#428

God is able to do all things. However, there are some things that he will not do. He will not change my will for me. I must pray, "Let God's will be done." Until I have prayed that prayer, the exertion of power that flows from my own will shall cause me to travel in speculative directions and not travel after his spirit. Many are directed by speculative power and not by the Lord's power and his spirit. They are directed by what they see, recall, determine, and think. I purpose to be directed by his spirit and his power then will the force in my life be of him and not of myself. My power is not adequate to accomplish the things that must be done, for without God, I can do nothing. I do not determine that I am a wheel or an axle because I can produce motion. Though I may be able to move a person with my words, that does not mean I am producing true spirituality. The false prophets move people by their words, and many lying signs and false wonders are seen among them, yet they make the people twice the children of hell that they would have been. I am determined to be directed by the Lord's spirit and his power, that true spirituality will be produced in the people I minister to. If I minister according to the spirit of error, I will meet vipers that I cannot shake off in the fires of the hour. If I continue to minister according to the spirit of truth, then I can walk on serpents and scorpions. God has given his people power to tread upon all these things. I do not accept any praise for myself, for he will not share his glory with no other. He has given me power over diseases and sicknesses. Though I lay hands on the sick and they recover, I can take no glory or praise unto myself. Many serve their own bellies and by good works and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. These do not serve him. He will give me power to discern that which is good. I must be wise unto that which is good and simple concerning evil. He has sent forth the force of his power into my life, and Satan is bruised under my feet. I walk in the obedience of faith and preach the only wise God, my Savior, Jesus Christ.

 

#429

I purpose not to rejoice because the spirits are subject unto me, but I rejoice that God has written my name in heaven. Many become aware of the power that they have with Christ and use it for their own influence. They fall away because they minister out of a wrong motive. The Lord has given me power against unclean spirits, to cast them out and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. I do not forget that God is the one doing the work in me. I cannot command God to do anything. He does all things according to his own will. I determine to allow his power to be a blessing in me, not a force that will cause me to betray him. I humble myself continually under his mighty hand. I submit myself unto him in everything and then will my eyes see, my ears hear, and my heart remain pliable in his hand. The Lord must purify my heart by faith that is in him so that I may continue to behold him in this hour of great coldness and gross darkness. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

 

#430

I behold God's power. He desires me to become more aware of the influence of his power in my life. He is the administrator of power. I will yield myself to him and behold the working of his mighty power in my life. The activity of his power is awesome. If I could visualize the working of his power in my life, I would surely be confident of the greatness of it. However, I do not walk by sight, but I walk by faith. I believe that God is greater than all other forces and powers. God is the power that moves all things. He is the power that sustains all things. He has all power. He has power to produce the changes that are needed in this life and in me. I behold his power.

I have observed the power of heat. I have observed the power of sound. I behold the power of the wind as it propels a ship. Demons can get in the wind and cause the power of the wind to become destructive, yet God has power over demons and their activities. He is the head of all principality and power. Satan is the prince of the power of the air; yet God is his head; therefore, I will not fear the prince of the power of the air. At the name of Jesus, his knee bows. Satan's influence is limited although he has power to move the minds of the disobedient, for he works in the children of disobedience. He persuades them because he has the power to influence them. I will walk in the spirit, and I will not be influenced by wickedness, neither by the wicked one. If I abide in Christ and his words abide in me, I will ask what I will, and it shall be done unto me.

I will submit myself unto the Lord, the sovereign God. He is the governor of an everlasting kingdom. His kingdom has no end, and all power is his. He rules over everything. He has dominion over everything. Satan has been given power over darkness, yet God is his head. God has the key to darkness. I will not fear the darkness, for it is under his feet. In the time of darkness, he will enlighten my darkness; therefore, I will not be afraid for the terror by night or for the arrow that flieth by day or for the pestilence that walketh in darkness or for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at my side, and ten thousand at my right hand; but it shall not come nigh me. God is my refuge. Now I will make him my habitation, and no evil shall befall me, neither shall any plague come nigh my dwelling.

 

#431

I behold the many souls that dwell in darkness. God has sent his army with the word that will deliver them out of darkness and the shadow of death. He will break their bands in sunder. He will break their gates of brass and cut their bars of iron in sunder. I behold the many souls who sit at the gates of death. They are crying unto the Lord. I come and follow him, for he will save them out of their distresses. He has sent his word to heal them and deliver them from their destructions. God is gracious. He is full of compassion. He is righteous, and he has given me righteousness. Because I am counted righteous, there is light for me in the darkness.

I have been given power. I will now go forth and preach God's word unto those that the enemy has persecuted. He has smitten their lives down to the ground and made them to dwell in darkness. They are dead in trespasses and sins. Their spirits are overwhelmed within them, and their hearts are desolate. They are stretching forth their hands unto the Lord, and their souls are thirsting after him. He will not hide his face from them any longer. I will go and preach the gospel in the face of the prince of the power of darkness, for there are souls that he must deliver whose spirits are about to fail. I will go and preach his lovingkindness, and they shall come unto him. For his name's sake, he will quicken them and bring their souls out of trouble. I will go, and I shall behold his ability, his strength, and his grace perform the work in me. He has all power and all authority. He has given me a commission to go preach his word. He will supply the power. When he is the power behind his word, then shall people be astonished at the doctrine. I open my mouth wide, and God will fill it with a word in due season. He is the authority and the power behind all that I say. I open my mouth and speak the word that he has placed in my tongue.

 

#432

The Lord has given me victory over myself. I entered into his gates with thanksgiving and came into his courts with praise. He has taken up residence in my praises. In my praises, God has enthroned himself. Now I sit down and sup with him, and he will sup with me. I count myself blessed to be able to sup with the all-sufficient God of heaven and of earth. He is the God of the whole earth. Jesus is his name. He is the everlasting God, the eternal Spirit. He lives inside of me. He has given me power over all manner of sickness and disease. I will go and do as he did when he walked the earth in the man Christ Jesus. He was my example. As God demonstrated his power in him, he desires to work in me also. I will rebuke fevers and lay hands on those with divers diseases when they are brought unto me. I purpose to preach the kingdom of God and his righteousness wherever he sends me. I have power to tread on serpents, scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. The privileges that have come to me because of the authority God has given me are to be cherished. I have been given influence in the kingdom of God and the kingdom of the world. I determine to go and exercise the freedom and the mastery that I have been given. I have a right to speak for the Lord. The entire world has become my jurisdiction. I have been given liberty and power. I will not hide my strength, which is in God. I have power. The power that is in me is the power to work miracles. I do not doubt the ability that is in my gift. God gave this gift to me to use, not to bury and hide. The gift in me goes before me and makes room for me. It is a present that precedes me into the earth and grants me grace and mercy before men. Just as Christ gave himself for me, the present must be given before favor with men becomes mine. God says, "Arise and follow your gift into the world." It is a present that desires to give itself away. When the present is given, he, the Almighty God, will give me mercy before men. My gift is a precious stone turning as it wills. Everywhere it turns, it prospers. My gift is acting after its own nature. A gift is a contribution that will bring friends to my door, for every man is a friend to him that gives gifts.

 

#433

I determine not to worry about the angry man or the wrathful man. My gift will secretly pacify their anger and their wrath. I will sow the seeds of the gospel everywhere the gift leads me. The signs that shall follow me shall be a testimony of the power of the gift leading me. I shall not fear. I shall rise up and follow my gift. The Lord will be with me everywhere I go to work with me and to confirm the word with signs following. All of the authority and power of the government of God is on my side. The power with me is greater than that of an army, a navy, or any military force. I am endowed with more than enough power. God's church is a great representative with full power to command everything that he has said unto it. I purpose not to negotiate from a foundation of compromise. There is no need for compromise, for I have all power. Jesus is the power of my life. He is the wisdom of my life. He is the righteousness of my life. Power, wisdom, and righteousness are on display in me as I spread the news that souls have been ransomed from death. Satan had the power of death, but God took away his key. He introduced sin, which is the cause of death. God has the key of death. I purpose to go and free people from the torture of death and desolation. Jesus has given me the key. I am now a power of attorney with authority given by him to act on his behalf. I do not doubt the ability that is in me by the grace of God. He is in me doing the work. He is able to do exceeding, abundantly, above all that I ask or think, according to the power that works in me. I determine to go and allow the gift to be presented to the people. My faith is growing exceedingly, and charity is abounding in me. I will go.

 

#434

God desires that my words be with power. The Holy Ghost has come upon me, and now I have received power. God has anointed me, and by the anointing, every yoke is broken. I will not be shackled by unbelief. I will open my mouth wide, and God will fill it with living words. By the living words that God shall author, abusive spirits shall flee. All devils are subject unto me through his name. I have been given power to tread on serpents, scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing by any means shall hurt me. I will not become self-righteous and begin rejoicing that the spirits are subject unto me, but I will rejoice because my name is written in heaven. The things that I am beholding have been hidden from the wise and prudent, but God has revealed them unto me and those who become as babes. His eternal power and Godhead is revealed unto me. Blessed are my eyes, for they see. Many prophets and kings have desired to see the things that God has shown me and to hear the things that I have heard. Prophets and kings have not seen, nor heard what I have heard. I will continually humble myself before God, and I will see and hear greater things. The evil spirits that left people yesterday in the services were acts that God wrought by the words that he gave me. The evil spirits could have leaped on me and overcame me, but they could not, for God ordained their departure so that the name of the Lord could be magnified. Many will begin to believe and confess their sins as they see the power of God manifested in the services. The word of God is growing in my midst. It will prevail.

 

#435

I purpose to continue to share the living words that God gives to me with the people. These are his words. They go forth out of his mouth unto me. They shall not return unto him void. They shall accomplish that which he pleases and shall prosper in the thing wherever the Lord sends them. The miraculous things that he speaks to me about and has shown unto me in dreams have begun. I shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace. No demon or principality or power shall get an advantage over me, for God has ordained my victory. I determine to continue to walk with Christ and allow him to do the work through me. He will replace the bad things in my midst with good things. I give myself to prayer and the ministry of the word in a more fervent manner, and I behold the difference in the outcome. I will begin to speak more by his Spirit, and my adversaries shall not be able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which I speak. They have hindered me in times past, but now God has drawn a line between me and them by his blood. I give all glory unto the Lord in this new move of God in my midst, and he will not allow the admittance of any evil spirits except for their own defeat. I am determined to remain focused on prayer and ministry of the word. I behold the word of God. It shall grow and multiply.

 

#436

There is no alternative way into God's kingdom. He has not left any other options. He only gave one name as the saving name for all, neither is there salvation in any other, for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby I must be saved. There is no other name that can be substituted for the highest name in heaven and in earth. God's name is above all names. At his name, every knee shall bow. I turn from those who reject his name in baptism. Any other name fostered in baptism comes from the spirit of error. The Lord will not deny his own name, for he said that he will not share his glory with any other. All power is given unto him in heaven and in earth. The word of the Lord has free course, and he is glorified when the name of Jesus is used in whatsoever I do.

God is faithful. He is the one who has established me and will keep me from all evil. He has directed my heart into the love of God. I will be patient and wait on him. The bread of life is being fed to me daily. This is the spiritual manna from heaven. The Lord has blessed it aforetime and broken it for me to give to the people. I must not allow this relationship to fill me with pride, but I will be humbled that I am called to partake of this communion and fellowship. I am accepted into this relationship because of the offering of the innocent blood of Jesus Christ. I purpose not to sell out for a position among men and brethren. The value of this relationship cannot be calculated; therefore, I determine not to accept the offers made by men who are appointed by men to entice me to sell my birthright as an heir to hear the voice of the Most High God. This relationship is not purchased by political advantages, neither is it given because of spiritual appointments authored by men.

Jesus is the rewarder of those who diligently seek him. What he has given me, cannot be taken away. It is a gift. He is the giver of the gift. Now I will be content to dwell where I am and desire not the high places where men sit puffed up by pride and exaltation that have come by men. They shall be brought down in due time. Everything that exalteth itself or is promoted by man shall be brought low. I lift up my voice to proclaim God's word, and I do not worry about these promotions given by men.

 

#437

I will not be ambitious and seek to be promoted to the platforms of men. These are all worldly platforms that are built upon the foundation of pride. God's throne is upheld by mercy, and the platforms that he has built have the love of God as a foundation. I seek love and not favor with men. They will deliver me to be killed, and my name shall become an abomination to them if I seek to be a man-pleaser. I seek to hear the Lord say, "This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased." I will walk with him in the Spirit. I am content where I am. He will give me a testimony that I pleased him, and I will be taken when Jesus comes for his bride. No man has the power or the authority to transfer me into a relationship with him as a member of the bride of Christ. Many who think that they are in the bride of Christ shall find themselves as sons and daughters who come out of great tribulation. I seek to please God and not men. I will follow peace with all men and holiness, and I will surely be caught away in the bride of Christ.

I have been delivered up for envy. I do not attempt to stand before envy, for no one can stand before it. I stand before God's throne of grace where I have been drawn by his love. He has stretched forth his scepter of righteousness and counted me righteous. I pray effectual prayers, for they avail much. I shun every appearance of self-righteousness and open my mouth wide to proclaim the grace of Christ. The judgment seat of man is not the final seat of judgment; therefore, I do not worry about man's judgment of me. The Lord is the supreme judge of the entire earth. He will place me where he has appointed me to dwell. I do not worry , neither do I fear. Christ has begun a good work in me, and he will perform an excellent work in me unto the end. He did not cease to work a good work after beginning a good work. The detours planned by man cannot circumvent his plans for my life. I am yet on course, in spite of man's rejections of me.

 

#438

I behold the way of the world and note its devastation to come. All that is in the world is the lust of eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. Man has gambled all that he has and thrust it into a ship of self-confidence that is propelled by his own lust and pride. His calamity looms on the horizon lurking in the cold, dark waters of death. His own deceitful heart blinds him. The darkness of his own heart does not provide him with a vision of clarity; therefore, death remains hidden in the waters of his own sins. With full confidence in self and the achievements propelled by his pride of life, man journeys further into the waters of death without God.

I will go and preach the gospel of Christ, for it is the only light that can enable man to see. Man is detached from the Lord. He must be connected to him. Man must be reconciled unto Jesus, the true light. The Lord must reach them. He has chosen the gospel as the means by which they are reached. Only the light will enable them to see the icebergs of cold love in the waters of sin all about them. They are headed on a collision course with these icebergs. I remember the Titanic.

Time is short. The laborers are few. God is sending more laborers into the harvest to carry the light of the glorious gospel unto perishing souls. I will rise and go preach. The hour is late, and time is spent farther than I perceive. I arise and go preach the gospel everywhere to every creature. I will not allow the great falling away of brothers and sisters to affect me or my zeal to win the lost. I will not be distracted from the Lord's purpose, which is to seek and to save those who are lost. If I could have been on the Titanic and beheld the perishing souls who did not have lifeboats as a refuge, then I would understand the urgency of the hour. I will familiarize myself with the history of the Titanic, and I will have a different view of my purpose. I come away with the Lord in the spirit, and I behold the people of that ship screaming as the terror of death grips them with its cold teeth of surety. I behold the fear on their faces. God has sent me with the lifeboat of the gospel. I will carry the gospel to them, and I will not stand detached from the purpose as they perish without a lifeboat. I will go and preach the gospel. Souls are perishing while I am waiting to make the decision to obey. I must redeem the time, for the hour is much later than I perceive.

 

#439

I will not be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ Jesus. A spirit is at war against me to entice me to complicate my faith. I determine to not complicate the faith of Jesus that is within me. God has given to every man the measure of faith. A very subtle and crafty spirit is attempting to beguile me as Eve was beguiled. This spirit has enticed many to preach another Jesus and another gospel. By grace, I will not be beguiled by this spirit of error. I am of God, and I hear God's words. Those who are not of God will hear the voice of this crafty spirit, for it is the voice of their father, the devil. I will not be enticed by the voice of this murderer. He does not dwell in the truth because there is no truth in him. He is a liar and the father of it. I will continue in faith, charity, and holiness, and I will not be snared by his subtlety. He will deceive the whole world. He is the accuser of the brethren. He accuses them before the Lord day and night. I rise up with a good confession of faith and overcome him by the blood of Jesus and the word of my testimony. This spirit takes advantage of those who lose the focus of their faith. I will not lose the focus of faith, for I am focusing on Jesus. I am focusing on the love of God. I will be consumed by whatever I am focused on. I allow the Lord to be the zeal of my house, and now will I be consumed by him. When I have allowed him to become the zeal of my house, I will know what manner of spirit I am of. The Lord did not come to destroy men's lives but to save them. I desire the same things for those who disobey as God desires for them.

I turn my focus back to God. Many are focusing on themselves and their ministries; therefore, they are not seeing clearly. When people lose their focus, they begin to exalt themselves and lose their sense of justification. I return unto a childlike attitude of faith, for of such is the kingdom of God. Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter therein. God is refocusing my faith. When my faith is refocused, I will begin to preach Jesus again. Unless he is preached, the generation of men is declared instead of his generation. I will go and declare his generation and not my own. God is in me to declare it. The zeal of the Lord will perform it. I rise up, and I go forth in the power of the spirit. God has clad me with zeal as a cloak. I now go forth and preach Jesus. He came and dyed his garments in his own blood. He traveled in the greatness of strength speaking in righteousness and mighty to save. I determine to preach how his garments became red as he trod the winepress alone. There was none with him when he trod them in his anger and trampled them in his fury. Their blood sprinkled upon his garments and stained his raiment. I will preach how his own arm brought salvation unto him, and the blood of his arm saved them. The church must become focused again on Jesus. When they are refocused on him again, then will they see what he has done for them and experience a revival of justification by faith. I behold a revival of justification by faith.

 

#440

I will not be deceived by the exploits done in the name of the Lord, for many of them are lying signs and lying wonders. I purpose to not follow signs. A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign. The sign to heed is the sign of the prophet Jonah. As Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights, so was the son of man in the heart of the earth three days and three nights. I behold that sign and seek to see that sign fulfilled in my life and in the lives of others. No other sign will be given unto this wicked and adulterous generation; therefore, I seek to see the gospel obeyed. Many have gone astray because the enemy has seduced them and lured them away from the love of the truth. God has sent them a strong delusion that they should believe a lie, that they all might be damned who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

I take heed unto myself and the doctrine. I continue in them, for in doing this I shall save myself and them that hear me. If I refuse to do this, I shall be distracted as Samson was distracted and become sport for my enemies. The enemy has planned a performance for his entertainment and recreation with God's people as the object of their amusement. I will refuse to become amusement for my enemy. The act before my face is a diversion. It is a departure from the purpose; therefore, I will beware of all deviations from seeking to save those who are lost. Sound doctrine is a necessity to remain on course and to not depart from the faith. Seducing spirits are using powerful temptations to lure me from the truth. By grace, I will not depart from the truth for another gospel or another doctrine. I am in the truth, and there is no other truth concerning God. I will not seek to please men, for if I please men, I cannot be the servant of the Lord. If I seek to please men, I will preach a gospel after men.

 

#441

I am preaching the gospel that was received by Paul. He neither received it of men, neither was he taught it but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. I follow in his steps, and now will I follow the Lord's steps. Many have been removed from the Lord. He called me into the grace of Christ and not unto another gospel, which is not another. I will not be troubled by those who are perverting the gospel of Christ. Their deviation from the truth has become a performance in the dark, and now they have become sport for their enemies. Unless they return unto the truth, they shall be accursed. Though any man or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto me than that which the apostles preached, let him be accursed. It has been said before, so says the Lord unto me, "If any man preaches any other gospel unto you than that you have received, let him be accursed."

Many have been smitten with blindness because they went into the pathway of distraction's plan. They became absorbed by the heat of the devil's recreation and turned their attention unto another spirit and another purpose. I will beware of this spirit. It uses spiritual sensation and spiritual performances to lure me upon the lap of the false church. When the enemy has beguiled people, they are made to drink the wine of the whore's fornication. No one in their right mind should want to be a part of the woman drunken with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. They are intoxicated on the wine of spiritual fornication. Great tribulation is reserved for them. They have been shown abundance of grace as God has given them space to repent of their fornication. He has cast this whore into a bed and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation except they repent of their deeds. I determine not to be an instrument of the enemy's sport in these last days. By grace, I will not be a Samson, for if I make his mistake, I will lose my relationship with God, my strength, my liberty in Christ, my spiritual eyesight, and I will grind the corn of my enemy and feed the children of the harlot. Those who do not repent shall lose their lives. They shall die in the house of their enemies. I will go and say, "Repent of your flirtations with the whore." I will go and say, "Repent of spiritual fornication and spiritual adultery." Those who do not repent of their evil deeds shall become sport and a laughing stock in the house of the enemy. They shall become the song and the byword of their enemies.

 

#442

The voice of confidence and power speaks unto me today. Jesus is the voice of the Lord. In the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was God. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He is the Lord, and he does not change. He is the miracle worker for the children of Israel. He has not changed. The Lord is preparing tables in the wilderness of the last days. He is supplying water out of rocks. Jesus is the "I AM THAT I AM." He is my confidence. I rely on him and not on what I think about him. I do not know him well enough to base my faith in my knowledge of him. I cast my confidence totally on him. He who comes to God, must first believe that he is and that he is the rewarder of those who diligently seek him. He has said, "I will withhold no good thing from those who walk uprightly." I walk in the righteousness of faith and not in the unrighteousness of faith in my own faith. I behold the uprightness of the walk of the Lamb of God. I behold his completed work as the sacrificial lamb. He completed his work in the earth. Now I struggle no longer with my emotions that run to and fro before Jesus' throne in an attempt to impress him. He is not impressed by anything that I do except to believe. I have faith in God. I have asked for a miracle. I trust the Lord to give me a miracle. I have searched my life for qualifications. I have searched for reasons to be blessed in such a magnitude. Ten dollars and ten million dollars are the same to the Lord. He has come looking for faith in me. He gave me the measure of faith, which is me.

 

#443

I will not be intimidated by the size of the miracle that I need. I am using comparative reasoning to determine if Jesus will perform the miracle for me. I determine not to use this erroneous concept of faith in his presence, for he is not a respecter of persons, neither is he a liar. I am a liar, but God is true. I purpose not to allow the size of my need to reduce me to a beggar before his throne, but I rise up in the stature of faith and express my need as a son who has been made a joint heir to all that he has. The Lord owns everything. He is the head of all principality and power. Now I speak his name while I humble myself unto the authority of his word and his promises.

Jesus is true. If I ask, I shall receive. I have never seen the righteous forsaken or his seed begging bread or money. The Father has invited me to come boldly unto his throne of grace that I may obtain mercy and find grace to help me in the time of need. He desires to give me the miracle more than I desire it. He foreknew me, called me, and justified me. If he is for me, then no one can be against me. He did not spare his own Son. He delivered him up for all of us. No one will persuade Jesus to not give me all things with the Son that he offered. An enemy has accused me. I am among the elect of God. No one shall lay anything to my charge. Jesus is the one who justifies. There is no one that will condemn me. I look to the one who is making intercession for me. He died for me and is raised again. I believe that love is on my side and that nothing can separate me from the love of Christ. The Holy Ghost that is freely given to me sheds it abroad in my heart. I have placed a high value on the Holy Ghost that resides in my body. There is nothing that he will not give unto me. I believe.

 

#444

I determine not to allow the enemy of my soul to turn me from faith in Jesus. I will not be cast down in my soul because of the delay I have received. The Lord is on time with his answers. I continue to serve him with joyfulness and gladness of heart for the abundance of all things. I have prayed unto him. I purpose not to stop here to serve the god of doubt. Doubt has approached me. It has drawn near my bosom and offered me a pillow to fill with tears. I will not stagger at his promises through doubt and unbelief, but I will be strong in faith while I give glory unto him. The things that I am feeling and experiencing are a natural byproduct of the war for the new territory that Jesus is giving me. I have not fallen, neither have his promises fallen to the ground unfulfilled because of delay. The delay is only a pause for me to rest in him, for the steps of a good man are ordered by my Lord. He delights in my way. Though I fall, I shall not be cast down. He is upholding me with his right hand. He is merciful and gracious. He is slow to anger and plenteous in mercy and truth.

During this pause or delay, I allow my soul to pant after him. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so do I allow my soul to pant after him. I shall continue to thirst for him. I will pour out my soul unto him with the voice of joy and the voice of praise. I allow the voice of praise to ascend unto him. I send my praises high above the temptation to allow my soul to be cast down. I keep my hope in him, and my soul will not be disquieted, for he shall command his lovingkindness in the daytime. In the night, his songs shall be with me. When I pray unto him, he will answer, for he is the God of my life.

He has not forgotten me; therefore, I determine not to be turned unto mourning because of the oppression of doubt and unbelief. These are real spirits. They are warriors in high places. They have been sent to distract me from his promises. He has not opened his mouth and lied unto me. He cannot lie. God says, "Let every man be a liar, but Jesus is true." He is true unto me and his word.

I will not be distracted from the fruit of his promises. The noises of the things that come from the deep are attempting to affect the health of my countenance. I offer praise and thanksgiving in the face of this noise from the mouth of doubt. I continue to hope in God, the health of my countenance. He is the strength of my life, and he has sent forth the light and the truth. He will lift me when I am tempted to mourn. He will bring me unto his holy hill and to the tabernacles of praise. Here in the tabernacles of praise, I will find the altar of God and exceeding, great joy. I cannot fly away on the wings of mourning. Mourning will carry me to the deep pits of this life. I ascend up to the Lord's holy hill on the wings of praise and thanksgiving, and there will I find rest.

 

#445

The Lord has not hid himself from my supplication. He has been attentive to my voice; therefore, I purpose not to be pained within myself. The enemy is at war against me. If I open myself up to these assumptions that God is not listening to me, then he will bring the terrors of death upon me. God has come to dispel this notion quickly. Many become overwhelmed by the storms and tempest in their lives because of this kind of thinking. The weapons of my warfare are not carnal. They are mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity every thought to his obedience. Instead of being ready to believe the lies of the devil spoken in my ears, I am determined to have in a readiness to revenge all disobedience when my obedience is fulfilled. I have been allowing the words that have been given to me to slip from my heart. I have received an abundance of prophecies. I purpose not to allow these things that I have heard to slip. I give a more earnest heed to all these things that are spoken in my ears, for this is the Rhema of God. I cannot escape if I neglect these things.

 

#446

Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of God's mouth. These things come by the same gift that the logos of God came by. The Lord has confirmed the Rhema of God to me with signs, wonders, divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost according to his own will. I look and behold Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor, that he, by the grace of God, should taste death for every one of us. I purpose not to take my eyes off what he has accomplished for me, for it is by him that I and many sons are brought unto glory. I am one with him. He is my head, and I am a part of his body. He is not ashamed to call me brother. He destroyed the one that had the power of death, that is, the devil. He delivered all who through the fear of death, were all their lifetime subject to bondage. He was made like unto me that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things that pertain unto the Spirit, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. He is able to succor me during this time of temptation to doubt and to fear. I behold Jesus, the author and the finisher of my faith today, yesterday, and forever.

An abundance of prophecies have been delivered into my hands. I am determined not to simply allow them to dwell in my hands but to hide them in my heart. They have gone before me. Now I take them, and by them, I war a good warfare while I am holding faith and a good conscience. Many are shipwrecked because they have despised prophesying. To speak against true prophecy, is to speak against God's word and him, for he has said, "Despise not prophesying." I am not forsaking the Bible by believing in the Rhema word of God, for I know that the Rhema of God proceeds from that which is forever settled in heaven. Men may tamper with Bibles, but it is impossible to tamper with the word that is forever settled in heaven. The Lord has spoken these words in my ears. I will take them, the sword of the Spirit, and swing it with the lips of grace and a heart filled with love. I will not falter in the presence of these voices speaking in my presence, but I take unto myself the Rhema word of God. I submit myself totally unto God and swing it with the might of the Spirit. The devil shall now flee from me.

 

#447

This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. I rejoice before the tempter tempts me. I will express gladness before the tempter tempts me. From a thankful heart, I express the fruit of joy and gladness, and I will see the difference in the outcome of my day that God made for me. Many will spend their day warring with adversaries that they did not have to war against because they went down paths of lamenting. I will not greet the Lord with tears of complaints, but I will greet him with gladness. God has said, "Serve me with gladness and come before my presence with singing." First, I present the Lord with a bouquet of praises instead of a flood of tears that water the thorns that have created the pains in my life. I replace the weeping willows of the mourner with a high new song of life and victorious expectation. I resist the temptation to bring to the Lord a deep death song of the blues and of mourning. Many are controlled by grief, sorrow, and regret; therefore, they come to God as weak lamenting worshippers of their problems and their emotions. I will not wear the willows given me by unbelief, but I adorn myself with the garment of praise. I will not wear sackcloth and ashes, but rather, I wear the breastplate of faith and love.

I am wearing my helmet. It is the hope of salvation. I have come to the throne of grace with this hope, and my head is not bowed to my troubles. The Lord has not appointed me unto wrath but to obtain salvation by Jesus Christ. I cannot comfort and edify anyone if I am in deep mourning. God has given me righteousness as a breastplate and a helmet of salvation upon my head. He has already worn the garments of vengeance for me; therefore, I cast off the willows I adorned myself with and put on the armor of light that shines through praise. I purpose to remain dressed in the armor of righteousness that God has placed on the right hand and on the left. I remain dressed in the whole armor of God. Now, will I be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. I purpose not to remove my helmet of salvation. Many remove their helmet of salvation in the morning and adorn themselves with crowns of lamenting expressions. I take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God and come forth with great rejoicing in the Lord.

I will let my soul be joyful in Christ, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness. He is causing righteousness and praise to spring forth before all nations; therefore, I arise and take hold of his strength and rejoice in the goodness of my God. I remember the mercies of David. The Lord will not turn away my face from him, for I am anointed. I remember that I am clothed with salvation, so I shout aloud for joy. I am budding like the horn of David, and a lamp for my feet is given for my path. I arise, and cast off the willows for a garment. I will be adorned with the garment of praise. I am accepted in the beloved, and all my problems are already worked out in God's victory. He has clothed my enemies with shame and placed a crown of praise upon my head.

 

#448

Jesus has awakened me another day. Now I put on my strength. I determine to put on my beautiful garments of praise. I choose to not sell myself for naught, for I am redeemed without money. There is no dust on me. There are no bands on my neck. I am not in bondage. Though many are taken into captivity in this hour, I dwell in liberty. The Lord has sent revival into my midst. The people are loosed, and joy is in their expressions unto him. I will continue to carry them good tidings and publish peace. He has declared my feet beautiful upon the mountains of the last days. I purpose to go and speak good tidings of good. I intend to go and publish salvation among his people. I determine to go and say, "Your God reigneth!" I decide to go and remove lamenting and mourning from the midst of the people with the washing of water by the living word. Many are expressing themselves with tearful faces, and the voice of the plaintful souls contend for positions in the congregations. They seek to drain the true children of their joy and persuade them to follow their paths of moody worship. I go and lift up my voice as a watchmen, and tell them to break forth into joy and sing the new songs of the Spirit, which are given freely to those who are yielded unto the abundance of grace. I rejoice, for his holy arm shall be seen by all nations, and the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of the true God.

 

#449

There is a time to weep and a time to laugh. There is a time to mourn and a time to dance. This is not the time for weeping and mourning. Jesus has brought me into the good land of plenty. He has not left me in a spiritual Babylon where people sit down and weep at the remembrance of the house of God and the good land of liberty. There is a spirit warring against his people that tempts them to hang their harps of praise upon the weeping willows planted in their midst. It is a spirit of bondage that has seduced many and brought them into captivity. This spirit will require of them the songs from the house of God that they may mock their relationship with their God. This spirit will carry away God's people into a strange land of false joy and spiritual pretense. The Lord's songs cannot be sung in a land of bondage where there is no real joy, and there is an abundance of hypocrisy. He desires to deliver the people out of the hand of this enemy. His anger is turned away, and now he is comforting the people of his body. He is their salvation. I will tell them to trust and not be afraid, for he is their strength and their song. I must show them the bucket to use to draw waters out of the wells of salvation, for many are attempting to draw living waters without the buckets of joy. The Lord has said, "With joy, shall they draw water out of the wells of salvation." Without the bucket of joy, there is no means to draw out of these living waters. I will go and preach that he has given them buckets without holes freely that they may be washed and refreshed from the deep fountains of living water.

 

#450

The sinners shall come with eyes bathed in tears. Their eyes shall swim in their tears. God shall use their godly sorrow to turn them unto repentance. They shall come unto him with weeping. With supplications, will he lead them. He will free them from the spirits that are much stronger than they. He will show forth the power of redemption and lead them in a straight path and then he will water their souls as a garden is watered. It is his desire afterwards that they sorrow no more. Afterwards, he will cause them to rejoice in the dance, for he will turn their mourning into joy. He will comfort them and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

The ministers of the Lord will have their souls satiated with fatness, and his people shall be satisfied with goodness. I purpose to refrain from the voice of weeping and my eyes from tears, for my work shall be rewarded. There is no need for sorrow, for there is hope in my end. His people have looked at their present circumstances and beheld the sorrow and the grief that wrapped them up. I will direct them to look to the end of all these things and behold the beauty of what he is doing. Though he has chastised them, he will turn and have mercy upon them.

The way of a transgressor is hard, but the yoke of the Lord is easy. Many are sorrowful because they have transgressed his commandments. Their hour has come to be delivered, and now shall their sorrow be turned unto joy. A woman, when she is in travail, has sorrow because her hour is come, but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she does not remember the anguish anymore, for joy that a child is born into the world.

The children of God are delivered, therefore; they have no need for anguish. The Lord says, "They have given their joy away, for they have laid their heads on the bosom of other loves and the enemy has cut off their joy." He has said, "Their hearts shall rejoice, and their joy will no man take from them." I purpose to tell them to repent of loving others and other things more than God. I will ask for deliverance in his name, and they shall receive it that their joy may be full. I determine to tell them to be of a glad heart. He has overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil. I elect to go and turn the people's heart toward rejoicing in all of their tribulation. I remind them that he is there to comfort them. He will give them beauty for their ashes, the oil of joy for their mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord. He will be glorified in them; therefore, I make a joyful path for his glory.

 

#451

The Lord has not forgotten his promises unto me. He is God, and he cannot lie. It is impossible for him to lie. He has not held back his promises, but a spirit has influenced me to doubt. I refuse the inspiration of doubt, and I allow the faith that he has given to express itself. Faith is willing to express its ability and confidence. Faith is speaking, but I will not allow it to speak continually. I have expressed a double-mind's view of things and have not received that which I could have. Today is the day of victory. I now go and express the faith of Christ and not the doubts of my mind. All things are possible if I believe. I lift up my voice in the sanctuary and declare the hope of the cross. The Lord has made a bridge and placed it under my feet. The cross is a bridge across all troubled waters and through every scorching fire. It is time for "hard-headed" faith and not the time for doubt and unbelief. The enemy has counted on my double-mindedness, but he knows that I will abound with thanksgiving because of faith. I purpose to go and proclaim the victory that is already won by the cross. I determine to go and proclaim his faithfulness to Israel and the faithfulness to me and the church. He cannot fail. There is no failure in him. There is no darkness in him, neither is there a shadow of turning in him. In him, there is liberty and power. I am not bound. I am free. Now I rise up and proclaim what I know by the Living Word that is in me. He is Jesus, the Lord of lords and the King of kings. I believe on him as the scriptures have declared of him, and now the rivers within me shall flow against the fires of discouragement and defeat.

 

 

 

Hebrews 10:22 - 23

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

 

 

Ephesians 2:8-9

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.