The still small voice, the wisdom beyond eternity has from the moment of your creation been calling your name.
"My beloved, come away with me".
He has welcomed you into the inner circle of His love. In this place of perfect acceptance He unfolds His battle plane for your life. He unveils to you the mystery of His ever flowing love towards you. In this absolutely free expression of His loving kindness, He draws you into the way of abundant living; a life imparted as your focus shifts till He is all you see.
The purpose of the fore-ordination is adoption. Placing those born of God into their proper position. Jesus’ calling is to restore you to your place seated with Him. You have been given the Holy Spirit, your seal of present and future authenticity. You are his living inheritance purposed built for kingdom significance.
It delights the Father to have chosen you as His living testimony, calling you to be a carrier of resurrection power. There are no limits on the greatness of his work in you, as you testify to the finished work of the cross.
From His perspective you are beautiful, fit and acceptable for every good work. Clothed with dignity, given all authority. He declares in you his kindness, transforming an enemy of the cross into a living sacrifice fit and acceptable for every good work. A vessel boasting of the redemption found only in his Son.
Let today be the day that you draw unto Him as never before. As you lose yourself in him those around you will smell the sweet fragrance of His tender mercies. He has secrets, reserved for his friends, for those who would dare to press in, for those who will lean on His breast and hear the heartbeat of heaven.
Beloved this is your season. This is your destiny.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
Ask
Prayer filled with doubt are requests for refusal, but this is not so for those born from above. For the seeds of life emended within the renewed nature, bring forth the best things. For these are our Fathers thoughts and His thoughts are not alien to us. For He has given us the mind of Him, who was and is the express image of the Father.
The desires of the gracious are after the most excellent things; things pure and peaceable, courageous and elevating. They long for God’s glory and for this reason their desires spring from higher motives than those which inflame the un-renewed mind.
Heavenly desires birthed of the Spirit, find fullness only when expressed in fervent prayer. For the Godly one will knock till the gates are opened, will not relent till the desire asked is received at the hand of God. This one knows that as she waits upon the Lord, she nor her family shall not want any good thing. For before the asking daughter, all the promises of God are rich and inexhaustible.
If we will but ask He will always give us more than we ask. The sick of the palsy asked to be healed, Jesus response was not to just do what was asked, but forgave the mans sins. The thief on the cross said “Lord remember me when thou comes into thy kingdom. Jesus said “Today shalt thou be with me in paradise”.
Get into the position of an asker and you shall have what you never asked for and never thought to receive. God is willing to give us infinitely more than we ask.
All heaven lies before the grasp of the one that would dare to say “I will not rise till I have my hearts desire” For this daughter knows that true prayer is not a mere mental exercise, nor a vocal performance but is spiritual communion. It is oneness with the Father. To this one He will not withhold any good thing.
Psalm 2:8 Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance, And the very ends of the earth as Your possession.
The desires of the gracious are after the most excellent things; things pure and peaceable, courageous and elevating. They long for God’s glory and for this reason their desires spring from higher motives than those which inflame the un-renewed mind.
Heavenly desires birthed of the Spirit, find fullness only when expressed in fervent prayer. For the Godly one will knock till the gates are opened, will not relent till the desire asked is received at the hand of God. This one knows that as she waits upon the Lord, she nor her family shall not want any good thing. For before the asking daughter, all the promises of God are rich and inexhaustible.
If we will but ask He will always give us more than we ask. The sick of the palsy asked to be healed, Jesus response was not to just do what was asked, but forgave the mans sins. The thief on the cross said “Lord remember me when thou comes into thy kingdom. Jesus said “Today shalt thou be with me in paradise”.
Get into the position of an asker and you shall have what you never asked for and never thought to receive. God is willing to give us infinitely more than we ask.
All heaven lies before the grasp of the one that would dare to say “I will not rise till I have my hearts desire” For this daughter knows that true prayer is not a mere mental exercise, nor a vocal performance but is spiritual communion. It is oneness with the Father. To this one He will not withhold any good thing.
Psalm 2:8 Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance, And the very ends of the earth as Your possession.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The Lights Are On
When I pulled into my driveway last night I noticed my 21yr old had left the lights of her car on.
I drew this matter to my daughters attention to be told that she was aware of the situation.
She said she couldn't turn her lights off.
She called RACQ. Two patrols had advised her that she needed to take her car to an auto electrician. One of the patrols had been very helpful and loosened one of the battery terminals. He advised her to disconnect the battery terminal so she could start the car in the morning. However when she connected the terminal she couldn't loosen it and so she resigned herself to having to call another patrol in the morning to start the car.
I pick up my tool box and flashlight and headed towards the car; knowing that disconnecting a battery terminal was within even my limited mechanical knowledge.
When I opened the car door to pull the bonnet release I noticed a switch with a little half light symbol on it.
Thinking I had nothing to loose I pressed the switch. To my daughters delight the lights went out.
She cancelled the appointment at the auto electrician.
I drew this matter to my daughters attention to be told that she was aware of the situation.
She said she couldn't turn her lights off.
She called RACQ. Two patrols had advised her that she needed to take her car to an auto electrician. One of the patrols had been very helpful and loosened one of the battery terminals. He advised her to disconnect the battery terminal so she could start the car in the morning. However when she connected the terminal she couldn't loosen it and so she resigned herself to having to call another patrol in the morning to start the car.
I pick up my tool box and flashlight and headed towards the car; knowing that disconnecting a battery terminal was within even my limited mechanical knowledge.
When I opened the car door to pull the bonnet release I noticed a switch with a little half light symbol on it.
Thinking I had nothing to loose I pressed the switch. To my daughters delight the lights went out.
She cancelled the appointment at the auto electrician.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Reflections of his Glory
As Jesus is the radiant expression of the Fathers Glory, so to you are not just reflections of His Glory but a reflector of His Splendor.
When the world look at you then see Him, He has never looked more beautiful.
As Peters shadow healed the sick the expression of His Magnificence through you brings life and hope to a lost and dying generation.
You are a one person revolution of Love. Within you He has give the keys of eternal hope. You have become a well spring of life.
Truly He has saved the best till last.
This week as Jesus to show you how beautiful you look to Him.
Love
Dave
When the world look at you then see Him, He has never looked more beautiful.
As Peters shadow healed the sick the expression of His Magnificence through you brings life and hope to a lost and dying generation.
You are a one person revolution of Love. Within you He has give the keys of eternal hope. You have become a well spring of life.
Truly He has saved the best till last.
This week as Jesus to show you how beautiful you look to Him.
Love
Dave
Friday, August 7, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
The Covenant of Love
God’s lovingkindness is covenant.
His love towards us is declared on every page, every word. The bible isn’t inspired to show God’s greatness but the greatness of His love. His greatest declaration throughout the bible is His love towards us.
Oh what Joy, what blessedness of eternal life available today if only we look and see Jesus as He truly is. For the more that we behold Him, the more we become like Him, the more we become like Him, the more we become that expression, that reflection of His love.
Jesus died for you 2000 years ago, that He might live for you today. As He intercedes before the Father, your name is upon His lips.
His thoughts are not our thoughts; His ways are not our ways. His love is such that if we fall, the first hand outstretched to pick us up is His. His loving kindness reaches through the ages, declares you washed in His blood, without spot or wrinkle.
When King David sinned. He didn’t first appeal to the mercy of God but he appealed to the lovingkindness of God. King David may never have read Hebrews 4:17 but he was a man acquainted with His God.
Heb 4:16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Truly His loving kindness is better than life
It is this very lovingkindness that demands the life reserved for you is nothing less than the extraordinary. The love of Jesus is extravagant and His goodness outrageous.
Greater is He who is in you because greater is He who loves you. You are His answer to those around you. His greatest joy is when your shadow will heals the sick, when the words of your mouth bind up the broken hearted.
Jesus doesn’t call you servant but He calls you friend, He calls you brother. As you co-labor with Him, you will see greater miracles.
He has called you, qualified you and sent you. That you would be that light that shines in the darkness that light upon a hill that will radiate His eternal love.
His love towards us is declared on every page, every word. The bible isn’t inspired to show God’s greatness but the greatness of His love. His greatest declaration throughout the bible is His love towards us.
Oh what Joy, what blessedness of eternal life available today if only we look and see Jesus as He truly is. For the more that we behold Him, the more we become like Him, the more we become like Him, the more we become that expression, that reflection of His love.
Jesus died for you 2000 years ago, that He might live for you today. As He intercedes before the Father, your name is upon His lips.
His thoughts are not our thoughts; His ways are not our ways. His love is such that if we fall, the first hand outstretched to pick us up is His. His loving kindness reaches through the ages, declares you washed in His blood, without spot or wrinkle.
When King David sinned. He didn’t first appeal to the mercy of God but he appealed to the lovingkindness of God. King David may never have read Hebrews 4:17 but he was a man acquainted with His God.
Heb 4:16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Truly His loving kindness is better than life
It is this very lovingkindness that demands the life reserved for you is nothing less than the extraordinary. The love of Jesus is extravagant and His goodness outrageous.
Greater is He who is in you because greater is He who loves you. You are His answer to those around you. His greatest joy is when your shadow will heals the sick, when the words of your mouth bind up the broken hearted.
Jesus doesn’t call you servant but He calls you friend, He calls you brother. As you co-labor with Him, you will see greater miracles.
He has called you, qualified you and sent you. That you would be that light that shines in the darkness that light upon a hill that will radiate His eternal love.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Partakers of the Divine Nature
Gods plan is that even the least in your life would be extraordinary.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Do You Love Him - A Call To Action
Psa 91:14-16 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hathknown my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
The word used for love is the word חַשׁק ḥāšaq: “A verb meaning to be attached to, to love, to delight in, to bind.”
Luke 10:27, Mark 12:30, Matthew 22:37... Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is Jesus speaking and the word that He uses her for love is ἀγαπάω agapáō; which indicating a direction of the will and finding one's joy in something or someone. It differs from philéō (G5368), to love, indicating feelings, warm affection.
Is He all you think about, does your heart leap with joy when you find you have a free afternoon to devote to Him in prayer?
When you open your bible does expectancy start to fill you as you know He will speak to you? When you worship him does time stand still, are you lost in His presence. From the moment you wake till your head hits the pillow is he your all in all?
When we choose to love God we are laying down our lives. It’s not longer our purposes, our plans it becomes all about Him. Carolyn many times has spoken about Jesus as her divine obsession. I am convinced that is an essential element of the life of a Christian. If He is not your divine obsession, do you love Him, do you know Him?
If you love someone it’s easy to do the things you know make them happy. When you are truly lost in love with someone, it becomes impossible to contemplate doing anything that would offend them. This is why the Apostle John said ’For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.’ 1 John 5v3 and in the previous verse“ By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.” the Apostle Paul said “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?” Romans 6:1-2
I know this, that when I love Jesus everything works. When He is first in my life, when He is my passion, I am a better father and better husband.
You were created to Love Him
My prayer is that you step into that which you have been created for.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Prophetic word for Australia - The Quiet before the Storm.
Four a couple of years its been spoken about many times that there is a tidal wave of the Spirit hitting our shores. Certainly, that is true. There is a hunger here for God, as there never has been before. But what really excites me are those the Spirit is calling to Australia.
It is as if we (Australians) have become complacent about the promises of God, the prophetic words that have been spoken over the ‘Great South land of the Holy Spirit’ and so Jesus has been sending us missionaries from the very nations that our forefathers sowed their lives into.
It seems that this is a time or preparation, for the harvesters. He is enlarging the capacity and the resources of His leaders. There has been a laying aside of how we have done things and a taking up of things that have never been done before. We are beginning to see with new eyes and as we look at Him with Dove’s eyes, as we sharpen our focus we see not only more clearly but truly we see the big picture.
Just as in times of old, there were those whose service it was to prepare the bride for the bridegroom. This is indeed the hour that where He is refining the refiners, that Jesus is mending their nets. We will see a harvest as never before because the harvesters are using new tools they are looking at the harvest with a fresh perspective but most of all they are so overflowing with the love of God that what was once difficult is now easy.
It is as if we (Australians) have become complacent about the promises of God, the prophetic words that have been spoken over the ‘Great South land of the Holy Spirit’ and so Jesus has been sending us missionaries from the very nations that our forefathers sowed their lives into.
It seems that this is a time or preparation, for the harvesters. He is enlarging the capacity and the resources of His leaders. There has been a laying aside of how we have done things and a taking up of things that have never been done before. We are beginning to see with new eyes and as we look at Him with Dove’s eyes, as we sharpen our focus we see not only more clearly but truly we see the big picture.
Just as in times of old, there were those whose service it was to prepare the bride for the bridegroom. This is indeed the hour that where He is refining the refiners, that Jesus is mending their nets. We will see a harvest as never before because the harvesters are using new tools they are looking at the harvest with a fresh perspective but most of all they are so overflowing with the love of God that what was once difficult is now easy.
Monday, March 16, 2009
THE DANCE OF THE WARRIOR
How awesome are the plans God has for you. He is so beautiful so lovely.
Psalms 139:13-18
For You did form my inward parts; You did knit me together in my mother's womb. I will confess and praise You for You are fearful and wonderful and for the awful wonder of my birth! Wonderful are Your works, and that my inner self knows right well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was being formed in secret [and] intricately and curiously wrought [as if embroidered with various colours] in the depths of the earth [a region of darkness and mystery]. Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all the days [of my life] were written before ever they took shape, when as yet there was none of them. How precious and weighty also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them If I could count them, they would be more in number than the sand. When I awoke, [could I count to the end] I would still be with You. AMP
Stepping into the life God has for you, is in many ways like taking that first step of a waltz. Think for a moment of the heavenly ballroom, the beauty and majesty of dancing before the throne of your Heavenly Father.
Jesus leads you, gently guides you in the dance of faith, the dance of destiny, each movement has been choreographed by The Father.
As you give yourself to Jesus, as you surrender to Him. You dance as King David did before the Ark of the Covenant, you dance the dance of a warrior. For men this is a little uncomfortable because we are use to leading, but in here, we must learn to be led, we must learn to trust.
I love this quote from Jill Austin “Your dreams are like a cup of water but my dreams for you are like the vastness of an ocean.”
Zechariah 2:8 tells us that you are the apple of his eye,Jeremiah 29:11 says For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
God is for you, He delights in you. We often quote 1 Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him." But if you look with me at the next verse 1 Corinthians 2:10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
The Holy Spirit hasn’t hidden His purposes from you; He just wants you to draw a little closer so that you would be like the apostle John leaning on the breast of Jesus, that you would hear the heartbeat of the Father.
Jesus looks at His bride from across the heavenly ballroom. He looks at you.Take His hand, allow Him to lead you, to guide you. He is calling to you. Calling in that still small voice, that voice you have heard many times before, He is whispering.
“Come dance with me”
INTERCESSION
When the religious one hears the word prayer their heart sinks, they steady themselves to endure the hours to come. For this poor one he must pay his dues, prove himself in battle, or so he thinks.
But, for His beloved those that have discovered the joy of prayer, the thrill of communion with the Father, these ones who have been anxiously waiting
for the call, for the opportune time to slip away. Intercession becomes the melody of their heart.
Alone at last, my heart begins to race. He calls me into His presence and in His presence I find my future. He declares who I am, what I will be, calling me into tomorrow. Every prayer becomes an answer, every cry my song to Him. He is my alpha and omega, my first and last, no one is a beautiful as the ‘Morning Star’
as radiant at the Son of man. When He looks upon my heart, He doesn’t see the failures, when He looks at me He beams with pride at His workmanship.
I am listening for that one word. That one word that changes the course of nations, that same word changes the heart of a man. When He speaks strongholds fall, hope begins again, when he speaks, light overtakes the darkness, mysteries are revealed, life begins.
How I long to linger, to stay for just a while, just a few more moments. He stirs me says ‘my son, what you have freely received go, freely give, tell them that today is the day of their visitation, that today all things have become new. Declare the hope, that in Me all sickness is gone, that they are joint-heirs with me.
My child most of all tell them of my love, that I long to be in their presence, that I long to hear their voice. When they call out to me, just as an earthly father cannot deny his child I cannot and will not deny them. Tell them that if they stay just a little longer, then they will see my tears of joy.
But most of all , let them see me in you.
But, for His beloved those that have discovered the joy of prayer, the thrill of communion with the Father, these ones who have been anxiously waiting
for the call, for the opportune time to slip away. Intercession becomes the melody of their heart.
Alone at last, my heart begins to race. He calls me into His presence and in His presence I find my future. He declares who I am, what I will be, calling me into tomorrow. Every prayer becomes an answer, every cry my song to Him. He is my alpha and omega, my first and last, no one is a beautiful as the ‘Morning Star’
as radiant at the Son of man. When He looks upon my heart, He doesn’t see the failures, when He looks at me He beams with pride at His workmanship.
I am listening for that one word. That one word that changes the course of nations, that same word changes the heart of a man. When He speaks strongholds fall, hope begins again, when he speaks, light overtakes the darkness, mysteries are revealed, life begins.
How I long to linger, to stay for just a while, just a few more moments. He stirs me says ‘my son, what you have freely received go, freely give, tell them that today is the day of their visitation, that today all things have become new. Declare the hope, that in Me all sickness is gone, that they are joint-heirs with me.
My child most of all tell them of my love, that I long to be in their presence, that I long to hear their voice. When they call out to me, just as an earthly father cannot deny his child I cannot and will not deny them. Tell them that if they stay just a little longer, then they will see my tears of joy.
But most of all , let them see me in you.
One Word
John 4:39 many of the Samaritans believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified.
You are the difference. Throughout history, we read of examples of where one voice made a difference, where one person took a stand and everything changed.
When I read my bible, I see people just like you and I. Normal everyday people who made a difference.
One of the strategies of the enemy is to take your voice. To bring you to a place where you think that you don’t matter; He will tell you that you are not educated enough, you didn’t go the right schools, you don’t have the right connections or enough experience and though you may feel like Moses and say “I am not eloquent, “I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue” If you open your mouth, if you pluck up the courage and begin to speak, you will change everything.
When you testify about what Jesus has done faith builds and as you declare the miracles of the past, you seed the atmosphere with the miracles of today. When you testify about what Jesus has done, “he is the same yesterday, today and forever” then you are declaring what he will do again today.
Paul said that he didn’t come with excellency of speech or enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, Paul came declaring the testimony of God.
By your testimony, the enemy is defeated and the Father is glorified. You have been commissioned, sent into all the word to preach the good news to tell His story and what he has done in you.
You are the difference. Throughout history, we read of examples of where one voice made a difference, where one person took a stand and everything changed.
When I read my bible, I see people just like you and I. Normal everyday people who made a difference.
One of the strategies of the enemy is to take your voice. To bring you to a place where you think that you don’t matter; He will tell you that you are not educated enough, you didn’t go the right schools, you don’t have the right connections or enough experience and though you may feel like Moses and say “I am not eloquent, “I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue” If you open your mouth, if you pluck up the courage and begin to speak, you will change everything.
When you testify about what Jesus has done faith builds and as you declare the miracles of the past, you seed the atmosphere with the miracles of today. When you testify about what Jesus has done, “he is the same yesterday, today and forever” then you are declaring what he will do again today.
Paul said that he didn’t come with excellency of speech or enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, Paul came declaring the testimony of God.
By your testimony, the enemy is defeated and the Father is glorified. You have been commissioned, sent into all the word to preach the good news to tell His story and what he has done in you.
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