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Power of the Air

KATHY GABLER—I asked to understand why the power of the air could get to and maintain such a fierceness  of warfare in a particular region I had been praying over.  I heard the words, “10 layers” and then I realized  this power had been steadily gaining and reigning for decades, and the powers that be, those residing rulers of darkness in this region, have tenure.  The air has been repeatedly conditioned as men’s choices, acts and decisions have remained “under the influence.”  However, Goliath, no matter how big he grew was born to fall, and no matter how many opponents he fought on the way, the confrontation with David was his appointed demise.  God’s “due time” appointments involve the intersection of time, place, circumstances and specific people.  It is obviously due time for God’s order to prevail in the atmosphere of that region.  That explains why the warfare has peaked to a crisis turning point.  Decades of decisions and their results over that region are being set up like dominoes, poised for knocking down.


Each Person Completely Whole

MARTY GABLER–As the people of God assemble today, may they believe and declare miracles of healing over one another. May each person suffering an illness walk out of the assembly of the people of God completely whole.  ”One of those days, as He was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting by, who had come from every village and town of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was [present] with Him to heal them.” (Lk.5:17, Amp)


Fear is Inferior

MARTY GABLER—Everything we fear operates on the authority of a government that is inferior to the government and King of the Kingdom of God.  “…He is the promised Anointed One, the Supreme Authority!” (Lk.2:11b, The Voice)  “He… taught people the truth of God. God’s kingdom was his theme—that beginning right now they were under God’s government, a good government!” (Matt.4:23b, Msg)  “All governments are under God.” (Rom.13:1a, Msg)  “and you have been given full life in union with him. He is supreme over every spiritual ruler and authority.”(Col.2:10, GNT)


The Right Questions

Melissa Gabler — We can ask the right kind of questions that lead down a path of deliverance, healing, and action.  When we ask the right questions we are able to hear the answers we need.  When we ask fear-based questions we have already come to the wrong, statistic-based, society-experienced conclusions.  These soulish conclusions make it really hard to hear a Spirit answer.  So, a good place to start asking the right question is to ask the Holy Spirit, “What questions should I be asking about this situation?” He will tell you, and most of the time these questions carry the answer in them.  The right questions are a key to unlock doors and chains.  The right questions give you the right perspective.


FIGHTING WISELY

KATHY GABLER—FIGHTING WISELY— Discerning the intent of a particular weapon can reveal a strategy for its defeat.  An example is that many weapons seem personal when you are actually one of many being targeted.  An individual can get overwhelmed by being caught in the crossfire of a bigger, corporate target.  Like the Untouchables, who were governmental agents caught in the crossfire between the purpose of a nation and the corruption trying to undermine it, they took personal hits but the war was much bigger than the individuals. Their mandate or calling and purpose put them in the crossfire. In addition to persevering in spite of their personal hits, the strategic elements that made the Untouchables untouchable, or undefeated, were purity of motive, skill, and corporateness,


As the Deer Pants for the Water

MARTY GABLER—As the regal deer ran with all his strength, he eventually outdistanced the four-legged hunters that hungrily pursued him. Finding a pleasant water brook shaded by great oaks, he slowed his pace and drew in deep breaths of fresh air while his racing heart pounded vigorously in his ears. Though still cautious and though very weary, he lowered his head to the cool, life-giving liquid and drank his fill.

No doubt, the Psalmist had witnessed just such a scene in the wilderness and had, himself, been relentlessly pursued by a crafty foe. He identified with being winded and with the threat of pursuit as well as with the deep desire for only that which can satisfy and renew the whole being. We join the deer and the Psalmist and turn our thirst to the only One who can satisfy and refresh us who have been pursued. For today, we shall continue resolutely on our journey, having been refreshed by The Living Water of life.  Ps.42:1,NKJV— “As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.”


You Crown the Year

MELISSA GABLER — “You crown the year with your bounty, and your paths overflow.” (Ps. 65:11 AMP) “Crown” here is the Hebrew word “atar”. It means to encircle for protection. So, we really are tiptoeing into something big this year and we are protected as we approach our reveal. And let’s just top it off, “Your paths overflow” says this year is marked with abundance. The biggest fight we have at this point is truly believing our God is as good as He really is!


Identity, Affirmation and Boundaries

KATHY GABLER—None of us outgrow the need for identity, affirmation or boundaries.  If  they are  met, they help us to be healthy mentally, emotionally, physically and relationally.  If they are not met, they set us up for sabotage.  Since none of us had a perfect family life growing up, we have all been sabotaged to some degree and had conflicts with self-image that left our self-worth in doubt, or vice versa.  And we have all faced embarrassment or failure regarding our self-government.  So, it is no private scar since everyone’s mirror (self-image) gets whacked in life.  Sometimes it is even our own doing; but how we respond after the fact is the crucial matter.  If we continue to only look at a cracked reflection, a marred, fragmented person; that will keep us from agreeing with the way God sees us and keep us from lining up with God’s intentions for our life and future.


Admonish One Another

MARTY GABLER—As the people of God assemble today, may they habitually admonish and encourage one another concerning the faithfulness of God in these days and may they have a heart to habitually assemble so that others may be edified.  “Not forsaking or neglecting to assemble together [as believers], as is the habit of some people, but admonishing (warning, urging, and encouraging) one another, and all the more faithfully as you see the day approaching.” (Heb.10:25, Amp)


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Trust is a Principle of the Kingdom

Melissa Gabler–Trust is a principle of the Kingdom. God knew what He was doing when He created it. It’s life bearing, abundant life bearing. How beautiful it is that the principles of God are set in place to provide the John 10:10 abundant life for all who live them. He gave us a map for life. Check this out, Psalm 84:12 (AMP) “O Lord of hosts, How blessed and greatly favored is the man who trusts in You [believing in You, relying on You, and committing himself to You with confident hope and expectation].” Yes, that is beautiful. But check out the rest of Psalm 84. It literally lines out what a life looks like that trusts God. Vs. 4 “Blessed and greatly favored are those who dwell in Your house and Your presence; They will be singing Your praises all the day long. Selah.” Blessing and favor follow those who trust. Vs. 6 “Passing through the Valley of Weeping (Baca), they make it a place of springs; The early rain also covers it with blessings.”


Weapons Within

KATHY GABLER—WEAPONS FORMED WITHIN:  Realizing that trouble is not always just a common venture of life, but rather a customized weapon, can be the first challenge in the war of embracing promise.  It is easy for pain and problems to demand our focus and become a pattern and a norm, so it is essential that we realize our patterns and norms themselves can be weapons formed against us.  Our own life issues can snare us over and over as they cycle through our lifetime.  It is essential that we recognize weapons so we can make conscious efforts to defuse them.    


From Burdened To Rest

MARTY GABLER—Moving From Burdened To Rest—Rest is not giving up and flopping down on the ground. And after kicking and screaming until we are worn out, then lying in a puddle of tears while God, in bountiful pity, puts all the puzzle pieces in place just as we prefer them. “Rest” is not sitting down and doing nothing. After recent disappointing events in this nation, it is not time to pray less or stop praying. We must not stop assembling ourselves, must not stop giving, must not stop shining. It is time to pray more, assemble ourselves more, give more and shine more. “Arise [from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you—rise to a new life]! Shine (be radiant with the glory of the Lord), for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you!” (Isa.60:1) “Rest” is responsibly acting in the authority we have been given; our rest is that “I know (perceive, have knowledge of, and am acquainted with) Him Whom I have believed (adhered to and trusted in and relied on), and I am [positively] persuaded that He is able to guard and keep that which has been entrusted to me and which I have committed [to Him] until that day. (2Tim.1:12) Rest is not inactivity but activity couched in a holy confidence in spite of circumstances.  “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.” (Matt.11:28)

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Things we Have Lived With as “Normal”

MELISSA GABLER—Demon doctrines have been around for a very long time and most of it we have just lived with as normal. A lot of it gets passed down from generation to generation through others’ experience and old wives tales. The intention behind all of this is to get us to embrace the mixture as truth so it can affect our lives, health, family, finances, etc. and take us out. The reason why we are on the enemy’s hit list is because the evil ones want to rule earth and keep God’s plan of Kingdom dominion from happening. God’s plan is for Kingdom dominion to happen through us and that is why the fight and opposition is so fierce – ALL. THE. TIME. This whole life that we have is about God’s glory and His purposes, “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)


Knowing God Will Have the Last Word

KATHY GABLER—Our God said  that  He would give us peace, the unshakeable knowing that God will have the last word on every matter!   Peace is the mark of a mature son of God.  It is not only possible to view every struggle and opposition in life as the next advance, the next opportunity to take spoils and prosper, it glorifies God to do so!  We can put on our Ephesians 6 boots of peace daily.  We can sleep in those boots and get up ready to walk over every obstacle!


Leave Different

MARTY GABLER—As the people of God assemble today, may people leave different than they came. As they leave the meeting, may they say, “I will never be the same again because of the power of the risen Christ that has changed me”.   “He jumped to his feet and walked. The man went into the Temple with them, walking back and forth, dancing and praising God. Everybody there saw him walking around and praising God. They recognized him as the one who sat begging at the Temple’s Gate Beautiful and rubbed their eyes, astonished, scarcely believing what they were seeing.” (Acts 3:8-10, Msg)


Subtle Things

MARTY GABLER—Subtle things in the Bible that no one noticed until they were put in place and activated by the timing and purpose of Yahweh: (1) One Hebrew in Pharaoh’s prison (Joseph); (2) 300 men on a hillside outside a Midianite camp (Gideon); (3) 14 yr. old with a slingshot (David); (4) A baby born in an obscure stable (Jesus); (5) 12 nondescript men sitting at the feet of Jesus (ragtag, imperfect group of disciples); (6) A little boy’s lunch (feeding of 5,000); (7) 120 people having a prayer meeting in an upper room (believer-empowering, city-rocking move of Holy Spirit). Result: History Changed! Conclusion: Don’t give up!

 


Subtle Things Happen

MARTY GABLER—Subtle things in the Bible that no one noticed until they were put in place and activated by the timing and purpose of Yahweh: (1) One Hebrew in Pharaoh’s prison (Joseph); (2) 300 men on a hillside outside a Midianite camp (Gideon); (3) 14 yr. old with a slingshot (David); (4) A baby born in an obscure stable (Jesus); (5) 12 nonsdescript men sitting at the feet of Jesus (ragtag, imperfect group of disciples); (6) A little boy’s lunch (feeding of 5,000); (7) 120 people having a prayer meeting in an upper room (believer-empowering, city-rocking move of Holy Spirit). Result: History Changed! Conclusion: Don’t give up!


When it’s Not so Obvious

MELISSA GABLER—These demon doctrines are taught through so many avenues that you don’t have to be looking for darkness for darkness to find you. These doctrines make their way into schools, government, entertainment, social media, even church. Witchcraft, new age, dark arts, occult are recognizable demon doctrines when they are coming through those that are obviously into these things but it’s not so obvious when it’s in a Christian. It’s harder to spot in a Christian because it’s a mixture of truth and lies and our enemy is very good at twisting those two together. See, when we embrace this stuff it causes a mixture in us. Then the way we live our lives is completely affected by this mixture. If our enemy can get us to embrace these evil teachings, which is done in the most subtle of ways, then he can control or destroy us.
(More excerpts of this article coming)


Asking Why

KATHY GABLER—Miracles And Asking “Why?” God does so much; there are so many elements in a miracle. I have been praying for two years, “God, help me to start connecting the dots. I want to see you. I want to learn your ways. Help me to connect the dots.” When I was little I got spankings for asking, “Why?” Many people say, “Oh, don’t ever ask God, ‘Why?’.” I don’t agree with that. If you are asking “Why?” in accusation, then it would just be better to be quiet. But if you are asking “Why?” to learn His ways, I say He will show you His ways.  “He made known His ways unto Moses, His acts unto the children of Israel.” Ps.103:7


Bringing Evidences of the Kingdom

MARTY GABLER—Holy Father God, I thank you that you are bringing the evidences of the Kingdom, the rule, the higher rule, the beneficent rule, it is a loving rule, it is a compassionate rule. (Ps.145:13) It is redemptive government and I thank you that you are bringing it so close to us that it is taking our breath! I declare over your people that the government of God is so sovereignly active among us that from now on we are going to be giving reports to one another about how our breath was taken because we saw the sovereign activity of God right before our eyes.


Deliverance and Hitting a Wall

MELISSA GABLER—Over the past year I have been walking through deliverance and feeling like a new person until I hit a wall recently. I asked the Holy Spirit what this was and at first I heard to renounce old wives’ tales. So I started renouncing old wives’ tales I had come into agreement with. I hit the wall again and then I asked the Holy Spirit a couple of times what that wall was and I heard, “doctrines of demons”. I am familiar with that passage in 1 Timothy 4:1 “Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,”. I thought I knew what that meant: witchcraft, new age, dark arts, occult, etc, until the Holy Spirit proceeded to show me there is more to it than I thought. Let’s look at 1 Timothy 1:1-2, “But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron,” verse 7-8, “But stay away from worthless stories that are typical of old women. Rather, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness; 8 for bodily training is just slightly beneficial, but godliness is beneficial for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.” First of all, my mouth dropped open when I saw “stories that are typical of old women” in that scripture. That’s the ‘old wives tales’ the Holy Spirit told me to renounce so this was confirmation that He was leading me down a path of eye-opening awakening and deliverance! To put these scriptures in my words: In these last days we can fall away from the faith if we listen to (and embrace) those who are very deceived or purposely spouting the plans and intentions of evil – that they were taught, influenced by, brainwashed with by deceitful spirits and demons.
(Look for more excerpts from Melissa’s article in the next few days)


Stealth Mode Weapons

KATHY GABLER—Stealth Mode Weapons——Another stealth mode weapon that had long term effect in my life kept me focused on rules instead of relationship until I realized that God is not looking for perfect Christians but sons who will hold firmly to their sonship.  Look at the weapon formed against us as the church with the implication that our salvation is based on perfect behavior.  That misconception, that our salvation pivots on behavior rather than the cross, is a slap in the face of Christ, yet is widely embraced as though it were the gospel.  The cross is the pivot of our salvation.  Righteous behavior is a result of centering on the finished works of Christ.  The inordinate priority of legal and illegal behavior is a weapon, a religious misbelief that God is grading behavior to measure righteousness.  Instead, God is looking for sons who cannot be talked out of their righteousness, sons who will not be manipulated by fear and legalism, sons who will not be robbed by condemnation.  A son does not believe more in his ability to fail than in his relationship with his Father.  That kind of trust will enable mature sons to take the fuse out of any bomb thrown.


Yet Another Step

MARTIN GABLER—As the people of God assemble today and they sing out praises and worship and they hear the powerful Word of God taught, may they realize it is time to take yet another step. May each one take a step more in the direction the Lord has them headed in within their bent, their calling, their purpose. This is the season for stepping up to the next level of purpose and function in the Kingdom of God. Prov.3:5-6, Amp — “Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart And do not rely on your own insight or understanding.  6  In all your ways know and acknowledge and recognize Him, And He will make your paths straight and smooth [removing obstacles that block your way].”