Prophetic Article
by
Toni Gordon
(G.C.P’s)

Australia’s Federal Election

Christians unite - in prayer and fasting. What type of Prayer? Prayer where we are quiet before God and ask God what He wants in the Federal Election. Not prayers telling God who we think/believe should be in government or how God should act.

Time is short. Do we as a nation want what God wants. If so, what are we prepared to do about it?

IT IS TIME FOR ACTION - GET ON OUR KNEES, AUSTRALIA. REPENT FOR OUR ARROGANCE, PRIDE, APATHY AND WANTING OUR OWN SELFISH WAYS.

Seek God and His Will for Australia while there is still time.

God says, “Seek Me and know what My Will is for Australia in this crucial time.”

Challenge: How will you handle it if God asks you to vote in a different way to what you have voted in the past? Are you going to vote as God has instructed you to? Or are you going to stay with your tradition (the way you have always voted or the way your family has always voted or the way a leader is telling you to vote).

Have you sought what GOD wants for Australia and who HE wants in power? Have you asked Him what He wants. This cannot be emphasized enough – God wants what He wants and always has. Are we going to be His Hands here on this earth to do His will. Walk into the polling place and mark with your hand the one/s He has instructed you to vote for.

Christians - it is time for you to get involved in what is happening in Australian politics. If we cry out to God after the election, He will ask us, “Did you seek My counsel on the elections before the day and did you do what I asked You to do?”

Christian you can hear from God for yourself. You are responsible before God to ask Him who He (God) wants you to vote for and THEN DO IT.

I WANT THE GOVERNMENT THAT GOD WANTS FOR AUSTRALIA! DO YOU?

It is not time to sit back and say, “I’ll just see what happens in the elections or I will leave the praying to someone else.”

God is asking you to be part of what is going to happen in this Federal election on 21 August 2010.

Prophetic Article
by
Glenice Mills
(G.C.P’s)

‘We’ll get the government the church deserves.’  What a statement.  The other night the Lord spoke this to me.  At first I thought it was my own thoughts but soon realised it was the Lord.  The tone was firm and commanding.  He got my attention!  Such was His concern!  He was concerned about the state of the church here in Australia and the consequences to this nation.  We are in God’s prophetic timetable and there are some things that will happen whether we like it or not, as this is about His kingdom purposes coming here on earth, ushering in the Lord’s return.  Some things will happen that we as Christians will have to ride through and it would be naïve of us to think that we will by-pass every negative thing that is going to happen here in Australia and the world in coming days and times.

For too long we Christians have been lulled into a complacent false peace and rest because a people pleasing, user friendly, watered down version of the Word that has been preached.  There has been a false evangelistic message preached that says ‘come to the Lord and your life will go well from then on.’  There is next to no talk or preaching about sin, and the consequences of sin.  Sin in the church is not confronted, instead a blind eye is turned.  The reality is: there is a battle we all face in different areas of our lives that we need to learn to over come in.  There must be a deeper knowledge and revelation of the character and ways of God as we grow up into Him.  There is an appeasing gospel being preached that keeps God’s people stuck in immaturity. Unfortunately it  renders them ineffective and unable to stand when the storms of life come.

So what is happening in the church that is also taking place in our government?

Those in authority positions MUST lead.  That can mean a losing of one’s reputation and the ire of those to whom the leader must lead.  What is more important: reputation or popularity?  That is the crux of the matter in both government and church leadership.  The truth is a leader cannot and MUST not be all things to all people.  It will result in compromise.  In the end there will be a dishonouring and irreverence of the leader, resulting in a take over by someone who appeals to the status quo.  There is a line a leader must not cross: Will you bow to the demands of the people or risk unpopularity for making the tough decisions?  A true leader will die to their reputation and embrace what they believe and stand for.  This requirement is even more so for a church leader who has the Word of God to teach and guide them as to the right and wrong things to do.  A leader must STAND FOR something or fall for everything.  That is why we must pray for those in positions of authority such as government and church.

The government of Australia, all sides of politics, have a dangerous thinking.  The position of parliamentary representatives is a serious position, one that the people expect to be treated with respect.  The people need to know that their elected representatives are looking out for their best interests.  Unfortunately this does not always happen and it is breeding a discontent and cynicism of those that we should in fact think highly of because of the position they hold.  It is in fact a servanthood position of the highest order.  Unfortunately the revelation of this is generally lacking. Pride because of the position takes root and blinds them to seeing what really are the issues and concerns of the people.

Replacing leaders is not like replacing a coach when a football team loses a few games.  However, there is the same thinking: that a leader is somehow disposable if they don’t reach an expectation put on them by the people.  This is how both politicians and church leaders succumb to people pleasing, thereby compromising what they stand for.  Popularity polls are not a good way to gauge whether a person is doing a good job leading a nation as people are fickle.  The reality is people love the good times and the good things that come because of it, but opinions quickly turn if there are bad things happening and people‘s self interests are not being met.  It is a sad indictment on us that we are shown to be this shallow, though sadly I think most of us are.  We are selfish in our motives and only see things as to how they affect us.  As Christians we should be rising above this thinking, instead we bow to the general consensus of opinion out there.  If we are to be the salt and the light in a world of darkness perhaps we need to see things differently.  It is about the bigger picture, what the Lord wants for this nation at this time, and where we can best play our part as watchmen and being a voice at this pivotal time in history.

In the past three years we have had five leadership takeovers if you count the leaders of the opposition.  This is concerning.  We can say to ourselves what’s the big deal however it is a warning as shown in Scripture.  Leadership is about maintaining stability whether that be church or in a nation.  If there is instability among the key leaders of a nation it is a sign that some things are very amiss.  Often where there are many leaders it means sin is a reason for this.

Proverbs 28:2, ‘When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but when the ruler is a man of discernment, understanding, and knowledge, its stability will long continue’.

We see an example of this throughout the Books of 1 Kings and 2 Kings where if the people were doing what was right before the Lord there was a righteous king governing, and where there was disobedience and the breaking of God’s covenant unrighteous kings led.
It is no different today.  God’s principles still apply.  The church of Australia must ask whether they are walking righteously before the Lord?

We will get the government the church deserves.  It is a righteousness issue.
It always was and will continue to be, however the onus is on us to individually and corporately repent where we have chosen ways that grieve the heart of God.  The church likes to quote 2 Chronicles 7:14 as the verse for praying for a nation.  However if you take a deep look at what this verse is truly saying we must first examine it.  The first statement of this verse: If My people, who are called by My name, is a challenge in itself.  Are we truly God’s people for if we were we would be different, we would be a people of influence and would stand out as having and being light in this world.  Perhaps we need to ask the question: what is required to be My people, true people of God?   What is required to be a people called by His name?  This is about belonging to Him, being His disciple, and walking in obedience to all the Lord requires.  Are church leaders in this nation walking in true obedience and teaching, training and equipping the saints to come into their destiny in Christ?  Are they allowing the Holy Spirit to have His way in church meetings so that breakthrough can come into people’s lives and for this nation.  Is the individual aspect of God in and through His people able to be expressed so the fullness of Christ can be released?  Are the people being trained and positioned so the Kingdom of God can be advanced here on earth at this time in history?   Is the church here in Australia a force to be reckoned with, with a voice speaking out what is right and true or are we rightly deserving of the mocking and ridicule that seems to be pervading all aspects of society here?

How can we be a voice of influence when we are impotent to even helping our own people because we don’t truly believe and embrace the power and authority of Jesus Christ and the gifts - both motivational and ascension gifts - that He wants to release to His church?
We see bickering, backbiting, slander, gossip and contention being shown by our government representatives.  Is this not how the church also behaves?  Our behaviour must be exemplary if we are to be respected and have standing in the community.
The church has lost its way but the good news is it can come back on course.
Things can change and it starts with us individually to examine our own hearts and ask the Lord to show us where our lives do not line up with the Word of God.

The church can no longer stay asleep and continue bowing to an appeasing gospel, shutting its eyes to blatant and hidden sin.  This means confronting sin not talked about such as sexual sin, dishonesty, and prejudices.  Unless and until true honesty and the truth of the Word of God is preached, and repentance as a part of church life we will continue to be dissatisfied with our parliamentary leaders and the laws they pass.  This word is not a judgment or criticism of the church but rather a challenge to stir up the church so it can be positioned, respected, acknowledged and honoured as the influence in this dark world that it was always meant to be.

It is time to arise, to influence and to be the hope that the Lord shed His blood for: that is His church, His body of believers who have the answer to a dying world.  We need God’s grace and His mercy like never before, and this is a rallying call while we can still speak publicly and through the website, before evil increases in this land and we won’t have a voice anymore.

We must speak now before it is too late!!!

Prophetic Article
by
Patsy Grubb
(G.C.P’s)

The law of accumulation.

Accumulation can both advantage and disadvantage us throughout life. Over time cents become dollars, raindrops become dams, seconds become hours, hurts become wounds, grams become kilos, habits become addictions. We are by nature creatures of habit .We rarely if ever do things only once.

Satan in his quest to destroy us does not always attack with one huge onslaught but rather he uses our human nature against us and to his advantage. The attack can be very subtle and yet very effective and debilitating. Often we are unaware of our wounding, deception, etc until we are in the critical stages and we are fighting for our lives (spiritually and/or physically). For example, cancer does not usually result from a one- time exposure to a toxin but rather to repeated exposures. Emphysema is generally not the result of one cigarette but rather sustained exposure to an irritant. Obesity is not the result of one bout of overeating but rather the result of sustained surplus intake of food.  Often these conditions are not realized until they are at a critical stage.

As it is in the physical so it is in the spiritual.

Deception is not the result of exposure to one falsity but rather to extended exposure to the false and /or sustained absence from the truth. Hardness of heart is not the result of one offense but rather to self protecting from regular wounds, offenses, bitterness etc. We are by nature creatures of habit. Our habits if they remain unchecked have the potential to lead to our demise.

Equally if we have positive habits they also have the potential to lead to our success.
If we save small amounts on a regular basis we will have a financial storehouse. Should we exercise on a regular basis we will have increased physical well being. If we regularly examine our lifestyle we can avert health risks etc.  If we regularly expose and submit ourselves to the truth we will avoid deception. If we regularly engage in true fellowship within God given relationships we will avoid isolation. If we engage in regular fellowship with God and have a truly repentant spirit we will avoid hardness of heart. If we regularly submit ourselves to the process of having God search our hearts and motives we will avoid pride.

If one dollar a day was saved in a year it would become three hundred and sixty five dollars available to be drawn on in times of need, If one scripture a day was read and meditated on in one year that would be three hundred and sixty five scriptures within one’s being to draw on in times of need, etc, etc. If we are diligent and disciplined we can achieve much with little because what we sow will accumulate whether it be positive or negative. We need to examine what it is we have allowed to accumulate in our lives and similarly what it is we need to accumulate in our lives. Great things can come from small beginnings. Remember the mustard seed …..?

Prophetic Article
by
Glenice Mills
(G.C.P’s)

If?  What a powerful little word!!!  Think about it.  IF?  IF?  IF?

It’s a word that hangs out there.  It is a word that defines a line. A line in the sand that actually says will you or won’t you?  The Word of God comes with conditions and this is a time of, ‘Will you come up to living your lives abiding by the conditions in My word or will you continue to do your own thing’.  Every day we have choices.  Not one of us can say we have it altogether.  We all have areas in our lives that are not yielded to the Lord yet.  The question is: are we prepared to have a look at the area/s that the Lord is wanting to highlight in our lives at this time?  We are all at defining times right now, particularly as to whether the Lord is able to use us and to the degree that he can entrust us with His anointing and with the gifts He has given us.  For too long His name has been bought into disrepute by what appeared as well meaning, anointed ministers of the gospel.  However, times are changing and there is a higher demand being placed upon all at this time.  What we had got away with before is no longer acceptable.  The bar has been raised higher, because the Lord is wanting to release His kingdom here on earth at a greater level.  He can only use ones that have stood the tests of time, have not wavered to compromise and have held onto Him even when things seemed impossible.  To whom much is given much is required.  We dare not squander what the Lord has given us individually or corporately.  Sadly there has been much that has been squandered, that is, spent wastefully, without achieving what it was meant to because of immaturity and lack of the true fear of the Lord.   We have got away with much, and now is a time of restraining, of pulling us in tight, so we don’t run off amiss.  Perhaps it could best be described as coming into greater maturity.  Toddler like behaviour - throwing tantrums when things don’t go our way, sulking, saying “No” every time we don’t want to do something required of us, can no longer be accepted as a right way of behaving.  Our no is a bit more sophisticated as adults and manifests in different ways, however it is rebellion.  Perhaps it can best be spoken in the following Scripture.

James 4:17 - Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

God has requirements for righteous living and the Bible is our instruction manual for helping us to learn of the ways of God and how to put into action those requirements.
There are some key Scriptures that focus on what the Lord is requiring of us at this time.  It is the Holy Spirit that convicts, however, the Lord is looking for a people who are willing to go deeper with Him and are prepared to allow the Holy Spirit to show us our deep and hidden sin.  This means it will get ugly, and the Lord will bring situations across our paths that will challenge us in the areas He is wanting to reveal and bring to the light.  For too long sin has been seen as a shameful thing, best kept hidden and brushed under the carpet.  In the general church it is a subject that is rarely spoken of, but it is the Truth, and IF we are going to move forward as a mighty army our sinful nature must be confronted, confessed and change made in our personal choices.

Following are some key Scriptures the Lord is wanting to highlight at this time, dealing with particular areas.

1. FORGIVENESS:

Matthew 6:14,15 - “For IF you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. BUT IF you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Wow, what a word!!  In other words, if you choose to hold onto offence and unforgiveness the Father cannot forgive you.  That is the condition.  To the degree that we hold onto any grievance against another, any resentment, bitterness, and offence, that will be the degree that the Lord cannot allow His grace to come and bring his forgiveness.  Our grievance may be right, we may have been seriously wronged by someone but that does not make it an excuse for staying in our sin and unforgiveness.

That is a serious thing.  So who in your life are you still holding onto offence and unforgiveness that the Lord is highlighting at this time?  Do you want to be right and get even with the person or do you want to forgive them and release them to the Lord?

The choice is yours!  IF?

2. ARE YOU LISTENING?

Jeremiah 26:4-6 - And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: “IF you will not listen to Me, to walk in My law which I have set before you, to heed the words of My servants the prophets whom I sent to you, both rising up early and sending them (but you have not heeded), then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.”

We have a responsibility to listen to what the prophets are saying and to heed what is being said.  We are without excuse.  We are spoilt in these days and times for we are in danger of being fat, fat from hearing the word, but not so active in doing the word.
When a prophet speaks, it is not to tickle your ears.  It is God speaking and in the fear of the Lord we need to do what is required.  We dare not take the word of the Lord for granted for we have a responsibility to put into place what is asked of us.  I don’t know about you, but I want the Lord’s blessings, not His curses.  I don’t want to become deceived, thinking I know everything and am above correction and discipline.  I want to come into all He plans for my life.  Time is short and the choice is: do we want to muck around playing games with God or do we want to get serious and address the areas in our lives not yet yielded to Him?

The choice is yours: IF?

3. FAITH:

Matthew 21: 21, 22 - So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, IF you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also IF you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done.
And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

This is a big one.  The Lord is dealing with our unbelief and doubt at this time.  IF we are going to be a courageous army standing for what is right and true we must know our Lord with such a depth that no matter what assails us we will stand strong.

That is the challenge.  The Lord knows the areas we struggle in with our faith and He individually hit’s the mark to bring up the areas of unbelief.  This is exciting as it brings opportunity for us to arise and make a stand in God, to not bow to fear and unbelief but to see the hand of God move to bring about His plans.  IF we are faithful to trust Him with what is beyond what we know or can do. Are you willing to go beyond what is comfortable trusting Him with all concerning your life?

The choice is  yours.  IF?

4. THE SABBATH:

Jeremiah 17: 21 - 23, 27 - Thus says the Lord: “Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; nor carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but hallow the Sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.  But they did not obey nor incline their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.
But IF you will not heed me to hallow the Sabbath day, such as not carrying a burden when entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.”

We see clearly, there will be a consequence IF we do not keep the Sabbath’s  requirements, such as not working.  It is a holy day, a day set apart to the Lord.  Are we obedient to set the day apart or do we compromise His day by getting caught up in the subtle things that would derail this day from being His.  Does our focus go away from Him to the concerns of this world and the everyday traps that would lead us astray?  It is interesting to note that those who do not obey become stiff necked and do not hear or receive instruction.  That is serious.  Deception will come and we will be blinded to truth.  Will you keep the Sabbath a Holy day dedicated wholly to the Lord?

The choice is yours.  IF?

5. WALKING IN THE LIGHT:

1 John 5 - 7 - ‘This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.  IF we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.  But IF we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin.‘

This is about our relationship with the Lord.  When we blatantly make wrong choices choosing darkness rather than light that impacts and has a flow on effect on our relationship with the Lord and with each other.  There is a clear distinction between darkness and light, there is no grey shaded areas.  For too long we have muddied what should be a pure stream of living water by compromising the Word of God and preaching an appeasing gospel that waters down sinful behaviour.  So what area in your life are you compromising the Word of God, trying to justify or deny sin in your life? Are you prepared to have the light of God shine into your heart and have the impure motives, the hidden sin be exposed, so light can shine in at a deeper level?  There is a condition.  Darkness or light?

The choice is yours.  IF?

6. OBEDIENCE:

1 Samuel 12:14 -16 - ‘IF you fear the Lord  and serve Him and obey His voice, and do not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then both you and the king who reigns over you will continue following the Lord your God.  However, IF you do not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you, as it was against your fathers.‘

Walking in the fear the Lord is an everyday choice.  It is how we live our lives, so aware we do not grieve the heart of God by deliberately going against what He requires.  Often our actions show complete contempt of walking in the ways of the Lord as we open doors to the enemy by the choices we make.  To obey means to do what one is told to do.  That is not doing half measures, not doing enough to just get by, not being half hearted in our actions or just getting by.  It does not mean we twist what we have been instructed by doing something the way we think because it seems the better way in our eyes.  It means following instructions, whether by obeying the Word of God, or by obeying an instruction given to us by someone in authority, such as a church leader or someone who speaks into our lives with the greatest detail.  It is pride if we think we know more than God because disobedience is actually saying my way is a better way than the Lord’s, I can do my own thing because God does not know what He is doing.

So it is with whoever instructs certain things into your life, whether that be someone in authority in the church or out in the workplace.  Do you want the hand of God to be against you because you think you can do things a better way than God?  There will be consequences to the choices you make - good or bad.  It come down to one word with a condition attached to it.  IF?

Will you come into all the Lord has for you and give up those things that entangle you and hold you in bondage or will you choose your own way?

The choice is yours.  IF?

Prophetic Article
by
Johanna van Weeren
(written Jan ‘05)

The profile contours of a new breed of prophets is starting to be recognised. When I say this, I don’t mean they bring something which never existed before, but rather that it’s easy to forget or be oblivious to them due to the type of church culture we have, stage/pews, even in the prophetic/charismatic movement.

Their existence is a collective force we have to recognise, embrace, validate, affirm, mentor, nurture and cherish, because it is a breed of believers which touches ground zero in terms of an incarnated prophetic lifestyle, a much needed model for everyone.

Many of them are survivors of tragedies and traumas, have difficult issues with their health, physical and emotional, and don’t fit in the present paradigm of mainstream ‘ministry’ types. Howeve, they are like hound dogs hitting the prophetic trail, joined by kindred hearts, running in the direction they feel the Lord leading them, scouting the land for those coming behind.

They love God with a consuming passion. Seasoned through trials and tribulations, they walk a path of eagerness to know more of Him. They journal, write on forums, have their own blog, support and pray for ministries and people, in fact, the Internet is their preferred vehicle. They spawn virtual communities all over the world. Their ministry of encouragement is outstanding and their compassion runs deep.

They recognise each other when they meet, and form spiritual friendships anointed with a fierce passion to share blessings and discoveries, working tirelessly to mentor each other and witness the establishment of spiritual revival at a level never seen before. They are usually recognised for having visions much bigger than their own lives, visions that can’t be beaten into smaller packages to fit the mainstream ‘box’ paradigm. They speak of heaven as if it’s next door, pray and intercede for strangers with dedicated passion, they worship with tears and usually can be prophetically ministering art deeper levels than any counselor could expect to reach, all this without even knowing it!

Some dream of bigger ‘ministries’ but what they mostly mean is that they would like to see their lives be a greater blessing to many. They can’t flow as well within the boundaries of rigid religion, but will find patches of sun anywhere they can. They give sacrificially, long for meaningful spiritual fellowship, dream big dreams and often live a hidden, almost anonymous life. But they are giants. We have heard it said in many ways that praying mums may be of greater stature in heaven than 100 great preachers on earth. These are chips from the same block.

Their destiny is the Bride’s. Their song is for the Bride to awake and walk in her prophetic stature and maturity; Jews and Gentiles united in Christ; purity in the media and in our cities; unity in the Body of Christ; daily signs and wonders on a very, very large scale; power and miracles through faith-based prayers; no-nonsense leadership in our churches and government; prophetic understanding of social and internatiional events, and subsequent prophetic strategies applied to specific tasks in response to the Lord’s guidance and assignments, etc.

Most of these people don’t have a secular day job, a huge number of them are women, many mostly home during the day, some are ’stay at home’ mums, many are people living with a disability, dealing with debilitating conditions. But if you try running with them, you could end-up out of breath! They tirelessly read, pray, minister, worship, all the while tackling difficult life situations. Yet, they grow by leaps and bounds, cross-pollinating through the vast international network of home-based communications that the Internet has become, creating a new breed of anointed ministers who are, to use a prophesied term: “the nameless and faceless.”

I call them “Bathrobe Prophets.” I don’t use the term ‘bathrobe’ ina derogatory way, like in ‘couch potato.’ I use it because at times, that’s what many would wear most of the day, due to their condition.

They write tons of dreams and miles of prophetic words, thirst for the Presence of the Father, and hunger to see the Kingdom of God be all it can be. They love to speak words that bring life and healing, encouragment and truth, they are ever learning about proper prophetic ‘etiquette’ so they walk in love and not arrogance, and will astound many with their tireless scribing activity and vibrant need for fellowship.

There are so many prophetic ‘ministries’ today, and our attention will usually be solicited by the most noticeable and loud ones. These are more like Mary Magdelene, the apostle John, Daniel and many others, loving God’s presence, and fellowship with Him as friends is their utmost passion.

If you recognise yourself in this, blessed are you. You have not been overlooked, passed by or ignored by God. You simply may be part of one of His secret armies. Your prophetic life is not barely lived on a stage before thousands, or addressing a limited number of issues relevant to the latest prophetic fad. Your life is a rich and glorious prophetic canvas where God is weaving the words of His heart as they resonate and transform your daily life. You are not ignorant of the enemy’s fire and brutal attacks on your life, but you still pursue God’s fire.

Healing is in His wings, and you believe it, yet, as broken and disabled as you are, you do not give up, trusting with a robust, unpretentious and unadorned faith that He will come through some day. Many of you believe that your sicknesses or conditions are used by the Lord as intercession material, and so it is. We know little about how much we are carrying in our bodies the prophetic assignment of intercession for His Body on earth…

A voice of one calling:
“In the desert prepare
the way for the Lord;
make straight in the wilderness
a highway for our God.” (Isaiah 40:3)

Prepare a way. For the Lord. As you are in the desert. A highway (huge and faster traffic).  Not just a trail. In the wilderness. Isolation. Barrennes. The pace can increase full speed on a highway. Multiplication. We are to prepare this highway for the Lord. Not ourselves. Making straight a highway so we won’t have to make detours. In the desert, detours can cost you your life if water is not present.

I just can’t keep from thinking: “Bathroom Prophets of the world: UNITE!”

1 Cor 12:14-18, “Now the body is not made up of one part but many. […]” But in fact God has arranged the parts of the body, every one of them, just as He wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

1 Cor 14:5, “I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may be edified.”

1 Cor 14:24, “But if an unbeliever or someone who does not understand comes in while everybody is prophesying, he will be convinced by all that he is a sinner and will be judged by all, and the secrets of his heart will be laid bare. So he will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, “God is really among you!”

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 Word
by
Glenice Mills
(G.C.P’s

I am mindful the world’s eyes are on South Africa at this time with the football World Cup.  The reality is God is highlighting South Africa because it is on His heart.  Eighteen months ago the Lord spoke to me some things He is doing and wanting to do in this nation.  At different times since, He has also shown me His heart.  As a prophet, there are times to be quiet and watch, and then there is time to speak.  The time to speak and to share what the Lord has shown is now.

I have a particularly strong alert and concern for South Africa.  This is what the Lord shared with me concerning South Africa:

You are a nation of leaders, leaders of many ages - old and young.  Now is the time for key leaders in Government and in the church to arise, both male and female, young and old!!  It is time to take a stand!  To take a stand for justice against the injustice taking place in many African countries!  The Lord showed me Zimbabwe: leaders must speak up at this time and confront the evil taking place in this nation of Zimbabwe.  It is time to arise, to speak, to raise a cry of injustice, injustice, injustice!!  Now is the time, do not hold back, do not sit back, make a stand, make a stand now!

I sense a real alert, that if they do not, there will be repercussions for South Africa.  Some of what is happening in Zimbabwe will come on South Africa, there will be renewed unrest, lawlessness will increase, there will be an increase of famine, hardship and pestilence that will hit like never before.  It is not a time to tarry, but a time to rise up.  The Lord says come away from your former shame, this is not who you are as a nation now!  You are to forerun, to go ahead, to be instruments of change in Africa, to be ones that other nations will look to lead the way forward.

The Lord says to South Africa and to its leaders:

Isaiah 53: 2-8

2 - Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, Do not spare; lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes.
3 - For you shall expand to the right and to the left, And your descendants will inherit the nations, And make the desolate cities inhabited.
4 - Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; Neither be disgraced for you will not be put to shame; For you will forget the shame of your youth, And will not remember the reproach of  your widowhood anymore.
5 - For  your maker is your husband,The Lord of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth.
6 - For the Lord has called  you like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, Like a youthful wife when you were refused,” Says your God.
7 - For a mere moment I have forsaken you, but with great mercies I will gather you.
8 - With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment; But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on  you” Says the Lord, your Redeemer.

Again, now is the time to come away from your former shame.

South Africa, arise from the ashes, arise from the ashes, arise from the ashes!!!  Arise, Arise, Arise!!!  Take your stand as a forerunning nation, break through the hardship, poverty, and class divisions.

Apostles of South Africa come out of the dust, out of your hardship, out of the constraints put upon you because of race.  Break out! Break out! Break out!!!

Prophets of South Africa it is time to speak, time to declare truth, time to be in position to arise to your call and destiny.  Don’t hold back.  I come against all lies of the enemy that says you are less than.  Lord send your living water on a dry and thirsty land, on a dry and thirsty people, who need your sustenance, who need your life giving power.  You are a nation where bloodshed and injustice ruled and it is now time to take your place as a leading African nation.  It is time to fight for justice, to speak justice - to those who do not have a voice - as you did not have a voice.

Speak out justice - time for justice for other African nations who need a voice where they are unable to speak.  Arise out of your shame, time to come out of your shame.  Lord move by your Holy Spirit - move your breath upon the dust and bring that which is dead to life.

Ezekiel 37:4-6

Again He said to me, ‘Prophesy to these bones, and say to them,  ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! Thus says the Lord God to these bones:

“SURELY I WILL CAUSE BREATH TO ENTER INTO YOU, AND YOU SHALL LIVE.  I WILL PUT SINEWS ON YOU AND BRING FLESH UPON YOU, COVER YOU WITH SKIN AND PUT  BREATH IN YOU; AND YOU SHALL LIVE.
THEN YOU SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD.’’

Lord I declare these words over South Africa!!!

There are many apostles and ones holding leadership positions who are sitting on the fence.  Now is the time to get off the fence and speak.  Do not be silent, speak!!  The Lord is going to expand many leaders into uncomfortable places, a place that is vulnerable and unknown which will require great faith.  It is a time of faith, to step out of the boat and onto the water.  The Lord will be with you, He will lead you and guide you.

For some apostles in South Africa there is coming a time when your leadership will bring a challenge to the status quo and will place many people in uncomfortable situations.  It is time to stir up ones who hold positions of authority who have sat back and allowed evil to take place, who have agreed with compromise, who have not wanted to rock the boat. Now is not the time to be complacent.

It is time to take off old thinking, old mindsets, for the Lord wants to increase your vision, He wants to open up opportunities and divine encounters that will bring about radical changes of direction for many.

There are apostles who now need to arise and come into key positions of governance both in this nation and also in local areas of influence.  Now is the time to influence.  You are positioned to influence, to bring change for the better to bring renewed righteousness where sin has abounded.

The enemy will be ruthless but take heart, you are serving the King of Kings.  He will anoint you, He will enable you.  You will see Him move on your behalf.  You will see divine encounters, divine miracles taking place before your eyes.  You will see God rescue you from great danger, you will see Him come and intervene so His purposes can be outworked in South Africa and other African nations.

It is time for the women of South Africa to arise.  I see young women even now quietly being voices of influence, working away often unnoticed.  They are confronting the corruption and lawlessness that is ripping people off and holding them in poverty and in great bondage.  They are confronting issues of abuse of children, abuse of women and injustice where these abuses are hidden and justice is not being served.  Be encouraged, the Lord is with you.

The Lord is wanting to bring a divine coming together of the women of America, Australasia (Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands) and South Africa.  The Lord is highlighting you women and there is something He is wanting to do to bring us together.  There is something about us arising together.

Lord I see what you want to do so Lord I ask that you will fulfil all you plan and purpose for this to come about.  Position us ready for the call to come together.  Prepare the hearts of those you want to stand together to be an active part of your army of women that you are raising up at this time.

South Africa, you are a nation that will shine brightly as an example to other nations.  You are vibrant, full of colour, full of the joy of the Lord.  This is infectious and will impact and bring other nations which have known great sorrow to come to a place of great joy.

So speak up, speak up, speak up!!!!