THE MINISTRY LETTER 2007 ISSUE 6
To all
handmaidens and bondservants of the Lord Jesus Christ:
ONLY PARTAKE OF THOSE MINISTRIES
THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT DIRECTLY LEADS YOU TO
It is
very important in this most critical hour for every believer to only partake of
those ministries that the Holy Spirit directly leads them to [internet or
otherwise]. There is much error out there - even among certain ones who are
highly esteemed by many in the church. There are some who believe that the
church will go through the Great Tribulation. There are some who believe the
church will be taken out before the Great Tribulation. There are some who
believe the church will be taken out mid-way through the Great Tribulation.
Finally, there are those who believe that the church will not be taken out of
this earth at all. Our God is not a God of confusion - He is a God of clarity
and pin-point accuracy. It is truly a most dangerous time - as an even greater
darkness encompasses the world with each passing day. Only those who forsake
all and give their hearts wholly to God will know and partake of His most
glorious plan for the Church in this hour. Those who have entered into the
place of abiding in the secret place of His presence "know" [have a
revelation of] the prophetic timetable for this final hour. Those who have not
entered in do not - and [perhaps unconsciously - although they should have been
conscious of it] they have mentally ascended to the scriptures and neglected
the "patterns" which are clearly established throughout the entire
Word of God.
THE HOLY APOSTLES - AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUE
DOCTRINE
If
one will simply enter into the "inner chamber" they will come to know
the Father's heart and plan [according to the Scriptures], and there will be no
doubt in their heart as to those things that will be taking place in this most
glorious hour - and their part in it. Satan has done everything he possibly can
to create mass confusion and division in the Body of Christ [doctrinally
speaking] but that day is at an end as the holy [true] apostles begin to
establish true doctrine through the revealing of the ABSOLUTE truth of God's
Word in the power of the Holy Spirit [the Spirit of wisdom and revelation].
DEFINING AUTHORITATIVE PRAYER AND PROCLAMATION
Basically,
"authoritative prayer" is simply prayer [words] that are the
spontaneous by-product of a heart that is overflowing with revelation knowledge
of God's Word and, thus, as that child of God goes forth in obedience [on a
daily basis] the Holy Spirit will cause whatever words are necessary - in any
given situation - to rise up from their inner man in an absolute faith [and
love]. This is precisely the way that Jesus carried out His earthly ministry -
and it is precisely the way that the Glorious ["spotless and
unblemished"] Church is to fulfil her mandate in our remaining time in
this dispensation.
Let us hear the words of the Father:
EACH AND EVERY ASSIGNMENT IS UNIQUE
TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF MY CHILDREN
This
season shall bring forth the manifestation of My "perfect order" in
the midst of My people - both individually and corporately. This shall be
"initiated" as those who truly love Me begin to acknowledge Me in
"all" of their ways - that "I" might direct their paths! As
My children are faithful to do this I shall either confirm their present
position as being correct and give them immediate and further instructions
concerning their part in the establishment of My True Church and/or I shall
reveal to them the "delegated authorities" I have raised up for their
"protection" and their edification - in most cases I shall lead them
to My "selected" holy apostles and prophets - and cause them to enter
into "relationship" with them - in and by the revelation and power of
My Spirit. These things which I have just spoken have no "physical
boundaries"! Each and every assignment is unique to each and every one of
My children and, thus, each and every assignment can only be revealed to them
in their perfect fellowship with Me in the "inner chamber".
I direct this word of command to all those who
truly love Me:
Seek
Me diligently concerning both the "spiritual authorities" I have
raised up for your perfect edification - leading to the fullness of the
ministry that I have called you to - and seek Me diligently concerning your
"specific" part in the establishment of the Local Church.
"I SHALL MOVE WITH LIGHTNING
SPEED THROUGHOUT THE EARTH IN THIS FINAL HOUR"
Tell
My children not to take any "preconceived notions" concerning these
things for as I establish the true Local Church throughout the earth I shall -
at any given time - use whosoever and whatsoever I deem necessary to gain the
"maximum results" I seek in the lives and ministries of My children!
Time and space is of no consequence to Me and, truly I say to you, through My
holy apostles and prophets, I shall move with lightning speed throughout the
earth in this final hour, and I shall establish My true spiritual authorities
in the midst of My people and I shall bring all those who truly love Me into
their "proper position" - both physically and spiritually -
regardless of where they have been or where they thought they should
be"....
*****
MEDITATIONS ON THE TRUE CHRISTIAN LIFE:
+ When
the apostle John said that we should prosper and be in health, he added the
phrase, "even as thy soul prospers". Man is a spirit; he has a soul
consisting of the mind, the will and the emotions; and he lives in a body.
Thus, there is spiritual prosperity, mental prosperity and physical prosperity.
To prosper spiritually, you must be "born again". When you accept
Jesus as your Saviour and make Him the Lord of your life, your spirit is reborn
and brought into fellowship with your Heavenly Father. This puts you in
the position to receive from Him all that is promised in His Word. To prosper
in your soul, you must be able to control your mind, your will and your
emotions. Just because you have accumulated a large amount of knowledge does
not mean that your mind is prosperous. Prosperity of the mind comes when you
use the information that has been acquired - when you are controlling your mind
instead of your mind controlling you. 2 Corinthians 10:5 states, that we are to
cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the
knowledge of God (the Word of God), bringing into captivity every thought to
the obedience of Christ. The person who does this has control of their mind and
is in "position" to prosper mentally. You cannot control your mind
completely without the Word of God being "alive" and operating inside
you. You must harness your will and emotions in the same way.
+ The revelation
of the mystery of Christ living in us depends upon a true and real planting
into His death. Once the believer perceives this focal point of Calvary in
relation to his practical experience, all the truths of God fall into their
place in beautiful harmony. No ideal of life is too high, since the believer
has but to make way for the Lord Himself to fulfill the ideal through him. No
command of God for service is too great, since the Christ Himself becomes all
wisdom and power within them, as they by faith retire, so to speak, to the
Cross, and then move forward to each service in reliance upon the indwelling
Lord. The very energy of God comes into their life!
+ It is a solemn
thing to profess the pursuit of Christian perfection. The price of the pearl of
great price is high: all things must be counted loss!
+ We need help
today if we are going to be able to appropriate the Word of God in a fresh and
living way. We need the help of God to "read, mark, learn and inwardly
digest this word which has become strange, distant, and, in different ways,
threatening to us. We need the help of anointed teachers whose own lives have
been shaped by the Word, who have been "doers of the Word", as James
puts it.
+ Christ bore
your diseases so that you may be healed. Divine health is yours. Claim this
blessing and confess it by faith; God will manifest it in your body. Like all
of Christ's redemptive gifts, healing must be received by simple faith alone
and, upon being received, must be consecrated for Christ's service and glory
alone.
*****
GOLDEN MANNA FROM THE MOUNT
"THE CRY OF YOUR HEART SHOULD BE TO ESTABLISH THE MOUNTAIN OF
THE LORD IN DIVINE ORDER AND DIVINE GOVERNMENT"
Bill Burns
ft111@spiritofprophecy.com
http://ft111.com
This
you know - it is indeed the end of time. It is the time of consummation of all
things. The cry of your heart should be to establish the mountain of the Lord
in divine order and divine government. This cry is for mighty Zion to arise. As
you cry for Zion, I will direct your attention toward the work of the enemy,
and you will break down the walls that he has established around My people, for
the gates of hell shall not prevail against My church. I shall bring you forth
into the Valley of Vision so that you will see My purposes for you. Rise up and
enter into the valley by My Spirit. I will teach you My ways and show you that
which is before you. You shall be encouraged and strengthened, says the Lord.
Get up from your place of weakness. Get up from your place of poverty. Get up
from your place of regret and sorrow. Come up into My presence. I will restore
and heal you. I will show you things that have been hidden in darkness. I am
faithful, and I will cause you to walk in My strength. I am with you always.
And, I will increase your strength and cause you to walk in the power of My
purpose. Lift up the hands that hang down in weakness. I will lead you through
the fires, tests and temptations and bring you through to victory. I am the God
who triumphs. Be no more a victim, nor be angry with your brothers and your
sisters, and have no accusation against them. For, these things hold you in
darkness. Do not be offended with Me, says the Lord, nor spurn My grace.
*****
"I
AM BRINGING YOU TO A NEW PLACE"
Marsha Burns
ft111@spiritofprophecy.com
http://ft111.com
I call
you My old dog because you have been faithful to Me for a long time. You have
heard that an old dog cannot learn new tricks, but I tell you that I am
bringing you to a new place, a broad place for you to stand. There are new
visions and new revelations waiting for you to learn. I will impart greater
understanding of what I am doing in this season. I will bring you along one
step at a time, and you will be like My beloved dog who will be taught new
things. You will yield to this process because we have come to trust one
another like faithful friends. Trust Me, says the Lord, for I calling you up to
a place that you have not known before. I will lead you through it and teach
you in it.
...."He
also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in
me"....
Psalms 18:19
"ALLOW ME TO INFUSE YOU WITH MY FAITH"
I am
the Author and Finisher of your faith. Allow Me to infuse you with My faith so
that you can accomplish what I have set before you, says the Lord. You must
stay on course and remain focused in this season to obtain optimum purpose and
gain maximum benefit in every circumstance. I will direct your steps as you
yield to the moving of My Spirit.
...."Be
still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be
exalted in the earth!"....
Psalms 46:10
"YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO STRIVE TO ACHIEVE THIS
NEW LEVEL"
Let
Me guide you through the next phase of bringing every facet of your life into
order according to My perfection and completion. If you will be sensitive to My
leading I will show you what needs to be dealt with spiritually and naturally.
You will not have to strive to achieve this new level, but you can come into rest
and allow Me to bring you along with a sense of security and destiny.
...."Because
you would forget your misery, and remember it as waters that have passed away,
and your life would be brighter than noonday. Though you were dark, you would
be like the morning. And you would be secure, because there is hope; Yes, you
would dig around you, and take your rest in safety"....
Job 11:16-18
*****
"TOUCH NOT MINE ANOINTED"
PART FOUR
THE ANOINTING ABIDES WITHIN
In
defining God's anointed, we must come to "know" that we all have the
anointing abiding within us to accomplish our portion of the Lord Jesus'
ministry in the earth. Some may be called as apostles, some as prophets, some
as evangelists or pastors [shepherds] and teachers, some to different areas -
it makes no difference for the "anointing" of God is there to carry
out perfectly the task at hand. We have talked about the fact that we are able
to walk in "perfect" obedience in this earth by the power of the Holy
Spirit and so we must learn through "diligent" practice to depend on
the anointing who abides within us knowing that He will lead us into all truth
and keep us on the "narrow path". We must realize fully at all times
that "all" things which we say and do must be empowered by God. In
this last hour, as God deals with each one of His children, He is preparing
them and bringing them into a position which is beyond anything which they can
"conceive" in their own thinking. Certainly we know of the
"Glorious Church" and the tremendous manifestations of God's power
that have been prophesied of for this end time - and indeed His glory shall
fill the earth - but it is not for us to attempt to envision these things in
our own understanding. It is our task to walk moment by moment, empowered by
the Holy Spirit, "allowing" Him to freely deal with us and
continually do the deepest work of the Cross in us so that we might become the
pure vessels of His love that He desires us to be. When our "eyes"
are attentively fixed upon Jesus, the author and developer of our faith, and we
seek only to please God in all that we do, THEN the Holy Spirit shall be
enabled to reveal to us the things which are to come, and "enlighten"
us to a continually deeper degree concerning the plans and purposes of God.
THE "CARNAL" MAN DOES NOT ACCEPT THE
THINGS OF THE LORD
If a
child of God continues to walk - discerning all and perceiving all through
their five physical senses - then they will in no way be able to comprehend the
things which are truly of God. For the Father communicates the thoughts and
intentions of His heart by the Holy Spirit speaking to our spirit. But the
"carnal" man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God and
indeed they are foolishness to him, because all which proceeds forth from God
must be spiritually appraised [1 Corinthians 2:14-15]. Therefore, if a child of
God retains any "selfish" desire within their heart they will
eventually end up speaking things against those who truly represent God; for
until they open their heart up to God, they can in no way understand His true
"work", and because they allow themselves to speak
"unwholesome" words they shall be found to be fighting against God,
causing strife and walking outside of love in the midst of God's people. We
must be very slow to say anything about anything [or anyone] until we have a
revelation from the Holy Spirit and are given "unction" by Him to
speak, for if we do not guard our lips, Satan will surely see to it that we
became [in some way] a vessel of his evil schemes.
ALL UNFORGIVENESS, JEALOUSLY AND ENVY ROOTED AND
GROUNDED IN REBELLION AND THE SPIRIT OF SELF-EXALTATION
The
deceitful tongue must be removed from the Church of Jesus Christ and by God's
power it shall be! If one's heart is not in tune with God's heart then they
shall surely see something which is of God and condemn it as being of Satan.
One of the great problem areas in the church is that inward strife which is
fuelled for the most part by unforgiveness and envy on the part of the children
of God. Both of these elements of the "flesh" are directly contrary
to the Word of God. And, so, for any child of God to allow these elements to
remain within them constitutes rebellion against God, and their actions -
regardless of how righteous they may "seem" - shall only serve to
tear down the Church rather than build it up. As the child of God diligently
pursues a deep revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ (the Word of God), they
shall soon come to the clear realization that they have been bought with a
price and are called as servants to serve without any regard for themselves.
This indeed is the proper heart-attitude towards true Christian service and one
can well see that if every child of God took that "attitude", there
would be no room for any spirit of envy or any spirit of unforgiveness to
remain and effectively work against the purposes of God.
SOME STILL ATTEMPT TO GET AHEAD OF OTHERS IN THE
CHURCH
Yet,
strange as it may seem, some still attempt to get ahead of others in the church
for their own sakes - treating their "calling" as little more than an
occupation, to be carried out at their own slightest whim. As long as there is
a failure on the part of the believer to give their "whole heart" to
the Father and His Word then there shall always be ground for Satan to form his
schemes from, and certainly we see this clearly in the story of Saul and David.
It is not my desire to dwell for any length of time on the things which Satan
is "attempting" to do for he is "THE DEFEATED ONE", but we
must be aware that there is a very important need for every believer to
"refuse" to utter a word against another believer even if that other
believer has done something to them, but rather they must pray and continue to
love them at all cost to "themselves" - WITHOUT EXCEPTION!
Thus saith the Lord:
...."Judgement
will come swiftly for those of My children who continue to speak against My
beloved handmaidens and bondservants in this last hour. Many of My children
have chosen the way of lawlessness and because of this they have bowed their
knee to Satan. They have subjected themselves to the spirit of rebellion rather
than My Spirit! The time has now come for Me to turn the tables on the
rebelliousness I have found in My church and truly I say to you, woe to those
who have chosen to align themselves with evil! I have both found and judged
them to be fighting against Me and this is most serious matter. Have they
forgotten that I am not deceived and that indeed I know and see clearly each
and every movement of each one of My children? I am sending those who walk in
My light to expose the darkness in My church and the spirit of rebellion shall
be driven out before them. I shall do great signs and wonders never before seen
by the eyes of man, through My holy apostles and prophets. I shall make them a
sign above all signs to My people and no more shall those who call themselves
Mine, slander and curse and resist Me. Hold fast My beloved children for the
morning has come, behold, darkness is no more"....
Amen