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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
SFMV#46 – Scriptures for Morning Victory
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).


Smells Like Thanksgiving

A while back I walked into the kitchen and I said to Kathy, “That smells like Thanksgiving!”. As I walked in, I experienced a wide range of sensory connections with Thanksgiving. The smell of spices and basting meat and the odors of baking coming out of the oven filled my senses. But I also began to hear things. As memories of Thanksgivings-come-and-gone stirred in my mind, I could hear the sounds of those gatherings, those loved ones, those children, those songs, that worship—in my memory. Kathy couldn’t hear any of it but I could hear many things all at once. I had to just stand there for a minute or two, not focusing on anything in the room but looking with my memory into those sights and sounds that had been cherished and stored away in valuable files of my heart. Then, even as I write now, hot tears filled my eyes and my heart raced up at the peace and joy and delight all those sounds and people in my memory brought to me. I didn’t even realize that I had tucked those precious memories away so many years ago. But the loving atmosphere, the loving people, the lovely ambiance and delicious foods all impacted my senses then for a delightful, sensory and welcome release now. No camera could have accomplished what those pleasant experiences wrought, for they were drawn up out of the well of cherished ones and cherished things in my heart. And for a brief time they were all there, all real and all so lovely once again. I am so thankful for a rich spiritual heritage, deeply meaningful relationships and for cherished memories that still impact me today. May this Thanksgiving bring to you sights and sounds and smells that pleasantly soothe you and heal you, and may they all bring you to a fresh place of rest in our Lord.  (Prov.10:7a, Amp) ”The memory of the righteous [person] is a blessing,”.


Be Thankful

Our hearts are turned to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in THANKSGIVING for His sacrificial and redemptive acts of love in our behalf. We receive them and what He has procured through them that we may gratefully bring glory to His Wonderful Name.   “And let the peace from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state] to which as [members of Christ’s] one body you were also called [to live]. And BE THANKFUL (appreciative), [giving praise to God always].” (Col.3:15, Amp)


The Sword of the Lord

MELISSA—The powers of darkness have brought an attack against the children to wipe out future generations, BUT what the evil agenda of the day cannot account for is what God’s vengeance looks like.  The Holy Spirit started putting some pieces together for me and showing me what God is doing through all of this, and it has blown my mind.  Here’s how it started to come together: Deuteronomy 32:4243, “I will make My arrows drunk with blood, and My sword shall devour flesh, with the blood of the slain and the captives, from the longhaired heads of the foe. Rejoice [with] His people, O you nations, for He avenges the blood of His servants, and vengeance He inflicts on His foes and clears guilt from the land of His people.”  Psalm 127:45, “Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth.  Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.”  Nahum 1:2, “The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;  the Lord is avenging and wrathful; the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and keeps wrath for his enemies.”


Do What we Were Born to Do

KATHY—Amazingly, God promised  even  more than this powerful peace that we need.  Listen to the rest of the promise: The latter glory of our lives, (our future) will be greater! (Hag.2:9) In future, we will do what we were born to do, more loudly, more intensely, more fruitfully than ever before!  We are on the threshold of seeing more of the presence and plan of God manifest in our lives than ever before.  We are on the verge of experiencing dimensions of His power like never before. We dare not give up now.  God will faithfully weave our experiences, good, bad and ugly, into His good plans for our future life . . . if we will refuse to give up!


Go on to Victories

As the people of God assemble today may those whose hearts are heavy from failures, defeats and grief so far in this year lift their heads, get a deep breath and realize that they are part of the family of God and that they have strength and fellowship through Christ our Lord and the family of God to go on to victories in the remainder of the year.  “But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.  4  With my voice I cry to the Lord, and He hears and answers me out of His holy hill. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! (Ps.3:3-4, Amp)


Creative Minds

May your home be a place of creativity and enlightenment where minds are creatively inspired and may those minds soar into the possibilities of Almighty God. May solutions be discovered and spoken and put into motion. Gal.6:1a, 5, Msg—“Live creatively, friends.”   5   “Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.”


Source of Peace

“You can’t expect God to be the source of your peace if the world is the source of your satisfaction.” (Found in my notes)