A prophetic Word for Tanjay.

I believe that God is raising up a new breed of prayer warriors for Tanjay. God is making a stand for this community. He is positioning earth tor eceive the bountiful harvest from heaven. God will open up doors for Tanjay. God will melt the irons that binds the hands to be lifted up, He will break loose the voice of worship in the streets.

God will open up a way for the new generation to create change, revival and create an impact to society heavenward.

" Do not see the situation as hopeless, I am the God of hope. When hope faints, I will rise it and summon the angels to bring forth life, visions and dreams to this generation. What i will do will be of greater glory. Tanjay shall never be the same again. I will create peace in the midst of chaos. I will break loose the windows of heaven to make way for provisions and opportunities to flourish. This people will know that I am He, I live, I fullfill promises.I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel..."

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Freedom and Hope!

We are living in desperate times. People all across the globe seeks hope and healing. Hoping for a brighter future and healing of the mistakes of the past. Our generation has lost it's identity because of this. God will momentarily change this. He will walk among us and change us from the inside out. God has destined it from the beginning of time to release freedom and healing through the cross. The cross
represents not just salvation from sin. It represents freedom from captivity and victory over Satan!

I speak forth in freedom God has given me. He has freed me from the bondage of deception, sins of my past and in this time, walks in the victory of being a new creation in Christ Jesus My Lord! I dare to live in the hope of the now and not
just of the future, I swim in the healing words of God in my life. I speak life because he has renewed my mind, i speak destiny because he has change my heart.

The cross speaks life not death. God's demonstration on the cross is love-of life,of freedom and of victory. Many times, as Christians we become weary of the freedom we have. We wish we live in a different mindset. We think unbelievers live a better life than us. Satan has blinded our minds. Satan wants to steal our destiny. I am saying this to share to you that I was about to get into that place where I have lost hope of my future denying the dream God has given me years ago.

In my search for anything that would satisfy my longing, I stumbled with sin time and time again that I thought I was nowhere to go but dwell on my sin. I thought I can never get out. I thought that life was never meant to be in fullness as what God has said to me years ago. But my thinking patterns told me that, not God. The walls in my mind grew strong with discouragement and despair added to the lies of the enemy, i didn't just dwell on it but indulged in it.

But God never did forsake me, when I became unfaithful and faithless to him. God was
still faithful. God never did release his hands on me. He hold me as if a dad crying seeing his son ruin his life-his God-given destiny. God allowed many things to happen to teach me a great lesson in destiny, life and real freedom.

God allowed me to understand that God as creator of my life instilled that dream and destiny in my inmost being. He created it in conception. He never made a mistake and will not take it from me because it's already wired in my life. Taking it will take the life out of me.

God as the giver of life made me to see that life outside of him is candy coated sin. It is the outcome of being blinded and calloused to sin that it feels good doing it. One time, when i sinned against God that I honestly thought it was okay to do it. It was actually, a feeling of seeing myself indulge it without understanding the consequences of my actions. Of course, later on, I asked for repentance but did it again, this time, the consequences where far than i expected. I know it was all my fault, I always knew that will happen as a result but I didn't mind it. It was hard
experience to get out of it. It was really hard asking God to make my path straight again. But indeed, if you ask anything in accordance to His words, it will never return void.

Lastly, He taught me the new meaning of real freedom. He taught me that the power to break free is in us. The giver of freedom lives inside us and will never leave us.
He is the Bondage breaker and the Destiny changer. God has given us the will to be free. The battle has been won. Identifying ourselves with the freedom he has given us sets us free! God's work on the cross denied Satan's rulership in our life! Freedom is real! Freedom to set ourselves free from deception and lies is real! Freedom from sin is real! Freedom to live in our God given destiny is real! God who is the author of life gives real freedom. God who has sent his son to die for us has broke the chains of sin,shame and death's hold on us to redeem and renew and to free us from those acts of the sinful nature. He says in his word "If the son sets you free, You shall be free indeed!"

" Father, I thank you for the freedom you have given us through the cross, Thank you that you have not just given life but the character to love life the way you wanted it to be. You are the beginning and the end of everything we are, the giver of
everything we desire. Be the Destiny maker in our life. Let us live in destiny of your call. Let us run with the race set before us knowing that You who started everything in us will not fail! In Jesus name,Amen."

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A Dream I have.

I have one dream in life that I really want to accomplish. I dreamed of seeing a young generation rise up to the call of the Lord of the Harvest. This dream came to me around 2 years ago. It's a big dream. Until now,i am not sure how the Lord will open up opportunities for me to share this dream to others.

I believe in my heart that God has set this nation into a course where this young generation will impact society, the goverment and the world in a positive way. I dare to dream this big because many people have prophesied over me and told me of the greater things i will accomplish for the advancement of the kingdom of God. I dare to hold on to those words. By faith, I made this blog to share the learnings I have through the years and share the things God has given in my heart. I have also posted some of the articles of known Authors and Pastors and what they say about God's end time strategy for God's kingdom to be at hand.

I believe God is preparing the hearts of this generation to speak forth life and blessing to the scorched lands. I see in my heart the eagerness of my generation to answer the call in prayer and intercession. God is ready to make the outpouring but the question is, is our generation ready to take it?

Commitment is a very big issues with my generation. It's this attitude that most of us lacks. I believe God will change everything. God will change the old habits and make them new. God will create a new cause for this generation. I believe that as God seeks a generation who will fulfill his cause - many from my generation will answer this call. Their ears will be open to hear what God is saying to the heavenlies. Our eyes will be open to the visions of heavenly realms. Our mouths will speak forth revelation, destiny and change to the course of history.

With this dream, I am looking for people who has the same desire as me, if you want to share in this dream for this generation. Then e-mail me throug: vir_antonio@hotmail.com

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"DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAMS WITH GOD!"

June 20, 2007

Jill Austin:

"DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAMS WITH GOD!"


Has your life turned out totally different from the way you dreamed it would be? Have you grown weary because of shattered hopes, delayed answers, and painful regrets? Perhaps you have gone through the routines of life and walked with God for a long time, but now you seem to have lost vision for your life. Once when you were young and vibrant in God you had a cause to die for, but instead of dying for a cause, now you find yourself dying.

Can you remember a time in your life when you were doing something that really made you excited to get out of bed each day? When you felt fully alive? Those were times that you knew you were walking in your gifting and destiny, and you felt the pleasure of God. You were invigorated and excited about your life. But then reality hits and you say to yourself, I am tired of hearing about the word destiny because that is not what is happening in my life. You begin to wonder if your life has any eternal value or meaning.

But what if destiny was defined differently? What if it was not anything we thought it was?

Destiny in Motion

Think with me for a moment. Destiny is a progression of cycles and seasons. It happens over time, spanning the decades of your life. Destiny is like a giant tapestry--maybe twelve miles high, twelve miles wide and twelve miles deep. It is multileveled and, even more, it is organic and ever changing. Your destiny is a fascinating and complex weaving that came from the very heart of Jesus.

It is true. It may be too amazing for the heart or mind even to grasp, but you started in the imagination of God. He has already dreamed about you. Your destiny is the divine journey that you are living right now. It may look different from what you imagined, but God, the masterful dream weaver, does not make mistakes with anyone's life and destiny.

For You did form my inward parts; You did knit me together in my mother's womb. I will confess and praise You for You are fearful and wonderful and for the awful wonder of my birth! Wonderful are Your works, and that my inner self knows right well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was being formed in secret [and] intricately and curiously wrought [as if embroidered with various colors] in the depths of the earth [a region of darkness and mystery]. Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all the days [of my life] were written before ever they took shape, when as yet there was none of them. (Psalm 139:13-16, amplified)

My desire is to awaken your heart to new adventures so that you are fully alive in God. I believe that you will receive fresh revelation about the process of dancing with your destiny. It involves transforming your mind so you see your life through the heart of God instead of through your circumstances.

Wild Like the Sea

There is a certain wildness about dreaming impossible dreams, but God wants to fulfill the desires of your heart. He wants you to imagine the unimaginable, and then He will take you even further. You cannot go backward--you know too much. Where would you go anyway? There is a longing in you that can be satisfied only by God Himself. This knowledge is what keeps you sharp and on the cutting edge spiritually.

I live on the West Coast, and when I think of wildness, I often think of the sea. It can change in a second from gently lapping waves to dangerous riptides, or from raging storms to peaceful settings for the sun to slip into at night.

Have you ever ridden a wave runner? For those who are landlocked, this is a "motorcycle" that you ride on water. Whenever I can, I rent one and take it outside the harbor into the wild seas--up over big waves and down into deep swells. At times it is scary to be so adventuresome, but it is also exhilarating.

There is yet another way of looking at destiny! Surfing the big waves can be frightening. It often means leaving our comfort zones. You might have been wooed out into the surf in the past only to come back with bruised bones, cracked ribs, a concussion, and strained muscles. Disillusioned, you have settled for sitting on the beach and watching others ride the waves.

But if we sit and wait for that big dream called "destiny" simply to show up like a tidal wave one day, we are likely to be even more disappointed. Destiny is not something in the future, something that we will attain at the end of life. If we wait forever to seek our dreams, we will never find them.

Will you start to dream again? Will you join me? We can do this together. Perhaps it is time for you to snorkel, to hop on a jet ski or even to catch a big wave on a surfboard.

Surfers know about adventure. They travel the world following their dream of flowing in harmony with something more powerful than they are. They are in love with the thrill of being challenged. They go into the surf knowing that the pounding pressure of the mountainous waves could kill them. Big wave surfers understand living in the moment.

Why do people do things like that? Because when you have something big enough to die for, you become fully alive. It is in the heart of every person to have a cause, a desire for radical adventures that challenge the very core of our being. There needs to be a cry in us that says, "I want to have a cause! I want to have an awakening that is big enough to dream about, fall in love with and die for."

If you are part of the Body of Christ, you have a cause: The Lord's heart aches for the lost. And the amazing thing is that your own personal dreams, your journey, can be interwoven with God's great battle plans being "strategized" right now in the heavenlies. The battle may take place on different fronts--in the nations, in your relationships, even in your thoughts. But that is part of the thrill.

The Bible tells us that Jesus spoke to someone who was, in every respect, dead to his dreams. Delayed answers and shattered hopes had left him with no seeming possibility of fulfilling his destiny. Are you in that situation? Then listen to Jesus' words: "Lazarus, come forth!"

The Lord is calling you to come forth, take off the grave clothes, and put on your surfing shorts.

Join me. It is time for the adventures to begin.


Jill Austin
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"THE JOSIAH GENERATION--FREEDOM FIGHTERS FOR HOLINESS!"

June 12, 2007
Catherine Brown:
"THE JOSIAH GENERATION--FREEDOM FIGHTERS FOR HOLINESS!"


"Josiah was eight years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem for thirty-one years. His mother's name was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath. He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and walked in all the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left." 2 Kings 22:1-2

From being a young child of eight until the end of his reign at thirty-nine years of age, God used Josiah throughout his life to pursue and promote purity. Josiah was a type of child prodigy--called from an early age to reign and rule as a Kingdom ambassador for God on the earth. Josiah ushered in a rebirth of holiness in God's people. He was a king (literally reigning on the throne as king of Judah), a priest (in his desire to minister to the Lord), and a prophetic "sign of the times" in the way God used him to speak to and affect change in the nation and the Church. King Josiah was eventually killed at Megiddo by Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, as he marched out to meet him in battle.

Today, Josiah represents those who will be used by God to usher in purity, holiness, and the fear of the Lord. This Josiah generation WILL include children and young people, but will not be limited to just the younger generations. The end-time revival will be a holiness revival, and the Lord will vindicate His Holy name and reputation by raising up a "Josiah-type generation" who will be freedom fighters for holiness.

LOVE THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, YOUR STRENGTH, AND ALL YOUR MIND

Josiah loved the Lord with his whole being. "Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the Lord as he did--with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, in accordance with all the Law of Moses" (2 Kings 23:25; see also Matthew 22:34-40).

"Then the king called together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. He went up to the temple of the Lord with the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, the priests and the prophets – all the people from the least to the greatest. He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the temple of the Lord. The king stood by the pillar and renewed the covenant in the presence of the Lord to follow the Lord and keep His commands, regulations and decrees with all his heart and all his soul, thus confirming the words of the covenant written in this book. Then all the people pledged themselves to the covenant" (2 Kings 23:1-4).

God says, "I am raising up a 'promise keeper' generation that will joyfully obey My commands and decrees entering into covenant relationship with the Lord their God in a profound way. As My children spend time in My presence I will reveal the power of My covenant-keeping promises. I am birthing a fresh wave of love for right living by My commandments. All those who love Me and love My Son, will desire to live by My standard of righteousness. This will not be done legalistically, rather it will fulfilled through the Spirit of Grace outworking My Kingdom standards in My Body. I am raising leaders who will champion holiness."

Josiah was required to approach the Lord's temple; furthermore, Josiah went with all the people, the priest and the prophets. In other words, Josiah was part of a remnant called out to live by grace. Josiah chose to draw near to God. James teaches us that if we draw near to God, He draws near to us (James 4:8).

THE READING AND THE RENEWAL OF COVENANT

Josiah rediscovered the book of the covenant and read it in the presence of the people. Reading the word of God had a profound effect on the gathering--it led them to a place of renewed dependency on God. They were convinced it was necessary to re-pledge their affections to God by renewing the covenant in His holy presence (2 Kings 23:2-3).

THE PLEDGE--REPENTANCE AND CONFESSION

All the people pledged themselves to the Lord (2 Kings 23). To pledge means to solemnly undertake, to do, or to give something. A pledge is something given as a token of love, favor, or loyalty. God's people were reaffirming their hearts' affections to Him. They turned in a spirit of repentance from the world to God.

The Lord says, "I am calling forth an emerging holy generation that will seek My face with undivided hearts. Pledge yourself and your affections to Me, for I have etched your names on the palms of My hands, and I love you with an everlasting love."

THE BURNING

It was necessary that the temple be cleansed. All the cultic articles for Baal, Asherah, and the starry host were removed from the Lord's temple. Josiah did away with pagan priests and ground the Asherah poles to dust. He tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes, which were in the Lord's temple, and also where the women wove for Asherah (2 Kings 23:5-7).

The works of the people's hands and the affections of their hearts had been defiled. Because of Josiah's radical commitment to the Lord, his heart burned for purity in his own life and the lives of his people, so he took bold action to remove from the Lord's temple the things that were idolatrous and impure.

The Lord says, "I am seeking a Josiah mentality in My bride, desirous that she will turn from all that would defile her in the spirit of the world and be cleansed by My Blood. I am purging My Church of spiritual prostitution. Throw away that which would cause you to stumble and fall into sin. Discard all detestable practices and pagan influences from your life. Devote yourself to spending time in My presence, to prayer, to fasting, to praise, and to my Word. Dedicate yourself to Me with fresh zeal. Pour your lives out as a love offering for the orphans and widows and keep yourself from being corrupted by the world."

SPIRITUAL PROSTITUTION

Jesus once ate at a Pharisee's home where a sinful woman (a prostitute) washed His feet with her tears, dried them with her hair, anointed Him with oil, and kissed the Lord profusely as a sign of her desperate longing and love for Him. Her heart's motivation was pure, and in that moment, all she wanted to do was to minister to Christ. Because of this, her sins were forgiven, and she received new life in Christ (Luke 7:36-50).

To prostitute means "to put to an unworthy or corrupt use for the sake of gain." Simon the Pharisee had abused the presence of Jesus. He did not treat the Lord with decency or respect. He did not revere the presence of Christ in his home. Is the Church today abusing Jesus' presence? Are we, as believers, guilty of spiritual prostitution? Do we, like Simon, misuse and insult the Lord in our midst by ignoring or neglecting Him, not treating the Lord with proper respect and reverence? Do we put other things before Christ rather than making the Lord our priority? Do we seek to impress man more than we seek to serve and bless the Lord?

May we attain the humility of the spiritually destitute woman and access the atmosphere of glory as we draw near to Christ, seeking Him with an honest heart. Despite (or perhaps because of) her lifestyle, the sinful woman sought Jesus with tears in her eyes and was found by Him. In such a place of brokenness, she received personal salvation.

If we desire to see many souls won for Christ, we must realize afresh our need of cleansing and humility. Confessing sinners and Jesus are always found near to one another. We are united in our humanity, and as we honestly face our frailty and failings, we are able to receive the Divine grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is the pathway of purity that leads to both personal and corporate revival.

DESECRATION OF IDOLATROUS SHRINES AT THE CITY GATES

Josiah was responsible in his generation for desecrating the high places and breaking down the idolatrous shrines set up at the city gates (2 Kings 23:8). To desecrate means "to treat a sacred thing or place with violent disrespect." Josiah violently disrespected the idolatry of Israel and the false idols and altars that stood as an affront to the Lord God.

I hear the Spirit of the Lord say, "The Josiah generation of today will confront ungodliness in spiritual seats of power (city gates) and pull them down through anointed prayer and praise. This is the time for a resurgence of those who have and will yet embrace the heartbeat of 2 Chronicles 7:14. IF is not a lost word to My children. IF you will embrace humility and holiness, I will release anointed prophetic utterance, decrees of Kingdom authority, acts of love and humility, and unity in My Body. By My Spirit, I will dismantle the kingdom of darkness and the enemy's web over entire cities and nations. I will hear from Heaven and heal your land. But beloved children, you can only impart that which you have received by revelation and application of My cleansing word to your hearts. The warfare for purity must begin first in your heart. From this place of renewed holiness, you will walk in My authority and affect the destiny of nations through your testimony, prayer, and acts of servanthood."

NO MORE CHILD SACRIFICE

Through Josiah, God drew a line in the sand and said an unequivocal "NO!" to the needless death of children, particularly in relation to child sacrifice to other gods. God cares deeply and profoundly for the welfare of children. He calls the Church to share His heart for children, especially for orphans. We must pray protection on this end time generation of valiant warriors for Christ, some of whom are as yet unborn.

"I am raising up a Josiah generation to stand in this hour against the enemy's plans to destroy the end time army of children," says the Lord. "Through murder, rape, abortion, war, famine, and every kind of abuse, the enemy has sought to destroy this end time generation of children and Josiahs. But I have raised a mighty shout in the Heavens, and his plans will not prevail, for I am a God of justice, and My righteousness shines forth like the dawn. I am causing My sleeping bride to awaken and to stand to her feet and fight valiantly for those who have no voice for the Voice of the Lord is powerful."

The Josiah generation represents an army of God's holy people who are willing to serve sacrificially with their lives. Ones who are willing to campaign and fight for social action and change, and to pray for justice from Heaven's courts to prevail on the earth.

The Lord says, "Many despots and dictatorships will be deposed through the prayers and the righteous actions of the modern day Josiah generation. This holiness move is birthed in the throne room of Heaven and has been prepared for such a time as this, as an extravagant gift in the Blood of Christ. Now is the hour for My people to embrace holy living. Now is the time for the total abolishment of slavery. Now is the time to declare freedom in Christ to the multitudes. The time is short."

REMOVAL OF IDOLS

"And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars – all the heavenly array – do not be enticed into bowing down to them and worshipping things the Lord your God has apportioned to all the nations under Heaven" (Deuteronomy 4:19-20).

Josiah pulled down, smashed to pieces and threw away the rubble of the torn down altars from the roof to the temple courts (2 Kings 23:11-12). He desecrated the high places Solomon had built, smashed sacred stones, and cut down Asherah poles, covering the sites with human bones (verse 14). He demolished the altars and high places at Bethel, removing and defiling all the shrines and high places in Samaria (verse 19). Josiah slaughtered all the priests of these high places on the altars and burned their human bones on them (verse 20). He had the people observe Passover, a lasting reminder of the escape from Egypt and God's mighty deliverance (verses 21-23).

It was love for God that compelled Josiah and enabled him to be used to bring about a mighty purging and cleansing to the people and the land. Josiah confronted counterfeit spirituality and the spirit of compromise. There was no room for divination and false prophetic anointing in Josiah's kingdom!

"My people will rise up as a Josiah generation under a prophetic mantle, and in purity they will confront and cast out all that has come into the Church as the spirit of compromise, of deceit, of rebellion and of witchcraft. I am tired of My children living corrupted lifestyles. I call My bride to the altar of faith, whereby there is forgiveness of sins and cleansing by My Blood. I will not tolerate idolatry in My bride. By the Spirit of truth I am pulling down the strongholds of the enemy and in this move of My Spirit, every deceitful heart will be exposed, and every thought that raises itself against My sovereignty will be confronted, and every contrite heart will be received in grace and mercy.

Children will speak with accuracy and authority in the word of knowledge, in some instances exposing decades of wrong living in individuals. In these cases, I will pour out My healing through the children to those who are willing to repent. Furthermore, I am birthing a fresh wave of discernment in My Church to enable My believers to distinguish between that which is holy from that which is unholy."

JOSIAH GOT RID OF MEDIUMS, SPIRITISTS, HOUSEHOLD GODS, IDOLS, ALL OTHER DETESTABLE THINGS IN JUDAH (2 Kings 23:24)

The Lord is exposing sinful fascination with corrupt spiritual practices and is rooting out the spirit of the new age movement that has subtly entered the church and now masquerades as pseudo-spirituality amongst many believers. The Lord God of Hosts will not tolerate tarot cards, horoscopes, divination, and witchcraft in the Church. It is time for these things to be purged from the Bride of Christ. No more!

We are to worship and serve Jesus only. Righteousness is characteristic of faith, whereas lawlessness is characteristic of unbelief. To be "full of lawlessness" is to lead a life characterized by sin and wrongdoing. Lawlessness and sin are acts of rebellion against God and, this is idolatry. Idolatry is lawlessness and violates holiness. Sin cannot, and must not, be disregarded or trivialized. In His great kindness, God calls us to repentance that we might have no regrets but only Life in Him (2 Corinthians 7:8-13).

ONLY ONE WAY IS PERFECT--GOD'S WAY

"As for God His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless" (Psalm 18:30).

It is love that compels a parent to direct their children on the straight and narrow path. There is no greater love than that of our Abba Father for His sons and daughters. The path of Life is narrow but is illuminated by the beauty and majesty of Jesus' holy Presence (Matthew 7:13-14).

Let all who have an ear to hear, listen to the Spirit's call to the Bride to purity and holiness. May we bow the knee today with contrite hearts and embrace the Spirit of Grace that cleanses us from our sins and unrighteous acts as we confess them to Christ. May each man, woman, and child be like modern day Josiahs and faithfully pursue holy lifestyles in and for Christ.


Catherine Brown
Gatekeepers
Email: admin@gatekeepers.org.uk


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A Destiny Like David

I am studying the life of David right now and how God started out with his life as a shepherd to the well known King of Israel. I believe in my heart that God has a message for our generation in the lives of the prophets. The major prophets in the bible shows that they all started young. God called and set them a part for a purpose of showing His glory to the nations. For this article, I will share my insight on how God started out with David and what's got to do with him with our destiny. Enjoy!

David's Destiny.

David knew his destiny. He knew from the time he was with the flocks of his father that God has put something bigger than his situation. In his tender heart, God started to put worship in his core. God knew that in order to groom David for his call, He must be wired with him. He was an annointed psalmist as the bible says. A lot of his writings are on the book of Psalms which until today is used to call people to worship Him. No one can ever write something about His creator unless he was connected to him. In all of David's life, He wrote something about what he feels and yet focuses on who God is and what He did in the situation. He was radical in worship. He danced in the streets when the ark of the Lord was returned to Israel. He knew that in God's sight giving all in worship glorifies him beyond what other things he can do for him.

As i reflected with this, i realized that many of us wants to draw near to God but cant consider how we come before him. I started out that way, i didn't know what to do in worship. Later on, coming to him was not as awkward as before. All i needed was practice. I simply worshipped him in my room, singing for him even without the musical instrument. i sang before him with all my heart and soul. I know i dont have that good voice, but the aroma of worship coming from a heart that is open is what God is after. It glorifies him when we give our best in worship, not to let other people see that we are worshippers but of what God sees in our hearts. For when we worship God, our audience is Him and no one else but Him. Years after, when i was ready to sing in front of a crowd, the Lord blessed me to lead our church in coming to Him in worship. He has increased not just my knowledge of him but also the passion to see people raise their hands to worship the one true God in heaven.

David's choices

The fulfillment of David's destiny started when Samuel annointed him as the new King of Israel. He was still a kid back then. He was not as big as his brothers and as skilled as they are but the wisdom and inner strength was there. You would see it that when he was just a kid like us, he has slain a lion and a bear to protect his father's flock. When confronted by Goliath's challenge, He dared to speak that an uncircumcised Philistine has no right to speak badly of God's chosen people. Out of all the warriors in that place, only David was able to see that God was with them. With his heart, He knew that God is on their side. He knew that Goliath was just as big as the antelope in God's sight.

Another thing is of Saul's disobedience, it allowed him to doubt his strength and annointing. Saul was the bravest and tallest among the group when the nation of Israel asked for a king. He was annointed by the Prophet Samuel to oversee and lead the people. Saul failed that one when he was blinded by the things he saw as plunder and brought back it with them. A simple disobedience led him to his downfall. A simple lust took him out to where his destiny is. God took it away from him because his heart was shallow and self-centered.

There are two types of Christians right now. One is whose hearts is set to glorify God whatever and wherever they are. The other is doing everything to have fame, friends and favor. I have experienced both sides and find it hard to be on one side and not in the other. With grace and wisdom, i believe anyone can choose the first. it's not of what we have or who we are that we do things but because of what he did for us. This is one reason that all glory and honour be brought back to Him who gave us the gifts and the favor.

An open heart for the Lord is a courageous heart willing to be used by God even in a dangerous situation. When we allow God to grant us grace to pursue our destiny, we will be able to stand to any giants in our lives and declare victory! God has never given us a giant we can never outwit. His power is known when we accept our weakness and asks the Holy Spirit to equip as for the battle up ahead.

I believe that our generation will be warriors preparing the way of the Lord. We will stand in strategic places of influence together with our fathers. We will be trumpeteers and enlisters of the Mighty army in Heaven.

We will rise before this very hour equipped, encouraged and focused to bring change not just in the spiritual realms but also in our nation itself. God is changing the hearts of this generation. He is changing the mindset from being "I" to "Him". I believe that as we embark on the destiny God has set before us we will lead this movement in a greater zeal to bring the Kingdom of God at hand.

He will use our feeble hands like David to sling away the deception of the enemy. He will use our voices to shout the truth of God's undying victory at the cross. We will shout aloud and sing to break down the walls of deception, greed and lust of this world.

God is raising up his banner for this generation. We will summon as a generation who will pave the way of the fulfillment of His purpose. We will stand as David stood for his destiny knowing that the God who annointed us never fails to bring destiny into fulfillment for his glory and for our victory!

Amen!

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Our Generation's Destiny.

Reviving Passion and Destiny

I believe that God is raising this end time young people for the glory of His name. I always believe in my heart that we have been called to a better purpose, a future solely written in the hands of time. I believe that the time of the wilderness challenge has been over and a new journey has emerged where our gifts, potentials and learning will be of use.

Not long ago, our generation has lost it's passion when we thought we have been brought up by religion. When we think that life is boring under the christian lifestyle. But i believe this mindset has been input in this generation to break the hearts of our parents and God. To arise and fulfill our God appointed destiny we must change our mindset. And when we change our mindset God will bring this into reality to the churches today.God's perfect timing has come when the perfecting of the young saints has come to start and fulfilling His destiny for us will jump start to let the enemy run away in defeat and despair!

Our destiny as a generation

God is breaking off every bondage of the enemy and making a new start of those who have fallen off. God will awaken this generation the desire to serve Him and the passion to worship him. No longer will this generation wait to see what will happen but will act upon the prompting of God's spirit to move from status quo to it's appointed destiny. The destiny God has for us can never be shaken off by the enemy. What God has made for us,no one can break it off!

I believe in my heart that God is raising up a group of young people with the stature like David. David knew his destiny. He knew that when Samuel poured out oil in his head he was destined for favor from the Lord. He knew that the training in the wilderness determines his future. He fought with the lion and the bears with the skilled of an anointed warrior. The fight with Goliath was the starting point of his journey being a shepherd to become the well known King of Israel for ages. Not only was he well known, but God determined it in the scripture to inscribe him as a man after His own heart.

As part of this move, I want to see my generation be like David, to pursue destiny set before us. I believe that God who makes all things new will renew the passion we have to serve him. I know God will do something great for this generation, I know God is seeking the hearts like David. I pray that as God searches the earth, He may find the heart that is willing to be taken and be changed by the ever present power of His spirit. Creating impact not just in their churches, but also in the community and their nation.

God is calling out our generation, will the call be heard and actions be taken? I pray and hope it will be! Amen!

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The Call for a Josiah Revival

"I have read this article on the www.elijalist.com newsletter that i got. it had me wondered if we have the same anticipation for revival as Josiah had in his time. May the words of Steven Fry bless and challenge everyone of us to move with anticipation as we seek God to change the nation of the Philippines..."

THE CALL FOR A JOSIAH REVIVAL

by Steven Fry

Lasting Change or Passing Cloud?

For years, messages promising genuine revival have been sounded--a revival that cannot be explained in terms of man's talents, strategies, or administrative acumen--but can only be explained in terms of God's sovereign power. To that end, prayers have been lifted and great programs pursued. We have seen a measure of revival. And certainly there are hopeful signs that the clouds of a greater outpouring may be gathering on the horizon; one can hear the rumblings of awakening in the distance. Yet at times, it seems that it is a far distance.

There is a story in the Old Testament that tells of one of the greatest revivals ever recorded--a revival that took place during the reign of a teenage king by the name of Josiah.

Josiah was eight years old when he took the throne. At sixteen, he began to earnestly seek the Lord. By age twenty, he launched a vigorous purge of idolatry in the land. His heart burned with passion for God, but the fires of that passion were further stoked by two prophets: Zephaniah, a veteran in prophetic ministry, and Jeremiah, a young voice barely twenty years of age himself. Zephaniah was first on the scene, and his message stirred Josiah. But it was Jeremiah's call to God's people to return to their bridal love for Him, which became the pivotal issue upon which Josiah's reformation turned.

Jeremiah, a celibate prophet, was given one of the most profound insights into the depth of intimacy God desires with His people. To a people flush with an awakened desire for righteousness, the word of the Lord came through Jeremiah with a call to go beyond the mere return to a form of godliness. This message, which is recorded in Jeremiah 2:1-3:5, goes right to the heart.

It was a message that uncovered something in the heart of the nation. They had lost the fire of their "first love" for God. They had not turned their backs on Him, they had just...drifted away. There are two sobering points about this message. First, this sermon was probably preached well after Josiah's reforms were launched. God's people were already turning back to Him. The land had been purged of idolatry, the laws of God fully embraced.

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And that's where Jeremiah's message hits home. This message spoke to the key issue that was going to determine whether Josiah's revival was a "flash in the pan" or whether it would truly transform the nation! Whether it would lead to lasting change or evaporate like a passing cloud.

Second, this message came to a man who was to see full-scale judgment on the people of God. Jeremiah would witness one of the greatest revivals ever recorded. Yet, he was also to endure the total destruction of Jerusalem.

We, too, are living under the shadow of judgment. Ours is a generation whose young are losing their sense of innocence before they even know they've got an innocence! Three-year-olds are robbed of their moral sensitivities by a thirty-second seduction scene in a TV ad aired during afternoon cartoons. When we jade the youngest, it's "Nineveh time." We are ripe for judgment. I suggest that when a nation allows the mind rape of children, a seismic shift occurs in the way God deals with that nation. Like Jeremiah, we may witness both the sizzle of a Josiah-like revival and the severity of God's "mercy."

Jeremiah's message of lost bridal affections is a somber one, and its conclusion resounds in stark contrast to the apparent success of Josiah's initiatives: "You have lived as a prostitute with many lovers--would you now return to me? You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness...You have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to blush with shame" (Jeremiah 3:1-3). One would think that in light of Josiah's passion, God would have given the nation an encouraging prophetic word simply urging them to press on. But instead, Jeremiah receives a divine oracle castigating the nation for its whoring heart. Strong words, especially when seen against the backdrop of such an intense revival. It seems perplexing. It doesn't make sense. Why would God utter such scathing words when things seemed to be going so well? It would be like Billy Graham preaching on the theme "The Prostitution of the Church." Not the kind of message that wins many friends.

But that is essentially what happened with Jeremiah. Why? God saw deep into the hearts of the people. Though He loved them with an everlasting love, though He was indeed their Father, He saw that for all their zeal and passion there was--as we said earlier--something missing. That "something" was a heart that craved intimacy with Him above all else.

The Key to Lasting Revival: Restoring our Marriage with God

The overriding theme in Jeremiah's sermon is unfaithfulness. Again and again, he sketches the picture of marital infidelity to portray Israel's rebellion against God. I believe this model of revival--Jeremiah's sermon sounding a return to marital faithfulness to God, set against the backdrop of Josiah's reforms--is the most pertinent for the American Church. The reason? It accomplishes two things. First, it affirms the fact that the Spirit is at work in Christ's Church. Just as the Word says of Josiah, that no king had set his heart after God as he, so there are hundreds of thousands in America who are fasting and praying, vigilantly standing against satan's assaults.

Winds of renewal have been blowing, and some of the greatest throngs ever gathered have assembled to repent and seek God's face. Many pastors are laboring hard to ground God's people in His Word. Many spiritual leaders are preaching righteousness and mobilizing God's people to stand for His standards. These are days of a spiritual intensity rarely seen in our history. These are days...like those of Josiah. Yet for all his passion--and for all ours as well--God still thundered through Jeremiah, "My people have forsaken Me, the Spring of Living Waters" (Jeremiah 2:13).

Which brings me to the second reason this model is appropriate for us: for all the advances being made, God is after something deeper. He was after it in Jeremiah's day, and He is after it in ours. A sense of reignited mission is not enough; moral outrage over wickedness is not enough; adherence to Biblical standards is not enough.

This young prophet jarred the nation's sensibilities by challenging it to examine its deepest affections. Did the people really love God? Was that reformation a sincere but shortsighted attempt at recovering their moral bearing? National restoration did not go far enough; moral reformation did not go far enough. Jeremiah comes and introduces this model for revival: the restoration of a broken marriage.

As a Church, our marriage to Christ is fraying at the edges. Perhaps this same theme is relevant for us: our marriage to the Lord needs to be restored. The key question for the Church in Philippines (I changed it to our country instead of America) is this: Is Christ truly our first love?

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60 Trends That Will EmergeWith The Full Restoration OfApostles And Prophets

60 Trends That Will EmergeWith The Full Restoration OfApostles And Prophets
By John Eckhardt

INTRODUCTION:
It is imperative that apostles and prophets come into their appointed positions of leadership in the church. These are governmental gifts that have tremendous authority to execute the plans and purposes of God. In order to do this they must be identified and released. When apostles and prophets come into their place, the church will experience great blessing. Individuals must begin to walk in these callings with confidence and boldness. They need to know the functions of their offices in order to execute them faithfully. Clarity and understanding of these gifts and callings will help them to walk in them fully. This includes planting, activating, imparting, and demonstrating the kingdom of God. These gifts need to be confirmed and strengthened. The church will advance and experience great breakthroughs as a result of these gifts coming forth. The saints will experience a new level of perfecting, maturity and release. Fear, ignorance and unbelief will hinder these gifts from coming forth fully. Overcome fear with courage and boldness, overcome ignorance with knowledge and revelation, and overcome unbelief with faith. Apostolic alignment is important in this hour. We must align ourselves with the apostolic and prophetic movement.

The following are 60 trends that I see emerging in the church with the full restoration of apostles and prophets.

1. A greater emphasis of the importance of signs, wonders, and miracles (especially deliverance). This will prevent the church from depending too much on rational, intellectual ways of approaching ministry. (2 Cor.12, Matt.10). Greater demonstrations of the power of God. (1 Cor.2:4)

2. A greater release of revelation and insight into the mysteries of God. Many portions of scripture will come alive and be relevant for this end-times move. (Eph.3, 1 Cor.4)

3. Continue to expand the vision and outreach of the church in order to break complacency, apathy, and limited vision. This includes expanding into new nations and territories. The release of a pioneering (proton) anointing. (1 Cor.12:28)

4. The raising up of new leaders and ministries, confirming, ordaining, and activating new gifts and callings. This will assure a continual supply of new ministries for the expansion of the kingdom. Increase of emerging apostles and prophets mentored by more seasoned apostles and prophets.(2 Tim.2)

5. Enforcement of biblical standards for leadership including elders (bishops). This will help to stem the tide of immorality and bad character in leadership. Standards concerning marriage, family, and divorce will be once again emphasized as a standard for leadership. (1 Tim.3)

6. Establishing the kingdom into new regions and territories through church planting. This includes the release of apostolic, church planting teams. Raising up of Antioch churches that will have a sending and releasing mentality. (Acts 13)

7. Greater emphasis on spiritual warfare, including binding and loosing. Greater authority over territorial strongholds including principalities and powers. (Matt.16, 18)

8. Release of greater grace to handle increased persecution and suffering of the church worldwide.

9. Release of greater boldness to press forward in spite of suffering, persecution, and increased opposition to the message of the kingdom of God.

10. Release of greater resources for kingdom advancement, including finances and human resources. Greater release of missionaries, both long term and short term for the expansion of the kingdom. This includes kingdom businessmen and marketplace apostles. (Acts 4:34-37)

11. Strengthening of existing churches and confirmation of new churches. This will greatly strengthen the church worldwide. (Acts 14:22, 15:32)

12. Releasing and maintaining an atmosphere of liberty in the churches that will be conducive for the moving of the Holy Spirit and operation of the gifts of the Spirit, including prophecy. (Acts 15:10)

13. Contending with heresy and doctrinal divisions that keep the church separated and divided. Defending the truth and preventing apostasy from infiltrating the church.

14. Releasing the saints into their individual destinies and purposes. Releasing churches into their corporate destinies and purposes. Activating believers into their callings and empowering them to do the works of Jesus Christ.

15. Releasing the spirit of faith in believers and assemblies for kingdom exploits. Apostles and prophets help us to believe for supernatural breakthroughs. As power ministers they often operate with the gift of faith and release the spirit of faith. They help destroy and overcome the spirits of doubt and unbelief that hinder the saints from operating in faith. Warning the church against the dangers of unbelief. (Acts 13:40-41)

16. Releasing the fear of the Lord for greater reverence and respect for the things of God. (Acts 5)

17. Greater release of the spirit of prayer and intercession. Increased burden for prayer and intercession. The release of prophetic prayer warriors for regions and territories. Restoration of all night prayer, city wide prayer, watch of the Lord, and corporate prayer. (1 Tim.2)

18. Encouragement of fasting that releases humility and greater grace. (2 Cor.11:27)

19. Encouragement of individuals and churches to embrace a global vision and sending mentality. (Acts 13:47)

20. Emphasis on foundational and important truth that establishes believers in the faith and prepares them to go to perfection (maturity). Rejection of teachings and any emphasis that are not important and do not matter. Bring re-definition to terms and doctrines that have been taught erroneously.

21. Encourage the baptism of the Holy Spirit as the doorway into the supernatural realm and Spirit filled living. Emphasize the importance of utterance including tongues and prophecy, along with impartation and release of these things through the laying on of hands. (Acts 2, 8, 10, 19)

22. Upgrade of churches and regions into present truth. (Acts 19)

23. Creation of new wineskins to receive the new wine that is being released from heaven. Renewing of old wineskins including denominational structures and churches. (Mark 2:22)

24. Bringing reformation and change. Establishing and releasing new models for ministry.(Heb. 9:10)

25. Helping the churches transition into new moves and patterns for ministry. Apostles are raised up during times of transition. (Joshua.1)

26. Help interpret new moves and validate them scripturally. (Acts 2)

27. Changing and shifting spiritual climates over regions and territories causing a new receptivity to the gospel and the things of the Holy Spirit.

28. Relieving and helping the poor, orphans, and widows. A greater release of good works. (Acts 11, Titus 3:8)

29. A greater release of angelic activity through worship. prayer, and utterances (Including apostolic decrees and prophetic declarations). (Acts 12:5-7)

30. Redigging old wells. Re-establishment and restoration of truth that has been neglected or underemphasized.(Gen.26:18)

31. Greater release of judgments against immorality and sin both within the church and society. Pronouncement of judgment upon wicked rulers, governments, wicked religious, economic, and political systems. (Acts 12:23, 13:6-13)

32. Release of greater peace and grace in churches, especially persecuted and suffering churches. (Eph.1:2)

33. Release of greater favor for churches with local governments. (Acts 2:47)

34. Greater multiplication and church growth through evangelism and discipleship. (Acts 6:1,7)

35. Pulling down of strongholds and ideologies including humanism that have kept people from receiving the truth. (2 Cor.10:4)
36. Greater acceleration of the purposes of God worldwide including the fulfillment of bible prophecies and prophetic utterances. (Jer.1:12)

37.Greater manifestation of God’s glory in the church including the manifest presence of God and the restoration of the tabernacle of David. (Acts 15, 2 Cor.3:8).

38. Greater release of the prophetic, including personal prophecy, corporate prophecy, prophetic teams and companies, prophets, prophetic worship, arts, dance, banners, and prophetic teaching and preaching. Apostles will encourage the prophetic in local churches and regions. (1 Cor.14)

39. Greater clarity and understanding of the purposes of God including the Great Commission. (Isa.14:24-27, Matt.28:19-20)

40. Greater unity and cooperation between leaders and ministries in localities.(Eph.4:3)

41. Greater release of women and minorities into ministry and authority. Destruction of spirits of racism and sexism in the church. Smaller nations and people groups being released into their destinies and redemptive purposes. (Acts 2)

42. Greater release of small groups through cell structure releasing more believers to share their gifts with the body. (Acts 2:46)

43. Greater testimony released in the earth including martyrdom.(Rev.12:11)

44. Greater impact and breakthrough into Jewish and Muslim people and those who have been historically resistant to the gospel. Historical and generation rebellion will be confronted by apostolic leaders. (Acts 7:51)

45. Greater breakthroughs into media for the promotion of the gospel, including Hollywood.

46. Greater manifestation of demons, hardness of heart as the demonic realm reacts to the advancement of the church and increased breakthrough. (Acts 16)

47. Restoration of proper government in the church including the restoration of governing presbyteries of apostles, prophets, and teachers. Challenging false government including congregational and episcopal control. (1 Cor.12:28)

48. Greater emphasis on holiness and righteousness in the church. This will help stem the tide of worldliness and carnality. (1 Thess.4:1-7)

49. Greater impartation through the laying on of hands and prophecy. This will accelerate people into their callings and giftings. (Rom.1:11; 1 Tim.4:14; 2 Tim.1:6).

50. Greater unity and team ministry. This will be especially true of apostles and prophets working together to build, plant and breakthrough. Greater understanding of these gifts will help believers walk in them accurately and bring greater blessing to the church. The result will be the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry and the edifying of the body of Christ as all five ministries are released and work together. (Eph. 4:11).

51. Establishment and recognition of spiritual gatekeepers and gateway churches that operate in apostolic authority in cities, regions and territories. (Lam.5:14)

52. Increase of knowledge and breaking of spiritual ignorance and darkness including superstition and idolatry. (Dan.12:4)

53. Greater breakthroughs in inner cities and areas that have been neglected and abandoned. (Isa.54:3)

54. Greater emphasis on justice and righteousness in society. Dealing with unfairness, inequality, racism, and discrimination. (Isa.56:1, Isa.59:4)

55. Greater emphasis on outreach, street ministry, prayer walking. Greater visibility outside of the four walls of the church. (Acts 5:15)

56. Greater encouragement to sell all and forsake all for the sake of the kingdom. More radical conversions and commitment from the saints. (Matt.19:27)

57. Greater release of youth and children in salvation, gifts of the Spirit, and ministry.(Isa.44:3)

58. Greater release of apostles and prophets and more ministers step into these callings being inspired to move into these gifts because of others who have preceded them. The fear and unbelief that have prevented many from walking in these callings will be overcome. The restoration of these gifts means that an abundance of these gifts will be seen in the end-times church. Multiplied thousands will come forth in different cities regions and nations. (Deut.1:11)

59. The church will begin to contend for the faith that was once delivered unto the saints.(Jude 1:3)

60. Continuous revival and refreshing released to the church (Acts 3:19). This is a result of repentance that comes from the conviction of the Holy Spirit. This will precede the coming of the Lord (Acts 3:20). Restoration of all that have been spoken by the prophets. (Acts 3:21)

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THIS IS THE REVIVAL GENERATION!

THIS IS THE REVIVAL GENERATION!
by Matt Sorger

THEIR PASSION FOR GOD STRUCK ME!

Several years ago while attending a week of revival meetings the Lord moved upon my heart in a profound way for this younger generation. One afternoon I was standing in the foyer of the church when two young people approached me. From outward appearances they looked rough with their spiked blue hair and piercings. But when they opened their mouths they were full of love and had the fire of God burning in their hearts. Their passion for God struck me. After talking with them for a few minutes I turned and walked into the sanctuary and suddenly my heart was rent with the heart of God. All I could do was weep as God’s presence swept over me and as the Holy Spirit spoke to me about His plan for this younger generation.

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ARMY

This is a revival generation. There is great destiny about to be unleashed in and through the lives of young people all across the world. This revival will not be limited to one nation. I see God raising up a holy, radical army of young people from among the nations of the world. Recently we were ministering in Mexico with a team of about 65 young people from America and Canada. During the first night of the crusade, the power of God fell on our team of young people in an extraordinary way during the worship time. Many of them were knocked to the floor under the power of God, weeping, laughing, and shaking. It was an extraordinary visitation. One night in the crusade we had our team of young people pray over the Mexican young people and the same anointing and visitation came to them. We even had unsaved teenagers walk in off the street and get saved. God is shaking this younger generation with His presence and power, healing and restoring their hearts, refining them with His holy fire and anointing them to do the works He has destined them to do.

RADICAL FORERUNNERS

God is raising up catalysts who will burn with a holy fire and will ignite a revival of holiness, passion for Jesus and the demonstration power of signs and wonders in the earth. These forerunners will move in the spirit and power of Elijah like John the Baptist of old. They will be used to stir men’s hearts and prepare the way for the coming of the Lord. Whenever God is going to show up on the scene in a significant way He raises up prophetic voices to help prepare the way for His coming. He uses men and women who will co-labor with Him to see the Kingdom of God established on the earth in the hearts of people. One thing I’ve learned is that God uses people. He could choose to fulfill His plan any way He wants to. But in His sovereignty He has chosen to use you and me in the process. He looks for those who will align their hearts and minds with His; humble vessels who seek only to do the will of their Heavenly Father.
Forerunners help prepare the way. They help awaken men’s hearts by the power of the Holy Spirit. They carry a deep conviction and are motivated by a pure desire to see God glorified. Joseph was a forerunner like Elijah and John the Baptist. He was sent ahead of his brothers to prepare the way for their provision. I believe prophetically we are living in a season where God is releasing the Josephs who have been hidden away in preparation for their ultimate calling and destiny. Joseph had a vision and dream of greatness when he was only 17 years old. He caught a glimpse into the awesome future God had for him. But because of the jealousy and envy of his brothers, Joseph found himself moving in what looked like the opposite direction to what God had promised. Rather than rising to greatness he was cast into a pit, sold into slavery, falsely accused, his character defamed, put into prison for years until one day he was released by the decree of Pharaoh. Not only was he released from prison but he was exalted into the very promise God had given him so many years before.

POSITIONED FOR PROMOTION

In one moment Joseph went from the bottom to the top as Pharaoh placed him in a position over all the land of Egypt. Joseph’s promotion came at exactly the right time. Promotion was given because of the supernatural grace and favor of God that rested on him (Gen. 41:38). God’s hand and anointing was on Joseph and no matter how hard things got, nothing could stop the plan of God from being fulfilled. In Gen. 41:41-42 it says “And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.” Then Pharaoh took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand; and he clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.” Joseph was bestowed with great power, authority and influence. In verse 44 Pharaoh also said to Joseph “I am Pharaoh and without your consent no man may lift his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.” Joseph was 30 years old at the time of his promotion (Gen 41:46). Prophetically this is very significant for us today.
There is an army of young people that God is raising up in this hour to carry on the work of the gospel in the earth. There is a transition taking place in the Body of Christ as older generals are passing off the scene such as Derek Prince, Bill Bright and Kenneth Hagen. Like Moses and Joshua, mantles are being bestowed on the younger generation to equip and empower them to help lead the church in to the next millennium. Through his late teens and 20’s Joseph was being prepared by God to lead his nation. Through his times of testing God was actually positioning him for promotion. God was bringing him to the right place at the right time so that he could step into the very purpose God had for him. And that purpose was to bring a great deliverance to the people of Israel during a time of severe famine. God’s favor promoted Joseph to a position of influence where his life would affect multitudes of other lives. Joseph was 30 when this new season began in his life. Jesus was 30 when he was revealed to the earth as the Messiah. The priests in the Old Testament began their priestly duties at the age of 30. Thirty is a significant year and I believe this age marks a generation who will do mighty exploits for God and like Joseph, help bring a great deliverance.

CATALYSTS FOR REVIVAL

The Joseph’s of this generation have been in a great season of hiddeness and preparation. But they are about to come on the scene. I believe we are going to see young people in their 20’s and 30’s arising and doing great exploits for the Kingdom of God. Evan Robert’s was 27 years old when God used him as a catalyst for one of the greatest revivals in history. The Welsh Revival was ignited 100 years ago in 1904. As we have entered 2004, the time has come again for a new awakening in this land. And not only in Wales but throughout the nations God wants to ignite revival fire. Before revival struck Wales Evan Roberts said “I have reached out my hand and touched the flame. I am waiting for a sign.” Long before the fire of God swept through Wales it was ignited in the hearts of young people like Evan Roberts who became carriers of the flame when revival broke out. There are young people now who have such a heart of desperation for God that they will be carriers of that flame.
There will be several characteristics that will mark this new youth movement. Young people will have a radical passion and zeal for the pure manifested presence and glory of God expressed in a lifestyle of continuous prayer, worship and devotion. They will have an uncompromising spirit that will have no inward toleration for sin. They will forsake the pleasures of this world for the greatest pleasure of knowing God. The standard of purity and holiness will be raised up. There will be an outpouring of signs, wonders and miracles like they experienced in the early church. And they will carry a burden for souls that will mobilize and move the church beyond the four walls of a building out into the highways and byways reaching the lost not just with words, but with the love and real demonstration power of God. I recently had a vision of an underground oil well with “2004” written on it. It also had“Mass Miracles” and “Mass Harvest” written on its side. If we continue to press in through prayer and dig, we will receive a fresh anointing for mass harvest and miracles.
I believe the world’s greatest youth revival is upon us. For several years now in America we have been gathering thousands of both old and young alike for massive gatherings of prayer and fasting all across America. The Call, a revolution of prayer and fasting first gathered 400,000 young people in the mall in Washington, DC, America’s capital. Since then the Call has gathered multiplied thousands more all across America in Boston, New York, California, Kansas City and Texas. We’ve just entered another season of transition where the Lord is NOW releasing a divine commissioning to this generation to begin to move forward in the power of the Spirit to see signs, wonders and miracles for the purpose of mass harvest. Revival is upon us! Hearts are being stirred and an army is rising up. Will you be a part of this revival generation? I pray you will hear the call and respond with fullness of heart

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Raising Up Breakthrough Believers

Raising Up Breakthrough Believers
© Dr. Jonathan David 2004

RAISING UP BREAKTHROUGH BELIEVERS
Breakthrough believers raise up breakthrough city churches. The nature of the church
changes because of their lives and spiritual position and input.
The male child in Rev. 12:5-6 (whom I believe can represent the breakthrough believers) are
responsible for :
a. the nourishment of the woman (v. 6)
b. the war in the heavenlies (v. 7)
c. the pulling down of Satanic kingdom (v. 9)
d. the spiritual positioning of the believers to rule and reign (v. 8)
- Satan was not strong enough because we became stronger.
- Satan had no longer a place because we’re found our place in Christ.
e. the manifestation of Christ’s kingdom upon the earth through the complete work of
Calvary (v. 10-11)


I. THE SPIRIT OF BREAKTHROUGH BELIEVERS
Breakthrough believers are PIONEERS in the true sense. They are a different breed from
those who become SETTLERS.
a. PIONEERS BEGIN A NEW MOVE OF GOD
They are not tempted to stay on well established paths of the former generation. They
are flexible and versatile to move in the present day. They do not settle on excuses
and neither accept NO for an ANSWER because of what they are pursuing.
b. PIONEERS CHART THE COURSE FOR THE WHOLE COLONY
They determine how far the next generation of settlers will move or should move.
Their decision affects the destiny of the future generations. They create a momentum
for the settlers to be enveloped by.
c. PIONEERS ESTABLISH LIFESTYLES AND STANDARDS
They form the habit patterns of the next generation. They shape the generation to
come by laying down a lifestyle and structure of society that will absorb the next
generation. Their ideals become the standards for their future society.
d. PIONEERS ARE FAITH PROPOGATORS
They seem to rise above natural and self-limitations to fulfil their dreams. They rise
above human traditions and fears to achieve their goals and ideals. They are high
achievers.
e. PIONEERS ARE VISIONARIES
They have an unshakable hope for the FUTURE. They see the future they want for
the next generation. They have an inner energy of hope that helps them CREATE
THE FUTURE they want. They do not fear the UNKNOWN because they see it as
what it should be. They level out the mountains and fill the valleys until the natural
landscape is according to their spiritual ideals and vision.


II. THE CHURCH HAS 4 TYPES OF BELIEVERS
1. PIONEERS - those who make things happen.
They are always spoiling for action and often put pressure upon the church to move
forward. They keep expanding the borders of church ministry to embrace every
opportunity God’s giving their way. They create a momentum until others are
absorbed into the flow of their vision for the Lord.
2. ENABLERS - those who support things happening.
The pioneers have clarified their hearts and captivated them for action. They will
bring in their talents, time and resources to help fulfil the vision of the pioneers. They
will also encourage others to participate in the move. They are basically exhorters
and ministry of helps.
3. RESISTOR A - those who don’t know what is happening.
These are people who resist because they are ignorant of what is taking place. Things
are happening faster than they want or are ready for. They do not see the whole
picture of what God is doing and their fears and inner limitations are exposed in their
objections to this new thing. They can be won to become enablers if spiritual
understanding is given to them.
4. RESISTOR B - those who will not allow anything to happen.
They oppose change because they do not want to pay the price for change to take
place in their lives. Normally these are people who have settled and have an upper
hand in the situations at present and fear to loose their position through changes that
might take place. Their inabilities to move forward in the present move is covered up
by their strong objections and reasoning. They do not want their comfortable life to
be pressured by spiritual convictions and activities. They do not want anybody to
unsettle their comfort zone.


III. CHARACTERISTICS OF BREAKTHROUGH BELIEVERS
(Text Matt 14:22-23)
1. They are ALWAYS SENT AHEAD (v. 22)
- often sent to pioneer into new grounds, territories
- sent ahead to prepare for a new move
- often faced with loneliness (you are out there by yourself)
- often faced with lack of role models (you are ahead of others)
- often faced the persecution head on (you upset others)
2. They must MOVE WITH STRONG CONVICTIONS OF GOD’S
COMMISSIONING (v. 22)
- the knowledge that it was Jesus who is sending you
- His authority is behind us as we obey
- important to stay true to convictions despite contrary winds and pressure
- this is YOUR DESTINY
3. They must DEAL WITH CROWD PRESSURE (v. 22-23)
Raising Up Breakthrough Believers © Dr. Jonathan David 2004 Page 3
- the ability to move from POPULARITY and FAME to the next step of obedience in
Christ that leads to the straight and narrow path again.
- to become EXTRAORDINARY - move away from majority standards, past
victories and launch into fresh new directions in God.
- when staying with the crowd the temptation to bear the burden of the people instead
of the burden of the Lord’s becomes more pronounced.
4. They will SEE A GREATER MANIFESTATION OF JESUS (v. 26-27)
- different dimensions and nature of Jesus were revealed in this journey compared to
the one on the shores when He fed the 5000 men.
- Ex. 6:2-3 reveals that we need different types of revelation of Jesus to accomplish
different type of breakthroughs.
5. They LEARN BY THEIR GOD-DIRECTED EXPERIENCES (v. 30-33)
- their experiences are based on explicit obedience.
- they learn of God’s ways and His purposes only after their obedience is
complete.
- the purpose of God becomes clearer and properly understood in the time of
experience.
- proper faith development takes place. Exercising faith on a personal level was
different from exercising faith in somebody else’s faith (Jesus) when feeding the 5000
men.
- Jesus took them out of a crowd into a group situation to an individual expression of
faith. Different levels of faith expression.
- Obedience to God helps us to break into new territories with the supernatural power
to heal, deliver and set others free.
- new grounds of evangelism
- new power to influence others because of fresh encounter with Jesus.


IV.CONCEPTS OF ANTIOCH BREAKTHROUGH BELIEVERS
(Text Acts 11:19-22)
1. Raising them TO MOVE UNDER INTENSE PRESSURE
- pressure produces quality in believers (chocolate soldiers who melt in the sun)
- when in training, we push them to break their own fears and limitation and realize
their potentials.
- only those who know their God will do great exploits in the last days of evil.
2. Raising them TO RETAIN THE STANDARDS OF TRUTH they have learnt
- they need to be faithful to truths entrusted to them even when they are not in the
presence of any leadership.
- practising truth believers vs. hearing truth believers. One is of breakthrough calibre,
the other is deceived.
- they did not compromise truth to the situations and persecution.
- finding a way to check church believers if they are living in the standards of truth
taught them.
Raising Up Breakthrough Believers © Dr. Jonathan David 2004 Page 4
3. Raising them TO MOVE INTO PRESENT DAY TRUTHS AND PROGRESSIVE
REVELATIONS.
- Peter was led to minister to the Samaritans (Acts 8) even though they had no
dealings with the Jews.
- Peter was being led by the Spirit to minister to the Gentiles (Acts 10)
- the disciples who were scattered were also moved by the same Spirit to preach to
the Gentiles (Acts 11:20).
- Blessed is the pastor whose congregation is moving on in the things that he himself
is taught by the Holy Spirit.
4. Raising them TO MOVE FORWARD UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF GOD
AND HIS APPOINTED LEADERSHIP.
- first they submitted their lives to God (v. 21) and then they submitted their lives to
Barnabas when he came to Antioch (v. 22-24). Then they yielded to Paul’s ministry
also.
- coming under the hand of God is an essential quality in breakthrough believers.
- they yielded to mature leadership even though they were the ones who pioneered
the Antioch church.
5. Raising them TO INFLUENCE THEIR SOCIETY BY THEIR LIVES.
- Many hearts of those who believed turned to the Lord (turning hearts and face to
seek God)
- had tremendous testimony and grace upon their lives that the news about them
reach the ears of the church at Jerusalem.
- it takes one life to change another.

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THIS CURRENT TIME AND PLACE OF DIVINE TENSION

THIS CURRENT TIME AND PLACE OF DIVINE TENSION
By the Holy Spirit through Mary Lindow
May 1, 2007


THIS CURRENT TIME AND PLACE OF "DIVINE TENSION"
By the Holy Spirit through Mary Lindow


Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm, and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure. For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, Though a man's misery weighs heavily upon him. Ecclesiastes 8:5&6

PULLED AND TESTED, STRETCHED AND RESTRAINED
In all of our lives as believers, we face times and settings where there is a feeling of being pulled and tested, stretched and restrained. Often, during these excruciating events, those who avoid personal character development tend to give unrestrained advice, spiritualized platitudes, and often, trumped up words of so-called prophetic inspiration to help us not suffer so!

As we begin to see that the Lord's plan in all of this we also come to understand that if we are not first hearing His voice, His heart, His word in the matters that are straining us, nothing any man or woman says can bring the ultimate light of clarity and release!

WINTER SPRING SUMMER AND FALL
We all face seasons of change that correspond much like the four seasons we observe yearly. Nothing is more surprising than to have an interruption of what we presume to be what is "Normal" for an earthly expectation in one of those seasons. When a sudden ice storm blows in unexpected in the late Spring and encrusts the tender blooms on fruit trees and garden plants, we are devastated by the loss of not only the blooms, but the fruit it could have produced. It appears as if there has been a cruel storm sent to cause crop failure.


THIS CURRENT SEASON OF DIVINE TENSION.
For many reading this Message, you feel as if you have experienced a "Crop failure", perhaps several, and just cannot take one more aching disappointment. Many hearts have passed their tender agonies to me on paper, in emails and through the telephone.

ANGUISH HAS IT'S OWN PERFUME.
I too have heard the whispers of the voices of darkness try to entice with wearisome words of worry, paranoia and doubting. "Give up!" they say! "What good is this time of shaking doing?" "What possible good can come out of believing that there is something occurring that will bring a fresh advancement when all seems to have stalled or strained?"

And yet, another set of voices would tempt with words of esteem whispering, "Make it happen!" "Proclaim mighty deeds and things to come with fervor, flair and well honed words of impact!" " Use it or lose it!" "Promote, push, and publish!" "It is all yours for the taking!"

Both of these voices come from the subtleties of the soul and well oiled spiritual voices trained by the prince of lies and fleshly impulse.

But. In the midst of these strains and attempts to distract comes a clear undeniable "Divine Tension" that pulls and stretches the heart of the humbled believer.

It calls simply, firmly, and does not lack a depth of confidence and direction. This Presence causes a clash with all that seems to be "the way of man" and will not relent.

THE EARTH IN TURMOIL
It doesn't take very many brain cells to understand that the earth is in upheaval, rivalry, and chaos wherever we look. There is a tangible and penetrating "tension" in the events we are seeing unfold every day. Parallel to this explosion of pure evil and lulling to sleep of many, there is a Divine Course being laid out for those who have come to the end of themselves.


ETERNITY IS IN THE SIGHTS OF THOSE LOOKING TO A KINGDOM YET UNSEEN
The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit have been preparing a bride. This is done only through the shaping tools of heavenly choice. The chisel and hammer have been at times brutal and unflinching, yet, when the soft hand of the Almighty begins to apply the oil of polishing, He does it with His own hand as well. He makes it beautiful in His own timing, even though the Divine Tension seems as if it I might cause us to "snap" under the pressure of His hand, smoothing away the roughness of our thoughts and soul's intents.

Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

HEARING, HONING, HEEDING
The King of all Glory is training those who have been thrust on the altar of fire to Hear from Him as one who strains to catch the song of a bird in distant meadow. It takes training the "spiritual ear" to identify even the slightest of note or sound, however distant, and to learn to silence the sounds and voices of distraction until the "honing in" on the sound, the glorious sound of peace, finally directs and sustains us with all that we hear. And then having drunk deeply of the Voice of the Beloved and Divine Counselor, quickly, without mental filing way of instructions, we move and heed His mapping out of plans for this appointed time.

RISING FROM THE ASHES OF THE REFINING OF GOD
So! Unto those who hear this word from heaven, claming you are one of Heaven's very own, know that you are being formed and fashioned into sober, clean containers, prepared for infilling

My Spirit will fall upon those who are not seeking to lay claim to My voice, but instead HEED My voice and seek My face.

They shall be examples of purity in My Kingdom and will not strive among the self-promoting and "wordy". The broken will be safe in the arms of these who have passed thought the Current Season of Divine Tension and they will restore the devastated.

My "faithful hearts" will not be compelled to build agendas for Me and My Presence, because I will BE the Presence that creates the Manifestations of Glory and Might in the earth without the fanfares of men.

You have been reduced to desperation in order that I might restore you to Inspired Living, in Full fellowship with ME.

Isaiah 61
1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners, [a]

2 to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,

3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD
for the display of his splendor.

Duplication and sharing of this message is welcomed provided that complete source and website information for Mary Lindow is included. Thank You Copyright © 2007 " THE MESSENGER " ~ Mary Lindow www.marylindow.com

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Firebrands...

God is in the search. He is searching for a people whose hearts and minds are set to build the kingdom of God in this world. He is calling out from every tribe, people and tongue a generation whose call is to proclaim the blessings of God and live their lives selflessly until eternity, whose visions are to ignite their generation to run the race and fulfill the destiny of their lives with God.



If you want to be part of that generation, then you are a firebrand. A firebrand is someone or something that spreads fire all across the place, and since God is our consuming fire…then we as Christians, should be firebrands. We should spread fire to the lands of negros oriental!



And being firebrands, we are then to rise up as a prophetic generation. Prophetic in our words, in our actions and in our lives. God has used time and time again people in the bible young people whom God called out to fulfill a particular task for His people…



1. He called out Joshua to lead the people to conquer the promise land.

2. He called David out to become the victor of Israel and later on the well known King of Israel.

3. He called out Daniel from captivity to become the wise adviser of the King of Persia and the next 2 kings after.

4. He called out Samuel when he was just a child to speak in His behalf to the rebellious people of Israel.

5. He called out Stephen in the book of Acts to testify that Jesus, whom the people crucified, was truly the Son of God!



What more can u say about other people…they all started as young as you are and yet created change in the history of this world. God can use you no matter how old you are!



Being young and inexperienced, our mindset has been set to think that we can never do what the older generation does. We are set to think by the enemy that we can do little in God’s kingdom. But it’s the other way around, God who is a God of equal opportunity has set us to be part of the whole body of believers, we are as important and effective as the older generation. We are to run with them, fulfill the great commission with them. We are saved by the same blood of Christ, Filled and directed by the same Holy Spirit and carries in us the same burden our fathers has. We have the same gifts of the spirit and the same character of Christ in us. We are qualified to do that particular task God has set in our hearts to do. Paul’s instruction to Timothy was to “not look down on himself because he is young…”



I believe that God is starting to give visions and dreams to many of you and I pray that God will fulfill that vision in his perfect timing and will. I pray that God will speak forth into your life right now and stand before him to accept your destiny, your call, your purpose to advance the kingdom of God. You are part of the fulfillment of that promise, part of the people who is set apart and part of this prophetic generation He is raising up in this last days.



God wants your heart and mind to this task, He doesn’t need your education or attainment in life. He wants you and your heart only. God has set you where you are for a purpose; He has set you in that particular place to be a firebrand. He will fulfill that purpose in you. He will take you out to the nations of the world to become a testimony of his goodness. He will breakforth in your life blessing, destiny and call to become a prophetic generation. As the Apostle John has heard, “ Those who have ears to listen, should hear what God is saying to the church today…”

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missions for Christ...

God has his heart on reaching the nations for him. it is his heart's desire even in the days after the fall. the great commission was not during the new testament era but it started even before Abraham. When God called Abraham to be set apart, he has this mission for him. His seed will become a blessing to many nations. this is the cry of the father. that is why he has made the covenant irreevocable.

The question doesn't lie whether we are called to be the last leg for the promise to be fulfilled, but is the heart cry of our generation the same as that of God?

I have joined the National Youth Missions Congress and it was a sad reality that there were only a few young people who joined. was it because of finances? i don't belive finances is a hindrance, many times have i proven that...or maybe missions is not our generations' first priority...or perhaps, it lies more deeper in the reality that still, division between denominations and ministries are still on high at competition instead of completion.

in order to fulfill our generation's destiny, we must change mind and set course of fulfilling the great commission. we are called to be world changers,and so should we be. Christ has called and set us apart for the purpose to be the voice in the wilderness, but unfortunately it seems that not many are ready for that call. will Christ's purpose remains supreme when we are set to disregard missions? i hope we dont have such mindset.

i would like to stress out the cat and dog theology in this dillema...

the cat christian always want to join activities that would benefit him alone and would allow him to grow...

while a dog christian has a world view of things, he wants to create impact and challenges people along with him to fulfill what was mandated long ago of the scriptures- go and tell the gospel to the ends of the earth!

this time, it's time to choose whether serving God is like serving him for our own purposes or serving God means serving him because he has done more that we can offer him.

let our mindset be more of the reality of the dog christian rather than the cat...

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