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This is that ...

On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came...

Many Jews were confused and marveled, “Whatever can this mean?”

Then Peter standing up raised his voice and began to speak. “These are not drunk as you suppose...but this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel...” (Acts 2:16)

This is that... is a resource to reveal, and give light to scripture...by comparing scripture to scripture. Only God can reveal God. Only His Spirit can “guide us into all truth.” (John 16:13)

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When you act on God's Word it will illuminate your purpose and put a fire in your bones and a two-edged sword in your mouth!

This is that...

9/9/2023

This is that…September 2023
The Mystery of Lawlessness

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12
“Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?”

“And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”

The Apostle Paul is writing to the Believers of his day to persevere through the distress and persecution that comes when spreading the Gospel.

Paul reveals the future to them, but not the future of their time but actually the future of our day…our generation! Paul sees the punishment of the man of sin when he is revealed:
“exalting himself above God, sitting in the temple of God, showing off that he is God; yet it is satan working with all “power, signs, and lying wonders with all unrighteous deception among those who perish.”

Since they reject the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, and the Word of God, “God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”

2023: Sin
That is the mystery of lawlessness, which we see bearing evil fruit throughout the whole earth, was conceived when Eve chose the fruit of the tree called “good and evil,” and Adam, knowing it was wrong, chose to eat it also!

“For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.”

My Bible says that capital H in He can also be lower case. Since Jesus and His Church are one, that means the anointed Body of Christ on earth is holding back lawlessness until the rapture comes.

How can we determine we are the generation that will see the day of the falling away and the revealing of the man of sin? (2 Thessalonians 2:3)

We Look at Israel
The “generation” clock Paul is referring to started clicking on May 14, 1948 when Israel became a nation; seventy-five years ago.

Believers that are born during this time are a chosen generation, a people called even before conception, who have an end days assignment. (See Ephesians 1:4)
What a privilege!

What is our assignment, Saints?

Harvest the earth!
We can see all the major ministries throughout the nations are hurriedly ramping up their assignments to bring the Gospel message to eight billion people before Jesus returns in the air to remove His Glorious Church.

How do we get hard-hearted, proud people to hear the salvation message?
Many times God does it through tribulation. Even then, many will remain hard and oppose the gospel message.

Judas is an example of a hardened heart.
He walked with Jesus and heard the Word of the Lord for three years, didn’t he? Nevertheless, he chose the path to sin.
Interesting, at the end, not only did Jesus die on a wooden cross, but Judas also hung himself from a tree. (Matthew 27:5 & Acts 1:16-18)

Something to Ponder
Everything in the heavens and on earth came forth from God the Father.
He is the source of all life and all creation!

Of course, all life conceived in the womb came forth from God the Father. God wants every life that’s born to seek Him…to hear the Gospel and get born again into His Kingdom. But that decision resides within the heart of every individual.

Here is where prayer takes its highest level…Intercession!
A new life in God’s Kingdom is God’s greatest desire! Years ago, we met the couple who were praying for us while we were on a Marriage Encounter Week-End. Thank God for them! They unknowingly prayed us through an afternoon when I wanted to leave and go home…the following day we met Jesus!
Truly, intercession is an out-of-this-world assignment! (Ephesians 2:6)

Intercession is the birthing room!
What a glorious assignment His Church has!

Holy Spirit led intercession joins us together in the heavenly places in Christ to release our cities from demonic strongholds so that the Gospel is preached with an anointing to release those held captive, wondering if there is a God.
Saints, this is our greatest hour!

Birth revival! Birth the Kingdom of God!

September 2023

8/30/2023

September 2023
Warning: Strong Rip Currents Ahead!

On occasion, authorities along the coast of California will give a warning when a rip tide event is about to take place. The NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, describes what a rip tide is and when it is about to take place so that people can be informed, prepared, and knowledgeable of its dangers.

Below is the NOAA description of a rip tide:
“Rip currents are channeled currents of water flowing away from shore at surf beaches. They typically extend from near the shoreline, through the surf zone and past the line of breaking waves. Rip currents form when waves break near the shoreline, piling up water between the breaking waves and the beach. One of
the ways this water returns to sea is to form a rip current; a narrow stream of water moving swiftly away from shore, often perpendicular to the shoreline.

“Drowning deaths occur when people pulled offshore are unable to keep themselves afloat and swim to shore.

"This may be due to any combination of fear, panic, exhaustion, or lack of swimming skills. In some areas, people have used the term undertow to describe the combination of being knocked down, pulled out, and submerged. This is where the myth formed that a rip current (or “undertow”) pulls you under water. A rip current pulls you out, not under.

“Rip currents can be found on many surf beaches every day. Rip currents are the greatest surf zone hazard to all beach-goers. Rip currents are particularly dangerous for weak and non-swimmers. But they can even sweep the strongest swimmer out to sea.”

September 2023: Stay Spiritually Alert
Rip currents ahead!
“Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons…”
(1Timothy 4:1)

Who is departing from their Christian walk?
Is it really possible that a once strong Believer full of the Word would be enticed by deceiving spirits and depart from their faith in God?
Yes, and I would say it’s because they were drawn away from reading God’s Word. That means every one of us needs a check-up!

“We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.” (1 John 5:19)

Many swimmers caught in a rip tide may not know it at first.
Deceiving spirits don’t often look evil, they just slowly separate you from God the Father by thoughts of being tired of reading scripture!

If God’s word has become boring and removed from your daily life, you are caught in a rip current.
Remember what the NOAA said: “a rip current pulls you out, not under.”

Often times people are unaware that they are being separated from the shore and being moved from their location.
I experienced this when I was younger. “How did I get this far down the beach?”

Be on guard against deception and worldly doctrines of demons being broadcast over the air waves. The pull and filth of the world is getting stronger the closer we get to Jesus coming to remove us. God forbid that any of us would miss hearing the sound of His trumpet and our meeting Him in the air.
See 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18.

“You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
(2 Peter 3:17-18)

“Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says:
‘Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
In the day of trial in the wilderness,
Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me,
And saw My works forty years.
Therefore I was angry with that generation,
And said, “They always go astray in their heart,
And they have not known My ways.”
’So I swore in My wrath,
They shall not enter My rest.’
“Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called ‘Today,’ lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end… (Hebrews 3:7-14)

Let us remember:
Only five of the ten Virgins had oil in their lamps…
See Matthew 25:1-13.

A strong rip current can pull people out so far that they can’t get back in:
“Drowning deaths occur when people pulled offshore are unable to keep themselves afloat and swim to shore. This may be due to any combination of fear, panic, exhaustion, or lack of swimming skills.”

Since we have His warning let us all take an inventory of our Christian walk and guard it.

Let’s be even more intentional to read/study God’s Word. That will help us to stay faithful to fulfill our calling. And praying often in tongues throughout the day will help keep us separated from the pull of wickedness!

The Call to Intercede
Never have our prayers been more necessary. Our nation has seen such debauchery. Wickedness and lawlessness is a sign that the return of Jesus is very close. It is similar to the time before Noah’s flood: Genesis Chapter Six.
Imagine…God said He grieved that He had ever made man…

The Power of Delegated Authority in Intercessory Prayer
Our assignment to intercede takes place in the heavenlies, casting down principalities and powers, fulfilling Jesus’ mandate in Matthew 16:18-19.
If satan can “pull us out” from God’s assignment to pray, lawlessness will become far worse in our society.

You and I are the “Sheriff” in our jurisdiction! Let’s enforce the law!
But remember, there will be “no force” without God’s Word in us....

Therefore...watch!

This is that...August 2023

8/23/2023

Dear Saints, called to intercede,
Have you read Revelation Chapter Five lately?
Verse 8 talks about the golden bowls of incense which are the prayers of the saints!

Below are the lyrics to a Chris Tomlin song: “Is He Worthy?” Below that is the link to the You Tube video of his performance.

Do you feel the world is broken?
(We do)
Do you feel the shadows deepen?
(We do)
But do you know that all the dark won't
Stop the light from getting through?
(We do)
Do you wish that you could see it all made new?
(We do)
Is all creation groaning?
(It is)
Is a new creation coming?
(It is)
Is the glory of the Lord to be the light within our midst?
(It is)
Is it good that we remind ourselves of this?
(It is)
Is anyone worthy? Is anyone whole?
Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll?
The Lion of Judah who conquered the grave
He was David's root and the Lamb who died to ransom the slave
Is He worthy? Is He worthy?
Of all blessing and honor and glory
Is He worthy of this?
(He is)
Does the Father truly love us?
(He does)
Does the Spirit move among us?
(He does)
And does Jesus, our Messiah hold forever those He loves?
(He does)
Does our God intend to dwell again with us?
(He does)
Is anyone worthy?
Is anyone whole?
Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll?
The Lion of Judah who conquered the grave
He is David's root and the Lamb who died to ransom the slave
From every people and tribe
Every nation and tongue
He has made us a kingdom and priests to God
To reign with the Son
Is He worthy? Is He worthy?
Of all blessing and honor and glory
Is He worthy? Is He worthy?
Is He worthy of this?
He is!
Is He worthy? Is He worthy?
He is!
He is!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkRiYsTN7KY

May I suggest that you read and study Revelation Chapter Five for the next few days? There is so much to be gleaned in this chapter.

August 01st, 2023

8/1/2023

August 2023
“Lord, what about 2023?”

“The Well”

“Therefore, with joy you will draw water from the well of salvation.”
(Isaiah 12:3)

Webster’s Dictionary
“A flow of water from the earth; a deep hole or shaft sunk into the earth to tap an underground supply of water; a source of abundant supply”

Bible Hub
“The idea here is, therefore, that they should partake abundantly of the mercies of salvation; that it was free, overflowing, and refreshing - like waters to weary pilgrims in the desert; and that their partaking of it would be with joy. It would fill the soul with happiness; as the discovery of an abundant fountain, or a well in the desert, fills the thirsty pilgrim with rejoicing.”

Isaiah 12:3 is prophesying of the well of salvation in the New Covenant when a born-again child would be filled with God’s Holy Spirit.

Jesus said:
“Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” (John 4:14)

“ ‘He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’ But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.” (John 7:38-39)

The Power of Heaven: Holy Spirit!
With joy you will tap into your well of salvation. There you will find every supply to meet every need you will ever have in your life. Praying in Him is embracing the power house of God. The Book of Genesis reveals that when God spoke, His Spirit moved to bring it to pass.

Tongues from The Well
Tongues will take you inward…to take you upward— “where you are seated with Him in heavenly places.” (Ephesians 2:6) In a moment, the anointing can come up from your spirit to refresh your mind and partake of hidden mysteries. This is the power realm where the Gospel is released with signs and wonders and miracles.

August 2023:
The Worldwide Advancement of the Gospel in Difficult Times
Recently, while on a morning prayer call, we hit a well that was a gusher!
It was like I could see the earth with all its nations being bombarded with rays from Heaven. Imagine, the whole planet, every nation, with the rain of the Holy Spirit. We’re there Saints! Harvest the earth! The clock is ticking for Jesus to return soon!

The Power Well of the Word
Below is another way to reach those deep rivers of living water.
Speak the scriptures below out loud. Hearing the Word of God will produce faith! (Romans 10:17)

23 Scriptures
“Therefore, with joy you will draw water from the well of salvation.”
(Isaiah 12:3)

Healing is the children’s bread. (Matthew 15:26)
I took your infirmities. I bore your sicknesses. (Mt. 8:17)
I carried your pains. (Isaiah 53:4)
With My stripes you are healed. (Isaiah 53:5)
Christ has redeemed you from the curse of the law, having become a curse for you…so that the blessing of Abraham might come upon you. (Galatians 3:13-14)
The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made you free from the law of sin and death. (Romans 8:2)
The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you. He who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal body through His Spirit who dwells in you. (Romans 8:11)
I give you power and authority over all unclean spirits to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease (Mt. 10:1 & Luke 9:1).

My words are life to you, and health/medicine to all your flesh. (Proverbs 4:22)
(My) good report (words) makes your bones healthy. (Proverbs 15:30)
Trusting Me brings health to your flesh and strength to your bones. (Pr. 3:8)
(My) pleasant words are sweet to your soul and health to your bones. (Pr. 16:24)
No plague shall come near your dwelling. (Psalm 91:10)
I heal all your diseases. (Psalm 103:3)
I sent My word and healed you and delivered you from your destructions.
(Psalm 107:20)

Your light shall break forth as the morning and your health shall spring forth speedily. (Isaiah 58:8)
I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds says the Lord (Jeremiah.30:17)
My joy is your strength. (Nehemiah 6:10)
A merry heart does good like a medicine. (Proverbs 17:22)
The eyes of the blind shall be opened. The ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. (Isaiah 35:5)
The years of your life shall be many. (Proverbs 4:10)

I will satisfy you with long life…120 years! (Genesis 6:3 and Psalm 91:16)
(Note: Many Christians have believed our life span is 70-80 years because of what Psalm 90:7-10 says. But remember, the Israelites were under God’s judgment for disobeying Him. They refused to take the land He wanted them to have.)

*Feel free to make a copy of 23 Scriptures to keep in your Bible.
Just think: as all our wells overflow together they will produce a flood!!!

July 13, 2023

7/13/2023

This is that…
July 2023
“Multiplication”

Highlights from 1 Peter 1:1-10
“To the pilgrims…
elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit...Grace to you and peace be multiplied…His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled…reserved in heaven for you…kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith…though it is tested by fire, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls. Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you…”

The prophets of the First Covenant were curious of the grace that would come— the Old Covenant being a precursor to the New Covenant. Strict rules and regulations were laid down to teach God’s people from right and wrong behaviors. But remember that both covenants were established by people who had faith in what God said:

The Old Covenant
Abraham and Sara believed what God promised them would come to pass even when in their 90’s. They believed God would give them a son, and He did! That’s impossible but that’s faith!
The New Covenant
A young Jewish girl named Mary believed what the angel said and in the Old Testament scripture: “Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: ‘Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.’ ” (Isaiah 7:14) That’s impossible but that’s faith in God!

The Apostle Paul said, “The Law was our tutor to bring us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.” (Galatians 3:25-26)
That’s because Jesus fulfilled The Law! (Matthew 5:17)

Two Covenants Born of Faith
Abraham and Sara’s son Isaac multiplied to become the Nation of Israel.
Mary’s Son Jesus multiplied into the living Body of Christ.
Both were born from faith in what God said.

We have been assigned the ministry of multiplication!
In other words: go into all your world and scatter the seed of the Gospel wherever you go. The earth is ripe for harvest!

Grace to You and Peace be Multiplied
Vines Dictionary: Grace
“that which bestows or occasions pleasure, delight, or causes favorable regard; as in the case of God’s redemptive mercy, and the pleasure or joy He designs for the recipient; thus it is set in contrast with debt; on the part of the receiver, grace is a sense of favor bestowed, a feeling of gratitude; being thankful”
Peace: serenity; freedom from disagreement or quarrels; harmony; calmness, quietness

(Note: every definition I found on grace does not fully express what I sense in my spirit. Why? I don’t believe grace can be entirely defined by man’s words. Words tend to restrict the fullness of grace, like putting it in a box. Is grace not the gift of Himself to His beloved children? Every morning brings us a new opportunity to experience His grace as we embrace Him in studying His Word. Thus, grace and peace multiply! And that joy cannot be contained…)

Multiplication that is Unseen
Every day, as you are growing in the Lord, you are enriching other Believers you do not see. Just as God made the physical body divinely designed so that all the parts work together to produce health, so also is Christ’s Body, His Church. When you are healthy and prosperous, fulfilling your ministry calling, you are extending life and spiritual nourishment to other parts of His Body that you don’t even know.

Things of the Spirit are magnificent!
Praying in tongues opens the door to the spiritual so that we may understand mysteries and be strengthened with might.

I am just reminded that we should all be praying in tongues more for apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. Why? They are sent to equip the saints for the work of ministry...to edify the body of Christ. This is how the church grows to a perfect man.

If our leaders become depleted of God’s Word it weakens His church! They need our prayers of intercession...so that they can help us!
Read Ephesians 4:10-16.

Holy Spirit is the Source of All Life
All various parts of His body are uniquely designed and fitted together. Every part is absolutely necessary! Just like a car cannot start without a battery, every one of us need Holy Spirit and praying in tongues to prosper the Kingdom of God to take it to its high place to bring in the harvest! Intercessors, this is where we operate: seated in heavenly places in Christ, armor on and a two-edged sword of dominion going forth to release the power of the gospel to bind up lying, perverse devils of Antichrist in the heavenlies. Remember, the keys and power of the Kingdom are in your mouth! (Matthew 16:18-19)

So why does Peter begin his letter to the church with grace and peace be multiplied to you? Is it just another way to say, “Hi, how are you?”

Grace and peace are spiritual empowerments.
They were meant to be received from Peter’s letter as you read them! Especially in these end days, grace and peace, along with joy, are a great witness to people living in fear and turmoil, without Jesus and without peace.

What happens when grace and peace are drained from a Believer?
He just might be a cranky complainer who is irritable and ungrateful, just like the world. Will his ministry be affected? Yes, of course.

If millions of Christians are cranky complainers, they will have an effect not only on other Believers, but their heart will harden and have nothing to give to the lost. Faithlessness is darkness that inhibits God’s Kingdom from producing fruit. Have you ever seen fruit from a diseased orange tree? It’s orange with black marks, so ugly no one would eat it.

Let’s remember what Jesus said:
“Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.’ ” (John 8:12)

The Big Picture!
“For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. For in fact the body is not one member but many…Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.” (1 Corinthians 12:12-14 & 27)

You are the body of Christ! That’s amazing isn’t it, and good to think about.
Also, I hear from the Lord that grace and peace will open the door to creativity in you…

Saints, we’re never ever alone. Stand firm in the Word of God. Guard your heart. As you grow, I grow!
And as I grow, you grow! That’s multiplication!

Powerful, anointed songs to charge up your battery!
“We Will Dance” (The Bridegroom is coming!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTVKrM6V0Ak

“God and God Alone” Steve Green
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=song+God+and+God+alone

June 29, 2023

6/29/2023

July 2023
“Lord, what about 2023?”

“Seed”
“To the pilgrims…elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.” (1 Peter 1:2)
May God’s lovingkindness and peace be continually increased in you each day.

Grace and peace are being multiplied in you. They are from Holy Spirit who lives within you. You have the Father’s Spirit in you. Each born again, Spirit-filled, Christian has the Spirit living in your spirit. They are together—united as one.

We know from Genesis 1:1-10 that God created the heavens and the earth. We are going to focus on Genesis 1:11-13.

“Then God said, ‘Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth’; and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. So the evening and the morning were the third day.”

Notice God spoke words to bring forth the herb that yields seed. He spoke words to bring forth the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself on the earth…and it was so. The original creation started from full-grown trees and grasses with seeds so that they would continue to produce.

The Seed is in Itself
Have you ever had a delicious desert and you desired to have more? This revelation, “The seed is in itself,” is very curious and wonderful, isn’t it? In verses 11 and 12 of Genesis, chapter one, these words are repeated.

Whose seed is in itself:
That seed is life.
That seed is for production.
Seed has been programmed to reproduce and continue on.

The cells inside a seed contain DNA. It is the character of genetic information. The code in that DNA tells the seed's cells what to do when the seed is planted in the correct environment.

The Bible is Seed
When you heard the message of salvation (words) and believed in your heart and prayed the prayer of salvation to receive Jesus, you became a new creation in Christ; old things passed away and all things were made new. God’s DNA produced a new creation, unlike any other person, uniquely you. With that came your purpose, your assignment on earth. You found your reason for living!

You have a program that no one else has—past, present or future. Your program, (purpose) is a one-of-a-kind mission, designed by God just for you. Only you can fill your shoes! With that purpose came the Helper to accomplish the goal. He empowers us with His strength to run our race all the way to the finish line. Praying in tongues will charge up your battery to increase your strength!

Kingdom Seeds
Scripture seeds are for production. God’s Word is given to be released through His Ambassadors to establish right ways of living on earth. The seed is in itself. The Gospel message is seed to be spread for the great harvest of earth.

“Blessed be the God and Father or our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ…” (Ephesians 1:3)
Intercession joins us together in heavenly places to pull down strongholds and to plant His Word, so that when the Gospel is preached, fear-filled hungry souls will connect with Jesus right in the middle of these times of chaos and immorality. The harvest is ripe Saints!

June 2023
Jesus said: "Lawlessness will abound!" (Matthew 24:12)
Tuesday night, Flashpoint showed a short film clip of a parade, a demonstration in the streets of our nation that was total debauchery!
Nudity, satanic banners, and the demonically bold were demanding acceptance of their perversions. Guess what they were chanting?
“We’re here, we’re queer and we’re coming for your children.” These are haters of God and headed for destruction if they do not repent!
Here’s a one minute link from Flashpoint: https://flashpoint.govictory.com/episode/flashpoint-theyre-coming-for-your-kids-w-kari-lake-june-27th-2023/
Be sure and share this video everywhere and pray for our enemies to be saved.

One Generation
The Seed of the Glorious Church!
“Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.” (Matthew 24:34-39)

The “one generation” clock started clicking on May 14, 1948 when Israel became a nation. Ephesians 1:1-5 reveals that we were chosen and predestined to be on earth with this glorious privilege to harvest the end days generation!

June 2023

6/16/2023

This is that …
June 2023

This is the Confidence …
Confidence: firm belief, trust, reliance; belief in one’s abilities

Recurrent training:
Airline pilots spend a few days each year in recurrent training to brush-up on the skills and knowledge needed to fly safely. This helps to refresh and train them on potentially lifesaving skills that perhaps unknowingly they have let go and are not practicing.

Intercession: What is it?
2023 intercession is a unique call to fulfill a most important event: to prepare earth for the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ in the air!
(1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)

Attached to that call is to bring the lost to Jesus Christ and establish heaven’s kingdom to earth!
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing (where?) in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world…” (Ephesians 1:3-4)

We’re like the steering wheel for the Kingdom.
We have the keys to the Kingdom within our heart and they are released through our words and Holy Spirit tongues. Our words are keys that open and close or release and lock up! (Matthew 16:18-19)

Many believers who were called to intercession decades ago are getting older. How are we doing? Like pilots who fly, let’s do some recurrent training on this number-one power tool to bring in the harvest!

Recurrent Training: Identifying the Prayer of Faith
Number 1 - Does God hear me…is He listening?
Jesus said, “And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.” (Matthew 6:7)
That is not the prayer of faith!
That is the prayer of doubt and works.

This is the prayer of faith:
“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.”
(1 John 5:14-15)

You must believe that God is with you, that He is listening to you, and that He will answer you. Although the heavens are full of anti-Christ spirits in operation by people of witchcraft and sorcery, He has “raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceedingly riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.” (Ephesians 2:6-7)

Number 2 – Is your prayer God’s will?
What did Jesus say about His Father? You know Him through the scriptures.

You must have an intimate, daily relationship with Him based on His Word. Then you will be alert to any lie/scheme about Him. Some churches teach that you must worship Mary, make vain repetitions on beads, light candles and bow before man made statues when making a petition! Other main-line denominations now welcome fornicators and homosexuals without ever mentioning sin. (See Romans 1:18-32) We must never let go of scripture. Why? “This is the victory that overcomes the world-even our faith!” (1 John 5:4)

The Word of God is the faith foundation we must lay hold of every day to keep us on track in a world that is going crazy! Let’s face it…the thief is out to steal our prayer/study time because it is our power connection to produce God’s Kingdom with authority! If we do not stay firmly committed here, our prayers (our lives) will be built on sinking sand that questions God, “Does God hear me? Is He listening?” That reveals zero faith. (Read Matthew 7:24-28)

Number 3 – The prayer of faith is the prayer prayed in faith that holds onto faith like a bull dog with a bone.
That dog is determined to stand and get results until maybe he tires of it and lets it go! James 1:6-8 gives us a picture of a wave on the sea. A strong wind comes up and the sea is driven with waves going way up and then crashing down. The effect on a once calm sea is now in total chaos, without peace, without order. A Christian like this is in danger.

When Jesus and His disciples were crossing the sea to deliver the demonized man, a devil storm came to stop God’s Kingdom from bearing fruit on earth. How? The boat filled with water and they were about to drown! “Can’t you do something?” Jesus arose, rebuked the wind, the source of the problem, and then He called in what He wanted from the heavens and the ocean, “Peace, be still!” The wind ceased and there was a great calm. Jesus then turned to His followers and rebuked them for being full of fear. “How is it that you have no faith?”
(Mark 4:35-41)

Jesus knew He was crossing the sea because He had an assignment from God: deliver the demonized man, clothe him, and call him into the ministry with an assignment to save his country! This assignment is what the devil tried to kill before it was born…souls for God’s Kingdom!

When you are standing in prayer, be determined to overcome any thoughts of unbelief, any demonic opposition that may come to steal your faith. This is fighting the good fight of faith.

“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” (1Timothy 6:12)

Number 4 – God’s Weapons: See 2 Corinthians 10:3-6
Greater is the Holy Spirit in you than the enemies against God’s Kingdom!
“For indeed, the Kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:21)

Pray often throughout your day in the Holy Spirit! This will transfer you out of this natural realm into the spirit realm. Greater is He that is in you than the haters of righteousness in the world.

This is the Confidence (Faith) for 2023…
Confidence: firm belief, trust, reliance; belief in one’s abilities

“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil…praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— “ (Ephesians 6:10-19)

This is how we overcome!

JUNE 2023

6/1/2023

June 2023
“Lord, what about 2023?”
“The Dispensation”

Vines Dictionary - Dispensation:
The arrangement or administration by God, by which in the fullness of times (or seasons), God will sum up all things in the heavens and on earth in Christ.”

“In Him we have redemption through His blood…that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him.”
(See Ephesians 1:7-11)

This dispensation will end after the rapture of His church and the seventh year of tribulation, when Jesus returns to establish His thousand year reign on earth.

The Dispensation of the Fullness of the Times
When I was a child the earth was a different place. I walked to my elementary school down a country road with woods on both sides without any fear. These days, caution is the word, no matter where you live or where you go. Crime is up throughout our cities in this nation.

“And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.” (Matthew 24:12) “Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons…” (1Timothy 4:1)

So, be aware of what’s happening, take precautions, but do not fear.
Pray for people everywhere you go. Pray every day for all law enforcement in your city/county to be kept safe. I like to make a quick prayer for them before going to bed every night.

2023: Intercession to Bring in The Harvest
“Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, go down; For the winepress is full, the vats overflow—for their wickedness is great.” (Joel 3:13)
“And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
(Matthew 16:18-19)
“He who gathers in summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.” (Proverbs 10:5)

2023 Prophecy Fulfilled
Two thousand years ago, Jesus said one generation would see a horrific change in society. (Matthew 24:34) We have entered into those times of tribulation but also the days of the great harvest of the earth! Time is short. Be bold everywhere you go to share Jesus. Start a conversation. Ask people, “Are you born again?”

One Generation: Jesus is coming!
The population of earth in the 1950’s was about 4 billion people. That has now doubled to 8 billion…in one generation!

A good example of the fullness of times is when a pregnant woman comes into her ninth month of pregnancy. The closer she gets to the birth date, the more irritable and uncomfortable the mother becomes. The baby has now grown and the weight is causing much pressure. That pressure is felt by everyone!

Once again, I think back to my childhood. I remember, as a preteen, my mother asking me to walk to the store and buy a loaf of bread. We lived in the country. My mother never worried about my safety. These days I have had to tell my family to be aware of where they are going. Think about where you are hiking.

As these end days come closer to the rapture of His Body, we remain fervent to the call we received years ago: “Bring in the harvest!”

But be watching. Jesus could come at any time.

May 20, 2023

5/20/2023

This is that…
May 2023

The Power of the Latter Rain

“When Ehud was dead, the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord. So the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who dwelt in Harosheth Hagoyim.” (Judges 4:1-2)

The result was that the children of Israel cried out to the Lord.

Deborah, a Prophetess, and Judge, was a military leader in Israel. She sent for Barak to deploy ten thousand troops against Sisera, commander of the Canaanite armies of King Jabin who came to destroy Israel. Deborah declared to Barak, “The Lord has delivered Sisera into your hand.” The battle raged until all the Canaanite army fell by the sword, but Sisera fled to the tent of Jael, wife of Heber. She invited him in, gave him milk to drink, and a place to sleep.

“Then Jael, Heber’s wife, took a tent peg and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him and drove the peg into his temple, and it went down into the ground; for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. So on that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan in the presence of the children of Israel” (See Judges 4:21-24)

In Judges, Chapter Five, Deborah and Barak sang a song of triumph. Verses 24-31 tell of the boldness of Jael and ends with: “So the land had rest for forty years.”

What does this story have to do with the power of the latter rain?

Intercession
We see in this story God’s hand of judgment coming on His nation for turning their back on Him to commit evil. We could also put it this way: when God pulls back His hand of protection on a nation, hell will fill the void with wickedness. “How far Lord, how long O Lord, will this flood of evil continue?”

Perhaps the rapture will come soon and He will remove His church. We don’t really know when. God doesn’t always share everything, not even to His prophets. But, we do know His return is in our generation. (Matthew 24:34) That clock started clicking when Israel became a nation in May 1948.

One thing is certain: Prayers of intercession are a daily requirement. God wants souls to come into His Kingdom. There seems to be an emphasis on the word “hurry.” Prayers for the lost can be uttered almost anywhere and at anytime. Many of us remember well the scriptures in 1 Timothy 2:1-7 to pray for all men because God wants all men/women to be saved!

What has intercession got to do with these stories from the Old Testament?

Israel did evil in the sight of God. They left their first love. They stopped having fellowship with him. They sought worldly ways. They degraded themselves and began worshiping other gods.
The Lord turned His nation Israel over to an evil Canaanite leader.
Hardship brought humility and acknowledgement of sin.
God used a Prophetess who was a Judge and military leader.
God brought deliverance by the armies of Barak.
God used a very bold, anointed wife of a soldier to kill an evil leader with a peg and hammer.
Israel had peace for forty years!!!

We know that the Prophetess spent much time in prayer and intercession for her nation. You could not speak for God without communing with Him always. And I also think the wife of the soldier must have spent much time in prayer for her husband’s safety. Certainly we can assume that when she carried the peg and hammer in her hand, as she quietly got close to Sisera, that she was inwardly calling upon God for His help.

This reminds me ... what was David thinking inwardly as he went toward the ten- foot-giant Goliath. You can’t have strong faith without prayer! He was fulfilling the words of his own mouth to take Israel’s enemy down!

All these intercessors had an inward power flowing in them. We, as born-again children of God, have been given His Holy Spirit and His power of tongues to tear down strongholds and release the greatest awakening the earth has ever seen!

The importance of fulfilling our assignment can also be historic because of earth’s time clock!

As we take our seat of dominion in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus to cast out devils and release the Kingdom of God’s mighty angelic armies, we are fulfilling Jesus’ assignment to build His church! (Matthew 16:17-19)

Since so many women are on the front lines interceding, let’s remember often the two women who rose up with great courage and boldness to intercede and save their nation: Deborah and Jael.

The power of the latter rain on earth is in you!
Whatever He tells you to do…do it! The Acts are still being recorded….

May 03rd, 2023

5/3/2023

May 2023
“Lord, what about 2023?”

“Enforce Righteousness!”
“Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me: ‘Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant.’” (Jeremiah 1:9-10) Who is set over the nations?

That scripture had great impact on me many years ago and still does. We can see that God is talking about words, His anointed Words that change nations and kingdoms. How can we have anointed words that change nations? Spend time in the Word every morning, pray in tongues and be led by the God that made the universe. Faith is the foundation that produces change. It’s the unseen that changes what is seen. (1 John 5:4)

In my last email I used an example of prayers that change things: it’s like getting in a roller coaster car, sitting down, and letting the Spirit of God take you where there are demonic strongholds that need to be cast out. The voice of your spirit-man with Holy Spirit knows what to do and where to go. It’s wonderful!

One morning years ago, I was very discouraged about the politics in California. I read the scriptures in Isaiah 40:3-11.
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill brought low; the crooked places shall be made straight
and the rough places smooth; the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” (Isaiah 40:3-5) That verse started Prayer with Purpose in 2011.

So how do we enforce righteousness?
We cannot truly enforce righteousness unless we know who we are in Christ. You can download these scriptures on the PWP website. Speak and meditate on them to drop them into your spirit. This is vitally important, Saints. https://www.prayerwithpurpose.org/who-you-are-in-christ-scriptures.html

You’re Not of the World
So don’t participate in all the bad news. If that dominates your thoughts day and night, it will steal your faith and hope, and make you an ineffective prayer with no joy!

Choose daily to be separated from the sins all around us and seek His face. Limit your time with current events. We know from the Old Testament, when Israel turned its back on Almighty God, Almighty God brought judgment and hardship by allowing enemy forces to come in. Proud, unsaved sinners need to be humble to give their lives to Jesus. Getting the harvest in is our number one priority.

The Righteousness of Intercession and Tongues
What is Intercession? It means to make a petition or intercede on behalf of another. That’s good but additional power is needed. Holy Spirit led intercession gets the job done! It’s similar to a baseball game when a batter gets up to home plate, swings the bat and hits the ball out of the park. He gets a home run. Well, Holy Spirit in the Believer knows how to get a home run! We need Him to win our race! We cannot bring in this huge end-time harvest on our own. He guides us in effectual praying. “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” (James 5:16)

Praying in tongues will release Holy Spirit power into the unseen higher realms (heavenlies) to cast out devils against the gospel. Many devils are there by the permission of those children and adults who have been trained in witchcraft and sorcery by Harry Potter and similar books for decades. Far greater in power is the glorious Spirit-filled Church who is seated in heavenly places in Christ that can produce God’s order, the gospel, to our cities. Only the Ekklesia, the called- out ones, can arrest, bind and cast devils out in Jesus’ name! (Ephesians 2:6)

We are divine beings, here on a timed temporary assignment that is getting shorter! We have an end-of-day’s purpose to “to destroy and throw down, to build and to plant, to make the crooked places straight and rough places smooth.” Tongues will embolden us and take us into higher realms of authority so that we can remove the wickedness in the heavens over our cities to set the captives free to hear the gospel. And, tornados should never be allowed to destroy cities in our nation!

The Fallacy of Fear
Many Believers are standing still because they lack knowledge of scripture or are too timid to cast out devils. That’s usually a result of not praying in tongues and not knowing their identity in Christ.

The indwelling Holy Spirit and God’s Word inside us opens up direction and vision as we move and live in two victorious realms; “I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh…and they shall prophecy.” (Acts 2:17) If you move in the power of Holy Spirit, the spirit of fear will fear you and flee. This power of authority is the two voices as one.

The Builder of the Church
“And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” (Matthew 16:18-19) In Matthew 18:18 these words are given to all the disciples.

Keys: Words
“Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven.”
“Whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

Remember who you are!
You are the Sheriff in your territory and the weapons of your warfare are not physical because your enemy is not physical. They are demonic spirit beings that Jesus Christ has already stripped in hell. They take advantage of the ignorant. Read Colossians 2:14-15 often.

Jesus gives us His keys of His Kingdom. Where are they? Can you see them? No, His keys are word-weapons coming out of your mouth. They are anointed words of Spirit/spirit! Two beings are required to pull the trigger.

The Time of the Church’s Rapture
“And this gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all nations, and then the end will come.” (Matthew 24:14)

Powerful Song for you:
The Blessing:Kari Jobe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNk_xCa7zaQ