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Prophetic Lifestyle Opens Opportunities

Melissa — You are a representative of heaven during your lifetime. “But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A CONSECRATED NATION, A [special] PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of lookintodistancedarkness into His marvelous light.” (1 Peter 2:9, Amplified) The prophetic lifestyle opens opportunities, timing, and connections. Opportunities: having the ears to hear to be at the right place at the right time for yourself and others. Timing: none of us understand the timing of God because He is working on so many levels. It takes a prophetic lifestyle to see beyond the limited vision of our normal dimensions. It can keep you sane where timing is concerned. Connection: Brings lives together for God team-ups, projects, events, etc. We were never meant to do life alone (1 Corinthians 12:20-21). In this day and age, this way of life is a total necessity for the body of Christ. 

Promise of a Nation Born in a Day

Isa.66:8 — “Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things?
Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be
born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.”
Israel PassoverOn May 14, 1948 Britain withdrew their mandate over Palestine and David
Ben-Gurion announced the formation of the new state of Israel, much to
the chagrin of the Arabs and other enemies of Israel, for a nation was
born in a day in spite of disappointments and delays and misinterpretations
of events for hundreds of years. After the prophecy was given millions of
people went to their graves never seeing Israel become a nation. But you
and I have seen it. Keep holding on to the word of the Lord. It does not fail.
Hab.2:3, Amp — “For the vision is yet for the appointed [future] time It
hurries toward the goal [of fulfillment]; it will not fail. Even though it delays,
wait [patiently] for it, Because it will certainly come; it will not delay.”

Agreeing With God’s Agenda

Kathy — Recently a friend told me of an open vision she had.  Sitting at a red light she saw a thick cloud that was low to the ground.  Suddenly, the air was sucked out of her body as she saw into the cloud to see it was HorsesAngelsWarriorsfilled with angels, warring angels, armed and mounted on horses.  The horses were jumping with nostrils flaring as they anxiously waited to charge into battle.  Overwhelmed by what she was seeing, she cried out and shouted to God, “It’s BIG!  God, it’s so BIG!”  Another friend while praying for the nation also saw an angel army on horseback getting ready to be released.  The vision impacted her, convincing her that God is answering the cries for our nation and what He is doing is far BIGGER than we knew to ask.  There is no telling how many have seen God’s angelic forces positioned for assignment in our behalf, and each of these moments of awareness are prompts for the ekklesia to say, “YES” to God’s agenda!

Our Confidence

As the people of God assemble today may they sing about, testify about, hear about and encourage one ManStandBibleanother about their confidence in their heavenly Father to be and do what He has promised in His never-failing Word. May they decide that they will not move from off of that firm foundation of His Word that will find them confident in the face of any storm or threat knowing that “no matter what the case may be, I know He’s gonna fix it for me.”
Heb.13:6,TPT—“So we can say with great confidence:‘I know the Lord is for me and I will never be afraid of what people may do to me!’”.

Crystalaires Singing I’ve Got Confidence

The Crystalaires singing “I’ve Got Confidence” The Crystalaires: Marty Gabler, Kathy Buchanan Gabler and Alice Gabler Ogilvie recorded “I’ve Got Confidence” (written by Andre Crouch) in 1969. Kathy is singing the lead and playing piano. The Crystalaires opened for Andre on one occasion when he sang in Houston. Marty and Alice’s father pastored Jensen Drive Assembly of God and they sang there every Sunday morning that they were not traveling as a trio and preacher.
Click on the picture of the Crystalaires below to hear “I’ve Got Confidence”.

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Have Been AND Gonna Bring it In

We are bringing in and we are going to bring in a harvest. Satan is going to be kicking himself for being so stupid as to set up our nation to be so fed up with unrighteousness, deceit and chaos. I read a report recently that claims 20% more people are reading the Bible since the outbreak of the virus. Don’t forget the murder MenCarryHarvesthornets and the riot thugs the enemy threw into the battle when he realized the virus wasn’t going to do just what he had planned. People are looking for answers, looking for peace. Since the shutdowns and quarantines came into effect, more people have been spending more time on the internet. I have been contacted by people I haven’t seen in forty years and family members who are looking for hope. Our home church Grace Church in Willis,TX has had parking lot services on Friday evenings. One evening a guy on a motorcycle drove up because he heard the worship team doing a sound check. He stayed for the whole service, raised his hand for prayer and took communion with us. People stopped on the street and listened as we worshipped and prayed and declared over our city and nation. We are set up for awakening, revival, harvest to the glory of the Father through Christ Jesus our Lord.

Creation is Groaning

Kathy — Creation is groaning for people of God to do supernatural things and bring God’s order. Children WalkWaterperceive it early on. It’s in the DNA of their spirit to reach beyond natural to supernatural. That’s why they love video games that take them beyond natural limits. If we don’t teach them to know God, they won’t know they were born to walk on water or heal the blind WHEN it is obedience to Father’s instructions. Rom.8:19,TPT—“The entire universe is standing on tiptoe [i.e., intense anticipation], yearning to see the unveiling of God’s glorious sons and daughters!”

Your True North Will Never Fail You 

Your True North Will Never Fail You
In this 9min.video Marty
encourages us with the fact that Holy Father’s faithfulness in these bewildering times is more certain than north on a compass.

Click on the video below to view.
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Don’t Forget the Harvest

I have seen some videos of harvest coming in. I have seen videos of church services and prayer meetings on downtown sidewalks, of nurses and doctors kneeling in hospitals praying out loud, videos of black people CrowdWalkingloving on white people loving on Hispanics loving on Asians and First Nations people. I have been in meetings with people of various colors and ethnicities and we were loving on each other, laying hands on each other, prophesying over each other because there is a harvest to bring in. Don’t forget the harvest. Don’t get so focused on the immediate concerns and events of your community and nation that you forget about the harvest of souls to be gathered in for the Lord of Harvest. Col.3:11—“Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.”

What we Need Right Now

FloodWaterGateMelissa — God simply does not produce junk.  He didn’t create humanity with only “one shot” to make it a good life, so “you better not mess up” or get sick in the process or “your life is over”.  We have in us what we need right now, at this moment in time, for ourselves AND for our nation.  Dare I even say, for the world.  We have it because we have a relationship with Jesus Christ which opens us up to be a floodgate of Heaven on earth.