Norma and Billie blessed us with Spirit filled words of knowledge and encouragement during the high holy days of Rosh Hashanah October 1, 2019. All the pictured Women of Value within this post seek God and earnestly pray as they listen to what the Spirit of God is saying. As Spirit filled intercessors we are steadfast as we walk and talk in obedience to what God reveals to us. We pray for protection, wisdom and divine understanding for all those in leadership in the state of Jalisco and for the entire government of Mexico. Rosh Hashanah is the
"head of the year". The WORD for this ERA is "MOUTH". We
are called to declare truth and withhold any word that does not agree with God.
“He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if He were your
mouth and as if you were God to him.” Exodus 4:16 Over the next 10
days of Rosh Hashanah, we examine our hearts, our feelings and confess how we
have missed the mark. "God is Spirit and His worshippers must worship in Spirit and in truth." John 4:24 Billie Boatright and Norma Johnson attended our intercessory prayer session in order to encourage us. We were asked to give VOICE to our individual
strengths and weaknesses. Admitting where we struggle allows us to cover one another with specific words of encouragement. Our impact for the Lord in this territory gets stronger as we rely on the whole body to come together as a mighty reservoir of His anointing which is His release of God's power in us to accomplish what we cannot do in our own strength. Norma reminded us that we do not need to war against darkness; we are simply to
walk in the Spirit, in our full authority. Billie stood up with her hands on
her hips to demonstrate what it looks like to stand in God’s authority.
Collectively as a group we declared that we are unified and ready to receive
all that God has for us as we welcomed His Presence. As we employ our combined gifts, our eternal impact on Mexico is strengthened. Our intercessory prayer group is a huge reservoir of many unique
gifting's and abilities that we are using to grow the kingdom of God. Billie reminded us to rise up in confidence
and ask God for a Word to share with the group before we meet weekly. “Lord, what part of Your heart am I to
express today?” We learned that risk is an element of faith and that we
are to remember our root “in Him” and record our victories. Billie reminded us that whatever is affecting the ground we stand on,
affects us first. We walk on the ground of the people of Mexico and as we remain sensitive to the Spirit, we know that the people of Mexico feel weak as they falsely believe that they have no power to change things --- As Spirit filled women and men, we boldly proclaim the victory that Jesus won over the Liar's schemes. Filled with authority, we worship God by reciting scripture, by singing and dancing in the victory He provided. Our worship whips God's army of angels into a hyper state of activity and they destroy strongholds. The minds of Mexico's inhabitants shift from defeat to hope within the tangible Presence of God! Billie listened and summarized the groups spoken weaknesses. Her spirit perceived we were each feeling a similar weakness of the people of Mexico. “I am not good enough, I am
not capable, I am not worthy to be used by God, I do not have anything worth saying, or a contribution that can make a difference.” Billie reminded us all of our identity in
Christ, and that intercessory prayer is not about us. We are to listen with our
hearts and pray against what is going on within our personal feelings and in the atmosphere.
Billie demonstrated
the Spirit ruling over the soul. She placed a hand of God over our clinched fisted Soul. We were challenged to ween ourselves from our
feelings, our mind, our will, our soul as we recognize our inability to be effective in our own strength. We are to call on the Spirit of God to rule
over our soul so that He can direct our time of intercession. Ask God to increase His JOY JUICE as we pray. We learned from Carol that the Rose of Sharon is the
Hibiscus flower. A radiant flower that only opens “in the sun”, and it closes
in the darkness. Norma shared a scripture that calls us to
arise and pierce the atmosphere with His power, with His Light, and His
authority. In this New Year there is a new outpouring, a new explosion of God
in us individually. As a connected force for the glory of God, when we walk in to a place, we make declarations with great expectation for what God is doing in the unseen realm. As we worship God in awe of what He has already done, breakthroughs
occur. Our assignment for the following
years is to know with confidence that the anointing of God remains in us, regardless of the way we feel. (1 John 2:27) “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to
proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to
comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes, the oil of joy
instead of mourning, and a garment of
praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord
for the display
of His splendor.” Isaiah 61 – This year is a time of JOY as we are careful to
only speak good words that agree with all of God’s promises. It is a year to
worship God for the battle He has already won! Before we departed Carol shared
this word with us. “I may have to stay and wait outside the door and be
prepared by God to walk through the door He opens.” Expanding that word: We cannot demand that God do anything
according to our timing. We must lay it all out before Him, while trusting that
His timing is always perfect. It is important to pray,
to intercede for each other, and to speak honest words of encouragement to one
another “as if it already were”. God’s
Word says that loving one another is
more important than speaking in tongues, or sharing words of knowledge, or having
a faith that shakes mountains, or our generous giving to the poor. PROCLAIMING 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
We are not self-seeking, we are not easily angered, and we keep no record of wrongs. We do
not delight in evil but we rejoice together in the truth. We always
protect, always trust, always hope, and always persevere. We are made in the image of God, and God is
LOVE, and His Love never fails. We walk and speak in His authority, we wear His
righteousness, we are unified by His Spirit, we trust in His anointing, as we live
totally Love soaked, wrapped in His wisdom. "What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up." 1 Corin 14:26 We stand in authority and declare the Lord’s
healing on the land of Mexico and for justice in this land. We called on our Father to cover all people in
positions of authority with His love, as He fills their ears with wisdom and
understanding. "As for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as His anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in Him. And now, dear children, continue in Him, so that when He appears we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming." 1 John 2:26-28 Wise words from Smith Wigglesworth "All success is in a broken spirit , and being a person of one book, and that book is the Holy Bible. Consume it and your spirit will grow. All things are possible when you know how to die. The Spirit of God cannot live in you, work through you or use you if you are still living according to your feelings, or your personal preferences.“ God calls you by name, you are His and He is yours. Your value to God is immeasurable. Your true identity is only found in Him, the King of kings, Jesus Christ who waits upon your call to Him. Instead of the phone, pick up the Bible and see what God says about who you are. Be thrilled, be amazed, be transformed by His grace. Be ignited with a purpose that will outlast any endeavor or accomplishment. His plans for you are marvelous. Praise His holy name, Jesus!
