While praying for a person some years ago, the Lord showed me a picture of a huge sail from an 18th century wind driven ship. When the canvas was unfurled, it would catch the wind and propel the ship along at a steady clip...ergo the name, "Clipper Ships".
As the prayer continued, I not only saw the giant sail but also began to hear the words "Inner healing". As the words the words were repeated over and over, I began to see tiny vertical rips and tears all over the canvas of the sail. I realized that when you have a tear in the sail, then the sail cannot hold the wind and cannot move as fast as when there is a completely whole canvas.
The Lord showed me that picture so that I would know how to pray for that person, but even more so, the Lord showed me that picture to teach me about the importance of Inner Healing. Each unforgiveness is a rip in our sail. Each root of bitter is a tear in the canvas. Each place in my life where a person has quit growing either because of disobedience or abuse becomes a tear in their sail. It is no wonder that our boats do not move as fast as we want them since there is weak places all over the sail that cannot contain the wind.
When we ask the Lord to heal those places, however, then He comes and repairs each rip so that we are able to catch more wind of His Holy Spirit.
Blessings,
Father Scott +
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Quote of the Week
"Religion is not enough.
It satisfies neither us nor Christ."
Francis Frangiapane, "With the Glance of Your Eyes"
August 21, 2008-www.elijahlist.com
It satisfies neither us nor Christ."
Francis Frangiapane, "With the Glance of Your Eyes"
August 21, 2008-www.elijahlist.com
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Calls of Coincidence
Once last week and already once this week I called someone (or vice versa) about something material and mundane. Yet before I had hung up, I had encountered the Lord!
I was looking for a DVD for our Thursday Kids' Group and could not find it. Thinking that one of the kids had put it away somewhere, I called his aunt thinking that she was babysitting the young boy that day. It turned out that she was not babysitting. However, out of that mis-directed call came a powerful conversation that caused me to literally begin praying in the Holy Spirit for an hour a day since!
This morning, someone from another congregation called thinking that they had dialed their church to ask about someone who was in the hospital. We laughed about the mix up and then the person began telling me about a book they had just finished about "hearing from God". This person then told me of another conference or small group where the theme had again been "hearing from God." What that person did not know was that I was drafting a book about "hearing from God".
Whether my book ever gets published or not, I thought it strange, interesting, and exciting that this mis-directed call ended up encouraging me to complete the work. It seems that we are in a time when God needs His people to know how to hear His voice.
I wonder how many "mis-directed" calls God might have out there for us. There is a message from Him in every one. Let's listen between the lines. Let's be friendly and see where some of our converstations go.
Blessings,
Father Scott +
I was looking for a DVD for our Thursday Kids' Group and could not find it. Thinking that one of the kids had put it away somewhere, I called his aunt thinking that she was babysitting the young boy that day. It turned out that she was not babysitting. However, out of that mis-directed call came a powerful conversation that caused me to literally begin praying in the Holy Spirit for an hour a day since!
This morning, someone from another congregation called thinking that they had dialed their church to ask about someone who was in the hospital. We laughed about the mix up and then the person began telling me about a book they had just finished about "hearing from God". This person then told me of another conference or small group where the theme had again been "hearing from God." What that person did not know was that I was drafting a book about "hearing from God".
Whether my book ever gets published or not, I thought it strange, interesting, and exciting that this mis-directed call ended up encouraging me to complete the work. It seems that we are in a time when God needs His people to know how to hear His voice.
I wonder how many "mis-directed" calls God might have out there for us. There is a message from Him in every one. Let's listen between the lines. Let's be friendly and see where some of our converstations go.
Blessings,
Father Scott +
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Closing The Serpent's Eyes
We have finished the Season of the Basilisk (King of Serpents). During those three weeks and a week or two prior to the season's beginning, two intercessors were given interesting pictures while at Soaking Prayer on Wednesday nights.
Picture #1-The intercessor saw a large green snake slithering towards her. The serpent actually came up to her in this vision. The person was praying and worshipping the Lord and as she did, she noticed that the snake could not find her. The serpent had come up to where she was praying but it was as if she was invisible to the snake while she prayed. She noticed that not only could the serpent not see her, but it could not smell her as well while she was in prayer and praise to the Lord.
The snake slithered off and left the building without finding its prey.
Picture #2-Another intercessor, who was not there the night of first picture, saw a large, ugly snake with extremely large yellow eyes slithering in front of her. She knew that the serpent was looking for someone or something.
As the woman continued to pray, the serpent shut its huge eyes and could not open them as long as she was praying.
I found both of these pictures not only interesting but educational. We often underestimate the power of prayer, but in both pictures, the enemy was looking for someone. Peter writes in his epistles that Satan is like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. That is what the snakes were doing--seeking someone to devour.
As Christians prayed, however, the serpent is rendered sightless. In both cases, the enemy was unable to see (find) its prey and so slithered off seeking someone else who might not be in prayer to devour.
I think you have the picture of the importance of prayer.
Blessings,
Scott +
Picture #1-The intercessor saw a large green snake slithering towards her. The serpent actually came up to her in this vision. The person was praying and worshipping the Lord and as she did, she noticed that the snake could not find her. The serpent had come up to where she was praying but it was as if she was invisible to the snake while she prayed. She noticed that not only could the serpent not see her, but it could not smell her as well while she was in prayer and praise to the Lord.
The snake slithered off and left the building without finding its prey.
Picture #2-Another intercessor, who was not there the night of first picture, saw a large, ugly snake with extremely large yellow eyes slithering in front of her. She knew that the serpent was looking for someone or something.
As the woman continued to pray, the serpent shut its huge eyes and could not open them as long as she was praying.
I found both of these pictures not only interesting but educational. We often underestimate the power of prayer, but in both pictures, the enemy was looking for someone. Peter writes in his epistles that Satan is like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. That is what the snakes were doing--seeking someone to devour.
As Christians prayed, however, the serpent is rendered sightless. In both cases, the enemy was unable to see (find) its prey and so slithered off seeking someone else who might not be in prayer to devour.
I think you have the picture of the importance of prayer.
Blessings,
Scott +
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Distraction or Disobedience
We are in a season of special prayer from July 20-August 10. To war in the heavenlies, we are having three prayer vigils. During the first prayer vigil the Lord gave me the 3D's which were the enemy's game plan during this intense season: Distract; Detract; Destroy.
What I have realized is that the battle is usually won or lost with the first D: Distract. I saw this because I lost quite a few battles even after being told my enemy's game plan! I would be spending time with the Lord on my deck and I would begin to notice that certain plants were beginning to droop or that some dead branches needed to be pruned and so on.
I was being distracted. I would quickly go get the hose to water the drooping plants even as the Holy Spirit was saying, "It is just a distraction." I would tell Him that I could take care of this quickly and get right back to listening for the Lord and spending time with Him.
I was not committing some terrible sin--I was just watering my plants. I was going to get right back to the Lord and guess what happened. One distraction led to another until I was so far from home plate that I could not get back if I wanted to.
Thirty minutes later I would move towards the deck and then I would realize that my next task of the day was calling. I would justify to myself that I would catch up with the Lord later that afternoon, etc. As the afternoon came and went guess what had not happened. I had successfully been disctracted and had been unsuccessful in obtaining my primary priority--to pray--to spend time with the Lord--the be equipped against the wiles of the devil during this season of intense warfare!
Distraction is all about disobedience. I do not like calling myself disobedient but I was. The Holy Spirit was trying to have a conversation with me and I responded to the "call waiting" instead of continuing the conversation. In my heart of hearts, I was willfully disobedience. I knew better than God. So did Eve. Disobedience is about priorities. Who comes first in my life? I answered that many times that first week. I did! I came first. I had THE ANSWER and still failed the test because of my own willful disobedience. I was THE priority not Jesus.
Once I dealt with the priority issue, the distraction issue dealt with itself. If something or someone is a priority, nothing stands in the way of it. One of the learnings of this season has been that I needed to re-establish my priority-Jesus Christ and His Way as the Only Way to whatever aspect of salvation I needed at that given moment.
Blessings,
Father Scott +
What I have realized is that the battle is usually won or lost with the first D: Distract. I saw this because I lost quite a few battles even after being told my enemy's game plan! I would be spending time with the Lord on my deck and I would begin to notice that certain plants were beginning to droop or that some dead branches needed to be pruned and so on.
I was being distracted. I would quickly go get the hose to water the drooping plants even as the Holy Spirit was saying, "It is just a distraction." I would tell Him that I could take care of this quickly and get right back to listening for the Lord and spending time with Him.
I was not committing some terrible sin--I was just watering my plants. I was going to get right back to the Lord and guess what happened. One distraction led to another until I was so far from home plate that I could not get back if I wanted to.
Thirty minutes later I would move towards the deck and then I would realize that my next task of the day was calling. I would justify to myself that I would catch up with the Lord later that afternoon, etc. As the afternoon came and went guess what had not happened. I had successfully been disctracted and had been unsuccessful in obtaining my primary priority--to pray--to spend time with the Lord--the be equipped against the wiles of the devil during this season of intense warfare!
Distraction is all about disobedience. I do not like calling myself disobedient but I was. The Holy Spirit was trying to have a conversation with me and I responded to the "call waiting" instead of continuing the conversation. In my heart of hearts, I was willfully disobedience. I knew better than God. So did Eve. Disobedience is about priorities. Who comes first in my life? I answered that many times that first week. I did! I came first. I had THE ANSWER and still failed the test because of my own willful disobedience. I was THE priority not Jesus.
Once I dealt with the priority issue, the distraction issue dealt with itself. If something or someone is a priority, nothing stands in the way of it. One of the learnings of this season has been that I needed to re-establish my priority-Jesus Christ and His Way as the Only Way to whatever aspect of salvation I needed at that given moment.
Blessings,
Father Scott +
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