Saturday, January 29, 2011

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Winrose: An Impressive Young Lady with a Bright Future 

WinroseI will never forget the day I first met Winrose. She was only 10 years old, and small for her age. We were attending a meeting in a small village in the Philippines on a steamy Sunday afternoon. Even though so young and small, Winrose was an obvious leader on the praise and worship and dance team. Others in the group, even though older, watched her and did what she did. There was a presence about her that set her apart.
 
When I asked her pastor about her, he told me she was from a very poor family. Still in elementary school, she would go to her neighbors and ask if she could do their laundry so she could pay her school expenses. She was determined to go to school but when she finished elementary school, the cost would increase to the point that it would be very hard for her. An older sister had already quit school because of the lack of finances. My prayer was, "Oh Lord make it possible for us to help this child."

God answered my prayer and we were able to help her.  She is now 13, sponsored and in eighth grade (they call it second year high school).  Here are excerpts from a letter she sent:

"I want to thank you for everything and support you give for me. This is really a great big help to my family and to me to reach my ambition to finish my study and to have a good future with the help and guidance of the Lord.

"We are 3 sisters and 2 brothers in my family. My father drives a 'push bike' (a bicycle that carries passengers).His income is not enough to send us to school.My older sister quit school to help my father. I also help the family by cleaning our home and washing clothes. Sometimes I wash the clothes of our neighbor to earn extra money and give the money to my mother to buy rice.
 
 
 "In the church I am a back up singer and once a week I lead praise and worship in our Sunday service. I also help in Sunday School, teaching Bible stories and songs and memory verses to the children. My pastor has also taught me to play the guitar.
I know life is short so I will use my life to please the Lord. God bless us all."

Winrose has so much potential. Without the help of a sponsor who has invested in her, she would not be able to reach that potential.  She has a destiny, a purpose for her life. She is not sure at this time if she wishes to be a teacher or a pastor. Whatever she does, God will use her because she loves Him above all else.  Those who have sponsored her will know they have had a big part in helping her fulfill God's plan for her life.

There are many more children and young people like Winrose who are not able to go to school or even to have enough to eat.  They just need a little help to make their dreams come true. You can help a child know someone cares for him or her, prays for them and you can help that child break the cycle of poverty into which he or she was born.  To sponsor a child is only $30 a month and it changes a life.  To begin sponsoring a child, go to Sponsor A Child. 
 

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Your investment in the life of a child will make an eternal difference for that child.  Would you like to help a child overcome severe poverty and fulfill their dreams?  To sponsor a child is $30 a month or $360 for the year.  Whether God leads you to sponsor one child or several children, there are children waiting for your response.  If you are interested, go to Sponsor A Child.

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Friday, January 28, 2011

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/28/11

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/28/11:
How beautiful it is for you to share your heart of faith with another. It is a glorious thing for you to build one another up in your most holy faith and to encourage each other through My Word. Your tenderness towards Me is precious is My sight, says the Lord, and I bless those who bless Me.
Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns!"


Thursday, January 27, 2011

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/27/11

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/27/11:
I hear your prayers for visitation and to see My glory, but in order for you to see My glory you must glorify Me in worship and praise. You must enter into My presence with thanksgiving and praise and not with a heart of discontentment or grumbling and complaining. My eyes search to and fro throughout the whole earth for a people who are spiritually of the House of David and who have a heart after My own heart, says the Lord.
Psalms 100:4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.


SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/26/11

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/26/11:
Watch for key opportunities to overcome in areas that have represented a lack of confidence and failure. Now is a time when you can break through to higher ground, but you must not give in to the doubt and fear that the enemy will tempt you with. Instead, you must completely rely on Me to give you wisdom and direction. Have faith in Me to show you the way, says the Lord.
Psalms 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.


Tuesday, January 25, 2011

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/25/11

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/25/11:
I have set you on a journey. I have a plan for your destiny. But, if you narrow your focus so that all you can see are the challenges along the way and the things that are going wrong, it will keep you from making spiritual progress. You cannot maintain a healthy life in the Spirit if you continue to get into self-focus or self-pity. Look up. Seek My face, says the Lord, and put your trust in Me.
Matthew 28:20b ... lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.


SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/124/11

THE TRUMPET by Bill Burns -- 1/24/11:
I say unto you, My people, if you will learn to develop the art of thanksgiving you will become a true worshiper. You'll become one who worships in truth and in spirit, says the Lord. For the Father is looking for such in these days, and I will have a people who praise Me, worship Me, and give the sacrifice of thanksgiving. I will again have a people who shout from the house tops that the Lord is good and His goodness is running throughout the land. For, in these days it must be that My people know Me, and they shall know Me in the power of their thanksgiving. It is written that I inhabit the praises of My people and I will do so and will become one with them in this the season of ongoing and continuing thanksgiving, says the Lord God.

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/124/11:
Trust Me for sufficiency. I am your Jehovah Jireh, your Provider, says the Lord. Do not be afraid when you see the world systems continue to fall short, for you are under My economy and not that of the world. I will bring you through tough times when you trust Me to do so without fear or doubt.
Genesis 22:14 And Abraham called the name of the place, The-LORD-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, "In the Mount of The LORD it shall be provided."



Sunday, January 23, 2011

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/19/11

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/19/11:
Beloved, I have gone before you to open avenues of opportunity necessary to fulfill your purpose on the next leg of your journey. The doors are opening for you even now, but you must be alert to the possibilities and be aware of the leading of My Spirit. This will be true in the small or seemingly insignificant things of life as well as the things that could bring broad, sweeping changes. Your part is to go with the flow keeping your focus on Me, says the Lord, as you maintain complete trust and faith in Me alone. I want you to be like clay, malleable and willing to yield to the pressure of My hand through your circumstances, for there are things that still need to be reworked, shaped, and transformed into My image as you progress.
Jeremiah 18:2 -6 "Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear My words." Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, making something at the wheel. And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make. Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying: "O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?" says the LORD. "Look, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!


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SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/20/11

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/20/11:
Hush. Be still and stop fretting. Worry will get you nowhere. If you will be quiet and rise up in the Spirit, I will give you peace and bring healing and restoration to your troubled soul. When you are in turmoil it is because you have lost focus, paying more attention to situations that concern you rather than trusting Me, says the Lord. For those who have asked to see My glory, you will not see My glory until you continually give Me honor in all things. My glory will be revealed to those who seek to glorify Me.
Psalms 131:2 Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.


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SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/21/11

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/21/11:
Stir yourself up in your most holy faith. Push back the darkness that tries to encroach and violate your boundaries and the rights of your covenant with Me, says the Lord. Refuse the attacks of the enemy, which are designed to bring you down in oppression and reproach. Let your light shine so that the darkness is dispelled and the devil has no place in you. Remember that I have given you authority and power to overcome.
Jude 20-21: But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.


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Keeping Sane in the Coming Storm by Christine Beadsworth

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Precious Saints,
Today I was drawn to this article which I first released in 2009. I sensed that perhaps there are many who just need a reminder that Jesus is with you in your boat. May you be blessed, strengthened and encouraged. The other shore is coming!
Christine

Keeping Sane in the Coming Storm

Recently, I was drawn to the following account:

Mar 4:35  And evening having come, He said to them on that day, Let us pass over to the other side. Mar 4:36  And when they had sent away the crowd, they took Him with them as He was in the boat. And there were also other little boats with Him. Mar 4:37  And there arose a windstorm, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was now full. Mar 4:38  And He was in the stern of the boat, asleep on a headrest. And they awakened Him and said to Him, Master, do You not care that we perish? Mar 4:39  And He awakened and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace! Be still! And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

There have been any sermons on subject of lack of faith around this story. However my eyes were opened to see that this is  also a prophetic picture of the  scene that is about to unfold around the world. Just before this story begins, Jesus has been teaching on the kingdom of God and then the  day draws to a close and evening approaches. Jesus announces it is time for his disciples to cross over to the other side of the stretch of water.

We who live on planet earth have come to the end of an age as we know it and events are rapidly unfolding on the world stage to bring about a one world government and to lay the platform for the antichrist to be revealed. The end of one day has come and evening of the next  is fast approaching. Remember God's day begins at night ( in Genesis 1 it says that evening and morning were the first day) There is an approaching night; a time of darkness; a time when we will no longer be able to walk by natural light. We see the global financial crisis, the unleashing of the swine flu plague,the mounting tensions in the middle eastern region – it is getting darker and just as in the story in Mark 4, during the approaching darkness, something very significant happens. A separation occurs amongst those who are listening to the teachings of Jesus.

During the day both the crowd and His disciples have been absorbing His teachings on the kingdom of God. Then the mixed multitude are sent away and only the disciples are instructed by Jesus as to His intention for them. He says, “ come,let us go to the other side.” So we see that with the rapidly approaching darkness there occurs a SEPARATION between the  MIXED MULTITUDE and TRUE DISCIPLES. Jesus Himself said :

Luk 9:23   If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.

True disciples lay down their lives and their own plans, die to self and follow where He leads. The multitudes had heard the words of Jesus, experienced His miracles but had never surrendered fully to Him. At close of this day or age as we know it,those who are just part of the crowd will be sent away . Hear the words of Jesus on this subject:


Luk 13:24  Strive to enter in at the narrow gate. For I say to you, many will seek to enter in and shall not be able. Luk 13:25  And once the Master of the house has risen up and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us, and He shall answer and say to you, I do not know you; from where are you; Luk 13:26  then you shall begin to say, We ate and drank in Your presence, and You have taught in our streets. Luk 13:27  But He shall say, I tell you, I do not know you; from where you are. Depart from Me, all workers of unrighteousness!

In the time we are rapidly entering, it is not enough to have eaten and drunk in His presence or listened to His teachings. You must be a true disciple - otherwise you and Jesus are going to part ways! Paul speaks of a great falling away which occurs at the time when the man of sin is revealed (2 Thess 3). As darkness falls on the earth, the mixed multitude and Jesus part company and Jesus has instructions for his disciples only. Jesus has been teaching the crowd using parables but the portion of His disciples is explanation and revelation.

Mar 4:33  And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it. Mar 4:34  But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

In this narrative of the story, we are told 'when they had sent away the crowd, they took Him with them as He was in the boat'. The Greek word for 'take' means 'embrace'. Beloved, as His disciples, we have to EMBRACE  Jesus as He is – not as we would like Him to be. It is time to fully embrace the WHOLE Word, not just the portions we like! The Living Word,in His glorious entirety is coming with His disciples into the next season; the season of darkness when we need to walk by faith and not by sight.

As the separation and falling away occurs, remember that Jesus has issued a decree over our lives.

LET US GO OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE!!

This may have sounded like a simple suggestion on His part but it is important to take note of what Jesus has said. Why? Because Jesus has foreknowledge of what lies ahead - He deliberately speaks a word outlining His express intention and purpose for all those who have taken up their crosses and followed Him. HIS WORD DOES NOT RETURN VOID. He declares the end from the beginning.
Why is this important?? Because the strength of the storm that is about to be unleashed on the earth is so great that there is a danger of His disciples losing sight of God's plans and heart toward them. Realize this - THE BOAT IS  GOING TO FILL WITH WATER! All signs in the natural may look like you are about to be wiped out BUT Jesus said we are going to the other side!!


 So there are some keys to sanity in the coming storm. Firstly. take Jesus into your boat. We are told in Mark 4, 'And there were also other little boats with Him'. We hear no more of those boats after the crossing. If Jesus is not in your boat,you are going down with the storm. You may be trying to imitate the movements of the true disciples,going through the motions, but unless you have embraced Jesus and taken up your cross,you are not going to make it in this coming tempest.

A little while ago, the Holy Spirit whispered to me, “DONT LIVE IN THE PAST OR IN THE FUTURE, LIVE IN THE MOMENT IN CHRIST”. I realized He was giving me a key to survival in a storm. Every storm we have ever faced has been a rehearsal and training time for the tempest of all tempests that is about to be unleashed. Just as an actor takes part in rehearsals and studies his script before the performance, so too, very crisis has been a time of training for the disciples of Jesus,equipping us with the necessary skills so that when the lights are dimmed and it is time to step out of the wings and take part in the opening night, we no longer have need of our written scripts. All we need will be written upon our hearts!

What do we, as human beings, USUALLY do when crisis hits us? We look back into the past and long for the days when all seemed peaceful. This is just like looking back at the shore, unmoving and safe in the past and wishing we had never stepped into the boat! Alternatively, we look at the opposite shore in the FUTURE and get overwhelmed by the distance we still have to go to safety. Consequently,REGRET AND FEAR overwhelm us!

Psa 16:11  You will show me the path of life: in your presence is fulness of joy; at your right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

The disciples were in His presence in that boat – yet they were terrified! Where was the joy they were supposed to experience in His presence? Just a couple of verses back in psalm 16 lies the key:

Psa 16:8  I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

What had the disciples set before them? Their focus was on the wind, the height of the waves, the distance to both shores and the amount of water in the boat!

KEY TO SANITY IN ANY STORM AND PARTICULARLY THE TEMPEST FROM HELL THAT IS ABOUT TO BE UNLEASHED IN THE HOUR OF TRIAL IS THIS: SET THE LORD BEFORE YOU ALWAYS, THEN YOU WILL NOT BE MOVED BY THE FEROCITY OF THE STORM!

DONT LIVE IN THE PAST OR IN THE FUTURE,LIVE IN THE MOMENT IN CHRIST,holding onto His Word over your life. Remember He said you are going over to the other side! HE WILL BRING TO PASS HIS PURPOSES FOR YOU AND SURELY COMPLETE THEM. HE WHO BEGAN A GOOD WORK IN YOU WILL BRING IT TO COMPLETION!

The third key to sanity in a storm is also something the Spirit whispered to me,” don't live before the clock face,live before My face!” We, as people, are so bound to the clock and when we are in a crisis, all we can think about is getting out of it. We think 'how long has this storm lasted,how many more days until its over??' Jesus says to us,” LIVE BEFORE MY FACE”.

Isa 26:3  You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You; because he trusts in You.

Fix your eyes on Jesus,the author and finisher of your faith -LOOK AT JESUS, COMPLETELY AT REST  in your boat. When God finished His creation,He rested. Rest is a sign of a finished work.

DURING THE TEMPEST,LIVE IN THE SETTLED KNOWLEDGE OF THE FINISHED WORKS OF CHRIST
 HE SAID ON THE CROSS 'IT IS FINISHED'. He has done everything that needs doing to transition you safely through the storm. He is issuing a command as it grows darker,'let us go to the other side' and those who are really His disciples will experience the manifestation of what He has spoken as they obey His instructions. He will keep you safe from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole earth if you have kept His word of patient endurance (Rev 3).The shaking is coming on the whole earth but He has promised to keep His faithful ones safe during this time.

Fourthly, the coming storm will reveal areas in your life that need dealing with, like unbelief and fear. You will come to the end of your own wisdom. God is going shake everything until what cannot be shaken remains. The only thing which cannot be shaken is the kingdom of God in you. Jesus Himself said this:

Luk 21:25  And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Luk 21:26  Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

The time of the storm and the darkness is the time you will abandon your own wisdom and cry out for the wisdom of God.

Psa 16:7  I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my HEART also instructs me in the night seasons.

Jesus deliberately issues an instruction that sends His disciples to a place of total dependence upon Him. There is no solid ground anywhere near them. He is their only place of refuge. Knowing the tempest is about to be unleashed He purposefully directs their path right into the center of a  terrible shaking! To our human thinking,it would have been sensible to wait out the storm on the shore. However, it is the purpose of God to transition His disciples to another location in Him. Their understanding of who Christ really is needs to be raised considerably. Our narrow mindsets of His character and ability will never sustain us during the dark night ahead. God is intending to demonstrate His awesome power and ability on behalf of His disciples right in the midst of the darkest storm hell can unleash.

The fifth key to sanity in the coming storm is to remember that THE MIDST OF THE TEMPEST AND STORM IS PLACE DISCIPLES SEE THE MIRACULOUS BEFORE THEIR OWN EYES - WORKING IN THEIR OWN SITUATIONS!  So do not doubt that you heard right about stepping off the shore or think you have missed God  because you find yourself being tossed about in a terrible storm. Know that this dark backdrop is the very scenario God is going to use to display His glory in your lives! IF HE IS IN YOUR BOAT, BE AT PEACE, IT WILL NOT SINK NO MATTER HOW FULL OF WATER IT GETS!! At the appointed time,He will arise and rebuke the stormy wind and bring you safely to your decreed destination in God.

So,in conclusion,the question we must ask ourselves is this- “Am I a disciple or part of the multitude who just eats and drinks in His presence?”  As the darkness approaches at a rapid pace and the last rays of the light of the old day wane, we must ensure that we are part of the company that enters the darkest part of the night with Jesus in our boat. There is no other safe way to make it through the appointed hour of trial.

Selah.

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

The Tablecloth by Pastor Rob Reid

Understand that things happen for a reason
 


The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned
to their first ministry, to reopen a church
in suburban Brooklyn , arrived in early October
excited about their opportunities. When they saw
their church, it was very run down and needed
much work. They set a goal to have everything
done in time to have their first service
on Christmas Eve.

They worked hard, repairing pews, plastering walls,
painting, etc, and on December 18 
were ahead of schedule and just about finished.  


On December 19 a terrible tempest - a driving
rainstorm hit the area and lasted for two days.  


On the 21st, the pastor went over to the church.
His heart sank when he saw that the roof had
leaked, causing a large area of plaster about
20 feet by 8 feet to fall off the front wall   
of the sanctuary just behind the pulpit,
beginning about head high.


The pastor cleaned up the mess on the floor,
and not knowing what else to do but postpone
the Christmas Eve service, headed home.
On the way he noticed that a local business was  
having a flea market type sale for charity, so he  
stopped in. One of the items was a beautiful,  
handmade, ivory colored, crocheted tablecloth  
with exquisite work, fine colors and a Cross
embroidered right in the center. It was just
the right size to cover the hole in the front  
wall. He bought it and headed back to the church.  

B  y this time it had started to snow. An older
woman running from the opposite direction was
trying to catch the bus. She missed it. The pastor
invited her to wait in the warm church for
the next bus 45 minutes later.

She sat in a pew and paid no attention to the pastor
while he got a ladder, hangers, etc., to put
up the tablecloth as a wall tapestry. The pastor
could hardly believe how beautiful it looked and
it covered up the entire problem area.

Then he noticed the woman walking down the center
aisle. Her face was like a sheet. "Pastor,"
she asked, "where did you get that tablecloth?"
The pastor explained. The woman asked him to check
the lower right corner to see if the initials, EBG were crocheted into
it there. They were. These were the initials of the woman, and she had
made this tablecloth 35 years before, in Austria .

The woman could hardly believe it as the pastor
told how he had just gotten "The Tablecloth". The
woman explained that before the war she and
her husband were well-to-do people in Austria .

When the Nazis came, she was forced to leave.
Her husband was going to follow her the next week.
He was captured, sent to prison and never saw her
husband or her home again.

The pastor wanted to give her the tablecloth;
but she made the pastor keep it for the church.
The pastor insisted on driving her home. That
was the least he could do. She lived on the other
side of Staten Island and was only in Brooklyn
for the day for a housecleaning job.

What a wonderful service they had on Christmas 
Eve. The church was almost full. The music and the  
spirit were great. At the end of the service, the  
pastor and his wife greeted everyone at the door  
and many said that they would return.

One older man, whom the pastor recognized
from the neighborhood continued to sit in one of the  
pews and stare, and the pastor wondered why he  
wasn't leaving.

The man asked him where he got the tablecloth on
the front wall because it was identical to one
that his wife had made years ago when
they lived in Austria before the war and how
could there be two tablecloths so much alike?

He told the pastor how the Nazis came, how he
forced his wife to flee for her safety and he was
supposed to follow her, but he was arrested and
put in a prison.  He never saw his wife or his home
again all the 35 years between.

The pastor asked him if he would allow him to
take him for a little ride. They drove to Staten
Island and to the same house where the pastor  
had taken the woman three days earlier.

He helped the man climb the three flights of
stairs to the woman's apartment, knocked on
the door and he saw the greatest Christmas
reunion he could ever imagine.

True Story - submitted by Pastor Rob Reid
who says God does work in mysterious ways.
I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed for  
you today, to guide you and protect you as you go
along your way. His love is always with you. His  
promises are true, and when we give Him all our
cares we know He will see us through.

So when the road you're traveling seems
difficult at best, just remember I'm here
praying and God will do the rest. Pass this on
to those you want God to bless and remember
to send it back to the one who asked God to bless
you first.

When there is nothing left but God, that is when
you find out that God is all you need

F
ather,  God, bless all my friends and family in what 
ever it is that You know they may be needing this
day! May their lives be full of Your peace,
prosperity and power as they seek to have a

closer relationship with You. Amen. 

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/18/11

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/18/11:
In a vision I saw the women of ancient Israel keeping watch as they waited expectantly for their warriors to come home. They were not worried that their men would not return victorious. Instead, they were excited about receiving the spoils of war. Then, over the rise the horsemen came into view. They weren't running home as victims; they we're marching home with dignity, their standard held high. They had engaged the enemy, the battle was arduous, but the victory was sweet. I asked the Lord about the vision, and He showed me that the warriors represent the spirit, and the women represent the soul or flesh. When we engage in spiritual warfare, we never have to fear losing the battle, and our soul should wait expectantly for the spoils of war -- deliverance and blessing.
Psalm 42:5 Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance.


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Monday, January 17, 2011

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/17/11

THE TRUMPET by Bill Burns -- 1/17/11:
Rise up in to battle, My beloved, for victory is assured.  It has been declared that My word will not return void.  I have given you power to defeat the enemy of your soul, the one who accuses you, taunts you, and lies to you.  He will be defeated, so take hold.  But do more than that; rise up and ride on the wind of My Spirit and ride upon the power of My word.  Rise up and allow the victory that is about to unfold, to become yours by faith.  Call forth those things which you cannot yet see.  Do so by faith and declare the victory for surely it shall come unto you, says the Lord Most High.

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 1/17/11:
Even though your life seems to be transitional, begin to think of the steps you take as foundational. Don't think that your thoughts, words, and actions are unimportant. What you do now will actually frame and give meaning to your future. Give thought and consider carefully what is happening in you and around you and respond according to the leading of My Spirit, says the Lord.
Deuteronomy 11:24a Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours.


Saturday, January 15, 2011

Prophecy by Bill Burns - January 2011


Prophecy by Bill Burns - January 2011:
Twenty-eleven will bring periods of divine visitation. If I were trying to be poetic, I would say, "Heaven in Eleven." This would mean that Heaven's glory will be the sign of these visitations from on high. The Lord in His glory will visit His people in 2011:
Small Straws in a Soft Wind by Marsha Burns: "You have both heard and seen the opening of My glory statement. I am in charge; not flesh and blood. I Myself will lead you into the next move of My Spirit. It won't be engineered by your own good ideas or sense of religiosity, nor will it be patterned after any other move. You will not only see My glory, but you will experience My glory in every aspect of your life and being. Yours is only to yield and let Me take you into the realms of glory," says the Lord.
As stated, this visitation and the glory that comes with it will not be controlled by men. It shall be as it is written:
1 Kings 8:10-11 And it came to pass, when the priests came out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
Our part in this visitation must be the same as that which David spoke of:
Psalm 26:6-8 I will wash my hands in innocence; so I will go about Your altar, O LORD, that I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all Your wondrous works. LORD, I have loved the habitation of Your house, and the place where Your glory dwells.
The purpose of this visitation is to bring God's people into His glory and, thereby, establish Kingdom reality (the atmosphere of Heaven).
Our desire in this season should be like the desire that Moses had when he said in Exodus 33:18: "Please, show me Your glory."
And God said in Exodus 33:19: "I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."
I prophetically spoke of God's goodness in The Trumpet on December 27, 2010:
"Come and see, in the season that is before you, the goodness of the Lord in the land of those who are living by faith; who are trusting Me; who choose to walk in Spirit. I encourage you to allow yourself to be driven by the wind of My Spirit and to be carried by the water of My Spirit. My blessings will not be withheld in this coming year, which shall be a year of blessing to those who have been faithful. So, My faithful ones, get ready for the manifestation of multiplied blessings. Even though the world itself will be in disarray, even though the economic conditions of this world are not good, you will live within the confines of My blessings. Lift up your heads and let your worship ascend," says the Lord God Almighty.
The glory of God will bring His blessings:
The Trumpet, December 13, 2010: "Have you not read that I am the Lord of Glory? I am the King of Glory! My glory I share with no other because it originates with Me, but that glory that I am speaking of I will bring upon you. If you will walk with Me in the place of My glory, the path that is before you, which is already been set ablaze for your journey. My call to you today is come and walk in the glory. Come and abide in the glory, for all things are manifest in My glory. Every promise is received in My glory. Again, I say, come. Come and receive. Come and participate," says the Lord.
The glory of God will bring forth the sons of His glory.<p> Romans 8:18-19 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.
And the sons abiding in His glory will become the glorious Church.
Ephesians 5:27 ...that He might present her to Himself a glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
The Prophetic Book of Numbers
God has used and still uses numbers to communicate with His people. The numbers He uses are prophetic. The book of Revelation is the book of sevens. Seven is God's number of spiritual perfection and completion.
The number of the first-born is found in Numbers 3:46: "And for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who are more than the number of the Levites."
In the book of Acts we find 120 in the Upper Room who were the firstborn priests of grace. In John chapter 21, the 153 fish caught, was a symbol of all Christians whose inheritance is that of the firstborn. One hundred, twenty plus 153 equals the 273 firstborn found in Numbers 3:46.
And, 2 Chronicles 5:12-13 tells us that 120 priests were blowing the trumpet and then the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.
I have said all of this to confirm the fact that God uses numbers to reveal Himself and to confirm His works.
The Psalm for 2011 is Psalm 65 (6 + 5 = 11).
Psalm 65:9-11 You visit the earth and water it, You greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; You provide their grain, for so You have prepared it. You water its ridges abundantly, You settle its furrows; You make it soft with showers, You bless its growth. You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance.
This Psalm is a promise of visitation, the glory and anointing of God's river, provision, spiritual growth and His goodness this year. He will crown this year as a year of abundance.
Let this word be ours to embrace and receive His goodness.
The Number Four
We are prophetically living in the fourth watch of the Church Age, and it is a time of visitation when Jesus comes, walking on the waves to His people.
Matthew 14:25 Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.
And, in this fourth watch His glory will come:
Ezekiel 44:4 Also He brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple; so I looked, and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD; and I fell on my face.
Also, the number four represents an open door in Heaven:
Revelation 4:1-2 After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in Heaven. And the first voice, which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, "Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this." Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in Heaven, and One sat on the throne.
The Vision
The Trumpet, November 9, 2010: I see seven doors opening in the heavenlies. And the Lord is saying, "Come up here; the doors are opening. Spiritual perfection will flow from these doors to My people. The Spirit of wisdom and revelation will come forth in floods of glory from these places in the heavenlies. Christian life is no more to be normal," says the Lord. "You are to become supernatural as you were meant to be." Flow, river, flow upon Your people, and let that golden oil run forth and bring Your power and tangible presence alive among Your people. Amen.
When I first saw this vision, I only knew that one of the doors related to wisdom. I have since seen the names of the seven doors, which are gifts of the Holy Spirit.
1. The Word of Wisdom, which brings revelation (1 Corinthians 12:7-10).
2. The Word of Knowledge, which gives understanding.
3. The Gift of Faith, which gives us the faith that Jesus had (Galatians 2:20, KJV).
4. Gifts of Healings, which the Body of Christ must have.
5. The Working of Miracles are especially necessary in these last days.
6. Prophecy, so that God's voice may be heard.
2 Samuel 22:10-14 He bowed the heavens also, and came down with darkness under His feet. He rode upon a cherub, and flew; and He was seen upon the wings of the wind. He made darkness canopies around Him, dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. From the brightness before Him coals of fire were kindled. The LORD thundered from Heaven, and the Most High uttered His voice.
7. Discerning of Spirits so that the Church can know which spirits are working against it.
Ephesians 6:10-12 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Greater Access to the Gifts and Power of the Spirit Will Come in 2011
The key of David is required to open these doors:
Revelation 3:7-8 And to the angel of the Church in Philadelphia write, "These things says He who is holy, He who is true, 'He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens': I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name."
Jesus has the key of David and opens these doors for us when we become those who worship in spirit and in truth like David did.
John 4:23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.
Worship in Spirit
1 Corinthians 14:15 What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding.
I will pray and sing with the spiritual gift of tongues, the eighth gift of the Spirit, and I will be given interpretation of my songs and prayers, which is the ninth gift of the Spirit.
Heaven's songs will be played by today's psalmists, and we shall interpret the meanings of those songs - this is the key of David that will open the seven doors that we can then enter into.
Worship will position us to go through these seven doors as the Spirit of God wills, and He will bring us through the door of whatever gift is needed at the time. A fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit will help this process of accessing Heaven's doors.
The Upper Room
Again, the number eleven comes into play for our understanding regarding the Upper Room and the fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit that the Church needs. Eleven apostles entered the Upper Room (Acts 1:13).
In the year 2011 the same power that the apostles demonstrated in the book of Acts will come upon God's people. A fresh baptism that produces the gifts of the Holy Spirit is necessary. As a Church, we will be redefined by this fresh baptism of apostolic power so we can become one with Jesus in His works.
John 14:11-14 "Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves. Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it."
This baptism will bring about a great transition from the Church Age into the Kingdom Age.
The Equipping Continues
In 2008 the Lord told me that the years 2009, 2010, and 2011 would be years in which He would equip His people to live in the power of His divine government of 2012.
The Body of Christ has been afflicted in 2009 and 2010 because equipping takes place in adversity. But, because of the fresh baptism of apostolic power that is available to us, we will begin to rejoice in our victories over the adversity. Satan is not going to be happy about the favor of God that is coming upon the Church in 2011.
In early December, for about a week, I kept hearing in my spirit the term "slumdog millionaire." All I knew about this phrase was that it is the title of a movie which I had not seen, and that it is a rags-to-riches story. I announced this to the congregation on a Sunday, and one of the dear ladies at our church told me that in the storyline it came out that the young man was equipped to be a winner by the adversity found in his life's circumstances.
I believe God wants us to know that He has been with us through our many trials and we have been equipped to win. We are strong in the Lord and in the power of His might!
Jesus taught (equipped) His disciples for roughly three years and then He empowered them for service on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4). So, in like manner, we are also being equipped so that we can be empowered. His glory in this year will both equip and empower us. Even so, Lord Jesus, come and do your work in us.
God's Economy
Luke 21:25 tells us that one of the signs of the end of the age is the "distress of nations." The distress of all of the nations of the world right now is the economy. Banks and businesses are failing in record numbers. Unemployment will continue because of these failures. The credit debt is huge, and sooner or later the bubble will burst.
So, it is time for God's people to learn to live in God's economy. Position yourselves by faith to receive His blessings.
Final Thoughts
2011 is going to give us a wild ride, so fasten your spiritual seat belts and hang on. An earmark of this season will be acceleration; things will be moving fast. Opportunities will come and go very quickly, so be ready - instant in season.
Get out of debt and stay out of debt if at all possible. Trust in the Lord for your provision, and lean not on your own understanding. Fight the good fight of faith. Embrace the adversity and overcome it by the power of God's name.
And, I pray that you will indeed see God's goodness in 2011.
Psalm 27:13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.
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The Great Release
Prophecy by Marsha Burns - January 2011:<p> Twenty-eleven! The number 20 symbolizes expectation in this century, and eleven symbolizes disintegration and transition. The eleven faithful apostles after the disintegration were released to build the Church.
Twenty-eleven corresponds with the Hebrew year 5771: Israel was held in captivity 70 years and released in the 71st year.
In Hebrew, Ayin is the word for 70, which names the decade: Ayin means eye: to see, understand and obey. Ayin is described as having two eyes, representing the choice of good or evil; optimism or pessimism. Ayin can also mean fountain - the fountain of wisdom and the ability to perceive. This is the decade of enlightenment to the Church and prophetic insight.
Aleph in Hebrew is the word for 1, which names the year. Aleph is the symbol of the ox, which means strength and leadership. It represents the breath of God and the revelation of the mysteries of God through His leaders who have been sent to equip and prepare His people.
Aleph has two arms, one above and one below, connected in the middle by a hook, which represents humanity. The humanity that connects Heaven above to earth below is Christ. Expect heavenly reality to invade the earth in greater ways this year.
Genesis 46:27 And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt were two persons. All the persons of the house of Jacob who went to Egypt were seventy (who became captives).
Jeremiah 25:8-12 Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: "Because you have not heard My words, behold, I will send and take all the families of the north," says the LORD, "and Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land, against its inhabitants, and against these nations all around, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, a hissing, and perpetual desolations.
Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp. And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. Then it will come to pass, when seventy years are completed, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity," says the LORD; "and I will make it a perpetual desolation."
Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined for your people and for your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sins, to make reconciliation for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy.
We are now in the 71st year, which presumably represents the release from captivity and punishment.
We are Now in the Position to Rebuild
Nehemiah 1:1-3 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. It came to pass in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the citadel, that Hanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who had survived the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. And they said to me, "The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire."
This is somewhat reminiscent of the cleaning of our own spiritual foundation and the burning of the wood, hay and straw - or the works of the flesh.
2010 has been a year of change on every level as God has swept the foundation clean. Our good ideas for ministry and our American religious traditions have been challenged and found lacking. Our focus cannot be people, church growth, and finances; our focus must be God Himself and no other.
We are now in the position of Nehemiah to rebuild that which has been torn down. And, this time, we must build only as led by the Holy Spirit of God.
We can probably expect opposition such as Nehemiah experienced as he went forth by the mandate of God to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem and Ezra in rebuilding the Temple.
Nehemiah 2:17-20 Then I said to them, "You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach."
And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also of the king's words that he had spoken to me. So they said, "Let us rise up and build." Then they set their hands to this good work.
But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they laughed at us and despised us, and said, "What is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?"
So I answered them, and said to them, "The God of Heaven Himself will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build, but you have no heritage or right or memorial in Jerusalem."
Nehemiah 4:7-9, 16-17 Now it happened, when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being restored and the gaps were beginning to be closed, that they became very angry, and all of them conspired together to come and attack Jerusalem and create confusion. Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and because of them we set a watch against them day and night... So it was, from that time on, that half of my servants worked at construction, while the other half held the spears, the shields, the bows, and wore armor; and the leaders were behind all the house of Judah. Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked at construction, and with the other held a weapon.
We also, will watch for the enemy to stop the work and to create confusion. And we will pray to our God and be ready to fight against every attack.
Jeremiah 20:11 But the LORD is with me as a mighty, awesome One. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper. Their everlasting confusion will never be forgotten.
Words of Knowledge and Words of Wisdom from the Lord for 2011
I see in a vision the engine of an automobile that needs to be adjusted and tuned up so that it can run better. Expect to make some adjustments as you are being fine-tuned to fulfill your purpose in the overall scheme of things. Things that once sparked your interest will be replaced by that which better suits your level of spiritual maturity.
"As you continue to draw close to Me, you will see My creation from a new perspective. The sky will seem bluer and the grass greener, yet worldly interests and the satisfying of your flesh will become a secondary pursuit at best. And your knowledge of the written Word will combine with your experiences to produce fresh, life-producing revelation.
"Just when you think you've lost your edge, spiritual clarity will come forth like a picture coming into focus. You will be able to see and discern with greater depth and lucidity than ever. Expect to be more decisive with issues and concerns where you have been duplicitous. Instead you will be focused and more efficient."
I kept hearing in my spirit the term "quantum leap." You will broaden your spectral lines. This means that you will move beyond your normal limitations into a new realm of understanding and activity. You will no longer allow circumstances or people to hold you back or keep you from achieving your spiritual and natural potential.
"I have torn, but I will heal. What has seemed like destruction has only been a good house cleaning to remove from your life the things that were no longer relevant. You have been released from the things that have held you back or created spiritual stagnation, and you can now move forward with a greater sense of freedom.
"Do not concern yourself with thoughts of what you cannot do. Refuse to be a 'Jack in the Box' confined by old mindsets. Instead of focusing on your inabilities, let Me reveal your possibilities. I am with you to take you beyond your perceived restraints.
"I am taking you to new heights. You will be delighted in what you see, but you must wait for Me instead of striking out on your own in presumption. This will be a time when you will begin to know the difference between the leading of My Spirit and the impulse of your own soul. I will lead you in perfect timing if you will wait on Me and trust in Me," says the Lord.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.