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Paradise lost? Or we just can’t see it? – Frank Work

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STOP! stop right now and do me a big favor. Just stop what your doing, which is reading this, and sit back, relax, quiet your spirit and ask God to give you His shalom peace. Don’t talk, unless it’s your prayer language. Don’t raise your hands, unless you feel the unction of the Holy Spirit, and just be still. No music, no outside distractions. Come back in 5 minutes or if it is longer, come back then. But just take 5 minutes and seek God and see what the Holy Spirit shares with you.

Welcome back, how was your experience with God? Did you hear him? Could you feel the power of His love over you? Is your spirit man at peace? If the answer is yes then you have found something that probably half the people you know can’t seem to find. Paradise.

I bet you’re saying to yourself right now, “We will only find paradise when we come into His presence in heaven.” I say, that the moment you fell in love with Jesus, and accepted Him as your Lord and Savior is the moment you entered into paradise with Him. The death of our human flesh is not the only time we are in heavenly places, remember what scripture says about this; Eph 2:4-10

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Isn’t it amazing, just thoroughly amazing, that we can be walking in the realms of the heavenly places even while still here in our flesh? I am not speaking some hokey, new age nonsense here. As you read for yourself from the above scripture, that when we received Jesus as our Lord and Savior our spirits were and are, sitting together with Jesus in heavenly places. Oh, are you one of those who think you can’t be seated with Christ? Let’s put it this way, if the simple truth of our salvation is a lie, then our entire concept of Jesus is a lie. Jesus promised us in Romans 10:9 “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”

Either Jesus was crucified, died on the cross, was buried in a tomb, wrapped in linen and anointed for burial. As well as descended into hell, took back the keys and conquered hell, rose again on the third day and later ascended into heaven to take His rightful seat as King of kings and Lord of lords and will await the trumpet call of His return, or….or…it’s all a lie, and we have all been fooled. Do you know who wants you to believe it’s a lie? Exactly! The father of lies, the very one who is in direct opposition not only to Jesus, but also in opposition of your destiny in Christ.

I want to encourage the reader that the more time we spend in prayer, in His presence, the more we will have a taste of paradise through the power of the Holy Spirit. I promise you that God is true to His word when He tells us in 1 John 1:7 “But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.”

Sound of Thunder – Part 3 – Karen Austin

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Sound of Thunder – Part 3

So even in this time I’ve said to make sure that you have gatherings and you be at gatherings where the rain is being poured out, because I desire you to be so saturated by My Spirit that it will bypass your mind. Because in the days to come, you must be led of the Spirit. For those truly are the sons of God and the sons are the ones who are led by the Spirit. And you must be totally intoxicated, filled, filled, filled by My Spirit because if you are not, you can be washed under the flood that is coming. You must be as the five wise virgins. You must be filled with oil. You must be filled with oil and at the moment that I come down and the lightning strikes, you will illuminate and be light in the darkness.

And I say that there are different types of oil that are being poured out in this season. Be very careful of the oil that you put into your lamp, because there will be oil they will say you can get and it has a cheap price. And as the saying goes, “You get what you pay for”. The same as in the realm of the Spirit. Because this oil, this rich oil that I am talking about, there is a high price. And the high price is when others are playing, you are praying. When others are crying, you will be laughing, because you will be filled with My Spirit and that Spirit is the Spirit of joy because the joy of the Lord will be your strength. No, you will not laugh at the calamities and the things that will come upon the earth, but you will laugh at the enemy. When you laugh at the enemy, you join with Heaven because did I not say that I laugh in the Heavens?

Know that I have everything under control, everything under control. Everything under control! You must remain in My perfect love because it is perfect love that casts out fear. And fear will be rampant in this day and in this hour. But you shall be far from it, says the Lord, as you keep yourself filled with My love, filled with My peace, your oil filled. And because of those that the enemy would send along your path, that will appear as those who are righteous who would try to steal the oil, I am increasing the discernment in these days, because you will need it and you will need to know the difference. But My sheep, they know My voice.

So keep your eyes upon Me and the more that you spend time with Me, the more that you are in My presence, the more that you are in My Word, you will become acclimated to the feeling, the senses, the smell, the sight of the Spirit of God, that when you come into contact with that which is false, you will know immediately, because you have been with the real.

Two Wolves – Frank Work

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I was talking to a couple of fellow co-workers the other day, and during our conversation, one of them said out of the blue, “Two wolves”. They both looked at each other with a knowing smile. Apparently, I wasn’t aware of what this phrase meant, especially in the context of what we were talking about, so I asked him to explain. He began to tell me that this phrase was from a movie he had watched with his children called Tomorrowland. I remember seeing the commercial on television, so I knew which movie he was referring to. He went on to say that during the movie there was a dialog between two of the characters and this dialog included the phrase “two wolves.” Now little did I know that this phrase comes from an old Cherokee proverb or fable, and this phrase actually has great spiritually meaning. Below is that proverb.

“One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, generosity, empathy, truth, compassion, and faith.” The grandson thought about this for a minute and then asked the grandfather, “Which wolf wins?” The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”

Interesting that the concept mirrors what Jesus said in the New Testament. Jesus said in Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.(NKJV)

In kingdom principles, there are only two mindsets. One that follows God, and one that follows the flesh. I know in my lifetime at some point or another I have feigned confusion about which one I am following, but in reality, I am not confused at all. The reality is that I am just turning a blind eye to the one I am allowing to lead me. My faith is fed by time spent in fellowship with the Holy Spirit, time spent in the Word, and time spent in prayer. What also feeds my faith is time spent in fellowship with my brothers and sisters in the Lord. Many times I will find myself forsaking the latter. Why? There could be many reasons, or there could be one reason, the point is that as a Christian in the faith, I need to be reminded that I am not in this fight alone. Not only should I have fellowship with the Holy Spirit (2 Cor 13:14), but I also must have fellowship with the breather of Christ, and honor them above myself. (Rom 12:10)

The real bottom line is though, who am I allowing dominance in my life? Who am I feeding? Am I feeding my soul, with the cares of this world, which leads to death and entices the carnal desires of my life? Or am I feeding my Spirit-man, with the word and breath of God, which is the blood of Christ and the Spirit of God? Doing so brings me closer in relationship with the Holy Spirit, and ultimately to the understanding of true peace and the Father’s heart for my life. It’s a life long struggle between the flesh and our spirit-man, our soul is in flux, but this doesn’t have to be a constant for us as men and women of God.

I like to think of my soul as Switzerland. It’s neutral in all conflicts, it’s neutral in all peace. What my soul wants is a leader. A leader to show it the way it should react, or respond. On one side of my neutral soul is my flesh and on the other side is my spirit-man. Much like the old Cherokee proverb of the two wolves, my soul is looking for which one will feed it. Now before I go any further, I am going to lay down some scriptural references concerning the spirit, soul and body.

1 Thessalonians 5:23(ESV) “Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”


Hebrews 4:12(ESV) “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”


Genesis 2:7(ESV) “ then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.”


Galatians 5:16-17(ESV) ” But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.”

I believe that our soul was created when God breathed the breath of life into the nostrils of Adam (Gen 2:7). This action I believe is what created the soul of man. In Hebrew the word, “ruach” means “breath or Spirit of God”. It was the combination of man’s flesh, and God’s Spirit, which in turn created the soul. So there is a struggle between the flesh, our carnal nature, and our spirit-man for dominance over our soul. These are our two wolves, which battle each other and they are both wanting and needing to be fed. It’s the decisions we make on a day-to-day basis that decide which “wolf” is fed and which wolf takes control of our soul. Is our life filled with hate, jealousy, and strife? Then our flesh is the dominant wolf. Is our life filled with love, joy, and a wanting to draw closer to the Lord? Then our spirit-man is the dominant wolf.

I have been really thinking about something that I heard during a sermon, that the Native Americans are some of the lost tribes of Israel and they already had a concept of the teaching of Jehovah. Maybe, maybe not. I am not sure at this point, but what I do know is that we must not lean on our own understanding when it comes to the things of the Spirit, but lean on the shoulders of Christ and allow Him to show us all truth and knowledge concerning our lives in Him and His life in us.

What is the prophetic? (Part 1) – Gary Florence

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I am sure that there are as many answers as there are questions to this topic. We may think of prophecy as one foretelling the judgments of God, like in the Old Testament or Jesus telling Nathaniel that He saw him sitting under a tree before they even met. So in this day and age who’s voice do we listen too? There are those voices who say that the judgments of God are coming to American. Like California is going to detach from the U.S. and drift out to sea and perish because of Hollywood. Then you have other voices claiming that a kind of like utopia is on the horizon. I am not writing to side with one or the other, what I would like to do is take you down the road to Damascus where a man named Saul was about to encounter THE Prophetic Word.

Saul was on his way to kill the Way (Christians) when he was knock off his high horse by the prophetic light of Christ. Many times we call out sin and judgment in one another lives but what would happen if we decided to call out one another’s treasure of destiny that God has placed within each of us. Next time we will found out what choice Ananias made when he came to Saul at the house on Straight Street.

The Sound of Thunder – Karen Austin

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Sound of Thunder – Part 1

“The sound of thunder that is the sound that the world is hearing. They know that there’s a change and there’s a shift that’s coming up in the realm of the heavenlies. They know, but all they can hear is the thunder – the thunder – the thunder, and they know that a storm is brewing, but they know not what kind of a storm it is that is coming.

Even those that belong to the Lord, whose focus is upon the things of the earth, all they’re hearing is the distant rumble of the thunder. And just as there are many in the natural that fear when they hear the sound of the thunder, that they run and they hide in the safest place that they know to try and shelter themselves from the storm. And so it is in this hour and in this day. That even My people, says God, are hearing the rumblings, the sounds of thunder in the distance and some of My people are running, and they’re hiding, and they’re trying to shelter themselves from the storm that is coming and going to come upon the earth.

But I want you to know that this sound of thunder was also sounded when I ascended from hell. When I died & I arose there was a sound of thunder. It was a splitting open of the sky when I ascended. And know that this sound, when you hear the sound of thunder, you who know My voice, you are to say, “Ha Ha, something’s coming. My Lord, He’s coming.” Not coming as far as the second coming as of yet, but I am coming within you and I shall show Myself strong on behalf of those who are Mine.

You shall not run to shelter in the natural for I am your shelter. He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. That is the shelter that you are to not only run to, but you are to abide in, in this day and in this hour in which we are in. For just as thunder comes because it is a clash of cold and hot air, it clashes and causes the sound – the sound – the sound – the sound. And so is there a thunder in the realm of the Spirit because it is My Spirit and the spirit of the antichrist that are clashing in this hour.”

The God who heals and restores – Karen Austin

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I bless you in the name of Jehovah-Rapha, the God who heals [Exodus 15:6]. “The chief meaning of Jehovah is derived from the Hebrew word Havah meaning “to be” or “to exist.” It also suggests “to become” or specifically “to become known” – this denotes a God who reveals Himself unceasingly. Rapha means “to restore”, “to heal” or “to make healthful” in Hebrew. Jehovah is the Great Physician who heals the physical and emotional needs of His people.” [Ref.: Blue Letter Bible]
So from these definitions we can say “Jehovah, the God who reveals Himself unceasingly, heals and restores.”
Today, I bless you with a revelation of the love of the Father who heals you. I bless you with healing from any sickness or disease that would keep you from fulfilling your destiny. I bless you with strength to stand against any attack that may be coming against your physical body. I bless you today with wisdom to know how to care properly for your temple in order that your immune system be strong. May His overshadowing Presence manifest over you as a shield from any harmful elements, contagious disease or virus.
May our Father reveal Himself as Jehovah-Rapha over each of you this day!

 

Heaven Recognizes Love – Karen Austin

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“Be not afraid to love those who seem to need it the least for I AM your reward. Some of the ways you love will not be rewarded on earth, but oh, I have a crown of righteousness stored up for you! Not one good thing you do on earth will be forgotten in Heaven for all these things I make note of in the Books of Heaven. You will be surprised at some of the things you thought were so small and you may even forgot about. But when you come to receive your eternal rewards, that which you thought was small was actually large in the Kingdom of Heaven. No, not one thing done in the name of love goes unnoticed by Heaven. When you love, you partner with Heaven. You open a way for a little of Heaven to be expressed on earth. So be not afraid to partner with Me in the days of darkness, hate and oppression, for love always wins. Yes, love always win for I AM love and My seed is within you!

Walk and Remain in Love – Karen Austin

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“Love is a strong force that not even hate can overcome. Even death cannot overcome love. This is a truth that you must grasp in these last days for love will shield you. Love will guide you. Love will be your reward. [Song of Solomon 8:6-7 & Luke 6:35 NIV]

Be a people who refuse to let go of love, for the love of many will grow cold [Matthew 24:12]. But those who are Mine will remain vibrant and alive because of My divine love flowing through them. Where you see love, you will always see My heart and My will. Those who walk in My love will be a sign post to others pointing to Me. For the world would say, “How can you still love after all that was done?” “How can you love God after all that you have been through?” Oh, but they have no idea of the pure love between a Father and his child. It will be My love flowing in you and through you that will empower you to carry on.

Those who remain in love will shine bright in a world of darkness. Their light will not go out but will live on in the lives of others, for love is eternal” [1 Corinthians 13:8 GNT].

“Then the godly ones will shine like the brightness of the sun in their Father’s kingdom realm.” Matthew 13:43

Move of God within – Karen Austin

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Many look to and fro for the next ‘move of God’. But the “move of God” that I want My people to be focused on is the “move of God” within them. For

just as you are about to see a reformation in the world, there is also a reformation taking place within My people. I am doing a work of sanctification that must be done within those who are Mine. Those who submit to My reformation within them shall become those who will shine brilliantly in the soon coming dark days . The “union life” that was spoken of by My servant John is what I am doing in this hour [John 17:20-26]. For when you are truly one with Me, your thoughts are as My thoughts, your words shall be as My words and your actions shall be as My actions. Then I shall release great authority upon these.

Great signs shall be demonstrated by these ones because they will no longer be moved by the accolades of man. My joy will be their sole reward. Truly I say the harvest shall be great. They will run to those whom I shall cause to shine in these last days. They will cry out “Teach me of this One whom you love! How can i know Him intimately as you do? His love has drawn me, but teach me how to walk in His ways.”
I say this harvest shall quickly become a great army for Me. Their devotion to My heart and My will shall cause them to even be willing to lay down their lives for My Kingdom, if necessary. But I say they shall never be stopped! Is it not written in My Word that the increase of My government shall never end? [Isaiah 9:7].
So I say you are upon the precipice of the greatest move of My Kingdom the world has ever seen! Study to show yourself approved [2 Timothy 2:15]. Seek My face and learn of My heart. Great and mighty things are about to transpire in My Name and for My sake. If I told you of them you would not believe them! Journal entry 12/29/19.