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What Is Worthy Of My Focus?

focus cameraWhen God has given us a promise and witness by the Holy Spirit (2Cor.1:22), why then do we get discouraged or give up? The witness has not been removed. It is, however, that we are now looking at and listening to that which we perceive has interrupted or canceled promise.

There seems to exist some perverted rule which says, “That which bullies its way in gets to stay.” Those defeating thoughts and doubts which demand to be considered begin to take the forefront and will eventually replace the words and witness of promise. It is that prophetic gift which comes to remind us that God’s Word holds the highest priority of consideration. We must ask ourselves, “What has priority? What is worthy of our focus? What will destroy promise? What will sustain promise? What will launch me into the season I belong in? And which am I entertaining?”

(This is the last excerpt from Marty’s article “Launching Into A New Era” in Volume 17 Issue 6 of SEEC Magazine. You may read other excerpts by scrolling down this home page at http://martygabler.com)

 

In His Envelope

envelope2May the Lord bless His people today. May they be kept in safety and, LORD, in your envelope of love and favor. May their efforts to get their job done be effective beyond the energy and skill that they put into it because they and their righteous efforts are blessed by the touch of your hand. May they sense the companionship and help of your precious Holy Spirit with everything they face and everyone they must deal with today.

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Rowing Against The Wind

When God gives a promise He gives a witness of the Holy Spirit in our hearts. “He… put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come” (2Co rowing in storm1:22). We allow pressures and delay to smother the witness, of the Holy Spirit, to promise. When we are on our way to the fulfillment of promise and the wind is not at our backs, the tendency is to turn around and go back so that we are not opposed by the wind. Rowing with the wind is much easier than rowing against the wind. But winds of opposition will come from the enemy because he does not want the promise of God to be fulfilled in us. If it is fulfilled in us it will not only revolutionize our lives but it will also bless those around us. It will advance the Kingdom of God. The wind will resist our shifting into a new season.

(This is the fifteenth excerpt from Marty’s article “Launching Into A New Era” in Volume 17 Issue 6 of SEEC Magazine. You may read other excerpts by scrolling down this page and by going to http://martygabler.com)

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We believe that this issue of SEEC Magazine will edify you.

Bid Me Come

That  “BID  me  COME  to  You  on  the  water,” was a cry of DESTINY coming up from Peter’s spirit . . .  An inner YEARNING to do what  JESUS was doing. An inner KNOWING he was born to walk on water.

Feet on waterThat “BID me COME” (Matt.14:28)  is in the heart of all of us. It’s  DEEP calling unto DEEP.  It’s  in  our  spiritual  DNA  because . . .  God created us to be SONS that walk in Dominion.

There is no need for us to live a watered-down version of what God had in mind for our lifetime. The only way we  will  leave a wimpy or skimpy heritage, is if we ignore or suppress  that which is inside us . . .  “LORD,  BID me COME to You on the water.”

I’m obviously no 20-something, so why am I talking about taking dominion at  my age . . Because “BID me COME” will  trump age. “BID me COME” will  trump sickness & disease. “BID me COME” will  trump past failures & defeats. And every disorder we bring into Heaven’s order is the Kingdom of God advancing in the earth.

We were born to walk in the authority that trumps all things. “You don’t understand what I am up against.”    No, I don’t, but I know His “COME ON”  is bigger . . . Besides, when you’re walking on water, it doesn’t matter if it’s 2ft. deep  or 20ft. deep.

(This was taken from the message Kathy spoke at the SEEC Kingdom Conference 3-7-14.)

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Operating On Fore-Gone Conclusions

When Jesus came walking on the water (ruling over the very circumstances plaguing them), “they screamed out with fright” Walking on water(Matt.14:26, Amp) They could not conceive, in this condition, the possibility of Jesus being the one walking on the water. There isn’t even any evidence that they are attempting to bale water out of the boat. They are now operating on fore-gone conclusions and it has left them in nonproductive panic. 

The miracle of provision they had just witnessed (feeding of 5,000+ with 12 baskets of leftovers) was forgotten with their focus on the present negative factors. Their hearts are very troubled and they are very unproductive. Is it more difficult for Jesus to calm wind and waves than it is to multiply a little boy’s lunch to feed 5,000+? Is it more difficult to walk on 300-foot-deep water than to walk on 3-foot-deep water? Has He stopped working miracles because “this is now and that was then”? The same authority and power applied to loaves and fishes gets the same results when applied to wind and waves!

(This is the fourteenth excerpt from Marty’s article “Launching Into A New Era” in Volume 17 Issue 6 of SEEC Magazine)
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Thy Kingdom Affect Environment

city crowdOur Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. If our Father’s will be done on earth–at least–as it concerns me, as concerns my family, as concerns my church–it will affect my environment.

“Thy Kingdom come, they will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matt.6:10)

 

Focused On Facts

Jesus calms stormWhen Jesus told His disciples to go to the other side of the lake, the hard facts the disciples focused on, once out on the water in the storm, were (Matt.14:22-27):  1.) it was night-dark  2.) they were a great distance from land  3.) the boat was beaten by waves  4.) the wind was against them—blowing the opposite direction they were supposed to go. We must beware of reaching a point that we are merely dwelling on just the facts. These may be the present facts but they are not the conclusion of the matter. In the Bible, present facts and final conclusions always looked very different from one another.

(This is the thirteenth excerpt from Marty’s article “Launching Into A New Era” in Volume 17 Issue 6 of SEEC Magazine)

*Dr. Don Crum is speaking today (11a.m. & 7p.m.) at the SEEC Kingdom Conference. Info: https://martygabler.com/ctk-conference

Listen to a short audio track of his message on “Royal Dynasty”:   http://martygabler.podomatic.com/entry/2014-02-12T10_43_08-08_00

His Government Increasing

David wrestle lion“There will be no end to the increase of His government” (Isa.9:7) There is always a point at which the rule of God, the government of God, can increase in our lives and there is always a point at which it can increase through our lives into the environment He has put us in. 

Consider that David advanced from dealing with sheep to dealing with a lion, then to a bear, then to a dysfunctional king, then to Goliath, then to the throne of Israel, then to facilitating the building of the Temple. The Kingdom of God–the rule of God, the authority of God–advanced IN David and then THROUGH him affecting his environment. 

(This is an excerpt from Marty’s message “The Advancing Kingdom” which he brought at the SEEC Kingdom Conference 2014.)

 

“The Kingdom In Action” – Jim Hodges

Jim Hodges2Listen to a short audio file from Jim Hodges “The Kingdom In Action.”
For the 2014 Conference Apostle Hodges says:
“The question is not how much does the Kingdom advance before the King returns.  The question is how much will the Body of Christ pray and participate in the agenda of the Kingdom of God in the culture.  An increasing Kingdom that was prophesied by Isaiah demands an anointed, activated, and fearless people of God”.

To hear audio excerpts CLICK ON THIS LINK:
http://martygabler.podomatic.com/entry/2014-02-05T11_42_39-08_00

To see details of the conference click on:  https://martygabler.com/ctk-conference/

Stop The Negative

How do we, in a time of need, suddenly stop the negative and suddenly begin authoritatively operating in the power of the Throne? stop signHow do we, in a season-shift, push down the troubling aspects of our environment and see what the Father is doing and do what the Father is doing in spite of those elements? We can immediately go to panic, to fear, to flight but our emotional make-up is such that we require a period of time before turning to the positive. I have seen deer in the wild that were perfectly at peace, grazing and resting. But, suddenly, there is a noise and they jump and snort and run. Then they stand around stomping and snorting and looking at each other and looking all around their environment. They eventually settle back down but the operative word here is “eventually.” It only takes one deer to keep the rest from settling back down and all the rest will run and abandon food and rest because of the one. How do we turn it around in our minds? We “be not conformed” (Rom.12:2). We do not allow ourselves to be pressed into the mold of present circumstances. We submit our minds to be transformed by the Word of God. Applied to the correct report, we can renew our minds. If we neglect knowing the intentions of the King for this season of history, we cannot be transformed into the mindset that cooperates with and gets the results of His Kingdom intentions.

(This is the twelfth excerpt from Marty’s article “Launching Into A New Era” in Volume 17 Issue 6 of SEEC Magazine)
Listen to Jim Hodges “The Kingdom In Action” a short audio track: http://martygabler.podomatic.com/entry/2014-02-05T11_42_39-08_00
To see details of the conference click on:  https://martygabler.com/ctk-conference/