach this NEW and exciting season, let's allow the Father to repair our brokenness, heal our sicknesses and diseases, strengthen our weaknesses and soften our hearts so that His Will can be done on this earth, the same as it is in heaven. Let Him mold and shape us into His Image,
His Image of Unconditional Love.

The Kingdom of God HAS COME WITH POWER!!

This morning as I lay in bed, barely awake, I was startled by the loud sirens that seemed to circle my neighborhood. As the irriation of likely a false alarm cringed my thoughts, I pressed through and said the prayer that I have chosen for those in trouble....

 Dear Lord, I pray, that the person in trouble, "will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.” Mark 9:1-3 NIV

I have made this my scripture my prayer to speak over anyone in trouble, when I see a car accident, hear sirens, see a passing ambulance, I stop and pray this prayer. Yet, all the while the depths of this scripture did not hit me until this morning...

..."some who are standing here will not taste death before/until they see that the kingdom of God has come with POWER!!!!"

As I opened up my Bible, I stared at those words, "until the KINGDOM OF GOD HAS COME WITH POWER!"

Out of all those that I had prayed for, all of those in trouble, all of those in need, how many truly understood THE POWER - the healing POWER, the rescuing POWER, the resurrecting POWER of the ALMIGHTY GOD?

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say, "Maybe 1%?"

How could this be so? When did our world become so dependent on this "natural system"- 911 calls, ambulances, emergency rooms, doctor visits, diagnostic testings, surgical intervention..." The people of this world have been investing in a system that is failing.

Why had they not invested in God and His power, the ONE who NEVER fails?

I began to realize, how much WE are to blame....it is not God who has failed the people of this world, it is us, His Children, His Kingdom carriers, the ones who KNOW His Power, His love, His magnitude.

The scripture says "For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. " (Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭19‬ NIV)
WHY?
"so that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God." (‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭21‬ NIV)

It is
OUR DUTY,
OUR CALLING
As KINGDOM carriers, who truly understand the POWER of the living God.
Those of us who understand His
POWER to heal,
POWER to save,
POWER to set free,
POWER to resurrect.
We have been chosen
TO REVEAL
This POWER to the dying, hurting world around us.

"For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power. (‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭4‬:‭20‬ KJV)

While we may have retained our gifts quietely, afraid of what the world may think, afraid of what others may say, people of this world have carelessly passed away, struggle aimlessly, reaching, grasping for anything that could bring them hope.
We must say, "NO MORE!"
IT IS TIME
To manifest God's Power on this earth!
IT IS TIME
To become God conscious and no longer, self conscious.
IT IS TIME
to look outside of ourselves and see who and where we are needed.

We are coming into a time,
AN OPPORTUNITY to REDEEM ALL THAT HAS BEEN LOST!

A time to be TRANSFIGURED!
A time to be AS JESUS IS!
A time to establish God's KINGDOM IN THIS EARTH!
A time to manifest God's GLORY!
A time for the next AWAKENING!

"After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone.
There he was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them." (‭Mark‬ ‭9‬:‭1-3‬ NIV)