I am an Intercessory Missionary Called To The Marketplace

 

Around 97% of the Church is comprised of marketplace Christians.   These believers lead busy, full lives and most of them work over 40 hours each week.   Since their lifestyles are justifiably less given to Church activities, they are commonly viewed as less spiritual, often leading them to feel like second-class citizens of God’s Kingdom.

This unspoken disqualification of marketplace Christians has had a catastophic effect upon the Church’s fullness and maturity.  Sincere believers often find themselves bored with Christianity and ignorant of the relevance of their gifts and callings.  Most are missing the practical, Biblical tools to rightly blend vocation with passionate devotion to God.  Therefore, the Church remains ill-prepared for the approaching storm in the days to come.

In this hour, the Holy Spirit is bridging the gap between the board room and The Prayer Room by awakening eternal purpose in the daily routine of every employee – from the mailroom clerk to high-powered CEO.   This new revelation of the potential of the workplace is exploding into our city through prayer, fasting, and radical giving.  Many intercessors have been raised up to contend with Jesus’ heart for these vital members of the body of Christ to take their stand in the Kingdom of God as spiritual leaders.

We are committed to equipping marketplace believers through prayer, training, and resources.  As we lift up the working Christians of Salem and the Northwest, God is reclaiming His spiritual inheritance in the marketplace, redeeming this valid mission field, and creating a spiritual oasis for the lost to find Jesus! We will do this by being a bridge between the prayer movement and the marketplace as we build our own business and labor among both worlds.

How to Live in These Days Part 2 – What Would Jonah do?

How to Live in These Days – What Would Jonah do?
Jim Moore
Mar 24, 2010

Have you ever wondered what it was like for Jonah during days he prophesied about God’s impending judgment on Nineva? What advice would he give to you and I today? Yesterday we read some instruction from Lot. Today, the man who ran from the Lord will give his council. Listen closely, and see if you don’t hear the words of the Lord speaking to you.

Come, let us turn with all our hearts to the Lord.

Jim

The Second Witness

Then a second voice spoke, “I, too, confirm this truth. ‘The judgment of God is about to be revealed on the earth. Even so, ‘Mercy triumphs over judgment.’ The Lord always extends mercy before judgment. If you will warn the people that His judgments are near, His mercy will save many.”

I did not recognize the one speaking, but it was another man of great stature and nobility, with a brilliance that indicated a high rank.

“I am Jonah,” he said. “When you understand the Lord’s judgments, you understand His ways. However, even if you understand them, it does not mean that you agree with them. Understanding is necessary, but it is not enough. The Lord also wants you to agree with Him.

“You have often asked for the Lord’s presence to go with you. That is wisdom. I was a prophet, and I knew Him, yet I tried to flee from His presence. That was a great folly, but not as foolish as you may think. I had come to understand the great burning that comes with His presence. I had come to understand the responsibility that comes from being close to Him. In His presence, all wood, hay and stubble is consumed. When you draw close to Him with hidden sin in your heart, it will drive you to insanity, as many have learned through the ages. I was not trying to flee from the will of the Lord as much as I was fleeing from His presence. “When you ask for the reality of His presence, you are asking for the reality that you have seen here to be with you. Heaven is your true home, and it is right for you to yearn for this. Even so, He is a holy God, and if you will walk closely with Him, you, too, must be holy. The closer that you get to Him, the more deadly hidden sin can be.”

“I understand this,” I replied. “That is why I asked for the Lord’s judgments in my own life.”

“Now I must ask you this,” Jonah continued. “Will you seek Him? Will you come to Him?”

“Of course,” I responded. “I desire His presence more than anything. There is nothing greater than being in His presence. I know that many of my motives for wanting to be with Him are selfish, but being with Him helps to set me free from that kind of selfishness. I do want to be with Him. I will come to Him.”

“Will you?” Jonah continued. “Until now you have been even more foolish than I was. You can come boldly before His Throne of Grace at any time and for any need, but rarely do you come. Yearning for His presence is not enough. You must come to Him. If you draw near to Him, He will draw near to you. Why do you not do it? You are always as close to Him as you want to be.

“Many have come to know and follow His ways, but they do not come to Him. In the times that you will soon enter, they will depart from His ways because they did not come to I urn. You have laughed at my folly, which was great, but yours is even greater than mine. However, I do not laugh at your folly—I weep for you. Your Savior weeps for you; He intercedes for you continually. When He weeps, all of heaven weeps. I weep because I know how foolish His people are. I know you because you are just like me, and like me, the church has run to Tarshish, desiring to trade with the world even more than sitting before His glorious throne. At the same time, the sword of God’s judgments are hanging over the earth. I weep for the church because I know you so well.”

“I am guilty!” I pleaded. “What can we do?”

“Great storms are coming upon the earth,” Jonah continued. “I slept when the storm came upon the ship that I was in while running from the Lord. The church is also sleeping. I was the prophet of God, but the heathen had to wake me up. So it is with the church. The heathen have more discernment than the church at this time. They know when the church is going the wrong way, and they are shaking the church, trying to wake you up so that you will call on your God.

“Soon the leaders of the world will cast you overboard, just as the men in that ship had to do to me. They will not let you keep going in the way you are headed. This is the grace of God to you. He will then discipline you with a great beast that comes up out of the sea. It will swallow you for a time, but you will be vomited out of it. Then you will preach His message.”

“Is there no other way?” I asked.

“Yes, there is another way,” Jonah replied, “although this has come and is coming. Some are already in the belly of the beast. Some are about to be cast overboard, and some are still sleeping, but almost all have been on the ship going the wrong way, seeking to trade with the world. However, you can judge yourself and He will not have to judge you. If you will wake yourself up, repent and go the way that He sends you, you will not have to be swallowed by the beast.”

“Is the beast to which you are referring the one in Revelation ” I asked.

“It is the same. As you read in that chapter, this beast is given to make war with the saints and to overcome them. This will happen to all who do not repent. But know that those who are overcome by this first beast will be vomited out of it before the next beast comes, the one that comes up out of the earth. Even so, it will be much easier for you if you repent. It is much better not to be swallowed by the beast.

“Just as Lot’s story is a warning to those who are given over to perversion, my story is a warning to the Lord’s prophet, the church. The church is running from the presence of the Lord. It is running to activity in place of seeking the Lord’s presence. You may call your activity ‘Ministry,’ but it is actually running from the presence of the lord. As I have said, the church is running to Tarshish so that it can trade with the world and seek the treasures of the sea, while the greater treasures—the treasures of heaven—few are seeking.

“The sin of wanting to trade with the world has entangled the church, just as I was entangled in the belly of the beast with the weeds wrapped around my head. The weeds, the cares of the world, have wrapped themselves around the mind of the church. It took me three days to turn to the Lord because I was so entangled. It is taking Christians much longer. Their minds are so entangled with the world, and they have fallen to such depths, that many have no hope of getting free. You must turn to the Lord instead of away from Him. lie can untangle any mess, and He can bring you up from the greatest depths. Run from Him no longer! Run to Him!”

Then Lot added, “Remember the mercy that the Lord had for Nineveh. He had mercy because Jonah preached. He did not live among them and try to be a witness: He preached the Word of God. Power is in the Word. There is no darkness so dark that His Word cannot penetrate it. Many will repent and be saved if you will go to those to whom the Lord sends you and give His warning.”

Then Jonah continued, “When you fall short of the Lord’s grace and sin entangles you, it is hard for you to come to Him. You must learn to always run to the Lord at such times, not away from Him. When you go through that door, you will enter the times when the Lord’s power and glory will be released on the earth such as He has not done since the beginning of time. All of heaven has been waiting for the things that you are about to see. It will also be the time of the greatest darkness. You cannot endure either the glory or the darkness without His grace. You will not walk in His ways without coming to Him daily. You must not only seek His presence, but you must abide in His presence continually.

“Those who have tried to follow Him by just seeking Him once a week in a church service while they spend the rest of the week seeking the world will soon fall away. Those who call upon His name thinking that He is their servant also will soon fall away. He is the Lord of all and all will soon know this! First, His own people must know it, so the judgment is going to begin with His own household.

“It is presumption to only call upon the Lord when you want something. You should call on Him to ask what He wants, not what you want. Many of those who have some faith also have great presumption; the line between the two can be very thin. When God’s judgments come to His own household, His people will learn the difference between faith and presumption. Those who try to do His work without Him will fall away. Many have faith in the Lord, but only know I Him from a distance. These do great works in His name, but He does not know them. Those who have known Him from afar will soon weep over their folly.

“God does not exist for the sake of His house—His house exists for Him. In His patience, He has been waiting outside of His own house, knocking, calling, but few have opened to him. Those who hear the Lord’s voice and open to Him will it with Him at His table. They will also sit with Him on His throne, and they will see the world as He sees it. Presumption cannot sit with Him at His table, nor on His throne. Presumption is the pride that caused the first fall, and all of the darkness and evil that are about to be reaped on the earth have come because of it.

“When Satan saw God’s glory, he turned to the way of presumption. Satan dwelt in His presence and still turned from Him. This is the greatest danger for those who see His glory and know His presence. Do not become presumptuous because of what you have seen. Never become proud because of your visions: This will always lead to a fall.”

HOW TO LIVE IN THESE DAYS PART 1 From Jim Moore

HOW TO LIVE IN THESE DAYS   PART 1

3.23.2010

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Hello everyone!

These are unusual days. Much has happened in just the first few months of 2010 that is worthy of the record books. This is a sign of big changes that are still yet to come. The question then is:

How then should we live in these days?

A few years ago a man named Rick Joyner had a series of experiences that I believe gave at least a partial answer that question. Whether he was in the body or out of the body, he has said that it’s really hard to say. Perhaps one or the other or both. In these extended prophetic experiences, he saw and spoke to the Lord and a number of other people. Two people gave witness to what they experienced long ago, while living on the earth during times of great difficulty.

Take a few moments to read this admonition. I believe it is a gift from heaven for this particular generation that we are living in. You and I have been chosen to live in this specific period of time. You were designed to face with grace and dignity, the things that are coming upon the earth. You are a “chosen” person. An ambassador of heaven. We do not have the right to be afraid, but are called to be full of faith and action. That is why you are here right now. Whom He calls He also fully equips.

This is Part 1 of two parts. Part 2 will be sent tomorrow.

God bless you,

Jim Moore

Salem House of Prayer

The First Witness

“God’s judgments are the first step into the heavenly realm,” a voice said that I had not heard before. “When the Judgment Day comes, the King will be known to all, and His judgments will be understood. Then the earth will be set free. You asked for His judgments to come to your own life, now begin asking for them to come to the world.”

I turned to see who had spoken. He was of great stature and brilliance, but a little less than the others I had met in the Hall of Judgment. I assumed that he was an angel, but then he said:

“I am Lot. You have been chosen to live in difficult times just as I was chosen. As Abraham lived and interceded for Sodom, you must do the same. During the times when great perversion is released upon the earth, men and women of great faith will also arise. Like Abraham, you must use your faith to intercede for the wicked, and you must also witness the judgment of God coming upon the earth. The Lord cannot abide the increasing evil of mankind much longer. I was silent and many perished. You must not be like me—you must not be silent.”

“Tell me more. How do I warn them?” I asked.

“I thought that I would be a warning just by being different. Being different is not enough! The power of the Holy Spirit to convict of sin is released by the spoken word. What the Lord did to Sodom, He did as an example so that others would not have to be destroyed in this way. You can warn those who are headed for destruction by telling them my story. There are now many cities whose evil He will not abide much longer. If those who know the Lord do not arise, there will be many more like Sodom very soon.

“The Judgment Day is coming. All of creation will then know the wisdom of His judgments, but you must not wait for that day. You must seek His judgments every day, and you must make them known on the earth. If His people will walk in His judgments, many on the earth will know of them before the great Day of Judgment. By this many more will be saved. It is His desire that none should be lost, and that none of His people suffer loss on that day.

“The people of the earth are blind. They will not see if you simply try to be a witness. The message of judgment must go forth in words. The Holy Spirit anoints words, but the words must be spoken in order for Him to anoint them. “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. His people have come to know something of His righteousness, but few know His justice. His throne will abide in His house, therefore judgment must begin with His own house.

“You must live by the truth that you have learned here, and you must teach it. His judgments are coming. If His people will walk in His judgment before the Judgment Day, that day will be glorious for them. If they do not live by them, they, too, will know the sorrow that the world is about to know. His judgments would not be true if they were not the same for all. Through you and others, He will entreat His people again to judge themselves lest they be judged. Then you must entreat the world.”

Lot directed me to look at the door before which I was standing. It still seemed dark and uninviting, like the doctrines of God’s judgment, I thought. The glory of the Lord that surrounded us made it seem even more bleak. Even so, I now knew how glorious His judgment really is. I had also come to understand that almost every door through which He leads us looks bleak at first and then becomes glorious. It almost seems that the bleaker the door looks, the more glorious it will be on the other side. Just passing through His doors takes faith, but they always lead to more glory.

Lot continued with my train of thought. As I had already learned, in this place thoughts are broadcast to all.

“Through that door, you will experience more of His glory. His glory is not just the brilliance that you see around Him or in this place, nor is it merely the feelings that you have while abiding in Him. His glory is also revealed through His judgments. This is not the only way that it is revealed, but it is this way that you were called here to understand. Through that door, you will learn of another way to see His glory. It is by seeing His glory that His people will be changed, and He is about to show them His glory. When they see His glory, they will rejoice in all of His ways, even in His judgments.”

END

The Key by Jim Moore and a dream from Julie Meyer

I want you to read something.

It is a dream about the Lord coming to a woman who is an Intercessor, and giving her a key. Even though it refers to the nations, it applies on a local level as well. For my region. For your city. It applies because the key is not to be found in the dream but in the scripture. The Key in=s in the word.

Read it slow. Read it slow. Here’s the question: What if we just came together to pray? What if we actually did this. Its not that complicated. It wouldn’t even take that much commitment. Dream with me for a minute. What if 20,000 people all picked one hour a week and came into a common place and prayed? Or even a few thousand or even a few hundred, came together even 1 hour a week. What if they all banded together and said “If no one else does this, we will do it”. Imagine it.

If My people.

If. That’s a big word. That short phrase capsulated all the reasons why we do not have revival. God has promised and He cannot lie. Unless He is not God that is. So if God cannot lie and He has promised to come, then all that is left is for us to do our part. To do what He said we need to do in order to make it work. He does His part. We do our part.

So what is our part?

He said you all need to come together and pray.

That’s pretty much it.

Let me ask you: Why can we not do that one simple thing? Is it too simple? Are we stumbling over the simplicity of it? I think we are. Do we need something a bit more complicated in order to believe in it? What if He laid out a grand plan that had 100 points of obedience? A plan that would take 20 years. Would we do it then? Is that something we could sink our teeth into?

Probably.

I have often asked the Lord why it is so hard to get people to pray. “What can we do to get people to pray?” I would ask. One day He answered me. He said: “It’s not about getting them to pray…it’s about getting them to believe”. Wow. That is so true. Because when we really do believe something, we will really do it. It’s not what we say, but what we do that is evidence of what we really believe. Obedience is always a question of trust. When God says to do something and we believe it 100%, obedience follows.

If God said to go to Safeway and you would find a million dollars waiting for you in isle 12, you would either believe it and go, or not. If you went to Safeway, then you at least believed a little. If you did not go to Safeway it is because in your heart, you really did not believe that you would find a million dollars. Or else you would have gone. Your actions proved what you really believed. Not just what you say you believe. Or try to believe. Or hope to believe.

Actions are the truest proof of what we believe at the heart level.

I think the other thing is that we do not believe that our little contribution really matters that much in the grand scheme of things. What if Jesus appeared to you in a dream tonight and said:

“From now on, I hold you personally accountable for what happens in this city. From this time forward, if you will begin to pray with others, I will begin to send my spirit in ever increasing measure. If you do not, then I will not. From now on I’m holding you personally responsible.”

Would you believe? Would you set your heart to begin to pray like you never prayed before? Would you keep doing it forever?

I think you would.

That is…if you believed.

Then, what if Jesus came to every single believer in the whole city all on the same night, and told them all to do the same thing?  “I hold you personally responsible”.  What would it look like the next morning?

Think of it.

What if we really believed my personal prayer mattered to God?

Its so frustrating. We have this key and we just don’t use it. My church might use the key for some event we have coming up. That’s good. Really good. But what about my city? What about the whole bride coming together for the whole population? Mark this down:

It will take the whole Bride to win the whole city.

Right now we have no real physical representation of that. A City Church. A City Bride. An ongoing city gathering. Does it always just have to be about our single group? Are we really so deceived (yes, I said the D word), that we think that coming together really doesn’t matter much to God?

There are 2 main problems. The first is believing it. The second is thinking my part matters. Feeling personally responsible. We feel like if it is God’s sovereign will…well somehow its got to happen right? So we check out because of our misconception of how Partnership…being yoked together with Jesus…really works.

The truth is He wont do it without you. Or at least someone like you who is willing. He said at one time that He marveled because He sought for an intercessor and could not find one. Not one,. Not even one person to agree with Him. That is something to marvel at. We also need to remember the principle of synergy. That the sum of all our parts is greater than what we can accomplish individually. It matters greatly that we come together.

So here is a dream one Intercessor had. Her name is Julie Meyers. I asked her permission to print this dream. I ask you now to read it. Read this dream as if you really believe it. Don’t worry…if you decide later you don’t believe it, you can always change your mind.

Read it just once with the heart that Jesus really did come to this woman and show her these things. A key. A key we must use. If we use it, everything…everything will change.

Read it slowly. Re-read it. Digest it. Don’t rush through it. Read it trembling like a letter from heaven. And wonder, what it would be like if every believer simply believed and did this one thing…together…what would things look like then?

God did not give Julie this dream because it was going to be the thing that creates this call. This dream merely confirms what God is doing in the hearts of his people. He is making this call everyday in our hearts. Come together and pray. The dream simply confirms what He is already been doing.

I dream of a day. A day when 20,000 people will all pick one hour a week to simple come and sit before the Lord. Each one bearing their own responsibility to pray. I would do it. I would sign up for one hour a week for the rest of my life. One big room. The music is playing. Its open all the time

God is there.

He’s given us the Key.

Jim Moore

Salem House of Prayer

Click on the link for:

“The Key of Intercession”

By Julie Meyers

http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module=message&task=view&MID=PB007HCU&GroupID=8B006W9Q&label=&paging=all

Resources for studying the Fear of the Lord

• Jesus’ Eyes of Fire: Fear of God and Intimacy with God

• Praying to Experience the Fear of God Part 1

• Praying to Experience the Fear of God Part 2

IHOP-NW Update – Gary Wiens Calling a 40-day Fast for the Fear of the Lord

Dianna and I believe that this call from Gary Wiens is a vitally important call of the hour. As fellow sojourners with you all we wanted to highlight this call for any who may have not seen it and give you all the places we know of in the NW to connect with corporate intercession and 24 hour prayer in ongoing way. We love the the family of God! If we can help answer any other questions please feel free to contact us. Blessings in the name of the Lord!

Houses of Prayer/Prayer Rooms in the NW:

Salem House Of Prayer http://www.salemhouseofprayer.org

Medford Prayer Room http://tinyurl.com/ylctcu4

IHOP Portland http://www.pdxburn.org/

IHOP NW in Federal Way Washington http://tinyurl.com/ycvy36n

From Gary Wiens, Director of IHOP NW: The Holy Spirit is breaking out in powerful ways and in many places these days. He has an appointed time to release His presence and power in the Northwest, and is inviting us to prepare the way with a season of fasting and prayer. Beginning March 1 and continuing until April 9, we are calling for all who have a willing heart to join us in this Daniel fast (no meats, no sweets), and to give yourselves extravagantly to prayer and personal consecration. We are asking the Holy Spirit to release the fear of the Lord to us in a profound way, that we might be prepared for His presence, for His great grace to move among us in signs, wonders, and evangelism.

The fear of the Lord is an essential component in preparing for the release of God’s presence. He is holy, a consuming fire, and He graciously gives us a way to prepare for His presence so that there will be blessing and not negative implications. In Exodus, God sent lightning, thunder, earthquakes, fire, smoke, and loud noises before He descended on Mt. Sinai, and the purpose of it all was to instill the fear of the Lord that would protect the people in the midst of His visitation.

In the Book of Hebrews, chapter 12, we are instructed that the place we are invited to is more serious than that, and that we must approach His presence with fear and reverence. Sadly, the Body of Christ is America has been largely devoid of God’s overt presence for a long time, and so this seems strange to us. But I believe with all my heart that Jesus is preparing to visit us with great grace, great presence, and so we are being called to prepare.

My hope is that you will hear the voice of the Holy Spirit in this, and prepare your hearts by participating in the Daniel fast, and by joining us in the Prayer Room as we seek His face together. Please check our website calendar for the new and expanded schedule.

May great grace be upon us all.

Gary Wiens

Thick-Headed Or Thick-Skinned and Shaking, Stretching And The Renewed Wineskin by Tim Meredith and Jacob Ray

Thick-Headed Or Thick-Skinned

Tim Meredith

May 29, 2004

“Don’t let today’s refreshing become tomorrow’s tradition!”

It was nine some years ago when the Lord first spoke those words to my spirit. I was at the height of my own personal Renewal experience. Life was exciting in those days, though terribly difficult, and my zeal for the Lord was at an all time high. It much resembled this famous quote from Charles Dickens in his novel The Tale of Two Cities.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven . . .”

Charles Dickens also said, “Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.” Thank God He’s not allowing that to happen to us!

I can still see myself back then, getting crazy at some charismaniac blow out, hopped up on caffeine and the Holy Ghost, grooving on every manifestation the good Lord was willing to throw my way. But what He said stopped me in my tracks. “Don’t let today’s refreshing become tomorrow’s tradition.” The realization that this season of refreshing wouldn’t last forever sobered me out of my Holy Spirit stupor (give me another drink . . . thank you Scott Underwood).

Then the Lord asked an unsettling question.

“When this new wineskin becomes old, will you be willing to let Me give you yet another wineskin? Will you allow me to stretch you and shape you and make you ready for what’s coming next?” Somehow I knew that what was coming next wouldn’t be the standard charismatic party.

You see something is coming next. Something big. I don’t know if it’s next week, next month, next year, or the year 2929. But I know something big is coming and the Lord is in the process of outfitting us with a new wineskin. Ouch!

My good friend Jacob Ray recently shared a vision (for this experience see below) he had of the new wineskin. The Lord spoke to me through the picture Jake shared and said, “I expect my people to be `thick-skinned’”. I would like to share some thoughts with you on why this is important and hopefully encourage you in whatever situation the Lord has you placed.

Yes, there is new outpouring on its way. And those of us who want to participate in it will experience a lot of criticism from several camps. This is one reason we must be “thick-skinned.” Many will think we are simply “thick-headed.”

One more thing . . . I don’t profess to know what the next outpouring will specifically look like. But I do feel the Lord has revealed some of its characteristics.

1. The next great outpouring will not be like anything this generation has experienced before. Though accompanied by signs & wonders, miracles & healing, there will be aspects of this move that many will find offensive. Even more offensive than what we called Renewal. We must be thick-skinned.
2. The next great outpouring will offend the Religious. That probably goes without saying, because every great outpouring in history offended the religious. Those with religious spirits will attack us without mercy. We must be thick-skinned.
3. The next great outpouring will offend the World system. Yes, many will come to the Lord because of it, but the system will rebel. Expect persecution from the government, in the workplace, and from the media. We must be thick-skinned.
4. The next great outpouring will offend the practitioners of “old-time renewal.” This too is consistent with Kingdom history. Those who are unwilling to leave the past move of God will resist the next move. They will not realize their manna has become moldy and full of worms. Some of our biggest attacks will come from this camp. We must be thick-skinned.

Most will think we are just “thick-headed.” When we put on the helmet of salvation we’ll be considered thick-headed. When we take on the mind of Christ we’ll be considered thick-headed. When we set our face like flint we’ll be considered thick-headed.

Have you recently been offended? Are you struggling to forgive? Is the Lord challenging the man-pleasing spirit that still resides within you? Does it seem that no matter how hard you try, no one seems to understand your intention? Have you recently been betrayed? Does life seem unfair? Has the Lord placed you in an uncomfortable position, a place you’ve never been before?

Hang on. You’re just being fitted with your new wineskin. And boy is that skin thick! The good news is that the training ground is usually more difficult then the actual event.

Remember this . . . one common characteristic that will be shared by all of us who participate in the next great move of God is the unwillingness to quit. Press on! Push through! Never quit!

Living In The Desert and Learning To Love It, Tim Meredith

Shaking, Stretching And The Renewed Wineskin.

Jacob Ray

windwords7@yahoo.com

This is the word as I submitted to the leadership of our local body. I left it unchanged so as to preserve the way it came to me. Though I won’t say that everything in this word applies to the larger body of Christ (specifically the date portion of this word), I humbly submit this to you all, being convinced that much of what is contained in here is for many more than our local body only.

“I received this word Saturday night and shared it with Don Pike after the service in Albany. Please check the date and time with him if you want to. Considering all the emphasis on “shaking” that came forth Sunday morning I feel that I should submit this to you for your consideration.

I heard the lord clearly say that there was going to be 3 months of shaking, stretching, and pounding mixed with oil and water in order to attempt to prepare the wineskin of our body for His new wine. He said it would be hard but that it was necessary. In order to take an old wineskin and prepare it to receive new wine there is a process that must be done that includes oil and water being saturated into the skin and then you pound (which produces shaking) and stretch the skin into a pliable condition that is once again ready to receive new wine and not see it lost by a bursting (let’s not even go there!! :-0 ).

I felt like I was to look at my phone for the date and do the math. 3 months from Saturday is July 17th.

I also felt that the Lord is going to do Supernaturally to our “wineskin” what is not possible in the natural and that is to add “new leather” to the existing skin in order to produce some changes that He has in mind. He did not elaborate much but I do believe that this speaks more directly to the Leadership team and I am expecting some “additions” as the Lord sees fit.

At first I was a little disheartened when I saw how much “shaking” was coming, but the Lord assured me that even though this will be hard (working leather is a very demanding, physical endeavor in the natural) that it’s goal was of great benefit to us if we will yield to the full measure of what He is doing, not stopping short. I believe in your leadership my friend and I do not believe that you will let us stop short.

The up side to the shaking/stretching is of course the water and the oil!!! We get to be saturated in it WHILE the pounding/shaking and stretching is taking place. Yahoo!!!

Come saturate and permeate our lives Lord and go to work!! Make us ready to receive that what you have laid in reserve for us. Let us walk the path of Love, Forgiveness and Rest resulting in beholding the Glory of the Lord with unveiled sight in ever increasing clarity, thereby transforming us into your very image revealing the son’s of God on the earth. All of creation is waiting for YOU in me!! So be it Lord Jesus!!”

Called To Die, Die To Live

Tim Meredith

timmeredith59@sbcglobal.net

June 12, 2004

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints,” Psalm 116:15.

“The Lord loves the smell of roasting lamb,” Jill Austin.

Not only is our death precious to the Lord, HE is the one who is trying to kill us!

It’s not like we haven’t been warned. Just think of all the ways Jesus tells us that He is going to kill us; trading old wineskins for new, pruning our vines, circumcising our hearts, losing our life to find it, forsaking all to follow Him.

“Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you,” 1 Peter 4:12.

We all agree that the blood of Jesus is so very precious to us. But did you know OUR blood is precious to Him?

“He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight,” Psalm 72:14.

Quit fighting it.

I know from personal experience. I fight it, I try to fix it, I run from it, I pray against it, I indulge my flesh to ease the pain. I even begin to miss that part of me that the Lord is killing. I get angry, I complain loudly, I get depressed, I pout. Hey, I hope I’m not alone here! Can you relate?

So what should we do?

Humbly submit. Relax and let the Master Surgeon finish His work. After all, He is the one who is allowing this in your life. You belong to Him! He is the potter and you are the clay.

“Trust and obey For there’s no other way To be happy in Jesus But to trust and obey.”

“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you,” 1 Peter 5:5-7.

Dear Friend, whatever you may be going through, just know that you are not alone. Seek peace before solution. Reach out an encouraging hand to someone who has it worse then you. And look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.

Very soon you will be soaring with the eagles!

A SEASON OF DOUBLE RETURN- by Tim Meredith

A SEASON OF DOUBLE RETURN

Tim Meredith

Jun 12, 1999

While leaving a house-warming party last week, I observed a young lady carrying out a six-pack of soda pop to take home. As she was making her way to the car, several children approached her and asked for a pop. She ended up giving all six cans away, leaving her with only the empty tab. I approached her and asked for this plastic tab. I jokingly held it up in the air and began to sing “Fill my tab, Lord, I lift it up, Lord”. We all laughed and went our separate ways.

Later in the day I got the idea to buy some of that same pop and give it to the young lady as both a continuation of that joke and also a small act of kindness to bless her. As I was heading to the store to do this the Lord began showing me a picture of a 12-pack. I asked the Holy Spirit if this was somehow significant and He said it was. He than gave me the following word which I believe is for His church in this hour.

The Holy Spirit said the 12-pack of soda was a prophetic sign that represented His people entering a season of double return. He said we were to focus on the positive side of Matthew 7:2, “For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” You see the severity of God stipulates that when we use a negative measure on others, we will reap what we sew out of that judgmental attitude. But the kindness of God stipulates that when we measure out grace, mercy, and kindness, these things will be measured out to us. We will indeed “reap what we sew”.

The Holy Spirit spoke to me and said that the Master of the Vineyard pays wages to His workers as He chooses. He said we are entering a season (I don’t know for how long) when the Lord chooses to repay what we give out by two-fold. Although I feel this applies to material things I felt impressed that the Holy Spirit wanted us to focus on the more important things, specifically grace, mercy, and kindness. He will extend double to His people the amount of grace, mercy, and kindness that His people extend to others (saved and unsaved) in this season. I also felt that Lord impressing on me to not take this offer lightly, but to look for ways to take advantage of His loving kindness. I urge you to do the same.

Finally, I believe the following scripture applies in this season. As you read this scripture, please note that Paul is referring to more than just material blessings;

2 Corinthians 9:6-15, “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. As it is written: ‘He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.’ Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!”

The Lord confirmed this word to me in a most interesting way. When I went inside the store to purchase the soda, I found the exact brand I was looking for on sale; buy one, get one free!

Praise God for His Grace, His Mercy, His Loving Kindness, and His awesome sense of humor.

Tim Meredith

YOUR COMING PROSPERITY-by Tim Meredith

YOUR COMING PROSPERITY

Tim Meredith

Jeremiah’s Prayer: “Our fathers possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good. Do men make their own gods? Yes, but they are not gods!” Jeremiah 16:19b-20.

The Lord’s Reply: “Therefore I will teach them-this time I will teach them my power and my might. Then they will know that my name is the Lord.” Jeremiah 16:21.

There are many in the Body today who are on the verge of entering their season of personal prosperity. Now, when I speak of “Your Coming Prosperity” I’m referring to MANY VARIED forms of blessing. This prosperity can manifest itself as money, health, new employment, relationships, etc, etc. Prosperity is being defined here as a sudden influx of abundance into an area of your life in which you had been suffering lack. There are a few things I believe the Lord wants me to share with you concerning this.

DO NOTHING BUT TRUST

The first thing you need to hear is simply “keep on trusting God.” You’ve been doing quite well so far, but things are coming to a head and you’ve recently been tempted to take matters into your own hands. DON’T YOU DARE DO IT! YOU’RE ALMOST THERE!! Then, after your prosperity manifests in the natural, pay heed to the following caution.

BEWARE: PROSPERITY CAN BECOME IDOLATRY

The second thing you need to hear is this: “Don’t let your coming prosperity become more important than God! This is idolatry!” Any type of idolatry can have serious repercussions in your life. Let’s examine the effect it had on the Children of Israel as described in Jeremiah 17.

THIS IDOLATRY SEARS YOUR HEART AND AFFECTS YOUR WORSHIP

“Judah’s sin is engraved with an iron tool, inscribed on the tablets of their hearts and on the horns of their altars.” Jeremiah 17:1.

THIS IDOLATRY AFFECTS YOUR CHILDREN

“Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles beside the spreading trees and on the high hills.” Jeremiah 17:2.

THIS IDOLATRY WILL CAUSE YOU TO LOSE YOUR PROSPERITY

“My mountain in the land and your wealth and all your treasures I will give away as plunder, together with your high places, because of sin throughout your country.” Jeremiah 17:3.

YOU’LL HAVE NO ONE TO BLAME BUT YOURSELF

“Through your own fault you will lose the inheritance I gave you.”

Jeremiah 17:4a.

THE HEART IS DECEITFUL

You may be thinking that there is no danger of this happening to you, for you’ve learned your lessons well over the years. Unfortunately for all of us, “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” Jeremiah 17:9.

THE LORD KNOWS OUR HEART BETTER THAN WE DO

“I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve.” Jeremiah 17:10.

WHAT CAN WE DO?

Keep trusting the Lord. We HAVE learned to trust the Lord during rough times. But it is vitally important that we KEEP trusting Him AFTER the blessing comes! “Trusting” works just as well in the good times as well as the bad. Yet, somehow it can be easier to lose sight of the Lord in the good times. It is often during these good times that our trust begins to be centered upon ourselves, or those closest to us, instead of the Lord.

TRUSTING IN MAN LEADS TO RUIN

“Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord. He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.” Jeremiah 17:5-6.

Even now if we begin to trust man’s strength and wisdom (including our own) more than God’s, we will neither see nor recognize our prosperity when it does come. We would then miss the blessing much like the 5 foolish virgins who trusted in there own wisdom and relied on others to take care of them (Matthew 25:1-13).

TRUSTING IN THE LORD LEADS TO BLESSING

“But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8.

TRUST THE LORD TO HEAL YOUR HEART . . . HE WILL DO IT!

“Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.” Jeremiah 17:14.

HANG ON . . . BUT DON’T FORGET

Your prosperity is just around the corner. It’s okay to enjoy it! Just use it wisely and use it well by staying in step with the Spirit. The Lord is bringing blessing. But with this blessing comes more testing. How? The test is this-what will you do with it?

(If this word has spoken to you, please read Deuteronomy 8 for further insight.) Tim Meredith

Making the 24/7 IHOP Prayer Room webstream freely available to the whole world!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE PRAYER ROOM WEBSTREAM

Making the 24/7 Prayer Room webstream freely available to the whole world

Thank you for your subscription to the Prayer Room webstream. Since launching the 24/7 webstream tens of thousands have joined us in prayer and worship and many have been blessed and healed and delivered. Your subscription has greatly helped support this ministry as well as the singers and musicians at IHOP–KC, the media and tech team behind the scenes, and the technical costs. I want to thank you for helping us in this ministry over the last months and years.

I have some exciting news to announce to you. Starting on January 1, 2010, we are making the 24/7 Prayer Room webstream freely available to the whole world.

Since the recent move of the Holy Spirit and the spiritual awakening here at IHOP–KC, we have been joined online by viewers from over 180 nations. In a season when we are freely receiving the blessing of the Lord, we desire to freely give it away to bless the nations.

The IHOP–KC leadership team believes it is time to make the Prayer Room webstream available to anyone who wants it worldwide. This change is not without significant cost for bandwidth, equipment, and website maintenance. We are contacting you first to inform you of the implications of this change. You will begin to see changes and improvements to the Prayer Room webstream and we want you to understand them.

We ask you to consider continuing to support us financially in this new move. Starting January 1, 2010, your subscription will no longer be necessary. The webstream will be available without charge. However, we are asking that you continue to give the same amount as your subscription as a donation. In other words, would you agree to make a tax-deductible donation, beginning January 1, equal to the amount of your current subscription? There is no action required on your part if you are happy with this transition.

Your continued giving will allow us to keep the webstream going 24/7 and to reach more people in more nations than ever before. However, if you do not want to make a tax-deductible donation, please click here to cancel your subscription.

Whatever you decide, you will still have access to the 24/7 webstream just as you always have. But from January 1, the whole world will have access as well. Additionally, you may consider partnering with us at an even greater level, since our bandwidth costs will greatly increase as many more will join us live. Please click here to find out more information on ways you can partner with IHOP–KC.

If you have any questions, please email us at webstream@ihop.org or call 816.285.9370 or 816.763.0200 x.8010.

Until He comes,
Mike Bickle

A SUMMARY OF THE NEWS AND HOW IT AFFECTS YOU

• Beginning January 1, 2010, the 24/7 Prayer Room webstream will be available without charge to the world.

• By making it freely available we need to raise $150,000 a month to meet our costs.

• You can make a tax-deductible donation beginning January 1, 2010, in the amount of your subscription.

• No action on your part is required if you are happy with this transition.
• If you want to cancel your subscription, please click here.

• More than ever before, your donation will help keep the 24/7 webstream up and running for the rest of the world.

• No matter what, you will still have access to the 24/7 webstream just as you always have.

• Additionally, over the next 12 months, we have plans to increase the content and functionality of what will now be called “IHOP TV.”

• If you have any questions, please email us at webstream@ihop.org or call 816.285.9370 or 816.763.0200 x.8010.

Unspoken Expectations

“I don’t want anyone strolling off, down some path that goes nowhere. And mark that you do this with humility and discipline—not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love, alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences…Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good. Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle…Bless your enemies; no cursing under your breath. Laugh with your happy friends when they’re happy; share tears when they’re down. Get along with each other; don’t be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody.” – Excerpts from Ephesians and Romans from The Message

For any that I have failed along the way of life, I ask your forgiveness. – Jake Ray

UNSPOKEN EXPECTATIONS

THE DREAM

Back in November of 2004 I had a dream in which the Lord impressed on me a strategy of the enemy that hinges around a simple yet profound truth. In recent days I have watched many fall prey to this deception. I know that I have wrestled with this, often failing, more than once since 2004. In the last few days the Lord has been reminding me of the dream and what happened as a result of releasing this experience back in 2004. I felt like Jesus would have me release it again.

In the dream I had just gotten back to a building where there were people waiting for my return. One person in the dream was a very close family member of mine. Upon entering the room where he and the others were, this person began to rail me with his words becoming very angry and frustrated at my lack of fulfillment of his expectations. This would seem reasonable, having apparently totally blown it, however there was one problem with this very emotion filled scene:

The person’s expectations had not been communicated.

I was being overwhelmed by a sense of failure in the dream and was actually experiencing deep emotions in the midst of the dream sequence. I was also beginning to retaliate in anger. Very quickly things were coming apart. I love this person very much and deeply desire to have a healthy and productive relationship with him. I was crushed at the state of affairs but our relationship was not being hurt by my lack of commitment. Rather the assault came by unmet expectations that were unspoken and yet governed the relationship in secret.

EXPECTATIONS ARE GOD’S IDEA

Expectation is an expression of Faith. Biblically, the terms expectation and faith are often used interchangeably. Faith is pleasing to God and expected of us in our relationship to Him. He said that without faith “we can not please” Him. He desires to be pleased by our lives and for us to find delight in Him and His ways. Jesus lays out clearly defined, well-communicated expectations that open us to satisfaction and success in our walk with Him while bringing Him pleasure at the same time. He also has clearly defined instructions for when someone fails; mercy and grace. This DNA for relationships is divine and is to be the foundations for our earthly partnerships and relationships as well as our partnership and relationship with Christ.

We are made in His image and are wired to have expectations as well. In human relationships expectations are pleasing to God as long as they are born of the Spirit in love, and are accurate in nature. Clearly defined, well-communicated expectations create the framework for us to find satisfaction and success in our relationships with our wives, our family, our co-workers and equally important with the people of the community of faith to whom we are joined. This produces momentum in our relationships by creating an environment of satisfaction that releases peace and an even greater desire to please the other.

Healthy expectations rooted in love are an appropriate part of our relationships BUT they must be communicated and understood for them to be effective and empowering to all parties.

UNSPOKEN EXPECTATIONS BREEDS WOUNDING AND FRUSTRATION

Unspoken personal expectations, whether of our spouse or family members, of our co-workers, or of our fellow Christians is one of the areas that cause the most strife and potential for great destruction to what God is doing. In the dream I was involved with and doing the things that I thought I was supposed to be doing. In fact, they seemed right and in order. However this loved ones unspoken expectations brought great strife and disruption to what was happening at the time.

It’s when you have unspoken expectations that are unknown to the other(s) or that don’t mesh with God’s heart and love and the others with whom you are committed to, that problems can arise. Unspoken, unrecognized expectations provide fertile ground for the enemy to sow discord and frustrate the plans of God by destroying our peace and unity.

THE WARNING

In this lies the warning that I believe God wants us to be very aware of right now. The enemy is not devising some new way to get us to stumble and fragment. There is nothing new under the sun and he knows what has worked for thousands of years. Going back to the Garden of Eden the enemy did then, and is now again, appealing to us in this common way. First, he is appealing to our ego’s to get us motivated by our flesh and pride instead of the Spirit. Second, he is trying to cloud our communication which breeds confusion and distrust resulting in division. One of the most potent ways the devil can initiate this kind of division and confusion is by unspoken expectations over each other.

If he can get us to a place where vital relationships are suffering due to expectations that remain unspoken and yet govern the relationship in secret, like in my dream, sudden and violent disruptions will come bringing great pain and division to relationships. We must be faithfully communicating with those we are in relationship with all the things that we expect from each other and where there may be shortcomings and failings. If we do this in love, preferring our brother over ourselves, laying down our lives for each other, this strategy of the enemy will be easily overcome.

May we be diligent to stand and not be caught unaware. The times are desperately important and the enemy understands the times that are upon us right now. We are in the season of destiny for our times and the hastening of men’s destinies is at hand. The enemy knows he can’t stop us head on, so he is resorting to the one thing that has proven successful over and over throughout history: division and disunity due to pride and poor communication.

ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS

• What unspoken expectations are you bringing into your marriage?
• What unspoken expectations are you bringing into your workplace?
• What unspoken expectations are you bringing into your kingdom relationships?
• How has this impacted your relationships as of late?
• Whose responsibility is it to communicate expectations?
• What can I do right now to avoid this issue from coming up or going further in my vital relationships and with those to whom I am leading by influence if even from a distance?
• Is there anyone I need to go repent to right now due to this issue?

I pray that you do not let the simplicity of this truth take away from the urgency of the message.

Standing Firm Together as His beloved Bride,

Jacob Ray

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A letter from Mike Bickle and Lou Engle concerning the critical hour in which we live – it is time to encounter God and take action

A letter from Mike Bickle and Lou Engle concerning the critical hour in which we live – it is time to encounter God and take action

We stand at a critical juncture in our nation’s history. It is time to encounter God and to take action. The Holy Spirit is visiting His people with power. At the same time, the powers of darkness are raging against the moral fabric of our nation. The light is getting brighter as the darkness gets darker.

Many of you will have heard of the spiritual awakening at our Bible school. On Wednesday, November 11, the Spirit fell on a class for more than 15 hours. The word spread quickly and over 2,000 people spontaneously gathered in the auditorium from all over Kansas City, as deliverance and physical healings continued to increase. We canceled our classes for the next week so that each one of our 1,000 students and interns could receive from the Spirit in an extended way.

We decided to meet nightly from 6:00pm to midnight because His manifest presence continues to increase. Visitors are pouring in from many places across America to partake of this spiritual awakening.

We will continue these evening meetings until our onething conference, December 28–31, 2009, when we are expecting 20,000 young adults to gather for worship, teaching, and to participate in the supernatural ministry of the Spirit.

Last year, over 16,000 young adults attended this conference. We are still hearing testimonies of lives that were changed. This year, we are expecting to receive even more from the Spirit. We believe that this will be a historic and important conference, and encourage you to attend.

The theme for onething’09 is “What is the Spirit saying to the Church?” Our team will proclaim what we believe the Spirit is prophetically speaking to the Church in this hour. We will also share practical ways in which we can “adopt” high schools and colleges across our nation as we envision young people to impact each sphere of society with works of justice and acts of compassion. At the conference, we will have extended ministry times to receive healing, renewal, and impartation from the Spirit. We believe that the Spirit will release His power at this conference, as evidenced by what He is currently doing in our evening meetings.

Mark Anderson, a senior international leader in YWAM who also works closely with Campus Crusade for Christ, will host forums for leaders to discuss how we can systematically evangelize entire cities and campuses in partnership with the houses of prayer in their area. Mark has remarkable insight that comes from his 30 years of successful ministry in evangelism. The Lord has given him some bold new strategies for this hour.

The crisis in our nation is real. The serpentine stranglehold of abortion continues to squeeze the life out of over 4,000 wombs daily. Sexual immorality, both heterosexual and homosexual, are reaching epic heights of perversity. The number of women and children being trafficked into the dark underbelly of the sex industry in our cities is growing at an alarming rate. Entire school systems are giving way to darkness. The sanctity of marriage is under siege, threatening to destroy the moral foundations of our nation.

We will also address the growing crisis that is emerging in many churches across America. A new wave of confusion is systematically seducing many young adults into deception. Sincere young people whose hearts were once ablaze for Jesus are being allured into compromise on foundational biblical truths and practices, while at the same time they are increasing in works of compassion and justice. No amount of increased ministry activity can “balance out” their profound spiritual compromises. In the name of tolerance, they are settling for a humanistic and “politically correct” theology that trivializes the glory of Jesus. Many young adult ministries are falling prey to this as they are seeking “relevance” that dulls the razor’s edge of truth for the sake of man’s approval. It is not enough to mention Jesus’ name if they deny foundational truths about Him. Our works of justice must flow from deep allegiance to Jesus and the Scripture.

Our nation has never stood on such a precarious footing as today. The onslaught of spiritual darkness is increasing in our classrooms, boardrooms, courtrooms, and bedrooms. We must confront the confusion that is pouring forth from many pulpits as well as from the halls of Washington. It is time to draw a line in the sand. We must hear what the Spirit is saying and we must act on it. The Spirit will confirm the truth with demonstrations of power.

It is darkest before the dawn. Our hearts are full of faith. We know another historic “Great Awakening” is soon to sweep across our nation. We look with confidence to God’s promise: “In the last days . . . I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh (Acts 2:17-21). All nations will receive the witness of kingdom with power (Mt. 24:14; Rev. 7:9). What a privilege to live in this awesome hour of history.

At this very hour, Jesus is raising up young adults who are being mobilized to cry out in night and day prayer, win the lost, heal the sick, and do works of compassion and justice as they impact the very fabric of our society.

Please join us in Kansas City from December 28–31. The onething’09 conference is FREE. You can register at IHOP.org/onething09

With passion for Jesus,

Mike Bickle and Lou Engle