I see Jesus operating a crane with a wrecking ball attached to it. 
He is tearing down an old building. He smiles. He whistles.
Heard: “The old structures of man are being torn down.”
I see flowers and sunshine and hope coming up where the old building was.
God’s structures are rising up.
I see a house from the front. It looks to be a one-room house, but immediately, it is turned to the side. And, I see that it goes on forever. There are many, many rooms.
And, I see bars on the windows, and children looking out with sadness in their eyes.
But, the snow falls and joy comes to their hearts. They get to go outside and play. They build snowmen and mess all around in the snow. There is great rejoicing.
The LORD would say that when He comes to His children, right where they are, there is gladness. No captives will stay that way. Jesus is setting the captives free.
Those that see what God is doing, through the eyes of a child, will indeed find joy in the times when they believe that they are held to their circumstances.
There are three levels to dealing with people who bring an offense:
1) You respond out of the flesh seeking to harm the individual and pay them back for what they did. There is no forgiveness.
2) You go the LORD and say, “God that person wronged me. Take care of it.” Now, this one is hard because it requires some level of forgiveness and trust and waiting on the LORD. “Vengeance is mine, saith the LORD” would be a good proverb to land on. Vindication comes from the LORD, and the posture of your heart is towards seeing justice being served and not being the executor of justice. Your judgment is true, which then means that when you go to God, satan has legal right to move about that person’s life because the wages of sin is death. Sin separates man and God. When God draws back in an area because a person claims to be king there, satan’s opportunistic attack can and often does show up. And, technically, it’s all legal. satan is the accuser of the brethren, right?
3) Then there is mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. And, this requires forgiveness from the heart. You no longer wish that judgment would be laid on the person. You wish for the person to be healed and know the Truth so that that action would not start in the first place. You see the spiritual war going on in their lives. You see the stronghold that brings about ungodly behavior. You see the transgression and overlook it because that’s what wisdom and love does.
You go before God and say, “LORD, this person has wronged me, and it hurt me. Please take away my pain. But, God forgive them and look beyond their sin. Credit nothing to them, LORD. Bless them, and heal them. Have mercy on them, LORD. Do not bring judgment before them and let no harm be done to them.” This is love and intercession and what Jesus does for all of us all of the time. He is our 24/7 intercessor. And, we need it.
What does mercy look like in your life right now? Who needs love, and where can God triumph in someone’s life? On this day, 10 years ago, there were many people needing mercy – they still do. And, there are many who profess to know the LORD who want to see justice served, which is totally legal, even in the Kingdom. But, there is a better way.
Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
This is love.
Mercy triumphs over judgment, indeed. And, those who give mercy will find mercy themselves.
I wonder how many of us are needing a little of that right about now…
555 had been following me for some time.
I checked out the usual suspects (Isaiah 5:5, Psalm 5:5 etc) but got nothing.
Then He said “555 means that I am coming with fire”. It was so clear I had no doubt, even though I did not understand.
Sometime later He said “5th book, 5th chapter, 5th verse”.
The people feared the Lord and stayed away from the fire. Moses feared the Lord and went in.
We love to claim Isaiah 11:2, the Spirit of wisdom, understanding, counsel, might and knowledge. But who wants the fear of the Lord? Who hungers for the fear of God? Who cultivates a longing for Holy fear?
But then read Is 11:3: “His delight was in the fear of the Lord”. Jesus singled out from all 7 manifestations of the Spirit of God, to take His pleasure in the fear of God.
Fire is not a symbol of God, Fire is not an icon or a catchy song. God Is A Fire! To step into God is to be consumed. God is an infinite expanse of fire, He is division by zero. When we see the power of God, it is easy to start to think that we can define Him. We don’t name God, God names us. The fear of the Lord is not the rules of men (Is 29:13). To fear the Lord is to be fully immersed in His being, in His fire. In this renewal movement, we love to throw around the word fire, but have we stepped willingly onto the mountain of God and thrown out every reservation about experiencing His being? I don’t know what is in the fire, but I want all in. Do you want to tremble in the manifest Presence of God? Do you long to shake in Holy fear? Do want His heart, His ways, His thoughts, His friendship on terms that you cannot control? I don’t know about you, but I am blessed and His blessing is not enough. It does not satisfy me.
Fire of God possess our hearts, possess the high places in our hearts. Anoint us with the fear of the Lord! Come with fire, we want to be arrested in the anointing of the fear of God. Fill our hearts, our eyes, our hands, our minds with the terror of God. May the dread of God be a fragrance that surrounds our lives. May You possess this city in the fear of the Lord. We thank you for Your hand, but we are not satisfied! We love the gentle wind, and the rain, but it is not enough! We want You Yourself. We want to see the face of God, we who have already died. If Moses saw your back, what are we, who are redeemed, allowed to see? I want to know what it is like to be immobilized in the Your Holy Presence, to have no place to hide. God come expose our hiding places. We have tried to hedge our righteousness and hide our failures. Come with fire, and possess them all! Burn it all!
May You be blessed with the blessing of His face,
Nathan Brown
I see oil bubbling up from the ground. A dude tries to put a well or cap or something on it to channel and get control of it.
But, several more well simply pop up in other areas. It’s like every time that you try to contain one spot, 10 more just like it rise up.
God is pouring out His Spirit. No man will contain it nor will the religious. Even the rocks cry out.
I see the sun rise with a rainbow above it. The promises of God are coming back up – with the new day.
The Son is rising.
We got back from shooting yesterday. It was an awesome thing. Jack is so great. I just love that boy.
He’s quite a shooter too. I pray God that poverty be broken off of him. I pray that he knows the richness and abundance of the Kingdom of God. I pray that all lies be broken. I pray that truth prevail. I ask that You fill him with the knowledge of Your will. And, I speak destiny to him. He will do what he was created to do. I decree it.
When I got home, I felt sick. My head really hurt. And, I felt nauseas. It’s a bad spirit. I went to bed at 6:30pm and slept till 5:00am. When I woke up this morning, I felt much better. But, my ankles hurt. Then, I figured it out – my ankles havent hurt in a week. I only ran once in IL. My ankles never hurt out there even after I just got there. I didnt even think about it. But, as soon as I got back, they hurt. No shackles on me.
That is a spirit. There is oppression here. It must stop. I have authority. Jesus gave it to me. Devil, go!
I am seeking the LORD on Colorado. Do I just go get the job? I told Laura this am that I am going to do whatever He wants – no matter what.
If I have to stay here, i will. If I have to go there alone, I will. God’s will be done for me and my house. We WILL serve the LORD. No devil will stop us nor can he.
Praise the LORD. My soul blesses God.
Sometimes, we can perceive that our spouse’s behavior is not right. It may not be right, but it also may not be sin. Nor may it be their own doing.
We have to be real careful to seek the LORD when our spouse is not in alignment. It is possible that they are listening to their own souls, the devil or the flesh of others. And, it may be that God has allowed that to happen to bring about change in circumstance or you or both.
Look at Matt 1
Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son
18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).
24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25 But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
God was bringing about the birth of our Savior. And, Joseph was a righteous man. So much so that he had figured out a way to cover his wife’s sin gracefully. He saw that her actions (getting pregnant) required action on his part. But, love was covering her up.
And, God showed him that it was He who was at work – not his wife with some other dude.
It would be an easy moment for the devil to accuse Mary before Joseph and for Joseph to take hold and start speaking out against his wife. This would further give the devil what he needs to go before God in accusation. The devil is a liar and accuses the brethren.
Love covers.
Love believes the best from our spouses – no matter how things appear to be.
And, not everything that seems wrong is wrong. Make sure to keep a pure heart before God and not accuse or curse your spouse. It’s all the devil needs to start messing up a good or even, God thing.
I see me standing on a water tower that comes out of the ocean. I have a pick and am trying to create a hole in the top.
A great wind rises up from behind me and lifts me up. It takes me up to the heavens. I can see the ocean, and lots of water towers. All over, people like me are trying to dig and tap into the water. Life is to come forth. Ocean water wont sustain life.
We tap the water that brings forth life.
I am given a map. This map shows how all of the towers connect. I am also given a key. This key allows us to turn the valve so that the water will be poured out in measure rather than some hole punched in the vessel.
The vessel must remain.
Thirst is rising up. Salt is to flavor, but it cannot give life. It can purify and keep the dead from decay, but living water is required to sustain life.
Let those who bring forth life rise up.
I see Jesus on a rocket. It is preparing for liftoff, and fire comes from beneath it. There is a rumbling and a shaking.
He is dressed as a cowboy with His 10-gallon hat waiving in the air. This aint no bronco. But, He is overjoyed at the ride. Jesus is coming in a flash, and His glory will be seen from all over by everyone.
We are about to take off on a wild ride. The shaking and rumbling and fire is just Him getting ready to blast off. Dont fear, and do not retreat back. We are on the launchpad, and we have been prepared. It is time to take off.
May we meet on the Mountain of God
Isaiah 2:2
Now it will come about that
In the last days
The mountain of the house of the LORD
Will be established as the chief of the mountains
And will be raised above the hills;
And all the nations will stream to it.
So then, what are Free Radikals? In chemistry, radicals (often referred to as free radicals) are atomic or molecular species with unpaired electrons on an otherwise open shell configuration. These unpaired electrons are usually highly reactive, so radicals are likely to take part in chemical reactions. Radicals play an important role in combustion, atmospheric chemistry, polymerization, plasma chemistry, biochemistry, and many other chemical processes, including human physiology.
In the Spirit, Free Radicals (or Radikals) are individuals who are open to what the Spirit brings, be it another person, a new idea, or fresh revelation in the Word. Similar to the chemical radicals, these Radikals are highly reactive and likely to play a role in affecting change for The Kingdom.
In the natural, we are just a bunch of folks sold out for Jesus. We seek Him in all things and want the world to know how awesome His love is. We love people and want to carry the fire of heaven to the masses. It is contagious. It is impossible for it not to be.
We are into bringing the Kingdom of God. You won’t find institution or religion. We are simply about Jesus. Jesus is King, and the Kingdom of God is at hand. Come find out just how much He really does love you – in a radikal way.
