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The Flame of the Lord – Karen Austin

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Think it not strange the things that I said to My people Israel, I say to My people today. For in My Word are hidden truths for that time and also truths for the day in which you live. For My word is a living thing and encompasses things of yesteryear as well as things today. The Word of My power worked yesterday and it works today, all by the hands of those who stand in righteousness, purity and meekness.

I say in the days to come, you shall see the flame of the Lord arise upon My people and they shall become flaming swords in My hand dispersing My power and My judgment upon that which seeks to hinder My way. I have not withheld that which you need and will need in the coming days. The sun is going down upon the earth and darkness shall be all around. But upon you shall be the brightness of My rising. My people who have sold out to Me shall be the only brightness the land shall see. Those who love evil will try to extinguish the light, but they shall shine yet seven times brighter! For I am the light in their midst.

Shrink not back from that which I call you. For as you walk in that which I have assigned to you – you walk in Me also. For I have gone before you and I shall make your way plain. For there shall be no darkness that can hide My path from you. Know that My path is a sure path that will lead you into that which I have for you and those who are with you. Do not allow the dust of the world and the weight of it to weigh you down. All hope is found in Me for I am the God of ALL hope! Many in this hour will become hopeless, but I am raising you up as beacons of hope – trophies of My grace. You shall shine brightly with My truth and because of that brightness of My light upon you, many will be drawn to you for a word of hope and encouragement.

You shall be dispensers of My grace, My truth and My mercy unto man and through this shall be a dispensation of healing such as you have never seen in your generation! For as people come, their whole house shall be swept clean by My righteous right hand and My very virtue shall flood their entire being. It shall be as I have already established in My Word – whole – spirit, soul and body.

A sanctified people ready to cross over into the New day – a people of covenant, a people of dedication, a people of honor unto Me. These shall be My shining bright ones who shall illuminate the way for many.

It will be the people that do know their God that will shine ever brighter and do great exploits. Daniel 11:32

Wave of Healing – Gary Florence

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Several months ago I believed the Lord showed me a wave of healing coming to the body of Christ. There are so many dealing with sickness, pain and disease that it is consuming and taking us out of the race. Hope deferred has made our souls sick, and we are coming to a place in our mindsets that we are believing this is of the Lord and our lot in life.

I believe that this wave is going to be like something we have not seen to this point. It’s not going to look like how things were done in the past, with calling the elders to anoint with oil or even people laying hands on one another even though those methods will still be used from time to time. I believe that there is a revelation coming to the body of Christ that we will begin to take hold of. That the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead will make alive our bodies. I believe all of a sudden people will get healed during praise and worship and yell out “I just received my healing.” People will be in Walmart or at their place of business. I even believe people will be in doctors’ office waiting to be seen when all of a sudden this revelation is going to come upon them just like when the Holy Spirit came upon Jesus’ lifeless body and breathed His breath of life into it causing His body to come back to life.

In Ephesians it says that we may experience what is the glorious inheritance in the saints and that we may experience what is the unlimited, immeasurable, surpassing greatness of the resurrection power that is at work in each one of us. It is time that these words come off of the pages and revelation knowledge comes into our spirits. I believe that we are going to be His body full of a life that has been healed, restored and set free from the bondage of sickness and disease. I for one am sick and tired of being sick and tired. I speak to us that the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation come upon us and open the eyes of our hearts to this wave of healing that is coming to His body.

Super Bowl-Game Plan – Karen Austin

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Today I am going to continue spiritual insights from not only the Super Bowl game but also from the character/faith of the Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback, Patrick Mahomes. This young man may be young in years, but he is mature in His faith in Christ.

I saw spiritual keys during the Super Bowl that can help us visualize the spiritual battles we face. The Word of God is our only plumb line. But Jesus taught in parables using natural things as subject objects when he explained spiritual principles, He teaches us through nature and other natural things. I am not a football fan nor expert by a long shot! I will take some of what was spoken by various sports commentators and the written press to explain the intensity of the battle and the win by faith.

“During this high pressured Super Bowl game, Patrick faced probably one of the most potent defense that he had ever faced. They had a perfect game plan to limit the Chief’s big plays. Patrick was hit enough to become flustered, frustrated, confused and impatient.” Can you relate? Sometimes it seems that no matter what we try, the enemy “seems” to get the upper hand. He pulls strategies out of his playbook to get us off our spiritual game. We begin to doubt ourselves, our abilities and question if we really heard from God. Time passes, the clock is ticking, pressure is on and we wonder if we will ever see victory.

At times during the game a play would be reviewed with an aerial view of the playing field and the play. I remember thinking if the quarterback could just see from that view, he would know exactly how to aim at his target! I sensed that this is where the Body of Christ is losing some battles. To many times, especially in the heat of the battle, our perspective is from the ground game, satan’s territory. It is primarily on the things we see happening. While we certainly need to be keenly aware of what is going on, our focus for victory must come from a higher perspective, Heaven’s perspective. We are seated FAR above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. Ephesians. 1:21]. He has battle plans we have never dreamed of!

Patrick could see doubt beginning to come into the eyes of his team. It took him to the last minute to find himself and he finally did. He pulled on his faith and began to speak to his team, “You just got to believe, brother.” At this point, I receive a private message stating the Chiefs were down 10 points and didn’t look good. I sensed Holy Spirit say this is how it appears in spiritual battles. We start out strong but as the battle intensifies and we seem to be blocked at every step. It appears we will not win and the enemy has the upper hand, but this is when to hold onto faith with a tight grip. That is exactly what Patrick did. He said, “I mean – We never lost faith. That’s the biggest thing.” I’ve heard said “Setback is a setup for comeback!”

This game was approximately four hours. Our battles may take days, months or even years. But I leave you with these wise words from Patrick Mahomes. “You’ve just got to believe brother, it’s going to happen man, I can feel it.”

2 Corinthians 5:7 “For we live by faith, not by sight”

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.”

Super Bowl Insights – Redeeming the Land – Karen Austin

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Today I will lay the ground work regarding what I sensed about the Super Bowl game. Along with the prophecy that Bob Jones had given years ago, I sensed this game represented the great spiritual battle we now see taking place in the world. So, what I will share is from a spiritual perspective.

I am sure there are God loving people in the city of San Francisco and on the 49er’s team. Remember we wrestle not with flesh and blood but against principalities, powers rulers of darkness in this world and wickedness in high places {Ephesians 6:12]. .What I sensed during the game was a war between the spiritual dominions that reign in the areas of these two cities. We could readily see the spiritual battle with many players giving glory to God, praying vs the half-time show promoting sexual exploitation.

Mike Bickle began the International House of Prayer (IHOP) in 1999 with 24/7 prayer. Also God raised up prophets called the “Kansas City Prophets.” They were Bob Jones, Bill Hamon, Paul Cain, James Goll and John Paul Jackson. So we see the land being set apart for the Kingdom of God…to train and raise up other leaders in the Body of Christ, to establish the Presence of the Lord in that city. Although I am sure there are acts of darkness taking place in this city, what I am stating is the establishment of the Kingdom of God over the land for more than 21 years.

While I am not familiar with the spiritual roots of San Francisco, I am aware of the rapid decline of what was once a beautiful city now taking place on the land…outdoor drug markets, homeless taking over the streets, individuals with mental illnesses living in streets and parks, filth and the spread of disease. Government given authority to release murderers, rapists, child molesters, illegals, etc. The advancement of abortion and gay rights is prominent. The effects of darkness is blatant over this land. I do pray for light to invade the darkness to set the people free! Light always overcomes darkness and there is a redemption He wants to take place in this city.

I sensed not only the truth about revival and Apostolic Chiefs arising, but also that the tide has turned. Something has shifted in the spiritual realm. Just as Kansas City Chiefs appeared to be losing for 50 years, in truth, they were in training for this sweet victory.

Holy Spirit is moving as the wind beneath our sails causing us to rise up above this earthly playing field into the realms of Heavenly authority and victory. We will begin to see more and more spiritual victories. I sense that the Father has given His Bride an open playing field. He is not only inviting us to receive this end-time favor and victories for in the church, but in the market place, the schools, the political field, and wherever we find ourselves! As we maintain Heaven’s perspective of the battle, we will no longer become weary, but energized by the victories we see ahead of us. New vision is being released. New confidence is rising up in His Bride to become all He has called us to be and to do all He has called us to do! Arise Church! The victory is ours and our reward in Heaven will outweigh any Vince Lombardi trophy!

Apostolic Chiefs: What I hear the Lord saying – Karen Austin

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Today I would like to comment on what I feel part of the significance of Bob Jones prophecy and the Kansas City Chiefs winning the Super bowl. Remember we only see in part.

First, I want to acknowledge that Bob Jones was one of the most accurate prophets that I have heard and witnessed. I was at a leadership meeting years ago and he laid hands on me to be more discerning of the Spirit, etc. I also have been at conferences where he ministered. I followed his ministry for many years and know people whom he mentored who are people of character. Of course, we have to discern every prophetic word with the Word of God and the spirit of the Word. Discernment especially in the days we live will be very important! So I do endorse his ministry.

What I feel many missed in the prophetic word, which I have included at the bottom of this post, is that when we see the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl, “God is raising up His Apostolic Chiefs”. Like most, we get excited about revival about to come and stop there. We should get excited! Seeing people coming into the Kingdom, being healed and delivered is exciting!

While we have witnessed a sign according to the prophecy, we can also look around us and see many other signs. What the prophecy does not signify is that we can quit praying and declaring His Word. Actually, it means that even more we should be allowing Holy Spirit’s sanctification process and be about the Father’s business. One thing I have seen with the Body of Christ and prophecy, is many think if they received a prophetic word, well, it’s just going to happen and I don’t need to do anything. While there are prophecies that are not conditional, many are.

Holy Spirit will once again lead. We will prefer one another instead of stepping over one another to get a “position of importance”. We will promote and encourage one another’s ministry. The congregation will be challenged to become conformed into His image and not pacified to pet our flesh and glorify our own image. Remember the Bride has made HERSELF ready [Rev. 19:7].

Tomorrow I plan to share a little more on the insight I believe I have received regarding the Kansas City Chiefs winning the Super Bowl. But for now, I say, “RISE UP AND GO CHIEFS, HIS APOSTOLIC CHIEFS!”

“When the Chiefs win the Super Bowl, you will know that revival is about to come. God is raising up His Apostolic Chiefs.” ~~ Bob Jones

Sound of Thunder – Part 6 – Karen Austin

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Sound of Thunder – Part 6

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, I am seeing trophy rooms where what has been taken back from the enemy are placed in these trophy rooms of God. I’m seeing that trophy room….just stuff being thrown in that room. I mean, it’s just all kinds of things that are going to be coming off of people being set free and placed in this trophy room of God.

Thank you Lord.

Father, I ask You to help us. Grant us the wisdom that we need for this hour. Holy Spirit, You are the Spirit of Truth. I pray for an increase of the Spirit of Truth in Your house and in each person. Lord God, I ask for an increase in discernment. Lord God, that as the Word is preached on discernment that you will release that to a higher measure to us here in Your house. Teach us Holy Spirit. Teach us Holy Spirit, because this work that’s about to be done will not be by our power or our might, but by Your Spirit. Let us be a people full of the Spirit and a people of the Word, balance between the two. Jesus, we want to be taught by you. Lord, we want You to teach us. We humble ourselves and we lay aside every preconceived idea of how it is to do this thing that we’re getting ready to step into. We lay all of our plans, all of our know-how, and we lay ’em at the feet of Jesus. And Lord, we ask You to resurrect that which truly is You and that which truly You want to bring forth and that which You want to add to.

Yes, yes, the mysteries, the mysteries are being revealed. That which has been hidden is being revealed. Not only in the good way, which is the revealing of the truth of My word, but also the truth of the things that have been hidden on the dark side. They’re being revealed – their plans are being uncovered for is there anything hidden that I do not see?

I AM IN CONTROL!

And I am revealing myself to those among the Muslim community and truth is being revealed to them. There will be some that will even march along your ranks, for I shall do a quick work in them.

There are things that I am going to do upon this earth that they will not be able to reason away. There are going to be signs in the Heavens and signs in the earth. My people will do exploits and they will be speechless. There’s nothing they can say but, “IT IS GOD!”

What is the prophetic – (Part 2) – Gary Florence

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Let’s pick up where we left off on part 1.

Ananias had a choice to make he could have looked through his natural eyes and the circumstances surrounding Saul and what was happening to the church and declared to him “You are a lying good for nothing murderer” and you know what, in the natural he was speaking the truth but Ananias allowed the Lord to open his spiritual eyes instead and heard the Lord say to him, “Go for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel”.

We too have choices to make, we could look through our natural eyes and circumstances surrounding people and declare to them “You are nothing but sinners all you do is sin, sin, sin!” Or could we allow the Holy Spirit to open our spiritual eyes and call out the hidden treasures that God has placed in each one of us? Later on Saul, who is now named Paul, says that prophecy is to encourage, edify, and build up. He also said I wish that all of you would prophecy. I just have to wonder if one of the reasons Paul wrote that is because of the impact the prophetic word from Ananias had on his life.

The prophetic word has the ability to change someone’s life for the positive. You may one day be called upon by the Lord to be an Ananias to someone that in the natural there is nothing you can see in them being used by God that would have an impact on the world. They may even be in sin, but do you dare to allow your eyes to see into the spirit and call forth the Paul in them. Let me put a challenge before you and me, those of us who may have the gift of prophecy what if we decide to choose the prophetic to encourage, edify, and build up? To call forth from a person the hidden treasure within them because each and everyone one of us has God given talents, abilities and gifting’s and allow the ones who have been called to the office of the Prophet to call forth the judgments of God when it’s necessary. What kind of impact could we have on people’s lives if we decided to rise to this challenge?

In our mouth’s we have the power of life and death, together let’s choose life. Here’s something for you to think about. Our founding fathers and mothers, did they not also prophesy over our nation when the declared that we would be “One nation under God.”?

The next time we get together I am going to share on a topic that can be controversial and push a lot of people’s button and that is should women keep silent in the church? Do you have your buttons ready?

Sound of Thunder – Part 5 – Karen Austin

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So fear not when you hear the thunder and the rumbling. Believe Me when I say, “Yes, the enemy will cause thunder to rumble in your life”, but know that he can do nothing without Me saying that it’s ok. My hand is upon you. My hand is upon your life and My hand is upon your loved ones because I AM a God of Covenant and great peace do I release upon your children and your children’s children because of Covenant.

Because of Covenant, I’m about to give dreams to those that have walked away from me. I’m about to give dreams and you shall begin to see those that have walked away and those that have strayed are going to begin to stream into the churches that allow My Spirit to move freely because they know that they know, that they know, that they know, it’s only the Spirit of God that can set them free and they must go to where the Spirit is moving.

I will have lighthouses all over the earth. Just as in the underground churches in the other nations, where people are led by My Spirit, and so shall it be in the days ahead that My Spirit will draw those that are crying out for deliverance – for healing – for peace. I will raise them up quickly for I have need of them. This will be a day in which some of the training manuals will be thrown out the window because what worked then, will not work now.

It’s a new hour. It’s a new season. It’s a new day. Forsake not the assembling together of yourselves in these last days because you will need the encouragement and the strength of one another. For when the armies got to battle, one does not go this way and one go the other way. They all stay at the heed of the commander. And then they gather back in the bunker. They look out for one another. And this shall be an army that locks arms and saves and delivers many.

Sound of Thunder – Part 4 – Karen Austin

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Sound of Thunder – Part 4

I’m going to reveal Myself to My people in a way that has not been seen for a long, long time upon this earth. I am coming in visitation to those that I will call to lead My people. And I will impart and empower them to move beyond where they think that they could ever go and accomplish. For I will be the wind in your sail. I will lift you up and I will move you here and I will take you there. Yield your life to Me, not just your heart, but your life. Whoever loves his life will lose it. But I say that I will add to your life. I will add increase. My people are going to walk in a measure of peace and prosperity and joy in this hour. The joy that passes all understanding. That peace that passes all understanding shall be yours.

But you must spend time with Me. Guard what you see. Guard what you hear. Guard what you read. For they are but mere man and have man’s opinion. Man’s wisdom will not cut it in these days that we’re coming into. It will be the wisdom of God that will be made manifest to the principalities and the powers.

There is a strengthening, an empowering coming to the sons and the daughters. the mature ones. They will be as Samson in the world. But they will not be deceived, because they will remain in the secret place. There will be times that My Spirit will come upon you that you feel as they did in the days of old, that they could leap over a wall and run with a troop. But do not say “I am old. I am weak. I am tired.” Because this day will require supernatural strength and I am your supernatural God! I will supply everything that you have need of. The days of the miracles and the signs and the wonders are about to be poured out and released. And the miracles will be multiplication of food, multiplication of water. Everything that you will have need of will be provided.