You will come to a point in your walk when you will reach the end of yourself,

And must rely entirely on Me.

You may not have food, or water, or shelter.

But you will remain healthy.

You will not be hungry, for My word will be what sustains you.

You will not be thirsty, for My living water will quench your thirst.

You will not suffer the elements, for My love and My grace will be your foundation, your home.

Your worries will be nothing.

Your strengths will be nothing.

Your weaknesses will be nothing.

All that will matter is Me.

All the comfort that surrounds you will disappear before your very eyes.

At this time, your strength will fail you.

You will feel the weakest you have ever felt but also the strongest.

When this time comes, I will come upon you and my strength will keep you going.

My power will give you life, My breath will be the wind under your wings.

So fear not my son, this time will be a time of marvelous growth in Me.

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Though proud of our strength and faith in the Lord,

Humility must come upon us.

For each and every one of us that hears the Lord, sees the Lord, and stands in His Grace,

Once stood seemingly alone in a desert with nowhere to turn.

Before we were brought to His throne, we wandered searching for water to quench us,

And now when we have been blessed with Living Water,

Pride comes upon us and our sight is weakened and our hearing dulled.

So believe me my brothers and sisters,

I have known utter silence and sheer blindness,

It is not a place you wish to go.

So hear me, I say repent for your pride in yourself.

Give the glory to the Lord Almighty who delivered you from your darkest places.

When someone praises you for your works, shout It was not I! It was the Lord who has done this through me!

Praise Adonai, for He is good and gracious.
“When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”

-Proverbs 11:2

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Let your flame burn brightly for all the world to see.

Share the light of the Lord with all who will see.

Take your fire and let it shine in the places where only darkness dwells.

Let the eyes of the people be opened to see His wonderful grace.

For we are the Lord’s tools.

Let His power and might flow through our hands and onto those who need to be lifted up.

Take your brothers and sisters and walk along the dark broken road.

Do not walk past the wounded and down trodden.

But kneel at their side and speak the Lord’s words of life into them.

Bring them to their feet and share the Lord’s love and light with them,

So that they too may go along the road and do the Lord’s great work.

Prepare the hearts of the people so that when the Lord sees fit,

He will make His flame burn deep within them.

May the eyes and ears of the people be turned up to the heavens.

May the Lord’s work be done.

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Lord, I can feel Your all consuming fire burning all around me.

The air is hot and thick with Your might.

Before me is a raging inferno, Your sparks and flames dance before my shielded eyes.

I stand in Your midst, terrified but confident. Trembling but firm.

Lord I fear You, You are the only one that I fear.

The storm that is your flaming light rises into the sky, higher than I could possibly see.

You tower above me and I kneel, prostrate to Your glory.

Just when I think You will finally take me to your kingdom,

The air cools and a cold blue fire envelopes me and I am not burned,

But reassured of Your love and beautiful grace.

This once charred valley is now overflowing with Your beautiful creations, Your perfect artwork.

Flowers of every color, calm and crystalline streams, utter peace in this chaotic world.

A Dove flies above me as I lay my sword upon the soft, lush grass.

There you stand before me, burning in blue fire, too bright to see.

Your white robes flow gently in the wind.

I hear a whisper of a song float through the air, “Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty”.

I turn and look around me and I see Your people,

Your warriors, healers, prophets, preachers, musicians, artists, and writers.

All kneeling before Your majesty.

Lord I love you, let us serve Your kingdom for as long as You wish it.

“For I am the Lord your God, who churns up the sea so that it’s waves roar-

The Lord Almighty is His name.

I have put My words in your mouth and covered you with the shadow of my hand-

I who set the heavens in place, who laid the foundations of the earth,

And who say to Zion ‘you are My people’”.

-Isaiah 51:15-16

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I understand that I am broken. I am shattered.

I am a sheet of glass constantly breaking and rebuilding itself.

Trying to shield itself from the stones being throne.

Lord I am torn down by the smallest pebble when I walk alone, straying from Your path.

But when I lie in discipline and keep my eyes upon your face,

I am empowered. I am shielded. I cannot break, no matter what may bounce against me.

For You oh Lord are the strength I hold inside.

You are what gets me through each day. Whether it be painful or joyous.

Lord forgive me for all that I do, I strive to be better but I cannot without You.

I cannot heal alone. I cannot be strong alone. I cannot. I cannot without You.

Lord may my eyes forever be upon Your sweet grace.

May Your flame rise up inside me and burn for all eternity Lord.

May the deceit that lies on my lips, my own blood that coats my fingertips,

The darkness that surrounds me every step be wiped away with Your marvelous light.

For it is You Lord. It is all You.

The air I breathe and the water I drink.

It is all You.
“When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth.”

-Genesis 8:11

Justin Silcox

I am wandering through the desert, aimlessly searching.

I call out and I hear nothing but my own voice.

As I walk through the dwellings of demons,

I am torn down, oppressed, broken, scarred, and wounded.

I am defenseless for my eyes have left You.

I have taken it upon myself to face this enemy, this terrible enemy completely and utterly alone.

I will lose this fight. I will be tainted and ravaged for my faith is no longer in You.

And as I lie bleeding on the road, darkness surrounding me, the Evil One steps forward

To devour my very being.

I breathe in. I breathe out. I breathe in. I breathe out.

And he, the destroyer stops for Your name is being said aloud.

I take my eyes off the dirty road, off the blood that my wounds have left there.

And I gaze up at You. I feel your light surround me, the darkness shudders.

I bring myself to my knees and I stare up at You, I cry out Your sweet name.

Forgive me oh Lord! Deliver me from this place of evil so that I may have another chance to live in You!

Lord save me! I was wrong, I have no power or strength without You oh Ancient of Days !

And there, in the midst of the evil and darkness, I see Your face. My eyes stare into yours and I know

That I have been saved.

I see You walk towards me, a blinding light, only your outline is distinguishable.  

Your powerful arm reaches out and casts the demons aside effortlessly.

The Evil One hides his face from your light, for its very presence burns him.

He runs away, terrified of Your might. My Father has saved me.

You place Your warm hand atop my head and I am healed and cleansed,

Your fire has sparked and burns within me again.

Forgive me Savior, may my eyes never leave Your face again.

You turn and beckon me to follow and I do, I stand by your side as we walk through the

Illuminated darkness and back into Your Kingdom.

“Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.”

Psalm 31:2

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As the days of end approach, the Christ will be seen in the hearts of the people once more.

For though they have strayed, the Lord Almighty will redeem his children,

And bring them back into His magnificent light.

The final revival before His long awaited return is upon us now!

An awakening of the people of God.

Our Lord’s Bride will be the heart and the soul of His people once again.

She is and always will be our nurturing mother, feeding us milk until we are ready for meat.

The people of God will step out of their square buildings, homes, and places of comfort.

They will travel the Earth in great numbers speaking the very words of God.

His light will shine through them, His words will be heard from their mouths,

And His work will be done by their hands.

Churches will rise in the slums, in the middle of the darkest corners of our world,

And they will shine for the Light of God is within them.

Where demons walk, the ground will be purified by believers and turned Holy.

The dead will be brought to life, the blind will be given sight, and the diseased will be cured,

All in the name of The Almighty I Am.

I say again, the revival our fathers spoke of is here, it is now.

We will live in it and our children will live in it.
Countless believers will be made, the Kingdom of Heaven will reach out across the world.

All will stand up and cry out Hosanna! Hosanna in the highest! “They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna! " "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Blessed is the King of Israel!"”

John 12:13

Justin Silcox

We will cast our gaze to the afflicted and they will be healed.

We will lay our hands on the possessed and they will be freed.

We will walk and the Kingdom of Heaven will rise around us.

Though chains will pull and whispers will beckon us to the darkness.

The Lord and His light will free us, guide us down the path surrounded in his righteousness.

For a revival is upon us.

-The Heart of The Community

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For the brokenhearted, for the aimlessly searching,

For those that run endlessly in the desert with no shade or water in sight.

Turn to Him.

He will be your guiding light through the pain and hopelessness
if you give Him the chance to be.

His light will never cease.

It can illuminate the darkest of situations,

The darkest of corridors where you find yourself to be utterly defenseless,

And even the darkest corners of your heart.

For in everything, Jesus reigns.

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The road to purification is one of tears and desperation.

Tempted we fall. Tempted again we fall. Tempted a third time and we still fall.

But the Lord Almighty brings us to our knees and then to our feet
and he shows us how to walk again.

Because no matter how many times we stumble, fall, and run away.

He will find us and redeem us in His heart and in the eyes of our neighbor.

“Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.”

-Job 5:17

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Arise oh people of the world,

The time has come for your eyes to be opened,

Your ears turned to His voice,

And your wings spread to fly in His countenance for only He can make us soar.

I say arise for the Lord your God is calling to you!

He is standing among us as I speak to you, wishing that your ears would be opened,

To hear His magnificent voice for He speaks of life for all.

Though darkness may claw, and claim, and pull it’s chains,

The Lord’s voice will cleanse the heart of the people and shatter the chains that hold them.

“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.”

-Isaiah 60:1-3

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For every soft breeze that blows across our faces,

The Lord breathes out.

For every gentle rain that falls,

The Lord’s tears roll down his cheek.

For every sunrise and sunset that paint the skies in wonderful color,

The Lord is smiling down on us.

His love is a never ending downpour of Holy water,

It falls from every inch of the beautiful sky he crafted,

For no matter our mistakes, His love for us will endure.

“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.”

-1 Chronicles 16:34

Justin Silcox

Entrusted to Uphold Her Glory

With every heart that experiences hurt

at the hands of a Christian...

the church's crown begins to slide.

With every heart that experiences forms of judgement

at the hands of a Christian...

the church's purity becomes tainted.

With every heart that experiences inconsistency

at the hands of a Christian...

the church's reputation is marred.

With every heart that experiences hypocrisy 

at the hands of a Christian...

the church's brilliance begins to fade.

With every heart that experiences false intimacy

at the hands of a Christian...

the church's honor is lost.

With every heart that experiences control

at the hands of a Christian...

the church's freedom becomes chained.

With every heart that experiences complacency

at the hands of a Christian...

the church's power leaks out.

When every heart that experiences superiority and elitism

at the hands of a Christian...

the church's humility is damaged.

With every heart that experiences subtle manipulation

at the hands of a Christian...

the church's integrity weakens.

With every heart that experiences gossip, slander and defamation,

at the hands of a Christian...

the church's foundation cracks.

With every heart that experiences a lack of humility and repentance

at the hands of a Christian...

the church's devotion dwindles.

With every heart that experiences an unwillingness to be forthright and true

at the hands of a Christian...

the church's glory begins to fade.

With every heart that experiences a lack of faith

at the hands of a Christian...

the church's hope is gone.

We are the "u" in church. We are the heart of who she is.

We can say to ourselves, "I'm not changing... God made me who I am!"
 or we can say, 

"G-d, You made me. Change me into who I am."

Love Language

God is love. (1 John 4:8)

Thank you Father, that summed up in "one" word "above all the others"...the essence of Your holiness manifests itself in love.

Increase our love for You and one another.

We love because He first loved us. (1 John 4:19)

Now it's our turn. We, knowing the love of Christ, bear the burden of extending that love...being the first to offer the greatest gift we have to give. Help us to "receive Your love and be filled" that we might have such a love to give away.

While we were still sinners, He died for us. (Romans 5:8)

Your mercy endures forever. You didn't wait for all the world to become perfect or deserving before You loved us. You gave away the one thing that mattered most to You, to love us while we were "broken and imperfect" people in a world desperate for someone to care.

Love is the bond of perfection.(Colossians 3:14)

You know that our trying to perfectly follow the rules is not what will hold together our hearts.

Open the eyes of our hearts to acknowledge that the only thing that is strong enough to hold our hearts together and

bear the weight of the world and the fiery trials that come against us, is love.

Love covers a multitude of sins. (1 Peter 4:8)

As You have covered us, may we cover one another - in love - never exposing one another's vulnerabilities or weaknesses, but in love, covering situations with love, that Your power to breakthrough, contain, heal and restore may be present and operating in the most unlikely but most needed situations.

There is no fear in love, because perfect love drives out fear. (1 John 4:18)

As we love more, we will fear less. As we choose to love, we choose to trust...and as we trust You, we release the power of love itself...the power that is strong enough to deliver from darkness into light ...to overcome the world and it's ways...to live on in eternity and reign with the One who reigns supreme.

...and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Romans 13:9) And above all things have fervent love for one another...(1 Peter 4:8) Abide in faith, hope and love; the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13)

Grateful to have access to Your "undying" love, we give You glory and we say thank You Father for loving us so deeply and completely. May we never forget that above all things, the greatest thing" is love.

May we always move and breath "in" love and "through" love, knowing that if we have everything but are lacking love, we have nothing...but if we have nothing, and yet have love - we have everything.

In Your Son's Most Precious Name We Pray,

Amen

Tears Fall Up

While listening to Pastor Heare's simple yet profound, "Kingdom of Heaven" message in the early service, the

LORD impressed upon my spirit an interesting thought: "Tears fall up."

Different scriptures came to mind such as:

You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle.You have recorded each one in your book.

Psalm 56:8

You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing.

You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,

Psalm 30:11

and

When my soul fainted within me,
I remembered the LORD;
And my prayer went up to You,
Into Your holy temple.

Jonah 2:7

When another came to mind, being Matthew 11:30," ...For My yoke is easy and My burden is light,” it occurred to me that the Kingdom of Heaven seems to itself have no gravity, but more than that, it has the power to reverse the earth's!

Something to do with the laws of physics literally being re-created within the Kingdom of Heaven...

More thoughts based on scripture come to mind, "His ways are not our ways....higher than our ways...beyond searching out...surpasses understanding."

Kind of bizarre (all of it, I know!) and so I pondered it again during the second service...and it was like a door of understanding opened.

Suddenly, I realized God was saying that the problem is that we live in the present.

The Kingdom of Heaven is here now.... when we live as if it is.

When we believe in the promises of the Word and not what we can see.

The solution becomes: we must live each day in the eternal.

"Living in the eternal" is living as if God's promises have been, are being and will be realized, right now.

When Jesus died on the Cross, and the veil was torn and it was as if with His last words of "It is finished," He held back the power of the past forever. Visualize Him on the cross...the past is behind the cross. It could go no further! Our pasts are behind Him on the cross.

At the moment of His passing, the veil was torn, the earth quaked and rocks split. The Kingdom of Heaven had begun breaking through. Could the physical elements of the earth have been thrown off axis...thus the eclipse, the quake, the resurrections and the splitting of the rocks?

Is it possible that on that day a doorway into Heaven opened and because there was no longer separation..."eternity in the hearts of men" was now a reality in which we as mere mortals now had "access" to?

Is it possible that His death held back the past, re-ordered present realities and His resurrection catapulted us forward, even past the future, into a completely different realm called: eternity?

A realm where "by faith" we enter into the promises of the Kingdom.

We must live our "now" in the "perfect" tense...as if the promises of the WORD have already become our present truth.

Perfect tense refers to "actions now completed," thus "perfect."

A place where the gravity of what holds us back and binds us is no more.

We are weightless in a place where we know tears fall up, sorrows turn into joy, burdens are light, and love knows no boundaries.

A place called the Kingdom of Heaven.

Just a thought...

Gina Higgins

Lord, I Believe a Rest Remains

Charles Wesley, 1740

Lord, I believe a rest remains

To all Thy people known,

A rest where pure enjoyment reigns,

And Thou art loved alone.

A rest where all our soul’s desire

Is fixed on things above;

Where fear, and sin, and grief expire,

Cast out by perfect love.

O that I now the rest might know,

Believe, and enter in!

Now, Savior, now the power bestow,

And let me cease from sin.

Remove this hardness from my heart,

This unbelief remove:

To me the rest of faith impart,

The Sabbath of Thy love.