​"The Lord has brought in a new covenant, putting his law in our minds and writing it in our hearts (Jeremiah 31:33) - this new law of the spirit of life. As the holy spirit comes in, he fills us with love and liberty, and we shout for joy, "Done away! Done away!" 

There is a new cry in our hearts: 'I delight to do your will, O my God'" (Psalms 40:8). 

"He takes away the first that he may establish the second" (Hebrews 10:9). 

In other words, he takes away "the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones" (2 Corinthians 3:7), so that he may establish "the ministry of righteousness." You ask, does a man who is filled with the Spirit cease to keep the commandments? I simply repeat what the Spirit of God has told us here, that this "ministry of death, written and engraved on stones" (and you know that the ten commandments were written in stones) is "done away (with)" (v.11 KJV). However, the man who becomes a living epistle of Christ, written by the Spirit of the living God, has ceased to be an adulterer, or a murder, or a covetous man: the will of God is his delight. I love to do the will of God; there is no irksomeness to it. It is no trial to pray, no trouble to read the Word of God."

- Smith Wigglesworth -

​I want to share this dream, because I believe that it speaks to so many of us in this particular time. I truly feel that this is a fresh word this season for many of you! I pray that this encourages you and imparts strength to you in this season! I had a dream that I was walking in Eden. I knew that it was Eden because of how peaceful it felt, filled with the glory of God. I wasn't in heaven, but it was heaven on earth. It was in this place that I felt no warfare, no distractions. I felt only rest. Then I saw others that where coming to this place to receive refreshing and strength to endure, because it was in this place that you could abide in the peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7).

This was a place where you could rest because you were focused upon the glory of God and not upon the demonic realm. It is the enemy's strategy for us to get our minds focused on him and off of the Lord's presence. When we do this, we lose our peace and we are then overwhelmed in our minds with the problems and circumstances that we are currently facing.

"Set your affection (mind) on things above not on things on the earth" (Col 3:2)

Paul was telling us to set our minds upon the Lord and to constantly remind yourself that you are seated in heaven above the enemy, above every demonic harassment (Eph 2:5-6; Col 3:3). Paul also taught the church that what we think upon is very important. "Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any praise, think on these things" (Phil 4:8). We know that the enemy is a defeated foe. We know that he was stripped of all power at the cross (Col 2:15). It is always a wrong mindset to think we must fight the enemy to get victory. We truly have the victory because Jesus supplied it at Calvary.

I have never found it to be helpful when Christians over-emphasize on warfare or focus on power of the devil. Are there times when we must take authority over things and speak to trespassing spirits, absolutely, yet it's an unbiblical mindset to overly focus on the enemy and the demonic realm. It places our minds on the enemy and not upon Christ's victory. This is what Paul so often addressed, teaching us that the battle is in the mind. I want to encourage you to renew your mind to God's word, begin to thank the Lord for what he's doing in your life! Begin to praise the Lord and worship the Lord! As I was in this place, which I believed to be Eden, such peace and glory surrounded me. Then I saw a flowing river. I stopped to gaze upon this beautiful river and the Lord spoke to me in the dream, giving me the scripture Isaiah 43:19. I awoke from the dream and looked up the scripture. This was not a portion of scripture that I knew by heart or was overly familiar with, but as I read it, a new strength came to me.

"Behold, I do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert" (Isaiah 43:19).

I believe that God is releasing something fresh upon us as we take Him at His word above everything else! Where there has been no provision in the past, there will be provision! Where there has been lack, God will bring abundance! It is His refreshing river coming to strengthen you, revive you, and refresh you! If God can release a river in a dry wilderness, then he can provide for your needs, no matter how impossible they may seem! Now it shall spring forth!

MANTLES OF AUTHORITY by Amy Shamp

Kings and Priests

“And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.” Rev 5:10

We are all called as kings, because God wants to exercise his rulership over the earth, and establish the governance of God through you and I. There are divine designs within each believer that Christ wants to release. There is a kingly authority that we have been given; earthly dominion has been restored to us!

All of us are called as kings - we each have a realm of influence in which we are to take territory for the kingdom. When you walk into your workplace, you carry an atmosphere of royalty, and you have kingly authority over sickness, dominion over demonic spirits and witchcraft, and you have the privilege and the mandate from heaven to release the justice and the jurisdiction of God in your sphere of influence. The kingdom of a God suffers violence and the violent take it by force (Matthew 11:10). The kingdom of God looks like something. It looks like depression being broken off of the lives of men and women, like sicknesses being healed, like families restored, like souls being saved, and lives being changed. That is your calling as a king and a priest: to extend the peace of God into the earth!

There is no king without a territory. Now although we all have been called as kings and priests, to some are given a mantle for governmental authority. 

Mantled with Power

“The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months” (James 5:16-17).

In 1 Kings 17:1, Elijah boldly declares to King Ahab, “Surely, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” 

Elijah had been given a mantle of authority, and he was confident in what God had entrusted him with! He was mantled with governmental authority and the ability to call forth rain, to call down fire, to command the weather, the earth, and the land. He possessed greater authority than earthly kings and the priests of the foreign gods. 

Many things can signify spiritual, governing authority: signs and wonders, commanding the heavens, authority of the spoken word, creative miracles, and more.
 
In her day, Aimee Semple McPherson was considered the “spiritual governor” of California. There was a time when Maria Woodworth Etter called her to minister at her church in Indiana; many people in that region were contracting a disease and dying. It was an epidemic! Aimee said, “When I get to the border of the town, the epidemic will be broken.” Sure enough, when Aimee arrived, the power of the sickness was broken, and the plague ceased to spread! This signifies a mantle of authority and power.

John G. Lake was another incredible healing minister who carried governmental power and authority. Spokane, WA became a cancer free city due to his healing rooms!

The Rod of Authority

Beginning with the fourth chapter of Exodus, we read, “Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee. And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand.”—Exod. 4:1-4

The rod represents Divine power and authority which was to be released through Moses on behalf of the children of Israel. 

I believe that God is releasing power and authority in this hour; I see a new breed of ministers who are being mantled with governmental authority and power!

God had raised Moses up, positioning him in the Pharoah’s own house, brought up as a prince of Egypt! I believe that God was instilling Moses with an understanding of kingly rule and authority. As Moses spent time in the wilderness, God removed the earthly understanding that he received in Egypt, and instead, clothed him with spiritual influence and power! Spiritual authority always trumps all earthly systems or powers!

God asked Moses, “What is that in your hand?” See, the rod that Moses had used to herd sheep in the desert, suddenly was elevated into a new level of assignment! I believe that there are many men and women that God is equipping and training in this hour; he has given them the shepherding rod, but is preparing to alter the assignment and anoint many for a new commission! 

With great authority, comes great responsibility! Every rod of authority, each governmental commissioning, comes with a weighty purpose. The purpose of governmental mantling is to bring freedom to the masses, and to reveal the plan of God in the earth!

Blessings,

By Amy Shamp

Isaiah 22:22: "The key of the house of David
I will lay on his shoulder;
So he shall open, and no one shall shut;
And he shall shut, and no one shall open."

Recently, God has been speaking to me about taking regions and territories for the Kingdom of God. Much of our time as Christians is spent within the four walls of the church. While church services and conferences are necessary for our spiritual growth, we must constantly remind ourselves that our privilege as believers is to extend the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of God beyond the church walls. We are called to reign as kings in this life (Rev 5:9-10)! God's power must be demonstrated publicly. You and I are ambassadors of the Kingdom, image-bearers of God, and agents of assignment and purpose. The world needs to see God's children displaying unity and power, reigning as kings and priests.

As God began to speak to me about the inner cities of America, I saw an unveiling of the glory of God in America like never before. Action, however, is the only way to see this promise manifest. The Body of Christ must rise up as an army and take action against the forces of darkness! We are the hands and feet of Christ in the earth.The answer to the troubles of the nations lies within you and me! The solution to the world's suffering is contained in the life-giving Spirit which was seeded in you the moment you were born again! "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…" (Matthew 28:19).

Not only are we called to preach individual salvation, but to demonstrate societal change and transformation! We are called to make disciples of ALL nations! One man or woman can do mighty exploits for the Kingdom of God, but how much power could a Body of kings and priests release together? As the Body of Christ comes together in unity of the faith, stepping out in their destinies and callings as children of God, we will see an unfurling of Christ's banner over our nation.

I believe God is getting ready to pour out His Spirit in an unprecedented way! Get ready! A new breed of glory carriers, armed with miracles, signs and wonders, coming together as one prophetic voice, is being equipped and released in this hour! A new era of kingly authority is upon us!
"I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living" (Ps. 27:13).

Don't lose heart friends, for we will see the goodness of God in the land of the living! Here, on earth, is where we will see heaven reigning! Jesus observed that "from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force" (Matthew 11:12, NKJV).
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Though the enemy may take territory, he has no legal right to occupy. You and I are the enforcers of Christ's victory for our households, our cities, and for our nations! Stand, and see the salvation of the Lord!

I pray that this will be a year for you of abundant blessing in your life! May the Lord release an abundance of anointing, miracles, grace and divine supply! The Lord has been speaking to me about the realm of abundant blessing as we come into this new year. Jesus said, "The enemy comes to kill, steal, and destroy, but I am come that they may have life and have it more abundantly" (John 10:10). We know that the enemy's strategy is to create destruction in our lives. Yet, Jesus said he came to give us abundant life! The word life is translated "Zoe" in the Greek, which means the God kind of life. You are called to live the God kind of life! This life is not a life of lack but a life of abundance, a life of overflow! Do not settle for anything that is not God's best! God wants the very best for his children! 

"Ask, and you shall receive that your joy may be full." (John 16:24)  It's the Lord's desire to give good gifts to his children. As the word of God says, He wants to give us the very desires of our hearts (Psalms 37:4). God spoke to me and said, "Jesse, I want to bring you into the realm of abundant blessing!" I believe it's a word for you as well. God has been speaking to me about His body and how He desires that the church receive a shift in thinking, to understand that God will not only supply our needs, but He wants to give us an abundant supply! The Bible says that my God shall supply all of your needs, according to his riches in glory (Philippians 4:19). There is a place where God supplyies your needs and he will sustain you! He will provide for you, beyond a shadow of a doubt! Yet, there is a realm where God brings you into an abundant supply.

"Now to Him who is able to (carry out His purpose and) do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think (infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams)." ​(Ephesians 3:20 Amp) 

God would have us to lift our expectation and believe on Him, not only to supply our needs but for God to bring us into a place of abundance and overflow! (1 Corinthians 10:1) I began to think of the children of Israel and how they were set free from the bondage of Pharoah, and the Lord brought them out of Egypt with a strong and mighty hand. The Lord sent His cloud! The purpose of  God sending the cloud of glory was to provide for children of Israel. They ate manna everyday from the cloud as they were in the wilderness. The cloud keep them from sickness, and also protected them from their enemies. This is what God's cloud and His presence does in our own lives. Yet, the wilderness was not the final destination; that was the promised land. A land that flows with milk and honey, a place of abundant supply and overflow! If you recall, it was right before Joshua and the children of Israel took the land of Canaan that the manna ceased from coming. "And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of cannon that year."  Joshua 5:12.

You may ask, Why did the Lord stop sending the manna, right before they were going to take the land of Canaan? Because God wanted to bring them out of the realm of just enough, and lead them into the realm of abundant blessing! I declare abundance and overflow today, in every area of your life! I speak breakthrough over your life: Breakthrough in finances, in relationships, in opportunity, in Jesus' mighty name! Let abundance and breakthrough be yours in 2017!

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Friends, there is a new breed on the horizon! There are soldiers that God is raising up in this hour!

I have a word for you today: it's your time, it's your hour to have dominion in your life! This people that God is raising up are those who are unwilling to buy into the lies of the enemy that they are living under His dominion. They know that they have have been redeemed. They know that they have been placed at His right hand where there are pleasures forevermore (Psalms 16:11). You have a place at the King's table! Do not settle for crumbs when you have a table set before you in the presence of your enemies (Psalms 23:5). Your enemy has been spoiled; he has been defeated. He has no right to touch the redeemed.

• The Battle You Are Fighting Has Already Been Won

The Bible says that God has not given us the spirit of fear but of power, and of love and of a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:6). The enemies' strategy is to get you focused on what he is doing, so that you live in a place of constant warfare and come under the grip and power of fear. Fear is simply an illusion.

"There is no fear in love, but perfect love cast out fear; because Fear has torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love" (1 John 4:18)

What is perfect love? Perfect love was demonstrated by God sending his son to pay the ransom for us! Jesus liberated us from Satan's dominion, placing us in the King's dominion and at the King's table. Fear is what causes torment by the enemy. God did not call you to live in fear! The truth in God's word frees our minds to see past the illusion. When we draw our attention to the victory that Jesus gained at Calvary, we truly see how defeated the enemy is. We suddenly realize just how much power, authority, and dominion Christ has given his sons and daughters. When we truly embrace the revelation of the cross, we find that we focus on the devil less, and as a result, the warfare diminishes as we magnify God. Christ then becomes so much greater and victorious in our lives. There is truly a greater revelation than living with a constant sense of paranoia toward the enemy. We should never make the enemy out to be bigger and more powerful than he actually is. When we develop our faith in Christ, we enter into a place of victory; we enter into His rest and peace. There are times when we have to rebuke the storm and there are times when we have to rebuke devils! Absolutely. Yet, we are not called to live in a place of constant defense and fear. No, the church is on the offense. We do not have to defeat an already defeated devil. Jesus said, "come unto me, all of you who are weary and heavy burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." (Matthew 11:28). Thank God there is a place of resting and abiding in him! Where fear is no longer present, where worry cannot effect you! Yes, there is a place of rest that we can enter into by faith, where we know that we have the victory now, today! We have total assurance and confidence in Christ's finished work! If our minds are not renewed to God's Word, fear will have a stronghold in our minds. Our minds must be renewed to the word of God. I've often heard it said that the battle is in the mind. This is where most of our warfare comes from: the mind. The enemy torments people in their minds! The enemy plants seeds of hopelessness and doubt in the mind. He tries to talk the believer out of the authority that they have been given in Christ! We must turn our attention away from the enemy and place it upon His word! When our minds are renewed to the authority we possess now in Christ, we find ourselves living in a place of constant victory.

Jesus did not come to give the church a momentary victory; He came to give the church total victory at the cross. We must have our faith and focus on the cross, not the devil.

"Jesus already fought the devil and won. That's why Jesus said to us, "Occupy, till I come" (Luke 19:13). We're to take our stand on the Word against a defeated foe. Therefore, we are in the army of the Lord, but it's the occupying army. The occupying army is not in battle. The occupying army is just enforcing the victory that's already been won by our commander and Chief, the Lord Jesus Christ! That's why believers shouldn't magnify the battle; they should magnify the triumph!"

• -Kenneth E. Hagin, The Triumphant Church 

Child of God, you have to stand in the victory that Christ has already give you! Moses said unto the people, "fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord" (Exodus 14:13). What the enemy hates more than anything is the confidence or faith in the heart of a believer that says, I will not fear. I will see the salvation of the Lord!

Whatever you are going through, I want to encourage you put your eyes on the cross. That's where he paid for it all! That's where our victory comes from! "This is the victory that overcomes the world even our faith" (1 John 5:4). Our faith in what Jesus accomplished for us is the victory that overcomes everything that the enemy tries to send your way! My friends, feast at the King's table; it's a place of rest. It's a place of dominion!

I declare the peace of God and overcoming faith over you, in Jesus' Holy Name,