Call of the Spirit Publications

I was awakened very early this morning. My spirit man (who I really am, the real me) was already praying in the spirit. This went on for some time, my flesh screaming at me to go back to sleep: “I’m tired, go back to sleep, I need rest!”

But the decision to serve the Lord as His bond-slave, as His vessel, to be used for His glory is increasingly before me — daily, as I confess it, pray it and meditate it EVERY DAY! So the decision was made to continue praying.

Suddenly the thought struck my heart and soul: WHAT IF THIS WERE THE DAY THE TRUMPET WOULD SOUND AND THE LORD CATCHES US AWAY? You know, beloved, one day will be just that day! AND FOREVER WE SHALL BE WITH THE LORD! Somebody shout HALLELUJAH!

Then the statement was posed to me: “Choose the Breakthrough.”

The floodgates of revelation from the Word of God opened and poured through me: Choose ye this day — How long halt ye between two opinions…if the Lord be God SERVE HIM — I would that ye be cold or hot (personally, I’m assigned to get you HOT for God!) — we have been made more than conquerors — this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith (which Jesus is the author and finisher of).

I think you get the point! The ball is in our courts! The victory belongs to us BUT WE HAVE TO POSSESS IT! We have all the ‘tools’ necessary — the Word of God, the Blood of Jesus, the Name of Jesus, the Spirit of God (Who is the Spirit of Grace, which enables us to do everything and anything within the Will of God for our lives!).

So, let me ask you this question: What are you waiting for? Or, rather: Who is waiting on who? (I just heard that one in my spirit). I’m not trying to condemn but provoke and inspire us all (yeah, I hear it first and get fired up!)!

I love each and every one of you, very much! Let’s prioritize our day, week, month and year to put the things of God first! Remember — eternity is just around the corner — perhaps today!

I was reading in Deuteronomy 1:6b, 7a “You have dwelt long enough at this mountain.  Turn and take your journey, and go…”

Now I don’t know about you, but the Holy Ghost got all over me with that one!  It’s time to get up from where we’ve been and go to where we’re going!

Next I was reading in Acts chapter one.  Luke (the writer of Acts BY the Holy Ghost) said of Jesus: “after He THROUGH the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles…” (Acts 1:2).  In other words, if you were to read the last portions of each Gospel account where Jesus appeared to the apostles and instructed them your Bible says He did it BY / THROUGH the Holy Ghost.

Yes the very Holy Ghost Who brooded over the deep and brought about God’s desired result when He spoke…the same Spirit of God Who moved upon the holy men of old who prophesied the things to come concerning Jesus (not to mention the things that are still yet to happen)…the same Spirit of God that raised Jesus up from the dead that great resurrection morning! He’s the same Spirit of the Living God Who recreated your spirit when you called upon the name of the Lord to be saved and He’s the same Spirit of the Holy God Who is also called the Spirit of Grace Who will enable you and I to continue in what Jesus “began both to do and to teach!!!” (Acts 1:1).

He who has an ear to hear what the Spirit of the Living God is saying, LET HIM HEAR! He doesn’t need our qualifications, just our cooperation (availability).  Jesus is still working in the earth today THROUGH the Holy Spirit!  But if we’re still camped out at the last ‘mountain’ we met with God, then He’s calling us to get up, come out, and go forward in Him and His plan. Eternity is closer than when we first believed…is your lamp filled with oil and trimmed?  WATCH!  I heard that very clearly just now!

My greatest desire is first and foremost to walk with Jesus so closely that the Apostle John would be jealous!  But secondly I’d love to affect and infect you (and everybody I come in contact with) with the same intense desire!  It almost pains me (in my spirit that is)

Won’t you take just a moment, bow your heart before God and ask Him to search through you…He wants to work in you both to will and to do His good pleasure!

A dear friend of mine said these words to me a while back: “LOVE VIOLENTLY!”  Put that one on your mirror!  Violent love HAS TO ACT!  It cannot plunge its head in the sands of ‘business’ (that’s busy-ness) and pretend it isn’t aware of the suicide the world around them is committing!  To live today without Jesus involved in one’s life is to commit suicide!  Let’s fill His crown with jewels (souls)!!!

I love you all very much!  Let’s show Him our faith by our actions!

I read portions of an article that disturbed me greatly.  The beginning of it was from a man writing to certain “authorities” in the “church” regarding whether all Catholics are Christians or not.  He said his son had come home one day after arguing with a pastor’s son who said they weren’t.  The response from these “authorities” was that all Catholics are Christians, but not all Christians are Catholics.

It’s not my job to get into any arguments with anybody, “but to love” (see Romans 13:8).  In fact Paul, writing to Timothy said: “But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife” (2 Timothy 2:23).  I’m not singling out the Catholic religion; any religion that teaches contrary to the Bible is in error.

My position on anything that pertains to the Kingdom of God or of Heaven is: the Word of God must be the standard by which we come to understand His realm. Secondly: if the point of discussion is not found clearly in God’s Word at least two or three times (multiple references in the Word) then don’t consider it for doctrine (what we teach to believe).

Having said that, let me point out a few scriptures on the subject: Jesus Himself said: “You must be born again” (see John 3:7); “having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the Word of God which lives and abides forever” (1 Peter 2:23).  “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17); “not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit” (Titus 3:5); “for by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body” (1 Corinthians 12:13a).

If you’re honest with yourself, you’ll notice this isn’t an automatic thing; meaning, you cannot be part of the body of Christ (which is what being a Christian is) simply by the religious persuasion you were brought up with.  It’s a choice each of us has to make—to follow Him.  That’s what being a Christian is: a disciple of Christ (a disciplined follower of Christ).

Beloved, it is the last hour and there are many anti-Christ spirits influencing people to believe a lie, because Satan still wants to rule God’s creation; and he does it through deception.  I beg you, don’t take my word or anybody else’s where your eternity is concerned!  Get in the Book.  Ask the Holy Spirit to show you the truth—He will, that’s His job.  Remember: this life is only a vapor (meaning, it will last only a short time), but eternity is forever!  The choices we make right now will affect our “forever”.

This phrase came to me one afternoon while in prayer.  The definition: “Faith That Takes,” immediately followed.  Then the scripture Jesus Himself spoke: “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force” (Matthew 11:12), filled it with revelation.  This is not a  passive person who sits around waiting for the blessings of God to fall on them like ripe cherries fall from a tree.  The aggressive one will get up and do something!

The Lord has laid it on my heart concerning these days in which we are now living, how they must be filled with aggression.  Aggression for the things of God, that is.  Not tumult and terror, but faith filled, purpose driven, God inspired soul reaping and hell devastating!

Why does the kingdom of heaven suffer violence and is taken by violent force?  Because there is a real devil and he doesn’t want you or anybody to experience any of it!  But what of it?  Is Satan greater than God?  Is the enemy of all that is good stronger and wiser than the Creator of all that exists?    Never! 

Because of Adam’s treason in the Garden, Satan became the god of this world system.  Jesus’ obedient sacrifice reversed what happened, but the results aren’t automatic; you have to believe on Him (become a new creature through the new-birth) and then take possession of the promises listed in God’s word.  They’re not going to be realized in your life without a fight!  Aggression is required.

First: study of God’s Word is paramount.  Approach the Bible as a contract for life provided by the Master.  I like to call it the ‘Owners Manual’ for living.  If you want to understand how your new appliance or vehicle operates, you’ll open the provided manual and read about it.  The word of God is God’s instruction book for how life works; compliance will experience optimum results!

Revelation is the strength of the faith that has come by reading and hearing the Word of God and gives inspiration to act on it.  Aggressive Faith is the faith that will take possession of what you’ve read and heard.

Passivity will quench the light of that revelation; just sitting and doing nothing with God’s instruction!  “If it’s God’s will I’ll…”  Phooey on that!  If you’ve got ‘black and white’ on something — DO IT!  The devil would love for the Body of Christ to just keep on waiting for God to do something!

“I sure hope God sends Revival soon.”  That kind of thing has kept the Spirit of God boxed in and imprisoned for centuries now!  He’s always ready to move!  He’s always looking to perform His word!  His eyes are always roaming to and fro to show Himself strong on behalf of anyone’s heart that’s loyal toward Him!  Aggressive Faith will call to Him from anywhere and bring Him on the scene; and when He’s around, He’s got everything you could ever need!

The Gates of Hell

Jesus said the gates of hell would not prevail against the Church (see Matthew 16:18).  In the past that phrase has implied the activity of hell (sickness, poverty and turmoil);  and I agree! But another side of that coin is this: at the fall of man, darkness (hell) enclosed the earth like a wall would enclose a city to fortify it.  A fortified city has gates to go in and out through.  The victory Jesus gained by shedding His blood and being raised from the dead obtained the keys to those gates (see Revelation 1:18)!

Hell cannot dole out anything the blood of Jesus hasn’t already overcome!!  In fact, the Scriptures say: “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil!” (1 John 3:8b, see also Hebrews 2:14-18).  The work is already done; the victory already won!  We’ve been made more than conquerors through Him that loved us (Romans 8:37)!

I mention the gates of hell because everything that pertains to life here on this earth is on one side or the other of those gates: loved ones, prosperity in all forms; all that God created and put on this planet for His children to richly enjoy is either in your possession (this side of those gates) or waiting to be possessed (the other side of those gates).  Aggressive faith will bust through those gates and possess what Jesus shed His blood for!

NOT — “If it be thy will!”

Once you’ve established in your heart what God’s will is, then go after it with everything you’ve got! — Be aggressive!  He’ll back you and see to your success!!

SHOUT AMEN!