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An exhortation from the heart of Father to yours:

The Launching

February 22, 2008

This is a time for launching. Many of you have been held in a holding pattern for some time and you have been crying out, "When God, when?!?"

It is like a launching at Kennedy Space Center. Plans are made, but those plans are contingent upon the weather.

The spiritual climate has been turbulent. This is because of the sound of praise and worship emanating from My church. Praise has touched heaven in a personal way. You no longer sing about Me, you sing to Me. As My body has tapped into join the sounds from heaven and exalted My name, the

powers and principalities of darkness and the rulers of evil have been shaken to their core.

Your launching has been delayed by My doing, so do not call what I Am doing "the devil" instead rejoice in Me until the enemy is self-slaughtered.

The enemy expects you to be in panic and react in fear
The enemy expects you to murmur and complain
The enemy seeks to kill what I Am imparting into you

COUNTER ATTACK!!!

Ø Praise Me when you see the enemy approach
Ø Be thankful and give Me glory for what I Am about to do - for what I Am going to do
Ø Send confusions into the enemy's camp by worshipping Me (See 2 Chronicles 20:1-24)
Ø Take the keys I have given you and go unlock those who have been imprisoned and blinded by the devil.

I Am launching you from this place*, beloved. I have been setting your feet firmly on the Rock. I have been drawing you back as an expert archer. You have thought you were going backwards, but this was not so. I was drawing you back to launch you.

If an arrow from My quiver is chosen to be launched, I Am careful to aim it with the a fully extended bow. I draw back the arrow in the bow string, place it on the notch, and hold it to check the trajectory. I want My arrows to hit the bull's-eye.

So be patient in this process, beloved. You are being launched.

Love,
Your heavenly Father

Judy Bauman

http://www.thefathersloveim.org/

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Gudskvinnor!

Luk 24:1-12 Jesus uppstår ur graven
1 På den första dagen i veckan gick de tidigt på morgonen till graven med de välluktande kryddor som de hade gjort i ordning. 2 De fann att stenen var bortrullad från graven 3 och gick in men fann inte Herren Jesu kropp. 4 När de inte visste vad de skulle tro, se, då stod två män i skinande kläder framför dem. 5 Kvinnorna blev förskräckta och böjde ansiktet mot marken, men de båda männen sade: "Varför söker ni den levande bland de döda? 6 Han är inte här, han har uppstått. Kom ihåg vad han sade till er, medan han ännu var i Galileen. 7 Han sade att Människosonen måste utlämnas i syndiga människors händer och korsfästas och uppstå på tredje dagen." 8 Då kom de ihåg hans ord.

9 Och de vände tillbaka från graven och berättade allt detta för de elva och för alla de andra. 10 Det var Maria från Magdala och Johanna och Jakobs mor Maria. Också de andra kvinnorna som var med dem talade om det för apostlarna. 11 Men det kvinnorna berättade uppfattade dessa som tomt prat, och de trodde inte på dem. 12 Men Petrus steg upp och sprang till graven, och då han lutade sig in, såg han endast linnebindlarna. Och han gick hem, fylld av förundran över det som hade hänt

A Word to Women of God throughout the Earth:

"Go about My business seeking neither affirmation from man nor take on the reproach of their words. Occupy the position that I have determined and destined for each of you in great grace and great glory.

There is no distinction or separation by the Spirit and in the Spirit between male and female. And thus I have created it to be. There is no debating this. My word speaks of this. The case is closed. Be about kingdom business in these days, ushering in the revelation of the King.

Look neither to the right or to the left but speak what I would have you to speak and walk where I would have you to walk - be free of the chains of assumption and presumption, the snares of unbelief and the cords of death that have tried to stifle and silence your voice in the earth. Be free to rise up into your calling and destiny.

Walk in humility. Make no apologies for who I have created you to be. Your destiny lies in Me. Prove nothing to no one. Abide in me and I shall speak through you in might and power.

Great grace, great grace is coming upon My handmaidens as they seek My face. This grace will take them places that heretofore have been unknown to them It is a new day!"

Looking back over the past years of ministry, I have never felt the need to expound in any way upon being a woman in ministry. I have had a husband and a family that has always supported me in every way. I have just kept walking one step at a time, relying upon God's grace to get me through the ups and downs. It has not always been easy but He is surely worth it. As I went to prayer this morning, my heart was so grieved over the way women have been treated in the Body of Christ and still are being treated. While thinking about this, God suddenly gave me the verses above and His words which follow. Please take the time to read them again.

Women shall take their God given place in the Body of Christ for God shall do it. He has destined that woman hold key positions in these Kingdom days. There is no real need to always talk it out. As women, we must just walk it out in humility and grace, following our Lord and leaning into Him with all that we have. He is our vindication and our grace and our destinies are in Him.
In Christ,
Debra & Marvin Westbrook

http://www.riversofeden.com
riversofeden1@yahoo.com

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The Spirit of Barnabas is About to be Unleashed in the Church

I was asking God, "Why are there so few men and women like Paul today?"
The Holy Spirit gave me an unexpected answer: "Paul would have never fulfilled his call if it were not for Barnabas fulfilling his. I raised up Barnabas for one reason: to promote Paul. I must have a Barnabas before I can release a Paul." There are so few Paul's today because so few want to be a Barnabas. I sensed the Holy Spirit saying, "The Spirit of Barnabas will be unleashed in the Church."

A lot of people overlook the important role Barnabas had in the early Church. It is so amazing to me that Barnabas went and found Paul, then took him to the apostles in Jerusalem. The apostles didn't think Paul would fit in. They were unsure if he was sincere or even saved.
"But Barnabas (went and found him) and took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus." Acts 9:27

Barnabas bravely broke through their barriers of suspicion and fear to get Paul accepted into the inner circle, convincing them that Paul was "OK" and that he had a lot to offer. Notice that Barnabas didn't just talk to the apostles about Paul, he went and took him to them. Barnabas was the kind of person who saw something of great value and worth in another person and did everything he could to promote that person. That's a seldom seen quality today because the world's tendency is to first promote themselves and then (maybe) others. Plus, Barnabas knew about the amazing experience Paul had on the road to Damascus and he could have easily fell prey to "spiritual jealousy" (thinking "Why didn't I have an encounter like that?"). Instead, Barnabas saw the great potential in Paul and he did a rare thing--he promoted Paul above himself. He purposely promoted Paul's ministry instead of his own.

Paul went on to change history, and you don't read much about Barnabas (as compared to Paul). Paul is mentioned over 180 times in the New Testament. Barnabas is mentioned under 30 times. The Lord Jesus said, "Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house" (Matthew 5:15).
Barnabas saw the light and revelations in Paul and knew that God had great plans for him. He knew that the Church needed to hear from this man of God. Paul was under a bowl and God wanted him to be on a stand so that many could benefit from the light God had given him. Yes, the Scripture tells us that Barnabas also went on to do good things for the Lord, but compared to Paul, he just sort of fades into history. We hate to fade, don't we? Why is that? Maybe because the spotlight is so appealing...

Here's a Question: Who Are You Promoting?

I'm convinced that Barnabas is currently reaping a great reward in Heaven because he was instrumental in getting Paul's ministry started. Yes, it was God who did it, but God uses people. Barnabas listened as the Holy Spirit whispered to him, "Barnabas, go get Paul and take him to the Apostles…" Barnabas could have said, "Well, you know, Holy Spirit, I'm kind of busy trying to get my own ministry going here, and you want me to help him get his going?" That's where the reward is...preferring others above ourselves.
"Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves." Romans 12:10

God is looking for people to play second fiddle. There are thousands of Pauls ready to do great things in the Church. They have fresh heavenly revelations that will set many free. All they need is a Barnabas. They are not seeking glory or recognition, but they have a message and anointing that will shake the world. Imagine if there never was a Paul. There might not have been, if not for Barnabas.

I wonder what would happen if every pastor (and every minister) would take a day to promote another person's ministry? I believe we would see many Pauls revealed. God has hidden many Pauls in the most unlikely places. I wonder how many Pauls are hidden under a bowl that should be on a stand. In the days to come, the Holy Spirit will be speaking to people like Barnabas to go find Paul. Then watch out: The Pauls will be come forth!

Al Thomas

Celebrating His Life Ministries

Email: a.thomas@myactv.net
Från http://www.elijahlist.com/

Frihet

Time For Freedom

It is the day of deliverance and time for freedom. Plug up the pit, seal it off. You are not a pit dweller. You do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against rulers of darkness in high places. This is not your fight, the battle belongs to Me. Forgive, repent and let go of the past. Walk in freedom.

This word is submitted by Mitzi Busby mitzibusby12@gmail.com

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Psalm 46:11 "Bli stilla och besinna att jag är Gud, upphöjd bland hednafolken, upphöjd på jorden."

"Whoever will listen will hear the speaking Heaven. This is definitely not the hour when men take kindly to an exhortation to listen, for listening is not today a part of popular religion. We are at the opposite end of the pole from there. Religion has accepted the monstrous heresy that noise, size, activity and bluster make a man dear to God. But we may take heart. To a people caught in the tempest of the last great conflict God says, “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10), and still He says it, as if He means to tell us that our strength and safety lie not in noise but in silence.

It is important that we get still to wait on God. And it is best that we get alone, preferably with our Bible outspread before us. Then if we will we may draw near to God and begin to hear Him speak to us in our hearts. I think for the average person the progression will be something like this: First a sound as of a Presence walking in the garden. Then a voice, more intelligible, but still far from clear. Then the happy moment when the Spirit begins to illuminate the Scriptures, and that which had been only a sound, or at best a voice, now becomes an intelligible word, warm and intimate and clear as the word of a dear friend. Then will come life and light, and best of all, ability to see and rest in and embrace Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord and All.

The Bible will never be a living Book to us until we are convinced that God is articulate in His universe. To jump from a dead, impersonal world to a dogmatic Bible is too much for most people. They may admit that they should accept the Bible as the Word of God, and they may try to think of it as such, but they find it impossible to believe that the words there on the page are actually for them. Aman may say, `These words are addressed to me,' and yet in his heart not feel and know that they are. He is the victim of a divided psychology. He tries to think of God as mute everywhere else and vocal only in a book.

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Byggandet av Herrens heliga stad

The Building of My Holy City
Judy Bauman
http://www.thefathersloveim.org/

January 15, 2008

An exhortation from the heart of Jesus to yours: The Building of My Holy City

I Am rebuilding the broken walls of My church. I Am bringing together those of like callings to work in concert to rebuild that specific side of the wall - that gate of My holy city. Do not think that because someone is not building on the same wall or at the same gate as you, that they are not in My will or following My plan. My blueprints are vast and no one "movement" would be able to finish what I Am building.

The church must stop its mudslinging against other Christian denominations. They must cease from attacking another believer when they are called from their midst to work on another section of My wall for the building of My Church. Just because someone is building elsewhere does not mean they are out of My will. Nor are they slighting your work. This presumption must stop! My leaders need to be on the lookout for the lost and not take aim at those being called to work elsewhere. This pride and arrogance must be repented of in order to continue in the building of My church. If repentance does not come, those who are guilty will be found building their own kingdom, not Mine. I will not allow leaders that have the blood of My sheep on their hands to continue in My grace. If there is sheep or lamb's blood on your sword, meaning you have wounded the Body of Christ by misusing My Word, you will be held in stricter judgment. (See Isaiah 1:17; Matthew 13:30; James 3:1)

Putting it in today's military terms: The friendly fire must end and it must end now.

If you watch sheep you will see that when they are frightened they all move in one direction as though they were one animal in motion. Those who get separated or are unable to move with the flock are quickly picked out as prey for wolves. Many in places of leadership in the church have leveled accusations against the sheep for flocking from one [church] movement to the next, but it is the nature of sheep to flock to where they feel safe and where they believe they will be fed. If they discover they are no longer safe with the shepherd of their keeping or if they have received tainted food, they will flock to another.

The shepherds watching over My Church have failed, in large measure, to recognize their part in this phenomenon. They quickly blame anything that comes to mind, but they fail to see that they have become "unsafe" in the eyes of the flock. In their ignorance they blame the sheep for biting, not knowing that sheep rarely bite unless strongly provoked to terror. Few of those with five fold ministry titles will admit to themselves that they have wounded and scarred My sheep. The reason they do not see this is because their eyes are focused on building their own kingdom and not Mine. They seek to establish their name instead of exalting Mine. These are hirelings posing as shepherds, but they are only interested in their welfare and not the sheep's. Others had genuine calls on their lives to shepherd My sheep, but instead of waiting for My Gatekeeper, My Holy Spirit, to open the Gate and lead them through Me, they jumped over the wall. In doing so, they have become thieves and robbers and they act as such. Shepherds of My flocks must be recognized by My Gatekeeper and wait to be invited to come through the Gate. They cannot come in some other way! I Am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father but through Me. (See John 10:1-18; 14:6)

Those who will gather with Me and will cooperate with My Spirit will yield great harvests, but those who divide as they murmur, complain and grumble will find themselves lost in the desert wasteland. (Numbers 14:27-32; Luke 3:17; 11:23)

There are many who I have been training who have sought My face in the secret place and they are willing to obey their Master and proclaim their King, "The Lord our Righteous" to the nations. I can quickly bring one down and raise one up who has not stiffened his neck as many leading My flocks are now doing. (Psalm 105:1-4; Luke 3:8; Matthew 28:18-20)

I will, I will, I will remove their lampstands if their stiff necks do not turn back to Me and I will replace them with the ones who say, "Your will and not mine be done, Holy King and Master." (See Luke 22:42; Revelation 2:5)

The building of My Church will not be stopped by man's selfish desires, but it will be accomplished by those who will turn from their desires to Mine. (Mark 4:18-20)

"Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of My pasture." "I will place shepherds over them who will tend them and they will no longer be afraid or terrified, nor will any be missing." Jeremiah 23:1; 4

Listen only to those who have stood in My counsel and have proclaimed My words to My people. Those who tickle your ears will lead you to an unsafe edge, to a dangerous precipice. Do not allow them to tempt you away from the message of the Cross. The false prophets will tell you what you want to hear and you will be food for the wolves if you listen to them. There are two factions of which to beware as both of these are from the days of old. They have reared up in "prophetic circles" to mislead My sheep to follow their lures. The first will speak of fame and fortune. These speak of fleshly prosperity that is outside the purpose of My blessings. The second will speak of prophetic visions in which they curse their own land or the land of others. If their words bring no hope or plan of redemption to the nations, then they are not of Me. Did I not say I would be with you to the ends of the earth? I always give hope. I Am Redemption! (See Deuteronomy 23:4-6; Jude 1:11; Jeremiah 1:7; Psalms 10:4-7; 33:11; Acts 1:8; 20:30; Proverbs 11:25; 2 Timothy 4:3)

I Am your Standard. Look to My life and to those who pick up their cross and follow Me. Many live very difficult and poverty stricken lives and are completely in My will. They drink from the cup that I give them. These are those who do not try to glamorize Christianity to win the lost. The lost will remain lost under the direction of the false shepherds and the cruel deception of their teachers will lead them to believe a false gospel. You must remain faithful to your pure and sincere devotion to the True Gospel of Jesus Christ. You must test the spirits to see if they are from Me. You will know them by their fruit if they are of My Holy Spirit or of another kind. (Matthew 20:22; 2 Corinthians 11:3-4; Galatians 5:13-26; 1 John 4:1)

The builders with Nehemiah rebuilt the broken walls and gates of Jerusalem with a tool in one hand and wore a sword on their side. Half the men worked while the other half were equipped with spears, shields, bows, and armor to guard their positions. Those who carried the materials had supplies in one hand and kept a sword in the other. The work of the Lord had to be defended against His enemies. (See Nehemiah 4:16-18) It will be this way in the days to come and even in this hour. Fear not as the building of the Holy City will be successful. Be as My chosen leader and tell the enemy when he comes to distract you, "I am doing a great work and I cannot come down." (Nehemiah 6:3)

However, do take note of what briefly halted Nehemiah's work. It was the outcry of the poor that reached his ears that caused all work to cease. The poor were being taken advantage of by their own people. Some were even used as slaves. Nehemiah confronted those who acted in such a disgraceful manner who preyed on their own and made them poor. He admonished them that they were acting worse than their enemies and that they should walk in the fear of their God. He demanded they give back everything taken and made them swear an oath. He shook out the folds of his robe and said, "In this way, may God shake out of his house and possessions every one who does not keep this promise. So may such a man be shaken out and emptied." (See Nehemiah 5:1-13) Today I am issuing this warning to those who have been taking advantage of My people. I will remove what can be shaken - so that what cannot be shaken will remain. I Am a consuming fire. (See Hebrews 12:27-29)

Follow My leading, Beloved, and wait on My Holy Spirit to open the Gate. Then you will have full access to the work and building at hand. Keep your eyes and ears open and seek those who have like callings. You will have different giftings but similar vision and your work together will enjoy greater success. You will be able to watch each other's back and keep the enemy from hindering your victory. Together your ability to build will be exponentially strengthened.

I Am building My Holy City and it is My desire for you build it with Me and by My side. (See 1 Corinthians 3:9)

Your Faithful Shepherd,
Jesus

Other Scriptures to consider: Nehemiah Chapters 3-5; Zechariah 8:9-12; Isaiah 59, Revelation 21

Ropa ut din nöd för landet!

Cry Out For The Land

Dwell in My presence, and I will consume you with My love, for I am gathering together My true remnant. I am preparing them to go to the front lines of battle to pull down the strongholds the enemy has set up over lives and communities. Are you willing to stand in the gap for the land? For there are many crying out for mercy and do not know how to seek My face like you do. They don't know how to draw close to Me in the secret place. They need you to travail on their behalf for their breakthrough.

Once again I sound the alarm, for the time is short. You need to be ready and available to fight for the people that I gave My life for. I need you to travail that the lost would come to know Me and love Me and be saved from the wrath to come. Do not be concerned only for those of your household and immediate family--but also for your neighbors, and those you pass by at the store or at work, or wherever you may be.

Yes, the time is short! You don't know how close it is to the time when the gates will be closed that no more may enter into My kingdom. So be ready and available to allow Me to flow through you with My love, and I will give you the words that will pierce the hearts that will cause them to break before Me.

I have been looking for a people who have trusted Me beyond measure. I am looking for a people who are completely sold out to Me who even love not their lives unto death.

This is the day to examine your heart once again to see if you are truly committed to Me; to see if you really made up your mind to follow Me no matter what the cost. For the price of pure gold is a high calling, and it takes going through the fire to be purified. Are you willing to pay the cost to be one of My soldiers?

Yes, this is the day for breakthrough, and through you I will flow with mighty signs and wonders. Do not give up on the vision I gave you years.

For many have gone through the fire and do not see the fruit coming forth that they expected to see. Look past the natural, and look to Me, for I am the author and finisher of your faith. I started the good work, and I will complete it. Everything works for your good, for I am a miracle working God. I am in the process of restoring you, your loved ones, your finances, and all that concerns you.

So lift up your eyes to the heavens and rejoice, for you dwell in the palm of My hand, covered with My love, and with great promises in store for you. You can rest in Me for I care for you, and everything that concerns you. You are My faithful ones, seated with Me at the right hand of My Father, far above all power and principality. Soar with Me as the eagle. Look ahead to the victory for surely you shall overcome!

Yes, this truly is the day I have made and you shall rejoice!

This word is submitted by Yolanda Ballard roarnworship@cfl.rr.com