Daily Prophetic Words--Praying for our Global Community

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from a small little book in the Old Testament called Habakkuk, chapters1:15-2:20.  The other times I've been lead to read these verses were before the fall of Saddam Hussein and imprisonment of the oil tycoon of Russia, Mikhail Khodrokovsky.  "The wicked foe pulls all of them up with hooks, he catches them in his net, he gathers them up in his dragnet; and so he rejoices and is glad.  Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burns incense to his dragnet, for by his net he lives in luxury and enjoys the choicest food.   Is he to keep on emptying his net, destroying nations without mercy?"  (Hab. 1:15- 17) Well, the Lord answers the prophet by saying: "Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.  For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false.  Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay." For M

Greetings in the Lord! Lately the Lord has been leading me to read John 16, which has Jesus telling his disciples plainly about the days of persecution that are ahead for his followers.  Maybe a little disheartening, and Jesus knows it, as he goes on to tell them that though the days of grieving are ahead, their sorrow will turn to joy just like the woman who gives birth and no longer remembers her painful delivery.  So it will be for us in these days. "...in fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.  They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me."  (John 16:2b-3) But of course, with Jesus the story doesn't end there.  "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.  In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart!  I have overcome the world."  (John 16:33) In Psalm 33 the psalmist leads the people in praise to the Lord for His Sovereignty over all the wor

Greetings in the Lord! It's been another long while since I've shared what the Lord is saying these days, but not because He isn't speaking, but travel and circumstances.  Anyway, last month I went to Europe--Amsterdam, Paris, and Luxembourg, and was able to see some of what God is up to in those areas.  In a nutshell, let's just say that revival is getting ready to break out in those places--especially Amsterdam.  It was still very cold there, wintertime most definitely, as the snow dusted the ground and icy winds blew all around--such a sharp contrast from the hot desert where I came from!  But even in the chilled air I felt that God's people are being stirred to stand up.  A fire is glowing in their bellies and they are praising Him together, in warm fellowship.  Maybe not great in numbers, but they have a hot flame, and the blessing of unity dwells among them.  While they are carrying some missions work already, I discern that God has already impregnated so