Entering the realm of miracles and breakthroughs!

The Lord says:

"Tell My people this is the time to declare heaven to open over and above their heads." 

The Lord says further: 

"For My light is shining bright upon My people in spite of the darkness surrounding them in the world. For My glory is coming such as has never been seen on earth. Look up therefore, and receive from Me."

The Lord wants you to enter His realm of victory, breakthrough, and miracles! 

What are the miracles that you need in your life right now? What are the breakthroughs that you need in your life right now? It may be in your health. It may be in your finance. It may be in your career. It may be in the ministry. Or in any area of your life. Let the King of glory come into that area. Amen! 

Remember, He has been resurrected, and in Him is life! He has victory over whatever that's dead or hopeless. So, present to the Lord whatever that's dead or hopeless in your life. Let God breathe life into those situation of yours. 

In John 1:51, Jesus said to Nathanael, "Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man." 

And you know what? The very next moment after that, Jesus performed His very first miracle on earth! What was that miracle? He turned water into wine!

I want to declare upon you that whatever that you are running out of, or whatever that you are lacking, the Lord is filling it right now!

John 2:1-3 (NKJV) says, 'On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine."'

'On the third day' here is symbolic of 'the resurrection of Jesus, and the fact that He is very much alive today'. 

'Jesus being invited' here speaks of 'Jesus being invited into your life and even in your situation'. 

'Wine' here speaks of 'the joy and every good thing in life'. 

Just for a cross-reference. In the English Standard Version (ESV), Nehemiah 8:10 says: And he said to them, "Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine, and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength."

See the word 'wine' there? 

As you receive the joy that comes from the above, you'll also have the strength to carry on and look forward in your life. With a new vigor! With a new hope! 

As a matter of fact, one of the reasons Jesus came on earth is to set you free from every sorrow! 

Beloved of God, surrender whatever sorrow (or even pain) that you have to the Lord. He is here to set you free from all these! 

And whatever your 'sticky situation' that you have right now, the Lord is assuring you that He will always have a solution to all these! Nothing is too difficult for Him. All things are possible to Him. You believe this, and you shall receive. Just do not limit how God is going to do it. 

John 2:6-8 (NKJV) says, 'Now there were set there six waterpots of stone... containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. Jesus said to them (those who were serving in the wedding banquet), "Fill the waterpots with water." And they filled them up to the brim. And He said to them, "Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast." And they took it.' 

You see, whatever Jesus said, they did it accordingly. Now, that's the same key for you to enter the realm of miracles and breakthroughs. Whatever He says, you do. 

See what happened next. John 2:9-11 (NKJV) says, 'When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. And he said to him, "Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!" This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.'

Today, the Lord is saying here right now, that you too are entering such realm! The realm of miracles and breakthroughs! By faith, see yourself walking in it!

Prayer: 

"O Lord God, we thank You for Your words today. You are a God who turns our sorrow into joy, and our mourning into dancing! You are a God of signs, wonders and miracles. We want to walk in this realm of miracles and breakthroughs right now. We want to walk under Your open heaven here on earth right now. We look to You, and we present to You our lives. We present to You our situation right now, especially those sticky and challenging ones. Come and shine Your light on all these. Come and have Your way. We receive Your miracle, by faith. We receive Your breakthrough, by faith. We receive the victory that You have won for us, by faith. Every hindrance, be gone! Every sickness, be gone! Every work of darkness that comes against us, be gone! In the name of Jesus. Amen!"

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I saw lightning and thunder striking shadowy figures!

While praying, I saw a prophetic vision. I saw a spectacular show of lightning and thunder in the sky. Then, I saw shadows. Many shadows. Something like dark and shadowy figures. At first, the feeling was rather eerie. But then, as the lightning and thunder began to strike these shadows away, the atmosphere all around became clear again! Well, I could literally smell the fresher air and cleaner air in the spiritual atmosphere, even while I was praying! 

Then, I heard the Lord speak these words: 

"The enemy has become bolder and bolder. The enemy has become more and more hostile to 'assault' My people openly. But fear not! Look to Me and ask of Me for divine intervention, whatever your situation or problem may be, and whatever you see happening in the world right now. Like the lightning and thunder in the physical realm, so shall I send My lightning and thunder to clear the enemy's work that comes against you!" 

Of course, remember, we are not fighting flesh and blood, but against the principalities and powers of darkness that try to steal, kill, and destroy. 

So beloved, whatever your situation, problem, or trouble may be at the moment, take heart. The Lord is at hand! The Lord is here to intervene, if you look to Him and if you ask of Him!

The key words for today are 'lightning and thunder'. But I also want to point to you 'divine intervention', and 'how the Lord makes intercession for you'. Yes, you've read it right. The Lord is making intercession for you! I will show you from the Scripture to back this statement up. 

But before that, where does the Scripture mention about 'lightning and thunder'? 

Job 36:29-33 says, 'Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of clouds, the thunder from His canopy? Look, He scatters His light upon it, and covers the depths of the sea... He covers His hands with lightning, and commands it to strike. His thunder declares it...' 

The word 'strike' here is 'paga' in Hebrew. It can mean 'to come upon, to fall upon, to light upon, to strike on, to hit the mark, to make contact with (like 'heaven meets the earth'), to encounter, to intercede, to intervene'. 

Job 37:1-4 says, 'At this also my heart trembles, and leaps from its place. Hear attentively the thunder of His voice, and the rumbling that comes from His mouth. He sends it forth under the whole heaven, His lightning to the ends of the earth. After it a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, and He does not restrain them when His voice is heard.' 

Job 37:5-6 says, 'God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend. For He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth'; Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength.' 

From all the Scripture verses that we've read so far, it is clear that the Lord is the One who directs and rules over the whole earth and the whole spiritual atmosphere! Yes, He also rules over the lightning and the thunder! Indeed, nothing happens without the knowledge of the Lord our God! 

Let's look at 'lightning and thunder' in the physical realm first. After that, we shall look at its significance in the spiritual realm. 

In the physical realm, you know it, when 'lightning and thunder' makes contact between the sky and the earth, mind you, no one can withstand it! It's awesome! It's powerful! 

This phenomenon of 'lightning and thunder' is actually a 'picture' of what happens in the spiritual realm. When His 'lightning and thunder' makes contact between the heaven and the earth, nothing can withstand it! And that includes any power of darkness or spiritual force of darkness! 

In the physical realm, do you realize that after the 'lightning and thunder', and after the rain, the air in the atmosphere seems cleaner and fresher? There can be many reasons. The rainfall in itself washes away the dust in the air, resulting in cleaner and clearer air. Of course, the strong wind plays a role in clearing the air too. Scientifically speaking, during 'lightning and thunder', this process called 'ionization' happens. This causes the air to 'break down', and this clears the 'dullness' in the air, thus bringing clarity to the atmosphere. 

This again reflects what actually happens in the spiritual realm. Remember 'paga' just now? It means 'to strike'. This 'paga' happens when the Lord sends His spiritual 'lightning and thunder'. And this 'paga' clears every form of dullness that overcast our spirit and mind, and even the atmosphere around us. 

By the way, who are the ones sending these overcast or dullness in the spiritual realm that cause people to be so blur and dull? And when people's spirit becomes blur and dull, they cannot see what God wants them to see. So, who are the ones sending this overcast or dullness into God's people? No other but the power of darkness or the spiritual force of darkness! 

The basic meaning of 'intervention' or 'intercession' is 'to step in'. In other words, the Lord says don't be afraid to ask of Him to 'step in', whatever your situation, your problem, or your trouble may be at the moment. When you ask the Lord to intervene, and when you ask the Lord to intercede for you, you are effectively asking Him to 'step in' in your situation! 

Hebrews 7:24-26 says, 'But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. For such a High Priest (that's Jesus) was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens.' 

Notice these words 'save' and 'intercession'. 

The word 'save' here is 'sozo' in Greek. It can mean any of these: 'save, heal, deliver, protect, aid, rescue, make well, make whole'. The Scripture says here: He is able to 'sozo' you to the uttermost (to the utmost), far beyond what any human can do for you! 

So beloved, whatever situation or problem you may be facing right now, be it in your health, in your career, in the ministry, in the business, in your family, or in any area of your life, ask of the Lord for His divine intervention. Ask Him to step in. Amen! 

Looking back at Hebrews 7:24-26, I read here: 'Since He always lives to make intercession for them...' It means 'for you and I'. See there? Not sometimes. Not only at certain times. But He always! He is ever ready. 24/7. He always lives to make intercession for you! 

Interestingly, this word 'intercession' comes from the word 'tugchano' in Greek, and it carries the meaning 'to make it happen' or 'to effect upon'. This is very much like the word 'paga' in Hebrew that we've learned just now. Remember, 'paga' means 'to come upon, to fall upon, to light upon, to strike on, to hit the mark, to make contact with (like 'heaven meets the earth'), to encounter, to intercede, to intervene'. So, Scripture interprets Scripture.

So, be of good cheer. Take heart. Take courage. Because as you look to Him and ask of Him for His divine intervention, He is going to 'paga' in your situation. He is going to come right into your situation, your problem, or your trouble; and He is going to set you free from all that! He is the One who is higher than the heavens! He can make it happen! Even when everything else on earth fails! 

Beloved, there is hope for 'sozo' for you. Just don't limit how He's going to do it. So, what's your part? Your part is to look to Him. Your part is to declare that this 'paga', this 'lightning and thunder', is going to come and strike all those power of darkness that try to come against you or try to assault you! And you are going to see yourself walking in greater and greater victory, greater and greater triumph. Amen! 

Prayer: 

"O Lord God, in a time like this, we look to You and ask of You for Your divine intervention. Whatever work of darkness that comes against us, we declare that Your 'paga' time has come! Your Word says You always live to make intercession for those who come to You. Your Word also says You are able to save us (to 'sozo' us) to the uttermost, far beyond what humans can do. We declare that You live, You rule, and You continue forever. And because You are all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-present, therefore You are able to save and rescue us, where no one else can. Nothing in this world can withstand Your awesome power. Nothing in the spiritual realm can withstand Your awesome power. We thank You for Your Word today. We receive all this by faith. In Jesus' name. Amen."

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Rise above the spiritual atmosphere in your land!

The Lord says: 

"This is the time to make the choice to rise above the spiritual atmosphere in your land. Do not allow yourself to come under or succumb under the work of the enemy. The enemy has been causing My people to feel down, defeated, or discouraged. But rise above all these! Lift up your hands in praise and worship! Declare My Word! Pray in the spirit! Take authority in My name! For no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every word that rises against you in judgment, you shall condemn! This is your heritage as My servant and My beloved. For I am your Righteousness, and I am your Victory!" 

Isaiah 54:17 (NKJV) says, "No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment, you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from Me." 

In the Expanded Bible, it's written this way: "So no weapon that is used [forged] against you will defeat you [succeed]. You will show that those who speak against you are wrong [refute every accusation against you, refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment]. These are the good things [heritage] My servants receive. Their victory [vindication; righteousness] comes from Me." 

Indeed, whenever the enemy throws and hurls his words or works against you, or throws accusation against you, you rise above it! You condemn it! You refute it! Yes, never give in to the enemy! If the enemy says you are defeated, or if the enemy tries to discourage you or cause you to feel down, what do you do? You declare into the spiritual realm, you declare into the air, you declare upon yourself, that you already have your victory, because Jesus is your Victory! 

Always remember, just as Jesus has spoken: "It is written...", "It is written...", "It is written..." It is written in the Word of God! Therefore, use the Word of God! The Word of God is your weapon against the weapon of the enemy! 

Let us define the word 'weapon' in the context of the enemy's words or works. This word 'weapon' in Isaiah 54:17 is 'kel-ee' in Hebrew. In the context of the enemy's words or works against you, it can be defined as 'something prepared, whether spiritual or physical, that is used by the enemy to inflict harm or damage to you, or to gain advantage over you.' 

But fear not! Because you have been given the antidote to the enemy's weapon! 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (NKJV) says, 'For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.' 

In the Expanded Bible, it's written this way: 'We fight with weapons that are different from those the world uses [not merely human weapons; not of the flesh]. Our weapons have power from God that can destroy the enemy's strong places [strongholds; fortresses]. We destroy people's arguments [human reasoning] and every proud thing [pretension; exalted opinion; high thing] that raises itself against the knowledge of God. We capture every thought and make it obey Christ.' 

The word 'weapons' here is 'hoplon' in Greek, from the primary word 'hepo'. Very interestingly, the word 'hepo' actually means 'to be involved in, to be engaged in, to be busily occupied with'. Wow! You know what this means? It means the Lord your God has assured you that He is fully involved in, fully engaged in, and busily occupied together with you as you face whatever the enemy is throwing at you! In other words, you are not alone! He is fighting for you!

Now, just by having this revelation that 'If the Lord is for you, who can be against you?', you have already won! Romans 8:31 (NKJV) says, 'What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?' 

You see, the enemy will always try to find ways or opportunities to 'devour' you. But if you do not give in, and if you do not give him the opportunity, he can never 'devour' you! Therefore, be spiritually vigilant. Spend time reading the Word. Spend time praying in the spirit. Your spirit is being built up when you pray in the spirit. Lift up your hands in praise and in worship! Take authority in Jesus' name! Rise above, and not go below! You already have your God-given weapons to overcome all of the enemy's words or works that come against you! 

You see, the Lord your God cares to fight for you. He cares to win it for you. He cares to ward off all the words or works of the enemy that come against you. Remember, He is never absent, but always present with you! He is here with you, and fully involved together with you! And He is the One who breaks through for you. By your own self, you cannot. But with Him, you can. He is your breakthrough God. You just need to follow Him!

Philippians 2:8-11 (NKJV) says, 'And being found in appearance as a man, Jesus humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of those in heaven, of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.' 

Indeed, He is exalted, and He is the name above every name - of those in heaven, of those on earth, and of those under the earth! And because you are in Him, therefore you too are exalted over and above all that the enemy throws at you! Hallelujah!

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Declare that you are set free from the power of barrenness!

Isaiah 54:1 (NKJV): Sing, O barren, you who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who have not labored with child!

The word 'barren' here is 'aqar' in Hebrew, which means 'to be sterile (i.e. not able to produce seeds, crops, or offspring; producing no useful fruits/results)', and the word 'cry aloud' here is 'tsahal' in Hebrew, which means 'to lift up your voice and rejoice'.

The other day, I heard these words from the Lord as I was praying:

“Do not allow yourself to sorrow. Do not allow anyone or the enemy to cause you to stay in sorrow. There is power to set you free this month! There is power even to set you free from the power of barrenness in your life! This is the time to receive the joy that comes from Me, and be strong!”

No wonder Nehemiah 8:10 says, ‘The joy of the Lord is your strength’! Keep receiving the joy from on high this month, so you will be strong! I cannot emphasize any further how important it is 'to be strong' in this time and season of the Lord. He has spoken "Be strong! Be strong! Be very strong!" on at least three occasions recently. Matter-of-factly, if you lose the joy (of the Lord), you'll also lose the strength (to carry on, or to look ahead)!

Tap into the power from on high to break the power of barrenness this month! Declare that the power of barrenness in your life has been broken! Declare that you are set free from the power of barrenness! What are the areas that you have been ‘barren’? It doesn’t have to mean ‘barrenness’ in a person’s womb (i.e. not able to conceive and give birth to children). It can cover every area of your life. 

In Isaiah 66:9, the Lord says, "Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery? (And) shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb?" 

And this chapter (Isaiah 66) begins with these words from the Lord, "Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool,... Where is the place of My rest? But on this one will I look: On him who is poor (humble) and of a contrite (broken) heart, and who trembles at My word."

See the statement "...who trembles at My word" here? It means 'the one who has deep respect (and reverence) for God's Word'. It also means 'the one who fears the Lord, who takes God at His Word, and declares what He declares'.

In Psalm 109:17-18, David wrote, 'As he loved cursing, so let it come to him; as he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him. As he clothe himself with cursing as with his garment, so let it enter his body like water, and like oil into his bones'. 

Do you know that whatever you speak will eventually seep into your own body and bones? The above verses say so! In cross-reference, Proverbs 18:21 says, 'Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit'.

In the same psalm, David wrote further, "Help me, O Lord, my God! Oh, save me according to Your mercy. That they may know that this is Your hand - that You, Lord, have done it! Let them curse, but You bless..." (see Psalm 109:26-28)

The word ‘bless’ here is ‘barak’ in Hebrew, which simply means 'to speak well of, to benefit', whereas the word ‘curse’ here is ‘qalal’ in Hebrew, which means 'to despise (bring into contempt) with words'. One example in the Bible is Michal (daughter of Saul, wife of David) who despised David as he was dancing, leaping and whirling before the Lord in worship (when the ark of the covenant was brought into Jerusalem). It all began from the heart (2 Samuel 6:16), and out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth then spoke (2 Samuel 6:20). As a consequence, she became barren, i.e. had no children till the day of her death (2 Samuel 6:23).

See the importance of 'blessing, and not cursing' here?

As a believer in the New Covenant, know that Your Father in heaven never curse you. In fact, He sent Jesus to become a curse for you, so that you are now blessed (with the blessings of Abraham)! (see Galatians 3:13-14). And if He doesn't curse you, why should you, or rather, who are you to curse (yourself, or anyone else whom God loves)?

People of God, whatever your 'barrenness' may be at the moment, let God heal you, and let God heal your situation. The one key to your healing in this time and season is in your spoken words (i.e. what you say/speak). Declare what God declares in the Word, and guard what you speak (see James 3:2-10, Psalm 39:1). If you are the type of person who often regrets after speaking out on something (i.e. tend to be careless in your speech, or in what you say), ask the Lord to help you. There’s enough grace for you.

And if you have spoken words that you should not have spoken recently (i.e. words that hurt), and you are feeling bad about it (regretting it, or even suffering the consequences of it), receive now God’s grace to forgive and to heal. Know that He is able to heal your situation (or even the damages caused) because of what you have spoken (to others, to yourself, or into the spiritual realm).

With men it may be impossible, but with God, all things are possible. He is your miracle-working God! Just don’t try to undo the situation (or the damages) with your own self-effort, strength, or flesh. Sometimes the more you try, the worse things, or the situation becomes. But count on His ability, grace, and wisdom instead. He will definitely work all things together for good (for you), according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). Be rest assured. Believe and receive. In Jesus' name. Amen.