SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by MARSHA BURNS

Surrender yourself completely to Me, says the Lord.  I want to bring you to a new and higher spiritual level where you can begin to see with clear perspective.  From this place your life will be a process of unfolding step by step as I go before you to prepare the way for My purposes to not only be revealed but demonstrated in your life.  Put your trust in Me.  Isaiah 45:2 I will go before you and make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze and cut the bars of iron.

The Day When The Miracles Began by Lonnie Mackely

While praying I saw a picture of someone getting out of bed in the morning, and you could tell that they were in great physical pain. I then saw this person trudging through their day just trying to get through it as best as they could until they could go back to bed again. I also saw a picture of a heart with tears running down it, and I knew that this person had a very broken heart as well; so they had to endure both tremendous physical and emotional pain every day, over and over again which was crippling them in many ways where they almost wanted to just die in order to make this painful cycle finally end. Like Job in the bible, they suffered greatly. Then I saw this person get into bed to sleep once again. And as they were sleeping I saw a bright light appear by their bedside; it was an angel, and on his chest I saw the word “healing”. This angel touched the person and they were healed in that instant by the healing power of Jesus Christ. In the morning when this person got up again they noticed that something was very different; their body worked in ways that it hadn’t worked in many years as they began to get ready for their day. I also noticed tears running down their cheeks, but these were tears of relief and joy instead of tears of torment and sorrow like before. And as this day progressed, they noticed even more new things that had been healed and they danced like a child.

PS 41:3 The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness.

God wants you to know that a new day of miracles is about to begin for you, and you will remember this day as; “The day when the miracles began”. The Lord is about to begin a great restoration work in you, and it will be like a snowball effect of faith as the first miracle will boost your faith for the rest of the miracles that will follow. Many of you have been living in unbearable physical and emotional pain for many years now, just pushing your way through each day in order to survive. Some of you have even teetered between wanting to live or die, and struggled with depression as things seemed to just get worse and become more hopeless as though God had abandoned you. God wants you to know today that He has not forgotten or abandoned you, and that you will be healed and restored just as He has promised you. Jesus has been with you each day that you have endured and He has been using your pain to shape your character in order to prepare you for a healing ministry to others who are wounded and struggling just like you have been. You will rise up from your sickbed and not only be restored, but also rejuvenated in ways that are truly amazing to behold. So take hope and expect the unexpected, because a new day of miracles and restoration is about to happen for you!

PS 107:20 He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.

Jo Ellen Stevens ~A NIGHT VISION OF AMERICA GETTING PREPARED FOR INVASION AND HARVEST

~I WOKE UP HEARING THESE WORDS!~

 

“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, I am strong [a warrior]!” Joel 3:10 (AMPC)

~A NIGHT VISION~

This word followed a night vision of a family in America hanging a sharp curved sword or blade onto a ceiling contraption that held some things in-case of an enemy invasion. This ceiling hanging was square and looked like it was from something you would see from a mid-evil movie made of old metal. THE SWORD LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING FROM AN OLD WWII MOVIE. On it hung something else very familiar. It was a STOCK OF WHEAT.

There were other items on this ceiling hanging that looked like items that you would have hidden in your home for preparedness. The ceiling hanging also had hinges on the back side of it and a rope to pull it down toward the people on the floor for quick access. I HEARD SOMEONE SAY IN THIS VISION. “AMERICANS MUST PREPARE THEMSELVES LIKE FRANCE AND NOW ENGLAND HAS HAD TO!” I then woke up to the sound of the above scripture and tried to go back to sleep but after hearing this word three times, I woke up and began to write what the Lord had shown me. I REALIZE THIS IS NOT MY NORMAL VISIONS BUT THE LORD WOKE ME THREE TIMES TO GET UP AND WRITE.

He then had me look up the scripture in Joel 3 and lo and behold there were some things there that made the night vision clear. Here is the part that He made plain to me.

Joel 3:9-11 (AMPC) “Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare war! Stir up the mighty men! Let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, I am strong [a warrior]! Hasten and come, all you nations round about, and assemble yourselves; there You, O Lord, will bring down Your mighty ones (Your warriors).”

 

The Lord said first “PROCLAIM THIS AMONG THE NATIONS! NOT FOR FEAR BUT FOR THEM TO PREPARE IN EVERY WAY FOR AN ENEMY INVASION BOTH, NATURALLY AND SPIRITUALLY. You have been plowing and now it is time to beat your plowshares into swords.” I studied the type of sword that I saw in this night vision. It was curved and short. It looked like one that was used by the Napalese and in fact manufactured by them, but were also used in WWII.

~I AM CALLING GIDEON’S ARMY~

Secondly, the Lord said ” Let the weak say that they are strong!” The Lord also spoke to me in the night and said “I AM PREPARING GIDEON’S ARMY” Yes, those that both will drink and watch at the same time. They will drink of My Spirit and be filled to overflowing for the harvest that is about to come in!” I am narrowing them down to a remnant of those that will speak words of encouragement to My army and not the Naysayers and those that dread! They will turn and face the battle and fight for their brethren! These are they that will overcome the devil by loving not their own lives unto the death!”

~ASSEMBLE YOURSELVES IN UNITY AND BEGIN TO CALL UPON MY ANGELS~

 

Thirdly He said “Assemble yourselves!” When you assemble yourselves, it is like assembling all of the parts to a bicycle until it becomes a well oiled machine. It is time to come together and assemble as that army that I have called you to be! Call upon me to hasten and send My Mighty Angels to you and your Nation! Begin to decree and in the midst of the battle ask me for your harvest because this harvest will be a battle field for the lost! You will be able to use this sword to both cut down the enemy and reap the Harvest!

~THE HARVEST IS RIPE IN THE MIDST OF THE FIGHT~

Then verses 12-14 says “Let the nations bestir themselves and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about. Put in the sickle, for the [vintage] harvest is ripe; come, get down and tread the grapes, for the winepress is full; the vats overflow, for the wickedness [of the peoples] is great. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.”

The Lord said that “In the middle of what seems to be the darkest days ahead “be prepared” Be prepared to shine because their will be a great harvest to reap! Be not afraid of those that would kill the body for you have a great inheritance beyond this life! This is not time to hide in your caves but it is a time of reaping! It is a time to not only be prepared for you and your household but be prepared to give my word to those who are in the midst of the onslaught!” A TIME TO GIVE MATERIAL THINGS, AND TO FEED THOSE WITH THAT WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN PREPARING. This is a time that many will make decisions for me and My Kingdom! This is a time to look on the fields for they will be ripe!”

Then lastly in verses 15-16 God says ” The sun and the moon are darkened and the stars withdraw their shining. The Lord will thunder and roar from Zion and utter His voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shall shake; but the Lord will be a refuge for His people and a stronghold to the children of Israel.”

Yes, Heaven and Earth are about to shake, but the Lord will Roar out of Zion! He will roar out of his Remnant Church, filled with the Holy Spirit! His Church, unafraid and prepared to bring in the harvest! Yes, the shaking is coming to us but He will be a refuge for His people and a stronghold for Israel! “DO NOT FEAR” Says the Lord, For I am with you, even when you begin to see all of these things come to pass! Yes, even to the end of the world!”

Arise Shine! Jo Ellen Stevens

Rest by Glynda Linkous

Come to Me, all you who are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. There is so little rest in your world today, My Children. Bad reports from all over, so many tasks you feel the need to perform, increased knowledge, constant communication. And so little time with Me.

I am where you will find rest. Rest is found in My Presence.  Rest is found when you trust Me to do what needs done, instead of attempting to make everything happen yourself. Have I not told you that you have a Helper? That I will provide for you as you obey Me, that I will order your steps?

Rest in Me, children, and find peace.

Matthew 11:28  Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Daniel 12:4  But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

Psalm 55:22  Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Hebrews 13:6  So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Philippians 4:19  But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Psalm 37:23  The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

Isaiah 26:3  Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

The Angst You Are Feeling by Garris Elkins

Some of you woke up this morning with an unexpected feeling of angst. What you are sensing is what the broader culture is experiencing each and every day.  Angst is permeating our world. God is using this angst as an invitation to make a shift in your thinking to become an agent of change in your family, city and nation. God has allowed you to feel the pain of others for a greater Kingdom purpose.

What you are sensing is a tremendous spiritual battle currently being waged in our culture. This battlefield is not fought with natural weapons, strategy or tactics. Attempting to use natural borders and political rhetoric to define this struggle is an illusion. When we attempt to fight a spiritual battle with the same logic used to fight natural battles defined by the limits and interests of natural, horizontal borders, we end up expending our limited energy and resources fighting in the wrong direction advancing our cause toward the wrong "enemy".

This is a different kind of warfare waged between varying levels of spiritual authority in the heavens. This is why Paul told us to fix our eyes on the things above and to draw our weapons from the unnatural arsenal of heaven. The battle lines of this spiritual war are vertically defined - within the varying levels of authority in the heavenly realm - not horizontally drawn between nations and people groups.

The battle being waged is one whose border will be defined by our renewed thinking. The angst you are feeling is a battle being fought over mindsets. God is reforming and reviving the mind of His Church in preparation for what He has planned. This angst is being used by God to get your attention to refocus your efforts on a different battle being fought on a different plane. The troops in this battle are armed with hope, faith and love. Against these weapons no army of spiritual darkness can stand.

Let Wisdom Lead You by Kathi Pelton

Eugene, OR

A spirit of fear rages through our world in these days. Continually we read and hear reports of terrorist attacks, ISIS cells emerging on the international scene, natural disasters, and threats of war. These woeful proclamations tempt the inhabitants of the global community to dwell in an environment of fear. This kind of fear provokes an emotional reaction which can thrust people into survival mode, rather than into a peaceful response that intentionally seeks wisdom.

Occasionally, reactionary fear is appropriate, even necessary. It is helpful as a response to immediate danger, such as an out-of-control speeding car or a falling object. But it is not healthy or proper to live consumed by this fear or to make long-term decisions dictated by its torments. If you do, then you are living in the "fear of fear" rather than in the fear of the Lord.

The Fear of the Lord

Proverbs 9:10 says, "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight."

The fear of the Lord refers to a reverence and respect of His ways, His power, and His counsel. Following the life-giving instruction found in His Word is to walk in the fear of the Lord. Walking according to the Spirit of Wisdom is to live in the fear of the Lord. If you grew up in a household with a good and loving earthly father, then you understand that you can be fully and completely loved and still fear moving outside of the boundaries that your father set for you. Those boundaries represented safety and wisdom. They kept you safe and protected from harm. (Photo via Pixabay)

It is the same with the fear of the Lord. He so loves you that He has laid out boundaries of safety for your life. I never look at them as rules to live by, but loving arms to live within. When we choose to live outside of these arms of love, it causes repercussions that often bring harm and calamity into our lives. Our loving Heavenly Father wants to protect His children from these dangerous and fearful situations; therefore He invites us to live in thefear of the Lord.

When my children were young, I set loving boundaries for them. They may have thought I was simply making rules, but they were actually protections put in place because of love. I did not want them to face the consequences of disobedient behavior. My husband and I trained them because we loved them. It brought us no pleasure to discipline them when they crossed boundaries that we set for them, but our discipline was better than letting them grow up and face the harsh consequences laid down by the world when foolishness is fully manifested in an adult.

By submitting to the discipline of God, we come to know wisdom and we receive insight. As we become more and more intimate with Him, we gain a greater confidence and trust in His ways, which causes us to experience a peaceful environment in the midst of a fear-based world.

Letting the Spirit Lead

Some of my extended family members do not yet know Jesus as their Savior. Because of this, they still react with fear to world events, rather than come under the fear of the Lord that responds to heavenly wisdom. During this time in our lives, my husband and I are traveling internationally with greater and greater frequency. This is causing a lot of fear in these members of our family. All they can see is that we are exposing ourselves to enhanced risk of possible terrorist attacks. But what we see is that the best place we can be is in the center of our Father's will!

As we seek the wisdom and insight of the Holy One, we allow our lives to be overshadowed by the covering of the Lord as revealed in Psalm 91:1-2: "Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.'" (Photo via Pixabay)

The fear of the Lord leads me to turn to God as my refuge and fortress. The fear of the world will merely dictate a life of self-protection that keeps me from experiencing and relishing fullness of joy. There are two key words that should not be missed in the verses above: "will rest..."

Negative fear and rest do not coexist, but the fear of the Lord will lead you into rest. In my new book, Thirty Days to Breakthrough: Peace, I talk about how so much of the warfare that we experience as Believers is due to lack of peace, not battling against actual adversity. When we move into fear and worry about tomorrow, rather than dwelling in the refuge of the Almighty, we begin to live out our greatest fears even before they have happened. Our minds can be one of our greatest battlefields if we allow fear to control our thoughts.

We want to place our faith completely in the protection of our Father, not express faith in the destruction of the enemy. We must allow the Spirit of the Lord to renew our minds as our thoughts are captivated by peace and rest in the presence of the Lord. Even as we face fearful circumstances, we can remain in rest as we adjust to living in the refuge of His love.

His Ways

"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways," declares the LORD. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:8-9

We must settle it in our thoughts and our actions: The ways of the world are not the ways of our God. His thoughts are foolishness to the world's mindsets. But to the Believer, there is no greater wisdom than the wisdom that comes from above.

Look at the battle of Jericho. The children of Israel were told to march around that walled city and then shout in order to see the walls fall. Can you imagine the mocking they must have endured as they walked, day after day? Or, consider Noah. Can you imagine a man building an ark in the middle of a desert with no rain in sight? What foolishness! (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

This is how we live as God's children. We live after a fashion that looks like foolishness to the world but appears as faith in the eyes of Heaven. We fly into danger zones at the Lord's request during times of violence, we worship and rejoice in the midst of hardship, we declare truth and watch it change events on Earth. This posture illustrates who He is and helps us grow in trust as we obediently live in the fear of the Lord. That is wisdom.

He is inviting us into His ways, His truth, and His peace. We can enjoy life in the midst of an environment of evil and fear. There is a truth that is greater and more powerful than earthly "reality," and there is a government that rests on the shoulders of the Almighty that will prevail. Nothing can separate us from the love of God, and that is our greatest victory. No evil or fearful thing can overcome His love that surrounds our lives.

And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow – not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below – indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39

This is our assurance and the truth that we live by. We have an eternal hope that cannot be shaken and we are surrounded by a love that is irreversible. Let your faith arise and let the fear of the Lord be the doorway to wisdom in your life. This is not an hour to fear evil but to fear the Lord.

Kathi Pelton
Inscribe Ministries
Email: jkpelton@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.inscribeministries.com

THE FATHER IS ABOUT TO "UNFOLD" ALL THAT HE HAS FOR US IN WAYS FAR BEYOND OUR WILDEST IMAGININGS by Glenn Jackson

Words of Prophecy   *       This is a time of perfect preparation, My beloved ones, for ALL that is to come.         ...."Build up, build up, prepare the way, Remove every obstacle out of the way of My people".... Isaiah 57:14 NASB         ...."Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ".... 1 Peter 1:13 NASB *       From this "breakthrough"  you are about to experience you will never look back!  "breakthrough"- an act or instance of removing or surpassing an obstruction or restriction; the overcoming of a stalemate; any significant or sudden advance that removes a barrier to progress; a military offensive that penetrates an enemy's lines of defense;         ...."And David came to Baal-perazim, and he smote them there, and said, The Lord has broken through my enemies before me, like the bursting out of great waters. So he called the name of that place Baal-perazim [the Lord of breaking through]"....  2 Samuel 5:20 The Amplified Translation         ...."For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be stirred up as in the valley of Gibeon, to do His task, His unusual task, and to work His work, His extraordinary work".... Isaiah 28:21 NASB *       Forge on in faith and love, My beloved ones. "forge" - to form or make [create], especially by concentrated effort [in this case, through the diligent exercising of faith, love and obedience]; *       My mercy and patience know no bounds to those whose heart is "wholly given" to Me [and for Me] in love. For, truly I say to you, I know the end from the beginning - and it is certain that "Love" NEVER fails [1 Corinthians 13:8a]! And even though many who have given their heart to Me feel they have left things too late, in reality, they have not. For in the days of their "struggling" [contending with the Enemy] I have been faithful to continually do the deepest work of the Cross in them - and, thus, as they step forth into the fullness of their "breakthrough" in this hour they will find that they have been perfectly prepared for the "fullness" of their destiny in the glorious days ahead.            ...."Know, recognize, and understand therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, Who keeps covenant and steadfast love and mercy with those who love Him and keep His commandments, to a thousand generations".... Deuteronomy 7:9 The Amplified Translation           ...."O GIVE thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever. O give thanks to the God of gods, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever. O give thanks to the Lord of lords, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever - to Him Who alone does great wonders, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever".... Psalms 136:1-4 The Amplified Translation         It is of the utmost importance for EVERY child of God to stay sharp and alert in this hour - being found diligent [obedient] in even the smallest of the small details - for many times that is where the door to the fullness of "breakthrough" lies! The Father is about to "unfold" ALL that He has for us in ways far beyond our wildest imaginings, so we would do well to take NO preconceived notions  - and, thus, be found relying totally on the Holy Spirit to "reveal" His [the Father's Heart] to us continually in these days.          It is a time of prayer and fasting [leading to a "fasted lifestyle"] for all those children of God who truly desire the fullness of His Will for their lives and ministries. In light of these things, let us be found setting ourselves aside unto the Father and His Word in these days until we get a definitive answer and/or confirmation from the Throne Room concerning ALL things pertaining to the perfect maintenance of life and godliness where we [and all others in our "sphere of existence"] are concerned. Regardless of any "circumstances" we might find ourselves in at any given moment we must [first and foremost] ALWAYS desire to be in the "proper position" that the Father would desire us to be in [first, spiritually {in the "inner chamber"} - which, then, leads one into true, corporate environment in the fullness of time].         The Father has some things to reveal to His bondservants and handmaidens [true sons and daughters] concerning this "final push" to the finish line, but it is certain that one MUST be in perfect position [Ephesians 2:6] to receive ALL that He has for them in this final hour. For EVERY last detail of true Kingdom-service MUST be discerned with a perfect discernment [and empowered with a perfect empowerment {Grace}] - not only in this time but for the rest of our time here in this dispensation. This last statement shall soon become VERY evident VERY quickly in the midst of God's people - for "breakthrough is imminent for all those who truly love God!

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