It was the last day for Heng's boss on 22 Dec. That was such a momentous day in history. His boss described it as the day God called Moses and the Israelties out of Egypt. He likened himself to Moses. Finally he left his grandfather's company to carve out his own path, one that was specially prepared for him by God. It was an emotional day for him but I know it is a good thing that he finally left this place of oppression. It's a new beginning for him. It's a day worth celebrating. Finally out of bondage! Praise the Lord!
Because of this incident, I was reminded of the scene when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt in the movie 'Prince of Egypt'. I watched the video clip of the song 'When you believe' twice. It so happened that one of our TV channels screened this movie on Christmas Eve. And when I searched my journal posts, I saw this message by Marty Layton on 26 Sep 2016. She was also talking about the time of deliverance. When I read it gain, I had this strong feeling that truly our bondage has come to an end as we have reached the fullness of time. Deliverance has come for us! I hope you are ministered by this article as much as I was. Here is the article.
The fullness of time has come
When Moses was tending sheep after 40 years of living on the backside of the desert, after 400 years of slavery to Egypt, the cries of the children of Israel were heard and the set time of deliverance, the set time of favor, had come!
Exodus 3:20-22 'So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go. And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be, when you go, that you shall not go empty-handed. But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, namely, of her who dwells near her house, articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing; and you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians.'
The fullness of time had come and everything had to change! For God's warriors the time has come! This is the time when everything begins a divine reversal. Everything is turning around for the good. Enough is enough, the cup of iniquity is full for this season, the bowls of incense are before His throne, the prayers of God's people are full, and it is the set time for God to release His favor!
And just like it was for the children of Israel in Egyptian captivity, we will plunder the enemy and bankrupt the economy of darkness. God declared it over His people back then and is now declaring over you and me a shout of restitution, "I'm giving back all that was stolen from the generations!"
Exodus 11 was the last time God speaks to Moses before he walks them out of Egypt toward their Promised Land. Then in the next 8 chapters to follow God is moving in the land, doing what He calls "wonders" and preparing everything for the deliverance and freedom of His children!
Exodus 11:1-2 And the Lord said to Moses, "I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will surely drive you out of here altogether. Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his neighbor and every woman from her neighbor, articles of silver and articles of gold."
"Now is the Set Time of Favor...Speak Now!"
God says, "I know I prophesied this a while back now, but I had to let you know what was coming!" Exodus 3:20-22, "So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go. And I will give this people favor in the sight of the
Egyptians; and it shall be, when you go, that you shall not go empty-handed. But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, namely, of her who dwells near her house, articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing; and you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians."
And now eight chapters later, I still have one more move. But, "Now Is The Time for the Prophet of God to SPEAK! Speak Now!" Exodus 11:1-2, "And the Lord said to Moses, 'I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will surely drive you out of here altogether. Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his neighbor and every woman from her neighbor, articles of silver and articles of gold.'"
This is why I am bringing this message to you today. This is the "Kairos time – the set time of God's favor!" This great unrelenting favor of God was not an afterthought of God. He told it to Moses up front (Exodus 3:21). It was a prophetic promise they had to hear, actively believe, and wait for the set time! So God's favor was a predetermined, preplanned work of the Lord that He spoke would come to pass!
Then at a strategic moment in time, it was precisely released and executed! God had it on His mind at the beginning, but it was executed at a strategic moment, a specific kairos time. Then right before the last move of God in Egypt, God said, "Now Is The Set Time Of Favor...Speak Now!" I want to encourage everyone of you to take out your prophetic promises and declare them again. Speak now! This is a strategic time of breakthrough and deliverance for God's people!
Believe God For Your Breakthrough!
Lastly, during this set time of favor, whole families walked together out of the past and headed to their Promised Land together. I want to challenge you to believe God for your whole family to walk free during this season of breakthrough. I prophesy to you that whole families are going to walk free from past bondages, free from former task masters, receive a "course correction" from God and get back on the path of their destiny!
Life may be preaching one message to you through the voice of bankers, creditors, problems or whatever, but I have a different report for you. I bring to you the report of the Lord. I declare to you today:
God has prepared and planned something far greater for you than you have been able to dream up yourself. God's day of unrelenting favor is upon you NOW! This moment, right now, has been prepared by Jehovah God just for you! This is the moment God's favor will begin to move in an unprecedented way!
I'm not just trying to excite you today, but I am speaking to you what I have heard from the Spirit of God! God is releasing His great awakening His way! The generations are waking up and coming alive! Speak now! Prophesy again what God has declared over your lives, over your families! Then, "Stand and see the salvation of your God! The enemy you see today you will see no more, forever!" (See Exodus 14:13.)
The set time had come for their freedom, so that they could worship God! It was always all about worshipping God! "Let My people go that they may worship Me!" (See Exodus 8:1.) This set time of favor is for you to receive, but it is also for you to worship the Lord in the beauty of Holiness. I declare to you today that you have come into the Kingdom of God for such a time as this! It was not time before, but now it is time, the strategic time of His favor!
Exodus 12:36 'And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.'
This day is like no other day. This time is like no other time. You have been through things you thought you would never go through, but you are about to receive something you have never had before. Speak now! Be bold! Be strong! Be courageous for the set time of God's favor has come!
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Thursday, December 22, 2016
RESET TIME
I have been reading devotionals that talk about a time of reset. We are in the midst of a divine reset that will catch us up from the attacks that have caused delays and caused us to lag behind. We are being reset and recalibrate for these are indeed set times.
This reset will involve erasing past failures, frustrations and fears and removing former discouragement, disappointments, distractions and delays. It will also include the grace to break patterns that have limited or sabotaged you in the past.
This reset will be unto a personal Genesis. Any place in our lives where there has been chaos, darkness or a void, His Spirit will hover and His light will break forth into a new day.
This reset will involve erasing past failures, frustrations and fears and removing former discouragement, disappointments, distractions and delays. It will also include the grace to break patterns that have limited or sabotaged you in the past.
This reset will be unto a personal Genesis. Any place in our lives where there has been chaos, darkness or a void, His Spirit will hover and His light will break forth into a new day.
CHANGING OF GUARDS
Recently I have been impressed upon the notion of changing of Guards. The prophetic world was mourning the loss of a great prophet Kim Clement. Although I have never heard of him, I could feel the grief and pain in the hearts of those whose lives had been touched by him. It was like a great loss but because precious is the death of His saints, God will unleash double portions of His anointing unto new prophets who would arise in greater power. These prophets will do greater damage to the kingdom of darkness.
I also thought about Elijah's mantle coming into Elisha. I thought about how Elijah's ministry was cut short. I thought about succession plans and how in this season, more great men of God seemed to be going back to heaven than before. On the surface it may seem like a great loss but God is raising up more Pauls in place of the Stephens. God will turn all things around for our good. I also went through a time of grief in this year when my grandma went home to be with the Lord.
One day, while those past memories replayed in my mind, the Father interrupted me, saying, "It is over. She has no more suffering." Our memories of that time are real, but they need to be reconciled. Father has sent His angels to chauffeur our loved ones home, and they are safe and without pain. He is sending His Word to release us of our painful memories from the valley of the shadow, or from the shock of their abrupt departure, so that we can move forward with Him.
Not only that, the action on our part of honoring the lives of our grandparents is the trigger that activates the generational blessing from them in the now for us. Generational blessings are heavenly currency stored up by the faithfulness of those in our families. When they are activated in our lives (by honor), they cause a chain reaction on earth which translates to physical events, supernaturally driven, that open doors to our specific callings with greater ease.
I believe that with the passing of my grandma, not only those attacks on my life in the first part of 2016 had to cease, many of the Lee's generational blessings and callings are also unleashed upon our lives. As I watched the movie Moana, I cried at the part when her grandma passed away. But it was also because of her passing that Moana was released to fulfil her destiny. Or else she couldn't bear to leave her grandma there.
I also felt that with my grandma's passing, I am set free to fulfil my calling. Somehow I was held back by some thing. The enemy was able to push my button in her case. My heart would wrench in pain as I see her hollow eyes in the nursing home or when she was in pain in the hospital. I used to wonder if the result of her suffering was due to a prayer I prayed years ago for God to prolong her life. But with her passing, the enemy has no more power over me in this area.
No more button to push. In the past he could bring great fear of her dying anytime whenever my grandma got hospitalised. But now I thank God I am released from that pain. I am now at peace. The thing which I feared most, which was her passing really wasn't as bad as I thought. The God of comfort is with me. Death is only a temporal separation for believers. I will see her again in heaven.
God has also impressed upon me the necessity of being pruned, stretched and purified for His use. If not, the devil would take these to work against me when things are moving faster in God's power. God wouldn't let that happen. Hence it was necessary for God to burn away these impurities first. Yes it might be painful, it might be confusing, it might be uncomfortable but God promised that after going through the fire, He is bringing me to a place of abundance.
Recently I have been receiving many messages of harvest season, rewards, place of abundance, fulfilment, manifestation, time to soar and payback time. It seemed like the messages I received in end 2014 yet they are of a greater magnitude. The prognosis on 2017 has been exceptionally good, like the year of finally. The year of arrival. The year of His unprecedented blessings and glory. A year of great victory. A year of enjoying the fruits of our labour after waiting so long. A year of great joy and blessings.
I also thought about Elijah's mantle coming into Elisha. I thought about how Elijah's ministry was cut short. I thought about succession plans and how in this season, more great men of God seemed to be going back to heaven than before. On the surface it may seem like a great loss but God is raising up more Pauls in place of the Stephens. God will turn all things around for our good. I also went through a time of grief in this year when my grandma went home to be with the Lord.
One day, while those past memories replayed in my mind, the Father interrupted me, saying, "It is over. She has no more suffering." Our memories of that time are real, but they need to be reconciled. Father has sent His angels to chauffeur our loved ones home, and they are safe and without pain. He is sending His Word to release us of our painful memories from the valley of the shadow, or from the shock of their abrupt departure, so that we can move forward with Him.
Not only that, the action on our part of honoring the lives of our grandparents is the trigger that activates the generational blessing from them in the now for us. Generational blessings are heavenly currency stored up by the faithfulness of those in our families. When they are activated in our lives (by honor), they cause a chain reaction on earth which translates to physical events, supernaturally driven, that open doors to our specific callings with greater ease.
I believe that with the passing of my grandma, not only those attacks on my life in the first part of 2016 had to cease, many of the Lee's generational blessings and callings are also unleashed upon our lives. As I watched the movie Moana, I cried at the part when her grandma passed away. But it was also because of her passing that Moana was released to fulfil her destiny. Or else she couldn't bear to leave her grandma there.
I also felt that with my grandma's passing, I am set free to fulfil my calling. Somehow I was held back by some thing. The enemy was able to push my button in her case. My heart would wrench in pain as I see her hollow eyes in the nursing home or when she was in pain in the hospital. I used to wonder if the result of her suffering was due to a prayer I prayed years ago for God to prolong her life. But with her passing, the enemy has no more power over me in this area.
No more button to push. In the past he could bring great fear of her dying anytime whenever my grandma got hospitalised. But now I thank God I am released from that pain. I am now at peace. The thing which I feared most, which was her passing really wasn't as bad as I thought. The God of comfort is with me. Death is only a temporal separation for believers. I will see her again in heaven.
God has also impressed upon me the necessity of being pruned, stretched and purified for His use. If not, the devil would take these to work against me when things are moving faster in God's power. God wouldn't let that happen. Hence it was necessary for God to burn away these impurities first. Yes it might be painful, it might be confusing, it might be uncomfortable but God promised that after going through the fire, He is bringing me to a place of abundance.
Recently I have been receiving many messages of harvest season, rewards, place of abundance, fulfilment, manifestation, time to soar and payback time. It seemed like the messages I received in end 2014 yet they are of a greater magnitude. The prognosis on 2017 has been exceptionally good, like the year of finally. The year of arrival. The year of His unprecedented blessings and glory. A year of great victory. A year of enjoying the fruits of our labour after waiting so long. A year of great joy and blessings.
Monday, December 19, 2016
ELIJAH'S MANTLE
The church service on 11 Dec was a replay of Pastor's sermon preached on 30 Nov 2014. It was weird that I didn't have much recollection of what he said in the sermon. It seemed to be like a new sermon to me. But what he said was still a now word for this season. In fact there were three parts to his sermon.
The first part talked about Elijah's ministry. How John the Baptist was like him. He majored in the miraculous but his focus was on the signs and wonders. His ministry pronounced judgment more than grace. Elisha on the other hand was like Jesus. A prophet of grace. He lived amongst men and was accessible to men. His ministry extended more grace than judgement.
Pastor said Elijah's ministry was cut short because he complained to God about Israel sinning. He said they killed all the prophets and he was the only one living. But God said he has reserved 7000 in Israel who has not bowed down to Baal. Whenever someone thinks he is indispensable and complains to God or other people then it is a form of self righteousness. Whether it was out of pride or burnt out God would cut short our ministry if that happens. God will then give our office to another to take our place. How sad right?
This word is a now word because the prophetic voices are talking about the Elisha mantle coming on the hidden ones who are coming into position. Many of the old prophets are like Elijah and they have gone back to heaven. Their double portion anointing is coming upon the Elisha. These two years we have seen more great men of the Lord pass on than we ever did. We really felt that it was the time of the changing of guards.
The second part of his sermon was about holy communion and tithing. Pastor preached about holy communion the week before this and he experienced counter attacks. His son never had such high fever before. The devil came to him and asked 'what happened to your teachings on holy communion? ' He was wondering if he should bring his son to the hospital if not it would be his responsibility should anything happen to his son. Despite this Pastor took the holy communion and gave it to his son the next day. Slowly he felt the fever subsiding and it broke that very day.
Pastor said when you take holy communion there will be counterattack. The enemy doesn't want the word to take root in your heart so he causes trials and tribulations to come your way to make you give up on God's word. So if you give up, if you become fearful of his attacks then you had already lost. At times you faced difficulties not because you had wrong believing or you did wrong but precisely because of something right you did. The persecution came.
Many pastors are afraid to preach on healing because of the attacks on their congregation. They were concerned that members would fall away or stumble in the trials or storms. However you have already lost the battle when you are afraid of the enemy. The key is to continue preaching holy communion and persevere for the healing will eventually manifest.
There was a third part to his sermon. It was about Peter's testing. The devil had asked to sift Peter like wheat and Jesus allowed it. Jesus prayed that his faith would not fail and when he was restored he was supposed to strengthen his brethren. Now Peter had a self righteousness streak that had to be addressed and removed. And the only way to remove it was to let Peter go through the sifting. Let him be disappointed in himself and come to the end. Then look to Jesus.
Similarly this was what the Lord had been doing in my life. Removing the dross and impurities from my character. I still have self righteousness and roots of bitterness in me. Unless God removed those if not it would pose a problem for my future ministry. I cannot be of use to God if these dross are not removed. So the only way for God to burn away these impurities was to allow His fire to come into my life.
But this fire wouldn't destroy me. In fact I would come out of it without the smell of smoke on me. And when my faith is restored, after I come out of the fire, I am to strengthen my brothers and sisters. This is the plan of God. Now more so than ever I am convinced that the storm is over and I have come out of the fire a better person. The dross like self righteousness, self consciousness, pride, tendency to compare, impatience and bitterness had been removed. What remains is more Christlike. Praise the Lord!
Pastor said before the devil attacks us, he had to count the cost. Because if he attacked us and we stayed in faith, then he got to pay back sevenfold what he attacked. In every battle there are spoils. If God allowed you to go through that war then there would be spoils after it. We are in a war whether we like it or not. So whether we fight back or not the enemy is still going to come after us. He won't let us off. So it's better to persevere in God's word and determine to come out of that narrow place.Because what awaits us is the abundance of spoils and a broad place of fulfilment. All glory to Jesus!
The first part talked about Elijah's ministry. How John the Baptist was like him. He majored in the miraculous but his focus was on the signs and wonders. His ministry pronounced judgment more than grace. Elisha on the other hand was like Jesus. A prophet of grace. He lived amongst men and was accessible to men. His ministry extended more grace than judgement.
Pastor said Elijah's ministry was cut short because he complained to God about Israel sinning. He said they killed all the prophets and he was the only one living. But God said he has reserved 7000 in Israel who has not bowed down to Baal. Whenever someone thinks he is indispensable and complains to God or other people then it is a form of self righteousness. Whether it was out of pride or burnt out God would cut short our ministry if that happens. God will then give our office to another to take our place. How sad right?
This word is a now word because the prophetic voices are talking about the Elisha mantle coming on the hidden ones who are coming into position. Many of the old prophets are like Elijah and they have gone back to heaven. Their double portion anointing is coming upon the Elisha. These two years we have seen more great men of the Lord pass on than we ever did. We really felt that it was the time of the changing of guards.
The second part of his sermon was about holy communion and tithing. Pastor preached about holy communion the week before this and he experienced counter attacks. His son never had such high fever before. The devil came to him and asked 'what happened to your teachings on holy communion? ' He was wondering if he should bring his son to the hospital if not it would be his responsibility should anything happen to his son. Despite this Pastor took the holy communion and gave it to his son the next day. Slowly he felt the fever subsiding and it broke that very day.
Pastor said when you take holy communion there will be counterattack. The enemy doesn't want the word to take root in your heart so he causes trials and tribulations to come your way to make you give up on God's word. So if you give up, if you become fearful of his attacks then you had already lost. At times you faced difficulties not because you had wrong believing or you did wrong but precisely because of something right you did. The persecution came.
Many pastors are afraid to preach on healing because of the attacks on their congregation. They were concerned that members would fall away or stumble in the trials or storms. However you have already lost the battle when you are afraid of the enemy. The key is to continue preaching holy communion and persevere for the healing will eventually manifest.
There was a third part to his sermon. It was about Peter's testing. The devil had asked to sift Peter like wheat and Jesus allowed it. Jesus prayed that his faith would not fail and when he was restored he was supposed to strengthen his brethren. Now Peter had a self righteousness streak that had to be addressed and removed. And the only way to remove it was to let Peter go through the sifting. Let him be disappointed in himself and come to the end. Then look to Jesus.
Similarly this was what the Lord had been doing in my life. Removing the dross and impurities from my character. I still have self righteousness and roots of bitterness in me. Unless God removed those if not it would pose a problem for my future ministry. I cannot be of use to God if these dross are not removed. So the only way for God to burn away these impurities was to allow His fire to come into my life.
But this fire wouldn't destroy me. In fact I would come out of it without the smell of smoke on me. And when my faith is restored, after I come out of the fire, I am to strengthen my brothers and sisters. This is the plan of God. Now more so than ever I am convinced that the storm is over and I have come out of the fire a better person. The dross like self righteousness, self consciousness, pride, tendency to compare, impatience and bitterness had been removed. What remains is more Christlike. Praise the Lord!
Pastor said before the devil attacks us, he had to count the cost. Because if he attacked us and we stayed in faith, then he got to pay back sevenfold what he attacked. In every battle there are spoils. If God allowed you to go through that war then there would be spoils after it. We are in a war whether we like it or not. So whether we fight back or not the enemy is still going to come after us. He won't let us off. So it's better to persevere in God's word and determine to come out of that narrow place.Because what awaits us is the abundance of spoils and a broad place of fulfilment. All glory to Jesus!
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
LOCALITY INFLUENCE
I had so much revelations about our recent road trip to Malaysia that I couldn't help but blog on it. Other than the experience of feeling abundance in buying many things, feeling rich because of the exchange rate as our Singapore dollar can be stretched further, there was also another thing I discovered. Something about locality, entering into a different locality. Like when we entered Port Dickson, I immediately smelled the fresher air there.
For the past few months, I had been struggling with some lying symptoms in my body. I knew I was healed after partaking of the holy communion but somehow I still felt the lying symptoms. The Lord told me to persevere in taking holy communion because the healing will eventually manifest fully. One day I will be free of such lying symptoms and I would not be bothered by it anymore.
Throughout this trip I didn't even experience any lying symptoms or attacks on my body. Maybe I was busy enjoying my holiday and feeling happy so I didn't notice it. But I didn't think so. I believed that the enemy didn't have a hold on me. Something happened during the trip. I was completely released from this bondage, this harassment. For the first time, I really experienced the full healing. It was really a breakthrough for me. I have been waiting for this day when I can be fully released from the lying symptoms.
But when I came back to Singapore, I vaguely felt those lying symptoms again. But thank God I now have this revelation that it was because of the stronghold or influence in a certain locality. Like how the demons have authority over a certain locality but not others. Like how this specific spirit of infirmity cannot follow me everywhere I go. Once I was out of this locality, the demon lost its hold on me. This was a very important discovery to me. It meant that I was healed long ago but the lying symptoms lingered because of the influence of the enemy in this locality.
Well, if I wasn't healed or completely well, I would have felt the same lying symptoms in Malaysia. But I didn't. So this meant that I was set free. And it so happened that once I came back to this locality the lying symptoms seemed to recur. This time round I was all the more determined to plead the blood of Jesus and to command the demonic influence to be destroyed in this locality. Before the fall, man was given dominion over everything but now even a small virus can knock him out for a week. Oh how man has fallen!
Today we went to see a NASA exhibition. When I saw the lunar rover, I thought of this story I shared before in Mar 2013. It reinforced the fact that the spiritual atmosphere is different in different localities. That was why some believers could sense an open spiritual atmosphere or a hostile one when they entered a country. Recently I began to sense a change in the spiritual atmosphere in this locality. There seemed to be a turnaround. For the first half of 2016, things had been really tough and the people of God was severely oppressed. But the tide was slowly turning from July onwards and we have been advancing, gaining ground little by little. The Lord has been uncovering the enemy's schemes and destroying those works. Victory belongs to us.
I remember a story told of an astronaut on the moon. He was a carnal believer who did not pray much, let alone could hear the voice of God. But on one expedition to the moon, he realized that the Lunar Rover was not working. No engineer was around to repair the vehicle so he had to do it. The problem was this vehicle is a highly complicated machine and he would not be able to know how to repair it. Out of desperation he prayed to God for help to repair the Lunar Rover. Amazingly he was able to hear God's voice clearly and step by step, The Lord led him to successfully repair the vehicle and he was able to complete his mission. When he came back to earth, the people were amazed at how he could repair the Lunar Rover. To this, he explained that The Lord spoke to him and guided him to do so.
From this story, we learnt that the principalities and dark forces covering the atmosphere of this earth which we cannot see are very real. That is why many believers claimed that they cannot hear God's voice or don't know that God is speaking to them. The truth is He speaks all the time and He longs to communicate to us. That was how the astronaut on the moon was able to hear God's voice clearly because there is no resistance in that atmospheric realm. But I believe a time has come when The Lord is creating an open heavens scenario. An open heaven is when there is least spiritual resistance and the Spirit of God moves freely in the affairs of the world. It is a time when prayers get answered speedily and The Lord pours out His blessings on us like a flood (Deut. 28:12-13).
For the past few months, I had been struggling with some lying symptoms in my body. I knew I was healed after partaking of the holy communion but somehow I still felt the lying symptoms. The Lord told me to persevere in taking holy communion because the healing will eventually manifest fully. One day I will be free of such lying symptoms and I would not be bothered by it anymore.
Throughout this trip I didn't even experience any lying symptoms or attacks on my body. Maybe I was busy enjoying my holiday and feeling happy so I didn't notice it. But I didn't think so. I believed that the enemy didn't have a hold on me. Something happened during the trip. I was completely released from this bondage, this harassment. For the first time, I really experienced the full healing. It was really a breakthrough for me. I have been waiting for this day when I can be fully released from the lying symptoms.
But when I came back to Singapore, I vaguely felt those lying symptoms again. But thank God I now have this revelation that it was because of the stronghold or influence in a certain locality. Like how the demons have authority over a certain locality but not others. Like how this specific spirit of infirmity cannot follow me everywhere I go. Once I was out of this locality, the demon lost its hold on me. This was a very important discovery to me. It meant that I was healed long ago but the lying symptoms lingered because of the influence of the enemy in this locality.
Well, if I wasn't healed or completely well, I would have felt the same lying symptoms in Malaysia. But I didn't. So this meant that I was set free. And it so happened that once I came back to this locality the lying symptoms seemed to recur. This time round I was all the more determined to plead the blood of Jesus and to command the demonic influence to be destroyed in this locality. Before the fall, man was given dominion over everything but now even a small virus can knock him out for a week. Oh how man has fallen!
Today we went to see a NASA exhibition. When I saw the lunar rover, I thought of this story I shared before in Mar 2013. It reinforced the fact that the spiritual atmosphere is different in different localities. That was why some believers could sense an open spiritual atmosphere or a hostile one when they entered a country. Recently I began to sense a change in the spiritual atmosphere in this locality. There seemed to be a turnaround. For the first half of 2016, things had been really tough and the people of God was severely oppressed. But the tide was slowly turning from July onwards and we have been advancing, gaining ground little by little. The Lord has been uncovering the enemy's schemes and destroying those works. Victory belongs to us.
I remember a story told of an astronaut on the moon. He was a carnal believer who did not pray much, let alone could hear the voice of God. But on one expedition to the moon, he realized that the Lunar Rover was not working. No engineer was around to repair the vehicle so he had to do it. The problem was this vehicle is a highly complicated machine and he would not be able to know how to repair it. Out of desperation he prayed to God for help to repair the Lunar Rover. Amazingly he was able to hear God's voice clearly and step by step, The Lord led him to successfully repair the vehicle and he was able to complete his mission. When he came back to earth, the people were amazed at how he could repair the Lunar Rover. To this, he explained that The Lord spoke to him and guided him to do so.
From this story, we learnt that the principalities and dark forces covering the atmosphere of this earth which we cannot see are very real. That is why many believers claimed that they cannot hear God's voice or don't know that God is speaking to them. The truth is He speaks all the time and He longs to communicate to us. That was how the astronaut on the moon was able to hear God's voice clearly because there is no resistance in that atmospheric realm. But I believe a time has come when The Lord is creating an open heavens scenario. An open heaven is when there is least spiritual resistance and the Spirit of God moves freely in the affairs of the world. It is a time when prayers get answered speedily and The Lord pours out His blessings on us like a flood (Deut. 28:12-13).
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
DR STRANGE
Have you watched the movie 'Dr Strange'? Well, I did some time ago and I learnt so many things from this movie. I had a very powerful revelation about the time loop. There was a part where Dr Strange had the enemy trapped in an endless time loop. He had the gift of controlling time, reversing and fast forwarding time. Even though he was slain many times, he came back again to relive that moment. It came to a point where the devil was weary of reliving this moment, of being stuck in this time loop. So the devil had no choice but to accede to Dr Strange's request.
This thought kept me thinking and I asked the Lord what was it that the devil was most afraid of. Which particular time in history? He showed me that it was the time when the devil thought he defeated Jesus by having the people crucify Jesus only to realise that was the greatest mistake. In three days' time when Jesus resurrected, the devil would suffer his greatest defeat ever in history. I thought so too. The devil must have hated to relive this scene again because it enforced his defeat.
But it was only during a Sunday church service that the Lord showed me the physical act of keeping the devil in a time loop was whenever we take holy communion. Because when we come to the Lord's supper, we remember his death and resurrection. We also enforce His victory on earth through the finished work. The devil hates it when we take communion because it reminds him of his defeat every time we partake. Hence he will do anything to stop us from taking communion. That is why whenever I start taking communion, there will be attacks on my body. This shouldn't be surprising. The key is to continue to persevere in taking communion because we already have the victory in Christ.
Beyond a certain point the enemy would be wearied and totally worn out. He would be begging to let him go and release him from the time loop like what happened in the movie. As much as he often used this technique to keep us stuck in our past, like reliving the pain of that moment, he was very afraid of being caught in a time loop himself. So all the more we should partake the communion and proclaim the Lord's victory over him. Sooner or later he has to cease his attacks on us because he has limited ammo and resources. He knows his end is coming.
Besides this powerful revelation, I also have nuggets which I learnt from the movie and I hope these will bless you.
- Things in the spirit are more real than you think
- Battles are won in the spirit realm first before the natural realm
- What you see in the natural isn't all the reality
- The mind is more powerful than we think, it can command the cells in your body to heal itself when medical science says it's impossible
- God has already built in the solution to an increasingly dark world and the answer is in His people
- He has hidden gifts and talents in us to combat the evil one, just waiting for us to discover and use those gifts
- While the enemy tries to trap us in a time loop, keeping us stuck in the past, reliving that same moment again and again, he himself is scared of being trapped in a time loop too.
- It is not about us. It's always about something greater, bigger than us. Don't be egoistic and proud. It's about Jesus.
- In order to operate in the spiritual realm, you have to forget everything you learnt in the past. You got to surrender your previous beliefs and ways of doing things. Be open to the new ways of God for He is always doing a new thing.
- Sometimes in order to do His will, certain natural laws have to be broken or violated. Like time and space continuum. That is called a miracle.
- What the world sees as the end, God sees as a new beginning
- The bad thing which happened to you is not necessarily bad. God works all things out for our good.
- Sometimes God has to allow that bad thing to happen or else you will never come to Him and never discover your true destiny on your own accord. The storm is the answer, bringing you to where you need to be.
- Just as the relics are there to help you in the fight, so are the spiritual weapons like holy communion, praying in tongues, fasting, anointing oil, declaring the word of God, prophetic acts etc
- The enemy will always try to cast doubts on the goodness of God but don't believe his lies. Seek to know God intimately so you will be able to defunct what are the lies and you won't be deceived
- We will always have the victory in the end because Christ has won it for us
Things in the spirit realm has no time. Hence people sometimes are given a peek into the future which we call a prophetic word. That is reality in God's eyes. God is timeless. To Him, this event has already happened. He has seen it happen. It just hasn't happened in this time line yet. But it is only a matter of time that it will necessarily happen.
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