The Power of God to Heal by Cindy Jacobs

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8; NKJV)

In different seasons of my life, the Holy Spirit seems to give me a special emphasis. Usually, it becomes a theme that changes me first, and then when I preach about it, God will do extraordinary things because it is already such a living word in my heart. Acts 1:8 is like that for me right now.

Ever since I asked the Lord to pour His Holy Spirit on me when I was a 20-year-old college student, I have been hungry for the power of God to manifest in my life—and not just any kind of power, but the specific kind mentioned in this passage. The Greek word for “power” here is dunamis, from which we get the English word “dynamite.”

After asking God to empower me with the Holy Spirit, I remember that I did the strangest thing. I looked at my hands—my palms turned up—and said right out loud, “These hands are meant to heal the sick! There is power in these hands!”

At the time, I didn’t even really have a theology for such a statement. In retrospect, I realize that it must have come from the inside of me! The Holy Spirit was imparting the revelation that He wanted to release His dynamite, healing power to others through my hands!

Now this may sound elementary to some, but to me, it was absolutely life changing! It was later that I read a scripture I had probably read many times as a young person, but it suddenly took on new life:

And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover . . . And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. (Mark 16:17-18; 20)

So what did I do? I recognized that I needed to find someone who would let me practice on them. But who could I find who wouldn’t think I was crazy? No one in my church believed in healing the sick.

Finally, I had a lightbulb moment! My mother! She had been born with a clubfoot, and it hurt her all the time. I was so excited that I could hardly wait for her to visit me!

At last, the time came. I explained that if I laid my hands on her and prayed, the pain would leave her foot. God bless my mother! She simply sat down on the bed and said, “Ok!”

I really didn’t know if there was a right or wrong way, or any special way, to lay hands on the sick. I simply put both hands on her foot and said, “In the Name of Jesus, be healed!” Guess what? She was! No more pain!

That was my simple beginning to the healing ministry I have today. I read the Bible and did what it said! It worked then, and it works now.

Many people long to see healing take place, but the process starts in our minds and hearts—getting lined up with what God says He will do.

I shared with you earlier that Acts 1:8 has become very important to me in this time of my life. Recently, I noticed that even though I was still seeing miracles, they were not increasing in numbers, nor in what I would call wonders, or creative miracles.

I started to pray each day, “Lord, You said that I would receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon me. I need more power. I want to see greater miracles. Father, I want to see arms grow where there are no arms and legs where there are no legs. Creator, create with Your power and might! Let these be mighty wonders that point people to You and cause many to follow You because of the anointing poured out in this hour!”

It’s working! I am seeing a greater number of tumors disappearing, plus increase in other miracles and manifestations. I have yet to see those limbs be created, but am I discouraged? No! I am confident that if I do not give up, I will have what I am praying for, and the world will see His glory revealed upon all flesh.

Many people long to see healing take place, but the process starts in our minds and hearts—getting lined up with what God says He will do. That is why we have created an online course, called “How to Heal and Be Healed.” Every believer should be able to pray for healing with confidence because we are grounded in what the word of God says. I encourage you to enroll today, and let this foundational aspect of God’s character become alive in your heart!

2 Words by Bill and Marsha Burns

THE TRUMPET by BILL BURNS

The Lord says that the enemy has been bringing a spiritual fog into your spiritual atmosphere. This has caused you to be unable to see clearly. It has created doubt around the things that you are making decisions for. It has caused you to be unclear about that which you are to pray and that which you are to do. But, the Lord says, "Watch now for I bring My wind. And, I will remove the fog which has encased you. I will remove from you the obstruction that has kept you from seeing clearly. You are now entering into the season of light and the glory of this season shall come with great clarity, great purpose of mind and the greatness of strength of the anointing of My Spirit. Expect Me to clear the atmosphere that has hindered you so that you may see clearly all things, says the Almighty.

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by MARSHA BURNS

 Keep pressing through to complete freedom from bondage.  In order to do that you must first see and understand what is holding you in bondage and then do the work necessary to extricate yourself.  I speak in spiritual terms, but there also may be things you need to do in the natural realm, says the Lord.  Romans 6:16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?

“Just Focus On Feeding His Sheep” by Lonnie Mackley

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As we transition closer and closer to God's outpouring of power and the great and glorious miracles that will accompany it, you may encounter some severe spiritual warfare ahead. These attacks will probably come out of left field from your family, friends, or people in ministry; and they are meant to distract and distress you so that your attention and focus is diverted away from what the Holy Spirit is doing in your life, and from ministering to those that God has assigned you to. The main key here is to not take the bait and get in your flesh just because others around you are. The Lord wants you to know today that all you need to do ahead is just focus on loving and seeking Him with all of your heart, and feeding His sheep that He loves so dearly and who desperately need His help right now.

JN 21:17 The third time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my sheep.

If you want to know two good keys to help you make it through a warfare storm; they are love and truth. Love will calm down just about any person no matter how wound up they are by warfare and demonic influence; and truth will help you to get to the root of an issue more quickly and avoid the silly rabbit trails of arguing and strife that usually come with most warfare attacks. Also, in the days ahead as we enter a higher level of service and Jesus’ miracles really begin to happen, this will be a time where you cannot allow yourself to be distracted by jealous and pharisaical people that just seek to persecute and denigrate the work of the Holy Spirit. And lastly, remember how much Jesus loves His sheep and that He’s trusting them in your hands to give them their food at the proper time.

MT 24:45 "Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. 47 I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

Jo Ellen Stevens ~WILL YOU RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS?~ CHRIST IN US WILL APPEAR THIS YEAR!

Isaiah 8:18 “Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.”

~CHRIST IN US WILL APPEAR THIS YEAR~

There is an appearing of the Christ that will come through His people this year and It is the Ephesians 4:13 “MEASURE OF THE FULLNESS OF CHRIST CHURCH” It is the Romans 8:21 MANIFEST SONS OF GOD CHURCH! It is the Isaiah 60 “ARISE SHINE FOR YOUR LIGHT HAS COME” SAINTS OF GOD! Yes, He is about to appear in His people, to bring forth the greatest Harvest that the world has ever seen! Will you be like those in Israel WHO DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM, OR WILL YOU BE THE ONE WHO EMBRACES HIM AS MIGHTY SIGNS AND WONDERS BEGIN TO TAKE PLACE IN HIS PEOPLE ?

~`WHO WILL RECOGNIZE THE TRUE CHRIST~

I TELL YOU THAT JESUS DIDN’T COME LIKE THEY THOUGHT HE WOULD AND! Simeon, and Anna were the ones who had waited on the Christ Child because they had been promised that they would! They sought the Lord for when and how this would happen and when He would come. Many years ago while in a season of seeking God, He took me to Isaiah 60:1 and showed me that “THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN MY LIFE TIME” I am now seeing the beginning of it and this will be a time when there will be a great speeding up of what God has shown us will happen through His people, BUT, WILL YOU RECOGNIZE IT WHEN IT COMES, OR WILL YOU DESPISE THE SIGNS THAT GOD IS ABOUT TO DO THROUGH HIS PEOPLE?

~WITH EVERY APPEARING OF GOD’S POWER AND MIGHT COMES A SEPARATION~

The Lord is saying “with this move of God in the earth, there will come many signs and wonders that will bring a separation like they did when Moses brought out the Children of Israel and you must know Me to know the genuine! It is time to seek Me as never before! When you know Me, you will also recognize Me! When you seek Me, you will recognize the counterfeit! Do not be deceived in this hour but come under the shadow of My wings and I will give you eyes to see the true Christ, in My people…….Be expectant as Simeon and I will give you revelation to know the difference….”

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Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:

“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,
you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
For my eyes have seen your salvation,
which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and the glory of your people Israel.”
The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”

~Luke 2:25-35

Arise Shine! Jo Ellen Stevens 
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I always throw away the mold by Jim Hammerle

I always throw away the Mold*

Every human I make is an original, not a single duplicate exists on earth.  The most perfect identical twins still differ in a hundred ways.  Each piece of clay I start with differs in consistency and texture before it ever makes its first revolution on His potters wheel.  My Father carefully and fearfully takes His time forming you in the womb, to make sure your cells have the exact DNA needed to successfully carry out the purpose He is creating you for.  His carefully designed you to fit in between several other complimenting DNAs to form a body, that I can be the brains of.

Much of the clay He picks up is hard and very difficult to shape, making necessary to beat, crush, twist, and knead for days before it becomes pliable.  Sad to say some clay is never usable and is discarded.  Other clay is formed into strong heavy duty pots for the nasty tough jobs.  These are very useful but nothing to put on display, but put away in closets when not in use.  Then there is the pliable clay that He enjoys working with.  Clay that is formed into the finest of dinner ware and colorful vases to be displayed on the kings table for all the hosts of heaven to observe,  2 Timothy 2:20-21.

The clay that remains un-pliable are those that refuse to be cleansed by My blood and are escorted to outer darkness.  The closet vessels are washed in My blood, allowing them in My house, but they will serve the vessels of honor for eternity.  These vessels live selfish and fleshly lives on earth, serving themselves first, but earth’s fiery trials will cause them run at the last minute completely surrounding in the last hours,Romans 9:17-23.  They are saved only by fire at the last minute! “He himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire just in the nick of time!” 1 Corinthians 3:15.

The beautiful vessels of honor are completely surrendered to the potters hand and and are formed to fulfill the potters original intent for creating them.  They are kingdom citizens and ambassadors while on earth and rule and reign with Me, occupying the highest places in heaven.

Why not completely surrender so I can make you ruler over many things: and say to you: enter into the joy of your Lord,   Matthew 25:23.

[*Mold and molding process: See Wikipedia.
Dictionary.com  1) a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.  2) the shape created or imparted to a thing by a mold.  3) something formed in or on a mold: a mold of jelly.  4) a frame on which something is formed or made.  5) shape or form.]

~ Jim Hammerle

The Time of My Wrath by Glynda Linkous

The time of My Wrath upon the Earth is quickly approaching. My Children shall not be subject to My Wrath, for My Son’s precious Blood has borne this for them, but woe, woe to those who dwell on the Earth – those who know Me not in that time, for every single day shall be very grievous for them. They will indeed seek death and find it not, for since they rejected mercy through the Cross, they shall find it not in other places. Theirs shall be a long and agonizing torment, full of terror that shall never end.

Oh, that lost souls would find Me now, while there is yet time for them to repent!

That door soon closes upon the world and then shall no more repentance be given.

Your time left on the Earth is not long now, children – redeem the time – do My Work in the Earth and know that all you see shall soon pass away.

2 Peter 3:8  But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Revelation 6:16-17

16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Revelation 9:6  And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

Matthew 25:10  And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

2 Peter 3:13  Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

The Two Kinds of Judgment by Garris Elkins

There are two kinds of judgment. One is healthy and one is not. The first kind of judgment belongs to God alone. Only He is capable of judging the true condition of a human heart. The second form of judgment is something Jesus asked us to do. He said we are to judge (examine) the quality of fruit in a persons life. We are asked to judge this way to determine how to help someone who has consumed the rotted fruit of dishonor and a loveless expression of life. Our ministry in their life is to offer them the freshly picked fruit of the Spirit - love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. When the sweetness of this fresh fruit of the Spirit bursts into their soul they will be free to judge for themselves how they want to live and hopefully choose the better way.

Let God judge the motives of a human heart. Before you enter the New Year, invite God to judge the fruit of your heart first before you attempt to judge another. This will cause your insight into the life of broken people to be seen through the lens of an experienced mercy and the redeeming heart of God.