Jesus uppenbarade sig...i Angered!

Från Jakob Ramlöfs blogg:

"I samband med Broder Moussas seminarium ordnade vi även ett möte på arabiska för de kontakter som vi fått den sista tiden. Ett lovsångband från den arabiska gruppen i Hjällbo Allianskyrka ledde oss i härligt orientalisk lovsång, och sen berättade Moussa om hur han som var muslim fick möta Jesus till frälsning för många år sedan. Efter predikan gjorde han en inbjudan för dem som ville överlämna sina liv till Jesus Kristus och följa Honom. En av våra irakiska killar, vi kan kalla honom Ali gick fram för förbön.

Han har gjort det förut och Gud har rört vid honom, men det här var första gången han fick höra en hel predikan och lovsång på sitt eget språk arabiska. Så den här kvällen blev speciell för Ali. Den här kvällen kom Jesus in i Alis hjärta. Ali som förlorat hela sin familj i ett bombattentat i Bagdad fick nu möta den evige Guden och Hans stora kärlek.

Efter mötet åkte vi ett gäng till Mc Donald´s för att stilla vår hunger. När vi tryckt i oss burgarna blev Ali hemskjutsad till sin lägenhet i Angered. Och där på gatan händer något fantastiskt. Ali får se Jesus! Han kommer gående mot Ali med utsträckta armar. Jesus skrattar Och Ali börjar också skratta och han fylls med en fantastisk glädje. Till slut går Ali och lägger sig, men när han vaknar upp på morgonen finns dennaglädje kvar.Han kom till vårt möte idag med ett strålande ansikte, och oavsett vad somhänder så tillhör han Jesus.

Jakob Ramlöw"
Blog: www.gatuevangelisation.blogspot.com

Rätt ordning

"Our Lord wants us to learn more of Him in worship before we become busy for Him. He wants us to have a gift of the Spirit, an inner experience of the heart, as our first service and out of that will grow the profound and deep and divine activities which are necessary."

A.W. Tozer

Jag kallar dig högre

Jewels from Judy: I Am Calling You Higher!
9/10/06

Child, the sorrow of the pruning you are enduring is but for a short time; joy comes in the morning. Know that though it is painful, it is necessary. You are coming into a new season in Me. Think of a fruit tree that has one branch that is growing much faster than any of the others. The tree becomes out of balance. A branch that has had exponential growth in comparison to the rest of the tree must be pruned back so the rest of the branches can catch up.

This is not pruning of dead branches, though I do that; this pruning is of a living and healthy branch which bore fruit you enjoyed. That is why the pain is so intense, but it is not unto death. That which has been cut away will be for My glory. There is a shock that happens to a tree when it is pruned and this is what you are experiencing. But remember, the tree gets over the shock and grows to bear much more fruit. Your branches are to bring healing to many nations. What I gave you during the prior season will never be taken from you. I have planted you by the Living Water and I want you to drink deeply during this time of recovery. It is My desire for your roots to grow deep and strong in Me. By My hand a lance has skillfully been cast to cut the cords that once bound you - the ropes are no longer there! You've been set free! Rejoice in that! Your roots are healthy and free to grow! Learn of Me as My ways will never lead you astray. I say again, take time to drink deep from the well of My presence. I will never turn you away and I will never set a limit on how deep you can go in Me. You are free to go as deep as you desire.

The enemy sought to dishearten you and bring you to your knees. But that is right where I wanted you! His desire is to see you embrace the wounds of being cast aside - he's trying to regain entry, but I have strengthened your heart in this past season. Your heart is compelled to embrace My cross. That is because I have injected it with My DNA and you are forever changed. Because you have submitted to Me, I have given you the wisdom to resist his deceptions.

Know that you are no longer an orphan. You are mine. You belong to Me! Everyone could abandon, reject and cast you aside, but My favor and My love will always bring you back to My side where there is fullness and life. At My side is where you can rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory! You know that you belong to Me and are a child of the King. You are heir to all I have, so walk humbly but confidently in that truth.

Release the pain of the pruning to Me and I will rise up with healing in My wings. I will cover you in My pinions. Come up to the cleft of the Rock and rest in My presence. Mount up with wings as eagles. Yes, use the wings I have given you to soar with Me. I am calling you higher!

In His ever-increasing agape,
Judy

Källa: http://www.thefathersloveim.org/i_am_calling_you_higher

Dags för sjösättning

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/

Till Gudskvinnor över hela världen

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

Stärk dina syskon

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

Vem vill lyssna?

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.

Läs hela texten av A. W. Tozer på:

http://www3.calvarychapel.com/library/Tozer-AW/PursuitOfGod/06.htm

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

Den trånga portens år

Som en respons på Martin Scotts insikter inför 2008 skickade en god vän till honom, Andy Knox, vad han hade fått uppenbarat. Originaltexten kan du läsa på
http://www.3generations.eu/blog/?p=104 Nedanstående är en översättning:

"Jag hörde Herren säga att 2008 är den trånga portens år.

Jag såg en öppning i en lång häck, och på andra sidan ett vitt öppet fält. Det kommer att kännas trångt att tränga sig igenom öppningen, men de vida öppna fälten i Guds rike på andra sidan är så vackra, det är där Han sätter gränserna i våra liv på sin rätta plats.

För vissa så kommer ”att tränga sig igenom” att likna det som skedde med Josef när han gick från Potifars hus till en tid i fängelse och vidare ut i sin fulla bestämmelse och Guds syfte med hans liv. Han hade tjänat väl under Potifar, men för att komma dit där han kunde få del av allt det Gud förberett för honom och se uppfyllelsen av allt det han sett i sina drömmar så var han tvungen att gå genom den trånga porten till fängelset. På den platsen kände han sig förmodligen rätt utsatt och svag, som att han missat alltihop, helt desillusionerad, men så plötsligt - genom att förbli trogen i att tolka och förstå innebörden i några drömmar och några nyckelmöten så är han igenom porten och ut på det vida öppna fältet, där han får se Försörjaren förse honom med allt han behöver ”i ett främmande land” så att han kan bli en välsignelse för alla folk. Så en ompositionering kommer att ske, men vägen dit kan kännas mycket obekväm.

För andra så är ”att tränga sig igenom” likt kamelen som måste genom nålsögat.. Bokstavligt talat så finns det ett ”bagage” som måste läggas av först, som inte kan släpas igenom porten efteråt.. Det finns saker i den tid som varit som inte kan tas med in i den tid som kommer. För vissa så kommer detta innebära radikala beslut som har med ekonomi att göra, för andra handlar det om att ta itu med onödiga bördor av falsk skuld, men det Herren förser med på andra sidan porten är så omfattande, att det inte finns någon anledning att vara rädd för att släppa taget.

Jag upplever också att berättelsen i 4 Mosebok 13 och 5 Mosebok 1 kommer att vara en nyckelberättelse för 2008. År 2000 var ett år då Herren talade tydligt till förelöpare att det var tid att ”gå och inta landet”. Spejarna har nu återvänt och det finns två rapporter som ges till Guds folk: Den första rapporten säger att vi ska stanna på berget, att jättarna i landet är för stora och att vi vore dumma att försöka oss på något annat än det vi känner till. Den andra rapporten lyder: ”Frukten är god, landet är bördigt, vår Gud är större och han är vår Försörjare och Beskyddare. Ja, det finns jättar, men det är en tid för mod och hopp i kunskapen om vem Gud är. Om vi inte korsar floden och omskär våra hjärtan helt och fullt så kommer vi inte att få se och bli fullheten av allt det Gud avsett”. Detta år är ett år då Guds folk står inför ett stort val, att välja att lyssna till hoppets rapport.

Vi måste lära oss att stå tillsammans på ett nytt sätt.

Andy Knox

Översättning Torbjörn Erling

2008 som portens år

”2008 ÄR PORTENS ÅR” (Mark Stibbe)

Nedanstående är en översätting av Martin Scotts tankar och insikter inför år 2008 Originaltexten kan läsas på: http://www.3generations.eu/blog/?p=102

Martin Scott :

”För året som kommer så såg jag en öppen port, jag är inte säker på vad skillnaden mellan en öppen dörr och en öppen port innebär, men jag tänker det som att skillnaden i betoning kanske ligger i att det är en ny öppning till ett ”fält” snarare än till en ”byggnad” eller en ny nivå av något..

De första 9-10 månaderna av det kommande året är slutfasen i en tid av ompositionering, och jag upplever det som att den nya positionen som håller på att öppnas upp är relaterad till människors kallelse ut på sina arbetsfält och till att rätta in sina liv efter Guds värld..

Eftersom den period som kommer handlar om strategisk ompositionering så förväntar jag mig också en rörelse i slutet av denna period (augusti-oktober) med ett antal människor som beslutar sig för att det är tid för att flytta. Ompositionering innebär inte nödvändigtvis fysisk förflyttning, men det är ett tecken på ompositionering.

Så det finns en port att finna under 2008, och många kommer att uppleva att porten inte finns på den plats där de förväntat sig att finna den. De kommer att finna sig själva bli ledda till porten genom människor som de inte hade förväntat sig. Det kommer att krävas en känslighet före och efter detta sker. Det handlar inte primärt om en känslighet för Andens ledning då en uppenbarelse kommer innan något sker, utan om en känslighet för något som precis har skett, en insikt om att Herren just har verkat i en viss händelse eller i ett möte. Reflektionen kring det som skett kommer att vara en nyckel till att förstå Andens ledning. Det kommer att vara en tid för att lära sig att reflektera, att bearbeta. Vi kommer att få lära oss en ny nivå av urskiljning som kommer att vara nödvändig i de dagar som ligger framför. En stor del av det som Herren vill utveckla i oss denna tid när det gäller det profetiska är en förmåga att kunna tyda och förstå tecknen.

En annan innebörd av detta är att porten inte är opersonlig, det är Jesus själv som är porten. Det kommer att bli nödvändigt att urskilja Herrens närvaro på nya platser, inte bara i allt det som är bekant, och även bland människor som inte är bekanta. Förbered dig på att tänjas.. även de som ser sig själva som radikala kommer att märka att de utmanas till att inte slå sig till ro..

De kommer att vara en tid av stora förändringar för de som är i 45-55 årsåldern. Det kommer att innebära nya vägar i tjänsten för Gud och för vissa kommer det att verka som om de för en tid gått vilse och hamnat på en väg utan mening, men de kommer sedan finna att Herren möter dem i ödemarken. Denna tid kommer dock att vara kort, för många andra har redan gått denna väg.

För de som har följt den väg som Herren har lett dem in på, en väg som tog dem bort från rampljuset, så kommer en tid då de kommer att få berätta för andra om vad Gud gör i dessa dagar och få andras hjärtan att på nytt fyllas med hopp.. ett HOPPETS år kommer.. De lekfulla ljuden från Guds barn kommer på nytt att höras under året som kommer. De som har vandrat i lydnad kommer att stå upp som det folk som Herren har gjort dem till. Det som många gånger har sett ut som en tid av fattigdom i det förflutna kommer visa sig vara en rikedom som många kommer att få glädje av.

Martin Scott

Tack till Torbjörn Erling som översatt den engelska texten!

Tisdagsbönen

Tisdagsbönen är ett böneinitiativ som uppkom bland några församlingar i Göteborgstrakten för några år sedan och idén spred sig från början bland många präster och pastorer. Idag är detta en bönerörelse bland Guds folk. Idén är enkel, bed en liten stund eller hur länge du vill där du befinner dig kl 21 varje tisdag.

Från hemsidan, http://www.tisdagsbonen.se/ :

Nyckelord för Tisdagsbönen

Enkel
De flesta har redan fullt upp med tid och bördor.Görs bönen för komplicerad, blir den inte av. "Hemma eller där vi befinner oss" - inga nya möten. "En minut eller en timme"- en minut kan alla klara av."Vi ber om väckelse och välsignelse" - i övrigt inga föreskrifter om vad och hur.

Förenar
Många kristna känner sig ensamma i sin tro och längtan- tisdag kväll vet vi att vi är med i en stor gemenskap.Tisdagsbönen är ekumenisk.När kristna i bönen inte söker sitt eget utan Guds vilja, kan vi finna varandra på ett nytt sätt.Och detta välsignar Gud! Jesus bad ju i sin torsdagsbön: "Jag ber att de alla skall bli ett - då skall världen tro" (Joh 17:21)

Förbereder
"Icke genom någon människas styrka eller kraft skall det ske, utan genom min Ande, säger Herren" (Sak .4:6)

Gud ensam kan göra det som svenska folket och svensk kristenhet behöver. - men i bönen öppnas vi för det han tänker göra och ställs tillsammans in på hans våglängd."

Has the Revolution Begun?

Has the Revolution Begun?

Satan's time is short and he grows increasingly ruthless. He desires to blind you completely by poisoning your vision. He does not want you to see him as he advances. He uses camouflage to trick My church. He uses your own flesh and its desires against you with the goal to destroy you. Be careful what you look at and bring into My temple. You are My temple and I love you! I tell you this to protect you and not to keep you from "fun". While sin may seem fun for a season, you must understand that Satan's goal is to steal, kill and destroy you, and he is using your own flesh to do it. Your carnal nature is drawn to sin, so you must war within your members and take every thought captive to make it obedient to the Lord Jesus Christ. Remember though, Satan and his demons are not omnipresent nor can they read your mind. Do not get into agreement with his lies. Do not give him and his cohorts power over your life. He can only gain it if you hand it to him. Do not assign to him what belongs to Me and that is glory. Do not glorify him. My church tends to speak over and over again what Satan and his demons are doing and that glorifies them; it magnifies them. Come! Magnify the Lord!

Wash the venom from your eyes in My Living Water. Jesus disarmed the powers and authorities of darkness. He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the Cross. Look at what Jesus has done to defeat them. Speak of what He has done to set you free. Jesus came to give you life and give it to you in abundance. Glorify Him!

Be wise with your words and be wise in your treatment of others. Be wise with all that you say and do. If you follow Jesus' two commandments - to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself - then it will be well with your soul. This is not to say you will not suffer hardship. You will. That thinking is in direct conflict with My Word and is from "another gospel". Jesus taught that tribulation would come, but that He had overcome the world. The prince of this world had nothing on Jesus, and as you are in Christ, Satan has nothing on you either. Take joy in that knowledge!

Remember that the weapons that I have provided to My army are mighty in the pulling down of strongholds. These are not natural weapons but spiritual ones because you are in a spiritual battle. However, I issue this warning: Do not pick up the weapons of your enemy or you will become like your enemy. Satan's weapons are jealousy, suspicion, gossip, envy, dissension, discord, slander, factions, contention, strife, unforgiveness, bitterness, wrath, anger, hatred and the like.

These are rampant in the church and come from a spirit of pride. Satan wants you to emulate him and I have given you the choice as to whom you will serve. So choose wisely! Have I not warned you in My Word that those who practice such things will not enter into My kingdom? Do not emulate the devil. Satan prowls around and seeks to destroy you. He plans to use the death of his servants as an excuse to wage war against the saints. Use My weapons, not the weapons of this world to disarm him and his demons. Pick up the sword of My Word and use it to demolish the evil one's plans to destroy you, your family, those you love and those to whom you are bound by My Spirit. I will give you wisdom and skill to use it. My Word is your sword. Wield it only against the enemy. Do not be found to be one that wounds a brother or sister in Christ when using My Word - your Bible. This is a form of self-mutilation as you are all one body. Instead, love one another deeply with the love (agape) that I give because love covers a multitude of sin.

Strengthen, comfort and encourage each other with My Holy Scriptures. Rulers, authorities, principalities and powers of darkness do not have any defense against My love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness or self-control. When you walk in the fruit of My Spirit; when you love those who hate you and pray for those who persecute you; when you forgive grievances and bear with one another; when you refuse to allow a root of bitterness to take hold of you; when you take up your cross and follow Jesus - then you are demolishing the devil's plans. Walk in victory, beloved! You are known in heaven as My chosen, as My elect, and as My children. Walk humbly before both your God and mankind; if you do, you will have great authority in and by My Spirit. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Judy Bauman
judy@thefathersloveim.org

Med tillstånd att publicera från Judy Bauman, www.thefathersloveim.org

Vad som väntar framöver

What Lays Ahead For You

Dear one, I have good plans for you, and I want you to look eagerly forward to your future.
The enemy of your soul has been trying to make you weary, to steal away your hope and your joy. He wants you to believe that the future will be dark and dreary, and that all you have to look forward to is persevering in difficulty, affliction and trials. He wants you to forget that I have come that you might have life, and that it might be abundant--that is rich and full.

The enemy of your soul wants you to base your sense of well-being on the circumstances that surround you. He wants you to forget that I give a supernatural peace and a supernatural joy that transcend your circumstances. He wants to grind down your hope in light of the difficulty and despair that the world faces. But, dear one, I am the God of all hope, and I have both a hope and a future for you.

The enemy wants you to base your sense of self-worth on your what you do and what you accomplish, and on what others say about you. He doesn't want you to know how precious you are. He doesn't want you to be mindful of the great treasure that I have placed within you. He wants to tear down all the good things that I have been building up in you.
Guess what, dear one? He is not in control of your future--I am! The enemy of your soul does not control your destiny, nor can he prevent you from walking in it. I am coming alongside of you to help you, to empower you to walk in the fullness of every good plan that Ihave for you. I have made you an overcomer. My anointing and My miracle-working power flow through you--nothing is impossible to you.

I am the God who supplies all of your needs through My riches in glory. My will for you is good, My desire for you is that you be happy and fulfilled. I am not calling you to a life of suffering or making due with less than you need. I want to bless you in every way--physically,emotionally, financially and spiritually. That is what lays ahead for you, and that is what you have to look forward to.

Yes, dear one, at times I take you through short seasons of difficult growth. There are times when I force you to look at some aspect of your life or character that you do not want to acknowledge. There are times when I make you face hurts from the past--but that is so that I can break their power over you. I want to set you free from the things that hold you back and that inhibit you from enjoying the full measure of all that I have for you. I do allow seasons of discomfort for you, that you might grow. I do cause you, at times, to pass through the valley of the shadow of death. But I do NOT leave you there.

It is not My will for you to live out the remainder of your days in that valley of the shadow of death. I want to bring you to the mountain top of My presence--that is where I want you to dwell. My will for you is abundant life. That is what I want you to expect from Me and that is what I want you to look forward to in this coming year.

This word is submitted by Teresa Seputis ts@godspeak.net

Vem bär på en kallelse att flytta?

Det hör väl inte till vanligheterna att denna typ av upprop läggs ut på denna blogg, men kanske är detta ett profetiskt tilltal till någon som läser:

"U T M A N I N G
Använder den här gången bloggen för att nå ut till så många som möjligt. Annonspelare med andra ord. Andra bloggägare får gärna (läs uppmanas) att sprida denna utmaning.

VEM BÄR PÅ EN KALLELSE ATT FLYTTA?
Och vem går med en kallelse att flytta till Iggesund?

I Iggesund fanns fram till i december månad inget som helst regelbunden kristen gudstjänstverksamhet. Svenska kyrkan har haft oregelbundna gudstjänster. Barnverksamheten är dock livaktig, här finns familjecentral där kyrkan är med. Det finns två kyrkor i Iggesund, den ena fungerar också som begravningskyrka. Regelrätta gudstjänster har hittills haft få besökare. Sång- och musikgudstjänster och liknande samlar relativt mycket folk. Just i dagarna har ett nytt försök med söndagseftermiddagsgudstjänster i Iggesund startats. Baptistförsamlingen har nyligen sålt sitt kapell och flyttat all sin verksamhet till scoutgården några kilometer från centrum. EFS-föreningen är sedan länge ihopslagen med föreningen i Njutånger, det är där verksamhet och lokal finns. Inga andra samfund finns i Iggesund. Flera är medlemmar i församlingar inne i Hudiksvall.

IGGESUND är ett samhälle med ca 3400 invånare. Ligger vid kusten i geografiska mittsverige. Det är sedan urminnes tider en bruksort, med flera av bruksortens karaktäristika. Ortens flaggskepp är Iggesund Paperboard och Holmen Timber (sågverk), förut Iggesund Timber, som tillsammans sysselsätter strax drygt 1000 anställda. Det är inte så väldigt länge sedan antalet anställda var tre gånger så många och detta faktum sätter sina negativa spår i människors medvetande. Förr var det inga som helst problem att få jobb i Iggesund, nu är det annorlunda. Andra arbetsplatser än Paperboard finns dock. In till Hudiksvall är det en mil med bra bussförbindelser.

DET ÄR HIT jag bjuder er. Jag är helt övertygad om att några går med en kallelse att dra upp tältpinnarna för att slå sig ner någon annanstans. Att slå sig ner just i Iggesund. Vem vågar svara ja??

Inom EFS talas det nu mycket om nyetablering, läs mer på http://www.efs.nu/ flik Sverigearbetet/Nyetablering. Kanske kan det vara ett sätt att börja på nytt. Kanske leder Herren i helt andra banor.

Frågan är som sagt vem som vågar lyssna till kallelsen och svara ja.
När ni väl kommit till Iggesund ses vi i kyrkan!

Sigrid Lundqvist"

Sgrids e-mailadress kan fås genom att kontakta profetiskt@hotmail.com Detta för att undvika spam/skräppost till hennes adress.

Projekt Hanna

Under januari månad kommer tusentals människor, i 99 olika länder, att be för oss i Norden.
Besök gärna Norea radios hemsida för att läsa mer om Projekt Hanna och det globala bönenätverket.

Från Projekt Hannas bönekalender:

"I fokus:
Kvinnor i de nordiska länderna
Medan man i de nordiska länderna Sverige, Norge, Finland och Danmark i tusen år har byggt på kristna värderingar, har religionen i dag snarare blivit en privatsak. Runt 80 pro-cent av befolkningen tillhör den Evangelisk Lutherska kyr-kan, men många av medlemmarna är inte aktiva. Sönda-gens gudstjänster i de kristna kyrkorna är dåligt besökta. Däremot iakttar många firandet av de stora kyrkliga högti-derna samt dop, bröllop och begravningar. Kyrkornas bud-skap om Jesus som den enda vägen till Gud är urvattnat, och bönerna har blivit tysta och matta. Samhället har under det sista årtiondet blivit mycket sekulariserad. Ett stort antal icke-kristna religiösa samfund har kommit för att stanna, som ett resultat av trender som kommit med invandrare, speciellt i Danmark och Sverige.

Regeringarna har skapat många goda förutsättningar för de nordiska kvinnorna som internationellt sett har mycket låg arbetslöshet. Men för många är det svårt att hitta balansen mellan karriär och familj. Nordiska kvinnor möter också ut-maningar, t. ex. våld i hemmet. Familjer utsätts för allvarlig psykisk stress och många familjerelationer går sönder. Många upplever en ensamhet, som beror på att grannar, vänner och familjemedlemmar inte bryr sig om dem. Det finns kvinnor som lider av depression och skuld efter en ab-ort, men det är inte politiskt korrekt att tala om det. Det är också mycket svårt att tala högt om homosexuell livsstil. Kvinnor från andra delar av världen kommer ofta till de nor-diska länderna illegalt för prostitution.

Människor är trots allt öppna för rligiösa ting, och många har insett att materialism inte kan tillfreds-ställa deras behov. Men brist på vägledning driver hos många män-niskor fram ett behov av att söka hopp och tillfredsställelse från and-ra andliga källor än kristendomen. Denna månad ber vi med och för dkristna kyrkor och grupper, som fortfarande följer de bibliska sanningarna och som ropar till Herren om andlig förnyelse i de nordiska länderna."

Hela bönekalendern för januari månad finns på första sidan. http://www.norearadio.se/

Vinna mark

Boken "Gaining ground" av Martin Scott kommer nu på svenska. Då heter den "Vinna mark - bönestrategi för en genomgripande samhällsförvandling"

Den kan beställas från XP Media http://www.xpmedia.org/ och har beställningsnummer 245. Finns under fliken "böcker/bön" i webshopen.

Så här presenteras boken:

"Påverkar din församling sin omgivning? Det finns en oöverträffad kraftresurs som är tillgänglig för församlingen, som är stark nog att förvandla och omskapa samhällen hävdar Martin Scott. I den här boken förenar han en sund biblisk undervisning med upplevelser. Han hävdar att det inte räcker med att bara be. Vi måste lära oss att be med en ny insikt, och han betonar vikten av att ha en genomtänkt bönestrategi och att finna Guds profetiska plan för ett visst område. Det kan bara ske när alla de troende på en plats växer samman till en sann enhet."

"THE SET TIME HAS COME--FOR THE BRINGING FORTH OF WHAT WAS SOWN"

Pamela Beller: THE SET TIME HAS COME

"The appointed hour has come for many, and there is no greater testimony against our enemy than the revealing of the will of God brought into our lives in visual form."
In the last few months, there has been an incredibly invasive attack by satan against certain believers. It's been an emotional torture chamber of negative thoughts, feelings and circumstances and unusually heart-wrenching sadness and depression. Satan's goal is to cause you to lose heart, to give up, and to look at your age, health, circumstances, financial troubles and whatever else he has thrown your way with the hope that you'll finally give in and say as Job's wife encouraged him to do, "Curse God and die!" (Job 2:9). The whisperings of darkness have become so loud that at times you wonder if you'll ever be free from his negative oppression.

Satan is not interested in discouraging the fainthearted or unbelieving. His primary focus is on those who, for years, have believed and walked towards a specific goal in their lives--something so intensely "Kingdom of God" that it's governed every action, decision, moment and thought. You've thought at times that you haven't been able to live because you're so consumed for this thing God has spoken; and He has not just spoken to you about it, but He has made it a part of who you are. You feel that if this vision dies, there's no place for you anymore because you can't separate your own soul from what you have inside of your spirit.
An expectation of the end result of your faith has moved you from desire to spiritual compelling. It's a dynamic of Christianity that the world has never seen--the manifestation of the best wine saved for the last.

This dynamic expectation has satan trembling in fear for its manifestation. One of the greatest defeats of our enemy is to see the wombs of God's children bring forth what was sown into them.
The appointed hour has come for many, and there is no greater testimony against our enemy than the revealing of the will of God brought into our lives in visual form. We've longed and waited for it to be manifested in this earthly sphere. Many of us have carried these visions deep within our own spirit. We've groaned and cried out to God in travail until we feel physically damaged by the intensity of the burden with no acceptable remedy for the pain, except that we see with our own eyes--the labors of our soul.

So many of God's people have been in that chamber of God and have heard those inexpressible things that many people couldn't begin to imagine and we've brought them back into this earthly realm to guard and to watch over. It's the very seed of God's desire planted in the fertile ground of our hearts. We've been waiting, waiting, waiting with seemingly no sight of seeing what was sown--be made living.

The set time has come and many will begin to see the sprouting heads of what was sown in your hearts appear almost overnight, and by that, your hope will be restored once again, and you'll see that all the love and passion you have has not been in vain. And with the revealing of the first sign of life to your vision, your faith will soar and bring life back to your physical, financial and emotional life, along with every other area that satan targeted in your life with his hope of destroying that precious seed God entrusted you with.

I was recently in a prayer meeting and the Spirit of God came in an incredible way. He said to encourage His people, and to tell them that there's a wave of His Glory about to hit the earth. I encourage you to hold on. Some of you have been laboring for years, even to your own hurt. You've left your own desires to pursue a higher call and have suffered incredible opposition, but still had something inside of you that couldn't let go.

The set time has come and the Lord is coming to bring forth in the earth the things that have been hidden in the hearts of His worshippers. Be encouraged and don't lose heart--you will reap if you don't lose heart. He loves us even when satan said that He didn't. Even as the Word encourages us to consider both the suffering of Job and the end intended by the Lord, there must be a bringing forth of what was sown. The set time has come.

Pamela Beller

Edge of The Blade Discipleship Ministry
Email: Latterrain777@msn.com

Let Me Be The Judge

Let Me Be The Judge

Are you walking through situations that you feel don't measure up to be of My truth and victory? If so, then I want you to test the fruit of your heart at this time. Are you doing all that you can do to stand faithful and true? I am the one that is to judge, not you. I am the one that can truly see your heart and the efforts that you took to be able to overcome. I am the one that allows the severity of the trial so that I can purge and test you whether you will walk with Me or not.

You feel that you aren't measuring up to My standards, but you aren't the one to judge this. Your place is to do your best to draw close to Me in spite of all that is coming against you. Yes, your place is to draw close to My side and trust Me.
Do not measure your progress by what others are doing in their walk. Don't even measure your progress by what My word says, because you can misplace the value of My word to fit your standards and not Mine. Be careful to not misinterpret My word to meet your needs and not Mine.

Many have used My words to tear down their lives by presuming that I told them to do a certain thing. They stood by this presumption through thick and thin, and it only brought them destruction. Don't line up the value of your life by methods oflegalisticinterpretation of My word.

Seek My face and not My hand. Seek My heart and not My rod of correction;You are not the one to judge; for I am. You are to watch Me by My example of faithfulness to keep you strong and not wavering in the face of the wind and the waves. You might think they are there to wipe you away, but they are My tools to strengthen you. Do not walk by what you feel or see but by My faith that causes you to stand.

Yes, this is the day to truly get your eyes off of your circumstances and how you are measuring up to your own standards and on to My love for you. This is the day I want you to return to Me, and rest in Me, and know that all things work together for your good. You are one of the "called-out ones;" you are one of My special jewels, the apple of My eye. I see you perfect in My Father's heart. He sees you through the Son, cleansed through the power of His blood.

So, you see you can do no wrong if your heart is right before Me. Yes, I look to the heart. I see deep past the outward flaws of the character. I see past the flesh to the spirit which is right before Me. I have made you righteous. I have made you pure. Yes, My child, you truly are Mine!