Effective Prayer

Lord: Prayer is a very powerful tool for the Christian to wield. I want you to encourage all My children to enter more whole heartedly into prayer!
 

Prayer is not about instructing Me, or informing Me about needs and situations. I know everything and I know all mankind and all his needs, long before he knows about them himself or even dares to ask Me.

Much of what is taught about prayer and methods of prayer is elementary, and geared to get children into a habit of prayer. But it is also largely detached from the relationship with Me aspect. Children and adults alike are taught to pray in a detached way. Many grow up believing that the once-a-month, or at best once-a-week, diet of community prayer 'in church' is all that is required. Sadly, a very high percentage of such prayer is unbelieving and half-hearted, and thus virtually ineffective. I won't even say it's better than nothing, because it is so luke-warm that I find it distasteful and would spew it out of my mouth. Oh I don't reject it all, for even in the greyest area of prayer, there are pure thoughts, pure hopes, and heart-felt desires, but this is not the sort of prayer that is going to change the world, or bring in the Kingdom! To do that you need dynamic prayer!

Q.    So, what is dynamic prayer?

A.    Well son, dynamic prayer begins with a love relationship with Me! In order to make the sort of dramatic changes in the world, you have to talk to the Creator who designed and made everything. The reason for this, is that the changes needed to bring My kingdom in, require the undoing of centuries of wrong teaching , deceit, and mis-direction. The human heart has been corrupted and beguiled by the Evil One, and needs healing and repairing. This is a job that can only be carried out by Me. It is a job for love!

Take an example: In human society, if an individual wants to change society, he has to work his way into the political system, and come under the eye of those who wield power. Becoming a friend and colleague of the Prime Minister, means that you are able to talk to him about the things that are dear to your 'political' heart. Learning about the process of decision-making, and catching the wider picture, helps you to see what changes are required, and are best for society. This takes a lot of effort and cannot be effective if you are uncommitted or half-hearted.

If that is true in a human political arena, it is also true for the Christian. To change the world and bring in the Kingdom, you need to get to know the Creator of all things, as a friend!

Did you realise that it is easier to get to know Me than it is to get to know the Prime Minister? Well, it is! The big difference is, that I want to be known, and I want to be your close friend, more than the Prime Minister does. And even better, I am available to you 24-7!

However, as in the human political arena, to understand the situation and catch the wider picture, a great deal of effort is needed. You need to spend time in conversation with me,  listening and asking questions. Our prayer relationship must move on from, 'Dear God, please bless Mummy and Daddy..... ," to a more adult conversation, in which we engage each other in deep conversation, about the necessary big issues that need to be dealt with. As I have told you before, I do not withhold anything My children need, and as a father is pleased when his children seek his help and understanding, so I am pleased when you engage with Me and I can teach you!

This sort of intercourse requires a commitment of time and attention and cannot be achieved by a once a month or once a week brief encounter. It requires regular practical workshop sessions and classroom work. Oh I'm not talking about a college course or a university degree, I am talking about time spent with me. watching me at work, learning how to, and when to, use the tools and gifts I want to give you.

This is why I have, over the last few years, built up our relationship from one of comparative strangers to close friends, from a short daily quiet-time, to a much longer period of deep conversation, Bible reading, wider reading and study, through to journaling. This is your training for the next stage, which is the real field-work of bringing in the Kingdom.

Field work is not sending you out on your own. Field work is going out into the mission field with Me, and doing the things I direct you to do. It is far more effective and much safer that trying to do it on your own. Son, I never send any of my servants out on their own. I am always with you. Even when Michael or Gabriel go out from the throne room on an errand for Me, they do not go alone. I am with them as I am with you.

Real, effective prayer is pro-active, fully engaged and fully involved, full-time communication with your very best friend, Me. I want our relationship to be deeper than a friendship, for I love you and I want you to love Me.

Go Where I send You.

Me: Good morning Lord. Thank you for waking me this morning and for this new day. Thank you for your love to us and for holding us in the hollow of your hand. I love you Lord.
Lord:    Be still and watch. I am God and I accomplish what I desire. It is mine to work and mine to complete. Be still and watch as I work.

Vision: I saw what at first looked like a disc with a very bright centre. Then it seemed as if I was travelling towards the disc at great speed, and I saw that it was a huge crowd of people, all facing the centre where, one stood, who was clothed in raiment so bright, it shone like the sun, yet I was not dazzled. When He spoke to the crowd, everyone could hear him, even those who seemed so far away on the edge of the disc. Apart from the voice of the one in the centre, all was silent.

Lord: Children gather around, turn to me, and let me show you mysteries and truths to warm your hearts. I am in the midst of you, and while your eyes are focused on me, no harm shall befall you. I want you around me in a circle. I do not want you in rows of straight lines like soldiers on parade, where all you can see, is the back of someone's head. I want you around me, where, as you look to me, you can also see the faces of your brothers and sisters.

On the Christian walk you are not alone. You are part of a great multitude that no man can number, a multitude of those who all accept my Son, and know me, through Him. I know the name of, and everything about, all those who make up the great multitude. You are my children and I love you.

As you gather around, you will notice that even though there are so many of you gathered, you are always in the front row. You will also notice that I am always speaking as though you were the only person present. Yet it is the same for everyone gathered. Do not worry about the workings of it. Just accept that I love you, and you have a personal direct contact with me!

As I speak with you I want you to listen and feast on every word. I use that expression, 'feast on every word', because I want you to digest my word as though it was food. Let every morsel become a part of who you are. Take my word with you wherever you go, draw on the strength it gives you as you follow the commands that I give you.

There will sometimes be many days when all you seem to do is feast on my words, and action seems scarce. This is part of the plan. The work I am doing in these days requires that my children are well fed on my word, and well equipped with the armour and equipment of the Holy Spirit. So use these times to train, and become familiar with all the gifts of the Spirit. Watch me working through others, and observe how I have used my children in former generations. Watch and pray that you do not fall into temptation.

Live at peace with all those who are called by my name. Let there be no strife among you. Unite in my name to share the good new and gather in the harvest. Divisions are part of the world. You are a part of my family, part of my Kingdom, where all are brothers and sisters and all are united in me. Just as the Godhead is one in unity, so too my church shall be one in unity and love.

Vision: I looked and I saw that the multitude had turned from the centre and were moving out from that place. The bright one was no longer in the centre, but before every person in the gathering. Where he went they followed, each in their own direction.

Lord: When I spoke to the multitude I was giving instructions to each individual at the same time. To one it was to go North, to another South. Each one has a unique and special mission and ministry, which will take them all in their separate direction. But they do not go alone, neither are they separated from their brothers and sisters. I go with them and lead the way, and always the rest of the Church, my body is supporting and upholding them. In their turn they too uphold and support the rest of the body.

Each ministry and mission of my choosing is upbuilding for the whole church. Each word of mine spoken by groups or individuals is like a brick laid in the wall of the city of God. Each word must be delivered in love, as it was delivered to each person by me. After each mission, and constantly throughout each ministry, return to the centre for refreshment and a fresh word. This is not your work, to be going off where you want. It is my work, and is to the people I send you with my word for them. Speak only the word I give you for each situation.

Rejoice and be glad as you watch me work. For, in the days to come you will all see many mighty and mysterious things, as My Holy Spirit works amongst you. I love you my children.

My Calling to You.

Me: Good morning Lord. Thank you for waking me this morning and for this new day. Thank you for our time together as we walk and for you being with me all the time. Lord I give you this day. Help me to walk in your way and do your will. Lord I love you.

Lord: Good morning son, Thank you for walking with us this morning and for being here for us. Yes, that might seem strange to you who always think of us being here for you! We are always here for you, but we enjoy your company and conversation, and we are grateful to you for giving time to us. Stay close and ever watchful. Let me lead you into a ministry, and into areas you have only dreamed of so far. We love you.

My children, I am calling to you today to step out of your comfort zone. Step out in faith and break with the spirit of this present darkness. Turn aside from all forms of greed and idolatry. The modern forms of idolatry are holding on to idealistic ideas I have not given you, of materialism and placing your trust in the things that money can buy. Idolatry today, as in days gone by, is turning away from me, and following after other gods who can give you nothing but heartbreak. Leave all these gods behind you and step out on to the path that I will show you, a path of righteousness and truth, a path which will lead you into a land of fresh green pastures and an abundance of fruitfulness. Do not let your lives be full of anxieties and concerns over things you cannot change. Instead look to me to show you the things you can change and the people you can bless.

So much energy is wasted, and enthusiasm lost, because you pursue that which is not your concern. Let your concerns be the things I lay upon you, and not what the world would have you be concerned about. For every need in the world, I raise up those who will rise to the challenge and meet that need. I will also raise up those around them to support and uphold them in their mission. But not everyone is to be concerned with every need or issue. Devote your energy and expertise to the things I give you, and bless and support the people I draw within your sphere. Pray for those I lay upon your heart. Heal those I give you  the gift of healing for, and prophecy over those to who I give you a word.

This calling of mine to you, will bring you out from your cover of 'safety', which is not a real cover, just a hiding place, and into a place on the front line where I am working. There, on the front line of battle, all the gifts I have given to you will be needed, as you fulfil all the tasks I give you. Here on the front line, you will need a daily dose of prayer and fellowship with me, a briefing session, where I can show you all that I want you to do. Then I want you to stay focused and do the things I command of you.

Watch out each day for the opportunities I am presenting to you, opportunities to share your story with a stranger, to pray with someone in need, to bless someone just because they cross your path and I point them out to you. I will present you with opportunities to encourage and build up someone who is low, or to raise up another who is fallen. Keep your ears open for those who ask after me and are seeking me. Sometimes their asking is done in a quiet, tentative voice. Listen out for them and respond. Remember, you are my witnesses. You are the bearers of my gospel, which is the gift of salvation to all who hear it. It is not for you to decide  who to share the good news with, only to share it and let my Holy Spirit do the work of convincing and conviction.

Children, this is new ground for many of you. Do not be afraid, be courageous, be bold and strong, and let me lead you. Together we can bring in my kingdom.

Healing and Sin

Me: Good morning Lord. Thank you for waking me this morning and for this new and beautiful day. I love you Lord.

Lord: Good morning son welcome to the club this morning and thank you for joining us on our walk. We love you too.

I want to speak again about healing. It is my desire to heal all the illnesses and disorders of mankind. I do not want my children to have anything less than the perfection I designed for them. However, sin has entered the equation, and sickness has become a part of human existence, just as sin has. This was not in my plan, and I want to restore mankind to the original model I first created.

Healing comes with a new attitude to sin. Most people just accept their sinful nature as something they cannot do anything about. Though they try not to do wrong, they know they will, and just accept it. Because it has subtly become a fact of life, they believe there is nothing that they can do about it, and that somehow I will accept them in spite of their sin. Thus, subconsciously they are reducing the importance of salvation or deliverance from sin. As sin remains in their lives unchecked, so it eats away like a cancer at who they are, and before long they have disease and sickness taking over. Yes, disease and sickness is directly related to sin. To say it is related to a specific sin is much harder. It is more accurate to say that sickness is part of the fallen state of mankind, and that unchecked it will get worse.

I have changed all that, by sending my Son into the world to deal with sin. This was done through the Cross. By setting man free from sin, the driving force behind sickness is cut off. Once sin is cut off from source, it can be removed.

It is the mission of my Church, to proclaim deliverance from sin, sight to the blind and complete healing for the sick. In other words, to destroy the works of the Evil One, who is the cause of mankind's sin.

How do you heal the sick?
You proclaim the salvation Jesus brings, and set people free. This is the primary work of preaching the Gospel! The next step is to cut the cords that bind mankind to sin. It is like a binding rope around man that restricts his freedom of movement. It's all mixed up in attitude and world views and needs to be cut away. This is done through prayer, and in the name of Jesus, by holding on to the truth, and proclaiming the truth.

I am very deeply saddened by the way my people have so quickly and easily let go of simple truths that give them life. Truths like the plain and simple fact that the Bible is my inspired Word, that Jesus is my beloved Son, and that there is no other way to come to me except through Jesus. Facts like: I care for, and love you all, and I want the best for you.

Proclaim these things, and live them out in your lives, so that all those around you may see clearly that I am at work in your lives. That's the start.

Now to healing!
Many people are kept from me through their own sickness, and the sickness they see in others. Because the world has worked very hard, to detach spiritual truths from science, and to try and explain everything in scientific terms, most people think of doctors and healing in the same breath. But the truth is, that healing and salvation go together. Healing of most diseases and sicknesses is a spiritual matter. My children, the Church, that's you, are the best equipped to deal with this matter.

So come to me, and let me show you how to discern when to pray, how to pray, and how to heal the sick who are all around you. Be open to me and very courageous. Step out in faith and watch me work and you will be amazed. Every one of my saved children, that's all of you, have healing within you, and can be used in this mighty ministry. Allow me to use you. Do not hold back, and do not be deceived by the world, which says it can't be done. Through My Holy Spirit all things are possible, because I love you.

Because I love you, you too can love one another. As you love each other it hurts to see those you love suffering. So in love set them free. Do not just pray for them from afar, but pray with them and reach out and touch them. Making physical contact is a way of showing them that I too am reaching out to them and that all healing flows through me. Do not be woolly in your prayer but speak the command I give you. Be prepared to prophesy and do not be afraid of anything, for I am with you.

Go now into your little world, to the people around you and destroy the works of the devil. Bring salvation to the lost and healing to the sick. Set the captives free and sing me a song of praise, for I am with you and have equipped you. I love you.

Raise a Banner for Christ

2010
Friday, 29 January
04:59:13

Me: Good Morning Lord. Thank you for waking me this morning and for giving us this new day. I praise you Lord, for being you, and thank you for making man in your image. I Love you Lord.

Time of praise based on Psalms 133 to 137

Lord: Good morning son, welcome to the 5 o'clock club, Thank you for your praise.

I want to talk to you about mission today. The biggest problem with the word Mission is that it has been applied by so many, to mean something it isn't. The Mission of the Church is to proclaim Jesus Christ and Him crucified. It is about speaking the Good News so that all who hear it are left in no doubts about the destructive nature of sin and man's need to repent before me, and receive the forgiveness I am offering. It's about leading the repentant sinner to Jesus, and He will do the rest. Missions are making that possible. Mission is not about bums on seats, or about 'growing the church'. Mission is about Jesus and Salvation. As soon as the focus is moved from Jesus, the power goes out and it becomes no more than an average event. Churches do not need a mission statement. You have one already in the creeds of the Church, which have stood the test of time. Mission is caught from me. When I place a yearning to see souls saved and brought into my Kingdom, the seeds of Mission are sown in your hearts. It begins in prayer, as you build your relationship with me and my Son Jesus. As that relationship grows, so the yearning for souls grows, because that is the yearning of my heart. You must never 'move on' from prayer. Prayer is the bedrock of your relationship with me. Yes, it is where you start, but it is also where it ends, and at every stage. Always pray, even when I am doing other things with you. Prayer is the footings of your building. Footings firmly planted in the Rock that is Jesus.

The walls must rise next from the firm foundations. The walls are the Word of God which provide you with everything you need in a hostile environment. The Word protects you from the attacks of Satan, by bouncing the arrows of the Evil One right back at him. When the devil attacked Jesus in the desert, he used my Word as a shield and a sword. Soak up my word and make it a part of who you are. Let my words be on your lips day and night. Meditate on my Word.

When the walls have risen strong and tall, firm on the rock that cannot be moved, then I give confidence. Confidence, not in your own strength or the might of your arm, but confidence in Jesus and His work of salvation, bought at the price of his life on the Cross. Confidence in my word to you, that stands and remains, long after the pronouncements of the 'wise' have been shown up for what they are, the babblings of the ignorant.

Place a banner on your ramparts, that all may see, the Cross of Jesus lifted high. Proclaiming to all peoples that this is a temple of God's Holy Spirit, a place where Jesus is honoured and proclaimed. The banner will attract two sorts of people. Those who are seeking me. They will see your light shining in the dark place they are, and like a moth, will be drawn to the light. Open the doors to all who come seeking me, feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, bind up the broken and give my rest to those who are weary. Let your tower of strength in Jesus become a tower of refuge and healing. The second type of person attracted to the banner, are the scoffers, who come to ridicule and jeer. They are far too 'wise' in their own eyes, to venture too close, and will throw stones at the walls, from afar. They will see no invitation in the open door, nor will they hinder or distract those who are seeking me for their eyes, are focused on Jesus. Do not waste time on the scoffers and those who throw stones at the Word of God; leave them to me! Open wide the gates to those who seek me, and you will have plenty to do, and much to praise me for. My barns are now ready for the harvest to be gathered in. Pray the Lord of the harvest to send labourer into his fields. Let them sing as they work. Let them shout for joy. Let them dance on their journey, as they bring in the sheaves. The halls of heaven always ring with constant praise, but now on earth, even the very foundations of the earth, will shake with the sound of a great shout, as the people I am calling, respond and turn to me.

When Jesus came to earth, and was born in Bethlehem, the impression is that he was unexpected, that his own people, the Jews, had stopped looking for him, but this was not the case. The flame of hope was always alight, and I had raised up those who would respond when he came. Simple folk like the shepherds, wise men like the Magi, and holy men and women like Simeon and Anna. When Jesus comes again, he will come unannounced, but will not be unexpected or unlooked for. Keep awake and always watchful. Read the signs, and be ready for the great shout of praise when he appears.

Lift High The Cross Hymn

Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim,
Till all the world adore His sacred Name.

Led on their way by this triumphant sign,
The hosts of God in conquering ranks combine.

Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim,
Till all the world adore His sacred Name.

Each newborn servant of the Crucified
Bears on the brow the seal of Him Who died.

Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim,
Till all the world adore His sacred Name.

O Lord, once lifted on the glorious tree,
As Thou hast promised, draw the world to Thee.

Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim,
Till all the world adore His sacred Name.

So shall our song of triumph ever be:
Praise to the Crucified for victory.

Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim,
Till all the world adore His sacred Name.