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Don’t Let Your Mind Go There

We can deflect what the enemy sends against us. DEFLECT: “to change direction by interposing something”. How do we interpose one of these God-provided tools? When the enemy launches an attack, whether it is physical, verbal, mental or spiritual, we can “change the direction” of that attack (deflect) by speaking out the Word of God, or praising God, or by making the opposite declaration of what the enemy is bringing against us. Don’t let your mind go where the attack wants it to go. Keep your mind on those things that are noble, just, pure, lovely, good report and things that have virtue (Phil.4:8). (Excerpt three from Marty’s article “Deflecting Attacks and Seeing the Intervener”.)

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Beyond What we Have Seen and Heard

As the people of God assemble today, may they worship and hear the Word of God that shows them that their God is preparing things for them, to supply and equip them, that they have not yet even imagined; that Almighty God is working behind the veil that our doubt, fear and the obstacles of this age have formed.  (1Cor.2:9, CEV) ”But it is just as the Scriptures say, “What God has planned for people who love him is more than eyes have seen or ears have heard. It has never even entered our minds!”

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Order and Priorities of God

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.—Kathy Gabler

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Interjecting the Positive

The lady was in the hospital for the third time in the last two weeks. Doctors were having a tough time getting her systems to stabilize. She listed her diagnosis on Facebook. Someone negatively wrote, “I have heard of that and it is not good, but I am praying and hope it doesn’t get worse.”  May the people of God develop the habit of interjecting a positive outlook when we discover ourselves in the midst of mindless and hopeless drivel.   (Rom.4:18a, Msg) “When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn’t do but on what God said He would do. ”  We are praying you discover daily that you are full of the Word of God and speaking it positively in every situation.

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Deflecting Missiles

We can deflect missiles the enemy sends against us. We can speak in such a way and act in such a way that those things “change direction”.  DEFLECT: “to change direction by interposing something”. We can interpose the Word of God, the will of God, praises, declarations, while thinking on the true things of Phil.4:8—noble, just, pure, lovely, good report, virtue. (Excerpt two from Marty’s article “Deflecting Attacks and Seeing the Intervener”.

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What Can Defeat

This is the day the Lord has made so…    I will rejoice and be glad for neither sin nor satan can defeat me because they were defeated at the Cross. Only ignorance of who I am in Christ can defeat me but I overcome that through the indwelling Christ.
16 May He grant you out of the rich treasury of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by the [Holy] Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost being and personality].
17 May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell (settle down, abide, make His permanent home) in your hearts! May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love,
18 That you may have the power and be strong to apprehend and grasp with all the saints [God’s devoted people, the experience of that love] what is the breadth and length and height and depth [of it];
19 [That you may really come] to know [practically, through experience for yourselves] the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge [without experience]; that you may be filled [through all your being] unto all the fullness of God [may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself]! Eph 3:16-19 (Amp)

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Deflecting Enemy’s Assaults

When praying recently I believe the Lord impressed strongly upon my heart that believers are able to deflect what the enemy sends against us. I saw a left arm holding up a shield like the shield of faith. I also saw a right hand of authority up like when a policeman is ordering a vehicle to stop. I heard that we can deflect all forms of attack, rumors, accusations and even disease. (Deut.28:7, Amp) “The Lord will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; they will come out against you one way, but flee before you seven ways.” (Excerpt one from Marty’s article “Deflecting Attacks and Seeing the Intervener”.)

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Going Through Doors


As the people of God assemble today may they be an encouragement to one another that each one go through God-ordained doors. May they walk through them, run through them and if they have to, battle through them!  (1Cor.16:9) ”for a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.”

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Dreams and Generational Pitfalls

I urge you to pay attention to your dreams.  I believe there is a release of dreams right now to bring insight for deliverance from generational pitfalls. I recently had a dream about a wolf, the devourer of finance and resource trying to get into my house.  There were family members from more than one generation in my dream needing to deal with the devourer.  Another dreamer mentioned she had just this week dreamed of her great-grandmother and two nights later her grandmother.  Both dreams were confrontations with the pressures of expectations and paradigms of those former generations.  God can wonderfully use dreams to bring healing to our generations and prosper our souls and our futures. —Kathy Gabler 

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Giving Strength

Have you ever been so weary that all you wanted to do was let your hands hang down, let your head hang down and flop down on a couch and hope the world would just go away? Then you know the value of an encouraging word or a touch or even just a bit of understanding. It is possible that if we will give strength to someone else and help support their feeble, shaky knees that we will be blessed and strengthened in the doing of such a selfless and thoughtful act. (Isa.35:3-4, GNT) “Give strength to hands that are tired…  4  Tell everyone who is discouraged… God is coming to your rescue.”  We are praying you discover daily that you are strengthened and are strengthening others. (Marty’s Daily Discovery as heard on TEXAS PRAISE RADIO at the bottom of the hour 24hrs/day.)

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Don’t Lose the Moment

We are moving into a time of more frequent and more intense, Sovereignly-Scheduled-Intersections with people/situations we are appointed to minister to. Everyone of us could probably tell stories about a breath-taking impression, when we sensed the power of God was about to manifest awesomely.  We probably could all admit times also when we were too scared to follow through or were hesitant and lost the moment.  I don’t mention these moments to guilt us for hesitating or for not having the courage to participate.  Guilt is not the goal here!  The Goal is to “Get It.”  And, we can be willing and fearless because our Father will grace us to “GET  IT!”  (Last excerpt from Kathy Gabler’s SEEC Magazine article “Sons Must Get It”.)

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October is for Rising Above Harassment

THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS FOR rising above harassment. October is for overcoming harassment, moving out of reach of harassment.  The harassing persons and factors will be frustrated.  Their time and effort will be wasted.  (Jer.17:15, CEB) See how they harass me: “Where’s the Lord’s word? Let it come now!”    (Jer.30:10b, CEB)” My people Jacob will again be safe and sound, with no one harassing them.”  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 


Organs and Limbs Renewed

May your blood-sugar come to proper levels and may all your organs and limbs receive the properly oxygenated blood they need for long and strong life.  “My power will be fresh every day, and the bow in my hand will remain new.” (Job 29:20, GW)

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Thoughts Up Another Level


As the people of God assemble today, may they be confident in the faith and declarations they make over one another, their church and their communities. May their faith be built up to get into agreement with the heart and purposes of Almighty God so that their thoughts and imagination move up to whole new levels of possibility.  (Isa.55:9) “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.”

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Getting Into Agreement With the Word

God’s Word in Heb 4:12 is not “penetrating to the dividing line of the soul and the spirit, and of joints and marrow, exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart” so that we can feel condemnation, but so we can get into agreement with the Word of His power. Getting into agreement with the Word is our living in such a way that the principles and values of the Word are evident in our lives. It will result in our living like we have a Lord and Savior.
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Beyond Thus-Far Experiences

We are called to a lifestyle of confidence that God is in any given moment and His will and Government will prevail in that moment. The clear and present truth is that participation is going to go beyond our “THUS-FAR” experiences, both personal and public.   Our awareness is being heightened and groomed concerning anticipation because we are moving into a time of more frequent and more intense, Sovereignly-Scheduled-Intersections, already written, slotted, staged and set for the coming decade.  (Tenth excerpt from Kathy Gabler’s SEEC Magazine article “Sons Must Get It”.)

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I See That

I see that! When we hear something or read something and say “I see that” are we “seeing” only in the sense of ocular recognition or mental consent or are we seeing in the sense of perception for the purpose of application? Are we simply stating that we can see a true fact or does it actually mean that we can see the value of that truth for our lives and are willing to act on it?  Prov.1:1-2 (21st CKJV) ”The [purpose of the] proverbs [is] to know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding.”  May we perceive God’s truth, embrace it and act on it. We are praying you discover daily that you are seeing and embracing God’s truths that lead to abundant life.  (Marty’s Daily Discovery as heard on TEXAS PRAISE RADIO at the bottom of the hour 24hrs/day.)

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Anticipate Anticipation

God intends ANTICIPATION to be a tool for us as sons. We can anticipate anticipation increasing in days ahead because it is Father’s design for us to realize in advance and get a foretaste in order to participate.  (Ninth excerpt from Kathy Gabler’s SEEC Magazine article “Sons Must Get It”.)

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May Freedom Continue to Ring

The song says,“America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!” May each of us pray for the United States of America that God shed His grace on us and that its citizenry will humble themselves before God. May freedom continue to ring across the land and may people put their faith and trust in God Almighty and His Word. May righteousness and biblical truth prevail in the hearts and minds of this great nation that it rise above all opposition to the greatness intended by our Lord.  (Ps.33:12, NKJV) ”Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord…”  We are praying you discover daily that you are joined with others in faith for the righteousness of our nation.  (Marty’s Daily Discovery as heard on TEXAS PRAISE RADIO at the bottom of the hour 24hrs/day. www.txpraise.com)
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Anticipation Lifestyle

Anticipation of the Power of the Kingdom is to be our lifestyle, a lifestyle of confidence that God is in any given moment and His will and Government will prevail in that moment, and we are most certainly His heirs, His agents to legislate the moment and see that it does.  — Kathy Gabler

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Edifying and Manifesting

As the people of God assemble today, may they report to one another and encourage one another with dreams, visions and prophetic confirmations that inspire each one to move forward in faith and hope to the horizons Almighty God has as He manifests His sons/daughters as salve and solution to the groaning of creation.  (1Thess.5:11, NKJV) ”Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.”
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Shrouded Mysteries Missing the Point

Over the past few decades some preachers have competed with one another concerning who knows most accurately what will happen when, and how many will be there when it happens and who will be left out because of whatever reasons. Building great mystery and drama around the whole subject has enabled some speakers to collect large followings of loyal supporters (and book sales). When I see scriptural prophecy being fulfilled, that is just another testimony to me that God does not speak without purpose and that He has the ability to fulfill his Word. If the sacrifice of Jesus at Calvary and His compassionate, fellowshipping Spirit cannot instill in people a fervor for Him and compassion to live redemptively for others, a theology shrouded in puzzle-like mystery and culminating chaos most likely will not.

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DVP2017 Starts Tonight

DREAMS VISIONS PROPHECY 2017   September 22-24
Grace International Church just north of Houston        gracewillis.org

For the latest SEEC Magazine and updates CLICK HERE.


The Impact of Small Things

While intercessors should not sweat the small things, neither should we ignore them.  The Word tells us to consider the impact of small things like the small rudder that directs a huge ship.  Again in Zech 4:10, we are admonished not to despise small beginnings because their impact will be big in future.  Many times intercessory dreams and visions and impressions seem faint or small, yet they actually carry insights that prove crucial or huge down the road. (KATHY is speaking at DREAMS VISIONS PROPHECY 2017  Sept.22-24 at Grace Int. Church just north of Houston. 936-856-2455)

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