I feel prompted to share this with you today to encourage you, sensing many are feeling fearful that their basic needs will not be met when “all hell breaks loose” upon the earth.
I was given a vision back in the 1990’s. At that time, I was living in a small two bedroom, second floor apartment. I was sitting in a chair next to the door when I saw a vision of somebody coming to my door needing food. I went to my pantry and took out some of what I had, which wasn’t very much. I put it into a plastic grocery bag and gave it to them.
After I closed the door, I went back to the pantry and everything I had given to the people, was there again on the shelves. IT WAS SUPERNATURAL PROVISION!
I understood a time would come when what food we had, no matter how little it was, when we shared it with others in need, it would be multipled. Our supplies would not run out when we shared.
Application:
A time is coming when there will be a global famine; both a physical famine of food and spiritual famine of preaching the full gospel of Jesus Christ.
We are already in a spiritual famine in the western world where most gatherings of people into buildings on Sunday, (also known as “churches”, where professing “Christians” go to the Sunday social clubs), do not preach the full gospel of Jesus Christ. It’s watered-down, seeker-friendly, worldly message, and the words “REPENT” and “FORGIVE” are avoided like the plague.
Many churches are not preparing people for the return of Jesus Christ with holiness and purity before our Holy God. The end-times are not discussed, or only marginally, and viewed as a review, rather than looking at the global events unfolding right now. We are in the end-times, but pastors are not preparing their people.
I must say, I have been encouraged to hear there are some faithful pastors still serving the Lord Jesus and preaching the full truth, in love, while preparing people for the times we are in. I say: “Thank you Jesus and bless those pastors.”
What happens spiritually will be reflected in the natural. A famine of spiritual food leads to a famine of physical food. It’s coming.
Here are some things I have been encouraging people to do:
- Pray over our supplies by claiming them for the Kingdom of Heaven. And yes, that includes our 2nd amendment supplies.
- Dedicate all that we have to Jesus.
- Prepare to serve as the Holy Spirit leads.
- Choose now what we will do when global famine hits and times get really grim. Will fear cause us to try to save ourself and possibly our family members, or will we step out in faith as true believers and followers of Jesus?
Matthew 16:24-27
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then repay every man according to his deeds.
WARNING:
Anyone whom the Lord has called that refuses to share/serve as the Holy Spirit prompts will be facing the most horrific words a professing Christian can ever imagine: “Depart from Me! I knew you not!” (Matthew 25:31-46)
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Hear The Master’s Voice
I had a progressive revelation through a series of dreams this morning.
In the very first part I saw a horse with his head hung down. It was as if looking over a bluff into a chasm, but his head was hung down. I asked him, What are you doing? He replied, Weeping. I was reminded of the spirit horses that go to and fro in the earth as messengers that report back to God. Zechariah 1
I felt a profound sadness. The chasm was deep and wide, a grand canyon so to speak, full of the souls that don’t chose life, those of the world, and also those that have fallen away. It represented apostasy.
I fell back to sleep and next I saw something that looked like a huge oyster, one that was hidden deep in the water. Then a huge hand reaches down and begins to bring the oyster out of the water, then remove something dark from it and pull it out. I asked, What is this? I heard, This is a dark spot in the love feast. Jude 1:12.
Once again I felt a profound sadness. This is the condition of the church, ravaged by strife, jealousy,
heresy and pride of life that breaks the bonds of peace. Not by coincidence, the word used as spot or blemish used in the Bible verse also means something like a reef, which is where oysters are found. It is a juxtaposition to the pearl of great price. Matthew 13: 45,46.
Next, I am in a home where people began to gather. I wondered how I was going to feed them. They seemed to be there for a presentation of some sort. I went to the kitchen and looked around for enough food so that they wouldn’t go away hungry. I turned to the stove and opened it. To my surprise there was a huge roaster in the oven. I put it on the counter and in a moment the roaster contained several more roasters. I got this to the table and began carving the turkey and pheasant, cracking the crab and lobster, slicing the beef and ham, serving up the potatoes, beans, carrots and ladling fish into dishes on a prepared table. I called out to the people, It’s ready! It’s ready.
I knew this was a divine multiplication of grace and provision, that a table had been set in the presence of our enemies. Psalm 23 I felt that I had prepared to the extent that I could, and yet in the natural that isn’t enough. Yet, by the mercy of God a miracle had occurred. Where I was in the dream was the house of God, the household of faith. This also represents the true communion and the delight that God’s people have in the provision of The Word. Luke 22: 19,20.
“And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 20And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.…”
In next scene, there is a presentation. It was like a power point lesson, but it seemed like I was looking through a big picture window. I saw a man that looked like he was preaching on a hill. There is something like a hedge around him open on one side. I am then walking on the hill, actually I was just finishing a walk and praying. The scene looked like a pastoral setting from the Sermon on the Mount.
Matthew 5:3-16
3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 10Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. 13Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
I approached the area where this man was standing. I noticed the hedge was now a wall almost encircling him. I went closer to hear what he was saying, and Woe, woe. The congregation was dead…it was a cemetery. I asked, What is this? I heard, This is the congregation of those of the false shepherd that use my name. They will perish.
Then, I dreamed a dream that I couldn’t yet see, but heard something. I heard the number 3852. I woke up.
I went to the Concordance. The Greek entry is paraggelia: an instruction, a command and to the idea of rhema word. Meaning to me, this word is alive to you, as I am alive to you. The answer and essence of the dream, altogether is found in 1 Timothy, where the word paraggelia is found in verse 5. In context it is this:
1 Tim 1: 3-7
“As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, 4Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: [so do]. 5Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and [of] a good conscience, and [of] faith unfeigned: 6From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; 7Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.”
The Lord is wants a Bride that is undefiled of spot or wrinkle, one that hears The Master’s Voice and follows him only.
The Master’s Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikgzR6EMKmI
This is almost the exact word Rick Wiles was given.
http://whygodreallyexists.com/archives/how-do-i-prepare-for-economic-collapse-with-no-money-in-the-bank
I have heard ‘with me own ears” two prophets say, “God will multiply food and water when there is none.” and Neville Johnson added the disclaimer, “BUT ONLY FOR THOSE WHO GIVE THEM AWAY.” May I encourage you to begin NOW. If you get into the habit now, it will just be ‘natural’ when a real crisis comes. And remind God that you are adding to your ‘water account in heaven’ and your ‘heavenly food bank.’ I know someone who takes pristine drinking water to a poor lady who does not trust the quality of water in her town. I know someone who acquires many bags of potato and corn chips (American chips, not British chips) and shares them with others. Someone with Social Security as their only income gets killer deals at Grocery Outlet and shares that food with others. Someone collects coupons at the post office and gives 2-for-1 burger coupons to people in Burger King. So these people are increasing their ‘bank balances’ so will be ready when they need a withdrawal for themselves.
So do it now. At whatever level you can. Then ask God for more. So you can give more.
I encourage you to be very personal about it. Find a person or family to help. Don’t just dump food or money in the local food bank. It may even create for you opportunities to share the gospel with an unsaved person or encourage a backsliden person.
Regarding “Give and it will be given unto you” (tithing), and “God will multiply food/water when there is none”: The biblical example is Jesus feeding 5000 with 5 loaves and 2 fishes. Jesus did an awesome example of multiplication – it’s a good thing one person brought something to multiply! What if nobody had any food to start with? 5000 x 0 = 0! (I could multiply that one!) Rest assured – God gives us everything we need for life and godliness. But I would love to present loaves and fishes that He can multiply to feed the multitude! In fact, I’m planning on it. Whether inside the USA or outside the USA. You know, the world will continue without the USA.
Hi Savage,
I heard this great story that has been told for many years in many ways and details. The gist of the story is that a starving man came into the village. He just had a pot,and a stone that he carried with him. So down by the river he filled his pot and placed it over a fire. One by one someone would come by and ask him what he was doing. He said he was making a pot of soup, but did not have enough ingredients. Well, little by little over the course of the day, those that came upon him had given to him of their bag, and the man had soup and enough to share.
In one of Neville Johnson’s messages he said that those who are already tithing before these coming difficult economic times are the ONES who will have something to SOW. Honestly, I’m afraid not to tithe. He also talks about a great transference of wealth to us believers. So…. hardly anybody will have anything. I know so many people around me that have so much materialism now but think tithing is OT. YIKES!!!!
Hello just a little testimonial I used to give tithe for 5 years then stopped when I wasn’t seing the blessing. recently I asked the lord why and not long after I came across a teaching by jesse duplant called why is my giving not working which will explain that there are different types of giving tithing, firstfruits ,alms, seed so I have begun to give in the way god designed. started to give tithe to z3. (an anointed ministries) and I had a dream which basically meant that the promise of the tithe is
now In force for me . Just thought that may help z3 family. god bless
Peggy, that is a solid and encouraging word for Elizabeth. You seem to have great depth in your walk. I love this site for many reasons but one is because so many wonderful people at different stages of their maturity are all sharing and exhorting!
Thank you James and thank you Lord for this platform.
And, ultimately, PRAISE THE LORD!
HE is supplying our various needs on this platform in this hour!
“Bless the LORD, o my soul, and forget not ALL HIS BENEFITS!”
Amen Peggy! That is a great word! God Bless
The Bible says we will be persecuted but is also say those following Jesus will be protected and provided for by God. Can anyone shed some light on how these total opposite positions work together. Sometimes I get so scared . . .
We could still be provided for in the midst of persecution: supernatural comfort and guidance from the Holy Spirit, including provision of essentials. (You could even be made to appear invisible!) Try not to be afraid. Speak out Scriptures on peace, and God’s Promises to you.
Recently a friend said that the Lord spoke to her and said, “I will ACTIVATE my blessings when they SPEAK IN AGREEMENT with the terms of my Covenant.” Okay, HIS Covenant is His WORD. Speak out His WORD until the fear (false evidence appearing real) goes away.
Fear is the master weapon of satan, so don’t give him satisfaction by entering into it.
“Perfect LOVE casts OUT FEAR!”
God BLESS.
I am from Texas. I came to New York three weeks ago because a friend passed away and I attended his funeral. His wife has been a good friend for 28 years. I have prayed for our nation as I drove cross county to this area and I am praying for the salvation of souls in New Jersey and New York because I am staying in this area right now the most. I am called to help build the Northern wall. I have had the chance to speak to a large group about Jesus at the funeral which was hosted by actor Tony Danza. I am seeing the fruit of prayer in this area. I feel like I’m building Nehemiahs wall. Last night I had a dream. In this dream God showed me a large beautiful home being built and completely redecorated. The walls were painted, the lovely curtains were hung it was truly beautiful. However the bedspread was missing. A bed spread keeps us warm and it’s also a covering. I feel like God is showing me that I need prayer coverage. Would you please pray that my kids and I do the perfect will of God and that we use our gifts and talents to Glorify God and pray that when it is time for us to leave that God directs our foot steps as God directed Noah’s foot steps. Yes we must share. We must share what we have and we must share the word of God. Thank you for prayer coverage. God bless you. May Gods perfect will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Dear Laura, I pray that God spreads His wings over you and over your family. I pray that you would find rest and protection under the Almighty. May the Lord direct your steps and keep you in His perfect will.
Thank you, Sonia. God bless you and your family.
Laura,I will be praying protection over you as you do the Lord’s work.
Michelle
I’m gonna keep pressing the issue. So many have said to me like “listen to what the Spirit is saying” “use discernment” “then obey faithfully”. . . well, I can read. Jeremiah 51 starts off “Thus says he LORD,” and in verse 6 “Flee from the midst of Babylon, and each of you save his life! Do not be destroyed in her punishment, for this is the LORD’S time of vengeance, He is going to render recompense to her!”. So that’s it, if you believe the USA is Babylon, if you believe the Bible, your days of inhabiting the USA are numbered. I don’t have to encourage you to seek God’s will. It is written as clearly as possible. And you will leave, or die. Resisting judgement is fighting against God. And as he told Jeremiah, “I am a strong God!”
The command to flee Babylon is different from the Ten Commandments and other commandments because it does not apply to everyone. It could apply to everyone in a spiritual sense, but not in the sense of living in a physical place about to be destroyed. Even for those it applies to, it only applies to a specific time. This scripture was written before our country was founded, so if we apply your reasoning previous generations should have all fled too, but in hindsight we know that would have been foolish.
The Bible does not tell us every specific detail about what we should do in every situation, which is why we have been given the Holy Spirit to lead us and guide us. In this situation, we need the Holy Spirit to help us know what to do. He is the only one who knows the future and the specific timing of future events. If we earnestly seek His help, He will show us the way. He will lead us by faith, so fear has no place in our life. If we do anything in fear, we are off His path, and if we leave the path we also leave His blessings of protection and provision.
Savage, You are soooooooooo convinced that America is Babylon.
I AM NOT.
I have been in the church long enough to have heard the title ‘Babylon’ associated with at least half a dozen entities. America is only one of the more recent ones.
Do you know that America is one of only two nations in the history of the world that were formed in covenant with God.? (Read The Harbinger for some of the details, if you like). Both nations have been incredibly flaky. Fortunately on the other side of the covenant is the Covenant Keeper. He’s a really reliable guy! And with enough power to make sure the covenants are eventually fulfilled to the letter.
Do you know that the US Constitution is in heaven written in gold ink and has been seen by Nita Johnson, a very reliable witness? Have you read George Washington’s vision (James has a post on the it) and noticed that America endures?
If God tells you to move somewhere, then you must do it. If He does not, wouldn’t it make sense to be in a covenant nation rather than to just run somewhere, especially somewhere where you will stick out like a sore thumb due to skin tone or language/accent or cultural habits? Do you really think that most nations really like Americans at this time in history? Have you considered that you just may be more of a target in another land than here in the good old USA? Have you considered the implications of the phrases ‘ugly American’ and ‘rich American’?
A few years ago, I made an investment regarding which I spent 8-12 hours/day on the internet researching the political and financial status and current events of the world. In the course of that, I discovered so much evil that America had done and is doing, I became ashamed and wanted to divorce the country. Instead, the Lord hooked me up with a group that has four national prayer calls for the USA every week in addition to many local prayer calls and gatherings. World for Jesus Ministries has spent 16 years repenting for the sins of the nation. In response, God has pushed back judgment multiple times, has very much diminished the level of judgment that we will need to endure to turn into a sheep nation and fulfill our national call to be a refuge nation for those countries and people who do not want to be part of the 1/4 or 1/3 (sorry, I forget which it is and where in Revelation the number is given) of the world who will be under the Antichrist. Now I have great hope for our nation. My only concerns for myself now are (1) will I be close enough to God during the time of trouble? and (2) will I be free of fear? All who can answer those in the affirmative, will sail through what is coming as if it is ‘a little inconvenience.’ Because of WFJM I am more excited and hopeful for America than I have ever been in my life! We WILL have our Constitution back. We WILL be a Republic. Jesus/Yeshua WILL carry the government on His shoulders.
So you might want to reconsider abandoning ship. And if you possibly could have any soul wounds effecting your leaning towards leaving America, you might want to learn from Katie Souza how to get them healed (start with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fQ-jiWgS2w ).
Blessings to you, Savage.
God gave me this one morning as I was doing Bible study. God called Abraham from his comfort zone to a battle zone, from a land of plenty to a land of famine. But God also gave Abraham a promise, a promise to prosper and to be a blessing to all nations. Here is were faith comes in on Abraham’s part. Abraham could not see beyond his circumstances he saw a famine and ran to Egypt where he got into a lot of trouble lets just say. If God has called you to step out in faith for a purpose that you can’t see yet and things seems to be going a rye, just make sure you are hearing the Master’s voice, if God calls you for a purpose he always provides the way. He never said it would be easy he just said he would go through it with you. Just because there is a famine in the land does not mean you should run to Egypt.
Thanks, y’all, for being patient and considerate with me. James, good point on applicability. Yes, Soar, I am very convinced that the USA, and only the USA, (so far in history) fits the bill for TheDaughterOfBabylon/Babylon/GreatHarlot. But I am not totally convinced, as I don’t understand how the last half of Rev 18:24 applies to the USA. I am not saying it doesn’t, I’m saying I don’t understand the application of that scripture. I made a list of characteristics – I had 22 (although my list included duplicates as the characteristics was duplicated in scripture). I think I need to clean up my list and publish it. If 19 characteristics fit, and the fit of the 20th is uncertain, then that’s a 95% probability. IF JUST ONE characteristic does NOT fit a certain hypothesis, then that hypothesis is wrong. So the hypotheses that state that “Babylon” is a Mindset/WorldSystem/Communism/Sin/CatholicChurch/Vatican/CityInAncientIraq/orJerusalem do not fit Jeremiah 50:12 which tells us that “Babylon” is a nation, and specifically, a “hindermost nation” (KJV and Young’s Literal Translation), i.e. a nation appearing late in world history such as the USA. There are many who with ‘100% confidence’ claim that the USA is not “Babylon”, but they can’t tell me why other than “I feel it”, or “The Lord told me”. I’m looking for a scripture violated by that hypothesis.
You know, Soar, your description of how other nations view Americans fits exactly with the scriptures that say God is going to arouse “The Nations” against Babylon! In addition to the commands to remove ourselves from Babylon, we’ve been commissioned to go into all the world preach and make disciples. Missionaries don’t go to foreign lands with plans to live like Americans. They plan to assimilate into the local culture and contribute what they have (including the gospel). For a short while longer, we have options on how we can leave Babylon: 1) We can “Come Out of Her” (Rev 18:4), which in my mind implies an deliberate, orderly, planned, executed relocation. This option probably maximizes effectiveness in utilizing resources to execute the Great Commission; 2) We can “Wander Away . . . and Go Forth” (Jer 50:8). Maybe this option is for brothers of more humble circumstances. I remember a couple of years ago the media reported that El Salvadoran children were walking across Mexico and showing up at the US border. Sounds crazy, but if they can do it, you can too! 3) “Flee!” (Jer 51:6) If you’re in a city when the electric goes off; along a fault when the earth quakes; or ‘in the midst of Babylon’ when the Yellowstone Caldera explodes depositing a foot of ash everywhere; then use this method to leave Babylon, if possible. I know one sister who has heard she is to eventually be martyred for His Name. I hope she survives long enough to find herself in that situation! Wouldn’t it be the pits if she didn’t live long enough to be martyred because she didn’t obey His command to leave Babylon! There are consequences to disobedience.
I sat on a plane next to a lady who was the president of a national Jewish organization. She was flying home to Toronto. She said she she was a young child, in the 1930s, her parents moved from Germany to Argentina. She is bitter that the Nazis killed her grandparents, aunts, uncles, much older brother, friends. She was delighted in the 1990s to discover, in Israel, a cousin who had survived! Here’s the lesson I see in this: She didn’t survive because her parents believed God would protect and provide, and supply all their needs in Wiesbaden – she has lived for 70 more years because her parents fled Germany with her! Get out. Get out now. In the Name of Jesus, get out. At least have your passport ready.
Y’all don’t seem to get it that leaving Babylon is not optional. We’re even advised how to exit: We can “come out of her!” which implies an orderly planned relocation; or we can wait til the last minute and “Flee Babylon!”; or if we survive attack, we may be able to “wander off!” with the clothes on our back. If the Lord has given you a specific command contrary to what he said through Jeremiah, that’s for you to resolve. Bottom line, there will be no inhabitant left in “Babylon”.
Obedience should always be our first priority. Our lives are completely in His hands, which is the best place to be.
We are to listen and receive direction from the Lord. I was told to move to California four years ago and the doors were opened in a supernatural way that had friends and family smiling in their disbelief. I told them how we would be moving to California from Colorado and it happened just as the Lord showed me. Without a Realtor, we sold our home in two days and were moved to California in less than two months. This was during a time, that everyone was saying, we would need at least six months to a year to get moved. This is where the Lord has placed me and I must follow His leading in all things. I would rather live and die where I an set at the Lord’s direction than to go elsewhere and be out of His will. We are not to fear death, because, precious in the eyes of the Lord, is the death of His saints.
Bless you Mara for being a faithful and obedient servant of the Lord !!! You shall surely be blessed , if not on this earth, in the Age to come…
Good for you, Mara!! In 1999, God had me move to Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, CA. Friends freaked out because everyone ‘knew’ that there would be a tsunami that would make the towns 50 miles inland beachfront property as part of the Y2K events. Of course, I would be dead if that happened. My friends were dumbfounded when I asked them, “Is it better to be IN God’s will and dead, or OUT OF God’s will and alive?” Oops! Think about it in relation to what is coming up.
We’re in the final days of this planet as we know it. We ARE in the generation where Jesus is coming back. It truly won’t matter where we are on the globe, if we are living EXACTLY where the LORD wants us to be. We could even be living right on “ground zero” and the LORD could choose to use us as a sign of His POWER and protection for His people. . . All would be gone from “ground zero” except one house that is inhabited by a believer and follower of Jesus. We must NOT limit God and we MUST obey him, if we truly love Him (John 14:23).
I agree Linda and Soar, God called me and my husband to move to a new area two years ago my family was so upset because were I lived was family property and I grew up there and raised my children there but I heard God very clearly move north of the interstate I lived along the gulf coast of Alabama. So my husband and I went looking for land it took a little while but we are were God wants us to be we know we will be helping a lot of people when this all takes place. I will tell you how God works my husband was having work done on his teeth and he ask a girl there if she knew anyone wanting to sell at least forty acre of land and the girl said I do my cousin had her place for sell but she took it off the market. long story short, that is the property we have and it has a lake on it full of fish and deer all over the property.my mom was so upset with us but I told her I have to do what the Lord is telling me to do I am fifty four and had lived in that area all my life so I know something big is coming
It seems this discussion is pointing to what do we obey, as we know obedience is important. Do we obey the scriptures that tell us to “come out of her” or do we obey what we believe the Lord is saying to us?
The Scriptures that say “come out of her” refer to a basic mind-set of walking in the Spirit and not in the flesh. The Babylon system is the world and it is world-wide. We can’t literally “come out of her” when we’re in physical bodies, but we can walk more and more in the Spirit, washing daily in the water of the WORD.
We can tank up on the OIL of the Holy Spirit. Oil will not MIX with any other substance. Therefore, being filled with OIL, we will automatically separate from Babylon, the world system. Also, oil rises to the top.
As we are filled with the oil of the Holy Spirit, we will supernaturally RISE ABOVE/ out of/ away from the world system.
Hi Peggy,
We have to get Babylon out of us…even as it was said about Israel, they came out of Egypt, but it took 40 years in the Wilderness to get Egypt out of the people.
People are being given assignments for their cities, states, and regions, to stand in the gap, and be a beacon in the days ahead. Some will have ministry of one or two, to the nations. There are those that will have deliverance ministries, tin can ministries, shelters and refuges for the brethren and those that come in. There will be underground church, not unlike the early church that met in the homes of the fellowship. It will be a moving church with apostles going out after three days, raising up disciples and dedicating elders. We will be taken right where we are to fulfill the Book of Acts.
This is what we hope for…the apostolic, not a work of men, but the moving of Holy Spirit. It will take courage! It will be intense! It will be miraculous! There will be loaves and fishes multiplication, the nets of fishes will be multiplied as in 153 is 17 times 9. Seventeen is the number for the apostolic! Nine represents also the fruit and gifts of the spirit, as well as, discernment and judgement. 153 is also a numeric association to Passover. Passover is when the death angel spared the homes that had marked their doors with the blood of a lamb.
I like what you said about oil rising. A few months ago I had a dream that I walked through an opening in a wall during the ensuing warfare. I was in the sanctuary, before the altar and the candlestick, and perceived the Lord Jesus. I was on my knees worshiping. Two spirits tried to sneak up on me to take me before their court and the moment that they came up behind me to lay hands on me, I turned, saw them, and in an instant I was lifted up above them. I was in the air! They were terrified and ran!
Our sanctuary is in Him, our safety is in Him, our provision is in Him.
Unless specifically directed, how can we leave? Where are all the people of the world going to? Sounds like wondering in the wilderness, doesn’t it? Could it be that ‘they’ want us to fear and take off?
What comes to mind, though is the thought about the shepherds. In the middle east and elsewhere, shepherds and goatherds live with their flocks, and their flocks live with them. If a lamb kept going astray, the shepherd broke it’s leg and carried it until it was healed. Mean? No, but to make sure the lamb did not stray into danger again. Jesus admonished Peter to feed His sheep!
John 21: 14-17
This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. 15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
Bless you, sister.
Exactly Katherine!
Use discernment when deciding to go or stay…….Some will be put in the enemies camp.staying but will be well protected…….others will be put out of harms way……..
Should we prepare physically?Scripture tell us that Daniel did for the seven years of lean times…..Genesis 41:54
Also the prophet Agabus that came to the disciples and prophesied a drought so they could prepare….Acts11:28
Let the Holy Spirit be your guide for direction.
When I said too young I was in my twenties. I didn’t understand it at all then. But as years went by I did.
I had a dream when I was too young to even understand such matters. I was in a metal building with other women and children. The foreign troops were guarding us. It got so cold we started picking up sticks to build a fire in the floor. The soldiers got angry and took the wood away. God spoke to a woman for us to bring the snow down from the mountain. The soldiers laughed. After the floor was covered in the snow we covered the babies and children in it. It was as warm as an electric blanket underneath. Not only did God take care of us In a way we didn’t understand. He did it in the presence of our enemy. Later when things fell apart and it seemed there was no way out, Jesus split the eastern sky.
Wow, Donna. That’s powerful.
“He did it in the presence of our enemy.” = “Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies” (Psalm 23).
WOW-WEEE. . . That is AMAZING, Donna and I believe that is the type of SUPERNATURAL protection we’ll see in the days ahead. AMAZING . . . Absolutely AMAZING.
Thanks to y’ all who shared here about this Vital Topics! I am pretty hesitant to share ammo/guns with people who just walk up my porch – God knows if they will just turn around and use it against me or others. My major concern is about hygiene & pandemic – with EMP hits, no running water/sewage overflow(back flow), no toiletries, no garbage pickup, people urinating/excreting everywhere – skin diseases, diarrhea, lice & ticks, parasites, everything disgusting will pop up under the sun… What did Jesus do (to clean up after “business”)? God must multiply toilet paper and provide water for cleaning – or my paper Bible won’t stay clean for long. Any revelation/insights about this area? Especially after reading Canada’s water source will be poisoned by the enemies and cause corrosion on skin. If people will thirst for water to quench their thirst, all other areas that take water will suffer. Karin – as led by the Lord, you might consider visiting Terry Bennett (http://terrybennett.net/shiloh-training-center/) – his ministry is in Vanleer, TN 37181. Those who live on the West Coast might consider visiting Pastor Joseph Sweet (http://www.shekinahworship.com) in Lancaster, CA; If you’re in Tampa, FL – absolutely visit the River Church & Dr. Rodney (revival.com). In Tulsa, OK, we have the Family Prayer Center (www.daveroberson.org) which is prime for REVIVAL; in Charlotte, NC, we have Sid Roth (sidroth.org) & Mahesh & Bonnie Chavda (www.chavdaministries.org). Definitely visit & make friends at the IHOP KC Mission Base if you’re in the area (ihopkc.org). When the internet is down, a local church/body you can trust your life with (read Matthew 24 about Christian Tragedy) is definitely critical! Have a wonderful Christmas everyone!
Hello Ming,
In answer to your question, this is where we must “walk in the supernatural” . . Meaning to believe the gifts of the Holy Spirit ARE for today and trust what the Bible says is actually true. We need to pray over ALl of our supplies. I also believe you are wise NOT to share your “second amendment supplies”.
Here’s a Scriptural reference that deals directly with the water issue:
Mark 16:17-18
…17″These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; 18they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
To build up faith. . . Read the Bible and ALL of the supernatural things the Heavenly Father did on behalf of His people . . . We’re for people JUST LIKE US. When reading those events, imagine you are right there while it happens and a part of it.
Ming, Linda’s response is great. On a more mundane level, it sounds like you may want to begin to study alternatives. For instance, phone books and newsprint makes great TP and take a lot less space and is much stronger than the traditional tubular stuff. It does need a receptacle once it has been used. A ‘honey bucket’ system uses a lot less water than a toilet. (And forget the -gallon bucket route. Be civilized . . . use a bedside commode you picked up at the thrift shop!) Liquids make great garden fertilizer. If necessary, check your Bible for a sanitary way to dispose of ‘solids’ if the honey bucket cannot be simply emptied into a toilet. Hair and body only need to be washed when actually dirty (novel concept for some people). I live where water must be hauled in from ten miles away. Life is very ‘simple’ here. By the say, ‘simple’ is a euphemism for primitive! My friends think I am practicing for when there is ‘nothing’ and that I will be teaching them how to survive someday.
I believe that you can gain confidence in your ability to handle outages and shortages until the time that life gets to the point that the ONLY way we will survive is to depend on God, IF you gain some knowledge of alternative solutions to life’s little situations. Find some options for each situation in which you desire knowledge and pick what works for you. For instance, some preppers have ‘reusable’ cloths which they wash. Since I have no water, phone book pages work better in my situation.
Please ask the Lord what kind of ‘prepping’ you should do. Certainly don’t let it become an idol. My guess is that our most important kind of preparation is to get close to God, get our soul-wounds healed and the demons out. It certainly appears that we have the opportunity that no one in the world up until today has ever had – living in the supernatural at levels we never dreamed of – just like Linda has told you!! 😉
This is a true concept. And what’s cool is that to a certain degree it can be experienced even right now. I have consistently found that the more I give to others the more it comes back to me. Not just dollar for dollar. I mean I end up receiving a whole lot more than I gave in the first place. I’ve seen the blessings start coming back literally within the hour. In fact, it happened (again) to me just this week.
It is a law of the universe, put into place by the God who created life. I spend a lot of time imploring people to try this concept out and see that it is truth. Our country is full of selfish, arrogant and uncaring people. Yes, our country is owed some major judgment for the ‘big’ sins like homosexuality, abortion and so on and so forth. But, I think we often forget just how much God detests the behavior of those who neglect those who are in need. Many Christians are in fact guilty of this too!
I love to give. It’s such an amazing feeling. Not just because of the blessings that come back but because of the difference I see it make in the lives of others. I would love nothing more than to end up a millionaire someday (and maybe I will) but in the meantime I am trying to be extremely generous with what God has given me. 1 talent… 5 talents… doesn’t matter… it’s the attitude of the heart – and the action that follows – that is important.
I heeded the warnings last year about putting stuff away too. I know of no one in any area of my life who is ‘awake’ to the point in time where we now stand and so if/when something happens.. I’ll have a huge opportunity to help others in need. Maybe I wasn’t name after Joseph (OT) in vain….
Savage,
You raise good points but just because God begins judgment within His own household and covenant -breaking America does not exempt the entire world from what is coming either. Revelation’s scenario is worldwide. And if the Globalists/Illuminati have their way they want to reduce the world’s population to about 500,000,000 down from 7 billion. So again the only safe place is in the perfect will of God for each of us, regardless of what the percentages are calculated to be. I can only pray when it’s all said and done those who are still around are here to help the sheep nations to rise out of the devastations.
I should have said, “Well, not if we’re in Babylon” because there won’t be any inhabitants in Babylon.
Thanks for you valuable responses. When the Israelites were carried away to Babylon, Jeremiah encouraged them with “I know the plans I have for you . . . good and not evil. Build homes, marry, raise children . . .” The Israelites flourished in exile. Meanwhile, those who stayed, suffered, languished, withered away. Israel became populated by the return of the exiles. THOSE WHO EXILED TO BABYLON WERE ‘THE REMNANT’, NOT THE ONES WHO STAYED, SUFFERED, AND THE FRACTION WHO PERHAPS BARELY SURVIVED.
Perhaps it’s noble to stay here and support the throng on the sinking ship. But, there’s only 313 million people in the USA, and 7 billion in the rest of the world. Proportionally, perhaps God should appoint 96% to “come out of her”, and 4% to “go down with the ship”. Since God clearly spoke to Jeremiah and John that His people should get out, I would think that unless He specifically instructs you to stay here as a “combat nurse”, you should leave. Knowing, that martyrdom is a high calling, but “life expectancy” is short, and there’s no “second career” or hobbies (but I bet reitrement is unmatchable!). Meanwhile, God needs His people to fill assignments among the other 96% of the world’s population. American church members are so narrowly focused thinking it’s mostly about them, when we’re only 4% of the world! How can we reach the 96% if we’re martyred? “when the Son of Man returns, will He find faith on the earth?” Well, not if we’re dead.
We can come up with lots of reasons for leaving, but the only thing that matters is being where God wants us to be. Anyone who earnestly seeks Him for direction will find it. It is a big mistake to leave without knowing God’s specific plan for us individually, just because we think it is safer to leave. The people of Israel made this mistake and the Lord promised to bring on them everything they feared in the land they fled to, which was Egypt.
13 But if you are going to say, “We will not stay in this land,” so as not to listen to the voice of the Lord your God,
14 saying, “No, but we will go to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war or hear the sound of a trumpet or hunger for bread, and we will stay there”;
15 then in that case listen to the word of the Lord, O remnant of Judah. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “If you really set your mind to enter Egypt and go in to reside there,
16 then the sword, which you are afraid of, will overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about which you are anxious, will follow closely after you there in Egypt, and you will die there.
17 So all the men who set their mind to go to Egypt to reside there will die by the sword, by famine and by pestilence; and they will have no survivors or refugees from the calamity that I am going to bring on them.”
18 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “As My anger and wrath have been poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so My wrath will be poured out on you when you enter Egypt. And you will become a curse, an object of horror, an imprecation and a reproach; and you will see this place no more.”
19 The Lord has spoken to you, O remnant of Judah, “Do not go into Egypt!” You should clearly understand that today I have testified against you.
20 For you have only deceived yourselves; for it is you who sent me to the Lord your God, saying, “Pray for us to the Lord our God; and whatever the Lord our God says, tell us so, and we will do it.”
21 So I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the Lord your God, even in whatever He has sent me to tell you.
22 Therefore you should now clearly understand that you will die by the sword, by famine and by pestilence, in the place where you wish to go to reside. (Jeremiah 42:13-22)
Oh Savage,
I almost forgot to encourage you to ask the Lord who to be yoked together with during the days ahead. Also, as Linda acknowledged Pastor Moran above, there are not many Shepherds out there preaching the true message. It is rather difficult and lonely trying to find like-minded brothers and sisters in Christ these days concerning this dividing message we are sharing. One of the best and most edifying of ways the Lord has been directing many believers to do who are scattered across the country is to Skype with them. You can have awesome prayer and bible study and intercession (even deliverance) with others who God puts you together with and because it is by the Spirit it is like being in the same room with them.
The Lord has sent me a wonderful new sister in Christ to Skype with who lives in Austin, Texas while I am out here in the boonies of Tennessee. God is so faithful and understanding that He will supply not only the necessities such as food and shelter but the provision of fellowship too. Ask Him for those supernatural connections and just see who you have a Divine appointment with!
Hi Savage,
I understand where you are coming from with your question. Like Linda states we must each seek the Lord’s will for where He is placing us.
I believe that the Lord speaks so often to us through understanding His Biblical patterns. One of those patterns is always a “remnant.” So as much as my flesh would love to go hang out In someplace green and beautiful like Ireland or New Zealand and not experience what is coming upon this nation the Lord has made it very clear to me for the last 6 years that He was preparing me for the time of chaos, destruction and devastation that would be coming. Many people will need our Light and Love which is Jesus emanating from us.
I do not know what percentage a remnant might look like in America or globally but again as Linda shared we are “citizens of heaven” and being prepared to be the spotless, blameless Bride of Christ. So it’s a win-win from that perspective whether you stay or whether your called on home.
I guess you could say true followers of Jesus really are the legitimate aliens (I Peter 2:11) upon this earth!!!
Linda Clay and others: I am 94% sure in my own mind that USA is Babylon/Daughter of Babylon/the Great Harlot spoken of in Rev 18, Jer 50, and Jer 51. Therefore, God’s people are commanded to come out of her, as she will be utterly devastated, and there will remain NO inhabitant! Yet, truly Godly, 40-day fasting, friends heard from God in 2010 to buy land outside of the city, sell their home and business in five years, and prepare a place of refuge. Why would God tell prophets today to prepare to share, when He told Jeremiah and John that we are to leave? I myself have been putting together a “basket of loaves and fishes” for sharing. But maybe I’m supposed to leave, and let others share it. Comments????
Hello Savage,
It’s something that only the LORD can clarify to each person as to where he/she needs to be in these final days. I do agree with you that USA is Babylon.
I do believe “coming out of Babylon” is also pointing to spiritual/economic Babylon, which sadly MOST in the United States are caught up in and yes I’m including “the church”. So, what it may mean is this: those still feel led to be in the United States (or who may not be able to leave) will become the “underground church” and are thus “out of Babylon”.
We are in the final days . . . Whether we go due to death or we go because of the LORD’s return, we truly need to get an “eternity perspective”; this helps us also “come out of Babylon” and instead remember we are “citizens of Heaven” and that is where our focus must be . . Not on the things of this world.
Savage,
I too have been turning this thought over in my mind these past few months…I am coming to believe there are almost 2 Babylons – or 2 aspects…
1). The religious system (vs true faith believers)
2) The worldly kingdoms ($$$) vs the kingdom of God & its power…(love)
Therefore, our separation unto holiness is at several levels…where do we draw our life? How do we sustain ourselves?
1) spiritual (starts here first, as a seed)
2) mental
3) financially
4) socially
5) physically
As for me, as I sense the path ahead, before it comes into a clearer view, I believe there will be 3 phases – and in each of these phases, I will be “coming out of Babylon” on all the 5 aspects noted above…
For me, I believe the first 3-5 months will be a shelter in place. The next phase will be moving away from the coast and cities, the final phase will erelocating out of the USA….in each phase, fewer and fewer people will be coming with me..(this makes me very, very sad) .and fewer and fewer of my family heirlooms which I have been saving for my nieces & nephews….so, the mental “coming out” has already begun!
Grace & Peace – may we all hear His voice clearly!
Beth
I don’t normally comment on these things – but the subject of the SUPERNATURAL provision of God is so important -and so vital that it be understood in the coming days before the return of the Lord that I felt compelled to do so.
Sadly, while most of God’s people can ‘quote’ Philippians 4:19 – Very FEW have any real revelation on it:
• “My God WILL supply ALL your need according to HIS Riches IN GLORY “BY” Christ Jesus”.
Notice that the scripture promises that GOD will supply all our need: Unfortunately most of God;s people spell “God”: J-O-B – – Others spell God: “G.O.V.E.R.N.M.E.N.T.”….. and so on.
So while the majority of Christians in this country claim to be trusting GOD for their supply – they really have placed their trust in their jobs, their savings, their investments, their retirement plans, the government, and other NATURAL resources and things – and have never really learned HOW to actually trust JUST the Lord and His SUPERNATURAL provision.
AS much as it grieves me to say so – those who have not, and will not LEARN to place their WHOLE trust in the Lord for the supernatural supply that He has provided for the coming hardships that will soon befall this once great country – will NOT survive despite their cries and pleas for help.
What most do not understand is that it is not our need that allows us to ACCESS the supernatural provision of God – and it isn’t even the fact that we are God’s people – Because God has said that HIS people are DESTROYED for a lack of knowledge” {Hosea 4:6]
The ONLY thing that allows us to ACCESS his provision (and anything else starting with salvation itself) – is FAITH – and faith is based on our knowledge of God’s WORD and the promises it contains – and our TRUST that the Lord WILL fulfill His promise for provision in our life.
Most people have little or no understanding of the principles of Supernatural provision and this is why we have place a 13 part audio series on the subject that can be downloaded FOR FREE or listened to online: FOR FREE.
It can be accessed here: “Kingdom Keys to the Supernatural Provision of God”: ~~
http://www.biblecities.com/broadcasts_audio.htm
Never forget who you are in Christ and the price paid by Him for your salvation. Live your life accordingly ~ Stay encouraged – Be strong in the Lord – Resist the enemy – Walk in love – And trust God.
God Bless
Pastor Moran
Great word! Thanks.
Thank you, Pastor Moran and BLESS you for being one of the RARE pastors who knows what’s going on in the world today and can provide wisdom/guidance for the body of Christ.
amen pastor,,,,good word
Yes, Linda that is such good advice to all.
I have done this very thing for many years and have agreed with others while we anoint every room and walk their land/yard/property. I have now included praying for a canopy of protection over the atmosphere we live under and asking for a supernatural dome to cover the area in the physical and spiritual after I noticed the increasing amount of chem trail grids in the skies and did a bit of research on that vile spraying activity.
AMEN Karin
I’m retired, (kinda) but helped a Christian farm family in Kansas with wheat, soybeans, milo, and corn harvest this last summer and fall. Great harvest! These brothers in Christ pay their tithes. The newly planted wheat is the best many farmers have seen in around forty years of farming. Very wonderful rainfall and snow at just the right times. More grain on the ground than ever… since the elevators are so full. Kansas has been given some great prophetic words as a refuge area in the future.
AMEN and AMEN!! May the LORD continue to bless you. I truly believe there will be places of refuge throughout the USA . . . People must be led by the Holy Spirit on their given assignments. After all . . This life we now live is but a brief moment, compared to eternity. THERE we can have a MASSIVE celebration, like never before.
We have to be careful that when preparing we are doing EXACTLY what God is telling us to do not what we think God should be telling us to do. I ran into this problem when I first started preparing. I was thinking that I needed to have enough food & water for 1yr but I didn’t actually hear that word from God. I prayed everyday for the Lord to reveal what he wanted me to do all the time I was picking up extra food when I would go to the store. I realized I wasn’t getting any word at all from the Lord so I asked him why He wasn’t answering my prayers and He say “I have but you aren’t listening. You have already decided what YOU want to do not what I AM telling you to do”. I quickly repented. I stopped all of my preparing until I heard clearly what Jesus was telling me which was about 3 months later. God didn’t want me to store 1 yr of food and water he wanted me to store about 3 months and He revealed that mostly this would be given to the “lost”. He told me that I wouldn’t be staying at my house and there was no way I could take 1yr of food with us. PLEASE hear God before acting!! God Bless
Absolutely, Tracy. That is what I tell people: be led by the Holy Spirit. It will look different for each person, depending on what the LORD is calling him/her to do.
Linda,
That is a very encouraging word…..May the Lord bless you and us to give us a harvest for to help others,but a harvest for souls.GB
Thank you Bette and AMEN
Oh and one more thing… We had never really been to Tennessee and have no connections there/here at all. The Lord made it clear we were to establish a sanctuary in the mountains/woods. It all has been a whirlwind of leaping in faith.
You can imagine the shock and conversation amongst family members on why we would do something so crazy and beyond reason. This has led to opportunities to try and share and encourage others. It also has led to opportunities to show grace and forgive after being ridiculed, rejected and scoffed at by some of those loved ones who think we have gone off the deep end with our “doom and gloom” outlook. These conflicts have helped speed up the process of me working on my spiritual fruit:} Ouch!
Hi Linda,
I so appreciate this encouraging word and all the responses. It is amazing to read of how the Lord has been prompting so many of us to prepare. Back in the Spring I asked the Lord to make it clear if this was the year to really speed up the prepping process because of all things that were going to be hitting the fan within the next year. Boy did He ever!
Years before we had to buy my father’s home for him because the bank was about to foreclose on it due to dementia and some very bad business deals. It has been a bit of a money pit for us since and after 2008 the value of the property plummeted and it could not be sold. After my dad died we were never able to sell it and every realtor told us the same story. So in the spring I put out a fleece and asked the Lord that if indeed tribulations times were near would He please make a way for us to sell that property by the end of the summer. Again the realtor said “no way” and that we’d never get what we were asking. Only foreclosures surrounded that place.
Long story short. The property sold within three days in April for almost the full asking price and the buyer paid cash!
This was a sobering wake up call. Then I felt led to sell my car since it was paid for. I sold it too right away.
Since then we have used all the funds for all kinds of supplies. When I feel led to buy certain items and I wonder why in the world I put that in the shopping cart I hear the Holy Spirit say every time “it’s not for you!”
Next the Lord led us to obtain a place in the mountains of Tennessee as it will be a refuge. God has supernaturally opened every door and made it clear. This property has a full walk-in pantry room with floor to ceiling shelving for all the large amount of supplies we have stockpiled just since Spring and it is built into the side of a hill so its like a cool cellar.
We too have ordered a lot of Heirloom seeds and organic bulk sacks of Lentils which are perfect for feeding many people. They are nutrient dense and easy to prepare, no soaking required.
I don’t even eat some of what we have purchased (some I am allergic to like peanut butter) and I have never really grown a veggie garden either. Many investments these days are for the “destitute” the Lord said He would send.
And one more thing the Lord told me— He had extended this grace period to allow the “Harvesters” time for us to continue to cultivate our spiritual fruit and to die totally to the “self” nature and be filled with the crucified life of Jesus only. He told me that He needed us to have a bumper crop of spiritual fruit to offer people along with His Living Water because that would be as nourishing as any natural food.
That is really good to hear, Karin. Please consider doing a prayer walk around your entire property, asking the LORD to SUPERNATURALLY hide it for ALL who will cause harm, dedicating ALL of it to the Kingdom of Heaven. Also praying through each room and over all supplies.
Blessings and may the LORD direct all who must join up with you, to be in contact with you soon. . . So you call can get ready for those who will be heading your way.
Karin & Linda,
Thank- you for your counsel & encouraging words…
The Lord has spoken to me about WV…but the doors have not opened yet….in the meantime, I am buying beds! And sheets, towels, etc….
Your words suggesting prayer to protect were good counsel…I have been praying that God would shield my great-nieces & nephews from the eyes of the enemy – to keep them safe, especially in children’s church…but not yet for me…(other than the blood of Jesus over my life as I start out each day)
Thx
Very welcome, Beth . . Psalm 91 is a reminder to us, that there is a Supernatural protection for those who are truly in Christ. It sounds like the LORD will be sending people there to you, who will need a place to sleep. Since you were not directed to obtain extra food and water, I believe He is going to send somebody who has been tasked to do that, so you will all be working together. We TRULY are going to need our siblings-in-Christ to make it in these final days.
Greetings Beth……I live in the southern WV area on the border of KY and OH and attend a fellowship in the ashland KY area,,,,,,are you anywhere close by?
Norm,
I haven’t found my place yet…I only know to look West of I-81….I have been spending my weekends driving through different portions of the state & praying….(Thanksgiving weekend I put a 1k miles on my car! Am so blessed gas is not as expensive right now…..! LOTS of prayer time!)
So…just seeking God and know that He will lead me….I would be very interested to know how God led you, and others like Karin to find their place of refuge for themselves, and the others God sends your way….most of all I a praying for God’s provision and timing…that I would hear His voice, and not miss it…time is so critical right now, with very little runway to recover from a mis-step…
Thank you for sharing Linda and also the many testimonies. The Lord has and is speaking to me about all these things when I read about people storing up money instead of giving all to the poor I believe I am feeling Gods pain. I have even heard ,read people changing cash for gold silver etc. I know as well as all you prophets of God what the bible says about that. Your life could go Now! In a flash. Do as the lord says and sell all you have and give to the poor. I believe that word is for Now there are people starving, NOW!!! People sleeping in doorways while churches are locked up!!!! I believe the lord wants us to act Now with what we have!! I have been struggling to write down what I feel the lord is showing me thinking the Lord won,t use me. After all I felt you people are so used by the Lord how could I have anything to say!!!! I have another word for many people the Lord is just in the process of showing me who to share it with and what to say I believe it is going to be a very hard word when people receive it so I have held it back but it was eating away at me so about an hour ago I sat with a little red Gideons new testament. I said to the Lord if you want me to share it You Lord will have to show me me without any doubt!!! I closed my eyes and flipped the pages and stopped it, when I read the scripture it was exactly what I just said this is a hard word who could accept it! I am not putting verses you know them and I am struggling for time I know I have to share it and will obey! But I want the Lord to tell me where and with whom!!!! Prayers please and cover from attack!! Blessings good word Linda straight from the mouth of the Lord.
I feel the Lord also saying to me Don’t,t forget the prayer I taught you
Each must do as the Holy Spirit leads. . . For some may be called to prepare a place for others to come, when the times get hard. I pray ALL will hear and obey the leading of the Holy Spirit. It will most likely look different for each person, according to the plans of the LORD for his/her life. This is why we need that relationship and it’s something “religion” or attending a building on Sunday or doing “religious activities” can do . . It’s that time spent one-on-one with the LORD . . In prayer, reading the Bible, worship. And even then, no “religious activity” . . The Holy Spirit will even direct that, if we allow Him.
Praying for you. I had doubt and he led me to the verse about having no doubt. He blows me away every day.
A few years ago I felt the Holy Spirit say to me: “The tools are in the shed.” I felt that meant, along with healing, the ability to feed people was a gift that the Lord would use through me. Hope so!
I will believe with you, Frank. If you take that little step of faith, just like the little boy with the loaves and fishes and ask The LORD to bless what you have, so you can share with others in need. . . I TRULY believe that is where the miracles will happen.
I have stored a great deal of food, using a chunk of an inheritance from my parents. My husband cannot understand that the food is not just for us, our children and grandchildren. I have had dreams of opening a bucket, filling bags for people, when I open the bucket again, it has been refilled. We live in an area with many elderly people, I finally asked if he could stand by and watch people starve to death. He reluctantly agreed that maybe I could help out other people.
Now he is afraid that gangs will steal from us. We have weapons, but first we have the Lord God Almighty with us, as our banner and shield. I would rather trust Him a hundred times over a physical weapon. People have been surprised when I suggest that they dedicate their food and supplies to the Lord. They either never thought of that, or are too fearful to trust our Lord. I believe we will see many Christians grow in their faith as they see God’s provision. In many cases, it will be the testimony of those who are walking closely with our Savior that will show them the truth.
I have been given my final assignment, the Lord has told me, that I will be pulling people from the flames of hell. How He will use food in this situation, I do not know. But I will trust Him, as He gives me strength and vision. I could never do it on my own. In the flesh, I am selfish and focused on myself, but I can do things through Him.
AMAZING, Mara . . That is a confirmation also to what I shared here on this post.
One of the things that comes to my mind, when you said you would be “pulling people from the flames of hell”. . Ready? It will be literally praying for people who have just died and they will come back to life. . THAT, my dear sister is something I have been praying will happen in these final days. I pray for the LORD to release the supernatural gift of faith and the anointing for you to step into that end times role of healing, deliverance and bringing souls into the Kingdom of Heaven. . . Literally snatching them from the flames of hell.
The food . . . Well, I imagine they would be quite hungry and thirsty after that (and no, I’m not being funny there. . . I’m being practical).
Regarding the faith to see the dead raised: remember, Jesus said, in John 14:12 –
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father.”
I live in northern California and I mystery shop and do audits for a living. I was sitting in my car, at a Shell gas station, in Redding, praying, when the Lord spoke to me very clearly about my final assignment. In terms of the flames of hell, the impression I have is that I will be dealing with people moments before their death, whether it is a deathbed from illness or other reasons. I have always had a burden for the lost and a hyper awareness of hell. When I am in the public, I have the awareness of many people heading for hell, what can I do to pull them from it. The second part of this final assignment, was that I will go it alone. My impression is that my family will precede me to heaven. I asked the Lord to confirm this word and I walked into the gas station. Sitting on top of a display rack that held handmade purses and wallets was a Bible cover with the statement, “With God all things are possible, ” Mark 10:27.
I looked up the verse and in verse 10:29, it states, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel 30 will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. 31But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
This was a clear confirmation about the Lord’s word to me, that I am to put Him first in all things, and I must be ready to lay all of my family down at the feet of the cross. My older daughter is sensing what is coming and I have told her to pray that she is with her husband and children, and not separated, if the Lord has called them home through a natural disaster, martyrdom or some other means.
A few days later, I saw a picture of my entire family in heaven standing by the river of life, they were waiting for me to arrive. I am praying into the future and I believe now, so much more, that the food that has been stored will be for many other people. I cannot call it my food or that it belongs to me. It belongs to the Lord and I want to obey Him is how it is used for the kingdom.
I was at a meeting over thrity years ago in Longmont, CO, when the Lord showed me that there were people in that room that would be martyred for His name’s sake. I have told that revelation to a few people over the years and I have been scoffed at and ridiculed, but it doesn’t stop me from presenting the truth.
We are now living in the times that He has shown many what lies in the future and is now becoming our present. I am praying for the many Christians in this state of California, that God is preparing their hearts for the days ahead. I pray that these people will heed the call that they are hearing and lay down the pursuits of the flesh and run towards the Lord. I know that there is a great falling away right now, but I am going to fight it every step of the way. I am determined that Satan will not have his way unhindered. I believe that we are called to stand for the lost and those Christians that are just as lost and intercede for them. Some of these people may be the ones that I pull from the flames of hell.
Let me know what you think of this. There are very few people I share these things with, and I want to know that I am hearing the Lord’s voice.
It truly sounds like you have been hearing from the LORD, Mara.
Mara, how will He use food to pull people from the flames of hell? Earlier this week the Lord told me “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” He was speaking of salvation rather than romance!! I got a good laugh out of that one! I am still chuckling over it. He spoke as I was considering what food to pack for a destitute man who is my hanai (Hawaiian for an informal adoption) nephew. Papa is using the food to create openings for me to encourage the man to return to the Lord.
So the Lord may also use you similarly to get to ‘a man’s heart.’
Linda,
Thank you for posting this word…..it lifted my spirit this morning. I had a similar word given to me awhile back..
I am a man of little means but have been trying to prepare food storage for a few years. Having four children who are now raising children of their own, facing the same economic conditions as millions of others, the running joke was “call dad and see if we can grocery shop in the basement”.
Several other families were made known to me that needed help and we helped them as well, One day while in the basement making a basket for a family that was in dire need i was noticing that i had given away a lot of what i had in store….and i began to worry that i was giving away what i needed to care my family thru (four children,spouses,and five grandchildren,myself and my wife) and became fearful.
The Holy Spirit spoke to me and said “it will be with thee as the five loaves and two fishes” and all i could do was cry. I made a promise to our Father that if He would bless me with “deals on food” i would give to whoever is in need without question or thought on the matter. I thanked God for his blessings and grace and went to deliver the basket
That day while working my son called me and said he stopped by the house to put some meat in the freezer. He was doing some repair work for a couple….when they had finished and were ready to leave the lady of the house asked him if he liked venison and would he like some, He thought she went to get a package of burger or something and she comes back with 3 large bags. Turns out her and her husband run a deer processing business and the new season was coming. Several people had not come back to pick their orders p and they needed to clean out their freezer to be ready for the upcoming season. We received approx 200lbs of venison. This was a thursday. The next day was payday for me and i was excited because i was going to have approx $100 left over for the month and would have a little to spend on preps. I stopped at our local grocery store for eggs and coffee creamer…..and as i passed the meat dept i seen a sign that said reduced…..i looked and there was a huge markdown on meat…..i was able to get 33lbs of beef and 25lbs of chicken for $52. Again i cried and thanked God for the blessing.
I could go on and on with these examples….100lbs of rice…$25…….96 jars pb&j (goober) $45…….
I understand now that preps are not for us……but for those who will be looking for answers when the judgements arrive……..the new meme for the family as we continue to prepare is “with a meal comes THE MESSAGE” and i pray our Father will send them our way.
WOW . . . Thank you for sharing that testimony, Norm. That was uplifting to me to read this morning.
Precious stories
Linda. I have felt and heard the same things. I believe as in an Elijah And the widow 1 Kings 17:7-16. What little we have will not run out as long as we share it. Again as in a multiplying of the fishes and the loaves. We may start out with little as we share But the moment We do HE will multiply it into leftovers!
My philosophy on this is: LOVE, LOVES BECAUSE LOVE DOES NOT BECAUSE LOVE WANTS!
AMEN. . . . And That’s a good philosophy to quote, John.
3 things to encourage & challenge….
1) Now is the time to sow…start giving food away now, while we have $$ to give…..I have started giving my friends & family supplies for their “storm closet”….rice, oatmeal & raw almonds in glass canning jars (mice & moisture protection)…a camping drinking straw for safe drinking water…emergency candles with a terra cotta pot (heat)…and am also sowing by giving above the tithe to local food pantries & buying fresh groceries for people….
2) years ago, I was without a job for 15 months. The Lord was VERY clear I was not to take unemployment. I did not tell anyone – except my mom (boy was she mad! :-). I finished that time coming out of debt, new clothes for my next job, and only when I had my first paycheck, did I run it. Of shampoo! Until then I had not realized that God had supernaturally extended my resources!!
3) years ago I had a dream… I was in a HUGE storehouse which was my old church…all seats out, and PILES of wheat had been stored on the cement floor….there was almost nothing left…the pastor was driving a small bobcat…just pushing the wheat around…and the small bobcat was consuming all the wheat just to remain powered! …so, for me, the message was that my old church was not giving – but consuming all the resources in the storehouse for themselves “looking busy” – that is a challenge to me to not consume all my resources in my storehouse “looking productive” – but move these resources to where they will be used – out of my hands & planted in soil!
All God’s Best!
PS – for your storm & giving closet…
4) non GMO seeds for the garden….the seeds in this fruit or veggie will produce…the GMO seeds will not produce after the first year – the plants are sterile…pls be careful in what you buy for your gardens….
Excellent examples, Beth thank you for sharing.
Love these stories. I’ve been telling people to put up what you can and God will multiply the loaves and the fishes. We will be fed or He will take our hunger away with His Word.
Amen, Donna
I feel compelled to share a dream I had in November of this yr. I believe it is going to be very hard for people to give away the provisions that they had stored up, but I agree that God wants us to be generous.
I dreamt that a financial collapse had just happened and people were very quickly in need. I had a overwhelming urge to say I told you so to my family, but did not. I was living with them in a small storage building. To me it seemed that the building was used to package food. There was limited supply though, as if it was abandoned with food still needing to be packaged. My family also had provisions that I had saved for such a time. My older brother, seeing the need of others, set food and blankets on some shelving outside of our building. People immediately took what was there and was very grateful. There was a little boy about 8-9 yrs old all by himself who took a blanket, wrapped up in it, and curled up on the ground in that very spot to sleep. I remember being angry with my brother bc he had given away so much. I felt like he thought the crisis and lack was going to be short lived, but I knew otherwise. Then I heard a voice that I knew was The Lord say to me, “I thought you were going to be generous with the things you had stored up.” I immediately changed my attitude. On a side note, I also remember being grateful for an abundance of candles that my mom had kept over the yrs.
Thank you for sharing this amazing dream Stephanie; a reminder to us all to share as the Holy Spirit leads us to share.
God will provide end-time believers with food just as He did with Elijah. God will surely meet our needs if we just keep on doing what He wants us to do.
Amen, David and that includes to store up extra food, water and supplies as the Holy Spirit leads (and as people are able). To not do the simple things we can do, would be like sitting at home and praying for a job, but not actually looking for one and/or applying for any. We must ACTIVELY work with the LORD . . .doing our small 1% part. . . That is the exercise of the mustard seed of faith.
Blessings
I would like to share with you a true story of something that happened several years ago in a small town in Canada. A family was struggling financially and they did not have much … They even had a hard time to provide for the basic needs of their children: they had very little food. One day a beggar came to their door asking for food and the wife gave him some food (their cupboards were almost empty). The husband got very angry at his wife for giving away food specially since they had pretty much nothing left. Then his wife opened the cupboards and was shocked to see that the cupboards were FILLED with food !!! Both him and his wife started crying as they were overwhelmed with the mercy and the kindness of God…. I believe we will experience supernatural provision for our basic needs in the years to come if we share our food with others… Like the widow who shrared her last meal with Elijah !…
WOW, Sonia. . . . Absolutely AMAZING. It sounds like that family had an angel visit them. WOW again. Thank you for sharing that.
Dear Linda,
Thank you for this post, because you have given me a perfect platform to share a testimony and also a warning I received.
Here is a brief summary of a crisis that began on Dec 1, 2015, but the days leading up to this crisis were also quite eventful. This thing did not just appear out of the blue.
For those unaware, I live in Chennai, India, which recently received a record amount of rainfall, causing the local government to open certain dams that were being subjected to dangerous levels of water pressure. The relentless rainfall, the subsequent release of water from the dams, and the inadequate drainage submerged several parts of the city under several feet of water. Many settlements along the banks of the rivers meandering through the city were washed away. Roads collapsed. Water overflowed bridges. Local trains were suspended because the tracks were submerged. Transportation was disrupted. Those parts of the city that were not submerged were cut off from the rest of the city like small islands. There was no running water or electricity in nearly all of the city. Communication towers and networks were nonfunctional. Water entered even well-built homes and planned localities. Many rich were forced to abandon their posh homes and find refuge in 5 star hotels. People were stranded on rooftops waiting for food packets and water. Several lost all of their possessions, and the rich, be it people or corporations, were not spared. Banks and ATMs were nonfunctional. Groceries were scarce. I can go on and on, but what effectively happened was this: one of India’s leading cities, a sprawling metropolis, a center of much economic activity, and a capital city was effectively blindsided by a severe and most unexpected crisis and plunged into chaos and destruction on a scale that left the locals wondering how did such an event even possibly come to pass in Chennai, because Chennai was never expected to encounter such a disaster.
Here is my testimony.
I heeded the warnings from the local weather station and stocked up on whatever food and water I could manage. I was hopeful, but not certain, that my provisions would last until the crisis passed. They didn’t last. But, I never lacked food. I did not lack water, either for drinking or for sanitation. Such a crisis should make one wary of falling sick. I didn’t—not even a cold or fever. I was cut off from the rest of the city, but water did not enter my apartment. I did not have power, but I had light at night, and the weather was cool, eliminating the need for a fan. The wet weather should have resulted in an outbreak in mold, but apart from a few spots on my clothes and shoes, it didn’t touch my walls or anything else. And all this while I kept hearing stories of people in acute distress, needing rescue by boats and choppers. Some tragically drowned. I survived because my God watched over me and provided everything I needed through my landlord, who is, by the way, a Hindu, and I was reminded of Psalm 91:7.
Here is the warning I received on Dec 3, 2015, when I was moved to read Micah 1:1-7, during my morning meditation.
I was told that I have seen with my own eyes what a few days of rain have done to a prominent city. I was told that in a similar fashion prominent cities of the world will groan under the stress and pressures of natural disasters and other problems. Chennai is a signpost, I heard, of even greater crises to come upon the major cities of the world.
This is my own understanding: I believe that such calamities will first come upon those nations or places that had a covenant with God and turned away from it. And if this is the scale of judgment on such places, how much worse it will be for those that never had a covenant in the first place.
In closing, all who read, please remember that God’s grace and provision in a crisis should not be interpreted to mean that there are favorites with God. There is no favoritism with God, because he is a fair and just judge, and the same grace and mercy is available to all.
Thank you very much for sharing your AMAZING testimony and the warning, Sujit. We TRULY need our brothers and sisters to share testimonies, to help build up our faith. May the LORD Jesus BLESS you.
Great testimonies! Thanks Debra.