LINDA DAVIS
Called to Freedom Ministries
Votaw, Texas
www.ctfm.net
STEP INTO THE NEW
September 25, 2008
Have I not said, have you not heard that this is the year of New Beginnings? Many of you have asked of me and even wondered of yourself when that new beginning would be, what that new beginning was. You have murmured 'it does not feel like a new beginning to me' I tell you now I am calling you to step into the new. It is here waiting for you, I am here waiting for you. The more it looks like your 'new' will not come to past, the closer it is for you. Do not lose heart now, you are almost to your place of being in me. Trust and rely on me and I will reinforce you and give you power through My Spirit to step into your newness. As I reveal areas of change that must take place I am calling you to respond and make the changes, letting go of any of the old that must be let go so you can step into your new in Me. Not all you need to let go of is bad but you must still let go. I have already prompted you in your Spirit to let go but you have insisted on hanging on and that is why this has not been a year of new beginning for you. I am reminding you now that I have told you that you must forget the former things in order to perceive the new thing I am doing in you, for you and with you. I am desiring a response in your heart to the things I have spoken to you to change and then I will open the doors, I will make the path straight, I will make your way for you, there will be no denying my hand has moved, I will cause you to step into your new.
Do not [earnestly] remember the former things; neither consider the things of old.
Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
Isa 43:18-19 AMP
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2 PROPHECY: / Daily Prophecy Corner / HE HIDES & HE REVEALS by Ian Johnson 9/26 on: Today at 06:13:06am
HE HIDES & HE REVEALS
IAN JOHNSON
Sep 26 2008 08:41AM
When my Children were really little I used to play hide & seek with them; part of the fun was hiding where they could easily find me. God is like that, He hides in plain sight so that when we look for him we find him easily.
Isaiah 45:1-3
I will go before thee, and make the rough places smooth; I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron; and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that it is I, Jehovah, who call thee by thy name, even the God of Israel.
Verse 7 The One forming light and creating darkness,
Verse 15. Truly, you are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, Savior!
When God hides like this He is trying to develop spiritual sight in us, rather than natural sight. To lead us onto a greater glory.
He wants to lead us to the storehouse full of treasures; and the riches of secret places. These secret places are only secret to those who don’t seek them.
We think we know exactly where to find God, and then he surprises us again. When we sense God is distant, and we feel we have lost our link with him, we tend to go into a performance mode trying to get His attention. The Lord says: I AM not looking for your performance, just allow me to reveal myself even in the dark seasons.
Whenever you are on a journey with God; He is the start, the middle and the end of that Journey. So enjoy the journey.
God has no other desire than to reveal Himself to you. When He hides it feeds your hunger and stirs your longings for Him. Always after periods of darkness or hidden-ness He reveals himself in a time of sustained love and blessings.
When you continue to worship and seek after Him in these hidden times you demonstrate to the Father that you are seeking Him and not just the blessings. But even here there is a danger of trying to prove your love through works. The Lord asks you to simply trust and rest in Him.
In this place of seeming darkness He is able to demonstrate that He is the God who creates darkness and forms the light. When heaven seems as brass, He breaks to pieces the doors of brass and cuts in sunder the bars of iron.
There is no prison of the soul that He cannot free us from and no fetters of iron can ever hold us. Because in this dark place; He lights up our heart and shows us treasures in darkness and hidden riches in secret places.
The disciples on the road to Emmaus were walking in a dark place; they had just lost the author of their visions and aspirations; as they shared the walk with the master Himself, who to them was totally clothed in shadows; the bible says their hearts burned within them. And suddenly he revealed the treasure of resurrections light to them.
When he revealed Himself to them in the fellowship that followed, faith was kindled and became a door into a greater glory. The lesson they learnt in the place of darkness was of far greater significance, because in the place of darkness His true light was revealed.
This is a valuable lesson; greater glory is seen in the darkest season. Think about the glory Moses saw on the mount as he entered the dark cloud that over shadowed Sinai. Exodus 24:15-17; The Children of Israel where outside the cloud, they saw the darkness; they even saw the awesome sight of his glory but didn’t enter it like Moses. In the cloud the revelation of the Glory of God was revealed to Moses. Moses saw the goodness of God in the darkness. Exodus 33:18-19.
Many of us miss the fullness of His glory because we observe the awesome glory from a distance, but never enter into the thick smoke of His presence where the fullness is.
It takes faith to walk into the cloud, to walk out side of our intellect and our rational thoughts and into the deep things of God; into treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places.
John 9:39
Then Jesus told him, “I have come to judge the world. I have come to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see that they are blind.”
Moses didn’t see the fullness of the Glory until he entered the darkness of the cloud. Jesus as he opens our eyes in the midst of our darkness also “Gives sight to the blind” Because when we see Him, we realise just how blind we have been, and the further into the cloud we go the more we see. Glory is revealed.
God hides in plain sight; so that when we look for him we find him easily. But to find Him we must first look, and His greatest glory is found in the cloud that surrounds his throne. To look from a distance is amazing, but to enter his presence right there at His throne is truly glorious.
Your darkest hour is His greatest opportunity to reveal His goodness.
Ian Johnson.
ianjohn@xtra.co.nz
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org
3 PROPHECY: / Daily Prophecy Corner / YOU ARE WONDERING WHY YOU FEEL SO WEIRD by Marsha Burns 9/26 on: Today at 06:06:48am
September 26, 2008: You are wondering why you feel so weird. I tell you that you are stepping into a new era. The spiritual landscape has been in the process of changing until you can barely recognize where you are. Stand still. Don't be afraid. You will have to make some adjustments in the days ahead to accommodate change, but now do nothing apart from My leading, says the Lord. Exodus 14:13b "Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today."
4 PROPHECY: / Daily Prophecy Corner / YOU ARE TRAINING YOURSELF by Ras & Bev Robinson 9/26 on: Today at 06:01:41am
September 26, 2008. You are training yourself. Self discipline is your choice. Your chosen preferences are not always easy ones. I see you choosing to do those things that will bring you across the finish line. I have revealed your destiny not only to you but to many others. Just today I have been adding clarity and acuity to your vision. You now see what you could not see before and you are amazed. These occurrences are for a purpose. Once you see the prize, the prize itself will spur you onward to victory. I say unto you, let your eyes take it all in. Let your mind wrap fully around the vision I have been revealing.
1 Corinthians 9:24-26 “Remember that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize. You also must run in such a way that you will win. All athletes practice strict self-control. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I am not like a boxer who misses his punches.” Ras Robinson*
September 26, 2008. You have a lot of little things disturbing your thoughts. Sometimes they keep you awake at night, and often pop up when you are around certain people or in certain situations. In this world there will always be tribulations. If it isn’t this, it is something else. Knowing how to handle them is the key to peace. Imagine yourself in the womb of faith, where everything you need is provided. Keep your relation to Me and the world around you as if… in the womb or faith. If I need you to speak up or do something about what is going on, I will let you know. Trust Me, My child.
Matt 18:4 “Whoever becomes simple and elemental again, like this child, will rank high in God's kingdom.” Bev Robinson**
5 Christian Fellowship: / End Time Topics / MARK THE HEADS OF THOSE WHO CRY OUT FOR THE ECONOMY by Chrisena Perry 9/26 on: Today at 05:59:23am
MARK THE HEADS OF THOSE WHO CRY OUT FOR THE ECONOMY
Chrisena Perry - PRAYER WATCHMAN
Sep 26 2008 08:00AM
September 26, 2008
MARK THE HEADS OF THOSE WHO CRY OUT FOR THE ECONOMY
3 Now the glory of the God of Israel went up from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. Then the LORD called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side 4 and said to him, "Go throughout the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over all the detestable things that are done in it."
5 As I listened, he said to the others, "Follow him through the city and kill, without showing pity or compassion. 6 Slaughter old men, young men and maidens, women and children, but do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary." So they began with the elders who were in front of the temple.
Ezekiel 9:3-6
God said to share this with those whose heart is hard and will falter by the wayside of His word. Please begin to pray and seek the Lord. This is not a sound off to plead with you to pray. This is a sound of to command you to pray. "If you don't pray, you will suffer the consequences of the unjust. Will you stand with them, I hear the Lord say. Will you stand with them and be counted in with the number of the transgressors? Why is it so hard to hear the word and not believe the word for if I have said it, it shall come to pass. No prayer, no prosperity. Will you pray or will you bank on the prayer of others to save you? For I say Nay to those who have no mark on their head for they shall suffer loss and it will come swiftly as I have sought My people to pray. What is it to fast for your strength? Shall you be like the nations with no wealth to win the war of the kingdom? Shall you enter into the caves and say I am not ready for the wrath of the Lord, for surely I say if there is no prayer the repercussions will be greatly untold. For this is the word of the Lord. Make your bed and lie in it, for it shall cover you with dirt from the famine of your grave that shall be great. I will not walk among those who do not fear the word of the Lord. This is great sin and I judge you not in the way that some ought. I judge you in the manner that is righteously thought. For I know the ways that you think. Shall it occur? Will you see Wall Street fall? For I say this is what I am going to do. I will tell you a word or two. I shall speak for the ones who shall hear. I am caring for the ones who will walk with a spear and shed the blood of those who do not cry out. I speak with a laugh that many shall fear, for in this you will know that the word is near. If by land you see fall apart I will begin to release My wrath upon those with dark heart. For I say, shall you listen, for the itchy ear, to hear what I am not going to say. Or shall you listen with obedience with the spear between your ear? Will you walk according to My ways? Will you be obedient to the Ancient of Days and pray? Stop the murmuring for it will not subdue much, take on the mantle that will still this death that would tear this great nation apart."
Chrisena Perry
Prophetic Sword Ministries
http://propheticsword.injesus.com