PROPHETIC CHAMBER

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28

This does not say that all things are good, but that even terrible things (all things – without qualification) can work together to produce "good." This good (God) is not these "things" in themselves, but rather, that the "image" of our Lord Jesus Christ is being wrought into our being, and these "all things" have become a tool to accomplish this.

Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:13

We are to grow into the "measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ." We begin our spiritual journey as a "spiritual baby" at the time of our salvation, and then grow toward spiritual maturity. On the Cross, Jesus said, "It is finished." He lived a perfect life and fully accomplished the will of His Father. Thus, Jesus came to full spiritual maturity.

We also are to grow into this level of maturity in which our life "measures" up to His life. At the Judgment Seat of Christ, our life will be measured against His life. To prepare us for this, the Lord works within the daily circumstances of our life experience. Our part is to submit ourselves unconditionally to allow Him to do this, and then cooperate with Him in whatever He may do.

God has made us what we are, creating us in Christ Jesus for the good deeds which are prepared beforehand by God as our sphere of action.

Ephesians 2:10 Moffatt Bible

The will of the Lord for us then is not "where" we are to be, or "what" we are to do, but rather, that we will live and function in the place where there is a set of circumstances that will best enable the Lord to accomplish His purpose within us (our being conformed to His image through our yielding to the outworking of His will and purpose for us).

If we rightly understand this, then it can be said that it is possible for us to be "in" the will of God, while seemingly, being "out" of the will of God. This can only happen if our heart is unconditionally set toward the Lord. Then the Lord is released to use these "all things," whatever they may be, to bring us into spiritual maturity, and also, to prepare us to be brought into the place where He can accomplish a higher purpose through us. But, first we have to be "made ready."

Made Ready

This principle can be seen in the life of Moses.

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian... Exodus 3:1

Moses knew that he was called to deliver his people, Israel, but in an attempt to fulfill this calling, He failed and fled.

And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds. And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel. And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian: For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not... Then fled Moses at this saying... Acts 7:22-25, 29

As a result of being rejected, Moses is "ministering" in the wrong place to the wrong people – Jethro's sheep. Today, there are those who are in a similar situation, feeling that although they have missed the best, they are doing the best they are able to do; or there are some who have listened to the enemy telling them that they missed, and have given up.

No matter how "out of place" we may feel, if we will desire "something more" and push forward, the Lord will bring us into the level of spiritual maturity so He can use us in the outworking of His purposes. Thus, these are "in the will of God" while being "out of the will of God."

Moses clearly fits in this second group. He was not feeling sorry for himself, nor was he sitting and doing nothing. The original vision was still alive within him, and he was doing the best he could with all that was available to him.

Moses was called to the "sheep" of Israel, but instead, he was faithfully leading the "sheep" of the priest of Midian toward the mountain of God. This moved the heart of the Lord, who made an arrangement (a burning bush) wherein He could meet with Moses. Thus, all this was "working together" for good. Seemingly, being "out" of the will of God, Moses was "in" the will of God, as he was being brought to the end of his own ability, which prepared him for his meeting the Lord at a "burning bush."

Willing To "Turn Aside"

The Lord revealed Himself to Moses in a flame of fire. Thus the bush burned, but was not consumed. It can be said that it is yet burning and available to us – if our attitude is as Moses' was, and we become willing to turn aside into the Lord's manifested presence.

It would have been easier for Moses to remain in the wilderness with these sheep than to go back and face his past failure. There was no one in the wilderness to whom he could complain so they would feel sorry for him, nor to criticize what he was doing. Jethro's "sheep" were obviously much more cooperative and appreciative than the "flock" of Israel had been.

However, the intention of the Lord is always to prepare us, not only for us to succeed where we had failed, but also for us to go "further." Therefore, the Lord told Moses that he was to go back and face Pharaoh, to bring deliverance to the very people from whom he had fled.

Because the Lord did not expect Moses to accomplish this in his own strength, as he had before attempted, he was instructed by the Lord to "take off his shoes." Moses had walked as far as he could go in his own strength and ability. Now, he would walk in the strength (shoes) of the Lord.
This "intervention" did not take place until Moses had come to the full end of his ability, and was willing to turn aside, as an acknowledgement of his need.

And Moses said, "I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt." Exodus 3:3

According to most modern teaching, the burning bush is seen as being in front of us. They say that all we need is more faith, or some new methodology. Rather, the burning bush was off to the side of Moses' progression toward the mountain of God and required a simple action on his part. He had to "notice," and then "turn" from what he was doing, and submit himself to the Lord.

The fact that this "bush" burned, but was not consumed, means that it had been there for a long time, unnoticed by Moses as he pushed toward the mountain of God. Finally, Moses became aware that his ability or methodology was not getting him to the goal he desired, and noticed this bush, as it burned.

This concept of "turning aside" is very close to the heart of the Lord, who greatly desires that we both notice and respond to His presence.

My Beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, He standeth behind our wall, He looketh forth at the windows, shewing Himself through the lattice.

Song of Solomon 2:9

"He standeth behind our wall." The Lord waits in the shadows, to see if we will notice Him, that He might come into our circumstances to bring us into the higher level of His purposes for us. This ability to perceive, and the discipline to respond to His presence, does not come quickly, or easily. It requires a "coming to the end" of our ways, and spending quality time in His presence in order to further develop our sensitivity to the spiritual realm, and to the manifested presence of our Lord.

If need be, the Lord has a "Jethro" and some special "sheep" who will help accomplish this in our lives, if we will acknowledge that we have come to the end of our abilities and ways, and cry out to the Lord that we need "something more" beyond that which we presently possess.

Blessed Are the Poor In Spirit

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 5:3

This means that we have become absolutely destitute concerning any ability that we may have and, in desperation, have become willing to turn aside. Only then can we partake of the provision of the Kingdom.

"Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted."

Matthew 5:4

When we seemingly become stranded in the wilderness, where none of our "giftings" are able to function, we will mourn. We cannot help it, but the Lord understands and will comfort us. This "comfort" will result from the impartation that we receive from the "burning bush" of His presence, by which we receive the enabling grace of His ability, in exchange for the loss of our abilities.

"Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth."

Matthew 5:5

Only now can we face and overcome the "Pharaohs" in our lives – all those things that actively hinder us from fulfilling the call of God.
If we will turn aside and stand in the presence of this "bush" that yet burns, and receive the impartation that is available to us, this world will yet be turned to the Lord.

Wade Taylor
Wade Taylor Ministries / Parousia Ministries

PROPHETIC CHAMBER

Dear Advancing Saints,

During this season, there is lots of spiritual activity in the atmosphere!

This is a time to prophesy. Recently, I was a leadership meeting and the statement the Lord had me share was:

"The gifts that Yeshua left in the earth realm to enforce His authority were apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, and evangelists. The gift that gets controlled or stopped, which hinders the others from coming into fullness, is the prophet's gift and authority. Apostles will attempt to build a pattern without present revelation, and end up building man's model."

The Lord has been falling on us in our worship gatherings with prophetic revelation! Receive this revelation from this portal to your heart:

Watch the Shaking! A New Path Form!

New songs break old cycles. Here is a Song of the Spirit from James Vincent:

And it's not only happening above us, but it's happening beneath us.
The foundations of the earth are being shaken,
And there is a reckoning in the deep,
The Lord's power and His Might is going to be the only thing standing after this fight.
Just the same way David stood before Goliath,
And said one of us is going to be left standing and it's going to be me,
It's going to be for the One who lived forever,
Who lives eternally and you are going to fall before me this day.
Oh the reckoning – it's happening beneath our feet,
It's happening beneath our feet,
It's happening beneath our feet.
Watch the shaking, watch the shaking, watch the shaking, watch the shaking!

The Lord says, "Some of you are moving down and you are taking layers in the ground where iniquity has dwelt in the land that I've caused you to have. Not only move up, but also move down. Even look at stocks that have been linked with what has been mined from quarries. Look at quarry stocks, and look at investments that are linked with true mining, for I am going to move on mining systems in this hour.

"I am stirring the nether springs; I am stirring the healing waters of the nether springs of this earth. Look! Look! Look! There are treasures hidden in that darkness that I am stirring, healing waters to bring forth in this hour. I'm going deep underneath and there's healing springs that have never sprung up. There's mining structures that have never brought forth. I am sending whirlwinds down in the earth as well as stirring up the powers that have held back and covered over the resources that have been hidden."

There is a path ahead that will shake open for you to be sent!

There has been necessity for us to cut open paths on the ground as well as on the roof of the Global Spheres Center. This big, old building's ceiling is carrying lots of ice. Pray for us – that the heavens clear. We need a new roof, but that is a different project for a different time.

Doors and Bees, and Paths, Oh My!

Not only is this season about doors and bees, but it's also about PATHS! We need to understand that there will be situations in your life when you are going to have to wait until your path from last season is connected to the path for this season. You also must know that you are going to have to actually form the path through worship. You can't just jump in and say everything is formed, but you will need to worship!

Don't try to go forth in the same way that you've always gone forth. Just as with the path you see, you will have to break up ground that needs to be broken up. You have to break up slippery places where you could slip in days ahead.

Once you've done your part, sit down and rest and wait till God puts the other piece in place. Don't try to do it all; don't try to do more than you should. Even use other paths that others have formed. Let God order the connections necessary for your breakthrough! Allow the Lord to start you, new and fresh. Let Him add to you; let each gift that is necessary to be aligned come into your path for this season.

This is a key time of watching, entering in, and watching how God sets our course ahead. For the Lord says, "I will cause your path to connect where it needs to connect this season. I will cause you to move forward. I Am paving the way for you to become victorious! Things will get lighter and lighter and lighter – do not fear the darkness!"

Father, we thank You today not only for the door, we thank You not only for the honey of the land, but we also thank You that You will form a PATH to get us through the door and into the honey of the land.

Vision – A Whirlwind Released from the 3rd Heaven on December 11, 2013

(From Marty Cassady, Anne Tate, Chuck Pierce, Janice Swinney, Dee Dee Roberts, and Elaine Priestly):

I just saw a whirlwind released from the 3rd Heaven – the highest Heaven where God is seated on the Throne. And that whirlwind is totally encircling the 2nd Heaven. I don't know what's going on, but during these 10 days something is breaking!

The Lord is releasing a whirlwind over Washington, DC. It is a day of turning; things are turning, thrones are turning over, and power is shifting. Things are shifting in Washington DC. The King is going to be enthroned! And over Rockefeller Square in New York, we say a whole new re-alignment of the structure of economy in this land is now turning. I Am, and what is been held up now and held back will start being given over. Lord, we decree it today!

There's a new news to report; there will be new news to report. They'll be a shift in the media it will be right to say that God is God and every man a liar. God will be true and every man a liar! And I saw that same swirling over Mayo Clinics and over Johns Hopkins Universities, and over the major hospitals and the learning medical institutions in this Nation.

God says, "My whirlwind is being seen over them and there will come a new rule of righteousness in medical study; in experiment into the healing industry in this land. My healing will rule and will reign in those structures!"

And all of those ruling forces over that Obamacare and that insurance structure that's stopping I AM, Jehovah Raphe, from rising up in this land, we say today there's a new breakthrough! You'll begin to see that whirlwind taking out your enemy!

There's a catching up over Kansas; a catching up over Kansas. And the Spirit of God is going to rise out of Kansas and in other places, in DC., and will say what is necessary to be said this hour. We loose revelation, we loose words that produce whirlwinds and we declare they are being re-deposited over the Federal Reserve System. We say let Your whirlwind of words begin to come down and deposit revelation where it should be.

"For I am your spin doctor! I am spinning today over the regions of this earth that need to be corrected. I am blowing away, by My Spirit, those things that have held you captive and I am establishing My Spiritual government over those things that need healing and need release! ...Jump into the grace of this spinning force and go with Me and land at a new place!

I am bringing a shaking underneath the mountains and I am causing it to fall. I am breaking and shaking underneath those mountains to turn up those things that have been hidden. Those things that need to be exposed, I Am exposing.

For this is a time that I am beginning to cause My people to come up, and to come up and over; this is a time I'm calling you to come up and over. And those things that have stopped you, those things that have kept you back, I'm shaking them off of you. I'm causing them to shake underneath your feet. I'm causing you to step right through, so you begin to see a vision of what I'm doing, because I'm breaking those old molds off of you.

I'm breaking those old impressions off of you; I'm removing that old thing you need to shake off. You need to let it go because I'm putting you to the top of the mountain. Some of you are rising, some of you are coming up, some of you are moving into a new realm. There's new dimensions to begin to see, and I'm causing you to see, break open and begin to see through those dimensions. Let Me restore, let Me renew, let Me bring forth a new value in you!"

The Next 10 Days Are Critical!

"Over the next 10 days I will call you to a certain night watch that will uncover that which has kept you from taking ground in past seasons. When I call you in that one hour, stand before Me, sit before Me, lay before Me and watch Me give you strategies that will uncover ground that has been held back and release supply that could not be released."

I see the Lord lifting depression, that thing which has held you down during this season. Instead of saying, "I despise this time of season," He is saying, "Like Mary, let it be unto Me, because the angel of the living God will come and He will overshadow you." And even now as this word is being released He's overshadowing you and the depression is breaking and you'll no longer be depressed but you'll be exalted by the very Presence of the living God!

We ask for an overshadowing of Your glory realm that breaks oppression, depression, and how we have been laid out and suffered in the last season.

The Ayin (this decade) Season is a Shifting Season for New Vision!

The Lord is saying to go back to the beginning of this decade. The Word of the Lord starting at the shift of this Ayin season which would be right at 2009 September.

"I was shifting a season at that time – an Ayin season for you to see in a new way and gain new vision. But some of you are hanging onto old structures that are hanging onto you. Those things are clouding the path ahead. And in this year of the PATH, cut loose what is necessary to let go of, so you so you can see your path very clearly. Shut the door completely to the old, so you are walking in confidence in the new. Shut the door to even your old way of worship, your old religious structures, and your old visions systems. Shut the door to it and advance!

Even that cloud that has been around you. I am going to give you energy to leap above that cloud so you can see. Leap quickly, look quickly and see your path. For when you return to the place you presently are you will say, 'I got a glimpse but I'm not sure how to get there.' The more you leap, the easier you'll see, and you will walk into the place that I have for you. These next eight weeks are key for you walking into this place. So leap, see, leap, see, and the way will open up.

This is a season that as you leap you are going to begin to see what it's like to fly. Other generations have been earth bound, but this is the generation that those that have gone before you are believing that you will fly – that we will send you forward and you will fly through the heavens.

Don't you know you were created, shaped and formed with those hinds feet to leap from one high place to the next? In this season, as you begin to leap from revelation to revelation, the leaping from revelation to revelation will cause you not only to see clearly and sharply what's in front of you and the future I have planned, but will also clear up the questions of the past. There has been a path and a plan from before you were. This is the season to begin to leap and see, leap and see, and have an understanding of what your life was purposed and planned for from the beginning."

Father, those that were leaping from one high place to the other, and one of the ruling spirits of the high places knocked them down and caused them to fall in the cracks, we decree right now we're pulling people up out of the cracks. We decree we're pulling them up out of the cracks. We're decreeing that we're dusting off and repairing their hind's feet.

Lord, we ask today for a repairing of our hind's feet and to pull us up out of the crack that has tried to hold us captive when we were leaping from one place to the next.

"Some of you are surrounded by death. Some of you keep saying, 'If I just get out of this place of death I can do this or I can do that.' But even in a place of death you can establish the Presence of the Most High God!

I Am the Ancient of Days over your life. I have wisdom that is beyond any modern structure that you are contending against. Even the world is trying to wear you down and cause your mind to be weary at this time. But I am raising you above the world's way of thinking, and in raising you above; I am seating you next to Me.

Do not lose your joy in the midst of this warfare that you're in. For in the raising up, I will cause you to have wisdom that can dismantle every demonic host that are assigned to wear you down. Do not grow weary in that circumstance that you are having to tediously contend in. Continue to contend and I will show you the strand of revelation that you need to defeat your enemy."

Vision of Wall with a Sparrow WATCHING!

Now let me leave us with this. Not quite two weeks ago I was sitting in my office and I had a vision. A sparrow was on a wall, looking very intently. The season had changed and it was cold. All of a sudden, Psalm 84 came to my mind:

"How lovely is Your tabernacle, O LORD of Hosts! My soul longs, yes, even faints for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young - even Your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; they will still be praising You."

"Watch carefully over these next several weeks for a season is now upon you of great change. Change is now here with you, and in the midst of this change watch carefully, for it will affect greatly your young and your young's young. Watch carefully! For this is a time not only to position yourself in My tabernacle and find your place in praising Me, but in the midst of your positioning yourself, watch carefully, for the nest now will change.

"I will change how you have secured your nest, and only from the revelation of My house can your house be built properly. This is a time at this change of season, for you to watch. For the nest that you once had will now change and your young and your children's young will learn to protect themselves in a new way. And you will continue watching from My Tabernacle until the next two generations learn how to watch and build their own nests with Me."

Blessings,

Chuck D. Pierce
Glory of Zion International Ministries

PROPHETIC CHAMBER

In the Beginning

In the beginning, God created both Adam and Eve: "God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them" (Genesis 1:27). Even though Adam was created first, God still had a definite plan for Eve. It would be ludicrous to think that it was any less of a plan because she was created after him: "God blessed them; and God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it'" (Genesis 1:28).

Since God created Eve and had a plan for her, that means He has a glorious plan for every woman on earth that He creates. Though the plan for each one of us differs according to the gifts God has given to us, we know that whatever the plan is, it is very good!
Unfortunately, the devil has lied to a large portion of the earth's population for centuries. And consequently, we often find that women are oppressed, abused, forced into sexual slavery, and even beheaded in some nations, never allowed to live up to the full potential God intended for them. This oppression, which is caused by a religious demon, can cause depression in women, silencing their voice. However, wherever we find the Spirit of the Living God in operation, we find abundant life, honor, and dignity toward women, releasing them into God's plan for their lives.

Delight and Pleasure

God realized it was not good for Adam to be alone. So He caused a deep sleep to fall upon him, "Then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. The Lord God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man" (Genesis 2:21–22). The fact that God brought Eve to Adam means that He deliberately placed her in the Garden of Eden just as He had previously placed the man there. Eve was placed there for a reason – for a particular purpose.

Eden means delight or pleasure. God brought Eve to the man in the Garden to experience true pleasure and delight – in one another and in God. They were to live their lives experiencing the unhindered love of God, reciprocating that love toward one another. It was the Father's blessing that unlocked the destiny within each of them. How wonderful to know that God still does the same for us today. We are commanded to be fruitful and multiply, just as our first parents were. It was a mandate from God for both of them, not to each of them individually. They were to fulfill the destiny God had given them while side-by-side. Unfortunately, the curse entered in.

Curse Led to Curses

Since the fall of man, women have often been regarded as second-class citizens – inferior to men. One prominent Christian once said, "All women are born that they may acknowledge themselves as inferior to the male." That is a horribly inaccurate statement regarding God's creation of women. The creation of women is a huge part of God's plan and purpose for the earth. In fact, women are integral to it. It was from the womb of a woman that Jesus came forth as a man, breaking the curse of sin and death forever. The curse has been reversed through the Child carried in Mary's womb.

After Adam and Eve sinned by eating the forbidden fruit, God came to them and explained how sin would affect their relationship with Him, with each other, and with the surrounding environment. In particular, God told Eve that her desire would be for man but he would rule over her, and that tremendous pain would be experienced through childbirth. And because of this, many today still hold a terrible misconception, believing that women are not equal to men. What a terrible tragedy – a slippery slope from Hell that has lasted for centuries.
Thank goodness that women are not second-class citizens in God's Kingdom. Women have a voice, and their voice is great!

The Truth, and Nothing But the Truth

I find it very interesting that the last thing created by God was the first thing satan attacked. The serpent didn't try to entice Adam to eat of the fruit. Rather, he waited till Eve was alone before he approached her and tempted her. I decree and declare that as we live out this hour of restoration (Acts 3:21), the last thing created is going to be the last thing restored to itsrightful position!
It is time for women to rise up within the Body of Christ, releasing resurrection power.

Once God confronted Adam and Eve about their sin, He didn't turn to them and immediately curse them. Rather, He turned His attention to the serpent and spoke a curse on it. He said the serpent would now crawl on his belly and eat dust all the days of his life. Then He continued, "And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the heel" (Genesis 3:15).

Our heavenly Father stepped into the situation and, instead of getting upset with the serpent, He spoke directly to it with power and authority: "I will put enmity between you and the woman..." He is clearly speaking about the Cross of Christ that was to break the power of the enemy; to break the curse of sin and death. Even though sin had just been committed and humanity's relationship with the Father was fractured, the Father spoke of a time, coming centuries later, when His Son would come and crush the head of the serpent. How was this to happen? Through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ on the Cross.

As the centuries passed on, Jesus finally arrived on the scene, not as a King to rule Israel by force, but as a baby lying in a manger. Jesus Christ was born – God made flesh – God in human form. As such, He embodied all of God's opinions and thoughts, all of God's glory (attributes). In His earthly life, Jesus was the visible expression of God Himself. And by His actions and words we discover God's view of women – a view utterly contrary to the prevailing opinion of His day. Jesus honored women.

Jesus Honored Women

What a tremendous blessing to know that God made His appearance on earth through a woman. Our Father chose a woman to bring forth the bright Morning Star, the Deliverer and Redeemer, a horn of salvation. The life of God was placed first in the womb of a woman before it came to you and me. The angel Gabriel announced to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus" (Luke 1:30–31). God chose to honor women.

As Jesus ministered throughout His earthly life, He tore down all the social conventions that were pitted against women. He had a reputation for constantly hanging out with sinners, dining with tax collectors and prostitutes. On one occasion, He arose to the defense of a woman caught in the very act of adultery. He became her attorney and saved her life, telling the men surrounding her to throw the first stone if they were without sin. Jesus honored her.

We see in the Gospel of John that Jesus met and talked to a woman when His disciples went off to get something to eat (John 4). Not only was she a Samaritan, but she was also a divorcee. And to top it all off, she was living in immorality. But Jesus defied the prevailing culture of the day and talked to her, speaking words of truth and life. He honored her despite what others thought.

Jesus Christ also seemed to love using women in His parables. They became heroines in the stories He told. He spoke of a woman who was tenacious in going back to the unjust judge repeatedly even though he had previously denied her request. The judge finally honored her...for her persistence. And then there's the woman who wouldn't stop looking until she found the coin she had lost. And Jesus also praised the widow who had given all of her money in the offering at the temple. Jesus repeatedly chose to honor women.

Do you remember when Jesus was dining with a Pharisee and a woman walked in off the street? When she saw Jesus, she fell to her knees, untied her hair, and poured costly perfume on His feet, washing them. Of course this was alarming to the self-righteous Pharisees gathered there. They assumed Jesus was not a true prophet because He allowed this to happen. Yet, Jesus honored this woman, saying, "Truly I say to you, wherever this Gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her" (Matthew 26:13).

The Women

When Luke wrote his account of Jesus's life, he refers to the disciples with the nickname "the Twelve." The Twelve were with Jesus for three-and-a-half years, being mentored by Him, taught by Him, encouraged by Him, and challenged by Him. But Jesus also had a group of female disciples who followed Him, whom Luke calls "the women" (Luke 23:55; Acts 1:14). They were ladies who honored Jesus and He honored them in return.
These women of God were faithful to the Lord. When Jesus was led out of the city to be crucified, the Twelve took off and went their own ways, all except for John, but the women stayed close to the Lord and refused to leave His side. They followed Him up to Calvary to comfort Him and help tend to His needs, even though it meant witnessing a horrible crucifixion.

Following His death, it was the women who first visited the tomb where Jesus lay. Here they were still compassionate, making sure His body was properly cared for. And when Jesus arose from the dead, the first faces He met – the first eyes that were laid upon Him – were the eyes of women. It was to them that He gave the amazing privilege of announcing His resurrection to the other disciples – to the world. He chose to honor them.

We see clearly in the life of Jesus that women helped Him financially (Luke 8:1–3), and we know they helped provide for His physical needs. And, in the end, Jesus blessed women with a wonderful tribute, proving how precious they are to Him: He chose a woman to depict that which He came to die for – His very Bride. Jesus lived a life of honor. He honored every person He met. He honored women. And He still does today.

Satan Cannot Silence Women

Satan cannot silence women any longer. The psalmist said, "The Lord gives the word [of power]; the women who bear and publish [the news] are a great host" (Psalm 68:11 AMP). We are called to "publish" the good news of Christ's victory through the Cross. We are called to announce it with boldness, to speak it with power. The message resides within each of us.
Our words cannot be silenced, "...because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world" (1 John 4:4). And God promises through Isaiah, "So will My Word be which goes forth from My mouth; it will not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it" (Isaiah 55:11).
Alleluia! The curse has been reversed, beloved. Our words have power because God has chosen to honor women.

Paulette Reed
Prophetic Arrow Ministries

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