| This was taken from www.elijahlist.net and directly applies to my life at the moment. As I keep moving forward, I am consciously reminding myself that God's promises are TRUE and will come to pass in His appointed times.
satan is a LIAR! God IS IN CONTROL!
I wonder what passed through Elisha's mind in the moments after Elijah was taken in the whirlwhind. It took tremendous courage to pick up his mentor's mantle and return to the Jordan.
"What now? How do I get back to Jericho, Bethel, and Gilgal? What about the masses of people waiting on the other side of the river? What will they think? Am I going to have to swim across? I saw my master in the chariot of fire... did I really recieve a double portion of his spirit?"
Thank you Jesus for sending Holy Spirit to be my constant Companion, Counselor, and Helper. Thank you for going before me, preparing the way, and for Your glory which is my rear guard. Thank you that You have promised to be a wall of fire around me and to be the glory within me. Thank you for teaching, molding, healing, and sending me. Your kingdom come, Your will be done in my life Jesus.
Amen.
April 19, 2007
Paulette Reed:
"HEAVENLY WHIRLWINDS AND CHARIOTS OF FIRE AWAIT US--BRINGING NEW ASSIGNMENTS"
"When assignments change and the breakthrough angels show up, there are whirlwinds awaiting us."
Soaring on the Wind
During
this hour of restoration and acceleration in the Church of Jesus
Christ, the Holy Spirit is propelling us to live "on earth as it is in
Heaven." As the Master Artist paints us into circumstantial corners,
our trust and faith are being forced to expand along with our tent
pegs. We realize more and more that God is in control--we are not.
Control is only an illusion and robs us of total reliance on the Holy
Spirit. Any attempt to control will also inhibit people from the
ability to freely love as Jesus loves. As we yield and hang onto the
mighty right hand of God, He picks us up and twirls us like a child's
top. He lifts us, taking us where He will, when He will--His will.
Then, He sets our feet upon holy ground, and says, "Occupy."
As
the Divine exchange continues until the day of completion--Jesus' life
for ours--we love Him more each day with all of our hearts, minds, and
souls. Because of our love, we also serve Him more each day, with zeal.
However, friends, when assignments change and the breakthrough angels
show up, there are whirlwinds awaiting us. We must live as a
wheel-within-a-wheel, soaring with each spiritual storm developed by
the Creator, believing there are angelic hosts waiting to assist and
protect us and advance the kingdom of God. Do not resist the wind, for
it insists upon change and many will be "unstuck" by its forcefulness.
No matter what circumstances you are in, the Lord wants to lift you up
and take you out. Change is coming.
Air Force One--Taking Off and Landing
As
God is raising people into new positions at an unprecedented rate, we
continue the crucial preparation. Many Christians are downscaling,
buying smaller homes, determined to get out of debt, and the like. They
are ready for rapid discipleship deployment--not even taking an extra
tunic. The Lord may send us across the street or across the world.
Perhaps, the King of Glory will open the gates and translate us to
another continent or pour out Heavenly revelation to be written down
for the Church. Whatever the charge, we shall be ready. Beloved, the
more we let go, the more we lay hold (Galatians 2:20), so when the Lord
speaks we can immediately say, "Here am I. Send me!" (Isaiah 6:8).
It's
important to consider that those on the receiving end must be prepared
as well. As God sends gifts to His body--prophets, administrators,
apostles, ministers of helps, pastors, evangelists, and teachers--the
ox must never be muzzled while it is threshing. Be prepared, Church, to
take care of those whom the Lord sends to you, for we always reap what
we sow--an undeniable Kingdom principle. We must always honor God's
"gifts" to the Body, so the house is not desolate.
Heavenly Whirlwinds
As
we look at whirlwinds as type and shadow, we note the "suddenly" and
"separation" that accompanies them. "As they were walking along and
talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire
appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to Heaven in
a whirlwind" (II Kings 2:11).
Beloved, when we've been
prepared and trained by the Sower, then He can "take us up" to learn of
Heaven and plant us where He will. Heavenly whirlwinds may catch us up
geographically, spiritually, or emotionally, but either way God will do
a work in us--through them. The whirlwinds of God may seem
uncomfortable, but we must learn to live in the eye of each
spirit-storm. The Prince of Peace is the center of our being even when,
especially when, we seem swept away by life.
Remember
that if God can entrust us with the power of each cyclone, He can use
us more and more for His glory. The glory is in the wind and God is the
underlying, motivating force of life. So, even when we may not realize
it, He is always moving on our behalf, going before us to divide the
waters so we can cross over (II Kings 2:14). Beloved, whirlwinds are a
vertical experience; they rise as incense, taking us closer to Heaven
each time so we can flow with our Supernatural Father. It's in the
swirling, on the Potter's wheel, that we are molded into
Christlikeness. For God's way is in the whirlwind and the storm (Nahum
1:3).
Some of you reading this may feel isolated and
forgotten. Does it seem no one in your sphere of family and friends
understands, or even tries to understand? Don't lose heart! Though the
ways of God seem mysterious and perplexing, we can know with
certainty--He is purposeful in all He does. He has not abandoned you,
nor left you behind. You are drenched in the anointed oil of His
perfect plan and have been handpicked for His special forces! God has
tailored your current experience to evoke the sweet aroma of your
worship and, at the same time, He's training you to reign.
Sometimes
we hear people say, "Well, so-and-so is just too Heavenly to be any
earthly good." Personally, I've never met anyone like that. I have met
many, however, who are too earthy to be any Heavenly good. When we
learn to please the Father and live on earth as it is in Heaven--His
mighty power can and will be released.
Elijah had
pleased the Father with his life of faithfulness. It wasn't so much
about the ascension as the expectation; watching for the whirlwinds of
God's glory, not missing the opportunity to soar. Elijah didn't even
have time to reason with intellect--he just believed and consequently
was taken up; promoted so to speak. God is returning us to the basics
of Christianity, dear ones. We cry out, "Lord, teach us to pray!" He
answers, "I did, a couple thousand years ago 'on earth as it is in
Heaven.'" Oh, may we honor and cherish the Lord's Prayer--the perfect
daily petition--as we decree its fulfillment. May we arise and shine
for the light has come (Isaiah 60).
Calling all Chariots!
When
we learn to trust the storm winds of the Spirit, we also learn to trust
our Heavenly Father to send help in the midst of them. It's when Elijah
"was no more" that Elisha's dependence upon God greatly increased. He
had to go on alone to see God show His power. Whether physical, moral,
or mental, some may feel that separation is so very difficult. But
rejoice, for Jesus expounds all things to His disciples when He's alone
with them (Mark 4:34). Alleluia! Friends, you may never grow more
spiritually or emotionally than by transplantation and isolation. Now,
pick up the mantle that fell to the ground in the glory wind and cross
over!
Do you recall when Israel had been split in two,
weakening her borders and clashing with her neighbors? It was then that
Elisha, a prophet in his own right, was trapped and desperately needed
God. It was then that he prayed for spiritual eyes to be opened. This
man of God did not have time to debate doctrine. He needed the Helper!
"'Don't be afraid,' the prophet answered. 'Those who are with us are
more than those who are with them.' And Elisha prayed, 'O Lord, open
his eyes so he may see.' Then the Lord opened the servant's eyes, and
he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all
around Elisha" (II Kings 6:16 and 17).
Oh beloved, may
our spiritual eyes be opened so we can see the hills full of horses and
chariots of fire waiting, ready to protect us, the Church. In
accordance with the Word of God, it appears there is an abundance of
help available for, "The chariots of God are tens of thousands and
thousands of thousands" (Psalm 68:17). We must know and believe the
golden chariot is always with us--in us. It is in the holiest part of
"the temple" and we have access to it (I Chronicles 28:18).
Let's Pray:
"Our
Father, Who art in Heaven, "Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind,
Your lightning lit up the world, the earth trembled and quaked" (Psalm
77:18). Continue to show us Your power, Father. We thank You for the
whirlwinds that take us up to the Heavenly realm with You, for they are
full of Your glory. May we have visitations like Elijah, so we can live
on earth as it is in Heaven. Even when Your fiery chariots separate us,
we rejoice knowing they catch us up to You.
Thy Kingdom
come, Thy will be done. Please open our spiritual eyes that we might
see far beyond what the five physical senses could ever perceive. We
believe, Holy Father, that Your glory is in the whirlwinds; that the
hills are full of horses and chariots, protecting Your Church as we
march victoriously, and occupy. For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power
and the Glory--forever. Amen."
Paulette Reed
Daughter of the Morning Ministries
Email: info@dotmm.org
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