Happy New Year!

     Happy New Year to all of you who read these words! I thank you for taking time to read these words and want you to know that I pray for each of you and speak blessings over you. Be blessed and prospered and healthy. I hope you hear how much your Father loves you in the words of each of these posts.

As I was praying for you today I was given the following words from our Father:

     My children. Lean into my grace. Don’t be dismayed by what you see but trust in my loving kindness. Though a thousand fall away from the light, you will not fail! I will uphold you because you have set your heart to know the truth. Love truth above all and know that those who love my truth will not be ashamed.

     I will comfort you and be with you when all others abandon you. I will be your light when others try to blow out your candle. Don’t be angry at those who can’t see and those who aren’t willing to walk out of the wilderness called religion.

     Think about it. The last forty years have been like a wilderness for my church. It’s time for a new generation to arise that knows that I am with you and for you, and just like the land of promise I have prepared a place for the new generation For all those who will leave the camp called religion and follow me outside the camp.

     Think about how my son Jesus went out into the wilderness. All who followed him away from the religion of the day were healed. Those who stayed in their synagogues and religious places missed out. They could no longer see that I was not in their worship services but had moved. They didn’t realize that it was a new day and time and I was moving in a different direction.

     It’s the same way with the generation today. They keep looking back at a day that was, and the last thing I did in the move of my Spirit. They are missing what is coming while they try to re-create the past.

     The day has come to advance my kingdom.Those who keep clinging to their three fast songs and three slow songs and their twenty eight minute message will miss out on what is coming. I am pouring out my Spirit in this day on all flesh. Not just those who call themselves Christians. The so called church will miss it because they can’t see me moving among the nations. They can’t believe the word they hear of me being in the streets and in countries they don’t consider civilized. Pride makes them think that if I were going to do something I would surely do it in their building. My salvation is coming to the nations.

     Those who understand will know that I am the God who leads you out of the wilderness, and you will follow me into the land of promise in the next generation. Those who insist on living in the religion of performance that is in most churches will miss it. They have learned a slave mentality like those whom I brought out of Egypt and don’t believe that I will give them the kingdom without works and will deliver them victory while they rest.

     I will be found by those who seek me with their whole hearts and not with their religious ceremonies. I would rather hear one chorus sung out of tune from a grateful heart than a concert in perfect pitch sung out of habit or for the lights and cameras.

     So I am asking you my children. Are you following tradition or following the voice of your shepherd who is calling you away from religious habits and into a loving relationship of the heart? So many of my children make melody when they are in the church and then sing woe is me in their hearts when alone.

     This is what I want from you my beloved in this New Year. I want you to build a place of worship in your hearts and meet me there. I want you to get to know the God who lives in you. Don’t look for me in the place you call the church. Look for me inside you and then come to church to share with others what I told you in the secret chambers of your heart. It’s time for each of my children to know me as I know you.

     It’s time to take responsibility for your relationship with me and not look to a preacher or a prophet to do your praying for you. You are all kings and priests and it’s time to take your place. I have no grand children or step children. You are all my children by faith in my son and each has a responsibility to learn my voice.

     It’s time to take responsibility for the things around you. I gave you the same power as I have to speak into the world and to create. It’s time for your mind to be single and not double. 

     If you speak faith one moment and doubt the next then you will always have what you have now. You will have miracles one day and failures the next. But if you make your eye single and focus on what you see me doing you will have great success. You must learn to bless only and curse not. I am the God of the positive and there is no dark negative in me. I am not hot one day and cold the next. I am always the fire that burns and the light that shines. 

     Most of my children blame me for their surroundings and don’t realize that they are in charge of their own garden and have cultivated the weeds that grow there that were planted by speaking unbelief. Life and death are in the power of the tongue and you are eating what you speak into existence. As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. What you believe in your heart will make it's way through your words and into your garden. You will eat the good fruit you plant and will fight the weeds you plant.

     It’s time to understand the day that you are in. The kingdom will advance and all the doom and gloom that you see is not sent by me. It’s caused by my children using the power in their words to create chaos. They hear the plans of the enemy and speak them into existence because they thought they heard it from me. They don’t believe in good news and are always looking for bad news. I have a plan for this world and you can see my plan in the words of my prophet Isaiah.

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD;

my soul shall exult in my God,

for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;

he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,

as a bridegroom decks himself 

like a priest with a beautiful headdress,

and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,

and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up,

so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise

to sprout up before all the nations.

     Those who sell you doom and gloom don’t know my plan is to fill the earth with my glory and for my will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. I didn’t pour out the blood of my son to condemn the world but to save it. 

     I sent the King of Heaven to the earth to bring heaven to the earth. Authority over the earth was once again put into the hands of man when Jesus told the disciples to heal the sick, and raise the dead, and cleanse the leper and to preach the good news to every creature. This means that even the creatures were put back under the authority of man. 

    Soon, my son's and daughters will awaken and realize that my plan is to change earth back into the beautiful garden it was made to be and they will realize that it's their garden to tend until all is restored.

     I have a plan that will offer salvation to all inhabitants of the world. Will you help me spread the good news of the gospel or will you keep cursing the nations with your words of doom and gloom? Wasn’t the cross enough to save the world? If I was in Christ reconciling the world unto myself and not counting men’s sins against them then why are my children pronouncing judgement on the world because of sin? I am not angry at the world I am offering salvation to all who call upon me.

     It’s time to wake up and preach the good news that the cross was enough and that condemnation is not the cure for sin. Accepting the sacrifice that was made for sin is the cure for sin. Oh if only my children could see how much I love the lost and stop pronouncing judgment on them. If only my children would offer them a hand and not a fist.

     Will you do that this year my beloved? Would you reach out to the lost in a heart of love and not of judgment? Would you only speak words of salvation and not of condemnation? 

     Once my church believes the gospel then the world will believe. This is the gospel: That I so loved the sinners of the world that I sent my only son to save them. That I still love the people in the world and I am offering them salvation and not judgment. I don't call them sinners but children in need of adoption.

     Do you believe in the cross my children? Do you believe the blood was enough to save the world? The preaching of the cross is the power of my salvation. There is no power to save in condemnation or gloom and doom. Perfect love casts out fear and all those who preach fear are trying to cast out my love? Over and over in scripture I tell you to fear not and so many are telling you to fear? Whom will you believe?

     In this New Year would you please go back to preaching about my love and my grace and how the power of the cross is still enough to save? It’s time to come to me outside the angry, religious, judgmental camp and follow me into the Promised Land where my love flows like milk and honey. The milk is for the babes in Christ and the honey is for the mature who have tasted and have seen that I am good. It’s my goodness that leads men to repentance and not fear.

     Put aside all fear my beloved and go into this New Year with peace and know that is is my good pleasure to give you the kingdom and it is my good pleasure that all the kingdoms of this world will become mine. 

     I am leading you into glory and victory and not into fear and wrath. It is time for the age of my glory to cover the earth as the water covers the sea. My kindness is my glory and I want you to tell the world that I am kind and good and full of love and mercy. Please separate yourselves from all teaching of fear and wrath. These things scatter the sheep and do not gather them into the green pastures of my grace.

     I love you so much my beloved. Please don’t forget that you are my temple, so worship me in the holy place in your heart. Get to know the God who dwells within you. You will find me when you search for me with your heart because I dwell in your heart. I love you so much that I choose to dwell within you because you are my heaven.

     Rejoice my beloved and again I say rejoice because I am so much in love with you. My abounding grace and loving-kindness is about to overtake your world. Will you love me by loving each other? Will you let me love others through you?  Never fear my beloved for I am with you always.

     I hope you are encouraged by these words.

Until next time,

Grow Rich in His Grace,

I love you all,

michael

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Fight For The Light With All Your Might

Habakkuk Chapter Three

Though the fig tree should not blossom,

nor fruit be on the vines,

the produce of the olive fail

and the fields yield no food,

the flock be cut off from the fold

and there be no herd in the stalls,

yet I will rejoice in the LORD;

I will take joy in the God of my salvation.

GOD, the Lord, is my strength;

he makes my feet like the deer’s;

he makes me tread on my high places.

     Sometimes in life we face obstacles that seem to be too great for us. Sometimes others tell us there is no use and that surely God is not in our efforts because of the troubles we face. One thing we should never do is blame God. No matter what happens in our lives or in the world, GOD IS GOOD!

     We can never say that because we have difficulties that God isn’t good and isn’t in love with us. There are many reasons for difficulties in this word. For one, we have an enemy that never sleeps who is constantly trying to destroy us. 

     Another is that we don’t see the whole picture sometimes so we don’t understand that a temporary difficulty is bringing and eternal strength that we need to fulfill our eternal destiny. 

     When training and army you put them through struggles to strengthen them and to prepare them for what comes next. And let’s not forget that sometimes we get into trouble just because we are still learning and we are forced to make decisions based on limited knowledge.

     Our Father loves us in good times and in bad times. He is good when it’s sunny and he is good when it’s storming. He understands our weakness and he knows what it’s like to have troubles and trials. Does he allow these things? Yes sometimes he does.

     When I was young my earthly dad didn’t let me get by with what I was comfortable doing. I can remember groaning and grunting trying to keep up with my older, much stronger brothers cutting firewood and hauling it up the hill to put it in the truck. He didn’t let me get by with picking up the light pieces just because I was young. He knew that in the days to come I would need the muscles from that workout to handle the obstacles that would come my way. I wonder where my earthly dad got that wisdom from?

     Our Heavenly Father knows our eternal purpose. He knows the challenges that lay ahead and how much faith and spiritual muscle we will need to accomplish all he has for us to do. He understands that sometimes the challenges are stronger than we are and we will occasionally fail. He doesn’t mind if we fail sometimes as long as we keep getting up and continuing the fight no matter what. We must fight for the light with all our might in day and night.

     Jesus told us that in this world we would have tribulations. Once we begin to see our lives here as “boot camp” for the next age it makes perfect sense. We are being trained to rule and reign with him upon this earth and he allows our faith to be challenged so our faith will get stronger and stronger until there is nothing that can stand in our way.

     In James chapter one it says it this way:

Count it all joy, my brothers, 

when you meet trials of various kinds, 

 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, 

that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

     We must learn to rejoice in troubles and not run from them. Every believer I know at this time if facing some trial or hardship. It is so easy to give up and say that God doesn’t care and that he isn’t helping me. But he is for us and will always be for us.

     Jesus didn’t quit on us. He was beaten and battered and covered in our guilt and our sin and our sickness and diseases and yet still found the strength to climb Calvary’s hill just to be put to death for our mistakes. Can’t we dig a little deeper and find strength to keep going for him?

     As I was writing these words he spoke to me and asked me to share these words with you all:

     My children, don’t give up. I know it looks impossible. Many of you are facing situations that seem hopeless, but dig a little deeper. Faith, hope and love always remain. You can never totally run out of them. Yes you are struggling but there is victory on the way.

     You will overcome today’s struggles and then I will give you a refreshing of my presence like cool water on a hot day. I will nurture and heal your wounds and give you strength and then I will put you right back into the fight for faith. 

     My purpose for you is still the same: To subdue the earth and rule it. Once you realize that trials and fights are part of my plan and you embrace it then you become the champions I called you to be. I will fight with you and through you and you will overcome. The kingdoms of this world will fall into the hands of my sons and daughters and you will rejoice because you have overcome the world.

     I am with you and will never forsake you and you will learn that every fight is winnable if you won’t give up. I am your victory and all my power is available to you. You don’t even have to fight in your own strength. You can fight in mine. Remember that you are not wrestling with flesh and blood people but with spiritual powers that don’t want to give up control of the territory they are holding. You must learn to fight in the spirit and not in your own strength.

     So strengthen yourselves in me by worship and praying and build up your faith by praying in my Spirit and get up off the ground and draw your swords and take it to them. You are my champions, you are destined to rule with me. There will be a day when the fighting is done and we can rejoice together in triumphant joy. There will be a day when you are rewarded for every struggle you fought in this age. Whether you win or lose, As long as you are willing to fight I am willing to reward you.

     I love you so much my dear ones and my love is enough. I am your strength, I am your victory! Be bold and courageous!

     Read the words of my prophet one more time and realize that even if the whole world fails, I will not fail you.

Though the fig tree should not blossom,

nor fruit be on the vines,

the produce of the olive fail

and the fields yield no food,

the flock be cut off from the fold

and there be no herd in the stalls,

yet I will rejoice in the LORD;

I will take joy in the God of my salvation.

GOD, the Lord, is my strength;

he makes my feet like the deer’s;

he makes me tread on my high places.

     I hope you are encouraged by these words.

Until next time,

Grow Rich in His Grace,

I love you all,

michael

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The Hiding Place

Isaiah 32

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, 

and princes shall rule in judgment.

And a man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, 

and a covert from the tempest; 

as rivers of water in a dry place, 

as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

     I love these scriptures in Isaiah. It paints such a pretty picture of who our Lord is and who we are becoming. As I usually do, I read these verses I look for questions and for a prayer that I can pray from them. I do this with all scriptures for I believe the scriptures are not just words but they are doorways into the realm of heaven. I believe if you pray the scriptures you will become the picture that they are painting.

     So I had to ask myself the questions from these verses:

     1: Jesus is the King who rules in righteousness, so have I given him every part of my life to rule over? Is there any area in my life that I have not given him complete Lordship over? Is he the Lord over my thoughts and actions and dreams? Is he Lord over every decision I make?

     2: Princes will rule in judgment. Jesus is King of Kings, and we are God’s children who are being trained to be kings. We are princes in his kingdom but he only allows us to rule if we rule with just judgment. The more like Jesus we become the more authority we are given. We must learn to judge the way he does and not as the world does. We must look at Jesus and judge things the way he exampled for us. We have these examples in the New Testament. For example: Jesus judgment against those in sin was not condemnation. It was be whole and sin no more. He is always looking to save and not to destroy.

     The next part of these verses is my favorite. Let these words paint a picture in your mind.

And a man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, 

and a covert from the tempest; 

as rivers of water in a dry place, 

as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

     As we learn to let our King rule over us in righteousness and then we learn to judge the way he does, it is then when we become a hiding place from the wind. Just as Jesus is our hiding place. He is our covert in the tempest, our water in the dry place and the shade from the scorching sun.

     So my last question must be:

     3: Am I a hiding place for someone else? When the storms of life rage against them can they count on me for shelter? Am I someone who people run to and not from? When others are thirsty can they come to me for encouragement and a cool drink of peace? When the troubles of life are so hot that others are scorching am I willing to be their shade where they can hide until things get better?

     The only way to become the hiding place for others is to become hidden ourselves. Psalm 27 verse five says it this way:

For he will hide me in his shelter

in the day of trouble;

he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;

he will lift me high upon a rock.

     And in Colossians chapter three the scriptures say:

If then you have been raised with Christ, 

seek the things that are above, 

where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 

Set your minds on things that are above, 

not on things that are on earth. 

 For you have died, and your life 

is hidden with Christ in God. 

     So my prayer today is one I hope you will pray also:

Lord Jesus, please rule over all of my life.
Be King over all that I am.

Teach me to rule over the darkness in the world with righteousness and true judgment. 

Let me not judge others unjustly but let me judge all things according to your instruction.

Please my Lord, help me stay hidden in you.

Let others not see me at all, but let them see you in me.

Teach me to be a hiding place for other who are facing raging storms.

Help me be the place where those who are thirsty can find your living water flowing from me.

Help me be to deflect the heat from others so they can rest.

Help me dear Lord to be just as you are. Amen and Amen!

     I hope you are encouraged by these words,

Until next time,

Grow Rich in His Grace,

I love you all,

michael

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Abide in my love. Rest in my Joy

John 15

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. 

Abide in my love. 

If you keep my commandments, 

you will abide in my love, 

just as I have kept my Father’s commandments

 and abide in his love. 

These things I have spoken to you, 

that my joy may be in you, 

and that your joy may be full.

This is my commandment: 

That you love one another as I have loved you. 

     As I was praying for each of you today Father spoke the following words to you and asked me to share them with you.

     My little children. I know many of you are full of doubt and fear and you see things that make you afraid of the times to come. Don’t be afraid my dear little ones. Storms will come and they will go but your Rock remains forever. Set your anchor deep in me and don’t be afraid of the storms that you see coming. There have always been storms and there will always be storms until all things are restored but I am your God and your deliverer and I remain faithful forever.

     Please take your eyes off of the television news and put them back on me. Set your minds on things above and not on things below. Keep your eyes on what I’m doing on not what the pre-programmed news wants you to see. Remember the news agencies are companies who profit from ratings and people do love to look at death and destruction. If they can’t find bad news then they will create bad news. It’s just a distraction to keep you from looking above and seeing that my kingdom is advancing.

     There are many things I long to tell you about the future but many of you are not ready to hear them. So many of you have put on blinders and have looked through the eyes of incorrect doctrine for so long that you have become blinded. 

     Many assume things must get worse and worse until the world falls apart. This idea did not come from me. While staring at the world falling they fail to see the kingdom rising. They twist my word to try to fit into their latest doomsday scenario and mislead many. How many times do they have to be wrong before my children will stop being led astray by them?

     What about Y2K? What about 12-12-12? What about the great asteroid that was supposed to destroy the world in September? What about the colored moons that signaled the end of time? Will you please set your hearts and minds on me and trust me to take care of you? Have I not brought you through many storms and have I not brought you safely out the other side? How about taking all the books they sold you about all these calamities that never happened and go and demand your money back?

     Let’s look at a few examples from my scripture about what is coming.

Isaiah Chapter 9

1: But there will be *no gloom for her who was in anguish.*

In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, 

but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, 

the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

2: The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light;

those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, 

on them has light shone.

3: You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy;

they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, 

as they are glad when they divide the spoil.

4: For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, 

the rod of his oppressor, 

you have broken as on the day of Midian.

5: *For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.*

6: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given;

*and the government shall be upon his shoulder,*

and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, 

Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

7: Of the increase of his government and of peace

there will be no end, 

on the throne of David and over his kingdom,

to establish it and to uphold it with justice

 and with righteousness

from this time forth and forevermore.

The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.

     I have a great plan for these days that you call the end times. I didn’t call them the end times but the latter times. There is no end for those who trust in me. There is only and eternity of love and bliss for all who are born again into my kingdom. My plan is simple. It is called VICTORY!

     I will conquer this world through my beloved ones and when all things have been put under the feet of the church I will send my beloved son to reign with you and we will make our home with you and when the time is right I will re-create the heavens and earth and all marks of sin will no longer exists and the earth and the heaven will not have anything in them that is stained by blood and tears.

     The unrest you see in the earth today is because the evil spirits and those who host them see the rising church and the rising kingdom. They know their days of ruling are almost over and their kingdom is falling.

     The light of my truth will reveal who they are and the people who have been blind will see plainly and will begin to unite as one body, one church, one bride and will make themselves ready and fit to rule with their king.

     All of creation will rejoice as I told you in Romans chapter 8:

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time 

are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 

For the creation waits with eager longing 

for the revealing of the sons of God.

     This glorious day is upon you. When it is revealed to you who you really are my beloved. You are not subject to the affairs of this world but you are chosen ones that I chose from the beginning of creation to be born at this time and to usher in the kingdom of my dear son. This kingdom has been in the earth since Jesus was born and is now about to take over the earth. Jesus told you that the seed was like the mustard and it was small but it would grow up to be the biggest tree in the garden.

     Stop believing all the doom and gloom. Start asking me to reveal to you who I am in you and who you are in me. We are not two but one. As you see these things you will begin to awaken and will shake off the chains of fear and torment and will put on my glory as I told you in Isaiah chapter 60.

Arise, shine, for your light has come, 

and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.

For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, 

and thick darkness the peoples;

*but the LORD will arise upon you, 

and his glory will be seen upon you.*

And nations shall come to your light, 

and kings to the brightness of your rising.

     Darkness has covered the people. Their eyes are dark continually. Never looking for light or hope only looking for fear and dread. It shall not be like this for you my beloved. My light is arising from in you and will soon rest upon you. Pentecost was only a preview. Soon my fire will rest upon all my people and my glory will be seen in all the earth. The righteous will shine and those who love to walk in darkness will be terrified of you. Consider carefully what I said through my beloved David in Psalm 37:

*Fret not yourself because of evildoers; 

be not envious of wrongdoers!*

For they will soon fade like the grass 

and wither like the green herb.

Trust in the LORD, and do good; 

dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.

Delight yourself in the LORD, 

and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Commit your way to the LORD; 

trust in him, and he will act.

He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, 

and your justice as the noonday.

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; 

fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, 

over the man who carries out evil devices!

Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!

 Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.

For the evildoers shall be cut off, 

but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.

In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; 

Though you look carefully at his place, 

he will not be there.

But the meek shall inherit the land

and delight themselves in abundant peace.

    Do you see it my beloved ones? See how you have been like sheep that were following shepherds of fear? Turn to me and look into my glorious love and liberty for you. It has always been my plan to destroy evil with good. To destroy darkness with light and to destroy hate with love. I am your loving Father and I will never forsake you. I am with you and I am raising you up to be the mighty ones that will subdue the earth. Not with bows and arrows or guns or spears but you will conquer with love and praise.

     You will overcome with the blood of my lamb and the word of your testimony. Just rest in me and be at peace. Pray for those who are out of the way. Become the light that I made you to be and many will run to your light and will inquire about me. You will lead them into the kingdom for it is my will to save and not destroy. 

     The kingdoms of this world will be destroyed because so many that blindly followed them will come to my light and repent and be saved. They will forsake the earthly kingdom and become part of my eternal kingdom.

     So what about my plan for you? I spoke it through my prophet Isaiah long before you were born into the earth. Think about it my beloved and let these words settle your hearts and minds once and for all.

Isaiah 55

For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace;

the mountains and the hills before you 

shall break forth into singing,

and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;

instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle;

and it shall make a name for the LORD,

an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”

     This is my will for you my beloved. Be at peace my children.

I hope you are encouraged by these words.

Until next time,

Grow Rich in His Grace,

I love you all,

michael

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