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Get Trouble off the Porch

Kathy Gabler—Condemnation will make it almost impossible for us to be corrected. Correction requires trusting someone else’s decision or opinion. Correction requires being willing to change where necessary. Trust in God will get trouble off the porch.(Ps.37:39) Trust is a guard against condemnation.(Jn.5:24) Trust will overcome your past.(Ps.34:2) Trust is a weapon that defeats condemnation.


Next Stage, Next Phase

In speaking of Getting Ready for the Next Level it would behoove us to consider some basic meaning in that title. NEXT LEVEL: next step, next move, following step, what follows, next on the list, next stage, next phase, what comes next, follow-up, further action, future action, next in order. Getting Ready: Faith, stepping out, moving toward (not satisfied with status quo, with where we are, with just letting things bump along as is), not the same old attitude; not staying in the same rut. Ex.14:13-16,Amp—“Moses told the people, Fear not; stand still (firm, confident, undismayed) and see the salvation of the Lord which He will work for you today. For the Egyptians you have seen today you shall never see again. 14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace and remain at rest. 15 The Lord said to Moses, Why do you cry to Me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward!”  The time is ripe for going forward to the next level, to that which beckons us onward to victory.


Shedding of Cycles

MELISSA—In giving some thought to 2023, we might do well to think about the intense nature of the end of this year not being a foretelling of hardship to come in 2024, but rather the shedding of the things that have kept us bound to cycles of failure.


Upheaval of Norms

KATHY—Judah was upset as their idolatrous and corrupt lifestyle was shattered, but they faced an even greater threat from another direction at the same time. A cunning enemy, an Assyrian Commander who fully intended to take them captive, used their upheaval of norms as the moment to undermine their confidence in their king Hezekiah and more importantly, their God!  He taunted them saying, “You obviously have no hope of divine help!” And they couldn’t argue with that since King Hezekiah had already cleared out their collection of gods, proving all their gods were powerless and disposable (2Kings 18)! Sennacherib reminded them that the Assyrians had taken over country after country and none of their gods had done them any good.  Added to that, any hope they might have had of Jehovah God’s help took a nose dive with the fall of the “SNAKE on a STICK!” Judah was shaking in their boots. Taking advantage of that moment, the crafty Assyrian put them to the question: What justifies your confidence that you can beat us?  


Compassionate Prayer


Picking up Prayers

In coming days (and in the coming year) we will be allowing Holy Spirit to stir our memory, our compassion, our passion, our stewardship. The stirring of Holy Spirit will challenge us and direct us to pick up prayers from the past that we have laid down and no longer pray. The various reasons, the discouragements and impatience that have caused us to just lay them down will begin to fade like the morning mist and we will again sense the burden/urgency, love and compassion we once did. 1Thess.5:17—“pray without ceasing”. 1Pe.3:12,TPT—“For the eyes of the Lord Yahweh rest upon the godly, and his heart responds to their prayers. But he turns his back on those who practice evil.” Acts 17:16, KJV—“Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.”


Exciting Time

MELISSA — It really is an exciting time, even though it may not look like it, because we have entered a new era. Let’s look a little closer at what this means.  Merriam Webster defines “era” as: “a memorable or important date or event, especially one that begins a new period in the history of a person or thing, a stage in development.”  When I read this definition, that last part jumped off the screen, “a stage in development”.  So, I looked up “development“: “1. An unfolding; the discovering of something secret or withheld from the knowledge of others; 2. The unraveling of a plot.” Oh my! We have been in the midst of an “unraveling plot” our entire lives! I am basing the time span of the past era on the life of Dr. Billy Graham.  There were several words out there that the death of Dr. Graham would mark significant change, and that is when I knew we were truly in a new era.  So, for most of us we have been in this “stage of development” all of our lives.  God has been developing the Kingdom here on earth throughout the past era and we are about to see what He has been doing.


Weapons of Accusation

Kathy Gabler—Weapons of accusation hit when we are addressing basic needs like the need to be loved, affirmation or security. I pray God stir us up to stop forfeiting destiny because of legal technicalities. We must get out of the witness stand and step down from the judge’s bench. Instead, let’s go to the Real Judge’s chambers and crawl up into His lap and trust His love to bring us to His Righteousness and Grace.(1Co4:4)


Forget None of His Benefits

This is the day the Lord has made so…. I will bless the Lord and forget none of all His benefits—One of them being: He has forgiven all my iniquities.  Ps.103:3a “Who forgives [every one of] all your iniquities,”


This Life is Meant to be Epic

MELISSA— It’s our time to be who God intended us to be.  First things first, however. Let me clarify.  A prophetic lifestyle does not mean you have to be a prophet. The office of prophet is designated by God and recognized by the 5 fold ministry.  We are all capable of living a prophetic lifestyle without being a prophet. This really is an epic life we are meant to live. Don’t ignore it. This life is meant to be epic!


Legalism and Condemnation

Kathy Gabler—Accusation and condemnation flooded into man’s thinking in such abundance that the devil and people rarely have to lift an accusing finger at us. We have such intricate lists of what is good and what is evil, that we accuse and condemn ourselves without even looking for a lawyer. The problem with this legalistic lifestyle is that we assume our shortcomings are more powerful than the Christ that lives in us. 1Jn.3:19-20,Amp—“By this we will know [without any doubt] that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart and quiet our conscience before Him 20 whenever our heart convicts us [in guilt]; for God is greater than our heart and He knows all things [nothing is hidden from Him because we are in His hands].”


A Rich Heritage

A RICH HERITAGE
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On a ranch in West Texas Marty Gabler reads Scriptures and prays for victory.
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Challenged to be Light and Salt

As the people of God assemble today may they receive the challenge of Holy Spirit to be baptized with fire and power as they stand and face the challenges of culture and living in an atmosphere of unrighteousness. May they worship Him Who has already overcome the world and may they yield to His molding and shaping so that they are able to go forth challenged but not intimidated, mandated but not without Holy Spirit power to be light and salt. Matt.5:13-16,Msg—13 “Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? You’ve lost your usefulness and will end up in the garbage. 14-16 “Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.”


What Things Appear to Be

There are so many changes and so much opposition to truth that everyone is readily calling things what they appear to be to them in the moment, in the season that they have to deal with them. Some may even be sticking certain labels on things, people and events out of fear that they may have to deal with them at some point. Much is changing and it is partly because we have gone through a portal in time and will not be able to force society and culture back into molds of the past. Some of the things we readily label out of past paradigms may be the fledgling beginning of new opportunities for the glory of God. A tadpole doesn’t look anything like a frog and that thing that comes out of an eagle’s egg doesn’t even resemble the beautiful creature gliding effortlessly on the wind a 1,000 feet above the mountain tops.


Train Them Up

MELISSA—God bless the parents and grandparents of the Alphas to train them up in the way they should go! You don’t have kids? You don’t have grandkids? Well, according to Isaiah 54, you better “enlarge your tent because the children of the barren one will be more than the married one” We have work to do, and we have a generation to lead into victory! Hey, I don’t mind holding pacifiers while they take down the enemies of our God.  The days ahead are going to be epic, full of wonder and miraculous. Who would have ever imagined that God’s vengeance would be little ones defeating Molech?


Weapon of Condemnation

Kathy Gabler—The most successful weapon of satan is condemnation, making believers feel unworthy to be equipped. Turn his weapons on him! When he comes at you with accusations of being unequipped, declare it good news because when we are weak, God is strong and He will get the job done through us. Make that accusation heated fuel to propel you forward. (Js.5:13-16)


Believe Anyway

Believe anyway! The enemy of your soul is going to attempt to discourage you and lie to you in some form. He will try to tell you that your believing is a waste of time and is foolish; will try to convince you that it is useless to believe for victory, for fulfillment of dreams, for wellness, for success in walking out your destiny. A major weapon he uses on everyone is: even if others have received what they believed for and even if they weren’t perfect, what they believed for isn’t available to you. BUT GOD!: Mk.9:23—Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”  Rom.4:20-21—“He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, 21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.”


The Alphas God is Raising Up

MELISSA—Over the last couple of years I have noticed how children’s personalities and mannerisms are fascinating and beyond their years.  Their intelligence level is a bit on the scary side! They pretty much come out of the womb knowing how to operate technology, and for the most part there is a level of fearlessness that can send a chill up your spine.  There is just something extra about them.  I did some research on the current generations and the ones that born 2010 through 2025 are called, (are you ready for this?) Alpha.  Come on!  Alpha is a new beginning.  The Alphas ARE the arrows in the hand of the Warrior (Ps.127:4; Deut.32:42; Nah.1:2)!


BELIEVE ANYWAY

BELIEVE ANYWAY
Scriptures for Morning Victory #45
Marty Gabler reads Scripture and prays for victory.
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Possible to Reach God’s Intentions

Kathy Gabler — On the day of disobedience in the garden, Adam and Eve knew their behavior contradicted their relationship and their righteousness, so they hid. Nothing was neutral or innocent anymore. From that day on everything fell short of God’s intentions. Thousands of years later Jesus came to restore and made it possible to reach God’s intentions again. (1Co.15:22)


Power to do

As the people of God assemble today may they worship the Lord of promise and stand unfailingly upon His unfailing Word. May they encourage one another and pray for one another to stand firm. Rom.4:20-21—“But he did not doubt or waver in unbelief concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong and empowered by faith, giving glory to God, 21 being fully convinced that God had the power to do what He had promised.”


What God has Started

What God has started cannot be stopped. (Isa.46:10) “Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:”


Drink of the River

DRINK OF THE RIVER
Scriptures for Morning Victory #44
Marty Gabler reads Scriptures and prays for victory.
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In the Driver’s Seat

Melissa —You can take your rightful place in the driver’s seat by forcing fear out.  Ask the Holy Spirit to point it out, then you replace it with truth.  You replace fear with God’s original intent for your life, thoughts of peace to give you an expected end (Jer. 29:11).  This is not necessarily an overnight change, it takes time.  It’s a process well worth it, but you can still be an agent of change in the middle of your process.  How? By listening to the Father and doing/saying what He tells you (John 5:19).