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Call Unto Me

Melissa Gabler — During a time of ministry at a meeting a revered Prophet told me, “Read Jeremiah 33:3 everyday and watch what happens.” It’s certainly not an unfamiliar passage, but perhaps one that is easily forgotten in the midst of all the hustle, bustle and chaos. So, here you go (in 3 versions for impact):
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” Jer. 33:3 KJV
“Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.” Jer. 33:3 AMP
“Call to me and I will answer you. I’ll tell you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own.” Jer. 33:3 MSG.

Grit and Grime of Experience

KATHY GABLER–It is hard to see eternal purpose through the grit and grime of experience. So, our spirits have to be renewed, and that starts with cleaning life’s grime off the windows. That’s why David prayed in Psalm 51, “Create in me a clean heart, [send your window-cleaning presence!] O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” A steadfast spirit is a spirit that circumstances cannot bully, that emotions cannot control and that experiences cannot defeat. (v.11) “Don’t cast me away from your presence and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit.” (NAU) A willing spirit is a spirit that is willing to try again, that is willing to believe again and that is willing to hope again.

Opportunities Not Taken

Marty Gabler—There are those who have had opportunities but, because of hesitancy, they were not taken. There are some who had opportunities, but they were thwarted. It was like “bad weather”, and a heavy cloud over a launching pad preventing the launch. The rocket was fueled and ready to go, but a “weather-front” just moved in and prevented it getting airborne.Some opportunities were smothered out by more important people, taking their opportunities, and some were smothered by unexpected events. The whirlwind of circumstances keeps taking its toll and keeps preventing, BUT God moves in the middle of that kind of stuff before it even shows signs of dissipating! ”The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and will by no means clear the guilty. The Lord has His way in the whirlwind, and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.” (Nah.1:3,Amp)

Change to Align

Kathy Gabler–The thing about seeing Thy Kingdom Come is that it carries the order and priorities of God, even if that shocks or contradicts or shakes current theology, current cultures, current belief-systems or even our interpretation of “Church”. Those three words, Thy Kingdom Come, give God access to every level of our lives that must change to align with His Kingdom. Just as He sent the Last Adam, the Redeemer to bring His original intent and order of the garden into reach once again, so He intends to bring our core values into His original intent and order. That will mean major shaking in our thinking, in our conditions, in our priorities and in our earth . . . as it is in heaven.

The Lord Break Through Every Barrier

Marty Gabler–As the people of God assemble today, may they find the Lord Most High breaking through every barrier to their hearts and minds and even dividing asunder of soul and spirit. May the Lord break through every barrier of disappointment, every barrier thrown up to protect ourselves after we were hurt, every barrier of resolve where we have decided not to be vulnerable to others again. (Lk.1:78, Msg) “Through the heartfelt mercies of our God, God’s Sunrise will break in upon us, 79 Shining on those in the darkness, those sitting in the shadow of death, Then showing us the way, one foot at a time, down the path of peace.”

Enablement Beyond Who we Are

Marty Gabler–There are people who need you, O Lord. They need to be strengthened, encouraged, equipped and comforted. Give us enablement that is beyond who we are, what we know and what we can do so that they may be edified and impacted to the degree you want them to be.
“So then, as occasion and opportunity open up to us, let us do good [morally] to all people [not only being useful or profitable to them, but also doing what is for their spiritual good and advantage]. Be mindful to be a blessing, especially to those of the household of faith [those who belong to God’s family with you, the believers].” (Gal.6:10, Amp)

Gates in Our Fences

Kathy Gabler—While praying, I heard the Spirit of the Lord say He is going to put gates in our fences.  There is new ground He wants us to take that is beyond our fences, beyond our norms, beyond our paradigms, beyond our limitations and beyond our traditions.  He’s going to open new things to us and open us to new things.  I know the Bible says there is nothing new under the sun, but sometimes we forget our God is not under the sun.  Besides that, just getting past misbeliefs can be a whole new world for us.  Going through a new gate is getting to change, getting to new horizons and getting to fulfillment, and its journey starts with a new thought that touches the future.

The Light Shines in the Darkness

Marty Gabler—This is the day the Lord has made so…   I will rejoice and be glad because the Lord is shining His light on everything that concerns us so that we may know what we are facing and how to address it.  Jn.1:5,ESV—“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”    Job 25:3 “Is there any place where His light doesn’t shine?”