As I have said several times in past posts, "I was awakened again early this morning"........but this time I was agitated within my spirit in a most unusual way. I have been wrestling with the word "October" for several months now and as I was awakened this morning I realized that this is the last day of September..........tomorrow is "October".
Now you may be looking at this and saying "duh"..........but for me whenever things reverberate within my spirit over and over again I tend to sit up and take notice. Two years ago, October of 2005, I sensed an overwhelming message within my spirit, so much so that my wife wrote it down in the front of my bible. This was the message " The season of my warnings is drawing to a close". That was it.........nothing more was given to me. I thought it strange until recently when I was in the middle of a worship service, in the middle of worship, when another message came in such a powerful way that it jolted me from worship and compelled me to write it down. We were singing the song "Still", which I had never heard before so I was having to read the words as I sang. The chorus goes " when the oceans rise and the thunders roar, I will soar with you above the storm. Father, you are king over the flood, I will be still and know you are God." The part that jolted me was "I will soar with you ABOVE the storm"............that's not what the promise was..........it was that He would be with us THROUGH the storm. Now you may be saying that I am being nit-picky with this, but I didn't understand at the time just how profound this was.
About the same time that I was "singing that song", David Wilkerson was giving a message in New York entitled "In one hour, everything is going to change". We receive his monthly newsletter and I sometimes take time to read through it, but this morning it was like I was compelled to read it.........so I did. In it he speaks of a time coming when everything will change in one hour, using scripture from Isaiah, Revelation & 1 Thessalonians. These are all passages that speak of cataclysmic events that could change the face of the world in one hour, and I was familiar with all of that............but the part that reached out and slapped me was toward the end of the message. He was answering the question, "Why such apocalyptic warnings", and the answer struck me right between the eyes. He quoted Jesus speaking a warning to His disciples in John 14:29 " I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it come to pass, you might believe". He was saying, in essence, "when it happens, you'll know there is a God who loves you and forewarned you." David then makes reference to the SONG that will be sung in the midst of the calamity; "This is the hope of our most holy faith; our Lord causes a song to come out of the darkest of times. Start now to build up your holy faith in Him, and learn to praise His majesty quietly in your heart. When you sing your song, it will strengthen and encourage your brothers and sisters. It testify to the world: "Our Lord reigns over the Flood!"
My point in all this is; if we heed the warnings that are given to us (all the things that point to OCTOBER in my case), and spend our time refining our "SONG", then, we will not be looking for an escape from the calamity ("I will soar with you ABOVE the storm"). If we prepare now, we will be a tool used of God to bring in a great harvest of souls that have been singing the wrong "SONG" for so long they believe it's the right one.
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A Chinese sister being forced to pray on small cement blocks to insure the maximum amount of pain. She is praying for those who persecute her.....as Jesus commanded
Jesus spent much of His ministry years preparing His disciples to STAND......Paul spent much of his ministry years preparing Timothy to STAND FIRM....WHO IS PREPARING US ? And for what are we being prepared? STANDING FIRM.....OR ESCAPING!
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A Chinese sister being forced to pray on small cement blocks to insure the maximum amount of pain. She is praying for those who persecute her.....as Jesus commanded
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- Timothy Gill, CPP Institue Founder/President
- These blogs are designed to either expose the apostasy that is growing within the church, share world news events that prophetically show the times we are in, give examples of the persecution "TRUE" disciples of Jesus Christ face daily, or, general commentary on crucial subjects. Please use these blogs to help in preparing yourself first, your family and then your neighbors.......as commanded by Jesus. May the Lord Jesus Christ continue to walk with us all until that great and final day.
4 comments:
I have always understood the line "soar with you above the storm" to be a reference to what an eagle does in a storm. It will fly above where the storm clouds are building and the winds of the storm will give it greater lift, allowing it to weather the storm without being lost.
Isaiah 40:31 says:
But those who wait on the LORD will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
Of course Obadiah 1:4 says:
Though you soar as high as eagles and build your nest among the stars, I will bring you crashing down. I, the LORD, have spoken!
I think the issue is attitude. If you are looking to escape you will be brought low, however if you are are focused on Christ and His will in the storm then in a sense you will soar above it. The picture you have to the right of this post is a perfect example; that young woman, though she is being "forced" to kneel and pray, is soaring above her storm- she is not escaping it, she is embracing all that Christ is doing through it. It could be said that she is following scripture even in the midst of the store as she chooses to "be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is."
Great observations Anonymous, Oh that we would all be as the Chinese sister, I know that's my prayer when I am faced with the same.
APPROXIMATELY YEAR IN A HALF AGO WHILE PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT AND FASTING THE HOLY GHOST SPOKE TOO ME AND IT WAS SO REAL! HE SAID I AM ABOUT TO SEPERATE MY SHEEP FROM THE GOATS! I KNEW IT WASN'T FAR AWAY, A MAJOR TERRORIST ATTACK AND A REVIVAL AND THE LORDS SOOOOON RETURN!
Yes Tim,
I agree with you that October is going to be an unusual month. The Spirit has been pointing me urgently towards prayer for Jerusalem, especially as the National Day of Prayer for Jerusalem is this coming Sunday (10/7). I also think that when we are in our personal storms we become unfocused in prayer, but if we claim the promise to fly above the storm with the Lord we can be so much better at interceding for both the saints and His people.
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