John Belt:
The Heart of the Lamb of God
It is an awe-inspiring thing to think that God came down in the form of a man, Jesus. He came down to our level to rescue us from darkness. Jesus did not come down to promote Himself or start a religion, but to save and deliver mankind from the curse of sin. In this we see God's love manifested through Jesus Christ. He was and is the "perfect man."
Every day Jesus laid down His life to do the will of the Father. He had laid down His life many times before He came to the Cross. His dependency on the Spirit and the Father enabled Him to accomplish the work that He was called to. Because He made Himself a Servant, humbling Himself to serve the Father's plan, He became the Servant of all mankind, ultimately laying down His life as the Lamb of God.
Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so He opened not His mouth.
In our own lives God looks for a certain quality that is rare to find. It is the characteristic of a faith in God that is willing to let go and let Him have the reins. Usually when our faith is most tested is when we are tempted to retaliate or say something we shouldn't. A life yielded to the Spirit learns that there is only one response. That is to respond in prayer to God, allowing Him to fix the situation.
When we live a life connected to the Holy Spirit, there is such an overflow of grace that we automatically respond with the love that God gives. Because our lives are connected there is a reservoir of grace to draw from. If that reservoir is empty, there is nothing to draw from; with this people don't respond to things in a way that pleases God. Jesus knew about this reservoir of grace because He lived a life example for us of how to draw from the Holy Spirit.
Tenderized Hearts
At the same time, there are some who have seared their conscience in some areas of life, having justified their actions over and over. Essentially, they have closed the door to the Holy Spirit in those areas, thus blinding themselves to the truth of how they should really live and think.
In a sense, we have different chambers of our hearts. We choose where we are going to allow God to come and where not. When we choose to justify our actions in certain areas for extended periods of time, that area of the heart hardens, thus closing the door to that chamber, where it makes it more difficult for the Spirit to speak in that area. This would be the searing of the conscience where it no longer seems wrong to do this or that.
For this reason, it is important for us to ask the Spirit to tenderize our hearts to receive the "fullness" of Who Christ is within us, not just the aspects we enjoy to look at. The Father had the entire heart of Jesus to work with, not just a portion. That is why He was able to follow the Father's plan fully. Jesus was entirely man and entirely God, but emptied Himself of the divine attributes, making Himself a man completely dependent on the Holy Spirit to accomplish the Father's work.
The yielded life is essential for us to walk in the fullness of what God has for our lives. He has only good things in store as we empty ourselves of the things we hold on to, allowing Him to have His perfect work within us. In this way, we become partakers in "the Lamb of God" who was slain before the foundation of the world.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The Blood Makes ALL THINGS NEW!
Bobby Conner:
Triumph Over Your Past - and Boldly Face Your Future
God Restores and Refreshes
Dear Believer, we have entered a new season. It is the season of a fresh start! We are in a divinely appointed time of refreshing and restoring Joel 2:25:
"So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; and My people shall never be put to shame."
This is a new day in which you may boldly declare, "Old things have passed away!" (Isaiah 48:6-7).
God Offers Forgiveness
One of the sweetest words in any language is the word forgiven! God promises that even if your sins are red like crimson bright, obvious, glaring, unmistakable they have been forgiven, washed white as snow because of the crimson Blood of Christ (Isaiah 1:18).
Not just a few sins or a handful of mistakes, but each and every betrayal, sin and offense is under the Blood of Christ. Each and every mistake is forgotten and erased. Truly, beloved, it makes no difference how twisted and tangled your life has been or now is: through the shed Blood of Christ at Calvary, God has made all forgiveness and grace abound toward you!
Heaven and earth may pass away, but "His compassions fail not" (Lamentations 3:22). Why? Because Christ Jesus already bore our sins and iniquities!
"Because He poured out His soul unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors, and He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors." Isaiah 53:12
God Forgets Your Past
Through our repentance, God always makes a way to free us from our past. Brothers and sisters in Christ, take this encouragement to heart: do not let your past failures keep you from experiencing your future victories! Remember this vital promise:
"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death." Romans 8:1-2
The Lord has already lavished you with abundant, extravagant forgiveness and grace to empower you to leave behind every single past sin and failure in the days of regret, doubt and fear, the many missed opportunities and failed relationships, the seasons of backsliding and passivity, the detours of the works of the flesh.
As we believe His Word of forgiveness and set our heart to seek the Lord, we will find overwhelming grace and mercies for each day (Jeremiah 29:12-13). Never give up; never give in again to a mindset of guilt and failure (Hebrews 10:35). You were created by your Maker to carry His glory and Presence into a lost and dying world. God has confidence in you (Deuteronomy 28:13). Remember, you are His choice (Ephesians 2:10), chosen for "such a time as this" (Esther 4:14).
God Redeems Your Wounds
Truly, it was by the stripes of Jesus Christ that we were healed (Isaiah 53:5). Take comfort in this, dear Believer: even the wounds that you have suffered will become great avenues of healing. When we are healed from our wounds, then we receive grace for healing others!
We bring Christ's healing and comfort to others in the areas in which we ourselves have been afflicted (1 Thessalonians 5:11).
God Brings Breakthrough!
God is even now releasing divine favor to us for accomplishing great exploits for His glory. In Psalm 84:11 (NLT), we learn how He lavishes His blessings of grace and glory:
"For the LORD God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The LORD will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right."
Even if you have not succeeded in previous days and years, do not lose heart! God is saying, "Try again!" It is time to regroup and try again, knowing that failure is never God's plan (Jeremiah29:11). You will see doors open that were closed to you previously. God is granting breakthrough.
I pray that your entire family will experience the overwhelming love and favor of God as you leave the past behind and boldly take hold of the blessings and promises of God!
Bobby Conner
Eagles View Ministries
Email: manager@bobbyconner.org
Friday, February 1, 2013
Song "Storm" by Lifehouse
The other night as I was crying out to the Lord, i kept saying "If I could just see Your face, I know it will be ok" This song has melted me to tears today. Here are the lyrics:
how long have i been in this storm
so overwhelmed by the ocean's shapeless form
waters getting harder to tread
with these waves crashing over my head
if i could just see you
everything would be alright
if i had to see you
this darkness would turn into light
and i will walk on water
and you will catch me if i fall
and i will get lost into your eyes
and everything will be alright
and everything will be alright
i know u didn't bring me out here to drown
so why am i ten feet under and upside down
barely surviving has become my purpose
cause i'm so used to living underneath the surface
if i could just see you
everything would be alright
if i could see you
this stormness would turn into light
and i will walk on water
and you will catch me if i fall
and i will get lost into your eyes
and everything will be alright
and i will walk on water
and you will catch me if i fall
and i will get lost into your eyes
and everything will be alright
and now everything is alright
everythings alright
how long have i been in this storm
so overwhelmed by the ocean's shapeless form
waters getting harder to tread
with these waves crashing over my head
if i could just see you
everything would be alright
if i had to see you
this darkness would turn into light
and i will walk on water
and you will catch me if i fall
and i will get lost into your eyes
and everything will be alright
and everything will be alright
i know u didn't bring me out here to drown
so why am i ten feet under and upside down
barely surviving has become my purpose
cause i'm so used to living underneath the surface
if i could just see you
everything would be alright
if i could see you
this stormness would turn into light
and i will walk on water
and you will catch me if i fall
and i will get lost into your eyes
and everything will be alright
and i will walk on water
and you will catch me if i fall
and i will get lost into your eyes
and everything will be alright
and now everything is alright
everythings alright
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Jesus Calling and Jesus Today devotional
“Jesus Today” by Sarah Young
Hope for What you DO NOT SEE; EAGERLY wait for it with perseverance. Among the five senses, sight is often the one that people value the most. I created the world gloriously beautiful, and I want you to appreciate beauty when you see it. However, even more beneficial than sight is hope, which is itself a kind of vision. It enables you to see—through the eyes of your heart—things that are NOTH YET. The most stunning example of this is the hope of heaven. Your ultimate destiny is to share in MY GLORY! This is MY PROMISE to you, secured through MY FINISHED WORK on the CROSS and MY RESURRECTION. Practice hoping for things you do not see—both for this life and the next. Ask Me to guide you into hopes and dreams that are in line with My will. Train the eyes of your heart to “see” these blessings, while praying for My will to be done fully and ONLY. Discipine yourself to wait eagerly—with your focus on ME and the longed for outcome. Remain hopeful and expectant as you waith WITH PERSEVERANCE.
If we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance- Romans 8:25
The glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as WE are one.- John 17:22
Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things (we) hope for, being the proof of things (we) do not see and the conviction of their reality. (Faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses) –Hebrews 11:1
“Jesus Calling”- by Sarah Young
I AM YOUR STRENGTH AND SHIELD. I plan out each day and have it ready for you, long before you arise from bed. I also provide the strength you need each step of the way, Instead of assessing your energy level and wondering about what’s on the road ahead, concentrate on staying in touch with Me, My Power flows freely into you through our open communication. Refuse to waste energy worrying, and you will have strength to spare.
Whenever you start to feel afraid, remember that I am YOUR SHIELD, but unlike inanimate armor, I AM ALWAYS alert and active. My Presence watches over you continually, protecting you from both known and unknown dangers. Entrust yourself to My watchcare, which is the best security system available. I am with you and will watch over you WHEREVER YOU GO.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and He helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song, I PRAISE HIM- Psalm 28:7
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?- Psalm 56:3-4
Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. – Matthew 6:34
I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you- Genesis 28:15
Hope for What you DO NOT SEE; EAGERLY wait for it with perseverance. Among the five senses, sight is often the one that people value the most. I created the world gloriously beautiful, and I want you to appreciate beauty when you see it. However, even more beneficial than sight is hope, which is itself a kind of vision. It enables you to see—through the eyes of your heart—things that are NOTH YET. The most stunning example of this is the hope of heaven. Your ultimate destiny is to share in MY GLORY! This is MY PROMISE to you, secured through MY FINISHED WORK on the CROSS and MY RESURRECTION. Practice hoping for things you do not see—both for this life and the next. Ask Me to guide you into hopes and dreams that are in line with My will. Train the eyes of your heart to “see” these blessings, while praying for My will to be done fully and ONLY. Discipine yourself to wait eagerly—with your focus on ME and the longed for outcome. Remain hopeful and expectant as you waith WITH PERSEVERANCE.
If we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance- Romans 8:25
The glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as WE are one.- John 17:22
Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things (we) hope for, being the proof of things (we) do not see and the conviction of their reality. (Faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses) –Hebrews 11:1
“Jesus Calling”- by Sarah Young
I AM YOUR STRENGTH AND SHIELD. I plan out each day and have it ready for you, long before you arise from bed. I also provide the strength you need each step of the way, Instead of assessing your energy level and wondering about what’s on the road ahead, concentrate on staying in touch with Me, My Power flows freely into you through our open communication. Refuse to waste energy worrying, and you will have strength to spare.
Whenever you start to feel afraid, remember that I am YOUR SHIELD, but unlike inanimate armor, I AM ALWAYS alert and active. My Presence watches over you continually, protecting you from both known and unknown dangers. Entrust yourself to My watchcare, which is the best security system available. I am with you and will watch over you WHEREVER YOU GO.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and He helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song, I PRAISE HIM- Psalm 28:7
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?- Psalm 56:3-4
Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. – Matthew 6:34
I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you- Genesis 28:15
His Presence is INTENSE
I got this today and was so stirred as i remember all the times He has drawn near to me. I must admit it makes me long to be in my glorified body knowing that this body can't contain the fullness until we all attain it.
Here is the e- mailed message:(Have an amazing Day with Daddy today)
Francis Frangipane:
The Intensifying Presence
We all know the unrepentant world is destined for the Great Tribulation, but as far as the living, praying Church is concerned, if we continue to climb toward the standard of Christlikeness, prior to the rapture there will be a season of great glory for true Christians.
In support of this holy goal, let me submit to you an encounter I had with the Lord in 1973. I was pastoring a small church in Hawaii and had been in a month of intense prayer and extended fasting, a time of drawing near to God. At the end of this period, I found myself awakened during the night by a visitation of the Lord. It was not as though I saw His physical features; I saw His glory and was overwhelmed by the intense fire of His presence. Immediately I was like a dead man, unable to move so much as a finger. Spiritually, however, my consciousness was heightened beyond anything I have known since. I was like one of those "living creatures" in the book of Revelation with "eyes around and within" (Revelation 4:8).
With my "inner eyes" I saw the truth about my personal righteousness. Recall, I had been in prayer and fasting; I felt good about myself. Yet suddenly the flaws in my life became unbearably vivid and utterly sinful. My iniquity was not as something I occasionally committed but as something I perpetually was. I saw many times when I could have been more loving or kind or sensitive. I also saw how selfish nearly all of my actions were.
Yet for all that was dark within me, I felt no rebuke from the Lord nor condemnation. No voice came from Heaven to convict me of my wrongs. The only voice condemning me was my own; in the light of His presence, I abhorred myself (Job 42:6, KJV).
Without any buffer of self-justification or deceit, I saw how far short of His glory I truly was. I knew why mankind needed the Blood of Christ, and no amount of personal attainment in and of itself could ever make me like Jesus. In the most profound way I understood that only Christ could live like Christ. God's plan was not to improve me but to remove me so that the Lord Jesus Himself could actually live His life through me (Galatians 2:20). In His indwelling would rest my hope of becoming like Him.
Outwardly, with "eyes around," I realized that the electrified atmosphere I felt in my bedroom was actually being broadcast from a very distant reality. Yet, though distant, the emanation of Christ's presence was like a burning fire upon my consciousness. A great procession of heavenly beings was descending through a night sky; I knew that this was a glimpse of Heaven coming to Earth.
In the forefront were angels of every class and order, each group in a splendor all its own. About a third of the way back was the Lord, and behind Him were innumerable saints. Yet I could not see into the depth of the Lord's glory, for those following Him had become part of His being.
The Lord was not only coming to judge the Earth but to fill this world with His glory. Let me repeat that, even though the Lord was far away, the radiance of His presence was a living fire upon my consciousness. The energy was almost painful.
Then, without warning, the procession came closer, not just to me but to our dimension. It was as though a mark in time had been crossed. Instantly I was utterly overwhelmed by the intensity of the Lord's presence. I felt that I could not – no, not for another moment – bear the increase of His glory. It was as though my very existence would be consumed by the blast furnace of His radiance. And in the deepest prayer I have ever uttered, I begged the Lord to return me to my body. Instantly, mercifully, I was cocooned once again in the familiar world of my senses and my bedroom.
What it Means
Night passed into dawn and I rose early, dressed, and went outside. With each step, I pondered the vision. The Lord brought my attention to the sun as it ascended above the eastern horizon. As I looked, I saw parallels between the radiance of the sunlight and the glory of the Lord. I realized in a new way that "the heavens are telling of the glory of God" (Psalm 19:1).
I saw that even though the sun is 93 million miles from the earth, we feel its heat and live in its light. It is inconceivably far away, yet its energy is also here. It warms us and in its light our life exists. So also the expanse of the Lord's presence emanates from His glorified body in Heaven. Physically He is distant, yet at times we actually feel the out-raying of His presence here; we are, in truth, warmed by His love. The glory of Christ, like the out-raying of the sun, is "safe" as long as He remains distant from us in Heaven.
But imagine if, with each successive decade, the sun were to steadily move closer to the earth. Radiation, heat, and light would increase dramatically. With each stage of its approach, the world as we know it would radically change!
So also will this world change spiritually as the person of the Lord Jesus and His Millennial reign draw near. The radiance of His presence will increasingly pour into the spiritual realms surrounding our world. And not only the "powers of the heavens will be shaken" (Matthew 24:29; Hebrews 12), but the very world as we know it will experience dramatic changes.
If the sun drew closer, the increasing heat and light would soon be all we would think about. While the righteous are experiencing "glory and honor and peace" from His presence (Romans 2:10), the same glory will cause terrible "tribulation and distress" to the unrepentant world (verse 9). The wicked will cry to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us." From what? "the presence" of the Lord (Revelations 6:16).
Those hardened in sin will either find grace and repent or their hardness will deepen like Pharaoh's. Yet the same sun that hardens the clay also melts the butter. So as the Lord draws nearer, the prayer of the righteous will be, "Fill us with the presence of the Lamb!" The presence of Christ will be all that fills our minds. Those who love Him will experience the increase of His pleasure; they will taste the nectar of Heaven. Whether we are for or against the Lord, everyone's mind will be flooded with thoughts about God.
As it is written,
"For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze," says the Lord of hosts, "so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. But for you who fear My name the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall. You will tread down the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day which I am preparing," says the Lord of hosts. Malachi 4:1-3
Simultaneously two events will manifest on earth, they will be the result of one, eternal source. The same increasing presence that causes wrath to descend upon the wicked will cause God's glory to be seen upon the righteous. For we who fear the Lord, the "sun of righteousness" will rise with healing in its rays.
This message was adapted from a chapter in Pastor Frangipane's book, The Days of His Presence.
Francis Frangipane
Ministries of Francis Frangipane
Email: francis1@frangipane.org
Here is the e- mailed message:(Have an amazing Day with Daddy today)
Francis Frangipane:
The Intensifying Presence
We all know the unrepentant world is destined for the Great Tribulation, but as far as the living, praying Church is concerned, if we continue to climb toward the standard of Christlikeness, prior to the rapture there will be a season of great glory for true Christians.
In support of this holy goal, let me submit to you an encounter I had with the Lord in 1973. I was pastoring a small church in Hawaii and had been in a month of intense prayer and extended fasting, a time of drawing near to God. At the end of this period, I found myself awakened during the night by a visitation of the Lord. It was not as though I saw His physical features; I saw His glory and was overwhelmed by the intense fire of His presence. Immediately I was like a dead man, unable to move so much as a finger. Spiritually, however, my consciousness was heightened beyond anything I have known since. I was like one of those "living creatures" in the book of Revelation with "eyes around and within" (Revelation 4:8).
With my "inner eyes" I saw the truth about my personal righteousness. Recall, I had been in prayer and fasting; I felt good about myself. Yet suddenly the flaws in my life became unbearably vivid and utterly sinful. My iniquity was not as something I occasionally committed but as something I perpetually was. I saw many times when I could have been more loving or kind or sensitive. I also saw how selfish nearly all of my actions were.
Yet for all that was dark within me, I felt no rebuke from the Lord nor condemnation. No voice came from Heaven to convict me of my wrongs. The only voice condemning me was my own; in the light of His presence, I abhorred myself (Job 42:6, KJV).
Without any buffer of self-justification or deceit, I saw how far short of His glory I truly was. I knew why mankind needed the Blood of Christ, and no amount of personal attainment in and of itself could ever make me like Jesus. In the most profound way I understood that only Christ could live like Christ. God's plan was not to improve me but to remove me so that the Lord Jesus Himself could actually live His life through me (Galatians 2:20). In His indwelling would rest my hope of becoming like Him.
Outwardly, with "eyes around," I realized that the electrified atmosphere I felt in my bedroom was actually being broadcast from a very distant reality. Yet, though distant, the emanation of Christ's presence was like a burning fire upon my consciousness. A great procession of heavenly beings was descending through a night sky; I knew that this was a glimpse of Heaven coming to Earth.
In the forefront were angels of every class and order, each group in a splendor all its own. About a third of the way back was the Lord, and behind Him were innumerable saints. Yet I could not see into the depth of the Lord's glory, for those following Him had become part of His being.
The Lord was not only coming to judge the Earth but to fill this world with His glory. Let me repeat that, even though the Lord was far away, the radiance of His presence was a living fire upon my consciousness. The energy was almost painful.
Then, without warning, the procession came closer, not just to me but to our dimension. It was as though a mark in time had been crossed. Instantly I was utterly overwhelmed by the intensity of the Lord's presence. I felt that I could not – no, not for another moment – bear the increase of His glory. It was as though my very existence would be consumed by the blast furnace of His radiance. And in the deepest prayer I have ever uttered, I begged the Lord to return me to my body. Instantly, mercifully, I was cocooned once again in the familiar world of my senses and my bedroom.
What it Means
Night passed into dawn and I rose early, dressed, and went outside. With each step, I pondered the vision. The Lord brought my attention to the sun as it ascended above the eastern horizon. As I looked, I saw parallels between the radiance of the sunlight and the glory of the Lord. I realized in a new way that "the heavens are telling of the glory of God" (Psalm 19:1).
I saw that even though the sun is 93 million miles from the earth, we feel its heat and live in its light. It is inconceivably far away, yet its energy is also here. It warms us and in its light our life exists. So also the expanse of the Lord's presence emanates from His glorified body in Heaven. Physically He is distant, yet at times we actually feel the out-raying of His presence here; we are, in truth, warmed by His love. The glory of Christ, like the out-raying of the sun, is "safe" as long as He remains distant from us in Heaven.
But imagine if, with each successive decade, the sun were to steadily move closer to the earth. Radiation, heat, and light would increase dramatically. With each stage of its approach, the world as we know it would radically change!
So also will this world change spiritually as the person of the Lord Jesus and His Millennial reign draw near. The radiance of His presence will increasingly pour into the spiritual realms surrounding our world. And not only the "powers of the heavens will be shaken" (Matthew 24:29; Hebrews 12), but the very world as we know it will experience dramatic changes.
If the sun drew closer, the increasing heat and light would soon be all we would think about. While the righteous are experiencing "glory and honor and peace" from His presence (Romans 2:10), the same glory will cause terrible "tribulation and distress" to the unrepentant world (verse 9). The wicked will cry to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us." From what? "the presence" of the Lord (Revelations 6:16).
Those hardened in sin will either find grace and repent or their hardness will deepen like Pharaoh's. Yet the same sun that hardens the clay also melts the butter. So as the Lord draws nearer, the prayer of the righteous will be, "Fill us with the presence of the Lamb!" The presence of Christ will be all that fills our minds. Those who love Him will experience the increase of His pleasure; they will taste the nectar of Heaven. Whether we are for or against the Lord, everyone's mind will be flooded with thoughts about God.
As it is written,
"For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze," says the Lord of hosts, "so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. But for you who fear My name the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall. You will tread down the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day which I am preparing," says the Lord of hosts. Malachi 4:1-3
Simultaneously two events will manifest on earth, they will be the result of one, eternal source. The same increasing presence that causes wrath to descend upon the wicked will cause God's glory to be seen upon the righteous. For we who fear the Lord, the "sun of righteousness" will rise with healing in its rays.
This message was adapted from a chapter in Pastor Frangipane's book, The Days of His Presence.
Francis Frangipane
Ministries of Francis Frangipane
Email: francis1@frangipane.org
Thursday, January 24, 2013
The Daily Cross
Lately I've been going through a lot of battles. A lot of times when you're going through things people may not understand you and I am learning that that is okay. God has a perfect timing for everything and in all things God is still good and he is still God and I'm still not. Anyway I have an excerpt from a book called "The Pursuit of God" by A W Tozer That has brought me some comfort in what I have been going through inside. I yearn for Gods children to rise up and be who they are called to be. That starts with me!! Hallelujah! To the cross we go daily. Though none go with me still I will follow!
Everything in the New Testament accords with this Old Testament picture. Ransomed men Need no longer pause in fear to enter the holy of holy's. God wills that we should push on into his presence and live our whole life there. This is to be known To us in conscious experience. It is more than a doctrine to be held; it is a life to be enjoyed every moment of every day. ...
Similarly, the presence of God is the central fact of Christianity. At the heart of the Christian message is God himself waiting for his redeemed children to push into conscious awareness of his presence. That type of Christianity which happens now to be in the vogue knows this presence only in theory. It fails to stress the Christians privilege of present realization. According to its teachings we are in the presence of God positionally, and nothing is said about the need to experience that presence actually. ..
What hinders us? The answer usually given, simply that we are 'cold' will not explain all the facts. There is something more serious than coldness of heart...
What is it? What but the presence of a veil in our hearts? The veil not taken away as the first veil was, but which remains they are still shitting out the light and hiding the face of God from us.
Self is the opaque vale that hides the face of God from us. It can be removed only in spiritual experience, never by mere instruction. We may as well try to instruct Lipper see out of our system. There must be a work of God in destruction before we are free. We must invite the cross to do it's deadly work within us. We must bring our self – sins to the cross for judgment. We must prepare ourselves for an ordeal of suffering in some measure like that through which our Savior past when he suffered under Pontious Pilate.
Let us remember that when we talk of the rending of the veil we are speaking in a figure, and the thought of it is poetical, almost pleasant, but in actuality there is nothing pleasant about it. In human experience the veil is made up of living spiritual tissue; it is composed of the sentiment, quivering stuff of which are whole beings consist, and to touch it is to touch us where we feel pain. To tear it away is to injure us, to hurt ass into make us believe. To say otherwise is to make the cross no cross and death note death at all. It is never fun to die. To rip through the dear and tender stuff of which life is made can never be anything but deeply painful. Yet that is what The cross did to Jesus and it is what the cross would do to every man to set him free.
Let us beware of tinkering with our inner life, Hoping ourselves to rend the veil. God must do everything for us. Our part is to yield and to trust. We must confess, forsake, repudiate the self – life, and then reckon it crucified. But we must be careful to distinguish lazy' acceptance' From the real work of God. We must insist upon the work being done. We dare not rest content with a neat doctrine of self – crucifixion. That is to imitate Saul and spare the best of the sheep and oxen.
Insist that the work be done in very truth and it will be done. The cross is rough and it is deadly, but it is effective. It does not keep its victim hanging there forever. There comes a moment when it's work is finished and the suffering victim dies. After that is resurrection glory and power, And the pain is forgotten for joy that the veil is taken away and we have entered in actual spiritual experience the presence of the living God.
Everything in the New Testament accords with this Old Testament picture. Ransomed men Need no longer pause in fear to enter the holy of holy's. God wills that we should push on into his presence and live our whole life there. This is to be known To us in conscious experience. It is more than a doctrine to be held; it is a life to be enjoyed every moment of every day. ...
Similarly, the presence of God is the central fact of Christianity. At the heart of the Christian message is God himself waiting for his redeemed children to push into conscious awareness of his presence. That type of Christianity which happens now to be in the vogue knows this presence only in theory. It fails to stress the Christians privilege of present realization. According to its teachings we are in the presence of God positionally, and nothing is said about the need to experience that presence actually. ..
What hinders us? The answer usually given, simply that we are 'cold' will not explain all the facts. There is something more serious than coldness of heart...
What is it? What but the presence of a veil in our hearts? The veil not taken away as the first veil was, but which remains they are still shitting out the light and hiding the face of God from us.
Self is the opaque vale that hides the face of God from us. It can be removed only in spiritual experience, never by mere instruction. We may as well try to instruct Lipper see out of our system. There must be a work of God in destruction before we are free. We must invite the cross to do it's deadly work within us. We must bring our self – sins to the cross for judgment. We must prepare ourselves for an ordeal of suffering in some measure like that through which our Savior past when he suffered under Pontious Pilate.
Let us remember that when we talk of the rending of the veil we are speaking in a figure, and the thought of it is poetical, almost pleasant, but in actuality there is nothing pleasant about it. In human experience the veil is made up of living spiritual tissue; it is composed of the sentiment, quivering stuff of which are whole beings consist, and to touch it is to touch us where we feel pain. To tear it away is to injure us, to hurt ass into make us believe. To say otherwise is to make the cross no cross and death note death at all. It is never fun to die. To rip through the dear and tender stuff of which life is made can never be anything but deeply painful. Yet that is what The cross did to Jesus and it is what the cross would do to every man to set him free.
Let us beware of tinkering with our inner life, Hoping ourselves to rend the veil. God must do everything for us. Our part is to yield and to trust. We must confess, forsake, repudiate the self – life, and then reckon it crucified. But we must be careful to distinguish lazy' acceptance' From the real work of God. We must insist upon the work being done. We dare not rest content with a neat doctrine of self – crucifixion. That is to imitate Saul and spare the best of the sheep and oxen.
Insist that the work be done in very truth and it will be done. The cross is rough and it is deadly, but it is effective. It does not keep its victim hanging there forever. There comes a moment when it's work is finished and the suffering victim dies. After that is resurrection glory and power, And the pain is forgotten for joy that the veil is taken away and we have entered in actual spiritual experience the presence of the living God.
Monday, January 21, 2013
The Glory of the Latter House shall be greater than the former...
I believe that many people have been going through shaking in their lives because God shaking everything that can be shaken. I, for one, have not handled the shaking extremely well, BUT GOD Knows exactly what He is doing And I trust Him. He is our Glory and THE lifter of our heads. HIS LOVE NEVER FAILS! Anyway, This morning I get an email from Elijah List and I want to share it with you. We all know that our nation needs a turnaround. I believe it when The Lord said the Glory of the Latter house shall be greater than the former. God will move and shake and do what needs to be done to get our attention sometimes BECAUSE HE LOVES US. He said "ALL THINGS work together for the good of those who love HIM and are called according to HIS purposes"-Romans 8:28. OUR PRAYERS ARE NEVER IN VAIN. He will ALWAYS come through! HE IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH in times of trouble! Our nation MUST turn back to OUR MIGHTY GOD! Here is the word from Elijah List:
Word For the Year 2013: "The Year of Spiritual Revolution!"
Revolution: (Rev'-a-loo-shen)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary: a sudden, radical, or complete change; also a radical and pervasive change in society and the social structure, especially one made suddenly.
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. Matthew 11:12
Revolution Caused Freedom To Ring
Our nation was founded by wise, brave leaders who decided to start a country free from tyrannical rulers and oppression. America has those grass root values as our foundation.
The Lord clearly told me that we are going back to the basics of the spirit of spiritual revolution which gave birth to the United States of America, founded as "one nation under God." This nation's birth came at a great cost, yet it was nothing like the cost of Calvary's Cross for our spiritual freedom.
Society lost its moral and guiding compass to be a godly nation to serve idols of pleasure rather than the heart of our Father. In 2013 we will begin returning to the heart of our founding fabric – a revolt from spiritual and moral oppression to a passionate, intimate relationship with God and true spiritual freedom.
Jesus Was the Lead Revolutionary Pioneer of His Day
This spiritual revolution will not just be sparked by the results of the darkness that many people recognize is around us (wickedness, corruption, and idolatry), but will also be caused by the core reason of religious rules forced on those who are supposed to be fulfilled by the New Covenant of Love and Great Grace! In 2013 the true Bride of Christ will have eyes and ears opened to the need for purity and allow God to prepare us for the coming of Jesus Christ.
We will see the youth crying out for the truth that only Jesus Christ can offer through a grace-based relationship. The spiritual revolution we will experience, starting this year, is an ever-increasing violent faith-attack against "religious spirits."
The real spiritual revolutionary war is the kingdom of darkness against the Kingdom of God! We will trust God with great faith knowing God always wins! It's a spiritual revolution that will help bring us into the purpose of God for our lives and completely expose evil in 2013.
The Glory of God In 2013 Will Expose and Deal With Evil In High Places
But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light." Ephesians 5:13-14
• The Bride of Christ will awaken, eyes of the spiritually blinded will open, ears will finally hear, and yokes of complacency will break at the altar of God's great grace.
• God will reveal all evil in high places hidden in the dark; they will be exposed to the pure light of God and the enemy will be blinded.
• We will see millions of young people running into the great love of God for a passionate, intimate relationship.
The Lord is raising up leaders to demonstrate by God's Holy Spirit and Word that God will supernaturally "turn the enemy at the gate"!
He will be a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, a source of strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate. Isaiah 28:6
For thus says the LORD of hosts, "Once more in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea also and the dry land. I will shake all the nations; and they will come with the wealth of all nations, and I will fill this house with glory," says the LORD of hosts. ..."The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former," says the LORD of hosts, "and in this place I will give peace," declares the LORD of hosts." Haggai 2:6-7, 9 (NASB)
...Then Haggai said, "That is how it is with this people and this nation," says the LORD. Everything they do and everything they offer is defiled... I will overthrow royal thrones and destroy the power of foreign kingdoms. I will overturn their chariots and riders. The horses will fall, and their riders will kill each other." Haggai 2:14, 22 (NLT)
We can certainly expect to see natural and spiritual shaking in our nation and in every part of this land until America returns to our spiritual roots and a passionate love for God. The Lord God will do the shaking, and what remains is His forever.
Holy Fear and Awe of God Is Returning To His People
We are about to experience the greatest move of God this world has ever seen. This will be marked as a season of the apostles combined with the prophetic movement to produce the most unstoppable force of God with signs, wonders and miracles ever seen by humans. We are not moving indoors, but instead this move of God will be taken outdoors and on the streets.
There will be a resurgence of great outdoor meetings. People will begin to gather in parks, public meeting places, houses of prayer, and will worship God without ceasing. For this mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit, true worshippers and hungry hearts will come to public meetings and not be able to leave. Many people will be filled with the anointing of Holy Ghost fire, and mighty miracles will happen before the eyes of the world!
• Media will finally film the miraculous, showing this nation and the world God's amazing miracles.
• Children's camps will spring up in rural places and the youth everywhere will demonstrate unprecedented prophetic gifts, miracles, signs and wonders.
• Apostolic and prophetic teams will travel across America and the world; we will see nations turn to God in a day.
• Many occult workers will be invaded by the light of God's glory and be won over to Jesus Christ.
• There will be many spontaneous outpourings of God's Spirit.
What the Enemy Meant For Bad, God Is Turning For Good
As far as I am concerned, God turned into good what you meant for evil. He brought me to the high position I have today so I could save the lives of many people. Genesis 50:20
When America seemingly chose the plan of evil over the plan of God, I asked the Lord for a word, and He clearly said to me, "It is not over yet; I am not through with America!"
This is going to be a year that initiates the greatest spiritual turnaround our nation has ever experienced! Just like with Joseph's life, the past experiences taught us that God brings good from evil for those who trust and love Him. Trust the Lord now and experience the greatest breakthrough and a new life in God like never before. It is not over for America yet! The true Bride of Christ will be purified, blessed and prepared for Jesus' return.
John Mark Pool
Word to the World Ministries
Email: MarkandSandyPool@aol.com
Word For the Year 2013: "The Year of Spiritual Revolution!"
Revolution: (Rev'-a-loo-shen)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary: a sudden, radical, or complete change; also a radical and pervasive change in society and the social structure, especially one made suddenly.
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. Matthew 11:12
Revolution Caused Freedom To Ring
Our nation was founded by wise, brave leaders who decided to start a country free from tyrannical rulers and oppression. America has those grass root values as our foundation.
The Lord clearly told me that we are going back to the basics of the spirit of spiritual revolution which gave birth to the United States of America, founded as "one nation under God." This nation's birth came at a great cost, yet it was nothing like the cost of Calvary's Cross for our spiritual freedom.
Society lost its moral and guiding compass to be a godly nation to serve idols of pleasure rather than the heart of our Father. In 2013 we will begin returning to the heart of our founding fabric – a revolt from spiritual and moral oppression to a passionate, intimate relationship with God and true spiritual freedom.
Jesus Was the Lead Revolutionary Pioneer of His Day
This spiritual revolution will not just be sparked by the results of the darkness that many people recognize is around us (wickedness, corruption, and idolatry), but will also be caused by the core reason of religious rules forced on those who are supposed to be fulfilled by the New Covenant of Love and Great Grace! In 2013 the true Bride of Christ will have eyes and ears opened to the need for purity and allow God to prepare us for the coming of Jesus Christ.
We will see the youth crying out for the truth that only Jesus Christ can offer through a grace-based relationship. The spiritual revolution we will experience, starting this year, is an ever-increasing violent faith-attack against "religious spirits."
The real spiritual revolutionary war is the kingdom of darkness against the Kingdom of God! We will trust God with great faith knowing God always wins! It's a spiritual revolution that will help bring us into the purpose of God for our lives and completely expose evil in 2013.
The Glory of God In 2013 Will Expose and Deal With Evil In High Places
But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light." Ephesians 5:13-14
• The Bride of Christ will awaken, eyes of the spiritually blinded will open, ears will finally hear, and yokes of complacency will break at the altar of God's great grace.
• God will reveal all evil in high places hidden in the dark; they will be exposed to the pure light of God and the enemy will be blinded.
• We will see millions of young people running into the great love of God for a passionate, intimate relationship.
The Lord is raising up leaders to demonstrate by God's Holy Spirit and Word that God will supernaturally "turn the enemy at the gate"!
He will be a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, a source of strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate. Isaiah 28:6
For thus says the LORD of hosts, "Once more in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea also and the dry land. I will shake all the nations; and they will come with the wealth of all nations, and I will fill this house with glory," says the LORD of hosts. ..."The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former," says the LORD of hosts, "and in this place I will give peace," declares the LORD of hosts." Haggai 2:6-7, 9 (NASB)
...Then Haggai said, "That is how it is with this people and this nation," says the LORD. Everything they do and everything they offer is defiled... I will overthrow royal thrones and destroy the power of foreign kingdoms. I will overturn their chariots and riders. The horses will fall, and their riders will kill each other." Haggai 2:14, 22 (NLT)
We can certainly expect to see natural and spiritual shaking in our nation and in every part of this land until America returns to our spiritual roots and a passionate love for God. The Lord God will do the shaking, and what remains is His forever.
Holy Fear and Awe of God Is Returning To His People
We are about to experience the greatest move of God this world has ever seen. This will be marked as a season of the apostles combined with the prophetic movement to produce the most unstoppable force of God with signs, wonders and miracles ever seen by humans. We are not moving indoors, but instead this move of God will be taken outdoors and on the streets.
There will be a resurgence of great outdoor meetings. People will begin to gather in parks, public meeting places, houses of prayer, and will worship God without ceasing. For this mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit, true worshippers and hungry hearts will come to public meetings and not be able to leave. Many people will be filled with the anointing of Holy Ghost fire, and mighty miracles will happen before the eyes of the world!
• Media will finally film the miraculous, showing this nation and the world God's amazing miracles.
• Children's camps will spring up in rural places and the youth everywhere will demonstrate unprecedented prophetic gifts, miracles, signs and wonders.
• Apostolic and prophetic teams will travel across America and the world; we will see nations turn to God in a day.
• Many occult workers will be invaded by the light of God's glory and be won over to Jesus Christ.
• There will be many spontaneous outpourings of God's Spirit.
What the Enemy Meant For Bad, God Is Turning For Good
As far as I am concerned, God turned into good what you meant for evil. He brought me to the high position I have today so I could save the lives of many people. Genesis 50:20
When America seemingly chose the plan of evil over the plan of God, I asked the Lord for a word, and He clearly said to me, "It is not over yet; I am not through with America!"
This is going to be a year that initiates the greatest spiritual turnaround our nation has ever experienced! Just like with Joseph's life, the past experiences taught us that God brings good from evil for those who trust and love Him. Trust the Lord now and experience the greatest breakthrough and a new life in God like never before. It is not over for America yet! The true Bride of Christ will be purified, blessed and prepared for Jesus' return.
John Mark Pool
Word to the World Ministries
Email: MarkandSandyPool@aol.com
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