Prophetic Vision
by
Moya Boardman

I feel like someone who has been dying of thirst & suddenly is given a drink of water. It tastes so incredible that I sip & savour each mouthful - but then it is taken away. There is such longing & searching.

Tonight God drew near to woo us, to pull us close to Himself. To allow Him to gaze on us tenderly & with passion. I saw what seemed like huge petals gently swirling round & dropping slowly down, each one softly draped over someone & God said He was covering us as He was our nearest kinsman. He was taking the burden from us, taking responsibility for us.

Where we thought everything in life had been taken from us & was dead to us He saw that we had followed Him. He said He had covered the past and that He was taking us into our (His & your) future.

There was such a sweetness of God, He was tenderly passionate with us, it started to become intoxicating but some were unaware, some uncomfortable and unconsciously maybe stepped back from yielding totally & just being in His presence. They could not yet stop & “be”.

He was gentle & said “This is not a first date” meaning - ”Don’t feel awkward”. I remember my first date, my first kiss; I thought “Well that’s nothing much” however….

In a very dark time of my life God started talking to me about intimacy & I said “The only intimacy that I know is physical, the powerful intimacy of sex. God I don’t want to mix my sexuality with intimacy with you”. He told me to hold that lightly and to go to the deepest feeling I’d know & then to go beneath that because as “the way of a man with a women” is a mystery & a picture of God & man so he was going to show me & help me to experience that spiritual intimacy. It is what truly satisfies. Lust is never satisfied but God’s love is always fulfilled & fulfilling.

Can you picture yourself face to face with Jesus, looking deeply into His eyes, can you see the love there can you let Him “kiss you with the kisses of His mouth” Have you ever been spiritually kissed? Sometimes our flesh does get in the way & we don’t want that but in pulling back we pull away from God. It is possible to separate the two - our fleshly response & our spirit’s rising to the one who made us. It is like learning to tune an instrument - you have to train yourself to hear - you thought you knew how but as you persist you are amazed at how many more sounds there are than you thought -  don’t give up, ask God to teach you. God first & foremost made us for connection with Him - the world, the flesh & the devil try to steal that.

Cross the line you have not crossed before because it will bring life to you. Can you imagine being that close to Jesus & being sick? Being consumed by Him and being in pain? Actually if you are able to think about yourself than you haven’t got there yet.

In the natural when you are that close, yielded to each other you are totally unaware of anything else, what a beautiful picture of worship - how can anything else cross our minds when Jesus is so close you can feel His breath? When all that fills you is Him, how wonderful He is, how kind, gentle, funny, accepting - you forget everything else but Him. Wow - true worship A faint reflection of the love that consumes Him for us, for the world.

All over the world the opposite is happening, people use people to fill their needs, songs are sung to the idols of sex, money - mostly sex. The idol of self is raised up & people defiled. What if the world was filled with the “true worshippers” that the Father seeks?

How do you see what happens in a small hall in Radstock in God’s global plan? Do you see how significant what we do is - how pure worship, connection, intimacy has an effect in creation. We effect creation as it groans, we raise a light in a dark world, it joins with the other lights. God wants us to burn for Him.

Intimacy with God is like the axis of a wheel - get it in the right place & things run smoothly & you don’t have to work so hard. (rest in His peace) Take it out & you have a rough time. (Striving)

Prophetic Word
by
David Robinson

Folks, do pray for the USA. The “land of Freedom” and the “defender of democracy” has a constitution for a reason! Please pray it’s voice is heard over the confusion and assignment against it. The Lord has need of this great nation yet. It’s not over by a long shot!!! Regarding the Church there? To quote Ronald Raygun, (sorry couldn’t resist it, only joking) Ronald Regan “You ain’t seen nothing yet!”

This is not meant to be hype, in fact there’s a maturity coming to, and out of, the true US church, to go out to the world with a sober, brave and powerful heart, with the Gospel of Jesus. Armed, in Jesus name, only with God’s love and word in the Holy Spirit. A Berean discernment is offered to it too! It will need it! (Nb. Update 27/5/2010: A teaching in that very good practice of true, non-cynical discernment, will be imparted to their hearers too - in fact, encouraged!!! As they encounter faith in Jesus, by whoever will receive them, real Signs & Wonders will FOLLOW them. The Lord will back, HIS choice)

Dear America, have a spiritual tea party; throw over-board all lies, unbiblical traditions, false religions (regardless of their claims of pedigree) and secret societies. You have a light that is now kindling into a maturity you really haven’t seen in your history. May Jesus name be glorified! Represent Him well.

Prophetic Article
by
Daniel Chuter

God is looking for people who will worship Him.  Within our region in the UK, (Bath area), He longs to open the wells of true worship expressed in many forms such as art, drama, dance, singing.

But we are discouraged and often feel bitter… (Genesis 4:4) “and Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof.  And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering. But unto Cain and to his offering he had no respect. And Cain was very wroth and his countenance fell. And the Lord said unto Cain, why art thou wrath, and why is thy countenance fallen.  If thou do the right thing, shalt thou not be accepted? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shall rule over him”.

In the book of Hebrews we see a similar concept… (Hebrews 12:14) “Follow peace with all men and holiness without which no man will see the Lord. Looking diligently lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you and thereby many be defiled.”

So God seems to respect or honour what is offered under His parameters, which is the saving sacrifice of Jesus that was offered as a lamb in our place… that he died and shed his blood for our deliverance but much more he was raised unto new life that we may live a new life.  He offers this gift but wants our humility and brokenness.  His desire is to quench our deepest thirst… He knows our pain when no one else does… (John 4:11) “the well is deep” But like the woman at the well we know only He can help. (John 4:19) “Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet”.

He must be known as King and deserves our “everything”. (Revelation 4:10) “the four and twenty elders fell down before Him that sat on the throne, and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever and cast their crowns before the throne saying “Thou art worthy, O Lord to receive honour and power; for Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created”. But He came down into our darkness in the form of a servant and is with those who are humble. (Isaiah 57:15) “For thus says the High and Lofty One that inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy; I dwell in the High and Holy place with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones”.

The effect of what He offers can only be expressed in new and powerful forms, weapons in the hearts and mouths of an army that God is raising up in these days, who will not compromise or settle for the same that many of us have; having “been in the field” for too long! (Luke 15:28).

Prophetic Article
by
David Robinson

Having returned from Munich in Germany recently, it was fascinating to see how a sequence of unchallenged events created an environment that had someone like Adolf Hitler welcomed into power.

In the late nineteenth century King Ludwig II, was declared insane and then, according to suspicion, assassinated. Ludwig’s death allowed the establishment of an office of power known as the ‘Kaiser’. The Kaiser’s of course were the kingpins in Germany’s expanse into Europe in the early 20th Century.  They also led Germany into World War I.

The defeat of Germany led to a set of war reparations that crippled the nation, financially. This led to the environment that made someone like Adolf Hitler and the Nazis a welcome option; to make all the problems “go away”… but at the price of democracy and the individual in society.

There was also a lot of occult activity in Munich, in the 1920’s and on through World War II.

Riots seem to happen a lot in Greece lately. (Reminded also of Paul in Ephesus) There is great trouble brewing there, at the moment of writing this.

A little known fact is that in the capital, Athens, during September 2008, dozens of Greek pagans defied police presence and a thunderous downpour, to huddle near the Parthenon in Athens. They were holding a protest prayer for a museum being built at the foot of the sacred site.

The Greek Culture Ministry had forbade ceremonies of any sort at archaeological sites. But the pagan revivalists used a second century temple of Zeus in Athens to stage the first known ceremony of its kind in 1,600 years.

Athens-based group, called “Ellinais”, an acronym in Greek for “Sacred Society of Greek Ancient Religionists” was campaigning to revive the ancient religion.  The group defied Culture Ministry bans on holding prayers at several ancient temples. Then, about 200 people, by the leader’s estimate, prayed to Olympian ‘Athena’, patron of ancient Athens, to protect the 2,500-year-old site and spare the city “from harm”.

“Is it a coincidence that rain started falling when the ceremony started and ended at the same time as the ceremony? I think not,” said the groups leader at the time. Personally, I don’t think The Lord was giving them a complement, by sending a storm. Police made no effort to disrupt the 20-minute convocation. There was no consequence or action, from the Government Authorities.

Orthodox Christianity is the official religion of Greece. Christianity took hold in Greece in the 4th century. Roman Emperor Theodosius wiped out the last vestige of the Olympian gods when he abolished the Olympic Games in 394 A.D.

The Parthenon, built between 447-432 B.C. at the Acropolis as a temple to Athena, was converted into a Christian church in the 5th century A.D. It became a mosque after the Ottoman conquest of Athens in 1456 and is now a museum.

“This was the first prayer ceremony on the Acropolis since Parthenon was converted into a church,” the pagan group smugly said in 2008.

One month later, massive riots broke out across the capital, for over two solid weeks. The nation has financially gone downhill ever since then, to the point that the EU is currently bailing out the country from bankruptcy. To quote the Pagan group above, “is it a coincidence”?

Firstly, there is a consequence, when governments do not follow the ways of The Lord and allow the occult to prevail. (There’s a warning for us all)  Secondly, a spiritual and financial environment, such as this, was created in pre-war Germany. Therefore please pray for the nation and people of Greece on all levels. Lest it happens again.

Prophetic Article
by
David Robinson
(Forerunners U.K)

The Volcano that has erupted in Iceland over the last weeks is erupting again. The ash and dust has gone to the highest reaches of the sky, stopping aircraft at the very altitude they need to get to. They can’t fly under it either, it drops down on them. Fear of overheating engines, means that many flights in Europe are grounded for weeks. Buses, trains and ferries are jammed, due to the amount of people scrambling to get home.

The Volcano holds an interesting picture for us all. Biblically, Dust and Ashes are the ground on which people repented in. (i.e. repent in dust and ashes) The Ash from this volcano reached the highest levels.

God would call out for repentance, to return to Him, at the highest levels; from European leadership, to the corporate world and of course to the everyday person. Will we?

Prophetic Article
by
David Robinson

The Lord drew my eye to a report by Reuters today, which seems to have come in under the radar. Something to watch and pray as it develops… and it will develop as an issue!!!

Many firms in Wall Street’s financial district invest in things you can’t touch: currency futures, index options, credit derivatives and so on. Some have, so far, ploughed more than $1 billion into actual farmland, mostly in the United States. Investment Groups are currently wagering serious money, if not quite betting the farm, on corn, soybeans and other crops.

It is among many large and small private equity firms, hedge funds, asset managers and other investment groups hoping to harvest long-term profits from the soil.

In Wall Street terms, the heartland is “hot”. Increasingly, big-city investors emerging from a bruising economic downturn sparked by the collapse of esoteric financial products are putting money into Illinois corn fields, California cranberry bogs and Brazilian sugarcane. Overseas, African farms, as well as ones in Australia and Eastern Europe, have emerged as financial opportunities. Australia is favoured not just for the land but also for the vast amount of underground water stored in the Artesian Basin.  Water is too becoming a valuable world commodity.

One investor said “Interest has been growing; in the age of derivatives and evaporating valuations, farmland is Gold with a cash flow.”

Investment groups say that agriculture has seldom been more appealing.

The World Bank and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) cited the trend in a report in January, noting a “sharp increase” in agricultural investments the world over. Such private investment could offer “significant benefits to the sector — not to mention the human race — by helping modernize farming tools and techniques”, the agencies said.

….How nice and thoughtful of them, for a moment there, I thought they were manoeuvring themselves in a ruling position, in case ‘world food and water’ runs out!

Not everybody is thrilled by Wall Street’s “speculating”, however. Some critics address the implications of the trend, calling it a “modern-day land rush”. They worry in particular about what they label an unfair transfer of valuable land and water resources from the poor to the wealthy.

There really is nothing new under the sun, is there?

Investment groups counter that their dollars are key to transforming a diminishing amount of arable land around the world into high-yielding, efficient food factories. And they don’t see financial interest ebbing any time soon. “We want to go after the key factor in production — the land,” said one investor. “The end product is food, which is essential for human life.” …Human Life?, yes, I remember that… it’s the ultimate “commodity”.

Industry estimates put the assets of global farmland for investors at $15 billion in equity spread among about 40 different institutional players globally. But the amount is likely much larger if you take into account government-linked companies such as sovereign funds, individual entrepreneurs and wealthy families.

South America is a particular draw. Investors there are hoping for 20 percent-plus returns from Brazilian soybean and sugarcane fields, which are key suppliers of food, livestock feed and ethanol.

What’s driving the market there and elsewhere is staggering Chinese demand for soy products. With an abundant supply of arable land but still undercapitalized farmland in the region, investors hope to generate profits by modernizing equipment, improving farming practices and using better seeds and chemicals that will ultimately yield higher crop production.

Africa, the world’s poorest continent, is another hot spot as investments in infrastructure, fertilizer and equipment have long been lacking and are expected to make a big difference in productivity.

Worried about the need to feed a huge and booming population, Chinese interests are working in some African countries to help raise food and bio-fuel production. Water-poor Middle Eastern and Gulf nations are also looking to secure food supplies as the world population is forecast to rise from 6.9 billion to more than 9 billion by 2050 and experts fear that feeding so many people could prove difficult.

Unlike derivatives and other less tangible financial products, farms can arouse nationalistic passions. The moves in Africa in particular have engendered some criticism, with charges of neo-imperialism.

In a statement co-sponsored by more than 100 organizations from around the world, the organisation “GRAIN”, is calling for protection of community-oriented food and farming systems based on “local people’s control over land, water and biodiversity.”

A spokesman said “the investments in farmland by large investors undercuts small farmers who cannot compete to buy ever higher priced land, essentially putting investors in a position of profiting from hunger.”

GRAIN, along with the groups from Africa, Asia, Europe and elsewhere, said in a statement that the “current farmland grab… will undermine peoples’ self-determination, food sovereignty and survival as never before.” The groups said the “multi-functionality, and ecological, social and cultural values of land are being negated” as land is being re-valued on purely economic terms. Investors seem undeterred by the controversy.

“There has been reaction, yes. But I personally don’t believe we have a chance of feeding the world without large scale farming,” said Hunt Stookey, managing director of HighQuest Partners strategic consulting group. ” This sector has been underinvested for decades.” This is a fair point as the reality is, investment often has to happen, in order bring more investment; the bi-product of which can be better living standard for inhabitants.

The concern with all this, is, will the earth and it’s resources, end up in the hands of the few? Is this the potential beginning of a new global feudalism? The return of the mediaeval land lords? But with Squires, Surfs and Peasants having no choice but to serve the global “elite”?

The earth is The Lords, and everything on it is His. We all are His tenants and Stewards of His creation! Jesus Christ is our true Land Lord.

Lord, please help us. Please come back soon! Amen.

Prophetic Article
by
David Robinson

This weeks major oil spill, in the Gulf of Mexico from BP’s underwater drilling, has caused much consternation and anger in America. Yesterday President Obama rolled his sleeves up, to issue a statement that America will do all it can to reduce the environmental impact of this accident. He added, however, that BP (British Petroleum) will be getting the bill. A very resolute and robust response was needed, because the impact on the ecosystem in the Gulf of Mexico and it’s coastlines is likely to be terrible. Everyone is, quite rightly, concerned about this.

Would, however, the US President, or any world leader, be so vocal, proactive and personally involved, if what was bubbling up from under the sea was human blood? Many UK and US oil companies have done very well out of the removal of Saddam Hussein in Iraq… but the price… the terrible price. So much blood cries out from the ground to The Lord.

And what if all the babies murdered by abortion since Obama’s first action as President last year, i.e. dissolving the “Mexico City Policy”, could be illustrated in blood. Imagine if the amount of innocent blood spilt was in the Gulf of Mexico, instead of that oil slick? It would be about right, proportionately.

Do any politicians still worship Canaan’s “Moloch” today, I wonder? The sacrifice of all the unborn, has seriously damaged and polluted the spiritual and moral environment! But not many think in these terms or challenge it.

Who will pay the bill for this type of spiritual clean up? If they would but turn to The Lord in repentance, they would see He has paid the price in the blood of His own Son, Jesus Christ.

Christians… challenge the Spiritual Climate-change that is happening, not just outside, but inside the church. We must combat Global luke-warming.

Prophetic Vision
by
Moya Boardman

I had a picture of A FIRE WATERFALL for one Friday meeting.

In the natural fire & water can not occupy the same space. The water will either put out the fire by displacing the oxygen it needs to feed on & removing heat by evaporating into steam or it will be totally evaporated by the fire (changes it’s form). But in the spirit water & fire can co-exist. Both are symbols of the Holy Spirit.

In the picture the flow of the waterfall is like water, strong & powerful; top to bottom, but made up of flames. The water refreshes the thirsty. The sound is like water & like fire. It is so bright it is difficult to look at. Parts break off & splash up at the bottom & goes out; it can either refresh or consume, burn you up or help you grow & change - depends what state you are in.

It is also about the old & the new. In the tabernacle of Moses the people & the priests brought the offering, following the rules laid out; it was done towards God. In the tabernacle of David the ark (the presence of God) was not hidden away behind a curtain. People sang, danced, played instruments IN THE PRESENCE .  Where the ark (presence) was - prospered (20 years with Obed Edom). The tabernacle of Moses is a picture of worship that is led by someone TOWARDS God - as opposed to the tabernacle of David worship, that responds to & INTERACTS WITH God

God tells us to worship in spirit, the Holy Spirit & our spirit, and Truth - Jesus is the truth. God is about relationship, He walks & talks, has conversations with US. He has a plan & a purpose for every time we get together & also when we are on our own.. He is intentional, purposeful, every time He has something to impart - not always with words/through mind.

WORSHIP                                PROPHETIC WORSHIP

Check with preacher               Check with God
Focus on self & songs first     Focus on God
Listen to self & band first       Listen to God first
Controlled structure              Free flow (God inhabits Ps22.3)
Tuning into the song            Tuning into spontaneity
Musical technique first            Heart, healing, character first
External appearance          Internal condition of spirit & heart
Music, song, band etc first      God first - all second
Worship TOWARDS God        Worship INTERACTS WITH God

Prophesy prophēteuō  prof-ate-yoo’-o   ; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office: - prophesy.

Worship proskuneō pros-koo-neh’-o   (meaning to kiss, like a dog licking his master’s hand); to fawn or crouch to, that is, (literally or figuratively) prostrate oneself in homage (do reverence to, adore): - worship. Motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.

Prophetic worship includes - foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office, prostrate oneself in homage do reverence to, adore

Rev. 19.10 for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. marturia mar-too-ree’-ah ; evidence given (judicially or generally): - record, report, testimony, witness.

The evidence of Jesus is prophecy. Prophecy shows, is evidence of Jesus working, combined with worship it is God speaking through us as we focus on Him.

Why did Jesus say to the woman at the well that  (John 4:23)  But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him.

The Father seeketh - (be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means)

At that time during each passover approximately 18,000 lambs were sacrificed, the law was being fulfilled, offerings were being made? Why would God be seeking worshippers? The Old testament & law are a symbol of the outward, God’s desire is for the heart, the inwardd.

Mat 15:8 - This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Mat 15:9 - But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

What we think of as worship may not be what God is truly seeking for. He is seeking relationship, and how can we have contact, sharing, friendship with a Holy God if our hearts are far from Him?

When we worship prophetically we are submitting to God making Him & Him only the
focus & purpose of the meeting - He directs what will happen, He leads & interacts with us. We respond to His love and follow His lead.

There are 7 words for praise in Hebrew but it is only a certain type of praise that draws God to dwell, sit down, remain and that is ‘tehillah’ praise.

(Ps 22.3) God inhabits the praises of his people, the tehillah of his people. Tehillah, when used in context throughout the Old Testament, speaks of singing and making melody in our hearts spontaneously to the Lord. It goes beyond the “learned” song, and breaks forth out of the heart of a lover.

It is worth noting another place of Tehillah praise - 2 Ch 20:22,  ‘And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.’

Enemies are defeated in times of spontaneous, heart & spirit worship which listens to & interacts with God. Prophetic worship can very obviously be warfare; all worship lifts up God & as such is a type of warfare. As God leads we can be speaking & prophesying in song. It can also be a time of deep intimacy with the one who truly loves us. As we allow God to lead us deeper into Him I think by default we are doing warfare because we our focusing on & giving our whole heart to God, nothing to anyone else.

There are times when we can be overwhelmed by being aware of His presence & yield like a bride to Jesus who gave Himself so we could have a relationship with God. At times like these we are declaring in ourselves & in the spirit realm that God is the only one, our love & response to His love changes the air/atmosphere around and continues to do so. Nothing is better than being in that place of intimacy, listening to & responding to such a safe & beautiful friend. Our very lives become prophetic - we are a picture of the coming wedding feast, a taste, just a sip, of the banquet to come.

Prophetic worship can be a time of learning - in spontaneous song from the Holy Spirit, He shows & teaches us about the nature of God in what He says -  often He speaks of his love for us, encourages us, tell us of His thoughts towards us.

It can be a time of declaring - speaking out into the spiritual realm the word God has for that time; sometimes to speak to the opposition, sometime calling people, as yet unknown to us, into their destiny.

Worship through learned songs is like being in the outer or inner court & helps us focus, connect, direct our thoughts, speak out new songs of truth, use the gifts God has given in song, music, dance all creative expressions. But God does say that some gifts are better than others - we are to seek the gifts but earnestly desire to prophecy, we need to have the fruits of the spirit BUT the greatest is Love. Prophecy & love again together. I feel the spontaneous, prophetic worship is the best or greatest worship and earnestly to be desired.

Prophetic Article
by
Dave Robinson

Watching the various Christian TV stations can seem so “diverse”, i.e. on one side you have the, so called, “Christian right” (the Pat Robertsons, John Hagees etc), who appear to speak oh so boldly on ‘issues’, then you have the Joel Olsteens who don’t want to offend anyone, so avoid using words like Sin or Repentance. You have others rallying like crusaders, against Islamic domination (yes, a real threat), but ignore the quiet machinations of Rome; you get the shouting Nigerian “man of got”, you have the back-combed, nice suit, “sow your seed” crew (aka “gis us yer money, or God will not bless you”). You get the well tempered Chuck Misslers and occasionally, we get to see the brilliant Graham Cooke. There’s champions on UCB, Revelation TV too.  Wow, what a choice. We all have our favourites; we can hear what WE want to listen to, when WE want to listen to it. Or do we?

I remember once going in to ‘Waterstones’ book shop, to buy a couple of books. Next door was the rival bookshop ‘Dillons’ (since gone bust) I found the books I wanted in Waterstones, but thought, “I wonder if either of them are cheaper next door?” So I went to the rival book shop and found one of them cheaper, so I bought it there and then went back to the first shop and bought the other book. What a good deal, I thought That’s a healthy situation; it’s good to have choice.

I’m glad I got the books cheaply, but it dawned on me that there was no real choice! Later I discovered that Waterstones had bought out Dillons a long time previously. The same firm owned both shops. PC World, Currys and Dixons are owned by the same company; many newspapers with seemly different views, are all owned by Rupert Murdoch. Simon Cowell, although he pretends to, doesn’t care who wins X-Factor, as either way he makes his money. Is there a difference in the policies of Labour and Conservatives any more?
We all think we are exercising freedom of choice, but what if all the choices are provided by the same source. We can fall for an illusion that we are making a choice and exercising free expression.

When we watch Christian TV, good as a lot of it is, what seems like diversity, is rather tabloid.

As Christians we must test everything - even what I’m saying here. The Bereans were considered of noble character, by Paul. This was because they checked what he said, by comparing it to scripture, to see if what he said was true. Paul didn’t say, “How dare you, don’t you know who I am?” He commended them for this good practice, because he knew that sooner or later wolves would try to come in.

Please discern by The Holy Spirit, when watching “Christian” TV channels. Not cynically or overly suspiciously, but because we ‘love the truth’. Any bible teacher, worth their salt, would encourage this.  We have our favourites on tv, eh?  (One loves Paul, another Apollos, ha ha)

Sometimes new theories, Christianese buzzwords or phrases, get into our vocabulary and we accept them, without checking where it came from or if it contradicts God’s word in anyway. Just because it’s on the telly… Yes God is doing a new thing, but even if an angel comes to us with a different gospel let…
…well you know the scripture! - (I hope)

Before swallowing anything, chew it over… taste and see - if it’s good, receive and digest it, if it’s off, spit it out!

Keep honestly discerning and take care in 2010.

Prophetic Article
by
David Robinson

1) Like cinema rating guidance such as U,PG,18 (R in the USA) certain visions from The Lord will be given relative to the maturity of each saint! We can all sometimes fanticise that we’re of Daniel or John’s calibre? Daniel was sickened and shocked and John fell down as though dead, when they were allowed by The Lord, to see what they saw.

Dreams, Visions and Prophecy etc, have been promised. Just to remind ourselves, once received, we’re then responsible for them; and also what The Lord then says to us, about them.  A sobering thought, because many chase these like butterflies. Many seek signs and wonders, in themselves - for various, mixed motives; sometimes a ‘need’ to be known (by men) as the one who ’saw it first’, so as to give an impression they have an exclusive hotline to God. If that’s been the case, they’ve sadly received their reward already! This is not always the case, of course, and God has put prophets in the church and it’s important they’re identified. What I’m just getting at is, it’s good to check the motives of your heart - because God certainly will! God’s gifts are not given so we can do party tricks, “perform” for visitors or elevate ourselves/ministries, in the eyes of our peers. There is a difference between this and with what Paul the apostle mentions about giving “a demonstration of the Spirit’s power”; it’s one of, whom is glory received by? If the motives of the heart are misplaced, flattery may entertained, (even idolatry) and then Pride can set in… a very lethal place to be. See what happened to Herod.

So… this year be careful what you ask for!

Be bold, desire spiritual gifts, yes! But check your motives - ask why are gifts given out? So be careful and scriptural; Jesus said that as you freely receive, you are to freely give! To those that have been given much - much will be expected! The Lord will be requiring a more mature character in us, so as to wield these gifts with integrity and an obedient application.

2) “At the back of the parade”, “the scum of the earth” to quote Paul… it seems to me, limited as my knowledge is, apostles serve and bring godly order, yet do not operate through coercion. They establish the required environment of hearts, for The Holy Spirit to move and speak; and also for God’s people to function and grow into His will for them, as well as for those they will ultimately affect.

I believe in the latter part of 2010, The Lord will be interrogating  issues of ‘true biblical leadership’. One of the many aspects of this, I believe, is the traditional dynamic of “clergy” and “laity”. Looking at ‘what is a leader?’ - whilst at the same time shaking the “Committees” around them. Not to prevent accountability, but reveal the ones that retard the work of the Kingdom; and also the unofficial subcommittees that lobby against leaders, creating an ‘undermining’ consensus; these will be shaken to the core. The people, themselves, that is! If that’s us in any way, be advised we must repent now, while we can!

‘Absalom types’ in the church at large, will be exposed from within. How this is then dealt with, will be the test for the leaders that The Lord chose. It will be interpreted by some as an attack from the enemy, but The Lord is ‘shaking the tree’ - to see what fruit falls from it. The church at large, needs to get a clue that we are part of a kingdom, not a democracy. The saints need a fear of the Lord here, it’s going to be serious!

Also leaders will be feeling the sorrows of God’s heart - over people, over cities, over promises unfulfilled, over those wandering blind - blind leaders and the blind that follow them. This will turn to deep compassion and intercession. The Lord will decide what happens next! Praising God through out and then seeing The Lord’s hand move in all this, will bring profound Joy. It will spur us all on, into the test of 2011 (the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible); the firestorm of 2012. (forget the Mayan end of the world ‘tosh’, the firestorm is The Lord’s!); and to the claims on the church in 2013. (2013 is the 1,700th anniversary of Constantine making Christianity the Roman State religion and the 1000th anniversary of King John signing over England to the Pope, as a fiefdom of Rome)

Back to 2010, “Rejoice with those that rejoice, mourn with those that mourn” Cheer on other churches/saints that do well (don’t be jealous - Thank God His Kingdom is growing!) and be concerned for other churches/saints/leaders when they struggle. (don’t work for Satan by being gleeful about failing churches/people - pray for them!)

Breakthrough! for Worship leaders & teams… yaaay!
3) Jesus said in Luke 5:4 “Launch out into the deep…”
Peter’s response was honest… I.e. “we’ve fished all night and caught nothing”. As workers in the harvest, we can all feel like that sometimes, eh?

When a move of God is declared we feel, yeah, done that, got the T-shirt etc. Take on board what Peter then said!!! “but, because you say so…” and they went out again and the nets split with the massive haul they got!

Did you feel tired at the end of 2009? Take hope from here on in, because when The Lord say’s “go out again”, put aside the weariness and dare I say, familiarity with tried ideas and methods that didn’t seem to work, and GO out again. (He already has said “go” in the “great commission”, I know) But the specifics of where, when, how etc; when The Lord speaks to us, because He says so let’s go out again! (Hope the nets are strong enough!

4) More posturing in the middle east and fears over Iran? A few scares - only scares, mind!

5) Watch Central/South America; plans afoot for destabilisation of the region. Especially Venezuela, via Columbia.

6) The Climate change debate, will not go away. Now Copenhagen ended as a damp squib, pray against any use of HAARP to affect the weather patterns. (HAARP is a method to use weather modification technology as a weapon, or to bring about a change in weather patterns over a localised area or a nation.) The technology, banned in 1976, exists; so please pray it will not be misused, say to manufacture evidence of climate change or extreme weather, and thus push through hidden proposals.

Boy, are the secret ones, mad over the failure of Copenhagen! As Stockholm in Sweden becomes Green capital of Europe in 2010, and Spain heads the EU, expect a “demonization” of the Climate Change “Sceptics” in the media. This is to prepare for another attempt in Germany, on creating a global financial framework, in the form of Carbon Tax.

Connected with this, please pray for our schools, as children will start to be targeted to be good “global” citizens – under the guise of the environment; the aim being to fashion their minds in preparation with other plans; down the road a bit, it could end in lectures for family members about “global” responsibility or even “reporting” mum and dad to the authorities for any “failings” (who defines failings?). Science fiction? Well, it actually happened under Stalin and also Hitler not so long ago. – it happened! …and it happened, because it’s a technique that works!

7) Well, Mr. Gordon Brown has invited Mr. Benedict to officially visit the UK in 2010. The invitation has been accepted. Watch this space, I suppose. Expect a lot of closet catholic politicians and clergy will declare their true feelings and allegiance etc… who knows maybe even the Prince Charles will to surprise us? Later, someone from Ireland will become prominent in the Vatican. Sunday will be peddled as the thing that unites “us”.

Finally the issue that has caused Church leaders so much consternation and wrangling in prayer these last few years, will be answered in 2010. Leaders, you can burn your thesaurus, because I believe The Lord is about to reveal the most important thing on your calendars… the perfect name for your up and coming conference. Yes folks it does exist! The Conference name of conference names - What could it be? Epicenter? Firewall Fest? Lightning Heart? Heavenquake? Eagles, Swords and Lions Prophetic Art Cliché Conference? Who knows? Personally, I don’t give a monkey’s… I hope it’s in the style of Clint Eastwood i.e. “the Conference with no name?”

Sorry, just messin’… I had thoughts of Monty Python’esq committees with each person competing for the most dramatic title using increasingly sensationalist Christianese… oh wait a minute that actually happens doesn’t it? ha ha. In other words, God’s sense of humour is available next year, to anyone who wants it!