Dear Renewed Ones,

during our services on Sunday morning, the Spirit of the Lord began to speak through Susan Shaulis:

“There is a new trumpeting from heaven. I am releasing a new vigor and a new vitality, and it’s going to become your new passion and your new flame of fire. So know this: you are going to burn in an all-new way! So know My vigor and My vitality is your portion. Lay hold of it and know you’re going to move and be a flame, and you’re going to move with passion that you’ve not had in past seasons of time. This passion is going to begin to speak to many that you’ve not been able to speak to, and open a door of salvation that has not yet been opened. Know that you’re going to walk right through this door and many are going to come and begin to say, ‘He is Lord and there is none other!’”

Brianna Jemison shared a vision she received during worship of an eagle soaring high in the sky. The eagle flew through fire, and the fire consumed it, but it didn’t burn it up. Rather, the eagle folded its wings in and just spun in place as it went through the fire. When it came out of the fire and started to soar again, its wings were in a constant fire. Emma Moore also remembered a dream in which she was about to take off flying but was abruptly stopped. The stop was so forceful that it literally woke her up.  

Based on this vision and dream, I heard the Lord say,
You’ve been waiting to be renewed, and in the midst of your waiting, now you’ll start mounting up. For it’s the trial and the fire that you’ve been in that has tried to burn you, but in the midst of it you are now coming through.  Watch this week as I bring you through the fire you’ve been in. As you watch, the very fire you’ve been in, you will wear that fire into triumph. The fire you’ve been in will defeat and cause the enemy to burn out. So mount up, spread your wings, and watch the fire from your season of testing become the testimony of the flame ahead that you wear!”

Anne Tate then remembered the multiple winged creature from Ezekiel chapter one, and prophesied:
“You are getting ready to be made a Living Creature in the Spirit. You are sprouting a new set of wings that are going to take you to a different place, and with greater power and authority in the Spirit. You are going to have a whole new configuration of wings that are coming in. Look in the Spirit and you will see who you are becoming!”

Blessings,

Chuck D. Pierce
Glory of Zion International Ministries

Alignment

I do believe in alignment and accountability. The Bible teaches alignment.

This is the concept of coming alongside but not over. Alignment is also a Biblical word. It’s used several times in the New Testament. For the equipping of the saints for the work of service…Eph 4:12. This word equipping is "katartizo" in the greek and it means "alignment or to put a thing in its proper position". The purpose of the five-fold is to align you or position you for the work of the ministry. Alignment increases your authority to function in Christ’s Kingdom.

The truth about alignment

When aligned properly several truths emerge:

1.Relationship abounds with those you are aligned with.

2. Authority goes off the charts: "Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them fall, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up. Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone? And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart." Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

3. Accountability sharpens our lives and keeps us out of error. Accountability is a Biblical concept and much needed in the Church today. Accountability produces sons and daughters. Lack of accountability produces Ishmaels in your life. Ishmael was the illegitimate son of Abraham. He was a son of the flesh not a son of promise. This son of the flesh came about because Abraham and Sarah refused to be accountable to God. (see Galatians 4:22-31). Accountability is voluntary. Accountability and the act of or lack of reveals the issues of our heart.

4. Godly counsel from those we submit to can keep us moving forward in the Lord. I cherish the counsel I receive from those I submit to. They have brought into my life: prophetic words, direction, instruction, affirmation, Godly counsel, friendship and correction. Where no counsel is, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety. Proverbs 11:14 KJV
"Without counsel purposes are disappointed; but in the multitude of counselors they are established."

Ken Malone
Forerunner Ministries

Yom Kippur – the Day of Atonement

This is a day to repent and be restored.
On the Jewish calendar, this is the most “special” day of the year, and one that is appointed by God for a very important purpose. Unlike the other appointed times on God’s calendar, the Day of Atonement is not a feast, but a fast. Rather than a day of celebration, it’s a day to humble yourself before God by fasting. Wherever you spend the day, we encourage each of you to set aside time to seek the Lord so you are cleansed and restored to fellowship with Him.  

We are not under the law of the Feasts. God’s people operate in the fulfillment of these Feast times. We are a people that should move in forgiveness and release throughout the entire year ahead.  We should also be a people filled with compassion. Compassion leads us to miracles and healings. So let’s ask the Lord to set us in His perfect order as we enter this year.

We are living in times to examine ourselves, seek repentance, and make restitution. Kippur is linked with the word redemption. Success occurs when we are centered in God’s redemptive plan for our lives. By praying and seeking the Lord and allowing the Spirit of God to cleanse us, our vision becomes refined. We find in Hebrews an interpretation of the ritual of the Day of Atonement as a type of the atoning work of Christ, emphasizing the perfection of the latter by contrast with the inadequacy of the former (Hebrews 9-10). Jesus Himself is termed our ‘great high priest’, and the blood shed on Calvary is seen as typified in the blood of bulls and goats. Unlike the Old Testament priesthood, the sinless Christ did not have to make sacrifice for any sins of his own. As the high priest entered the Holy of Holies with the blood of his sacrificial victim, so Jesus entered Heaven itself to appear before the Father on behalf of His people (Hebrews 9:11-14).  We find that instead of outward purification, the Spirit of the Lord works on us internally, causing our consciences to be cleansed so we “see” clearly.  

Yom Kippur: “The Great Day to Be Covered”

Yom Kippur is also known as The Day of Covering Over.  Yom Kippur is derived from the Hebrew noun ‎kôper‎ meaning "ransom" or "hush money" (Exodus 30:12; 1 Samuel 12:3). This is a day to honor the One who ransomed us and bought us back from the enemy’s grasp. Instructions for Hebrew citizens for this day were described in Leviticus 23:26-32. It is the most solemn day on the Hebrew calendar, when atonement was made for the people. This is a day to be sure forgiveness is given and received. This HUSHES the mouth of the accuser. This is the day that the “work” of the past season comes to an end. On this day, most Jewish Israelis spend time in the Synagogue, going through a ritual of confession of sin.

The Day of Atonement has become more and more prominent in these days because of terror and lawlessness. This day is called "the great fast" (Acts 27:9), or "the great day," or merely "the day." The Gentiles must recognize the power of the Day of Yom Kippur. We must lead the way for all of Israel to see his love, compassion and forgiveness. No man may come unto the Father but by Jesus, the Lamb slain to take away the sin of the world (John 1:29; 14:6). This is a key time to pray that all of Israel know the grace of the One who was sent to redeem them (Luke 24:27.44-45, Isaiah 9). Also, pray for an awakening in the Gentile world to the power of the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ (Amos 9, Acts 15, 28). May this be a day when each of us allow this day to align our hearts with Heaven and open the door to the most joyful celebration of the year, the Feast of Tabernacles.

Blessings,

Chuck D. Pierce
Glory of Zion International Ministries