Daily Prophetic Words--Praying for our Global Community

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Ezekiel 23:40-48~ "They even sent messengers for men who came from far away, and when they arrived you bathed yourself for them, painted your eyes and put on your jewelry....The noise of a carefree crowd was around her; Sabeans were brought from the desert along with men from the rabble, and they put bracelets on the arms of the woman and her sister and beautiful crowns on their heads. Then I said about the one worn out by adultery, 'Now let them use her as a prostitute, for that is all she is.'....so they slept with those lewd women, Oholah and Oholibah. But righteous men will sentence them to the punishment of women who commit adultery...because they are adulterous...This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Bring a mob against them and give them over to terror and plunder....So I will put an end to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not imitate you." ~Tonight, just as the sky became dark and th...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Hebrews chapter 12, of which I will share selected verses: 12:3-6~Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons: "My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines those He loves." 12:14-15~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. 12:25-29~See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns from heaven? At that time His...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Job chapters 29-30, 38-39, of which I will share selected verses~ 29:1-3~ Job continued in his discourse: "How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me, when his lamp shone upon my head and by his light I walked through darkness! 29:7-8~ When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square, the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;... 30:1~But now they mock me, men younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs. 30:9-11~And now their sons mock me in song; I have become a byword among them. They detest me and keep their distance; they do not hesitate to spit in my face. Now that God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they throw off restraint in my presence. 30:20-21~I cry out to you, O God, but you do not answer; I stand up, but you merely look at me. You turn on me ruthlessly; with the might of your hand you atta...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Isaiah 35:1-6~ "The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon, they will see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God. Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, He will come with vengeance; with divine retribution He will come to save you." Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert." ~Have you ever felt what it's like to hear the perfectly timed word of the Lord--an encouraging word that lifts your spirits and makes certain your hope ...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Isaiah chapters 13-14, of which I will share selected verses: "Raise a banner on a bare hilltop, shout to them; beckon to them to enter the gates of the nobles. I have commanded my holy ones; I have summoned my warriors to carry out my wrath--those who rejoice in my triumph....The stars of heaven will not show their constellations will not show their light....I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless...Therefore I will make the heavens tremble;...See, I will stir up against them the Medes, who do not care for silver and have no delight in gold. Their bows will strike down the young men; they will have no mercy on infants nor will they look with compassion on children....The Lord will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land....Aliens will join them and unite with the house of Jacob....And the house of Jacob will possess th...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Psalm 19:1-6: "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavillion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat." ~I must admit, a few weeks ago when the Lord led me to read this Psalm, I struggled to grasp the fullness of what He was saying with those first six verses. However, over the weekend while I was at a meeting to hear prophetic speaker David Herzog speak, I had a wonderful vision. As I was getting into the worship music being played, I noticed a large United ...

Greetings in the Lord! Here is the word of the Lord to the nation of Iceland: "Now is the season of the awakening in Iceland. She will hear Me whisper and she will hear Me roar. Like the waves in the arctic ocean, she will clamor for refuge and find none except in My arms. As a babe in My arms, she will find security. In Me alone, wrapped up tight in a bundle, in the inner place with Me, she will find refuge. 'I rejoiced with those who said to me, "Let us go to the house of the Lord." Our feet are standing in Your gates, O Jerusalem.' (Psalm 122:1-2). Truth will be your lamp and fires of intimacy will burn in your heart for My Son, Jesus...and you will be His bride, saying: 'Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth--for Your love is more delightful than wine. Pleasing is the fragrance of Your perfumes; Your Name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens love you! Take me away with You--let us hurry! Let the King bring me into His...

Greetings in the Lord! Today is a word from the Lord to the German Church. As many of you will recall, the Lord had sent me to Germany in March of this year to prophesy revival and to announce that the 'mystery of persecution' would be revealed to them and through them in the upcoming season. Now is that season. ~ Hear the words of the Lord this day: "O my people, gather near to your Father; let Me provide you with strength, comfort and guidance. Benedict, my son, who does my bidding, will be a mighty instrument in My hand. Support him and pray for him." "Children, listen to Me, you are entering a season of blessedness like that which you have not experienced before. Blessed and highly favored are the ones chosen to suffer for My namesake! Draw near to the cross and let My cover you~for you will be filled with My peace and will shine with My glory!" "Behold, the Lamb! Christ is in you; Christ to your right and Christ to...

Greetings in the Lord! Today I feel led to share with everybody the great and awesome things the Lord has done this week! * The meeting with the university students was totally blessed! It was such a joy to meet with them, hear what the Lord has put in their hearts, and share the encouraging prophetic words from the Lord about the powerful things the Lord will be doing in and through them this year as the Holy Spirit is poured out in revival. * At work, in addition to one co-worker being healed, another one was delivered this week from the New Age/occult. Then, the day after she got rid of all her fortune-telling items, etc. and gave her heart to the Lord, her husband, which had been laid off for several months, got recalled back to work out of the blue. Praise God! I would ask that you would continue to prayfully support her during this time as well, though, as her son also suffered from a freak horse riding and the Lord has put on my heart to continue to pray for protec...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Isaiah 54:10~ "Though the 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." ~I discern with this word we are to pray for the nation/s that the Lord puts on your heart to pray for and for peace in Israel. So right now, take a moment to raise up your prayers and bless them with the peace of Christ that surpasses all understanding and whatever else the Holy Spirit lays on your heart to pray for those nations. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen. ~Be blessed and be a blessing.

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from 2 Chronicles 36:22-23~ "In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and to put it in writing: This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: 'The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and He has appointed me to build a temple for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Anyone of His people among you--may the Lord his God be with him, and let him go up.'" ~In July the Lord gave the word for us to pray that a Cyrus would be raised up to issue a decree that the temple would be rebuilt in Jerusalem. Now, 2 months later, we receive a word from the Lord about a "Cyrus" issuing that decree and the invitation for God's people to go there to help build. Honestly, I need to pray more about this, as I discern this has a deeper meaning than what I am ...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from John 12:45-26~ "The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who s his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me." ~Much has been written this year already about the coming of revival to the nations of the earth, including our own, to be sure. Likewise, much has been preached about blessings and prosperity as well, especially in our nation. But once again, the Lord lays upon my heart a message of self-sacrifice and of a more balanced--and certianly less materialstic view--of blessings and prosperity. All week the Lord has been giving me scriptures and words in my private time with Him about the mystery of persecution. The Holy Spirit said, "You are blessed and highly favored when the Lord choses you to suffer for His namesake." Then today I was led to read from Philippian...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Jeremiah 37:9-10~ "This is what the Lord says: Do not deceive yourselves, thinking, 'The Babylonians will surely leave us.' They will not! Even if you were to defeat the entire Babylonian army that is attacking you and only wounded men were left in their tents, they would come out and burn this city down." ~Yesterday and tonight I watched the TV documentary/drama of "Path to 9/11." I thought the program was interesting and appreciated the fact that the program took its time in presenting all the ist incidents that led up to 9/11...including our policymakers official positions, as well as all the counter-activity that went on by those in the field that seemed to of had a better understanding of ist activities and intentions. So, at the end of the program as I milled over what I had seen, I felt the overwhelming urge to ask the Lord what He thought. I recalled all the words He had given me in...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Galatians chapter 2:11-16~ "When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong. Before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group. The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray. When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, "You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs? We who are Jews by birth and not 'Gentile sinners' know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Proverbs 17:1~ "Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife." ~Well, I'm not sure who the Lord is talking to today, but it seems that He is reminding us that not every holiday gathering, celebration, or joyous occasion is in our best interest to attend when the possibilities of conflict abound. Also, I discern that this proverb has a spiritual reference as well, as in, having the choice of going to a huge, elaborate prophetic conference for a spiritual "feast," for example, even if it means that you will have to share the company of those who may start trouble; versus, just staying home and being fed a "peaceful meal" of one on one with the Father to avoid conflict. The Lord says it is wise to just stay home... ~Be blessed and be a blessing.

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Zechariah 4:4-7~ "I asked the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?" He answered, "Do you not know what these are?" "No, my lord," I replied. So he said to me, "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the Lord Almighty. "What are you, O mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of 'God bless it! God bless it!'" ~On the drive back to Big Rapids on Monday evening I looked up to the sky and saw fat clouds reflecting colors of red and peach from the setting sun. As I was admiring the view I noticed off in the distance a cloud formation that looked like a huge mountian coming up from the horizon. It was so unusual looking, but then it dawned on me--that was the same huge mountian I saw in a vision back in August! At that time, du...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Jeremiah 30:16-19~ "But all who devour you will be devoured; all your enemies will go into exile. Those who plunder you will be plundered; all who make spoil of you I will despoil. But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,' declares the Lord, 'because you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares.' This is what the Lord says: 'I will restore the fortunes of Jacob's tents and have compassion on his dwellings; the city will be rebuilt on her ruins, and the palace will stand in its proper place. From them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sounds of rejoicing. I will add to their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will bring them honor, and they will not be disdained." ~I don't know how many of you are in a situation where you're having to endure disrespectful behaviors and attitudes, subtle insults, outright mockery, or having a person damage your belongin...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Jeremiah 10:2-4,8,11-13: "This is what the Lord says: "Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs in the sky, though the nations are terrified by them. For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel. They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so it will not totter....They are all senseless and foolish; they are taught by worthless wooden idols....Tell them this: 'These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.' But God made the earth by His power; He founded the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from His storehouses." ~Early this mo...

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word is from 2 Samuel chapter 12. However, instead of quoting a verse or two, I will tell you a story....as that is the point the Lord has been trying to make to me. In fact, I've received this passage of scripture at least three times lately, and each time I was intellectually understanding what it said, but was not discerning what the Lord was trying to say to me....guess it just needed to be in layman's terms or illustrated. Anyway, after reading and re-reading, the Holy Spirit finally flat out told me: "Everyday is a 'ministry day' there--Be ready in season and out of season. Preach the Word. Tell and share your stories--I want to touch and bless and reach these people." Oh, yeah; tell a story like Nathan did to King David in 2 Samuel 12--I get it. ~Well, it started on Monday night when the Holy Spirit told me to pray that the Lord would begin to minister to my new co-workers while they slept at night. On Tuesday mo...