Jesus is at the fair. He likes the shooting gallery. Mobs are all around Him as He knocks down all those critters going back and forth. There is a great time being had.

Even in play, He is excellence. yet, purity and holiness are still His nature.

There are all kinds of snakes crawling around the fair. Yet, this phases the LORD not. For, even when He is about to speak or do something, even the snakes stop to watch and listen. Everything is under His dominion.

Every knee will bow and every tongue confess…

There is no need to be concerned with the distractions of the enemy. They try to steal you of your destiny and take the joy out of life.

But, I say to you, “enjoy those around you right where you are.”

All are fair game to Him.

I see a deer running and leaping through the woods. He is hunted by three men. It’s Elmer Fudd, Brutus and Richard Nixon.

Every time the deer looks back, fear comes across his face. But, as he moves forward, his leaps take increasing ground. He runs until, at last, he reaches a pond by a waterfall where he lies down.

The hunters reach him there but are unable to shoot for the light reflecting off of the pond blinds them. The sounds of the rushing waters make it too loud to talk. The hunters simply turn around and walk back to where they came from.

There are many things in our past that we think want to come back and hunt us down. Most of that stuff needs to be let go. Forgiveness has already occurred. Those that still need to be dealt with in the natural should be dealt with. Make the call. Send the note. Have that lunch. For, the window is closing.

“I shall rise upon you in great glory, and when I make you free, you are free indeed. Do not let fear or your enemies keep you from moving into all that I have purposed for you.”

John 8:36
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

I see a lot of bulldozers. They are all moving forward, but no one is driving. Jesus had gotten out of the seats a long while back and desired to turn the keys over to the saints. But, the saints are not driving. They are gathered around the campfire exchanging “God is my copilot” stickers for their hardhats and singing and having a big time just lounging around.

The bulldozers kept going, however. They wandered aimlessly until they all came to a big cliff and just drove right on over the edge to the bottom below and accumulated in a big, broken pile.

The LORD has placed calls on many lives and is getting ready to turn the keys over for the forerunners to clear the pathways. It is coming, and soon is. We must answer the call and obey what He tells us.

Romans 10:14-15

¹⁴How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher?

¹⁵How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!”

The LORD says, “I shall pour fourth knowledge. For My people perish for the lack of it, and they are captive because there is lack. Bondage is no more. Bondage is no more. And, I shall bring forth a heart of humility – one that carries knowledge without puffing up. It is time that My people take their places. It is time. My Spirit shall be poured forth, and no longer will you be called disgrace. You will no longer be rejected.”

1. Isaiah 5:13
   Therefore My people go into exile for their lack of knowledge; And their honorable men are famished, And their multitude is parched with thirst.
   
   
2. Hosea 4:6
   My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge Because you have rejected knowledge,I also will reject you from being My priest Since you have forgotten the law of your God,I also will forget your children.

I see Jesus riding a big wheel through the Hispanic part of town. The wheels have those chrome thingies on them that keep spinning even when the wheels are stopped.

The LORD has on a red bandanna on and winks and smiles at you as you stare at Him. It is some kind of spectacle. He even has a tattoo of Himself on His forearm.

And, God says, “I am making a spectacle of the ways of man. Become like a child to enter the Kingdom. I am invading the lands and all peoples – even those that would bring offense to you. My son came to everyone, not just you. Humble yourself. My love is for all. Now, go out into all nations and make disciples.”

I see oil rigs in Texas. There are one, then three or four and then a bunch – too many to count. Oil comes up from the ground. It pools up.

Knee high!

You can walk in the oil.

It comes up neck deep!

You can swim in the oil.

It is summer as this happens. There is an outpouring coming. The oil will flow without measure. God is pouring out His Spirit. Texas will be instrumental in the release.

Joel 2:28-29 (New American Standard Bible)

The Promise of the Spirit

²⁸“It will come about after this
That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind;
And your sons and daughters will prophesy,
Your old men will dream dreams,
Your young men will see visions.
²⁹“Even on the male and female servants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

Yup, it would be repulsive to walk down the street and see some woman breast feeding her teenager. You have to figure that by that age, the kid is ready for a meal.

But, many in today’s church are still attached to the breast, and we are OK with that.

LORD permitting, it is time for us to mature into our identity in Christ and for us to switch from milk to meat. For, the LORD is pouring out His Spirit on all mankind, and soon we will be shepherding a whole bunch of new believers. And, babies who teach babies make more babies. Some of us shall see a quickening into maturity to help lead the charge and grow up generals.

Hebrews 6

¹ Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, ² of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

I see the raging sea at night. Three lifeboats are filled with people. Their sailboat yacht has long gone down.

The serpent raises his scales and tail out of the top of the water, but his head stays just below the surface. For, he will not attack yet.

The LORD is there with His butcher’s apron on, and He whistles while He is sharpening His meat cleaver. He checks the edge. One eye is on the people.

Suddenly, the serpent rises up out of the water with a great roar and rush. They people are panic stricken and are flipped out of their lifeboats and into the water. Chaos is ready to let loose. But, God is not shaken. Before anything else can happen, the cleaver cuts through the night sky and lops off the head of the dragon.

Surely, there are trials, and surely there are seasons. But, the LORD will not give you more than you can handle. He guards you day and night. No matter how dark the darkness is. No matter how big the storm is. No matter how much of your life has seem to have sunk. It is the LORD who watches over you. He is your banner.

Exodus 17:8-15
8 The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.  9 Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hands.” 10 So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and
Hur went to the top of the hill. 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. 12 When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up-one on one side, one on the other-so that his hands remained steady till sunset. 13 So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword. 14 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” 15 Moses built an altar and called it The LORD is my Banner.

The LORD would say, “many of you are trying too hard. You have yourselves pointed in the opposite direction of where I am taking you. It is indeed hard to kick against the goads. Turn your board around and ride the wave of My Spirit. For, you paddle day and night against all that I am doing in your life. Let Me guide you. Trust in My goodness. Trust in Me. For, I am taking you on the ride of your life.”

Romans 8:28

²⁸And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

If those who are called by My Name…

As ambassadors, we must fully represent our King here on earth – to all peoples, believers and unbelievers alike. We are called by His Name. That is quite a responsibility.

I see the bulldozer clearing the path. It moves through the forrest and knocks down the trees. Areas where it was once very dense and hard to break through are now easily accessible.

The LORD has made you a bulldozer. You break bring great breakthrough. But, on the side of your plow, is a big heart. He calls you to love and to bring the truth; clear the way. But, bring the truth in love so that change will occur.

Love brings change because love kills fear, and people dont change when they fear. Fear keeps people rooted in their junk. Dont just war people into change, dont just plow. But, love.

Love never fails.