a house of prayer for the nations

I’ve been so buzzed about this that I just have to share it… 🙂

Early in the new year as we were finishing up our family tenting (turned into tramping also) holiday (that was my littlest daughters idea – the tramping part) the Lord told me two things (there were other things which He told me but these two were together)…

He told me to submit to the leader of our Prophetic Intercessors group here in Christchurch and He also told me to submit to the leader of the Local Congregation which I’d started attending here in Christchurch…

When He told me I was quite surprised but after a moments thinking, “I wonder how I’m going to respond?”, He enabled me happily to do it and He said, “It is fitting for Us/us (Him/me) to fulfil all righteousness” (reminding me of John the Baptist baptizing Jesus)…

You see submission and me aren’t exactly – or haven’t been – “best friends”…

God knows that every level He’s taken me to He’s taken me “kicking and screaming”…

I have resisted Him “tooth and nail”… 🙂

I’ve even made it my business not to try and assist Him at all in all of the surrenders which He’s brought me to – in fact I’ve actually gone in the other direction…

“Why have you done this?” you might ask…

I’ve done it because God has given me some pretty huge promises for my life and I do not want to try and make any of them happen…

I don’t want to have to feel that I have to “keep it up” in my effort to stay in God’s will and accomplish these amazing promises which He has given to me…

I remember one night in Doha, Qatar while I was working overseas away from my wife and children and grandchildren paying off a debt we had in Dubai, UAE at the time, that I had an encounter with God and I really told Him how I wanted it to be in our relationship – that I would not try at all – ever – and I wanted to know in my own heart that any surrender which I ever came to was completely Him and had nothing to do with me or an act of my will but was Him from the inside of me enabling me without regret or any effort to surrender so I’d know I wouldn’t “lose it” somewhere down the track when I “relaxed” or “stopped trying”…

It was so powerful that night – the Presence of the Lord was so real – He loved it – I really sensed that (it wasn’t pretty the way that I was talking – but He really loved it) – He loved it that I didn’t want to strive and I was amazed cos I thought He’d tell me off “big time”…

I digress…

Anyway, so I surrendered to these brothers – I love them both – they are both very precious to me – I love them as myself as brothers in the Lord – Praise You Jesus – that in itself is a miracle – and I honour them both as men of God in our city…

Then what I started seeing was that as I had surrendered to these brothers that the Lord started to knit our hearts together in sharing in ways that I’d never imagined possible…

All – I believe – out of my submission – out of His enabling of me to submit – cos, as I said, submission is not really “my thing”… 🙂

I have seen amazing things happen both in our Prophetic Intercessors group and in our Local Congregation since that time – I’m not going to go into details – but I can honestly say – amazing things – things which I could never have achieved…

And it’s all been done from “underneath”…

Coming “underneath” and lifting up the work of God in the midst of those situations…

Knowing who the man is who is anointed to lead in that situation and coming “underneath” and supporting him and lifting him up in the work of God…

I am laughing with joy as I type this…

This is the way of God…

Not to try and come in from the “top down” and domineer or show that person why you are so much better than them or are just “the greatest thing since sliced bread” but to “come under” and honour and pray into those people all that God has prayed into you…

And also as I “come under” I receive the blessing of what these brothers have to share with me…

I am – as of this morning – just starting to see the power of that in the Christian Internet Forum which I participate in also – sometimes I can be quite “thick” – but it’s dawning on me – Praise You Jesus… 🙂

Lining up under God is awesome…

I have been experiencing it and know that I will experience it more in the days ahead (I am grinning from ear to ear – Praise You Jesus – this is a miracle)…

I recommend it highly – submission that is – when the Lord tells you to do it that is…

Praise You Jesus…

Thank You that You submitted to the Father showing us the way…

Thank You Holy Spirit that You submitted to Jesus and to the Father to Glorify Them and not Yourself…

I love You Lord – You are my Best Friend…

I worship You Jesus – You are my Greatest Example – and I love You…

And I give You – Jesus – all the Glory and to You too Father – I love You Father…

You are Worthy of all my praise – all that I could ever give You – You are Worthy…

Love in the Lord,

Andrew

I’ve really had a growing desire to have a Divine Encounter with the Lord Jesus very similar to the one which Paul had on the road to Damascus…

Paul literally – I believe – looked into Jesus’ Glorified Eyes and was blinded…

This is what I’ve been seeking…

To look into Jesus’ Glorified Eyes – which burn like a flame of fire – and have His Fire go right down into my very soul burning out everything which remains in me of “sin within me”…

The eyes are the window to the soul someone has said…

This is what I want – I started to get this at our first trip to Arthur’s Pass last year – I’m pretty sure it was the first trip in September – when we were seeking the Baptism of Fire – and I sensed my eyes were somehow blind or blocked from truly seeing in the spirit (spiritual realm) and I saw that Jesus’ Eyes blazed like fire and I needed to look right into His Eyes and just stay there…

I just couldn’t do it – I wanted it but it just didn’t happen (I was trying but my eyes just weren’t open – like I was blinded spiritually) – but the hunger has been building…

Anyone who reads this and wants to agree with me in prayer that I will have a visitation from Jesus in this very real – very practical – very physical manner – I’d really appreciate your “Amen”… 🙂

I really sense the Lord is building me up for this…

I’ve had encounters with Him where I know He was (Father, Son & Holy Spirit were) in my room (my prayer room) – I had two of these last week and was changed by them – but I want more…

Do we want more?

If you do I will pray for you to get more…

And I’d really appreciate your prayers for my wife, my children (their partners), my grandchildren and myself to be so immersed in the Lord that we truly forget about ourselves and flow together in unity for His Glory all the days of our lives…

This is my prayer (I’ve been experiencing the beginnings of this – and it is very sweet – and peaceful – but I want more)…

Love in the Lord,

Andrew

I really feel as I’ve come into a deeper place in terms of my experience of God – my experience of His nearness to me – that this issue of the spirit of Satan is really coming up before my mind…

There are people out there – either in our local congregations or in the internet gatherings which we belong to – who are actually not there to Glorify the Lord but to trick the people who really are there to worship the Lord into thinking that they’re also there to worship the Lord…

The Lord told me ages ago – like in 2011 – that one of the people who were “following” (who’d signed on as an email follower of) my blog was actually a Satanist…

When we see these things it’s really hard to know what to do about it…

There’s a scripture which says,

‘Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn.”‘” (Matthew 13:30 NASB)

This would tend to suggest (or could be used to suggest) that we shouldn’t do anything about it – we just have to “tolerate it” (like Paul did with the slave-girl who followed himself and his companions with the spirit of divination) – and leave it to Jesus to “sort it out” in the “hereafter”…

Or does it?

No it does not…

Paul did “sort it out”… 🙂

It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave-girl having a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing her masters much profit by fortune-telling. Following after Paul and us, she kept crying out, saying, “These men are bond-servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation.” She continued doing this for many days. But Paul was greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out at that very moment. (Acts 16:16-18 NASB)

Paul got “nailed” after this but the Lord was with him… 🙂

Awesome story…

Anyway, once the Lord gives us discernment that there is someone “in our midst” who is operating under the spirit of Satan, i.e. for the enemy, then we have a responsibility – in the Power of the Holy Spirit – to do something about it…

The removal of that person – that presence – that evil presence – through that person – will release the Presence of the Holy Spirit to come to that place or that internet forum or whatever…

The ones who can’t see through that person’s – or the spirit behind that person’s – flattery are surprised when they see us confronting that spirit in that person – and some are offended…

What could have been wrong with what the slave-girl was saying?

That’s good publicity right?

Wrong…

It’s publicity which casts doubt on the message…

Those who operate in this “slimy”, “greasy” spirit of “suck up” and flattery are just trying to win our confidence so we’ll “Amen” them and then when they bring in their destructive heresies we’ll not be “on our guard” to come “straight out” and oppose them…

That is their “trick” – that is their scheme – that is their modus operandi…

But we are not unaware of his schemes – as Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians…

We must “fight this one through” in prayer knowing that we’re not fighting against people but against the principalities behind them…

Recently though I have had some prayers coming out of me that if these ones who are wilfully serving Satan do not want to repent that the Lord would remove them from the earth – they are stumbling-blocks on this earth – and if they are not going to be saved – not willing to repent and believe in Jesus for their salvation – that they would be sent to await their eternal judgement…

Obviously we pray that they would be saved but if they are not willing to be saved they cannot remain on earth – the reason Jesus came was to destroy the works of the devil and He must reign in heaven until He (the Father) has put all things under His Feet – this includes those who willingly serve the devil – as the gates of Hades will not overpower the Church of the Living God…

He (Satan – and his works) must be put down under our feet as we are Christ’s representatives on earth…

The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. (Romans 16:20a NASB)

We are the ones – Christ’s seed – as He is the Seed – who will inherit the promise made to our father Abraham – who is the father of us all (who believe in Jesus)…

And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them. (Genesis 24:60 KJV)

And we will…

Praise Your Holy Name Jesus…

We must be aware of those described in the scripture below…

These are the men who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted; (Jude 1:12 NASB)

Jesus does not want these in His Church…

This is clear from His admonition to the Church at Thyatira…

But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. (Revelation 2:20 NASB)

That you tolerate…

That you “put up with”…

We are not meant to tolerate evil – we are not meant to “put up with” evil…

We are meant to expose and remove it…

Love in the Lord,

Andrew

I just had this infectious worship song come into my brain and I looked it up on youtube…

Andrae Crouch

Praise You Jesus – when the simplicity and yet profundity of the Gospel hits us all we can do is smile from ear to ear…

I’m gonna keep on lifting my voice and let the world know Jesus saves… 🙂

Praise You Jesus…

Glorify Your Name in all the earth…

Father, Glorify Your Name and Glorify the Name of Jesus…

Lord Holy Spirit lift up the Name of Jesus and the Name of the Father – whom Jesus revealed (as the Exact Representation of His Being) – in all the earth…

And let the world sing that Jesus saves…

🙂

Contagious Joy…

🙂

Amen…

(Ps. I love this one also – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvIxwc90BEI – Through it all, Andrae Crouch)

The following word was shared with me yesterday by a respected brother in Auckland…

I’d just been sharing with a sister in Auckland about a similar topic – Revival in New Zealand – and then independently this brother shared his word with me on Skype and was happy for me to share it publically…

He said,

Felt a word early this morning.

We are turning a corner I saw a balustrade rail going 90 degrees with a covering over it… indicating a change for us with His covering as we travel around the bend… that is Part 1…

Part 2 we are going to see a new move in the churches but only in some… we will be led to fellowship somewhere…

Part 3 there was a clear indication of where the move will NOT be…

I saw a launch pad but there were lightning strikes in the vicinity, He was saying that He won’t move in churches with contention.

I saw a three storied building and it was in CHCH, He won’t move there in any building that is not single story. What does that mean?? It means no denominational structure with levels of control, only single level authority structures…

I guess that means independent fellowships.

That is what I saw… time to move on and be involved…

The CHCH image was interesting as the single level is less prone to shaking…

I responded, “Wow… Praise the Lord… This is exciting… The Lord is about to move…”

He responded,

yep it is happening…

Later on he added,

Andrew a third image I forgot to share…

I saw a mound of butter and on top was a square of butter that just sat on top and wasn’t melded in, He said that that was my contribution, and not to worry as when the heat comes on it will all melt into one lump… In other words it will take time for my offering to be accepted but this is normal, just hang in…

I responded, “Awesome… That’s the vision of the resurrection community… I believe… It will be accepted over time… As we experience the goodness of the Lord and of His Manifest Presence among us in unity… 🙂  That will give us the strength to “jump in”…”

He responded,

OK so that’s it…

I responded, “Amen…”

He added,

The day before I got this I got the word, “We have heard your cry… ” I seem to get words where the plurality of God is speaking.

The resurrection community vision which this brother had was a group of people who were brought together by the Lord to serve Him who were able to share all their earthly possessions and not to count anything as their own…

They were brought together and moved together as a team – like an Apostolic company – to do whatever the Lord wanted them to do…

They held nothing as their own and served each other all contributing to the whole in accordance to their individual giftings (this is my interpretation of his previous explanation of and our conversations regarding the resurrection community)…

I was personally blessed by this brother sharing the above word with me as it went with what I felt – and also seemed to go with what this sister had indicated she felt – was happening in New Zealand at the moment…

There was a verse which the Lord gave me a few days ago – before my brother shared this word – I had been thinking about how we – those who believe in the Lord – are blessed with the blessing of Abraham the believer and that when God said He would curse those who curse us that that caused a problem when we cursed each other – who knew the Lord…

This verse came to mind…

But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another. (Galatians 5:15 NASB)

When our brother shared about the ‘lightning strike’ of contention…

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (John 8:36 NASB)

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1 NASB)

I have really had someone on my heart…

When the Holy Spirit puts someone on our hearts we need to be submissive to what He puts on our hearts – we cannot become “restrained in our affections”…

We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us. (2 Corinthians 6:12 NIV)

Paul experienced this in his intercession for the people in the Church at Corinth…

I have experienced this…

I have had a burden for someone which just doesn’t seem to go away…

I want it to go away – sometimes I truly do – but it just seems to keep coming back…

It’s not fulfilled yet…

I haven’t been released – I thought I was released at one point but this desire, this desire to see this particular person – of all people Lord why is this particular person so important? I ask myself – released just won’t go away…

Have you had an experience like this?

If you’re reading this then I’m sure you have – the Lord has led you here for a purpose…

I was listening to a sermon the other day – in fact twice I believe I’ve heard this same brother share this – about being restrained in our affections – he was sharing that when we pray for healing we need to follow the compassion of Christ in our hearts – so when the person is or people are standing before us we follow the compassion or the affection of Christ which we feel in our hearts towards that particular person as leading that the Lord wants to minister to that particular person at that particular time…

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night with someone on your mind and you just can’t get them out of your mind?

That’s the Holy Spirit alerting you to pray for that particular person…

He is the Intercessor – He is the Intercessor in you…

When we have people on our hearts that’s His Sign to us that we are to pray for that particular person – if the Son sets you free you shall be free indeed – I’m using this in a different application this morning – there is freedom in the revelation of God’s Grace and understanding that our sins are forgiven but there is also freedom when we are released from a season of intercession where the Son has practically set us free from a season of intercession for someone and given us the knowledge that they’ve “come through” and been “delivered” practically (with no possible “grey areas” left – every base covered – swept clean – not necessarily that it’s happened in the natural but definitely happened in the spirit – you rejoice beforehand to see the victory) – Praise His Holy Name – this is what I am seeking for this particular person who is on my heart…

We want to see people practically delivered (it goes deeper than this – when we feel their sorrow – in the spirit – we are to continue interceding – we cannot stop until we stop feeling their sorrow – this is the true sign – when there is rejoicing in the spirit coming from their hearts – that they have been delivered – when we think about them and experience God’s joy on the inside – this is when we know that they are “through” – Praise His Holy Name – I’m getting a witness of His Joy as I type this section in brackets)…

We cannot be “free” and “enjoy life” while they are still bound – that’s how it becomes…

Yes, we can be “free” and know that we are free but their unhappiness is a continual reminder to us that our work is not done – how can we rejoice when they are still filled (weighed down) with sorrow? Yes, we can rejoice but we can’t forget them and we are urged by these affections – these feelings of love – to continue to pray for them that they will be practically filled up to all the fullness of God…

We feel like grabbing a hold of them and shaking them until the fullness of God comes into them – but we know that we can’t do that – we know that only God can touch them with His Presence, in His timing and for His Glory…

We have promises for these ones – who are on our heart – but sometimes we cannot express these promises to them – we must express these promises directly to God Himself and trust that He will translate these promises into reality into their lives – if these promises are truly breathed by Him – as we believe and feel in our hearts that they are…

So tonight/this morning I pray for all who are burdened for others – who have been given an assignment (so to speak) by the Lord for at least one other person on the planet or maybe a group of people or a city or a nation or the entire world (or anything in between) and I pray that the Holy Spirit would possess you completely and make it impossible for you to relinquish this assignment until it is completed…

I know about incomplete assignments from earlier on in my life – they must be completed – we can “drop the ball” but God will always bring us back to the point where we “dropped the ball” – yes He will – He’s done it to me – and He’ll do it to you… 🙂

This is His mercy to us as He as a Father doesn’t “drop the ball” – and He’s showing us Himself…

That’s what our lives are all about – revealing His – The Father’s – Glory…

And it is His Glory to seek out the Lost Sheep until He finds it – until He communicates His Love to that Lost Sheep and until He brings that Lost Sheep home – practically – into an awareness of His Love for that Lost Sheep as their Shepherd – the Shepherd of their souls…

So Father, fill us all who read this with the Spirit of Intercession and let us intercede for all those who You have placed on our hearts – where our hearts are filled with other things so that there is no room for You to birth Your compassion and Your burdens in us – remove all that is filling our hearts which is not of You or conducive to Your Glory – to Your Glorious Presence – in the Mighty Name of Jesus…

Fill us with the Spirit of Intercession – where we know we’re OK – because of Your Grace and don’t need to introspect ourselves anymore – as Paul said – and now have all this “free time” to be able to bear the burdens of others – let us bear the burdens of others and take our lead as you place them on our hearts…

It really is that simple – who do we feel for? – who do we experience the compassion of Christ for? – they are the ones who the Lord wants us to intercede for – not necessarily our family or our friends or our loved ones or our associates but anyone who the Lord places on our hearts so strongly that they just won’t “go away”…

Release Your Presence Lord – burn away the dross – set us free from earthly loves that we may be consumed with You – burn in me Lord – burn away all my dross – consume me with a desire to live for Your Glory – Glorify Your Name in all the earth Father through us as a Family – as Family – the Full Family of God – Your Children – on earth at this point in time – with one voice let us declare Your Praise – and Your Name as a Compassionate Father who cares for and is touched by the needs of His Children alive and well on this planet…

Some are cast down Lord – lift them up – lift them up – lift them up – let them rejoice in You and bring in many more to know You – do not forsake even one of these whom You have chosen to bring near into Your Presence and to lavish Your Love upon – bring them all near and let them all know You – Praise You Jesus – You are worthy of all our praise – release to us Your assignments and do not remove us from our assignments until You complete them through us…

Not in striving – but in rest – but let us feel Your compassion – let us feel Your burden – let us feel Your sadness – You are touched with the feelings of our infirmities – towards those who You have burdened us to pray for and let us not be released until we have achieved what You have wanted us to achieve – what You wanted to achieve for that particular person – no matter how weird that may sound or how uncomfortable we are doing this – please hold us to it and never release us until the burden lifts and we can declare truly that we are free and that that one who we have been praying/interceding for is also free…

Thank You Jesus – be released all you who are “feeling” this word… 🙂

Love in the Lord,

Andrew

The Holy Spirit woke me up quite early this morning…

He wanted me to read about Abraham…

I read from Genesis 12 – 25 (not the whole of 25 just part way)…

He also told me to read Galatians 3 (which I only read part way)…

And a few other verses which I don’t remember…

The point is that there was a covenant made between God and Abraham and that covenant is still in affect…

It’s very important to understand that – Galatians 3 makes this very clear…

Genesis 12 – 25 are just beautiful when you understand that what Abraham was experiencing was the blessing of being in an unconditional covenant with God…

As we are still under today – those of us who are of the faith of Abraham…

We have the added blessing that we also have the Holy Spirit of God living inside us…

Abraham had a new heart and a new spirit but he didn’t have the Holy Spirit living inside him…

Paul exalts in Galatians 3 that,

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”— in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. (Galatians 3:13-14 NASB)

We are blessed with Abraham the believer…

As you read through Genesis 12 – 25 you hear God making statements about what He will do – God never says to Abraham, “I command you to do this and if you don’t then I’ll do this to you”…

Never…

God says, “you shall…” a number of times and right at the beginning He says, “Go forth…”

And Abram did what the Lord had spoken to him – not commanded him…

So Abram went forth as the Lord had spoken to him; (Genesis 12:4a NASB)

I caught the difference today cos I was looking for it…

God gave me a revelation the other morning in prayer where He caused me to understand this and this was my chance to “cement” that revelation and get further insight…

It was so exciting…

Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father’s house, To the land which I will show you; And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing; And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.” (Genesis 12:1-3 NASB)

Abraham was a Prophet…

God devotes a whole section of His word to showing how He was faithful to this unconditional covenant that He made with Abraham…

Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar. Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is married.” Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, will You slay a nation, even though blameless? “Did he not himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.” Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also kept you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her. “Now therefore, restore the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.” So Abimelech arose early in the morning and called all his servants and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were greatly frightened. Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done.” And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What have you encountered, that you have done this thing?” Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife. “Besides, she actually is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife; and it came about, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is the kindness which you will show to me: everywhere we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’” Abimelech then took sheep and oxen and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored his wife Sarah to him. Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you; settle wherever you please.” To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; behold, it is your vindication before all who are with you, and before all men you are cleared.” Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore children. For the LORD had closed fast all the wombs of the household of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife. (Genesis 20 NASB)

And another whole section which happened earlier – only a fool makes the same mistake twice (Proverbs 26:11)? – but this didn’t seem to affect God did it… 🙂

Now there was a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. It came about when he came near to Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, “See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman; and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they will kill me, but they will let you live. Please say that you are my sister so that it may go well with me because of you, and that I may live on account of you.” It came about when Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. Pharaoh’s officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house. Therefore he treated Abram well for her sake; and gave him sheep and oxen and donkeys and male and female servants and female donkeys and camels. But the Lord struck Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. Then Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife, take her and go.” Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him; and they escorted him away, with his wife and all that belonged to him. (Genesis 12:10-20 NASB)

We also note that before the Genesis 20 incident occurred – the second occurrence – that God had appeared to Abraham and said,

“I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless. I will establish My covenant between Me and you, And I will multiply you exceedingly.” (Genesis 17:1b-2 NASB)

But Abraham wasn’t blameless and God still sided with him? – how does that work? we think…

O yes, it’s dawning – Abraham was under an unconditional covenant of blessing with God Almighty – God’s words to Abraham were creating purity in him not a noose held around his neck which he has to attain to or to try and strive to achieve – oh yes, Abraham was blessed by God Almighty…

Chosen by God Almighty and called “Abraham My friend” by God Almighty…

No one else in scripture was ever called personally, “such and such My friend”…

Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness…

God testifying of His gifts…

By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks. (Hebrews 11:4 NASB)

God gave Abraham the faith to believe…

And God honoured Abraham’s faith that He had given him…

God testifying about His gifts – yes, yes, yes – it is true and it is true to you if you are a child of Abraham by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ – Yeshua Ha’Mashiach – you are blessed with Abraham the believer and you are not under the Law – but under Grace as Abraham was under Grace but you have the added advantage that Abraham looked forward to Jesus’ day and we look back and the Holy Spirit has now been released to us since Jesus was Glorified and we now have the additional Promise of the Holy Spirit filling us and enabling us to live as Jesus lived in this world…

In perfection before our God – the Holy Spirit living through our new heart and our new spirit – possessing and living through our new soul – our righteous souls (as Lot had)…

That is the only difference – the indwelling Holy Spirit…

Hallelujah!!!

Do you know what this means?

Abraham was blessed in all things…

Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. (3 John 1:2 NASB)

Oh yes…

He was…

Now Abraham was old, advanced in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in every way. (Genesis 24:1 NASB)

But there was still more blessing for Abraham…

Genesis 24 – in my opinion – is one of the most beautiful stories in the entire bible – that’s my personal opinion – I love the Church of Jesus Christ and would lay my life down for It – and this story shows the Faithful Servant – the Holy Spirit – sent to find a Bride for Jesus Christ by God the Father…

Abraham typifies God the Father…

Eliezer typifies God the Holy Spirit…

And Isaac – the son of promise – typifies our Lord and Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ – Yeshua Ha’Mashiach…

Rebecca typifies the Church of Jesus Christ called from all nations, from all parts of history, from all time – all who have ever or will ever or are now presently believing in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ…

The life of Abraham typifies the life of all his children in the faith – as he is the father of us all…

We are blessed with Abraham the believer…

You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? Did you suffer so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? So then, does He who provides you with the Spirit and works miracles among you, do it by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? Even so Abraham BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS. Therefore, be sure that it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham. The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “ALL THE NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED IN YOU.” So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer. For as many as are of the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, “CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT ABIDE BY ALL THINGS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF THE LAW, TO PERFORM THEM.” Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, “THE RIGHTEOUS MAN SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.” However, the Law is not of faith; on the contrary, “HE WHO PRACTICES THEM SHALL LIVE BY THEM.” Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE”— in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Brethren, I speak in terms of human relations: even though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds conditions to it. Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as referring to many, but rather to one, “And to your seed,” that is, Christ. What I am saying is this: the Law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise. For if the inheritance is based on law, it is no longer based on a promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise. Why the Law then? It was added because of transgressions, having been ordained through angels by the agency of a mediator, until the seed would come to whom the promise had been made. Now a mediator is not for one party only; whereas God is only one. Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness would indeed have been based on law. But the Scripture has shut up everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed. Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to promise. (Galatians 3 NASB)

The covenant which we are under is based on Promise…

And all the Promises of God are “Yes and Amen” in Christ Jesus…

We are blessed in all things and we are blessed as we line up under (voluntarily) Abraham our father…

And confess that we are not under Law but under Grace – we are under the Covenant which God made with Abraham and we are under all the blessing which God – our Father – promised to our father Abraham…

Hallelujah…

I don’t know how to contain the joy which I feel right now…

I believe the Lord told me that this is the most significant thing that I’ve ever written just before as I was writing this post…

May it – the revelation – be understood by all and may all choose to line themselves up under the blessing of Abraham who saw Jesus’ day and rejoiced – he believed the gospel in advance and offered up his own son – and the Lord Himself will provide the Lamb for the Sacrifice – in the Mountain of the Lord It will be provided…

And It – Jesus Christ – the Lamb of God who taketh away the sin of the entire world – was provided on that very Mountain in Moriah – outside Jerusalem He was offered up once for all – the Mediator of a different Covenant a better Covenant – and the High Priest in a different order the Order of Melchizedek (My King is Righteous)…

You are Righteous Lord and we are your Children…

We – all who know You on earth – bow before You this evening Our Righteous King and we worship You for all that You have brought us into through Your Shed Blood on Calvary…

You are worthy of all that we could ever give You…

We don’t know where to start… 🙂

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXDGE_lRI0E

Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar. (Proverbs 30:5-6 ESV)

It was this phrase – Every word of God proves true – that I woke up with (or thought I did) this morning – it was on my heart sometime during today – yes I remember I did wake up with it cos the Lord was really separating in me what was really from Him and what I had been deceived into believing was from Him but actually wasn’t due to the “un-surrendered parts” of ‘sin within me’ (well all of ‘sin within me’ is obviously un-surrendered otherwise it still wouldn’t be there)…

I found myself praying that the Wrath of God would fall on me…

That’s a strange prayer you might say, “Andrew I think you’ve lost it”, you might say… 🙂

But what I was seeing made absolute sense…

Truth is what I want…

I don’t want any error…

I know I have a new creation – a new heart and a new spirit (I know this includes a new soul – a new mind, a new will and a new emotions) – and I know that this can never sin…

So I ask the Wrath of God to fall on me knowing that nothing of my new creation can come under the Wrath of God but knowing that only ‘sin within me’ can and be burnt away by the Wrath of God because God hates sin and wickedness and will not let it remain in me…

Then I found myself singing over and over (I changed a couple of words – one word actually)…

Burn in me, burn in me, let the Fire of Your Holy Ghost (instead of Holy One) burn in me…

This was very powerful…

I’m sure that word “Every word of God proves true” preceded this experience…

Then I went and spent all day at a conference exalting in the Grace and Glory of God…

At this conference the Lord led me to pray for one person and I found myself relating to this person that every word which God gives them – which comes out of them – out of their innermost being from the Holy Spirit – is His intention – His proclamation of what He is going to achieve in their life and they should “voice it out” when they sense Him wanting to speak from within them, they should “voice it out” – out loud, out of their mouth…

During the dinner break I went back to work and read some of the words which the Lord had given me previously – earlier on this year the Lord started to get me to read these words, all the ones where He is speaking – out loud…

As I read them out loud they truly “come alive” and I begin to receive faith to believe them – sounds crazy eh? but it really works…

Every word of God proves true…

Every single specific word which He has spoken specifically over our lives will definitely come to pass…

Not a single word will return to Him void without having accomplished that which He sent it for…

Hallelujah!!!

This is what we wage our warfare with…

I have been through the mill on this one… 🙂

When He speaks what He says is contested especially if it belongs to our destiny in Him…

But once He brings us through to that place where we’ve offered all these words back to Him and even invited Him to destroy them in His Wrath – even to destroy them in His Fire – and He gives them to us back – like silver refined in a furnace of earth seven times – then He starts to give us the assurance that these words are surely going to come to pass…

The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. (Psalm 12:6 KJV)

Hallelujah!!!

And when He does that and we start to believe them before they even come to pass in the natural then we know that we have entered a Divine and Supernatural Level of faith which has been released to us by the Holy Spirit and we rejoice…

The joy of the Lord is our strength – we start to have our joy made full as I shared yesterday evening…

Praise God I have experienced the answer to that already today…

Hallelujah!!!

Praise You Jesus…

Exalt Your Wonderful Name in all the earth…

You are Faithful and Every Word which You have spoken proves true…

Let every word which we speak – not in Your Spirit – fall to the ground and be of none effect…

Let it be consumed in the Fire of Your Holiness and in the Fire of Your Wrath…

Hallelujah!!!

Let Truth abound…

And let us all be set free…

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His divine power has given us everything we need for (2 Peter 1:3a NIV) life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3b NASB) through the knowledge of him that hath called us to (2 Peter 1:3c KJV) His own glory and excellence. (2 Peter 1:3d NASB)

I was buzzing over this word sometime this week (I can’t remember exactly when) but it was awesome…

Sometimes we just don’t appreciate what we’ve already been given…

For life – that is the practical, physical needs which we have…

And godliness – that is the practical, spiritual needs which we have…

Not one and not the other – but both together…

God does not divorce the physical from the spiritual…

He treats both as important and makes provision for them together through the Knowledge of – the close, personal relationship which we have with – His Son – Jesus Christ…

This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. (John 17:3 NASB)

 Through the Knowledge of Him…

As we have a close, personal, intimate relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and with God the Father through the indwelling Holy Spirit teaching our new spirit and our heart to focus on Him and enjoy relationship, friendship with Him then this releases practically everything which we need for life (physical provision) and godliness (spiritual provision) through our on-going, every day “walking with the Lord” (like Enoch walked) – our friendship with Him…

How beautiful is that?

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It is beautiful…

How simple is that?

It is simple…

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Praise You Jesus…

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. (Matthew 6:33 NIV)

How beautiful is this?

It is so beautiful…

God doesn’t want us focusing on how to “look after ourselves” He just wants us focusing on how beautiful He is and how perfect He is and how much He loves us and delights to look after us and provide for us and make us more like Him – He is the Author of Life – He is the Giver of Every Good and Perfect Gift – there is not a Gift in existence which the Lord is not the Giver of and there is not a Gift in existence which He will not give us when it is in accordance with His will for us at the “right time” to reveal His Glory more fully through us…

Everything in its season…

For His Own Glory…

The ceasing of the fretting and the looking at Him is all He wants – this is trust…

As we are in that position all of heaven opens above us and we see the power of the provision of Almighty God flowing down all over us…

Praise His Holy Name…

We are blessed with Abraham the Believer…

That’s another scripture which the Lord gave me earlier on this week…

We are blessed with Abraham the believer who God blessed in all things that He should be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth with the blessing of God – in so many words – that all the nations of the earth should be blessed through him – through his Seed – Christ – and through us the Body of Christ alive on planet earth today – we are blessed with Abraham the believer in all things – to be generous and give – once we are in that “other-centred” position of “Knowing Christ” and being focused on Him we can ask whatever we wish and it will be given us as we will be asking in accordance with His will and He will hear us and our joy will be made full…

Yes it will…

Our joy will be made full (preach it Andrew)… 🙂

We were created for righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit – did you know that?

We were…

God’s intention for every one of His creatures was for them to enjoy righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit…

He died so that each could enjoy this – all died on the cross with Him so that each could enjoy this – only those who take this offer of salvation – Eternal Life – by faith can receive it but it is His will – His desire – that all should receive it – He wants none to perish…

It’s a past tense – has given…

And it’s “unlocked” through our every day, moment by moment, walking with and enjoyment of the Lord with us…

Literally walking together, talking together, sharing life together and as we do He pours out the provision both in the physical and in the spiritual…

It can’t get much simpler than that…

Praise You Jesus, You are Worthy, Your Blood availed for me, Thank You Father, Thank You Holy Spirit, Thank You Lord…

I love You Lord – Thank You for Your provision in my life… 🙂

Love in the Lord,

Andrew

“I am coming upon you in power”…

“This is My portion for you”…

“That you and all like you will be filled with My power”…

“My power will overflow through you to the world”…

“The world will see a demonstration of My power through you and all like you”…

“The prerequisites for sharing in My power are surrender to Me and submission to My will”…

“There is no power given to those who will not relinquish control to Me”…

“I will work through those – in this chosen generation – who have yielded all to Me”…

“And them alone”…

“In generations gone by I worked in anyone who wanted Me to work through them even if their motives were impure”…

“I will not do that in this chosen generation”…

“There will not be shipwrecks of faith in this chosen generation”…

“Those entrusted with My power will be prepared to walk in My power”…

“They will not have selfish ambition for their own glory”, declares the Lord…

“Speak this word to all who will hear – I am coming in power – surrender to Me and to My Glory and I will fill you with My power and you will prophesy in My Name – in My Name you will do miracles and signs and wonders will be completed through you by My Holy Spirit in that day”, declares the Lord, “when I fill you and make you as unto Myself in this world”…

“There is nothing that I cannot do through a yielded, empty vessel”…

“Nothing”, declares the Lord…

“Empty yourself before Me and I will fill you”…

“It really is that simple – empty yourself before Me and I will fill you”…

“There are no ‘tricks’ – there are no ‘surprises’ – empty yourself before Me and I will fill you – My Spirit will accomplish in and through you all My good pleasure”, declares the Lord…

“In you and in all of My Church who I baptise with My Holy Spirit and with Fire in this final generation”, declares the Lord…

“There are those who will be removed from this earth – I have not called them to walk in this place and they are coming home – they have fulfilled all that I have predetermined for their lives – they can go no further – their time on earth is complete”…

“You will remain – there are others who will remain”…

“This has nothing to do with you Andrew – it is My will – I have chosen this – I have chosen who will remain and who will come home to be with Me – you will remain and all like you whom I have prepared to stand with Me in this day – in this day of unprecedented opportunity and speak forth My word in boldness and truth to a world who do not know Me”, declares the Lord…

“This world will know Me from the least to the greatest as I come in power in their midst in signs, wonders, miraculous healings and destruction as I remove kingdoms and potentates and rulers who do not fear and acknowledge My Name”…

“They will see the destruction of the wicked and the assurance and salvation of the righteous as the righteous reach forth to give freely of all that I have so freely given them”…

“The distinction shall be seen and those appointed for eternal life will believe”…

“There will be a harvest the likes of which has never been seen before”…

“Never”…

“I am speaking to you this day – write this down and do not delete it – I will transpire over this earth – I will transpire over this earth to bring every living soul alive on this earth to know Me – there will be a time before I return to reign on this earth where the entire world – every living soul on earth – worships Me and receives Me as their Messiah and as their Lord”, declares the Lord…

“My word says this – ‘to Me every soul shall swear'”, declares the Lord, “and My word shall be seen as holy in your day – in your day before I come again to reign”, declares the Lord…

“I am promising to you Andrew that I am faithful and that I will do it”…

“Give yourself to Me to supplicate before Me for the world and I will save the world – all those who escape through My Judgements – and I will give to them the crown of Eternal Life in their relationship with Me – Eternal Life will be given to them and they shall know Me”, declares the Lord, “in the day that I do this and My Salvation sweeps through this entire earth you shall see it and you shall be glad – in Me you will rejoice”, declares the Lord – declares the Lord who has mercy upon you…

“In the days ahead there will be unprecedented upheaval in this earth”…

“I am warning you in advance – do not fear”…

“I am in control”…

“I will not leave you neither will I forsake you”…

“Men will fall like flies all around you – do not fear, I am with you”…

“I will never leave you, neither will I forsake you”…

“All like you who have given yourselves to Me with your entire hearts will be protected by Me in the days ahead”, declares the Lord…

“The forests and the valleys will sing for joy before Me”, declares the Lord…

“The raven and the other birds of prey will overtake the vulchers as they prey on the slain who lie on the face of the earth”…

“The birds of prey will gorge themselves with the flesh of men – men who have been slain before Me”, declares the Lord…

“The Fire of My Anger is coming”…

“The Fire of My Anger is coming”…

“The Fire of My Anger is coming and I am coming with it”, declares the Lord…

“When You see the Fire of My Anger burning against cities and nations and kingdoms and when you see them fall, know that it is I alone who do these things”…

“I will give no glory to the enemy – I will give no glory to the enemy of your souls – you are in My Hands”, declares the Lord, “not his”…

“You are not in his hands but Mine – I will judge the earth – I will reap the earth and in the harvest of souls My Name will be glorified among those whom I have chosen”…

“My elect will see and they will know that they are loved by Me”…

“They will see the distinction between the wicked and the righteous”…

“They will see the destruction of the wicked and the protection of the righteous – under My Wings”, declares the Lord…

“Know that there will be tumults in the earth”…

“Know that there will be terror in the earth”…

“Know that there will be abandonment in the earth”…

“Know that all these things are My doing – they are My doing”, declares the Lord…

“You will experience abandonment – people who you thought loved you will abandon you – families who seem ‘close’ will abandon each other and try to save their own lives”…

“Selfishness will rise as My Judgements cross the earth”…

“There will be a distinction between the righteous and the wicked”…

“The wicked will avoid and flee from My Presence as My Judgement is revealed to them”…

“They will flee from one city to another but My Judgement will follow them”…

“They will not be able to escape from My Judgement”…

“My Judgement will cross the entire earth”…

“I am coming to shake all things”…

“These things – these judgements – are from Me”, declares the Lord…

“My Hand does all these things”…

“I am sifting and I am turning and I am poking and I am prodding – My winnowing fork is in My Hand – a pitchfork to turn the hay and see if there is any value hidden underneath it – I will do this in cities – which appear to be hay – to see if any of My People are present – to spare them from the calamity which I will bring about on that city – if I do not find them – then I will destroy that city”…

“I will destroy cities, I will destroy nations”…

“My Fire will flow unhindered throughout the Nations of the earth – this is the time of My Vengeance – this is the time of My Judgement – the Day of My Vengeance has come and I will shake all nations in preparation for My return”…

“The Church refined in the Fire will meet Me – eventually – in the air”, declares the Lord…

“After the completion of all things they – My Church refined in the Fire – will meet Me in the air”…

“I love you and I speak these words to you today because I love you”…

“I do not hate you – I do not want to destroy you”…

“I love you – and all like you who are seeking Me with all your hearts – where you are ‘at’ at this point in time – who are seeking Me with all their hearts – to those and to you I say, “come behold the works of the Lord who has wrought desolations in the earth”, this is what I am about to perform – desolations in the earth – watch and learn My Power and My Glory – watch and learn My Power to Save and to Deliver – for there will be great Deliverance in the nations of the earth to which I come in My Mercy”, declares the Lord, “and they will truly see that I am the Lord in the day which I come in mercy upon them”, declares the Lord…

“The Day of My Mercy is at hand – the Day of Vengeance and yet the Day of Mercy – together they shall go throughout the earth to reap and to plant – to tear down and to build up – they will go together throughout the entire earth”…

“I have spoken to you today and I will not change My Mind”…

“Chose Me – chose to serve Me and I will show you the Power of the Age to come”…

“I will show you My Power and My Greatness – you will see and know that I am the Lord”…

“Do not resist Me – do not resist Me who speaks to you”…

“There are great disasters coming”…

“Great disasters”…

“Do not be overwhelmed – I am with you”…

“Do not be dismayed – I am forever with you”…

“I am faithful and I am God”…

“My love I leave you”…

“Do not be dismayed”…

“I am with you forevermore”…

declares the Lord who has mercy upon you…

I have it so strongly on my heart for the salvation of Jerusalem…

I’ve been carrying this – on and off – for the last two years now…

It seems to be increasing in intensity and it seems that the Lord’s Heart is really turning to the salvation of this city…

This city is the “last bastion” before He can break out in salvation all over the world…

You may say to me, “but Andrew He is already breaking out in salvation all over the world”…

But not like He will once this city is saved…

Once this city is saved He will break out in salvation all over the world…

Missionaries from that city will go all over the world…

As at the beginning so at the end, “you shall not finish… before I come” as Jesus said to His disciples so many years ago…

I don’t have a lot to say, only that I know that He is going to save the city of Jerusalem…

And we will see this and we will marvel…

Before this can occur He must “stir up” His People in the city of Jerusalem to jealousy…

He must do this through us – His Church throughout the world – and especially, I believe, in the “wayward West”…

This is the greatest demonstration to them, the People of Jerusalem and then Israel that there is a God in the Nations of the earth…

I am just “throwing this out there” tonight to encourage others who have a burden for the city of Jerusalem to be saved – you are “in tune” with God’s Heart…

This is His Heart at this point in time – from Jerusalem to the rest of Israel to the rest of the world…

Let us get behind our Jewish and Israeli brothers and sisters as they come to the Lord and take this message of Jesus, their Messiah, back to rest of the world who doesn’t yet know Him…

Many are going to come to the Lord through them – so many so that it will be said, “more are the children of the barren woman than of the married woman” as the Lord prophesied in Isaiah 54 of the return of Israel to Himself…

They will stretch out from the east and to the west, their descendants will build up the devastated cities…

They will turn the eyes of all onto the Lord…

Like never before – “life from the dead”…

Focus your attention on Jerusalem and what the Lord is about to do there – watch closely – and then watch the entire Israeli nation to see what the Lord will do there – He will do amazing things – in fulfilment to His Word…

Pray for the “one new man” in Christ – Jewish, Israeli & Gentile believers all as one, working as one for Christ and for the salvation of the world…

Jesus, only Jesus…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa4GCDSVDVc

Let us see our Jewish and Israeli brothers and sisters added to that throng which worships before the Throne of the Lamb – the Lamb who was slain, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah – let us not forget that our roots are in Israel and Judah – we are grafted in – we are not natural branches – and we owe it to our natural branches to bring them in – let us be faithful to our call – let us put them first in the Name of Jesus – let us pray for the salvation of Jerusalem…

Rouse yourself! Rouse yourself! Arise, O Jerusalem, You who have drunk from the Lord’s hand the cup of His anger; The chalice of reeling you have drained to the dregs. There is none to guide her among all the sons she has borne, Nor is there one to take her by the hand among all the sons she has reared. These two things have befallen you; Who will mourn for you? The devastation and destruction, famine and sword; How shall I comfort you? Your sons have fainted, They lie helpless at the head of every street, Like an antelope in a net, Full of the wrath of the Lord, The rebuke of your God. Therefore, please hear this, you afflicted, Who are drunk, but not with wine: Thus says your Lord, the Lord, even your God Who contends for His people, “Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of reeling, The chalice of My anger; You will never drink it again. I will put it into the hand of your tormentors, Who have said to you, ‘Lie down that we may walk over you.’ You have even made your back like the ground And like the street for those who walk over it.” Awake, awake, Clothe yourself in your strength, O Zion; Clothe yourself in your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; For the uncircumcised and the unclean Will no longer come into you. Shake yourself from the dust, rise up, O captive Jerusalem; Loose yourself from the chains around your neck, O captive daughter of Zion. For thus says the Lord, “You were sold for nothing and you will be redeemed without money.” For thus says the Lord God, “My people went down at the first into Egypt to reside there; then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. Now therefore, what do I have here,” declares the Lord, “seeing that My people have been taken away without cause?” Again the Lord declares, “Those who rule over them howl, and My name is continually blasphemed all day long. Therefore My people shall know My name; therefore in that day I am the one who is speaking, ‘Here I am.’”  How lovely on the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace And brings good news of happiness, Who announces salvation, And says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices, They shout joyfully together; For they will see with their own eyes When the Lord restores Zion. Break forth, shout joyfully together, You waste places of Jerusalem; For the Lord has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord has bared His holy arm In the sight of all the nations, That all the ends of the earth may see The salvation of our God. (Isaiah 51:17-52:10 NASB)

Love in the Lord,

Andrew

I was on family holiday in late January and on our last day I was spending some time with the Lord in the morning in our car – we were on a tenting holiday and the car was a good place to spend time with the Lord – and I was praying about the nations which the Lord would save in the coming move of God and when I got to America I just got a shaking of the head…

I didn’t understand this and then I saw the entire continent of North America sinking into the ocean…

This really surprised me and then I asked the Lord about South America and I had the same “shaking of the head” feeling and felt that they too would “sink” into the ocean…

This really took me quite “aback” and I kind of sat horrified or stunned or completely incredulous or whatever other word there is for being completely confused or just not able to understand (or comprehend) what was going on but the Lord seemed clear – there was no hesitancy in Him – He wasn’t “happy” about it but it seemed like that was what was going to happen – like it was “fixed”…

I got back from our family holiday and started “Googling” “the destruction of America” trying to find out whether the Lord had told anyone else about this (thinking that I might be “losing it”)…

Of course I found certain things which didn’t really witness with my spirit but I found one thing in particular which really did…

I encourage you to read the “Dreams and Visions” given at the following link:

http://www.handofhelp.com/visions_all.php

I haven’t read all of them but I’ve read a significant number…

Seek the Lord and see whether He shows you that these words are from Him…

I also came across this:

http://www.ubm1.org/?page=first

When I read this I had a strong witness from the Lord that what A. A. Allen saw in his vision was from the Lord…

I also had a witness for what P. J. Cunningham heard from the Lord to pass on to A. A. Allen…

There was a spirit – similar to the spirit of Elijah – which the Lord entrusted to America…

He gave this spirit or mantle to America to make Him Known to the ends of the earth – to be a light on a hill – a place where His Glory would shine forth from…

America – rightly or wrongly – “bound” herself and her wellbeing to the Lord…

There was “mixture” in the roots of this commitment – “mixture” which has never been purified…

The roots which have not been pure have taken over and have destroyed the testimony which America was meant to bring to the world…

She will be – as a nation – destroyed…

Her judgement has “come up” before the Lord and she will now be destroyed…

The Lord is adamant about this…

He will not relent…

When I saw what I saw on our family holiday the words which just “came out” of me were, “Flee, Flee, Flee” – it was like a “knee jerk” reaction in my spirit – I know that the Lord shook His Head – He is not going to save America – she is “going down”…

My heart is heavy as I write this – the Lord has shown me that I will be persecuted for sharing this – but I must share it for He has put it on my heart today (earlier on) that I must share it…

America will be destroyed…

God will have vengeance on her…

There are many who know Him in that nation and to them I say, if you believe that what I am sharing is of the Lord, Flee…

Leave America…

Sell up and leave…

Ask the Lord, “Should I leave Lord?”…

He will tell you…

Like Paul was confronted by Agabus and told that the wearer of this belt will be bound and then urged not to go to Jerusalem so I urge you, leave America but if the Spirit puts it on your heart to stay know that He will be with you whatever it is that you are to undergo…

My heart is heavy as I bring this message but what the Lord showed me recently regarding the testimony is really helping me to understand…

To understand what He is meaning…

What is the testimony which America is giving to His Name?

A light to the nations?

Has America really supported Israel?

What is the purpose of America?

Is the heart of America pure?

The problem is that America has said, “In God we trust”…

America has based their providence – their wellbeing – on their submission to the Lord…

And they are not relying on the Lord to provide…

They are not trusting in God…

They have taken over…

They have taken control and like so many before them have used the Name of God for a cover to commit wickedness…

And the Lord is not pleased…

Truly the Lord requires truth in the innermost being…

He wants wisdom in the innermost being – the hidden part…

And the heart of America – the crux of America – the very foundation upon which America is based has strayed from this wisdom – has strayed from this truth – in fact I would say that truth – pure truth – was never America’s foundation – the “mixture” was always in her roots…

The cover of righteousness has been just that – a cover – an excuse to commit all manner of wickedness in this world under the guise of the Name of the Lord…

This sickens the Lord…

He has called…

He has called…

He has called…

He – and His word – have not been received…

Now He is going to act…

The rug – the arrogance and the pride – will be “pulled out” from underneath the foundation – the very fabric – of America…

He has judged her as He judged Babylon so many years ago and has found her wanting…

And the mantle which He gave to them – which was on His Heart to give to them – He has now given to another – to another nation which will do His will…

Which will do His bidding in all things…

His Heart is turning back to His People, Israel…

He will raise up nations from around the world to support His People, Israel…

To support them in truth…

To support them in true spiritual submission and penitence before the Lord…

To support them in the spirit – first and foremost – and then in whatever practical way possible – for them to receive their Soon and Coming King…

They must say, “blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord”, before they will ever see Him again at His return to reign on the earth from Jerusalem…

Now is the time when they will see Him…

Now is the time when they will hear His Voice calling them…

Wooing them, calling them back – the forsaken Wife being recalled by her Husband…

The world will see the destruction of America and they will marvel…

They will be a marvel to the rest of the world…

The Presence of God will fall and those given eyes and ears by God will understand the depths of His Hatred towards hypocrisy…

And His Hatred towards lying in His Name…

We are better to say that we hate God if we are not in submission to Him…

Do not lie to God…

What happened when Ananias and Sapphira lied to the Holy Spirit?

They were removed from this earth…

That is what is going to happen to America – they will be removed from this earth…

The One who discerns the hearts of men has discerned and found that their deeds have not been perfect before Him…

He is going to judge…

He is going to judge in justice…

The sins of America will be laid bare before the eyes of the entire world…

Nothing will be hidden any more…

Nothing will be hidden…

The Eyes of the Lord have roamed to and fro throughout the entire earth and They have seen the deeds of America and how she has behaved herself in the Name of God throughout the entire world…

She has been a whore…

She has prostituted herself to every demonic spirit in operation throughout the entire earth and she has amassed treasure to herself in the day of slaughter…

Her “guise” of “goodness” has “worn thin” with God…

He is about to judge…

There are many innocent…

Those who do not know “the deep things of Satan” in America…

Flee…

All you who hear this and know in your heart that what I am saying is true, flee…

Don’t believe me, believe your own heart, believe what the Holy Spirit is putting in your heart as you hear the words which I am speaking…

Words which I believe to be from the Lord…

Flee…

“For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea.” (Habakkuk 2:14 NASB)

This scripture will be fulfilled in our generation…

The Lord is speaking and He is saying,

“In this generation I will do it”…

“In this generation I will accomplish My Plan for this earth”, declares the Lord…

“I will complete all that I began”…

“I will not be defeated – I will be triumphant in this generation”, declares the Lord…

“The waters which cover the earth are significant of My Glory”…

“The sea which covers the earth is significant of My Glory”…

“The waters which cover the sea are significant of My Glory”…

“I will reveal these things to you – I know that you do not understand them”…

“I AM, the Lord your God and I speak truth”…

“I do not speak error”…

“I know what I am speaking of and I will reveal it to you in due time”…

The Lord revealed to me this morning – as I was spending some time with Him – that there is a place where we enter into where it truly is just Him and us…

There is a place where we are “set apart” to seek His Glory alone…

There is a place where He looks after us and we look after Him – in that attitude and focus on His Glory alone…

In that place we are accepted and protected…

There is no protection outside of that place…

But in that place is everything we need to continue on in our call in God…

In that place we have no desires…

We have no cherished thoughts…

We have no ambitions…

And we have no plans…

We are just as happy to pray anything which will bring judgement upon ourselves – should we stray from God’s Glory – as we are on anyone else who has strayed from God’s Glory…

We are not thinking about what anyone thinks of us…

We are thinking about the Glory of God…

In this place we are free to pray anything which the Lord lays on our hearts…

In this place where we have truly judged ourselves we are able to pray freely for the judgements of God to be revealed on the earth…

Jephthah truly said, “The Lord, The Judge”…

Our call is not just to, “build and to plant” but to, “uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow”…

See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant. (Jeremiah 1:10 NIV)

As we judge ourselves and submit to live in that place where the Glory of God is all we seek, i.e. for God to be Glorified in this world, on this earth, then in that place God can pray through us and we can release – as a close friend shared with me, God is seeking permission from us – men (and then women in God’s Order) – to release His Judgements on this earth as, “The heavens are the heavens of the LORD, But the earth He has given to the sons of men.” (Psalm 115:16 NASB) – His Judgements on this earth…

The Lord is the Righteous Judge…

We want Him to judge us…

We want to be established in Righteousness…

The earth can only be established in Righteousness…

There is no other way for the earth to be established…

The earth totters and falls – at present – because it is not established in Righteousness…

That is the reason…

The Lord needs to “sort this out”…

And He will…

He will raise up a company of people who seek His Glory alone…

In that place they will release His Judgements and we will see the fulfilment of His Word in Joel where He shows the results of the Judgement of God to “clear away” all that opposes God and prepare a way (metaphorically) for God to come in blessing on those who remain…

There will be a Remnant in this earth…

A Righteous Remnant…

There will be…

He will make sure of it…

He will make men as scarce as gold – as His Word says – but those who remain will be “pure gold”…

They will be like Him…

For He shall reveal Himself to them…

They will go where He tells them to go, they will do what He tells them to do…

They will walk where He tells them to walk and they will “touch no unclean thing” for He will be in them and guiding them in that day, declares the Lord…

“I Myself will do this”, declares the Lord…

“I Myself will accomplish this and you will not ‘help’ Me”, declares the Lord…

“I Myself will raise up the foundations of many generations in your lifetime”…

“You will see this”…

“I will do in you and those like you things unheard of in this world”…

“To any who submit themselves to My Glory and to My Fire and to My Power – I will consume with My Fire and My Power and My Glory – but watch yourselves”, declares the Lord, “for My Fire and My Power and My Glory are Mine – they are not yours – you will be destroyed if you endeavour to possess My Fire or My Power or My Glory for yourselves”, declares the Lord…

“I speak this to you Andrew – I am speaking to you – I will pour out Fire and Wrath and Glory and Gold – spiritual Gold – upon this earth – you will witness this – do not touch it”…

“Do not touch it”…

“Do not touch it”…

“I have shown you what happened to the man who touched My Ark – do not touch it”, declares the Lord…

“Let this word be a protection for you and all like you who seek My Face – do not touch it – It is Mine”, declares the Lord…

“And I will punish severely all who endeavour to touch It – all who endeavour to take the Glory for themselves – they will be brought low and to ruin”, declares the Lord…

“Do not touch the Glory of God for yourself”…

“Do not touch it”…

“Keep your head low”…

“Stay in your place of submission to Me and I will protect you”, declares the Lord…

“There are many who would approach you out of false motives – do not receive them”…

“Do not receive any unless I place it upon your heart”…

“You will be protected by your submission to Me”, declares the Lord, “and by that alone”…

“Yes, My Blood protects you – but in this place – this place where you are dedicated to My Glory – the Fire will destroy you if you seek the Glory for yourself – this was the sin of Satan – this is how he fell – he was so close to My Glory – as you are seeking to be – but he took the Glory – or sought to – for himself and he was “cast down” – you cannot remain on earth if you take the Glory for yourself”…

“Give yourself to me Andrew and I will fill you with My Glory – give yourself unreservedly to Me and I will fill you with My Glory”…

“I am speaking to you – you have sought Me – give yourself to Me – unreservedly – and I will fill you with My Glory”, declares the Lord…