The Pope is pooped. He has moved up the midnight Christmas eve service two hours because he has become fatigued due to so many ceremonies. Is this a prophetic picture of the current condition of the priesthood of God?
Believers are called to be a set apart generation, a royal priesthood who are robed in garments of righteousness that do not allow for ‘efforts’ of the flesh which would lead to ‘sweating.’ (see Ezekiel 44: 18) Try as we may, we...

Dear Reader,
Enjoy this re-post of a word written two years ago which speaks afresh to us of willing sacrifice and joyful sharing in the sufferings of our Redeemer. Abundant blessings to you as we enter into new seasons that are calling us to deeper depths and higher heights than we have imagined.
Woody
November Fruit
The single bird has remained and decided to persevere in order to obtain the abundant fruit remaining on the branches. Others have fled to more comfortable surroundings as...

The church, in its current mode of operation, is anemic. It is lacking power, vigor, and vitality. Called to shine forth with the radiant glory of the Lord, it remains drab and dull, displaying only faded glory as it blends in with the ‘neutral’ colors of the world. Instead of exhibiting the richness and brilliance of the kingdom and stimulating vibrant and vivid life, the church is infirmed, sick, and weak. She is halting between two opinions and therefore lacks...

“Let our service be worship” is a phrase that came to me this morning as I sat and contemplated some elements of the Christian walk. This is a matter of focus. Are we positioned before God in abject humility with broken hearts and contrite spirits or are we ‘producing’ works in our own strength and power while we bringing dishonor to the One True God?
Our service must flow from and be worship. Anything short of that is a falsehood and...

“Our impetus needs to be toward abiding.”This is the phrase that came to me one morning recently. I decided to look up the word ‘impetus’ and found it to be very interesting as it relates to the call to abide in Christ.
As I studied the various meanings of the word it appears that the Lord is directing us toward the place of abiding. He wants to stimulate us and give us momentum as His body to move with greater energy...

There is a different rule – a different order on the horizon. There is a breaking forth of the glory of God upon the earth. There is an arising of the very glory of the Lord in the midst of the temple. This great shining forth will replace old kings and old kingdoms. The kingdom of God will be extending its reign as the kingdom of this world becomes the kingdom of our God and of His Christ.
There will be...

The Lord appears to be saying that we have an issue with the inside of the church body that is reflected in the natural exterior of the building where we gather. It was reported today that the exterior of our building is suffering in three main ways. The color is fading, there are bad cracks, and the seals are worn. This ‘condition’ is a picture of the dire state of the temple of God that is not made by the...

Dear Reader: This is a re-post of a previous word that I believe has taken on new significance in light of current happenings. Please read with the discerning ears of the Spirit:
There is a time ahead and a day coming of the sword of the Lord. A great searching and a great dividing is on the horizon. Divine instruments for the purpose of sifting and separating within the Church of the Living God. It is a time and a day...

There is an expression coming forth that is relevant to the times. There is a new hope springing forth that will bring into focus a future that has as its foundation a vivid picture of the face of Christ. There will be a deep looking into the eyes of the Crucified One that will stir an intensity and a passion that has long been lost. The result of this restored vision will be great transformations of the soul brought on...

Dear reader,
This is a re-post of a previous word.
As we consider the "crux of the matter" on this Good Friday, let us invite Him anew to reveal Himself to us as the Crucified One.
Issues of the Heart
The Lord is about to bring forth the crux of the matter. He is sorting out in our hearts and in the corporate heart of the Church what is basic, central, and critical to the out-workings of His purposes.
It is His work and He...

There is a time coming of the storm of the Lord. The high places of man will be felled as this onslaught of desolation uproots that which had long thought to be secure. The mighty will fall in one swoop of the hand of God, uprooting systems made faulty by the hand of man.
A remnant will emerge from the fires of affliction to testify to Holy Truth. Their roots will go deep, far beyond the shallow layer of earthly sediment,...

I can’t move where I don’t reign. I am looking for vessels in which I can reign and rule. I am looking for set apart ones whose desire is to give Me place and let Me fill them with eternal purpose and power. I want to move. I will move. But I can’t move through un-yielded vessels. Will you come and learn to offer yourself as a living sacrifice? Will you come and learn of Me in My Lordship and...

The messengers of the Lord will soon be arising in the earth. This is the royal priesthood that has been set apart for holy use. They will carry the pure message of Christ crucified and will bring forth the dynamics of the cross. These will be the collective voice who will instruct God’s people and teach them the difference between the holy and the unholy and cause them to discern between the clean and the unclean (Ezekiel. 44:23). Their function...

Handwriting on the Wall
America is like the vessels from the temple that were meant for holy use but were taken captive and filled with the wine (spirit) of Babylon and used to toast (honor) the idols of the world
America was set aside to be filled with the Spirit of God and carry that Spirit to the outermost regions. She has now been taken captive by the Babylonian (worldly) spirit and given herself over to be filled with the spirit of...

Truly I would reign, but you must let Me. You must give Me place. I would reign in the depths of your heart. I would find a place of rulership and Lordship in you individually and corporately but I cannot rule where I am not invited. Search your heart and see what is at the foundation. Am I there? Am I at the core of your existence? Have you given Me place in the deepest parts of who you are?
There...