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God, Keep our Children While at School

ASChool BooksMay the Lord God move by the power of His Word and His Spirit in schools across America in this school year. May He surround our children with His keeping power and may He raise up from them Daniels, Esthers, Deborahs, Josephs and Davids who impact their environment for the saving of many. “All your children will be disciples of the Lord— I will make peace abound for your children.” (Isa.54:13, CEB)


Controlling Fear

Melissa—We have been controlled by fear, instead of the true intention of God which is freedom from fear that comes through the fear of the Lord.  God is waking us up to what He intends for us. He is waking us up to freedom like we’ve never experienced in our nation or world.  This explains so much.  How can we live in the abundant life John 10:10 talks about if we have a knee bowed in fear of everything at our doorstep? Here’s how the Holy Spirit presented it to me awhile back, “Either you are bowing your knee in awe and reverence to Me or you are bowing your knee in tolerance and submission to everything else.”    
(Melissa will be speaking at DREAMS VISIONS PROPHECY. DVP2022 will be September 9-11, 2022 at Grace Church Willis,TX. For all information go to this link: martygabler.com/dvp2022/)


Counterfeit?

Kathy—Workers of darkness are counterfeiters, but counterfeit shouldn’t be mistaken to mean “NOT REAL.”  Counterfeit money is real and even spendable, but it is not authorized, NOT LEGAL!  Some workers of darkness are frauds practicing trickery to deceive people into believing they have supernatural powers at their disposal, like magicians who learn quick hand tricks or slip through panels to disappear.  Others can actually produce supernatural displays because they have tapped into the spirit realm and (knowingly or not) have agreed and connected their lives to spirit forces of wickedness. So, like Moses, we are not here to deny the power of darkness, we are here to de-fang it and defeat it.


Hearing a Word

As the people of God assemble today may they prepare their hearts to hear the voice of God Most High giving them wisdom to make decisions to live by. May they hear His written Word today and let it be their guideline by which they measure what they hear in days to come. Isa.30:21,Amp—“And your ears will hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way; walk in it, when you turn to the right hand and when you turn to the left.”


Heads-Up

The Lord shall give us many heads-up notices about what is “coming down the pike” in the days ahead. God is sending us help! May you be prepared at all levels by His leading, wisdom, impressions, inklings and words of knowledge. We should expect and be watching and listening for the knowledge and wisdom Father is giving.  Jer.33:3,NLT—“Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.” Prov.4:24-27,TheVoice—“Keep your head up, your eyes straight ahead, and your focus fixed on what is in front of you.  26  Take care you don’t stray from the straight path, the way of truth, and you will safely reach the end of your road.  27  Do not veer off course to the right or the left; step away from evil, and leave it behind.”


Under the Influence

Melissa—We have been under the influence of darkness for years, probably centuries, and it has caused a sleep to fall over God’s people. The enemy is trying to keep us asleep so we will not take our rightful place of dominion over his evil agenda.  We have to choose to either fear God and wake up or fear everything else and stay in a coma, and making the right choice will involve fighting and enduring.  Since this coma-causing darkness has been around way longer than any of us have been alive, it’s not giving up easily.  The battle for awakening is intense and nowhere near over.  You might as well batten down your hatches for at least the rest of the year, but you can be sure it will be worth it.


The Bible and the Works of Darkness

Kathy—God made no bones about how He feels concerning works of darkness.  He considers them an abomination or morally disgusting, and anyone who does such things is detestable to the LORD (Deut.18:12). These abominable works of darkness are spelled out in Deut. 18:10,11,MSG—“Don’t you dare sacrifice your son or daughter in the fire. Don’t practice divination, sorcery, fortunetelling, witchery, casting spells, holding seances, or channeling with the dead.” Yet, in this present darkness, these things are tolerated as part of our culture. Most of them are even in cartoons for children!  


Wisdom in What you Speak

Not everything that comes to mind has to be spoken. Some things that come to us are just for intercession. Find the good. Speak the good. Speak in alignment with the known will of God: The Bible. Look for, search after that which is positive and speak it. Try this: swallow before you respond or, perhaps, you might want to take a deep breath before you speak. In coming months, wisdom in what you speak will save you from what others are being defeated by.
Prov.13:3,Amp—“The one who guards his mouth [thinking before he speaks] protects his life; The one who opens his lips wide [and chatters without thinking] comes to ruin.”  Eph.4:29,Amp—“Do not let unwholesome [foul, profane, worthless, vulgar] words ever come out of your mouth, but only such speech as is good for building up others, according to the need and the occasion, so that it will be a blessing to those who hear [you speak].”


What’s Happening?

Melissa—Do you see what’s happening? The current bombardment we are experiencing is an undeniable wake-up call. We are being harassed with fears of everything from never being able to leave the house because of sickness, to kids never going to school again, to riots, to being fined for absurd restrictions, to being arrested for protecting ourselves.  These are fear tactics that are trying to back us into a corner God never intended us to occupy.  These fear tactics are driven by darkness and darkness uses fear as a means of control.  We have to choose to either fear God and wake up or fear everything else and stay in a coma.


Awakening and the Fear of the Lord

MSG Grace5Melissa—I believe the awakening we have heard about for a decade, and are currently experiencing, is an awakening to the fear of the Lord.  We are indeed headed into not only understanding but living in the fear of the Lord.  I grew up hearing that the fear of the Lord is awe, reverence and respect for God, and it is, but there is still more.  Here’s how the Holy Spirit presented it to me awhile back, “Either you are bowing your knee in awe and reverence to Me or you are bowing your knee in tolerance and submission to everything else.”  

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Melissa is leading worship and speaking at
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September 9-11,2022   Grace Church Willis,TX  936-856-2455


LEAVE OUT THE COP-OUTS

LEAVE OUT THE COP-OUTS—If you spend any time around little children, you will realize that they are champions at excuses for not obeying or completing tasks. If allowed to carry that fall-back into their future without being expected to fulfill requirements put upon them it will result in their failure in tasks and in the proper development of their character.

MPG GraceIt is good to realize our utter dependence upon God as long as we don’t shift it from humble recognition to excuse. (1Ki 3:7)  “Now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king instead of David my father, and I am but a lad [in wisdom and experience]; I know not how to go out (begin) or come in (finish).” (Amp)  That is an expression stating that he had not done what he is now being called upon to do – that he has no experience or knowledge of the matters awaiting him.

Many feel that they do not know how to walk out the remainder of 2022 because the last couple of years have proven to be matters and circumstances that we have never had to walk out before.

Proclaiming not knowing how to begin or end a thing shouldn’t be an excuse but rather an acknowledgement of Who does. Then, if we know Who does know how to begin and end a thing (Isa.46:10), we can yield to Him and His principles of enablement for and completing mandates and making necessary adjustments in preferences, appetites and emotions.

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Marty will be speaking and prophesying at DREAMS VISIONS PROPHECY 2022
September 9-11,2022  at Grace Church Willis,TX   NO FEE


Calling for the Answer

Melissa — When we are calling on Almighty God, we don’t get to determine what the answer must be. That kind of determination is a prescription for indigestion. Why? Because we are working from a very limited soul-perspective of the situation with even more limited soul-solutions. This kind of limitation focuses on the impossible rather than the God of the impossible. He not only sees the problem, but where it came from (possibly from entitlement mindsets passed on through the bloodline?) and He sees the best solution for the complete fix. That right there is the kind of “great and mighty” answer we are truly looking for.


Nights of Weeping – Mornings of Joy

Kathy—In these times of trouble and civil unrest, the path to victory is . . . DAILY.  We are to listen for God’s instructions . . . daily.  We are to continue in the path of calling and purpose . . . daily. We are to trust the Lord with the battle whether it is without or within us . . . daily.  There may be nights of weeping (Psa. 30:5) but joy comes with the morning when the Light reveals His perspective and gets us to effectual prayer and powerful results.  Pray with confidence.  None of us is a victim without recourse.  Each of us can make a difference and be a part of civil war turning into civil victory with our prayers, with our voice and with our vote.

KATHY WILL BE SPEAKING AT THE DREAMS VISIONS
PROPHECY CONFERENCE 2022
Grace Church Willis  September 9-11,2022  No Fee


Getting to the Next Level

God takes us to a NEW LEVEL so we can be more aware, more sensitive, more discerning, more influential, so we can understand more in order that we can be more of an encouragement and blessing. He has been and is equipping us for that NEXT LEVEL of understanding and function. Father wants us to overcome present opposition so we might be prepared to meet the NEXT LEVEL of challenges. Now, and in the NEXT LEVEL, we are casting off doubting and fear and courageously reaching forward to Christ Jesus Who is so graciously reaching out to us. The theme for DVP2022 Sept.9-11 is “Getting to the Next Level”. We will be praying, teaching and receiving to be HEARING at the next level, SEEING at the next level and SPEAKING at the next level.
DVP2022 will be a special gathering where those of like heart will be inspired and equipped to hear their Lord in dreams, visions and prophecy. (See Job 33:15-16; Joel 2:28; Rom.12:6)
All information is at: martygabler.com/dvp2022/


God Equips us for the Weapon Before it is Formed

Melissa—While thinking about recent events I had to deal with, the scripture Isaiah 54:17 “no weapon formed against you will prosper” came up again. This time, however, I saw it differently. I think a lot of times this is used as a defensive scripture when really it is an offensive scripture. God equips us for the weapon BEFORE, not after, it is formed against us. The reason the weapon doesn’t prosper is because He already set countermeasures in place prior to its launch. He already equipped you with everything necessary to walk out of this battle in tact. That, my friends, is an offensive scripture loaded for battle!


Distorted by Darkness

Kathy—Many of the battles we are seeing erupt in our nation are starting from the wars within people because hatred or deception or pride or greed or fear or lust or revenge has divided their heart and conscience.  Here again is the divide and fall principle.  A conscience that is divided has a tainted sense of right and wrong and cannot stand as a moral guide.  Just consider corrupt politicians and fake news media that have divided themselves from truth and accuracy to boldly lie and mouth a weaponized script.  Their consciences have been so distorted by darkness that they call evil good and good evil.  Isaiah 5:20 spells out the results of such subversion:  “Woe (pain or grief) to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!  You accept bribes to let the guilty go free, and you cheat the innocent out of a fair trial.   You will go up in flames like straw and hay.”    


Spread Contagious Hope

As the people of God assemble today may they experience assurance that they have a mandate from Jehovah God to be filled with the Holy Spirit so they can go forth and be witnesses of the resurrection power of Jesus. May they be filled with hope and purpose and go into the coming week with a contagious hope of seeing the display of the mighty hand of Yahweh in the future of their lives and the future of this nation. Acts 1:8—“…you shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and you shall be…”


Mandate Still in Place

OUR MANDATE FROM GOD HAS NOT CHANGED. The mandate is still in place. It has not changed just because there is political turmoil throughout the nation and throughout the world or because there is a natural disaster in several nations at one time. We don’t have to look for a new mandate because it is the same one we have had for a long time (Mt.28:18-20); we just need to begin to give ourselves, our effort and our money to it. We are still supporting missions and investing in our spiritual sons/daughters, still making plans for the future and increasing efforts for the Kingdom. There are people talking about changing their plans and goals for their church because the coming of the Lord is so near. What we best be planning is planning to live like we have never lived for the purposes of God. Perhaps we should put less emphasis on talking about a Savior  and begin to live like we have a Lord Who has left us with a mandate and display that Savior.
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Marty will be speaking at Grace Church Willis,TX Sunday 7-17-22.
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On a New Page

Melissa—You are no longer under subjugation of fear, diagnosis, lack, delay, the past, oppression, depression, or even snares in your bloodline. You’re on a new page of your life. Just know that things are about to get amazing and shift in ways we cannot imagine. This may seem like a crazy thing to say in the middle of a year that is so chaotic but the truth is far more powerful than the lie.  You are free and about to see great and mighty things on a much larger scale.


Things Within Causing Reactions

Kathy—Faults and slips and offenses are issues of the heart that affect how we think and therefore affect how we pray.  The insight here is that since our heart-thinking can be tainted or wrong at times, so can our prayers.  For example, I hate injustice.  That sounds noble and right in itself, but if I am offended by unfairness it is possible that my prayers could stem from hatred of injustice instead of a God-view to resolve  injustice.  Although an injustice is outside of me, the hatred of it is within and sometimes things that are within us cause a reaction instead of a godly response.  With an inner flareup of thoughts and impulses I could easily find myself cursing those involved instead of discerning the root of the matter to confront with effectual prayer.  And hatred could thrust me into war within that damages my health and never even affects the problem.  Prayer from the wrong perspective or wrong attitude is not effectual because it simply does not align with God, and it will not bring a powerful God-result. 


DREAMS VISIONS PROPHECY 2022

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STAGING AND SUDDENLIES

There is a staging going on in the spirit realm. God is processing and placing people and things in proper order so that His purposes are fulfilled by the moving of His hand. What will seem like suddenlies will come into being because of God’s careful staging of the events long before they manifested. Some of the frustration people are dealing with is the lack of their knowledge of what God is doing behind the veil which is beyond their comprehension and beyond their preoccupying worries. Just because we cannot comprehend the actions of an all-wise God while many voices of judgment and despair are speaking, doesn’t mean that this God is inactive or withholding His actions. The whole world was in turmoil while Noah was able to hear God’s preparation plan for his family.


Awake at the Wheel

Melissa—No longer subjugated, deliverance, out from under life-long oppression, finally turning a page—this is all part of the awakening we have been hearing about for a decade.  Awakening is for all of us, not just the unbeliever.  I’m quite excited at the thought of being awake at the wheel now and moving forward with foresight. Hey, this sure will put a halt to wrecks!


Spiritual War and Effectual Prayer

Kathy—Spiritual war requires effectual prayer.  Before James 5:16 talks about effectual prayer and its powerful results, it first says: “Confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed.”  In the previous verse 15, it said the prayer of faith heals the sick. Verse 16 says prayer after confession of your faults heals.  Evidently, verse 15 is healing of the body and verse 16 is healing of the heart (soul).  Verse 16 goes on to say: “The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.” (NASB) “Very strong is a righteous petition, being made effective.” (LITV) That tells us that effectual prayer that gets powerful results is prayer from a healed heart able to pray from a right motive and perspective.