Daily Prophetic Words--Praying for our Global Community

Greetings in the Lord! Although I normally am not led to write on the weekends, today I received a word from Amos 5:7-13, which I will share selected verses: "You who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground...(He flashes destruction on the stronghold and brings the fortified city to ruin), you the one who reproves in court and despise him who tells the truth. You trample on the poor and force him to give you grain. Therefore, though you have built stone mansions, you will not live in them; though you have planted lush vineyards, you will not drink their wine. For I know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. You oppress the righteous and take bribes and you deprive the poor of justice in the courts. Therefore, the prudent man keeps quiet in such times, for the times are evil." ~This word was received after I had a vivid dream this morning about the lives of several NBA stars, past and present, and some successful female athletes, too. I ...

Greetings in the Lord! Today I have received many scriptures, which I discern, is about the new season we are entering. An early scripture I received was from Jeremiah 44, where disaster was prophesied against the unfaithful Jews living in Egypt. The chapter also includes a section about how the women in particular refused to give up their worship of the Queen of Heaven. The next scripture was Ezekiel chapter 8, where Ezekiel is taken by the Spirit of the Lord to the temple to witness the destable practices of the Jewish people, including their leaders, by their secret idol worship in the temple of the Lord. After that was Hosea chapter 4, especially verses 7-12: "The more the priests increased, the more they sinned against me; they exchanged their Glory for something disgraceful. They feed on the sins of my people and relish their wickedness. And it will be: Like people, like priests. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds. They will eat but not ...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Exodus 33:1-6. "Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of Egypt, and go up to the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, saying, "I will give it to your descendants." I will send an angel before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people and I might destroy you on the way.' When the people heard these distressing words, they began to mourn and no one put on any ornaments. For the Lord had said to Moses, 'Tell the Israelites, "You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go with you even for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.' So the Israelites stripped off their ornaments at Mount Horeb." ~This morning I awoke from a d...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word is from Isaiah 54:1-17. I will highlight selected verses: V. 2 "Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes. V. 3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities. V. 10 Though mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the Lord, who has compassion on you. V. 11 "O afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted, I will build you with stones of turquoise, your foundations with sapphires. V. 14 In righteousness you will be established; Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near you. V. 15 If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing; whoever attacks you will surrender to you. V. 16 "See, it is I w...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Isaiah 42:1-7. "Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations. He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their hope." "This is what the Lord says--He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it: 'I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the du...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's verse comes from Proverbs 24:7: "Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the assembly at the gate he has nothing to say." "The assembly at the gate" is referring to where the Jewish leaders of the city met to hold court. In essence, the proverb is saying that foolish people's opinions and words will be of little value in times when true wisdom is needed to make decisions. Likewise it is inferring that only the presence of wise people will be appreciated (and admitted?) in the "assembly at the gate." Yesterday the Lord gave me a dream, too, that helped to illustrate this point. In the dream a dirty dog was following me home. My house, however, was more like a tree house, and I had to climb a ladder, swing from limb to limb, then jump from a platform to the front doorway. The dog (which was now clean and beautiful) did pretty well jumping from place to place, but in the end could not get into the doorway and fell all the way ...

Greetings in the Lord! Just two days after posting the word from the Lord about the US-Mexican Immigration issue, US Immigration officials made over 1,100 arrests at more than 40 sites nationwide at a company called IFCO Systems for immigration charges, and two other companies in several cities pleaded guilty on similar charges. If convicted, fines could run as high as $250,000 per illegal worker at IFCO, with a 10-year prison sentence for the business managers. The US Immigration officials found terrible living conditions for the illegal workers, some living in groups of 10 to 20. Many businesses wer accused of not paying over-time to the illegal employees, who were being set up for deportation. Willing or not, these released "captives" will soon be reunited with their families in Mexico, while US Immigration officials promise to increase their down on US businesses who look to cash in illegally on "cheap labor." It will be interesting now to follow along...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word is from 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2: "Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not everyone has faith." Have you ever had a conversation with a non-believer and they say, "I have faith, just not in God," or something along those lines. I am surprised at how often I have heard that! Actually, the definition of faith also includes the characteristics of trust and loyalty, so faith is more like a relationship between beings rather than a trust in a belief system, laws of nature, or inanimate objects. So, what they mean to say is that they have put their trust in something or many things other than God. These misplaced trusts are what they rely on instead of the Lord. The Bible refers to those misplaced trusts as "strongholds," similar to fortresses. Now you can see the big difference b...

Greetings in the Lord! Recently the Lord had me go to Iceland and Germany to prophesy to those countries. Today's word is from Psalm 83 and it speaks of the cry for help that Iceland currently groans from the depths of their souls as she very much is under beseige from the enemy. "O God, do not keep silent; be not quiet, O God, be not still. See how your enemies are astir, how your foes rear their heads. With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish. 'Come,' they say, 'let us destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel be remembered no more.'...Do to them as you did to Midian, as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon, who perished at Endor and became like refuse on the ground....Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind...Cover their faces with shame so that men will seek your name, O Lord. May they ever be ashamed and dismayed; may they perish in disgrace. Let them know that you, whose...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Isaiah 29:8-26 and is a word about the current Mexican-US Immigration struggles. I will take excerpts from the entire scriptural passage the Lord gave since it is so long: V 10-11) "They (Mexican workers/immigrants) will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat upon them. He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water. I will turn all my mountains into roads, and my highways will be raised up. V 13-15) Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. But Zion said, 'The Lord has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me.' Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! V 19-21) Though you were ruined and made desolate and your land laid waste, now you will be too small...

Greetings in the Lord! Heading into the Easter holiday weekend the Lord gives us a word today from Matthew 27:57-28:20 (paraphrasing): Even though the body of Jesus is kept guarded by Roman guards at the request of the jealous Jewish leaders (to make sure his body stays in the defiled tomb), He has risen from the grave! The Lord tells us today that the Spirit of Christ in you cannot be chained or held down any longer by the cursed words of others. If anyone has spoken ungodly words over your life---be free in the name of our risen Savior, Jesus Christ! Be blessed this Easter holdiay and be a blessing to others~

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word is from my recent trip to Germany--to decree revival! The Lord sent me to the city of Marburg, to two churches--the Elizabeth Church and the Universitatskirchengemeinde. Both are very old, with the Elizabeth church originally being a Catholic Cathedral built in 1282, and later converted to a Luthran church. This decree was written in the books of both churches: "I have been sent here as a prophet of the Lord to decree that the River of Life that flows from the temple of the Lord (Ezekiel 47) flows to this church, this city, this region, and this nation. Blessed be the name of the Lord! Everywhere the River flows it turns the salt water fresh and large numbers of fish and living creatures are nourished from the fresh water. Fruit trees will spring up from both sides of the River bearing fruit once a month always and providing leaves of healing. Blessed be the receiver of this word from the Lord. 03-25-06" Let it be as the Lord ha...

Greetings in the Lord! After the season in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Lord gave me another opportunity to learn in-depth about the strongholds of jealousy and envy. In the fall the Lord sent me to play basketball in Syria for 10 months. When I first got there, I walked around town with my teammates and many times male onlookers said something to me in Arabic that sounded like the same phrase over and over. I asked my teammates what the guys were saying and they said, "They are saying, 'Allah protect you from the Eye.' It's what we say here." Over time I came to learn about the ancient Babylonian tradition of 'Evil Eye' and 'Blue Eye,' which is positive. In their culture, jealousy and envy has such a stronghold on people that they actually ask Allah to protect those they discern would be harmed by the "evil eyes" of others. Probably, the male onlookers saw that I was an unsuspecting, attractive and affluent foreign woman and feared for my...

Greetings in the Lord! Today I will share with you a word/story from when I played a basketball season in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I was so excited to be playing in the US; however, the Lord had also prepared me that the people I was being sent to prophesy to were a very "rebellious and obstinate people." Indeed they were! From the first meeting with my team and coach, it was obvious to me that several of my teammates--and my coach--had been biten by the "green bug" of envy, with a suitcase-full of jealousy to boot, when they talked with me about my overseas experiences. Actually, I could feel the spirits of jealousy and envy in them when they were just looking at me! So, I tried to avoid talking too much about anything and set my mind to come in and work hard each day, just minding my business. But of course, the light of Christ in me must have been very disturbing for them and they wasted no time in trying to make my life miserable. After a month of enduring thi...

Greetings in the Lord! Today I will share a story about when I was living and playing basketball in Syria. I found it so interesting how the Holy Spirit demonstrated Himself during my conversations with my Syrian teammates and friends by giving words of knowledge and wisdom, even revelations, in an environment that tried hard to stamp out all truth. In essence, the Spirit of Truth was being Himself! Right off the bat the Spirit filled my mouth with words of truth that they were not accustomed to hearing because by telling the truth someone would be exposed or "lose face," and that was not culturally acceptable. Instead, they'd make excuses for someone's poor behavior so that all seemed well and some sort of injustice really didn't appear that unjust. The Lord was having none of that and brought to my heart many scripture references to tell them why the behavior or social practice was sinful in His eyes. Because my answer was based on scripture, they did not know h...

Greetings in the Lord! When the Lord led me to today's scripture, I understood it as more of a directive; it is from Matthew 13:34: "Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable." I am discerning that He wants me to share stories of personal experiences with you as He brings to my heart for the daily words, at least for the time being. So, for today I would like to share a story from when I played basketball a season in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I was so excited to be playing not only in America, but near my hometown....and also to English-speaking persons whom would more likely be Christian. What a great opportunity to witness to my own nation about the many good things the Lord has done in my life! There was one younger player who especially liked to hear about my overseas basketball stories. I shared with her gladly, even though I discerned that she was eagerly listening because she secretly coveted my exp...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Ezekiel 24:15-27, but I feel led to share it from the Contemporary English Version instead of the usual NIV translation: "The Lord said, 'Ezekiel, son of man, I will suddenly take the life of the person you love most. But I don't want you to complain or cry. Mourn in silence and don't show that you are grieving. Don't remove your turban or take off your sandals; don't cover your face to show your sorrow, or eat the food that mourners eat.'" "That morning, I was talking with the people as usual, and by sunset my wife had passed away. The next day I did what the Lord told me, and when people saw me, they asked, 'Why aren't you mourning for your wife?' I answered: "The Lord God says He is ready to destroy the temple in which you take such pride and which makes you feel so safe. Your children who now live in Jerusalem will be done away with. Then you will do the same things I have don...

Greetings in the Lord! God is so fun...today's scripture is from Hebrews 12:14-29 and completely picks up where we left off of from yesterday's scripture in Deuteronomy 5. :) "Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many....You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm; to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them because they could not bear what was commanded...But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous me...

Greetings in the Lord! It is good to be back in the saddle again and I have much to share from my trip to Iceland and Germany. However, having said that, I will write on the things I experienced and learned as the Lord directs for me to share, as any other way would be out of step with the daily words He provides for us to hear. Today's word comes from Deuteronomy 5:4-5: "The Lord spoke to you face to face out of the fire on the mountain. (At that time I stood between the Lord and you to declare to you the word of the Lord, because you were afraid of the fire and did not go up the mountain.)" How many people are afraid to hear from the Lord and draw close because of His "fire"? The Israelites were all too aware of their unworthiness and sin and asked Moses to be a mediator for them, a buffer, so that they stood aloof from the Lord while only Moses drew near. Such is the case with many individuals. They know of the Lord, even have experienced some special con...