March 17, 2014–Extreme Acts produce Extraordinary Results

March 17, 2014 By

Day 7: Acts 5:1-16

Jeeva & Sulojana Woodvale March 2014But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them. Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord—crowds of both men and women. (Acts 5:13-14)

Just read these two verses a couple of times. Can you see the paradoxes that characterized the impact of the early church on the society surrounding them?

On the one hand, no one else dared to join them…not after witnessing both Ananias and his wife Sapphira drop dead when they lied to the apostles about how much they had made from the sale of their property. Luke sums up the response to their deaths this way: Great fear gripped the entire church and everyone else who heard what had happened. (v.11). Can you blame them?

Yet all the people had high regard for them. You see, as scary as it was to see two people pay such a price for lying, the general population did not dismiss the Christians as extremists…instead their esteem for the church actually went up!

Not only that, but more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord. Their fear of what happened to Ananias and Sapphira did not prevent crowds of both men and women from believing in Jesus.

Some in the Church are afraid that what might appear to be “extreme” can potentially turn onlookers away from Jesus. Yes, that potential is always there. However, our experience has been that the exact opposite tends to happen more often than not. Case in point.

One evening, at our Miracles, Signs and Wonders Meeting a newcomer showed up in excruciating pain. He could not sit still in one spot. He had to keep on changing positions frequently. At one point, he even left the meeting for a while (to go stretch out in his car, as we discovered later).

The message that evening was actually based on verses 15-16 of today’s passage, about how Peter’s shadow healed the sick. I preached on the kind of expectancy people had to have to bring in their sick from the countryside on stretchers and line up the streets of Jerusalem…just so Peter’s shadow could fall on them when he walked by.

Then came ministry time. Normally we would ask those who came seeking a miracle or breakthrough to stand up, ask others in the congregation to gather around them and then minister.

Not this meeting, though. We invited those who answered the call to come and sit on the front row. Then we invited everyone else in the congregation to form a line and walk past them, so that our shadow could fall on them. After all, if Peter’s shadow released what overshadowed him, namely the Holy Spirit, so would ours!

I could see the raised eyebrows of one of our members at the back. This member had been quite concerned that extreme manifestations and ministry methods could turn off potential members.

We asked for progress reports after the first pass…there was some improvement in the gentleman with excruciating pain. He felt some warmth in his stomach area. That’s all.

We thanked God for what He was doing and did another walk-past. When we checked again, we discovered that the pain had subsided even more. Now he was sensing the presence of God in his chest. We continued to praise Jesus for the progress and did one more round of casting a Holy Spirit shadow.

This time the change in his body was nothing short of miraculous. He was smiling. He was walking without pain. Although his physical healing has not yet manifested completely, the healing he received in his spirit continues to impact his family and friends nearly a year later.

Dear friend, may you also be blessed to witness extreme acts of the Holy Spirit and experience the extraordinary results that follow.

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March 14, 2014–Do You know What You have?

March 14, 2014 By

Day 4: Acts 3:1-26

Jeeva & Sulojana Woodvale March 2014Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” (Acts 3:6)

Remember when God called Moses to lead the people of Israel out of slavery in Egypt? Moses was not at all convinced that his own people would see him as their leader. He protests: “What if they won’t believe me or listen to me? What if they say, ‘The Lord never appeared to you’?” (Exodus 4:1)

What does God do? No motivational speech here. He simply asks Moses to throw his staff on the ground. It becomes a snake. When he takes it by the tail, it turns back into a staff. Now God says: “Perform this sign…then they will believe that the Lord, the God of their ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—really has appeared to you.” (v. 5)

Then God teaches Moses yet another sign, in case the first one does not do the trick, you know, the one where he puts his hand inside his cloak once and it turns leprous. Repeat procedure. The hand’s back to normal.

Did God’s approach work? Moses performed the miraculous signs as they watched. Then the people of Israel were convinced that the Lord had sent Moses and Aaron (vs. 30-31).

Moses now knew what he had—it was more than a staff or merely a hand. It was the power of God Almighty Himself!

Contrast this with the scene at the Temple Gate called Beautiful where Peter and John meet a man who was born lame. It seems that this man was a familiar sight for worshippers who were used to seeing him day after day, begging for money. He looks at Peter and John as no more than two new prospective donors who could be persuaded to throw some coins his way as they walked into the Temple.

Watch the absolute ease and total confidence with which Peter tells him: “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.”

Having spent enough time with Jesus during His earthly tenure, having received His impartation of power and authority to heal the sick, cast out demons, cleanse the lepers and raise the dead…and having already exercised it on more than one mission trip, this was really no big deal for Peter and John.

They knew what they had. They did not need to be convinced as Moses needed to be.

Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man’s feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened. He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them. (vs. 7-8)

This one sign gets the attention of the crowd and gives Peter and John the opportunity to testify: “Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed—and you know how crippled he was before. Faith in Jesus’ name has healed him before your very eyes.” (v. 16)

Dear friend, do you realize that you also have exactly what they had? You too have been baptized and anointed by the same Holy Spirit who rested on Jesus. As such, you too, like Jesus and the apostles, should “go about doing good and healing all who are oppressed of the devil, for God is with you.” (Acts 10:38). In Jesus’ name you “will cast out demons…you will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” (Mark 16:17-18)

When you step out knowing what you have, He will step in and let others know who He is.

C’mon now, what are you waiting for?

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March 11, 2014–How long will you Wait?

March 11, 2014 By

Day 1—Acts 1:1-26

Jeeva & Sulojana Woodvale March 2014“Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 1:4-5)

Today we begin a series of 40 reflections based on passages from the Book of Acts. Holy Spirit highlighted the verses listed above as I read and reflected on this passage.

According to Acts 1:3: “He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.” On the very last day of His physical stay on earth, Jesus tells them “to wait for the gift my Father promised.”

He is reminding them of what He had told them earlier: “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever–the Spirit of truth… But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” (John 14:16-17, 26)

There is only one thing He asks them to do, that is, to WAIT. So “they all joined together constantly in prayer.” (v. 14)

Jesus does not specify how long they would have to wait before they receive the Holy Spirit. He leaves it at a cryptic “in a few days.”

It would appear from the biblical record that the only other thing they did besides waiting in prayer was to choose a replacement for Judas. Otherwise they simply waited.

Imagine that, eh? Waiting day after day, not knowing which day He would show up. How long would you be able to sustain such waiting?

Let’s calculate how long the disciples had to wait. Since Pentecost is the 50th day, that would be 10 days.

10 full days of simply waiting…just because Jesus said they should…and if they did, they would receive the Holy Spirit. Aren’t you glad they did?

It would also appear that not all who started out the waiting period lasted all 10 days. In I Corinthians 15:6 Paul says that Jesus “appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time” during those 40 days. Yet, the head count that day identified only 120 “wait-ers.” (v.15)

Gary Oates, author of “Open my eyes, Lord” was ministering in Toronto a few years back. Most of us at his meetings were struck by how clearly he could see in the spirit realm as he described angels and other realities in great detail.

When pressed to reveal his “secret”, Gary shared about the time he spent soaking in God’s presence on a regular basis. He shares it in an article on The Elijah List: “I cannot overemphasize the importance of waiting on the Lord until I experience His manifest Presence daily. I don’t come out of that private room until I have experienced His Presence.”

I also recall him saying that, at times, this could mean waiting for a few hours. Frankly, I was not excited to hear that! I would’ve much preferred a defined time period, say 33 minutes and 27 seconds…lol!

Those gathered in the Upper Room were prepared to wait regardless of how long it took for the Father to deliver the gift He had promised. Ditto for Gary Oates and countless others. Father always keeps His word.

How about you, dear friend? Would you make waiting on the Lord a regular part of this 40 Day Fast? You will be glad you did!

(Pastor Jeeva Sam serves Morgan’s Point and Forks Road East United Churches in Wainfleet Township in the Niagara Region. He and Sulojana, his partner in life and ministry, love to co-labour with Holy Spirit, particularly in prophetic and healing that produces breakthroughs. The Sams are passionate about activating, equipping, releasing and mentoring others into their destiny)

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March 10, 2014–“I will not rest UNTIL…”

March 11, 2014 By

 

missing ringSuppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it…Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? (Luke 15:4, 8)

I woke up this morning to a horrible feeling. Where there should’ve been a ring on the fourth finger of the right hand, there was none.

Of course, this immediately brought back memories of the last time said ring went missing was late in the Fall one year. My sons and I had raked what seemed like literally millions of maple leaves off our front lawn and the ditch. They filled up quite a few bags, perhaps 10 or so before nightfall.

Now it was my turn to put the rest of them away and have them at the curb for pick-up the following morning. Off I went to work, rake in hand, sporting garden gloves to soften the impact on these anointed hands 🙂 Every once in a while though, I would take the gloves off, and just enjoy the feel of the dried leaves as I placed them in the lawn bag a few hundred at a time.

It was only when I was cleaning up and reaching for the body wash that I noticed that the ring was missing. Fourth finger. Right hand.

What is so significant about this ring? It had been passed down the generational line on my pastor father’s side from his father who was also a pastor. Dad gave it to me at my ordination and let me know that it was my responsibility to pass it on to the fourth generation pastor in the family.

I am not sure of its monetary value, but its spiritual and personal value was simply inestimable, as it was irreplaceable.

What do I do now? Having used two different brands of bags, I could narrow it down to the 13 that had been filled to the brim by yours truly. One of them surely would contain the missing ring. But which one?

We had no metal detector. I did not want to attract attention. I chose to bring the bags one at a time to a slightly secluded spot in the backyard and dump them on to the cement patio. I couldn’t wait for that “clink” to signal the discovery of the ring.

First bag. No ring. Second bag. No ring….and so on. Disappointment upon disappointment. More back-stretching labour as the leaves went back in. Finally, as Bag #8 was emptied, I saw the shiny object and heard the noise. It us unmistakeably the same ring that I had lost. Hallelujah!

All those memories came flooding back as I wondered what I would have to do to retrieve it this time. Being winter in Ontario, the possibility of the ring slipping off my finger when I removed the gloves somewhere was very real. But where? Did they fall off while I washed my hands with soap at one of two different coffee shops?

I started praying that perhaps the ring had landed on our driveway, or better still, inside the car or best case scenario…inside the house!

As I started to get changed, I heard a small ‘thud” on the carpet in the closet. Voila! There it was. Staring me in the face. My precious ring. Thank you, Lord! Don’t ask me where it fell from or how it got there…but it did!

I don’t want to go into a deep exegesis of the first two parables in Luke 15…but the focus for me was on the fact that neither the shepherd nor the woman would rest until they found the missing sheep and coin respectively.

The Lord caused me to pray right away. ”Lord, make me like the shepherd and the woman and even me. Let me search relentlessly and not rest until I’ve found that which is of immeasurable value…a precious soul. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”

Would you make this prayer yours as well?

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March 08, 2014–Give and it shall be given unto you

March 8, 2014 By

sulojana(Be blessed by this inspiring DWOD for March 08, 2014 by guest contributor, Sulojana Sam)

Recently, Jeeva and I were ministering in Picton, Ontario.  We had a free Saturday morning and decided to go out for brunch with a pastor friend of Jeeva and his wife. The place he had in mind was shut down, so we had to find another restaurant.

Our friends decided to stop at a store owned by his relative to get a review of another restaurant.  While they were chatting, I started checking out the beautiful First Nations paintings, carvings, jewellery, clothing and accessories.  I had been looking for a silver choker for a few months now…I finally found one to my liking. I also picked up a beautiful bamboo basket.

Before we realized what was happening, they grabbed my selections and promptly paid for them. I’m sure the total was at least $70. I was so grateful for their generosity, thanked them profusely and thanked God for them.

That evening, while eating dinner before our ministry assignment, God reminded me of something that happened about a year and a half ago.

I was shopping at Sears one day when one of the employees asked me to pick a number from a brown bag, so I could be entered into a draw to win a necklace and a pair of earrings. I did not want to pick a number at first, but she insisted that I do. Just to satisfy her, I picked a number.

When the time came, we were “treated” to a sales presentation. I still remember standing at the back, not very interested at all in all the hype about this new product line.

When it was time for the draw, guess what?  They pulled out my number.  Now I was excited.  I had a choice of three sets and picked the one with white stones worth more than $35.00. On the way home, I was thinking of all the outfits it would enhance. (You ladies know what I’m talking about, amen?)

Things changed after we got home, though. This little voice kept telling me that this set was not for me to keep, but to give away.  At first I thought to myself, forget it, God wouldn’t want me to do that. The next day, the same voice was telling me again to give it away.  After a few times of hearing this voice, I thought to myself, this sounds like God is telling me to give it away. Okay God, to whom should I give this jewellery? God gave me a name right away.

Just to confirm that I was hearing clearly, I told my husband Jeeva to pray about it and he got the same name.  I was so tempted to still keep this jewellery, but decided to be obedient and gave it away to this particular person that God had showed both of us.

As we went to the evening meeting, this verse came to mind: “Give and it shall be given unto you–good measure pressed down, shaken together and running over…”  (Luke 6:38). I gave away what was worth $35.00 and got something that was worth at least twice as much!

I was also reminded of the rewards of obedience.  The temptation was there to disregard that ‘inner voice’ and keep the jewellery to myself. I’m glad I did not give in. In return, I received something better, even though I had to wait a while.

Dear DWOD friend, many times we don’t want to do what God is telling us to do, because it may not be in line with our plans or it is something uncomfortable for us to do or because we want to hang on to something.  As my experience illustrates, being obedient to God opens up the heavens and releases the flow of blessings!

Let this be your experience also as you advance toward your destiny.

(Sulojana Sam is an anointed woman of God who is being used mightily in the prophetic and in healing. While she is not working for the government,  she also doubles as Jeeva Sam’s partner in life and in ministry and mothers their three awesome children, Priya, Sathiya and Jaya).

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March 07, 2014–Change your Words…Change your World

March 7, 2014 By

Mave Moyer(Be blessed by this DWOD for March 07, 2014 by guest contributor Mave Moyer)

CHANGE YOUR WORDS…CHANGE YOUR WORLD

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life…but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction. (Proverbs 13:3)

Recently, the Lord kept quickening my spirit to the importance of speaking His word…and the importance of proclaiming and calling things that be not as though they were…we are His voice and we need to be decreeing His purposes and plans…

So often the devil or our own opinion or our emotions and feelings can convince us to speak what we think or “what we have” instead of realizing that we can have “what we say.” We have to “choose” to speak right things over situations and circumstances…We can in faith speak destiny over Cities and Nations as well as over our own life and the Iives of others.

Many times we much more readily access the negative realm and begin to speak carnal and faithless things. We can be so quick to say things like…”You’re never going to make it”…”You’re not good enough”….or “This is just the same old thing…nothing’s changed…”

How many times have our words discouraged and made us a judge when we should be encouraging and speaking God’s way? “You’re more than a conqueror”…”You’re an overcomer.”…and calling forth the new thing in God…that this will never be the same…that change is on the horizon…These are words of “faith” and destiny…the other ones are words of “flesh” and destruction.

God gave us a mouth to deliver ourselves…and we need to be using the tool of our tongue to our maximum benefit…When we face an unfavourable situation…we must teach our mouth to speak “right” things and respond to the situation with the right words.

When Jesus awoke on a boat to an unfavourable situation called a stormy sea, He “spoke” to the wind and waves and they heard Him…and obeyed (Mark 4:39)

Colossians 3:16 says: “Let the word of God dwell in you in all its richness.” We are rich in ALL things when we study and meditate on God’s word and commit it to our heart. By ourselves we cannot tame our tongue…but through God’s word and the power of Holy Spirit…we can “put pressure on” our tongue to change and tame it.

As believers we should never use our mouth to say unauthorized, unholy or negative things about ourselves or others.

As we spend time in the word every day and obey it and confess it…our words will be empowered by the Spirit to produce changes wherever they are sent. We can address situations that need a change with our words…and we can confess our way to our desired breakthrough. We can use the “tool” of our tongue to also speak destiny over others…We will NEVER hear God speak negative or hurtful things about one of His children…and neither should we…

Our words are creative…they bless or they curse…they bring death or they bring life…We will never live above the standard we set with our own mouth…

When God looked down on the earth and it was dark and void…He didn’t say that place is hopeless…it’s never, never going to be anything…there’s nothing but darkness and destruction…NO…HE spoke forth faith filled words and “commanded”…let there be light….and there was…and there still is….

When Abraham went up the mountain to worship

When The Lord asked him for Isaac his son…

He told those travelling with them:

“The lad and I will return when WE are done.”

The Shunammite woman whose son died

Moved in faith and wouldn’t tell…

When others questioned what was wrong

She said: “All is WELL.”

Mary asked “HOW” shall this be…in innocence

And Zachariah asked “HOW”…in doubt…

So the angel shut his mouth

So nothing negative could come out…

Jesus said to “speak to the mountain”

And it would be cast into the sea…

Whatever you…believe and say…

That is what…will come to be…

James said our tongue can be a dangerous fire

Or can speak blessing instead of strife

It’s up to us the way we speak…

And we bring death or life…

The things we think and the things we say will change the way we live today!!

Change your words….and change your world!!

(Reverend Mave Moyer and her husband Brother Russ Moyer are the apostolic leaders of Eagle Worldwide Ministries. Pastor Mave is an anointed teacher and preacher who moves powerfully in the gift of faith, healing, and the prophetic.)

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March 06, 2014–The School of the Holy Spirit

March 7, 2014 By

School of the Holy Spirit(Be blessed by this DWOD for March 06, 2014 by guest contributor, Shyju Matthew)

Have you ever wondered which Bible College Moses attended? Or from where King David got his theology right? Or what school of the prophets Elijah studied at? Well, I can go on, but I am sure you are getting my point. You see, these great men of God did not get a chance to enrol in Bible schools, rather their life itself became a Bible school!

Before Moses could lead the generation of Israelites for 40 years through the desert, he himself had to go through the wilderness for 40 years.

David, after he was anointed to be the King of Israel, was led straight to the forest and caves for the next 14 years of his life. Now wait a minute–don’t people step up to the throne after they are anointed for it?

Have you read the article I wrote sometime ago on GTH where we learnt that there is no price you can pay for the anointing? Anointing is God’s appointment and overflow of His grace–no one can be worthy of God’s anointing because of the depth of the pain we go through. But the pain only prepares us to be stronger and carry God’s anointing in those moments, at the school of the Holy Spirit.

Last night, talking to a leader who was offered lot of benefits of ministry, I encouraged the young man to keep His eyes on Jesus and not the benefits. Because promotion is the last thing we children of God should be worried about.

God can snap His finger and you will be dining with the presidents. But God’s eyes are not on the reward, but in the end result of your life. He’s not interested in you getting the gift more than in shaping your character that’s going to keep your gift. While we worry about reaching the throne, God is working on keeping us on the throne.

Look at Joseph, it was “immediately” that he was in the palace with the king. But before that “immediately” came he went through years of character shaping. In that school of the Holy Spirit of trials and pressing, he learnt to trust God alone. There in that school he learnt not to exact revenge on his brothers in order to receive God’s favour.

There in his lowest and loneliest times, Joseph learnt that God was his closest companion. In the face of allegations, he renewed his mind to not be deterred. His emotions strengthened to believe in the One who had called Him. All in all, through the school of the Holy Spirit, God was preparing Joseph to be the second in command over all of Egypt.

The school of Holy Spirit is not like the cushioned chair of an esteemed university. The school of the Holy Spirit is found in the valleys of the shadows of death, loneliness, and brokenness. This school of the Holy Spirit is hidden in the caves, besides lonely streams, forests and wilderness. And there you realize what you are going through is not worrisome, because you are still in God’s hands!!!

And all that shaping and pressing and the uncomfortableness we face will all make sense when we see the other side of the mountain!

I’ll let you be with just one more line: Don’t fear the school of the Holy Spirit, embrace it, and praise His holy name for you are anointed by God for this hour!

(Born in India and presently living in Montreal, Canada, Revivalist Shyju Matthew continues to demonstrate God’s mighty Word through the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit in crusades and conferences all over the world. This post first appeared on his blog Guarding The Heart)

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March 04, 2014–Avoiding the Pain of Regret

March 4, 2014 By

Sam Williamson(Be blessed by this DWOD for March 04, 2014 by guest contributor Sam Williamson)

AVOIDING THE PAIN OF REGRET

Last week I heard an old quote: There are two types of pain you will go through in life, the pain of discipline and the pain of regret. Discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.

I asked myself what “tons of regret” weigh on me. So I made a list, bulleting every substantive regret I could remember. I listed words I’ve spoken, decisions I’ve made, actions I’ve taken, and relationships I’ve harmed (or not formed).

It took less than an hour to fill two pages. I regret never doing this before. (There’s another one for the list).

Then I examined my list for underlying themes. What triggered each regretted action? Why had I said “X” inappropriately (or not said something needed)? Why did I act as I had? What were the common causes?

The ache of regret arises when the pain of our action is paired with the painful disclosure of our self-deception. For some reason, we bowed in fear before Nebuchadnezzar’s idol, and we now stand alone in the furnace of an ugly self-revelation.

My deepest regrets are relational. Oh sure, I also made bad business decisions that cost money or prestige; but years later, that money or prestige matters little compared with the agony of relational hurts:

  • I never addressed a serious distress in my family when I was in High School.
  • I was silent about harmful practices in a large prayer group that I belonged to.
  • My marriage experienced deep adversity because of my passivity.

The biggest mistakes of my life would have been avoided—at least minimized—had I practiced the discipline of being real. I regret it. I bet your regrets have the same root. I wish that I had shared openly in my family, in that prayer group, and in my marriage. I regret not being real.

I don’t mean uncontrolled gushing of emotions. I mean disclosing my beliefs, questions, doubts, affirmations, and disagreements. I mean open expression; no more hiddenness.

I could have prevented terrible pain to my wife and kids; I could have protected dozens, maybe hundreds, of people in that prayer group; I could have forestalled relational shallowness with a sibling…

If I had only been real. But I cowardly kept quiet. And I regret it.

I no longer wish to live with such regrets. This life without regret will take courage, a bit of self-disclosure, a sense of what’s happening in our own hearts, and a leap of faith; the leap that knows the pain of being real today is better than the pain of regret tomorrow.

Let’s jump. Shall we?

(Raised as the son of a pastor, Sam Williamson has served overseas in missions and operated a successful software company in Ann Arbor, Michigan, before leaving the business world to speak and write. This abridged post is from his blog: http://beliefsoftheheart.com)

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March 03, 2014–Use Your Authority

March 4, 2014 By

lancewallnau(Be blessed by this DWOD for March 03, 2014 by guest contributor, Lance Wallnau)

Jesus said He is like a man “going to a far country, who left his house and GAVE AUTHORITY to his servants, and to EACH HIS work…” (Mark 13:34)

It is YOUR work and no one else can do it. It’s the devil’s business to stop you—if he can. He is good at his job—be equally good at yours.

Satan will seek to hinder you. The more dangerous your call, the higher the rank of demonic opposition. But you can exasperate him. You can embarrass the demon assigned to you.

AUTHORIZE ANGELS

Put your authority to work and you AUTHORIZE ANGELS. Lay your heartache before the Lord, but don’t stop there. Set your angels up for a good fight. What’s that? A fight they can win. (Give them something to talk about later when you meet them…lol!) It’s a fight of faith because it starts out as a fight over your faith…

ENDURE THE CONTRADICTION

The book of Hebrews says of Jesus, “He endured the contradiction of sinners against Himself.” Powerful. During the period of contradiction, Hell will assault you with slander, torment you with false accusations, set you to work defending yourself, employ pious persons to repeat rumours about you, even hire editors and journalists to assail you.

When God’s work seems slow, Hell will give a worldly offer, an open door. A fast-track to a better life.

You may have Pilate and Herod, Ananias and Caiaphas all combined against you, with Judas standing by jingling a better offer in his pocket. All he had to do was agree with your enemies….and you have many.

And you wonder “Why are all these things happening?”

Can you not see that the whole thing is brought about through the cunning of the devil? Don’t you see it’s a trap designed to draw you off from your work? A snare to discourage your confidence?

CLICK YOUR HEELS, DOROTHY!

USE THE AUTHORITY given to you to get things done. Stop looking for miracle money and unrealistic big breaks and the next prophetic word, dream or conference. Don’t look for the “sure” thing. Seek wisdom.

Stop wasting time, caught up in chasing other people’s rabbits. Get away from “empty talkers” and find the “doers.”

Do YOUR work. Cultivate YOUR garden. Work YOUR field. See to it that the devil does not distract you from fulfilling the work God has given you.

WISDOM IS PROFITABLE

God didn’t call you to sweat over making money, either. That’s the wrong part of your field to always focus on. Heaven called you to something higher than that in your business. Think of Abraham. Sharpen your sword. Wisdom is a spirit as well as a gift, did you know that?

Put Wisdom to work and this spirit will go forth and get you the wisdom you lack! Wisdom attracts wisdom. When wisdom shows up “Wisdom is PROFITABLE to direct.” Wisdom generates profits.

YOU MAY BE assaulted, insulted, slandered, wounded and rejected. You may be chased by foes, abused by strangers, forsaken by friends, rejected of men…

But it will all work to your advantage if you make it your life mission to say: “I HAVE FINISHED THE WORK WHICH YOU HAVE GIVEN ME TO DO.”

Why? It’s like the old success author once said: “EVERY ADVERSITY CARRIES WITHIN IT THE SEED OF AN EQUIVALENT OR GREATER BENEFIT OF SUCCESS!” That’s a powerful statement. You can convert the currency of any attack into an equal currency of promotion. How? Make it deepen your “life message.” Even your sins and failures can work to your advantage when they produce wisdom and pathos. (That is especially maddening to the devil)

Handle the contradiction correctly and your battle will make you an Oracle!

You are no plastic Christian with a pasted-on smile and disingenuous handshake or hug. You carry a supernatural voltage and it ‘hums.’

(Dr. Lance Wallnau is a world-class trainer and consultant whose students span the globe. From bestselling authors, pastors, and billion dollar CEO‘s, he has helped to transform the lives of thousands. Please check out his resources at www.lancelearning.com)

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March 02, 2014–The Break before The Breakthrough

March 3, 2014 By

woodvale prophetic conferenceThis past weekend Sulojana and I were blessed with the awesome privilege of ministering with anointed friends, Ron & Nancy Mills and Darren Canning at a Prophetic Conference in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

As anticipated, the Conference began to crescendo with every session. By the time Saturday evening came, we just had a sense that God was about to do something incredible.

It was quite evident that apostolic leaders Joe & Bella Garcia and their teams had ploughed the ground with intercession and watered it with the Word. Intimate worship turned into spiritual warfare that foiled every attempt of the enemy to run interference.

The atmosphere was pregnant with anticipation for something new to be birthed. Ron Mills decided to postpone the offering time and brought Darren Canning on to the platform right away.

Darren shared some wild stories in his inimitable “in-your-face” style of delivery. There was laughter, there were tears, there was the inevitable punch to the Body designed to evict every religious spirit that had taken up residence.

Now it was time to transition to Holy Spirit-driven ministry. Darren called up the anointed Worship Team to lead in singing: Break every chain. As we kept repeating the powerful lyrics, we were also waiting for Darren to give directions on what to do next.

Well, it did not happen right away. Holy Spirit totally took over the meeting and started to move with power. Some fell to their knees, some lay on the floor, some started to weep and even cry out aloud. Clearly we were all being touched in varying degrees.

To his credit, Darren simply let it all happen without any attempt to help Holy Spirit make further progress 🙂 After a prolonged break from speaking, he handed the microphone to Ron and then to me and asked us to pray as we were led. This resulted in a powerful time of repentance and cleansing as Holy Spirit released a baptism of fire.

And then the prophetic flow began. All three of us released words from the heart of the Father over Pastors Joe & Bella. Then the glory of God started to manifest in gold and oil on people’s hands. Virtually everyone received a tangible measure of the glory.

We then moved into a time of healing, followed by more prophetic ministry. It was an amazing time in the Presence of the Lord. Pastor Joe remarked that he had not been touched so deeply since an encounter at the Brownsville Revival nearly 20 years ago. Wow!

Clearly, there was breakthrough happening at the individual level. We also prophesied breakthrough for Woodvale and released it over the Region.

Holy Spirit pointed out to me that all of that happened because Darren obeyed His prompting to simply take a break and let Him move as He pleased.

Dear DWOD friend, as you race toward your destiny, don’t be surprised if Holy Spirit prompts you to take your foot off the gas pedal and step on the brake instead. It may seem awkward, it may be totally out of character for you to come to a standstill.

But you will be amazed at what He can do when you take a break at His bidding. You will soon realize, as we all did Saturday evening, it was simply the break before the breakthrough. Praise God!

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