G.I.F.T Godly Insights For Today

By Thomas A. Petterson

Godly Insights for Today is a collection of inspirational revelation knowledge and teaching gathered over some thirty years. They are arranged by Eight Seasons containing information needed to cope with the times we live in and prepare us for the soon return of Yeshua HaMaschiach, Jesus the Messiah the King of Kings.

Opening Words
For all who are receiving words, prophecies, teaching, dreams, visions, songs, poems, music, paintings, sketches, pantomimes, dramatic presentations, heavenly melodies, soaking music, dances or any other revelations from heaven – its time to bring them out.

Habakkuk 2:2-3 says; Then Adonai answered me; he said, "Write down the vision clearly on tablets, so that even a runner can read it. For the vision is meant for its appointed time; it speaks of the end, and it does not lie. It may take a while, but wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay. CJB

Like pieces in a jigsaw puzzle, each gift is a part of the mosaic that Abba Father is creating in the atmosphere. Document and share your gifts that are peculiar to you and your giftings and release them in praise and worship wherever you are.

Begin presenting them back to the source who gave them to you with a humble and contrite heart. Bring out your treasures and share them. If you can't find anyone to share them with, shut yourself in with Holy Spirit and release them by faith back into the atmosphere.

Enjoy your gift. Enrich your own spirit with the blessings and instruction that it brought to you. Release it back to Holy Spirit and allow Him to take it to create the Father's masterpiece of Glorious revelation of His Great Love and His Glorious Nature. Your gifts are a part of this revelation!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Australian EBook Publishers
• Release date: Mar 19, 2023
• ISBN: 9781925029895

Thomas A. Petterson

Tom Petterson comes from a family with a rich Christian heritage. His Great Grandfather, Colonel Sharpe, was known as the Firey Prophet in the Salvation Army. Tom  grew up in the Salvation Army and with his family moved to the Baptist Church at age 7 where he spent most of his teenage years. Whilst studying for his leaving certificate at age 16 he gave his life to Jesus. Tom spent the next decades searching for a deeper relationship with God. He was baptised in the Holy Spirit at a Holy Spirit Teaching Seminar in Sydney in 1976 where his life was completely turned upside down. He married his long term sweetheart, Julie-Ann in 1977 and joined by God as a team, have been following Him wherever He has directed them. In 1981 they left the family business and Tom began the journey of discovering who he was in Jesus Christ.  G.I.F.T Godly Insights For Today is a result of over 30 years of listening to the Holy Spirit. He attended Vision Christian College and holds a Certificate in Biblical Studies with Honours February 1st 1998; Diploma in Ministry February 14th, 1999 and Diploma in Theology with Honours December 13th 2001. Tom has been married to Julie-Ann for over 40 years and they now reside in Canberra with their son and daughter, their partners and grandchildren.

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G.I.F.T

Godly Insights for Today

Season One

Getting Started

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ (the Messiah) is [always] the same, yesterday, today, [yes] and forever (to the ages). AMP

Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but at the end of it is the way of death. AMP

All the elements you need are now in place but you need a plan or a vision of how these things can be brought together to function on a day-to-day basis. As always the foundation is the Lord Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 AMP

On this foundation is built the working relationship with Holy Spirit who leads and directs all that you do every day, every moment. The engine room must be attended to daily, stacking up the furnace and providing a fresh supply of energy for the base station. Maintenance needs to be done to ensure everything is functioning and ready for the full demands of the day. The major skill that is being developed is that of letting go of the former way of doing things and allowing Me by My Spirit to achieve My purposes through you.

Get in the habit of lifting all things up to Me so that you don’t waste time. Don’t take it personally when people attack you and what you are doing. Rest in Me secure in the knowledge that it is Me at work in the situation and the problem they have is with Me and I am well able to defend Myself. Don’t make the mistake of speaking for Me, trying to justify your calling.

Lift them up to Me, let it go and move on.

Do not get sidetracked, there is no time for that any more.

Inch by inch it’s a cinch.

Day by day I’ll show the way.

There is a way that seems right to a man and often they will pursue that way with all their might. Great things are often achieved by this process, even great things for the Kingdom, but at the end of it is death, or when the person who drives the program dies or ceases to support it, it fades away because it was his vision, his dream, his goals and his ambitions that drove him and the program.

I am not a program and in the work of the Kingdom I am always about developing relationships not just results. Results are good, but relationships will continue long after the results have been long forgotten.

G.I.F.T Book – Instructions

Deuteronomy 30:15-16 Behold, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and evil. For I command you today to love Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances, that you may live and multiply, and that Yahweh your God may bless you in the land where you go in to possess it. WEB

Isaiah 60:1-3

The Glory of Zion

"Arise, shine; for your light has come,

and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you.

For, behold, darkness will cover the earth,

and thick darkness the peoples;

but Yahweh will arise on you, and

his glory shall be seen on you.

Nations will come to your light,

and kings to the brightness of your rising. WEB

The King Is Coming!

Discovering Our Spiritual DNA

Our minds and intellects were created by God and fashioned to enable us to become who He created us to be. Our natural abilities and natural tendencies are a key to who we really are. However these are all incomplete without the working of Holy Spirit who releases the creative intuitive flow and power of God Himself to make us whom God intended us to be.

The starting point is understanding who God says we are, what we possess and what our potential whilst here on earth is. A healthy distrust of the world’s system is a good place to start. A distrust of past experiences is also a wise approach. A total trust and abandonment to the leading of Holy Spirit within and cooperation with Him will lead us into an understanding of who we are when we are complete in Christ.

We need to understand our spiritual DNA.

Activation

Yes, it is time to activate the words and instructions that you have been given. They are specific; there is no need to doubt their meaning. The ‘I could if I wanted to’ or procrastination is only hiding your underlying unbelief so address this with scripture.

Most importantly set as a foundation one hour of prayer to open up the lines of communication to Me, get on the phone, e-mail Me, SMS text message Me, come spend time with Me, because this is the central issue to everything.

I Am Your Catalyst, your inspiration and without Me and that daily working relationship nothing will happen. It simply can’t, you know that so stop trying to avoid the obvious issue. There is no other way, but by spending much time with Me. You know it, deal with it, and let’s get started.

They are who you are becoming. Stop drawing back in fear and hesitation, only believe, receive and walk in these words. Activate them by beginning to walk in them.

Healing does not come until an act of faith, or a person acts in faith on the words given. Activate them by a simple act of faith. Faith fulfilled builds faith. As you take your first few faltering steps, faith strength will come and embolden you to take the bigger steps that will be necessary. How does a child learn to walk? One step at a time, encouraged by loving doting parents. Soon the child is able to walk with confidence and gains great mobility. John 5:8 NKJV

Activating words is the same. Move out in what you understand and you will be strengthened as you go. Simple, just like learning to walk. Decide what to do and do it. Break it down into baby steps to start with, and don’t try great strides or you will surely fall flat on your face.

In Me, you will see!

I will teach!

I will lead!

I will guide!

Come to Me!

The Kingdom of Heaven is indeed at hand!

Activate

Align your spirit and vision with the word

Call Holy Spirit to rise up within you and trust in His power

Trust Holy Spirit to guide you step by step

Initiate the word by reading it out aloud & decreeing it

Verify the word by scripture and supporting words

Activate the active catalyst

Trust Holy Spirit to birth and grow the word within you

Energize the word by praying in the spirit – your heavenly prayer language

Agree with Holy Spirit

Close off the past

Totally commit to the vision of the word

Identify any underlying fears

Vow to see it through to the end

Accept who it is that you are becoming

Talk to your spirit man and command him to line up with the word

Exercise your spirit gifting

Intercession is the Mortar

Colossians 1:17 And He Himself existed before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held together) AMP

It is Jesus who holds all things together and we are co-labourers with Him in building His church with living stones. Our responsibility is to mix heavenly mortar and give it to Him with praise and so be a part of His creative work. Intercession is like the mortar in a brick wall. Without it the wall cannot come into existence, and without it the wall will not continue to stand. It is not only foundational but also an integral part of all My workings. It is My power released into situations and people’s lives.

It is just like the brick layer’s labourer making the mortar and handing it to their bricklayer. Without the mortar there can be no building. It is that simple and that important!

So you need to start mixing some spiritual mortar so that you can work on the Living Stones to begin to cooperate with Me the master bricklayer in the building of My church. Just as the labourer does not need to have bricklaying skills, neither do I require of you to fully understand what I am doing, but I do require of you to become expert in preparing the mortar so that it has elasticity and adhesive power.

Most mortar mixes are too dry and have not been watered enough with My Holy Spirit. It is difficult to work with a dry mix. If it is too moist it will run out and give an uneven finish. I will teach you how to mix a heavenly mortar. You take a little praise, add to it several portions of My word, mix it in the name of Jesus to bind all together and add the water of Holy Spirit praying until the texture is just right, then bring it to Me so that I can build with it.

Now that has to be easy. Yes in the last days I am on a building programme the like of which has never been seen, I am building Myself a people and preparing for Myself a bride, but I need more mortar and more labourers who will work with Me.

Let’s Get Started

I have told you about the mortar and so it is. Let us begin today with a person of your choice, let’s call him John. Now firstly keep a mental picture of John in your mind, then pray in the spirit. This is co-operating with My Holy Spirit to tune your spirit into the information I want to release to you. Romans 8:26 NKJV

It is like a two-way radio of prayer. You tune the set by praying in the spirit. Then as Holy Spirit gives understanding you pray out loud the understanding that comes to your spirit.

If a scripture presents itself from this time of prayer, write it down and use it as your authority for the situation. Again pray in the spirit and intercede until the burden is lifted. This is called praying through and represents the final mixing of the mortar.

If in this season of praying any vision or word comes forth, write it down and I will instruct you if I require you to do anything more with that information, or whether I want you to stand on that in future times of prayer.

Finally I want you to give Me the mortar praising Me for what I am going to do. Just as the labourer gives the brick layer the mortar and praises him for the work that he is doing, so too are you giving the praise for what I am able to do with what you have made. And as the labourer shares in the joy and pride of a bricklayer’s skills, so too will you share in the joy and the pride of a job well done.

If you follow these simple guidelines, you will be a part of some outstanding things. Mix a good mortar and hand it to Me with praise and you will behold many mighty works wrought by My hands, and you will know that you had a part in these works and it will thrill and delight you.

Concerning Prayer

There is a need to pray through, or to continue in prayer as Holy Spirit leads and gives the burden. It does indeed empower My angels to bring their work to a conclusion. This is what I meant those times when I said to you I desired events to come to a ‘satisfactory conclusion’. It is in type like you and a good deal of others that start on a project and do not finish it.

People get excited when they see Me working and stop doing the very thing that allows Me to finish the job. My power and creative energy is made available to all who call upon My name, but it is their responsibility to channel or direct that energy into a particular situation making available My awesome power to bring the task to completion.

In simple illustration you are like mirrors reflecting the divine energy and nature that is released from My presence into, onto, and all around the people and events and circumstances that you are praying for. It is My glorious light being reflected into dark situations, it is the illumination of My word, and My power made manifest in the midst of the earth. There are shafts of light if you can imagine this example where My power and energy can reach My people and certain chosen ones and it is their responsibility to reflect My words, energy, power and light into the darkness that is under the canopy of the second heaven.

The scripture speaks of one small candle dispelling darkness and the brighter the reflection of My light and energy into this world of darkness, the sooner will My glorious gospel shine throughout the entire world dispelling the works of darkness and exposing the agents of sin for what they are.

Satan cannot stand to be in My presence as his kingdom is one of darkness. To overcome him totally and throw him down, you must become reflectors in this world and My power will not only be reflected by you, it will infuse you, and you will radiate My very nature to all those around you as well as reflect it to those at a distance.

The radiation is the example of your life, your words, your actions and all your interrelationships and ministry whilst your reflection of My nature is intercessory prayer. You are learning about the radiation ministry and now I will teach you more about the ministry of reflection.

Pray for My People

Isaiah 40:1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. WEB

The Jews are My people and I have put My mark upon them just as assuredly as if they were branded. My people know that they are Mine as the spirit within them is My Spirit. They will never be still or satisfied or content until they come to be with Me in Israel, because I made them this way.

The diversity that you see in the nation today delights Me as My people are indeed from every tribe and every nation, they speak many different dialects, they have many different coloured skins, and although so different, yet they are peculiarly Mine and deep within each one they know this, as I have put that within them from the time that I chose them as My people.

You cannot discern this from outward appearance; it is a thing of the spirit. Just as Satan knows and recognizes you, so he knows and recognizes My people, because it is there in the spirit. Nothing delights him more than to kill My people, for My brand is clearly upon them and when they are no longer seeking to find Me, and satisfy this longing in their hearts, they are led like sheep to the slaughter, as when they go their own way and do their own thing, forsaking that inner yearning of the spirit, they come out from under My protection.

Whilst ever they seek to find Me and discover who they really are, they are safe. This is why I am calling My children constantly to come home, as in Israel I can protect and keep them and they will know that I am their God and that they are My people.

Pray for My people that they will be obedient to the yearning and prompting of My Spirit that is peculiarly upon them. Tell them that you have learnt about Me and point them in the direction of home, as many are confused and bewildered and have all but given up. Tell them of My love for them Comfort and reassure them. Isaiah 40:1 WEB

Great Joy!

Jude 1:24-25 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, 25 to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. NASB

Jesus Speaks

Today it is time for you to mount up with the hosts of Heaven as I move upon the face of the earth this one last time. I have here this day, your white charger ‘Great Joy’, as you can no longer keep up with Me and all that I would do in your life on foot. You will need to learn to praise Me if you are to stay on this horse as I will move so swiftly in many areas that you will be in danger of falling off.

‘Hallelujah’ and ‘Praise the Lord’ are the words that will spur on Great Joy to keep up with Me and the heavenly hosts. We will be riding through this world for good and we will be accompanied by great signs wonders and works. Lives will be dramatically changed as others too, learn to ride with Me in these last days.

You are little skilled in praising Me as you have been in a state of discouragement, but if you are to succeed in your calling you must come forth with ‘Great Joy’.

It will be Me by My Holy Spirit, doing, achieving, setting free, opening prison doors and you will know and be aware as never before that it is not you but Me, moving through, over, before and upon you. I will surround you with the cloud of My Presence and you will simply be along for the ride. As you do all that I instruct and praise Me and learn to praise Me more so the progress will be fast and rapid.

When you stop praising Me you will fall off your horse and you will lose your ‘Great Joy’ and it will take a lot more praise to spur your horse on to catch up with Me again as I can no longer wait for anyone as the die is cast and the end of all things is at hand.

So rise up My servant, mount up your stead ‘Great Joy’ and learn to praise Me, practice praising Me, as soon we ride to bring the good news to all people this one last time.

The Planting of the Lord

John 15:1-5 I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. NKJV

Jesus Speaks

I have many plants in My Kingdom and, just as in the natural; there is an enormous variety of not only flowers, but shrubs and trees, even mighty oaks. The one thing they all have in common is that they have grown from seed. That seed comes from My creative hand and all the attributes and size and shape and variety are contained within that seed. So it is also at the new birth, a creative seed is planted within each and every one of My new creations. Just as in the natural the seed must be planted in the earth and fertilized and watered to promote growth, so My spiritual seed needs to be nurtured and fertilized and watered if it is to grow up into a healthy plant.

In Scripture it says that I am the vine and you are the branches and My Father in heaven is the vinedresser. Just as in this example I am a part of the creative seed and without Me no planting of the Lord can exist or prosper or come to maturity. John 15:1-2 WEB; James 1:17 WEB

I AM integral to all My Father’s plantings

I AM the foundation

I AM part of the structure

I AM in growth

I AM life

I AM strength

I AM vitality

I AM the daily new creation within

No plants can come into existence without Me being present, and no plant can grow up into maturity without Me being present at every stage of its growth.

When it comes time for budding, I am powerfully present as your true identity is revealed for all to see. You may be a flower, a shrub, a bush, a tree and as your shoots bud and blossom the formation of stems, branches, leaves, and foliage is under My watchful eye. As a shrub you may have been planted as part of a hedge to provide boundaries for God’s gardens giving them order and protection from the winds of adversity. As beautiful flowers you may be planted together with others of the same colour and type to make up a chorus of colour or a diversity of design highlighted by individual characteristics to magnify majestic features of both individual and family characteristics.

The design of the garden is in the hands of My Father and the arrangement of the colours, groupings, size, type and style is in His hands. The trees and large shrubs have been planted with care and precision as they take longer to come to maturity. The taller trees are needed to give shade to the garden beds to protect them from the noonday sun, and provide that sense of security when day is done, watching over God’s creation during the night seasons, ever with arms raised to heaven to receive strength each day, that they may continue to stand and be strong in the strength of the Lord.

It is in the cool of the evening that My Father in heaven comes to enjoy His garden. The perfumes that arise as He walks from one area to another delight Him as He looks upon His creation seeing in each one a little bit of Himself and sensing the love of His Son reaching upwards with adoration seeking to please the Father with all that they are.

Just as the beautiful perfumes arise from a garden of flowers, so too does the praise of God’s plantings arise as a sweet aroma to heaven and it pleases the heart of the Father that His creation is worshipping Him in doing that which it was created for, to be a praise of His glory, a reflection of His creative genius. Just as the plants reflect His nature, so too do you reflect His nature. How? By just being who He created you to be!

If you are flower, be a flower, let your inner beauty shine forth and the perfume of your praise be released each day to heaven.

If you are a shrub making up a part of a hedge, be strong and of good courage. Know that you are given qualities that are of a practical nature that will ensure the welfare and protection of God’s plants.

If you are weeping fig weighed down with beautiful blossoms remember that just as many stand with raised hands to heaven, it is a beautiful and important principle that you should bow down in humility in the presence of the Lord who has so loaded you daily with benefits that your very arms are drooping because of His bountiful blessings.

For those of you that are tall oaks of righteousness that stand guard night and day, defining the boundaries of the garden and providing shade for the delicate flowers, it is you who have the task to stand tall and straight with arms ever raised to heaven acting as it were as magnets to continually call down rain from heaven, that is the rain of Holy Spirit, so that the garden will be in health and prosper.

When the Spirit comes as a breeze from heaven it causes the flowers to dance before the Lord, their praise arising like sweet perfume heavenwards, the leaves of the trees rustle with excitement at the presence of the Lord, the branches wave from side to side and the garden cries out with thankful hearts that they are a reflection of the glory of the Father in the earth, the work of His hands, His life, His light, His love reflected in all that they are, together forming a symphony of praise, content and complete in being who He created them to be.

What part of the garden do you belong to?

The Still Quiet Place

Jude 20-21 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. NKJV

In the still quiet place, I often speak and am present to act powerfully, because human activity has ceased. It is in the quiet backwaters of life that I can do significant things that are not possible in the noisy boisterous place. Anyone can feel close to Me in a praise and worship meeting, all can be caught up in the emotion of the moment and it is rightly so and it is good and pleasing in My sight, but when the crowds have gone, when the music ceases, when you’re alone and quite before Me, will you praise Me then?

When I seem to leave you stranded on a desert isle, cut off from all your usual support mechanisms, what kind of person are you in that quiet place. This is indeed a place of testing and trial, for it reveals to you who you really are. What kind of thoughts do you have? How is your speech, how are your attitudes, what are you learning about yourself and your relationship with Me? Have you not yet learnt that it is not about outward circumstances and human activity, but rather your heart attitude towards Me that is the real issue of life?

When I seem to be the furthest away I am in fact closer than you can imagine.

Faith - Fact - Feeling; is the correct order. Your life is one of faith; daily looking to Me to fulfill all your needs. Each day is an act of faith and it is important that you talk to Me and get My priorities first before you head off in this or that direction.

Put your faith into practice daily, seek My face and all will be well.

What Now Lord!

Psalm 23:4-6 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You Prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over. Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever. WEB

Sit down in the midst of the shadows and sit at the table that I have prepared for you. Eat and dine with Me. Let Me be a father to you, don’t push Me away. It is My joy and privilege to help you, and there is no shame or failure in receiving your rightful inheritance now in this lifetime.

Treasure in Heaven

There is treasure in heaven to resource My work and all that I have given into your hands to fulfil. It is time to come before the throne with thanksgiving and to rejoice and feast in My presence, for it is a time of entering in, a change in the seasons of the spirit realm. I begin all new works with celebrations and I encourage you to celebrate this day and to enter into the joy of your Lord.

Shadows

The shadow of lack of finances and resources is just that, a shadow, and a shadow of death has no power to harm you. It will tell you that you are in a dangerous place and that you need to drop everything and run to Me, in whom there is no shadow of turning or defeat. My bright presence destroys not only the shadows but the very things that are both shadowed and foreshadowed. You have been walking in Shadow lands and this path is the way to My perfect will for your life. It is in the Shadow lands that your faith is tried and you learn to put your trust in Me no matter what the shadows of death around you are saying. Men and women of faith have walked long and often through their own valleys in the shadow of death until they realised that I was with them just as I had promised, and My bright presence dispelled the works of darkness and turned night into day allowing Me to work on their behalf as they simply focussed on Me and My presence amongst them. James 1:17 WEB; John 14:16-18 WEB

Perfect love casts out all fear and the disciples on the road to Emmaus experienced their hearts burning within them as My Son fellowshipped with them. ‘And the cares of this world will grow strangely dim in the light of My glory and grace.’ Yes I am powerfully present. Luke 24:13-15 WEB; Luke 24:32 WEB

What I want to put into you is a richer gift of knowing Me and fellowshipping with Me. Serving Me is a wonderful thing, but when it causes you to have no time for Me or to even come into My presence, then service and ministry can be a Blessing Blocker.

There needs to be more celebrations and feasts because I have already overcome the world and I did it so that all mankind would have more time to enjoy life and have life to the full. Do not get consumed with service for Me, as serving Me can be a seeking of recognition from others and can end up a snare. Keep your hearts simple and pure before Me.

Get into the habit of coming often and readily into My presence simply to enjoy being with Me. Stop fretting about all that concerns you for as a loving doting Father; I have all those things in hand. Come worship Me, sing to Me, and dance before Me. Let go of the things that are oppressing you. Enter into the joy of your Lord.

I Am Elohim, the eternal creator.

I Am your Sovereign Lord.

I Am Yireh the one who sees and provides.

I Am Nissi your banner of victory or insurance policy for life against the powers of darkness.

I Am Shalom your peace and great will be your peace as you spend more and more time with Me, it will come from no other place and will be the guiding star in your life as I promised.

I Am Rapha your healer, your saviour, your deliverer. I can and will heal your bodies, your minds, your spirits, your finances or circumstances. I will touch you with My healing hand and you will know it is I and I alone who heals totally, completely and comprehensively.

You need to be baptised into My healing and indeed all My other virtues. Just as you have been baptised into My Holy Spirit, you need to stay immersed until more of My nature is released into you. Get saturated with the Spirit and the Word. Come up wet, dripping with My Holy Spirit not just sprinkled. Come party with Me, get drunk in Holy Ghost, it’ll do you good like a medicine.

Cast those cares on Me, as it is offensive and insulting to bring them into My presence to deal with as a precondition of relationship. By so doing you are saying that you will love ME only if I will take care of your problems first and let you have a life of your own choosing. Psalm 55:22 WEB

I have here the resources of heaven. I do in type own you if you are My servant, but because you have willingly come in the role of a servant to My house I have this day called you My son; My daughter and all the entitlements of heaven are now yours to achieve My will and My plans for your life.

Let go of your plans, look into My face and allow Me to do that which I would do for My glory through you, your wife, your husband, your son, your daughter, your little company.

Let Go, Look Up and Live!

It’s that simple and that difficult. I know your needs before you ask. I also know the best for you is not giving you what you think you need, but giving you what is crucial to the success of all My plans in your life. The crucial issue is that underlying foundation of relationship at all levels, which begins with Me and extends to your family, friends and the body of Messiah Jesus at large.

There are no barriers in My Kingdom that I have put in place. There are only man-made ones. There is a work to be done that can only be done My way and by My power. My presence will break down barriers, open prison doors and set the captives free. Today is a day of calling forth and I am calling forth My men and women of faith to rise up and come into My presence, for it is a new day, a new season of the Spirit when I would move powerfully upon the face of the earth for My glory.

Forgive one another, confess your sins to each other, come together with no ulterior motives but to serve Me, bound together under the banner of the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, to reign and rule with Messiah in the city where you live for His glory until He comes.

Hallowed Be Your Name

Matthew 6:9b ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name NASB

In my journey of discovering who ABBA my Father in Heaven is, and what I should call Him, I found it helpful to study scriptures that told me what God called Himself, and what others had called Him. As I gathered more and more Scriptures, a rich and full understanding of who God is began to present itself. He not only declares who He is, but then demonstrates the truth of what He says through the lives of real people. As people began to encounter God they told others what they had experienced, even erecting altars or memorial stones to commemorate their revelation of who God was to them.

So we find in Genesis He is Elohim, Adonai, El Elyon, El Roi, El Olam, El Shaddai, Adonai Yireh, El Elohe Israel, Adonai Nissi; the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

All these names are right and proper but then in Exodus He declared Himself to be Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh (YAHWEH) even spelling it out in BIG LETTERS YHVH! Yahweh God wants to be called by this name declaring –This is My Name Forever. Scripture after scripture continues to reveal more and more of His nature, Who He is and what He expects of us.